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A WOMAN'S STRATAGEM. I The following story, which we give on the autho- rity of the St. Petersburg Zeitung, may f irnish a useful innt to the feminine advocates of ;.he higher education of women. For some years past a young Russian studio 1 •memistry with great zeal at the University of Lein-uc. The young man had an aristocratic bearing, and his arable disposition gained him the good opinion of all who Ipiew him. A short time ago he passed his examination in the most brilliant manner, and ob- tained his degree in chemistry. Shortly afterwards a yonng lady presented herself before one of the most distinguished professors of the university, and begged to be allowed to express her heartfelt thanks to°hira before quitting Lei psic. "Thanks," exclaimed the pro- fessor, "why?" The lady replied that she was the widow of the aged Prince Her h;isbi;rd. she said, had died a few years ago and had left his affairs in such an embarrassed state that she was de- prived of all means of support. She had therefore resolved to seek a livelihood in science. The puzzled professor again exclaimed that he knew of no reason why her thanks were due to him. The lady continued 111 have attained my object. For some years past I have studied here. I am the student who recently passed his examination, and whom you thought worthy of special commendation." The St. Petersbnrq Zeilunq adds that it would not feel justified in publishing tho name of the Princess, who is well known in Russia.

MR. BEECHER AND MRS. MOULTON. The Brooklyn Union of January 15 contains a re- port of the proceedings at a meeting of the Plymouth Church Committee held on the previous evening, at which it was announced that Mrs. Moulton, through her lawyer, had declined a mutual council to discuss the reasons why her name had been dropped from the membership of Plymouth Church. Mrs. Moulton had been led to take this step by the committee appointed having refused to allow the churches of Dr. Storrs and Dr. Budmgton to be re- presented on the council. These churches had al- ready prejudged the case in favour of Mrs. Moulton. The decision of Mrs. Moulton having been stated at the Plymouth Church meeting, the Rev. Mr. Beecher rose, and was received with a" perfect tumult of applause." After a brief reference to Drs. Storrs and Budington, Mr. Beecher said he had been advised by several eminent gentlemen to leave that scandal to smother in the mud whence it came and he had done so. But there was treachery on the other side, and they would not let it rest. He stood in the midst of 10,000 people who had known him for years. He was in a most assailable position, and for the last five years had been hunted by the women of the stews and their paramours, and by newspapers which had nothing better to do than to make common sewers of themselves for this scandal and he could not have withstood the pressure if God were not with him, and he himself in the right. While I always desire to speak individually and collectively of women as a chivalric man should, and as I always have, I am obliged in this particular instance to say that Mrs. Moulton, in her testimony before the civil c ourt, per- jured herself over her head, and that my answers before the court were true answers, as God shall iud-e me in the Judgment Day. (Great applause.) I used To go into her chamber with great freedom during that period in which she says she knew me to be guilty of adultery .Her behaviour towards me was like that of a sister or a child. My conversation with her was as delicate as I could make.and if she ever had the bra zen face to talk to me about adultery," roiling it over and over upon her tongue, as she has been made to d ) in the nauseous letters that have borne her name, I should have blushed crimson to talk to her in any such language as that. (Applause.) If ever a time comes when any considerable number of this church consider me to be wrong, don't wait; let me know. The sun shall not go down on the day which communicates the fact and finds me pastor of this church. But so long as you stand I am strong. (Great applause.)

THE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) MOTTO FOR THE MANAGER OF THE CO-OPERA- TIVE CREDIT BANK.—" Jjepositi Tenax. DELICACY.-Edwin (as the servant is present): "Ah -rettay see—ah—disappointay de ne pas voo vwore a la rink ce mattang— poorqwaw esker — ("-Ange- lina. Ah wee, mais Mommong—"—Parlour-ma id Hem Beg your pardon, miss but I understand the langvidge AN AWKWARD TJLTIilATUil. For a Prince to i; call in an Accountant." no doubt, Is a course too like bankruptcy favour to win But if the Khedive's bent on having Cave out, As one likely result, he may have to Cave in. ONLY NATURAL. (Cook v. Jenkins.) What wonder if Cook for a Christian disown Bold Jenkins, on Satan as mythic who looks? When his mission's rrom Satan: what saw's better known, Than 'Tis Heaven sends us meat, but the Devil sends Cooks"? SHAKSPERE AGAINST THE BURIALS BILL.—Dear Mr. Punch,—What has the immortal William not anti- cipated ? He has clearly foreshadowed 31r. Osborne Morgan's iniquitous Burials Bill, and has v'ven a quiet wipe at the Dissenter-who schismatically chooses his own path to Heaven—in the Grave-Digger's qr.es tion to his comrade, in Hamlet," act v., "Is he to be buried in Christian burial who wilfully seeks his own salvation" '—Yours, CLERICUS. THE DESECRATED REVEREND Farewell, farewell to thee, title of Reverend Thus warbled a Rector on Cornwall's bleak shore— My scorn of that desecrate prefix shall never end The P. P.' of St. Petroc is Reverend' no more A street-boy, wishing to insult an elderly gentle- man, chalks up on his gatepost. Old Brown is an ass!" But Old Brown rarely writes himsdf down nn ass a la Dogberry. But what should we say if Brown, instead of merely irritiug himself down an asa, were. to advertise himself as one ? Then what are we to make of the following extract from a Plymouth journal NOTICE.—I request that all communications to m9 through the Post-office be addressed as under :— G. W. MAXxiXG, P.P., St. Petroc Minor, St. Issey, Cornwall. Correspondents who prefix to my name the now desecrated epithet of The Reverend," will please not be offended if I reject their letters, &c. G. W. MANNING. Can any clergyman of the Church of England be so inflated by self-esteem without self-respect, so desti- tute of dignity, charity, common sense and taste, so devoid of all perception ofahsludity, as to be conceived capable of penning this notice? It must be a thing devised by the enemy"-the fling of hostile and un- scrupulous sectarians. Perhaps they will next adver- tise Mr. Manning as renouncing the clerical black, and white tic because Wesleyan ministers wear them, and adopting coloured cloths and a bird's-eye fogle instead. It may be that the letters P. P." are insidiously intended to be taken for Parish Priest," so making out the namesake of Cardinal Manning a Ritua- list aping the style of his eminence's priest- hood. Suppose a Popish priest were to publish a request that nobody should subjoin to his name the letters P. P. now desecrated in their per- mitted assumption by a Protestant heretic ? Would you not consider him as great an ass as a Church of England clergyman renouncing the title of reverend" because it has been decided by the Court of Appeal that it may legally be carved on the gravestone of a Wesleyan preacher ? (From Fun.) "THEY'LL GIVE US THE SACK FOR THIS; OR, THE SMASHED DIRECTOR." (The Signalman's Song.) Come, Billy and Harry, and George and Bob, Our energies let's combine In doing that little attractive job- Assisting to clear the line Let's look for the passengers knocked about And gather them bit by bit, And put them together, and sort 'em out, And fasten the parts that fit. Get shutters and stretchers, and nails and glue, And bandages, lint, and rag For here is a, gentleman chopped in two, And here is his carpet-bag. Oh, gather the pieces, and save the scraps. And never a morsel miss— Oh. hang it! A horrible thought! Perhaps He's one of our blessed director-chaps They'll give us the sack for this Oh, here is a dowager knocked to bits, And here are her boots and veil, And here are her gingham and worsted mits, And here is her poodle's tail! Oh, here is a mountain of hats and things From passengers tall and short. And here is a muddle of heads and wings We haven't time to sort. For 111.. is there among them who Would matter the slightest rap, Excepting that gentleman chopped in two— That blessed director-chap. So gather his pieces and hide his scraps As if there were naught amiss; For if they got knowledge of t\esc mishaps To one of our blessed director-chaps. They'll give us the sack for this

The invitation to Oxford a.nd Cambridge to row in the boat races at New York and Philadelphia has been received, but there seems lit chance of its being accepted by the club of either university. The body of another Goliath boy has been found on the Essex shore. The total number of boys recovered is now fourteen. A ready test of ground coffee is to shake up a spoon- ful in cold water. If it be genuine, it will remain floating a long time whereas chicory and some other preparations sink immediately. Mr. Greville Palmer, of the firm of Dent, Palmer, and Co., commissioned to represent the Tribute bond- holders of 1854 and 1871, has arrived at Constantinople, and is to be received by the Grand Vizier immediately to discuss the proposed arrangement between the bond- holders and the Ottoman Government.

