The Welshman

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT I CARDIFF. The visit of the Royal Agricultural Society to Cardiff is, to the people of South Wales, the most important event of the year. As an educational agency, it is unsurpassed in its particular branch. nowhere can a day be spent more pleasantly or more profitably than in its show field. There is plenty of scope for the observant as well as the mental faculties. The exhibition forms a scene which should be witnessed by everyone who can afford the time and money, for it may be said, with- out exaggeration, that until one has had the gratifi- cation of walking through its long lines of sheds which teem with the best that nature and art can produce, one has but a very mean and inaccurate idea of what is meant by the term British Agri- culture. Most people have a confused notion respecting the most ancient and honourable of call- ings. They know little or nothing about it; and in these days of division of labour, they are re- quired to care but little. It is unnecessary for them to trace the beef and the bread beyond the shop of the the butcher and the baker. To such as these the exhibition which is now to be seen at Cardiff must afford matter for much wonder and some cogitation. They will come away with the im- pression that there is more of knowledge and skill and perseverance in agriculture, if success- fully pursued, than they ever dreamt of; that agriculturists, if they are sometimes spoken of slightingly, are really a great power iu the land and possess a larger amount of special knowledge relating to their own profession, than outsiders generally suppose. But to agriculturists themselves the show must be almsst unlimited in its power of suggestion. They can discover its resources and render them available in a way which the uninitiated would never dream of. They will ad- mit, frankly, that they have a great deal to learn yet, that they thought they knew a little, but that, really, they don't know very much after all, even about their own art. The show yard has been freely visited by thousands of farmers from the three counties as well as from South Wales generally, and there can be no doubt at all that agriculture will be immensely benefitted there- by. We hear so much in these days about the necessity of high farming and how the utmost amount of produce is to be extracted from the soil. Looking at the appliances which arc necessary to the 0remunerative pursui t of high farming, and glancing at the magnificent and costly animals which stand around, we begin to think what a clever fellow a good farmer must be, and what a lot of money he must put into his business. In fact the show brings into reality before our eyes the truth of the remark that a progressive farmer must have his head and his pocket well furnished. Another point which the show brings before us is the erroneous division of British Industry into manufactures and agricul- ture. It is plain enough that good agriculture is itself a manufacture, hampered by the seasons it is true, but a manufacture still. The more it par- takes of the manufacturing element the greater is its progress. The more it avails itself of those artificial appliances which mechanism and steam- power place at its disposal, the greater is the in- dependence of its followers and the richer is the reward which it has to offer. Machinery and steam power, generously supplemented by cash and directed by brains, have conferred upon men of the Manchester and Birmingham type vast wealth and great political pnUTor J h.T abuuiii mey not do the same for what is generally known as the country party? In every part of the show yard at Cardiff are seen instances in which science and art may be made to assist or to fight against nature, according to which process may be necessary. From the beginning of agricultural production to its close these agents may be used. First of all come the manure sheds with specimens of the mineral and other agents with which they return to the soil that which that crop takes from it. All arouiid are thousands of instruments for breaking up and cultivating the land. A hundred steam engines. with full steam up and all possessing points of excellence peculiar to themselves, are puffing and shrieking, frantically anxious to speed the plough, the harrow, the seed drill, or any other instrument which man will have the goodness to attach to their gearing. The seedmen's stalls, forming a street of themselves, contain thousands of bags of seed, each with its name, and sometimes a picture of the plant which it produces, affixed. Of reapers, mowers, and horse rakes, there are so many that it is difficult to make a choice. Of carts and waggons there are sheds full, all professedly carrying the heaviest possible load with the smallest possible amount of draught. A score or more huge thrashing machines hum and clack busily, each attracting groups of admirers. Rick stands, warranted rat-proof, abound so do rick cloths and if you are at all old fashioned in your notions, and insist upon a straw thatch, here is a machine which, if you will only feed it well with straw at one end, will supply a strong, neatly made thatch at the other. If you are an admirer of Mr Mechi's system of irrigation, here are a dozen pumps, centrifugal and otherwise, warranted to answer your purpose. As to the machinery capable of adaptation to the varied business of the farm, there is a glut of it. Large sheds, filled with turnip cutters, chaff cutters and other kinds of implements all in motion-for one steam engine will turn a dozen or more-are seen on every side. Implements for general use have not been forgotten. There is a steam stone crusher, which reduces flinty stones as large as a man's head into sizes fit for road mending. Of the churns, washing and mangling machines, sewing machines, brick-making machines, and the thousand devices for expediting work and lessening manual labour, we cannot afford room to speak, even if we could remember half of them. But we were glad to observe amongst the exhibitors in the classes for machinery the names of two local firms, one from Cardigan, the other from Haverfordwest. Messrs Llewellm, of Haverfordwest, have a varied supply of churns and dairy utensils. Mr Timothy Thomas, of the Foundry, Cardigan, had steam up and his combined grinding and crushing mills were working away as busily as any of the rest. It is gratifying to find by the testimonials printed in Mr Thomas's catalogue, and written to him by gentle- men and farmers of good position in the three counties that these mills fully answer the purposes for which they were designed, and do quite as much as Mr Thomas warrants them to do. Though not an agricultural machine, a rotary coal cutter, invented by Messrs. Gillett and Copley, and sold by Mr J. G. Bass, of Sheffield, demands a short notice, as if it proves as efficient as the inventors assert, it will be invaluable for certain descriptions of colliery work. It consists of an engine driven by compressed air from the surface. The frame is of angle iron, 4ft. 9in. long, by 2ft. 4in. wide carrying 2ft. 71O. cylinder with a 9in. stroke, working a crank shaft with a pinion, which gears into the slots of the cutter wheel. These slots are very preferable to teeth, which from the quantity of chippings and dust would be sure to choke up. The cutter wheel, which is of cast steel, is carried by a bracket, projecting horizon- tally from the side of the machine. It makes about six revolutions per minute, and on its outer edge are fixed twenty steel picks or cutters, these giving 120 strokes