The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

DEFEAT OF THE DENOMINATIONAL PARTY. Any satisfaction which the Denominational Party derived from the Manchester School Board election must have been rudely shattered when the news arrived from Birmingbamj that the Liberals had not only won, but won by a sub- stantial majority. At Manchester parties re- mained as they were before; but at Birmingham the Tory majority was completely reversed, and now the Liberals, who have eight members, while their opponents have six, and the Catholics one, can, of course, control the policy of the Board. It is fair to recollect that at the previous elec- tion the Liberals failed through trying to car., y too many candidates, and that they would probably have won then if they had only started eight, as they did on this occasion; but the important fact remains, that in a great constituency, where the most earnest and unscrupulous efforts were made to return what were ingeniously called the Bible Eight," a decisive vote was given in favour of separating secular and religious education. The eight Liberal members are Mr G. Dixon, M.P. (Churchmaa), Mr J. Chamberlain ^Unitarian), Miss Sturge I (Friend), Mr C. Vince (Baptist), Mr J. S. Wright (Baptist), Mr R. W. Dale (Independent), Mr G. Dawson (no Denomination), and Mr Jesse Collings (Unita- rian) and the fact that two of the members are Unitarians, against whom it is unfortunately so easy to excite religious prejudice, is an additional proof of the strength of the Liberal Education Party in Birmingham. The issues wove plainly put: whather the public money should be used to subsidize denominational schools and whether eligious and secular education should be separated; and the reply was unuii^Lukable. The candidates » were eight to eight; aii the Liberal eight were .chosen, aud only six i I' ..heir opponents; and while the highest Liberal candidate polled 89,447, and the lowest, 33,877, the highest Conserva- tive only polled 29,783. The voters were entreated and threatened they were asked to rally round the Bible they were told that the angels were awaiting the result, they were informed that the question was whether the Lord God should reign in the land." No effort was spared to work upon the superstition which is supposed to be ingrained in Englishmen but neither political prayer meetings nor party sermons could obscure their sense of what was fair and right, and they declared by a great majority that justice must be had at all costs, and that the business of the State was to instruct the children, not to instil religious dogma into their minds. How far Birmingham was right or wrong we shall not attempt to deter- mine. It seems to us, as we have always said, a difficult matter to determine whether the Bible shall be altogether excluded from the schools but we cannot help rejoicing that the party which does not hesitate to work upon the religious fears of the people has been defeated in this con- spicuous manner, and that one of the great con- stituencies of the kingdom has emphatically declared in favour of educational Liberalism. The notion that the English people would never consent to separate religious from secular instruc- tion has been exploded, and the day when every parish shall have its Board School, and the rates shall no longer be used to subsidize sectarianism, is indefinitely hastened by the victory of Right and Liberty at Birmingham.

EDUCATION AT ABERDOVEY: IN- DEPENDENCE OR CHARITY? To-day a meeting is to be held at Aberdovey, to consider whether a School Board shall be es- tablished for united district of Towyn and Pennal, and an earnest effort will probably be made to supply by voluntary supscriptions the deficient school accommodation which has been declared by the Education Department. Already, we see, it has been publicly represented that the rate would probably be Is. 6d. in the pound, and the ratepayers are urged to avoid a step that would add to their heavy burdens. This, of course, is an altogether unworthy way of looking at the matter, but it is well to state, in the most explicit terms, that the rate is not likely to be Is. 6d. or a third of Is. 6d. If by mismanagement, or owing to exceptional circumstances, the rate in any place has risen as high as that, it ought to be dis- tinctly understood that in some parishes it is as low as ld. or 2d. in the pound, and that it would not be likely to rise much if any higher in this district. We are afraid it is only too likely that figures will be exaggerated, to frighten the inhabi- tants from adopting the only manly and satisfac- tory course but, fortunately, the facts as they concern the Towyn and Pennal district can be very plainly stated. It will no doubt be pointed out that the requirements of the Education De- partment can be supplied by a very small expendi- ture that is true, but the opponents of a Board will probably uot be anxious to show that be- cause the district is already so well supplied, the rate would be small. Heavy rates are occasioned by extensive building operations, which would not be required at Towyn or Pennal, and it is a monstrous exaggeration to talk about eighteen- pence. It is far more likely that the occupier of a £ 10 house would be asked to pay 3s. or less per annum, and of a £ 20 houJe, Gs. Let us hope the ratepayers will refuse any longer to be dependent upon charity for the education of the children, which is a duty incumbent upon the J ber of irresponsible men. Wales has set a splen- did example to the rest of the kingdom by the earnest and determined way in which she has established School Boards, and set about the work of Education and those who are asking the inhabitants of Towyn and Aberdovey to adopt a different course are asking them to be false to the traditions of their country and the example of their fathers. Welshmen have struggled in harder times for ecclesiastical freedom, and it is a question of ecclesiastical freedom that is involved in the present issue. Shall the children be handed over to the ecclesiastics, or shall their education be attended to by the represen- tatives of the people ? We trust the meeting at Aberdovey to-day will face the question frankly and boldly, and delare that the people will manage their own affairs, and see that all the children are educated, which, let it be distinctly understood, is only possible with a School Board, for no other body has authority to enforce it.

