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BALTIC REPORT. LONDON, TUESDAY. Freights quiet. At the Baltic market for cargoes of wheat in all position ruled weak on decline in America, and increased quantity on passage. La Platas decidedly lower, 26s having been accepted for steamer of 2,400 tons, March, April or May shipment, cn good sample. Californians and Indians not offered. Parcels cf hard winter March-April to London, offered at 3d less money. Maize, near positions, continue firm but distant slow, with easier tendency-20s sellers, July-August Galatz-Foxanian steamers and 19s would be accepted tor June-July Danube, Virilians, Units, steamers Galatz-Fuxanian. Danube on passage sold at 20s 3d, and Bernard steamer, Galatz-Foxanian, due out, at same price. Barley steadily held at 15s 4%d for April-May, Azoff; 15s 3d bid March-April. Quantity of wheat afloat to United Kingdom shows an increase of 125,000 quarters, but a decrease of 21,000 quarters to the Continent. Maize, to the United Kingdom, is 172,000 quarters less, but to the Continent, 8,000 quarters more.

WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. fKPKGIAL TELKCRAMS KROM LLOYD'S AGlENTrt.l The British steamers Volturno, from Hull for Bom- bay, and Cumeria, irom Cardiff for Bombay, collided in the Suez Roads. The former had three plates and seven frames broken, and the latter a bow- plate and frame broken and stem bent. The steamer Ashdene, before reported stranded on Maplia Sands, has floated. A steamer, rumoured the Alert, of Hull, was re- ported off Great Yarmouth on Monday evening broken down, being towed to Grimsby by Yarmouth smacks. A telegram from Newcastle, Australia, supposed relating to the steamer Federal, states that she floa ted on the flood tide unassisted, and is apparently undamaged.

I CARDIFF—ARRIVALS. ROATH DOCK, Mar 13.—Westergate ss, 1179, Glas- gow, light. Daniel ss, 1388, Liverpool, light. Shag- brook ss, 868, Havre, light. Z M Chrissoveloni ss, 958, Bristol, light. ROATH DOCK, Mar 14.—Tresilliari ss, 1570, Port Said, light. Islp, of Hastings ss, 1003. EAST BUTE DOCK, Mar 13.-Neutwater ss, 545. Devonia ss, 145, London, cement and whiting. EAST BUTE DOCK, Mar 14.-Resolveii ss, 1032. Johan Sverdrup ss, 444, Cherbourg, light. Mara ss, 927, London, light,. WEST BUTE DOCK, Mar 13.-Mary Elizabeth ss, 177. Pauline, 136. Roche Bernard, pitwood. Marie Joseph, 79, Auray,pitwood. Stephanie Fernande, 251, Granville, ballast. Lynwood, 184, Waterford, ballast. Tele- maque, 154, Quimper, ballast. Tempest, 69, Bristol, light. K C T, 99, Waterford, oats. St Helene, 93, Redon, pitwood. Regina, 47, Bristol, burnt ore. S/iturne, 114, Vannes, pitwood. 0' WEST BUTE DOCK. Mar 14.—Chase, 98, Waterford, ballast. Sunbeam, 74, Hayle, ballast. PENARTH DOCK, Mar IS.-Carthgenes.4, 1407, Bar- row, light. PENARTH DOCK, Mar 14.-Harold ss, 1106, Ipswich. light. Surbiton &s, 494, Dieppe, light. Esk ss, 446, London, light. SAILINGS. ROATH DOCK, Mar 13.-Springfleld as, Robson, Buenos Ayres. Edinburghshire, Page, Valparaiso. Helena, Gestra, Cape Town. Ocean Spray, Slade, La Guayra. ROATH DOCK, Mar 14.—Chieftain, Harvee, Cape Town. Teutonia ss, Owens.Port Said. Silvio Spaventa ss, Greene, Palermo. Ivy ss, Adie, Las Palmas. Rosary ss, Renant, London. Cragside ss, Anderson, Vera Cruz. Melbourne ss. EAST BUTE DOCK, Mar 13.-Nellie Wise ss, Phillips, Hamburg. EAST BUTE DOCK, Mar 14.—Solway ss, McDougall, Glasgow. Eros ss, Samuelson, Gothenburg. Brothers, Hayward, Sharpness. Sir Bevis ss, Rumsey, Ports- mouth. Wm. Banks ss, Charles, Havre. WEST BUTE DOCK, Mar 14.-Liandaff ss, Hodge, Plymouth. Alma, Everett, Bristol. Llanelly ss, Brown, Liverpool. Harriet ss, Guthrie, Flushing. Capt McClure s, Brown, Dublin. Bessie ss, Moloney, Newhaven. Bee ss, Allen, Briscol. PENARTH DOCK, Mar 13.-Wordsworth as, Malta. Cydonia ss, St Lucia. Britannia ss, London. Storm- cock ss, Roads. PENARTH DOCK, Mar 14.-Lisbonense as, Lisbon. Har- bourne, London. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Mar 14. Genoa, Illtyd ss, B, 1074, Stainthorpe, Turnbull Bros Seychelles, Cape of Good Hope, B, 1399, Cory Bros Havre, Shegbrook ss, B, 868, Ebbef t, Frank L Swan Genoa, Cartagena ss, B, 1407. Napier, R lWpaer & Co St Nazalre, OakvHlle ss, B, 847. Chidia.ni & Henry Genoa, Easby Abbey ss, B, 1900, t'yman, Watson <fe Co Huelva, Mary Elizabeth, B, 177, Ev<*ns, M Thompson Ronen, Quickstep ss, B, 558, Harrison, Moore & Moore Civita, Veeehia, City of Trnro sr,, B, 106?. Foster, Hain Genoa, Adelina Pattiss.'B. 1989, M Thornpsen Marseilles, Ponwith ss, B,1 12T3, FOSter, Ham$Co St Michael's, Pemorara, and Berbice, Mara ss, B, 927, Jenkins, C E Howard & Co Vera Cruz, Daniel ss, B, 1337, J Marychnrch & Co Huelva via Swansea, AUetha ss,B,191,C Tennant&Sons Bombay, Samoa, B, 4507. Guthrie, Heywood & Co Rosario, Southery, B, 1346, Saville, J Cory & Sons Teneriffe, Resolven, B, 1032, Merlin, J Cory & Sons Valencia, Johan Sverdrnp ss, Nwy, 443, Gibbs & Lee Port Said, Bjorgvin ss, Nwy, 1786, C F Hansen & Co Alexandria, Eugenie ss, Nwy, 1502, C F Hansen & Co Pirseus, Sverre ss, Nwy, 1150, Laading, C F Hansen&Co St Nazaire, C W Anderson ss, B, 937, Morel Bros & Co Bordeaux. Taff ss, B, 533, Hooper, Campbell & Co Galatzjor Ibrail, Z M Chrissoveloni ss, Grk, Magnisio- tis, Charles E Evans & Co St Nazaire, Fortunatus ss, B. 883, Orders & Handford CLEARED-Mar 14. Rouen, Quickstep ss, B, 1100 coal Buenos Ayree, Sandiield as, B 2340 coal Genoa, Plessey as, B, 2000 mal Leghorn, Red Jacket ss, B, 2500 coal Havre, Shagbrook s<, B, 1530 coal St Nazaire, Oakville ss, B, 1ROO coal Alexandria, Imbros ss, B, 2200 coal Sables. Glendower ss, B, 1420 coal St Michael's, Demerara, and Berbici, Mara. ss, B, 1500 coal Buenos Ayres, Verass, B, 2650 coal Passages, El Dorado ss, B, 1400 coal Rosario. Southery ss, B, 2100 coal Sulina, Gsilatz, and Ibrail, Orkia ss, B, 2650 coal Santos, Heirie, Swe, f.20 coal Valencia. Johan Sverdrup ss, Nwy, 650 coal Para, Dronning Louise, Nwy, 680 coal Galatz or Ibrail, 7, M Chriss'>veloni ss, Grk, 1600 coal St Nazaire, C W Anderson ss, B, leoo coal Buenos Ayres, Moonstone ss, U, 2400 coal Bordeaux, Dordogne ss, B, 1000 coal St Nazaire, Fortunatus ss, B, 1800 coal IMPORTS—Mar 14. London, Devonia ss, cement and whiting. J Sessions, D W pavies & Son, and Robinson, David L Co Roche Bernard, Pauline, pitwood, G H Wills & Co Auray, Marie Joseph, pitwood, Watts, Ward & Co Waterford, E C T, oats, Spillers & Bakers Redon, St Helene, pitwood, Watts, Ward & Co Bristol, Regina, burntore. Tennant & Sons Vanned, Saturne, pitwood. Watts, Ward & Col

A FAMOUS NOVELIST ILL. Mr James Payn's numerous friends, and still more numerous readers, will be sorry to hear that he has been seriously unwell and confined to his room of late. The editor of the Cornhill lives in rather luxurious style in Warrington-gardens, MaidaVale. He is a noted wit. and also something of an epicure. It was aseditor of Chambers's Journal many years ago that Mr Payn first made his mark. It was in that periodical that his best known work, Lost Sir Massingbeid," first appeared. The tragic idea on which this was founded, that of a gentleman dropping into the hollow jf an oak-tree in his own park, and being slowly ¡ starved to death, occurred in real life in America, I many years after the story was written. Nature, Mr Payn declared, had plagiarised from him. Mr Payn's reputation for wit was acquired early. I When he first went to a public school he was asked by a supercilious young gentleman, What might your name be?" It might be Beelzebub," was his reply, "but it isn't."

GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRA- TION AT CARDIFF. On Monday, March 13th, 1893, Mr and Mrs Thomas Griffiths, Windsor House, Clive-road, Canton, celebrated their golden wedding, having been married at Llandaff Cathedral, March 13th, 1843. Their united ages amount to 145 years, and both are in a perfect state of health. In celebration of the interesting occasion on Monday, they were made the recipients of handsome presents from members of their family and Iriends. Mr Thomas Griffiths for over 30 years presents from members of their family and Iriends. Mr Thomas Griffiths for over 30 years represented Messrs Fothergill and Co,, of the Abernant Iron Works, at the Cardiff Docks, and has been a resident of Cardiff and neighbourhood from his birth in 1818. The children and grand- children number 38, most of whom visited their respected progenitors during the day, as also did a great many friends, to offer their congratulations on the auspicious event.

THE VICAR AND THE INEBRIATED SCHOOLBOY. At Southam Petty Sessions, on Monday, the Rev Robert Rice, Vicar of Prior s Marston, was charged with having assaulted Henry James Clayden, aged 11, a scholar at the National Schools, under somewhat remarkable circum stances. It appeared that on the afternoon of February 24th the boy Clayden returned to school in a.,druriken condition, and explained that some men had given him two glasses of beer at a public-house. The schoolmistress sent for the boy's mother, and she took him home. On the following Monday Mr Rice went to the school, and after addressing the children upon the moral misconduct of Clayden, caused the boy to kneel upon a chair, and thrashed hun severely upon his legs and thighs with a cane. The lad was taken by his mother to Dr Elkington, who found bruises consistent with a severe beating. The defendant admitted caning the boy for presenting himself at school in so scandalous a condition. He was one of the school managers. The magistrates thought the punishment unnecessarily severe and ordered defendant to pay 27s costs.

SHEBEENING AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff police-court on Tuesday, Bridget Dacey was charged with having illegally sold beer in her house at 12. Mary Ann-street, on Sunday, March 5th. P.C. Gregory proved having found a 4j/2'gallon cask of beer on tap in the house and persons drinking. Mr F. C. Lloyd (Deputy Town Clerk), who prosecuted, stated that defendant had been convicted cf a similar offence in May, 1892.—Defendant was fined 20s and costs, with the alternative -f two m011 ths imprisonment.—John Welsh, labourer, was lined 2s 6d, with the alternative of 10 days' im- prisonment. for frequenting Dacey's house for the purpose of buying beer.

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r PROJECTED JOURNEY TO r THE NORTH POLE. Mr Frederick Jackson, who is to be the leader of the Arctic expedition which will leave this country next summer,gave an interesting account of his plans to a representative of Reuter's Agency who called upon him at his club in London on Monday. After reviewing the recent history of Arctic exploration, Mr Jackson was asked his opinion of Dr Nansen's theory of dr fting in the ice past the Pole into the Greenland Sea. He said he had the greatest admiration for the intrepid Norwegian, but was afraid he had little admiration for his plans. All vessels with out exception that had made acquaintance with the seas into which Dr Nansen would so fearlessly thrust his ship had been beset by ice and de- stroyed. Again, the seas into which Dr Nansen hoped to be drifted after passing the region of the Pole were, so far as was known, densely packed with the wildest and roughest of ice. Leaving England in July next in a specially chartered Arctic vessel with ten other members of the expedition and stores, Mr Jackson said he should steam through the Norwegian Sea, thence into the Spitzbergen Sea, and keeping well to the westward of Nova Zembla, he should hope to make the Southern shores of Franz Josef Land, and establish his winter quarters by the month of September on or about Cape Flora. During the autumn he should make a rapid northern march, and do his be it not only ti reach Cape Fligely, but to pass that point by some miles. He should send back his ship, for he did not intend to keep her in winter quarters up there. Early in the spring of 1894 he should start northward along the route he prevously traversed in the autuinii, and at or near Cape Fligfcly establish a second depot. While one-half of his men returned for stores, he with the rest should continue the northward march, and he hoped about the 75th degree to establish a third depot. Thus he should be continually lightening their loads, and at the last, when he should pro- bably wish to travel with the greatest speed, he I would have the lightest burdens.

DISGRACEFUL SCENE AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. Saturday's match at Bury between Bolton Wanderers and Bury in the Lancashire Cup tie makes a record gate, L445 being taken. A special meeting of the Lancashire Football Committee has been convened to consider the disgraceful scene which brought the game to a sudden conclusion before time, and when Bolton were leading. The committee have power to award the tie to Bolton, the notable precedent being the English Cup tie at Perry Bar between Aston Villa and Preston North End four years ago. The scene referred to in thus deaorilwwJ :—The players were shoiving too much vigour altogether, and fouls were altogether too frequent, but from a scrimmage the Shakers" managed to score their first success, which pleased their supporters immensely. It also served to stimulate the players, and with great dash they again proceeded to make tracks for Sut- clifi'e. The ball, however, went out, and unfor- tunately, and apparently quite accidentally, Turner kicked Wilkinson, at which the spectators took a most unaccountable procedure, flocking on to the field in ail directions, and literally surrounding the payers. Turner was guarded off the ground by Somervillo anda police- man, and immediately afterwards the players wended their way to the tent from the mass of humanity which had taken possession of it, being greeted with groans, mingled with cheers. After waiting some time it was found impossible to clear the field, and the game was therefore abandoned,

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE SP ARED. Miss Fiyte's lineal descendant is Mrs Mary I Davis, who, when she is not asking a committal against anybody else, is committing some indis. cretion in the Law Courts. With her country attire, her formidable spectacles, and reticule filled with papers less legible than tho hierogiy- phics on Cleopatra's Needle, the 01-1 lady is as well known in the Palace of Justice as any of the Judges, and has a great deal more to say than most of them. She has got no special grievance, only she wants to put habeascorpus into operation against somebody. So on Monday shf" duly ap- peared before the Court of Appeal and asked for an crder against tho Lord Chief Justice. She did not bear his lordship any particular ani- mosity, but her feelings would be much relieved by seeing a judge committed. I don't want yon to send him to prison this time," sha said, adding confidentially to the Master of the Rolls, but if you would speak a word to him it might be sufficient." Who wrote the order you say his lordship will not obey ?" asked Lord Esher. "Your Court did," replied the lady. Nonsense I assure you it is so, because I have it here in my own hand- writing." "That's not the Court's handwriting," said his lordship, and therefore we cannot act upon it." Mrs Davis went sorrowfully away, to try her hieroglyphics with some other judge.

A PROMISING YOUNG PIRATE. In the good old days when eenius was nation- ally recagnised, a promising young pirate, with his heart in his work and a sufficient number of desperate ruffians around him to carry out his orders, was regarded equal on the highway to the position of First Lord of the Admiralty now he is incontinently put into the bilbces at the first outburst of originality, and bound over by a magistrate—a mere landlubber-"—to come up for judgment if called on. Lionel James, aged 13, had read a great deal about Captain Kidcl and the jolly lives. led by buccaneers in the past, and ho longed to exchange the buttons of a page-boy in Bayswater for the sword and cocked-hat of the skipper of an unattached cruiser. His master did not possess a oocked-hat on tho premises, but he had a sword and scabbard. These articles Lionel appropriated also a few gold rings, a. brooch, and several gold coins, which are always handy to pirates for bestowal upon fair ladies whom they capture from Ameri- can liners. Thus equipped, he set out for the sea. Before leaving London he took an affoctionate farewell of tho fincretary d the Sunday-school which he attended when he had no piratical romances to read, and gave him a stiletto and a revolver as a keepsake. Ttio result of this slift was that Lionel nev"l'l"ftthomètropolis at all, but was arrested, locked up in a workhouso for a few days. and is under pledge to coma up for judgment if called upon. There is now no more romance of the sea.

AUTOMATIC GAS. There is a further development of the automatic machine. A South London gas company has hit upon the idea that it would be a good thing to plao their gas supply on the automatic principle. Recently several of the machines wero tried in privats houses, and satis- faction is expressed at the result. You put a penny in the slot, and find th&t you get a supply of light for a given time. Two pennies will procure double ths quantity of gas, and you can put in half-a-dozcn at a time, and get a supply corresponding to the amount. There are two obvious advantages in the scheme. Thn. consumer will b assured he is receiving what he pays for, anv. the gas company will make no bad debts. The householder will, of course, havo to be careful when in tho dark, and mt put in a half-crown instead cf a penny.

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-co;r CARDIFF PILOTAGE BOARD. j ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Cardiff Pilotage Board was held on Tuesday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr J. H. Wilson. There were also present -.—Captains Pengelley and Pomeroy, M. ssrs Thomas Morel, Valentine Trayes, P. A. Vyvyan Robinson, W. W. Jones, W. J. Trounce, E. Handcock, jun., and Thomas Evans, secretary. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in Mr J. H. Wilson being unanimously rt-elected chairman, while Captain Pengelley was also re-elected vice-chairman. -The Clerk (Air Thomas Evans) then presented his annual report upon the pilotage service of the port of Cardiff for the year ending 31st December, 1892. It showed that the total amount of pilotage received was £ 38,725 4s 5d, being C2,021 5s 2d more than the. amount received in 1891.. The amount of earnings paid to pilots Was £ 37,067 7s 4d, being an average for :£325 3s per pilot this is L24 17s more than the average for 1891, but if we add the amount earned by Cardiff pilots at Barry, viz., £4,434 8s 8d, the average will be C361 Is, or L32 2s lid more than 1891. The following annuities and allowances were paid away :-Sick., 23 pilots received L151 19-3; old age, 10 pilots received £ 150 3s 6d widows, 25 pilots received £ 350 17s 6d orphans, 11 pilots received £ 89 Is 6d; total, £ 742 Is 6d. Four supple- mental pilots were superannuated. Three pilots in active service and one superannuated pilot died. Two port pilots were made channel pilots three second-class port were made first-clas., port, and second-class port licences were issued to four apprentices. The tol!owing werts, the number of pilots at the end of the year Channel, 80 first class port, 21; second class port, 10 supplemental, 3 total, 114. Masters of vessels holdmg licences, 10. Twenty-nine channel and port pilots hold licences under the Barry Pilotage Board. The number of appren- tices in the service is as follows Serving in pilot boats, 29 serving their sea tin;e, &c., 27 on list of candidates for examination, 27; total, 83. Six pilot boats were added to the service, 4 were sold, and 1 lost. Number at the end of year, 82. Mr J. H. Wilson, the chairman, attended the meetings of the Board 19 times out of a possible 28 Mr W. J. Trounce, 25 out of 28 and Mr E. Handcock, jun., 21 out of 28. The statement of accounts for th9 year ending in> December last showed that the amount paid in J pilotage fees was £ 37,067, and in dommission. £ 1,949. The latter covered the management expenses and left a balance of £LI50. The, balance sheet showed cash in hand j6955, and in the bank £ 1,700, a sum of E15,740 being iuvested in local stocks. £ 1,000 was transferred to the annuity account, and the balance on December31 was £ 1,150.

