... So the New Year is in. Unregretted and unbeloved 1893 passed away midst fogs and frosts, and is now a pale spectral figure beckoning with her bony linger from the irrecoverable past. It may be a little cowardly thus to assail the character of the dead. No one feels incline:! to write a monumental epitaph over the Past Year and record fictitious praises. vVe hate the Year. It has beenull of ...

... NIGHT POACHING AT BRECON. At the Shirehai], Brecon, on Saturday, the ca.se of night p03cbin at Brecoti, was iltliy gone into. It jested :tbout six and the court, was crowded the whole ti)T)e. The witnesanea for the prosecut;:on ga.ve evidence as to the serious n.Sra.y that touk p!ace hetwf''n the- poa.chots, g-.tme watchera, and poi'cc after the former h-\d been driven from the GwenSrwd Wood. ...

... MANCHESTER NEW YEAR MEETING. TO-DAVS RACING. ORDER OF RUNNING.—Paddock Steeplechase, 1.15 New Year Handicap Hurdle liace, 1.46 Manchester steeplechase, 2.15 Club JYIaiden Steeplechase, 2.45 Peel Park Hurdle Race, 3.10 Maiden Hurdle Race, 3. ...

... COMMERCIAL SALES. NEW JgJ E A L A N D ...

... TO DAY'S Ti-ORF.OAST FOR VNGLASTJ, S. W„ AND SOUTH WALES Very light anti-cyclonic breezes, colder; fog or haze in several places. GENERAL.—The weather is in an unstable condition, but the rise of temperature which has taken place in the south IS not likely to be maintained. GENERAL FORECASTS. The foUowmg forecasts were prepared last night it the Meteorological Office at eight o'clock lSTBlOT- ...

... WRECKS AND CASUALTIES. fSPECIAL FROM LLOYD'S A3 UNTS.1 The British steamer Brooklands, of West Hartlepool, from Boness for Copenhagen, with coals, is ashore west of Scaw. She lies in an expesed{condition,and a svesterly gala prevails. Crew saved. The British steamer Alvsrton, from Glasgow, with coals, is ashore in the river Gironde. A steamer and lighters have gone to her assistance. Ttie ...

... SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. Jan j jCARDIFF* | SWANSEA.f I NE'.VPOiti' j Jan: jMor.jEvn.!Hgt.!Moi-,(Evn.jHgt..|Mor.iE?n jUgi. 1 M 1 42 2 1326 4' 0 ?6 1 2?25 5 1 55 2 3126 9 2 T 2 57 3 32 25 7: 1 59 2 M25 7 3 10 3 45 27 0 3 Wi4 5 4 34 27 3: 3 T 3 38 26 3 4 18 4 47 27 3 4 1 F; 5 5'5 Y, 28 5' 4 9; 4 34 i>6 11 5 18 5 4328 10 5 F 5 56 6 2-/23 6 5 0 5 24 28 1 6 9 6 33 29 11 6 S 6 42 7 330 5 5 47 6 7 29 0 ...

... LATE SPORTING NEWS. ANTICIPATIONS. Unless fog plays the part of a spoil-sport, as it did at Hurst Park, the New Year's racing will be inaugurated with a capital day's racing at Man- chester. when some of the following may win :— Paddock Steeplechase~-Tuouvii.LE or MAC- JHERSON. New Year Hurdle Handicap-JOE MILLER or SIR HENRY JAMES. Manchester Steeplechase Handicap—GRIGON or ROTAL RED. Club ...

... SELLERS, — £ 500 and £ 140 Barry 1st Pref. Stock 8 Spillers and Bakers Ordinary, at 8% 20 Glamorganshire Bank Ord., at 5 S201 Cambrian No. 1 Pref., at 69% £1000 Alexandra. Dock A Pref. Stock 20 D. D.i\is and Soils Shares, at 13 20, 10 and 5 London and Prov. Banks, at £ 19 3s 9d 24 and 50 Khymney Iron Old and 15 and 50 New £ 150 Rhymney Ord. Stock, at 206 2G Great Western Colliery B, at 5 f 0 ...

... J!tAL. Newport 1 0 2 Watsons o 1 3 Cardiff 0 2 4 Taylors o 0 1 FOSITIO-N. CARD?- MERCHANT TAYLORS. Ni.,T. E,an, .A. Mar.,hall Tliree-quarter..N,. -F gK.4; E H. Gunnery E. ¡¡liott.A. L. Coventon lhree-quarter..E. G. Njcho,E. E. Cutler lhree-tiuMter.. i- W- J'carso.s. Cornish N. Parham Half-back .1, E. Mprritt..w. Forward A. F. Hill E. Prescott (capt) Inward R- navies j. Pearson Førward ,So ...

... An eett,mad correspondent furnishes us with the subjoined. He modestly di.-?ch>iins being of the tribe of the prophet. or as bsing even dis- tantly related to Zadkiel, Old Moore, or tune, of Bristol. He dees not, he says, mind being ciassed amongst the masous, free and ace- copUid, although he demurs to Dr. Parker's dates for next year :— Jan. 1, 1894.—Certain or soundings, not of the ...

... [UUTIim'S Ns7 Yoitr,, Satiirday.-Mouty esisy. Starling Excli.ttigo easy. Stwks-b,fore ttig opening it was plain that shrewd bear speculators, who havo bssn breaking down Louisville and Nash- ville, while buying elsewhere, had covered their Louisville shorts in Londm)1; the stock opened higher, and this held many other stocks firm throughout. Operators for the decline, however, did not let ...