South Wales Daily News

COMIEROALmmiGENGE. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, The directors of the Bank of England, at their lVeekJy court to-day, decided to make no alteration in their minimum rata of discount. The weekly return issued this afternoon showed the proportion of resarv^to liabilitiea to be 4y.22. There is no change in the commercial situation. The StockExchange markets have been flat. The Kngtish Funds have been quiet. The Three percents at the finish were 96g to 96i, both for money and the acconnt. The New and Re- duced Three per cents were done at 94| to 94 £ India 5 per cents, 107 £ ditto, 4 per cents, 102$ to 102$; Bank of England, 232; Metropolitan Board of Works, 101 £ to 101 J. In the foreign market there is very little new business, and the statement that the English Government dissent from the resolutions adopted by the three great Powers has had an adverse effect. There has been a very sharp fall in Argen- tine Stock, and all other descriptions left off at about the worst points of the day. The following Was the business done Argentine, 1868, 72, 69§, 70, 66|, 7, 8 b percent do Public Works, 1871, 53|, l|, 2, 49it 50" 50, 49 5 per cent Brazilian, 1865, 95 5 per cent do, 1875, 93 to 931; 6 per cent Buenos Ayres, 1870, 61 to 60 7 per cent Egypt: an, 1862, 44i 7 per cent do, 1864, 50 7 per cent do, 1868, 45A, 4|, 4, õJ, 5; 7 per cent do, 1873, 45, J, 4P: 11, j, £ J,4; 5 per cent Hungarian, 1871, 61; 5 per cent do, 1873, 62! 6 per cent do, 1873, Treasury, M: 6 per cent do, 1864 do, 81J to 82h; 6 per cent Peruvian, 1872, 14f, b, j, 15 3 per oent Portuguese, 1853-1867,52, i," gT; 6 per cent Turkish, 1862, 14 5 per cent do, 1865, 12.1 to 12g 6 per cent do, 1869, 13f; 6 per cent Uruguay, Consolidated, 1871, 20f. Miscellaneous-Egyptian, 7 per cent Viceroy Mortgage Loan, 45 do., 7 per cent Khedive Mortgage Loan, 1870, 43f Government Stock Investment, Limited, 12 Share Ildetment Trust Preferred Certificates, 48; do. do. Deferred do., 3; United States Mortgage, 6 per cent Sterling, 98-k. Coal, Copper, and Iron—Bolckow Vaughan, Limited, 50. Commercial—Fore-street Warehouse, 24; Im- perial Credit, 7 3.16 to 7 t. Land—Hudson's Bay, 19. The English railway market has been flat through out, and all the principal stocks mark a decline. Brighton shares have been especially depressed, and have receded about 5 on ihe day. The following were the transactions :— Caledonian, 108f, 9J-, 8, § Great Eastern, 3:)1 f; Great Northern, A, 131 to 13I.i-1; Great Wepterii "ConsolidatedOrdinary," 10ii, 7, L London, -Brighton, and South Coast, 116$to 116 • do. Preferred, 128] to 128; do. Deferred, 105i, 47 4, i London, Chatham, and Dover Arbitration, 21± to 21$; London and North Western, 139, 9, § London and South Western, 123 i to 123 £ • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 63=;. i, • Metropolitan, 97]. 7, 6| Metropolitan Lutner' 44 £ 4, I Midland^ 128$| North British, 95, g, 41, 5, 5 North Eastern Coiisols." liJQi, i, t Staine3 Wokingham, and Woking, 28. The following were the closing quotations in I cl the ondermet.t oned stacks and shar(-E; Bombay and Baroda Railway, 111 to 115 Eastern Bengal Railway, 114 to 115; East Indian Railway, 118 to 119; Great Indian Penilllmlar Railway, 117 to 118 !\Jadras Haitwa.y, 1X3 to, 114 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Railway, 111 to 113; Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. 8] to do, First Preference, 44 to t,5 do. Second Pre- ( ference,2'| to 30i; do,Third Preference, 161 toliiv; Great Western Railway of Canada, 6} to 6f; Dutch Rhenish Railway, 26t to 261; San Pauio 41 RaC way. 26 to 21H; South Austrian and Upper Italian õ- to 6; Erie Railway, 13 to l,'q Illinois, 85 to 87. JEUnks. Agra. Limited. 8i; Anglo-Egyptian Biukiiig, Limited, 16] Bank of Alexandria, I imited, 7$to75; B;tnk of Efrnt, 32 to 32$; L >ndon an County, 61$to 62J- National Provincial of I E:jiand ( £ 12 paid), 43; ITnion of Australia, -56 £ to 50 Union of London, 4(>j. Tole^rs-phs—-Anglo-Aruericao, 58 to 571; Brazilian Su -marine, 5§ Direct Spanish, 10 psr cent Pre- ferance, loi. PRICES AFTER OFFTCIAL HOURS. (SPECIA L TELE OH A M. ) £ 143 000 were taken to the Bnnk. The Bank reserve was 49 £ per cent. Egy ptian 73's, 44 to i4i; Turkish tives, 12f Argentine ,1 s racovered 1 Buenos Ayre9, 3 low^r Uruguay declined to 18 to 19. Ra> 1 ways were flat; Caledonians, 108; Westerns, lC6J to 106 Anelos, 57 to 57j. Tal low, new, 47s 9d on the spot Rape oil, 33s 6d; Linseed, 22s. SPECIAL COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS. [FlOM orB OOHMtEClAL B £ FOBTKBf. 1 PAKIS, TkuiS' ay.BuU)ae <ather weak. Three per cent Rentes, 67'.82c. five |,er cenrs,105f. 25;. VIENNA, Thursday. — Bourfe deci ledly firm.

