The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

CHIRK. CLUB FEAST AT THE GLEDRID.—On Friday last, the members of the Grand United Order of Oddfeliovvs, Bryn- kinalt Lodge, held their anniversary at the New Inn, the Gledrid. The members assembled at the Lodgehouse, and after the transaction of business, marched in procession to the parish church, headed by a brass barid. After ser- vice the members re-formed, and paraded the village, and proceeded to the 'Lodgehouse, where a capital dinner, consisting of the delicacies of the season, had been pro- vided for them by Mr and Mrs Hughes. After dinner the usual toasts were given and responded to, and the evening was enlivened by some capital songs being sung. Dancing on the green brought this successful feast to a close. PRESENTATION TO MR GILROY.—A presentation of -an interesting character was made at Moreton, on Saturday afternosn, in connection with the Preesgwyn and Moreton Hail Collieries, Mr Gilroy, the respected general manager of the works, being about to relinquish that position, having obtained a more lucrative office elsewhere. The m n con- nected with the collieries, and a number of his friends in the locality, opened a subscription in order to present him with some suitable memento of that esteem and regard which are entertained for him by the workmen and a large circle of private friends. The presentation took the form of a handsome fourteen-day French timepiece, stand, and cover, bearing an inscription setting forth to whom and why the presentation was made, with the date thereof. It was supplied from the establishment of Mr George Evans, jeweler, Oswestry. Between thirtv and forty friends sat down to a capital dinner at six o'clock, Mr Luke Black- more being in the chair, and Mr G. F. Jones in the vice- chair. The cloth having been removed, the loyal and p itriotic toasts were drunk, Mr G. F. Jones responding on behalf of the volunteers. The presentation was made, by Mr Luke Blackmore, and acknowied in an appropriate speech by Mr Gilroy. The health of Mrs Gilroy, Suc- cess to the Moreton Hall and Preesgwyn Colleries," and a number of personal toasts were drunk. The speech- making was agreeably varied by songs from Mr George Evans, Mr Edwin Jones, Mr John Jones, and others.

BWLCHYOIBU. At a meeting held-on Tuesday, the 18th inst., of the (members of Court Brongwyn, lodge of Foresters, which !has lately been formed at Bwlchycibau, Messrs Jones and ison, surgeons, of Llaufyllin, were unanimously elected medical officers to the society, at the annual ptyment of 4s. per member. This is the second society in the neigh- bourhood that has elected Messrs Jones and Sons at the jnew scale of fees, 4e.

LL AN S AINTFFRAID. MARRIAGE.-On Tuesday, July 25th, the first marriage cekh rated in the PresbyieriaR Cbapel was solemnized by the Rev. W. Foulkes, Uanymynech. The happy pair, Mr Thomas Griffiths, Coedygoe, and Miss Eal eth Evans, of Llansaintffraid, were presented with a handsome Bible.

DEPARTURE OF MR JOSEPH PARRY FOR AMERICA. ,(Front the Western Mail, of .July 26, 1871.) Mr Parry being about to return to the United Statee, a special meeting of his friends was held at the Literary Institution, 165, Aldersgate-street, on Mocday evening, Mr Robert Jones, Sheriff of London, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he felt very pleased in being amongst them on so interesting an occasion, and that a very high honour was conferred. upon him when he was asked to occupy the chair. They; had met to recognize native talent and ,to do honour to' merit, and as the man who was the object of that expres- sion of feeling was a Welshman—(cheers)—they did honour to themselves and the nation to which they be- longed by giving to him the praise which he so well merited. (Cheeis.) There were many illustrious Welsh- men, who, like Mr Parry and Mr Brinley Richards, were renowned throughout the world, and the honour which at- tached to them reflected additional lustre upon their native country, and the talent which they displayed was called an exhibition of native ta'.eut. (Cheers.) Mr Parry had been long enough so intimately known to them that everyone knew he was the possessor of other qualities than those of a musician only he had shown himself to be made of metal with the true ring of worth about it, and was universally appreciated for his kindness of heart and generosiiy of feeling. (Cheers.) Although born of humble parents, he had raised VI himself, by a display,of talent and energy rarely equalled and seldom surpas-ed, to an enviable and great position in the musical world. Mr Jones here sketched very gra- phically the chief incidents of the life of the hero of the evening, and concluded by saying that Mr Parry's friends had decided that this native talent of his should be pub- licly recognised; he had shown himself one of the leading Welshmen of his day—(cheers)—and they intended at that meeting to present him with a gold watch and chain, and also Mrs Parry with a beautiful locket. (Cheers). Mr HENRY RICHARD, M.P, for Merthyr, then moved the following resolution, embodying, he said, the senti- ments of the meeting" That the reputation of Mr Joseph Parry, of Merthyr, Mus. Bac., as a highly pro- mising musical composer, had reached his countrymen ere long previous to his arrival in England, and they hailed his visit as that of one destined to be an honour to the land of his birth. Nature had been bountiful in the case of Mr Parry. She had endowed him with rare talent, which, in his adopted home, he had improved with persevering devotion. Inspired by deep love for music, he wisely determined to come to England, where the most renowned professors of the Divine art are to be found, in order that he might derive from them that accurate and finished culture which his delicate ear and sympathetic heart so well fitted him to receive. His countrymen have observed his career as a student at the Royal Academy of Music with sincere interest, and they re- gard the success which has attended his studies, and the distinguished position to which he has attained, with true pleasure. This meeting would tender to him their warm congratulations. The intercourse of Mr Parry with his countrymen in England and Wales, marked as it has uni- formly been by geniality and simplicity of manner, has happily resulted in an attachment which distance cannot efface. In the prospect of his departure for America, this meeting pray thatbis passage may be a safe and prosperous one, and that on the future of himself and his loved family the blessing of Heaven may rest. His countrymen have always been charmed with his musical composition, and this meeting trusts that he will, from time to time send forth such touching melodies as may kindle the love of Welshmen in the old world, not for the composer only, j but also for their brethren in the new, and thereby write them more firmly in the bond of peace and good will. In moving this resolution, Mr Richard made a few very appropriate remarks in regard to the relations between England and the United States, pointing out that we were really one nation, and that a war between us would be "a civil war, and a fratricidal war." It should be the wish of everyone to avoid so dreadful a calamity and the earnest desire of every well disposed man would be that there should exist "peace and friendship between I the people of Gre .t Britain and the people of the United States." (Cheers.) The resolution was seconded by Mr OWEN, and passed with acclamation, after which the presents were made, the gold watch and chain being handed, amidst the loudest applause, to Mr Parry by Mrs Richard, and the locket to Mrs Parry by Mrs Jones. Mr PARRY, in acknowledging the receipt of these beauti- tiful gifts, said that he must ask the sympathy of the audience under the present circumstances. (Cheers.) In the greatest calm he was unable to make a speech much less could he do so amid such a storm of applause. He wornd simply thank the meeting for the great honour conferred upon him, at the same time remarking that he did not deserve such great praise; that he only worked out the part which the Maker of all had entrusted to him, and he hoped it would end to His glory. (Loud cheers.) Mr EVAN M. RICHARDS, M.P., made a few pleasant re- marks regarding the musical talent of Mr Parry, and the regret which was felt at his leaving England, which was fol- lowed by an address from the Rev. Mr WILLIAMS and the proceedings were brought to a close by a vote of thanks to the chairman, moved by Mr PARRY, and passed unanimously. Interspersed between the speeches were select pieces of music, vocal and instrumental, executed by Mr Brinley Richards, Mr Joseph Parry, Miss Megan Watts, Miss Edmonds, &c., &c. The following were amongst the sums subscribed for the presents: Mr Sheriff Jones, £ 3 3s.; Mrs Jones, il the Right Hon. the Home Secretary, £ 2 2s.; Sir Thomas D. Lloyd, Bart., M.P., X2. The entire arrangements were carried out under the very able management of "GohebTdd."

