The Aberdare Times

OPENING OF AN INFANT SCHOOL AT ST. FAGANS. On Monday last a long-felt want w-ts supplied by the opening of a newly-built and commodious Infant School in corju-iction with the St. Fagan's day-schools. Nearly a hundred pupils to"k their seats the first mornimr, and we think this may be regarded as a satisfactory proof of the urgent necessity fur the establishment af such a scho- lastic branch at St. Fagan's. This infant school has been placed under the care of Miss Austin, whose lengthened and careful training under Mrs. John Williams, the excellent mistress of St. Fagan's, must have well tHtpcI her for the post. The established mt of this additional school at St. Fagan's will enable the master and mistress to pursue their doties under more ad- V;intag"0"i8 circumstances than they have hitherto enjoyed. Up to th-3 opening of Lhis branch, tlie main rooms weee undoubtedly overfilled, and the efforts of the master and mistress, however well directed, could not command the same success as they will have a chance of doing henceforth. From personal visits to the schools, however, we have hud* the satisfaction of finding that the children are exc e Hngty well taught. We have always laboured under the conviction, that be fore children are taught to run they should be taught to walk steadily and with something like grace. This is the principle evidently kept in view by Mr. Williams, the indefatigable master, for, instead of cramming the children with sub- jects of which they can understand little or no- thing before they are properly grounded in the rudimerit* of reading, writing, and arithmetic, he is c Jntent to be.;in at the beginning and allow his school to make a mire molest, though by nr) means less appreciable display. It is undoubt- edly better for a boy or a girl to learn to read and write with propriety, than to bo posted up in matters which concern only men and women, and to be cramtnel parrot like with the ability to answer questions of the import of which they can have no knowledge, to the neglect and ex elusion ofmoro useful stu lies. Thp infant school just opened, together with the picturesque parsonage and other buildings at St. Fagan's, have been built by our respected townsman, Mr. Philip Itees, who appears to have carried out the design of the architect with care, taste, and ability. We hardly ever think of the scholastic institutions and church of St. Fagan's now in such spirited operation, and d ling s5 much goo 1 atTrecynon, without experiencing a feeling of thankfulness to Lady Windsor for her munificence towards the structure turned to ac- ■ coufit for the first time Oil Monday last her ladyship gave a hands->m~ donation, and the re- mainder of the cost was readily subscribed by a few of the ladies and gentlemen aud other frieudg of education residing in the neighbourhood. T Ie Rev. 1. n. Jenkins, the esteemed pastor of St, Fagan's, his certainly laboured very hard to obtain so many go >1 eals, and under his ab!a and liberal managem mt wj have no doubt the splendid sliools we hay; thus briefly referred to are destined to achiev: continued and increasing success.

Bill WAIN. We regret very much to learn that the Hirwain Iron Works, so fir as the m inufacture of iron is concerned, are about being closed. The blast furnaces which were in op ration a few days ago are now out of blast, and the forge has, of course, been brought to a stand still. We cannot but join our Hirwain neighbours in deploring the occurrence of this stopp ige at a time when people were preparing by building shops and houses for a vigorous continu ince and extension of work. The depressed condition of the iron market, and, pnrhip;, som local considerations, are sufficient to account for the adoption of this course by :the Hirwain Iron and Coal W arks Company, and it is comforting to know that, though the manu- facturing operations have been brought to a close, the collieries are to be carried on with much spirit The compdiy have certainly spent a large sum of money in re-opening and developing their mineral property, and we trust they will have an abundant return. THE LATE DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS AT THE WORKS. —On Wednesday last the four men who, as will be Tfm mbered, are accused of having stolen pig iron and put it in the middle of their heats with a view of damtging the rolls, at the Hirwain forge, were brought before the Penderrin magistrates. Mr Simons prosecuted,and Mr Bishop, junior, attended for the defence. After hearing a portion of the case, the magistrates remanded the prisoners for a month.

