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TOWYN. ftp R?CSE SHOOTING.—In spite of the fierce heat that failed on the mountains, and almost the total of wind, many young sportsmen went after It¡ oUse on Saturday, the 12th August, and succeeded ■j.1 taking fair bags. There are not many birds, but ?8e killed were in good condition. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The t ties for the show of this Society which is to be held this town on the 6th of September, are more j^erous and varied than they have been on any «S.. occasion, and the local committee appear to Y^riving to do all in their power to ensure success. IMI OF BOATING.—Towyn and all its environs are had of visitors, many families after arriving here have been unable to find a resting place, and have j^tantly been obliged to seek shelter from the heat favoured places. The sea for the last fortnight been as calm as a pond with crowds of people on for 8hore longing for some sort of craft to take them M a trip. But not a single boat is to be found for tiure parties between the Dysynni and the Dovey 9, cer 5 but there are five chapels, a parish cnurch, and j0ti8ecrated school-room at Towyn alone \Sta -IG MEMORIAL STONE.-The Wesleyan Method- b0(j.of this place, acting in common with other religious under the influence of the spirit of the age, e built for themselves another place of worship and l ai^ut deserting the old Bethesda where the fathers the brunt of the battle of religious liberty, and ^j-^ated therewith are the earliest and dearest ex- M,^etlces of all living Wesleyans at Towyn. It is impossible to believe that those who had the ■JQL E8E of listening to the Rev. T. Aubrey, the Rev. 1Owen, Cyffin, and the Rev. William Powell, the i ever 'eave the old meeting-house. On Thursday, Uj 10th of August, the ceremony of laying the l'he Orlal stone of the new chapel was gone through. •Of t Ambers of the Sunday school and a large number the^ends assembled at the old chapel, and from there ^kt* niarcbed in procession to the new chapel in 1011-road. On arriving at the place the Rev. W. Wesleyan minister, and Mr. W. Davies, 'M k* Hay, Liverpool, delivered short addresses, then handed silver towels of exquisite workman- 0ne to Mrs Greenhow, Corbet Arms Hotel, ■^0t^n' ari(l another to Mrs Jones, Tyn-cornel • Talyllyn; who formally laid the two ins!/?rial stones which bore respectfully the following options, respectively, "This stone was laid by Mrs inSce?h°w, August 10th, 1882," and on the other was lOt^ ed, "This stone was laid by Mrs^Jaines, August 1S82." At the close of the ceremony a collection tGrna^e and a good amount given. In the afternoon W4 4 Party was held at the Wesleyan Chapel, which •4 Co itttended by a very large number. In the evening ^deCert Was held at the English Presbyterian Chapel, r the presidency of Mr W. Davies. Hickins Hay, te11ool. The singing was very good, and the at- Ce large and respectable.

4o. MACHYNLLETH. OF GUARDIANS, WEDNESDAY, August Jkf- •—Present: Mr Richard Jones (presiding), s8ts J. J, Jones, Evan Jenkins, David Jones, cle^8 Lewis, Caegedog. and Edward Davies, acting ,Tort -Out relief administered during the past Thotllgllt Machynlleth district, per Mr Thomas tr J) as! £ 27- to 133 paupers Darowen district, per f'thv, Howell, f45 6s. 4d., to 236 paupers; and I/O b ^strict, per Mr John Jones, £ 32 7s. Gd.. to e0rrg uPers. Number in the house, 68, last year's year ponding period, 54 vagrants relieved, 31, last 'V I WA ^'wifriilSit -The master reported had b eorge Pierce, aged 62, watchmaker, of Towyn, admitted into the workhouse on the 14th • He stated that he had been turned out of his b ant^ son. The Clerk said the man ?hite ee» in a Roman Catholic Institution in Flint- ri J. ,T. Jones remarked that the pauper had Jhe p** religions. He had in turn belonged to ■VtaMisfUrch °f England, the Wesleyans, and the He had been a local preacher with the b\1rclans When lie joined the English Calvinistic ^it of ,^t Machynlleth, a lady had given him a good thea i clothes, and he attended as long as the lefe W ted. It seemed to him that the man Avent ttenrla e could get the most. He had been a regular eUits nt at the Jesuit services at Aberdovey and the :tas calrar to have been very good to him. The pauper V0vvyn l into tlie rooin an'l stated that he went from \Va. ast December, leaving his wife in charge of i Men^na^ing tools and photographic apparatus. \05r m0nfi° M?sty» to get work. He remained there so, ^'hen he received a paralytic stroke and by Lady Mostyn to Park Lane Avenue, ative —The Master handed in several letters 'l0'o, a t° his admis sion into the Birkenhead instifcu- ^'Ori :i(, a'so the following epistle from John Ross, Talacre, Rhyl, July 19th, 1SS1.—" DEAR +^Vas delighted to hear of the great mercy r?0u hy Almighty God through the inter- h ^gh v, Sl°rious saint Winifride. I trust he will J^Pily ,^er powerful prayer complete the cure so tjh 'Ms t e8un- Your presents to the person who ig „ ""e altar is most generous. The principal b Sei Vant at the hall, the head housemaid y one or more of the others on Sunday s and other busier times. Is it to the housemaid that you wish the watch and ear-rings given ? Wishing you every blessing and a place in your good prayers, ever yours faithfully in Christ, JOHN Ross, canon. The Master stated that the Jesuits had paid the man's fare to Machynlleth Workhouse. The Chairman (to the pauper): Did you get much good from this saint ?—The Pauper: Not from her, but through her intercession.—Mr J. J. Jones It appears that there are others there besides this saint. I have the rheumatics very badly. Perhaps the saint would do me good.—The Relieving Officer for the Pennal district said the man's wife stated that Pierce was taking everything from the house, so that the result would be that neither he nor she would be able to live.—Pierce denied the accusation, and said that his son, who was twenty-one years of age, had taken the photographic apparatus out of the house, with which he sometimes earned a pound a day, and in addition had threatened to kick him, while his wife had threatened to throw a bucket of boiling water over him. He thought that treatment very hard after having brought up seven children.—The case was then adjourned for the Relieving Officer to make enquiries, and Pierce, who appears to require a few more doses of St. Winifride's intercession, hobbled out of the room.

