The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

[MADELEY. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. The parish church, as usual, was decorated for the great festival of Christmas Day with wreaths of holly, ivy, yew, and other evergreens. There were also devices and texts in evergreens, as well as two illuminated texts. The Coalport Chapel was also elaborately decorated, we belit T, for Christmas Day.

LUDLOW. CHRISTMAS.—The inmates of the Union Workhouse were, thanks to the kindness of the Guardians, abundantly regaled with "good things," and amongst the poor of the town there were many who had good reason to be thankful and glad for the good cheer afforded them by some of their well-to-do neighbours. In connection with St LRwrencc Church the annual gift of bread was pre- sented to the poor widows and others, and a large quan- tity of coals has also been distributed among the deserving poor. At Ludford, the usual distribution of bread and beef, provided for by subscription, took place at tLe church on Thursday, December 21st, being the anniversary of St. Thomas. No fewer than sixty-one families had each a good-sized loaf and a piece of beef, in some cases about lOibs. of the latter, according to the number of each family. The Vicar, the Ilev A. Kent, and church- wardens tiupet intended the distribution. St. Lawrence Church, as well as that of Ludford, and the Chapel of St. Leonard's, Corve-street, was very prettily decorated with Christmas emblems.

LYDBURY NORTH. FIRE.-A disastrous fire recently broke out in the farm buildings of Mr John Shuker, of Tolleiton Farm, and de- stroyed the greater part of the premises. At the time the fire was discovered the farm servants were all in the house ft supper. An alarm was made, and messengers --4., 1 to Walcot and Bishop's Castle for the engines, espatCnc^ t groun(j) and were of service in which were quicivij* t0 the stackyard and preventing the fire from spread: f exc^-nt- the house. All the live stock were got out i ing some fowls, which were burnt m the buildings, xne wind, which was blowing almost a gale from theb-W., fortunately drove the flames from the stackyard, otherwise a large quantity of produce would have been destroyed. A considerable lot of fodder, implements, &c., which were in the buildings, were consumed in the flames. The fire was seen many mile-, and attracted a large number of spectators. The neighbours gave every assistance, but all efforts to save the burning buildings were unavailing, it is thought Mr Shuker is insured but of this we are unin- formed The origin of the fire is unknown.

MUCH WENLOCK. ELECTION OF AN ALDER-.UAN. -On Friday, December 22nd, a special meeting of the Town Council was held in the Council Chamber to elect an Alderman in the place of the late C J. Ferriday, Esq. There were present, The Mayor (in the chair) Aldermen J. Yates, Trevor, J. Humphries, and T. Instone; and Councillors C Pugh, F. burton, H. Dickenson, J. A. Anstice, J. Fox, E. Roden, P. Thurs- field, R. Davies, T. Pitt, and T. Pardoe. The Town Clerk Was absent through illness. Before commencing the special business, the Mayor said he was sure he was ex-j pressing the feelings of every member of the Council whenJ he said how heartily thankful they were to_ Almighty^ God for having granted the prayer of the nation for the Prince of Wales, and having brought him back from the jaws of death. In opening the business of the meeting, he said they were specially called together to choose an Alderman for the Madely WaTd in the place of the late Mr C. J. Ferriday. When one of their number passed away from them in a ripe old age, they took it almost as a matter of course, but when a member of that Council was called away at the early age of forty-one—a term of years which most of them round that table had already com- pleted—it must give rise to very serious reflections. Lat- terly, owing to ill health, Mr Ferriday had been prevented from going among them; but they remembered, when his health was stronger, how regular his attendance was at the Council, and what jjood common sense he brought to bear upon the questions before them. In fact, he endeavoured conscientiously to perform any duties he undertook. He was a good Churchman and an active magistrate and as an instance of his conscientious endeavours to do his duty, he would recal to their remembrance that when the olun- teer force was in course of formation, although he had no special liking or qualification for the work, he gave Up his time, and took his place in the ranks, regularly attending drid. because he thought it his duty to set an example to his neighbours in promoting a movement which was of such value to the country at large. The Mayor then said that, in the absence of the Town Clerk, he would remind them that in fleeting an Alderman they might elect one either from the Councillors or from persons qualified to be ifiouncillors. He mentioned this because he had heard that "It had been assumed, that their proceedings that day would j make a vacancy in the C(iuncil.-Voting papers were then handed round, and the Mayor declared Egerton W llliam Smith elected Alderman of the Madeley NV%r(I.-TLiis ter- mlIÍ>d the proccelings.-A correspcndent writes :—ihe coui6e taken by the Town Council in filling up the caused in the Madelev Ward, by the death of Aicierman Ferriday, by electing an outsider who had been rejected by the iburge sesis giving considerable •dissaV.sfac-' tion. Mr E. W. Smith, the gentleman electe!, had on two occasions, we believe, put up for the ward, but had not succeeded, from the fact that he is understood to be a Conservative, whilst the majority of the ratepayers axe Liberals in their politics.

BRIDGNORTH. BOUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, SATURDAY, DE-C. 2ZD. —Before Thomas W. W. Browne and W. L. Lowndes, Esqs., and the Rev. F. H. W. Whitmore.. Assaults.—H'dward Clayton, of Stableford, parish Qi Worfield, shepherd to Mr Smith, was charged with haying assaulted, on the 14th Dec., Thomas Evans, a fellow- workman.—Mr W.D. Batte appeared for the complainant, dio su'^ested to the defendant that the cose should be —iiiicably settled without going into the evidence. This Q4: defendant refused to do, as there was a cross summons i™ t' against the complainant, who, he said, first ,1.1 v. The Bench also tried to induce the de- assaulted him. they being fellow servants, but fendant to settle r<-stated that about four he still refused. „ras going fr„m his work o clock on the day namea the defendant was through a turnip field, m whkO■ • .nt Rswi v,m setting hurdles for the sheep. Defend. { What have you to got to say about me." He answered, "'The same as you had about me. T0e defendant then struck him and knocked him down tw. e d got upon him and nearly throttled him, and kicked several times. Complainant did not strike hin: lii re,turn, nor threaten to do so. Complainant's wife and an qti* nass proved seeing defendant strike the compla.11a:t.. The cross-summons was next heard, in which case Ev8.:t.. charged Clayton with having committed an assault Îirst k on him at the same time the last assault had been com. Juitted. After the evidence of the complainant in this., case was stated, the Bench said that the assault committed by Clayton on Evans was clearly made out, and they would fine him 10s. and the costs, amounting to il 9s. 2d., and the cross summons would be dismissed.— William Mulliner was charged with assaulting Edward ^layton on Sunday eight, Dec. 17th. The assault ap- peared to have arisen out of the last case. Mr W. D. 5z,te, the defendant. After several witnesses had proved the case to the satisfaction of the Bench, defen- dant was fined 03. with the costs £ 1 Os. Sd. Cattle Straying.—Mr Thomas Fereday, a Justice of the Peace, was charged by Mr William Gretton, a farmer re- siding in the parish of Alveley, with allowing one bull and one cow to stray on the highway on the 25th September last.-On behalf of the defendant it was proved that the bull threw the gate of the field in which the animals were pastured off its hinges, and got into the road, and that they could not have been in the road more than eighteen minutes.—The Bench d: missed the case accordingly, the complainant to pay the costs, 10s. 4d. Alleged Trespass in Pursuit of Conies.-Richard J ones, a labourer, residing in the parish of Alveley, was charged by Charles Pitt, gamekeeper, with being on lands with a dog in search of conies, Mr Wakeman having the right of the game, on the 5th inst.—Case dismissed. Trading without a Lice; se. Michael Gaffy, of Wolver- hampton, was charged by 1' C. Merrick with hawking goods for sale on the 2nd Dec., at Rudge Heath, Claverly, without a licence. This being his second offence, he was fined £ 2 10s., in default one month. D)-unk-en)zcss.-Ellen Yardley, the wife of Mr Yardley, of the BeU Inn, Alveley, was charged by P.C. Holt with being drunk on the 17th Dec., at Alveley.—Fined 5s., and costs 6s., or seven days.

