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THE WREXHAM ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, MARCH 1867. MARKETS. EPIIOME OF NEWS. TRADE INTELLIGENCE. CORRESPONDENCE.

WREXHAM. Thursday. 9 0 to 9 3 9 3 6 4 3 49 6 3 70 4 6 56 3 6 40 14 16 3 0 36 4 0 46 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The important question of the inviolability of letters" gave rise to a great debate in the Corps Legislatif on Friday night, which resulted in an admission on the part of the Government that the prefect of police who ordered M.

Vandal to impound all suspected letters throughout France exceeded his duty, since he had no jurisdiction out of Paris and its precincts, and that the direction to send suspected letters from the branch to Paris was illegal. The Paris correspondent of the Daily News supposes that the result of the debate will not in future prevent the French Government from open ing letters when it deaire3 to do so, but it will certainly make the agents of power more scrupulous as to legal forms. An interesting discussion has taken place in the Corps Legi.datif on the suppression of the debate on tbe address. The Liberal section of the Deputies regards the decree of January last as irregular, and the right of interpellation, controlled as it is, as no right, but a toleration. M.Jules Favre unfavourably criticised the Imperial decree, and called upon the chamber to maintain the address which belonged to them.

M. Rouher defended the policy of the Emperor, and said that the Ministers of his Majesty would realise in a large sense the liberal programme of the 19th of January. The order of the day was adopted by 211 to 4o votes. According to La France, the press bill, as amended by his Majesty the Enq.eror Napoleon, is deundcd of most of its objectionable clauses. The caution money to be deposited when a new journal is started will remain as at present, 50,000 francs, and not be raised to 80,000 francs, a9 was contemplated.

Non-political journals will not bo subjected to any stamp, and the stamp duty on political will remain as at present. The heavy fines which were to be imposed, and which created so much alarm among journalists, are to be reduced in the same proportion as the caution money. Power to suspend or suppress newspapers will be exercised by the tribunals only in very rare ami exceptional cases, ami for grave otfeuees coming imder tine head of crimes and not of misdemeanours. The idea of depriving a member of the Corps Legislattf of his THE COAL TRADE. The Oaks Colliery Catastrophe.

It is said to be the opinion of the most eminent mining engineers of the North that the Oaks Colliery, in which more than 358 lives were lost by the terrific explosions in December, is still on fire, and it would be unsafe at present to open it. Coal-Cutting by Machinery. With a view to encourage the development of coal-cutting by machinery the association of colliery proprietors of South Lancashire and Cheshire have decided to offer three prizes to the inventors of the best machines for the purpose. The machines submitted for competition are to be supplied not later than November 1, and they will then be practically tested in the collieries before a committee appointed by the association for the purpose. The committee will by this means ascertain which machines are most suitable to the requirements of the trade, and prizes of 500, 200, and 100 respectively will be awarded to the three best.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. (From BelVs Weekly Messenger.) Wheat. At Mark Lane on Friday there was little addition of either English or foreign, but still sufficient for the demand. Dry English commanded Monday's currency slowly, and there was no quotable change in good foreign. The weekly avci-ae was 59s.

lOd. on 42,427 quarters, against 61s. 4d. on 47,824 quarters the previous week the corresponding one of the past year was 45s. 9d.

on 61,055 quarters. Barley. The arrivals coastwise on Friday were 1,490 quarters, with imports of foreign amounting to 4,930 quarters. There was a moderate demand for good malting qualities at former prices, and no quotable change occurred in the value of other descriptions. The weekly average was 43s.

9d. on 42,045 quarters, against 45s. 3d. on 55,279 quarters the previous week the corresponding one of the past year was 33s. 9d.

on (53,434 quarters. Oats. On Friday the arrivals coastwise wore only 40 but the imports Of foreign were increased, and amounted to 17,320 one steamer alone bringing over 5,000 qrs. from Sweden. The weekly average was 23s.

6d on 8,718 against 21s. 8d. on 7558 qrs. the previous weeik the corresponding one of the past year was 23s. on 9,844 qrs.

The Trades' Union Commission will, it is understood, shortly hold a preliminary meeting, under the presidency of Sir William Erie, and then proceed at once into the subject matter of the inquiry. The Law of Contract between Masters and Workmen. In the action bz-ought by Joseph Lamb, a carpenter, to recover 8s. 4d. from Mr.

William Richards, a builder in extensive business at Kilburn, a number of other plaints brought by other workmen against the same defendant abided the issue of this one, consequently the court was crowded by persons engaged in the building trade. In May last there was a strike of workmen employed in the building trade, and it terminated on the masters agreeing to give the carpenters 8d per hour on the 31st of January last and the first plaintiff worked for defendant twelve hours, for which the latter refused to pay more than at the rate of 7d. per hour hence the present action. Defendant's manager produced the pay-book to show that Mr. Richards had not been accustomed to pay more than 7d.

per hour unless there was a specific apreement with the workman to that effect, and such had not been the case with respect to the plaintiff. Mr. Richards disputed the claim because it involved a great principle between masters and workmen. His Honour said it was a groat pity that all such questions should not be decided in an arbitration court, composed of an equal number of employers and the employed, and he must say that experience had shown to him that the obstacles to the establishment of such a tribunal were created by the masters, and not by the workmen. The defendant rested his defence solely upon the fact that there was no specific agreement in writing that he should pay the plaintiff more than 7d.

per hour, but a plea of that sort was neither just or equitable, or in accordance with the custom of the trade. If auch a plea was to be allowed, any master might employ a number of men, and when they went, at the end of the week, for their waa-es, he might say, Oh, I shall only pay you 3d. per hour, because there is no specific agreement that I should pay you anymore." There was really no defence to the action, and he should give judgement for the plaintiff with all costs. The ushers of the court had great difficulty in repressing the applause which followed this decision. THE IRON TRADE.

Wolverhampton, Wednesday. There was an influential attendance of ironmasters, but not much business doing. Negotiations were, however, commenced that it is hoped will result in orders to-morrow in Bir-migham. The reports were generally to the effect that very little alteration, if any, has occurred in the trade during the week. Birmingham, Thursday.

The ironmasters in this district, who have agents in New York, have received no intelligence confirmatory of the report that the proposed Tariff Bill will not even yet become law. The meeting to-day was very quiet. Certain makers, who received a few orders a fortnight ago, have worked out the specifications and received no others to supply their place. Lan-gour was, therefore, observable everywhere but in the pig and foundry departments, in which there was somewhat less unhealthiness observable. Glasgow, Monday The Coatbridge correspondent of the Scotsman says A slight improvement in the iron trade of this district has been observable during the past week.