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A TALE OF OLD CHINA. At the Old Bailey. before the Common Sergeant, John Wilmore and Jforah Lynn have been charged with stealing a teapot, the property of William Severin Salting, he being the mas: of Norah Lynn. Another count cli i ged them wi \1 stealing a china. cup and saucer, valued at £ 100, the property of the prosecutor. AU'red Clarke and David Jewell were charged with receiving the last-mentioned property, well knowing it to have been stolen. In another count of the indictment Lynn and Wilmore were charged with steahng other propeity belonging to Mr. Saltmg. Mr. Straight prosecu: cd Mr. Serjeant Parry appeared fur Jewell, and Mr. Montagu Williams for Clark. The other prisoners pleaded guilty. The case appeared to afford much interest amongst many well- known dealers and purchasers of old china, who were in court.—The circumstances of the ca.-c as stated by the learned counsel for the prosecution, were peculiar. The prosecutor, Mr. Severin Salting, was a gentleman of independent means, and had been a connoisseur in the collection of old china. Ain;ig the many articles he had purchased was a Bristol cup and saucer. In the month of May last year the prosecutor left. his residence in Green-street, Grosvenor-square, in charge of the prisoner Lynn, and amongst some other valuable pro- perty were some old china, some silver plate, and some pictures. From May until the 10th October last j year prosecutor lived at Maidenhead, having very little occasion to visit his town residence but. on the latter date he returned to town, and from wliav lie heard was induced to visit the premises of Mr. Wertlieimer, a dealer in articles of virtu, carrying on business in Bond-street. He there saw what is called a Dresden spinning-wheel gr..up, which he at once identified as being his property. He returned to his house, and found that the dining-room door had been opened, and property valued at between £1,200 and Z1.5i11) haddirappeared. the missing articles having consisted chiefly of old china. The C only trace of them lay in the discovery of the Dresden spinning- wheel group, found at the shop of Mr. Wertheimer. This, it was discovered, had been purchased by Mr. Wertheimer on the Cth October, from the prisoner Jewell, for the sum of £32, and in course of conversa- tion the prisoner remarked that he had a Bristol cup and saucer he also wished to dispose of. The latter articles appeared to be extremely rare, there being, according to the evidence of Mr. Salting, only five of each of them in existence; and Jewell estimated the value of the cup and saucer he had mentioned at £100, and observed to Mr. Wertheimer that that was the sum he should expect to get for the two articles. Having obtained the address of Jewell, 496, Oxford-street, Mr. Salting went there to make inquiries. Jewell, it seemed, was a curiosity dealer, and bought and sold old china jmd similar arti- cles, so that he would, the learned counsel for the pro- secution suggested, be conversant with the value of the articles he was charged with feloniously receiving. iilr. Salting saw the shopman in Jc well's absence, and in reply to the question whether he had any fine china for sale, the shopman produced a Bristol cup and saucer, which he valued at £100, and four figures, one pair of which he stated he had given £20,for, another pair for which £10 had been given. The Bristol cup and saucer Mr. Salting was able to identify as undoubtedly his own. Subsequently he saw Jewell at the shop in Oxford-street, and was told that the articles had been sold to a Mr. Mendoza for JE ] ] 0. That person, on being seen by Mr. Salting, said he could not part with the things, as they were already sold to a gentleman at Liverpool. Jewell was asked where he got the goods from, and he re- plied that he had purchased them from a traveller. At the back of the. shop were other articles which had disappeared from Mr. Salting's premises. Sub- sequently it appeared that Jewell had purchased what the prosecution suggested was the stolen china from Clarke, a wardrobe shopkeeper in Mary- lebone, during September and October, for which he paid jEf2. Against that he had made the following sales :—to Mr. Wertheimer, china, £ 32; to Mr. Walter, china for £42: to Mr. Levy, china for £ ï2 and then the sale. which the prosecutor suggested was only pretendcd.to Mr. Mendoza of china for which £] 10 was received. To connect the prisoner Clarke with the case. Mr. Straight said he should call the prisoner Wilmore. who would state the circumstances under whieh lhe stolen pro- perty was sold to Clarke and received by him, and also subsequently by Jewell, with a guilty knowledge. The property, it should be added.was ultimately recovered, that in possession of Mr. Mendoza given up, and the remainder being obtained through the instrumen- tality of Wilmore while under examination at the police-court. Evidence was given in support of the statement of the counsel for the prosecution, and on the cross- examination of a Mr. Watson, a dealer in old china, of Oxford-street, it was elicited by Serjeant Parry that he had purchased a cup for £,1 which had been subse- quently sold for JE70. The present cup had not the gold and blue mark, and it was consequently inferior to that to which witness alluded. He recollected purchas- ing a figure, Dog Drinking from a Trough," for £2. By Sir Thomas Chambers They sold for £1,500. (A laugh.) Serjeant Parry asked if witness could give him another instance where things had been bought for a small and sold at a large amount. Witness said he could, with regard to pictures. Serjeant Parry said he would rather confine himself to the china branch of the case. Evidence was called as to the character of Mr. Jewell; Mr. Quintin Hogg. of Whitehall, Mr. George Plucknell (senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Cubitt. the well-known builders), 1111'. Newton Wilson, sewing machine manufacturer, and other wit- nesses of undoubted respectability, speaking of him in the highest terms as to his respecta- bility. — Mr. Serjeant Parry then, addressing the jury in defence, said he hoped he should have no diffi- culty in bringing the jury to the conclusion that Mr. Jewell was perfectly innocent of the charge which had been preferred against him. It had been shewn that he had in his stock goods to the value of between £ 10.000 and £1:?,000, and yet they were even asked to believe that he would have perilled the respectable position he held by receiving from a thief goods which he knew to have been stolen. He (the learned counsel) contended that such a course of conduct was most improbable. Dur- ing the whole course of his manhood he had borne the character of an honourable man, and had carried on a trade of a most exceptional character. His market was a market in which he bought at the lowest price, and the articles which he was in the habit of purchasing were of a conventional value, and only purchased by gentlemen like Mr. Salting, who, possessing large fortune, and having nothing else to do. \1 not care how they spent their money in order to gratify their tastes. They all kn-ew with regard to pictures that there was a fancy market. They heard of a man buyiog a Titian for £111. and afterwards selling it for thousands, and it was a common practice in the pic- tare trade that a picture bought for a few pounds should be sold for hundreds and hundreds. Then again he might refer to the trade in autographs. He (the learned counsel) hoped that some day the au- tographs of the jury, and some of his own, would be valuable. (A laugh.) And there was, for in- stance, the autograph of William Shakspere, which would, no doubt, fetch 500 guineas. Mr. Jewell could not be treated as a man whu went into the market and bought goods in the ordinary way of trade. Sup- posing a man bought some silk, fur instance, and that was taken to his place in the dead uf night, that it was taken round by the back door, and that a sum far less than its value was paid for it,then there would be ample grounds for saying that he had bought those goods with a guilty knowledge. But in reference to the position of Mr. Jewell it was well known that extraordinary prices were obtained in his trade for articles that cost only a few pounds, and in the present instance it had been shewn that a cup and saucer, which were bought for £100, subsequently fctched.EL.5oC; shewing that a man engaged in this kind of trade was engaged in an exceptional ene, and that he might have been in possession of the goods in. question without the slightest guilty knowledge. They would remember the statement of the man who brought the articles to Clarke, to the effect that they belonged to a lady who was kept by a gentleman, and who, having been deserted, was compelled to dispose of the property offered for sale. They all knew, as men of the world, that oftentimes an extraordinary amount of valuable property was lavished on a courtesan, and that she. being deserted.might be driven to dispose of that property rather than fly to the dernier ressort-a life oil open prostitution. He sub- mitted that there was every reason for believing that Mr. Jewell believed this tale. and he confidently left it in the hands of the jury to say that his conduct was en- tirely consistent with the defence which he (the learned serjeant) now offered on his behalf, that however negligent he had been in not taking sufficient precau- tion in purchasing these goods, he did so with no guilty knowledge.—The speech of the learned serjeant was received with applause.—Mr. Montagu Williams, on the part of Clark, followed the same line of defence. Mr. Straight having replied, his lordship summed up, leaving the jury to say whether they considered the prisoners acted with a guilty knowledge or not. Jewell and Clark were acquitted. L. rn and Wilmore pleaded guilty, and were sentenced, the former to eighteen calendar months, and the latter to five years penal servitude.—The case created the greatest interest among collectors of old china, one of the articles being a Bristol cup and saucer (of which only five are in existence), valued at £ 100.—Among other letters giving Lynn a good character, was one from Lady Lytton.

