The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

BUSINESS ADDRESSES. .r. r JOHN JAMES, TEA, WINE, BEER, AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, LONDON AND PROVINCIAL STORES. TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. AGENT FOR W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES AND SPIRITS. The Wines of Portugal. Light French Wines. Bottle. Doz. Bottle. Doz. s. d. s. s. d. s. Castle A Port 5 yearsin wood 2 0 24 Cattle A Claret. 1 year in bottle 10 12 Castle B Port 8 years in wood 2 4 28 Castle B Claret 1 year in bottle 13 15 Castle C Port Fruitv 11 years in wood ) 0 10 o. Castle C Claret 1 year in bottle 16 18 Castle D Port Dry 11 years in wood j Castle D Claret 1 year in bottle 2 0 .24 t". Ti L t' *L 1- • A 9 A *0 Castle E Claret Old in bottle 2 6 30 Cast e E Port Fruity lo years n wood 3 4 4" Castle Q 01d in bottle 3 6 42 Castle G Port Fruity 25 years in wood 40 48|^li, Castle 1 Red Burgundy 13 15 Castle 2 Red Burgundy 16 18 The Wines of Spain. Castle 3 Red Blirsundy 2 0 24 Castle Spanish Sherry 2 years old 13 15 French, German, and Hungarian Castle 1A Pale Sherry 3 years old) ° Castle 2A Gold Sherry 3 years old >1 6 18 Wines. Castle 3A Brown Sherry 3 years old ) Castle A Sauterne 1 3 15 Castle A Pale Sherry 4 years old j Castle B Sauterne 2 0 24 Castle AA Gold Sherry 4 years old VI 10 22 Castle C Sauterne 2 6 30 Castle B Brown Sherry 4 years old; Castle 1 Red Karlowitz Hungarian 1 6 18 Castle C Pale Sherry 6 years old 9 9R Castle 2 Bed Karlowitz Hungarian 1 9 21 Castle CC Gold Sherry 6 years old j" „ Sparkling French and German Wines. v8»sti6 It Dozen Pale Amontillado Sherry 8 years old 2 10 34 Dozen TTalf Castle I j™ 11 Bottle. Bottles. Bottles. jPale Amontillado Sherry 11 years oid o 6 42 s. d. s. s. d. Castle L Castle Saumur Silver Foil 2 1 25 14 6 Pale Amontillado Sherry 13 years old 4 0 48 CastIe Sauinur Goid Foil 2 6 30 17 0 Castle E Gold Oloroso Sherry. 8 years old 2 10 34 <5r»irit<5 Castle H Gold Oloroso Sherry. 11 years old 36 42! Castle O Gold Oloroso Sherry. 13 years old 4 0 48 The strength is given with all the undermentioned Spirits as a cuide to actual value as well as consumption. Castle F 3 Bottle. Doz. Brown East India Sherry 8 years old 2 10 34 s. d. s. Castle J Castle UP Unsweetened Gin. 33 under proof I 9 0 9. Brown East India Sherry 11 years old 3 6 42 Castle UP Sweetened Gin. 33 under proof ) Castle K Castle OE Unsweetened Gin, 17 under proof 25 29 Brown East India Sherry 13 years old 4 0 48 Castle Proof Unsweetened Gin, proof 2 10 34 Castle One Manzanilla Sherry. 4 years old 2 0 24 Castle UP Scotch Whiskey, 33 under proof.. 23 27 Castle M Manzanilla Sherry 7 years old 2 6 30 Castle Proof Scotch Whiskey, proof 30 36 j TI Castle UP Irish Whiskey, 33 under proof 2 3 27 Marsalas, Spanish and French Ports, Castle uv Irish Whiskey, 17 under proof. 