However, the majority of the employers are far from being fully engaged, and complaints are pretty general as to the continued depression. For pig-iron the demand is getting firmer, and on Friday business was reported at 53s 7id each. With this improvement many of the furnaces which were put out of blast are now under repair, and it is currently expected that they will be in full operation next month. THE IRON MANUFACTURE OF GREAT BRITAIN On Wednesday night an address on this subject was delivered by Mr W. Brockbank, F.G.S., at a meeting of the Manchester Scientific Students' Association, in the Royal Institution.

Mr J. Hardy, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair. Mr Brockbank began by reviewing the history of the iron trade in this country. He traced the rise of our iron manufacture from the time of Queen Elizabeth, when charcoal furnaces were employed in the Forest of Dean for the forging of cannon to such an extent that the cannon were supplied to foreign countries, and the Spanish Armada was sent to our shores for the purpose of destroying the furnaces and extinguishing the manufacture. The reign of the Stuarts was unfavourable to the development of the manufacture, alarm being taken at the quantity of wood consumed.

About 1600, Simon Sturtevant took out a patent for smelting iron by pit coal, but his plan was found impracticable, and it was not till a century afterwards that the iron trade could be said to have made a fair beginning, when Abraham Darby established his furnaces in Colebrookdale, where wrought-iron was first produced with pit coal. Tracing the progress of the manufacture onwards, he mentioned the starting of the Carron Ironworks by Dr. Roebuck, grandfather of the present member for Sheffield, and finally described the invention by Henry Cort of the system of making bar iron and the system of rolling iron still in use, and the invention by Nasmyth of the steam hammer, which now plays an important part in the manufacture of the finest quality of wrought-iron. Since Cort's time, he said English ironmasters have been standing still, and have made no improvements upon his processes. Hence the continental ironmasters have gone far ahead of us in the invention of more economical processes, and are able to do work which cannot be done in England.

If we in England wished for a simple girder of wrought-iron above 10 inches deep, we were obliged to go to the continent for it there was not an ironmaster in England rolled a loin, girder, or could roll it. He proceeded to describe the iron-fields of this county and their capabilities. The Scotch iron trade was limited to the west and centre of Scotland to the area covered by carboniferous strata. The black band ironstone in that country was being fast worked out, and at present they were importing large quantities of ore from England. The time was fast approaching when Scotland must cease to be an iron making country, unless some notable discovery of ore was made.

The Cleveland district was next in importance it produced as much iron as the whole of Scotland, and instead of being likely to be worked out it was capable of expansion to any extent. The Durham coal field was close at hand, and its only danger was the possible exhaustion of the coal supply. Works had been erected there with every new improvement, so that the manufacture was carried on with the utmost economy of fuel and whereas iron could not be made in Scotland under oli or 55s A ton, in Cleveland it could be made at 2. The next district in importance was that of the Lancashire and Cumberland hematites, which were, without exception, the finest iron ores in the world. It was only within the last tLirty years that the red hematite had been attempted to be smelted alone for a great many years it had been taken in large quantities to South Wales, and mixed with the argillaceous ores that abound there.

Its great value was that it could be converted into Beesemer steel with perfect success. It was a most ductile nu.tal, aud would produce either a rail or a boiler plate of such tenacious quality that no other metal could approach it in its prospective usefulness. Tbe future of the iron trade of iJngland seemed to centre in this new article of Bcssemf.r steel. There were 40 furnaces now at work, produeing 300 tons a week, or about half a million tons a year. After describing two or three of the primitive charcoal furnaces which are still in work at Olverston and Barrow, he said that hematite ore had been found in the Vale of Clwyd, in North Wales, and at Llantrissant, in South Wales, and it had also been found in thin seams in Noith Staffordshire.

Another class of hematites, producing excellent iron, was the brown hematite abounding in Lincolnshire, where there was a seam 29ft. thick, within 18in. of the surface, over 200 square miles of country. Next came the argillaceous ores of England, which were fast being eclipsed by the superior qualities of the hematite. The Low Moor and Derbyshire iron was still considered to be of the finest quality, perhaps owing to the great care taken in the process of manufacture, as well as to the fact that both the coal and ore were good.

South Staffordshire was in the same position as Scotland fast becoming a worked out field. There were 179 furnaces in South Staffordshire, not one-third of which were kept in blast, and these were mostly supplied with ores from the midland counties. The Welsh district was argillaceous the furnaces there were largely supplied with hematite, which was imported in large quantities. A new iron district was springing up in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, where ironstone had been found plentifully, but it was so far from the coal that he was afraid they would not be able to compete successtuny with tne noitn, aicnougn a greus deal of capital had been sunn tnere in erecting iurnaces. In the course of the lecture Mr Brockbank gave an interesting account of the process of manufacturing iron, illustrated by diagrams.

Some discussion followed, and the thanks of the society were voted to him at the close. From the Iron Trade Circular (Bylands'). We find everywhere mention of symptoms of business becoming more hopeful as a consequence of the opinion prevalent during the last few days in regard to the permanence of the present Government in power. The home trade is assuredly in a more lively condition, as agents' orders, and those of travellers, are coming in with improvement. Nevertheless, our customers, subscribers, and the trade generally, will do well to exercise special caution during the next three weeks, for there is much that has a suspicions appearance, not only in our own, but in Continental and Transatlantic iron markets.

The note of caution has already been struck in the greater houses of business. Orders of any kind, except for immediate specification, are placed with great difficulty. The general feeling of distrust as to our own political condition reacts detrimentally on our commercial relations, and the disturbed, or presumedly disturbed, con dition of our social economy engenders a want of reliance on transactions whose even current towards completion may be impeded at any rate, if not entirely dammed up, in a future neither consistent nor permanent. The iron-maker fears his men, and has doubts of the stability of customers' position. Our greatest consignee, the United States, is considered to be in a hazardous position, and those who stood by them under adversity through the darkest days of the recent conflict, are now selling their five-and-twenty bonds because they regard the position of affairs there to be akin to what preceded tne French revolution.

The President and the Congress check each other, and the governing power is at a dead lock. The discredit thus imparted to the Government securities of the United States acts most disadvantageously on the vast body of floating debt for sales are being forced in a manner approximating to the fatal rush to realise, which goes before a panic, and ends in financial confusion, monetary disaster, mercantile and manufacturing insolvency, and commercial ruin. The tariff, if carried, will, byoperatingto diminish imports, at once cut away, at the very root, the means, of paying interest in gold for this is aupphed to the United States Treasury by the customs only the inland revenue being payable in greenbacks, which become necessarily depreciated, and indeed, entirely unchangeable and unmarketable by the State itself, so soon as the power of paying interest in gold on certain portions of her debts guaranteed to be so paid fails, and they no longer receive their due in metal. American securities are already severely depreciated hence American orders of which there are many in hands for the wants of such countries are as abundant as their resources are no longer welcomed and honoured as heretofore. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

Tne following are the receipts for the past week 1867. Great Western West Midland South Wales 1866. 63,314 1867. 18. 105,721 1867.