The death is announcrd, in his ninety-second year, of Mr. William Hodgson Barrow, who for many years re- presented in the House of Commons the southern divi- sion of Nottinghamshire. It is stated that arrangements arc being made at Southampton for the despatch of the Pandora on her second voyage to Arctic regions. The date fixed for the sailing of the Pandora is the 1st of May. Captain Allen Young will again be in command, and the crew will be much the same as last year. The Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire have awarded their medal to Captain Walter, of the training-ship Arethusa, for special services in rescuing several Doys and others from the ship Goliath, and » testimonial to Captain Bourcliicr, and £ 20 to the crews of certain boats who rendered servico in saving life on the occasion of the same fire.

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NEW BARONETS. The Queen has been graciously pleased to confet the dignity of a baronetcy on the following gentle- j men:—Mr. John Henry Scourfield, M.P., Colonel Gilpin, M.P., Mr. John Leslie, M.P., Mr. Gilbert Greenall, M.P. for Warrington, Mr. John Hardy, who represented South Warwickshire in the last Parlia- ment, Mr. John Walrond, formerly member for Tiverton, and Mr. Gerald Codrington, of Dodington, in the county of Gloucester.

OPEN-AIR PREACHING. At a meeting of the members and friends of the Open-air Mission," held in the Metropolitan Taber- nacle, Newington, London, a special address to open- air preachers has been delivered by the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. He said :-The honourable fraternity of open-air preachers he looked upon as about the oldest in the world, Abel having in a manner preached in the open air to his brother Cain. Besides their fine pedigree they had many other advantages. In each one of them there was an adaptation to be useful, as in the case of the fishermen on the shores of Galilee, and whatever they had lost in the cessation of miracles they had gained in the printing press and other modern institutions. They had not the gift of languages, but if they wanted to learn English they could procure a grammar. And here he would observe that there were preachers who would do well to buy a grammar as well as a Bible. (Laughter.) The point was, per- haps, a small one. but sometimes by a small thing they provoked a laugh when they would extort a tear. Let them educate themselves in the highest degree-let them look to themselves-for the success of their work depended in a great manner upon their train- ing and study. Great attention should be paid to manner in preaching. He had seen men in the pulpit whose manner was simply execrable, and he had seen others who tickled him immensely by their gesti- culations. Some shut their hands and turned up their wrists, as if they wished to black the eyes of their audience. Others could not preach without chopping and sawing the air, and he remembered one preacher who acted when preaching just like the little soldier on the post, whose duty was to shew which way the wind blew. (Laughter.) They laughed at him now, but other people may have laughed at them. This question of manner was a trifle also. but it was a trifle which might mar their work unless they paid attention to it. He would ask them further to refrain from imitating other preachers. He had heard it said that stand- ing in the street people had been known to say, point- ing to a preacher, Oh, that's Spurgeon." (Laughter.) But he would recommend them not to imitate him; they must be themselves. Preaching monkeys they did not want, but preaching men they did. Another thing, in the streets they, no doubt, had occa- sion to raise their voices, but they should not bawl themselves to death. He had heard people preach in a manner that would suggest the idea of sudden death. But the glory of God and the force of the Gospel did not depend on the strength of a man's lungs. This, again, was a trifle, but these little things went to make up a great deal. They should make music with their voices as much as they could, avoid- ing a monotonous tone, which was a cruelty to animals—(laughter)_and they should also refrain from bullying their hearers for the attitude of a prizefighter was not the best calculated to bring men to Christ. And every preacher, whatever his doctrines, should preach Jesus—Christ should be the head and front and soul of his discourse, whatever text he selected. A road to Christ could be found, no matter what text was chosen, just as a road to London could be found in any part of England. They said in this country, Cobbler, stick to your last," and he would say to open-air preachers, Preachers, stick to your text- preach Christ, and Him crucified, and hammer at it always." The way to preach, again, was to speak to the people in a language they could understand; to his lordship in the West-end they should give a bit of Johnson's "Rasselas," but in Billingsgate they should choose a less elaborate style, and speak to their hearers even with a little of what was called slang "-for that which was slang to them was not" slang" to their audience. Fine language was bad language, as it was not likely to be under- stood, and tended more to the glorification of the preacher than to the glory of God. Their preachers should preach where they could be of most use, and should remember that the best time to get a shot at the devil was whenever they saw him. (Laughter.)- After the address, several people were baptised, and the proceedings terminated.

PROPOSED CESSION OF GAMBIA. DEPUTATION TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. A large and influential deputation from the Gambia Committee, the Aborigines Protection Society, and the Wesleyan Missionary Society, has waited upon the P-rl of Carnarvon at the Colonial Office, for the pur- pose of protesting against the proposed cession of Gambia to the French. The deputation having been introduced by Sir Charles Wingfield, the following memorial was pre- sented to the Secretary for the Colonies by Mr. F. W. Chesson, one of the honorary secretaries of the Gambia Committee As persons who, in common with the vast majority of the English people, desire to maintain the integrity of the Empire,we strongly object to the alienation of a portion of the national territory. When the proposal was originally brought forward by the Earl of Kimberley it met with unanimous condemna- tion on the part of her Maj esty's subjects, both European and native, whose interests were affected by it; and we cannot believe that the Imperial Government is now prepared forcibly to transfer to a foreign countray a population whose earnest desire it is to remain loyal subjects of the Queen. We venture respectfully to eubmit that, if the principle of an exchange of territory were admitted the French are unable to afford this country any advantages^ which will compen- sate us for sacrificing the sovereignty of the Gambia— a great natural highway into the interior, the opening up of which would be of inestimable value to our commerce. We desire to call your lordship's attention to the fact that the existing trade of the Gambia is much more valuable than has been officially represen- ted that English manufactured goods find an extensive market in that country and that, although the export trade is mostly with France, the bulk of that trade is in the hands of British merchants, to whose interests a death-blow would be given if the proposed cession is carried out. We say advisedly that the French system-whether political or commercial—would be fatal to British enterprise in the Gambia. We also desire to lay stress upon the fact that the Wes- leyan Missionary Society has important stations in this river, and that a large number of our coloured fellow-subjects are members of that communion. We repudiate all desire to appeal to sectarian feeling, but surely her hajestr's Government will remember that religious trmmm i* not practised in other countries as it is in o*R «MKL •Cad that it is impossible to obtain adequate g«NW>tccs that the Protestant inhabitants of the Gambia will hereafter be permitted the exercise of their worship without restriction or hindrance. Mr. Alderman M'Arthur, M.P., Mr. CW of Gambia, Mr. A. M'Arthur, M.P., and the Rev. Dr. Moffat having spoken, i The Earl of Carnarvon said, in reply, that he had not the slightest intention to carry out the proposed cession without the sanction of Parliament. The question was emphatically one upon which con- siderable arguments could be urged on both sides, but he should derive no satisfaction if he did not succeed in carrying the country with him in the measure, espe- cially as its supporters were gentlemen who had on several previous occasions fully endorsed the justice of his general Colonial policy. Something had been said about the scheme being dangerous to the integrity of the Empire but no one would suspect him of having any such sinister motive as that. Whatever IDirrht have been the views of the late Go- vernment in 1871 what was now intended was nothing more than the exchange of one territory for another, on this simple-it might be mistaken ground, that the portion which they proposed to get was not only more valuable to them as an empire, but the pro- perty they desired to acquire was absolutely essen- tial to them on the West Coast of Africa. He would be glad if they could get what they wanted without giving up Gambia, but the French would not accede to such a proposal. The price was, no doubt, a heavy one, but it was for the country to consider whether the objects to be gained were really not a full equivalent for the price to be paid. It was not correct to say that Gambia had been self-siipporting, the fact being that it had been in a state of indebtednoss for several years past. The proposed cession was impor- tant on this ground, that unless the French gave up to them certain stations along the coast it would be impossible to establish that uniformity of fiscal administration which was essential to keep the revenue of Sierra Leone going and to develope to its fair proportions the revenue of the Gold Coast and Lagos. It was also important from a religious and moral point of view, one of the great objects of our occupation of the Coast being the gradual improve- ment of the Native race. The deputation thanked the noble earl for the courtesy with which he had received them, and then withdrew.

