The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Next week an article will appear on Working Miners and their Work." Held over: Er cof am un anwyl; The Coupon system Brithill Caron Ceredig Owain Cill- y-llyn Leader on Burials Bill; Up and Down the Coast; Derwenlas John Jones, Tregaron Ships < Iron v. Wood'; An Eye Witness; Lam- peter Football Presentation to the Rev. J. Buckley; St. David's Day at Manchester; Portmadoc Local Board; Machynlleth Bowd of Guardians Pwllheli Board of Guardtans Dol- gelley Petty Sessions, &c.—most of them we shall give next week. PRESENTATION AT ABERGANOLWYN. At the last moment we are compelled to hold over this report till next week.

PROGRESS OF AGRICULTURE IN WALES. The improvements effected in agriculture during 0 0 the past ten years, are far greater than is imag- 0 ed by superficial observers. Those even who hav6 witnessed the processes of gradual change have great difficulty in recalling to mind the actual condition of farming in Wales ten or twelve Years ago. The farmer himself is a different being from what he was in the times when rail- ways first penetrated the country. He then spoke Scarcely any English, made very few changes, grew a little of everything, and lived a hard hand o tuouth sort of life in a hovel of a house. His Elements were of the most primitive description; frtificial manures were almost unknown to him lrfte in many places was unattainable and as for deep ploughing, subsoils,rotation grasses, 0lie manures and pipe drainage, he knew almost 11 Nothing about them and believed less. In those ays fences were the exception, and consequently Was easier than at present for animals to walk one end of a county to another without feting any obstacle more formidable than an ^drained bog, a river, or the ancient remains of a hedge. The stock itself, too, was worthy of eark. Welsh mountain sheep, we regret to say, retain their character for srnallness and e*r steeple-chasing qualities have never been tee jelled in question. County court judges have fluently had it given in evidence that no fence "hat ever was made is equal to the task of keep- in or out a Welsh-bred mountain sheep. ^0ursfed on the mountains from the time it is leaned to the time it isjwanted for the butcher, breed has at last obtained a development *r more suitable for a greyhound than a sheep. Uf mixed herds, "weedy" mares, and mongrels of all sorts and sizes, there are still too many u\r^vors to leave much rcom for boasting, but ifgs after all are not nearly so bad now as they ^ei"e, and fortunately are rapidly getting better, pack cattle are receiving attention. The heredi- C, ty cow,no breed in particular, and the bull of any breed," are giving place to well selected PUte bred stock of the Anglesey or Castle Martin feeds. The progress of arboriculture again during past ten years has been exceedingly great. Hill lildes have been planted with larch and other §rowths of timber. Barren land which ras never paid a penny to the owner °u the point of returning good for the capital expended. In Merioneth- Ire> Cardiganshire, and the lower end of Mont- omery h' gomeryshire thousands of acres have been planted lth this profitable crop. Notwithstanding all at has been done, hiowever, there is yet a ^fiater breadth of land still naked than has been v?°Ught under the forester's care. This part of ales, unfortunately, has no nurseries for forest ee8, which have to be purchased from places at .distance. Landowners, generally, are now be- ginning to put down small private nurseries, and QOllbtless as the necessity for making the most of every acre of ground increases, large public llrseries will be established nearer than Carmar- ben and Chester. In Cardiganshire there ap- h^ars to be a sort of inbred antipathy to trees. he popular voice seems to have decided that ees will not do well in the very country which fo perIence has proved to be peculiarly adapted °r the growth of timber. The late Lord Lis- .^RNE planted extensively, and the present Earl K following his wise example. Sir EDMUND ^CKLEY is also an extensive planter in the neigh- firing county. Ten or twelve years ago, to give pother instance of change, there were very few QCUItural societies in Wales. Locomotion was ^cult, and any attempt to establish a show was Ce88arily confined to so limited a district that competition was out of the question, jji^ybody knew what everybody else had to ex- c 1<:> and the consequenee was that societies cai!ae to a speedy end and failed altogether in ac- J^Plishing those objects for which they were tahlished. There is now, as most of our readers g °w> an excellent agricultural society in Cardi- t, tjshire, and the show to be held next September v 11 most likely surpass anything of the kind that ye8 ever been held in that part of Wales, Last tlle 8^ow was not he*d on account f°°t Itr ^outh disease prevailing in the county. In ^.tgoiaery shire, Merionethshire, Carnarvon- ^lFe) and in fact all over our district, agricultural h6°W8 and horse shows are now in active and ^ficial operation. A spirit of emulation "te been aroused among the farmers, who at last, alive to the importance of im- ^°ved agriculture. On all sides there are evidences that a better system of ,Vation is sought after by farmers who tw.^creasinglv anxious to enter into closer com- Wl^°n with successful agriculturists? in other 8 of the United Kingdom. There is every Jy8Pect that, in a few years, this part of the jJ^ipality will take a high position among food- "ty ^cing districts. Many of the drawbacks in es to higher cultivation are of the most ob- 8 kind..A8 we have pointed out on more V'r °ne 0cca8i°n' the Principality is deficient in hon ltIes for obtaining improved implements, lime, and artificial manures. Every year thou- animal8 are taken out oi the country, ,ln addition to this, bones are taken away by &0v • 80 that the land is slowly but surely im- tW^8bed. With the exception of a few gentle- be8i ^armers, who have determined to obtain the *ttje8»lts from their land at any cost, very few Pts have yet been made to make the most of .Modern appliances which are extensively rJ In more advanced parts of the country. 14", lag to antiquated implements, impoverished atld a long course of slovenly farming, an ea b to.r,4. 8 obtaind firm hold of the people that bad Pays, and that to introduce any other ie lhan the prevailing one is to go a speedy Vd ° rum. Granting the tenant is under a land- au h° bears a good name in the country, there *Vl/ely be no reason why stopped up drains £ °°d i c^eare^» broken fences repaired, Srov Plements Procure<5> and small inexpensive ^6 lo^ents made, which cannot, in any sense, that uP°n as "permanent." It is often said pla^ ^way8 ruins cotch farmers. In the ^tQer G' is not true. The Scotch C*°P afLf8 a rQ*e» ^oeB D°t expect to go on taking ^^thin* 0Qt the land without giving it 8 in return. The Scotchman when he comes J ebh holding in not aware of its exhausted condition. He sees a slovenly, neglected state of things, and concludes that if rent could be paid under that kind of farming, a more intelligent system ought to pay well. He begins by spending money on decent stock, which he sees waste away before his eyes, for want of that nourishment which the land cannot give. This discovery is quickly followed by another equally disheartening. Having invested as much capital as he can well afford in manure and lime, he looks for a fair crop, and finds the hungry ground has taken all he gave, and shows no sign of anything except need for more. Having gone so far, he follows up his plan the second year, and, if he is able to bear the outlay, at last begins to obtain the fruits of his expenditure for land is honest, and will always return what is given to it. There is good farming and there is fancy farming. Besides 0 these there is the plan of the farmer who gathers manure out of his own fields to plant his potatoes in Of this last kind we could give instances but, for the sake of the class, we trust .he is as scarce as the fancy farmer, who cultivates the land, not for profit, but simply for an idea.