2 8 32 Madeiras, and Sacramental Wines. (astle Proof Irish Whiskey, proof 3 0 36 Castle VP Pale Marsala Sherry 3 years old 1 ^O. I™h W h.skey, Very Old, proof 3 3 39 Castle VM Gold Marsala Sherry 3 years old } Castle D Pale Cognac, 33 under proof ) n „A Castle D Brown Cognac, 33 under proof ) Castle A Pale Marsala Sherry 5 years old ) g Castle E Pale Cognac, 17 under proof 3 6 42 Castle AA Gold Marsala Sherry 5 years old | Castle F Pale Co guac, proof 4 0 48 „ „ -r* „ it- Castle FO Pale Cognac, Very Old, proof 4 9 57 Castle 1 Spanish Port 2 years old 1 3 lo L'ON EXTRATT PU VIN*, Very Old, proof 5 6 66 Castle 2 Spanish Port 3 years old 16 18 Castle UP Pale Brandy, 33 under proof 23 27 Castle 3 Spanish Port 5 years old 19 21 Castle UV Pale Brandy, 17 under proof 2 8 32 Castle 4 Spanish Port 10 years old 1 10 22 Castle Proof Pale Brandy, proof 3 0 36 p fi 1 Castle UP Jamaica Hum, 33 under proof 2 3 27 Oastle 1 -r, „ n a Castle UV Jamaica Rum, 17 underproof 2 8 32 Roussillon (French Port) 2 years old 1 4 16 Castle JO .Taniai;a Rum, Very Old, proof 3 3 39 Castle • Castle White Jamaica Rum, Very Old, proof 3 4 40 Roussillon (French Port) 4 years o.d 1 8 20 Castle 1 Hollands, 14 under proof 2 4 28 Castle Madeira 3 years old 2 1 25 SILVERSTREAI*, 14 under pro, f 2 8 32 Castle Grand Madeira 5 years old 2 6 30 The price includes bottles and package. DEVIL'S BRIDGE HOTEL AND WATERFALLS. =-==== t Twelve Miles distant from Aberystwyth. THE DEVIL'S BRIDGE HOTEL AND WATERFALLS, with the surrounding scenery, have been so well and completely set forth in the Gossiping Guide and other guide books to Wales, that no further attempt at description is here necessary. Tickets to view the Falls, which front the Hotel, are issued at the Bar at 1,. each. Visitors may ramble about the pleasant district, or drive to more distant places of interest in the neighbourhood such as Parson's Bridge (two miles); Ponterwyd (three miles); Hafod Church, to see the Marble Monument by Chantrey to the memory of Miss Johnes (five miles); Plinlimon Mountain (nine miles), the highest peak is 2,463 feet; Strata Florida Abbey Ruins (eight miles), and other places. TERMS. £ a. d. £ a. d. Board and residence, per week 2 10 0 BREAKFASTS AND TEAS. Less than a week, per day 0 7 6 Plain Tea. 0 2 0 Children under 12 years of age, half-price. with Cold Meat, or ham and eggs. 0 2 6 Private sitting roomi I 1 0 ——— The above include the whole service of the hotel. Second Class Dining Rooms are now open, adjoining the Hotel. DAILY TARIFF. I Cold Luncheon. 0 1 0 Soup ••• 0 1 0 Plain Tea 0 1 0 Cold Meat Luncheon 0 2 6 Attendance, 3d. each. Chops and Steaks ■ • • 0 3 0 ——— Hot Joints, with Vegetables 0 3 6 SPECIAL DINNERS TO ORDER. Sweets, 6d. extra. Driver's Dinner "0 1 6 Baess Bottled Ale and Guinness's Extra Stout in pint Attendance 3d. each. bottles and on draught. GOOD STABLING. JOHN JAMES, PROPRIETOR. M. H. DAVIS and SON, BRIDGE STREET AND QUEEN STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, HAVE JU.ST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF BRASS & IRON BEDSTEADS, SPRING & OTHER MATTRESSES, Of which they respectfully solicit inspection, also to their extensive stock, by the leading makers, of GRATES AND KITCHEN RANGES, FIRE PROOF SAFES, REAPING MACHINES, CHAFF CUTTERS, AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. WATER FILTERS, CUTLERY, WEIGHING MACHINES, BATHS, And every description of FURNISHING IRONMONGERY AND ELECTRO PLATED GOODS. as2m I I 1,1 k'Ll f-NG I W £ k for™ RECKITTS SPP that PARIS BLUE yougeut! As bad qualities are often substituted. The genuine is used by the Laundresses of I THE PRINCESS OF WALES AND DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH. BJ.H.i333 A{»)1.j333. 