IMPORTANT DECISION OF HIS HONOULL JUDGE FALCONER. The following decision given by His Honour Judge Falconer, at the Aberdare County Court, reached us last week too late for insertion Aun-e Evans v Thomas Nicholas Jones and David Williams.—Mr. Simons for the plaintiff, and Mr. James for the defendant. —This was a suit under the eq iitable jurisdiction of the-court respecting a claim on the part of the plamtaifif for the specific performance of an agreement for a lease for seven years of the Butcher's Arms and certain adjoining premises in her occupation in the town of Aberdare.—His Honour said On the 22nd of March, 1861, an agreement duly stamped was made between Nicholas Jones on the one part, and David Evans on the other part, for a lease for seven years from the above date of all that public-house and premises known as the B uteher's Arms, situate at the corner of Bate- street, and fronting Commercial-place, and the lease was to be of all that pablio-house so de- scribed, with the yard, garden, and out-buildings thereto belongiag, for the term of seven years at JE40 per annum. It was further agreed that there should be a covenant to pay the said rent with- out deduction. 2ndly-not to assign without the consent in writing of Nicholas Jones, and that there should be a proviso empoworing Ni- cholas Jones to re-enter and avoid the term in case of the non-payment of the said rent by the space of 21 days after it should become due, or in case of the non- performance of the covenants of the said lease by the said David Evans. Ni- cholas Jones, the lessor, died intestate on 20th January, 1862, and letters of administration were granted to Thomas Nicholas Jones (one of the defendants) and to one Howell Morgan. These executors were the sole next of kin of the said Nicholas Jones, and they were entitled to his personal estate in equal moieties. It was agreed between these executors to divide oertain lease- hold premises, including the property demised to the plaintiff David Evans, but before the agree- ment could be carried into effect, Rowell Morgan died intestate, nam dy, on the 10th day of April, 1802. Letters of administration of the estate of Howell Morgan were granted on the 3rd day of May, 186 to David Williams, the other defend- ant to this suit. It was then agreed between the said Thomas Nicholas Jones and the said David Williams to make a partition of the said pro- perty, and in pursuance of this agreement a deed was executed in order to tffecfc such partition, dated the 6th day of May, 1862. By this deed the Butcher's Arm*" 110m; club-room, and stable, in the possession of D ivid Evans, were assigned to Tnomas Nicholas Jones, and the house and shop next adjoining the Butcher's Arms, and described to bj in the possession of Thomas L 'wis, together with the yard and back premises in the occupation of Evans, wore as- signed to the said David Williams. The boun- daries of these premises were delineated on a plan, and as between Jones and Williams there is no dispute, and there can be none, of the limits of their respective interests in thes' premises, or of the li'nits of this prop'rty assigned to and partitioned between them hut the yard and back premises were not described in the deed of par- tition to b in the occunation of David Evans. By the s«me partition deed it was covenanted that a partition wall 9 in. wide and 6 ft. high should with convenient sp^e I b^ erected, at the joint expense of the pirties, according to a certain plan, for the purpose of separating the Butcher's Arms and the adjoining premises, and that this wall, between the Butcher's Arms and the shop adjoining, and the wall between the stable and club room of the Butcher's Arms and the cot- tages adjoining, should be considered to be party walls. It was a matter of complaint at the hear- ing that David Evans did not, at the time of the partitioned forth his title under the leas^ to part of the premises assignel to David Williams; namely, the yarl, gar len, and out-bnil-lings ad- joining the Butcher's Arms. But the reply to this is, that David Evans was known to be in possession under an agreement, by which he was l-ssee, and his title might have been inquired into by those who represented his less Jr. The wall was not built until the year 18o4, and there- fore, at the date of the partition on the 6l h of May, 1862, and until the wall was built, there Wtsno disturbance of the occupation of David Evans. David Evans died on the 10th day of D comber, 1864. and letters of a 1 ministration of his personal estate were granted to the plaintiff on the 18th of February, 186>. Shortly before David Evans died, nauely on the 15th of Sep- tember, I8*>4. notice to quit the Butcher's Arms was given to him by Tinraas Nicholas Jonas, and it was stated in evi lence that it w is ahout this time the wall was built, so that the time of his exclusion from put of the premises is ascer- tained, and the will w leu h!)i!{; thrust him out from access 11 any gar len —if a bare piece of ground could be so citlLd, and from the yard and outbuildings"—this ex dusion from such premises being one of thi mittersof complaint in this suit. Until the w tll was biult David Evans had no cause of dissatisfaction, and the partition itself could not be objected to b/ him when made, nor at any subsequent ti ne, if he had been permitted to enjoy what was leased to him un til his term in the premises expired at the end of s vja years. I now return back, a little in front of time, to what has occurred, namely, to the correspondence set out in the plaadings. The letter of May 9th, 1864, writtm on the part of Thomas N. Jones, requires the late Mr. David Evans, to take a lease, as he (Mr. Jones) was not satisfied that he fEvtnsJ should hold the premises under the agreement of 22,.1 March, 1861, any longer without a lease. If the walls were not bailtatthia time, I do not see why the answer should be the refusal of a lease, unless it were thought tbatlones alone could not give a lease. Oil May 10th, 1834, E/ans was informed that "in due time he would receive a notice to quit and would be ejectei." The pleadings allege that he wished to receive an allow tflca out of the rents, but if the wall was not built at thnt time, he coull have had no claim to an allowance on thisaccount. 0.i April 21st, 1805, a letter wis written to Messrs. Simons and Plews by Messrs. James, and ic contains these passages:—"The case is this When the property w is divided your client did not set up the agreement; on thocontrary, he stoo 1 bi, and it is now pretty clear she well knew what was going on at the time. Besides, she has a beneficial interest to the extent of one-third in the property apportioned to D. WdLims. Again, the wall was put up by Will.ams,not by us, and a hole orsomespacehasheenleft, allowingyour client the same access as before to the yard. You are aware we gave Evans notice to quit, and he might have been ejected, but as he had ceased his claim, we thought it bjst to l..t nutters alone." I oannot perceive in this contention any fact to exclude the plaintiff fro n her claim to a specific performance of the agreem nt. T.ie existence of some agreement was rec 'gnised by the occnp itiou of the premises, aad the receipt of rent. Tiie agreement itself is especially mentioned in the letter of 9th May, 1SGA—which probably must have been written before the wall was built, but after the partitiou, and when Nich das Jones alone coull not have male a suffiobut lease, aud the agreement is further recognised in the letter I of 18th April, 1865, in these words — 'Our cli "it is quite willing to take up these premises at once, and that would be a short way of getting ril of the matter. If dhe does not feel inclined to do this, then we dare say we can agree Oil some one to say what, if any, deduction we ought to make under the circumstances." As respects the hole at the end of the wall giving access to the yard, 1 have inspected the premises, and there is no access to the yard or to any sp ice which could have been once a "garden"—juteh spaoe is on the other side of the wall from tho plai itiff's house. The plaintiff is clearly entitled to a lease, and there ought to be no litlbulty in arranging some terms respecting the yard. I do not 0 think it to be necessary to dwell on any authorities, but if necessary the cases, Moss v. Bit ton, 13 Liw Tints, R. 623 [January, 186;], and M >ore v. Marble, 13 L. T. R., 726, m iy be refered to. The order of the Court will be that it declares the agreement in the pleadings mentioned, bear- ing date the 22nd day of Maroh, 1861, ought to be specifically performed and carried into execu- tion by a lease, to ba executed by the defendants. Thomas Nicholas Jones and David Williams, and the said lease is to be settled by the judge in ease the parties differ, with liberty to appeal.

