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[SPECIAL REPORT FROM OUR CITY…
[SPECIAL REPORT FROM OUR CITY CORRESPONDENT. ] LONDON, THURSDAY Evening. The directors of the Bank of England, at their usual weekly meeting, to-day, decided to make no alteration in th Bank minimum rate of discount. An amount of £ 20.0J9 ia .sovereigns was to-daj- with- dr .WQ from the Bank of England for South Ameriea. I The English Fundi have been steady, and at the finish tb. Three per Cents were at 91 to 94 for money, and at 'J4 to y44 'or the account. The new and reduced Three p(-e Cents tiuished at 93 to 9^. The India Five per Cents have be!n iiold at 108g to 1C;| ditto Four per Cent?, 103$; and Metropolitan Board of Works per cant. stock, 99 to glit. There has beAu little if any business doing in the Foreign market, but values have been fairly supported. following W33 the business don? :— per cent Argentine, 181:i. 941 41 per cent ditto, 1 £ 30, 92i 5 per cent ditto, 1855, iS75 Scrip, 97 7 per cent Chilian, 1866, l(.'o; 7 per cent Egyptian, 15>>3, S4, 7 per cent ditto, 1S7-3, 77^, + 6 per cent J?- iich N ational Defence. 101 o per cent Hungarian, 1*73, 7 1, £ ditto, lb73, Treasury, 94; ditto, 1874, 92,, 2 8 per cert Japan. 101j, 2i; Mexican, 17J, § ti er Cent. Peruvian, 1670, 70.4, 5 per Cent. Do., 1872, õ31, A 3 per Cert. Portuguese, 1853-1867, 501 I- 5 per Cent. Russian, 1862, t sterling, 101; Do., Do., ls :2, 103-j, 2^ 5 j)-r ( ent. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, 4:100, 10; o per Cent. Russian, 1870, llBi; Do., Do., 1871, 1011;, lJu., Do., 1872, 101], 1; Do., Do., 1873, 102, J per Cent. Spanish, 1867-9-70-72, 2, 6 per cent Turkish, li62, 74 -j 5 per cent, do, General Debt, 43j, 5 6 per cent; do, 1865, 72, J. 2 6 per cent do, 1869, o4^f 6 per cent dl), lb71, 65 9 per cent du, Treasury C, 3:! 9 ntr cent do, do B and C, 85 6 per ceiit do, do 1873, 52^ g 6 per cent Uruguay, Cunsoli- dated, 1S71, 5I|. A o per cent Austrian Silver hentes, ex 10 florias Gig 4b per cent Belgian, ex 25 francs, 104i The rrarkrt for English railways have been buoyant, and although transactions have not been particulary Jisavy in amount prites are very firm, at the advances indicated in the f ollowing quotations, as und,r Bristol and Exeter, 113 to 115 Caledonian, 105;f to 105-1 Cornwall, 4 £ 5k fiast London, 8 to 9 fur- Mf->. 135 to 138 Glasgow and South A'estero, 100 to 10L'; Great Eastern, 48^ to 48if; Great North of Scotland, 71 to 73 GreaS Nutthern, 138 to 139; ditto (A receives ro dividend until 6 per cent has been paid to B), 1S: i to 1611; ditto B. Deferred, 1&72, Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 107 to 109 Great Western Consolidated Ordinary," 111i to llli Lanca- ire and Yorkshire. 1;)9 to 140; London, Brighton, Bed South Coast, 102j to 102i London, Chatham, and Dover Arbitration, 26g to 26g ditto, 4i per cent Arbitration Preferred, 88^ to 89 London and North tern, 146f to 1463 > London 1 and South Western, llí5g to 117i;; Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 7: to 7Q; Deferred (Deferred receiving no div. until 6 per edit has hem paid Pref.), 50 to 5t Metropo- litan, lii to 86g Metiopolitan District, 49A to 40; Midland, 141g to 141; Monmouthshire, 117 to 120; ,3 9 North Briti-.li, 80 to 802L North Eastern Consols," 166 to 16t;;t North London, 114 to 116 North Staffordshire, 74 to 77; Rhymney, 62 to 67 Shropshire Union, 1'1\ to 73i South Devon, 57 to 59 South Eastern, 120 to 121 ditto, preferred (Deferred receiving no dividend until 6 per cent has been paid Pre- 1 rred), ll'i to 1l3 St £ ii.r:s, W okingham, and Woking, 21 to 25 Taff Vale, 185 to 190 Waterford and Central Ir-letfu, 13 to 17; Whitby, Redar, and Middlesboro' t nion. 37 to 40. Bank. Telegraph, and Mining shares have been very (I uet, and the following was the course of business from tua comiuencement to the finish ;—City, 1441 London and County. 63, | London and Westminster, 78, n; London Joint Stock, 52, 3 Union of London, 4G £ 7 Ea pk of Alexandra, 1:)g; Oriental Bank Corporation, 7. 4 foreign Mines:-Don Pedro North Del Rev, 13-16; Flagstaff, 13s 4d Panulcillo Copper, 19-16 Richmond C isolidated, 7, 5-16. Telegraphs Anglo-American Telegraph, 66.1, 5. 41 di to, Lands rights, 2 1-16 Cuba, 8g, 5-16 ditto 10 per ce .t. Preference, 12g; Eastern. Telegraph, 7, S E istem Telegraph Extension, 8 Globe Telegraph and T/ust, 5Æ; West India and Panama Telegraph, 3g; Direct r aited Siates Cable, 121, Western and Brazilian, 16w; estern Union, 7 First mortgage, 106L Thsf following were the closing prices in the under- Jj ;itioned Stocks and Shares Bombay aud Baroda Railway, 113 to 114 Eastern 1> rn.'al Hail way, 113 to 114 East Indian Railway, 116 t< 117 Great Indian Peninsula Railway, 111 to 112j Jtfadra.s Railway, 111A to 1l2; Scinde, Punjaub, and Idhi Railway, III to 112 Grand Trunk Railway of C nad;i, 15 to 15:1; Great VVestern Railway of Canada, U. to 0A Dutch Kheaish Railway, 25 to 26 San Paulo iUvay, 29J to 29.{ South Austrian and Lombardo- V-netian Railway, 271: to 27A Illinois, 91 to 93.
PRICES AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.
PRICES AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) £6,000 was withdrawn from the Bank. The J- uik reserve was 39^ per cent. Consols were 93g t., 94. Foreign Stocks were dull: Spainish, 22! to -1 Turks, 43i Eries, 27:1. Railways ftat Dis- t cc3, :.)9 to 40; Midlands, 141i. Tallow was 44s t-1 sellers on the spot and in June rape oil was 29s 6 Linseed, 25s 6d to 25s 9d.
