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W. C. W.—The lines are not suitable for our columns. ABERYSTWYTI1 COUNTY COURT. SIR,I have been surprised that the public so long and patiently bore the inconvenience caused by Mr. Homer- sham Cox, who by reducing the time allowed for the hear- illg of causes from four days in two months to three days in two months, has not only brought about a lot of arrears, but has deterred people from coming to his court for justice. Here is a case Some time ago wilful damage was done to some property, and the sufferer desired to enter the offenders in the County Court. He was told by a Solicitor who attends the Court that the arrears were so numerous and the difficulty of getting cases heard so great that it was hardly worth while making the attempt. You have done good service by bringing this public grievance to the front, and it is to be hoped the Judge will make arrangements that will prevent this steady ac- cumulation of arrears and do away with the existing re- luctance to bring cases before him.—I am, &c., X. Y. ABERYSTWYTH WATER SUPPLY. Sir,—I enclose you herewith statement of the rainfall in the Melindwr Valley for seven years, ending December, 1876. For the gaugings I am indebted to the kindness of Air. Trenwith, who has for years taken them. To anyone interested in the permanency of "Melindwr Springs" the figures in totals for seven years, and for each month, as well as the averages, must be most satis- factory. 0 The gaugings of the Springs commenced on 30th Sept., 1876, and up to that date it was one of the dryest years, in fact only four inches above 1871, so that the ganging of the springs at that time must have been most satisfac- tory. Again 1877 will prove to be the highest rainfall, but this has not appreciably affected the chief Springs. I trouble you with these facts, which I hope will in- terest the public.—I am, &c., JNO. E. THOMAS. Aberystwyth. Nov. 26, 1877. 1 RAINFALL AT GOGIXAN IX THE JtELINDWR VALLEY, FROM 1870 TO 1876, BOTH INCLUSIVE. Expressed in Inches and Decimal Paris. c'- | I I f I i t >. i >• 1 I 1 1 || .Sssssr^oo-SSa Hj fi, r*< ■ rK, t-5 Hj •< x O A ft He; 1870 2*55 2*-r>4 2-40 2'50 1*48 1*74 3 "20 3"03 3 41 10*24 5 "80 2*91 42*02 157 1 3 20 2*80 1*&7 3'30 0*79 3'47 0*00 1*09 3*0C 6*34 2 17 2*72 37*17 157 2 5'31 3-51 3'97 3 "28 2*20 6-J 8 4*14 2 03 7*08 7*60 S'Oti 5*72 60*24 157 3 1-34 3'33 1-45 3*05 1*64 4*53 5*46 5*14 0*52 2*46 1-60 3*24 39*70 187 4 4*52 2*72 3-76 1-91 1*59 1*28 3*11 7,65 4*80 4*04 5*18 5-54 40*10 187 5 5 *('9 2 TO 1*23 1*71 2*36 3*09 4*47 4*17 5*61 0*54 5*21 2*18 44*36 1870 3'03 4*37 3*36 2*93 1*04 2T>5 3*90 3*65 5"22 4*35 3*78 5-95 44*13 Months 20*20 21*77 18*14 18*68 11*20 23-44 30*34 27*90 35*70 40*63 31*80 28*20 313*78 Average persj month per ,4 3^ 2.-9 2.C7 1 co o.3G 4-33 4.00 rrl0 r,-7G 4.55 4-04 annum for 1 seven years J THE WRECK AT ABERYSTWYTH. SIR,-The stranding -of the Agenoria ought to be the means of creating all interest in the harbour among the inhabitants of the town. The harbour is undoubtedly the most valuable possession the town has, and the Cor- porati -ii, in whom the management is now vested, ought to make every possible effort to secure its safety, and to obtain for it good management. Permanent work ought to be done, and could be done if the Council would only devote their attention to the task. Compulsory pilotage would have been carried out long ago, but the H. E. Taylor Shipping Company under that arrangement would have been compelled to pay a few more shillings a voyage, and to save that Company this trifling outlay foreign ships are allowed to drift into the trap." This is a fact which I can prove if anybody ventures to dispute it. Compulsory pilotage is so reasonable and neccessary a precaution in Cardigan Bay, that it is astonishing any Dick Shon Dafydd should be at liberty to take the command of vessels. The hobblers, again, are part of a system that it is astonishing can exist out of bedlam. Not only are all the old men in town supposed to partake of the hobble money, but the work is done—if it can be said to be done at all—disgracefully. As a hardworking man the Har- bour Master is very good—but he requires somebody to give him orders. The prosperity of Aberystwyth may be indefinitely increased by attending to the shipping trade, and not- withstanding all that may be said to the contrary, there is a future before Aberystwyth fuller of activity than was ever imagined by the people who objected to the manage- ment of the harbour being transfered to the Council a few years ago. The entrance to the harbour is deepen- ing every year, and if the pier were carried out another hundred yards, and the entrance were narrowed, it would be scoured out more and more. All that is wanted is unity and enterprize to give Aberystwyth a fresh start in the great commercial race. This is a cheerful view of affairs for a CïXIC. SIR,—As the subject of the harbour is one of great im- portance to the inhabitants of Aberystwyth, I trust you will permit me to comment upon the letter of "Credo," which appeared in your last issue. "Credo" starts under a misapprehension. If he will have the goodness to refer to my letter in the Cambrian News of the 16th Xovember he will see that I was neither so unfair nor so silly as to condemn the harbour arrangements, together with the Harbour Master, because the tow rope was too long." What I did say, and I repeat it again, was this-" From all accounts it appears that the tow rope was far too long, and the accident is no doubt to some extent attributable to that, but the vessel, once inside the pier, ought to have been got into safety; the weather was not particu- larly stormy, although, it is true, the night was dark." Eye witnesses testify that the vessel was several minutes about (ten minutes, some say) drifting across into the "trap." If a rope had been conveyed to the ship from the pier she would have been saved. No rope was so con- veyed, that is the fact. I make no comment upon it. I feel sure, however, that with a properly manned boat, a rope ready, and a harbour master on the pier who could command obedience, and knowing exactly what he wanted, the thing could have been done. "Credo", then says—"That the pier should be carried out some distance further, and built as a firm wall, with hydraulic lime, &c., is what everybody knows but who is to do it, and where is the money to come from V" Surely here" Credo" must be shamming ignorance. Who is to do it? Why, the Corporation, of course. Where is the money to come from? Money is every day being thrown away there. Let anyone who feels an interest in the prosperity of the harbour walk down to the pier, and see what is being done. At first the pier was built as a sea wall, but after a time another method of construction was adopted, and the stones were piied one upon the other without being set in lime, or fastened together in any way. The inevit- able result, which might nave been foreseen from the be- ginning-, was, that the stones so piled were unable to with- stand the force of the waves during high storms. Can any more imbecile proceeding be conceived of, than that of spending hundreds of pounds in piling stones which ob- viously cannot resist even one winter's storms, and vet that is the course which has been pursued by those who have charge of the harbour. If only half a dozen yards a year were solidly and firmly built, nay, if only one yard a year were thoroughly constructed^ as to be lasting, the money would be well spent; as it is, the money is literally thrown away. Again, "Credo "professes an ignorance which, as he undertakes to write about the harbour, he cannot expect people to believe is real. He savs that a boat manned by a crew of active competent men' should be in attend- aiiee, whenever a vessel enters or leaves the harbour is all very fine, but what are the active competent men' to reocive" Every vessel that enters or leaves the harbour pays black mail in the shape of hobble which amounts in the case of large vessels to a considerable sum, two or three pounds, and in the case of small vessels to many shillings. The hobble is now divided with praiseworthy irnlw,rtiality,bctweeii all the hobblers, an equal share to each. This body consists or all seafaring men who care to claim a share of hobble. The hobble, if divided be- tween a few men, would repay them for their services, but when divided between an indefinitely large number leaves a very small trifle for each as tobacco money. The w 10*e system is rotten, and tlie sooner it takes its place among the things of the past the better for ihe Aberyst- wyth Harbour. J i f ^e present harbour master fills his poet with a c egiee <>* .energy aiJ(j punctuality that reflects credit upon liim, or in other words, that he does his best, is a state- ment aeartily endorse, and "Credo" will mid, if he refers o my letter, that I there make a similar state- ment The question is not that, but an entirely different one, viz., \*aether he is competent to fill so important and responsible a post. One more quotation from Credo's" letter, an.d I have done. Anybody unacquainted with Aberystwyth would think by Navigator s letter that the shipping trade of- the port was equal to that of Liverpool or Cardiff." I do not know whether I expressed myself so badly as to imply that. Anyhow it is perfectly certain that the improve- noent of the harbour so as to render it a safer port would largely increase the shipping trade, and thereby promote the prosperity of the town.—I am, &c., NAVIGATOR, LLANBADARN FA WR SCHOOL ROARD. I ¡ A Ratepayer," in your last issue, writes upon this subject with no other motive than spleen. He is jealous of the position of the High Churchmen on the j Board; and wishes to see men of his own clique occupying a similar one. Of course, the triennial election of members is close at hand, and well he knows this. And, for the sake of prejudicing the minds of the ignorant against a body of gentlemen who have done their duty honestly and faithfully towards their fellow-ratepayers, he brings forth statements so grossly, if not to say wilfully, incorrect, as to be quite inconsistent with common sense. Fancy a weekly charge of 10s. for the use of a room only monopolised for two or three hours a month This is beyond reason. But I am quite willing to exonerate A Ratepayer" for this great blunder, and will put it down to the printer mistaking week" for "year." I am not guessing, neither do I gather my information from heresay evidence, but I am in absolute possession of facts which would prove to "A Ratepayer" that if he lessens his sum total of expenses by one half, he would even then be wide of the mark. And, further, the clerk is paid by the year, irrespective of the number of meetings held. The dialogue between the supposed informant and my- self is as untrue as it is novel. It is merely a concoction. I have had no conversation with anybody respecting the attendance at school. In fact no man, with a grain of sense, would have spoken in such an irrelevant manner. Will A Ratepayer" call at the school, and ascertain for himself what the attendance is, and not trust to re- liable (?) informants. For, instead of there being only sixty-four—never fluctuating sixty-four—he would, no doubt, be surprised to find more than that, exclusive of the infants, who are numerous. Let him call upon two or three different occasions and he will see whether the number is always the same. Were it not for the late pre- valence of diphtheria in the village, and the unfounded reports spread about by mischievous persons that the fever originated in school, we should have a still better attend- ance. I wish to remind "A Ratepayer" that Commins Coch School is a mixed school (and not one for infants only), built in accordance with the instructions of the Education Act. I will not trespass further upon your valuable space, but, in conclusion, I would urge upon "A ratepayer," the next time he rushes into print, to present facts as they really are, and not as they may appear to his lively imagination. —I am, &c., J. 0. JOXES. November 28, 1877. SIR,—Our old friend your Llanbadarn Fawr School Board Correspondent" has broken out again. I shall only enumerate, and correct his in accuracies. (1.) He says "the Infant School at Llanbadarn cost from £ 800 to £ 1,000." The contract for the schoolroom was about £ 360. All expenses connected with it, including site, schoolroom, out-offices, levelling, walling all round, &c., will not amount to more than £ 600. (2.) He says "Penyfron school was renovated at a cost of from k300 to £400." The cost was under £ 300. (3.) He says "These items added together will amount to about £ 1,700." All items added together will not amount to more than £ 1,300, if so much. (4.) He says, the expenses of the Boardroom are 10s. a week," i.e., JS26 a year. The expenses of the Boaidroom are 3s. per meeting, including fire, &c., i.e., about £ 1 1.0s. a year. (5.) He says, "the Clerk's stipend is 10s. every time he comes up." The Clerk is not paid according to the number of times he attends, but he has a fixed annual salary of £ 10. (G.) He says, the ratable value of the three townships is £ 3,241 5s. 2d. The ratable value of the three townships is £ 3,780. (7) He says The last rate was Is. in the pound, and amounted to £ 162." The last rate was 4d. in the pound, and amounted to £ 63. The current rate is 5d. in the pound. (8) He says, "The children at Penyfron School are only 64." They were counted by a member of the Board one day last week, and were found to be 98 present in the room. Sometimes they are more. Sometimes they are less. (9) He says, Five are necessary to form a quorum." Three are necessary to form a quorum. Evidently the root of this inveterate hatred against the Board is, that Mr. "Ratepayer" is not a member of the said Board himself. What a pity and he being a man of "independent spirit" too. I defy "Ratepayer" to prove that the Board is guilty of lavish expenditure. By his own admission, the Board during the period of three years built one entirely new schoolroom—the second nearly all new—the third very extensively renovated, and all this work, including buying land, for less than £ 1,300. Whereas we can point out to single schoolrooms in the neighbourhood, for in- stance, Chancery and Penybontrhyd-y-beddau, which have cost more than our three put together, unless I am wrongly informed. The Chancery schoolroom, which cost about £1,500, only accommodates seventeen children more than Penyfron school, one out of our three schoolrooms. As to the turning out of the four High Churchmen" from the Board at the next election, I have nothing to say. That rests with the ratepayers. They may do as they please. But I do not think they will be "hood- winked" by "Ratepayer's" mis-statements, as promulgated in his last budget. I must admit "Ratepayer" asks one very sensible question, "would it not be far more economical to have one school than two separate schools?" Decidedly so, that is just what the majority on the Board wanted—an addi- tion to Penyfron School, instead of the Cwmpadarn Infant School. But they were completely "hoodwinked" by "A Ratepayer," who played his cards so well with the Govern- ment Inspectors, that the majority on the Board in spite of themselves were forced to build C wmpadarn Infant School; and some of them to commemorate this event call it to this very day Ysgol -I am, &c., VERITAS. LLANBADARN-FAWR SCHOOL BOARD. SIR,—I am glad to find from the only trustworthy source that the remarks of A Ratepayer in your last issue on the course of action pursued by the Llanbadarn- fawr School Board are wholly incorrect and unworthy of credence. The letter was written with the sole object, I presume, of misleading the ratepayers, and-to prejudice their minds against the members who should happen to seek re-election. I hope the ratepayers will show their manliness by juding for themselves—not forgetting to display their in- dependence of spirit—by fully ascertaining whether the present members deserve commendation or censure for what has been accomplished by them by way of providing sufficient school accommodation within the district. A Ratepayer" evidently belongs to that class of per- sons who jump at conclusions without sufficient data or it may happen that lie has left the parish in search of fresh fields and pastures new." The ratepayers will, I am sure, agree with me when I say that his reckless misrepresentations are highly repre- hensible.—I am, &c., VETO.

