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ABEUAVOX BIBLK ClilUS- TIANS. THE REV. W B. LARK\S GOVERNORSHIP. LOCAL SOCIETY KICKS AGAINST A CONFERENCE DECISION. At thl' IHlnua.1 I'onf('r('n('.(' of t.h(' J3iM' I vJuristian Coott?xinuonS?turditY.thn t''esident?id they had severed Iptln, !teitgrams from friends at Aberavon ttif? removal of Mr. Lark, whose olootion to tho governorship of Shobbear ■ raused more than consternation. Thol poMlion at Aberavon was verv critical, th< members feehog the matter yervsirnngiy. 'd expressing themselves bitterlv. It y'?.t herefore, thought advisable in the ilJN{"tsyf the society at Aheravon at this ('riti(!;Ll juncture, that a liroti?r should proctied at once t? Aberavon to talk over the matter and prepare mpmhers for tho )nM-?)h)?eha.nge. 11, 'tgcz"t(-(f that I V l'vmond should co to Aberavon to ,-if [i t [, NA'. H.. I i^ Lautkwd) moved that this be done — ,ri?,? Rev. W. B. Lark said he had had sent In him rosignations of all the offieials. the Rev. J. Dymond stated that they [could not help themselves. They were bound to carry out the decision j of the conference. It was unfortunate that their friends at Aberavon had taken I the step mentioned. S"vNal ministers suRKested that Mr. Lark should accom- pany Mr. Dymond, but Mr. Lark thought otherwise, adding that ?e should be! returning to Aberavon shortly. The pro* posnl to send Mr. Dymond was seconded and carried, and he started immediately.

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS' Llandovery Fair -wae held on Friday, and wjm fairly well attended. Very few cattle were presented for Bale, those exhibited heing- dis- posed of at very good prices. Horses were plentiful, and exchanged hands at a brisk rate., i earlinir colti sold at prices ranging from £ 8 to £ 10. colliers' from £ 30 to £ 54, and oart- No mountain ponies were Hhow1. The memlwrs of the Cardiff Gardeners' A-?.. cintion, who last year journeyed to Windsor tthe mo-t enjo). ruuo day in the annals of the association, have this year chosen for their out ing a visit to the R."?i (;,I .?. the Royai Gardens, Kow\ and Baron Roths- child's gardens at GmtnerM>ury Park. Acton. the party will leave Cardif fabout 5.3) a.m. on August 13, wiMi Ootincinor (ii>rho:d and Ir. John Julian, hon, s-eeretary, returning trom London about 12.20 midnight. ,U a meeting of the Gefligaer and (Uiisos Rural District Council held at Mcrihyr on Satuntny a long diacusaion tooi? place upon the ahaence o( a water supply to various parts of the parifdi of (Jellisaer.-Br. G. Clement Davies described the 'i,fition of things t. present prevaiLtng as scandalous, and he proposed to move that the Local Government Board be asked t) ?icii(i down ;t coiiiito iliqi 1; ro int? the matter.—Eventually, however, he I agreed to let tlie motion stand over. Smokers finding Mild Tobacco barns their t< H1n;1i HhonJd -moke Archer's Golden R"I" (registered). Medium navou? f'n'Uy matu?")' Fonr ye;«rs in ho"d before "dllg eui. L1131 The lx>dy of the late Councillor John Lewis, of Penydarren. M?rth?,?, who died whilst <wa 11 in Jersey, is to be brought hoin? to-day (Monday), a/?d the funeral will taJ, place on Tuesday at Cefn, leaving the house at 3.30. At a meeting of the Bala CoJ'ege Committer Mr. R. TI. Richards, U.A. (Carnarvon), was appointed lecturer iai New Testament work, Mr. Richards gained a scholarship from the UnherBily CoUcKe. Cardiff, t<« Jesus C^illese, Oxford, and has recently token bin degree at. Oxford with sccond-chiRs honours in classical nxxtemt ons um!! in the finul school of theology. At tho meeting of the Bridgend and Cr.w- hrtdRc Hoiwd of Guardians on Saturday, Mr. Thomas Roes presiding, a letter from the Local Government RO:lr(1 expressed consent to tho I'lnldrtn of tho cottage homes in and above Standard HI. bcinc? sent to the public elemen- tary schouls im the district. The cottage homes committee were asked to make the ncccs- sary arrangements. Mrs. Rachel Thoinaa, Tonyrefail. aud M aa M. J. Griffiths, Llanelly, were appointed assistant matron and Iaimdrcss respectively for the oottape homes. Siedle Tiros., SwanMa. Md Newport, for belt l'hotographs. The annnal flower s how w". held at Williams- ton on Saturday in the grounds of Sir Owen Ii 1'. ScoarfieWa mansion. The band of the Car- marthen Artillery Militia, wafl present, and played selections of music. In the evening there were other attra<*tion3 and fireworks. Smoke Aror's "Oar American Cousin." The annual roport of the Cardiff Un.-ectarian Mission, .lnt inpr1. ah1Hv8 that the work accomplished tlnring 1899 through the mis- sionaries (Mr. ,1. Carr and Mim Kate l|a.-kiBgl w «h very (,Jl(,ol11'aing. A larpo quantity of meat, and groceries were distributed amon the Iwor, and gifts of coal had been malie 0. Mcssrs. John and Richard Cory during tho cold season. Thousands of home's were visiicd (hlrin the year by the mi""io"ri. The donations amounted to £ 206 l??. 3d, and there 13 a !<utmtant.la.I balance 111 hand. Down and SO" for Fnrniturc.-Tho largest and ('11"1't cahiuct manufacturers ")7 machinery in Wal.. Immense Stock to select from Càrr¡a paid on all orders above £ 10 or dGhvprtd free in their own vana, ?* Illus- trated Catalogues free on application.—Steam Cabinet Works. High?trcet. SwanM-a. 53650 About eight o'clock on Saturday evening a.: fh", was discovered to havs broken out at 7: Albany-road, Cardiff, a draper's shop in tho occupation of Mr, Charles Moore. The alarm was siven by telephone to the cent.ral station, and the bripade was promptly oil the spot- Tilo fire was goot under in fifteen minutes, but con- siderable damage had been caused. Smoke Archer's "M.F.II." Mixture. 41612 Bombardier Fred I'earce, of Haverfordwest, of the Royal Artillery, haA arrived horne from South Africa suffering from enteric, fever. Smoke Archer's "Infant Pbnt," Mr. Valentine Gibby. of the Queen's Hote1, Pcmhroke Dock, of the Pembrokeshire Imperial YP<Jma.nry. is invalided home. Smoke Archer's Golden Returns. Archer's Infant Plant Cigarettes. Pro- pounced by H.U.H. the Prince of Wales to 1>.1 the best he ever moked. See "United Aervire Gazette." 1,16261 Despite the un.ett!ed "tate of the wcathe,. a lai'jte number attended the annual Church PM'ado oti?,, tndependant Order of Odd- f,l lo ? (11 t,?, Unity), held at We3ley :J¡;, (j'fc:ee.lli;d:ld ot l: ?aftpmooH. The Ret. TT;mas Gladding, afte? the introductory "Xer('iR' b?,d been gon through, rireaohed .ri excellent oermoii based on the 95th Psalm and the 6th veivse. O come, let us worship and bow ('.own, let ua kncci before the Lord." The sixteenth race this sea-on in connection with the Cardiff Model Yacht Club took place on the Boatb Park Lake on Saturday, w th a good wind down the lake niakiiif? tiie course up a boat, to windward and a. run down. Tils competition was for pri7.e giv(In hy t.he cap. t-'iin hr the season (Mr. Albert Tuckerl. in con,junction with Mr. W. Baker. Mr. Thomas started the boats (with a. handicap of Msec, p,r i.,h f?, a djstamre of 2.400 y;,rd?, aB fol- lows: -Dodger, 42 Caress, 42in.; Ca rrie, 421in.; White R""e. 421in.; M'Donald. 43in.;  Mad?e. 44i».; Ida, «lin.; and Harold, 46im. On ..Pl?t-io? "f th?,n,t o,?n,l the li,,? was crossed as UM'I).n.1d. Madge,' andMa. The second ronnrl was well-contested the result being ;-lL. MT. A. MeiveUin's Caress; 2nd. Mr. A. Burgess's M'Donald; 3rd. Mr. Hancock's Ida; 4th, Mr. W. H. Smith's Madge. Time, 43min.

