South Wales Daily News

MONEY MARKET. -p- [SPECIALLY TELEGltAPHED. J LODO, WEDNESDAY EVENING. A somewhat stronger tendency is noticed in the IfChey Market, supplies being sensibly reduced, through revenue payments and the open market is not now nearly so well stocked as it was. The Bank of England is obtaining stronger position, which it will retain for some weeks now. It is very likely that loan money will become scarce. The charge for advances Taries iVoin 3 to 3i per cent., and in discounts three monRis' bill are not negotiated under 3 per cent. The Bank return to be issued to-morrow may be expected to how a farther increase in strength, but the ge erul opinion seems to ba that for the moment, at least, money is at its lowest. The Paris Cheque Exchange vas quoted 2j'20. The Stock Exchange has been d'lll and inanimate. Foreign Government Securities fluctuated according to the tenour of advices from the Paris Bourse, and in each case variations hayo been verv slight. Home Rauways mostly shew weakness, as much from the ab- sence of business as otherwise, but traffics taken as a whole were not altogether satisfactory. It is, however, encor.rag:g that, in the majority of instances, they show an increase over the heavy totals of last year. Evidently there is fair trade doing in the country, although tie restriction of speculation causes less ex- citement. Mexican Railways wero an exceptionally strong market. Consols 1-16 to i lower, at 102 to 102 for delivery, and 102 5-16 to 102 7-16 for the account. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 102á to 1021, and New Two-and- a-half per Cents. 87 to 871. English Railways were dull and mostly lower. The traffic statements issued by the Scotch lines were good, but other", although mostly showing a further gain, apparently did not suit the views of speculators. As the disposition was to offer stock, and there were very few buyers, London and Brighton A fell to 116j on the daily trafifcs showing a. decrease of F,564, but there was ultimately a sharp rally from that point. Great Western was flat dividend estimates to-day were the reverse ,f what they were yesterday, consequently stock declined. The revenue statement of the Man- chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company shows a gain in net revenue up to .Jannary2.bt of £2,14. Caledonian, Great Northern A, and Chatham Prefer- ence rose Bl"Íhton A, Great Eastern fell i Great Westerll amI North-Eastern, i North-Western, Metropolitan District, Midland, and Sheffield,± De- feried, J. Indian Railw ays were very quiet, and without much charge. The Canadian Railway market was fiat. Speculative realisations weakened values, particularly of Grand Trunk Third Preference. Grand Trunk Ordinary fell j Third Preference, §. Noti ing much was doing in American Railways, and no ¡:articu1<"r feature was noticed. Erie, and Philadel- phia and Reading fell i Illinois Central, 2 New York and Ontario, j; Pennsylvania, i Wabash, £ Prefer- ence, I' Mexican Railways were in demand at an improve- ment, otherwise Foreign Railways were quiet, Mexican rose 2 Lombards fell 1-16 3.l't Vania. Obligations, §. Foreign Bonds met with very little attention. The opening was rather weak, bnt Paris prices becoming firmer, the ultimate tendency was better. The actual changes at the tinish were very slight. Egyptian rose 4 to i Hungarian and Turkish Trilmt(" t; Mexican fell g French, j. Telegraphs were jnacLi ,P. In Banks then was more doing. Bank of Xew South Wales and Orieival advanced 1 Bank of New Zealand, Chartered Mercantile of India, and West- minster, i Agra, i Bank of Africa fell i. Mines remain quiet. Xharsis rose 1 Dolcoath, 1 Carn Brea, i but Mason and Barry fell i. Gas.London rose 1. Miscellaneous.—Suez Canal Shares and Lion Brewery fell 1 Australian Agricultural Land, 2 Hudson's Bay, i but Hammond Electric Light and Robert Campbell and Sou rose i. At the Bank B20,000 were purchased, making the receipts tor the week £ 35,000. The Bombay and Calcutta Exchange nn London was telegraphed at Is 7 ll-32nds Hong Kong, 3s Sici Shanghai, as 3 £ d. ( The Eastern Exchanges were qiiotekl-Biiik hills, 60 day-, 1.4 '»d 0 clays, Vs 7 7-16d demand, Is ;,Ii pri- rate bids, 60 day, Is 7 1-16(1; 30 davs, Is 7 3-lbd demand, is II rupee paper—4 per cent., 813 to 82 4} per cent., 86 to 8oi. Silver is firmer. Bars, 50.U1 Mexican dollars 49 d.

