The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

FARMERS' COLUMN. "V'v" The I' onch Government has conferred the Legion of Honour on Mr. Martin J. Sutton, managing partner of the firm of Sutton Sons, Rfndiii.r, as a special recognition of the merits of the exhibits of that firm at the Paris Exhibition, and of the Services thereby rendered to horticulture and agriculture. VVe should add that this is the only instance in 'Which tais great distinction has been conferred on any English exhibitor of seeds at any French Universal Exhibition. At a meeting of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture on Saturday, Jan. 25, Mr. C. S. Read, M.P., speakingof the Weights and Measures Act, 1878, discussed the question whetlier the Act made it illegal to sell corn by weight and measure. He said each bushel of wheat ought to contain eight gallons, but it fanners s»ld by weight of eighteen stone per coomb would often be nii.e gallons in the busheL The sale by weight and measure was exceedingly unfair, especially as affectmg the corn averages upon which tithes were paid. He thought that if farmers sold all corn by weight, the returns would be m^re nearly just. After a brief discussion, the Chamber passed a resolution to the effect that wheat and oats should be sold only by weight, but barley was excluded, because in that case colour had so much to do with the price given by merchants.

f SPORT. f'V' WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.—Mr. Hedley has been ap- pointed judge, and T. Wilkinson slipper, for this meeang. THE CARNARVONSHIRE HUNT STEEPLE CHASE MEETING. ■This meeting, which had been arranged to take place on lnu s- day, January 23, has been abandoned in consequence frost. Another meeting will, however, probably be organized for later in the year. 0

COURSING FIXTURES. Waterloo February 19 RACING FIXTURES. Carmarthen Hunt womlnrv 11 Birmingham \{ Kenipton Park £ ,7 T>oncaster Hunt Ltimam is Croydon IKES? 21 Manchester February 25 Lincoln Hunt i f, Streatham *7 SandownPark -^MarcS 25 S" APrii 4

FOOTBALL. LLANLI/WCIIAIARN" CHORISTERS V. ROYAL WELSH WANDERERS. —This match was played on Saturday, January 25, on the ground of the former, and resulted m favour of the Choristers 6y four goals (one disputed) to none. p p, t WELSHPOOL SEVERN VALLEY V. FONTESBURY. FIAJECI at Pontesbury on Saturday, January 25, and after a, hard and well- contested game, resulted in a draw, one goal being obtained by %Swx HALF MOON V. MILFORD -A match was played between these clubs on the ground of the latter on Saturday, January 25, which resulted m a victory for the Half Moon by ^WMTCIIURCI^V^EL^ES^ii-lRK—Amatchbetweenthese clubs was played at Whitchurch on Saturday afternoon, January 25, in a field near the railway station, kindly lent by Mr. Henry Williams. The cricket field being covered with ice was totally unfit for play, and the field where play did take place was not much better. The local men won the game, g^ning two goiUs to none, the goals being kicked by Messrs. H. Skitt and R. Vickers The game, which was well contested throughout, caused no end of amusement to the spectators on account of the players coming in contact with 11 mother earth so often. NEWTOWN V. ABERYSTWYTH.—The return match between these clubs took place on Saturday, January 25 at Newt(> n. Play lasted but one hour, the visitors having to catch the four train. Abervstwyth having arrived with one man short G. Woosnam took his place, and did good. service for the visitors. The frozen state of the ground was against both teams, the play being anything but good. At the call of time the game stood, Newtown one goal, kicked by J. Astley, to Abervstwyth none. The following were the players :-Newtown: Goal, H. HIbbott; backs, W. Weosnam, E. Morris half hacks, Owen, V\ ard left •wing, Oliver, Astley; right wing, Buckley, E. Morgan (captain); centre, M. Woosnam, D. Williams. Umpire, D. Hibbott. Aberystwyth: Goal, Warrington; backs, Hamer, Rees, half backs, Jones, Thomas; left wing, Roberts, Jenkins right Wing, Woosnam, Lewis; centre, Hughes (captain), WUliams Umpire, Mr. Pugh. It will be remembered that Newtown beat this club at the commencement of the present season oy four goals to one.

WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP. 3RD TIE. WREXHAM v. OSWESTRY. This match was played 011 Saturday, January 25, in a field in Salisbury Park-road, Wrexham (the Racecourse being covered with ice), and, contrary to general expectation, resulted in a victory for the home team by two goals to none. Hi"ham won the toss, but took the uphill play for the first half time, Murless starting the ball at 2.53. The visitors t<ot a free kick for "hands," and shortly after the home team a throw in near the corner flag. A case of "hands" occurred in the middle of the ground, and the free kick enabled Wrexham to send the ball behind the Oswestry goal line. The kick out was returned, and the ball was again behind the line. Savin then made a run on the left side, but lost command of the ball, and played in touch in Wrexham territory. Wrexham got another throw in, and then Owen crossed the ball to the other side. in' Evans sent it down the wing, and a throw in was obtained near the corner flag. Cross threw the ball in front of the goal, and Higham kicked it away. Hands gave Wrexham another free kick in the Oswestry quarters. Kenrick stopped the ball and got it away, and atter T. Owen had kicked in touch Savin took the ball up to the Wrexham end from whence it was returned, and then Shone made a good run. Cross stopped him when near the goal, and Williams shortly after played in touch. A run on the left placed the ball again in the Oswestry quarters, and Price played it behind the line. The ball was taken again near the Wrexham goal, and sent behind it by Davies. Two free kicks and a corner fell to Wrex- ham, the latter going behind the lines. Shone made a dash on the right, but the ball was returned, and kicked in touch by Higham. A free kick for hands fell to Wrexham, and some good Play took place between Shone and Cross. The latter played the ball in touch, and then the visitors obtained a corner kick. This was put well in front of the goal, but got away, and a run made to the Oswestry e;i,1, where a suot was stopped by Glasco- dine, and the ball kicked behind by Price. Another attack was made and repelled by Glascodine, w:'en the home team got a throw in from the corner. The ball was taken to the Wrexham side, and another corner kick obtained by Oswestry. This was got away, but another attack followed by Shone oil the right, and resulted in a corner kick. A short struggle took place near the goal, and then Boden and Lloyd made a run the ball going behind the visitors' goal. Two throws in for Oswestry were followed by a corner kick which went behind the home goal A run on the right again took the play to the Oswestry end, and after being once behind the lines Evans kicked the ball through the posts and secured the first goal for his side at a.27. Much cheering and throwing up of hats followed. On