... RATE OF FREIGHTS FOR THE WEEK s. s. s. d. Aiexandretta. Lisbon 9 0 Alexandria Madras (Egypt) 15 0 Maranham 19 0 Micantc 15 0 Monte Video 26 0 Algiers Martinique Alliens 15 6 Marseilles 19 Ancona. 14 0 Malaga 13 3 Algoa Bay 31 0 Mauritius 21 0 24 0 Messina 15 0 Bona Maderia 86 Buenos Ayres 26 0 18 G Beyrout. Montreal. Bremhaven New Bombay. 28 0 Nantes Bermuda 11 0 Odessa. 12 6 Barcelona 18 6^ ...

... The ploughing matches, &c., in connection wifcb'the above Society, took place on Friday, in a field-on Glaniumney Farm,, when twenty-six tearrfs were entered'dior competition, and twenty-two istarted. The ploughing and hedging were all that could be desired. Messrsi Steel, Parsons, Coedkernew*; Morgan, Castle- town and John David, St. Athaiv-acted as judges the members of the oommittee acting ...

... GREAT WESTERN. Week ending April 19, 1S79 £ 132,023 0 0 Corresponding week, 1878 £ 138,563 0 0 BRECON AND MERTHYR. Week ending April 19, 1879 13 7 Corresponding week, 1878 15 8 TAFF VALE. Week ending April 19, 1879. £ 8,927 0 0 Corresponding week, 1878 0 0 PENARTH HARBOUR, DOCK, & RAILWAY Week ending April 19, 1879 £ 1,879 0 0 Corresponding week, 1878 0 0 RRYMNEY. Week ending April 19, 1879 £ ...

... POSTAL KhlGrULAXiUNS IfOH NEWPORT. The chief office is open from 7 a. m. to 9.25 p. m. on week-days, and from 7 a. in. toito a.m. 011 Sundays. M I Box jLate fee Del^fred Rlalls closes at till letter carriers Morning Mail 9.40 am; 9.45am ) o,~ London Day Mail 12.35 pm 12.40 pm j 10 pm London Night Mail 8.15 pm; 9. 0 pm 7. 0 am North Mail 5.55 pm; 6. 0 pm 9.40 am Western Valleys N. Ml. 10. 0 ...

... LOCAL TAXATION. The following shows the grants in aid of lo taxation, and charges in England and Wales tra ferred from local to imperial funds (including cert- charges in respect of public vaccination), f?P ° £ provision is made in the Civil Service Estimate* jxieiropoiitan fire .brigade.. On Government Property i«« On Telegraph Wires &o Teachers in Poor Law Schools' 35 V Poor Law medical ...

... FOTT THE PAST WEEK. 1879 1878 In. De L L South Eastern 27437 9.81 — 1908 Briirhton. & S. C 26925 29611 — 685 raff Vale 7587 7901 — Penarth Ha.bjn &c. 1046 1738 — 142 Bhy.miey *190 2*41 49 — Mfclla, 118224 1181S3 41 — Metr. D >'ita 1 10369 10346 23 Met.1 or>v t;in District 6f¡;Z0 (1 32 Lancl.h;r' anI Yo ksou'. 61532 63S03 2271 Pembroke and Tenby 67 27 40 ...

... MOVEMENTS OF SOUTH WALES VESSELS. Ceto ss, Capt Tucker, left Antwerp on Saturday morning, for Tyne. R M Hunton ss, Capt L:ong, left Venice on Fri- day, for Gal tz. ^coresbv ss, Capt Fortune, left Nicolaieff on Friday, for Malta, for orders. Whitehall ss. Capt Sheath, arrived at Malta on Thrrtday, from Cardiff. Cosmopolitan ss, Capt ITitcham, arrived at For- 111 111 on the 22nd, from Malta. ...

... Wellesley ss, Capt Smith, left London on Fri- day. for Ca diff, S W Kelly ss, Capt Robson, arrived at Brest on j Friday, from Odessa. Coedmon ss, Capt Jefferson, left Carthagena on the 31st ult, for Philadelphia. Dareut SR, Capt Barnard, is at Porman loading for Newport. Stainsacre ss, Capt Tindale, passed Gibraltar, for Hull, on Saturday. Streonshalh ss, CapS Letbe, left Licate on the 2nd, ...

... On Thursday the fourth annual exhibition of flowers, fruit, and vegetables, promoted oy the Troedyrhiw Horticultural Society, was held in one of the fields of Troedyrhiw Farm. Unfortun- ately th e weather in the morning was anything but favourable, rain falling at intervals, and this 1.0 doubt militated gainst the success of the show. as far as the attendance was concerned. The ex- hibits ...

... MONEY MARKB'f. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. The Directors of be Bank of England, at their weekiy co-r,, day, decided to make no alterltion In the oiiiw 3.1 minimum. The Discount Market has ru ed dull aud lifeless, and best short-dated commercial papers are vs ith difficulty maintained at I er cen'. T e Exchange Mark :ta have displayed a healt iv a i i b;:o.y»;it appearance. The Cr.tiali Funds ...

... 8t'x;K hhut: 1, l'a.iJ. PhCM Btook .f6100 9d 97 :-1:>i 1441 ? Midi.m't.J.1M .'1?7 I'M „ .100 -1146 150 Btock M V?ie .IOU ?.?ll ?.13 Pm':FKHKNT!AL. Btock L.'a)'id)o€8 No! 5 p.c 100 ..UO US „ ..HO Xtoc't Ure. ...

... DAILY STOCK AND SHARE LIST. but>t»ieu o„» Messrs. i.ali-i 1 Stocii and ohare liroK- i c-irson.piace, Cardiff; ItAll. W A),, Paid Prices Stock Great Vx^tern £ 100 93 „ JjoiKton ana .Nortii 143,8- )lolllllolltllshiru .100 _,150 l51 Mi'li-.tml 100 ..127 liH „ Uu>ain«y 100 149 '.59 50 15 11 Stock PREFERENTIAL Stock Cain'iiiia Uni'iilloes Nol 5 p.c 100 ..Ilo 115 i> ■; ci jiilletli ^->.1 Tief 100 . ...