THR HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION. London has for several days past b. en some- what excited by the plans of the Reform L agu-^ aud the working men on the one hand,and the counter- plans of the Home Secretary and the Chief Com- missioner of Police on the other hand. We else- where record the result of both parties attempting to carry out their arrangements, and we now merely glance at the whole affair as one which we think has been very necessarily exaggerated in importance, and looked at by the R form League and its supporters from an entirely false point of view. Mr. Bealt-s, in his letter to Sir Richard Mayne-a letter, by the way, which is moderate in its tone, though, as we think, false in its as sumptions and unsonnd in its conclusions -main- tains that the p ople have a right to m et in the Park to declare their political opinions that Sir Richard Mayne had no right to prevent them that it is not for him to determine what is and what is not illegal; and that, instead of the meeting being dangerous and unconstitutional, it is Sir R.ch rd s conduct wliich deserves these terms. Now we think that Mr. Beales and his friends are wholly wrong in the position they assume, and tbe unsoundness of the position can easily be ac- counted for by remembering the strong party feeling which animates them, and the facility with which they arrive, by a natural sequence, at their conclusions. They are wrong just because they admit only one-half the truth and ignore the other. The true position, in our opinion, is this. The advocates of Reform say, We will hold a meet- ing in Hyde Park te urge the necessity of Reform, and denounce the present Government for opposing it. The Home Secretary and the police authorities say, You shall not. Now, it is natural to con- clude that political discussion and the right of the people to meet to express their opinions on a great public question are thus forbidden. We should rather say that the jumping to this conclusion is a thing we might naturally expect. But a little dispassionate consideration of the matter ought to convince any one that this conclusion is unsound. The Government forbid an enormous political meeting, not because it is political, but because it is enormous, and therefore dangerous and totally out of character with the purposes for which the Park is maintained. Hyde Park is a great plea- sure ground, where all sorts and conditions of men," "young men and maidens, old men and children," can enjoy the common pleasure To walk abroad and recreate themselves There has been some bitterness of feeling mani- fested in the remarks about Rotten Row anJ the Ring being given up to equestrians, and the Park to fashionable loungers, but this is unjust. The Park is open to all, ricb and poor; but a a Park, I j 'J t not. as a discussion fonim. It. is for the use of all, without distinction of party politics, not for the exclusive use of one political party for an exclu- sively political m"i-ting. The right of the people to meet and discuss political, religious, or social questions, is one which is dear to our countrymen, and we trust it ever may be so; but it is a right, like all other rights, which must be exereised within legal re- strictions. These restrictions, however, are sim- ply applicable to any very outrageous utterances, which may he calculated to lead to rebellion; and it is very rare indeed that th jre is any occasion to put the law in force. The present case is wholly different. The Government simply acted for the public good. 011 a question of policy, and the assumed political opinions of the monster meeting have nothing whatever to do with it. And in so acting we consider thev deserve the thanks of the community. Were any at- tempt mide to stifle political discussion, purely and simply, without any reference to the danger- ous charact r of the crowd-not the opinions -the whole country might fairly arouse itself at what they woul have a right to consider an attack on their constitutional liberties. But this is not the case now. The right of opinion and of its ex- pression is as free as ever; all that is restricted is the assembly of a crowd in such numbers, and un- der such circumstances as to endanger the public peace, and the monopolising of a park which is intended for recreation by an organised body of politicians. The relative position of the government and the people of this country may be easily estimated, and the extent of our liberty of public meeting clearly s"en, by comparing ourselves with our French neighbours. In France, not more than 20 people are allowed to ass nnble in public meeting, for any purpose whatever, without the authority of the Government. In our own country any number of people may meet, the only restrictions being as to exceptional places and incitement to rebellion, and they may freely utter their opinions on the c >nduct of the G jvernment of the day. Theim n nse number of meetings in favour of Re- form are ready illustration of this; and as many more as the people choose to hold under similar circumstances are open to them. No ministry in this country would ever dare to prohibit such meetings but when the boundary is overstepped, and it becomes a question of public safety, then the Government have a right to treat the matter accordingly. In further il'ustration of the right of public meeting under ordinary circumstances, we