Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

ÐETRY. THE CONSTITUTIONAL" ASSOCIATION. I Obedient to the weekly summons met, See the poor imbeciles in order set! In the best inn's best room they sit and snive, The stupidest best meaning men alive. Demand what brings them to that wonted place, Aniazemf nt sits on every foolish face! Ta'en i" the ruck they have a vague belief They crme to snatch old England's fate from grief To stem democracy" and backward crush The tides of modern thought that forward rush Vain lunatics as wisely might ye stand. And Nt1 the rising tide forbear the strand As bid the onward passions of mankind Obey the precepts of the halt and blind !— But let us watch them as they sit and mope To "tem the Liberal cause they fondly hope! This end achieved they think their sins forgiven Their penance past—and nothing'^ left but heaven So deem the harmless witted of the band Nome, more designing pIa:" a wilier hand. lie lJumpas blown out with his own esteem Wisdom abides with him alonr. you'd deem He looks an oracle, but hear him speak, The dream departs witlitlnwp you dreamt last week Conservatism for him means, ids great self He's made of china, Liberalism is\lelf, Vulgar it"[ low. -The other day he wore An apron, bowing at his warehouse door. Lo snub half-witted mouser vain and dull; His brains would hardly till a sparrow's skull- He deems It dreadful men should dare to think, hilst he has never dared do more than blink It's horrible that tenants dare to vote, To please themselves and spurn their landlords rote What's houses ff-t and shops and tield on tie.'d. Except for so much rent and votes they yield A poor man has no right to leave his perch Except to give Iii., vote and go to church And when lie pr?ys to be delivered from evil, It Gladstone means another name for (levil Poor harmless imbecile let him begone He daren't for worlds believe his soul his own Lo the next-comer with his strutting walk! Conservatisir to him means much tall-talk Big words, long phrases, semicircular scrapes, Dramatic ah-s, the oratory of apes. And so they pass a word or two for those Who for thi-ir private ends these puppets pose Oil! in their day they're surely very wise With dust to blind these senseless dotards eyes Then tak< their cash, and make believe it's spent, The ruin of creation to prevent! Xow say, since all this portraiture you have, Which you admire the most, the fool or kiiave ? F. R.

A FORTNIGHT IN NORTH WALES h THE MONTH OF AUGuST, 1869. VALE OF GWYNANT, LLANBERIS. Our rente now lay through the Vale of Gwynant (the Vale of Waters), which extends beneath the southern and western sides of Sncwdon. It is about six miles long, and affords such a variety of woods, lakes, meadows, waterfalls, and mountains, awfully towering one above the other, the top of Snowdcn bidding defiance to all, and jeeming- to support the very sky, that one can scarcely conceive it can ise excelled. The first otjpct of interest was Llyn Dinas, which we passed on the right-a 5- lieet of water surrounded by scenery of terrific graadeur. Passing along the north side of the lake the road runs beneath Dinas Emrys," a singularly isolated rock, f rowned with ruins, "wiereby hangs a tale." There were several goats browsing on the short grass that covers the hill sides just at this point, which led to a long conversation between the coach- man and passengers respecting- the habits of these animals, one b-in.- that in rainy weather the goats descend the hill sides. Not the least interesting part of the scenery were the waterfalls, which were visible in great numbers, and, in consequence of the rainfall, were in good order. As we approached Llyn Gwynant the scenery became softer, and we left the rugged features of Llyn Dinas behind. Passing along the south end of the Gwynant Lake the road ascends, and continues to ascend until we reach Penygwryd. We could discern it winding along np the hill; and the coachman also pointed out the old road, which lay down in the valley. Ilyn Gwynant and its surroundings are most lovely, and we almost felt envious of the dwellers of two cosy villas on the shores. This lake is con- sidered by some to be the most exquisite in North Wales. As we proceeded along, the coachman called our attention to the extraordinary crop of hazels on either side of the road, which led a lady to ask whether this was the 4i Vale of Hazels." She was answered in the negative, end informed that Dolgelley bore that title. Here again we had a peep of Snowdon, cloud- capped as before. Down in the valley, far below us, by the side of the stream were a few scattered cottages; and a passenger remarked that it must be very lonely residing down there, so far away from the rest of the world. A clergyman who sat near said, m reply, that he could vouch for their being as happy in their way as the dwellers of the busy world. To show the primitiveness and sim- picity of their manner of living, the driver related the following anecdote:—A few days before, about the same spot, he met a boy who was blowing a ,whistle, and, thinking he would frighten the horses, he requested him to desist, telling him to go home and eat his beefsteak. One of the passengers added, If you have any." The boy replied, "I have heard of it, but I never SAW one." So much for life in the Vale of Givyiiaut. The bold scarp of the Glyder now appeared, pre- senting a grand front, and we soon arrived at Penygwryd Inn. This little hostelry is situated at a junction of roads, on the one hand being Capel Curig, and on th-, other Llanberis, as well as the Beddgelert road, by which we had come. We turned into the Llanberis road, along the end of the ^Gwynant valley and the road which continued to ascend commanded a delicious view of Llyn Gwy. nant and the surrounding hilig, with the pretty river Glasllyu gliding peacefully through the verdant meadows. Looking backward we had a very fine -view of the valley of Nantygwryd, towards Capel Curig, with the two Mymbyr lakes, and the 4wormous mass of Moel Siabod filling up the picture. The road here is cut out cf the rock, which descends precipitously into the valley, and the driver remarked that very often he had passengers who hid their faces from the sight of the precipice, and who were in mortal fear until they had passed the (to them horrid) place. At the top of the pass is situated a little inn, very appropriately named CfOrphwyfsa, or the Resting Place. Here the Capel Curig reute to Snowdon diverges from the road. We stayed here a few minutes, and then com- menced our descent to Llanberis, through the famous pass, the wild grandeur of which is scarcely excelled in Great Britain. For nearly four miles the road lies at the foot of precipitous mountains. which rise up on each side in cliffs some thousand feet high; stem, black, and rugged peaks abound in prolusion, and the valley is strewn with frag- ments of rock which have fallen from .the toppling crags above. The road is a very good one, and the journey now presents no such difficulties as in the days of the old.travellers, who had to thread their way through the rocks and heaps of debris which lay in the way. We had the fortune, or the mis fortune, to see .the pass in its grandest aspect, being treated with a terrific storm of rain, accompanied by a cold, raw wind which lasted for several minutes, giving us a complete drenching. Then ail w.as sun- shine again When we came in sight of Dulbadam Tower and the Llanberis lake3 the sun shone mo=t brightly, glistening on the waters, and my first view of this iovety spot was a very favourable one. We first nrrivfcd at the village proper, in which is a pretty little church, situated in a pretty little churchyard. We weie here followed by a number of childien, all crying out for "a penny." We then ero-scd the bridge, and skirted the Lake Peris, the smallest of the two. Here we met a funeral, the hearse being followed bit by a few mourners The driver supposed it must be a private funeral, as generally there were several hundred followers, and it was the cu-toni for every one to subscribe towards 1 .1"L1 .v >1 ,1 ■» r iV. tne expenses, un tne oiner siae or iae Like were the D:norwic Quarries, the property of Mr Asshctot. Smith, and which, with the exception of Uie Ptnrhyii QuarrLes, are the largest in North, Wales. The quarries are rapidly lessi-niug" the! mountain, and the debris filling up the lake. At the foot oi Llyn Peris, on a low rock, is situated Dolhadarn Catle-a picturesque old ruin-and a little further on is the point where the Llanberis route to Snowdon diverges from the road. At the Padarn Villa Hotel I alighted, intending to do the remainder of the journey by train, which woald give me nearly iour hours in Llanberis. After a good dinner I was starting out, but was deterred by the rain, which fell in torrents for some time, and I only got as far as the quarries. Here I v.atched the quarrymen, who live along the side of the quarry radway. returning home from their day s labour. This they accomplish by the aid of velocipedes," which are placed on the railway and worked by the men. Each of these machines will carry eight persons, and they proceed along at the rate of twelve miles an hour. On my return I was beset by crowds of children inquiridg whether I wanted a guide to the water. fall," or did I want a £ong! Verily, I could co- incide with the remaik of a gentleman at the hotel, that these children must believe that tourists carry I » copper mine in their pockets The Llaul eris Railway has only been open a few months, fllld is a great convenience to the travelling public. The line runs along the right edge of Llyn radarn. and, passing through a short tunnel under re coach road, reaches Cymyglo station. Near here the frightful nitro, glycerine explosion happened, on the very day, I believe, that the railway was opened, f rom here to Carnarvon its route is .hrough a highly picaresque valley, through which the rapid Seiont rushes along in its winding course, So much doe's it wind, that at one part of the line, within one mile. the stream is crossed no less than eight t'mes i at Carnarvon about six, and later on, .u,:companl,D,j by a f,i--iid, had -trvil to the old church at Llanbeblig. We rambled through the churchyard, where Beneath those rtsgged elms, that yew tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, J Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. At one corner of the sacred enclosure were the graves of a number of persons who had been struck down with the cholera, and without a moment's warning—hurried away into eternity. What a lesson these silent graves teach n. How forcibly do they bring to our minds our Saviour's words— For ye know not the day, nor the hour, when the Son of Man cometh." Leaving tlis solemn place we crossed the river by a bridge, and walked along its banks until opposite tbe castle, where we re-crossed by the ferry; and as I intended starting off by the O.50 trai n the following morning I soon retired to rest, not how- -everto sleep much, as I had a raging toothcche, which harrassed me for several days, and was a relic of the storm in the Pass of Llanberis. (Tù be continued.)

