The Aberystwith Observer

NEWS AND OBSEfiTATIONS ORIGIN A.L AND SELECTED. On Monday the Town Council, which is made tip of thirteen Liberals and three Conservatives, decided by the almost unanimous Liberal vote to revert to a system of electing the Mayor Ttvhich they had themselves protested against fsnd condemned, in former years. It trill be svithin the recollection of many of our readers that the Liberals, then unused to the sweets of ofEce, protested against the principle and the practice of placing in the chair men who had already been Mayors. Since then many things liave happened, and those who were then in a minority have become the recipients of honours Sufficient to satisfy if not to satiate most mer;. For years past they have secured to themselves their party every office and honour that they could lay hands upon. Perhaps they Ought not to be blamed for it. They have dimply done what greater men have done and are doing. Power is sweet, and seemingly the anore men have the more they want. Like 'OUTES TWIST, reap always warns more, The 1{>V€ of place &D J power Seeing to be Oil conquer- Vr»re Tc^y squires are expend to be greedy of influence. They consider that they are made to rule. But Liberals profess another faiih. They profess to believe that all men are horn fcqual, and that that equality ought to be main- iained. They say that the poor ought to have the same rights and privileges as the rich ihat the rich cught not to monopolise power or deprive the poor of their natural heritage. But, alas, that is only theory. In practice j there is no difference between Whig and Tory. Put either in office, and he w ill ciing to it to the death. Give him but a taste of power and lie becomes a slave, and will crawl and cringe and scheme for more. Principle, consistency, dignity--all are thrown aside. When men want to attain their own ends they talk of prin ciple, but any other man who does exactly the tsme thing, in opposition to them, is set down as unprincipled. All parties alike seem to just after the fleshpots of Egypt. When Lord SALISBURY is in office Mr GLADSTONE calls ()ut to him lustily to resign and take "the voice of the people, but when hp himself was in jpower he clung to it like a limpet. But we must not wander too far into gener- sQities. The subject under notice is the flection «f Mayor, and the way it was accomplished, We are sure that it will be universally admitted that no one is more worthy of the office than Alderman DAVID ROBERTS. Oar complaint is not against him, but against those who elected him, and especially against those who, having once been Mayors, have devised a-j 'scheme which will place them in the chair JBgain. The scheme has been so warily carried out that it was at the informal meeting- of the I Town Council held on Saturday night that some of the members first heard that it had tieen agreed upon. Some members of the Council had taken upon themselves to induce Alderman ROBERTS to take the chair without any instructions from the Council. Of the means adopted to induce him to accept office ive will say nothing: we will leave those im- mediately concerned to explain that as best they may. We will contend, as others contended some years ago, that c persnn who has served the office of Mayor for one year ought to be rein- Stated at any time except under very special vcire n mstances-and certainly no special circum- I. stances exist at this moment to justify the step taken on Monday. Mr WILLIAM THOMAS, the Councillor first on the rota, is one of the test members of the Council, and has attended exceedingly well to his duties. But Mr THOMAS has one very serious drawback he is not pliable enough, and does uot subordinate Iiimself and his opinions to the powers that I>e." If he were elastic possibly he might have got on better with them, and who knows but that he might now be Mayor of Aberystwyth ? But if he had been elected he would have thrown the old Mayors a year backward, and that is a consideration. They are not anxious to be thrown backward they would rather be pushed forward. The parties concerned may Siot see it, but the step they have just taken will do considerable harm. IJor some time past it has been asserted that the Council, and therefore the town, is governed by a clique, and this last action will confirm that opinion. But there is much less in the assertion than many persons think. It has also been stated that there are private committees. We are in -a position to give that assertion an unqualified denial. The committees meet in the usual Vva >, and no one takes an cath of secreev or tinds himself in any way not to divulge the Jiature of the business transacted. No doubt the Council leaders, unwittingly of course, are liable to select themselves as mem- bers of all important committees, and perhaps 3t is not unnatural that they should have more confidence in themselves than they have in their colleagues. For instance, a year or two ago it was considered advisable to form a General purposes Committee, to which could be referred matters that did not strictly belong to either of the