The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

^BIRTHS MARRIAGES & DEATHS. announcements of marriages are Inserted without Butiicit nt Authentication, for want of Vnich, announcements sent to us ATE sometime* omitted. A charge of Is. is made for the MORRIS "No cards," &c., in marriages, and any addition to the 1Iit,¡.1JcJ record of deaths. uoKrMa ^RDINER— Miircli 28th, at Birch-grove, Crosswood, Mrs Gardi- NER, of a daughter. V*UFKITHS—March 28th, the wife of Mr D. Griffiths, booking Clerk, Cambrian Railways Station, Portmadoc, of a son. ITS A RWI AGES. MORRIS DAVII:s -March 24th, at the Calvinistic Methodist, ^HAPEL, Llanu1 itho, in the presence of Rees Jones, Rtgis- trar, Rees MN i, tailor, Llingeitlio, to Sarah, only daughter JJ°F Samuel rx.vies, Ddolswm. Bettws Leikv. ,CHA.RDS—B.VKUA—March 22nd,at the Parish Church, Camden TOWN, LOU loir, J)witl Richards. General Post Office, London, lion of the latn'.lolin Richards, Welshpool, to Alice Mary, only daughter of John Baker, Esq., London. DEATHS. DEATHS. ^WYL —March 27T,h, acred 83, Watkin Anwyl, Esq., Pwllheli. '.I'ltU, aged 2, at Aberdovey, Mary Elizabeth, PDAUGHTER of MR John Bell, lifehout coxswain. ^OU<JN_>IARCH 27th, age.I 14, at Dolgelley, Winifred Edith, ^URHTER of H- a. Lloyil Clough, chief constable of the county Merioneth. ^IES—March AGECL 40, Miss Anne Davies, Kerry-road, YV^E>VTOWN. DI-EY—March aged 81, at Pool Quay, John Dudley. -March -1ST, AGED 73, MR Evan Evans, Caroline-square, 21st, aged 4S, at F/osyffia, the Rev. Daniel Evans, J. ~AMNISTIC minister. >>V4ns—MARCLI 17ih, aged 3!, at Fool Quay, Maurice Evans. J>MC(T__JJAROI117TH, aged 64. Margaret, wife of Mr John Hamer, Green Manidloes.. I -March lhth, aged 65, AT 4, Chester, the SCV JATNES Harris, late HEADMASTER ox the Cathedral Grammar March 24th, AGED 75. NT 3, Haghes's-court, Yorke- Wr.-xUiuii, Mrs Elizabeth Huffhes. ••.)"LKEYS—M.uch 26th, aged 14, at J°!' A'>erystwyth, HI^"LAA LJOUK'ITUN Humphreys, SON of SIR Jonn Humphreys, R^F'S~-MAR<>L»R27,IH, at North-pnrscle, MR William JO\S,0?> OT THE KING'S HEAD.. J ES—-MARCH 2(LTH, AT TREGARON, MRS D. JONES, RE.ICT OF DAVID MERCHANT, TY«WYN, TREGARON.. MARCH 22UD, AGE > 98, MARGARET JONES, RII" AY-TERRACE, J0\C.ETRYSHWYTH, WIDOW OF MR JOHN JONES, CHURCH-STREET. J0FIS~-MARCH 24 TH, AGED 15, AMELIA, FOURTH DAUGHTER OF MR JOHN BACK-LNNE, NEWTOWN.. BEII ^MARCH 20th, aged 5, at Norwich, of scarlet fever, J"1 « WK ^'DZAHI'TH, socond daughter of Colonel Edward >NPI°R Carabiniors). —MARCH 2lst, at the Forest, Kerry, Montgomeryshire, » IN<IFART;T, ^IFO NF X. G. Newnham, Esq.. Kurrachee, Scinde, KJCL?«a. T)"U^S-_MNRCLI 21st, aged 81, Mr Samuel Nicholls, at the AUR,Y ?NN. Goizinan, the residence of his son. NEAI-7~^AICL1 20'.h, af;ed C3, Mr Wm. Parrv, Pout Cyssylltau, R*"O!LT,N ARCH 21st, aged 44, Mr John Parry, Talybont, near son °F *'IR RICHD. Evans, weaver, Church-street, I> ^LEN.„! ARCh Ifttli, ag?d 33, at his father's residence, Thomas GERS N" SON OF JAM^S REES, Carnarvon. Of J, ^"MARCLI A-Jivi, aged L?, at Llnndudno, James, only son C. "^EIRIV • JTOGEITI, auctioneer and valuer, Llandudno, and for- ^YH'WVTH. « IRI H ISth .aged 93, a'. College-stroet, Wrexham, ^LTLERTI)N. -^REV. -'ARCH a<<O,L 84, at the Deanery, Bangor, the IHUITTS Vmeent, Dean of Bangor. ^°RRIS I„. IARCH 22nd, KS, nt Dolgelley, Mr Jehm Williams, A' LFTTE ot D ,IRLUey.

THE CAMBRIAN NEWS is now sold in MANCHESTER by Mr JAMES ROYLE, 2, Old Millgate. Our report of Montgomeryshire Assizes is held over till next week, The case of Miss Jones of Trefnanny, which excited some interest, broke down. ,-=",