SUICIDE OF A NORWIOIT BANKEK, INl) SUSPENSION OF TilE CROWN BANK- Sir Robert Harvey, Bart., of the firm of Harvey and Hudson, bankers, of Norwiek, was found on the afternoon of the loth instant in a shrubbery on his estate at Crown Point, near Norwich, shot through the chest. Sir Robert was out walking in the shrubbery when two pistol shots were heard. Some workmen and relatives-ushed to the spot, aud found Sir Robert in a sitting position under an ash tree bleeding from a severe wound. He was removed into his residence-a splendid mansion recently created at great -cost-—anil two surgeons from Nor- wich, Mr Codge and Mr Nichols, were promptly in attendance. They found that a pistol-shot bad penetrated the chest, and passed through at the back. Lady Henrietta Harvey, the wife of the hon. baronet, and other members of his family, were summoned by telegraph to his bedside, and the Mayor of Norwich (Mr A. F. C. Bolinbroke) and other gentlemen, called during the evening to ex- press their condolence. Sir Robert rallied slightly, and was still alive up to a late hour on Saturday, although he lingered in a weak and unconscious state. Painful rumours circulated throught Nor- wich on Friday evening, and when Saturday morn- ing arrived, the following dismal notice was found to C, be aSxsd to the doors of the Norwich Crown Bank, in which Sir Robert is the principal partner —" Norwich Crown Bank.—In consequence of the lamentable catastrophe which has happened to Sir Robert Harvey, it has been determined by the other partners to suspend the business of the bank for the present. Norwich, July 16." TbeNorwich Crown Bank WS::I founded in 1774, and it has long had a large and respectable clientele, while it had a long li.-t of branches. To increase the gravity of the situation, Saturday is market-day at Norwich, and a large amount is also paid away at the close of e ich week in weekly wages. The Norwich branch of the-National Provincial Bank of England, and Messrs Gurney's Birkbeck's, Barclay, ani Buxton, however, intimated during the day that they would make advances on deposits at the Crown Bank to the extent of about 10s. in the pound, and a large ?,tmoulit of inconvenience and sufering was averted by thisaieans. The notes of the Crown Bank were, however, refused. Sir Robert Harvey is the eldest son of the late Lieut.-Geneial Sir R. J. Harvey, a Peninsular officer, and his wife, Lady Henrietta Harvey, is a member of a noble Irish family. Sir Robert, as Mr R. J. H. Harvey, sat for Thetford from 1865 to 1868; but on the disfranchisement of that borough in the latter year he disappeared from Parliamentary life, although he was invittd to contest Norwich this year in the Liberal-Conser- vative interest. Sir Robert was created a baronet by the Disraeli Administration in the year 18D3. A petition praying that the finn in which he is the principal partner may be adjudicated bankrupt has been presented by Mr G. Googe, the principal local creditor, for whom Mr E. C. Bailey is acting as solicitor. Mr J. B. Coaks is the legal representa- tive of the other partners in the banking firm, Mr Allday Kerrison and Mr R. Kerrison, upon whom the catastrophe which has befallen the bank has come-with the suddenness of &thunder clap. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at XI,500,000 in round figures, and it is calculated that the assets will enable a dividend to be paid of at least 15s. in the pound. The causes of the collapse are heavy commitments resulting from the operations of Sir R. Harvey upon the Stock Exchange, Sir Robert having been a great speculator of late in Spanish and ether foreign stocks. The reason that the! bank closed it" doors so suddenly on Saturday was, that the remaining partners were unable at the moment to realise all their securities, and did not wish to give the slightest undue preference to any of their creditors. The profits of the bank have been large—^ £ 30,000 per annum and the business of the establishment, properly so called, is said to be in a sound state. Sir R. Harvey diedar. Tuesday morn- ins. An authoritative announcement has been published, to the effect thas the receivers appointed under the petition in bankruptcy presented against Messrs Harveys and Hudson, have provisionally agreed with Messrs Gurney and Co., of Norwich, for the sale to them of the premises and goodwill of the Crown Bank. There is now no doubt that over speculation was the cause which impelled the de ceased to this rash act, and thereby precipitated the closing of the bank. On Wednesday acoroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect" That Sir Robert Harvey committed suicide while in a -state of tem- porary insanity." Few new facts were elicited, except that Sir Robert partly recovered conscious- ness, although his mind was always confused, after the sad occurrence.

EXTRAORDINARY DEMONSTRATION IN DUBLIN. On Tuesday night between fifteen atd twenty thousand persons assembled opposite the French Consul's house in Gardiner-street, Dublin, and demonstrated in various ways for France. A large number of bauds, which are usually seen on occa. sions of Fenian demonstrations, played Irish and French national airs. A tri-colour flag deeped with orange and greeu, was displayed. The mob cheered for France, the Pioneer of Liberty," shouted "Vive la Repufciique," aud for O'Donovan Rossa and other Fenian prisoners. The bands played, and and the people sag" Partant pour la Syrie." The consul did not appear. The police charged the mob, and sneco-eclee in capturing a tri-colour .flag, but the people recaptured it. No arrests were made. The police broke some of the drums, and endeavoured to disperse the assemblage. The mob was addi-asfied by a per;-on named Smith, whose eulogy of the French was loudly cheered. The bands, followed by the people, subsequently paraded the streets. 1 he streets were crowded for several hours, and con- siderable excitement prevailed. The chief agent of the Political Prisoners' Amnesty Association tcck an active part in the proceedings. =======

Prince Arthur arrived at Portsmouth from Qsebec or- Tuesday in the Indian troopship Crocodile. Tuesday night's Gazette contains a proclamation;, for the election of a representative peer for Scotland, in-the room of the late Earl of Haddington. The j election is to take place at Holyrood House on the 4th of August. SIF. WATKIN AND HIS FQr HOUNDs.-The earth- stoppers of one district Beseiven the remuneration for their annual work on Fiiday week, aud were iJterwsrds treated by Sir Watkin to a sumptuons I dinner, which had been prepared by Mr and Mrs j Negus, at the Cross Foxes, Gverton Bridge. It was presided over by Mr Pn.jse, the huntsman; the vice-ehairs being filled by Mr Street and Mr Simpson. The various toasts were interspersed with appropriate songs, the toast of the evening, Sir Watkin and his Foxhounas," having a most enthusiastic reception. Sir Watkin annually gives dinners in two other districts connected with the hast. UDOX'T FofaET THE BLTLEE! "-At the re- cent ordination of one of our bishops, one of the candidates for deacon's orders was 30 low in his theological attainments that he was very near being plur-ked.11 As, however, he had been strongly recommended to tha bishop for his piety and zeal, his lordehip consented to to ordain him, bat warned him that he must svedy very diligently before he came up to the next examination, urging .him es- pecially to familiarise himself with that well-known theological work, Butler's "Analogy." When the young man-departed, hie lordship accompanied him to the door. He seated iinaself in the omnibus to proceed to the railway station. The bishop went up to him kindly, shook hands with him, and ps a parting reminder about the "Analogy," exclaimed Good bye, Mr Don4± forget the Oh, yes, my lord," replied Mr. "I've just given him five shillings!" and before the astonished prelate could offer any explanation the omnibus had driven off. YEOMANRY FETE.—The Forest troop of the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry Cavalry, by kind permis- sion of the Marqueafi of Westminster, held a grand fete at the Iron Bridge, Eaton Park, on Monday. The troop was drilled from half-past ten to three o'clock, under the command of Lieutenant W. M. Williams, Cornet Tollemaclie, and Adjutant Scot- land. After drill a dinner took place at the Grosvenor Arms, Aldford, nnder the presidency of Lieutenant Williams. Dancing commenced in the meadow adjoining Iron Bridge at five o'clock, the troop being joined by the general public, who mustered to the number of five or six hundred. The weather was splendid, and the only drawback was the indifferent playing of the Eaton band, who would do well to practice a little more if they wish to maintain their own credit. Many of the visitors from Chester made the trip on the river eteamer, which ran from Chester to the Iron Bridge and buck once or twice during the after- noon.