other committees. The member-, selected 'do not include a single Conservative nor one Of the younger Liberal members. Again wheu legal disputes arose between the Council and the County with respect to the Town Hall, and j '> between the Council and the Gas Company, I I the Library and Lights Committees, who have i charge of the hall and oi lighting of the I w-wc, were not considered fit to deai • ■r.nejjj -s /nntteTS, and special were appointed to deal Vu„ im tn. readers will remember, for — pas a Band Comniittf e haf='>cen appointed in the spring or early and each year there bus been rv,asiderablt± difficulty in getting menibprf to act on that committee at all. Last summer, however, under considerable difficul- ties, the committee made such satisfactory arrangements—notwithstanding Mr GREEN'S assertior.s to the contiary on Monday-- that the Council decided to make them a second grant of money, to enable them to extend the arrangement- they h: d initiated. That success seems at last to have had such a stimulating (ffec t upon persons who had hitherto refused all aid i hat on Monday the duties of the band committee were tiansferred to the general purposes committee, of which we have just sp; ken, at the suggestion of members cf the !at er. Thns, when all was chaos, and when everyone considered himself entitled to make fun of the committee and its work, the junior members of the Council were gooa enought to be pitchforked on ihe committee, but. when they had begun to git things a little bit into order the older nit mbers stepped in—just in time to reap the honour and the glory. But the action which indicates the greatest amount of selfishness on the part of the ring" is the adoption of a scheme which will place them again in the Mayor's chair. On Friday there were other proceedings in C, relation to the election of a chairman which are woithy of note. The annual meeting of the Cardiganshire County Council was held on that daSe, ?.m} on a vote being taken, Aid. PETER JONES, the old chairman, was rejected, to make room for Alderman LEVI JAMES, of Cardigan, by the narrow mfijority of one. There is a mystery about the proceedings which might well be cleared up by those con- cerned. The result of the election is that Mr JON ES is a defeated candidate. But his friends say that he did not wish to be re-elected, arti would not have taken the chair had he been elected, and that they voted against him, and in favour of the principle of a one year tenure of office. If that is so, it would have been easy for him to have sent an intimation, by letter or by bis friends—for he was not present himself—to say that he declined to be nominal ed. I hen the course would have been clear, ard he would have been saved from a defeat. It 18 not difficult to understand that Alderman JoNBS'A berystwyth friends would not have cried if he had been re-elected, for they would be in the position that they had voted for the one year tenure of office, and would yet have their friend in the chair. Aud now we would contrast the conduct of the Aberystwyth members of the County Council in relation to the election of a chairman of that body with the conduct, of the members of the i own Council in the election of mayor. The former members voted for a One-year tenure of ottice, so that in course of time every member might have a chance of attaining the highest position in the council, and for that they deserve the highest coin- mendation. 'l he Town Council members, on the other hand, have adopted the retrograde policy of placing in the chair men who had already passed through it, to the exclusion of others who may be equally well qualified for the honour and the duties. There are in the town about a thousand men ratepayers, each one of whom is legally qualified to be mayor, but their claims are ignored in order that half-a-dozen men may confer further honours upon themselves. The more the matter is looked at the more glaring is the selfishness and the inconsistency of the parties concerned. They seem to be insatiable. There is a falling off in the number of students at the college this term, and our local comtemporary is happy-not because of the falling off, which is grievous to its soul, but because it has at' last proved itself to be a true prophet. It says that it has long predicted this last and fatal blow. It would be ungracious to ask when the prophecy was uttered, or the exact words in which the calamity was foretold. Suffice it to say that the prophecy has been fulfilled. Now it is not unnatural that we should be a little bit jealous of our contemporary's success, because we do not like to be behindhand. Therefore we have made a search of our files to see whether something that we have said at some time or other has not since been justified by results. Luckily we have inot had to search far, for we find that in our issue of the first instant-only a fortnight ago-we mentioned the names of the Town Council candidates in the exact order in which they were returned at the poh If that does not indicate the true prophetic spirit we should like to know what