134 1866. London and North Western Shrewsbury and Hereford Shropshire Union Vale of Clwyd Cambrian Railway. (130 miles open) Traffic for the week ending Feb. 24, 1867. Passengers, parcels, 941 7s 7d; goods and live stock, 1151 8s Od; total, 2092 14s 7d 16 Is lid per mile per week.

Corresponding week last year (130 miles open) Passengers, parcels, 961 13s ld goods and live stock, 1,961 10s 4d; total, 2,131 3s 5d 16 6s lOd per mile per week. Decrease, 38 8s lOd. Ageregate from the 1st of 1867, 15,467 lis 7d ditto from the 1st of 1866, 16,265 14b 5d. Decrease, 798 2s lid. The duty on armorial bearings in the year ended the 31 it March last was being an increase of more than last year.

The navy estimates, like those for the army, show a substantial excess over those of last year. The gross increase is nearly but repayments will reduce this excess one-half. It is expected that a considerable force of militia will be brigaded at Aldershot for training during the summer, and that the regular troops will for the most part be placed under canvas. The magisterial investigation of the serious charges preferred by the Jamaica committee against General Nelson and Lieutenant Brand was completed on Saturday. Both prisoners were committed for trial.

We understand that, on account of the representations made to her Majesty, the proposition to give a regiment to Prince Christian has been abandoned. Glowworm. An infant ha3 been poisoned in Manchester through its mother having given to it a teaspoonful of acetic acid, in mistake for some medicine. The two bottles had been carelessly placed together. Mrs Kyves, whose extraordinary claim to the title of the Princess Olive of CKmberland a claim which, if acknowledged, would materially affect the reigning dynasty was rejected by the jndges last year, intends to ask the House of Lords to reverse that decision.

The appeal will probably be heard this session. In Wolverhampton, on Friday week, there was rather a serious disturbance arising out of the no-Popery lectures. About 1,000 Irishmen had re-olved to put a stop to the meeting that night, which comprise 1 3,000 persons; but a large force of soldiers, and special and ordinary constables were in attendance, and, when the hall was stormed, defe ited the attempt. At ten o'clock the same night all was quiet. "My opponent, Mr Speaker, persists that he is entitled to the floor," said a Yankee parliamentary orator.

Whether this is SO or not I shall not inquire. All I have to say is, that whether he is entitled to the floor or not, he'll get floored if hs interrupts me again." Here the worthy gentleman pulled up his sleeves and took his necktie off. Mr J. C. Sowerby, coroner, held an inquest at Middles-borough, on Saturday last, on the body of John Jackson, which hal been found dead in his shop, Commercial-street, Middlesborough.

The jury returned the following verdict That the deceased died from having taken a large dose of oil of bitter almonds, while in an unsound state of The M(chias Republican says a man by the name of Bryant, becoming dissatisfied with his wife, called upon an auctioneer, and the wife and furniture in the house were sol.l at public auction. The wife was sold for 10 dollars. Some time before next morning the husband and wife made up their troubles, and Bryant refused to deliver to the purchaser the wire and furniture. The Totnes election commissioners have issued their report. The commissioners find that at every election since 13 7 corrupt practices have extensive prevailed and among many individuals who are declared to have been privy to these practices are Mr Pender, the unseated member, Mr Alfred Seymour, the present member, Mr William Grccrory, Colonel Dawkins, and Mr Bedford Pim.

A shocking affair took place in London ou Friday morning. A blind man, named Holland, the keeper of a lodging-house in Golden Lane, St. Luke's, had a quarrel with his wife, and in striking at ber he hit the infaut, which she held in her arms, and killed it ou the spot. The woman, who had only been confined about a month, received several severe blows. The father was taken before the police magistrate at Clerkenwell in the course of the dav, and remanded.

On Tuesday 'ast, a shocking and fatal accident happened at Burscough-lane, on the East Lancashire Railway, to a foreman platelayer, named Thomas Sawyer. As he was walking along the line, with his hammer in his hand, for the purpose of seeing whether the rails were right or not, the five minutes past eleven train from Southport to Manchester came up, knocked him do vn, and killed him on the spot. The deceased, who was about forty years of age, leaves a widow and several chddren. A Sensation Preacher. The religious community of London, according to the South London Press, is promised a novelty in the shape of the smallest Methodist preacher in the world." The latest sensation" is at present in the Peterborough circuit, where, we are told, he is labouring with extraordinary success so much so, that in some places where he has been engaged the number have been more than doubled." The rev.

gentleman we suppose he must be so styled is about an inch taller than General Tom Thumb. Persecution of Smokers. Abbas seventh Shah of Persia, had the Hps cut off those who smoked, and the nose off those who took snuff. Michael Federowitz. Czar of Russia, also executed without trial his subjects who were jjuiltv of the practice.

Madiomet IV, had a hole bored in the noses of his culprits, and a pipe introduced across the t-ina TU Tjriij tnhnonr. Urban VII. and Urban VIII. excommunicated it, as had formerly been done with pigs that had eaten ehil lren, caterpillars, and cockchafers that had the audacity to dev0UP the vegetation. Queen Elisabeth of Spain authorise the confiscation, for the benefit of tha Church, of all snuffboxes.

Richelieu did better than that he put a tax on it. The Maine Liquor Law. An American paper gives the following amusing anecdote illustrative of the practical working of the anti-liquor law in Indiana: "Out Sunday last, at the camp ground, some four miles east of this, as a mple of bloods were seated on a log in the woods lamenting the scarcity of water and absence of anything stronger, a chap walked up and offered to sell them a small water melon which he held under his arm. They told him they didn't want it, but he insisted that it was a good melon, well flavoured, and finally thrust it under their noses, at the same time removing the plug to show them that it was good. The effect was magical.

was instantly purchased, aud upon a further examination was found to contain about a quart of the pure juice of the corn. Melons ad-vancad." Ambition of Women to Grow Beards The caprices of fashion with regard to women's hnir furnish a goad deal of material for satire at the present lay but the most extravagant of them now are tame eotnp.nel with the capillary freaks of women in th-; olden times. Among the Roman women, at one period, there was a morbid ambition to grow beards, and they used to shave their faces and smear them with unguents to produce those inappropriate appendages. Cicero tells us that there was a law passed against this practice, which is a proof that it must have been carried to a great extent. Among the Greeks, too, a similar fancy appears at one time to have existed for they represented their Cyprian Venus with a beard, aud Suidas asserts th it false beards were more than once in voue with the Athenian women.

The Lombard lasses, also, had the same notion, but with more purpose in it for we learn from old writers that the araazons of that nation, when levying war upon their neighbours, use to improvised beards by arranging their hair upon their cheeks, so that they might look at a little distance, like warriors of the rougher sex, and so strike the more terror to their male foes. Atlantic Monthly. Oiling a Ventriloquist. A gentleman going down the river on a steamer, the engine of which was upon the deck, sauntered to see the working of the machinery. Near him stoo 1 a man apparently bent upon the same object.

