The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

"WHEN THE SPARROWS' HOMEWARD FLY." SIR,-A week or two since my mate wrote to vou and complained of intoxicating drinks having been given to a boy, and this week I intend asking you to insert this short letter which I wish to be just long enough to answer my purpose. How aggravating late the last Cambrian train com"s in, and what a nuisance it is to we poor spar rows trying ui catch a wink of sleep thtSe short nights. I could nut get to sleep last night, so I will tell you what I saw on the station platform, as I was sitting up aloft after eleven «"'clock p.m. I wish you particularly to note that it was after eleven o'clock p.m., when the law enforces that all public refreshment rooms shall be closed and not to be opeued again until six a.m. on the following morning, except by the summons of bona fide travellers. Well, I saw at about 11.1.5 p. m. two persons open a door and snter a public refreshment room not titty yarda from where I was perched. A few minutes afterwards I saw the same two come out. Between 11.15 and 12.15 I saw several enter, and at the latter time the door was opened and a gentleman and his dog came out. At the same time two constables were on the station, and about 11.30 p.m. one of them opened the door and looked in. and about 11.45 p.m. a very tall and siout policeman (who by the by I saw stroking a pipe whilst on duty) walked up to the window of the rooas and peered in, but tha smoke from his pipe or something else, must have interfered with his vision, for I presume he saw nothing to warrant his interference. Ihe Question I wish to ask is this, if th<? Jaw relating to the opeuing and closing of public houses is strictly enforced in the town, why is ic not so enforced outbade the town and another question is is there not sufficient time allowed by law, namely from 6 a.m. till 11 p.m. i or people to drink, without their breaking that law by drinkinj during the prohibited hours, and at a time when they sh, "uld be getting their natural rest and the third question i", what are our vigilant, ;;pllCe about, to allow the law to .e broken. Can I hazard an aer to the last question and sa/> They may be waitiag for H <d I c-ise. aoa, &c., Tp.fi li £ N Si. VBHOW. The Station Roof, July 19, 1874. 'IfiE UEN 81:: \B.ROW. EAXGE OF CLIMATE. ABERYSTWYTH AS A WINTER RESIDENCE. SIR, -The perusal during the last few days of an interest- ing work "Light Science for Leisure Hours," by Mr Richard A. Proctor, B. A. hon. secretary of the "Royal Richard A. Proctor, B. A. hon. secretary of the "Royal Astronomical Society," published by Messrs Longmans^ and in which is re produced an Article on the oiimate I of En gland," has led me to feflegt that at Aberystwyth we are not u all we can to enlighten the distant public as to its general climatic advantages—however with the satis- factory feeling that the mere expression of the wish will induce compliance; by cur v.<y iicoi i»xeaic Offiooi v£ ueaitn, and he is now furnishea with the requi- site meteorological instruments. I beg tJ point out the de- sirability that ne should annually prepare a tabulated state- ment of the range of, and the mean of the temperature at Aberystwyth and I believe that the publication thereof at the cost of the borough fund, with some exertions on the f>art or" the Town Council, an-1 »it!i ?«C earnest an £ 8elf. interested co-operation of the railway authouties, wili tend rastly to local pubIc good, Such an annual return so presented and widely s^a(J) will h dd out forcibly to, and convince the world is to the position which Aberystwyth is really entitled to occupy in relation to its health-restor- ing a.nd bracing climate generally, and t^at more particularly such sc&tisticj will induce physicians of eminence to admit that which is within the knowledge of, and is now only urged by a few—that our town possesses nûtÙle advantages for health, including all those modifications of the atmosphere —such as temperature, humidity, variations of baromstric pressure, purity of, and direct oceanic influence, and with shelter and tranquility from adverse winds, so as to justify its recoinmaadation as a fitting resort for winter residents. I shall net, presume to give any reasoning on so import- ant a subject, but content myself, now that I have secured the necessary instruments for the Medical Officer of Health, by expressing the hope that the tests may be regularly and daily made, and that these few remarks will suffice to in- duce a free discussion on the relative merits of the subject in the general interest of the town. That until such is done, it seems to me that we are not using the advantages which nature has poured into our lap, but are really "hiding our light under a bushel;" for it is no uncommon thing in London to be met with the enquiry whether Ab- ervstwytti is not fearfully cold, and whether it is not covered with snow for months together in winter ? My usual reply is that Aberystwyth is a great-coat warmer than London in the winter months of the year, which re- ply is generally met with so expressive a gesture of satiri- cal doubt, that really I believe statistics only, of a bardaLd fast line, will convey a knowledge of the facts which are vital to the growta of the town, and necessarily important to the Directors and Traffic M magers of the contributing lines of ruiiwav carrying the public to and fro. By-the-bve lessrs W. H. Smith and Sin, have, on cer- tain teri-ii, off red to prepare and exhibit an attractive view of Aberystwyth at every railway station under their control. Why" should not the Cambrian Railway Treasury, and our borough fund, contribute to this cost ? and where is the public spirit and enterprise of the inhabitants of the town, that so advant igeo-js an offer cinuot, for want of funds, be accepted ? The views of other sea-side and attractive plae. Tnay be seen at most stations on the line all the way to London and I would willingly aid a sub- scription to secure this or any other public mode of spread- ing knowledge far and wide or the beauties and healthful- ness of our Brighton of the West."—I am, &c., J. B. BALCOMBE. London, July 21st, 1874. EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF ANEW HAT.— A MINING CAPTAIN SCALPED. SIB,—During this month at one of the lead mines in North East Cardiganshire a thriliing drama. was acted in which a worthy Captain in the Mineral Service played astar part. Etrly in oiie week a parcel containing new under- ground" hats for the Captains" arrived at the mine, and of course the usual titling on &c., took pla :e, and in the end all were satisfied except one, who prilled himself in the general neatness of his attire, and gloried in a pair of Dun- dreary whiskers, not of the colour said to be most admired by the fair sex, i.e. silken jet black, but of a texture and colour much resembling what is technically known in the rope and mat making business as "Coir." Well, this officer of the Mineral Service was not with his hat, it was too hard and did not show off his curls to his satis- faction, and he was at a loss as to the best means of improv- ing it,and in his difficulty (unfortunately for him) appealed to the senior captain, who from the length of uis service ought to be "Colonel" for advice as to the best means of obtaining the object desired. The Colonel" immediately advised him to hold his hat for a few minutes in front of the fire, and when it became soft and pliant to put it en his head, and he would find that the hat would adjust itself and fit beautifully, lie added that he always d:d so with his own new hats. The ciptain eagerly followed out his instruction?, and when the hat was suffi- ciently heated put it on his head; but lo! it was not on more than a few seconds when he fuund it awfully hot, as he expressed it, and tried to pull it off, but in vain He tugged and pulled at it, but to no purpose, as the pitch and resin (of which substaaces, together with felt, under- ground hats are composed) stuck tighter and tighter into the very skull. The poor man was all but frantic, scream- ing and holloing "EnI' Goa's sake take it off." Several of the miners tried to do Sl, but failed. At last the office girl (who by the way is about sixty) sugge;t;d dipping his head in a bucket of hot water to soften the hat, and then while t was s >ft to puil it i ff. No sooaer said than done. In he thrusts his h?ad right up to his sluouioels into the water, which happened to be nearly boiirng, but alas this only added to his tortuie, for the water was so hot that it literally scalded his neck and face but at t'llli juncture an officer of the mineral servic-, of TichborRe.n—or rather, accudiag to Ci'-ief -luetic Oockbum, Ortoman—propor- tions, entered the office znd seized the hat, and with one vigorous pu;i rtleuSed the unfortunate victim, but in doing so scxlpe I him as clean as if done by a Kid Indian. Inside of the hit is to be seen the poor raw's scalp, not a vesfiae of h"jr or skin ij on his face. The doctor ha^pend to he passing a few minutes aftrr the accident, and dressed the injuries sustained by the Captain, wh.) is, I am glad v> pay, going on I purposely withhold the naxe of the mine, &c., lest tho authorities may not thi: k well to report it officially to the Government Inspector as an 4 acci sent." When speaking of officers in the miueral servic- ic seems to me there ought to be some reforms a's to the scale of promotion in the service. An offio„r who had seen two years active service in V\ales and Cornwall ought to be ? captain one who has seen seven year?