does. After this the public ought to have the utmost confidence in our judgment and prescience. Dr ADENEY, of London—who, by the way, encamped at Aberdoyey last summer—has called attention to the fact that Nonconformists cannot take a divinity degree in England, how- ever worthy they may be. It is now proposed to remove the restriction, and we wish the movement every success. There can be no union of hearts so long as a large section of the public suffer under disabilities of this kind. The conferring of degrees upon Nonconformists would not in any way weaken the Church of England or interfere with true religion. The first part of Mr T. E. JACOB'S Life and Times of Bishop MOROAN has just been issued. The publishers are Messrs RUSH WIN BROTHERS, Sterne-street, Lond6n,W.,and the price is eighteenpence. Columbia for October 23rd contains an in- teresting biographical sketch of Mr D. SAMUEL, M.A., who visited America last summer. ——- Mr HUTCIIINS, county surveyor for Cardig- anshire, has been appointed County Surveyor for Montgomeryshire. The latter county is much easier to work than the former, and the salary is higher, and we congratulate Mr HDTCBINS, who was highly recommended by the Main Roads Committee, oahis appoint- ment. It is hardly necessary to remind our readers I that the poor are always with us, for the fact is apparent on every hand. Efforts have been made in all ages to relieve their wants, with 1 WOP' — t/ifi 1 condition of the poor as in this century, and it is to the credit of this nation that it is not back- ward in the good work. But on the other hand competition has never been so keen between man and man, and therefore the struggle for mere existence has never been so severe. If it were not for the generosity of the kind-hearted the suffering of the poor would be much more fearful than it is at present. Aberystwyth is comparatively well off, owing to the DOWNIE bequest and different societies, not to mention charitable individuals, but still there is a great deal of suffering. And very often those who suffer most are the ones who say the least about it, and who there- fore cannot easily be discovered and helped. General BOOTH has a very comprehensive scheme for the amelioration of the poor, and (specially the poorest, the outcast, the starving, details of which are given in this new book, In Darkest England." But the section to which we would draw special attention is that under which he would provide—and actually does provide—industrial shelters for the home- less. Some of these shelters have been estab- lished in London, and are self surportkf. For fourpence a bed, with supper and breakfast., is provided, and those persons who are too poor to pay that modest sum are enabled to earn the money on the premises by chopping wood and in other ways. It would not be practicable to establish such shelters in towns like Aberystwyth, but it would be a step in that direction if the workhouse authorities were empowered to allow those tramps who visit the town to earn a pittance at the workhouse. At present a casual is allowed a bed, supper and breakfast, and in return is obliged to break a given quantity of stones, after which he is turned out of doors, with the result that, being penniless, he is obliged at once to beg, in order that he may not starve on the roadside before obtaining work t' Ö or reaching the next workhouse. Some time pgo Alderman JOHN JAMES proposed that some slender fare, .such an bread and cheese, or a basin of soup, should be provided for tramps at stations situated between the workhouses. At the time we encouraged the idea, but now we think that, an extension of General BOOTH'S plan would be far preferable, and would prove successful. It may be suggested in reply that this plan would (nsourage itineracy, and tha t the country would soon be swarming with tramps. In answer we venture to say that noth- ing of the kind would happen. We have had some acquaintance with tramping printers, and we suppose that they are just like others of the class, and it is our experience that they will not remain long in any one place, even when they can earn good wages, so that it is quite certain that they would not remain in a work- house longer than they are obliged t,). If they were absolutely penniless they would earn just, enought to carry them on to the next house" or until they picked up casual employment, and then would be off. Begging could then be suppressed, but under present conditions people find it impossible to refuse to give some trifling aid, in cash or in kind, to the wanderers. —— Nor is the idea original. A eentury ago Count RUMFOKD completely abolished beggary in Bavaria by such a pLn as we Lave men- tioned, with the exception that he compelled the beggars of the large towns to learn some trade. But for the present we would suggest that the tramps and local inmates be dealt with. At the same time we recommend the subject to the best consideration of the Rev J. M. GRIFFITHS and Mr C. M. WILLIAMS, as one up n which th y may, as Guardians of the poor, unite their forces. The controversy between