The Merthyr Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Iron Districts of South Wales

MERTHYR BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At the usual weekly meeting of this Board, held on Saturday last, the chair was occupied by Mr. David Wil- liams, Penheolgerrig. There were also present:—Messrs. G. Martin, R. H. Rhys, John Williams, John Edwards, J. W. Russell, D. E. Williams (Hirwain), D. Rosser, B. Kirkhouse, W. Williams, D. Rees, E. W. Scale, R. Wil- liams, T. Evans, and Rev. J. Griffiths. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed. THE POLICE AND THE COUNTS RATES. Mr. Rosser said he was glad to see that the Bill for the amalgamation of the county police rate at the Quarter Sessions had been thrown aside. Mr. James (the Clerk) informed the Board that the Chairman, who was in London to-day on a coal commission, went down to the Quarter Sessions at Cardiff with the petition relating to this subject, adopted at the last Board meeting. The report of the committee was then simply ordered to remain on the table sine die, so that the whole thing was defeated, he (Mr. James) believed principally through the means of the petition from this Board (hear, hear). The Chairman (Mr. G. T. Clarke) had spoken very well against it, and, indeed, no one seemed anxious to carry it out (hear, hear). Mr. Rosser: So it seems but I think the thanks of the Board are due to Mr. R. H. Rhys for calling attention to the matter, as it was one of very great importance (hear, hear). Mr. James said it appeared afterwards that Pontypridd and Merthyr were asked to transfer about £300 a year to Swansea and some other districts. That was a financial question, and he thought they were not prepared to hand over such an amount (hear, hear). Mr. J. W. Russell remarked that he had made inquiries as jto the number of policemen, and he found they would have to pay a contribution towards fourteen more than they now paid for. Mr. Hosser I am very glad we took the steps which we did take, for it showed we were alive to our own interests (hear and laughter). Mr. James remarked that in this district we built our own police stations, whereas in others they did no such thing. Therefore, if they were to build stations in those other districts, we, in case of an amalgamation, would have to pay our share towards them. The matter dropped. THE INFIRMARY CONTRACT. Mr. G. Martin remarked that he, Mr. Lewis Lewis, and Mr. Bedlington Kirkhouse, had gone to see how the work in the Infirmary was being done since the last meeting, and as far as he (Mr. Martin) was concerned, he had no fault to find with it (hear, hear). He did not believe there was anything there with which to find fault, as the materials being used were very good (hear, hear). Mr. B. Kirkhouse Mr. Lewis said it was much better than when he first saw it (laughter). Mr. J. W. Russell said he was there on Wednesday, and although he was not a very good judge of building, still he quite agreed with what Mr. Martin had said. Mr. Rosser: I knew O'Neil could do the work well if he wished. Mr. James then read the order from the Poor Law Board, giving final sanction to the prosecution of the work. THE CASE OF JOHN LEWIS. Mr. James read a letter from the Poor Law Board, for- warding a copy of a communication they had received from Mr. E. W. Scale, of the Plymouth Ironworks, relative to the relief given to John Lewis, of Brecon, about which some discussion occurred at the last Board. The Com- missioners would be glad to hear any observations the Board had to make on Mr. Scale's communication. The copy of Mr. Scale's letter was also read. It called attention to the case of Saturday, November 25th, 1865, where a person named John Lewis came to Dowlais to serve a summons, and met with an accident there, by which his leg was hurted. The limb was set by Dr. Cresswell. of Dowlais, and the man was then sent to the Workhouse. On the 23rd of June, 1866, a sum of £5 was allowed to Dr. Cresswell for his attendance on the man, and the writer (Mr. Scale) not thinking the man Lewis was a pauper at the time of the accident, moved that the Clerk should state the whole of the circumstances of the ease to the Poor Law Board, and requested their opinion. The Board divided, and the original motion to pay the £5 was carried by a majority of one vote. The writer (Mr. Scale) requested a full investigation of this matter, as he believed John Lewis was not badly off, and would not have been looked upon as a pauper in his own pbce. The letter also stated that Mr. Scale was afraid there was a habit here now of believing such people to be paupers, treating them as such, and saddling the ratepayers with the costs Mr. Rosser thought the case was there stated very plainly. The Chairman Very properly, I believe. Mr. R. H. Rhys Have you written to Brecon about the man, Mr. James ? Mr. James Yes but I have had no reply yet. Mr. G. Martin I understand Mr. Cresswell has handed over 50s. of the money to another man. Mr. Scale That has nothing to do with the Board. Mr. Martin But, I wished the Board to know it. Mr. Scale It is a s >rt of compromise. Mr. J. W. Russell: No, it is not. I think observations of this kind are not to ba made, when the motion has been carried by a majority of the Board. It is wrong (hear, hear). Mr. James: I have never known a case like this since I became clerk. I was elected in 1847, and this is the first time I have known any member of the Poor Law Board to write in this way about the proceedings of the Board. What answer shall I give to this ? If you have any obser- vations to make on it you would better direct me to say so. Mr. R. H. Rhys I think we directed inquiries to be made about the man, and then if he was in a position to £ ay, we were to take proceedings against him and make im do so. The ChairmaI1: The man was not a pauper at alL Mr. R. H. Rhys He was pauperised by coming here. The Chairman I dare say he had money in his pocket. Mr. R. H. Rhys No, he had no money. Mr. Scale It seemed the man was not satisfied with the provisions he got here. He wanted to have several special dishes, and that was not very much like a pauper. Mr. R. H. Rhys: But, if any friend wishes to send in provisions to a pauper, surely we are not going to prevent them (hear, hear). Mr. Rosser: You would better understand the circum- stances of the case before you g9 further. Mr. R. H. Rhys Yes, and if he is in good circumstances we can make him pay. Mr. James The question before you is, what observa- tions are you to make on this letter ? Mr. R. H. Rhys: The only thing is that the statement is quite correct, and we have ordered proceedings to be taken against the man if he is able to pay. Mr. James What do you say as to Mr. Scale's fears as to the practice of believing all such persons to be paupers, and saddling the ratepayers with the costs ? Mr. Rhys The only thing is, that we shall summon the man if he is able to pay. The Clerk: Very well, gentlemen. The matter then dropped. CRUELTY TO THE MERTHYR POOR." Mr. J. W. Russell: I wish toiask the master if it is true that he refused water to the paupers the other day ? Mr. Rosser: I was also going to bring that matter forward. Mr. Merr Vth (master of the house): I was going to bring it betuid the Board myself. I was up here at the time complained of. I inquired into the matter since, and I was toM there was no less than fifteen measures of water given to the people, each of which held three gallons and a half. They then began to throw it about at one another, and Mr. Mitchell told them they should not have any again. Mr. J. W. Russell: I think people who call themselves christian ministers ought to ascertain the facts of such cases, before they complain of public officers. Mr. Rosser The letter was in the MERTHYR TELEGRAPH, and I believe the clerk ought to write to that paper next week, and contradict the matter in toto (hear, hear). Mr. Scale: It might be better to ask the porter a few questions first. Mr. W. Williams I was one of the first who came here that day, and I saw plenty of water in the buckets. Mr. Rosser: Yes, and the letter says they had strict orders not to give water Mr. Russell: It is a great libel on a public officer. Mr. James The letter appeared in the MERTHYR TELE- GRAPH, headed Cruelty to the Merthyr poor," and is as follows: "A QUESTION TO THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS. GENTLEMEN,—I have been informed that on Tuesday, June 20th, a lot of the poor of Merthyr were standing at the Workhouse door in the burning sun, and begging for a drop of water, which was absolutely refused. Some went to houses in Thomas-town to beg a drop of water, while others, especially little children, stood by the door parched with thirst, while the officials stated that they had strict orders not to give them any. In the name of the ratepayers of Merthyr, and in the name of humanity, I ask by whose orders] was water re. fused. I understand that bread and cheese were given to them, but no water. Is the water so scarce at Merthyr that people must die of thirst, or is there something in the rules for the water supply to prevent the Workhouse offi- cials to give a drop from their taps to a poor man at the door. I hope you will search into this matter at your next Sitting, and find out who refused the water, otherwise the public must take the matter in hand. I fully believe that none of the guardians know this, therefore I take this opportunity of informing you.—Your well wisher, RHYS GWESYN JONES." Mr. R. H. Rhys: How are the public to take the matter in hand if we don't mind it ? Mr. J. W. Russell: It is an infamous letter. Mr. Rosser: Why did not Mr. Jones, himself, make inquiries about it ? Mr. Mitchell, the porter, here entered the room, and in answer to several questions, he said there were about 56 gallons of water given to the people that day. The Chairman During what time ? ? The Porter From the time the Board sat till evening. The Rev..T. Griffith Did you refuse any at all ? The Porter: No, the jug was there the whole of the day. I took it in about ten minutes, because I had to reprove them for throwing the water about, and I had nothing but a whole lot of abuse for it (a laugh). I sent it out after- wards, and I got nothing but abuse, which was almost un- bearable. It is shameful to hear them. Mr. R. H. Rhys There is no doubt of that. Mr. Rosser I hope the reporters will take full notes of what is said, and then the public will see what we think on the matter. The Rev. J. Griffith I don't think that is quite suffi- cient, and I beg to move that Mr. James write to the MERTHYR TELEGRAPH on the matter (hear, hear). Mr. Rosser: I second that. An order was then made to the effect, that "Mr. Rhys Gwesyn Jones having written to the MERTHYR TELEGRAPH and stated that the paupers attending the Board have not sufficient water to drink, the facts were inquired into, and it appeared the statement is totally unfounded. Ordered, that the clerk write to the MERTHYR TELEGRAPH to con- tradict Mr. Jones's letter." THE MASTER'S REPORT Was then read, and it showed that there had been admit- ted during the week, 20; discharged, 18; born, 0; died, 0; remaining at present, 200 corresponding week last year, 221; decrease on the year, 21; number in the infirmary, 37. I The Master then reported the case of the woman who wanted to destroy her child, and was sent to jail for six months for the attempt. j RELIEVING PAUPERS AT ARERDARE. Mr. T. Williams drew the attention of the Board to the room used at Aberdare for relieving paupers. There was a very rickety stair going up to it, and it was, altogether, a dangerous place for the purpose. He saw it only once, and he would not like to go there again. He thought, if it was possible, they would have a right to get a better place for the purpose. He believed they could get the long room of the Temperance Hall, which was very large, and would just be suitable. He understood they paid JE12 a year for this room, and they could get one at the Tem- perance Hall for £8. Mr. James We must keep this one till the year is up. Air. R. H. Rhys I believe I am interested in this room and Mr. Williams in the Temperance Hall, so I cannot let you out till your year is up (laughter). Mr. James: We would better issue tenders and we might then get the Temperance Hall for £.5 (laughter). After some few more remarks the matter dropped, and the Board proceeded with the relieving of paupers.