girtfos, Parnate, uut JcatUs. No announcements of marriages are inserted without sufficien authentication, for want ci which, announcements sent to us are sometimes omitted. A charge of Is. is made for births, and 2s. for the words "No cards," &c., in marriages, and any addition to the simple record of deaths. BIRTHS. ASHLEY.—July 21, the wife of Mr Edward Ashley, Swan Inn, Oswestrv, of a daughter. CHRISTIE-Julv 7th. at Claremont Lodge, Southsea, Hants, the wife of Edward Tolpey Christie, Esq., Deputy Commissary, of a daughter. JONES July 24th, at Gwyndy House, Llanfvllin, the wife of Mr c Robert Henry Jones, Inland Revenue Officer, of a daughter. SOCKETT- July 22nd, the wife of Mr J. Sockett, Bridge-terrace, Oswestry, of a son, still-i orn. WILLIAMS-July 20th, at 219, Brownlow-hill, Liverpool, the wife of Mr Wm. Williams, draper, of a son. AT A R R I A G E S. ALDER- TITLEY-JUIV 18th, at the Parish Church, Madeley, Salop, by the Rev. G. E. Yate, vicar, Mr Edward Alder, of Cheltenham, to Mary, only daughter of the late Mr Anthony Titley. GRIFFITHS—EVANS—July 25th. at the Presbyterian Chapel, Llansaintffraid, by the Rev. William Foulkes, Llanymynecb, Mr Thomas Griffiths, Coedygoe, to Miss Elizabeth Evans, youngest daughter of the late Mr Edward Evans, of Llansaint ffraia. McDER ;MID-RoBEitTs-Juiv 24th, at the Parish Church of St. Mary, Dolgelley, by the Rev. Evan Lewis, M.A., rector, Thomas Wright McDermid, eldest t-on of the late Hush McDermid, Edinburgh, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late David Roberts, the Cross Keys, Dolgeiley, North Wales. PEARCE—BAYLES.—July 18, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. J. M. Fuller, M.A., Charles,"third son of Mr William Pearce, of Chichester, to Jeanie, eldest daughter of Mr John Bayles, of Ruabon, North Wales, and niece of Mrs M. Sams, of Chapel-street, Grosvenor-square, London. DEATHS- DAVIES-JUIY 24th, aged 2, Thomas Richard, son of Mr Daniel Davies, draper, Llanidloes. DAvIES-July 16th, aged 20, Lionel, son of the late Mr William Harrison Davies, of H»rring on. EVANS—July 17th, aged 27, Elizabeth, wife of Mr Edward Evans, Chapel-street, Rhosymedre. EDWARDS—July 22nd, aged 2, Daniel Llewellyn, -son of Mr John Edwards, New Factory, Lampeter. FUGlLL-July 14th, aged 15, Francis, son of Mr John Fugill, Higb-street, Rhos. GRIFFITH'S—July 16th, aged 77, Martha Griffiths, High-street, Rhosllanerchruog. HICKS—July 18th, aged 6 months, Harry Walter, son of Thomas Hicks, of Manchester, late of Hadley. HUGHES—July 18th, the infant son of Mr Thomas Hughes, Ponkev. near Rhosllanerchrugog. JAMES—July 11th, aged 72, Mr Richard James, Dairy, Tre- gynon. I JOHNES-July 23rd, aged 63, at Garthmyl-issa, Montgomery- shire, Arthur James Johnes, Esq., formerly Judge of County Courts, Circuit No. 28. JONES—July lSLh, aged 67, Mrs Eleanor Jones, Glall-y-don Tavern, Mostyn. LEWIS -July 10th, -aged 70, at Rhantregnwurn, Llandysilio, Mr Richard Lews. LITTLER—July 14th, aged 84, at Claypit-street, Whitchurch, S irah, widow of Mr S. Litt er, butcher. LLYD-July 20th, aged 60, at The Hayes, near Oswestry, after a few hours' illness, David Lloyd, Esq., J.P. MORGAN—July 21, aged 12, Mary, daughter of Mr David Morgan, currier, High-street, Bala. MORGAN—July 25th, aged 31, Mrs Morgan, wife of Mr Thomas Morgan, manager of the Blackpark Colliery, near Chirk. OVERTON-July 20th, aged 42, at St. Mary's Steps, Bridgnorth, Mr John Overton. OWEN-July 19 5b, aged 66, Susan, wife of Mr David Owen, ef Bolbro, Llandyssil" FABRY—July 15th aged 56, Mr John Parry, Holloway Cottage, mine agent under Sir Pyres Mostyn, Bart. PRICE—July ISth, aged 46, at Friar's-street, Bridgnorth, Mr Joseph Price. PRICE—July 20th, aged 62, Mr Wm. Price, Glensbrook Cottage, Acrefair, Ruabon. PRlNCE-Julv 17th, aged 1. at Grindley Brook, near Whit- church, Edith Roe," daughter of Mr William Prince, lime merchant. RoBERTS-July 23rd, aged 82, Mr John Roberts, carpenter 't Rhosygwaliaw, near Bala. TEECE—July 20th, aged 32, at Burgedin Hall, Mr John Bratton Teece. WALKER-July 20th, aged 7, at Coed-y-Glyn, Wrexham, Agnes, youngest daughter of Peter Walker, Esq. W AIW-Juiy 17th, aged 73, at Ash Parva, near Whitchurch, Rebecea, wife of Mr Joseph Ward. WARD—July 22nd, at Maesbrook, Arthur Walter, infant son of Mr Ward, Maesbrook.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) GOODWOOD CUP. SHANNON 1 FAVONIUS 2 MORTEMER 3 Five ran.

YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. CORN. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—^Wheat, English and foreign, Is per quarter dearer, with slow sale. Barley sells freely at last week's prices. Oats maintain their value, with better dt maud. Beaus, Is cheaper. No alteration in peas. Maize, 6d per quarter higher. CATTLE. LONDON, THuRSDAY.-The supply is large for a Thursday's market. There is not so much animation in the trade, and con- sequently prices have receded for beef. Mutton trade slow, but, with no alteration in value. Choice quality readily sold at fu); quotations, and other descriptions have a ready sale. Lamb in good demand, at our quotations. Veal trade steady. Pork dull. Prices: Beef, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 2d; mutton, 4s. IOd. to 6s. IOd.; veal, 4s. Od. to 6s. Od.; pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. led.; lamb, 6s. lOd. to 8s. Od. Total supply-beasts 1,410, sheep and lambs 15,290, calves 811, pigs 30; of which foreign beasts 370, sheep and lambs 6,500, calves 666, pigs 2J,

Stopping. BARMOUTH. For the Week ending 26th July, 1871. ARRIVED—Ann and Catherine, Griffiths, Greenock. SAILED—Taliesin, Roberts, Aberdovey. MOCHRAS. AjaalVED-Jane Roberts, Roberts, Liverpool; Endea- vour, Morris, Milford Dahlia, Hughes, Cardiff; Hawk, Jones Swansea; Una, Edwards, Plymouth. j SAILED—Caroline, Pugh, Llanelly; Endeavour, Morris, Portmadoc. ABERYSTWYTH. ARRIVED.—Aberystwyth (s.s.), Davies, Dublin; Henry E. Taylor (s.s.), Lewis, Bristol; Waterloo, James, Sker- ries Ceres, Davies, Swansea; Energy, Thomas, Newport; Two Brothers, Jones, Newport. SAILED.—Hilda (yacht), Lewis, Carnarvon; Express (s.s.), Shennan, Workington; Ellen, Thomas Seeking; Henry E. Taylor (s.s.), Lewis, Liverpool; Aberystwyth j (s.s.), Daviee, Liverpool.