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES. The supporters of the University College of Wales will soon be engaged in openly combating the bitter hostility of its enemies. We learn "that a meeting of great importance to the cause of higher education in Wales will be held next month at Shrewsbury." In another column our readers will find the propositions to be submitted to that meeting, which is to be held partly because "it is about time that the confusion introduced by Aberystwyth College calling itself University College was got rid of." Other reasons equally hostile to the national Institution are given for this movement, in which we are informed u it belongs to Lampeter to take the lead We have never said a single word against St. David's in the past,nor do we intend in the future to follow the ill-advised course adopted by some of its clerical supporters, and so try to widen the gulf already existing between the two institutions. Fortunately neither Tory newspapers nor religious bigots can rob the University College of that national position which in the face of uncompromis- ing opposition has been won for it as much by judicious compromise as by untiring labour. The inhabitants of the Principality in every town and village, in every hamlet and lonely farmhouse, are interested in the welfare and prosperity of the University College of Wales. Welshmen in what- ever part of the world their lot is east feel that the College belongs to them. It is theirs in just the same way that St. David's is the Church of Eng- land's. In fact, what St. David's is to the Established Church the University College is to the Welsh nation. That the constitution of the Aberystwyth College might be established on a basis broad enough to meet the national require- ments, individual wishes were modified, sects were offended, supporters were alienated and opposition was roused. Until the masses of the people learnt how great an institution had been planted among them, its very existence was risked rather than it should stoop to Jess than a°national place. The college was of no sect or party. This at first was a source of weakness, but is now its strength and glory. Throughout the length and breadth of the land-up in the lead mines and slate quarries of the north down among the coal and iron works of the south on wild mountain sheep walks and in pleasant, cultivated valleys, men are beginning to feel a thrill of pride at the mention of the University College of Wales. At last, after long years of waiting, Wales has once more a common centre of learning around which are gathering new hopes and possibilities. How strong that pride and how great those hopes, will soon be discovered, if any attempt, however futile, is made to injure the College. All that is required to fan pride into burning zeal is an effort by the governing body of St. David's to obtain a national endowment for a Church of England ministers' training college. The Estab- lished Church is not so strong in Wales, as the promoters of the forthcoming meeting ough t to Im:w that an effort to obtain further endowments will be allowed to pass unchallenged. If the resolutions to be proposed at Shrewsbury next month are acted upon, there will be a storm throughout the Principality which will have most unpleasant results. We have no fear, however, that an application made to the government of the day for the necessary grants to carry out the Church of England University Scheme will be entertained. Canon Perowne in a letter to the Endowed School Commissioners pointed out years ago that St. David's could never be more than a Divinity Hall, and any attempt like that about to be made at Shrewsbury cannot fail to cover those who take part in it with well deserved ridicule. The Welsh University College unquestionably represents the people. Every step of its astonishing progress has been marked by much concession, much unity, and much real self sacrifice by thousands of people of all grades. The steady, onward course of the University movement has at last alarmed St. David's, and a supreme effort on behalf of Sectarian Narrowness is to be made, as usual, in the name of Religion. Ten years ago, except a few enthusiasts, few believed in the possibility of realizing a tithe of the success that has drawn students to the University College from all parts of Wales. That institution will doubtless once more be called godless by men whose fear of it springs from the fact that it is neither godless nor sectarian. The wisdom of Its founders has disarmed its enemies and compelled them to fall back upon distortion, misrepresentation, and lies. But notwithstanding everything that can be said by the most unscrupulous partisan of St. David's, the fact remains that more than a hun- dred students are under training at Aberystwyth, and fresh evidences of vitality and growth are day by day manifested on every side Such is the position of the Aberystwyth College that no meeting held at Shrewsbury or elsewhere for the discussion of Higher Education in Wales will have any national weight unless the University 10 College is fairly represented. If the governing bodies of the two institutions are going to try whether they can find common ground for the formation of a Welsh University, the,iiieetinc, is one which will be hailed with much gladness by right thinking men throughout Wales. That such common ground could be found, if fairly sought, we have no doubt whatever. But by the announcements which have appeared in a South Wales Tory paper more remarkable for imagination than facts, and by the proposed resolutions, the impression is given that the meeting, at which a strong gathering of Lampe- ter men is anticipated," has no other object than the injury of the Aberystwyth College. We are y 1 0 told in the paper to which we have already alluded that the University College of Wales is not at present ready to take the position of a college affiliated to a Welsh university." The only colleges that can ever be affiliated in a scheme like that to be worked out at Shrewsbury must, like St. David's, be Church of Eng- land institutions, and therefore out of accord with the mind of the bulk of the people. If the hiends of the Church of England generally, and of St. David's College in par- ticular, arc going to meet at Shrewsbury to talk over among themselves the question of Higher Education in Wales, and to discuss how Saint David's College can be made to promote that education more eilieiently, we have nothing to say. The object is a laudable one, and every other sect will do well to see that their training colleges for ministers are also brought as far as possible into accord with a higher standard of training. On the other hand, if the meeting at Shrewsbury —as the announcements referred to would lead uS- to suppose-Is intended, to injure the Univer- sity College of Wales, the attempt will not only be a failure, but that institution's supporters will be stimulate1 to action, the results of which will astonish both the friends of Lampeter and inter- ested observers much further afield. The work of consolidating the Aberystwyth College is being 0 C) 0 proceeded with, and in a short time we shall be in a position to show that the defects incident to the young life of all institutions, will not be allowed to become part of its mature growth, but are being gradually removed by the wisdom of the Council, the PRINCIPAL, and the SECRETARY.

THE ROYAL TITLES BILL. Many of our readers have probably asked themselves more than once during the past fort- night what difference it will make to them whether the QUEEN is or is not styled Empress of India. Why, they ask, should there be so much turmoil about a name-a single word, To those who have not studied the effect of names the debates in the House of Commons and the discussions out of it must seem idle in the ex- treme. But to men who know how a name tends ito confer upon those who bear it the attributes usually connoted by it, the discussion is full of serious import. The PREMIER may be anxious for it to be recorded in history that he created an Empress the QUEEN'S children may be de- sirous of obtaining a settlement of a question of pre- cedence the PRINCE of WALES may be desirous of obtaining now an addition to the Royal titles which he knows would never be granted to a king. These and many other reasons have been adduced for the change, but the one most damaging to the Conservative Government was given by the PREMIER when he said the addition was required because the frontiers of Russia are only a few days' march from those of Her MAJESTY'S dominions in India. The London papers have deserted the Conservative Government, and there can be no doubt that the Liberal party in the House of Commons would be greatly strengthened by a prompt expression of opinion from all parts of the Principality. On Thursday week there was a great debate on the third reading of the Bill. The division, which was provoked by Mr DISRAELI'S speech, showed a large falling off in the Conservative majority, and since the Bill went to the House of Lords the feeling in the country has grown in breadth and intensity; Meetings are being organized in support of Mr FAwcErT's motion to petition the QUEEN in case the Bill passes net to assume any other title than that of Queen. It has been well pointed out that scarcely any request Her MAJESTY could make would be refused, but in this matter the country is compelled to remember that the title will be borne by kings who may neither possess nor deserve the confidence reposed in the QUEEN. The way in which this Titles Bill has been hurried through the House of Commons by the sheer force of an obedient majority is sufficient to show the country that too much care cannot be taken in preventing the assumption of empty titles which future sovereigns may try to make into names descriptive of their actual condition. The counties and boroughs of Wales ought to protest against this attempt to foist upon the country a title which is associated with nearly all a Briton detests.