PRICES A FTK IT OFFICIAL HOURS. BRITISH FTDS &c -I,R>AV I YF.STERDAYI Consols, Money 1024 10^ xd.,102 102i xd Ditto, Account, Fob 1081 xd Ee hiced and New 102; 102J ..102! 102^ India, liCc, 4 p.c 1^5 iO5j ..105 105^ Bank Stock. 2f7 299 ..257 299 Metro. Board of Work •. ..<.06 .03 FQREI(,,N Argentine, 1868, 6p.c.lC0» 101 i ..100t 101 i Brazilian, J871, 5 p.c 100 102 10CJ »02 Egyptian, 1 £ 70 70./ '.?i 70* 10k Egyptian, Unified, 6 p.c.. 70 i 7C' 70^ 10i Do. Govt. 5 p.c. Prof 92» 92^ 92k 92,1 Do. State Domain 92 < :Ji'X 91J &2i French Rentes 3 p.c 77»- 77J xd 77* 77^xd p.>. 0p.f J13< :i4i ..114 114* 25J xd x, I Japan y p.c ICt. ICS xd.. 106 108 xd Hungarian, 1871, 5 p. c. D2 S3 v2 &3 Hungarian, 1873, 5 p. c. 91 J2 xd. 91 T2 xd Hungarian Gold Rentes.. 99 i SBt xu. 69 99 xli Mexican 24; 21. 24;- 24A Pcrav.an, iCiQ 6p c 16j 16J 16:; lój Per ivian, p p. lli 11& 11 Portuguese, l £ 6a, 3 p c. 52J 53 xd.. 52J 53 xd Russian, 18/0, 5 p. c 81 i 6«i ..84; £ 4? ftussian, NichoJai, 4 p. c. 74 76 74 7^ Russian, 1871, 5 p. 85i E4 831 S4,k Eussiaii, 1872, u p. c 33i H3J 83i m Russian, lei73, 5 p. c E2i ?3 823 £ ?& Russian, 1875, 4; p. c 74 75 74 75 Spa j Uli, 3 p.c 60i 60; x J: 604 6C; xd Spanish, 2 p. c 42J, «^xd.. 42i 43i xd lurkish, ld05, 5 p, c 11 i 11| 11; JIJ Turkish, (Cohens) 123 l5 12fi# V2^a Do,'71, I'gyvtian Tribute 71j 72 7lf 71i P# iffii,* y„ 11 lii IIV* UJ/18 .4 ¡., Do. Treasury, A, B, C, 221 23 221 23 U.S. Funded 5 p. c 106 lC6 xd.. IC6 106 xd U.S Funded 4^ p. c 115i 116a xd .lloi 1164 xd U.S. Funded 4 p. c 122 123 xd .122 123 xd HOME RAILWAYS. Caledonian Consolidated.. 110 110;xd,.1092 310 xd Great Eastern 77-i 77| 7?a 77j Great Northern 123 124125 124 Great Northern A 134 134i ..133^ 134i Great Western 145J 146g ..1464 146i Lancashire and Yorkshire!32 133 130i 131^ Loudon and Brighton .126 128 xa..I26 128 xa Do. A 1!7| 113 xa..1171 117Ua London,C'hatham,& Dovev 28.4 23J 28i 28j Do. Preference K-6; 1C6J 106 106^ I.on don & North- Western. 176^ ..177 177; London Sth-Western .loo 126 ..135 136 Manchester and Sheffield. 91; 91Jxd.. 91J 93;xd Do. Deferred 53 57; 53 5.3 Metropolitan Consolidated 117J 118; xd.. 117^ 118; xd Metropolitan District 54; 641 54; 55 Midland Consolidated 139^ 139^ ..1392 140; Scrth British 103* 103 ..103 1031 North-Eastern Consols ..173; 173i ..173; J.73 North Staffordshire 854 f6 86 864 South-Ea.stem 127 129 xd.,127 129 xd South-Eastern Deferred 116^ 117 ..1162 117 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL RAILWAYS Lombards ll11/ Ill 11| Mexican l«i; 141 j °i!l39i 1593 Do, 8 p.c. 1st Preference.. M3j- 1444 H2 143^ Do. 6n.c. 2nd Preference..IC64 1074 ..126 107~ Grand Trunk of Canada.. 274 27^ 2f'* 281 Do. 1st Preference 108 Im; 103 108 Do. 2nd Preference 98^- 93; 982 99; Do. 3rd Preference 61 j 61J 62 62; New York, Peiiisylvan-i I & Ohio 1st Move. Tst. 56J 57 xd.. 56^ 57 xl Do. 2nd Mort 19"i 204 Do.ml ,,lort. 9 9.. 9 9^ Illinois Central Shares 151 1514 ..1512 152; New York Ctl Cr. Bonds. ISO* 1302 .31 1314 Erie Recon. Tst. 4 do I 404 40^ 40A 402 Do. ltecon. Tst. Crt. 6Cn,130 136 ..130" 135 Do. 2nd Consolidated 69 101 99 lul Pennsylvania Shares 62; 62; 624 63 125 ..123 125 Pennsylvania Con. Mort.120 122 ..120 122 Phil adelph ia and Reading 2c] 28 28.1 29 Phil. & Reading Gen. Coull6 118 ..Ilo 113 Do. (Si Reading improvemt 103 105 ..103 1G5 Do. \Reading General 97 08 .57 93 TELEGRAPHIC COMPANIES. Anglo-American, lam 50; 501 50; 50: Direct United States 11J 12 xd.. li;i 12 xd Eastern, Limited leg 11; xd.. 10J UJxd Eastern Extension Hi ll?xn.. U4 111xn BANKING Consolidated Limited 72 8 xd.. 72 8 xd Imperial Ottoman 18 184 •• 18 18j Lonrion and County 8I4 824 8L4 824 Lonoon .Joint Stock 452 461 xfl 45;1 46i xd London and Westminster.. 66j 674 65 67 Standard of S. Africa 574 584 •• 574 584 Union of London q3 44 xd.. 43 44 xd National Provincial 40V 414 404 414 ELECTRIC L1G11T COMPANIES. Brush ( £ 4 paid; 6 6; 51 6k Brush (fully paid) 104 II4 104 111 Hammond's Electric Light, iVc 34 .3 DAILY STOCK AZNJD SllARB LIST. Supplied by Messrs THACKERAY & SAYCE, Slock and Share Brokers, 3, Dock Chambers, Cardiff RAILWAYS. Paid, Prices. Slock Great Western £ 100 ..1454 1464 London and North Western ..100 ,'ubh 1774 Midland 100 ..1394 1404 Rhymney 100 ..175 130 10 Rhymney Allotments 7; 74 oO Ksvorn and Wje 6045 oci. Tali Vale 100 ..260 262 xn 10 Ditto New Shares Nil IS H PREFERENTIAL t'tolk Cambrian Llaniuioes No 1 5 pclOO ..120 122 „ Do. Machynlleth No 1 Pref.100 ..121 123 Great Western Consol, 5 p.c.100 ..132 134 10 Pembroke & Tenby 5 p.c., lbo4 10 7 74 Stock Rhymney 5 percent, (gua.) ..100 ..127 129 Do 6 per cent, 1861 .100 ..155 190 Do 5 per cent, 1861 ,1C0 ..126 123 Do 5 per cent, 1864 .100 ..126 128 i) Do 6 per cent, 1864 .100 ..150 152 II Do 5 per cent, 1867 .100 ..125 127 Do 5 per ccnt, 1873 10 12; 12| 20 Severn an i Wye, 44 p.c 20 8 10 10 Do 9 p.c 10 2| 31 tock Talt Vale, No. 1 100 ..260 262 xn Do 44 per eent 100 ..112 114 xd „ Do 5 per cent 100 ..126 128 xd Do 6 per cent 100 151 153 xd GUARANTEED AND LEASED' EO Abertiare, 10 per cent. 50 ..127 129 20 Coleford, Men., and Usk, 5 p.c.20 2.54 264 Sto'<.Dal'c Valley, 6 p.c 100 ..126 1t8 xd Ely Valley, 6 p.c 100 ..125 1^0 Great Western, 0 p.c. guar ..100 ..134 136 Hereford, Hay, and Brecon ..100 ..101 103 xd Do do Pref ..100 ..101 103 xd Llaiurissant & Taff Yale,5p c.100 ..126 128 xd IJanelly Ity. and Dk. Ordy ..100 ..150 152 Do Go A Preference 100 ..150 152 Co do B 6 n.c 100 ..150 152 Llynvi and Ogmore Crdy .100 ..145 150 lier ceii 10.) ..130 132 y -100 ..1"-4 136 12 Do New shares 6 9; S. .9 91 xl DEBENTURE STOCKS •lock Brecon & Merthyr A 4n.c ICO 97 99 Do B 4 p.c.100 57 b9 Cambrian 5 p.c iieu "Exist- ing 1864 1C0 ..120 122 xd H \;1 eord, llay, and Brecon o percent 1C0 ..131 133 xd Great Western 5 ditto 100 ..136 138 xd Llynvi u* Ogmore5per cent ..100 129 133 xd "D:) do 4 per cent ..100 ..105 107 xd Midland 4 per ccnt 100 ..112 114 xd Rhymney 4 ditto 100 ..114 106 xd Somerset and Dorst.to ditto u. 1 .100 ..127 129 xd Tali Vale 4 p.c 100..1C6 1(8 xd BANKS. 2*1 Bristol West of England,I,im. 7 102 11; 4) Glamorganshire, Limited. 10 14' 142, 10 London and Provincial, Lim. 5 12$13 xd 20 National Bank of Wales, Lim. 74.. 6 64 xd 75 Lini. IO4.. 40 41 xd to National Provincial, Lim. 12 454 464 xd 40 Noithand South Wales.Liai. 10 33 24 xd 20 Swansea (Limited) 7 82 9* 0 W ilts and Dorset 10 ó7 39 xd GAS. 10 Aberdare. 10 114 12 tç;l, Bristol 100 ..166 1t8 Cardiff A 10 per cent 100 ..164 169 Do 15 8 per cent 100 ..130 132 r Do, C 7 p?r cent- 100..103 112 26 Do. C 7 per cent- 15 17 19 10 Llynvi Valley 10 9,1 10 Slock Newport A 100 ..164 169 „ Do. B 100 ..115 120 ú Do. C 20 20 22 25 Swansea, 74 percent. 25 32 33 GAS AND WATER 30 Bridgend 10 8 9 CO Pontypool (.Max. 10 p.c.) 100 ..115 125 12 Do ( do ) 12 13* 144 10 Ystrad 10 20 22 WATERWORKS. 25 Bristol 25 68 70 Stc.k Neath Original 100 ..120 13b „ Newport A.. CID ..Ili 200 „ Do B 100 ..1EO 190 lo Do New. 2.. 51 bi 10 Pontypridd — 10; ic,, Steele Pontypridd 5 per ct. Pref.100..115 116j l\Il,CELL:\ EOUI 23 AlexandraDctk & Railway.. 20 154 164 T,, Drtto 44 p.c. Pref 100.. 100 102 10 I>I. ami «vo. Wales Waggon Co. 4 6* Cardiff & Penarth Tramways 5 4 44 ,,0 Cardiff Junction Dry Dock 40 65 70 5 Cardiff Marine Insurance. 4,. 4 | 10 Cardiff Restaurant Co., 10 3 5 25 Cottage Co. 25 32 24 10 Cardiff and Swansea Colliery 10 24 22 3 Ebbw Vale- 20 9; 9^ Gloucester Wagon 100 83 84 5 Great Western Colliery B 5 4; 44 5 Do APrefeier.ee. 5 52 6; xd 10J DoBP9 91 xd 2) Hffi's Dry Dock 12 n 124 20 ),,yiivd aiii 20 7; 72 O Do Preference 7 percent 4 c-i 4 1) MilfordDock 10.. 14 21 .0 Mount Stuart Dry Dotk 20 36 Z9 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, 35,, 1 624 Nantygio and Blaina Pref 624.. £ 0 5b; 5 Neath Tramways 5' 1 Newport do 5 [[ £ 4 6 10 Newport .4bercaru Colliery.. 10 8 9 xd .0 Ditto 6 p.c. Participating 3 22 J 50 Penarth Shipbuilding 50 92 95 10 Provincial Tiamways 19 104 1 102 5 Rhymney Iron 5 14 2 5 Do New 34 2 4 iCO Do 7 per cent Debenture .100 ,.103 105 xd 5) Swansea M Shipowners 40 14 16 10 Do Shipping 6 22 34 Do '1'ramway 10 4; 42 4 Lo Wagon Work? 4 1 1; 1/ South Wales Colliery A 17 24 3 6 Do do 10 per cent B 34 3 Do do 10 per cent B } 19 50 'iretlegar Iron and Coal A Lim 33 26 27 J Do do B Lim 2) 22 i3 Bank rato, 4 per cent (25t'j J:\ri.) THERE ARE BUYERS OF- Mount Stuart Dry Dock Shares Great Western Colliery A and B Shares 30 Great Western Colliery B Debenture3 Newport Ga3 and Cardili Shares Pontypridd Water Stock and Shares 25 Hill's Dry Dock i?haj'es, &c. lilEBi; ARE SELJ.ERb OF- £ 500 Cardiff Gas A Stock 25 Hill's Dry Dock Shares, at S12 Is 6d r J5 Quaker's Yard Gas Shares 125 Llynvi and Tondu Preference Shares, at £3 l's 6d 1J Tmk'5'ar Iron arid Coal Shares, ac 2 ) 50 Cardiff and Sv, iiisea Colliery Shares, at els 3d 20 Great Western Colliery A Shares, at 64 £ 1,000 Alexandra Dock 1st 4^ p. c. Preferenca Stock £1,000 Brecon and Merthyr A Debenture Stock 10 London and Provincial Bank Shares The Purchase and Sale of Taff Vale New S10 Shares and Fractions negotiated THACKERAY AND SAYCE, CARDIFF JANUARY 31, 183.

E. T. LYDDON & COMPANY, (Late ROBERTS & LYDDO), STOCK .i\D SHARE LROKEKS, VIEMNA CHAMBERS, LuTE DOCKS, CARDIFF. ON SALE Brecon and Merthyr A 4 per cent Debenture Stock, at 98,1. 50 South Wales Colliery New B Shares 16 London and Provincial Bank Shares 10 Car<liÜ Junction Dry Dock shares Rhymney Kailway Stock Bristol aiKl West of England Bank Shares Hill's Dry Dock Shares, 1 iJ/ls W A -N"fi-,D; Penart-li Railway Shares Pontypridd Waterworks Shares Newport Abercaru Colliery shares Great Western Colliery 1» Shares Cardiff Gas £ 2j Shares, at £ !84 Cardiff and Penarth Tramway fHiares Cardiff and Swansea Colliery Shares, at £2 Rhymney RailwayNew Shares, at 7; 6620 THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF TAFF VALE ALLOTMENTS NEGOTIATED HERBERT RAKE, STOCKBROKER, BANK BUIEDIXGS, SWANSEA. I J FERRY MORGAN, STOCKBROKER 15, CASTLE-STREET. SWANSEA 476 MR ARTHUR LOVETT STOCK AND SHARE BROKER, 23, DUKE-STREET, CARDIFF. 6122R rpAFF VALE RAILWAY NEW ALLOT- JL MENTS. I BRISTOL STOCK EXCHANGE. The holders of Ordinary and No. 1 Preference Stock are informed that the New S10 Shares shortly to be issued maybe bought or sold on this Exchange, and are expected to be worth about £ 13 premium. Information can be obtained from any member of this Exchange. Bristol, 2/th January, loo3. 61611 Ci.iiTON, through John Cordeux Sons and Were, is to be congratulated on the new stimulus that well-knn-.vn tirm has given to trad. by announcing that they deliver all goods over 1 lb. in weight carnage free to any railway station in the United Kingdom. It may not be known to all our readers that John Cordeux Sons and Were, of Clifton, are about the largest drapers and far.cy warehous ;inen in the West of Eng- land—their establishment being more after the style and size 01 ti e largest co-operative stores in London, whilst their motto is to sell all goods at the same, and k in mmy iuxtjMiMUsuMjJiM co-operative price■ and size 01 ti-c largest co-operative stores in London whilst their motto is to sell all goods at the same, and I k in mmy iuxtjMiMUsuMjJiM co-operative price■

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1882. 1881. In. De. £ £ £ £ London, Brighton. nd S. C. 31490.. 31155.. 335.. — South Eastern 316C6.. 31235.. 371.. — Brecon and Merthyr 1441.. 1393.. 43.. — Midland 137114.. 137852.. 733 Rhymney 3004.. 3350.. 346 Taff Vale & l'euartn Rail. 14290.. 14623.. — 333 Pembroke and Tenby 492.. 441.. 51.. — Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 65673.. 65320.. — 142 Great Eastern 53055.. 50469.. 2586.. Metropolitan 12138.. 11474.. 664.. Do. District 7407.. 7355.. 52.. Gt. North of Scotland «. 211 Sheffield 55.. C,i-eat Nort,iern 538 North Eatenl 1081.. North British .4125.. — Caledonian 3754.. — North Staffordshire 18.. — Highland 34b.. — Cambrian — 294

