South Wales Daily News

MONEY MARKET. LONDON, Wednesday. Money continued much the same. Demand re- asains very light, end, with plenty of capital Bvailable, easy rates are quoted. Short loans are readily obtainable, at j to per cent. Three months' bills are negotiated 1 1-16. The Paris Cheque rate is 25'24. The Stock Exchange Markets have been rather unsettled. There were rumonrs afloat of greater disturbances in Afghanistan, and a further advance on the part. of Russia. Business, in consequence,, was checked,and the few realisations caused in most instances did not, however, leave ) off at their worst. Consols were g lower, at 102 to 102% for delivery and account; lleduced and New 3 per (Jents. fj-to fell lg, to IGIG- to 101i New 2 per Dents, -unchanged,at 90 to 9I4. The Foreign Bona Market was inactive. Russian and Hungarian were specially influenced by rel,,orts of greater complications in Afghanistan. Egyptian, Spanish, and Turkish, as well as most international issues, were fractionally affected from the same cause, but did not leave off at their lowest. Uruguay Bonds were again strong. Egyptian fell i to i Hungarian 4 per Cents., |; Italian, § Portuguese, g Russian 1873, 6panish, £ i'urkisb, 1871, and Ottoman Defends, f. Mexican rose g and Uruguay, l The Home Railway Market was fiat. Metro- politan District Stocic was especially affected by an adverse decision on the through ticket question. Other movements were of no particular impor- tance, but were mostly indicative of weakuess. Great Eastern were hiriy steady. Southern Deferred issues, after being flat, were firmer at finish. There was nothing in the traffic statement likely to influence the market. Great Kastern rose g Hull and Barnsley, i Taff Vale, 2 London and Brighton Ordinary, 1; do. A, j Caledonians, £ Great Western, g Chatham Ordinary, uo. Preference, 2 North-Western, -J Sheffield Deferred, J Metropolitan District, lg Midland, i; North British North-Eastern, £ and outh Eastern A, 3-. The Indian llanway Market was quiet, but steady. Madras 4 and 4 per Cents rose 1 2 Rohilkund, 1. Amongst Canadian Railways Grand Trunks were tolerably steady, purchases being stimulated by reports of better traffic. Canadian Pacific Shares were weak, and 2 lower. Grand Trunk Oidiuary rose g l'irst, Second, and Third Pre- ference, per Cents., 5. Mex.can Railways were again flat in the morn- ing, bu" closed with more steadiness. Ordinary Shares fell £ Second Preference, but b'irst Preference rope j Lombards fell -g. The American Railway Market has been want- ing in vitality. There was a weak tendency, but witiiout learling to any particular change. Denver Shares and- Norfolk Preferences were fairiy steady at the finish. Erie Seconds fell New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio Fust Mortgage, i Cen ral Pacific of California, i Illinois Central, i; New York Ontario, g New York Central, Ohio and :HiEsissiiJpl, i; PhdadeJphia and tveauiiii? Shares, 4 Denver and Rio Grande, 4 4 Jo. Pieference, £ Louisville and Nashville, i Northern Pacific Preference, i Chicago and Mil- waukee, g Wabash Preference, 4 Union Paci- fic, g. Banks.—Imperial Ottoman feU l Bank of New Zealand, j London and Brazdiau, 2 London Chartereu of Australia, £ Gas.-Buenos Ayres, New, rose 1 do. 6 per Ceut. Debenture, 1 San Paulo, South Metropolitan B, H. Insurance.—Northern rose 2". Mines.—According to tue list of Messrs Seward and Company, of 7, Draper's- gardens, Almada fell 6d, to 3s Callao Bis to 115-16 Chiii Gold 61, to 5s Cumberland 61, to 7-16 E',erbardt h, to Bs 6 t Bl Callao 1, to 29; Emiua 6d, to 6s 6d Indian Consolidated 5d, to 17s 6d Mason and Barry, g, to 75 Nine fleet's, 1-16, to 2 3-16 Organos, 1-16, to Oscar, Is, to 9s Palmaieju, l-lo, to 1 5 16 I'otos', 6 1, :,0 3s ód; Rio Tinto, g, to 9 5 16 Rn«se>l Gold, 6d, to 9s; Transvaal Gold, 6d, to 8s Victory, Is, to 8s; United Iex1Can rose k, tll 3; Santa 'Barbara, ■ £ to 1| Montana, 1-16, to 8g. Tramways and Oinn I,-Argentine rose i; Buenos Ayres and iielgranob per Cent. U, Debenture, 1 London General Omnibus, 1; Bor- deau 5 per Cent. Preference fell 4- Waterworks.—Chelsea rose 1. Mi sceilaneous.—Aerated Bread rose g Dis- I tibers, i; Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance, 5; Foreign and Colonial Government Trust Deterred, 1; Railway Share Trust 6 per Cent. Preference, £ Australian Agricultural Landfeiilj; International Financial, Suez Canal, 1 Guinuess's and Allsopp's, g. Rates telegraphed from the B <st were:— Bombay Telegraphic Transfers, Is 4d; Calcutta 4 fIO., I" 4 25-32'1; Hong Kong four mouths' bills, 5s Indian Exchanges are quoted :-B,inlc bills, 60 days, Is (}d 30 days, Is 4 13-16 1 (jeinand, Is 4¡ 1. Private bill. 60 days, Is 4d; 30 days, Is 4 i demand, Is 4(L Rupee Paper 4 per Cent?., 67.t to 671 do. 4J per Cents., 70^ to 701. Silver remain-5 nuie'. Fine bars, 43§d. Tenders tor £ 20C,000 Swansea Corporation 3 per cent, stock were opened on Tuesday at the Bank of England. The applications amounted to .CUO SCO, at prices va'-yinp I r,.iii JB97 15s to C95, the minimum. Tenders at £ 96 10s 6d will receive about 83 per cent. of the amount applied for, those aoove that price being allotted in ftil). The a\erage price obtained for the stock is £ 96 12s 5,1. The list of applications for shares in the Mexican Santa Barbara Mining Co., Limited, will close for London and the country on Thursday, May 5th. The Loudon and Westminster Bank, Limited, are instructed by the Government of the Cape of Good Hope to make a further offer to the holders of outstanding debentures of conversion, on the terms speciiied in their advertisement, into Cape of Gooo Hope 4 per Cent. Consolidated Stock, having 50 years to run, but redeemable after 30 years at-the option of the Cape Government, ort giving 12 months' notice to the stock-holders. As Colonial Inscribed Stocks are now regarded with much favour by investors, and as the terms for conversion are decidedly advantageous to the holders of debentures, there is no doubt that the operation will be very successful. The bulk of the debentures which it is proposed to convert are subject to annual drawings at par, increasing froir. year to year on the accumulative principle.

PRICES AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS. BIUTISH MINDS. &c. AVED.NF.SD.YY. I TUESDAY Consols Money 102i lOXi ,lo2j i^icto, A i-count Dec. > 102^ ] 02t ..102 J 1021 Reduced 3 per eeuts .101^ ioi., ..IOH lOlk New S per cents it'l* lOll ..l'Jli 101* New 2i par cents 90^ yli 'jQi 91k India, l&Jii, 1 p.c 11)3^ 1U4 ..103j 4 Bank Stock 295 297 25 2I1 Metro. Hoard of NVorks ..109J 31,1,1 ..109^ 110 VUltKiUN SKCUltlllK.-i ArRentiiie, 186B; fa p.c.102 104 ..102 104 Brazilian, 1871, 0 p.e. 9) 101 99 101 Egyptian, 1870 71 711 712 71; Egyptian Unified, 6 74/is74/Js xd 00. UoTt. 5 p.c. Pief. ». 96-i Dvl 96 i-64 1)0. Stfte 97 971 ..97 97 Kretieii lientes, 3 p.c 80 792 1 80 Do.. 4 c 1 t)8 It 9 ..US 1'9 Italian, lrif.il, 6 p.c 96J 9o.i 97 J apdonJ p. c.1 b 111 ..Ili 117 Hungarian, 1871, b D.e. 9> -3 96 9J Hungarian, 1B73, 5 p.c 97 93 97 1*9 80 80J n Mexican ¿]o 9l e:9¡i ,9 Periiii. 1870, 6 p 16i ]5 ISi I" J Peruvian, 1872 5 p.c 13, 13i 13" Portut:ii«<xe, 386h, 3p. 55J 56< 56 ;6* ltusaian 1'iVO a p.c t>7 98 9oi 97j Russian, IS icolai, 1 pc cij 34 xl 82 84 xd Russian, 1864, Anglo- JJutch 5 p.c 56 98 r6 93 Russian, 1866, AM^IO- Dutch 5 p.c 96 S3 ..So 93 Russian, 1871, 5 p.e. —. 93 S4 93 94 Russian, 1872 3 p.c. 9 3 92, 93 Itussian, 1873, b p.c 9o2 ;J5» 95< To Russinii, 1B75, lip. 37 83 87 89 Spanish, 4 p.c. C,4 D4,1: M 64 :pan i:ill ¿ p c. 47 442 Xl .7, 13! 13 j3 lurkisli (Joh^ns I3-> "3g 13j| Do. 71, Kgyptian Tribute 721 Tin. 73i 7if Do. 1873 6 p. c. 85 61 8 Do. Treasury, B nnd C 13i 14 lii, A U.S. Knnded 44 p. c 112 113 ..112 !!o U.8. KmiileJ 4 P. c 130 lc2 132 UO.MK BAIi.WAts Caledomun Consolidated 97 9d 98 931 Great iiastern.. — — 67g 6i i b"" 67i Great Northern 112j 1 I3i ..112 j 113i Grent Northern A 103 104 ..ios 104 tireao Western i37i ¡S, .,137¡ 1371- 1. ncaslure and Yorkshirellii 120 ..il9 120 lrf>tulon and Bri(»iiton 133 13;:J ,1.2 134 D.. A lig 119i ..119, 1191 l.olldon,Guathnm,& f!'H" 23S 23 23\ tAg Do Preference 100, 101 ..101 101;, Loiulon & Nortli-Western.1635 >66i ..163^ 164 I.omion Stb-AVestern 1 J3°2- ..129, 150, a (I SBietlield 7o 77 75 '/7 no. Deferred 3A 4.5 4.5j 44 MetropolitanConsolidate(ill2i 113 ..112j 113 Metropolitan District 4Cj 41 ..42 42j ¡¿51 ..1^5$12"^ North British 3.03, 110,5i ,.lC;)t 101 North-Kastern Consols ..lb2-t bi ..153 l.-3i North itaffordshire 94j 952 942 8.)2 South-Kastern < 29 31 ..1.19 13 ..108.: 1032 JjOKKION AND UOM>NJAI. UYII.YVAY> IiOinliurits 6i 65 6i 7 Aiexican 61 6; 61 611 Ist 12,) 126-i ..12oi 126i Do. 6 p.c. 2nd Pr«ference o2i 2,2.; b2 HS Uraiiiil Trunk of Canada. lo^ 10g 1 lo Do. 1st. Preference 83i S/.j 883 Do. 2nd Preference. ''0 7o, 7t) !)•> 3rd Preference 38i 33.1 "SU 33 >e\* York, Pennsylvania Jfc <>:iio 1st .Mord. Tit. 48i 48.; '18^ 49 Do. 2nd Mort 12 io 1¿ 13 1 0. rd More ..5 o b 1,iKe Shore Jr Michigan 9<i 98 97,5 975 1 liilriis Central Share I46j .,)í ).)7, 1:6 N fir York J,ake FriO! Western 41 1'5 13.! 13fii 1st Consolidated, 7 p.c, 13j '40 ..1.'Ó 40 Erin 2nd 6 p.c I05.t 10t>2 ..1055 105J NetfYork Ontario 13» 19.; 19" 19.j Pennsvlfania Shares 6'Jj 1 0„ 609i 60s )hio and Mississippi 30 31 30. 3U P!JillL<ielpbia.alld Redin 221 23 22i 23i AV tbash and St t-omsand Pacitic, 6 P.C. 3g 3,1 36; Ditto Common <0. 21k 2ji 21 i TELEQltAPHK, UiMfAMKs. < American, Lini. 37 3a 37 a Direct United States 9, 9i 9 gi Eaztern Limitect lot 11, 10i 11 Kastern Exten-ion 12 12 12 12i BANKING COM PAN IBS Consolidated Limited ..7 7i 7 7i Imperial Ottoman 10ha 10%¡¡ lúí5 1 u London andCounty S3 ö4 1 ir. 83 1, 84 hondon Joint Stocs i7 3s 67 33 Loudon and Westminster. t4 bb ..64 b5 Standard of S. Africa 43^ 44]. 43 442 LuiollOr London 36 37 ..36 37 National Prorincial 42i 43i 4¿1 <13,2 ELKCTRIC LIGHT CO M PAN I Bucli ( £ 4 paidj 2i 5 215 Telephone Construction.. i I ii DAIL^ STOCK AND SHAKE LIST ."Supplied .by Messrs THACKKKAY & CO St ick and Siiare Brokers 3, Dock Chambers, Cardiff RAILWAY- Jfaid Prices 10 Barry Dock and Railway £ ij 7 7j Stock Great Wester 1C0 „ 137 I08 } London and North %Vesteril.. lkju b3!! 164 „ Midland „1P9 .1252 126; 10 RUyiiitda aind Swansea By 9,. It a" Stock Khyin'iey 10J ..171 173 8cock Severn and Wye.lLJO., ¡) Stocic Tatf Vale joi .23 :-30 PREFERENTIAL. Stock, Brecon & Mer. 1st Pief 18Q1..100 60 Stuck, Cambrin. No, 1 47. 32 34 „ Do. No. 2 4% 100 Its 20 Great Western Consol b p c. 10J ..140 l-;2 l0 Pembroke & Tenby 5 p.c., 1864 10 7 74 Stock fihymney 6 per cent igua.) ..100 ..130 132 Do. 0 per ceuc, 1861 100 ..180 19U Do. 5 percent, 1861! ICO ..129 131 Vû. b per cent, 1364.100 ..129 130 „ 1)0. 6 per cent, 1864 .100 ..104 li6 Do. o per cent, 1367 .10Q ..127 J29 Do. 5 per cent, lo73 .100 ..126i ld/g Tatf Vale No. i .100 „230 233 ) Do 4 £ percent .100 ..115 1;7 Do 5 percent 100 ..133 135 ,])0 6 per cen 100 1 £ >7 159 Do 4 per cent 100 ..109 lltJ GUARANTEED AND.llSASED 5 1 Aberdare, 10 per cent. 50 ..133 132 ■' Stocit. Dare Valley, 5 p.c 100 ..131 1.)5 Great, Western, 0 p.c. guar g..l0u 142 14 LUntnssunti&Tatf Vale, 5 p.c.lCO.131 133 „ Lianeliy Ry._and Dk. Oi:ly.lOC ..153 156 Do do A PreferencelOO ..153 U6 Do do R 6 p.c 100 ..ic3 156 „ Penartb Harbour, Dock, J6 lty 100 ..133 141 Soui.ifcDoraetdiathJSxteiisioiiJlOO ..101 10.) 1O Treferis; Valley Railway 10 ,.„10 lOJ^ij^J RAIi-WAY AND OnÚll XWSBKNTUBBS. '#« Bonds Barry Dock & Rly. 4j p.c.1C0 ..105 107 ■ iiock Brecon & Merthy; A 4p.c 100 ..lL'3 lt4 1. Du. li 4 p.c .1 87 89 Stock Bute Dock 4% 100 ..1051- 10ó „ Cambrian A 4% 100 ..I'J&i 109^ Do. B 4% lOO ..104 103 '1 Great Western O ditto 100 ..14a 14? "V Midland 4 per cent 100 ..120 122 II Mid-Wales A 4, per cent 100 ..106 110 Ruyinney 4 uiuo 100 .,109 111 No. 1..100 11-3 135 latl Vale4p.ci 10 ..112 lli BANKS. 20 Brintol Westof 7.. 13i 13 30 Glamorganshire 1.imited. 22.. 1.; l* 5 GUniorjiitiisLiire, Ld., Pref. G2.. 2j 10 J.oimon and Provincial, Lim. 614 14i 21 Naionalllallk of Wales, LiLii. 10 10 102 75 National Provincial, J.im^ lO.j-. 1^4 4.)1 00 National Provincial, Liin „ I'd 50 51 41) North and Soutli Wales,Lim. 10 294 oU 2t) Swansea iLimitedj 7 3 tj GAS 10 Aberdare 10 12 13 stock Cardiff A 10 per cent. 100 ..197 202 Do. 1; 8 percent. lOG ..157 16 Do. C 7 percent 100 ..127 142 2o 1)0. C 7 per cent 25 34 36 25 Do. New C Shares 10 ..17 19 I:) l,ly,ivi vaiiy IU 94 ij Stock Newport A, 10 per cent 100 ..153 1971 Do. B, 7i per cent 100 ..145 147 20 Do. J, 7 percent 20 27 ;Iz) 25 Swansea, 74 per cent 25 33 40 GAS AND WATER. 10 Bridgend 10 10 1>"4 100 Pontypool (Max. 10 p.c.) .1GJ ..ilj L2 14 t*o ( do ) 12 13 14 xd 10 Yati-.ut A 1C 182 192 WATERWORKS 10 Neath A ID I64 174 Stock Newport A 100 ,.2i0 22J Do B 100 ..195 2JO 10 Do New 0..11 12 10 Pontypridd 10 H4 1^4 Stock per et. Pref ..10u 1;0 i £ > MISCELLANEOUS 20 Alexandra Dock it Rail way 20 16 17. Stock Ditto 44 p.c. Prei 100 99 lui %Vales %Va,, 10 Bl. al"(I, -goil. 44 4i b'J Hute Dry Dock 50 35 37 Stock Cardiff Corporation 3J 100 yd b8 £ 6Carditf dt Penarth Tramways 5 34 Jpf- 50 Cardiii i unction Dry Dock. 40 U Z5Y- 2a Cardiff U'°orkiuenCottage za 31 3" 10 Cardiff and Swansea Colliery 10 J t"' 50 Central Dry Dock 035 40 25 Vtil 2066,1 Ii) (iloucescer Wagon .10.. S 5 v b Great Western Collibry B. b 5j 6 5 Do. New B 20s.. li It 5 Do A Preference 5 7 Ili 100 ])0. B Debentures. 10J S8 100 20 Hill's Dry Duck 18 6i 6 2G Llyuvi and Tondu 20 i 1 a Do Preference 7 per cent. 5 i i 10 MilfordDock 10 i li 00 Mount Stuart Dry lJucJc 4084u Do. B 20 17 18 624 Nancygio and Uittina Pref b24.. 4j 46 5 Neath Tramways 5.. 1 1. 5 JSewpors iio 641 10 Newport Abercarn Coliiory.. IU 44 5 10 Ditto 0 p.c. Participating 10 ..V 8 50 Penartu Shipbuilding 50 49 5L 60 Ditto 35 6.5 3) 10 Provincial Tramwa IG67 5 llhjnmey Iron 5li if 5 Do. Njw 4i.. j 1 100 o. 7 per cent Debenture..100 8 102 00 Swansea Dry Dock 22 11 13 Stock Swansea. Corporation3j% .100 964 5>7 100 Do. Harbour 4% Bonds .100 96 100 10 Do Shipping 6114 1 22 10 Do Tramway 10.. 24 3 11 South Wales Colliery A 17 I4 2 3 Do do 10 per cent B 3.. :t2 2 50 Tredegar Iron audCoal A. 36 l8j 19 25 Do do Bm». 25 18 19 50 Windsor Slipway 4U 2.3 25 llUon:, race 2 pit cent llixe.l April 2Sj.