A VACATION AT MERTHYR. SUNDAY RECREATIONS CONTINUED.—" THE PARK." (By the Saunterer.)—No. 5. Now to the "Park"—or. rather, what some people are pleased to call the "Park." Upon my heart and life, I think those people who call that big field at Penydarren a "Park must be labouring under a very strange hallucin- ation. It is well for them, however, that they revel in blissful ignorance and the longer they remain so per- haps it will be the better for themselves, but it will undoubt- edly be the worst for the town in which they live. I think it must have been a very unfortunate day for Merthyr that the Mullins' clan of gipsies visited the locality, for, indeed, I doubt if during their peregrinations here. their charms were practiced on only one lady Were not those people very much "overlooked "or very strangely infatuated, or very vilhunously" charmed," I don't know. from Adam, how it is they can have such a remote idea of what a park is, as to compare it with such a deplorable affair as that misnomer at Penydarren! But, perhaps, as Merthyr has so many things different from other towns, the nature of its park may also be another of its peculiar- ities. At least, it never entered my mind there was such a park" in the world as that at Merthyr. I have always known parks to be of a far different kind, indeed. In the first place, the very entrance itself was a thing worth look- ing at. How I now in my own mind, compare the white, clean, well-gravelled space in front—with the shining green railing, the pretty white coping, the handsome pillars of Bargate stone, and the pleasant shrubbery of shady trees which invited my attention during the warm summer months in London, and enticed me towards the verdant lawns and cool bowers behind—how I compare those, I say, with the dirty, naked, poorlooking open space through which one has to pass, before entering your "Park "at Merthyr. Then, I think if the large respectable gate of the former, supported on its massive costly pillars, in comparison to the wretched, black, and clotty wooden structure that guards the entrance to this affair at Penydarren. Then, when one gets inside of a real park, see how he is pulled which walk to choose a3 being the most pleasant. There, immediately before him, a dozen well formed paths branch away into the interior of the pleasure ground. The bright lovely flowers of the season bloom along the edges of each, and from the handsomely carvel fountain in the centre, sprightly jets of water spurt continually upwards, sparkling like so many diamonds in the shining light of the warm sun—the sight of them even already imparting to oneself that feeling of release from the burning heat of the sun which he came there to enjoy. Than, behold on each comer of yonder square bed of mingled geraniums, hyacinths, pansier and "forget-me-nots," the splendid urn planted upright, with the tiny, naked figures of laughing nymphs and playful mer'maids adorning its surface, and the blushing, tender shrub crowning its summit Then, how pleasant to step through the adjacent clump of trees, aud enter suddenly on the green, grassy lawn beyond, which skirts around the clear, artificial pond How sweet to sit on the banks of that minuature lake and with the few crumbs of bread which you have brought for the occasion, to feed the tiny, but shy fish, which have become so much accustomed to the sight of man, that they gather eagerly around the spot where you sit, aud greedily contend for the morsels you throw in amongst them And, when one becomes too warm to lie longer under the heat of the sun, what relief it affords him to stretch himself on the ample rural chairs placed beyond, beneath the cool shades of the drooping ash, the stately mistletoe, or the spreading cedar trees, and there quitely smoke his cigarette, or peruse the pages of the latest novel, with the opportunity at hand of witnessing around him many reali- ties of the scenes of nature therein described Here, again, there are such crowds of fashionable people constantly passing before him, that one can satisfy his jealous passions by murmuring against nature for not making him such a fine, handsome, dashing fellow as he who has just passed by or he can enjoy his more amorous propensities by feasting his eyes on the lovely countenance of that pretty young lady who reclines on the seat elose by, and coquettes with the petted little dog in her lap now and then, perhaps, casting an innoceat glance—merely an accidental and passing one of course—beneath her long, shady eyelashes, over at himself, her neighbour of the stronger sex, who there and then pronounces the said young lady to be the "handsomest creature he ever set his eyes upon," and he himself one of the "luckiest dogs in the world especially while in his present position Again, if one is inclined to be sarcastic, he can pene- trate to the more frequented walks of the pleasure ground, and there study the different characters of man and his, far co-partner which he sees around him. The old tobacco- smoking bachelor, lounging lazily about the flower beds, with all the apparent loneliness about him of forlorn manhood," and who now and then plucks the little leaves off the white-thorn trees, and chews them drearily while he meditates on his youthful days, his numerous flirtations, his many rejected proposals for matrimony, his consequent heart-aches, ard the wild, unprincipled, younger manhood, which was speedily followed by premature old age, till he at length found himself what he now was—a flat, stale, and unprofitable" one, roaming during the evening of his life alone and unaccompanied, without one bright, hand- some face to welcome him to his home, or one chubby little son or daughter to pull him by the beard and call him pa." Oh, young men, beware of dashing into" bachelor- hood Then, he can look upon the oddly-fashioned old maid, with her long oily curls and her ancient dress, sighing over her hard fate," which she is inclined to believe proceeds from her early propensity to keep two or three strings to her bow," all of which" strings she had noticed dropping away one by one, disgusted with their flirtations, till now there was not even a soiled one left! Here, again comes the fashionable youth of sixteen summers and as many springs, autumns, and winters, with his tall beaver and short silver-headed cane, who, while he sumptu- ously puffs forth volumes of blue smoke from his amber- mouthed meerschaum, which is nearly as big as his own head, imagines himself a man, while he is, in reality, only a very small boy." Again comes the "awfully grand exquisite, with the fash- ionable belle leaning on his arm, who pass along chatting gaily, and flirting with as much apparent ease and disregard of the stare ef the vulgar throng," as if there was not one near to witness their gay tete-a-tete. Yonder, he can spy the largely-hooped nursery-maid, who pushes along the well-varnished perambulator, which car- ries the two innocent little babes, and around which a posse of more advanced hopefuls scamper and chatter noisily, greatly to the annoyance of the said nursery-maid, and much to the danger of the said little babes, whose perambulator seems every moment about to be capsized! Further still, he can have a chat about wars and ru- mours of wars," with the retired old soldier with the wooden leg, who has come there to enjoy an hour's recreation amonsr the pleasant arbours and sweet-scented breezes of this happy pleasure ground. In a word, he can study almost every specimen of ani- mated nature," which it is possible to conceive, for those people who I have attempted to describe above, are as in- dispensable to the good character of any park as are trees, lawns, ponds, and gardens. In fact, every one who has an hour to spend on a fine day, visits the park, if there is such a thing at hand, and if you asked them what they did it for, they would tell you they went there simply to see and to be seen." How then can those people while away their time in Merthyr? Where are the flower beds, the shady arbours, the rural seats beneath the drooping trees, the clear pleasant pond with its tiny fish, the sparkling fountain, and the handsomely sculptured urns ? I could find them nowhere I walked up to Penydarren full of expectation, but only to be sadly disappointed. I roamed for a short time about a large un-handsome field, and gazed upon a few couples of middle class people who passed me by, and seemingly imagined they were enjoying a walk in a Park! Everyone I met was something similar to the one who had just passed before him, and I looked in vain for the different characters of the human race which it had always amused me to gaze upon in the parks I had visited before, I saw very few people of much seeming-respectability there, and, indeed, I was not very greatly surprised at this, as it could not have done them a bit of good. or afforded them a jot of pleasure to wander about that field at Penydarren. It has only one path- a very bad and uneven one and as the day I went there was rather damp I had to "pick my steps while walking along to prevent myself from being bespattered with the mud which had accumulated on some parts of the walk As far as a flower-I could not see one The tall grass skirted the way on either side, and I was even told the people were prevented from trespassing thereon! So like the liberty of a park, indeed At the entrance—beside a dirty pool of water—there is an accumulated heap of black rubbish, on which a party of half [ aked young rag a muffins were screaming, and jump- ing, and pegging lumps of clay at one another Then, the gate at the further end was closed, and here I was under the necessity of stepping over a stone style when I was taking my exit. Altogether, the entire concern was neglected and dilapidated looking, and to give it the am- bitious name of park is one of the most ludricous ideas I think it is possible to conceive It reminded me very strongly of a labouring man with a very large family of half-famished children whom I once knew. He lived in a very, very small cottage, before whi'-h was an enclosure about ten feet square. On it the neglected little tufts of grass were growing, and yet the labouring man must have got some very queer ideas into his scull, for when the noise of the children used to annoy him in the kitchen in the evenings, he used to order them to go out and play on the lawn before the house By some similarly strange conception is it that the people of Merthyr may call the Penydarren field their park However, they might alter this state of things if they wished. Why could they not open the lids of their coffers and organize a fund to utilize this big field, and make it a park. They can have plenty of room there if they are only liberal enough to purchase it. There are some fields there, on either side of the main one, which could be all blended into one, and when thus put together they would afford quite a sufficiency of room for the planting of trees and the mak- ing of walks, arbours, and, perhaps, a pond. How, then, is it practicable to do this. In the first place let me ask you, have you a Corporation or a Local Board here ? If so. why could not a few energetic gentlemen form themselves into a committee, draw up a petition, have it signed by the inhabitants of the town, and then presented to the members of the Corporation or Local Board—which- ever it may be. That either of those bodies would give the question a full and fair hearing I have no doubt. Indeed, they would be bound to do so, both in the interests of the town and in the interests of their own families. Perhaps they might not have enough of money to purchase the place and utilize it—then let them appeal to the residents of the town, and I am sure they would soon be supplied with the necessary funds. But on the other hand, suppose the Corporation or Local Board rejected the petition, does there any other course remain