The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

SPORT. BANGOR (FLINTSHIRE) STEEPLE CHASES.—ALTERATION OF DATE.—This popular meeting (under the Grand National Rules) will take place on Friday, the 18th April, instead of Friday, the 4th, as previously announced. Entries to be made at the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon, on Monday, April 14th. THE UPPER SEVERN AND VERNIEW, &C.-Frost and snow has been staring us in the face all the week. The sun, which shines prettv warmly most days, melts the snow in the course of the day, only to be renewed in the night. On the mountains, however, there is a heavy accumulation. Of course, rods are still laid aside. The daily melting of the snow keeps the water at too low a temperature for angling with any chance of success. No clean salmon have yet been captured. The water keeps too high for the fishermen to use their nets.— A. (Feb. 20), in The Field.

THE WATERLOO CUP. FEB. 19, 20, & 21. The WATERLOO CUP, sixty-four subscribers, at 25 sovs each. Winner £ 500, second L200, two dogs .£50 each, four dogs .£30 each, eight dogs Z20 each, sixteen dogs .£10 each. I. Mr Evans's Star of Oaken beat Mr Borron's Banner Blue Mr Vyner's Vivari beat Mr Allison's Black beard Mr Trevor's Plunger beat Sir W. Anstruther's Aristo Mr Darlinson's Shepherdess beat Mr. Salter's Doon Mr Stone's Market Day beat Mr Swinburne's Skipworth Mr Bell-Irving's Iphigeuia beat Mr Scowcroft's Silver Hill Captain Ellis's Nelly Miller beat Mr A. Wilkinson's Waterwitch Lord St. Vincent's Marquis of Lome beat Mr Douglas's Dear Erin Mr Clifton's Hamlet beat Mr Humphrey's Hark Forward Air Carruther's Commerce beat Mr R. Hyslop's The Runner Mr D. Paterson's Patella beat Mr Kennedy's Sir James Mr Colman's Camus beat Mr Massey's Hake Mr Haywood's Rinaldo beat Mr Brigg's Boyne Lord Haddington's Honey Bee beat Mr Fletcher's Fancy Dress Mr Alexander's Alice Conroy beat Captain Archdale's Dolly Mayflower Mr Dunbar's Queen Sybil beat Mr W. Smith's Standard Mr G. K. Smith's Lady Lizzie beat Mr Brocklebank's Barabbas Mr Miller's Misterton beat Mr Wilkins's Witzenia Mr R. Jardine's Blackheath beat Lord Stair's Sutler Mr Codling's Whoa Emma beat Mr Binning's Boy o' Boys Mr Marfleet's Musical Box beat Lord Sefton's Spinet Mr Davy's Wood Nymph beat Mr Harries's Whistling Dick (1) Mr Cowan's Civility beat Mr Wise's Pretty Polly Mr T. C. Smith's Shasta beat Mr Deighton's Hilda Mr R. W. Abbott's Athlete beat Duke of Hamilton's High Seal Mr Dunn's Debdon Bell beat Lord Lurgan's Lady Stanley Mr Brisco's Ben Cruachan beat Viscount Molyneux's Master Owen Dr Richardson's Barquest beat Mr R. Paterson's Potentilla Mr F. Nicholson's Wood Reeve beat Mr Ede's Self-Taught Mr Reed's Regal Court beat Mr Stocken's Hark Back Mr Bach's Barefoot beat Mr Hornby's Hagar Mr Pilkington's Don't be Headstrong beat Lord Fermoy's Zazel II. Star of Oaken beat Vivari I Misterton beat Lady Lizzie Plunger beat Shepherdess Blackheath beat Whoa Emma Market Day beat Iphigenia Wood Nymph beat Musical Box Nellie Miller beat Marquis of I Shasta beat Civility Lome Debdon Belle beat Athlete Lome Debdon Belle beat Athlete Commerce beat Hamlet Ben Cruachon beat Barquest Camus beat Patella ftegal Court beat Wood Reeve Kinaldo beat Honey Bee Don't be Headstrong bt Bare- Queen Sybil beat Alice Conroy foot Rinaldo beat Honey Bee Don't be Headstrong bt Bare- Queen Sybil beat Alice Conroy I foot III. Plunger beat Star of Oaken Wood Nymph beat Shasta (2) Nellie Miller beat Market Day Ben Cruachan bt Debdon Belle Commerce beat Camus Regal Court beat Don't be Queen Sybil beat Rinaldo Headstrong isterton a bye, Blackheath (dr.) IV. Plunger beat Nellie Miller Regal Court beat Ben Commerce beat Queen Sybil Cruachan Misterten beat Wood Nymph P. dr-) V. v. Commerce beat Plunger Misterton beat Regal Court VI. Misterton beat Commerce, and won. The WATERLOO PURSE of £ 215, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first round of the Cup. Winner £ 75, second £ 30, two dogs £ 15 each, four dogs £ 10 each, eight dogs £ 5 each. Mr Allison na Blackboard beat Mr Borron's Banner Blue Mr Salter na Doon beat Sir W. Anstruther's Aristo Mr Swinburne's Skipworth beat Mr Scowcroft's Silver Hill Mr Douglas's Dear Erin beat Mr Wilkinson na Waterwitch Mr Hyslop's The Runner a bye (Mr Humphrey's Hark Fojwrard drawn) Mr Kennedy na Sir James beat Mr Massey na Hake Mr Briggs's Boyne beat Mr Fletcher's Fancy Dress Captain Archdale na Dolly Mayflower bt Mr Smith s Standard Mr Brocklebank's Barabbas beat Mr Wilkins s Witzenia Mr Binning's Boy o' Boys beat Earl of Stair s Sutler Mr Harries ns Whistling Dick beat Earl of Sefton's Spmet Mr Wise ns Pretty Polly beat Mr Deighton ns Hilda Duke of Hamilton's High Seal beat Lord Lurgan's Lady Stanley (1, dr.) Viscount Molyneux na Master Owen beat Mr Paterson's Potentilla (1) „ Mr Ede na Self-Taught a bye, Mr Stocken na Hark Back drawn Mr Hornby's Hagar beat Lord Fermoy's Zazel Blackbird beat Doon Boy o' Bays beat Barabbas Dear Erin beat Skipworth Whistling Dick bt Pretty Polly The Runner beat Sir James Master Owen beat High Seal Dolly Mayflower beat Boyne Self-Taught beat Hagar Dear Erin beat Blackboard Boy o* Boys bt Whistling Dick Dolly Mayflower beat The Run-1 Master Owen beat Self-Taught ner | IV. Dear Erin beat Dolly May- Boy o' Boys beat Master Owen flower (1 dr.) I Dear Erin beat Boy o' Boys, and won. I The WATERLOO PLATE of £ 145, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 dogs beaten in the first ties of the Cup. Winner £75, second P.30, two dogs klo each, four dogs a each. I 1. MrDarlinSon na Shepherdess beat Mr Vyner's Vivari (1) Vincent na Marquis of Lome a bye, Mr Bell- Mr PatLj? Iphigenia dr. lame Mr AWnn,? !• patella beat Mr Clifton na Hamlet Bee co Conr°y beat Earl of Haddington s Honey Mr ,E-r'?ma beat Mr Smith na Lady Lizzie a hbnt t', beat Mr Cowan's Civility « p„v, ^at Dr Richardson na Barquest Mr Bach s Barefoot a bye, Mr Nicholson na Wood Reeve dr Shepherdess beat Marquis oftinsical Box beat Whoa Emma Patotobeat Alice Conroy | Barefoo.t beat AthIete III. Shepherdess beat Patella Musical Box beat Barefoot IV Musical Box beat Shepherdess, and won.

CARNARVONSHIRE HUNT MEETING. TUESDAY, FEB. 18. Stewards-The Hon. George Sholtc> Douglu pennant, M.P., Mr. G. W. Duff Assheten »ml™' Hatt, Captain Pritchard-Rayner, Captain J. G. 5™ Judge—Mr W. Hay ward. Clerk of the courseand sitart^J^Daptain Kinsey Hayward. Clerk of the scales-Mr. T. Bugbird. These Steeple Chases came offon PengeUi Fairm, near^Car- narvon, on Tuesday, and afforded excellent sport to the large number of persons who were present. The CARNARVONSHIRE and ANGLESEY STAKES of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each. tlemen riders. Professionals and winners extra. Three Miies. 32 6 Captain WynnGriffiths'sbgWilfredCapt Wiiliamson 12 0 Captain G. C. Duffs b m Nancy Lee F. Cotton 2 12 7 Captain P. Rayner's bg Moscow K. Hughes 0 Won after a close race, by three lengths. FARMERS' RACE of 30 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, for horses the property of farmers, &c., in the counties of Carnarvon and Anglesey. Three Miles. 12 10 Mr H. Humphrey's Lightning, aged J. Williams 1 12 3 Mr R. Hughes's b m Queen Mr W. J. Hughes 2 12 0 Mr Edward Humphrey's Hunting Boy, 5 yrs Air J. S. Lowe 6 12 3 Mr John Lloyd's Bay Mare R, Hughes 0 12 3 Mr John Pugh's Lapwing Mr Morris 0 12 3 Mr Wm. Hamer's Homeward Bound Hutton 0 Won by two lengths, the same distance between second and third. The OPEN HUNTERS' RACE of 50 sovs, added to a sweep- stakes of 5 sovs each. Gentlemen riders. Professionals and winners extra. Three miles. 12 10 MrF. C. Cobden's Taffy Mr Trewent 1 12 10 MrF. E. Cotton's Gambler Owner 2 12 5 Mr Harding's Patroness H. Lowe 0 Won, after a good race by a neck, a bad third. A GALLOWAY RACE (15 hands and under) of 20 sovs. Two miles. Weight, list, 31bs allowed for every inch under. Entrance Z2, to go to the fund. 0 Captain W. Griffiths s Bobbin Captain Williamson 1 11 0 Captain Rowland's Anglesey Boy Mr Wilson 2 11 0 Major Walwyn's Erin Mr Cotton 0 11 0 Hr Henry Humphrey's Pride of Menai.. John Williams 0 11 4 Mr Morris Jones's Caroline R. Hughes 0 11 10 Mr Wm. Kelsall's Nancy, late Bonny Louise Wainwright 0 Won by a neck. A CUP, presented by Mr F. Lloyd Edwards, of 20 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, for horses bred in the counties of Carnarvon and Anglesey. Winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Three miles. 13 3 Captain P. Ravner's Lady Bulkeley Mr. Cotton 1 12 3 Mr John Lloyd's Turpin Mr Hutton 0 12 3 Captain Rowland's Anglesey Boy Mr Wilson 0 11 12 Mr Edward Humphrey's Hunting Boy Mr Lowe 0 11 12 Captain Wynne Griffiths's Wilfred Capt. Johnson 0- Lady Bulkeley-lecl pretty nearly all the way, and won easily. The hunt dinner took place in the evening at the Royal Hotel. Captain Wynn Griffith presided, and the vice-chairman was Mr. William Hayward. Between thirty and forty gentlemen were present.