^-e-ive service, and starred tlie pro- vinces, to be a major;" one who has seen twenty years active service and done t;ie Continent," as well, to be a "colonel:" one who has seen forty ypars active service in the whole wond, and^ done the Orerhnd Rjute from San Francisco w uta.i, am p isoiied ten aaltnoa rivers to be a g-eneral. I wib I were a a (Mine) Ag-r.t, And "nth the Agents stand. —I an, • LOOKER ON. N^rth Hast Chrdigan^K-e, July l*tb,l»/4. THE YOL-N-G M^!iTl0XtYSTW"B ANr> .n i,. Tit« .< r StSiS men of Abery.twyta ..r;nc;-jJ ;.>rm he profes- Duria? tne winter inontn-, -f; in different sors of tne University Kindiy ut>ene.l c. .nini"» be- branches of useful kn .wh,lge on w< nl^#8' tween eight and tea. A great n«mb,r.,f th:' 3f Aberystwyth were expect id t;/jjin, bu, t«« ad^n was so small that it is surprising the classes were earn on s° fe shewed that they valued the advantages offered to + and if the principal and professors h ,U not a great desire do all they ouid for the young men of the town, the ciassos would not hive been canied on. It is to be re- that 30 value was attached to the privileges T, T 5-o'h.ve the whole attendance, if ever a dozen, C!J to twenty. If we go about the streets in H" n'n.M we =hall soon see more. It is not desirable w ° siculd e..« .«•>k»tI .Krt th,y tna. }Oaiirt ui tune tor uu? improve- ougnt to use a p«* u nirs 0f vvor-: may keep ment of their mini s. eDg-4ffnd after eight some away, but no,_ mai-> oth_r ,own ja the and nine in the evei 1 u- (,v. Aberystwyth, Principjhty bad tne.-t-pn.i.e^Y av If the no doubt they would ^'u3:d 1 ^1 le offered privileges sfforded by to. se cla;^3 JQ made to another winter, I trtst that e.*ery effort wdl be made to I remove every hindrance from the way of the young men who have any desire of j lining the cl'.sses, and also that the leading men, f the tOA'n will take the matter in ^nd and do their best to enc ,urage and promote thi* spread of education. STUDENT. TEMLYDDIA .TH DDA YN LLAKGEITHO. SYE —Y inse Temlyddiatth Dda erbyn hyn wedi dyfod yn allu cryf yn Llj. geit'io. Er nad yriyw y gyfnnfa yma eto ond ieuanc mewn cymhariaeth, er hyny y mae y daioni ao- y mae wedi ei wneyd eisioes yn anrhaethol, ac y mae vn debyg o wneyd llawer eto yn y dyfodol. Er nad oea rbyw lawer o feddwon cyhoeddus wedi ym- uuo a hi, eto mae rhai, on(I y mae yr aelod--iu yn cael eii, gwneyd i fynu gan mwyaf o ddynion ieuainc, er nad oedd- ynt yn dwyn y cyui'riad o feddwon, eto oeddynt yn gwaiio llawer o'u barian am y diodydd meddwol, y rhai yu ddi- amheu oeddynt gefnogwyr goreu y tifamwvr. Y mae hvny i'w weled yn amiwg erbyn hYD, trwy fod y tafarnau braidd yn weigion, oblegid anfynych iawn y gwelir un dyn ieuanc yn troedio i mewn dros drothwy y dafarii yma, ac y mae meddwdod wedi lleihau i raddau helaetb, yr hyn sydd yn llefaru yn uehel iawn am ddylanwad Temlyddiaeth Dda yn y lie. Ond uid y diodydd meddwol yn unig ydyw y gelyn ag y ma.e Temlwyr Da Llangeitho yn ymosod yn ei erbyn, ond y maent wedi cyhoeddi rhvfel yn erbyn gelyn arall, yr hwn sydd yn gofyn nenh a phenderfyniad i'w orchfygu, sef y myglys. Y maent wedi gosod eu hwynebau yn gryf a eofn yn ei erbyn, ac y mae yn dda genyf ddyweyd eu bod wedi cyfarfod a llwyddiant anghyffredin. Y mae yma rai ag oeddynt dros eu noes wedi bod yn ffyddlawn addoli yr eilun hwn erbyn hyn wedi ei daflu i'r wadd a'r ystlymod," ac yr wyf yn dfall fod braidd yr hdl aelodau, gyd ag ychydig eithriadau, yn berffaith lwyrymwrthodwyr a'r myglys, au yr wyf dan orfod dyweyd fod gweimdogion a pbregethwyr yr ardaloedd yma yn mvsg yr eithriadau hyny, a dia'uheu fod byny yn lladd llawer ar eu dylanwad o blaid dirwest. Y mae yn beth pur aanioddefol clywed gweini- dogion yr efengy) yn siarad yn erbyn diodydd meddwol a hlysiau, tra y maent hwy ar yr un pryd yn berffaith gaeth- ion i'w blysiau tuag at y myglys. Gadawaf ar hyn yn bresenol gan obeitbio y cymerant yr awgrym yn garedig. Y mae un peth yn mheliach mewn cysylltiad a'r Gyfrinfa Demlyddol yn Llangeitho ag sydd wedi ein taro a syndod anghvffredin, sef y talentau rhagorol a arddangosir gan yr aelodau. Mae ynddi areith- wyr, beirdd, a chantorian digyffelyb. Ni feddyiiodd ein calon erioed fod y fath dalentau yn ein hardal, a diamheu mai yn gladdedig yn y ddaear y buasent oni bai i D^ml- yddiaeth Dda ddyfud i'w chwilio a'u tynu allan, a phwy a wyr faint o ddaioni a wnaiff yn y cyfeiriad vna. Wei, llwyddiant a'i ddyno nes cael pob meddwyn o fewn yr ardat yn ddyn sobr, a phob llymeitiwr yn llwyrymwrthod- w: medd BRODOR A RAWD

ABERYSTWYTH. SCHOOL BOARD, FRIDAY, JULY 17TH.—Present: Dr Charles (in the chair), the Rev. John Williams, Mr Peter Jones, Mr W. H. Thomas, and Mr Thomas Jones. Mr Jones, treasurer, Mr Edgar Atwood, clerk. The New Schools.— Mr W. H. Thomas said he thought we time had come when notice should be given to the pub- lic as to when the schools should be opened, and suggested that announcements should be made by biils and through the newspaper^.—T'ne Chairman and the Rev. J. Williams thought ajingtjpceraent3 by bills sufficient, and a day 'Jr opening A"fla schools was then ,?^reed mvon.— It was Agreed accept Mr Thos. Davie^'d tender at £ 30 Idr filling up the School Board yard, so as to get approaches to the different parts of the premises. The Loan.-A deed was executed for the eighth instal- ment of th-; loan. The. amount of the present instalment is only £179. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, MoxnAT, JnLY 20— Present: Mr H. C. ^rver (in the chair), Capt. C.B. Lewis(ex-officio), Messrs John Jones, Peter Jones, Abraham James, J. W. Stamper, John Evans, John Morgan, David Rees, James Morgan, David Da vies (Llanilar), David Davies (Llanrhystyd), James Edwards, John E. Jones, John Jones Atwood, Evan Edwards, William Jones, William Edwards, Richard Evans, John Jones, Broncestellan; Mr Hugh Hugh s, clerk, Mr David Jones, assistant clerk, Dr Morris Jones and Dr Jacob Roberts, medical officers. ,Statistics. -The master reported the number in the house to be 57, vagrants relieved during the past fortnight, 20. Out relief for past fortnight, Aberystwyth district per Mr T. G. Thomas, 263 5s Od to 313 paupers; Llanfihangel Geneu'rglyn district, per Mr John Jones, t86 Is 6d to 440 paupers; liar district, per Mr Joseph Morgan, £.31 13s 6d to 303 paupers. Balance in the bauk, k575 10s 2d. Lanaties.-A statement of the pauper lunatics was put upon the table, by which it appeared that the number in the asylum was 21. One had since been discharged. The statement was for the half year ended 30th June. The Collector.—The Clerk read a letter from the Local Government Board as follows:—"Sir,—I am directed by the Local Government Board to acknowledge the receipt, on the oth instant, of the form of Queries con- taining the particulars of the appointment of Mr Isaac Williams as collector of poor rates for the parish of Aber- ystwyth. Adverting to the statement in the form that this appointment was made for one year only, I am directed to foint out that Art. 6 of the order of the 21st July, 1847, which authorizes the appointment of collector of poor rates for the parish of Aberystwyth, says that the officer should continue to hold office until he shall die, or resign, or be removed by the Board, or be proved to the satisfac- tion of the Board to be insane. I am directed to request that the Board may be furnished with a copy of the resolu- tion which was passed by the Guardians appointing Mr Williams as collector.