ST. DAVIu SAND THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES. The following paragraph appeared in the Western Mail on SaturJay last:- A meeting of great importance to the cause of higher education in Wales will be held next month in Shrews- bury. It is about time that the confusion introduced by Aberystwyth College calling itself University College was got rid of, and also that the real need for a Welsh Univer- sity should be met. The task of taking the lead in this movement belongs, of course, to Lampeter, and we antici- pate that there will be a strong gathering of Lampeter men on the occasion in question, when propositions will be made not only for the establishment of the university, but to in- crease the usefulness of St. David's College. We are aware that many distinguished friends of higher education in Wales fight shy of the university question on the ground that Aberystwyth, for instance, is not at present ready to take the position of a college affiliated to a Welsh Univer- sity. This, however, is not an objection of weight, and certainly does not apply to St. David's, It is, besides, evi- dent that a beginning must be made some time or other, and the present stems as propitious as any we can expect. Of course the effort will have to be a great one, but it will have the assistance of the very large class of people who care a great deal more about education than about sectarian squabbles. A Welsh University would be desirable from many points of view, but it would be particularly useful in relieving Walrs from the taunt so oft jn cast at it—of being a kind of educational B<eotia. Our readers will doubtless appreciate the insulting tone of this paragraph, which will be better understood when read in the light of the propositions which are to be made at Shrewsbury on April 25ih. We seldom have to acknow- ledge any act of court'sy from St. David's, and we may as well, state that the appended prepositions were not for- warded to us by the authorities of that Institution lst- That it is desirable to form in the Principality of Wales a University, with powers to confer degrees in arts and honours, and that the University Board of Examiners ba located at St. David's, Lampeter, it being the oldest and best endowed, and the only chartered Institution in the Principality. 2nd—That it is dssirab'e that all colleges in Wales be- longing to the Church of England and the various denomi. nations, as well as other colleges unattached to any denomi- nation be affiliated by charter to the said University, and that their students be invited to compete on equal terms for degrees. 3>-d—That in connection with this University scheme it is desirable to establish scholarships and fellowships, open to all the affiliated colleges. 4th—That it is desirable that an application be made to the Government of the day for the necessary grants to carry out the Welsh University scheuae. A more monstrous set of propositions could not be devised in the name of "a Welsh University." The whole thing is nothing more nor less than an attempi to obtain public money with which to endow a sectarian Institution. The n'st reason given why the University Board of Examiners should be located at Lampeter is that St. David's is the oldest College in the Principality. Here are a few facts: The Presbyterian College at Carmarthen was founded in the year 1719, and the first Principal was the Rev. WILLIAM EVANS; about the same time a Welsh Indepen- dent College was established at Oswestry under Dr EDWARD WILLIAMS, of Rothertham. Dr GEORGE LEWIS susceeded him. 10 the year 1SIG the college was removed to Llan- fyllin. In 1768 Lady HUNTINGDON established a college at Trevecca under Mr FLETCHER, one of the bet evangelical c!ergy of the last century; in 1807 the Baptists established a college at Abergavenny, and in 1810 the Independents established a college at Neuadd Lwyd in Cardiganshire. So much for the age of St. David's, which did not begin its career until long after the last of the colleges we have mentiomd v.a< founded. Lampeter, to be true to its charters, must train ministers for the Church of England, and nothing short of an Act of Parliament, setting aside the intentions of the Pious Founder," can make that Institution anything but a training college fof mir.isterj of the Established Church. The terms of equality offered to students of the aillE- ated colleges would, we presame, be the same terms of equality that are offered to students now. Every student at present must be,or pretend to be, a member of the Church of England wd suggest that ail the colleges, iocluding St. David's, shall be aliaed with the Carmarthen College, where the new Examining B.dy sba'l resile. All students shall com- pete on equal terms with the Carmarthen students—that is, they shall all be treated as if they were Presbyterians The propositions, which we suppose have emanated from Lampeter as the head quarters of the Boe tip. of learning, are almost t '0 all-surd for se;ious consideration; and before the meeting is hel 1 their originators will find they have sadly befooled themselves.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NOTES. A good deal of excitement was caused in Aberystwyth last week by a rumour that a poor woman had died of star- vation. It transpired that the husband of deceased deserted her some months ago, and that she had consequently suf- fered a great deal from poverty. Five or six weeks ago she W..s Co; fine 1. The medical officer stated at the Board of Guardians that the came of death was acute heart disease, and it stems that as soon as it became known the woman was in actual want she was well supplied with money and food. She had s,:v-,ral sciatives in t,ie tt)wn. ? Some time g.) the Dolgelley Board of Guardians built a fever ward, which turns out to be so damp that patients will have splendid chances of contracting rheumatism if they are unlucky enough to survive the fever. About a year ago a case of garden wrecking was beard 10 at Tregaron Petty Sessions. The offence was committed at Llanddewi Brefi, and the man then proceeded against was sent to prison for six weeks. There should have been two defendants at that time, but one of them, JOHN WAT- KIN LLOYD, absconded, and was only recently captured at Aberdare. He was tried on Tuesday, at Tregaron, and sent to Cardigan for six weeks. A freer use of the power to im- j prison would teach the savages of the country that if they do not believe in civilization it would be wise to practise it a little more freely. The Dolgelley Union Assessment dispute was brought forward on Saturday last a the Board of Guardians. There can be little doubt we should think that the Board wiil act wisely by refusing to have anything whatever to do with the valuer. As was pointed out, he has appealed to the law and let him abide by the law, unless he is prepared to pay all the co"t and make a reasonable offer which the Board can accep. As for appointing an a bitrator, the Board will be unwise to listen to any suggestion of the kind. The Board made a contract with Mr GISBJRNK, and we think they CJnaot do better than leave it for a jury to say whether the terms of that contract have been fulfilled. Last week at Lampeter the members of the Board of Guardians inspected the new workhouse, for which Mr JAMES WILLIAMS is contractor. Complaints of a trivial kind have been made from time t) time as to the way the work was being done, but on Saturday last the Board agreed that the contractor was carrying out the contract in accord- ance with the specifications. Mr WILLIAMS has made rapid progress with the building, and there can be no doubt Lampeter has been fortunate in obtaining a contractor able to complete the wcrkhou.;e within the specified time. The Llanbadarn Bench of magistrates had 'a case before them on Wednesday in which a police constable was shame- fully handled by a mining captain named,'JOHX'KICHAEDS, who refused to leivea public house. The officer was abused by the defendant, who was very properly fined £ 1 fur re- fusing to quit the house, and £ 5 for assaulting the officer- Whether it is right a single policeman should be left at a place like Goginau is a question for the county magistrates. Unless some of the persons nominated retire there will be contests in three parishes of the Aberystwyth Union for seats at the Board of Guardians. At Aberystwyth seven gentlemen have been nominated for four vacancies. A con- test would do good, aud the retepayers would be all the better able to judge how to give their votes if the candidates made some sort of a statement respecting their views. Llanbadarn Upper, and Vaenor Lower are the other parishes were nominations exceed vacancies. Aberystwyth has been made a centre under the Oxford University Local Examination Scheme. Mr GRIFFITH JONES is secretary to the committee. We are glad to report the formal commencement of an Assembly-room for Barmouth. Mr J. R. DAVIES, the spirited proprietor of the Corsygedol Hotel, is making this great improvement to the town. If other residents and the Local Board showed equal enterprize Barmouth woul 1 soon outdistance almost all competitors, for in beauty of situa- tion it is unrivaled. Merionethshire Assizes were as light as usual. The court sat for about a couple of hours, and sentenced two prison- ers to light terms—a month (with three years in a reform- atorv) in one case, and three months in another. At Carnarvon Assizes WILLIAM WILKINS, charged with shooting at JANE JONES through a window was acquitted. So also were ALBERT HARRISON and OWEN WILLIAMS,who had been indicted for committing perjury at the Quarter Sessions. The Cardiganshire Ass¡z C-u.-I. was chitfly occupied in trying a libel case. The prisoners charged with defraud- ing Mr JAMES, of Aberystwyth, were found guilty, and sentenced, the irother to nine months, and the son to four months' imprisonment. Aberaeron is engaged in promoting the erection of a patent slip. We need net detail the advantages of an un- dertaking of this kind, but perhaps it would Hot be out of place to point oat the shoals on which a scheme like this is apt to be wrecked. In towns as small as Aberaeron there i& a good deal more party spirit, and that of a bitterer kind, than in larger places. The antipithies, in fact, are of the strongest possible character, and the life of the community is so contracted that every scheme falls to the ground be- cause one party will not work with the other. Now, Lam- peter is only a small place, and there is party feeling there, but, fortunately, everybody joined in the recent effort to change the market day and to improve the markets and fairs. The result has surprised everybody. If the inhabi- tant of Aberaeron will join together and leave their little feuds in the background, they will succeed in obtaining a patent slip, and in time perhaps, a railway, but if the few people in the town are divided into half-a-dozen par- ties, nothing will be done that will benefit anybody. The difficulty of changing a market day is so great that notwithstanding the success which has attended the labours of the inhabitants of Lampeter, many people are inclined to question whether the marked improvement in the atten- dance will be permanent. On Friday last there was a large attendance of buyers and sellers, and the plentiful supply of all kinds of produce was cleared off quickly at good prices. The committee must not be satisfied with present results, but must go on increasing a-id perfecting the ac- commodation as much as possible. There ought to be no delay in pulling down the old market hall, and erecting a place at least five times as large. The Local Board is able to carry on the good work so well commenced, and it is to be hoped no time will be lost in adopting the neces- sary powers. At the Aberystwyth monthly fair next Monday, there will be a show of stallious, when a premium of 240 will be awarded to the best agricultural horse to travel the district. On Tuesday, March 2Sbh, Mr HENRY TAYLOR, Town Clerk of Flint, was examined before the Election Com- mittee. He said there were 122 bad votes at the last ejection I in Flint Boroughs, and he thought thirty or forty at least ¡ were so written upon as to identify the voters. He did not detect any deliberate frauds. It was his opinion that the "illiterate declaration" should be done away with it was a cause of great complaint that the illiterates caused so much obstruction. At his booth at Mold about a fourth of the voters were illiterates. He thought that the illiterates, if the declaration were done awav witb, would come up and vote by reason of the drilling they would have betprehand. A great many, in fact, did, as he believed, vote something in that way as it was. The rest, he thought, should be saorifised, unless separate accommodation were provided, and then came the question of expense.

