The Aberystwith Observer

CRICKET. CORBET ARMS HOTEL C. C. V. CADVAN C. C. This match was phtyed at the Corbet Arms Hotel cricket ground on Saturday, May 18th; 1878. The following' were the score :— I CORBET ARItfS HOTEL CRICKET CLUB. 1st. Innings. 2nd Innings. S-/ntberton' cJ'I)avie,.b JO. Jorjps I b. K. Da vies 1 rT' c ^,avies» 1 c9 Dayies,bJ.Davies ir T," a'nbertain b J- o. Jones 8 b J. O. Jones 13 W, Pemberton, b J. Daviea 29 run out, #4 R.Davies 8 "eir^n °,ut' 8t J- Davips 0 cS.Jone&st J.O.Jones 5 Jr^0," b 13 not out 23 B. Roberts, cD.Gnffiths, b J.Davies 1 b J. Davie*! 0 O, Pemberton. not out 5 i> r o Jnn*a o«> B, Pearce, c R.Rowland.,b J.Davias 0 cJ.bavje,,bJ.O Jones's T.T*atson,cS.T\ .Jones.bE.W.Jaaeg 0 b J. O. Davie? 1 T. Sfiaton, b J. Dav1M i { vkviel 1 1 rr. K> Richard b J Dayies 2 B. 1, w.D, 8 OB, 2, ir,b, 9 11 67 87 CADVAN CRICKET CLUB. ?. DavIes, c Stealy, b Dr. Jones 4 jR. Evans. c and b Tamberlain 0 S Rowlands, b Dr. Jones 0 IV.P.Rowlands,cWatson bTamberlain 5 c T. R. Richarda 0 J. Davieg, b Tamberlain 2 IrV". B. Jones, b Tamberlain 6 not out 3 ■J.O. Jones, c Capt. Keene, b Stealey J4 c Tamberlain •f. Junes, b Dr Jones fi. Evans, b Dr, Jones It, Rowlands, c W. Pemberton, b Tamberlain 0 J. Davies, b Tamberlain 1 i>, C. Griffiths, not out I B. 5, w.b. 4, n.b. 2 It w.b. S 2 00 S I

ii an-" Navy Gazette says—<: The pens of Macniven & Cameron promise to be household. t words for generations." "They come as a boon and a blessing- to men, Tl.a Pickwick, the Owl, and the Waverley Pen." They are a treagure. "-Stardard. MIXED BOX FINE POINTED PENS -) 6D each- ■FTNXRD BOX MEDIUM POINTE 1 FENS I By post JMIXED BOX BROAD POINTED PENS ) 7d. Specuttflu boxes containing all the kinds, Is. 1d. by post. Patentees—MACNlVEiN & CAMERON, 23 to Blair fetreet, Edinburgh. Penmabers JTcv Majesty's Government Offices, (ITstablished .1770).

FUNERAL OF THE LATE COLONEL I POWELL. On Saturday morning the last remains of the late Colonel Powell were conveyed from Nant Eos to Llanbadarn-fiiwr Church, and dt-postfed is the family vault. At about eleven o'clock the mourn- ful cortege left Nant Eos, and slowly wended its way along the beautiful country road, over which the departed had so many times travelled in the full en- joyizenr. of health, strength, and manly vigour The order of the precession was :—Undertaker tenants hearse, containing the body, drawn hy t our horses two mourning coaches Mr Parry, Mr G, T. Smith, Mr J Jenkins (registrar of county C ourt), and Mr J. if. Hi< kiing, walking Sir Pryse Pryse^s carriage, Mr Yauyhun Davies' carriage, Mr L'lxdale's carriage; Mr J. G. W. Bonsall s carriage; Mr J. Parry's (Gianpaiih) carriage, Miss Davies's (Cwreedwig) carriage, Mrs Lewis's (Gl inaeron) carriage, Mr Morris Davies* s(c fosihydygab- dj car- riage, two mourning coache?, Mr L. P. Pug:' «• (Abermei«e) caniage, Mrs Parry's (Llidiade) c «rriage, carriage containing Messrs J D. Vlil- liams (Tregaron), Joseph Arch (Strata Florida), J Rowlands (Ystra.i) carnage containing Messrs Ii. H. Oakes, H. H llghes, jun., and B. E. Morgan. All fclong the route there were crowds of people, who swelled out the ranks of ths procession, so that WIHn It arrived at Llanbadarn churchyard it had assumed gigantic proportions. At the railway cruBsing the cortege was met bv the offiC,ors of the mititia. of which the deceased was for some years Lieut-Colonel. The officers were Celoni-1 Lloyd PhiJipps, Captain Williams (Wallog), Captain D. Thomas, Captain Williams, Surgeon-major Morris Jnjits, Captain and Adjutant G. Wi l, Lieutenant Leir, Lieutenant Bonsall, and LieutenantWinwood. At the churchyard gate the body was met by the Rev John Pugh, vicar of Llanbadarn, who,in solemn cadence, read a portion of the beautiful and impres- sive service of tlae Church of England. Arrived in- side, the coffin was placed on a bier and covered with the Union Jack, the corners being held by the officers. The remainder of the service was then gone through, and the coffin placed in the family vault. The coffin, which was of polished oak and mounted wiih brass, bore on the plate the follow- ing inscription :— Lieat-Colsnel WILLIAM THOMAS ROWLAND POWELL, Died 13th May, 1878, Aged 62 years. The pulpit, reading desk, and harmonium were draped in black On entering and leaving the church Mr Jones played the "Dead March in Saul" in a most impressive manner. The church was crowded with people of all ages and sexes, who listened with marked silence to the words that fell from the lips of the vicar. The mourners were Mr G. E. J. Powell, son of the deceased; Major Phelps; Mr Cornelius Le Brun Powell, and Mr Aihelstan Charles Powel, nephews