IRONBRIDGE. SIXTH S.R.V.C. CHRISTMAS PRIZES. The annual Christmas prizes were shot for by the members of this company on Saturday, December 23rd, on the Buildwas Range, the winner of tbe first prize being Private J. Brown. As usual at Christmas, every member of the corps was enabled to carry off some prize. The prizes consisted of four geese, presented by the officers of the company, and of a hundred head of game, presented by the Right Hon. Lord Forester, whose kindness to this corps has several times been recorded in these columns.

COALBROOKDALE. HOLT TRINITY CHURCH.-This pretty little church, as usual, carried off the palm in the tastefulness and style of its Christmas decorations. The shafts and capitals of the pillars were entwined with single sprays of ivy, and the Gothic arches had wreaths of laurel. The pulpit, the font, and the altar rails, were wreathed with glossy holly leaves with its shining scarlet berries, while over the altar was a plain Latin cross in evergreens.

PREBS. PUBLIC READINGS.—On Thursday evening, December 21st, the first of the present winter's series of public readings in this village took plac., in the National Schools. The chair was ably occupied by the Ven. Archdeacon Allen, and there was a vi ry good company. The following pro- gramme was executed:—Part song, "I know a fairy bower," choir; reading, "The Lord Rohesia" (Ingoldsby Legends), Dr G. E. E. Burroughs song, Tell me, twinkling star," Mr J. Newland; reading, "Bob Sawyer's supper party" *(Pickwick), Rev. J. B. Lennard piano- forte duet, "The Prince Imperial galop," the Misses Una and Ada Muller (encored) rending, "The hole in the carpet," Mr J'. Newland; song, Echoes," Miss Ada A. Muller (encored); reading, "A plague 0:1 my bonnet, and Mr and Mrs Davidson," Miss Matilda fiatton; song, "True blue and seventy-two," Mr G. Batho (encored); finale, "qod save the Queen," cornpa y. From the ap plause which followed each perforpi, r a < lie or she retired from the platform, it may fairly be inferred that the audience were well gratified.

Owing- to certain circumstances, it happened to me to have considerable opportunity for seeing several parts of the metropolis, the population of which is supposed to be particularly disposed to make Chri?tmastide a saturnalia. The times when I was looking about were especially Sun- day morning and evening, and from rather early morning until afternoon yesterday; and albeit not unused to observe popular demonstration at this season, the impres- sion made on my mind was, that there was an unusual tendency to indulge in liotous joviality, and that it had begun a day earlier than common-viz., on Saturday, towards night. One hardly likes to specify proofs of this suggestion, and therefore it need only be lrnted that, amongst other signs, one was the gathering on Sunday morning about the closed doors of public-houses of groups ofjpersons who had evidently been up all night, and most of whom were intoxicated, and notable amongst those groups, in one or two places were to be seen soldiers. Any I one who knows what an unkempt soldier, with disorded uniform, and his upright carriage and steady peace trans- formed into untidiness and staggering, looks like, will understand that any of them in such plight would be very conspicuous objects even in the midst of other maudlin revelers. I fancied, too, that people in the streets were more noisy, that there was more yelling and more dis- cordant attempts to sing Bacchanalian refrains in unison than ordinary and on inquiry of one or two persous who had experience of the goings on similar to ni7 own, I am told that in this respect their impression was the same. A sudden change in the weather yesterd..y aiternoon, and the downpour of rain which lasted all the night of Monday, and has been going on more or less all to-day, acted in some degree as a damper but still at the hours of closing the taverns there were heard those sounds of revelry" which make night hideous" on this festive occasion, but for a time only. The rain seemed to have qr.wched even the factitious ardour inspired by "potatims pottle deep," and the wakeful would have felt that there unusual quietude in the streets for Christmas night :md Boxing-day morning, now and again broken by the t (Torts of a single wandering votary of Bacchus to signify that his spirit was not to be diluted by any pluvial influences It was observable that rwherever persons i-,et together yesterday there were murmurs about things between Germany and France looking very awkwsrd just at present; something was even said of the counterma' chino- Trance of SGuie of tile G-rn™ troops '.Vhich Lad beer withdrawn from the territory hitherto occupied as material guarantees for the payment of the war indemnity. Some of the preachers—one, at least, to my personal knowledge in the London churches yesterday—made allusions to this matter, and spoke as if a renewal of war being an eventu- ality of the coming year. CHIVERXON MOOR.G. E. Tremayne, December ?0.— The shaftesmen are making fair progress in driving the 126. In the 116 we expect shortly to intersect our old lode, as the water is issuing freely from the end. The lode in thQ 105 is three feet wide, composed of flookan, mundic, quartz, and good stones of lead. The lode in the winze sinking in the bottom of the ninety-five is two and a half feet wide, and worth one ton of lead per fathom this winze is in advance of the 105, but by the time it is down tIhtt level will be driven under it. O)D BATHOLES.—A. Waters, December 21.-We have not yet commenced driving south at the twenty-two, or bottom level, the winding gear not being ready. The shaft tackle is up, pully stands made, and we hope soon to be in good working order in this respect. The twelve fathom level, south of shaft, is now clear of the green- stone into the lead-bearing slaty rocks, and, we are p1 eased to be able to state, already into a strong lode, compos-ed of carbohate of lime, lead, blende, and stones of copper ore, which looks like an important discovery. The winz be- low the deep adit, on west lode, is yielding some good )re stuff and the ground show's signs of increased productive- ness '■ this lode is not net yet in the bottom level.—Hope Valley Having secufed the bottom of the engine-shr-.ft, we are 'new clearing the adit level previous to more vigor- RO^N* GRAVELS.—A. Waters, Dec. 21: The 95 cross-cut west in the direction of the Sawpit and other lodes, is driven 13JL 'fathoms; the ground is still highly mineralised, and favourable for progress. The cross-cut in the same lev. 1, towards the Roman and other lodes, is driven 14 fathoms, and is passing through a hard, compact greenstone, in which we sieet with veins of carbonate of lime, and stones of lead and blende occasionally, which we look upon as indicative of greater things when the great veins are readied. The 80, south of shaft, on Roman lode, is improving, now yielding more ore than for months past, and gettinenearer the run of the great deposit seen in the 65. The 80, south of Glover's cross'cut, on the east lode, is still opening into a lode worth three tons of load ore per fathom. The 65 north, on Roman vein, is holed, and properly squared to the crofs-cut going to the ladder winze, and now we purpose extending the level north of the winze, in the direction of the engine-shaft, to prove the lode under the old works, aud over the run of ere driven through in our time in the 80. South of the afor- said ladder- winze some 11 fathoms we are sinking wh'at is called No. 3 winze below the 65, in a splendid course of lead ore now down four fathoms, and we calculate being def p nùuh for the 80 in three or four months from date. In over the said winze we are 111 a similar course of ore to that referred below the Co. The stopes in the roof oi the level^n question are yielding fair quanties of ore stuff. The evel driving north of No. 2 winze, below the 55, is now Sin three fathoms of the line of Xo. 3 winze (see above), Mid ie in a lode five to six feet wide, with rich ore throughout This level has already passed through a course of ore of great value for eight fathoms in length. South of Jo winze we have extended the said level nine fathoms, all the distance oa a productive lode, and which gets wider and richer as we go forward. The stopes in the brck of the 60, south of No. 2 cross-cut, and south ot the preceding bargains, are each in a rich course of lead ore. The 65, south of the said cross- cut, is driven altogether 38 fathoms, or a distance from ladder winse of 61 fathoms; the lode in the present end is six feet wide, of carbonate of lime and lead ore mixed in a way that is characteristic of the great Roman lode. We have about 20 fathoms more to drive here to communicate with the 65, coming from Corneld's the lode in the latter end is as last reported-a strong, rich course of ore. The stopes north and south of Corfield's are getting forward, and up to a wide course of lead ore. The underground engine is working splendidly. The new south engine shaft, from surface, goes down with fair speed. BOG.—'W. Nancanow, J. McLean, December 20.—As we fork the water in the engine-shaft we find it necessary to take out some of the old sets of timber and replace them with new ones. This work is done by the men during tbe last twelve hours at night. The day men are still engaged clearingthe.eighty west on.the main lode; bv this°atratigeTXient we have the shaft at liberty dnring the day to draw tributers and other stuff. We have put four men to clear the level on the Whitestone lode, and have got in about ten fathoms from shaft. The lode in the seventy continues to yield a little lead and blende. Perjmks BEACH.—Capt. Davies December 21 :-The Pump Sump Chimney draws well, -has began forking water by fts engine in No. 2 caunter better ore than he ever saw there, spar over 3 in. wide crossing south cross- CUVT4BAVILLA COCOA.—No breakfast table is complete icithoui beverage. The Globe saysVarious importers fi&is attempted to attain a reputation foi >nr» anv thorough ,ug. we douo, covered -the exttmrriinT6 until Messr9 Taylor Brotiiv ing their Adapt- species of the TheobW? Preparation to this finest of all supersedes every other Cocoa Pr,oduced article which delicate sroma, andarV? n tbe market. Entire solubilitv ? of nutrition, distinguish thA°'I^el*a.!lcrof the Pui"esfc element! For homoeopaths a^d1nvalid, w«aVlllf. Cocoa above agreeable or valuabie^evLrir.'0011^, T0-1 rec°mmend S -5* *u TFISURLS

