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SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1840.

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mean the Marine Terrace. By the erection of a sea-wall from the line of Penbryn House, in a curvilinear, direction to a point opposite the old customhouse, and by putting an iron pallisading on the present wall along the line of the lamp pillars to inclose the Carriage Drive, filling up the intermediate space between these two boundary fences, by a gravel walk, grass plat, &c., the comfort of the pedestrians as well as the safety of others would be much increased; and it would also be the means of preventing that desight, nay crying nuisance, to the occupiers of houses on the Terrace, as well as those promenading from other parts of the town, viz., the drying of linen on the beach. At Brighton, and indeed at all other sea-bathing places, the first and grand aim of the inhabitants appears to be the removal of every nuisance from' the beach, and to substi- tute in their room, every convenience and ornament. We feel sure, therefore, that, ere long, Aberystwith will, by these comparatively trivial improvements, bear a comparison with any other fashionable watering place. Herring Fishery.-The season for herring fishing had commenced very favorably, when the violent storms of wind on Monday and Wednesday last caused a temporary suspension of proceedings. The weather having, since Wednesday, been favorable, the fishing has been resumed, and we have had a good supply in Aberystwith market during the week, though, as is usual at the commencement of the sea- son, the herrings have been rather small. Mackarel, too, were caught off the Beach, on Friday last. New Church at Llangorwen, two miles from Aberystwith.-We are happy to be able to state for the information of the numerous subscribers to this Edifice that it is now nearly completed; and that it is intended to be consecrated on a very early day, of which we shall not fail to apprise our Readers. Llanbadarn Church Yard.-The Church Yard at Llanbadarn has lately been very greatly improved by the addition of an adjoining piece of land on the North side of it. The Church Yard having become very full of graves, it was deemed expedient to pur- chase land for an additional burying ground, and a Cottage and Garden, with a piece of land immediately adjoining, having been obtained, the Cottage has been rased to the ground, and the land thrown into the Church Yard, and the whole enclosed with a very neat and substantial stone wall on the east, west, and north sides. Fire in Aberystwith Harbour.-About midnight on Monday last, the inhabitants of the Town were exceedingly alarmed by the Bellman announcing that a vessel in the Harbour was on fire. Crowds of people were awakened from their sleep and rushed to the scene of the conflagration which presented an awfully grand appearance. It turned out to be the Sloop Hopewell, Humphreys, master, which had taken fire, by some accidental cause, in the cabin. The vessel was lying at the eastern end of the dock, not one of the crew being on board at the time, but by the prompt exertions of the sailors from other vessels lying in the harbour, aided by the assistance of the inhabitants of the Town, who had assembled immediately on hearing the alarm, the fire was speed- ily got under. On inspecting the sloop, in the morn- ing, we found that the Mainsail, had been greatly injured, as well as the Boom and Gaff; the Com- panion quite destroyed; and the Beam and Deck over the Cabin much damaged. The clothes and provisions on board have also been rendered useless. The amount of the damage is, we believe, estimated at about X40. It is a very providential circumstance that the wind, though very boisterous, was blowing from the West, as there were no fewer than eight vessels lying on the westward of the Hopewell, all of which would have been in imminent danger of being burnt to the water's edge, had the wind been in an opposite direction, and the fire not have been so speedily subdued. The Diligence was lying close alongside the Hopewell, in shore, but she fortunately was prevented from taking fire. On enquiring into the probable cause of the accident, we learnt that a fire had been made in the Cabin of the Hopewell in the early part of the day, but that it was supposed to have been put out; it is conjectured, however, that some sparks might have remained smouldering in the flue of the stove, during the day, and the violent gusts of wind in the evening, rushing through the flue, might have caused them to ignite. Aberystwith Infirmary.-On Wednesday last, the day for holding the weekly meeting of the Officers of the Infirmary, for the purpose of hearing cases of ap- plication for admission on the books of the Insti- tution, not one applicant appeared: a very satisfac- tory proof of the state of health of the poor of this Town at a season of the year when sickness is some- times very prevalent. We understand that the number of applicants for admission at the weekly meetings has generally amounted to the average of ten. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts.-We perceive, by the advertisement in our first page, that on Sunday morning next, the Rev. Professor Jones, of St. David's College, Lampeter, will preach a Sermon in St. Michael's, after which a collection will be made at the doors in aid of the funds of the above most important Society; and we doubt not that the appeal of this esteemed and elo- quent Divine will be cheerfully responded to. Sale at Plascrug.-The sale of dairy cows, &c. which took place on Wednesday last, was not so numerously attended as it, no doubt, would have been, if the weather had not been so very stormy and boisterous. At twelve o'clock, the hour fixed for commencing business, the rain was descending so ra- pidly and heavily that a postponement for a couple of hours was absolutely necessary. About two o'clock the weather having cleared off the sale commenced very briskly, and after a most spirited competition, high prices were realized. Cattle Sale at Hafod.-We learn, from the Adver- tisement, that in consequence of the fair at Lledrod taking place on Wednesday, the 7th of October, at which numbers no doubt will be anxious to be pre- sent, Mr. George Goode has, for their accommodation, determined on postponing the important Stock sale at Hafod to the following day, THURSDAY, the 8th day of OCTOBER; when the public may avail them- selves of a very rare opportunity of adding to the excellence of their respective breeds of cattle. The Hereford Musical Festival.-The 117th an- nual meeting of the three choirs of Hereford, Glou- cester, and Worcester, took place at Hereford, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 16th, 17th, and 18th Sept. instant, and we are proud to record that the collections at this festival amounted in the whole to £I030, 12s. 3d. being a larger sum than has before been realized at any previous meeting of the choirs at Hereford; the nearest approach to it being last year at Worcester, when the collections amounted to X953, 3s. 6d. The very Rev. the Dean of Here- ford, Dr. Merewether, believing that the object of the union of the three societies on such occasions, which has subsisted for upwards of 120 years, being no other than to succour the widows and orphans of clergy- men, had not been sufficiently appreciated by the clergy of the diocese, who do not generally appear to have supported the charity, either by their contribu- tions or their presence, in the manner its claims would appear to deserve, addressed a letter, as stew- ard of the meeting, on the 15th of August last, beg- ging for the sanction and co-operation of the clergy at the Festival, by their attendance at the service of the Cathedral on the first day, as the Clergy of the Diocese, in their gowns." This excellent letter, in which the claims of the charity are so earnestly and feelingly set forth, produced the desired effect; and to the admirable management of the stewards of the meeting, including Dr. Merewether, may be traced the grati fying result we have mentioned. We bor- row from a contemporary, the Hereford Journal, the following notice of Miss Williams, whom lately we had so much pleasure in hearing at the Concerts given by Mr. Williams in Aberystwith. On Thurs- day, the Messiah was selected for performance, in which Miss Williams sang the solo "How beautiful." The Journal says, She was timid, but has a voice of sweet melody; her style of singing is very effective; with care and attentive study, she will become very useful in a high walk of the sublime art." The same Journal adds," We have received the following notice of the qualifications of the different singers from a ta- lented correspondent, fully capable of forming a cor- rect opinion, and we have much pleasure in giving it insertion :The Misses Williams have proved them- selves well worthy of every encouragement, and we trust to see them established attendants at our future Festivals; they have, the one especially, voices of extreme sweetness as well as power, filling our Ca- thedral with perfect ease, and executing their parts, with an effectiveness for which we were but little prepared. The "Railway along the Vale of Glamorgan," which the Railway Times alluded to, is, we conclude, the contemplated line from the Llangeinor mountain, north of Bridgend, which has already been surveyed, and will run somewhere from Bridgend to Pendoylon, and join the Taff Vale line at Ely. Alderman Thompson, M.P., and Mr. Benson, of Swansea, have as we understand, taken on lease, under the Crown, the large tracts of minerals [the property of the Duchy of Lancaster] which are under the said Llan- geinor mountain. This line would considerably in- crease the value of property in the Vale of Ely and the adjoining district.-Merthyr Guardian. Fishing in the River Dovey.-Lovers of the Rod will be gratified to hear thatmeans are forthwith to be taken to preserve the Fishery of the River Dovey, with the sanction and concurrence of Sir W. W. Wynn: it is proposed to form a Committee of management at Machynlleth, and a set of resolutions have, we understand, been prepared by Sir Watkin's highly respectable and respected Auditor, Richard Griffithes Parry, Esq. of Welshpool, to effect this most desirable object: hitherto persons have, in de- fiance of the Law, been in the habit of netting the river throughout the year, and without regard to the seasonableness of the fish, and strange to say, ready purchasers from the Carriers and Higlers of the unwholesome food are to be found at Shrewsbury and elsewhere, without reference to the period of the