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ficre ami ¡hert.. -J We are told that drunkenness is increasing, and that it is the principal cause of crime how shall we reconcile those statements with the fact that there has been a re- markable decrease of crime? The statistics which the Home Secretary laid before the House of Commons last week place that gratifying fact beyond doubt. In the year 1869 the sentences of penal servitude amounted to 2,C06. From the time the new Act for the Prevention of Crime took effect, and in 1870 the number of sentences fell to 1,788, in the next year to 1,628, and in 1872, to 1,454, a decrease of twenty-five per cent., in spite of the inciease of population. In the same period the indictable crimes fell from 58,441, to 44,191, exactly the same ratio of reduction. Another proof of the reality of this improvement is furnished by the fact that the Director of Prisons based his last estimate on the assumption that 700 fewer inmates would have to be provided for. The causes of the results we have summarized are various- first of all Mr Bruce's Legislation, and then Industrial Schools and Reformatories, the efforts of the Society for the Aid of Discharged Prisoners, Education, and Erri- eration, may all fairly claim a considerable share of credit for this ebb in the tide of crime nor can anyone fairly deny that the Teetotallers have helped, though, in an article on the subject, from which we have been quoting, the Times ignores their labours. They may have some diffi- culty, however, in supporting what is sometimes used as one of their strongest arguments—that drunkenness is in- creasing, and that it is the chief agent in :filling our gaols. We are inclined to believe that diunkenness has been decreasing for several years, and that it is not pre- eminently the chief cause of crime, though, no doubt, one of the chief causes. A portion of the population of Exeter seem to have an invincible obj ction to free discii<fcion. It was in that city where the Bishop was pelted with flour bags; and now w read of a Liberation meeting interrupted by crackers, penny trumpets, and a number of small birds, let loose in the hall! This is a novel idea for the "Constitutionalists to adopt, but they might improve upon it by borrowing a few savage dogs. The Spectator objects to several of the proposals in Sir J. D. Coleridge's Jury Bill, though it approves of others—the abolirion of theexistirigdistinctionsas to st ecial and common juries, the substitution of a rating distinction, and the addition of more education and intelligence—-now sadly wanted in many cases-to the ordinary jury The reduction of the number to seven and the abolition of unanimity, our contemporary argues, will lead to a loss of confidence in the jury system, which it would be so hard to replace- At the same time, a cogent argument ar/aiiixt unanimity is employed; in America, it is said. one of the jurors is bribed to hold out On the whole it seems better, either to leave ths number at 12-or say 10—and accept the ver licfc of a certain propor- tiun, or to demand unanimity with a jury of seven. A Mr Charrington, a great London brewer, has been to a temperance meeting, and announced his intention to abjure his vocation because he ha come to sec the mischief which the trade in intoxicating drinks inflicts up"n the morals of the people. Nothing is said about the wealth which Mr Charrington has amassed by this mischievous trade" but his example will no doubt be made a good deal of by temperance advocates. Perhaps other brewers will follow Air Charrington's example when they have acquired sufficient wealth, and can afford t) look at the effects of the drink traffic over a very heavy banking account. The "hat touching" controversy has turned up at Liver- pool, where it stems an employer has given his workmen noiice to touch their hats to him on leaving the mill at m-al hours and at nights." Five refractory workmen, it is said, have been dismissed for disobeyinsr thrs order. The ge- tleman" is evi lently trying to qualify himself for admit- tance to a celebrated institution recentlv established in the county to.vn of Lancashire, and his workmen ought to have humoured his fancy he will probably not be with them long. Mr Plimsol], M.P., has written to the Times to acknow- ledge the receipt of £100 from one subscriber, and £10 from another towards the cause of the seatn, n, to be applied towards the expanses of Mr Plimsoll's boi k, or in defend- ing any le?al proceedings." The hon. member who has taken up the cause of the British seamen will have need of all the sympathy that can be given him in his conflict with the powerful interest which he has attacked, and notwithstand- ing the fact th vt Mr and Mrs Piimsoll have reckoned the cost, and do not ask others to pay the bill," it is not likely, if the charges are substantiated, that the people of this country will allow a private geiktleman to hear both the odium and the expense entailed by an investigation of this kind. The shipowners are rich and will spare no effort in attempting to crush Mr Piimsoll, who, happily, has already secured the attention and sympathy of the nation, and his progress will be watched with great interest. There has been a great discussion at Manchester as to whether :the free libraries should be open from two o'clock till eight on Sunday afternoons. One gentleman who had c-pposed the throwing open of the libraries on the srrour.d that "the Lord had claimed one day out of the seven," was reminded that He claims all the seven. TLe argument was continued for a long time, and ultimately the discussion was adjourned. One of the speakers said it was a pity that in going along our strec-t, on a Suaday evening one should see on one side a public-house with its attractive ^rlsi'e of light open to all passers-by, and on the O'her a comfortable room, containing what he supposed were good books, since the libraries committee selected rhem, shur against those who might prefer to enter there. He had spoken to men who blocked up our street corners on the Sunday evenirgs, and bad learned from them that they bad no alternative but to loiter about, "r to go to the pub ic-house. They said their houses were in back-streets, and, a.s f. r the churches, if a poor m m went into them he was looked upon as an intruder. (" No, no ") That was what they said and there was truth in it. for the churches were divided into something like horseboxes, which served the purpose of dividing fustian from broadcloth, and where there were free seats they were placed in some dark corner. Llanymvnech is a celebrated place in its way, and can provide anything in the shape of a Hunt Dinner or a Free Fight in first class style. It is abo the Purgatory between O-westry and Llanfyllin, and is known far and wide to restless spirits chafing over the unavoidable loss of valu- able time. At Llanymynech there is a canal bridge, where, as was stated the other day at an inquest, the wall is only about some eighteen inches high. Of course it is somebody's business to see that the people are not mur- dered by a miserable parsimony, which begrudges even the cost necessary to protect human life. The poor fellow who fell over this bridge the other night w is of no great conse- quence it seems, and so nothing has been done, if we ex- cept a strip of narrow wood which has been fastened up with a single nail at each side It is to be hoped that the next person who falls over the bridge will not be a poor n.an, and then the disgraceful state of the parapet will be altered at once. Suppose a vicar, or a landed proprietor, or a lord had broken his neck by falling over this bridge, are we to suppose that it would have been left day after day untouched ? Oh no, if a rich man had met with his death in this way, there would have been a commotion at once, and the parapet would have been built so high that a six-root man could hardly have reached the top, but as the victim was a very poor man his death causes no ex- citemeut in the minds of those who would have been in- tensely horrified if a rich or titled man had h"en killed. -4r, In many districts toll gates have been abolished and I have been wondering how long a time will be allowed to elapse before an effort is made in this district to do what has already been done in the neighbourhood of Wrexham. Whenever the subjact is mentioned