open by which this object could bo gained ? I say certainly. The committee that orginak the petition have only, I believe, to be sincere and persev, ring to insure suc- cess to their project. When their petiti< is rejected by the above bodies, let them try their own m;<purees, open a sub- scription list for the purpose—canvass contributions if it be necessary- and they would thus, at least, have the means of ascertaining the feelings of the people on the subject. If their appeal for funds is responded to as it ought to be, then the procuring of a park for Merthyr is only a matter of time. If, however, that appeal is also found to he fruitless, then, indeed, will it be time to say the case is a hopeless one, and Merthyr must be left as it is—far behind that rate of advancement which her position demands—till there springs up here another race of people more energetic, more spirited, more enlightened, and more noble than the present one This latter, it must be remembered, is only a supposi- tion. I do not mean to say the present people of Merthyr are wanting in either energy, spirit, enlightenment, or nobility no, my opinion of them is far different, and 1 believe that if such an appeal as that I have referred to was made to them, they would be found most willing to respond to it with unanimous and pecuniary support. Why then is the effort not made ? Are there no gentlemen in Merthyr who feel interested in the matter ? Are there none who smile or blush when they hear their children talk of going to the park at Penydarren, and who wish that those little ones really had a park in which to enjoy them- selves? I can scarcely believe it. I am sure tue matter only requires to be agitated to find many anxious and ready to combine in its promotion. Let it be agitated then, and let visitors to Merthyr be no longer afforded an opportunity of sneering at the apparent, want of knowledge of the people in conferring on the Penydarren field the high sound- ing title of park I have heard a great deal since I came here of the wealth and affluence of your ironmasters-Mr. Crawshav, Mr. Fothergill, and the others. Would it be beneath such as those to bestir themselves in this matter? Certainly nor. Tis they that ought to be foremost in making the effort, for the influence they can exercise over the people must, 1 believe, be great, and such an object as this is well worthy of its use. In other towns where there are such gentlemen the people generally have reason to love and admire them. And why? Simply because they make it a study to gain the affections of those living around them by coming for- ward on every possible occasion, and giving both their vocal and hard cash support to any movement tending to the public benefit which may be on dit. Many of them throw their own parks and pleasure grounds open to the public, although there may, at the same time, be a people's park in the locality. 'Tis thus they gain the people's affections 'tis thus they keep them, and you may depend upon it they reap much benefit in the end from such kind practices. Can the same be said of your wealthy ironmasters in Merthyr ? I believe not. Whether they possess the affections of the people or not, I don't know, but certainly 1 think they ought to make an effort to do so. They have a splendid opportunity in this instance, and they should avail themselves of it. If they were instrumental in procuring a good park here, I am sure the people would never forget their kindness, but would cherish their memory and love their descendants through many future years. At any rate, let an effort be made by somebody. Let the question be brought prominently forward and agitated, and there will then, at least, be a better opportunity of seeing how far the matter may be practicable at the present moment. Indeed, it would be wrong for me to conclude this letter without acknowledging that there is at present some appearance of an anxiety to discuss this matter. I have recently seen a number of the local newspaper—the MERTHYR TELEGRAPH —and had the pleasure of reading in it the excellent letter of Charles White" on the very sub- to which I now refer. All the circumstances of the case were there treated in a very able manner, and, for this, I think Mr. Charles White deserves much praise. I have no doubt he was sincere in what he wrote, and I trust the good effort he has made will not pass by unnoticed. How- ever, Mr. White, I believe, can do very little by himself. Such an affair as this requires the combined efforts of a committe of able gentlemen and if there were five or six such people as Mr. White the matter would then be in a good way of receiving "justice." And, I believe, there are that number of such gentlemen in Merthyr. I wish it was in my power to name them; but as I am a stranger here that is a.n impossibility, as far as I am concerned. They should, however, be forthcoming themselves, or, per- haps, some of my better-acquainted readers might take the trouble of writing a note to the local newspaper above men- tioned, and therein suggest the names. After being thus publicly appealed to I am sure the required gentlemen would not hesitate to act in this matter and action is the great desideratum now necessary And now we will leave the park and return down into the town. There is one benefit I have undoubtedly ex- perienced from my peregrination in that "honored field," and that is—that my appetite has been very considerably sharp- one j. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary for me to take tea before going to church and 1 must, on that account, wish you all excellent health and good digestion till the end of next week. We will then have a peep into the interior of some of your chapels and churches, and see how the con- duct of the ministers and their congregations will please us. All revoirl a_ ■■"—

BLACKWOOD PETTY SESSIONS. JULY 6.-(Before J. Darks and W. L. Williams, Esqs.) Neighbours at "Logger Heads."—Elizabeth Lewis v. John Jones.—Those two folks had indulged in a quiet harangue, and Mrs. Lewis feeling insulted by Jones brought him before the bench but as Jones had taken the precau- tion to import Mr. Rice Harris into the case to plead for him, that gentleman convinced the Bench the fault was on both sides alike, and succeeded in having the case dismissed. —Costs divided. A.1filiation.- A Band Master Playing a Queer Tune.— Mary Ann Williams v. Josiah Foxall.—In this case a third adjournment was granted, as defendant stated he could not bring witnesses to Blackwood. Another Style.—Sarah Richards called upon James Grif- fiths, of Blaena.von, to support her child. Griffiths said he had no objection at all. as he was the father.—An order of 2s. 6d. a week was made. Afraid of the Bench.—Stinton v. Bryant.—This was a summons for an assault.—Complainant said defendant had absconded.—P.C. Baker proved serving the summons; and a warrant was granted to bring up the delinquent. Road side Nuisances. Henry Thomas, surveyor "of highways for Mynyddslwyn district, summoned Henry Thomas, J. Bailey, Frederick Smith, Thomas Jones, Richard Bryan, Daniel Lewis, John Davies, and another, for depositing ashes on the road, keeping pig styes, allowing filth to flow on the road, thereby causing a nuisance to passers by.—Henry Thomas and Bailey pleaded not guilty, but on the law being explained they accepted a recommen- dation to pay 6s. each. The other defendants had to pay 13s. 6d. each. DOIt-t the Bobbies like the Neddies?—W. Finn, of Black- wood was finsd Is. and costs for allowing his Jerusalem to wander forth on ground not his'n, and in default would have gone to pris'n."—Mrs. Finn appeared for her husband, and declared he had never been in the Magistrate's court before. Orumphy Again.—Thomas Masters allowed a pig to stray on the road at Abercarn.— P.C. Lloyd saw the quadruped and to-day Masters had to pay the costs. Breach of the Peace.—Dodd and Williams were fined Is. each for fighting. Williams did not appear, and a warrant was ordered to "fetch him out."—They were bound over for six months. Powell and Jenkins, for a like offence, were bound over for six months, and ordered to pay costs. Affiliation.—Rebecca Rees summoned Thomas Norman Charles to show cause why he did not contribute his share towards supporting her child, of which she was the imputed father.—Mr. Plews, for defendant, asked for an adjourn- ment, as some witnesses, for the defence, refused to attend unless summoned.—Complainant seemed very excited, and demanded an immediate settlement, as she had paid her sister Is. 6d. to attend as a witness.—The case was adjourned for a month. .Assault.-Matthews v. Young.—This case appeared to arise out of a long jarring quarrell.—Defendant did not deny the assault, but said he had plenty of provocation.— Complainant was in the employ of Lewis, a brother-in-law of 'defendant's, and a dog belonging to Lewis followed defendant about.—Defendant was also subjected to great annoyance by the repeated breaking down of fences on his mother-in-law's property, and when complainant was spoken to he only gave rude and impertinent answers.— P.S. James said he had given some advice to complainant to be more civil.—The Bench dismissed the case, ordering complainant to pay the costs. Forsaking his Wife.—Henry Prosser, of Nantyglo, at present employed in Rhymney, was brought up in custody by P.S. Milkins on the charge of neglecting his wife who had been, in consequence, taken into the Workhouse at Tredegar. Defendant had refused, when before the guard- ians, to promise 4s. per week for her maintenance, and was apprehended. Mr. Brookfield said theguardians only wished the prisoner to assist in maintaining his wife.—Prosper promised to pay 4s. a week- to reimburse the outlay on his wifes account; and was ordered to pay costs and be set at liberty. Malicious Damage at Nantyglo.—Ann Jones and Margaret Charles were summoned for injuring trees in Mr. Bailey's wood.—Mr. Harris, for the defence, said the offence was not denied; but his clients had not broktn the trees— they only picked up some branches to spread over the beds in Mr. Bevans' garden.—The Bench took a similar view of the case, and rdered defendants to pay the costs. Felony.—Julia Mahoney, an old offender, was indicted for stealing shoes at Rhymney.—William Hurst sworn said 1 am a shoe manufacturer at Rhymney. The prisoner, Julia Mahoney, came into my shop on Friday last, and enquired for a pair of boots for herself. While I was look- ing for her sized boot she must have taken the two odd boots now produced. I did not suspect the prisoner but missed the boots about one or two o'clock, about half-an- hour after the prisoner left. A short time afterwards I was called to the police-station, and there 1 saw the two odd boots now produced. They are my property, and were never sold to the prisoner. 1 have repeatedly lost boots, and on Saturday last I gave information of the loss of another pair J to the police. I described, at the time, my boots to them. They are the same as are now produced. The prisoner has been in my shop several times.—This evidence was corro- borated by Mrs. Eliza Hall, Mrs. Jane James, and Mr. W. James.—P.S. Richards said I apprehended the prisoner on this charge. She said nothing when charged with the theft.—The prisoner was duly cautioned, and replied she had nothing to say. —She was then committed for trial at assises. Charge of Indeccnt Assault and Cruel Treatment.— William Pugh, a working man was charged with indecent assault upon Jane Jones.