THERE ARE SELLUliS OB Tail Vale Stock 2b National Bank of Wa!es Shares, at 10i 6 London and Piovinciai Bank Shares, at Ilt ithymney Uldy. Stock 1 £ K0 snare in os South Cambria, manage(I by Evan Jones and Co., for i.40 20 Rhondua and S soa Bay Ry. 8hrs., £ 9 paid £ lu00 Brecon and Merthyr B Debenture Stock Neath Wate: A shares 0 Peiiarth Slipway £ 50 paid Shares 2 Penarth Sli.oway £ ^5 paid Shares 50 Kbyainey Iron £0 paid shares, at 30s 150 Milfuru Dock Shares, at iiO-s bd 1U Hill's Dry Dock Shares ;GOj anu i;100 Penarth Harbour Debenture Stock yu Glamorgan Bank Pref. Shares, 24 puid, at £ 2 lis 3d TUiiltul A It hi BUYERS Of— Alsxandra Dock Preference i:lLO Great Western xCaiiway Ordinary i; iuoo BiLrry Dock and Bail way Debentures £ i00 Caruitf Gas a Stock 20 swansea Bank Shares, at £8 6s &1 £ 1,0J0 Itliyiiincy or Tatl Vale Debentare Stock Citritiff and Penarth Tramway Shares £ iOOOBute Dock Debenture Stock 3J Barry Dock Jfc Railway Shares, £8 paid Biand and Co. Shares ilbuO Great Western Colliery B Debentures 0 H. H. Vivian A fully paid Shares, at 51 7u Bristol ct South Wales Wagon Shares, at 44 £ 450 Central Dry Duck Debentures THACKEK.AY AND UÜ., C AUDI IT L1 SrOCIiBttOKKRS E. T. LYDDON & COMPANY, Telegraphic Address, "Lyddon, Cardiff." aroCK & SHARE BROKERS, s POWELL-PLACE, BUTE DOCKS. CARDIFv ON SALE— 1010 S1000 Barry Dock & Railway Deb., at 107 £ 500 Rhymuey Railway Stock, at 175 1(1 Cardiff Hotrl shares 10 Penarth Slipvfty £5u pai,l Shares Cardiff Restaurant A and B Shares aO Newport Dry Dock R20 Shares, SlS paid-offers \\anC.d WANTED. ,,i. Taff Vale Stockat 223i „ Bridgend Gas and Water Pref. Shares Aberdare Gas Shares 30 Newport. Ahercn.ni Colliery Pref. Shares, at 5, Bristol & West of England Bank S.iares, at 13i £500 Llantri.isa it and Tatf Vale Stock London and Provincial Banks, at >4g Mountstuart Dry Dock A and B Shares 5 Rhondda and Swansea Bay Shares, at 3 £1000 Wye VuUey Railway 1st Debenture Stock Barry Dock it liailway Shares 2 Cardiff Gas New C Shares, at 19 g. P. WILLS, STOCK BROKER, SWANS HA (TelegraDhic Address, Wills, Swansea.") 1069 E.J.EVANS, STOCK & SHAREBROKhiR, 32, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. 1057 "-— GEO. THOMAS, STOCKBROKER, VIENNA CHAMBERS, BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF BUYERS. 1072 Great Western Colliery D-jbentures SELLERS. 10 Barry and Cadoxton Gas and Wa.ter Shares Cardiff Gas New C Shares 1 Penarth slipway, £ 35 pd.,at 34, & 6 fully pd. Shares ARTHUR STUCLEYT. LUCAS, STOCK & SHARE BROKER, SWANSE A. 1092 -4 FLEMING S. & J. G. THOMAS, STOCKBROKERS, EXCHANGE, CARDIFF. (Telegraphic Address, Fleming, CardiíT,") ON SALE— 1083 Bristol & West of England Banks, at loij 5 Hill's Dry Dock Sh ires 10 Penarth Ferry Shares, fnlly j aid Cardid Exchangy Shares, fully uaid 2o £ 20 Newport Slipway Dry Dock Shares, fully paid 5 Cardiff Junction l>ry ) ><>ck Shares—offers wanted Penartu Slioway fully raid Shares Buto Dock 4, Debentures WANTED. TafI Vale Ordinary 10 Bristol and West of England Bank Sliare.% St 13, Barry Dock and Railway Company's Shares THOS. F. PEARSON, STOCKBROKER, < DOCK CHAMBERS. HUTl DOCKS. CARDIFF. SELLERS.—Tali Vale Railway 4% P ef. Stock 4 Windsor slipway Shrs., fully paid Barry Dock Shart.s Swansea Tramway Shares, at 3 Cardiff Gas New C Shares BUYERS.—Penarth Harbour, Dock, L Ry. Stock 10 Barry & Cadoxton Gas A Water Shsres P A It SON SAN D ROBJPT STOCKBROKERS, NEWPORT. 10"" RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WFIOK. 1887. 18S6. In. J)p 393,7.. 45431.. — &064 Soutli Eastern 36903.. 4lf!67.. — 49.4 Brecon and Merthyr 1:77 1"67.. 10.. — Mettonniitan 125,5.. 130 4.. — 449 Metropolitan District 781.. 18.. — -Midland i 3.30 l.ancashireand Yorkshire.. 70894.. '.7143.. —62)9 Great Eascern 63494.. 69909.. — 6415 Rhvinnny 3324.. 3214.. 610.. Pembroke and Tenby 450.. 10.. n STORM WAUNI.\O !-A severe storm 11 he expected ev. ry day of the week in all domestic circles wii; re Hudson's Dry S,3.o is not in regulardaily use. A Penny Packet will preveni; it 1063 w hite n.uids Bright clear cotnpiex)uu Soft healthful skin 1 Pears' SoaD-Pnre. Fragra.n:, n.èÍre"Üin-For toilet uid uursery. Specially prt- pared for the ueii.¡;1j skin of ladies <1:1 children aa 1 others sensitive to the weather, winter or ytusics;' Prevent seediness, roughness, and chapping. Law: s;e»cea tablets, is; sicaiier (unscentsd^ Öd 106o