THACKERAY AND SAYOE, QXQC» AND SHARK BROKERS, it WBST BUTE STBFET CARDIFF. DAILY STOCK AND SBARB: UST. RAILWAYS. Paid. Frioes itock Bristol and Exeier 9100 14f) 141 „ Ureat Eastern 100 39&- 39 « Great 'A'eexern 100 iobi 10ô w London. Chatham. wid Dover 100.. 21 2H London and Norti Wostern 1W 13SJ 13-J „ Midland 100 12.:st 12bi n MonmoutQanirp 100 14 i 141 Rhymney 100 68 6) oO BOvOrn & Wve Railwav and lian,%L 50 2 25 BvOcK gmetmtmud I)Onet loo — ^tllD«T0n 100 64 66 •» Tafl T1,16 1<W lc9 101 SFEREN f lALi fI- bJStfi 4 per ^t. -„ gloo 100 101 l'J Do. New,convertible 11r)\ T !S ,'•? •«' £ .'SStJS „ LK). 6per cent. 1854 „ 1<M i™* „ Do. 6 per cent. 1867 22 q- >0 Severn^ WveRauy.ACana, p 20 i»i 10 Do. 6Per cent.' I8i Mock Soutfc Divon 6 per cent 100 ™ n? „ Percent. 100 « JU U« „ Do 5 per cent. 107 10 DO do. 10 „ iu uj Ihock DO. 100 190 11)2 GUARANTEED AND LEASED. BO Aberdare. 10p. c. B0 U4j U5, 20 Coleford. Mon., and Usk, Bpc. 20^ 22 224 ttock Dare Vallev. 6 — J00 lnj jl5, „ Ely Valley.5 p. e. 10o Ul HMk Omt w„tern » ver et. Owximteed 100 uo 121 Hereford, IT,%v. & Brecon Ordinarv 100.. 84 85 „ Do. ditto Preference — 100 86 86 Stock Llalltrisant aud Tan Vale. 5 p. c. 100 114} 116) Lly-ivi and Otrmore, Op. c. 100 188 t40 „ Dü. 5 per cent First Priicreiice 100 114$1154 uo. do. Second Preference.. 100 1134 1141 100 Penarth Harbour Duck& Railway 100 107 109 I 3B Swansea Vale, 6 p. c 85 47 47J DEBENTURE fcTOCEb. and Fvat av A. tlaP /»ori t IfWt 103 104 Do. do. 4t per cent100 107 108 Great Westerii 6 ditto 100. 126 127 Midlaud 4perceLit. 100.. loaj 104J Monmout-nsmre At Qitto 100 109 110 M Uynvi 6 ditto 100 120 121 South Devon 6 ditto 100 1:1 123 Somerset and Dorset I) do. No. 1.. 100 Ilib Oö Tafl Vale, 4 r>. 100 100 102 BANKS BANKS 500 Anglo Austrian Fl. 120 BJ 6 104 Uiainor^ansture Banking Company 100 — 210 215 II) Glamor traujhire New snares 10 20i 21 10 London aud Provincial Lim 6 10 11 60 National and Pruvincia « 21.. S3 84 20 National aud Provincial 12 48 47 to Ditto, new, 6 211 22Pm 20 Swansea Bant 7 t gi eo West of finiiJaiid & S. W. 1) Bank 15 .» 261 27 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 AberaareOaa 10 15 10 Bristol & bo. Wales Wa«ouCo.,Lim. 4.. 7* 7, 25 Bristol Waterworks •• 67j Stock JJO. Uaa 1^° 2Ui II Cardiff Gas, A 10 uercont. 1UO *01 2 3 „ Do. do. H per cent. 100 157 158 5 Do. do. Sliai es 7 per cent 20.. 31 iI5 Stock Do. Waterworks 100 204 206 Do. do. 1860 luo 102 154 10 Do. do. new 2.. 5a 51 25 Do. Royal Hotel 26 16 17 25 Do.Workmen Coiluge Co. 2o.. 30 82 25 Do. do. New 17.. 20 22 10 Cardiff & Swanst-a Coliiury, Liiin. ii 2 21 a Crown Preserved Coal 6 2 gi o2 Ebow Valo 29.. 9 n 20 Ureat Western Colliery 18.. x jij 60 Liynvi, luuduite Ournore Coal & Iron 60.. 22 23 10 Liynvi Vallt;} Gas — 10 14 4 Mwyndv Iron Ore, Limited 8J.. 1} 21 jOO Nant^lo&Blainalroi. Wo,ks(Pre. J 100 27 31 10 Newport A'ercaru Colliery, Liiutd. 11 1.i 2i <16 Do. Gas A. 315 63 65 S6 Do. B 35 45 47 20 Vo. C — 6 7 g 6 Do. Tramways 6 g| 10 Do. Waterworks bhares. 10 16 11 10 Do. (10. New.. 7.. 10 12 10 Porvi»liead «ae 1(1911 10 p„weli'» La^twit Colliery lo 1 1 10 Provin°lski Tramways ■ » 60 RhoD^srthyrvXiilierv,Limited 50.. 13 16 25 Ditto ditlo "U" iO ..2 4 60 Rhymney Iron, Limiied 50 221 3 IS Do. New.. 16 gj 7 25 Swansea Gas 20 351 Sfil 10 Ditto 644t 26 Souib Wales Colaery 19^ 1 9 50 Tiedegar Iron a Coal A Lim. 18.. 16j) í t 25 Do. 0 do. do. B Lim. 2.5 284 2; ]0 Ystrad Qas and Waterworks 10.. 17J IS 10 Do. >ew 5 l0| uj Bank rate 2 per cent, (since 20th April.) BELLEP.S.-T-ft Vale hail.vay Ordinary Stouk and Preference Scares; he arth Bar our, Dock, and Railway Shares: Swanee, Bank r haro s e- t of Englaiid Bank bbares elso Glamorgan Bank New -harej, etc. t-ee above List. CARDIFF DAILY LIST May 19th, 1118. SWANSEA DAILY STOIIK & SHARE LIST. Amt. Paid RAILWAYS. Prices. Stock Bristol and £ x«oei — 140 142 low .Kiicm, Weotorn mi 1 (/<* I\W..nei<siaru, i-iaj, aua eretxin.„ 81 >t 1. 12 loo.. li) uv i and Ogm.re 135* A.<•».yi.aoii ^ua riii Weote^n 1 100..Slidlaud i^g 13g, 100..AlouiiiOUWiBinre m I00..HUyainei 5^ w 60 01)..Severna.id Wye 24 2o 25 35..Swansea Vale 47 48 Stock 100..Tall Vaie JEt; IL40 PKiiFliiUSNCiiij. „ 100..Hereford, lia>, auuuiecou. gg u 86 „ „ b b per cent 131 13 t).. M'l.i. o p. c., "t:W oiiares, con. 18S0 3 iU pm 10 10.. PembroKe and Ten by 5 per pent 7j £ 8tock lot ..Ruymney # per cent, 1004 117 "J. lis 20 20..S«anbe* Vaie 6per cent 2.. 23 15 15..Swansea Vale Bjwr cetit jg 19t ll) lij..Tali .t 5 i.tr i-ijii utw JJI 11t SO.OE&. Stoek £ 100.. Brecon UjtlJ Merthyr A, a per cent 81.. G3 u f, .1..Jtt; 1>, -1 M rd. 11. lecou 5 percent 12 i 4 12;; 100 100..Llaneily 0 [lei ce-it 322 ..lt3 „ iOO..Neatb<inddrocou o por cent 7a 8, BANKS. 0-0. 100 100..GlAmor;Sushire 210 211> 10 In Ditto tutto, new snares y 1211 10 6..Louaon>inii Provincial liuak log 104 ;0 12.»-I-lunai cr Vilicial OJ.UK 46 48 20 7..Swansea Baritf, Liuiued 9gi 20 16.. West of England Bank 271 27} QJLiy, 10 l()..Àberda1"1l uaa lÀJnsucra Co. 141.. 15 10 10.tSriOjjemi i>asana Water uo. ij lOt 26 25.ja.fm»rt"<-u uag 27 I:) 20 20..JUanelly «»»» a p. r co.it, jji „ Sl;i •j.i t;>< „ w fai» per cill-. 19 -0 I 10 10..Llvnvi VaUey lias n t 26 L'5..offan8ea 00,lo pert«ui. 40 „ ^0* 25 25..Ditto dit-o, 7a Der 3 j w- M1SOELLANEOCS. 10 10.. ilsou ,t„i y,, u ,4 Col. 0 j 10 8$..Cardiff & Swansea Coll. Co. Lim. 2 31 25 4 it 2tJ 1. ,>do I:IL, r, lut.. 1 i 100 lOO-.L^udoreaiemen'sStdel Company — 10*1 100 tto o Per Cent Debentures 99 „ Xo0 5 5.. Wanellv Iron Shipping Co. 6 100 iiitrb(j,,ir Liouils.,i petnt 9.. y-j 60 bo.. ilynvi, a,,d Vundu & lronco. 2:: 24 10 »..>nlford Docu.s ## —i 100 100.. Nintyylo and Biaina iron pref. 28 ZZ 5 5.N>.atti»n.i D stiici .TramwaysCo 3| 3$ 1u 10.C¡HD -VaterCo .2, 2J 10 9.. >ewix»rt Abercarne Colliery Co. 2 1". 24 5 .;>se utl, 3| 44 50 60.. hb\i)iuey Iron 'Jo 2-1 — 25 lo S Kc; U' X 25 101..S -utb W..1: » Col. 1 • y f# s* "j 100 IOU..Swaus" ELarbour Bonds. 4t p ceur, 96w Dt, • 5por«e t 9JJ 100J 51 40..Swau 0a ilurchant Shipowners Co. 8; S9 q 0.. -wansen Shipping 4 '2 10 (:wanstcaTr'lomwayø — — 1, 0 B 10 lo..Swalisea Wagon Company — '61 10 It)..vitto, 10 per cent frof.jreacs :it 4pm SWANSKA LATEaTPRtCEci FOR 31-y 30, 1816

