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I FJUniGN INTELLIGENCE. j FRANCE. I THE EMPEROR'S POLICY. I According to the Indeyicudence Bene, the conclusions ) w l tieli 11,Lve lieen Lrr i vet l at L wliicli have been arrived at at Biarritz will be shortly expounded in a circular, the work of M. Poulier. This circular will contain the following propositions :—"We could not intervene at Heme, for Prussia, which has en- gagemonts widi Italy, would doubtess have been com- polled to make a hostile demonstration, and we should | have been dragged into a war not only with the bands of G:inl>aidi. but with the entire Italian nation risen to protect i's dignity. Italy is a great nation to which we car..lot dictate orders. I: France (the circular will pro- ceed to sa\) had wished to make conquests she would have taken liavaria and Belgium after Sadowa, and would have urged Prussia to take all Germany instead of re- stri ining her. Our ambition counselled it, our disinter- estedness kept us from it. We shall not intervene any more in lSuS than we did in 1S66 any more at Rome than at Berlin but at the same time we shall not allow others to intervene cither in Denmark, Holland, or the Ea:-t."—The sudden death of M. Fould, the late minister of Hnna-e for Frauce, has caused much sadness in the court circle at Biarri»z. It i* stated in a private letter that "ttic E.npercr Xapikon is greatly concerned about the financial condition of the country and is interrogating his friends so as to know how the holders of paper of com-. panies Ion;* patronised hy imperial smiles can be protected from the utter loss of ilieir investments." ITALY. 1 INSURRECTION IN THU PAPAL STATES. I InteLigeii'-e of a startling nature comes from the Roman frontier. New bauds of insurgents have appeared at various places and have been brought in contact with i the Pouiilicia! troops. At Bagnorea, it is said, a Papal column was defeated by the insurgents with a loss of 21 prisoners. Another strong body of insurgents beat the Pupal rs r.e&i- Frosinone, an then marched on to join die in-urgeiits in the province of Viterbo. Accounts favourable to the insure nts have been received from the coniines of the Abruzzi, but the most important an- nouncement is that a detachment of the Papal troops has joined the insurgents. It appears by a despatch from Florence on Monday that the insurgents in the province of Viterbo are divided into three bands, which are daily reeeidng" reinforcements and being joined by the inhabit- ants, and these bands have made their appearance at various parts of the frontier.—The Roman official accounts of -Monday of the engagement at Bagnorea, which had been pronounced in favour of the insurgents, represent the Papal troop- victorious, the insurgents having been completely routed after two hours fighting. The insur- gent- are said to have lost 70 men killed and 110 prisoners; bu*. >trangely enough, the Papal Zouaves, although fighting for two hours, laid only a few men wounded.— Aeeordinir to the- Pope has declared to the diplomatic- body that lie will remain in Home under all circnsnstanre>.—An insignificant engagement took place at -Monte Libicti, between the insurgents and the Papal troops on Tuesday. Beyond that no fighting is reporied. Up to We lnesd;:y Rome remained quiet.—An Opinion is entc-rlained in Florence that the insurgents are preparing to concentrate thei:- bauds, the better to enable th m to meet the Pepal troops and advance towards Rome. K\t rythmg iS ?ud 10 be ready for a siege if the Garibal- (l¡nn are abh' to get so f?r it:'> Home. It is asserted in a Vienna journal that the Papal Government fears the in- vestment of Rome by the Italian troops, so as to prevent the flight of th<- P.pe and cardinals should they think it ntces-ary to depart from the Vatican.—According to intelligence from Rome, the insurgents are being consi- derably reinforced in several districts, and intend to fortify themselves ui Farnese. Columns of Pontifical troo:l have been ??ort to disperse them, but no important j engagement has yet taken place. j GERMANY. 11 It is said that a good deal of excitcment and agitation has arisen lately in Hanover and Saxony; in the last mentioned place especially, the misunderstandings and qiiar'v'is between local authorities and Prussian soldiers are nearly incessant. This state of things makes the Berlin Cabinet rather uneasy, and it is generally attri- buted to the war preparations in Franco, hy means of which the annexed kingdoms entertain great hopes of recovering their former por-iiion at no distant period — There- is to J'e a further increase of the North German fleet, and Prussia intends to -ts"z the North German Par- liament to grant two million thalers for this purpose. AMERICA. <'»n Tuesday last four important American state clec- tiuit- were decided, namely, those of Pennyslvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa. All four were carried last year by decided Republican majorities. This year it appcars that the Democrats have proved successful in Pennsylvania and the lt'j|>ublic.ms in a, though in the latter state the R••publican majority, which in 1866 was over 42,000, has been greatly reduced. There is no intelligence res- peeling Indiana, and the result in Ohio was sti'l doubtful when the telegram left. UK.N.u A 5< !v. The formal negotiations c-twoen the Prussian and Danish governments oil the subject of North Sehleswig are at length about to at Berlin. The Globe I says :—" For more than a year tlie Prussian government has refesed to carry out the 5th article of the Treaty of I Prague, by which it is stipulat" 1 that Northern Sehles- wig should be returned to Denmark if its population ch-ireJ the re-union. And this lonq- time has been em. ploy-1 by Prussia in expelling many of the Danish inha- bitants or forcing them into her army, and at the same time using her influence to seduce and overawe the more pliab e portion of the population. It now remains to be seen \» "nether, after all this protracted injustice towards the Sehleswi^ers, the Pru-sian qrovernment has at bug-th made up its mind to a fair fulfilment of the treaty, or whether it will seek to bully Denmark out of her just rights."

