South Wales Daily News

C(MERCIAnNmiGEyCE j LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. At Bank ot England to-day a sum of E173,000 in bullion was received, and 1:10,000 sovereigns were received from Hamburg. In the discount market there was a fair demand. The following were the rates of discount Bank Billa-2 months,, 11 3 months, lg 4 months, If to 2 6 months, 2. per cent. 2 Trade .HilIs-2 months, 1-4 3 months, 2 4 months, 2jt; 6 months, 3 per cent. la the borne Railway markets Consols are exceedingly steady, the final qnotations being! 94 7-16 to 94 9-16, New and Reduced three per; cents are at 94 to 941. In the Home Railway market there haa been a general improvement,, the chief rise being in the Northern lines. Foreign' Securities are steady. The following were the final quotations :— British Fandlt.-3 per cent Consols, 94! to 94| do do for account, 94J 3 per cent Reduced,. 94i, New 3 per cent, 94g. to 947. li s Indian Government Securities.—Indian Stock, 3 per cent, July, 1880, 105|, 5, 4J do, 4 per cent, October, 1888, 1031. -t Miscellaneous.—Metropolitan Board of Works, Si per cent Stock. loot, It,2t. Colonial Government Securities.—Canada, 4 per cent, 92f to 92J Cape of Good Hope, 41 per cent, loSt to lOOt; New Zealand Consolidated, 104J, f, § Victoria, 4 percent. 991, 7, 6 £ Foreign Government Securities.—6 per cent, Argentine Public Works, 1871, 581, 9. £ 5 per cent Brazilian, 1868, 94|; 5 per cont do, 1871, 93 to 92 5 per cent do, 1875, 90 £ 7 per cent Egyptian, 1862, 495 5 7 per cent do, 1868, 50f 7 per cent do, 1873, 49 £ f, 50 6 percent Hun- Efarian, 1873, Treasury, 78f-; 6 per cent, do 1874, do, 771 to 77!; Norwegian Scrip, 96; 5 per cent Peruvian, 1872. 15. 16, 16; ,3 per cent Portuguese, 1853-1867, 53 £ to 53! 5 per per cent Russian, 1822, £ Sterling, 801; 5 per cent do, 1862, 81!; 4 per cent do (Nicholas Railway), 71 5 per cent do," 1870, 86!, 5f, 6F 5 per cent do, 1871, 83, Zi, it 5 per cent do, 1872, 82; 5 per cent do, 1873, 81., -5, 4 3 per cent Spanish, 1867-9-90-72-5, 14R- N g: 5 per cent Swedish Government, 1868, 105; 5 per per cent do, 1876, 97 5per cent Turkish, 1865, 12, 11|, 12*; 6 pet cebt, do, 1871, 36^, 7$, 9, -C > 5 per cent lta?lia», ex francs, 7<H tr; per sent United States,5-20yëan, redeem 1882, 105.fl I bo 105J; 6 per cent do, 1867, 371,346,350 dols., issued up to 27th Feb., 1869, redeem 1887, 108f 5 per cent'do, Funded, redeem 1881, 1071, i. -R-; 5 per cent do, 10-48, redeem 1904,108J to 108 do, Scrip,.1041. Railway. Oiéiinary Shares and Stocks.— Caledonian, 121f 2|, ] i, Great Eastern, 50f, i. Great Northern A, 139; Lancashire irfd Yorkshire,136* London, Brighton, and South Coast, 1191: do Deferred, 104t3 to 105* I London, Chatham, and Dover Arbitration, 21t, I, London and. North Western, 147^ to 147| London and jSoutb Western, 128^, #; Man- London and jSoutb Western, 1281,1. J; Man-* chester, Sheffield,, arid Lincolnshire, 7o, i de Deferred, 42* Metropolitan, 105f tb lOB Metropolitan District, 47f Midland, 129| to 120f North British, 108^, 9*, 8|; Noirth Easten Consols," 157-g to 158*; South Eastern, 127 to 127| 5 Preferred, 138; do Deferred, -g 127 to 127| 5 do Preferred, 138; do Deferred, 118 to 318k. Railway Debenture Stocks.-4 per cent Great; Western, January and July, 1051 xd; 4! per sent London, Brighton, &c., Perpetual, do, 114 rd 4 per cent London and North Western do, 108 to 108!; 4 per cent Midland do, 105l to 10õ!. Kiiflways-BritisTi Possessions.—Grand Trunk ri Canada 5 per cent perpetual debt, 71f, 1, 4 oreat Indian Peninsular, guaranteed 5 per cent. 116 to 116J Oude and Rohilkund, Limited, guaranteed,5 per cent, 113^ to 113; Scinde, Pnnjaub, and Delhi, guaranteed 5 per cent shares, 1121. American .Dollar Bonds and Shares.—6 per cent Central Pacific of California 1st Mortgage, 102* 6 per cent Union Pacific Railway, 1st Mortgage, 99$. V American1 Sterling Bonds.—6 per centOhicago atid Alton Sterling, Censol. Mort., 107*; 7 per sent Et'e. Oonsol. Mort. for ,conversion of existing Bonds, 77 to.76i; 7 per cent do, Second, 30$; 6 per cent Philadelphia and Reading Improvement Mortgage, 80 to 80-4,1,: 6 per cent do, Gen. Mortgage, 1874,681; 6 per cent Pittsburg Con- solidated, 102|; 8 per cent Union Pacific Railway, Omaha Bridge, 961- Banks.-Alliance, Limited, 13 to 12; Anglo- Esryptian Banking, Limited) 13f: Bank of New a Zealand, 21f to 21-1; Imperial Ottoman, 5* Ijondon and County, 62f; London and, Westr minster, 63i National Provincial of England. 49|. Foreign Mines,—Flagstaff, • Rio Tinto, 7 Des cent Mortgage Bonds, 1.31; do Shares, 4f; Sierres Buttes Plumas Eureka, 2.. Telegraphs. — Anglo-American, 62, h, 1|, | -Brazilian Submarine, 6 3-16 Cuba, &|; Direct Utfited States Cable, ll £ to 11|; Globe Tele- graph. and Trust, 4 13-16, f, ■}; dp, 6 per cent Preference, 9g to 9 1-16. Gas.-Imperial Continental, 89i. Miscellaneous—Bonds, Loans, and Trusts— Egyptian 7 per cent Khedive Mortgage Loan, 18,"0, 3941; Governments Stock Investment, Lim., 9i to8' Coal, Copper, and Iron.—Ebbw V a]e, lO. Tramwars, &c.-Dublin, 17 to 16J; Phosphate Sewage,-to 10.

PRICES AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) 2,163,060 were taken out on balance. Consols were 9V, Foreign Stocks were dull, Turkish Fives, 111. J; Egyptian 73's, 491, i Kussian 73*8 SIt. French, weaker. Railways dull, Metropolitans,. 105 Brighton, deferred, 104;?; Sheffield, 75j-: Canadian firmer. Rape oil, 39a 4 3d; linseed, 27s; terpentine,' 33s'6d.