SAYCB AND RAKE, STOCKBROKERS 7. FISHER-STREET, SWANSEA. 7358 ROBERTS & LYDDON, bTOCK AND SHARE BROKElS, 17, CHFRCH STREET, & VIEXSA CHAMBERS, BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF.

-RAILIV-AY TRAFFIC- RETURINS. FOR THE Past WEEK. 187ti. 1875. Increase. Decrease i £ £ 4. 4. Rhymrey 7.)J 13.1 13W — Midland 1 (1 03 l^u70 — 15087 J40 yale su7S 55 U 2534 — Penarth Harbour, 4c. 117.5 -63 iOd — Pft b oke and Tentiy i27 4J0 47 — L. ndon & "orth Western 17 dtJ2 lxl;i44 11)142 Great Western 13:021 14119 7898 Brecon ana Merthjr 127 J 943 334

ISPORTliNG INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETINtI YESTERDAT. th 6 A SELLING STARES of 10 80VS each for starters, Wl too added; weight for age; the winner to be sold for sovs. D. VI. (7 furlongs 210 yards.) I Queen of the May colt Co* J «j Paysanne W. Bettipg opened at 5 to 4 on Paysanne, but _^jj, 6 to 5 on Queen of the May colt. Won by half The winner was sold to Mr W asvener for 15f izujueo. tb The DERBY TBIAL HANDICAP of 15 sovs each, 6 ^'ugr! 200 added if four start, and 100 if m less n°^jtc £ winners extra. Last mile and a half of Course. J Artemis colt MaidlB* j Whitebait ,C. 3 Bridget Hopk'«^jJ Earl of Dartrey and Athelney also ran. BetI to 10 agst Earl of Dartrey, 4 to 1 agst 1 & 1 each agst Bridget and Artemis colt, and l'>to I Athelney. Won by a length and a half; bad third. fl The SECOND SPRING Two YEAR OLD STAKEH of 10 Bib; v each, with 200 added colts 8st 121b. äIli" c" winners extra. Rous Course (5 furlongs.) J Mavis :F.Arcb^ S Midlothian 3 Cannon Ball T. CaD»0^, Popkins, Charles Fdward, and Nltoeris Betting— 2 to 1 agst Mavis, 3 to 1 agst CannonB»u>. t 1 agst Midlothian, aud 6 to 1 aust Popkins. W<>B ,vfa» neck; three lengths between second and third. neck; three lengths between second and third. by Benso i'schroaograph, 1 minute 11 seconds. lOt) A SELLING STAKES of 10 sovs each for starters. Vvl ioso added, for two year olds; colts 8st lOlb J 8st 71b; the winner to be sold for 260 sovs, if f"* allowed 7ib. Last half of R.M. „ 1 1 Polly Perkins Beanharnais 3 » Reality G°, I Brown Joe, Neruda, Meerschaum, MandeviH^j S I Reredos also ran. Batting—Even agst Polly I to 1 agst Beauharnais, 100 to 15 agst Reality, 8 to | Brown Doe, and 10 to 1 agst Mandeville. head a length between second and third. The was sold for 800 guineas to Mr H. Baltazzi. lojib The FLYING HANDICAP of 10 sovs each foe starts do 100 added, for three year olds and upwards extra- Last five furlonge of Ab. M. 1 Medora 1 Arista F. i Quiver C. WooJje, Slumber, Touch a Tout, Julian, Bella, Spartacu?, and Agate also raD. Betting—2 to 1 S.umber, 5tol each agst Medora and Quiver, each agst. Arista and Spartacue, and 100 to 7 Touche a Tout. Wc n by a neck; bad third. # jflO A SELLING STAKES (hew race) of 5 sovs each, • added, for two- year olds colts 8st 101b, fillies jjf# the winner to be Bold for 50 sovb. Last half of A> Diana .F. j May Bell MorbW 3 Pilgrim's Progress dtP Courtnay, Waterloo, Burwell, Qoeen of HearW^to colt, Good Morning, and Tinkle also ran. BetttofT-j,^ 1 agst Waterloo, 9 to 2 agst Twinkle, 6 to 1 agst -V b and 7 to 1 agst Burwell. Won by three lengt 5; a to between second and third. The winner was w Captain Machell for 180 guinean. Witb A VVELTBR HANDICAP of 10 sovs each for starter** 100 added; lowest weight to be 7st. 17 yards.) 1 Cbeveley 3 Quick March 3 Conjuror C. Ar°. 6 Betting—7 to 4 (at first 9 to 4) on Qniok M*??. 3 to 1 agst Cbeveley. Won by a head; bad th1' objection to the winner on the ground of bortfa overruled. The EXNING TWO YEAR OLD PLATE of 100 s0T8* r 0\&i to a sweepstakes of TO sovs each, for two year ^|{ colte 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b; winners extra. mile of B.C. a J Bruce C. y" 0 0 Wincbelsea Placid :GDat.r. g Silver Strinur and Queen of Hearts also ran. to » —5 to 4 agst WincheUea, 7 to 4 agat Bruce, \xrioCfr* each agst Placid and Silver String. Bruce and ^<19 sea ran a dead-heat; bad third. Brace walked over, and the stakes divided. flot A MATCH of 200 sovs, 50 it-Eisa v Felix-Elsa t forfeit. irio A MATCH of 200 sovs, h it-Popkins v Bogl-e declared off by consent. BETTING AT THE SUBSCRIPTION R°° BEFORE THE RACES. THE DERBY. OI.) (One mile and a half. Run Wednesday, May 700 to 400 agst Petrarch, t BETTING ON THE COURSE. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. (One mile and three quarters, Run Tuesday, 3 to 1 agst Apology, 5 yrs, 8st 121b, o 4 to 1 Mint lrop, 4 yrs, 7sfc 41b, o 100 to 8 Freeman, aged, Sat 91b, o DERBY. 7 to 4 agst Petrarch, t 5 to 1 — Mineral colt, t 19 to 2 Skylark, t 14 to 1 — Forerunner, t 50 to 1 — Wild Tommy, t 50 to 1 — Ambergris, t 66 to 1 Coltness, t n -gpv BIRTHRIGHT, who has been mentioned in e\y> with the Great Northern Handicap, is not likely as she is lame. ,Obia FETBARCH, the great favourite for the »PPrLt{et Blue Riband, will, after all, remain at j,p»* finish his preparation for Wednesday week, a ground at he xl-quatters is still very hard. tP* being under such care as John Dawson, his not be alarmed at bis working him too hard ground is in such a state. jgofi*?' LORD EERNERS, who was backed for so ro° for the Lincolnshire Handicap, was put np by Newmarket, on Wednesday, and knocked dovtv Manser, the trainer, for 400 guineas.