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, C. S. READ, Secretary."—The Clerk said he sent a copy of the resolution, but had not received any answer. It was a very serious thing for tlu town, as the overseers had to leave their business and collect the rates, and they did not know what to do. He thought it would be a good thing to allow some person in whom the overseers had confidence, to collect the rates, and pay him an amount equal to that which would be paid to a collector.—Mr John Jones asked whit there was to prevent Mr Williams performing the duties of collector now ?—-The Clerk explained that there was some risk in putting on a man before he had entered into his bond.—Mr Szlumper said the overseers had been put to a considerable amount of trouble, and it was very unfair that they should be called upon to collect the rates. Until a. permanent col- lector was appointed they should be allowed a person to assist them, who should be paid as suggested.—Mr John Jones said they all agreed about that.—Captain Lewis said if a temporary collector was to be appointed would it not be to the interest of the overseers and to the interest of the man Williams that he should be initiated into the duties as temporary collector.—Mr Peter Jones explained that there was a certain amount of responsibility attached to employ- ing a man without a bond, and it was a question whether the overseers would accept that responsibility. All the Guardians could say was, that the overseers could have as- sistance.—In answer to Captain Lewis, the Clerk thought it was in the power of the Board to carry out the sugges- tion. But someone must be responsible.—Mr Szlumper thought the overseers would be.—The Clerk said there was no doubt that if the Local Government Board required a permanent appointment to be made, the Guardians would have to make a fresh appointment, as the appointment the Guardians had made was only for one year.—Mr Szlumper then proposed, Mr John Jones seconded, and it was carried, that the overseers should be granted the same allowance the collector of the poor rates had hitherto been allowed, in order that they might appoint some one to perform the duties of collector during the period the Local Govern- ment Hoard was sanctioning the appointment of the col- lector. The Burial of Paupers.—A. bill of J630 was sent in from the Burial Board for the burial of paupers from the town of Aberystwyth and the workhouse.—Some discussion took place, and eventually the bill was referred to the clerk. Vagrants.-The master's report showed the number of tramps relieved during the past fortnight to be twenty.— Mr Atwood asked the cause of the increase ?—The chairman thought it was because they were not committed to a better workhouse in Cardigan. He had spokea. to the police re- specting the vagrants, but it appeared it was not so much their fault as the people who were in the habit of relieving the vagrants, and who would not inform the police when the vagrants came round and begged. If the guardians, farmers and others would only give notice to the police of vagrants', everyone of them could be c who begged. He was speaking recently to superintendent Lloyd, and he had said he had seen vagrants begging in Aberyttwyth, and on going to the parties who gave relief they said the vagrants had not been begging.—Captain Lewi3 said it was the great generosity of Welsh farmers which induced the vagrants to come into this district. He had seen vagrants treated most liberally.—Mr Atwood wished the vagrants would burn a few ricks as that would cure the farmers.—The Master stated they got no encouragement in the workhouse, and that the increase in the Aberystwyth union was not so great as in that of Machynlletb, where the number was twenty-nine.—The Chairman remarked that sometimes it was fear that induced people to give. The vagrants went to the houses when the husbands were away and the women gave something to get rid of the vagrants any way.-Mr Atwood suggested that circulars should be issued askin" farmers and others not to encourage the vagrants in any way, and the Chairman said be would speak to Superin- tendent Lloyd again on the subject. The Llanbadarn Case once More.—Mr Atwood, on this case coming before the Board again, said he had spoken to several neighbours respecting Mary Wil- liams, and they had said thtre was no immorality co nected with the old woman but it appeared that some person who had been more than usually unfortunate went to lodge there, as she was obliged to go into some low place.—The Chairman: It i3 a low place, then ? (A laugh.)—Mr At- ^dwas about to continue his remarks, when Mr Szlumper now f Atwood was bringirg forward were any in» new f °ft case-—Mr Atwood thought he was bring- Droach IT 8' 1 woman's conduct was without re- self that thp6^8 not at 'ast Boai-d, but he knew him- the Union The^Wu1 a- !on,s as lS'*1<1 co«ld work kept off and had run away without^ been a tenant of his> brought some other facts reri,f' Peter Jones said the house seemed to him to ho o U A otller ^de, and tard children.—Mr Szlump™ s^et^t^a(Pemone.f«r bas- they had been threatened with having an down to them, and he did not think U.ey sbould^ayany more attention t,) it, --Ntr Atw,),I -Eli,l he thougnt the whole matter would remain where it wa3, for the applica- tion for an inspection had been refused. He had seen a letter from the Local Government Hoard in reply, in the porch at Llanbadarn church, whoioinit was said that the Local Government Board left matters of that kind to the Guardians.—Mr James said the Board had been bullied" by the Llanbadarn people, who <oaid, if they thought so much of tne old woman, make a collection for h-r.-The Chairman said he was sorry the Loo il Government Board could not see their way to send down an inspector, as that course would uudoubtedly result in a triumph for the Guar- I diacs. It was a cafe in which the Guardiaos must adhere 1 to their former resolution, and they must instruct the relieving officer to give no more temporary relief in kind. -The Clerk: Did you give any. Mr Thomas?—The Re- lieving Officer: Yes.-The Clerk: You did wrong, then.— Mr Peter Jones asked if th daughter lived at home now. Mr Atwood rep ied that he believed she had not done so for many months, and the matter dropped. The Rutes.-A c-py of the rules, which have been frailed and varnished, was hung upon the walls of the Workhouse, and it was resolved thar. a copy should be hung up in each of the relieving officer's stations. LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH. A Catholic mission was established in Aberystwyth about twenty-five years ago, at which time the Bishop of the Diocese purchased some property in the North Parade, where divine worship was carried on for a short period under the charge of two clergymen from Brittany, in France. Owing to the paucity of clergymen in Wales, the Bishop was obliged to till up other places more in need of the services of a priest than Aberystwyth, where there Were only a few Catholics to attend. In consequence of the fewness of the Catholics, services were performed sometimes by a priest from Carmarthen, and sometimes by one from Brecon, once or twice a year, when they could conveniently come to Aberystwyth. The property which was first purchased for the establishment of a mission was sold, but about seven years ago the Right Rev. Bishop Collier, late of Mauritius, visited Aberystwyth, and having seen the great want of spiritual assistance the Catholics were in need of, he took up his abode in the town, and maintained a priest out of his own funds, and endeavoured to collect money wherewith to purchase an eligible site of land where a church could be built. A plot of land has been purchased in Queen's-road, near the Queen's Hotel, from tiir Pryse Pryse, sufficient to erect a church, a presbytery, and schools for Catholic children. The Rev. W E. Williams was appointed rector to the mission by the Right Rev. Dr Brown, Bishop of Newport and Menevia, in the year 1871, and he was deputed after Bishop Collier's departure to raise subscriptions for the building of a church, a house, and schools, the amount required being about £ 2,000. The church and house is now in course of erection, and will soon be followed by the baildiog of the schools. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new church took place on Thursday, July 16th, when the Right Rev. Bishop Collier, D.D., O.iS.B., was invited by Dr Brown, Bishop of Newport and Menevia, in which diocese Aberystwyth lies, to officiate. A procession was formed at about half-past twelve near tne house of the Rev. W. E. Williams, and was headed by the Militia Band, assisted by amteurs of the town. The clergy immediately followed the bnù, having in front of them a banner with the in- scription, "One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism." Then came the children of the congregation, beautifully dressed, and afterw-"d8 the adult members of the congregation, and I various visitors from different parta of the country. In front of the children was a tastefully-worked banner, on which waS inscribed the words "ufIer httle children î come unto we," and at a short distance auwn the proces- ) sion another Lí::er, with tç words Vve preach Cnrist I crucified." The following cle-gy took part in the procession The Rev. D. WP'.iams, the Rev. M. Birgen, the Rev. C. Lim- 1 n-Iiu, the Rev. J. Dawson, the Rev. Father Pius, O.S.F.C., the Rev. Father Charles, O.S.F.C., with the Right Rev. Bishop Collier, who was supported by the Rev. W. E. Williams, the priest in charge of the new church. On leaving Queen's square the band played a lively air until they arrived on the site of the new church, which was decorated with flags and other emblems of rejoicing. The members of the procession and their friends went into their respective places in the area of the ground, and waited there while the clergy vested themselves in a place pre- pared for them on the spot. In thp, meantime, the band under the direction of Bugle Major Kain, performed the grand Kyrie Eleison from Mozart's Twelfth Mass, after which a procession was formed, headed by two acolytes and followed by the secular and regular clergy. In the rear was the Bishop, vested in his pontifical robes, with a rochet, alb, amice, girdle, stole, cope, and a plain mitre, and carrying his crosier in the left hand. He was assisted by the Rev. W. E. Williams, rector of the mission, who was vested in a sui- plice, stole, and satin cope. The secular clergy were vested in cassocks, cotta and biretta and the regular clergy in their brown habit and hood. Having arrived at the place where a plain cross had been erected the previous night according to the Roman ritual, the Bishop proceeded to bless by the prayers of the church the salt and water which is designated by the Catholic Church holy water and is used in all their ceremonies when they dedicate anything to the service of God. That part of the service having been completed, the antiphon and the 83rd Psalm were intoned aloud, after which the Bishop proceeded to bless the foun- dation-stone and fix it in its place, having previously re- cited the litanies of the saints. A bottle was inserted under- neath the stone containing the date of its foundation, the name of the reigning sovereign of the realm, and of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, and also the name of the Bishop of the diocese, and the priest of the mission at Aberystwyth (the Rev. W. E. Williams). The Bishop was then preceded by the clergy around the founda- tions, sprinkling them with holy water, and com- mencing the antiphon, 0, how terrible is this place indeed this is no other but the house of God and the gate of heaven," the clergy responding, "Her foundations are upon the holy hills," &c. The foundations having been blessed, the Bishop after a short prayer, began, the clergy following him, the hymn- Come, 0 Creator Spirit blest! And in our souls take up Thy rest Come with l'hy grace and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. An invocation for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the building, and a prayer, closed the very impressive ceremony. The Right Rev. Bishop COLLIEE then proceeded to give his address. He said no doubt the congregation were per- fectly familiar with the words which, as they ],-new, were to be found in the Apostle's Creed, and which were re- cited in Catholic worship—" I believe in the Holy Ghost; I believe in the Holy Catholic Church." The worship of that church, as probably they were all aware, had been conducted in a small room in a private house not far from the present site. That arrangement was one which was in no respect convenient, and he was pleased to be able to say that they were now assembled to lay the foundation stone of a new church, the work having been greatly assisted by friends who resided both in and out of Aberystwyth, and whose friendship he warmly cherished, having had occa- sion to prove its reality and warmth during his stay in the town some years ago. It might be asked-what was the Catholic Church, and though he would not enter upon a con- troversy upon the subject he would point out what the Cath- olic Church really was, for he was afraid if they listened to the answers of a vast number of people they would be told that many of its beliefs were not founded in Scrip- ture, but were superstitious, and even degrading. Such, however, was not the case. They would remember that when our blessed Lord received a deputation from John the Baptist, asking if they were to worship Him as the one sent of God, or were they to wait for another, He did not give a direct answer, but appealed to the result of His Ministry as being a sufficient reply to the question. In another place it was recorded that the Lord had said to St. Peter, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my Church." Now, as they knewo St. Peter was the first Bishop of Rome, and he was succeeded by Linus, and Cletus, and Clement, and others, down to Pius IX., who was the 258th successor of St. Peter. All human institu- tions flourished for a time, as they were, like their founders, mortal, but it was not so with the church founded by St. Peter. Mighty empires which once were the glory of the world had succumbed to decay and the force of time, and there was but little of their glory left now. The Assyrian empire prevailed at one period with immense power vet English were now most laudably sending out scientific men to Assyria to gather fragments of its mighty buildings, and to report upon the details of its history. Then came the great empire of Greece, which was surely the most interesting of the ancient powers, and afterwards the empire of Rome, which swallowed up the whole world, and to whom our ancestors were subject. All these mighty empires had passed away, but the Catholic Church had stood its ground, and the Bishop of Rome sat in St. Peter's chair. When they came to consider the preservation of the Catholic Church, one answer was irresistibly suggested, that it owed its strength and preservation to the sustaining hand of Him who had declared that the Church would be built upon a rock, and the gates of Hell should not prevail against it. It did not owe its present existence from the fact that it had been spared persecution, for the members of the Catho- lic Church had been persecuted. The records of its early history showed the fierce animosity with which it had to contend. In one Roman catacomb which he had visited no less than seventy thousand martyrs were buried. In later times, too, the Bishops of Rome had been subjected to great suffering; and there had been, in fact, forty-five Bishaps of Rome who had either never been able to set foot within their own city, cr had been driven out by invading forces. Some had been made prisoners and exiles, but they were still Bishops of Rome and successors to St. Peter. Other churches had been founded by the twelve apostles, but all had perished excepting the Church of Rome, which was founded by St. Peter, and against which the gates of hell could not prevail. The doctrine of the Catholic Church was uniform, aud the vast number of catechisms prepared by the bishops for the instruction of the young differed only in phraseology and not in doctrine. The Bishop then spoke of the definition of the Theetokos," and the decrees of the General Councils, and concluded his remarks by urging that the wonderful perpetuity of the church and its astound. ing uniformity of doctrine were so extraordinary as to chal- lenge enquiry on the part of those who were not of her communion, whom he earnestly exhorted to endeavour to arrive at a right conclusion respecting the doctrines taught in the Catholic Church. The procession was then re-formed, and returned to Queen's-square. At three o'clock a luncheon was given at the Lion Hotel presided over by the Bishop, Mr Thomas Rowlands occu- pying the vice-chair, and there were also present-The Rev. W. E. Williams, Rev. D. WiUiams, Rev. M. Birgen, Rev. C. Limpens, Rev. J.Dawson, Rev. Father Pius, O.S.F.C., Rev. Father Charles, O.S.F.C., Mr Hugh Hughes, Alder- man Thomas Jones, Messrs A. J. Hughes, Tracy l'urner- elli. J. Pell, J. Lloyd, George Jones, Edgar Atwood, E. Truscott, J. Truscott, J. J. Roberts, Kain, Liddey, Ryan, Coffey, Meade, Flynn, Mr Wall. &c., &c. The luncheon, together with the whole of the proceedings, were of an en^fely factory character. Collier administered the sacra- Friday, July l7th0n *D c^ape^ t0 twelve persons on