I LATEST MARKETS. CORN. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was a good atten- dance, and the bus ness tone was firm at an ativance in wheat of 3d to 6d in ti ur, of Is maize, 6d to 9d and barley, 3d to 6d on the week. LONDON, Wednesday.—English wheat sells at full values. Foreign trifle better, especially American. Flour held f,): ext' eme prices. Grinding barley firm malting quiet. Oats fuily as dear. Maize rather dearer. Beans and peas unsettled. Arrivals British —Wheat, 1,230 qrs bailey, 220 qrs. Foreign—Wheat, 5.910 qrs barley. 2,840 qvs oats, 25,140 qrs maize 3,000 qrs Hour, 22,260 sacks. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Better demand experienced for wheat and floui at the extreme prices of this day week bard Duluth, 34s 6d per 4301b. Barley, oats, and feeding beans unaltered in value new Saida beans, 17s od per 2801b. Maize, lis 4d to lis 5d per 4801b. Canadian peas shade ea-ier, at 13s 102d. C TITLE. NEWPORT Wednesday.— There WAS a large supply of beasts and sheep as the market to-day. The attend- ance of buyers was lair, and a moderate amount of business was done, only a few Jots remaining on hand. The prices realised were :—Beef—superior quality, 6d to bd secondary sorts, cd to 51d; mutton, wethers 84d: shorn 7(1 to 7id veal, 6d to 7id aud lamb, 1 lld per lb. Pi,-s-porkeri sold at 9s ód to 10s per scoie. PRODUCE. LONDON, Wednesday.—Sugar—the refined market was quiet, and only a moderate business done, prices being wichout quotable change foreign refined siow Russian crystals pressed for sale, and granulated tending easier not much was doing in beetroot- May was quoted lis 7Jd June, lis 91 very little business, privately, either in grocery or raw kinds. Coffee-marke t still generally weak, and prices at auction were barely maintained. Te-3,9i)ó packages of China were sold Congous, 4d to 8Jd 4,705 pack- ages of Indian and Ceylun were sold Ceylon broken kos up to Is 8id. Rice remains very quiet. Cotton—East Indian was a shade easier American firm Jute continues dull and inactive. Tallow—Y.C., on the spot, 30s. Turpentine, 28s 9d. on the spot. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Sugar can; quiet and un- changed beet firm; June, lis 9d to buyers. Coffee quiet. Cocoa Arm. Rice very steady. Linieed quiet, and without material change. Castor oil-Citletitta, 2 21-3,2d Boinbtv, 2d, Myrabolams—only trifling sales at auction, at 7s 9d. Palm oil steady. Tallow quiet Norths, 20s to 22s Souths. 23s 10 24s 6d Petroleum— American, Ed. Turpentine, rosin, and nitrate unchanged.1 PROVISIONS. LONDON, Wednegday,-Butter- market very dull Normandy has declined to 90s to 103s Kiel and Danish, 90s to 100i Friesland remains 76s to 84s aud Jersey, 80s to 90* American still nominal. Bacon —market remains without improvement. Hams—very quiet.Lard—slow sale. Cheese—unaltered, SUGAR.; GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Large business done at very steady prices. The official report states Tone better, and ?ood business done at yesterday's prices. BUTTER. CORK, Tuesday,—Firsts, 89s seconds, 71s thirds, 55s; fouiths, 52s. Kegs—Seconds, 1 67s thuds, 56s; fourths, —. Mild-cured firkius- tine, 81s mild, 75s. In market 92a. POTATOES. LONDON, Wednesday.—Fair supplies trade slow, ex- cept for best qualities, which realise full values. Vic- torias, 100s to 130s ni3»'iiuni5, 70s to 225s regents, 70s to 120s champions, 65sto 80s per ton. New Lisbon potatoes are quoted at Us to 15s, aud Malta, 14s to 16s per cwt. COALS. LONDON, Wednesday.—The seaborne house coal mar- ket continued steady to-day at last prices. Hettons, 17s; Lanibton, lbs 6d Lyons ana Wear, 15s per ton. Ships arrived, 13 sold, 8 gas, 5 at sea, 5. Wind, south. METALS. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was a good atten- dance at the exchange to-day, but very few contracts were entered into, owing to the unsettled state of the markets. The prevailing opiuion is that the maximum prices have not yet been reached. Business transac- tions were, therefore, limited to the present require- ments of the buyers. Iron ore was quoted at 10s od ex ship at Newport, and hematites at 42s 6d f.o.b., Jum- beriaud ports. The steel trade continues motionless, rails being quoted at E4 5s bars, i:4 15s and blooms, 1:4 5s. Litttle was done in tin plates, the ruling prices being as follows :-T C cokes, 12s 9d (Welsh ports); Bessemer steel, 12s 6d to 13s (Liverpool) Siemens, 12s 9d to 14s and feme, 12s 3d to 12s 6d (Liverpool). For pitwood there was only a small demand at 14s to 14s yd a ton. Patent fuel was ou offer at 3s od. Small coal was quoted at 4s to 4s 6d smiths' small, 5s 3d to 5s 9d steam, 7s 3d to 7s 9d house coal, 8s 6d to 9s. L<JM>ON, Wednesday—Copper steady; Chili, morning sales, was done at £ 59 3s 3d to £ 39 2s 6d cash £ 39 5" paid in the afternoon buyers 1;39 12s 6d three months. Tin easier Straits, 1-103 to £ 102 los cash, buyers. latter price, June prompt E103 three months; more, £ 103 10-; Spelter, £ 14 5s to £ 11 7s 6d. Lead— Spanish, £ 12 2s 6d to £ 12 3s 9d English unaltered. Scotch pig iron, 41s 3d cash. IfeGLASGOw, Heduesday.—Market slizhtly irregular good business transacted at 41s 2d. 41s 4jd, 4is 2];d cash; and 41s 4(j, 41s 6d, 41s 4d, one month; buyers, 4is 2d cash 41s 4d one month; sellers, 41s 3 t cash 41s 4d one month. Middlesbrough done at 34s one month; buyers, 33s 8d cash 33"1 10id one month; sellers, iSs 10d cash; 34s one month. Hema- tite :—buyers, 42s 7jd ca-iii and 42s lOd one month sellers, lid more. I.- FAIRS. MYDRIM, Tuslay.-John Daniel's fair was held to- day, and was well atteuded. A great number of cattie were ^o.d, good barren cows fet-iiing from £ 7 to £ 10, and two-year-old steers were sold for about the sauid prices. TREGARON, Tuesday.—The May market was held to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers aud seders. The supply of cattle was not so large as at the previous market, und price had a > ackward ten- dency, Nevertheless, a good clearance was effected. Two-year-old steers rane from £6 to £10 ench cows, with calves, from £8 to Ell. The supply of pigs was not large, and prices lower small pigs were from 16s to 21s each. COWBIUDGE, Wednesday.—The May fair was held to-day, and there was a "good attendance of buyers and stock, witn a sharp demand. Fat cattle sold ar, from B14 to £ 20 per head cows and calves, from Bll to young cattle, from £7 to Sll sheep and lambs from 40s to 5b;; per pair sheep, from 30s to bOs per head lambs from 27s to 30s per head. borse3 were scarce good carters sold from F.55 to 1;40 cobs, froin;Ell 10s to S20. THI IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON", Wednesday. Trade con- tinues very quiet. To-day's market showed an absence of orders, and more works are being put on short time. Prices tend as follows :—Common bars, 24 17-1 6d hoops and strips, L5 to £ 5 53 merchant bars, JSo 10s; sheets, singles, B5 17s 6d; doubles, less thau 26 5s. Steel is in brisker sale, at Z4 10.i for blooms, and E5 to E6 for bars. Pigs are dull, prices falling Northamptons, 37-a, held to works here; Derbyshlres, 383; Lincolnshires, 39" to 40s. r

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE CARDIFF.* ( SWANSKA.t NifiWPOllT May.: —; —————————— Ilor.ilfin. HgtJMor. EvnjHgt. 2\1 1 6 1 44 27 4 0 12 0 4925 7 1 19 1 59 27 9 T 2 31 3 1228 5 1 35 2 14 26 7 2 4 4 3 25 28 10 4 W 3 47 4 1930 7 2 50 3 23 28 o; 4 0, 4 32 21 0 a T 4 48 o 17 33 2 3 52 4 21 29 Hi 5 1 5 30 33 7 6f 5 4o 6 11 35 4 4 49 5 16|31 4 5 58 6 24 35 9 7 S 6 57 7 2 56 10 5 41 6 6 32 2, 6 60 7 15j37 3 3 .s 7 23 7 49|57 3 6 27 6 52132 bl 7 3S 8 2 37 8 9 8 10, 8 33|36 10; 7 131 7 3ol32 1| 8 23 8 4&j37 3 itnaih ttasin. tPriuceot Wales Dk I Alexiuuiv.iDk.