OUTRAGE os A .ulr.i. CAPTAIN. According to infoi-Qiation which, the Standard say, reached Lon tel on Wedntfidjiy.Mi-. blank, clillef,(Jfficer or .be 1' anny Chapman, a Bristol vessel, trading to the West (JoA'tt of Aixica, had been subjected to gross in- dignity by natives at Half Jack, to the eastward of Whydah. Whilst ashore transacting business he was seized by one of the chiefs and tied up and flogged. His Kruomen were similarly outraged. On returning to his vessel tne boat in whicii he was proceeding capsised,! aud Mr. Poly blank had to swim for his life. itepresenta- tions of these facts having been made to the senior naval commander of the statiou, Commander Churchill, of the gunboat Ariel, came to Half Jack eight days after the out. rage and remonstrated with the native chief. The latten however, offered no explanation of his conduct.

A BRAVE WORKMAN. We (Builder) have much pleasure in recording an act of courageous self-control and presence of mind which may be compared with advantage to the honours won by deeds of daring on the lield of battle. Two workmen were engaged in fixing a lightning con- doctor on the summit of the steeple at Villa- liiur- Ourthe, in Belgium. To accomplish this somewhat difficult and delicate task it was necessaiv that one of the workmen should stand on tho shoulders of his companion. While in this position, a violent gust of wind made him spill some molten lead, which fell on the hand and forearm of his fiTend. Notwithstanding. the sudden intensity of the pain thus inflicted, the victim of this accident had the courage to remain motionless while the lead burnt its way into his flesh. He knew that the slightest movement might suffice to precipitate his companion from a. ht ight ot seventy feet into the street below, and he bravely endured the pain rather than im- 1 peril the life of his fellow-worker. M. A. Karis, slater, at Anchisne, is the heto of this brave deed, and hisnama Ï8¡! worthy of public record.

DR DE JONGH's LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVBR OIL.— With t.trumous and emaciated subjects, and where the general health is impaired observes Sir H-nrv Marsh, Kart.. Physician to Her MijVsr.y in I-eland, "the reviv:ngand reanimating:effects of a regular daily course o' this sn mal Oil are hiehly satisfac- tor". Its fa -u,.b o acti n on the system is renovatin it checks progressive emac;ation, restores the yieldintr health, re!)uld8. ",g it were, the t'tterini; frame, and brines abolita most remarkable and salutary ihan.'e in all the vital functions." Sold only in capsule 1 Imperial Half-pinfs, 2s Qd Pints. 4s 0d Qua.it*, 9s; by all chemists. 8ol» Oonsigncy *isar, Harford, and Co.. 77. Strand. London

4 r LATEST MARKETS. I CORN*. BnucorGHAM CORN MARKET, Thnraclay.-At our ffiaiket ti'-dny the »upp!y of 6nglish wheat was limited, and the demand rather qniet, t former rates. r oreign steady, without alterat;oll. Barley slow, but not cheaper. Oats maintained late quotations. No alteration in other grain. Weather fine, hut rather cold. BRISTOL CORF wABKET, Thu'sday.—At our mar- ket to day there was a short supply of English wbeat, which sold well at Is per quarter more money. Foreign held for a similar advance, which ch' cks business, and only 6d per quarter was generally obtainable. Barley and maize held for full prices. White oats quite as dear, and black, from scarcity, are 6d per quarter higher. Beans and peas un alter d. CATTLE. LONDON CATTLE MARKUC, Thursday.—Short supply of all kinds of stock. Trade extremely quiet. Beef and mutton firm, at Monday's closing rates. Lamb—dull sale, at 8s to 9s for British. English milch eows. £22 to Lz9 each. Less inquiry for calves choice qualities the turn lower. Other sorts extremely dulL Small pork in demand, at 4d to 6d advance. Beef, 4s to 5s lOd mutton, 4s 6d to 6s 8d veal, 5s to 6. 2d pork, 4s 6<1 to 6*. Beamtp, 740; sheep and lambs, 12,120; calves, 640: including foreign beasts, 120; sheep and lambs, 5.^0: calves 520 DUBLIN CATTLE ..MARKET, Thursday.—Fair attend. ance "t English buyers beef in xuia l supply, and (net a brisk (leiiiar) I at advance! rates. Lal ger numer of sheep peuned, which produced slower market, and reduc- tion in value of secondary things. Lambs brought about late figures. Veal slow, and somewhat cheaper. ilrime heifer and ox beef, 75s to 80s; mutton ill wool, lOd to llid; shorn, 9d to l'lj-d; veal, 7i to lOd; lambs—grass, 19b to 45s each. tSmithheld: Good suppty of all classes of swine on offer for which there was a fair trade, but biddings barely snpported. BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, Thursdav.-There was a moderate supply of beet at this market to-day, and a qniet trade, at prices ranging from 7es to 80s per cwt for best descriptions, and 65s to 70s for secondary aort-1. A large supply of sheep, but a slow trade, best wethers realising from 9d t > O^d per lb, and ewes, 8d to sAd. A good supply of lamb, and sales effected at from lOd to Is. A large supply of store cattle and sheep, taut in conse- quence of the severe weather, buyers were rather scarce, sal-s being with difficulty effected at very low rates. Pigs were in rather short supply, but met a ready sale at r&ther higher prices, bacon pigs fetching 12s 4d per score, and porkers from 12.. <id to 12ti 9d. PRODUCE. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, JChursday. -Sugar market remains very quiet, without alteration in values-—no public sales hel to-day. Coffee—sales progressing, with • firm toue: amili quantity plantation Ceylon brought forward realised more money, and foreign descriptions are selling at extreme prices. Tea- at auction thf re was poor competition for congon; black leaf sold with an easy tendency, and small chop Foochow congou only real tied 9d; great variation in green teas, some fine Hquored hyson selling at very low rates as also im- perial for white there is little demand, but gunpowder and young hyson sold steadily. Rice-floating cargoes continue firm and active. Cotton market quiet, but steady. Jut« remains firm. Tallow, new, 47s 6d to 47s 9a on the spot. LrvERFOOL PRODUCE MARKET, Thursday.—Suvar in limited request, at rather easier prices. Hum continues quiet. Coffee steady. Kice unchanged. Nitrate of soda, lis 31 to lis 6a per owt on the spot. Petroleuw in more demand, at lid to I lid per gallon. Lard in buyers' favour. Olive oil steady. Linseed oil dull, at 23s to 2Ss 6d per cwt. Rape oil. 38s per cwt for refined Stettin. < 'ottonseed oil in sellers' favour. Palm oil unchanged. Tallow continues firm. Rosin, 4s 9d per cwt for common. Ashes quiet, at 24s per cwt for pots. BUTTER. COM BUTTER MARKET, Tatirsiay.-Ordinary- Firsts, 12os; seconds, 119a thirds, 108s; fcurths, 102s; fifths, 70s; sixths, Mild-First-s, 129s seconds, 121s; thirds, 112s. Firkins in market, 1,746. WATBRFORD BUTTER MARKET, Thursday.—(From R. Mahoney and Co.'s Keport.)- Notwithstanding the very dry, harsh weather we have had,butter has come down by the run. Prices a follows :—First milds, 126s to 130s ordinary firsts, 120s to 125s; seconds, 115s to 120s; thirds, 112. Weather still continues very dry and haasb, and much against vegetation. CHEESE. OABBPHILLT CHEESE MARKET, Thursday. Thb market increasing. Pi ice- firm trom 70s to 72s per cwt. COTTON. MANCHESTER COTTON GOODS REPORT, Thursday.— There are no signs of improvement in the general con- dition of this market, and the supply continues in excess of the demand. Quotations have undergone, no appreci- able change, producers being indifferent about securing fresh business at any further concession in price. Eastern staples are especially neglected. The home trade inquiry is also of an unsatisfactory nature. WOOL. BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. Thursday.-Our wool market this morning is agaiu fiat, and prices still show a tendency^) oroopt The consequence is tbe comolete ab- sence of activity in any department of our trade. For yarns inquiries from abroad are restricted in number and small in quantity, while the prices offered are altogether unremnnerative in prices. In the mills an equally un- satisfactory state of affairs prevails, and short time is generaliy run by manufacturers. DEAD ME ST. LONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, Thursday. —Fair supplies at mal fcet,and trade quiet at the following quota- tions :—Beef, 3s to 5s 4d mutton, 4s to 6a 8d; veal, J 5s 4d to 6s: large pork, 48 to 5s small pork, 5s 2d to 5s 8d; lamb, 7s 8d to s 8d. HAT AND STRAW; LONDON Hky MARKET, Thursday,—Trade steadier, at aoout previous rales:- Hay, 55s to 135s clover, 85s to 150s: straw. 3Js to 50e per load. SUGAR. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, Thursday.— More business doing to-day. Prices unchanged. M KT ALP. LONDON METAL MARKET, Thursday. Copper shane tiriiier-Ciiiii, £ 78 os to -ti 8 1W Wallaroo easit-r— small business done at £ 83 10s. Tin strong and active- Straits done at £ 75 to £76 on the spot; JS7t> 10s August. Spelter and lead unchanged, bootch pig iron, ú8s 4d GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, Thursday.—Btviness done at 083 lid one month fixed sellers over; buyers, 58s.