somebody is sure to say, Oh, in a few years all toll gates will be abolished and therefore it is useless to trouble ourselves about them." Now, this has been the cry for some years, and yet I do not see that we are any nearer getting rid of this expensive system than we were ten years ago. In Wrex- ham, Mr G. H. Whallev interested himself in this subject, and succeeded in abolishing the gates, and it seems to me that if the gates are to be abolished within a reasonable time we shall have to move in the matter, and the first thing to do is to get some one to take the matter up on Lehalf of the—FARMER. # The recent history of Ruabon Grammar School is an instructive comment upon the complaint which we some- times hear, that the Endowed Schools Commission has been unju-t to Dissenters. That School was one of the ordinary Church Grammar Schools, founded and endowed by a Churchman, managed by Church Trustees, with a cWgvman as headmaster. The Endowed School Com- missioners have reversed all that, and placed the election of Governors in the hands of the School Hoard, who have chosen five Dissenters and one Churchman. Of this the Vicar, not unnaturally, complains but are there not six co-optative Governors, all or nearly all Churchmen? If s. the action of the School Board is fair enough, because the parish is mainly composed of Di.-senters but if not, the Board, we are afraid, cannot h acquitted of one-sided- ness, for, we imagine, a considerable proportion of the scholars will belong to Church families. We fancy, how- ever, that the body of Governors will he pretty equally di- vided, and if that is the case, the Vior's complaint is unnecessary. With regard to the non-residence of the Governors, there is clearly no weight in an objection of that kind. The Governors of Shrewsbury School are mostly non-resident, the junior member for Denbighshire being ,one of them, and it is wisely held that the best men for the purpose should be selected, apart, if necessary, from local considerations Another complaint, that the will of the founder has been disregarded, affords an illustra- tion of the influence of conventional notions. On what rational ground is the wish of a man who lived in different conditions of social existence, to be preferred to the present good of the community? If an individual will is sacred enough to override the will of the State for all time, there is an end to progress in several most important directions. When will educated men learn that the good of the State must be placed above all personal considerations ? The members of Ruabon School Board are filling a thankless office. The ratepayers have begun to be indig- nant in the conventional way. Some thirty or forty of them met last week at Penycae to protest against the expendi- ture, and join a deputation from Ruahon to wait on tha Board. The Board refused to receive them, and their indignation has probably increased. The School Board, however probably know their own business, and it is < ardly likely they h we ar. ft lent dtsire to tax themselves mm-Tne otrier ratepayers more than is absolutely necessary o provide sufficient schools. This opposition to a rate simply because it is novel, is somewhat irrational, though common enough. When do we hear of protests against 1 extravagant poor rates sometimes most demoralizing and disastrous in their effects ? Yet, the education rate, which will as certainly do good and reduce the total amount of rates, as poor rates often do barm and increase that amount, is a mere trifle compared with the latter. Rate- payers should carefully cultivate their faculty of indig- nation, and use it in an intelligent manner. Colonel Cornwall Legh, M.P., who has been unwell for some time, resigned his seat for Mid-Cheshire as soon as Lieutenant-Colonel Egerton Leigh was relieved from the duties of sheriff and enabled to become a candidate. The Lieutenant-Colonel, though he pays a tribute to the power of Liberalism by callinf himself a "Liberal-Con- servative," trusts Mid Cheshire will not allow herself to be dragged by Radical leaders through unknown and re- volutionary paths," and is, no doubt, as the Spectator be- lieves, a rather bitter Tory. His opponent is Mr Latham, who goes in for Land Reform, and ought to be the farmers' candidate, but, we are afraid stands little chance. The Bajlot this will be the first county election under the Ballot-— affords some^ protection, but it is not a rapidly revolutionizing," if it is a revolutionary, measure. Gradually, perhaps, farmers will learn the reality of their independence. At present, they will be bound by old associations; and besides, many of them are Tories by edu- cation or instinct. To make their independence almost impossible, a requisition, signed by 3,000 elpctors, has been prepared. Englishmen, happily, do not like lying; the families who politically govern Mid Cheshire know that fact, and, not very generously, take advantage of it. Of course, a tenant might as well have voted the wrong colour in the old open days, as refuse to sign the requisi- tion now. We fancy that Requisition dodge" will be- come a favourite one in county constituencies.

(Hie iiMuripUty A BANGOR DIVORCE CASE. -The case of "Henderson v. Henderson" was before the Divorce Court on Tuesday, Fttbruary 25th. The petitioner married the respondent, who was a labourer, at Bangor, in December, 1861. In June, 1862, he deserted her, and is now living in San Fran- cisco. The petitioner has since supported herself by letting lodgings. In 1872 the petitioner was for the fir.t time informed that he had b"en guilty of adultery, and she presented this petition. Decree nisi, with costs. OPENING OF A NEW WHLSH CHAPEL.—On Monday evening, February 24th, Mr Samuel Morley, MP., pre- sided at the opening of the recently-erected Welsh chapel in the Southwark-bridge-road, London. Mr Richard, M.P., was also present. ;.ddi-sAeg being delivered by the Rev. W. Ambrose of Portmadoc; Rev. R. Parry, Llandudno, IV Kres, of Swansea, Rev. G. M. Murphy, and others, rrom a statement made, it appeared that the freehold ground on which the chapel was built cost £ 3 000, and the huilding about £ i,000, towards which amounts i'2.50D had been received or premised. Sermons had been preached on the morning and afternoon of Monday by the Revs. N. Hall and -T. Davies, and on Sunday the ministers already named, with others, took part in the opening services, and liberal collections were made. This Welsh Congregational chapel supersedes a very dingy old J-,uilding, and is an ornament to the Southwaik bridcre-road, reflecting great credit upon the architect and builder. ANNUAL MEKUNG OF THE LONDOX W-FLSTI OAR.VRVFSTIC METHODISTS.—This meeting was held at the Crosbv-row chapei, in the Borough, on \Vedne«day evening, F.-b. 19th, and wa^numerously attended. The chair was occupied by Nlr J. H. Puleston, who was supported by Mr Stephen Evans, the Rev. E. Jones, of the Welsh church Ely Place, the Rev. 1). C. Davies, IT. A the Rev. R. Williams (M wfa Mon), and the Rev. J. R. Jo-es, of Carnarvonshire, and others. The Chairman opened the proceedings by reading a Welsh hvmn, which was sung by the choir, and then dwelt on the advantage in a Christian, social, and national sense of ouch g itherings, and referred to the tardiness man- ifested by those high in authority in recognizing Welsh institutions and Welsh objects. He concluded by calling attention to the fact that all denominations of Christians were represented on the platform and in the audience, a fact which he remarked told well for the spirit of Christian brotherhood and true nationality which animated the Welsh people. Appropriate addresses were delivered by other gentlemen, and at eiirht o'ciock the musical pro- gramme selected for the evening was proceeded with The followinsr took prt -Mr Brinley Richards, Miss E. J. Jones, Miss Williams, of the R. A.M., Miss Mary Davies Messrs Evans, Miss Marion Williams and Mr Adams, and Mi>s Roov, and the Choir. A vote of thanks to Mr Richards, the choir, and the singers, was proposed by Mr S. Evans. The Rev. D. C. Davies, in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, spoke of Mr Puleston's readiness at all times to serve his countrymen, and added that the Welsh in London would not soon forget his liberality and kindness upon all occasions. The motion was seconded by the Rev. J. R. Jones, and carried with cheers.