CARDIFF EXCHANGE. BUTE DOCKS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Chartering for steam has again been extra- ordinarily brisk, and another very heavy list of operations is concluded. Rates for the upper Mediterranean ports, con- sequent upon the unusually heavy demand for employment in this direction, show no evident sisrus of wavering, and if theie is anything like another extensive run on the market for ports east of Malta, the result will probably be that lower rates than those recently paid will soon have to be accepted. Coasting: business still kfoeps dull, West Indiap and States very firm, and Eastward remains about the same as last recorded. The following include the latest operations:— Colombo, 19 (Aline); Singapore, 20s 6d Cape de Verds, lis, clean charter, for two boats (Cora Maria and John Maiychurch); Varna, lis 6d, good terms of charter (tianzani); La Rocheiie, 5fcs (Rhiwderin); St Malo (Ivanhoe); Port Haid, 9-i 9d, vary good terms (Lizzie English), and at same rate for one of the Tower Line Ancona, Ils lO^d (Caimg<»nn); Genoa, 9s 91 (Excellent); Havannah, 12s (Eglantine); Valencia, 10s 3d, f.d. (Ross); Leghorn, 10s 3d, 400 dehveiy (Whitby Abbey), and again at 10s, nam'' delivery (Llan- Rorsej, and again at 9s 9J, 400 delivery (City of Newcastle); Odessa, 9-, clean charter (Ennis- more); Veuice, reported done at lis 3d (for Robert HlTowill); Seville, 8s 6d (Lady Mostyn); Honfleur, 5s (Kuigswear); Constantinople, 9s 3d, (Vajjliano Bros), and again at same rate (for P. A. Vagliano); Bordeaux, 5fcs (Dordo^ne); London, 4s; Valencia, 10s, fuel (Eskholme); Port Said, 9s 10gd, probably with option of Constantinople, name of boat unascertained; Rouen, 5s 9d (Mane Fleurie); Havre, 4s 61 (Upton). S,til.-Or(lerq for tins class of tonnage still remain very scarco, and with the exception of the Brazils and West Indian ports scarcely auy-cargo is offering. Rio Janeiro Lias oeeu fixed at 17s for 1700 cargo vessel, Cardiff loading. Ore.-Do,ni,ixid still rules very quiet. Nothing much is doinft in the way of chartering on this market at present, and rates as yet are without improvement. Cable advices from the States report the condi- tion of the homeward erain markot improved, 2s being now positively offering from Northern ports for prompt loading; June, 2s 6d—2s 711. A telegram frotn Libau states not much doing, Is beinjf the nominal offer to London or Hull, and an extra l £ d to Continent. According to the latest Bilbao turn lists the number of boata going to that port to load is now steadily decreasing. This is accouu tcd for by the much larger number of steamers, now rates are better, going higher up the Mediterranean to load home from the Black Sea and Danube. LOCAL CHARTERING TRANSACTIONS. CARDIFF, WEDNESDAY.—The following charters for steamers have just been signed :-Ontwards, coal- Cardiff to Havannah, 12s Carditi to Cape de >'<rds lis, clean charter; Cardiff to Colombo, 19s; Cardiff to Port Said, 9s 9d, two boats, and again at 9s lOd Cwrdilf to Varna, 12s; Cardiff to Odessa, 9s, clean charter; Cardiff to Venice, lis, 4?0 delivery; Cardiff to Anef)-ia, 10s 10>d, 450 delivery Cardiff to Leghorn, 9s 9d, CO delivery. Ids 3d, 40v delivery, and again 10s, 300 delivery Cardiff to Genoa, 9s 9d, 400 delivery, f.f.c.: Cardiff to Marseilles. 112ics. 600 delivery, f.t c. Cardiff to alencia, 10s, and adnin 10s 3d, both patent fuel Cardiff to Gibraltar, 7s; Ca (liff to Seville, 8s 6d Cardiff 10 Sables, 5Jfos; C rdiff to Honfl"ur, 5s Cardiff to Havre, bs Cardiff to London, 4s; Newport to the Danube, 10s .3el; Huelva to Antwerp, 8s 6d. SWANSEA, WKDNESBAV —The following charters for stealers have just been signed :-Outwaf(ls-wall' s-ja to St Malo, 4s 611, 1100 tons. NEWPORT, WEDXESDAV.— The following charters for steamers have just b':Jen signed Outwards, coal- Newport to Venice, lis, 450 delivery, large boit. WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. 'SI K'MM. T8t,K<JR\KS FROM M.OVD S AOV.XTH. The British steamer Hugh Sleigh, from the River Plate for Plymouth, with acargo of linseed, has m-rived at:5t Vincnnt, Cape Verds, with her stern d imaged, two blades of the propeller lost, stevnbuss tube broken, and shaft dropped. There are no facilities at St Vin- cent for repairing, and towage is recomm nded. llie steamer ]>iau:ond, of Dundee, before reported ashore Heval, has been floated, and. towed into Reval. The Swedish schooner Drott, from Calreiar for Rochester,was reported onTuesday aground near Copen- hagen. She was afterwards assisted off, and arrived at Copenhagen. It. is expected that she can proceed fcn her voyage. SWANSEA BAY SIGNAL STATION. MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE. Wednesday.—Wind, NE, light, Weather hazy. Sea smooth. Passed East- steamers City of Dortmund, of Dublin Sunlight, of Liverpool; Scott Harley, of Cork schooner Jeffery, of Jersey, in tow of tug The Times. Passed Wst- steamers Llanthewy, of Newport; Rio Formosa and Neath Abbey, of Swansea Intrepid, of Sunderland: Hoy Head, of Cardiff; a Norwegian barque in tow of tug Challenger. LIZARD SIGNAL STATION. THE LIZARD, Wednesday.—Wind NW, moderate. Weather hazy. Passed Ea-st —Vindes, of Dublin; Ply- mouth and Devon, of Plymouth; Astrea, of Dartmouth; Surprise, of Inverness Ahto, of Brakestadt; Nether- lands American Line steamer Rotterdam, from New York, for Rotterdam; steamers Wm Banks and Hibernia, of London Valeria, of Cardiff Erl King, of Glasgow; Jas Joicey, of London Sir Be vis, of South- ampton: Dundu, of Bremen. Passed West-Ivy, of Falmouth; steamers Mount Etna, of Glasgow; Driffield, of Stoel-ton; Ananda, of Greenock L E Charlewood, of Cardiff; Ryhope, of London; Esk Holme, of Jlary- port Medway, of London Wuotan, of Bremen Castle Hill, of Liverpool; Skerryvore and Eddystone, of Glasgow. SHIP FOR ORDERS. The steamer Marie Fleurie, of Newcastle, arrived in Swansea Bay on Wednesday for orders, which she received from the Signal Station and proceeded for Newport. MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Penarth arvd Genoa from Cardiff 3rd Forest arvd Gibraltar from Cardiff 3rd Gwentland passed Constantinople for Rotterdam 3rd Collivaud passed Constantinople for Gibraltar for orders 3rd Ninian Scuart passed Constantinople for Civita Vecchia 3rd A Strong left Newport for Torre Annunziata 3rd Wm Symington left Portland, from Sebastopol for Righ, 4th G E Wood left Huelva for Garston 3rd Jane left Constantinople for Rotterdam 30th Golden Grove left Constantinople for orders 2nd • Cholmley left Constantinople for orders 2nd Rosebud left Bilbao for Glasgow 2nd Rose left Newport for Barcelona 4th L E Charlewood passed the Lizard from Temeuzen for Cardiff 4th Ingoldsby left Marianople for Gibraltar 3rd go Esliugton arvd Bilbao from Teneriffe 3rd Rochefort left Swansea for La Rochelie 3rd liokeby left Cork for Cardiff 3rd Rhyl arvd St Nazaire from Cardiff 3rd Restormel left Rouen for Cardilf 3rd Annerley arvd New York 24th Bayswater arvd Havannah 29..11 Camden lett Porto Rico for New York 23th Canonbury left London for Jamaica 29th Chiswick left New York for Philadelphia 26th lialincr arvd Philadelphia 21st Foscolia left Newport for Havannah 28th Richmond arvd Bilbao 29th Dunholiue arvd Porto Rico and loading for New York 19th Valeria left Kriton Ferry for Dartmouth 3rd Scheldt arvd Newport from Bordeaux 3rd Boileau left Leghorn for Cardiff 4th Dolcoath lef; Sulina for Gibraltar for orders 3rd Net ley Abbey passed Malta for Hamburg 3rd Fountains Abbey arvd Leghorn from Cardiff 4tb ':<# Earl of Chester left Gibraltar for Bilbao 3rd U i St Aubin left Newport for Lisbon 2nd Emerald left Havre for Cardiff 3rd -\f' Galatz left Castro for Newport 4th ;■> Llangorse arvd Newport from Decido 3rd lthodora passed Constantinople for Nicolaieff 4th Wynnstay left Napl for Huelva 4th CARDIFF—ARRIVALS. EAST BUTE DOCK, May 3.-Geraldine ss, 1167. Ham- burg. ballast. Nagpore, 1209, Antwerp, ballast. St Fawn's ss, 874, Antwerp, light. Trent ss, 1142. Lon- don, light. Newent ss, 673, London, light. J. R. nhde ss, 457, London, li-ht. Agatha, 428, Liverpool, ballast. EAST BUTE DOCK, May 4.-Rhymney ss, 930, Huelva, pyrites. Isbergus ss, 943, Dunkirk, light. Richard Aiming ss. 724, Bordeaux, pitwood. Tarpeia ss, 1182, Bremen, liht. Prudence, 66, Bridgwater, light. WEST BUTE DOCK, May 4.—T. J. Robson ss, 1053, Sulina, maize. Ocean Belle, 188, Plymouth, ballast. PENARTH DOCK, May 3.-Bellini ss, 1133, Cardiff, light. W B Ferguson ss, 1086, Bristol, light. Hather. say ss, 1085, Limerick, light. Sailor Prince ss, 824, Portishead, light. Smidt, 1672, Bremen, ballast. Anida, IOCS, London, ballast. Mary. 49, Bristol, light. ARRIVALS NOT REPORTED. PENARTH DOCK, May 3.—Dragon Fly ss, 1134, light. Fritz Renter, 1475. ballast. SAILINGS. RoATii BASIN, May 3.—Sir Galahad ss, Luty, Gibral- tar. Prado ss. Hughes, Huelva. Glenwilbam sa, Wharton, Newport. EAST BUTE DOCK, May 4.—Marbella ss, Jones, Valencia. WEST BUTE DOCK. May 3.-G!encoe ss, Phillips, St Malo. Frode, Gundrusen, Demerara. Pelaw tug, Sy. monds, Roads. ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 4. Concjuet, Amelia & Jane, B, 57, Addison, Morel Bros Constantinople, St Fagans ss, B, 874, Bell, Haxiison, Bros <fc Moore Mal a, Richard Anning ss, B, 724, Evans, Aiming Bros Bari, Garonne ss. B, 683, Gorvin. Hooper & Campbell Port Said, Walter Thomas ss, B, 1479, Dolton, Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co Civita Vecchia, Me.rose Abbey ss, B, 801, Smith,, Py- man, Watson & Co Salonica, W B Ferguson ss. B, 1086, M Thompson Smyrna, Anne ss, B, 690, Westlake, M Thompson Vigo, Zoe, B, 174. De La Haye, P Rowe & Son Honfieur, Kingswear ss, B, 230, Wisnom. G S Stowe Aden, Tarpeia ss, B. 1182,Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co Marseilles, Triton ss, B, 919, Care, RoDner & Co Marseilles, Alverton ss, B, 897, Anriol, Ropner <fe Co Alexandria, Dragon Fly ss, B. 1134, Ropner & Co Aden, Wivenhoe ss, B, 1325, Fisher Renwick A Co Port Said, Isle of Hastings ss, B, 1028, Sutherland, Osborn & Wallis Port Said, International ss, B, 1055, Gray, Taylor & Co Cronstadt, Sailor Prim e ss, B. 824, Ropner & Co Bahia, Geraldine, B. 1167, Barnes, Guthrie & Co Lisbon, Zayda, B. 199, Widdes Earl & Co Monte Video. Ada Browne, B, 999,Tellefsen, Wills & Co Manilla, Nagoore, B, 1209, Barnes, Guthrie & Co Barcelona, Isbergues ss, K, 943, Gueret Monte Video, Gustaf Adolph, Nwy, 1193, Nielsen, Barnes, Guthrie & Co Singapore, Smidt, G -r, 1672, Garcles. Ropner A Co Buenos Ayres. Ban Mazurauich, Aus, 564, Mikulicich, Lucovich Batavia Armida, Aus, 1099, Zar. Lueovich CLEAR K f)—May 4. Port S lid, Sibylla ss, B. 2100 coal Brindisi, Topaze ss, B, 2500 coal Smyrna. Arno ss, B, 1050 coal Monte Video, Argyll, B, 2020 coal Singapore, sfierborge ss, H. 2500 coal Malta, Orianda ss, B. 1900 coal Salonica, W B Ferguson»:S, li, 1600 coal St Thomas, Hungarian as. B, 1250 coal Honfieur, Kingswear ss, B, 440 coal Madras, R\ dal Water ss, 3, 1800 p fuel, 315 iron Colombo, Raphael ss. B. 3200 coal Aden, Parien ss, B, 3000 coal Cadiz, Mary, B, 196 coal Corunna, Arbitrator, B, 335 coal Port Said, Wilfrid ss, B, 1450 coal Conquet, Amelia Jane, B, 105 coal Spezzia, Fortunata U. Iy, 4700 coal Barcelona, Isbergues ss, F, 1750 coal IMPORTS—May 4. Huelva, Rhymney ss, pyrites, Tennant & Son Bordeaux, Richard Anning ss, pitwood, Simkins Bros Sulina, T J Robson ss, maize, Spiller & Co SWANSEA. ENTERED OUTWARDS—May 4. New York, Warwick ss, B, 1648, Janes, M Jones & Bro New York, Winston ss, B. 911, F C Strick & Co, Ld Treport, via Port Talbot, Berwick ss, B, 262, Pascoe Sables, Norma, F, 101, Nicolazo, Societe Commercials Cour.teilles, Dryade, F, 91, Chatel, Societe Commerciale Regneville. Marie Eugenie, F, 94, Dognet, Lefauve & Reneaume CLEARED—May 4. St Petersburg, Fairviini, B, 260 coal Coquimbo, Bothnia, B, 950 coal, 50,000 fire bricks Treport, Berwick ss, B, 300 general cargo Courseilles, Dryade, F, 153 v fuel Dieppe, Bonne Amelie, 160 coal ltochelle, BoliallarJ, F, 180 coal Regneville, Marie Eugenie, F, 145 coal Malmo or Nyborg, Valkyrien, iN wy, 350 coal Philadelphia, Winston ss, B, bunkers only IMPORTS—May 5. Hamburg, City of Dortmund ss, 111 casks zinc rbhe, Villiers Spelter Co 200 bags glucose, 1 case mould- ings, 10 cases india rubber shoes, 6 cases spirits, 3 cases flint glass, 1 cask bilberries, Burgess & Co i 52 casks, 331 basis zinc ashes, Vivian & Sons Treport, Berwick ss, 19 drums potash, 908 baas "zinc ashes, T T Pascoe Bilbao, Wmsrou ss, 1455 iron ore, for exportation NEWPORT. ENTERED OUTWARDS-May 4. Malta, Breton ss, B. 782, La Societe Commerciale Pirseus, Bedford ss, B, 1189, G Sparke Gibraltar, Ethel Horatio ss, B, 741, L & H Gueret Havre, Ebor ss, B, 449, Mordey, Jones & Co Oscarshamn and Oxelaund, Spark ss, B, 862.Jones Bros Beimuda, Esmeralda, Nwy, 362, Jones, Heard & Co Waxholm, Annie, Lwe, 275, Jones. Heard & Co Bahia, Familiens Minde, Nwy, 347, Jones, Heard & Co CL KAR KD—May 4. Bilbao, St Amines ss, B, 875 coal Havre, Ebor ss, B, 960 coal Alexandria, Gwendoline ss, B, 1800 coal Gibraltar, Ethel Horatio ss, B, :2I0 coal Lisbon, Fiirnley Hall ss, B, 1190 coal Soccoa, Marie Francoise, F, 150 coal Bahia, Solafide, Nwy. 510 coal IMPORTS-May 4. Decido, Llangorse ss, 2250 iron ore, Ebbw Vale Co Bordeaux, Scheldt ss, 850 loads pii.wood, Eùbw Vale Co Bilbao, Russ ss, 1850 iron ore, Eiihw Vale Co Correction—Imports, May 2. Bilbao, Irwin ss, 1200 iron ore. Moses & Co LLANELLY. CL K A R R D—May 4. Bordeaux, Alliance, F, 140 coal Dieppe, Gazelle ss, B, 789 coal Barnstaple, Charlotte Ann, B. 75 coal Southampton, Silvei Stream, n, 205 coal Liverpool, Burry ss, B, euml NEATH AND BRITON FERRY. ENTERED OUT 4. Caen, Senator ss, H, 373, Watson, Wood & Co CLEARED—May 4. Killylsigh, Jane McColl, B, 145 coal, W Perch & Co Ply outh. Peter & John, B, 117 coal, M S Williams Belfast, Hoy Head ss, B, 350 coal, W Perch & Co Pwllheli, Fleeetwing, B, 60 coal, M S Williams Bayle, Eliza Bain, B, 270 coal. Dynevor Coal Co Hayle, Salisbury ss, B, 210 coal, Dynevor Coal Co Caen, Senator ss, B, 700 coal PORTHCAWL. ARRIVALS, May 4.-Hehtone, Plymouth, 50 manure, Thomas. Lynx ss, Knyle, light. Favourite, Ilfra- combe, light. SAILINGS, May 4.—Lynx ss, Hayle, 220 coal. J C Wade, Wexford. 130 coai. Emma, Briton Ferry, light. PORT TALBOT. ARRIVALS, May 4.-Peri-itoti, Topsham, timber. Glamorganshire Lass, Mumbles, light. Annie, Ply- iuoutli, light, Bessie Belle, Swansea, light. Berwick ss, Swansea, light. Lucinda Jane, Penarth, light. SAILINGS. May 4.—Rapid ss, Swansea, light. Brough. shane ss, Portland, coal. Edouard, Calstock, coal. Mary Ann, Watchet, coal.

THE CARDIFF DOG FIGHT. I POLICE-COUR'P PROCEEDINGS. At the Cardiff police-court on Wednesday morning- before Dr H. J. Paine James Sullivan, (I. thick. set young fellow of 24, was charged on a warrant with cruslly ill- treating and torturing a doe- on the 24th of April. — Air Hemingway, the chief constable, stated that the prisoner was the owner of the winning dog Spring, and resided at 7, Bedford-place, Cardiff. When he found the police were making inquiries for him he absconded-in the first case, to Bridg- end, and then to Ogmore, where he was appre hetided on Tuesday night by Inspector (iox.-P.C. H. Nipper gave evidence that on Sunday morning, April 24'h, he saw the prisoner in company with others concemcd in the dog fight In Wood- ville-road.—Sullivan was remanded until Friday, and Mr Hemingway opposed bail unless upon substantial security. The bench decided to allow prisoner out on baii on his recognizances of B25 and two others of £ 12 10s each.

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THE OFFICIAL STARTING PHICES. I" SPOUTING LIKK TELKGUAM,j CHESTER MEETING. RACK. lions K. PRICE. Cumbermere Stakes.. Gwendraeth 4 to 1 agst Dee Stand Cup Pas seul {j to 1 agst Chester Cup Carlton 9 to 4 agst Badminton Plate Brooklyn 3 to 1 agst Earl of Chester's GrandComuoser 9 to 4 agst The above prices will be found to be identical with those published in the RACING CALENDAR.. >

LONDON BETTING. 1 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. What speculation there was on the Jubilee Stakes took place before the Chest-r Cup was run for. Anna- mite, Bendigo, and St Mirin were steady at their prices, and Veracity, after being quoted at 40 to 1 and 33 to 1, left off at 2S to 1. There was always a shade over 2 to 1 to be got about The Baron for the Derby, while Enterprise was friendless at 100 to 30. Blanch- land was inquired after at 10J to 8, and Florentine rallied slightly, as 100 to 7 was said to have been taken, but 1000 to 50 was offered afterwards. Quota- tions :— JUBILEE STAKES. (One mile. Run Saturday, May 7th.) 100 to 15 agst Aunamite 3y 7st lllb (t) 100 to 15 — Bendigo a 9st 71b (t) 100 to 14 St Mirm,4y 8st 13lb (t«fc o) 10 to 1 — Kilwarlin, 3y 7s1101b (t) 25 to 1 Tib, 4y 6st 7lb (t) 25 to 1 — Veracity, 3y 7st .31b (t-& o) 33 to 1 — Ice 3y 6st 81b (t) 33 to ,1 — Gay Hermit, 4y 8st 21b (t & o) 33 to 1 — Fulinen, aged 8st 21b (t,& oj 50 to 1 — Vermilion, xged 6st lllb (t cfc o) THE DERBY. (Run Wednesday, May 2oth. One mile and a half.) 210 to 100 agst The Baron (t & o) 100 to 30 — Enterprise (o, 7 to 2 w) ?10 to 1 — Blanchland (o, 100 to 8 w) 100 to 7 — Florentine (t & o) 20 to 1 — Whistle Jacket (t) 20 to 1 — Glenstrae (t & o) 50 to 1 — Loch Rosque (t & o) 66 to 1 — Eiridispord (t & 0)