LLANIDLOES. SALE OF PROPERTY.-— On Thursday, Nov. 22nd, at the Queen's Head Hotel, Messrs. Morris and Price submitted for public competition two lots of freehold property, stand- ing on the corner of Great Oak-street, and Long Bridge- street, Llanidloes. Lot 1 realized £ 1,325, and lot 2 t1,723, or about tS a yard. The purchaser was Captain Williams, of the Van Mines. A SHOOTING PARTY.—A shooting party, consisting of Mr. Pughe, Brynllys, Mr. Bennett. Rhydvcarw, Mr. N. Bennett-Owen. Glanyrafon, Mr. George, Cwinfion, and Sir Watkin's keeper, were out shooting at Cwm Glyn Hafren, on Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the exercise of Sir W. Wynn's manorial rights over common lands of the Manor of Arwystley, in this neighbourhood, and had the good luck to bag 13 woodcocks. The party had been invited by Mr. William Pughe, Sir Watkin's agent, and enjoyed a good day's sport. ADJOURNED QUARTERLY MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 23.—Present: The Mayor (Mr- Richard Jones), Alderman Cleaton, Councillors Thomas, W. A. Davies, T. Williams, E, Williams, W. Terinin, and D. Davies. Reports.—Proposed by Councillor W. A. Davies, and seconded by Alderman Cleaton, that the reports of the medical officer of health and inspector of nuisances, now read, be referred to the Scavengers' Committee.—Carried unanimously. The Drainage Schcmc.Proposed by Councillor Thomas, and seconded by Councillor E. Williams, that the town clerk be requested to write to Messrs. Powell and Swetten- ham, asking them to appoint a day to meet the Council to explain their plans and drainage scheme, and upon receiv- ing their reply, to call a special meeting of the Council.— Carried unanimously. Statement of Ac(-oitrits.-Prol-)osecl by Councillor W. A Davies, and seconded by Alderman Cleaton, that the statement of accounts now produced by the Scavengers' Committee be referred to the Finance Committee for ex- amination.—Carried unanimously.—On the proposition of Councillor Thomas, and seconded by Councillor Jerman, it was agreed that the meeting be adjourned tathe 20th December.