Polish refugees are being enlisted is Switzerland to serve in the foreign legions of the Sultan. It is expected that they will be employed against the Bulgarian and other insurgents. Prince Salui, the friend and adjutant of the late Emperor of Mexico, who was sentenced to death with his sovereign, has received a commutation of his punish. mcnt. and will be consigned to a Mexican prison for several years. |

The Hcrahl states that parliament will be summoned j to mee on the 19th of November. A corn porter, aired SR, was mnrri-d to a young woman i AfT(-Il on Monday, at the parish church, Leeds. A son was born to him on the same night, and the following i morning application was made by the husband to the re- lieving officer for parochial relief. Yorkshire Post. I AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE PRISONERS. A most de- eporuto ninl determined attempt to rescue prisoners from custody during their transit from the sessions to the pri- FOB van was made on Tuesday uLht, bv a mob of between 200 or ;,00 roughs, at Clerkenwell Green. The police closed with them, and after a struggle the mob found, œ t f I 00 their efforts fruitless. One man is in custody. The three words On the cards" which have appeared nearly every day in the Tim. s for the last two months, for, the title of the chief stories in Routledge's Christ- mas Annual. Mrs J. H. Riddel, Charles Mathews, T. W Robertson, Tom Hood, Arthur Sketchley, Samuel Lover and F. C. Burnand, are the principal authors. THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.—The session of the Con"relational Union Conference opened in Roby Chapel, Al-inclipstir on Tuesday with an address from the Pn,j']"llt, Dr Campbell of Bradford. In the evening, Huli animal general meeting was held in the Free-trade liall. under the presidency of Mr Samuel Moiley. The proceedings of the evening meeting were very interesting. After a brief speech from the chairman the Rev. Dr. Vauthan delivered an address on EnglIsh Con grega- tionalism in its relation to the Churches of the Past and Future." and the Rev. Dr. Halley also spoke. On Wed- ne;-day, Dr. Vaughan read a paper on Councils of Refer- ence in relation to church questions, on which a discus. sion ensued. A paper was also read on Assistant Mini- sters and Co-pastors. The proceedings of the Union were brought to a close on Thursday. Several papers were read in t hemorn'ng, one of which was on Congrega- tionli-m in Scotland," and another on "Romish tend- encies and Ritualism." A series of resolutions on En- down i ts in Ireland" was proposed, condemnatory of tlc-in < itlur present or prospective, including also the Regivm Doxvm. In the evening there was a public meeting in the Corn Exchange. 0

EPITOME OF NEWS. Bordier, the mur d erer, is to be hung on Tuesday next, I at Horsemonger Lane Gaol, at ten o'clock. Oyster culture upon the most approved principle is I now being pursued at Lymington, in Hants, with every prospect of success. There is a report that Barons Martin and Cbannell will retire from the Court of Exchequer, and that Mr Brett and Mr Mellish are to be the new judges. On Saturday night last, the corn mill at Hollows, Cauobie, belonging to the Duke of Buceleuch, was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at up- wards of 2,0001. The present season has been the worst for angling in the Wear that has been known for many years. There have been very few trout caught this year compared with former years. Amongst the poor now in receipt of out-door relief in the parish of St. Olave, London, are the imbsaile daughter of Coombes, the aquatic champion, and the daughter of the late nurse to the Prince of Wales. M. Thiers, who is passing tho vacation a few leagues from Paris, is stated to be preparing two great speeches-one political, on the general state of Europe, and the other treating of the financial condition of the country. The Rev. G. White, rector of Darlaston, was taken suddenly ill in church on Sunday, and died on Monday. The deceased clergyman was well known in the Midland mining districts for his long-continued efforts for the sup- pression of the truck system. On Monday last, the Manchester coroner held in- quests in no fewer than four cases where children from one to five years of age had been fatally burned. In each instance the child had been temporarily left in an apart- ment where there was an unguarded fire. Sergeant Brett, kiiled at Manchester during the Fenian attack on the prison van, is claimed by an Irish paper as a native of that country. He entered a cavalry regiment from the King's County, according to this statement, and on his discharge joined the Man- chester police. There was a frightful explosion in one of the labora- tories at Woolwich arsenal on Saturday morning, by which several of the workmen were much injured. The fire was extinguished, though considerable damage was done. Two of the boys injured are since dead. Clement Tasco, the Brazilian seaman who murdered a fellow-seaman named Will White, by stabbing him, on board the sMp Lochrague, in the Clyde, was tried in (jrlasgow, on Monday. The jury returned a verdict of culpable homicide, and the prisoner was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude. One or two skilful swindlers have lately succeeded in passing on some of the country bankers cheques drawn upon the English Joint-stock Bank, which failed in May, 1866. One cheque, dated the 4th of October, 1867, for 31)7 17.3, was sent up to London from Leicester, and it is believed there are five others in circulation. The proceedings of the 33th autumnal session of the Congregational Uniom of England and Wales began at Manchester on Tuesday morning. Arrangements have been made for the accommodation of upwards of 400 ministers and lay delegates from all parts of the country, and it is expected that the conferences will be attended throughout the week by over GOO members. A lad named Bevan, fourteen years of age, has been com- mitted for trial at Monmouth assises on a charge of arson, committed at the Little Mill Reformatory, of which he was an inmate. For some act of insubordina- tion the prisoner had had his breakfast stopped, and he retaliated by setting fire to the barn, which was burnt to the ground. There was a great review of volunteers in the new Park in Liverpool on Saturday, at which the Duke of Cambridge was present. The day was fine, and the re- view would have been successful but for the uncon- trollable crowds which assembled and sometimes broke into the ranks of the volunteers, and of course marred the proceedings in a great measure. A very gallant rescue of the crew of a steamship is re- ported. The vessel was named the Jar row. She was blown about the Dogger Bank till her situation was hopeless, when three liull smacks bore down and gallantly res- cued the crew, though the night was dark and stormy and the sea was running "mountains high." The steamer went down shortly after she was abandoned. It is reported that Chief Justice Bovill has conferred, or is about to confer, the vacant appointment of the Middle- sex registrarship, which is a sinecure, upon his son, Mr William Channell Bovill, now a young officer in the IGth Lancers, whose youth affords every prospect that the 3,00 3t. will have to be paid to him for many years to come. At the Thames police court, on Saturday I-LSL, there was an application by the police for a warrant to arrest a Spanish seaman, who, being accused of felony, had sought refuge on board a Spanish man-of-war. The SLmni, h consul appeared in the matter, and the magis- ¡ trate was obliged to refuse the warrant, on the ground that it would not run under the flag of a foreign man- of-war. A member of the Society of Friends carrying on busi- ness at Carlisle as a miller having refused to pay certain ¡' tithes due to the dean and chapter of that city, that body, in order to obtain payment of the same, obtained a war- rant to seize six sacks of the Quaker's flour, The war- rant was put into execution a few days ago, and the flour after beiug seized was sold by auction at the Market Cross. The office of a money changer at Dieppe was one day last week plundered by an Englishman, who carried off 32 OOOf. The robbery was effected i.i concert with an ac- I complice, who inquired of the proprietor of the office the way to the steamboats for Xcwhaven; and while the owner stepped a few paces fretn his office to pciiit out the spot, ijthe thief entered the premises and abstracted the sum above stated, with which, it seems, he has got clear off. It appears that the gold and silver plate at Windsor Castle weighs nearly thirty tons, and that its value may be roughly estimated at 3,00 ),00UL It is secured in stone chambers with vaulted ceilings, which form part of the original buildings, and arc thoroughly proof against burglars. Among the plate is a siugle dish, not of silver gilt, but of sold gold, made by order of George IV., and representing all the orders, both domestic and foreign, which that Sovereign wore or was entitled to wear it is estimated at 8,0001. The work that at present attracts large audiences at the New York Theatre is a melodrama entitled Under the Gaslight." In this the grand sensation" is produced by a horriole villain, who fastens his enemy on a railroad in such a position that, without a special interposition of Providence, the next train will infallibly crush him. The poor wretch is seen stretched across the rails, the noise of the coming train is heard, and everybody is aghast. He is saved in the nick of time, and, of course, by a woman. WORKING MEN IN PARLIAMENT.