STANLEY and his former officers respecting the terrible events that. occurred at the camp atYambuya is grow- ing in intensity, and charges and counter- charges are being freely made. Of course it is easy for us in this country, sitting at home at ease, to criticise and to condemn the cruel- ties and shortcomings of STANLEY and his men, now that the facts are known, but until the expedition had returned, and had given an account of its. adventures, no one was in a position to say,, what could be done. From Yambuya to the lake was unknown country, never trodden by white man, and probably the only country on the face of the earth on which absolutely nothing was known. It is, of course, much to be regretted that the ex- pedition did not turn out a holiday promenade for those who took part, and we are sure that none are more sorry of that than they them- selves. We would not knowingly hurt a fly, but it is said that commanders of expeditions, as well as men in other positions of responsi- bility, find it absolutely necessary to innict punishment on wilful offenders in order to maintain discipline. There can, however, be no doubt that Major BARTELLOT exceeded reasonable chatisement, and we are not sure that his death was not justifiable. The story that has created the most pro- found sensation is that which says that Mr J A MESON, in order to satisfy himself that cannibalism really existed, paid for a little slave girl, and handed her over to Tipoo Ti B's men to be killed and eaten. Mr JAMESON is dead, and cannot give his version of the affair, but it is certain that there are now, or recently, were amongst his papers, half-a- dozen sketches illustrating the horrible scene— bringing forward of the child, stabbing her, cutting her up, cooking the pieces, and the orgie which followed. Mr JAMESON'S friends say that he only appeared on the scene after say that he only appeared on the scene after the child had been killed, and that the first sketch or two were drawn from descriptions supplied by eye witnesses. Horrible as the event is, it is a kind of thing that is of every day occurrance in Africa, and readers of travel and adventure are intimately acquainted with the accounts of scenes in which natives are butchered and tortured in the most frightful manner, not only singly but by the hundred. But there is one consolation to be drawn from this most revolting incident. If Mr JAMESON'S sketches are published to the world in their nakedness they will arouse a feeling throughout the would that will do more than a million sermons and missionary speeches to put a stop to cannibalism. Out of evil cometh good. f- Mr ROBERT NEVILLE, solicitor, formerly of this town, was on Monday elected Mayor of Tamworth. He had been twice elected a member of the town council at the head of the ,] I Aberystwyth people will be surprised to bear that concerts have been given at Llandudno, r, in the Pier Pavilion, up to last week. They were commenced in the beginning of May. Denizens in foreign capitals, accustomed to the circumstances under which their sovereigns and heirs apparent move about, must be much struck on visiting London to see the homely manner in which the PRINCE OF WALES goes I about his daily duties (says a London corres- pondent). This afternoon I caught a glimpse of him in his brougham, driving along Pall Mall, absolutely unattended, save by the ordinary equipment of driver and coachman on the box. These were not in royal livery, but wore light brown overcoats, the equipage being absolutely undistinguishable from the scores that met it or went its way. During the fore- noon the PRINCE had been on the other side of the river, opening the new electric subway. Returning, and dispensing' with his retinue, he t, C, was now going out about his ordinary private z;1 business, and was doubtless enjoying the most agreeable portion of his day. The above paragraph must be a relief to th< se of our readers who think that the PRINCE is always in starch. To be or not to be? That is the question. But what dots it matter what the question is so Jong as public officials neglect their duties—- a neglect to which the Town Council are in- different. The rain may fall, the wind may blow, the dust may fly, but it is all the same to the Town Council. They are inactive. And the College author- ities ai e no better. The poor live in hovels, and many of them live in the greatest untidy- ness, but the Town Council does nothing: and yet the electors foolishly, stupidly, unwisely re-elect them— and we alone are concerned about the real welfare of the town. If the electors were but wise this would not be thus. And the county electors are just as bad, or they wonid non encourage Mr BOWEN ROWLANDS to hold meetings in various parts of the county. We have been defeated many times before, and will be defeated again, but we can bear defeat easily, and come up smiling for another effort. It was ever thus. The wicked flourish like a bay tree, but most people like to follow their own fancies, instead of accepting the advice that we offer them. If our advice were acted upon, the town, and all therein, especially the College and the Town Council, would be very different to what it is now. If the public only knew how dearly we love them they would embrace us, and pay us that honour which is our due. But prophets are Lot honoured in their own country. The Liberal Club rules the roosfc, but we do the crowing, and we appeal to our readers as to whether we do not crow often and well. If the Pi.IN CIP,I Lhad only remained in A merica--had only had a good appointment there—there would be a chance of-need we say what ? The ratepayers may be sure that we are watching their interests, and will see that the town is well governed, bye-and-bye, when they do as we tell them, and elect our friends on the Council. 