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CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD. TO THE KDITOK OF THE ki WESTERN MAIL." :bout the middle of January t.he rate- payers of C'ardifi will be called upon to elect a ne-w vchool hoard. and as the issues at stake of Mich a lit-I ch:ira-ter I venture to think that it i. full time for the Constitutionid party to i up and doing. Those who have had ex- ,^r!e.noe of such elections win a".ee ,,ith me when I .?- tt,.t riiere no other *ort of el? tion in which it is *0 neces-^ary to have a good tio.? i,, ,I?i(,h .t i- to called toiff"tlier at an early date to diouss the sit nut ion and to select candidates.—I ajn. &<• | Nov. A CONSERVATIVE.

ABEKAVON W'KUSH CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WESTERN MAIL." 8!f,I received a circular this morning (whieh I enclose) annolUwillg the formal open- ing of this ohurch, and, to my great surprise, Itill(I that the opening sermon is toO be in Kntrli.«h. As cue deeply interested in the welfare of t h \y t!lh Chmch in the ■"an'-ient borough' of Avan, I hope 'ou ?il' allow me, through the columus of your valuable paper, to enter my protest ag-ain<t which t take to be n g,- i??,?ult ?o th" Whh clergy. Sur&ly, the opening service ought to be conducted in t,i?? vernacular. I trust the Wpkh congregation, ?dt(I )v tir wnrtiki %vill take up the :t 1)?- ly(iii?ting out to those in authority the grt"Ü iniu^tice of thir pro{'eediE. I-I am. &c., -lam. &c., CYMRO. Abc;?f!)n. .CYl\llW.

THE LEARNING OF LANGUAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF TUN 44 WKSTERN MAIL." I ir,lIr language may be learnt in less than six month* by the Gouin 'Series' method." I tiust that d,c wtudent of languages will tah this statement, made in your editorial comments cf the 21st inst., cum graaio lM. Whilst admitiing that Dr. Andre and )la"s. I Paul liert have --follt:" much towards simplifying 1 and rendering attractive the study of iauguages anti science in theu- f'Îlm1,ntary i'3bJ.ge8, 1 think YOU have over-estimated the value of the meti.o?? adop? by Mons. Andre. The "Gouin Series Method" of teaching language received in the early part of the pre >ent year exhaustive criticism frClln "The Review H cn the starf of the "Educational Times" and "Schoolmaster," and also at one of the quar- terly meetings of the members of the Council of the College of Preceptors the "Gouin system was carefully discussed by som., of the head. of our public schools, who are eminent educationist*. The general verdict respecting the merits of Dr. Andre's methods wa« by no means such a sanguine one as that contained in vour editorial note. In casting ahout for a ready ajid quick method of mastering languages, otner French literates have recogn sed the educational value of HIe "law of association," or-d hav<> take" advantage of upt allitera- tion's artful aid" and "pictorial" alphabets and reading lessons. "There is nothing new under the :;un." Jlons- Henri Bue, in his 1 "Primary Reader," published by Hachette and fo., adopkd 1 he m,,hod whioii has been amplified by Mons. Andre long before the work of the latter jrentleman came into the publishers' hands. In mo?t oJ th" ecoles communal^s of France and Belgium and the elelIlentry <chool. of Germany, 1,,Idr,. et to work to master Wie elementary stages of three lan- guages soon after their entrance. In England not one person in 1.000 hM ever mastered a languid in six months. Such a feat could onlv be performed by a JScaliger, a Paseal, a Macaulay, or a Bismarck. The "averag"! student muat show special aptitude for acquir- in? ta.nyua?s; he must have plenty of leisure and dUpHv earnest, painstaking, plodding industry, before he can master 8uoh works as those of Voltaire, Racine. T-fu. or Zola, ami then only after at least eighteen months' patient tdudy. Any pupil entering upon the study of languages will experience great disappoint- ment if he place ltnnlieit trust in thB statement ■which 1 hav" endeavoured to call in question. -1 am. & FREDKdUCK BAKEII. Neville-street, Cardiff, Nov. 22. }).S.bvut six years ago a great stir was made in educational circles respecting the dis- covery of a universal language—Volajpuk. However, ite utility and adoption were short lived.

I XEW QUAY AND THE LIGHT RAIL- WAY AGITATION. TO THE EDZ'lOB OF 1 HE WISTIIIN MAIL." Sir,—Your notice and oommendation of j'h lighi r??ilw?ty agitation in Cird.gan^hire is ni?t F,?bifyi.g to all interested I. the future of this hirh"rto unapproachable region. But, wn,jle appr«ck<ting your kind encouragement to the full, I feel bound, with your leave, 10 take ex-1 ?!,I) ?-n to some of th* impliœtioas ?ntaitied in your leader of the 19th. In the first place, you deprecated any active rivalry between New Quay and its neighbour, Aberayron, and sug- gested the advantages of combination for a oommon objeot. Now, sir, tho gh this idea of a common jealousy between the trwo places appears to be ra.thr wlå3pre.ad, it i6 a mistaken one-at least, as far as New Quay is concerned. This place is in no sense a rival to Aberayron. I do not wish unnecessarily to belaud th., one or urcry the other, but I must crave your atten- iion to a few faots which may become of much interest in the near firtuiv. To begin with, ;t is well known that New Quay boasts of the only harbour approacha>ble a 3.11 times between Pwllheli and Fishguard Roads—a distance of >ome 90 mi. s of ooa"thne; and it has the additional advantage of beng situated in the very centre of the bay. Its useful marine i-iti- has been recognised bv the Admiralty in the establishment of a coastguard and signal station, an d by the Royal ,Natimal Lifeboat Institution as the locale of a lifeboat—the only one, by the way, between Aberystwith a-nd i^^hguard. Moreover, during the movement started some yeiars ago advocating the erection of a harbour of refuge for Cardigan Bay fisher- men petitions to Parliament were initiated by important fishing towns in the bay, pointing out New Qu-, as the best site. A. it is, we b:,J'oÏ': ï:did J:t f reild\'ri; boatB. The only drawback is the great depre- ciation in the price of fleh when landed 111 large Quantiti"" owing to the want of oonnectlQn with markets and of ready means of transit. On our splendid reaches of sands, and admirable position for æfe bathIng- and boating at all t mes, I need not here dilate. Nature has been lavish in her gifts—as Ward's gnidebook puts i it, it onlv remnins for man to make it accea. sible." Though comparatively new, the town Is >teadilv growing and even now is oons der- wi\' more ?iili?r than its neighbour* while its greater prosperity is ..till more marked. How, then, sir, can we look in the spirit of rivalry on Ah<>a.yron, with its harlxmr auite unap- proachable half the year, with a fishing indus- try beyond the range of possibility, with a beach only remarkable for the size and numhcr fit, pebbles, and with no shelter of any sort from the open sea—a place which has seoo no change for decades but that of slow decay, with the only and doubtful advantage of being a centre of petty S6.<sions aond the proud possessor of an antiquatedl Town-hall? And yet AberavTon has hitherto been much blessed in one respect, for it h? nerally T?isi?s%d the servic? of a few indefatigable 0 back-door" wirepullers. Did they not some five years "inee suel_d by the aid of promises, protestations, and the afor.- .,Id tn(!k-d?r influence in having the divi- sional intermediate school located there? The prioe was smaJl-only the collection locally of Ll,500 towards the building fund. New Quay in va n offered to provide it within a week, if need be. Since that time the county acouinu- mulation have reduced the sum nooessary from 10"1 souroe- to £800. But even that is sitill unsubscribed, and the school is still unbuilt. We loyally accepted the inevitable, but we justly de.<in> to see the school established and working without more ndo. Meantime pros- perous, go-ahead Aberayron is presumably waiting till the county rate provides the rest. When New Quay blinks uncomplainingly at such glaring breaches of faith and trust it is hard to taunt us with envious rivalry. No if Alx-rayron would only see it> there is no rl- w hv we should clash—our future poi-^ibilit.es lie very wide apart from theirs. To note another point. As you mentioned in your le..1der, an attempt was made ten 'e3n' ago to connect the Cardigan seaboard with South Wales. Two routes from Llandyasil to Cross Inn—near New Quay-were surveyed by Sir James Szlumper, and reported on The esti- mated cost was £36,000, and New Quay, with the immediate district, was prepared to find half the capital. But Abetrayron refused to join; the landed interest was apathetic, and the scheme fell through. But it New Quay that started the enterprise, a.nd New Quay that bore the cost. There <i« still one i>tateonent of yours which I must beg to take exception to. The present agitation -was not initiated by the county council, but by the prime movers of the old soheme-Iir J. Szlirm- per, Mr. Stephen Evans, and their friends. After much labour they have succeeded in feeling the pulse of the powers that be, and to them the honour is due. The county oounoil, I am glad to see, have taken it up since, and we ho(pe for much, though it is but little we are aosu,3to?j to expect from that body in this dik?i,t. We hope to the Government th-. selves examining the d?,il? of any proposed scheme. Th- we "hll h- *ti, an d we :i aid of ethuiu=.œkS¿ we I VERITAS. I