may instance the fact th it the Guildhall of the City of London has been granted for a meeting on Reform. This hall will hoi 1 some five or six thousand people, and the Lord M lyor will preside over a perfectly legitimate assembly. With such a fact before us, and the thousand and one other facts which prove how great are our liberties, we think a little too much has been made of the action of the Government in the present instance. —Spectator. [ vVo have no sympathy with roistering de- monstrations of any kind, and we do not believe that the political demonstrations now sought to be male in London are much calculated to pro- mote the causa of Rjform, but we oannot endorse the whole of our friend's re narks. He says that the Park "is for the us ? of all, without distinction of party polities, nat for the exclusive use of one politicil pirty for an esclusively political meeting." If for all, why not for tha friends of the Reform Leaglle P There was nothing about their proj >cted m)etin; which would have prevented another meeting of an opposite charaoter beiug held on the following evening, and if it would have interfered for an hour or so with the usual pleasure-seekers, that woul d not have been such a mitter of eonsequenca, see- ing that suoh interference might not come again for years. As to the "outrageous utterances, which miv be calculated to leal to rebellion," we should like to hear something more. We are curious to learn what manner of "outrageous utterance" could produce a rebellion in England in the present day. No doubt "the whole affair has been very unnecessarily exaggerated in im- portance," for if the Home Secretary had allowed the meeting to take place without any official notice 011 his part, a column or so of speeches, which only a few woul 1 care to re id, would have disposed of the matter for ever. Now, however, the whole nation has been deeply excited th e sympathisers with one side have been persuaded that the lower stratum of society is airaply a thick steak of vilhny, and the sympathisers with the other are quite sura that the govern- ing class of this country is made of intolerable, overriding, collhearted ^aristocrats". —Ed. A r j

DISTRICT MINING INTELLIGENCE. Our collieries are all in full operation, and the iron works, if we except the Hirwain works, a') mt which we publish a paragraph elsewhere, are going on, though with nothing like their usual spirit. The probable conclusion of the continental war may operate somewhat favour- ably on trade in goaml, b it to such a dreadful depth of depression has the iron trade gone that the projeetel reduction of wages must take place. A paragriph in the Daily Leader of T mrsday runs as follows: A deputation from the colliers and miners waited on Mr. Robert. Crawshay this week with a petition, praying that the announced reduction of wages should not take place. Tiie result of the conference wis an announcement yesterday morning to the effect that the reduotion would b • recalled. I mnediately on thJ receipt of this fjood news the various locomotives on the Cyfarthfa estate were decked out with fl >wers and banners amid great rejoicing. It is not known whether all branches of Cyfarthfa workmen will be as fortunate as the miners ,Iod colliers, but it is confidently expected that such will be the oase, as the men working at the mills and in other departments have had very little to do of late. Some of the mills are stopped, and all the iron made in the others is stacked. We fear that some of this is too good to be true. It is likely enough thatjthe colliers will not have their waif -s reduce 1 at Cyfarthfa, inasmuch as they will not be interfered with in this valley, but ag to the other classes of workmen, we very much fear the regretted reduction will not spare them. Mining correspondents write as follows:- CVRDIFF.—The steam coal trade of the district keeps pretty active, and the exports are above the average of the corresponding period of last year. The colliers get ample work to do, and where they do not earn good wages, it is their own fault. The inquiry from the principal continental mar- kets continues good, more especially the Italian and French, and the current quotations are well m lin tained. NEWPORT.—In the iron trade home buyers are giving out their orders most sparingly, and the "hand to mouth" system is the rule and not the exception. The foreign demand is still character- ised by quietude, and the failure of the armistice puts an end to all expectations of an immediate increase in the requirements of the Contiuent. The produce of the blast furnaces is beginning to accumulate, and it is evident that the present dis- proportion between the price of pigs and that of finished iron cannot last long. Tin-plates are a little firmer, and sales are effected with less diffi- culty than was the case a month ago. House coal is in muler ite coasting demand, but the local consumption is so small that m my collieries are only partially employed. The steam coal propri- etors are full of business. SWANSEA.—The general trade of the port of Swans a is still satisfactory, there being a large demand for steam coal for the European and foreign ports. There has been no material change in freights during the past week. The iron tndeoi the district is still quiet and almost stationary, there being no orders of importance either for the home or foreign market.