——————<.—————— At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, March 29, J. D. Wor- mald, Writer to the Signet, was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for misappropriating £ 1.400, received in trust for clients. At the meeting of the Oldham Board of Guardians, on Wednesday, March 29, a letter was read from the Rev. TI. M. Davies, the Nonconformist minister whose election, as chaplain to the workhouse, the Local Government Board has informed the guardians was illegal, stating that, in the event of it proving illegal to engage and pay for the ser- vices of a Nonconformist minister, as chaplain, he was willing to undertake the duties without any remuneration. The guardians took no further action in the matter. Dr. Letheby, the celebrated analytical chemist, is dead. Sir Charles Reed, chairman of the London School Board, is going to Philadelphia as judge in the Education department of the exhibition. The death of a centenarian is recorded from Liverpool. Capt. John Oliver was born on the 18th Janusry, 1774, near Tavistock. He ran away to sea when he was ten years old, served on board the Bellerophon at the battle of the Nile, fought at Copenhagen, and served in the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. General Schenck has appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the American Congress, with reference to his connection with the Emma Mine. He said that his having been treated as a director was a mistake, and that- be had been reduced to poverty through his connection with the mine. The Qrieen and Princess Beatrice arrived at Baden Baden on Wednesday, March 29. The Mississippi river, which has overflowed its banks at Memphis, has cut through a narrow neck of land, shorten- ing its course nearly twenty miles. George Hunter, aged 38, a pitman, was executed at Morpeth on Tuesday morning, March 28, for the murder of another pitman named Wool, at Dinnington, in December last.