AN OFFICIAL .SCANDAL. Referring to the proceedings of the Telegraphs Com- mittee now sitting, the Loiid-'ii correspondent of tl-.t- Scotsman thus mentions an incident that occurred It appeu s that Dr. Cameron made a complaint to a witness having been reprint ided by the aithori- ties of the General Post-office on suspicion of having furnished him with official information, o grave a charge, involving, as it did. the privileges of the Honse. natural1. provoked a very serious discussion. It' I am not misinformed, tbe witness in question was Mr. Hobson, postmaiter in Glasgow. The committee summoned this gent-em?.^ into their presence. Ind required him to produce the letter which he at once did. The letter, it appears, "1 written by Tilley's orders. and charged M: Hobson with a breach of official duty 1 .T-«! <-• the circumstances I have alreadv stated. Dr Cameron moved a resolution to the effect that the addressed to the witness by the secretary ef the Gc-ierai Post-office was calculated to impede the investigation 07 the committee, and requested the chairman (Dr. Pla^ to report the matter to the House. I hear that the fem- mittee were equally divided in opinion as to the expedience of passing the second clause of this resolution, but t ht- Sr<t clause, involving a direct censure upon the Post Office au- thorities, was actually carried by a majority of eight « ten to two. Of course, we have not heard the last of th i matter. The last occasion on which an incident of thi. kind took place was in connection with the examination of Mr. Geddes before the India Finance Committee. 11, will be remembered that Mr. Fawcett interfered for th pro- tection of this witness.

STATE OF THE LABOUR MARKET. Referring to the Home Labour Markat, the f."tthour News L-ays:-It has undergone few important changes during the past week. In the Midland coal-field the great Strike still continues, but shews some signs of settlement. Pending an adjustment- of wages several large branches of industry remain very depressed, and in the Wolver- hampton district only D8 out of 140 blast fur- naces are in operation. In the Forest of Dean there is at Dresent great want of employment, and at Newport the steel industry is now sharing the general depression. In North Wales difficulties have arisen be- tween the union and non-nmon qnarrymen, and at C^faithfa in South Wal-8 the ironworks are on half- time. The textile trades are not generally Very busy, but in Lancashire prospects oi an early revival seem good. At Coventry ribbon weavers are very slack, and at Macclesfield the silk operatives are also bat partially employed. At Huddersfield the mills are mostly running full time, but at Leeds some flax spinners are on short time. At Birmingham the jewellery trade remains in a very inactive state,but the heavy trades are doing somewhat better. At Calne, 'n Wiltshire, there has been a strike of agricultural labourers; otherwise rural workers seem fairly settled, and as yet emigration is not very brisk. In the Cape of Good Hope railway extension is being pushed forward, and Germans are likely to be imported for the work. In New Zealand all recent immigrants, except those to Auckland, have been rapidly absorbed. Advices from the United States indicate a some- what improving condition of all airs workmen are, How- ever, strongly urged not to go to Philadelphia in search of employment, as that city is already overcrowded "U'ith artisans. Both Western IItnd Southern Australia continue to invite emigrants.

K.AT 8 Compound Essbxce OF Lutsk iD. Aams and Bronchitis are immediately relieved by it. gold by all chemistv Ail

GOVERNMENT SIGNAL STATION, LIZARD. (Shtps reported by the 1.IZARD SIGNAL .Co. as having PASSED THK LIZARD.) (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) THE LIZARD, 'l'huI'EÍsda.y.-Weather calm. Barometer 30. PASSIW EASt--mornir)g-bri-a Alida, of Elsfleth from ii ay ti for Havre; Dillwyn, of Swansea; barque Devonshire, of London; schooner Naiad, of Falmouth; three masted brigantine Velocity, of Leith. PASSED WEST-morning- steamers Benton and Bru- nette, both of Portion brisantiue Mary Ann, of bar- wich Italian barque E ;mplare; schooner Anne Mitchell, of Swansea bai-que Earl of Elgin, of Glasgow; brig George Casson, of Carnarvon steamer Achilles, of Harrow. AftetDoon-sbips Alexandra, of Plymouth; Governor Wilmot, of St John's, IS B—both for Cardiff H M S Assistance steamer Ruby, of Cardiff brigantine Confidence, of Cardigan.