—The Norfolk Neics states that the working men of Norwich, or cer- tain of the foremost of them, have an 'idea' that they, being ten thousand strong, and being, or likely to be, two thirds of the electoral body for some time to come, have, in these altered circumstances, the right and duty to choose for themselves at least one of the members for the city, a man of their own class possibly. And they are about to organise with this particular view." ELOPEMENT OF Two SISTERS.-ot the least at- tractive equestriennes of the troupe of Mr Newsome, circus proprietor,, who a few months ago terminated a I season in Leeds, were his eldest daughter?, the Misses Adele and Emma. Last week these young ladies ac- complished a flight from Blackburn, which must even I have greatly astonished their clever father himself, ac- I customed as he is to the daring—they both eloped, the I one with a Mr Meers (well known to the frequenters of Mr Newsome's circus), and the other with a Mr Coleman, who was also amongst the company. It has since transpired that the runaway lovers were married in Manchester on the morning of their escape.-Leecls Mer- cury. A STRANGE PET FOR LADIES.—The Journal du 11' a :1 _1_: Lot-et-Uaronne relates tnac two lauies icauing a sucning- pig by a string entered the Agen railway station three days back, but before they took their tickets asked whether they would be allowed to carry their pet into the carriage with them. This was refused, and the two in- tending travellers went away. Some time after they re- turned, one of them carrying what appeared to be a baby, with it= fu cp carefully covered over. They took their tickets and were about to Lyet into the train, wben the station master, who had not forgottBu their previous re- quest, advanced, and remarking, Oh, what a beautiful child passed his hand over its head. A grunt of s.-ttis- faction was the reply to his caress. The ladies, finding that their scheme was discovered, preferred to abandon their journey rather than travel without their strange companion. i A RETIRING LIBERAL CANDIDATE'S VIEW OF CANVASSING—Mr H. W. Ripley, the president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, has retired from the contest for the vacant seat at Bradford, leaving Mr W. Thompson, a local gentleman of influence, and the well- known Mr Edward Miall, to contend for the representa- 11 tion. Mr Ripley, in an address issued on Saturday night, ) gives the following reasons for retirin- Being advised I on all hands that unless I agree to institute an organised system of electioneering canvassing (against which I have ever had the strongest objection), I have no reasonable prospect of success; and believing, as I do, that canvas- sing at elections, as ordinarily conducted, is the main- spring of bribery, intimidation, and corruption, with all < their attendant evils, I prefer to retire from the contest J rather than to submit to adopt a course which is utterly I repugnant to my convictions." ROMANTIC SUICIDE.-On Saturday afternoon last, an inquest was held in Birmingham by Dr. Birt Davies (borough coroner), respecting the death of a young girl, named Ann Maria Payn, who took poison under very ex- traordinary circumstances. Reversing the usual order of things, this young girl, who had just entered on her teens, had been paying her addresses with unusual ardour to a smart butcher boy, who had only completed his 15th year, but the young man's affections lying in another direction, he coldly spurned" her, and ordered her about her business. She bore all his rebuffs, and, as he said, was continually turning up wherever he went. The girl's mother came to know of the affair, and in her haste was said to have threatened to kill her child if she persisted in following the boy. This accumulation of misfortune was too much, and the girl swallowed three packets of a vermin powder, and died within an hour. The jury re- turned a verdict of Committed suicide while in a state f insanity.

CORRESPONDENCE. I FURIOUS DRIVING. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. I SIR,-I have wondered that so few accidents occur in Mold from the too common practice of driving at a furious pace through the streets. From what happened here last Saturday I hope drivers and riders will take warning and greatly slacken their paces when going through the streets of the town, especially on market days. If they will persist in it, I trust the police will make an example I of a few by bringing them before the magistrates.-Yours, &c., AN OBSERVER. EARLY CLOSING. I To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. I SIR,-I read with some pleasure the Plea for Early 'I Closing," which appeared in your columns for the 21st ult., and am rather surprised that the matter has, not been taken up by some half-dozen energetic young men, and brought to a successful issue. The soundness of the argu- ments of the mutual advantages of early closing must be I taken for granted, inasmuch as no attempt has been made to refute them. Indeed, they are so invincible in character and so moderate in tone that any opposition to them would be regarded as very distasteful. I feel con- fident myself that if the initiative were taken, there would be a hearty response to the prayer of the petition. It is not at all likely that employers will make this conces- sion unsought for, as it would lose half its value. The more assiduously we labour as Britons for new privileges, the more highly do we prize them. Let us then show to our employers that we really value the boon of early closing by assiduous conduct to merit it, and an earnest- ness in seeking it. Thanking you for space to plead our cause in your paper, I am, sir, yours respectfully, ANOTHER ASSISTANT. P.S.—If an early meeting of a few of the assistants in the town was held and a memorial adopted, the work would be accomplished in a few days. I MOLD. I To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. SIR,—I fulfil the promise I gave in my last that I would give you an account of the ancient name of "Mold." This place was called by the Britons" Gwydrlgrug," or the conspicuous Barrow or Eminence, derived from Gwydd conspicuous, and Crng" a tumulus, the in- itial C in composition being changed to G. After the great victory gained by Bi&hop Germanus in the year 410 over the Pagans, Picts, and Saxons, it is presumed that it was in commemoration thereof made a Bishopric, for it was called by the Saxons Biscopestreu, or Bishop Town, for it is described in Doomsday Book as being the place or residence of King Griffin, who then let the lands of the Bishopric to Robert of Roclant, leadingany one to infer from the latter words, that it was a Bishop's see at the time, but which was suppressed at. the conquest, at one time this town was called Molesdale, or Ystrad Alyn, then again it has the Italian name of Mont alto," or high mount, derived from Eustace de Monte alto, who came over from Italy to the assistance of Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, and received from the conqueror this castle and manor for his services. It had the same name when William Rufus reigned, and was then in the pos- session of one Eustace Cruer, and in the reign of Henry the first, it was possessed by Robert of Mont alto, in whose family it remained until 1329, when the title be- came extinct. It retained the foreign name of Mont alto, the castle and manor was granted by Henry the fourth to Sir John Stanley, when it again assumed its British name of Gwyddgrug," which being translated in Eng- lish gives the name of" Mould," which is derived from the tumulus Mount Tommen, or Mould of Earth, situate at the end of the town, now called the Bailey Hill, which it retained