(Arid ydvm yn ystyried ein hunmin yn gyfrifol am syniadau ) ein Gohebwyr yn y gofofn hon.)

I YCII 0 FEIRIONYDD YN Y SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHOW. Nid i'r Arddangosiadau Amaethyddol y byddwn yn edrych yn gyffredin am Iwyddiant y Cymry, er mai gwlad amaethyddol yn benaf yw ein gwlad. Y mae ein buddugoliaethau ni y rhan fwyaf mewn cyfeiriadau gwa- hanoI-yn y Cyfarfodydd Llenyddol, y Cyngherddau a'r Eisteddfodau. Yr ydym wedi arfer meddwl yn rhy uchel am y lies sydd yn deilliaw o'r cyfarfodydd hyn, ac am y rhai byny sydd yn ymdrechu ynddynt, i aw- grymu un gair isel am danynt. Yn mhob modd lluos- oger a gwellhaer hwy. Y mae y talentau a ddygwyd i oleuni trwy y cyfarfodydd hyn yn werth y draul ar drafforth a'r annghysuron yr aed trwyddynt i gael gafael arnynt. Ond rhaid i ni addef, wedi'r cwbl, y carem o'n calon weled Cymru yn llwyddo, nid yn unig yn y cyfeiriadau byn, ond mewn llawer o gyfeiriadau eraill. Hoffem ddeall fod llygaid rhai o'n cydwladwyr galluog ar y lleoedd ucbaf yn yr Eglwys a'r Wladwriaeth. Beth fyddai i Gymro eto godi ei olwg at fod yn Brif- farnwr, neu yn Gyfreithiwr Cyffredinol, neu yn Ar- glwydd Ganghellydd, neu yn wir yn Brif-Weinidog—yn wneuthurwr a llywodraethwr y Bendefigaeth a'r holl Swyddwyr? Mae Cymry wedi bod yn llanw yr holl bethau hynyn eu tro, er mai i ran Iuddewon ac Ysgotiaid y maent yn gyffredin yn syrthio yn awr a gallai Cymry yn ddiamheuol eu cyrbaedd eto ond iddynt osod eu bryd arnynt. Byddai yn iechyd i galon y genedl iddi feddu mwy o ffydd ynddi ei bun ac yn ei meibion; a thrwy ym- dreeh a diwydrwydd weithio ei ffordd i safle anrhy- dedclus fel un sydd yn magu, ac nid yn unig yn ethol, swyddogion y llywodraeth. Y mae yn dda genym weled y Cymdeithasau Amaeth- yddol yn gael sylw yn ein gwlad, a'r amaethwyr yn troi eu sylw atynt, ac yn penderfynu dyfod allan i ymgys- tadlu ac i ragori ar eu gilydd ynddynt. Y mae yn ddi- amheuol pe telid mwy o sylw i amaethyddiaeth-i drin tir a magu anifeiliaid-y byddai llogellau amaethwyr yn llawer trymach. Dichon mai ar y mawrion yn Ngbymru y mai y prif fai na wneid mwy o hyn. Hycl yn hyn, gydag ychydig eithriadau anrhydeddus rhaid addef, nid yw y tir-feddianwyr mawrion a'u goruchwylwyr wedi rhoddi y sylw a'r gefnogaeth bono i dd:wylliant tir a magwraetk anifeiliaid ag y gallesid disgwyl iddynt, nac ycliwaith y mae eu budd hwy eu hunain yn galw am dano. Ychydig o leases sydd gan dyddynwyr mewn un- rliyw sir yn Nghvmru, a llai na kyny sydd o rai a allent. « .'11 .• -e -1.t" I yn treulio eu hamfetn- a'u dysg a'u cyioein 1 gjmrnyw, l eu tenantiaid i wneyd eu goreu o'u tyddynod. Modd bynag yr ydym yn disgwyl fod amser gwell yn dyfod ar hyn-amser y bydd mwy 0 galon yn yr amaethwyr, a mwy o awydd am ragori ynddynt ar eu gilydd. Nid yw amaethwyr Lloegr a'r Ysgotland yn foddlon i orchfygu mewn cystadleuaethau sirol yn unig, ond y maent yn ymdrechu dwyn ymaith y prif wobrwyon ynyr Arddang- osiadau Cenedlaethol. Yr oedd yn llawenydd gan ein calon weled mai ych o Sir Feirionydd a aeth a'r brif wobr o ugain punt i'r arddangosydd a medal arian i'r magydd am yr ych Cymreig goreu yn y Smithfield Cattle Show yn Llundain y mis hwn. Yn y Graphie-y prif gylioeddiad dar- luniadol yn y deyrnas, os nid yn y byd am Rhag. 23, ceir darlun o'r Yeh-ani-bydedd nad oes odid Gymro mae'n debyg wedi ei chael hyd yn hyn o weled ei ddar- lun yn y Graphic. Ac yn wir y mae yn edrych yn ych ardderchog, a thorf o bobl o'i amgylch yn edrych arno. Dywed y Graphic yn yr eglurhad sydd ganddo ar y dar- lun, fod yr ych "wedi ei fagu a'i arddangos gan Mr John E. Parry, Glyn Hall, Harlech, Cymru; ei fod yn bedair blwydd a deng mis oed; a'i fod yn pwyso pan yn fyw 19 cant, 1 chwarter, ac 20 pwys." Yr oeddym yn digwydd sefyll yn ymyl," meddai yr ysgrifenydd yn y Graphic" pan oedd Mr Parry newydd orphen gwerthu yr anifail ardderchog hwn, pryd yr aeth lluaws gyda'u gilydd i dy cyhoeddus i gadarnkau'r fargen, a phe gi 11 buasai yno Soindorf bres ar y foment gerllaw i daro Difyrwch Gwvr Harlech, buasai yn ddiamheuol yn bur gydnaws a theimladau yr arddafigosydd teilwng. Dy- wedwn eto, Well done Sir Feirionydd, Will done Mr P(Y1"W IT; a ilwyddiant iddo. Y mae llwyddiant un yn gymhelliad i eraill ynigais a buuuugdlittetku • 1\ ( hyderwn y bydd llwyddiant Mr Parry nid yn unig fel y mae yn adlewyrchu anrbydedd mawr arno ef a'i sir, ond yn gymhelliad adnewyddol i lawer eraill o'n cydwladwyr anturio a llwyddo.