j WKSLEYAN CONFERENCE. STATIONAL CHANGES. Thore wa nn sitting pf the Wes\van I Cnnferencp on Saturday, tho whole )f t,, day boing devoted to tho consultntionn of tho stationing committw. Tho com-I mittee recommend, among others, the fol- lowing local changes ;— I Ri,c:¡.-B. NeunlP.. vice Ebepraor J. M Thomas. I Pontypridd.—Henry W. Fuller, vice William H. Macro. Merthyr Tydfil.-Phillip Caliier. vice Alberl Fenteman. Brecon.—H. Raw, vice William B. John- son. Pembroke.—Burton W. M Adoo, vice J F. S. Atkinson, B.A. Tredegar.—Llewellyn Morgan, vice David Roberts.

A CURIOUS BIGAMY CASE. I Elizabeth Bignell, thirty-five, was com- mitted for trial at Bow-street Police-court on Saturday for feloniously marrying Richard Benjamin Sprange, Henry Big-' nell, her lawful husband, being still alive. Evidence was given that the prisoner married a gardener named Kent in 1888. Her husband was committed to prison for failing to pay her debts, and during his detention she sold the home and dis- II appeared with the proceerls. J n 1806 sho married an actor named Richard Sprange, to whom, it was alleged, she represented that she was the widow of It wealthy foreigner with an income of £ 15,000 per annum. lir. Sprange very soon discovered that these representations were untrue, and in June of the present year it came to his knowledge that the prisoner had married a grocer at Edinburgh of b?i.d name of Bigneil, and he at once conunu-, nicated with the police.

MILITANT TEETOTALISM AT CARDIFF. BLUE RIBBONITES ON THE "LONG PULL" AM) "SHORT PULL." GRAVE ALLEGATIONS AGAIXST MAGISTRATES. Mr, J. Tertius P!?illip, (ditrict saperintcn-1 dent, Luit-ed Kingdom Alliance) made an aggressive 3peech iu opening the weekly Blue tiiibbon meeting, of which lie was chairman, l in Cardiff COI'Ji-ha1 Oil Saturday night. He Maid that they were glad to have such men a the 6tiplldiary and the fcead-con-table, who carried oil, their duties without fear or favour. He knew that soma of the publicans were unwilling to have 80 much police supervision. He had lIoticed that the "long pull" business had bocome a nuisance, bccame it meant a little extra quantity over and above the amount purchased. (La ughter.) Tho publicans objected that the "long pull" was calculated to increase drunkenness. He, Ion the other hand, could ace no difference b tweeu the short pull" and the "long pull" 1:0 far as concerned its effects on th-e 1Hunan t;YdtUln. They wero interested to find that i Councillor Uerhoid had presided over a j meeting in Cardiff which dccided to froiii t L, t.? long pull. Th. recommendations by the Royal Commission that men interested in the liqnor traffic fchould not have a place on the watch com- mittee had been heartily taken up. At Manchester such men could not sit, and the same disability thould apply to members of tue Cardiff Watch c>ommiltce. Last November Councillor Hianey Robinson had the courage to ask the Cardiff Corporation to adopt the reoommendatiou of the Royal C'jmmi8Sion. aJid the speaker only hoped he would do so again- Personally, they had no objection to the mayor, to Alderman Jacobs, or Mr. Oerhold, but they did) say that th0. l'eOnlnlcnda tion of the Royal Comm.issiol1 should be honourably adhered to. and that the gentlemen in question should vacate their seats without agitation. It was, he went on. also a pity that they could not get somebody aa mayor without re-electing the present brewer mayor. The speaker went on to mention two in.t"hœ, in South, Wales of magis- terial delinquency, whina he could vouch for, though he preferred not to mention name1?. JJo knew one magistrate who secured a licence for a friend for :1.:o; anotJlcr JUR- tice (si presidium magistrate) f>ld a deliberate falsehood from his seat on the bench. He also happened to be chairman of a building company, ajid when the question was put in open <N/urf the presiding magistrate and chair- man of the building society said the society had received no financial benefit, whereas t1H'Y b/v.J (K-V for rrMnquirihinff thro claim- Mr. Glenelg Grant, the selected *pe:iker for the evening, spoke UlJíln kindred topics.

]'(:Nl f,O'VI'YN WA TER SUPPLY. I At the meeting of the Celligaer and Tihiros ( ounuil on Saturday Dr. Clement Davies moved that a better water supply he given to Pont- lott.yn and other districts in the lthymney Valley. He said the Rhymney and Abet- Com- pany had acquired the riprht of the supply by Acl of Parliament, and were given twelve years to aceompli-h their work. They had another nine years to run. Meanwhile, the old com- Pi'?. b:i 115 houses, and thus the people were without a supply. The Surveyor, in reply to one of the tnemhc?.said the houses had been occupied at the express wish of three members of the conn- ej), who were shareholders in a building com. pany at Pontlottyn. It was decided to adjourn the matt-or in the hope that a settlement by arbitration or otherwise would te effected.