f THE LAST EXECUTION IN CARNARVON-SHM& -At the beginning of this century a man named Lewis was sen- tenced to death at Carnarvon. The execution was attended £ with some singular circumstances. So superstitious and prejudiced are the honest Welsh inhabitants of that moun- tain region, that no carpenter could be procured in Carnar- von to make the gallows and at last the job was under- taken and completed near Pwllheli. It was brought to 1; Morfa Sciont in the dead of the Dight, but there was again a serious dilemma, for no one could be engaged to erect the j fatal tree, and it would not have been erected had not the i sheriff employed his own servants in the work! And even t here the difficulties in the way of the perplexed sheriff did ] not end. No one would lend a vehicle to convey the con- vict, nor could a carrier's cart be hired because the owners knew that no one would ever allow their goods to be car- ried in it afterwards. An innkeeper was prevailed upon to allow his vehicle to be pressed into the ghastly service, but on the condition that it should be painted black for the occasion, and repainted before it was returned to him. Somehow or other the sheriff succeeded m getting the man hung, but when the hideous ceremony was over no one would remove the gallows, and there it remained for weeks, to the great terror of the neighbourhood, male and female." The hangman was from Chester, and chose his Majesty's mail in which to return to his home but no sooner did the other passengers discover who was their companion than they compelled the driver to turn him out on the road before they would allow the coach to proceed any further on its Journey !-GQssiping Guide to Wake. [ A FE k VID WELSH MEMBER. The House of Commons has not had its risible taxed to the extent they were on Monday night for re.&ay a J onir time. The House had be, n engaged for fessj- one of its most solemn, most dreary, cussionson the Ballot Bill, aBd speaker after speaker on- Tory sirfe ha ( risen to thrash anew the w,j.beatQn çuL. Suddenly there arose from the Liberal benches an eidsiarjir gentlemen nearly 80 years of age, in fact—\ritii vsi something of a martial air about him, whem the called upon as the member for Carmarthenshire. W1 'eni-d. the Parliamentary repots thus r*jcr "Colonel Stepney rose, and amid cries of 'Speak and some confusion, said Mr Speaker, I SEE ;If, W elshman. I give, sir, Prosperitv to the BaTa t Of course, the house resounded with 'what the reparian describe as roars of laughter," while th0 gallant cok'S* scarcely conscious that be had perpetrated a joke resumed his seat. Whether this was Colonel Stepa^i maiden speech we do not know, but he has m ,de VVn^ famous for all time in parliamentary ana h\- this outburst of Welsh fervour. It should also be said that gallant colonel has made a n me for himself Bait sterner arenas than the floor of the House of ComasVas. He served in six campaigns under the Duke of Welik^tca and Lord Lynedoch, and has received th" Peninsula srWaaL with four clasps, and the Waterloo medal, besides conferred upon him the distinction of K. H. Tbe- soldier's blood had probably got roused by the F>,tisa tactics of the Oppo-ition, and, as oratory is probatly lis much in his line, "Prosperity to the Ballot71 no appeared to him the most emphatic expression of JiË, opinion in its favour.

iS(tt1¡nto\t$. ztne The Mechanics' Magazine says a dispute has ac^-reE.. between the carpenters and master builders of which seems likely to remain unsettled for some tea* The men. to the number of 1,000, have struck work ssraas the 1st instant, and demand an increase to 5s. 6d. a d»y ten and a quarter hours, that is from six a.m. to sis. pCau.. with forty-five minutes for breakfast and sixty minwte.t :> t. dinner, and on Saturday t > quit at three o'clock, llie masters have offered 5s. 4d., and refuse to make an-,y iar,- ther advance, and are on the look out for other 1!ia:>:<{Úr- These, however, are not easily to be got; the men ha** issued notices in the newspapers, and by placards wan.iazr strangers to keep away; and they seem themselves det-ar- mined to take r othing less than what thev demand. The stucco-plasterers have since struck work, and isFBRic similar notices, but we have not learned the nature of ste. dispute in this instance. At the Chaniber of CommtEt during the annual meeting the establishment of a tribaasaT for the friendly adjustment of such misunderstandijigii- was spoken of, but nothing further was done in the mal as the meet.ng was taken up with the discussion of tlw* proposed Bill for the Abolition of Imprisonment fear in Ire and and this latter object was hicrlilv approreS There is no distress among the artizans. and they afa therefor, likely to hold out, the more especially an- lb*, building tr«de, which was very active, has come to » diftT. lock. By the latest advices we learn that the slaters sjsi stone masons, pursuant to notice given more than a since, joined the carpenters and stucco-plastererg. wx strike." Little hope is entertained of settling the rlJ:5 by arbitration, at least for the present, as the parties seem determined to hold out. The lock-out is culated to do very serious injury to the employers aY: operatives. The brick ar d stonelayers have given that the trade will demand in Febrn iry next a rise in "wa-■ from 30s. to 33s. per week. Attention is called ly the Regisrrpr-G-eneral uv tl;t» fact that Asiatic cholera is entering We-tern E.oOiT through Rii ssia. where it is fast advancing on the frontiers. In the second week of this month it broke evs in WiUwwyszki (a town of Poland, on the rnsktii 5o Koenigsberg, west of the Niemen), where thirty- deaths occurred within a few days. The epidemic- prevailed in Wilna for four weeks, and from ten to fifWwr deaths are reported daily. At it3 present rate of prsgirwsi it may reach Germany in two or three weeks. TJSK Registrar-General reminds the new Public Hsra, Department and the local and municipal bodies thai bf timely administrative mf asurl's they may mitigatt tfea severity of its attacks, if it be now too late to prfieexiL the invasion of the Asiatic enemy. A memorial to the Government—which will carry wctsL it the sympathies of a great number of working laejr— against the provisicn in the I4lection Bill to the effect thai.. Pa' liamentary candidates shall deposit £ 100 pr vsosct 8a nomination, was unanimously adopted at a meeting of ih-t London branch of the Labour Representation Leagsc. on Monday, July24 h. The memorialists say th-v convinced that the proposed clause would be inopeMttro fer the purpose intended. They depreeate a monetary fine as least likely to effect the object in view, and thay submit that if it be thought desirable to introduce st, r clause havirg for its object the prevention of sham essn se- dates, it can only be effective by making such candidal ntm* a misdemeanour, punishable by imprisonment rather rtsats by fine, which will only operate against working ra-ea try striking them with a disabling severity, seeing that a ni<s. however moderate, when added to election expenses, wraftist amount almost to the practical exclusion of workiug candidates from Parliamentary contests." It was ar- ranged that copies of the memorial should be cirraSstei among the various working men's organization thronyhiGHji the country. PATENT LAW REFORM.