The Welshman

The weather ;took a much milder turn on Wednesday, I and on Friday for the first time since lute in January there was a gentle t&infall. That the Arctic influences were by no means completely routed was, however, made clear,u Saturday morning by a smart fall of snow. This in larn qnickty melted, and it may be permitted to hope, that during now some eight consecutive days the sub()il has gradually been thawing. The assistant secretary &t the Boya! Botanical Gardens reports that the coldest point of the recent frost was not reached at one foot underground until six da3safter the lowest in the air,anditwas.n- spquently sti,l fteezing for six days after surface thaw had set in The frost never penetrated two feet, and every- where penetrated more than one foot; inches of soil-frost vary from fifteen to twenty-three inches. These facts are of much importance to agricutturists, and it will be of intt-rest later on to observe the details of plant-loss and inju'y from the frost side by side with particulars of how de'ply they were rooted We are iBcHned to think *uat wheat has escaped practicably scatheless, but this will not really be Welded before harvest the effect of the frost, if any, will have been on the essential Jife-vigour and fecundity of the plant.

THE CATTLE TRADE. There was to-day an extremely small supply of both tat and rough beasts, the latter selling steadily at last week's prices for the former, trade ruled slow at an advance of 2d per 81bs, a clearance being made The supply included about ninety stores, for which there was a very limited demand. Fat shed eows were also short In number, and made rather higher prices. There was, compared with last Monday, a decrease of 730 in the number of native sheep penned, the supply including a few Scotch and 4,100 from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, the foreign consisting of Americans, which cleared early. Prime quality wethers met a nrmer trade at an advance of fully 2d per 81bs, but life was wanting. Ewes were exceptionally scarce and dear. Lamb trade not worth quoting, so little being done in this article. There was really no demand for the few calves on offer. Pig trade dull at late rates, top value 3s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs (sinking the oSal).

HOP MARKET. I LONDON (BoBOUQH), Monday.—There is a fair con- sumptive demand for all descriptions of hops, and prices remain firm. English hops continue to be the best value of any hops offering on this market, A few old hops are I going at the most exceptional and .ridiculously low price I now being asked for them

SEED MARKET. I LONDON, Monday.—The prolonged adverse weather I conditions have resulted in stilt confining the business doing in farm seeds to narrow limits. Quotations  generally abow no chM?e of importance. White d?Vbt. J seed continues scarce and dear, spring tares on the spot, being in short supply, realise more money. Rapeseed is nrm Mustard without alteration. A large aud eager demand has prevailed for haricot beans, and, tor the scanty stocks now remaining on hand, much higher rates are demanded. Blue peas are also improving in value and demand. White Runner beans have risen 6d per bushel, but Scarlets are obtainable on very moderate terms. Bird seed& move off slowly, and call for no remark.

WOOL MARKET. I HALIFAX, Saturday —English wools are unchanged; but crossbreds are selling better, and in a few cases realise a small advance. The improvement in merinos is sua- tained. There is:a slightly better demand for yarns, but it does not as yet affect spinners generally. Some well-known spinners w 11 not accept new orders except At an improve- ment. Late prices are the rule, however. The piece trade is a trifle better.

PROVISIONS, j LONDON, Monday.—The arrivals last week from Ireland were 2,645 bales bacon, and from foreign ports 6 739 bales bacon. The bacon market continued dull and depressed last week. Although leading Irish shippers had a steady sale others met, with Danish, a poor demand at irregular prices, large quantities ot Danish fat bacon selling slowly from 36s to 42s Closing prices Irish, 40s to 50a up to 56s; Danish, 36a to 429, to 48s up to Ms. Butter slow, and prices very moderate. Colonial, from 55s to 80s, with best goods 84's to 96s. Lard quiet. CARMARTHEN PROVISION MARKET, Saturday.— The oi-ening of the weather brought x few mure things to market. The prices were no better. Cask butter, lid to Is per Ib; fresh butt.r, lOd to 13d per lb. Poultry was very elow at fair prices. Cheese, 208 to 23e per cwt. Eggs, 14 and 15 for la.