—The complainant stated I am the wife of Thomas Jones, of Tredegar, collier. On Wed- nesday last, the 4th of July, about one o'clock in the day, I was going from Tredegar to Ebbw Vale across the moun- tain, along a foot path near the Union- I saw the prisoner coming towards me. 1 made for the direction of the water Works where I knew men to be at work. He overtook me, and said, where the devil are you going to why couldn't you stop when you saw me coming after you." I said, you were coming to meet me." He said, you are a liar," and struck me on the right ear and knocked me down. I got up and asked him what he struck me for. He said he would show me what for, and he struck me in the head till I was down again. When I was down he kicked me in the right side. [ got upon my knees and begged him not to hit me again, and asked him what he wanted. He said, because you have the pleasure of sitting in the house after turning me out. but never another night by G—d." He then struck on me the left ear until I was stunned. I asked him what he wanted me to do, because whatever he wanted he should have, but let me go home. He said, no; for to come against me is it by G—d, but I will spare you from that;" and again he struck me over the left eye. I called, Oh, dear Tom (meaning my husband). He said, I will give you dear Tom and he kicked me twice while on the ground. I got up on my knees and begged him to let me go free to Mount Pleasant for something to put on my eye. He got upen my knee, and with his trousers open exposed his person. Witness here described another horrible feature of the alleged assault which was unfit for publication. She continued He then said, "now shall I have what I do want from you." I said, ask me not now because I am all over blood will you come with me to Mount Pleasant for something to put on my eye; then I wiil go over the mountain with you, and you shall have what you want." 1 then got up, and he walked away. We came to a pool of water, and he asked me to wash my face. I said, there is no good my washing it as there is nothing to put to it." As we were going along he got hold of my dress behind, and swore with many oaths I dare not leave that mountain .aiive. He khad a] pocket-kuife in his hand with the blade open, and he swore he would rip me open with it. He said he had two or three things to tell me first, and then he would do it. He said he would finish me before he left. He then said, I will go home and tell dear Tom where you are." He then told me to undo the strinir of my bonnet, and he would show me how soon he could strike it off. At that time his hat blew off; he ran after it, and I ran away and jumped down a quarry where some men were working. I caught hold of a man there. I was frightened and out of brtar,h. The prisoner was running after me. The man I caught hold of asked me what was the matter, and I told him that the prisoner was going to kill me. I begged of the man to save my life. I t'jen saw the prisoner put the knife in his waistcoat-pocket. The prisoner asked me to come away, but I did not go. I told him I was afraid he was going to murder me. He went away and came back again. He said, when 1 told him 1 was afraid he would murder me, I have begun with you and will finish you. When he returned he said, I can sit here as long as you can." 1 asked one of the masons to go for a policeman. A boy went, but a policeman did not come. I began then to go towards George-town prisoner followed me, and 1 went back to the masons. Prisoner said, come on I begun it with you, and will finish you before I have done with you, and 1 won't be asked to say I have done it either." I went down to town with one of the masons. l'risuner followed me, and offered me a pint of beer to settle it. He asked j to tell my husband that I knocked my head against the latch of the door. The prisoner formerly lodged with us. He left about twelve mouths ago. — In reply to the prisoner prosecutrix said I did not drink beer with you at the Ked Lion. 1 drank out of your hand at the Tredegar Arms tap but did not go inside. That was on my way to Ebbw Vale. —John Reynolds examined I was working in the Quarry when the complainant jumped from the top to us. She caught hold of me and said, "for God sake, my good men, save my life for me." She said to the prisoner that he wanted to murder her. She talked very much, and was very frightened in my opinion. She wanted a policeman, and 1 sent for one. When he did not come she wanted me to go to town with her but 1 could not leave the work. I told her to sit down. She said she was afraid he would meet her if she went by herself. 1 went down with her to her house. He followed right to the door, and would have pre- vented him. Reynolds corroborated the evidence as to the convertation, and so forth. After they came to the nursery he said, 1 thought they were man and wife but she said he was not her husband, it must have been very danger- ous to the complainant jumping into the Quarry where we were working, Diana Harman deposed to the com- plainant being very much abused, all over blood, and cut about the face. She had dressed her face since, and ban- daged it.—The prosecutrix's face was bandaged at the hear- ing.—P.C. Richards proved the apprehension ona warrant. He charged him, when prisoner said, 1 had no knEe at all. I did not draw a knife but I did hit her." No knife was found on the prisoner. This was two days after the affair happened. — Prisoner was cautioned, and in reply said I did not threaten; and I had not any knife about me.—He was then committed for trial; but admitted to bail. His sureties were, Mr. John Vaughan, builder, in jMO; Francis Pugh. in £2U; and prisoner himself in £10.

ENGLISH INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION. The quarterly meeting of the English Independent Asso- ciation for Glamorganshire and Carmarthenshire, w.ta held at Newton, [near Swansea, on Wednesday, the 27th ult., when Evan Williams, Esq., M.A., Tydfil School, Merthyr, read a paper on DENOMINATIONALISM." This is the first occasion on which a paper has been read before the Associ- ation by a layman, and the inauguration of this new feature was deemed by all a great success. The members, without homologating all the views expounded by Air. Wil- iams, unanimously agreed that, in consideration of the intrinsic excellence of his paper, and tae importance of the subject of which it treats, he should be requested to allow them to have it printed in a separate form for circulation among the churches in the Association. The paper is as follows :— DENOMINATIONALISM. Those of you who were in Merthyr when a promise was extorted from me to read a paper at this association, know with what reluctance I made that promise, and indeed, if I knew all the difficulties I have had to contend with since, I should have been more reluctant still. But having once made the promise, I have done my best, under the circum- stances, to make that promise good, and the more especially as I am disposed to expect great things from what may be called the new feature introduced into these meetings, namely, that laymen should have an opportunity occasion- ally, to read papers in them. I do not mean, of course, to insinuate for a moment that a layman, as such, can discuss any question, much less a theological one, with greater clearness or force than a clergyman. What 1 mean is simply this—that a layman, looking upon a religious or a theological subject, or upon any ecclesiastical question whatever, from his own stand-point, and giving his own thoughts honestly and candidly upon that question, is more likely than a clergyman to strike upon thoughts more out of the beaten track, although more awkwardly expressed, and possibly more crude in substance, which, in the after- discussion, with the assistance of gentlemen more ac- quainted with the art of polishing, may be put in a present- able form. At. any rate (and this 1 consider of greater importance), if carried out, it will afford our spiritual advisers a means of finding out the existence of silent cogi- tations that otherwise would remain concealed. 'There is, I think, too much reserve between tne lay and the clerical elements in the church. The former are too apt, from modesty—false or otherwise—to keep their own speculative thoughts to themselves, and never make known their reli- gious dififculties, especially those of an intellectual kind, to the latter; the consequence is, that the clergyman is too often in the position of the physician whose patient refuses to tell him all the symptoms of his disease-prescribing medicines, it is true, but not those that are applicable to the case. Unless I make known my difficulties how is it possible for any man, unless he be omniscient, to know what those difficulties are, or give me any assistance, except by mere accident? And as there is no opportunity given, under any system of church government that 1 am aware of, for gospel-hearers to speak their thoughts freely on these questions, I hail with all my heart the introduction of this new feature, inasmuch as it affords them an opportunity to open up and discuss frankly questions that may not be dis- cussed in the newspapers, and indeed, cannot prudently, perhaps, be discussed except among friends and with closed doors as it were, questions which are, nevertheless, of grave import to many a silent listener, and becoming more and more so to every one in the present fermented state of reli- gious topics. Such being my views as to the purpose of such a paper as the one I am about to read, it is hardly necessary to say that it is not intended for publication, but to be read and to be discussed frankly and freely, otherwise the chief object of it will be lost, and to be read and discussed among friends, and with closed doors. The subject of this paper is DENOMNATIONAHSM, by which I mean—the principle of insisting upon the profes- sion of a creed which is admitted to be non-essential to sal- vation, as a condition of church membership. I shall en- deavour to shew that this principle is not compatible with the progress of Christianity, and if carried out strictly (fo the churches, most fortunately, do not do so at present), is fraught with mischievous results. n It is necessary, for the sake ot carrying out effectually any great object in this world, that men should combine to- gether. One man, however poweijujl, can do but little alone. Now, before men can work in combination, they must agree as to the basis of this combination. We have mercantile combinations, political, religious, &c., which are all formed on different bases, and in proportion as they keep their basis in view will they succeed in the object of their combinatija if the basis is lost sight of, one of two things will follow—either the object aimed at will be but imperfectly carried out, or else the combination, in course of time, will fall to pieces. Now, as no combination is formed except for the purpose of carrying out some object, it evidently follows that that object must form the basis. It would indeed be a strange thing under the sun if a combination or a society were formed for the sake of carrying out a particular object, and yet that object forming only a sec jndary part in the trans- actions of the society If, therefore, it is granted that the great object for which Christianity was planted in the world was to make men Christians, Christ-like, then must it be also granted that that should be the basis according to which every Christian church should combine, the great ob- ject which they should endeavour at all times to carry out. And how will this be carried out most effectually by the churches? Is it by insisting on uniformity of creed as the first and most important thing, and love for Jesus Christ, and a humble desire to follow in his footsteps after, or the reverse? If I understand the New Testament, and the conditions of church membership in the time of Christ and the Apostles, love to Jesus Christ comes first, and then uni- formity of creed, so far as that impossible thing is possible, afterwards. But as Denominationalism is founded altoge- ther on difference of creed, it follows that uniformity 0 of creed must be the first object, and the rest to follow. If any one doubt my assertion, let him make the experiment for himself—let him go to a