— "At a recent meeting of L<«..mc Patent Agents, convened to consider the proposed changes- M- the patent laws, Mr George Haseltine, M.A., in the chair, the following resolutions were adopted :—First.—" That the defects of the patent laws have arisen from a want of ciation of the right of inventors to the sole use of their i&.vtfc-- tions, an unreserved recognition of which right should per- vade every patent system, and the true aim of legislatvoa is- to harmonize this personal right with the interests of the State." Second.^ That the grMt of patents to mere • first importers-' aJ1 injustice to inventors—an injury to society, as it ifid-iosa the pirating of inventions,-and the reason for these grants 1: longer existing, legislation should confine thp issue of paten tz actual inventors and their representati ves." Third—TisUv in view of the benefits inventors confer on the pu.bi J. the expenses incidelt to the completion and introduce of new inventions, a patent of fourteen ye irs is am in- adequate compensation, and we deem it expedient b>gyajsi; patents for a term of twenty-one years without the privi !&j- of extension." Fourth.—That the patent laws iiaacos penalties upon inventors in the form of excessive ÍI- which justice and public policy demacd should be J'efhÃ;i to the amount requisite to defray the expenses of an efBcitsnt administration of a simple patent system, and fees iA to., pounds for the entire term—now one hundred andsev-i^&w- five pounds—would yield more than sufficient for tig- purpose." Fifth. -"That the defects of the present pjaaaat, should be remedied by the introduction of the j{ of granting patents, at the risk of the applicants, Jar- out any official supervision of the specification Or prelioiiimsnc investigation of the merits of the invention." Sixth. "-Thai the rights of patentees should be determined by a eompt terei tribunal, excluding all technical objections to the vaSaffcy of the patent, and we deem it expedient to with jurors and expert' witnesses in patent suits." SevMitL- "That these resolutions, signed by the chairman^ c* forwarded to the Parliamentary' Select Committee on- Lettsr« Patent,' and such other publicity be given as he may deem ducive to the success of a liberal measure of patent Jeiriala- tion." 3

BREAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND CoasLPOfcr— • ING. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws -wkjea govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and ar, careful application of the properties of well-selects, cx Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a deiieut; ly=~ flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy rl bills."—Civil Service Gazette. Made siinpiv with BoiSflsr Water or Milk. Each packet is labelled -J A'I'F, Epps- & Homceopathic Chemists, London. Also, makers of Cacaoine a very thin beverage for evening use. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILI-. -])is orders of 16:1,1 Throat and Chest.-Whoever has once made trial of tiiss* invaluable remedies can truthfully bear testimony astonishing efficacy, their curative und p eservtifivi powers, against the many maladies of winter. The Oint- ment, rubbed on the chest, acts most beneficially in arrest- ing inflammation, irritation, congestion, and all pece^ra. 1 complaints. In ulcr rated sore throat, diphtheria, HKiinpc/ quinsey, and similar ailments, the Ointment .-hould li-e rubbed upon the throat and summit of the chest at 1 twice a day, while the Pills are taken inu rnallv, actrj-i- ing to the plainly printed directions. Hollo way's reiue dies constitute in themselves a perfect safegard a.•, <$- most diseases dependent upon changeable or iiicle::>u j weather. They counteract the sjurces of disease. There are two strong reasons why a tourist should this autumn explore England. First, he will enrich EBTV-M Next, he will learn England. Every sovereign a man *rX-'ft- in this country aid9 its general prosperity. Everv foo- man occupies in studying the glory of its 'stately t ineffable beauty of its lakes, and streams, and hilla k*. his knowledge of his ancestors, and makes him tw* ?ver an Englishman. On these two grounds we most plead the cause of home travel.—John Bull. A German diplomatist tells some str.r;^ „ ofPrusS Bi3mark'9 be Frankfort W envoy to the Germanic Confederate > JvSt t^?CoIf TK9aCC.uUnts have been publish-d of ka = the foil™ • ,U.n' e Austrian envoy, but thewriUr a'the true one "'aI T'l .has not hitherto appeared in Mnlomatisits t' ♦ 4 ^at time it was the custom of Austria noniouslv ° ^eat their Prussian colleague? very uri«->. noniously, and Cotiiit Thun received Bismark in his shin, right," observed the latter, gravely pair.ij- c°at> s very hot in your room." The Austri^ n erst ruck at this unexpected lesson, immediately iuiBi. # Lp, seized his coat, and confounded himself in excuses. Llan^rundod WELLS-Life at Liandrindod is extre^ei* oily—dyspepsia notwithstanding. In the larger h > ruf ng-houses they give you the option of two sets of pric* -he high-r of wluch is popularly known as the Hou* Lords, and the lower as the House of Commons. AJVI O Mr Brown and Mr Robinson be ever so intimate at i, Pedhngton, where they are town councillors, here t: will not mix, if their respective families, or respests-V selves, are attached to rival houses." Meals, we take place at different hours, and the few shilling* a ■ extra that are paid by the Lords claims for the T>a?< --t, cheap and sometimes uncomfortable distinction. party is restricted in the quantity of water it drinks aA we have been told of a case where a womun drank ft-r cups save one, of saline water, before breakfast ir of removing some stubborn disorder; and -er succeeded in removing herself into the earth bodily :<i- doubt homoeopathy has done much to reduce doses. ar is found now-a-days that a very small quantity oft, mineral waters has a far more salutary effect fv system than the enormous doses formerly indulged Gossiping Guide to Wales.