NEWTOWN. LITERARY INSTITUTE.—Mr. Humphreys-Owen las gen- erously handed over to the Institute a cheque fur -17 7s. being the amount of his fees in the late Arbitration between the Highway Beard and Local Board. RIFLE CLUB.—An adjourned meetiug of thtr. newly- formed club was held on Monday evening, Nov.. 19, at the Lion Hotel. Mr. Cornelius Morgan occupied the chair. The-secretary and committee appointed at the last meeting gave in their report, and stated that the expenses for the year would amount to about £35. The meeting was again adjourned. CONCERT.—The building fund of the new Congregational Church has been augmented to the amount of about £2 by the proceeds of a concert which was given in the Public Room. on Friday, November 23. One of the most pleasing features of the concert was the support given to it by members of all denominations. Two professional singers were engaged, viz., Miss Lizzie Evans, R.A.M., and Mr. Jas. Sauvage, R.A.M. Besides these, the elite of the local musical talent kindly gave their services. The programme was well varied, and it would !>« very difficult to say which of the pieces pleased the most. We think, however, that Mr. Sauvage's rendering of How vain is man" was his best effort. All Miss Evans's songs pleased, and the duet, "Maying," was loudly applauded. Miss Lewis and Mr. W. P. Phillips accompanied on the pianoforte and American organ respectively. There has not been a more successful concert in Newtown, at least of late years. PRIMITIVE METHODIST -The annual meeting of the Primitive Methodist Home and Foreign Missions was held on Monday evening, November 19, at the Primitive Methodist Chapel. Three sermons were preached on the preceding Sunday, by the Rev. J. Sutcliffe (Deputation). The congregations were good. At the public meeting the audience was not large. Mr. Morris, basket-maker presided.—The Rev. W. Watts, circuit minister, read the thirty-fourth annual report, from which it appeared that there were 1,132 mission stations. During the year there had been built seventeen chapels and five schools. In the Home Mission work 3,000 open air services had been held. In the foreign work they had met with great success ia Canada Lnd the Australian colonies. The total income of the society was £ 36,145 10s, 10d. The Rev. T, W. Thomason (Baptist), the Rev. C. Croft, and the Rev. J. Sutcliffe, addressed th'j meeting. The collections were in advance of last year.

} CARMARTHEN. [ COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.—On Saturday, November 24, David Bowen, of the Quarry Arms, Llangendeirne Thomas Morgan, Three Compasses, Llangendeirne and James Lewis, of the Rock and Fountain, Newchurch, were fined—Bowen £ 1, Morgan 30s., and Lewis £ 2, and costs,, with a threat of endorsement in the two latter cases if again convicted, for keeping their houses open during illegal hours. Several men who were found on the pre- mises of these public-houses at the time mentioned were fined 12s., including costs, each. FOUND DEAD.—On Wednssday morning the body of David Jones, mole-catcher, aged about 65 years, and pre- viously living at Pantybrwn, Llandefeilog, was found in a ditch near Llwyncelyn. TOWN COUNCIL.—On Wednesday, the Mayor (Mr. Thomas Thomas) presided. The watch committee accepted the tender of Messrs. Hubbart and Co., London, for the supply of police clothing.—The payment of a bill from Mr. E. P. Davies, for professional attendance on Police- constable Evan Evans, who had been injured in the exe- cution of his duty, was postponed in order to ascertain whether Evans could not recover the amount from his assailant by a county court process. The same resolution was come to with regard to the fee of one guinea charged by the solicitor (Mr. W. M. Grif- fiths), wholconduded the case for the prosecution.— The adjourned quarterly meeting of the council commenced with the reading of the Medical Officer's quarterly report, showing a death rate of 19'11 per 1,000 of the population, against 18'\)4 in 1875. Measles caused three deaths, scarlet fever one. There were no deaths from typhoid fever.—The Surveyor presented his report; the principal item of work required to be done was the conversion of the lime shed and the room above into a surveyor's office, which was agreed to, at a cost of 212-5. -A long discussion took Illace as to the cross-gutter question, but its con- sideration was ultimately deferred. COUNTY COURT.Thi3 court was held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, before Judge Terrell. Morgan v. Davies.—In this action L. H. Morgan, Briskin, parish of Llanfynydd, sought to recover £ 33 10s., for 16 tons of hay alleged to have been sold by him to James Davies, Tynywaun, farmer, in July last at Nantcaredig. The defence was that the hay was bought on commission for Messrs. T. Watkins and Jenkins, Swansea. A verdict was given for the plaintiff. Mr. J. F. Morris. Carmar- then, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Bowen Rowlands, instructed by Messrs. Brown and Collins, Swansea, for the defence,—Rc Slocombe.—In connection with this bankruptcy, the bankrupt being late of Gander's Nest, Pembroke, farmer and butcher, Mr. Abel Thomas applied on behalf of Mr. Edwin Thomas, trustee of the estate, for an order to set aside as fraudulent and void a bill of sale by which the bankrupt conveyed to his father, Mr. R. Slocombe, Swansea, the greater part of property. Mr. Bowen Rowlands opposed the granting of the order. The bill of sale was for £ 252 6s. 7d., and the father, on receiving the bill, handed over the sum to the National Provincial Bank, in which he had guaran- teed John Slocombe. The judge, while holding that no fraud was intended, held that the bill must be voided as illegal. Order accordingly; Richard Slocombe to pay the costs of the application. RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY. At the fortnightly meeting on Saturday, November 24, Mr. J. L. Philipps, chairman, a letter was read from Dr. Timmins, reporting an outbreak of typhoid fever at Mynyddgraig, parish of Llanllawddog, where six persons were affected.—The In- spector of Nuisances reported that the case of typhoid at Rhydygar, Llanpumpsaint, which he reported to the last meeting, had proved fatal, and he had the bedclothes, &c., disinfected.—Mr. J. Hughes, F.R.C.S., said that this method of disinfecting the bedclothes was next to useless, unless they also disinfected tlie bed, which would be a source of contamination for months and months. It would be much better to burn the bed than this.—The Chairman: Many people may not like that.—Mr. Hughes: You have power to destroy everything of the kind, if you please, and pay for it, and that would be a cheaper way in the long run than to risk ha ving 200 or 300 case;:of typhoid to cope -,vit'n.Nfi,. Y. Little Thomas, medical oil-icer of the St. Clear's district, sent in the result of the analysis mude by Dr. Morgan, Swansea, of some water from the well on Llanstephan, concerning which there had been complaints for some time past. It was as follows :—Total solids— grains per gal., 66'5 parts per million, 950'0; chlorine— grains per gal., 10'0; parts per million, 142'80; sodium- chloride—grains per gal., 16'5; parts per million, 235'70; no lead or copper, but traces of iron present; ammonia— free, 0"02 ditto albuminoid, 0'18 total hardness, 33 de- grees. He considered the water contaminated with sewage, and wholly unfit for dietetic purposes.—The Chairman said he had no doubt that Mr. Norton would close the well.—Mr. J. Hughes There can be no doubt about it; you are bound to see that it is closed up it cannot be purified.