resuming an effort was made to equalize the score, but Savin sent the ball over the bar. Wrexham shortly after got a corner kick, but Edwards put the ball behind the line. Oswestry got a free kick in the middle of the ground and the ball was sent twice behind the lines by Davies and Shone respectively. A corner kick was then obtained. Davies placed the ball near the mouth of the Wrexham goal where a short Scrimmage took place, the defenders, however, got the best uf the struggle and changed the venue to the other end, where Evans kicked the ball over the bar; an appeal for off-side Was allowed but half-time was called before the kick was made. Xl changing ends thli Oswestrians again menaced the enemies' position, but the attack was repulsed and responded to by Wrexham. Higham returned the ball «oin Loxham and Boden made a rush towards the Oswestry ge however, fouled Kenrick, and gave his opponents a free *lck. Shone made a run, and then got a free kick for hands, 'SJ'd a determined attempt was made on the Wrexham goal, •Uavies and others taking shots, the goal keeper getting the ball away, but only for a little while, as the visitors again returned *0 the attack, the ball being headed to and back from the goal several times, and 11.1> length going behind. After the kick out Jones made a run, but sent the ball wide of the posts. The ball was several times behind the Oswestry goal line, but each time witfeef the mark. Savin got the ball and sent it behind the goal, and then Cross kicked it well up to the Oswestry Davies made run on the right, but got the ball behind the goal, and then, by a quick run, Wrexham returned the compli- ment. Higham afterwards got the ball from the front of his goal, and then Shone took it down and passed it over to the left, wnere D. Owen sent it wide of the mark. A short struggle joes; place in front of the visitors' goal, but the backs were able get the ball away, and the Oswestry forwards f°\ another chance, D. Owen making a long shot, which just escaped the goal. Price next got the ball in je&tre and made a very quick run, and eluding Higham, placed be^ween the posts, and scored the second goal at 4.2. a tie more than twenty minutes to play, Oswestry had apparently lost all chance of turning the tables; but an attempt was made, the ball going behind the Wrexham goal shortly after wi.e 5lck off. An attack on the Oswestry goal was repulsed by *wgham, and then, after a free kick, Jones sent the ball to the rear of the Wrexham lines. Price retaliated in a similar man- A run by Davies took the ball behind the Wrexham lines, a lonS sllot was taken at the visitors' goal. Glasco- «*me stopped the ball, bat it rolled behind, and a corner kick iouowed. Nothing came of it, but after the kick out the home team got a throw in from the corner. Davies got the ball out, and made a fast run, but played the ball over the line. A corner -was obtained by Wrexham, and Glascodine again saved *ne goal. Davies again got in possession, and sent the leather Pemnd the Wrexham goal. A shot by Shone was kicked away the goal-keeper, and one by Price went in front ef the V^westry goal, and then the ball was run down, and a free kick i j tlie ^isit°rs, and Davies had headed the ball be- ? ,Kme tijne was called, and the game ended in favour of Wrexham by two goals to none. On the conclusion of the game, Mr. Evan Morris, the presi- i ^fnr+ S Slub' mounted the roof of the hovel in the field, and after a few remarks, in which he said he would take another opportunity of congratulating the Wrexham Club On the victory over one of the best Clubs in the Association, called for threecheers for the Oswestlyteam. This was heartily responded to and the compWnt returned by the Os- westry men on tne giounci. those of a betting turn of mind ottering lmeral odds on them before the game started, but the result was evidently as much a surorise to the Victors as the vanquished. That they deserved their victory is jvident from the pains they took to obtain it, letting no oppor- tunity pass for the .last four or hve weeks to practice morning j}nd evening on tho hard ground^ wj.ere they were much more at home than their opponents. The Osw estry men 0H the ether J^md, seemed content to rest on their oars, m the vain hope that Jbe frost would break up, and they would play with the ground its normal condition. I11 the latter case they would pro- «ably have won, as their form has this season been much above the average, as out of seven matches they have won six, in- cluding those with their present victors and the Wednesbury otrollers, and, with the assistance of Roberts^ and Price so beat England last week, the seventh match being drawn. Of the winners, it would scarcely be fair to single out anyone *°r comment, as they all played well, and seemed to know I bow to meet the ball on the rough ground, and their new v?a keeper did them good service. For the loseis Davies and °f the forwards, almost alone showed any form, but when tbey found that to command the course of the ball was so nearly impossible, they should have copied their opponents, and kicked Jifo li^en an opportunity occurred. The Oswestry backs hv "Jv! y strongest part of the team) were quite nonplussed fir, » uncertain course of the ball. Glascodine was again m .form, and as a goal keeper is a credit to any team.. ine attendance of spectators was extremely large, and their thl sjasm was for the most part »f the usual Wrexham type, being as lavish with groans for some of the visitors as plaudits f°r their own particular favourites, but it would ClnK e air to hold the players or the members of the wLb'espo"sl^lfor theseoutbuists of feeling, as the game itself PItye • ™nsiderably less disputing than has recently case m ,these Association matches. thfttp teams> i1,11":1 several of their friends, afterwards met at Of tWly.nnsta.y 3iotel' where Mr. Evan Morris, the vice-president dniSu s°ciatl011' bad invited them and several toasts were Whin £ vrnclll(Un" s??ce83 to the Football Association of Wales," and ho 1 u Merrjs sald had "sen from a very small beginning, havBW beenmuch more successful than its originators could I^rinoi^H6!1 tor- It bad given a great stimulus to football in the that tv; lty' antl he trustod would continue to do so, and Soort game would be played with the same good feeling and Wioriin per as had been displayed that dav The health of the t° by and losing teams were afterwards drunk and responded Atr. Murless and Fox, as well as those of Mr. Morris, unJuk- and the Referee aiid Umpires, the company break- Thp f before six o'clock. °Uowing is a list of the players 1, OOAL T • WREXHAM. ?alf-baVv ~,av,es backs, C. Murless (capt.) and T. W. Davies Boderi. Edwards, F. Owen, and E. A. Cross right side, j 'V?. J Lloyd left side, E. Evans and H. Loxham • -1 rice. Umpire, James Davies. -jGoal c r,, OSWESTRY. iiennck V<J,laacodine'■ backs, G. G. Higham (capt.) and LI. fj- Uavip'o T. Owen and W. Wiliiams; right side, W. Pftxf y*' Shone; leftside, G. S. Savin and D. re, J. Jones and J. Vaughnn. Umpire, R. Hamer. Referee, T. B. Burnett, Ruabon. Referee, T. B. Burnett, Ruabon. L

