Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

AGRICULTURE IN NORTH WALES. It was a fortnight ago since I wrote you last. Little has happened meanwhile of pub- aic importance, saving Mir Lloyd-George's lively ralJy with Mr Henry Chaplin, a rather slow, heavy, and mentally-oontracted type of ihe country squire, who at the present mo- ment represents or misrepresents agriculture on the Conservative benches of the House ci Commons. As I wiite, the hills are and, and the oc- casional spiings are running dry. A twenty- four hours downfall of rain would prove of benefio to pasture and arable farmer alike. Some districts of North "Wales get more rain fill than others, but all have suffered and are suffering alike. Lambs continue to do exceptionally well in the warm sunshine, which we have experi- enced daily, and cows are milking well in I tie ckiry districts on the borders. Cheese, a correspondent informs me, is down in prioe, end several well-known farmers in Flint- shire and Denbighshire have commenced sending their milk to Liverpool and Manches- ter, in preference to incurring the worry and unsatisfactory results of cheese making. Farmers in North Wales ought to combine. I have been urging this over and over again for years past. There is not a Chamber of Agriculture, or a Farmers' Club, in North Wales save that at Wrexham, about which I have heard little lately. Tenant farmers meet at the various agricultural shows, and on market days, but these social gatherings do nothing to influence public opinion. It does not follow that tenants would be placed in antagonism to their 'landlords by such conferences being arranged. On the contrary, these institutions are designed for mutual. W intercourse and the promotion of ob- jects of interest to the farmers themselves. For example, there are the questions of the adulteration of dairy produce and the sal? of foreign beef and mutton as home bred and fed. 0 Both these matters come home to our farm- ers—and not only to them, but to every con- sumer of these articles. The surprise is that B protest has not been raised against i; he.se paltry and shabby methods of defrau bug 1112 public. When a farmer brings his butter to market, he is met by the fact that Danish butter can be purchased wholesale for lid and Is per pound, which is bad en- ough, but he is further faced by the fact that margarine can be sold—and is so.d—■ as butter by tons. Then, again, I aisk, What are our County Councils doing from one end of the district to the other to put in operation the Adut- teration Acts ? The sale of margarine as butter is an offence under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, but no one apparently thinks it worth while to put the machinery of the Act in motion. That there is necessity for it is known to everyone, tons of margarine coming into the district for mixing purposes, and of course for bona-fide sale as margarine. Chambers of Agriculture and Farmers' Clubs would bring pressure to bear upon the County Councils in their several districts, with a view to the more general enforcement of the provisions of a particularly valuable Act of Parliament. I am afraid little can be done to prevent the sale of American beef as English. That it comes into this district is pretty well known, for passengers who travel up and down the railway can see it. But when cut up into joints, it is im- possible for the best judge of meat to diff er- entiate between lairage and home-fed beef. Nor can you tell it after cooking. American beef is a distinctly wholesome article—as good as you can get it at home, and in many cases better—bub we have a right to know what we are buying, and it should be sold for what it is and not for what it is not. We do not object to fair foreign competi- tion. In the long run, I bdlieve we shall drive the foreigner out of our markets for several articles of consumption. It must not be forgotten that America and Canada, and particularly the former, are rapidly increasing in population, and that annually they will have to retain a larger percentage of their Jive and dead stock and dairy produce r their own consumption. It is a rash thing to say, in the teetli of the fact that British vessels plough every sea on the face of the globe, and bring back for our use the produce of all lands, that foreign competition has been fe-t more keenly in the past than it is likely to be in the future. as it affects agriculture. And yet, I believe that to be so. At any rate, we are accom- modating ourselves to the new condition of things, and, personally, I doubt if we shall feel its effects so acutely in the time to come. The writer of the "Rural Xotes" in the "Field'' refers with approvail to the advan- tageous use of what is known as the Bor- deaux mixture for preventing the spread of potato disease. The Bordeaux mixture, about which so much has been spoken and written in recent years, has, from all accounts, been productive of highly beneficial results in Ire- Cand. Its powers in preventing and 'dayim; the spread of disease in the potato crop have been extensively tested in that country, and proved to be of considerable capacity The Irish Land Commission and the Royal Dublin Society have both subjected the pre- scription to repeated searching trie's, and not once have +he results failed to justify its re- putation. The former body have recently published particulars of experiments con- ducted last year, and again the purifying in- fluence of the mixture 11 is substantially ecn- firmed. The sprays employed in these tests were two per cent. and .one and a half per cent. mixtures, the ingredients for the form- er being compounded in the proportions of 20lb. copper sulphate, 101b. of lime, and 100 gallons of water; and to make the one and a half per cent. mixture, 15lb. copper sul- phate, 7 lb. lime, and 100 gallons of water. The two per cent. mixture gave slightly the better result, but the reports suggest that although this is the preferable strength for spraying coarse-leaved varieties, such as champions, the weaker mixture might ans- wer equally well in the case of the more tender-leaved varieties, or when the fcfiaga is very young at the time of application. The quantities applied were, approximately, 100 gallons per acre for an average crop of cham- pions, with y developed foliage; 150 gal- lons per acre for an over-average crop, and 80 gallons per acre for a crop with a small development of foliage. The best results are obtained by dreeing the crop before the dis- ease is observed—which may be any time from the first of June to the end of July, ac- cording to the dlsklCt-end dry weather should be selected for the process. r.IL

THE D.C.L. YEAST.—Thoroughly sound and wholesome bread cannot be made with- out thoroughly sound and wholesome ingredi- ents, and in particular the vital ingredient end fermenting agent, yeast. It is, there- fore, -well to remember iihat aJl yeasts aie not alike, that there are cheap inferior kinds, mnd many foreign makes, so that the ability now enjoyed to obtain the commodity abso- lutely pure and of home manufacture in fjiy part of the United Kingdom within a few hours of its manufacture, should be the death How to the foreign and stale article still pur- > chased through lack of knowledge we are convinced—by some housewives and a few 'bakers. The '"D.C.L. veast, manufactured by The Distillers Co., Limited, Edinburgh, is undoubtedly the most used in this country by ail classes, and its rapidlv-growing popu- larity is the best proof of its worth.