LLANBADARN FAWR. PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28.— Before J. T. Morgan, Esq.. and J. J. Bonsall, Esq. Kon-mainter,ance.—T. G-. Thomas, relieving officer for the Aberystwyth Union, summoned Daniel Morgan, carpenter, Manchester, for refusing to contribute towards the maintenance of his mother, who was in receipt of 3s. weekly from the Aberystwyth Union. The officer state that the defendant earned from 24s. to 30s. per week. Morgan replied that he was one of the men on strike, and now only received 14s. weekly, and out of that sum lie had himself and his wife to keep.—The Bench made an order of 2s. 6d. a week, and costs. Drunkenness.—Morgan Jones, Nantllyn, charged by P.C. Joshua Lewis with having been drunk and disorderly at Ponterwyd on the 9th November, was fined 5s., and costs.—John Arnold, Llanbadarn, was ordered to pay 25s., and costs, for having been drunk and disorderly on the 18th November.—P.tx Morgan proved the charge. Alleged Assaitlts.-Setli Jones, Lletty Gleision, charged Thomas Jenkins, miner, Penrhiw, with an assault com- mitted at Cwmbruno, on November 26. By permission of the Bench the parties were allowed to settle the dispute out of court.—Lewis Williams, Brynglas, charged Wm. Morgan, Cefnbychas, miner, with having assaulted him at Dvffrvncastell on the 15th November. There was a cross-summons in this case, which was also allowed to be settled out of court.

LLANYCHAIARN. THE SCHOOL.—Mr. Vaughan Davies, of Tanybwlch, the chairman of the School Board, having been informed that the children who reside in the south-east portion of the parish frequently got their feet wet by crossing the Dolwen river, near the village of Chancery, and that it formed the subject of excuse for keeping the children at home, he caused to be erected at his own cost a substantial wooden bridge for foot passengers. The bridge is not only a boon to school children but to the parishioners generally who have occasion to pass over the river.

DOLGELLEY. DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM JON K,S, OF BRYN HOUSE.—WEI have to record the death of Mr. William Jones, Bryn- house, which took place on Sunday, Nov. 25, at the age of (if) years. Mr. Jones had been connected with educa- tion for upwards of 20 years, and was a member of the School Board. His death will be keenly felt by many of the townspeople, and the poor have lost in him a friend and benefactor.