THE WEATHER. CARDIFF, Thursday 5 P.M.—The barometer is rising steadily, the mercury standing at 30.22. The tem. peratuTe remains the same aH yesteday, the thermometer registering 58 deg. Fahrenheit. The wind has veered round from E to NE, fresh. The weather is fine, but hazy,

FOREIGN ARRIVALS AND SAILINGS OF CARDIFF VESSELS. (SPECIALLY REPORTED TO THE "SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS.") The 8« Lord Bute, Capt Ninnes, arrived at St Nazaire from ardifi on Thursday night. The ss John Adamson, Capt Eggleton, passed Deal on Wednesday, iroiu Sulina. The ss Allendale, Capt Whayman, from Cardiff to Dieppe, passed the Lizard at two o'clock on Wednesday atternoon. The ss Celeste, Capt Tinniswood, arrived at Algiers on Saturday, from Swansea. The as Nereid. Capt M.tchelson, arrived at Havre on Monday, from Cardiff The s Coiisaode, Capt Har man, arrived at Ancona on viooday, from Cardiff. The ss John Brogden, Capt Chit ham, from Cardiff for Dieppe, passed the Lizard at two o'clock on Wednesday aft. rooon. The ss Prado, Capt Brown, arrived at Naples on Sunday, from Cardiff. The ss Vulture, Capt Came, left Rouen on Thursday morning for Cardiff. The s St u in, Capt Williams, left Palermo, for Sulina, on Tuesday, Ihe ss William t anks, Capt Langloig, left Havre for Cardiff at six o'ciock on Thursday morning- The ss Elphinstone, Capt Stockdale, left London for Cardiff on Wednesday morning, to luad for Port Said. The as Gathorue, Capt Henry Coates, left Kingstown, Jamaica, for Jackmel, island of San Domingo, on the 22ud April, all well.

REUTER'S MAIL TELEGRAMS. QUEENF TOWNS Wednesday.—The North German Lloyd steamer Mosel, from New York en ravin for Bremen, arrived here at 4j o clock to-nixht. Specie 370,000 dols.