Sept" n Lords of the Treasury from the Council, Wa. ln° Perrriission of their lordships to borrow £ 2,000, of c,onsidered. The document explained several points nrr,111' including the improved value of Corporation ii Perty, pointed out that in the course of a few years °f the borough would be upwards of £ 1,500 i the purposes for which the money now sought to to would be applied and reciting that, owing ro l°cal taxation, the Council preferred to bor- w the money wanted rather than increase the rates.— e memorial having been adopted, a conversation took P ace respecting the slaughter-house, resulting in the pas- r res°iutit>ii that it should be let by auction on the tof August. There was no other business. ELEMENTARY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.—The second guarterly meeting of the Central Wales British School (cert.) Association, was held in Aberystwyth, Saturday, July 15th. Two important steps were taken. Was agreed that the association should be united to the National Union of Elementary Teachers, and it was \jrimously resolved that the association should be open to National, as well as British School teachers. The Members of the association cordially invite their brethren 1 the profession to unite with them, being strongly con- vinced that great benefits remain as yet unclaimed by teachers, benefits professional and other, v/hich can only be secured by th m collec'ively. Two papers were read one by Mr Owen. of Pontherwyd, on <1 Home Lesson;" aad os- by the chairman {Mr Jones, PenKwyn), on "In- J*nt ^School Teaching." Having quoted the definition that it is the harmonious evolution of the faculties in their proper subordination which constitutes education, Vr Owen remarked that independent efiort was essential 'to the process. The kind of lesson which would develop the'quality of self-reliance, the amount of work to be ex- > peeted, and the methods of examining lessons, were then dwelt upon in a very practical and isseful manner. Mr 'u ones, in his paper, recommended a thorough and com- ;plete system -of graduation of lessons. The steps for the 'httle ones wrast be easy, plain, ana natural. Much of the Paper was fevotcfi to "'Object Lessons," which, though So essential to success in elementary schools, have almost fallen into -disuse under the new and revised codes. Mr Jones, of tihe Hibernian Schools, Liverpool, made some Pertinent and interesting remarks on the unsettled state of English orthography. PETTY SESSIONS (SPECIAL), THURSDAY, JULY 20TH.—Before Thomas Jones, Esq. (Mayor). Charge of Housebreaking.—John Peter William Grote Was brought up on remand, charged withhavingfeloniously hrokcKi and entered into a certain dwelling-house at the Esgarlt hir Mene Works, LLrufihangel Geneurglyn, on the 171 bins t. David Williams, living at Tre'rddol, and work- ing «,t the:E-sgairhir Mine, proved having locked the door and bolted all the windows of the dwelling-house, as Usual, on the Saturday night. At 11.30 on Sunday night he Aieai,d that a man was robbing the hotsse, and lie got out of bei and instantly proceeded to Taliesin and gave information to the police there. He accompanied a con- stable-to the mine, and f )und the prisoner sleeping in one of the' -houses there. A pane of glass of one of the win- dows had been broken and the catch turned. A quantity <If provisions had been consumed or taken away. The (prisoner's fo, tmwrks had been traced around the buildings. Aft-ar hearing other witnesses in corroboration, the Prisoner was called 'upoji to answer the (charge. He said ■As'I-was walking towards the plaee in question, I met a man and a woman, and afterwards another man. I -arrived at this place about twelve o'clock at noon, and being an engineer and machinist, I took a view of the ■ place. • I knocked at the door of the house, but got no answer. I waited there for some time. I again knocked. r. remained there for several hours.—Prisoner was dis- charged. :BOARD OF GUARDIANS, -Present: Lewis Pugh Pugh, Esq.(chairman), and H. C. Fryer, Esq., ex-officio; Messfs William Jones (Brynowen), W. H. Davies, Richard Jones, Edward Jones, Wm. Jcnes (Parcel Caaaol), Jones, David James, John Jcnes (Aberystwyth), John Ellis, Ptter Jones, William Davies, David Stephens, John Evgus, Richard Richards, John Jones '(Llamiar), William James, David Rees, .and Isaac James Dr James and Dr Roberts; Mr Hugh Hughes, clerk. Financial.— The relieving officers reported their ex- penditure as follows :—Out-door relief during the .past fortnight: By Mr J. LI. Griffiths, 989 3s. 6d.; hy Mr John Jones, £ 107 4s.; and by Mr Lewis Lewis, £ ?& 3s. 5d.-Balance at the bank. C78 4s. C-d. Geneterg,!yn Distriet.-Tbe relief list for No. 2 Geneu'- rglyn district WAS considered, and Mr J. LI. G.vi::fiths reported upon the circumstances of the various cases, as requested, tiie result being a drn inution of S2 Ifs- 6d. weekly upon the- expenditure in out-door relief in that district. The heufvy-avf.intcd Relieving O.tficer.-A letter was read from the Poor-law Board, confirming the appoint- ment of Mr Joiai Jones as relieving officer for the pay T^n district of this Unicn, and approving the yuieat to him' oi £ 40 per annnm as salary. P<Thi2E STATION, MOJTOAY, JULY 24TH.—Before Beqain* ^°nes,'Esq. (Mayor). Were Moon and George Berbridge, tramps, Tho °^ght xip in custody, charged with begaring.— Said Jones, keeper of the Terminus 'V aults, arm j p?3vious Saturday evening, both prisoners ppeaned at tha bar of his house.—Berbridge exposed his both prisoners begged alms of him. Witness ™ tttcsn -to go- to the workhonse, and Berbridge then made i2se a very impertinent- -remark.-John Watkins said tntart; on Saturday night b(Wn prisoners went to his father's shop forreKef. They were given one penny each. —Moan was, sentenced to twenty-one and BerbrMge to fourteen tdays' hare labour. TUESDAY, JULY '25TH.— Before Major J. A. Ll. Phillips. Drun-k-T)avid.P--es, coachmaker, was fined 5, and costs, for having boen drunk avid "disorderly om Mcnday night in Uorth.Parade. Begging.-Henry Clews was brought up on the charge of beggi 'P.C. T.hillips said that he saw the prisoner ^~ging in North Parade on the previous (Monday) aright. -Prisoner«aid he was a printer out of employ.—Sen- p^ced to ten days' imprisonment, with hard labour.— '-jeorge Stephens am David Vincent were similarly charged. The police failed to pM« the charge, an& the case agaiinst them was dismissed. PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TIL-Before Thomas Jones, Esq (Mayor), and George Thomas, Esq. Obstructing ike Thtr-c ugh fare. —-John Tisdall, of Wiad- ttrtll-court, wat summoned for having caused an obstruc- in the North Patide on the. 2oth inst.—P.C. *Jone& (25) said that iie.saw .the defendant's horse and cart pro- a ceeding along North Parade on the previous day (Tr.es- ^ay) without .a driver. The horse and cart were in the Jtfiddle of the road. Witness stopped the bvrs. and in the course of fiare rainutes,the defendant came up.De- j fendant said he was delivering some coals at a house near the Crown Inn, and some children frightened and started | his horse. —Fined Is,, including costs. -Abuse. -Marb-aret Thomas, North. Parade, was sum- for having used abusive language towards Jane ,*k>berts, of Popiav-row, cn the 22nd instant.—Mr H. J. 'Aavenhill appeared for the deferidattl—The parties are .ters, and the complainant's statement was to the effect ^^•t at noon -OK the previous Saturday, the defendaait, who was a very irritable person, went to her house, burst 00n the door, and used very abunive?language towards P complainant-In cross-examination, the complainant j^id^he believed the cause <} £ the quarrel was through the ^fendant's boy having gone to her (complainant's) house afortnight ago, and benliving witb her since. She th n<3' keep the child from his mother. She was afraid defendant would kill her.—The Bench endeavoured to a.bout an amicable settlement of the case, but failed, j ^plainant repeated that she was in bodily fear of the efendaut.—Hereupon the im&gistrates ordered the de- to be bound ever in the sum of £ 5 to keep the [Peacefor.three months.—The defendant: L will go to gaol. -488azdt. Thomas Jones, a lodger at the Ship and ^.9-stle Jnn, was sumwioned for h,,t,,ing assaulted Ann S.°ttes, in Northgate-coiK-t.—Complainant said she was a Q^gle woman, living with her father in Northgate-court. J Mondaj night, between ten and eleven «"clock, the efendant went to her father's house in a state of intoxi- faFh°n' sa^ wanted to speak to witness. Her ^ked the defendant to have-some supper, when he came.quarrelsome and offered to fight her father, and Used witness. Witness told defendant to put his coat ftJj8' then she would hear what he had to -say. De- en her °n the mouth with his fist, and do* i her. A xieighbour, named Mills, said she saw the d»fen4aE*: s^rl, • j x?m/J^'nant- —Owen Jonet, the r; Sa? the complainant, her father, another map beat his son in the court shamefully.