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The big ocean greyhounds will soon, it is thought, be equipped with lifeboa*s harnessed to balloons, s0 as tc be practically unsinkable. CylInder- filled with compres-ed gas will be placed in compartme its of the I feboats, and from the e the balloon, whieh will be harnessed with cords to a hollow must connected with the cylinders, will be inflated. The mast, which is of iron tubing, is adjustable, and when turned forward the big balloon a ts as a sail, oars proving quite unnecessary. The combination boat will, doubtless, prove of the greatest service in saving people far out at sea. In a recent test made it was shown that even with the boat fill.vl with water to the gunwales the lifting power of tlie balloon pre- vented the craft from either sinking < r upsetting.

HOW OFTEN DO WE HEAR. How often do we hear people say:—"Yes. The fever has left him. He is five from any immediate danger. But he is so weak. If only he could ;egainstrength This debilitating effect of fevers and other diseases is indeed a great source of anxiety to me deal men as well as to their patients; and anything which would t.nd directly to shorten the period between the departure of the fever and the complete recovery of s-trength would he naturally welcomed by both doctors and patients. 1,,[,; is one of the reasons why Gvvilym Evans' Quinine Bitters is so popular, why doctors prescribe it so largely, why chemists sell it so generally, why patients have recourse to it so readily, and why everybody has a good word to say for it. Not only d Jes it attack t Ie disease in it- stronghold, not only does it drive the evil from the 8y-t«m, but it gives back directly the s'rength of which the system has been deprived by ilineas it infuses new life into tho blood, and the recovery of health and strength, inst ad of being, as it otherwise would be discouraginply slow| intermittent, and uncertain, becomes, when this excellent medicine is resorted to, encouragingly ra.PId, regular, and certain o e. It is sold in Bottles at 2s. 9d. and 4t. 6d. each.

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. BY A PRACTICAL FARMER. A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY. There is not the same difficulty for farmert to combine in the purchase of goods as there i» in the sale of the produce. There are many use- ful societies which work effectively, make a good profit, and insure the farmer from the risk of adulteration. Tne western counties especially j have found the value of them There is the Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales Farmers' Supply Association, which has just held its annual meeting, and from the report we find that trade during the past year has greatly increased, shewing net sales of jS52,924 14s. 9d. This is the largest turnover in any one year of the association's existence, and represents an increase of business compared with the previous year of nearly jEll,000 The gross profits amounted to £ 1,728 and of-his £721 16s. 4d. was devoted to the payment of a bonus of 6d. in the pound on the purchases of members and of the usual 5 per cent. interest on capital. During the year the association has acquired a mill at Whitchurch, which is to be used in con- nection with the business of the association. The working expanses only amount to 3 Per cent., and with a capital of only £3.000, the association has a turnover of £ 33,000. Conducted as this society is, it must prove of immense benefit to those who wish to buy cheaply an,, k ensure goods of first-class quality being supplied. CLEANING UP PASTURE. When the growing season is over it is very necessary, in order to sweeten the pastures, that they should be well eaten up. Every yt:ar this should be done; the cattle will then readily eat what earlier in the season they reject. If this is not carried out effectually the young grass in the spring will grow through the old herbHge and the pasture will graze badly all summer, and although there may be plenty of keep, the stock will not relish it, and will not thrive well upon it. If the same neglect is con- tinued year after year the herbage will become coarser and coarser, and be permanently dete- riorated. A small dressing of salt will often assist in making the herbage palatable, so that a thorough charge can be made. We colisidt,r arable land to he worthy cf attention, but, un- fortunately, we give little heed to the grass land, which produces meat, dairy articles. and livestock, all of which command better prices than the corn, &c., grown on the former. BHEEDS TO KEEP. It is sometimes considered singular that one district is so much given over to breeding, another to feeding, to dairying or to rearing. That this is a fact gives the impression that there must be some cause for this peculiarity, and so there undoubtedly is. The soil certainly exercises a great influence. There are. of course, excep- tions, but generally light soils, where these are derived from the limestone strata, as the chalk oolite, &c., are the most suitable for breeding. Sandy or gravelly land is also healthy, but the natural food, probably from the insufficIency of lime, is less suitable for younj; stock, and care must be exercised to keep up the fertility by a sufficient addition of such elements as deficient. Strong land, though erowing under good management the best of food, is not, even when thoroughly drained, suitable for a breeding farm. It is, as a writer remarks, "the nature o* the soil as to texture and the presence or absence of lime and phosphoric acid, rather than cliir,a^°» that determines suitability or otherwise or breeding." Climate is also an important element, but a suitable breed can be found for the differences that exist in the British Isles- It is always wise to adopt the breed or class of sheep or cattle that p-evails in a particular district, as these have been acclimatised. and there is a smaller amount of risk than when a new breed is imported. Introducing a new breed makes it probable that the farmer will buy his experience rather dearly. 