PORTMADOC. ^har6beneath^he hall. The ground is loose sand. The other day one of the carts carrying the sand off was standing on the side of the excavation whilst being loaded, when the side gave way, and the and cart fell in, turning a sornmersanlt. Thu I horse did not seem to have been hurt, and, with the cart, \va< s--)on brought up by means of boards. MEDICAL,-We are glad to notice that Master Morris Davies, son of the Rev. Edward Davici, High-street, Portmadoc, has just passed the preliminary examination for the diploma of member of the Royal College ot Sur- geons of Kngland. In addition to the subjects in put first of the examination, Master Davies acquitted himself satis, factorily in chemistry, which is a subject of part second of the examination. Master Davies was a pupil of Mr G. Davis, M.R.C.P., Grammar School Portmadoc. THE NORTH WALES QJARR^MEN'S UNIOH.—A large open air meeting was held in the Park, Portmadoc, on Thnsday evening, July 16th, to express sympathy with the locked-out mn of Llanberis. Mr Edwaid Breese, F. A.S., who presided, said that trades unions were now recognized by the legislature and the country at large, and with some harm, had done much good, and to try to put them down by force was as foolish as it was for Mrs Part- ington to attempft to sweep back the waves of the Atlantic. Mr Thomas Roberts, Mr Parry and Mr William Hughes, spoke on behalf of the men, and the usual votes of thanks brought the proceedings, which were very enthusiastic, te a close, between seven and ten pounds having been collected for the men. At noon the following day (Friday) a telegram which caused oiuch joy, particularly to the delegates, arrived, stating that an agreement had been come to, between Mr Assheton Smith and his men, on a basis satisfactory to both sides, the particulars of which will be seen in another column. The following notice, in Welsh, was posted at the Bethesda Quarries on Wednesday, July 15th.-Being informed that a large body of the workmen in the Penrhyn Quarry had given support to an union formed at Llanberis for the purpose of dictating to the owners and managers of quarries how their quarries should be worked, I hereby give notice that I shall resist any such interference with the rights of proprietors of quarries, and shall, if such support be continued, immediately close the quarry. July 14th, 1874.—PENRHYN.

CARNARVON- THE LATE BRUTAL ASSAULT -At the polica court on W ednea- day, July 22ad, before the Mayor and Mr Kees, Thomas Hughes, Kichard Hughes, Ellis Hughes", Robert Roberts, and John Jones, were charged, on remand, with having brutally asgaultel Richcl. Mugnes.au old man living at Tanydderwen, on thellth July, near the Seiont Turnpike Gate, under the circumsta ces recently narrated in these columns. Mr Allanson prosecuted. The prosecutor was unable to identify his assailants, but the identity ♦ if Prisoners was established by the evidence of Mr Jones, toll collector, and other witnesses. Dr Arthur Jones, who had examined the prosecutor, said he had many bruises about the head and body, and his nose was fractured, apparently by a kick, and permanently disfigured. In the absence of Mr Louis, who was engaged for the prisoners, a further remand was necessary, f.' ,7s accepted. On Monday, the three Hugheses were fined aa-du- each for being drunk and riotous in the town on the same night, and Rob, rt Roberts was fined 10s., and costs, for having assaulted a man named Jefferys. Richard Hughes was also charged with a similar offence, but was acquitted. There was another charge of assault against the prisoners, but it could Vi proceeded with, Deputy Chief Constable Prothero stating tuat tne prosecutor, having been intimidated, had disappeared.

LAMPETER. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, SATURDAY, JULY I8TH.—Present Mr William Jones, chairman; Messrs Daniel Jones and Toewis Davies, vice-Chairmen; the Ysiy Rev, LI. Lewelia. D.CIT. Messrs William Jones, Crlandeanis, John Griffiths, Bettwsj Joseph Morgan and Josfpb Edwards, Lampeter, David Jenkins, Llanfair, David Rees, Pencarreg, Thomas Williams and John Davies, Llanybjthen, John Jenkins, Llanwnen, Rev. James Jones, Cillan. Statistical.—The relieving officers' returns for the past fort- night were as follows:-David Parry, Lampeter district, amount paid in lelief, second week, f30 8s 41; third week, X28 6s 6d; number of paupers relieved both weeks, 306. John Jones, Llan- ybythen district, amount paid in relief, second week, JE40 5s 9d third week. xao 17s 8d; number of paupers relieved, second week, 831, third week, 826. Bonds of Officers.-The guarantee of the British National In- surance Company's (Limited) was accepted in lieu of personal sureties of Mr Evan ihomas, assistant-overseer of Lampeter. LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONES OF A NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL. For some time pa- t tho erection of a new and more commodious chapel has been contemplated by the Wesleyans in this town, and they have now, throagh the zeal and determination of the Rev. William Morgan, of the south circuit, the satisfaction of seeing the building commenced. The laying of the memorial stones took place on Thursday, the 16th July, at four o'clock in the afternoon, when, after a hymn had been sung, the Rev. Jas. Jones, of Aberystwyth, read the 132nd Psalm, and the Rev. Peter Jones, Aberystwyth, followed with prayer. The Rev. Isaac Jenkins, chairman of the district, then delivered an appropriate address, in which he sketched the history of Methodism in Lam- peter from its commencement, and referred to some of the deceased members who had at one time worshipped in the old ch pel. The Rev. John Hugh Morgan, of Bradford, also ad- dressed the congregation. He observed that the chapel was not undertaken in a spirit of hostility to other sections of the church, but for the glory of Almighty God; that the truth to be proclaimed within its walls was to be that taught in the Word of God, which would live and abide for ever; and that the effect of the erection of churches and chapels in the country was a valuable contribution to the strength and well being of the state. The Rev. James Jones followed, and referred to the Ar- menian churches that had existed for several centuries in the neighbourhood. The ceremony of laying the memorial stones was then proceeded with. The first stone was laid by Mrs S. Davies, of Cribin; the second by Miss Marion J. Morgan, daughter of the Rev. William Morgan; the third by Miss Mar- 1 garet Jane Griffiths, of London; and the fourth by the Rev. Isaac Jenkins, in the absence of Miss N. Phillips, of Cardiff. Each of the persons who officiated was presented with a hand- some silver trowel, and a carved ivory mallet. The donation, which amounted in the total to about X300, included £100 from Mrs S. Davies and family, 430 from the Rev. William Morgan, Z15 from Miss Griffiths, and £10 10s., from Miss Netta Phillips, In the evening a meeting was held in the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, when short addresses were delivered by the Revs. I-aae Jenkins, William Morgan, John Hugh Morgan, Henry Prichard, and Messrs John Morgan aad David Lloyd, Aberystwvth. The presence of several hundred children, who came by special train from Aberystwyth, and who sang under the leadership of Mr John Morgan, added greatly to the success of the proceed- ings.