PORTMADOO HORSE, DOG, AND POULTRY SHOW. The eleventh annual show was held at Portmadoc on Thursday last, under very fa- voura-ble circumstances, and turned out to be one of the most successful ever hetd. The entries numbered about 500, or 80 more than last year, and this in itself proves how popu- lar this show is becoming. The president this year is Mr Walter Glynn, Brynhir, Cric- cieth, a gentleman who takes the greatest interest in agricultural maatoers iio more en. ergtÚD chairman of committee could possibly be had than Dij W. Jones-Morris, whose activity in the interest of erery movement taken up by him is well known the trea- surer, Mr J. R. Prichard, Metropolitan Bank, interested himself greatly in the show, and his assistance oontributed in no small degree to its great success whilst Mr Strow- ger proved himself a geniaf. and capable sec- ■reta.iy. The latter had the val-uable assist- ance of Mr R. G. Humphreys, the old sec- retary. The executive committee were —Dr W. Jones-Morris (chairman), Mr J. R. Prichard (treasurer), 'Messrs Randal Casson, W. H. Edwards, X. P. Bank Edwards, The Oak- el ey's C. Griffith, Richard Hughes, T. Harding, John Hughes, R. G. Humphreys, Griffith Hughes, D. Jones, Eisteddfa; E. B. Jones, Ynysfor; J. Lloyd-Jones, Wern; John .Tames, J. O. Jones, S'hip and Castle Inn; T. Jones, ironmonger; Capt. Thomas Jones, Messrs R. Price Lewis, Richard Lloyd, R. Jones-Morris. J. K. McKerrow, R. McLean, Richard Newell, Edward1 Pugh, J. J. Reese, H. Roberts, auctioneer; R. Roberts, Bronygadair; E. A. Roberts, Ys- tumllyn Harroldl Robinson, D. R. Thomas, David Williams, J. E. Greaves. F. W. A Roche. W. E. Oake-ey, A. O. illiams, R. M. Greaves, J. Jones. Ynysfor; H. J. E"lis- Nanney, G. W. D. Assheton-Smith, J. P. Roberts, Hun. F. G. Wvnn, Col. Platt, Mr F. H. Struwger (secretary). Jiu%es :—'Horse jumping and trotting: Messrs W. E. Oakeley. Walter Glynn, and F. "VN A. Roche. Light horses Messrs W. B. Partridge, Bacton, Pontrilas, Hereford E. R. Gwen, Garthnivl, Montgomeryshire. Heavy horses Messrs Lawton Moore. Bramp- ton Bryan. Hereford; E. Hughes, Manor House, Bucknell, Shropshire. Do and "I poultry: Mr George Heliiwell, Sheffield. Tradesmen's turnouts: Messrs J. Jones, J.P., Llandudno, and E. R. Owen, Garth- myl. Rtew,ard,s -FT*el.d J. R. Prich- chard, Richard1 IXewe], Capt. T. Jones, and Mr David .Tones, Eisteddfa. Horses Messrs J. 3Ltltfand, John Owen, J. Iv. McKerrow, J. Lloyd Jones, Thomas Jones, Eisteddfa; J. Humphreys. E. B. Jones, H. Robinson, and John Hughes. Dogs Messrs W. Jones, saddler, PwlJieli; R. Jonies, plumber; J. Bailey, H. Jones-Parry, and John Davies, baker. Poultry: Messrs Griffith Owen. W illie Jones, R. II. Griffith, and W. G. Da- vies. Grand .stand Messrs J. Gas Jones, L. Fielden, W. Morris, W. Jones, Caerdyni; D. O. M. Roberts, and W. R. Owen. Ex- hibits' entrance: Messrs C. Griffith, J. James and W. G. illiams. Public entrance (Lom- bard-street) Messrs J. Jones, Walsh Slat-e Co., and J. Roberts, Corahili. Public en- trance (High-street): Messrs Griffith Owen, W. Henry Evans, and R. llovd. Exit door Mr Glyn Griffiths, Metropolitan Bank. Booth superintendents: Messrs D. Griffith, E. Henry Hughes, S. Crick, and D. Ro- berts. Ticket superintendent: Sergeant J. Hammond. The veterinary surgeon was Mr A. J. Richards, Corwen. The exhibits in the classes for horses were excellent in very way. Of course, the great- est interest centred in the exhibition of turn- outs and in the jumping. Mr Greaves's p I horse, which carried off the first prize in the latter was greatly admired by all. The classes for dogs were very full, especially the Welsh terrier and sheep dog classes. The ever-successful champion, "Cymro Dewr II." (the property of Mr M. T. Morris. Nelson Emporium, Carnarvon), again carried off the first prize in its class. This Welsh terrier, of which we give a picture Wow, has won at least two hundred prizes, including money prizes, silver cups, gold and silver medals, to the value of about JE550, which is certainly a record in the breed. The dog has been sold or rather exchanged hands four times during the last four years, and the amount paid for it is close upon 9200. Mr Morris first sold it in 1892 for 80 guineas, and se- cured it back again last month. The poultry classes were very well filled, and the quality better than ever. In fact, the show was in many directions the best ever held here, and the receipts higher than those of last year. CHAMPION CYMRO DEWR II. I The awards were as fclows:- LIGHT HORSES. Horse far open jumping: 