... MISCELLAN LONDON, Monday.—The supplies of meat oa offer here to-day were short, but the demand remained slow, ani prices underwent no improvement. J 1'er filbs by the carcase. J; Inferior beef. 3s f d to3s 4d;Inferior ination 3s id tots Od Middling ditto 3s 8d .4E 4d!Middling ditto 4-= »>•49 Gd Prime large 4s l()d.6s 2di Prime ditto 4s I ...

... AS IT lb. In the Times of Jan. 7th, Dr Hassall writes I have made a further analysis of tea; of 18 samples, all were found to be adulterated. They were all artificially coloured with Prussian Blue, turmeric, and a mineral pov.der. The substances used in facing tea serve no useful purpose, but render practicable other more serious adulters ions. AS IT OUGHT TO BE 'At the Docks, where ...

... CORN. CORN AVERAGES.—Week ending December 26th—The following are the quantities bOid, und the prices this year aud last year QUANTITIES SOLD. TRICES. Tliis year. -Labt year. This year. Last year. s d s d Wheat 61,663 61,157 44 8 Barley. 84,801 86,4ö9 44 5 44 6 4,:¿47 6.414 2it 4 2ti 0 LONDON, Monday.—This has been quite a holiday market at Mark Lane to-day. The attendance hasben very thin, and ...

... RHYL. DESTRUCTIVE ACCIDENT.—A very alarming snd destructive accident occurred at Rhyl Station at five o'clock on Saturday morning. The damage done to property was considerable, and there was a.n immense destruction of rolling stock; but the accident, though of a terrific character, was, for- tunately, unattended by loss of life or injury to any of the officials who were in the collison. It ...

... —— line CHEiHIl tt The general sessions for;he ...

... COURSING. FIXTURES. Aldford and Three Counties Union Waterloo Cup .February ...

... CATTLE. LONDON, Monday.—Tne total imports of, foreign stock into London last week consisted of 3,312 head. In the corresponding week last year we received 3,695; m 1873, 7,659; in 1872, 7,054 in 1871,2.505; and in 1870, 4,011 head. A dull tone has pervaded the cattle trade to-day. Supplies have not been extensive, but they have been equal to requirements, sales throughout progressing slowly. ...

... The twelfth annual ball in aid of the funds of the first or Wrexham company of the Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers off on Friday evening, the 8th inst., at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, rexham. The ball-room was prettily decorated vith armorial shields, two large banners on which wet-, emblazoned the arms of the Wynnstay pad Erddig'amilies, and a number of stars composed of swoii bayonets. These ...

... SOUTH AFRICA. Cape news to the 16th ult. confirms the report of dread- ful floods having occurred in the interior. In the eastern districts towns were partially submerged, bridges were swept away, telegraph lines were blown down, and an immense quantity of stcck drowned.—Mr Froude bad re- ceived two public dinners, one at Transvaal and the other at the Diamond Fields. ...

... THE SHIPTON RAILWAY DISASTER. The adjourned inquest was resumed on Thursday. Mr Jeffreys, manager of the Lowmoor Iron Company, at whose works the wheel which broke was made in 1865, deposed that it was perfectly sound, and attributed the accident to the frost. Mr Gibbs, station-master at Oxford, said there was no objection to placing a third- class next to the engine. In this case it was done ...

... HUNTING. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS WILL MEET ON Monday, January 18.Green Dragon Wednesday, January 20.Pentre Bychan Friday, January 22 Hardwick Saturday, January 23 Worthenbury Each day at 10-30. THE RUTHIN HARRIERS WILL AIEET ON Wednesday, January 20 Bryn Eglwys Saturday, January 3.Llanfair Dyffryu Clwyd Each day at 11. THE YALE OF CLWYD HARRIERS WILL MEET ON Saturday, January 16. Voel Gassedd ...

... WREX HAM.—THURSDAY. Butter (per lb of 18 oz.). k 9 ...