The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser

PARLIAMENTARY. MONDAY. In the House of Commons, Lord G. Hamilton in- formed Sir W. Wedderburn that the Government of India had no intention of permanently occupying the territory of the Swat tribes through which the British forces passed during the Chitral expedi- tion. Mr Balfour stated, in answer to Mr Bryce, that the Government were not of opinion that the principle of equivalent grants was applicable to the case of education, and that whatever was done for Scotland would be done Qn a different system from that which had heretofore been contemplated. Asked by Mr John Ellis if lie would give such facilities to that portion of the Coal Mines Bill which dealt with the saving of human life as would ensure its passing into law, Mr Balfour said the Home Secretary thought the suggestion one well worthy of the attention of the House, and if the part of the Bill dealing with colliery explosions could really be treated as uncontroversial he would be willing to drop, for the present session the oi/her clauses which would necessarily give rise to debate. Mr J. 3forley asked whether there was any truth in the rumour that Indian troops were .to be sent to Suakim whether, if it were true, a motion would be submitted to the House in connection with the subject and by whom the expense would be borne, Lord G. Hamilton replied that the Government had decided to send certain Indian troops to replace the Egyptian garrison at Suakim, which, with the exception of one battalion, would be moved across to the Nile Valley. The apportionment of the expense between the Indian Government and the Government at home was still under consideration. Mr Labouchere asked whether the House was to understand that the expense of these troops was not to be borne by the Egyptian Government. Sir M. Hicks-Beach replied in the negative. Asked by Sir W. Harcourt whether before any further progress was made with the Finance Bill a statement would be made by the Government as to what part of the charge for these troops would be placed on he English Exchequer, Sir M. Hicks-Beach replied that if it was decided, that the ordinary expense of these troops should be charged on the Indian Government, a resolution would, in accordance with the of Parliament, be submitted to the House. Questioned as to the order of business, and asked to postpone the division on the Education Bill till Thursday, Mr Balfour said that as soon as the second reading debate on the Education Bill was concluded the {Government proposed to take the Committee stage of the Rating Bill. He hoped live nights would be considered adequate for the debate on the Education Bill, and he gave notice that he would on Tursday move the suspension of the twelve o'clock rule, at the same time stating that for the rest of the session public business would begin a quarter of an hour earlier every day. Sir W. Harcourt said he should strongly oppose the motion to suspend the twelve o'clock rule, as so many members who had not yet been able to speak had expressed a desire to take part in the debate. The debate on Mr Asquith s amendment to the motion for the second reading of the Education Bill was then resumed by Mr John Ellis. Among the subsequent speakers were Sir E. Clarke, Mr Muudel'.a. and Alr Jebb. The debate was again adjourned. In the House of Lords Viscount Halifax moved the second reading of a Bill to prevent persons who have been respondents in the Divorce Court from being married in churches or chapels of the Cfhurch uf England. The fact that persons who had been convicted of misconduct in the Divorce Court could, if they desired to get married a second time, have the ceremony performed in a building belonging to the Church was felt as a serious grievance by the clergy. Lord Salisbury gave a qualified approval to the Bill, and after some observations by Lords Kimberlev and Grimthorpe, it was read a second time. The Select Committee on the Companies Acts was appointed. T u E S D A Y. In the House of Commons, Sir M. White Ridley stated, in answer to a question put by Dr Clark, that he had received a communication fiom the Lord Chief Justice in reerard to the case of Mrs May brick, to which he had given his most,anxious consideration. The responsibility for the decision he came to was his own, and he had no intention of appointing a Commission of Inquiry. Questioned by Mr Lubouchere ns to the speech made by Mr lihodes at Gwelo on Friday last, and the position Mr Rhodes at present occupied, Mr Chamberlain said he had seen a telegraphic repori of the speech. lVndino the arrival in the field of Sir F. Carriugton, Sir R. Martin would have supreme command of the forces. Mr Hhodes was, as any other colonist might be, holdine the township of Gwelo against the et finv at the of body of eo'otiists like hÎllli«.1f. A-kodi'V Mr Labouchere who'h.'i Mr Rhodes adhered to his statement that he had no knowledge of Dr Jameson's raid before it took place, and as to how t'ho letter from Johannesburg to Dr Jameson came to be printed by the Times or. tin day the frontier was crossed, Mr Cli&tnberlain said he had had no conieiunicarion with Mr Rhodes since he left England. As the other points in the question Touched on matters which were the subject of inquiry in a court of law, he nust decline to answer them. Replying to Sir C. Diiki- Lord G Hamilton said that according to precedent no resolution was necessary for the employment of native troops outside India, unless a charge were imposed upon the Indian revenue for that purpose. In answer to Mr. J. Morley, Mr. Balfour said that precedent was undoubtedly in favour of giving Parliament an opportunity of discussing iu these cases whether India should bear the ordinary charge. Such an opportunity, on that assumption, would of course be given to the House. Mr. Balfour informed Mr. Dillon that the Irish Land Bill would not be taken till Whit. suutide. Mr. Chamberlain, in