A FAIR DECEIVER. I Xew Y rk, Friday .-Newport is discussing thc lascmating woman who victimised mil- l'.onnire*. securing about lO.OOOdols. in money and a large amount of line jewels a8 prCae1!dL She has lived here only two weeks, boarding at a fashionable hotel, hut made friends very fast. and 1I!allar-ed to induce them a.l to cash hcr cheques. Th,?. she departed. '-It of hcr story became public last niKJ)t. when ?ve?'t to ,ook for tbe ehzti,niing Wf))!!an.who<)Mt.madfh..rat)pcaran(-? at NaM'agansett Picr, where -?h. the centre of attraction. About three weeks ago a party of Newport men visited the pier. One of the party, who met the youn woman, WaR eo carried ??ay by her charms that ho e?gest? a 7]? to Newport. She was introduced as Mrs. Lilian B. Long. worth, declaring that she was the widow of Charles Longworth. (tnri a member of a wealthy Cincinnati family. Investigation ha. shown that there has never been a Charles Longworth; the family of that name disclaim all knowledge of the woman — "DaLy Telegraph."

CLAIMANTS FOR THE FLITCH. The flitch of bacon trials, which are still held at the old-world town of Ihinmow, ill rural Kswx. will take place to-day (Monday). This year the claimants are a Newcastle doctor and his young wife and a Norfolk countryman, who will hring with him the lady- he married after his first wife died and left ■six little children behind her. Tho "pilgrims," as the husbands are called, have to appear with their spouses before a jury composed of young men and maidens, who chant the following verse: — Yon shall swear by custom of confession That yon ne'er made nuptial transgre-sion, Nor since you were married man and wife By household brawls or contentious strife. Or otherwise at bed or board Offend each other in deed or word; Or since the parish cleric said "Amen" Wished yourselves unmarried airain.

| SEEING STABS. If a man falls so as to strike his head via- lently on the ie-e or on the parent cut. or if be BMs :1. blow over his ere. he i8 said to "3ee stars." The cause of this curious pheno- menon is found ("Health" My.) in a peculiarity of the optic nerve. The function of that nerve is to convey to the brain the improssion of light. It recognises nothing in the world hut light, It, is susceptible to no other im- pression; or, if acted upon by any other agent, it communicates to the brain the inteJIigenco of tile presence cf that agent by sending along itB tibres tlashes of light only. Irritate this ueTVf with a prohe or other instrument, and it conveys no sensation of pain, but simply that- of JurninoHA s})aïlR. Tiis pain of the blow or the fall of the head is realised through the nerves of general sensation; but. unsusceptible to pain or any other ree1in. the optic nerve sends to the brain its report of the shock by flashes, sparks, and "star.3."

CEUMTIAL MILITARY PRECEPTS. Tho following precepts have been discovered in a mannal issued in one of the military colleges in China. where. it is under4ood. commanding officers are turned ont by the hundred. There is reason to believe, however, that the commanders are not all quite so simple as the preoepts would lead us to believe: — A wise general plays sweet music before going into battle, in order to lull his enemies into" deep sleep. A goott commander should insist upon his men practising with th? how to shoot back- wards as hey ride on their horses, and should at times lead in tlw exercise himself. No general should gA to war withont taking with him an extra red umbrella and an extra lImhrelahca rcr. Time; change, however, Hen in the Cokstial Empire. The Chinese "mv arm themselvis with the latest rifles. In "pirit the preccpis are, no doubt, still binding on China's sons.

DEATH OF M. RENAX. M. Arv Rpn:1ll, [\ distinguishNl writer nuda.rt?t.nnd ?ouof th? ta.t? Ernest R?nan, died in Paris on Sunday morning R,,ii?, ii, tii",i i?, P,?r,o,i o,, 'rri rn."g ?,t iii, el"ly ig,, 43 v,,ar s.-  f it r  d

NAVAL MANOEUVRES. 'The torpedo-bo?t d?tro?r Shark, which CTcollided in Campbeltown Harbour on 1, morning. floated with the ?,ii?,g ti,l,?? after watering and coal UR proceeded south with tho other vessels of tho fied,

A KING'S WEDDING. Belgrade, Sunday .-The marriage of King Alexander and Madame Mascliin was solemnised to-day with much ceremony.—Reuter.

YELLOW FEVER IN AMERICA. New York, Satnrday.-Yellow fever has broken out at Tampa. Three cases are I reported.Central News.

WEEATLF.Y'S HOP BITERS. THE Non- Intoxicant of the Age. It recommends itm.?f ?ike to the Consumer of and A??er from Alcohol. From your Wine Merchant. Better &c. L17207—15 The Restaurant of Wales (one of the sights in Cardiff), Excellent Cookery. Dainty Con fectionery.—The New Dorothy. High-street. Everybody is talking about it—the "(Haiuor- g' '7?Ifi.?.tl,? most '?f; weekly paper pubhched outside CardifT. It contaU18 more advertisements and i8 a page and a ht?f larer than any other local p:?? Toothache and Neuralgia Cured Instnntlv by Applying Phil Phillips's Toothache Cure. Easily Applied and Perfectly Harmless. "Acts like Mapte. Is. Bottles and 6d. Tubes Of all Chemists, or direct from the Manufacturer. 4, St. Moxytreet, Cardiff. »K06