BALA- THE RECTOR OF LLANYCIL AND THE LLANYCIL SCHOOL BOARD. On Tuesday, the 13th insfc., the following notice was dis- tributed and ptacarded in the town and the parish of Llan- ycU Bwrdd Ysgol Llanycil. At y Trethdalwyr Annibynol,-Cynbelic cyfarfod cyhoeddus yn Neuadd y Dref, dydd Sadwrn nesaf, sef Gorphenaf 18fed, am 4 p.m., i'r diben o gymmeryd dan ystyriaeth weithrediadau y Bwrdd Hiewn cyssylltiad a threthi'r plwyf. Gofyna'r Llywodraeth ysgolion i 450 o blant yn mhlwyf Llanycil: mae yn y plwyf yn barod ysgolion i 641. Bwriedir adeiladu dwy ysgol yn ychwaneg at y rhai hyn, un yn y Bala i 60 o fabanod, dan yr enw Class Room, a'r Hall yn Capel Celyn i 50 o blant. A ydyw'r trethdalwyr yn foddlon i'r gwast- raff yma ? Gwaith hawdd o groen gwr arall yw tynnu carai hir! '-TRETHDALWR. Gomhenaf 13, 1874." The following is a translation The Lianycil School Board To the Independent Ratepayers,—A public meeting will be held in the Town Hall, next Saturday, July the 18th, 1874, at four p.m., for the purpose of taking into consideration the acts of the Board in connection with the rates of the parish. The Government require schools in the parish of Llanycil for 450 children. There are already in the parish schools for 641, to which it is intended to build two addi- tional schools one at Bala, under the name of class-room, for 60 infants, and the other at Capel Celyn for 50 child- ren. Are the ratepayers willing to permit this waste ? It is an easy work to cut a long lace from another man's hide.'—A RATEPAYER. July 13th, 1874." Notwithstanding its being a beautiful day in the midst of the hay-harvest many ratepayers (some from a long dis- tance) attended on Saturday, the 18th inst. Mr J. WILLIAMS, Gwernhefin, who was voted to the chair, said that this was a meeting convened by the ratepayers themselves, and though the attendance was small, still there were more ratepayers than he expected. The members of the Llanycil School Board had been three years in office, and without asking the ratepayers or consulting them,' silently slid on in their places whhout giving any account of what had taken place. Although they had been mem- bers of the old School Board, and consequently could con- tinue in office still, he was not aware that they were obliged by the Act of Parliament to do so, but having done so it had been thought proper to have a meeting to consider what the School Board had done. Three thing:, would come under their consideration, the expenses incurred, the way in which that money had been expended, and how it was intended to expend money in future. Mr J ONES, Frondderw (chairman of the School Board), protested against this meeting being called a meeting of the ratepayers; it had been convened by a person who was ashamed to append his name. Even if it had been a legal notice the time was too short, it should have been placed on the doors of places of worship in the parish, and on the church door. However, lest there should be any honest fellow who had been induced to attend, and desired to know what the School Board had done, the members of the School Board, with their clerk, were present to give every information. The Rev. D. EVANS, rector of Llanycil, addressed the meeting to the following effectHe was a ratepayer and a heavy ratepayer in that parish. The notice which he w held in his hand had nothing to do with that meeting which was settled upon at a meeting held at the Lion Hotel. It was only right that the ratepayers should know how the members of the Llanycil School Board had glided smoothly into retaining their offices for another three years, through the omission of Mr John Benjamin Jones (clerk to the Guardians). The School Board had not given an account of how they had spent the ratepayers' money for three years. The Government required a school within three miles of every farm house, and where the schools were placed oftener than this necessitated, the Bonrd had ex- ceeded their duty. The population of the parish was 2,500, and in proportion to which the school accommodation that could be demanded was sitting room for 450. They had now accommodation for 641 in the parish, which exceeded the requirements by nearly 200, and yet it was intended to add accommodation for 110 more. They intended building a class-room at Bala for sixty, while there was room for 120 more at Bala now. The average attendance in June was 160, and as the Llanfor School Board csntemplated build- ing a school at Rhosygwalia this would reduce the attend- ance by twenty, making it 140 He contended that there was plenty of school accommodation in Bala, and if the Board meant to provide more it would be squandering their money. He questioned whether the School Board repre- sented the feelings of the ratepayers. Was it fair under these circumstances to build a school in that town for sixty more children ? He objected to having more accom- modation at Bala. The present schoolroom had done for nineteen years, and had been approved by the Government of the country at the time, not fifty yearsDorthirtyyears agn, but much later. Was it likely- that the Government would ob- ject in 1874 to that which they approved of in 1855. The school was built for 191 children, and in July there were no more than 161. At Bala they had a Grammar School. a National School, and a Board School. Let those be filled before they built others. The population of Bala did not increase so rapidly, they were stagnant The prospective number of children in Bala was not likely to increase. One reason put forward at the time in support of having a School Board w is thai, the children playing in th • streets would be coaopellbi to attend school, lJcl the !Jù..lrJ had been in existence three years, and for all he knew iv>t one child had been compelled to go to scho >1. Thi* by-law was in operation, but hs did not know for whtt period. Another reason in support of a School Board Wis that the number of ellit.freti in school would be increase I. How did that question stand? It 1870, before a School Bow i was established, thc-re, were 465 children in sch,ok in 1874, the number attending was 403. A school with a large area of playground for 100 children was built at Vfa-sywieLi. In April there were not forty children, and in the mmth of July only fourteen. This was the old workhouse scheme over again. A new school for sixty was built at Pare. What was the intention of the Education Act? Mr Foster said it was uiten led to supplement, not to supplant exist- ing schools let the Board fill the present scho.)Is first and hold their hands. If Maesywaen School had been built at Llidiardau it would htve been within three miles of C,ipel Uelyn and the other disticts except one or two places What about the requirements of Government9 There was no notice given of them. Mr J. K. JONES said the notices were published in the local paper-the Cambrian News. Mr EVAN3—I do not take that paper, and did not see it In Capel Celyn up to Ainnodd and Nantyllyn down to Ciltalgitrth there were only forty-tw,) families. Taking them at tive in a family it would make 200 itiliabitant-3, and one sixth attending school would make only thirty-two, even if every child could attend every day, which is not always tne case, yet the Board are going to build a school for fifty children. I will guarantee thit the attend- ance upon an average at Cipel Celyn will not be more than twenty-five. I have much respect for Mr Jones, Frondderw, but I am afraid that as the chairman of the School Board he thought he was handling the strings of his own purse, and not that of the ratepayers. I appeal to him and to the members of the School Board not to put another yoke on the parish of Llanycil. I hope the School Board will join with us to send a protest to the Education Department against providing further accommodation, and not look upon this meeting as a hostile one, but as a critical meeting to ex- amine what has been done, and oppose further exoenditure. I went up to London, and was informed at the Education Department that they had seen nothing of the plans. I also called on Mr J. R. Jones, who said they were not ready then. (Mr Jones said he would explain that here- after.) As the Education Department have not seen the plan they could not have recimmended or suggested that a school for sixty should be built at Bala The CHAIRMAN said-I have heard that several children from Llanfur and Llangower parishes