In a few moments a squeaking noise was heard on he opposite side of the engine. Seizing the oil can a gigantic one. by the way the engineer sought out the dry spot, and to prevent further noise of that kind, liberally applied the contents of tV.e can to every joint. All went on well for a while, when the squeaking was heard in another direction. The oiling process was repeated but as the engineer was coming quietly towards the spot occupied by the stranger, he heard another squeak.

This time be detected the true caue of the difficulty. The stranger was a ventriloquist. Walking straight up behind him, he seized the astonished joker by the nape of the neck, and emptied the contents of the can down his back. "There!" said he, "I don't believe that old engine will squeak again." We hope this unfortunate wight was not our old acquaintance, Thurton but it is likely enough, for it is just one of his pranks. Dismal Electioneering.

A story is going about the London clubs of a candidate for a vacant seat in Parliament. He was walking through the streets of the borough with his attorney when a neutral voter was pointed out. The legal adviser said that the candidate bad better taekle the voter at once What i bis Yirnf'essinn said the candidate. I am not sure, was the reply, but I rather think that he is a trunk maker." "How do you do, how do you do, my dear sir says the candidate. How very fortunate that I have made your acquaintance.

Mrs X. ha3 been travelling about lately, and has worn out her trunk, Please make me the very best you possibly can. 1 am much flattered by your commands," said the voter, but nnt fmnt toqItot." "Htm mn are aavs the pnndiflate. No. indeed.

am not." savs the voter. Then, pray, what are you says the candidate. If you please, sir, I am a coffinmaker." that will do just as well," said Mr the candidate. Please make me a coffin the very best you possibly can." The voter said Please sir, you are joking now, I don't like that." Mr in reply, Never was more serious in my life." Well," said the voter, all is fair in the way of business. But please give me a written order." By all manner of means," said Mr who at once gave the written order.

About a week after, a hearse with plumes and feathers drew up at a comfortable family mansion in one ot the London parks, and out came a i the dark object indoors. The undertaker was inexorable Mr X. was at dinner and, being interrogated by his servant, desired the coffin to be into the house. But where shall we put it, said Mrs X. Under the bed, coiVl Mr X.

To this Mrs X. decidedly objected. Soon all servants came and began to insinuate symptoms of givin" warning. They could not think of abiding in the house with a coffin. Mr X.

then ordered it to be taken to his chambers in the Temple On one of his friends asking him what he bad done with his coffin, he admitted that he had put a whole set of voluminous law reports into it The said candidate is likely to hear more of Ibis when he goes among his newly-fouued acquaintance in the Chronicle, ST. GILES' CHURCH COLLEGE. To tlie Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. Sir, I have heard it said that in the neighbourhood of the church of St. Giles, Wrexham, was a college.

Can some of the antiquarian readers of your valuable paper inform me whether the above is only a common tradition or a fact. If a fact, was the college Protestant or Roman Catholic, and at what period did it flourish Yours, A Seeker op Information. FEES FOR BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND CHURCHINGS, ACCORDING TO THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. Sir, As much misapprehension seem9 to exist on the above subject, will you allow me, through the medium of your paper, to make it known to all whom it may concern that for baptism there is no fee whatever for marriage after banns the vicar's fee is 5a, the clerk's fe 2s Ci for churching the vicar's fee is Is, the clerk's fee 6d.

While the Parish Church i9 closed the endowed chapel of ease of S. Mark is open daily, at ten o'clock a.m., for morning prayer, for baptisms, for marriages, and for churchings. I remain, sir. your obedient servant, James C. Roberts; M.A., Officiating Minister of S.

Mark's Endowed Chapel of Ease. Feb. 26th, 1867. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS OF SALMON. the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser.

Sir, You will render a service to many of your "readers and save them from severe attacks of indigestion, by cautioning them against purchasing unclean salmon if offered for sale every person who buys salmon ought to know the difference between a clean and unclean fish the one is thick, deep silvery, with a bluish tinge, and the flesh pink the other is long, lanky, herring-gutted, small shoulders, no flank, and flesh white. The sellers are perfectly aware that they are liable to a fine of .5 for each fish in that condition found in their possession, and the buyers are equally liable, they are quite unfit for food whereas if they are allowed to get to the sea, they will return to the river in a short time half as big again, and in perfect condition. If persons to whom such fish are offered for sale will only send me the names and addresses of those who offered them, I shall be obliged. It is only by enforcing the Salmon Fishery Laws that we can expect to improve the supply and reduce the price of good eatable fish and it is, therefore, the duty of all persons to whom unclean fish are offered for sale to take proceedings against the parties who offered them for sale, or, if they do not like that trouble, to give the Board of Conservators the opportunity of doing so. I am, yours truly, A.

Mostyn Owen, Hon. Sec. to Board of Conservators of Dee District. Erwy, Ruabon, Feb. 28th.

RITUALISM. To the Editor of the Wrexham Advertiser. Sir, Your correspondent Anglo Evangelicns" has so far lost his temper and patience that it would be manifestly ungenerous to criticise his letter with any degree of severity. Nor, indeed, is such a course at all necessary, for beyond personal allusions to myself, which are very wide of the mark, irrelevant quotations, and a rechavffee of the Protestant mud with which we have been of late so liberally pelted, there is little in his reply that calls for comment. To one- thing, however, I must plead guilty.

I was really not before aware that the New Testament was a purely spiritual dispensation, and that consequently Christianity is a purely spiritual religion and I am utterly at a loss to conceive or anybody else can regard preaching, the reading of I Divine Truth, the administration of the sacraments, I with their outward visible emblems of inward spiritual i graces, and other acts of divine worship as being in their I nature purely spiritual. True God is a spirit," and re-! quires spiritual worship, which all good ritualists strive to render Him but God was as much a spirit in Old I Testament times as he is in the New, and equally then as now required to be worshipped in spirit and truth. How was it then, I may ask, that such being the case, he himself should appoint for His chosen people a form of worship in the highest degree ritualistic When A.E." can satisfactorily answer this question, he will be better able to appreciate the fitness, and I may add, the necessity of ritualism in our public devotions, i Permit me to remind your correspondent and other pious Protestants who may differ from us, that calling us by vile opprobrious names, and grossly and often wilfully misrepresenting our teaching and practices, is neither calculated to convince us of our error if wo are in the wronsr, or to give us a favourable opinion of Protes tantism. Yours, Anglo Catholicus. THE DECIMAL METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

To (he Editor of tie Wrexham Advertiser, sin, in your last impression X.T.Z. thought ht to say I show great ignorance both of arithmetic in general, and decimal arithmetic in particular," and that I have imperfectly and incorrectly stated" Professor Morgan's plan for the adoption of the above system. Without exactly adopting the argument "you're another," allow me to state that the latter objection, at least, is entirely false. X.Y.Z. says, on his own authority, that according to De Morgan's system Is 2Jd would not be six cents.