THACKERAY A ND SA YCE, STOCK…
THACKERAY A ND SA YCE, STOCK AND SHARE BROKE RS 33, WEST BUTE-sT f EET, ClKWi F DAILY STOCK AD SHARE LIST. I? All. WAYS. pajd. Prices .fk Erstcl and Exeter lls, (Jreat Kastem 100 4^ 4d Great Western 100 ,1 London, Chatham, and Dover. j00 26?- 26? Louaua aiid Aorth Uestera 100 ne* 1- 6? „ 11 idland 100 i«i i41f .Moiimoutnsi.ire 100 117 FJi. uii.ey loO tH t5 ">0 verii fi.!iiv.*a.3 aud Canal.. 50 ..20 21 I- jck r-oznerset and Dorset. loi) South JJt von 100 B8J jgi !•« Vale WO 187J l«g £ PIliilKEENTtAL. „ Bristol and 4 per cent. eloo m r8; „ Lrisiol and Exeter 41 1U0 lOiiJ Ui. V\esiein Consoiida'ed 5<<- cc. 100 116 1^7 Moi<ni<jut!hire 5 y; cei.t. 100 113 Hi VI I)itto iew, c(,n,ert,,ble 6 183 -ns pm I:Q,k Hh\nttney 5 p«r cent (,;uaiai:tc?d).. 10 106 108 D,tto 6 Dcr cent, ifctii 100 120 122 lJtto 6 wer c ut. lotil 100 101 ltlt Ditto 6 j:er eei t. 1 1(0 113 117 „ Ditto B ptr cent. 1jj4 1uù.. 9j kd Ditto 5 per c nt. 1W7 luO So7 83 .0 beverr&Wj'a Kail v. & Canal' '4.I i.e. 20.. 18 J.8! Lv Ditto 5 per ctm' 10 9} Hi fc-.ock faouth Devon 5 per ctnt 100 107J IC8J lafi Vale 4i per cent. 100.. 103 105 litto, per .cent. IDC).. 1*4 115 Lv Ditto dit-o New fl 22s 6d—23;6d pm i ock I)Itto No. I 100.. 1661 is7j GXJAHANTEED AND LEASED. 50 Aberdaro co .««» JJ<I 20 Coie/ord Hon., Usk,andPontypooi 20." Tl* 1'5 It Lock Dare Valley lnft 10 Ely Valley •• "g fc'tvck Great Western 5 p. ct. Guaranteed loo n« HAI „ Hereford, Has & Brecon Ordimry 100" in ii „ Diito ditto Prciereiice 100 *• r;, t uck Llantrissnt nnd Tafl Vale ioq Ll> nvi and Ogmore 100 i»S „ Ditto 5 per cei:. first Preference 100 iii 'JO DitUi d tto Second Pie erence. 20.' 221 ioa ItH) Peiiarthllarbour Dock<s Railway loo 101 io9 ;{& Swaiist* Vale 36 45$45a DEBENTURE STOCKS. t >ck Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent 100 100 101 D tto ditto p. r cent 100 105 106 ttreat Western b ditto 100 123 12 Miu and 4 per cent 100 1011 102 ilonnaoutli3hire 1t (LUo 100 1071 1081 Liynvi 5 100 116 U7 South Devon 5 ditto 100 Ii5 J17 xd liomerget and Dorset 5 do. ,No. 1 100 99i lOOi „ MISCELLANEOUS. • "0 Anglo Auatnan l^mk Fl. 120 12 121 xd LO BnstolfcSo;Wales WagonCe.Lim. 4 7 "5 Br.stol Waterworks 25 53 54 fclock Do. Gas 100 189 191 „ Cardifl Gas, A 10 per cent 100 108 200 Do. Do. B 3 per cent 100.. 116 100 5 Do. Do. Shares 7 per cent 95 34J >• 'oek Ditto Waterworks ,qq ig% „ Ditto Ditto I860 -.(jn 151} 10 Ditto Ditto new 5.1 25 Ditto Royal Howl. 26.. 1;, 16 • 0 Cardiff & Swansea Colh@rr, Lim. 6 4 4} j Crown Preserved Coat ri 4 a a Ebbw Vale 99 la 20 9.20 100 Erie, 100 dciin,3hare,4 all 071 27i 100 Glamorganshire Banking Company 100 210 215"x all J to Glamorganshire Bank JTew Snares 10 0' 10 0 Western Colliery) 1T -•0 ditto Kew/ 17 9 0i r1*' {-Toiidu&Ojror.i e Coal & Iron 50 35 M 10 London and Provincial Bank, Lim. 5 ql 4 Iron Ore, Limited »$.. 2 U x-^0 >antyglo&BlainaIron Wrk,(Pre!) I0J 40 4? ,-X) Rational and Provincial Hs.aU 84 86 20 Jtac.Oi.al and Provincial Bank 12 43* 431 '"0 DtUo, new, 1S74 22V nm 10 Newport Abercwn Colliery, Lwd.l 6.' 3 Newport Docfe Newport Gas A J i J; 35 60 70 1)1110 95 4$§Q t 4 10 Newport Waterworks Shares. 10 16 17 10 Do. do. New 3 5 6 10 Portishead Gas 10 101 11 10 Powell's Lantivit Colliery 10.. 2l 3i 10 Provincial Tramways 10 50 Rhondda Merthyr Colliery, Limited 50.. 38 40 25 Ditto ditto "B" 10.. 71 7& 50 Rhymney Iron, Limited 50 34 85 15 Ditto, New 15 10 1(\; 20 Swansea Bank 6 loi IOA6; 25 Ditto Gas 25 34 34* 10 Ditto Shipping Co 6.. 5; 5t 25 South Wales Colliery, Limited 17 14 14t 11) Tharsis Sulphur Copper, Limited 10 2 29 50 Tredegar Iron & C.-al A Lim 9.. sj 9 25 Ditto dit:o ditto B Lin 25 264 27 10 West India and Pa: ami Telegraph 10 =-'1 3 10 Ditto ditto 10 p; r cent Prefe-ei.ee 10 loj 10i 20 West of Kngland and South Wales District Bank 15.. 32J S3i 10 Ystrad Gas & WaterA.Ig 10.. 11 13 ¡, ús:rÍJ.r papr currency. Selleps-Glamorgaii Bank Xew Shares. THACKERAY AND SAYCE, CARDIFF.
SAYCE AND RAKE,
SAYCE AND RAKE, STOCKBROKERS, OFFICES: 7, F1 aHKlc-S'IwEET SWANSEA. Every information afforded 8S to the prospective value and relative working charges of Railway Property, &c. NegociationH effected for the sa!" and purchase of every description of security, at close margins, and at tho usual London scale of brokerage. Quotations advi-ed dnily per Wire, from London, Mancheate Birmingham, and Bristol Stock Exchanges.
----RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOR WEEK ENDING April 18- 1875. ISZ4. Increase. Dec. Pcnibrcke aud Ta.iby 471 4.W.. 31.. Loudon Hi North Western 16S,0^j 161.771 t>,327 — B econ and Merthyr 744 a — 594 Monmouthshire & Canal Company 3,420 4,060 — 639 S mertet and Tiorset 1,13d J,213 — 76 Somerset J-nd Lorset (Bath Extension) 001 — » Great Western • • • • — — 4,925
Juttest Jtokta. -----------
Juttest Jtokta. CORN. BRISTOL CORV M\RKET, TnURSD-iY. There was a fair su:>ply of Enelirh wheat, which so'd -Ilowiy at a decline of Is to 2s p- r qr. Fuieign in limits 1 rcqiles", aiid fully Is cheaper. Gr ndinur barley in iibe a' siipp y, and is cheaptr. Indian coin being sarce commai ds fnU pric s. Oats beil freely, at a decline of 3d to 6d. Beans unaltered. Kain, PF.'ODUCK. LONDON PRODUCE MARKE r, THLKSDAY.—Sugar: No public sa.es, but fair business doinx privately in both raw and refined sorts, at firm prices. Coffee dull, and 28 lower on the wetk. Low midd:ing pjantation 105s i,o IOU-I 6d middling, 107s 6:1 to 109s; good tj boid, HOi to 1153. Tea: Imperial in continua! absence of demand, and sold at lo v rates. Strong Moyenne with- out change. No. 1 Young Hvsonsoid at is 10id. Ping Suey stsady, except Jo. 1 Gnu^owd.r, wh ch wvnt lather cheaper Canton Sceiittd Caper, good qua ity, rta is d lid to Is Id. New make Congo a^ain lower, lljd to is. Indian rathe firmer. Rice inactive. Cotton market remains quiet. Jute unchanged. Tallow about 41s on the spot. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, THURSDAT.—Sugar: A ni, d -rate btis-nezs d iie at previous ra4 ei, and market steady thjreat. CoSev KCIIII g at late prices. Rum steady. Ni rate of soda unchanged, both 01 the sp t and to arrive. Tallow firm, but little done. Lard shows a further tendency t) higher rates. Ho,.in continues que, and lather ea-ier on the week for co ni- mon. American, palm, and otUeT oils unchanged. Petroleum remains dull, but quotations are the sains as on this day week. CATTLE. LONDON CATTLE MARKET, TjiVRSDAY. Li!tte or no business doing. Where salej are made in beast market, they close at 41 per stone below Monday's rate). Foreign lathee firmer towards coe, British sheep the turn lower foreign un- altered. Lritish Jambs slow tale, at (izi to 8s 4d: foreign, 4:1 4d to 5- :11. English milch eows, t22 to 426; foreign, C12 to £ 20 each. Poi k rather down. Beef, 3s Gd to Cs 6d mutton, 4s to 5s lOd veal, 4s 0d to 5s 4u pork, 4s 2,\ to 5s 4d. BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, TUURSDAT.—There wes a large supply < f beef, and prices were eas;er; 80J for best, and 70s to 7;)8 middlings. Sheep were in short suppiy, and prices were un- altered. There was a slight improvement m (he trade for store cattle. 1,400 pigs-were penned, but pric's were high and sale dull. Bacon pigs were 12s 6d and porkers 12a per score. COTTON. MANCHESTER COTTON MAHKET RFPORT, THURSDAY.— Business in our market is again less than average extent. From all quarters the inquiry is slow, aud purchases for comparatively sr.iall lots. Yarns continuerdltticult to move in quantity, and home trade descriptions are practically easier to buy. The de- mand for cloths is inactive. Quotations nominally remain as on Tuesday last. POULTRY. METROPOLITAN POULTRY MARKET, TEitTIRSDAT.-I,arge fowls, 59 t:d to 7s 6d small, Ss fd to 5s; chickens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d goslirgs, 6s to 8s 6d; ducklings, 3s Cd to 6s 6d rabbits Is Cd to 2s td: wild ditto, 9d to Is; and pigeons, Is to Is 9d. CHEESE. CAERPHILLY ClIEES MARKET, THURSDAY. Small market, and only one lot for sale, although there were three or four buyers, but the price offered was refused although it was very high. The lot was taken home. Grasj i. scarce everywhere, which accounts for the scarcity of cheese in the market. BUTTER. CORK BUTTER MARKET, THURSDAY.-Ordinary firsts, 132s; seconds, 131s; thirds, 88s ourths, 75i; fifths, 40s. Mild firsts, 134s second^, 11043; thirds, Obs. Firkins in the market, 931. SeGAR. GLASGOW CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET. THUII- DAY.—Little business doing, aud quotations are much about the same as ) esteruay. IROV. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. THURSDAY. -Myr- ket firm, but no business reported. Closing: buyers, 696 Sellers, 998 cash. METALS. LONDON METAL MARKET, THURSDAY. — Copper: One hundred tons Chili done at P-8 I cash, and 481 15s to arrive ten hundred, at two months pri mnt, at £ 82. Wallaroo nominally £ ^0 10s. Tin unchanged Str., is, on the spot, £ 85, and £ 84 108 August delivery. Australian, £84 109 sellers. Spelter un- changed. Lead firm English, £ 21 I5s Scotch pig iron, 08s 6d to 68s td ca-h. COAL. LONDON COAL MARKET, THURSDAY.—The market for coals were at last pr.ces. East ti artlepool and ees-Lambton, 23s 6d Kelioe-Tunstall, 21s 6d Ha-tings and West Hartley's, 20s fid. ships at market, lis so'd, 10i at sea, 253
LATEST ARRIVALS IN TENARTH…
LATEST ARRIVALS IN TENARTH ROADS. [FROM OUR SHIPPING REPORTER.] CARDIFF, THUESDAY N IGHT. — KILLY, Fisher, 129, light. Lucy. A loss, 24, light. FIDEI.EO, Loddy, 473, ballast. DESCOVICH A., SJavany, 410, light. R. VV". T., Wellington, 40, light, it HUE, S, Raymond, 543, bal'ast. BBXITANY, a, Blainpied, 559, pit wood.
REUTER'S MAIL TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MAIL TELEGRAMS. CBOOKHAVEN, TLu"dfiy.-The Inmall s-eamer City of New York, from New Yoik, passed here at 1.45 this afternoon.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
HOMEWARD BOUND. FOR CABDIFP—PEBB LANCELOT, EDODABD, Nantes, MoiNEAC, Paimbceuf; ALBERT, St Nazaire; ROATH, Caen ADELINE, Bremerhaven.
----. FOREIGN ARRIVALS.