Baptist church for admission as a church member, and unless he believe in baptism by im- mersion, and comply with that belief, he will not be ad- mitted as a full member or the church. iet him even, go to the Church of England even now when the doors have been thrown open so widely by late decisions, and unless he accepts the whole of the Litany, Liturgy, and the book of Common Prayer, he cannot ue, at least, a clergyman of that church. There is just now a remarkable case in point. Dr. Colenso has expressed his disbelief in certain hymns in the liturgy, and, as a consequence, eschewed them and The Spectator, the great apostle of the very broadest church, the champion of the Essayists and Reviewers, and of Dr. Colenso too, up to the commission of his last sin, denounces him as being no longer fit to be an officiating clergyman of the Church of England. Or let him go even to the Unitarians, who, I believe, allow the widest scope on doctrinal questions andlet him tell themhe does not believe in the existence of an evil spirit, that he does not believe in the inspiration of the Bible, and the re- surrection from the dead, and they will admit him, never- theless, as a member of their church, and show him all the warmth of Christian love and charity. But let him tell them that he oelieves in the atonement and the doctrine of the Trinity, and I very much fear that their love and charity will be changed into impatience and contempt. Possibly they may admit him as a member—indeed, 1 be- lieve they cannot do otherwise—but so strong is the spirit of Denominationalism even in this religious body, that if they have one corner colder than another, where there is less of the warmth of Christian sympathy and love, that corner, you may rest assured, will be his. And so, through all the various denominations, there is not one of them, unless indeed they be the Unitarians of the above fashion, that has not distinctive creeds and doc- trines, which compel it to shut you out from its community, however good your promises and your actual conduct may be. And thus the spirit of Denominationalism forces the churches sometimes to refuse admission to their community to men who are admitted by themselves to be good Chris- tians. The church indeed cries out in the voice of Christ, Come unto me ail ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." But the Denomination says You shall not go this way unless your creed is the same as mine, however weary and heavy laden you may be. Your prDC- tice of Christian morality may be imperfect; indeed, the more imperfect it is, the more need you have to come, and the more ready I am to receive you, but if you do not fuliy believe the doctrinal points, you must hence—I'll haye none of you." The aÍJsurdityanll injustice of this distinction are so clearly pointed out in a remarkable book just published, that 1 cannot refrain from quoting the passage in cxteuso. We ought to be just as tolerant of an imperfect creed as we are of an imperfect practice. Everything which can be urged in excuse for the latter may also be pleaded for the former. If the way to Christian action is beset by corrupt habits and misleading passions, the path to Christian truth is overgrown with prejudices, and strewn with fallen theo- ries and rotting systems, which hide it from the view. It is quite as hard to think rightly as it is to act rightly, or even to feel rightly. And as all allow that an error is a less culpable thing than a crime or a vicious passion, it is monstrous that it should be more severely punished—it is monstrous that Christ, who was called the friend of publi- cans and sinners, should be represented as the pitiless enemy of bewildered seekers of truth. How could men be guilty of such inconsistency ? By speaking of what they do not understand. Men, in general, do not understand or appreciate the difficulty of finding truth. All men must act, and therefore, all men learn in some degree how diffi- cult it is to act rightly. The consequence is that all men can make excuse for those who fail to aet rightly. But all men are not compelled to make an independent search for truth, and those who voluntarily undertake to do so are few. They ought, indeed, to find pity and charity when they fail. for their undertaking is full of hazard, and in the course of it, they are too apt to leave friends and compani- ons behind them, and when they succeed they bring back glorious spoils for those who remained at home criticising them. But they cannot expect such charity, for the hazards aud difficulties of the undertaking are known to themselves alone. To the world at large it seems quite easy to and truth, and inexcusable to miss it. And no wonder! For by finding truth, they mean only learning by rote the max- ims current around them. Present to an ordinary man tA maxim, Love your enemies,' you may hear him sigh as he answers that the saying is divine, but he fears he shall never practice it. The reason is that he has an enemy, and fully understands what it is to love him, and also what it is to hate hiin. Present to the same man the saying, The Word was made flesh,' and what will he answer? If he answered the truth, hn would say he did not understand it, but he would be not quite an ordinary man if he could re- cognise his own yjnorancc so plainly. He will answer that he believes it, by fthich he means, that as the words make no impression whatever upon his mind, so they excite no oppo- sition to it. Present the same two texts to a thinker. It is not impossible that the first may seem to him no hard say- ing he may have no enemies, or his thoughtful habits may have brought his passions under control. But the second will overwhelm him with difficulty, for he knows what it asserts he may have been accustomed to regard the logos as the technicality of an extinct philosophy, and he may be staggered to find it thus imported into history, and made the ground-work of what aspires to be a permanent theo- logy. It is at this point then that the thinker wiil sigh, and you will hear him murmur that it is a great saying, but he fears he shall never believe it." Thus Christian belief is fully as hard a thing as Christian practice. It is intrinsically as hard, and those who do not perceive the difficulty of it, understand it just so much less than those who do. The inconsistency of Denominationalism may be also seen in this, that whereas no mafh can be found, however bigot- ted, bold enough to say that no one can be a Christian without being a member of his particular denomination, yet he will say distinctly enough that unless he believes this or that creed, he cannot be a member of his church, saying in fact, that it is necessary for you to believe so many dog- mas in order to be a member of his church, hut that it is not necessary in order to be a Christian—that for some men, at any rate, and not those of the meanest capacity by any means, it is easier to be Christians than to be members of his church jj Every new creed or condition imposed upon candidates for church membership, narrows the boundaries of the church, and is a new obstacle in the way of admission into it. It is, therefore, the duty of every Christian, lay and clerical, to do his utmost to clear the path to the church by doing away with every condition that is not absolutely ne- cessary, and I submit that every condition that is not neces- sary in order to be a Christian should not be imposed as a condition of church membership; that, in fact, all such conditions are worse than useless, serving only to block the way to the church and to Christ. And this is, in truth, a very important question. We are forming no end of good plans, and doing our best to bring those plans into active operation, in order to spread the knowledge of the Cross of Christ among the lowest and most ignorant of our popula- tion. The paper read by the Rev. Mr. James, of Llanelly, for bringing about this end in the last meeting of this Asso- ciation, and the fact that it was unanimously resolved to scatter it broadcast among our congregations, show the in- terest taken in this matter but I submit that the work of evangelization is not complete when you have brought the sinner within the hearing of the gospel merely. We should not rest until every hearer has become a member of the church, and given his hearty co-operation in every good movement. I believe that this cannot be done effectually by mere preaching and praying and evangelizing generally. If our internal economy, so to speak, is open to improve- ment, it is as much our duty to attend to this matter as to any other. How is it, may I ask, that more than two- thirds of the regular hearers of the gospel are not full mem- bers of our churches ? one half of whom, at any rate, are as good, to all appearance, as those who are mem- bers, so much so that hardly anyone can be found bold enough to assert that, though outside the visible church, they are without religion ? How is it that these join us heartily in all good works, and keep aloof from us only when we are at the communion-table, as if it were a dis- grace, even in our days, to be a member of a Christian church ? How is it that some of the most intelligent and refined of every class, some of the highest intellects in the world of literature and art, whose words in philosophy and morality and religion, have almost the same authority as the words of scripture, kept aloof from the table of the Lord ? If anyone is satisfied with the an- swer, that it is becausc they are aliens from God, that their hearts are unconverted, I aip not. Can anyone say that it is not, to some extent at least, because of our hair- splitting theological distinctions, and our religious crotchet. iness? And if it be«so, even in a small degree if any, by raising up standards that are their own, by insisting on merely scholastic distinctions, block up the entrance into the church of God, then—woe be unto them Not only are those who are kept out of the church by these unnecessary distinctions deprived thereby of the blessings that would fall to their lot if they were in the church, but the church also is deprived of their powerful assistance. I had thought of showing—but the time, I fear, is too far advanced—how this principle is to be seen in the unneces- sary intermeddling of so-called defenders of the faith, with scientific and speculative men. If any discovery be made, either in the heavens above or the earth beneath—in astro- nomy or geology-if a man of science publish the result of what has cost him a quarter of a century of hard and pati- ent study, in reference to the origin of species, these men raise the cry that the church is in danger. In danger! How ? Do these men tell the truth ? The church is not in danger from the truth. Do they speak what is false ? Then meet them on their own ground and show them in the language of scientific men, that it is false and not by dis- cordant howlings from your sectarian cave. In any case, the church is not in danger the truth, in all its forms, is on its side, and falsehood, in whatever shape it may appear is impotent against God. But now, just one word in conclusion. As to the condi- tion of church membership, I would fall back upon the sim- ple condition of Paul and our Lord—"Believe," says the former, in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." "Lovest thou me," said our Saviour, and on Peter answering in the affirmative, he was admitted into the highest privilege of the church — "Feed my sheep; feed my lambs." Let us do likewise—fall back upon this simple and grand distinctive feature, and throw overboard, as utterly unnecessary, what- ever we may have beyond this, always bearing in mind that the church of God is not in danger, because of the subver- sion of this creed or that, for it is built, not upon these at all, but upon the rock which is the Son of God, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it.