ACRtCULTURE. I INSPECTION OF MEAT IN THE STATES.—The Senate and the Hoose of Repreaeotativea conferees on the Agricultural Bill have ttgreed to authorise Mr Morton, Secretary of Agriculture, to cause the inspection of al) cattle, the meat of which is intended for export in an) form, and to have their condition certiSed; aaa'sotc make regulations preventing the trfinsport of con- demned carcase" between variona States or abroad, and fixing penalties for any violation of each regula- tion. PROFESSIONAL INSTINCT.—Kindly gentleman (from Trae Blue Cinb): "And what has broach' you totbia deplorabie condition P Drink ?—Gamb)ing ? Gentle. man of the pavement (apotting hia man): No, indeed, air my miefortanea are entirely attributable to free trade, mono-metallism, and the death duties." [Immediate retief on a generoue aoate.j—PMMcA. HOW CAN GROWTH OF HAIR BE PROMOTED.—What is the heat app)icaticn for a'imutadnx the growth of the hair of a horae'a mane, without btiatenog or making it scarcer in the first place ?-[Faulty growth of hair, whether it be on the horae'a mane, on hia knees, or elsewhere, most obvioosly depend upon conditions injuriously aSeoting the bair roots. They may be injured by snch local conditions as robbing and brniaing by the cotlar or harneea, impairment tf the akin functions from adhering dirt, or over stimulation from tne violent action of blisters, or they may result from general or constitationti cauaew, soch aa debilitating disease or old tme, which interferes with the nutrition of the hair. When the roots die, baldneas is permanent. Hair cannot be transplanted as shrobs or plants can be dibbled into a bare spot of ground. But white the roots remain, the growth of hair may be promoted by cleanlineaa by occasionally washing the skin, if dirty, with soap and water; if the surface is dry, by rubbing in once or twice a week any bland oil by stimulating the akin funotiooa by the use of the curry comb and by an ocoaaional dressing of cantharidea lotion, not atronger than one to twenty of oil or apirit. Endeavour will, moreover, be made to prevent nndoe pressure or friction on any surface where htir grows spataety.j THE AGRICULTUAL COMMISSION AND WELSH EVIDENCE. The Press Association tearoe that a keen controversy, attended by incidents ot some eigoinoance, to'kptace at last week's private meeting of the Royal Commission on Agricultural Depression A debate arose as to whether the Commission should go to Wa)ea, and also what shontd be the character of the evidence aooght from the We'sh witneaaea. It was decided, without a division, that the Commission ahoutd not go to the Principality but a more serious dimcutty arose on the aeoond poinc. Representationa have bt-en made by )and- ownera' asaociationa in Wates, oSe'ing evidence which was oonaidered by several frienda present aa certain to involve the re-opening before the Agricultural Com- mission of iaeuea and qoeations already dealt with by the Welah Land Commisfion. Mr Sbaw-Lefevre and a number of his colleagues cent nded that questions affecting land tenure should be excluded, and the inquiry confined exctnsivety to subjects more directly bearing uponagrioottural depression but this view did not meet with general acceptance, and eventually, upon a division, it wns decided by a majority of one not to place that restriction upon the Wehb evidence. PR,OPOSED VICTORIAN MEAT EXPORT TRUST.— to the Melbourne A)-yus, a cirontar has been i'Aued by the Department of Agricniture to the Agri- cultural Societies of the colony, asking them to express tneir opinion on the scheme recently submitted to the Government by several graziers for the establishment of a meat export trnst. The proposal was that the Government shonid pass a Bill through Parliament enabling the stockowners of the colony to form them- ssWea into a trost to develop the meat export industry and giving aoch trust power to levy a tax of 2a per 100 sheep. This would bring in a yearly income of ;913,000, there being 13,000,000 "beep in Victoria. It is propoaed that the treat shonid issue debentures npto the vftloe o<JEl45,000, if necessary, to provide freezing and storage works at Mclbonrce, Geelong, Warrnam. booI, Portland, and any aoitabte places in the country districts. The Government ia attbed to guarantee the debentures, the interest on which end the sinking fund for redemption ere to be provided for out of the .€13,000 per annum derived from the tax. It is estimated that the principal and interest would be paid off in fifteen years, and the stockowners of the cotony wootd then have the works free of debt. The manage- ment would be entirely in the handa of the stock. owners, whose voting power in the election of directors wcu)d be proportionate to the amount of the tax paid. SELLING MARGARINE FOR BuTTER.—The Batter Association prosecuted six firms of grocers at the Clerkenwell Poiice-court on Tuesday (?) for exposing for sale, margarine, which was not so labelled. The particular article in question was called, "Le Dansk," and was manufactured in France but the Prosecution aliened that it was made in Southampton. The first case failed because the defendants bad been summoned as individuals, and net as a limited company in the second case the magistrate thought the boxes were marked in such a way as complied with the Margarine Act; a third case was dismissed, and the rest were adjonrned.

