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GARDENING NOTES. (By Mr. J. Muir, Margam.) THE BEST BOOK ON THE FLOWER GARDEN is that by Mr. David Thomson. Messrs. Blackwood and Sons have just issued the fourth edition, which is revised and brought down to the present time. It is an admirable work. ARRANGEMENT OF FROVT GARDEN.—One of your II readers, H. H. T." has a front garden twelve feet long, a pathway in the centre leading from the door to the road, and a piece of ground on each side nine feet in width, which he wishes arranged with flowors. The space is not large but there is no reason why it should not be made the most of, and flowers may be introduced to make it highly I attractive during the summer. No attempt should be made to lay it out in beds, as the space is too limited for that, but a tile edging should be put along each side of the pathway, the walk made good, and the ground on each side entirely filled with flowers; or a grass edging about one foot or eighteen inches in width laid down along tbe sides of the walk would be very pleasing, and the pathway might be continued along under each rtiudow with a flower box on the sills of the latter. The space on each side might then be filled with annuals, keeping the taller ones at the back, and the very dwarf ones near the front or next to the walks. Sweet peas, mignonette and subjects of this kind would bp sure to succeed, and so would phloxes, dahlias, gladiolus, &c. it is now too late to plant roses, but early in another year a few of these might be introduced. Manure and water freely, until your plants are established, stocks and asters would also make a grand dis- play 10 July, August, and September. Any seeds- man will supply you with annuals of a showy, sweet-smeliing character, and of quick growth, which is important where immediate effect is desired. SAWDOST.—There is hardly any part of the country where this material cannot be obtained conveniently, and it is the best thing anyone can use to prevent slugs and snails from reaching plants. In the spring when cauliflower, lettuce,und other young plants are being turned out many of them are frequently destroyed by these vernrn, but if a handful or two of sawdust is put around the stem of each and allowed to cover the ground for some inchea out. from the stem these depre- dations will be checked. Sawdust also acts as a mulching to the plant and prevents the moisture evaporating from the soil in such dry weather as is now experienced. MUSTARD AND CRESS. Those useful salad subjects may now be sown everywhere in the opeD ground. Open little drills one inch deep and four inches spurt. Sow the seed thinly, cover over firmly, water if necessary, and the produce will be ready for cutting in ten or twelve days. A vory little of each is enough at once, but if sown every ten days during the summer it will always be turning in crisp and fresh, which ie the greatest recommendation any salad material can possess. POTATOKS AND THB KROST.—Early potatoes are shooting through the soil freely. The hot sun during tbe day suits them admirably, but the frost at night does not agree with them at all, and I know of some that have gone more back than forward of late, But It is astonishing how a very little pro* tsction of any kind shields them, and a good way of treating them is to take a drag hoe and draw the soil up on each side and over the top of the stems as often as they appear above. They may be kept under for many days in this way, and in many cases they may be protected until the frost has ceased to be injurious. BORDER CARNATIONS.—-Where these were layered as directed in the autumn there will now be many young plants surrounding the old one, and the whole of these should now be detached, lifted with balls of soil to the roots, and planted in the positions they are to adorn this summer. Give them a rich soil which contains a little lime rubbish and a good deal of sand and make the soil very firm round them in planting. PHLOX DRWMONDC.—This is an annual which produces many coloured flowers of lovely hues and I know of some growers who have a hankering after a batch of them, but I can say that their culture will lead to nothing but disappointment as they are amongst the most flimsy and short- lived of all flowers and I would not take the trouble to grow them or advise anyone else to do so. FUCHSIAS.—These favourite window plants again show signs of animation, and the whole of them should have attention. Begin by cutting in all the straggling side shoots, then water the roots thoroughly, and place them in the window or some other place where they will be under the influence of a little heat. Keep them con- stantly watered, and as soon as the young shoots are two inches or three inches long re-pot them. In doing this give them a clean pot about the same size as they are in now, and to get them into it comfortably take a good deal of the old soil from the roots and use a fresh mixture con- sisting of good soil, a liberal dash of sand, and a quantity of half-decayed manure. CHAMPION or THB WORLD FUCHSIA.—A writer in a contemporary says:—411 wonder who raised this remarkable floral phenomenon ? It is a large double variety, with scarlet tube and sepals, and a huge bunch of purple corollas. That is what it really amounta to. If anyone who can obtain a bloom of it will meure it they will find the pro- portions truly astonishing. It is a Goliath among double fuchsias, and an Anak among the largest of them. Looking round a spacious square con- servatory last summer, 1 saw several old plants of this fuchsia growing in pots; they must have been several years old, judging from the size of their main trunks, and they were rarely potted the gardener, who was growing them, contented himself with top-soiling the pota every year, and feeding them with liquid manure or a little guano when they were coming into bloom, it is one of those fine places that ia open to the general public on certain days in the week, and the gardener told me that of all his flowering plants the visitors most admired these huge fuchsias. I did not wonder at it. I do not think I ever saw flowers so large before, and at the same time so full and symmetrical. This particularly large dotible fuchsia is best adapted for conservatory decora- tion." KIDNEY BICANS.—These are always a tender crop, and any attempt to grow them in the open very early in the season invariably ends in failure. I never knew of any sown in March to succeed, and the same may almost be said of the greater part of April, but the time has now arrived when seed of both the dwarf kidney bean and scarlet runner may be sown in small quantities as first crops- They must have good rich soil and a warm, sunny position. The dwarfs may be sown in rows two feet apart, and the seed should not be placed more than three inches below the surface. The runners must be kept from four feet to five feet away from everything, as they ascend to a height of six feet or more, and will not bear shade. FLOWERING BRANCHES IN WATER.—This very suggestive note appears in The Garden: I have been trying the plan of putting large branches of flowering shrubs such as Lilac cut off in winter and put into a warm house with the ends inserted in water, and it is surprising how well they burst into leaf and flower, so that one would think they were well established bushes with all the roots entire. I have no doubt that many amateurs would find it very interesting to watch the burst- ing of the buds and gradual development of the leaves without the aid of a single root, but simply -bythe moisture being carried up by the sap vessels. I have also some apple slwots in full bloom that have been put in bottles of water to try if they would root better in water than in soil. SALES OF GARDEN PRODUCE.—A writer in the same paper remarks: As most gardeners have now to turn all spare produce into money, or grow crops specially for market, very many of your readers are greatly indebted to you for your most useful and practical article on this subject. The sales that you have succeeded in establishing will no doubt prove useful, and it is high time that something were done in the matter. Some years since I was sending Gardenias to London, and had a penny a piece returned for them. My master was staying in London, and went to the same house and purchased some on one occasion, and was charged 2s. 6d. apiece for his own flowers. The private seller is nowhere as against the salesmen and shopkeepers. The latter mostly give the best prices, but the returns are not seldom slow and uncertain. Another great grievance is the matter of empties. Useful flower boxes can hardly be had at less than 6d. or Is. apiece. Biscuit and other boxes used to be cheaper. But now that com- mercial and agricultural depression have driven so many private growers into the market, all suitable boxes are bought up greedily and the prices have risen hence the purchase of boxes really becomes a heavy first charge on produce. No matter bow carefully you endorse your name and address on them, nor how particular and frequent yout in- structions, it is hardly possibio to get your emptys returned. True, after writing perhaps a dozen times, a package of empties is sent. These as often as not consist of a ponderous mass of heavy oM soap or other boxes, without tops, utterly and wholly useless, and after paying 2s. or 2^. 6d. for them you discover they are only fit. for firewood, and not one of your nice handy bnxes is among them. This is really a serious matter, as the bill for boxes often runs up to several pounds in the year.