NeupaYillent of Groun1-t'lCut. GW3.lia. We gather from your question that 4. A iiolda the land under a leas". if so, time will not begin to run in his tavour until the expira^ tiou of such lease, and Ir." wIdow ",en com. pei him to pay gl'uuLl?-reti?. PutLing ?ide the qustion of a lease, B. wldùw, u h? owns tho land ,c? ?j?t A,' for "A" ?nki?ot under "i?y 4?ireamotiii- 1" acquired a posseB8ory titi?L, for which undisturbed possession tor Ilj;'efalsce::bÏ js.Ph'lqUW impo..ihle to say whether there mar not be surne facta 111 connection with the circum- stances under which A" originally became PO.S3oo of the land and in the earlier portion of his possession thereof which may reader it difficult for him to take advantage ofthis rule. I Tea.—" E. I.Your next step is to take out a judgment summons, but, having rg'Hd to th.?? position of the dcbt?)r, it is ooulhful whether it would be worth your while to attack him in this way. It certainly would not, unle&a you can prove that since the order to pay the debtor lw be-cn ill possesion of Rutfidltt funds to enable him to pay hi8 debt to you. Notice to Quit.Gymro,¥ou must pay the rent up to when your notice to quit expires. Payment Off of Mortgage.—"Clifton."—We caunot answer your question without seeing the mortgage deed, but we should strongly advise you to have an explanation with tho mortgagee as to the application of the 8urplu8 interest. A very awkward question of law might "riEc If yon let the matter go on without 8Dme sueh explanation. You had better 800 him and settle the account with him up to the present time. and then continue your pay- ments strictly in conformity with the deed. Deeds of llouae.—"Cymro."—Apparently the hOMe was conveyed to A. In that event A is entitled to hold the deeds, and can dispose of the property if she so de81rc.. If the property was settled upon A the trustees would be entitled to hold the deeds, and the question whether A could dispose of the property would depend upon the nature of the trusts. Kmployers' Liability Act.—"Station."—Your appeal will be by notice of motion, and such lwtkc of motion must be served upon the defendant or the defendant's "olicitor within 21 days from the date of the judgment or order of which you complain. If the action was taken by you under the Employ"' Liability Act the ?,, til?. ) f appeal w"' ')? l the High j è«:ll'iheTf"liJ;i1 wWd1 'keQ u\3e;lt Workmen's Compensation Act, the notice of appeal would -t, d to the I ?,r? .ff Appeal. We should strongly ad i?(? you to consult a solicitor in your neighbourhood. A r;, t'. QueBtim.CiviR.rhe nams of the j function"ry which you wish to have is Major- j general Sir Shnley Clarke, K.C.V.O. An ?,rt?n is not entitled to n"" the Ro"nJ Arm" because he has sold one of h;VOIi8\0 Nf!I7lID:vl'¡ I the Hoyal F..ily, The I.t?e.t ,if,? of David t -t It wh!(h we arc acquainted i3 :t rcccnt edition of the life by Percy Fitzgerald, whiclt was published last year by S^mpkin, Marshal), "u" Co. We ,T),,t that this ?ill 1n£t A??u, l?:, better than ih^ lift' bY Joseph Knicrht. which was published by Kegan Paul and Co. in 1894.

SHOP ASSISTANTS' HOURS. To the Editor of the Western Mail." Sir,—Kindly allow me to reply to the Maesteg assistant's letter. I was surprised to find that they do not at Maesteg get the bene- fit of the Bank Holiday. That reminds me that they must in yr hen blwyf be stUl very ancient. As assistants they must be like their pariah—very old or played out; or they would surely move ther quarters and reply to the many advertisements in the "Western Mail" and "Express" for assistants in the drapery trade. There are scores of vacant situations in the Ithondda, and not a single application can be had from any assistant for them. Buck up, Maesteg mell. at once improve yourselves, or you are not worthy of the name of a draper. Take my advice. I am a draper's assistant, and e;et all Bank Holidays and an extra day thrown in, close at one o'clock on Thursdays, and at seven o'clock on all other week nights.— I am. «c.. I am. «c.. J. MORGAN. Ton Pentre, August 2.

PUBLICANS AND POLICE. To the Editor of the "Western Mail." ,r.-In a recent issue of your paper and that of your local contemporary letters appeared under the titles "Police and Pub- iicatis at Cardiff" and "Vigilance of the Car- diff Police." signed by "Justice" and "A Licensed Victualler." Your readers are not in a position to set t111C value upon these contributions becausc rour correspondents have sheltered them- Fehes behind noms de plume. "Justice" undertakes to criticise adversely the remarks made by the stipendiary magistrate when he inflicted what your correspondent characte- rises as "the heavy fine of £5 upon one of our oldobc licence-holders in Cardiff," Ac. This writer seems to have thouht-ontrary to the stlpendiary-tnat it was the duty of the police to assist landlords by cautioning them when a man went into their houses who had already drank enough. Can it be possible that "Jus- tice" expects the head-constable to place au officer at the door of every public-house W watch all who enter? Does not "Justice" think, with "A Licensed Victualler." that it woald be to the interest of the publican not to have a p'1lic('-omcer so inconvenTently near? How many customer: would to nt,,? a house continually watched by the police? "A Licensed Victualler." in St. Mary-street, objects to the presence of the police. He rtonus customers keep away on that account. He complains that he get, too mnch police supervision, whereas "Justice" thinks that he does not get enough. Hae it occurred to your correspondents to inquire into the reasons why their "trade" should be ,n,h i ':]'JI';I';i(:t rct;'í:dtn StCr r. there not a rcason? "Justice" is riaht when he says that "fanatic teetotalers like fair play." This is a confes- sion for which we are devoutly thankful. Some of nR think that the pubiicano bare long had more than their share of fair play. It is quite time that the public get, their share, and we are glad to note that our learned stipen- dwry nwistratc nnd our thoroughly disinte- rested head-constable are determined to carry out the licensing- laws. No right-thinking per. son will expect the. to do more.—I am. Ac. -T. TEHTIUS PHILLIPS, tni. ted Kingdom Alliance, Cardiff, Aug. 3.

m. D. A. THOMAS AND HIS ORTTTrS To the F.ditor of the "Western Mail." sir,—I would cheerfully comply with 3fr. 11H maa s mvitat on hut. as I have mo private axe to grind, nor favour or notoriety to gain, and as I am not a pcr&on of authority o- consequence in the coal and political world" fr. D. A. Thomas would probablv not COB. sider me a, "foeman worthy of biB 8te"I"- (,81Jrinilf ag I have not tha prlviIfg like f com- mand." It Mr. Thomas will accept my aMuranf?e I have the p-eatot admiration for his bility. and I do mot wish to allude to him except in his public capacity, and as one who has hi, ?if used the nress perhaps more f?ly and mercilessly than any other public man 'n this district in criticising ethers— fie- qucntly, I have reason to believe, in interviews and letters not above his own name. As you, sir, wore good enouarh to observe I did not suggest that Mr. Thomas made any allusion to Sir W. T. Lewis nt Bridgend. But Air. Thoilas can no more resist gjrdilJt.r at Sir WlEam cn any aud every pretext than poor Mr. Dick could resist the magnetic fascination of te unhappy monarch's head, and, although Mr. Thomas disclaims the idea of attaching Sir William except illl his former capacity of cha rauin of th., sliding-scaie committee, the "old Adam" asserts itself when he refers to "hitting him now he is down." It may suit Mr. Thomas now to describe Sir William's jntlnence as "a negligeable quantity," but Mr. Thomas knows better, and if lie. when he reaches the present age of Sir WJJiam Lewi*, will have such a record behind him of hard work, pluck, and determination, valuable ser- vice, and, above all. of loyalty and devotion to his colleagues. ALr. Thomas may count him- fortunate, and deserve to be honoured, as fr-ir William has been, by his Queen and his countrymen. I am no apolog'st for Sir W. T. Lewis, "B he, doubtless, like every influential and successful mUl. ha many <eoPluie-s. and perhaps many faults, but when he was pbeed for so JYany pear(ll in the forefront of th battle he always stock manfnlly to bis guns and comrades, at considerable persona1 risk and great pecuniary loss, instead of poeiug aa the champion and adviser of b, oppotimtl and reaping a harvest at th!' epCn9? of his oo-coaiowners.—I am. Ac,, CONSISTENCY.