of the deceased; Dr Jackson; Mr H. E, Taylor, Chester; Mr Todd, the family solicitor. Among those present who had assembled to pay th«$ast tribute of respect to their departed friend we^oticed Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart.; Revs. Canon Phffl ps; O. Davies. Tregaron; J. Jones, Ystmd Meurig; J. Rees, Bangor; and T. A. Penry; Major Basset:, Lewi* Drs, Gilbert-son, C. Rice U-ilhauis, T. D. Harris, J. Roberts, and J. M. Jo.ies; Alder- man Thomas Jones; Messrs. Morris Davies; VaughanDavies; J T. Morgan; E Jones, Gwynfryn; H. J. Parry, Rhvdyferian; F. Temf le; D. Roberts, msiyor; F H. Roberts, Clerk of the Peace; A J. Hughe"; J. M. Davies, coroner, Antaron; Jones, Llanihystid; H Hughes, senr.; Isaac Morgan, W. Richardes; Roderick Ricbaides, Penglais; H. E. Taylor; Lewis Williams; C"pt. G. F. Hughes; Davies, Rbiwlas; D. H. Evans; Edward Cole; William Morgan; J. Mc->gan, Pier-street; E. P. Wynne; J. Evans, Pier-siri e:; J, J Davies, PI r- street; E. Owen; R. Williams; J. James, Dolau; J R. J. R. JOBes; G Jones, Noi thgate House; J Richards, Market-street; R. Jones, agent; G H. Thomas, Pen- parke; J. Griffiths; R. Eugbes, chemist; J. Jones, Bridge End; J. Morgan, Gwarallt; Thomas Powell; William Julian; G. Careswell; Thomas Abbott; Supt. J. Lloyd; Edward Jones's school. The body lay in state on Friday end Saturday in the dining I room at Nant Eos Theuhdertakers w, r, Messrs W. Garstin and Sons, 5, Welbeck-street, Cavendish- ¡ square, London, W. A posse of police, under the command of Supt,. J. LJoyd, were on the spot to maintain order, and it is worthy of remark, thft, notwithstanding the large crowd of persons assembled in the church, churchyard, and street, amongst "whom there was lJatuJrallYa great number of children, proverbial for their mischievous propensities on any and every occasion, there was not the least disturbance, in fact, the silence and reverence was most marked, showiDg to what a great extent was the reverence felt by all ages for the departed gentleman. We have been informed that the patronage and support which Colonel Powell gave to Penyparke School will be continued by his son, and, also, that he has commissioned Mr G. H Thcnaas, Penyparke, to sort out and pack up such of the books as were left by his father to 1 iegaion, to which plac they will doubtless be sent without delay.

MACHYNLLETH. INLAND REVENUE APPOINTMENT.—Our respected officer, Mr. James Jones, who has resided here for several years, has been ordered on promotion to Brechin division, Scotland, where we understand Mrs Jones is anxious to return, beiag a Scotch lady. The Commissioners of Inland Revenue have appointed Mr. Adam Hunt, of Llanrwst, to succeed Mr. Jones. The inhabitants are very much pleased at the latter appointment, as Mr. Hunt's long stay at the neighbouring town of Towyn gaiBed for him great respect. We noticed only a short time ago that he was presented with a very substantial mark of esteem from the inhabitants of that district. The Towyn parish, we believe, is now in the jurisdiction of the Machynlleth Officer. Mr. Hunt's advent amongst us we are convinced will be bailed with very great pleasure, and Mr. Jones's departure will be regretted, although be is a step further up the ladder of promotion. CILCENNIN. I SCHOOL BOABD.—The adjourned meeting of this board was held on the 18th inst., at Penwern; present Capt. Vaughan, Brynog (chairman); Messrs, David Jones, David James, Daniel Hamer, and J. M. Joties (clerk). The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and signed. Capt. Vaughan proposed, and Mr. David Jones seconded, that Messrs. Hamer and Jones should undertake to obtain estimates for digging a well in the grounds of the school. They kindly accepted the proposition, and further discussion on the subject was deferred until the: next board, when Messrs. Hamer and James will produce estimates, &c. — The board directed the clerk to write to Mr. John Rowland jaoo surveyor, Penuwch, and state that previous to paying his bill they expect him to supply them with a tracing of the ground of Cilcennin school as measured by him; the-cost of such tracing, they consider, is included in the surveying.—The clerk then read the schoolmaster's report, which stated that one of the monitors engaged by the board had resigned," and that during this wet weather rain ca-ae down to the centre of the school room through the bell channel and the 'west end door. so as to interfere materially with the school work.-The echool progresses very satisfactorily. The average att,endaiace for the past seven weeks being 54. The att. ndance of some children was very irregular.