imperial Jhiirliamcnt. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr Joseph Cowen called attention to the suspension of four Irish members on the 1st of July, and moved that the record be erased from the minutes, on the ground that the suspended members were not in the House during the proceedings. The debate occupied ihe whole of the sitting, and was talked out by Mr Callan. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. On the order for considering the Commons' Amend- ments to their Lordships' Amendments to the Arrears of Rent (Ireland) Bill, Lord Carlingford asked the House to assent to the first amendment, the Commons having found it impossible to assent to their Lordships' amendment giving the landlord a veto in regard to the tenant's application to the court. He thought, how- ever, that the amendment introduced by the Commons, requiring ten days' notice to be given of application to the court, met the object their Lordships had in view, and would prevent a fraudulent tenant from obtaining the advantages of the composition provided by the Bill by rushing into court and getting an order wheu it could be shown that he was quite able to pay. Lord Salisbury remarked that the injury he had sought to guard against by his amendment was that a landlord with good arrears might be compelled to accept a composition. As the measure now stood it was impossible to maintain that the inability of the tenant to pay was the principle of the Bill. He had hoped that the dangers of the measure might have been escaped by the amendment he had submitted; but without the necessary for the landlord s consent it was a Bill of simple robbery, and he was anxious to disclaim all responsibility for it. He found, however, that an overwhelming majority of those who had voted with him were of opinion that in the state of affairs which had risen in Ireland and in Egypt, it was not expedient that the Bill should be thrown out. That opinion he did not himself share but, as he should find himself in miserable minority, if he attempted to insist on his views, he would not put the House to the trouble of a division. The amendment of the Commons was then agreed to, as were several others without discussion but on the motion to agree with the Commons in the rejection of the amendment of their Lordships relating to the hanging gale, Lord Waterford, Lord Limerick, and Lord Dunraven contended that the taking away of the hanging gale was a further injustice to the landlord. Upon their challenging a division Lord Granville pointed out that if the amendment were again carried it would be equivalent to rejecting the Bill, on hearing this, Lord Waterford intimated that under these cir- cumstances he would not divide the House. The motion for agreeing with the Commons in rejecting the Lords' Amendment was then agreed to. The Labourers' Cottages and Allotments (Ireland) Bill, and the Parcel Post Bill were read a third time and the Educational Endowments (Scotland) Bill and and the Poor-Law Amendment Bill were passed through committee. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY. Lord Elcho moved the adjournment of the House in order to ask with whom we were at war in Egypt. He contended that the popular feeling was with Arabi Pacha. Sir H. WTolff seconded the motion, and asked what was to be done after Arabi had been suppressed. Mr Gladstone objected to a discussion which might spread over a wider field than was expedient at present. Undoubtedly an indefinite occupation of Egypt was, of all things in the world, what he did not contemplate. It would be inexpedient and premature to make any declaration on the subject of the final arrangements to be made in Egypt they must be arrived at under the intervention and authority of Europe. He challenged the statement that Arabi Pacha represented Egyptian feeling his allies were the oppressors of the people. Although he regretted this debate, he believed it would not do serious mischief, as the mind of the people of England was made up on the justice of the cause we had in hand. The Government were acting on the conclusion at which Europe had arrived when it appealed to the Sultan to put down the rebellion by force of arms and, in the face of that conclusion, it was too late for a member of Parliament to ask whether Arabi represented the Egyptian people. There was a mass of evidence that the feeling of the Egyptian people was not with Arabi. The Govern- ment were determined to put down those who were opposing the people and engaged in machinations contrary to liberty, which would have for their result, if successful, the revival of the abominable abuses which formerly disgraced the country. The motion for the adjournment was negatived. On the order for supply being called no one rose to continue the adjourned debate on Mr Cowen's amend- ment to erase from the minutes of proceedings the record of the suspension of the four Irish members, who were not in the House when sixteen were excluded on July 1st. The amendment was therefore put irid negatived without a division. Some conversation followed respecting the Patent Museum at South Kensington, the flogging of prisoners in Bengal goals, and the employment of Mr Bradlaugh's daughters, Dr Aveling, and Mrs Besant as teachers in connection with the Science and Art Department. The House having gone into Committee of Supply proceeded to discuss the votes for the Civil Service. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY. Lord Carlingford, replying to a question of Lord Ellenborough, stated that the reports from Ireland relating to the police were very satisfactory. The men had ceased their agitation, and the Lord Lieutenant had promised careful inquiry into those of their claims which had not already been met, and had expressed himself well satisfied with the present attitude of the Force. A large number of Bills were forwarded a stage', including the Bills of Exchange Bill, the Electric Lighting Bill, and the Labourers' Cottage and Allot- ments (Ireland) Bill, read a third time; the Reserve Forces Acts Consolidation Bill, the Militia Acts Con- solidation Bill, the Artisans' Dwellings Bill, and the Government Annuities and Insurance Bill, read a second time; and the Bombay Civil Service Bill, the Parcels Post Bill, and the Pensions Commutation Bill, passed through Committee. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY. A proposal of the Solicitor General for Ireland to consider the Lords' Amendments to the Commons' Amendments to the Arrears Bill was objected to by several Irish members, and Mr Gladstone assented to the postponement of the subject. Mr Chamberlain stated that, in spite of the orders of the Court of Chancery and of the Board of Trade, the Channel Tunnel had been extended by about seventy yards. He was taking steps to ensure strict obedience to the orders of the Court. Mr Gladstone informed Sir S. Northcote that he hoped the House would be able to adjourn on Friday. It would be asked to re-assemble on October 24th or 26th, when precedence would be moved for the Procedure Resolutions, which was the only business the Government contemplated taking. The House, in Committee of Supply, considered the remaining Civil Service Votes. The grant of £ 90,000 in aid of the revenues of the island of Cyprus was dis- cussed. After some objections by Mr Arnold to this extravagant expenditure, Mr Ashley stated that pro- posals had been made to the Porte to compound for the annual tribute of 992,000 payable to the Sultan, but they had been unsuccessful owing to the un- reasonable demands of the Porte. The sum now asked for was a payment on account of the deficits of past years, and it was estimated that the charge which would have to be met next year would be only £ 43,000. Mr Stanhope reminded hon. members that the island was now being used for her Majesty's forces, and that it appeared to be a very convenient position for the operations going on in Egypt. Mr Gladstone said the Government were not; prepared to admit that up to the present time anything had occurred which led any of them to retract what they had previously said as to the policy of acquiring the island. On a division the Vote was affirmed by fifty-nine to twenty-one. The Chairman announced, amid cheers, that this closed Committee of Supply, and progress was thereupon reported. Several Bills were subsequently advanced a stage, including the Ancient Monuments Bill, which was read a second time, and the Corrupt Practices (Suspension of Elections) Bill, which passed through Committee and was read a third time. HOUSE OF COMMONS, SATURDAY. The House held an extra sitting on Saturday. On the Report of Supply, in reply to observations by several members on the Post Office Vote, Mr Fawcett said the new scheme for the benefit of the letter carriers would involve an annual charge of X603000. The profits of the Post Office were not to be expended in raising the washes of the employes above the market rate, but in giving further advantages to the public, from whom the revenue was derived. He should like to reduce the cost of telegrams and to increase the postal facilities in country districts; those were illus- trations of the methods in which the profits could be best applied. In regard to the telephone enterprise, the Government had resolved to permit free com- petition among the companies, and between the com- panies and the Post Office, so that there was no chance of the Government ever buying up the Telephone Com- panies. The Appropriation Bill was brought in and read a first time. Mr P. Vivian moved the second reading of a Bill for prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in Cornwall on Sundays. Mr Warton moved the rejection of the measure. Sir W. Harcourt said the question was essentially a local one, and as the Government had supported similar Bills for Ireland and Wales, they were bound to support one giving effect to the wishes of the people of Cornwall. The Bill was read a second time by forty-one to eight. The House was counted out at five o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY. A numerous batch of bills were forwarded a stage, amouest them the County Courts (Advocates' Costs) Bill, the Municipal Corporations Bill, the Bombay Civil fund Bill, the Poor-law Amendment Bill, and the Pensions Communication Bill, which were read a third time the Turnpike Roads (South Wales) Bill, read a second time the Reserve Forces Acts Consolidation Bill, the Militia Acts Consolidation Bill, the Artisans' Dwellings lBill, the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Bill, and the Government Annuities and Insurance Bill, passed through committee. The motion for reading the Allotments Bill a second time was opposed by Lord Redesdale, but, on a division, was agreed to by thirteen to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY. Mr Gladstone explained, in accordance with his promise, that it was his intention to propose that the House should adjourn to Tuesday, the 24th of October, and that a similar motion would be made in the House of Lords. He should submit the motion on Thursday, in anticipation that the adjournment would be from the following day. When the House again met on the 24th of October the Government would propose that it should address itself to the question of procedure, as the sole question, as far as he could see, for which they asked the House to assemble at that season. That would, therefore, take the precedence of all subjects on the days when it was set down in the list of orders of the day, and that motion would be made with the intention of setting it down de die in diem. The resolutions would be considered in the shape in which they stood, with the exception of that which related to the Monday Rule for Committee of Supply, which the Government proposed to drop altogether, so far as they were concerned. On the order for going into committee on the East India Revenue accounts, Lord Hartington presented the annual statement of the finances of India. He stated that the anticipated deficit for 1880-81 had been reduced by over two millions. The estimate for 1881-2, compared with the budget estimate, showed that the revenue was increased by nearly three and a half millions, while the expenditure exhibited little change. The estimated expenditure for 1882-83 showed a net decrease of £ 3,475,000. The home authorities had not approved the reductions which the Indian Government had proposed in the military expenditure; and the proposal of the latter