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MR. W. 8. CAINE AT LLANELL Y. TEMPERANCE AND THE LIBERAL DEFEAT. Mr. W. S. Caine addressed a meeting at Moriah Chapel, Llaneliy, on Tuesday night, under the auspices of the Liberal Club. Deal- ing with the temperance question, he said he was willing to admit that it had something to do with the defeat of the Liberal party at the lt election but he believed it was more due to Di%si?blisliinent. The Church had called out that it was in danger, and the country had saved it. Now it was for the Church to save the country. Some of the London papers had advised the Liberal party to throw over its temperance proposals, but it was absurd to suggest anything of the kind, because temperance legislation was now part and parcel of the Liberal programme. The Direct Veto Bill of Sir William Haroourt had been grossly misrepresented, and false friends were now suggesting that it should be thrown overboard because it lost a few votes at the taet election, but if they only took up measures for the purpose of getting votes the sooner the Liberal party went to pieces the better. It was a singular fact that the only opposi- tion to the Veto Bill came from the licensed victuallers, who said that what the Liberals proposed was to place the "trade" in the hands of a few temperance fanatics. Now that was a gross misrepresentation of the Bill, because teetotalers were only one in nine of the population, and by that Bill a majority of two-thirds was required for the extinction or the reduction of public-houses in any community.

CARDIFF MUSICAL SOCIETY. To-night (Wednesday) the Cardiff Musioal Society give the first concert of their eighth sea- son at the Park-hall, when Handel's oratorio, i:>am90n," is announced for performance. We are informed that every eeafc in the baloony haa been taken, and it -is probable that there will be little sitting accommodation in the area left by to-night. The Cardiff Musical Society's con- certs are so popular, .id the p?i..ipl.g.W —Madame edor? Henson, Mim Minnie Chamberlain, Mr. Lloyd Chandoe, and Mr. Ffrangcon D-i-w well known, that only success can ensue.

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NEATH SCHOOL BOARD. THE TRANSFER (JF ALDERMAN DAVIESS SCHOOLS. At the monthly meeting of the Neath School Board held on Tuesday afternoon, under the presidency of Alderman H. P. Charles, a dis- cussion took place with reference to tho taking 1 over of Alderman Davies's Scl100L, and the British Schools. The department wrote stating that certain structural alterations would be required and it was agreed to deal with the wdters affecting both schools before coming to aiuy decision.—The Mayor (Councillor Hopkin Morg:m) explained the terms upon j I ^h ch the mana?m of Alderman Davie??'s Sch?ls were prepared to transfer them to the i?a;ti. He pointed out that the sc h oc?ls were free from liabilities, the property was freehold, the stauotural alterations would only cost about ano that Atderman Davies's Charity would be handed over. There were, of course, certain reservations. The managers requested the retention of the present teachil1R" staff, of the rottages at the of the schools for the use of the caretaker of St. David's Church, and also desired the use of the school two even'ngs in each week, on Sundays, a.nd Bank Holidays— The Rev. T. W. George and the Rev..Tames a CS objected to some of the conditions, a.ndJ after a long discussion, certain modifica- tions we re adopted, and these will be forwarded tj the "la:Hlgers.he meeting then stood ad- journed

THE HOTEL CASE AT SWANSEA. PLAINTIFF NONSUITED. At Swa.Mea COuntY-murt on Tl1day the intprplMder ?o in which Mr"'B. T. L"Y. t.he plaintiff, sued Mrs. J,kin ? the Rother- slade Hotel, Lamgland Bay, and Messrs. Barnes ley, Livm?tM? and Cl?gg,g eh.?s, WM decided by his Honour Judge G. \\Ui.ums.—HM Honour decided agninst the ptMntttf in the stating that there WM I due t:nili ?mi?heea at the time of thl sei-Y-K.? of plaintiffs garmshee order, and that the balance of £ 4 4s. lid. (paid into court) wag due to Mr. Hazel under the charge given him by defendant.—Costa were given Mr. Hazel and to the garnishees on the amounts paid by them into oourt.

SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION AT SWANSEA. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS. Th". annual report of her Majesty's Inspector of ochojls gives particulars of the extensions and alterations required by the department at the Swansea boat'd schools. Brynhyfryd boys' and girls' schools are declared to be over- crowded, and in Cmn, Daiiygmig, Graig, Penllergr, Rutland-street, and Tirdeunaw schools alterations are required. With regard to Terraoe-road and Plasmarl schools the report saY8 :My lords have directed the P=al(¡:') to Terrace-road (ini-t.') ..d Flagman (boys') to be ?us?nded pending a defi- nite reply from the school board to ofEcial lrlters sent."

BRITISH SEAMEN IN I CHINESE PORTS. The Rev. A. Gurney Goldsmith, the Mis- sions to Seamen chaplain at Hong Kong, who is at present reoruiting his health in this oountry, is very anxious that some further pro vision should be made for the oomlort and protection of the large number of British sea- men who frequent various ports in the China seas. He is, therefore, endeavouring during his stay in England to raise £2,600, in order to ereot a large sailors' ooffee-house at Hong Kong, where seamen of all creeds can assemble for mutual intercourse and innocent recreation, and be free from the many evil influences which beset the. when ashore at Hong Kong and other Chinese ports.

DISTRESS AT MAESTEG. RELIEF MEASURES ADOPTED. I A publio meeting was held at Maesteg on Monday night, under the presidency of Aider- mao James Barrow, J.P., to take steps for the relief of the distress which has been caused by the look-out at Coemiant Colliery. A relief oommittee was appointed.

USK AND EBBW VALE BOARD OF CONSERVATORS. The quarterly meeting of this board was held or. Tuesday at the Great Western Hotel, Aber- gavenny when, in the unavoidable absenoe of Colonel Lyn^ Maj or Herbert was voted to the chair.—Mr. Horace Lyne, clerk to the board. reported that n* a meeting held en the 14th of October the report of the engineers waa presented, as to th. rain gauges, &a, in relation to the London W ?h water e<?eme, and the neoeaeary in- struotione were given to the engineer.—The reports of the -4er b-i'ffs ftod that a caee of pollution of the wutm had bee& brought to the notice of the B,n Town Coil by the Boani of TVadc. Disease had appeared during the Ootober run, but only to a very small extent, and noi s traoe of it been seen since the November flood. The take of sr.lmon fm ib? ?. not up to the number fli:ny:withan u!hetDa:t' rkmal poiluHon at A.nny. *be board elected Major Hediel -d Mr. JUne! Skvk?r to join Colonel Lyne, the chairman of the board, as a oommittee, to meet a oommittee to -be selected from the Aibergwrenny Urban District Council igno thp neali occasion of ibe w» |w tfiJife ;.Ppwjipg a CIPP 91 ntfkiia*