ROUND THE DISTRICT. Carmarthenshire. Mr Daniel Davies, the Yr AnneJyn," has h&d the special prize at Llanegwad eisteddfod. A meeting of the Ferrysido parish council was held on Tuesday evening, tast week, at the National School, Mr Dudtey W Drnmmond being in the chair. The meeting was a preliminary one to prepare for the genera! meeting.—It was decided not to have any standing ordera, but to leave it to the chairman, and accept Mr Corrie Grant's ed'ice. The 'Frisco Minstrels gave an excellent entertain. meat at Rhandirmwyn on Monday to a large and appreciative andience. The Male Voice Party at Llandovery, according to present intentiona, wi!I give a grand evening concert at the Town Hall in that place on the 18th inat, and will be assiated by some weU-known frtistes. Every one ie resolved to aapport thia concert, as the party deaervea all encouragement. At the Whitland weekly provision market, on Friday, the attendance was good, and the auppiy was fair for this season of the year. Fresh butter in oaaka reaped lid tolled per ib., whilst fresh batter in pound rolla vtried from 12d to 13d per Ib.. Beef 7d to 8d, motton Sd to 9d, pork 6d per Ib.. rabbits lOd each, pgga 14 for Is, live fowla 4a 6d to 8d per couple. At Llandovery last week the night aohoot suggested by the Carmarthenshire County Council was opened at the British Schools. An exceHentatart was made and almoa! 60 perfona were ontoHed. They have a capital instructor in the person of Mr D Sauodera Tbomaa. The Michaetmaa rent audit of Sir W R Clayton, Bart., was held at Pontardu!ais, on Tuesday, when a remission of 10 per cent., waa made to all the tenant farmers. Sir Witliam hac continued to extend his practical sympathy with the tenants on his estate by similar remiseiooa during the past years of depression in agrioal!ural produce. An excellent dinner was provided by Mr Davies, Black Horie Hotel. Good speeches were made and toasts were drunk. The rents were received by Mr Goodwyn, of London, and Messrs J Daviea and Son, Llanelly. It aeema that the compedtora at Mydrim ploughing match are to be very nnmeraus in every class, which is to come (,ff on Thursday, 14th inst. It is, however, the intention of the c 'mmittee to abandon its holding this year. unless the ground should be in a proper condition on the date nxed. In that case, many of our boya will be disappointed. Pembrokeshire. I The date of Pembroke races hae been altered from the 27th to the 21st of March, as it was found that Chepstow races are to be he!d on the 27th. Mr T Lewis Williams, B.A., of GoUigaer School, who was appointed head-master at a meeting of the county ({overfing body on Toesd&y, 26th utt. in the Shire.haU, Haverfordwest, will receive the salary of J6120 per annum, with the capitation igrant of JE1 per head. Ona of the moat notorious bashrangers of Australia was Black Morgan, who terrorised the whole of Victoria in the e 'riy Sftiea. He was a native of Newcastle, in Pembrokeshire, and it was said of him that, no matter haw dire his strain, he wootd never rob a Welshman. He left Watea onder a cloud, being aoapected of having murdered a neighbour, thoogh no actual proof of his guilt was fortboomiog. He W88 shot dead by a vigilance committee in 1855. For the three weeks before the :thaw a large sheet of water known as the Ki!n Pond. at Johnatoo, Pem- brokeshire, was available for skating and has afforded sport to a iarae number of people. In the week before last, two hockey ttfUchfa wete played on it between a team from Haveefordwest captained by Mr James Evana, and a county team got together by Mr C Carrow, and Mr H Fisher. The nrst match ending in a win for the County by 5 goals to 4. Mr George Dawkins, of Sampson, a very old tenant of the Stackpole estate, died on Tuesday week, at the advanced age of 34: years. Mr Wm F Sutton, of Prospect P!aoe, Haverfordwest, has been ki)led in an engagement at Brass, in Weat Africa. Mr Sutton wa* for many years employed as billiard-marker at the County Club, and on leaving joined the Navy, and at the time of his death was acting aa servant to Commander Stokea Rees, H.M.S. St George. At a conference of the Pembrokeshire Congregational Association on Taeaday week at Newport (Pembroke- shire), it waa resolved That we, the ministera and delegates of the Pembrokeshire Congregational Asso- ciation representing 33 ohorcbea, groatty rejoice at the introdnction by the Government into the House of Commons of a Bill to a Disestabtish and Disendow the Chorch of England in Wales, and at the prominence given the meafure in the legislation of the Session. In earnest