RACING FIXTURES. Bangor .April 18

FOOTBALL. SCARLET RUNNERS v. RUABON.—This match was played or the ground of the Scarlet Runners, at The Lodge, on Saturday Feb. 22, and ended in favour of the home team by four goals t( one. CORWEN v. DOLGELLEY.—This match was played at Corwen on Wednesday, Feb. 19, and resulted in a victory for the home team by three goals to none. CORWEN v, LLA.NGOLLEN. -This match was played at Corwen on Satui day, Feb. 22, and resulted, after a well contested and exciting game, in a draw, neither side scoring. The Visitors were by far the heaviest team, yet they were unable to score. Several good*shots were made on both sides. The home team got the best of the play first half time, and the Visitors the second half. After the match both elevens met at the Harp Inn, where a meeting was held. Mr. R. S. Richards, Llangollen, was in the chair. The object of the meeting was to select a team to play against the Association Iteam who are picked to play against Scotland.

WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. NEWTOWN v. WHITE STAR (NEWTOWN). These clubs met at Oswestry on Saturday, Feb. 22, to decide which should play in the final tie for this cup, and the game ended in a draw, each side obtaining one goal. The ball was started at two o'clock, the Stars, who had won the toss, defending the goal farthest from the road. Gittins made a short run, but was quickly stopped by the backs, and Edmunds took the ball towards the Stars' goal, and played in touch. The Stars got another throw in from near the corner, but this was neutralized by G. Woosnam playing the ball over the boundary. The Stars got a free kick, Buckley having fouled their captain, and Andrew made a quick run, but M. Woosnam collared him, and returned the ball. A throw in put the ball g,tin in the Newtown quarters, and it was sent behind the Newtown lines. The kick out did not altogether relieve the Newtown position, as the ball was quickly brought back by Thomas, who obtained a corner kick. The ball was well placed, and a short struggle ensued in front of the goal. The defenders got a free kick for hands. The ball was brought back by S. Davies. and kicked in touch by Ward, and afterwards Morris kicked it well up to the Stars' goal, but there were no Newtown forwards near, and Jones kicked it leisurely away. Gittins made a run right up, and M. Woosnam kicked the ball behind, a second coiner kick thus falling to the Stars. The Newtown goal was well defended, and Morgan getting the ball made a run, but played in touch. Hands gave Newtown a free kick in the Stars' territory, and the ball was sent behind the goal by Williams. Thomas next kicked the ball up to the Newtown goal, where Ward got it well away, but it rolled in touch, and after the throw in was played behind the line. A run was made by Thomas, but any mischief was prevented by Ward, and the Newtown forwardsgot the ball; Owen, however, got it from them. Newtown got a free kick, ftna the Stars a throw in, both near the middle of the_ ground, and then Rees made a run and took a shot at goal, which Hibbert stopped and kicked away. Newtown got a throw in from near their own earner flag, but failed to get the ball away, and Gittins made a shot. Hibbert stopped it, and a run was made by the Newtown forwards. Andrews got the ball from near his goal, and the hands of the Newtown goal keeper were again called into requisition to prevent a disaster. Thomas and Andrew again menaced the Newtown position, but the ball got in touch from one of them, and then G. Woosnam made an attack, but the ball was hit out from the goal by Hibbert, and a shot by Gittins passed over the bar. The ball was now taken to the Stars' end, and sent behind' the lines by Williams, and after being kicked away by Jones, again got in rear of the Stars' goal, from ia sharp scrimmage in front of it. An attack on the Newtown goal followed the kick out, Rees placing the ball well in front. Hibbert stopped it, but sent it benind the line. and a corner kick was obtained by the Stars. A sharp attack ensued; Hibbert hit the ball away once, and a smart shot by Thomas struck W. Woosnam, and the ball rebounded again into play. E. Morgan now got the ball, and having almost a clear course took it up to the Stars' goal, in front of which Andrews handled it. The free kick was nicely raised in front of the goal, and A. Morgan, in trying to head the ball away, put it through his own goal, thus giving. Newtown first blood at 2 25 The Stars lost no time in assuming the offensive, and got the ball near the Newtown goal. VV. Woosnam got it away by a e-ooi Ion* kick and then Buckley played in touch, after which Heei and G Woosnam sent the ball behind the Newtown lines. The Newtown forwards took the ball again to the Stars goal, behind whidi it was kicked by Buckley. The ball was quickly 0 j i-Kmintr hv Andrew, and returned by Morris, but mssod over to the feft and taken again into the Newtown ouaE and put in front of the goal by Thomas, and played ?n toiffeh bv Rees A quick run followed the throw in, and the Stars' goal was again in danger, but Edmunds played the ball when fe was off side." Thomas got the ball from the free kick but could not pass M. Woosnam, who returned it to ?he centre of the ground. A rush was made to the.baU by Gittins and Buckley, and their heads coming into cy^sion both reeled back and fell, they soon recovered but will, uoubtless, have the charge in anything but p easant remembrance The Shirs' forwards got the ball near the Newtown goal, and M. Woosnam again kicked it away, but a throw m from touch by the Stars again got it in front This time W. Woosnam relieved the goal, and aided by Morris the ball was got clear away, and Oliver got a run in the centre, but made little headway the ball being played in touch. S. Davies next made a run to the New- town goal, from which the ball was returned, and Gittins gave a free kick to Newtown for hands. A rush was made by the Stars' Captain and the ball sent at the goal, but Hibbert was equal to the emergency and hit the ball away, and after another attack from a throw in the Stars got a corner kick. Andrews put the ball well up, and Rees made an ineffectual shot at the goal which was foliowed by a run by the Newtown forwards, little Williams being the most conspicuous. The Stars got a throw in, and Davies made a run. Evans gave them a free kick for hands, and an attack by Thomas was repulsed by W. Woosnam, and responded to by the Newtown forwards, but the ball was kicked too far and the Stars' goal keeper let to return it at his convenience. The Stars took the ball again to the New- town side, and had obtained a corner kick from the goal keeper, and caused the same player to again use his hands when half- time was called. On changing ends the Stars renewed the attack. and Hibbert again gave them a corner kick, after which a really fine side shot by Thomas passed over the bar. The last named player made a run, and was tackled by M. Woosnam, who kicked the ball in touch. It was thrown up in front of goal, and remained there for some little time, the defenders ultimately getting the better of the assailants, but the latter obtaining a free kick for a foul, the goal was again in jeopardy. The Newtown captain got the ball from the fringe of the crowd, and got into his opponents' quarters. The backs returned the ball, and Rees brought it to its now accustomed quarters, where it was kicked in touch by Edmunds, and behind the goal, very wide, by Rees. G. Woosnam sent the ball again behind the line, and after the kick out Newtown got W throw, and E. Morgan attempted another run; they also got a free kick, and another throw, but these were of little avail as the ball was quickly returned to their side, and nearly put through the goal by Thomas. Hibbert, however, threw the ball out, and Morris kicked it away. Gittins now relieved two of his forwards, and sent James Davies and Pryce to play up, the latter of which ran the ball up the left side and made a well-directed long shot at goal. Hibbert stopped it, but gave a corner kick, which was sent behind. The ball was again in front of the Newtown goal, when an appeal for hands was allowed. The free kick enabled Williams and Oliver to make a run, but they could not get past the Stars' backs, and after M. Woosnam had kicked the ball from his goai, it was sent behind. Rees made an attack, and obtained a corner kick, but, like the last, it was sent behind. A rush was made at Newtown goal, M. Woosnam saving its downfall, and a long shot by Pryce passed outside the post. A shot by Oliver at the Stars' goal was stopped by the goal keeper, and got away, and a run made by Thomas but Ward collared him. Two throws in were given to the Stars, and a