ABERYSTWYTH AND THE HARBOUR. Perhaps there was never a more important meeting held by the Town Council of Aberyst- wyth than that of Wednesday last, and we strongly urge upon our readers to ponder carefully the speeches of the members, and carefully consi- der the question now before the town in all its bear- ings. We are of opinion that Aberystwyth has now reached one of those turning points in her history from which men will date either her on- ward march to gi eater prosperity, or that slow process of decay which is none the less sure because its effects are not visible for a decade or two. We by no means think that if the harbour is allowed to become a ruin the town will cease to be a favourite watering place, or that the re- sults of the short-sighted policy will appear all at once, but there can be no doubt that by losing the harbour we should lose at least one of the advantages of our situation on the sea coast, and we should not be in a position to take advantage of any of those changes which may any day make the possession even of a small and ill-constructed harbour of vital importance to us. On every hand there are evidences of business enterprize, and it would be a serious misfortune to lose any advantage, however slight, if it can be obtained without risk of loss. It is not a question of adding one single penny to the rates, nor of mak- ing the ratepayers responsible for even so much as twenty shillings' worth of debt, but it is a question whether the ratepayers will sanction a scheme for handing the harbour over to the town on terms which will give the tallyholders a chance of obtaining more than they can now obtain, and ?f conferring a boon upon the town of so much importance that it is difficult to over-estimate its advantages. The members of the Coun- cil are jealously alive to the interests of the ratepayers, as may easily be seen by a perusa o Wednesday's proceedings, a re- port ot ^nich appears in another column, Mr 1 ELL, Mr ELLIS, Mr BALCOMBE, Mr PETER JONES, Mr JAMES and the EX-MAYOR were the prominent speakers on Wednesday, and from the tone of their remarks it is evident that only a well digested scheme will be adopted and one that will tend to the developement of the trade of the town. The dues are even now sufficient to cover all the expenses and it is perfectly clear that at least some addition could be made to the revenue by offering greater facilities and by lowering the rates for general rnerchcndise. The scheme upon which the town will shortly be asked to express an opinion is one that affords the tallyholders a prospect of recovering the greater part of the money invested in the harbour, as there would be no objection against treating them liberally sup- 0 posing the dues very largely increased. The question only needs to be looked at fairly to see that it will be betier for everybody that the bar- bour should be banded over to the Corporation and if the ratepayers will carefully read the report of the meeting on Wednesday, and try to under- stand the true position of affairs they will we think aureo with us not only that it will be for the benefit of the town and district that the har- should be maintained, but that owing to the pov- erty of the Harbour Trust, there is no other way of accomplishing that desirable end, than by handing it over to the Corporation. The par- ticularly timid we refer to Mr BALCOJIBE S pro- position that the interest and principle of the harbo llr debt when induced shall be 811 hject entirely to the profits derivable from the harbour year by year. This surely gives all the security that any resonable man could desire, and though we do not hope to convince all our readers, we have sufficient confidence in the wisdom of the people to believe that a greater majority will con- firm the decision of the council when tbe public meeting is held. As we have stated previously the Bill iu Parliament can be abandoned at any time and all that we ask our readers to do is to wait until they are in a position to judge of the Act of Parliament which will be printed in a short time.

THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY. Last week we gave a report of the meeting at which, it may be said, the old Cymmrodorion Society was practically revived, for a Council was constituted, rules were agreed to, and such ar- rangements made as, the promoters hope, will ensure success. The prospectus of the new so- ciety has been forwarded to us, and we see it is described as having been established, or rather re-established, for the more direct encourage- ment of Literature, Poetry, Music, and the Fine Arts in Wales." Sir WATKIN W. WYNN, Bart., M.P,, has accepted the presidency, Mr PXJLESTON is the treasurer, Mr J. ROLAND PHILLIPS, the hon. secretary, and such well known and influential friends of the Principality as Mr STEPHEN EVANS, Mr MORGAN LLOYD, Mr HUGH OWEN, Sergeant PARRY, Mr BRIXLEY RICHARDS, and Mr WILLIAM JONES, not to mention others, are members of the Council. The society, therefore, may be said to start in very favourable circumstances, and it will chiefly depend upon the way in which it is managed whether its career is more extended than that of the old Cymmrodorion. The Welsh, happily, find their recreation chiefly in music and literature. Eisteddfodau are to them what horse races are to Englishmen, and it may reasonably be expected that a people who have their mu- sical and literary classes in almost every village, and in music have supplied the kingdom with some of its most distinguished artistes, should be a fruitful field for the operations of a society like the Cymmrodorion. In one object of the Society, that of bringing to light the literary treasures of the Principality, a wide- spread interest will be felt, not in Wales only, but amongst all who care for literature, We quote in another column from an article which the Wt stminster Review has published on the poetry of DAYYDD AB GWILYM, a true poet, whose writings, even when they have passed through the deteriorating process of translation into English, must charm all readers. We may remark, in conclusion, that the way in which so high an authority as the Westminster speaks of the Welsh language, will probably astonish some of the smaller critics who are never tired of covering their ignorance of that ancient tongue under very questionable witticism.