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UP.— VVIIEKJJAYB. tSUNDAY- 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2 1,V|i,V; 1,2,3 FROM a.m. a.m. p.m. ;>-m. a.m. p.m. Cardiff Docks 8 15 11 ;0 3 10 6 20 8 50 3 5 Cardiff' 8 25 11 30 3 20 6 35 9 0 4 0 LlandafF 8 34 11 39 3 29 6 4-v 9 9 4 9 Walnut Tree June, for Rhvmney Hailwav 8 43 11 48 3 38 6 55 9 18 4 W Tre forest. 8 5612 1 3 51 7 9 9 31 4 31 Pontvoridd June 9 2 12 7 3 57 7 3. 9 .r4 1 43 Hafod 9 9 12 14i 4 4 7 39 10 lj 4 55 ]' rth 9 13 12 18| 4" 8 "7 44 10 5 5 0 Pandv 9 18 12 23'4 13 7 49 10 10 5 5 Ystrad 9 29 12 34 4 24 8 1 10 21 5 10 Trehcrbert a. 9 37 12 42! A 32 8 10 10 29 5 i4 Aberdare Junction 9 14 lJ 19| 4 9 7 27( .9 -9 4 49 Mountain Ash 9 -26 12 31 j 4 2i 7 39 10 1 5 1 Treaman 9 3t 12 3!)! 4 29 7 48 In 9 Aberdare a. 9 38 12 ^3j i 33 7 52 10 13 5 13 Quaker's Yard J. for N.. A.. &H. R.. 9 22 12 27 4 17 7 36 9 57 4 ll Troedyrhiw 9 33 12 38 4 '28 7 47 10 8 5 8 Merthyr 9 40 12 45 4 35 7 54] 10 15 5 '5 NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNy, & HERE FOHD & TAFF VALE EXTENSION. WEEK. IJAYSS^ | SCNDA 8 |l,2,.fl,2, 3 1,j 1,2,-1, 1,2,3. i,3* prom. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. £ .m. ;i.m. Merthyr dep.i 9 2(jll2 15j 4 20 (10 5 8 0 Troedyrhiw ..i 9 29'l2 2i 4 *29 !l0 12 8 7 Quaker's Yard 9 44|12 4i>! 4 42 ;10 P0 8 27 Llancuinch (Nelson)! 9 511,12 47! 4 i0 1) 38 8 :i6 Rhymney Junction.! 9 ;,9 12 08: 5 1 10 48 8 4"> Tredeg-arJunction(Hd|lO 5: 1 5 5 8 >10 45 8 52 Cruinlin 10 15! 1 15! 5 18 ;11 5 9 2 Poutypool 110 831 1 35; 5 40 ill 25 9 20 Newport arrjlO H>! 1 55 5 20 4 30 12 0 9 45 „ 1epjl0 25j 1 3J 5 40 9 55j 2J i> 30 Pontypool 1? depjlO 53| 1 57! 6 7i 9 45 5 57 Nautyderrv Ill 3 ti 171 110 2 6 8 Peri per:? wm 11 13: 6 25' ;10 10 6 18 Abergavenny 11 •< 2 17: 6 851 10 20 6 26 Liantihangel U 33! 6 48 10 30 6 37 Pandv 11 4l! 6 5 > > 3; 6 45 Pontrilas 11 54; 2 40! 7 5 ;10 50 7 0 ■St. J.Jevereux 12 5 •« 7 15 ,10 58 7 8 Tram inn 12 16! 7 2» ;11 5 7 16 Hereford 12 2^ 3 5! 7 35 11 15 7 30 V/HEK DAYS. I SUNUAVS :1,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3.1,2,3 1,2.3 prom a.111. p.m. a.m. p.m. ( p.m. p.m. Hereford 18 5.1* 20 3 3) 8 0 10 0 7 5, Tram inn 8 17; 3 42 8 li JO 13 8 2 St. j)evercux 8 2»| 8 20 10 22: 8 lo Pontrilas 8 35; 12 42 3 56 8 30 10 32 8 20 Pand:v 8 40! 8 4; 10 45 8 32 Llanrihangel 8 57 4 13 8 50 10 52, 8 40 Abergavenny 9 -2 1 10; 4 26 9 4 11 5! 8 bi Penpergwm 9 22 9 13 11 13! 9 1 Nantyderry 9 32 4 45 9 23 11 20; 9 10 Newport arr. 10 10 1 55; 5 20 9 55 12 0! 9 45 Pontvpnol Road.dep.! 10 0 1 45' 5 5 •• 8 0 Pontvpool |10 7 1 52; 5 12 [8 7 Crundin |10 25 2 10! 5 30 •• j 8 25 TredegarJunction(Bd'lO 32 2 18| 5 38 8 33 Rhymney Junction.. 10 38 2 26' 5 44 18 39 •• Llaucaiach (Nelson)! 10 47; 2 35i 5 54 j 8 48 Quaker's Yard J.tlO 57i 2 48! 6 5 [9 5 Troedyrhiw Ill 8} 2 59! 6 16 j 9 16 ftlertliyr jll 15 3 6 6 23 J 9 23 EASTERN YALLEYS E AIL WAY. UP-WEEK JJAYS. SUNDAYS 1,2,3. 1,2,3.1,2,3 ..1,2,3. 1,2,3.;lT2^ FROM a-m. a.11.. p.m. p.m. it.111.; a m Blacnavoa 7 30 11 30: 3 40: 6 30 7 30; 5 Cwmavon 7 38 11 38 3 48 6 38 7 38 5 o Abcrsychan 7 43; 11 46 3 56 6 46 7 46 Silr, P011 trievvynydd 7 50jll 50 4 0 6 50 7 50 5 Pontypool 8 0.12 0 4 10 7 0! 8 0 5 h_ Pontrhydyrun 8 7j 12 7 4 17: 7 7a 8 7t 5 3, Pontyuewydd 8 ll|12 11 4 2l! 7 11? 8 111 5 4! Cwmbran 8 15 12 15- 4 25. 7 15; 8 15 5 4? Llantrnnam 8 21 12 >1! 4 31 7 21', 8 2l| 5 5' Newport. a.\ 8 30 12 30l 4 40' 7 30? 8 30! 6 u DOWN.— WEEK VAYS. I SUNDAYS r,2,r.l, "2,3. 1,2,3.] 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. PIIOM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p. in. Newport 9 15 1 45 5 0 8 0 9 30 8 0 Llantarnam 9 21 1 51 5 G 8 6 9 36 8 6 Cwmbran 9 25 1 55 5 10 fc 10 9 40 8 10 Pontnewvdd 9 S9 1 59 5 14 8 14 9 44 8 14 Pontrhvdvrua 9 3 4 2 3 5 18 8 18 9 48 8 18 Pontypool 9 50 2 20 5 35 8 3"10 5 8 35 Poutnewynedd 9 54 2 24 5 39 8 1:0^10 9 8 39 Abersychan 9 59 2 29 5 44 8 44* 10 14 8 44 Cwmavon 10 7 2 37 5 52 8 52; 10 22j 8 o2 Cwmavon. 10 7 2 37 5 52 8 52; 10 22j 8 o2 Blaenavon 10 15] 2 45 6 0 9 0,10 30: 9 0, WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. DOWN.—-WKKK DAYS. | ^I^QATS ,1,2,^1,2,3 1,2737X377^1^3 PROM a.m. p.m. Ip.ro. ip.iu. 'a.m. p.m, Ebbw Yale ..•••>! 4011 15j 2 15: *5 10 25 7 10 Victoria _1 8 46 11 23: 8 2,1¡ 7 31 10 33; 7 18 CWIIl 8 5311 *8! 2 28; ,10 88; 7 23 AbergecgJunction ..j' 9 2jll 87 2 37 7 45;10 47j 7 <;2 Nantvcrlo". 8 40 11 15 2 15 7 25f10 ?5| 5 10 Blaina 8 48 U 23 2 23 7 31*10 33: 7 I S Abertillcry 8 56 11 31 2 31 7 38;10 41 7 26 Aberbeeg Junction 9 7 11 45 2 45 7 50jl0 55 7 4'* Crumliu 9 16 11 55 2 55 7 5tjll 4) 7 50 Newbridge 9 21 12 0 3 0 8 3-11 9, 7 5 Abercarne 9 2o 12 5 3 5 8 8j 11 14; 8 0 Chapel Bridge 9 31 12 10 3 10 11 19J 8 5 Cross Keys 9 36 12 151 3 15 8 16 II 24 8 10 Risca 9 42 12 2l! 3 21 8 2fi 11 31' 8 15 Tydee 9 51 12 30; 3 30 8 30 11 40; 8 -5 Bassales Ju.wtion 3 56 12 35; 3 35 8 36 11 47 8 32 Newport 10 7 12 48 3 48 8 4*'l2 0 8 45 if P. — WEEK DAYS. 1,2,3a,2, 3 1,2,3 1,2,3,1,2,0,1,2,3 FROM A.rn. 'noon. p.m. p.m. I a.m. p.m. Newport 0 11 0 3 0 5 40] 8 30 5 15 Bassaleg Junction 7 11 11 11 3 11 5 52] 8 42 5 23 Tydee 7 16 11 16 3 16! 5 57J 8 47 5 37 Risca 7 25 11 25 -3 25 6 6j 8 56 5 41 Cross Keys 7 SI-11 31 3 31 6 13j 9 3 54-( Chapel Bridge 11 36 3 36 6 18! 9 8 5 53 Abercarne 7 40 11 41 3 41 6 231 9 13; 5 58 Newbridge 7 45 11 46 3 46! 