if it is the Father of Waters, it ought to be Misler-sippi." MAMMA: You must not contradict me. Dot. When I say a thing is so you must not say that it isn't. LITTLE DOT: Well, what you said isn't so, any ho<v. L- I' Now, that is contradicting." Well, let's begin over again, and I'll say it isn't so first. GOOD NIGHT. Good night, pretty Sun, good night! I've watched your purple and golden light While you are sinking away. And someone has just been telling me You're making, over the shining sea, Another beautiful day; That, just at the time I am going to sleep, The children there are taking a peep I At your face—beginning to say j "Good morning!" just when I say good night! Now, beautiful Sun, if they've told me right, I wish you'd say good"morning for me To all the little ones over the sea. ""81 Nicholas for April. u Oil, mamma, mamma!" said a little girl the other day, as she saw a Chicken without any feathers on his tail, "dat olo hen has lost tfyd ribbons out of her polonaise." o A six-year-old was seated in a barbel's chair. "Well, my little man," said the barber, "how would you like your hair cut?" Ob, like papa's, with a little round hole at the top." TEACHER TO A LITTLFI BOY. TEACHER: y,.s, man c()mes highest in the scale. Could you tell me what comes next to man ? L. B.: Please, sir, I know. TEACHER: Well, what is it? L. B.: His shirt. SCHOOLMASTER: Well, Bobby, my little fellow, what is your eye for ? BOBBY: Spein' wi'. SCHOOLMASTER And your ear ? BOBBY: Hearin' wi'. SCHOOLXASTER: And your nose, Bobby? BOBBT, after a pause: For takin' the cauld wi'. It was at breakfast, and little Nelly, who was a regular chatterbox, had scarcely ceased talking. "Nelly dear," said her grandmamma, "you talk too much. You don't find me talking every minute." "No, gran'ma; but you know you've lived a good deal longer than I have, and have had time to get most of the talk out of you," answered Nelly. One of our school tefcebers was endeavouring to explain to a small boy in her class the meaning of the word "collision." She said: "Suppose two boys running in the street should come together hard. What would there be ?" A fight," responded the little fellow, loudly, and with astonishing promptitude. A boy paid his first visit to a Board School the other day as a scholar, and when be came home at night his mother inquired, Well, Henry, how do you like going to school ?" First-rate," he replied, in an excited voice. III saw four boys licked, one got his ear pulled, and a big scholar burn bis elbow on the Etove. I dowt want to miss a day." THACHER Now what do you understand by brainwork ? BoT When a man works with his head. TEACKKR Correct. And what is manual labour Boy: When a man works with his hands. TEACHER: That's right. To which of the classes do I belong when I teach you-what do I use most in teaching you ? Boy: A strap. A little girl who had listened to a temperance address for the first time in her life was so im- pressed and interested that she went home wrote out and signed the following rather novel pledge:- I promise not to drink rum, or wine, or brandy, or smoke, or swear, or cider either."

Lieutenant Wm. Frederick Tighe, of the 2nd I Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, stationed in Dublin, was accidentally killed by falling down a < lift at the Wellington Club, London, on Tuesday afternoon. On Saturday morning the Scotia, of North Shields picked up at sea. the fishin g smack Betsy and Ellen botJtm upwards, belongin to Arbroath. The boat was probably capsized i- It- ring the gale of the 31s. of March, and it is feared the crew have perished' Is YOVR CULB III.—If so, try Williams's Peat- ardawa Worm Lozenges, v. rjich hay* baea in usa over twenty years, and eclipsed all ether rtmediss. gaU by mast chemists, at 9 £ i., l.^d.. and 2a. 9 Prepared from the original recipe only by J. Savias, Ch«n»ist, 30, Kigh- atreet, Swansea. Tha Lozf n C«3 a> agreeable aad caa taia nettling injurious. taia nettling injurious.

MAGIC, MYSTERY, AND MESMERISM. Seance by a Past Master in the Art. I i I M. GUIBAL. j LBT OUR SPECIAL RKPORTER.} ) Anything uncanny which at one time attached j to the two first words, heading this column has,. except in some remote instances, long since faded I into nothingness. Magic is no longer inseparably associated with mystery, for, though we may possess little or no knowledge of how the trick is done, yet we know the proverbial "quickness of the hand has all to do with the work of a conjuror, and his presence is regarded with unshaken equanimity. But not so with mesmerism. There we are at a complete loss. Effects only are seen the moving springs are beyond -ken. And yet everyone seems eager to know more of this hidden subtle force, and any fresh development, any new experiment, is sure to be watched with interest, and those who claim to throw fresh light upon the subject are sure of attention. Such a one is M' Guibal, now performing nightly at the Lecture Theatre of the Queen-street Arcade, Cardiff, and whose portrait heads this sketch. But before entering upon the experiments he under- takes, the success of which thoroughly sub. stantiates his claim, Monsieur phould be intro- I duced in his personality. Tall, scarce verging on middle age, with speech and gesture unmistakably French, he .seems a per- fect reservoir of animal magnetism, which causes him to throw as much force into every word and action as would suffice for half a dozen ordinary I men. Educated in France, he re-joined his mother I in England in 1867, returning to his own country on the outbreak of the Franco German War. There he joined the 4th Chasseurs as a volunteer, serving on the staff of D'Espalliares up to the third battle of Orleans, when lie was made prisoner. Effectingi his escape, he once mote crossed the Channel | for London, and there for some time was acting private secretary to Sir Moses Monte- fiore, his correspondence for two French j papers throwing him into journalistic circles' Hut he was a thorough Bohemian, and in 1873 found his way to Ireland, where he was offered the locum tenens head-mastership of the Tipperary Grammar School, which post he was offered as a permanency, later on, on condition that he entered the Church' Thi9 did not suit M. Guibal, who flitted tQ,QHJ!p,¡,bere he took the chair of literatvre in tire A.{/> D. and Trinity. Here he again followed jhSs journalistic bent by corresponding for several t&pere, amongst which were the Gauloii r P.Oe d writing works on educational subjects. Here he also assisted in the foundation I of hti army school. But the Gauhii losing its London correspondent, he was offered the appoint- ment, accepted it, and was soon in the centre I of English journalism, passing from the Gonitis to the Temps. As a dramatist, too, he is not unknown. Hii -1 Lnval Lovers" wasplajed at the Vaudeville with great success, and at the present time another play in which he has some rights is in the bandit of a collaborrateur. This, in stli conscience, seems a sufficiently varied existence for anybody. But more yanety yet — the time was soon to come when M. Guibal would drop the pen for the wand. H. always had been dexterous at tricks, and as the introducer of Verbeck to England, he was led to turh his attention to prestidigitation, and mes- merism more particularly, finally embarking upon it with a view to accomplishing what he calls his life work—doing the world Goldsmith fashion for the study of men and things. Such, in brief, is Mr. Guibal, who is now on a visit to Cardiff, and who three days ago gave an exhibition of his powers in the sanctum of our chief, Mr. Lascelles Carr. About twenty of us were present, including Mr. Carr and Mr. Daniel OoNen. aU of us, I fancy, inclined to be a little sceptical. But, whatever lurk- ing doubt we might have as to his mesmeric power. after the first couple of minutes there was none ftS to M. Guibal's skill with the cards. The pack in his hands was as much a part of himself as were Uve fingers handling it—aces, queens, and jacks turm up in the bddeM. places, deuces and trois seemed tobecome sentient, and marshalled them- lnywber. at the bidding of one and another, yghilefellows of their suit found their way from SDe'htsH'is pocket to that of his vis a-vis in a most mysterious manner. And all this without appa- rently .i.being touched by their master. But Chy^dimaX was reached when a complete pack gradually grew smaller and smaller until it appeared to vanish into thinnest air. How we were deceived right under our very eyes none of us knew all we could say was our senses were deceived, and that thoroughly-and there were one or two present who knew a thing or two about curds before that afternoon. But the astonisher was yet to come. Putting a sealed envelope on the table, our entertainer said, Watch that." And it was watched. Then, untying a couple of perfectly blank slates, he asked for a name to be written on each. Churchill wrote Mr, Mackenzie Thomas in large letters Disraeli" chalked another member of the company. The slates were again tied, names outward. Five cards were then selected indiscriminately from the pack, the last one being taken by cur worthy chief himself —the last man in the world to take the first card placed under his gold-rimmed spectacles. Five numbers were next written on a piece of paper. "Twenty-nine," sang out our junior. "Twenty- nine it is," said the Professor; and when the cards were collected that was the sum of their pips. When the slates were untied there were the same figures staring us out of countenance with their chalky whiteness, and—mystery of mysteries—by all the letters in the alphabet! —when we opened the envelope that had been deposited five minutes before the trick was started vignt-neuf in charcoal added to our confusion. But this was preliminary, and led up to something I more marvellous still. M. Guibal had been accom- panied by his wife and i MIPS MARIE GKEViLLli, J A charmingly-beautiful young lady, somewhat I fragile, but with a pearl-like skin and large lustrous eyes. She was the "subject" in the mesmeric seance. Seated in a chair, siie for a few seconds fixed her eyes upon M, Guibal, and then fell into a tranquil but evidently deep sleep. Then followed the experiments—not of the disgusting candle-eating variety—one close upon the other. Bareing the right arm, M. Guibal made a few ritpid I passes down it, when it instantly became rigid as a bar of iron. Can you feel the pulse beat ? said he to Mr. Carr. Yea," was the reply. Another moment, and 1 will atop it; a thing thought impossible six months ago. Can you feel k now ?" Mr. Carr bent down and carefully placed bis forefinger upon the artery, holding it tbere for a. considerable time. But no pulsation was dis- j coverable—complete paralysis seemed to have possession of the limb, till a light tap or two brought the hand and arm back to life again. Then came some startling transmissions of thought. We were all desired to think of some- thing we would like Miss Greville to do, and either whisper it in M. Guibal's ear or write it on paper. Mr. Carr asked that she should place her right hand on the crown of her head; Mr. James Harris, our deputy editor, that his handkerchief should be tied in three knots; Pendragon that bis watch should be transferred from one packet to another; Mr. Morris, one of our sub-editors' that our managing-sub-editorial spectacles should be taken off their owner's nose and worn by Miss Greville herself; and so on to the end of the chapter. All these things, with one exception, she did without a shred of hesitation and with an accuracy truty astonish- ing, and that, too, without the slightest suspicion of collusion or communication with the master mind. The one exception was the interpretation of Mr. Carr's thought. She was standing by the fireplace, when from out of the upholstery of the mantel, and between her and M. Guibal, quietly walkod the office cat* Aad so long astltatcat stood there the elbow scarce bent in the slightest degree. As soon as puss, however, moved off the mind, though its possessor was in a tranc, seemed to become clear, and her hand was placed on her head, amidst applause, which was led off by our chief himself. How do you account for that hesitation ?" was the question I put, as soon as the experiments were over. Whereupon M. Guibal explained that in the transmission of t hought it was necessary to concentrate the mind with the greatest exactness, and that the cat had led away his thoughts. Did he believe in the transmission of thought ? Certainly he did, though ho was quite unable to explain how it all came about. How did I first know I had the power ? Well' I will tell you. My friend, Kohn-Abrest, came over to London to arrange with me for the simul- taneous publication in France and England of his I Pliysico-mental influence.' We were in a box at the Lyceum, when Kohn-Abrest made some experiments by which he made persons I thought of turn their opera glasses on us. At the end of the second act 1 tried, and at first without success,knd so on, for- getting I Faust,' until I saw, in a loye nearly oppo- site, a young lady evidently very much interested in the piece. With a grp-it effort I' wiiled'—for that is what it. is—that ahe should look at me. One, two, tlirep,-fire minutes I looked without result, and then she began to show signs of restlessness, by-and-bye fixing her large eves on me. I knew I had succeeded, and. engaging a cab, followed her home and got her address. Then I haunted the clubs to find someone to introduce ice, and at lust I was succe-Affil in this. I had the greatest difficulty in the world in gelling her friends to allow of her appearing in a public seance, but fit last they gave way, and 1 found I had a splendid subject." "No, it does not affect her much. If we experi- ment too often in instances of partial, or arm catalepsy she gets a numbness in the finger tips, but that is all. But if I were to put her into a complete state of catalepsy it would affect her seriously. That, however, 1 rarely do; only when experimenting before medical men." This I fouud was borne out by the young lady herself. "But there is a great deal of scepticism, you know," continued lie, with an expressive shrug When I was in M-tnchester some man said I was a fraud if I could not. give him the winner of the Cambridgeshire. He was so importunate Hint 1 thought I would 'take a rise' out of him,, as you say here. I had 9 few weeks I before been in the company of the owner j of Sailor Prince, and he hnd said his horse was II good enough to win. So I made Miss Orevilie write that horse's name down. As it happened, it came off, and that made me such a reputation as a tipster that nearly every week I get letters from t.he fellow asking me to give him the winners. He believes me omniscient." "And where am I going? I intend staying in Cardiff for a few weak*, and then I am g,.in round the world. Not for a trip, you know, but f..r study. When I once get out of England I I am engaged to send three leading papers-olle London and two provincial ones—bi-wrekly letter?, impressions de voyaye, which in time will be pub- lished in book form by Messrs. Ward and Downey. I shall stay a year or so in England to make a reputation, aud then 'for' America and the Colonies." Rolling a cigarette in his quick fingers, we returned to the company of the ladies, and after mutual congiatulations on the success of the experiments and a hearty hand-shaking, with bast wishes, for the nonce parted.