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MARKET REPORTS. CORN AVERAGES, For the week ending January 25. The following are the quantities sold and the prices this yeai uid last year:— (iUANTITIBS SOLD. PRICES. This vear. Last yeai. This year. Lastyear. Wheat 55*791 44,1ô 39s. Id. 51s. 10d. Kuley t)3,236 71,118 37s. 5d. 44s. 81. (>u,r.h 4,699 20s. Id. 24s. Od. Corn, &c. .LIVERPOOL, market to-day opened firm for wheat, but with only a moderate enquiry, and holders making a concession oi Id. -9) cental on the week failed to induce À better demand, the market closing quiet upon a jimited trade. Flour uncuanged. Beans and peas quiet. Indian corn taken on a moderate scale, at rather under previous sales. PRICES (tills day). II. 11. s. d. American Wheat, loO ius 7 4 to 9 8 English Flour, 100 lbs 13 1 13 11 Malting Barley, ;¡;; 100 9 (j Grinding Barley, luO lbs 5 0 a y English Oats, 100 tos. 6 2 9 1 7 7 4 Indian corn, American new ,v hite 6 0 5 1 mixed American 4 4 10 Malt, pale new English,$quarter 59 0 69 0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY.—The market was very quiet. There was a slow trade in wheat and riour, at late values. More en- quiry for oats, wnich in some cases were 3d. dearer. Peas firm. Beans, maize, and barley unaltered.—Arrivals British barley, 5,010 quarters. Foreign wheat, 21,410 quarters; barley, 3,810 quarters; oats, 46,100 quarters; maize, iti/260 quarters; flour, 7,300 sacks and 2,9i0 barrels. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN AT MARK LANE. s. s. Wheat, new Essex and Kent(woite) 38 to 46 Ditto ditto (,1-ed). }& 44 Wheat, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire (reu) 35 45 Bailey (.Chevalier) 'f0 Malt, Engiisfi pale, new Oats, English feed iieans Pesw, white boilers (English) „ iioiiiigu) 36 Maiza "ti Flour. Town Households, lis., v6:! to 40a. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—The market was again very languid. In English wheat there was no change, either as re- gards value or demand. Californian was quite Id. v cental cheaper. White and red American ruled firm, with only a moderate sale. Flour difficult to move, but not quotably lower. Oats and beans unchanged. Maise d. 480 lbs. dearer. WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.—There was a moderate consumptive demand tor wiieat this morning, at about late rates. Barley dull. Beans and oats steady. Maize rather dearer. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. —The wheat trade opened with a moderate demand, and the business concluded was on a limited scale, at about late rates. Flour quiet. Beans and peas un- changed. Indian corn in fair request, at fully previous rates. SHREWSBURY, SATURDAY.—Wheat and barley were freely offered in this market, and a fair amount of business was done. Wheat met with a moderately good demand at last week s rates, but sales of barley took place at a reduction in value. Prices at the close were s. d. s. d. WhiteWheat,:¡¡J75 !ts. 6 2@ 6 8 Red ditto 5 6 5 10 Barley,$70 lbs 4 9 Oats, 225 lbs 17 0 19 0 17 0 18 0 Peas, 0 18 0 Malt 9 0 96 BRIDGNORTH, SATURDAY.—The following were the prices at this market White wheat, 5s. 8d. to 6s. (id.$72 1bs.; red wheat, old, Os. Od. to Os. Od.; red, new, 6s. 4d. to 6s. Od. Malting barley, 5s. 4d. 6s. Od. 'Iii 38 quarts; grinding barley, lus. Od. to ls. 6d. %) 200 Ibs. Beans, f4s. Od. to 18s. Od. <j;i 200 lbs. Peas, OOs. Od. to 00s. Od. ? 200 lbs. Oats, 12s. 6d. to 18s. Od. 'IiJ 160 lbs. Indian corn, 12s. 6d. te 12s. 6d. 33 200 Ths. Malt, 8s. tid. to 9s. 6d.— There was a. good attendance of farmers, millers, maltsters, and corndealers, and a good quantity of both wheat and barley was on offer, last week's quotations being sustained. Barley, indeed, exhibited a slightly upward ten- dency. CHESTER, SATURDAY. — Prime red wheat at this market made fas. 4d. 5P cental. There was no quotable change in the value of oats or malting barley.. remain without alteration in value. Business, however, was LONDON, MONDAY.—The market was very quiet. Both Eng- lish and foreign wheat met a slow sale, without alteration in values. Flour also was dull of sale, both for sacks and barrels, but prices were not. quotably lower. Quiet trade in barley, at previous rates. Oats slow of sale, at late values. Maize also remains inactive. Beans and peas tirm, but unaltered. A fair amount of business in seeds.—Arrivals; British wheat, 6,516 quarters; barley, 2,152 quarters; oats, 6S1 quarters; flour, 16,243. Foreign wheat, 28,507 quarters; barley, 12,381 quarters; oats, 77,9u0 quarters; maize, 17,976 quarters; 1bur, 3,812 barrels and 490 sacks. WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 6s. 6d. to 6s. 10d.$80 1hs.; barley, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d. ¥ 40 quarts; oats, 16s. Od to 18s. Od-; eggs, 0 to 10 for a shilling; butter, Is 4d. to Is. 6d. lb.; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. %i couple; ducks, 5s. Od. to 6. 0..1. <- couple; geese, Os.OLi. to Os. OLi. each.; turkeys, 7s. Od. to 10s. 6 I. eacn; potatoes, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d. ? 90 lbs. NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (Jan. 28).—Wheat, Os. Od. to Os. 75 lbs.; barley, Os. Od. to Os. Od.; oats, OOs. to OOs.; eggs, 0 to 9 for a shilling: butter, Is. 5d. to Is. 6d.$tt> fowls, 53.01. to 6s. Od. 'tJ couple 1 ducks, Os. Od. to Os. Qù. couple; geese, 6s. to 7s. each; turkeys, 8s. Od. to 10s. Od. each; potatoes, 8 Ths. for sixpence; beef, 8d. to lOd. ? th.; mutton, 8d. to 10,t.; veal, 5d. to 7d.; lamb, Od. to pork, 5d. to 7d. ELLESMERE, TUESDAY.—Wheat, 5s. 9d. to 6s. 2d. ? 75 I1>s.; barley, 5s. i d. to fs. 6d.; oats, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od.; eggs, 0 to 10 for a shilling; butter, Is. 6d. to Is. 8d. :¡jI 16 oz.; fowls, 4s. Od. to 6s. Od. %) couple; ducks, 6s. Od. to 6s. 6d. :¡¡J couple; geese, Od. to OOd.$lb.; turkeys, Od. to ood.; potatoes, 0s..0d. to OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (Jan. 29).—The following were the quotations: Wheat, 5s. 8d. to 5s. lid. tbs.; barley (malt- ing), 5s. Od. to 5s. 9d.; oats, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 7d.; butter, Is. 4d. to b. fcd.$lb.; eggs, 0 to 19 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od. W couple; ducks, 5s. 6d. to 6s. Od.$couple; geese, Os. Od. to Os. Od. each; turkeys, Os. Od. to Os. ód. each; potatoes, 16 lbs. tt 18 !bs for a shilling. PWLLHELI, WEDNESDAY.—Wheat, 0s. to Os. Od.$— 11>8.; barley, 00s. to 00s. Od. 'III 220 lbs; oats, OOs. to 00s.$315 butter, 1B.2d. to Is. eggs, 8s. Od. ;¡¡¡ hundred; fowls, 2s. od. to 2s. 6d. H3 couple; ducks, Os. Od. ito 5s. Od. 3P couple geese, Os. to (Is. Od. each; rabbits, Os. Od. to Os. 0<1. V couple; lmre", 0s. 0:1. to Os. ud. each; beef, 7td. to 8Jd.$lb.; mutton, lOd. to lid.; veal, 7d. to &1.; pork, Od. to Ot1.; potatoes, Os. Od. to 8s. ed. WUKXHAM, THURSDAY.—Wheat, 6s. Od. to 6s. 6d. J 75 11)8.; barioy, is. 0d. to as. oats, 3s. Od. to 3s. lOd.; butter, 5d. to Is. 6d. 