1 hat is the first step. Then there will be no trouble about the water, or the scavenging, or the flagging, or the rain, or the dust, or the rates, or the drainage, or the weather vane on the town clock, or anything else, and the public works and other committees will cease to'give trouble. What we say is true. There are many other things that we want to see done, but this must suffice for this week. These are words of wisdom, and the public should read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, and give us credit for what is due to us. Members of the council and other public bodies may jeer at us, but we do not mind that, for the truth will prevail, and truth is more strange than fiction. At the first meeting of the Town Council of the newly incorporated borough of Richmond, Surrey, held cn Monday, Sir JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS, Bart., M.P. ex-Lord Mayor of London, was elected Mayor for the ensuing year, and Mr JAMES W. SZLTJMPER was elected an Alderman of the borough.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. I A BLUNDER.—We reerret that in our last issue, owing to a stupid blunder of a printer, a line belong- ing to another part of the paper was inserted after one of the hunting appointments. CONCERT.-On Tuesday evening the Orchestral Society will give a grand concert at the Old Assembly Booms. The programme gives promise of a good entertainment. SALE BY AUCTION.—Ynysycapel farm, situate SALE BY AUCTION.—Ynysycapel farm, situate near Talybont, was bought by auction, on Thursday of last week, by Mr E. Jones, Elgar, for £ 1,805. It comprises about 90 acres. Mr E. J. Morgan was the auctioneer. THE OLD BANK SCHOOL.—Mr John Bicbard Jones, of Tre'rddol, has passed the admission exam- ination (Queen's scholarships) at Bangor Normal College, in the second division. He was a pupil at the above school, and had been previously a teacher at the Corris Board School. Since the above exam- ination Mr Jones has temporarily had the manage- ment of Pontgoch School. ABERYSTWYTH BAZAAR, 8, Great Darkgate-stree t (next doer to the Radical Club). This old and orginal Toy Shop has been enlarged by the addition of an extensive Show Room, which is now well stocked with the latest novelties in English and Foreign Fancy and useful goods, comprising Toys, Dolls, Welsh Dolls, Baskets, Stationery, Musical Instruments, Games, local Photographs, Walking Sticks, Pipes, Cigars, Tobaccos, &c., &c.—Note Address, J. and L. Ward, 8, Great Darkgate-street —ADVT. The ABERYSTWYTH PHARMACY 13, Terrace-road, Aberystwyth (nearly opposite the Post Office, conducted by the proprietor, E. J. Evans, M.P.S.. Pharmaceutical, Analytical and Dispensing Chemist. Dispensing. All drugs and chemicals of the purest quality, tested by gravametric and volumetric methods before being received into stock. The dispensing charges are as moderate as is consistent with the employment of the very best Drugs only. N.B.—Special attention bestowed on this branch of the business, the Dispensing department being entirely under the principal's own supervision.—ADV. DISSOLVING VIEWS.—On Tuesday evening the Girls' Friendly Society held its anniversary at the Town Hall. A preliminary service was held in Trinity Church at 4 o'clock, after which the members, 60 in number, sat down to tea, provided at the Town Hall, by the lady associates, under the superinten- dence of Mrs Prebendary Williams and Miss Williams. Tea being over Mr William Colby exhibited a number of very excellent dissolving views, with superior slides and lights. These formed only a portion of Mr Colby's stock, and he kindly promised to proceed with further manipulations when occasion calls. Thanks were cordially rendered to Mr Colby for the entertainment, which was highly appreciated ST. MARY'S WELSH CHURCH. — The harvest thanksgiving services were held at this Church on Thursday and Friday of last week. The church had been beautifully decorated for the occasion with the products of mother earth by Mrs Lewis Davies, Miss Lloyd, Beach House, Miss Evans, Railway Iun, Miss S. A. Jones, Coachbnilders Arms, MissXJavi^s, Brynbyfryd, and Miss M. A. Davies.Prospeforaftous Fruit, flowers, vegetables. &o-dwiug Mrs Lewis were -^s1"1,11 aB" Thomas, Miss Hughes, Mr E. r. layler, Mr J. Hughes, Maesgwyn farm, Mrs Lucy Hughes, Mrs Mary Mori is, Mrs Anne Morris, Miss