<MoryM Catmpititeitce, C HOLERA AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO THE EDITOR OF THE "ABKED^RE TIMES." Sir,—The Cholera is approaching our town and no precautions are being made by the guardians of the public health to prevent its ravages should it make its appearance in Aberdare. Months ago there was talk of covering the filthy ditch running from the W elsh Harp bridge, as also the pestilential stream in the Gadlys Road we were also told that the increased assessment of the parish would decrease the amount of rates in the pound. Experience teaches us not to rely on loud talk and promises, but call our Bjard of Health to drop self interests and bestir themselves in the interest of the public, otherwise it is certain if the Bill now before Parhamnt passes into law, our local representatives will be moVed by a violent outside element. Lot them look back during their existence as a local hoard and ask what they have done for the 3o,O0O population spread oyer this p-insii without scarcely a yard of good drainage. Rvunoaatranc^lus frequently been made, ¡ but. in vain the time has however arrived when the public voice must be listened to. Let us select mm to fill up the vacancies at the ensuing election well known for their independent spirit and willingness to benefit the*own, who are deter- mined not to listen to the dictates of a faction who have had the power in their hands since the adop- tion of the Health of Towns Act, and used it to their own interests, rather than the permanent benefit of the Town and in consequence of their misrule the rates are much augmented by the seperation of an important ratepaying part of the parish. Questions that require much consideration are likely to come under discussion during the ensu- ing three years, which ought to prompt all rate- payers to action, and not allow the great ruling powers to fill up the vacant seats with men that can only re echo the voice of their illustrious pre- decessors in joining th • tally ho" of their hunts- man, and elect men having an opinion of their own, and determined to express it. It is not too much to expect that a statement of accounts be published up to the end of last year such would make the rates more digestible did we know the cause attributable to the late increase of the rates. There is also another matter I would remind thos J having a plurality of votes of, that in order to secure them it is necessary to renew their claim annually, and at once. Respectfully yours, H. SIMMONDS. Aberdare, 25th July, 1866.

THE LATE EXCURSION TO CHEL. TENHAM. TO THE EDTTOR OF THE "ABERDARE TIMES." SIR, —When from 10J to 150 persons conjointly make a mistake, it is pretty certain that there must be very substantial reasons for so doing. I have to draw your attention te the fact that that number of Excursionists were left behind at Newport on Monday last. Tttat th >re should be a break in ajmrney of this sort, and that there should be any distance to walk, is in itself a nui. sance and a c luse of great confusion; but when a break of this kind does occur, I think it is great- ly to be deplored that the powers that be" should not m ike arrangements such as all could fully comprehend—when and how those changes were to be made. On Monday last, together with many others, I went with the excursion to Cheltenham; we reached our destination more than one hour after the time stated in the bills. On the return j lurney we stirted pretty punctually, and arrived at Newport a little after nine p.m. here we had to be transferred from the G.W.R. to the Mon mouth line, but instead of proper officials being placed to direct us where to go we were left to shift for ourselves, and the strangers"(t.e.f those who were uot acquainted with Newport,) were compelled to find their way as best they could. Now, you must understand, there were also excursionists from other parts who had to start from the Dock Station; the consequence was that, in the confusion, the large number of over one hundred were taken"—and I use this word in- asmuch as a porter of one of the railways actually took us from the G.W.R. to the Docks, notwith- standing that several distinctly stated to him that Merthyr and Alerdare were their destination; moreover, seeing that the distance we walked in the morning was short, and that I had then walked fully half a mile, in reply to my question why there was such a difference I was told that it was occasioned by our having to cross the river and go round, whereas we were let through the back in th? morning. Of course, this reason satisfied others as well as myself, and we reached the Dock Station, showed our tick ts, and w re told the trains wouH be Ul) in ten mi antes. We ultimately discovre 1 that wj were "sold," and that some of the railway officials had been parties to the sell." I at one? chartered a cab, and drive without delay to the Mill-street Station, but only to find that I was too late, the train having b -en started in the face of the fact that the excursionists were arriving in groups of tens and tw Ives, a Id one batch had actually to jump into the train when in motion. To see the anxiety and consternation of the different parties as they arrived was sufficient to obliterate all recollections of the enjoym rnts of the day. There were miny amongst them that had not one halfpenny to obtain lol;ings with, whilst there were five men belonging to blast fur naces-I believe from M-rthyr—,vho were com- pelled to reach ho:ii; or losa their employment, and who ultim itely ha 1 to tak s the mail train to Cardiff, thence per T.V.R. at, to them, ruinous prices. To add to the confusion, it w is ascertained that there were no in ins of telegraphing even to delay th.' train, itiasnvtch as the offib's close at 8 o'clock. Again c mie the threat to sent for the police to exoel us from the station that failing. the gas was to be turned off; but at last came th' order from the station mast'r that all were to maku thems Ives as comfortable as possible till morning in the waiting room, when they