are taught in the Board School at Bali. We are not bound to give them edu- cation. As a ratepayer in Llanycil I do not like that. Do the other parishes pay towards that? If any particular order is placed on the School Board in Llanycil other than in other places we must submit, but I cannot understand why the Government impose this on the Llanycil School Board. If reporters were admitted to the meetings of the Board, or if an annual report of their doings were pub- lished, it would be more satisfactory. As we have to find the money it is but right that we should know how it is spent. I beg to propose That the ratepayers of Llanycil, taking into consideration that there is already within the U«ot'ro^a.C,C°mmodationtfori64L and that wit^ j" uoicoss SCllGGl accommodation required by Government is for 450, protest against the School Board expending more money in building or enlarging schools until the existing school accommodation be utilized." This resolution was seconded by the Rev. D. EVANS, Llanycil. Mr J. R. JOXES, clerk to the Llanycil School Board, said that they were asked not tolook upon the meeting as a hostile one, but the School Board could not do otherwise, as the placard was the only means the ratepayers had of knowing of the meeting, and this placard contained state- ments which were simply untrue, as to waste, and conceal- ing the fact that Llanfor School Bo ird was t) bear half the expense of building the school at Capel Celyn. Not long ago I had a conversation with the rector, when I told him that the school at Capel Celyn would have to be built by the Llanfor and Llanycil School Boards jointly, yet the placard says that the LJanycil School Board are going to build a school there for fifty, whereas they have only to bear half the expense. The rector also in the course of his speech carefully kept this fact in the background. CHAIRMAN—You have accused the rector of a falsehood. Mr J. R, JONES-I accuse the writer of this placard, whoever he may be-and [ care not-of publishing that which is not true. Mr JONES, Frondderw—The rector in his speech has ad- mitted that the school at Capel Celyn was to be built by the Llanycil School Board. Mr J. R. JONES-The School Board would have been glad to meet the ratepayers in a meeting properly convened. As to publishing the account;, I may say that after the audit a copy is sent to each of the overseers of the parish as required by law. The parish of Llanfor does not con- tribute to thA parish of Llanycd. I pointed out to Mr Kinnersley, H. M. Inspector of returns, that certain children from the parishes of Llanfor were educated at the Bala Board School, and others from Llanuwchllyn woull be educaoad at Pare School. I asked that these parishes should be made to contribute. He replied that he could not recommend those parishes to contribute to the Llanycil School Board, and gave as a reason that the rector of Llanycil was about to build a new National School, where there would be plenty of room for the Llanfor children, and if the School Board refused them he was sure the rector would be glad to have them in his school, and further that there were two good schools in Llanuwchllyn, large enough to accommodate all the children in the parish, and he could not, therefore, recommend Llanuwchllyn to contribute. As to expenditure, the site for Maesywaen School and playground cost the Board from Mrs Davies, Fronheu'og, only P,5, and when I called to pay her, he returned J62 10s, so the actual cost to the Board was only C2 10s. (Cheers ) As to the class-room in the Bala Board School, I shall read the rules fr,)m the code which show that the classroom must be on the same floor as the main room, and that infants shall not be taught in the same room a3 older children. Ever since the School has been under tht Board the inspector has stated there ought to be a chssroom, and the master, and the School Board, aad the Education Department, were of the same opinion, and yet Mr Evans wants you to take his opinion which is founded upon the question of area, he takes the accomodation at eight square feet, while the code says it must be that at least, but the school must not only be con- sidered by its area but also by its shape. The Government will not sanction a school of that shape now, whatever they may have d me in past times. It is usual generally now to take ten squire feet per child, and at that basis the Bala Board School wi'. I accom )date 149. while in May last there were actually present 185, and there are now, on the books 212. (Cheers.) Mr Evans, it seems, founds his calculation upon the average. Suppose It farmer sometimes kept three horses and sometimes five, would he, if a new stable were required, build one for four horses only? No, he would build one for five, the greatest number which he kept, and the same principle applies to new chapels and churches built, which are seldom fitted for the size of the congregation at the time. (Cheers.) t u same principle we know that the attendance will fall short of the accommodation jus!: now, but think it m°rfi eCrni°m-r> build the school too large than too smaU. Ihe Boxrd never thought that there were 100 children at Maesy waen, or sixty at Pare who would attend the schools now, but they built with a view to future re- quirements. Even the rector has provided considerably more accommodation in his new school than in the old National-school, but with his new school, would you as ratepayers of Llanycil like the School Board to say we will not take in your children; you mast send them to Mr Evans's school. (A voice, No.") As to the present accommoda- tion in the Bala Board School, Mr Watts, H.M. Insoector, pronounced it insufficient, in which opinion the Education Department, the School Board, and the teacher concur. The Bala B >ard School was inspected in March last, and I will read from H. M. Inspector's report subsequently re- ceived :—" The infants taught in the class-room cannot be regarded as patt of the mixed department since the room is not on the same flhor as (hit on which the masler teaches, and therefore cannot be properly superintended. A second certificat3d teacher should be appointed if the present ar. rangement be continued, otherwise the infants should not be included in the calculation." In the renly from f-be School Board, dated 16th April, it is stated, "Ke<pecting the pbje^on raised in the report as to the room in which the infants a.-e taught I have to point out that they are not always tiere, and that it is close to the main room, and really under the immediate superintendence of master this a?s the tort!8 fl»«hool was first opened, and The Board therefor??' 3*thJFth0''T ^^f tte w,„ Mt be lo v tion tne following reply, dated 25th April, was received iromtne Lduco.tioa Department" Their lordships are unable to recognise any longer 301 a class-room the room on the upper floor in which the infants are taught, is out of reach, in their lordships opinion of easy supervision by the certificated teacher, the infants should be always instructed in the main schoolroom till the new room (which Her Majesty's Inspector informs their Lordships is being constructed) is completed." This being the case, the School Board were compelled to provide a class-room or lo3e the Government grant for the it fmts, which amounts to about £ 30 per annum. Now, t! e c'ass-room will cost the ratepayers of Llanycil £ 250. Upwards of £ 50 was handed over by the late managers of the British School on its transfer to the Schoo! Board, on the explicit condition that this sum should be ur-ed for building a class-room for infants the cost to the ratepayers would therefore be only £ 200, which can ba borrowed from the Loan Commissioners at the rate of 44 per cent, making only £ 8 10s. per annum for repayment of interest and principal, and woind not be a farthing in the pound to Thi' iS lhe ture which indue rl the Rector to go Up to London to vofce" "'Yes!")EVANS 1 WeEt up at my own expense. (A nomical. (Cheers.) In r^d „ wl M misunderstanding an to thfw^m™ ^aeaywaen Schoo-, by a for the harvest; it was onon^T^ i holidays children were present Haw Iu W an bufc few this month was as follows ■ a.verage attendance 41; third week <>7 T ? = week, 41 second week, Department's k'nw- 0 Pla,ns. and the Education Evan° th nian-nothing of them, as asserted by Mr now reada leM, V'f" JTO Department, and I will annrovpd i, fi, n June, in which the plans are approverl by the C, -,Mraittee of Council on Education, and were returned. (Letter read amid cheers.) When Mr Jtivans called on Saturday, I told him that Mr Evan Jones, the arcoitect, had the plans to complete certain details. I offered to s^nrt my clerk for them then, or that I would acoompwy Mr Evans to tbe architect's house to see them there. Mr Evans replied, No, never mind, I will call on Monday morning to see them." I biliev-3 the cla^s-room in Mr Eva n's .