for the reorganisation of the Army had not yet been dealt with. The current year's estimates showed a probable surplus of £3,171,000, which it was proposed to apply in putting the fiscal system on a sounder basis. The salt duty would be further reduced and the duty on cotton goods would be abolished as soon as the revenue per- mitted. The estimated charge for the Indian Contin- gent to Egypt, including transport and maintenance for three months, was £1,830,000, which was for between 5,000 and 6,000 men, and a reserve of 1,500. That charge could be borne by the Indian Exchequer without inconvenience. A long debate of a desultory character followed, in the course of which Mr Stanhope dwelt on the fact that since the Governor Generalship of Lord Ripon commenced the expenditure had been largely increased. Upon the whole, however, he thought the House would share with him in the im- pression that the statement of Lord Hartington was an encouraging one. At the same time he pointed out the danger of public opinion indulging in extreme views, alternately of apathy and anxiety, with regard to Indian finance. The House went into committee, and agreed to the formal resolution declaratory of the state of the revenue and expenditure of India. The Appropriation Bill was read a second time, and the other business having been disposed of, the House ad- journed. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY. Lord Granville mentioned the steps which had been taken to protect Europeans in case of any disturbances occurring at Tripoli. Lord Kimberley stated the arrangements which had been made for the return of Cetewayo to Zululand. Lord Salisbury thought it was of no use to prohibit the revival of the military system in the country unless we were prepared to maintain a military force there. The return of the Zulu King was inconsistent with prudence, with the interests of Natal, and with the peace and prosperity of South Africa, while it would convey the impression that there was no stability in British policy. Lord Kimberley said though it was a misfortune when policies had to be reversed, it was a greater misfortune to maintain a wrong policy, as that was which dictated the Zulu war. The Government had waited for an opportunity of thoroughly considering the position of affairs, and they had deliberately come to the conclusion that the time had arrived when, looking to the present condition of Zululand and to the future, it was no longer safe to delay coming to some decision for a new settlement. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY. Mr Chamberlain moved that the two bills relating to the Channel Tunnel should not be allowed to proceed further, and stated that next session it would be proposed that a Joint Committee of the two Houses should be appointed to consider the subject. Sir E. Watkin complained that the proposers of this scheme had been harassed by the Board of Trade, and he hoped there would be no more vexatious opposition to the work. Mr Chamberlain denied this charge. What had been done was the act of the Government. The works on the tunnel had been continued in spite of the order of the Court of Chancery, and notwithstanding the positive assurance of Sir E. Watkin that they should be discontinued. The orders for the second reading of the bills were discharged. Mr Ashley announced that arrangements were being considered for the partial restoration of Cetewayo to Zululand, with proper safeguards and conditions. On the order for going into committee on the Appropriation Bill, Mr Ashmead-Bartlett submitted a resolution censuring ministers for the neglect and mistakes which had brought the war in Egypt. Sir C. Dilke declined to enter into a discussion of the general question. He stated briefly that the relations of the Government with Austria and Germany were at no time on a firmer o more friendly footing. As to Germany counter- working against, the British policy in the East, she had warmly and cordially co-operated with this country, and her Majesty's Government greatly valued the support they had received from the German Government on several recent occasions. The amend- ment of Mr Ashmead-Bartlett was negatived without a division. Mr O'Donnell charged the Government with further- ing the schemes of money-lending associations, and spoke of the firm of Fruhling and Goschen as being connected with Egyptian finance. Mr Goschen denied that that firm had been connected with Egyptian loans since 1866, and said he retired from the firm in 1865. The House then went into committee. In the course of the proceedings in Committee, Mr Callan renewed the charge of jury-packing which he had previously brought against the Irish Law Officers. Sir W. Harcourt was speaking in defence of the action of the authorities, when he was interrupted by Mr Callan declaring that one of the statements of the right hon. gentleman was false. The Chairman interposed and" called upon Mr Callan to withdraw the expression. Mr Callan was making explanations, when the Chairman intimated that if the member for Louth did not withdraw the words unequivocally there was only one course to take. He then formerly named Mr Callan as disregard- ing the authority of the Chair, and beiug guilty of an offence against the House. Mr Callan was thereupon suspended, upon a division, by fifty-eight to three. The House having resumed, the Chairman of Committees reported the incident, and the suspension was affirmed by sixty to three. Mr Callan withdrew, and the Bill passed through Committee. V At half past twelve the House was counted out, while discussing the Cathedral Statutes Bill.

THE STATE OF EGYPT. Two Decrees of the Khedive have been promulgated. The first makes known to the civil and military author- ities of the Isthmus of Suez that her Majesty's forces are charged to re-establish order in Egypt, and to occupy all points that may be considered useful for operations against the rebels. Any opposition to this order is to constitute a violation of the Kheùive's commands, and offenders will be exposed to the gravest consequences. The second Decree authorises the Commander of the Fleet to take measures to prevent the importation of coal or munitions of war along the coast between Alexandria and Port Said.