LATEST MARKETS. CORN. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—The tone of business at the Com Exchange was moderately active, but there is no quotable change in prices to report from the rates cur- rent last i) A good attendance of farmers and mer- chants. LONDON, Wednesday. Market quiet for wheat at Monday's prices. Foreign held fur full prices. Fiour slow sale. O:1S dull. Maize quiet and unaltered. Barley without change. Beans and peas ifrm. British arrivals Wheat, 120 qrs barley, 690 qrs oats, — qrs maize, nil. Foreign ,iiliyals- 2,200 qrs -3 -s barley, 11,640 qrs oats, 1,070 qrs; maize, nil qrs flour, 3,350 sacks, 500 barrels. GLASGOW, Wednesday—Good attendance, Wheat quietwat fonner prices. Flour in buyers' favour, unless for selected brands. Barley steady. Oats and beans easier to bay. Pe*s and maize firm on the spot, but cheaper to arrive mixed American 18s SOd per 230 fbs. CATTLE. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was a fair attendance at the cattle market to-day, and also a good supply of stock, but only ajjmall amount of business was done, and many animals remained unsold. Prices of beef and mutton did not vary from those prevailing at last week's market. Povkt-5 pigs were quoted at lis, and bacon pigs at from 9s to 10s. SOUTH ALL, Wednesday.—There is a very good show of stock on sale to-day, and the trade is slow without any quotable chang0 in prices, best oxen ranging from Cs to os 4d, and prime wethers to 8s 2d, with a fair clearance. PRODUCE. LONDON, Wednesday. Sugar market extremely dull, no public sales, and very little business reported by private contract. Coffee market continues quiet but firm no public pales. Tea-China sales finished to- day, with a cull tone; Indian very quiet. Rice steady- but inactive, 7" still obtainable for old crop Rangoon. Coclikieal sides passed off at Id above last sale rates. Cotton-American shade weaker. Jute firm for dis- tant shipment. Taliow unaltered. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. — Sugar slow, at previous prices. Rum dull. Coffee—20s paid for African, being 6u dearer. Cocoa quiet qut steady. Rice firm. Linseed quiet. Petroleum quiet, at about 7d, but the tone is rather better. Lard more firmly held, 56s demand on the spot. Tallow firm at 44s ód for Norths. Spirits of turpentine at 40s 3d per cwt. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Wednesday.—Butter—Normandy, is quoted lowor, at 120s to 138s; Jersey, 106s to 124s Friesland firm, at 130s to 146s Kiel and Danish, 130s to 148s, with a moderate business doing; Irish and American unaltered. Bacon quiet, at late values. IIams, little doing, Lard withuut change. Cheese—finest Ameri- can, s to 70s Edam quoted at 60s to 67&, and Gonda 56s to 64s. BUTTER. CORl" Wednesday.—Ordinary—firsts, —s seconds, 135s thirds, 107s fourths, 82s fifths, 64s. Mild cured firkius-Supertine, —s fine mild, —s mild, —s; Salt kegs-tirsts, —s seconds, —3 thirds, 98s fourths, —3 fifths, —s. Mild-cured kegs—superline, —s; fine mild, —3 mild, —3. Firkins in market, 127; kegs, 7 mild. 0. SUGAR. CLYDE Wednesday.— (Messrs Hogg's Report ar- ket continues quiet, at easy prices. The official report states — Market continues quiet, without further an POTATOES. LONDON, Wednesday.— Fair supplies at market, and trade quiet, at the following rates:—Magnuns, 110s to 140s flukes, —s to —s; champions, 95s to 120s; regents, 100s to 130s Victorias, 100s to 140s per ton. Foreign reds, 5s to 6^ per bag. SEEDS. LONDON, Wednesday. —(Messrs John Shaw and Sons' Report.)—An average attendance on to-day's market, and great firmness characterised all descriptions. There has been no less excitement as regards red clover seed during the last few days, but quotations for same, both here and especially 011 the Continent, are ex- tremely steady. An advance of £1 to £ 2 per ton has been established on trefoil and white clover. More money is also asked for foreign Italian ryegrass. Spring tares are 3s per qr (leirtr. Winter vetches also are iu brisk request. Birdseeds dull. COALS. I.O:;D0;, WéJncsc1ay.-Ilc1;e coals were firm to-day, at last price. No Hartleys at market Lambton, 17s Hetton, South do., and Tees, 17s 6d East W ylam and Hartlepool, 16s 6d; Wear, Lyons, and South Hart- lepool, 15s 6d per ton. Ships at market, 14 sold, 12 gas, 2 at sea, 10. I'ETALS. LONDON, Wednesday.—Copper easier on Chili char- ters last fortnight, 2,300 tons good ordinary Chili sold at £ 04 ICs to £ 65 cash R65 10s three months. Tin steady, fine foreign done at i:92 to £92 2s 6d on the spot; £93 three months English ingots, £ 97. Spelter, £ 15 158 to £ 16. Lead, £ 13 5s. Scotch pig- iron. flat-, 37d 6n to 373 5d cash. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Flat market, a fair amount of Lu"j:s transacted, at 47s td to 478 6ù cash 47s 9d to 47s 84d one month. Closing—buyers, 47s 6d cash, and 47s Od one month sellers near.

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. Jan. CARDIFF.t i SWANSEA.* NEIVPORT.t ————————————————————————— Feb. Evn. Hgt. Mor. Evn. Hgt. Mor. Evn. Hgt. 29 M 10 29 10 42 31 7 9 37 9 5228 4 10 31110 4631 2 30 T 10 66 11 1330 010 710 2627 011 1;11 2029 4 31 Wll 3011 51128 110 4611 8 2b 511 40 — 27 6 1 T — 0 16 26 211 35 — :23 11 0 2 .0 29 26 0 2 F 0 47 1 2' 24 7 0 4 0 39 23 3 0 58 1 33 24 11 3 S 2 3 2 Si 124 5 1 IP 1 57 23 9 2 13 2 5125 I 4 S 3 34 4 ;t|c6 0 2 36 3 13,25 6 3 3C 4 727 6 b M| 4 51: 5 21123 8 3 4c 4 1?[27 10 4 41 5 lljZO 8 t Roath Basin. East Dock Sill. I Alexandra Dock.

WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. [SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM LLOYD'S 'AGETS.J The Orbit, from Bridpoit to London, is at Rams- gate le,iky. The Mabel, ship, from London to Calcutta, is at Fal- mouth with steering gear damaged. The Alsatia, steamer, from Bombay to Liverpool, ashore in the Suez Canal, does not stop traffic. The Lady Elibank, British brig, i3 at Barbadoes, leaky. A telegram from Tripoli states that the Ansonia, Italian steamer, was totally wrecked at Zeliten on January 28th. Four persons only saved. No cargo. The Rutland, steamer, of Hull, collided with a steamer, name unknown, in Biackwall Reach, Thames, on Wednesday morning, and was run ashore, having a. hole in her side. The Rowland, steamer, from Shields to New Orleans, is at Dover with boiler furnaces leaking. The Rajmaha), barque, from Calcutta to Liverpool, passed the Lizard in tow, dismasted. The Cavalier, barque, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, is at Queenstown, having lost sails, and with main yard broken. The St Mary, steamer, is at Ardglass leaky. The Lass o' Doon, British schooner, from Newcastle to P-oterdain, is ashore at Tersohelling. Crew saved. The Lion, steamer, from Sunderland~to Ostend, is at Terneuzen leaky. The Normaiid. French brig, has been totally wrccked near Alineria. Seven of the crew drowned. The Rescue, from the Tyne to Cherbourg, and the Coquette, from Seaham to Woolwich, have boLh been abandoned, Crews saved. The Portuguese barque Laura, from Havre to Oporto, is.ashore in a bad position at Cabedello. Crew saved. ind blowing hard, with a heavy sea. The British steamer Edda, reported yesterday ashore near Kersoer, floated with assistance, and has been taken to Kersoer leaky. Must discharge and dock. The Brittish steamer Knight Templar, from Charles- ton, with cotton, ha3 arrived at Sebastopol damaged about decks, having been struck by a heavy sea in the Black Sea. The brig Aven, of Aberdeen, from Shields to Lon- don, with, coal, foundered in the North Sea on Satur- day. Crew lauded at Ramsgate on Wednesday by a fishing smack. The brigantine Elissa, from Newcastle to Malaga, with coal, ha,-i been assisted into Folkestone leaky, &c. No agreement. The vessel will be towed to Dover by tug. [FROM OUR OWN REPORTER!. The screw steamer Bussorah, of London, Captain Kerr, with a cargo of coal and bale goods, for the Persian Gulf, from Cardiff, encountered fearful weather in the Bristol Channel, and after getting about 60 miles to the westward of Lnftdy she Baa' to hear up for Penarth Roads, with cargo shifted and a heavy list to port, the crew refusing to proceed. She docked in the Roath Basin, Cardiff, on Wednesday afternoon. The Norwegian baique Wolsley, Captain Missell, with a cargo of coal, from Cardiff for Aspinwall, was driven up to Penarth Roads on Wednesday morning. She left on the 8th inst., and had reached to lat. 47 W, long 19 N, about 1::00 miles, when, after encountering a Ruccesion of gales, principally from the W.S.W, and heavy seas, she strained so much that Captain Missell resolved to return to port. The barque was then making from six to eight inches of water an hour. All hands were called to the pumps which were kept going for over a fortnight night and day. She will dock at Cardiff to discharge for repairs.

OVERDUE VESSELS. The undermentioned vessels, not having been heard of since the dates specified, arc considered overdue :— The Lizzie, Captain James, which left Sombrera for Gloucester Sept. 30. The Khokand, Captain Mitchell, which left Liverpool for San Francisco June 3.

MISSING VESSELS. The undermentioned vessels, which have previously been referred to as overdue, were on Wednesday posted at Lloyd's as missing :— The Marathon, of Liverpool, from Bombay for Bremen, with cotton, Ac, which was spoken on Sept. 9 in lat. 22 N, long. 34 W. The Hawendale, of Aberystwith, which left the Tyne for New Ross, with coal, Oct. 23. The Anna Wiemann, of O-uabruck, Captain Heyse, which left Newcastle for Riga., with coal, Oct. 23. The Anna Johanna, of Sw inemunde, Captan Willen- hagen, which left Peterhead for Libau, with herrings, Sept. 29.

SWANSEA BAY SIGNALLING STATION. MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE, Wednesday.—Wind ESE. Weather cloudy. Pawnl East-steamer Spray, of Hartlepool; barque Llewellyn, of Swansea; steamers Italia, of Belfast Lockton.