1 THE SOIL "PAN." In a work published about a hundred years ago, entitled "Hints to Gentlemen Farmers the l author, a person of the name of Kent, said that on all light soils it was essential to preserve at a depth of six or eight inches below the surface what is termed, in the language of farmers, a "pan"; which is an unbroken bottom at such a depth, in consequence of which he remarked that it is supposed that manure may be kept longer in the top part. and that in such seasons as are dry the less depth of the T'an the less liable the grain will be to burn, especially when it consiat. of eartli and not rock, as the roots of the grain will, lie supposed, find more moist-me by striking against a body of compact earth than in a greater depth of hollow earth, former obviously preserves more moisture. |ie says, in such dry seasons. Ttiat reasoning 1,as been proved to t.e a fallacy. There was then a prejudice ag inst deep cultivation, but that has also disappeared, and instead of shall')w ploughing being seen in the best rarllled districts it is most conspicuous where the. farming is the w rst, and results not from prejudice but from carelessness. The principles which three or fotir generations ago were held dear we now repudial a entirely. We seek to get rid of the "P II, because it severs the connection between soil and the subsoil. We are perfectly convin(j, tint to depend upon the upper stratum alone t°r sufficient moisture in a drj' season would P £ oV,6 futile. We have verified the fact that a loose and not hard condition of the undernea soil assists and maintains a flow of water y capillary power from a great depth when 11 needed from the abundant evaporation on # surface. The old system was one of stagnat|°n. the new one, a complete plan of circulat1^ Even if the ploughing is not performed d«eP >» it is a recognised principle now that fine»es should be aimed at in the subsoil and anj*' like crustiness avoided. Therein is the d>ffe'T" between the old and the new systems of cultlVa" tion. To a certain extent, the removal oi, surplus water by a complete system of under- ground drainage, which has now been "O thoroughly adopted, has helped us to arr<v0 the conclusion which we have attained to. Kn°w" ing, then, the value of a good depth of soil, ^e cannot do otherwise than admit that it nee s at least an occasional preparation, so tba^ 1 may be kept in proper condition, for connec- tion between the soil and the subsoil to 00 maintained. Thus, although we may be satls- fied with a comparatively shallow ploughing for grain, that needs a firm seed-bed, we still wo deeper for roots and some other crops oi the course. NEGLECT OF BEANS. At the present time there is only one acre beans grown to every twelve acres of °a although the former give a better return 13 acreage value. The old system of strong-Ian. cultivation will shew how great a change tbeie has been in the proportion. It was then ^bea or oats, beans, wheat fallow, so that on thli kind of land beans occupied one-fourth of the area of arable land, and although there w'aS n<? strict order of rotation for peas on light 'an' they also undoubtedly occupied a more imp"rt.aI1_> position than they do now. There is an pression that beans are risky and uncertain in yield, and encourage the growth of weeds. the average yield as estimated by the oflBcia'8 of the Board of Agriculture does not justify first as a reason for not growing them, and tne latter, if a difficulty, is not, with our present means of cultivation, sufficient to cause such a complete neglect in the growth of them. Then the straw. Is that inferior? Well, bean straw contains 10 2 per cent. of albuminoids, and oat straw only 3 5 per cent. Therefore for flesh- forming the straw of the former crop is superIor, but in heat-giving it is Lot quite equal to oats. There is also the question of fertility, and thIS is a point in which the leguminous crops afe particularly beneficial. They not only obtain nitrogen—the most valuable of all ingredients- for their own use, but leave a store in the lana for the succeeding crops. Thus it follows that they only require the application for their ow". use in quantity of the less costly items 9* phosphate and potash. They are, indeed, as it has been often stated, nitrogen gatherers, while the cereals are nitrogen consumers. Therefore, on the ground of economy in manuring, _4td as a medium by which the cost of growing the several crops of the rotation can be reduced a very necessary condition in these days of low prices—there seems every reason not only to justify but to encourage a more direct participa" tion of beans in the rotations of the present time. QUALITY IN STOCK. In regard to live stock, Culley, the well- known agricultural writer, made a remark a long time ago which very correctly gives the opinion prevailing now. This is somewhat remarkable, considering that the ideas respect- ing live stock have so greatly changed. He said: "In all animals, of whatever kind, those which have the smallest, cleanest, finest bones are in general the best proportioned, and covered with the best and finest grained meat. 1 believe," he adds, "they are the hardiest, healthiest, and most inclinable to feed, able to bear the most fatigue while living, and worth the most per pound when dead." This is the class of animal, whether it be of cattle or sheep, which it is now recognised as the best to keep, paying the most profit and being the moat readily sold. Coarse animals will not answer any useful purpose now.