1, R. M. Greaves, Wern, Tremadoc 2, C. J. Jerome, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham; 3, Dr A. O. Davies, Machynlleth. Trotter, under saddle 1, Henry Ro- erts, Heiniau, Chwilog; 2, R. H. Jones, Plas Llanfaglan, near Carnarvon; 3, G. T. Robvns, Dinas, Pwllheli. Trotter, in harness 1, E. Bennett, Caersws 2, Lloyd! Griffith, Graianfryn, Llanwnda; 3, E. Jones, Tyddyn Bach, Caeathraw. Trotting, in tandem 1, (?. C. Ro- berts, Maes, Pwllheli; 2, McKerrow and Jones, Portmadoc. Cob, not over 15 hands 1, E. Bennett, Trefeglwys, Caersws 2. O. H. Parry, Nan- heron Hotel, Nevin; 3, J. Oliver, Plasffyn- non, Llanwnda. Cob, not over 14 hands 1, T. P. Wil- liamson, Parys Farm, Amlwch 2, J. Oliver, Llanwnda; 3, Evan Jones, Caea.thraw. Mare or gelding for saddle or harness 1, Edward Bennett, Trefeglwys 2, E. Jones, Hendre, Bodfean; 3, R. H. Jones, Plas [ Llanfaglan. Roadjster, mare of (geldiiig over three I years old, not exceeding 15 "hands 1, E. Tones, Hendre, Bodfean 2, J. H. Griffith, Clynnog, Dwyran; 3, G. C. Roberts, Maes Meat Stores, Pwllheli. Mare or gelding, three years old, for saddle or harness: 1, O. H. Parry, Nevin; 2, R. H. Jones, Plas Llanfaglan; 3, Tom Stead- man, Dinas Mawddwy. (Jolt, gelding or filly, two years eld, suit- able for saddle or harness 1,' John Owen, Ty nion. Aberdaron; 2, Mrs Parry, Cefn- pentre Hall, Chwilog; 3, D. E. Hughes, Caemawr, Dwyran. Entire colt, two years old, suitable for saddle or harness: 1. John Jones, Dynerth Hall Pony Stud, Colw-n Bay; 2. J. K. McKerrow, Tremadoc; 3, Richard Williams, Bryntirion, Dyffryn. Colt or filly, one year old, suitable for saddle or harness 1, Dr Robert Owen, Pen- vgroes 2, Hugh Owen, Penarth, Chwilog. Mare, for breeding hacks or harness horses, in foal or with f08.1 at foot: rj Th°mas Griffith, Bryngoleu, Plasgwrn, e*i J' 2, Dt R. Owen, Penvgroes. 101 i h mountain pnnr stallion, not over L Co1- Platt" ^orddinog, Llan- Chwdoo\U' 2' DaiUel E™ns, Bryrigwdyn, gelding, not over 12j bamU: l, Hindi Williams, Fiwr. Chwilog 2, f. E. Jones, oe! rem, -rXTi^lnsev. HEAVY HORDES Two hrr.es (a team) i„ carfc' or 1. Evan ll.iams. Llwnvjvnis 2 \ViUhm Jones, Llymgwyn, Chwilog; 3, Robert 9 Roberts, Bronygadair, Tremadoc. ¡ Horse, in cArt or waggon 1, W. Jones, t Llymgwyn 2, D. II. Jones, Crugeran, Sarn 3, John Parry and Co., Froneroh, Chwilog. Pair of horses, for agricultural purposes 1, W. Jones, Llymgwyn. Mare or gelding, for agricultural pur- poses 1, W. Hughes, Bodfed, Pwllheli; 2, W. Jones, Llymgwyn;( 3, W. Evans, Tyddyn Getliin, Cliwilog. Mare, for agricultural purposes, in foal or with foal at foot 1, D. Jones, Eisteddfa, Criccieth 2, R. Roberts, Bronygadair, Tre- madoc. Mare or gelding, two years old, for agri- cultural purposes 1, E. A. Roberts, Ystum- ^llyn, Criccieth 2, J. Griffith, Beudy Glas, /do. 3, WT. Roberts, Penystumllyn, do. Entire colt, two years old, for agricultural purposes: 1, Col. Platt; 2, H. Evans, Escuan Hall, Towyn; 3, E. A. Roberts, Ystumllyn, Criccieth. Colt or filly, one year old, for agricultural purposes: 1, H. Evans, Escuan Hall; 2, W. Hughes, Bodfel, Pwllheli. Entire horse, for saddle or harnessi: 1, John Jones, Dynerth Hall Pony Stud. Entire horse, for agricultural purposes: 1, Morris Griffitli, Ty'nyfwern, Ccvrnmes; 2, Col. Platt; 3, W. Evans, Tycorniog, Pwllheli. Best walker (heavy horses) 1, W. Jones, Llymgwyn; 2. W. Hughes, BodfeL Tradesman's turnout, hotse and convey- ance for light work, most suitable to liis z, business 1, G. C. Roberts, Maes, Pwllheli 2, The Portmadoc Mineral Water Co. DOGS. Spaniel (smooth coated) 1, D. R. Evans, Borthygest, Portmadoc; 2, J. Williams, 45, High-street, Criccieth; 3, Mis Williams, Glanmawddach, Barmouth. Spaniel (rough coated) 1, W. C. Whiskin, Carnarvon; 2, J. Hamer, Bell Inn, Xew- town 3, E. Gillart, solicitor, Machynlleth. Pointer: 1, W. C. Wliiskin 2, R. M. Greaves, Wern 3, R. R. Roberts, Waon- fawr. Setter: 1, W. G. Cottle, Xewtown; 2, Tom Steadman, Dinas Mawddwy 3, W. E. Pryce-Jones, Newtown. Retriever: 1, J. Picton Parry, Blaenau Festiniog; 2, W. C. Whiskin; 3, W. F. Keen, Wern, Tremadoc. Welsh terrier (dog) 1, M. T. Morris, Car- narvon 2, W. C. Roberts, Llandudno; 3, M. T. Morris. Welsh terrier (bitch) 1, E. Jones, Pen- rhydlyniog, Pwlllieli; 2, Dr John Jones, Dolgelley: 3, W. C. Roberts, Llandudno. Welsh terrier puppy, under 12 months old (bred and owned by a. bona-fide working- man living in North Wales, and which has never won a prize) H. Davies, Festiniog. English fox terrier: 1, J. L. Lloyd, Newtown 2, T. B. Lloyd, do. 3, J. Garrod. Penygroes. Sheep