hope that the Government will put forth every effort to paas tbg measure into law, we pledge oarael'es to support them in the etraggle to the best of our ability." At Swa aea. County.coort on Tuesday week, the financial trooblea of St James's Chapet, James-s'reet, Swansea, were agtin gone into. The Swansea Finance Committee ctaimed from the Rev B C Evans, late paftor, now of Neyland, and the mortgagee of the chapel j627 la 6d on a promisory note. The Rev Mr Evaoa claimed that he was indemnified from all claims in connection with the chapel by an agreement with the mortca.gee.. A counter-claim was set np by Mr Matthias against Mr Ev-tns for batance of .6201 dne after realisation of mortgage.—Judgment was given against the third party, with costs on the claim, homing that the agreement of indemninoation held good Mr CtementTWitliama, of Penally House, haa juat sent a cheque to the vicar for £250 to augment the benefice of Penatty. Mr Williams atao ligbte the pariah chnrch with the electric light at his own expense, aDd bears moat of the expenses of the working men's reading-room. He is a churchwarden, and first chair- man of the parish council. Mr and Mrs Wdliams also presented to the church a tittle while ago an organ, at a cost of JE375. Pembroke-Dock has been selected as a place of meet- in)! for the spring conference of the Wetah Calvinistic Methodists of South Wates and Monmouthshire. The }ates nxed are March 26th, 27th and 28th. On Saturday, the Rev J Myfenvdd Morgan was Qatitntad to the living of St Dgmell' with Lantyd Itid Momngtnn, Pe<nbrol:e"hire.—The function was jarformed by the Bishop SuSragan of Swansea, at the Diocesan Registry, Carmarthen.—Mr Morgan intoada toing into residence at St DogmeU's before the end of March. The following !ocal commissions appeared in Tuesday's Gazette Yeomanry Cavalry Pembroke.— ,gmes Francis Hulhes Bnekley, gent!emHn, to be fecond lieotenant; dated 6th inat. Volanteer Rines. gt Pembrokoohire V.B. Welsh Regiment.—Second jieutenant H Cadle resigns his commission dated Gth net. One of the audience writes :—0n the evening of the ttb utt., a crowded concert was held at the Bego!ly <hurch Schoolroom. The programme was very long, <ad was we!l carried out, the sinking being really %(el!en'. The mooting was conducted by the rector, lev F Ball. Great credit is due to the soloists, Miss Thomas and others, aJao to Mr Wileon for his comics. The Church choir rendered some nice pe'ea. The! procoeda, we understand, ,go in aid of the church school. I Cardiganshire. Three Chnroh Defence Hddreeat-a have been given, at I intervals of a fornight, in sixteen parishe-t of'be deanery of Llanbadarn by the follwing locai clergy —Rev J T GriSths, R.D., L!aoilttr Re* J M Grimt-bs, Llanflhangel-geneu'r. Glyn Rev A WHiiams, Etercb Rev R Lewis, Hanychaiarn; Rev W Mo'g-.n. Aber. yf3t-vytb Rev H M Witliacna, Hedrod Re. E J< nea, Llanbadarn and the Rev G Blackwell, Penrbyncoch. The subjects of the addreeseswere Church endowments the claims of the Welsh Church on the nation und the Bill of the present Government on Disecdowmeot. A concert was held ar 'he Cawdor.bail, Neweast!e- Em!yn, on Friday night, in aid of the St John's Ambotance ctasa. Mr Darid Lloyd, Uanxennech (tenor), and Eryr Afan (bass), were the principal attraction of the evening. Alderman George Green, of Aberystwitb, died on Sunday night, lathe 71st yearof.hiaage. He was a mining engineer of no tjma)! repme, and h d erec ed his crashing and dre"siog machinery at some of the lead log mines in the world, and secured the gotd medai at the Mining Exhibition, Crystal Palace, in 1891, for the plant mentioned. Mr Green, who was a native of Staffordshire, hal been connected with the town of Aberystwith aioce 1848, and had eat as a member of the Town Council for acmetbing like twenty years, and more lately of the County Council. He leaves a widow and eix young children. The Baptist Church of Bl<enywaun, St Dogmpll's, near Cardigan, has just held its tricentenary meetingf, which were numerously attended. The pastor, the Rev Hugh Jones, is very active in sociat movements. On the first day, a meeting was held at Blaenywaun, coder the presidency of the Rev J*Jenkin8, Newport (Pern.), when addresses were delivered by Mr B Rees, J.P., Granant, Mr Thomas GriSiths, and Mr John Grioitha. In the afternoon, at Be hsaida Chapel, the third meet- ing was held, presided over by Mr John Rees, J.P., Hendre, when addresses were given by biethten<rom other churches. In the evening, at Bethsaida Chapel, the fourth meeting was held, the chairman being the Rev Hugh Jones, pastor.