The London Gazette contains the Queen's order that the petition for a charter of incorporation for Morthyr Tydvil j shall be considered by the Privy Council on May 9th.

LOCAL AND DISTRIOT. There are some alterations in the trains for April, as will be seen on consulting the Railway Record. PRIVATE BILL —The locus standi of tie North Wales Narrow Gange Railway Bill has been allowed by the Referees. PARLIAMENTARY PETITIONS.-By Mr S. Holland, from the Baptist Association of Denbigh, Flint, and Merioneth in favour of the Bill for marriage with a Deceased wife's Sister. BANK RUPTS.-Oven Evans, the Green, Newtown, Mont- gomeryshire, first general meeting at Williams and Co's the Bank, Newtown, April 3, Mr T. M. Taylor, solicitor. In a aotice of one of the Monday Popular Concerts The Figaro says—Mrs Osgood being indisposed, her songs were sung by that charming young Welsh lady, Miss Mary Davies, in such a way tEtit the absence of Mrs Osgood was considered almost a piece of good fortune. The Rev Daniel Evans, vicar of Llanwrin, Montgomery- shire, was on Wednesday, March 29cb, installed into a minor canonry at Bangor Cathedral vacant by the death of the late Canon Herbert. Mr Evans is well known as the compiler of a hymnboob greatly used in Wale?. FATAL QUARRY ACCIDENTS IN CARNARVONSHIRE.—There FATAL QUARRY ACCIDENTS IN CARNARVONSHIRE.—There was fall of rock at the Lilgwyn quairy, neir Carnarvon, I on Friday night, March 24i,b. One man was killed and twelve injured, five very serioudy. On the same day a man was killed at the Dorothea quarry, and another badly injured at the Talysarn quarry. EISTEDDFOD CHOIR.-On Monday evening, March 27, the first general rehearsal of the Wrexham Eistiddfod choir was held at the Town Hall, when 270 members were pre- sent. The pieces rehearsed were, And the Giorv of the Lord,' 'For unto U3 a Child is born,' "'Halle- lujah,' Worthy is^ the Limb,"Ohu=h thee my baby, 'Y Gwanwyn,' 'Y Wvl ren dlos.' It is contemplated to hold the gPDfral rehearsals monthly, from now to tie Eistedd- fod week. ROYAL TITLES BILL.-In the division on t ie motion for the third reading of this Bill, the following- voted with the majority for the GovernmentColunel the Hon. George Clive, Major Cust, C. T. W. Forester, J. JOLes, S. Leigh- ton, T. E. Lloyd, C. W. Ntviil, Viscount Newoort, and Sir J. N. Scourfield. The following voted with tbe uainority -C. C. Cotes, L. L. Dillwyn, the Marquis of Hartington, Lord Kensington, E. J. Reed, H. Richard, Colonel Stuar:, H. H. Vivian, and W. Williams. A CURIOUS APPLICATION.—At Bangor petty sessions Mr W. Jones applied on behalf of Mr Hugh Jonts that the Bench should declare his client app nuted surveyor of high- ways for the parish. A vestry was held on March 9, inter alia for the appointment of a surveyor. Mr Jones was proposed wiih the retiring surveyor, Mr Thomas, and the polling showed that the former had a majority of votes. A poll for the office being most unusual, the retiring surveyor, who had held the office many years, treated his election annually as a formal matter, and took no precautions to se- cure his return to office. As there were no complaints against him, a proposal that the election should be deferred for a month was adopted.—Mr Jones asked the Beach to declare that the adjournment of the vestry was informal, and that Thomas was therefore not duly appointed.—The magistrates declined to interfere. NORTH WALES QUAKRYMEN'S U-Nic)-N.-The annual con- ference of the North Wales Qaarrymeo's Union is fixed to be held at Carnarvon or Llauberis on 20th May. Papers are to be read from a Llanberis representative on quarrying as a trade; from Bethesda, on the standard wages as com- pared with the profits of the trade aud from Festiniog. on boards of arbitration and conciliation. A representative from Llandinorwic is to speak upon the dangers attending a quarryman's avocation the social and religious status of Welsh quarrymen, and how to raise them, is to be dis- cussed by a Bethesda quarryman; and upon a Nantlle re- presentative will devolve the duty of pointing cut. the ad- vantages to be gained by joining the Quairymens uiiion. The Corris representative is to have the choice of his own subject. Several members of Parliament have been invited to attend, and letters expressing regret at their inability to be present have been rcc--ive 1 from Mr John Bright, If P., and Mr Henry Richard. M.P. The present strength of the union is in excess of 7,000 members. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED.—South Darren capital kg,000, in £1 10s shares. For the purpose of p irchasibg and working the South Darren Mine, in the p irish of Llan- badarn, in the county of Cardigan, The subscrib-rs (who take one share each) are—William Jardine, 19, Great Winchester-street, merchant; George Blogar, 19, Great Winchester-street, merchant Alfred Cornwall, 5. Dousjla^- road North, Canonbury, accountant; William Smith, Portslade, Sussex; Francis Richard Hales, 74, King William-street, solicitor; C. A. J. Reynolds, South wood Hall, Highgate, clerk; William Ba-table, 48, Portland- road, Notting Hill, clerk. The number of directors is not to be less than 3 nor more than 5. Qualification, 100 sharrs. Remuneration of directors £ 50 per annum each. South Roman Gravels Lead; capital Y,27, 000, in tl 103 shares. This is a transfer of the South Gravels Mine, in the parishes of Shelve and Worthen, in the county of Salop, from a company with a similar name, now in course of liquidation, upon the terms of a special resolution of its shareholders, passed on the 17th December, 1875, and confirmed on the 6th January, 1876. The first subscribers (who take one share eaoh) are—Edwin Crawshav, Newnham, Gloucester- shire, ironmaster J. Y. Watson, St. Michael's Alley, Corn- hill, stock and share dealer Frederick Nehon Blythe, 3, George Yard, Lombard-street, stock and share broker; Robert Wilson, 12, Brunswick Gardens, Kensington Na- poleon Frederick Watson, 1, St. elicaael's Alley, share dealer; Henry James Deane, 1. St. Michael's Alley, clerk; Peter Watson, 79, Old Broad-street, sharedealer. The number of directors is to be ni,1 less than four nor more than seven. Qualification, 100 shares. The remuneration of di- rectors being at the rate of £ 250 ptr aauum.—Afininy World.