I assert that it is, and, in proof I quote the following from Professor De Morgan's article in the British Almanack for 1851 It is proposed that a man shall take off his coat at night with a certain coin in the pocket called a farthing, and shall put it on the morning with that coin called a jail. The legislature can and will enact tiiat 50 of them shall make Is, instead of 48, but they wiJ still be farthings because that name identifies certain pieces of copper of certain form and appearance." And aaaiii he writes The new coin of ten farthings which it is proposed to call a cent." From the above we find that if the decimal system were adopted a silver shilling would contain 50 mils or 5 cents, and the 10 farthings in 24d would be called a cent, ergo 5 cents, and 1 cent is 6 cents, notwithstanding X.Y.Z.'s logic. As to his objection to my calliDg the tenth part of a pound an ounce, I hold that whatever it be called it would be a tenth part and not a sixteenth. I am too ignorant both of arithmetic in general and decimal arithmetic in particular to understand how sis. teenth parts could be retained in a decimal system by market women or any other person.

X.Y.Z. says I have greatly erred in stating that the great difficulty in compound arithmetic is to be sharp about it. What else gave rise to the phrase "quick at acc units I doubt not that if a sum in compound addition were given simultaneously to a boy-clerk, in any accountant's office, aud Professor Colenso, the boy would obtain the answer first. Would this be because he understood it batter I prefer the old rule, Practice makes perfect," notwithstanding all the axioms of the erudite, X.Y.Z. regarding "understanding." I may say I was much amused at the tactics of X.Y.Zd He could not prove my assertions false he then sai they were without proof, and instead of writing a letter on the decimal system (according to the heading), he wrote one upon R.F.G.

As to X.Y.Z.'s ability in letter writing, may I ask him what he means by sajiug that I made two glaring blunders in Professor De Morgan's system it remaius to be proved that there are any blunders in his system. I am glad to see that your enlightened and learned correspondent cannot bring any fresh objections against the adoption of the decimal he coolly says it is not in bis purpose" to do so, a nice way of getting out of a push. The fea-ibility of the adoption of the decimal system ought to attract the attention of all social reformers. The opponents of the decimal systems argue for the necessity of perpetuating a system of complication, confusion, and imperfection, not on the common plea of the superior wisdom of our ancestors, but in full acknowledgment and appreciation of the ignorance which reigned triumphant during its gralual adoption, simply stating that it is esisier to adhere to an intricate process once learned than to adopt a change for the sake of simplicity. I conclude this letter with an extract from the report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider tha above question The committee desire to repeat their decided opinion of the superior advantages of the decimal system, and to record their conviction that the obstacles referred to are not of such a nature as to create any doubt of the expediency of intro that system.

lhe committee consider the present moment especially adapted for introducing the decimal system. They believe that the necessary inconvenience attending a transi tion state will be far more than compensated by tne great aud permanent benefits which the change wul conter upon the public of this country, and of which the advantages will be participated in to a stdl greater extent by future generations." I presume X.Y.Z. will charge the Com- mittee ot the House ot Commons with Derag siupia uu thick-pated." Hoping you will kindly give me a portion nf vnnr snace. I remain sir. yours K.b.U.

Llaugollen, Feb. 28th. Democracy and Freedom of the Press. The authors of America or at least some of them are loudly demanding protection" from the competition of English book. The New York Nation of January 3lst, says The application of the artists for the imposition of a duty ou cheap foreign pictures has, as we anticipated, created a great stir amorgst the small fry of native novelists, historians and poets, and they are sending on a powerful lobby to get a duty clapped on foreign litem- tnre, not on ion pr umuiuB-u looking after that but on the thought.

They say that, wTtTtle proper protection, thff tot before Ion" furnish as good histories or any penou country, ancient or modem, and as good notions, sonnets, enies madrigals, and even conundrums, as any foreign authors-they care not who they be 5Co" 2iLo VWcA. and Reade. and others, from gress to stop Tennyson, ZTXZ IS hra(j out 0f their children's mouths. The Bami8sion 0f the works of Shakespeare, Virgil and if Spenser, Chaucer, Livy, and fhucydides, and ld masters, they say they have no objection the herd of their modern imitators who are corrapting the taste and morals of the American wnt to have thfim ngidlj excluded. Oats r.

Malting Barley Grinding ditto Butter. Eggs sixteen for a shilling. OSWESTRY. Corn. Wednesday Wheat, 8s 6d to 9s 3d barley malting, 6s Od to 6s lOd barley, grinding, 4s 9d to 5s 3d oats, 4s 6d to 5s 9d.

ELLESMERE. CORN Tuesday Wheat, old, 9s 0d to Os Gd per bushel ditto, new, 0s 0d to 0s Od per bushel barlev. malting, 7s 2d butter, 2s 2d per dish (24 oz.) ABERGELE. Corn Saturday Wheat. 19s Od to 21s barley, 12s to 14s Od oats, 8s 0d to 9s 9d beans, 16s Od to 17s Od oatmeal, 37s to 30s per 240 lbs.

Corn. Monday Wheat, 10s Od to 20s Od barley, 13s 6d to los Od oats, 7s Gd to 10 Od butter, la Gd to Is 8d tub, Is ld beef, 8d to 9.1 mutton, 8d to 9d. CHESTER. Corn. Saturday: At to-day's market there was a fair attendance, but only a limited supply of farmers' grain.

Wheat generally maintained last week's quotations, Oats and beans were quite at former rates. Indiau corn declined Is to Is 6d per qr, LIVERPOOL. Cattle. Monday The supply of cattle was than on last Monday. Demand slow, and prices much lower.

A fair demand for sheep at full prices. Number of cattle at market, 1,953 sheep, 4,270. Beef, 6 Id to 7. Vd mutton, 6d to 8d per lb. Corn.

Tuesday This morning's market has been better attended than of late. We have a more general inquiry, and an improved tone as regards wheat, more particularly white descriptions, in which a moderately fair business is reported at the currencies of Tuesday last. Red wheats, however, scarcely support that day's rates. Flour dull and rather cheaper. Barley in limited request, but not lower.

Oats aud oatmeal quiet. Indian corn is again lower sales are made to-day of mixed American at 36s 9d to being a decline of nearly 2s per quarter since this day sc'imight. Produce. Thursdaj. Sugar is ruict, but unchanged; and the only sale to report is in 1,400 bags good Pernam, at 22s.

6d. per ex quay. Rum Very scarce, and full rates demanded. Coffee 450 bgs Rio, at 47s. to 48s.

6d. and 150 bags St. Domingo, at 59s. per cwt. Rice No sales reported.