dog (smooth coated) 1, Bob Williams, Brynbeddau, Waenfawr; 2. Tom Sl.e;-dman, Dinas Mawddwy 3, J. M. Hughes, Royal Hotel, Ca.pel Curig. Sheep dog (rough coated): 1, T. E. Owen, Pyllau Farm, Llandudno; 2, Dr John Jones, Dolgelley; 3, F. Geary, Beaumaris. Sheep bitch (smooth coated) 1, J. Pa.rry, Llanllyfni; 2, Bob Williams, Waen- fawr; 3, H. Jones. Llanllyfni. Sheep bitcli (rough coated) 1, T. E. Owen, Llandudno; 2, Dr J. Jones, Dol- gelley 3, T. R. Jones, Penmachno. Best collie dog or bitch in the show R. Williams, Waenfawr. Dog or bitch of any other breed, under 2511w. weight: 1, A. W. S. Williams, Bryn- airiau, Clynnog; 2, Daniel Kelly, Carnar- von 3, Miss E. Mabel Jones, Criccieth. POULTRY. Pen of cock and one hen, dorking breed 1, Forbes, Hughes, and Williams, Pwllheli; 2, D. Evans, Caa Einion, Dolgelley; 3, T. Williams, Penycefn Farm, Dolgelley. Pen of cock and one hen, brahmas: 1, D. Roberts, Bryntirion, Llanrwst; 2, Forbes, Hughes, and Williams, Pwllheli; 3, W. Davies, do. Pen of cock and one hen, bantams: 1, J. Williams, Hendre Goetra, Bangor; 2, D. Jones, Meirion House, Pwllheli; 3, W. C. Roberts, Llandudno. Pen of cock and one lIen, Spanish Leg- horn or Andalusian 1, G. Roberts, Soar, Talsarnau 2, T. Trivetro, Llanberis; 3, E. Griffith, Gwyndy, Llanystumdwy. Pen of cock and one hen, game of any colour 1, W. Rees, Garshon, Machynlleth; 2, Mrs Ignatius Williams, Tremadoc; 1 3, Hugh Jones, Pwllheli. Pen of cock and one hen. wyandottes langshans or Plymouth rocks 1, Henry Parry, Llanberis 2, H. Hughes, Gasworks, Menai Bridge; 3, Owen Roberts, Blaenau F estiniog. Pen of rod hen. Uawburghs of any colour: 1. l'—> s. Llount Pleasant Hotel, Llanwnda; 2, J. O. Williams, Goetra, Bangor; 3, W. Davies, Pwllheli. Pen of cock and one hen, ef any other variety: 1, Natlr. Roberts, Bryncadnant, Carnarvon; 2, W. Davies, Pwllheli; 3, D. Roberts. Bryntirion, Llanrwst. Two best spring chickens, suitable for table 1 and 2, J. Lloyd, fishmonger, Bar- mouth 3, J. Hughes, Bodawen Lodge, Tre- madoc. Pen of drake and one duck. Aylesbury or Pekinr 1-)-ree(I.: 1, T. F. Walton^ Llwyn Arms, Dolgelley; 2, R. Thomas, Ty'nyllech Farm, Harlech 3, J. Davies, Chapel-place, Portmadoc. Pen of drake and one duck, any other variety: 1. R. Roberts, Bronygadair, Pen- trefelin; 2, T. Pierce, Penmorfa; 3, E. M. Pobert,4, Talsarnau. Cock and hen, selling price not to exceed 1 6d the pair: 1. W. Williams, Chapel- street, Porlmadoc, 2, J. 0. Jones, Ship and Castle, Portmadoc; 3, Hugh Jones, Bake- house-yard, Pwllheli. Best pen of poultry in the show W. Rees, Machynlleth.

THE TOWN FARM OUTRAGE. —M,- jor Best, ohief-constau.e of Merionethshire, is offering & reward of R300 for the discovery of the perpetrators of the farm outrage on the 6ch of February Jast, when the stables and outbuiixings of E. Griffith, Penparc Farm, near Towyn, were set on fire, and two horses and four milch cows were burnt to death.

JOHN ELIAS MEMORIAL CH,A.PEL. Thja ceremony of Haying The, foundation stones of a memorial chapel to the late Rev John Elias took place at Llangefni last Fri, day. The ceremony was to have been pre, sided over by Mr T. P. Lewis, the ex-M.P. for the county, but in his unavoidable absence the chair was occupied by Mr J. R. Davies, the eldest son of the lord-lieutenant of the county, while the Rev James Donne acted as conductor. Devoidonail services having been performed by the Rev J: IViiliaRLS", Dwyran, the Chairman delivered a brief ad- dress, and the Rev J. Williams, Llangefni gave a short account of the Methodist "cause cause at Llangefni. With regard to the buildin^ fund, they had collected at Llangefni £ 1067° and outside the town £ 714. From this lT £ 1576 ^2°>! f<U tilt? lan<1' [eavi»g a balance £ 3M + i°?ether Mith Promises of contract had been let for £ 3309, ai?-, "rtendied to have n, schoolroom which would cost about £ 1000, so that the wI.lole wollid be about L4600. Anglesey, he said, hul noc up to now paid the tribute that was due to the memory of John Elias, as his influence was felt in the county up to the Pyjpit day. Subsequently, addresses TCP W T 7 thB ?evS D" Bowlands, ,T. Roberts, Taihen and R. Thomas Llan "W} mi Mr.G- D- (registrar of the Anglesey county courts). ^fr j; Roberts introduced those who were to lav the foundation stones, viz., Miss Davies, Treborth Mrs o-wen. Glanaber: AIrs Dr Roberts, Men-r Bridge Mrs Hughes* Liver- pool and Mr Hughes, on behalf of hiR wife, Llys Jfemi. Rmor, who was unable to be prnt. R. Davies having returned thanks, the open-air proceedings terminated.