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THE COLLEGE WINDOWS. SIR,-Among the conspicuous features of the College buildings are the numerous broken panes of glass in the larger and more expensive windows. It seems to have become a recognised habit of mischievous boys to throw a stone in passing at a College window. I am very reluctant to seek the assistance of the magistrates to put a stop to this. I appeal, first of all, to the good sense and honourable feeling of the people of Aber- ystwyth to discountence a practice that tends to dis- grace the town in which the College is for the present located. T. C. EDWARDS. University College, Aberystwyth, August 15 th, 1882. —— TRAVELLING TO ABERYSTWYTH. SIR,-Being a passenger by the rain due at Aber- ystwyth at 5.30 on Saturday evening last, I was much annoyed at the lateness of that train, which did not get into Aberystwyth until nearly a quarter to eight Over two hours late. And this was not all, I was pre- vented from sending a telegram from Aberystwyth to Coventry owing to this lamentable delay, as I thought even making all allowances for stoppages, &c., we should be here about six p.m., so that I could despatch my message at once. Upon making enquiries about this delay, I was informed that the irregularity in the time was a general thing. Now this is a great draw- back to intending visitors, because a person wishing to come from the midland counties are rather reticent about setting out for a journey, which seems almost interminable as well as tiring, and should these lines meet the eyes of those in authority, I hope that some steps will be taken to remedy this great evil, which, if not rectified, may prove somewhat disastrous to the welfare of the town. When people can get to the sea side at a much shorter time in travelling, although the distance may be even greater, for instance, Llandudno and the north, they are inclined to fight shy of so monotonous a journey. Therefore, in the interests of the town and its inhabitants, I do hope that something like a better adherence to the time, as advertized on the time tables, will be in future observed. Surely it is possible to keep better time, although. I admit, it is what is termed the busy season. Hoping that you will find a small corner for this note, I beg to subscribe myself as one who likes PUNCTUALITY. Aberystwyth, August 15th.

PROGRESS OF EDUCATION. The report of the committee of council on the pro- ceedings of the Education Department during the past year for the promotion of elementary education in England and Wales, has been issued. The expendi- ture per scholar in average attendance was for the whole of England and Wales 1:1 14s. llid. in volun- tary, and 12 Is. 6d. in Board schools. Of the latter the highest was London (£2 15s. 10d.), and the lowest Hull (£1 9s. I Id-91d. lower than the Roman Catholic, which are the lowest of the voluntary schools); whilst Bradford was jE2 6s. 6d., Liverpool X2 3s. 3d.. Man- chester JE1 19s.. 0 £ d., Birmingham £1 18s. lid., and Leeds and Sheffield both £1 17s. 5!d. 2 The tables furnished in the report lead on to the con- sideration by the committee of the several questions of school accommodation, the attendance and instruc- tion of the children, the teaching power, and local organisations in aid. The schools visited provided in 1869 for 8*34 per cent. of the population in 1881 there was school accommodation for 16'85 per cent. During the past eleven years, building grants of £312,020 by the Education Department have been met by local contributions to the amount of £ 1,346,SS7. Certified teachers have been appointed and annual grants applied for on behalf of a large number of schools which have been enlarged or improved without Government aid. The School Boords have obtained power to bonow £ 13,7S4,694, by means of which new accommodation will be furnished for 1,124,524 scholars, most of which, however, are included in the returns for the year. The School Boards have also acquired some 959 schools which were held in trust by religious bodies. The Com- mittee observe ::— It is a somewhat remarkable proof of the bond fide character of the great efforts which have been made under the voluntary system to meet educational de- ficiences, and of the strong hold which that system has upon the country, to find that of the 7,237 schools established with the aid of Government grants in the course of the last 50 years, not more than 153 have ceased to exist; while only 382 church schools built with such aid for 98,349 scholars, 10 Wesleyan schools for 3,740 scholars,, and 166 British and undenomina- tional schools for 57,022 scholars have been transferred under the Act of 1870 to the management of School Boards. In respect to school attendance, the conclusion from the population returns is that a further increase of at least 800,000 may still take place in the average attend- ance. Only half of the children on the registers below seven years of age made the number of attendances required to bring grants to the schools. Of late years provision has been supplied for the separate accommo- dation of infants, which it is hoped will increase their number. Of the elder children examined only a little above half the number over ten years of age were pre- sented in the standards four to six, which all ought to have reached, and 47 "83 per cent. were presented in standards suited fpr children from seven to nine years of age. But "There has been a gradual improvement in this respect, which is due partly to the more regular attend- ance and increased proficiency of the children between five and ten years of age, and partly to the greater attention paid by teachers to the progress of individual scholars, in consequence of a provision of the code which makes the payment of certain grants depend upon the proportion of scholars examined in the three upper standards. That proportion has risen fiom 19'98 in 1875 to 26'83 per cent. in the past year, and there is no reason why it should not rise still higher. In Scotland the proportion, which was only 18'77 in 1877, is now 36.13 per cent." On the important subject of expenditure the following remark is made In the report for 1876-7, the comparatively high rate at which the ratepayers had been called upon to contribute towards the maintenance of Board Schools, during that year, was attributed mainly to the large number of new Board Schools, in which the expenses of the first year were necessarily met without the aid of a grant from this department,' and our predecessors stated that they anticipated that the sum per child contributed by the ratepayers would diminish 'as the school supply of the country becomes completed, and improved attendance and education enable the children in Board Schools to earn higher annual grants.' The results of the past year show that they were justified in their anticipation, for whilst the average cost of the maintenance of Board Schools increased slightly, the ratepayers in England and Wales were called upon to contribute 5s. 3Jd. per child less than the average sum contributed in 1875-6."