FASHIONABLE WEDDING AT! TONGWYNLAIS. On the morning of Wednesday, February 19th, Miss Parry, of TonsrwynLus, was married to Mr E. R. Llewelyn David, of Radyr-court, in the presence of a We number of spectators. Miss Parry is the daughter of the Rev. John Parry. the popular curate of Radvr, and grand- daughter of Mr Lewis Parry, of Pennwch, Cardiganshire, bir Samuel Meynck, in his history of C trdigan, says of this ancient family: — The arms of the" Parrvs of Pennwch, as may be seen on the tombstone in Llanilar churchyard, are, argent, lion rampart, sable, the tongue, claws, and tip of the tail, gules; two-mottoes, one above and another b low the shield, are—' Bu'tn a Phenuwch^ Pares Fuinous Inter Optimates.' The bridegroom is the~ only son of the late Pev. Edward David, D.I)., Qhrist- church, Oxford, and stepson of the late Mr E. W. David, Pennwch, as may be seen on the tombstone in Llanilar churchyard, are, argent, lion rampart, sable, the tongue, claws, and tip of the tail, gules; two-mottoes, one above and another blow the shield, a Phenuwch^ Pares Fuinous Inter Optimates.' The bridegroom is the~ only son of the late Pev. Edward David, D.I)., Qhrist- church, Oxford, and stepson of the late Mr E. W. David, J.P., chairman of the Cardiff Board of Guardians &c' Fairwater House. The marriage to ,k place at Whit- church. The bridegroom arrived at the church, accompa- nied by his ir;ends, in a carriage drawn by a pair of greys the pride and party in Mr Henry Lewis's (Greentueadow) carriage and pair. The bridesmaids were — Miss David, daughter of the Rector of St. Fagan's; Miss Williams' daughter of t.he R-clor of Bedwas (relatives of the bride- eroom); Miss Kite Lewis, daughter of Mr Henry Lewis (Greenmeadow) and three sisters of the bride. The bridegroom's best man was his brother, Mr Alfred David, Fairwater House officiating ministers, Rev. W. David, Rector of St. Fagan's (uncle of the bridegroom), assisted by the Rev. Morris Parry, Rector of Llanfihangel, Pen- nant, Carnarvonshire (uncle of the bride), and her cousin, the Rev. George Parry, curate of Llanbediog, Carnarvon. A massive silver salver was presented to the bride by Mrs Lewis, Greenmeadow, on behalf of her friands. Many other presents were n)fde.

SECTARIANISM AND THE WELSH UNIVERSITY. The Welsh University Committee seem to be suffering tbe fate of all persons who try to steer clear of sects and parties they are attacked on one side by Churchmen for calling a "Dissenting College" a national institution, and on the other, by Dissenters, as soliciting subscriptions under false pretences"—pretending that the Universitvwill be unsectanan, and yet giving it a Church of England character." The first attack was chiefly based on the selec- tion of a Nonconformist scholar for Principal, because he happent-d to be the fittest candidate the second is equally absurd. Portions of the Book of Common Prayer, it ap- peai s, are read daily These, we are told, must be thrown aside, or "it will be the imperative duty of the Dissenters of the Principality to withhold their contributions, and leave it to the Established Church.If the advice is serious, it can only excite ridicule amongst intelligent Nonconfor- mists but is it not intended for sarcasm ? We fancy so for the credit of the Welsh Liberal press, we hope so. A stupider display of unreasoning bigotry than this, if it is serious, could hardly proceed from the most ant quated Churchman. What is our contemporary afraid of? The conversion of the Dissenting students in a body ? Possibly that would be better than becoming, or abiding, Bigots.