reply to Sir E. A. Bartlett, said he was sorry he had received no communication from the Boer Government with reference to the sentences passed on the Reform leaders at Pretoria. In answer to Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Curzon said the troops to be sent from India would be employed for the defence of Suakim and the surrounding districts. No agreement had been entered into between the Government and the Italian Government in respect of military action in the Soudan. The troops from India would consist of about 50 British and 60 native officers, and from 2,000 to 2,500 men. Asked by Mr O'Kellv as to the sentence of death passed on a reputed British subject in Cuba, Mr Curzon said the Government had been informed that orders had been sent from Madrid to suspend the execution of the sentence so that the case might te inquired into, and there was a doubt whether the man referred to was a British subject. By 279 votes to 153 the twelve o'clock rule was suspended, and the debate on Mr Asquith's amendment to the motion for the second reading of the Education Bill was resumed by Colonel Mellor. WEDNESDAY. In the House of Commons Mr A. J. Balfour, in answer to a question put by Sir C. Dilke, said that in his view there was no strict obligation to bring forward a resolution on the subject of the employment of Indian troops outside India if the Indian Government was only charged with the ordinary expense but precedent was in favour of a resolution even under these circumstances, and the Government did not propose to break through the precedent. Mr Balf jur moved that Thursday being Ascension-day the Committees should not meet till two o clock Mr Lloyd-George moved an amend- ment to the effect that the attendance of all members who desired to attend any religious service should be dispensed with till two o'clock but the Speaker declined to accept such an amendment, and the original resolution was carried by 208 votes 11 v to 87. The House then proceeded to the discussion of the various instructions to the Committee on the Agricultural Land Rating Bill. The Speaker ruled all the instructions except that standing in the name of Mr Knox out of order. Mr Kuox then moved-" That it be an instruction to the Com- mittee on the Agricultural Land Rti, Bill that they have power to insert provisions to"" extend the operation of the Bill to Ireland." Mr Lough seconded the motion, and the H0Qee divided, when the proposed instruction was rejected by 278 votes to 108. The House then went irto Committee on the bill. Mr Chaplin moved that the Act should continue in operation for five Years. Mr Lloyd- George proposed as an amendnleufc to limit it to three years. A short debate took place, when Mr Chaplin moved the closure, which was adopted by 273 votes to 150. Mr Lloyd. George's amendment was rejected by 268 votes to 148, and Mr Chaplin's motion having been agreed to, the House rose. THURSDAY. A new writ for the election of a member for the Wick Burghs, in the place of Sir J. Pender, was ordered to be issued in the House of Commons to-day. Asked by Sir F. S. Powell whether he had received complaints from clergymen in all parts of the country as to the exceedingly heavy incidence of rates and taxes upon the income Sir M. Hicks Beach said it should be remembered that in addition to the relief the clergy would obtain in connection with the land tax, the occupiers of glebe Would also be con- siderably relieved under the provisions of the Agricultural Land Rating Bill. Mr T. Bayley asked what proceedings were going to be taken against the directors of the Chartered Company who were implicated in the late raid in the Transvaal. Sir R. Webster replied that as a full inquiry would be held into all circumstances connected with the Chartered Company he must decline to answer any question the propriety of which might depeud on the result of that in- quiry. Sir M. White Ridley, in reply to Mr. Reckitt, said the Employers' Liability Bill had been for a long time quite ready hnt he did not think it would be desirable to introduce it unless there was a reasonable prospect of discussing it; and he was afraid there was no such prospect. In reply to Mr. Schwann, Lord G. Hamilton said that when native soldiers enlisted in the Indian army it was carefully explained to them that they were liable to be called upon to serve either on land or sea, or to be sent upon foreign scrvice. In answer to Mr. J. Morley, Lord G. Hamilton said the approximate monthly cost of the troops under orders for Sluakim was about £ 5,000. He proposed to make a statement today with reference to the employment, of Indian troops at Suakim and Mombasa. Questioned as to the course of business, Mr. Balfour said it was proposed to go on day by day except Fridays, with the Agricultural liatintr Bi|| After the ques- tion 0" the itiovrm'-nt-of the Indi;,n .roups had lieen discussed, tlie second reading of the Irish Land Bill would be taken, and after that the Education Bill. In committee on the Agricultural Laud Rating Bill the Chairman (Mr J. W. Lowther) ruled the first four amendments out-of > rder. Mr Lloyd George proposed an an:e ldment postPouing the coming into operation of the Bill till the 30th September, 1897. The amendment was rejected bv 278 vote-i to 139. Mr M'K, nna moved an amtnd nent with the object of limiriner the operation of the bill to that-, portion of bind the aSl'SStnenl of which had suffered a ueclirie 01 more thah ai, aVI r*ig<; of 20 per cent. The amendment was rejec ed by 179 votes against 67, and an amendment proposed by Mr, Luttrell to the effect that the owner should pay the whole of the rfi tes, was der a- ed by li9 votes to 70. Mr. Channing then moved an amend- ment, the object of which was to divide the rates equally between the owner and the occupier. Sir W. Harcourt having strongly condemed the man- ner in which the bill was being conducted, progress was reported, and the House rose.