HYFFORDDWR MR CHARLES A BWRDD YSGOL BEAUMARIS. Feallai wedi'r cwbl nad oes dim wedi datguddio mwy ar y diffygion sydd i'w cyflawni gan y Byrddau hyn nag etholiad a gweithrediad y Byrddau byn eu hunain. Nid oes neb a gafodd ond ychydig i'w wneyd gyda ffurfiad Byrddau nad yw wedi gorfod teimlo fod yr anwybod- aeth dyfnaf yn ffynu yn gyffredin yn y wlad-nid anwy- bodaeth yn hollol am ddarllen ysgrifenu a chyfrif-ond anallu i aingyffred yr hyn a ysgrifenid, a gyfrifid ac a ddar- llenid. Gymaint 0 anwybodaeth a ddangosir am ameanion y Byrddau, am eu traul, a'r dull i ddwyn y gwaith yn mlaen. Ond yn mhlithyr holl fwnglerwch a ddangoswyd hyd yn hyn, nid ydym yn gwybod am nemawr un mwy na'r hvn a wnaeth Bwrdd Ysgol Beaumaris wrth ddewis Hyfforddwr Mr Charles i'w ddysgu. Nid ydym yn sicr fod byn, fel y myn rhai, yn myned ar draws y ddeddf ei bun. Mae'n wir ei bod hi yn darparu nad oes un Cate- chism i gael ei ddysgu yn yr ysgolion hyn sydd yn cyn- wys syniadau gwabaniaethol unrbyw blaid grefyddol-a thybia rhai fod hyny yn ddigon i gau yr Hyfforddwr allan. Nid ydym yn meddwl y deuai yr Hyfforddwr o dan y rheol hon. Mae'n wir mai yn mhlith y Metho- distiaid yn unig, hyd y gwyddom ni y mae yn cael ei arfer. Ond nid oes ynddo ddim hyd yr ydym yn cofio nas gall pob plaid grefyddol yn ddiwahaniaeth yn ein gwlad ei gymoradwyo. Fel y mae y Feibl Gymdeithas a'i threfn o weithredu yn ddigon eang i'r holl fyd gyd- weithio, credwn fod Hyfforddwr Mr Charles mor eang hefyd o ran ei atbrawiaethau fel y gallai pawb a alwant eu hunain yn Gristionogion ei arfer pe mynent. Wedi'r cwbl, gan mai y Methodistiaid yn unig sydd yn ei arfer, pa mor eang a didramgwydd bynag y dichon fod i onwadau eraill, y mao yn ddigon amlwg yr edrychir arno fel peth Methodistaidd, ac am hyny gwell fuasai ei adael heibio. Priodolir y ffaith iddo gael ei ddewis fel y gwnaed, fel arferol i ddichellion Methodistaidd. Nid oes un lie yn rhy uchel gan ryv-rai i osod y Tadau Methodistaidd yn awr, y rhai a erlidid hyd ddirwyon a charcliarau yn y dyddiau gynt, nac un lie rhy isel i osod y Methodistiaid presennol ynddo. Gollid meddwl, os yw y diafol yn gweithio y dyddiau hyn yn Nghymru mai trwy y Methodistiaid yn unig y mae yn gweithio. lIfddyIiant hofyd o bosibl fod rhywbeth cydnaws i deim- ladau yr un drwg yn naturiaeth pobl Mon. Felly y Methodistiaid sydd yn gyfrifol am y pechod hwn fel holl bechodau yr ynys. Ond y gwirionedd am hyn hefyd yw, fel am y rhan fwyaf o bethau eraill, nad yw y Methodistiaid mor euog ag y myn rhyw bobl i ni gredu. Nid oes ond un Methodist yn unig ar y Bwrdd; ac y mae yn ddigon amIwg nas gallasai yr un hwnw gario ei fam ri bun yn erbyn barn ei gydaoloclau. Dywedwn eto mai MundT mawr oodd cynyg yr Hyfforddwr i gael ei ddysgu yn yr Ysgolion Dyddiol-blunder yr ydym yn disgwyl nr. wneir ei debyg mwy gan U:1 Bwrdd arall, ac a gywirir c mewn pryd hefyd gan Fwrdd Ysgol Beaumaris; ond chwareu teg i'r Methodistiaid hereticaidd ac annuwiol, credwn lead ydynt yn gyfrifol am y pechod hwn.

tdl)l)ing. For the week ending December 27th. PORTMADOC. ARRIVED.—John Williams, Jones; Martha James, Wil- liams; Hone, Watkins; Pride of the Doc, Jones; Dorothy Marv, Jones Mersev, Williams; Roberta (s.s.), Williams Williams, Jones Joseph Nicholson, Owen; Empress, Row- lands; John Ellis, Davies; Falcon, Davies; Ann Morgan, Jones; Cossack, Griffiths; Quarryman, Johnson; William and Isiary, Prichard.