tf and iorcu the QtO'ast. NOTICE To CORRESPONDENTS. NEMONA. This correspondent has sent me a poem a double acrostic, a triple acrostic, a poem, aud 'an extraction puzzle. The poem is bosh. Here is one verse— "(We've tried the Mies, but they are too tame, 1;- Save one—we hope you v. ill soon know her namfe For she will not play fast and loose; Then please Mr Winkle think of us boys." In the triple acrostic there occurs the word re-, volutional," which has not yet found its way into any dictionary. BOOK WORM. -The fact that the books are still in pawn is very discreditable. It seems the rent for the room had not been paid, and the back subscrip- tions are still owing. It seems the entertainment for the purpose of raising funds for a public library have collapsed, and some questions are being asked as to the.destination of the money which has been thus procured. It is said the Town Council promised S15 towards getting the books out of pawn, and like some other promises mine in the s vine quarter nothing more has been heard of it. It is difficult to say what should be done under the circumstances, but it strikes me that if the public will allow an Infirmary to be short of funds there is but little chance of raising money for a literary institution. MONEY—It seems to me that there is no end to the sums of money which have disappeared at Aberystwyth, and, strange to say nobody ap- pears to be willing to give any information respecting them. RATEPAYER-There are two vacancies at present in the Town Council and the ratepayers do not seem anxious that the vacancies should be filled. Under these circumstances nothing can be done but wait patiently until next November. IGNORAMUS—Education is very necessary, and I am sorry that you have not got a good night school at Aberystwyth. It is too far to my bit of a place on the Coast, or I would open one myself. When I was young education was not as popular as it is now, and some dav when I am not so pressed with important locafsubjects, I will write as account of my early struggles in obtaining education, which was almost all obtained at night sebools. I am afraid that you are not willing to pay masters well enough to make it worth their while to teach you. Suppose threa or fouj of you agree to spend a ^hilling a week each, do you not think there is all educated gentleman who wvuld be glad to give you an hour's instruction. *hlllin°' for a lesson, and found them far cheaper in the end than low-priced schools taught by amateur teachers. Try what you can do in the way of getting pupils, and I think you will have no difficulty in finding masters. The other morning, when I came down stairs, Mira said there was a great number of letters for me. I began to open them at once. and found one from the D.D.G. W.C.T. of the Good Templars, askirg me if I would receive a deputation. After a consultation with Mrs W and Mira, it was agreed that the deputation should be received on Saturday evening, and arrangements were made accordingly. Exactly at half-past six on Saturday evening the depu. T' riS^ 0t about a doz8n gentlemen and ladies, "in +u L,Clr aPPearancej and were soon comfortably seated in the best parlour. I It is no use, I said, "asking you what you will take to drink, I suppose," and therefore we will proceed to business. I found that the letters uf the alphabet were liberally bestowed upon the deputation, two or three of those present having about half-a-dozen each prefixed to their names. The first speaker was the D. D. G. WW. C. T., who said Honoured sir,—We have ventured to pay you this visit in order to ask you to join our order, which is en- gaged in a hand to hand conflict with the drinking customs of the people. Drink, sir, is the ruination of the youth of our country it is sapping the foundations of our national morality, and is carrying thousands every year to prison, to the workhouse, and the grave. As you know No drunkard can enter the kingdom," and we are pledged to destroy this monster, which has so long ravaged the homes of this country and rendered useless the minis- trations of the palpit. Religion has been powerless to effect a change, in fact it is no use to bring religion to men until they are tilst made temperate. Moderate drinkers are worse than drunkards, and we are the sworn euemies of all temporising with the noxious drink. We intend to ban- ish drink from leligious sacraments and thus prevent young and old from beir.g seduced into drunkenness by the use of wine at sacraments. Poverty is caused by drink, and if we could oniy succeed in getting rid of drink we should be the Dost virtuous, the richest, the purest, and the best nation on the face of the earth." He stopped speaking for want of breath, and before he had regained his sent the P.W.U.T., the W.F.S., and the W.A.S., all got up to address me. I signified my desire to hear the brother of four letters iiid gorgeous bib. He began by wamiag me of the penalties I was incurring by encouraging drunkenness and drevr harrowing pictures of )1rs W. and all the little VVinklessteepediudegradingdi unkenutss. He told me what a wretea he had been before he b came entitled to the right to use as many letters of the alpha- bet as he could carry. From his own account he most cer- tainly ought to have been sentenced to penal servit de for iife instead of being made a P. W.C.T. The strangest fact in connection with this brother was that he seemed quite fond of the horrible character which he gave himself, but which I will not repeat lest the police should commence proceedings against him, and the Good Templars should lose one of their brightest ornaments. At last he sat down, and The W.A.G. next addressed me. He said that it was clearly my duty to join the order, and drew a doleful pic- ture of the consequences which would reult if I stubbornly refused to be be-bibbed and beloved in the approved fashion. After this gentleman bad done, several sisters addressed me eloquently, and said they were quite sure I would com- ply with the request which had bten made. They had joined the order, not because they were drunken, but be- cause they felt it to be their duty to do all they could to redeem the world from the heavy curse of drink. When the ladies had finished we had a long conversa- tion, and then I made the following short reply—gentlemen and ladies—Good Tencplarism nlajr be a good thing. but as that is not the question, I will uot ar^ue it. The Winkles have never been drunken, and they never intend to be. The D.D.G. \V.C.T.' said a great deal with which I cannot agree. III the tir-t place it is my opinion that drunkenne-s is more an effect than a cause of moral depravity, and I utterly deny that a man is necessarily a better man morally because he does not get drunk. That a sober man is morally better for being teetotal serins to me to be preposterous. There arc nations wh.re drunkenness is far less common than it is in the Principality, and yet these countries are not more moral than the Principality. Good Templsrism will make a man sober ju-t as education will make a man learned, but, as is well known, there are sober scamps and learned scamps as well as drunken scamps. As a cure for moral depravity I stick to religion, which enjoins temperance in all tilings, and I do religion, which enjoins temperance in all tilings, and I do not think that religion needs the crutch of Good Templarism to enable it to fulfil its mission in the world. Temperance I have no objection to, nor am I opposed to Good Templar- ism, except when it is made to supersede relieion. You have your own way, and I think you ought to allow me to have mine. My answer is, thut I -c uinot be a Good Tmiplar, and I hope you will give me credit for as much sincerity as you claim. The deputation wanted to argue the point, but I had an engagement, and the brothers and sisters withdrew. The Coast. PERRY WiNKLE.