until it assumed about 40 years ago the more modernised one of Mold. Yours, &c., LEX. THE MOLD SKWiinAurji TANKS. I To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. Siit,-In reading your report of the last Mold Local Board I began to think whether the gentlemen who sat that day were really in earnest when they proposed to erect sewerage tanks in a road, which, though only a bye-lane, is very generally used by the public. It. is the most direct road fiom one part of the town to a. viilage called Pentre, which is on the turnpike-road to Buckley. And the sewerage of the whole town is to be collected into the very small space of twenty yards by four yards wide; and that in an open roal Surely they must be jesting. If the proposal was made with a view to economy, my opinion is it is the falsest economy imaginable for, sup- posing the project is carried out, there will be in time I such loud complaints against the nuisance that it will he prudent to have them removed, especially if the owners of the property in that locality will succeed in selling the land for building purposes. Then why not purchase a suitable piece of ground for the purpose, large enough to be a storage for the sweepings of the streets, as well as for the sediments from the tanks, which could be sold together to farmers, and the ratepayers would rec-p the benefit of it ? According to the present plan, the tanks will have to be emptied on the road, and the nuisance caused byJit can be more easily imagined than describsd. I trust our local authorities will well consider the matter, before spoiling a work which they have so well began. If the purchase of a suitable piece of otini is left till a future time, the probability is that it will cost more money than at present. Apologising for thus trespassing on your valuable space. I am, sir, yours, &c., A RATEPAYER. THE RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG BRITISH I SCHOOLS &-M-R-C. W.-WP,,I-CtH-T. To f he Editor cf the Wrexham Advertiser. Sin,—In your impression of the 28th ult. I noticed a paragraph referring to the report just issued by the com- mittee of the above schools. As far as I am able to judge the report appears a satisfactory one, but, notwithstand- ing its apparent completeness, it gives but a very in- adequate view of the difficulties that had to be overcome before a British School was established in the Rhos— difficulties contended with for a period of 20 years. I presume that my fellow inhabitants will agree with me in naming one gentleman, by dint of whose perseverance in particular the labours of successive committees wer a finally crowned with successive. I refer to Mr C. W. Wright, hon. secretary of the schools. We now have a flourishing British Schools, and that, as is generally admitted by those who have been among the foremost in as-isting to establish it, mainly owin to the endeavours of Mr Wright. There is a general feeling amongst us that services such as these deserve some recognition at our hands. The subject was mooted publicly at the beginning of the schools; but more than two years has elapsed, and still nothing has been done. It only needs the matter to be taken up spiritedly, and there is no doubt but that the neighbourhood is ready to give a hearty response. Perhaps I shall be pardoned for men- tioning the names of the following gentlemen in connec- tion with this :—Mr W. Griffiths, High-street; Mr Isaac Rogers, Church-street; Mr Richard Pritchard, Church- street; and Mr. Joseph Roberts, Market-street. At any rate, the least thing that could be done would be to con- vene a public meeting for the purpose of thanking Mr Wright for his invaluable services, for to let the matter remain as it stands at present will be a lasting reproach to the neighbourhood. Trusting that something will be done without further delay to prove our appreciation of Mr Wrigkt's labors, I am, sir, yours, &c., A GUINEA. THE BREWERS AND THE CHURCH. I Puoh pudor!" I To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. I SIR,—When the father of lies succeeds in inducing a belief founded upon one, he has gained a great victory over poor humanity; and. the kingdom of darkness may well rejoice. As a rule ladies fall very much under this evil influence, so that an old woman's tale" has become proverbial; but I did expect better things from "Amelia," who tells your readers that the brewers are the greatest friends to the Church." and she therefore is glad that Providence this year has been so good to the brewers." It is not very clear what Amelia." uiiJeiatuuds by a Church but if she means the same as Charles Buxton, Esq., M. P.—who is one of the ''brewers"—she is evidently believing a lie, for he says: The struggle of the school and the library and the Church, all united, against the beer-house and gin-palace, is but one development of the mi • t • 11. war between heaven and neii. JLQIS oeing so, line teetotallers have much to say in the matter, for they are the only people who can, and do, by their speaking and I living," fight the great battle of heaven against hell in this particular. On the other hand, the brewers are fighting the battle of hell against heaven, and, con- sequently, cannot be the greatest friends to the Church." Is this one thing plain" to "Amelia" ? If not, I will endeavour to make it so in my next-for as you say of the Fenians, so say I of the brewers and their traffic. By their fruits ye shall know them," and we need not go out of Wrexham to find these bitter fruits, for (in sorrow and sadness be it said) they are "everywhere." Even the Church is no protection against them, for the priest and the prophets have erred through strong drink they are swallowed up of wine; they are out of the way through strong drink; they are in vision; they stumble in judgment." I know nothing of the six clergymen, mentioned by Amelia," as having feasted with Mr Toole, the comedian, at Mr Rowland's, the brewer, and then refusing to attend the theatre with them. They may, for all I know, have been spies from the heavenly army seeking to find out the weak points of the enemy, for which the world, saved by the self-denial and boundless love of the Saviour, will one day bless them. Be this as it may, one thing is certain (and I would earnestly impress it upon the minds of those who may read this), viz.: that the Church of the present day might, but does not, profit by the history of the Jewish Church and the Jewish nation. In the language of one who has thought out this question, I say. in the Bible there is no second side to this history. Nowhere is good exhibited as the effect of intoxicating beverages, but evil only and that continually." As philosophy, teaching by uniform example-example on the broadest scale—history pro- claims the use of strong drink to be evil and corrupting —opposed in its essence and its issues, equally to the pro- gress of true social reform, and to the purity and power of ueuuine reli,ion.Yours) &c. NEPHALIST. THE LIGHTING OF GRESFORD CHURCH. I To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. I SIR,-When a boy at school I remember a copy I had to write was the old Proverb Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." If those who bad the man. agement of attempting to light Gresfcrd Church had studied that copy, it would not have proved such a miser- able failure. Evening service has long been wanted, and now it is granted, the church is so badly lighted that it is impossible for the greater part of the congregation to join in the service, for the simple reason that they cannot see, not even with the aid of spectacles. If something is not done to dispel the present gloom, I fear before the winter is over many will suffer from impaired sight. Where there is a will there is a way." Surely it is not impossible to get gas in Gresford, and then we should not only see our Bibles and Prayer Books when in church, but go and return without fear of breaking our necks over the tombstones. I hope this may prove a word in season, and have the effect of enlightening our darkness. I am, yours truly, LAMPLIGHTER. MIDDLE CLASS EXAMINATIONS. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. SIR,—Amongst the many centres" for the Oxford Local Examinations," I cannot find one Welsh town. I shall, therefore, feel obliged if any one of your readers will kindly answer the following queries 1. Are there but few schools in the Principality which prepare pupils for these excellent tests, by which they are placed on an equal footing with English lads, for Govern- ment offices and professional life, and by which parents may know which schools are most deserving their sup- port ? 