would be sent on free of expense by the first train. Aft *r this order the passengers resolv *d themselves into a co m mittee of w lys and means the firemen got the tip to start by mail train; the ladies, as fist as possible, were provided with lodgings by the aid of an indefatigable and praiseworthy guard; those who had the means or inclination sought and provided themselves with lodgings at the different inns; whilst the remainder deter- mined to put the best face on matters, and make a night of it, appointed a chairman, and, being provided with the m ;ans, in the shape of John Barleycorn,by an energetic host of a neighbouring inn, they passed the night in ainging,dancing, &c. I am happy to record that the company did pass us on in the morning by the 9.26 train with the same tickets. Now, Mr. Editor, all this inconvenience to the Newport station master, and loss of time to the excursionists, might have been obviated by the simple plan of appointing a proper staff of porters to direct the passengers aright, or the still more simple plan of hiving the bell of tbe Mon- mouth railway rang immediately on the arrival of the train on the G.W.R. line. It would have been distinctly heard, as the stations are only 300 yards apart, and had any of the excursionists that shoull have gone to the Dicks station made the mistake of going wrong, there would have been ample time for them to have been set aright, ui stead of the others beiag dragged a mil* and a half out of their way, and then find it impossible to return in tim A< I before stited, there must have been something radically wrnng for ov r 100 p'rsons to be led into the same mistake. I gttdty acknowledge the courtesy that we all received at the hands of all the railway officials, excepting one—i.e., the delinquent porter who led us astray—the only fault being the inadequate measures taken to prevent mistakes. H >ping that there will nothing of the sort bafip m again on any future occ ision to mar the day's pleasure, I am, Sir, yours obediently, ONE OF THB VICTIMS. Aherdare, July 10, 1866. [Tiie above letters were prassed out last week ]

THE BOARD OF HEVLTH. TO THE ENUOR or THE "ABEaDARN TIMES." Sir,—Wdl you allow me through the medium of your valuable paper to draw the attention of the Board of Health to the present state of Aber- aman ? Tltis part of Aberdare is certainly suffer- ing injustice at the hauls of the Board. It is evident by the disgraceful condition of the gutters, drains, dunghills, pigsties, &o., that an inspector of nuisance from the Board never in- terferes much with the place—if he does he must have noticed the very offensive and unwholesome odour that continually surrounds it. I should certainly recommend him to take a walk through that part known as the Waun the next time he pays us a visit, and also Lewis-street, and the lower part of Aberaman It would, perhaps be beneficial for him to turn down on the left from Lewis-street through Pit-street, and see the con- dition of the slaughter-house and pigsties in that part also. If cholera wera to break out in any Part.n0tu ^eriare.I should think these parts would be the most favourable for its first appear ance. Hoping that the B)ard will take this into consideration, and tanking y out on behalf of the public for inserting this, I am, Sir, yours res- pectfully AN OLD RESIDENT.

ABERDARH; POLICE COURT. TUESDAY—(Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.) ADJOURNED CASE.—Henry Rees v. Gvenllian Williams, This was a charge of assault in which there Were cross sutnmnnes issued, arising out of a dispute as to the privilege of passing along a certain pathway, the parties being neighbours. The particulars were given in our last. The landlord was called, and his Worship consider- ing there were certain rites involved in the case with which the B :noh C )l.Ùd not deal* it was dismissed. *—1—^——mom—a—wmatsmmwna—mmmsm ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Thomas Daviea was charged with assaulting P.O. Williams in the execution of his duty, on the 16th inst.—The constable stated that he was called on duty on the day in question, about 5 o'clock in the even- ing. He saw defendant about 20 yards ahead of him, with a case of a lamp in his hand, run- ning after people outside of the E irl of Windsor public-house, Treoynon. Tne servant girl oaraa and asked witness into the house, stating that defendant was murdering the people there. He then saw a man turn the defendant out, and the latter was about to strike him with the lamp, when witness interposed and prevented the blow being struck. He asked defendant to give up the lamp. but he refused, and they afterwards had a wonderful struggle," detendant in the affray striking witness in the side, breaking the glass of his lamp te atoms. Witness succeeded in arresting the lamp from him and handed it to a woman who stood by at the time. Defendant then ran at him again and again, and they after- wards had an awGul struggle for two or three minutes. His Worship thought the charge could be made out as in point of law, it did not appear to him that the constable was" in the execution of his duty," although there was abundant proof of a common assault having been committed. The case was accordingly dismissed. DTTUNK AND DISOHDERLY. — William Davies was charged with the above offence at Hirwain on the loth inst. P.C. Willia ns proved the offenoe, and a fine of 5s. and costs was inflicted. INFRINGEMENT OF LICENSE. —W itkin T tOmas, landlord of the New Inn, w is charged with sell- ing beer at illegal hours. P.C. T lornoy said he heard some people inside the houae tnlking, at about a quarter to 12 o'clock at night, and he went to the wi.ndow and looked in. He saw three mea there, one of whom took up a cup and drank from it. P.C. Williams then went round to the back, and the landlady let birn in. Witness after- wards saw the landlady take the cup off the tablo and carry it into the bar. H was then admitted, and on going to the bar he found a pint three parts full, and another containing beer. There were three men in the house. Ho said he should report the case, and b ,th landlord and lan llady then denied that any beer had been supplied.