MARKETS FOR THE WEEK. r CORN. [By Telegraph.] LI V E UPOOL.—FRIDAY. Wheat opens quiet, fiboufc Tuesday's rates; Californian, bs 5d to 5s 5jd; winter, 5s 6d to 53 7d. Beans, quiet and lower; Saidi, 23s 3d to 25s. Peas, 4s 7Jd. Oat], easier tendency; white, 2s 2d to 2s 3Jd. Maize opens quiet about Tuesday's rates; new, mixed 3s Oid to 3s OIld. Florr, unchanged. MANCHESTER.—THURSDAY. Small attendance at to-day's market. English wheat neglected at nominally unaltered prices; foreign showed a quiet trade at$d per cental lower. Flour inactive at late rates. English beans 6d per quarter dearer. CHESTER.—SATURDAY. At this market on Saturday there was very little trade passing in wheat or farmers' grain generally, deliveries of all articles during the week having been light, Any grain offering was confined to just an occasional lot, and previous prices were repeated. Indian corn was also without change, but foreign wheat had re- covered slightly from the fall in value at the early part of the week. Quotations:—Wheat, white. 3s lOd per 751b.; ditto, red, 3s 9d per 751b; oats, new, 2s 2d to 2s 6d per 461b; do., old, Os Od to Os; beans, 4s 6d to Os per 801b; Indian corn, 8s 6d to 13s 6d per 2401b. HAY AND STRAW. LONDUJN.—THURSDAY. Large supplies, and with trade at the follow- ing prices: Good to prime hav,[65s Od to 87s 6d; inferior to fair ditto, 30s to 55s; good to prime clover, 65s to 87s 6d; inferior to fair ditt; 38a to 60s; mixture and sanfoin, 60s Od to 84s Od; straw, 24s to 40s per load. CATTLE. SALFORD.—TUESDAY. A smaller supply of cattle. A fair demand was experienced at about late rates. Smaller supply of calves, and prices declined about Id per lb. Quotations:—Cattle, 5d to 6fd; sheep, 5d to 7!d; lambs, 9d to lid; calves, 5d to I'd per lb. At market Cattle, 2065; sheep and lambs, 13,463; calves, 208. LONDON.—THURSDAY. Beast trade almost at a complete standstill. Sheep slow but steady. Lamb 2d per 81bs. dearer. Calves 2d to 4d per 81bs. lower. Pigs dull. Prices: Beef, 2s 4d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s Od to 5s Od; pork, 2s Od to 3s 6d; lamb, 5s lOd to 7s 6d per 81bs. At market: Beasts, 20; sheep and lambs, 3200; calves, 80; pigs, 70. CHE STER.- THURSDAY. A good supply of store stock, and a fair attendance of buyers. Good inquiry for in-calf heifers, which well maintained their value. Sheep trade slow and prices irregular. Prices: Mdch cows, £ 14 to £ 20; calvers, £ 13 to £ 18 barrens, R10 to £13; heifers, 98 to R13; stirks, AO to to. DUBLIN-THURSDAY. Prime heifer and ox beef, 50s Od to 54s Od; top quality, Os to Os second quality, 44s to 47s 6d inferior, 35s Od to 42s 6d. Prime wether mutton, 6d to 64(1, ewe, 5id to 6d; coarse sheep, 4d to 5d. Hoggets, prime, 36s to 52s. Lambs, 18s to 38s. Veal: Choice, 8!d to 9d. BIRMING HAM.-THURSDAY. Fair supplies, and slow trade. Prices :—Beef, 5d to 6d; Hereford, 161d; mutton, 6d to 71d; lamb, 9d to lOd veal, 6d to 8d per lb Bacon pigs, Os to Os Od; porkets, Os to Os Od; sows, Os per score. DEAD MEAT. LONDON.—THURSDAY. Fair supplies, and trade a little more cheer- ful except for pork. Quotations: English beef, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; Scotch long sides, 3s Od to 3s 8d; ditto shorts, 3s lOd to 4s 2d. British mutton, 4s Od to 4s 8d; foreign ditto, 3s Od to 4s Od lamb, 5s to 6s Od veal, 38 Od to 4s 8d; pork, small, 2s 6d to 3a 2d; do., large Os Od to Os Od per 81bs. WOOL. BRADFORD.—THURSDAY. The wool market is again very quiet, sellers and buyers alike holding off the market. Lustre wools are asked for at rates which are too low, and those who want demi wools are waiting for the new clip. Prices of mohair are weaker. The yarn trade suffers in volume of business I from the hesitancy induced by the tendency of prices. For pieces prices are weakening and new business is small. BUTTER. u • .CORK. —THURSDAY. Primest salt, 79s; prime, 70s. First, 79a; seconds, 70s; thirds, 63s; fourths, 56s; fifths, s. Kegs First, —s seconds, s thirds, -s; fourths, 54s; fifths, Mild-cured firkins: Choicest, 78s; superfine, 78s; fine mild, 72s; mild, 63s. Choicest boxes, 79s; choice boxes, 72s. In market: 165 firkins, 215 mild, and 40 boxes. I WELSH MARKETS. BANGOR.—(TO-DAY) FRIDAY. Fresh butter, Is Od to Os Od per lb; eggs, 16 to 0 for Is; small pigs, 15s to i8s each; fat pigs, 3d per lb; fowls, 4s Od to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 6s to 7s Od per couple; rabbits, Is 2d each; beef, 6d to 8d per lb; mutton, 8d to lOd; pork, 6d to 7d; veal, 8d to 9d; potatoes, 28lbs for Is; Malta, do., 2d per lb; Canary kidneys, 3d; Jersey, 4d. CARNARVON.—SATURDAY. Fresh butter, lid to Is Id per lb.; salt, 03 to Od per lb.; eggs, 20 to 22 for Is; fowls, 3s 6d to 4s Od per couple; ducks, 2s 9d to 3s 6d each geese, Os Od to Os Od each; beef, 2M to 9d per lb.; mutton, 7d to 9d per lb.; veal, 6d to 8d per lb.; pork, 5d to 8d; lamb, 10d to lid per lb.; potatoes, old, 4s Od per sack. LLANGEFNI.—THURSDAY. Butter, 10d to lid per lb; eggs, 0 to 0 for Is; small pigs, Os to Os each fat pigs, 2!-d to 3d per lb; fowls, 3s Od to 3s 6d per- couple; ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 9d' each; beef, 6d to 9d, mutton, 8d to 10d; veal, Od to Od; lamb, lid to Od; pork, 6d to 9d per lb; potatoes, old, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack. DENBIGH.—TUESDAY. Wheat, Os to Os Od; barley, Os Od to Os; oats, Os to Os Od per hobbet; potatoes, 5s Od to Os per hobbet; fresh butter, lOd to 14d per Ib; ditto, salt, Is Oc per lb; fowls, 4s to 5s 6d per couple; ducks, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per couple; beef, 6d to 9d per lb; veal, 7d to 9d; mutton, 7d to 9d; geese Od per lb eggs, 19 to 20 for Is. ABERYSTWYTH.—MONDAY. Wheat, 5s Od to 5s 6d per 65 lbs; barley, 3a 3d to 3s 9d per 65 lbs; oats (white), 2a 4d to 2s 9d per 40 lbs; black, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; eggs, 20 for Its; butter, salt, 9d to lid per lb; fresh, 9d to lid per lb; fowls, 4s Od to 4s 6d per couple; chickens, 3s Od to 3s 6d per couple; ducks, 5s Od to 6s Od per couple; geese, Os Od to Os Od each; potatoes, 2s Od to 2s 6d per cwt. PWLLHELI.