WORKING MEN S HOUSES AND BUILDING SCHEMES. The condition of the poor of Machynlleth, at any LilLL^ U"1 A L^Uji. tiQ AuilOV^ WVUUliiiUVVAUi £ such a nature that we cannot help thinking the resi- dent gentry will ere long do something to remove the terrible stigma which now rests upon the place, by selling at a reasonable price a few acres of ground for building sites, and that the Sanitary Authority will do their duty by condemning some of the hovels, of which there are scores in the town, as unfit for human habitation. We have frequently called attention in one way or another to the moral evils arising out of over-crowding, deficient ventilation, and other defects which ought not to exist in this age. Machynlleth is perhaps not much worse than any other place in the district for Aberystwyth is said to contain courts and alleys of which the inhabitants have good reason to be ashamed. Not long ago at a meeting of the Council in the latter place, one of the members sug- gested that a number of these houses should be con- demned, and the medical officer stated that a con- siderable number more could be made habitable only by the expenditure of a considerable sum of money. Now one difficulty that stands in the way of consider- able improvement of the habitations of the poor is the scarcity of building laud, and the absence of schemes for erecting decent cottages. At Aberystwyth there used to be a building society which has either ceased to exist or is now being wound up, so that at the pre- sent time there is no society in the town which has for its object the promotion of building. Of course Machynlleth, we presume, never had such a society, and both places suffer very much by the land in the neighbourhood being held by two or three families, who are only willing to grant leaseholds—a class of holding which is not favourably looked upon. There is no reason why a building society should not be established at Aberystwyth, on a sound commercial basis, that would not only offer to investors a fair rate of interest but by building cottages and other dwel- ling houses,do a great deal towards extending the town. What has been done in other places can be done here, if the promoters will only see that the subscriptions are regularly paid, and that the affairs of the society are properly managed. In M achynlleth not only is there an absence of house accommodation, but business premises are very scarce; and it is not, we believe, arare thing anyone who wanted to commence business in the place to have to wait three or four years before a shop can be obtained. We need scarcely say that this state of things tends very much to retard the progress of the town, which is well situated,towar9s becoming an im- portant business centre. All that is required is a little energy, a little self-reliance, and a little capital, with a good deal of perseverance, plain speaking, and a determination not to be left behind by other places possessing fewer natural advantages. Until some steps are taken towards providing the poor with houses free from the faults so glaringly obvious in the dens they now occupy, it is perfectly useless to talk about condemning the houses which already exist, as that would only tend to increase the evils now com- plained of. The first step certainly is to establish societies having for their object the erection of houses, and then the authorities would be less reluctant to adopt stringent measures, seeing that there was other accommodation for the families which were compelled to leave the places condemned by the medical officers. The building society which formerly existed at Aber- ystwyth did a good work, and if the subscribers had been compelled to pay their subscription regularly, there is every probability that it would have been now a flourishing concern. It is quite clear that in a com- munity where the population increases faster than the accommodotien, a building society would not only be a commercial success, but would accomplish a very desirable reform.

ABERYSTWYTH COUNCIL AND BAD GAS. At the Council meeting, on Tuesday, a subject was mentioned which is of the greatest possible intrest to all our readers. One of the members happened to say that the ./as in the town was bad—an expressi -n which was at once corroborated with great vehemence on ever.v hand. We have had occasion to mention this evil once or twice before, but apparently without effect and it 110 v remains for the ratepayers to aay whether they are willing, not ¡ only to pay a very nigh price for gas, but also to run the lisk at frequent in-.ervals of being poisoned by smells of the foulest possible description. As was pointed out by Mr PELL, the sharholders in the Gas Company must, after all, be the greatest losers, and it is perfectly inexplicable how it happens that men should be allowed to neglect so simple a duty as changing the purifiers with sufficient frequency to keep the gas free from noxious smells and 1 poisonous ingredients. There can be no doubt that an in- tolerable nuisance is caused by gross neglect of duty on the par of someone, and the public have a right to insist on such change being made as will give them immunity from the evils they now suffer from bad gas. Of c >urae, the great mistake was to allow such an important work as supplying the town with gas to remain in the hands of a private company: but seeing it is too late to remedy that mistake, all the pub'i ca.n do is to insist that the workmen employed at the Gas Works shall be compelled to perform their duties with at least an average regard for the health and comfort of the public, and the interests of the shareholders. Although the town has refused to pur- chase the Gas Works, it is not impossible to remedy the evils complained of in ways which would be far from pleasant to the Gas Proprietors.

The death of Mr Baring, for many years member for Huntington, is announced. The nomination of candidates for the representation of Haverfordwest took place on Wednesday. Lord Kensington, the late member, who seeks re-election on his appointment as Groom-in-Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Peel, were duly proposed and seconded. The polling takes place on Monday. The Bank rate has been reduced to 8 per cent. A foreigner died of cholera in the London Hospital on Wednesday night, but it -,vas believed the disease would not spread. No important decision bus yet been arrived at by the French Assembly. Captain Fox, 100th regiment, and five other persons have been committed for trial at the Assizes, on a charge of manslaughter arising out of a recent boxing match near Portsmouth; Some of our readers will do well just now to ponder the remarks of the Rev B. Waugh, one of the candidates for the London School Board. He believed, he said, that the management of voluntary schools did violence to soun4 political principles. It was imagined that voluntary schools, so called, were supported by private generosity whereas he showed in his own neighbourhood that 28 out of every 99 of the cost of their maintenance came out of the pockets of the people—out of Government grants and children's fees. He thought that generous denomina- tionalists who gave 21 in order to have control of the people's £8 bought power very cheap. The result of the School Board Election at Birmingham was that all the eight Liberal candidates were returned, with six of the eight Tories, and one Catholic. Mr Disraeli was installed as Lord Rector of Glasgow U nC versity on Wednesday, and delivered the usual address. He spoke chiefly of the conditions of success in life,of which self- knowledge was the first. Acquaintance with the spirit of the age was the second condition, and he defined the spirit of the age as the spirit of equality. The right bon. gentleman held that equality before the law was the only true foundation of a commonwealth, and that had long prevailed in Britain. The right hon. gentleman went on to sneak of the "material equality" which, he alleged, the latest philosophers wanted; and before he concluded he pointed out that by religion alone could men be guided to their benefit. Mr kTch arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and was met by a large number of working men and gentlemen interested in emigration. His visit to America is notable as that of an agricultural labourer received by Governors, legislators, and poets, towns and cities, with more than the honour accorded to many a noble and distinguished traveller- In Canada he was received by the Governor, Lord Dufferin, at Boston a banquet was given in his honour, the poet Lonofellow invited him to a breakfast to meet a number of guests, and at New York his hotel was beseiged by English and American residents. He seems to have returned home unspoilt by these sudden honours. Mr Arch reports that he found a perfect hunger for agricultural labour in Canada, Neither Dr Lyon Play fair nor Mr Vernon Harcourt is to beopposedin seeking re-election. Mr Whalley, apparently, will have enough to da at the next election to secure his seat. Already there are not far ahurtof half-a-dozen candidates. T- cwivuwwieaging the receipt of a copy of resolutions in favour of an assimilation of the county with the borough franchise, and urging the Government to biing forward a comprehensive measure for the redistribution of seats, the Premier's secretary writes-" Mr Gladstone need not say that his own opinions on these slibjects remain as they were and he is sure that her Majesty's Government will care- fully consider the course it may be their duty to take with reference to these important matters."