ALLEGED SHOP-BREAKING AT CARDIFF. Oil Tuesday, at Cardiff police-court, T.JPalmer (31), George Powell (21), and Thomas Morrell (26) were charged before Dr Paine and Councillor E. Beavnn with having broken into a lock-up shop in Charles-street Chambers on the night of March 7th, and stolen four coats, three pieces of cloth and a hand-bag, value in all £ 16, the property of Messrs Hatton, Thomas, and Co., tailors. -Con.-itable Thos. Davies said that when he was on duty in Queen-street at 2.30 yesterday, Mr Thomas (prosecutor) pointed out Palmer, who was wearing one of the stolen ocats. Witness took Palmer to the Central Police station, where, in answer to the charge, he said he bought the coat from a. man named Powell, 51, Cranbrook-street, on Saturday. night, and that he also bought a serge coat. Wit-i ness then went to Palmer's house, 54, May-street, X and got the serge coat. Detectives Gretton and Stephens arrested Powell and Morrell, and the three men were charged together. Morrell replied that he had boiighb some of the articles from Powell; Powell that he had bought the bag and stuff from a seafaring man in Bute-street; and Palmer that Powell had come to him about 11 o'clock at night and offered him the coats eheap, and he purchased one for 5s and the other for Is. Palmer also added that lie asked Powell distinctly whether he would be free from danger, and could wear the coat without being molested, to whiob Powoll replied in the affirmative.—Inspector Hayward asked that the prisoners be remanded for a week, and this was done.

—————— SUNDAY TRADING AT BIRMINGHAM. Considerable excitement has been caused in Birmingham and its suburbs by the determina- tion of the Watch Committed to put down Sunday trading, and a regularly-organized defence has been formed. '1 he tobacconists and confec- tioners, who are most interested in the question, were, in consequence, stated to be on Sunday last open pretty much as usual. On the other .hand, only a few greengrocers and butchers ventured to defy the authorities. One sweetmeat dealer exhibited in bis window the notice, "This shop will open on Sundays in spite of the Watch Committee." Some tobacconists and pastrycooks have ex- pressed a willingness to close if public-houses are prohibited on Sundays from selling tobacco, cigars, cakes, and biscuits. A conference be- tween the Watch Committee and a deputation of confectioners appears to have only resulted in leaving both parties more determined than before. Counsel's opinion; It is said, has been obtained, and as the confectioners find that the extreme penalty which can be imposed is 5s, without costs, they have determined to raise a fund to defray any fines which may bo inflicted on members of their Association.

CLEVELAND IRON TRADE. MIDDLESBROUGH, Tuesday.—The market to-day was rather quieter in contrast with the increased demand which has appeared for pig-iron metal during the past week. Prices are not put so high as they were previously by some of the makers, and are in excess of the quotations of the previous Tuesday, No. 3 being 34s 6d to 34s 9d No. 4 forge, 33s 3d No. 4 foundry, 333 9d to 34s. Hematite was much stronger, "being 433 6d, with sellers very firm. The price of warrants was 343 9d sellers. The makers have lately sold a good deal of iron both for prompt and forward delivery, much more than at any period this year. Shipments average 2,500 tons per day. Stocks are still increasing. Manufactured iron and steel are the weak points in trade. They show no improvements in demand, and prices are no better. Iron ship-plates are L4 15s steel do., £ 5 15s ordinary iron bars, JH5 steel angles firm at C4 178 6d, less usual discount steel rails, JE5 15s to L3 17s 6.1 nett forge and engineers' work for shipbuilding purposes quiet coke weaker, at 12s delivered.