THE ROYAL JUBILEE METAL EXCHANGE (INCORPORATED). There was a fair average attendance on 'Change oil Tuesday afternoon, but complaints were still rIfe that business was slow in almost every de- payment. There were present Mes-rs. Roger ^«ck (Gowerton), R. W. Toltree (Dowlais Co ), Clement (Beaufort), W. Davis (Ebbw Vale ^o.), H. V. Witts (J. Watson and Co.), J. May- bery (Llanelly), C. Wright (Gowerton), W. H. Edwards (Morrison), T. W. Jones, F. L. Card y*riton Fi rry), J. Corfit 11 (Dillwyn and Co.), W. Bright (Fa rwood), Neil McNeil (J. Watson and Co.), E. Ball, W. H. Francis, J. Bangham (Bar- lOW Co.), T. Herschell Jones, F. Yat;.s (Neath), R. Hardy, E. LI. Daniel (Cwmfelin), J. Probert t Talbot), Ivor Morris, George Smith (Clyne), D. E. Eowards, Griffith Ti.omas (Court Herbert), David Lew.s (Gorseinon), G. H. Stiick (Amman iron Works), F. S. Bi-hop (William-, Foster and )> J. H. Thomas (Llanelly), E. Fore ter, Th >s. Elford, C. L. Bath, F. K. Clegg, E. P. Jones, R. y • Evans, S. William- (Pontardulais), D. Russell (Clyiiach), A. T. O'Sullivan, James Morrison (Cardiff), E. Roberts, D. Evans (Morriston), Bertie Morris, W. Lea i, W. Griffiths (Ynismudw), W. Buekland (Morr.st.^n), E. S arbuck Williams, J. H. Strick (Curdonnel Co.), Thos. Davies (Cam- b ia.), — Bevan (Gorseinon), T. Simm, F. W. "Mortimer (Midland Ra lway), L. E. Tiickey (G.W.R.), c. E and H. M. Peel, R. Rosser (Cdfriw), D. Richards (P intyffynon), C. G. ^gKS, T. Gwynne (Briton Ferry), Evan Davies (Port Talbot;, T. Lowndes S mms, Arthur ihomas, C. E. Suttou (T. Sutton and Sons, Neath), &c. i t e pig-iron market seemed to have opened firmer, which is attributed to the constant de- crease in the stocks all round, but particularly in Cleve'and and Cumberland. It will be observed t!lat this has taken place with the decrea-ed con- sumption for finished iron and sieel, and it will be inferred that witti fall work in every branch ot trade, a further reduction will have taken place ani this will be so wlien the trade dis- turbance that now exi-ts will have been settled. The demand for finished iron and steel is not so brisk lor the moment, and this is evidently to be aseribtd to the suspension of work and not to any b^ek of orders which are being diverted to other countries where deliveries can be made promptly and without delay or lo s. The ship. ments of tinplates keep up fairly well, and during the pa-t we k the quantity of plates shipped is in excess of the receipts fr^m tl^e works, so that t!;e slocks are further diminished, and are now far beiow anything that has occurred gi; ce 1891; still in the face of this redue ioa the prices buyers are offering for plates tins week are lower "Ian th. se of last week, and a further stoppage work. is like.y to take place, a-* maker. cannot possibly p oduce plates at thv.se rates without curraig a serious loss. Tnere has been a sna p 111 the price of lead. Block tin remains lIn^r' the price showing an advance upon last Tt ^Pe^er has also slightly remove ed itself. 'e coal trade appears to be rather weak, with I-ss doing. buyers .Ulasgow warrants, 45s, 44$lid, cash .MllJi,K8HR0'-No. 3. 428 l}d to lis lOJd, prompt; '■1 "U"il,ers j„ proportion. O I — Warrants, 47s 7Jd, for mixed numbers, .Wland, according MI brand. W B "K*1 hematite.—48s 3d. VIP ? £ 5 to £ o 7s (Ki. Augles, 4c., al usual Su18' -°-t- woiks. 'KT'IRON.—5s 0d to £ 6 10s Od. f.o.l al works. .■ ^*ILS—lieavy sections, iii 7s 6d to £ t tOs •• *6 7s 6d to Jio 10i Od, I'.o.t. sleepers, tioii e"a""els, Ac., according to section and speeiiicu- .'3T kf3 ii EIT »n«ifKL 8»EhTS.