THE ZULU KING RESTORED TO POWER. Cetewayo proceeded to the Colonial Office on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his cousin, Mr Shepstone, Mr Duns, and his attendant. He seemed to be in excellent spirits, and both on leaving his residence and on arriving at the Office cordially acknowledged the assembled crowds. At one o'clock Cetewayo and the chiefs were shown into the presence of Earl Kimberley, with whom the ex-king had a private interview, lasting until a quarter to two, when Cetewayo and party left. The Press Association understands that Lord Kimberley explained to the ex-king the conditions upon which the Government would allow him to return to Zululand. With these Cetewayo is believed to have expressed his satisfaction. Upon leaving the Colonial Office, the dis- tinguished visitor was again cheered, and his carriage ()Yls was followed by a demonstrative crowd on driving off from Downing-street. The Central New, eays :—Cetewayo's interview with the Colonial Secretary on Tuesday morning lasted nearly all hour and a half. Lord Kimberley explained the condi- tions under which the Government were prepared to allow his return to Zululand, and with these Cetewayo professed himself satisfied. Cetewayo received a deputation from the Anti-Slaverv Society on Tuesday morning, and in answer to their representations, said that neither slavery nor the slave trade prevailed in Zululand. but the Boers had kidnapped Zulu children, as he had witnessed when a young man.

REPLY POST-CARDS. A Treasury warrant appeared in Tuesday's Gazette prescribing the regulations and conditions for the use of reply post-cards within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. It will come into operation on the 1st of October next. The cards will be an impressed stamp of one halfpenny on each half. The address, and nothing else, must be written, printed, or other- wise impressed on that side of either half thereof which bears the impressed stamp, and no part of the address must be written, printed, or otherwise impressed across such stamp. Anything (including a letter or communication in the nature of a letter) may be written, printed, or otherwise impressed on that side of each half of a reply post-card which does not bear the impressed stamp. Nothing whatever must be in any manner attached to a reply post-card, nor must a reply post-card after the issue thereof be cut or folded or otherwise altered, except that that half of a reply post-card which is intended to be used for the pur- pose of a reply (in these regulations referred to as •'the return half") may be severed from the other half thereof. If any reply post-card or the return half thereof is sent by post otherwise than in conformity with these regulations, it shall be enclosed in a sealed cover and forwarded to its destination charged cn delivery with postage as an insufficiently paid letter of the same weight,

| (Eburation THE ABERYSTWYTH COMMERCIAL & GRAMMAR SCHOOL. QUEEN'S SQUARE HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD. Conducted by Mr THOMAS OWENS, C.M. (in honours of the London University, and late Senior Scholar of the University College of Wales). Pupils prepared for Commercial Pursuits, the Civil Service, the learned Professions, the Universities, and for the various Training and Theological Colleges. Special attention paid to English and Commercial Training at moderate charges. Terms, Reports on application. As only a few Boarders can be taken in, parents who desire special attention paid to the education of their children would do well to apply early. The Master's whole time is devoted to teaching and superintending the education of the boys. Steps are now being taken to start SCIENCE CLASSES in the School in connection with the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, for the coming year. The School was examined at the close of the Mid- summer term by the Rev. David Adams, B.A. (London), who reported very favourably of the School. Copies of the report supplied on application to the head master. Terms (which are moderate), reports, and references on application. The School Re-opens ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 1882. LADIES COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, 1, Victoria Terrace, Aberystwyth. (In union with Trinity College, London.) Principal: Mrs. E. Marie Jones (F.C. College, Glasgow). Senior Arithmetic and Analysis Rev. E. P. Jones, -NI.A.,B.D. Harmony: D. Jenkins, Esq., Mus. Bac. (Cantab). Pianoforte and Calisthenics: Miss Sneath. Languages: "Madlle Berthe Lanteigne. Junior French Madlle. Aurelie Désile. Drawing, Painting, and English Literature: Mrs E. Marie Jones. Commodious and well-ventilated Class-rooms and Dining Hall have recently been added to the above spacious house, which is so well adapted for school purposes. Special advantages are offered to delicate and backward pupils. School re-opens August 7th, 1882. ABERYSTWYTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Trustees—The Rev. Chancellor Phillips, Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart., and others. Head Master—Mr. EDWARD JONES, First B.A., London (and second in special honours out of 485 candidates). Assisted by a Member of the University of London, and by a Teacher from S. Kensington Model School, who will assist in science classes connected with S. Kensington, affording special advantages for matriculation in London University. EVERY Boy in this School is examined | JLJ yearly by examiners not connected with the teaching staff. Examiners' reports, successes in the various pre- liminary and Civil Service examinations., also at Oxford and Cambridge, may be had on application. School re-opens on Monday, the 31st of July. [47 BALA GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HEADMASTER MR. J. C. EVANS, B.A., (Formerly Powys Exhibitioner and Scholar of Jesus College, Oxford, and late Assistant Master at Christ College, Brecon.) Assistant Master— Mr. W. G. BOND (London University). THIS Endowed School is under the manage- -I. ment of a Governing Body, appointed by a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners, and its aim is to impart a liberal and practical Education at very moderate terms. Pupils are prepared for the Universities, Civil Services, Preliminaries for the Law and Medicine, and the Cambridge Local Examinations. Special attention is paid to the preparation of boys, who intend to compete for Entrance Scholarships at the Highest Schools. 