FOREIGN ARRIVALS. Ad*A°B FiTCARtAkr NEWX York ? LKSBEPS, VI™ cINS0M) Haiana NDMA, Nantes. FROM SWANSEA.— PBOGRES, CEBWYN Caen FBOM LLANELLY.—Adolphe, MAKIE Nantes IBOM Nawposr. -MABIE AMELIE, ABDALLA'H, Nantes CARDIFF. -ARRIVALS. PENABTH DOCK ABRIVALS.—April 20 Electric. < "lutterhuck, Bristol, light 88 Nelson, Cockle, Bristol, light, 26 Yeoman's Glory, Sawle, Lynmouth, ballast 57 St Vincent, s. Parker, Bristol, light, 78 PENARTH DOCK ARRIVALS.-April 21. Salamander, Bate, Padstow, ballast, 84 John, Burnett, Minehead, light, 38 Express, Wilkins, Cardiff, light, 39 Swift, s, Allen, Bristol, light, 63 Cardiff Castle, d, Clutterbuck, Bristol, light, 50 EAST BUTE DOCK A.RIRIVAL.-APril 21. Presnitz, Stewart, Waterford, water ballast, 1067 EAST BUTE DOCK ARRIVALT;. -April 2,2. Providence, Young, Penzance, ballast, 140 Minna, s, Cathcart, Cork, 508, sundries, Downing Alonso, Sahroner, Swansea, ballast, 316 WEST BTJE hOCK ABRIVALS.—April 21. S,oLloyd' Bristol, general cargo, 61 pj 'p Weston, passengers, 54 C^ FlVn80\v-i8i'- Hanc°ck, Weston, passengers, 14 Mary Ellen, William8> old Canal, light, 29 ■nr W ARRIVALS.- April 22. T> ^IC]°!EY. London. 81, 140 tons manure, order lllxann, Pethemn, Bristol. 30,000 bricks, Nixon & Co Spay, Harris, Sligo, ballast, 80 SOUTH BASL. Â.B!tIV.J.I;.S.A pril 21. Oreshain, s, Mace, London, water Lallast. 109" Arno, s fctepnen.on aterford Water ballasCeOO 1 lorn. Hale, West Dock, light, 45 SOCTH BASIN AKBIVAL.— APRIL 22. Roath, s, Nance, Caen, light,189 GLAMORGAN CANAL ARRIVAL?..—APRIL 21. Mary Ann, Everett, Bristol, pitch, 38 Coity, Gilbert, Q^FYi«tones, 4 Bristol P cket. Duddridge, Bridgwater, bricks, 38 Blucher, Marsh, Bridgwater, general cargo, 31 GLAMORGAN CANAL ABBIVALS.—April 22. Robert, Morgan, Barry, stones, 18 Ellen & Eliza, Watts, Chepstow, bricks, 17 SAILINGS. PENARTH DOCK SAILINGS, April 20.—ELECTRIC, Clut- terbuck, coal, Bristol. EMMA, Dangeriield, coal, Glou- cester. THEOPHILCS, Long, coal, Bristol. ACHILLES, Smart, coal, Bridgwater. PRODEKCE, Wills, light, Cardiff. PENARTH DOCK SAILINGS. April 21.—ST. VINCEKT, S, Parker, coal, Bristol. NELSON, Cockle, coal, Bristol. EAST BeTh: DOCK SAILINGS, April 21.-AILSA, fI, Poss- more. general, Belfast. MARTS FANSY, S. Cbapeau, coal, i,a B.ochelle. MARMION, Corkell, coal, Belfast, ALMA, Evans, coal, Bristol. EAST BUTE DOCK SAILING, April 22.-MINNA, S, Cathcart, general, Cork. BETSEY JAMES, Hitehings, coal, Fowey. WEST BUTE DOCK SAILING, April 21.-DRUID, 8, Llovd, empties, Bristol. WYE, s, Barrow, passengers, Weston. PRINCE CONSOKT, Hancock, passengers,Weston. FLORA, Hovle, 1 ?ht, South Basin. WEST BUTE DOCK SAILINGS, April 22. QUF.EN CF SHEBA, Blake, Penarth, BETSEY, Rees, Villaneuva. JUPITER, Labonet, Nantes. C. CAROLINE, Behan, Croisie. JANE AND CATHERINE. Griffiths, Dublin. GLAMORGAN CANAL SAILINGS, April 21.—MATILDA, White, light, Newport. ENID, s, Martin, general cargo, Bristol. TEMPERANCE, Phillips, light, West Dock. DEVON, s, Jones, general cargo, Bridgwater. VESSELS CLEARED.—April 22. Dieppe, Druid, B, B. 850, Cory Bros Madeira, Emily, B, 220, Burnyeat. Brown & Co Genoa, Francisco Denovaro, Itly, g;0. Burnyeat & Co Martinique. Hugo, G, 365, A. Bocande VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS.-April 20. Port Said, Arno, s, B. 691, Stephenson, M. Thompson Caen, Victoria, B, 117, Harry, Morel & Co Hamburg, Laurel. B, 81, Mclntyre, W. J. Trounce Caen, Diana, B, 1C0. Brinkworth, W. J. Trounce Cadiz, Elsie May, B, 84, Pidler, Johnson & Tlyke Cadiz. Zenobia, B. 89, Quick, J. Hanning Mozambique, Petrel, B, 321, Davies, G. Nash & Co NEWPORT. VESSELS CLEARED.—April 22. Montreal, N. Churchill, B, 700, Ebbw Vale Co Messina, Eva, Itly, 660, T. Beynon & Co Brest, James Ilarmer, n, 100, London & S. Wales C C Lisbon, Carl, Nor, 320, G. W. Jones, Heard & Co Martinique, Eliza, Arelina, B, 550, Jones, Heard & Co Bordeaux, Perseverant, F, 270, Jones, Heard & Co Hennebont, Penset, F, 140, Watts, Richards & Co VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS.—April 22. St Valery, Prairie Flower, B, 58, Addison, Budd & Co Martinique, Undaunted, B, 253, Fawcett, Getiiing & Co Montreal, N. Churchill, B, 598, Robertson, R. Deacon Gibraltar, Mary AgDPS, B, 95, Butler, Moses & Co Hennebont, Penset, F, 78, Le liouzie, Budd & Co SWANSEA. VESSELS CLEARED.—April 22. Bordeaux, L. C. E., F, 140, Welsh Freehold Coal & Iron Co Caen, Blanche, a, B, 250, D. Lloyd & Co Huelva Erycina, B, 351 coal, R bricks, Strick & Sons VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS.—April 22. Bordeaux, L. C. E., F, 98. Clerin, Callier & Williams Barcelona, Brunette, B, 332, Richards, Strick & Sons Dieppe, Eagle, B, 193, Siddall, Dynevor Colliery Co
SANDOWN PARK MEETING.—YESTBBDAY.…
SANDOWN PARK MEETING.—YESTBBDAY. TRIAL STAKES. bavon 1 Boatman 2 Miss Jeffery 3 Seven ran. HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE CUP. f/andy 1 Katerfelto 2 Six ran. WALTON STAKES. Baroness Angela 1 Strike. 2 Lolo 3 Five ran. ESHER PLATE. Grey Palmer and Munden dead heat. Syrian 3 Twelve ran. Betting 4 to 1 agst Grey Palmer, 5 to 1 agst Mr Winkle, 7 to 1 agst Hesdeden and Syrian, 8 to 1 agst Basnas, 10 to 1 agat Daiham, Munden, Albanas, Flori- mel, and Lord Rollo. Velvet Lawn cut out work, fol- lowed by Syrian, Da'ham, Basnas, and Grey Palmer to the straight, where Velvet Lawn was beaten, and a splendid race home resulted in a dead heat between second and third; Velvet Lawn was fourth Dalthaoa hfth Albanus next; and Adasman last. t.Deciding Heat.—Munden beat Grey Palmer. MASTER OF HOUNDS STEEPLECHASE* I Diamond Northern Light 2 Langar 3 Six ran. GRAND NATIONAL HUNT. Gazelle 1 Pilgrim 2 Walloon 3 Nineteen ran. Betting 100 to 30 agst Piigrim, 5 to 1 agst Bush- ranger, 8 to 1 agst Cieveley, 10 to 1 agst Walloon, Mar- quis of Ely, Lolworth, and Fred Aislame, 100 to 7 agst KiDg Bonny, and Maid. Pilgrim made play, followed by Marquis of Ely, and Gem of the Peak to the water jump, where Marquis of Ely fell, an example followed by Bushranger, while several others refused. The lead was then left to Pilgrim, but he was shortly afterwards patsed by Walloon, this pai-being closely attended by Lolworth, Timbuotoo, and Gazelle, the race whtn half the journey had been compassed being contined to the live afeove-natned, Walloon compounding half a mile from home. Gazelle went to the front, an (I won in a canter; twenty lengths from Pilgrim Lolworth was fourth Timbuctoo next. Nothing else pass ed the post.