AGRICULTURAL NOTS^. The droughty weather which has continued thveughout the first third of the month of May has imposed the first serious check upon in" hitherto i'avouraole progress of the season. lauds, especially upland meadows, have done worse al:lliy,g ence of scorching sunshine, cold winds, and inter,-e drvness they have perceptibly dechned in condition Many of the arable fields that have been seeded i since the middle of April remain apparently the same as when the drill travelled over them the seed is in the ground, and there it must remain unaltered til] the arrival of the genial s'aowers of rain, for which the 80imtry is everywhere pining, Dry sunny weather at this period of the year has the inevitable though unfortunate result of pre- maturely forcing on the flowering stage of plants, and this" at a time when they might profitably be employed for another few weeks in the develop- ment of vegetative growrh. Meadows and havfields in particular suffer i" this way, and it is now cer- tain that a lighter crop of hay will be gathered than a few weeks ago seemed probable. Amongst forage crops winter barley has come into ear, and sainfoin is beginning to show its pink racemes, whilst the burnet from whi.-h tins crop is .-ehio't! entirely free has opened its flower heads. Of the cereal crops, wheat continues to wear the most promising appearance; between the ravages of wire worm on the one hnnd, and the privations due to drought on the other, barley and oats are not looking very gay. If, on the whoie, the occasional frosts havs spared the fruit blossom, ths signs of drought are palpable enough in gardens, where asparagus beds and strawberry plants are specially troubled by the deficiency of moisture. In upland sheep districts the water-cart is in constant requisition, and, unless relief is speer lly fort: ing in the form cf copious rains, wells and sprinc-s in such localities will dry up for the summer. On the cv of Old May Day the fact must be recognised that any ordinary rainfall during the next three months must be consumed in meeting surface requirements and cannot be relied upon to make good any underground deficiencies. At present the general outlook for the season's crops is not encouraging, though it would have been very much, iess so but for the genial open winter and the grand start which was consequently given to crops of all kinds. There is no prospect of any diminution in our supplies of cattle from over the seas, and heavy as the export trade has been the prices for heavy cattle at Chicago at the end of April are reported to have been the lowest on record. At Kansas City the highest price paid for top beef at about the same time was 30 per cent. lower than the corresponding period a year ago. The anxiety of the great majority of the agriculturists of this country concerning the Diseases of Animals Bill found expressions in resolutions passed by the Shorthorn Society, the Chambers of Agriculture, and other bodies at their meetings last week. In the discussion which took place at the Council meet- ing of the Royal Agricultural Society the Duke of Richmond and Gordon expressed himself as follows He thought that there was no subject in which agriculturists had so great an interest as this. When, very many years ago, he was at the head of the Privy Council Office he would have liked to "have obtained powers for the compulsory slaughter of foreign cattle at the port of landing; but at that time the country was not sufficiently educated upon this subject, and, therefore, he felt that he would at that time have been only doing more harm than good in introducing such a measure, as it would certainly have been rejected by the then House of Commons. The prevalence of disease since, and the enormous amount of injury suffered by the country, fully justified the alteration of the law now. It was a matter of such great impor- tance that he thought that no effort should be spared to impress upon the Government that the agriculturists of the country were thoroughly united upon the subject. He believed that there were some small portions of Scotland that were opposed to the otherwise universal view, but he was confident that the good sense of the people of Scotland would teach them that by excluding foreign disease from this country they would be enabled to breed with much greater confidence than if they always had the risk of their flocks and herds being decimated by disease against which they had no protection whatever. DESTRUCTION Of MOSS IN GRASS LAND. During the spring farmers are thinking of the best means of ridding their meadows of moss. An expert, in suggesting a method of destroying it, advises that powdered sulphate of iron should be spread on the mossy places, and in about a month, he adds, the moss will be dead. The powder should be spread during March if possible, on a rainy day, and the quantity about 2cwt. to the acre. If the first dressing should not completely destroy the moss, a second one of icwt. to the acre may be applied. The moss blackens, dries, and falls into powder, but the grass is not injured at all, and very soon after, on the spots where the moss has been, young shoots of grass will begin to appear. A moss scraper cannot work as quickly or as effectively as the sulphate of iron, and under the action of the latter, mossy spots are discovered which are partly hidden under the grass. The herbage does not suffer anything from this applica- tion indeed, the yield of the meadow where the experiment was made is reported to have been nearly doubled. MANURE FOR POTATOES. At the last meeting of the Agricultural Society of Nord (France) the influence of manure upon the richness of the potato in fecula was discussed. Mons. Comon, the departmental professor of agri- culture, after analysing samples sent by farmers, adduced the following facts(1) That the same variety of potato shows very great differences in the yield of fecula according to the land on which it is grown. (2) Th it the nature of the soil is not the sole cause, as on examining the manure, or the state of the land, or the state in which the manure was applied to the