— tliiit tLc complainant s father ouarrekd rpjth him when he went to the house, and struck him. j,re complainant .and Mrs Mills s son also struck him — 5s., and costs. a!^ Young Toper. — George William Smith, a lad of i°ut seventeen years of age, was summoned for having drunk. — The charge w-is proved by P.C. David ^naas-—Defendant said he was an orphan, and a native ad^-ristoL He 8°t his living by mending umbrellas. He j^r^ted the charge. He seemed sorry for the offence, the magistrates discharged him, and ordered him to go ut«f the town. Richard Davies, a tinker, who said he belonged v^arm;irthen, was charged wirh having been drunk m 5s 5y With the Prisoner the previous case.—Fined in Costs ln default;' fourteen days' hard labour. havirTCC'l^i Mary Walters, alias Jones, was charged with ^is« w n an apron from the lock-up, the property of ^isht +>uaM-. It appeared that on the previous Thursday todv f \P-180ner antl her husband were taken into cus- Wn; 1r '? drunk' ancl were d'sraissed on the following t,JWn ^n -r,lhf, P°lice ordered to see them out of the ^avVv, J llps (2,;) weilt Wlth ^em; and on the f keiuto be allowed to call at their lodgings in T»rwf;!treet- They «alled> and whilst there the°female ^he seemed surprised to find she had two aprons on Inn a '3 tl e have had it at the Three Horse Shoes v.6 C01-lsi ll her she had better take it b,ick ^°Uch+ i-sir id she recollected it was her own, she hav- retuVn £ at Merthyr with two others. On the constable's that Misa v P' ?e he made inquiries, and found Prisoners j had lost an apron. He pursued the thei» back the%at Penglaise, and brought apron on JL th^ station -The prisoner said .he put the ,very drunknJT ghe washed out the cell, and having been take it off Vv!aht She 7aI Mt"headed." and forgot ^P till FridaWfV.- .168 ordered her to be locked Obstruct? day)- residing Th°roughfare.—Edward Clucker, car- "bstructit, ";v, ei>ac'Vr°^c!' was summoned for causing *here for a lo;J ortland-]are, by leaving a carriage taking v, t, ^'rne than neceSsarv for putting down a P^io;;9P&«?. The sirnmons was adfourn^d bating that h3 vhen tlle a letter .J more careful la rv'fend- ant now did not appear, and the informant was absent also. P.S. Evans said that to his own knowledge the vehicle was standing in the lane four hour.?.—Fined 5s., including costs. MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. ( An adjourned meeting of the members of the Aberyst- wyth School Board took pla('e on Saturday, the 22nd inst., at the Town Hall, when there were present—Lewis Pugh Pugh, Esq. (chairman), Thomas Jones, Esq. (mayor), the" Rev. John Williams, Mr W. H. Thomas, and Mr Peter Jones Afr j. W. Thorns, chrk. There were also present Mr T. W. Greene and Mr W. Williams, Govern- ment Inspectors of Schools. SHALL THE BOARD TiE BE-COXSTITUTED? The CHAIRM AN observed "that the business which called them together was to meet Mr Williams and Mr Greene, who ba-dkiiidly assembled with them to-day. It always seemed to him (the chairman) a great advantage in cases of this sort to be able to meet Government officials, for the correspondence between the departments in London and local bodies was generally most unsatisfactory; and when has to be decided, if the local body could meet the Government officials he (the oh ai mi an) had al- ways found they cor.Id get on much better and very much smoother than by corresponding. Mr Williams and Mr Greene will n') doubt have some very important proposals to make, and points of very great importance would have to be considered by this Board but until the report of the inspectors shall have been made, and an order be sent down from the Education Department, he (the chairman) did not think they would be in a position to take any further active Steps. The chairman then called upon the inspectors to make a statement, and, at the request -et Mr Greene, The CLERK read the report from the Board' to the Education Department, which has already been pub- lished. Mr GREEfTE said that perhaps he had better open the discussion from the report and remark that he should pre- fer almost to remain in his chair arid answer any questions the Board-might wish to ask, instead of making any re- marks. Ho might be allowed, perhaps, in the first in- stance, to express his admiration for the clear anH excellent report which the Board had provided. With regard to the number3, of course the estimate of the Board was to be tho- roughly relied upon. The number of children Was found by house-to-house calculation, to be 1.561. The accommoda- tion which the Board found te be provided in the borough was returned as—National school, 506 Penparkau school, 221; and other schools, 84. They (the inspectors) were disposed to agree with the calculation of the Board respecting the National -School and Penparkau School; but with regard to the three other schools which the Board calculated to give accommodation for eighty-four, he (Mr Greene) found,'by personal visit, that Mrs Wool- lett's was a private school, and the mistress did not wish it to be considered as an elementary school; that it should be 1; ept in its present state without being exposed to the visitS of Government Inspectors. Therefore, that school must be deducted from the reported accommodation. Then, Tanycae School had been closed:, and, with a small school found.to be "inefficient," the number reported as being accommodated must be reduced by about 84. Then. with regard to the 150 which the Board considered to be instructed in private schools, it was, perhaps, rather a liberal allowance but if they took into consideration with it those who would not be able to attend through illness and various other causes, perhaps it would be a fair" estimate to be deducted from the total number requiring elementary education. Well, then, it seemed to him, thab there were three >or four points requiring consideration. Firstly, whether the borough should be dealt with alone, or in conjunction with the various townships with which it is surrounded. It so happened that the National School was not situated within the proper municipal limits of the borough he believed he had ascertained that to his satis- faction. Therefore, there only remained one efficient school within the limits of the borough, and that was Penparkau School, and that"was situated a mile and a half distantirom the majority of the population, so that actually within the inhabited part of the borough there was no school whatever. The National School was, to all intents and purposes, in the borough. It was in the township of Lower Vaenor, arid pro- vided accommodation for the borough; and at the same time it involved the union of Lower Vaenor with the borough. It was difficult to see how they could avoid dealing with Vaenor-issa, "V ;enor-ucha, Issa-yn-dre, and Ucha-yn-dre, in conjunction with the borough. When that question was decided they would be able to: get at the exact number for whom accommodation must be 'provided, and to deduct the number for vJh6m accommodation is provided. If thev dealt with the boroTigh alone and with Lower Vaenor alone, there would only be Penparkau and the National School. How- ever, that was a matter of detail, which he r.eed not go into at present. The main point was as to how the deficiency is to be supplied-—whether with one school or with two schools. A great difficulty occurred in the borough with regard to the infants, the 'accommodation provided for them being very limited indeed. At the National School there was no sepa- rate department for infants there was only one small class- room reserved for them. At Tenparkati School, again, there was no separate department for infants, and no room specially set apart for their instruction. Therefore, there was this difficulty—hew accommodation is to be provided for the infants, ranging as they do from three to seven vrors of age. These were tihe principal points to be considered, and he hoped that the Board would in the interval, between" the pre- sent time. and the time of receiving the inspectors' report, form tkeirwvn conclusion, sot-nat they might not1 be taken 1 by surprise by the views that might be adopted. In reply to the Chairman, Mr O-BHEITE said that in an average population the number of children might be estimated as between forty and fiftv per-cent. Mr W. H. THOMAS—A« to'Vaenor; would that town- ship be i eniiired to form a/School Bo <rd themselves before they could come in connection with the borough, -or would they have power to at once attach to the township ? Mr O B ERNE.