The Times says it is understood that Mr Brand is the per- son whom the Prime Minister will recommend as Mr Deni- son's successor as speaker, and it thinks there is much to -tifv the selection. It congratulates the ministers on the 1 "ch has prevented them from proposing for the "n number; and, in summing up the wisdom Oltee one of their „ names of those gentlemen ftientikw t' to the conclusion that *fr WhitbrpnH • e office> I#t comes M Uid fiave. offered a reallv good alternlr^ °"ly 0ne who WIS; dm«««0!,CM" |

I THE STAGE-DRIVER'S STORY. It was the stage-driver's story, as he stood with his back to the wheelers, Quietly flecking his whip, and turning his quid of tobacco; While on the dusty road, and blent with the rays of the moon%ht, We saw th; long curl of his lash and the juice of tobacco descending. "Danger! Sir, I believe you,-indeed, I may say on that subject, You your existence might put to the hazard and turn of a wager. I have seen danger? Oh, no not me, sir, indeed, I assure you 'Twas only the man with the dog that is sitting alone in yon waggon. It was the Geiger Grade, a mile and a half from the summit: Black as your hat was the night, and never a star in the heavens, Thundering down the glade, the gravel and stones we sent flying Over the precipice side,—a theusand feet plumb to the bottom. "Half-way down the glade I felt, sir, a thrilling and creaking, Then a lurch to one side, as we hung on the bank of the canon; Then, looking up the road, I saw, in the distance behind me, The off hind wheel of the coach just loosed from its axle, and following. One glance alone I gave, then gathered together my ribbons, Shouted, and flung them, outspread, on the straining necks of my cattle; Screamed at the top of my voice, and lashed the air in my frenzy, While down the Geiger Grade, on three wheels, the vehicle thundered. Speed was our only chance, when again came the omi- nous rattle: Crack, and another wheel slipped away, and was lost in the darkness. Two only now were left; yet such was our fearful momentum, Upright, erect, and sustained on two wheels, the vehicle thundered. "As some huge boulder, unloosed from its rocky shelf On the mountain, Drives before it the hare and the timorous squirrel, far- leaping, So down the Geiger Grade, rushed the Pioneer coach, and before it Leaped the wild horses, and shrieked in advance of the danger impending. But to be brief in my tale. Again, ere we came to the level, Slipped from its axle a wheel; so that, to be plain in my statement, A matter of twelve hundred yards or more, as the distance may be, I "We traveled upon one wheel, until we drove up to the statioil* I Then sir, we sank in a heap but, picking myself from the ruins, I heard a noise up the grade and, looking, I saw in the distance The three wheels following still, like moons on the horizon whirling, Till, circling, they gracefully sank on the road at the side of the station. This is my story, sir a trifle, indeed, I assure yon. Much more, perchance, might be said but I hold hiai, of all men, most lightly Who swerves from the truth in his tale. No, thank you— Well, since you are pressing, Perhaps I don't care if I do you may give me the same, Jim-no sugar." -Bret Harte.

A FATHER KILLING HIS CHILD AT FENTON. On Tuesday, at the Burslem Police-court, before Mr Balguy, stipendiary magistrate, Thomas Neal, a labourer, of Fenton, was charged with th4 manslaughter of Wm. Neal, his own child. It appeared from the evidencfl^f>f prisoner's wife, that at four aiflock on Mondaymoarfng he went home drunk and dan^C about wildly foi^Tme time in front of his house. "W^th some difficul^^tis wife in- duced him to go to bed fdr two or thrgp^ours, and when lie rose she upbraided 1 iji iili ml conduct in the night, reminding him ttt9^bey had a child lying dead in the house, and th it they must prepare for the funeral. He was very violent and abusive, and his manner frightened his son William, a little child three years old. The child began to cry, whereupon prisoner said if it did not leave off he would murder it. Without further warn- ing, he struck it with his fist a back-handed blow over the heart. The child sighed twice and died instantly. The prisoner, a sullen-looking fellow, who appeared wholly un- moved, was remanded for a week.

DISGRACEFUL HOAX ON A YOUNG WOMAN. Ab^ut six months ago, a female servant of a gentleman In Huyioh was gpoken to by a yotilig IT!m; wh" Kfiidhe had often seen her at Chapel (Independent), and wished to become acquainted with her. The introduction thus begun led to an intimacy which, about three months afterwards, ended in an engagement. Although he had said he saw her in the chapel she never noticed him in it; he always met her outside. During the autumn she took him to visit her parents, who were very respectable people, in a small town in North Wales, and whose consent he theft obtained to their marriage. A 4iort time ago he bought the wedding ring, one ot the very be"t quality, and re- cently he took h to some brokers in Liverpool, to. show her the furnitureiie had bought. The marriage was to have taken place En Wednesday, Dec. 27th, at the house' of the parents of/the young woman, who was going home to spetid the pre/ious week with them. While she was showing the boflecake to some friends on the evening just before startin^nome, a knock came to the door, and she, supposing it/vas her intended coming to take her on her/ way as far a/ Birkenhead, went to the door, and took in a telegram froiiher mother, saying that she had just received a letter stating that her intended had met with an acci-1 dent on the inst., of which he died on the 9th, and was buried on the flNj^ta church the namfe of which and that of the clergymaii^Plu jji 111111 young man gave the name of William Henry Johnson, was rather tallj of a sandv complexion, had a mark near one of his temples, and was:about twenty-six years of age. On receipt of the telegram the poor young woman and her sister (who had left her own situation iu Aigburth to succeed the intended bride in hers) went to Rainhill; but it is hardly necessary to say that enquiry only proved that a cowardly, heartless hoax had been perpetrated on a toe confiding young woman. No such person was known there, nor could any clue be found to the mystery. the next day, in com- pany with her mother, who had come over to Huyton, thev went to the clergyman whose name was mentioned in the letter, but no such interment had taken place. The clergyman added that the author of such a declaration was m liable to imprisonment for five years. We may add that the letter containing the news of the death was couched r in very religious phraseology. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. -Prcscot Reporter.

We are informed that a Wisconsin justice of tbe peace recently granted himself a divorce. If that was the only course by which he could obtain peace, there was some justice in it. At the same time the precedent is dangerous, for if judges are to pass sentence on themselves, the nun> ber of vacancies that would constantly be created oil the bench would be embarrassing.—Fun. If spiritualism is neither a fact nor a fallacy, but an imposture, still spiritualists, those who find their account in it, must be up to snuff. That snuff might be denomi- nate'd table rappee.— Punch. After his long cross-examination, we should not be sur- prised to learn that a witness in a well known case is unable to decide whether he is the Baimant or Mr Claigent.-Fan. The Earl of Kenmore died on Tuesday, in Eatea-place, London. The venerable peer had nearly completed his 83rd year. His demise will cause a vacancy in the repre- sentation of Kerry, for which constituency his eldest son, Viscount Castlerosse, has sat since 1S72. Have we not for years past heard of the miserably in- sufficient house accommodation to be found all over Eng- land? Is it not, therefore, astonishing that there should be men amongst us—some of them members of Parliament— who see no necessity for a second chamber?"—Punch. It is stated that women are largely employed as bank clerks in Sweden. This may do where the cold is sufficient to check the ardour of admiration. To judge from the results of calling the fair ones to the bar (N.B. not the forensic), we should say there would be a tremendous run on the lSanks at which they were emploved. Fu*. The Chicago Post forbids its reporters to say—P&stmor- temed (for dissected); suicided, infanticided, &c.; accidented indignated(for got mad); disremember, disrecolleet, disfor- get, &c.; abluted (for washed himself'); sporn (for spared); seducted; spondulix (for ducat); catastrophed, scrumptious; recepted planted or funeraled (for buried). A retired Indian officer writes to offer us his services. He savs he knows he can write capital jokes, having been for many years employed in the Pun-job.-Fit n A "temnerance lecturer the other dav becan his oration with the words—"My teetotal friends." "Nothing *kin," said an inebriate listener. we're total strangers." He was immediately put out. So was the lecturer.-Fun. It is some consolation for idl those unhappy persons whose income is derived solely from their own exertions, that, pro- vided they continue subject to that fearful condition, they will at least bo spared such a trial as the Tichborne.— Punch. It is announced, on the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury, that the opinion of Convocation will be taken at the earliest possible time after its meeting on the expediency of sanctioning the use of shortened services in church on certain occasions, and of adopting fue other re- commendations contained in the fourth report of the Ritual Commissioners. Authority is further given to state that,: in order to meet the convenience of the clergy, whose pre- sence in their parishes is required in the seagon of Lent, the Convocation of Canterbury will meet for business on Wednesday, the 7th of February, at eleven o'clock. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have requested the 1 or tne several cathedral chapters p11" Tia £ obe^ *?em0,c:: attend a meeting, to be held J churcuvM „ opening of Parlfame ues^j I Tilace on the dav or ^lo<=k, tP con sider the ex- the 6th of February MUend.meiit of th pediency of obtainmtf v*en 0 cathedral statuS. gP0Wer3 for the