2. Were those Welsh pupils who have been examined obliged to go to Liverpool and Cheltenham (or Gloucester in alternate years), when there are now but few parts of England to which a knowledge of the scheme has not penetrated, or where a sense of its beneficial working has not stimulated persons to make efforts and incur con- siderable trouble and expense to bring it in their neigh- bourhood ?" 3. What number of Welsh pupils have been sent to those towns during each of the ten years the examina- tions have been in operation, and how do they succeed compared with English pupils ? Doubtless many of your readers will be interested in some facts which have been gleaned from the Jast report (18G7) of the examinations. "Originally there were but eleven centres' only, but now there are twenty. One of the most impoitant features of the local examination is the absolute requirement that all candidates shall satisfy the examiners in that portion of the work which is called preliminary.' It was this requirement—which consisted of reading, writing from dictation, parsing, summing, composition, history and geography—which wrought such havoc at first among the pupils of so maLy showy establishment?, so that one-ha!f of them on the first occasion failed; and now, when the scheme penetrates into new regions, and a fresh set of schools comes within its influence, there is generally a rise in the 'preliminary' failures." The subjoined table will shew the present state of things compared with the two first years:— No. of Failures Proportion of Decrease in Preliminary No. Failures to No. of Yc.ir Examination. Examined. Examined, Failure?:. ls58 573 1151 59 0 18.j!L. 3'H. SD6 34 10 lSGi. 330 1335 25J 21^ It will be observed that the second tune the schools were afraid of defeat and exposure, but during the present year they have surpassed the first-915 having passed out of 1,3j5 candidates. It was argued that the effect of the scheme would be to make schoolmasters concentrate their attention on a few clever boys at the hutil of their schools, while they ncglected the remainder. It appears, on the contrary, that the bulk of the benefit has fallen to the share of the rank and file-the plodding boyj who obtain 'passes'— rather than the more brilliant ones who carry off honours.' Those who desire fuller information on this important and national subject may obtain it from the Educational Record for October. It would be an excellent thing to require the boarding- schoolmasters and mistresses to obtain a certificate like the elementary teachers, or a diploma like doctors aud lawyers, as a guarantee of their fitness fur such impor- la?v y ei, -ts a guarantee of t? tant work. It was from jealousy of the elementary schools that the middle-class schools adopted the Local Examinations," as may be seen from the following :-The Times said, a few years ago: "The Laehing in our National Schools goes t,10 far. The children are receiving a better e luca- tion than they need. The j oor are being over-educated, and the whole system requires a check." The Edinburgh Review, about the same time, delari!: It i" cm:tlin that a nW.ch ùcffer l ducatioll can now be obtained in a National School for twopence per week, than in a nii ldie- school for one or two shillings per week." Commending the subject to the earnest and immediate attention of the educationists of the Principality, I am, sir, respectfully yours, Mold, October 7th, 1S07. P..H.

THE IRON TRADE, I WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The first of the cur- rent scries of ironmasters' quarterly meetings was held to-day. The attendance was tolerably numerous. The discussion was animated, but not over cheerful, the demand at the works being regarded as quieter than it was a few weeks aO, Negotiations were, however, opened oil most hands, and in the ordinary course of things they will be concludjd to-morrow in Birmingham. The general impression is to-morrow will prove a very quiet quarter-day. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—The quarterly meeting of ironmasters was held in the Town Hall this afternoon. There was a good attendance of buyers from London, I Liverpool, Manchester, and Bristol, and they entered freely into the ordinary contracts, being anxious to take their average quantities. A cheerful tone prevaded the market; but it cannot be denied that there is a good deal of under-selling, this being the necessary consequence of the extreme caution on the part of bankers in discounting bills Formerly paper was freely discounted; now none but the very best description will be accopte!, con- SCpH ntly ready money is a necessity in many transactions, and it is not very plentiful. With gold at 11G in America, much cannot be expected from that quarter. The foreign trade is as a rule not very brisk, but the home demand is good. In finished iron, the de-criptions used by builders and contractors—as -ircler-, &c.-fiiil a ready market. The prices of agricultural produce being high, it is probable that when the crops arc dispose-I of the country trade will be more lively. There is a decidedly better demand for pig-iron, and an advance of Is. 3d. in some descriptions and of 2s. G 1. in others is easily obtained. Ironmasters are looking forward to the close II of the year for a healthy and vigorous trade. From the Iron Trade (Hulawls') Circular. Those who have questioned the revival in the iron trarlc will he somewhat staggered by the announcement in the last board of trade returns for this week of an increase to the amount of more than a million-and-a-half, or about 29 per cent., ia the exports for August. The general agitation evident in the metal trades has resulted in a rise, materially aided by the reduction of production both in copper and tin at home. From similar causes-the increase of home demand, the reduction in production, and the shortness of stock—iron, both pig and manufac- tured, is susceptible of a like rise, which may now be expected in a partial, although, at present, but slight, degree. The position of continental finance, as we said last week, tends to check both production and competi- tion in that quarter. What demand may come—and that it must soon come is certain, for iron goods are a neces- sary of civilized life next to corn and clothes-will find but one market ready to meet it with money and material -that of England. Everywhere in the United States the makers of iron are succumbing to the tyranny of our last export, trades unionism which has accompanied the emigration of workmen, so delusively brought about and encouraged to their own ruin by ironmasters seeking to bolster up a falsely based trade by protection, and hoping, by drawing from us our discontented workmen, to em- barrass our means of supply, and enhance the wages paid here to a non-remunerative point so far as masters were concerned. This artifice has brought with it its own punishment; for the surplus of iron labour in the States refuses to accommodate itself to the necessity of low » i -ti • 1 ■ rr L -1 prices in a bad state ot traae, ana oacoming aisaaecueu, finds employment in the cultivation of land, thereby causing a greater demand for supplies of iron, which it refuses to create itself, and objects to paying for at Pro- tection rates. Pig iron seems likely to rise at any rate, it cannot fail shortly to close up to list prices, even al- though there has been a shade of decline this week in continental orders for marked pig3. There are strong signs of a capital trade in South and North Staffordshire intimations to the same effect reach us from Scotland, while Cleveland, to our knowledge, is about to make a determined stand. We know of one maker who with ten furnaces blown out, and a yard choked with pigs in stacks, is firmly refusing advanced terms, confident in the future of his stock. We are pleased to notice an advantageous interchange of pigs between the several districts. Cleve- land has baen supplying the Clyde, and our Staffordshire make has been called for on the Tyne while both Staf- fordshires in their turn have been drawing liberal supplies of Hasinatite ore and pigs from Barrow and Cleveland. This is as it should be. The interests of the iron trade should be one and indivisible. Manufactured iron is tolerably brisk. Rail mills are well employed. Plates, no longer lethargic, are approximating to the more lively degree of mere dulness, and in some instances are giving employment to works. Thin sheets and hoops, angles, and girders are on order for export, as well as in demand for home. Railway material generally, and heavy cast. ings, are giving good employment to works and foundries.