good side shot made by Thomas, and Hibbert in guarding his goal, sent the ball behind. The corner kick went behind, and a shot by Thomas had been stopped, when a c:rse of hands gave the Stars a free kick close to the goal, through which Pryce, after a short struggle, put the ball, and scored a goal for the Stars at 3.16. The Stars having thus made matters even made renewed exertions to score, and obtained another corner kick. Jas. Davies placed the ball well in front of goal, but it was played behind, and after the kick out Newtown got a free kick, but failed to follow up the advantage, James Davies on the right making a quick run, and sending the ball behind the lines. Another rush was made at the Newtown goal, and a corner kick given by Morris. Wm. Woosnam got the ball out of the scrimmage which followed, but the Stars got another corner. This went, behind, and then Pryce made a long shot, which the goal keeper put behind, and after the comer kick the same player sent the ball over the bar. Again the ball was behind the Newtown goal, and after a free kick for a foul the Newtown forwards got a short innings, but it was their last, as the Stars returned to the attack, and obtained a corner kick,and the ball was handled by a Star in front of Newtown goal, when time was called and the game left drawn. Although the result of the match made both sides equal, the Stars had much the best of the game, indeed for the greater part of it they penned their opponents, and it was entirely owing to the splendid goal keeping of Hibbert that they did not score at least half a dozen goals. The tswn club were strongest in back players, M. Woosnam playing particularly well, but their forwards appeared afraid to Slay an offensive game, although the temerity of their opponents' alf-backs in getting far up gave them ample opportunity. Evans seemed to have lost much of his form, if not pluck, but Williams, a boy, and Buckley did their side considerable service. Of the Stars the forwards are much the strongest part of the team they have plenty of pace, and with a little drilling would be dangerous to almost any set of backs; they had, however, very hard luck in getting so many good shots stopped by Hibbert, but they might with advantage practice heading the ball from corner kicks. We were sorry to hear their captain (who is usually good-tempered) make use of words which, though in his case they may be deemed merely choleric," might be considered rank blasphemy if repeated by his followers. The attendance was not so large as usual, and the Association would do well on another occasion to have a threepenny gate, as we are sure it would bring more of the much-needed grist to their mill. „ The tie will, we are informed, be played at Newtown on Satur- day, the 8th March. The umpires and referee, Messrs. K. Crosse, and L. F. John- son (Ruabon), and C. H. Lloyd (secretary of the Association), were appointed by the. Association, and the players were as follows:— NEWTOWN. Goal, H. Hibbert, back, Wm. Woosnam, half-backs, G. Ward, M. Woosnam, and E. Morris, right wing, E. Morgan (captain), and H. Buckley, left wing, E. Oliver and D. Williams, centre, H. Edmund and R. O. Evans. WHITE STARS. Goal T Jones backs, James Davies and David Owen, half- backs, E. A. Morgan and T. Pryce, right wing, W. Andrew and George Thomas, left wing", Samuel Davies and Ed* Gittins (captain), centre, D. Rees and George Woosnam.

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES. GRAND INTERNATIONAL IATCH.-W ALES V. SCOTLAND. A meeting of the Committee was held at the Queen's Hotel, Oswestry, on Saturday evening, February 22, for the purpose of appointing the team, and making other arrangements for the match, which is to be played at Wrexham on Monday next, March 3. The Vice-President (Mr. Evan Morris) occupied the chair, and the following representatives were present:—Messrs. H. Hamshaw and T. Boden (Wrexham), E. Gittins and George Thomas (White Stars), K. Crosse (Ruabon), M. Woosnam and E. Morgan (Newtown), Kenrick and Heywood (Druids), G. R. Bay ley and J. Tomkies (Oswestry), T. E. Thomas (Chirk), C Tayl°r CRhos), and C. H. LI >yd, secretary. ;r.^h P were selected as below, but subject to their attend- P.ractlpes, which were arranged for Thursday afternoon Friday, at Ruabon, at the same hour; and on dition aq'tho ™re? ^m' at three o'clock. A very necessary con- match a (minor? of organization so noticeable in the recent felt whin niM-i?ncas- e wi^>not remedied, be much more association in the kingdom"16 represeHtatives of the strongest fo?theCco™forteofaHf0Spari?gi.no trouble or expense to provide in such ^rce as^viii^ 6C i S' who> we trust> assemble considerably to the fSSds y recouP them the outlay but add NOTto^mateh^but1^ two* of th^'who^ af^ fch« were subsequentfy picked to play in th« ™ were selected to represent P ay m the match- The following WALES Srve G. G. Highun <0.»,stn;). HtitSSM'v Cto«S (Oswestry), and the Rev. W. A. W. Evans nTZJoapnun College, Oxford) reserve, W. Woosnam (Newtown) RiSit side, W. H. Davies (Oswestry) and D. HeywoodTosweftrvV reserve, J. W. Lloyd (Wrexham). Left side, J. Vaughan fOs- westry), and J. Britten; reserve, W. Roberts (Llangollen) centre, J. Price (Wrexham), and J. Hughes (Aberystwyth) Umpire, K. Crosse, Ruabon. y^wywy. The following will probably play for SCOTLAND Goal, R. Parlane (Vale of Leven). Backs, W. T. Somers (3rd Lanark R. V.), and T. Vallance (Rangers). Half-backs J IvrPherson (Vale of Leven), and C. Campbell (Queen's Park) Forwards, W. Beveridge (University), W. M'Kinnon, and J M'Neil (Queen's Park), R. Paten and J. M'Dougall (Vale of Leven), and J. Smith (Mauchline).

The Greek Archbishop of Adrianople, who was brutally treated a short time ago by a mob of that city, died on Thursday, Feb. 20, from his injuries, The Bulgarian Assembly was opened by Prince Don- doukoff-Korsakoff on the 23rd Feb. The Prince pointed out that it would be the task of the Assembly to complete definitive institutions for the Principality, and invited free discussion. He then nominated two delegates who would he said, reply to any questions which the Assembly might desire to put. A banquet followed the sitting The Austrian Commissioners did not sign the minutes of the meeting. The Council of the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch of the British Medical Association have passed resolutions expressing the opinion that the duty of giving to sanitary authorities information as to the existence of infectious diseases should rest with the householder, and not with the medical practitioner, and appointing a sub-committee to oppose any attempt to make members of the profession | pecuoiarily responsible for making such reports.

MARKET REPORTS. 1 CORN AVERAGES, For the week ending February 22. ) The following are the quantities sold and the prices this yeai I and last year t QUANTITIES SOLD. PRICES. This year. Last year. This year. Lastyear. Wheat. 56,550 42,495 37s. 7d. 51s. 3d. Barley 42,619 44,709 34s. 10d. 44s. 0d. Oats 4,694.. 8,241 20s. 3d. 24s. Id. Corn, &c. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.-The market opened to-day with a firm tone for wheat and Indian corn, but the result has been disappointing, only a moderate trade having been done in wheat, at Friday's rates. Flour quiet, without change. Beans steady. Indian corn in limited demand, at about previous prices. PRICES (this day). a. d. a. d. American lvheat, V 100 lbs 7 6 to 9 8 English Flour,$100 lbs 12 10 13 11 Malting Barley,$100 lbs 8 2 9 4 Grinding Barley, V 100 lbs 4 8 5 4 English Oats, 100 lbs. 6 4 8 6 Egyptian Beans, m 100 lbs 6 6 7 1 Indian corn, American new white. 0 0 4 11 „ mixed American 4 7i 4 9} Malt, pale new English, V quarter 56 0 69 0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY.—The market was firm for wheat a Monday's rates, but very little business was done. Flour steady American rather dearer. Oats 3d. to 6d. dearer since Monday Other articles unaltered.—Arrivals: British wheat, 320 quarters: barley, 1,290 quarters; oats, 2,000 quarters. Foreign wheat, 8,910 quarters; barley, nil; oats, 6,420 quarters; maize, 25 710 quarters; flour, 5,600 sacks and 7,210 barrels. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN AT MARK LANE. Wheat, new Essex and Kent (white) 34 to 46 Ditto ditto (red). 33 43 Wheat, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire (red) 32 40 ™a^%(CrelaUef} 36 58 Malt, English pale, new 70 Oats, English feed 20 24 Beans (Mazagan) 31 33 Peas, white boilers (English) 35 4q (foreign) 65 37 Maize 23 26 rlour, Town Households, ;¡¡I 280 lbs., 25s. to 40s. WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY. There was a fair demand for wheat, at an advance of Is. V quarter over last week's prices. Fine barley still in request at full prices, but ordinary sorts met with little attention. Beans, oats, and maize steady. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. Wheat was quoted Id. V cental dearer for all kinds at the close, but only a small business was practicable at the advance. Flour unchanged. Indian corn in lair request, and prices showed a hardening tendency • new mixed American, 4s. 7id. to 4s. 8d. LONDON, MONDAY.-The market was firm for English wheat at fully late values; foreign very firm, and in some cases Is. dearer. Flour sold quietly at full prices. Barley remains steady. Swedish oats (3d. and Russian 3d. to 6d. dearer on the week. Maize quiet and unaltered. Beans and peas in good condition steady; inferior sold only at Is. to 2s. reduction. More enquiry for held seeds.—Arrivals: British wheat 5 167 quarters; barley, 3,609 quavters; oats, 784 quarters • flour 16 'r-il Foreign wheat, 21,844 quarters barley, 54 J quarters; 15,116 'barrels'.1126' ,882 <luarters 5 16,612 s^ks and' 15,116 barrels. SHREWSBURY, SATURDAY. — The market was better at- tended than for some time past, and an improved tone was observable The supply of English grain, however, was not large, and the condition not very satisfactory. Best parcels of wheat sold at Is. V quarter advance, but the improvement did not extend to other qualities. Barley was firmly held, and here and there Is. ;¡jI quarter advance was obtained. Oats, peas and beans were also somewhat dearer, being now in demrnd for seed purposes. White Wheat, £ 75 lbs 6 0' 6t 6 10' Red ditto „ B £ 11 Barley,$70 lbs 'I' 53 5 10 Oats,$1 225 lbs 18 0 21 0 Beans, 235 lbs. 17 6 lq r Peas,$2-25 lbs 18 0 19 0 £lUDGNORTH, SATURDAY.-The following were the prices at this market: White wheat, 6s. lOd. to 6s. 6d. S 72 lbs • redj wheat, old, 0s. Od. to 0s. 0d.; red, new, 5s. 6d". to 6s. 0d! Malting barley, 5s. 4d. 6s. Od. V 38 quarts; grinding barley, lus. Od. to 13s. 6d. V 2LO lbs. Beans, 14s. Od. to 18s Od V 200 lbs. Peas, 15s. Od. to 16s. Od.$200 lbs. Oats 12s. 0d. to 18s. Od.$160 lbs. Indian corn, lis. Od. to 12s. 0d.'$200 lbs Malt, 8s. 6d. to 9s. 6d.- There was a large attendance, and a number of good samples of wheat and barley were on offer, the condition of both being very good, and slightly higher prices were commanded. Other produce remained firm at last week's quotations. CHESTER, SATURDAY.—Prices of wheat were firm, but not quotably dearer, prime red being worth 6s. 3d. 40 75 lbs. No business doing in other sorts. WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 6s. 9d. to 7s. 0d.$80tt>s.; barley, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d. V 40 quarts;, oats, 15s. Od. to 17s. 6\L; eggs, 0 to 14 for a shilling; butter, Is 4d. to is. 6d. V lb.; fowls, 5s. 6d. to 5s. 3d. V couple; ducks, 5s. 6d. to 7s. Od. t couple; geese, Os.Od. to Os. Od. each.; turkeys, Os. Od. to OOs. OJ. each; potatoes, Os. Od. to 4s. 6d. iO 90 lbs. NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (Feb 25). -Wheat, Os. Od. to Os. Od. 75 lbs.; barley, Os. Od. to Os. Od.; oats, 00s. to OOs eggs, 0 to 14 for a shilling; butter, Is. 4d. to Is. 5d.$a.; fowls, 4s. 61, to 5s. Od. V couple; ducks, Os. Od. to 3s. Od. 40 couple; geese, 6s. to Os. each; turkeys, Os. Od. to OOs. Od. each; potatoes' 8 lbs. for sixpence; beef, Od. to 10d. 40 lb.; mutton, Od. to 91. veal, 6d. to 7d.; lamb, Od. to 00d.; pork, 7d. to 7d. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (Feb. 25).-The following were the quotations: Wheat, 5s. 6d. to 5s. 10d. 40 75 lbs.; barley,20s.0d. to 23s. Od.$280 tbs.; oats, 15s. Od. to 18s. Od. am 280 lbs., butter, Is. 3d. tu ls..5d. 40 lb.; eggs, 0 to 12 for a shilling; fowls, 4s. Od. to 5s. 6d.$couple; ducks, Os. Od. to Os. Od.; geese, Os. Od. to Os. Od. each; turkeys, Os. Od. to Os. ed. each; potatoes, 16 Ibs. u> 18 Ibs for a shilling. WREXHAM, THURSDAY.—Wheat, 5s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. V 75 lbs.; barley, 3s. 9d. to 5s. 8d.; oats, 3s. Od. to 3s. 10d.; butter, Is. 5d. to Is. 6d. W 18 oz.; eggs, 11 to 12 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. V couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Od. V couple; geese, 9d. to lod. 40 lb.; potatoes, 3s. Od. to 3s. 6d 90 lbs. Cattle. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.-There was a large increase in the supply of both cattle and sheep this morning, the numbers being 1,872 beasts and 5,922 sheep (included in which were 188 Ameri- can cattle and 352 sheep. The demand was very dull and slow for all kinds of stock. Prices in sellers' favour. There was a poor attendance of country customers.—Prices: Best beasts, 7d. to 7id.$lb.; second ditto, 6d. to 6M.; American 5id. to 7d.; sheep, Sd. to 9fd. METROPOLITAN, MONDAY. There was a moderate supply of cattle, both as regards number and quality. An advance may be quoted on most beasts, whether prime or second-class. Choice Scotch scarce, and fully 2d. V 8 lbs. dearer. The British a, rivals comprised 140 Scotch, 50 Irish, 1,300 Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, and 820 Midland and Home Counties. The foreign side showed a better trade, due mostly to the absence of Danish cattle. The sheep market was more animated, and quotations higher. Calves unaltered. The pig market decidedly dearer.- Prices Beef, 4s. Od. to 5s. 6d.; mutton, 5s. Od. to 6s. lOd • veal, 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d.; pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d. The stock on offer consisted of 3,050 beasts, 11,960 sheep, 60 calves and 40 pigs; included in which were 740 foreign beasts and 520 foreign sheep. SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY.- There was a fair average of general stock shown, but a small supply of beef. Sheep rather scarce, particularly those in first-class condition.—Beef fetched from 6d. to 7d.$lb.; mutton, 9Jd. to lOld.; veal, 9d. to 9id.; bacon pigs, 7s. to 9s. V score; porkets, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 3d. Store cattle very flat. Cows and calves not well sold. SALFORD, TUESDAY.—The supply of beasts at market was rather larger than on Tuesday last, and the quality generally good..SeAers were firm in their demand for last week's prices which caused trade to rule slow. There was an entire absence of foreign beasts. The number of sheep shown was abont the same as last week, and the quality was excellent. A brisk trade was done, at the extreme rates of last market day. There was no alteration in the state of trade or value of calve's, -Beef, 5!d. to 7Jd.$tt> mutton, 7d. to 9id.; veal, 8 to 9Jd. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—There were at market to-day- Beasts 402: the beef trade a shade better, at late prices. Stores 8S, with a fair demand. Calves, 358, with a good enquiry Sheep 492, with a steady demand. Fat pigs 1,191; a fair clear- ance was made.—Quotations were as follow: Beef, 7d. to 73d $lb.; mutton, 8 £ d. to 10d.; veal, 6d. to 9d.; bacon pigs 0s. Od. to 9s. 3d.$score; sows, 7s. 9d. to 8s. 3d • nnrtatU' 10s. Od. to 10s. 6d. LONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.—The follow ing were the quotations ip 8 lbs. by the carcase: Middling and inferior beef, 2s. 8d. to 4s. 0d.: prime ditto, 4s. [4d. to 5s. Od.; middling and inferior mutton, 3s. 4d. to -4s. 8d.; prime ditto 5s. 4d. to 5s. 10d.; veal, 5s. Od. to 6s. 8d.; large pork, 3s 6d to 4s. Od.; small ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 8d.—Owing to the frosty weather, there was a better trade for meat this morning and prices were rather firm. The supply of meat was moderate. Miscellaneous. LIVERPOOL PROVISION, WEDNESDAY. — Beef and pork were in moderate demand during the past week, but firmly held, and quotations are all unchanged. Bacon was occasionally in good demand, and quotations 'stand Is. to Is. 6d. V ewt. better on the week, but the market closed quieter, and less firm. Shoulders unaltered. Hams slow, but light cuts have brought full prices. Cheese and butter in moderate demand, and prices unchanged. Lard dearer, at 34s. to 3511. cwt., but the demand was quiet. LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY.—The arrivals last week from Ireland were 4,411 bales bacon, and from foreign ports 18,883 packages butter and 1,236 bales bacon. In the butter market really fine qualities continue scarce, and command full prices, but other descriptions are pressed for sale at very irre- gular rates. Quay price of Dutch 130s. to 132s. The bacon market ruled slow, plices were nominally unchanged, but sales were effected at lower rates, and at the close of the week there was more business transacted. IRISH AND AMERICAN PROVISIONS, LIVERPOOL FRI- DAY.