SPECIAL OOMMEROfAL TELEGRAMS. TFBOH OtJB CO» 1> £ BCJAL BXPOBTX^E. 1 PARIS, Friday.—1The Bourse opeued. flat, but liloeed a little dearer. Rentes, afetr having been lower, left off-the 3 per cents at' 71f,10c., and the 5 per-.cetKfcs.-at.106f.-20c., showing a decline of 35c. and 2$c. respectively since yea,terday.. vians were higher. AIL other foreign stocks shared in the tendency of home funds. Exchange on London.. soirt. 25t. 140. # 4' BERLIN, Friday.— The reduction in the rate of discount of the Imperial Bank—on bills to 4, and advances on securities to 5, per cent — strengthened the tirm tone of the Shock Market. The North and South Wales Hank have de- clared a dividend of 10s per share ior the past half-year, with a bonus of 7s 6d per share, together at the rate of' 17$per cant per annum. A like dividend pro rata will be paid on the new shares issued a year ago.

THACKERAY AND SAY03, STOCK AND SHARK BROKERS 33, WK3f BOTE STRUCT, CAiVOtP.^ STOOiv ANL>' sBARrl LIST. RAILWAVO. t'ald, Price?. Stock Great Easttrn boL ;)01 Orcat Western 10<J 105^ 1031 London, uiij.tliam. and liover 10J ^1 21J London ai.d Worth Western 1\K) 1471 '^7/ MoiuQoutlisUiro 10J 1 £ 54 155 Midland )U0 121) liOixn Rhynmey 10i s 00 50 SevJ^rn & Wye liaihvay and Canal.. 50 2t 221 Stock boni.iS Dorset (Liath iixwnsioii^ 100 7T. 70 ,-oulh Devuii 100 ..60 07 Tatt Vale 100 IW 197 PftEFKhESTlAL tock Great WesternCoiuwiiaiuet! Dp. ct. £ lw 121 ]2..> „ Monmoutlihhiri! 5 per oent 1<W •• llt> 1^' l)o. New, convertible <» •• 12 ItliJlimey 5 per cent. (guaranteed 1 •• jJo. 6per nenr.. lS'H 13i )Bi l)o. & iieccent. 1811 •• lOHfc liu^ t, Do. 5 per cent. 1804 100 101 10S Do. C per cent. leiOl IOL) 129 1^0 > IJo. 6 per cent. 1!J67 100 10f, 100 D.i. 5j,er ccnt. 1873.. loJ.. 10 lOt D.i. 5j,er ccnt. 1873.. l'J 10 1UJ 20 gevern&WyeRaily. & Canal, 4J p.c. 20 13 19 10 Do. 5 per cant. 10 Hi '-U Stock South Devon 5 oer ceixt 100.. 110 121 TattValeNo. 1" 100 V.5 1H7 Do. 4-i per cent 100 los, HO xd Do. 6 per cent. 100 120 122 Do. New do. 10 12 12J — GUARANTEED AND LEASED 60 Aherdare, 10 percent. 50 116 118 to Coleford, Moil., and Usk, 5 p. c. 20 2Zii 24 Stock Dare Valley,p. c. 100 llri 1; S xfl „ I<:ly 'ia.Ley, ó p, c, 100 1'2'j J'2.) Great Western5 i>er ct. Guaranteed 100 125 1-7 Hereford, Hay, firaooa Ordinary 100 !H xd Do. ditto Preference 100 v; — Llantrissant and Tall Vale,6 p. e. 100.. 11(5 11S- Llanclly By. and Dk. Orcly 100 183 140 Do. < do. APreicrellec 1«0 13.S 140 „ Do. do. B.u p. c. iio. 100 140 Ii:! „ Llynvi and O^more, 6 p. c, 106 lil. 143 iJo. i> percent D'uat i-referenre 100 119* • 12»J 11,0 Penarth Uarbour, Dock a Railway 100 HI!: no 35 Swausea Vale. tvp. e. a;> 61 63 DEBENTURE STOCKS. Stock CovTbrideej •« A" 100 113 US „ <io. B" ioo 0.S t7 „ do. "c" ioo 52, „ llerel ml, IL\v, & Bre<3'jn 5p. c. 10 > 121 12} vd „ Great Western 5 ditto loo ILI; Hi- „ Midland 1 j:er cen lu) 10 t J.00 — „ ilantnr.utiisniie 4i ditto 160.. JH 1'4— „ Llynvi a ditto 100 .121. 123 „ untn Devon 5 ditto 100 124 1 0 „ Somerset and Dorset 5 do. No. 1.. 100 lt6 J20 Tafi Vale 4 p. c 100 lOi 104 xd BANlib 100 Glamorgansliire Bankin- VoinpalY 100.. 193 200 10 Glamorganshire New Shares 10.. 194 -2u 10 Landot aud froviuuial Lim. 6.. 12 12.1: 50 National and Provincial 21 86 ts7 20 National and Provincial 12 49 t1 20 Ditto new, 1874 « 22 24 pm 20 Swansea Bank 7 1 94 20 Wegt ot England & S. W. D. Bank 15 26i 261 MISOELLAN EUUb. 10 Aberdare Gas 10 14 lij 10 Bristol <SSo. Wales Wagon Co,, Liuo. 4 L' 7 8 25 Bristol Waterworks 2õ.. 58 69 JStock Do. Gas 100 200 208 Cardiff Gas A 10 per cant. 100.. 206 20f Do. do. B 8 per cent 100 160 102 25 Do. do. Shares 7 per cent 25 86 38 Stock Do. Waterworks 100 211 213 11. Do. do. 1880 100 151 152 10 Do. do. new S 7i 71 26 Do. Royal Hotel 25.. 14 16 26 Do. Worknien Cottage Co. 26.. 31' 10 CardiC and Sivansea Colliery, Lim. 9 U 2 I) Crown Preserved Coal 5 21 H 32 Ebbw Vale 29.. 11 12: So Great Western Colliery 18 Sj 9 60 Llyuyi.Tondu&O^aioreCoal&lron 55 13 17 lo LlynviViilloy Gas 10 15 10 .4 Mvvyndy Iron Ore, Limited 3i.. lj 21 100 Nwaygln&WainalroaWorks(Pre.) 100 1!J. 20* 10 NewportAbercarn Colliery, Limtd. 10.. 3! 31 i.6 Do. Gas A. 36 62 01 36 Do. B 35.. 44 46 20 Do. C b 11 13 5 Do. Tramways 5 3j 4 10 Do. Waterworks Shares JO.. 151 IGi 10 Do. do.. New 1.. 10" 11 10 Portiahead Gas 10 10 11 50 RhonddaMerthyrColliery, Limit.. 60.. i* is 25 Do. do. "B" 20.. 4 6 60 RhymneyIron, Limited 50 23j- 24* 1& Do. Now. 15.. 61 7I 25 Swansea Gas 25.. 87 218 10 Do. Shipping 6 a 31 25 South Wales Colliery 20 8 10 50 Tredegar Iron Coal A Liau 20.. J6. 17 25 Do. d0t B Lim 25 2 i 2S1 10 Y stiad Gas and Waterworks. .10.. 18 1st;. 10 Do. New 5 ioj llj Bank Tate 2xtar cent. (since 20th April. 1 BUYERS—Cowbridce Railwav Debenture Stock*, A B & C UAKDIFf DAtLY LISI. January 6. 1877. 96J THACKERAY AND SAYCfi.

