The Aberystwith Observer

OUR POSTAL SERVICE. We are happy to be able to announce that «(! have it on the very best authority that final arrangements are on the eve of being' con- cluded between thepost-ofnce authorities and the Cambrian Railway Company tor the early delivery of London letters in Aberystwyth, and that before many weeks elapse the English morning mails will reach Aberystwyth before eight o'clock.

-+- LISBURNE MINES. POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS.—Another of these entertainments was given at the schoolroom, on Friday evening sc'nnight, when Mr. Peter Garland, presided. The following was the programme of the evening singing, "Hhoweh eich tanau," Mr John Evans and party reading, Can o ganmol- iaeth i Mr Ellis Roberts am ei fedrusrwydd gyda'r gelfyddid o wneyd coesau cord," Rev. Thomas Her- bert; singing, "Pan bo'r haulwen wedi ffoi," the Misses Anne and Winifred Lewis; reading, "Yr eneth landeg," Mr Roes Morgan singing, "Ceiswch eto," Messrs. Elias Richards, David Davies, and David Morgan reading, The dying bard," Rev. Thomas Herbert singing, "Here's a stealth to all good lasses," Mr Thomas Williams and party read- ing, Dedwyddaf pawb yn ei gylch Rev. Thomas Herbert singing, The Cuckoo," Mr John Evans and party singing, Minnie May," Miss Prout, accompanied by Mr Stephen Terril on the concer- tina singing. "lIen wiad fy nhadan," Mr David Davies; lecture on" Brawclgarwch, Hev. Thomas Herbert; sinking, Carauoliaeth i'r fIaf," Mr Joseph Jones; reading, "Pastau Eisteddfod fawr Llan- gollen," Mr David Davics singing, "Rhyddid," Mr John Evans and party; reading, "Zèl y Cymro am ci wlad," Mr David Lewis singing, "Cwynion lamba, y gaethes ddu," Mr W. Williams and party reading, "Cadach gwyn Miss Jones y Glyn," Rev. T. Herbert; musical performance, The Inkerman March," on the concertina, by Mr Stephen Terril singing. Dafydd a Rhys, yr hen langciau," Messrs. David Davies and Elias Richards; reading, "Both yw lliraeth '{" Rev. T. Herbert; singing, "Dim gofid mwy," Mr John Evans and party singing, "Robin Goch," Mr Thomas Williams and party; Finale, "God Save the Queen." The next meeting was announced to take place on Tuesday, the 10th of March.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A MARKET For the Sale of Corn and other produce will be held at the above place every FRIDAY, at Two o'clock p.m. The first Market to be held on Friday, March 6tb, 1868. BY ORDER.

LOCAL. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, ABERYSTWYTH. Monday, 24th February, 1868. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Poor Law Guardians was held in the Board Room of the Union Workhouse on Monday last. The guardians present were G. W. Parry, Esq, chairman, John Hughes, Esq., vice-chairman, Messrs. E. H. Morgan, John Watkins, John Jones, Isaac James, Lewis Jones, John Davies, William James, Thomas Owen, David Morgan, Thomas Jones, David Richards, Richard Richards, James Jones, William Jones, and John Richards. Dr. Roberts and Dr. James were also in atten- dance. Mr Hugh Hughes having read the minutes of the previous meeting, the ordinary business of the day was proceeded with. Mr Hugh Hughes said that the board had only 16/. to their credit in the bank, and there were very heavy calls upon them, amongst others, arrears due to the lunatic asylum, and they were very pressing for their money. John Morgan, 75 years of age, stoker in the gas works, with wife aged 70, suffering from asthma, ap- plied for six yards of flannel. Allowed 7s. William Tibbett, a tailor, died on the 16th. Allowed ll. 2s. 6d. funeral expenses. Catherine Griffiths, of Spring Gardens, a char- woman, with three children, being in delicate health, applied for shoes for her younger children. Allowed 10s. Elizabeth Haines, of Portland-place, aged 78 years, applied for extra relief. Allowed Is. extra. Pamela Jackson, North-gate-street, charwoman, confined to bed, applied for relief. Allowed 2s. a week. David Field, died on the 12th inst. Allowed 18s. 6d. funeral expenses, and 4s. a week for support of widow and children. Elizabeth Page, who lives with her daughters, who are in affluent circumstances, in receipt of relief. Relief reduced to Is. 6d. a week. Edward Humphreys, of Baker-street, deceased. Allowed 2s. 6d. a week for support of widow and child. Catherine Rees, 54 years of age, livjng in Moor- street, a charwoman, totally unable to work, having a cancer on her face, applied for extra relief. Dr. Roberts said she was a great object of charity. Allowed Is. extra for a month. Hugh Davies; of Little Moor-street, with wife and three children, a shoemaker, suffering from asthma, applied for relief. Allowed 4s. a week for a month. Mary Pugh, 64 years of age, of Fountain Court, applied for articles of clothing. Allowed 7s. ° Mary Brocklebank, of Llanbadarn, whose husband is in gaol. Allowed 6d. extra. John Roberts, a labourer, living at Gilwern, aged 67, applied for relief. 6 6 Allowed 2s. a week. Mary Ann Morgans, of Tanfynwent, an infant twelve month* old, deserted by her mother, applied for relief. Allowed 28. 6d. a week. ■I ward Morgan, of Glaiiyrafon, a shoemaker, no'v 1 ivi;. >• with her relative. R lief taken off. R lief taken off. I homas Hughes, 07, a labourer, living at Llan- badaru, with wife aged 70, made first application for relii t. Allowed 3s. a week David Edwards, 71 years of age, a labourer. Allowed Is. a week extra. The chairman here read the following letter from the builder of the new militia stores :— Aberystwyth, 24th February, 1808. Gentlemen,—I respectfully beg leave to lay 3-inch pipes from the brook at the back of the workhouse and across the "round between the end of the build- ing and the turnpike n>ad for the purpose of con- veying water for the use of the militia stores. The pipes will be placed from two to three feet below the surface, and the ground properly levelled immedi- ately afterwards, so as to cause no damage to the property or inconvenience to the master. I remain, Gentlemen, Your very obedient Servant, THOMAS DAVIES, Contractor. To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Guardians. The chairman thought it right to remark that Mr Davies, who was present, instead of waiting the re- ply ot the board had proceeded to open the ground without any permission having been given. He could not himself see that any opposition to the ap- plication would have been raised by the board, but he considered it a very great and unwarrantable liberty that the soil should have been broken before the leave of the board had been obtained. Mr Davies apologized, and said he had been under the impression that the leave of the board bad been obtitiiied. Order made that the matter be referred to the house committee, and that their report be laid before the board that day fortnight.