per minute. It is 3ft. lOin. in diameter, and makes a clear cut of 3ft. 4in. deep by 3in. thick, and from this space sweeps out the whole of the coal as it revolves. The following description of the working power is furnished by the exhibitor :—" With a pressure of 271b of compressed air per square inch the machine has holed in a bard, tough, fire-clay seating 25 £ yards in 40 minutes, and 24 yards 1ft. of strong solid coal in 55 minutes, with only 20lb pressure. A fair average rate of work with 271b pressure may be stated at 30 yards per hour, 3ft. 2in. to 3ft. 4in. under, and 3in. thick, either in a seating or moderately hard coal. The average rate of holing by manual labour in the seam where it is now working is about 7 yards for a day's work-this gives about nine men working a whole day to do what the machine does better in two hours. The men have only to wedge or shoot the coal down and clear it away, whilst the machine is taken to another bank to do its work there. The great saving in time and labour, as well as the increase in the pro- portion of round coal, will at once be apparent to every- one connected with the working of collieries. Com- pressed air is now often used for underground hauling and pumping, and when this is the case, the coal cutter may be applied at a trifling cost. In other cases an air cylinder may be attached to any existing engine forcing the air into a receiver, for which a sound old boiler answers well. The air should be taken down the shafts and main roadways in 3in. or 4in. pipes, these may be reduced to 2in. wrought iron screw pipes for the branches, and a few lengths of 2m. flexible tube to connect with the machine. We belive con- siderable improvement has yet to be made in air- compressing machinery, and are inclined to think that the right place for the receiver is either at end of the main pipes, or perhaps a small portable one as near the machine as it can conveniently be placed. A detailed list of the machinerv is more than we can attempt, and having thus briefly called atten- tion to it, we must glance at the live stock. Un- fortunately, our reporter missed the parade of the horses in the ring, and very little could be seen of them in their boxes. We print in full, the names of all local exhibitors, for we look upon the list as a roll of honour, which reflects the farming enter- prise of the district. Welshmen, taking the Principa- lity generally, have done well in horses, but poorly in cattle and all other live stock. In all, there arc fully 43 prizes and marks of distinctions retained in Wales, for horses alone. They comprise 6 first prizes, 12 second prizes, 5 third prizes, 10 marks' of high commendation, and 10 reserve numbers. In the three counties we have one second and one third prize, one commendation an'l one reserve number. These figures we hold to be very credit- able to the Principality so far as horses are con- cerned, for they show that of the total number of money prizes (00) offered for competition to all England, 23 of them, or rather more than one- fourth were won by Welshmen. As a fact bearing upon the improvement of local stock, w* may mention that Mr Thomas Statter, of Stand Hal!, Whitfield, Manchester, whose horse won the prize for the best agricultural stallion recently offered in Car- diganshire, has won several distinctions at this show. The local exhibitors were as follows: -Class for agri- cultural stallions Mr J. 'I homas, Glanrynis, IINVelsh Grey; class for thoroughbred stallions, suitable for getting hunters-Earl Cawdor, "Hally- wood Mr John Rees, "Christmas Carol;" Mr John E. Rees, Berthlwyd, Blaenffoes, Pembroke- shire, "Nine Elms;" Messrs. W. John and W. George, Haverford west, Wild Charley class for hackney stallions—Mr W. Broad, Lampeter, Young True Briton;" class for agricultural mare — Mr Morgan Prothero, Brynwgan, Llandilo, "Jolly;" Mr J. Thomas, Glanrynis, "Harriet;" class for hunter mares, with or in foal—Mr W. li. H. Powell, Maesgwynne, "Mrs Evans;" class for Welsh ponies—Mr John Thomas, Glanrynis, Tom class hunter mares or gelding —Mr D. E. James, Bridge Hùu"e, Haverfordwest, "Athole;" Mr W. R. H. Powell, "Bryan O'Lynn Mr C. B. Mansfield, Llyso- nen, "The Lamb Mr T. Jvussel, Yerbeston, Pem- broke, Volunteer; class for hunter mares or geld- ings (four years old)—Mr 1). H. Thomas, Derllys, Carmart hen, Policeman Mr C. B. Mansfield, Llysonen, Premier Mr Essex Harries, Scoltori, Havefordwest, "Reception;" Mr J. W. Teasdale, Poyerston, Pembroke, Theodore Mr J. B. Elkington, Pembrey, Packwood class for hunter mares or geldings (three years old)—Mr W. R. H. Powell, Dunkeld;" Mr R. Waters, Sarnau, "Gri- maldi;" Mr T. Parker, Cardigan, Cashbox," and Dunblane; class for hunter gelding or filly (two years old), Mr D. H. Thomas, Derllys, Birthday;" Mr W. E. B. G wyn, "Pengoch;" Mr li. li. Carver, Wenallt, The Lawyer" and Purity Mr W. R. I r. Powell, Robin;" class for cob mare or gelding, Mr J. Thomas, Glanrynis, Dan;" class for agri- cultural mares—Mr Harries, Pilroath, Llanstephan, I I Fancy." In the cattle classes there were a few local exhibi- tors. We refer now to the Shorthorns. Lord Cawdor showed his bull, Sea Serpent," but that animal, so famous in our show-yard, had to yield all chances of a price to the magnificent creatures by whom he was surrounded. But he won a commen- dation, and this, comparatively speaking, was a high distinction, as will be admitted by all who saw that particular class where were located the two splendid white bulls which received the first and second prizes. Mr D. Pugh, of Manoravon, showed a yearling bull, Sir Hildebrand." Earl Cawdor showed a bull calf, I- Earl of Clarence." Mr J. Bowen, Troedyraur, showed a three-old-year heifer, Larfy O t.nc. wbioh although standing near the prize animals, looked uncommonly well. He also showed a yearling heifer, Honey Bee," and in the same class Mr D. Pugh exhibited Bergamot 6th." In the class for heifer calves, Mr Pugh showed the Marchioness of Manoravon." In the Hereford classes, we did not detect a single local exhibitor, but amongst the beautiful animals shown in the Jersey classes were two cows and a heifer be- longing to Mr J. Buckley, Penyfai. These classes were crowded during the day and formed a great source of attraction. In the class for Welsh breeds there were 27 entries. The bulls were 6 in number, four of which were good. Five of the six were Blacks the seventh was a speci- men of the Montgomeryshire breed, belonging to Major Heyward of Crosswood, Welshpool. The prize bull belonging to Mr Walter Jenkins of Talsarn, Lampeter, was quite worthy of his position. He was bred by Mr T. Jones, Wernligos, Whitland, and is just turned four years. The only time we remember having seen him, previous to this show, was last year, at Lampeter, where he took the prize. Considerable difference of opinion existed as to the accuracy of the judging for the second prize. It was given to a very fair bull belonging to Mr Davies, of Typicca, but the bulls shown by Mr Roberts of Loveaton, and Mr Lewis of Walton East, attracted great attention from all Black breeders. Mr Roberts's bull was well formed and although only three and a half years old, had attained to great size and had fed well. As far as breed goes, it is well known that Mr Roberts is most careful. In this respect, therefore, it may safely be assumed that his bull and that shown by Mr Davies, Typicca, who is also famous as a pure breeder, were quite equal. That being so, it is difficult to account for the awarding of the second prize to Mr Davies, whose bull, although some seven months older than Mr Roberts's, would