LAMPETER COLLEGE AND CRITICISM. In another portion of this week's paper we publish a letter from the VICE-PRINCIPAL of St. David's College, Lampeter. Our correspondent I regrets that we should have taken occasion in our summary to make some remarks upon the character of the College, and the conduct of those in authority,which he ventures to say were in- correct, unjust, and uncalled for." Our readers will feel when all the facts are placed before them that the VICE-PRI, CIPAL of St. Davids College would have been wiser if he had ventured to say less. Fair Criticism," he continues, is one thing and of such we have no right to complain. But the hazarding of statements which have no foundation in fact, and the imputation of wrong motives of conduct to those who in a certain sense are public men and have a character at stake, is, I do not hesitate to say, an unfair exer- cise of the power of the Press." We fully agree with the statements made in the quotation we have given from the VIOE-PRINCIPAL'S letter. They are generally accepted among right thinking men. We call cur readers' special attention, however, to the fact that the VICE-PRINCIPAL does not charge us either directly or indirectly with an unfair exercise of the power of the Press." He is a scholar and a Christian gentleman, and uses our columns to make a general state- ment which has no meaning whatever on the present occasion, unless it infers t at the paper in which that statement appears deserves a character for imputing bad motives and "exer- cising its power unfairly." We do not believe that newspapers more than individuals ought to be excused for injustice, unfairness, and the im- putation of wrong motives. We have ever sought to conduct the Cambrian News as fairly, as honestly and as truthfully as it is possible for the VICE-PRINCIPAL of Lampeter Collegeto perform his important duties, and we altogether repudiate the notion that the conductors of newspapers are in any sense released from those moral obligations which are binding upon honest men in whatever business they may be engaged. We wiH. place before our readers the statement upon which the comment complained of was based, and will also republish the comment itself, so that our readers may judge whether the VICE-PRINCI- pAL has not laid himself open to censure which it is a severe punishment to have deserved. In responding to the present members" of the college the senior student (Mr Thomas) said :— All the students should be brought to feel that they ought to co-operate with the professors, and perform their part in furthering the interest of the institution. He knew a great many would say that the students could do very little either for or against the College. He knew they were looked down upon by the universities, and even by St. Bees-(iaught-r) —as nothing but a pack of ignorant fellows; and those gentlemen who prided themselves upon the fact of being university men—without perhaps having anything else to boast of-were pleased to call the Lampeter students by the genteel name of Cardiganshire clowns. (Loud laughter.) But at the same time he believed that if they made use of their abilities and availed themselves of the advantages afforded by the college, they could show to the world that Lampeter men could cut. a better figure than was generally supposed. (Cheers.) Again, the Rev. C. CHIDLOW in his speech said: If he might quote what he had told him by one of the most distinguished men in Carmarthenshire, he wuuld tell them that the words were that he had found in Lampeter men, that at first though they did not dotpemselves justice, yet when once they were searched and tried their abilities did not cause disappointment. They knew a great deal more than people give them oredit for." Our own experience being similar to that of the speakers whose speeches we have quoted, we wrote as follows At St. David's College, Lampeter, on Tuesday last, St David's Day was celebrated. The speakers seemed to be painfully conscious of the low estimation in which the College is held all over the country. The senior student made an ingenuous speech in which, among other things he stated that even St. Bees looked down upon Lampeter, whose students are called Cardiganshire clowns. This con- sciousness of inferiority will, it is to be hoped, result in improvement, but unless the governing body of the college adopts measures to elevate the standard of excellence noth- ing effectually can be done. A low standard bas stamped Lampeter as it will stamp the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth if the desire to secure a large number ot students overpowers the dictates of reason. A matricula- tion examination and strict examinations for scholarships can alone'save Abery>t>vyth from the fate of Lampeter. It Lampeter ever regains the ground lost duiiug the half century of its existence, it will be by great self-denying efforts of which there are at present no tokens. Aberyst- wyth has the oppoitunity of avoiding the fattl error, and Wales has a right to look to Principal Edwards for sugges- tions which will prevent either Sc Bees or Oxford from looking down upon the University College of Wiles. If Lamoet-r and Aberystwyth established a fair matriculation examination the work at grammar and private schools would at once be improved. It is upon this paragraph, founded, as our readers will see on reading the foregoing extracts, upon speeches made at the meeting,that theVicE-PRiNci- PAL charges us with offences which if they existed outside his own imagination would take away our right to the position we have attained in the dis- trict—a p-'sition which we trust will never be forfeited by offences similar to those contained in the letter we publish this week from the VICE- PRINCIPAL, whose friends must regret that he has allowed himself to be carried beyond the confines of moderation by his dislike for a rival institu- tion. The statementc in the foregoing editorial paragraph from our last impression areincontrover- tible. We repeat them The speakers were painfully conscious of the low estimation in which the college is held the senior student made an ingenuous speech, in which among other things he said, that even St. Bees looked down upon Lampeter whose students are called Cardigan- shire clowns; a low standard has stamped Lampeter, a low standard will stamp the Univer- sity College of Wales if the desire to obtain a large number of students overpowers the dictates of reason if Lampeter ever regains the ground lost during the half-century of its existence, it will be by great self-denying efforts of which there are at present no tokens. Here we may add that some tokens are given in the VICE- PRINCIPAL'S letter of a desire to elevate the stan- dard. If, as is there stated, one who was refused admission at Lampeter was received at Aberyst- wyth, and since then has again been refused by Lampeter, the case of the University College of Wales cannot be too speed- ily attended to. Lampeter ought long ago to have stimulated the grammar schools of Wales to something like active life,instead of allowing them to sink into mere names of past existences. Let the friends of Lampeter awake and we are pre- pared to assist them in trying to improve higher education in Wales. The University College must not continue the mistake of accepting students who have received no prior education and it eertainly ought not to be possible for students unworthy of admission at Lampeter to find acceptance at Aber- I ystwyth; If that mistake is made the Aberyst- wyth institution will not fulfil the intention of its founders and like Lampeter will ultimately sink into a sort of collegiate school for a sect. The work of infusing new life into the grammar schools of Wales is one which well deserves the attention of thinking men. But it is simply im;" ;sible to improve those schools if Lampeter and Aberyst- wyth are going to compete with them for students. The subject is one of primary importance and will doubtless occupy a considerable share of public attention for a long time to come. Since the foregoing lines were written, we have received a letter from Professor SCOTT, who is more temperate in his words than the VICE- PRINCIPAL. Much of the information supplied by Professor SCOTT is new to us, as doubtless it is to our readers. We never intended to imply a grave neglect of duty on the part of those to whom the general education of the College is entrusted," nor do we think anyone can fairly say our remarks bear that interpreta- tion. What we should be inclined to say of those in charge of the-general education of the College is that they have failed somewhat seriously in comprehending the nature and extent of their duties. We trust the day will come when Lampeter and St. Bees will take men educated at the University College of Wales and give them a theological training and that they will not be looked down upon by either college because they were educated at Aberystwyth.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NOTES. The inhabitants of Barmouth may learn a useful lesson by perusing a case heard at the Dolgelley County Court, and reported in another part of the paper. It i a danger- ous thing, we know, to infer that Barmouth Local Board is not perfect. Perhaps that body may take from us it ad- vertisements after the manner of a neighbouring B card Running that risk, howevt-r, we venture to say that the astonishment expressed by Mr HOMERSHAM Cox, when he heard of Barmouth Local Board, and its supply of ga9, was perfectly natural. The explanation of a good deal both at Barmouth and elsewhere may be fouad in the fact, that the majority rule, and the majority is not always as wise as it is powerful. We know the Chairman of the Board is ashamed of it. If its meetings were held at a more reasonable hour we would report its proceedings fully. At Llanilar Petty Sessions last Friday, a man named THOMAS MORGAN, of Brynissa, was charged with having assaulted JAMES PARRY in May last year. Accused kept out of the way until recently, when he was apprehended in London and brought down by Superintendent LLOYD. He was sent to Cardigan for two months. At the eanie sessions REES MORGAN was charged by JOHN MESSER, of the Black Lion Inn, Yspytty Ysiwyih, With stealing some money. He was committed for trial at the next assizes. A corresponded who writes ou highway expenditure in the Tregaron district says it is high time for the ratepayers to be on the alert. We have long tried to arouse the rate- payers in that union to a sense of their position. It any of our correspondents think they can be more successful than we have been, our columns are open to them. Mr T. E. LLOYD, M.P., is at present the member for Cardiganshire. On Monday, February 28th, a deputation from the Church Defence Institution waited upon the PREMIER to invoke the aid of the Government against Mr OSBORNE MORGAN'S resolution respecting the Burials ques- tion. Cardiganshire is deeply interested in the Burials question, and how little Mr LLOYD is in sympathy with Cardiganshire may be judged by the fact thar, he was one of the deputation. If Mr LLOYD were not Mr LLOYD we might have expected him to treat the people of Cardigan- shire with a little courtesy. If he will persevere there will be no question as to his fate at the next election. The Rev D. EVANS, rector of Llanwrin, has been ap- pointed by the Bishop of Bangor to the canonry rendered vacant by the death of Canon HERBERT. One of the Guardians for bhe parish of Machynlleth is Mr STROUBBERG, Since his last election we are not aware that he has attended a single meeting. At one time the people of Machynlleth thoughthe was going to work great changes. t'ernaps it is well for them that they were disappointed, but they need not re-elect him when his present term of office expires. Mr T. D. HARRIES, who has taken so great an interest iu tàe gas supply of Aberystwyth, has been appointed gas examiner under the Gas Companies Act. Mr Alderman WATKINS, mayor, and Mr J. W. SZLUMPER were the mag. istrates who signed the appointment on a petition from the consumers. We shall doubtless be able in a short time to present our readers with some interesting details of the quantity and quality of the gas for which 6s 8d a thousand feet is now charged. The road near the Machynlleth Railway Bridge has been flooded for many days. We receive numberless complaints about this road every time it becomes impassable, but it seems there is no public body to take it in hand. To expect the inhabitants of Machynlleth to manifest a spirit of en. terprice would be unreasonable. They have never done any- thing since the town was built to justify such an expecta- tion. At the Machynlleth County Court on Tuesday last, a working miner sued Captain THOMAS OWEN for a sum of money alleged to be due for wages. It appears the Captain, who bears an exceptionally good character for desiring to see the working miners properly treated, asked the man to go on working as usual and "he wofcldsee him paid," or he would do his best to see him paid. The result-as is too often the case-was that the poor workman was swindled out o his wages, not, let it b? clearly understood, by any fault of Captain OWEN'S, who was represented to be a considerable sufferer. His Honour said it was greatly to be regretted that promises made by Captains were worth nothing at all unless they were in writing. Next week we shall pro- bibabiy have something to say about miners and speculat- ing companies. V By the election of Mr PHILIP WILLIAMS as alderman in the stead of the late Mr RICHARD ROBERTS, a vacancy was created in Aberystwyth Council. For this seat in the Council Chamber two gentlemen have been nominated. Mr JOHN JONES, Commerce House, retired in favour of Mr PETER JONES. The other candidate is Mr J. W. THOMAS. In nothing ought magistrates to be more particular than the course they take towards offenders who have no influence on the Bench. The other day Mr THRUSTON, a gentleman who would not, we are sure, do anything he thought to be unfair, left the Bench to tive evidence against a man charged with obstructing the road. fter giving evidence Mr THRUSTON conferred with the Bench before the decision was given. Of course he might be explaining to his brother magistrates that he did not press for a heavy fine, but the thing did not look well. Again, Mr THRUSTON is a member of the Fishery Board, and also sits on the Bench to try cases of illegal fishing, &c. Fines for offences against the Fishery Acts frequently go to the Board, so that, in a certain sense, Mr THRUSTON sits upon cases in which he has an indi, ect interest. When poor people begin to think they have but a small chanee of ob. taining justice, discontent grows rapidly, and charges are hurried forward which are not always desirable. It is all the more necessary Mr THRUSTON should avoid even the slightest ground for suspicion, as he in often the only second magistrate who can be obtained to try cases. Mr HOMEBSHAM COX, the County Court Judge, justly complained at Dolgelley on Monday last of the wretched accommodation afforded him. The evils complained of affect every person who is compelled to go into the Court, and it is to be hoped some effort will be made to give the judge decent accommodation. Whoever is able to remedy the defects of the court would do a gracious act by making the place fit to sit in. Nothing can be gained by holding out in a matter of this kind. That the sanitary condition of Dolgelley is far from perfect would be admitted, we suppose, even by the most enamoured advocate of muzzled news papers. There is much for the Loc*l Board to do and we believe the members are desirous of doing it if they knew how to set about the work. At the last meeting there was not much business of public importance transacted; the clerk bad business at the Couaty Court. The lease of the present lessees of the Portmadoc gas works, Messrs J. H. WILLIAMS and Sows being about to expire, would it not be agood opportunity for the town, through their Local Board, to acquire possession of works ? The amount of purchase money might be borrowed, we presume, from the Loan Commissioners, and the Te-payment extended over so many years that the ratepayers would not feel much burden from it. What do the ratepayers say ?