Petroleum steady, but little doing. Oils In 50 tons Benny and Lagos, on the spot, at 40 to 40 and 2,300 tons, to arrive, on Xrivate terms Olive firm, at full rates Linseed more inquiry, at 36s. 6d. for naked, and 33s. per ton for export Rape very flat, pale 40s.

Gd. per cwt. MANCHESTER. Corn. Thursday The market was slenderly attended.

Wheat in better demand at a decline of Is per quarter. Both English and foreign flour in liaiitcd request, and 6d to Is per sack cheaper. Oats Is per bushel lower. Oatmeal steady. English beans unchanged Egyptian Gd to Is per quarter lower.

Indian Is to 2s per quarter lower. Hay and Straw. Monday Hay, Gd to 7Jd straw (wheat), 4jd to 4.d ditto (oat), 4d to 4kl per stone. Hay and Straw. Wednesday Hay, 6d to 7jd per stone straw (wheat) 4 to ditto (oat), 4d to 4Jd per stone.

SHREWSBURY. Corn. Saturday The trade to-day was very inactive, and a reduction of 2d to 3d per bushel in the value of wheat compared with last Saturday's prices might be quoted. In barley little doing. OR white -wheats (per 751bs.) 9s 4d to 9s 8i OU red wheats (per751bs.) 8s Sd to Sa 4d Oat, new (per sack 11 score lOlbs.) 22s Od to 25s 6d Peas (per sack 11 score lOlbs.) 19-; Od to 21s Gd Beans (per sack 12 score lOlbs.) 20s 9d to 23s Od Barley, malting, (per 38 quarts) Cs 7d to 7s Od Barley, grinding, (per 13 score 20s Od to 21s Gd Malt (per imperial bushel) 9s Od to 9s Gd Vetches 8s 9d to 9s 9d WOLVERHAMPTON.

Cattle. Wednesday Beof, G.Vd to 7d wether mutton 8Jd to 9d ewe ditto, 7 Vd to 8 veal. 7d to 8J-d porket pigs, 8s 6d to 9s Od bacon ditto, 8s Od to 8s 10d. BIRMINGHAM. Corn.

Thursday There wa3 a short supply of English wheat, and all kinds maintained their value. Foreign Is to 2s per quarter lower. Barley dull and Is per quarter cheaper. Oats only taken in retail. Beans only wanted for seed.

Peas unaltered. LONDON CORN. Monday English wheat and foreign ditto Is cheaper malting barley, Is lower; grinding, unaltered; beans and peas steady oats, 6d cheaper flour neglected. BRITISH. FOREIGN.

4,774 3,801 11,956 Barleyl 1,0.36 Oats 2,791 Flour 22,551 Flour 1,473 Corn. Wednesday At Mark-lane this morning, the attendance was thin, and the trade dull, without essential change in prices. On the stands to-day the wheat trade was dull, but the retail transactions in both English and foreign were at Monday's rates. Floating cargoes of barley are steady at 30s to 30s 3d for Dauubian, and 29s 6d paid for March shipping. Only one cargo is ou passage.

Barley, malt, beans, and oats the same as on Monday last. Corn Averages. Weekly average price and quantities of British corn sold during the week ending February 23 Quantifies Sold. Average Price. Wheat 53,137 59s lid Bailey 433 4d Oats 7,100 23s 3d PRODUCE.

Thursday. Sugar A small private contract business Havana bought in at 3os to 42s refined, a didl market. Coffee Several parcels plantation Ceylon sold at steady prices, ruling 73s Gd to 81s for fine ordinary to middling. Tea Assam sales went with fair spirit at full prices. Rice Purchase made with Canton in all sorts.

On 'Change Linseed oil, 35s 9d turpentine, 37s to 38s 6d spelter, 21 10s to 21 12s 6d Burra copper, 83 Straits tin, 84 hemp, 31 to 32. Cattle. Monday The supply of beasts was again short, and the weather very favourable trade was consequently brisk at higher rates. In some instances top quotations were rather exceeded. There were not quite so many sheep as on Monday last.

Trade was more cheerful, and a small advance on best qualities was readily obtained. Choice calves were very scarce and very dear. In pigs nothing doing, at late rates. Per 81bs 10 sink the offal. Inferior 6dto 3s 81 Prime SthdownJ6s OdtoGs 2d Second 3s Gd Coarse 5s 4d Prime large Od Prime small os Od Prime Scots, 5s 4d Large hogs 3s 6d Inferior sheep 2d Small porkers Od Second 4s Od Suckling ealves20s Od Prime crse.

5s lOd Qurtr -old 23s Od TOTAL SUPPLY. FOUEIG.V SUPPLY. 3,570 Calves 115 1,690 Calves 97 Sheep ...17,450 Pigs 360 Sheep 5,210 Pigs 45 Cattle. Thursday. We have but very few beasts on sale to-day they are readily disposed of at rather higher rates than on Monday last.

There are a few more sheep than on Thursday last the demand however, good, and late quotations are realised without difficulty, but trade is slow. Good calves arc still vciy scarce and very dear. Onr foreign supply cnnsi--ts of 390 beasts, 2,350 sheep, and 120 calves. Bost Scots, Herefords, 5s. 4d.

to 5s. 6d. best shorthorns, 5s. Od. to -Id.

second quality beasts, 33. 6d. to 4s. 2d. calves, 4s.

6d. to 6s. 8d. pigs, 3s. Od.

to 4s. 4d. best Downs and half-breds, 6s. 0d. to 6s.

4d. best long wools, 5s. 6d. to 5s. 10d.

ewes and second quality, 4s 6d to 4s. 10 1. Beasts at market, 770 sheep and lambs, 5,540 calves. 158 pigs, 30. Wool.

Monday Very little business has been passing in English and Colonial wool, either for home use or for export, the demand for the first time being suspended in consequence of the approaching public sales, which, will be commenced on Thursday next. Current prices of English wool per lb leeces bouthdown hoggets, Is fijd to Is 7d half-bred ditto, Is 8Jd to Is 9d Kent Fleeces, Is 7d to Is 8d Southdown ewes and wethers, Is 6d to Is 7d Leicester ditto, Is 6d to Is 8d. Sorts Clothing, Is 5d to Is 9 Vd combing, Is 5i-d to Is lid. Wool. Thursday.

The first series of colonial wool sales opened this evening, with a good attendance, and an active demand at November rates for all but scoured Sydneys and Capes, which in some cases are rather easier. Of Port Phillip wools, there were not sufficient in this evening's catalogues to fix quotations. The quantity arrived for this series is 116,330 bales, including 17,670 Sydney, 47,650 Victoria, 14,740 South Australian, 32,800 Cape, and small parcels of other sorts. HOPS. Monday There was an improvement in the demand for hops last week, principally for yearlings and old hops, and some large buyers are trying to obtain new hops on easier terms, but holders are very firm.