^— P.C. Williams gave corroborative evidence. —It waa denied that any beer hid been drawn, ani tw) witnesses were callel, bith of wh)n en- dorsed defendant's statement.—Sergeant Tnorney said one of the witnesses oane u > t) him im nedi- ate'y after he left the house, and in conversation he said, Well, I won't swear I had no beer. His Worship rm irked that after that conversi- tion he eould not believe what the witnesses said now, and as he could place no reliance uponth?ir evilence he should impose a ti te uf 20s., and costs, lIs. 9d. A DISGRACEFUL RoW. Edward Williams, Sarah Evans, and Catherine Riehards wre charged with willfully damaging the windows of the house of William Meredith on the 7:,h inst. Mr. Linton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Simons for the defence. It appeared that the charge arose out of a dispute about a garden, which case had already been before the oourt, prosecutor being one of the witnesses. A orowd besieged the house of the proseoutor and attempt- ed to force in the door. After the siege had lasted some time, a person, (William Evans) got his bead inside the door when he received a se- vere blow on the head with a saucepan, whieh felled him to the ground, and subsequently every window in the house was broken.—Prosecutor deposed that on th6 day in question there wis a great crowl outside his bouse, and after the man who forced himself int) the house lu t wounded the three defendants br ¡ke the windows with pokers and stones, doing da- mage to the annual of 12s. — Alexander Morgan gave similar evidence.— M\ Sin^ns stated that the last witness was a man possessing a n^09t ungovernable temper, and that on the day in question he nearly killed the man Evans, who had his skull fractured and was carried away in- sensible. Thousands of people collected outside as a c inseqnenc- —John D Ivies was than calle l, and stated that he lived next door but two te the prosceutor. He was in bed before the row com- menced, but he afterwards got up and saw William Evans on the ground. The crowd sang out Murder." A piece of pin wasthea thrown out of prosecutor's house through the window* He also saw a stone come out, and Evaas carried away. W tness then went back to his own hoire** —John Jenkins said he was present at the row- He first saw a rolling pincJme out through the window -it wis thrown by Meredith, and aftet that he saw a piece of pan come from the saffle direction. He did not see anything thrown ii». A brick also came out.—His Worship rem irked d13t, as some missiles were thrown fram insile he could not estimate the specific damage alone, and consequently dismissed the case. AFFFILIATION. —Tue case of Margaret T iornas v William Thomas, Pontwalling, was further ILL. jourtied for a week, Roderick Davies was fined 7s. 6s. including costs for b.nng diank and rintous on the '15t!1 instant. Thomas Taotn .s, Railway Inn, W LS charged fl with having his house open at illegal hours 011 the 15th instant. T<MCt33 wis adjournal for week for the production of a witness. Lewis Evans, of the Prince of Wales, wa3 fined 2s. 61. a id oo3ts for s elling beer at illeg^J hours, on the 8th instant. P.C. iVCorgfca proved the charge. Sarah Wakefield, of the La nb, was fined 4Ø9. and oosts for having her house open at illegft hours on the 15th instant. His W cJuhip sat 1 thishouae had been fined three times before, 1 William Wiiliams, of the Pelican, charge* with selling beer at illegal hours on the Ull19 day. Dismissed with a caution. William Lewis was charged by Chariot^ Pearse, a married woman residing at Cw.nbacbf with in lecently exposing his person. Mr. SimonI appeared for the defendant and called proved that the charge was utterly unfounded* and his Worship dismissed the case. David Williams, charged with wilfully d»' maging a door, was ordered to pay Is. compatl" sation, 5:i. fine, and oosts. fc William James, a youth, was charged wit|? p damaging a wall which surrounded an pit, the property of W. C. Bailey, M.P., on tb 3rl ins-ant. John Evans, watchman, prove* the offenc e, and he was ordered to pay Is. oor11' pensatioa, 1 1. fine, and costs. Eliz tbetb Bowen, a married woman, «af charged with using threats towards a youlIg woman named Elizabeth Morgan. Defendaot[ on being asked if the had anything to say in de, fence, said she should like to know why the co(J1 plainant went with her husband down to Swan*?*' Complainant did not deny going to Swansea her husband, but she did not know then that 8 was a married man. She returned home the øaøJ day. —The bench said he should bind her over 1°, keep the peace, and she must also find a surety' in lieu of which she would be-sent to prison Co two months.. t David Davies was adjudged the father of1 f child of Anne Daniel, and ordered to pay 2s> P week from the date of application. Morgan Price was brought up under a charged with being drunk and riotous on the l1 October, 1864. P.C. Meek proved the offe06^ and he was fined 5s. and costs, or seven day8 default. i James Harris, charged with stealing a g0! pin, the property of W. Wiltshire, was OOrIltØl ted for trial at the n< X- sessions.. 4 I Banjamiu Llewellyn, oharged with steallag hammer, was dismissed.

BIRTH. Ou the 19th instant, at 58, James-street, ( Docks, the wife of M>. Joseph Wilton (daUo of Jir. W. J. Wells, Aberdare) of a son.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. fJh-a or three nieces of poetry n-i/li which n-c have been fa roared tUg meek are hardly lip to the mark for insertion. Our friend '■Thoma, has ontdonehim. self this time. "1 kOl1/ílS" lwq considerable ability, and ivepve/rr itreommendifirj hu'n to try again to p•oinlhu7 met his present faults. Something light• ■ er. both as to subject and metre, mould, suit his pen better. It is easier to ride one's Pegast/s n-heut saddled, and f r: :le I than, mhsn hare-baohel. Ii A TEP..I.YER.- He publ¡Ût another letter on the same snlieet.