On Wedesday morning, March 8th, a young man drove to Buckingham palace in a hansom cab, and demanded to see her majesty, as he was the King of England. He was taken to a police station, where ne was examined and certi- fied to be insane. Mrs Stewart, the American, was the principal speaker at a Conference held under the auspices of the Ladies' Temper- 1 ance Association in Liverpool, on Wednesday,]March 8th. j Mrs Stewart said there scarcely seemed to be any limit to the drink tiaffic in Liverpool, and there certainly seemed to be enough drink fountains fljwing to kill every man, woman and child in the town. The screw steamer Orestes," the property of Mr Alfred Holt, of Liverpool, bound for China, has been lost in the neighbourhood of Point de Galle. The crew were saved- The snip was valued at £ 50,000, and the cargo at £ 153,000. The German Ecclesiastical Court has ordered Dr Brinck- mann, Bishop of Muaster, to be removed from his see fur alleged breaches of the new ecclesiastical laws. The Ship Masrgie of Liverpool, which sailed from the Tyne with coals, &c., for Lisbon on the 3rd December has not since been heard of. A short time ago Mr Nason, the Mayor of Stratford-on- Avon, issued strict orders that all persons who allowed their chimnejs to be on fire should be summoned. His Worship himself proved to be the tirst offender in that particular; and on Wednesday he was fined 10s 61 cotts. Sir William Coote Seton, Bart., Mr W. C. Scholbred, and Mr C. E. Dowell, connected with the National Co- operative Bank, were again brought up at the Lambeth Police Court on Wednesday, March 8, when they were re- manded for a fortnight. Mr Chance, the magistrate, ob- served that there was so far no evidence at all of fraud by the defendants. Whilst hunting with the Cheshire Hounds on Tuesday, March 7, Mr J. Radcliffe, a Manchester cotton spinner, was thrown from h1 horse afH ki11 <=> 1