VESSELS SIGNALLED AT THE LIZARD. THE I.izkft [,, Wednesday.—Wind NE, fresh Weather showery. Sea rough. Paontil Eat'— steamers Hugh Taylor, of Newcastle Great Yarmouth, of Newcastle Hamburg American Company's steamer Hammonia, from Glu-c;ow,fov Hamburg; Wm Bank. of London; Barnnglon, of Newcastle; Glenwilliam, of Barrow; Reveil, of London Lutetia, of Newcastle Llaudaff, of Cardiff. Passed steamers Atlantique, of Havre Black Watch, of Caidiff; Lestris, of Cork Celsus, of Sunderland Boston, of London. The barque Ra.jma- hal, of Liverpool, with mainmast gone and other damage, towed by a fore and aft riggoff steamer,.bound east, arrived off the Lizard lights, when the tow rope broke and the barque proceeded to sea with the jieamer in attendance. MOVEMENTS OE LOCAL VESSELS. Eritiany Lft Newport, for St Nazaire, 31st nit. Ingokisby left Gibraltar, for Dunkerque, 30th ult. Ehodora arvd Valencia, from Cardiff, 29th; and ex- pected to leave for New York 31st ult. Tredegar left Bilbao, for Cardiff, 30th LATEST ARRIVALS IN PENARTH ROADS CARPIFP, Wednesday. — Victory ss, 1845, light; Achihe Charlotte, 71, beans; Union, 69, light; New- port ss, li9, li^ht Industry, 25, light Ann, 28, pitch, &0 Loango, ôó, liht. CARDIFF—ARRIVALS. ROATII BASIN—.Jan. 31. htbran ss, 992, Newport, light Simoon S3, 1350, Liverpool, light Hallamshire ss, 873, Belfast, light Bussorah ss, 1292, put back damaged Uranus ss, 695, Havre, light Nurdpol ss, 1082, Liverpool, light EAST BUTE DOCK- .Jan, 31. Regina, 34, Bristol, 40 lime, order Alaideu O, 3riaWi.i7 lime, Qrdev City of York, 30, Avonmouth light Severn ss, 406, Glasgow, sundries, order Euclid ss, 432, Havre, light Edgar, 69, Newport, light Drago D, 573, Honfleur, ballast Alma, 47, Bristol, 100 burnt ore, Tennant Pelican SS, 409, Cork, sundries, Downing Fredrich, 672, Liverpool, ballast Venice, (;25, Havre, ballast Darent ss, 635, Dublin, ballast 'i are, 645, Lisbon, ballast Derby, 30, Bristol, light Oakland* ss, 710, Carthagena, 1320 iron ore, Dowlais Co Epney Lass, 60, Bridgwater, light WEST BUTE DOCK.—Jan. 31. Nicolo Calcovoresse, 407, Varna, 27,700 bus wheat, Spiller & Co PENARTH DOCK—Jan. 31. Electric, 88, Bristol, light Caroline, 938, Antwerp, light ENTERED OUTWARDS-Jan. 31. Gibraltar, Advance ss, B, 331, Kendrick, I Thompson Bombay, Rlriwindda ss, B, 1329, Edwards, Robertson Bordeaux, Dordogne ss, B, 463, King, Cardiff Steam- ship Co Havre, Euclid ss, B, 432, Harrison, Bros & Moore Cape de Verds, Gertrude ss, B, 1283, M Thompson Paimpol, St Joseph? F, 57, Chaplan, Moral Bros Pornic, Jeune Eugene, F, 99, Rollands, Morel Bros Nantes, Montbert, F, 132, Bouchard. Morel Bros CLEARED-Jan. 31. Dakar, Hope, B, 381 coal Bermuda, Soesterk, Nwy, 410 coal Pornic, Jeune Eugene, F, 170 coal Colombo, Shad wan ss, B, 1560 coal Havre, Euclid ss, B, 900 coal Paimpol, St Joseph, F, 84 coal St Thomas, Galeon, Den, 455 c, it St Thomas, Erik, Den, 315 coal Marleilles, Reri Neure, F, 770 coal antes, Montbert, F, 216 coal Venice, Garibaldi, Iy, 400 coal Genoa, Loreto, Iy, 975 coal Colombo, Douarss, Ger, 1500 coal Demcrara, Adongorin, B, 1300 p fuel SWANSEA. ENTERED UUTW ARD-JJn, 31. New York, Castle Eden ss, B, 1555, Burgess & Co New York, Limosa ss, B, 991, Burgess & Co CLEARED—Jau 31. Tocopilla, Prince Alfred, B, 687 coal, 10 powder, 10 general cargo, 14,000 fire bricks Honfleur, Isabel, B, 334 coal Cape do Verds, Bertha, Nwy, 750 coal Redon, Paul &, Marie, F, 137 coal Valencia, Jacinth ss, B, 250 p fuel IMPORTS—Jan. 31. Bull River, Ogmore, 530 phosphate rock, order NEWPORT. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Jan. 31. Naples, Wolga ss, Ger, 694, Beynon & Co Kingston, Primus, Rus, 289. Jones, Heard & Co Cape de Verds, Clara, Ger, 353, Jones, Heard it Co Landerneau, Basso Ind re, F, 114, Stonehouse c Co Foil de France, Carta, Aus, 230, Stonehouse & Co Pirteus, Isabel ss, B, 819, Stephens, Mawson & Goss CLEARED-Jan. 31. Rio Janeiro, Memling ss, B, 508 iron Cienfnegos, Constantia, Kwy, 625 coal Port de Bouc, Theodore, F, 300 coal IMPORTS—Jan. 31. Santander, Rose ss, 1640 iron ore, Blaenavon Co BillJaë>, Caerau :5S, ,£10 iron ore, EbbIV Vtl3 Co Benisaf, Cincora :313, 1390 iron ore, Poingdestre & Mesnier LLANELLY. CLEARED—Jan. 31. Littleliampton, Touch me Not, B, 235 coal Plymouth, Mary Fanny, B, 155 coal Belfast, Mistletoe, B, 330 coal Bristol, Neath Abbey ss, B, general BURRY PORT. ARRIVALS, Jaa. 30.—Gertrude ss, Bristol, light. Jan. 31.-Einma, Llaneily, light. SAILINGS, Jan. 31. ertrtide ss, London, coal. Susannah, Bridgwater, coal. Caroline, Bridgwater, coal.

J. M. DE ZUBIRIA, J. M. DE ZUBIRIA, SWORN SHIP BROKER & COMMISSION AGENT, BILBAO 233

THE PROSPERITY OF CARDIFF. TO THE EDITOR. Sin,—There is an old proverb to the effect that you should speak well of the bridge that carries you over. Cardiff has been a bridge which for many years has safely carried the fortunes of the freighters, and which, I trust, will long continue so to do. It was because Air Riches made a statement at the Chamber of Commerce, which, if suffered to pass unchallenged, would have been injurious to the prosperity of our town, that I ventured to question the soundness of his argu- ment. He put the case thus: The increase in the quantity of coal shipped foreign from Cardiff in 1882 was 303,477 tons omr the previous year; in 1881 the increase over 1680 was 599,002 tons, leaving it to bo inferred that this was a fair statement of the course of trade in Cardiff as shewing only one-halt the increase in 1882 that it. had exhibited in 1881. The ratio of increase is comparatively greater at Swansea and Newport than Cardiff recently, and this has resulted from the want of facilities which has existed here. I told Mr Riches that such statistics were entirely misleading, but he reiterated his argument, and in a letter to you, dated January 18th, he still further emphasized his view of the comparative shipments of Cardiff and Swansea. He gave the following compara- tive figures for 1882 :— CARDIFF. < Quantity shipped. Increase on previous year. 6,751,116 321,169 NEWPORT. 2,263,412 204,437 SWANSEA. 1,695,917 240,500 to show that he meant the total, and he farther said, "The total shipments of Newport and Swansea combined in 1882 give 3,959,329 tons," which, as your readers can see, is the addition of the above returns. On the next day I gave you the correct figures for Cardiff: 1832—7,731,564— 506,709. To this Mr Riches replied, and with reason, that the increase in bunker coals at the different ports would probably follow the same ratio as the cargo shipments, so that the com- parative quantities would not thereby be affected, but he proceeded to say, I have no reason to doubt that the comparative increases at the several ports are substantially the same as Brown's Export List' shews them to be." Since then I have given you further particulars, showing that the export returns for Swansea in- cluded shipments from Briton Ferry, Neath, Porthcawl, and Port Talbot, and giving you the estimated and actual comparative returns for Cardiff and Swansea side by side:— Mr Riches's Statistics. Official Figures. 1832. Comparative Coal only. Increase. Coal and Coke. Cardiff 6,751,116 321,159 7,761,594 506,709 Swansea.. 1,695,917 240,500 1,217,753 214,622 Estimd. superiority 7n fcq Real superiority ) 9qo ,Q of Cardiff J of Cardiff } ^y^,0S7 thus proving that. in estimating the comparative increase of Cardiff and S w-tn-ca by Brown's (Export Returns, Mr Riches had made an error of up- wards of 200,000 tons against Cardiff. Mr Riches, in his letter to you to-day, states that when Mr Tylor gives figures which he has obtained from the dock and railway offices, he gives accounts which are framed on an entirely different basis, and which for comparative purposes I arc utterly valueless. I freely admit that these ac- counts are framed on an entirely different basis from those in which Mr Riches still appears to believe. I venture to think that they represent actual facts of the greatest possible value for comparative purposes. Doubtless the accounts which I give you are framed on a different basis from those which Mr Riches quotes, but as my figures represent facts, they surely are of value for purposes of compari- son. Mr Riches touches the weak part of our traffic system in the following and last quotation which 1 make from his letters There has been difficulty in getting our coal removed from our colliery sidings, and delay in returning our empty wagons, in consequence of which we have lost the working of many thousand tons of coal. I trust Mr Riches will lend the aid of his influ- ence so that the necessary improvements in this resDect may be effected,—I am, &c., Jar. 31. LOUIS TYLOR,

ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION. GLAMORGAN AND CARMARTHEN. The quarterly meetings of this association were held at Castle-street Chapel, Swansea, on Tues- day. The conference was held in the afternoon at 2.30 p.m., when the following members were pre- sent:—Rev. J. M. Gibbon, pastor of Castle- street Church Rev. S. Higman, chairman for the year; Rev. D. M. Lewis, M.A., Hirwain, secre- tary; Rev. D. Evans, Burry Port; Rev. J. Macrea Simcock, Merthyr Rev. R. T. Howell, Aberdare; Rev. John Thomas, Fleet-street, Swansea Rev. E. Jenkins, Walter's-road, Swan- sea Rev. J. H. Walker, Porthcawl; Rev. R. C. Lswis, Morriston Rev. T. Anthony, Tongwyn- lais Rev. Jason C. Jenkyns, Penarth; Rev. A. S. Howell, Carmarthen; Rev. F. R. Skyrme,Neath; Rev. John Thomas, Hill Chapel, Swansea; Mr J. Johns, Aberdare Mr E. Edgar Jones, Bridg- end Mr J. Morgan, Dowlais Messrs Gorvin, Isaac, Watkins, Rosser, Jones, Lloyd, Hounsell, and P. Jenkins, Swansea. The Chairman, the Rev. S. Higman, Carmarthen-road, Swansea, de- livered his inaugural address, subject—" Our Wcrk and Encouragement." The following new members were admitted into the association :— Revs. A. Seys Howell, Carmarthen F. R. Skyrme, Neath Jason C. Jenkyns, Penarth and others were proposed for admission at the next meeting. After the discussion of some private business, the Secretary read a letter which he had received from the Rev. Leroy Warren, of Lansing, Michigan, on behalf of the American Home Missionary Society, saying that he had been recommended to enquire of the secretaries of the County Congregational Unions for ministers who may be willing to come to America. He states that seven ministers have corno from Eng- land to Michigan in the last six months, who arc all pleasantly settled, but ho adds, Wo greatly need twice as many more at once. Can you tell me of any who would be inclined to come, or to consider the matter The Rev. R. T. Howell, Aberdare, and the Rev. E. Jenkins, Walter's- road, Swansea, were appointed to represent the association on the committee of the South Wales English Congregational Society.—It was resolved that the next quarterly meeting be held at Neath, if convenient.—In the course of the meeting it was announced that the juvenilcfund committee of the Congregational Union had made to several of the churches burdened with chapel debts the I offer of a certain percentage of the amount which they would raise towards the liquidation of their respective debts during the jubilee period. It was hoped that the various churches would take advantage cf the series o £ lectures which are arranged to be given by various ministers of the association on Congregational Church principles and history during the present season. In the evening, at 7.30, a service was held, when the Rev. A. Seys Howell conducted the devotional part of the service, and a sermon was preached by the Rev. R. T. Howell, Aberdare.

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NORTHERN IRON TRADE BOARD. The annual meeting of the Board of Arbitrators of the northern manufactureù iron trade was heid at Darlington on Wec1nesday. An iI1\;re:"se of operative membvrs was reported, the number being hcin about 10,400, representing 20 different iron works. The ex- penditure had been over £2,000 last year. nearly double the income. The board considered new rule" to re- duce the expemlituriJ and strengthen the board's work- ing. The employers' proposition that an independent chairman should be appointed, as on the Staffurdshire Board, was strenuously resisted by the men. The de- cision of this point, as also the rules generally, was postponed.