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We cannot huld ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents, leaving our letter columns" cpen for the tree ventilation of opinions by all parties. WORKMK.K OF RUABOX DISTRICT. I To the Editor of the. Wrexham Advertiser. MR,—I should very much like to dra.w the attention I c? aU the working men of Ruabon district to a very important thin? in connection with them. Most of the working men are members of different clubs of the 1 district, and they, like myself, have to pay for two doctors, one in the club and one in the works. Now, sir, I don't think it right tjhat we should pay for a doctor in both wort's and club. I think one is as much as a pour work 11 u; man cail afford to pay, and that being the case, I think it is only right that we should stop paying in the works, and save the money for other more pressing claims.—Yours &c., RUABONITE. A SCENE AT A CONCERT IN Nowri-i WALES. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. SiR, -A few days since I was present at a concert in North Vales, where I noticed the following spectacle. Upon the stage were placed in order the pianoforte, harmonium, and several seats to occupy the same was expected a proficient choir. While the assembled audi- ence were anxiously expecting the appearance of the president and performers, I noticed a female indunt the stage (supposed to be the charwoman), who stripped off the fixed carpet from under the fonns and instruments, and also the same from the stairs, folding them up in a desperate manner, thereby causing the raising up of a dust which was most disgusting to some ladies who unfortunately took their seats in thefront of the gal- lery. I mention the above incident to our conductors, who take such a prominent part in our Welsh concerts, with the hope that such proceedings will be stopped, or, if considered necessary, they be done before-hand, as it is most annoying to the performers and audience if done when they have assembled.—Yours truly, AN UPHOLSTERER. I HOLT CHURCH. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. u DEAR SIR,-With your kind permission, I wish to call the attention of my Christian brethren to the above named place of worship. I lately had the pleasure of spending an hour inside of the magnificent old edifice, and like every other building, such as bridges, arches, dwelling-houses. &c., churches will decay and perish, for such is the nature of the material of which they are composed. I am sorry to say that in all the places that I have been into I never saw a more dilapidated and neglected state of things in my life than in this church. Several pews that I looked into, where such that no cottager in the civilised world would allow a pig to exist in such tilth, much less allow himself to sit therein on Sunday with his Sunday clothes. With the per- mission of a warm-hearted churchman, who has lived more than half a century an attentive, useful, and sincere member of the said church, I was allowed to look upon the subscription list, bearing promises to the amount of upwards of £ towards restoring it. I found not only worthy chm?hmen's names attached to this good cause, but also the warm-hearted Christian, the Rev. Mr Powell, of Holt, and several others. There appears to be some measure of mystery concerning the £ 800 promised, as only j £ 2.1 is deposited in the bank. Were we in Prussia allowance could probably be. granted but in tranquility and peace (and not a small measure of love existing), I canrofc solve at present such state of things. Trusting this will suffice at present to .attain my object, I close with our blessed Saviour's words, He that is not with me is against me." Pardon my, trespassing upon your valuable space, and believe me to be ever ready in a good cause.—I am, dear sir, yours respectfully, W. H. THOMAS, sculptor. Hope-street, Wrexham. TRUCK v. ANTI-TRUCK SYSTEM. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. | DEAR SIR,—As a warm advocate of the principles Adopted by the Anti-Truck Association, and as one who took an humble part in promoting it, I crave space in your journal to allude to the discussion which took place in the House of Commons on the 11th inst., trusting that a more able advocate will step into the arena to ventilate this most important subject. I do not think that I shall be presumptious by asking the president. vice-president, I of this Association, to come forward and cling to their principles regardless of any party feel- ing, as I am confident that tlr-y are not. blind to the scene I'll refer to, therefore let truth and falsehood grapple and whoever knew truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter ? SiiyJ find in your impression of Jast week, a paragraph quoted from a speech delivered by G. H. Whalley, Esq., on tlie.iuotion of Mr Mundella, urging parliament to make further enquiries into the truck system, and the reasons svhicli he laid before the House. coupled with those of other members where of a sufficient weight to prove to the satisfaction of this reat assemblage, that a more stringent enquiry should be made at once. The fact that fHHIO petitioners prayed the House to redress their grievances plainly shows that this abominable s3isteiii is a detestable and an unconstitutional tyranny. Not only that, but it can be proved by facts that it is a curse to the working men of this community. Nevertheless, our M.P. from Plas- madoc, who plumes himself upr-n being the working i man's friend, and a defender of their rights, had the audacity to oppose the enquiry,?.s it seems that he fol- 1 lows this arbitrary and despotic system over the work- J ing dasses, a power that is not authorised either by law or justice. Bear in mind that it is the hon. member for Peterborough that speaks in fevour of this coercion which is positively most pernicious in its effects upon society. So, Sir, while this pewer is invested in the hands of iron and coal proprietors and others, the work- ing classes of this country will not enjoy true liberty. An Act of Parliament compelling.weekly payments, and that in the current coin of the realm, rather than in the disgusting way of "tommy notes;" will be the only cure for the eviL I reinemember nfacing in one of your leading articles some time since "That the truck system necessarily binds the workman to the one place for pro- curing the necessaries of life, and by thus monopolising all the retail trade of a district prevents the risiug up of a, middle trading class and developing the social charac- teristics Qf the community. The only satisfactory remedy far the evil to be redressed, is a compulsory weekly payment of wages. The only difficulty really existing in the minds of the upholders of this system being the sacrifice of the profits made by its practice, which gives them an extra discount from the cost of the labour, and thus enables them to compete with non-truck paying employers at a great advantage." It is a fact that one of these truck monopolies, to my knowledge, has cleared £ .4,000 profit, after payixg all expenses, in one year alsc.it is degrading to notice how the wi ves of British workuipn are treated in these tommy shops. I glean from history that in former ages tyranny sought to dictate how we should think, but in our days it has assumed another .foi-))t-it tells him when and where to spend the money .which lie has honestly .earned through the sweat of iiiy brow. I ask can anything be more in- sulting or more tyrannical ? I believe that this accursed system against which we are contending, yes. in spite of the honourable member for Peterborough and his oppo- sition, is already doomed. "Its glory and its might shall peri-li: I am, dear sir, yours truly, Cefn Mawr, July 20, 1*70. CADVAX. G. H. WHALLEY, ESQ., AND THE ZRCCK SYSTKM. To the Editor of the II rexliam Advertiser. DEAR Sl It,NO doubt many people around Wipxham, Ruabon, and Llanidloes may think it rather a strange .act, on the part of the said gentleman, who in parlia- ment defended the most obnuxious practices and oppres- sive deeds, that employers of labour can adept to degrade and impoverish their work people. Mr Wlialley, J must admit, possesses some jiood qualities, few persons believe that he is a sincere friend of the wcri- iug classes. A proof of this was given at the Wrexham Board of Guardians, by his precautionary notice, lwt to relieve the colliers, because there was :L prospect of a strike at the Vron colliery. Another proof is the letter he wr«ie some time ago respecting unions and combina- tious of workmen and last week in Pztrlianievt, personally. Now I think he ought, as a learned and respectable gentleman, to study these matters mere minutely before speaking w Parliament. Mr Whalley. some years ago, carried on the Plasmadoc colliery, and the truck -,iy.