land, it seemed that the exculsive use of manures in which nitrogen prevailed was prejudicial to the production of fecula; but the use of nitrogenous man ures with phosphates and potash was, on the contrary, favourable to obtaining tubers of high richness. It will be easy to test the exact- ness of these observations by direct experiment. If they prove to be correct, cultivators who grow potatoes for industrial purposes will have obtained valuable information. A QUESTION OF SEEDING. There is much difference of opiniou amongst farmers as to the quantity of seed which can be most advantageously used in respect to various grain crops. There are believers in thick seeding and strong advocates of thin seeding, but the great majority favour a middle course. The latter per- haps, is the safest and best. Still, the question of thick or thin sowing is one which always provides very interesting experiments, whether carried out on an ordinary farm scale or on small plots specially allotted for the purpose. Some experi- ments which have recently come under notice have reference to the seeding of oats, the operation hav- ing been carried out by the Agricultural Depart- ment of the University College of North Wales, a very useful institution which possesses an agricul- tural department carried on in the most approved manner. The practice of thick seeding seems to have reached its climax in the county ot Anglesey, where it is not at all uncommon for farmers to use as much as eight bushels of seed oats per acre. It is generally agreed that the quantity should vary with the condition of the land at the time of sow- ing, For instance, if the season is late and the land is poor, more seed should be used, as if land should, under such circumstances, be thinly sown, the corn will "stool out" for too long a time, to the delay of harvest and to the favouring of the pro- duction of an uneven sample. The Anglesey expel i- ments show that for broadcast sowing four to six bushels of oats is an adequate quantity of seed, the larger figure being required lonly on laud of poor condition and in exposed situations. THE CObT OF SKED. It is not recognised how large a sum of money can be wasted by a lavish use of seed. Take, for instance, the oat crop. In the United Kingdom last year there were under oats h,527,741 acres of land, and a d iterance of a bushel of seed per acre on this area, at currant low prices, amounts to no lest than £ 396,170. This sum is equivalent to more than one-fourth of the relief which it is proposed to be given to agriculture yearly utidcr the Agricultural Land Rating Bill. It is known that in a large number cf instances in Anglesey six bushels of seed per acre are sown on land which cannot be described as poor, and as the returns indicate that four bushels is the best proportion, there is a large waste of money in that county alone It mav be assumed that to a lesser extent the same foolish practice isfollowed elsewhere. It is considered that in Anglesey one-third of the „Hf„ is sown with an excess of two bushels of seed per acre, and it is not at all improb- able that that ratio might be found to prevail in the whole of the United Kingdom. It this be the case, the saving of more than a quarter of a million sterling could be made by a more careful and economical process of seeding one crop only. These figures are highly suggestive as to what can be done by thought and care being brought to bear on agricultural matters in these days, when a Arnall saving is often the only profit that can be made. THE SALE OF CREAM. It would be belt' r ;i hi^i en am was disposed of in Lng::md. There is auy alllc/unt- uf demand iu towns for good (•"•rn at a reasonable price, aud that is more than can be said of the demand for butter. But cream is not to be got ao a reasonrjije price in many towns. It is better sold in the clotted state, and ou^lit not to !>» c!.artred foi, ,I a rito per- lb. than butter; even at that r ite it would pay the -producer we!i, because a pound of-cream would not make nearly a PdU1]d of butter. Devonshire clotted cream is now sent all over England by parcel post or train, but of course, expense in postage and jars or tins in which it is packed teUs ep. There is no reason, whatever why dairy folk in each district should not sir ply that district with clotted cream. What- ever foreigners send 113, they cannot send fresh cream. Clotted cream is made by simply heat-ing the new milk, after it has been panned twelve hours, until it barely simmers. Then it is put by to cool for another twelve hours, when the cream is skimmed off in the usual way and is ready for sale. Why the Devonshire clotted cream bears such a high name is chiefly owing to the native breed of cows giving high quality of milk, aud to rile ilea herbage they feed on. There is not nearly so much clotted ci-eani made in winter in Devonshire as in summer. The chief art in making good clotted cream is to use cows that naturally give rich milk, feed them generously, snd pay regard to the careful management of the milk as regards heating and cooling. THE BUTTEn WE CONSUMr. It is es:imated that about 75 per cent. of the butter consumed in the United Kingdom is foreign, and importations are yearly largely on the in- crease. This is not only a serious matter for Eng- land to contemplate, but Ireland complains bit- terly of the competition. Denmark sends us more than any other country at present, but Australia is opening a trade that will be likely to reach great dimensions in the course of a few years, so much ,,0 as to probably supersede all European supplies. A contemporary observes that a wholesale Co- operative Company in Manchester bays £ 1,-30.000 worth of butter in Denmark every year, and that their whole purchases for the quarter ending Sep- tember, 1895 were 128,018 ewu, of which 97,366 were foreign, and 30.652 Irish. It is likely that dairy-farming in the United Kingdom will "suffer eventually well !lih as severely from foreign com- petition as corn farming has already done. i.e., if some wholesale improvement is not made in the home dairying department. Any man who can (is- cover even the smallest invention to promote the making of better butter, and at less expense than at present, deserves high reward from his fellow beings. The following table shows the farmers' deliveries during the week, together with average prices (season 36 weeks) :— Average Average A v' a. Wheat price Barley price Oats prices Qr s d Qr s d Qr s d This wefk 35,440 25 7 4,335 21 0 9,321 14 4 ast week 37,806 25 8 12,843 22 6 9,935 14 3 This season 1,207,779 25 1 3,?39.679 23 8 623.3(50 13 9| Last „ 1,675,259 19 11 3,120 319 22 1 610, =88 14 1