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. AGITATION AT MERTHYR. Oar Pontypridd reporter, writing on Wednesday, re- marks Another meeting of the Merthyr and Dowlais colliers has been held at the Bute Arms, Pontmorlais. Peep sympathy was expressed for the district agent, Mr David Morgan, Mountain Ash, in his great afflic- tion. Mr Morgan has just buried a daughter, about 20 years of age-a., young woman much beloved and esteemed. Mr George Whitby, Dowlais, was elected secretary fur the district, in place of Mr D.Morgan, who was comnelled by circumstances to resign. Mr John Edwards, Cyfarthfa, was elected vice-president. The most important matters f u* consideration were adjourned for the attendance of Mr Morgan, the district agent. No.6 colliery level applied to be admitted into the district, and it was agreed to accept the men on tho 1st of February, and all other collieries desiring to join. It was remarked that Plymouth and No. 2 Gethiu (Cyfarthfa) Colliery had not joined. Regret was expressed at the fact, but it was resolved not to make any further overtures to non-affiliated collieries it was held that the principle of union was self-com- mendatory, and the best of all arguments in favour of the formation of the district.

MASS MEETING OF MINERS AT PLASYCOED. On Monday a general meeting of miners was held at the Plas-y-Coed Inn, Pontnewydd, near Pontypool, consisting of Workmen employed at Plasyeoed, Ulacn- sychan, and lypentwys Collieries. Mr Isaac Evans, of Neath, atteded by invitation. Notwithstanding the roughness of the weather, the long room of the above inn was crowded. The metJting commenced at two o'clock. Mr Pierce, of Blaensycuan, was elected chair- man. The CHAIRMAN made a few remarks, stating the object of the meeting, and expressing a hope that what discussions took place that cay would take effect, and that as a body of men, they wuuld bear them in remembrance, so that they might prove beneficial to them hereafter. They had grievances in that colliery and at Plasyeoed Colliery with respect to their pay-tickets. The way in which the pay-tickets were made out at these coUieries, it was impossible for them, as workmen, to understand, and very Gitcn it caused the workmen to lose work on the Monday after the pay in order to rectify the mis- takes made, which he considered was a great loss to employer and employed. Among other subjects which they wished to discuss was the Billy Fairplay," and the proposed rules for the Monmouthshire and South Wales House-coal Sliding-scale Defence Fund, and also the necessity of organization. lie would not take up the time 01 the meeting by saying any more, but he would call upon Mr Evans to address the meeting on the above points. Mr EVANS, amid loud applause, said it gavo him great pleasure to offer a few remarks upon tne nee- sity of organisation amongst the working class. It would be a. matter of impossibility to protect the interests without orgiiniiscitrion. The men ex- pressed a desire to amalgamate with the Neath and swansea districts, and Mr Evans said that he would put the question before the district meeting to see upon what conditions the Neath district would receive the workmen in the Plasyeoed neighbourhood, and the speaker then went on to deal with the question of sub-contractors, waich he considered had been proved on previous occasions to be very injurious. He instanced cases of sub-contractors who had taken a whole ran"e of stalls in some collieries, and got men to perform any kind of work for them. He contended that if they could earn wages lor the sub-contractors they could earn wages for themselves.—A voice How are we going to get rid of them 'I—Mr Evans By refusing to work for them The next question Mr Evans brought forward was tha.t of the out-put of coal, and also on the Leeds Ccn- -ference. On the latter question Mr Evans said ho believed if there were more conferences between the collieries of MonmouthshirJ and South Wales house and steam coal worKrnen, it would be far better than attending too many of the English conferences. A collier asked, respecting the question of cut-put, to what extent could it be recommended to limit the time uf wowing.—idr Evans said he would advise them to adopt the nine hours a day from bank to bank, but he want d the whole of the collieries in Mon- mouthshire and South Wales to adopt the same system inasmuch as the output of coal had increased so much during the last years by working so many hours, and by bringing so many new hands into the collieries. The CHAIRMAN then asked how much the output iiadin- creased during the rasttenyears. Mr Evans said since the year 1872 the output of coal has increased, and taking the average from 1872 up to the end of 1832, it had increased something like GO per cent but when they consider t-ae opposite question rum a financial viuw the wages of tae miner were now lower than they were in 1872 by 225 per cent.-A Voice How is it that our wages have not advanced as much as the output of coal has increased .'—Mr Evans said that could hardly bo expected, as it was a fact thai, an extraordinary sum of money had been spent in opening and reopening col- lieries, and had given employment to about 100.00J new hands, which meant putting a larger production of coal into the market. At the same time he could not see that there was any reason why their earnings should be re- duced whilst there was ,-uch an increase in the pro- duction. The only way to lessen the production and to better their position, was by organisation and he hoped the time was not far distant when that'prospect would be realised. The men from Typentwys Colliery then brcuiht for- ward a grievance concerning B lly Fair-play." The men stated that they hid had twopence per ton a I owe 1 them on account of the teouerness <f the coal, because it yielded so much small ;<_oal, and al- though the Lmp,oyer hali promised' not to t ike off th2 allowances of different stall in cases of necessity the promi ehtd not been complied with consequently the workmen in many in^taiice. were not the gainers." ]t was resolved that a deputation should wait upon Mr Nicholas the mauager to the company, with Mi Evans, Ol Tuesduy, re-picting the above question. Mr Evans, with the deputat on, met Mr Nicholas, and was received by that g n'.l"¡¡;au very cou.teou-ly| and ait-.r mak ng the grievance known, l r Nicholas gave the deputation to understand that he never intended for the twopence per ton to abandon the allowances, and that very day he had been down looking out plans, and had made several concessions. The grievance of the Plasyeoed and Blaensychan Collieries, concerning their pay-tickets, Mr Jones has agreed to rectify. At the close of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Evans and the chairman. The proposed rules for the Sliding-scale and Defence Fund for house-coal for Mon- mouthshire and South Wales were accepted.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The market to- day was unsettled by a widely-circulated report which received general credence, that to-morrow, in Birming- ham, the marked bar houses who now quote R3 will re- duce prices 10s, thus quotations would assume the level at which the New British Iron Company and Phillip Williams and Sons have long been standing. The initiative in the matter is attributed to William Barrows and Sons. If 4Yf reP°rt should prove correct, Earl Dudley's bars would become £ 8 2s 6d. Sheets and plates ro led by the list houses would a.lso fall 10s. Business dull. -=-

DEPRESSION IN THE NORTH WALES COAL TRADE. The whole of the colliers and men engaged at Flint Colliery have. received a fortnight's notice of dismissal, it being the intention of the pro- prietors to close the works in consequence of the expense attendant on getting the coal and the unrenrunerative prices prevailing. The coal trade generally, throng-hout orth Wales is in a de- pressed condition. or lnstauce (writes our corres- pondent), an endeavour was made on Wednesday to sell at Chester the Aston Hall Colliery and Brickworks (under all order of the Court of Chancery), situate at VJueensferry, Hawarden, The colliery is furnished with wharfs upon the river Dee, and with sumc.cnt plant and rolling stock to carry on a largo trade. There was a large attendance, but the only bid that could be obtained was one of ±*1,090, an amount insuffi- cient, as the auctioneer explained, to cover the cost of the 206 railway waggons. The colliery was then withdrawn from sale. The coal from Aston Hall Colliery is among the best house coal in North Wales.