- ±6 5s 0.1 to £6 10s Od, with Hit Bi«tra8 for t|ie ijjgiier ^au^es. STKKL.- Tin-plate bars, £ 4 0s Od. 'LlN"'>LATK BAHS.—Hest, *4 2s (id. A Tlffv llie district oasli, less 2 j percent. ike q takers' quotations tor Bessemer steel yg 'i'l lo 9s (id Siemens' (coke finishi, 1 i'° 9d terne8, per double box *8 l>y 12s id 3u> '8. Od to 18s yd best charcoal, i2s Od to 's i>6 *Ct'ordi"g to finish of brand washers, tid to \ll i lt!ss 'ban primes. Odd sizes usual extras, •ami e,!lvere<l in frince of Wales Uock, SlYHiiseu The s 3 a,ul 1 percent-. tolliw "sea Harbour Trustees have furnished the Hi-official return of tin-plates received fr<) II UIC Willie > 8> 8 upped,ami in stock :— Weekending Last week. Correspmidinj; Sept. 4, 1*97. week last jeur. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. h •" •• •• 33.263 4,,745 111 am 1. •• 5M35 t>7,8Si 28,0^3 Vauu ■■ 79-^6 •• 86 l-o,,6iS n —t-'hili bars, £ 49 3s 9d to £ 49 Is 3d. ,p"CK 'l'tll, .t:61 12s 6d to £62 as 9d. 'Cl,I6a 3d, plir taiiiginju received on Inge 7s ad Hpanish, £ 14 5s Od. •NAH T" COAI.. Best big vein, selected foi purposes, lis Od to Us od second ipialitv, s 6d to i0s od; ordinary large, according to ill u,ul selection. 9s 6d to 10s ed; small rubbly Per ton, 8s 6d to 9= 01. All delivered f.o.t-. ansea. cash 3.) days, less 2* per cent. (JOALS.—Large, 9s (id to 10^ Od second l"a ity (i08;j e"| |() 9s 0tl bunkers, according to juahty, 7S qj (o gi(. 8IIiai], 8 6 I to 6s Od per ton. e.ivered f.„.b. Swansea.cash 30 days, less 2 £ per cent. BITUMIMOUSOOALS.—Large(No.aiilion<lda), 10s Od to 118 'a; tliio', vS 0(| to 9s Id small, 7s 0d to 7s 61; 7tr«V»o. 2 fcimuddaj, «s 6' to Us 6,1 thro' coals, i to S. 9>l small, 5s od to 6s Od per ton, de- reu l.o.b. Swansea, ensh HO days, less 25 per cent. ,.KK-—Best foundry, los to 21s 0d furnace, 13s Od •> ,^|,tP8r t0"' f-°-b- «wttjsea< Castj a0 days, less HoNff1 FuEl- 99 9,1 t0 108 0d- Kubio 1 KB8-at"a(perlNuylor, Benson and Co.) 13s 6>l PIT Per '• ex-ship cash, 3o days, •ao ^°10"16g 0d to 16s 6d ;>er ton, into rucks, Dot, ^»'>h ^0 iuys_

COMMERCIAL FAILURES. f Accotilinj to Stubbs' Weekly Gazette, the number u ..j ^ea 'Oglaud and Wales gazetted during the week r w was 114- ,he nur,a,,er iu tIle corre»pond- n8» of last ye,XT was 123, showing a decrease of 9. tradps .Ures Were distributed amonyst the following aaes, unj f0T comparison we give the number in each 11 tne corresponding weeks of 1890 and 1895. n :iJ 1^47. 1896. 1895. But.ders. Building, Materials 9 8 14 Cnennsts a"d Drysalters 2 11 China, (iiass, kurthenware 2 — — Lontectn nery. Toys, Fancy Goods 2 3 4 Coin, oals, Minerals .5 9 3 Drapery, Clothing Textures lo 18 It Farmers in e g Furniture, Upholstery .464 tlorses. Vehicles 3 3 Jeweliery, Watches 4 R Leather 3 7 3 Metals 9 3 3 Paper, Printing, &c. 4 3 Provisions j 29 21 28 Wines, Spirits, Beer, Tobaccos 8 9 10 Miscellaneous 11 18 28 114 123 HC The number of bills of sale in England and Wales registered at the Queen's Bench for the week ending Sept. 4, was 132. The number in the correspond 11- week of last year was 126. The totals for the portion of the year to Sept. 4, are bills ot sale registered for England and Wales, 4935, a decrease of 469. the re- ceiving orders gazetted number 2777, a decrease of 131, and the registered deeds of arrangement t328, a de- crease of f6.