—Butter: The strike continuing, only a moderate business has been done. Bacon rather quieter, but steady. Lard in good request, at full prices. Cheese has sold freely. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, LONDON, MONDAY. Current Prices:- s. d. B. d Cloverseed, British, com., V cwt 60 0 @ 64 0 „ Foreign, red 56 0 64 0 white 76 0 90 0 Trefoil, fine new 21 0 26 0 Ryegrass, British, 40 quarter 22 0 24 0 „ Italian,$2 cwt 32 0 34 0 Linseed,$quarter 53 0 68 0 Rapeseed „ 60 0 66 0 Tares, new winter 4 0 5 0 Mustard, brown and white. 9 0 13 0 LONDON POTATO, MONDAY.—There were only moderate supplies, and good sound potatoes met with a steady sale, at full prices. Victorias 130s. to 150s. ton. Regents 100s. to 130s. Flukes 120s. to 140s. Rocks 75s. to 80s. Foreign 70s. to 120s. „ LONDON HOP, MONDAY.—The general trade continues quiet with values slightly in favour of buyers, with the exception of fine hops, which may be quoted very firm. The extremely low prices current for olds and yearlings have attracted the atten- tion of buyers, and several large parcels have changed hands. Mid and East Kent £ 2 5 £ 3 0. £ 4 10 Weald of Kent 2 0 2 10 316 Sussex 2 0 2 10 3 10 Farnham 3 0 4 0 5 0 Worcester 3 0. 4 0 5 0 Foreign. 115. 3 5. 4 4 LIVERPOOL WOOL, FRIDAY.—In spite of the good accounts of the London fine Colonial sales, our market has been very inanimate this week, and even at the previous low rates the sales here have been quite of a retail character. In mohair 288 bags have changed hands, at Is. 9d. and Is. 9id$n>. Nothing has been done in alpaca this week.—Quotations East India, white, 5d. to 121d.; yellow, 3id. to ilid.; gray, &c., 3d. to 91d.; washed Peruvian, 9d. to 14d.; washed River Plate, 10Jd. to 14d.; unwashed River Plate, 6d. to 91d.; washed Morocco, 9d. to lid.; unwashed Morocco, 4d. to 6d.; Egyptian white, 7d to 13d.; Oporto fleece, lOld. to lid.; mohair, Is. 9d. to Is. 9JcL; alpaca, Is. 3d. to Is. 5d. LONDON WOOL, MONDAY.—The public sales of Colonial wool opened last Tuesday with a full attendance, and brisk competition on the part of both home and foreign representa- tives. No change has since been reported but the general activity of the market fails apparently to lead to any advance upon the rates prevalent at the last series. English wool re- mains dull, and prices continue to droop. CURRENT PRICES. This year. Last year. (Perlb.) s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. FLEECES.—Southdown hoggets ..1 0J to 1 1-1 3 to 1 4 Hall-bred ditto ..# 1 Oi to 1 1 ..1 2Jtol 3J Kent fleeces 0 Hi to 1 0J..1 2 to 1 3 S. Down ewes and wethers ..1 Oi to 1 lj..1 3 to 1 4 Leicester ditto 0 Hi to 1 0 ..1 2 to 1 3 SORTS.—Clothing 1 Oi to 1 3J..X 6 to 1 6 Combing 1 1 to 1 5..1 6 tol 7 LONDON PRODUCE, SATURDAY.—Sugar: The market was dull at previous rates. Coffee remains quiet, but firm at the recent advance. Rice continues firm on the spot. The cotton market is inactive. Jute dull, and little done. Tallow, old, 34s. 9d.; new. 35s. 9d. on the spot. Oils Rape, 30s.; linseed, 25s. 4Jd. Spirits of turpentine, 22s. 3d. Petroleum quoted at 7,1d. 40 gallon. Saltpetre remains firmer, and there is a fair enquiry. t ■■■■hihbb 8 FERTILIZERS.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. 4 s. (I. L s. d. Peruvian Gutno, 10 to 12 am V ton 11 10 0 @ 13 0 0 Ditto, high phosphatic „ 7 13 3 8 0 0 Rone Ash, River Plate 6 0 0 6 2 6 Superphosphate, 26 to 28$cent., in bulk 3 2 6 3 5 0 Ditto 35 to 37 40 cent. „ 4 7 6 4 10 0 Nitr.tte of Soda V ewt. 0 13 0 0 13 3 LIVERPOOL PRODUCE, WEDNESDAY.—Sugar quiet and unchanged. Rice steady, and little passing in otner Colonials. Nitrate of soda 13s. 3d. to 13s. 6d$cwt. Palm oil quiet at late rates. Olive oil firm: Sales of Levant atC12. Linseed oil quiet at 26s. to 26s. 6d., in export casks. Rape oil, 35s. to 35s. 6d. for refined Stettin. Cottonseed oil, Liverpool refined, 28s. 6d. Tallow, North American, 36s. to 36s. 6d. Lard 34s. 9d. to 35s. $cwt. Spirits of turpentine selling at 22s. Ashes, pots, firm at 25s. 6(1.; pearls, 34s. 6d. Petroleum 8id. to 8|d gallon Rosin, common, 4s. 9d.$cwt. WOLVERHAMPTON HIDE, SKIN, AND FAT, SATUR- DAY.—Hides, 95 lb. and upwards, 3id. lb.; 85 to 94, 31d.; 76 to 84, 3d.; 65 to 74, 21d.; 56 to 64, 2d.; 55 and under, 2kl. Cows, 2fd. to 2 £ d.; bulls, 2 £ d.; flawed and irregular, 2d.; kips, Od. to 2d. Horse hides, Os. Od. to 12s. 6d. each. Calf, 17 lb. and upwards, 41d.; 12 to 16, 5 £ d.; 9 to 11, 5Jd.; light, 4d.; flawed and irregular, 31d. Wools, A-l, Os. Od.; A, 5s. 6d.; B, 3s. lOd. each. Pelts, A, Os. Od.; B, Os Od. each. Lambs, A, Os. OJ. B, Os. Od. each. Fat, 2d. to 2gd. Ib.-JNO. S. D'Auc> Broker Cleveland-street. ANOTHER REPORT.—Hides, 95 lb. and upwards, 6d. to 3d.; 85 to 94, Od. to 3Jd.; 75 to 84, 3d 65 to 74, 2Jd.; 56 to 64, 2§d.; 55 and under, 2Jd. Cows, 65 lb. and upwards, 2|d.; 64 and under, 2§d.; bulls, 2id.; flawed and irregular, 2jd.; kips, Od. Horse hides, 0s. 0d. to 0s. Od. each. Calf, 17 lb. and upwards, 4gd.; 12 to 16, 5fd.; 9 to 11, 5jd.; light, 4d.; flawed and irregular, 3d. Wools, is. 6d. to 5s. 6d. each. Fat, 2d. to 2!d. lb.—THOMAS FISHER, Broker. LEATHER.—LEADENHALL, TUESDAY. v lb. s. d. s. d. Hides, crop, 28 lbs. to 40 lbs 0 11 @ 1 3 Ditto, 40 lbs. to 60 lbs 12 1 9 English butts, 14 lbs. to 24 lbs 11 2 4 Ditto, 25 lbs. to 36 lbs 1 3 2lu Foreign butts, 16 lbs. to 50 lbs 10 2 3 Crop bellies 0 6 0 10J Shoulders 0 9 13 Dressing hides, common 0 10 1 5 Ditto, shaved 11 16 Calfskins 1 4 2 6 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.—LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. Hay, ijjJ cwt. s. d s. d. v ton. Old 4 0 @4 7 s. d. s. d. New 0 0 0 0 Carrots 45 0 @ 0 0 Straw- Turnips .25 0 25 6 Wheat 2 6 3 0 Mangel Wurzei..25 6 26 6 oat 2 0 2 3 Manure 4 6 t 0 Barley. 1 11 2 2 Grass, V 20 lbs. 0 0 00 HAY AND STRAW.—LONDON, TUESDAY. s. d. s. d. Prime meadow hay (IP ton) 75 0 @ 84 0 Inferior ditto „ 40 0 70 0 Prime clover 95 0 1,15 0 Inferior ditto „ 80 0 90 0 Straw (W 36 trusses) 30 0 „ 35 0 Trade Intelligence. WOLVERHAMPTON IRON TRADE.-WEDNESDAY. The market showed a tendency to strengthen. Messrs. Knight and Co., of the Cookley Company advanced their charcoal 2s. 1jJ box, making I.C. quality 25s. Coke plates were 3s. advance upon the late salc minimum. Messrs. Baldwin quoted their I.C. coke 20s. 6d. Cleveland pigs were not to be had at under 6d. advance on last week's prices. Staffordshire pigs were strong. A trifle more was doing in slwet and other rolled iron. Domestic coal was in improved request; manufacturing coal inactive; and very plentiful. MINERAL REPORT.—MANCHESTER, SATURDAY. Messrs. Berger Spence and Co., in their weekly report, say- The course of business in coals during the week has been a continuance of that pursued during the past three weeks. There is a continued decrease in the demand for the better classes of house coals since the break-up of the frost, consequently the stocks, which towards the end ef January had greatly dimin- ished, are now again oppressing the market to the weakness of prices. Ther- is also a less demand for the poorer descriptions of house coals. Steam fuel is still most inactive, and the com- petition among sellers renders the successful negotiation of business most difficult. Slack is not accumulating so quickly as heretofore, but the requirements are still most limited. The shipping branch towards the end of the week has been slightly more active. The enquiry for brimstone has been somewhat more brisk; and, although business has not resulted in every case, the tone is considerably improved. Phosphate of lime attracts more attention. THE CROPS AND THE CORN TRADE. The Mark-Lane Express says:—During the past week the weather has not been favourable for the prosecution of agricul- tura-I labour, for a considerable quantity of rain and snow has fallen, leaving the surface of the land sticky and unworkable. Outdoor labour of all kinds is consequently still in arrears, and tke country generally presents a backward aspect. There is very little change to call for remark in the state of autumn-sown cereals, which have made but slight' progress. Scotland has again been visited with some severe snow-storms. Farmers continue to thrash out their wheat very freely, although the incentives to their so doing have not been very apparent, neither weather nor prices favouring the supposition that the labour expended would be remunerative. Complaints as to quality and condition are still rife, both in the London and provincial exchanges, and the offerings, though large, represented but a very small proportion of fair milling grain. An average price of 38s. Id., against 50s. lid. this time last year, gives some in- sight of the hard times English farmers have had to endure. The course of business throughout the week has been quiet but steady, prices being fully maintained.