GENERAL NEWS. The Japanese have abandoned Shan.Tung and Wei- Hai.Wei, after destroying the forts. Glamorganshire defeated Lancashire at Cardiff on Monday by a try to nil. laoaail Pacha, the ex.Ehedive of Egypt, died a Constantinople on Saturday mornicg, in the presence of many membera of his family. Five houses in Gueret-street, Barry Dock, were destroyed by 6re on Saturday night, and a sixth had to be anroofed to prevent the progress of the Samea. On Friday night last another tenement disaster occurred in Orchard-street, New York. Four bouses in course of erection collapsed, three persons being kilted and ten others seriously injured. The executors of the late Lord Swansea have sub- scribed j650 towards the cost of erecting a memf rial to the late Rev Dr Rees.'of Swansea, author of the "History of Nonconformity in Wales &c. The Queen of Spain is suffering from an attack of measles, which ie taking the usua)course. The Eitg and hia sisters have been removed to another part of the Palace. It is reported that the preliminaries to the cegotia. tiona for peace between China and Japan, are making favoarable progress, and every care is being taken that the creden'iata ebati be in proper order. A fatal accident happened on Thursday, 28th ult., at the Wood-green Station of the Great Northern Raitway. As a train was entering that station, the engine and guard's brake left the metals and were overturned. Besides material damage, the driver and Sreman were instantaneously kitled. A fatal duel took place is a suburb of Paris on Friday morning, The combatants were M Percher, a frequent contributor to the ,/oMrKaJ des Dibat8, and M ]e Châteller, formerly a captain in the Army, and now Administrator of an Af'ican Company. They fought with rapiers, and M Percher was killed at the first onset. A train, which was taking back to Mexico twelve hundred persons, who had been on a pilgrimage, ran off the rails white descending a steep incline, and was wrecked. Upwards of one hundred lives were lost. Stepahave been taken by the men in the boot and shoe trade towards a strike on an extensive scate. Six Leicester and three Northampton firms have received notice from their operatives that they wtU leave in a week. It is feared that, following upon this, a lock-out in the entire trade will e"sue. A 6re broke out on Friday in the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. The spacious honse was rapidly doomed, and an immense crowd assembled to watch the work of destruction. The exertions of the Bremen had speedily to be confined to preventing the 6re from spreading to adjacent buildings. The theatre was very nearly destroyed, and the damage is estunated at about thirty thoosand pounds. Admiral Sir G-oSreyPhippsHornby, G.O.B., died ehortty before nine o'clock on Sunday morning at hia residence, LOldingbn Hoube, Chicheeter. He bad been ill for a week with in6aerjza, opon vthich pneu- monia supervened. At the recent examinations for twe've scholarships in the R,,y-I Collie of Music, Mr Gwiiym E'ans, brother of Mr Ivor Evana, so icitor, Swansea, was successful in winning o"e of the three ye ir scholar- ships at the Royal College of Music, whi e <n the sumo compet'tha, Mit-s Morfydd Wiihttma, though un- successful, was hit<h up. On Saturdty, Card,ff defeated Swansea by two tries to penalty goal. Newport defeated Penarth by a f!f.al ,=,nd five tries to a try. Neath drew with Han- elly. and Abera'on defeated Morriston by two tries to mi. The Marquess of Queensbury was charged on a warrant bef"re before Mr Newton, at Marlborough- streetPotico.court on Saturday, with untuwfullyand maliciously publishing a defamatory iibel concerning Mr Oscar Witde. His Lordship was allowed to teave the court on finding a surety of j6500, and entering into bis own recognisances in j61,000. The articles in the Times on the electoral outloook were brought to a olose on Saturday. with an estimate! of the Unionists pro peota to Ireland and Wales. The Unionist outlook in the Principality, is declared to be elowty but surely improving, and aeata which are expected to be re-captured are Radnorshire and Pembrokeshire District, The Waterloo Cup, which was to have been run on Tuesday and Wednesday Ifst, haf been postponed for a week. Mr Thomas Jenkina, The Ftiary, Carmartlun, is the only loca.1 gentleman who has sent )n a nomina- tion. The London County Council ejection took place on Saturday last. The Earl of Dunraven succeeded in defeating Mr Dickinson, the deputy-chairman of the old council. Progressive