Williams, Mrs Jones, Coachbuilders Arms, Mrs Jones, Frengog, Mrs Watkins, Mr Roberts, Lion Hotel, Mr Tom Griffiths, Mrs Beard, Mrs Brett, Mrs Owens, William-street, Mrs Davies, Prospect-street Mi John Edwards, Miss Lizzie Humphreys, Mr Jones, shipwright Arms, Mrs Jenkins, Havelock Villa, Mrs Jones, Powell-street, Mrs Lewis, Morning- tor. Hoose, Mr W. Hopkins, Three Horse Shoe, Mrs Tanner, Miss Ellis, Aifred-place, Messrs Hoghes and Son, Gray's Inn Lane, Mr Edward Edwards, Penranoher, Mrs Morgan, New Inn, Mrs Salmon, Mrs Jones, Weston Vaults, Mrs Benjamin, Mrs Lewis, Blaek Lion, Mrs Evan?, Thespian-street, Mrs Rees, do, Mrs Prichard, Ship- build er'e-row, and Miss Davies, Bry'chjfryd. The services commenced at seven on Thursday evening with evening prayer and sermon by the Rev J. M. Griffiths. On Friday the services commenced xith a communion service at 10, followed by services at three and seven. The preachers were the Rev J. A. Howell, M.A., PeLmaeijmawt-, the Rev J. Roderick, B.A Llancynfelin, and the Rev W. D. Roberts, B.A., Llanidloes. The Rev J. H. Protheroe and the Rev D. L. Davies assisted at the services. The anthem 1\ Maw) a"il! Hys di yn Sion," was rendered by the choir, and Miss Griffiths presided at the harmonium with her usual ability. FORTHCOMING SALES.-In our advertising columns will be found announcements of forthcoming sales, to which we would draw our readers' attention. UNITED BAPTIST TEMPEEANCE SOCIETY.—The first meeting in connection with this society was held on Thursday evening. The following ladies and gentlemen were elected officers for this season.- President, Mr R. J. Ellis vice-chairman, Mr H. H. Evans secretary, Mr J. L. Evans committee, Misses Jones and Thomas, and Messrs W. Edwards and J. Uren. LOCAL LIBJn CASE.—Some time ago a paragraph appeared in one of the Welsh newspapers stating that the licensing laws were being infringed at Llan- badarn. Mr Thomas Jenkins, of the Black Lion, presuming that the statement referred to his house, commenced an action against the paper to recover damages for libel. Lftst week the matter was settled by the payment to Mr Jenkins of £ 30 and costs, amounting to about < £ 4S, and an apology. SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY.-The freehold shop and warehouse at the corner of Chalybeate tei-race and Queen-street, in the occupation of Capt Northey and Mr John James respectively, have I een pur- chased by Mr Edward Evans, draper, Great Dark- gate-street, for £780. WHAT BECAME OF THE RABBIT ?—On Monday evening Mrs Taylor, Terrace-road, missed a rabbit from her shop, and gave information to the police. P.S. Davies and P.O. Evan Jones (33) were informed that Edward Worthingtou, a youth, was supposed t) know something of the rabbit. On being questioned he protested his innocence, and accompanied the officers to the pchco stiitiGii, where he remained for about half'-an-honr, until a. witness was forthcoming to corroborate his statement. J. WALTER EVANS, Tottenham House (opposite the Corn Market Hall), Aberystwyth, begs to inform his customers and the public that his stock of Ready-made Clothes and Drapery Goods is now completed for the Winter Season. Very special value in Boys'and Men's Overcoats, Boys' and Men's Suits, Ladies' and Children's Jackets, Dolmans and Waterproof Cloaks, in great variety. New Winter Dress Materials, Blankets, Sheets, Quilts, &c., &c. Suits to order on the shortest notice. Funerals completely furnished. Address-J. Walter Evans, Tottenham House, Aberystwyth. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS.—Approximate return rf traflic receipts for the week ending Nov. 9th, 1890, Miles open 237. Passengers, parcels, horses, car- riages, dogs, and mails, £1,683, merchandise, min- erals and live stock, £ 2,432; total for the week, £ 4,115. Actual traffic receipts for the corresponding week last year :—Miles open, 237. Passengers", parcels, horses, carriages, dogs, and mails, £ 1,741; (Merchandise, minerals and live stock, £ 2,370 total for the week, £4,111. Aggregate from commence- ment of half-year to this date, £ 101,! 38, aggregate last year, £ 98,026. Passengers, parcels, horses, cor- riages, dogs and mails, .£58 decrease, merchandise minerals and live stock £ 62 increase total increase for the week, £4; aggregate increase from com- mencement of half-year to this date, £ 3,ll"i. THE LATE MR. DAVID BEYNON. — Mr David Beynon, who was buried in Llanbadarn Fawr church- yard on Saturday, was very well known in the town generally, and especially amongst Welsh Church- people. The funeral was therefore very numerously attended, notwithstanding the heavy incessant rain. He succeeded his father, the late Mr Evan Beynon, as clerk and caretaker at the services and Sunday school kept at the old Ysgoldy, under Archdeacon Hughes, until the consecration of the Welsh church of St. Mary, and he continued to hold the same position there during the time of Chancellor Phillips and the present Vicar's until about three years ago, altogether about 30 years. Deceased suffered a protracted illness ef nine months, and died on the 1st. at the age of 52. He leaves a hardworking widow and a. family of eight children to mourn his loss. It is satisfactory to state that both the deceased and all his family were full members of the Church and Sunday schools, and great sympathy is felt by the congregation, especially on behalf of the widow and the younger children. Mr Beynon was a tailor by trade. CONCERT.