CARDIFF—ARRIVALS. SOUTH BASIN—May 17. Henry Brand ss, 444, Darnell, Rouen, ballast f aDuie Scholfield, 1062, Merriman, Dublin. ballast Ugo, 645, Pavelitch, Liverpool, ballast EAST BUTE DOCK-May 17. Rothesay ss, 217, Nance, Bilbao, iron ore Carolina, 5,0. Garzegiia, Bristol, ballast Solent ss, 464, Taylor, coutbampton, ballast Dora Ahriiis, 470, Alice, I ondonderry, ballast Elsie May, 81, Pedler, Bilbao, iron ore Eupbenia, 76, Jones, Dnddon, iron ore I Emperior, 55, Jones. Ely Harbonr, light Stamford, 52, Wht atstone, Bristol, light PENARTH DOCK—May 17. Winsloe ss, 635, Wilkinson, Liverpool, light Anna Cecelia, 328, Fischery, Flensburg, ballast Cambria, 39, Jonee, Wateriord. ballast Angnste Anne. 98, Lehuide, Wathet, light Success, 38, Good. Biidgwater, light Saiah, 39, broacher, Bridgwaier, light Eliza, 33, Bellamy, Bristol, light Irou Duke as. !)u, Terrel, Bristol, light TeJgn, 59, Richards, Milford, light PENARTH DOCK—May IS. Mertbyr ss, 511, Williams, Havre, light GLAMORGAN CANAL-May 18. Gesima Antsina, 110, ChrUtensen, Moss, spars Emma, 13, Butler, Bristol, light, SAILINGS. SOUTH BASIN, May 17. -ELLT CONSTANCE M. Tomlin son. Bordeaux. EAST Dock May 17 —-Y dsa, Xenos, Piroans. eoic. CH ita, D'Avalucia, Antwerp. LIZZIE, Sheriff, Cadiz. GIDEON, Warien, Plymouth. ANN, Hillman. Bideford. LITTLE WILLIE, Couch, Cadiz. Forkrunser, Harris, Bristol. HANNAlt Loulsx, tsmith, Bristol. ARDEER so, Stewart, Swansea. JAMES SHEARN, Shearn, Dnngarvan. I AST DOCK, Way 18.—PimcE OF WALES, Wiufield, Briftol. AR^ndina, Price, Gloucester. FLOWER OF THE SEVtRS, Guy, Bristol. ITALIA an, Straker, Messina. PENARTH DOCK, May 17 — BESME, Roskelly, Hayle. CARDIFF ASTLE SS, Clutterbuck, Bristol. Providence, Tomes. Penzance. JOHN ti8, Thomas, Bristol. ROLLA, Deacon, Bridgwater. PENARTH DOCK, May 18. ALDEBARRA, Paterson, Sea, GLAMOEGAS CANAL, May 1. T DAVIDS ss, Baker, Hristo1. RESOLUTION, Shelton, West Dock. SPARK, Maine, Penarth. MCHARD, Jones, Barry. CELINE MARIE, Margot, Penarth. VESSELS CLEABED-May 18. Malta, Atncott ss, B, 1200 coal, Pyman, Watson & Co Poit aid, TrafaLar as. H, 140» coal, Nixon & Co Gibraltar, Winsl^e. B, 900 coal. D Davis & Sons Havre, olent se, B, 920 coal, L G'ieret Havre, HVnry Brand iii", B, 900 coal, A Bocande Ma leira, Dryad, B, i)o cual, Troedyrhiew Coal 00 St Malo, Corinth ss, B. 350 coal. Morel Bros Yokohama, Mary Frazer. P, 3894 coal, Powell's Duffryn I Itio Janeiro. Shepherdess, B, 335 coal, J H Anning 'Barcelona, John Middleton ss, B, 1250 coal, Powell's Anjer, Caldera, B, (466 coal, D Davis & Sons Bordeaux. Wa'-o'y as, H. 8.0 coal, H Worms & Co Seville, Sarah Klizabeth, B, 230 coal, G Hancock Port Said, Tiara ss, P., 2200 coal, H Worms & Co St Valery, Leonidas, F, 1'0 coal, Fernhill Coal Co Aden, Formose, F, b70 coal. H Worms & Co I Fort de France, Marie Alexandra, F, 480 coal, Com- I pagnie Transit lantique Nantes, Augusta Anna, F, 155 coal, G Breeeon Honflfur, St Jacques, F, 90 coal, Powell's Dufryn Pont L'Abbe, Ibex. F, 140, Insole & Son Bayonne. Amiable Celesta, F, 210 coal, 25 coke, Worms Rio Janeiro, B H Stenkin. Ger, 311 coal, Barnes Co Brindiei, Harald ss, Den, 1524 coal, Powell's Duffryn Vessiils ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 18. I St. Malo. Corinth ss, B, 182, Edwards, Short & Dnnn Lisbon, Haainah Maria. B, 1«5, VVinship, W R White Port Ternies, Wave, B, 149, Jones, Stallybrass & Co Honflenr St Jacques, F, 64, Goff J Pont L'Abbe, Ihpx, K, 92, Corveo, Morel Bros Odessa, Sperne, Iy. 45:, "ozzo, Morteo & Penco Genoa, Maria Guisi-ppe, Iy, 468, lie, Morteo & Penco Genoa, Naeta, Y7 441. Chichizola, Morteo & Penco Nantes, Indus. ly. 1111, Cafferata, Morteo & Penco Cagliari, Geronima Ghiliuo, It-, 440, Migone. Morteo Genoa, lister. Iy, 536, Mortola, A T Luoovich Hong Kong, Ugo, Iy, 644. Paoletich, A T Lucodch Nfa,eira. Iia Craig, B, llGO. SilLto. Morten A Penco Gibraltar. Winsloess, B, 635, Wilkinson. GS Stowe Go'benburg, Heimdall ss, Swn, 1152. Gadda, Tellefsen Singapore, Anne Cecilia, Den, 328, Fischer. Tellefsen Bilbao, Y Barra No 2 ss, Spn, 416, (Transra, Cory Bros Monte Video, Dora Ahi-ens, Ger, 470, Ahn, Cory Bros I SWAN SEA.-ARRIVALS, SOUTH Doex-May 18. Ardeer ss, 176, Steward, Cardiff, ballast Adele, Devienne, Regneville, light Emelia 2nd, 541, Piaggio, Antwerp, ballast NORTH DOCK—May 18. Barrington ss. 236, Saville, ieppe, ballast Mari.. Ange, 274, Luen. St Malo, ballast Shark ss, 105. Hodder, Rotterdam, potatoes Stentor as, 232 Hulliner, Havre, sundries Charlotte Maule, Roberts, Middlesborough Anne Lee, 75, Bishop, Carlingford, potatoes SAILINGS. SOUTH DOCK, May 18—FILIX, Coad, Barnstaple. PlCRET, Folly, Cherbotirg. Intsgritt, Kvans. Cal- stock- INA LAPS, Morgans, Newquay. SUSANNAH Whit-field, Bideford. NOUVELLE SOCIETE. Lehoh, Carenton. NOltTH DOCK, May 18. PROSPEROUS, Hollerton, Plymouth UNDAUNTED, Thawlev. Newry. Nob- ma>dt, Blampied, St Malo. CHARLES, Withers, Bridgwater. Maria, Russell, Cowes. SWAN, Johns, Porthcawl. PHCENIX, Jones, Neath. SKLAR, Johns, Porthcawl. ANN MARIA, Winchington, Aberthaw. MARY, Gibbs, Bridgewater. HEATHER BELL, Rees, Pontandemer. LoTilsE, Nicholls, Falmouth. ELIZA, Blackmore, St Malo. CORSAIR, Gibbs, Cape Town. RIVER, May 18.—CTRL, I)odd, Warren Point. VIISSP-LB OLEARED-Y&Y 18. Tarragona, Civ tie strB, 720 p fuel. J 8trick & Sons Trouville, 288 coal, Dvnevor i nited Coal C Aveiro, Sophia Margaret, B, 25 coal, 75 oke, Burgess Genoa, Raven, B, :460 coal raigola Merthvr Co Leghorn, Mane Bertho, F, 370 p fuel, Gra'igola Co St Malo, Eliza, B 370 p fuel, Graigola Merthyr Co Honflenr, Barrington as., B, 45J) p fuel, Graigola Co Caen. Lsnwood, B. 370 coal. Rioharda & Co Limited 4 .M'——- Dieppe, Telegram, B, 165 coal, Jules Mason Caen, 8 A Wid. up, B, 215 coal, J Gl»ssb»ook Dieppe, Windermere so, B, 775 coal, Jules Mason M Rochelle, Nantaise, F, 145 coal, G Thomas VESSELS ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 18. Babia, Ogmore, B, 328. Jenkins, W Bowen Madeira, Morna, B, 230, Bevan, W Bowen Trouville, P'agle so, B, 193, Siddall, Dvnevor United CO Nantes, Musgrave as, B. 141, Baker. \V B-urr >w Legh' rn, Caesarea ss, B, 645. Hughes, Poingdestre Henfleur, Barrington as, B, 236, Saville, Poingdestre St Malo, Marie Ange, B, 274, Luen, M Tutton Messina, Mare-am, B, 285, Thomas, J P Larsen La Rothelle, Nmtafse, F, 79, Ill aguer, Callier St Brieux, Constance, F, 52, Lenoran, Calher&Willioroz NEWPORT—ARRIVALS. ALEXANDRA Docx-May 17. G H Gordon, 479, Gordon, Antwerp, ballast John, 31, Jones, Bristol, light RITER-May 1i. Prairie Flower, 08, Addison, Galway, potatoe Racbarl Harrison, 79, Mills, Dublin, ballast Victory, 24, Burmer, Clovelly, ballast Stont-house, 93, Skinner, Piymouth, pitwood Stranger, 40, lJalling, Barnstaple, light Nelson, 26, Cockle, Bristol, light Tyne, 156, Pinn, Middiesb< r<yugh, pig iron Eliza, 34, Searle, Abenthaw, stones HIVE.-May 18. Klizabeth, 40, Hyatt, Bristol, light Maria, 35. Guard, Penzance, tin Bosamond Jane, 38. Hare, Bideford, light Sarah, 64, Allen, Bristol, light SAILINGS. OLD DOCK, May 17.—EMERALD, Noel, Santos. LAVER- NOCK as, Boase, Cardiff. IRONOPOLIS ss, Henderson, London. COMMERCIAL 88, Burns, Amsterdam. ALEXANDRA DOCK, May 17. LADY GERTRUDE, Veasey, Colombo. I- OYLE as. Gillespie, Dublin. kIVBR, May 17.—STAB. R,wles, Bridgwater, RIVER, May H.-NEPTUNE, Hunt. Sydney- ECLIPSE, Cook, Bristol. LINCOLNSHIRE SS, Aistor, Highbridi.e. ELIZABETH, Lathbrook, Bade- ADELAIDE, Lloyd, Crookbaven. YEO, Badcock, Barnstaple. VICTORY, Downs, Bristol. UNION. Watts, Barnstaple- MAIDEN O VK, Whyatt, Bristol. SQUIKR-L as. Pollard, Portreatb. BROTHERS, Brown. Cardiff, EDGAR, Williams, Bristol. VESSELS CLEARED—May 18. Bilbao, Juliette, F, 210 coal, J Vipond & Co Naotes, Aglue Charles, F, 2-i coal Sunnesand, Zeutl, B, tons railway iron, Blaenavon Co Guernsey, Jessy, B, 106 coal, G W Jones & Co, 8 iron, Gapper Peak Odesea, Score«ly ss, B, 1050 eoal, London & S W Co VESSELS ENTERED OUT WARDS—May 18. Odessa, Scoresly as, B, 609, Fortune, Watts & Co Bilbao, Lavernock ss, B, 444, Boase, J Moses & Co Seville, Elizabeth Corrruan, B, 116, Hodgson, Weeks &C Algiers, 1 anaro, B, 140, Harris, J Weeks & Co Madeira, Avener, B, 261, kiickow, J Moses & Co East London, Lord Tredegar, B, 251, Howland., Beynol Guernsey, Jessy, B,63, Williams, G W Jones & Co NEATH HARBOUR.-ARRIVALS. BRITON FERRY—May 17. Boston Packet, Roche, Wexford, ballast Express as, Cock, Hayle, ballast BRIT >N FERRY—May 18. Active as, Rouen, balla-t ¡ Minton ss, Osborne, Rouen, ballast Psyche, Boote, Middlesborough, pig iron SAILINGS. BRITON FERRY, May 17..—BESSIE BELLE, Phelp, PorQ reatb. MART BOTNBS, Dusting, Penzance. reatb. MART BOTNBS, Dusting, Penzance. BRITON FERRY, May 18. R-MORFA ss. Mitchell, Devoran. I AIRY QUEEN, Tralee. FAME, Kellv* Dro- gheda. BOSTON PACKET, Rocbe, Wexford. VESSEL ENTERED OUTWARDS.—May 18. Perseverance, Treport, coel, Dynevor Coal Co