THE ZULU WAR. COLONEL PEARSON. The summary telegraphed from Madeira of the infor- mation brought by the American, which left Capetown on the 4th of February, states that Colonel Pearson, with 1,200 men, was entrenched at Ekowe, thirty miles within Zululand, and his communication with the frontier had been interrupted for several days; but as he was in a strong position, and was supposed to have two months' supply of provisions, there was every reason to believe that he would be able to at least hold his own till the ar- rival of reinforcements. THREATENED RAID BY ZULUS. Rumours had reached Capetown that the Zulus were threatening a raid across the frontier, but there was no authentic information on this point. A disagreeable feature of the news is that the native contingent have been disbanded, which is a proof that they have shown themselves to be utterly unreliable. Reuter's Capetown correspondent, under date of February 4, says our total loss in the disaster at Isandula was much less than at first stated, being now estimated at 250 to 300 mon. CETEWAYO. Cetewayo is reported to be discouraged, the fearful havoc made among his finest troops having counteracted the effect of their victories. Three hundred volunteers from Capetown and Port Elizabeth now garrison King William's Town. Nine hun- dred Yeomanry have been called out on the frontier. A fund has been opened for the relief of the sick and wounded in the Zulu war. The de&patches from Lord Chelmsford, published in the London Gazette of Friday, Feb. 21, throw some addi- tional light on the movements of the British forces before the disaster of the 22nd January. It appears that the General, in posting Colonel Durnford's column at Fort Buckingham, did so merely for defensive purposes—to pre- vent the Zulus, profiting by the absence of British troops, from raiding into Natal. No. 3 Column was, therefore, broken up-one battalion holding the fort at the junction of the Buffalo and Tugela rivers, two others that at Kranz Koss, whilst the Colonel, with all the cavalry and rocket battery, formed the main column at Rorke's Drift prior to the general advance. Lord Chelmsford complains bitterly of the inadequacy of the commissariat and transport ar- rangements. So faulty were they, that, though he crossed the Buffalo river on the 11th, he was unable to prosecute his advance for more than ten days, because his supplies had not reached him. At the council of war held in September to discuss the plan of operations, it was de- cided that each column should carry with it fifteen days' provisions, and that thirty days' further rations should be massed at the bases on the immediate frontier and yet, so deplorable were the means at Lord Chelmsford's dis- posal, that, writingon the 18th January, he states that the invading columns are at a standstill, owing to these sup- plies not having reached him. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. The following, from General Ponsonby, has been re- ceived by Colonel Stanley, at the War Office "The Queen wishes you to telegraph to Lord Chelms- ford that she sympathises most sincerely with him in the dreadful loss which has deprived her of so many gallant officers and men, and that her Majesty places entire confi. dence in him and in her troops to maintain our honour and good name." THE BATTLE OF ISANDURA.-NARRATIVE I OF A SURVIVOR. From the account given by an English officer who escaped from the carnage at Isandura, it appears that the Zulus numbered upwards of 15,000. They advanced rapidly, heedless of the gaps made in their ranks by the heavy and steady fire kept up by our troops. The Zulus early in the fight seized the ammunition waggons, so that our men when their pouches were emptied were unable to replenish them. They resorted to the bayonet, but the Zulus beat down the bayonets by hurling on them the dead bodies of their own comrades. The affair then be- came one of absolute butchery, our officers and men being assegaied as they stood, their dead bodies being afterwards found lying thick upon the ground in clumps. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIATIC. The Asiatic, with mails two days later in date than those brought by the Dunrobin Castle, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday. The leading features of the news she brings were telegraphed from Madeira. Ten men of the 24th regiment and 28 mounted men of the colonial force es- caped from the Isandula disaster, but one of the former had since died. The passengers by the Asiatic state that the opinion at Capetown was that the fate of Natal would be decided before reinforcements could arrive. But al- though there was no little apprehension as to the result, it was hoped that the repulse of the attacks made on Colonel Pearson's and Colonel Wood's columns, and the price he had paid for his victory at Isandula, which cost him the flower of his troops, would discourage Cetewayo from invading the colony. PUBLIC MEETING AT CAPETOWN. A public meeting has been held at Capetown, at which a resolution was passed expressing sympathy with Natal, and urging that it was tne duty of all classes of her Majesty's subjects in the Cape Colony to unite and con- sider practical measures to meet the emergency and to al- leviate the distress caused by the war. THE DESPATCH OF THE REINFORCEMENTS. The despatch of reinforcements is now nearly com- pleted. Three transports left on Wednesday for Natal— the Russia with the 58th regiment, the China with the 94th, and the England with the second portion of the 17th Lancers. The Dublin Castle, which left Gravesend a week ago with the 3rd battalion of the 60th Rifles, reached Madeira on Tuesday night, and, after embarking the latest despatches from England, proceeded on her voyage to Natal. DEPARTURE OF PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON WITH THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. Prince Louis Napoleon has decided to proceed forth- with to South Africa to take part with his former com- rades in arms of the Royal Artillery in the Zulu war. His Imperial Highness, if not placed upon the staff, would volunteer his services with that part of our forces under Colonel Reilly. The Prince and his suite have taken passage by the Union Steamship Company's vessel the Danube, which was to sail from Southampton on Thurs- day. Prince Napoleon has written a letter to M. Rouher, ex- plaining the reasons for his departure for the seat of war xn South Africa. The Prince says For the last ei^ht years I have been the gnest of England. My education has been completed in an English military school, and JL have strengthened my ties of friendship with army by talcing part in its annual manoeuvres, j at the Cape having assumed a more emb^k'in have wished to follow the campa^nandsballembark in two days. I could not remain aloof and not share the dangers and fatigues of the troops among whom I have so many friends. Moreover, the time spent in witnessing this struggle of civilization against barbarism will not for me be wasted." IWaII'llJe a.- ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. At the twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the Company, held at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham, on Monday, February 24, there were present—Mr. Thomas Barnes, chairman of the Compauy, Messrs. C. G. Bayley (Oswestry), John Bury, S. T. Baugh, Thomas Bury (solicitor), Richard Chadwick, Edward Davies, M.D., A. Wilson Edwards, Charles Hughes (depnty- chairman), John Jones (Chester), Dr. Eyton-Jones, Messrs. Thomas Jones, R. V. Kyrke, the Kev. Wiii:a,m Lewis, Messrs. Bjnjamin Owen, Edward Smith, Edwird Tench, John Francis, secretary, &c. The following was the REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The Directors beg to present to the Shareholders their Report for the year ended the 31st of December, 1878, together with a statement of accounts and balance-sheet. The commercial de- pression which was alluded to in the last report as being preju- dicial to the operations of our own, in common with those of many other undertakings, al3pears, unfortunately, to have grown in extent and intensity. This is especially the fact with regard to some of the districts to which this Company has usually directed its most active operations. In view ot this state of things it would not have been surprising to the Board if there had been no increase of new business. They are gratified, however, to be able to say that a fair amount of progress has been accomplished, the number of policies issued showing an advance upon the preceding year. The Directors are continuing their efforts by planting new agencies and otherwise, to extend and improve their operations, feeling that it is only by so doing that they can be in a position to take due advantage of the im- provement in trade which they venture to hope may not be far off. The total income from the Life Department (after deducting re-assurance premiums) was £ 42,937 19s. 4d. The Life Assurance Fund stood at the end of the year at £ 238,553 3s. lid being equivalent to upwards of seven years' premium income. The total accumulated funds amounted to £ 249,030 13s. 6d. The claims paid upon life policies, with bonuses thereon (including £3,064 14s. the amount of claims admitted at the end of the year, but not paid) amounted to A:29,997 Os. lid. on the death of 77 policy-holders. The matured endowments paid numbered IS, and amounted to £ 3,650. The Directors who retire by rotation are Messrs. Thomas Barnes, Hugh Owen, and Edward Davies M.D., who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. THOMAS BAKNES, Chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, said :-Gentlemen, I shall have no occasion to occupy your time much with any remarks that I shall have to make this morning. The times we have passed through during the past year are such as will lead, I think, most of you, as they have led me, rather to expect a gloomy report this morning. Remembering how very severe the depression was last year, and knowing how very bad that depression has continued during the present year, it must have been obvious to all, I think, that it must have been hard work for all Insurance Companies to endeavour to make progress under such adverse circumstances. That is especially so if you confine yourself only to the ordinary trade of the country, but when you bear in mind the extraordinary failures in business, involving large sums of money and great loss, and the depression which they produce upon trade gener- ally, and when also we bear in mind those fearful tragedies-for they can be called very little else—arising from some of the bank failures which have occurred, we might expect such events as these would produce a state of things very adverse to our operations as an insurance company and therefoae I say that, bearing these things in mind, we may have expected that the report this morning would have been of a very gloomy character. I am glad to say, however, that