PETTY SESSIONS, LLANBADARN. Wednesday 26th February, 1868. Before G W. Bonsall, Esq. Several cases were called, but all were adjourned in consequence of the non-attendance of a second magistrate.

TOWN COUNCIL, ABERYSTWYTH. Wednesday, 2C>th February, H.68. A special meeting of the town council was held in the Town-hall, on Wednesday last. The members of the body present were Richard Roberts, Esq., mayor, in the chair aldermen John Roberts and Tie mas Jones; councillors John Matthews, John Watkins, Richard Morris, Philip Williams, and T. 0. Morgan. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE. V Mr Parry said that Mr Herbert Lloyd, of Carmar- then, was willing to lend the Aberystwyth corpora- tion the necessary funds, 4,()()()1., for the erection of a^slaughter-house, at the rate of 4} per cent. interest. Mr Matthews said the bank was willing to lend the money on those terms. Mr Parry was requested to write to Mr Lloyd, and offer him 41- per cent. 4 THE MILL LEET. Mr Matthews said that he had pointed out to Col. Pryse and Mr Fryer, the other day, the pieces of land the corporation were willing to give in exchange for the millleet and the castle grounds. It was the opinion of these gentlemen that the exchange offered was not an equivalent. Col. Pryse wished that the town clerk should put the proposal in writing, so that it might be submitted to the trustees of the pro- perty, and that the estimated value in figures be stated of both the properties proposed to be exchanged. Mr Jones said that the castle grounds would be of no service to the town, so that that could be set aside if necessary, but the mill leet would be of great use to the town, and it is of no use to the present pro- prietors. Mr Matthews, who was asked to value both pro- perties, objected to do so, on the ground that he had formerly been employed by Col. Pryse to value Sir Pryse's land. Mr Morris asked how it was that the castle grounds came into the hands of Mr Wilding. Mr Parry replied that that was in a measure a mystery- He thought, it was theirs Mr Johnes, of Hafnd. was receiver of Crown rents in this district, and he let it to Mr Probert, who was a man of taste, and laid it out in walks, nnd by his will it someway came into the hands of Mr Wilding. Mr Matthews said that the Crown had exercised acts of ownership over the castle within the last 30 years, by granting additional space for a burial ground and that grant was made on the express condition that it should not be a burial-place exclu- sively for the Church of England. On the motion of Mr Thomas Jones a committee was named to put an approximate value upon the lands proposed to be exchanged. The following gentlemen were named Mr Roberts, mayor, Mr Thomas Jones, Mr John Matthews, Mr John Wat- kins, and Mr Richard Morris. TllB NEW GAOL. Mr Parry said that they could inform the com- mittee of magistrates that the corporation were in treaty with the owners of property, and that they would shortly be in a position to offer them such site as they had already approved of. It was resolved that the mayor be requested to write to the committee of magi, trates for the selec- tion of a site for the gaol to the following effect: That in case the committee should decide that the county gaol be erected at or near Aberystwyth, the town council will be prepared to offer the county in eligible site. The meeting then adjourned to Saturday, the 29th inst (to-day), at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

POPULAR READINGS. The third for this season of these series of enter- tainments will be given at the New National School- room on Tuesday next. A chief and special feature in the programme will be a reading by a lady, who has kindly consented to assist on the occasion. It a also reported that some of the adventures of the own commissioners in search of water for Aberyst- wyth will be recounted by a gentleman who has jerived his facts from two of the Plynlimon ex- jlorers.

RUMOURED WRECK OF THE "CWMSYMLOG." It is much to be feared that the schooner Cwm- symlog," of this port, Capt. Davies, master, has been wrecked in the channel. She sailed from Liverpool on Monday week for Tralee, 011 the south- west coast of Ireland, and has not sin. e been heard of. A fragment of the stern of the boat belonging to the vessel, on which the letters "O fi. Davies, Aberystwyth," was washed ashore at Carnarvon on last Wednesday. Hence the unhappy conclusion that the vessel witli aII hands has been lost. the master, who was a widower, leaves two orphans to mourn his loss; and the mate, who was a brother- in-law of the master, still worse, leaves a widow and seven children wholly unprovkWd for.

QUESTIONS TO BE SOLVED BY THE COM- MISSIONERS. 1. If an obstruction of four feet be permitted in Terrace Road, five feet in Church-street, and seven feet in* Bridge-street, how many feet ought to be tolerated in Queen's Place ? 2. If it will cost 3,000/. to bring a doubtful supply of water from Nanteos, being 4J miles 8.000/. from Strata Florida, 13 miles, also uncertain and 1,000/. from Brynymor, § mile, to be dug and sought after like a needle in a bundle of hay, how much will it like a needle in a bundle of hay. how much will it cost to bring a certain supply from Pistyllgwyn, &c., a distance of two miles?

+ GOGINAN. The concert noticed in our impression of the loth inst. came off on the 20th, under the able conductor- ship of Mr W. Harvey. The songs were well ren- dered, several being encored and responded to. The entertainment gave very general satisfaction.

TREGARON. PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held on the 25th inst at the Talbot Hotel, before J. E. Rogers, Esq., and the Rev. John Hughes. Six persons were summoned by the overseers of the poor of the parish of Caron-is-Clawdd, for non- payment of various sums of poor rate towards the relief of the poor of their parish. Settled in each case by the parties paying the rates and costs. Three affiliation cases were brought on for hear- ing. Orders vveref granted in two cases, and the third was adjourned. Rees Owens was charged, at the instance of Mary Williams, with disobeying an order of affiliation in which she is complainant. Case settled, the defen- dant paying the amount of arrears, with costs.

LAMPETER. INQUEST.—On the 14th inst. an inquest was held iit Rhoswen, on view of the body of Sarah Evans, aged 19 years, who was one of five attending to a thrashing machine at Ty'nycoed, where she was in service, on the 13th inst. According to the evidence Jonathan Davies, and others, it appeared that the deceased was on the stack in the barn throwing the sheaves to the boarding, and somehow unob- served she got near the spindle, where her clothes got entangled. Her master hearing a jerk stopped the machine, but to no avail. She had been twisted round several times, and when extricated was found to be a corpse. A verdict of" Accidental death was returned. The deceased was an industrious and 'aitbful servant, and was much respected. PAUPERISM.—There were 53 paupers relieved at ;he Union Workhouse on Saturday, the 22nd inst., listributed amongst the parishes of the Union as ( 'ollows Aberystwyth 28, Llangwyryfon 5, Cwm- 'heidol 1, Ceulanymaesmawr 1, Clarach 2, and Parfiel Canol 16. There were 26 vagrants afforded i shelter during the week.

