... RACING FIXTURES. Portsmouth 29 Alexandra 31 Ripon July 31 ...

... CRICKET. [Our notes wiil be found on another page.] ,Nt)TF. --We shall be pleased to insert reports of all cricket matches in the district, and trust that Secretaries of clubs win forward same Tuesday evening. MACHYI;R.ETH v. R. W. W. (NEWTOWN)—Played between the 2nd XI.'s of the above clubs on Satur- day lajt, aid ending in a win for the R. W. W. Score:— MACHYNLLETH 1ST IXXIXGS. R Humphreys, ...

... LONDON MARKETS CORN. -MONDAY. London Corn, opening. Very little doing; wheat and other articles, slow demand at about late rates. Arrivals from 22nd to 28th July inclusive English wheat, 1D69 qrs. flour, 15980 sacks; Foreign wheat, 121471, Barley. 67523, Oats. 115613, Maize, 35563 qrs.; fiour, 64040 sacks. CATTLE.- MOXI'AY. 1500 Beasts; quiet sale at 3s. 3d. to 5s. 2d.; 12,500 Sheep, firmer at ...

... The first of a series of monthly competitions in connection with C Squadron Shooting Club took place at the squadron range, at Newtown, on Saturday. The conditions were seven shots at each range, regulation target, viz., bull's eye to count four. The following are the scores :— ? 52 2 s* » 5- 3 tO G-J CJi od CJ O 0 0 1-3 2. 1-3 72* 00* to1 — ZLI Sergeant W. C. H. Jones (gunmaker) 24 22 24 70 ...

... NEWTOWN L BISHOP'S CASTLE.—On Thursday a team of bowlers from Newtown journeved to Bishop's Castle, with the object of trying con- clusions with the local team selected from the popular Bowling Club which is in existence there. The play lasted about three hours, and in the result the visitors were defeated. FIRST ROUN:>. Greenhouse and Bowen against Powell and Phillips 11-7, 7-11, 11-3 2—1 ...

... WELSHPOOL MARKETS. MONDAY, JULY 31st. PKOYISRON MARKET. Irade was again brisk at the Fair to-dav. Sup- plies were very large, and the demand was ex- ceedingly good. Prices were unchanged from last week. Ducks fetched from 3s. 6d. to 5s. per couple: and chickens 3s. to 5s. Eggs were sold at 16 for Is.: butter found a good demand at Is. Id. per ib. Apples were lower at 4s. per strike, LLANRWST, ...

... NOTE.—We shall be pleased to insert reoorts 0' nil tIl .tistriet, and trust that Secretaries of citibs will forward same Tuesday evening. REMARKS OX THE GAME. The new cricket club which has been started this year at Llanymynech is doing fairly well and is likely to prosper, while the Liansantffraid C'C. has died a natural death. Llanvblodwell club is also tottering to its fall and is badly ...

... SPORTING. RACING FIXTURES. Stockton August 15 Wolverhampton August 15 Nottingham .August 18 Portsmouth Park August 18 York August 22 Scarborough August 25 Huntingdon August 25 Wrexham August 28 29 ...

... NEWTOWN V. ROYAL WELSH WAREHOUSE.—A match was played between the above clubs on Saturday and resulted in a victory for the Town by 119 points. Score:— NEWTOWN. W. Hinchcliffe .I. I., 21 J. Symington 21 J.Davies. 21 W.Morris. 21 T. Chalmer 21 E.Corbett. 21 21 21 12 P,. Thomas 21 201 ROYAL WELSH WAREHOUSE. 7 D. Claj'ton 3 D. Smith 4 19 R. Andrew 6 W. Roberts 4 J.Evans. 10 C. Hanks 6 21 82 ...

... The following girls gained prizes for the summer term, 1893: Form VI.—Religious Knowledge, Annie Fulford, Penybont; English, Charlotte E. Jones, Bristol; Latin, Agnes M. Edwards, Oswestry; French, Edith Williams, Llanllugan; German, Gertrude M. Parry, Donn; Mathematics, Amy P. Lewis, Llanfyrnach; Arithmetic, Mary E. Williams, Brynmawr; Draw- ing, Dora David. Form Upper V.—Religious Knowledge, ...

... A HORRIBLE HOME. At the Wednesbury Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. N. C. A. Neville (stipendiary), Edward Boiling and his wife, Elizabeth Boiling, residing in Stokes's Buildings, Church Hill, Wednesbury, were charged, at the instance of the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with cruelty to three children, from two to six years of age, by systematically neglecting ...

... RACING FIXTURES. York August 22 Sco.rboi-ou,h ;August. 25 Huntingdon August 25 Wrexham August-28 Derby August 29 ...