MERIONETHSHIRE REGISTRATION. The following has ¡ eu suppliel to u. — — m ■" X 35 E 2 « £ cS <B -Z IS £ £ »j 3 « 'Se js. a s p I 18, Q I 1- ON register in 1E-70, ■when seat contested by Mr Holland and Col.Tottenham 11628 978J 530 134 3235 Expuneed therefrom in 1870, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75 549J 293 224 68 1137 :I- 1074J CS"2 276 C3',209S Added thereto in ditto ditto 74s 809 97 80IL264 1_1_- On the register for 1S76 ■1822-.1021: 873- 146.3SG? The main decrease and increase were in Festh i and were in consequence of sales and Durehases.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION^ELEaMAMS^ GENERAL, Bank rate unaltered. On Thursday morning a beer barrel fell off a good:, train at the junction of Bagueley and West Timpe. iey, Cheshire, and threw several waggons off the line, wLJCll was blocked for some time. A reduction in miners' wages of two shillirgs per 10-1 is annouuced in Faraworth district. THE QUEEN'S TITLE. The Labour Representation League have passed a reso- lution condemning the assumption by the Quesn of the title of Empress. The Bolton Liberal Association has passed a resolution condemning the title of Empress. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THUBSDAY. The supply of wheat to-day was rather limited, aud the r demand ruled dull for all descriptions, at the tes of last week. Barley a slow trade, but for the best qualities prices were nearly as high. Fecding corn was steady.— Weather fine, and favourable for spring sowing. RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. A Fall Mall telegram says the statement a to the pro- posed retirement of the Emperor of Russia appears at lejt p-ii ti Ally confirmed. The Czar .switch will be entrusted with the regency for the summer. SHOCKING DISCOVERY. Por tions of the body of a girl ab,)at seventeen old. without heal or limbs, in newspitper, have been found in a field at Bash veil, lilackburn. TURKEY, A Constantinople teJegrlID The Porte, it is said, has decided to postpone the payment of the ha!f-y<ar!y cojpons of the six per cent loan due in April until July next."

BORTH THE ADVEXT OF UPPINGHAM SCIIOOL- Te excitement in Borth and the neighbourhood caused by the preparations for the scholars and teachers of Uppingham School is great. The arrangements for the loaging and feeding of more than four hundred people will tix the rl", urces of Mr Mytton, the lessee of the hotel, but no doubt he will succeed in proviuing all that is necessary. Ihe mniu body of the immigrants lias not aivivod, but e\ider.ces are nut; wanting of their speedy advent.

MACHYNLLETH ELECTION OF GUAKDIANS.—The paragraph which appears in another page in reference to the election is incomplete. The following is a list of the nersons nominated to be Guardians for the parishes iu thls uuion for the c imiog year Cemraaes, Mr J. J. Humphreys, Abtrc.iedudy wyll; Darowen, Mr Edward Morgan, Tyinawr; Llanbrynmair, Mr Thomas Owen, Cefn, and Mr Vaugbau Hughes, Pentremawr; Pennal, Mr .}"hn Davie s, corn dealer; Scuborycoed, Mr Morgan Edwards, Bwlcbeinion T >wyn, Mr Owen Daniel, Towyn, Mr Henry Junes, Vaenol, Mr J. H. Jones, Aberdovey; Machynlleth (two Guardians), Mr Richard Gillurt, LlynlloedJ, Mr Richard Owe.n. timber merchant, MrF. F. Strousberg Issvgaircg(one Guardian). Mr Griffith Griffiths, Tvnohir, Mr Evan EVàn, Morbenisa', Mr F. P. Strousbcrg;" Penygoes (one Guardian), Rev Dd. I Morgan, Rectory, Mr Evan Richards, aiorben Isyg.ureg. From tbe above list it will be =een that there are contests in the three last named parishes. Mr Strousberg ba- now for several years been a candidate for the town of Mach- ynlleth, but each time he has suffered a signiticant defe-t. -i He was elected last year- for Isygarreg, but only attended at the meetings once or twice. We may express a hope that the people of Machynlleth and Isygarreg will pee the ex- pediency of electing persons who will attend the meeting* of the Board and be watchful of their interes. s. No reruns '< have been nominated for the parishes of Llanwrin and Uwcbygarreg; consequently the old gu-v<l aos (V[r r land, Liawrin, and Mr John Morgan, LTw'ygarre.j\viSl | continue to act for the next year.