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. An election to fill two vaor*cies on the town council, caused by Me8i>r1!. Bowling and Davies having been 1 elected aldermen, was helu in the market- h.,?, 11,? b.,k? 1).?k, on Monday. There we?m four candid?t-s and the lli,,g was as f\; D. ??51; W. if. Uit?"?? K Wilkins. 438; ..d J. Lw??n- 199. SMUKKHtft mutiny Mild Tohncco l:unM their tvbffues should oRvke Ar< lifer's GoMen Returns (regihleied) M,li1.'m 1Io.voul'. iully D,.tured I'oiw vran in bond before heill cmt. L11312 r«KW Turkish Hit.hi*. AUre t ntrvet, Neath, open daily Ladies. Tuetdnri. 26W7 flOWN AND SON FOil and eheApe^t cHliinct niunufacr.urers f!1. 111:t¡ in Wales. Tnitneime stock to aelec-t from. Cania" e pf.id on an orders nix.\e £ 10, "Of deli""f free in 11,ir own vans. Illustrated Oualojrnes -r.e on af»plica- tien.—Steam Cabinet Works. Hudi-strect. Swansea. Mr. Lloyd Price, Bryn-CoLhi. and party, sh(t Ovor the larger warren on the 19th, killing 390 rabbits. Tho guns were Mr. W. J. Dawes, 1 nnbridge Wells; Mr It. Shipley Lewis, Li&udilo; Davies-Evans, Higbrnend Mr. K W. Hall, Aberystwith; and Mr. Lloyd Price. At Swansea Police-court on Tuesday Joseph Harris, a fried fish merchant, 87, Richards- pl"ce, Swansea, was fined 403. and costs by the bench for carrying on his business in premises unsuitable to the purpeso and oausing a nuisance in the neighbourhood. S U TO T,VKW °UT PATENTS.—Consult S. W. Allen, M.I.M.l! ExchRuge Buildings, CardiJf 40558 Mr. CHAPMAN'S VH() lOOHAPHS are. the (awiirhva. the* do not Jade. 27337 lilt KKJsK'i, Dub^-Ptreet. Cardiff, begs to state that ht Hill 1'hot.^ranhs en. -h Visitor to hI. Studio. At Abcrdare Potty Sessions on Tuesday The?. Melyn was fined 10s. and ecuts for being- drunk, 40,. and uod. for ".s,1tillg the polic. with all artditional 5s. for damae to :v helmet, or, i.:1 def^au.t, six weeks' imprisonment. Arthur Drew ws fi^ ned £ 1 anù costs for agisting Mdyn and inciting the crowd.-At the same court James Jenkinc, 29, Cai?iff,r.a,,I-, wa? fined £ 5, with the alteJnative of throe week.' mtpr?nment, for :t<?t))tins Poiica-?rgea?t &1!ter hI the execution of his duty. SOUTH WALXS A TIT SOCIRTF'S EXHIBITION OF PICTURLS, open at the New Gallery, Queen-street. 40749 SIKDLE BROS., Swansea and Newport, for best photographs 5744 An inquest was held on Tuesday, l",fore Mr. J. B. Walford, coroner, at Abergavenny, touch- ing the death of John Holland, aged 42, haulier, in the employ of Mr. W. J. Davy, hay dealer, &(). Dtceased was leading a horse attachd to a cart from the Great Western Station, Abergavenny, when the horse bolted, and dE- ceased was thrown to the ground and run over by the cart, his injuries being such as to cause instant death. A verdict of "Accidental ùeath" was recorded. LINEN LAUNDERED, Curtain Cleaned, Carpets Beateu, Windows Cleaned. Ited 01"088 Vans and Ladder Truck. to all ports daily.—Cardiff Steam Laundry, Carpet and Wjn low Cleaning Company (Limited;, Minny-street, CatUays. Send Pont- card. 3%09 E:irly on Tuesday morning a fire broke out at the Briton Ferry blast engine-house, destroy- ing the roof, flooring, and other timber work. At Caerphilly lJol;co-court on Tu-e^day Anthony Davie., of Yoehriw, haulier, was cQnm1Ítted for trial charged with obtaining 2s. from Mr. Edmund Richards by means of false pretenoes. AKCHEK'S "Our American Consin" Brand is allowed by connoisseurs to be the finest flavoured smoking Tobacco ever offered to the Public In Tins IIoI1d Packets only; Cirurettes 1,1130; On Tuesday evening, at Cardiff, at the in- quest held by the borough coroner (Mr. E. B. Reece) on the body of Frederick Biddleoombe, the young goods Ktiprd on the Rhymney Rail- way who on Monday met with his dc, "le engaged in uncoupling trucks on bradaoh Siding, a verdict of "Accidental dc h" was returned.

NEW YORK PRICED ) [REUTER'S TELEGRAM. I NEW YORK. TUESDAY. Cotton declined a while after the opening, then reacted sharply, subsequently again de- clining and closing barely steady; spot quiet. Cotton oil nominal-prime crude, 25c. yellow, I 29c. Petroleum remains steady. Lard dull and featureless; spot nominal. Wheat opened firm, and advanced for a while, later reaoting, ?(i finishing weak; .pot duU..Fiour in- act ve. Corn generally firm. closing, howet'er dull; spot dull. Su?ar quiet. Coffee de :1 dined :11 day. with few r.,Iti- closing easy; snot dull. Tin steady, although ?-'e  points down. Iron quiet. Copper steady. OOVJIRNMFNT BONDS AND RAILWAY STTABRS. Quotations. Nor. 25, Nov 26 CaHMone? S'??v; Bond ?p?' ?.?' Da,to other Sficurit'es 3pc JI II Exch'nge on Lond°n,60d ye'si^ht 4.87ft 4 8'W .bl e e?- 4.9 ExchMseonF?.M?a)s?t.rht 5?7? ?g Esch'nge on Berlin 60 d«r,-s'Fight 95 A 95,* FmrperCmt.U.F ?d T,n 111 m« We?emUnionTeh?.'? Shar? ?7? '? Atchi on, T'pka, and S. Fe 16** 174 Do. D? p.c.Mort: 77? g: B: 5 f,,°:m' 264 26% Baltimore 55 55 Ba)uSo?<'6hiois.W.)4??'))c' ?& ]?& CMttd.M Southern Sh.rM M? 5? C nm iRn Pacific "'i" 5t% 5^ ??'??rMy M? ? Central pac; c 16% gfCdS¿li,SCöniön: 11 5 t CMMgo.Bu?n?to?.'t?i?.?y ? ? Chicago and North West?m Ord. Oi. 1 & Do Do P??f?t,.d 149 150* Ctuc?o,Mi)wt'R,&s.?Co? ?M ? Chicago and Kock Island 75% 75? CleTelnnd. Cincinnati. Chicago, and St. Louis Ordinary !0 40-fe 4)%, DSawarea?dHu?on?. Dehw?LM k awMtM. ]6'° ?i?5? Denver and Rio Grande Shares.. WL Do. Ko.PreSS-d ?% S Illinois Ceutrrvl Shares 97 97^ I^ake Shore 4 Michipran Southern 150 1 9% Louisville and Nashville Shares ?2 M1Clúgan Centr&J Share. 100 10" 3ti*sour5. Kansas, and Texas 13&  Missouri Pacific 294a 30^ New York, L.k, Erie, & Western K& ]? — 73/Z Doi\, ork, Cent'lk Huds'n Riv,, 100 9.1 New Y'k, Ontario,ft Wewt'rn Ord. 15-fe ]5i' Northern Pacific, Common 41 41L Do. Preferred 15-fe 1 5L Norfolk and W,?t,- Preferred. lOfe .10 £ ??'??m?i)aa?X?.: ? '53.% pp??de ,h,, Ih'r" Do. Do. 5p,c. lstlnc ?? 3l'fc Vo. Do. 4-or' 78t Union PMiBc ShMea 8% a }ŠLh::BDci ¡>R:cdië: ftí I 7 4 Do. Do. Pref Shares 19 1 il SityerCommerc?t B< 67S 67!. COTTON AND PROHTICK VAKRETS. Cotton,day'srec'ntsatAtl'nticpts 18,000 13 OD) Cotton,day'srec'ptsat Gulfport* 13,000 20, 00 Cot d:P"t "t.Brit.i. ?'.0 22,000 Cotton,day's export to Continent 13,000 ,0^0 Cotton Futures, Dee d.li?ery 8.44 8 3" ,Itlll Ytr Feb. d,Ii,er, 8.53 843 g,t:àd:uf.ntN'¥ork 88 8¡¡ Cotton?MMdU?Sp&nd S?ie?nB ? ? P. oleum ireiined) in cases °0 9 Do. t-d-d,,bit?, New York 8:t5 32; Do. Do.. Philadelphia 8.20 8 :-X) Do. Pipe Lhl; Cert. Dec 5, ,57 Spirits of Turpentine 2" 'šr..1nài. 25% Lard. Wilcox's spot 5.80 5 80 Tallow, Prime City 4'a 4 Su&r (re ning), ,itncova(ios3 3 C' t:i:d),eera.l, Ji 3% Corn (mixed), Western P.t 36 1 37 Corn Futures, Dec ? 55% Com Futures, J, 3 35 Spring Wheat, No. 1 spot 6I 67 Wheat ired winter), on the spot 6 60 Wheat, Dec. delivery 6S^ 65^ ::i: :'1\7: 6 í Coffee, No.7. 15i 1St Coffee Futures, Dec 14.30 14 25 1,1 .t- F b14.0 13 90 Flowvex State Shipping Brands 2.40 2 i0 CF.loffur ,;ox 1 CoHness 20.0 20.0 Tin, Australian 14 '0 14 '25 gMMW 11. a 31.. g?"?;r; fk l! F;r r:lg't Gr.ainLiverpoolBteamers d 3d ight C.do. Id d ?d J Fright Cotton to Liverpo 3- 3^2 Wheat, Chicago, Dec. delivery. 56 56 Corn, OMc?o, ?li?ery 27^ .1 a Nominal.

WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. HEAVY PENALTIES AT CARDIFF. The ?tipndi.y (Nf,. T. W. Lewis) wMen- ad at Pêf.a¡¡ iAt j;0-8)0:aTl: da3? morning solely in hearing charges of she, beening brought by the police, who, on Sunday, the 17th imt., made numerous raid8 upon sus- peoted housM. ■ In every oaee a conviction was secured, the following being the penalties im- posed —Thomas James, of 8, Homfray-street, ined 210 and 008(8, or one month; James Shaw, the oeoupier of No. 8, Homfray-street, fined £ 20 and costs, or one month Willi? Ba?y, of 16, Peel-street, fined £2 and costs, or seven day.; Bli.R?bti? Jones, of 7, Nelson-str?t, fined £ 50 and c?ts, or one month and R;(,h.?d HiU. of 13, Mary Ann-street, fined £ 10 and ooets, or one month.

THE OSCAR WILDE PETITION. VIEWS OF M. ZOLA. M. Zola refuses to sign the Paris petition on behalf of Oscar Wilde. He considers such a movement should originate in England, if at all, and thinks its promoters are acting more for self-advertisement than in the in- terests of humanity.

IT IS All AGONY OF AGONIES, A torture of tortures. It M an itching and burning of the skin almost beyond endu- It is thousands of pin- fceedfd vPfÚlefil filled with an acrid fluid, ever foim- "?er?mti g, e?r &wIng upon the raw, ex- corW.ed .kin No part of tb. human ki. 1. exempt. It toft. disfigures, SM humal4t4m more tbaD ail other üin <Ii.- -bi.W. Tender bbi. are among Its meet numerous mtlm8. They ? often = ,g."M Sleep _d re:=. t of tbe question. Most ?wtk-a and the bat phyoi" ?=1 St even to relieve. Such is Eczema, the g,tet kin disease .1 )n(Sttn times. ?tT 'SjTMuS?mmediM d I,_ more th- care -ilia, hff would be eti6led to the gratitude of mankind. TIley not only core, bet a wim bath with OUTICURA SOAP and a single application of CUP (otatmentV the grea* skin euro, followed ".d d of CUTIOTRA RESOLVENT (the new Neod p?S?r), is often Mm- cient to <?o? instant relief, permit nn md <)eep. and point to a speedy cure, wtan all *? JMt. Truly. wom WONDER 4Y. <

"SPORTSMAN" AND "SPORTING LIFE" I AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. MiMTTON PARK SJEETINfl. Winners and jockevs. Sportsman. Life. Exceltsior (B VAUA'HALL SELJJNU (6). Exccl.lor (8 Hall) 100 to 8 ag 100 to 8 ag BARNES SELLING (12j. Dtt ivtc lkcr (.lrwI"OH). Ó to 2 ag 5 to 2 øg WNHUltY HUJ^DLIi (12). FJorendoan (Wcodatnd).. 11 to 4 ag 11 to 4 ag U.\I3MDGE HANDICAP (8). Craig (Halsey) 6 U) 1 ag 6 to 1 ag STAINES HANDICAP (6). 'ihe ahove prices are identical with tfiose publisheil in thd "lV.du,; Cal<:ndar."