ELERCII. PENNY READINGS.—Another of these meetings was held on Tuesday evening last, when the chair was occupied by Mr W. M. Jones. These meetings have proved highly satisfactory in the above place, although they form part of the first scries ever given there, and the people were entirely ignorant of their principles. The last one was capital, although it appeared the committee were disappointed in the non-arrival of two good glee classes, the Talybont and the Cwmsymlog. However, the programme was well filled by volunteers, Mr T. Allen, (lonawrfab, ) sustained his reputation on this evelling of being a good reciter and a promising poet. The recitations were good, and the singing creditable. Songs were sung by Messrs. J. Roberts, W. M. Jones, and Miss Ellen Lewis, This young lady had on the prcvious meeting, by singing "Maggie's Secret," proved her- self to be the prima donna of the meeting, and sus- tained her reputation on this occasion by singing Gipsy's Life." Her voice is fine and musical. An English song was given by Mr W. M. Jones, who was joined in the chorus by Air R. Richards and Miss A. M. Richards. "Blue bells of Scotland" was also sung in a good style by a boy from Taly- bont. Some of tho TaJybontglee class who attended sang several comic songs, which captivated the audience. The evening was most cheerfully spent. -Communicated.

+ ASSEMBLY ROOMS. A concert was given at the Assembly Rooms, on last Thursday evening, under the patronage and presidency of Capt. Pryce, of Cyfronydd, for the bpnefit of the widow and orphans of the late Samuel Daniels, engine-driver on the Cambrian Railway, who met his death through the recent dreadful accident at the Caersws bridge. The following excellent programme was put forth for the oc- casion :—Glee, Hail smiling morn," Miss Hughes and party; song, "Ye Banks and llraes," Mr J. W. Rogers; trio, "Fair Flora Decks," Messrs. Hughes, Samuel, and James; song, "Beautiful Isle of the Sea," Mr W. Morgan solo (flute), La Tralata," G. J. Williams, E«q., accompanied hy Mr Inglis Bervon quartette, Now Pray we for our Country," Mr W. Samuel and party SOllg," Janet's Choice," Miss Hughes, accompanied by Miss Tre- wthan; duet, "What are the wild waves saying," Miss Morgan and Mr W. Morgan song and chorus, '• Y Fwyalchen," Mrs Trevethan and party; trio', 11 lied Cross Knight," Mrs Trevethan, Hughes, and Edwards; pennillion singing, by Mr Charles James; "ong, Home they brought her Warrior Dead," Miss Johnson, accompanied by Miss Trubshaw; quartette, "O! it is Pleasant," Miss Hughes and party; song," Poor Shepherd Maid," Miss Jooes; song, Mother kissed me in my dream," Master R. S. Hughes, accompanying himself on the piano- forte; finale, "God Save the Queen." The programme was carried out in the most satis- factory manner, many encores being responded to in compliance with the wishes of a most respectable and well-conducted audience. The president of the meeting, Capt. Pryce, opened the proceedings in a very graceful and appropriate speeob, during the delivery of which he was frequently and deservedly applauded. We are happy to learn that the concert realized £15 5s. over and above all expenses. Mr Charles Mason, the proprietor of the Assembly Rooms, generously declining to receive any payment for the rent or lighting of the Concert Room.

UNIVERSITY OF WALES. V A special meeting of the local committee of the Welsh University was summoned on last Friday (yesterday) afternoon, to meet the Rev. David Charles, B.A., the newly appointed secretary of the University. The members of the committee present were—Messrs. Richard Roberts, mayor, in the chair, Dr. C. Rice Williams, secretary of the local committee, Dr. Jones (Church-street), John Mat- thews, M. H. Davis, Richard Jones, John Williams (Marine Terrace), Philip Williams, John Williams (Bridge-street). Mr George Jones, the architect, was also present. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said that they were all very glad t't be afforded that opportunity of welcoming Mr Charles amongst them, because he was a gentleman in whom they reposed every confidence. (Hear, hear.) They were now only too anxious to learn what Mr Charles had to say, and what advice he had to give to the local committee. (Hear.) The Rev. Mr Charles, after thanking the meeting for the warmthof his reception, said that he had not much at the present moment to say to the triends whom he now had the pleasure of mee-ing hut he was anxious, very anxious, to make himself acquainted with their feelings and wishes on this most important subjacr. He had not heard as yet from Dr. Nicholas how much had been expended. From enquiries he has made, however, he knew that there was a great deal of want of confidence in the matter, wnieh he hoped would be shortlv re- moved. He (Mr Charles) had some time ago no plea of being in Aberystwyth this day; but he had been pres-ed by the London committee to accept his present position. Under this invitation he went to London to ct quire into the prospects of the movement. On examination I considered it a good scheme, and calculated to be most beneficial^ to Wales. 1 elefcted to sacrifice my Own persdriaU" convenience and feelings towards bringing the mat- ter about. I accepted the appointment, of the com-I mittee in London, and I hope, with the assistance of Providence, to be enabled to be the humble in- strument of seeing that this great work is carried out. (Hear, hear.) I shall not leave a stone un- turned to forward this great work if I am granted health and strength, always relying on the active co-operation of the friends of Wales. (Hear.) I have suggested publishing a public statement of accounts of subscriptions. There have been promised sub- scription to the amount of about 12,000/ of which 5,000/. had been paid up, and 7,000/. are yet out- standing to collect, and it will be onr work to get that balance paid up, as well as to collect additional suoscriptions. We shall be able to open the college in the meantime, and go on gradually as the money comes in, asking betimes for the Government grant, which we have every reason to expect. (Hear, hear.) Mr Hugh Owen had spoken to a certain in- Huential gentleman connected with the Government Oil the subject, and he had replied that such a grant might be, he thought, reckoned upon, because the Government, whilst they had been doing much for other parts of the kingdom, had done nothing in the way of Lrniversity education for Wales. Mr Charles concluded by expressing hIs conviction that the II movement would be crowned with ultimate success. < At the suggestion of Dr Williams, it was arranged; that Mr Charles be requested to represent to the j London committee the propriety ef convening a ( public meeting in Aberystwyth to state the present position and prospects of the Welsh University, at I which a balance sheet or financial statement of the ( accounts be rendered. t Mr Charles promised to lay such suggestion before ( the London committee. ] Dr Williams proposed a vote of thanks to the i chairman. « The mayor responded, and then proposed a vote of thanks to Dr Charles for the trouble he had taken a in attending. The meeting then terminated. | WRECKS IN THE BAY.—During the recent gale there were 301 casks washed ashore in the neigh- bourhood of Aberystwyth, which are now in the custody of Mr Candler, the comptroller of customs for this district. The recovered property consists of 32 casks of rum, (00 gallons each,) (J casks of palm oil, and 200 casks of turpentine. The rum is stored in the vaults under the ( ustom House, the palm oil and turpentine in the coal-vard Trefechan. The vessel which contained the turpentine was the Thetis," from Wilmington, United States, wrecked la«t month on the coast of Wexford, Ireland.