LOCAL AND DISTRIOT. We regret to hear that the Marquess of Londonderry is dai gerously ill at St-aham Hall. THE QOKEN'S DRAWING Roou.-The following were amongst the presentations made at a drawing room held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon, March 8 :-The Hon. Miss Adtda Douglas Pennant, by hrr mother, Lady Penrhyn. The Hon. Mrs Douglas Pennant on hr marriage, by Lady Penrhyn. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES.—The Bishop of St Asaph has become a subscriber of 250 and Mr Jos^uh Evans, of Haydock Grarge, St. Helens, of £ 250 to the endowment fund of this college. Mr Evans had previously given E250 to the building fund. A foreigner, passing as Duval Faber de Deman, of Bor- deaux, made a daring escape at midnight, on Tuesday, March 7. from thE Grand Hotel Bristol, while detectives waited at the bedroom door to arrest him for forgery at Cardiff. He escaped through the window to the grouud, a distauce of 40 fe(-t,by tying b:ankets together. He bad just been apprehended at Kewnsham Railway Station. THE DEAN OF BANGOR —The Rev James Vincent Vin- cent. Dean of Bangor, who, through old age and infirmity, has for some years been incapacitated from the discharge of his duties, is again seriously ill. Prayers were offered for him in the Cathedral on Sunday. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS—Buckley, Rev. J. R., B.A., curate ot Neath, to be chaplain to the high sheriff of Carmarthenshire; Jenkins, Rev I. D., LL B., to rectory of St. Andrew, Glamorganshire. CYMMRODORION SOCIETY.—A lecture on "Barddoniaeth" will shurtlv be delivered before this society by the Rev. R. Williams (Hwfa Mon). We learn also that a periodical is in contemplation by this society the prospectus is for a while postponed until the return of the Rev. Rt. Jones,vicar of All Saints, Rotherhithe, who, with his son, the Rev. Charles E Jones, is now travelling for his health's sake through Italy. MERIONETHSHIRE RAINFALL, 1876.—Rain gauge taken every 24 hours in the gardens, Peaiarth, for the month end- ing February :!9"h: -Total amount, 5 98 inches; largest quantity fell on 15rb, 1;)0 inches; frosty from 1st to 5th, 6 degrees on the 5th. Weather changeable.—J. G gar- dener. COLLISION IN THE MENAI STRAITS.-During the heavy gale that blew on Saturday, March 4, from the SW., about five o'clock in the afternoon the brig Grace Robertson, of Barrowstones, Jones master, bound from Portlinorwic for Hamburg, an the schooner Ann and Laura, of Carnarvon, Roberts master, from Carnarvon to London, collided in the river, when the Grace Robertson carried away her jibboom and about forty feet of her main rail, damage estimated at 27. The Ann and Laura damaged her jibboom, bowsprit, bowsprit cap, and several ropts and chains, but the the amount of damage is unknown yet, the weather continuing (Tuesday) very rough all the while, and there are several Vessels in the river waiting fair weather to go out. WEST ESGAIR LLE MINE.—A special meeting of this company was held at the offices, London, on Friday, March 3, Mr E. A. Smith, in the chair, for the purpose of passing resolutions (to be confirmed at a subsequent meeting, in pursuance of the Companies' Act, 1862,) to the effect, "That the capital of the company be further increased to P,30,000 by the issue of 3,000 preferential shares of C2 each, upon sach terms and conditions as regards priority, both of capital and dividend and otherwise as the m°etin- shall determine." The Chairman ex- plained that the company had not sufficient capi- tal to go on with, and develope the mine in the way it should be developed, owing to the fact that the majority of the shareholders had not subscribed for the debentures it was intended to issue. If money were not raised they must go into liquidation. A variety of questions were put to the new captain of the mine, Captain Davies, and reso- lutions in accordance with the notice were passed unani- mously, and the meeting terminated. SUFFERINGS OF A CREW.—The barque William Wilson, of Whitehaven, from Peru for Liverpool, with guano, 131 days eut, drove up to Penarth Roads on Monday, March 6, (says a Cardiff correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury) with eight men in the last stages of starvation and scurvy. They alleged that they were three weeks with but scanty food, being compelled to subsist on pieces of canvas chewed up, and small portions of bread and water occasionally. The mas- ter and three men were the only members of the crew who were able to navigate the ship. Mr George Mercer, coroner at Deal, has received from Mr H. T. Richardson, of Brynhyfryd, Pwllheli, Carnar- vonshire a cheque for the sum of £ 5, to be distributed amongst'the crews of the Deal boats -the Early Morn, the Brave Nelson, and the Cruiser—who were instrumental in saving thirty of the crew and passengers of the S tr 3itb clyd BALA BANKING COMPANY.—In the 22nd report, which we publish to day, of the Bala Banking Company, the directors are able to announe a dividend of 10 per cent, and to that C400 has been added to the Reserve Fund state, which now stands at f5,400, and C460 has been carried to next year's account It is also satisfactory to know that the increased number of customers at Corwen and Dolgelley fully justify the Directors in having opened the branches, for the latter of which commodious premises are now being built. The number of customers of the Company is now 1100' and the amount of deposits, £ 95 000. The auditor makes a very favourable report; and altogether it is pleas- ant to think shareholders and customers seem to have good reason to be pleased with the Bank. PARLIAMENTARY PETITIONS.—By Mr T. E. Lloyd. fiom Abervstwvth, Bangor Teifi, Henllan, against the Burials Bill. By the Earl of Bradford (in the House of Lords from Shrewsbury, against the practice of vivisection. By Mr C. T. W. Forester, fr jm Ironbndge, against alterations of the Burial Laws. By Lord Newport, from Beckburv, and by Mr C. C. Cotes, from Shrewsbury, against vivisection. By Mr Douglas Pennan', from Gyffin, Eglwys y Rhos, Llangefni, Llangelvnin. Llanllechid, Bethesda. and Llan. degai by Colonel W. Clive from clergy of ;Ludlow Rur*l Deanery, by Sir J. Scourfield, from Whitchurch, by Mr T. E. Lloyd,from Llandygwydd and Llangynllo,by Mr <\ W. Nevill, from Llanelly, and by Mr Stanley Leitihton, from Bridgnorth, Upton Magna. Loppinirton, and Lydham, against the Rurial Bill. Mr T. E. Lloyd, from Llan^unllo, I praying for relief in cases of unfair pressure of educational rates on subscribers to efficient voluntary schools. APPELLATE JURISDICTION BILL -In the House of Lords on Friday, March 3, In the debate on this Bill, the Eail of Powis asked the Lord Chancellor whether any urovision would be made for placing on the Privy Council members of Indian experience to deal with appeals from India. As the noble lord opposite had pointed out, Chief Justices in India were not eligible for appointment to the office of Lord of Appeal True, a barrister who had been a Judge. in India might become qualified for nomination tn that ap- pointment by promotion to the Engish Bench Such pro- motion was very unlikely. They had known the a-e of a colonial Bishop appointed to the Episcopal Bench in Eng- land but he did not think there was any case of an Indian Judge being elevated to a seat on the Englirth Judicial Bench. In reply the Lord Chancellor pointed out that the Privy Council already had the advantage of: tIC Mistance of two Indiau judges, and that he had not thought it necessary to make such a proposal as the noble Earl sug- gested. ST. DAVID'S DAY.