—To be represented on this Board they might liave met the difficulty by electing soaae members of this Board to represeat -theus. The CHAIRMAN—That wn-aid be reconstituting the Board, I suppose ? Mr GREENE—Yes, that would be got at by -reconstitut- ting the Board. The MAYOR observed .that th-e limits of the parliament- ary and municipal borough were different. Mr GREENE said he had noticed the difference. Mr W. H. THOMAs-Tlien',l understand that some of the adv-enture schools are not proper schools? MT GTP.EENE—Not efficient ;• and Tynyc ie, which gave accommodation for forty-eight, has been closed. The CHAXBAfiW observed that the Board would much rather leave the subject of those schools in the hands of the inspectors. He did not suppose any of the Board sup- posed the examination of those schools satisfactory. Mr GREENE-Many of them are left to the inspectors. The CHAIRMAN asked how -far they as a Board should take into .consideration the enlargement of their limits, being appointed only for Aberyctwyth ? Mr'GwEENE—Lsnerely mentioned that in case.we recom- mend a. Tinton or these sma'l townships. We do not wish to take the Hoard "by surprise, and I thought I would just throw out the possibility of its being recommended, so that if the Board can give ai»y reasons against it, we should be happy to hear them. If the members of the Board will look .at fite map I have here, they will agree that the townships surrounding Aberystwyth very small. After further observations, Mr W. H. rHCfM; asked whether, if the several sur- rounding townships-ware attached to the borough, and a National School built, it would be necessary to compel that school to come tinder the School Board ? Mr W. WIGCIAMS—M, not at ar. In the course of .further remarks, Mr WiLLlAJiS ex- plained that Llanbadarn-fawr might be made contributory tw the borough for the accom odation of children. The school there I eqiiiired aoeommodatian for forty-two chil- dren more than they have room for-at present; they -could not extend the seiaool, because there :.vas no ground avail- able. The number was ,sot sufficient for a new school there and in point of fact they now attended Penparkau School. That accommodation must be provided by them for the forty-two children.now provided for at Penparkau. Mr W. H. THOMAS observed that there would have to be an additional rate in the .township, which the township would avoid if possible. ATTI.GREENE--If they feel aggrieved at the recommenda- tion of the Department, a public inquiry can be held, and the grievances considered.. The CHAIRMAN--And their decision will be conclusive. Mr W. WILLIAMS obrervedithat there was a small school at Vaenor-issa, which mightba made available for infants. ) ] Mr Williams then explained,"by the map, tho por' ion of the surrounding districts that might be made contributory II to the borough. The new school at Commins-coch would do for younger children. The CHAIRMAN observed that the proceedings of this Board would be very much hampered if the surrounding a townships had to be joined to Aberystwyth and repre- sented at the BoarJ. Mr W. WILLIAMS—With regard to Ifsa-yt-dre, they i can hardly avoid being joined, or made contributory. There is no help for it. Air W. H. TJIOMAS thought the feeling of the Board would be favourable to the union. The CHAIRMAN— If they will not join with us they must have a School Board themselves. Mr GREENE—That is, for providing accommodation. The CHAIRMAN noticed the strong objection there would be on the part of Llaubadarn, to be "tied to the borough." Mr W. WiLLlAMS xemarked th it of course it would be incumbent for the Aberystwyth School Board to make the townships contribute to the Board for Aberystwyth for the accommodation provided for children from the township. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the best step to adopt would be for vestries to be held in the several parishes with the view of ascertaining the feelings of the inhabit- ants upon the subject. wou HOW TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEFICIENCY. Mr NV. IN ILLIAMS said that, with reference as to how the deficiency shall be provided, Aberystwyth presented certain peculiarities which they (the inspectors) had not met with before. Any school that they might build in Aberystwyth would have to provide for a larger number of infants than for the proportion in the total deficiency, because the present schools contained very little room for accommodating infants. The total de iciency was con- siderably over 600; and the question arose-what sort of school or schools shall be erected to meet the defi- ciency ? Mr W. H. THOMAS—What number of children do you consider sufficient for the largest size school ? Mr GREENE-The ordinary size of an infants' school is sufficiently large for 250 or 300 scholars. Mr WILLIAMS observed that if there were another de- partment at the National School, that would accommo- date the usual complement of infants, the case would be different. As it was, the Board would have to provide for about double the number of infants in a new chool as they would really for the ss>me number of children if there were no schools at wl, miesUoUWiWS—H<)>v we- •; they j to provide for that large number of infants ? rihe number would be too large for one department. In reply to the Mayor, Mr THOMAS, schoolmaster, Penparkau (who was pre- sent), said there was a classroom at Penparkau school giving accommodation for forty-eight infants, and a provi- sionally-certificated mistress was engaged. Mr W. WILLTAMS said there would have to be accom- modation for 450 or 460, and it would have to be considered whether there should be a separate infant department in some part of the town apart from the large school, to make up for the want of infant accommodation at the National School. In the large, new school, there would have to be separate departments for boys, girls, and infants. The Rev. J. WILLIAMS asked whether separate rooms could not be added to the new schoolroom ? Mr W. WILLIAMS said that they could do so, but they would require separate head-teachers. It would be more convenient to the inhabitants if one school were at one end of the town and the other at the other end. Under the new Act infants had become a much more important feature than before and a condition in the new code was that infants must be properly instructed before any grant is made to the school. If they were not properly in- structed the whole grant to the school would be endan- gered. He (Mr Williams) found from his own experience a great deficiency in the present system there was want of accommodation for infants. Mr W. H. THOMAS—Still there is not compulsory powers to make infant chi.dren attend. However much danger there is of losing the grant you cannot compel in- fants to go to-school. The CHAIRMAN considered it of great importance that there should be two schools at different parts of the town. Mr W. WILLIAMS said he would suggest that one should be entirely devoted to infants. It was impossible to teach infants properly with children of el 'er -age. Mr JONES (the Mayor) thought it would be better fo have two infants' schools in different 4istricts of the town. They would be more accessible for the infants than if there was only one school. Mr W„ H. THOMAS did not think there was a part of the tcwn, properly so called where schools could be built. They must be built just outside the town. The CHAIRMAN—As far as I understand, there must be one infants' school, and another school for boys, girls, and infants-three departments. The Rev. JOHN WILLIAM-s-And then we cannot compel infants to attend school? Mr W. WILLIAMS—No. In reply to a question, Mr W. WILLIAMS said that the large school will contain a compartment for boys, another for girls, and another for infants of both sexes and t'he other school will be for in- fants of both sexes. After further observations, The CHAIRMAN said it appeared to him that it would be impossible for the Board to do anything as a Board till these things be settled.. „ Mr W. WILLIAMS—Ycru cannot do anything till they are settled. The CHAIRMAN—The result of this meeting will be that we shall be able to ascertain what the people think of the proposals. Ira. that case I do not think there is anything further to do than to return our thanks to Mr Williams and to Mr Greene for the kind manner in which they have met us here to-day, and