MR. BEN TILLKTT AND MABON To the Editor of the "Western Mail." I Sir.Respecting the letter which appeared in the "Western Mail" on the 1st il18t.. pur- porting to be a copy of one sent to me, allow me to say that the one ;isow by mouto is sa:ot. tt m: w.: I than one, a fair copy of the one sent to me. It cannot be the same, or you have left ont such choice phraRes as Judaslike.' "coward and sneak." "eatspaw to others." ua political jackal for a party. Ac., all referring to myself which has roblied the missive of its real Tillettcrian costerlike style and charac- ter. Moreover, in the dirty torn-up sheet of paper received by myself, the latter portion of the third paragraph therein is meaningless. In fact, it leaves but one impression, viz., that the man who wrote the same and allowed it to leave his offic, in such a state must ul o, for the time being. have allowed his irritation and vindictiveness to stifle his Judgment. Still, that madneES was not without method, for I :l,r'dJrSa:J'pn,; ¡jJ:C;;Idint;: I tion, is ba' a clever elf eulogium )f Tillt,tt'? labours for labour that I "evcr contended. Neither did I name, criticise, or in any way compare "Tillett's labours with these of Mr. Brynmor Jones." The whole fabric to purely imaginary. This letter must not be considered as my answer to Tillett's effu- sion. The string of inaccurate accusations it contains may he more profitably discussed another time. We are not opposed to Tillett and other Labour leaders that will treat Welshmen with respect. to become Parliamen- tary candidates on what we think to be the proper lines, and upon which the great majority of the Labour leaders in South Wales are prepared to act. While we are not pre. pared to help anyone to unseat the Labour friends that are now sitting in Parliament, we arc prepared to help Labour men to unseat enemies of Labour now sitting there. Further- more. when the seats at present held by the friends of Labour become vacant we shall be prepared to-operate to have as many of them 11.8 can be won aud maintained filled by Labour representatives who will also be pre. pared to advocate the just claims of "ale". In Wales we have failed. a. yet. to see how the interest of Labour is to be maintainoo in Par. liament by unseating the friends of Labour therein and allowing the enemies of Labour to retain their seats in peace.—I am, &c.. Pentre, Aug. 4. MABON." [" Mabon is quite right in saying that the whole of Mr. Tillett's letter did nctt appear in our columns. For obvious reasons it was safe ¡ to give a summary oD1'Ed. W. M."] -_<

LOCAL SPORT. I ¡The following ?Ipp,?,,d in Saturday'A "Even- ing Express": — In the pait the match with Wil,s:Üre has been i one of the "liffe-? '.1 th Glamorgan card. Duriug th? !t two or tb,,?! season?, however, j there has l.ten a wonderful improvement i. cg' 11 cricket, and will] perhaps, the single exception )f Worcestershire, GI.r- Il}ir:xorf h:C:Ijitl .??u. tomed to discussing tile matches only fr.. a )I"r tJr::e;Jg ,,?Ii:,tci'J (:8:rOo: o' defeat never enters into their cumulations. Wiltshire this season, however, are playing pretty well, and that fact. added to the know- .edg-e that Glamorganshire are in the running for tho Minor Counties' Championship, has. no doubt, induced Mr. J. 11'. lirain to put his strongest team in the field for the match ou Monday and Tuesday. When one comes to consider, the Glamorgan team that is to Wiltshire i" distinctly a strong OIlC. as witness the following li-t 1, n;, mH. Br?i. (captain). W. H. Br.i., G .\n;,g -di:;g. r;J(!k iar;ffra; I ''■amer.m (Swumea). W. Morgan (Cymmer), with the Brothers Lowe (Cardiff). Bancroft  I ld Creb e r  and Creber (Swansea), and Pu??) (Cow bridge) If tbat team turns out as F?.?I-t?d 'ill,.fbi will eithcr have to have exceptionally good i luck or an exceptionally good team to defeat them Dr. Cameron and W. Morgan, for example, are wonderful improvement's to the t"nm. for tl ey ar? both .onnd bat??m??,n and clever i'?d-1,Ino hs¡t ation in suggesting tha t if we hd n, mom good batsman m tbL? team the 'id?,, with ordinary luck, would hold their own with half of th« first-class counties. It is very nearly the best side that Glamorganshire has ever turned out. The pity is that V. T. Hill could not be included. I heard a rather curious argument the other day mainly detrimental to Glamorganshire ever becoming a firstclass county. The chief reason advanced against their becoming 60 was that the tcam outside the professionals was entirly composed of business and pr)- fessiona. people, who, much a8 they might love cricket. often experienced considerable difficulty in affording the time. There is no doubt there is something in this, but that can lie overcome. I imagine, in the same way as the first-class counties overcome it at thepresent. moment, which is by making up the side almost entirely of professionals. Supposing, for example, that Glamorganshire had eight yood professional to play. Messrs. J. H. and W. n. Brain would, of course, have. their place8 in the tca1n-indeeil, the side could not do without them. Them are heaps of ;atr:ioil tenneT,nrIC:jJn: inoeed. it would be a cae of giving one a turn one time and another a turn another. It all resolves itself back to myoid argument, that I it ithtt li? re?itired to make mrga,?bir? a f,t-,Ia.bi'?'-ti.n. The county has as good a captain as any county ever had. There are .eyeral good amateurs in the .U. ty tb?tt ,-??ld. no doubt, always find the t!fn but the "funds f.,?" are lack- ing, although if the crowd go on taking the interest they are doing and a few subscrip- tions roll in from county people the "fund of war" difficulty may-easily be got over. Welah metropolitan swImmers will hardly feel on good terms with themse!ve8 over the feel oil go'f (I th'e We 1"h Swimming Asrocia tion to play the international water polo match versus En?l d at Penarth. Yet the associa- ti,m are quite rigl' for Penarth, a littl" sea- side suburb of Cardiff, have better accommo- dation in the matter of baths than Cardiff bave. or, hl d,ed. ever will hav .0 long as the pmrent, lackadaisical. Puritanical crowd f.'it on :;¡gii1Iéor:fal Thr; I sent old ramshackle wash-houses that Cardiff have are a disgrtice to any go-ahead town, and no decent body of councillors would ever per- mit them to remain. However, it is like beat- ing one's head against a brick wall to suggest any reforms to them unles8 it be in the way of building a chapel or keeping the children from having a bottle of ginger beer or an ice cream on Sunday. They are keen enough at that, goodness only knows, hut anything that might he for the good of the community at jarge. and not for their own ¡itLe crowd in particular, they put on olle side. However, it is useless talk- ing alxiut it, and I had much better retorn to the match and mention the fact that Doherty, who had left Swansea ,?d0. to Wig. will be once g.i. i. the .?, k,, f the Welshmen. He is a WOnderl o]]y good man. no doubt, and is invaluable to the side. The One Mile Wel8h Cl,-p?..?hi P'Isee, i. to come off at the Hoath Park Lake, providing, of course, permi8@ion can be obtained from the authorities. Considering the interest (?) the authorities have taken in sports and pastimes generally, I should think there i. con- siderable doubt as to their allowing the use of the lake for such a degrading pa8time II" swimming-at least. they must think it degrad- ing, judging by the way they ignore it. The annual genera! meeting of the South Wales Football League will take place on Saturday next. August 11. at the Alexandra Hotel, Cardiff, at three p.m. sharp Id r. Wathen. the hon. secretary of the league, would be pleased to hear from all clubs who intend joining either the first or 8ceond divi- sion of the league for next season. His address is 193. Mackintosh-place. Cardiff. By the way. I am afraid that Cardiff will not M1I1 a "Soccer" eleven again this season, whilst the international game against Scotland will, it is expected, be played on the St. He.en's Ground, SwruF;e.]. There was an excellent attendance of mem- befs at. the annual meeting of the Grange Stars Football Club on Thursday even- ing. when it was unanimously resolved to elect C. Spademan as captain of the team for the forthcoming season. It is to be hoped that Tom Spackman will again accept the posi- tion of hon. secretary. The programme wlrch Mr. H. J. Powell, the hon. secretary of the Cardiff Athletic Club, has arranged for the patrons of the Harlequins' Ground on Tuesday is an excellent- one. For the 25 miles Welsh bicycle championship entries have been received from ail the lend. ing South Wals cracks, whilst the other cycle events have also been well patronised. The foot events, too. have secured a spltcidid entry. As there is no other meeting in tlw district on Tuesday the Newport-road ground should be well filled. The annual general meeting of the well- known liOnd.m Welsh Football Club was held at headquarters. White Horse Hotel, High IId- born, oil Wednesday last, Mr J. Knmsey (vice-president) in the chair. The balance- sheet was produced, and the pleasing announce- ment made that the club was entirely free from debt, the only liabilitv being under £2. of which there were fun 's in hand to meet. The following officers WCN then elected, as well ? a s?r-r)ng committee:—Cantain. Mr. A'f. J" vice-captain. Mr. Frank M;ii. hon. sec- retary and t'?"u Mr. O'? wall Owen. 19. Alexandra-road. West E,?iig. The I? h h;?. entered for the English. London, and -?tiid* sex Cup*, and has the usual strong list of frendlies. A good number of mew mcmhen joined (including four of the Aberystwith team of last year, who won both the Welsh and South Wales eU))8. one of whom also played fcr Wales). There WaR a ean;t:tl attendance, and everything passed off very satisfactorily. And now for the babbling brooks aDd the purling streams, and a sweet farewpU for a fortnight, I enjoy talking to you all day by day. hut even talking to such sensible people as you all re becomes monotonous once a year-at least, such is the opinon of WELSH ATHLETE.