OLYNE VALLEY RACES, SWANSEA. As announced in our advertisement column, it will be seen that the race meeting in the picturesque Clyne Valley is this year fixed to take place on Thursday, the 9tlj of June. I

SACI.NG WORLD" says Jag, 3; Phil; Pillery; Special, 6, 35. THE MIDDLEIIAM (MENTOR'S) OPINION PAYS Manton correspondent aid Carlton, but we stood Hun. garian. Maiden. 30 Dee, 2 Cheshire, 7 and 15 win and places: Cup, 10. Kempton Jtbilee telegrams, 3s 6A.—Address J. MENTOR, Middleham, Bedale. IMPORTANT TO BACKERS OF HORSEs.-Season 1887. -Mr Alfred Crook, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France. The Jubilee Stakes, Derby, and Manchester Cup, and all events throughout the year. Mr Alfred Crook will forward The Boulogne Price Record," con- taining Entries and Latest Market Movements on the above events, post free to any address. Estab- lished 36 years. Double and Treble Events. Letters posted by night mall arrive the following day, and$re answered by return of post; postage, 2id. Full market prices guaranteed. 54U

CARDIFF. A CORRECTION.—The suggestion made by Mr Trounce at the meeting of the festivities com- mittee on Monday night was in favour of a race for Bristol Channel pilot boats, not Bristol Channel tugs. BAND OF HOPE UNION.—This association held its second united meeting on Wednesday evening in Guildford-street Chapel, under the presidency of the Rev George Hnrgreaves. Eight societies were represented. The programme—a very good one—was well sustained by juvenile members from Salem, Roath, Ely, Tredegarviile Baptist, and Guildford-street Bands of Hope. Addresses were also delivered by the chairman (Councillor Beavan) and the secretary (Mr T. S. Jones). The union has close upon 50 societies affiliated with it, embracing a membership of about 8,000 juveniles. SERIOUS STREET ACOIDENT.—On Wednesday evening between 4 and 5 o'clock, Mary Hartv, a widow, 73 years of age, who resided at 20,Herbert- street, was crossing Bute-street when she was knocked down by a horse and cart in charge of a man named Charles Shaw. P.C. 54 (GerriDg) caused the unfortunate woman to be conveyed to the Infirmary, where it was ascertained that she had sustained a fracture of the -right leg. The constable also arrested Shaw on a charge of being drunk whilst in charge of the horse and trap. The man will be brought before the magistrates on Friday. ANOTHER OUTBREAK OF FIREJN WHARF-STREBT. -On Wednesday morning about nine o'clock, in- formation was given at the fire engine station of a fresh outbreak of fire at the premises of Messrs Thomas Jones and Co., marine store dealers, Wharf-street. The hose and stand-pipe were taken out at once. It was found that the fire had occurred among the debris. The stand-pipe was set to work, and the fire was very speedily ex- tinguished. A fireman, however, was left in charge as a precaution. BAZAAR.—On Wednesday afternoon Mr Lewis Williams opened a bazaar in the schoolroom of Miskm-street Chapel in aid of the building fund. There were five stalls, all of which were filled with numbers of nseful and ornamental articles. The total sum required is £ 300, and the friends of the church hope to realise by the bazaar a large proportion of this amount. CHANGE OF COUNTY-COURT VENUS. Judge Owen, immediately before rising in the Cardiff County Court on Wednesday morning, said that representations having been made to him as to the advisability of his sitting in future in the Crown Court instead of in the Nisi Prius, he had instituted inquiries, and found that whilst the change would inconvenience no one, it would be a great convenience to the members of the Bar who had made the request. In future, therefore, he would sit in the Crown Court, and the Regis- trar would preside in the Nisi Prius Court. FOR Cricketing, Lawn Tennis, Boxing,Fencing, Gymnasium Requisites, and In and Out Door Games of all kinds—Morris Bros., 57, Queen-street, Cardiff. 3813 For PERAMBULATORS of the best quality only go to Morris Bros,, Bicycle Makers, 57, Queen-street. 3440 So FAR, so GOOD.—Fine Art Studio, Queen- street Arcade. Mr Chapman's Photographs are pleasinc all They always do. 1257 GREAT CLEARANCE SALK. Perambulators and Bassinettes, Bedsteads and Bedding at Lowest Prices. -Perkins Bros. <& Co., Ironmongers, St. Mary-st. 3443 EUWIN DOBBIN, Bookseller and Stationer, No. 1, Sfc. Mary-street, will have -a clearance sale for 14<Liy-, prior to alterations to premises. Genuine bargains in books, fancy goods, and albums. No reasonable offer refused. 4321 3s IN THE £ DISCOUNT. -GENci.Nit ANNUAL SALE, 21 days only, from Aoril 20th, to make room for Summer Goods. Bibbings' Old-established China Shop, 37 and 39, Royal Arcade, aud 111, Queen-street, Cardiff. 685 JUBILEE PHOTOGRAPHS.—Jubilee year, Cartes, 2s 6d Cabinets, 6s doz.—Harris, Son, & Co., Merthyr. ARTISTS' MATERIALS. 8ellillg Off Selling Off 3d. in the Is discount allowed (25 per cent.), at Mr Freke's Art:sts' Material Depot, 12, T)uke-st. 1077

ABERGAVENNY. WILFUL DAMAGE. At the police-court on Wednesday, Rebecca Surridge, of Pwlldu, was charged by William Dando, landlord of the Lamb Inn, Pwlldu, with wilfully breaking two quart jugs, two pint jugs, and three glasses, valued at 3s, on the 19th February last.—Bertha Elizabeth Dando, wife of the prosecutor, said that de- fendant's husband came to her house on the 19th February, about 6 o'clock, and had a pint of beer. About five minutes afterwards defendant came in and threw two quart jugs at her husband's head. The two juss were broken. Then, in a struggle with her husband, she managed to break two pints and three glasses. She was very abusive and violent.—Defendant said that when she went to the Lamb on the day in question, she saw her husband, with a number of other men, drunk and gamblmg,-She was ordered to pay the damage and costs.

MONMOUTH. INDECENCY.—At the police court on Wednes- day-before iNIrG. G. Griffin and Alderman Hyam —a prostitute, Maria Butcher by name, and residing at Clifford's-court, was sent to prison for a month for indecent behavour on Tuesday night.

PONTYPOOL. WHIT-MONDAY ATHLETIC SPORTS in Pontypool Park. Programmes aud entry forms are ready, and may be obtained on auolication from the hon, sec., The Armoury, Pontypool."

RISCA. SCHOOL BOARD Tuesday afternoon, Rev. B. Williams presiding. The Revised Staff Scheme" submitted by the Rev. A. Williams was con- sidered and adopted. This will mean a reduction in the rates equivalent to 2gd in the B. It was resolved that the reduction 111 the school fees shall take effect from the examination which is to be held next month.

DOWLAIS. THE CASE OF SUDDKN DEATH.—On Wednes day morning an inquest was held at the Dowlais Inn touching the death of Catherine Murphy, who-died on Sunday morning under circumstances already reported. Dr. Mason said that in his opinion death was due to syncope. A verdict of "Death from natural causes" was returned. ALLEGED THEFT OF BoOTS,-At Merthyr police-court on Wednesday—before Mr North— Catherine Murray was charged on remand with stealing a pair of boots belonging to Joseph Harpur, on the 30th April. The prisouer, who had been in trouble before, was committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions. DON'T FORGET, in this trying weather, that Tudor Williams's Patent Balsam of lloney is the finest medicine yec discovered for Asthma, Bronchitis, Weak Lungs, Old Coughs, and Tightness of the Chest. In valuable for children suffering from Whooping Coughs, Bronchitis, Coughs, Difficulty in Breathing. It relieves them instantly, will positively cure 9 cases out of Ie old by all Chemists. Try it, and cough no more. 2867

CARMARTHEN. BOROUGH POLICE INSPECTION.—Captain Elgee, Government Inspector, visited Carmarthen this week, and examined the borough force under the command of Superintendent Thomas Smith, tho newly appointed superintendent. He expressed himself well pleased with the condition of the force. To members of the watch committee who were present Captain Eigee recommended that the salary paid to the late superintendent, Mr James, i.e., £ 120, should be continued to his successor. He pointed out that if the council persisted in the resolution to commence at £100, it would result in the withdrawal of the 210 now pa.id by the Government towards the extra L20, and once withdrawn a lot of trouble and corres- pondence would be involved in securing its restoration.

ALLEGED OUTRAGES ON BOAltD A BARQUE. POLICE PROCEEDINGS AT NEWPORT. At Newport borough police-court, on Wednes- day, Daniel Jenkins, second mate on the barque Bhutan, belonging to Messrs Bates and Son, Liverpool, was charged under a warrant with assaulting and wounding Iionry Se'utfendecker, and also with assaulting Nicholas Simmons and Wm. lJale.v.-)Ir LynJon Moore, who appeared for the complainants, said that the men whom ha represented were shipped at Antwerp on the 25th ult., and went on board more or less drunk. As tbd vessel was going down the river the prisoner and the first mate pulled the men and a fourth man, a saiiaiaker, out of their bunks and treated them most unmercifully, first with their fists and afterwards with belaying pins. Simmons, who was helplessly drunk, was afterwards bielced "-a, process which w -.tct described as consisting of being handcuffed and then held down by a caps tan bar being run through the cuffs and under the thighs. Schiffeiidecker, a German, who was noL 80 drunk, was ordered to draw water with a drop bucket. Because lie was I' not very spry at the work, he also was struck down by the prisoner with a belaying pin and afterwards kicked on the leg-, which rendered him lame. Two days afterwards, the prisoner again kicked the German on the legs. Daley, a colouredman, against whomnochargeof insobriety was made, seeing the sailmaker and Simmons lying on the deck bleeding and insensible, went twice aft to the captain, but the first mate struck him with a club. Daley seized a belaying-pin with which to defend himself, whereupon the prisoner got bold of it, the captain held a revolver at the man's head, and he was belaboured with the weapon by the two mates until his clothing became saturated with blood. The first mate had absconded, and the sailmaker was so seriously hurt that he was now in Newport Infirmary. I Mr C. R. Lyne, who appeared for the owners, said the captain would have been present at the court but that be was summoned to Liverpool. The bench, considering the condition of the sailmaker in the Infirmary, and the absence of the captain, who, itwas asserted, had countenanced the brutality, decided to adjourn the case until Monday. The injured men and their six witnesses were afterwards paraded in court. Daley had six cuts in his head, and Simmons produced a shirt saturated with blood. All of them had cuts and scarsion their faces. The Mayor directed that suitable provision should be made for them, as they were stated to be destitute. Mr Moon asked that the Public Prosecutor might be communicated with in regard to the case, which was a flagrant one. Sea captains, as Mr Justice Wills lately said, seemed to think that the law was not strong enough or long enough to reach them. The Magistrates' Clerk said there was not enough at present before the court for him to communicate with the Public Prosecutor.

A PARTY W ALL QUESTION AT CARDIFF. At the Cardiff Couuty-conrt, on Wednesday, Judge Owen had before him the case of David Edmunds, colliery owner, Whitchurch, v. Jack son Powley, the defendant being a member of the firm of Powley, Thomas, and Co., of this town. The plaintiff, it appeared, had taken a house at Whitchurch from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the defendant also bad- leased from them a i,iece: of land adjoining. In 1885 the plaintiff built a wall between his land and that of the defendant at a cost of JB40 10s, and he now claimed one half of that sum, which he contended he was entitled to by reason of a custom in the county, whereby one leaseholder who built a party wall could, when an adjoining leaseholder came, charge, half the cost to him. Evidence in support of the custom was called but his Honour held that the plaintiff had not proved that he had builtthe wall onehalf upon his own roulld and one half upon that of the defendant, and therefore he decided that the plaintiff could not rccover. The judge stated further that the evidence as to custom was of such a nature that he would not give any decision as to custom until he had had further evidence. Judgment was then given for the defendant with costs.—Mr Abel Thomas- barrister, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Vacboll for the defendant.

THE S HOC KINGF AT A LIT Y AT FOCHRHIW. 13SQUEST ON THE BODIES. An inquest was held on Wednesday at Dow. Irtig, as to the circumstances attending the death of the two :men, Thomas Jenkins and William Morris, who were killed in the Big Pit at Foch- rhiw on Monday morning. The widows of the deceased, who were called to give evidence of identification, cripd bitterly. It appears that Jenkins was 36 years of age, and Morris 41.— David Williams, living in High-street, said he let down the two men into the pit. They were engaged in boring holes into which cramps were to be placed for certain pipes that it was intended to lay down. The two men were standing on a temporary stage, supported by planks of wood. A rope was attached to the centre of the stage. Morris shouted out to witness to take up the rope, as it impeded him in his work. Witness obeyed the injunction. About five minutes afterwards he heard a noise as of tools falling down the pit. Looking down, he saw the lamps of the two men, but they themselves were nowhere to be seen. The stage had given way, and the two men were subsequently found dead at the bottom of the pit.—Evan William. who gave cor- roborative evidence, added that when Morris gave the order to raise the rope lie was perfectly well are of the possibility that the stage might be rendered insecure. —After further evidence, a verdict of Accidental death" was returned.