At the Forest of Dean, James Ellaway, an engine- driver, and Thomas Worgan, head-guard, have been charged with leavin0, an engine on the Severn and Wye Railway. It was shewn that defendants tram was left for several hours on the railway, and when found at a public-house Ellaway was incapable of driving. He was fined £ 3 and Worgan „ An Irish cattle-dealer named Muller has been fined £ 20 by the Cockermouth magistrate for moving and exposing for sale cattle affected with the foot and- mouth disease. This makes the third time Muller has been convicted for the same offence. Th* r>, 77 ir n r„~Ptte, is informed that the state- .St' £ ?,?r Sri Bir> C.S.I., political secretary at the India Office has been appointed private secretary to Lord Lytton, is cor- rect. Colonel Burne, it will be remembered, was pri- vUe secretary to LordI JJayo. of Mr.Henrya SpenceTpercival'. He was the son ofPercival the Prime Minister who was assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons. The deceased gentleman led a very retired life, and took little or no interest in public questions. B ey ond hi.owu particular »ocial4oircl« he was unknown. -"=-

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THE CONFIDENCE TRICK. At the Old Bailey, Michael Sweeny has been in- dicted for being concerned, with another not in custody, in stealing a gold watch and chain, value f, 15, from John Page by means of what is well known as the" confi- dence trick." The prosecutor, a Scotch laddie, had come up from Alloa to see London. He was going towards the Tower when the prisoner came up behind him and asked him whether that was the Tower of London, to which the prosecutor said he supposed it was. Prisoner said he wanted to get in there, and prosecutor said he had a similar desire. Prisoner asked him if he was Scotch, and he said he was, prisoner replying that he was Scotch too. After some further convention they went to the gates of the Tower, where there was a great crowd. They then went to the steamboat-pier and booked for Chelsea. As soon as they sat down a second man came up to them and asked them which was the nearest pier to get out at for Madame Tussaud's. He said he was a gentleman from the Isle of Wight, and had been up in London settling some bills with his lawyer, and had drawn t200 to keep him in London for a few days. When they were nearing Blackfriars Bridge the second man pointed to St. Paul's, and asked if that was St. Paul's. The second man said he should like to go up on the top, and if they would go and see all the sights he would pay expenses. They left the boat and went into a public-house, where they drank each other's health. The second man asked the prisoner if he would have confidence in him, and he said he would trust him with all he had, giving him his purse. They walked along the street and came back, when the second man gave prisoner what appeared to be £5. The second man then asked prosecutor to trust him. and the latter said he had only 5s. or (is. in his pocket, but the prisoner said witness had a good watch. The other one asked him to trust him with it a few minutes. He did so, and the prisoner with the other man went out together, but did not return. He informed the police, and the prisoner was apprehended.—Commissioner Kerr sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.

WHAT THE WORLD" SAYS. (Notes by "Atlas.") Her Majesty's presence at the opening of the ensuing session, after so long a seclusion, is prompted by a motive which will ere long be revealed. Princess Beatrice has now reached a marriageable age the Queen's choice of a husband for her youngest daughter is understood to have been made and Parliament will soon be asked to grant the last of the long list of dowries voted during Victoria's reign. With true maternal solicitude and consideration for public duty, the Queen in spite of her being physically and morally" unable to discharge the duties of a sovereign, as Mr. Disraeli publicly declared shortly before his last electoral cam- paign, has seldom failed to honour Parliament with her august presence whenever the loyal liberality of the House of Commons has been appealed to. The last occasion on which her Majesty opened Parlia- ment in person was in 1871, when the marriage of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne was fore- shadowed. The Queen paid a similar honour to Parlia- ment in 18G6, when provision was asked for the Princess Helena on her marriage to Prince Christian. With one exoeption (in 1867) these are the only occasions when the Queen has opened Parliament in person since the marriage of Princess Alice, when her Majesty's absenee was specially explained by the then recent death of the Prince Consort. It is probable, therefore, that her Majesty's reappearance at St. Stephen's- should it not be prevented by the possible event before mentioned—will betoken, among the events of the year, another Royal wedding. Lord Lytton is working night and day in order to be able to leave England early next month. Any spare time he can find he devotes to Mr. Millais, who is painting his portrait for, and at the request of, his oldest and most valued friend. The late Lord Amberley had a profounder belief in the divinity of John Stuart Mill than in that of traditional gods. He consulted his oracle as to the best way in which to educate his children. The advice given and followed may lead to pro- ceedings in a court of law. It is an illustra- tion of the vicissitude of things that the heir to the house of Russell should be guided and governed in his testamentary arrangements by the inheritor and advocate of the theories of Bentham. From the point of view of a modern philoso- pher it may seem wrong for children to be biassed during their nonage in favour of the doctrines or errors of the Church of England, or of any other Church yet sensible persons will regard this as a lesser evil than that orphans should be withdrawn from the care of their natural guardians. A court of law may possibly think fit to set some bounds to the eccentricity of a testator when the best interests of children are concerned, and when one child is the heir to landed property and one of the greatest names in our history. Last July Captain Galton, who had been appointed "Director of Works" in the Public Works Depart- ment, was informed that his services would hence- forward be dispensed with and in order to smooth the captain over he was granted a full pension, al- though he was not entitled to it. The captainhad saved the country much money, and diverted much money from the pocket of Mr. Hunt, the Surveyor of Works, for he declined to allow many schemes of buying and selling property to be carried out by the enterprising firm of Stephen son and Hunt, of which the said Hunt is a partner. Since Captain Galton was civilly bowed out of the door Hunt reigns supreme, and Stephenson and Hunt fatten on commissions. Their one-per-cent. commission on all purchases and sales recommended by Hunt will secure them this year about £ 20,(JU(). The Mint is to be removed from the Minories to the Thames Embankment, and Stephenson and Hunt will receive their commission both on the sale of the old site and on the purchase of the new site. The new public offices in Whitehall and Downing-street will cause purchases and sales involving an expenditure of aboutzl 500,000 and on these purchases and sales Stephenson and Hunt will claim their 1 per cent. commission, whilst Hunt will receive £ 700 per annum for kindly recommending these barterings. Why, it will be asked, does the Treasury allow so scandalous a system to continue, and why did the Treasury force Captain Galton, who controlled to a certain extent the interested rage of Hunt to buy and sell sites, to resign ? Honi soit qui mal y pense. Mr. Hunt is the eliair- man of a Conservative committee which landed in Parliament a gentleman who is not unconnected with the Treasury. It is not often that one hears of a marriage of so much interest to the world in general as that arranged to take place betwixt Professor Tyndall and Miss Hamilton, daughter of Lord Claud Hamilton and I therefore offer no apology for announcing it. I under- stand the Professor first made the lady's acquaintance while engaged in his Alpine explorations, and thus gained the summit of his ambition. A great deal has been written on Mr. Bright's speech at Birmingham but there yet remains to be pointed out one very remarkable circumstance in connection with it. During the last three years Mr. Bright has on three annual occasions delivered speeches at Birmingham which have formed epochs iji political life. On each occasion he has spoken for exactly an hour and ten minutes. Of course such a limitation is purely accidental, and forms a curious coincidence. A most superior person and a wealthy Yorkshire baronet are brothers-in-law, and both are ex-Liberal office-holders. When the baronet came of age, the superior person undertook to find a superior invest- ment for £400,000 which belonged to the fortunate Yorkshireman, The superior person had a superior estate somewhere in the East. A mortgage on this superior estate became the superior investment dis- covered by the superior person. A few weeks ago the superior person informed his brother-in-law that the JE400,000 had gone the way of Peruvian loans, and that neither interest nor principal was likely to be forthcoming. The Baronet suggested a refer- ence to a court of law. To this the superior person demurred, and insisted that the affairs of so superior a person as himself ought to be left to the superior tribunal of heaven. As a slight concession, his latest proposal is to give up his seat in Parlia- ment, and to live in obscurity," if his brother-in- law will provide for his superior wants by an annuity of £ 5,000. I regret to say that this modest pro- posal of a superior mind has not been received by the Baronet with the cordial approbation which might have been anticipated. So obtuse is he that he can- not understand why he should pay even a superior person £ 5,000 per annum for depriving him, with a superior astuteness, of £ 400,000. What next ? Mr. Beresford-Hope, M.P., and his friends, who had intended to bring out a daily newspaper in the in- terests of the High Church party, have, I believe, abandoned the idea on account of the great expense which they found,upon inquiry, would be incurred in the production of such a journal.