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—YESTERDAY.…
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—YESTERDAY. WELTER HANDICAP. uaro J. UJlcle Tom 2 Roderick Dhu 3 Five ran. Betting 2 to 1 agst Uncle Tom, 6 to 2 agst Care, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won cleverly by two lengths. Raby Castle last. HUNTERS' STAKES. Barrowden 1 Askham 2 Wedding Gift 3 Three ran. Betting 2 to 1 on Barrowden. Won easily by two lengths. SPBING HANDICAP. Marshal Saxe 1 Jealousy 2 Pembroke 3 Betting 11 to 10 on Marshal Saxe, 7 to 4 agst Pem- broke, 4 to 1 agst Jealousy. The lar^t-named, closely attended by Marshal Saxe, cut out the work olear of Pembroke for a mile and a half, when Pembroke sud- denly gave way, having broken down badly. After this Marshal Saxe headed Jealousy, and won eaai.'y by half a length bad third. Three ran, FITZWILLIAM HURDLE. Northbrook j Sherwood Ranger 2 Manfred 3 Six ran. Betting: 2 to 1 on Sherwood Ranger, 6 to 1 agat Zingenner, 100 to 15 agst Manfred, 20 to I agst others. Zengenner cut out the work for a mile, when he came to Krief, and Little Flo carried on the running to the turn mto the straight, when Northbrook and Sherwood Ranger headed her, Northbrook holding his own to the end, and won easily by four leugtbs two lengths be tween second and third Little Flo was next; Redligbt Mili. Hopeful PLATZ. Ponisettia filly King'sLynn I' § Cigarette 3 Five ran. |i Betting 7 to 4 on the Ponisettia filly, 4 to 1 agat King's Lynn, 10 to 1 bar 2 offered. The favourite, at* [tended by cut out tto yoik, l^ly Grace third, King's Lynn last to the bend before reaching the distance, where Katie was beaten, and King's Lynn took second place, but failed to reach the favourite, who won easily by three lengths; bad third; others beaten off, with Katie last. MUNICIPAL STAKES. Anabel ] I Red ltiband filly .2 Castille 3 Three ran. I 3 to 1 on Annibal. Won in a canter four lengths be- tween second and 'hird. Winner sold to Mr Duvertux for 80 guineas Castille to Mr R. Hill for 23 guineas and the Red Riband filly was bought in for 2J guineas. PLATE. I Aragon 1 I Cutty Sark D Idle Boy 3 Four ran. Betting 11 to 19 taken on Aragon, 2 to 1 agst Cutty Sark, 6 to 1 bar 2 ofLred. Cutty Sark, attt-nded by Aragon, were in front throughout, Aragon heading Cutfy Sark at the distance. Won easily by four lengths; one length between second and third Bohemian was beaten off. PoyY MATCH. Prince Charlie walked over.
LONDON BETTING—YESTERDAY.
LONDON BETTING—YESTERDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS 9 2 agst Cambatto, t CHESTER CUP. 10 1 on the fidel, 0 100 8 agst Gleneagle, t DERBY. 300 —100 agst Holy Friar and G' alpin, coupled, t
4 HOUSE OF LORDS. - -THURSDAY.
4 HOUSE OF LORDS. -THURSDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at 5 o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by commission to the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Building Society 8 Act, 1873. Amendment Bill» and SQIQO othqf public and private Bills. AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BILL. On the motion for going into cominittee of Supply 9a the Agricultural Holdings (HJngland) Lid, The Duke of RUTLAND thanked the President of the Council for making what he regarded as an honest at- tempt to settle what he called a very difficult and delicate question. He approved of the permissive character of the measure, desiring to preserve the most absolute freedom of contract between landlord and tenant, but considered that drainage ,bo til(I be placed in the second class for compensation instead of the first class, and that some alteration should be made in the provision requiring a quarterly notice to quit. l'h House then weu t into Committee. The Duke of SOMERSET proposed to omit from Clause 5 the words which restricted compensation to cases where the letting value was increased by improve- ment. ,I be Duke of RICHMOND could not agree to the pro- posal, because improvement of the letting value was part of the Bill. Clause 5 provided that where a tenant'executed upon a holding an improvement which added to the let- ting value he should receive compensation if the im provement was unexhausted at the termination of the tenancy, Clause 6 to set out what the improvements were, and by Clause 7 it was endeavoured to be shown how the compensation should be calculated. A discussion ensued, in the course of which Lord CARLINGFORD opposed, and Lord HAMPTON sup- ported the amendment. The Earl of KIMBERLEY expressed the opinion that it would be unjust to debar a tenant from receiving compensation for unsuccessful improvements made with the consent of the laudlord. Ultimately the amendment was with Irawn. Replying to a suggestion from the Earl of Airlie, The Duke of RICHMOND understood that it was contemplated to bring up a report limiting the compen- sation to the actual outlay. The Duke of ARGYLE pointed out that under the clause as it stood it omitted limitations which the most ^"dent ad vacates of tenant rights recognised as necessary. Where land was let on lease it was implied that the tarm should be kept up, and the farmer could have no claim for expenditure incurred. He suggested the introduction upon the report oi words implying that Parliament re- cognised the right of the tenant to compensation only where he had not otherwise been remunerated for his im- provements. The LORD CHANCELLOR considered that there was no necessity for the abolition of such words, because under the Bill as it stood any pecuniary advantage the tenant enjoyed by low lent or otherwise would be taken ln^, account in assessing the compensation. „ Ihe Duke of RUTLAND proposed to amend the 0th Clause by transferring the drainage of land from the nrst 8econfl class of improvements for compensation. This, after a discussion, was rejected aud various otnqr proposals for amendments were made, but the clause was at length adapted without material alteration. A Clause was added after Clause 9, on the motion 01 the Duke of Richmond, requiring fourteen days to the landlord, before executing improvements ol t^e second and third classes. The House adjourned at twenty-five minutes eleven o'clock.
» — HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY.
» — HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. LOCAL PETITIONS. Mr CORDES presented a petition frona^ School ieaehers at Newport (Mon.), in favour of retiring peq sions for teachers. ROYAL ASSENT. Ihe House was summoned to the House of *0 near the Royal assent given by commission to the Wwiuy cut and several other Bills. A TICHBORNE PETITION. Mr FORSYTH stated that he had a petition com- plaimiig of the C'nduct of the judges in the Tichoorne trial but as it contained allegations against the Speaker similar to those in the Prittlewell petition he declined to present it. T THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN. J" reply to MrBailh'e Cochrane, Mr BOURKE stated that Mr Layard, Her Majesty 6 MmIster in Madrid, had reported that certain cruelties nad been perpetrated by both parties to the civil w»r *n Pain during the past two years upom prisoners ot war as well as other persons. The circumstances were, however, different from those of 1834 and 153d. When the Carlfet war broke out a proclamation vaf IsspM by the Spanish Government announcing thet they would treat as rebels all persons taken in arms in favour of Don Carlos, and consequently the officers of the Governineut shot nearly every armed Carlist who fell into their bands» and the Carlists retaliated by putting to death those whom they made prisoners. The Duke of Wellington, wl:o was theii Secretary for Foreign Affairs, endeavoured to put an end to that barbarous state ot' things, and drew up a convention which he entrusted to Lord Eliot- (the P^eae^tEarl gt Germains) and Colonel Garwood, and by the ability and tact of the former the convention was signed by both parties, aDd had a humanising effect. > No such proclamation had been issued at the present time, and it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to follow the precedent of 1835, although they would lose noOpportunity of using their influence in favour of peacp and humanity. T THE MURDER OF ME. MARGARY. in answer to Mr Waite, *1, DISRAELI said his attention had been called to the subject of a telegram in the Timet: of the 10th inst. as to the murder of Mr Margary and his servants at Jrekin, and Mr Wade had been instructed to call on the • fln^u6 ^iOV0rument to make the strictest investigation into the circumstances of the case. Mr Wade had sinee eommunicated by telegraph, to say that he had made certain demands on the Chinese Government, and Her Majesty's Government had reason to believe that those demands had been acceded to, but in the absence of de- ff ♦ £ bought it better for the public interests not to state the nature of the communication ho had received. EFFICIENT SOLDIERS. Lord ELCHO gave notice that on going into Com- mittee of Supply on the army estimates he will move a resolution declaring that in the opinion of the House no youth under 20 years of age should be reckoned an effec- tive soldier. THE PUBLIC HEALTH. MrSCLA.TER BOOTH, in answer to Dr Plavfau> said he had not seen any re I) ort b y the medical ofiicer I f c!i. f^overnment Board on the practical efficfJcy £ ut Act of 1872 in promoting pu'Alic health, and therefore he could not say whether BUf^li a report would he laid before Parliament. f THE HOUSE AND THló¡ PRESS. ¡ Mr SULLIVAN asked Mr Disraeli whether it was the j intention of the Government, in view of the p resent anomalous relations between this House and the public press as to reports of public proceedings of the Ho!ase and of Committees, to propose some reform which t, while maintaining the due control of this House over tlbe pub- lication of its proceedings, shall relieve the public press from the e which it now disoharg^j jjg^ort> t ant and useful functions towards this House and towards the country. Mr D1SRALI said it was not intended to propose any such reform as the one referred to. Mr SULLIVAN subsequently gave notice that in order to prevent breaches of privileges, and to terminate the present anomalous relations between the House and the Press, he would to-meriow, in case he percciv^.d strangers present, call attention thereto, and he would do the sntivs evi-ry evt ning throughout the session should he observe strangers present. (Cheers). r C'K'K F'GHTING. In reply to 1.rl: Mac ionalJ, Mr CBOSS said his attention had been called to ac- counts in the Birmingham Morning Neu:$of the 19th inst, describing two cock-lijjhte which had taken place in the Grantl Stand at Aiutree, on the 14th inst, and at Sutton- UoklSeid on tho I7t3i insCj untl lie believed th^.t the fight said to have taken place at Sutton-Cokifieid had really occurred on the borders of Staffordshire. The county!authorities of both places had taken active steps to discover the offenders, and to a great extent they had succeeded. At Aintree the police got in while the fight was going on, and took many names, some of which were fictitious, but 13 of the offenders had been identified, and every precaution would be taken to ensure their conviction. Mr MACDONALD gave notice thot he would on an early day move an address to the Crown, praying that the names of the promoters of these exhibitions should be printed and laid on the table. MONASTIC AND CONVENTUAL INSTITU- TIONS. In reply to Mr Ne-vdfgate, Mr BoURKfcl stated that Her Majesty's represents- tives at Munich, Stuttgart,^ Dresden, Darmstadt, and Berlin, had been instructed;to furnish papers relating to the laws of Foreign States as to monastic and con- ventuai (institutions, and a [report had already been rteeived from the representative in Saxoay, stating that there was IN objection to produce the papers now in the Foreign Office, nor to endeavour to obtain further in- formation. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL. Sir S. NORTHCOTE, in reply to Mr Asbbllry. said he hoped to proceed with the Friendly Societies' Bill before Whitsuntide. NEW MEMBER. Mr Parnell took the oath and his seat for Meath county. P^ACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, Mr BIGGAR moved that it was inexpedient to proceed with the consideration of the Bill re-enacting and modi- fying detached portions of several statutes until it showed distinctly the provisions which were to form part of the revised and continuous code, and also that in the opinion of the House it was inexpedient to continue anyportions of the Act of 1871 without an inquiry into the present con- dition of the districts affected by its provisions, and the effect of their operation in them. The lion, member continued to address a very thin House in support of his point for three hours, when a motion was made to count the House, but there were more than 40 inembers pre- sent. He then proceeded to complain that there was not the slightest necessity for the continuance of this coercive policy, affirming that the reports of the local authorities and the statement of the chief secretary proved this as- sertion. He therefore challenged ths Government to assent to an inquiry which the House ought to insist upon, before it allowed a measure to pass which placed the con- stitutional rights and the personal liberties of the in- habitants of Ireland at the mercy of the executive. Sir. J. McKENNA seconded the amendment, and denied that Ribbonisti, had any existence at the present day, He regarded the Bill as a Structure of confusion so far a, its enacting clauses went, but agreed that its re- pealing clauses were excellent. He read lengthy extracts from the evidence taken before the secret committee upon the Westmeaih outrages, which he contended supported his views as to the non-existence of Kibbunism, and urged that the general law of the country was sufficient to deal with crime without resorting to legislation such as that inaugurated by the Coercion Acts, and proposed to be continued by the measure before the House. Mr R. SMYTH urged that every clause of the Bill (,ught to be carefully examined before the House passed it into law. In fact it ought to be entirely recast in Committee. He believed that Englishmen, as a rule, wished to be friendly to Ireland if they knew how, but something more was required than good intentions, and he protested against this Bill as being unnecessarily severe.