we are able to assure you that we have suffered little or nothing—noth- ing we may say directly-from any of these losses. That great bank in South Wales, the fall of which has operated and produced serious effects all through that province, no doubt has and will affect us in this way- that it will diminish the capacity of many persons for in- suring, but directly it has not affected us, and it is grati- fying to bear that in mind. There has been a general contraction of trade in the Principality, and also in Lan- cashire and other districts where we are working, and no doubt that that contraction has made it much more diffi- cult for our agents to induce persons to effect assurances. In view of these things, therefore, it is satisfactory to know that there has been an increase, instead of being, as we might have expected, a decrease, in the Company's business. (Hear, hear.) The increase is certainly not large, but while we would avoid giving it any undue import- ance we would nevertheless call attention to the fact that it takes, even in prosperous times, no small amount of new business to supply what may be termed the waste in the income of a Life Insurance Company that is twenty- seven years old-the loss arising from the falling in of policies, by claims and relinquishments. In a time of contracted means-for almost all people-the waste must of course have been greater, and the difficulty of filling up the gap greater also. Well, referring to the new business, when it is stated that the number of new policies issued last year was more than double the number issued four years ago-a fact I think which is well deserving, of observation—(applause)—and that every one of those four years has shown a gradual advance upon the preceding year, the shareholders will doubtless appreciate the feeling of hopefulness which we, as directors, entertain with regard to the future. It is right to state that the average amount of each policy is smaller, but that was what might be reasonably expected under the existing circumstances. Many persons who when in comparatively easy circumstances, can be induced to insure for £ 500 or more, find it now very difficult to insure for even z2250 or less; and there are others who in better times might be expected to insure for a smaller amount, but who, as things are, will not in- sure at all. The position in which we and many other institutions have been placed is what we may term rowing against a strong current and also against the tide. It will be observed that the item of interest—an object, I think, worthy of notice—on the Life Funds alone now exceeds the large sum of 210,000, the total interest upon the whole of the accumulated funds being £ 10,731 10s. 6d, The percentage of interest earned on the total funds last year was £4 7s. 8d. This represents an increase of more than three-eighths per cent. during the last four years, and this is an item that I think we are to be congratu- lated upon. With respect to the Life Assurance Fund, it now stands at 2238,558 3s. lid., there having been added to it during the last year £9,307 10s. 10d. This fund alone-omitting of course the Annuity and Reserve Funds —now represents nearly seven-and-a-half years' premium income, a fact which cannot but be regarded by all who know its value with satisfaction, as indicating the stability of the Company. The amount paid in claims under Life and Endowment Policies shows an increase upon the pre- ceding year. The number of lives that fell in was fifteen in excess of the previous year, the number being 77 in all, in addition to which there were 18 endowments that reached maturity during the year. While upon the sub- ject, it may be mentioned that the shareholders, and all friends of the office, may do it good service by calling at-! tention to the fact that we pay claims thirty days after receiving proofs of death. This we know has to some persons been found to be a great convenience, especially where tke head of the family has been taken away, and it is one which is worth while making some remarks upon, inasmuch as in times of bereavement-always times of sorrow and often of financial perplexity, it is a comfort to know that within a very limited time the money that is due will be paid. With regard to the surrenders, the amount paid is less by 2680 than in the year 1877, and less also than the amount paid in 1876 and 1875 respectively. Many assurances have been saved to holders by the facility offered by the Company. in the way of lending upon policies of three years' standing and upwards an amount about equal to the surrender value. We know many instances where this arrangement has proved a great convenience, and it is satisfactory to feel that it is an arrangement which is probably very beneficial to the office also, by enabling it to retain so many good lives upon its books. In regard to the expenses, you will observe a small increase in the item of commission to agents. This arises from the fact of the amount appearing against that heading in the previous year's account having been reduced by some old-standing sums that it was decided ta reverse. The expenses of management show a small reduction. With respect to the debts written off, the last item on the disbursement side of the Life Account consists partly of what are termed half-premium debts upon a certain class of policies. When these policies happen to be relinquished by the holders, we have no legal claim upon them; on the other hand, we suffer no loss, because the other half of the premiums received will have sufficiently covered the risk for the short time it will have been running. The remainder of the item con- sists of some old balances due from parties who have failed, and we are forced to regard the amount as gone. The prospects of a revival of trade are perhaps not very encouraging at the present time, and we may, when next we meet together, have again to speak of the de- pressed and deplorable state of commercial affairs; but the Directors feel, nevertheless, that they must not relinquish their efforts to extend and improve the operations of the Company. They consider the results of the last two or three years afford them encouragement to do so, while, if they are to avail themselves of the favourable tide when it comes, and we hope that that tide will come-I wish that it may come before the close of this year-but when it does come, we hope to be placed in a good position in regard to our organization and arrangements. With these remarks, I now beg to move that the report of the Directors and the statement of accounts be adopted. (Ap- plause.) „ Mr, CHARLES HUGHES, m seconding the resolution, said the very lucid and exhaustive explanation their Chairman had given of the report rendered it quite unnecessary that he should add anything further, and he would, therefore, only say that he had very great pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report and statement. The resolution was put the meeting, and carried unani- mously. Mr. C. G. BAYLEY, Oswestry, in moving the next reso- lution, said he rose with much pleasure to propose the re-election, as a Director, of their respected Chairman, Mr. Thomas Barnes. (Hear, hear.) Personally, he was very much pleased indeed to see Mr. Barnes able once more to preside over their deliberations—(applause)—after his recent indisposition. He thought it next to impossible that he could have been present, but he was very pleased indeed to see him once more amongst them, occupying the chair. (Hear, hear.) He had also to propose the re- election of Mr. Hugh Owen and Mr. Edward Davies, M.D., as Directors of the Company. Mr. E. SMITH seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Dr. EYTON JONES then moved that Mr. John Bury, of Wrexham, and Mr. John Jones, of Chester, public accountants, be re-elected auditors for the ensuing year, and that twelve-and-a-half guineas each be paid to those gentlemen for their services during the past year. Mr. CHADWICK seconded the resolution, which was also unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN said he begged to thank them for re- electing him to the position of one of their Directors. He did not know whether really he ought to remain in that position, owing to the affliction he had suffered, and which had made him unable to give so much attention to the duties of the office as he should have liked to have done. For that reason he should have preferred their electing some one who could be more efficient-(no, no, no) than he was able to be at present. It was a great pleasure for him to be with them, although he had come out in direct opposition to his doctor's orders. They did not, however, always heed what doctors said, and they occasionally had to suffer for it. (Hear, hear.) He had broken over the traces, and was now amongst them, and he didn't think he should take much harm—in short, he thought all haxm would be rectified by the pleasure he experienced at seeing them all there that day; and he could only add that as long as he had the ability to do so, he should do all that lay in his power to farther the c he should do all that lay in his power to farther the best interests of the Company. (Applause.) Mr. Hu^h Owen was not present, but he might tell them that Mr. Owen had cordially acceded to the proposal that he should be re-elected a Director of the Company. (Hear, he £ >r DAVIES also returned thanks for his re-election. The Rev. W. LEWIS moved a vote of thanks to their very excellent secretary, Mr. John Francis. (Hear, ^Mr! C. G. BAYLEY seconded the vote, which he was sure Mr. Francis thoroughly deserved. (Applause,) Mr. FRANCIS expressed his appreciation of this kind acknowledgment of his services. The resolution was carried unanimously. t Mr. BAUelH then said he rose to move a of MR BAUSH then said he rose to move a cord^I vote of to that Company. He had witnessed for many years their worthy Chairman's capacity to grasp the position of affairs, and to present them clearly and concisely before the shareholders, and he had now very great pie&^ur^ in moving a vote of thanks to Air. Barnes for coming a:noJgst them that day. (Applause.) Dr. EYTON-JONES seconded the resolution, and fully endorsed all that had been said by Mr. Baugh. He joined in their hearty congratulations that they saw their Chair- man once again amongst them in, he hoped, such a state of health as would uot be endangered by his coming out, but that upon another occasionh hoped upon many other occasions—Mr. Barnes would be able to defy his doctors and to put in another appearance." (Applause and laughter.) The CHAIRMAN having briefly acknowledged the com- pliment, the proceedings terminated.

THE CONVICT HABRON. Ir. James Lomas, of Manchester, has received a letter from the Home Office stating that the Home Secretary is inquiring into the question of the release of William Habron, now undergoing penal servitude for the murder of Constable Cock, whom Peace confessed he had shot at Whalley Range.