Sales and Purchases of all local marketable securities promptly effected l,er HKKBBUT RAKE, 7, FISHER SIRBRT. SWAMSBA (late bayce & Iiake). 10580 ROBERTS & LYDDON, STOCK AND SHARE BROKERS, 17" CHURCII srRF,-FT-&- VlEN N A CHAUBERS, t. BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF. 6619 i H7~ E. GIRLING, STOCK AND SHARE BROKER, NHATH. Buyer of Neath and Distiict Tramway Shares. Offers Solicited. 13187

liAiLWAir fiurau iiuruiixs. FOR THE PktT WEEK. ji. je. Its II. lb/3. Increase. Doerme. Midland « 111574 111414 160 m Vale 4i592 8721 !l21Y Penarth Harbour, &c. 1207 lo32 625 Sreat Western 101719 110182 147C3 Liondon & North Western 148205 1624'13 — 02 W tthvrppey 1720 l»i"> 12i Pembroke and TenOV 314 406 — «2 Et^econ and Merthyr 1006 1305 299

LATE GENERAL NEWS. Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Cotmcil to be held at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street on Monday. A great fire has occurred at the bleach-works of Messrs. Smith, at Great Leach, near Bolton. The premises were totally destroyed, the damage amounting to £ 50,000. The premises were insured. Telegraphing from Berlin yesterday the correspondent of the Patl lIfall (iavefte says :-The Emperor Wilham has by a special order forbidden German officers on the active list to take service in the Russian army. Messrs. Laird Brothers have launched at Birkenheae. the war sloop Falcon. The Falcon carries three gans-one ty ton 100-ponnder, muzzle-loading i-ifle gun amidships, and two 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifle guns, one at the bow and the other* at the stern. She is framed of iron, and planked with two: thicknesSes of teak planking. The length of the Falcon is 157ft., breadth of beam 29ft. 6ino; tonnage and displacement load 775 tpns. The vessel will be finally'rigged for steiwn" or Su.it, and is fitted with a horizontal direct acting compound engine of 700-horse power. The usual form of prayer was said, and the christening" of the vessel was performed by Miss Pritchard, of L'Esgol, Anglesea.

THKOAT IBBITATION. -The throat and pipe are especially liable to inftfB.n)aUon, causing roreiiess and aryness. ticicling ahd irritation, inducinir congfc ard affrcthig the voice. For these symptoirs use glycerine in the form of jujubes. Glycerine, in these acreeaWe confections, being in proximity to the glands at the momeht thev are exc'ite.by the act of sucking, becomes actively healinsr. 6d. and Is. boxes (by post for 14 stamps), labelled JAMRS EPPS & Co., Hotnoeopa'hic Chemists, 78, ThreaOnecdle Street, a«d 170, Piccadilly, London."—Sold by Dromi, 8, (,11 eer-Street.; ,Tonei<, fi, Dnke-street; PrUst. 8, Mpt ear-street 4433 TBKBY.—The Medical Journals highly recommend Davie £ Alkaline Saline, teing infinitely -.superior to the so-called Citrate or Magnesia, Seidlitz Powders, and other Saline preparations, o .on# to is unique prep xties of becomini; Alkaline during effervescence, which renders it unrivalledas an Antacid and Alterative for Bilious Constitutions, Constipation, Acidity, Impurities of the Blood, Eruptive Fevers, and predig. position to Gout, &e. In Bottles 1116d and 2s 6d each. Order of chemists.—Maker. 1 >AVIRS. Cheiaist.Tenbv-—TADTT) 52 ConaHS, AsTEmA. Bitoiremirls, AND HOABSEKISS may be cured by takinif one wa.,PoQntul of DirBasoN's PkCTOBAL BalsAu three times daily. Sola in Bt-ttles Jd eacb. "Bed- Minster, Peeember, 14.—Sir,—Alter spending over 920 in doctor's fees, for a coH^h that troubled øe twelve months, I tried your Pectoral Balsam, and half-a-bottle efleeted a cure, and I have n it had a teturn since.— JOSITH YUR.Al!:ent il)i,tniq. Chemist, Bute street. cairdiff. 10794 Two or three doses dailT qC Firrnll QUIKm and laoN Towio causes a wouderful improvement tothiee in weak or diaorderej state of health and ""liering from prostratien of strensrtb, nprvous derangement, neuralgic -Uwtiiipg., sobso and pains of every kind, SluggUh circulation, depressed spirits, and .perfect, digestion, ax. By the formation ot new blood Mia its mifying' effect on the nerve central, dev* lops new HealUi, w cpntaioct in the 4a- 6d. BottHm npxt MM, 11?.; Stsne jsr» 51s In Penp^g Quicipe fttrf Iron Toric"3^ in«e4»«iti are £ ^i*nteed^absoratety chemically pure. Sold by mosVCb«mists WTUAAIIS, 11, Bute stieet, Cardiff, iw Chemist pte gpt&mrmm* WM'otteaham-^nrt^e&d t