MARKETS. WSHUKY CORX MARKET, SATURDAY.—Quo- tations: White wheat 4s 2d to 4s 41, new ditto 0s Od to Os Od per 751bs; red wheat 4s Od to 4s 2d, new ditto Os Od to 06 Od per 7clr,s barley 3s 6d to 4s Od per 701bs eld oats 138 6d to 14s 6d, new ditto lis 6d to 13s Od per 2251bs; peas, lis ad to 12s 6d per 2251bs new beans, 13s 6d to 14s 6d and old ditto 16s to 17s per 2401bs. WELSHPOOL, Monday.—Butter lOd to Is Od per lb; eggs 22 to 24 for Is fowls 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple; chickens, 4s 6d to 5s Od ducks, 5s Od to 6s Odper couple; geese, Os Od to Os Od each turkeys, 6s Od to 10s Od each rabbits Is 6d to Os Od per couple potatoes, Os Od per cwt. NEWTOWN GENERAL, TUESDAY. Wheat lis 6d to 12s 6d per 2801bs; barley, 12s Od to 14s 6d per 2801bs; oats, 10s 6d to lIs 6d per 2251 bs beef, 4d to 8d per lb mutton, 6d to 9d per lb; veal, 6d to 8d per lb; lamb, Od to Od per lb; eirgs, 23 to 24 for Is; butter, Is Od to Is 3d per lb; fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 5s Od to 6s Od per couple; rabbits, Is 6d to 0s Od per couple; potatoes, Os Od to Os Od partridge, Os Od to Os Od per brace: grouse, Os Od to Os Od per brace; turkeys, 6s Od to 10s 6d each pheasants, Os Od to Os Od per brace. LONDON HAY AND STRAW, TUESDAY. Large supplies, and a dull trade, at the following prices:—Good to prime hay, 60s. to 85s Ud; inferior to fair, 36s to 55s; good to prime clover, 65s to 87e 6d new ditto, Os to Os; inferior to fair ditto, 38s Od to 60s mixture and sainfoin, 50s Od to 85s Od; new ditto, OOs to 00s straw, 20s to 40s per load. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE, TCESDAY. Fine weather. There was a fair supply of stock, and trade was slow throughout. The quotations were as follow:— Beef, 4d to 6Jd mutton, 6d to 7:fd per lb lamb, 9d to lOdperlb; veal, 5Jd to 8d per lb. Best bacon pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d porkets, 7s 6d to 8s Od sows, Os Od to 5s Od per score. LIVERPOOL CORN, TUESDAY.—Wheat quiet trade, halfpenny under Friday's—1, Californian, 5s 4d to 5s 5Jd; 2 Winter, 5s 6d to 5s 7d. Beans, 3d under Friday.—Saidi, 24s 6d to 24s 9d. Smyrna, 00s Od to 008 Od. Peas, 4s 7d. There was a firm trade for oats white 2s 2d to 2s 3d, black Os Od to Os Od. Maize, about halfpenny under Friday, owing to good shipment last week and large arrivals-new Mixed, 3s Od to 3s Ofd old, 3s Id to 3s lid. Flour, unchanged. SALFORD CATTLE, TUESDAY.—At market, 2,055 cattle, 13,463 sheep and lambs, 208 calves. Prices:— Cattle, 5d to 6d; sheep, 5d to 7Jd calves, 5jd to 7d per lb.; lambs, 9d to lid. The trade in cattle was of an improved kind. Sheep and lambs met a fair sale, whilst the tralein calves was worse. LIVERPOOL, CATTLE, MONDAY.—The supply of stock was smaller than last week, showing a de- crease of 51 beasts, and an increase of 514 sheep, which met a fair demand for all classes at late rates. Prices —Best beasts 6d, second 5d, third 4d per lb best Scotch sheep, 7d to 6d; other sorts, 7;id to 5d per lb. Numbers: Boasts, 526; sheep 5,461. WHITCHURCH, FRIDAY. Wheat, 3s lOd to 4s Od per 75 lbs; barley 3s 3d to 3s 9d per 701bs oats, 2s 9d to 3s 3d per 50 lbs eggs, 16 to 18 foi- Is; butter, 8d to Os lid perl6ozs; fowls, 4s Od to 4s 6d per couple; ducks, Os Od to Os Od per couple geese, Os Od to Os Od per lb; turkevs, Os Od to 0s Od per lb; potatoes (per measure), 0s Od to 0s Od new, 0s 4d to 0s 6d per score; beef, 6d to 8d per lb; mutton, 7d to 9d lamb, 10s to 10s 6d • per qr.; veal 7d to 8d per lb.; pork, 5d to 7d rabbits, 2s Od to 2s 2d per couple apples, d lb. OSWESTRY CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—White wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 75 lbs red wheat 4s Od to 4s 2d per751bs; oats (old), 10s 6d to 12s 6d' per 235 lbs malting barley, 14s to 17s Od per 280 lbs. OSWESTRY GENERAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY — Butter, 91 to lOd per lb eggs, 17 to 18 for Is potatoes, 2s 6d to 2s 9d per cwt.; beef, 6d to 8d per lb; mutton, 7d to 9d; veal, 7d to 8d lamb, Od to Is per lb pork, 6d to 8d per lb; fowls, 4s Od to 5s Od Ker«!i(?Pn 5 duCLk*8' 53 0d to 6s 04 Per °<>uple; geese, 0s Od to 0s each; turkeys, 0s to 0s each rabbits Zs 4d to 2s 6d per oouple carrots, 3s Od to 3s 6d per cwt. OSWESTRY WEEKLY CATTLE FAIR.—The above fair was well attended and there was a good show in all departments. Cattle were in fair condition all round and fair prices were obtained. A good trade was experienced all through. The prices ruled as follows :-Beef from 5d to 61d per lb; mutton, 7d to 7^d veal, 7d to 71d per lb lambs sold from 20s to 30s a piece; pork pigs 7s Od to is 6d, and bacon pigs 6s Od to 7s per score lbs. .— Archdeacon Howell, in his charge to the clergy of his archdeaconry on Monday at Wrexham, referred to a number of questions in which Church- men arc just now interested. He alluded with satisfaction to the unity which the British people had shown in the face of the recent troubles abroad; and, turning to home affairs, advised Churchmen to make the most of the interval of comparative ponce which lay before them and not to imagine that all danger was past. He expressed the belief that the Benefices Bill would remove some long-admitted evils and be of real Sorvice 00 the best interests of the Church. The probable effect of the Education Bill he viewed with considerable misgiving, but he should be very glad if his fears were proved to be unfounded. In conclusion he urged upon his hearers the importance of teaching the children of their parishes those things which a Christian ought to know and believe for his soul's good."