WANTED A DIVORCE? Let's see," the lawyer mused, as he softly I pulled at his ear, your name is Johnson, isn't it i>" "Yes sir." < You married widow who had twenty thousand pounds in mortgages?" "I married a widder." And the mortgages?" Were on the widder's property, confound it; I'm up here now to see if false teeth is a .ground for divorce."

Mr. Gladstone's Character. As Sketched by a Liberal Statesman. The following extract from Charles Grerville's journal, part 3, vol. 2. p. 290. is particularly interest- ing just now Chlrendon, who has all along disap- proved of the Treaty, wrote to me that Gladstones succes" wat; complete, and public opinion in his favour. He says:—' I expect that the London feel- ing will be reflected from the country, so that there will be no danger of rejection; though I think that the more the thing is considered the less popular it will become. The no-provision for the enormous deficit that will exist next year will strike people as well as the fact that the Budget is made up of expedients for the present year. The non-payment of the Exchequer Bonds is to all intents and purposes a loan the war tax on tea and sugar, the windfall of the Spanish payment., the making the maltsters and hopgrowers pay in advance, &c., are all stopgaps. If anybody proposes it I sliall not be surprised if an addi- tional ld. Iticome-tux in place of the war duties was accepted by Gladstone. He by a fervent imagination, which furnisites bip4 facts and argu- ments in support of them; he is an audacious innovator because he has insatiable desire for popularity; and in his notions of government lie is a far more sincere Republican than Bright, for his ungratified personal vanity makes him wiah to subvert the institutions and the classes thatptand in the way of his ambition. The two are con- verging from different points to the same ond; and if Gladstone remains long enongh in office, and is not more opposed by his colleagues than he has been hitherto, we sliall see him propose a graduated Income-tax.' Tlteae are only objections to the Budget and speculations (curious ones) as to the character and futurity of Gladstone."