'tJ 18 oz.; eggs, 8 to 9 for a shilling; fowls, 4s. Oil. to 4s. 6d. {i! couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Od. ? couple; geese, 9.1. to I1 id. 13 th.: potatoes, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od %) 90 lbs. Cattle. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—There was a fair supply of stock at nurket this morning, the numher being 1,704 beast3 and 6,571 sheep (included in which were 170 American sheep and 179 beasts). The demand was very dull and slow. The attendance of country customers was very small. Prices in favour of buyer s. There were about 300 to 460 American cattle in port that ought to have been in this market, but they were detained at the docks.—Prices: Best beasts, 7id. to ad. iijJ second ditto, 61. to 7d.; American Gd. to 7!d.; sheep, 8d. to lOd. METROPOLITAN, MONDAY.—The beast market opened with a iirmor tonts, but afterwards declined, and prices were about the same a last Monday. Rates were only upheld by the paucity "f supply. The British arrivals comprised o00 Scotch, 100 Irish, 700 Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, and 980 Midland and Home < ouuties. Business was dull and depressed in the sheep mar- ket, without alteration in values. Choice calves dearer and wanted; other sorts unaltered. The pig market depressed.— Prices: Beef, 4s. 4d. to veal, 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d.; pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Od. The stock on otfer consisted of 2,930 beasts, 10,230 sheep, 70 calves, and 50 pigs; included in which were 850 foreign beasts. SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY.—There was a moderate show of stock of all kinds, but a good supply of beef. Prices varied but very little from last week.—Beef made 7d. to 8kd. Th.; mutton, 8d. to 10d.; veal,7td. to 9d.; pigs, 8s. 3d. to 9s. 3d. score Store stock rather slow of sale. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAV.—The trade throughout was very steaby. — Quotations: Beef, 6td. to 7fd. %) mutton, 8kd. to lOd.$lb.; bacon pigs, 9s. 2d.$score; sows, 7s. 6d. to 8s.: porket pigs, 10s. to JOs. 6d. SALFORD, TUESDAY.—The supply at market of all descrip- tions of stock was smaller than on Tuesday last, but the quality was of a fair average character. Trade in beasts ruled slow, but last week's prices were fairly maintained. Only a few Ameriran- beasts were shown. Sheep, handy weights, were in request, but other were a drug en the market, and could be purchased almost Oil butchers' own terms. Good calves were difficult to meet with and made extreme late prices; other sorts sold steadily at late prices.—Beef, 5id. to 7d.;¡jI Th.; mutton, LONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.—'Hie follow- ing were the quotations$8 ths. by the carcase: Middling and inferior beef, 2s. 8d. 3o 3s. 10d.: prime ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d.; middling and inferior mutton, 3s. Od. to 4s. 8d.; prime ditto, 4s. 8d. to 5s. 8d.; veal, 6s. 4d. to 5s. 8d.; large pork, 3s. 4d. tu 8d.; small ditto, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 2d—There was a large supply, and the trade was very heavy. The milder weather was, of course, against the the trade. Miscellaneous. IRISH AND AMERICAN PROVISIONS, LIVERPOOL, FRI- DAY.—Butter There continues a good enquiry for choice, which, being in narrow compass, enables holders to obtain full prices. Bacon has been in active request, in some cases bring- mg 2s. to 2s. 6d. adrance. Lard has advanced Is. vcwt,, and a fair business done. Cheese without any change, strictly choice being in steady request. LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY.—The arrivals last week from Ireland were 3,615 bales bacon, and from foreign ports 27,166 packages butter and 1,742 bales bacon. In the butter market there was little alteration to notice during the past week. The severity of the weather caused the supply of really tine quality to be short, and in some instances rather more money was obtained. Quay price for Dutch 126s. to 128s. The bacon market generally ruled firm, and a good business was transacted, although early in the week Hamburg sizfeable meat declined 2s. cwt. At the close Irish sizeable advanced 2s., and stout and fat 4s.; and also Hamburg stout and fat 2s. LIVERPOOL PROVISION, WEDNESDAY. — Beef has been quiet during the past week, but quotations generally continue unchanged. Pork without change. Bacon has been in fair request, but prices have tended in buyers' favour. Shoulders dearer. Hams 2s. higher. Cheese unaltered and steaby. Butter quiet, but firm, at last Wednesday's rates. Lard sold at 31s. 6d. to 32s. 6d. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, LONDON, MONDAY. Current Prices:— s. (L s. d. Cioverseed, British, com., cwt. 60 0 @ 64 0 „ Foreign, red 64 0 Trefoil, fine new Whit6» | ™ °Q Ryegrass, British, ^quarter 22 0 24 0 J* ° S SS Mustard, brown and white.90 13 0 LONDON POTATO, Monday The damn-n^ à nota- toes continues fair, and quotations for such an or goo pota- there is a heavy market for inferior kinds are pretty but Victorias to 150s.$ton. Flukes 120s. to 140s ,n. Regents 100s. to 130s" Champions 80s. to 100s. LONDON HOP, MONDAY.—Our market has assumed 'rather a quieter tone, and the business passing is quite retail incbTAr ter. Values continue without alteration. The comnaratfvn scarcity of desirable parcels prevents any falling away in prices. Mid and East Kent £ 2 5 £ 3 0 £ 4 10 Weald of Kent. 2 0. 210. 3 10 Sussex. 2 0. 2 10 3 JQ 5 q Worcester 3 0 4 0 5 q Foreign 110. 3 5 4 1 BRADFORD WOOL, TIIURSDAY.—The wool market is still very quiet, though less depressed than on Monday. All descrip- tions of English wool met a very slow sale, users confining operations to the supply of immediate requirements. Prices were the turn weaker. In worsted yarns a little was done in colours, mottles, and other descriptions, chiefly for Russia, at prices which, though still irregular, cannot be quoted lower. The picce trade was mther less dull. LIVERPOOL WOOL, FRIDAY.—The first series of East India sales this year opened on the 21st, and was brought to a close this afternoon. Of the 12,903 bales catalogued, 10,964 bales have been disposed of. Tho attendance of both home and foreign buyer" has been good throughout, and their competition fairly steady. Best qualities must be quoted rather dearer; on the other hand, low and wasty parcels, which predominated at these sales, show a slight decline from last November sale utes. About 750 bales alpaca fleece have been sold this week at 17d., and 200 bales inferior at from 6id. to 12d. :¡jj lb.; also 60 bags mohair at lid. and 14d.$lb. About 20,000 bales of the usual assortment of miscellaneous kinds of foreign wools will be offered here from the 2Sth to the 3lst.—Quotations East India white, 5d. te yellow, 3,ld. to l1td.; gray,<ftc., washed Peruvian, 9d. to 14d.; washed River Plate, 10ltd. to 14d.; unwashed River Plate, 6d. to 94d.; washed Morocco, 9d. to lid.: unwashed Morocco, 4d. to 6d.; Egyptian white, 7d to 13d.; Oporto fleece, IOtd. to lid.; mohair Is. 19d. to Is. lid.; alpaca, Is. 3id. to is. 6d. LONDON WOOL, MONDAY.