H¡;GnI:'i'\ BLOOD PILLS.-A Certain Cure for all Blood, t^kin. and Nerve COMPluint-4. U31 HUGHKS'.S BLOOD PILLS.—Celebrated medicine for the Scurvy, Scrofula, Slan Hash. Boils, &c. HUGHKS'S BLOOD PILLS.—Noted madicme for Females complaints, for the youns and old. HUGHES'S BLOOD PILLS.— Great remedy for Biliousness, Indigestion, and Headache. ELASTIC Stockings, Trusses, Surgical Applian- ces and all Invalid Requisites.—J. Munday, chemise 1 High-Street, Cardiff. N.B.—A Water bed, Invalidsj Back Rest, ami Water Pillow on Hire. 1078 public Campatms, &z. | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. CONVERSION OF THE PUBLIC DKBT. THE J.ONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED, are instructed by the Government of th Cape of Good Hope, in consequence of numerous applications from the holders of Cape of Good Hope Government Debentures who (lid not avail themselves of the Conversion ottered in Ausust, 1836, to make a further offer to the holders of outstanding Debentures of Conversion into Cape of Good. Hope Consolidated Stock, on the terms hereinafter set forth. The Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stock, be rng interest at fa:!r per cunt, per annum, created for the purposes of this Conversion, under the Acts 01 the Cape Legislature, No ]6 of 1831, as amended by No. 18 of 1883 and No. 16 of 1886, is inscribed in accordance with the provisions of the "Colonial Stock Act, 1877 "—40 and 41 Vic" cap. 59-in the books of the Stock kept by the London and Westminster Bank, Limited, and is transferable, without charge and free of Sta.mp Duty, at that Bank, either by the Stockholders I personally or by their Attorneys. The interest, at the rate of four per cent, per annum, is payable, 1 on behalf of the Cape of Good Hope Government, at the London and Westminster Bank Limited, Lotbbury, on the 15th April and 15th October in each year, by dividend warrants, which, if desired, cau be sent by post to the Stockholders and the Stock will be re- ileew-able at par at the same bank on the 15th Oct.. 1936, hut the Government of the Cape of Good Hope have the option of redemption at par in London on or after the 15th October, 1915, on giving twelve calendar months' notice by advertisement in the London Gazelle and in the Times newspaper, or by post to the then Stockholders at their registered addresses. Stock Certificates to bearer, of the denominations of £ 10.i, SaOO, and EI,000, with coupons for the half- year:y dividends attached, are obtainable in exchange lor inscribed Stock a.t. the London and Westminster Hank, Limited, Lothbary, on payment of the prescribed fees, and such certificates can be re-inscribed as stock at the will of the holder. The revenues of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope alone are liable in respect of this stock and tha dividends thereon, and the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and the Commissioners ol her I ai es t's Treasury are not directly or indirectly liable or responsible for the payment of the stock or the dividends thereon, or for any matter relating thereto. 40 and 41 Vict., cap. 59, sec. 19. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE GOVERNMENT DEBENTURES, TO THE HOLPERS OP WHICH COWERSIOMS OFFERED, AM) 1HE AMOUNT OF CAPE OK GOOD HOPE 4% CONSOLIDATED STOCK TO BE INSCRIBED IV EXCHANGE FOR EACH £ ioo IN DEBENTCKES. ARF. AS UNDER, viz. I^UIIHTD IN Amouut ot Four Acts of the Colonial Authorised T t per Cen1, Con' Parliament under which Au^ed Amount Redeemable /bll StOC* the Loans were issued. Amount. Payable. offered for each £ 100 of Deben- turea. NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. Six PER CENT. DEBEN- £ TURES £ 0 of 1860 47,900 15 Oct., 1890 15 April, 15 Oct. 108. 8 Of 1360 1 Jan 1891 1 Jan-* 1 J»'y 108. 5/ 14 Of 1S63$2™ 15 April, 1891 15 April, 15 Oct. 108. 10/ 17 of 186*! *9,500 17,500 15 Oct., 1892 „ 111 24 of 1864 29,00) 15 Oct.. 1894 „ „ 114. 11 of 1856-7 200,000 Oct., 1900 „ 121. 10/ 23 of 1864 20,03) 10,300 31 Dec., 1900 121- 10/ 8 of 1865 20,003 12,000 31 Dec., 1900 „ „ 121 10/ FIVE TEU CENT. DEBEN- TURES:— 8 of 1864 255,033 lio.100 31 Dec, 1900 15 April, 15 Oct. 110.10; FIVE PElt CENT. DEBEN- TURES:— TURES:— 8 of 1864 255,033 lio.100 31 Dec, 1900 15 April, 15 Oct. 110.10; FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT. DEBENTURES 7 of 1870 7 of 1871 14 and 15 of 1872 13 of 1873; 19 and 26 I of 1874 25 and 26 of 1875; 12 and 13 of 1 ( Annua! ) 1876 6, 7, and 40of > 7,057,700 2,659,100 Drawings > 15 April, 15 Oct 106 1877 15 and 22 of (. Accumulative j 1878 14. 15, 27, 34. I 35, and 38 of 1879 I and 4, 5, 21, and 2L of 1830 24 and 26 of 1878 2,615,603 938,200 Ditto 1 Jane, 1 Dec. 1C6 8 of 1876 68,000 21,950 31 Dec., 1859 1 Jan., 1 July 105 FOUR PER CENT. DEBEN- TURES ( Anuual ) 1 of 1881 2,090,000 -'920,100 -J Drawings J- IJune, I Dec. 100. ( Accumulative J Aceumula.tlVe NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LI.HITED. FOUR PF.R CENT. DEBEN-I TURESJ 22 of 1880, as amended by 3 of 1881; 14, 18, & I 20 of 1881; 17 and 30 V 4,837,500 1,139,900 Any time between IJune, 1 Dec. 106. 10/ of 1882 21, 25, and i 1 Dec., 1893, and 26 of 1883 ) 1 Dec., 1923. Totals 17.882,700 6,247.850 Debentures of any of the above Loans will be re- ceived by the London a.nd Westminster Bank, Limited, for conversion into Four per cent. Consolidated Stock, the interest on which will accrue from the 15th April last, and the first halt-yearly payment thereof be made 011 the 15th October, 1S87. Debentures lodged for conversion must have all undue Coupons attached. Holders of Debentures, on which the interest is payable on the 1st June or l,t July, 1887, will, on. lodging them for conversion prior to those dates, receive payment of the interest up to the 15th April at the rates borne by the Debentures. If lodged, ex coupon, after those dates, the holders will have to refund the interest that has accrued from the 15th April to the 1st June or the 1st July respectively. I THE CONVERSION Wll,L CLOSE UM XHIC AOTH JULY. 1887. The provisions relating to tiie Annual ihawinjrs of certain of the Government Debentures will continue to operate as heretofore, and such Debentures as the I holders may not wish to convert will he drawn in the same ratio as hitherto. borms for listing the Debentures to be lodjr.-d Air conversion can be obtained of the London aini West- I minster Bank, Limited, and thu si<;iiatures of the persons in whose names the Consolidated Stock is tu be inscribed will be required thereto London and We.stiniri.tor Balik, Limited, LMlibiny, London, E.C 5th May. 1887.

SOUTH WALES SPRING ASSIZES. The South Wales Spring Assizes were con- tinued at Swansea oil Wednesday, before Mr Justice Mathew. A LUCKY ESCAPE. David John Stephens, described as of weak in tellect, who pleaded guilty on Monday of theft and false pretences, at Neath, was brought up for sentence. His lordship, taking into consideration prisoner's mental condition, cautioned prisoner, and ordered him to be relaased on his own recog- nizances. THH: EXTRAORDINAKY CASE OF ARSON. Timothy Kvans, who was on Tuesday found guilty of setting fire to one of his own hayricks, with a view of obtaining insurance, was sent to gaol for 12 months, his lordship observing that he had taken into consideration prisoner's age and the facts that he did not seem to know the extent of the crime he was committing, aud that the rick was his own. ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT AT LLANDAFF. Evan Richards (19), a bricklayer, was indicted for criminally assaulting Hose Board, at Llandaff, on the 26th March. Mr Arthur Lewis prosecuted, and Mr Benson defended.—Prosecutrix, who was said to be of weak intellect, lived with her mother near Llandaff-yard. On the night in question she said she went to meet her mother at the Black Lion, and prisoner followed her and treated her to some beei. Not seeing her mother, she walkej towards home. Prisoner followed her to the Heathcote Inn, and again gave her drink, and as she was getting over a stile he caught her up, threw her down on the mud, and ravished her. Medical evidence having been heard, Mr Benson, in defence, argued that the demeanour of the woman in the box was such as to convince all present that she was not of weak intellect. He called prisoner, who, in giving evidence, said the woman accosted him near the Black Lion and asked for a drink. He asked her to go into the Black Lion, and she replied,, Not here ero down to the Heathcote." After leaving the Heathcote the alleged offence took place, prosecutrix being a consenting party, and receiving money, and after- wards partaking of another drink.—Mr A. Lewis withdrew the assertion that prosecutrix was of weak intellect, and the jury, finding prisoner not guilty, he was acquitted. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AT FEBNDALE. Henry Rogers (23), shoemaker, was charged with embezzling 4s 6d on the 5th April, 8s 6d on the 8th April, and 2s 3d on the 9th April, money received by him on account of D. Farr, .his employer, at Ferndale.—Prisoner maintained that the money kept back was wages due.—He was found not guilty, and discharged.—Mr Benson prosecuted. A WOUNDING CASE. John Evani (26), haulier, on bail, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Wrn. Lyons, at Ystradyfodwg, on April 14th.—Mr D. Lewis prosecuted.—Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to a month's hard labour. CHARGES OF ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. William Hayes (50), a groom, charged with robbery with violence from the person of John Buck, at Llanfabon, on the 25th April, was acquitted. Mr Martyn was for the prosecution. THE LLWYNYPIA ELOPEMKNT CASE. Margaret Oliver and James Brown, a collier, whose names were not on the calendar, were indicted for stealing £ 41 in cash and £ 50 worth of clothes, the property of William Oliver, the husband of the tirst-named prisoner, at Llwynypia on March 28th. Mr H. Jeffreys was for the prosecu- tion. Wm. Oliver,an overman,living at Llwynypia, said the female prisoner was his wife, and the male prisoner had lodged with him. On March 28th, at 6 a.m., he weut to work, and when he returned to breakfast she was gone. His daughter- in-law told him she had gone away, and on looking round he found the house in "a. regular stir." Blankets, sheets, a suit of clothes, four quilts, a watch-guard, a large box, and some money were missing. At Pontypndd prisoners boxes were opened, and contained several articles beiongiug to witness. A sum of 240, which he had given his wife to take care of, was also missing. A niece of the female prisoner deposed to that per- son sending away the property in question.— George Henry Brown said the male prisoner ordered him to take the luggage from the Ponty- pool goods station to the passenger platform. —Sergeant Howells said the female pri- soner, when charged by him at Liverpool, said, "Steal it, indeed it's as much mins as 'tis his." She added that they intended giung to America. In defence prisoners maintained that they did not intend, Ii ving- together. The female prisoner said the things were her own, having been left her by a deceased lodger. Prisoners were found guilty, and his lordship, in passing sentence of four months' hard labour on the female and 12 on the male prisoner, said the con- clusion the jury bad arrived at was one with which everyone in court who had heard the evidence would agree. The prisoners must pay the penalty of their vicious and dishonest conduct. WHOLKSAI.K THKFT OF SPIRITS ATOARmWf. William Prothero (36), French polisher, and William Dickens (20), boiler maker, were inilictod for burglariously breaking and entering the house of William Gale Davies, at Wesfgate-street, Cardiff, on the 16th February, and stealing 713 llu, 12 foreign coins, 18 cigars, two bills, two books, 33 bottles of spirits and wilier and other articles, the property of prosecutor. Mr boa prosecuted. The evidence has already been Published In full. I. There was practically no defence, and on the jury finding them guilty, fn to three months' hard labour, aud Dickens to six. The court then adjourned.

CARDIFF. A meeting of the iver Tiiff Regatta Com- mittee was held at the 1 own-l all on Wednesday evening to make arrangements for the competi. tions which are to take place 111 connection with the jubilee celebration at Cardiff on the 21st June. Mr J. Hurman was m the chair. There were also present—the Mayor, Capt. Mark, Mr Brewer, Mr Reynolds, Mr Haynes, Mr D. W. Williams, Mr Trounce, Mr Burton, and Mr Samuel Mark (hon. sec.). It was decided that the following should be the programme of events:- 1st race, pair oar with coxswain, Lady Margaret (2 cups and cnxswam), Zsi 8-1 ladies' plate, with coxswain inrigged (4 cups £ 5 each and coxswain), JE20 5 scullers ract-1, outrigger, cup valu., £ 5 Cardiff jubilee plate, outrigger (4 cups L7, cox- swain £ 2), £ 30 shipwrights' race, l«t prize £ 3, 2nd £ 3, 3rd £ 1; pilots pmjt race, 1st £ 1, 2nd 15s 3rd 10. 4th 5s,

CAERPHILLY. On Tuesday evening a meeting of representa- tives of Sunday school was held at Caerphilly, under tin; presidency of Mr Thomas Willis. The object of the meeting was to arrange fata demon- stration of all the schools on the 27th June in cele- bration of the Queen's [jubilee. After parading tho principal streets of the town, the school chil- dren will be regaled with tea and cake at the different places of worship.

"HAPPINESS OBTAINED in the iumily through the Cure of Corns," vide Health Lectures, No. 2, third serits. VIltlDlNE is the Remedy to produce this result. Many hundreds in this neijoouriiood alone can testify to its value, sufferers from Corns and w arts should not fail to try it. As one testified It does just wilati,; said of it.' Refuse all imitations, Price Is. by Post 13 2d, of the sole proprietor, J. Munday, Chemist, 1, High-street, Cardiff. ;0 9

DESPERATE FRACAS AT CORK. BLOODTHIRSTY BETTING MEN. At the Cork Park races, at Cork, on Wednes. day, a disgraceful scene was enacted ill the bet- ting ring. The principal actors were Michael Shanks, a bookmaker, and Mr George Wa^hinfr- tnn Creagh. The parties had some dispute about a betting transaction, and angry words were used. Before a pugilistic encounter begun, Shanks received a terrible blow ou the left temple from a thick malacca cnne with a large silver top. Tills blow at first completely stunned tl¡" inar. who for a time was quite dnzsii. Bl,), I «paut»U copiously from the wound, and trickled down his clothes and covered his boots. Tile p iutor- fered, but not before. Siuuik* made several twri- ble rushes at Creagh, who, livid with excitement, appealed to the Marquis of Drogheda. Snanks was pulled away from the stand by tHe police, but shortly afterwards he returned with his wound dressed. He had with him Creasri, stick. After an interval of half-an-hout, Creagli re-an- tered the ring, but was immediately set upou by Shanks, and severely kicked. Creagh was agrain trot away by some of his friends, but not before the ladies in the paddock had bea,ten a hasty ro- treat,

A POLICEMAN COMMITTED FOR BURGLARY. A PENCHANT FOR HOME-MAD!5 WINE. At Wolverhampton oil Wednesday, William Porter, a policeman stationed at Bradley, near Bilstnn, was charged with burglariou-ny entering the Navigation Inn, Bridley, kopt by Charles Preston, ou the 21st ult., and again on Tuesday niglit last, and stealing illur bottles of home-made wine. Prisoner committed the, burglarIes after the house was closed at eleven u. dock at night, by lifting up the baronllm window.Q(J Tuesday night be was apprehended by the Jiwd. lord while committing the burgiaiy. Prisoner pleaded guilty. and was committed to tha assises on both charges.