RELATIVE VALur OF FEEDING STUFFS. |l li i| pM Ii r?n 'p?t ?'t?attt.. ? QetMtt. ?Cwt. ,i¡Iïb.n;.d WhMt.K?t).f??? SJ 4 1 6721 (official!' |;| ;5M 32 6-, 7 215 m,).ii GO 3 8 ?<M 29 !6M. „ Australian i; 62 4 ]» 1495 ? !76' „ JUnnitola « 6 4 4 IK 4 6 7 10 1,Cli.h (b-. i. H 4 'A 36?? H (oŒciaJ 1 1: rl average) 1 5 3 0 :) 24 4?! 6 9 „ Btissian (best). 5' 2 9 100 21 <> 6 2 (nverarei ;l "«t(t.Ku?.«hCie.<t)..? 422M;K ?2 ?76 (officiul¡¡ «vf.r.?«).? 19 2 6 512 19 9 7 li „ Uossian (best) I! « 2 3 121 16 0 e 4 „ (average. 40 2 2? 333 17 6,? f> 3* Maize, American 5) 2 7,?] 21 ?41]; Odessa 1 f,0 3 0 180 4 P 5 'i Beam, Egyptian < 60 3 ok 43) 31 ( 7 3 !'<'M.M<dM.?.JM3o? .5M 3t 6 131 ip e. 1 'm 66 ;I) Flour, 1,?ther Ti*1 1 4 (.k)26 61? 10 76? Hr»n 1 — 1 ii 4 s 1 Pollard i 6 o Barley M<? | ? n f.i.?C.??t).j ? ?M? „ (average): j I' 7 9 CtttexCt?et?"?? H ? H ? 5 (avei-age)1 — 6 x U?;'E?i,). Meadow! ? ??i (best) — ? ?i? (average! — j! j 6 ? "Clovt'r(hest)¡ — 4' 69 > „ luv'ge) — ji — 143 Dutch (be.t) .1 | 1 U H (average); ? 2 19 The above price, (exoedt II from the latest wholesale qnotations. Betail tenders require to add whatfMtt tFotM.wt«. housing, carriage. 4c.

ANYO'Nl' <?h? s Little liwr Pi!!? t b,-y are so smaH ll. ?° t trouble to '?""?.' ?o ? pain or griping aft,?r taking. 18. Hd j,h, i?l 34 Pin'9. But be -u? tbey ? CARTER'S "? During this Ch..g-bl? Weather you are very liable to catch a Cold, wh.chm?y?.'? T ¿h\()ldB:\ m ali:7 at the 11-t mttm?.on of Cold or Cough take a dose of Mortimer s Mixture the heet Iown Cure for Cou?hB and Colds. From all chemMt.. K. 1M. ?2iD, 9d, per bottle. L1492