-On Wednesday evening a eoucert was given at the schoolroom of Tabernacle chapel, the Rev T. Levi, pastor of the church, occupying the chair. There was a good audience, the spacious room being well filled, and the proceeds will go towards providing a tea for the school at Christmas. The promoters were very fortunate in securing such excellent talent. The following was the programme -Glee, "Yboreu," Mr W. B. Jones and party; song, "The place where we met," Mr Owen (of America); song, "The chip girl," Miss C. J. Morris; piccolo duet, Messrs D. Thomas and E. Hughes song, The king of love my shepherd is," Miss Marian Edwards; song, The little match gir1." Miss Ellen Jones; pianoforte solo, Grand Welsh fantasia," Miss Maggie Morgan; trio, "Tell me, gentle shepherd," Mrs Evans, Miss K. Jones and Mr E. H. Jones piano and violin duet, "Irish airs," Miss K. and Master T. Levi; song, "Waitmg," Miss Hughes; song, Gyda'r wawr," Miss S. L. Jones (encored); trio, Duw, bydd drugarog," Miss Hughes, and Messrs T. Hughes and E. H. Jones; song, Yr-esgid ar y traeth,"Mr Owen (of America); song, '*Yr alltud o Gymru," Miss Esther Jenkins part song, Pluen wen o eira glan," Mr W. R. Jones and party. The accompanists were Miss Maggie Morgan, Mrs Owen and Miss Nellie Jenkins. At the close of the entertainment a vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had so kindly given their services during the evening was proposed by Mr D. J. Davies, and seconded by Mr John Mathias. A vote of thanks to the Rev Mr Levi for presiding, and to Mr D. C. Roberts for erecting the platform, was proposed by Mr Evan Evans, solicitor, and seconded by Mr Thos. Owen. A very pleasant evening was spent. SOIREE.— On Wednesday evening the first of a series of soirees to be held in connection with the English Wesleyan Chapel, Queen's-roa-d, was held in the schoolroom of the chapel. Mr W. Hughes-Jones, solicitor, ably presided over the meeting, which was well attended, the room being filled to overflowing. The programme, which was not one of those long tiresome ones which are too often found at similar entertainments, was much appreciated. The items were as follows:—Organ solo, Miss Nowell; solo, Mr Jack Edwards; reading, Dr Lloyd Snape; solo, Miss Henderson; piano solo, Miss Phillips; solo, Mr Warren (encored); reading, Miss Lumb; solo, Miss Kate Jones solo, Mr Robert Peake; song, Mr A. C. Powell; solo, Miss Nellie Morcom (encored). The accompanists were Miss Nowell, Miss Phillips, Miss Garner and Miss Morcom. The refreshment tables, which were laid out in the class room, adjoining the large room, were heavily laden with all sorts of luxur- ies which had been kindly contributed by members of the congregation and there friends. Mr W. H. Palmer, Queen's Hotel, kindly lent the promoters of the gathering various plants, &c., with which the ladies who presided at the tables were able to make them to present a gay appearance. During the inter- vals brisk business was done at the refreshment tables, and the proceeds from this source were very creditable. The ladies who fpresided at the tables were-the Misses Owens, Rowlands, Dawkin, Harcourts, and Morcom. Mr William Rowlands, and Mr R. Peake, who had the management of the whole affair, are to be congratulated upon their un- tiring efforts to make the soiree a success, which they accomplished in every respect. During the evening the Rev T. 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HUNTING APPOINTMENTS* MR. PRYSE'S FOXHOUNDS. MElT Tuesday Nov loth, at 10.30 PenCefn. Thursday, Nov 21st, at 10.30 Eglwys Fach. ABERYSTWYTH HARRIERS. Saturday, 15th, at 12 Nanteos Finger-post^ Wednesday, 19th, at 11 7th m. Devil's Bride road Saturday, 22nd, at 12 Pencwn THE PLAS MACHYNLLETH HARRIERS WILL MEET Tuesday, Nov. 18th Dolgelynon Friday, Nov. 21st Abergeidol

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BIRTHS. EVANs.-NoTember 9th. at the Vicarage, Llanfi hangel-y-Creuddyn, the wife of the Rev J. P Evans, vicar of the parish, of a son. DEATHS. BEYNON.-November 1st, aged 52 years, Mr David Beynon, High-street, tailor. DA VIES.-October 25th, aged 51, at 11, Hampden- street, Somerstown, London, Sarah, wife of Mr Richard Davies. Interred at Capel Sion, near this town. = n. Ev ANS.-N ovember 10th, at Tanllan, Taliesm, Gilbert, Howell, the youngest son of Mr John Evans, aged 7 years. J ONEs.-November 4th, Mrs Jones, North-road, Aberayron, aged 72 years. JONES.—November 6th, Jenkin Jones, Victoria- street, Aberayron, who died from exposure during- the recent storm, aged 13 years. J AMEs.-November 10th, Mrs Eleanor James, Market- street, Aberayron, (late Cilcer), aged 21 years. J ONEs-November 1st, aged 59 years, at Corporation- street, Mr William Jones, blacksmith.

