... THURSDAY'S MARKETS. LONDON CATTLE MARKET. We have a very short supply in both markets, especially in sheep. Prices have an upward tendency aud choice quality mutton is somewhat dearer. iirm, and looking upward, but transactions are tremely limited. The demand for veal' has abated, good qualities sell readily, but only at a reduction from 2d to 4d per stone. Pork limited supply, aoj rather ...

... FANCY DRESS BALL. Lord Tredegar has been hospitably entertaining a houseful of company during the past month and the Christmas festivities have been kept up in the hearty English fashion for which the family are so well known. It had been customary in bygone years to devote Old Christmas Day to horse racing in the Park, but owing to the severity of the season this portion of the programme had ...

... NEWPORT INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY. WEEK EXDTNG APRIL 15. Patients attended at the Dispensary 262 Patients attended at their homes 206 Patients in the Infirmary during the week 10 iur. CHEESE, burgeon TW the week. ALFRED A. KIDGER, House Surgeon. ...

... NEWPORT INFIRMARY AND DISPENSA#* WEEK ENDING APRIL 1. Patients attended at the Dispensary Patients attended at their homes Patients in the Infirmary during the week J. CHEESE, Esq., Surgeon for the week. R. PETCH, M.R.C.S., House Surgeon. ...

... WEEK ENDING FEB. 25. Patients attended at the Dispensary 276 Patients attended at their homes 92 Patients in the Infirmary during the week 14 B. DAVIES, Esq., M.D., Surgeon ter the week. RICHARD PETCH, House Surgeon. ...

... BRISTOL STOCK EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY LOCA-L AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCK ALmt. Paid. Prices. Stoek.Bristo and Exeter. 88 89 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Preference.89 90 Stock Great Western 100 — — Ditto, 5 per Cent. Rent Charge iosi 109i 100. Stock.Monmouthshire. 100 .104 105 xd Stock .Ditto, 5 per Cent. Preference. 100 .101 105 xd Stock.Rhymney. 100 54 56 100 52 53 100.167 169 10 ..Do. Class C Sliares 6 5$5 £ ...

... FIRST MON. VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Week ending January 14th, 1S71. Gun and carbine drill every night at 7.30. Company drill on Tuesday and Friday at 7.30 p.m.; waistbelts to be worn. Officers' class on Tuesday and Friday at 4 p.m. THIRD MON. RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. Week ending January 21st, 1871. MONDAY.—Company drill at 8 p.m. TUESDAY. Officers and non-commissioned officers drill at /i0 p.m. WEDNESDAY ...

... PROPOSED COAL AND METAL MAR- KETS FOR-SOUTH WALES. The committee-appointed to consider the feasibility of holding weekly iiiarkets for the sale of coal, metals, &e.4 in the principal towns in South Wales, held their first meeting at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Wednes- day afternoon. Present—Mr. George H. Banks in the chair Messrs. Thomas Chivers, A. B. Galium, H. ^wan, J. H. Jones, D. Morris, ...

... The following are the receipts of railways for the past week- Alius opened Receipts Rai ways 1870 1-69 1870 1869 BeKastand Northern Counties 99 99 2735 1768 Belrast and County Down. 49 49 8 ...

... LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—YEsraROAY. CLCIBI-NG PRICES. Consols, Money 911 South Eastern 7St 78l Consols, Account 91; 92 Italian 54 New and Reduced. 91} 92 New Spanish. ilk Bristol and Exeter 91 93 Turkish Consolides 52# Caledonian 92 92i Egyptian (1868) 74t T4j Great Eastern 38 SSi Mexican 1St 14 Great Northern .124i 1254 Peruvian (1865) I't-f 91J Great Northern A. 132# L'i'H Portuguese S'Ji S2} ...

... NEWPORT SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ENTKRED OUTWAKDS. March 3.—Carl August, 227, Tieds, Kingston, Ja- maica, G. W. Jones and Co.-A, W. M'Lellan, 110, Rowlands, Lisbon, T. Beynon and Co.—Arewzana) j 210, Delevicardo, Genoa, T. Beynon and Co. March 4.—Fred, 2(j(j, Axeisen, New York, R. Gething, Jun., and Co. CLEARED. I March 3.-Navis, Venice and Taganrog, 500 coal, L. A. Homfray and Co.—Esther, ...

... LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 92 South Eastern 78? Consols, Account 91J 92 Italian New and Reduced. 91J 92 New Spanish 30| 30f Bristol and Exeter 91 93 Turkish Consolides 52f 52 Caledonian 92 92i Egyptian (1868) 74i 74J Great Eastern 3Sf 38! Mexican I8f 14 Great Northern .124i 125i Peruvian (1865) 90t 91 Great Northern A. 132J 133i Portuguese 32i 32t Great ...