MARKETS. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Raeon: A qui"t LIVERPOOL. Saturday. Bacon: A qi,t feeling pervaded the market to-day. ow>ng to the nearness of the holiday, operators being indisposed to enter into any fresh engagements, whilst the rountry demnnd for the same reason was very limited, and in the absence of sufficient inquiry prices remained witbout quotable change; WaTer- ford and Danish quiet at late rates. Shoulders moved slowly at former currencies. Hams attracted little attention, and previous quota- tions were repeated. Lard easier; c.i.f. prices n13..d.e holders more disposed to meet buyers, but trading in prime Western and American, refined was insufficient to test price*. Chee«e: The demand ruled quiet, but holders were steady, and maintained previous quotations. Butter: Though the demand wao quiet. Cana- dian and American was firmer in tone, but I.ct. quotably higher. Fggs presented no new feature. Beef quiet without change. Pork available for prompt del very very Bcarce, and commanded extreme priecs. __er Yun- r l r"; 1 li 1 s fr s 1 £ §' 1 ■» § -2 j S £ » ;==> I ] To-day 1733 540 2C17 454? 779' 364 91 'I'b; :wL-ek I I; t5 12?4 61' ?9 26917 (,75f79 9 367,7 1-78 y e, ,367164 ? '0'?21 62710 600803159^98 16034 ?56 I?ttyeM- :i5?'i:01MIJ6M2 50?5S: ?5?4 22647 2893& eVBEtUTT 4uor¿UO..s. Beer, per 3G4lbs: Exttu Pcrk.t<:r2M!b!): Prime mess, VV>.gt*rn 70* 01 to 72*64 Bacou.perlUtbL: "——— Bf;;it'rà 59? M t. 63* M Continental Dd to S i, Cd Canadiansiagodsides. 50*01 to 52, 01 L'j!igcl'5iir, 35-451bsavev*ge. 42< 01 to 44* Oi »Short clear. 45-531bs ditto 3 Js0ito Os Od fehortrib, 18-231bs ditt0. 44s 0 i to 45s 6d Cumberland <-ut. 26.381b. ditto 37. oc: to 42.6d Stafford cut. 36-4Glb. ditto 42* Od to 43. Od Clear bellies, 14-201bR ditto 4"1. Od to 45. Od Short clcar backs. 12-201bs ditto. 39.61 to 4210 Od Shoulders, N.Y. cut, 25. Od to 37, Od Ditto, aquHrecut, 12*261be 37 04 to 414 04 Ditto,piGue, 5-12Ibs 34. Od to 35. 61 Ham., per UJlbs Loc?eut.M.IH??e'?* .?. 49???t-.5??61 ,,I, litt. 4?, 0 t. 51 01 Short oot, skinless, 14-1611>. ditto SBs 0d to 6.3s Od Lord, per 11211. P,i.e IV,.t.-St-. 3,>- 00 t. 3 6d American retmed Uri. 291\ 1",il.. 36, 9l to 57* 6d iU'lbs firkins, 3>0 0d to Jb> 9d. (1,t"se. re IlJb: New, white and coloured 47. 5d to 49, Od Biiiter, per 11.Dinisa— choice 114-< to 117s; ClIn.dlnu Cre9¡1erie., 100. to 10s; Irish drto. I JOiStolO^s: Insh Jftctorie.% 90s ro 96s, Finest margarine, 66s to 6",8j medium.42s to 64s; low. 32s toO 40r. j Lgps. per 1/0—Irish hen. 6. 4d to 7. 64 Conti- nental, (os Od to ó. Od. LIVERPOOL METAl, MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Saturday. The Glasgow pig iron warrant marker is steady, and a fair business has been done (Juring the wek at following prices:—Scovh. 71s 9d. 72,. and n. 3d; 69s 6d. and 69, 9d; Cumberland. &2; 3d, eU 6d, 82s 9d. and 838 ifiddlesborough idle. CQnI,"r strong— £ 74 28 6d and £74 5s, prompt; £ 74 03 and £ 74 73 6d. forward. Tin firm— £ 145 to L145 10s, prompt; L13715. t,, £ 138, forward. English ingot.s (common), L147 10?,. 1 Lead eas4e?Englih, CI8; Sp"?-sh? CIT ul7s 6d. [ Spe):cr steady-£19 10s. Sitver-The market has been quiet and steady, the price closing at 27 15-l6d per ounce for spot and 28d per ounce for forward delivery. Tinplates.—1The ma ket still remaine un. "'?t',?ed, but. there is a Et-tle more doing. though pri are low. Be6s?mer 6teel cokes IC 14 210 have been done at 14s 9d. 14< loii. 15s, and lbs lid Lob. Liverpool, and 14s 6d. 14s 7;d. aLd 14s 9d f.o.b. Walce; Besaemer steel coke wasters 14 x 20 full weights at 13a 1;<1. 13. 3d, and 13, 4,d f,),. Liverpool, and 128 9d. 12s 10,,1. and 138 f.o.b. Wales; 1001b wasters at. 12s 10id and 138 Lo.b. Liverpool, and 125 7;d and 128 9d f.o.b. Wales; and Bessemer steel coke wasters 14 x 163 and 14 x In at 128 9d and 12s ld f.ob Wales; wasters, generally, are plentlfnl and the demand is limited. Thore is practically nothing doing in oil size*, the nominal prioe# being-IC 14 x 19i ane< 14 x 181 Bessemer steel cokes at 14s 3d. 14s 4id. and 148 7,d Lo.b. Wales, and &cmens-Yartir. Me-ei ookes IC 20 x 10 at 213, 21s 3d. and 21* 6-1 f.o.b Wales. Nominal quotations ooing-for IC 14 x 2J Bessemer "I cokes at 14s 9d and 153 f.<I,. Wales; S:meD5- Mania 8t1 cokes at 15s and 1"" 3d f.o.b. Wa.es; chap har?- 't 15 9d to lbs f.o.b. I 'Wales; ordinary charcoals at 16. 3d. 16? 6d. 163 9d. and 17, f.o.b. Wales; and beg: charcoal !at,1766d.17i!9d.ias.18<!M.a.ndl8eM.and 19?. 19s 6d. 2te, and 20-! 6d f.o.b. Wales. Terne- pl. IC 20 .U Bcs^mer ?t-I c h arcoals at 27s 6d and zas Lob. better grades at 288 3d aJid 28s 6d ro.t. Wales: Siemens-Martin steel charcoals at 29s o 29s 6d Lo.b. Wales; -d better grades at 29s i and 30s f.o.b. Wales. 