NERVOUS DEBILITY. A CHRISTIAN gentleman will send any sufferer, on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope, his Physician's Prescription, which completely cured him in one month. This will prevent sufferers being imposed upon and robbed by unscrupulous Quacks, as any Pharmaceutical Chemist can make it up.—Mr. Moss, 35, South John Street, Liverpool. GOOD Commercial PRINTING executed with despatch and at moderate charges at the County Times Offioe, Welshpool. •> coaat&^Mi iSft f £ tf^| 3 Dfl¥Sli!!SjI1 fei CBippjilS iiliillilll IT 1 j ;:j^CHlifliia r; t npHE ewner of ;i sinpc Horse or C'w.- h?s 5". —«:.»i no excuse n' .w i or u' t providing agau- st sudden Horse or Co.v Ai!m'nts.-when lie fan for the f-nal: sun; of 10s 6d s-: care n Urt'c Q- Chest- coiitai- i-iff Medici'es of 56 years' 4 j..N-V; standing and not,jrionsly tlie best; aud «. fitted for Horses -nly. Cows only, or both t- containing also that rao^t successful fall c popu'ar books 011 Animal d sease. Davs' Everyday Farriery," 220 pages, lite' eiiy li crammed with rjforir'ni-v a; ins'MI t1. .-S-. it. a huiii'iy, p'aiu, a: easy m. v. <- •< •' -wi»t say the Clirst, contains Days' Biaefc Dritilc j' and Bed lirii.k. Days' Qil-.&c, th^re w.il j^ •• i. is he no difficulty ir. at orcr- seeing the er«at I ;j -V^ value °f Days' Special CLest. j ONLY GENUINE FROM DAY 6; SONS, CREWE '.rd —f|§ j-7yk OVER 50 pi;i:<:E MEDALS. | £ | EsTA-n-iSHK). 1P40. jpyj w vs 0- jjj l/fHOATS' BLACK DRINK Cures Colic or 2^|J Gripe", and sndrien Chilis in Horses and Cattle, '■ Hoven 01 Cattle and tsheep. Scour ir «J-|I I? -*»» Calves, &c. ot per J dozen sample, or :9». per I>^ a! dozen Botf-'ec Carriage jtaid. fe'i'j !;V-S5^DAYS' REP DRINK Cures B»d Cle«n»- >ng and Vteveritd Miik F<er. For Indigestion fliw Stoppage, ho-in of Cud, sad CoId« in Cattle, 2-. -iT- j per dozen Pn-.kets. i':zrr.ngf ?;< The Ewe '.VT' |; o Drench for She^p, 3*. 'V er dozen Packets. ,-j, DAYS' Pi R1FIED DRIFFIELD OILS, i" Day*' Black Oils." or M Day*' Oils Heal 'Kicks, Cut?. Stake Wonndp. Broken Koett. fte A{ in Howes and Cattle. Safely tal al! n cK .•} Or -4ni" a S- -*• P** "PM.Hr 'M jf'Mi ONLY GENUINE FROIW iff! DAY & SONS, mm, M Manufacturer* of evory Veterin.ii-y ;ij rW.Lljf: Requisite for Farm, 8tttbla, and Kennrl. £ 3Za [j T r £ TrMT' A?."n*AL V1 e I T* FOREIGN STAMPS.-30Chc^™^fppro^74. Agents wanted.—SMYTH & CO., 40. pTv.-k;, ick Road, London, N. r|M) rjiHE J)EAF: A pentlemanwhoha?succeed^\n curinghiiuselt1 of T'eapkess&Noxssa i:i HKAD art« r 10 years' guffcrinir, will gladly v.jil partioif r.r« of iiorfmecY past free.—Ad refis H. CLATMO&e,♦ ~v sii -«••• ••uVm. ABELlTTENTS' and iiAEaUEES ijk. DIRECT I'SOM GOVERNMENT iiOili.t 3 01- sale at low price. Apply to A. COHEN & CO.. 161, Great Dover Street. Lmdor. S.E. A PRIVATE CAPITALIST, member of a •well-known wealthy lirm, having a eo i f' c f uninvested money, is prepared t" advance th' ..ii. :.s of not less thnn £ 20to £ 10,000to_persons or und<v:« N1 re-; ity on their own Promissory !Nete. without a; J: ;-I» tie* or .■Security,or preliminary charges whatever.t!»• A: re:i,-o:blfc liate of Interest, for short or long periods; st rictly private and confidential As this advertisement is not c'nr.: cted vrith any Joan society, itis requested that habitual bo;- c.wetis will voir ap- ply.—For full particulars apply persoi-aJly .,r i., letter u> '-—.<ler. W. WuLlils, Ksq.,66, fcrt. Russell St..Bloom.-1J: iry, London C. LADIFS' BEST FRIEND. KAHKIl'D or ryot.E L,AlDI7i8 ehorH wsnfl tern IaADIKS' iiA-Nirr i li.I /HATED GUIDE.•<• •»-<. tw stainr, i-s,valuable imi'mis: >nn and remedy for a!! Irrr^e* parities :i-; i 01>KTnictio"s. ubsiirmt^ or lorL'tai.dii MA-UAMK B. G. LILLY. COTTON j^oodffpi 9 Tho most pa!r.tn.Vf\ tMMt-flfuenehirg, re- • J fre»fcing,animating r is drink produceable g M For every OPKK-At3 WORKER and all gj[ 9 employed in ;-hopi. Miiis. M.iu-alactories & Itines. £ 5 roilTATTD BUT NOT EQUALLED. Agents^Wanted, g g| One 6d. botdc ma-kes S ^allocs. Of all Chemists and Storoc. » SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE 9 STAWPS, 2 FOR 15 STAMPS, ft ■ JiEWBALIi & MASON, NOTTINGHAM. ■ IUUIINMSESi^ BSSSSSOieiS&g-aftB TI/rONEY! MONEY! IMPORTANT TO BOtlROWERS 114 £ 10 to £ 500 may be obtained on Loan immediate!v. If You Want to Start in Business, If You Want to Iucrease your Stock If You Want to Furnish your Homes If You Want to Pay your Rent, If You Want to Pay y ur Debts, If You Want to Pay Uut an Execution, or any matter, however urgent or pressing th se riemand>- may be, you can be accommodated without delay bv anrdv- mgat this old-established Private Loan Office, whe e busi- ness is done in a thoroughly genuine manner, viz ofTEVt&S^ B°rroWi r'e own Security, and a guarantee of the Strictest Secrecy given if required. in^ T O™?6 Honrs till 7 o'clock n.m Stamp^cessa^fOT^eply10 No^elay.10' >0 E3C,iOS,,d MR" S' BERNSTEIN ACCOUNTANT, 26, CHESTER STREET SHREWSBURY; And 16, BENNETT'S HIIL. BIRMINGHAM. inff Borr^p?