HOLLOW"AY'S OINTMENT AND PILI.s,-Shortness of BreaMi, Coughs, and Colds. —Thousands of testimonials can be produced to prove the power possessed by these corrective reme- dies in cases of asthma, incipient consumption, and all disorders of the chest arid luriss. The Ointment, well rubbed upon the chest and back, JJPnetrating the skin, is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs, where, in immediate contact with the whole mass of circulating blood, it neutralises or expels those impurities, which are the foundation of consumption, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and similar complaints. On the ap- pearance of the first consumptive symptoms the back and chest of the patient should be fomented with i-arm brine, dried with a coaise cloth, and llolloway s Ointment then well rubbed in. its will subdue advancing symptoms, and baffle this formidable enemy.

SUMMARY OF HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS—HOME. Fenianism appears to hold its head-quarters at Cork-at least that town is ch.osen as the scene of a series of daring and impudent outrages. On Monday night the house of Mr Newenham, a county magistrate, residing about four miles from the city, was entered by five armed men, who de- manded all the arms in the house. Mr Neweuham, instead of complying with their request, fired from the window of his bedroom, to raise an alarm, and was himself fired at by the fellows through the windows. Nothing daunted, however, he discharged a revolver at them three times, when one of the band was probably hit, as he fell on his knee, and was helped away by his comrades, who got off. It is to be hoped the police will ere long either rid Cork of some of these desperadoes or get them under their own care. The public mind was quite prepared for the re- signation of Lord Derby. His lordship, no doubt, has acted wisely in complying with the advice of his family and medical advisers. The Standard, which, we suppose, must be looked upon as the ministerial organ, on Wednesday summarised the Parliamentary proceedings to the following effect. In the House of Lords the Earl of Malmesbury repeated the formal announcement made by Lord Stanley in the Commons, that the state of Lord Derby's health had necessitated his resignation of the Premiership that Mr Disraeli had received the commands of the Queen to form a Ministry, and that the right hon. gentleman was occupied in the task. The noble earl then moved the adjourn- ment of the house until Thursday, at two o'clock, for the third reading of the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus (Ireland) Act Continuance Bill, and intimated that he should ask their loidships to assemble again on Friday (yesterday) to hear the royal assent given to that bill, but at neither sitting would any other business be done. Earl Russell had heard with regret the announcement just made. The House of Commons, in consequence of the resignation of the Premiership by the Earl of Derby, and an expected ministerial explanation, was crowded even at the hours of private business. Several notices of motion having been given, Lord Stanley rose, in the midst of profound silence, and announced that the Earl of Derby, in consequence of the state of his health, which, though improving, was still such as to render absolute repose from business necessary for a considerable time to come, had felt it. his duty to tender to the Queen his re- signation of the office which he held as Premier, and that Her Majesty had been graciously pleased to accept his resignation. He further announced that by Her Majesty's commands the Chancellor of the Exchequer was then engaged in the formation of a Ministry. Under these circumstances, follow- ing the usual custom, he ventured to suggest the expediency of an adjournment until such time as the necessary arrangements should have been com- pleted. The noble lord also expressed his own regret, and that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that any obstacle should be interposed to delay the debate on the state of Ireland, which had been set down for that evening. He then moved that the house at its rising should adjourn till Friday (yes- terday). Mr Gladstone said the proposal to adjourn was dictated by the propriety of the case. But, with reference to the special cause which the noble lord had by a singular destiny been called to an- nounce, he could not help expressing for himself what lie was sure would be the universal sentiment his regret that a carter so long, so active, and in so many respects so distinguished and remarkable as that of the noble lord's (ntber, should have been brought to a close by the failure of his bodily health and strength. The motion for the adjourn- ment was agreed to. An important meeting of Liberal statesmen has been held this week at Mr Gladstone's, when a dis- cussion of an hour and a half was held on Irish questions no positive decision as to a line of policy was, however, arrived at. There were present Earl Russell, Mr C. P Villiers, the Earl of Kimberley, Mr Milner Gibson, Mr Cardwell, the Marquis of Hartington, Mr fioschen, Earl Granville, Earl De Grey and Ripon, the Duke of Argyll, Mr Chicester Fortescue, Mr Brand, and Mr G. Glyn. A large and important meeting of the Protestants of Dublin has just been held in the Metropolitan Hall in that city, for the purpose of expressing their determination to assist by all means in their power in maintaining the institutions of the country. The proceedings were most enthusiastic, and the meet- ing larger than any which has been held in Dublin for a long time except that in the Rotunda. Reso- lutions consonant with the objects of the meeting were passed with enthusiasm, and at the conclusion of the proceedings a large number of those present proceeded to the statue of VViliiiun III., cheering lustily. They marched round the statue several times, and then quietly dispersed. The prisoners charged with having been implica- ted in the murder of Miss Mary Mdborne, it, Bir- mingham, have been committed for triti-Graysoll) Thomas Beasley, and William Reasley, for murder, and all five for robbery. The vacancy i:. the Court of Queen's Bench, caused by the death of Mr Justice Shee, is to be filled by James Hannan, Esq of the Home C ircuit. The usual University boat race is to come off after all, the Cambridge men, at the request of the Oxonians, having reconsidered their decision. Both crews are now actively preparing for the contest. The Oxonians are expected to be the victors. The most suitable place for holding the Easter Monday review was brought under the considera- tion of the metropolitan commanding-officers on Monday. Dover, Portsmouth, and Brighton were severally mentioned, but i! was at last determined, on the motion of Lord Ranelagh, to leave the rnat- ».> tlio :ciiioij of tha committee, tUr decision to be received on the 3rd of March. The chances s'em to be rather in favour of Portsmouth, if we may judge from the motion carried unanimously that the deputation from Portsmouth be requested to attend the committee meeting. At last the Speke mystery has been unravelled ;it least that part of it which says that the object of so much conjecture and sympathy for the last seven weeks, namely, the Rev. B. Spoke, is found, alive and well. The mystery, therefore, which enveloped the missing clergyman's fate is now at an end. The motives which have lead to his extra- ordinary conduct remain as t;reat a mystery as ever if it is not attributable to mental aberration. His individual loss has now been for 8evertp weeks a rvtuse of personal anxiety and uneasiness to many thousands of persons, especially in London, and now that that anxiety has been shown to he ground- less, the smallest reparation that can be made by the family of the man who has caused it all whether through a temporary hallucination or an unjustifiable freak, is to be sure that they have riven to the public a full and honest explanation of Îhe matter. Mr Speke was found at Padstow, in Cornwall, a poor little fishing village, almost out of he world, in which the clergymnn's is the only zentleman's house the very locality adds to the mystery of this extraordinary case. Two stories are liven to the public: one is that Mr Speke was irrested at Padstow, dressed as a drover, with dis- guises and a large sum of money on his person, and another says that he had exhausted his stock of money, and being conscious that he had placed himself in a false position, had applied to Mr Mur- loch for money to take him to America. However i hat may be, it appears that the first news of his liscovery came to the London police, through the ] Home Office, the chief constable of Cornwall bav- t ng forwarded the intelligence to the Secretary of i state, who, in turn, communicated with Sir Richard Wayne and Mr C. T. Murdoch. Whether the latter gentleman had private knowledge previously that I lis relative was alive, even though ignorant of his c thereabouts, can only be surmised there ie, how- j a ever, very strong suspicion that such was the case, as has been more than once hinted since the with- drawal of the advertisements for him. Sir Richard Mayne acted in the most prompt manner in making the tidings public on Monday afternoon. A most unaccountable and ruffianly assault was made on a Liverpool merchant on Monday. Two men came disguised into the office of Mr Kusal, a wine merchant, at a moment when two of his clerks were out on business, and asked to see some wines. As soon as Mr Kusal turned round to comply with their request, they attacked him in the most mur- derous manner, beating him violently about tbe head with a loaded cane, and injuring him consi- derably. He was unable to get away from them, and shouted murder. His cries being heard by a gentleman next door, who came to his assistance, the ruffians were captured. The prisoners were two youths, about 18 or 19 years of age. It is supposed that robbery must have been their object, as Mr Kusal never to his knowledge saw them before. On Wednesday James Clancy, a deserter from the Royal Engineers, was tried at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of feloniously shooting at two police constables in Bedford Square, London. He was sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for life, and the learned judge rewarded the constables with lOt. for their bravery and good conduct. FOREIGN. It is stated in La France that "a letter received from Copenhagen mentions a rumour that Prussia haje demanded of Denmark the cession of an impor- tant island in the Baltic, as a condition of the retrocession of the Danish portion of North Schles- wig to Denmark." Negociations are said to have commenced on this subject, but they present but little chance of success. The Treaty of Commerce between Turkey and Portugal was signed on Monday last. The two ports of Hiogo and Osacia, in Japan, were opened on the 1st of January, without diffi- culty. There were present twelve British, one French, and six American war vessels. There has been an earthquake in the island of Formosa, which lasted 32 minutes, and did a considerable amount of damage. The news from the Balkans is that the whole of Bulgaria is ready to support the insurgents, and to rise to their watchword, Liberty and Death." The Bulgarian committee are reported to have bought eight guns, and some 2,000 young Bulgarians are said to be posted along the Danube, waiting a favour- able moment to cro^s. The contmander-in-chiefcfour Abyssinian forces has sent. us a very satisfactory teleuram of the man- ner in which our mission to Ih., Prince Kassai and his people was received. The women especially greeted Major Grant with warm hospitality. Thus complications are expected to be avoided. The Atlantic cable gives us the important infor- mation that. President. Johnson was formally im- peached by the House ot Itepi ese> tiitives, at the bar of the Senate, on Tuesday last. The Senate has appointed a cotomitte" to consider tbe subject. The President says in such a case lie must take file high responsibilities of his office, and save the lile of the nation at all haz inis. The revolution in Hayti is now general. The principal towns are said to he in arms a¡.:ain"t Snlnave, and General Solomon has been proclaimed President.