ALLEGED GREAT SMUGGLING FRAUDS. At the Liverpool poiice-courfc, on Wednesday, before Mr Raffles, John Ratferty, tobacco manu- facturer, of Monaghan, county Meath, was brought up under a warrant, charged with being concerned in importing or otherwise dealing in a large quantity of tooacco, which was brought into Liverpool buried in flax seed, with intent to defraud tho revenue. Mr Paxton appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Customs authorities, and Mr Walton represented the prisonsr. Mr Paxton stated that tho quantity of tobacco which had been seized wa.3 so large that his wor- ship could not deal with the case summaril, Hud after calling a little evidence to prove the case he would ask for a remand, in order to get fuller instructions. Mr Walton said he would like to know what was the exact nature cf the charge preferred against his client, as no stated facts had yet been II laid before the court, but merely a vague charge of smuggling tobacco. Alexander John Tait, a Customs officer, was then called, and he stated that early in May last he received information relating to a. consignment which was coming to Liverpool per a vessel called the Quail. This led to him ex- amining some 50 casks belonging to the prisoner, and bearing the marks "F. M. M." and" B. V." On removing the casks they seemed to contain nothing but flax seed, but in reality they only contained two-thirds of flax seed, the remainder of the casks being taken up with tobacco. The entire quantity in the 50 casks amounted to 2,405 lbs. leaf tobacco, 463 ibs. cavendish, and 9 lbs. of cigars; the treble value and duty amounted to £ 1 866 13o6d. Mr Paxton said that the statement made bv this witness related only to the value of the tobacco seized at Liverpool, but there were other charges which 11J was not prepared to go into, and the value of which was upwards of £11,000. If his worship should be inclined to entertain an application for bail, he hoped that it would bo very substantial. Mr Raffles then remanded the prisoner until to-day (Thursday), and admitted him to bail in two sureties of £1,000 each.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHEN HUNT STEEPLE- I CHASES. —YESTERDAY. STEWARDS Viscount Emlyn, M.P., Sir Marteine j Lloyd, Bart., Sir John Jones Jenkins, M P., and Mr J. N. Moore. Judge—Colonel Lewes. Clerk of the course, clerk of the scale -1, and stakohol(ter-Alr J. Olive. Starter—Mr J. Rees. The first day's programme cf the Carmarthenshire Hunt Steeplechases was successfully got through yes- terday. The weather overhead was very fine, but the course was tryingly heavy. There was a considerable gathering of the local gentry, but the attendance of the general public did not appear so large as in previous years. Among the former were the Hon. F. C. Morgan, Viscount Emlyn, M.P., Mr \V. R. H. Powell, M.P., Mr J. N. Moore, Mr W. 0. Brigstocke (Parygors), and others. The follow ing are the details of the racing :— IIARKFORWARD HUNTERS' SELLING PLATE of 40 sovs 12st each selling allowances. About three miles, over the Flying Course. Mr E. Vaughan's Lady, 6y, lOst 71b Mr Harries 1 Mr Thomas's Despise, a, iOst 71b Mr Phillips 2 Mr John Nelson's Ilr,, Sam, a, 12st J. Rudd 0 Mr Moore's Pembroke, a, list 71b J. Pope 0 Mr Dickenson's Honour, 5y, ilst J. Ilolman 0 Mr W. W. Wilson's Master John, a, lOst 7ib Mr E. P. Wilson 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Master John, 4 to 1 agst Lady, 5 to 1 agst Pembroke, 6 to 1 agst Despise, and 10 to 1 agst Honour. Won by two lengths. Mrs Sam came in third, but was not placed. Tho winner was sold to Mr J. S. Olive for 92 guineas. CAMBRIAN HUNTERS STEEPLECHASE PLATE Mr J. S. Olive for 92 guineas. CAMBRIAN HUNTERS STEEPLECHASE PLATE of 45 sovs; weight for age; winners extra. About three miles, over tho Flying Course. Hon. F. C. Morgan's Saxon, a, 13st 31b ,.J. Holman 1 Mr Nelso.i's Julius, 5y, 12st lib J. Rudd 2 Mr Thomas's Bear LI. (late Bear) a, 12st 31b Pope 0 Mr Good win's Contlict, 6y, 12st ioib -NIRE. P. Wilson 0 Betting—2 to 1 each agst Bear II and Conflict, 6 to 1 agst Julius, and 6 to 1 agst Saxon. Conflict cut out the work, but was headed by Saxon at the first fence, who won by two lengths. Tho LORD-LIEUTKNANT'S HUNTERS' STEEPLE- CHASE PLATE of 50 sovs (given by the Karl of Cawdor), for maiden horses bred in South Wales weight for age. Three miles, over the Banking Course. I Mr MoorVs Pembroke II (late Pembroke Lad), 6y, 12 t 31b Mr W. Lewis 1 Mr M. Owen's Gipsy Bess, 6y, 12st 31b Mr Hajhurst 2 Mr Roch's Shindy, oy, 12st 51b Mr Phillips 0 Mr W. Lewis's Stag, 4y, IOst 3lb (carried llst 51b) Mr T. Gwyther 0 Betting—5 to 4 agst Pembroke II, 2 to 1 agst Gipsy Bess, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won, alkr a good race, by six lengths. TheCUUNTY MEMBERS' HURDLE RACE PLATE of 40 sovs, for horses hunted this season in Carmar- thenshire, Cardiganshire, or Pembrokeshire to Le maidens at the time of starting weight for age. Two miles, ol ,r eight huidles. Mr Bishop's The Baliy, 6y, 12st Mr E. P. Wilson 1 Mr Roch's Freedom, by, list Vlb D. Williams 2 Mr F, Thomas's Mermaid, a, 12st Capt. Hayhurst 3 Mr Firman's Tramp, a, 12st Owner 0 Mr W. Davies's Rarebit, a, 12st .Mr J. Dawies 0 Mr Smith's Beggar Girl, 4 y, lOst 101b J. Rudd 0 Betting—Evens on The Baby, 4 to 1 agst Mermaid, 5 to 1 agst Freedom, and i0 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length, and six lengths separated the second and third. GONE-A WAY HUNTERS HURDLE RACE PLATE of 40 sovs woight for ago winners extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr D. 1.. Lougher'sKing's County, 6y,llst 71b Owner 1 Mr F. W. St Ueorge How's Pixie, a, 12,t owner 2 Mr Howard's br g by Lecturer—st Agnes, 4y, list.. 3 Mr Moore's St Govan's, 4y, 10,t 71b Pope 0 Mr Smith's Letty Brown, 4y, IOst 71b Rudd 0 Mrs Gwyther'sst Cowan's, 6y, list 71bMrT.Gwyther 0 Mr Thomas's Bear LL a, list 71b Capt. Hayhurst 0 Betting—6 to 4 a St Agnes g, 4 to 1 each agst St. Govan's and King's County, ar.d 7 to 1 agst any other. Won by six lengths. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE LINCOLNSHIRE HAN- DICAP. (One mile. Run March 27th.) yrs st lb I ys st lb Wallenstein 6 9 0 Sulphur 6 6 13 Lowland Chief 5 8 12 (31adstone 5 6 12 Scobell 5 8 10 Fetterless 5 6 11 Barcaldine S 8 6 Whitechapel 4 6 10 Toastmaster 6 8 4 Picados 5 6 9 Vibration 4 8 0 J Wandering Nun 5 6 8 Prestonpans 6 8 0 King of the Furies 4 6 7 Buchanan 6 7 12 Tertius 6 6 I Hackness 5 7 12 j G by cremorne- C by See Saw— Chaplet 4 6 6 Peine de Coeur 4 7 11 Ilex 46 5 Octave 6 7 10 ¡ Dolomite 4 6 5 Edelweiss 6 7 9 La Bultea 5 6 5 Sachem 4 7 8 Tita 5 6 4 Sir Charles 5 7 8 The Shaker 6 6 4 Knight of Burghiey a 7 7 Kineton a 6 4 Music Master 4 7 6 Vale 46 4 Nesscli'f 5 7 5 Parthenia 3 6 4 Innocent 67 4 Greek Maid 4 6 0 Baliol 47 4| Free Ranger 3 5 10 Aranza 5721 Princess Caroline.. 3 5 9 Wokingham 6 7 2 Diletto 3 5 8 St. James 4 7 2 Araigneo 358 Streiitzia 57 l| Auctioneer 3 o 7 LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR TH K GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. (Nearly four miles and a half. hUll Friday, March 30.) Cyrus 6S12 ]7 Montauban a* 10 "9 The Liberator a 12 3 Latch Key a 10 9 'The Scot a 12 1 Antient Pistol a 10 7 The Liberator a 12 3 Latch Key a 10 9 ThoScot a 12 1 AntIentPistoI a 10 7 Mohican 6 12 1 I Fay a 10 7 Wocdbrook a. 12 0 Vupiter Tonans.. a 10 7 Empress a 11 12 Downpatrick a 10 7 Regal a 11 12 Gulden Rose 5 10 7 Eau de Vie a 11 10 I Jolly Sir Joon 6 10 5 Chancery 5 11 7 Sportsman 6 10 5 Tame Fox 5 11 4 Cortolvin 610 5 Athlacca a 11 4 Honesty 6 19 5 Zitella 5 11 2 1131ack Prince a 10 4 Zocdone 6110 I Dry Bread. a 10 0 Boisterous a 10 12 The Badger 6 10 C Pudding 6 10 9 Tentergate a 10 0 Menasha 6 10 9 Entered by telegram, and not yet confirmed.

FOOTBALL. CARDIFF v. XV. OF THE DISTRICT.—A match was played at the Alexandra Park.on Wednesday, between the Cardiff 1st XV. and XV. of thedistriet. The district was represented by the following team:—Back, E. Powell three-quarter-backs, J. Clare, W. Evans, and S. Macl'herson half-backs, C. Matthews and W. Jarman; forwards, Sli ard, D. Q.Iiedzlie, J. Mahoney, A. B. Thomas, W. Stadden, A. Thomas. R. Roderick, W. Hall, and D. 11. Lewis. The Cardiff team consisted of—Back, Barlow; three-quarterbacks, W. B. Norton, W. D. Phillips captain), and T. Williams half-backs, A. Evans and Douglas; forwards, Hinton, Smith, J. A. Jones, MeConnochie, E. Evans, Simpson, W. P. Phillips, Laybourne, and Herbert Jones. There was a good attendance of spectators. During the first half the match was an interesting one, but towards the end the Cardiff team gave the district a decided thrashing. At the conclusioii, CaTdiff stood victorious with three goals, three tries, and several touches-down to a goal and a touch-down. Tba umpires were-Cardiff, A. Duncan District, W. Phillips.

BIRTHS" AND DEATHS IN CARDIFF, The report of the' Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday last (Jan. 27th) shows that in twenty-eight of the largest towns in England and Wales, each containing 70,000 per- sons or more, and of which Cardiff is one, there were registered 5,922 births and 3,695 deaths. The births were equal to an annual rate of 35'8 per 1,000 of the population, estimated to the middle of 1882 at over eight and a half millions. The deaths were 167 below the number in the preceding week, and gave an annual rate of 22'4. The rates of mortality in the several towns, tanged in order from the lowest, were as follows: Brighton 12.7 I Oldham 22-3 Leicester 16T Birmingham 22"9 Bristol. 16'7 Plymouth 23*7 Portsmouth 17T I Norwich 23'9 Hudderslield ■ 17'9 Leeds. 24'3 Birkenhead 18'2 Wolverhamoton 25'6 Derby 18'3 Salford 26'0 Nottingham 18 6 Halifax 26'2 Cardiff 19'1 Sheffield 27'2 Bolton 20-3 Manchester. 28"9 London 204 Blackburn 293 Bolton 20-3 Manchester. 28"9 London 204 Blackburn 293 Bradford 21*1 I Hull 30\J Preston 21 "7 St.\1lderland 30"6 I Newcastle on- Liverpool 31'1 Tyne 22*3 To the principal zymotic diseases 408 deaths were referred in these towns, equal to a rate of 2'47, the towns with the highest rates being Blackburn, 5.3, and Liverpool, 4.3; and those with the lowest being Brighton, 0.0; and Leicester, 0.4. The highest death-rates per 1,000 from scarlet fever were 1*5 in Leeds and 1.4 in Blackburn from whooping cough, 3.6 in Hull and 2.9 in Cardiff; from measles, 0.9 in Liver- pool and from fever, 2.4 in Blackburn. The births in the borough last week numbered 63, including 33 boys and 3Q girls; they ex- ceeded the previous returns by six, but were three below the mean of the preceding three weeks of the year. The birth-rate was 36'5 per 1,000 of the population (estimated to the middle of the current year at 90,033). This birth-rate was 0'7 above that of the 28 towns. The deaths, which had been 29, 37, and 24 in the three preceding weeks, again rose to 33 last week. This number, although in excess of the mean of the first three weeks of the year, was six below the number recorded in the fourth week of last year. The death-rate was 19'1, being the ninth rate on the list of towns counting from the lowest it was 3'2 below the mean rate of the 23 town's last week. The 33 deaths comprised 17 males and 16 females, and included ten of infants under one year of age, and four of adults aged 60 years and upwards. The infant mortality was excessive, as was the case in the second week of the year whereas in the first and third weeks the deaths of infants were only 7 and 6 re- of the year whereas in the first and third weeks the deaths of infants were only 7 and 6 re- spectively. Three deaths last week resulted from violence, and 4 were recorded after inquests, upon the coroner's informations. In public in- stitutions there were 4 deaths, viz., 2 in tho Gla- morganshire Infirmary, and one each in the work- house and the Ely Industrial School. Zymotic disease, whose mortality had declined from 7 and 9 deaths in the two first weeks to 1 death in the third week, again increased in fatality last week, when 5 deaths were referred to whooping cough, the lowest weekly number of the year. In the second week there were four deaths from this disease, but in. the third week there was only one. In the corresponding week of last near there were also 5 deaths from zymotic disease, but three of them were caused by scarlet fever, a disease happily absent from last week's fever, a disease happily absent from last week's return. The 5 deaths last week gave a zymotic death-rate of 2'9, which was 0'4 above that of the 23 towns.

THE ILLNESS OF~CAPTAIN OTWAY. Our Knighton correspondent telegraphs on Wednesday night :-lhe parag-raph Jh the Lon- don papers to-day, "reporting the death of Capt. C. Otway, of Newcastle Court, near Presteign, who contested the Radnor Boroughs at the last general election unsuccessfully, is entirely with- out foundation. The captain passed a fair night, and is slightly better to-day, being able to take a little nourishment.