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Sir S. W. Griffith at Cardiff. Princely Hospitality of the Mayor. lBr MOBIEJJ.] The character of Cambrian hospitality was 10 splendidly sustained by the Mayor of Cardiff on Friday evening last that one is coMtrained to revert to it. Cardiff justly claims to be the Metro- polis of the ancient kingdom of Wales, and on the night referred to the mayor amply proved himself worthy to preside over its civic (east. There was something strikingly appropriate, too, that nne bearing the name of Morgan presided, as host, over this great entertainment in Glamorgan, or, more correctly, "Gwlad Morgan," in honour of a descendant of a Glamorgan family who had returned to the land of bis fathers as Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George and as the Prime Minister of Queensland. To my fancy, Mr. Morgan Morgan, the mayor of Cardiff, robed in his gold laced gown, and with the massive gold chain of the borough around his neck, seemed on the occasion like the genius of Cambrian nation- ality, presiding over a national festival in honour of one of the sons of Cambria who had deserved well of the Sparta of BritAin-namely, 1 am one of those who firmly believe that there is but a thin curtuin between the living and clouds of witnesses in another state of existence. And to my fancy Cambrian patriots of other ages seemed to witness with eager interest the proceeding" that evening in the chief hall of the principal town in Wales. Some will have it that Wales, or Cymru, is but a geographical expression, and that the inhabitants dwelling in the country so called are split up into factions, calling themselves Churchmen, Noncon- formists, Tories, Liberals, Radicals, Socialists, and I do not know what besides. Let me tell those who think thus that there is one name which absorbs all the rest, namely, Cymry! It how- ever, on somewhat rare occasions the national spirit asserts itself; it is seldom the red dragon makes, in these days, its voice heard above the growl of the lion, even in Wales. The red dragon was, ages ago, gagged by untoward circumstances, and sh" remained silent so long that many people across the Marches thought she was dead and buried, and that the Cymry had ceased to exist as a distinct nationality. Indeed, until this journal came existence Welsh nationality was ignored in English-speaking circles. Those Welsh- men who havrt not been blessed with a vertebra still call themselves Englishmen. While we highly honour the English name, nothing seems so dis- gusting as for a Welshman or a Welshwoman to call himself or herself English. Such beings are national turncoats. In the Cardiff banquetting-hall is a fine painting of Ivor Bach and his gallant followers com- pelling the Earl of Gloucester to restore to the inhabitants of South Wales their native laws. Over the heads of the earl, his countess, their son, and the hardy mountaineers floats the Red Dragon of Cad- wahdr. whose figure so greatly interested the present Etnperor of Germany during his visit to an eisteddfod in Wales many years ago. Whilst my friends were doing justice to the luscious wines of sunny France, I found myself intently watching the pictorial scene before me, until the whole appeared to my fancy living realities. Then pussed before fancy's eyes a long array of Norman lords and ladies, viz., De Clares, Nevilles, Beauchamps. Despencers, and so forth, marching to oblivion every one! Then, looking up in the direction of the top nf thu banquetting-hall, I fcuheld a Morgan, robed in toe garb ot' chief magistrate, there dispensing Cambrian hospitality in the name of Wales to a brother Welshman, who occupies, in a distant land, a seat which sons of emperors and kings might covet! All parties in the State and in the Christian Church were represented at the banquet, but all foi iiot their differences that night, remembering nnlv Welsh nationality and the ancient race of the mountains, and gathering around the Australian statesman, whose ancestors went forth from Coy- church, Glamorgan, many years ago, sought to do him honour And we at sober eve did round thee throne, Hanging, enraptured, on thy stately sonjj. Substitute "speech" for" song," and the words of Coleridge to the memory of Chattertcn will do to convey one's meaning in reference to this event. It is alleged thnt we in Wales are given to hero j worship. L«t us plead guilty. The tendency [ among us to honour what, is greit »nd noble in human nature indicates that the ptiopln of W&!e* I C"n warmly appreciate those qualities. THat they are giveu to that sort uf thing indicates in whiit direction ttM WeNh nation of to-day is marching. It is unquestionably true that at the I present moment there is in the heart of Cambria au irregisiible yearning to witness her children attain- ing distinction in the paths of human progress. In ages gone by the WtJsh nation, when nnima>ed bv a similar impulse^ yearned for the re-appear- ance or King Arthur. To-day, instead of wasting its time in futile longings for the appearance of poetical myth.s, it founds Unlvarsitiee, and struggle? I to r^-place thu language of the old hards, priests, and kings in its ancient honourable position. The Welsh will match shoulder to shoulder with the men of England, but are unwilling to l'ig behind. Who ever heard of the Royal Welsh 23rd Regi- ment lingering tieliind IUI wh..re? As it was in the beginning ts n oW ypa, and evev "IIIII he Our ancient scholastic endowments were taken to further enrich wealthy England the cream was tiken away, and nothing but llClctft glds was left for the natives themselves. Hut a change has come atioui, and the Welsh, after pges of lethargy, are agiin fully nWak. Tne eloquent Dean Vkugltan makes, however, a woeful mistake if he suppose* the people ot WVJes ever cry W;iles for the WVlsh." What tliey say is, let not the Welsh be entirely negl.-eted in their own country. When they Ildvauce this plea it i* their enemies wlo hav" been in the habit of interpreting the cry to mtan Wales for the Welsh. It has been a kind of M Stop thief" cry raised by a p.ckpx'ket running away after being deu cted perpe- tniting a dirty deed. I was much interested when th:tt notable son of Caillitfan, Archdeacon John Griffiths, gently answered Dean Vaughan to witness ttia amused expression on the face of the Lord HUIIOD of Llandaff. A hisliop has to main- tain on all occasions gravity, but on this occasion the Welshman in Bishop Lewis's nature was almost too powerful for the bishop when Ih stentorian voica of Cardigan was heard declaring that the great dean was mistaken when he sup- posed the Welsh ever cry "Wales for the Wplh," His lordship found it necessary to bide the smile of St. Dubricius behind the episcopal hand. By his dexterity one fancied his lordship is accu"*tomrd to tbe task of standing between the English and Welsh gladiators of the Ciiurch Militant in Wales. The scene in the Council Chamber when the Prime Minister was officially received by the mayor and corporation was remarkably interesting. The council table is a very large oval one, placed in the centre of the chamber. At the bead of the table is a high seat set apart for the mayor. Beneath sat the officials of the corporation in their rjbes. At the table sat the council on chairs. On the mayor's I right sat the illustrious guest, wearing on his left breast the Order of Knight Commander of Sr. Michael and St. George. In tbe open space running round the room beyond the seats flanking those j upon which the members of the council Bat were about 150 guests, all in evening dress. Among the general company were the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, Dean Vaughan, Archdeacon Griffiths, and other well-known ecclesiastics, including Nonconfor- I mists, the high-sheriff (Mr. ffUdor Crawshagfj^ bis Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, and other luminaries, officers of the auxiliary forces, feeding magistrates, nnd merchants of the borough. The t scene at the moment the mayor stood up to pre- i sent the address to Sir Samuel was remarkably impressive. A brilliant sunshine flooded the chamber, and this lent additional charm to the memorable event. Every eye was now fixed on the guest, and one Celt that he was unùereoinR a trving ordeal. He stood up, slightly flushed, evidently the effect of suppressed emotion, bJt replied with the ease of a practised speaker. This being over, the mayor, followed by the visitor and the members of the corporation and the general company, passed into the banquetting-hall, where all took their seats. I must not forget to mention that the stairs leading from the lower hall up to the Council Chamber had two stalwart members of the local fire brigade at each end of each step, dressed io uniform wiih brass lielmets. Each man would have served well as a representative of the husband of Britannia. After this one passed through a well-lit corridor, the centre of which contained rows of the most lovely flowers imaginable. Then came the Police Band in strong force, in two rows, one on each side of the corridor. These struck up The March of the Men of Harlech," and subsequently played other tunes during the repast. I am sorry that the name of the young lady who played the harp so delightfully at intervals did not transpire. I am not certain she was not Cambria herself.