A Berlin telegram says Queen Victoria, on her journey to Baden-Baden, is expected to visit Coburg on the 10th of April, and it is hoped that her Majesty will visit Berlin. A division of Y-300,000 left to the Liverpool chari- ties has been made by the executors of the will of the late Mr. Roger Lyon Jones, a Liverpool merchant, who died about a year and a half ago. By the division the Liverpool Royal Infirmary receives £ 25,000 Southern Hospital, £ 20,000; Northern Hospital, £ 20,000 and five other charities £ 10,000 each. Forty-six other charities received from £ 500 to £ 5,000. Exercising the discretionary powers vested in them, the executors haye determined that these sums shall be permanently invested for the benefit of the charities referred to. An engineer and ironforger, who has been examined in the Greenock Bankruptcy Court, made the serio- comic confession that he had secured a profit of £ 000 out of a fire in his premises, but that this was the only profit he had won while in business. Mother Stewart, the American temperance lecturer, in the course of an address, expressed her astonishment on learning that clergymen in this country occasionally 1 reconciled it with their consciences to partake of in- toxicating liquors,under the belief that it did the system good. During a recent discussion in the United States Congress, Mr. Blaine, member for Maine, made a very long speech, which led to cries of Dry up." When at length he had brought his remarks to a conclusion, the senator who followed him opened his reply by observing, The hon. hyena from Maine No objection to the term was raised.

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LOCAL RAILWAY TIME TABLES. NOTICE.-The Railway Time Tables are published with as much care to ensure correctness as possible; but should they contain any errors, the Publisher does not hold himself responsible for any inconvenience that may arise therefrom, as change oometimes take place in the arrival and departure of trains without the Knowledge of the Editor. BRECON AND MERTHYR RAILWAY. BllECON, MERTHYU, DOWLAIS, RUYMNNY, AND NEWPORT. UP.-WEEK DAYS 1,2,3, 1).3.1,2,3, 1,2,3. 172,3.^72,3^ FROM a.m. a.ill a.m. a.m. p.m. P. M. Newport (Dock-st.) dep. 7 10 |10 35 3 0 6 151 Bassaleg Junction 8 2 10 47 3 12 6 °7' Rhiwderin 8 7| 10 52 3 17i 6 32! Church Road 8 13 10 57 3 22' r, 37 Machen I 1 8 18 11 4 3 28 6 421 ?edwas 8 *7, 11 U 3 38 6 51' Maesycwmmer 8 40; 11 27 3 53< 7 4! Pengam 1 8 49 11 35! 4 11 7 14, Pengam dep. 9 15! ..11 4O1 4 3, 7 16- "White Rose 9 251 11 50 4 18; 7 26| Rhymney arr. 9 35 „ 12 U 4 28 7 36 Bargoed dep. 8 66, 11 40 7 2l| Darren 9 6 11 46 7 27 Fochriw 9 20 112 0 7 41 Dowlais Top 9 40 12 10 7 6ll Dowlais 10 0 12 45 8 81 Merthyr (V.N. Statn) 7 45 9 30 12 1° 2 0 5 20 7 20 Cefn 7 55 9 40 12 2° 2 10 5 30' 7 30 Pontsticill June. arr. 8 7 9 52 12 3- 2 25 5 42 7 40 Pontsticill June.dep. 9 57 12 35 .18 3 Dolygaer lo 2 12 40 2 30 ..18 8j Talybont 10 30 1 5 g 31j TalyUyn I 10 45 1 20 8 40: Brecon arr. 10 55 1 30 8 40 DOWN.—WEEK DA YS. 1,2,3, 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,3. 1,2,3. FROM a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Brecon dep. 7 20 11 35 2 0 4 £ 0 Talyllyn 7 30 11 4o 2 20 5 15 Talybont 7 40 11 53 2 30 5 22 Dolygaer 8 10 12 23 3 0 5 55 Pontsticill June. arr. 8 15 12 SO 3 5 6 0 Pontsticill June dep. 8 23 10 6 .3 8 6 6 8 5 Cefn 8 25 10 17 12 45 3 20 6 20 8 17 Merthyr (VNSt.) arr. 8 45 1C 27 12 55; 3 30 6 30 8 25 Dowlais 8 3-i 12 45 3 20 6 27 Dowlais Top 8 28 3 18 6 16 Fochriw 8 38 3 27 6 30 Darren 8 5o 3 37 6 40 Bargoed 8 f>6 3 45; 6 50^ Rhymney dep. 8 20 11 10 12 10 6 30 Whiterose 8 30 11 18 12 18 ..16 40 Pengam j 8 45 11 30 12 30 655 Pengam dej. 9 t> 12 S31 3 50 7 2' Maesycwmmer 9 13 12 40 3 56 7 12 Jfedwas 9 26 12 54 4 8 7 26' Machen 9 35 1 5 4 18 7 35' Church Road 9 40 1 lo 4 23 7 40' Rhiwderin 9 45 1 15 4 28 7 45j Bassaleg Junction 9 60 3 20 4 83 7 6Q: Newport ^Dock-st.) arr. 10 2 1 321 4 45 8 21 GREAT WBSTERSf RAILWAY".—VIIOPOKO SAVJIS, Oarm VRTUKS*. SWYS-HA, OA«D<H,H', Viwpoar, OI*5P-«T«)>V, OnsDi^aAJt, GLOCTOBSTBB, A-Ti) LONDON. UP.—Week Days. | Sundavs. DOWN.—Week Days. j Sundays. j a.m. a. m. a.Tn7T,2,3., 1,2. 1,2,3.1,2,3 1,2,3. 1,2,3. MaUTi^O,J.3. 1.2. 1.2,3, 1,2^3.. 1,2, V 1,2,4. 1,2,3.. Kxy. 1,2,3. 1,2. fEsp! 1,2. Gtp. 17^r~j i Kip. l,2,:4.7l,273.7 1,8. il,2,3» from | 1,2. 1,2,3. 