—WEDNESDAY. Beef, 5d to 9d; pork, 7d to 8d; mutton, 8d to lOd; veal,6d to8d; lamb, lid to Is per lb; eggs, 5s per 120; fresh butter, lid to 12d per lb.; fowls, 3s 6d to 4s Od per couple; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s Od per couple; rabbits, 9d to 12d each; potatoes, 2s 3d to 2s 6d per cwt. do (seed), Os per cwt; pigs (young), Us to Os each. RUTHIN.—MONDAY. Wheat, 8s to 8s 6d per hobbet; barley, 78 Od to 7s 6d; oats, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; fresh butter, 12d to 14d per Ih; fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple; ducks, Os Od to Os Od per couple; eggs, 19 to 20 for Is. OSWESTRY.—WEDNESDAY. Fresh butter, Is Id to Is 2d per lb; eggs, 17 to 19 ior Is; fowls, 4s Od to 5s Od; ducks, 5s 0d to 6s per couple rabbits, 2s 4d to 2s 6d per couple; potatoes, 2s to 2s 6d per cwt.; beef, 6<1 to 8d per lb; mutton, 7d to 9d; veal, 7d to 8d; pork 6d to 8d; lamb, Od to Od. SHREWSBURY (Corn).—SATURDAY. White wheat, 4q 2d to 4s 4d; red, ditto, 48 Od to 4s 2d per 751b; barley, 3s 6d to 4s per 701b; old oats, 13s 6d to 14s 6d; new, ditto, lis 6d to 13s Od per 2251b; peas, 11a Sd to 12s 6d per 2251b; new beans, 13s 6d to 148 ga • old, ditto, 16s to 17s Od per 2401b. WREXHAM (Cattle). —MONDAY. Large supply of stock and a good trade. Beef made from 6d to 61d per lb.; best bullocks making up to C21 15s each. Best dairy cows made f 1 om Cl4 to 919 10s per head; calving heifers, from -Ell to R13 10s; and stock bulls, from R8 to jCl3 10s. Mutton realised from 7d to 8d per lb and fat lambs up to 37s per bead. Heifer calves were very dear, making up to 50s, while fat calves fetched up to R4 10s each, and rearing calves from JE1 to 35s. Bacon pigs ) realised from 7s to 8s per score pounds, and ) pork pigs from 7s 6d to 8a 6<4 J

THE NEW EDUCATION BILL HOW rr AFFECTS NORTH WALKS. The provisions of the new Education Bill are so iiitrica-te that it is only by giving illustrative examples of how it will actually operate in different localities that we can really grasp the full meaning of the change it will effect, if passed in its present form. The financia1 propolis of the bill may be roughlv summarised as (a) The new Special Aid Grant. (b) Limitation of the amount of grant which may be earned. (e) L ;+atioii of the amount of rates which a school board may raise. There are, of course, minor provisions I more or less directly affecting the financial position and powers of the school authorities, but the above division will give the reader a general idea of the more important proposals, and in the present arUde I shaii o*»d<j.vouv to show how each of these will really affect the X orth Wales counties, and certain typ- ical parishes therein. BOARD VERSUS VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. One of the most objectionable features in the bill is the distinction it draws in favour of the so-called "Voluntary," i.e., practically Church Schools. I do not propose going into this phase of the question in detail but would point out that there are some essential points of difference between the two classes of schools. Thus (a) Board Schools are controlled by the ratepayers. Church Schools are controlled by the parson. (L) In l'oard Sclools nc creed -Ie of any particular sect is taught. I'n Church Schools the distinctive creed of the Church of England is taught. (c) In Board Schools all appointments are open to every denomination. In Church Schools aU appointments are, as a rule, closed! against Non- conformists. In the light of the above, the following figures are instructive — In Anglesey there are 14 parishes where Nonconformists must send their children to schods controlled by the parson, and in icli the Church catechism is taught; in Carnarvonshire there are 24 such parishes, where Nonconformists have no choice; in Denbighshire, 35; in Flintshire, 25 f in Montgomeryshire, 28; and in Merioneth- shire, 9. In these 135 parishes, where it is safe to assume the Nonconformists comprise tlie great majority of the population, their children's education is, of necessity, entrust- ed to schools controlled by the parson, and in which is taught the distinctive creed of a Church in which the parents do not believe. Further than this, if Nonconformists wish to take to the teaching profession, they can only obtain appointments in most Church Schools by entering the school through the Church door; that is to say, they must be- come perverts, turn their backs upon the chapels, and forswear the religion of their parents and their childhood. There are in Anglesey 23 such schools; in Carnarvon- shire, 58; in Denbighshire, 69; in Flint- shire, 76; in Montgomeryshire, 58; in Mer- ionethshire, 31. That is to say, in North Wales there are 315 schools mainly support- ed by the general taxpayer, and for all ap- pointments in which, whether as head teach- er, assistant teacher, or pupil teacher, is practicallv affixed the warning notice:—"No Nonconformist need apply!" I More than this, in many of these schools the teacher has to perform gratuitously for the parson paymaster a number of'extraneous duties, in no way connected with school work. The performance of those outside duties is generally understood, frequently even stipulated, at the time of engagement. From a return recently issued hy the Na- tional Union of Teachers, it appears that out of 310 head teachers in different parts of 11 England and Wales who replied to the cir- cular and who recognised that in older to retain their appointments they must perform these extraneous duties, 231 liad been ap- pointed on the express and stipulated con- dition viiaf. they should undertake this out- side Work 116 of KA^T ieaoh- ers appointed under similar conditions 81 gave their services gratuitously as Church Sunday School superintendents; 26 com- bined with that office the post of choir lead- er; 41 acted as Church organists 40 found Sunday the hardest day of the week, for each of them had to be Sunday School superin- tendent, Church choir trainer, and Church organist; 47 had charge of the organ and the Sunday School; 14 were let off by sim- ply training be Church choir 30 were called upon to perform "miscellaneous duties," in- cluding those of parish clerk and parson's t:the collector And these extraneous duties were paid for, not by the par sun, but in the teacher's salary, five-sixths of which came in the form of Government grant! This leads up to the consideration of the