LOCAL AND DISTRICT- The Times states, by authority, that the living of Wem has not been offered to the Earl of Mulgrave. The polling at Haverfordwest is fixed for Wednesday, Nov. 24th. BANKRUPT.—Among the notices of bankruptcies which appear in Friday's Gazette, is the following :—" Dowager Countess of Devon, High-street, Welshpool" We understand that the North and South Wales Bank have purchased the premises now occupied by the National Bank of Liverpool in Castle-street, and that the latter will sh- Ttly return to their old premises i n Cook-street. We are glad to hear that Mr Breese, CierK of the Peace for Merionethshire, is better, though still unable to leave ^'paTirlolfS FOB LIQUIDATION.—Daniel Evans, builder, Oatehouse Llanllechi i, in the county of Carnarvon {attorney: W. Jones, Menai Bridge), Owen Roberts, painter, Victoria-street, Upper Bangor, in the county of Carnarvon. (Attorney W. Jones, Menai Bridge). Richard Hughes, wine and spirit merchant, Great Dark Gate-street, Aberystwyth, in the county of Cardigan (attor- ney :-G. Jones, Pier-street, Aberystwyth. ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENTS-The Rev. J. E. Brown, Curate of Dagnall, to be organising secretary of the ad- ditional Curates Socwty for the district comprising Wales aud the diocese of Hereford. Rev. R. H. Ch dmondoley, ts rural deanery of Hodnet. The Rev. F. B. Parkes, to vicarage of Atcham, near Shrewsbury. RAILWAY ABANDONMENT.—A Parliamentary paper has just been printed containing the warrant of the Board of Trnde, and the report thpreon, authorizing the abandon- ment of the Wrexhtin, Mold, and Connah's Quay. The abandonment being for a part only of the Radway, the Board of Trade were of opinion that their warrant should provide for the reduction of the company's capital to the extent of £ 440,000., and their power to borrow on mort- gage to the extent of £ 171,600. The particulars are id forth in the warrant and report annexed. ORDINATION.—The Bishop of Bangor purposes hoidkig his next ordination on the fourth Sunday in Advent (1øt December next). His lordship requests candidates to send the necessary papers, together with their addresses, w th- out delay, to the Secretary, the Diocesan Registry, Bangor, from whom all needful information may be obtained. Candidates should also put themselves at once in omrnu- nication with his Lordship's examining chaplain, the Rev. William Johnson, rector of Llaniestyn, Pwllheli. THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF YVALES.—Last1 year in November the number of Students entered on the register of the college was twenty-five. There are now fifty-four names entered, which is an increase of more than a hun- dred per cent. A large accession of students is expected the beginning of Lent term on January 7th. A valuable collection of fossils has been presented to the college by M. J. Ash, of Dartmouth and they will be placed in the museum which is being formed. A letter from Rome says—" Mr Richard has sent a re- ply to the address forwarded to him by a number of Italians in recognition and support of his motion in the Mouse ot Commons relative to international arbitration He Fays theToice of Italy will have a powerful effect up"n public ¡ opinion in furtherance of the interests of humanity. Mr Richard has arrived in Venice, and is expected here. The Times says There is still living, and in the enjoyment of good health and of his faculties, a gentleman who took his seat in the House of Commons within about a year after the deaths of Nelson, Pitt, and Fox, and in the Sijme year with Lord Palmerston-Mr John C'leesement Severn, of Penybont Hall, Radnorshire. He represented the (since disfranchised) borough of Fowey, in Cornwall in the Parliament of 1807—8, but retired at the end of a year, and never since has re entered St. Stephen's excepting in one of the short Parliaments immediately before the pass- ing of the first Reform Bill, when he represented the borough of Wootton Bassett, which was also disfranchised in 1832. Mr J. Cheesement Severn has just completed his 92nd year, having been born on the 27th of October, 1817." At the Chester police court, on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, Mr David Foster, manager of the Grosvenor H tel. was fined B10 and costs for permitting gaming on the premises. A policeman stated that about half-past one, a.m., recentlv, he stw a light in the commercial room, and, on looking in at the window saw the defendant and two others sitting at a table and tossing from a hat. He saw money puss from one to another, and heard out say "that is £ 2 10,. aready." He called a sergeant, who also watched them for seme time. The defence wi-.s that the parties weie practising conjuring feats. PEBSONATING A WELSH SOLICITOR.—At the Mansion House, London, on Monday, Nov. 16th, William Davis, a shabbv-genteel looking young man. who stated t hat he wa« a solicitor, was charged with obtaining 2s. 6d. by means of false and fraudulent representations. It appeared from the evidence of Mr Price, solicitor, practising in Cheapside, that a few days ago the prisoner went to his office aiii iii- traduced himself to him as Mr William Davis, a solicitor, who had been in practice at Holywell, in Flintshire, and he said that in consequence oi uafortunate money speculations he had become reduced, and in very grer.t duress, and he a-ked him to as,;ISt torn After s .me conversation with the prisoner, he referred to ths Law List, and found that a Mr William Davis had been admitted as an attorney in Trinity term, 1863, and the prisoner said he was that person. Relieving his representations, witness gave him a | small sum in silver, and obtained his address, and told him ] he would see if he could obtain any employment for him. Witness subseque tlv thought it prudeut to make some inquiries of the London agents of Mr Davis, of Holywed, and he discovered that Mr Davis was a most respectable man, and that he was still practising as Holywell, and that the prisoner was an importer. In consequence of this he Wrote a letter to the pricoile- askinar him to call upon him, and stating that if he did so he should be able to introduce him to some employment that might be advantageous to him and when he came, in pursuance of the appointment, he took him to Bow lane police station and gave him in custody. The reading of the complainant's letter to the prisoner caused a good deal of laughter in the court. -The prisoner, in his defence, asserted that all he told Mr Price was that his name was William Davis, and that he was a solicitor, which statements were true but he denied having made the representation that he was Mr William Davis, of Holywell.—The Lord Mayor sentenced him to seven days' hard labour. GOOD TEMPLARISM.-The Rev. G. Smart, Rector of Henllan, has sent the following letter to the Grand Worthy Chief Templar of Wales :—u Henllan Rectory, Rhyl, Nov. 12th, 1873 -Geod Templarism, Llysiueirchion Lodge, John Bowen, Esq -Sir,-I have been requested to express to you my opinion of the working of this lodge during the last few months. This must be my apology for thus ad- dressing you. I am most thankful for the establishment of the lodge in this village. It has already effected much good in diminishing the drinking habits of the inhabitants, and it has my best wishes for its further progress in its Career of benevolence and usefulness Believe me, your obedient servant EDWARD SMART HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. fWEATHER PERMITTING.! The 31arquess of Londonderrys Harriers will meet on Friday, November 21st Rhiwlwyfen Monday, November 24th Cemmaes Road Station Each day at 10 o'clock. The North Montgomery Harriers will meet on Saturday, November 2? Trefnannsy At Eleven o'clock. Sir W. W. Wynnes Hounds will meet on Friday, November 21 Brynkinalt Saturday, November 22 Erddig Monday, November 24 Whitchurch Tuesday, November 25 Rednal Friday, November 28 Brynypys Saturday, November 29 Iscoyd At 10'30.