TREELESS HILLSIDES. Were I to step a few yards from wh'Ae I sit and write, and then ascend a steep path "leading to the edge of a precipitous cliff, I should see on the other side of i broaS valley a bold bill surmounted by a* lofty pillar. The pillar was intended, as a monument to commemorate the deeds of the late Duke of Wellington. But it has so little of a monumental look about it, that the fact of its having been in- tended to perpetuate a great memory has a very slender hold upon the minds of those who live within sight of it. It is not an uncommon thing to hear ir, spoken of as an old mine shaft, or as a* rough land- mark for the guidance of vessels in the bay whose waves are ever breaking at the foot of the hill. But some still survive who speak of its connection with the great Duke, and who tell how a departed admirer of the Waterloo hero was anxious to have the hill adorned with something that would be visible from his mansion. Trees he would not plant. He knew he could not live long enough to see them grow to any size. He wished for something which would spring up towards the sky faster than trees would, to break the moaotony of the bleak hillside. If, however, instead of erecting what now in the eyes of all who look upon it is an unsightly object, he had planted the hillside with trees, he would have had what ought to have been to him the satisfaction of conferring a benefit on the generations to come after him. The unwillingness with which he is credited to plant trees, because they would not spring up in his own life-time, has been the unwillingness of nianv others. But for such reluctance many parts of our country might have a much pleasanter aspect than that they now possess. There is, however, a term which has been at various times of great power in the world. It is a term that has within it a beneficent idea. Tne- term is "the commonwealth." Its indwelling idea has been for some time pasb revealing itself to those able to render obedience to its promptings. The thought has entered into many minds that the possessions which men call their own—the estates of which they hold the title-deeds—are only theirs so that by their wise administration of them the whole community may be enriched. The owner of a far-spreading estate has begun to feel that he is called upon to secure that his broad acres shall be of greater ad- vantage to the dwellers around him than they would be if they were divided amongst many holders. If he did nob aim at securing this result, he would not have the assurance that he was faithful to the stewardship entAsted to him. Wherever estates have been so managed as to be of acknowledged benefit to all around, there has the term "the commonwealth" disclosed its useful secret. Where- ever the-e has been an effort to render buildings devoted to public uses far more beautiful than the private dwellings whose adornments can only minister satisfaction to the few, there has the useful idea been embraced. Wherever, by the generosity of the few, churches have sprung up, the architecture of which bears the impress of the thoughtful toil of thG artist and the artisan—churches whose pictured windows declare that generous founders have d resolved that the speech of art shall have its most winning tones,—wherever generosity has so mani- fested itself, the thought of living for others, of toiling for the common good, of helping to enrich the lives of poorer brethren with consoling- and eleva- ting ideas, has received a cordial welcome. And in like manner, wherever estates have been transformed into scenes of picturesqueness and beauty, in such a way that the new and refreshing aspects will ever be recognisable to the dwellers around, there has there been a striving to let thoughtfnlness for the common welfare take outward form in beneficent ways. And by planting with trees hillsides which have long been bare, though, it may be, little change is wrought daring the subsequent lifetime of the one who plants, a decided benefit is conferred upon the whole community. When the like is done over a .large district, a change for the better is pro .ueed even in the climate. The water supply of a country is unfavourably affected by the clearing away of its woods and forests. When the hillsides are covered with trees the flow of the rivers is, throughout the four seasons of the year, more uniform than when the slopes are bare. When rain falls upon treeless hills, the gathering water flows over the surface of the soil into the gulleys, and speedily makes its way into the becks and brooks, and hurries on with too great swiftness by the river to the sea, which it reaches long before it has done the beneficent work it might have done. But when the hillsides are clothed with trees, the rain that falls has its violence somewhat arrested by the foliage. The ground upon which it falls, with less of the pitiless force with which it beats upon barren slopes, is made spongy by the spreading roots, and so receives it and- retains it. The water thus makes its way to the natural reser- voirs below the surface. There it is stored up for future uses, instead of hurrying with such 5ipeed to the river cha nels as to fill them with sudden floods. The water stored up beneath the soil prevents the river-beds being dried up in the height of summer, so that droughts are less likely to occur to distress both man and beast. Mexico presents us with an instance of the great harm which can be done by denuding a country of its trees. The Spaniards, after their conquest of the country and after reducing the native tribes to servitude, selfishly and unsparingly cut down the trees, because they had observed that when the day was hottest the toilers in tho fields sought the shade afforded by the spreading branches; they cut down the trees, so that the poor labourers might have no shade at hand to tempt them from their work. Mexica has ever since suffered because of the ruthless hands which spared not its trees. It is a country subject to drought in summer aad to winter's floods. Trees have other beneficent uses. Where they abound the twittering music of birds and their melodious songs are more likely to be heard. The ever-changing colours of the foliage are refreshing to the eye. There is a wild music in the sound of the wind rushing through the branches., while the rust- ling of leaves to the breath of the milder breezes is one of the most grateful of out-door sounds. "Sweet is the murmur of the wind among the pine-trees," wrote the Sicilian peet more than two thousand years ago. Sweet is the murmur still. It all the hills now treeless in our island were clothed to their summits with forests, the winds which swept over them and through them would proclaim the presence of the trees, alike to dwellers near and to dwellers far away. For dwellers near there would be the vary- ing music of the swaying branches and the rustling foliage, and both for them and the dwellers far away there would be the wafted fragrance ever issuing from clustering trees. The east wind would lose some of the asperity gathered in rushing over -arid wastes if enly it had to pass over far-stretching forests. Were the hills of Yorkshire .and the moa n- tains of Wales and the Lake District all covered with trees, not only would the winds have their bit- terness tempered by the pleasant woodland fragrance, but the country would also receive many an added charm. In Croatia the lofty mountains are wood-ad to their very summits and that unfrequented coun- try possesses a marvellous sylvan beauty. If owners of ancestral estates in our island were to briskly enter upon the work of planting treeless slopes they would, by thus causing the land to be overshadowed by the beauty of "the trees of the Lord," impress upon others the assurance that they were desirous to promote the general welfare of their fellow-eountry- men, and that the beneficent idea underlying the term "the common-wealth" had revealed itself to them, and was prompting them to beneficent actions. H. N. GRIMLEY, M.A., in Social Notes.