-iteiii was carried on then, on the premises at Plasywem and afterward. at Khosyv-neilro, if Mr K. j. Hughes's statement be true. When he was lecturing on :1 the evils arising from the system, scone one asked had he not been a truck mxtter,.aud he said that he j was Mdy a servant of Mr Whalley at the time but j receiving » er 10 per cent, COIIIULISSIOU on truck custom is a very nice thing, it falls like rain. Thank God, we have n'" real truck shop about Plasmadec now, and whether the small shopkeepers, the workpeople, or both acting together, have effected the reform, we ought to be proud that we have men ready to come r forward as sw.ift witnesses, against those who wrong- fully detain the wages of the hired. Mr Whalley may depend upon it, that the valuable seaiss of coal that lie under Pla-snjadec estate will in time he clearly worked with profit (or ought to be) without the truck stop. I believe Mr Whallev certainly ought to be thackful, being the fortunate child of Providence. living in a hall, and always above circumstances that sh&uld make him and his family dependent upon truck store regulations. t live in a cottage, and Providence has blessed me with twelve children to rear, and during the period of 32 years my wife has been obliged to wait for hours for her turn to be served, and after waiting, the note or ticket had not been sent into the shop, and a whole day has thus been lost by hundreds of industrious women besides t her, causing a compulsory fasting (Izty, and with awful f prayers upon Homebody no doubt. But this is not all that the truck system produces. I have known many persons thus circumstanced to pay -s. tjd., and jg, more for a pair of sliges when the maker was to be paid in "oods instead of money, and butchers charging a shilling or actually 2s. per lb. for flesh meat, if they were to be paid with a back note. Tobacco for beer, sugar for baking, tea for potatoes, and all at a discount. Oh what an abominable system to be supported by a gentleman that has spent the best part of his days in the very midst of these abuses. What a difference between the ex-M.P. for Denbighshire, who would not grant a new lease for a colliery if a "tommy shop" waste be kept in Chirk parish I am still politically 111 lor nis eleteat. What would Mr Wlialley say if the old custom would revive in this locality aain. to see the collector of water rates, with a donkey and cart coming to Plasma- doc laden with flour, butter, tea, sugar, and tobacco, I believe his tone in Parliament would soon alter. I sin- cerely hope that Mr Wlialley will reconsider his words an(I retract, as the pride of the British workman must be kept up, and the Bible be the book of the nation. And while he is with all his might opposing one moral evil he certainly ought to oppose another social evil, as both have the same degrading tendency. I have written these remarks from pure motives, having for many years had great respect for H, Whalley, M.P., pl,t.,M"lt.(Ioe. I remain, yours truly, HfCtIAUK BOWKN. Rock Hall, July H>tb; 1S70. I "ICONOCLAST." To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. Sin,-It is unfair that the gentleman assuming this name should have everything his own way, although he may be excused for trying for it, as did the Iconoclasts of old. In spite of their labours idols and images still remain, and probably will to the end of the chapter. The Iconoclasts never robbed the world of the arts, or of painting and sculpture, the most prominent features of the arts so called, nor did they ever succeed in robbing human beings of that idol within, which is worshipped nearly all the tirst day of the week and the whole of the remaining days; therefore their success as reformers was only partial, even when in its zenith. True to the principles of the word whose name he has adopted, Iconoclast has set himself to tear down our images, and for one I protest, for the images he attacks are not in canvas nor in stone. Our venerable and beloved vicar has saved him this trouble by his raid upon the altar and altar piece of Wrexham church, but he attacks our living and individual idols—the parsons to wit. We act up to the logical consequences of all Protes- tantism, and believe in our individual infallibility, based on the principle that every man is a Pope unto himself, But now the reading desk has been altered so that the clergy can be the more conveniently prayed to, the officiating minister has set himself up as an idol, and we may daily expect a proclamation that excommunica- tion will be visited on the blasphemer who speaks lightly of the most holy, the Pope of Wrexham. Iconoclast is a restless being and has made a raid upon the Pope of Chester-street too, the very essence of whose existence consists in the extermination of every other kind of Popery but his own. The cruelty of not allowing such an one to assert his individuality, and throw dirt at those who advocate a "ystem which, if universally adopted, would rob him his bread, is not generous, and is very much en a p: vith the indirect assertion that there is rituaJ in the l- isli church. According to his prelim nary notice Iconoclast was g ling round sucking honey "from every opening" place of worship. He is welcome to do this but when he has a pelt at the idols of our hearts, and blasphemously hints at the possibility of imperfections, it is time that some one pointed out the injury to religion and the universally acknowledged usefulaess and popularity of your paper, which must inevitably ensue. In endeavruring to convince you of the injury to us and to your paper which these letters do, I consider that I have every claim upon your space, and I may add, gratitude-I am, sir, yours truly, ICONION.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. __I CRICKET. I WREXHAM v. LIVERPOOL QUIDNUNCS. This match was played on the D.C.C.C. ground on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the Liver- I. pool m. Score WREXHAM. J. Darbyshire, b Savage. 3 not out 41 W. A. Jones, st. Miligau 12 run out 7 E. A. Cross, b Savage 0 not out 3 R. Piatt, b Savage 6 E. Jones, b Savage 7 K. Dale, b Savage. 9 F. C. Richards, c Jones, b Tyson 0 H. W. Harrop, b Savage 4 b Sava,-e 0 J. Rigby, b LAlaitien 0 E. Morgan, b Tyon. 13 T. JJroster, not out 3 Extras 15 Extras 6 72 57 •ftCIDSUSCS. J. M'Donald, b Piatt 64 A. E. Francis, c Darbyshire, b Broster, 2 <3r. Maibcn, b Broster 1 J. Jones, c Harrop, b Broster 0 J, Tyson,. run out. 9 J. Tweetile, c Harrop, b Rigby. 5 F. T. Turner, b Platt 5 T. S.ivage, thrown out by Cross 1 C. -Milligan, b Rigby 1 J. H. Tyson, e Harrop, b Rigby 7 T. R. Redhead, not out 6 Extras 6 107 WYNNSTAY v. OVERTON (WITH WILLIAMS). la t I This match was played at Ruabon on Saturday last. Score: OVERTON. M. Jones, b Thomson 0 c Thomson, b "Walker -0 Leighton, c Humphreys, b Thomon, 2 l.b.w., b Thomson. 2 T. Parry, c and b Thomson 3 c Thomson, b Wolker 0 T Allen, c Humphreys, b Thomson 0 b W2.1ker. 0 G. Bliss, b Thomson 0 b Walker. 12 W. Lea, hit wicket. 3 retired. 4 T. Antley, run ot. 0 G. Davies, c Hardcastle, b Thomson 25 b Thomson 0 Williams, not o, t 7 not out 26 Weight, run out 2 e Walker, b Thomson 0 Kllison, run out. Onot out. 1 Ex¡ra.s. 4 .Ex.trol.S. 6 46 53 WYNNSTAY. D. Thomson, c Weight, b Allen. 20 J. E. Davies, b Williams. 8 W. Stanford, b WIlliams. 6 E. Hardcastle, c Weight, b Aflen C T. Whyte, c Davies, b Allen. 