—The annual dinner of the Liverpool Cambrian Society was held on Tuesday night, Feh 29th (Mareh 1st being .Ash Wednesday), at the Adelphi under the presidency of Sir Robert Cunliffe Bart. The vice-chairman was Mr W. H. Jones, J P. The Rev. W. Huah-s, rector of Caerwys, hon. chaplain of the society, the Mayor of Liverpool, the Mavor of Wrexham, Mr H. R. Sandbach, Mr J. H. Crump, and Mr J. R. Hughes were among the speakers. Dinners were also held at Ruthin, St. Asaph, Denbigh. Towyn, Aberystwyth, Wrpxham, &c., at some places on Tuesdav and others on W*d.iesday, and at each banquet "the memory of St. David" was drunk in solemn silence. There wai at Ruthin also a grand brlic entertainment. An eisteddfod was held at Rhyl, iu the Town Hall, at which competitions took place for valuable prizes. There was a concert in the evening, at which several London artistes were present. Mr OSBORNB MORGAN'S MOTION -In the division on Mr Osborne Morgan's motion on the burial* quegt.inn, with the majoritv against the motion voted Sir E. Buckley. Hon. the majoritv against the motion voted Sir E. Buckley. Hon. G. W. Clive, Col. Cornett. Lord Emlyn, C. W. Forester, J. P. G. Holford, J. Jot eFt, Stanley Leighton, T. E. Hovrt. Vis- count Newport, Hon. G. D. Pennant, and Sir J. H Scour- field. With the minority voted C. C. Cotes. D. Davies, R. Davies, LL. Dill Nyn, Marquis of Hirtineton, S. Hol- land, W. B. Hughes, Lord Ken-ington, Morean Lloyd, W. F. Maitland. C. W. Nevill, E. J. Reed. H. R cha d H. Robertson Col Stnart, C. R. W. Talb t, HnlJ. C. R Han- burv Tracy, H. R. Viviau. Hon A. Walsh, G. H Whalley. W. Williams, and G. O. Morgan (teller). Lord B. Grosvenor paired for the motion.and Mr C. W. Wynn, Sir W W. Wynn. Major CURt, and General Sir P. Herbert avairist. EXPERIMENTS WITH WELSH COALS —A report ha* been received at the Admiralty recording the results of a long series of experiments made bv the officers of the steam re- serve at Portsmouth on the merits of fourteen descriptions of Welsh bituminous ooal for nse in the royal navy at home and abroad. The New Tredegar coal is the best of the I bituminous samples tested, the power obtained bring higher, more regular, and demanding a Lsi expenditure of labour in use. Risca Black Vein stands next, on the lis; or hard f coals, ihough it is not so economical as a fuel as some other coals. Four trials were made with mixtures of Welsh samples and of Welsh and north-country coals, A com- bination of Ynysfaio and Cowpen Hartley in equal propor- tions gave 531'97 horse power; two-thirds of Ynysfaio and one-third of Cowpen Hartley gave 555 38 one-half Ynys- faio and one-half New Tredegar gave 550 08 and one-half Ynysfaio and one-half Jaynes Cillery gave 545 71. POLICE R"-TURNs-Lieut..Col. Cobbe's report for 1875 shows that in Denbighshire, where the strength of the force is 68, one constable to 1,545 persons, there was a decrease in indictable offences, but an increase in minor cases and in charges of drunkenness. Of the 443 public houses 2 have bteu proceeded against, with 17 convictions, and of the 158 beerhouses, 2, both successfuJlr.- Tbde are 28 constables in Merionethshire, or one to 1,664 of the in- habitants. There has been no criminal c-tse aiisiug from drunkenness, and although more persons seem to have been proceeded against for that offence than in 1874 the numbei is a little smaller than in 1873. Thtre are 171 public houses (of which 10 were proceeded against and 4 convicted) and 10 beerhouses in the county. In Montgomery the strength of the force is 32, or one in 2,113 persons. The state of crime and drunkenness is littl- changed 13 of the 255 public houses were proceed against, with 12 convic- tions. There are 32 beerhouses in the county. 'THE EISTEDDFOD OF 1876—A meeting of the General Committee was held in the Council Chamber, Wrexham, on Monday evening, March 6th, Dr Williams in the ch'd,ir. The plans which had been sent in for the pavilion were hung round the room, converting the Council Chamber quite into a picture gallery. The Chairman said the ub- committee appointed to examine the plans sent in, and decide upon the most suitable for the purpose, met on Friday evening. Eleven sets of plans had then come to band, which the Committee carefully examined, and in their first examination they set aside eight sets of plans, leaving three sets for further examination. They finaliv came to the unanimous decision that one of these three was the best, and on breaking the seal they found it was by a Wrexham man, Mr Howel Davies. (Chetrs.) As there was no prize offered for the second best they did not break any other seal. He was very glad that a Wrexham man stood so high as to be able to produce Fuch excellent plans. The plans accepted had several advantages over the others, particularly as to the acoustic qualities. The arrangement of the offices also was very good. The Sec- retary then read a description which accompanied the adopted plans, from which it appeared that the shape would be an oblong, 190 feet long, exclusive of the orches- tra, and 164 feet wide, and it will hold 7,000 The orchestra is a series of tiers in the form of a SJiri-circie, and will accommodate about 31D performers, with a plat- form in front measuring 62 feet by 24, accommoda- tion being provided in front of tha platform for thirty reporters. The remainder of the accommoda- tion consists of dressing rootj.s, green room, cloak room, lavatories, &c. Mr Garratt Jones proposed that the selec tion made by the sub-committee be confirmed, and that tenders for constructing the pavilion be advertised for Mr Coleman seconded the motion, which was carried unani- mously. Mr. Saape proposed that the same sub-committee which had adjudicated upon the plans be appointed to open the tenders for the p ivilion and report to the general com- mittee. This was seconded by Mr Lindop, and carried unanimously. The Chairman said he was very proud to find the work of the sub-committee so highly approved of. The site on which the pavilion will be erected is the Orchard Field, nearly opposite the Savings' Bank.