tfowfSpomUiwe. THE INSPECTOR, OF NUISANCES AND THE •TOWN AUTHORITIES OF ABERYSTWYTH. SIR, -A good ds-d of late has been heard of 'he alleged existence of nuisances within this borough. With a view of removing the evil complained of, Dr Jones was ap- pointed medical officer of health under th« Public Health Act, and Mr Theodore Paul, out of a large number of efficient candidates obtained the appointment of inspector Act, and Mr Theodore Paul, out of a large number of efficient candidates obtained the appointment of inspector of nuisances, until the 25th of March next, at a salary of four guineas per week. He commenced his duties about five or six weeks ago, and was, amongst other things, to make a house to house visit all through the district, and make entries in a book to show the result of his visits, which should serve for reference by the Council when oc- casion required. A resolution had been also passed by the Council that the parties who wilfully 'permitted nuisances to exist so as to endanger the health of the district, should be summoned before the magistrates, and compelled to cause their respective premises to be remedied. Now, what has been done since Mr. Paul has been in harness as our inspector of nuisances? It appears by the observa- tions made by Mr Balcombe at the last meeting of the Council, that Mr Paul had not made a house to house visit through any part of the town, or any entries in a book, as he was required to do, because it was said that he failed to obtain the pro- per book to be kept by inspectors of nuisances This is certainly very serious; and of vital importance to the ratepayers of this town, as was pointed out at the Council meeting, the town is exactly in the same position as it was six weeks ago, with regard to its nuisances. Some very bad cases in Trefechan and other places were certainly pointed out by the Inspector as intolerable and abominable, and it was agreed to take steps immediately to put an end to such a state of things, by summoning the offending parties before the magistrates, but it was elicited at the meeting on Tuesday that no summonses had been taken out. Some of the parties to be summoned were men of in fluence and some of them mag.strates in the town, and members of the Council, and it would seem that there might be some reluctance to proceed against them, but the fown Clerk gave a very satisfactory reason why the summonses had not been issued. I would wish to urge upon the Coun- cil the necessity of determining to take action without delay to cause the amelioration of the sanitary state of the town. Employing a competent inspector of nuisance at so high a salary to report upon the sanitary condition of the borough cannot be of any use whatever, unless measures are taken by the authorities, to carry out his recommendations and instructions. It has very unfor- tunately gone abroad that the sanitaly state of Aberyst- wyth is abominable. Now that is a sheer false- hood, and it was gratifying to hear Dr Jones stating in his report at the last meeting of the Council that the town was never in a more healthy state, and by a little effort that it would in his opinion be soon one of the healthiest towns in the kingdom. But what appears to all reasonable and intelligent men most absurd, is the way in which the executive authority of the town turn a deaf ear to all complaints, and appear so unmindful of all dis- closures and discoveries which are being made daily detri- jaental to the interests of the town. As it was very TOmel^ and judiciously stated at the meeting of the Council, the 25th of March would soon be reached. And unless something was done in the meantime to carry out the different offices held by the various functionaries lately employee, the town would be found then exactly in the same condition, as respeots its sanitary matters, as it Wig many months ago. Unless things are put in motion in the right direction at once, the ratepayers ought to call a public meeting presided over by the Mayor, for the pur- pose of drawing up a programme which should be carried out by the town authorities, who appear so inactive in upholding the reputation of Aberystwyth as a watering place. Why should anything be screened and neglected if a certain wealthy and influential person is connected therewith? Why should the town and its inhabitants in the bulk suffer because the authorities are too reluctant to prosecute the necessary measures with a. view of com- plying with the provisions of the Public Health Act ? It is to be hoped that all the sham and mockery made manifest too often amongst Town Councils and Local Boards will disappear altogether, as far as the Abery- stwyth Town Council is concerned, and that we shall hear in a short time that everything is properly carried out to make Aberystwyth as celebrated as ever as a watering place ia the opinion of the public at large.—I am. &c., A HEAVY RATEPAYER. Aberystwyth, 26th February, 1873. ABERYSTWYTH AND ITS TOWN COUNCIL. SIR,-Aberystwyth at present is in the anomalous con- dition of being only partially represented in its local parlia- ment, there being two vacancies, and this at a time when several questions of interest to the town require to be decided. In view of this rather abnormal state of our council and its constant exemplification of how to do" things, it is certainly of importance to the ratepayers that they should awake and arise" from their apathy and watch more keenly the board which has it in its power to advance or mar the prospects of our town. Undoubtedly, the greatest incentive to a Town Council to be up to its duties is a lively interest in its proceedings by the rate payers. This is a power which it is in the hands of th utepayeri thquitelyeg to secure, They would demur—I have no doubt—to matters affecting the town being dis- cussed, cut and dried beforehand at the bar of any hotel or any other "snuggery," as reputed of a town not quite a hundred miles from this. Those gentlemen again —whose only role in life seems to be of parade PL;scru r walk-with their numerous little counci's ;.ii(I much palaver, represent only a very small section indeed of the town What is required is a general interest shown in the working of the council; then it will be plain sailing for Aberystwyth to prosperity. We trow that all ratepayers will join for improvements in the town, i.e., bona fide im- provements as distinguished from crotchets. These bave been long represented in the council, and their embodi- ments are met with in different parts, and the town has had to pay the piper to a nice tune. Again, as to be forewarneu is to be forearmed, we should likewise be ready, ay ready," for the election whenever it occurs, by having truly "fit and proper" persons in view to fill the vacancies, and to this end a platform" must be adopted, to which all candidates must give their adhesion. Towards forming such a platform," here is a plank," which will bear some "stumping." There is about E12,000 mortgage on the town, for which the maximum interest of five per cent is paid. Of this amount several of the Town Coun- cillors have their tl,OOO, or £1,100 at that rate. Now, is it consistent with their duties as the custodians of our expen- diture, to draw this high rate ? Should they not be called upon to reduce it, or obtain the amount elsewhere at lower per centage ? The difference in the amount at present paid as interest and that which ought to be, may be ad,d to Perry Winkle's list of lost moneys. We close our epistle with a reference to a recent report of the proceedings of our Town Council, which contained an application for travelling expense from London to Aberystwyth, when the travelling was undertaken solely for an appointment better than the applicant could get in the metropolis, where he was through no fault of the ratepayers, but whom he expected to pay for his presence in London. That such an application was made though something like a joke—shows that it is im- portant how our Council is constituted, and also thxt the applicant is not void of a certain kind of courage befitting the office to which he has been appointed.— I am, &c. M. Additional Correspondence will be found on Page 7;

The army estimate- which were issued on Wednesday Feb 19tb,showed that the net charge for 1873-4,is £ 13,o2l,48o', showing a net decrease of C408,100, compared with last year. A guard and driver were sentenced to six months im- prisonment for the manslaughter of four persons who were killed by the collision near Gilsland, last July.