not go so heavily to the scales as his opponent. The dissatisfaction with the judging in every class was loudly expressed. In the class for the two-year-old bulls, Mr Bowen, Llwyngwair, took the prize with a beautifully developed annimal, bred by Mr R. H. Harvey. There seemed no question that in this case the breed was irreproachable, as was evidenced by a fine silky hair, and great powers of flesh-making. For a small animal he carried an immense carcass. His age was 2 years and 2 months. But there were objections made to him by many critics. It was said that he gave considerably in the back, and that be did not stand well it is is undeniable that these remarks were not ill-founded. There was a remarkable downward curve on the back, and it was the more observable because the other points were so well brought out. There was a rather queer look about the legs too but it is quite possible that when the animal is seen in motion in the ring, he looks very much better than when motionless in his stall. The second prize went to one of the Carnarvonshire breed. Here, again, there is hardly a doubt that the second prize ought to have gone either to the bull shown by Mr Harries, Llandilo-Aberco win, or to the one shown by Mr J. T. Parcell, of Lydstep, Tenby. Public opinion, generally speaking, seemed to be in favour of the Parcel bull taking second place, for although he was a trifle light behind, he was in other respects a fine animal. There can be no question but that one of them ought to have had the second prize, and it is reassuring to know that before long they will have the chance of submitting themselves to the judgment of competent Black breeders. In the class for yearling bulls, Mr Morse, of Llandawke, took first prize with an animal one year and ten months old, pretty well brought out, but he is not a purely-bred Black. The only good point be possesses is his horns. But at Llanboidy or Narberth, he would stand a poor chance of a prize. The second prize went to a North Wales bull.. In this class there was very good stock shown by Mr Harries, Llandilo, Mr R. Griffiths, Ciliaissaf, Llandyssilio, Narberth and Mr John Walters, Molfreissa, Llandefeilog. The North Wales cattle, three in number, shown by Major Heyward, were, uncommonly good and a credit to their owner. In the class for two-year-old heifers, the prize went to a Black shown by Mr Richard Humphreys, of Bedd- gelert, but a greater mistake was never made f)r at least one third of her was a Shorthorn or a Devon. The head and horn showed this distinctly moreover she was covered with white and red hairs. The other local exhibitors were Mr T. Evans, Llwyngrawys, Cardigan, who took second prize, and Mr J. Walters, Molfreisa, Llandeifeilog. In yearling Heifers Mr Bowen, Llwyn- gwair, was the only exhibitor of Blacks. He took the prize with a specimen of the Anglesea Blacks, which, curiously enough, exhibited the same tendency to give in the back as was observable in the bull. With this exception the heifer was admirably brought out. There were no entries in the class for pairs of three-year-old heifers in milk or in calf, and only three pairs of cows. Thes3 were shown by Mr Hugh Harries, of Vaynor, Narbertb, Mr W. J. Roberts, of Loveston, Pembroke, and Mr H. Davies, of Typica. Here Mr Roberts took the prize easily, with a pair of cows which were pro- nounced first-class. Mr Harries of Vaynor took second prize with a pair, one of which was very well bred, but both were in wretchedly poor condition. The only local exhibitors of butter were—Mrs Prosser of White House, Carmarthen, and Mr J. Thomas, Glanrynis, Carmarthen. We did not discover a single local exhibitor amongst I the classes for sheep and pigs. I HORSES. Thoroughbred Stallion, suitable for getting hunters— Second, < £ 25, John Rees, of Llanbouly, Whitland, Car- marthenshire. Mare in foal, or with foal at foot, suitable for breeding hunters—Commended, W. R. H. Powell, of Maesgwynne, Whitland, Carmarthenshire. Hunter (mare or gelding) up to not less than twelve stone—Reserve number, Charles Basil Mansfield, of LJys- onen, St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. "Hunter (mare or geldinsr), four years old—Third, X5, David Howell Thomas, of Derllys Court, Carmarthen. Reserve number, James Walmsley Teasdale, of Poyerston, Pembroke. CATTLE.—SHORTHORNS. Bull above three years old-Highly commended, Earl Cawdor, of "hckpole Court, Pembroke. Bull calf above six and not exceeding twelve months old —Highly commended, Erl Cawdor, Stackpole Court. WELSH BREEDS (INCLUDING THE CASLEMARTIN BREED). I Bull, three years old or more- Frst, 15, Walter Jenkins, of Glanwern, Talsirn, Cardiganshire second, « £ 10, Henry Davies, of Typicca, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen- shire. Reserve number and highly commmended, David Lewis, of Walton East, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Bull, between two and three years old-First, = £ 15, James Bevan Bowen, of Llwyngwair, Newport, Pembroke- shire. Reserve number and commended, Thomas Harries of Llandilo-Abercowin, Carmarthenshire. Yearling bull-First, £15, John Devonald Morse, of Llandawke, St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. Heifer of between two and three years old-Second, £10, Thomas Evans, of Llwyngrawys, Cardiganshire. Yearling heifer—First, X15, James Bevan Bowen, of Llwyngair, Newport, Pembrokeshire. CASTLEMARTIN BREED ONLY. Pair of cows, over three years, in milk or in calf-First X15, William Benjamin Roberts, of Loveston, Pembroke, second, £ 10, Hugh Harries, of Vaynor, Narberth, Pem- brokeshire. Reserve number and commended, Henry Davies, of Typicca, Dryslwyn, Carmarthenshire. FARM PRIZES. For the best managed farms in South Wales and Monmouthshire, from our own district entered :—Mr Jonn Cambell, Llanstephan, Carmarthen Mr Archibald, Falconer, Berllandywll, Llandilo Mr Griffith Jones, Trevigin, Cardigan Mr W. B. Roberts, Loveston, Pem- broke. The award of the judges is as follows: My Lords in(I Gentlemeii,-Tlie judges appointed to award the prizes for the best managed farms in South Wales and Monmouthshire have inspected the nineteen farms entered for competion. and beg to submit the follow- ing decisions, namely :—" The first prize of a hundred guinea cup, presented by Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., president of the society, we award to Mr W. S. Powell, of Eglwysmyndd, near Taibach, Glamorganshire. The second prize of < £ 50, given by this society, we award to Mr Valentine Parsons, of Clough Farm, Caerwent, Mon- mouthshire. We also highly commend the following com- petitors for clean and in other respects creditable farming, namely:—Mr David Owen, Ash Hall, Cowbridge; Mr Michael Spencer, West Aberthaw, Cowbrige; Mr Rees Thomas, Saint Athan, Cowbridge. Commendations for certain special features in their management were also awarded as follows —To Mr James Culver- well, of Penrhos Farm, Abergavveny, for varied improvements effected in the removal dead and useless fences and levelling the unsightly banks and ditches, partially at his own cost, of well arranged additional buildings, and for his fine flock of Cotswold sheep to Mr John Jones, of Pontygoitre, near Abergavenny, for the judicious selection and management of very superior grazing beasts brought to fatten on deep rich land to Mr William Benjamin Roberts, of Lovestone, near Pembroke, for his very creditable herd of Pembroke cattle and his excellent flock of Cotswold and Leicester sheep. We have the honour to reman, my lords and gentlemen, vour obedient servants, THOMAS BOWSTEAD, THOMAS JENKINS, FINLEY DREW.