THE COAL TRADE. I THE MINEBS LOCK-OUT IN Soura DERBYSHIRE.— The struggle bstween the masters an 1 colliers in the dis- trict of Church Gresley, Swadlincote, and Newhall has I assumed a very serious aspect, and fears are entertained that a riot will take place before tho matter is s3ttled. AH the unionists recently at work h:w been called out t by the Miners' Association, and the consequence is that I 8CYer? pita We cesd to turn out any coal. Great dis' 1 tress prevails throughout the locality, and is somewhat increased because of the fact of several potteries at Church Gresley having ceased work on account of the scarcity of coal. The brewers of Burton-on-Trent are also puzzled how to secure coal, and the merchants at Burton and elsewhere are obliged to obtain a supply from distant collieries. Numbers of strangers have been in- troduced by the masters, but few have remained.—On Monday last, Mr Jonas Hooper, secretary to the Miners' Association for the Gresley and Swadlincote district, was charged before Mr George Moore and Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart., with unlawfully intimidating a man named Marsden, when going to work at Bretly Colliery. The evidence in chief adduced for the prosecution was admitted by the defendant, and the witnesses heard in his behalf also bore corroborative testimony in support of the charge. It appeared that Marsden was one of a number of men whom Mr Johnson, agent for Lord Chesterfield, had engaged to work at Bretly Colliery, and on the morning in question was proceeding to the pit with others, when he was met by a gang of unionists, under the command of Hooper. They attempted to persuade and bribs them to give up their work, but the stranger resolutely ret use! when the unionists ran for the gate leading to the colliery, and there drew up in line to prevent the man from entering the colliery road. The police here interfered, and it was then that force was used to keep Marsden back. The magistrates were satisfied that all this was done by the instructions of Hooper, and con- victed him, and ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in Derby Gaol for one month. Mr Wainwright gave notice of appeal, and the prisoner was liberated on finding sureties for his appearance at the Derbyshire quarter sessions, on the 15th instant. Mr Fox, chief constable, was present with aa extra staff to the number of fifty policeman, to prevent a breach of the peace, and special constables have been sworn in for the same purpose at Newhall, Gresley, and Swadlincote. THE OAKS CATASTROPHE.—The greatest interest was attached to the proceedings at the pit on Saturday con- sequent on the recovery of the bodies of Mr P. Jcffcock, Mr Smith, viewer, of Lundhill, and Mr Siddons, a deputy at the Oaks. The first traces of the late lamented engineer were discovered on Friday evening by the finding of a note book, in which were several interesting entries in Mr Jeffeock's handwriting. The entries were simply intented to assist the memory of the writer in anticipation of being afterwards called upon to detail the results of his explorations. Those in charge pushed forward the work, and at a quarter to eight o'clock Seddon's body was found, followed by that of Smith at half-past nine. The features of both were unrecognisable, but they were readily indentificd by means of their clothing, watches, &c. Smith's watch, which was somewhat broken, had stopped at a quarter past twelve. Seddon's watch had run down at ten minutes 'to nine o'clock, the very time when the explosion on the Thursday morning occurred, by which Jeifcock, Siddons, and Smith lost their lives. In the pocket of the former were also found several trac- ings of the pit and the time of the workmen. The men worked on, and at half-past one they came across a body which was afterwards indentificd as that of Mr Jeifcock. Of the body itself there was nothing that could materially aid iu the indentification. One of the legs was blown off below the knee, whilst the other had been severed nearer, the foot. The fingers had also been severed from one hand, whilst the features were almost gone. The body was, however, identified by the clothing, which furnished abundant proof as to the unfortunate wearer. The place where the body was found greatly surprised all concerned, as, according to the evidence, it was always expected that Mr Jeffcock's body would be found on the south levels. It now appears clear that they returned aud got to the pit bottom with the intention of coming out, but being too late they all took refuge in the boxhole.—The body of Wm. Barber Sugden was interred on Sunday, at the village of Dodworth, about three miles from deceased's home, Oak Row, Hoyle Mill. The funeral cortege was a very imposing one—there were not less that DO or 500 persons. The line of route to the village of Dodworth was lined with spectators, and some thousands of people witnessed the funeral, many of them apparently impressed with feelings of great solemnity. The Oaks widows were in the funeral procession.

AGRICULTURAL. THE RISE IN THE Pricr OF Gr.AIN.-The London corn circulars, issued on Monday evening, refer to the advance in prices since Monday week. Coventry, Shep- pard, and Co. report red wheat 2s to 3s dearer, and fine white 4s; barley, beans, and peas each Is dearer, and oats 2s. Kingsford and Lay quote beans and peas 2s higher, and oats Is Gl. Ashlin and Sons attribute the advance to the general rise in all the country markets at the close of last week.—The Mark Lane Express, in its I' review of the corn trade for the week ending Saturday, says:—" Seldom have deliveries been so short immedi- ately after harvest, and, as there can be no scarcity just now, we must view the fact as an unmistakable indication of a short yield. A rise therefore has been the conse- quence, the average advance on the week being fully 2s per quarter. Account just received from Dantzic are not ¡ only disappointing, but perfectly alarming as to the pro- duce in the interior. The crops in many districts are reported a great failure, and fine wheat, it seems, is to be had for neither love nor money. It is even noted as a possibility that merchants may have to look to Great BriLaiu for fine qualities all through the season. We hope there is great exaggeration in these communications. France has recovered tone both as respects Paris and many of her country markets. Belgium and Holland show a still more important movement upward, and we learn that Hungary, the only spot in Europe which hasa sur- plus. has already sold more than half her crop for delivery. The surplus produce of the Western States of I America is now spoken of with bated breath.5 REVIEW OF THE COr. TRADE. I (From Bell's Weeldy Messenger.) WHEAT.—At Mark Lane on Friday there was a limited quantity of English, with a moderate import of foreign. Home-grown was scarce, and sold readily at 2s. per quar- ter more money, and foreign samples met a brisk sale at a similar enhancement in value. Business at Liverpool was not so extensive, being confined to buyers for con- sumption white qualities, however, were 3d per cental dearer. The millers at Wakefield bought more freely, and had to pay 33 per quarter over the rates of last week for all fresh and useful qualities, particularly of white. The weekly average was 04s Id on 73,293 quarters against 62s lid on 51,026 quarters the previous week the corres- ponding one of the past year was 51s 5d on 83,748 quarters. BARLEY.—At Mark Lane on Friday there were 806 quarters of English coastwise, but no impoits of foreign. A good demand was experienced for both malting and grinding qualities at an enhancement of Is per quarter on the prices of Monday. The we3kly average was 40s Gd on 10,235 quarters, against 40s 7d on 8,033 quarters the previous week; the corresponding one of the past year was 40s Id on 25,338 quarters. OATS.—On Friday there were 40 quarters coastwise, with 4,100 quarters from Ireland, and the imports of foreign amounted only to 6,270 quarters. With this li- mited fresh supply on the aggregate, the trade was dearer, and a good business was transacted at Is per quarter over the quotations of Monday. The weekly average was 26s Id on 6,193 quarters, against 27s on 3,151 quarters the previous week; the corresponding one of the past year was 21,s 3d on 4.422 quarters.