0 .V"I' JOHN JAMES, LONDON AND PROVINCIAL STORES, TERRACE-ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. PRICE LIST OF WINES, SPIRITS, &C. Bin. Quarts Pints No. 8. d. s. d. Red Wines 1 PORT—Good Sound Useful Wine 1 6 2 Fine Fruity Wine 2 0 3 Full Flavoured Old Wine 2 6 4 Graham Vintage, 1873 3 0 5 David's Vintage, 1872 3 6 6 Cockburn's Vintage, 1870 4 0 7 Very Fine Old Tawny 5 0 White Wines 8 SHERRY—Agreeable Light Wine 1 6 9 Excellent Dinner Wine 2 0 10 Standard Pale Wine 2 6 11 „ Very Soft Old Pale 3 0 12 Superior Amontilla ditto 4 0 13 Choice Old ditto .5 0 Champagne 14 E. Thoreau et Fils 3 6 2 0 15 Fisse, Thirion, & Co., First Quality 6 6 16 Moat & Chandon, ditto 6 6 17 „ Pints 3 6 IS Perrier Jouet & Co. 6 6 19 „ Pints 3 6 20 Clicquot & Co. 6 6 21 Pints 3 6 Sauternes 22 Sauterne, Fine Quality.2 0 23 Graves, Finest Quality 2 6 Red French Wines 24 Medoc, Excellent Wine 1 3 25 Pints 0 9 26 Medoc, Superieure .20 27 Pints 1 1 28 Listrac Richebon 2 6 29 „ Pints 1 4 30 St. Julien 2 6 31 Pints. 1 4 32 Chateau Montbrizon .30 33 „ Pints 1 7 34 Chau Mauton. 3 6 35 Pints 1 10 36 Chau Gruaud Larose 3 6 37 Pints 1 10 I Marsala 38 Marsala Burgundy 40 Sparkling Ingelheim Burgundy Grapes 3 6 39 Burgundy, Highly Recommmended 3 0 41 Beaune Sparkling Hock 42 Sparkling Hock 3 6 43 „ Pints 2 0 Still Hock 44 Still Hock (Nierstein, 1874) 3 6 Sparkling Moselle 45 Sparkling Moselle 3 6 46 „ Pints 2 0 Spirits PerBot. PerDoz. s. d. s. d. MARTELL'S FINEST FRENCH BRANDY- 47 One Star 46 48 Two Stars. 5 6 49 Three Stars 6 6 HENNESSY'S FINEST FRENCH BRANDY— 50 „ One Star 4 6 51 „ Two Stars. 5 6 52 „ Three Stars 6 6 53 OTARD, DUPUY & Co.'s FINEST FRENCH BRANDY 4 6 54 „ V.S.O.P. 6 6 Spirits (Continued). Bin Per Per No. Bott. Doz. s. d. s. d. 55 GIN.-Fine London, very strong 2 2 56 Old Tom, finest made 2 6 57 WHISKEY. -Irish (7 years old) Recommended 3 6 58 }) Kinahan's, equal to Brandy 3 8 59 „ Scotch (very old) Recommended 3 0 60 (7 years old), unequalled 3 6 61 RUM.-Fine Jamaica 2 8 62 Extra Quality, very old. 3 0 Hungarian Wines WHITE DIN N B;R WINES 63 Ruster Bakator 2 6 64 Neszmeley ••• 2 0 65 Sparkling Carlowitz 5 0 66 CEdenburg, Finest selected 3 6 RED DINNER WINES 67 Somlan 68 Ofner Auslese. 3 6 O.Carlowitz 5 0 70 Carlowitz (see Lancet) 2 6 71 Carlowitz, Finest selected 3 0 British Liqueurs Per Per Bin Bottle. Doz. No. a. d. a. d. 72 Gingerette.) 73 Ginger Brandy j 74 Orange Bitters ) 75 Creme D'Orange o n 76 Mint [ 6 0 77 Raspberry 78 Cherry Brandy | 79 Foreign Cherry British Wines 80 Orange 81 Ginger j 82 Raisin | 83 Port }- 1 4 84 Sherry j 85 Black Currant | 86 Red „ .J Mineral and Other Waters 87 Champagne Lemonade 4 0 88 Soda Water 4 0 89 Seltzer Water 4 0 90 Summer's & Co.'s Imperial Ginger Ale. 4 0 91 „ Gingerade 4 0 92 Ellis's Aerated Ginger Beer 3 0 93 "Potass 4 0 94 Schweppe's Lemonade. 