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SOUTH WALES FINANCE TUESDAY, March 14th, 1893. North's Ordinary have been done at 2; to-day. Consideration of the balance-sheet- has provoked further criticism as to its make-up, more particularly as to the alloca- tion of only £4,085 on account of the loss arising from the explosion at Park Slip Colliery and there is also an idea current that recent changes in the staff indicate a departure from the methods which have in the past resulted satisfactorily. As to the £4,085 on account of Park Slip, it is pointed out that this may be a fair amount in respect of the actual outlay directly occa- sioned by the explosion, but that to regard it as representing the whole of the loss caused by the closing up of a colliery which has been a productive part of the company's property is out of the question. If it were attempted to restore the pit to its position prior to the explosion, very heavy further outlay would be required. Again, at North's, as at other collieries, the dividends now distributed arise from the earnings during the exceptional circumstances of last year—from old contracts made at better prices, from trade gained in South Wales owing to the Durham strike, and so on but these circumstances do not now exist, and therefore the dividends lately announced cannot be taken as furnishing any guide to present earning power. This is a consider- ation applying particularly to North's be- cause of its very heavy capital. The chief topic of conversation to-day has been the value of National Bank of Wales Shares, as to which opinions differ very widely. It is clear, however, that the neglect of the directors to make an official intimation to the shareholders has united with other influences to create some measure of disquiet, with the result that the Shares are offered freely. Transactions arc to-day recorded at llH, 12, 12%, 12, and 12, closing with sellers at the lower price. It is difficult to account for the inaction of the directorate, the shareholders having been left to glean from the public press such information as they can obtain. We understand that the investigation which is in progress by the purchasing bank is likely before the end of next week to have reached such a stage as will enable a pretty clear idea to be given of the amount that will be paid for purchase, and that then a statement will be issued by the National Bank directors. Opinions as to the result are singularly contradictory. On the one hand it is said that £115,000 for goodwill, coupled with the £75,000 of reserve fund, and any surplus of the second reserve which was set aside to provide against bad and doubtful debts, will give shareholders about j58 per .share independently of the price to be paid for the assets and those who argue from this standpoint maintain that at least S14 or B15 per share will be realised. It is contended, on the other hand, however, that this is a hugely exaggerated estimate, and that" when all's done, about JS8 per share will be the figure." So far as can be discovered, the present depression in value is not owing to bear operations the sales are by bona-fide holders. It is said to be certain that the Metropolitan and Birmingham, in the investigation, is apply- ing the pruning knife rather freely in arriv- ing at the value of the accounts and busi- ness to be taken over but that is no more than saying that the directors of the institu- tion are good business men, and it does not of necessity follow that they will be allowed to have all their own way. Taff Stock has been dealt in to-day at 81; Rhymney Preference at 126 Cardiff Gas New Preference at 107 and 107% Bristol and South Wales Waggons at jS6 38 9d Barry Allotments at 28s 6d, 29s, 29s 3d, and the Fractions at 2s 6d, 28 9d, and 3s and Floating Metallic at 6s 3d. Spillers' and Bakers' "tarea are a.t 10%, sellers, several bargains at that figure having been concluded to-day. In reference to the value of corn and flour securities, it is to be noted that a special despatch from America, dated March 10, summarises the latest crop report of the Department of Agriculture, and shows that the estimated proportion of wheat now on hand in the states is the smallest percentage for 10 years past. New sellers oner :—Noith's, at 2 Cam- brian Inland Ordinary National Bank of Wales Shares, at j311 16s 3d Handcock's Ordinary Taff Ordinary, also 4 per Cent. Preference Ebbw Vale Shares and Bristol and South Wales Waggons. New buyers seek -Barry Allotments London and Provincial Bank Shares, at 20 Cardiff Gas New Preference Spillers' Ordinary and Preference Metropolitan, &c., Bank, at 16 Great Western Colliery A Shares and National Bank of Wales. Fall.—National Bank of Wales, to 12. The traffic returns of the Taff Vale Kail- way Company show a decrease of £484 upon the week. This is largely attributable to the occurrence of Mabnn's" Day but there is the strange feature in the returns that only £190 of the decrease is in minerals, whilst £294 is in the passengers, &c., account. As Mabon's Day would have a tendency to increase passenger receipts, this heavy reduction is remarkable. The aggre- gate decrease upon the 10 weeks of the current half-year is £3,685. Brecon and Merthyr traffic returns show no improvement. There is a decrease of £289 on the week, making a total decrease of £1,026 on the 11 weeks of the half-year.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Tuesday. The Money Market is moderately active. Stoppage of gold supply from America, and the demand for the metal here on the Conti- nental account have caused discounts to rule firm, the rate for three months' Bank bills being 1% to 1% per cent. For Loans a moderate inquiry prevailed, and the charge for short advances was 1% to 2 per cent. The Paris Cheque Exchange is 25'16. The account is progressing very quietly, and there is no feature. Fresh business is of a very trivial character, but the markets are, as a rule, firm, and prices have risen in many cases. We must now be prepared for quiet markets until after the Easter holi- days. A reported heavy failure at Liverpool caused some weakness towards the close. Consols closed at 97% to 98 xd. for delivery, and to 98 for the aocount ;2% per Cent. (Childers'). 100% to 101 xd. 2% per Cent., 96% to 97!4 xd Local Loans Stock, 104 to 104 xd. Though business was limited, Foreign Bonds were fairly firm. Spanish were again in .favour, and rose 1/g. Portuguese, better, and Italian There appeared to nothing doing in Egyptian or Turks. Greeks weready on the announcement that the funds for the April coupon had been remitted to London- Buenos Ayres Gold Premium remains at 214 per cent. Rio Exchange has risen to 13d. Peruvian were again offered, and further fell to Argentines were strong, and 1 to 2 better. Brazilian rose 1% Chilian, Mexican, Quite an unimportant business was trans- acted in British Railways, and only slight changes occurred. The fortnightly state- ment of the Manchester and Sheffield Com- pany is disappointing, there being a further loss in net revenue of £32,000, making a deficiency up to March 5th of £18,539. The percentage of expenses to receipts was 76'2 per cent., against 71-56 per cent. last year. Scotch stocks were quiet. North British rather better. Heavy lines were uncertain, with no great change. Great Western and North-Eastern rather weak North-Western and Midland firm. Hull and Barnsley rose Metropolitan and District quiet. Very little was done in Southern lines. Brighton A and South- Eastern A unaltered. Great Eastern rose The traffic shows an increase of £2,531. American Railways, though very quiet, were fairly steady. There is no fresh speculation, the future being too uncertain to tempt operators. Changes to-day were mainly due to the adjustment of accounts. Readings hardened a little, Milwaukee rose The improving tendency was checked towards the close by the failure at Liver- pool. Atchisons fell Denver, ys Norfolk Preference, Union Pacific, Wabash, Northern Pacific Preference rose As regards Canadian Railways, Canadian Pacific Shares fell y2, but Grand Trunks were y8 to up. the traffic showing a decrease of only £ 1,971. Mexican Railways were again easier, traffic failing to reach the estimates. The actual take was £ 11,600, being E2,100 less than last year. Ordinary fell First Prefer- ence, 1 Second Preference unaltered. Inter-Oceanic receipts show an increase of $5 920. Lombards lower. Amongst South Americans, Buenos Ayres and Rosario advanced 2%. Nitrates were quiet, but with a steady tone. Banks were steady, and occasionally better. Amongst Breweries. Guinness rose 1 to 2. Suez Canal up. Electric Con- struction lower. Buenos Ayres Harbour Works rose 1. The following changes have occurred since vesterdav I" Foreign Bonds. —Rise—Argentine Fund- ing, 2 do. 1886. 1% do. Treasury, 1 y2 do. 3% per Cent. External, 1 Brazilian, 1889, 1883 and 1888, 1 Buenos Ayres, 1% do. Cedulas A and B, do. I, *4 do. K and P, French 3 per Cent., Greek, 1881, and Monopoly, do. Rentes, 1 do. 1890, 1% Hungarian, Italian, Mexican, 34 Portuguese, J Spanish, Ys Turkish, Groups 1 and 2, 1871, and New 4 per Cent., Y, and do., Groups 3 and 4, ft. Fall—Peruvian Corporation Ordinary, 3s do. Preference and Deben- tures, 34 and Russian. Ys. British Railways.—Caledonian Deferred, Ys Great Eastern, 18 Hull and Barnsley, 34 Chatham Ordinary, y8 North- Western, Ys Midland, North British Ordinary, do. Preference, Rhym- ney, 5. Fail-Sheffield Deferred, 34 J and North-Eastern, 34. Canadian Railways.—Rise—Grand Trunk First and Second Preference, 34 do. Third Preference, Ys Fall Canadian Pacific Shares, 7j. American Railways. Rise-Milwaukee, Northern Pacific Preference, 34; Penn- sylvania Shares, 74. Fall-Atchison Shares, 74 Central Pacific, 74 Denver Shares and Preference, Ys Norfolk Preference, Ohio, 34 Readings. Union Pacific, and Wabash Debentures, Foreign Railways.—Rise—Nitrate Shares, Fall-Lombards, fa Mexican Ordin- ary, do. First Preference, 1. The Mining Market was again quiet, but the tendency was firm, Rise-Burmah Ruby, Is 3d City and Suburban, -h De Beers, Ys Ferreira, h; Jagersfantein, Salisbury, fg Mysore Gold, n; and Rio Tinto, h. Very little was done in the street. Atchi- son Common, 32% do. A Bonds, 5534 Milwaukee, 781g3 Louisville, 75H; Nor- folk Preference, 32 Northern Pacific Pre- ference, 40ys Union Pacific, 37; and Argentine Funding, 69. Thirty-two thousand sovereigns have been sent into the Bank from Egypt. Silver, A lower Bars, 3834d Dollars, 3734d. Eastern Exchanges weak—Bombay Trans- fers, Is 2 21-32d Calcutta, Is 2 19-32d Shanghai Transfers, 3s 8%d Four Months, 3s 9%d. The London and Scottish Banking and Discount Corporation, Limited.—Letters of allotment and regret in the above haye been posted. BRITISH STOCKS • OPNG 12.10 1.10 CLO AFT Con. Goschen's2i p c Money; 83 97:1 97 771 Do. do. Account 98rfe S7n Local Stock r3044 New 2i do. do '§7 Bank of England Stock ..13-101 India 3A per Cent Do. 3 do Met. Board of \Voiks3 £ pc..ill4 Do. do 3pc..jl06 India Rupee Paper 4 p c 63$ Ins.Canadian4 p c .Tan.,Jly. 107 Ins. C Good IJope4 p c, 1083;! 