08EN. Cardiff, Saturday (irom the Cardiff Grain Cümpany's. Limited, I'CpoTt)."maJl attendance at our market. Values of wheat, botn English and foreign, were practically 1rnbH,ed rrem last week. Grinding barley was 3d per quart-er cheaper. Kooffid ma.17e. oats. and beans aLl steady t recent quotations. If^AT. London. Saturday.—Beef ion good supply; Üad" ¡¡"Scot<-h long sides. 41 2d to 4s 6d; sh0rt nides, 4s 8<1 to English aides. 4s od to 4s 2d; United States sides (Liverpool and Dept- ford killed), 3. HId to 4s; American hind quar- taIT. 4s to 4s 4d; fcce quarters. 2s IOd to 3s. Mutton in slow N."Quest.-Sooteb. 5s 2d to 58 6d; Eagli.h wnheT13, 4s 8d to 58; ewes. 3s 4d to 38 ad; Dutch, 38 Sd to 46 4d. BUTTER. Carmarthen, Saturday.—There was a large supply of butter in the market to-day, wh ch realised from 10<1 to 10id per lb; basket butter, lid to Is "I per lb. Ocrk. 8atur,y-Firsts. 89s; seconds, 82s; thirds, 81b; fourths, 74s; superfine. 94s; fine, 91s. Mild: Choicest boxes; 96, choDC boxes. 84s. In market: 553. FISH. Grimsby, Saturday.—Supplies very limited owing to the stormy weather, only about four- teen wssels having arrived. Quotations: Soles, Is 9d to 2s; turbot, led to Is ld; brills, 9fcd; 8Rln(m. 18 d; grilse. Is rl; plaice, 4. 6<1 to 6. 3d; lemon soTee, Bs 6d;' whitchee, 5s 6d per atone; live I g, 3s to 5e; dead, 2b to 3s; live cod. 7a: dead. 5. 6d to 6. 6d; live Bkatc. 4s 6d; dead. 28 to 4s; kit haddocks, 25e per box. There was a great demand. POTATOES. London, Saturday —Moderate supplies, which met a steady demand at firm prite8. Quota- tions: English Beauty 0' Hetron.. 3s "d to 48 0d; Early Puritans, 4. to 5s; Snowdrops. I 9d to 4s 6d; Early Rose. 3s 6rt to 4s 6d per cwt.; French Rounds. 3s 3d to 38 9d; Dutch ditto. 3. to 38 3d per bag. HOPS ".orcestr. Saturda"y ?'ps Messrs. I' nu-i C"8 rCJ)->rt).I here in no aiterat/on to not in cur hop market this week. The trade con- tinues very quiet, with very few of last year's hop" offering, and prices iemain W1a1t.ercd. The reports from the plantations show a general improvement, but there is a great scarcity of hine in many dstrict. and only where mvsistcnt washing and cultivation of the b.igiE8t order has be&n carried out will there be a fair crop of hops. HAY AND STRAW. ],()ndon. Sturday-Short supplies, which met. fair demand at steady prices. Quota- bon., Best clover. 85s to 100s; inferior. 82s to 83s; specially picked hay. 92s 6d; good ditto, 80s to 87s 6d; inferior ditto, 50a to 60s; mix- ture and sainfoin, 70s to 90s; It raw. lis to 3641 per load. HTDK, PKiy. AND FAT 7?hr»ndda. P'-ntyprrid. and Ab^rdaio T0mr'laf\ FT » tiar-IIIr1(,p.; Ox bidw 95 aDd upward*. 4d to 4; 8h In 94\10. 34,1 to 4d; 75:10 to 84ib. 3?d to 323 651h to 74!1>. 3d to 3id; 56110 tn 64ib, 3*4 to 3ad: S5!b and «T»dor, 3Jd to 3ll; hwty H"9:. 31-1 to 3,rl; lisht caws. 3jd to 3Jd; built, 2|d: heavy ruts and Garbled 31d; rordium. 3id; light, 3d: ((,1\" 3d. H'.w*: ISs. 1c;, 111<. ind 6' "I' 17ib and up8,d, 4jd: 9:10 tn 16'b, 5Jd: lirht. 43d: flwed. 4d. Lambs: 2* 5d, 20. 1. M. 1 54.d 1,11 ,!1,: 1* lOd, > 6d. and 10d. Be., FYPIiI>\ ,.lpan bt>ct, lid; 6ernnru-, lid; mutton, lid; cr.mm^n, Id. Brto1. Satll[dilr.-B8: 93;0 aud up.srt1. 4d 4Jd to 4J4; 831b to 921h, 3Jd to 4d Ameri- can' 4d to 4*4; 73 b to 82\b. 3*4 America. 44; 631b 72 lid to 3Jd .'American*, 3$d to 3gd; brands hcht 3id. 3*d Arr^rican^: 541b to 621b, 3}4 t" sjd; 53il> and under, Sit to 3il; cow*, 63:1> and upward.. 3id z tn 3id; livht 311; bulls, 23d: h-?, .t,, and w-,bl,d, 3: li;b; (ut ?d warhIM. 31d; irrelmlar. li,1 ".If Mnns: 172b and upward*. 4Jd; 12'10 to 161b 6'1: 9'h to Ulb. 5*4: under 9:1>. 4id: < nt and irretro'ar 3*4. Horse hidts: IK 3d, 13s. 15, 5,1. 160 6d. and lBo. Fjist kip". 3d; second kips, 2d. Fat Mutton. 2id; bet-f. lid; roujrh, l £ d; .t. 201 Pelts: B, 1. 2d A, 2s 54: X. 3k Id. J'8lt. B. 2* Id: A, 2* 8d: X. 3.4; 6d. Forward price tn Thur8Y: -Pe>\b: H, 1* ;Ÿ A, ? 5d; X, 3s Id. Lamb. JJ. 2. 2d: A, 2* 9d :1:. 3* 6d Fat: Mutton, 21.d; beef, lid; rough, lid; Cardiff. Friday.—Market hides* 93!b and upwards, 4d '(".d\1. fl to 41d; SV.h to 921b. 33d Canadian!, 3¡<I to 4d; 73lb to 821b, 3id :C,Ji. 3t1 to 4d; 6:1> to 72-b. 3d -Canadian). 3Qd tt1 3J4: 54110 to 621b. 3W (Canadian!, 3J4 to 3fd; 53!b and under, 3id 'Can*, n;,diD1dc. 3h b: 3Jd dian', ?ld to 3M; m?. jlb and Uvwlrd,. 3J4 f(an? d:ah\ 3Jd to 3,,1, 62:10 and tinder. 3:d (Canadian). 3>4 to 3jd; cut and warbled, 3d to 3jd; bulls. 2Jd to 2.0; irreiMilars, 3d. Call skins: 17tI and upwards, 4ld: 12!b to 16ib, 5?d 91b to 11?b, &J4; Hcht. 54 cuts, 4d' Pelt%: Z? 6d, 2,: 1. 4d. ?.d 9,1 Lamb*: 3? 3d, 2- 8d, 2* 24, 1* 9d, 1* 3d, fttid 9d. Fat: Best beef, 24; bast ",utton, 2d; "nd.. igd; common, Id.

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