East Kents, 10 to 13, low 8 8s to 9 9s Mid Kents, 9 0s to 10 10s, low, 8 8s to 9 0s Wealds, 8 8s to 9 9s, low 8 0s to 8 83 Sussex, 8 0s to 8 10s, low 7 15s to 8 Od 1865's, 6 10s to 7 7s, low 6 to 6s 6s olds, 4 0s to 5 0s, low 2 10s to 3. METALS. Bars. British 6 15 0 to 7 Nail Rods 7 15 0 Hoops 9 5 0 Sheets 9 10 0 Pig, No 1, Wales 3 5 0 Bars 6 0 0 Bails 6 0 0 Pig, No 1, Clyde 2 14 0 10 5 0 10 10 Glasgow Iron Monday There were sellers at 53a 10d cash, and buyers at 53s 9d. Glasgow.

Iron. Thursday There were sellers at 53s 9d cash, and buyers at 53s 8d. LONDON COAL EXCHANGE. nCoL-Wl5ny Wallsend, Haswell, and Hetton, 18s yd South Hetton, 18s 3d Hartlepool, Braddylls, Hetton, and Cassop, 16s 9d Caradoc, 17s Harton and Hetton Lyons, 15s 9d Kelloe and Russell's Hetton, 16a 6d; Holywell Main, 16s. Ships at sea, 15.

Ships at market, 73 Bold, 42. privilege in case he should be subject of a press pro-sccution is abauloued. France is about to extend the advantages of free trade to Algeria, and a bill for that purpose will shortly ba introduced into the Legislative Chamber, which will provide for the free entrauce into France of the natural produce and manufactures of Algeria, and of others naturalised in the colony, and also for the free entrance into Algeria of the produce coming from France, sucrars excepted. The Monitenr declares that the Exhibition of Paris will be completely ready by the dny fixed for the opening ceremony. On this point the Emperor, it is said, has been able to assure himself, by repeated visits.

NORTli GERMANY AND PRUSSIA. The North-German Parliament was opened on Sunday by a speech from the King of Prussia. The speech was marked by vanity, and exultation at the prospect of a United Germany For centuries, says the King, no German Prince has seen such an assemblage about him as that upon which his Majesty looked. The old unity of Germany was broken up by the dissensions of peoples and princes. The country bjcamo the battle-field of nations, and furnished the prizes of combat.

Long had Germany siuhed for unity and at last had been led to it by paths whieh were neither chosen nor foreseen. Some sacrifices had had to be made, and while thanking his allies for their readiness to assist, his Majesty took credit for Prussia for the chief part of the work. During the negotiations for cementing the German States great difficult ies had been encountered, and it was essential for the Parliament to realise these difficulties when considering the draft of the Coustituiiou. point of supreme importance at present," said the King, "is not to neglect the favourable moment for establishing the building its more perfect completion can then safely remain entrusted to the subsequent combined co operation of the German Sovereigns and races." The precise settlement of the relations between North and South Germany would be decided upon when the North German Consiitu-tiou had been settled. The new Confederation would have no hostde tendency.

The German race unite only for de cuee and not for attack." Finally, the Parliament was assurred that upon its own exertions depends the future of Germany. Ti opening ceremony was most brnliaut. All the members of the royal family aud all the state officers were present, and the King was frequently cheered. When the King had ended his speech, Count Bismarck declared the Parliament opened. One of the spectators in the hall died during the ceremony.

A deputation from North SchleSwig has been sent to Berlin, and endeavoured to have an interview with Count Bismarck. The Count, however, was too indisposed to see it, and it therefore submitted a petition praying that the stipulations of the Treaty of Prague relative to the vote in North Schlesvvig should be carried out. To this a written answer was returned, announcing that some time must elapse before a definite reply could be given. In the meantime the deputation had better go home. Intelligence by the Atlantic cable that the Judiciary Committee of the House of has decide 1 not to repoitin favour.

of the impeachment of President Johnson. It is alo announced that the House of Representatives has abolished the tax on cotton from September next, troui the sa-ne source we hear of the probability of the rejection by the Seiate of the bill for the issue of greenbacks to redeem the compound interest notes, and that the proceedings in Congress have virtually put an end to the proposed new Tariff Bill. The House of Representatives has refused to vote on the bill as amended by the Senate, but has appointed a committee to confer on the subjee. This is regarded as tantamount to an abandonment of the measure. The news of the flight of Juarez and the capture of Zacatecas in Mexico is confirmed by intelligence received in New York from Mata-moras.

In consequence of an announcement by Marshal Baz sine that Frenchmen joining the Mexican army would be no longer able to claim French protection, many p3r-sons are leaving the array of the Emperor Maximilian, and it is said that the Emperor is moving towards Vera Cruz with the design of embarkinar for Europe. A subsequent telegram announces that Mirara in was defeated alter his attack on Zacateca3, and t' at Juarez, who had been captured, succeeded in escaping. Accounts have been received in Paris from Corfu of engagements between the Turkish troops and the Cretans, in whfcb the Turk3 were defeated with considerable loss of men and war materiel. The Cretan dele-rates elected to so to Constantinople refuse to proceed to that city, and the Cretan Assembly General, it is said, persists in its demand for the annexation of Candia to Greece. Finest butter, Is.

2d. per at E. E. Wright's grocer and provision dealer, Chamber-street, Wrexham. About six o'clock on Sunday evenng, as some children were passing through Cleckheaton Cemetery, one of them, a little girl, six years of age, daughter of Mr John Birkby, engineer, Cleckheaton, whilst pointing out her sister's grave to one of her companions, placed her hand upon the headstone of an adjoining grave, which, not being properly fixed, fell upon her, causing her death almost instantly.

The Phtlosofhy of SlAng. It is in the language of the prize-ring that "slang" is not only freely introduced, but almost entirely displaces ordinary phraseology. And there is good reason for this; it misrepresents things and throws a veil over a ghastly picture. According to the pugilist, a mauhas not a head, but a nut," or "pimple;" not a forehead, but a knowledge-box not a face, but a frontispiece," or dial," or a mug;" not a nose, but a snuff-box," or proboscis," or smeller not eyes, but ogles or peepers not a mouth, but a potatoe-trap or kisser not teeth.bnt "ivories;" not a stomach, but a "bread-basket" or "victualling department;" not hands, but "fins" or daddies not a fist, but a ma dey or bunch of fives not legs, but pins or understandings;" not feet out "trotters not blood, but claret" or ruby" in his veins. It must be confessed that some of the expressions are graphic enough, but their nynrative nature including a certain comic element prevents one from fully appreciating the trageuy wmcu inev aae TLT in For example, when you read that Bill i -i nf ne.nner his two peepers hav hi TOonl.l not have known mm, you are pre vented by the grotesnuencss of the description from fully realizing the horrid condition to which the noble art of self-defence" has reduced "the human face diine.