i$(Uanto1t. There is a growing indisposition to enter into contracts for finished iron for next quarter, excepting subject to prices ruling at the time of delivery. The cause of this is the increasing dearness of materials, and the possibility, by no means remote, that they will go up still more, especially coal. The inconvenience caused to masters who are dependent on others for their coal hIs not abated, and in several instances loss of time has occurred. At least half of this week will be kept as a holiday in all depart- ments. Inquiries for iron are naturally not so numerous buyers of large quantities will do nothing until the quar- terly meeting on the 11th of January. Iron merchants find great difficulty in supplying some of their customers who appear to think that a few tons of bars, sheets, or hoops can be had as readily on short notice as they were last winter. Further tidings from the Puddling Com- mission on Danks' Furnace are anxiously expected. It is impossible to overate the importance of this question of mechanical puddling, and the influence a successful solution of the question would have on the trade. Puddlers are already difficult enough to be got for any new work, and they cannot be relied on remaining in sny forge or any district. Increase in the number of pucidliog furnaces here and elsewhere is one reason of this, but the non-filling up of gaps in the supply, from superannuation or other causes, is a still more serious check, and if no change occurs it will in a few years have a serious effect on, at all events, this locality. Prices are nominally the same as in late quotations, but in point of fact no new figures can be taken as applying to the whole trade. Possibly, they may become more definite after the quarterly meeting. At present there are all kinds of notions abroad as to next year's requirements, and some would push on prices in the same ratio that the last few months have seen. We hope that this will not happen, nor anything like it. Prices, the result of demand, based on £ 10 for common marked bars, are high enough, and an increase on them is by no means free from risk the demand for iron, taken by itself, cannot require much advance on this. Increased cost of manufacture would furnish fair reasons for &n upward change, and this is a serious cause of anxiety at present. The prospects of trade with th e United States ot America seem to be brightening. The allusions in the President's message to the advisability of remitting the duties on materials used in the leading manufactures give good ground for hope, that at last free trade may get its due influence in the councils which rule the country. But few sales of pig iron are taking place at present. Stocks are everywhere at a low ebb, and if the present tendency continues brands most in demand will receive higher quotations. Meanwhile the productive power is increasing. Mr David Rose has blown in a furnace at Moxley; Messrs Addenbrooke and Co. have now a second furnace at work, while Messrs J. and 1. Turley are pushing on rapid preparations for working the two Tipton furnaces. The total number now in blast in the district is .£109. There is no change in the demand for coal, which con tinues very great for all descriptions. Considerable un- easiness has been caused by the colliers' demand that their hours of labour shall be reduced to nine per day. This, it is declared, would make coal from Is. 6J. to 2s. a ton dearer and increase the cost of getting it by one-sixth How far the men are united in making this demand it is at oresenfc hard to say but the question is a serious one, ancl effects every person who burns coal. The pit engii.e winders are perfistent in their efforts to raise their wages to 4s. a day, and threaten to strike if it is refused. Tliis dispute had its origin more than a year ago. The bodies of the seven men and boy who were killed in the Black Lake Colliery, West Bromwich, a month ago, were recovered on the 20th December. Their position and general appearance lead to the belief that they were suffocated while asleep after supper. The origin of the fire is unknown. At a coroner's inquest, held on the 21st, on the body of a man killed at a pit belonging to the Hawksbury Colliery Company, Warwickshire, by an ex- plosion of fire-damp, the jury stated that they considered the underviewer had been guilty of neglect." He had omitted to examine the workings before the men de- scended. The case will be reported to the Home Office and it is hoped will be carefully investigated. The nine hours' movement continues to make steady progress in the Black Country, and the adoption of the system at all the principal places of manufacture in the district is only a question of time. One thousnud miners at St. Just, Cornwall, have had a meeting, their clergyman presiding, to ask to be paid for thirteen months per annum instead of twelve. It has been decided by the colliers and miners of the Forest of Dean to serve notices upon their employers for ten per cent advance, and fifteen per cent from those who have not yet given any increase to their men. On Saturday, Dec. 23, a meeting of those employed in the mechanical branches in connection with ironworks, blast furnaces, and collieries was held at the Eagle Inn, Bethesda-street, Hanley, to take into consideration the nine hours movement, and the best mode of obtaining the same. The majority of the ironworking firms were repre- sented. The Chairman having explained the object of the meeting, a long discussion ensued, and various proposi- tions were made; the one that was the most entertained was that a petition be presented to the Ironmasters' Associa- tion, asking for the adoption of the nine hours movement throughout the district, all other firms employing mechani- cal labour having already made the concession. It was at length agreed to adjourn the meeting till January 6th, and in the meantime to try to obtain an answer from those firms who have beer, petitioned, and have not returned rai answer. A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the meeting to a close. It is stated that Mr Mundella, Mr Samuel Morley, Mr W. H. Smith, an^thermgpfcap of Parliament, are to brill*' forward a ^fiirf^^sonsolidate and amend the laws relative to the disputes between masters and workmen." The Government have, I understand, virtually resolved to fit out an expedition for the circumnavigation of the globe, fully equipped by men of science the expedition to occupy four years. An invitation to take a leading part in the expedition has, I believe, been made to Professor Wyville Thomson, of Edinburgh University. The diffi- culty in this case is to have the teaching of the Edinburgh Natural History Chair carried on tfficiently in his absence. It is not improbable that this difficulty will be got over by the eminent Dr Carpenter, whose engagements prevent him accompanying the expedition, undertaking the duties of the Edinburgh Professor during the four sessions.— London Correspondent. The fourth Annual Congress of Trades Societies and Trades Councils" will commence at Nottingham on the 8th Jaiviarv. The congress will be held in the Lecture Mali of Che'-Mechames' Institute. ThQ congress has been convened at this period of the year, in order that ques- tions affecting trades unions and working men might be discussed immediately before the meeting of Parliament, so that steps might be taken towards combined action uoon any contemplated legislation by Parliament on sub- jects having particular reference to the working classes, without the introduction of party political feeling." I quote this sentence from a circular addressed to the various trade societies of the Kingdom. The circulars goes on to sav that, notwithstanding the opposition made by the last don tress'to 'the Trades L'nion Bill, "its objectionable features have been retained in one-half of the original. under the title of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, and made extremely obnoxious by being specially applicable to us as trades-unionists, presupposing, as it does. criminal intentions on our part. It must be the work of the con- gress ts bring such a pressure to bear upon Parliament as to the complexion of this and other bills passed in the interests of employers, that the authors of them will recognise but little of the original." The programme for the congress, which is a very long one, also includes dis- cussion on the Mines Regulation Bill the truck system weekly payments of wages without stoppages legislation on friendly societies a new Compensation to Workmen's Bill reduction of the hours of labour limitation of overtime and of apprentices piee work foreign com- petition and introduction of foreign labour emigration and unemployed labour convict labour conciliation and arbitration co-operatiop and industrial partnerships; re- presentation of labour in Parliament, and how to secure it; utilisation of thu surplus funds of trades societies and trades councils. The congress will be a very large and respectable one, but if it undertakes to discuss and settle all these questions, the termination of its labours will be abaut coeval with the end of the Tichborne trial. —Scotsman. Ilefering to the rumoured resignation of the speaker a crrespondeut say :-It may not be generally known the Speaker is also what is called the" father of the House that he is the member who has sat in that a ssenibly the ratcst number of years. It is earlv yet to get any information with regard to his sue eej.or as' Speaker, but speculation is at work of course. For some time there has been a notion abroad that the public life of Mr ('aruwell would culminate in the Speakership, but whether he is now inclined to give up the task of reorganis- ing the army, which is said to be ar. object of his ambition, remains to be seen. There are those who say that he will be only too glad to have a legitimate excuse for leaving the War v, Department; particularly as this would in all probability be his last opportunity for achieving the Speakership. The names of Mr Bouvcrie and Air Dodson are mentioned. Of the former, it is said that he is wcoll qualified for the place, but his relations with the Government are not such as to induoe them to propose him as a candidate, except from an overpowering sense of duty, a reason which can hardly be urged when Mr Dodson is to be had. But I am inclined to think that the choice, will not fall upon Mr Dodson. -i here is another gentleman whose fitness for the po?t can lifriUv be doubted, and who, I think, will not improbably be put for- ward-I mean Mr Brand, sen., M-P- Cambridgeshire. He has had great experience in the iionse. ne was ior a longtime the chief Liberal Whip, he is gifted with preat suavity of manner, and has, I should think, a knowlec.cre of the forms of the House not inferior to his knowledge of the members, and not below that of any other of the gentlemen whose names have been mentioned in connection with the post I venture still to bold to tbe behef which I have ex- pressed here that Parliament will meet earlier than the second week in February, and the retirement of the Speaker may have some slight operation in that direction. For tbc>u»h of course, a new speaker may be elected in a quar- ter of aji hour, yet there must be an acceptance of him .y o on the part of the Crown conveyed to him by the Royal Comuiission in the House of Lords on the following day so that in some sort the proceedings will calls" an interval in business, which ought to be considered in filing the day for the opening of the session. The supposition is, that the present Speaker wiU tavw cll?f 'on the r.pening day ,xdTKl to hear the C n's Speech real, e of the Hr ,Ug9 at four o'clock will ot v\\e reaSBt: 0c vetirin? immediately, anfl »rra.ng<- a fv ior the choice of his successor t. sigttviy w made disraity of a yiswymt j ments win next day. Of course, a peerage, 1 and a pension of £ 4000 a-year, a* ait mm.