LATEST MARKETS. CORK. LOXDON CORN MAEKLT, Friday^—English and foreign I, wheat a quiet trade, at late values. Flour firm, bur, nualtered. Barley rather firmer, for both trrlndinsj and malting sort01. Oats realise full ).)j'Ít:>'Ï'. Maize qnic-t. Beans and peas tinchanve; Bfitisli—barley, I,Rln; foreign—wheat, iS,;iU0 barley, 1,810; ou.ts, 14,4<J0 maize, 15,180 flour. 2,890 ban els. LIVERPOOL (Jor.x MAi'.Kur, Frklay. — A small at- tendauce, and a very limited trade in wheat—white, Id to 2d lower; reds, firmer fo>; choice siunpies, but otherwise iu buyers' favour. Flour rather easier. Hean. atidpets unchanged. radian corn very stow, at 2!is for new, and 278 for old. Weather dry to-dav, without frost, and since l"'rid»y much rain. WAKBFIELD Cons AIAE :i.T. Friday.—There is very little business passing in wheat to-day. White foreign is the tnrn against seller Ki.glish rw-ets a very slow sale, at (jJ to Is per qua-tar reduction ou last v.-e-eVs prices; in. moderate supi'iiy, and. the value of aLl qualities is supported. Other qualities steady. Weather to-day is hue. :11.01 not. nrv cold. f LASCOU' Coax MARKET, Friday.—Market quiet. juntos tor uts.t tnuize barely' LNo cliaii!»e in t!'e v dne of utlltr article: PBonncE. LONDON PKODOOE MAKK^I', i'Yiday.—Sugar market dull, ana prices UMHiuig lo .v; At auction the quantity offered consisted almi'St entirdy of crystallised sorts, j which fioiil slowly, at od to Is reduction ou the week. Refined ma.rket also weaker. Coffee—public salts again passed off at slightly adviuiccd rates, especially for plantation Ceylon, whicii is now about "s higher than before the holidays. Other descriptions also exhibit a considerable rise during the same period. Tea—1,->12 1 packages Indian sold with but little competi- tion, prices beintr uni-atisfaetory to importers, Gret'n fruit—good market for oranges, but lemons dull more inquiry fof Almeira grapeq, and Almeira apples of fine quality wanted; other* in moderate request. Pine applvs in fair demand. Cotton market stroiif;, and rather active. Jute without change. Kice quiet, but steady. Tallow, new, about ■loi on the sr»ot. LIVEKPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Friday. Sugar 11 quiet, but iirry-. iiu*e IJliieL Cofí,egIH)d tObe; 72s paid tor IJah.i. ISitrate of soda. 12s to 12s (id. 1 i, rd ftill tends dov/nwards. Petroleum, Is Sd to Is 8d. Olive oil fii-iii linseed oil fully :t dearer palm oil, £ •>6 10s paill for ]/ago». Rosin, (is 10-id for common. PROVIAIONA. LONDON PROVISION MARKET. Friday.—Butter— tr"a:.n;G< OusitirMi III :orei¡:l1 neiuriptitiris iNormandy, llr'rf to 142s; Jersey, l':8s t» 12 <s little doing in Canadian Irish nei;iecbed. i.'acon—iic'it to moderate weieihts, (i^ls toTMs; heavy and oversize,til- to 68s. Hams ) —small joints continue iu fr.ir r<»fpjest. Lard quiet, at lat e value. Cheese best qualities of American main- tain their value; inferior very dull. BUTTEII. ¡ CORK BDTTER MARKET, riday.—Ordinary -Firstp, 158s; seconds, 146s thirds, 115s lY.urths. S0s fifths, 60s sixthsjfc- Mild-Virsts, — seconds, io2s ) thirds, 120. Firkins in market, :1U(\. coirou. MANCHESTER COTTON GOODS REPORT, Friday.— There is a modi-rale business doing in yarns for the China market. Doubled yams are also in fair request for Germany, at increased quotations. Cloth -no improvement can he reported. Producers ask more money, but only in rare instances have buyers paid the advances required. POTATOES. LONDON POTATO. MARKET, Friday.—Good supplies, and trade moderately active, at the following iates:- flukes, 120s to 160s; regents, 80s to 160s; rocks. 60s to 90s French, 50s to 70s per ton. Foreign -kideys. 4s 3d to 4s 6d; reds. 4s to 6s per bag. HOPS. LONDON HOP MAUKKT, Friday.—There is more business doihg in all descriptions of hops, and prices I rute firm, with rather an upward tendency for beat qualities. RUOAW. CLTDK CITUSSED SUGAR MARKET, Friday.—Fair bus^ue.-j-i and atvaeiy prices. .COAL. JIONDON COAL MARKET, I-,ri,.Iay.-The moderate quantity of house coals at jaarKet to-day met with a steady demand, at last prices. Hartleys unchanged. Original Hartlepool, Hettons, 19s; Kast Hartlepool, Tees, Lambton, 18s t>d; Tunstall, Hawthorn, 16s; "Hastings, Hartleys, 16s 6d., Ships at market, 19i; sold, 15; at sea, 10. METALS. LONDON METAL MARKET, Friday.—Copper lower— lOG tons good ordinary Chili sold at £ 75 Wallaroo, nominally 285 10s; Hurra, L-84, sellers. Tin—shade easier; Straits, £ 75; Australian, £ 74; small business. Spelter, £ 21 • Lead, £ 2115s to £ '22.« fjcoteh pig iron -1,50U tons done here at 8s, 10 days Quicksilver, XS 5s. GLASGOW PTG IRON MARKET, Friday. Market rather doll. No business to report, Buyers, 57s 6d sellers, 58!

NEWCASTLE IRON, COAL, AND CHEMICAL TRADES. [SPECIAL BEPOBT FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The storms and the holidays have materially interfered with the trade of the district, and while the holidays' are over, although business htis not yet resumed its general tone, the new year has been ushered in with storms searcpiy less severe, though not so disastrous locally, as those with which the year closed. From the tone ot ,the market, nothing can be predicted in respect to the future, for trade has scarcely been set going yet, and the TnterraptioBerto the iocat trade by the storm -ha^e1 not improved it. Prices remain much as they were,' and sellers do -not appear to look for much change at present. The iron trade remains quiet, altoge- thar there is rather more inquiry for manufactured iron. and prices are firm, with a fair amount of business,, plates being A;7 5s, common bars 26 7s, and angles 26 15a per toii. In the chemical trade prices are still easier than they were, and the uncertainty as regards the Turkish question is affecting the Continental trade. Shipbuilding is going-on with more spirit, and. marine engineers are busy, but locomotive builders are quiet.

THE CONFERENCE AT CONSTANTINOPLE. We (Pall Mall Gazette) have reason ti believe that the modifications of the European proposals which are said to be in contemplation were not mentioned at the sitting of the Conference on Thursday.

REFRACTORY SEAMEN. A bad case of sailors refusing to proceed to sea has been heard before the Weymouth magistrates, who committed three of them to prison for two months. They belonged to the ship Martina Mnria, and were on a voyage from Shields to Minorca. When the ship was in a fearful gale one of the prisoners refused to work, remaining in cabin two days. During the gale the captain bad one of his wrists broken, r.nd on arrival at Weymouth had to give up command. Another chief officer came down when the prisoners refused to work.

ALCOHOL AND COLD. Dr. John Rae, the Arctic voyager, in a letter to the Is Alliance News, says that the lowest temperature registered during the late Arctic Expedition was 72 degrees below zero, and the lowest during the sledging journey minus 50. Jtie goes on to say that on the shores of the Bear Lake he and some men were out six days on the barren grounds when the thermometer registered 62 degrees below zero. and never during tlV- time rose above minus. 40 degrees. They had no shelter of any kind and only enough fuel to cook food, and; insufficient to keep up a fire during the night. One man having followed a wounded deer was out all night without even a blanket or a fire, aud was none the worse for.it, though the temperature was fifty degrees below zero. None of the party drank alcoholic liquors. The men living in Hudson's Bay find they have better health and can do more work especially during. very .1 I cord weather without alcohol.

I REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. LONDON, Friday.-The barometer is rising, though slowly, over Ireland,' England, and the north of Frapcat while it is falling rather briskly over Scotland, and quickly on the eastern shores of the North Su-. In the south of Francealso a decrease set in since last evening. The region of lowest pressure stretches across Ireland, the Irish Sea, and the south of Scotland, to the southward of which, moderate south westerly breezes prevail, and to the northward northerly and north-easterly winds. Tempera- ture has fallen slightly in most places, but has risen in Denmark. The weather has cleared considerably at most of ur southern stations, but rain is falling at Valentiaand Biarritz, and enow at Nairn. During yesterday slight showers occurred generally—of snow in the north and ox run in the south. The tea is rather rough in the north and at the mouth of the Channel, bnt is moderate to slight elsewhere. >

WATERS' QUININE WINE for Sixteen Years has been universally admitted to lie the best Tonic known, and a useful and agreeable accomnantment to Cod Liver Oil, "We can bear personal testimony to its value as a tonic ."—Standard. Ajrent for Cardiff: Septimus Fletcher. Family Grocer, 28. St ?olarv street, and 6, Wood street. Wholesale Waters and Son 34, Ra»rch»;an, London: ana Lewis and Co., Worcester. 13385 "THE VERY B" is Taylor s Patent Sewing Machine with tlie new -Improvements, which render it superior to all others for- Dressmaking and Family uso. It is simple to learn easy to work, quiet in action, not liable to c. t oat of order Can tw had on, ot purchase, at moderate price Inten^fti'purchasers/if*unable to obtain Taylor's PitSiit ^fewinsr MachiMS froro, local Dealerjf/'Jfre respectfully requested «to slJd for a prospectus to 9r, OheapsWe, London, E. C.: at Driffield Yorkshire; wtfie:branelv. establishments, 30, SjlveMtreet, Huth 1l2, South-street, Exeter; 382, Kirkgate, Wakefield; ant Sfi. Crockherbtown, Cardiff.. 341^ I J.