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SUICIDE THROUGH DISAP- POINTED LOVE. A CALLOUSHEARTED SWEET- HEART. On Monday Mr Coroner Poole resumed his in- quiry, at Rugby, into the circumstances attending the death of James Wilson, 24, late steward on the Celtic, of the White Star Line of steamers, whose body was found by Ticket-collector Mewis, under very singular and romantic circumstances on the 20th instant, on the arrival of the up limited Scotch mail at Rugby Station, in a first- class compartment. Mr Waller having deposed to sending the stomach to Dr Bostock Hill, the county analyst, through the police, the coroner said he received a letter from that gentleman on the 25th instant, stating that he had made a complete examination of the contents of the stomach, but found no trace of poison in it. Since then lie had received a telegram stating that Dr B. Hill had made a most careful chemical and microscopic examination, I and could discover no trace of poison. The deceased's aunt, Mrs Wilson, who identfied the deceased, said the scent found on him was Eau-de-Cologne. Deceased was her nephew and her adopted son, and he had worked in chemical works at Runcorn. She last saw deceased on the 17th instant, when he bad no idea that he was going to leave Liverpool, and he had had a week's holiday while the ship was in dock, and would have joined it again had he been alive. He bore a good character, and said ho was going to see a "chum "when he left. He complained of heitd- ache, and said he took a little champagne at a Masonic banquet tho night before. She knew that in December last he had formed an ac- quaintance with a young lady, and she advised him to be careful. Before Christmas he said the young lady, whose name was Ada Adams or Hamilton, was favourably disposed towards him, and she was once barmaid at Crewe's Hotel, Liverpool. From her statement she was the daughter of a colonel, and would come into £8,000 at the age of 21, but it transpired that she had at present only 5s a week, and was fre- quently travelling about from place to place. From what witness heard of the young woman she thought her very strange in her conduct, and she had informed her son thatit was the wish of her friends to put her in an asylum so that they could get her money, and it was to avoid them she kept moving about. After explanations, deceased decided to marry her, and a telegram was re- ceived from Stafford for the parties to proceed there to sign papers as to the disposal of the pro- perty, but the young woman said she had to go to France. Deceased saw her off at Lime-street Station, Liverpool, but as the train started he saw two gentlemen get into the same compartment as the young woman, and from what he saw he was induced to get into another carriage and ride as far as Edgehill, when ho got into the same com- partment with her, and they had a row on their journey to Warrington. On leaving there she promised to telegraph when she got to London, which she did. A few days after he was surprised to find her again at the hotel, and she accounted for this by saying she had broken a blood-vessel at Crewe, and had to return, although she had telegraphed from London. From what witness had learned, she felt very strongly about the girl. Subsequently the girl told deceased that she must break otf the engagement on account of her health, but would Tike to correspond with him as a friend. She thought the girl's behaviour had great influence on him, but did not believe he put an end to himself. Some of the deceased's rela- tives had died suddenly. Ada Adams, a prepossessing young lady, stated that she lived at Crewe's Hotel, Liverpool, and was visiting there as Mrs Crewe's friend, but was not there for more than three weeks at a time She bad been there since the 6th inst. She did not work unless she chose. Her father died when she was young, and she left her mother because she married again. Had known deceased about two months. Ho wished to marry her, and she allowed him to pay his addresses to her thinking he might get tired. She did not consider herself engaged to him. The letter produced was in her handwriting. She last saw deceased the Friday before he died, when ho remained about one hour, but they did not quarrel erever had. Had she chosen to many him she could have done it any day. When they parted they were good friend.?. II*3 o¡d her ho was going to London, but this did not annoy her. He sent a telegram from Warrington saying she had failed to fultil her errand of mercy." After pressing on deceased's part, she said she would marry him if he would wait six months. Deceased objected to wait so long. She did not know what deceased was, and, although she promised to marry him, she never intended to do so. She supposed the person deceased wished to meet either in heaven or hell was herself. They said at the bar that she was to be blamed for his death. Deceased told her on the Friday night that if she did not go to Warrington that night he would kill himself. She refused to go, but did not think that he would carry out his threat. She had previously been engaged to be married. Deceased had never expressed himself as jealous, and had never asked her to be off with the old love before she was on with the new. She had a private income, and went where she liked. She did not think deceased knew that she had an nnllity, which had been given her by an old lover. He was still alive. (Sensation.) She swore positively that there was no engagement between tliem. In the Warrington telegram he said he should not fail in his errand of-mercy, and hoped God would bless her. She wrote to deceased, calling him her dearest." lie wanted her to go to Warrington, so that they could bo married next day but the banns wero not published, and they had no licence. She was very shocked to hear that de- ceased committed suicide, but she did not think she was to blame. She was twenty, but did not know deceased's balance wa.s unhinged, and she really knew very little about him.—By a juror She had no ring or other keepsake.—By another juror If she had met deceased in the street she would have passed by without speaking.—The Coroner I do not believe that.—By a juror: She knew deceased earned a revolver, but he had not threatened to use it. William Matthews, manufacturer, Runcorn, said deceased told him in December that he was to have been married, but the young lady had re- fused him. Deceased had borrowed £15 to make Miss Adams a handsome present, provided she accepted him. Mrs Wilson, the aunt, said deceased had told her that be intended to give up the sea, and live on the interest of £8,000, which belonged to Miss Adams. Miss Adams said she was satisfied deceased did not put an end to himself on her account. She had been from Liverpool six weeks, and he had taken othp.r young ladies to balls. The Coroner said it was no use to pursue the inquiry further, and advised the jury to return an open verdict. The Foreman of the jury, in delivering a verdict to that effect, expressed his disapproval at the way Miss Adams had given her evidence. The Coroner said they must make allowance for the unpleasant position in which she was placed.

THE LADLT AND THE RING. At the Crown Court on Tuesday (before Mr Justice Kay), Mr Joseph Lntwistle, stock and share broker, Manchester, brought an action to recover from Mr Joseph Hindle (manufacturer at Blackburn, carrying on business under the firm of Edward Briggs and Co.) and Mr Jlindle's wife, a valuable ring which he lent,to tha wife. Mr Ambrose, Q.C., and Mr Wharton were for the plaintiff, and Mr Addison, Q.C., and Mr Leese for the "defendant. Mr Ambrose said Mr Ent- wistle was some 20 years ago a money lender. He had renounced that business, and tor the last 20 years had been a stock and share broker. He went to Blackburn, where he met the defen- dant, and after visiting the club they went together to the defendant's house. There he saw the defendant's wife. On his finger he had a very valuable ring, diamond and opal. It might seem strange that a i^dy should have made such a request, but she asked him to lend her the ring. It seemed that there was a great bazaar about to be held in the town, and the lady- was desirous that upon that occasion she should have the use of the plaintiff's ring, and accordingly she made what was a very simple, if an unusual request. A gentleman could not very well refuse to accede to such a request, and neither did Mr Entwistle. He bad been unable to get back the ring so lent, and he brought the present action to recover it. In the evidence for the defend- ant it was admitted that the ring had been lent by Entwistle to Mrs Hindle, but it was stated that it had been given to Mrs Ilargreavcs, Mrs Hindle's sister, to return to him. Mrs HfUJTea ve stated in evidence that she went to Mr Entwistle's ofiicc in Man- chester one day, and holding up her hand with the ring on it, she said to him, "My sister has sriven me this ring to give you back." He said, I would have given it to your sister for a wedding present if she had asked me." Witness said, Well let me wear it." He said u You can wear it." Mr Hindle afterwards asked her to go to Mr Entwistle's office with him, and when she told the story about her having brought back the ring and offered it to him, he said he would not acknowledge her in the matter at all. In cross examination, witness said sho did not know where the ring was. Her box was unlocked one night and the ring taken out of it, and sbe had not seen it since. She did not recollect whether she had told Mr Entwistle that the ring had been stolen. When she went to Mr Entwistle's office along with Mr Hindle, Mr Entwistle said I won't acknowledge you. I will come on your sister for it." In support of the plaintiff's case the chief witness called was tli3 plaintiff, who said that the ring was worth about £ 15. He denied that Mrs Hargreaves ever offered him the ring at his office. One day he received a letter from Mrs Hargreaves, wishing him to meet her at the Central Station. lIe did so. She told him she had the ring on her finger, but she had her glove on and he did not see it. She did not offer to give it to him. She refused to give it up, and said nothing in explanation of her refusal. Cross-ex- amined lie thought Mrs Hindle ought to have returned the ring. —Mr Addison Oh, you wanted to see her, did you? (Laughter.) Wit- ness Not specially. On the same day he sent a ring to Mrs. Hindle's sister to wear at the same bazaar. He had never seen the lady before in his life, but he sent her the ring.—Sir Addison Why did you lend these rings ? Witness: If you were asked by a respectable young lady to lend her a ring, I think you would be gentlemanly enough to do it. In re-examination, witness said he never had a chance of getting back the ring.-At the conclusion of the evidence, and after parties' counsel had been heard, Mr Justice Kay sum- med up the case, and in his remarks he seemed rather to favour the theory that the plaintiff had given the ring to Mrs Hargreaves. The jury found for the defendant, and Mr Justice Kay expressed agreement with the verdict.

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THE DISASTER AT THE MUMBLES. MEETING OF SYMPATHY AT SWANSEA. At the Guildhall, Swansea, on Wednesday, a meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held for tho purpose of eliciting practical sympathy with the sufferers from the Mumbles lifeboat disaster on Saturday. The MAYOB, who presided, said that four widows and 18 orphans had resulted from the calamity; whilst ho was sorry to hear that George Jenkins, another of the crew, was hardly expected to recover. Should he get over his in- juries, however, he would never be able to do much work, whilst he had a large family. It be- hoved the public to mark their high appreciation of heroic conduct such as these men had dis- played by subscribing liberally towards the fund for the maintenance of these widows and orphans. He added that he had received £33s from Mr H. Warren, of Winchester, towards the fund also 10s from Mr P. Gibbs, who suggested that ministers of all denominations in the diocese should be asked to give one Sunday's collections to the widows and orphans of the men lost. In moving that a subscription list bo opened on behalf of the sufferers, the mayor gave £10 10s, and said that Mr F. A. Yeo had offered £ 25.—Alderman Ford, in seconding tho resolution in favour of opening a subscription list, offered £10 10.-Ca,pt. La Priinandaye, secretary of the National Life- boat Institution, addressed some remarks to the meeting, in the coursc of which he said that the first duty of the society which ho represented was to ascertain, in a calamity of this kind, that the men did not lose their lives from any want of foresight or absence of necessary appliances. On this point the testimony of the men themselves was conclusive. They bitterly regretted tho loss of their boat, which they had a high opinion of, and be believed that had she not been destroyed these brave fellows would go out in her again to-morrow under similar circumstances to those of Saturday. Some of the men, including the cox- swain and some of his sons, had.been on board the boat upon nearly every occasion when she had gone out. The coxswain had been known to him (Captain La Priinandaye) for years he was pro- verbial for his skill and daring. On this occasion a fearful risk had been run. A practical man stated at tho inquest on the previous day that the lifeboat never ought to have gone to the spot where she was wrecked, but he disagreed with that statement. A lifeboat must always be in great danger and peril that was the purpose for which it was provided. The National Institution considered that the men of the lifeboat did all they could, and it now remained for the institu- tion to provide for the widows and orphans. A lifeboat man did his duty, and something more. He was a volunteer—not a paid servant—a fact which tho public did not seem to fully understand. He could not say the exact amount of the subscription which the institution would give that would be settled at a monthly meeting on Thursday. Tha institution always gave as liberally as the generosity of the public would allow them, and he supposed the sum would be rather in excess of £100 per head to the men lost, and something under that-£70 or £80-to those injured. He supposed the amount might be put down at £700, JE800, or £1,000. (Applause.) Mr THOMAS HALL moved that Mr Islay Young be treasurer, and Mr Robert Hancorn secretary, of a fund for the relief of the sufferers, and that the manager" of the local banks be asked to allow subscription lists to be opened a.t their establishments." Mr L. TULLOCH seconded the motion, which was adopted. It was stated that j3320 had been collected at the Mumbles. Alderman Ford remarked that a Captain Bevan had informed him that he and his wife collected between £8 and £10 on Monday and Tuesday, and wished to be allowed to con- tinue. The seaman's missionery stated that he had obtained about £2 on board ship, and Mr Tamlyn announced that the Swansea pilots had started a subscription list. The MAYOR intimated that the outcome of a collection at the present meeting was £120. The meeting then terminated.