THE QUEEN'S PRIZE. From the railings in front of the Cottage at Wimble- doa on Tuesday, to the Exhibiton Marquee, no inconsiderable distance, a row of carriages was closely packed, while those portions of the Grand Stand from which a view of the closing rounds of the competition for the Queen's Prizo could be obtained were occupied almost as thickly as on the day of the final Review. At the firing-point for the 1,000 yards range a long grass bank, slightly raised, had been prepared, on which the competitors could lie, six or eight abreast, or even more, and fire, as from an entrenchment, at the targets in the distance. The recumbent position is now the universal attitude for long-range shooting, but it is amusing to note the varieties which are capable of being introduced into this apparently simple position. Some Volunteers lie with their heads down as if going to sleep, others half on one side wich their feet crossed, others again, flat as to their arms and bodies, but with their feet extended at right angles, or in spread-eagle fashion. For some time before the contest actually closed it was tno" tiiat race naa aectared against Cortis, the silver medallist of this year, Heaton, and other crack shots and the hopes of the London Scottish, on the other hand, rose high and centered in their champion, Sergeant Michie, for whose success they became nervously anxious. Though Wimbledon-common is in a manner their own heath, the London Scottish never before held victory so nearly in their grasp, for a Queen's prizeman (Mr E. Ross), who is now in their ranks, was a representative of West Yorkshire at the time he gained the gold medal. Accordingly, when Sergeant Michie fired his last shot, and from a com. parison with other scores it seemed that his aggre- gate of 65 could not be beaten, his enthusiastic friends caught him up in their arms and began to cheer, prematurely as it turned out. The crowd, supposing that the match was over, began to press in upon the firing points. Order, however, was promptly restored by the efforts of the police and officers in charge of the range, and the squad, who had still a couple of rounds each to fire, proceed to do so amid the strongly.expressed sympathies of the crowd, who were now apprehensive that the interruption might interfere with their chance of success. These were at best but doubtful, the most favourably placed of the competitors, Sergeant Caldwell, of Renfrew, being seven points behind Sergeant Michie. His first shot, however, was a bull s eye the majority was thus reduced from seven to three, and the chances in his favour rose perceptibly. A centre would place him on an equality in point of numbers with Sergeant Michie, while if he were fortunate enough to repeat his last performance and make a bull's eye, medal and prize became his beyond question. The moment was an exciting one Lady Ducie and a large party were present to witness the result of the shooting. After some moments of hesitation and conference with a friend, the shot was fired and struck the target, but it was only an outer, and the prize accordingly became confirmed in the hands of Sergeant Michie. Once more the latter was seized and hoisted on the shoulders of his friends, and by them carried to the Council Tent to have his rifle tested. Being found in all respects unim- peachable, the weapon was restored to him, and he himself to the arms of his supporters, who, led by the band playing See the Conquering Hero Comes," bore him off in triumph to the camp of the London Scottish, the adjutant of the regiment, who was mounted, bring- ing up the rear of the procession. Sergeant Michie has been for years one of the steadiest competitors for the Queen's Prize. He found his way before into the first 100, but never till this year into the first 60. He has enjoyed no exceptional advantages whatever, his opportunities of practice being limited, as far as anyone is aware, to the ordinary range and military weapon. His success, therefore, affords the highest encourage- ment to other Volunteers to persevere. It is unnecessary to add that to all Scotchmen in camp the victory came home as a personal triumph. Without loss of time a garland of laurel was attached to the lofty flagstaff of the London Scottish, where this year, as if in antici- pation of the coming event, a new Scottish standard has replaced the old and time-worn flag that waved from Arthur's Seat on the occasion of the great Edinburgh Review. The monster stag's head above the entrance to the mess-tent, was also decked with leaves and no ontward and visible sign that the regiment could make of its joy was omitted. The following are from the official returns of the shooting in the second stage • — 800 900 1,000 TI. Col.-Sergt. Michie, London Scottish 23 22 20 65 Private Death, 6th Sussex 24 18 21 63 Sergeant Caldwell, 1st Renfrew. 26 21 16 63 Private Cortis, 1st Sussex 24 14 22 60 Private Bear, 15th Hants 21 17 21 59 Private Easton, 1st Laiitrk 9. 22 27 58 Captain Brougham, 16th Stafford 24 20 16 58 Lieutenant Whitelaw, 102d Lanark 24 21 12 57 Sergt. Flekher, London Rifle Brigade 21 21 14 56 Sergeant Mortimer, 15th Middlesex 22 19 14 55 Captain Benning, 2d Bedford 17 18 18 53 Colour-Sergeant Pitts, 4th Somerset 18 17 18 53 Private Hemcry, 3d Cambridge 20 15 17 52 Colour-Sergeant Hall, 14th Salop 18 19 15 52 Private Blair, 3d Ltnark 16 22 13 51 Ensign Edmonds, 17th Devon. 19 19 13 51 Private Brooks, 7th Surrey. 21 19 11 51 Corporal Channing, 13th Sussex 17 15 18 50 Lieutenant M Intyre, 7th Dumfries 18 18 14 50 Private Bretherton, 1st Gloster 20 13 16 49 Corpl. Mullineaux, 40th Lancaster 18 19 12 49 DEATH OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRELATE.—The death of the Right Rev Dr William Turner, Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, is announced as having occured very suddenly on Saturday at his residence at Salford, after an illness of only two hours' duration. He was about to start that day for Stonyhurst College, in order to administer confirmation on Sunday to a number of the boys. He was in his 72nd year, having been born at Preston on the 25th of September, 1800. Having held the charge of some important missions in the north of England, he was nominated the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic see of Salford shortly after the restoration of the hierarchy, and was consecrated at Salford by Cardinal Wiseman in July, 1851. He was appointed Assistant at the Pontifical Throne in | 1862. THE NEW DOCKS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL.— The corporation of Bristol having at a recent meeting resolved to subscribe the sum of £100000 towards the construction of docks at Portishead, at the mouth of the river Avon, a meeting was held yesterday for the purpose of appointing five gentlemen to represent the interests of the corporation on the direct rate of the Portishead Dock Company, and the following were unanimously elected :—The Mayor of Bristol, Mr W. Proctor Baker, Mr James Poole, Mr J. Perry Mr F. Terrell, and Mr W. Pethick. THE MURDER OF FISK.