Some Reflections on the Recent Banquet. (Rr MR. THOMAS HENRY ENSOR.] The Mayor of Cardiff is to be congratulated on the unqualified success of the banquet which he gave on Friday evening to Sir Samuel Griffith, the Prime Minister of Queensland. The festive board which attested his worship's lavish hospitality was graced by the genial presence of the Lord Iiishep of the Diocese, whose far-reaching sympathies have won the affections of Churchman and Dissenter alike. The culture of Wales was fittingly repre- sented by the Dean of Llandaff, foremost amongst the scholars of the age; and the enterprise and commercial reputation of ou? town and port were illustrated in the persons of guests whom it would be invidious to particularise. No one who was so fortunate as to bear the comprehensive, lumi- mous, and well-considered address of the dis- tinguished guest could fail to be impressed with the couviction that he was listening to no I ordinary man, or to feel pride in acknowledging the conspicuous qualifications, mental and moral, which attest his right to the high position he holds, abundantly justify the honours conferred upon him by his Sovereign, and command the will- ing admiration of his fellow-subjects. If, however, j I am not greatlv mistaken, tlie demonstration or ¡ Friday—-the conception of which redounds as much to the prescience of the mayor as its deve- lopment does to his unsurpassed liberality—was intended not less as a tribute of respect to the Colonial dependencies of England than an honour to the able and meritorious gentleman, the Premier Queensland. This was manifestly recognised by ir Samuel Griffith in the admirable I addrese be delivered, an address characterised t by that unaffected modesty which h tnr associated with genius and merit- It, how- ever, occurred to me while listening to tbe several speakers of the evening that sufficient prominence was not given to the honour implied In the mayor's hospitality to the Colonies them- selves. Tliat the omission was not intentional no one will doubt. But it is, think, to be regretted that at this peculiar time, in which we celebrate the fiftieth year of her Gracious Majesty's i llust rious reign, and while the Colonies are being drawn nearer and nearer to the mother country by bonds of mutuallntereat and affection, more close and indissoluble than laws can possibly effect, some more pronounced and conspicuous evidence of the regard for them which animates us all was not expressed, say by so gifted a speaker as 1 the Archdeacon of Llandaff, in a cause worthy ot his eloquence, and with an eloquence worthy ot the cause. It is gratifying to reflect that the Colonies are not in this our day connected with the Crown by means of any domineering right, or the exercise of I' any overbearing, insulting superiority. The prin- ciples which unite them to her are precisely the converse of those which, in the last century, occa- sioned a loss of the Imperial Crown of America. The people of that country protected in vain against the imposition of taxes alike irrational and arbitrary, and unrequired by any exigencies of the parent State; but, in spite of the condem- nation of Chatham and of Hurke, these impositions were, unhappily, insisted of, and with a result which the pen of history Has recorded not to the credit of tireat Britain. A different policy at present prevails, and the sagacious considera- tions which illumined the far-seeing mind of Edmund Burke are now universally recognised. "Myhotdof the (Colonies," exclaimed that illus- trious man in 1775, is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. Those are ties which, though light as air, are as strong ns links of iron. Lrt the Colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated wiLh your government; they will cling and grapple to you, and no force under Heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance. Rut let it be once understood that your government may bo one thing and their privileges another; that these two things may exist without any mutual relation, the cement is gone, the cohesion is loosened, and everything hastens to decay and dissolution. As long as you have the wisdom to keep the sovereign authority of this country as the sanctuary of liberty, the sacred temple consecrated to our common faith, wlierever the chosen race and eons of England worship freedom, they will turn their faces to- wards you. The more they multiply the :rI()r8 friends you will have; the more ardently they lure liberty the more perfectly will be tlieir obedience. Slavery th6y can have anywhere. It i?. a weed that grows in every ecil. Thev may I have it from Spain; they miiy have it from ftussia. But until you become lost to ail sense of your true interest and your natural dignity, freedom they c.tn have froir. none but you. This is the com- modity of price of which you have the monopoly. This is the true act of navigation, bind* to you the commerce of the Colonies, and through them secures to you the wealth of UIP world. t'eny them this participation of freedom and you break that sole bond which originally made, and must still preserve, the unity of the Empire. It is the spirit of the English Constitution which, infused through the mighty mass, pervades, feeds, unites, invigorates, and vivifies every part of the Empire, even down to the minutest member." These magnanimous sentiments of, perhaps, the most philosophic statesman England ever produced are those by which our government of the CUlonie" has since been inspired. These have been sustained by the unceasing advocacy of Charles Buller, illus- trated by the sagacious statesmanship of Sir willinm Moles worth, mid more recently com- mended by the brilliant genius of Lord DufTerin. Too much imporiance cannot possibly be attached to th? maintenance of our colonial possessions. The yasinessof their territories attests an acquisi- tion uneXHtnpled in the history of the world. The Colonies which were sffiliited to Imperial Rome, when Cicro humanely ruled in (Slicin, nnd when Verier tyrannised in Sicily, no more rivalled them in extent than did those which, in more recent times, acknowledged the supremacy of Spain and. Portugal. Various countries have attempted to appropriate large portions of the unoccupied places of the earth, but to nono save to England has success been accorded. Frotn the loins of England tliere waste placos h ive become populated, and no one can doubt, tlmt tht fancfion of colonisiog them has been assigned by Providence to the Anglo-Saxon race. W here vnr the chosen race" became occu- pfaW* of the soil they inc-ease and multiply, and, iHiilnut wi:h a love of freedom, they hand down and disseminate those gtpTious principles of civil religious liherly which they have inherited from their forefi there. Their indostry is curtailed by no limii, their enterprise acknowledges no bounds. They r.i n at a material improve- ment that knows no obstacle and has no ehj. Tliey prosecute an invention co-exten- sive witJi the domain of Nature, aspire to knowledge as brood as the mind can exploit1, perfection of art ns high as human genius can reach, and social refinement working for the renovation of the world. So tongaf these prin- ciples f'xi..t men like Sir Samuel GHffith will not be wanting to give to them expression and effect, Qnd men 8uch as he will gloriously IrInintltin Itflf1 transmit the proud supremacy wliichGreat Britain asserts ainorigst the nations of the earth. To u c wonls which the much lamented Lord Beaconsti^ld applied to the country he loved, and which hi- genius adorned, Uistory shall ilnscribe her list- ,lIn-1 progres—not record her decline and flAlI- and of her s <ns it shad be said is a wise and understanding people,' for out of eletii' iits such as these we constitute the greatness ot the country, and establish the grandeur of the terrestrial globe."

Departure of Sir Samuel Griffith. On Saturday morning Sir Satnuei (iritfiti', the PremieT of Queensland, left t4 Wales for 1."11- don Hfter what must have been an enjoyable visit to the home of his birth. Shortly before his depar- ture he was presented with a farewell addre.-s tiom the Cynnnrodo'ion Society, the following gentlemen comprising the iiepu!ation:Arclideacon Griffiths, the lie v. Ü. A. Jones, and Messrs. D. isiac Oavies, "Difydd Morganwg," K Thorns* ("AJuehfarfT. W. 1.ewJ T. T. Jonea, O. L. .Robert. D. Beyiion, It G. Evans, Degwel, n. B. levies, Evan Owen, and Mxjor Jones. The address was illuminated and was surmounted by the Queensland coat.of arms. In a scroll was contained the inscription ;in Wetsh :—" Cas nis Jjaro, r'wll\d at maco," which may be freely trans- lated by Sir Walter Scott's w*ll-known lines:—- Jjvrs there a itmn with Karl so dead Who never to hims lf has said, This is my own, my native Mr. Uafydd Morellowg" read the address, which was inscribed in Welsh, and English translat ion accompanying it. The address, which was couched in terms of sincerest respect, spoke of the pleasure which all Welshmen felt at seeing a native of the Principality elevated to the highest position in the Legislature of one of the most flourishing and successful colonies belonging toGreat Britain. Merthyr Tydfil had been the birthplace of several eminent men, but none had given them such notde political rank as Sir Samuel, whose honourable position gave a national dignity to Wales and the Welsh nation. The fadt that he had christened his IOn by the name of Llewelyn ap Griffith was a giatifying proof thai hest,ilI retained a Welsh heart, that Welsh blood coursed through his veins, and that he felt no inclination to disown the relationship with his mother country. The address concluded with the hope that Sir Samuel might long be spared to enjoy hie present honour- able position. Sir S. W. GRIFFITH, in reply, said that the pre- sentation of such an address gave him a peculiar pleasure, from the fact that it so thoroughly represented the Welsh-speaking community. Hr had many Welsh friends in Queensland, who would be very gratified to read its purport. Referring to the subject matter of the address, he said that the great w"rk of colonial legislation must be an endeavour to succeed in making the country attrnctive to emigrants. This task both he and hie colleagues in the Government of Queensland fat' to be a very responsible one, but the effort would not be wanting on their part. He would long remember his visit to South Wales, and he really felt he did not deeerve all the kind things that had been said of him.

The Improvement of the Swansea. Law Courts. Mr. Barry, of Westminster Chambers, London. has furnished a report to the Swansea Corporation on the improvement of the present law courts, in which lie says :— I have come to the conclusion that if both court. were placed on Ihe Nisi Priuj CJuiirt side of the building the ol>i«et of the corporation would be attained. I, thera- If re. propose to form a new court ill place of tbe coumil- room and wane adjacent apace. I think a I'Mdlca1 altera- tion of the building is essential to a satisfactory result. This, J think. can 0111.1 be done by formh.1e a new publ10 staircase, approached from a new lower hall, communi- cating with tbe existing eutrancr doors, as shown 011 my plans, whereby it will be seen that th jury-room will adjoin the new court (as it ought to (0). and a private access between the court and the can be obtained. J suggrst that the new court..buuld be for Nisi Prim business, and that the present Sisi Prius Court should become the Cn}WII Court, as it bat ready access lit preet!ut to the prjsonel'8' cells. Tilr windows of the Dew court should be double glazed- 1.. order to enSure the best err.CI. it would lie nesirnble that the windows should not be opened when tae court was sitting, and in order to provide efficient and satisfactory ventilation Iwd a good 8 pply of fresh air pa88illl through tiie cour a large fan might b>- fixed on tlie lower floor. The space now occupied by tiie Crown C"urt 'O\1ld thus beeonit- available for hew council room. committee r..olO. aD,1 the law library (displaced bv Ihe proposed new public staircase), and for tbi. there will he eu toO be ample space. A convenient mavo's parlour would t>e placed, as shown ou the plans, nnd some much-needed public conveniences could also bl:" obtained. 4 new roof and cQtiing would be required t, Ihis bloek of the building, and ii 11", windowlof the new council room were double glazed I dll not thin- anv lerlou! inconvenience from ouuide noise wOllld be felt. alld it due ventilation cítuld at all times be provided lor as above mentioned. o change will be necessary to the external f-iQides of ihe building and its approaches, and entrances would remain uIIIlJ:.e.e,1.