CARDIGAN PREFERMENT—The Lord Chancellor has appointod the Rev J. M. J ones, curate of Norton, Pembrokeshire, to the living of Kglwyswrid, in the same county, vacant by the death of the Rev Thomas Evans, the late vicar. TRIPLE BilITH.-L,st week Mrs Perry, daughter of Mr Phillips, of Frerees Farm, near this town, gave birth to three children. The three have since died. SUDDEN I)EATH.-On Saturday. March 4th, an old mariner named David Jones, residing at St. Dogmeil's, near this town, mit with his end very suddenly. It appears that be had gone out to the waste lands near Fanian Farm for the purpose of gathering materials for firing. Two persons who happened to pass in that direction discovered the poor man trembling, and in a very w"k condition. lie was immedi- ately taken by them to Poppit House, where he soon eX. piied. The deceased was 73 years of age. CONCERT.-A very successful and well attended concert was held at Ferwig Bapti-t Chapel, near this town, on Tuesday evening, Marca 7th, under the presidency of Dr Phillips. Most of the choirs of the surrounding neighbour- hood took part in the proceedings, and special addresses were also delivered. We understand that the meeting was a complete success.

RHYDYMAIN, NEAR DOLGELLEY LECTURE.—On Friday evening, March 3rd, a lecture on "The Bee" was delivered at Rhydymain by the Rev R. Thomas, minister of the place. The chair was taken by the Rev H. Roberts, Silob. The lecture was both interesting and instructive. The Britbdir choir, led by Llewelyn, sang several pieces capitally during the meeting, especially Gwenynen fach yr ha," which was re-demanded by the audience. The proceeds were presented to Miss G. Ed- wards, Rhydymain, as a token of recognition of her services in connection with the singing, on the occasion of her leaving for Swansea College. Although Miss Fdwards is but young, she has presided at the harmonium at the above- named place of worship for several years, and the in- habitants of the district could not allow her to leave with- out giving her a small token of their appreciation of her valuable services. The meeting was in all rbspects very successful.

BALA LLANYCIL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.— A CONES;o^dcnt says:—A public notice was issued by the Clerk of the Guardians of Bala Union for the nomination of two per- sons to fill up the vacancy on the Llanyci) School Board, which was caused last year by the death of Mr Jones, of Frunddtrw, and Mr Jones, of Llwynrodyn. The nomina- tions were to be sent not later than Monday, the 28th of February last. If a larger number than enough to fill up the two seats were nominated, the parties nominated had the right to withdraw their names up to fuur o'clock on Friday, the 3rd of March. The persons nominated were Mr Roger Hughes, surgeon, Mr David Morgan, currier, Rev. David Evans, rector, Mr John Williams, Gwernhefin. The former two represented the Nonconformist, and others the Church party. As none of the gentlemen nominated withdrew, the Returning Officer prepared for an election, and each party commenced canvassing the electors for their suffrages. Messrs Hughes and Morgan, since the Education Act of 1870 was passed, have been active suppoiters of a School Board, and for many years previously were among the principal managers and supporters of the Bala British School, on the other hand Messrs Evans and Williams, while they liberally supported the National School. continue to do so, and keep its management from the School Board, and they strenuously opposed the formation of the School Board. It is very evident that the School Board has already rendered important service to the parish in the erection of the good and commodious school and t-achers' bouse at Moesywaen, a school at Pare, and aD infant school at Bala. A large body of the ratepayers appreciate the work done by the Board, and the efficient manner in which the schools are conducted, and they are anxious to place on the Board worthy suc- cessors ot the much respected deceased members, men of the same liberal spirit, who believe in School Boards, and wish to give the ratepayers every advantage which Can be derived from the provisions of the Education Act of 1870. Ou the other hand, we are informed that Messrs Evans and Williams are desirous of a seat on the Board, with a dew to reduce the ratos, which it appears difficult to do,and also to carry out an effectual system of education. In the early part of the week overtures were received from the party represented by Messrs Evans and Williams that if the other side withdrew one candidate they were prepared to do likewise, and avoid a contest. Messrs Hughes and Morgan consulted their committee, which resolveo that in- asmuch as the offer of a compromise came too late to be legally acted upon, they could not accept the offer; if it had been made within the appointed time it would most probably have been accepted. Both parties have been ac- tively eugaged in a canvass, aid the supporters of Messrs Hugbes and Morgan are determined to make every effort to return their candidates at the head of the poll. On Wed- nesday, March 8, a placard was placed on the walls call- ing attention to the rate, and asking the electors toeuppoit Mr John Williams and stating that the Rector bad re- signed in favour of Mr Williams. The voting will take place to-day (Friday) from ten until five o'clock p.m.

CARNARVON. THE WIFE MURDER AT CHESTER. -At the Cheater As- sizes, on Wednesday, March 8, bef^r-* Mr Justice Lush, John Thompson, aged 32 years, custom-house officer, for- merly of Carnarvon, W8'1 indicted for having murd*- red his wife,EUenThompson, on the 26: h Jan., in the city of Chester. Mr Swetenham, who prosecuted, in opening the case said he regretted to say it was another instance in the long category of crime brought on by the curse of England- intemperanoe. Roth the prisoner and the deceased were in the habit of drinking to excess. The hearing of the evidence occupied the greater part of the day the faets have already been published. The jury returned a Verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner, and the judge sentenced him to penal servitude for life. INSURANCE CASE. At Carnarvon County Court on Wednesday, March 8th, the British Guardian Assurance Company were sued by William Owen WidUms for the recovery of JE4). damages for a brach Ðf contract entered into between plaintiff and defendants to appoint p'aintiff assistant superintendent for North Wales.— Mr C. A. Jones, who ai_p3ared for the plaintiff, said that in January, 1875, his cl'ent was attracted by an advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury signed J. A. York, secretary, Denbigh," for an assistant superiuten- dent in North Wales for an assurance company, on cojamis- sion, with small salary, to beincn-ased according te resu ts. After some negotiations plaintiff (* ho had been temporarily alarmed hy not finding the office in a pamphlet that pur- ported to give a list of insurance societies) was persuaded to part with B30 for which be received an allotment of shares for Ei2 10s; and despite frequent applications to b.,th York and the head offiee of the Company, this was all he got for his Jt30. [n July be received an application forB37 10s, balance due upon his i-hares, and the matter was then f laced in the b*nds of his solicitors, who received a repl from the h< a 1 oiffce stating that the Company had resolved upon calling in the whole of their ov^rdn" capital and pi oTD'Hintr to engsge the said solicitors tor any legal business the. Company might have in the district.—Mr Ailaus. n, who was for the defendants, said that his clients had st.rov.giy disapproved of York's conduct in the matter, he having no power to appoint ?neh an official as ssi^tant superintendent, unless by the rtnction of the directors, several of whom lived «t Denbigh. His Honour suggested that the Company should refund the money plaintiff bad paid, but. the suggestion W t not acted upon, Mr Allaneon spying he had no instructions to offer a corn prora,,q, Yo, k wa« examined, aod swore to having made the appoint- ment entirely on his own responsibility. He bad not paid plaintiff because he b not carried out the terms of the agreement under which !> ha i been appointed. -'I'he judge directed a nonsuit, with wts. — Mr J-nes applied for dis- allowance of York's costs, but the application was refund;