0 H. Humphreys, c and b Willmme. 12 J, Woodfill, b Allen. 0 J. Scott, b Allen 3 T. Walker, b Wiltiams. 8 A. Hussel, b Williams 3 G Whyte, not out 0 Extras 5 65 BLACK PARK v. DEE (CID, RK). The return rLatch between the above clube vzis played at Black Park, on Saturday last. Score: BLACK PARK. W. Owen, b Parktnb;oii 5 J. Milliship, c Francis, b Parkinson. 36 J. Owens, b Roberts. 2 W Roberts, run out 0 J. Dodd, e Rowley, b Parkinson. 0 E. WiMiams, b Yatt-s. 4 P. Phillips, b Parkiuson. 9 J. William,, b Williams, 34 J. Roberts, b Roberts. 5 W.Bol:M,not out. 0 G. Wilson, b Williamg 1 Extras. 12 108 DEE. E.Tates, b Dodd 0 b Owens. >0 J. iRob rts, b Owens 7 b Williams 12' J. i""Iarkinson, b Dodd 6 c Williams, b Roberts 7; H.Erancis.c Milliship, b Owens 0 b Owens 0 B. -^Williams, c Owen, b Owens 0 e Williams, b Owens .2 W. Rowley, cRoberts,b Owens 6 not out 2 G, Rowley, run out. 4 run out 0 T. Phillips, c Williams, b Dodd 2 b Williams 2 B. Rowley, st Milliship, b Dodd 0 b Williams 0 A.. iSrowii, not out 3 b Williams. 0 T. Williams, b Dodd 2 b Willia.ms. 0 Extras. 7 Extras. 11 37 36 -rANDYCROFT.- ,MARRIED v. SIXGLE. Thismatch was played, at Sandycroft on Saturday .Inst. seorr.- STTNGLE. F. Jones, b Rees 0 b Bees 0 P. Ninnis, b Rees. 4 run out 3 J. Arthur, b Rec" 13 b Rees 32 A. Campbell, b Rees 0 c Manley, b Rees 9 T. Ledshem, b Recs. 0 b Bryan 0 T. Davies, thrown out C. Evans Snot out 15 W. Nield, b Rcct! 12 thrown out C. Evans 19 T. Wiight, c Manley, b Rees. 4 b Bryan 0 J. Jones, b Rees. 5 b Bryan. 1 H. Jones, b Rec- 0 B. Davy, not out 6 b Ree 10 Extras. 14 Extras. 13 61 104 MARRIED. C. Evans, .b Jones 0 b Arthur. 9 T. \Vhcldou., bJone. 7 Ledsham, b Arthur 7 J. Ree<, e Arthur, b Jones 9 i Jones 5. W. Bryan, b Jones. 3 b Arthur. 4 E. Jones, b Arthur 0 fc Arthur 5 S. Manley, i.b.w,, b Jones 1 b Arthur. 2 P. Evall, b Arthur. 0 b Arthur. 0 W. Garner, c Campbell, b Arthur. 0 c aid b Jones 2 J. Owens, b Joiics 4 not out 2 J. II. Reed, r.ot out 3 b Jenes 0 D. Thomson, b Jones 1 c Led; ham, b Arthur 2 Extras. 20 Extrits. 1I 48 49 DOLGELLEY C,C. v. DOi.GEI.LEY & BARMOUTH Vlsrioii.s. A cricket match took pl¡,,e between ejevens of the [.above on Thursday week, under very favourable circum- iiices. After tiie 1st inning's the cricketers enjoyed a. lentlid luncheon it the Gottlell Lion Hot>:l. As our readers will observe, the match proved another victory for the Dolgelley Club by two runs and two wickets to faiJ. Score: VISITORS. T. W. Holderness, run out 8 b Richard. 19 W. Collins, b 101rj, 4 b :\lorri. 0 A. Foote, c Ellis, b Morris 3 c J. Jones, b Morris 16 8. Kuyvett. c Thomas, b Reese Orun out. 2 R. Va^ghan, c Stevens, b )forri" 10 b Richard. 2 J. C. Tcwnsend, b Morris 1 b Richard. 3 W. Colbuck, eot out Ii c Nanney, b Richard 0 J. Collins, b Reese 2 run out. 0 W. Talbot, hit wicker 0 c Stevens, b Morris 0 W. H. Crowley, b Morris. 0 thrown out Thomas 2 W. Roberts. ,b Reese 0 :iot out 0 .Extras. 8 Extras 14 42 58 DOLGELLEY. II. J. E. Nanney, hitwi ket. 4 b Collins 0 Kajor Stevens, b Knyvctt 3 b Collins 0 G, Pemberton, b Cohins. 6 C-. Ell' s, c T;L' bot, b Knyvett Ib Knyvet 3 T. lieese, b Knyvett 4 b CoiIin;; 9 LI. Hieliard,cKnyvett,bColiins 0 b Collins 0 W. Mortis, c Knyvett, b Vaughan 5 st Collins, b Knyvett 4 J. E. Jones, c and b Collins. 2 b Collins 0 R. Jones, c Roberts, b Vaughan 10 D, Giiffith, not out 20 b Collins. 1 R. P. Thomas, b J. Collins 10 Extras. 14 Extras 6 79 23

CRICKET FIXTURES. I Saturday, July 23rd, Albion (Wrexham) v. Llanforda, at Oswestry. Saturday, July 23rd, Hightowu (Wrexham) v. Hafody- bwch, at Wrexham.

DIDN'T Hu.p THE MJTTF.R MUCH.—A Jew pedlkr walked into a broker's office and offered pens for sale. Vuu ve come to steal a coat, not to sell pens," he thrust him out-. The following Saturday the pedlar ap- peared in all the glories of his Sabbath clothe^, "Now, Mr." he asked, with an air of triumph, do f look as tljuugh I come to soeal t .0;1.1:" Xo," repJled the broker, you look as tl&ugli you had stoken oue.

EPITOME OF NEWS. The judge of the Leeds county court has decided that the rent of a dilapidated house is not recoverable. A man unknown cut his throat in a third-class railway carriage near Worcester station, on Saturday night. The execution of the Chelsea murderer is fixed for the 1st of August. He still insists that he was incited to the crime by another person. Mr Justice Lush has given his name as a member of the United Kingdom Alliance, and a subscriber to its funds. The deaths registered in London last week included 47 which had resulted from violence. Of these five were suicides. At Waleswood Colliery, near Kiveton Park, on Mon- day, Thomas Carhut, a collier, was killed by a fall of coal from the roof the mine. At Wimbledon, on Tuesday last, Corporal Humphreys, of the 6th Surrey Rifles, was declared the winner of the Queen's Prize. At the Northumberland assizes, on Tuesday last, two boys, each 16 years of age, were sentenced to five years' penal servitude for perpetrating a rape. The accounts furnished from the various grouse moors throughout Scotland state that the season of 1870 promises to be the best known for many years. Father Gavazzi, the Italian reformer, has arrived in England, and will shortly proceed to New York, to he present at the general assembly of the Evangelical Alliance. The two alleged Fenians, Davitt and Wilson, were found guilty at the Central Criminal Court, London, on Monday Last, and sentenced-Davitt to 15 years' and Wilson to seven years' penal servitude. .Nlr Julian Goldsmid, was on Tuesday returned for Rochester by a majority ef more than 400 over his op- ponent. At Brecon Mr Gwynne Holford, the Conser- I vative candidate, was returned. The Londonderry Warking Men's Liberal Defence Association, a Catholic body, has called upon the Catholics of the north of Ireland to assemble in London- derry on the 12th of August, to protest against the con- tinuance of Orange party displays on that day. We regret to learn that the important question of the re-armament of our field artillery is likely to be post- poned, and that another course of experiments is deemed necessary. This is a question that has surely been fully discussed.—Globe. At Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, a servant girl recentlv irave a little bov named Smith a dose of arsenic in mistake for magnesia, and took some of it herself. The boy died, and the girl had a very narrow escape. An Irish harvestman, named Daniel Cunningham, about 23 years of age, was burnt to death in a hayloft at Northenden Moor, a point between Manchester, Stockport, and Altrincham, about one o'clock on Sunday morning last. At Staveley, in Derbyshire, the other other day, a drunken man, named Thomas Duncan, was sitting on a fence, when three other men who had been drinking came up, and one of them pushed Duncan over the fence. He never spoke afterwards, and did in a few hours. The Earl of Lonsdale, who was reported dead a week or twe- since, is now better, and able to drive out. He is now at Lowther Castle, where some time since he built a mausoleum for himself. He is 83 years of age, and was an intimate friend of George IV. when Prince Regent. At half-past three o'clock on Saturday morning last, the Scotch auxiliary mail from Carlisle to Euston ran into a luggage train which had broken down at Weedon. None of the mail passengers were hurt, but the conductor jumped from his van, and was consider- ably injured. A Columbus photographer presented a revolver at the head of a gentleman who was sitting for his photograph, with the cheering remark My re- putation as an artist is at stake. If you .don't look smiling I'll blow your brains out." He smiled.