KEMPTON PARK MEETING. 1.0—Tiie VAUXHALL 8gLLIU STEEPLECHASE of 100 sovs; wti^'hl for uge; the winner to be sold fu' 50 HJW!. Two mil. Sit- J "liBel"x,Hor, aged, n.t 111b 11 Hall 1 )It A i) Atil?,. IJrianvood, 5yrs III Ilb2 Mi- 11 )1 Wide'. Gh"hess, 5yrs, not Bib C Jmncs 3 Mv F li Hunt's King of rhc Gipsies, aged, list lilb F l'enton 0 Mr J Forbes'# DOl1c1.al'ha Slieve, aged, list llib Owwv 0 M: E J I'ore)". Bohemia, 5yrs, list 81b Mr J M Bell 0 Winner trained by HU8er. Betting—5 to 2 agr.t Bohemia, 3 to 1 agfct King d tho G:V.51CS. 4 to 1 ugsl Gladness, 6 to 1 agst Bonchal- 7 to 1 ugst Briarwowl, and 100'to 8 agst Exc4-lsio: Giadae.-R ini/le play from Bonchil-na-Slieve alld Boht'111il.L, with King of the Gipsies 311\1 Excelsior next, and Briaiwood last, to the water. whwe King of the Gipsies fell, leaving ihe railway dde Bouehal-na- Si1('ve heulcd Ulaùneæ, but the latter rœmued the had 0. mule from home. '1'wo ieneee from home Bchomia t*me dow.i, and ot the last obstacle Bouelial- IKl.8lievc fell, and Excelsior, shortly aficrwaitls assum- ing' the tead, won by a length and a Itfilf; four lengilw sepuiated the second "nù tlii-rd. 1.:Ie-Tile BARNES SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE PLATC of 100 sovs; the winner to be oold for 50 suvs Two miles, over ight hurdles. 11, It K,. hwlere, fcyre, U.t 101b Eseott 1 Mr J J Clarke's Barcoinbe, 6yrs, list 81b Junes 2 Mr 8 Woodland's Calaisand, 3yrs, lOst 711) S J Woo:lhll,1 3" M;* J A Miller's Priuec Hal, 4yrs, 12oi; 7'b Hal.ey 0 .?l F 0 F.I"i'k'? S."t' 5yrs, 1M 21b Wilba"on 0 Co.pt Aikin's Joe 'Who, aged, 12.t ..r Ripley 0 C'u,? t Aiki.-?, J.?,? 31illt'. ?.!?,yd, lIst 121b H,?i,0 Mr E Woidland'a Onze, 6y?., 11.t 81b Woodland 0 Mr Foxhunt, Jyrs, list 3 bF0 '11' Shedden's Alsace, 3yis, list lib Ellis 0 Mr L Digby's M-rago Park, 4yra, list lib Brown 0 M; W 11 Bunting, 3yre, lOst 91b J Fenton 0 Winner tmnod by EN..ctt. Betting 2 to lagst Prince Hal, 100 to 15 each agst KiJigl^e.le-•c• and Oalaisand, 8 to 1 agKt Foxhunt, and 10 to 1 ugab any other. Prince Hal made ihe .trf &? to the I.t h.,dl?, where Calaisr.nd diew to the front, followed by B.- .be and Kingsclerc, it. I.tt", of whom won by a neck; fo vr Icii,-tm betwetn the teeend and third. Bunting was fe.urt\¡, Foxhunt lifUI, Prince Hal sixth, Alsace seventh, Smrrt eighth, Mungo ''ark next, and Onze last. 20—The STEWARDS' STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 200 IiQVS; winners extra. Two miles. Mr T Cannon's Deertih1J.k')r. af;ed, llsi 101b Mawson 1 Mr J Hale's MoriaKy, 5yrs, list. 71b Acres 2 Captain lticardo's St. Ai Uiony, 6yrs, list 81h Owifjr 3 )fc A Yat< OliIJ,t'wlI1, 4y<r', lOufc 21b Dolkry 0 Mr Thorj'.iwiU's St Cliiul, 5, ICtet Anthony 0 Winner troin xi by T Cannon, Jun. Betting—5 to 2 each agst St. Anlhotiy and Deer- stalker, 100 to 30 agst Olilxuaura, 6 to 1 agst Moriarty, and 10 to 1 agst St. Chad. Mcriarty made the running with a slight lead of Deerstalker fvnd St Anthony, with Olibanum laat, to the water, where Deerstalker drew to the front. At the second fence out of the straight St. Chad slipped and broke his near hind leg, and Deerstalker went Gn from Moriarty till a mile from home, wheu. Moriarty rlumed the IL&d, but gave way in the Iun home to D-Ik?r, who won by a head; th, IeJlgths separated the second and third. 2.?0—The &UNWJR7 HUIDL" HACE PLATE of >00 BOVS; for maidens; weight for age; winners extra. Two mil. over eight hurdles. Capt C Howard's Klorendean, oyra, 10., Woodland 1 Mr C Thompson's Yylt phone, 5yrs, list illb Owner 2 Mr J A Miller's Phidon, 3yrs, lOot 71b Halsey 3 Miss BOllhp.ur. 4yre, list 4ib Escott 0 )1, E Woodland's Kate Paradise, 4yrs, list 41b H Woodland 0 Captain Aikin's Chilcombe, 3rr., lost Mr H Ripley 0 31?-EjVi-, II., 3yrs, 10.t Am"'tron 0 Mr Bell's Prince Lippe, 3yre, IOt A Wood 0 Mr Bull's Idl,?., E 10?t T C. ,l?0 11,HPyn)' 3Y18, 10.t, ..Will?.= 0 Mr C Hibb,?t'. Hampton &zc, 3Yl", IOt lib R Nightingall 0 Mv H* LDead Level, 3vrs, 11).t0 Winner tiuined privately. Betting—11 to 4 agst Florcndean, 4 to 1 agst Idalus, 7 to 1 each agst Prince Lippe jMid Perplex, 8 to 1 agst Phidon, and 10 to 1. agst my other. Won by th- parts of a length; a neck divided tlie second rnd third. 3.0—The UXBRIDGE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE PI ATE of 100 60VH; \viriller6 extra. Three miles. Mr J A Miller*h Craig, by. Uot 71b .Halsev 1 Mr A Yates's UIVJUMM, aged, 10ft 41b Hewitt 2 Mr A Jame", St Elmo, aged, ICtet 61b Mr J Beatty 3 Mr H Hyams's Bmokwood, £ .yrs, lUt Illb A Nightingall 0 Mr D G M Campbell's The Soarer, 6v-, U.t 0-o Majo.' But!, ,w? .14-, 5yis, ]t 61b 1{eien 0 Mr F E Irving's Fe^klces Fannie, 5yis, 10.t. 41b Knox 0 Mr F C<nstsblc's Young 'r. '('10?t J.-0 Win." trained by Ralsey. Betting -6 to 4 Pt B'? kl"-Ild, 6 to 1 each agst Cnnig, and The Sover, 7 to llach agst St. Elmo and uiy. and 100 to 8 agst .??y -ti St :Imo made to' running f-I Wilton and The Soarer, with Feokta-s Fanny and Craig last, behind Brookwo-d, to the water, where Feckless Fanny fell, and Young Tom drew to the front and led till six turiOll from home, where Brookwood* and St Eimo drew out wthcr. At the I..t fence Biockwood 8wrv£d, and Craig, a6Eiuming the com- mand, won easily by four lengths, tlie samp distance l)etwecn the second and third. Young Tom was fourth. Brookwood fifth, and Wilton last- 3.W-The STAINES HANDICAP HURDLE HACE PLATE of 100 ,;ova -L.. rw? miles, (" ,ight hurdle. Mr 11 Heasman's Princc Frederick, aged, 12st 31b Williamson 1 Mr H Westbury'a Syndic, 4yrs, lOst 91b A Nightingall 2 MW P PuIJen's C'ogliran, 5vrs, list -N'Ighti pil2 Mr Cbuthom's Instep, ,d, li?, 81b .Dr'ecoll 0 Mr 0 Cimmpson's Silvcrbrrok, 5vi-s, lOst 51b Ownor 0 Mr J W Smith's He%th Cottage, 4yrs, lOst 31b Reed 0 Winner trained by Prince. Betting 7 to 4apt Syndic' 9 to 4 agst Instep, 4 to 1 -Pt PrL..? Frederick, a9d8to 1 g?t ..y other. Cloghran settled down and led to the straight, whin Syndic drew to the front but quickly resigned to Prince Frederick, who won by four lengths; six length. separated the second and third. Instep was fourth, and Siherbrook last.

NKWMARK*7T VEETFNG. TO DAY'S RACING. Order of Running.—Moulton Maiden Steeplechase. 1.0. Selling Hurdle Race, 1.30; Hindimp Steeple- 20;Sllling 2.M; Gr??nd Mili. Hurdle,3.0; Wood Ditton Handicap Hurdle, 3.30 ENTRIES. Selling Hurdle.—Hawkfield, 3vrs; Gemma Donati, 3yrs; Auditor, 3yrs; Warboat, 3vrs; Ray Middleton ovrs: (l)uql1 3yro; and Grand V4,,i, Selling Steeplechase.—Westergate, 4yre; Parameter, .vJ8' Great Pan 1 aerl: Crvpu, aged; Aunt Jack, aged; and Llldy Bride, 6vrs. ARRIVALS. Aline, Hia:u}fJ Jord Cecil, Tord lieutenant. Bd. Boraust, Chry^opr-ae, Con Amw-e, Alphsue, Claw?on, Clinton, Aunt Jack. Bonnie Colleen, Gemma Donati. Storm, Knight of llhfid«e, L«dv Bride, Ra'h- drum. Prin?e Edwiuxi, Emin, Onathrain, B -vll Apnnte. Mxiliiavelli, Indulph, Legal Tender, Argo. naut, Newby ,Ll Cyarina, The Sltipper, Cljimm.an It Evertcn, Bockfleld, Lord Z"tl!ind. Westergate Para- meter, iireat Paul, Crepu, HawkAeld. Auditor. War- brat, Middleton, Mouriuet, and Grand Vizier. Several others are expected this morning from rt'rWade, L,w., -d ,,th?r t. i.??,.g quarters.

OFFICIAL SCRATCH INOS. The "Sportsman" t has been '?" informed of tbe folloMng scratching^ — Chevdey Handu ap Steeplechase, Newmarket—Mj« Banxn. Covorside Steeplechase, Lingfleld- -Guinart Broughton Muiuen Hwdle Race, Nottinghanv- Novioæ Stccplech" G..twick.Guinart. All engagements—Nyniphidia (dead). The' improvement in the condition of Mr. Tatter- 8all continues, and he is now much better.

THE CAERLEON RACES. ALTERATION IN THE RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS We are asked to announce that chea." tickets to Caerleon in connection with the Caerleon Autumn Steeplechases will only be issued on Thursday I November 28, by the Great Western Hailway, aud not on the 29th inst., as announced in out- advertise- ment columns on Saturday last. LLANQIBBY AND TREDBOAR HUNT STEEPLE- 'HAszs.-The b.,? races win take PIwe at Cmri?n, near Newport, on Thursday, November 28tb. Firmt race Twelve o'clookj, Rowe, H. D. Tora?h, Hon. Sees. 4123?