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THE CARDIGANSHIRE ASSIZES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER Sir,—It is a well-known fact that in the reign of Henry VIII. the principality was divided into four circuits of three counties each, and that in a subse- quent reign two judges were appointed to each cir- cuit to try causes at the Courts of Great Session. The Welsh judges had as ample powers as the judges of the. King's Bench and Common Pleas at Westminster, and were moreover entirely indepen- dent of the English bench. In 1817 a special com- mission was appointed to investigate into the subject of" The Administration of Justice in Wales," and having reference to the duration of the circuits, the position of the assize towns in regard to the po- pulation of their counties, and various other matters; and yet, though evidence was given by witnesses from various parts of the country, not a single in- habitant of the county of Cardigan had sufficient public spirit to offer himself for examination in a matter that so vitally concerned his countrymen The principality was subsequently divided into two circuits, one judge from Westminster taking the North, and another the South Wales circuit. In process of time complaints were made that the Welsh circuits required remodelling to adapt them to the changed circumstances of the times, and in 1845 a Royal Commission was appointed to investi- gate into the subjects of circuits and assize towns generally. Witnesses flocked to the committee, urging the claims of Bristol, Wisbech, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, &c., to become assize towns; but in this case also not a single voice from Cardigan- shire protested against the monopoly of the whole assize business by a decaying town situate at one of the extreme borders of the county The anomaly and injustice which Cardiganshire folk could not see were clear enough to other people. In 1857 Mr Henry Ilalford Vaughan, clerk of the Crown and Assize for the South Wales circuit, wrote to the Common Law (Judicial Proceedings) Commis- sioners as follows:—"If the present system of hold- ing assizes in some town within every county of the circuit be preserved, it is not, I think, quite consis- tent with the due attention to the interests of the whole county of Cardigan that its assizes should be held twice a year in the town of Cardigan, situate as that place is upon the south-western border of a county more than fifty miles in extent, and having its more active operations of commerce, its lead mines, and some of its more important towns, such as Aberystwyth and Aberayron towards its north- east extremity. Under this point of view I would suggest that one assize should be held at Aberyst- wyth and one at Cardigan, or that both should be held in a situation like that of Lampeter or Tregaron, which are more central." The practical objection to the removal of the as- sizes farther north than Cardigan was, that the busi- ness transacted was of so trifling a character that further change was unnecessary, unless, indeed, this change, that the assizes should be held at Cardigan and Carmarthen alternately. The discomforts of the journey to Cardigan were so many and grievous, that the bench and the bar decidedly objected to have their misery aggravated by being dragged to Aberystwyth, a distance of thirty or forty miles further. In plain English, the little business done at the Cardiganshire assizes effectually prevented any resolute efforts being made to transfer the privi- lege to Aberystwyth, and counsel who had posted to Cardigan with the hope of finding a brief, and got none, could not be supposed to he very enthusiastic in the matter, whether the assizes were held in Car- digan or elsewhere. The average annual number of prisoners tried before the judge of assize at Cardi- gan for the six years ended 1845 was 7; the number of records at nisi prius 6 and the average annual number of days occupied 5. In the twelve years ended 1856 the number of prisoners annually tried was 9 the average number of causes at nisi prius 61; the average number of days employed annually 7. In later years your readers are duubtless a ware there has been but a slight increase on these figures and hence the apathy that has been hitherto shown by Aberystwyth in the matter. Nous avons change tout cela. The question now to be solved is this Is it worth while to remove from Cardigan the little assize business which is transacted there ? I certainly say "yes," and for this reason, that the vast majority of the county ought not to be periodically sacrificed to please the inhabitants of that little borough. In the words of the Clerk of the Crown, it is not consistent with the interests of the whole county. Wenow find that the judge, the bar, the high sheriff, the grand jury, the petit jury, the prosecutors, the witnesses, every one, in fact, who assists in the administration of jus- tice, are condemned to do homage to our assize town, which has no claim, save that of usage, to the continuance of that honour. People from Llyfnant and Lledrod, Scyborycoed and Strata Florida from the foot of Plynlimon and the shores of the Dyfi, are alike condemned to enter an appearance at Cardigan though it is a notorious fiict that there are no means of communication, by regular conveyances, between these districts and the assize town. This expensive journey is specially a hardship to poor prisoners who wish to avail themselves of witnesses, and tends greatly to the defeat of justice. And when tho pil- griinmage has been dutifully performed, and Cardi- gan is reached, the whole of the business is transacted in a day or two, and the victims have to find their way back again as best they can. I say, if the busi- ness is of so short a duration, a far more convenient and economical plan ought to be adopted, and 'the only solution of the difficulty consists in making Aberystwyth the assize town, or at least one of the assize towns. If the people of your county are con- tent to put up with so much inconvenience and ex- pense for the sake of a paltry town like Cardigan, they may be fitly compared to the stupid Chinaman who put his house on fire in order to roast a pig. In balancing the relative claims of Aberystwyth and the rest of the towns in the county to be ap- 1 pointed the assize town, there