3 Board and Tuition at the Head Master's House, per Term. For full particulars, apply to the Head Master. The year is divided into three terms. Next term begins September 19th. ABERYSTWYTII-CAERLEON HOUSE. SCHOOL FOR YOUNC LADIES. PRI-NCIPAL MISS T R U B S H A W. Assisted by Masters, and Resident, Foreign, and English Governesses. Pupils prepared for the Oxford and Cambridge local examinations. The School Year, consists of three terms, beginning respectively January 20th, May 4th, and September 19th, but pupils can be received at any time during the terms. For Terms, &c., apply to the Principal. [51 RUTHIX SCHOOL. CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING BODY: W. CORNWALLIS WEST, ESQ., Lord Lieutenant of the County of Denbigh. HEAD MASTER: REV. W. P. WHITTINGTON, M.A., late Scholar of Jesus College, Oxford; for seven years Second Master of Llandovery College, and late Senior Master of Reading School. ASSISTANT MASTERS: REV. DANIEL HUGHES, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford. FRANK SHERVILL, B.A., late Open Scholar of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. Senior Optime. HERBERT ATKINS, B.A., late Open Scholar of Brase- nose College, Oxford; Hulme Exhibitioner; First Class. Classical Moderations; First Class, Classical Finals. Not less than Two Scholarships, each of the annual value ot XS, and tenable by boarders in the School House, will be offered for competition at the com- mencement of each term in the current year. The next term begins on Tuesday, May 2nd, 1882. [a490 THE COLLEGE, LLANDOVERY. VISITOR The BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S. WARDEN AND HEAD-MASTER Rev. A. G. EDWARDS, M.A., late Scholar and Ex- hibitioner, Jesus College, Oxford 2nd Class Classical Moderation Honours, 1872; 3rd Class Classical Honours, Finals. SECOND MASTER C. E. WILLIAMS, M.A., late Open Scholar, Queen's College, Cambridge 26th Wrangler, 1874. ASSISTANT MATHEMATICAL MASTER G. J. GRIFFITH, M.A., late Fellow and Mathematical Lecturer, Christ's College, Cambridge; 5th Wrangler, 1875 Examiner for the Mathematical Tripos, 1879. ASSISTANT CLASSICAL MASTER E. J. M'CLELLAN, B.A., Open Classical Hastings Exhibitioner, Queen's College, Oxford; 1st Class Classical Mods. Honours, 1867. SIXTH FORM MASTER A TEMPLE ROBERTS, B.A., Demy of Magdalen College, Oxford Gaisford Greek Verse, 1S79 Pro.vime A<~cessit for the Hertford (University) Scholarship, 187S 1st Class Classical Mods., 1877 2nd Class Finals, 1880. CLASSICAL MASTER T. H. G. GOODWIN, B.A., Open Classical Exhibi- tioner, New College, Oxford 2nd Class Classical Mods., 1879; 3rd Class Classical Finals, 1881. SCIENCE MASTER T. H. JUDSON, B.A., Open Science Scholar, Merton College, Oxford 1st Class Natural Science Honours, Oxford, 1S79 Fellow of the Chemical Society., MASTER OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOL C. GV. LEW IS, M.A., late Classical Exhibitioner, Jesus College, Oxford.. ASSISTANT MASTER T. H. WINTER, B.A., late Open Mathematical Exhibitioner, St. John's College, Cambridge 6th Junior Optime Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, 1882. DRAWING. D. SAUNDERS THOMAS, Certificated Teacher of the Art and Science Department, South Kensington. MUSIC MASTER T. H. WINTER, B.A., 2nd in Music Cambridge Senior Locals, 1876. ° DRILL. SERGEANT HOBAN. EXAMINERS, 1S82 XFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS EX- 0 AMINATION BOARn. Apply to the Warden. a861 (Education. BRYNARVOR SCHOOL, TOWY-N. PRINCIPAL :— MR. EDWIN JOS'ES, M.R.C.P., Assisted by qualified RESIDENT MASTERS for Classics, English, Mathematics. Modern Lan-ja-es, Music. &c. c BRYNARVOR HALL, commodious and well-fitted, has been specially erected for the accommodation and tuition of boarders. It is beauti- fully situated in an eminently healthy locality, with extensive playgrounds, cricket field, and gardens at- tached, altogether making the finest and most desirable school premises in the Principality. Pupils are prepared for the various examinations con- nected with the universities and colleges, for the learned professions, banking and commercial pursuits. Classes are held in connection, zcith the Science and Art Department, the examinations being held in May in each year. The school year consists of three Tums. FOR TERMS, &c., APPLY TO THE PRINCIPAL [40 OXFORD HOUSE, ABERYSTWYTH. THE Misses MOUNTFORD, assisted by Masters and a resident foreign Governess, receive twelve Young Ladies to Board and Educate. Pupils prepared foi the Oxford and Cambridge local examinations. Prospectus, &c., on application. The next Term commences September ISth. [S46 MAENGWYN GRAMMAR SCHOOL, MACHYNLLETH. Conducted by Mr J. OWEN, late Inspector of Schools for the British and Foreign School Society and Tutor at the Society's Training College, Swansea. Qualified Foreign and English Assistants. < Terms and prospectuses may be had on