12 ns. N. Zealand Consoiicltdjl07 Ins. New Stli. Wales 4 p p..(110 Ins. Victoria, 4 p c, 1882-3-4. 102i Ins. South Australian .102 x d Ius. Queensland 4 pc BRITISH: RAILWAYS. Brighton Railway Ord.. ,:165 I Do. do. Deferred;152i 152J 1523' 152* Caledonian Consolidated .11 '4 Do. Preferred Con. Ord. 82 Do. Deferred Con. Old 35g 35J Chatham and Dover Ord..| 16 164 Do. Preference V..I105 Glasgow and South Westn 110 Great Eastern Ordinary 82J 82i « Gt. Xthn. Preftl. Con. Ordyjlii Do. Defril. do. 6Q4 r t). Def d. do. 6Q4 Do. A'3 6O4 Great Western 159| 1588' Hull and Barnsley 32, 323 ■. •• 32J Lancashire and YorkshiveU05i London and Nortli-Westrn I682 1683 163J London and South-Westrn, 181 Man. Shef. and & Lin. Ord. 61 Do. Preferred 91 Do. Deferred 29} 29 Metropolitan Consolidated 86-? „ Do. Land Stock 76 Do. District Ordinary 29* Do. Deferred j 29} 29 Metropolitan Consolidated 86-? „ Do. Land Stock 76 Do. District Ordinary 29* Do. Preferred 92 Midland Ordinary '155 1551 155i 1551 North British Ord. Pref.j 67} <57* 67J Do. Ordinary 35 341 35| 35i North-Eastern Ordinary ..154* 154g 154* Norlli Staffordshire j!25 South-Eastern Ordinary ill7 Do. Deferred 74J East London 8* Taff Vale Act, 1883 31* Furness 72* UNITED STATES RAILWAYS. Central Pacific 28~, T! 28^ 77" 28~ Chicago, Milwaukie 78g 78i 78i „ 78J Denver Ordinary 16* 161 Do. Preferred 54i Erie Shares 21 j Do. Preference 50 Do. Second Mortgage ..1102* Illinois Central 101* l,ake 'liore Louis and Nashville 75| 75| 75j Missouri, Kansas, <Sr Texas 14i New York Central Ill New York Ontario 17* Norfolk Preference 32j 32* North Pacific Preference 40 393 40 Ohio and Mississippi 22J Do. Preference I'O Pennsylvania Ordinary 54J 54j 54J Philadelphia an't Rea.dingi 13 12e 12f Do. First Income Bonds 51* Union Pacific 38 37* 3R 37J Wabash Preference 23* Do. General Mortgage 37 Atlantic G. W. lsfc Mure. 27; 27* 271 Atchison 32* 32 32* OTHER RAILWAYS. Canadian Pacific 87 86} S6g Buenos Ayres Gt. Southern 120 Grand Trunk Ordinary __8J 8H 8J Do. Guaranteed 72i Do. First Preference. 59 59* 59J 59± Do. Second Preference 391 39* 39| 391 Do. Third Preference 21* 2l| 21* Mexican Ordinary 2l| 21* 2l| 21* Do. First Preference. 52+ 821 81 jl Do. Second Preference 43 .I 43 Lombards Ordinary lO^g IO4 Mexican Cntl. 4 pc. Bonds: 66 .#> I Do do First Incom- 22 .4 ttid Ro, Buenos Ayres and Rosario 77* 78*i Central Argentine 68* .681 68* MISCELLANEOUS. London&S.Katherine'sDlcs' 51 East <fc West India Docks, 28 Pemnsular&Oriental Prf.. 132* Dp. Deferred 187*] Cun'ardSteamshis. £ 20paid; 13J Gen.SteaniNav., £ 15 paid.. 4^ Do. 5 per cent. Pref 7 Do. 5 per Cent. 1887 ? Anglo American Tel. Pref.. 93 Do. do. Ordinary 54 Direct United States Cable 11} Eastern ditto 14J Kaster-n Extension 15| Brazilian bubmarine 12 National Telephone 51 I. Arthur Ordinary. 321A 319* Allsopps Ordinary 20 Bryant and May Ordinary. 14§ Consett Iron 22 A Ebbw Vale St. ifel'n Co 5 Hudson's Bay Shares 16| 17 Hotchkiss 1 Deccan Land 5| Suez Canals i04ji 105 tfrattfs Patent it ammnnds 21 Eastmans 4| Leeds Forge J Lister and Co 6 Salt Union Orflintry 43 Elmore Copper Depo'ng Co. ,7a Nitrate Railway 14* 14g Primitive Nitrate 6* San .forge Nitrate 6i Han Pablo Nitrate 4 Dublin Distillers 3* Bell's Asbestos 32 Oceatia Land 2U 2 Chartered Africa 30/9 31/4 31/6 New Explora'n (RothscWs) lipr lipr Mexican Exploration Cape Copper 31ines 11% Rio Tintos 15iG 15* Mason and Barry 2i Tharsis Copper 4| „ Mysore Gold 4fi ..J 4J-, Mysore Gold Fields 25/6 Palmarejos 3/6 Indian Consolidated 3V3 |' M on tanas 2/6 1 [ De Beers Diamonds 18. 18fg South African Explorations Hi New Jagers fon bein -19* 191 19 A Gold Fields, S. Africa Salisbury Gold New i City and Suburban 9^ Jumpers 3* Ferreiias 7 Jubilee 5g- Simmer an(i 4i 4g J Wemmers 4* qj Crownreef "Ji Langlaagtes 3J 5 £ Do. Block B 9/6 Do. Block B 9/6 Australian Broken Hill ..3/ Pig s Peak •/9 VVentworth Priority If Yankee Girl 1/6 „ Tarapaca Water 11 j, Do. Bank 3a British Water Gas i North's Navigation Collie's Ij Coats 13| r. „ Max: Ivor Patents 3/6 Pears'Soap Ordinary 6* 6} 't 6* FOREIGN STOCKS. I Chillian, 1886 87 87* Do 1892 941 Buenos Ayres 1?82 35; 34* Do 1883 33* 34* Argentine 1886 65 66* 671 Do Funding 67 67* 681 Do 4* per cent Sterling 59 40 Do Treasury 41 42* Argentine Cedulas A 321 Do Cedulas B 291 29J Buenos Ayres Cedulas I 9g 9j Do J 9* v„ Brazilian, 1889 691 691; 69* 69J Egyptian Unified 99J Do Gov. Pref. New .95g Do State Domain 104i 105 Do Daira New 100 French 3 per Cent. Rentes 96J 97 Do 4* per Cent 104* Hungarian4 per Cent. Goldi 96 Italian 5 per Cent 92J 921 92J Mexican 6 per Cent 82 Peru. Corp. Ordinary 8J 8? Do Preference Til 31}| Portuguese per Cent. 1869 215 21J Greek, 1881 72 Do 1884 70? 70*1 Russian 4 p. Ct. Conversion 99i 99,ss 99§ Spanish 4 per Cent 64* 64gi Turkish, 1871 99 Do Ottoman Defence 96 «, 9r>± Do 1st Group 55.}xd. 55J Do :¿nd Gronp IXH 33 Do 3id Group 2Uejxd 22* Do 4thGronp 215 Ottoman Bank Shares 13i 13. Uruguay 3* per Cent 36 Honduras 71 „ Paraguay 16 Transvaal Loan 1C2J' „ DAILY STOCK AND SHARE LIST SUPPLIED in MESSRS THACKERAY & CO. Stock and Share Brokers, 3, Dock Chambers CardiJf. RAILWAYS. Paid Prices Stock Barry Railway 100 ,.190V2 191V, 10 Do. Shares.. 10 19 ]9Vi tjtock Great Western 100 ..159 160xd London and North Western.. 100 ..168 169xd „ Midland 10C ..154V* 155%xd 10 RhonddaandSwanseaBay.. 10 5l,o 6x"d Stock Rhymney .100 ..191Vs H21/2 Severn and Wye 100 6 M Taff Vale Divided Stock ..100 c014 31 Vi PREFERENTIAL Stock, Barry Ry. Co. First Pref.100 ..144 146 Do. 2nd 100 ..144 145 Do. 3rd 100 ..V-13 J44 10 Do. 4 p.c. Allotments ..nil 28;¡ 30s Brecon t«Mei 1st Pref. 1861.100 ..55 60 Do. 2nd ftef. 1862.100 ..40 4i Cambrian, No. 1,4p.c 100 61 f3 Do. No. 2 4 p.c 100 „ 28 29 „ (-4re-tt Wesbern Consol 5 P.C.100 ..164 166 10 Pembrk <& Tenby 5p.c., 1864/10 8',2 9xd 10 Rhondda & S'sea Bay 5 p.c. 10 10 F)/2 Stock, Rhymney 4 p.c. Consold.100 ..125V2 1 261/xd „ Taff Vale 4 D.C Consold. 100 ,.126Vo 1,71; GUARANTEED AND LEASED. 50 AberdareRailway 50 ..142 144 10 Cowbr. & Aberthaw 31. p,c. 10 10 lOt. Stock Great Western, 5 p. c. guar..100 ..165 167xd Penarth Harbour Dock, &Rvl00 _153 169xd RAILWAY AND OTHER DEBENTURES jStock Barry Ry. 4 p 100 ..124 12 Brecon&Merthyr A 4 p.c.100 ..IOOV2 10P Do. B 4 n.c.100 67 69 Bute Dock 4 p. c. 100 ..115 117 Cambrian A 4 p. c 100 ..118 120xd Do. B 4 p.c. _100 ..108%- ] C9 "oxd Great Western 5 do. 100 ..167 169 Midland 5 percent 100 ..104 106 Mid-Wales A 4% per cent ..100 ..114 116 Neath & Brecoii Ist 100 ..109 111 do. A I Deb. 100 ..102 104 do. A 2 Deb.100 70 75 Rhondda&Sw'seaBay 4p.c. 100 ..1C5 107 Rhymney4ditto .100..127 129 „ Talf Vale 3 P c .100 _100Y2 101% BANKS. 30 Glamorganshire,Lim 2\'2.. 5'A 574, 5 Glamorganshire, Pref. do.. 2l/2.. 6V? 7 -72-2 10 London & Provincial,Lim.. 5 20Vs 20% 50 Lloyds Bank Limited 8 ..27 27l/2xd 50 Metro., Bi- & S. Wales 5 16l/4 16% 20 NationalBankofWales, Lim 10 113/4 1214 75 National Provincial, Lim.. 10% 45 46 60 National Provincial, Lim.. 12 51% 521/2 40 North & South Wales Lim 10 34% 15 GAS. H, Aberdare 10 16 161xd ■l-fonk Cardiff A 10 per cent .100 ..198 200 „ Do. B 8 percent 100 ..158 i60 Do. (i 7pereent 100 ..1,18 140 „ Do. Gas D 5 per cent 100 99 101 10 Llynvi Valley 10 9% 10 -'tock Newport A 10 per cent 100 ..198 200xd Do. B 7% per cent 100 ..148 15Cxd „ Do. C 7 percent .100 ..138 140xd 25 Swansea7% per cent 25 ..38 39 25 Do 7 percent 25 35 36 GAS AND WATER. Slo.'k Barry and Cadoxton 100 ..150 155xd 10 Bridgend 10 7% 8xd 12 Pont.ypool(Max. 10p.c.)—12 15% l6l/4 10 Ystrad 10 172ltxd WATERWORKS. 25 Bristol 25 54 f5 20 Do 20 ..41 "2 110 Neath A 10 ..16% 17xd 10 Pontypridd 10 pAr ct, Ord. 11) 20", 10 Do. 7 p.c. do. 10 ..14 15xd COAL AND IRON. 10 Albion Steam Colliery 10 ..10 IG%"d 10 D. Davis & Sons,Limited.. 10 12% i3'/« 23 EbbwValeSteelJxon.&CoalSO 4% 5 5 Great. Western Ord. B 4 4% 5 Do. New li 4% 3% 4 5 Do. Pref. A. 6 7% 8% 110 H. H. Vivian & Co. A Pref. 8 3 3% 5 Internflltional (;011,1 .5 ..2 2)2 100 Miller & Cory 6 p. c. D'-bs. 1 Gil ,.101% 102% 62% Nantyglo&BlarinalronPref. 6% 63% 69% 10 Newport.-Abercam 10 6% 7 10 Do. Participating Pref. 10 9% 10% 5 North's Navigation Colliery 5 1<!4 2l/4 5 Do 10 p.c. Cum Pref. 5 51/4 b% 10 Penrikyber Colliery 10 b% 5% 10 Do. 5 to 7112 p. c. Pref. 10 7 7% 5 Rhymney Iron 5 „ 5 Do. New 4V4 V4 100 Do. 5 p.c. Mort. Debts. 100 83 P7 7 South WaJesColliery A 17 6% 7y4xd 3 Do- 10 percent. U S. 4 U/4xd 3 Do. New B 1%" 2 2%xd 50' Tredegar Iron and Coal A.. 36 8% 9% 25 Do B 25 10 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Stock Alex. Dk. & Ry. 41/2 A Pref.100 ..103 1C5 Ditto 4% B Pref. 103 ..71 74 10 Barry Graving Dock 10 ..12 12 1 Bland & Co, 1qs 10 Bristol Brewery Ordinary.. 10 23% 24xd 10 Do. 6 Preference 10 14% ibl/ 10 Bl. and So. Wales Waggon 3 ..6 6% 50 Bute Drv Dock ..50 55% £ 4% Stock Cardiff Cor loratiou 31; p.c.100 ..112% 113% 5 C'diff &Pen'rth Tramways 5 331. xd 50 Cardiff Junction Dry Dock 40 28 30xd 25 Cardiff Workmen Cottage.. 25 ..35 ,7xd 50 Central Graving Dock 50 48 50 7 Gloster Wagon A 7 5 5%xd 10 W. Hancock and Co., Ltd. 10 14% 15 10 Do. 6 p.c. Pref. 10 11% 1 Stock Do. 4% p.c. Deb. Stock ..100 ..1C2 if4 20 Hill's Dry Dock 18 5112 6% 10 MilfordDock 10 50 Monntstuart Dry Dock 40 ..57 fcOxd 50 Do. B 20 ..12 34xd 5 Newport Tramways 56bx Do. Water:Cl Annuities 27 27 10 Pariiall & Evans Ord 7.. 5% 6% 10 Do. Pref. 6 p.c. cum 10 9% 10% 50 Penarth Shipbuilding 50 J6 38xd 10 Provincial Tramways Ill 3% 4 /4 10 Do. 6 per cent. Preference 10 10% !C% 10 Royal Hotel 6% Pref 10 9% 10 10 Spillers& Bakers Ordinary 9 10% 10% 10 Do. 6 p.c. Pref. 10 ..12 12.xd StockSwanseaHarbonr4p.c.St k. 100 97% 98% 5 Thompson«Shackell 3% 4V4xd 10 Tuckers James Ordinary .1 10 6% 7 10 Do. D1. 6 p.c. Preference 10 V1/* 7% 50 Windsor Slitrway 45 11 lxd BankRate reduced from 3 fro 2% ner cent., 26th Jan SELLERS.— £ i00« Cambrian Inland Ordinary 50 Norths Ordinary, at 2 19 National Bank of Wales Shares 14 Hancocks Ordin-ry Shares E300 and £ 1:0 'l'atf Vale Ry. £1000 Taff 4 p e. Preference Stock 10 Ebbw Vale Shares 2t Bristol and South Wales Wagons 30 D. Davis and Sonpt Shares £ 5C and £4'0 Barry Ord. 40 Norths 10 p.c. Preference Shares 10 Parkers Burslem ') p.c. Pref. Shs. 10 Western Vall-y 6. & W., £5p at 5Y. 32 Great Western Colliery A Shares 25 Penrikyber Ordinary, at 5 cum div. 20 Nells 6 p.c. Vref. £ 10 Shares, at 10 Rhymney Valley Gas and Water Shares t:500 Cardiff Gas New 41/2 p.c. Pref, at 107 BUYERS.—25 & 30 Ba.rrv Allotments 10 London and Prov. Banks. at 70% £ 500 Cardiff Gas New Pref. Stock 20 Spillers and Bakers Pref. and Ord. 10 Metropolitan, &c., Banks, at 16% 30 Great Western CollieTy A Shares 50 Norths Pref. Shares 5 Bute Dry Dock Shares 10 Rh»ndda and Swansea Bay Ordinary £20) Albion Colliery Deb. £ 300 Cardiff Gas A, at 199 £ 20 Barry Ordinary Stock R1000 Rhymney Ordinary Stock, at 192 E1000 Bi.rry Debenture Stock, at 124% 69 Bland Shares, at 155 £ 500 Miller and Cory Debentures, at 102 25 Barry Graving Docks £1-00 Barry Ist, iJnd, or 3rd Pref. & Deb. Allots of Barry New Shares & tractions Negotiated THACKERAY AND CO., OAHDIJJ'JJ', STOCKBROKERS 0 1-19