FAILURE OF A PONTYPRIDD DRAPER. A meetinp of the creditors of Felix Harris, wholesale draper. The Ferps, Berw.r.d, Pontypridd, was held on Tnesday, before the Official Receiver, at Merthyr. The debtor returned hie liabilities at £ 917 178. 2d., and his assets at X69 19s. lid., the deficiency, there- fore, being EM7 178. 3d.

FOOTBALL. Y.M.C.A. V. WELSH REGIMENTAT, DEPOT. TLe atxwe teamo meet W-d-F (WedatwUy), .00 the Y.M.C.A. ground, Roath pMk" ?!e °° )Mt matoh betveco the two teame took place tost mondi on the regimental ground, and, *fter ? .I- gam, -0?i in a win for the Y.M.Ø.A. by one convortod gœ.I to nil. BoUt team. are putting iheir "'at flfteen In tbe I1eld, and a oloee game is predicted. Mr. Harold Tome 18 ret?, and the kick-off io limed for three o'clock. Th. fol- lowing will repreeent !.be Y.M.C.A. Back, D. a I=n? tju?qu?ter twk*, Hunt, W. Y. Tucker, Orabbe, and E. J. Tucker (n); hatf-hacks, Harris rnd Evans; fom-ank, lAwrence, W. Foni, B. Mudwa.y, OniMman, Brows, Punia, Kpowtn, and Kinnersley. Touch-line Judge: Mr. F. F. Chapman.

PROPERTY EXCHANGE. DOWLAIS. I On Monday u*bt Mr. John F.rreeter «!d by anctim the Priooe Llewellin, Dowlais, to Mr. B. Jones, of the Farmer.' Arms Inn, Dowls": at £ 1,800, the _e gentleman bein, the pur- chaser ef the shop and pre anises adjoining the inn at £ 265. Both premises wen held nnder tnh?entm-eefteMtJ?the a? of D?Mn bar, 1M. for 99 y.Mt. from the 22ad ef < trÍUL..f; .=

