... CORN. LONDON CORN MARKET, FRIDAY. Market, very quiet. English and foreign wheat slow sale at previous values. Flour dull, but unaltered. Barley, the turn in buyer'* favour. English oalS unaltered. Russian, shada dsarer. Maize quiet., but firm at late rates. Beans and p.a j unchanged, and little b iainess doing- British whe.it, 6a0 barJey, 3GJ. I oreijjn wheat, 18,090; barley, J 19,230 oats, 66 ...

... The first Bhow of the North Cardiganshire Agriculto' jj, Society was held at the Smithtield on H the success which attended it surprised the most guine of its suppontrs, simong whom are I Right Hon the JL-. 1 of Lishurne, as president; Sir Prlt Pryse, Bart, as —president; and Mr M.J* Vaughan Davies, i.oxdule, Captain PhW*» Major Lloyd Philipps, Colonel Powell, Colonel Ptfj! Mr Lewis Pugh Pugh, ...

... FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 29th. «»*. 1873. increase. juec. Taff Vale £ 8,563 7,481 1082.. Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway 2.181 1,380 801 Rhymney 2110 2,084 27 Brecon and Merthyr 1.209 1,588 — 87 London & North Western.. 18»,410 184.4H1 4949 Great Western 115,110 113,959 1466 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company 4,067 4,212 • 144 North Eastern 0 — — ■. 165.. Brighton. — — 088 — Great W ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOR WEEK ENDING SEPT. £ th. 1S74- *873. Increase. 5j5 | TaffVale £ 6.331 7.728 — Rhymney 2088 2,171.. 12 f Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway 1,158 1,91)3 Brecon and Merthyr 1,082 1,449 „ 1 London & North Western..1S6 0-6 181,381 4949 Great Western 108,071 109,822 v Monmouthshire Railway and ntff Canal Company 3,547 3,816 — S — — _l7»7g Somerset and Dorset 1,141 1.250 ...

... A GREAT SENSATION AT ABERDARE. On Wednesday night this town presented a singularly strange appearance. The Egyptian darkness which had prevailed in the streets for many weeks was dispelled by the lighted gas, which seemed unusually bright. So strange was the phenomenon that numbers of people assembled in the street to witness it. Some severe com- ments were made on the senseless conduct ...

... CAERPHILLY. PRESENTATION—A very interesting n.ee-ing took place at the Tonyfelin Baptist Chapel on Wednesday evening last, when a large number assembled to witness the pre- sentation of an address and purse of money to the ller, T. E. Rowlands, the pastor of the above church, by the congregation, in consideration of his valuable services during the last ten years. The chair was ably occupied ...

... SOUTH WALES Tiuj* TABLE. CARDIFF. SWANSEA. NfcWPORTT SEPT. 1_| MomjEven HghtjMorn|Even|Hght'Morn EvenjBpJ IX Friday 7 211 7 37 29 5) 6 28' 6 43-22 21 7 £ 9 7 45f23j 12 Saturday.. 7 S0j 8 7 29 9 6 57 7 14 2-2 6; 7 58 8 j 13 Sunday 8 221 8 34 29 6: 7 29 7 41122 3j 8 30 8 42(28* 14 Monday 8 481 9 2 29 0 7 56 8 10'21 10' 8 56 9 10p8 M 15 Tuesday 9 15! 9 27r*7 8j 8 25 8 38-20 lo! 9 23' 9 35p 16 ...

... CARMARTHENSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual exhibition of the Carmarthenshire Agri- cultural Society was held on Tuesday at Carmarthen, under the presidency of the Right Hon. Viscount Emlyn, M,P. The show now takes the lead of all similar associations in the western counties of Wales. All its prizes are open, and peculiar interest attaches to it because of the champiou prizes offered with ...

... On Thursday the members of the 16th Glamorgan Bate Rifles held their annual prize competition.. on the range, at Grangctown. The weather was dry ajtid fine, and the wind blew lightly across the target, for the right. The entries were as numerous as usual, and the shootipg, on the whole, was very good. Colour-sergt T«terdane made the greatest possible number of points at the 50j yards range. ...

... THE OUTRA.GE ON A WOMAN OS THE GELLIGAER MOUNTAIN. CHARGE OF RAPE AND ROBBERY. A most atrocious crime was committed at about six o'clock on Monday evening, near the Rock Inn, Rhymney, on the Gelligaer mouutain leading towards the Vochriw. A widow of the name of Bridget Henley, recently of Beaufort, but now of Quarry Row, Merthyr, carrying on the business of hawking, had on Monday visited the ...

... Returns as to in-maintenance and out-door relief, moved for by Mr C. S. Heed, have just been issued. They give the cost for the half-year ended Lady-day. The agure* gatp for South Wales, with its 27 Uniolls and 6.51 parishes, was £91,644, showing, as compared with the corresponding half of last year, a decrease of £ 6,073, or 6*2 per cent.The decrease in England was 2*3 per' cent. The ...

... COL. NORTH ON THE PUBLIC WORSHIP REGULATION BILL. Two of the members for Oxfordshire, Colonel North and Mr Cartwright, addressed their constituents at the Bicester agricultural dinner on Wednesday. Colonel North in his speech referred to the Public Worship Re- gulation Act. As one of those who had assisted in tying what had been called the rod for the clergy, he could only assure the members ...