—The Thnes says no one will be surprised to hear that Edward S. Stokes has not been convicted of the murder of James Fisk, junior. That one of the heroes of that sensational tragedy which gave so much occasion for "graphic" description, eloquent moralizing, and scandalous gossip should be condemned and sent to the gallows was not to be thought of. Stokes has been a personage for the last six months—a national character, an institution. He has been interviewed, and his sayings have been reported, his habits described, his looks and tones, cheerful or pensive, marked and recorded for the entertainment of millions. What is the positive evil which such a man has wrought in comparison with the healthy excitement he has given to a whole nation ? Murder, as one of the fine arts," has seldom received a happier illustration than from the scene at the Grand Central Hotel on the 6th of January last. The fame, or notoriety, of the victim, the publicity of the legal contest between him and the assassin, and, more than all, the female influence in the tragedy, captivated the fancy of the public, which saw in it every element of dramatic propriety. The chief actor is not likely to be treated as a vulgar criminal. A special clause having been introduced into the Ballot Bill for the benefit of the" illiterate voter," it would be hard now should the imbecile voter be left uncared for. A man, it seems to be supposed, may have failed to learn reading and writing, and yet have acquired a certain faculty for choosing legislators an i in the same way a man may be a very great fool and still possess enough sense to know for which ot certain candidates be feels a preference. This preference need not be based on political views, which neither the imbesile nor the illiterate voter can be expected to entertain but the name of one candidate may please, that of another candidate displease him. He may like the cut of one candidate's coat, while the hat of another may be odious in his eyes. It would be illiberal to disregard these little whims and it should, moreover, be remembered that the merely illiterate voter" may have neglected to acquire the art of writing his name through idleness and wanton d'sreard of opportunities, whereas in the case of the poor imbecile it is, at least. from no fault of his own that he has remained ignorant. The wrongs of shopkeepers' assistants were discussed on Sunday night at a meeting held in Foresters' Hali. Wilderness-row. Excellent speeches were made by Mr Linnaeus Banks and Mrs Amelia Lewis, but the most forcible piece of oratory was contributed by a cheesemonger's assistant. He objected to the linen- draper complaining of long hour- saying that he got up at half-past three in the morning —" to work, mind —and went on working until nine at night, and, of course, much later on Saturday nights. After doing five or six choppings of pork and beef sausages he went to the stables and got the horse ready to go to the market, and when be got there it was no pleasant job to him to carry ti the cart from the middle of the market in his arms 20lb or 301b of fresh butter, and over his shoulders a prace of young pigs. It may be added that it is not very pleasant for us to hear of the juxtaposition of all these articles. The matter, con- tinued this cynical young cheesemonger, would sav, when he had done his business, "Mind the cart while I go and get a cup of coffee." This must be trying, but worse remains behind. Some employers, be added, when they engaged a young man would say, We open at seven in the morning and ciose at ten at night;" but, as regarded many shops in Lambeth marsh and at the East-end, it was an infamous falsehood, for they kept two shops, one inside and the other outside, and at ten, when they professed to close, the assistants commenced to lift the outside shop into the inside shop, and the consequence was that they did not finish their duties for the day until about a quarter to eleven. There is, perhaps, a want of the winning trustfulness of youth in these very sharp observations but they suggest the idea that the young orator will one day enjoy the coffee while some one else looks after the cart. A lady in Scotland has just given a sublime example of devotion to the cause of temperance. Miss Scott Makdougall, of Maherstown, has, according to the Kdso Chronicle, destroyed all the wine in her cellar. For some time she has made up her mind to take this decisive step, and, though friends recommended that the wine should be rather sent to some benevolent institution or otherwise used for the benefit of infirm persons, or that the spirits might be kept safely imprisoned in the cellar, the doors of which could if necessary be bricked up. Miss Scott Makdougall declined to adopt any of these courses, an d accordingly, acting up to her con-scientious conviction*, has put. an end at once and for ever to the source of temptation. A correspondent of the Scottisli Temperancc League JournÛ gives the following account of the destruction of the wine. from which it will be seen that the smash up" was complete:—" On Friday the 28th ult., the celler in Maherstown House was emptied of its contents. The fell destroyer alcohol was on this occa- sion dragged from his hidingplace, and at the order of Miss Scott Makdougall, proprietrix of Maherstown, carried to the place of execution. These preliminaries ended, Mr James Turnbull in a few well-chosen remarks spoke of the baneful effects of alcohol upon society in general. He said: It rejoiced his heart to see a lady in the circle in which Miss Scott Makdougall moved taking snch a decided step in the cause of truth, and hoped the time was not far distant when all occupying similar stations would go and do likewise. After prayer for the Divine blessing the work of destruc- tion (if destruction we might call it) commenced. Bottles in number 270, were beheaded, and their contents emptied into a common sewer. Some may say, Why this waste ?' If that which was destroyed could be said to be one of God's creatures, waste, indeed, there would be but eminent medical men have proved to a demonstration that it has no nourish- ing qualities experience and observation have taught us that, instead of quenching thirst, it increases it. God's unerring Word tells us wine is a mocker.' Fur- ther, we are commanded not to look upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright, for at the last it biteth like a a serpent and stingeth like an adder.' Would to God that every son and daughter of the King of Kings (especially those among the mighty and noble who are called') would set their faces like flint-as Miss Scott Makdougall has done—against this crying evil of our age aud country." Later in the evening Mr Turnbull delivered "a very able and impressive lecture" in the kitchen in Maherstown House, which was listened to with wrapt attention. SYMPATHY WITH THE JESUITS.—A meeting of English Roman Catholics was held on Tnesday at Willis's Rooms, under the presidency of the Duke of Norfolk, to protest against the suppression of religious houses by the Italian Government, and the expulsion of the Jesuits from Germany. The principal speakers were Lord Howard of Glossop, Monsignor Capel, the Earl of Denbigh, Sir Charles Clifford, Archbishop Manning, and Sir George Bowyer. The resolutions declared the suppression of religious orders in Rome to be a blow struck at their existence throughout the world that the recent legislation of the German Government was "a wrong done to all natural rights, and an injury inflicted on the Catholics of all nations j" and that the recent legislation in Italy and Germany was "part of a general attack upon the liberties of the Catholic Church which calls for protest on the part of all Catholics. Monsignor Capel referring to the suppression of the religious orders in Rome, said that it was impossible that strangers should realize the simple truth that the Catholic Church was as truly a kingdom and as really an army as was the kingdom of England and as the army under the control of the Commander-in-Chief. All with them was organized, all had some special function; there was mutual dependence of part on part, but every part helped to support the whole. Therefore, to touch the main spring of the centre of movement of that kingdom was to threaten to destroy its whole interior life. Lord Denbigh complained that the Jesuits had been misrepresented. They were held up as intriguers, whereas those who knew them well