The tailors' strike in London is now finished, the men having returned unconditionally to their work. Miss Newsome, of Hull, the lady who was so severely injured, about three weeks ago, whilst she was inspecting the machinery at the Oaks Colliery, died on Sunday.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. The following are the receipts for the past week:— lt3fj i. Great Western 7 XSO,597 West Midland .}- 1866, South Wales J < £ 80,720 1867. London and North Western "1 £ 135,921 Shrewsbury and Hereford ? 1866. Shropshire Union £130,715 j 1867. ? •) £200 ) Vale of Clwyd f 1866. 3 .8208 WREXHAM MOLD AND CONNAH'S QUAY, AND BUCK- LEY RAILWAYS.-(14 mile3 open).-Traffic for the week ending Oct. 5, 1867: Passengers, parcels, &c., X30 109 04 goods and live stock, X212 Is 61; total, X212 11s Od; £ 17 3s 7d per mile per week.—For last week—Passengers, parcels, &c., X35 9s 6d goods and live stock, X241 5s 6d; total, X279 15s 01; zCI9 19s 7d ner mile per week. Decrease, < £ 37 4s OJ, CAMBRIAN RAILWAY.—(130 miles open)-Traffic for the week ending Sept. 30, 1367. Passengers, parcels. &c., .£1029 188 Sd; goods and live stock, > £ 1194 0s lOd; total, £ 3223 19s 6d; X22 Is 8d per mile per week, Corresponding week last year (130 miles open):— Passengers, parcels, &c., 21739 3s Id; goods and live stock, .£1156 8s 3d; total, .£2895 lis 4d; X22 5s 61 per mile per week. Increase, £ 323 8s 2d. Aggregate from the 1st of July, Gs 10d,; ditto from the 1st of July, 1866, < £ 35,349 lis Od. Increase, .£1297 153 lOd. I

The cattle plague may now be said to have wholly dis- I appeared from Great Britain, as not a single case has been reported since the 7th of last month. A RAT TimEp.The most popular of the shows of the season at St. Cloud fair has been I'homme attx rats, well known to the inhabitants of the Quartier Mont Par- nasse. The name of this Rarey of the rat race is Antoine Leonard. His favourite scenes of action are some cross alleys in the 14th and 15th Arrondissement. His sole theatre is a sort of perch which he sticks into the ground, and then he takes his corps de ballet out of his pocket. At his word of command the rats ran up and down the pereh, hang on three legs, then on two, stand on their head, and in fact to go through a series of gymnastic exercises that would put Blondm himself to the blush. His crack actor is a g-re -,tt he has had in his trouos for eleven years this fellow not only ob'v. Leomrd.butis personally attached  It is a 1 19 sight to see Leonard put him u?j?T?round and then w,dk away. The creatare rum aLf?n6 and invariably catches him, however many tur?ln? inay make to avoLd him. An Englishman oSFered Su?rancs for him about two years ago. bat Leonard wo d not separate from his old and attached friend."

MARKETS. WREXHAM. —THURSDAY. Per Measure: s. d. s. d. White Wheat.10 0 10 3 Red Wheat 10 0 ? i j O?s 3 6 4 6 | Mating Barley 5 9 6 3 Grinding ditto.. 5 6 6 0 Per Pound Butter 1 2 1 3 Beef 0 8 0 8?! Mutton. 0 8 0 S i Veal 0 j" 0 1i. Per Pound: s. d. s. a. Lamb 0 ï" 0 8 Pork 0 0 0 0 Per Measure: Potatoes 3 0 3 6 Per Couple: Fowl 3 6 4 0 Dlltks 4 0 4 6 Per Brace Partridges 3 O 0 0 E-gs 13 for a Shilling. MOLD. CORN.—Wednesday: Wheat, 21s to 22s 01; barley -) d to Is 3d. 14s; oats, Os to 0s butter, Is 2J to Is 3J, OSWRSTRY. CORN.—Wednesday Wheat, new, 10s Od to 108 6d barley, malting, 5s 9d to 6;5 4d; ditto, grindincr, 5s to 5s Gel; oats, 4s Od to Is Gd. '=' ABERGELE. CORN.—Saturday: Wheat, 20s Od to 21s Od per hot) oats, 7s Gd to 8s Gd mailing barley, 12.; Od to 13s 6d beans, IG" Od to 17s Od catmeal, 38;; to 40s per 210 lbs. RUTHIN. CORN.—Mondav Wheat, 21s 011 to 22s 0,1 per hob barley, 14s Oll to Os Otl oats, 0" 01 to 03 Od butter, Is Id to Is 2^1; tub, Os to 0s Od beef, Sel to Od mutton, 8d to Od. CHESTER. CORN.—Saturday At to-day's market there was a fair attendance, and a moderate supply of farmers' grain. Wheat met a ready demand at an:1:1 vance of 3d to 111 per bushel. Oats and beans were scarce and rather dearer. Indian corn advanced Is to Is 61 per qr. LIVERPOOL. CATTLE.—Monday The supply of stock was less than on the previous Monday. The demand for both cattle and sheep was fair at about last week's prices, with the exception of-the better descriptions, which sold rather dearer. Beef 5d to 7 lzl. mutton, 4:Jd to 7d. Numbers at market: Beasts, 2,72S sheep, 10,310. CORN.—Tuesday We have not a large attendance at our market this morning, and the transactioiii in wheat can be reported only to a fair extent, prices ruling ;). generally about 3d per c2n:ll above the currencies ot Friday. Flour is again Is per sack dearer. Barley in good request at extreme prices. Beans sell at a further improvement of Is per quarter. Peas extremely scarce and bring Is more money, Canadian being worth 4Ga to 46s 6d. Oats arc held for Is per bushel a and oatmeal is recovering from the late depression in value. Indian corn has further advanced, and we quote mixed American -14,s Gd to 4is 9d for choice sweet quality. MANCHESTER. HAY AND STRAW.—Monday: Hay, Gll to 7à. straw (wheat), 41d to old; ditto (oat), 4.11(1 to 5d per stone. HAY AND STRAW.—Wednesday Hay, ûld to 7a per stone; straw (wheat) 4111 to 5^1; ditto (oat), 4d to 5d per stone. POTATOES.—Thursday: Potatces, 83 Cd to 12s 011 per 252 lb carrots, 8s to 10s per 2521b turnips, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 16 pecks onions, 9s to lis per 210 il). CORN.—Thursday: The foreign imports into Liver- pool have been large of wheat, moderate of Indian corn, and scanty of other produce. From Ireland a fair supply of oatmeal has been received. Our market this morning was well attended, and a strong tone was apparent. English wheat commanded 33 to 4s per quarter and foreign Is. per cental over the of this (by se.nnig-ht. Flour must be quoted 2s to 3s per sack dearer. Oats advanced Id to 2d per iTib, and oatmeal Is per load. Egyptian beans brought 3" mHl Eaglih Is per quarter more money. Indian corn was likewise 2s to 3s pel' quarter higher. SHREWSBURY. CATTLE.—Tuesday There was the largest market to- day there has been since the re-opening of the Smithfield. Prices were lower, and a great number of beasts and sheep remained unsold. Beasts made from 6d to 7d per lb. mutton, (jd; ewe mutton, Ûll. BUTTER AND CHEESE.