Lord Dunraven's Projected Visit to Pontypridd. Unavoidable circumstances have prevented Lord Dun raven from attending the proposed Conserve- tive demonstration at Pontypridd on Wed- nesday, and the meeting is postponed until Monday next, the 25'h inst. *?'

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MARKETS OF THE WEEK. CORN. CABBIFF, Saturday.—(From Nr. James 1'iu-ker? Report.)—English wheat was steady at unalt^d prices fo;eign was rather dearer. Maize was 6i per qr cheaper. B»rl»y was firm, and unaltered. Oats were ravher better. Beans were slightly easier. GLOUCKSTILR. baturday.-(Por Messrs. W. C. Lucy:. n'j Oo.>—There was a small supply of English wheat oil offer te-dar, and prices were fully 6d per qr higher foreign was in better request, and In some instances rather dearer. Grinding barley was slightly easier. Maize "as again 3d to 6d per qr lower. Oats were s'ow. CATTLL. Tf.UDS.6AP. 1OCJt FAIR, Monday,—The fiist stock fair that has been held at Tredegar for 53 yesrs took pi" (o-day. and was well attended. There was a plen- tiful supply of stock. The following were the price, Cart horses, £ 34 to£40; colis, to £ i7 moun tin (jonies. t8 to Cows and calves, £ 12 to t Ib steers, j £ :0 to £ 1. heifers, £ 8 to £ 10 fat cows, t 8 to £ 20. Three-month p",g-. i.s stores, 90s to 60s. Sheep, -Ss 6J to 40s. A large uumier <>f cart horses were disposed of, several hyauci ion, Mr Jaiues Si raker, of AL>crn«vt nn v, being the auctioneer. There was an ordin ry at the Cambrian Inn at A iarge number of stalls and other attractions combined to minister to the warite of a very large crowd of people. t OWlnt!lJ4Ht, Tuesday.—There was not any fM ca* on offer tr-day, butthe couutry supply w-t quite equi'. to the demand. Pat calves were inquired for. Fat cattle sold at "id per lb. ani fat calves, from t7d to S i per lb. Cows and oalvea from f.11 to £ 16. Fat sheep were in moderate supply, and sold well at a slight, improvement in price, from 8d to gid per lb bang reatised. Fat. Iambs sold at from lOd to lld per lb. No ether business done. PROVISIONS. MONMOUTH, Saturda 'v.-Ttio following were the quotations j—Freeh butter (piime), Is 3d to 19 5d per lb Hen's eggs, 16 and i7 for Is; duck's eggs Is U> Is 3d per sitting. Dressed poultry Fowls, large size, from bs Oct to tie Od per couple; small size, 45 Go to 4s 6d per coupe. Live pom: ry Fowl*, from 3s Oil to 4s 00 per couple. Fruit: Oranges, 8J to Is Gel |«er tloz rhubarb, 2>1 per bundle. Cobnuts and fi;i>erts, is per lb. feget-it>'es -eUnle.8di-er.iinh; cauliflower heads, from 3\1 to 4d each Hnfclish onions, 2J per lb; ttirl iips, 3d per gal; pot^toer, 4,1 frer gal leeks, !:am lald to 2d per bundle. Jiutc-iiers' meat :-Ht'If" 6: to 3d per lb; mutton, 7d to 9d per Ib; l.tnh, Is (Id p r IV: veal. 7d to 9d per Jb; p ork. 6d to 7d per lb. Fisi; Severii salmon. Is 8d per ib soles. Is 4d to Is 6d per iki lemon sales, 8,1 lo lOd per lb mackerel, from 3d to 5a each coJ, 41 to 8d per lb. BCTTER CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—There was a fair supply of butter in tlie market to-day, which sold at from is 2d to ls £ {d per lb. Ct.e«=s«>, at from 2&» to 23t per cwt. tilDEt? AN I) SKIN6. HunwuL, Saturday.—Hideo 93:iis arm upwards, to CM per lb: Skills io 921li», i<> 0 i ner lb 73i!•- ii!ll>s, Jj to Oil lh; 63;i>s in ViJU-. 3Jd To 0 i per 5411.8 to 6211«S, 3 £ .i 11> & per lli: d'5 .u under, 3i.i I. Ou I er ib; Ciijis ami above, 10 Cd per >b ilglit, 3..1 1.00,1 per tll: hulls, g^il luUUper th I ,i, per lb; ii,,Iit irregular, if i if 2i (.•er lb. CALI I it kit is 17lhsaini ii|iwards, j t<. m Ifclhs to WIl.5, tt f., "d per jh S^lt.-s io lilba, 6J.1 to 0 iwr Ill; tindei "jj". 4j I 100,. per Jh: cuimiil iiit2hI«i Of t toOd per lb. c.h:iiiue,Od per 1\ Horse hide*. II* 3: i6s 6>l 1st k vs. 3d to t><! i,e r 11, 2nd ditto, 2i :0 per Ih. 1" Mutton. 2«1; heel, lit rotia. Wools D, 2s 10'i :C.4-2d; ft S#6d A. 6s lid: X, I'mwurd price to Thursday .0, 2s Si: O, 4a 2d; B. Ss It,(; A. 6s X. gs Ed. Fat Id, i id. 2d best beef. 2d. J.BATH EK. I.<>IfDOJf, Tuesd«\ —Tnei-e WIl a very good atten- dance at our ltIllr\.t-! ui dny. and rather more tms doing Prices remain about tlie same as f a e, with a good deniHiid tor che p light tmtis, light Kn gtbb shoulders, aud lijibt i ugl sh offal, bhsived and oressiiig hides were in t ir req lest at 1&!e values. There WiiS a rath, r short supply ot market hides, which soul at previous i rires M ETA LS. GLASGOW, Tuesday Pig iron, The market was 11 st,id. better, and » fair businesf was done ILt 4;s 0d, 4!! 2d fash; 41s d. 4Js 4.1 m nih: closing, buyers. 41* 2d CI4h, and 4Is 4d ow, ii sel ers 14(1 moie. Middlesborough done t 33s lCfd month ;cUising. buvers, 33s 9d cash, and 33« 1 d monlh s-jiters. Id uu>re. Hematite done at 4is 7Jd, 4 s j. h 42s 9d. -l3« Od month closing, buyers, 42s 81,1 cush. and 42s lid month sellers, 4 < 9d gash, aim 4" Od monUi. ——MM. II

Colliers' Strike at Abercarn. j A maSS meeting of iidl-ers was held at the Drill hall. Abercarn, on Monday morning, and, as a result, the men decided to brirf out their 10vJ and prolong the strike. Our corr spendent, in an interview with some ot the "<)rkmn, was informed that the Workmen's Cnirmiittee will nave an interview with the masters to try and arrange matters stnicabiv. According to the )n<'n' version of the affair it appem'.s Ihit some few months ago it was decided v, work one s; ie of h. pit by niyht every alternate week uitli the Olh..r flide, so as to afford an opportunity of effect;ng u clearance of the pit. THIS arrangement worked very well for a time, but now the men complain that more men have been employed, and. conse- quently, the day shift experiencf: a difficulty in tlie clearance until some hours after going down in the morning. This they seek to remedy. It appears the men have decided to tiliow the ques- tion of rent and the for coal to the work- men to stand in abeyance until the question of the re-arrangement of the working hours has been decided. The company on Monday morning com- menced raising the horses out of the pit.