6 28| 9 18 6 3 Crumlin 7 50 |1 51 3 57; 6 33j 9 23 q 8 Aberbeeg Junction 8 0 12 0 4 0; 6 44] 9 34 6 19 Abertillcry 8 11 12 11 4 141 »5 o5j 9 48 6 33 Blaina 8 19 12 7 4 22 7 4? 9 57 6 42 Nantyglo 8 27 12 27 4 32; 7 12J10 5 6 50 Aberbeeg J unction 8 5 12 51 4 8; 6 49] 9 42 6 27 Cwm 8 14 12 14 4 17 6 58 3 51 6 36 Victoria 8 19 12 17, 4 22 7 4j 9 57 6 42 Ehhw Vn'e X 27 12 27' 4 32: 7 12'1" 5 6 50 ■n nil— 1 iwna nMfwrmmrTTTmri IIHYMNEY RAILWAY. DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS —.lj2-3. 1,2,3 1,2,3 1.3,3 1,2;3 PROM a.m. p.m. p.m.? a.m. p.m. Rhvmney » 15 2 10 5 50 8 0 4 10 Pontlottyn J 19 | 14 5 55| 8 4 4 16 Til. pi.:i 9 27 2-21 6 6! 8 10 4 24 R,r,r0Cd" 9 35 2 28 6 16] 8 18 4 32 Pen^am 9 40 2 34 6 25 8 2. 4 42 Hen^oed (N.A.&H.) arr. 9 5" 2 40 n June. dep. 10 10 2 50 6 30 8 30 4 50 10 14 2 54 6 34 8 34 4 54 Caerphilly '• 10 2.8 3 7 6 49 8 44 5 8 Walnut Tree Bridge 10 37 3 17 6 57, 8 52 5 17 Cardift (Adain-st. Station) 10 55 3 35J 7 151 9 10 5 35 UPI^VVBEK DAYS. I Sundayh 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3i 1,2,3|1,2,3 FROM a*Tr,> p.m. p.m. a a.m. p.m. Cardiff (Adam-st. Station.. 9 0 12 15 5 451 9 40| 5 55 Walnut Tree Bridge 9 18 12 33 6 3j 9 #8: 6 13 Caerphilly 9 30 12 4i 6 14^10 6j 6 22 Ystrad 9 42 12 54 6 28 10 16 6 35 Hengoed ( N.A.&H. ) arr. 9 50 12 58 J ( June. J dep. 10 10 1 o! 6 32J10 20 6 40 Pengam 10 16 1 10; 6 39jl0 25 6 45 Bargoed 10 25 1 171 6 46 10 35 6 55 Tir Phill 10 32 1 23 6 57 10 43 7 3 Pontlottyn 10 40 1 301 7 5 10 51 7 11 Rhymney 10 45 1 35' 7 10; 10 55 7 15 LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. MERTHYE, TBEDEGAB, & ABERGAVENNY BRANCH. UP.- WKEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS FROM a.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. Merthyr, (by coach). I 11 0 I i I Tredeirar(Nantybwch) 7 0 12 50 5 25 8 30 Brynmawr lor Ntyglo 7 17 1 10 5 42 8 50 Gilweni 7 36 1 80 6 '19 8 Govilan 7 41 1 3< 6 8 9 13 Abergavenny, .arr. 7 54 1 45 6 19 9 25 Abergavenny, .arr. 7 54 1 45 6 19 9 25 DO W N.—w EKK DAYS. j SUN DAYS FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Abergavenny, .arr. 9 25 1 45 4 35: 6 15 Goviianj; 9 38 1 58 4 4fc| 6 '28 Gilvvern 9 43 2 3 4 53: 6 33 Brynmavyr (Nantyglo) 10 5 2 25 5 15| 6 55 Tredegar(Nantybwch) 10 30 2 50 5 35 7 20 Merthyr (by coach) 7 0| Market Train, on Tuesdays only. VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. UP.—WEEK UAYS. | SUNDAYS 1,2,31,2,3,1.2. 1,2,3 1,2,3.1,2,3, 1,:¿,3 D PROM a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. J a.m. p.m. O (Swansea 8 0 11 0 3 0 5 15 7 50( 8 30 6 4O Briton Fy.R 8 10 11 1.0 3 10 5 25 8 01 8 40 6 55 2 |Neatn Abby 8 16 11 16 3 17 5 31 8 6J 8 46 7 1 Neath 8 21 11 22 3 27 5 37 8 ll! 8 51 7 6 G Aberdylais 8 25 11 271 3 32 5 42 8 16|J 8 56 7 LY A> i-.esolven 8 C5;IL 37i 3 42 5 55 8 2/j. 9 6 7 2O -ijijlyn Neath 8 43)11 4oi 5u 6 5 8 36 9 14 7 2K SI Hirwain A 9 5jl2 2! 4 8 6 30 8 5 9 £ 0 7 4C Hirwaind 9 11 12 9: 4 1- 6 40 8 5S 9 35 7 4« ?! Llwydcd. 9 10,12 15; 4 20 6 45 9 4! 9 41 7 5? Abernant 9 21 12 20 4 2. G 50 9 9 46 7 5 J Merthyr I 9 31 12 30 4 3- 7 5 9 2I 9 57 ? 6 Hirwain 9 10 12 5 4 10: 6 45 M 0, 9 33 7 50 Aberdare 9 20 12 15 4 20 7 0 9 10 9 43: 8 0 'MountnAsh 9 32 12 27 4 !'3| 9 55 8 10 „ A 9 41 12 37 4 40! 10 5 8 22 Quaker SY.^ 9441240 4 42! 10 10 8 27 Llancaich.. 9 51 12 47: 4 50 10 18 8 36 S; Rhymney J. 9 59 12 58 5 1| 10 28 8 45 ■Z (Tredeaar Jn jlO 5, 1 5 5 8L 10 35 8 52 S Ciumlin [10 15] 1 15, 5 18J 10 45 9 2 iPonfyp). Tn HO 33J 1 35 5 40 11 5 9 20 £ jPontypl. Rd JlO 38 1 40,5 45 11 10 9 25 TG! Monmouth jll 55 3 0] 7 5 12 15 10 30 £ PontypoolR |10 53 1.57j 6 7 5 57 5 Hereford il.2 28 3 5 7 35! 7 30 « Worcester.. 2 0 5 251 9 0: 1 5 2 Birminehm. 4 0 7 20 J Shrewsbury 2 40 5 2510 53 4 45 [Chester a 4 15 7 0 12 15 a.m. Mar.chestr. 6 5 9 15 3 55 Birkenhead 5 0 7 4 3 5 Liverpool 5 2 8 5 3 40 Liverpool 5 2 8 5 3 40 35 Liverpool 5 35 TI A 5 TT Manchester 5 40 2 45 Huddersfild 7 32 ■ Leeds 8 20 K Preston 5 50 3 28 Glasgow 12 35 7 22 J J Edinburgh 1 25 7 10 j 1. DOWN.—WEEK DAY I SUNDAYS -I W 1,2,3 .54,311,2,31,2,3 1,2,3 1,2, FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. A.M. a.m. 8. ID Iidm burgh 9301030 Glasgow 9101045 Preston 3 42 Leeds. Muddersfield 10**0 Liverpool 7 30 Y. F VIAN HESTER 7 50 Liverpool 7 30 11 10 TI TT Birkenhead 7 50 11 30 Manchester 6 30! § 50 Chester 8 45' 12 1?) # Shrewsbury 10 301 1 40 >. Birmingham 7 45 12 5 7 4s G. Worcester 11 5 2 0 10 5 == Hereford 85 12 20 3 30 10 « Pontypool Rd 9 44 1 28 4 53 ..11 30 = Monmouth 8 45 12 30 3 50 6 45 4 53 « Pontypool Rd 10 0 1 45 5 5 7 45 5 55 » fontypoolTn 10 7 1 52 5 12 7 52 6 5 Oumlin 10 05 2 10 5 30 8 10 6 22 « Irede-ar JUR 10 32 2 18 5 8 18 6 20 G RhymneyJun ..10 38 2 26 5 4R. 8 2 6 38 £ jLlaucaich 1C 47: 2 35 5 5< 8 35 6 44 OINK rW.r" 10 5R>! •• 2 42 6 2 8 43 6 55 1 sid U 0, 2 46 6 5 8 48 6 53 Mountain Ash lliol 257 618 858 7 8 Aberdare 8 40 11 22: 1 35 3 9 6 3C 9 H' 7 28 Hirwain 8 50J11 82 1 45 3 19 6 40 9 20 7 30 .1 iMenhyr ..I 8 40,11 0,1 30J 6 15, 9 0 7 1 >> Abernant.. 8 52|11 12| 1 4L| 6 25) 9 12 7 20 ES! Llwvdcoe.I 8 57 11 17! 1 46; 6 30 9 17 7 27 Hirwain A 9 Sill 23| 1 52! 6 353 9 23 7 33 PS!Hirwain d 9 5jll 34 1 54: 3 20 6 45I 9 2"> 7 35 -iGlyn-.Yeath 9 25!U "0 2 141 3 39, 7 31 9 45 7 55 G llcsolven ,.| 9 34.11 59 2 22! 7 115 9 53 8 3 FC Aberdylais 9 46 12 8 2 3I- 3 52! 