VESSELS SIGNALLED AT THE LIZARD. THE LIZARD, Friday.—Wii:d W, fresh. Weather showery. i>;uorneter 1\ASSEI> EAST—morning— Austrian britf Pau'us, of Flume. Afternoon—French barque Kerniaria, of Nantes,' PASED WEST—morning—steamer Richard E Trevi- thick, of Falmouth Gothland, of Leith Morfa, of Swansea; 'Thomis Vrau?han, of Atiddlesborough. A ftarnoon Laura. Douglas, of Liverpool, in tow of tii, Rescu?, ot Liverpool; steamer Stag, of West Hartlepool, from Antwerp for Swansea,

Tille WEATHER, OAitnrfT, Fridall, r) prr).-Prespiire bos bpcn very un- steady since yesrerday. During hst night there was an increase of fully a tenth, 'I o-(Iov it has faiien a tenth. At the above hour there is a flight recovery. The mercury now stands at 29,10. There is a decrease in temperature of one The thermometer now rtji-'ic-ters 47 degrees Fahrenheit, 't'he wind haa changed from 8SW to WSW, light breeze. The weather is cloudy, overcast, and showery.

FOREIGN ARRIVAL* AND SAILINGS OF <;AIHVIFF VESSELS. f.SFf CI AI-LYRRPORTED TO Tlifi ".SOUTH W A. L'F. !"I DA[LY NEWS. ") The ss Silurian, C;.t.pt Collins, arrived at Kustendje on Friday inortiitjf,, all well. The ss Palmyra, Capt Bruce. from Leith for Cardiff, passed St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wipht, at 10 o'clock on Thursday jnoruing. The ss A'.le'idale. Capt Eari, from Cardiff, arrived at Dieppe on Thursday, but on eittcring the port, owing to the hc:c\y weather prevailing, she struck against the pier, damaging stem, &c., and fore compartment full of water. Tiie .<w 'ohn Adam<?or», ('apt Eggleton, is expected to leave Loadou on Saturday for Cardiff, to load for Port Said. The ss fit Aubin, Capt Williams, left Sulina on Friday morning for Malta for orders. The as Escbol, Capt nay, left Snlina for Antwerp direct ou Wednesday, all weli. The ss Ethel, Cap); Hoddam, from Kustendje for Ant- werp, left oil Wednesday morning. The as Red Htar, Capt Wilkie, left Odessa on Wednes- day*for Walta for orders. The s Excelsior, Cant Reid, arrived at Malta on Wednesday, and alter coaling proceeded for Antwerp direct. 'T'ht'barque Orawfords. Capt Koefod, left Scilly for Aberdeen on Wednesday. The ss Ethel, Cant Reeves,from Bilbao for Rotterdam, passed Dover on1 Wednesday, nil well. The ss Coamvood, Capt' Ritnciman, arrived at Gib- raltar on Tuesday, coaled and l'eft same day for Fal- mouth, an weli. Reports having experienced very heavy weather-id I the way from Malta. The ss Ilvlton Castle, Capt Lascelles, arrived at and. left Constantinople for Sulina on Tuesday. The ss Robert Ingham, Capt Robertson, left Constan- tinople on Wednesday for Malta for orders, all well. The ss i;orr:»wdale, Capt Davics, was expected to leave Kurrachee for Liverpool on Wednesday night. The ss Redes(lale, Capt Bentlev, from Odessa for Ant werp, passed Constantinople on Tuesday. The as Eg bert, Capt Barwise, for Bombay, passed Portland on Tuesday morning. The ss Caradoc, Capt Young, was expected at Shields on Thursday from Limerick. The fine new steam tug, Lord Derby, belonging to the Messrs Eeie and Finch, of Cardiff, has been selected- to proceed to Plymouth to tow the large American ship J D Peters round to Cardiff. She proceeded on Friday morning for destination.

A MONTH'S LOSSES AT SEA. 'I The Direction of the Bureau Veritas has published the following statistics of maritime disasters reported during the month of November, lS7ii. concerning all flags .Sailing vessals reported lost-75 English, 42 Norwegian. 33 American, ;>0 French, 14 German, 12 Swedish, 11 Danish. It Dutch, 5 Greek. 5 Italian, 5 Russian, 4 Autrichian, 3 Portuguese. 1 Spanish, 1 Peruvian, 1 Turkish, 25: of which the natitinalitri.9 unknown: totals, 278. In this number are included 13; vessels reported inimin Srteamers reported lost —11 English, 2 French, 1 Belgian. 1 Spanish, 1 Norwegian, 3 of which the nationality is unknown total, 19.

LATEST ARRIVALS IN PENARTH ROADS. CARDIFF, Friday Night. Newbiggin ss, Harding, 875. Mathilde, Desphorne, 214. Thomas Parker as, Blinkhorn, 73. Notsklay, Nielsen, 465,

RECITER'S MAIL TELEGRAMS. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Messrs Lamport & Holt' steamer Galiieo, from Brazils and River Plate, arrived steamer Galiieo, from Brazils and River Plate, arrived here and proceeded for Antwerp and Liverpoot'to-day.

CARDIFF.—ARRIVALS. ROATH BASIN—Jan 4. Sarah Ann ss, 876. Clarke, Galway, ballast ROATH BASIN—Jan 5. Tern as. 785, Randall, London, empties Charles Godard ss, 610. Deslandes, St Nazaire, ballast Agnes; 840, Hirdes. Bremen, ballast Nankin ss, 1830, Brace, Antwerp, ballast JCing Ermyn is, Harlow, Cork, ballast EAST BUTE DOCK—Jan 4. Aberfeldy ss, 801, Howell, West Dock, light Heptarchy, sa. 501, French, Dunkirk, ballast Vulture ss, 345, Tm-pinr. Dieppe, ballast G N Wilkinson as, 47/5, Richardson, Havre, ballast Friends, 70, Warren, Bristol, burnt ore EAST BUTE DOCK—Jan 5. Stella Mattuttina, 316, Mazzella, Dunkirk, ballast Eclat, 96, Ellery, Pormau, iron ore Baron Podesta, 725. Finnochio, Cork, ballast WEST BUTE DOCK—Jan 4. Sylphide, 124, Tellefsen, Palermo, oranges Speranzo, 74,Lauigan. Newry via Bristol, potatoes WEST BUTE: DooK-jan 5. Nerio, 31, Mollett, Roscoff, potatoes' C E C G. 38, Kent, lloscoff, potatoes Industry, 44, Williams, (,anal,light Dortliea, 142, Soarrer, Gloucester, light V A, 211, Vallee, Bilbao, iron ore Va liouc, 196j Le Goff, Bristol, ballast PENARTH DOCK—Jan 4. Hampshire ss, 424, George. Southampton, light City of Durham ss, 538, Brownless, Liverpool, light Lotiisa. 42, Clark, Bideford, light Ruby, G8, Screech, Barnstaple, light Lewis, 60, Hutchinson, Barnstaple, lisrht Express. 64, Marshall, Barnstaple, light LordRolle, 97, Marsh, Bideford, ballast Iron Duke ss, 90, Terrel, Bristol, light Alma ss, 82, Facey, Bristol, light I Eilen, 32, Bailey, Bristol, light Penair, 188, Trury, Hayle, ballast Rose. 104, Richards, Hayle, ballast 'V enedrigan, 169, Toms, Gloucester, light Ft Vincent ss, 78. Parker, Bridgwater, light Hamnah ss, 64, Hillman, Bridgwater, light Looe, 42, Martin, Newport, light PENARTH DOCK—Jan 5. Humility, 49, Pow, Barnstaple, light Frolic, 50, Balsden, Barnstaple, light .Magnet, 66, Hare, Bideford, light Jane & Elizabeth, 67, Ball, Bideford, light Mazeppa ss, 922, Harvey, Glasgow, light Solent ss, 462, Taylor, Antwerp, light Minnie, 45, Marshall, Barnstaple, light GLAMORGAN CANAL-Jan 4. William. 33, Rider, Gloucester, pitch Mary Ann, 38, Everett, Bristol, pitch and oil GLAMORGAN CANAL-Jan 5. Unidn Canal, 48, Stevens, Bideford, tiles, &c