-Plwto- graphic flews. At the Oaks Colliery, near Barnsley, on Saturday morning last, whilst 340 men were at work, there was a great outburst of gas, which extinguished the Stephenson safety lamps, and made many men senseless. I Forifcnnately more serious results were escaped. In 1866 an explosion in the same pit cause 360 deaths. At the Worcester assizes, on Monday last, Samuel Williams and Joseph Cox, ironworkers, who, with s third man, not in custody, committed a gTOSS outrage on Emma Turner, a married woman, at Dudley, were con- victed. Williams was sentenced to twenty and Cox to fifteen years' penal servitude. The inquest on the body of the guard Comber, who was killed in the late collision near the Crystal Palace between two of the Brighton Company's trains, was resumed on Tuesday last, and the result was a verdict of manslaughter against James Monk, the driver of the Croydon tram. A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes— A clergyman in a suburban church said last Sunday evening in his sermon, I am sorry to see that among those appointed to revise the translation of the Bible there is a Soeinian. I wonder they did not ask St. tan himself to join there.' The execution cf the sentence of death recently passed at the Central Criminal Court, London, on William Redhead, for the murder of his stepmother, by shooting her, has been respited, on the recommendation of the judge before whom he was tried. The sentence will be commuted to penal servitude for life. As was feared from the first, the terrible injuries sus- tained by Joseph Steel, the guard of the coal train that was run into at Wocdburn .junction, on the Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, last week, have proved fatal. The unfortunate man died at the Sheffield General InfinnarYoQD Tuesday last. At the Mansion House, London, on Saturday-last, an agent named Bartholomew Sainsbury, an accountant named Heury Banks, and a solicitor named Julius Laurence were committed for trial charged with per- jury, and with conspiring to pass Sainsbury through the Bankruptcy Court, by means of fictitious debts. Bail was accepted. It is an ill wind that blows nobody a good turn." It is possible that the outbreak of war will materially increase the revenue derived by the Chancellor -of the Exchequer from the telegraphs. The number of tele- graphic messages pissing through the central station in Telegraph-station on Friday was nearly iy,500, or 450U above the usual daily average. Several months age, Mr G. Poole, of Hunshelf, was bitten by his little dog. A son of Mrs Crosland, aged 13 years was also bitten by it. Suspecting that the dog was mad, Mr Poole killed it immediately. A few days after the boy Crosland, wbc was supposed to be cured, mani- fested signs of hydrophobia. He barks, and makes such strange noises that it is dreadful to hear him. His re- covery is doubtfuL An accident occurred at the Plymouth Ironworks, Mertliyr, on Saturday-last, in which the lives of two .of the workmen employed there were immediately sacri- ficed, two others seriously injured, and considerable pro- perty destroyed. The cause of this disaster was the sudden smashing, just before the men had ceased work, of the large fly wheel attached to the rail mill. A young man named W. R. Johnston, of Lewes, -aged about twenty-five, was lying asleep on Sunday afternoon last, beneath a couple ef elm trees in the Long-walk, Windsor Park, when a branch fell from one of them on to his head, crushing thelower jaw, and fracturing the base of his skull and collar bone. His injuries were so great that he died on Tuetday. Another infant belonging to the baby farming estab- lishment, at Brixton, has died, making the fifth since the inquiry took place. The women, Waters and Ellis, who had charge of these peer children, will probably he committed for trial next week on most serious charges. One or two women, who had occasionally assisted in house work at the prisoners' house, stated that some- times that there were eight, sometimes eleven, children in lii- nd. When persons called at the house the children were huddled away in a back room, and the girl iu charge had then to keep them quiet." A sensible memorial has just been placed on the Lin-1 colnshire coast to the memory of a naval officer. This memorial, which takes the appropriate form of a life- boit, bears a brass tablet, bearing the following a memcrial to Captain Bourchier, an officer of the highest character, and the warm and true friend of sailors, Jane Bourchier, his widow, has given this life- boat, in hope that, by God's blessing on the efforts of a brave crew, it may help them to save many ship- wrecked sailors." When one finds graveyards groaning beneath the weight of tons of meaningless marble and granite, designed as memorials, it is to be hoped that the above example may find many followers. A special Exhibition of "Church Decorations" is now added (says the Rer.ord) to the varied attractions of the Crystal Palace- One of its curiosities is a "portable font," intended for use by the Bishop of Central Africa, and large enough for the total immersion of infants. Among the articles in metal we observed several brazen "font ewers" for conveying water to the font. There are "Fabrics, altar cloths, banners, enrichments woven or worked by hand, embroidery, Ac., and vestments," including those of the most ultra-Ritualistic fashion. What," said an astonished vistor, are these for use in Protestant churches" Well," replied the at- tendant, Protestant is a name we don't know." But for Anglo-Catliolicsrejoined the visitor. Yes was the significant reply. Anil so the colloquy enaeu. An outrageous assault in a railway carriage on the South Western line, was the subject of investigation on Monday last, at the Southwark police court. A re- spectable man and his wife were returning from Windsor in a second-class carriage, when, the husband having faJlen asleep, his wife was indecently assaulted by a fellow who :j.:lt near her. She roused her husband, who asked the prisoner whether he was aware that the wo- man insulted was his wife, when the man attacked both husband uid wife in the most violent manner, and on the train pulling up at Staines, a companion of the pri- soner, not now in custody, joined in the assault. He was, however, liberated by the railway authorities Oil: giving his name and address—;i proceeding which was strongly condemned by the magistrate. The prisoner was committed for trial. AN AWKWARD Fix."—A love-sick swain from Glas- gow, at present spending his lioliiiays in Campbeltown, happened to be passing along one of its streets, when, becoming suddenly enamoured of a servant girl standing in a door, lie went up to speak to her. The girl, evi- dently not appreciating the introduction, ran upstairs, and lie ran after her. Popping his head through the staircase window to see where she had gone, some one shouted to him from above, and in' the hurry to extri- cate himself, lo the IJwer sash of the window gave way. With his head stuck through, and the window forming a collar of the newest style, our hold adventurer ran down stairs with fully half a dozen women in full chase. He soon himself in the street, where a crowd collected. After furtive efforts to release himself, vi ct armis, he succeeded, and, throwing his evil genius from him, disappeared do .vn -t lane and through iL close, leaving the spectators heartily enjoying the good joke.— Glasgow Herald.

BATS 1 BATS J! BATS at ERASER'S, 42, High-street, W rexham. BIIKAKI-AST.—EPIV'S COCOA.—UUATEITL AND COM- FOKTIM;.—The very agreeable character of this prepara- tion has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette reni-arks liy t thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations ol digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa. Air Epps has provided our breakfast tildes with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save «s IIWIJ;, heavy doctors' 1>,11. Made simply with boiling water oi milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets, labelled—J.lMEs KITS and « o., Homuopathic Chemists, London. J. E, and ('0 S o:cr Preparations are sold m Wrexham by ,v R.j??t::d; High-street.—See that each bottle i-i Mecui tu by a ovi-r the cork, bearing" the signature, Jam* tops and Co., witiioju which none are genuine. l;J