'l,2,3. a. in. Ia.m. a.m.ip.a lan. p. in p.m. (p.m. a.m.; a.m. p.m. a.m.! prom a. in.; a. m.ia.n. ;a. in.ia. m. a. m.|p. m. a. in. p. m. p. m.j 3 •'» aa a. m. p. m. ;p. m..p. m. NEW MILFORD I j I I LONT).)X I 5 3) <$010 15: 112 Oj 1 50', 5 15 3 10 gSj 10 30 1 8 10 for Pembroke, j | | I SwindoJ j 7 45 9 5 12 23! 2 20' 4 H3i 7 20 11 2) e\ | 1 5>j |ll 20 Mlfrd Haven, Ac | 2 55 .8 15 6 25 10 45 5 Oi 9 45 6 0 Stio vl 1 S 3 510 12 1 10; ,3155 30; 8 10 12 li; gi1 i 3 II 12 11 Haverfordwest. | 3 15 8 41; 6 55 11 15,' 5 24 10 12 5 21 r v Ji-ri. 8 -.i 10 45 1 33; 3 33 6 7 8 33 12 35 »51 3 29 12 35 Clyndorwen 1 7 10 11 45' | j 10 39 5 43 (-lap. 7 i) 0 0 11 5 1 4> j 4 0, 7 30 8 33 12 50 3 35; 12 50 Carmarthen June i 4 8 9 52 8 20 12 50 2 41 6 27: 11 25 (3 27 Oil 6L, C'N"ii V vl 6 55 8 15 10 15 1 15| 13 0 t> 1j S 5 1155 g 1 15 I Ferryside 10 5 8 34 .1 5 2 52 J 11 3D Uy lu." 3 21 9 33 a 57 U 41 8 21, 1 1 25 a.~ 4 22 1 25 Llanelly f 4 41 10 3G 9 19 1 50 3 21 7 1 12 Lb 7 OHB.MCOvV 8 40 9 51 12 20 2 31 ,5 9 8 42 9 21 1 40 q"2- 4 41 i I 40 j (ar 5 20 11 15 10 0 j 2 41 4 15 7 45 .Ill 7 45 Ports *3vwt 8 55 12 35 5 2) 8 52; I t 4 57 1 I SsWAJNJsJiA |d_ j 5 0 7 5 10 50 9 35 1 30 j 2 15 3 50 7 20 112 40| 7 2) N li vV P J X C 9 23 10 Si 1 1". 3 3 i 5 53 9 23 9 5? 2 li § § S 3)| 2 13 ( Landore 1 5 11 7 1111 i 9 oO 1 35; 2 30 4 4 7 31 .12 51 7 31 OAS, KeV 10 0 10 17 1 50 3 23, 6 25. 9 50 10 13 2 33 « 3 o 0 2 33 NEATH j 5 25 7 30 11 20 10 10 1 55 2 45 4 21 7 51 1 1J 7 51 Llant-imit 10 35 11. 7 2 25 I 6 53, <} 3 2-' g 35; Port Talbot I 7 50 11 32 10 30 2 15: 3 5 4 35 8 3 125 S 3 «ridgi.ll 11 5 11 3) 2 55 4 4' 1 271 I 10 55 3 15 "3 2 4 7 0 13 15 Bridgend i 6 0 8 25 11 57.ll 5 2 50! 3 40 5 5 8 30 1 5 5 8 30 Part C il >oi, jll J. 11 5) 3 25. 4 25 7 57 G 3 10 <3 3 3 7 28 1 3 40 Llautrissant I .8 52 11 35 3 17; 4 3 5 3.' 2 20 NT dl Y. L'1 U 55 12 3 3 50 i 4t 8 17 j U il 3 55 3 2 3 7 | 3 55 CARDIFF 1 fi 33 9 24 12 32 12 7 3 50 | 4 15 G 0 9 3 2 05 9 3 [j-vvl ,11 1112 22 4 10 4 54 1 S 31, j U 47 4 12 >.3-3 8 3 I 4 12 NEWPORT 6 55 9 5513 5512 45 4 20 | 4 50 6 25: <3 o' | 3 2. 9 27 I *• 12 21 12 3) 4 20 5 II 8 50 12 4 31-3 g"3 8 20 4 31 Portskewet 10 25, ] 2 0 4 53 5 li Q y> | 3 53 1 »• ,1. 12 10 4 3i 4 45 3 30 U 40 4 5 3 § 7 55 4 CHEPSTOW i 7 30 110 43 1 34 2 17 5 7, 5 35 7 > 9 53 4 12 9 53 LUaally | 1 5 .5 33 5 25 9 15 12 16' 4 44 M 3 a: 8 47 j 1 4 44 Lydney 7 45 !11 3; 1 47, 2 37 5 27; | 5 50 7 20 10 12 .14 32 10 li Vorrni le | I 4' 0 17 9 51 I. 3 § | 9 2JI OHELT'NHAM 9 20 jl2 25- 2 571 4 20 7 20; | 7 20 9 ..11 40 J 5 55 i!u' airt'na -la j2 0 32 5 55 ;10 5 12 53 5 16 a } 9 37, 5 VJ I m rt'csupp iarri. 8 30 11 50: 2 25,' 3 25 (j 15; <3 35. 8 0 10 47 | 5 22 10 47 Clvnidrwid.. j 7 37 | F =■ §*4 •• I (10 24 j F U-LUbiliiC jde j 8 4o 112 0; 2 31 j 3 35. j 6 4>' 12 20 j 5 30 12 2) if ivjrio.- Iwjit | 8 5, 7 0 1 471 6 25 2 10 5l! i G 25 Stroud 9 5 112 30' 2 55| 4 « 7 4 12 45 5 55 ii 45 X V.V Mi I,!? ).l'J .Mil. j j Swindon | 9 55 I 1 25 3 45j ;> 2), | 8 2o 1 40, 1 7 5 1 40 t'.K' I'd n ..I | i I ^-j j i 1 LONDON 12 10 I 3 50 5 501 9 55; J 10 35 t 35 110 30 t 3 5 1 1 ? 3) 7 25 2 5 i? LI 2) I G 50 SrRtiOWRYR LiL W A. Y—N"A.^c?B\vca, THEDEOAR, AND NEWPORT. DOWN.—Week Days. | Sc.vdays. FROM j». m. a. m. a. rn. a. in. a. m..p, m. p. m. p, m.ip, m.ip. m.ip. m.lp. m.ip. m.~p. m.iij. M. Nantybwch j .i 1 r I j j r >t r #> y r Sirbowy 7 30, H2 25j .14 35 I 8 291 8' 10 4*io 7*2 TaEDE T^.pJamval -1 •• S3i •• •• 1-' 30' 1 1 4 43' 8 34 8 15' 7 28 (aepai'Lura 7 35 12 33; I 1 4 15 —n nirg°i0 'A i 7 53i •• I '• 112 4!)' •* •• •• 5 2; •• •• 8 32: •• 432 — Black,vood 8 0: j >13 M | 5 8 8 40, 4 38 Tredegar Junction {^rrL •• 0 •• •• i j •* •• ••• •• I •• •• •• —' V VTM n ^d9p' •• 8 5 •• 1 1 °, •• •• •• 513 •• •• 8 45l •• 443 Nine Mile End 8 20; 1 H 5 25! 9 0 4 55 «, Kisca 8 30; 1 20, .15 33, 9 10 5 5 „ N ewport. Dock-street ..1 8 50' 1 40 1 ..I 1; 55 9 30 s 30 UP.—WEEK DAYS. I a. 111.-a. ua. «n. a. m. a. tn. a. m. in. p. m. p. m. ,a. m. a. m. a. in a. m. p.m. Newport (dook-streot) ..I j.. i 9 0 2 30 7 0! 9 451 Bisca I 9 20 a 50, 7 20, 1 5 Niuj Miltf Point 1 j ,» so. „ 1 3 0 7 30j _5j Trelegar Junction {«/S j ( 9 33', j .^1 ..j 10 30^ Blackwood I '• 9 52i 3 13| 7 52| 10 471 Argoad j ..j u 53' I 3 271 7 59 '10 51 j TRaDEj,Atl;dapaaure 9"o' "I i 'lo"l7' 'I ".I 1 S*47l 8*21! 