SAILINGS. ROATH BASIN, Jan 4. -BRITTANY a, Blammed, Roche- fort. SEPTIMA as. Molton, Aden. ROATH BASIN, Jan 5.-KARO 88, Collins, Point de Galle. HIBERNIAN as. Kearns, Trouville. DAFILA a, Morton, Gibraltar. KATE FAWCETT as, Clark, Port Said. DIADBM SS, Carpenter, Point de Galle. Wx BANKS ss, Lan^tlois, Havre. INVINCIBLE, Azzarpardi, Malta. ESTHER, Nurse, Bristol. SABBINA, Wright, BristoL CUAIRFA as, Hughes, Barcelona. NELSON 88, Staples, Calcutta. EAST DociK. ii an 5.—CONSTANCE as, Thomas, Rotter- dam. BACCHUS, Lawrence West Dock. WEST DOCK, Jan 5.-COLLECTOR, Shea, Waterford. SUSANNA, Causey, Southampton. t PENARTH DOCK, Jan 4.—JOHN SIS Thomas, Bristol. MWIJT ss, Allen,-Bristol, CARDIFF CASTLE SS, Clutter- huck. Bristol, ALMA ss, facey, Bristol. ANON, Hyeth, Bristol. PRIKCE ALBERT, Freebury, Bristol. RICGINA, Jones, Bristol. WILLIAM, Warreu. Bristol. IRON DUKE ss, Terrel, Bristol. ADA, Hill, Bristol. SPAITK, Main, Bridgwater. UNITED FRIENDS, Jones, Watchet, EXPRESS, Wilkins. Watchet. DRUID, Matthews, Bridg- water. SARAH, Broacher, Bridgwater. PERSEVERANCE, Rowlea, Gloucester. PENARTH DocK^Jan5.—AUTOCRAT ss, White, Aden. BRIDE SS, Gyles.'Hayle. BESSIB SS, Roskilly. Hayle, SQUIRREL ss, Pollard, Portreath. ELLEN WIDDUP, Bond Belfast. < -1, GLAMORGAN, CANAL, Jan 5.—CHARLES, Jackson. Newport, Mon. VESSELS CLEALRAD-Jan 5. Havre, G N Wilkinson is, B, 850 coal, L Gueret Milta, Pyrrha ss, B, 1200 coal, M Thompson Barcelona, Mary Voleno, B, 339 coal. Coedcae Coal Co Point d e Galle; Blair Drummond, B, 2007 coil, Capper St Na-zaire, Somorrostro ss, -13, 900 cosl, Davies & Fry Bordeaux, Mardy as, B, 900 coal, H Worms & Co Gibraltar, James Mason ss, B. 1037 coal, D Davis II Dakar, Kilen Catherine, B, 214 coal, H Worms & Co Constantinople, Nea Maria, Ger, 590 coal, Evans & Co Ancon.i. I)aiiiet Maiiin, Ity, 1)50 coal, Burnyeat <& Co .t Catherine, Anne, Den, 327, Page. Ohlsen & Co Trieste, Antonio ss, Aus, 800 coal, Ocean Steam Coal Co •Java, Hiutiiberg, Swe, 1000 coal, Ocean Steam Coal Co Singapore, Marie, Ger, 050 coal, Powells Dutfryn Havannah, Saga, Nwy, 608, D Davis & Sons VESSEL ENTERSD OUTwARDs-Jim 5. St Nazaire, Charles Godard ss, B, 610, Deslandes, E Bregeon Rio Janeiro, Shepherdess, B, 214, Cook, J H Anning Malta, Durley ss, B, 700. Heal, Davies & Fry Aden, Renuor ss, B, 866, Wilkinson. J Burness & Sons Rouan, Vulture ss, B, 34o, Turpin, llacquoil Bros Santander, Kate, B, 74, Quick, Higbam & Ewins Callao, Peerless, B, 860, Jones, E C Downing Malta, Pyrrha ss, iJ, 716, Cook, M Thompson Havre, G N Wilkinson ss, B. 475, Richardson, Harrison Para, Dan, Den, 2;7, Miubelsen, Tellefsel, kz Co Barcelona, Alagnus, Swe, 182, Pettersen, Tellefsen & Co Cape de Verds, Clio, Ger, 409, Schupp, Buckingham Messina, Wyvern ss, B, 603, Dixon, Davies & Fry Rochefort, Lavernock ss, B, 444, Boase, Stallybrass Genoa, Pandora, l'y, 285, Bracco, F Scliiaffino SWANSEA—ARRIVALS. < ■SOUTH DOCK-J an 4. "Prince of Wales se., 71, Jackson, Bristol, sundries J W V, 68, Davies, Seville, oranges SouTg DOCK—Jan 5. Ernest ss, 464, Williams, Rochester, light Sally, Channings, Bideford, ballast NORTH DocK-Jan 4. Lark, 37. Kemp, Barnstaple, ballast Double X, 45, fucker, Barnstaple, ballast Milliceut, 221, Jones, nilbao, iron ore Selina Jane, 79, Parsons, Bridgwater, elm timber Queen, 60, Farrance, Bridgwater, elm timber • NORTH DocK-Jan 5. Newton, õJ. Lamey, Bideford, ballast Mary Ann Eliza, 55, Coombs, Padstow, barley Leopard ss, 41, Brook, Highbridge, sundries RlvERJ an 5. Stucley, 32, Barrett, Buie, pitwood l Eethert Renny, l'adstow SAILINGS; SOUTH DOCK, Jan 5.—COLSTRUP liS, Hamon, La Rochelie. NORTH DOCK, Jan 5.—PH<ENIX.- Jones,,Neath. RIMAC, Halliday, Valparaiso. VESSELSCLEABED—Jan 5. Duclair, Kewadin, B, 375 coal, G Thomas Naples, Luclolfina Jautina, Hoi, 226 coal, Graigola Co Nantes, Agnes, F, 150 coal, Powell Duffryn Bordeaux, Ernest es, B, 940 coal, Livingston & Co VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS-JAU 5. Caen, John & Mary, B, 98, Phillips, Phillips & Bees Huelva, Belle, B, 179, Sharpies, Thomas, Lewis & Co Huelva, Sarah Gibson, B. 192. Gibson, Thomas, Lewis Bordeaux, Ernest ss, B, 464, Williams, Livingston,& Co 41' N EWPORT—ARRIVALS. 01.Ð DOCK—Jan 4. Lovely ss, 284, Shanack, Bilbao, iron ore Joseph, 170, Uhurnan, Pantander, iron ON ALEXANDRA DOOJt-J an 4. Heimdal, 140, Hansen, Appledore, ballast Minnie Knapp, 183, Me Fern, Waterford,, ballast Theodore, 61. Hale, Bridgwater, light Victoria, 58, Nutt. Bridgwater, light Brighton ss, 561, Gibb, Bilbao, iron ore RIVEB-J an 4. Purton, 52, Tanner, Bristol, general Railway, 67, Luxon, Highbridge, light Julia, 68. Farthing, Highbridge, tin Dahlia, 35, Darricott, Barnstaple, light J Bessie Gould, 47, Chugg, Barnstaple, light Stranger, 40, Dalling, Barnstaple, light Heroine, 66. Short, Barnstaple, light Union, 32, Hare, Barnstaple, light Eliza, 24. Clark. Barnstaple, Ught J< lower, 37, Clark; Bideford, light Hope. 48, Hutchins, Bideford, light Seraphepa, 38, Parkhouse, Bideford. light > Harmony, 69, Garrell, Bideford, light Swan, 55, Guard, Bideford. light » Ann, 35, Leek, Bideford, light Beryl, 3(5, Ross, Bideford, light r Mary, 36. Bennett, Bideferd, light Ann, 25, Lewis, Bideford, light Resolution, 42, Toms, Newquay, light Watermouth, 48. Ley, Ilfracombe, light Jane, 42, Smart, Bridgwater, light Annie Laurie, 83, Witheridge, Oorkliltkt Commerce, 55, Spriggs, Bridgwater, light Kitty Ann. 54, Rogers. Barnstaple, light Mary Grace, 31, Incledon, Barnstaple, light Botteraux Castle, 36, Sharrock, Boscastle, light Liver, 44, Thomas, Bristol, light Yeo, 43, Badcock, Barnstaple, light Sir > rancis Drake, 44, Drake, Barnstaple, light Daring, 62, Short, Barnstaple, light Charlotte, 38, Lamey, Bideford, light RIVEB-J an 5. Horseley ss, 871, Raymond, Antwerp, ballast Minerva, 63, Vickery. Watchet, iron ore Superb, 46, Roberts, Bristol, light Charles, 74, Watts, Barnstaple, light Despatch, 35, Weaticott, Barnstaple, light Mary Agnes, 95. Butler, Gloucester, light Rover, 47, Williams, Barnstaple, light I George, 22, Smith, Bristol, light Sarah Jane, 126, Brewster, Whitehaven, pig iron SAILINGS. OLDDOCK, Jan 5.-JOHN SHELLY, Fergusson, Belfast. WILSON, Edwards, Dundalk. VIVID, Dehan, Dublin. RIVER. Jan 4.-MODERATOR Sri, Williams, Bristol. MARQUIS OF LOBNJS SS, Wilton, BristoL NEWPORT TRADER, Binding, Weston. CHARLOTTE. Bayley,Weston. SEA FLOWER, Allen, Bristol. • VINE, Neal, Bristol. ST DECTJMANS as, Beddis, Watchet. ANN HUMPHRIES Bond, Aberthaw, ELIZA, James, Bristol. RIVED, Jan 5. ICSTON 88, Crossman, Bridgwater. TOM, Hillman, Bridgwater. Two BROTHERS. Adams, Bridgwater. ROEBUCK, Jones, Weston. PRINCE OF WALES, Winfield, Highbridge. ALBION, Allen, Bridg- water. RWEET HOME, Fry. Bristol. GIRL I LOVE, Dineen, Cork, VILLE DE NAPOLEON, Lequimner, Basse Indre. RED ROVER, Moore, Cork. BRITANNIA, Newall. Cork. VESSELS CLEARED—Jan 5. Barcelona, Lady Clive so. B, 835 coal, T Beyrion & Co Santos, Florence, B. 415 iron, Ebbw Vale Co Guadaloupe, Cardon, Nwy, 578 coal, Ebbw Vale Co St Nazaire, (Jampanil ss, B, 730 coal, Powell Duffryn IHPOBTS.—Jan 5. Bilbao, Armoricain, 196 tons iron ore, order Bilbao, Larley, 511 tons iron ore, R W Jones, & Co Bordeaux. Hugh Taylor as, 857 loads pitprops, Watts VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS—Jan 5. Nantes, St Lucien, F, 276, Gouin, Stonehouse & Co Bordeaux, Ella Constance as, R, 416, Tomliimson, G W Jones, Heard & Co St Nazaire, Campanil ss. B, 425. Tonkin, Moses & Co