CARDIGAN. BOARD OF GUABDIANS.—An ordinary meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday, March 22nd, Mr J. T. W. James presiding. The questior. ot the defalcation of the late assistant overseer of Llcchryd was again discussed at some length, the discussion Concluding with a notice of motion from Mr Benjimin Rees to the effect that as it was the wish of the Board, as well as all the parishioners of Llechryd, they should memoriadz-i the Poor Law Board to relieve the overseer, of their liability. An application was read from Mr Thomas Jones, assistant overseer of Llandugwydd, for the cfliee or vaccination officer for that parish, vacant by the resignation of Mr Morris, relieving pfficer. The appointment will take place at the next meet- Board. On the proposition ot Mr O^ven Thomas the chairman read the uum'ser of attendee-s'of the ex- oracio and elective guardians during the vear. The highest 1 of attendances among the ex-officio was 17, and the highest numbej 'among the elective guardians was 22. It was also resolved that by the vext merfng a return should be prepared, showing the su n i^id towards the edu cation of pauper children "during the year. The public business than concluded LOWES TKOEDTRAUB PETTY SESSIONS.-TH--■ MONTHLY sessions were rse.d at the Shire Hall ia this t wa, on l'rs- day, March 2Sb, the SITTING nHgitrates beinz W. Buck, and T. H. ilrencliley, lisqrs. TLe foiling w.,s die only case.for hearing. L»eiija.uinEva"s. finn-r. Tr.-cefu-isa v. Davia Davies, St Dogmells servant in husbimuv, for deserting his service on the 4th M »rch, £ 2 was claim-d as compen aiiun for such los-i. ^Ir *v. W. MiviVi a,parAi for the complainant, and MrJ. A. G. Ev-ar^'for defSS! The d^fenaant pieaded tlut th.' C'otrr.ct liid terminated bv a month's iiotice according to a^rremc-nt, and that he was unable to fulfil Ms contract owing to the violence of the complainant, who had also kept Ri 3s 5.1 as a sd off against the claim. Tbe defenoaot was hired by conip ainant at ^araigan on tne lOtii ^.jVeniDer .ast at- the anuuid liiring f^iir, and f. r the oefence it was sougut to foe proved that on the 13th of November, toe cay wrien the deienditnt entered service, an agreeaieut was come to L. tW:1 defen- dant s mother and complainant, i-o the effect that a month's notice being given^both sides could terminate tLe engage- ment. This wa? Cenied by the complainant aud his wit- DtScS, and was also looked upon by the Bjnch as contrary to the general ccutom at these au"ual hiring D fondant also charged complainant with threatening him it la violence and striking him, in answer to which the couipi-vnant contended that defendant was of very (iiity habits. He estimated the loss sustained by him through the defendant's desertion, to oe à leád X2. Tae Bench ordered ;h*t defendant should coa,P'1!-i°ant, the complai, ant alio to pay the Li 2s °J waSes due, and the defendant to p?y costs. Tht2 overseers for the V„I-LAS parishes within UIE division were appointed.

LLANBADARN FAWR. PETry SESSIONS, WEDXFCFEDAY, M.VHCH 29. Before J. (x. W Soasall, Esq., Thomas.Jones, KsH., and J. J. Bon- sail, Esq. Appointment of Overseers. —The Bench received the no. mintions or overseers by the several parishes and towrsb pE; in the magisterial division of Lower Geneu'rgl,n, and made the necessary appointments. Storage of Ex,Ilosives 'Ir Hugh Hugh Hughes, junior, APPUTDOA behalf of the Eist Darren, V-ughan, AND Gogi- nan .lining Companies, for oower to erect magazines for the storage of explosives. Captain Gar and and Captain Paull proved the consent of occupiers within two hundred yards to the erection oi n 2 magazines. The applications were granted. J' 0 Maintenance of Relatives.—Mr John Jones, relieving- otiicer, Talybont, charged Thomas Morgans, labourer, Pant- quarrel, Talybont, with, neglecting to pay 3ns. arrears for the maintenance of his daughter, in aecordanes with the justices' order, made on the :[);h Xov-mber. In default of payment, a warrant of distress was directed to b3 issued.— John Thom:.s, miner. Troedyrhiw, Glamorganshire, was also charged wit^ a similar offence. sum of G4.S, was due from him ou a justices' order, made on the 29 b Octo- ber, 1S75, for the maintenance of his mother, who lived at I Tre'rddol. As the man ha 1 no tff cs, the Bench com- mitted him to one months' imprisonment, with bard la- bour. Rcfusinj to Quit at Goginan,—John Ricaards, mine agent, Bwadrain, for whom Mr J. J. At wood appeared, W,1S charged with refusing to 'lUlt, the Druid Inn, Goginau, when requested to do so by P.O. Thomas Thomas, on the 11th March.—Complainant said he w6ns to the Druid Inn, on the 11th March, which was a pay day, at about three minutes past ten o'clock. He adv.se 1 the men to drink up their beer and leave the house. The defendant said he would finish up somebody else, and jumped towards Daniel Richards, and a row commenced. The man was taken out of the h"usé by the complainant. William Richards, miner, Goginan, was also charged wi'h assaulting and beaiing P.C. Thomas iu the execution of his duty on the 11th March.-Complainant said that when he was in the act of taking John Richards uut of the house, the brother came up without a coat, tool: hold of the constable by his whiskers and throat, and took him-up t.) the band- rail of the stairs where he trh-d to choke him (the com- plainant.) The landlord wÜd it wa" a shame to treat the constable in such a manner. The landlord and another person attempted to release the constable and whilst doin<* so the defendant tore his (compiaina .t's) coat. His helmet wa^ knocked off and trampled under feet. John Richards was generally quiet, aad had never been before the magis- trates before the present occasion. Wm. Richards had been previously summoned, and was noisy when in nis uroiner s company, air a.twn.» i andre^srd the Bench urging them to be lenient. -The Bench said the two cases taken together showed that the row mhrh* have re- sulted in the death of rhe policeman. The penalty for re- fusing to quit would be JE1, and costs the second case being more serious, must be dealt with more seriously A fine of P5, and cost, would be inflicted in that instance The police officer, living in a place where there was no second officer, must be protected Trespass in Search of G*rm~ilr Alexander Richardes, Penglaise Hall,_ charged D»vi. Jones, clerk on the Man- chester and Mntord Railway, w-tli trespassing n search of game in the day time at Brynllwyd, the pr..peity of com- plainant on Saturday, the 4-h M% rch.—Thos. Emery, game- keeper, said on the day iu question he saw the defendant M four o'clock come Oil the Und with a dog. He wu along tbe side of a fence, and the dog s ou the otherrid: He had a stick iu his band, and he appeared to he beatir for game. When he saw witness he walked towards th footpath. Witness said h? bad wa'cbed defendant from th- foo'path. The defendant a deed t" be forgiven, said h would not come there again. Witnecs -aid he could not for- give the offence, aod, with a greal dfl of tronhip got lb, defendant to come to a iarui uouse, wiitre he was identified. —Ths defendant denied that he had a stick in his himd. and said that he was taking a walk with a little fancy dog. —Witness replied that the dog was a bull terrier. Toe man at Brynllwyd had cautioned the lad on several occisiims not to trespass on the land in search of gsm.\—The 13e:,ch said as it was a first offence, a fine of £ L wou'd be iLfLcted.