first financial change proposed to be effected by the new bill. THE SPECIAL AID GRANT. Under section 4 of the bill, a new grant of four shillings per child is to be given to every "Voluntary" .School throughout the kingdom. A few, only a few, school boards will be entitled to a share in this grant; and in their case what is given with the one hand is taken away with the other for the special grants they now receive in aid of the Jocal rates will be hereafter discontinued, The net result of this provision can be seen at a glance from the following table* VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. JNo. or No. of New County. Schools. Scholars. Grant. Anglesey 27 2734 547 Carnarvon 65 7527 '1505 Denbigh 73 8678 '1737 llinti 86 9688 1933 Montgomery 66 4764 955 Merioneth 33 1988 397 Total, 350 35,379 7074 BOARD SCHOOLS. Anglesey) 63 3345 4 19 °6 Carnarvon 58 8223 146 6 10 Denbigh 42 7133 56 0 0 Flint 13 2307 Nothing Montgomery 25 2063 38 4 1 Merioneth 45 5501 84 0 0 Total, 246 28,572 328 10 5 Comment upon the above is unnecessary tihe figures speak anI too pfainly for them- selves. The d$sorepancyl will ;ije>eonie still more evident, however, if we (take a few ill dividual parishes in these districts. AMLWCH.—The Board Schools, with 336 children in average attendance, will o-et no- thing, the National School, with only 92 children, will receive a free gift of Ci8 8s a -veax, m addition to the £ 75 grant and M fee grant it already receives. That is to say, the Church School, dm the management of winch the ratepayers have no voice, will henceforth receive every year £ 140 of public moneynd the vicar of the parish will re- tain as heretofore absdfjute control. •u ™*H-EAD.The Roman Catholic School will get £ 8 4s of the new grant, the National School will get,om, the British School E79 and the Board Schools, with more children than eidier of the othere, nothing! LLANGEFNI presents a striking illustra- ^on', SerV* <lne 'National School, and one Board School In the former, there are 121 children, in the r^ter 109. With tweVe children fewer than the Church School, the I Board School earned fi-fteoll, shilling more grant amder an impartial inspector; but, un- der this partisan bill, Avhile £ 24 a year will be handed as a free giffc to the Church School, the Board School gets nothing. BEAUMARIS with 254 chi'dren, Llan- ^rchymedd with 211, Llanida.n with 144, will get nothing—sunpy because the ratepayers manage the school. On the other hand, I PeiMrxan with 146 children wi'3 receive £ 29 a year, 'Trefdraeth with 114 £ 23, Llanfaelog 1 wich 90 children £ 18—;imply because the parson is allowed to remain monarch of all lie survey's Anything more immoral than this can hardly be conceived. Cainarvon.shrre, itoo, presents some strik- ing object Hessons. OAI{¡S ARVOS.-The vicar, Mr Wynne Jones, as manager of the National Schools, will be able to draw ,£110 a year from the new grant to assise in maintaii ing the school as an independent iiistitatilon free from popu- Car control. Father Jones, on aecoulit of the 27 children attending the Cathclic School, will be entitled to ,£5 8s. The Board Schools, over whose management the ratepayers have entire control, and which educate more chId. ren than die Ch.urch and Catholic Schools to- gether, will get nothing. I do not know how much the Churchmen and Catholics of Carnarvon contribute in the way of voluntary subscriptions for the privilege of retaining the management; entirety in their own hands, of teaching their own distinctive creeds to the children, and of making the appointments on the school staff a strict preserve for good Ohurchinen and Catholics against possible Nonconformist poachers, but I can say that if this bill passes in its present form, the State wf-1 practicaly endow Father Jones's school to the extent of J350 a year, and the National School to the exirent of ;C8% a year -aii,ci tl,,tt no Catholic or Churchman need con tribute a penny piece in subscriptions to- wards the maintenance of these "N oluiitaxy" Schools BAXGOR stands very much on a piT with Carnarvon. The Roman Catholic School will get £ 10 of the new grant, in addition to the £ 63 it aUreadv draws from the public purse; the National Sehocl's will receive B147 12s a year from the Inew grant alone the Board Schools, which educate more children than bhe Church and Catholic Schools together, v, LI get nothing If the bill passes, there will be drawn from the public purse a sum of thirteen hundred pounds a year to main- tarn in Bangor alone institutions free from public control, and in which the tenets of the Church of England and the Church of Rome are taught. In the neighbouring pa- rish of Liandegai, there will be, in addition 11 to this, a sum of £ 109 Allotted to the Na- tional School's from the new grant, making a total of £ 865 a. year, payable from the tax- payer's picket, to support the Church Schools in that parish. LLAXDGDNO is in similar plight. The Church Schools there will be entitled to £ 61 of the new grant; the Board Schools, with 379 children (76 more than the two Church Schools taken together), will get nothing. The Church at Llandudno wil, through its schools, be practically endowed to the extent ot £ 478 a year. CONYVv AY Mdbe similarly endowed to the tune or C713 a year, £89 of which will come out of the new special aid grant. PORTMADOC is one of the few school board d'sfcncts which will benefit bv the change. The parish of Y'nyscvnhaianris one of those where a (threepenny rate produces a sum less than 7s 6d_for each child in aver- age attendance, and1, nr consequence, though all the schools in the parish are managed by the school board, they wild come in for o share of the new grant. There are 881 chik dren in the schools, and the special grant will therefore amount to 9176 4« a, year. But let not the ratepayers of even favoured Port- madoc rejoice too soon in their good fortune. They already receive JS135 8s 9d in rid of the local rates under section 27 of Act of 1870 In giving the J3176 with the right hand, Si. John Gorst takes away the E135 with his :efit, thus giving the ratepayers of Ynyscyn- haiarn something less than £ 40 a year. in- stead of £ 176 he professes to give them. PWLLHELI presents a somewhat similar case, except that the National School