for the information they have given us. For my 'own part I am much obliged, and hope we shall make an advancement to an easy settlement of the question. The MAYOR endorsed the chairman's opinions. Mr GREEJTE expressed the very great pleasure they had in meeting the members of the Aberystwyth School Board. Aberystwyth was the most important borough in their district. The description they had had would greatly assist them in drawing up their report. The meeting then separated. THE GRAMMAR SCHCOL. This school was-examined on the 17th, 18'h, and 19th ultimo, by the Rev. D. Charles, D. D., the Rev. T. R. Morice, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and Pro- fessor W. M. Lewis, M.A., all of whom speak of the condition of the school as being excellent in classics, mathematics, arid general subjects. Since the formation of classes in February last in connection with the Science and Art'Department of South Kensington, five boys from this school have taken Queen's prkes, and nine have passed successfully, and obtained certificates in physical science. Taking the London science schools at random we find'ihat at Bayswater seven passed out of thirty-one at Miida, Hill ten passed out of thirty-seven at another school 'thirteen out of thirty-three. None of these ob- tained Queen's prizes. The boys'who gained Queen's prizes were:—D. Samuel, Evans, Hughes, Jones, and Bishop and the following obtained certificates :-Thomas Williams, Evans, Thomas. Jones, James Williams, Jones {A'berdevey), L. James, Edward Tomlins, and John B. Pearee. School prizes for classics were gained by Samuel. Morgar., Roberts,, p-nd J. L. Daviec. For aggregate of iBarke in home 4essong prizes were taken by Lewis Hopkifl3, Richard Thomas, and John B. Pearse. Ap- pended is a list of the boys in each cla-s, arranged ac- cording to the aggregate number of marks obtained during the last hail year:-First class-Bishop, Thomas Williams, John Evans, and Owen Jcnes. Second class— James, Thomas, Pearse, L. Hopkins, Howell, Griffiths, L. E. James, Tspnas James, -J. Iliff, Evans, Jones, Williams, Roberts, E. Jones, Barteman, D. R. Williams, J. L. Davies, Mitohell, Bennetts, Rowland, T. G. Davies, Thomes Manuel. Third claw-Thomas, Williams, E. TO Barrow, Hopkins, A. Tomlines, Edward Llwyd, Evans, O. Iliff, Edwards, Richsu-d-Morgan Lloyd, Davies. John Hughes, Thomas Hughee, Peake, Enoch James! Fourth class-Agnew, Ravenhiil, J. Hopkins, J. Morgan R. R. EUis, O. Elliso ARCHERY AND CROQUET MATCHES. The annual prize. bow meeting of the Cardiganshire Archery and Croquet Club, took :place at Aberystwyth, on Tuesday last, whsn contests in archery and croquet took place between members of the Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire clubs. The matches took place an the Cardiganshire Club ground, in front of the Vicarage. Considering the coldness of the weather, the attendance was IVfT.Y good. The scores obtained by the archers would' have -been much higher than they ■were had it not been for the extremely high westerly wind. which blew con- tinuously and with much vehemence during the whole of the match. This, of course, was. detrimental to the good shooting of both sides, and consequently the adepts with the yew bow and cloth yard shaft were unable to do them- selves justice. The town band, under the able leadership of Mr Thompson, was on the ground, and discoursed sweet ttnusic throughout. the afternoon, interspersed with singing of no mean order by one of the members of the company. Shooting: comeaenced at three, and terminated at half-past six o'clock. The'Montgomeryshire club found three gentlemen to compete with one lady and two gentle- men from the Cardiganshire club, in the archery match. Stib'7 nined are the scores MONTGOMERYSHIRE AROHI^RS. -CcW,tain Beek 166 Captain Scott 138 The Rev. Mr Hughes 170 Total 474 CARDIGANS; USE ARCHERS. Miss Vaugban Pryse 273 Major Lloyd Phillips 183 MB S-jryn Lewis 306 Total. 762 The Cardiganshire club thus won with 287 to spare. The county medal was shot-for during the afternoon, and won by Major Lloyd Phillips. The first-club prize (in opera glass) was won by Mr'Gwyn Lewis. The ladies' medal w-as ako shot for during the afternoon, and carried off by Miss V augha. Pryse. The medals are annually contested f r. A prize, consisting of a very handsome card tray, was offered for the highest score made by a member of the Alont-omerysliire archers that, a-s will be spen from theiabove score, was secured by the Rev. Mr Hughes. Numerous other prizes were contested for. The croquet match between the two county clubs had been looked forward to with much interest. There were four players—two ladies and two gentlemen-on each side, those on the Montgomeryshire side being Mrs Scait, Miss C. Harrison, Capt. Brooke, and Mr Pardoe and on the Cardiganshire side Miss Loveden, Miss J. Hughes. Capt. Cosens, and Mr H. C. Fryer. The contest, was to be de- cided by the best two out of thfee games. The Cardigan- shire side won-two games consecutively, the last game being played and finished in a most exciting manuot, one of the players on the Cardiganshire side having put him- self out of the game by an accidental stroke, and thus leaving the other player on that side to compete with the two Montgomeryshire players. The result was a victory on the part of the Cardiganshire club again, after a most exciting contest. There was a luncheon at the Gogerddan Arms Hotel, served up by the respected host, Mr Cumberland; and in the evening at the same hotel, there was a grand fashionable ball, at which nearly all .the principal families in the neigh- bourhood were represented, the attendance numbering nearlv one hundred persons. The services of the town band were again brought into requisition, and afforded unbounded satisfaction by their excellent playing. The whole of Wednesday was taken up by the Mont- gomeryshire Club playing a croquet tournament for a prize, consisting of a Russian leather pocket-handkerchief and glove case, offered by the Cardiganshire Club for the best croquet player in the Montgomeryshire Club. The prize was won by Miss Abercrombie. Yesterday (Thursday) the Cardiganshire Club had an archery match for handicap sweepstakes. The weather was delightfully fine. The Montgomeryshire Club also played for the club croquet prizes. Oaptain C. Bassett Lewis, the hon. secretary of the Cardiganshire Club, and Captain Beek, the hon. secretary of the Montgomeryshire Club, as usual exerted themselves almost superhumanly, in order to bring about a first-class Xneeting, and the result of their efforts must have been highly satisfactory. ABERYSTWYTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The examination of the Aberystwyth Grammar School has recently taken place, and the prizes won by the pupils will be distributeoi early in August. The Rev. E. O. Phillips, M.A., vicar of Aberystwyth, examined the pupils, of whom from thirty to thirty-five had been under instruction during the session, ending at the last ex- amination. The school is in a very flourishing condition- feeing marked by a steady progress, and highly praised not only for the care and attention given to the more advanced, but also for devoting special attention to the younger lads. In the school young gentlemen are carefully trained for the various university examinations, colleges, public schools, preliminary law, medical, Civil Service, and other competitive examinations. The system pursued in making the pupils understand thoroughly the subject they take—whether classics, mathematics, or other subjects- cannot but be of great advantage. Subjoined are the j^por's of the examiners attesting to the merits of the ¡ school, which must give great satisfaction to parents whose sons are in the school Vicarage, Aberystwyth. Dear Sir,—I have great pleasure in .supplying' you with the result of the examination, and. in doing so, I have to say that I was highly pleased with the manner in which the boys had ac- quitted themselves, and also their demeanour and earnestness the boys of the third class answered very creditably throughout, while some of the upper lads showed much intelligence.— I am, yours truly, E. OWE", PHILLIPS, M.A. The Rev. A. Griffith, B.A., B.Sc., L. L.B., (late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge) of London University, in his report of the examination, says I was pleased to note again what was so excellent a feature in the Grammar School at the last Midsummer examination, viz., that Mr Roberts does not spend his time in working up to an ex- amination pitch a few clever boys, but conscientiously teaches every boy placed under his care."