Gazette News. BANKRUPTCY ACT. 18S3, BECEIVZSG ORDERS. David Kcha ds, of Goginan Farm, LISLDfihangel- Croyddin, Cardiganshire, labourer. Griffith Parry, of Glanrafon Bach, Llatideble, Carnar- vonsh re, farmer. William R. Koberts, of New-street, Portmadoc, quar- ryinan and trocer. Charles YV. Ingram, trading as G. W. dunes, Ingram, and Co., residing at Penarth, and trading at Pier-head Chambers, Cardiff, ehipbroker, iron ore merchant, and timber merchant. Thomas E. Jones, the Tea Caddy, Rhosmaen-street, Llalluilo, grocer. Thomas H.. Dobbs. of Ynisgerwn Cottages, Aberdulais, near Negtb, gardener. Wm Waikley, 1, Kelson-jtreet., Marshes-road, New- port., Mon., lately trading at. Kishop-street, Barnardtown, near Newport. late baker. now out 01 business. PIRST MEETINGS AND ATFS OF PUBLIC KXAMINATlCtNS. John Gage, 22, North C'.iureh-street, Cardiff, out- filter; first meeting April 2<>. at the OSicial Receiver s, Cardiff; pubic examination, April ti, at tbe Town-hail, Cardiff. Thomas Edward Jones, 'lea Caddy, Rliosmaeii-si reet, Llaudllo, Carmarthenshire, grocer and provision m<T- Chant; first meeting; April 29, at the Official Receiver's, Carmarthen; public exam: i >n April 2:1, at the Guild- i ha 1, Carmarthen. Thoiual Henry Dobbs. oi Yuisvgerwn Cottages, Aber- doials, near Heath, Glamorgan, gardener first meeting April 27. at the Castle -Ni aut; public examination May 10, at Yaux-hall, Neaii:. William Waikley, i, Kelsoa-street, ?Jarbhes-road, Newport. Monmouth, lately haliee, now out of bitsiliess; first meeting April 29, at tiie Official Receiver's, New- port; public examination April 2ii, at Newport Court- NOTICES OF iJlVIUKNXJS. Thomas Doughtou, 2. bt. James-sq iare. Aberystwith, earthenware and marine store dealer and smith second and final dividend of 9.1. in the 2 on old proofs iirst aiici final dividend ou new proofs, 3s. 11^1. in the J:, payable April 20 at Official Receiver's, Carmarthen. Tuouias White. Terrace-road, Aber, BLWilb, jeweller and lapldnry; second and fin,,1 dividend on old proofs itl. in the £ first and final dividend Oil new proofs It. 4d, in the £ payable April 27. at the umcia: heori woes. Carmarthen. job,, Phidips, 101. London-road, Neath, Gi;.morg«n- thire, eoactibuilder and wheelwright; first and Una! dividend, ls. 4fd. in the £ payable April 2 at the Official Receiver's, Swansea. ADJUDICATIONS Darid Richards, t'oginaii Farm, Llsnfihangel Croy- ddin, Caedlgansh're. labourer. JohiiGa^e. 2i. North Churcli-stieet, Cardiff, and until recently trading with Raphael L-owrie. at 215. Bute- road, Cardiff, as J. Gage and Lowrie, drapers and out- fitters. Thouiis Edward Jones, the Tea Caddy. JihostuaeD- ftreet, jjlnndili. grocer mid provision merchant. liavid Jenkins, the Bridge Hotel, High-street, New- port, Mou., publica and hay dealer. William Waikley, I. Nelson-street, MarshcS-road, Newport, Mon., lately trading at liishop-street, Barnardtcwn, near Newport, late baker, now out of .u:,irt"

Ecclesiastical Intelligence. 0 In consequence of ill-health the Rev. Llewellyn, M.A., rector Cf Lhtruuinnor, has his living, of which Sir Joseph SpEa-rran, Burt., is the patron.