SWANSEA PUBLIC LIBRARY. MORUISTON BRANCH LIBRARY. The monthly m'eting of the Swansea Public Library was held on Tuesday evening at the Free Library. Mr. H. A. Chapman presided, and there were present the Mayor (Howel Watkins, Esq.); Councillors James Jones, Griffith Davies (St. John's), Griffith Davies (Brynmelin), J. Skidmore, K. G. Prothe:oe, and Roger Thomas Messrs. John Le is, J. W. Lloyd, RhysEdwards: T. Roberts, John Williams (Brynmill) J. Wignall, H. H. Hosford, David Harris, and S. E. Thompson (Librarian). BRANCH LIBRARIES. — THE MORRISTON GRANT INCREASED. The reports from the branch libraries showed a sati factory stat" of things, and it was decided c? eXiienf^La ,?rt^er annum on newspapers, &c for the Morriston branch. q^stjon of supplying-a better class of literature at the branches, Mr. James Jones thought the 1 terature supplied should be specially adapted according to the particular tastes shown m any particular branch. Mr. David Harris siid that if they improved the literature, the interest taken in the branch would be o much wider. Major Lewis explained that the extra grant to Morriston was made in the h .pe that the Vi iting Committee would pay better attention to the branch in future. Mr. John Wil iams asked what the annual contribution to the Morri-ton branch was. The Clerk i-aid it was S72 10s. Mr. Williams thought the expenditure at the branch libraries should be seriou-ly watched in view of what had been taiJ regarding them. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND OPEN SHELVES. Mr. H. A. Chapman and Mr. S. E. Thompson, who visited the Inte. national Congress of Librarians as the Swansea representatives, presented reports. Mr. Chapman said there was an attendance of over 500, including, besides 80 from the United State. representat ves from most of the English Colonies. Suuth Africa, Japan, Asia, India, Australia, &c., were repre- sented. Most of the representative-, addressed the conference in English, a fac; which he (the chairman) thought showed that the la guage was bt coming the dominating language o the world. Mr. 'J hompson gave an itttfresting summary of the pro eedn g-, both gentlemen being thanked for their remarks. Ti.e question of opening the library she'ves to the public in order that they may see what books were in the library, arose out of the reports. Mr. David Harris produced a cutting referring to thefts from libraries where such a custom was in vogue. T;.e Chairman siid that in the discussion at London it was pointed out that the working men were not the thieves, but th^ middle classes and it was not so much a matter of thieving as of lazine-s and neglect to return t. e books borrowed. The matter then dropped. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. Reference Library, number of vols. consulted, 10.334; Lending Library, number of vols, issued, 4,827. list of Presentations :—By the Trustees of the British Museum, Natural History Depart- ment Catalogue of Walwitche's African plants, v 1 1896; catalogue of fossil cephalopoda, pt, 3, 1897 catalogue of tertiary mollu ca, pt. 1,1897 guide to invertebrates and plants, fossil reptiles and fishes and fossil mammals and birds in the British Museum, 3 v., 1896-7. By the University of Wales, Newport, Mon. Calendar for 1896-7. By the author, Daniel F. Sugrua, Swansea Inland navigation a lecture, 6 copie-, 1897. By the author, John J. E. Astle, Merthyr The progrpss of Merthyr Tydfil, 1897. By Le Swan- sea Devonian Society Devonshire, historical and pictorial, 1897. By the R yal Colonial Institute Proceedings, v. 28, 1896-7. ToLsl presentations, 8 vol<. and 10 nos. and parts. The meeting then terminated.