import#. CORN AVERAGES. For the week ending Saturday, Feb. 22n 1. The following are the quantities (in quarters) sold, and the prices, this year and last year :— QUANTITIES SOLD. PRICES. Thi" Hal", Last year. Th's yea". Last yea-. Wheat .4().92<> 48..814 53s It 55s 9d Barley .4<i,840 54.007 40s 61 33s d Oats 5,184 7,230 21s 7d 22s lid CORN, d-c. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—The market to-day optned very dull, but there was more demand for wheat towards the clo-se. Red showed a decline of Id to 2d, and white (lescript ions of 2 1 to 3.1 per cental, on the rates of Tuesday last. Flour quiet, but nominally unchanged. Beans unal- tered in value for good qualities, but inferior sorts were cheaper. Indian corn in moderate request at a reduction on the week of 6d per quarter. ilutegs (last wooki. American Wheat. i.lis. 81. to 14s. Od. per 1001b 'finsidili l-'ljur 40«. 0d. to 51 Od. Muib in^iish Barley 5,. 0d. to 6>. Oi. ut>r 6olb Oats 4<. 3d. to 4«. 91. },>45ir) •Xyptiar £ 3.. (>t. to P4-.0 (. fc* 48oIb LONDON, Motoay.—Last week's supplies were gener- ally moderate. British wheat 4,882 quarters, foreign 20,453 quarters. The show of fresh samples this morning from Essex and Kent was rather improved in quality and condition, and the best qualities sold more readily at the previous rates. Rather more was doin;, in foreign, at the full prices recently current, there being a better attendance. 'ountry flour 21,582 sacks, foreign 10,92.; sacks 800 barrels. Norfolks were very dull, and none but the best country marks found a fre sittu at previous rates. The demand for foreign, both in sacks and barrels, Wa, oniy for line sorts. British barley 2,180 quarters, foreign 7,3d7 quarters. Choice malting sorts commanded full rates, but grinding, from the late advance, found the sale less free. Tne malt trade Was slow, with prices inicii the saln, ex- ports 1,415 quarters. Maize 9,064 quarters. OLiy tine qualities sold well at previous values. English oats 72.5 quarters, foreign 18,283 quarters. Fine sweet and heavy corn, both on shipboard and inyranary. comm (iuled a ready sde at former price-, but low utidried sorts were dnll. Native beans 1,085 quarters, oreigu 42 quarters. The t'ade was slow, but without change. English pea.s 559 quarters, foreign 918 quarters. Business was limited, both in boilers and hog-feed. OURKKNX PRICES OF BRITISH GRAIN AND FLOUR IN MAt. -j A E •Jlniuui;? Wheit new, Essex and Kent (white), ?.0 5 Ditto ditto red 50 51'1 Wheat Norfolk, Lincoln, anrl Yorssiiire (red) 57 C, ISarley q 4"2 41) Deans Jl uù Oats. English feed 2>. 'ib Flour, per sack of WOtb, best Town Honscho.'dr, 5,), n 57 MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—At our market this morn- ing the wheat trade was iuaciive, nevertheless the best samples of English were taken at previous prices while for fortign somewhat m' ore money was demanded. Flour was in limited request, and the turn of prices w,.s in favour of buyers on all but extra qu ilities. Oats, beaas, and maize moved off slowly, without any material alteration in value. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—During the present week few sales are reported in wheat, arid at no quotable change in price. Barley less in demand, and dull. Oats still in limited supply, and wanted. Beans and peas only taken in retail. At this day's market there was a short supply of English wheat, w ich sold slowly at fully last week's rates; foreign was Is per quarter lower. Barley main- tained its value. Oats firm. Beans, peas, and maize only found buyers in limited quantities. WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.—The wheat trade rules dull, and the business passing was at rather lower quotations. Fine barley, steady other sorts in a very limited de- mand; beans and oats slow at late rates. SHREWSBURY, SATURDAY.—There was a rather thin attendance, and trade was dull. The following were the quotations B. d. s. d. White wheat, per 75 lbs 9 0 to 9 a Red wheat, per 75 lbs 8 8 „ 9 3 Malting barley, per 38 qu ts Ö 0 7 2 Grinding barley, per l'i scura 10 lbs 00 0 00 0 Oats, per 11 score 5 lbs 18 6 t. 20 6 Peas, per 11 score 5 lbs 18 0 19 0 Beans, per 11 score 15 lbs 2;) 0 21 0 Malt, per imperial bushel 8 6 „ 9 0 BRIDD-NORTH, SATURDAY. The quotations at the close of the market were: Fine white wheat, 8s 8d to 9s 31 per 72 lbs; fine red wheat, 8s 4d to 8s 6d. Malting barley, 6s 6d to 6a lOd per 38 quarts grinding ditto, 15s 21 to 16i Od per 10 scores. Beans, 158 6d to 19s Od per 10 scores. Peaa, 188 lOd to 20s Od per 11 scores 10 lbs. Oats, 13a 61 to 16s Od per 8 scores. Indian corn, 13s 6d to 14s Od per 10 scores. Spring vetches, 7 j Od to 7s Gd yer bushel. Malt, 9s Od to 9s 6d per There was an average attendance, but business on the whole was rather limited. LONDON, WEDNESDAY.—The market was extremely dull, and little business was done. English and foreign wheat the turn in buyers' favour. Country and American flour 6d cheaper. Grinding barley dull; malting Is lower on the week. Oats and maize dull. Beans firm. Peas quiet—Arrivals: British wheat, 30 quarters; barley, 110 quarters. Foreign wheat, 16,(>40 quarters barley, 16,170 quarters; oats, 15 970 quarters; maize, 4,210 quarters; fioui, 750 sacks and 1,000 barrels. PORTMADOC, FRIDAY. -Prices: Wheat, none offered; barley, 17s Od to 183 Od; oats, 22s Od to 23s Od per qr.; eggs, 6 for sixpence fowls, 2s 4d to &. Od p r couple; ducks, 3s 61 to 4s Od per couple potatoes, 6s Od to 6s 6d per 112 Ibs; pot butter OOd to OOd fresh butter, 16d to 18d per lb; mutton, lOd to 12d per lb; beef, lOd to 12d per lb; veal, Od to OOd per lb; pork, 9d to lOd per lb; geese, Os Od to Os Od each rabbits, Od to Od each. CEFN MAWR, SATURDAY.