JANE HUGHES OF PONTBOBERT,-This eccentric and clever old lady, the daughter of a once influen- tial Calvanistic Methodist minister, has departed this life; Her death will be a loss to Welsh printers, of whom she was a frequent patron, during her life time. She, no doubt, printed and sold a greater number of poetical tracts than any other person of her class. All her songs had a theological tint. Her father, the late Rev. John Hughes, wrote and printed many pamphlets, one at three-half-pence sellling very well. The author regretted having printed so low a price on the book, and with his pen marked another half-penny on each book. He was a stout man and generally wore a big ever-coat with roomy pockets-- Buch as poachers use—which were generally filled with his books. When he sat in an arm chair there was sometimes hard work to get him out, his well-filled pockets wedging him in. A story is related of a humorous mishap which once befel him while in tt)at position in an eager struggle to get out of tho chair he lost his balance, and fell upon the person who was trying to get him out of the chair Both had to remain on the floor till help arrived.-Mid. Wales Telegraph. F'OLNCW.VY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Dropsical Swellings.— Whatever be the remote cause of collect ors of water in Ihle human body, it must be prudent to disperse them as soon as po-sihfe, The readiest means of accomplishing this end are sui), ied by lining Holioway's Ointn t-Dt, to increase the aetiirity oi oi tir fit* When this Ointment is well rubbed upon 'he 'iin, it r. moves all venous congestion, overcomes all mechanic. 1 function to the free return of the blood andpre- vhhk Uk> lU-poit of serum and water. Holloway's Pills like- wise1 angtiiu.- ih s absorbing power they act powerfully on the capiUtu** .hrough the eireuldioB, while this Ointment ac > dueeU; t.it.ughthe skin. Both should be employed in ui ratca of the kidneys.

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LOCAL LAW COUSTS. In 1840 an Act was passed establishing Local Courts in Ettglsnd-tstid Wales, with jmisriietb n not exceeding £ 20. In 1856 the jurisdicuon of ¡be C'luts was extended to £50, and to actions 'or ibe. trial or recovery of freehold property wlkii the unuuii! value did not exc-cd £ 20. In 1865 the jurisdiction of the Courts was fovther extended to all actions far the administration of the estates of deceased person,, execution of trusts, lot eelolfcire and redecaption of mortgagee, specific performance of contracts, relief of trustees, mairtenance and advancement of infants, and partnership, where the fund did not exceed £ 500. Other Acts have been passed granting the Courts jurisdiction over dis- puted wills, differences in friendly societies, and admiralty, besides unlimited jurisdiction in bank- ruptcy. All these import-ant measures, promoted and passed by different Administrations—Con- servative and Liberal-(luring the last thirty years, are the strongest proof of the usefulness of Local Courts. The Judicature Commission, which sat in and about 1870,comprising the most eminent law and mercantile authorities in England, after heurinjj all the evidence which they could procure respect- ing the judical systems of England, reported strongly ill favour of a wide further extension of the jurisdiction of L-CMI Courts. Since their v finable report has been published, Bills have from Session to session been introduced into Parliament to enlarge the jurisdiction of Local Courts. Eour s ich Biils were brought in this Session respectively by Mr Norwood, Sir Eaidik-y Wilmot, Mr Hill, and Mr Cowen, each proposing a different limit of c-xietisioii. The Bilis of the first named three gentlemen have been referred to a select committee of the Commons, while the more comprehensive one of Mr Cowen was withdrawn after a discussion which must be considered as favourable. It is true the legal element, headed by that knight-errant of anti-law- reform. Mr Osborne Morgan, who can be a-loud and daring reformer of Church of England Burial Grounds, which would not affect his own position or profits, aided by his sab-lieuienant, Mr Morgan Lioyd denounced all Local Courts as a natiooal evil, and of course opposed all further extension of their jurisdiction. BUI a "greater than they." the able and learned Sir John Holkcr, attorney-general of England, in a calm and statesman-like speech, volunteered his testimony in favour of the "great usefulness of Local Courts," and expressed his valuable opinion that it would be an advantage to the community "if their jurisdiction were further extended." The honourable gentleman also ex- pressed hope that the select committee to whom the first three Bills were referred would be able to agree and report on sume principle and limits of extension which the government could embody in a practical measure. It is thus pleasant to turn from such one- sidtd and pseudo Liberals as Messrs. Osborne Mor- gan and Morgan Lloyd, to real and bona-fide re- formers like Sir Eardley Wilmot, Mr Sampson Lloyd, and the attorney-general ot England. We would have better faith in those noisy Liberals if they began 'by reforming the abuses of their own profession, with which they must be much better acquainted, than by assailing the tolerant Church of England, and Its ancient possessions. After the hearty and encouraging support furnished by the Government through Sir John Holker, to the prin- ciple of Local Courts, and its further extension, we may reasonably hope to see in the Session of 1679 the hoaest, praiseworthy, and persevering efforts of Sir Eardley Wilmot, and of Messrs. Norwood, Cowen, Hill, Watkin Williams, and Sampson Lloyd, growned in the triumph of Iheir cause and the ex- tension and establishment of Local Courts on a wide and systematic basis. Our own opinion, founded on the evidence furnished to the Judicature Com- mission, is that the jurisdiction of the County Courts should be extended from their present limit of £ -50 to all actions arising from tort or wroag to XIOO. and to all actions arising from contract, to £ 200, and their jurisdiction within those respective limits should bis original and exclusive, subject to the fullest right of appeal on all questions of law and evidence, to the High Court. We have fixed these limits because the average expense of trying such causes in the High Court amounts to £ 260 for both sides, sometimes much more, sometimes less. The argument of Messrs Osborne Morgan and Co. that the Judges are unfit to be trusted with such extended powers, is conclusively answered by the facts that they already possess jurisdiction to try freehold estate rights, representing a capital value of at least JE500, and unlimited claims in bank- ruptcy. We also think that their jurisdiction should be enlarged in the equitable matters before men- tioned from the present limit of £ 500 to £ 1000. The vast expense and delay of all enquiries and ac- counts in the High Court necessarily taken in Lon- don, and the accessible convenience of the County Court for such purposes, are conclusive in favour of an extensioR as last mentioned. The liqui- dation of joint steok companies now onter- tained by the High Court only, and from the enormous delay and expense of its proceedings, generally resulting in blank to the creditors, should be transferred to the County Court of ttte district where the mine, quarry, or manufactory is, or the business or speculation is carried on, in like manner as the kindred jurisdiction in bankruptcy is. The local machinery of the County Court would make all enquiries, take all accounts, and adjudicate on claims with expedition and economy, impossible for a tentralised court in London. A properly con- stituted local court possessing jurisdiction to the several limits and over the matters before suggested would, in our opinion, reverse the adage generally applied to the High Court, that "the remedy is worse than the disease," and would enable the public, and especially tbe'mereantile community, to recover their rights aad enforce their claims, with economy, certainty, and expedition. But in any material extension of the jurisdiction of County Courts, it would be necessary to make adequate provision for the appointment of Judges of much more standing and ability than a considerable number of the present functionaries possess, and for making the Registrars independent, by pro- hibiting them from private professional practice. A Loeal Court, so constituted and with the juris- diction we have suggested, ought to be a Model Court of Justice" for England and Wales.-Mid- Wales Telegraph.