WELSH TWENTY CLUB. THE LAST DISTRICT SHOOT. The appended list shows the result of the third and final district shoot of the Welsh Twenty Club, which should—according to rules—have been finis' e f on August 21. The highest scares ma, le in the three shoots were two by Serg ant W. T. Davies (G.M.), Llaneliy, and one by Staff-sergt. Howell, London. 200 5CO 600 Yds. Yds Yds. T'l. Staff-sergt. Howell, London 33 34 34 101 Private F. Jones, Wrexham 31 33 35 99 Arm.-sergt. D. Jones, Newport 32 32 33 97 Staff-sergt J. Lane, BrMgend. 34 30 32 96 Private H. Llewellyn, London 31 35 SO 96 Private W. Davies, Bridyend 31 32 31 94 Sergt. J. T. Williams, Swansea, 31 33 30 94 Lance corporal Howell, M rgam 29 33 31 93 Lieut. F. B. Williams, London. 29 33 31 93 Private D. L. Jones, Bridgend. 32 33 28 93 St-rgt. Davies (G.M.), Llanelly. 26 33 33 92 Sergt. Bailey, Hawarden 32 28 32 92 Private Hutchins, Bristol. 31 32 29 92 Private T. Williams, Llanelly 28 30 33 91 Lauce-corpl. T. Lewi-, Bri igend 29 29 32 90 Colour-sergt. P.iscoe, Llanelly. 29 31 30 90 Private T. Hopkins, Bridgend. 32 31 27 90 Private John Davi s, Llanelly. 28 30 30 88 Lanc.-corpl. Thomas, Liverpool 31 27 30 88 Private Garland, Newport 31 27 30 88 M-ijor Sparrow, Wrexham 27 33 27 87 Colour-sergt. H. Jone-, Bridgend 25 30 31 86 Private B tiley, Wrexham 29 28 27 84 Private Bellis, Liverpool 28 28 27 84 Private F. Williams. Liverpool 28 31 25 84 Private T. Lewis, Swansea 25 28 30 83 P, ivate Pruudfoot, Liverpool 28 25 30 83 P,ivate David Davie:, Llanelly 27 28 28 83 Sergt. Jeremiah, Dowlais 30 26 27 83 Sergt. Milner, Monmouth 33 23 27 83 Private E. Morgan, Live pool 29 29 25 83 Col.-sergt. J. Ball, Merthyr Vale 28 27 26 82 Col-sergt. Wilkinson, Liverpool 32 26 24 82 Lieutenant Thomas, Hirwain 30 27 24 81 Private Parkins, Neath 28 30 23 81 Colour-sergt. Davies, Caergwrle 27 25 28 80 Li-ut. J. L. Lloyd, L'vei'pool. 27 30 23 80 .NIne scores under 80 were received. The aggregates will be publishe I in a few days. It may be stated, however, that the jewels hive been won by the following: Gold, Sergeant W. T. Divies, L'anellv, 291; s lver, Staff-sergeant Howell, London, 289; bronze, Private F. Jones, Wrexham, 284.