8'oil'i4i4"0 ■lirriovvy 9 4' I 10 l1 '3 51 8 25 8 511 1S| 5 \r,nit/b'-vch —, 1 1 I .1 ..I ,4 I R. Jl GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. I SWANSEA, NlJATH, HIBWAIN, ABERDARE AND MERTHl R DQWjy —WEEK DAYS. J SUNDAY 11,2,3.1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 172,371,2,3.;T2 3 r\„ „ a.m. a.m.; p.m. ip.m. p.m..am LA'm Quakers Yard J 9 46' 2 51 8 »3 8 MP? Mountain Ash 9 65 3 0! 6 39- 9 7 7 is Aberdare | 8 1010 4 8 9j « Sij 0 lij 7 25 Knfnt '3^9 66 Is'?! 25J S t °! 7 10 Llwydcoed | kn f s«! T ? 2$7 21 Hirwaina« S I ] ? J, L'J ? ]6I 26 Hirwain dep s 10? i 1 ? 41 ? 7 2i! 7 32 Glyn-Xeatf- -10 1 i'1 3 23 •• 7 ^01 7 40 Kesolven fc 4^10 37{ 2 5j 3 41 7 27 0 501 R 0 A^r-"|S1|SSfS{» jdjljli :S8idS^isi 1 Jgglig ^dore P 37111 24; 3 54; 4 27| 8 16 10 SS I 47 9 45\jl 30' 3 0i 4 35! 8 2r> L0 £ 5! 8 65 UP—Week DAYS. j Sc.vn~ KsF: i i is siisais 41 Re'fol alS 8 19 11 48' 3 36 6 36! 8 38 8 57 7 li Glvn v D;i, 8 29 •• 111 58' 46i 6 -m 8 48 9 22 ^nlseath s 33 i12 8, 3 6 55^ 8 58 9 15 7 i,i S ™ arr 8 57 Il2 23 4 17 7 15 9 IS 9 41 7 m Llwydcoed 9 38! 4 3° 7 I?! 9 28 9 tl I 1 Abernan? 9 10 ••• U iZ 4 35: 7 22' 9 33 9 51 S 6 Merthyr 9 491 4 42i 2f\ » 40 9 5S! 8 13 9 28 1 0; 4 53; 7 40 9 52-.10 loj 8 25 Monntahi'Ash I -f 44^ 4 S6' 9 S2| 9 51 8 6 Quaked Yard Q 54: 4 46> •• L10 3 s •• 9 "6, 1 8j 4 59j ho 14 8 2'J TAFF VALE RAILWAY. DOWN-WEEK DAYS. SUXDAY 1-2'3-i •• 1,2,11X^1,2,3.1 1,2^M,3 FROM a.m a. m. p. m.lp. m.i a.m. p. in Merthyr 7 5o; |10 5ft 3 30' 6 4'j 9 ■> 4 1> Troedyrhiw 8 3 ..1,1 3 3 38| 6 48, 9 13 4 2' Quaker'sVard J. for j 4 G. W. Railway 8 14] 11 14 3 49; 7 9 24 4 34 Aberdare 7 55, 10 55 3 29j 6 39j 9 4l 4 11 Treanian 7 53} |10 59 3 33j 6 43: 9 §1 4 is Mountain Ash. S 71 1J 7 3 41 6 52! 9 101 4 26 Aberdare June a 8 17: hj 17' 3 51' 7 3' 9 26' 4 3H Aberdare June, d ? 22; Ill 22' 3 571 7 91 9 32l 4 42 Treherbert 7 4ll jio 411 3 151 6 24' 845)3 5-, Treorky 7 46i HO 46 3 20i 6 29i g 50 4 '0 Ystrad 7 52. 10 52( 3 20/ 6 351 8 6fli 4 6 Llwynpia 7 591 jio 59 3 33i C 42; 9 3I 4 13 Pandy 8 5, 11 5j 3 39; 6 48' 9$4 l# Forth 8 11 11 11 3 45} 6 54- 9 loi 4 25 Hafod 8 16 1,2,3. ill 17; 3 611 7 0 1,2,3. # 2U 4 31 Pontypridd J. a 8 23; a.m. ill 24| 3 59j 7 p.m. 9 28! 4 38 Pontypridd June d 8 34 8 44,11 34i 4 9i 7 22 7 28 9 44i 4 54 Treforest 8 391 g 48,11 3S 4 13^ 7 27 7 33 9 49t 4 69 Llantwit [9 0! 7 49 Cross Inn ,9 7 7 56 Llantrissant «. Cowbridge 9 15 3"5 Walnut Tree J. for Rhymney Ry 8 50; ;11 50 4 25| 7 39 10 1 5 11 Llandaff 8 >9 Ill 59 4 34; 7 47' 10 9; 5 19 Cardiff & 71 |l2 7| 4 42j 7 55! tl.Q i7i 5 27 UP,—WEEK. DAYS 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. ;1,2,3..1^2^ 1,2,S. 1^2X1^3 FROM a.m. a.m. ia.m. p. m. p.m.;p.m. a.m. p'm Cardiff 8 10 11 101 3 45j 6 35 9 4 15 Llandaff 8 19,11 19; 3 64, 6 46 9 15' 4 26 Walnut Tree J. for Rhymney Ry 8 2S 11 281 4 3; 6 55 9 25 4 35 Cowbridge .dep Llantrissant 8 0 6 20t Cross Inn 8 81 6 30; Llantw;.t 8 15 6 37! Treforest 8 28; 8 £ 9 11 39; 4 141 6 63; 7 7 9 36j 4*46 Pontypridd J. arri| 8 32, 8 4fi;il 46; 4 21 6 57' 7 14 9 43j 4 53 j Pontypridd J. d| 8 46 11 46 4 21} 7 29 9 50 5 0 Hafod 8 53 11 54! 4 2ffl 7 37 9 57) 5 1 Porth S 57(11 5ii| 4 35! 7 4310 3, 5 IZ Pandy 9 2jl2 5l 4 41! 7 4910 9] 5 19 Llwynpia 9 8)12 11; 4 47 7 £ 5 10 151 5 25 Ystrad 9 15jl2 Is 4 64, 8 2tl0 22! 5 32 Treorki 9 21 12 24 5 0 8 8 10 2fel 6 38 Treherbert 9 '/5,12 28, 5 4; 8 1210 32* 5 42 Aberdare June, ari 8 53,11 58' 4 33 7 26 9 5? 5 5 Aberdare Jnc. d. 8 58!ll 58 4 331 7 26 9 65' 5 5 Mountain Ash. 9 9|l2 9 4 44] 7 38 10 6< 5 Treanian 9 17;12 17 4 62 7 47 10 14j 5 24 Aberdare 9 21 12 21 4 66 7 5110 18 5 28 Quaker'sYardJ.for G. W. Railway. 9 412 4 4 39 7 3210 3>j 5 l; Troedyrhiw.. 9 1l|12 14 4 49/ .17 4210 1115 21 Merthyr 3 2112 21 4 56' 7 49jl0 18! 5 28 Trains leave Pontypridd Junction every Sunday at 9 53a.m. and 4 49 p.m. for Cowbridge, calling at all intermediate stations and trains leave Cowbridge for Pontypirdd Junction at 8 29 a.m. and 3.39 p.m., also calling at all intermediate stations, and arriving Pontypridd at b a.m. and 4.8 p.m GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. MERTHYR, QUAKER'S YARD, rONTIPOOn, ABERGAVENXY. HEREFORD, AND LIVERPOOL. UP.—WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 172,3 1,2,3. T,^3^1A3. "1,273 FROM a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m p.m Merthyr 9 5 12 40 4 25 j, Troedyrhiew 9 13 12 48 4 33 Quaker's Yard ..a 9 23 12 18 4 43 Llancaiacli 941 1 15 5 0 10*22 8 37 Rhymney Junetn 9 52 1 24 6 lo 10 32 ? 