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1893. 1892 In. Be Taff Vale and Penarth Rail. 13040.. 13524. 484 Brecon and Merthyr 1012.. 1301. 289 London. Bri,-htori,and S C 41033.. 35206.. 5827.. South-Eastern. 35756.. 317(-0.. 4036.. —• RhonddaandSwanseaBay. 4M.. 451 3..

LATEST MARKETS. I LORS. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—Wheat, moderate business at %d decline No. 1 Californian done at 5s 11 %d to 6s 0%d No. 2 Winter, 5s 6d to 5s 7d. Beans quiet— Saidi, 24s 6d to 24s 9d Smyrna, 24s to 24s 3d. Peas quieter, %d over Friday, at 5s Sd. Oats slow and un- changed. Mai7£, poor trade at %d decline new mixed, 4s 2d t. 4s 2%d old, 4s 6%d to 4s 7%d River Plate, practically non-existant. Flour quiet, bakers' grades 6d down. Weather W.N.W., fair. HULL, Tuesday.—To-day wheat was scarce, but busi- ness done at lower prices, best samples making 25s to 2&s per qr foreign also lower, best Californian selling at 28s to 29s. English malting barley, 22s to 26s and feeding sorts, 18s to 2Ss. Oats, 16s to 21s. Beans dull 25s to 26s. Maize cheaper, selling at 21s to 21s 6d. N.W., fine. CATTLE. ROATH (Cardiff), Tuesday.—There was a good supply of cattle on effer at our market te-day, chiefly Irish, of a middling description. Choice cattle were scarce. Sheep were a good show, and, trade being quiet, far exceeded the requirements. There were a few choice calves on offer, which made good prices. Pigs were scarce and dear, and a few pens Dorset lambs. Quotations :—Cattle—Steers, 56s per cwt. secondary lots, 2s to 54s per cwt. bulls and cows, 42s tio 48s per cwt. Sheep-prime yearlings, 8d o IIV4,d per lb. ewes and heavy sheep, 6d tg 7%d per lb. calves, 7d to 9%d per lb. lor top lots lambs, ll%d to Is per lb. Pigs -bo.coners, 10s 3d to 10s 9d perkers,' lis t» lis 9d for prime small weights sows, 8s 6d to 8s 9d per score. There was a moderate attendance, and a quiet trade all round, sellers holding on for better prices, which buyers would not concede. At the close several lots remained unsold. LLANCAIACH (Nelson), Tuesday.—Thi3 fair was held to-day, and was well-attended by local farmers and graziers, as well as a few dealers. There was a good supply of cattle, but no horses, sheep, or pigs. Busi- ness was very quiet and sales slow on the whole, the principal bnyer* being Mr Gardiner, Llanishen, and Messrs J ones Brothers, Northampton. Prices ruled as follows :—Cow and calf, £9; barreners, B6 to E8 two-year-olds, S5 to 27 three-year-olds, 27 to Bll four-year-olds, Ell to £ 16; bulls, £6 to 212, g- according to quality. The pleasure fair was held later in the day, and was well attended. BIRMINGHAM,Tuesday. -Fine weather. Small supply. Trade slow. Beef, 42d to &%d mutton, 64 to 8d per lb. SALFORD, Tuesday. -Smaller supply of cattle, and about the same of sheep. Better trade for cattle, at late rates. Demand for sheep, at Is to 2s advance. More calves, and fair demand at late prices. Cattle, 4%d to 6%d woolled sheep, 7d to 8%d; shorn, fed to 7%d; calves, 6d to 3d nel" lb. Cattle, 3,319; sheep, 11,961 calves, 339. PAIR. TALGARTH (March Fair) Monday.—The March Fair was held hereon Monday, and was largely attended by both buyers and sellers, and a good deal of trade was done, especially in the horse fair, a great number of animals changing hands at good prices. The following were the quotations :—Cart horses fetched from £35 to £ 0 two-year-old colts sold at from B18 to £28; cobs were in good demand, and sold at from £ 20 to £ 35 ponies, £ 15 to £ 20. Cattle—Cows with salves, £ 10 to 15 two-year-old steers, Ell to 218 and yearling ditto, £7 to £10. Beef, 51JJd to 6d per lb wether mutton, 7%d to 8d per lb pork, 7d per lb. Pigs sold well store pigs fetched from 40s to 60s each, and weaners 25s to 3is each. About 40 truck loads of stock lefc by rail, besides a large number by road. PRODUCE. LONDON, Tues(lav. -Sll gar- Refined -at auction 660 tons of grocery crystalised offeied and nearly all sold at firm rates to l%d advance on last Friday's rates syiups also chiefly sold at fully steady prices. Refined market very steady to eign goods quiet but steady. Beet without material change-seller. 14s 42d March, 14* 5%d April, 14s 6%d May, 14s 8)id June, 14s 9d July, 14s 10%d August, 14s 6%d September biyers generally %d less. Coffeo sold at genera ly Is decline futuies thill, mostly 3:1 to 6d lower. Cocoa firm sales, Ceylons 123s 6d to 130s. Te-Cylon sales went with a flat tone, prices being slightly easier, except for common grades. Rice firm, but inactive. Shellac sold 2s lower than last Tuesday. Jute quiet. Turpentine, 248 6d. American petroleum 4%d on the spot. i^LivKitPoar, Tueiiay.-Sttg,,tr idle but, firm. Ko. 1 crystals, 19,1 6d No. 2, 18s 9d. Beet quiet—March, 14s 3%d buyers April, 14s 5%rl sellers May, 14s 6d value. Coffee—African quiet. Cocoa scarce, and firmly held. Rice quiet all positions. Castor oil— Calcutta, 21;211 lowest. Linseed quiet but steady. Hemp quieter, £2ff 10s. Lard -low, 60s asked. Palm oil- Lagos, B31 5s. Turpentine, 26s. Tallow, resin, petro- leum, and nitrate unchanged. MlfJAK.. GLASGOW, Tuesday.—Market slow but steady. The official report states:—Market quiet small business done holders firm. BUTTER. CORK. Tuesday.—S^ccmis, 96; thirds, 15s fourths, 63s. Mild-cured firkin,3-fine, 112s. In market— £ 5 firkins, 1 keg, 11 mild. FISH. GRIMSBV, Tuesday.—A moderate supply of fish has been brought in by about 23 smacks and 3 steamers. Brisk demand. Soles, plaice, turbot, and brills scarce. Soles, 2s to 2s 3d turbot, Is Id to Is 4d brills, 8d per lb plaice, 4s 6dto 5s le>m>ns, 6s to 8s; whitches, 4s to 5s halibnt, 6s to 8s dead, 4s to 5s per stone ling, 3s 6d to 5s 6d dead, Is 6d to 2s 6d cod, 4s to 8s dead, 2s to 4s each haddocks, 10s 6d to 12s per box. HAY AND STRAW. LONDON, Tuesday.—Fair supplies on offer, and trade quiet but steady at the annexed prices :—God to prime hay, 93s 10 112i interior to fair do., 70s to 85s good to prime clover, EoSs to) 112s inferior to air do., 75, to 901 straw, 33.. to 44s per lead. METALS. LONDON, Tuesday.—Copper steady, with moderate business— £ 45 7" 6d cash 245 10s end of March B45 16s 3d three months. Tin quiet and easier Straits, B94 10s cash £94 15s paid May dates; £94 sellers three months. Spelter firmer at £17 15.s to JB17 17s 6d. Spanish lead, B9 17s 6d to L9 18s 9d. English do., B10 to £ 10 5s. Scotch i-oil' iron, 41s, cash. sellers, 46s 3d, Closing report :-t.:opper"steady at £4517s 6d three months. Tin steady-Straits, £ 94 10s cash S94 15s May S94 three months. English ingots, £93. Spelter, £17 15s to £1717s 6d. Lead- Spanish, jE9 17s 6d to £91839d; English, S10 to B10 5s. Scotch pig iron, 40s 10%d. Quicksilver, at Roths- child's raised to £6 10s second hand, E6 9s. GLASUBW, Tueslay.NIarket, flat. Small business in Scotch done at 41s 0%d to 40s ll%d cash 41s 3d one month buyers, 40s lO^d cash 41s Id one month sellers, %d more. Mitfdiesbimigh—buyers, 34s 7%d cash sellers, 34s 9d. Hematite—buyers, 46s cash sellers, 46s 3d.

SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. OARDIPF* SWANSEA.t NEWP«ftX; Mar- { Mor.iEvn.jHgtJMor.fEvn.jHgt. Mor.jEvn jHgt. 13 iK 2 24) 3 19*24 0' 1 26. 2 21 23 10 2 37| 3 52 24~5 14 T 4 3; 4 3/26 6 3 5 3 4225 8! 4 16 4 50 26 11 15 W 5 8; 5 33^9 8 4 12| 4 37'27 8; 5 21 5 4630 1 16 X 5 5# 6 20 32 7 5 2 5 24 30 0 6 11 6 33 33 0 17 F 6 40j 7 235 1 5 45! 6 6 32 0 6 53 7 15!35 6 18 S 7 20; 7 39 37 0 6 241 6 41 33 3 7 33 7 62!37 5 19 S 7,57j 8 16 37 10 6 59 7 19 34 0 8 10 8 29,38 3 20 |M 8 33' 8 52(37 9 7 36! 7 55 33 11; 8 461 9 5[38 2 *Uo.'i111 liasin tPrincaof Wales Dk. {Alexandra lit.

CARDIFF EXCHANGE. BUTE DOCKS, TUESBAT. Coal shipments recently have been slightly above the average, but the outlook in this staple trade is somewhat unpromising. Buyers are confining their operations to prompt business, and the sales effected for forward de- livery is comparatively small, and this circum- stance has naturally a tendency to weaken prices. The house coal trade is slack, and owing to the limited demand work at the collieries is irregular. Coke finds a poor outlet, and pitprops continue low in price. Iron ore is steady as regards price, with a moderate demand,and more encouraging reports are coming to hand from the principal works in this neigh- bourhood. No material improvement, however, is probable until an increased demand for steel raals, bars, and other leading makes, sets in. The following wre the ruling quotations at the close of the market to-day Steam coal, 8s 9d to 9s 6d. Besft house coal, 11s 9d to 12s. No. 3 Rhondda large, 10s 9d. Small, 6s to 6s 3d. Pitwood, 14e to 14-s 6d. Coke, 15s to 19s, according to quality. Iron ore, best Rubio, 11s to lis 3d. In our local freights market to-day a fair r. volume of business was clone, and for Malta, Port Saul, Alexandria, and the Mediterranean ports generally freights had a disposition to harden. The following comprise the latest outward opsra- ) tions:— Danube, 8s, clean terms of charter. Marseilles, 9%fcs (Licata). Salerno, 3s, clean terms of charter (Ursula). Genoa, 7s l%d, clean terms. Gibraltar, 6s. nett conditions (Whitby Abbey). London, 3s 9d (Eppleton). Civita Vecchia, 7s 10d (Isle of Hastings). Malmo, 5s 9d. La Rochelle, 5fcs. Philippeville, llfes (Echo). Bordeaux, 5fcs (Taff). Bordeaux, 5^ifcs (Dordogne). /4 Sail.-Tliere was no change in sail freights, either ontward or homeward. For Buenos Ayres, Monts Video, and the Brazilian ports thoro was a very moderate demand, and there was no improvement in freights for the \Vest Coast, Mediterranean, or coasting. Ore.—The homeward ore market was dull. Frcm Bilbao, Decido, Povina, and Carthagena thers was a moderate inquiry for handy boats at about last figures. Shipments from Barry Dock on Monday amounted t:) 16,934 tons 6 ewe. vessels in deck, 45.

SWANSEA EXCHANGE. SWANSEA, TUESDAY. The following fixtures were reported cn 'Change to-day Caen, 4s 4-^d (Auric). Harrington, Cardiff loading, coke, 5s (Clyte). Harrington, from Briton Ferry, coke, 5s 3d, one of Robertson's steamers.

SWANSEA EXCHANGE. I SWANSEA, TUESDAY. We have to report a slight advance in the warrant markets since last week, and business seems to be more steady, with a better demand. In regard to tin-plates, the deliveries from the works have been heavy, but the shipments have been nearly equal, so that there is but a slight increase in thestocks, and the large stem now on hand will cause a diminution in the stock, there being no less than six steamees now loading, while there are four or five expected to arrive. There is a slight improvemeut in the price of tin-plates, and makers quotations, as given below, are being practically realized. Pig Iron—Glasgow warrants, 41s, 41s Od, to 40s liy2d cash buyers. Market firm. Middlesbrough—No. 3, 34s 7d prompt; other numbers in proportion. Market firm. Hematite warrants, 46s O^d for mixed numbers, f.o.b. Cumberland, according- to brand. Welsh bais, £ 5 to L5 2s 6d angles, etc., at usual extras, f.o.t. at works. Sheet Iron.—singles, £6 10s to £7 10s, f.o.t. at works. Steel Rails.—Heavy sections. L4 to L4 2s 6d light do., J65 to L5 2s 6d, f.o.t.; sleepers, angles, channels, etc., according to section and speci- fication. Steel Sheets.—Singles, L7 5s to £8 5s, with the usual extras for the higher gauges. Bessemer Steel. Tin-plate bars, J64 8s 6d. Siemens' Tin-plate Bars.—Best, L4 15s to j35, All delivered in the district, cash, less 2% percent. Tin-plates.—Makers' quotations for Bessemer steel coke, 12s to 12s 3d; Siemens' (coke finish), 12s 3d to 12s 6d ternes, per double box, 23 by 20 0, 22s to 24s and 26s best charcoal, 13s to 15s 6(1, according to finish of brand; wasters, 6d to Is per box less than primes. All delivered in Prince of Wale3 Dock, Swansea; cash, less 3 and 1 per cent. The Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnished the following official return of tin-plates received from the works, shipped, and in stock :— Week endiiifr (.f sr week. Corresponding March 11th, 1893. week last year. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received 112,282 102,886 69,179 Shipped. 99,358 55,652 76,830 In Stock 232,348 219,421 193,221: Copper.—Chili bars, £456;; 3d to L45 11s 3d. Block tin, £ 94 5s to £ S4 10s. Spelter, B17 158 to £ 1717s 6d. Per telegram received on 'Change. Lead.—English 210 to £10 2s 6d Spanish, L9 17s 6d to LIO. Anthracite Coal. -Best big vein, selected for malting purposes, 13s to 138 6d second quality do., 10s to lis ordinary large, according to quality and selection, 8s 6d to 10s small rubbly culm, per ton, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. All delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash in 30 days, less 2% per cent. Steam Coals.—Large, 9s to 9s 6d; second quality do., 8s 3d to 9s bunkers, according to quality, 8s to 8s 9d; small, 3s 9d to 4s 6d per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2 percent. Bituminous Coals.—Large (No. 3 Rhondda), 10s 9d to lis thro' coals, 8s 6d to 8s 9d small, 6s to 6s 3d pei ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2% per cent. Coke.—Best foundry, 17s 6d to 18s furnace, 14s 6d to 15s per ton, f.o.b. Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2 per cent. Patent fuel, 9s 3d to 9s 6d. Iron Ores.—Best rubio, 11s to lis 3d per ton, ex-ship cash 39 days, with an additional charge of Is 6d per ton for s-lect-d large. Pitwood, 14s 9d to 15s per ton, into trucks nfctt cash, 30 days.

LIZARD SIGNAL STATION. THE LIZARD, Tuesday. Wind NW, moderate. Weather, very hazy. Barometer 29 83, steady. Passed h'ast—Bankholme, from Pisagua for lalmouth steamers presumed Av n, from West Indies for Havre presumed Europa, from West Indies for Hamburg Coventry, from Brunswick, Ga., for Hamburg Britannia, of Sunderland Volante, from Newport, Mon., for Bremerhaven Scandia, from New York for Hamburg Peveril, of Glasgow Cilurnum, from New Orleans for Antwerp Joseph Rickett, of l.oiicloii tug Royal Briton, of Cardiff tug Flying Elk, of Glasgow" Rosary, of London. Passed West— H Lubcken, from London for Mauritius Camana, from London for Fremantle steamer Pak Ling, of London.

SWANSEA BAY SIGNAL STATION. MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE, Tuesday.—Wind WNW, light. Weather cloudy. Sea smooth. Passed Bast- schooner Valentine, of Granville; steamer Sumatra, of Stavangei. Passed West-steamers Rive de Gier, of La Rochelle; St Margaret, of Glasgow Topic, of Bel- fast. In Roads—steamers John Dixon, of South Shields Woodlands, of Swansea; Rapid, of Cardiff.

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Vectis arvd Havre 13th Thor left Cartliagena for Garston 14tli Werfa left Havre for Barry 14th Havt arvd Pomaron 13tli Roseland arvd Gibraltar 13th t'oss left Bathnrst for Bordeaux 14th Mark Lane left West Hartlepool for Cardiff 14th Ferncliffe arvd Bona. 14th Rhiwderin arvd Huelva 13th Rosebud left Huelva for Garston 14th Benefactor left Southampton for oardiff 14th

BARRY DOCK. I ARRIVALS, Mar 13.-Sverre ss, llsn. London, light. Headlands ss. Larnica ss, 1492, Hamburg, light. North Devon ss, 434, Havre, light. Activity ss, 677, Havre, light. AN RIVAL, Mar 14.-Easby Abb ss. SAILINGS, Mar 13.-Northern Light ss, Philadelphia. Sarah Radcliffe ss, Genoa. SAILING, Mar 14.—North Devon ss, Havre.