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. FOXHOUNDS. GLAMORGANSHIRE—Tuesday, Dinas Powis Friday, Llantrisant Station-ll.30. Mr powiluls-Tuesday, Dolwilym (breakf"t)-g; Saturday, Llanboidy-9.30. VALE OF GWILI-Monday, Llanfihangel bridge: Friday, Broad Oak, near Llandile—10.30, TIVTSIDZ-Monday, Salutation Hotel, Newcaatle- Emlyn; Thursday, Nevern-10.30. PBMBI&OKXS -Monday, Hasguard Cross Roads; Fridav, Rooh bridge-10.30. SOUTH PicxriroKEsumz-Tuesday, Freestone Cross Roads Friday, Orielton—11. PENLLEBGARE—Monday, Sketty House; Friday, Pon- tardulais—10.30. HARRIERS. MAJOR D. Joskss-Monday. Trelarth Wednesday. Cwmclvd, Mothvev; Saturday, Bronydd Gate—10.30. MB 'VAUGHAN PRYRE'S—Tuesday, Bryn Shop—10; Friday, Llandyssul Turnpike Gate (by invitation)— 10.30. SCOTCHWELL (Admiral J. Lort Stokes)—Tuesday, Trooper's Inn, Pembroke Road; Friday, Rudbaxton, 11-30. CARMARTHEN BEAGLES- -Thursday, Pontcarreg, Johns town-10,3a

[WAR TELEGRAMS AND LETTERS, JAN. 4. SULEIMAN PASHA, says the Vienna correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, has been appointed commander in Herzegovina. A DEPUTATION of Hungarian students, says 'tMJ. authority, left Pesth to-day for Constantinople in tAt, present to Abdul Kerim Pasha a handsome sabre, stalK scribed for by his Hungarian sympathisers as a token of their esteem. The deputation left Pesth amid sympathetic I demonstrations from the populace. 3 Mr. BUTLER-JOHNSTONE was received yesterday, W? J the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, by the J perer Francis Joseph at a special audience, and submitted 3j to his Imperial Majesty a number of political eensiderf tions communicated to him by Midhat Pasha during Mrj Butler-Johnstone's recent visit to Constantinople. Hu ILfterwards had an interview with Count Andrasiy, aaa left for England, as I understand, with Count Beast. M TURKEY, says the correspondent of the D*Uy JVei*M although ostentatiously refusing to disarm the Mehaatfl medans in Bulgaria and elsewhere, has already eott menceri to dp so quietly, and no fewer than 40,000 firefl arms, taken from the inhabitants of Bulgaria, have, it it said, been sent to Constantinople. 9 THE SEVERITY of the financial erisis, adds the saaX authority, may be imagined from the fact that the MuniS cipality"bf Odessa, one of the richest towns in the empire is unable to pay the salaries of its officials. fl •IN RESPECT to the Servian Government, says the BdH grade correspondent of the Standard, Prince Milan oo*S tinues in a state of indecision. He wishes to jrithdrsdS himself from Russian influence, but cannot. Rusdfl vemains aU powerful in Servia.