I (By Press Association Telegram.) YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. CATTLE. LONDON, THURSDAY.—We have a very short snpp'y of both beef and mutton, and all descriptions of btocli are u er, The supply is inadequate to the demand, and quiokiv moved off. The pork trade is stationary. Price-: Beet, os 8ii to 5s IOd; mutton, 4s 6d to 7s; veal, 4s 6d to 6s Sd pork. 3. 41 to 4s 6d. Total supply: Beasts 6i0, sheep and lambs 2,350, calves 40, and pigs 20; which included 95 foreign beasts, 70J sheen and iambs, and 27 calves.

THE HEALTH OF THE PRIXCE OF WALES. Thursday." Sandringham, Xoon.—The Prince of Wales has passed a good night. His strength is slowly returning.

THE BAKK RATE OF DISCOUNT. TLulsday. The Bank directors have made no alteration in the official rate of discount.

girtfos, images, and No announcements of marriages are inserted witnout uafficieat authentication for want of which, announcements sen to us ave sometimes omitted. A charge of is. is made for births, and 2s. for the words "No cards," &-c., in ma..>-riagEs, and any addition tc, the simple record of deaths. BIRTHS. BRRCH hm. 22nd, at Weston Lullingfields, the wife of John Birch, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BELL-OWE.N-Dec. 20tli, at the Parish Church, Oswestry, by the Rev. George Cuthberf, Mr Thomas Bell. "f Lundou, to Margaret Ann, second daughter of the late Mr W d.ijm Owen, jeweler, Tile Cross, Oswestry. I)AVIES-EDWARDS-Dec. 27th, at Zion Chapel. Borth, by the Rev. E. W. Jarc"s, Sir Edward Davies, o: Walsall, Stafford- shire, to Mi-s Elizabeth Edwards, of Llan-v-weru, iriortli. DAVIES—JONES—Jec 27th, at Shiloh Chapel, Aberystwyth, by the Rev. Griiffth Davies, the Rev. Thomas i;a,' 's, of Bryn- rheidol, Penlhvyn, to Miss Jane Jones, of Albion House, Llanon. GEORGE—JONES—Dec. 25th, at the Superintendent Registrar's Otiici*, by the Resistr.ir, Mr John George, of licrtu, to Miss Ann Jones, of Troedyrhew, Aberyrtwvth. JONES—PAIU.V—Dec. 22ud, at the Llairhaiair "Parish Church, by the Rev.'Thomas Jones, curate, Mr D?.tid Junes, Game' fach, Llanrhaiadr, to Maiy Parry, <\augmer of Mr Parry, Ll inrlmuulr. Robert LEWIS—FORESTER—D. TV,„ fesfxhe6 Maleas-' Foreifcer, Old Park' ^er*islia, third o- -Edward LLOYD—JExivi\«-l.T)ec oor,i of Mr Join Mr D. H. J:vnn/ L^ at Zio' r, OWPNKI1^ ,K:th of John^iova0^3'8^111' OWES—ROBERTS TU *VI'SL AW* 23rd, at Pei.. is C.,ipt.1, Leigfy' Laucas,iire, by the Rev. Mr HaMorth, -Air t °Sfc, h Lioyd Owen, C.M., Llandrillo, C. rnen, to MLs Margaret Hol-erts, of The Limes, Leigh, Lancashire. ROGERS—MORRIS—Dec. 22.,d, at Llanrliaialr Church, by the Rev. Thomas Jones, curate, Mr William Roger. of Efailyrhyd, to Margaret Morris, daughter of Mr Edward Morris, of the same place. TUDOR—EVANS—Dec. 25ch, at the Parish Church. Trefonen, by the Rev. D. Lloyd, Mr John Tudor, Trtflach. to Miss Elizabetll Evaus, tbe Red House, both in the parish of Trefoceu. DEATHS- DAN-rE:eC. 11th, Mr John Davies. Russell-squ t?, Newt .wn. EVAN-S-Dee. 19th. age 1 3, at Chester-street, Wrexham, Isaac Price, SOil of Mr Price Evans. FRANCIS—Dec. icth, aged 71, Mr Evan Francis, joiner, Llan- gollen. HALL—Dec. 23rd, aged 02, Henry Hall, Esq., J.P.. Pi-field House, Newcastle, Staffordshire, aud of Ty n:. rèllhin, Mont- gomeryshire. Hoosvx-Dec. 18th, the infant child of Mr E. Boo-son, Ell- street, Rhosllanerchrngoi:. HUGHES—Dec. 23rd, aged 41, Mr Owea Davius Hughes, solicitor, Co; wen. JONES Dec. 22nd, asred 52, )1r8 Ellen Jones, of the SUip Tavern, Abersoch, near Pwllheli. Joses—Dec. lth. aged "J, at Pride-hill, Shrewsbury, Ma'.garct Anne, eldest dauguter of Mr Benjamin Jones. LEWIS Dec. 19th, a^ed S5, Mrs Lewis, widow of Thomas Lewis. LLOYD-Dec. 23rd, aged 21, at Trefeen, Kerry. Sarah, wife of VI W. L. Lloyd, of Red House, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, and second daughter of E. Davies, Esq. OWEN—Dec. 18th, aged "7, Mr Thomas Owen, Blue Bell Inn, Rhoslianerchru,mo-T, sun of Mr Owen, Morton Inn. PETERS—Dec. lith, aged 6 wetck, Eleanor, the daughter of Mr F. W. Peters, Llangollen. REr:oLDs-Dec. 21st, at Oxford-street, London, Capiai:1 John Reynolds, foimerlv of Brook House, LladiJlo<;s, SELLER—Dec. 21st, aged 48, at St. Saviour's-plac. Sarah Larkham, wife of Mr John C. Seller, aal only ur.iv,ng daughter of the late Rev. John Whitridge, formerly of Ua- westry. VACGnAv—Dec. Gth, aged GO, Lewis William Vaughan, at Aber tria, Ynys Fellti, Brect csliire. "WESTwoo:>—Dec. 20th, aged 39, Mr Richard Wes wood, ,tone- mason, Signal-terrace, Oswestry. WILLIAMS—Dec. lst, aged SS, at the Old Barns, Llandinam, Mr John Williams. — m