—Beef, 9d to lOd per lb mutton, 9d to 10d; veal, Od to Od; pork, 7d to 8d; lamb, Od to OOd; bacon, 6d to 9d; cheese, :7d to 9d eggs, 0 to 00 for a shilling; potatoes, 7 lbs for sixpence; butter, Is Hd to Is 4id per lb. 2 2 ABERYSTWYTH, MONDAY.—Wheat, 7s 9.1 to 8s 6 i per bushel; barley, 4s 9d to 5s fid oats, 3s 3d to 3, 9d eggs, 00 to 16 for a shilling salt butter, 12d to 13d fresh ditto, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb fowls, 0s Od to 3s G per couple; ducks, 4s Od to 4s 6d per couple; geese, 0s 01 to Os Od each; turkeys, Os Od to Os Od each; potatoes, 3., 91 to 4s 6d per measure. WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 8s 6d to 8s 8d per 80 lbs barley, 7s 01 to 7s 3d per 40 quarts; oats, 18 Od to 24s Od per bag; butter, OOd to 181 per lb eggs, 00 to 14 for a shilling ;1fowls, 5s Od to 5s 3 1 per couole ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple geese, Os Od to Os 0,1 each. NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (Feb. 25th).-Wheat, Os Od to 10s 6d; barley, 7s Od to 7s 6d oats, 21s Od per bag; eggs, 14 for a shilling; butter, 17d to 18d per Th; fowls, 4s Od to 5s 0(1 per couple ducks, 5s Od to 6s 0,1 per couple; geese, Os Od to Os Od each turkeys Os Od to 7s 0.1 each; potatoes, 8 lbs for sixpence beef, 81 to 10d per lb; mutton, 9d to lid; veal, Od to Od; pork, 61 to 8d; lamb, Od to Od per lb. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (Feb. 26th).—The following were the quotations-Wheat. 8 6d to 9s Od; barley, (malting), 6s Od to 7s 2d; oats, 3s 6d to4s 6d; potatoes, per measure of 90 lbs, 0s 0d to 7s 0d; butter Is 7d to Is 8d per lb eggs, 00 to 12 for a shilling fowls, 6s Od to 5s 6d per couple; ducks, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per couple; geese, 5s 6d to 7s Od each turkeys, Os Od to Os Od each. DENBIGH, WEDHESDAY.—Wheat, 19i1 Od to 20s Od per 15, hobbet; barley, 15s Od to 16s Od ;oats, 9s Oi to 10s Od eggs, 14 for a shilling; pot butter, 13d to 15d fresh butter, 19d to 21d per lb; fowls, 3s Od to 3s 9d per c >uple; ducks, 4s Od to 4s 9d per couple; geese, Od to 00d per lb. CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, -There were at market 1,545 cattle and 5,556 sheep, being 578 cattle lees and 1,000 sheep more than last wet k. Although there was a la>ge attend- ance of buyers, the trade for both cattle and i-heep was slower, with little alteration in pricer.-Qllotatin, Beat beasts. 8id to J per lb second ditto, 1 to 4 I • intV. rior, 5d to 6§d; g ieep, d jd to ll^d, 4 METROPOLITAN, MONDAY.—The total imports of hea!lgn f"°?h London last week consisted of 5,002 i'^4 ■ in i R71 Carl77P0D i"Sn^k hl"t we received in'1869 1flfiJh' 1,S70'1Ki; in 1869, 11,181; and to dav I'» C,attle tradB has been depressed to-day and the general tendency of prices his been unfa- vourable, notwithstanding that'supplies have been short. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beLVhSe l?hitedi a1d the qUaIit^ h*8 beeD tolerably good. Ia all breeds sa es have progressed slowly, and late rates have not been realised without difficulty. For tbe best S and crosses os 10J to 6s per 8 lbs has been taken. AmomS tbe foreign there have been 340 head fr,™ r 170 Dutch and 120 Spanish. SStfS prime, and irregular prices have been w Nhorff)IJ' Suffolk> Essex> and Cambridgeshire we 're^eivS about 8d0 from other parts of England about 250 varW breeds from Scotland about 50. Tiie show of sheep h £ been moderate. The trade has ruled heavy, and medium*" and inferior qualities have been decidedly lower. The 7sSdfn'xT ?nVra7' however< continued to make 7s 8d to 8s per 8 lbs. Calves have changed hands slowly, at irregular currencies. Pigs have been quiet at late rates. SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY.—There was a larce at- ah stoTk °l bUyer! b,it V,16 SW of stock limftedf all stock wes very dear.—Be,t beef made fully 9d ner lb • second ditto, 8d to 9d inferior 81* mutt-on LIE) 191' and pork, 6d to 6*-d per I™ tt0D'lld 12d J offer* AM' „UKSDAT- ~The number of beasts on trade ruled[hd" 011 W the beef better supply than^'ast Tii quotations. Sheep were a rates. Fat T«^y > the demand slow, at full prices.—Beef, 7d to gd^ ii!U Y 6 f "'r' at late -1 lb; bacon pigs, 10s 6d 7d to llfd per lis Gd to 12s per score. d per S30re Porket dltto> SALFORD, TUESDAY.-At our market this morning the show of beasts was somewhat smaller than it was on Tuesday last Knf tU rf smaller than it was on luesaay last, but the quality was good. A brisk tradp was done at an advance of ,[d pel. ib. There was a *ood demand for sheep, at the extreme prices of la^t week q<llves in acttve dema.n!, at pri-es slightly in favour of buyer"(ul)t:;¡,ti0ns: Beasts, °il1 to 9ll 1-r lb; sheep, 4' 9d to U ^d per lb; calves, 9d to 1H ] per lb. MISC ELLA NEO US. LIVERPOOL PROVISIOIN, l,'nij)Ay -Butt.-r: The with small stocks, sellers u" continues steady; demand. Lard sales are con^^rThf^1' ? in 8ood 4 • i value. Cheese in quiet demand ^°Ut ''han°e in a little more attention. a Poris attract LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY-Th • week from Ireland were 190 firkins h-ut -?'nv?K bales bacon, and from foreign ports 91 2'N C| an and 73 bales and 2boxes bi n IT, butter *■ r 'TTe,oent in the demand: but lS ?. ^US1I1| a"/ which sells at irregular V- 11 ou hand, tion, Bacon has rn. /'• acc0fding to quality, condi- per cwt higher fle' aad ;lre 2s to 3s Is of Waterford. The have a I v, need within LONDON POTIto mand for RngJish potatoes —There is a steady de- short, and for which extreme 1 ar'iv'als are rather potatoes are also in fairreaueir ^ined. Foreign ci notations. q^St' and ful]y »«PPort previous Kent Regents 15)n Essex and other Itegeais..7.7.' 