MARKETS. I LONDON METAL MARKET. I.OXDOX,Tumdav' C-111-?, ,T)?,?,,d steady ='"? ? ''?'?' at :E43 16, months, ?dwith-t better tone pre\ati.nn.)'t sympathy wIth outs,d" markets furd;? ?.Mnct.d. 8barp ca-? n?ku.c ?43 7. M tu?4j &d.att.w days prompt £ « 10s, and r4;¡IIr:; h a £f4:i," 17s b&. I'rioes Hu?.tu? "um<.w)?t?t<.rwMds,M..h moving to B45 78 6d, th, t. :043 8, 9d, but tl,, -?k.t strenythened on soine investment orders, witb tt-ix^ ,uo.jt.)? p)?.? at B43 17? 6d to £ 43 1? 9( .?d a? few d?y? ?t B45 Us 3d. Tow^ tj?' 'M?'-p., Mks <?d 6)i?h(ty. ,.?D pelhn^ £ 43 Rs 9d anj four(<fndav'im F43 10?, but the 6. wab steady ,t 1- 6d advance. Sl., 1,000 t" settlement price' £43 10* Tin opened fully 2s 6d better, at C64 7. 6d for tix wevks, anù advanced further to £64 58 f-ufch and 961. 7s 6d a month, but, with more 6d and Tho iroixl demand thwi caused a rally to £64 13s 9(1 three months aud £64 8 for lat-e Decern- r;er, hut the market :u.ra;n became irregular, To covering to R.64 for short dates, ",1,iI" two 10,. sharp ca^h £64, and Mount Hischotf was steady at Is 3d adva.noe. Sales, 400 tons 1 settlement price, £64-. Knglisli i1Jgos, £ 67. I'itf iron closes 3d better for Scotch, jd for Ivliddlesboroutfh, and 3Ad t. 4^d for hematite. S,tt, t t 1 ,-(1 Al idd 1.?. borough, 33s 2d; hematite, 47s lid. Tin.plates remain dull, at 9s 7 d to 9s lOd S,"a.Utwl. I..c3{J.8panish extremely firnl, with busi- ness at Ell 128 6d Decemher shipment, and equal to £ 11 35s for snot. English. £ 1117s 6<i. Spelwr opened without clian^e, ihere being- sellers fit £ 15 and buvem at B14 15s. hut later on hreame fit- and dosed—buyers £15, sellers Arl5 2; 6d. 7ino sheets aud antimony \m(ll3(1d. t^icksilver quiet ab £ 7 5s; fi,,t hands, £ 78 6d. Nickel is unoha-nged at Is Id per -lb. net. U**XCIAL CLOSING QUOTATIONS. To-day. | Previous Day. Copper— ?'- d. f, r. d.' I d. g 4. CG''r]V]3. -.b. 43 8 9—43 13 9' 3 ;'lij'1 1; ¿=: 1 ¿ Euf?'h tough. 46 0 0—46 10 0. B?,?t ..I?,td 47 0 0—47 10 o( Stirong sLeets 53 10 0— — —- 'P n- Fi,,? Fc? .L 64 00-64100 3 ontb 6416-65 2 6? A uat'n c@b 64 15 0-65 5 o Eug'b ingots Pig iron— s: cuj'1 46 11 I month ? 1 46 11 Kdl.br. ??i? 'U' 21 — — I 38 4 = = He@'tite?' 47 1! Imonth 48 O- LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. LIVBKPOOL, Tuesday. Bacon: Advices of smaller shipments from the other side and firmer cables have 0heeke.1 the downward movement, and there is "0 change in quotations, but the demand is hardly so good as yesterday. Shoulders are more freely offered and quoted at less money, but there is a better inquiry passing. Hams con. tinue quiet, but, as stocks are not too abun- dant. late rates are repeatwi. Lard is firmer, though the demand stiE is of small extent. C'lieesie'.s steadily held, with a moderate business transpiring. Butter experience a good demand, and reont enhancement is fully u1:in- tatined. Kjrys rtmfUin without change. Beef and pork remain quiet, without change ft-oni recent currencies. IMI'OBXS er raovisi.Ns o- ;¡,; I .I t ;¡: I ,¡ )" « Q «;S | Tlii.w-k 40'21t=-. -:¡-;82 i:1413101 89850:10iJ17 141 Lu' ,!441,le&O M501, 514341 07()A3,158937 ?417C4 35%7 C0BK1CMT ,Utn'.TJ8. Beef, per 3041b. E?lodituntM. HtM tt7< 9 .rkt ver 2OO1hs: Fume meM. Wexttr* 50s 0J to 57, 6 Hacofi, per 1121b. Waterford 45. 0d to 48^ Od Limerick O. Od U 0 -0.1 Continental 43, Od r* 44 h AmericiLM: ii*ag Cla.r, 561b« avei nge 29-0i to 0 0 J.D' clear, 38-451be ditto ?o 041 to 31 "0e akort "ie.r. [Sib. ditto 28-0 to 29s 01 Short rib, ,8.f,. ditto 37 01 to 38 0 Cumberland cut, 28 to 32]b. ditto 30 04 to 33 0 Stafford S?,,lb. dit,. 31 01 34 0 Clear b.ili?., 14-16lbs diLto ..2 0 i to 39 0 Saert clear b?ks, 181b. ditto 29 01 31- 6 Y ,t, 11 14lb .14 6d036. Od Ditto 1,:l8iU 31 6 ¡ I 38 0 "umH, per 112lbs: Iioag cut, 16.17 wverage 410,41 9 Short cut, 14-16.. 41 01U45 0 Lard, p." JJ¡b fnMt WeaLorm Steam 28 6 I u- 29s Od r:tined lai-d, albn 30 Od L.31 Od; U21bs firkins, 29b 'o'i to oft* 'td?'?.. ? '? '?' beese, per H'oh*: I-'iuesL states and 44s M to ? Od. ° Cht?i.?e. 55- "'<) to 650 Od. Butter Per 1121b« IJRui.b-CIJOice.t. 110s to 116s. nrth creameriea, 106s to 108s Irish 948 io 98- States ere- J, 60s t. 951i..AUf¡- traliaa, Os to Os. Germaa tactories, ts to Os. Canadian creameries, 100s to 108s. Finest >iarg»uiue, 57« i» oO*. Ulelllum. 7. l 528; 1.?, 2. to ?.. .10, u., 47. 52? — Iriffb lieu, 11, Of t..12 61. Cow- tiuental, fresh, 7. Od to 8s Od pickled, 6s 8d to 78 6d Finest ))IUlisb, 10s 6d to lGa 6d. Cana- dian, fresh, 8. Od to 9s Od pickled, 7s Od to 7s ( d. LIVERPOOL FOREIGN PRODUCE LIVERPOOL, Tuesday. Sugar: The demand for cane sugar is on a r.oet limited scale, and, though sellers are now quoting iower prices for many kinus, there is no acceleration of inquiry. Crystals are un- changed—Tate's No. 1 15s, small 14s 6d, No. 2 1483d, granuJatoo st-ajidard 13s 9d, coarse and fine 14s 6d per owt. Best steadier—November 10., 24'd 1, 30s 2id sellers, December 106 2,d I.-Ju" J-y ,,h 10s 6d oolleN, April 106 7d dcn and buyers, May 10s 9d seliers, June 10s 10d severs, July 10s 11<1,1 vaiue, August 11, value. Coffee again very slow of eale, and sellers of African do not find any buyers, though lower prices are quoted. Cocoa is in fair dema.nd, and firm prices are made for all suitable lots; 450 bags African sold at 48s úd per ewt for good quality in stor.i. Rice a dull market and only a very quiet trade passing in cleanel at late rates; S.Q. quoted b8 9d pel cwt- Cargoes have a poor trade. Sago flour a quiet market, and Sarawak quoted b" 9d to 7. per cwt. Linseed a very dull market, and Cl ushers are quite in Jifferent to the article, either on spot or for i hipment. No bid for Turkish at aUdion, Colton seed: 480 bags Payta K)M ac B4 16s 3d per ?i ex c^iav. Ca.nar?, ?Ld A slow inqi*~y for Turkish, and b? id fr q?.?r,? at auotior.- 113 ba«? Af,: copra sold at £ 12 6s !d per ton ex quay. ieeding cakes at 'to-day's market had a very tude, but prices were without cb,I. IWlow in moderate request, and prices nre steady at l"t quotations; North American South American heef 23s Cd to 24s 6d, mutton 23.5 to 2k Palm oil a quiet trade, and prices are without !I.?.ge to note. Olive oil a -,d,.t,? inquiry at late ,t-. Linseed oil offenng freely at 20B 9d to 21s 3d I.r -t :vnd -tt.,? oil steady at 17s 6d per ??t. R?in in fair demand, and firm ralt? -ily m).int<dt)td. Turpentine steady at 208 6d per cwt. Petroleum firmly held at 71d to 8!d Ameri(?u, and Hu?ian 6?d per gallon- CORN. Liverpool, Tuesday.—A moderate spot trade was concluded in wheat at id to Id over Friday's values—Oaiiforn an. 5. 3gd to 4B; American winter, 5s 3d Per cental. Maize moved slowly, sellers of mixed American gene- rally accepting 3t; 4d ,to 3t; 4id per cent«J. Flour had a quiet demand at late rates. Beans were firm at 258 6d per quarter for Saidis. PellB, oats, and barley unchanged. CATTLE. Roath (Cardiff), Tuesday.—There was a good supply of cattle en offer at our market to-dnv chiefly Irish, which met a steady trade at firmer price.. Sheep and lambs were' a short supply. There was a large supply of pig4. Quotations: Oatfrie, 56s to 58. per cwt. for orime steers: secondary lots. 54s per cwt. rough cows and bulls. 42s to t7. 6d per cwt; prime yearling sheep, 7d per lb; ewes and heavy sheep, 6d to ? I?r lb; am)?. M per lb; pigs—baoonors. 7. od to 7? 6d per score: porker-, 8- 6J t" 9s per Kcore, for small weights: middles, 8e m per score. There Was a fair attendance, and a good mquiry for best qualities, at firmer pr i ces. hÏ?díh)A' ftsh\&;re hti:fl at n;=e: At the cloæ j?everal lots remained unsold. I/andyssul, Tuesday.—There was a fairly good market here to-day. Fat pigs are abun- dant just now. They are sold (dead weigh c; at 6s 6d per soore. Suckers are extremely plenti- fu1, sow. are kept by very many farmers in this district. Storers are rather scarce. Lamb5 ? sold well, while ?l?,,p and -I,e,, are rather scarce. Cartloads of fowJs were !:?-ed during the day. Ducks rather scarce. The following t;.¡cea'Ul},:t;;8co:' 8i;Jl,I04:i6:f I mr 6core: under six ??, 4e 9d per score, wjth 1. per head luck; storers, 18* to 21s (?wli: oC:Io lïr: .:ri: lambs, M per )b; live sheep, 3d to 34d per lb; Kve calves. 3d oer lb, with 1. per head luck; young fowls, 3. to 4* per couple; poor quality, 2e 6d to 20 9d per couple; cockerels, 18 each; duoks, 4s to 5. per oonote; io?e., 1. 2d .?,h butter, Ild Ifid per lb. t Cowbridge, Tuesday.—A good supply of fat and store cattle, and again the market wag de- cidedly acamst sellers. Price. '-Prime beef n irv» weights, lid per lb, extreme value; ox beef and large oaUle, less money; oowa and calves ?entLf?. BeHm? from £ 10 to £ 13. Sheep, a if-. supply only, ..d f?t dli-, -1,1 at 8d to 9d per lb. The usual supply of pigs, which were oheatp—storers realised from 10s to 30s -wh; bac..era, 7? to 86 per swr?; PO&?m, 7. 6d to 8s 6d per aoore. F61f?d, Tueed?,W., f .r than Imt week, and pn- were i? )=rr of nhes. There ?" Tdemz in U?. gapply of dmp, 11114 RVNG won oget- the same. The same number of calves, and trade was slightly better. Quotations: Cattiq 4id to 6d; sheep, 64d to 8:td; calves, 5d to 6 £ <L l^ROIVUCE. London, Tu?day.Sugar In h? re6ned pi??,? ..t ??t-h quiet d-d -t a -b? t':i:; inrn;l¡:Ui f=:dwftJ\aa g,?? inquiry; Lyle". yellow crystals O. and P. 3d' lower at 13. 3d; foreign refined quiet; Con- tinental granulated, ready delivery, II* 6id; cane sales met with a good demand, and prices favoured buyers; beet dull. Coffee sales sold steadily; futures quiet Tea: Ceylon salee met with a fair demand .t late rates. FISH. Grimsby, Tuesday.—Fourteen «&eam trswlem and some twenty smacks have arr.ved with a very fair ?upply, f- which there wm a st-.g d?Mnd. Quota'tiottft: —Soles. Is 3d to Is 6d tur b ot. Is to Is 2d; b,ill, U: .1. iA per lb; plaioe, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; lemoll soles, 3s bd: white-he", s toO 5. 1in halibut, S. t. Ó: ditto c^.ad, 3s to 4. per stone; 38 to 4, ditto dead, Is to 2s live ood, 4. bS 6,; ditto dnatl, 3. to 4s -?ii: hake, 80s per score; kit It?Moekg 8? 6d to 12. per box. BETTOR* Cork, Tuesday.— Ordinary: Firsts, 103s; Seconds, 91s; Thirds, 71s; Fourths, 60s. Mild ( i.red Firkins: Superfine, 103s: Fine, b7s: 51 dd. 70? jxr CHt. In market: 328 hrkma, 3 kegs, and 125 mild. SUGAR. Glasgow, Tuesday.—The official report says:—Market steady, with more doing; good business done. Private report t:iays: -hn. proved demand, and a go.xi business done at firm prices. firm pr¡œs, POTATOES. lAOudon, Tuesday. -There wwe moderate supplien. and the market was steady. Quota- tions :—Snowdrops, 70K to 90. hebrons, 60s to 80s; regents, 55s to 65s; kidneys, 55.. to 65s per ton. HAY AXD STRAW. London-, Tuesday.—There wiere fair su^ plies, but the demand was dull. Quotations Best (dover, 80s to 100s; inferior, 50s to 7lsj best hay, 608 to 9; inferior, 36s to 60s; mis. ture, 70s to 878 6d; straw, 20s to 448 per load. METALS. Glasgow, Tuesday.—Opening: Scotch etetdy; a moderate business WB6 done at 4()¡¡ 9d and 46s 8d cash buyers, 46& 8d cash and 46s 10d month; sellers, 46s 8td cash and 46s lid month. Cleveland irregular: a moderate bus in- done a.t 38a Id. 38. lid, 38- 0id, and 38s ltf cash buyers, 38s cash and 38s 2d month; sel- lers, Id more. Cumberland quiet; a smatT business wast done at 488 and 47s 10d montht buyers, 47s 7d oa.h and 47s 1Cd month; erf. lers, 1d more. Middlesborough idle: buyeft 45s 8d cash and 458 lCd month; sellers. 458 10bi cash. BALTIC RKPORm LONDON, -M<?y. K?t<s fxm the D;iI:, and Blwb »Sea are rathier steadier, but the demand i. tonnage is not active. River Plate aady, WJth more inquiry. Amenea. Nort?M? Kai?, Cork for ordcre, 38. quoticd. PM. phates and ore steady. India. quiet; o? in(lwm from Bombay. Fixtures FyHnpMt (,). 10,000 q?rt?g, prompt, from Ni?laiet 10? 3d, ,? charter; Oakland* (s), 14.20i quarters 4 400, 15th of D?niber, from Ru? tendje, 9s, new charter; Clifton (a), 13,100 quarters, prompt, from Sulina to Bergen and Skein, lis 3d; Cereda (s), 3,600 tons, from Novorossisk to London, 9s 6d, prompt; steamer, 2.750 t-ms. 10th of January—18A of Febcuary, from Buenos Ay, to London, BA or Dunhi'A, ?&s 6d, -4tl? 95? Dil.t- C.A6l? (s), 2.300 tons, December, from Erga^teria to Barrow, OTV Daylight (S), 3.200 tons, prompt, from 'Ma^>elK to Calais, 96 10, ore; two steamers, 3,500 and 4,000 toODS, December- January, from Bombay to picked poits, 128 6d and 13;. At the Baltic to-day sellers or Ru-sian whea.t. asked 3d advance. Wallas for shipment held at 25s 6d and Caiifornian« at. 27s. but there is no reponse on the. part of buyers, and the m.rk t relllains inactive. Maize quiet: 16, ld to 16s 3d asked for Plate steamers; 15. 9d obtainable for cargoes On passage. Steamers of mixed American. 158 4d to 15s 70, .11-% according to position. April-May Danube 17s asked, and 19.< 6d for prompt Galatz-Foixa- nia-n, half old crop. Barley firmly held at 15c 3d to 15s 44d for named steamers, with buyers at 15s. The demand for distant Pt"riOO8 continues inactive. Beans: Steamer Barbary, Deotmber, 25s asked; buyeiu at 24s 9d. RELATIVE VALUE OF FEEDING STUFFS. R IPlla s. d. s. d. Wheat, English 26 1 P"l 5041b, 5 10 Wheat, Austmli?.. 26 6 4961b: 1'6 13 Wh?.t, Manitoba 27 6 4% b. 6 1 Ba?ey,'Ene'Mh.????25 ?400)b? Barley. Black 15 3 416 b. 4 3 i Oats, English 14 4 3121b. 4 11 o.t.: Russian 12 3 „ 3201b. 4 3 Flour, L?ath. 'n? 22 6 „ 2801b. 9 0 B 85 0 „ T. 4 3 P llrd 95 0 T 4 9 B?,rl?y M.) 97 6 „ T. 4 Maize, Odessa 21 0 4801b 6 1 B,?. Sa.id).?.?.24 ?489!? Peas, Baltic 25 0 „ 5041b. 5 1 Li@?d, Calcutta 36 9 „ 4101b. 6 0 Oil@k?, London pure 120 0 „ Ton. 6 0 Oil 7ke, Decor. Cotton 110 0 „ Ton. 5 10 Htty.cImdiM.?77 ?Toc? 5 9 Tbe prices of English wheat, barley, and oat* in the foregoing table are taken from the latest official averages, and the other prioes are from tbe latest wholesale quotations. In order to arrive at the retail prices, the intermediary profits and the expense of handling should 4 11 ed to tbe wholesale prices published above.