—The wool trade presents no new feature. Colonial produce commands a steady sale and full prices, while the market for English wool remains dull at somewhat irregular rates. CURRENT PRICES. This year. Last year. (Per lb.) s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d FLEECES.—Southdown hoggets I lit to 1 1.-1 3 to 1 4 Half-bred ditto 1 01 to 1 1..1 2itol 8J Kent fleeces 0 Hi to 1 Qt.. 1 2j to 1 3j, S. Down ewes and wethers ..1 0j to 1 1 ..1 3 to 1 4j Leicester ditto 0 Hi to 1 0..1 2 to t 3 SORTS.-Cluti-img 1 O to 1 3J..1 5 to l 6 Combing. 1 1 tol 5..1 6 tol 7 WOLVERHAMPTON HIDE, SKIN, AND FAT, SATUR DAY.—Hides, 95 lb. and upwards, 3:Îd. i¡;! lb.; 85 to 94, 3i-d. 75 to 84, 3d.; 65 to 74, 21d.; 56 to 64, 2|d.; 55 and under, 2id. Cows, '2}d. to 21d.; bulls, 2 £ d.; flawed and irregular, 2d.; kips, Od. to 2id. Horse hides, Os. Od. to 12s. 6d. each. Calf, li lb. alio upwards, 41d.; 12 to lti, 5d.; 9 to 11, 5d.; light, 4d.; llawe. and irregular, Sid. Wools, A-l, Os. Od.; A, 6s. Id.; B, 4s. 7d. each. Velts, A, Os. Od.; B, Os Od. each. Lambs, A, Os. O.t. B, OS. Od. each. Fat. 2d. to 2Jd. lb.-JNO. S. IYAitcy, Broker Cleveland-street. ANOTHER REPORT.—Hides, 95 th. and upwards, Od. to 3fd.; 85 to 94, Od. to 31d.; 75 to 84,3d 65 to 74, 2d.; 56 to 64, 21d.; 55 and under, 2fd. Cows, 65 lb. and upwards, 2 £ d.; 64 and under, 2#d.; bulls, 21d.; flawed and irregular, 2id.; kips, Od. Horse hides, Os. Od. to 0s. Od. each. Calf, 17 lb. and upwards, 40.; 12 to 16, 6id.; 9 to 11, 6d.; light, 4d.; flawed and irregular, 3d. Wools, is. 6d. to 6s. Od. each. Fat, 2d. to 2d. <¡;J th.-THOMM FISHER, Broker. r BARK, TANNING MATERIALS, &C.-SATURDAT. £ s. je a. English, V load of 45 cwt. delivered in London.. 14 0 @ 15 u Ditto, Coppice. 6 10 8 0 Mimosa, chopped £7 @ £ 9 10. Ground 6 10 11 0 Valonia, Smyrna Z14 0 @ 4:10 0. Morea 12 0 15 10 Gambier, in bales £17 lu @ Z17 15. Cubes. 23 0 23 15 Cutch, best Pegu 23028 0 Sumach, Sicily 15 0 16 10 LEATHER.—LEADENHALL, TUESDAY. lb. s. d. s. d. Hides, crop, 28 lbs. to 40 lbs 0 11 @ 1 3 Ditto, 40 lbs. to 60 lbs 1219 English butts, 14 lbs. to 24 lbs 1 1 2 4 Ditto, 26 lbs; to 36 lbs 1 3 2 10 Foreign butts, 16 lbs. to 50 lbs 1 0 2 3 Crop bellies 060ioj Shoulders 0 9 1 3 Dressing hides, common 0 10 1 5 Ditto, shaved 11 17 Calfskins 1 4 2 6 LONDON PRODUCE, SATURDAY. Sugar: The market is dull, and very little business done. Coffeeremailll3 firm, at late rates. Rice dull and neglected. The cotton market quiet, but steady. Jute remains inactive. Tallow, new, 36s. to 36s. 3d. on the spot. Oils: Rape, 30s.; linseed, 2ts. Spirits of turpen- tine, 22s. Petroleum, 9id. Saltpetre remains dull: Bengal quoted at 19s. '6J cwt. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE, WEDNESDA.Y.-Sugar in moderate demand, at late rates. Cocoa, little doing. Rice and coffee inactive. Nitrate of soda 13s. to 13s. 3d. Palm oil unchanged. Olive oil in fair request.. Linseed oil 25s. 3d. to 25s. 6d. in export casks. Rape oil, refined Stettin, 35s. to 35s. 6d. Cottonseed oil 28s. to 29s. for Liverpool retined. Tallow, 36s. to 36s. 6d. for North American. Lard 32s. V ewt. on the spot. Petroleum 9d. gallon. Rosin, common, 4s. 7id. to 4s. 9d. 6piritsof turpentine 22s. 3d. Ashes, pots 25s. 6d. to 26s. FERTILIZERS.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. Z s. d. £ s. d. Peruvian Guano, 10 to 13 am. ton 11 10 0 @ 13 0 0 Ditto, high phosphatic. „ 7 13 3 8 0 0 Bone Ash, River Plate „ 6 7 6 6 10 0 Superphosphate, 25 to 26 cent.. in bulk.. 3 2 6 3 6 0 Ditto 34 to 35 V cent. 11 4 6 0 4 10 0 Nitrate of Soda V ewt. 0 13 0013 3 HAY AND STRAW.—LONDON, SATURDAY. s. d. s. d. Prime meadow hay (P ton) 75 0 @ 84 0 Inferior ditto 40 0 „ 70 0 Prime clover „ 95 01050 Inferior ditto 80 0 „ 90 0 Straw (W 36 trusses) 30 0 „ 36 0 HAY, STRAW, AND PRODUCE.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. Hay, cwt. s. d s. d. I$ton. Old 3 6 @5 1 s. d. s. d. New 0 0 0 0 I Carrots 50 0 @ 0 0 Straw Turnips 32 0 0 0 Wheat 2 3 2 9 I Mangel Wurzei..25 6 27 0 Oat 2 0 2 6 I Manure 4 6 7 6 Barley 1 10 2 2 | Grass,$20 lbs.0 0 0 0 Trade Intelligence. WOLVERHAMPTON IRON TRADE.—WEDNESDAY. No improvement iu the demand for finished iron was expe- rienced here this afternoon. Only a few orders were upon the market, and those for merely small lots. The quotations were very varied, as much as 30s. being the difference between the prices asked for sheets of 20 gauge; yet best plates were firm, Monmoor brand being £ 9 and Wright brand £ -s 10s. Pigs were were weak, and difficult to sell, although the list of blast fur- naces at work, corrected up to this afternoon, shows a reduction since the former return of eight furnaces. The number now in blast in South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire is twenty- five. Cannock Chase coal was this afternoon in great demand, but manufacturing coal was never so dull. MINERAL REPORT.—MANCHESTER, SATURDAY. Messrs. Berger Spence and Co., in their weekly report, say- The various causes arising from the severe weather have again given a stimulus to the coal trade in this district, which may reasonably be expected to be sustained for a time longer. House coals are of course principally affected, and the demand extends to all descriptions indeed, in many instances, various descriptions of engine fuel are being pressed into service for house-fire purposes, their cheapness being an attraction. Deal- ers are quoting higher rates all round, which have to be sub- mitted to by the consumers. Other classes of coal, however, remain neglected, and consumption is most seriously curtailed. Slack increases in abundance, with a distant prospect of demand late in the spring. Shippers of house fuel report more orders on their books, and are able to negotiate sales on better terms to themselves. Brimstone has received an average attention. THE CROPS AND THE CORN TRADE. The Mark-Lane Express says:—The continued frost has de- layed the flooding of low-lying land. The last fortnight has weathered the outstanding ricks, so as to afford opportunities of thrashing out, of which advantage has been taken, so that fanners' supplies for the next month should be in fair condition. The granary reserves are small, and, despite the important aid of California, the next month's supplies are not likely to be heavy. Deliveries of barley have been rather good of late. Thrashing has been brisk in Scotland, and a, considerable quan- tity of good Scotch grain has been sent by the train or sea to the south of the Tweed. Until the end of 1S78 the price of barley continued to be maintained at a fairly good level, but since the commencement of the present month there has baen a decided fall in value. Of oats, deliveries have been moderate the average price is now lower than in any corresponding week of the past ten years, so that farmers have no inducement to send their grain beyond their own horse stalls. Of wheat, the importation has been in excess of the average, and of maize there has also been a fair quantity.