TBliEATKNKD WITH CHOLElt There is no rli^cas^ with, which wo are over threatened thiit. occasions us so much alarm as choif rt). The recollection of the thousands v ho were swept, from amongst us by this fear- ful malady some years ago makrs us shudder lit the thought of the return of so merciless a | peourge. Every cfcy we "learn" something relative to the threatened approach of this disease which tells us it is nearing our own doors. In one })Jace we read The cholera at Southampton is assuming a more malignant t) pe, although there is no marked increase in the number of rr-ses. Pr. Ansell, an eminent physician re- siding at the Kast end of London, where the eliolera is prevalent, died yesterday, alter an attack of twentv-feur lvjurs. One of the ser- T:HI(S of tli-■ family is also dead. Dr. Ansell v its one of-the Board of Examiners at Apothe- caries Bar, and medical officer for Bow dis- 1 ii-t. He is much esteemed by a-Targe eirele < t the medical profess on for his -advanced. tainments In another .part of "the-same ] -per we find A case very similar to ého-I It ra of the worst type occurred at the close of, l.-ist week The patient was a child. It was F ized with diarrhce i one day and died the )ie\f, and the li t tie corpse presented in its -u )r;i appearance nrifl bluish shade a decided Hce.ih-rity to cholera. On Monday a ease of cholera was reported from Tydfil's Well, but litis we have nut yet been able to authenticate. < ases of diarrhoea arc numerous, and it is evident that the condition of things is favour- able to the epidemic. The state of the town would encourage it, for there has bt'en little rainfall, and it is notorious that Mertliyr is only healthy in wet weather." Again we hear hein Llaneily The death rate here is fear- ful, from the prevailing epidemic. Within a very abc1 t period upwards of sixty men, wo- r.eu, an.1 childnn, Jvavo been buried in and i • nr Llarielly. The B-e^r.l of Health a e doing idl they can to imMrove the p s( nt state of things, by liberally dispensing medicines for! federate complaints." Under the impression that cholera m;>y set i ih, and ot hast become of "great local impor lance," i'r. ^inwu, the medical uillcer of the .]»;•)'vy Council h:15 issued a most valuable; memorandum on the precautions necessary to 1 t takt n against cholera, and in a foot-note to lr is communication the learned writer adds "Precautions against causing such distur- 1 r.-nee-t0 oneself by errors of diet will vary s-■ ine\\ lint wIth different individuals, livery ].rson of ordinary discretion knows the habits c! his own bedy, «nd can be tolerably conlldent, vithir: certain limits of food, that he gives himself no occasion of such illness. Apart te'om personal peculiarities (Avbeie each manj i^ast.iudge for himself), the chief Gangers of <het fie as follows:—fiistly, in those meTe *-xo,ceses-of' diet which (especially under cir- eumsiar.ca^offatjgue) occasion sickness to the rtomaoh or an i«ereased labour of (Iigeshon pi condly, in taking food, solid or fluid, which is midway in some process of chymical transi- t ion- lwU fermented beer and wine, water containing organic impurities, meat and game and venison no longer fresh and not complete- ly cooked, fish and shellfish in any state but the meet perfect freshness, fruit or vegetables long gathered or badly kept, and the like; Z, thirdly, in the excessive or unseasonable use of refrigerent drinks or ice; fourthly, in partaking largely of these articles of diet which habitually .<• by reason of imperfect cooking, pass un- changed through the intestinal canal; and fiithly, in the indiscreet use of purgative ludiciul's, or in taking any article of diet A\hicli is likely to produce the same effect." In a ktter to the Leader, an M.D. says: I luake no apology for trespassing on your space to fuWoeate a means of meeting, if not npeliina:, the deadly disease now threatening ns 1 ahude to cholera. It may not be gener- ally known that the air of every house can be rendered puiei by means of common wood charcoal. Ihe way to use it is this: Hang a Jump °f charcoal by a pitce of twine, and let jl be suspended from the burs of drains, hung .in water-ch set thrown into ash-pits, CCBS ■cools, sewers; placed in meat-sales, water- tnnks in fact, in every position and place where common sense may dictate. A nice mode of applying it in sick rooms is to place a few small lumps in a perforated tin canister, and suspend it at the head of the bedstead. The charcoal should 'be occasionally exposed in the open air, where it will largely absorb oxygen." Dr. Simon tells us that cholera is a disease propigatvd by human intercourse—that is to say, it is a highly contagious disease. He does not tell us how far atmospheric conditions and local filth-beds are likely to bear upon the disease, but there can be no doubt that a pure atmosphere contributes very much to healthy whereas the contrary helps to bring about sick- nrss and protraction—helps, in fact, to pre- dispose the system to contract disease. It is satisfactory, therefore, to find that our Board of Health are taking all passible precau- tions to nullify the evil influence of bad drains and stagnnnt filth Avherever found. Private individuals 'should lead every assistance in their power ir^this work of disinfecting and cleansing. Tne lime brush, a plentiful supply of pure Witer, and watchfulness over the house drainare will do much towards keeping up a sweet atmosphere. If we do our best to keep our homes clean, and our persons liealfhv, even if it be the will of Providence to visit us with the fearful epidemic whose approach we are now dreading, we shall at least have the satisfaction of knowing that we are doi'ng our best to stave off and lessen its ravages.