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v-At k-.——-«— '1'1.- ing are the nominations in this district: CARDIGANSHIRE.-Mr Wilmot Inglis Jones, of Derry Ormond; Major Price Lewes, of Tyglyn Aeron, Cilie Aeron Mr Thomas James Wadding-ham^ of Hafod, Ystradmeurig. CARMARTHENSHIRE.—Mr John Carbery Vaughan Pryce Rice, of Llwynybrain, Llandovery; Mr John Simmons Tregosing, of Iscoed, Ferryside; Mr Edward Henry Bath, of Alltyferin, Carmarthen. MONTGOMERYSHIRE.—Sir Pryce Pryce Jones, of Dolerw, Knight; Mr Charles Harrop Beck. of Llan- lugare; Mr Arthur Charles Humphreys Owen, of Glansevern. MBEiONBTB SHIRE. -Mr Edward Owen Vaughan Lloyd, of Ragatt, Corwen Mr John Corbett, of Ynysymaengwyn, Towyn; Sir Henry B. Robertson, of Pale, Corwen

NEW JUDGE. Mr Romer, Q.C., has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.

COUNTY COURT. The number oP plaints entered for Yfsterday's- (Friday's) county court, was 90, and 17 judgment summonses. The court was not opened until the afternoon, owing to Judge Bishop being unable to arrive at Aberystwyth in time.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN LONDON., A workman's train leaving Watford at 7.26 on Thursday morning ran into a goods train in the Primrose-hill tunnel. The breaksman of the goods train was killed and several persons were injured.. Traffic was much delayed?

ABERAYRON. THE RIVER.—Owing to the heavy rains the river Aeron has risen to an unusual height. In some places great damage has been done, and unless some strenuons efferts are made, the path known as the Lovers' Walk will soon be swept away. Would it not be possible to hold a series of concerts during the coming winter for such improvements P CARVING CLASSFS.—These classes have commenced this winter again. Ihere are about a dozen pupils attending weekly, all consisting of young boys. The work of the pupils for last winter can be seen in the- shop window of Mr Thomas Davies, Compton House. ANNUAL HIRING FAIK.—An old established fair known as Ffair lan y mor." was held in this town last Thursday, and was well attended. The weather was exceptionally fine. A SAD INCIDENT OF THE LATE GALE.—InteIH. gence reached here, on Friday night, to the effect that the smack Linnet," belonging to Mr Francis Evans, grocrr, of this place, had been wrecked near Aber, North Wales, and that one of the hands were lost. It is reported that the vessel could be seen labouring in the gale, and by the aid of a. GLASS two- human beings could be described in the rigging. Eventually the boat came ashore, and the captain landed with the dead body of the cook lashed to his breast. It was a painful spectacle. The poor boy succumbed to cold and exposure. The unfortuate boy was the son of Captan Evan Jones, Puel'a," Aberayron. Deceased's mortal remains were in- terred at H- nfeny w Churchyard, on Wednesday. Much sympathy is felt for the parents of the boy in their sad bereavement. OBITUARY —We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs Jones, 9, North-road, who died on Friday, the 7th, after a long illness. Mrs Jones WAS; universally respected in the neighbourhood, and a larsre number of people attended the funeral to show their respect towards her. The remains of the deceased who was a consistent member of Trinity Church, were interred at Liam(idewi Aberirth. TABEKNACLE CHAPEL.—It is intended to have an organ for this chapel. The congregation hitherto have been content with an American ORE:an or harmonium, which is four d not at all adapted to the requirements of the building and the large cong-rega,4 tion. They have already a sum of about .£50 in band. The Tabernacle singing-has improved im- mensely of late. which is solely due to the indefatig- able services of Councillor J. M. Howell who is the conductor.