.l TOWYN. LOCAL BOARD ELECTION,—Some of the candidates for the honour of representing the different wards on the Board are making a biisk canvass. Toe coming contest is .'x.iting much interest in some parts of the district, e^p^cially in th>s town. PHrtW^liugjSometimes russ quite as high as it aught to, aud ^FC.A:ED, uuless squiobing is dia- continued the acri^SIuous. feeling? which arc being aroused will have a mor^Jlasting effect jjpon the parties, lb:„n the good derivable from th^c->nt^sy ill have up&a the place. THE ACADEMF.—Williams, of the firm of Messrs Williams and^onsjfc'ortmadoC; has generously pre- sented the AcademjFwith a costly s t of choice bo 'ks fo- distribution amongst the pupils at the approaching examin- ation. THE WINTER CHARITY Fund.—This faud W IS ra's-d bv means of concern, and subscriptions duiin<r LA,^ snnmer and given in trast to the R.V. T. L,wis%icar \L' Edwin Jones, the .icaderuy, f..r distribution among the sick poor.. It pleasing to FL.id chat these gentlemen seek out the sick poor, and give REMEF to all such, IRRESPECTIVE of cree XT is to be HOPR'I that rhese ^-A^ROAS friends of the poor who f(,)rmtd the chancy fund last summer, w;ii not leb., their b -nevolence when next summer comes.

DOLGELLEY Lecture ON Ti.mp^iianc^.—a lec uie on nc0 was delivered at the Calviuistic Methodist chap-1, D .1 .-eilev. by Plenydd, Pwllheli. The Kev. ll; Morga i presided, aJd the auoience seemed much d.-ligated w .Ui the lecture. aud BOŒD OF GrARDiAN-3 —Six perscus, we believe, have veen nominated for tke office of guardian far the ensuing vear for Dolgelley paris ile-srs J .n.-s. taanar, E. Joots, Ship Hotel, Roberts Gv.'un,s, Edward Grlffi,Li, Spring- field House, W. Hughe,, printer, j,nd L. Joaes, Tyudyny- garreg. Only four are required. Three have been nomin- ated for lilai r parish, wbere onlv two can be elected. The nominations are :— Messrs J. E: DdVirs, &*rrtioa;h* R. Williams, Gartjgallt, al11 .1 ():iT! J n-a, Llwyndu.

BARMOUTH. LAYING THE Foundation t ne or THE Assembly ROOMS.—On Monday, .M; rch -7. Mrs. L) C.-rsy^DA- laid the foundation st .ne of the S-w As emhly ROOMS ia the presence of a great concour*- of people. IHT building when Completed, will show a HAU.L-ONIE front ige to the main street, and will be only ,,1. "rr a ne nA a acquisition to our pretr.y little town, At the reo,ugt of the propriet or, Mr. J. R DAVIE*, Air. SINGII 0*E. photo- grapher, took a view OF the c; EM 'LY AN I tae ouitding, with all the workmen at tbt<r

CORHiS DAMWAIN ANGLXOL.—X0, J u ?vfa^rt|j 23aia. lei vr sedd dan ad> n eit tr. stem au u cbward Aberllafeui, syrr-ir « Tv Ffa"" °.'u °"n ■o -v,nynt o'r enw K.;bert Williams, fy *farm> -iberpafeni, a t.hrofva r—n. l IDDOYNY IS id oedd y TRANCE ocl N'VN IEUANC 37 nilwydd oeo, a ,ad..wor:d wedow it, in, 4, i i ei vI. y DDARLLEFA.-Yciyd; iFW" yn ^rowwva dar- ide 1> f t->1Qvdogaethhoi., ac > o.ae yu l a,ven yenym dde 1 f u y sefjdiiad a gol«g ilewyr.,L-as {.,„0. Y mae ej n cyaydogaefh y» ei ii. a"r ,eu,Kgctv<1 vn A gwerthfawroei. Cr,»bei?:wu v F chwanegu c.yfder.

MAENTWROG. SCHOOL OPENING. On tfca M, r -h a. new National ■School was opened at I J'I.¡¡nt. in nrjpor end Of 1\f, twrog parish, and a n.e.tiue >n ld for the pu d e of explaining 'he rules of the sch-.ol an.l t.. e.xhm pamJn'tO -end their children reguiarlv t-» it. V..t>* of th v r- unanimously pess-.d to Mr P: c 'vVk-h' for building this new SOB—-r 1 f r p^mi V to Mippoit it entirely at his OWT, < xn ,se; nr>d also 10 the r.ev. TL. Ku;m, tie n-ct..r, r.»r t. s y to euPt. y the Place wlth: iif (J- n, w supports another school, in the vjiWe of Maentwr. and a vote of thanks to bitn for his ii! ra'ty ^a'se4 •he annual ve-try held ,.u th- 18th March. Tvnant is two miles from the church,- aad there will be ser- vices hdd in the new schoolroom.