THE ABERYSTWITH COLLEGE Mr 13. T. Williams, Q.C., writes to the 2'imes as follows: — "Sir,—All unprejudiced friends of the cause of higher education in Wales must feel deeply indebted to you for your article on Wednesday last on tho proceedings of the Chester Conference. The claims of the Abev- ystwith College are worthy of calmer consideration than they received at that gathering. When the site of Aberystwith was chosen for the collego by its original promoters, they were influenced, not only by the salubrity and other advantages of the place, but also by the fact that it occupied a po- sition equally accessible to North Wales and to South. Any one looking at the map will see at a glance that Aberystwith is midway on the coast line of the Principality. It is to be remembered that tho majority of those who joined iu this selection were gentlemen who were pro- minently connected with North Wales. A mag- nificent building was secured, which it had cost £80,000 to erect, for the sum of £10,000. Since the opening of the college patriotic efforts have been made to promote in Wales a high-class col- legiate education at a moderate cost and on un- sectarian principles. The promoters have collected together an able and enthusiastic staff of profes- sors, and tho work now done there is equal to that done by any other like institution in the country. At present there are 89 students in at- tendance, and the college is winning the support and cuntidence of the Welsh people. Donations amounting to £52,796 havo been receiver an excellent library and museum, to which contribu- tions have been sent from all parts of Wales, have been established; and valuable bequests have been made to the college by Mr Powell, of Nanteos, and others. If we add to this the splendid building itself, desined by Seddon, and situate in the most beautiful and healthy spot in Wales, it will appear that the trustees Lave now in their charge a valuable and most desirable property for the purpose of high-class eùucatiou in Wales. To tho fund North Wales has sub- scribed £8,692; South Wales, £16,738; London, £13,947 and various other sums have been given by other English towns. Only a few years ago the sole object of the promoters of high-class education in North and South WTales was to secure the permanent establishment of this in- stitution. I was present at the deputation which waited upon the Duke of Richmond in July, 1877. It was attended by nearly every member, Liberal and Conservative, from North and South Wales, and the sole object of that deputa- tion was to get a Government grant for the college at Aberystwith. Failing to get any promise from the Government then in othce, Sir Hugh Owen expressed to myself and others his great desire that the claims of the college should be raised in a discussion in the House of Commons. Tho mo- tion promoted by him was entrusted to ir Hussey Vivian, the member for Glamorganshire, and he opened the debate on July 1, 1879, in a speech remailcable for its ability and comprehensiveness. He raised the whole question of higher education in Wales, aud although the then existing Govern- ment gave no promises, when Mr Gladstone returned to power the Departmental Committee was appointed. Pending the settlement of the questions of the two colleges in Wales, recom- mended by their report, the Government has recognized the position of Aberystwith College by making it a temporary grant of £4,000 a year. This recognition of their efforts was welcomed with great satisfaction by the people of Wales, and it was hoped that, after the support which the college had received from the Government and the public, it would be established as a permanent institution among them. But the North Walea men refuse the offer which is now made to them of taking this institu- tion as their own solely because it is ten miles on the wrong side of the South Wales border 1 A local prejudice of this kind becomes deeply rooted in the Welsh mind, and has even been sufficient to cause dissension among them, as their unfortunate history abundantly shows. And when we see it fostered by men of the position of Mr Osborne Morgan and Air John Roberts, we can scarcely hope that it may yet be overcome by wiser and more g0nerons counsels. If the Aber- ystwith College will not be accepted by North Whales, I trust the Government will not allow the efforts made for it and the fund collected for its support to be entirely lost to the people of Wales. If one college is established in Glamorganshire and another in the North of Wales, the college at Aberystwith would still have useful work be- fore it, as offering superior advantages to the Western and Midland counties of Wales. I can only express the hope that if the North Wales men refuse, in obedience to a geographical preju- dice, to accept Aberystwith as their college, the Government will make a separate grant to enable it to carry on the good work in which it is now successfully engaged.

AN ARMED BURGLAR AT THE CRITERION THEATRE. On Tuesday, before Mr Commissioner Kerr, at the Central Criminal Court, London, James (25), was charged with being unlawfully in possession of house-breaking iinpfiments with intent to commit a felony, and the indictment also alleged that he was at the same lime armed with an offensive weapon, namely, a six-chamber revolver. Mr Beslcy prosecuted. The prisoner had formerly been employed as fireman at the Criterion Theatre, but was discharged in Novem- ber last. Very shortly afterwards it was dis- covered that a number of keys and been taken away from the premises, and in the beginning of January an attempt was mako to break into the theatre. The prisoucr was taken into custody under very suspicious circumstances on the night of the 18th of January, and when he was searched a claw-hammer, a number of keys that would have opened doors in different parts of the build- ing, and a six-chamber revolver, every barrel of which was loaded, were found in his possession. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. ■■

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f FRENCH CRIMINAL ¡ STATISTICS. Some interesting facts respecting crime Jø France have appeared in a series of tables by Humbert on the Administration of Justice io France from 1826 to 1880." Crimes against pnblia order seems to diminished, for whereas be- tween 1836 and 1840 they numbered 161 aunnaJ average, between 1876-1880 they only averaged 9. Crimes against property have also decreased, th» comparisons for the same period showing a dimi- nution from 4,135 (1336-40) to 1,785 (1876-80?.. There is, however, an unfavourable exception irr the case of incendiarisms, which have increased from 87 per annum to 180, while those for 1381-82 numbered 244. In the majority of cases the hops of obtaining the insurance is the chief motive. Crimes against morality have more than tripled since 1826, particularly in the case of offences perpe-, trated on children. The figures for this las category show that between 1826 and 1830 there were 136, and that between 1876 and 1880 these had risen to 790. Crimes of this nature are morff frequent in towns than in the country, while fully, one-third of the perpetrators have passed theit 50'h year. Infanticide and abortion have terribly increased of late years. Murder and assassina- tions keep at pretty much the same averag-s pet annum, 197 for the latter and 150 for the former. But in this category the largest proportions ar< found in the departments of Seine and Corsicaj the land of the vendetta, Seine shows one oi these crimes to every 100,000 inhabitants, while in Corsica there are 13 per annum to the 'aC number of inhabitants. One reason for thil frequency arises from the extreme clemency v.-itb which a Corsican jury regard crime, as in only 26 cases out of 100 are true bills found-. The gene- ral average of criminals for the whole of Francs M 12 to every 100,000 inhabitants, althoagil of course the averages of the various depirtli-iento differ widely, Seine figuring at the head of afl with 26, followed by Alpes-Maritimes and Pouches du Rhdne with 25, Euro and Corsica with 24. Nevertheless crime does not always ap* pear in proportion to the population—for CoteS du Nord, with 630,006 inhabitants, has only or six criminals to the 100,000, while Corsica ana Alpes-Maritimes, with a population of 200,000. have five or six times as many criminals. As sex, the proportions of men during the period 1876-89, were 3,682 against 692 women. One the gravest features respecting Fronch crime i? the increasing number of juvenile criminals, out of every 100 accused being under age, whiM 31 were from 20 to 30 years old. The unmarried fi^ e at 55 i) :r cent., the married at 38, and tbf widowers at 7. Out of 100 crimes upon the per* sons of children, 54 were perpetrated by the un1 married, 36 by the married, and 10 by widowers.

THE PROPOSED ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC. On the occasion of the visit to Manchester ot the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Albany, and Prince Christian, a soirde, promoted by the MaIl- Chester Athenaeum, was given, and at that gathering the Royal Prince laid before the public the scheme for the establishment of a royal col- lege of music. The soiree resulted in a substantial, balance, and at the annual meeting of the mem- bers on Wednesday night it was resolved to do, vote two hundred guineas of the balance to tW foundation of a Manchester scholarship in tM proposed college.

-=-=-=-=- lata for Clasaifiratiqn. j TREBANOG-ROAD, CYMMER, RHONDDA VALLEY. TO GROCERS. DRAPERS, AND OTHER"?. -3 SALE OF VALUABLE AND ATTRACTIVE BUSt- NESS PREMISES. MR MOSES CULE will SELL ty PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Rhondda InJ* Cymmer, on TUESDAY, February 6th, 1883, at tifll o'clock in the evening, subject to such conditions 0* sale as shall be then produced, in one lot, all that subo, stautial and well-built DWELLING-HOUSE GROCER AND DRAPER'S SHOP. Together with the Cottage adjoining. The dwelling-house and shop are situate on the side of the main street at Cymmer, now in the occupation of the owner, Mr Lewis Morgan, who is giving UT) thM branch shop, t> The premises aro held under a. lease granted M the late Evan Morgan, Esq., for the term of 0 years, from the 1st of May, 1862. at the IOW annual ground rent of J32 lis 4d, and contaiO by admeasurement 616 square yards or there* abouts. The Auctioneer confidently invites the attention of those requiring suitable aud well-built premises to property, situate as they are in the centre of a popUj lous a id ever-increasing locality, where several hundred of workmen's cottages have been lately buill (and which aro now occupied), and in the neighbourhood of extensive collieries. The whole of the premises are conveniently arranged, and a hnge trade has been carried on there for several years. A. licence to sell British and Foreign Wines on the pro" mises has been granted. Immediate possession will be given, and a consil181" able portion of the purchase money may remain on tile security of the premises if required. Further particulars can be obtained of the AaO* tioneer, at his offices, Pentre'oach, Pontypridd, or of Mr WALTER II. MORGAN, Solicitor. Mill-street, Pontypridd. COWBRIDGE, Bi'AR HOTEl. STABLES. 6th FEBRUARY, 1883. To Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others requiring ChoiC# DAIRY ANIMALS for the present season. MR JOHN THOMAS will SELL ty AUCTION, at the Bear Hotel Stables, TUESDAY next, February 6tb, 1833, at Two o'clock promptly, A CHOICE HERO OF T LEV EN PURE-BRED AYRSHIRE COWS AND II EPF ICRS, i specially selected and imported by Mr John CottereØ. of Redditch, importer to the Royal Dairy, Windsor.. These cows aud heifers have been carefully selected from the finest herds in Scotland with a special vie^ to the profits of the dairy. They being of the fainoU* Athol and Hamilton strains, are worthy the attention of all dairy proprietors. On view the morning of sale. Catalogues may be had of the Auctioneer, at Co'" bridge. TOXYPANDY, RHONDDA VALLEY. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE COlf TRACT, all those Two substantial and wel'* built DWELLING HOUSES and SHOPS, beiflS Nos. 12 and 13, situate in Dunraven-streflJJ Tonvpandv, iu the occupation of Miss VfWj kins, draper, and Mr John I.lovd, wholesaJ* and retail boot and shoe manufacturer. 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