... NOTES ON AGRICULTURE. lBY A PRACTICAL FARMER. J CORN. LONDON, Saturday, Oct. 26th, 1878.—There has been no material alteration in any branch of the corn trade during the week. The low prices, however, that have prevailed for nearly two months, and particularly during October, have had the effect of checking both home and foreign supplies of wheat. Barley, and particularly where the quality is ...

... The county magistes at Newcastle-under- Lyne have fined Dan Scott, fireman at the Crewe Colliery Comp pit, 40s and costs for allowing two men tescend the pit before making the exaiiinatitand while there was a quantity of gas. A#ph>sion occurred, and tniose men were both sMsly injured, and had there been more men in the effects would have been very disastrous, e pit is within a few miles of ...

... To the Editor of the CARDIFF TIMES. Sin,-Having seen a parapraph in your paper of the 29th and 30th insts., stating that I am one of the treasurers of Roberts' Defence Fund, I beg to say that that announcement has been made without my sanction, and I will thank you to insert this in contradiction thereof.—I am, &c., M. PRICE, Station-master. Pontypridd Railway Station, Oct. 31st, 1878. ...

... SOUTH WALES COAL AND IRON TRADES FOR OCTOBER. The exports of coril and iron from the whole country during October show an increase in the .ients for October, 1877, but a decrease for October, 1876. The quantity of coal exported last month to foreign ports from the whole country was 1,310,821 tons for October, 1S77, the quantity was 1.283,208 tons and for October, 1876, 1,575,854 tons. The ...

... THE ABERCARNE EXPLOSION. (fmM orR OWX COUKESPO^DENT.) ABERCARNE, THURSDAY. Slow but sure, seems to b3 the order at the colliery, not but that the authorities are hurrying as fast as possible, but on ac-ount of the difficulty of the work. The troublesome cistern is being gradiialtycleared of the debri-ilodgeu there, a diver having been engaged at the work nearly the whole of Wednesday night ...

... FATAL ACCID.ENT AT HA VEIl-- FORDWEST. On Friday, as Mr .f OJll Smith, a farmer, l'e- siding at Spittal, a few mile3 from Haverford- west, with hi3 son were coming from Wi-ton, the son 3 home ran away. The father galloping after mm, his horse fell, and Mr Smith sustained such injuries that death resulted in a few ...

... WHOLESALE TOBBERY BY AN EMPLOYE AT SWANSEA. A the Swansea police-court on Tuesday—before the Stipendiary (Mr J. C. Fowler) and Alderman T. Phillips—Ernest Spenceley was charged with stealing a quantity of fancy articles to the value of jE20, the property of Lucretia Martin, of the Civet Cat, Castle Bailey-street. Miss Clara Martin, sister to the prosecutrix, said she was taking care of the ...

... FOREIGN COMPETITION' IN THE COALJTRADE. A correspondent, writine from rans, statea that the Commission recently tippointed by the French Minister of Public Works to consider the project for opening a new caual between Paris and the coalfidds of the northern districts of 1 ...

... CARDIFF CORPORATION. IMPORTANT MEETING. FURTHER PARLIAMENTARY POWERS. THE TOWN CLERKS SALARY. A special meeting of the Cardiif Town Council was held on Monday, at the Town-hall, to receive and consider the report of the Finance Committee resper-tinsr the town cleric's salary and changes proposed in the office of tho town clerk and to receive the leport of tne special Committee in reference to ...

... S'f. PETERSBURG, Friday.—The Novol Vremja of to-day, in an article on the Afghan war, says that the responsibility for the embassy rests with Russia, not Afghanistan. England, it is added, avoids a strong opponent and falls upon her weak neighbours. ...

... (.Mesur CaloÙ Derwen.) Ha, dderwen BryJeinig, wyt uchel dy drem, Yn herio rhyferthwy y dymhestl le:n, Yn gwenu yn wyneb y eorwynt inawr certh, s- ^'n ^re, £ y good wig mewn nerth lydi sydd yn by', yn dal, ac yu gry' Yn lledu'th ysgwyddau, yu estyn dy freichiau, Yn herio pob rhwystrau gyferfydd a thi; Mor hardd yw dy bryd, wyt enwog trwy'r bycL Dy gan gau sydd megys rhyw g'.vmwl cysgodfaw* ...

... [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] BY F. W. ROBINSON, Author of (I GRAD:YOTHER'S MOXET; LITTLE KATS KIK3Y POOR HUMANITY, &C. 0 Coward conscieuce. how dost thou afflict me -Shakespettre, BOOK r. -THE END OF THE FIRST ACT. SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS I., II.. AND III. The story opens on board the Witch, an English screw Steamer on the way across the Channel from Honfleur to Littleha'nipton. 1'h a bleak day ...