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OUR TRADE IN THE WORLD. Mr. William S. H. Gastrell, Commercial Attache to Her Majesty's Embassy at Berlin, has just published an important work on Our Trade in t he World." It is a work that ought to receive the most serious consideration of every merchant interested in the future of our trade. Other writers have dealt with the subject of British trade and foreign competition, hut exception has been taken to their statements that Great Britain is being puperseded as a manufacturing nation bv foreign nations, on the ground that they were not verified with statistics. The same exception cannot, be taken to Mr. Gastrell's bo ik He has collected all statistics available, and by comparing these together it can be easily seen that the alarm raised by previous writers was not at all exaggerated. T' ese statistics do not show fat British tride is falling off abroad. On the contrary, our trade i- extending. But what Mr. Gastrell's figures prove is, that the advancement and expansion of fureign is far greater than that of British tr ide. Thus, during the last 25 years, the amount of iron produoed in Great Britain has increased about 34 per cen! but the increase in the amount pro lu:wd in Germany has been 316 per cent., ami in America 467 per cent. Similar re-ults are shown in the metal trade, as, indeed, it is in most of the great staple industries. In 25 classes of goods imported into India, German trade has increased io the whole 25, while Great Britain has fallen off considerably in 14 of these classes. A similar decrease has takenplar-ein British trade with China, Turkey, South America, and Egypt. The cause of this decrease is accounted for by the Conservatism of English manufac- turers. They do not, like their rivals, adapt themselves to the needs of their ells' omcrs, and they decline to depart from established methods. That the supremacy of this country m the mercantile world has, oWlllg to this lack of adaptability, been perceptibly damaged is amply proved in the report sent by our Colonial Governors in reply to Mr. Chamberlain s circular.

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trade in land, allotments at reasonable rents for the agricultural labourers- all these measures he hoped" to see carried in the coming Parliament. E Juration also mu-t. of course, be made free, and if the people of England should desire a State Church to be abolished, their decision would com- mand obedience. He, for one. while yieldii g to no m-Mi in his rf-Ptct for the clergy as a body, did not believe that the cause of true religion would or could suffer by the establishment of denominational equality. Over the Irish question he passed lightly: per- ha s he knew that the Heckingley electors took no very profound interest in it. He observed, how- ever. that it was one of extreme intricacy, and he vould ask his audience to say whether it was not more likely to be brought to a satisfactory solution by the great statesman who had already conferred such immense benefits upon the sister island than by those whose unvarying opposition was largely re-pousible for a condition of affairs which impeded all useful domestic legislation. He concluded by bestowing a. benevolent blessing upon WTifrid, "the nephew of my old friend Sir John Ei!e<. whose services to his country and our party will be fresh in the memory of you all." It was impossible to r»fuse applause to a millionaire who asked nothing better than to be additionally taxed, and whose heart so evidently beat in unison with that of his humbler fellow-subjects. But Mr. Lethbridge, who, notwithstanding his Conservative principles, was present on the occasion, had no plaudits to bestow upon the speaker. The oleaginous old humbug," he whispered to Wilfrid, hasn't even the merit of being amusing. Now, Virginia, say what you will of her, is amusing." She is sincere," Wilfrid answered. Exactly so that's the funny part of it. What after all could be more amusing than that Virginia. should be a sincere Radical? As for that elderly windbag, we could buy him with a peerage to-morrow if he WHe worth the price." That was doubtless an outrageous calumny still, Wilfrid, while ready to give Sir Samuel credit for being an able, and possibly honest, politician, could not for the life of him understand why the man should be considered socially attractive, and both Lady Virginia and Lady Laura. appeared to find him so. The latter, after sitting in a corner with him during an entire evening, was subsequently re- quested, rot without a touch of asperity, to explain her conduct. What in the world do you see in him—you who are bored by almost everybody?" Wilfrid asked. He is old and fat and vulgar; I am not sure that he isn't impertinent into the bargain—or inclined to be." He is all that," Lady Laura placidly agreed; "but there is this to be said for him, that he isn't his daughter. If I hadn't monopolised him—he loves to be monopolised in that way—the daughter would very likely have been thrown upon my hands." Miss Bland is a plain-headed young woman," remarked Wilfrid, glancing across the room at the sofa upon which the