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CHESTER MAY MEETING. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY, The COMBERMERE HANDICAP STAKES of 10 sovs each for starters, wito 150 added winners ex- tra the second receives 23 sovs out of the stakes. One mile. Mr Leader's Gwendraetb, 5y 6st 101b .Chandley 1 Mr Wadlow's Titterstone, 4y 7st 21b Wall 2 Mr Merry's Alarum, 3y 6st Rhodes 3 John Barleycorn (Holbeacti), Winter Cherry (Calder). Lady Onslow (T. Loates), and Spring Belle (C Bates) also ran. Betting-13 to 8 agst Titters, one, 4 to 1 agst Gwendraetb, 7 tol each agst J ady Onslow and Spring Belle, 10 to 1 each agst Alarum and Winter Cherry, andjlOO to 8 agst John Barleycorn. After several breaks away, Titterstone, who held a position on the inside, jumped off in front, and made the running from Winter Cherry and Lady ..Onslow, with John Barleycorn and Gwendraeth lying next, and Spring Belle bringing up the. rear. Before run- ning a quarter of a mile Gwendraeth drew to the front, and she was followed along the far side by Alarm and Tit erstone, with Spring Belle lying next, until entering the straight, where Gwendraeth drew right away, and won in a canter by four lengths bad third. Winter Cherry was fourth, Spring Belle fifth, and John Barleycorn last. The DEE STAND CUP of 100 sovs, added to a selling welter handicap sweepstakes of b sovs each, 3 ft (to the fund) winner to be sold for 100 sovs winners extra. Six furlongs. Mr Devon's Pas Seul, 3y Bit .Robinson 1 Mr Wilson's Northern Duke, 5y 9st 71b Watts 2 Mr Hoole's Prickles, Sy 9st lib Calder 3 Tip and Run (Kelsey) and Sir Harry (A. White) also ran. Betting—11 to 10 agst Northern Dnke, 11 to 4 agst Prickles, 5 to 1 ag»t Pas Seal, ana 10 to 1 agst any ottier. Pas Seul cut out the work from Northern Duke and Prickles, with Sir Harry lying last, for a quarter of a mile, when Prickles took second place, but she was headed again on entering the straight by Northern Duke, who, however, failed t) reach Pas Suo], who made alt the running, and won by three-parts of a, length bad third. Sir Harry was last. The winner was sold to Mr T. Stones for 100 guineas. The CHESTER CUP of 700 sovs (in specie), added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft the second re ceives 100 and.the third 50 sovs out of the stakes winners extra. Old Cup Course (nearly two miles and a quarter). Mr Somers's CARLTON, by Pell MeIl-Bonny Spec, 4y 7st lllb G. Barrett 1 Mr Stevens's IRONCLAD, a 6st lllo (car. 7st lib) A. White 2 Mr Peck's HUNGARIAN, 5y 7,t 81b (car 7st 101b) C. Wood 3 Mr Robinson's Sandpiper, 4y 7st 41b ..J. Woodburn 0 Mr Leader's Lowdown, 4y 7st lib Chandley 0 Mr Victor's Carronald, 6y 6st 101b Wall 0 Mr Barclay's Q.C, 4y 6st 91b Fitton 0 Sir R. Jardine's Sir Isaac, 4y 6st 71b (car 6st 91b) Glover 0 Mr Legh's Nelly Farrcn, 4y 6st 71b T. Loates 0 Mr Cleveland's Palmistry, 4y 6st 41b .Mullens 0 Betting-9 to 4 agst Carlton, 7 to 2 agst Hungarian, 11 to 2 agst Palmistry, 11 to leach agst Sandpiper and Ironclad, 100 to 8 asjst Carronald, 100 to 6 agst Low- down, 20 to 1 each agst Q C and Sir Isaac, anll 40 to 1 agst Neily Farren. JJlace betting—Evens each Carlton, Hungarian, and Palmistry, 2 to 1 each agst Carronald, Ironclad, and Sandpiper, 3 to 1 each agst Q C and Sir Isaac, 5 to 1 agst JLowdown, and 6 to i agso Nelly Farren. THE RACE. Carlton was the first to leave the paddock, and he was followed by Q.C. and Carronald; then came Lowdown, Hnngarian, and Sandpiper, with Palminstry in the rear. Carlton showed the way in the pre- liminary canter, after which the ten runners assembled at the post, and at the first attempt the flag fell to a good start. Hungarian, who held a position on the inside, was first away, and made the running from Q.C and Sandpiper, with Carronald and Sir Isaac lying next. These, formed the leaders to the stand, on passing which Sir Isaac drew to the front, and went on with a clear lead of Palmistry and Car. ronald then came Nelly Farren, Lowdown, Sand- piper, and Q.C, while Hungarian brought up the rear. Halfway along the Dee side Palminstry drew within a couple of lengths of Sir Isaac, and they:were followed at clear intervals by Carronald and Nelly Farren, with Carlton and Hungarian in the rear. Sir Isaac came into the straight with a clear lead of Palmistry, and they were followed, on passing the stand the second time, by Lowdown, Carronald, Nelly Farren, and Sandpiper, with Hungarian still last. Turning < ut of tne straight, about seven furlongs from home, Palmistry, who broke his near hind fetlock, dropped into the rear. Sir Isaac held a clear lead of Car- ronald, Sandpiper, Lowdown, and Carlton until live furlongs from home, where Carlton, Ironclad, and Hungarian drew nearer the leaders. Carlton, who took up the running three furlongs' irom home, drew away from Ironclad and Hungarian before enter- ing the straight, and won in a canter by four lengths ba. I third. Carronald was fourth, Lowdown fifth, Q.C, Sandpiper, Nelly Farren, andSir Isaac nexo, and Palmistry lust. Sir Isaac pulled up very lame, and Palmistry, who broke his near hind fetlock, was de- stroyed shortly after the race. Time, 4iuins. 1 Usees. PREVIOUS WINN ICRS. First run in 1824. ys st lb I ys st lh 1860 St Albaus 3 5 3 1873 Field Marshal 5 6 12 la61 Ben Webster, 47 8 1W4 Organist 3 6 6 1862 Tim Whiffler.. 3 6 11 1875 Freeman 6 7 9 1863 Asteroid 5 9 4 1875 Tarn o'Shanter 5 6 II 1864 Flash in the 1877 Pageant 6 7 10 Pan a 6 4 1.373 Pageant a 8 12 1865 Dalby 4 6 8 1879 Reef~r 4 7 1 1866 Dalby 5 7 7 1880 Fashion 3 6 5 1867 Beeswing 4 7 0 1881 Windsor 4 t> 6 1868 Paul Jones ..3 6 2 1882 Prudhoinme].. 5 8 2 1869 Knight of the 1885 Biserta 3 6 4 Garter 5 9 1 1884 Havock 6 7 10 1870 Our Mary Ann 5 6 0 1885 Merry Prince. 5 7 3 1871 Glenlivat 4 6 2 183a EstruEmperor 5 8 2 1872 Inveresk 3 5 12 The BADMINTON TWO KAR OLD PLATE of 200 sovs colts 9st, fillies and geldings Bst lllb penal- ties and allowances. Five furlongs. Lord Durham's Brooklyn, Est 51b Bickaby 1 Duke of Westminster's Hose, by Rosicrucian- Fenella. 8st 71b. G, Barrett 2 Lord Vane Tempest's Whi' e Thorn, 8st S. Loates 3 Concorde (Robinson), Father O Flynn (Wall), Ven- ture (C. Wood), Gentility (A White), and Holiyoak (Fagan) also ran. Batting—13 to 8 agst Concorde. 3 to 1 agst Brooklyn, 4 to 1 agst Gentility, 100 to 12 agst Venture, and 100 to 8 ttg,t any other. Ventura was first away, ami cui out the work from Brooklyn and Father O'k lynii, with Rose and Con- corde lying next, for half the j wirney, where Con- corde was beaten, and Brooklyn, who headed Venture before entering the straight, drew away in the Jaort furlong, and won rather easily by three-oarts of a length a length separated the second and third. Father O'Flynn was fourth, Concorde fifth, Venture next, and Hollvoak last. The EARL OF CHESTER'S WELTER HANDICAP PLATE of 1bO sovs; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr Brown's Grand Composer, 6y 9st 91b Watts 1 Mr Wadlow's Forest, 4y 8st 41b C. Wood 2 Lord Durham's Drizzle, 3y 8st Ricbaby 3 Campanile (Robinson), Monarch of the Glen (Arm- strong), Macleod (G. Barrett), and Fair Ellen (Calder) also ran. BeLting-2 to 1 agst Macleod, 9 to 4 agst Grand Composer, 4 to 1 agst Forest, 10 to 1 each agst Drizzle and Campanile, and 100 to 7 agst any other. Forest jumped off in front, and made the running from Macleod and Fair BHlen, with Campanile, Grand Composer, and Drizzle lying next, and Monarch of the Glen last. After running a quarter of a mile Macleod headed Forest and the pair were followed by Grand Composer until fairly in the straight where the last. named joined the leaders, and, taking the lead opposite the stand, won easily by half a length a lengtu and a half between the second and third. Campanile was fourth, Macleod fifth, and Monarch of the Glen last. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. JUB1LKE STAKES. u 6 to 1 agst Bendigo, aged 9.-a 71b (t) 6 to la — Annamite 3y 7st lllb (t & o) 7 to 1 St Mirin, 4y Sst 131b (o; THE DERBY, 2 to 1 agst The Baron (t) 20 to 1 Glenstrae (t to £25) TO-DAVS RACING. ORDER OF IZL" NIN.G. -Wynn Handicap, 1; Maiden Plate, 1 25 Roodeye Selling, 1 50; Great Cheshire Stakes, 2 15 May Stakes, 2 40 Dee Stakes, 3 5; Prince of Wales's Cup, 3 30. ENTRIES. WYNN HANDICAP.—Six furlongs. ys st lb ys st lb Laceman a 8 12 Chance Shot 4 7 3 Campanile 6 8 5 | Olaa 3 7 3 Forest 4 7 13 Lynch Law 3 7 0 Appenzell 3 7 b| Pas Seul 2 6 7 ROODEYE SELLING WKLTER.— Five furlongs. ysstlb) ys stib Bronze 4 9 12 Brayley a 9 1 Matrimony 4 9 12 Chance Shot 4 9 0 Macleod 3 9 12 Fillasree 3 8 10 Serenade 3 9 9 Pas S ml 3 8 9 Festive 4 9 3 Blush Rose filly.. 3 8 7 Olga 3 9 3 Sir Harry 3 8 7 Good Night 6 9 3 MAY SELLING STAKES.—Scotch Monk, Hush Money, Beatrice, Flush, Appollinarius, Windy, Cicero, Moor- cock, and Kochfort each to be sold for £ 80. SCRATC EIINGS.-Priiiee of Wales's Cup—Gervas. Dee Stakes—Guy Mannering. ADDITIONAL ARItIVAIS.The following additional horses have arrived :—Mignon, Chance Shot, Cicero, Appenzell, Bronze, Appolinaris, J'hil, Whitelock, Flush, Pillery, Scotch Monk, Festive, Brayley.

NEWPORT. VOLUNTEERS AT ALDFRSHOT.-The three Mon- mouthshire volunteer bittalions, each numbering 600, and the 1st South Wales Borderers (the Breconshire battalion) have decided to take part in the review at Aldershot in July next. CHRISTCHURCH LOCAL BOARD,-At the fort- nightly meeting on Tuesday evening, Mr J. Bladon presiding, the Clerk reported that the obstruction in Victoria-avenue still remained, and the surveyor was directed to have the building materials which occasioned it removed forth- with. Eight tenders for the making of Hereford- street had been received, and those of Mr Cox for paving and Mr Small for the roadway were accepted. FORESTRY.—From the quarterly report recently Issued, it appears that the Monmouthshire district of Ancient Foresters now consists of 40 courts, with 4,385 financial members and 45 honorary members. The receipts for the past quarter amounted to £ 351 9s 2d. Of this amount £305 was paid in death claims, and j341 12s 5d for salaries, goods, &c. ASSAULT ON A MUSIC-HALL MA.NAGFIt.-At the police-court, on Wednesday— before the Mayor (Mr George Hoskins) and Mr Cullum—William Godwin, labourer, was charged with being dis- orderly in the Gaiety Music-hall, and assaulting the proprietor, Mr Alfred Barnett. On Tuesday evening a disturbance arose in the gallery, and complainant went there to allay it. A boy was being chastised, when prisoner interfered and threatened to throw Mr Barnett over the front. Things became so "rough" that complainant was atraid some of the other "gods" might have carried out the threat.—Prisoner said he was very sorry for what had happened.—The Mayor That is all very well. It was only in March last that you had 14 days, and there is a nice record against you. You ought to be very sorry for what you have pre- viously done. Fined 10s 6d, or 14 days' imprison- ment. SUNDAY MORNING BEER INTERCEPTED. — Timothy Wixey, landlord of the Three Salmons Beerhouse, Cioss-street, was summoned for keep- ing open his licensed premises for the Kale of beer during prohibited hours. P.C. Rawlings, at 9.25 on Sunday morning, saw two women come away from defendant's house. One had a pint of fresh-drawn liquor, and the other a bottle under her aprou.—Mr Wixey, who ap- peared for her husband, admitted the offence, and the Town Clerk, saying the house was one about which complaints of Sunday morning trading were rife, asked for a substantial penalty.—The Mayor fined defendant 20s. NOT MAD, BUT Vicious. -Francis Willcox, a diminutive tramp, was charged with being drunk at the House of Refuse and breaking 32 panes of glass 10 the police cells. The prisoner would not do his tasit of work, and when removed to the cells at the Town-half, simulated madness and smashed everything he could. Two surgeons certified that prisoner was not insane, but vicious. Prisoner, who maintained a defiant attitude, and told the mayor he had the devil in him, was sent to hard labour for two months.