PWLLHELI. THE WATERWORKS.—The contractor, Mr. O. Ellis Owen, Llanberis, is busy with his men putting the pipes down in the streets at Pwllheli, and the houses will soon be supplied. SHTP iN DISTRESS.—The "Julia A. Merritt," of St. John's, New Brunswick, Buckhard master, bound in bal- last from Dundalk to Sydney, Cape Breton, was seen in distress on November 23rd, in Cardigan Bay, running for upper Pwllheli harbour. Tne vossel mis-stayed, owingtothe topsails being disabled. The master, finding that the ves- sel would not stay, ran her ashore on the Abererch beach. He at once drove to Portmadoc to try to get a tugboat to tow her off next tide. Tne Steam Tug Company asked him £ 100 for trying, and £ 25 per tide after that; but the master refused to accejrt the services of the tugboat on that condition, but offered them :LC)O for trying to get her off, and £ 100 for towillg her safely to the Gimlet Rock. The Company said they would do nothing for less than the terms they had given. As he was leaving Portmadoc, Capt. G. Griffiths went after him and offered that the tugboat should try to get her off for £ 70 and £ 25 per tide but the master said he would not give them more than he had offered. On the master's return the two tugboats of the Company were lying in the bay, having been out to offer their assistance to a large vessel, the brigantine "Charlotte," Belfast, coal laden, which had gone on St. Patrick's Causeway, but that vessel refused their assistance and got off itself. The master of the Julia A. Merritt spoke to the cap- tains of the tugboatf-, it then being near high water time, and they being about two cable lengths from his vessel, and offered them 1:100 to tow his vessel inside of the Gimlet Rock. They demanded £ 60 for trying to tow the vessel, and £ 25 a tide; but the master, consideriiig the demand exorbitant, refused them. He offered them £ 100 for taking the ship off, and there was no doubt that if they had put a rope aboard, the vessel would have been got of! at once. The ship is likely to get off without assistance the next spring tide. BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS, NOVEMBER 2 £ ND.— Before Messrs. John Edwards, and R. Owen Jont-s. Assault on the Police.—P.C. Wm. Hughes v. John Griffith. ,rhe defendant was charged with assaulting the complainant, the police borough officer, whilst in the execution of his duty. The defendant admitted the offence, but the case was adjourned until the offieeir was able to come to court, he having been laid up ever since the assault. Assault.—John Roberts v. John Griffith.-Complainant said that on the 12th November, the fair day at Pwllheli, he was going through Gaol-street, on his way home to Penrhydlyniog, when defendant struck him in the face, which was bleeding. He had given him no provocation. Defendant admitted the offence, and was fined 10s., and 12s. costs. Alehouse Offence.—P.C. Wm. Hughes summoned Edward Edmond, William Roberts, Hugh Roberts, Mary Roberts, and Wm. Evans. All the cases were adjourned. UNION, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28.—Present Messrs, B. T. Ellis (chairman), Thomas Prichard and J. T. Jones (vice-chairmen), Revs. O. Evans, T. H. Richards, and 0. Lloyd Williams, Messrs. Lewis Williams, John Williams. Llangian, Griffith Owen, John Morris, John Griffith, Robert Jones, Llannor, Michael Jones, John Hughes, John Williams, Bottwnog, William Roborts, j Humphrey Griffith, John IParry, Robert Griffith, Rd. Owen, David Prichard, Owen Davies, Owen Owens, Richard Roberts, Carnguwch, Thomas Ellis. l'iiiaivial .-Paid in out-door relief during the past fort- night by Mr. Richard Jones, Criecieth district, £ 64 12s. number relieved, 270 cheques for current fortnight, £63. Mr. E. Griffith, Pwllheli district, £95 Is. Gd. number relieved, 390: cheques. £100. Mr. William Roberts, Nevin district, £ 81 15s. 6d. number relieved, 286; j cheques, £ 80. Mr. Thomas Griffith, Aberdaran district, £43 Is. 2d. number relieved, 166; cheques, £ 40. Balance in Treasurer's hands, t526 13s. 6d. The re was no business of public interest. COUNTY MAGISTRATES COURT, Nov. 21sT.- Before Messrs. F. W. Lloyd Edwards, Owen Evans, B. T. Ellis, H. J. Ellis Nanney, and Robert Carreg. Drunk and Riotolls.-0wen Roberts was summoned bv P.C. Edward Jones for this offence. Defendant did not appear, but complainant proved the service of the sum- mons. He further said that between nine and ten p.m. on the 13th Nov. he was called to the Penybont Inn. Sarn- feillteyrn, it being fair day. There was a row in the house, and defendant was drunk and creating a riot there, challenging people to fight. He afterwards found defen- dant drunk and riotous in the public road.—Defendant was fined 10s. with seven days. Cattle Straying.—The Police v. Lewis Williams, Borth- wen.—P.C. Edward Jones said that on the (ith Nov. he found two cows belonging to defendant grazing on the side of the road. A month ago he had found the cows on the road before.—Defendant did not appear, and was fined 2s. and costs. Damaging a Bridge.—The Police v. Richard Owen (Hi), and David Roberts (15).—P.C. Henry Jones said that about three p.m. on Sunday, the 18th Nov. he was on duty at Llannor, and found stones newly thrown down from the bridge there. Seeing footmarks, he followed them until he came to Bodvel, where he saw defendants, and charged them with the offence. They at first denied, but afterwards admitted it. The defendants were both j servants of Mr. John Roberts. Bodvel Fawr.—The defen- dants admitted th offence in court.-—The Chairman said the Bench were determined to put a stop to this offence, inasmuch as serious damages had been done to bridges in this district within the last twelve months.—The defen- dants were fined £2 and 10s. costs each.—The Chairman complimented P.C. Henry Jones on his vigilance, and said the BonclI would take care that he would receive a reward. Assault.—Elizabeth Roberts v. John Evans, both at one time servants atBettwsFawr, Llanystumdwy.—Complain- ant said that on the 13th of August defendant went toherto the cowhouse, where she was milking the cows, and said he wanted milk and water to take to the meadow. She told him she could not go then, and he replied that unless she went to make it at once, he would "kick her to ashes." He asked again if she meant to go, and she replied she would as soon as she had milked that cow. He then seized her by the face, and she swooned. There were no marks on her, but she was very much frightened.—Cross- examined by Mr. Allanson for defendant She said the reason why she had not taken proceedings sooner was that she was poorly afterwards, and the least disturbance upset her. Her master refused to pay her wages, because she had left without notice. She did not bring this charge in order to bring an action against her master at the County Court for the recovery of her wages. — Methueslah Roberts, Catherine Hughes, Rhoson, and Elizabeth Jones were examined for the complainant, but did not say much in support of the case.—Z\Ir. Allanson replied on behalf of his client, dwelling upon the probability that this charge was an after-thought, in order to bring an action in the County Court for her wages, and brought witnesses to prove that there was no real as-ault at all.—C'a,<e tli- missed. THE GWYNFRYN POACHING CASE, Thomas Fowls v. Peter Williams and Win. Williams, Chwilog. Mr. J. H. Jones appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Allanson for the defence. Mr. Nanney retired during the hearing of this case. Mr. J. H. Jones stated the case, and proposed to pro- ceed against defendants under c. D, of George IV" but Mr. Allanson objected because the information was laid under sec. 2. A note was taken that under the charge of assault under sec. 2. case against Wm. Williams, was dismissed; but Mr. J. H. Jones said he would offer evidence on the charge of night poaching; he would abandon sec. 2 alto- gether, and proceed against defendants for night poaching. Thomas Fowls said he was a keeper in Ir. Xanney's employ. He lived at Plashen Lodge. Was out on the 22nd October about quarter past eleven on the road near Ffriddlwyd. John Rogers, one of the under-keepers, was with him. A hare passed them, chased by two dogs, one a hrown and the othér a white one-they were greyhounds or lurchers. The brown dog ran back towards Llwynauas. He followed with Rogers. Rogers went to Chwilog-road, and witness went to Mawn's-road. He saw three men coming from a farm called Llwynauas—the men came from the farm Tynlon. They then went into a field of turnips and carrots on Ffriddlwyd farm, walking through with their dogs. Thence they went to the adjoining stubble field, also Mr. Nanney's land, one of the men went walking about beating, and the other two came to the road. There was a white greyhound hunting in the field the one which he afterwards saw chasing the hare. One of the two men, that came to the road about ten to twelve yards from witness walked towards witness whom they could not see before. One stood back, saying some- thing to the other one. Witness "walked straight to the one and collared him. Witness began to whistle, and the man struck him on the head. He swore that that man was Peter Williams. He called something to the other one, who did not come back. He left his hat, his necktie, and stick. The brown dog he had Heen after the hare came there. Rogers went up to witness, Peter Williams having left him then. They found the stick and the hat on the spot, as well as his (witness's) stick. He would not swear to the identity of William Williams, but believed from his size he was the man with Peter Williams. Wit- ness had suffered a good deal from the blow he received from the stick produced.—Cross-examined by Mr. Ailan- son Had seen both defendants before on the road. Peter Williams was a lame man. Had seen him walking with- out a stick. The three men, when lie first saw them, were about 300 yards from the road from Pwllheli, and same distance from the road from Chwilog to Criecieth. There is a private road connecting these public roads. The private road is Fforddlas. He was walking from the direction of Chwilog-road to the Pwllheii-road. The men crossed the Mawn s-road, or Fforddlas, about half way between the two public roads. The scuffle did not take place for ten minutes afterwards, when as they were going towards the Pwllheli-road, he met them. It was a moonlight night. He called "Hullo," and collared Pét Williams who said something about the keeper. He might have gone to the house of John Roberts, shoe- maker, that way. Witness never said, "Never mind. Williams." and denied having struck the first blow. He swore that he never saw Thomas .Tones. and therefore did not stop him. He had never charged him with poaching. X ,yer stopped a man driving in a trap, nor lighted a match nor did he see a trap that night. Did not know Griffith Parry. Stopped no man that night. Left his house about nine p.m. The men in the field had nothing beside the dogs.—Re-examined by Mr. J. H. Jones Peter said, "Hullo, the Devil." Was perfectly sober; had not beeen in a public house, nor had had any drink that night. John Rodgers said he lived at Bontfechan, and was one of Mr. Nanney's under-keepers. About eleven o'clock that night he saw a hare cross the road near Ffriddlwyd. Two greyhounds, a. white and a brown one followed the hare, could not say whether Peter Williams had a grey- hound. He left Fowls, and went towards Chwilog-road, but hearing a whistle he returned to him and found him in blood on the road. Followed after the men some dis- tance, but again returned to the spot where Fowls was, and found there a hat and stick, and also Fowls's stick. P.C. John Roberts, Criccieth, said he went to Sych- nant, Llanaelhaiarn, on the 25th October, and met Peter Williams there. Witness noticed that he had a black eye. Did not caution him. Mr. Allanson objected to the evidence, since defendant had not been cautioned, nor was witness in his uniform. Witness asked him if he had any marks, and defendant said yes. Defendant told him he been beaten in Lone Las, near Chwilog, on the previous Monday night. Saw a wound oe his head—a recent one. He admitted that he had a hat, a stick, and a necktie on that road. The other policeman asked him what sort of dog he had, and he said he did not know. He also said that his brother William was with him. Next he (witness) went to Llanarmon to apprehend William Williams and brought him to Pwllheli. Between Broom Hall and Pwllheli he admitted to the driver of the car that he was with Peter, his brother, on the night in question. Cross-examined by Mr. Allanson—He had not cautioned either of the defendants. Mr. Allanson, now as the oase for the prosecution was closed, contended that the prosecution had entirely failed to prove that the offence had been com- mitted"by the men, and rather than send these men for trial he hoped they would dismiss the case. The offence of night punching was considered so serious that after finishing their term of imprisonment they must iind sureties for their future behaviour. The men had no firearms, bludgeons, or an offensive weapon. A jury must be satisfied that the defendants must have armed themselves with offensive weapons,; but here only one of them, a lame man, Peter Williams, .had a stick with him. If he did not intend to use that stic k for the purpose of committing an assault, there would be no case for com- mitting the -defendant*. The evident given by P.C. John Roberts, who had not cautioned .the defendants, would not be allowed to go before a jury. Mr. Allanson's address having been applauded, the Bench threatened to clear the Coufi. if the applause was repeated. The Bench retired, and on their return the Cliah man said they were of opinion that the cape against "William Williams ought to be dismissed, but that they determined to send Peter Williams to the assizes for trial. The court was inconveniently crowded during the hear- ing of this