are three particular ( circumstances to be taken into consideration. They ] we 1. The population of the districts near those ] tow ns. J 'I'lie of' thit i.e.. wheiher agricultural, mining, manufacturing, or commercial. Aui).T)ieareaordistance\vh"h each town can conveniently draw in communication to itself. We will take the population first, and in so doing you will permit me to observe that the Registrar General's districts in some cases embrace parishes in two counties. This is notoriously the case with Cardigan and Adpar districts. We must take the Cardiganshire parishes alone, and how does the question stand with regard to Cardigan district ? It proves that the town is, what I stated in the begin- ning of my letter, unmistakably a decaying town. In the parish of St. Mary, Cardigan, the number of inhabited houses in 1851 was 0'9, in 18(il that num- ber was reduced to r:t:o. In the same period the po- pulation of the parish had decreased from .'30-4 1 to :2700. In Llangoedmore the decrease had been from 9!)0 inhabitants to 902, Verwick from 378 to 31!), Aberporth from 514 to 454, Llechryd from 473 to 45i. and Llandugwydd from 1003 to 1028. The 45i. and Llandugwydd from 1003 to 1028. The number of inhabited houses was decreasing likewise, and in neither of the districts was a house being built in 1801, except in Cardigan, where one" was erected. In Blaenporth there was a slight increase in ponnlation, there being 719 inhabitants in 1851, and 732 in 1861, Tremain increased from 276 to 282, and Mount from 141 to 140. The summary of the facts shows that in the Cardigan district the number of inhabited houses had decreased in ten years from 1707 to 1(576, and that the population had dwindled from 7695 to 7023. Cardigan and Adpar are indis- soluble friends—.Siamese twins in fact—and they are resolved to stand or fall together. But like the cele- brated twins I have named, the decay of the one acts injuriously upon the other, and in a short time both will have to be decently put out of sight. The in- habited houses in the Adpar district had decreased in ten years from 2228 to 2207, and the population from 9601 to 9214. Lampeter shows a little vitality, but not much. The population had increased from 5G26 to 5721, and the inhabited houses had num- bered 1225 compared with 1170 at the previous cen- sus. But in the three united districts, Cardigan, Adpar, and Lampeter, the population had "de- creased" from 22,822 in the year 1851 to 21,958 in 1801. I am afraid these figures will weary your readers, but when so much stress is laid on the im- portance of the population of the southern division of the county by some ill-informed people, it is right thatfacts"should be stated. We will now take Tregaron district, and I should not be doing the in- habitants any injustice if I added them to the popu- lation of Aberystwyth, because of the excellent rail- way communication which they have with your town, and also from the fact that some of the parches in that district, (Iwnnws, Lledrod, Ystrad- iiid others, are but a very short distance from Aberystwyth. The population of that district is 1(),0:!7, and of the Aberayron division 13,540. I will give one-half of Tregaron and Aberayron to Cardigan, which will make a total population in favour of that, town of 24,040. Aberystwyth Union alone has a population of 24,404, and if to this he added Scyborycoed (Machynlleth Union) 540, and the ( tiler half of the population of Tregaron and Aberayron, 12,088, I find there will be a preponder- ance of 13 002 inhabitants in favour of Aberystwyth as an assize town as against Cardigan. Indeed, if I give to Cardigan the whole population of Adpar, Lampeter, and actually two-thirds of Aberayron and Tregaron Unions,even then the Aberystwyth Union alone, and the remaining third of Aberayron and Tregaron, will only number 5,000 less inhabitants thnn the rest of the county. The question of mere population, as revealed by the last census, is de- cidedly in favour of Aberystwyth, even if we took nothing else into consideration. But we have also to look at the probable increase of the population of the county, and the manner in which that population will be distributed in the future. One way of doing this is to compare the number of the births and deaths as they appear in the Registrar General's re- turns The latest of these returns, which I have before me, is for 18(53. I find that in the Cardig-an sub-district there were that year 200 births and 199 deaths, being an addition of "one" to the popula- tion. whilst in the Aberystwyth sub-district the in- crease to the population during the same period was 113. Let ns take a more comprehensive view. In the following "ten" sub-districts, Cardigan, Llan- dugwydd, Kenarth, Penbryn, Llandyssul, Lampeter, Llanwenog, Llandyssilio, Llangeitho, and Tregaron, the increase of population in 1863 was 331. In the following "six" sub-districts, viz. Aberystwyth, Geneu'r-glyn, Uheidol, Llanrhystid, Gwnnws, and LI ansantffraid. the increase in the same period was 424. By "increase" I here simply mean the pre- ponderance of the births over the deaths. I do not take into consideration that mining and commercial pursuits will naturally draw populations wherever they are developed, as is the case with the Aberyst- wyth district. Indeed, so marked was the decennial increase in some of the townships near your town, Caelunyniaesmawr in particular, that the reasons were set forth in loot-notes to the census returns, the invariable reasons given being the development of the mining resources of the county. Comparing the returns of population as shewn by each succeed- ing census, it appears that the tendency of the popu- lation is to increase in the northern division, and to I decrease in the southern. If the judge of assize is to come twice into the county to deal, as you re- marked in the OftSKUVKtt. "not with fields but families, with people and not with potatoes," the claims of Aberystwyth are paramount over Cardigan, Adpar, Lampeter, and Tregaron. I have only dealt with the subject of population, but as there are other considerations equally weighty referred to in my letter, perhaps you will allow me another-opportunity to address your readers. The importance of the subject must be my apology for troubling you at such length. Yours faithfully, The Temple, Feb. 24th, 1868. LEX.