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THE TIME TABLE. Cambrian Railways. DOWN TRAINS. Sund jp. iB.ta.m. a. m. a. m.ja.m. noonlp.m LONDON -Eust. 9 15 5 55| 9 0 12 ]0| 9 l5 Rirmghm.New-st 10 30 7 25 11 0 2 lOjlO 30 W'hamptn. Qn-st 11 0 8 0 11 35 2 55'tl 5 Stafford a.m. 2 18 9 512 40 8 50 3 le Shnrsb'y.LNWar_3_ 5 10 5 I 40 5 0 3 3 Lor don-Pad'ndp 6 80 6 0 10 "0| Birm'ghrn—Sn-hl 9 5.5 8 32 10 40 1 4(fc W'limptn-IjOvrLv 10 20 9 0 11 20 2 10] Shrewsb'y GW ar il 21 9 59|lii 18 •• 3 1 ^firevvsbury..dep 8 30 7 5 10 29j 2 .15 5 2Q< 6 0 Welshpool' arr 4 35 7 57 11 15; 3 5 6 15.' 7 6 Manch'r-Vic. dep 6 301 9 45 1 0 4 Gj f.'pool.(Land.Pta 8 S'lI 20 1 20j 4 40J fWestryOW..arr 10 15j 1 22 1 0| 7 14: M.anC!1,r Vie. I'" 6 80i 9 45 3 0 401 TaverpoovT.an.S 40 11 20 3 40. „ Dime St. 7 35 11 5 3 40. Whitchurch..arr 9 SO 1 40 6 5 a.m. a.m. a.m. a m. p.m. [P.m. p.m. P-m- (Sand Whitchurch..dep 7 85 9 351 2 3i 20 9 15 Oswestry f »" B_i° 10 25 2 I J! "'4 ( dep | 5 45 6 20^10 33 ••• 0 Jo WflUhnnnl 1 ar|,J I 6 25 7 55 19 3 3 « 8 16 8 8 6 58 pool | d 4 40 g 20ll goj g g(J 21 3 21 7 fi Newtown 5 16| 9 40 12 10] 4 20) 3 56 8 5° 7 41 Moat Lane.!un.ar 5 271 g 55 12 20 4 S3| 7 5jt MoatLaneJun.dp! 5 40; 10 *0 12 80 4 S3] 8 15 8 0 Llandinam J 10 95 12 35 a$qq 9 20$5 Dolwen J'- 12 43. R § 28 p? 8 13 Llanidloes arl 6 10 lu ovil2 50 4 J55S 8 35 jj?' 8 20 MoatLaneJun.dp 5 30i 10 25 IS 25] 4 34j 7 59 Macnynlleth ..ar 6 30) 12 15{ 1 goi 5 15 9 0 dp 6 33 8 35 "j 1 5 45 7 0 9 2 '"xlandovey June. 8 50 j 1 40! > 7 15 fJlandovey. 6 45 8 53 I 1 45 R '• 7 20 9 14 Vnysias 9 10 I A 7 38 9 31 lor!h 7 4 9 15 1 2 13; 6 22 7 44 9 36 Manfihangel. 0 22 j A (7 54 9 43 sow Street 7 12 3 27 1 2 25; 6 36i 8 9| I 9'47 VBEHY3TWYTH J 7 25' § 45 2 40' 6 48J 8 25 10 0 P Mondays only, q Except Mondays. Welsh Coast Br a. in. a. IN. p. M. p. a.. SJ. p. <I Machynlleth dep 8 35 1 40) ttlandovey Juliet. 8 05- 1 45( 5 .'3 9 27 Aberdovey 9 15 2 10/ 5 5 31 9 23 2 23'j 0 048 Tjlvvvngwril. 9 37: 2 37 6 2- '0 5 Barmouth Jun.ar 8 51 2 -5LJ 6 5F 10 16 BarmouthJun.dpj 7 46 9 53 ,2 40 3 lof 5 45 T" If 10 &4 Dolgelley ,ar 8 14 j -0 5 3 35 6 5 7 4I. 10 5S Barmouth dep 9 59 3 59 7 7 4 0 Harlech 10 23 3 23 7 33 4 24 \tinffoi-dd(forFes 10 42 3 4A 7 52 4 49 Portmadoc ar 6 10 7 40 10 ™ 5 2Q 7 59 4 54 Afon Wen 6 30, 8 0 11 20 4 15; 8 30 5 17 Pwllheli 6 40' 8 20 11 30 4_25J 8 40 5 27 A Ion Wen dep 8 1011' 25 4 40! 9 51 ATFNA RVON ..ar 0 10 12 25 5 4QF 10 0 UP TRAINS Sun Welsh vuosi Branch, a. tn. ft. fii. a?in. p. Ha. p- HI. p. m. a.M CAEIVAKVON dep 6 55. 0 40 2 45 7 20 7 55 Chwilosf 6 10 19 41 3 45 8 14 8 40 Afon Wen .am- 6 15 10 45 3 50 8 20 8 42 pwllheli dep 6 20 10 55 4 5 8 15 9 0 Afon Wen 630 1110 415 838 910 Portmadoc 6 53 1133 430850933 Harlech 7 18 11 57 4 58 9 56 Barmouth 7 46 12 27 5 28 10 24 bolgellev dep. 7 29; 8 5011 55 £ 2C 5 9 6 40 5 15 Barmouth June. arr 7 45 9 25 12 25 2 50 5 40 7 10 5 35 Barmouth June dep 7 53 12 35 5 80 Lhyyngwril ,,8 4 12 46 5 48 Towyn 8 18 10 6 3 •« Aberdovey 8 26. 1 8 615 (jtlandovey Junction 8 51 1 26 6 35 Machynlleth arr 9 1 1 39 FL 45 a. in. a. 111.P. M. p. m.,P. m. p m p. M. ABERYSTWYTH dep 8 0-12 40! 4 85) S 0 6 0 Bow Street 8 1212 521 4 58 6 12 FI 22 Llanfihangel 8 17; R 5 2 6 16 6 27 Borth 8 24 1 1 5 12 6 22J 6 42 Llanfihangel 8 17; R • 5 2 6 16 6 27 Borth 8 24 1 1 5 12 6 22J 6 42 Vnyslajs 8 301 R 5 22 6 27) Glandovey 8 45! 1 18 5 46f 6 421 6 27 Glandovey Junction 8 50' 1 92 5 50 6 42 Machynlleth .arr 9 1 1 34 6 0 6 45; 6 55 dep 9 tfi 1 45 6 54;——'I^O Moat Lane June., arr! 10 15' 2 45 8 LJ 7 OFI Llanidloes dep; 5 LO'VSO -2 10 T35 7 85 7 34 Dolwen A 9 551 2 15 3 40 7 40 7 42 Llandinam A 10 2 2 22 3 47 7 47 M OA I.ane JUNC-2 arr 5 30 10 10 2 30 3 55 7 55 G V/oai Lane June., dep 5 4010 18 2 35) 4 20 8 4 8 50 Newtown 5 52 10 31 2 40J 4 451 8 15 9 10 Welshpool arr 6 8011 8 8 20 5 53 8 50 § 45 „ d«p- 6 40 41 13 8 30 6 45 9 0 Oswestry.. arr 7 28 11 55 4 24 7 30 9 45 „ dep 7 35 12 0 4 30 7$5 Whitchurch arr 8 20 12 56 5 8 22 Whitchurch dep 8 28 1 1 6 L"2"8~47 -b .d"I18 47 Liverpool, Lime Street 10 30 3 0 8 0 11 20 Manchester Lond. Rd. 10 V 3 15 7 55 10 30 Stait'ord.10 45 2 15 7 15 London, Eust. St. arr _2 15 7 10 4 30 .