knew that it was distinctly against the constitution of their order to mix themselves up in any intrigue. The name of Jesuits had only been brought forward as a red flag to madden the world. Sir Charles Clifford said it might be some consolation to the Catholics of Germany to think that the fate of Julian the Apostate was not unlikely to befall Prince Bismark. Archbishop Man- ning said that he had been anxious that the unity of Germany might be consolidated. But when he found that the great Chancellor of that Empire, dazzled as it were with his success, was not content with having his hands full in securing political unity, but must needs engage himself with the religious divisions of the people, he was lost in amaze- ment. Some hallucination must surely have taken possession of Prince Bismarck that he should thus undo the work of his own bands. The animating spirit of the whole movement, Dr Manning believed, was to be found in Munich. The schism which had its origin there was the work of men who, baffled and put down by the irresistible authority of the Church of God, as all must be, had stirred up in Governments all over Ger- many jealousy, suspicion, and preternatural fear of the Jesuits, forsooth of aggression of the Holy Sea, and of what they called the fatal and subversive doctrines of the Vatican Council-dreams and impostures which could hardly be heard with patience. Then Prince Bismarck saying, as a rational man would, that he was not a Catholic, and did not understand these things, sent for those who did, and taking counsel from the King of Bavaria and his councillors, had got the insidious programme which had been his ruin. Had Prince Bismarck trusted to building up the works of his hand, he might have prospered that he could pros- per now seemed to be beyond human possibility. The Globe has the highest authority" for stating the new system of secret votivg will come into opera- tion on and after the date of the Royal assent being given to the Ballot Bill. I follows that the next election in any constituency will be conducted on the new principle. SALISBURY SHEEP FAIR. This fair was held in "Toe Butts" on Monday. There was a numerous attendance, but the number of sheep penned was some- thing like 3,000 less than last year. The quality of the stock on offer was very good, particularly in the competi- tion department, in which prizes to the amount of upwards of £.)0 were given. One pen of 80 prize aether sheep being an extraordinary fine lot, as much as 80s a piece being refused for them by their owners, who were also bid 75s a head for a lot of less weight out of the same flock. The general prices realised were 2s. a head above those obtained at the late fair at Stockbridge, and from 6s. to 8s. over the prices current at Salisbury fair a year ago. There was a good demand experienced throughout, and a clearance was effected, figures ranging from 50s. to 70s. per head for ewes, from 40s. to 50s. for lambs, and from .52s. to 65s. for wethers. Prime lots made higher figures, a pen of prize wether lambs having changed hands at 58s. a piece, and another pen at 558., while a lot of prize ewes fetched as much as 80s. per head. There was a better supply of cattle than at the last fair, and the best realized high figures. Mr Card well has wisely ordered that. in future no volunteer corps shall make any change in uniform except by permission of the State for War. We, how- ever, venture to hope that his recent visit to Wimble- don will convince him of the necessity of taking into consideration without delay the question of the uniform of the volunteers. We not only refer to the thousand and one uniforms now to be found in the volunteer service, but still more to the outrageous irregularities with regard to what is supposed to be the authorized undress of the volunteers. Competitors for the volun- teer prizes are obliged to shoot in uniform. Some men have been disqualified for attempting to evade this rule by merely putting a waterproof cloak over their plain clothes, but it is no unusual thing to see four men of the same regiment dressed in four different costumes, yet all declaring that they are wearing the authorized shooting dress of their corps. Some few corps, but very few, appear at the firing point dressed alike. If the volun- teers wish to see how they ought to construe the word undress," they should watch the firing of the soldiers. The climax of irregularity was apparently reached when a few evenings ago a volunteer officer-who belongs to a corps clad in a grey uniform was seen walking through the camp shortly after gun-fire as it he were going out to dinner, wearing the mess jacket, waistcoat, trousers, and cap of the Grenadier Guards, even to the grenade on the turndown collar. The Constitutionncl contains an article on the probable results of the harvest, both at home and abroad, whicn on the whole is reassuring. In France, it says, they are almost certain that the harvest will be good. Owing to recent storms and other causes it will not be abundant, but it will be a fair average. Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland seem to be satisfied with their prospects. Germany and Austria have both suffered severely from the cold and heavy rains of the latter part of May and the beginning of June. Bohemia especially has been subjected to disastrous floods, which submerged 52,000 hectares (equal to about 140,000 acres of cereals. Since the 12th of June there has, however, been a fortun- ate change in the weather, and the heat and sun have restored a harvest the loss of which seemed certain. While western Europe has been exposed to excessive rains, Hungary and the East have been burned up by the drought. Latterly rains have fallen, and it is now hoped —so great has been the improvement—that there will be a good if not an abundant yield. In the Danubian provinces, the country north of the Black Sea, and Southern Russia generally, the appearance of the fields is satisfactory while in Egypt the crops have already been secured in good condition. Some complaints come from Italy, and there is no sign of any great abundance in Spain. The writer in the Comtitutionnel concludes that with the quantities furnished from the Baltic and Danubian provinces, by the Sea of Azoff and the Black Sea, there will be enough to supply all deficiencies of the year in Europe, even although we should not be able to count upon much from America. SIR SPENCER ROBINSON ox THE NAVY.—Sir Spencer Robinson on Saturday responded to the toast of the Navy at the annual banquet given by the Merchant Taylors' Company to the Master and Wardens of the Skinners' Company. Sir Spencer said it was with much regret that he had lately heard observations on the navy, couched in deprecatory terms. He was con- vinced none. such were needed. Great as were the changes which modern science had developed in the art of warfare, and complete as was the revolution in naval construction and artillery, the heart of the navy was in its right place and naval officers, whenever called upon, would show themselves equal to the work they had to perform, and completely satisfy the great expec- tations of the country they were proud to serve. Of hi" he haJ LlU 1' Rut hA Hirl Innlr with IlpprphenRion on the important work of organizing an efficient naval administration, on which, more than ever, our maritime greatness depended. The progress of science in the arts of warfare was rapid and unceasing, and naval administration must keep pace with it. After illustrat- ing this position by referring to the recent experiments with the Glatton, Sir Spencer Robinson continued :— But—he said it with deep regret, though he was obliged to say so—science had been turned out of the Admiralty. The man whose inventive