Nor when you read that poor Ned met with an accident," would you at once conclude that he had slain a man and a brother yet such would be the "slang" of etiquette in a case of homicide in the prize-ring. prizefights were described without the glos3 of slang," it is probable that tbe disrepute into which they are day by day more and more rapidly falling would, in a very short time, become all but universal. Once more; "slang" partakes of familiarity to which fact may be traced the reason why no pugilist seems to have a pure Christian name. It is not probable that any human being was ever chnstened Bos, or Tass, or Ike, and the first two at any rate are not short for any known Christian name, so tha they are very likely only "slang," or nicknames; but even ihoSrSted beings, whoe qualities get them the title of the taleiit," must have had mm WMg" the. at their baptisms such as dw a or Thomas and yet ho ever nea called anything but Ned or Vick or most probably take it ill ot (ana even a stranger who addressed him after and Jerry fashion.

Connected with this sort of slang is the "kng" of manner which jft WtmMm- I means an uncommon thing lor a stranger to you a bulldog-looking man, aud to say, 1 that lm md-so as fought Such-aud-tuch he'd shake anda wtn you if you was to arst 'im." And it is a singular thmD that these two phases of Elang" are particularly C' rami amongst the Americans, who use the abbreviated or fumiliar form of the Christian names, and on shaking the hands of their great men, as "Abe" Lincoln could have borne witness in his day, and as "Andy Johnson could testify now. And there are persms who will maintain that the Americans are, as a nation, very -1 or.A umilni TintJnTiii hll much addicted to nn nnininT, nnn that point is intended to be expressed here." Slang," in the People's Magazine. ing adopted the early closing movement, ms smener btin.rasflat as a pancake, his kiser wonderful dial so covered with the ruby that SPIRTING INTELLIGENCE. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING. President The Earl of Sefton.

Judge Mr Warwick. Slipper T. Raper. Lancashire coursers may again be congratulated on their success in the struggle for the blue riband of the leash," which terminated on Friday week. Last year, it will be remembered, the winner of the Waterloo Cup was Brigadier, nominated by Mr Garton, but owned by Mr Foulkes, both Lancashire gentlemen, while the runner-up, Fieldfare, belonged to a Lancashire kennel.

This year, Mr Stocker, proprietor of the Scarisbriek Hotel, South-port, wins with Lobelia, whieh is owned by Mr W. J. Legh, of Newton-iu-the-Willows, late M.P. for South Lancashire, the runner-up being Royal Seal, nominated by Mr Long, but owned by Mr Haywood, who is the owner of the celebrated Rcbe, who ran up for the Cup two 3-ears in succession. Mr Stocker may be congratulated on the promptitude and judgment displaj'ed in securing Lobelia immediately after the trial of that animal with Saucebox, his former favourite, on Saturday week.

He will, we are credibly informed, pocket by the event the enormous sum of five thousand pounds. The weather throughout the meeting was highly favourable. Below will be found the result of the meeting The Waterloo Cup of 1,600 in specie, by subscription of 25 sovs. each winner, 500 runner-up, 200 third and fourth, 50 each four dogs, 30 each eight dogs, 20 each sixteen dogs, 10 each. 64 subs.

Deciding Course. Betting 7 to 4 on Lobelia. Mr E. W. Stocker nd Lobelia, by Sea Foam Lilac, beat Mr W.

Long nd Boyal Seal, by Patent Romping Girl, very easily, and won the cup. The Waterloo Purse of 260 in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first round of the Cup winner, 100 runncr-up, 50 third and fourth, 15 each four dogs, 10 each eight dogs, 5 each. Deciding Course. Mr Bartholomew nd Shy Girl, by Patent Romping Girl, beat Mr Wise's Woman in Blue, by Railroad Milibran, and won the Purse. The Waterloo Plate of 100 in specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 dogs beaten in the first ties of the Waterloo Purse winner 45 runner-np, 20 two dogs, 7 10s each four dogs, 5 each.

Deciding Course. Lord Stair nd Princess Royal, by Cardinal York Meg of the Mill, beat Mr Garnett nd Lady Cecil, and won the Plate. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Sib W. W.

Wynn's Hounds will meet on Saturday, March 2nd Carden Monday, 4th Greddington Tuesday, 5th Styche Friday, 8th Baschurch Saturday, 9th Worthenbury Kach day at lO.dU a.m., excepting March and, when the hounds will meet at Carden at 12-30. The Cheshire Hounds will meet on Saturday, March 2nd Peckforton Lodge Monday, 4th Ridley Toll Bar Tuesday, 5th Norley Hall Thursday, 7th Peover Hall Friday, 8th Preston Brook Station, at 11.30 a.m. Saturday, 9th Saighton, Black Dog Each day at 11 a.m. The Shropshire Hounds will meet on Monday, March 4th Cressage Villasre Wednesday, 6th Newton-on-the-Hill Friday, 8th Cross Houses Each day at 10.30 a.m. The Tanat Side Harriers will meet on Saturday, March 2nd Penybont Gate Each day at 10 a.m.

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. Liverpool Grand National March 6 Bangor March 12 Cheshire Hunt (Tarporley) April 10 Cardiff April 4, 5, The Oxford University crew are heavier than last year, and the increased weight of the men has rendered it necessary to have a new boat, which i3 now being buil by Salters', who are also building one for the Cambridge, crew. Cricket. The United All England Eleven and the Wem Club. The secretary of the Wem Club has received from the United All England Eleven a challenge to play 22 of the club a match of cricket during the season of 1867.

We have little doubt but the challenge will be accepted. Chess. It istatedthat during the Universal Exhibition a Grand Chess Congress is to be held in Paris under the auspices of Prince Murat, Prince de Villafranca, Count de Casabianca, and M. Devinck. The principal celebrities of the prame are expected, America will be represented by Morphy, Prussia by Anderssen, Austria by Steinitz, England by Boden, France by Riviere, and Hungary by Kolisch.

It is said that one firm for advertising wines and teas in the Times, paid 150 for a full page, for one day only. The estimate for Greenwich Hospital and school for 1867-8 amounts to the sum of being more than last year. The Peabodt Bounty. The report of the trustees of Mr Peabody's gift to the poor of London shows that the original fund has been increased by the earnings of interest and rents to the extent of 8s making the sum total of the trust at the end of December, 1865, 165,4161. 8s lid.

The buildings at Spitalfields and Islington continue to be fully occupied good order and contentment prevail, and the tenants, in the full enjoyment of new social comforts, and exempted fro any interference with their independence and freedom of action, show no disposition to change. The ample playgrounds, being exclusively for the tenants, area source of much satisfaction to the. parents, and conduce to the health and morality of the chddren. The sanitary condition of the buildings continue highly satisfactory..