there will draw J539 a year from tiie new grant for itself, making a total of £ 312 a year from the putfic purse for maintaining a nursery for the Church of England -n Wales. In the ca&e of the school board, that bodv will be entitled to C54 16s; but, as it already gets £37 15s 3d of special grant 'n aid of local rates, it will re.a:Iy got only -017 a year. There are, however, worse cases than these in the county. LLANRUG, with 400 children in the Board Schools, would be entitled to £ 30 "f tho nemo- girnavfe, and were the schools con- trcCeci by the parson, inste ld of bv the rate- payers, it would benefit to this extent. But, it so happens that unter the section already quoted of the Act of 1870. the parish gets now 9105 1& 9d in aid of the local rates. This is taken away by the new 1 ill, and in- stead of giving 980 a year to L',tirtig, as he professes to do, Sir John GrJr-J5 fines the rate- payers 2% a year for refusmg to be taught by the parson. ° is a still wo.; e case. Here, there are 886 children, on whose a u £ 177 4s a year can be clrimed. But the board a'lready receives L228 15s in aid of the Local rates, the parish, that, is to say, the ratepayers, are fined P,51 lis ;i year under the new bili because they prefer controlling tli.e schools themselves to allowing the Rev T. Edwards (Gwynedd) to perform that service for them COLWYN BAY, with 266 children in its schoo.s, because it gives the ratepajeri, the control, "\vi:i get nothing. Llanddulas, with a hundred fewer children, gets L37 u year from the new grant, and a, practical, endow- ment of £ 400 a year for the Church Schools. ABERGELE will receive E66 a year for the town school and 214 for the Towyn school; the two together will diaw C675 a year from the public purse, and the vicar need not trouble his parisl.idhers for sub- scriptions. ,I LLAlfRWST is divided in its allegiance, 123 of its children attend Church Schools, and 382 the Board Schools; while, however, the latter gets nothing, the former will re- ceive E24 12s a year -pecial grart. DENBIGH has 257 children ir: the Church School, and will, receive J551, as special grant for them. There are 552 children in attend- ance at the Board Sonods, for whom they should in justice receive CI10 a year, but as the ratepayers have preferred Mr Gee's sermons to those of the par-son, they will gc.t nothing. BROUGHTON is a loser by the change; it will only receive £177 under the new iiii, instead of the E20,3 it now gets under the ti:l of 1870. FESTINIOG quarrymen have sacrificed more perhaps than any other class of peopte for the sake of popul,ar education. In the Board Schools of that parish 2000 children are educated, and the rate- paye-rs contribute RMOO a. year to- wards the schools but not a penny piece will they get under this bill in aid of the locall rates. The neighlxiuring parishes of Trawsfynydd and Maentvvrog, on the other hand, will get between them £ 70 a year of the new grant, though they have sacrificed nothing. DOLGELLEY wil receive nothing for ihe 325 children in the Board Schools hub will be paid £ 41 for the 206 attending the Church Schools. BARMOUTH, with 331 children in its schools*, will get nothing; while Haiiech. with .less than half as many children, wif.l be ab:e to claim £ 31 a year, less the amount of its present endowment. RHYL has 368 children in its British School, and the managers will receive E73 1Zg a year from the special grant. Recüg- nying, however, the great injustice the hill does e->sewhere, the managers of the British School have, to their credit be it said, peti- tioned against the bill. The "managers" of the Church and the Roman Catholic Schools in the town have not been so disinterested the latter wi- l only get J55 4s under the bill. i6mn /OTmer wil1 benefit extent o_ £ 100, drawing altogether £ 781 a rear from the puii;ic purse. ST. ASAPH has 271 children in the Church Schools, on whose acount P-54 a y.\ir woJJ be paid from the special' grant, or a total of £ 438 of public money. HOLYWELL has 560 children in the I Board Schools, but will get Dothinc, on Q-c- j C, C, count of these. It has the same number in the Nations.. Schools, but L112 will be paid for and £ 58 for the 290 children in its Roman Catholic Schools. AHogetlier, -110 Church Sciioois of Holywell wl:. draw £ 871 and the Roman Catholic ScliooLs L448 from the public exchequer, to which the Noncon- formists of Wales contribute -NIOSTY-N.-Tlie British School in the pa- rish of Whitford will be eaititi ed to £31 a year of the new grant; the Roman Catholic- School to 2,36, and tire National Schools to £51 16s. All tfold, the Church Schools of Whitford parish, controlled by the parson, iliJ: receive jMOO a year of public money, and the Roman Catholic Schools, controlled by the priests, wif- draw in the same way £ 300 a year. FLINT.—The Roman Catholic Schools of Hint wi.l benefit by the bil to the extent of £29 8s a year and the Church Schools of the town to the extent of £ 134 12s a year. Al- together. the Roman Catholic religion will receive an annua1! State endowment0 of £ 231 in the town of Flint, and the Episcopal Church of England an annual endowment of £1050. SiniCar instances of injustice quite as far- ing as these niighc be given, but I have space only to give one more, that of the town of Chester. Here, the only schools which have an yelling in the way of popullar control ex- ercised over them are the British Schools. with 636 children, and itlie Wesleyan Schools, with 418 children. The form-er will receive E127 a year from the new grant, and the r-at tti £ 84. The Roman Catholic Schools, with 600 children will receive £.20 a year, and the Church Schools, with '3928 children', £ 785 a vear, without 'any ac- companying public control. The Roman Ca- tholic Churoh of Chester Mill receive an an- nual State endowment for its schools of a thousand pounds a year; the Church of Eng- land will have for ts schools an annual en- dowment of E6,330 t year—and priest and parson .will stiEl -al absolute control of the institutions thus supported by Protestant Jtid Nonconform'st taxpayers I

Tho Rov J. Tu Ino Williams, Bala Theo- logical College, been offered a call to the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llan- bedr.

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