THE AFGHAN WAR. c The death is announced of Lieutenant Willis, the artillery officer who was stabbed, with others, in one of the streets of Candahar the other day by an Afghan fanatic. Having garrisoned the citadal of Candahar and established their hospital there, Generals Stewart and Biddulph started, with flying columns, on expeditions, the former in the direction of Khelat-i-Ghilzai, and the latter towards Girishk, which is on the way to Herat. No time is being lqst by Ghoolam Hussein in carrying out the mission entrusted to him as civil governor of Candahar. He has restored, with the assistance of the Ameer's former officials, complete municipal and provincial administra- tion. Colonel Sandeman, the chief political officer with General Stewart's army, is staying behind in the Pisheen Valley, being employed in collecting the revenue of the province, which he is said to find an easy task. OUTBREAK OF CIVIL WAR. According to a telegram which has reached Calcutta from Jellalabad, a civil war has broken out in Afghanis- tan. Yakoob han has seized a fort belonging to the Baba Khel Ghilzaia, and made prisoners of the families of the chiefs whom he found there. Another branch of this powerful tribe, incensed at this high-handed proceed- ing with their kinsmen, have commenced hostilities against Yakoob Khan. Other powerful chieftains are also reported to have withdrawn their support from Yakoob Khan for the same reason, and have left Cabul. It was telegraphed from Calcutta on Sunday evening that the troops at Cabul had been withdrawn to Sheraff, with a view to check desertions. A SCARE IN KHOST VALLEY. The Standard special correspondent with General Roberts's column telegraphs, under date Khost (through Hazapir), January 25:—On Thursday we had something like a scare. The natives brought in word that eight thousand Mongols were gathering at the western end of the valley. Had this been the case it is evident that we should have had to fight another pitched battle before leaving the valley, and that, in all probability, the work of pacification, which has of late gone on so favourably, must have been re-commenced. A strong reconnaissance of cavalry was at once despatched to reconnoitre the enemy, but the most diligent search on their part failed to discover any trace of them, and the report is clearly nothing but a native canard. General Roberts leaves Khost for the Khurum Valley on Monday. On Sunday a royal salute was fired in honour of the fall of Candahar. The natives of the valley are thunderstruck with the news. We hear that General Stewart has left Candahar already, and that he is marching upon Kilat-i-Ghilzai, 90 miles on the road to Cabul. We shall therefore ha e three columns within striking distance of the Afghan capital when the season opens. The survey party have returned from the Waziri Hills, where they have been surveying. They report that they have been received by the Waziris with extreme kindness and hospitality. Calcutta, Tuesday. Gen. Roberts telegraphs on Sunday that the Ghunzaes have come in, and that the submission of other tribes is expected. His force was to march on Monday on their return to Hanzarper. The death of Mr. Akbar was caused by an accident. The Ghizais continue hostilities against Yakoob Khan. Shere Ali is at Malanishauf. CAPTURE OF KHELAT-I-GHILZAI. General Stewart sends a brief telegram confirming the report that his troops have taken possession of Khelat-i- Ghilzai, without striking a blow. « The news which the Viceroy has received from Major Cavagnari, the political officer with General Browne's army, confirms the previous announcement that Yakoob Khan's difficulties have been complicated by civil war. Major Cavagnari does not appear to have received any very definite information as to the progress of the conflict, for he merely reports that the Satis have lost men and are said to be in difficulties." The disaffection of the Ghilzais appears to be general, for General Roberts reports that Padshah Khan, a Ghilzai chief, whose clan inhabits territory beyond the Shutar-Gardan Pass, frightened by a summons from Yakoob Khan, has sent a letter offering his services and troops to aid the invading army. Sirdar Walli Mahomed, half-brother of Shere Ali, who at the time of the advance of the British across the frontier was governor of the Koorum Valley and commander at the Peiwar, has since been a re- fugee, living under the protection of Padshah Khan. He has also, it is stated, received a summons from Yakoob Khan to proceed to Cabul, and fearing that the punishment of death awaited him for failing to hold the Koorum Valley and the Peiwar, he has resolved to place himself in the hands of the British, and was expected to meet General Roberts at Hazorpir, which place the General was timed to reach on Wednesday, Jan. 29, on his return to Koorum from Khost. All occasion, too, for apprehen- sion of another hostile gathering of the Mongols has dis- appeared. General Roberts states that several sections of this warlike tribe have already come in" to pay their respects, and he is hopeful that the remainder will submit in a few days, with the neighbouring tribes.

PORTRAIT OF SIR W. W. WYNN.—An .excellent portrait of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P., was presented with the Sporting Gazette on Saturday, January 25. THE DENBIGHSHIRE INFIRMARY.—At the annual meeting of this Institution on Friday, January 24, at Denbigh, Mr. W. D. \V. Griffith, Garn, was elected president for the year. The Mayor of Denbigh, Captain Lloyd Wil- liams, Major Casson, and Mr. O. Barton, were elected on the Committee of Management. The patients treated in the hospital for the year were 174, and out-door 1,714. The subscriptions for the year were £ 364, which showed a slight decrease the donations last year were less by about £ 360 than the year before, when a special effort was made. slight decrease; the donations last year were less by about £360 than the year before, when a special effort was made.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON SNOWDON. On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28th, a party of five young gentlemen, staying at Penygwryd, left the hotel for an ascent of Snowdon. When aome distance from the summit, one of their number complained of fatigue, and his companions proceeded with the ascent, expecting that he would follow or return to the hotel. After waiting sometime at the summit they descended the mountain, and, seeing nothing of their friend, surmised that lie had also made the descent safely, their first inquiries at the hotel being as to the time he had returned. On learning that they were the first arrivals, their fears as to his safety were excited, and a search party was at once sent on the mountain. On Monday afternoon his body, terribly mutilated, was found at the foot of one of the precipices, there being little doubt that he had attempted to follow his companions, and that, missing his way, he met with his death, which must have been instantaneous. The remains were collected and removed to the hotel. The body has been identified as that of Mr. Maxwell Haseler, aged 23, youngest son of Mr. G. C. Haseler, Enderley, Hamstead-road, Birmingham. The place where the body was found is known as Bwlch-y-Saethau. Mr. J. H. Roberts, district coroner for Carnarvonshire, held an in- quest on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Penygwryd Inn. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.

TRIAL OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW BANK DIRECTORS. On Thursday the examination of Mr. Leresche, late secretary of the bank, was concluded. Mr. Morrison, accountant, was then recalled, and, in reply to questions. by the Lord Justice Clerk, said the general effect of the alterations which had been made by him was to decrease the amount of the liabilities and increase the total of the assets. Mr. Miller, superintendent of the bank branches, Mr. Morris, private secretary to Mr. Stronach, and Mr. Turnbull, cashier, were also under examination. It was stated that in one case six live elephants had been ac- cepted by the bank as security. On Friday, Mr. Wenley, manager of the Glasgow branch of the Bank of Scotland, explained the circum- stance which led to the stoppage of the bank. Witnesses were then examined who had held responsible positions in the firms whose dealings with the bank led to its stop- page. Mr. Paull, formerly a partner in the firm of Innea, Wright, and Co., showed that the firm never had any dealings with the bank until they got into difficulties but they readily obtained extensive advances. Mr. Wright did not become a director-of. the bank until the firm was largely indebted to it. Mr. John Fleming, of the firm of Smith, Fleming, and Co., London, detailed at length the dealings of the firm with the bank. When the firm became