$'55 Welshpool (C.R). arr 0 301J 8 3 20 S 50 9 45 S.h W. dep 6 35 11 25 3 55 8 55 — Shrewsbury art 7 30 12 15 4 48 9 45 OSWESTIT7O7W7J~ ,JEP G 45 JG 55 5 43I^9~ 17 11 47 Liverp'l Land. St. arr 11 8 3 0 8 20 11 I0 3W40 Manchester, Lon, RD. 3 25 9 45 Shrewsbury (G.W.)dep 7 40 1 8 5 5 Birtn'ham, Sn. hill, arr 9 43 3 10 7 5 London, Padd. St. 1 50 7 20 10 45| iitir'sb'r) L.&NRWTDEP ~7~45 12. 80 5 20 10~~8 Stafford arr 8 58J 1 83 6 20 11 4 Wolverhampton Q.S. 9 55 2 25 7 52 2 0 Birmingham, New-st. 10 35 8 10 8 80 2 30 LONDON, Euston St. 12 50 5 15 9 45 5 30 A and R-Stops for first and second-class passengers only. B—The 6.40 a.m. train Avon Wen to Carnarvon, and the 7.0 a.m. Carnarvon to Avon Wen runs on Saturdays only. W—Via Woodside. Manchester and Milford Railway UP TRAINS. a. ni. p. m. p. m. ABERYSTWYTH dep 8 30 2 0 4 45 Llanrhystid Road 8 45 2 S 5 5 Llanilar 8 56 2 17 5 20 Trawscoed 9 10 2 26 5 35 Strata-Florida 9 43 2 53 8 30 Tregaron 9 55 3 8\ 6 50 Pont-Llanio 10 8 8 16 7 0 Liangybi 10al3f 3A26 7 10 Derry Ormond (Bettws) 10 18 8 3! 7 15 Lampeter «• 10 28 3 46 7 30 Llanybyther 10 42 8 55 7 55 Peneader Junction 11 8' 4 14 8 23 ( arr 11 10, 4 15F 8 25 Pencader ^DEP 11 301 4 40 8 40 Carmarthen arr] 12 15 5 80] 9 40 c-urin. lc,.a I.J arr 12 39 T 5 54 ^7! J-Carm. Jul C. dep 12 50 6 27 GJ. Ferrysid* £ Llanelly arr 1 50 7 1 ].. Swansea 2 40 7 45 P3 Neath 4 2 49 7 51 A Cardiff 4 13 9 3 £ < Newport 4 45 9 27 $R'ortskewet June. 5 Bristol 7 40 Chepstow 5 30 9 58 2 Gloucester 6 S3 10 4' <S Cheltenham 7 20 M 40 ILOND. Padd. |LQ 35 4 35 The trains wilt stop at Liangybi only on Market and Fair Day DOWN TRAINS. p. M.a. M. a. RA. a. TO. /"LOND. Padd. dep 8 10 • 1 Cheltenham 12 55 ••• — *0 £ J Gloucester 12 50 6 «• 89 JE I Chepstow 1 40 ••• 29 I Bristol 1 20 12 80 W Portskewet June. 9 0 1 5J g J Newpor 2 13 3 0 2 I Cardiff 2 88 8 5 G 2G J Neath # 5| — *7 4 4O • Swansea 5 9 55 4 £ I Llanelly 44 — 10 41 5 28 £ I Ferryside Carm. June, arr S 10 ;11 80 G GO Lcarm.fO.&C.l Carmarthen dep a. m. 6 0 2 20 6 30 } arr FL 45 3 ld 7 26 Pencader dep 7 0 3 20 7 40 Pencader Junction 7 G 3 22 7 32 Llanybyther 8 15 3 54 8 14 ( arr. LampT V> 8 50.: 4 7 3 32 Derxy Ormond (Bettws) 9 G 4 13 8 40 Pont-Llanio 9 M 4 2ft 8 57 Tregaron 9 58 4 35 9 6 Strata-Florida I0 15 4 40 9 22 Irawscoed 10 40 5 10 9 45 Llanilar 10 53. 5 20 9 55 ABER^STWVTU 11 5 •" 5 8010 7 ABERYSTWYTH arr |N 15 6 4010 15 trains will stop at Liangybi only on market and fair

M R S. (2JOLQl^HOU1^, MANCHESTEE HOUSE, 6, NORTH PARADE ABERYSTWYTH,1 MILLINERY & BABY LINEN WAREHOUSE is appointed Agent in Aberystwyth for MESSRS. G. WRIGHT & SONS, MANCHESTER AND STOCKPORT, ENGLISH & FRENCH DYERS AND CLEANERS. F Price Lists and all information to be had at the above address. ft PARCELS MADE-UP EVERY WEDNESDAY. GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS Patronised by several eminent Physicians and Surgeons, and UNIVERSALLY held in high esteem. Though you have suffered and despaired for years and tried Remedies in vain, be assured there is still a safe and speedy cure for you at a small ost by using GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS, which are now recognised by all as toeing the best Medicine yet discovered for PILE AND GRAVEL, as as for ibe following pains, which in Ninety-nine Ca^es out OS every Hundred, are caused by these painful Maladies :— Pain in the back, Flatulency, Griping, Colic, A sense of weight in the back and loins, Darting Pains in the region of the heart, Liver, and Kidneys, Constipation, Pains in the thighs. sometimes shooting down to tbw calf of the, leg and foot, Suppression and retention of urine, Pains in the Stomach, and all Liver.Complaints. Thousands have been cured by these Pills, and many who ha^ been pronounced hopel; ss have been thoroughly i-estored to health by thei-r use. ONE BOX WILL CONVINCE THE MOST SCEPTICAL OF THELB EFFICACY In order to suit all who may be suffering from One or Both of these Maladies, the Proprietor prepares this Vegetable Remedy in the following forms :— No. 1—GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS. No. 2—GEOR&E'S GKAVEL PILLS. No. 3- GEORGE'S PILLS FOR THE PILES. Important Testimonials from Doctors, Chemists, and I»" valids, from all parts of the country, will be forwarded to any address on receipt of a stamped envelope. Sold in Boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d., by all respectable CliemistO; by Post, Is. 4d. and 3s., in postage stamps. EVERT BOX IS PROTECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT STAMP- NOTICE.