4 0 95 Nassau Ober-Seltzer Natural Mineral Water 7 0 96 Bellthal Natural Mineral Water, bottled at the Bellthal Springs, near Cobern, on the Moselle 5 0 Bottled ale andJStout 97 Guinness & Co.'s Extra 4 6 98 Bass & Co.'s Pale Ale 4 6 99 Allsopp's Pale Ale 4 6 Lime Juice 100 Rose's Patent Preserved Lime Juice Cordial 1 6 101 Preserved India Lime Juice 1 6 102 „ Rosine 2 0 103 Champagne Lime Juice 2 0 104 Orange Quinine 2 0 Bottles charged 2s. per dozen, and allowed for when returned. TOWN AND COUNTRY SUPPLY. T. POWELL & CO., Proprietors. ABERYSTWYTH. AGENTS FOR MESSRS. WALKER'S SCOTCH FARLS, ditto SHORTBREAD, DIGESTIVE, EMPRESS WINE, TEA, and BUTTER BISCUITS, AS SUPPLIED TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. I N° MISTAKE. FAIR T EADING. "yALUE UNSURPASSED. I NCREASING JJEMAND. pOPULARITY THE TEST. gUCCESS THE REWARD. SATISFACTION COMPLETE. INCREASING EFFORTS. THE pEOPLE PLEASED. gMALL pROFITS. LARGE RETURNS. L ABOUP- CHEAP. QOODS pEDUCED. MATERIAL THE BEST. glOMETIMES DECEIVED. VERY SELDOM. OUR CHIEF -CIND- j THE pEOFLE QATISFIED. ii jq-OTHING JjIKE L EATHER," jglXCEPT CFTTA-PERCHA. pLENTY OF B OTH. jQHOPS JjjlVERYWHERE. JpiTTING pERFECT. QUALITY QUARANTEED. BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, AT DICK'S, 16, Great Darkgate-street, 'Aberystwyth. High-street, Lampeter. Maengwyn street, MachynUeth. VictoriaBuildings, Dolgelley. Church-street,'Barmouth. REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, WITH LEATHER OR GUTTAPERCHA, WITH THE BEST MATERIALS, AND AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. HUGH OWEN, GOMERIAN HOUSE, BARMOUTH, PHOTOGRAPHER. 3EDFORDIS AND OTHER ARTISTS' VIEWS. WINDSOR AND NEWTON'S ARTISTS' MATERIALS AND COLOURS. STATIONERY. ADIES AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING. DRAPERY- A GOOD STOCK OF HATS, BONNETS, A MILLINER Always on hand. BATEMAN & COY., AUCTIONEERS, ESTATE AGENTS, &c., 261, Pentonville-Road, King's Cross, London, N. (Adjoining the L. & N. W., Great Northern, and Midland Railways), REQUIRE WELSH PONIES, CATTLE, and XV SHEEP for CONSIGNMENTS OF SALE. Remittances day after Auction. Hotels, Public Houses, Dairies, Coffee Shops, and other Businesses To Let and For Sale. Full information on application. GEORGE LLEWELLYN LOVELL & COY., MONEY BROKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS, 77,Wilberforce-Road, Finsbury Park, London, N. Loans negociated from 2100 and upwards on approved security. JOHN BAKER, Rhydypenau Farm, Bow Street. X) Y the request of numerous friends has been in- -v duced to take a VALUER'S LICENCE, and he will be happy to attend to the commands of gentlemen leaving their farms or requiring a Valuer's services con- nected with land or stock. THE BEST BOOTS FOR MONEY ARE I MORTON Ladies' — BROTHERS'. MORTON 3s. 9d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 4s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 5s. Od. BROTHERS'. MORTON 5s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 6s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 7s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 8s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 9s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 10s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON Gentlemen's BROTHERS'. MORTON 7s. 9d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 8s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 10s. 6d. BROTHERS'. MORTON 12s. 