NEWPORT—ARRIVALS. I OLD DOCK, Mar 14.—Lough Fisher ss, 198, Dart. mouth, light. Maurice, 124, Itedon, pitwood. Emili- anne, 122, Hennebont, pitwood. Capt McClure ss, 304, Cardiff, lighr. RIVER, Mar It-Teal ss, 6, Bristol, light. Sylph, 38, Bristol, light. Emperor, 61, Padstow, light. Ada, 54, Bristol, light. Tredegar ss, 52, Bristol, light. La Gaite, 110, Redon, pitwood. Llanelly ss, 167, Cnrdiff, general. Thomas and Maria, 64, Bristol, light. Acorn, "9. Bristol, light. Jane, 31, Ilfraeombe, light. Prinee Albert, 77, "Bristol, light. Minnie Irvine ss, 663, Bilbao, iron ore. SAILINGS. ALEXANBRA DOCK, Mar 14.—Volante ss, Searle, Bremerhaven. Tandil ss, Morinan, Buenos Ayres. Beatrice ss, milh, Dublin. Severn ss, Johns, Cork. Edith ss, Kitchman, Southampton. Darent ss, Harrison, London. OLD DOCK, Mar 14.—Progress ss, Nicholls,Penzance. Solway King ss, Brown, Harrow. Scott Harlev ss, Bevan, Cork. Lough Fisher ss, Wardle, Portland. Antrim ss. Hill, Belfast. Captain P,Jrry ss, Little, Dublin. Abdallah, Redor, Fowt-y. Elzina ss, Detloff, Antwerp. RIVEII, Mar 14.—Fanny, Legobien, Greenock. Kate, Christopher, Dungarvau. T Orowley, O'Shea, Kinsale. James, Boon, Bideford. Albion, Roberts, Plymouth. Bessie Gould, Cliugg, Helford. David, Smith, Bridg- water. Epney Lass, Silvey, Milford. Ellen, Neill, Wexford. Tom, Browning,jBricigewater. Jane and Sarah, Corney, Barnstaple. Emma Louise, Drake, Youghal. Six Brothers, Browning, Youghal. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Mar 14. Gibraltar, Chatsworth ss, B 619, J G Wilson & Co Pernambuco, Noah, Nwy, 454, R Gething jun <& Co Savona, Ardbeg ss, B, 1457, It Gething jun & Co Senile, Speedwell ss, B, 599, John Cory, Sons & Co Bilbao, Minnie Irvine ss, B, 653, Orders <fc Handford Bougie, Opah ss, B, 744, Smith, R Gething jun & Co CLEARED—Mar 14. Seville, Cornelia ss, B. 1050 coal Gibraltar, Chatsworth ss, B, 1150 coal Point a Pitre, Ardanbhan ss, B, 1040 coal Bougie, Opah ss, B, 1100 patent fuel IMPORTS—Mar 14. Hennebont, Emilianne, 173 pitprops, Budd & Co Bilbao, Minnie Irvine ss, 1250 iron ore, Ebbw Vale Co Redon, La Gaite, 165 pitprops, Newport Pitwood Co Cardiff, Llanelly ss, general, R Gilchrist & Co EXPORTS COASTWISE-Mar 14. Ballinacurra, Slater, 160 coal, G J Dunn & Co Dungarvan, Acorn, 170 coal, Clapp & Co Dublin, Capt McClure ss, 480 coal, J F Thomas & Co Lynmouth, Li ttle Jane, 65 manure, 3iron, TG Cartwright Dungarvau, Kate, 126 coal, T G Cartwright Bristol, Thomas and Maria, 140 coal Bristol, Marquis ss, 135 coal, E W Hockey Cork, Thomas Edwin, 112 coal, D H Morris Padstow, Waterlily, 135 coal, D H Morris Kinsale, T Crowley, 150 coal, D H Morris Dungarvan, Maria McMillan, 160 coal, D W Roberts Crosshaven, J W V, 130 coal, Rennie, Wilkinson & Co Ilfracembe, Jane, 48 coal, Tirpentwys Colliery Co Barnstaple, Georgiana, 110 manure, G M Humphreys Carnarvon, William Margaret, 75coal, G M Humphreys Lame, Broughshane ss, 380 coal, J F Thomas & Co Fishguard, Pamela Pennant, 49 coal Wexford, Erin, 145 coal, Mon & Cwm Collieries Co

SWANSEA—ARRIVALS. I NORTH DOCK, Mar 13.-Aiinic, 149, Plymouth, pitch. NORTH DOCK, Mar 14.—Susannah, 67, Bristol, wheat and maize. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK, Mar 13.-Rosendale, 134, London, copper ingots and cement. Broughshane ss, 147, Barrow, tinplate bars. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK, Mar 14.—Topic ss, 112, Bel- fast, light. Llandaff City ss, 1259, Bristol, general. SAILINGS. NORTH DOCK, Mar 13.-Tom, Bushen, Watchet. Jean Baptiste, Fafin, Cherbourg. NORTH DOCK, Mar 14.—King Ja Ja ss, Carbines, Penryn. Sunniva, ss, Sivertsen, Mobile, U.S. Honor, Deere, Aberthaw. Mirre, Hammett, Barnstaple. Lord Exmouth, James, Porthgain. Morfass, Mitchell, Belfast. SOUTH DOCK, Mar 13.-Rio Formoso ss, Read, Bristol. Active, Lynch, Dublin. f'ouTH DOCK, Mar 14.—Stormcock ss, Cock, Sea. Chanzy ss, Carpentier, Caen. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK, Mar 13.-Ethel ss, Miles, Port Talbot. PRINCE OF WALES DlfCK, Mar 14.-Theodora ss, Hesschemoller, Caen. Harlow ss, Himsley, London. Mary James, Cattran, Neath. Broughshane ss, Maunder, Newport. Race Fisher ss, Poole, Havre. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Feb 14. Catania, Leghorn, &c., George Fisher ss, B, 821, Mit- chell, '1' P Richards Genoa, Greatham ss. B, 1531, Gowing, Rutherford & Co Treport, Bohemian Girl, B, 156, Tait, Evan & Bevan gu, Frances Jane, B, 87, Troy, Shepherd & Co New York, Llandaff City ss, 13, 1259, Burgess & Co Granville, Marie Eugenie, F, 75, Esnol, Jeffreys & Co Mortagne, Leda, F. 61, Evrard, Jeffreys & Co San Francisco, C H Watjen, Ger, 1762, Jeffreys & Co CLEARED—Mar 14. Philadelphia and Baltimore, Merrimac ss, B, 1000 general Eu, Franc's Jane, B, 163 coal Sables d'Olonne, Wittekind ss, 1130 coal Granville, Marie Eugenie, F, 140 coal IMPORTS—Mar 14. Bristol, Susannah, 41j2 metal, Vivian & Sons; 85 maize, 44 wheat, Weaver & Co Bristol, Rio Formoso ss, general KX PORTS COASi WISE—Mar 14. Fowey, Via, 205 coal, Main Colliery Co Plymouth, Ismene, 170 coal, Evans and Bpvan Ulverston, Topic ss, 4/0 coal, G Shepherd & Co Solva, Sarah, 36 coal, Cwmaraan Coal Co 2 nitrate of soda, H Bath & Son Bristol, Rio Formoso ss. general

PORT TALBOT. I ARRIVALS, Mar 11.—Lynx ss, 84, Povtreatli, ballast. Mar 12. —H l<' Boit, 61, Bideford, ballast. Union, 111, Bordeaux, 150 loads pitwood, D Jenkins & Sons. Mar 13-Etliel, 55, Swansea, light. SAILINGS, Mar 11.—Vigilant SS, 276, Liverpool, tin- plates. Mar 12-Lynx S, 84, Portreath, coal. ENTERED OUTWARDS—Mar 13. Demerara, Fred, Nwy, 275, Thorsen, J Jones & Co

PORTHCAWL. I ARRIVALS, Mar f4.— R G D, St Ives, ballast. SAILINGS, Mar 14.—Harrington ss, Waterford, 320 j coal.

ADVENTURES OF A KANGAROO. Au amusing adventure, which would undoubt. edlv "boom the show," ocourred at Burton-on- Trent on Saturday, when ciitner by accident or design a kangaroo was allowed to roam from Ginnett's Menagerie, which 's,^m & visit to the town. The animal, which is said to be a remark- ably docile one, was chased by members of the staff down some of the mainstreets, and eventually on the Shoball-road. Here the interesting speci- men of marsupialia caught a glimpse of the open '7 country, and evidently distinguishing some re- semblance between tho undulating landscape in the vicinity of Sianin Park and its Antipodean home. it bounded lightly over the railway cross- ings and made for the picturesque suburb at a double. As ths prodigal passed through Messrs Bass and Co.'s maltings, ths men turned out in great numbers and formed a cordon, but the kan- garoo gave a tremendous spring and cot clear in the direction of the canal, but was eventually captured in a garden by the waterside.

DRUNKEN WORKMEN WANTED. It is a sad look-out, indeed, for the cause of temperance when drunken labourers are ac- tually at a premium. This untoward condition of things, according to our Consul at Lorenzo Marques, exists in the Portuguese possessions in South Africa. The explanation given is that all natives on being employed for any definite object have to be instructed in that which they are employed to do. If a native be temperate in his habits, he will, in one or two months, earn suffi- cient to maintain himself for months, with the consequence that he will soon return to his home, and the instructions which have been given to him in the first instance will be lost. With an intemperate native the opposite state of affairs exists. Month after month, on the receipt of his wages, he spends his entire income on alcohol, and never having sufficient funds to take him home, remains with his employer perhaps for years, becoming more and more valuable as time elapses, while the repetition of instructions be- comes less necessary.