genius, facility of resource, and indefatigable energy had proved equal to every difficulty and had almost created our iron-clad navy- Mr Reed, who, by common consent was acknowledged as the greatest naval architect of the day, had been, he would not say turned out of the Admiralty, but his position there was rendered intolerable and impossible, and the country had been deprived of his inestimable services. He asked, was this right? was it prudent, was it wise to compel such a man to quit the service of his country and to place his genius and his acquire- ments at the disposal of foreign Powers 1 The progress of science imperatively demanded far more from a naval Administration and from its head than sufficed in former times. It was not enough now in selecting a man for such a post that it could be shown that he had managed a mercantile business with success or administered an inferior department without serious mistakes. Faculties of far higher order, knowledge more varied and extensive were required te grasp the ever-shifting problems presented by the discoveries of science apphed to naval warfare. Colenel Jervois returned thanks for the army, and the Bishop of Gloucester for the Church. On Monday, the Free Church Presbytery of Dundee had the case of the Rev Mr Knight again under con- sideration. Mr Knight made a statement, in which he adhered to the sentiments he had formerly expressed, and after a discussion the Presbytery, with one dissen- tient voice, resolved to censure and admonish Mr Knight for his action in preaching in a Unitarian chapel, and to require from him a repudiation of the Unitarian body as forming any part of the Church of Christ. Mr Knight, while again assuring the Court that he had no sympathy with Unitarianism as a dogmatic religious system, declined to comply with the "repudiation" part of the motion, as he considered that point was not laid down in the Standards of the Church, and he objected to any addition to these Standards being made by the Presbytery. A committee was appointed to deal with Mr Knight in regard to his difficulty in agreeing to the motion. Mr Somerville dis- sented from the finding of the Court, on the ground that, regarding the act of Mr Knight as an act of indiscre- tion, and the Presbytery having publicly expressed their disapprobation and regret, he deemed it uncalled for to take further action in the matter. Mr Dick, a member of Mr Knight's kirk-session, intimated that the session and congregation identified themselves with their minister. Dr Wilson had a preliminary fling at the newspaper reporters for giving an account of what took place at the meeting of the Presbytery with closed doors last week. He accused them of indecency, and of present- ing to the public a low type of morality, and he made accusations against them which were as mendacious as they were spiteful. Dr Wilson is at liberty to think what he pleases about the morality or otherwise of publishing what was freely tendered for publication but he has no right to make charges which are utterly false, and which he can hardly fail to have known were false. The recent speech of the Pope, in which he threatened the German Empire with a little stone" which was to fall on it from on high and "shatter its feet." has produced a deep impression on the Emperor I William. He had previously been somewhat doubtful and hesitating in regard to the wisdom of the severe policy adopted by the German Parliament against the Ultramontanes. Now, however, it is said he is pre- pared to go as far as Prince Bismarck himself, being convinced of the existence of actual danger to Germany from the intrigues and conspiracies of the Jesuits and the emissaries of the Roman Curia generally. The Germania tries to weaken the force of the Pope's prophecy by saying that the expression in which it was conveyed is borrowed from the prophet Daniel, who by the Colossus that was to come to such conspicuous grief, signified a Power of this world that was hostile to the kingdom of God. Consequently, argues the Ultra- montane paper, the Holy Father in using it could not design to refer to the German Empire, but had a merely general meaning. The Germania is about as unfortunate in this instance as in its explanations of the manifesto of the Irish bishops. It is quite true, as the rroviiizial-Corrcupoitck'uz says, that the prophet Daniel could not be thinking of the German Empire; but just as little will it affirm that the Pope when he spoke of the Colossus, had any thought of the Babylonian, Persian, Macedonian, or Roman empires, which pro- phetical interpreters usually assure us were in Daniel s mind in this connection. The Germania- has difficult times of it in these days. Even good Catholics in Germany are scandalized by the Pope's words. The Sleswick Volkszeitung, which is strongly Catholic, has printed an article, in which it frankly says that the question of who and what is meant by the Colossus has never caused it a moment's doubt. The contest for the possession of the challenge cup presented for competition for British born players by the British Chess Association terminated on Tuesday. This cup has been the object of obstinate battles be- tween the leading English players for the last six years. The terms of competition were that the cup should be won twice in succession, the cup thus becoming the property of the winner-the tournaments to be biennial. In 1870 Mr Wisker was victor. This year he and Mr De Vere tied, and the final game was played yesterday. The result was in favour of Mr Wisker, who, having thus gained the cup twice, retains it with the chess championship of the country. A meeting was held in Liverpool on Tuesday night to protest against the proposal to constitute Liverpool one of the military centres. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, who, in the course of a warm speech, said — I do not at all think that this protest against the establishment of a military centre here will command the support of a majority, because I don't at all believe that there is common sense enough among the people, or that there ever was, or is likely to be common sense enough amongst the people to secure for many wise and good measures the support of a majority. But if there be those who dsapprove of the introduction of an army ot idle men, each of them licensed by the law of the country to swindle tradesmen to throw his family, if he h%s one, upon the parish, and to debauch and ruin women as he pleases-then I think it right that they should have ttie opportunity of stating, and strongly stating, the disapproval which they feel. The curate has beaten the bishop; young Mr Denison, of East Brent, has unhorsed Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells. It will be re- membered that Mr Denison, who is a son of the late Sir William Denison, Lieutenant-Governor of Madras, was curate to his uncle, the notorious Archdeacon of Taunton, and introduced some ritual changes which did not please the parishioners They complained to the Bishop, and Lord Arthur revoked the curate's license. Thereupon Mr Denison appealed to the Bishop's Metropolitan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has decided that his suffragan committed some technical blunder, and that, therefore, he must restore Mr Denisun his license. It is not a little singular that both curate and rector, both nephew and uncle, should have won a victory in a similar manner. Eighteen years ago proceedings were taken against the archdeacon for preaching the doctrine of the Real Presence, in a sermon at Wells. In 1856 he was sentenced to depriva- tion of all his preferments by a court sitting at Bath, and presided over by Archbishop Sumner. The arch- deacon appealed to the Court of Arches, and obtained a reversal of judgment on the purely technical ground that the proceedings had not been commenced within two years of the commission of the alleged offence. TRAFFIC OF OXFORD STREET.