«eaof^eirltllink8itneM68aryt'0 Caution Tntend- ui.scrupulous persons who p'etend worse »oZZTt&n^eUin many cases they are ev^ta Vr R V ht' Pere°u Who ap-lies for th<= Loan. R e° e8tablished at th^ above address for cannotB'Trowers can depend upon it that if a L .an If Borrnwi? ie at.tlns office it cannot be got anvwhere. thev havTonlveth«^ 1Di tradint? with Pe°Ple of standing tney have only themselves to blame if treated unfairly. PRIVATE CAPITALIST, Member of a well- .?°.wn weaithy Firm, having a considerable sum or Uninvested Money, .s prepared to ADV.4 NCB the same, in sums of not less than £ 10 to £ 5,000, to Persons of undoubted respectability in town or country (distance no object), on their own Promis- sory Note, without asking for sureties or security, or preliminary charges or fees whatever, at a low and Reasonable Rate of Interest, for short or long periods. Strictly private and confidential. As this advertisement is not connected with any Loan Society, it is requested that Habitual Borrowers will not apply. For full particulars, apply personally or by letter, direct to the Lender. W. SPENCER, ESQ., 1, WELLINGTON BUILDINGS (SOUTH) 2, LITHERLAND ALLEY, SOUTH CASTLE STKEKT LIVERPOOL. 3 Dfl¥Sli!!SjI1 fei CBippjilS iiliillilll IT ;:j^CHlifliia r; t npHE ewner of ;i sinpc Horse or C'w.- h?s 5". —«:.»i no excuse n' .w i or u' t providing agau- st sudden Horse or Co.v Ai!m'nts.-when lie fan for the f-nal: sun; of 10s 6d s-: care n Urt'c Q- Chest- coiitai- i-iff Medici'es of 56 years' 4 j..N-V; standing and not,jrionsly tlie best; aud «. fitted for Horses -nly. Cows only, or both t- containing also that rao^t successful fall c popu'ar books 011 Animal d sease. Davs' Everyday Farriery," 220 pages, lite' eiiy li crammed with rjforir'ni-v a; ins'MI t1. .-S-. it. a huiii'iy, p'aiu, a: easy m. v. <- •< •' -wi»t say the Clirst, contains Days' Biaefc Dritilc j' and Bed lirii.k. Days' Qil-.&c, th^re w.il j^ •• i. is he no difficulty ir. at orcr- seeing the er«at I ;j -V^ value °f Days' Special CLest. j ONLY GENUINE FROM DAY 6; SONS, CREWE '.rd —f|§ j-7yk OVER 50 pi;i:<:E MEDALS. | £ | EsTA-n-iSHK). 1P40. jpyj w vs 0- jjj l/fHOATS' BLACK DRINK Cures Colic or 2^|J Gripe", and sndrien Chilis in Horses and Cattle, '■ Hoven 01 Cattle and tsheep. Scour ir «J-|I I? -*»» Calves, &c. ot per J dozen sample, or :9». per I>^ a! dozen Botf-'ec Carriage jtaid. fe'i'j !;V-S5^DAYS' REP DRINK Cures B»d Cle«n»- >ng and Vteveritd Miik F<er. For Indigestion fliw Stoppage, ho-in of Cud, sad CoId« in Cattle, 2-. -iT- j per dozen Pn-.kets. i':zrr.ngf ?;< The Ewe '.VT' |; o Drench for She^p, 3*. 'V er dozen Packets. ,-j, DAYS' Pi R1FIED DRIFFIELD OILS, i" Day*' Black Oils." or M Day*' Oils Heal 'Kicks, Cut?. Stake Wonndp. Broken Koett. fte A{ in Howes and Cattle. Safely tal al! n cK .•} Or -4ni" a S- -*• P** "PM.Hr 'M jf'Mi ONLY GENUINE FROIW iff! DAY & SONS, mm, M Manufacturer* of evory Veterin.ii-y ;ij rW.Lljf: Requisite for Farm, 8tttbla, and Kennrl. £ 3Za [j T r £ TrMT' A?."n*AL V1 e I T* FOREIGN STAMPS.-30Chc^™^fppro^74. Agents wanted.—SMYTH & CO., 40. pTv.-k;, ick Road, London, N. r|M) rjiHE J)EAF: A pentlemanwhoha?succeed^\n curinghiiuselt1 of T'eapkess&Noxssa i:i HKAD art« r 10 years' guffcrinir, will gladly v.jil partioif r.r« of iiorfmecY past free.—Ad refis H. CLATMO&e,♦ ~v sii -«••• ••uVm. ABELlTTENTS' and iiAEaUEES ijk. DIRECT I'SOM GOVERNMENT iiOili.t 3 01- sale at low price. Apply to A. COHEN & CO.. 161, Great Dover Street. Lmdor. S.E. A PRIVATE CAPITALIST, member of a •well-known wealthy lirm, having a eo i f' c f uninvested money, is prepared t" advance th' ..ii. :.s of not less thnn £ 20to £ 10,000to_persons or und<v:« N1 re-; ity on their own Promissory !Nete. without a; J: ;-I» tie* or .