4? Tredegar Junct 9 58 1 30 5 21 ..i.03985t Crumlin 10 6 137 5 29 ..10499 4 Pontypool Town 10 26; 2 Oi 5 61 11 is. 9 21 Pontypool Road 10 30' 2 5; 5 66 11 13 9 27 Abergavenny 11 IS! 2 38; 6 21 Hereford 12 25 3 30| 7 35 Liverpool Liverpool j | j I DOWN.—"WEEK DAYS. SCKDAY Liverpool 7. TT 7! Hereford 710 12 35 3 35 9~40 7'cO Abergavenny 8 8 1 2Zi -4 40 10 40 8 50 Pontypool Road 8 56 2053075566 Pontypo-I Town 9 2, 2 7: 5 3s 8 3 6 13 Crnnilin 9 17 222 5 56 8 21 6 31 Iredegai Junct 9 24 „ 2 29 6 5 S 29' 6 39 Rhymney Junct 9 30 2 35 6 12 8 35' 6 45 Llancaiach 9 38 2 43 6 19 8 44 6 54 Quaker's Yard d 9 46 2 61 6 28' Troedyrhiw 10 16 3 27 6 oil Merthyr 110 23', ..J 3 35 6 58! LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY MERTHYR, TREDEGAR, AND ABERGAVENNY BRANCH. UP.—WEEK DAYS I SUNDAYS 1.2,3.1,2,3.1,2,3,1,2,3.1,2,3. FROM a.. m. a. In. p. m. p. m. p.m. Abergavenny (E iec. R.d.1 8 15 10 46 1 6 5 8 8 loj Brynmawr for Nantyglo 8 48 11 17 1 31 5 37 8 44; Brynmawr 8 50 11 IS 1 32 5 39 8 46! | Beauiort h 55 11 24 8 51) Ebbw Vale Trevil 9 0 11 29 5 63' Nantybwch 9 6 11 33 1 41 8 15 8 67 Sirhowy 9 15 12 2 1 53 6 20' Tredegar 9 20 12 15 1 58 6 10 Nantybwch 9 6 11 34 1 42 6 3'8 531 Rhymney Bridge 9 10 11 39 1 46 6 8 9 3 Dowlais Top 9 22 11 &' 1 57 6 1J 9 Ii* Dowlais 9 30 11 67 2 7 6 20 9 30 Merthyr (by coach) '10 0 12 30\ 2 40 7 0 10 oj i DOWN.—WEEK. DAYM. | DOWN.—WEEK. DAYM. FROM a.m. a.m. a.m. p. tm pTm p^oT, Merthyr (by coach) J.. 8 5p 12 0 4 55 6' 65! Dowlais 7 15: 9 56 12 45j 5 35 7 35 Dowlais Top 7 22; 10 5 12 51! 5 42 7 42 Rhymney Bridge 7 33 7 7 10 15; 1 1S: 5 58 8 0 Is antybweh Sirhowy 9 15j !l0 22i 1 53 6 15 8'36 Tredegar 9 20! 10 37 1 £ 8 6 20 8 40 Nantybwch 7 4*21 713.1020 1 23 6 4 8 5 Trevil 7 461 7 IS 6 8 8 9' Ebbw Vale Beaufort 7 50 7 23;10 23; 6 i2 8*13 Brynmawr for Nantyglo 7 65 7 28jlo 331 1 32 6 17 8 20 Brynmawr 7 57 7 30;10 35j 1 3i 6 18 8 2l! Abergavenny (Brec. Rd; 8 2S 8 10|i: 6 6 4S 8 51 t Market Train (on Tuesdays only. RHYMNEY RAILWAY. RHYMNEY, HENGOEn, CAERPHIL1, AND CARDIFF. DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 1 1,2,37 1,273". 1,273.1,"2,3 172,3. f FROM m. p. m. p. nr. a m. p. na. F Rhymney 9 27 2 5 0 35 9 35 5 A Pontlotttyn. 9 31 2 9 6 39 9 39 S Tir Phil 9 38 2 Hi tj 46 9 id 6 10 Bargoed 9 48 2 21 6 64* 9 54 5 24 Pengam 9 53 2 26' 6 591 9 58 5 28 j N., A.,&H. )arr. .I He go | Junction J dep 10 3 2 311 7 3 0 5! 5*3 Ystrad |10 7 2 35 7 9 10 9j 5 3 Caerphilly 10 20 7 45 21 10 2iM 6 Walnut Tree Bridge u Cardiff (Adam-street Station) jlO 35 Q 7 60 10 3g 6*' UP. WEEK DAYS. SUXDAYP ,1,2,3. 1,2,3.1,2,3. 1, FROM a. m. p. m. p. in. a. m.; p, m Cardiff (Adam-street Station) 9 012 30 30 8 30] 4 5 Walnut Tree Bridge « Caerphilly 9 15(12 45 4 42i 8 45 4 10 Ystrad 9 27(12 57 ( 8 57' 4 25 ,|N.,A.,SH /arr. # Hengoedj jUIlction fdep 9 36 1 3 4. 4 4-35 Pengam 9 401 1 7, S 4 38 Bargoed 9 46] 1 12 9 12j 4 4?, Tir Phil 9 561 1 io i.2 9 19 4 49 Pontlottyn 10 31 J -S .9 26 4 50 Rhymney jlO lit 20 9 3 j 5 0 WESTERN VALLEYS A^LWAV. NEWPORT, EBBW VALE, AND is'Ars rYGLO. I DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. [SUNDAYS. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,2,3. 1,273771,2,c i. FROM a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.;n. Ebbw Vale 8 25 11 15 2 20 7 25 10 55 7 '0 Victoria 8 33 11 23 2 28 7 33 11 3 7 ,3 Aberbeeg June 8 47 11 37 2 42 7 47 11 17 ',32 Nantyglo 8 25 11 15 2 20 7 25 10 ;3 7 10 Blaina f 32 ,11 23 2 28 7 33 u a 7 16 Abertillery 8 U 31 2 36 7 41 Ul 11 7 26 Aberbeeg June 8 47 11 37 2 42 7 47 |ll 17 7 32 Crnnilin 9 0 11 54 2 55 8 0 '11 30 7 46 Abcrcarne 9 10 12 4 3 6 8 10 11 40 55 Rises. 9 22 12 20 3 17 8 22 11 52 7 Bassaleg Junct 9 34 12 34 3 29 8.34 12 4 8 19 Newport 9 45 12 45 3 40 8 46 12 15 8 30 UP.—WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS 2,3 FROM a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Newport 7 0 11 16 3 0 a 46 9 1^ 5 15 Bassaleg June 7 11 1 j 26 3 11 5 56 9 26 5 26 Risca 7 20 11 37 3 25 ii 7 9 37 5 37 Abercarne 7 32 11 50 3 41 6 i.0 9 50 5 50 Crumlin 7 41 12 0 3 51 6 30 10 0 0 0 Aberbeeg June 7 53 12 i3 4 8 6 43 10 13 0 13 _1_1- Abertillery '59 12 19 4 14 C 49 10 ly y 19 Blaina 8 12 27 4 22 6 57 10 27 6 27 Nantyglo t'-5 12 35 4 30 7 6 10 3o 6 35 Aberbeeg June 7 12 13 4 8 6 *9 10 13 f Victoria 8 12 27 4 "22 7 4 10 27 e Ebbw Vale 8 15 12 35 4 30 7 12 no 35 6 Printed and Published by PETER WILLIAMS, at the TELEGRAPH Office, High-street, in the Town and franchise of Merthy Tydfil, in THE County of Glamorgan Fpu AT. FEBRUA»V I 4th, 1876.. i ft