—The Yestry Clerk of the parish of St. Marylebone laid before the Parlia- mentary Committee on Metropolitan Tramways an account of carriage traffic in Oxford-street on the 8th of May, 1871, and said that owing to a very heavy thunderstorm occurring on that afternoon, the returns show less than the average traffic on an ordinary fine day. Near Vere-street. the number of cabs, carriages, omnibuses, carts, vans, and waggons going west, be- tween 9 a m. and 6 p.m., was 3,253, and going east, 3,255 near Rathbone-place, 4,551 going west, and 4,136 going east; east of Regent-circus, by Mr Peter Robinson's, linendraper, 5,074 going west, and 4,228 going east, or 9,302 together. Analyzing this last number, we find 4,468 cabs, 1,428 carriages, 1,222 omnibuses, L.138 carts. 674 vans, 372 waggons. There passed 720 between 9 am. and 10 a.m., 947 between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 948 between 11 am. and noon, 1,006 between noon and 1 p.m. ,927 between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., 991 between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., 1,137 between 3 p.m and 4 p m., 1.263 between 4 pm. and 5 p.m., and 1,303 between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Calcutta correspondent of the Times sends home an analysis of a report on political affairs in Rajpootana which must be very amusing reading. It contains among other matters confidential estimates of the Princes, their Viziers, and even their female favourites, which remind one of the reports the Venetian Envoys used to send home to the Signory. But we should like much to know whether the publication of these reports has been deliberately sanctioned, or whether it is, like so many Indian publications, accidental. The Maharaja of Jodhpore may want moral correction very much, and we dare say does, but for the paramount power to describe him officially to the whole world, and to his own subjects, as the slave of a low woman who uses her influence to rob eveiybody, can scarcely be the wisest method of correction. The relations between him and his English Mentor will, one would think, when the Times gets out there, be just a little strained." If the p:an has been adopted deliberately, we have noting to say, except that we do not like insult as an instru- ment of discipline, and do not believe it a good one but we have a suspicion that it has not been so adopted at all, but that the report has been published in the regular Indian way, without any consideration what- ever as to Its reflex effect. The vermin asphyxiator with which Mr Frank Buckland and a party of friends entertained each other last Thursday afternoon in the waste ground behind the west wing of the International Exhibition seems to be a very fascinating instrument. Two plants covered with aphides were first placed in a glass case, to which was fixed the nozzle of the tube leading from the asphyxiator. A dense vapour filled the case, and after a few minutes, says the London Daily Chronxch, the plants were removed, and it was shown that the aphides were no more. Two snakes of such a confiding disposition that they coiled round his hand as he put them in," were shut up in the case by Mr Frank Buckland. The vapour had to be maintained at its greatest intensity for a full quarter of an hour, as snakes die hard. Some weevils took a great deal of killing. Those that did die seem, however, to have been exceed- ingly unwell, for they fell from the grain when it was shaken in a sieve, leaving it perfectly clean, which was all that could be desired. But the real fun of the evening began with the introduction of some rats they objected to the principle feature of the entertainment- a destruction of these animals in an extempore drain of tile-pipes, and escaped in all directions, occasion- ing some very lively hunts." Some were at last placed in a tile-gutter and dispatched by a puff or two of sulphurous smoke. Other experiments with rats fol- lowed, and brought this enjoyable garden party to a close. With the exception of the aphides, snakes, weevils, and rats, every one expressed the greatest satis- faction with the properties of the asphyxiator. RAPID GROWTH.—A Cincinnati paper publishes the following, which is probably from Mark Twain," and is one of a class of stories that seem to find a good demand in the United States: A man in Detroit gave me some idea of the richness of the soil in that vicinity. He said there wasn't any place on earth where things grew as they do there. He said his wife never made bread. She always made little biscuits the size of an egg, and she would leave 'em an hour to swell by themselves, and they would grow into 121b loaves. I thought to myself, you are a loaf-er. He continued his growing tale, and said, Once there was a mac. He went into the woods and chopped down four trees. He used the four stumps for corner posts, and he bnilt him a nice log-house on those stumps. Then he and bis family went to bed in the house. The next morning he found himself and family up 60ft. in the air, with a lot of Indians down below waiting to cut their hair off, and the Indians did scalp the whole of 'em.' Stranger,' said I, 1 you don't mean to tell me those trees grew 60ft. in one night.' 'Sir, I do,' says he, 'and not only that, they hoisted the house up wi 'em.' 'Are you sure it wasn't 61ft. ?' I asked meekly. Sir,' said he I never prevaricate especially on one foot.' So they took and scalped 'em all, did they?' 'They did,' said he. 'How, in the name of Mary who had the little lamb, did they get up to 'em 'I asked. Says he, 'Respected Sir, those Indians each one sawed off a tree; then each Indian sat on a stump, and those stumps grew the Indians up to the house, and then they scalped the family.' It certainly was the greatest case of up-a-tree I ever heard of. Stranger, that story is pretty tough, but I believe it because I know something about growing trees, and I know they grow darned fast sometimes. My father had some good soil on his place good soil for f re He couldn't afford to keep a dog, because there wa< no many of us young 'uns. He had to boil what bones was left to make soup for us. He had some trees, and in the place of a dog he kept some of the bark off trees in the house to scare away robbers, because that bark would last all night. One day I used some of the wood to make some toothpicks, and as sure as sour allspice, stranger, those toothpicks grew so that next day I sold 'em for tele- graph poles, and they had to be sawed in two before the could be used.' The stranger got up. Says I, Where are are going? Says he, Good day, Sir.' Says I, Good day, Sir." <

CARMARTHEN MAR-KETS. For the Week ending July 18th, 1872.—There is but little corn offering, and prices are nominal. It is evnootml that the corn crops will be light. nom na l It is expectecl that the corn crops will be light. The quotation are- Wheat 7s 4d per bushel. Barley 4s per bushel Oats 2s 9d per bushel. Flour 45s per sack. Fresh butter Is 10d to 2s per 24ozs. Salt do. ll-d to ll''d per lb. Cheese (new) 16s to 20s per cwt. (old). 24s to 28s per cwt.

MARRIAGES. ? ? PoWELL—LAKE.—At St. Martin's, Birmingham by the Rev. Canoii Wilkinson D.D., rector, the Rev. J. T. Powell, B.A., Begelly, Pembrokeshire, to Mary Anne. only daughter of Mr Willi?m Lake, Abercrave, Ystradg).Üais. DEATHS. DAVIES.-On the 15th inst., at the Post Office, Pembroke- dock, the infant son of Mr G. T. Davies, postmaster. LLEWELLYN.—On the 13th inst., at the Old Quay, Haverfordwest, Mrs Mary Llewellyn, widow, for fifty-seven years landlady of the Bristol Trader Inn, aged 90 years.