MR. GLADSTONE ON GHOCKHS' LICENCES. In reply to a letter received fiom Messrs. Leverell and Frve, of Greenwich, relative to Sir Harconrt Johnstone's bill. which proposes to stop the further issue of grocers' spirit licences, Mr. Gladstone fays :—With reference to your letter of yesterday. I beg to acjnaint you, as I have already acquainted others, that I should retrard the creation of a new monopoly in the liquor trade as a great public evil, and t hat- I think the holders of grocers' licences are perfectly justified in their demand that no legislation favourable to such monopoly and ad- verse to them shall he adopted until the facts bearing ppon the case shall h.avs been ascertained by careful inquiry. Pray use this note as you think fit.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. From a return to the Horse of Commons, procured by Mr. Heygate. it is shewn that from 1851 to 1875 inclusive the amount contributed by the Church of England towards building was £ .0,702.210 and maintenance £ 0,623,707 by the British Wesleyan and "tier Nonconformist bodies £ 389.699 towards 'the building and £i, :25..853 main- tonazice by Roman Catholics, C12-2,473 building and £ r>94,436 maintenance. By the Government the amount contributed was—building £1.:1R5,G76, and maintenance £ 11.005.452. The total amount bv the Government from 1839, when the Education Department "a formed, to 1850 was £ "19,926 far building purposes. The first grants by the Government towards the maintenance of schools were p; 1 in the year i* !8. The present retuijn was made by the Education Dej»,atruent.

PIOUS BLACK MAIL. "A Minister," writing to the Davu Xru-?, says The ugly term "black mail" was applied in earliei days to tne levies made on the goods of their neighbours by certain apparently h<wiest persons, who really were in secret alliance with highwaymen. It has had many shades of significance in the same direction since then, but I really do not think it an unfair word to describe the widely prevalent, practice by vrhieh merchants are compelled to subscribe for local sectarian purposes all over the country on pain of having their business inter- fered with. Here are a batch of letters before me. ad- dressed to firms in London with which I a> acquainted, in chiefly from Wales and Lancashire, and mainly, I am sorry to say, by TYesleyans. demanding pecu- niary aid for a bazaar, chapel repairs, a deficit in the minister's salary, and so focth. and in each ease the application rs coincident with some settlc- ment, or negotiation, or the visit of a traveller. Having inquired of several firms, I am assured that re- fusal of such applications, wherever attempted, has been promptly followed by the applicant's transfer of his ctistom to some less scrupulous firm. In some cases commercial travellers dependent upon percentages on orders have/interfered to save a customer by offer- ing donations from their own purses. A modern philosopher has remarked that •• Our customer is the immediate jewel of our soul, but it is to be hoped that even amid the tempta^ons of business there are some to whom that jewel still is honoiy, and who will not betray their priu- oiples by submitting to, such exactions. If a zealous Methodist were asked to aid in building a new synagogue, or a Puesbyterian to subscribe for a secularij-t hall, it would be regarded as an invitation to betray their prin- ciples, and any pecuniary considerations accompanying the same as partaking the guiltiness of the thirty pieces. But ought not those of the more popular persua- siong tp consider that the Jew who is asfced to aid a Chris- TiJr the Catholic who is asked to help build a Alethodist chapel, the Unitarian who_ is required to sub- sidise the doctrines of Calvin, may have scruples equally deserving respect? No doubt tho pound is generally gIven, but it is a wicked pound-meanly begged for and weakly given and it is to be feared that both religion and morality are the losers. It is not the best way of encourag- ing men to sell honest articles to bribe them to adulterato their religious principles.

EPPS s COOOA.—GRATEFUL AND COMPORTINCL-" B thorn ugh knowledue of the natural laws which govern the .JuE* i"'8 diction » d nutrition, and by a car. ful application •L J properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has pro- vi(led -Dur breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage WW' h may save us in any heavy doctors'bills. It is bv the jud- 1 II 8 v?e of 8,1011 art'e!e3 of diet that a constitution may be grad- ually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to di,ew. Hundreds of subtle maladies are flofitinar around us to attack wherever there is a weak point. We mas escape many a fatal shaft hy keeping ourselves we'l fortified whli pure and a properly tiou-isbed frame."— Civil Service Klaxicii's DANDELION COFFEE, refreshing, healthy and much approved, as a most valuable beverage for preserving a nealttvy co .dit^n of the live and htomach, ai d s<s a aid to more potent medicines. In canisters atM, 10d, and Is 601 each snopkeepers may be rupplied by the proprietor, or the following w agents Leonard and Robinson, Bristol Cmtter!)uck ana Umrffle. Bristol; Huvrh Be. wholesale tfrocer, Bridge-stree LAMPLon&H S PTIIETICSALINIC.-Haveit,in your house and Utlb II" oth, r; this al ae is the ti ue antidote to Fevers Eruptive Affections, Set or Bilious Sicknesf, having peculiar and «xc.usive merits. For the protection of the public agairst FRAUDULENT imit tioni, I applied for aud asrain obta ntd a ptrpetwl injunction, viith costs, ngainst the Be- lendant. Obscve the gkxhxk nas my Namb ami Ibada Makk May be obtiined of the proprietor, H. LAMPLOUOB. Consulting1 1 hemist, 113, Holborn, second floor from Hatton Garden, London, and of all Chemists.-In bot-tie. IS 6d Cd.,lls.. and 21s. 5642 Two or three doses daily of PEPPER'S QUIimni and IRON Toxic causes a wouderfnl improvement to th ase in weak or dftrdered stale of health and offering from prostration If strength, nervous derangement, neuralgic "•fiectioaf. aches and Pwns of every kind, sluggish circulation, dtpressed spirltB, im- perfect digestion. 4tc. By the formation of new blood Mid itg Vivifying effect on the nerve centres, develops new Jlealtb, strength, and Energy quickly. An increased appetite is always an effect of Pepper's Quinine and Ir-, n Tonic. Thirtv-two doseg *jn containefl in the 4a. Cd. Bottlee next si*e, l^a.; 8tone Jars, "9 Tn PeppeT's Onirine and Iron Tonic the ingredients are guaranteed absolutely chemically pure. Sold by irost Chemists WIHIAMS, lI, Flute-street, Crrdiff. Any r* will pro rmu^m°r •*•«»'■ to 7. pxrni. To^ohwKwurv-road

RACING FIXTURES FOR THE ENSUI*^ WEEK. Lewes Spring 19,201

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