—Wednesday: This fair was hold on Wednesday, when cheese sold at from 50s to 65s per cwt. middlings, 40s to Butter made from lid to Hàd per lb. Bacon, 7d to 81; hams, 9d to 9:14-,1. At the Circus, 1,2)0 tubs of butter were pitched, and 13 tons of skim cheese, all of which was sold. CORN.—Saturday Wheat was in b it short supply in this market to-day, and buyers being plentiful a further ? i l'?(-* )a,l ol,; l ivli i t,? W113?t t advance in prices was the re. white wheat brought from 10s Gll to lis per 751b, and good old red from 10s 3d to 10s 8d per ditto. For new white the prices ranged from 10s to 10s 11 per 751b and for new red, from 9s 3d to 10s 31 per same measurement. There was a fair demand for oats, new selling at from 20s to 21s per sack of Use. 101b; and old, at from 23, to 3Js per ditto. Beans brought from 2!).4 to 2is per 12se sack of new and from 23s to 2i33 per same measurement of old. Peas sell at from 21s to 22s per sack of Use loib. Barley is an increasing trade. New malting to-day sold freely at from 5s 9.1 to Gs 4d per 33 quarts and grinding, at from 20s to 22s per sack of 13s 101b. Malt fetched from 8s 6Ll to 9s per imperial bushel. WOLVERHAMPTON CORN.—Wednesday: For wheat an advance of fully Gd per bushel was demanded; the sale was, however, inactive. Barley, 2d per bushel higher. Beans, Is per quarter dearer. Oats rather better sold. » CAT rLE.-W(-,(Ine:,d-ty: A large supply of stock a ful market of middling beef an I mutton, and a irood supply of Welsh and Cheshire fat pigs. Prices Beef, 5.V I to Nil; wether mutton, 7d to 7'f 1; ewe, 5V1 to Gil; veal, Gd to 7 id per lb. Porkct pigs, 9s Gd to IUs, BIRMINGHAM. -7- CORN.—Thursday: A full supply of English wheat, which realised an advance of 2; per quarter. Buyers would not comply with the races demanded for foreign. Barley, Is to 2s per quarter (leaver. Oats, beans, and peas all held for more money. LONDON CORN.—Monday There was only a moderate supply of English wheat on sale here to-day for both red and white parcels the demand ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations compared with Monday last of from 3s to 4s per quarter. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat, which moved oS. freely at 3s to Is per quarter more money. Grinding barley advanced Is per quarter, and the value of all other kinds was well sup- ported. The malt trade ruled steady at late rates. Oats were quite Is per qr. dearer than on this day se'nniglit. Beans sold at full prices. Peas were quite as dear as last week. Both English and foreign flour advanced 2s. HKITISII. FOREIGN. Wheat. 9,732-Barley. 1,f\2ô ITle,Lt i,loc; Oats, 4,i;17-Flour 20,liil I(3,71,2-Fljur 1,402 CORN.—Wednesday Coastwise, as well as by rail, the arrivals of wheat from Es^ex anl Kent were limited; there was a moderate attendance of buyers, and the trade for both red and white parcels was very firm, whilst factors, in many instances, demanded more money. The market was fairly, but not extensively, sup-plied with foreign wheat; the demand was steady, ami all good and line qualities were held for higher rates. Floating car- goes of grain commanded a goo 1 deal of attention, and the late advance was in every ease well supported. The quantity of barley on offer, both English and foreign, was small; all descriptions moved ciF frjely, at Monday's im- provement in value. Malt was iu moderate request, on former terms the supply ws seasonally extensive. In I oats sales progressel s.eadmr, and price-! ruled firm the supply was moderate. Beans and peas wore firnl ana quite as dear. Flour commanded the recent advance, with a healthy inquiry. CORN AVERAGES.—Weekly average price and quan. I tities of British coru sold during the week ending October 5:— Quant' S Average Price- Wheat 91 ((3, 51 Barley, 31 -1 40; ;i 1 Oats 7,8.5 25s Oil CATTLE.—Monday: There was a larger supply of beasts, and the demand was very limitcd; howver, for choice qualities late quotations were obtained. The -:i" i on.,3 wL-, -e number of sheep was much smaller, yet quite equal to the demand; in a few instances prices have advanced, but generally speaking trade was dull. The trade was very heavy for calves, notwithstanding there was a short supply. Per SIbs to sink the offal. Inferior beasts.3s 2dto 3s 4,1 Prime Sthdown.4s S4to4s 10d Second quality.3s 6d.3s lOd Coarse Calves.4s 01.is Gd Prime large do 4s Od 4s 6J Prime small 4s 81.5s Od Prime Scots, &c..4s 8d 5.1 01 Large boss 3s 4d.3s 8d Inferior sheep .3s 2d.3s 4d Small porkers 31 10(1 Is 24 Second quality.3s 6d.3s 101 Sueklins calves22s 0J.26s Od Primecrse. wool.,4s Od.4s 61; Qurtr-oldpigs..23s Oil.263 Od TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN- SCrPLT. Beasts. 5,540—Calves 99 ] Beasts. 2,440—Calves 86 Sheep .20,730—Pigs 490 1 Sheep 0,510—Piss 15 CATTLE.—Thursday We have a large supply of beasts but the average quality is inferior. There is but little reduction in the price of choice descriptions; trade is, however, very dull for all kinds. The number of sheep is small, yet it exceeds the demand, and Monday's quo- tations cannot be maintained throughout. Choice calves are still scarce and make high prices. Our foreign supply consists of 732 beasts, 53) sheep, 82 calves, and 30 pigs. At market: Beasts, 1,670; sheep and lambs, 4,750; calves, 2,660 pigs, 240. WOOL. Nllonday In colonial wool, by private con- tract, very little business has been doing, but no change has taken place in prices. English wool has met with very little attention on former terms. Current prices.— Fleeces: Southdown hoggets, Is 4d to Is 51; half-bred ditto, Is 41,1 to Is 5d; Kent fleeces, Is 3id to Is 4d., Southdown ewes and wethers, Is 3d to Is 4d; Leicester ditto, Is 3d to Is 4d. Sorts Clothing, Is 2d to Is 61.d combing, Is 2d to Is Skd, 2 METALS. GLASGOW.—Iron.—Monday: There were sellers at 54S 4d cash, and buyers at 54s ld, GLAsGow.-Iron,-Thursday There were sellers at 5oa Od cash, and buyers at 54a 1t)d, From the Mining Journal, Bars, Welsh, in London £ 6 10 0 to £ 0 0 0 Nail Rods 7 0 0 .7100 Bars 7 10 0 9 10 0 Hoops 8 10 0 9 12 6 Sh t 1 Sheets, single 9 50-1000 Pig, No 1, in wales 3 15 0 4 5 0 Refined metal, ditto 4 0 0 5 0 0 Bars, common, ditto. 5 15 0 6 0 0 Ditto, Railway, in Wales. 5 10 0 6 0 0 Ditto, Swedish in London 10 5 0 0 0 0 Fig, NO 1, Clyde 2 14 9 3 1 6