MACHYNLLETH. SANITARY AUTHORITY, WEDNESDAY, Xov. 19TH. Present: Mr C. F. Thruston in the chair, the Marquess of Londonderry, Mr Gillart, Messrs Ed. Rees, James Meredith, Edward Pugh, Richard Evans, Richard Wil- liams, E. Morgan, and J. Lloyd, Inspector. Appointment of Medical Officer. —Aftera little discussion as to whether the Authority should appoint a medical officer for each district or one for the whole union, it was proposed by the Marquess of Londonderry, and seconded by Mr Rees, that one officer of health should be appointed for the whole of the Sanitary district from the 25th Dec. until Lady Day, and that adverisements for applications should be inserted in the papers.—The proposition was agreed to. Inspector's Report—The Inspector (Mr J. Llovd) re- ported that he had the pleasure of informing the Board that the legal proceedings at the last magistrates' meeting bad a very good effect upon the offenders, who were now busily engaged in the construction of the required alterations. He also reported several cases of overcrowding and of dilapidated houses, and said he had finished the inspection of the district, and asked for further instructions.—It was understood that he would have plenty of work in seeing that the alterations now going on were completed in a satisfactory manner, and that he should see that the proper sanitary condition of the district was maintained. In re- gard to the reported cases of neglect in erecting suitable accommodation, it was suggested that as the legal pro- ceedmgs had had so good an effect, the same course should be pursued in reference to all offenders in the future, who neglected, after warning, to put their property in proper repair, &c. BOARD OF GUARDIAINS, Wednesday, J»ON £ MBER 19TH.—Present: Mr R. Gillnrt, chairman; the Marquis of Londonderry, Mr C. F. Thruston, ex officio, Mr Ed- ward Rees, vice-chairman, Messrs Evan Hughes, Ed- ward Morgan, R. Williams, Robert Edwards, Gril-fith Griffiths, James Meredith, Edward Pugh, Richard Evans FinanciaL-The master reported the number in the house was 30,—8 males, 10 females, and 12 children, correspond- ing period last week, 34; vagrants relieved for the past fortnight, 17 13 males, 3 females, one chiid; cut-relief through Mr Thomas Thomas, Machynlleth district, £ 40 Is. 8d. to 202 paupers, Darowen district, Mr D. Howell, £(;7 12s, 6d. to 355 paupers. Pennal district, per Mr John Jones, E.56 10s. to 250 paupers. Balance in the hands o the treasurer, £ 50 0s. 5d. The Finance Committee reported bad PYaminA^ /mrfcain Hills «nrl The Sad Case at Towyn.—Mr E lwards, of Towyn, pro- duced the Cambrian Alews of last week, and called the chairman's attention to a letter that had appeared, and said it was rather hard on the guardians.—The Chariman said Mr Edwards could, if he wished, make an explanation. —Mr Edwards then said that he had himself been to the house, and had offered the workhouse to the woman. As some of the children who had lived in the house were ille- gitimate, the law prohibited the guardians relieving them. —The Clerk siid the letter was not against the guardians but against the law. — The subject then dropped; but at a later period Mr Thruston came in and again called attention to the letter. He said there were a dozen different reports about the case at Towyn, and he had been informed that the letter was a sensa- tional one, and was written by a man who wanted to cry down the Towyn Guardians. Mr Wynne had spoken to him (Mr Thruston) about the case, and had wished to re- relieve it.—The Chairman said the Guardians would be going through the Towyn relief list, and there was a Guardian present from Towyn who would be able to ex- plain.—When the case came on in the relief list the Guardians allowed the funeral expenses, but did not think the letter called for any further notice. Statement o.f Acco?tntA.-The,,tatem-?nt of accounts for the half-year ended on the 29th September was placed on the table, and showed that the number of inhabitants in the Machynlleth Union was in 1871, 18,317, and inhabited j houses, in 1871, 2,854 in-door paupers, 49; vagrants re- lieved, 191, out-door paupers, 1,057 vagrants, 68; total lelieved, 1,345; lunatics in asylums, 15 an increase of 58 as compared with the corresponding half of last year on paupers and lunatics—the increase being chiefly caused 3y vagrants, but a decrease of 20 of in-door paupers, which is also due to the same cause. Total receipts, C4,155 1". Id., including an item of £ 92 3. 4d. recovered from children to- wards the maintenance c.f parents. The total expen- diture was £ 4.033 10s. 0^d., consisting of common 2 charges, £ 3,226 15s. :3d., separate charges. B36 [Os. work- house loan and interest repaid 2152 10s. 6d., county; rate, E614 4s. 3d.; the common charges consisted of ill-maintenance. £17; 13s. 10d., out-relief, 22,3;36 17s. 211,3.; cost of lunatics, £181 5s. 7d.; salaries, ke., C277 Oa. 4d.; officer' rations, R19 lis. 6d.; extra medical fees, CI5 16s,, vaccinnation, £ 46 9s. 111., assessment committee ex- penses, £ 150 15s. 5th; and other smaller items. Outstand- ing liabilities £ 1,112 14-. 2d., including a balance due for workhouse loan of £ 871 10s. Amount of rateable value of the uuion, £ 48,479 17s. 3d. The Relict Lists.—The guardians then revised the whole of the relief lists for the parishes of Llanbryninair and Pennal, but there was no reduction made in the average. Muring the discussion, it was agreed that the '7 relieving officers should ascertain from the schoolmasters the attendance of pauper children, the opinion being ex- pressed that pauper children were the worst attendants at school. It was also agreed that unless the children were sent to school the relief g;ven to the parents could not be continued.