LAMPETER CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERVSTWYTH OBSERVER. Sir,-A paragraph appeared in a late number of your valuable paper stating that Mr J. Jones, Llwyngog, was the contractor for the above church. Mr Jones was rather fast in that as well as he was in his tender for the restoration of Llanbadarn church. His tender has not been accepted as yet. FLCCTUS.

THE COUNTY GAOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABKltYSTVVYTII OBSERVER. Sir,-The great injustice which the county, or certain interested parties in the county, seeks to put upon Aberystwyth by robbing it of its right to be selected as the proper site for the county gaol is further aggravated by tile fact, that Aberayron, if we are to judge from a recent report in the Welsh- man, proves itseif obnoxiously ungrateful in oppos- ing the claims of Aberystwyth. When, as you say, n quarter of a ccntury ago," tbe quarter sessions were removed from Aberystwyth to Aberayron, the removal was made upon the express condition that ,it Aberayron would support Aberystwyth in having at least one assizeintheyearhtfdatthefatter town. It would seem from the Welshman's report that Aberayron acts upon tbe disreputable Yankee prin- ciple (or want of principle) of repudiating all debts of honour. But, for the honour of Aberayron, allow me to inform you that, the "deputation "which was formed to go down and support Cardigan as against Aberystwyth, did not represent, the opinions of the magistrates here, nor of the respectable majority of the AberHyron inhabitants. The gellPTal feeling here is strongly in favour of Aherystwyth, both as against Cardigan and Lampeter. There is but one class out of the multitude who can continue to prosper by having the assizes held at Cardigan, and that class is made up of the members of a certain trade which has Ihe posting in its bands. Verbum sap. It is scarcely 1 (5 miles from Aberayron to Ab- erystwyth it is oidy 13 miles from Aberayron to Lampeter, whilst it is 23 miles from Aberayron to Cardigan! Now ( ask you, sir, are the interests of a whole county to weigh as nothing against the greed of a few hotel keepers? Certainly we are rather sore in this part of the county on the question—raised, probably, by the hotel keepers referred to—of removing the sessions from Aberayron. But so far as [ understand, Aber- ystwyth does not covet the sessions. Aberystwyth simply enters the field as against the other towns in the county on Col. Lewes's motion and I believe so do all honest men, that her claims are para- mount. Why, I may repeat the question, should Aber- ayron favour Cardigan in preference to Aberyst- wyth ? What has she (her hotel keepers excepted) to gain by such a preference? Her magistrates and jurors would only have the longer and more laborious road to travel, and the extra expense of ereeting a new gaol at Aberystwyth over that of re- pairing the present ruinous prison at Cardigan would find its set-off in a very few years by the de- crease in the expense of conveyance of prisoners. Besides, I may also remind you that Aberystwyth never sought to rob us of our right to the sessions. On the contrary, she yielded up her right without a struggle in order to benefit Aberayron, the latter place pledging herself to support Aberystwyth's claim to be elected an assize town. Now, is Aber- ayron going to forswear herself for the aggrandize- ment of a parly of publicans ? Poll the ratepayers of Aberayron, I sny, and I venture to pledge myself that nine-tenths will vote in favour of Aberystwyth as against Cardigan and Lampeter. Yours faithfully, ONE WHO PAYS COUNTY RATE. Aberayron, 26th February, 1868.

INDEPENDENT TOWN COMMISSIONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER. Sir,—I have been a supporter to your paper ever since its birth, but I have been a ratepayer for a much longer time, and I never in your paper read, nor to my recollection heard, so manly, honest, and outspoken a speech as that which you report Mr At- wood to have made at the last commissioners' meet- ing. Y gwir yn erbyn y byd." I, and I am sure all my townsmen, honour Mr Atwood for bavin"- the p.uck and candour to speak such a speech, and°you, sir, for having the courage to report it.* That speech goes in a great way to expose the dry-rot which is eating away the reputation of our governing bodies, and by which public benefit is sacrificed to private interest. It has gone in a great measure, to expose the unfairness, the indecency, nay, the dis-1 honesty with which some individuals seek to gratify personal spleen, and to grasp unfairly-won gain at Ihe expense of the town at large. Now, I say that the ratepayers of the town at large owe a deep dept of gratitude to Mr Atwood for the manliness and vigour with which he exposed the evil system which is at work amongst our commis- sioners and I think he is entitled to a public and substantial acknowledgment of such a service. I therefore, with your permission, take leave to prol pose that a public meeting be called to record a vote of thanks to Mr Atwood for the honourable course he has pursued in the interests of the town. And I can only say that I for one shall be only too happy to subscribe my share towards presenting him with a suitable testimonial in acknowledgment of his in- dependent services. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, AN ABERYSTWYTH RATBPATEK. [* We must take oleaTe to remind our complimenu tary correspondent that it required no special dis- play of courage on our part to record the proceed- ings of a public meeting. Of all such proceedings" we endeavour to the best of our power to be the honest chronicler. For any leading observations of our own alone do we personally merit the voluo whmJyiur readers may be pleased to bestow.—ED.