LLANBRYNMAIR. CONCERT,—A concert was given at the British School, on Tuesday-evening, November 20. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. W. Kirkham, vicar, and Mr. Isaac Jones, Dolwen, couduckd. The programme was a long one, composed chiefly of Welsh music, contributed by the fol- lowing persccs, viz. Messrs. D. Jenkins, U.C.W., Aber- ystwyth, R. Davies, organist of Machynlleth Church, E. Jones, Llwyncelyn, and E. Vaughan, jzinr., Hafod-y- Beudy, Mrs. Jones, Paudy, Miss Jones, Y stradfawr, and Miss Evans, Ystradfach. The Bont and TaJerddig choirs contributed several anthems and glees. The latter choir was conducted by Mr. Williams, schoolmaster, to whom much credit is due, for the varied selection of music in the programme. Mr. Lloyd Roberts, harper, also played two solos on Welsh melodies with considerable ekill. Ad- dresses were given by the Rev. Chairman and the Rev. O. Evans. Independent minister, the topic introduced in them being education, and the advisability of putting compulsory attendance in force at the different schools in the parish. These speeches occupied considerable time, besides giving the proceedings a rather monotonous character, prevented the canductor from going through the whole of the programme. It would have been much better if the speakers had left out this important educa- tional question, and introduced it again at a meeting convened for that purpose, for concert goers dc not always possess the amount of patience required to listen to such Lmgthy addresses as were made by the reverend speakers. The proceeds of the concert were in aid of the funds of the British School.

CAERSWS. PRESENTATION.—On Wednesday evening, Nov. 21st, Mr. John Evans, the well-known vocalic, was presented with a. purse of money by the members and congregation of the Baptist Chapel. The presentation was made by Mr. Richard Morgan, who spoke of the invaluable ser- vices rendered to the Baptist Church bv Mr. Evans —Mr Morris Jones also spoke very hiehly of Mr." who" he said, had been conductor of the choir for nearly thirt-- five years.—Mr Joseph Edwards said he hoped Mr. Evans would be spared many years to continue his excellent ser- vices among them. (Hear, hear. 1—Mr. Evans in reply said he had always done his best to imnrove the sin-'in^ not only m the Baptist Church, but in the whole neigh- bourhood generally. (Applause.) b FOUND DROWNED.—On Sundav. Nov. 25, whilst soxn<» men were out walking on the banks of the Severn, "they discovered a body in the river. On its being taken out and removed to the Buck Inn, it was found to be the body of a person named Burt-m, a plasterer. A bottle of whisky was found in his pocket. He was last seen alive on Saturday night, about eigiit o clock, going in the direc- tion of Llandinam.

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. & DEATHS. -r' ° a,in°unccnv'uts of marrlajes are inserted without sufficient authentication, fur want of wfu'^h, announcements sent to w-s are omitted. A ciiacgp i f I. Umadi for the words o <"•! "I marriages, and any addition to the simple record or deaths. M A 111E AIVIM°N—THOMPSO.\—Xov. 21st, at the Presbvterian Church, C :uherme-street, Liverpool, by the Rev. John Thomas B.A. Ihonias Apsimon, of Liverpool, to Annie Elizabeth! third daughter of Joseph Thompson, Esq., late of New York and now of Liverpool. Nov. 2; tli, at the Welsh Presbvterian Chanel, Jowvn, by the ivev. Isaac rhomas, assisted bv the P-ev. J.!H' Symmond. the Kev. David Morgan Bvnner. Chorlev Lanca- shire, to Ir", J. 1). Jones. Cantrev House, Towyn, DAVIES—HUGHES—Xov. 2ad. at St. Saviour's Church Man- chester, by the Rev. \V. F. Birch, rector. Henry E. Davies of lirynmawr, to Sophia, only daughter of the late Sir. R. Hughes tailor aud draper, Liansaintffraid. GRIFFITHS—JONES-Xov. 2Stb, at the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Barmouth, by the Rev. Rees Jones. Portdinorwic assisted liv the Rev. David Jones, cousin to the bride, Mil Griffith Griffiths, chemist, St. Anne's-square, Barmouth, to Gweti, \ounge>t uaugliter of Susuu Jones, Porkington- terrace, Barmouth. DEATH". BALCOJoIBE-XOY. 26th, aged :33, at Avenell-road, Park-, London, Stanley John Balcomoe, late of Aberystwyth." BREEZE—Xov. 27th. aged 57. M area ret, wife of Edward Breeze Church-street, Llanrliaiadr. CLARKE—Xov. 21st, aged a >, at Sutnmerviile Cottage, Waterloo, Welshpool, Mrs. Clarke, youngest daughter of Mr. William Roberts. DAYJES Xov. 23rd, at Osmond-terrace, Portmadoc, Mrs. Davies, mother-in-law of the Rev. Thomas Owen (C.M.), Port- madoc DAVIF.S—Xov. 14th. aged ,r>l, Mrs. Elizabeth Davies, Leeswood House, RliosHanercUrugog;. DAVIES—Xov. 12th, agedMary, wife of Mr. Jacob Davies, bnciv manu;;u'turer, of Fiint, XC'ruieriy of Pias-vn-Clawdd Farm, nearRuabon. EnwARR> — On the iTfch Oct., from falling down a precipice whilst shooting in Cashmere, Robert Lloyd Edwards, of the Rifle Brigade, second son of Charles Edwards, Esq., Dolserau, Dolgelley, aged 23. EVANS—Xov. 20th, aged f.6, Mr. Wm. Evans, Lout Glantaaat, Llanrliaiadr. JONES XOV. 24th, aged é..1, at his resi.hmce Grove Park, Wrexham, Mr. J Pryce-Jones, principal of Grove Park School. Jo.NEs--Nov. 24th, Mrs. Jones, wife of Capt. Morris Jones, High street, Purtm;¡"¡oc, JosEs-N-ov. 26th, aged C-I, Ir. Rees Jones wheelwright, Meifod. P KIRKBT--XOV. 22nd, aared S3, at the Crescent. Plymouth, Sarah Kirkby, of Maes-v-neuadd. Merionethshire, widow of David Kirkby, Esq., of Battle End. near Brecon. LEWIS --Nov. lith, aged 40, at the Black Boy Inn, Xewtown, Thomas Lewis, of San Luis, Obispo, formerly of Xewtown. SEAGRAM—Xov. 14th, aged 11 months, at Wrexham, Cecil Harry Frowd, son of Captain H. F. Seagram, 23rd R. W. Fusiliers. WILLIAMS—Xov. 22rd. aged 74, at Enson Honre, Llanrhaiadr, Anne, widow of the Rev. W. Williams, rector of Hirmuit. WOODS—Xov. 23rd, at Llandinam, Marv, wife of Mr. Edward Woods.

SHIPPING. Wtek ending Nuc..nbc? ~7, 1S77. ABERDOVEY. Arrired. —Meirion Lass. Morgan*, Cardiff Catherine, Williams, Newry. No Sailings. ABE R YSTWYTI-I. Arriird.—H. E. Taylor Richards, Bristol; Hope, Jenkins, Quebec; Resolute (ss), Ash:-on. Preston. Sailed.—H. E. Taylor (ss), Richards, Liverpool; Reso- lute (ss), Ashton, Harwich.

By Press Association Telegram. GENERAL. At Veiitiior. William Weeks, labourer, is in eustodyon the charge of attempting to murder P.C. Alijn by stabbing him with a knife. Morris and Co's saw mills, Bolton, were destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Damage, £10,)00 Sir M. Robinson has arrived and assumed his new post as Governor of the Straits Settlements.