ABERYSTWYTH Special servic s have been held throughout the week at the English Wesleyan Chapel, Portland-street. SANITARY AUTHORITY.—On account of not being able to lorm a quorum, on Monday, the 17th of November, the Board was adjourned to that day fortnight. Major Phillips and Mr Morgan were present. The Inspector's report showed that the number of notices which had been served up to that date was "206 since last Board, 7 removed since last meeting. 21; t-.ital, 141. Total not removed, 25, the rl,,Aj ritv of which, howev. r. consisted of pigsty nuisances. DRUNKENNESS—On Monday, November 17th, at the Police Station before thn Mayor (Philip Williams, Esq.), Thomas Spadding, of Cwmsymlog Mine, an elderly, res- pectable looking man, was charged with being drunk and incapable of tal^ng C-TV of himself. Mr Superintendent LJoyd said on Sunday morning, November 16th, he was on duty. About a iuart°r past one be saw the defendant in Penalas-road lying upon the ground with bis eye cut and bleeding, and incapable of taking care of himself, He Was taken into custody and his face was bathed, for which lie offered the superintendent a shilling, which was refused. The sum of X119 2s. 1M. was found upon him, ftod had riot the supciintendent found and taken care of the defendant there was every probability that the money would N.,w been taken from him, as it appeared he was -1. 4--rn. I»-i iVia Af øntlrp af-r<:1T'1l"'1'£uoc T\f ..1- a.1 Luc lIJU.' AU .L. "v onwugcu, xj?ifurxan7- said be ftrk ashvined of himself, nnd was greatly troubled that the ofien-^e i>ad been circmitted by him, and an officer of the police who ku-w defendant said he bore an excel* lent •haractfr. Tie was fined 5s. and cos's.—Chirles Lewis, was also C':arire 1 with being drunk and incapable I about eleven o ci on Saturday night, November 15th. □«ar theT<- wu c'oek Phe p dice-constable took defeBdant- to his lodgings, but he was refused admittance because of drunk. w,w ul imately taken into custody.—De- fi-nds-nt mi. ,e a riu'.b.i g statement in defence, and was fined 9B.