bankrupt last year their total indebtedness amounted to 21.800,000, of which half was due to the bank for cash advances. The bank held nominal securi- ties, but had very little absolute control of it, and its realisation value was very small. On Saturday, Mr. Muir, the accountant appointed by the Crown to examine the books of the bank, stated that the deposit accounts, credit accounts, and London and provincial correspondents' accounts were omitted alto- gether, and the debtors' balances and general liabilities were understated. These representations in the balance sheet produced a false impression on the public mind that the bank had lent much less money than was actually the case. Several witnesses, holders of stock, who were on the Board, were then examined. They stated that they had not the slightest intimation that the bank was in difficulties until the announcement of its stoppage ap- peared in the newspapers. The Court then adjourned. On Monday, evidence was first taken from a number of the shareholders and depositors in the bank. One of these held 220,000 worth, upon which the first call amounted to 210,000. All the witnesses agreed in stating that they had been induced to retain and increase the amount of the stock they originally held by the statements and balance-sheets which were from year to year issued by the bank. In one instance a dairyman had deposited on the 1st of October last £ 120, and the next day the bank stopped; this was the first transaction he had had with it. Several stockbrokers were then examined, who gave evidence as to having purchased stocks for the bank; the transactions were very numerous, but the name of the bank was never allowed to appear. In one year, by a single broker, purchases of stock had been made for the bank to the extent of £ 26,000; the sales during the same period had only amounted to £ 600. Mr. T. R. Dugald Bell, formerly employed by Mr. Nicol Fleming, gave evidence regarding the different branches of that gen- tleman's business. At the end of 1877 his indebtedness in one branch alone was over 2300,000. After some further evidence, the case for the Crown closed. The Lord Advocate announced that he had determined not to proceed with the charges of theft and embezzlement. Evidence was then gone into on behalf of Messrs. Stewart, Potter, and Taylor, and the Court adjourned. The trial was resumed on Tuesday morning. Several witnesses were called as to the character and means of several of the prisoners, and the case for the defence was concluded. The Lord Advocate then proceeded to address the jury. In the first place he advised them to dismiss from their minds anything that had been said or written outside the Court with regard to the case. The charge they would have to consider was con- fined to the balance sheets of 1876, 1877, and 1878. He thought, that after the evidence that had been given there could be no doubt that the balance sheets had been falsified, and what they had to do was to say whether this had been done with a view to deceive the public as to the true state of the Bank and further, whether any or all of the prisoners were guilty of participating in this design. The effect of these falsifications had been to reduce both the assets and liabilities, and to lead the public to believe that the Bank was in far sounder condition than was actually the case. The learned Lord Advocate then proceeded to explain the course which had been adopted with regard to the advances made to various firms. He con- tended thas as the Manager had called the attention of the Directors to the state of these accounts, it was impossi- ble for them to be ignorant of the transaction.! which took place. On Wednesday the speeches for the defence were con- tinued. Mr. Balfour, on behalf of Mr. Potter, referred to the fact that the charge against his client had now re- solved itself into a falsification of the balance sheets. It had been suggested that Mr. Potter had taken advantage of his connection with the bank by making overdrafts; but the guilty knowledge which was essential in the case of falsification, he contended, had not been proved. The learned counsel went into a long examination of the evi- dence which bad been given on the part of the Crown with 4L regard to the alterations in the balance sheets. He severely criticised the statements made by the bank accountant, Mr. Morrison, and asked the jury to dismiss altogether his evidence from their minds, as being dan**erous anduntrustworthy. He thought the failure of the bank was more attributable to the great depression in trade which had existed for the last few years rather than to the mismanagement of the Board. The conduct of the Directors in continuing the advances to the firms of Smith, Fleming and Co., Nicol, Fleming and Co., and Morton and Co., he admitted n.ight be thought bold, but it had been done in the full belief that eventually things would become all right again. Their judgment might have been rash, but he contended that ttipre was not the slightest evidence to prove that it had Keen dishonest or fraudulent. Mr. Asher spoke on behalf of Mr. tialmond, and argued that the bank failure could be traced to the severe commercial depression which had ravaged the conutry for so long. Messrs. Mackintosh and Robertson subsequently addressed the jury on behalf of Salmond, Taylor, and Inglis.

I NORTH NORFOLK ELECTION. In North Norfolk, the Liberal candidate, about the strongest, we suppose, that could have been chosen, was beaten by a majority three or four times as great as that of 1877, when the same candidate contested the con- stituency. The result is discouraging to the Liberals, though we have all along failed to understand why some of them accepted it as a test election." That the political feeling of the country is more doubtful than some of us felt it to be before the contest, everyone must allow, but Bristol and Maldon still remain, and will remain until another election is fought in similar constituencies, the best available gauge of urban politics. North Norfolk, it is true, con- tains the borough of Yarmouth, which was disfran- chised for corruption, but that is a fact tell- ing against the Conservatives rather than the Liberals, for it is said, with what truth we know not, that Yar- mouth, which, with the neighbouring villages, contains 2,400 out of the 6,400 electors, was the stronghold of the Conservative candidate. The defeated party has always a plausible explanation, and talks about bribery and corruption, and petitions, which talk it is safest to accept with a good deal of reserve, until the petition comes into Court. The facts of North Norfolk are simply these, as far as we- can gather them, and we leave our readers, Conservative and Liberal, to say how much can Le made out of them. The last contested county election in Norfolk in which the Liberals won was more than twenty years ago, when Mr. Coke, with the Leicester influence, achieved a narrow victory. In 1SG8, before the Ballot, the Liberal candidates, though in a majority in the agri- cultural portion of the constituency, were beaten by 400, and the highest Conservative polled 2,630. In 1877, when the Ballot was in operation, and the result in the agricultural districts could not be accurately distinguished from the poll in Yarmouth, the Conservative majority was 110, and the Conservative vote 2,300, In 1879, Mr. BIRKBECK polls 442 more votes, and obtains a majority of 492, while the Liberal vote is increased by 60. The figures of the three elections will repay consideration.

Four men wers convicted at Northampton Quarter Sessions on Wednesday on the charge of inciting a young man to personate his father at the last muni^pal election at Northampton. The jury recommended them to mercy and they were let off with a fine of ten pounds each. and they were let off with a fine of ten pounds each.

