... The coal exports from South Wales ports during the last month show a falling off in the aggregate of a little less than 10,000 tons. This was mainly due to a decreased despatch at Swansea and Llanelly. Shipments coastwise have also fallen away, comparing the two periods, at eac:, of the Welsh ports. Below we gi-ve our usual compara- tivaitables CARDIFF. Coal. Iron. Coke. P. Fuel. Jan. 801,820 ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. CARDIFF. Saturday. — English and foreign We' sold at last week's prices, the short stocks in our principal grain ports inclining holders to Flour firm. Barley is advancing in price, and se^jLg the extreme rates of last week. Beans and peas W~ Maize dull Oats unaltered. i GLOUCESTER, Saturday—Trade in English dull at last week's prices. Foreign wheat very 9*5 at ...

... BARRY DOCK. The trade at Barry Dock for the week eniiof M February 5th is as follows Stesmers arrived 33 Tonnage.. 40,061 i Steamers sailed 24 Tonnage 18,24*1 bailing vessels arrived 11 Tonnage 13,422 Sailing vessels sailed.. 3 Tonnage „ ^$ Tonnage arrived in seven days —«.«. Tonnage sailed in seven days — 24256* | Total in and out „ 78,(M ■! The total toumtge iu and out for tbe preceuinlt | ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS, V CORN. CARDIFF, Saturday. i.naturday.—Knglish wheat Rood supply, except for best samnles. and PrlC? favoured buyers. Foreign wheat was in retail reqo** and rather lower. Grindin? barl»y was ...

... The Challenge Banner. Appended is a summary of the successful candi- dates at the recent examination held in connection with the Cardiff Welsh Sunday-school Union Name of School. Passes. Failures. Per- centages 1st Class. 2nd Class. of marks gained. BETHANIA.- 0 4 0 20 1 1. 9 8. 0 58 Marion-street..2- 19. 10 131 MAY-STREET 10 8. 10 55 Minny-street. III 5 151 PETNBVOKE-TERR'CE 10 17 50 44 43 16 ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKEIS. CORM. CARDIFF, Saturday. — .neli^h and foreign wheat-* dull sale at barely last week's prices. Fiour un- changed. Barley and maize dull. Oats and beans firm. Other articles unchanged. GLOUCESTER, Saturday —Only a moderate supplv of Enxtish wheat in the market. Trade was slow au5 bareiy at prerious rates Korei-m wheat was very quiet, and 6 I per quiver cheaper. ltuund maize ...

... GREAT REDUCTION OF THE TORY MAJORITY. Polling commenced on Tuesday in the Partid* Division of Lanarkshire for the election of Parliamentary representative in the room of tbll late Mr Alexander Craig-Sellar, Liberal Unionist. The candidates were Mr J. Parker Smith, Libera* Unionist, and Sir Charles Tennant, GladstoniaP Liberal. Both candidates were well Bupportedl and a close contest was ...

... LLANGUICKE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION The Llattguicke Sobool Board election took place on Monday, and the returning officer (Mr D. B. Turberville) declared the result of the poll A follows r— P^gCTED. Mr Timothy Williams. Ys ...

... j THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORrt. CARDIFF, Saturday. Knglish and foreign whoo sold at last week's prices, closing firmer. Flour, more inquiry, sold freely at late rates. dearer. Oats atbeans same as last GLOUCESTER, Saturday—English wheat was in supply, and best samples sold readily ht last we«»' prices, but trade was inactive. Grinding barley rather dearer. Maize unchanged in value. LONDON, ...

... The election for the Rumney School Broard took place on Friday night, with the following result: ELECTED. J. Morgan Morgan, clergyman (the vicar of the parish) „ 117 2. Wm. Morgan, blacksmith 85 3. Thomas Evans, farmer 83 4. Richard Giles, t4 5. Henry Lascelies Carr 63 NON-ELECTED. 6. Joseph Ileald, waggon- builder 44 7. Francis CiarKe, market-gardener 38 Mr Arthur J, Harris was the returning ...