ABERDOVEY IBIBLK ^OCTF.TV.— Hie annual meeting of the Aberdovey arsxifiary wAs h-lct at the Wesleyan Chapel on Friday evHniny, November 14th, when a goodly attendance testi- fied to tVi- .n>e f-t in. the work of this society, which, also, offers a platform whereon clergymen of the Estab- •54i d f'ha-ch cn i ministers of Dissenting denominations mftv meet in perfect -acc >rd. Mr J. Pughe, who presided, having < p-n -d the meeting with an able and versatile c^Ved upon the secretary, the Rev. P. J one. to r&nd the re.xurfr, wh^.h showed an improvement in the I financial state of the auxiliary, the receipts of last year beiug coasideraoiy in advance of those of th, rear. The Rev. W. Dickens Lewis, of rtiuews>b"r«. C' uded as -a deputation froai toe London society, afterwards de- livered a heart-stirring address on behalf of the society, ex- patiating on its successful operations in all parts of the globe, there being 205 of the languages of the made use of in its labours. The customary votes of thanks, fol. lowed by the doxolo-y brought the meeting to a We

DINASMAWDDWY. BIBLE SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening, ov. llrh, a meeting in connection with the Bible Society was neld, when the deputation from the parent society- the ilev. Mr Hughes, Kidderminster, gave a report of the society's operations. The m. etiag was also addressed by tne Uev. D. Williams, Maliwyd, and the president, the liev. E. Williams, Din-Tiie Secretary (Mr Hugh Lewis. Red Lion), read a statement of the colleccions in the neigh- bourhood, which were about £ 5 more than las year.

RYDWEILIOG, LLEYN. TEMPLARISM,—A correspondent, J. H. W., after dwell- ing on the beauties of Tydweiliog, says— It may be p .si- tively asserted that the inhabitants of Tydweiiio^ have im- proved considerably of late in morality and domestic comforts, through the instrumentality of orood Templarism. Anyone visiting this Jvillage in these would bt ;?ur- prised at the great progress gained in that sen-e, since tae forming of a society of this order at the Lalvu.istic Methodist Chapel. The children, the women, the men, and the houses, in fact, the village has a far better ap- pearance throughout. Whatever are the failings ancl ex- cellences of the I.O.G.T. it has succeeded a'. ninably m emptying the public-houses, and in rendering many of the drunkards at Tydweiliog diligent and respeciaole men, with its signs, pass-w, rds, and regalias."

CORRESPONDENCE. Letters on "Charity-Ill Bestowed" and Safe Ques- tion" held over till next we k. MACHYNLLETH TREES. ISIR,-Idonot think planting Machynlleth with trees need interfere with trade. Indeed,it may considerably im- prove it, since,I am sure, Machynlleth will be a nicer place to live in when the trees make the streets pleasant and p c ur- esque. Any of your readers who have visited continental towns will agree with me.—Yours, <kc. A TRAVELLER. Taci nanouuB QLESTIujy. r SIR,—It seems to me there is a good deal of ignorance respecting the facts of the proposed change in the manage- ment of the harbour at Aberystwyth, and a good manv'of the ratepayers are afraid that tha, are going to be burdened with new rates and new responsibilities, without receiving any adequate return. Wherever you go, the question is, "Well, what do you think of the harbour?'' and then without waiting for a reply you are told that one of the worst things for the town will be for the Corporation to re- lieve the trustees of the difficulties in which they find themselves^owipg, it is Siid, to a long period misman- agement. Notwithstanding the fact that it has been cJt,arly stated that no rates can now or at any future be ele. voted to the maintenance of the harbour, peOp, will per- sist in saying that the money will have to com", out of ;.h -ir pockets. I, myself, fully expect that the ratepayers will throw obstacles in the way of the Corporation, allow the pier to be washed into the middle of the harbour, see the last remnant of shipping depart from the town, Lnd then discover that somebody ought to have done s b i "I,- to prevent somebody from allowing such a state of thin to be brought about. Argument seems to be perfectly usT-less, for as soon as you have convinced your opponent "tha. not a penny of the rates can be "pt"n'o n theharb,ur. io- ¡urns round and asks you why the town should Le burdei'ed with a thing which is of no use to it and yet if y(,r Usk him if he means to say that the harbour is useless, "h-* will say, "No, it is of use. and you may depend upon i- are certain private individuals who would not to be destroyed." Now. sir, if ever there was a iim- when it was necessary to deliberate calmly and to weLrh c.-irefully the pros. and cons. of a question, now is that tun- for those who understand the question positively ainVn lhat the pier will not withstand the gales of the corning and if once the thousands of tons of stones wb:ch consti- a' tute that structure are hurled into the basin, it wij] h- time for the Deople of Trefechan to begin to ask where they are, and the railway companies will laugh in their eieev< and speedily increase the rates of carriage, t) say ^o hi;.g of the fact that we shall have shut out from us the possibility of cultivating a branch of trade which is uow cl--ar r with- in our reach. My own opinion is that if a sc:n. • can be devised for securing the harbour without burr;-rim.' he ratepayers, it oaght most certainly to be adopted "without delay.-I am, &c., TEL "P.

(BY PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) MR DISRAELI AT GLASGOW. Mr Disraeli was on Thu 'sday presented with 'he freedom of Glasgow. In ackliowle :ir¡ the compiim-nii:, lwdt on the intimate connect-o.1 between the city and the uni- }>»«,;til which had resulted from the labours of Adam Smith, lleid, Bia ;k, and Watt.

ASHANTEE. Colonel Sir Archibald Alison, Assistant Adj j,1i:t-Gen- eral at Aldershot. received instructions on Thur.. pro- ceed to Cape Coast The 16ta Footarerepor eito uave received orders to hold themselves in readiness.