—The title "PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS" iti Copyright, and entered at Stationers' Hall. Proprietor, J. E. GEORGE, M.R.P.S-, HIRWAIN, GLAMORGANSHIRE. CURE FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. The Beady and Reliable Remedy. Armed with this powerful antidote to disease, every man i" his own family physician. The first nospital surgeons admit it8 unparalleled and healing virtues. Foreign governments sanction* its use in their naval and military services, and mankind throughout the world reposes the utmost confidence in it* curative properties Sore Throat, Diphtheria, Quinsey, 3 £ umps, and an Derangements of the Chest and Throat. If, on the appearance of any of these diseases, the Ointment be well rubbed, at least three times a day, upon the neck and upper part of the chest, so as to- penetrate to the glands-th" worst cases will yield in a comparatively short time, particularly if Holloway's Pills be taken in appropriate doses to purify the, blood. Bad Legs, Bad Breasts, Ulcerous Sores, an Old Wounds. Many thousands of martyrs from the above complaints bitvo* found life almost insupportable; but if Holloway's Ointment W briskly and plentifully rubbed upon and around the par affected, it will quickly penetrate to the source of the evil; eas te may be safely guaranteed, and disease driven from e synteti1- Nothing can be more simple or safer than the twann in which it is applied, nothing more sanitary than its action on the bOdJP both looallyand constitutionally. The Mother's Frieitd-Skin Diseases however desperate may be radically cured. Scald heads, itch, blotches on the skin, scrofulous sores, king!3 ovil, and such like affections, yield to the mighty power of thiS fine Ointment, provided it be well rubbed around the atlecte. parts two or three times a day, and the Pills be taken accord to the printed directions. Both the Ointment and rills should be used in the follon fr- comjjlaints ;— Bad Legs Corns Scalds Bad Breasts Fistulas Sore Throats Burns Gout Skin Diseases Bunions Glandular Swellings Scurvy Chilblais Lumbago Sorre Heads, Chapped Hands Piles Tumours Contracted andstifi' Rheumatism Ulcers Joints Sore Nipples Wonuds por cleansing and clearing the blood from all cannot be too highly commended. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Skin Diseases, and Sores of all kind' t ss never-failing and permanent cure. The Pills and Ointment are sold at Professor HOLLOWAI1* Establishment, 533, Oxford-street, London also by nearly ever? respectable Vendor of Medicine throughout the Civiiised worlolJ in Boxes and Pots, at Is. l £ d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lis., 22s„ 33s. each- The smallest Box of Pills contains four dozen; the smallest Pot of Ointment one ounce. Full printed directions are affixed to each Box and Pot, and ca0 be had in any language, even in Turkish, Arabic, Armen/• Persian, or Chinese.. N.B.—Advice can be obtained, free of charge, w applying at the above address, daily, between & hours of 11 and 4, or by letter. TMNSON'S W ATCHES Watch anil Clock Maker 10 _U Queen and Koyal Family, and by special appointment* the Prince of Wales ai d Emperor of Russia. Old and (Steam Factory) Ludgate-hill. London. BENSON'S WATCHES of every description, suitable ft* all climates, from £ 2 to 200 guineas. (ht-onotretfrs, I\eyUss, Levers, Presentation, Bepeatef Bailway Guards', Soldiers', and Workmen's Watches ofeltro strength. BENSON'S ARTISTIC ENGLISH CLOCKS, deror»jj £ with Wedgwood and other wares, designed to suit style of architecture or furniture also, as novelties for P sents. Made solely by Benson. From £5 5s. BENSON'S PAMPHLETS on TURRET CLOCKS, ches, Clocks, Plate, and Jewellery, Illustrated, post free each for two stamps. Watches sent safe by post. P son's new work, "Time and Time Tellers," 2s. 6d. "WHEN YOU ASK FOR" Reckitt's Paris Blue "SEE THAT YOU GET IT." Reckitt's Paris Blue Used in the PRINCE of WALES'S LAUggf> Reckitt's Paris Blue Used in the — DUCHESS of EDINBURGH'S LATJ Reckitt's Paris Blue Is used by the Poor because it is Cbeapt and by the Rich because of its Beauty^- Reckitt's Paris Blue Beware of Bad Imitations. See RECKITT'S NAME «n every WrapPg £ L>- CAUTION.