majority is rapidty declinicg. When the second reading of the Welsh D'sestablish- ment Bill is submitted. Sir Frederic Miner will propose, "That this House declines to proceed with the Bill until a reiigioua census has been taken in Wales. A Reuter's telegram from Bristol, Rhode Island, aays:—It is now declared here that the American Cop defender will be constructed ot atuminium bronze, and will be four tons lighter than if she bad been built of Tobin bronze. The frame will be of angle steel outside, and will not be wood plated. A despatch from Panama announces that the Colom bian Government toroea have been defeated at Cu)cnta, after a fierce engagement, in which eight hundred were killed on both, and that the rebels nna.ly captured the city. The Countess of Dunraven Jately sent to the Queen some specimens ot lace manufactured at Mrs Robert Vere O'Brien's school in Limerick and her Majesty and Princess Henry of Battenberg made purchases to the value of je80. Private advices trom Cuba report that the insurgents have repulsed the rpgu'ara at Sevilla with heavy foes. They are also stated to have captured a position in the vicinity of Santiago, and it is further reported that they have captured the entire Spanish garrison at San M'gnel. near Guantenano. During Monday night the Preston and Kendal Canal borst at Heat Bank vidage, where boring (p< rations were proceeding in connection with new eewerage works. The workmen effected a marvnUuus escape The country around his been noosed for mile". Lord Rosebery is recovering eteadHy from hia bad attack of influenza. Sir Joseph Wesun, M P., and Sir Henry Rawfinson both died on Tuesday from bronchitis. foUowing influenzi. It is stated that the Scotch miners will make no levy to assist the men in the event of a coal strike in South Waits, as only 4,000 out of 70,000 Wefh ooners botong to the British Federation. It is further stated that the Scotch mastero will not conttaci ahead at present rates, in the hope that a strike in Wales will send Government orders for ftteam coal for navy supplies to Scotland. Mra Humphreys (late Mrs Lockband), the propDo. tress of the Gladstone Oyster Saioon, Southend, Mutnbles, has sent her Majesty Queen Vie' ra a hamper of choice Mumbles natives, which she to war 'ed to the Sovereign in London. A few days later «t;e w"s delighted to reeei'e a letter frcm the Queen, in which she graciously accepted the oysters, and enclo-ed a sum of money to defray the cost of same. At Swansea, on the 27th ult., the annual genera! meeting of the South Wales branch of th. Nittion.1 Un.on of Conservative and ContlrutlOflal Ass ci.ttona was held, under the presidency of Visc,,uLt Em ty n. The attendance included several Conserviti-e e,n,,i:ja- as for Welsh county divtsiona. Lord Ernlyn was elected chairman for the ensuing ytar. The financial tate ment, which was satisfactory, having been ad ptpd, it was decided that a second Welsh spt-,aker should be engaged to attend meetings in various conatit!enc:esl and address them in the vernacular.

FARMING NOTE3. (From i'A<' Agricultural Ga.:et-e.") STOCKING ARATij.E LAND. No better model (observes Prof. John could be selected by an agricultural writer ti: t c6uld be selected by an a.  I-)I,e Mr. Morion's writings supply. To take -d commence the perusal of one of his hapi,<r is like Bentence leads you on, until you come to tht- end, exhilarated rat h'-rthan exhausted. Take, for ex;nn; hisopening sentences on "Grass Producers of Mc'at": "Land to 1;") 'otis of green food per acre yeariv, without any labour bnb that of repair'ng the fences which divid" it. deptr.— mg the docks and thistles which invade i'. -md. supplying the mannre to maintain it, is more at !ess it could do in -,tt.v Other condition." He'-e you are fairly launchrrj, :.nd in no danger of (IoNN-ii the p:1JH'r. T)'S is the case of good grass land, and he pauses to p ck upr the )ess hopeful one of poor pastures, and coit'unt-s as follows: "There is no doubt that over mu.h of this, which, though drained, would not yifid 80 tons. of green food per a''re in four years, an eq::a) quan- tity .might, if it were be obtained in turnips and (,Io,r. with probab!v two tons of straw and 60 'o 70 h:s)1P1. of grain in the same 'i'ue. is prob:'b]y tnore nourishing per ton!)!ii n turnips: but w )n'ti the one is consumed in ;'H weathers by unshe''ered an i mals. nnd thef.t h!')- ;n\" ))- bedded ))ouses, it inavbe doubled whether the re-u!- t:int, produce of meat mav not be about the same 'rt either case—wuh a clear balance, of course, of s, much grain as food for man in favour of ;tr:)i'!