RAILWAY ACCWKXT.—A TRAIN PRECIPI TATED INTO A RIVER. Early on Thursday morning, as the mail train on the Central Anglesey Railway was crossing a bridge near Rhosgoch, the bridge gave way. Tlie train, with the exception of a third class carnage, was precipitated into the rivc-r. Wm. Davies, inspector of the permanent way was killed and Saunders, the stoker, fatally injured. There were no passengers. The line was blocked all- day. <>

BIRMINGHAM CORN MAT;KET.— THURSDAY. At to-day's market a fair supply of English wheat was offered, and the prices of last week were fairly main- tained. The sale in American wheat was slow. Winter wheat was characterized by great firmness. The demand for spring wheat is falling off. Beans as lear s last week. Maize unchanged. Oats dull and inclined in favour of buyers. —Weather showery.

Abstract of Renter's Telegrams. THE CRISIS IX FRANCE. Par's, Thursday. A letter from M. Ravaul Duval advises all true Conserva- tives and Marshal MacMahon to submit to the national will. He condemns the Due de Bivglie's policy, and the overthrow of M. Thiers's Government. The Pall Mall Gazette states that all reports of the in- tended change in the French Cabinet are false. f. Girardin will be the candidate of the Left for the ninth arrondissement of Paris, in the place <;f M. Grevy, who sits for Dole.

THE VAR. General Todleben has left the Russian camp near Plevna owing to ill health. --=-=--=====-==::==-=-

AMERICAN ELOQUENCE. American eloquence (says the Paii Mali Gazette) does not deteriorate. The following outburst of oratory is worthy of Mr. Jefferson Lrick, or even the great Pogram himself. It is the peroration of a speech delivered in the Mouse of Repre- sentatives by Mr, Price, of Iowa, in one of the recent debates upon the Resumption Repeal Bill. Another member having rashijr referred to an English precedent, Mr. Price broke out:— Do not compare this country with any other. There is no country to compare it with. There is no place to make a country to compare 5c with. In England you may take a rsilroad car in the morning: and start out in a straight line, and before the sun sets you will run over the edge. Yon cannot compare mole-hiils with mountains, ) ou may contrast them, but you cannot compare them. Step out from yonder eastern limit and see the King of Day snaking the water from his wings. He takes his course westward, not «V?0 miles only, nor 1/KJO miles, nor 2,000, nor 3,000 miles only, bat he has traversed nearly 4.000 miles when he sinks to rest behind, the f:olden waves of the Pacific. Or take your stand up at the frozen north, where the lee Kin rlin, ald follow Üuwn, through aJ degrees of latitude, until you have reached the laud of-the orange and the pine, and then you have a country which for diversity of clime and products has no equal on the globe. Arid you cannot make such a country anywhere else, for there is no other place to 1l1:i.b: it ia. This is oBi, country—it fcas one-Constitution, one flag, and one destiny awl ] purpose, so far as my ability extends, to keep it in the pathway of duty until it shall arrive at the goal, and the capstone shall be put upon it LE time." TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. 1S77. Grea.t Western £ 'I^4.3C2 West Midland v 1876. South Wales ) £U3.32!"1 1877. London and North Western ) £ '173,832 Shrewsbury and Hereford I 1876. Shropshire Union j £ 171.040 CI-KBRIAN RAILWAYS.—Approximate return of traffic receipts for the week ending Nov. 2"), 1877. Miles open, 178. Passengers, parcels, horses, carriages, dogs, and mails, £ 1,374 merchandise, minerals, and live stock, £ 2,3r> £ total for the week, £ 3,720 aggregate from corn- luenoement of half-year to this date, £9:nl41. Actual traffic receipts for the corresponding week last ye-ar- Miles open. 178. Passengers, &e., £ i.431; merchandise, &c., 1'2,357; total for the week, £ M,788; aggregate from couunencement of haif-vear to this date, f'¡3.Ul, BRECON AND MERTHYR RAILWAY (61 miles open),— Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 2.\ 1877. —Passengers, parcels, &c.. £ 185 Gs. Sd. goods and live stock, £ 787 Gs. 7d. total. £ 972 13s. 3d; -I- 18s. lid. per mile per week. Corresponding week last year (61 miles open): Passengers, parcels, &c., £ 230 lis. ld-; goods and. live stock, £1,01G 10s. Id total £ '1,283 7s. 2d.; t;21 Os. ftd. per mile per week. —Decrease for this week! £ 31013s. lid. A ggregate for 21 weeks, 1877, £ 25.02517s. 5d.; aggregate for 21 weeks, I 70, )F 7s, 7<I.—Decrease for 21 weeks, £ 332 10s. 2d.

ABERYSTWYTH MARKKT.—AYheat sold at IS. od. to U.S. od. P usbel; barley, 4s. 9d. to as. :id.; oats, 3s. Od. to 3s. 9d.; eggs 10 for a shilling salt butter, is. o.Vtl. to i<. 2d. V • fresh butter' Is. 4d. to Is. 6d. lb.: fowls, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ^"counle; rlncks: ;)8. Od. to 6s. Od. geese, 4s. Od. to (is. Od. turkevs, Od to s. Od. each; potatoes, 6s. {I,1. to Ss. Od. V cwt. In a recent sermon at Westminster Abbey. Canon Farrar renounced in the strongest terms the doctrine of eternal punish- ment, as an oSspriag of bigotry and superstition, it was not to be supported even by isolated texts, for those usuallv cited had been misinterpreted. It is announced that the Eisliop of St. XX«vid s will hold his next general ordination on Friday, December 21, (St. Thomas's the Bishops e* hiCiiiie.V.. Chester. Hereford, and St. Asaph, on Sunday. December 23, and the E'shop of Llai'daff I (Hi fc^unda)-, March 17.