THE WHALLEY RANGE MURDER. The Press Association Manchester correspondent tele- graphs that Peace's statement that he had a struggle with the Policeman Cock is totally false. The other constable who was close by, states there was no time for a struggle between the two shots. Peace states that Cock drew his staff, but the staff was found in his pocket. Again Peace alleged that the bullet was an ordinary pin fire cartridge, but these are never grooved, while that extracted from the body of Cock is deeply grooved.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. In reply to Earl Granville, who asked whether the Govern- ment had received any confirmation of the satisfactory news from the Cape published in that morning's papers, the Earl of Cadogan, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said the Govern- ment had no confirmation of the news which came from Madeira by the Asiatic steamer. The next regular steamer did not appear to have called at St. Vincent, but went on to Madeira, and the Government expected to receive despatches by her on Saturday next.- Viscount Sidmouth asked if any steps had been taken to prevent the importation of arms and warlike stores into Zululand.—Lord Cadogan said he believed the export of arms from this country had never been prohibited, except in cases of great national emergency. With regard to the importation into south Africa, the Colonies had their own laws and regulations, which, if strictly enforced, would in a great measure prevent the traffic. The Portuguese Government had promised to use their best efforts to prevent the importation of arms and ammunition through their territory. After a few words from the Earl of Carnarvon, the subject dropped, and their lordships ad- juurned at 5 50. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. There was again an unusual pressure of notices and questions by private members, which consumed a great amount of valuable time. Lord Sandon, in answer to a question, said that until the subject of the re-appointment of the Railway Commission was decided he should be unable to bring in any measure for the better prevention of railway accidents. The Home Secretary, replying to Major O'Gorman, said he had no intention to recom- mend the release or any reduction of the sentence passed upon the convict Arthur Ortou, otherwise known as" The Claimant." In reply to the Marquis of Hartington, Sir Michael Hicks Beach sod the Colonial Office bad not yet received any official telegrams in reference to the Zulu disaster, but as soon as they arrived he would communicate them to the Hcus 3. The debate. on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's resolution that the Speaker should leave the chair on Mondays, without putting any ques- tions, whenever the Committee of Supply for the ordinary Navy and Civil Service Estimates stood as the first order of the day, wasresunited. Sir William Harcourt and several other speakers opposed this rule, as involving a curtailment of the privileges of private members. Lord Hartington suggested that the Speaker should on all occasions leave the chair on the motion for supply, and that the discussion of those questions which are now taken at this time should be postponed until the consideration of the report. Two or three amendments were submitted, Major Nolan proposing to restrict the operation of the resolution to June, July, and August. Upon a division, the amendment was negatived by 161 against 63 votes. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. Replying to the Earl of Airlie, the Lord Chancellor said he would make inquiries as to whether the law of bail in reference to offences for fraud worked satisfactorily in Scotland. Answer- ing a question by Lord Ellenborough, Lord Bury said the changes in the equipment of the two cavalry regiments ordered to the Cape were of a minor character, and intended for the con- venience of the troops. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. The Chancellor of the Exchequer offereet to withdraw the other resolutions referring to the conduct of business, con- ditionally on the House coming on Monday to a speedy conclu- sion on the first resolution, and on its accepting the proposed compromise by adopting the rules of 1872. Mr. Rathbone brought under notice the necessity of school inspectors being fitted for their important duties by preliminary special train- ing. Some discussion took place on this topic, and subsequently on Egyptian finance, and the House was counted out between eight and nine o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Duke of Richmond, in answer te Lord Stanley of Alder- ley, stated that as the navigation of the Baltic had been blocked by ice, there had been no necessity for making special regula- tions with regard to shipping from that portion of Russia owing to the outbreak of plague ill the country, but all requisite pre- cautions would be taken. He saw no reason at present for placing any restrictions on the import of rags.—Replying to Lord Cottesloe, the Duke of Richmond explained that it was not intended to confine within the scope of the recent Order in Council relating to dairies, cowsheds, and milkshops the pre- mises of those persons who merely sold butter and cheese.—la answer to Lord Trure, Lord Bury said there was no truth in the statement that after the men selected for service at the Cape had been despatched from their several depots and headquarters an order was issued by the Horse Guards that men under twelve months' service should be excluded. The 91st and 94th Regi- ments were linked battalions, and the former, which was serving in India, was sustained at its field strength by drafts from the latter. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. A long string of questions occupied a considerable time. Among the more important replies to these numerous queries were an announcement by Lord Sandon that he hoped shortly to introduce a measure of great importance alike to shipowners and seamen, which he trusted would meet the views of both classes, and a statement by the First Lord of the Admiralty that the report of the Committee on the Thunderer disaster, which he had only just received, expressed the unanimous opinion of the members that the explosion of the 80-ton gun was attributable to its having been doubly loaded.—The ad- journed debate upon the first of the series of resolutions pro- posed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for improving the mode of conducting the business of the House, was afterwards resumed.—A motion by Air. B. Hope, to ameund the resolution so that the member of the Government proposing to move the estimates should make his statement on going into Committee, was opposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and negatived on a division by 191 votes to 79. -Sir Stafford Northcote sub- sequently accepted a proposal of Sir W. Barttelot that the words "Unless an amendment be moved or question asked re- lating to the estimates proposed to be taken in supply on first going into committee on the army, navy, and civil services res- pectively" should be added to the resolution.—Further amend- ments were also suggested, and on a division rejected. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. The House met at five o'clock. The Duke of Richmond presented a Bill for the amendment of the Medical Acts, and explained that it differed from the measure of last session in the important particulars that it proposed to make the establishment of a conjoint Board for the three King- doms, compulsory yielding to a suggestion of the Medical Cor- poration, he did not now propose that a candidate obtaining a certificate from the Board should at once be placed on the register as a licenciate in medical surgery and midwifery, but as the Bill provided that the Board should be compelled to ex-, amine women, and it was not thought expedient to compel the Corporation to admit women, a provision was inserted giving the student who passed the examination, and was refused ad- mission to| one| of |the Corporations the right to have his or her name inserted in the register as a licenciate in medicine and surgery. He retained the important Clauses of last year's Bill in regard to the registration of midwives, and he proposed that the constitution of the Medical Board should form the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry.—The Marquis of Ripon expressed approval of the principle of the Bill, and promised his assist- ance in passing it. The Bill was read a first time, and their Lordships rose at ten minutes to six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. In reply to Mr. Elliot, Mr. W. H. Smith said it was true, as stated in the Times of the previous day, that an English and a French ship had been sent tojAlexandria. The Governments of England and France had thought it advisable in present cir- cumstances that ships of each nation should be in Egyptian waters, but no special instructions had been given to the com- manders of those ships.—Mr. J. McKenna called attention to the danger arising from the enormous increase of the system of deposits in banks bearing interest, which, he said, exceeded four hundred millions sterling, and moved that the question deserved the immediate attention of the Government.—Mr. Collins seconded the motion, which was opposed by Mr. Samp- son Lloyd, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hermon, Mr. Courtenay Mr. Muntz, Sir G. Montgomery, and by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who thought the House would not be j ustified in using its taxing power to regulate the details of a business.-The motion was than withdrawn—Mr. E. Howard called attention to the water supply of Lancashire and Yorkshire and moved for a Royal Commission of Enquiry, with special reference to the quc-stion of taking waterfrom the Westmoreland and Cumberland lakes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wheelhouse, and opposed by Mr. Birley and Mr. Brown. -Mr.Sclater-Booth said the Govern- ment could not accede to the proposal. There was already an immense amount of information on the subject, and the issue of a Royal Commission would only delay desirable improvements. He deprecated the attack which J^Ir. Howard had made upon the Select Committee who considered the Thirlmere scheme fast year.—The motion was further opposed by Mr. Forster, Mr. Raikes, and Dr. Lyon Playfair.-The motion was then with- drawn.—Leave was given to Mr. Elliot to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the representation of the people in England and Wales to Mr. Lowther to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to vaccination in Ireland, and to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring in a Bill to declare the true meaning of Section 30 of the Friendly Societies Act.—The House was counted out at 8.20. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDjBt. REJECTION OF MR. MONK'S BURIALS-BILL Sir C. Dilke gave notice that he should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when further papers relating to the Zulu war would be in the hands of members.—Mr. Monk then moved the second reading of his Churchyards Act Amendment Bill, ex- plaining that his proposal was that wherever additions to churchyards were made a portion might be left unconsecrated. —Mr. Noel moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be road a second time that day six months.—The measure was supported by Air. Forsyth, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. B. Hope, and Mr. Hubbard, and the Home Secretary said the real grievance was that at present there was no power to enforce the making of a burial ground at all, and the question ought to be ap- proached from that point of view. As Mr. Monk s Bill was purely permissive, and could not do any harm if it did not do much good, he should vote for the second reading.— Mr. O. Morgan considered that of all the six Bills introduced in the present session for the settlement of the burials question this was incomparably the worst, and his only regret was that any member could be found on the Liberal side of the House to bring in such a measure. What he proposed was to rail off a Dissenters' corner, just as in past times a suicides' corner used to be railed off, and if he were a Nonconformist he should re- gard such a proposal as a deliberate insult. It extended the hateful and detestable cemetery system, which divided families in death, and was a disgrace to our civilisation and Christianity. No greater injury could be done to the Chnrch than the attempt toSsubstitute for his Bill this miserable and pitiful stopgap.—The Bill was also opposed by Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Richard Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen, and Mr. W. E. Forster. Mr. Moncfc offered to withdraw the Bill, but a divisien was demanded, and it was thrown out by a majority of 31-160 to 129. The Poor Law Act (1876) Amendment Bill was read a second time. Leave was given to introduce several- Bills, and the house adjourned.

In the House of Lords on Monday, .r eo..44, the Xjlan- dudno Improvement Bill was read a second time, and referred to a committee. In the list published in the London Gazette of com- missions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Merioneth, occurs the name of Mr. John Corbett, M.P., who is ap- pointed a deputy-lieutenant. m William Hughes, a farmer at Gwaenyscor, near Rhyl, and his servant boy, were charged, at the last Prestatyn Sessions with gross cruelty to a dog. The boy hung the do" and carried it away with the intention of burying it, but'finding it was still alive, he hung it a^ond time, and then buried it. A man passing at the time heard the dog moan; and said it was a pitytobury alive, but Hashes told the boy to shovel on the earth, and the dog wo^d smother. Two days afterwards a man on his way to chapel passed the place, and hearing the dog s moans, du- it^ut and took care of it. The dog was produced m rwu-f and licked the hand of its cruel owner. Hughes wa £ fined £ 1, and £ 3 7s. 2d. costs. The charge against the boy was withdr' wn. The Medical profession are now ordering Cadbury(s Cocoa Essence in thousands of cases, because it contains more nutritious and flesh-forming elements than any^er beverage, and is preferable to the thick starchy Cocoa ordinarily sold. When you ask for <J Essence be sure that vou get it, as shopkee^rs often pus imitation's for the sake of extra profit. Makers to =— Paris depot 90 a.