TOWYN MARRIAGE REJOICINGS.—The marriage of Miss Isabel Mary Lloyd, only daughter of the Rev John Lloy Traatheuraidd, Towyn, and Casfce.U-y-Forwyn, Abermuk to Captain W. E. Wekh, of Crawford-rise, Berks, Cor. mander of the Anglo American Telegraph St jam 8h. Menai," was celebrated here on the 29ch February, b an extensive display of bunting in the day time, J n t) evening Mr Wiiliam Koberts illuminated the publinath and Mrs James's large range of bu idhjg at Waiwic Place was beautifully iliun inated. The effect w. very imposing, and crowds of people from the town turned out to witness it. The Rev John Lloyd and his family, during their long residence here, had won the esteem and affection of a large circle of iri<-n-3s. Hence this mariies- tation of goodwill on this joyful occasion.

FFESTINIOG. DAMWEISIAU. Digwvddodd any eto o ddamweiniau wedi i DI ysgritenu ddiweddaf i ddau o wl- itbwyi, y Litch- wedd. Y cyntar yooedd faehgenyij ieua c gwr.aed nrcholl ddofn, a mweidiodd agwrn ei ben. Y Hall ydoedd wr priod ma'uriwyd ei droed ddcheu yn boe!i-JS iawn. Ya y cyfamser, er cymaiut o ddamweiniau sydd yn dijwydd ni chymerood \r un a uyhoedd^yd mewn cvnifer o newydd- cvn iaduronyr wythnos ddiweddaf le o gwbJ. ^jjys^>6WV(j fod saith o weithwyr wedi eu clad,;lu tan falurion y graig, ac na c'neir hyd iddynt am aioser miith, yr byn vdoedi ':1 n. wiredd bob gair. Gresyn fod newyddiaduros mor barod i dderbyn adroddiadan trvslog gan bersonau diegwyddor. Parodd yr hysbm-ad lawtr o bryier ac ysgrifeuu o" gvai- mydogaethau dieithr. gan f,d ganla^-er s-yfeilii jn a phtrth- ynasau vn gweithio yn chwarelau Ffestiniog. CYKGHEKDE ELUSENOL —Cafodd yr Assembly Room ei llanwgau gynulleidfa luogog yr wy:huos ddiweddaf Cym. merwyd rhan yn y cyngherdd g in gwinni Mr D. ThollioJ Glvnllifon, Alaw Bowydd, Eos Teigl, Eos Mo^lwvn, Mr John Owen, Dolgaregddu, Mra Mrs Edwards, Four Crosses. Llysvyddwyd gan Mr Richard Lloyd, is-oruchwyliwr y Welsh Slate, a rhoddwvd yr e!<? i ddyn afiach o'r enwElias Williams, a chafodd elw da. y GWLAWOGYDD E.NFAWH, — ( u yr wythnos ddiweddaf ar ei hyd yn nojedi o wlyb. Fwy cac un*aifb gorlifodd yr afon Dwyryd, a g rchuddwyd Vsffryn FfesMijiog bron diMBto gau ddyrroedti cuawrion, Y MEDDYGON.—! yn'haliwyd dau gvfarfod gan bleidwyr y uiedavgon newvdaion yn yr Assembly R> orr, Y cyntaf nos Wener, a'r a I nos Fawrth ddiweddaf. Dar- llenwvd y cyfrifon gan yr vsgrifenydd, Mr John Owen, Hysbyswyd mai tuag 800 svdd ar hvn o bryd vn t du, a chwynid fod byny ,d yn fyeban t evnai dau fe- dvg trwyddedig. Awgrymwyd amrvw gynlluniau, ond v p-n- derfyniad y daethpwyd iddo oedd gwneuo ymdrerh i gvn. nyddu y nifer, modd y gaiier cadw at r o'au vr Uudeb trwy gael dau f.dd..g yn fuV qualified, fel y dywedir. ieimlir [Tan anghyfl-u«d:a ^m n4,d oes gan v firm a- hn o bryd teddyg arhos.d yu Lian Ffestiniog, yr hyu svdd raid ei gael cyn y boddheir llua.vs y gweithwyr. Yn y cvfam- ser parha y Meistri Roberts, Williams, a Roberta i fvned yn mlaen gyda u galwedigaeth fel rfer.-Cofiiod,idd. t