I TRADE INTELLIGENCE. I THE IRON TRADE. GLASGOW, Monday.—The troubles on the Continent have had a severe effect upon this market, and a perfect panic Was witnessed here at the opening of business this morning. Transactions were made during the day at prices down to 53s 9d one month, at which the market closed. MIDDLESHOROUGH, Tuesday.—The feeling in the market to-day was entirely oue of suspense. There was an aUsence of the fluctuations and the heavy fall in prices experienced on the Glasgow iron market yester- day. The attendance was about as usual, but we did not hear of actual transactions being made. There is a further decline of 400 tons reported as to the state of the warrant store, which is thus reduced to 15,139 tons. A good trade is being done in general merchant iron. Rails are scarcely so brisk, and prices manifest a tendency to weaken. The war will not disastrously affect the rail trade, except Russia be involved; and the present depression is usual at this period of the year The engineering work of the district is briskly carrietl on, chiefly in carrying out local contracts. The out- break of the war has already seriously affected the coal trade, in detaining vessels in port. This applies particu- larly to the Tyne and Hartlepools. No direct result in the coke trade is at present perceived. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—On 'Change here to- day business transactions were excedingly few in num- ber. The week immediately following a quarter^ meeting is never a busy time, and meetings of the iron- masters now are especially bare of new business. Every one is extremely apprehensive as to the future, and until they can see further ahead buyers will not make purchases. South Staffordshire, however, it is believed, will not be materially affected by the war for certainly a few weeks but trade generally is so greatly disturbed that it is almost impossible to say how iron will be in- fluenced. The works keep steadily and quietly occupied. Prices are about the same as they were last week. GLASGOW, Thursday. At the commencement of business this morning there was considerable steadi- ness, at 51s. 4Jd. to 51s. fid. cash, but subsequently trade became flat, and prices dropped to 51s. buyers, and 51s. Id. sellers. Before the close, however, a large business was done at those prices, the market closing steadily. LONDON, Thursday.—The market was very flat, and hardly any business transacted. Copper nominal. Chili bars, (55s. Small sales of Straits tin effected at X24. J r.C1Ifi r T .1 Spelter quoted £ 19 ios. to .tzu ior million. uc.»i weaker; English soft pig, P-19 5s. to X19 10s. Scotch pig iron, 51s. to 52s. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—There was a good attend- ance on 'Change to-day, and the prospects of the iron trade in view of the war which has broken out since the quarterly meeting were much discussed. The general opinion was that if the struggle were localised to France and Prussia the prosperity of the trade will continue unchecked but should Russia become involved a dif- ferent state of matters may be looked for, and a graver complexion of affairs would follow. Prices were not affected by immediate prospects, and business continued as active as ever. Pig iron was in good request, and fully late rates were realised all-mine natives being quoted at 72s. fid. to 77s. 6d., cinders at 02s. 6d. to 65s., hematites at 82s. 6d., oolites, from Wiltshire and Nor- thampton, 65s. to fÍls, (id. per ton. Hydrates were also in moderate demand. Ores still continue active. White stone is quoted at 10s to 15s, gubbin and balls ]5s to His 91I per ton, boat weight; oolite ores 6s 3d to 8s 6d, and hydrates 20s to 22s per ton. The demand for shipping is well sustained. Bars and plates are much improved of late, and sheets, roofing sheets, hoops, rods, fencing wire, and small iron have been much sought after, and buyers press much for speeclv delivery. Bars now reach £7 to £7 5s plates and sheets, JE8 10s to zCS 15s and £ 9; hoops, X8 to £8 10s at works. The home trade is still brisk, the engineering, tube, and anchor works being fully employed, as are also the bolt and nut trades. The girder and bridge builders are busier than they have been of late. The coal trade remains in the same state as last reported, household qualities being a slow sale. Forge and mill qualities are readily sold at from 7s 3d to Us per ton. The Sandwell Park Company are still at v standstill, the boundary being the stumbling block. I From Ryland's Iron Trade Circular, I The iron trade generally is still characterized by an extreme briskness in every department. The South Wales district—the Cleveland—the South—are full of orders for pig and rails and even the works in South and North Staffordshire are getting filled with orders for manufactured iron, such as boiler plates, sheets, rods, and thin sheets, gas strip, and hoops. This in- creased demand for iron is mainly caused by the great development of the railway system in India, Russia, and the United States, and what the Board of Trade officially denominate other countries." We have at various times pointed out the prospect of a continuance of this demand by the above-mentioned countries, there- fore we need not recapitulate, beyond saying that our recent advices are strongly in favour of an increased de- mand on the part of Russia and India. As a conse- quence prices are firm in every market, and the tendency is upward. The wonderful development of the iron shipbuilding trade has also caused a demand for iron suitable for the construction of iron ships.

THE COAL TRADE. I Large quantities of Welsh steam coal are now being I stored at the depot, Hobb's Point, in preparation for the arrival of the channel fleet. The coal is from the I Aberdare Valley.

I MARKETS. WREXHAM .—THURSDAY. A small attendance of farmers at our corn market to-day- There was scarcely any business transacted in wtitat; although the price, compared with last Thursday, has gone up about Is 3d per bu.-hel, the fanners prefer waiang a few weeks. A quiet trade in oats, and prices a shade dearer. Butter scarce, and about 2d per Ib, dearer, Eggs, seven for 6d. The market was not so well stocked with potatoes as last week, and prices were nominally unaltered. Strawberries, 3d to ?d per qt.; cherries, 3d to 4d per lb.; gooseberries, Hd to 2d per qt.; black currants, '?d per Ib; red do., 2d per Ib.; walnuts, 4d to Sd pCT 101); peas, per peck, Is 2d; beans, per qt., 2d; cucumber? 2d to 3d each. White wheat (per bushel of 7olbs) Os Od to Os Od Red wheat (per bushel of Talbs) 8s 6d to 8s 9d Oats (per buh,.l of !I;lb,). 4s Od to 4s Cd Potatoes (per hamper of 6 score).. 6s; Od to 8s od Butter (per lb. uf Hioz.). Is 5d to Is Cd Salmon (per lb.) Is Od to Is Id Ducks (per couple). 3s 6d to 4s 61 Fowl (per couple) 2s 6d to 4s Od Beef (p"r Ib,) Os 7d to 0s Mutton (per lb.) Os 7d to 0. 8? Pork (per lb.) Os 6d to us 7a Veal (per lb.) 0" 6d to Os 7il Lamb (per Ib,). Os l(old to 05 Oel Rabbits (per couple) 2s Od to 0s Oil Eggs 14 and 15 for a Shilling. MOLD. CoR,Wednesd.ty Wheat, 13s Gd to Us 6d barley), 12,. Od to 13s; outs, 8s Od butter, Os Od to Is 7d tub, ditto, Is 2d. LLANGOLLEN. CORN.—Saturday Wheat, bs 6d to 8s 9d; barley, Os oa to Os Od; oats, 4s Od to 4s 6d; butter, Is 5d to Is Gd eggs, 15 to 16 for Is; potatoes, 4s tid to 5s Od. RUTHIN. CORN.—Monday Wheat, lGs Od to 16s 6d; barley, LIS Od to 12, Od oats, 8s 6d to Us (id per nob potatoes, per hobbct, 10s new ditto, 2d per lb.; butter, Is 2d to Is ca. per lb. OSWESTRY. CoitN.-Weclncs(lav Wheat, new, 8s 6d to 9s Od old, Os Uo to (s wd barley, malting, Os Od to Os (id ditto, grinding, Os Od to (i., Od; oats, new, 5s Od to Gs Od reT bushel of 501bs. old, Os M to Os; butter, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb. Eggs, 16 for a shilling. ELLESMERE. CORN.—Tuesday Wheat, 8s 2d to 9s Od oar ley, Os Od to Os Od oats, Os Od to 05 Od; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple fowls, 3s Oa. to 4s 0 J per couple; eggs, 15 & lu for Is; butter per dish of 21oz., Is 9d to Is 10.1. CHESTER. CORN.