14i)1 per t0Q liocks i „ l-0i to lios "I:í'lo. WUTTUJSSIER HOP, SATURDAY M P- Longbottomr and Faram's report savs V 'T7' very little is doin^. Now an nLr £ <r Inarket market value, and buyers readilv <,ffereJ under see better values later on hi H h '• to made, at late rates pJ occas'°nal sales are to recaark in t^ara-^r 13 uo nevv feature m all descriptions of, Transactions consequence only nominal nit > an in" altered. Latest "advices from aru up- market, with an unchanged currency quoce a quiet aim and h ist Kent Waaldof lieut ,s 1-«>S 117s Sussex 7 i 11:ii 130s Parnharu and Countrv 1J;3i •••• t — L12s i-iru -'# LIVISKWOL WOOL, Fpidw Th.. • j this week has a^ain been very We'd~l d d°ne weakening tendency lnfln^n^. I 1 P'lcss show a decline established'It rh, r ,d t0 a gre^c exCent by the wool. There will PU,,Uc SaKof C^ial instant, when about 3,000 bales Rive/'p M 23th bailots Peru will be brought forward—P f 1,400 quotations: Last India, white T' I average co 18d grey, &c., 4 1 to ft r > y«Uow, Sd to 19 £ d.; washed River Pl»fu' im Peruvian, 14d River Plate, G-l to Ud Wa L i unwashed unwashed Morocco, 81 to 1)| p :u°rocco, 10d to 15d 20d. Oporto fleece, 19d to white, 12d to 2s oid to 2s 7d per lb MoW> Alpaca, LONDON WOOL, Monday —'Tha nial wool, which were interrupted thf ?ales of Col°" tog, are progressing slowly Tho ay3 last week by somewhat better than at t'L «» exPort demand, though the decline in prices as con? 13 sti]l ^tricted, and now amounts to Id' to 3d ^ir'1 the N,Jveu;iber sales, fore taking Uy far the 'hr^/ buy-era are there" offering. Their! frr Lpr0p''rtl,,n oI the supplies quenct of the fall in Cd "'lg ,lsl1 wo'^ dull, and in conse- irregular. Last w. descriptions, prices are very 3,339 bales from Adelaid07- lUrt0, aluouuted to o05 Atgoa Bay, I 101 Table'R O- MJ &eel°ng, from Hamburg. ay' 9o j °de3sa. and 372 bales FLEECEs-Sonthdowu hoNZ'ePtsICE3' ,k R' d- to "• d- HalJ-bred ditto., lb" } ™ J « Kent tleaces £ Hi £ Southd'a ewes Wetn»i'a" j m! f m Lvtca*> auto 8» 1 sjoaM—oiotiun^.piokloca 2 0 8 1 Prime 17 1 k Cnoico 14 IB Super .7* 7 1 84 Ooait>ing, wether m.tV7.7.777' i ini J i?* Pioklock •» 1 10i IH CoLamoa J 13 19 Hog matohing J Jj Picklock matching. f$? J Super ditto } 8 19 M 16 1 74 r. HIDE AND SKIN AIAR7TFT nrS the current Week).—Best ox and i-j A, upwards, 6|d 85 lt» to 94 lb l b aal 65 lb to 74 lb, 5+d 61 lb and -1 b U 84 lb' 5*d upwards, 5d 64 lb and under 5 l^' 'h i' lb anl irregular, Id to 4d. Calf • 1" Ik 'i 3> flawed and to 16 lb, 8|d; 9 lb to 11 ih » ViWlr'H 6 I 12 lb od. Horse hides, 2s 6d to 15s each 9 lb' 8i fiavei> LIVERPOOL PRODUCE Nitrate of soda steady, without much busine^ doin^on^* spot and nothing for arrival. Lard Sales at 37s 9i to m ITr' andS- [ £ forrd d<live^ oil"b £ £ doing. Rice dull. Cochinea!: A f;¡,ir demand for black, at previous rates; silvers slilhtly easicr. Cotton flat. inactive. Tallow quiet; new, 453 on the spot. Linseed oil, 33s 6d. Rape oil, 358 6d.

T-K TIT 7 r THE C0RN TRADE. fint :—" The farmers have had h.« hppn fGe i, j6 aS C0U^ be desired, but there K much damp for newly-thrashed samples, and ^L fS"erVedrrt°keeP the market dull, though not oU0. bly lower. However, Pans notes a further rise equal to 8d per sack, and several French markets were Is fn o« 678 in London. Australia expects to ship 1,000000 quarters shipments, and we the?ef ,re & ma^m to induce -fre« that shipments thence wiU be important!

WOLVERHAMPTON IRON TRADE.—Wednesday Prices were remarkably strong to-dav. Co'd-blast pi.,rg, that Were bought at quarter-day (Jan. 8th) at jE7 are now firm at 99. So great a rise in so short a ti ne is almast without precedent. Hot blast pigssre equally strong and the quotations are in proportion, whenever a be obtained, which is but seldom, for Mews H W rri 9^5 Sons, and similar firms, have no iron tn n J ft d therefore decline to quote. Finished rV J "4 than la*t week. Makers of best sh. T* orders, found no difficulty in dni who w0" d accept At this price they selected thel g bt8ln"^ be nuotable m tlleir customers. £ 19 will not Pri" At tb»t time unoo 1 iv tho K v 0 or ^21, as mar oe determined determine n?akera of sheets, who will meet and uP°n the prices to be then charged. Yesterdav a»- ^Cre a'^vaBced another 20s a ton, making the aw lis of S time either • men .'Uore than very brief that tW ffii °r Plta" 11 was remarked he y f -Peaj tT 7 Carel,JS8 of making the most of the present juncture to save money for a tfme of need. One firm of pig-iron makers in this district, who are colliery owners also, have just gone through their books to ascertain the time that their colliers work and the wages they earn. They find that the average of work in the past fortnight has been three days a week of eight hours, or twenty-four hours for the week's work. Ninety per cent of the whole have made what is technically called 11 three day*" in every day, or nine days in twenty-four hours. The wages for this twenty-four hours, of this ninety ,»er cent of the colliers at these works, would therefore be over 30a, probably £ 1 13s. It was computed that quite 500 men are out," owing to the omission from the new special rules of the "allowance coal which has hitherto formed part of the colliers' wages. The men at other collieries declare that they will not sub- mit to the change. Printed by R. H. VENABLE«; and Published for the ProDrietow at the dwelling-bonso of Jacob Jones, High-street. Bal* In th» county of Merioneth; <t John Moroan, 30 Pier-atraat Aberystwyth, inthe ooonty of Cardigan; and of dIvid L?ovd Portma4o«i »n ihe coantY ot Carnarvon. v' Friday, February 2^, 1873

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