WORKHOUSE DIETARY.'
WORKHOUSE DIETARY. llr. Henley, poor law inspector, has told the guar- of Kingston Union that lie finds great abuse in 8 vi«g paupers (-trt diets. He says that as a general r l the diets in a workhouse, except for very ex- ceptional work, are quite sufficient for the ordinary 1,1 unites. These who are not sick have no right to any "tiinulant except by the express ilirectiou of the milieu] officer, and that direction is to be en- tirely confined to the Keverity of the work. Mr. Henley is afraid that in too many instances beer QI¡,l other things are given to paupers as a sort of P yinent for work done, and also to bribe them to beoause they are handy, lie points out that by gi "Jlg extra diet and stimulant also the guardians are "r|kin« at the very root of poor-law admini«tra- Which always imagines that a pauper shall be in A *°i'se position than the independent labourer. Mr. Henley J 'iks himself justified in what he says because it has been I >te!y estimated that the extra stimulant given for worlc Q^'je iu London workhouses amounts to something lik» •lojQO) a year.
_-.__--A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.
A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT. A romance ir. real" life, the Pall Mall Gazette notes, is Porteil from Hali fax, in Yorkshire, namely, Ihe elope- hJnt of a bride on her wedding day with the gentleman 'io officiated as "best man" at the ceremony, and who Af7' nloleoyer» engaged to be married to her sister. • er the marriage hfd taken place the wedding party ad- } irned to the house of the bride's mother. One by t'"e i"ey left the room where they were assembled, until JOIHneJ to the house of the hride'a mother. One by t'"e i"ey left the room where they were assembled, until >e bn.l(:gio°m found himself sitting alone with hismother- an IW'f '^°"ie time having elapsed without'the re-appear- 1 e of nle bride, and the bridegroom having exhausted her Conver3a'i°nal powers, he went in search of auJ was rewarded by finding her in a 1 'lie houxQ with the "best man." The bride- ,I'imself, being a teetotaler, was given to e 'j1 that h's presence was de trop in that establish- j. !1. .I'l'4 led to an argument, during the coin so of J- 8 bride and the "best man slipped out of tha wlii K Use a"d have not since been heard of. The story, M»nV"ie"ts features of unusual interest, is another «!«*«/ •' a"y were needed, of the existence ol soma HI our present matrimonial arrangements,
OUTRAGE BY NATIVES.|
OUTRAGE BY NATIVES. The Fiji Times has the following account frotn the New flebmles We learn by the arrival of the cutter Laelia t'lat 011 the 18th of November, at the south end of the island cf Aurora, New Hebrides Group, while Captain F. Jimg was trading with natives, and white in the ♦ £ k stooping to take trade out of the ch«»t, ta? boat was rushod by the natives, and Captain King was clubbed, and the boat's crew took to the water, and made for the second boat, which was some 30 yards off Patrick Joy. who wag in the next boat, then ordered his crew to pall in shore, but they refused to pull in or out, and seemed paralysed. Joy then opened fire on the natives, but after his ammunition was expended the murderers made a fresh raid on the boat, mutilated the captain, smashed up the boat, dragged the dead body into the bush, and stole all the trade. Joy then directed hit boat to the Lsella, which was distant some two miles. A consultation took place among the crew, and it was decided that all Captain King was dead, they were too few to avenge his death, and therefore made sail. The Lælia. brings 60 labourers. The mate states he knows of no pro- vocation for this murder, and put it down to their savage nature for greed. Captain King was very popular ia Fiji
----_--___1--MURDER IN A COAL…
_1-- MURDER IN A COAL MINE. A dreadful murder has been committed at Cambuslsn?, a mining village between^Hamilton and Glasgow. Tile murderer, a collier, named John Tierney, and his victini. a fellow collier, named Peter Campbell, worked in s^me pit. Tlio crime was discovered by a miner nanieil Kyle, who wovl;^d in an adjoining team, and, on hearing groans, wont to see what was the matter. He found Campbell lying on the ground, dead, with five wount «, inflicted by a collier's pick, on his head. Tierney aD- cond^d, but has been apprehended at llutherglen.