—Saturday There was a large attendance at otor market to-day, and wheat met a rea iy demand at an ad- vance of 6d per bushel over late prices. Farmers were,, however, unwilling to sell, holding over for higher rates, the result being that only a small business was done. Beans, oats, and barley are each in small supply, and fully maintain late quotations. A brisk enquiry for Indi= corn, the value of which has improved 4s per 480ib since last market. New. Old. Wheat, white, per 751b 8s 3d to 8s 6d.0s Od to 0s Od Ditto, red 7s 9d to 8s OU.Os Od to Os lid Barley, malting, 38qts 5s 3d to 5s 63.0s 0d to 03 Od. Ditto, grinding, GOlb.. 4s Od to 4s 6d.0s Od to 0s Od Oats, per 461b 3s 9d to 4s 0d.0s OdtoOs Od LIVERPOOL. CATTLR.-Monday: Prices: Best beasts, 7d to i; second ditto, 6d to 6-d inferior ditto, 5d to 6àd; sheep, 6d to Sd; lambs 7d to 8fd. The stock on offer consisted of 1,810 cattle and 11,890 sheep and lambs. There was. a slow demand for all kinds of stock, and prices in favoux of buyers. Buyers not so plentiiul, and a bad clearance- made. CoR-Tuesday: To-day's market was well attended, there being a good consumptive demand for wheat, princi- pally for millers, at Is 6d per cental more money than was obtainable on Tuesday last. Flour was 4s to 5s per band in sellers' favour. Oats were 2d to 3d per bushel dearer. Oatmeal was Is higher. Beans were held for 3s per qr. advance. Indian corn was in active request at fully 4s to 4s 6d improvement on the week. Per Cental Per Imperial <5r. lOOlb, BEANS: s. d. J. d. WHEAT: s, d. s. d. English 49 0 .53 6 English, white 0 0 to 0 0 PEAS Per 4801b. new .lO 6 .11 0 Canadian .39 6 .40 6 red 0 0 0 0 INDIAN CORN Per 4801b. American 0 0 0 0 American 0 0 0 0 red 0 0 0 0 Indian corn Per 1031b. new 9 10 .11 Ii I meal .17 I' .W 0 OATH: Per 43 lb. FLOCK; Fer Zbt)lb. Tinglish 4 6 4 9 English .38 0 .41 C Westport, new 3 9 3 11 French "40 0 .48 O BARLEY: Per Imp. Qr. OATMEAL Per 2401b. English mltig. 5 0 0 0 Irish 0 0 0 0 Foreign (601b) 0 0 0 0 new .27 6 .29 v new. 0 0 0 0 fine cut .30 3 .31 SHREWSBURY. CoR-v.-Saturday: White wheat, 7s Od to 8s Id pex bushel (751bs); red ditto, Ss Id to 8s td oat5, 20s Od to 21s od per sack of 11 score lOlbs; peas, per sack 01 11 score lOlbs, 19, Od to 20s i d beans, 21s 6d to 22s per 12 score malt, 8s Od to 8s 6,1 per imperial bushel; barley, malting, 5s 6d to 6s Ud per 38 quarts; barley, grinding, per 13sc lOlbs, Os Od to Os vd. A moderate attendance, but trade limited. WOLVERHAMPTON. CORN.—Wednesday: There was a fair attendance. Wheat was held for extreme rates, which stopped the trade; say an ad vance of 5s to 6s per quarter. Oats, beans, barley, and peas dearer; trade quiet but firm. CATTLE.—Wednesday: Beef, Gd to 7d j wethlermuttvr-, 7ad to 8d; ewe ditto, (iid to 7id lamb, ïd to Sid Yl 6d to 7Jd; porket pigs, 10s lid to lls Od; baaon ditto, Sa 6d to 10s Gd, There was a good supply of stock at this day's market; with a very full market of shGfcp flnOfB lambs. Store pigs Ss per head lower; trade flat. BIRMINGHAM. HAY AND STRAW.—Monday: Old hay, 2-9 Os OIl t-e E6 7s 6a per ton; new ditto, £5 lkis Od to 9-6 Os Od pu ton; straw, 28 6d to 23 3d per cwt. Swedes, Us to 08 ptr ton. CATTLE—Tue,day Beef, Cd to id per lb mutton. 7ld to 8Jd; lamb, 6d to 8Jd veal, 6d to 7d; bacon pigs, 10s 4d to 10s 6d per score; porket ditto, 10s 9d to Us 6d. At to-day'8 market there was a fair supply of beasts on sale, and a good trade was done. The number of sheep was about the average, and a good demand was reported. The trade in lambs and calves was restricted, though choice qualities realised a fair profit. Bicon and porkei pigs were in fair request at bte rates. MANCHESTER. HAY AND STRAw.-Mon(lay Hay, 6id to 8]d ditto (new), Od to Od straw (wheat), 31d to 4jd; ditto (oat) 3d to 4d per stone. POTATOES.—Tuesday—Potatoes: New potatoes: 3Duu.ii, 10s to 12s per load; Cornwall, Is to Is 6d; Ormskirk, Is 3d to 2s 6d; Cheshire, 7s to Us per load. Old potatoes-: Yorkshire, 12s Od to 14s Od; Scotch, 10s Od to 12., tcl; Cheshire, 10s Od to 12s per 2521b. Onions, 21s to 2f,;¡¡- per 2401b. Turnips, Os Od to Os Od per 16 pecks. Carrots, Os to Os ud per 24'Jlb. LONDON. CoRN,Monday: The war has occasioned an intense ex* eitement at our market to-day. English wheat closes 5s to 6s dearer than last week; foreign 6s to Ss more money, particularly for high-elass Baltic grain. Town flour, 7s dearer; country marks, 5s; and American a similar ad- vance. Barley, 2s dearer. Oats command an advance cl 2s to 3s. Maize, all 2s more money. Beans and peas 2s tc 3s dearer. Market closes very excited. Current Prices of British Grain in Mark La-te, WHKAT. Per Qr. Essex, Kent, red. 52s to 58s Do. white. 55s to LOs Norfolk, Lincoln red 50s to 58s BARLEY. Malting -s to -s Distilling 34s to 40s Grinding 32s to 35s MALT. Essex, Norfolk, & :-uffolk. 64s to 7-t< Kingston Ware Gls to i J.- Brown 50s to 36.11 Rn;, Xew -S to OATS. English, feed 2tis to 29.- puuitoe 30s to 32:- Scotrh, feed -s to Sc 'tell I)Utato,- —S to OATS. Per Qr. Irish black 22s to 27s white. 23s to 3Cs BEANS. Mazagan. 40". to 44s Tick 425 to 46s Harrow 43s to 48s Pigeon 50s to 52s PEAS. Grey 36s to 40s Maple 4 :s to 44s White .40" to 42s Boilers iQs to 42s FLOUR. lown made, per 2S01bs 50s to 34 ? Household —s tV-t; Country 35 s to 37s Xorfolk & Suftelk ex-ship -S to -S CORx,-Wedneffif\Y: Market opened with a very tart: tone, and holders demanded higher prices; buyers, how- ever, have been very cautious. English wheat sold aboiit the fame as on Monday foreign firmly held. Tovc tlour unaltered country marks Is per sack tieiixi.r. American very tirm, at stitfer rates. Barley, Is per riearvr j oats, 6d to Is dearer maize shows an advance l t Is 9d; beans and peas Is to 2s dearer. CORN AVERAGKS.—Weekly average prieo and quantity of British corn sold during the week ending July 16 Quantities Sold. Average Prioe. 1870. 18G9. Wheat 33,118 49t3 8d 50s id Barley. 592 319 2d 32s Oil Oats 1,423 259 5d 26s W CATTLE.—Monday There is considerable acth-ity in -.he beast market. All qualities easily realised more money. The subjoined quotations are fully maintained, and thorough clearance will be effected. Mutton has IUSO Md- vanced with a steady rise in all breeds. Lamb rem?ÏLs. steady, and there is a fair demand for all descriptions. An improvement may also be noticed in the veal miirket, ceoiee qualities fetching full quotations. Pork din., Per lb to sink the offal:—Inferior and coarse beasts, 3-s M to 3s Sd; second quality do., 4s 001 to 4s 4d: prime oxen, 4s 6d to 4s 10J; prime Scots, &c., 5s OJ. to 5s id coarse and inferior sheep, 3s to 3s 4d second quality ditto, os sd to 4s 4d prime coarse-woolled sheep, 4s t £$ to os; prime Southdown ditto, 5s 2d to 5" 4d la coarse calve-, 3s lOci to 4s lOd; prime small ditto, ;),; to \.i 6d; large hog-, 4s 6d to 5s 4d; neat small porkers ■ 4d to 5s d; lamb, (;s Gd to 7s suckling calves, 22s to 2< <; I' and quarter-old ,tore pigs, 20s to 26s each. Hoi,Mondity The demand for all qualities cf S has ruled very .steady throughout the past week, and pri^j are almost nominal. Hop prospects are decidedly favour- able. A heavy crop is cspected. Mid and East Kent. £ 7 0 £ 9 5 .£1 1*i2> 'Weald of Kents 6 0 7 0 ? '? Sussex 5 12 6 6 ti la Bavarians 6 6 7 7 :) o French 5 u 5 15 614) A v v V Americans 4533 SO Yearlings 1 10 2 10 S 1j. WOOL. Monday The declaration of war between- France and Prussia has injuriously affected the wool trade. At the public sales of colonial wool, biddings hiL,; much less brisk, and prices have receded Id to 11,1 pi lb* English wool has been dull and prices were drooping. Current prices of English wool: Fleeces, Southdown, hoggets, Is () d to Is Id half-bred ditto, Is Id to 1- 3d Kent fleeces, Is 2d to Is 3d Southdown ewes wethers, Is Od to Is OlId Leicester ditto, Is Id to is 1! d. Sorts: Clothmg, Is Od to Is 4id; combing, Os lid to Is 3"111 per lb. TALLOW.—Wednesday The market was steaJy to-day, at 40s Od on the spot; and 48s 6d October to E-icemtov. METALS. From 'he "Mining Journal." Bars, Welsh, in London t7 5 0 to £0 0 0 Nail Rods. 0 0 0 7 10 0 Bars 1.. 8 0 0 9 0 0 Hoops h1 1 0 9 0 0 Sheets, single 9150.- 11 0 0 Pig, No 1, in Wales 3 15 0 4 5 0 Refined metal, ditto 0 0 5 0 0 Bars, common, ditto. i. 15 0 0 0 0 Ditto, Railway, in Watect. 7 10 0 0 0 0 Ditto, Swedish in London 9 15 0 0 0 0 Pig, N0 1, c,1 y,ie i. t 0 3 6 0