& culture. But this matter rcQuires a detailed rstilllate 1his I stwll E-ndp1!vour 10 that the nbove figures are not given as on the farm I write frou), three-quarters of wh!h were formerly grnsa, a stock of about 40 lwall of o-).. f;dtmgto(;Oor 71) ,-toii(-s, ind between 2'!<' rmd sheep, fatting to 2t)h. per quftrter, with 50 0" ''0 ptcs, are now 11'pt dur.ng winter, and 11)Pl¡t b'.if of whë-"p fnr,r1f a herd uf '2.') cows D'x! alollt 2" year-old heifets With a ft.v pigs were 1'1 store condition whiie, in addition to ti'f t'c< arab)f hnd now permits an annual gn)e (1IT;t of a'.<)t 4UOO bushets of wheat." Thus the ca'=e is cited. ,.). so far as qtiizitities are concerned, the figures "r, liS corred as the day they were ]wr:rwr!- It isihe prices which aher the condl1sit"ln", h'l: 1 r. Morton demohshed in this rapid manner of suppostng that, gra"s necessarily maintains- than arflhle laud. Mr. Marten's method of deaHng with a rot,'¡i(¡]l 1> a producer of meat was. perhaps, more sh) accnra1p. In the pbr(>, tllll straw WilS S¡i, l bv Mr. Morion to be entirely used for htter. hu ? roots and clover were treated as producers (If )' .t. On'< hundred and f'fty pounds of turnips or ("'P!t be captahle 0: !H'(": ¡; !l,' lib. of meat. The fo)]owing rotation, w'th \h per acre of straw, and will furt ber mdicate t ile, IlIdhorl employed: First year: 1R tons of Swedish turuipa. vear: 20t'wt. of straw. Third year tons of c)o?er (rpPll). Fourth year 2.x'wt. of whent straw. Ftt'th year: 24 tons of ma.nge). Sixth year: 2.tcwt of wheat straw. Or 53 tons of green food, and ? tons of liff,r in six Fifty-tw0 I (Jns of food ".i upon the estimate of one ton of such producing one (l4tb.) stone of itieit. 52 stones of meat at 7s. ner stone, or 4s h, dp about 80 bushels of wheat, and 40 bufbets of barit'y during the six-course rotation. I now propose to apply the same princiuJe to 'est- ing the meat-producing powers of the rotations g t'a last week under the head of stocking arab)e !nnd. 'e! cannot, however, a])o\v in these days that at) the'- straw ghall be used as litter. i3ean and straw must be considered as nutritious, difficult to reduce to a. cash vatue. Wi::l6- appreciating straw as a feeding material, 'e' may, however, throw it in with the roots and grass in all cases, thus preserving the game I'll t i,?, between the rotations as meat-producers, and better ensuring the realisatioll of ollr estimate of the of roots and grasa. Mr. Morion, with good reason, assumed the feeding powers of roots and grass aa; equal to the production of ilb. of meat from the eon- sumption of 150ib. of fodder of each kind. I sh:dl take one ton of roots or grass to be capable of pro- ducing one 141b. stone of meat as an approved state- ment, and fairly corresponding with the previous! one. It is, in fact, 2240 141b., or ]60 Ilb. that is. a s)ight)v tower estimate of the feeding value of a mass of material, and, therefore, ie!-s likely to disappoint. The first be ex to yield the following of tons per aue uf gret.'I'. fodder: First year. Winter vetches fed 7 tons per acre.. LatetumipsaftervetchIO „ Second year. Mans:e] \vurxcl 30 „ Third year. Cabbage, rape, or turnips.2.) „ Fourth yeajt. Oa.tsorba.r1ey — Fifth year. Clover and seeds „ Sixthyear. „ Seventh year. Oats — Eighth ypar. Peas — Total, 85 tons. capable of producing 8.') stO!1P" of meat at 7a., or R29 15s. To this we add the foHu\v- ing grain crops: Oneoatcrop,60bushclsat 2s. £6 0 0 60 „ 2s. 6 0 0 4 1C U* E]6 I C) 0 Valueoffoddercropa 2'];') & Total valueofproduce 46 H n. Average produce over eight years 5 1G ctl (3) The second rotation would, on the s:uue baB;7 yield as follows 1st year. Wintervetcljes. 7tonsperacra. Latetumips JO „ 2nd yeall. Manget wurxel 30 „ 3rd year. Oats — 4th year. Clover and seeds 10 „ 5th year. 8 „ 6th year. „ 6 „ 7th year. Oats — 8th year. Peas — 71 This rotation might yield 71 stones, of meat at 7s.. orJS2417s. To this must be added 60 bushels of oats, at 2s. jE6 0 0 60 „ at 2s. 6 0 0 32 bushels of peas, at 3s. 4 16 0 1616 0 Add value of fodder crops 24 17 0 Total value of produce .41 ] 3 0 Average value of produce 41 (3) For heavy land 1st year. Winter vetches 7 tons per acre. Cabbage. &c.10 „ 2nd year. Wheat — 3rd year. Clovers and grasses 10 „ 4th year. do. do. 10 „ 5th year. do. do. 8 „ Bthyear. do. do. 8 „ 7th year. Oats — 8th year. Beaua — 53 This rotation might yield 53 stones of meat at 7a, per stone, or JE18 11s., to which must be added 40 