BIRTHS MARRIAGES & DEATHS. .r- No announcements Of marriages are inserted vrithom.uifl authentication, for wunt of wmch aunouncemonts seni to are sometimes' omitted. A iJ.ar¡:e of Is. is made fo- words No cards," _\¡,c. ill marr.agos. wid at) iaditioa i s¡I:P:" record of deaths. St'lTiBS. GRIFFITHS-M arch 8-d, t> c wife of Mr G. Griffiths "Bran Villa, near Criccietii, of a son. UAKKI4GEX. STOKES-MURPHY :\Iarcl. 61 h, at Lhncyn felin Church. Herbert, eldest son of Fre 'e,-icL T. St ke, Esq., J.P. of Waltham- stowe, County D.'ublin, to Emily, only daughter of the late Henry Murphy, of Hereford. 0 all A 11, ki 14. BALL-Feb. 23rd, 'aged 8, Master George Eidrid Ball, son wr the late Capt. Wm. Ball, New row, Lisi'Urne Mines. BRAYNE—March 5th, agel 6 mouths, Wil ia;n Alorris, infant sos of Mr Wm. Bravre, Severn-street, Newtown. CHAPMAN—March 4 h, aged 80, E izabeth, relict of Mr Edsvard Chapmao, Sevurn-t-tr e', Nr\vto"u. EDWAltDS-Fbu. 29 ;h, agea 72, Mr Richd. Edwards, farmer, Pentre-David. EVANS-Feb. 25tb, aged 73, Mr Thos. Evans, of ilassgwyn, Lian- erfyl. EVANS—Feb. 29th, aged 29, at the residence of her uncle, Mr Samuel Evans, L nufair-Caeremion, Hiuaah, youngest daugh- ter of the late Mr John Evans, of Meiiod. EVANS-Feb. 28th, aged 69, Elizabeth Evans, wife of Mr E. Evans, Black Horse, Doluelley. EVANS—March 3rd, ag d 80, Jane, relict of Mr Wm. Evans, Ty- crosfach, Rhiw, farmer. GRIFFITH—.March 1st. aged 15 moith?, Monde, youngest child of John Griffith, Waen-helig, near Criccieth. HIBBOTT-F,b. 28th, aged 20, M try Anne, only daughter of the late John Hibbott, Weir-Street, Xowto^n. HUGHES-Feb. 28 h, aged 3 weeks, MnyAnne, infant daughter of MrJames Hughes, joiner, Llanbadarn-iawr. JAMES-March 2ud, .gea 79, at PLAS L'yss>n, Caruo, Montgomery- shire, Mary, widow of tho Hev. David James, late vicar of Llanwnog, Montgomeryshire. JAMES—March 2nd, au, d 75, ut Lewis-terrace, Mr David James. late of Penygarreg, Llamiusti 1, andiformely Captain of the Aginoria, of the port of A.berystw\ th. JONES-Niarch 4th, aged 25, Wm. Jones Sea View. Friog, Llan- gelynin. JOEs-Feb. 20th. aged 20, David Jooe the only son of Mr Daniel Jones, Nantegryd, near Llandyssul. JONES—Feb 21st, agei A9, Mrb Rachel Joues, willow of Mr D. Jones, of Gilrachgoronwy, near Ldamiyssul. JONES- March 2nd, aged 74, John Joues, Xanyrefail, Aber- daron JONEs-Feb. 6th, ajed 88, at 2, Carnbrian-terraos, Bala, Row.and Jones. KERR—^eb. 2Srd, aged 68, at Sme'hwick, Frederic Kerr, for- merly Cnptain in the 62od Regiment, and second son of the late General Kerr, of Maesinor, Denbighshire. KINSKY—March 5th, aged 60, Air Win. Kiusey, Bryn-street New- town. MATTHEWS—Feb 27th, at Finborough-road, West BromptoB Emi y, wife of Henry W. Matthew-, Esq. OWE-March 6th, agert 37, Mr John O en, shopkeeper, L! gwril. ROWLANDS-March 5th, Mr Edwd. Rowlands, Royal Oak, 1 gollen. ROWLANDS—Feb. 14th, at his residence, Berricw-plice, M field-road, Birmingham Thomas, youugc st sou of Tho- L lands, Henllys Cottage, Mannfon, Montgomery shire. STEWART—TEB 24th, t the re-iaence of her brotner-in-law. Joseph Jones, Suminer-hid, Cam >riau-viesv, Chester, Rc wife of the Rev. David Stewart, and third d!,U htr of the L, Mr Geo. Powell, Kuabon. WHFTNALL-Feb. 25tR-, aged 65, Mr Thos. Whetnall, aawyei, Rho-, late of Wrexham. WILLIAMS-Mareb 31d, aged 11 weeks, Jane, only child of Mr G. P. Williams, Einion Hoase, Criccieth. WILLIAMS-Feb. 28t,i, aged 77, at 1, Chapel-street, Wrexham, Mary Williams. WILLIAMS-Feb, 26th, aged 2, the son of,Mr Evan Williams, Red Lion Inn, Llanuil es. WILLIAMS—Jlarch 1st, aged 79, Mr John Williams, saddler, Llan- fair-Caerinion. WYNNE—March 1st, aged 72. at Branas Lodge, Corwen. Frances Mary, third aud last surviving daughter oi the Rev. Ellis Wynne, late rector of LlanterrnS. Denbighshire, ana sister of the Kev. J. Wynne, UHHl) years vicar of Llandrillo, and now of T.vddynilan, near Corwen.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (PRESS A^oniA rioy telkgrams.) BIRMINGHAM CukN MARKET, THURSDAY. A rnoderate supply of English wheat, very little of i in good condition; the demand iuled dud, the prices of last week for fair samples. Flour rather better sold, bat quotations unchanged. Fine bailey scarce, and auiut the same. Oats steady. Beaas and peas in buyers' favour.— Weather cold, with occasional n' ,w and sunshine.

GENERAL The Duke of Sutherland has returned t) London. Mr W. Newton, one of the 'nunders of the Amalga:.i»-'e,l Engineers' Society, and late candidate for Ipswich. at Lambeth on I hursdav mo'ning. The Admsralty h.ve contracted with Palmers' -p- building Company, Jarrow-on-Tyne, for building six a- armoured gun venFp.s "n improved designs. Bank4rate unaltered. The Times Philadelphia correspondent telegraphs that the Senate, by 32 to 29. has refused to adtiiit Mr Pinch- beck as Senator fr..m Louisiana. The Columbia, of New York waR ahal, doned, waterlogged, on March 3rd. ( rew landed at Brisrol

THE FRENCH GOVERNMKNT. A Paris telegram sut-s that the negotuuuns for the for- mation of a new Cabinet continue. M. Dufaure has had a long interview with M te. The formation of a Cabioet from the ft i i, 1.;1,1,

FATAL EXPLOSION. A boiler exploded on Wedne«d^y night at some iron works, Bilston, STaffordshire; three men were killed, and many scalded.

FUNERAL OF LADY AUGUSTA STANLEY. The funeral of La iV-\uI!U" II pi4e, on Thursday, in Henry VfT C,P", Westminster bSey, uear the monumerrs"' Qa~en hMza.^eth *nd Mary Q of Scots. The p tU WKf; t'l* A.'cnbishop .>f O nter- bury, Lord Shaftesbury, Or C^ud l)r (-fo-ighuin Mr Camp- bell Bannerman, the J. L. vl .rl y, and Mr Robert Browning. A la-ge number of inyuif.be i p-r- sons were in tbe procps ori. M<je-t> with he Princesses Louise anu i -»t !c-, «>-re «. a d iu the gallery overlooking the W.t end I.f D.-an Stanley pro- nounced toe b.esSii:g at tie ,.1. of (hns rvlce.

LORD CHIEF JU'i:¡' •< KiiCRN MADE A FhkevUN cF LOvOON. S'.r Alex At: d^ r Cnckburn w, ou Thursday presented wi it the freedom of the C1 y of L-udoa In 'l.Ckuow;dl(wg 'he compliment, he re,-rr, i to reo.t la reronn. A (!r"'i-' im- provement had been effected in the work of administration by the Judicature Acs, which bi not only Kimpliht i the procedure, but g..t jid ..f the ari^nrs which blocked up the avenues of ju«tice. Furr h. r changes w- re however n- d-d, and his advice would be It, b .i.j in the w,,rle I c,,dif, codify Responding t., a reference to be Alabama arbitra- tion, he taid though h, hwi not h..f-n "hie to s-ive Enclish- men their cash he had saved their credit. Thw Lord Caief Justice was loudlv applaud* d.

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