-Reckitt's Paris Blue. The marked superiori ty of this Laundry Blue ove'fT others, and the quick appreciation of its merits by the has been attended by the usual results,viz a flood of imit811 ji* the merit of the latter mainly consists' in the inge"S exerted, not simply in imitating the square shape, but insibs the general appearance of the wrappers resemble that °' genuine article. The Manufacturers beg: therefore to ^^■uqU all buyers to see "Reckitt's Paris Blue" on each Sold in Penny Squares all respectable Grocers, Oilm«n Druggists. r EDE'S! EDE'S! Cheap Shops for all kinds of Provision and Grocery. Bacon finest quality 6id. per lb. Hams do 7id. per lb. Atkinson's patent shoulders 6id. per ? Finest American Cheese 8id. per lb. Beef (in 2 lb. tins) 6!d. per lb. Mutton do 7!d. per lb. One pound and half of lump sugar, and gg, a pound of capital tea for one shilling. Pot^ -fJ best Irish rocks 100 pound for 6/9. Capital potatoes 100 pounds for 7/9. Note the Addresses— 12, Chalybeate-terraoo, Aberystwyth. Blaenau, Festiniog. New Shop, Portmadoc. E. P. TAYLOR, FRUITERER, LICENSED IDEALEF- IN GAME AND POULTB^r SEED, &c., NEW MARKET HALL, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. JAMES CLARK, GARDENER, brynymor COTTAGE ABERYSTWYT^r Gardening in all its branches attended to. town or country. Terms Moderate. .JfI Printed by Steam Power and Published by MORGAN, at the Observer Office, 1, North Aberystwyth. SATURDAY, MAT 25th, 1878.

1 he great success that has attended the iiitroducii«fi of Keck;it's Paris Blue in Squares has indoced some di>boiient 1 tictfesroen, 101 the sale of extra profit, to .substitulti toteri.r Blue in the same form. As the Paris Blue in Squares is on v tannine when packed in wrappers bearing 1. Keckitt L nanie and trade maik, refuse all tlue which is not so wrapped. ROWLAND'S ODONTO whitens and preserves the teeth, prevents and arrests their tlecay, and gives a pleasing fragrance to thM breath. Ot all chemists and perfumers at 2s. 9d- per box Speaking f Chapman's Entire Wheat, Flour, a wriier inihe Christian World says— .VJa«y of the Jiist phjsjcai sof the day are pn ttj ibing no other medicine lor their little pyti n's, and c is <u,t»nM,ing -omt;tJ1',es howchiMMfU who have pimeti 1)/. ad" t "f fine white baker's V-ad, will tb hfi FVJHn Ua of, wt JI- coo, d i.ori-hlue made of Entire V hint flour. AuJij bjr Ch. i.wsts inCd- idutl JU. pj,, kels, and is tina.

IMITATED FROM CATULLUS. To ELLEN. Oh! might I kiss those eyes of fire, A million scarce would quench desire; Still would I steep my lips in bliss, And dwell an age on every kiss Still would I kiss and cling to thee. BYRON.

LLANBADARN PETTY SESSIONS. To the Editor of the Aberystwyth Observer. Sir,-The school-room at Ty'nllidiart can be hid for the purpose of holding any such meetings as may- be suitable to the magistrates of the district. The vicar and others, who would rejoice to see the sessions held at this place, have given me full per- mission to give such publicity as would be lequired. There would be as much accommodation as would be needed by the magistrates, also by the lawyers. police, and representatives of the press. As far as interfering with the school, such thoughts are not for a moment to be entertained, as the Saturday morning1 could make up any deficiency of the one Wednesday of every month. I hope, therefore, that the bench ma,y consider this notice quite sufficient to give them every satisfaction. I am, Sir. yours faithfully, Penllwyn, May 21, 1878. SAMPS. TREYETHAN.