— «- LLANBADARN-FAWR CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER. Sir,-The committee for the restoration of Llan- badarn-rawr church state in their appeal, which was inserted in your paper, that "the last notice; of Llanbadarn as a bishopric is in the year 720." In a popular Welsh work, Drych y Prif Oexoedd, published iri 1716, and in English iu America, the author stated that Llanbadarn-fawr, in Cardigan- shire continued to be a bishopric till about the year 909, when wicked men fell upon their bishop, and with impious bauds murdered him. He is sup- posed to be buried in Llanddewi-brefi, with this in- scription on his tombstone, « Hie jacket Jdnerth ,fil,ius--(Iltioccisusfuitprt)pter ietaternetsanctilatem." At this very day the field in which the pious and holy bishop was murdered is pointed out by the old inhabitants of Llanbadarn. A word about the author of" A View of the Pri- mitive Ages," whose work has been exhumed for the enlightenment of the committee. The Rev. Theophilus Evans, vicar of Llaugam- march, was born in Cardiagnshire. "Tbe super- ficial college education of the present day was not in existence at that time. He was quite at home in the Greek and Latin languages and was a clever Welsh scholar." Vide his life, published in 1867. A View of the Primitive Ages the first edi- tion was dedicated to the Bishop of St. David's Adam Ott.ley. John Rhydderch, the publisher, was a native of Cardiganshire. He was a clever Welsh scholar- antiquary, and publisher at Shrewsbury. Yours, &c., PRO-BONO-PUBLICO. A View of the Primitive Apes."

I THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES, v TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER. Sir,-The year which has just terminated was remarkable for the universal attention which the subject of Education attracted. The present year has opened under equally auspicious circumstances. Every county, and almost every locality, is more or less animated with a laudable desire for the exten- sion of the means of education among all classes of the community. It is a source of pleasure to find that this commendable spirit has not escaped en- lightened and patriotic Welshmen at home and abroad. Since the year 1843, when the late Rev. John Phillips, of Bangor, undertook the arduous task of establishing British Schools throughout Wales, and whose labours, ifr is gratifying to observe, proved an eminent success and a permanent benefit.' men of enlightened sentiments felt that in order to keep up with their neighbours in educational pro- gress, Wales stood greatly in need of an institution which would afford instruction in the higher branches of learning, so as to enable the young Welsh aspirant to compete on equal terms with his lre[and V°Ured comPeers in England, Scotland, and lodiscusH this highly important subject, and. if long ( esirable, to take steps for bringing it before the public, a committee was formed in London about the end of the year 1863. The munificent contribu- tion of the late Mr W. Williams, M.P. for Lambeth, formed the commencement of the fund for promoting the University movement in Wales. When the great financial crisis of 1866, which caused so much stagnation and depression of trade throughout the country, is taken into consideration, it csnnot be wondered at that the progress of the movement ia not so satisfactory as it otherwise might have been in ordinary prosperous times. tiT/ e.tace °f these and other difficulties many undertaking^ 'be^nnin^t' benefic^ b io uegmnmg to assume a very promis- nig aspect. Irom a circular which has been put han< 9 J °^serve that a sum exceeding 12,0002. has already been promised, and that morl than 3,000Z. have been paid to the vendors of the Castle House. The collection of the remainder of the promises will, no doubt, cover a year or so • hot in the meantime it would be very desirable to give to all towns an opportunity of contributing towards this long-needed institution, the result of which will no doubt realize a sum equal to, if not larger than, the list now lying before me. I doubt not that the movement will receive a fresh impulse from the ser- vices of its new secretary, the Rev. David Charles, B, A (Oxon,) late principal of Trefecca College. I dare venture to say that they have secured in him the success of this great and beneficial undertaking. All Welshmen, and the friends of education in parts, should now stretch forth their hands for his reception, and embrace the opportunity to contribute handsomely towards this great boon for their country. The much revered grandfather of the secretary, the late Rev. Thomas Charles, A.R (Oxon), of Bala, has left "behind him deep footprints on the sand of time," which have evidently enervated his learned grandson to undertake this difficult task of establish- ing a University of Wales." There are no grounds for questioning his success. Wales calls loudly upon the enlightened wealthy to welcome this great national movement. Your obedient Servant, J. M.

THE MARKETS. A BERYSTWTTH, Monday, February 24th, 1868. Wheat 9s. Od. to 0s. 6d. per bushel, Barley 5s. Od. to 5s. 3d., Oats 3s. Gd, to as 9d. per bushel, Potatoes (new) 9d per lb. from Birmingham, (old) 3a. Od. to 3s. 3d. per bushel, Butter (fresh) Is. 2d., (salt) loid. per lb., Kggs 21 for Is., Cheese (Welsh) 3d. per lb., Beef 8d. to !)d per lb., Mutton 8d. to 9d. per lb., Veal 5^d. per lb Pork 7d. per lb., Lamb 2s. per lb., or 15s per quarter, Turbot Is., per lb., Fowls 2s. 6d. to 3s fid. per couple, Turkeys 5s. to 7s each, Hares 3s. 6d each. Rabbits lOd. each, Oysters (na- tives) Is. 3d. to 0s. Od a score, Grapes 2s. a pound, Apples 2s. per 100, Oranges 16 for Is Herrings 16 for Is., Lobsters 2s. per lb., Wool Is. 3d. per lb. YVEI-SHPOOL --VVheat per 801b., Us Od to 1I86d, Barley. per 40 .,ts..OsCdto 6s 3d, Oats per bag, 188 Od to 28* Od. i:«ss 11 tor Is. Butter Is 2d to 1. 3d per lb, Fowls Ss Od to 4a 0d a noup'f", Ducks, 4s Od to 5s 0d., Potatoes 4s. Od. to 6*. Od. iw bushel.

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Utrtf). On the 24th inst., the wife of Mr Thomas Davief, Builder, in this town, of a daughter. meatflø. On the 20th inst., Mr Richard Probert, Tanrbiw- felen, near Nanteos, Itg-ed 87 years. He served at the battle of Waterloo, where be was wounded; and took part in the storming of Cambray. After the peace of 1815 he accepted his discharge from the army, and till his death was in receipt of a pen- sion from the Government. He was much re- spected. On the 24th inst., of consumption, aged 40 years, Alexander Pugh. for many years guide at the Devil's Bridge Hotel. On the 25th inst., aged 45 years, Edward Hum- phreys, Boatman, of this place. MONUMENTS for Churches, Churchyards, aad Cemeteries, executed in Stone, Marble, and Granite, may be inspected in the Show Rooms, at R. Domeop to Marble Works. Swan-hill. Shrewsbury. Printed and Published by the Proprietor, DATIS JENKINS, at his General Printing-Office, Pier- street, Aberystwyth. Saturday, February 29, 1868.