6d. BROTHERS'. BOYS' AND GIRLS' BOOTS OF EVERY DE SCRIPTION AT PRICES NOT SURPASSED. NOTE THB ADDRESS— 39, GREAT DARKGATE-STREET, (Oppositethe Lion Hotel,) ABERYSTWYTH. NOW READY. With Eight New, Clearly Printed Maps, specially prepared for the Gossiping Guide, in the Crown Edition. EDITION, 1879. GOSSIPING GUIDE TO WALES. PULAR EDITION. Six aps. 188 pp., 1/8 by ost. 2/6 HALF-CROWN EDITION, Cloth. Six Maps, Pano- rama of Snowdon (3ft long, and containing 150 points seen from the summit). Routes, &c. 195 pp. 2/9 by Post. 5/- CROWN EDITION, Cloth gilt superior paper. Coloured Snowdon Panorama, 17 Maps, Routes and Chap- ters on Geology and the Botany of Barmouth and Snowdonia. 246 pp. 5/5 by post. Sold at the Railway Book Stalls, And by all Booksellers. LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON. OSWESTRY ( WOODALL & VENABLES. I Selected Notices of these and Previous Editions:- Standard.—"By far the most amusing Guide we have seen." Spectator.—"Full of interesting and intelligent gossip." Figar».—"wonderfully cheap, Spectator. Full of interesting and intelligent gossip." Figar».—"wonderfully cheap, remarkablv accurate." Public Opinion. Full of in- formation of a very useful kind." Fun.—" Gladsome and Gossip- ing." Era.An invaluable Guide; not only amusing, but in- structive." Notes and Queries. An in- teresting book as well as trustworthy Guide." Leisure Hour. Chatty and amusing as weU as usefuL" The Queen.—" A good idea well carried out." Welshman. This Priqpe of Guides." Manchester Courier. A per- vading humour and fund of anecdote." Liverpool Mercury.—"An agree- able companion." Manchester Examiner.—" One of the most accurate and complete text-books." Liverpool Courier. 11 Adds pleasure to romantic spots." It supplies all things need- ful to a stranger." Birmingham Gazette.—"There is hardly anything an ex- cursienist would care to know that cannot be found ] in Mr. Askew Robertso book." Jhester Chronick-" As a 1 whole it may be confidently said that the Gossiping Guide is, beyond comparison, j the best tourist's handbook to Wales yet published 1 (1871)," t SHIPPING. flLLAN LINE SHORTEST OCE^N PASSAGE TO tJS M E R I C A HALIFAX, CANADIAN, AND UNITED STATES MAIL. COMPOSED OF TWENTY FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS. Leaving LIVERPOOL every THURSDAY, and LON- DONDERRY every FRIDAY, for HALIFAX, QUE- BEC, PORTLAND, and BALTIMORE. Through Tickets to BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADEL- PHIA, and to all points in CANADA and the STATES. Low Fares and excellent Accommodation. Passengers who secure their Tickets before leaving home are met at the Railway Station by an appointed AGENT of the Company, who takes charge of them until they go on board the Steamer. The Canadian Government grants ASSISTED PASSAGES by the ALLAN" LINE. Aw- Write for the Pamphlet "LORD DUFFERIN IN MANITOBA." Apply to ALLAN BROTHERS and Co., Liverpool or Londonderry, or to Or to the Agents- EVAN JONES, Builder, Bala. GRIFFITH EDWARDS, 2, Ael-y-Don, Barmouth. LEWIS WILLIAMS, Auctioneer, &c., Dolgelley. WHITE STAR LINE ROYAL AND UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS. NOTICE.