TIDE TABLE FOR ABERYSTWYTH, ABERDOVEY, AND BARMOUTH. Dec. i s & Aberystwyth, j Aberdovey. Barmouth. Jan. t w j e.m. p.m. I a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Fri. 29 « s 55 0 12 j 0 24 9 41 9 4' 9 21 Sat. 30 9 30 9 48 9 59. 10 17 9 39 j 9 57 Sun. 31 10 4 10 21 10 33 10 50 10 13 10 30 Mom 1 10 39 10 59 j 11 8 11 2S 10 4S 11 8 Tues. 2 11 IS — j — 0 9 11 27 — Wed. 3 < 0 3 0 26 j 0 32 0 55 0 12 0 35 Thur. 4 i 0 51 1 18 | 1 20 1 47 10 1 27 EXTRACTS PROll LONDON CORRESPONDHNCE. In consequence of the importance which the Cuban ques- tion has suddenly acquired in the United States, Colonel Macias, the envoy of the revolutionary Government of tie island, has sailed for New York. He intends to proceed theace to Washington. A few weeks ago, a gentleman left here for New York, charged with the mission of effecting a contract with the newspaper publishers of that city for the transmission of all their telegraphic news for the term of ten years, at the rate of one shilling a word, through a new cable to be laid br a company now formed in London. This companv proposes to lav a cable from some point on the western coast of Eng- land to New York, thus avoiding the repetitions of messages, and the consequent delay, which now occurs at Valentia and at Newfoundland, and to enter into obligations not to aiiy itself with the existing companies, or with any other com- pany which may be formed. The rate now paid, and the rate that has been paid since June last, for all press messages to and from New York, is 4s. a word. The reduction of this rate to one shilling a word, it is thought, will increase the number and length of press despatches more than fourfold and if the new company secure, as they expect to do, a monopoly of the press despatches, they will have a large and certain revenue secured to them from the commencement of their operations. The capital for the enterprise, I believe, has already been secured. I have heard on good authority, that on the first day of the session notices will be given in both Houses of Parliament of motions condemning the course tak"n by the Government in regard to the appointment of Sir Robert Collier to a seat in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, on the ground of the proceeding being a colourable evasion of the specific provisions of an Act of Parliament dealing with judicial appointments, and connected with the patronage of the Crown. The motions will be brought forward by members of the legal profession in both Houses. The matter seems to be taken as one of course, and inevitable, in legal circles. M. Thiers is said to be very much irritated not only by the manner in which the Orleans l'linces checkmated him, but by the game their friends are playing against him. He has ordered the Duke de Broglie to cease in- triguing at Versailles, and to return to Lcndon. The Duke proposed to resign, hut was prevented from doing so by representations made to Lim by the Duke u'Aumale. The programme of the Orlcanists is already agreed upon. It embraces an annesty to many of the prisoners con- demned by the courts-martial, the return of the Assembly to Paris, the raising of the state of siege, unequivocal mea- sures of free trade, large expenditures upon public works, and municipal reform in Paris. The foil .wing are said to be tne details of the scheme of licensing reform which the licensed victuallers have adopted, and which they have resolved to press upon the acceptance of the G-overnment whenever a renewed at- tempt shall be made to legislate on the subject. It is proposed in behalf of the trade that the existing licensed victuallers' houses, and all beerhouses, shall as a class re- main undisturbed but that if, in any given dis'rict, it shall be thought by the authorities that the public-houses are in excess of the requirements of the public, their number shall be gradually diminished by ttie withdrawal of licences. The" authorities" are the licensing justices meeting in the annual brewster session. In the event of the with- drawal of a licence, the owner shall receive compensation for the loss, the amount tc^be ascertained as in the case of compulsory sales of laira rcqaired for pubic purposes. For the purpose of fund to meet the awards for compensation, the licensed victuallers propose that the members of the trade shall be subject to a licenae rent, =hi.}, it io tVinMo-ht need not exceed the rates of 10s. Der annum on bouses rented under £10, n on houses between j220, and £30, £ 2 on houses between £30 and jB40, and £3 on houses rented under £ 53 a year. A stron^ feeling is shown on the subject of wine and spiritseUing grocers, and the licensed victuallers demand that the number of grocers'1 licences should be liraited in the same way as the publicans, and that grocers and all others selling exciseable liquors shall be subject to the same regulations as to closing places of business as are the licensed victuallers. Minor proposals iu the scheme are that the hours of keeping public-houses open shall be the same in town and country that a new staff of inspectors is unnecessary, the present power of the excise and police being sufficient and that persons licensed shall have the privilege of giving evidence upon oath m their own defence I in police and excise cases. The sciieme was agree to at a I meeting held in London., and attended by delegates from I all the principal towns in the kingdom. At the same 1 meeting a deputation was appointed to wait upon the 1 Home Sectary in response to his invitation, and to lay 1 befo)p him their proposals in the name of the trade. The i ,fl'e'vm™5 at the interview were private, but the depu- 1 rts that the interview was satisfactory."