WlnXLT LTSIVRIK OF Btixe or $Alg IW FAILURM In the week ending April 16 there were £ .09 tills f sate in England and Waw.. registered at tiat Qwesti's a decrease of 78 over those of the corresponding per; (i last year; hnd the Uiiu es ";87,t't.f"d numbered 4-, showing a decrease of 66. Totals for the portion of year to April 16 are:-Bills of sale registered for .England and Wales, 3,736, an increase of 105; the failures fgasetted number 1,467, a decrease of 35.-Compiitd from Vtow Wttkly Gazette. IZI.0 (OE JSS4NL U J'" PCl'1llDS! I' 1 U /ë! QN-; jprazF.s To C.Dto-lro1-S of Q C j',E: cli- U P), 1, E 1 SO. J:,Yl!\CIBLL. 1st Prize .C19C 1? Prizes 1-< iv> 2nd 50 IS 4 3rd „ *0 i 4Ui 10 1226 i' Prizes Each 1C 700 10- Messrs. HODGSON and SIMPSON, wishful te introduce j" e.ery household a truly sterling Sos-p, ill order that ""1" rL learn by experience the diS^reace betwren pure" adulterate! Soap, have ('etr: Li.■?> toO oftr* Que Tiiousi-w c Pounds ÍII PrizJ; to the consumers of JT lil1, SOAP dtirinj the Qün's year. 1!"it6 t'áda pound of Soap will lie foulid a clieok; :br thousand persons fecai.ig respectively die largest ruaJoei of these checks "mil.: the last week in March. 18SS. shall receive prizes in toer-ry ■ above. Chesis to be sent, r !St J>:o;J, to Messrs. Coeper Brother 2.c 00. Chartered Accountants. 34, George-eueet. Roue. Lonnon, 1:.C" who have undertaken to verify the numbers of the smut ana award rfte Prizes. Messrs. Coeper's award ehai: be firml. Sender? must stale 111 wriuus on the wrapper, oi inside Lie Marcel, their full nunc and address, and the total number of checks they forward, which tuust be in one parcel, to Messrs COOPER. NO'JC v iil be received before the 24th March, or after 31st March, leag. Et-na will be advertised in the Sianuarii Oil f.Ota A lil&i. The QUEEN'S JUBILEE SOAP is made from the fiaest lnateriids in the most approved and lleimifk manner. w;1Ícn the experience oi ¡hree-t¡ua:ters of ait" taught. It if delicately scented, and ma be used fur 'loiiet r.UIIÜ¡y, or Household, and is the Fm-st and Purest hoap in -„he World, bold by all respecut e Grocers. Poie Maker HÜl1U80N aiid HM.P30X. WakeSeirl, "-no were swardec GOLD .MEOAL s* P&ri Exhibition. -;S- 2 uuiPATI :vi iiA .iii CLU,El 1.1. COMPANY |I.7MIT1T»>. :,A., Uarri^-street. Covin; (;àTi.ieu. Ijoxidim. EAli t li CLOSI'i i>. Are manufact urea is.- a |«rf clue iorni so tuat tbey can be CLOSE i ft. Tlie apparatus only is maim- J* -J facitireu and oid for placing iu 1/AilTH CLOSETS. t-x«itiug e oseus. If ne» close- are constructed it is best to eo >- Ð are constructed it is best to eo >- tjr r»cr re struct tiicui with ft uoor & titt? 6^ aKiii j a. >,auk, by which the ewUi box Jcan lie fi led and receptacle j J* KTH CLOSiiTS. removed. |V Closets complete, with apua- > 4 J H t'LO'FT^ fatiiB anu lei.-cpuide, painted g< ° »'»si-e nu tarre.. outside, are now n ade fit very lo*- pri e j. -ARTH CLOSETS. a:»a iM-ii lOt' 1>Jotcec anywhere III a M J fc* Uoii. i. A A H H ( L> JSFT- 01 u-?hes -re uiate- 6-4 I insert in these ciose-s for th# iie *doris»tioi» vt iue f«c*i j* AH I CI C'LOSE Tii. imitWr. but it is th:t j _j t e-e Mtfcitf ruiis be tint-and ary. i.X (< LOS i'j I ?>. Automatic B'.fbCIb *LI'c Dttiitie H j lor eift'njf; tiie Mii'i ashev 'e^vUTii CLuSt L'S. k,vf l:.tt e troub.e M J.OoiLilt Also .ifters with lO-ru '•*«• '••O'UmIiksu are uu» uin..ufau a j 1 il LLUfcr/lS. Ulieu and will lie foU'iu Bios' f\ useful in .ti, oousehol s. "e « A KTH CI CKK 1'^ lce uow sell jieat SU 'id ^L,U_r. ),ugi tci Jnix WiUl earth ri n-.a inaienul wi.i be louud nsosi CLOSE IS. UEifui, ea,itCu.liy were tue eaita B j 1 U 1",or i.080ri>ent. It ii n A KTG CLOSETS sold !a lja*s one buadreu- §"< weight., ana should i« mixed .A ,.T nomv- Wittl tV'° ^r: £ to ODe of p. AliiH CLOSEI>. peat dust fc a Owi.air, of House Post,, should t, „ I>TL1 r no L-TC auj'pt these Closets at once. Altlrl CLiUoftiw. Masters ol Schools, should J udep. i.Uese CiOseiA, at> they .au- fe >iUTR C' fKFT^ "o: oul ot oruer by improper suo»tauc.s beii:* a J thrown into them. i/ARTH CLOSETS ^kl^rtieuiarlj requested that in ail cusep where a ujfhcoJty *risev ill Ole wurkinjf ot the *-K i ri io. fcysvcm the Oom^ny iii&y 1 J caced with, aa irort OAKTH CLOSETS. th ..it T*st experience thej "1 *e always aole Vj V<KTH CLOSETS S? jLi Tue s Engineer fur- taVAKTE CLoSETS. I'¡''¡¡'' plaus nd estimates tot .1. tilt i n oi Houses ^CtlOOis, i^ARTH CLOSETS wo"rt 1 -d U..e (Join in'>uea for Bedrooms, IVARTH CLOSETS. &'¡11. ".m.. 6:C, jTi, Ij^e UJe iipuitrauus iu all exist "7i»!jir. /-M /l .-rv inS Closets for the House, tht a K 1 ii CLOsETs. Garden, ihe bi .;ble-yaiu, ae. JLJ l se for sitting eaith or iuhe A P,,ru CLOF E I S. the Au.oiuatic -ifter. Use for tne household th. r j, | f.i; ii'iv A UK imatic cinder foncei I^AKxH CLOSETa. combine* E A Tue (.-lu^iuny suolllJ. be alway -KTH CLOSE IS. cOlJsuit<:d. to the best appa g j ratut to Oe lined. e/'ARTH CLOSETS. XeHum.-uiaiaouiEev.Fraccii lie ifniv.. > uruOelh.nu ana AVess ■» « D'l'rj -c-'t-o luorelain; Convikiesceiit lustitu CLOsE 1&. tjou.—" auiotu. — i.'n s:x c.osett have been m u>csine Jjj^ARTli CLOSKTS, the Sjning of lS7o, al1d giw th g' j ine.. lest t:Č$tHraclÏ(¡n. Pro -> a I.t ij r r nc rr"r^; violu we nau vater cioseti, e^Ai.iti CLOstis. wl.ieh were a ere.,t uuisiia)^; JL^ Tne contr;tst between top two H i^AR TH CLOSETS, sjrstenis is »ery striisinK. E TestiJiioni.a iroui Ker. G. A. t >j|<m n Farmer.—"btoney Staulca. |L^ ilil CLO^hl^. I nm jjiejtseu to he alue to testily .J. to the comj.ete success 01 tiA. Xi^ARTH CLOSETS, wach.ne." FI From F. Lambert. ESQ.—"Gar- nr riCir'nc ratt's Hail,B.*nstead.—'i'heCuui- CivOSL- mode jg satisfaciori- I^ARTH CLOSET S. For Further Particulars apply ]]j to the MuULt'o I'ATKK'l1 -S-J l.L.bDi teXKKET, LONDON, W.C. g U 1; F E li ING H U M A N I T Y At the present time there is ON VIEW at 117, HIGH HuLitiOiilV, some practical results from using one of tne nios valuable aliti SUOdSabTUL MiiUlCAL 111.6- COVElilfciS of tlie Nitieteentb Ceiuury. T wouid appear aii.i incredible iliut a person after being treated in various iiospitais and given up as incurable should in a short space of time be completely restored to health, yet Uie uiidoutned fact renuuus that some of the uiOit 51 u'vOJr¡¡ cases of abscess, cancer, tumour, bau Ihs, dit-e^ed bone, eruptive skill diseases. tic have been cureu t,) the remedies in question, namely, the LION OiM'MfiNT 11.11" PILLS, Mr. h. Kurgees, tne lnvcmor and Fropneior of iliese invaluable MeUicines, is daily receiving the most gratifying proot tiom ielJt oi ihe great benelit d" \"U from tHe use vI his Ai r. Crush, 45, ilartha-»t.reet, 6ha<iweH, had been COD. fini 1 14 Weeks, wbell an aba-ess formed in tt., breast; alter iL had apparently haled, a swelling formed, ,blCh one uuet"r pronouueed a cancer, mid 1I.11otfler tumour she was looking forward to an operation, but by using this Lion Ointment she was perfectly cured. Ueury John King, of ¿O, llugon-road, Fulham, suf feiea lor m-ijv years with an ulcer on the leg, and deriving no be.ient Irom uoctors, was entirely curev' alter three months' use of liie Ointment and F.iis. Air. Charles Putts, Chemist aud Grocer, Ilkeston writes as follows .-—" 1 have receiveu the eucioset without any Hiking for; tllOubt you would i, saint — King-street, likeaton, Dec. 10, 1836. "1J, Si, I ia,-e much pleasure in recommen ..i, your valuable iiurgess Lion Ointment and Fins. I ,.<* a bad ankle for about twelve months, and was an ..ai, patient at 1it>tlw¡;ham General liosplt,&1 (or 1.1 — aWlltl,s, anu trieu several important uoctors roel- Out to Ito ttect. I was toid to try your Uiutmesit. Fills, which 1 uid; and I am glad to BOV t.bel, ai.-r liad used about six tJoxs ul Ointment loud twe Ouaes o. Fill?, they h.ve completely curtc me.— W.urs truly, F. tTAWS." SnJ,j,ia Carter, 3. Gnbert-streel. Oxford->tret!t, W., contracted u poisoned hniu some two years &go, went to the diIJt\Ilsa.r. where it ViU iaiceii, aud afterattencilr." a itw wet lis was adv ised to go to an hospital, aud have tier buyer off, being toid iuat unless she did so it would kiil her. A friend of her mot her's persuaded her to try the Oiutment and Piit,, and they healed her hand completely, after Laviug drawn away a piece of uisesseti i bom-. Mr. W. Bishop, po¡¡eonsablé, 1:), Castle-strbet Long-acre., had three children d'c;J with a scorbuna eruption in their heads, contrrci-ed at school. He tool, tliein t.u the hospital, and also to doctors, but ecpuid not gel ilioni cured, eu coiijinei.ced using the Lion Oint. nient, t-ree b js.es of wiuch compleie'iy cured them His baby, also, had lieen UMler hospital treatment, et1! fering teiTihly from eczema, but using the ointmen, effected a c-i-uipteie ci're. Mr. \V. Brown, 1 lIr Bedford, states that hii son had lupus in his nose, which wes live years coming h. NiLs completely cured ly th Lwü Ointment an i I'lllS. WITH t;CH UEStXTS AS THRtK, which are or.; a few of many dad i, is impossible to doubr the phenomenal succces of tiie LIOS OiNTMKNX and FiLljh. Those, therefore, desirous of relieving ttiei- own to, others' suSei uigs are. earnestly advised to obtaii a e"I.1:- "'8 as possible. Of all Chemists li. "Ud.2s. 9d., "is. fed., I'.s., an.i 2 £ s. per bo*, or pos fr»« i:um tiie 117, iligil Holboru, Londoc VV C. 1.c159 V:* >: TI' F r. T, ( M O N i\ S>:ah'is«ie< 1J7S. ft E !•; r i LL FObXFR 1'» A DTSKT18IN fi AGE-NT, KBNTS all the FEINCIFAL POSTING STATIONS j. t»« a &at ueiehbournaod. lkwe good NiiL Fost«i-», aa I li«rs« Trap kept. [ Aemrcbfc-iM, COUUKZCZUj-XOAW 13SU