bushels of wheat at 2s. 6d. (JE5), 60 bushels of oats at 2s. (£6), and 40 bushels of beans at 3s. (;EG). Total value of fodder crops ;Els 11 ol corn crops 17 0 0 „ produce jE35 11 0 average value of produce ;24 9 0 For the sake of comparison we now take the Nor- folk four-course rotation of roots, barley, clover, wheat. This rotation would, upon the same system of estimatea, yield: let year. Roots 16 too* per acre. „ Barley — „ Clover 10 „ Wheat — We should have 26 tons of fodder, equal to the pro- duction of 26 stones of meat, at 7s. (JM2s.), and corn crops tta folluws: 32 bushels of barley at 3a. JE4 16 0 4 „ 2s. 0 8 0 35 „ wheat at 3s. 5 8 0 Total corn jElO 12 0 Total fodder 920 Total produce JE19 14 .0 Average 418 6 Hefore an idea of the advantages of each rotatton jlln be obtained, it, will be necessary to look into the expenses incurred in each ase. The Norfolk four- course yit'tds a lower return than the two nrst rota- tions. and is also more expensive. It is evident that when three-quarters of the land is under direct til- lage every year the expense must be greater than in rotation (2), where five-eights are under tillage, or in rotation (3) where half of the arable land only is under direct tillage.

EVf.30N, when he is deeply absorbed in work, con- sumes about 20 cigars a day when he is leas act've mentaUy, about 10. They are always strong cigars. The inventor says that this excessive smoking has never, so far as he can discover done him any harm His fiuuily has been one of smokers, his grandfather' who lived to be 103, having been an inveterate, smoker a:id a chower of tobacco as well.

LONDON MAKEETS, MONDAY. The London market tTday was more confident thanthat of last Monday, and holders did not presp sales even of i seconda'y grades of grain aad Hour. English wheat was firm, the recent decline was not recovered, but supply was easily placed at last week's terms. Some firms asked 6d more money for foreign wheat. Californian and Red vinter wrro in fair request, and prices were rather better on the week. but fo*' other sorts of foreign wheat a good offer at former currencies was seldom refused Flour was the turn dearer for good country sorts, for French, and for fine Anerican. Bran, pollard, and middlings were Is 3d per ton dearer from a week ago Barley was in request for seeding purposes, Pn(I these lots ranged up to 41s per qr. The supply of grinding barley was short, and prices advanced 6d per qr. Ofts were dull but firm. Maize was fully 6d dearer for both flat and round corn. Beans were 6d dearer, with a fair sale. Linseed was 6d cheaper, owing to new Argentine cargoes being due within a fortnight. Cottonseed was slow at .64 11s 3d per ton.

I COUNTRY CATTLE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Thursday.—Upon our market to-day there' was a fair supply of fat cattle, but trade was very slow, although prices were nrm; best qualities made 58s and other quatittas 54s to 56s par cwt. Sheep were more plentiful, though trade was more backward. Bestwetheis made 8id, and ewes 71d-per lb. About 400 foreign sheep were sold at 7d to 7id pet lb. t air supply of pigs, b$cons and middles realising 7s 9d per score, and porkers 8s 4d to 8s 6d. Two hundred store cattle were offered, but trade was very slow, prices being considered high. The March fair takes place next week. CARLISLE. Saturday.—The supply of Irish store cattle was similar in number to that of last Saturday, and con- sisted of stripping cows and heifers. The animals which have been shown this year have, on the whole, been scarcely up to the standard of quality of last year; but store cattle being very scarce in the country buyers are willing to take almost anything showing condition at all. A large number of buyers were present throughout the day, and a steady good trade was done at prices ranging from .EG 10& to .813 10s for heifers, and .67 10s to .810 10s for stripping cows. Young pigs made up to 27s; shotts, 30s each. LEICESTER, Saturday.—Lararer suppties. and trade showed considerable revival, good bullocks selling freely at .El to X2-per head advance. Milch cows, .E18 to .620 for best: secondary, .615 to JE:7 bullocks, .611 to B1610sper head calves, 10s to 20s per head. WORCESTER, Saturday.—Moderate supplies of cattle and sheep and very few caives on offer. Trade quiet in all departments without change in vaiues. Best beef. Sid to 6id; secondary, 5d. Wether mutton, 8d to 9d and ewes 6d to 7d per lb. Better demand for pigs, bacons making 7s to 8s, and porkets 9s per score.