ABERCARN. FOREIGN MISSIONS.—A missionary meeting of an interesting character was held at the English Baptist Chapel on Monday evening, when an instructive lecturo was delivered by the Rev Herbert Probert (Baptist missionary) on "The Congo Country and its People." The lecture was illustrated by many curious specimens of native manufacture. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, there was a largo audience pre- sent. At the close a substantial collection was taken in aid of the funds of the English Baptist Missionary Society. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer.

MERTHYR. CHTJRCH ASSOCIATION.—At the annual meeting of the Merthyr branch of this association, hold nndpr the presidency of Mr W. Smyth, J.P., resolutions were adopted supporting the bill in- troduced into tho House of Commons to abolish the bishops' veto in certain ecclcsiastical cases, and another measure which proposes to substitute deprivation for imprisonment in ecclesiastical cases. THE PROPOSED FREE LIBRARY.—A meeting of the library committee was held on Tuesday even- ing, and it waa resolved to ask a deputation of three members of the chamber of trade to meet the committee and confer as to the measures to be taken. SQUABBLE BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS. Lydia Thomas was summoned for assaulting Susannah Thomas on Monday last. Complainant lives in Picton-street, and the defendant in Miles-court. Defendant's daughter had, it was stated, smacked complainant's child. Complainant went to Miles-court to ask for an explanation, where upon defendant smacked her on the face and spat upon her twice. A fine of 55 and costs was imposed. NEWPORT DOG SHOW,, May 26 and 27.—Good classification and low entry fees over S300 in prizes, which will be paid within fifteen days from date of show. Entries close positively May li-—Schedules and all information from the Hon. Sees., Newport, Mon 4129

PONTYPRIDD. BOARD OF GUARDIANS Wednesday, Mr Josiah Lewis presiding. Mr Wm. Phillips was appointed to act as assistant overseer, pro tern., for Llanwftnno i parish, vica Mr John Morgan, decea.sed. Mr Moses Cuie and the master of tho house (Mr Thomas) were commissioned to visit the Birmingham Workhouse to inspect tbe internal arrangements, with a view to effecting improve- ments inworkhouseaccommodationatPontypridd. The deputation were appointed at the suggestion of Mr Bircham. LLANWONNO SCHOOL BOARD Wednesday, Mr J. M. Jones presiding. For effectinfr the exten- sion of Hafod Schools, the tender of Messrs Chas. Jenkins and Son at E455 was accepted.

KNIGHTON. PRIMITIVE METHODIC.—The West Midland district of Primitive Methodists concluded their sittings at Knighton on Tuesday evening, when a consecration service was held, over which the Hev. T. S. Bateman presided. The following local delegates wore appointed to attend the annual conference to be held at Scarborough in •Tni.e :—Revs. William Evans, Ludlow, and William Radnor, Knighton and Messrs T. D, Rutter, Kuigbtou James Farr, Hereford Isaac Moore, Bucknall John Davies, Presteigne; and Thomas Cole, Leominster.

BRIDGEND. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH Wednesday Mr Hugh Bevan was re-elected chairman. Some dis- cussion took place as to the hig-I: price of gas, and a deputation was appointed to wait on the com- pany asking for a reduction in their chargo for lighting the streets. The salary of the clerk was raised from £25 to £35, this amount to include election charges.

,J SWANSEA. THE SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, — The young man Lazzario, who shot himself on Mon- day evening, has recovered consciousness, and tho doctors entertain hopes of being able to extract the bullet. VERNAL VISITATIOI;Oll Wednesday a meet- ing of the clergy and laymen of the rural deanery was held at Trinity Schoolroom, in connection with the vernal visitation of the Archdeacon of Carmarthen, when papers were read on tho following questions The Extension and Or- ganisation of Distinctively Lay Ministrations "Tithe-Rent Charge;" and the "Church Patronage Bill." CHARGE OF STEALING A WATCH.—At the police- court on Wednesday—before Mr J. C. Fowler and Messrs J. Trev, .Tenkin and J. G. Hall- Martha Moore, of 4, Upper Strand, was charged on remand with stealing a silver watch and gold chain from the person of R. F. Stephens, master mariner, on the 15th of April; and Ann Carrol and Annie Griffiths were charged with receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Moore pleaded guilty, and the others not guilty. The prisoners were all committed to the quarter sessions. ASSAULT.-Henry Ree.T, of Waunarlwydd, was fined £ 5 for an assault on his wife by beating her. A cross-summons against the wife for threatening to stab her husband was dismissed. W. F. BULL & Ca., Wine Merchants, &c., Temoved to 10, Uuion-street. Swansea. 3459 VISITORS please note specialties at Mr Chap- man's Studio. Finest artistic work in the principality. All latest improvements. The prices most moderate. 103 THE PEOPLE'S PHOTOGRAPHER, J. Harrison Goldie, Temple-street Studio. See window for speci mens. Inr.tantaneous process for children. 1070 NEURALGIA, TOOTH-ACHK, FACE-ACHE, &C.— Remarkable testimonials daily to the efficacy ot Be,¡m's Speciflc.-W, George, M.P.S., Swansea. 1147

ALLEGED FALSE "PRETENCES AT NEWPORT. A CURIOUS CASE. !J, Newport borough police-court, on Wednesday James Murray, seaman, was charged with obtain- ing 7s 6i by false pretences from Abraham Bloom, proprietor of the Alliance Clothing Company, Atexandra. Dock-road.—Tho accused, who looked a superior man, and was attired in blue serge, went to prosecutor, and handing him a ten-guinea order, purporting to be signed by the captain of the steairvship Kate, ordered a lot of clothing, and obtained the 7s 61. Prosecutor ultimately found that the Kate was not in the Alexandra Dock, aa alleged, but in the Roath Basin. He took the clothes to Cardiff on Sunday, and left an assistant in charge of the bundle at the railway-station, whilst lie went to Roath Basin to ascertain that theeaptain's signature was genuine. During his absence, the prisoner got the clothes away, and taking them to 136, Bute-road, raised 10s on them. Mr I Bloom found that tho whole affair was a fraud, and Detective Jones afterwards recovered the clothing. He now informed the magistrates that having recovered the clothing he would leave the false pretonces to the bench to deal with. He did not wish to have to go to Cardiff where the inagis trates' clerk thought the case ought to be sent. Inspector Curtis There are several cases of this sort in the town. There are almost of daily occurrence. Tho Magistrates' Clerk It is surprising to me that tradesmen do business in this way.—Inspector Curtis: They all do it. It is one of the risks of the trade.—The bench directed that prisoner should be handed over to the Cardiff authorities on the charge of stealing the clothing.

i; FOOTBALL. CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB.—The annual dinner will be held at the Anprel Hotel on Friday, May 6th, at 6.30 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at the hotel, or from any member of the committee. 44)

Nox. COM. NO. 2 has not sont his name or address. POOR LAW GUARDlANS.- We must decline to enter into the vaccination controversy. ENQUIRER.—You will hare to pay duty for your carriage. M. F. T.—The expression is incorrect. You cannot see a person sing. You may observe a person tro through the motions with your eyes, but only the ears can tell whether it is singing. I heard her sing" would be tiie I1WfC correct form. JUSTICE.—1st, B. is perfectly justified; 2nd, if taken before the court, it would ord"r A t,) pay according to his means—possibly less than £1 per month, but the judgment would depend upon the earnings of the shop 3rd, no.

MRKENYON'S WELSH INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION BILL. TO THE EDITOR. Srn,-Allow me to say that you have in my opinion succeeded in nobly pointing out a very serious blot in Mr Kenyon's bill. Whatever good may be in its ollier provision P, the way of electing members on the two education boards for Nort h and South Wales is sufficient in itself for all Liberals and Nonconfonnistu of Wales not to accept it. The giving of power to managers of certified schools, whose attendance registers show an average daily attendanco of not less than 50 scholars during a year to elect members on the boards, is not more or less than to hand over the management of intermediate education in Wales to members of tho Church of England and Roman Catholics. If every efficient school, whether board or otherwise, whose yearly average is not less than 50 would have one vote each, friends cf school boards may have no cause to complain. This bill, in its present form, will not do for Wales, and the sooner we say so the better. By your permission, I shall give you an instance of how this anomalous and uujust clause would work in this parish, if ever the bill became law. This board has thirteen schools, with twenty- two departments under its control, and has appointed different sets of managers under section 15 of the Elementary Education Act, 1870, to have the control and managements of the schools, subject to certain restrictions. The managers number about 80, and I need not mention that they are the best and most advanced men in educational matters in the parish. Wa have only one small elementary (Roman Catholic) school in the parish, whose average attendance is not much above 50. The Catholic priest who, to all appearance, is the sole manager of the said school, will have one vote, when the school board and their appointed managers, who represent the ratepayers, will have only the same number. Nonconformists need to be on their guard and to examine well before accepting whatever a Tory Government may plca.se to offer them. I have every confidence that cur old veteran, Mr Henry Richard, and the worthy Liberal members for Wales will not allow such an unjust measuro to lie forced upon us, in the shape of a Welsh Inter- mediate Education Bill, and that you, Mr Editor, will continue still to enlighten the public on thid important subject.—I am, &c" May 4th, 1887. J. P. WILLIAMS. fOur correspondent is wrong. The h i.inl would have a vote for each of its schools which cmId show a daily average attendance of 50. -E, i). ,3. W. D. N.

HOLLOW AT 'IS PILLS AND OINTMENT.—Diseases I of Women.—Medical science in all ages has been directed to alleviate the m.iny maladies incident to females, l ilt Professor llolloway, by dilisent stu.iy and attentive observation, was induced to beliero that nature had provided a remedy for those spec al diseases. He has, after vast research, succeeded in compounding his celebrated Bills and Ointment, which embody the principle naturally designed for the relief and cure of disorders peculiar to woman of all ages and constitutions, whether residing in warm or cold climates. They have repeatedly corrected disordered functions which have deded the usual dross prescribed for such cases; and still more satisfactory is it that the malady is relieved complete)" ;nd permanently.

THE EQUITABLE BE N E FIT BUILDING SOCIETY. The twentieth annual meeting of this society was held on the 29th ultimo, at its chief offices, 12, Ilammet-st reet, Taunton, under the presidency of Mr John Gay Price, chairman of the board of directors, and at which there was an unusually good attendance of shareholders. The following report was submitted and unanimously adopted In presenting the twentieth annual report and balance sheet of the society, the directors can only repeat their former statements and congratulate the shareholders on its continued success and sound financial position. The directors have been specially cautious in accepting property during the past year, having declined to eutertain many proposals which they had reason to believe were of a doubtful character, and more particularly property in an unfinished state run up for specu- lating purposes, involving elements of risk which it was prudent to avoid; nevertheless, the amount advanced on mortgage was L19,428, increasing tho total advances by the society since its formation to £ 297,334. It is their further intention to decline in future making advances on unoccupied properties. The directors desire to impress upon the members the importance of introducing new business. As the old mortgages are running out, it is necessary that new securities should be substituted, so as to keep the capital reproductive and profitably employed. The income of the society arising from subscrip- tions has amounted to £ 10,874 3i Bri, which exceeds that of the previous year by £ 844 3; ld. The management account has been further in- creased this year after paying expenses by the addition of -2844 14s lid, as profit to the society, exceeding that of last year by J678 lih 8 i. Twenty two investing shares have become realised during the year, and a sum of L440 paid as bonus thereon and property to the amount of £ 580 has been discharged from mortgage, and bonus to the amount of £ 290 has been given in addition, so that L730 of previously earned profits ha? found its way into the hands of the share- holders. The total profit paid away during the last seven years has been L4,697 10.. As shown by the following statement the amount in favour of the society has been increased to £ 12,192 2g 51, from which the directors have decided to recom- mend the same appropriation as last year, and thus continue to realise the shares at the same period, namelv, thirteen years and four months. ASSETS. B !< Balance of advances due from members.. 34,217 8 2 Interest, tees anfi tines due from members 214 It o Balance in banker's hands 15 9 0 £ 4,417 11 3 LIABILITIES. £ 9. d. Preferential Stock 63,825 0 6 Interest due thereon (662 10 3 Suoscriptions rcceived from investing meiibers 7,0l7 0 0 Dii,to, paid in advance by: ditto. 163 10 0 Interest paid ill advance by borrowing members 61 lo 3 Balance of .advances due to members 520 13 3 72,255 9 3 Surplus 12,192 2 5 Surplus 12,192 2 5 The directors have specially desired that every member should eubmit his pass book to be examined with the corresponding account in the society's ledgers, and they are pleased at the large number who have complied. Those who pay their subscriptions at the head office will have their pass books returned to them at the next sub- scription meeting, and others will receive them afterwards by post. The directors report with sincere regret the loss which the society has sus- tained during the past year by the death of their late respected colleague, Mr John Barter. The vacancy thus created has been filled by the election of Mr Charles Henry Samson, architec:, Taunton. The auditors have devoted considerable time to a thorough investigation of the society's affairs, and now retire. They are well acquainted with tile various accounts,, and willing to continue in office during the ensuing year, if re-elected. The directors, in conclusion, lignin urge upon the shareholders the importance of continued energetic co-operation with them in their endea- vours to advance the interest and increase tile business ef the society. No easier, safer, or more profitable mode of investment can be found than )v t\ well managed building society, and the duec- tors claim that the past history and Pre«eufc posi- tion of this society entitle it to tho fullest conh- dence. rMCE> Chaini)ftn< THOMAS KITE, ;g,r. Dated 16tii Al,ril, 1387. .A""

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