application [46 School re-opened on August 30th. THE SALOP SCHOOL, OSWESTRY. (PROFESSIONAL AXD COMMERCIAL). HEAD MASTER 11 R. J 0 H X EVANS, M. A. Classical and Mathematical Honours (formerly of Aberystwyth. SECOND MASTER 1R. W. T. FLEETWOOD, M.A. (CANTAB). Other Qualified Assistants. HONOURS DURING THE YEAR ISS1 :— January-John Rees Evans, Oswestry London Matri- culation Examination, First Division, July—Josiah Thomas, Aerefair, Ruabon London Matriculation Examination, First Division. Thomas Evans, Llanberis: Preliminary Examina. tion of the Law Incorporated Society. J. Clayton, Oswestry Preliminary Examination of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. October—Jas. R. Jones, Upper Bangor, passed the Medical Preliminary Examination of the University of Edinburgh. PREVIOUS HONOURS, inter alia:- Colney Campbell, Oswestry, at the Civil Service Open Competitive Examination, was second on the list of the sixty successful candidates. Edward Owen, at the Civil Service Open Competitive Examination, was eleventh on the list of thos that passed. In all, fifty-nine of Mr EVANS'S pupils have passed similar Classical and Professional Preliminary Examina- tions. Mr EVANS feels happy to call the attention of his many old friends and neighbours, as well as those of his father (the late Mr JOHN EVANS, Aberystwyth), to the above list of successes, and thus solicit the con- tinuance of their support, The House is beautifully situated in the outskirts of Oswestry, with all arrange- ments, internal and external, necessary for the health and comfort of the pupils.—Terms moderate. a53 ARDWYN SCHOOL, ABERYSTWYTH. HEAD MASTER—The Rev. LLEWELYN EDWARDS, M.A., of Lincoln College, Oxford, and Graduate in Classical Honours. The situation of Ardwyn is recognized as the most delightful and salubrious near the town of Aber- ystwyth it is within view of the sea, and is well sheltered from the northerly and easterly winds. The House (expressly planned by a London Architect) is surrounded by three acres of ground laid out for Croquet, Playground, &c. For Cricket and Football the boys have a field not far from the House. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON MATRICULATION. The Senior Classes at Ardwyn School have been so arranged as to prepare boys directly for the Matricula- tion,Examination at the University of Loni m. The number of Subjects required is ten, viz :—Latin, Latin Prose and Grammar. Greek, French, English, English History and Geography, Algebra and Arithmetic, Euclid, Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, and all these are provided for in the Classes. The result has been as follows 1879, June, J. R. Howells (1st Division). 1880, January, T. Jones (1st Division). 1880, June J. Jenkins (1st Division). 1880, June, T. Griffiths (2nd Division). 1881, June, D. T. Jones (2nd Division). 1881. June, E. Morgan (2nd Division). Since January, 1880, fourteen boys have passed various Preliminary Examinations. The preparation Classes are now reading Horace, Odes, I and II., and Xenophon's Anabasis, Book VI., which are the classical subjects required for the Matriculation Examination, January, 1882. [39 CARON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, TREGARON. HEAD-MASTER—Mr John Williams, late Student at Trevecca Collage, andthe University College of Wales. Preparation for the various Colleges, Civil Service, ccc. Splendid accomodation as to Lodgings, etc., to be had in the town on reasonable terms. Next Quarter commences on Monday, June 6th, 1882. For all particulars, apply as above. a287. QHRIST COLLEGE, BRECON, ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. FOUR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS will be OFFERED for COMPETITION in SEPTEMBER NEXT. They will be awarded for proficiency in Classics or Mathematics. Two will be of the annual value of ÐO, and two of £ 20. For particulars apply to the Rev. D. Lewis Lloyd, Head Master. Lr a S' I ARRAN VIEW, BALA. LADIES' SCHOOL. CONDUCTED by the Misses Morris (late of Liverpool, established 1862), opened at the above address. References kindly permitted to the following, gentlemen:—Dr. Edwards, Bala College. Rev. W. Williams, Rev. D. C. Edwards, M.A., and R. Jones, Esq., Plas-acre. a549 tau,ht iii '.iiree iiioi-i',Iis after -Lhe ERENCH taught in three months after the new, infallible A.nglo-American systems. Private lessons. Pupils p-spared for Government and Public examinations. Schools attended to.—Mons. PAUL XAVIER COURBON, B.A. of the University of France, H as Bala. [943 ST. JOHXS COLLEGE, YSTRAD MEURIG~ PRINCIPAL and HEAD MASTER The Rev. JOHN JONES, M.A., sometime Scholar and Prizeman of Jesus College, Oxford. ASSISTANT MASTERS C. A. LESLIE, ESQ., B.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Second Classman in Honours in the Mathematical Tripos and Member of the London University. A. T. BRVANT, ESQ., B.A., late Scholar and Prizeman of Wadham College, Oxford Second Class- man in Honours in Classical Moderations and Third Classman in Honours in the Final Classical School. RKIANYA SCHOOL, TOWYN THE above School so successfully conducted for many years under the supervision of Mrs WILLIAMS, has been transferred to Mrs. PETER (widow of the late Professor John Peter, of Bala). She will be assisted by resident qualified English and Foreign Teachers. Pupils prepared ior the Local Examinations, aud also for the College of Preceptors. The Scholastic year will be divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The next term will commence on Monday. Sept. 18th. Terms with references on application. Rhianva is a commodious house and well ventilated, pleasantly situated, a short distance from the Beach.