—The steamers of this line take the Lane Routes recommend- ed by Lieutenant Maury, on both the Outward and Home- ward passages. LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK Forwarding Passengers to all parts of be United State and Canada. These well known magnificent Steamers are appointe d to sail weekly as under, carrying her Majesty's and tie United States Mails BRITANNIC Thursday, Sept. 18 ADRIATIC Tuesday, Sept. 23 GERM XNIC Thursday, Oct. 2 BALTIC Tuesday, Oct. 7 CELTIC Thursday, Oct. 14 From NEW YORK. ADRIATIC Thursday, Sept. 4 GERMANIC Saturday, Sept. 13 These splendid Vessels reduce the passage to the shortest possible time, and afford to Passengers the highest degree of comfort hitherto attainable at sea. Average passage 8 days in Summer, 9 days in Winter. Each Vessel is constructed in seven water-tight compart- ments. The Saloon, Ladies' Boudoir, State Rooms, and Smok- ing Rooms are amidships, and are luxuriously furnished and fitted with all modern conveniences pianos, libraries, electric bells, bath-rooms, barber's shop, &c. Saloon Passage, 15, 18, and 21 guineas; Return Tickets at reduced rates. The Steerage accommodation is of the very highest charac- ter, the rooms are unusually spacious, well lighted, ventilated, and warmed, and passcnyrs of this class will find their com- fort carefully studied, and the provisioning unsurpassed. Stewardesses in Steerage to attend the Women and Children. Drafts issued on New York free of charge. For Freight or Passage apply to J. D. HUGHES, 1, Railway Terrace, Aberystwyth. SIMON BRYAN, Printer, &c., Llanfyllin. ISMAY, IMRIE AND CO., 10, Water-street, Liverpool, And 34, Leadenhall Street, LONDON, E.C BUSINESS ADDRESSES. SAVE YOUR MONEY. D A V IDE L LIS, IRONMONGER, ABERYSTWYTH. HAS REDUCED HIS PRICES OF IRONMONGERY GOODS. Parties about to Furnish should call and judge for themselves. Carriage paid for Iron Bedsteads to all parts of the Kingdom. Tinmen kept on the premises for all kinds of Repairing and New Work. WILLIAM THOMAS, WHOLESALE MERCHANT, ABERYSTWYTH, RECEIVES A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF Newport Coal, Stafford Ruabon „ Cilyrycheu and Tenby Lime, Glazed Socket Pipes, A-riculttiral Best Fire Bricks, Best Pressed „ Common Slates and Slabs. Ridge and Flooring Tiles, &c., &c. Truck loads delivered to Landowners, Merchants, Builders, &c., at any Station, at prices equal to those quoted by Colliery Owners AND Manufacturers. 'E V A N S'S MEIRION HOUSE TEMPERANCE HOTEL, FINSBURY SQUARE, Near the Market Hall, Ddlgelley. TEA, COFFEE, AND CHOPS AT ANY HOUR WELSH YARNS, 13ERLIN WOOLS, ICE WOOLS, EMPRESS FINGERINGS, SHETLAND WOOLS, FLEECYWOOLS, CREWEL WOOLS (Best Quality), Is. 6d. Doz. FLOSELLE, 5d. per Skein. EMBY SILK, Is. 9d. Doz. and 3s. 6d. Doz. Orders by Post receive prompt attention. S N. COOKE, 35, PIER STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, AND 20, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM. PORTMADOC. MR. G. H. JONES, Civil Engineer, Land and Mining Surveyor PROFESSIONAL CHARGES MODERATE. REMOVAL. The Cambrian News Office has been removed from 3, Queen's Road, Aber- ystwyth, to 12, Chalybeate Terrace Aberystwyth, where advertisements and orders for the paper should in future be sent, addressed to Mr. J. GIBSON.