lady in question, who certainly corresponded to that description, was sitting bolt upright but I should have said that she was quite ha.rmless. "Well, no; I don't call her harmless. It isn't her fault that she has little beady eyes and a red nose perhaps it isn't altogether her fault that she has such an exasperating giggle when she talks but she represents such disagreeable things that one cin't bring an unprejudiced judgment to bear upon her." "How do you mean?" Hasn't Virginia told you that she is destined to be our sister-in-law? I thought you were in all Virginia's secrets." "Xo, indeed!" exclaimed Wilfrid, much sur- prised. Is it possible that Lord Southfield oan be engnged to be married to—to A° that frght, were you going to say? There's nothing impossible in his being engaged to Miss Blard; but it isu't actually the case yet. As Virginia hasn't taken you into her confidence, per- haps you won't tell her that I mentioned the sub- ject but she has quite made- up her mind about it. Southfield, I believe, really must marry some rich woman, and, after a11-" Lady Laura shurgged her beautiful, bare shoulders and made a grimace. it?"^3^ Lord Southfield made up his mind about it 1" L^'n^ n°t! but he will end by doing as lie is to:d. Everybody ends by obeying Virginia's orders. Lven I moi qui vous parle—can't resi.t her; though I have always had the reputation of being exceptionally obstinate." I sincerely hope that you will prove worthy of you. reputation if you are ever ordered to espouse a Illd", Miss Bland," said Wilfrid. I ri.anka But t d..n't expect I shall. I told you the other day, you may remember, that I might staitle and horrify my friends some fine morning." 1 didn't understand that you thought of startl- ing us in that way." You took it for granted that I alluded to the opposite way? No; I must leave that to you. I sn >uldn t have the gumption, even if I were otfen d the opportunity, which won't be offered to nl". The wi.t. p>.an iii not to =re "trnw "nat miy Lapp-n; and really, now that I come to think of it. I don't particularly care." A bre.ik in her voice belied hnr words, and Wi'frid, looking up. received a sudden shock at lht discovery that her eyes weni swimming in tears. L"dy Laura, he exclaimed, upon the impulse of the^ moment. I wish you wouldn't mind telling me whit is the matter." 1 he effect of this appeal was to make her burst, out laughing. I c.w do that without the least difficulty." she r. p. ied. "The matter is simply that Southfieid anil I aren't r.eh enough to please ourstdves. Consequently, I suppose we shall h,n-e to p.ease orher people. It will be all the same a hundred ye:irs lerce, if not sooner." She moved away. leaving her interlocutor pensive and puzzled. Upon the whole he was disposed to revert to his original theory, which had be"n temporarily disturbed, and to assume that Lady Liura had lost her henrt to some hopeless dttri nifnt d and that led him once more to the question of whether she might not 1e.¡rJl to regard him, as he already almost regarded her. in the light of a veiy tolerable second best. Since she was bound to marry, and since he clearly foresaw that he must sooner or later do the same, would not tie r» isons which they had for mutual sympathy ui d forbearance form a. fair enough bisis for matri- monial eontentrncnt? A firmer basis, at anv rale th-.n if one of th?m, by ill luck, had chancc i to be &rm)uredcf the other? But the question, unlike that of his poli- tical creed, did not press for an immediate answer. He laid it rside, in order to rub is hands metaphorically over the prospect of ^•cting p or Lord Southfield lead snub-nosed !>itle Miss bland to the altar. Lord Southfield, to b; sure, was not the man to allow his menus plaisirs to be interfered with by such an incidental, change in h's condition but then Nora Power was as.-uretlTv not, he g: r; to let a married man make love to her Miss HI md, therefore, might be wished even success in her pra-umable ambition to wear V. Countess's coronet. An invit.tion t# a shooting lodge in the High- lands. which arrived by the next morning's p^st, sinned to nfnd to have cune just in the n'i k of time. He asked Lady Viiginia whether she oiought he might taks a holiday, ai.d she replnd, arter consideration, that she saw no reason why he s-houldn t. J -Of course you will come back to us when -the real c.inp-ogn opens, but for the present I d.resav the electors have seen enough of yo i. Did you say t h" t it was to Aberdeenshire tint you were goiny': It is hist po>-ib e that you may come across mv brother there. If you do, turn him out of tlA country; kick h.m out. I want him most par- ticul trly to stay with us now, and to-day he writes to say he c.n't manage it. Her ladyship seemed to be a good deal put out, and Wilfrid waited explanations, but all she addod WaS Vou may tell him from me that if he won't come when he is wiled he will be sorry for it." You will always, find me ready to come when I am call 3d." Wilfrid remarked. She laughed. Ah—I wonder! But nobody is calling you just now, so you may run away and play." (To be continued;. now, so you may run away and play." (To be continued;.