authorities felt a desire to give them as little chance as possible of repeating their alleged indiscretion. As far back as the month of August, Cadwaladr Jones appears to have made a confession to the Rev. D. Griffith, the Independent minister of Dolgelley, and that gentle- man kept it a secret until after the execution. It is also thought that the prisoner has also confessed to the prison chaplain, the Rev. Evan Lewis. As regards the former, the confession was the result of a conversation about the crime, commenced by Jones on the occasion of the rev. gentleman's second visit. The latter having heard the report that the prisoner had taken away Sarah Hughes's life in a moment of anger by means of a stone, asked him if it were true, and he replied Just so," or words to that effect. After a remark that the prisoner's case wou.d have been quite different if he had given himself up to the au- thorities on finding the woman dead, religious matters be- came the topic of conversation but at the next visit, when a Liverpool minister accompanied the Rev. Mr. Griffith, the prisoner, as soon as the cell door was opened, stood up and said, I want to see you very much, 1r. Griffith. I am very sorry I misled you the time before. Iu was not true that I did it without premeditation. I had intended to take away her life. That," said lie, shading his head, and crying, "is the truth." lor a time Mr. Griffith, being so much astonished, could say nothing. His friend then asked, When was it that you first thought of taking away her life?" The prisoner replied, On the pre- vious Friday." He added that he could not get peace of conscience, and could not expect Almighty God to forgive him unless he told the truth. It is unnecessary now to enter into the details of the trial which followed at the Chester Winter Assizes, or of the sentence of death without the hope of mercy which the Judge then passed upon him. Since that time the prisoner seems to have been resigned to his fate. The Bible which he brought away with him from Pare when taken into custody, was constantly read by him, and the ministration of spiritual things by the chaplain and the Rev. David Griffith attentively received. On the night preceding the execution the last-named minister visited him for the last time. The visit was an extremely pain- ful one. The culprit produced a bundle of letters which he had received from a lady in Dublin. He also referred to the hymn :— Jesus, lover of my soul, freely translated into Welsh, and as he did so lie remarked that it was the one sung at his mother's deathbed, and putting his hands upon his knees, and bowing his head he wept long and bitterly. He afterwards acknowledged that his sentence was just. During the evening he like- wise penned the following lines to the Rev, E. Lewis County Gaol, Dalgelley, Nov. 22, 1877. Anwyl Syr,—Dyma fi yn ysgrifeny gan eich hysbysu fy mod yn cydzit-,I-,(,tl ty ag- ataf fi, y mae vn wir ddrwg- genyf fy mud wo.,lI(Iwyii yfatli drwbwl ar fy hyn a ft'awb, yr ydwyf yn madda i bawb pan obeithio fod pawh yn gneud i mina, ac os caf gymorth i (Ida.! hyd y dnvedd, yr ydwyf yn gobeithio y caf lesu Grist yn lachawdwr i mi. Amen. Aty Parch E. Lewis. The tran-latiou will be found in Mr. Lewis's letter ap- pended to our report, ( He retired to rest at One o clock on the day fixed for his execution and ,.Iept soundly until five, when he arose and earnestly prayed. Then followed an incident which un- doubtedly reveals, to some extent, the working of his mind at the time. He got up quickly from his knees, went to the window, and looked intently at the sky until he saw a star, when he exclaimed, "I am all right now." An hour later and the Rev. E. Lewis administered the sacra- ment to the doomed man, and two mortal hours passed before the door of the cell was opened by the Governor of the gaol, and there entered the executioner, and others who "were about to lead him to the scaffold. At the bid- ding of the gaoler, the culprit nrose from his knees, put on his boots, was pinioned, and afterwards walked with a firm step to the scaffold,preceded by the chaplain who read the portion of the burial service appointed for the occa- sion. In less time than it takes to write it, the rope was adjusted, the drop fell, and Cadwaladr Jones, the Dol- gelley murderer, died without a struggle. After the body had hanged an hour, and after it had been cut down, an inquest was held at the gaol before Mr. Griffith Jones-Williams, the county coroner, and the following jurymenMessrs. Edward Griffith, John Ellis, Robert Roberts, Hugh Roberts, E. P. Williams, William Morris, Lewis Williams, Wm. Evans, David Parry, Lewis Evans, John Thomas, W. L. Owen, Wm. Williams. There were also present Mr. H. Ll. Clough, chief constable, Dr. Jones, and the governor of the gaol, Mr. Owain Thomas. The jury viewed the body, which was in the coffin with its clothes on, the face" being rather hlack, but it had a calm expression. After identification had taken place. Dr. Jones stated how death had taken place, and that Marwood had performed his work satisfactorily. The jury strongly remarked upon the exclusion of the press from the execution and the in- quest. A verdict in accordance with the evidence was re- turned by the jury. Marwood, the executioner, drove to the station in a waggonette, in order to go off hy the Great Western train which leaves Dolgelley about half-past ten o'clock in the morning. A large crowd assembled and hooted him, to which he replied by taking off his hat and courteously bowing. The excitement in the town was intense. The following letter appeared in Wednesday's Liverpool Mercury :— Gentlemen,—In nn article relating to the "Merioneth- shire tragedy," which appeared in your impression of Saturday last, I find it stated that the unfortunate man Cadwaladr Jones was "lately a member of the Indepen- dent denomination." In another paper, it was stated, a good while ago, that he belonged to the Calvinistic Methodists' Connexion. Both statements are incorrect. He never was a "member" of any Christian church, tak- ing the word, as is universally the case in Wales, to denote a communicant or a person who is admitted on probation. Now, I can find no proof that Cadwaladr Jones ever par- took of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper until adminis- tered to him by the chaplain of the prison a few days be- fore his execution. It is true however, that he belonged more to the Inde- pendents than to any other denomination. His father, I believe, is still a member of an Independent church, and much sympathy is felt towards him everywhere under this great and terrible calamity. His mother, also, who died about eight or ten years ago, belonged to the same body. Would that he had followed in her footsteps, and imitated her example. It is affecting to think of the -happy seasons when lie went with her to the house of God. Her departure was evidently to him a great loss. After a while his religious impressions died away almost 'entirely, and a time came when he began to neglect the Sabbath School, and lived in almost total forgetfulness of God. For a good while before his marriage it is said lie never entered a place of worship except on rare occasions -a most unusual thing in that quiet, happy neighbour- hood wherein he was brought up. Then, the evidence at his trial went to show that for some time previous he had led a very imiRoral life. It is painful to revert to all this, but the truth ought to be known in a case of such im- mense interest and importance. Thus it will be seen that a hardening process had been steadily going on before this unhappy young man became a murderer. His connection with my ministry has been alluded to very often in the newspapers. This connection, however, was a very slight one. Until after his apprehension, I was not aware that he had ever sat as a heaTer in my place of worship. It came out then, that after his settling- down at "Pare," in May, he was in attendance two or three times before and about as many times after the mur- der. But with what views, motives, and feelings during these last occasions, who can tell? During my visits to him while in prison one thing struck me very forcibly, viz., the affection he bore for his mother's memory.' At the bare mention of her name he burst into tears during my first visit, and could not utter a word for a long time and oil the night before his exe- cution, when I visited him again, at his own special re- quest, one of the last things he did ere I eft him was to place in my hands a piece of paper which some kind friend had sent to him, and whereon was written the words of a well-known Welsh hymn, which seems to be a free e translation of that English one, "Jesus, lover of my soul," &c. Doing this he said, "This has affected me greatly, for it is the hymn which my dear mother sang on her death bed and then, covering his face with both hands, he placed his head between his knees and wept loudly and long. Oh, I hope I shall never be called to witness such a heart-rending scene again. It was with a feeling of in- tense sorrow that I left him, but I was cheered to find that he clung to the cross, and had resolved to do so to the last moment. Great sinners have been saved by putting .their confidence there, and why not he? T_ DAVt) GRIFFITH, Congregational minister. We have received the following from 'the Chaplain of the gaol t> "Sir,As rJid, that a part only of the letter of the late convict oauw.u.iclr Jones, acknowledging the justice of his sentence, appeared in tj10 rep0r^s 0f £ ;ie execution that I have seen, i y°u a translation of the whole letter, which was written ot course in Welsh, for insertion in your next issue :— County Gaol I>olKelley, Kov. 22, 1S77. Dear Rir,-IIere I ran wntin* to inform you that I acknow- ledge the justice of the law towards me. i urn truly sorry that I have brought such trouble upon myself and others. I forgive everybody, and hope everybody forgives me. Allci if I have strength to hold oil to the end 1 hope 1 snail have Jesus Christ for my Redeemer. Amen. To the Rev. E. Lewis. „ I request that mv father may have the small books I leave behind, and the -Miss Pope, and everything en the little table. I conclude with thankircc you for your kindness. CADWALAKS- JONES. Farevell. Farewell. Perhajse it may be as wtflr. to correct a misstatement which appeared in most, if m,,t in all, of the printed reports, viz., that the visit of the Independent ministeroll the evening Irefore the execution was owing to a request from I- the prisoner. That was not the case. The minister came ■of his own accord, prompted, no uoubt, by his own kind- ■ness of heart to go and see him, and bid him farewell. 'The prisoner himself did not express any wish or request ,on the subject.—I am. &c., THE CBLAPLAIN TO THE COUN-Ty GAOL, DOLGF-LLIT. Messrs. William Griiutii and Sons, TJnder-Sheriffs, wnite to the Times from Dolgelley with reference to the execution of Cadwaladr Joll" :No application was macie to thf; lot-al carpenters to erect the scaffold, as we -considered it (j: n III beunadvisable to employ inexperienced workmen, nor (El we ask the services of any carrier tii remove the materials from the railway to the county gaol, "because we wishes to avoid publicity."