NEWPORT COUNTY COUNCIL THE WENTWOOD WATER SCHEME. At a (meeting of the Newport County Council on Tuesday, the mayor (Councillor J. R. Richards) presiding. Alderman Lyne brought iT> the reports of the waterworks oommittee, which reference was made to the adverse reports of Messrs. Hill and Hawksley, who recommended that the new xoriw at Went- wood .be abandoned. Alderman Lyne said it was undesirable to discuss matters oonneotod with these works at present, as they prqpo6^d to hold another meeting of the whole council in committee tho.t day, when they might make any observations they chose upon tbe quest on. He understood that there waa a w. ide?re?'d report ?. the town tiit O?.e works, which had -.t mi??,h money, bed been k.I-.d. He begged to say that the wor k s had not ??n abandone d They hap ;.oí;ss:'nd':d a,ho:. on;7 thmc. sanguine people who thought there was m can-- to abandon the work- When the report of the "ilole council in committee was brought up, Councillor Wilkinson moved.. an amend. ment that the resolution oome to on the occa- sion of the meeting in oommittee be amended, so that it would imply the abandonment of the Wentwood scheme in its entirety.—There was no seconder, and the amendment fell through and the report was adopted. At a private Meeting of the corporation held later the result et the efforts of a sub-committee te arrange terms with Mr. James Young, the contractor for tb. new waterworks at Wentwood, was reported, and it was decided that Alderman Mo&es, Councillor Goldsworthy, and the town- clerk should again ge up to Glasgow for another interview with Mr. Young.

CONTROL OF BOARDING- HOUSES. IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE. Among the ittile agenda for fee meeting of the Carditf Health Com- imittee on Tuesday morning were the new bye-laws regulating seamen's lodng. houses in the town, but, as it was two o'clllCk hefore the subject was reached, it was resolved that a epecial meeting be caned to consider tihi n). The following letter was read, but no discussion took pV^e upon it: — "Buard of Trade, Mercantile Department, "London, November 1, 1895. "Sir,—In reply to your letter of the lbtb ult., requesting that the county oounoil may be furnished with the views of this Department with regard to two points which have arisen in connection with tiw framing of amended bye- laws for seaman's lodging-houses. I am directed by the Board of Trade to state (1) that, in dealing with the bye-laws submitted from T'ne- montTi, South Shv ld*. and Barry thev d d not consider it necessary to object to the dpftm- tion of a "seaman" for the purposes of tfce bye-laws, excluding certificated officers, and that they are of opinion that it would be advisable to adhere to the precedents men- tioned, which have apparently been found to work sah.r.otœ1ly; (2) that, after oarefully considering the maHer, the Board would not be disposed to sanction a bye-law whioh. would give the oountj council discretionary power to grant a licence to clothers, outfitters, and shof>> dealers, or to peroons licensed ro Ben intoxi- cating liquors,—I am, ear, your obedient ms vant. T. H. W. PELLIAM". I

HIS MEDAL SAVED HIM. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A V.C.MAN. Edward James Collis, 38, late of the Beyttt Artillery, who wear* the Victoria Cron for d :8tinuiebed service in India, WM aenteooed to eighteen months' hard labour at die Old Bailey on Tuesday for bimuny. It was etAted that prisoner had seduced several flirla, and th?t h,? f- the 1-t ightem e. ha4 one :=. r; i:=ít *ad .J' The Judge said that but for the Victoria Crosi he would have sunt nrwooer to penal (enritadd

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