GENERAL. Bank rate reduced to 8 per cent. The Pboeiix Mill, Ol ih im, was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning; damage, £14000; the M;I! -1 (,n-,ired. It is not expected tha; any candidate will corae forward for Huntington until aft r Mr Bering's interment. Sir Henry Peliv, Consiivative, will probiTv occupy Lord Robert Montagu's se.it for Huutington.siii-v opposition at the next Central Election. It is stated that the Hon. Auberon Herbert will seek re-election for Nottingham.

ZZZ33 SHIPPING. A,EHU ,y,L ARRIVED.—Jans Jones, Jones, Dundalk; Beatrice. 1d- wards, Xewry; Native, Jones, Newrv; Ceres.. >avies, Aberystwyth Lerry, Thomas, Saundersfoo:; Dovev Packet, Bees, Waterford. SAILED — Charlotte, Daniel, Mazvgau. N". Africa Cath- erine, Williams, Sligo Miss Evans, Davioa RJcv est.er • Major Nanney, Phillips, Gloucester A TOn Lass. Oweos* Greenock. _z- .:i5'W:

TIDE TABLE FOR abeilystvvyi ABERDOVEY. AX,> IMRMOM! Nov. Aberystwyth Aberdovey. j h. a. m. p. m. { a. m p. m. I a. m. p.lu Fri. 21 7 56 8 13 8 25 8 42 | 8 22 Sat. 22 8 30 8 47 I 8 59 9 10 i 8 S'-i £ 56 Sun. 23 9 5 9 21 j 9 34 r>3 1 9 14 0 « Mon. 24 9 43 10 4 10 12 10 33 « 9 5 ^13 Tues. 25 10 20 10 50 10 31 1! "9 10 i' 59 Wed. 26 j 11 10 — (t 14 11 v Thur. 27 < 0 1G 0 50 0 45 1 19 j 0 (• 59

MR. STANLEY L Tl- AT BEWDLEY The Conservative Wojv^kr Journal a su y of Mr Leighton's speeches at they andStourpon it says —Mr Stanley Leight-.n, the Conservative candidal ali- dressed on Monday eu-r:iug crowded and meeting at Bewriley, ii;,i his a<liuirah"e renv<rks v ill be found fully reported in another c lurun. H< eloquently expressed his attachment to the Constitution but deci; red that while upholding Constitutional views, be was l.y no means an enemy of judicious, progressive change. Ht con. tended, with convincing power, that the p< 1 cv of the Radicals was a policy of retrogression, for under it Pro- testant Church, "within whose bosom freedom of t;;ou-'ht variety of opinion, and hro trJ to'erai n hi 1 ev r a home," had been abolished, and a R,, bi',arc\ had been exalted, whose priests ob :y now as thev c u' uries ago the commands of a foreign p.,tent;.t. "While every Liberal Government of T'lun.p- s j)Jen fighting for very life against the pretentions "t ;I-. r e of Rome, the Government of Mr Gladstone has bee ;h -k- ing in political b r^ains with its servants Ti e been to fulfil the prelicti of Mr Disraeli. t,h t r l subjects of Ireland would be alienated, while til, "Yal would not be conciliate r.«! proof ,.f tL s c. >r> h the probability that to he next P¡.(b"mpT.t no >S tian ro t-aan sixty Home-rulers would b> returned. "Ir S'-r1- I ton, after dealing with D-mocracv.' dr.'w att'ii*r, fiT- fact that the Ministrv mil .in ii; tV< n ,v,«.{' e of Rr blicans,and that t,. inflict indignity on the H.ou.e f Lord-, but hsd iced behind him to the lobby an onwil in- rafjo-i:v in th. House of Commons, and was af aid to appeal fr >m the Par- li.,meiit which bad 1" in him to the people who distrusted Íill. Mr fe- auit-v <i/ei'-r'^ton disapproved of the strii-g-'i.t proviso -i* ot the L:ce.:siag Act, and holds th't S. he 'ule L) of tiic .■ eds great amendment, and he regar Is tie preMBi ii.c*de-e of taxation as unjust, as jocd rates wi-h charges which should be borne by tin: iraperiai exoii"p;e-. op- posed the repeal of the 2" -h c-«n* f'.ne Act, and contended that the -rer classes t-aouiu have ueriect liberty as to the scho-u.- 0 which thY "liO..L;! send their children. He s -oke strongly 1" favonr \If maintaining re- ligious education in schoo's, critieis u • r»cer.t conflicting statements of Mr a,M -ht [ -hich he characterized as politicly Ipmor;d] on the ducaion question, and preset I port-nr vi-w- ear v and Mr and acc-on part of th- Sectors. At heights re •■nei, am- i gst odier ques- tions to the game haws. H- s :d he sho-ld like to see the "ame la^ s ao ii*i-ed, and snoe aifor t^e 9-ine protection as crdi vary or^rty. The Liberals bad long been in power, and v- hy ad ther :4bt deilt with 1his que-tion ? He krew the feeh gt "f tIe farmers, a.id they did not object to gam*, hot they t nnht it harf nd wrong that there should be s. ch quantity of game on their land as to iateriupt the cou.-e oc tidust He hoped that EUcb l.vi.a on w\ ul.i it. w the iuquiiie.- of he ComTn'ssi.,)Il iiii ;he auojec. as ,r_i:d s-.totyanv en- able person th uureas nsoii he did Jot ho; e t > --as s_y. The constituency h>s in n f e' c>u-a g l'i e a- tion both of Mr Lei hton a a,1 of,i-: e< t meats