BISMARCK, RUSSIA, AND AUSTRIA. fl From the Berlin correspondent of the Daily The gossip in political circles is that Prince BismarclclB growing colder towards Russia, and seeking closer re with Austria. This may be dismissed as a complete inv^S •>ion. It is remarked, however, that the Russian pt*fl shews extreme bitterness towards England and Au It charges Count Zichy with playing a double game Constantinople, and declares'that Sir Henry Elliot regularly betrayed the doings of the preliminary C nce to Midhat Pasha. JK

I THE PiREsENT sriuATiox. 1 It is semi-offioially telegraphed from Vienna this mg, says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily News, th^B ;he Austrian delegates have been ordered to leave itantinople in ease the Porte rejects the plan of the CMH ference. There is reason to believe that the Gersj^H Ambassador has received similar instructions. For •days the entire diplomatic corps in Constantinople been getting ready for departure. jH Lord Salisbury and General Ignatieff, it is stated, sflH the Vienna correspondent of the same paper, have tried induce the Sultan to dismiss Midhat Pasha, as the c obstacle to an agreement. The Sultan, hawtvar, hitherto repeatedly said that it is easy to remove a G Vizier, but impossible to dispense with Midhat Pasha. JB From the Brussels correspondent of the same paperjK The fresh proposals of the Powers to the Porte repreM^B the maximum of concession. These proposals differ siderably from the former ones. The Ambassadors, wt^B maintaining principles, yet somewhat reduce their elsoH The reforms demanded substantially correspond those which the Porte has offered in the ConstitatflH Great hope is felt in a pacific result. v It is said, states the Constantinople correspondeilt^K the Manchester Guardian, that General Ignatieff has fidentially apprised Midhat Pasha that Russia will rec^K in regard to the chief proposals of the Conference thatjH? objeetionable to the Porte. The Porte still holds leaving authority to Midhat Pasha, who has rasolve^B appoint English and French delegates on the TvUH From the Vienna correspondent of the Timel :-TM if the International Commission, as well as of the feSfl^B ftndarmerie, has been somewhat modified. The deliwj^B kion of the two vilayets in Bulgaria has been dronnei^B well as the relegation of the Turkish soldiery to irarrisons. The question of the surrender of jMB Zwornik to the Servians was to be referrod to arbi snd, besides this, alterations ere agreed to on 3ther points of minor importance. The object Jl^B reeoneile the scruples of Turkey and the exigen Europe and this problem has been solved, if'1' may credit a communication despatched from Od the form of a letter' and telegraphed in cipher, a lation of which has been communicated to me. Af MB intelligence oemes Trom a perfectly well-informe5 authorised source, I do not hesitate to transcribe tfcfr I^B sage relative to the two difficult questions of which speaking At the next Conference will be mad.. peution the aim of whieh is to give, satiafaotdon t^l^B prinoiples defended by Turkey, and to resolutions l|B, eluded by common accord among the^Powers, As T«l^B refuses to accept the discussion on the platform o$"•'fj■ ternational Commission of Surveillance and Exeontfcq* threatening the integrity of her' power, it is propwrtpB substitute tor this Commission a Consular ComsisiflH whieh will be composed of Consuls of different Power# JV siding on Turkish territory, and who will be chargedJK make regular and periodical reports to the Burop^K lowers which are participating in the Conference on effective and ml execution of the reforms adopted. Government will have the right to substitute tor the pfl sent Consul, if he thinks fit, new Consuls agreed to forehand by the Porte. The Porte will recruit "far garia itself a corps of indigenous volunteers, whose n will be fixed by the Conference. This corps will be i porated in military cadres recruited in Europe in the, ritory of a neutral State. These eadres will comprises the grades of the corps of Bulgarian volunteers beaxS the Turkish cockade and fl^,and will have the spe^B mission of maintaining order during the accomplishm^B of the reforms in the Selave provinces of Turkey, to pV tect and guarantee the lives of subjects in the piovip and of members of the Consular Body." It is tboDfS that this scheme so presented has a great chance of accepted by every one. "-A From the Pera correspondent of the Daily Telegraam, —The Ottoman Delegates have < explained the xeasW which forbade then}.discussing the two important artasB notice bf which was omitted in their document pressflH last Saturday, namely, the gendarmerie question and of the International Commission, both of which, it JH believed, impaired the independence of the Turin Empire. The European delegates urged, in reply, Tuikey had already in theory, when she (■ scribed to the Andrasiy Note, acknowledged the prinflB which had been embodied in the idea of the CommiffK The Porte rejoined that this had no reference to B The discussion throughout has taken the form a an amicable conversation. Sunday being the Christmas, the festivals in celebration of which oomOuK an Saturday, the next sitting of the Conference ixed for Monday, |^B

THE DEFENCE OF STAMBOUL. f" Admiral Hobart Pasha, accompanied by .Mr. VaMH Baker, lately Colonel in the English army, says fbrlH Mrrespondent of the Daily Telegraph, dated January iS left Galata to-day for Therapia, where they will to-morrow on board the Admiral's Bassb*, and iUB proceed to Burgas, on the Black Sea, for the purp^K inspecting the country whieh lies in front Fortifications which they have- planned as a' |H Une of defence, (should the Turks be defeated iS^K Balkan passes. Altogether the news shews the riM|H to be most oritical; and I may add that besides theef^B parations for war another indication of the state of may be found in thefact that the-offioial it its- articles in a very hostile spirit" <

ROUMANIA AND JEWISH OUTRAGBB. Jb It appears, says the Pesth foorrespandent of the IB News, that the Itoundtnian Government II very snxM^B rash up as much as possible the Jewish 011 Count Andrassy has taken up the matter, and, acoO^B to the Pester Lloyd, he hastelegraphed to the Axxstro-I^K garian Consul at Bucharest, and requested the fulleS^R formation to be sent immediately. Yesterday Pres^^B riazz also telegraphed to the Consul at BnehaiWfc^B ordered him to give all help in money or otk«QK to the Jewish refugees in tub name of the HuaffjH Government. The affair will probably turn ont *B serious for Roumauis. telegrams which the Ltoyd has published-respecting the outrages upen the JB- have been sent by wnemal messengers-from Buoharest^B the frontier into Transyhrania, and telegraphed B Kronstadt here, as the Romsanian authorities haveS|| fused to transmit any telegrams detrimental to interests. The Pester Uoydria generally well infoM^B and I have no reason to doubt its statements.

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LONDON BETTING-YzaTEP.DAY. OROTDON INTERNATIONAL HURDLE RACE. (About two miles and a nnarter. Run Tneiutair- March 6.) -n 100 to 8 agst Hampton, 5 yn, 12,1; 51b, t 100 to 6 — Hopbloom, 4 yrs, list 41b, t 20 tq 1 — Lacy, 6 yrs, list .21b, t 25 to 1 — Ebor, 5 yrs, list 21b, t 25 to 1 — Prodigal, aged, list 111b, t 30 to 1 — Turco, p yrs, list 41b, t 33 to 1 — Arbitrator, 6 yrs, list 71b, t 33 to 1 — Curator, 4 yrs, lQst 111b. t 50 to 1 — Truth gelding, aged, llet 71b, t WATERLOO CUP. (Wednesday. February 21.) 1000 to 60 aget Mr Salter's nomination, t 20 to 1 — Colonel Goodlake's nomination, t 1000 to go — Mr Douglas's nomination, t 40 to I Mr Legh's nomination, t I