7 2l|l0 3 8 13 =5 Xeath 9 51112 14 2 37! 3 58; 7 26 10 8J 8 18 Neath Abbey 9 56112 2C 2 42! ..17 31110 13| 8 23 « Briton Fy.Rd 10 1112 28 2 481 4 71 7 37S10 19| 8 29 > Swansea 10 15112 40 3 5! 4 20| 7 55U0 35L 8 45 W A Train leaves Merthyr for Abernant, on Sundays, at 5 0 p.m., arriving at 5 15 p,m., returning from Abernant at 5 30 p.m.. and arriving in Merthyr at 5 45 p.m. _4" BRECON AND MERTHYE RAILWAY. HEREFORD, HAY, AND BERCON SECTION. UP.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS Alerthvr (by Coach) 7 5110 0 3 0 Dowlais 8 50 11 15 4 0| 8 01 Brecon.dep. 7011015: 1 0 5 30, 8 40 4 0 Talyllvn Junction. 7 10,10 25 1 lOi 5 40 8 50: 4 10 Talgarth 7 22;10 38 1 I5. 5 55 9 0 4 20 Three Cocks Junction 7 30 10 45 1 83 6 5 9 10 4 30 G!a3bury 7 35 11 0 1 40 6 10 9 15 4 35 Hav 7 45 11 10) 1 50 6 25 9 25 4 45 Whitney 7 55 11 20 2 0 6 35 9 32 4 55 Eardisley 8 311 30 2 12 6 42 9 *5; 5 5 Kinnersley 8 10 11 36 6 47 9 50, 5 10 Moorhsmoton 8 22 11 44 2 25 6 57 10 2' 5 25 Credenliili 8 35 11 54 7 10 15| 5 35 Hereford 8 45 12 10 2 40 7 25 10 30 5 45 Liverpool 2 45 5 20 7 50 Manchester 12 5 5 15 8 15 London 3 10[ 6 15J 9 301 DOWN.—WEEK DAYS I SUITDATS London .dep.! .,[60 ..] f Alanchest(r(Lond.Rd.. 7 45 9 30| 1 30 J) Liverpool (L.Stage).. 7 30 9 30 1 10 Hereford dep.' 9 45 12 50i 2 50' 8 0 11 0 6 0 Credenhill 9 57i 1 3 3 2 8 12 11 12 6 12 Moorharnpton 110 8] 1 15 3 12 8 2511 24 6 24 Kinnersley !10 18 1 23 3 20 8 35 11 1:0 6 30 Eardisley 10 25; 1 30 3 25 8 4011 3' 6 35 Whitney 10 32' 1 40 3 33 8 50 11 45 6 45 HAY 10 40; 1 50 3 43( 9 011 5 I 6 55 Glasbury 10 50: 2 0 3 551 9 10 12 H 7 5 Three Cocks Junction 10 55! 2 5 4 19 I6U2 10 7 10 Talgarth 11 8: 2 10 4 8 9 24)12 20 7 SO Talyllyn Junction. 11 22! 2 20 4 22 9 4012 30 7 30 BRECON arr. 11 40: 2 30 4 35 9 50il2 40 7 40 Dowlais 12 55 3 45 5 251 8 30 Merthyr (by Coach) 1 3Q! 4 30 6 lol I BHTMNET AND EWPOBT SECTION. UP.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS 1,2,3,11,2.3, 1,2.1. 1,2,3,11,2,3, FKOM a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m., p.M. Niwport (Dock-str.)V 9 20 2 40 6 0 9 30 7 0 Bassales J unction 9 30 2 50 6 10 9 40-7 10 IU.iwderin 9 35 2 55 6 15 9 45 7 15 Church Road 9 40 3 0 6 20 9 50 7 20 Macheu 9 45 3 5 6 25 9 55 7 20 Bedwas 9 55 3 15 6 35 10 5 7 30 iMaesycwmmer 10 10 3 30 6 50 10 20; 7 50 Pengam LU 20 3 40 70 10 30| 8 0 DOWN.—WEEK DAY'S. | SUNDAYS "MAJI^X 1,2,347." |1,2,3, 1,2,3 FROM a.m. a.M. p.M. a.m. p.M. Pengam 7 45j 11 25 4 5 7 55 5 15 Maesycwmmer 7 55 11 35 415.. 8 5 5 25 Bedwas J 8 10 11 50 4 30 8 20 5 40 Machen. 8 20 12 0 4 40 8 30 5 50 Church Road 1 8 25 12 5 4 45 8 35 5 55 Rhiwd. rin 830t210 4 5loo 8 40 6 0 Bassaleg Junction 8 35 12 15 4 55 8 45 6 5 Newport (Dock St.) | 8 50 12 30 5 10 9 0 6 20 BRECON AND JIKBTHTB SECTION. DOWN —WKEK DAYS~ ) SUNDAY* IL,2,3, L,2,3.IL,2,3.1,2,3.FL,2,1 1,2,3; 1,2,3 FROM a.m. j a.m. a.m. p.m. p.;o. a.M.!p. nr. Merthyr(Coacb)! 7 50I 10 15 11 30, 3 0 4 45 7 15| 1 15 Dowlais or Pant 8 50 11 10 12 50 4 0 5 45 8 0: 2 0 Dolysraer 9 0 JL 0. 5 55 8 10 2 10 Talybont 9 3U 11 55 1 30 4 i o 6 30 8 40 2 45 Talyllyn 9 42 12 10 1 40 4 45 6 45 8 50 2 55* Brecon 9 55 1 50; 6 55 9 0 3 10 Brecon dep. 7 15 12 40 5 0 — Talyllyn 7 2512 50 5 10 JJ FE Three Cocks 7 45 1 12 5 25 R Builth 8 20 1 45 5 55 •2 Rhayader 8 55 2 20 6 30 (Llandiloea 9 30 2 50 7 10 A Newtown 10 30 3 28 T! 8 0, .2 Welshpool 11 15 4 5 8 45 £ Shrewsbury 12 15 4 48 9 30 § Oswestry 12 15 5 10 9 30 O Whitchurch 12 57 6 0 :Crewe 1 35! 7 0 'Liverpool 3 30 8 55 Manchester 3 Oj 8 10 UP—WEEK DAYS. ^72,3,1,2,3.1,2,3 1,2,3 FROM |A.m. a.m. a.m. ip.m Manchester 7 45 10 45 Liverpool 7 30 10 30 Crewe 9 0 12 30 E VVhitchurch dep. 5 30 9 45 1 15; .5 (Oswestry 6 45 10 35 2 5J J5 Shrewsbury 6 30 10 30 1 50J 9 VVelshpool. 7 30 11 30 2 53 ojNewtown 8 6 12 3 3 28 A Llandiloes .dep..• 8 55/ 1 10] 4 15 Rhayader 9 30 1 45 4 50 > Builth 10 5 2 15 5 25 < Three Cocks 10 45 2 45 6 5 Y. Talyllyn 11 5 3 12 6 32 Brecon 11 15 3 25 6 45 WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS Brecon 7 30 11 20* TI 4 10 B 30, 4 20 Talyllyn 7 40 11 30 3 0 4 25 6 45 9 40 4 30 Talybont 7 52 11 5Y 3 15 4 35 6 55 B 55 4 45 Dolvgaer 8 25 12 25 5 15 10 30 5 20 Dowlaisor Pant 8 3 .(12 35 3 45 5 25 7 4 0 10 40 5 30 Merthyr (Coach) 9 201 1 25} 4 301 6 15 8 25 11 10 SIRHOWY RAILWAY. DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS 1,2,8T,8,8[ 1,2^172X1-2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Sirhowy 7 F.6 12 25 4 46 8 18 7 014 5 7 27 Tredesrar 8 2 12 30 4 52 8 21 7 5 4 10 7 30 Blackwood. 8 29 12 55 5 19 7 31 4 34 T la 8 34 1 0 5 24 7 36! 4 39 Tredegar Jn. | 8 36 1 8 O 26: 4 41 Risca 9 0 1 33 5 50, 7 56 5 5 Newport ] 9 251 1 55 6 15 8 29 5 30 ♦. UP.—WEEK DAYS I SUNDAYS. 1,2,3, 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 FROM a.m. a.m. p.M. p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. Newport 9 40 2 20 6 60 10 0 6 0 Risca 10 0 2 40 7 10 10 25 6 20 T I O* T„ I« • • 10 24 3 3 7 33 10 52 6 43 Tredegar Jn. | RF 10 34 3 5 7 35 10 58 6 45 Blackwood 10 41 3 13 7 43 11 6 6 53 Tredegar 74811 6 340 810 6 52 11 32 7 20 Sirhowy 7 53 11 9 3 43 8 14 6 8 U 35 7 28 Printed and "Published by PETER WILLIAMS, A* the TELEGRAPH Office High Street, in the Town and Franchise of Merthyr Tydfil, in the County of Glamorgan.—SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1866.