■Security,or preliminary charges whatever.t!»• A: re:i,-o:blfc liate of Interest, for short or long periods; st rictly private and confidential As this advertisement is not c'nr.: cted vrith any Joan society, itis requested that habitual bo;- c.wetis will voir ap- ply.—For full particulars apply persoi-aJly .,r i., letter u> '-—.<ler. W. WuLlils, Ksq.,66, fcrt. Russell St..Bloom.-1J: iry, London C. LADIFS' BEST FRIEND. KAHKIl'D or ryot.E L,AlDI7i8 ehorH wsnfl tern IaADIKS' iiA-Nirr i li.I /HATED GUIDE.•<• •»-<. tw stainr, i-s,valuable imi'mis: >nn and remedy for a!! Irrr^e* parities :i-; i 01>KTnictio"s. ubsiirmt^ or lorL'tai.dii MA-UAMK B. G. LILLY. COTTON j^oodffpi 9 Tho most pa!r.tn.Vf\ tMMt-flfuenehirg, re- • J fre»fcing,animating r is drink produceable g M For every OPKK-At3 WORKER and all gj[ 9 employed in ;-hopi. Miiis. M.iu-alactories & Itines. £ 5 roilTATTD BUT NOT EQUALLED. Agents^Wanted, g g| One 6d. botdc ma-kes S ^allocs. Of all Chemists and Storoc. » SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE 9 STAWPS, 2 FOR 15 STAMPS, ft ■ JiEWBALIi & MASON, NOTTINGHAM. ■ IUUIINMSESi^ BSSSSSOieiS&g-aftB TI/rONEY! MONEY! IMPORTANT TO BOtlROWERS 114 £ 10 to £ 500 may be obtained on Loan immediate!v. If You Want to Start in Business, If You Want to Iucrease your Stock If You Want to Furnish your Homes If You Want to Pay your Rent, If You Want to Pay y ur Debts, If You Want to Pay Uut an Execution, or any matter, however urgent or pressing th se riemand>- may be, you can be accommodated without delay bv anrdv- mgat this old-established Private Loan Office, whe e busi- ness is done in a thoroughly genuine manner, viz ofTEVt&S^ B°rroWi r'e own Security, and a guarantee of the Strictest Secrecy given if required. T O™?6 Honrs till 7 o'clock n.m Stamp^cessa^fOT^eply10 No^elay.10' >0 E3C,iOS,,d MR" S' BERNSTEIN ACCOUNTANT, 26, CHESTER STREET SHREWSBURY; And 16, BENNETT'S HIIL. BIRMINGHAM. inff Borr^p?«eaof^eirltllink8itneM68aryt'0 Caution Tntend- ui.scrupulous persons who p'etend worse »oZZTt&n^eUin many cases they are ev^ta Vr R V ht' Pere°u Who ap-lies for th<= Loan. R e° e8tablished at th^ above address for cannotB'Trowers can depend upon it that if a L .an If Borrnwi? ie at.tlns office it cannot be got anvwhere. thev havTonlveth«^ 1Di tradint? with Pe°Ple of standing tney have only themselves to blame if treated unfairly. PRIVATE CAPITALIST, Member of a well- .?°.wn weaithy Firm, having a considerable sum or Uninvested Money, .s prepared to ADV.4 NCB the same, in sums of not less than £ 10 to £ 5,000, to Persons of undoubted respectability in town or country (distance no object), on their own Promis- sory Note, without asking for sureties or security, or preliminary charges or fees whatever, at a low and Reasonable Rate of Interest, for short or long periods. Strictly private and confidential. As this advertisement is not connected with any Loan Society, it is requested that Habitual Borrowers will not apply. For full particulars, apply personally or by letter, direct to the Lender. W. SPENCER, ESQ., 1, WELLINGTON BUILDINGS (SOUTH) 2, LITHERLAND ALLEY, SOUTH CASTLE STKEKT LIVERPOOL. THE OLDEST ADVANCE OFFIO: IN SnHKWsKLuv. ADVANCES made privately and confidentially m sums of £ 10 up to £ 500 UPON PROMISSORY NOTE ONLY At much lower interest than nsuaily charged. Repayments arranged to suit borrowers' require- ments. Genuine and extensive business done foi x_ 25 years past. NO BILLS OF SALE TAKEN. Apply personally or write for terms to GEORGE PAYNE, ACCOUNTANT, 5, TOWN WALLS, SHKEWSBLUIY. ObWESTRY BRANCH—1, Cambiian Buildino-g Oswald Road (next to Cambrian xlailway citation) MONEY. MONEY. Mo\K\\ ESTABLISHEO 1369. CASH IMMEDIATELY ADVANCED. FROM « AND UPWARDS. To Farmers, Gardeners Carriers, Cowkew Shopkeepers, Dairymen, Tradesmen. Clerks (j]'^<>rS' men, Lodging-house Keepers, Private Ilon^l./i?7" and others, without Boudsmen °l<lers ON THEIR OWN SECr't'-rv On Note of Hand alone, repayable bv >• ments, or arranged to suit Bon-ow,7 1TlstaI* venience. All communications -ire °.Wn con* kept in strict confidence. No ge-ui 'tlve<) and ever refused, and honourable and transactions guaranteed. t'traightforward T T, NO ENQUIRY FVV Intended Borrowers are invited 1 f elsewhere, to apply to the actual Lent," RENN iE. 25, CHESTER STREET NG STREET.OSWRSTKY. N.B.-Town or Couitry distance no object immediately