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THE GBEAT WESTERN RAILWAY…
THE GBEAT WESTERN RAILWAY BILL. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Thursday. The Select Committee on the above Bill sat this morn- ine, Mr W. W. B. Beach in the chuir. Mr Vtnable, Q.C., Mr Saunders, and Mr Wuhtmau Wood, appeared for the promoters tLe Hon C'handos Leigh, for Mr J, C. Hanmry; Mr Granville S jmers t, Q.(J., for the Newport ami Pillgwenliy Water Works Company Siy Jidmund Beckett, Q.C., Mr Granville Somerset, Q.C., and Mr Matthews, Q.O., for the D-l"ilmfluthhirel'ail- way and Canal Company Mr Barron, for the tiirhowy liailway Company and Mr Mafth«w», Q.C., for certain owners, lessees, and occupieir. Lord Tiedegar petitioned against the Bill, hut was not represented by counsel. Mr Venables, Q.C., opened thu case for the promoters, stating that this Wall calle t au "omuibus" Bill, giving; powers to do a great variety of things. The ouly sub- stantial opposition, however, came from the Monmouth- shire Rail.vay Company, who contended the new line was fully equal to the present traffic. He explained that it was proposed to construct a line, eight or nine miles in ltngth, from the Sirhovry Hailway at Risja, ,lid from Hall's Tramway, on to the Ponty^ool, CaerLoa, and Newport RaiUvay. By that a through, route would be made from the Great Western lints at Aberdare and Hirwain to the main South Wale, line at Mewport,'and thence by the Severn Tunnel to Bristol, London, South- a nip ton, and other ports and places. Tha necessity for the line was the great increase iu the traffic tf South Wales. Mr Alex. Brogden, M.P., was the first witness called. He said that in his opinion the proposed line would be a great improvement to the Great Western Bailway, as it was desirable they should have as much, facilities for communication between all the different portions of the system as could possibly be given them. They formed a v^ry large outiet for the output ot collieries in South Walei,aiid it was desirable that thevjphoukl h:.ve as much in their own hands as they could have. The route by Poutypool-road involved several adverse gradients, and with the traffic going into the station from aU directions, there was often much delay in getting tha trucks to their destination. The Severn Tunnel line, which would shortly be opened, would etrict a saving of 21 miles in the road to London, and it would, moreover, enable them to avoid the reverse grHdiems round by Gloucester and in some other places. The result generally would be that a large portion of the traffic which now went by sea would be taken by land. The lire proposed by the Biil would lead from Merthyr and Abeulare to the tunnel line. The station at Newport was large enough for the local traffic, but not for & ve y large traffic. It was, undoubtedly, desirable to relieve th<; traffic passing through the station. His opinion was th it tha new lint* would considerably increase the traffic of the Sirhowy line. By Mr Matthews, Q.C.: It was true that as yet the only thing done towards theL Severn tunnel was the driving of a trial heading, but he was quite sure they were pushing on with the vork with all speed, and they were making very good progress. He was aware that the Monmouthshire Company had power to make a junction at Waterloo, but that j., thought would not satisfy the qu stion. To avoid paw-lag through the Newport station was a matter of great importance to all the Traders. He tfcouaht the opening of the Alexandra Docks would give a great stimulus toshippiig. It was very probable that a great deal of clal would oouie down from his district to be shipped at the Docks. By Mr Barrons The "irhowy was a ver old line, and had paid its way fairly enough. He con: l not say thos it was any partieiilav advantage to the SiKiowy Had. way that the Great Western should come on .-1\! convert the tramway into a railway, and so com pet.. íÙU them over the branch. By Mr WightmanWood: But whether the E id passes or not your traffic is hopelessly lost to t )-.e, -Aloii! ct, I I;sbire line is it not ?--I should sny 80, as I send t!:o traffic by the Pontypocd and Carleon route. Mr John Nixon, colii,.rv pr,)pi,,tt,,)r, of Akih and Aberdare, expressed his concurrence ill t ol)iiiions of the last witness. Being unwell, Mr, Nix .1 was not subjected to cross-examination. Mr G. T. Clarke, trustee of the Dowlaisj ironworks, said he had no doubt that immediately the Severn Tunnel was opened all the traffic by his district would be sent by it. The opening of the proposed line would give a great impetus to railway traffic in South Wales. He thought it would be a great public improvement. He looked at the matter from a prejudiced view. lIe knew it would be for the benefit of Dowlais, and he thought >t would be for the public. It would unquestionably di nini»h the c jst of bringing the ore from the valley of the iNene to Dowlais. 'there bad been great complaints about the Monmouthshire traffic passing through Monm outh station -the waggovs were delaytd. Cross-examined by Air Matthews Witness's company sent quite sufficient iron to London to make it a matter of importance to them to improve the route to London. He did not know from his own knowledge that the cause of the delay at LS ewport-station was a level cross. ing. He thought that owing to the opening of the Alexandria Docks it was extremely prohotbJ" that coal would go to Newport from the Dowlais ojliieries in larger quantities than before; and if thty ever got settled in Spain they would have their iroa by both ports. Mr Leigh—Does it not amount to this, that if the present existing lines—the Sirhowy- the Mouraouthshire, and tbe Great Western—can hit it off togoth^r you have ample accommodation?—Our epenen in South Wales does not lead us to expect as a. possibility that great railways will agree. Mr Richard Fothergill. M.P., P^9Pr>efcor of tbe Aber- dare Ironworks, said to his miud the advantage of the proposed line was not only the shortening of the dis- tance, but the casing of tbe gradients. ]iaj always found that their waggon plant sultercd considerably on the steep inclines. Mr Granville Somerset d° you believe the Severn tunnel will ever be m^'e • ( I do. You do not know the provi=a°n 01 the Act which says they may give it up with the consent of the Board of Trade?—No. • • Evidence in support of the opinions and conclusions of the above witnesses was given y ir B. S. Jadkins, Mr Phineas .Tames, Mr Willi*"1.u2"a a*n, Mr Tho*. Benyon, Mr W. P. Stuart, Mr D. Price, and James Brown. Mr Grierson, the, general ^e Great Western, described at great length V ,P°sed line, which he ex- plained was necssary for the re let of thetv„uth Wales system. It would be a it(lvazitag, to the Sirhowy lim*,by reason of the gr«f'V- • ? traffic that would accrue. If it were Put ',1 *?,airi langua ie whether they were willing to be carry traffic tithe Alexandria Dork, he ^e^ed Sir Daniel Gooch,;f iIrman of the Great Western Railway, sa'd absolutely neeeseary to give relief to the traffic by w,iy of P.mtypool road and after considering seVC^,i a; that object, they fixed on the one I'rop' 1 tri °a]y feasible !»'»"• If the present system was tbey might take it for "ranted the c0 Z ^ould not promote this new line simply for the „ spending their capital. He thougEhat if wed the Sev.rn tunnel mi"-ht be compl°! or f°nr. There was no desire to tl G^Av^11116 oomjany of any of their traffic aH ■0 eaJ Western wanted to do was ts> cive x-elief to thai- P- rt of their system affected by the ^Sir George ^ving been examined fer the promoters, the c tjee adjourned until to-day.
THE WATER BILL.
THE WATER BILL. On Thursday tne -yi>>'ir)d Water Bill complied with the standing orders of the House of Lords.
THE WYE VALLEY ilAITiWAY BILL.…
THE WYE VALLEY ilAITiWAY BILL. 1 In the House "1?^ ^0!ons on Thursday the Wye yaUey U'as read a third time ana passed.
CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAY…
CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAY BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS, THUKSDAY. The Select Committee of the House of Lords al)- pointed to enquij.p ia^.0 |.>,0 merits Bill met this morning, under the presidency of the Lirlof Belmore. Mr Sergt, Sargood said the object of th, Bill vvas to di- vide the proceeds rateable among aU parties who held claims against the company. They owed now to the landowners about but the amount owing to other creditors remained at present unas- certained. £ 735,493 wa" also dii on Lloyd' boiids. The learned counsel argued that there was considerable ,)U irregularity about the i*>ne of tho-se Lloyd's Occdo, i^d therefore he proposed tbey snould be paid o» at the rate of £ 67 10s per cent. What was proposed then was that atty surplus income that might sboid e invested that all creditors should send m then- claims for iu. vestigation by the Court,-and that all disiluted claims Should be settled by the Court, pebenture ^tock bear- ;T|„ k ner cent, was to Le issued, and auotner s<,rt of stock which should be divided into thv £ ^fes~»ford- in^ to the class of creditors. Class A wou_.a be pa;d one- half the sum due. Class B one-third, a'*d class C.one- sixth Lloyd's holders being-paid £ 6< The BiU was. then Wm^hwmButtee.
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