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WINDSOR AND NEWTON'S ARTISTS' MATERIALS AND COLOURS. STATIONERY. LADIES AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING. DRAPERY A GOOD STOCK OF HATS, BONNETS, & MILLINERY Always on hand. A RIDE TO KHIVA. BY CAPTAIN FRED BURNABY, Royal Horse Guards. Page 13 says :—" Two pairs of boots lined with fur were also taken; and for physic-with which it is as well to be supplied when travelling in out-of-the-way places-some quinine and Cockle's pills, the latter a viost invaluable medicine, and one which I have used on the natives of Central Africa with the greatest possible success. In fact, the marvellous effects produced upon the mind and body of an Arab Sheik, who was impervious to all native medicines, when I administered to him five COCKLE'S PILLS will never fade from my memory and a friend of mine, who passed through the same district many months after- wards, informed me that my fame as a medicine man' had not died out, but that the marvellous cure was even then a theme of conversation in the bazaar." SEE BURNABY'S RIDE TO KHIVA, page 13. A GOOD FAMILY MEDICINE CHEST, with a prudent use, has saved many a life and yet we think the idea may be improved upon, and reduced to a more simple form. Take some good compound, such as COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS and we find that the desired end may be obtained with- out scales and weights, or little mysterious compartments or enchanted bottles, with crystal stoppers. Others might be used, but COCKLE'S PILLS, as tested by many thousands of persons, and found to answer their purpose so well, may be set down as the best. -Obseg-ver. Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In us3 the last seventy-eight years for INDIGESTION. In boxes at Is. IJd., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lis. 2 Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In use the last seventy-eight years for BILIOUS AFFECTIONS. In boxes at Is. ld., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11s. Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In use the last seventy-eight years for LIVER COMPLAINTS. In boxes at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lis. Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In use amongst all classes of society SEVENTY-EIGHT YEARS, May be had throughout the United Kingdom, In boxes at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lis. 18, NEW ORMOND STREET, LONDON. rjpiTTERTON, BILL POSTER, [PORTMADOC. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS NO MORE BIRD BOYS REQUIRED 1^ THING'S PATENT CAR- JV BOLIC DRESSING, for SEED CORN, manufactured solely j £ C§ £ §2SJ5H^fe%byE. King, Ashley, Newmarket. This nrepa.ra.tion is suitable for all descrip- tions of Corn,'is perfectly harmless to the germination of the seed, easily applied, and prevents the attack of Game, Rooks, and Vermin. No other dressing is required for Wheat when this is used. One gallon will be quite sufficient to dress from 16 to 20 Bushels. Price 3s. 6<J. per gallon, including the can. 6d. per Gallon allowed for empties. Testimonials from all parts on application. Agents:-Ross, J. Smith, Veterin- ary Surgeon Ledbury, Bennett; Hereford, Chave; Kington, Stanway; Ross, Stafford; Llanelly, A. E. 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JAMES PARRY, COACH BUILDER, 71, Foregate-streot, CHESTER, INVITES an inspection of his large Stock of New J. and Second-hand CARRIAGES. A great number of useful vehicles, suited for Hotel or Posting business. Wheels, axles, and other Materials. THE CAMBRIAN NEWS JEerbiuihshirr nbarb,& Jib ergs ttouth imts Is the LEADING JOURNAL for an EXTENSIVE DISTRICT in NORTH and SOUTH WALES, INCLUDING Merionethshire, Cardiganshire, South Carnar- vonshire, and parts of other Counties. The CAMBRIAN NEWS is sold by AGENTS in the follovjing places:— CARDIGANSHIRE. « ABERYSTWYTH (a Parliament Mr. J. Gibson, 3, Queen's-road, tary and Municipal Borough, (Publishing Office of the a seaport, and one of the fa- Cambrian News.) veurite watering places of the Messrs. Smith and Son, R&il- Kingdom. In the neighbour- way Bookstall. hood are a number of impor- (Mr. E. Edwards, Great Dark- tant mines. The University f gate-street. College of Wales is situated here. Aberystwyth is the ter- minus of the Cambrian Rail- way, and the Manchester and Milford Railway. ABERAERON (Watering place, ) Mr. W. Griffiths, chymist, seaport and quarter sessions J- stamp distributor and sta- town. ) tioner. BORTH Mr. Evans, Rhyd, nrPost-office BOW STREET Sold at the Station CAPEL BANGOR Mr. Blackwell, Post-Office. CARDIGAN (Assize Town, Par- liamentary and Municipal VMrs. Williams, bookseller. Borough and seaport.) ) CWMYSTWYTH Mr. C. Burrill, Post-Office GOGINAN (Situate near several lead mines) Mr. P. Nicholls, Druid Inn LAMPETER (Parliamentary-),. TW Ar LLANDDEWI BREFI Mr. Thoma.s Jones, grocer. LLANWENOG Mr. Evan Evans LLANGEITHO Mr. Stephen Jones, picture framer. LLANILAR Mr. Jenkin Morris, draper LLANON Mr. Daniel Jones, grocer LLANRHYSTYD ROAD Stationmaster. PONTERWYD (Waterfalls and ) Mr. William ClaTidge, Goger- lead mines iR neighbourhood) f ddan Arms. PONTRHYDYGROES Mr. T. W. Davies, Post-Office STRATA FLORIDA. Mr. J. P. Richards, post-office SWYDDFYNNON Mr. Evan Jones, shopkeeper TALIESIN (Lead mines) Mr. Thomas Jones, Post-Office TALYBONT (Lead mines) Mr. John Pritchard TREGARON (A market town where large fairs are held) Mr. E. C. Evans YSTRAD Mr. W. Owen Hughes CARNARVONSHIRE. BEDDGELERT Mr. Evan Roberts, bookseller BANGOR Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, Railway Bookstall BETTWS-Y-COED Mr Robert Parry, chemist CARNARVON Mr. D. W Davies, printer and stationer. CRICCIETH (a pleasant water- Mr. Bowen, bookseller and ing place with line mountain stationer views) DOLYDDELEN Mr. Ellis Pierce PORTMADOC (Terminus of\ T1 the Festiniog Railway. An f W (PuMiAing-Mtoe important shipping port; a T Cambrian News) growing town) ) „ Messrs. W. Smith and Son, Bookstall PWLLHELI Mr. J. T. Evans, bookseller, Church-street Mr. W.Trevor Jones, 8, Ala Road TALYSARN Mr. David Thomas, bookseller MERIONETHSHIRE, ABERDOVEY (Seaport and Watering place) Mr. W. Williams, Caprera House ABERGANOLWYN (great slate quarries in the neighbourhood) Mr. E. Jones, Post-Office ARTHOG Mrs. Jones, Post Office BALA (theCal^isticand lnde- j Mr Jacob JoneS) High-street pendent Colleges are .^ated f (publishing offlce of the tourists) ) Car'lbrian Xew) BARMOUTH (one of the favour- ite watering places of Wales).. Mr. John Evans, grocer ,Glan- „ ymon House CORRIS Mr. Robert W. Evans, grocer Mr. D. Ifor Jones CORWEN (a market town) Mr. T, Edmunds, printer DINAS MAWDDWY (Terminus of the Mawddwy Railway) Messrs Evans and Sons DOLGELLEY (Assize and Quar- Mr. David Davies, grocer ter Sessions held here. One of (Mr. JR. O. Rees, chemist the head quarters of Tourists. ( Manufacture—Welsh Tweeds); DYFFRYN Mr. J. Roberts, Shop Isaf FESTINIOG (the great slate dis- Mr. Ellis Roberts, bookseller, trict of Wales. Terminus of ( Four Crosses the Festiniog Railway. A (Mr. Evan Lloyd, Sarn. very populous place) j Mr S. 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Morgan, 31, Hawlejr Road, Kentish Town Mr. E. Evans, 21, Fairbank- street, East Road CHESTER Mr. T. Rathburne, Roman Bath, Bridge-street CARMARTHEN Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son Bookstal4 LLANELLY Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son Bookstall. MANCHESTER Mr. Jas Royle, 2, Old Mill-gate BIRMINGHAM Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son Great Western Bookstall LLANIDLOES Mr. J. H. Mills » Mrs. Pierce, China-street LLANDRINDOD WELLS Mr. D. C. Davies, Bookseller HOLYWELL Mr Evans, Printer & Stationel WHITCHURCH Messrs. W. H. Smith & Son. ADVERTISEMENTS and other communications, in Welsh and English, should be sent not later thac Thursday morning to the Publishers- JACOB JONES, High-street, Bala. J. GIBSON, 3, Queen's-road, Aberystwyt or D. LLOYD, Portmadoc. A few copies left. BYE-GONES for 1876-7, a complete series in one JD compact volume of 350 quarto pages: double columns, with title and index containing—in addition to several hundreds of Notes, Queries, and Replies, on matters in- teresting to North Wales and the Borders-the following special subjects North Wales Exhibition at Wrexham in 1876. List of all the articles of local antiquarian interest shown with original descriptions by Bye-gones contributors. Old Salopian Diary of a Farm Bailiff, written in the year 1793-5. Seven Papers read at Llangollen in 1877, before the members of the British Archaeological Association, with account of the excursions. Great Sale of Mytton MSS., with descriptions of the lots, names of purchasers, and amounts realized. The New Domesday Book. A list of all the chief land- owners in Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Merioneth- shire, Flintshire, Cardiganshire, and Carnarvonshire, with amount of their property. Owen Glyndwr's Parliament House at Dolgelley. Papers by W. W. E. Wynne, Esq., of Peniarth; E. Breese, E.lq., of Fortmadoc, &c., &e. The CornhiU Magazine on the Celt of Wales. A copy of the above valuable and interesting volume will be sent, post-free, by WOODALL & Venablbb, Oswestry, on receipt of 10s. 6d. in postage stamps, or P.O. Order. EDE'S PATENT AMERICAN EYE LIQUID has gained a world-wide reputation, and is acknow- ledged to be the most invaluable remedy ever introduced into England for dimness, ae«d> weak, watery, sore, blood- shot kuls specks; colds, inflamed, near sight, overworked, and every disease of the eye cured, no matter how long standing. Sold by all chemists, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d.; from JE-DE'S Eye Liquid Depot, Birmingham, 15 and So stamps. See Testimonials and opinions of Press, Post Free.