->c:i>ol for iatiati, original y ca"e-l the girls' school, has b<«ii s'ib*e pi-mlly surua I to a cia- .-oo a for infa-^s, and h '?xicl'y of t'v; s,:n) area as that whic'i the Board i utend building—allowing ten square feet th acc imnao laii >o would be for 43 if at eight, sqcure feet, it would be for 6) file average atten Itucj of tnunr.* g the Board School f.r te five m')ltus en HnlY JUfle. 1872, was 18; same period in 1873, 30 period in 18/4, 9 The average at^ndiuce last week wis 6}—mire in ants in the Board Sohool thin would till Mr Evans's class-room at the minimum are. (Applause ) Dr RICHAKDS ;ked the Rector how li-i made out that there was accj.n nodation for 641 children in th" parish. Mr EVAJTS r.-Milied—Bila Biard School. 191; M lesy- waen School, 10 I: Park School, 60; Bala Gra-Miar School, 80 B da National School 210 total, 641. Dr RICHARDS -Tile Grammar School is not an element- ary school; we have nothing to do except with elementary schools in this meeting. To my surprise you stated that there is accommodation for 641, and t) make up tiat figure you include the Grammar School. Mr EVANS said- I took the gross amount of school accom- modation in the parish, as such children as nay own and the Chairman's would attend at the Grammar School. The Rev. J. PETERS said there were ra iny in the Grammar School above the age. Mr J. R. JOXES said—You put it that the accommodation in the Grammar School is available for the parish of Llany. cil I say all of it is not, as there are children from other parishes, the Grammar School not being intended for the parish of Lla ycil only. Mr WATKINS, ",&pet Celyn, spoke in Welsh, to the effect that he had been credibly informed that there were sixty- four children who wouid attend Capel Celyn school. He would guarantee an attendance of fifty. A school was much wanted there. The Rev. J. PETERS translated to Welsh the explanation given by Mr .). R Jones Mr JOES, Vronrlderw, said there was a charge of wasting the ratepayers' money made against the School Board. The Board School at Bala had not cost the ratepayers a farthing excepting to keep it in repairs, and besides j h old mmagera handed over to the Board upwards of L50, as well as the building. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said he was exceedingly obliged to the members of the School Board for the full explanation they had given the meeting but still he was in the dark ai to educating children from other parishes in the Board School at Bali. Mr J. R JONES—The School Board agrees with you that the other parishes should pay their quota, and will be glad if the ratepayers will support the Board in their endeavours to obtain that. The CHAIRMAN—I am sorry the School Board should have taken this as a hostile meeting. When the ratepayers saw large schools built here and there in the parish, and placards asking tenders for further erections it was but natural and right that they should be informed as to their doings. Dr HGGHES-Before the Chairman puts the resolution to the meeting, I beg to propose an amendment—"That this meeting is of opinion that the Llanycil School Boari have acted wisely, economically, and for the general wel- fare of the ratepayers." The placard announcing the meet- ing contained serious charges against most respectable geIl" tlemenj ;h vvsra r,hi?«A^i wIth squandering the ratepayers' money. and he would say that such charges had not been substantiated by those whose duty it was to do so. They were obliged to build a class room or cause a serious loss to the ratepayers The members of the School Board were not men accustomed to cut a long lace from another per- son's hide." They were among the most liberal in the parish, and contributed to every good cause, and while they paid the rates like other persons in March last, they con- tributed from £15 to CIS for prizes to be distributed among the children. He heartily wished success to the members of the L'anycil School Board. (Applause.) Mr D. MORGAN, Chairman of the Bala Locil Board, seconded the amendment. Dr RICHARDS said the notice convening the meeting con- tained a most disgraceful charge against the School Board of the Pariah, and the man who made it ought cither to substantiate it or withdraw it, otherwise he deserves the contempt of the parishioners and something more. The CHAIRMAN—This meeting was resolved upon at a meeting held at the Lion Hotel. Some farmers were talking together on the street, and adjourned to the Lion Hotel. Mr JONES, Vron-The only intimation the ratepayers had was that paper (referring to the placard.) The CHAIRMAN—The meeting at the Lion Hotel had nothing to do with the paper. The RECTOR (to Dr Richards)—The best way will be for you to resign. Dr RICHARDS—If you will convene a regular meeting of the ratepayers of the parish, and that meeting pass a resolution asking us to resign, I, and I have no doubt my colleagues also, will do so. The RECTOR—I decline the challenge. The CHAIRMAN—Is it intended by the School Board to call a meeting of the ratepayers ? Mr J. R. JONES—It is not usual for a person charged with an offence to summon a tribunal to try himself. Dr HUGHEs- We are satisfied with the explanation given. If you (the Chairman) are not you have a peifect right to call a reg-alar meeting of the ratepayers. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment to the meeting, which was carried with applause. Contrary-wise we did not notice a single hand raised.

THE NEWMARKET BETTING CASE. The summons against Mr H. Chaplin, M.P., one of the stewards of the Jockey Club, for permitting betting on Newmarket course, was tried at Newmarket on Tuesday, before Col. Fryer and Mr Dobill. Mr Tennant appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Poland for the defence. Supt. Benson, of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary, and Mr Weatherby appeared as witnesses on subpeena. In open- ing the case Mr Tennant argued that as the Jockey Club had acquired a permanent interest in the July course and charged for vehicles driving thereon, they were liable for the betting carried on on that part of the course. There were also enclosures in which people walked about and made bets, and for this the defendants were liable. For the defence Mr Poland admitted the ownership of the en- closures by Mr Chaplin, in common with other trustees, as well as that of the July course. He denied the liability of defendants for betting by people who walked or rode on the course without charge. Mr Tennant contended that there was no doubt the defendant was fully aware of the use of the enclosure, and that the keeping of it open consti- tuted an offence against the Act of 1853. Supt. Benson said he had attended race meetings for years. Betting had taken place at every Newmarket race meeting for seventeen years. The defence set up was that the enclosure was not an office or place within the meaning of the Act The Bench, after a short deliberation, dismissed the summons.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS. Bright sunshine, occasionally shaded by clouds, has been the characteristic of the weather since the thunderstorm and rain we had on the morning of Tuesday last, and we had the hope that the abundant fall would have been productive of immeasurable benefit, especially to the roots and grasses. By the middle of the day, however, the rain which had fallen in torrents was scarcely perceptible on the dry parched fields. Early sown wheat and barley look well in the neighbourhood, and promise to be a fair average yield, but spring wheat and late sown barley appear to be a com- plete failure in many places (and the fashion of sowing bar- ley in May reaps its reward in such a season as this.; Oats are very short and thin, and will be under the average of last year's crop. Beans are good but short in tne straw. The apprehension that the hay crop would be light has been veritied, as at most places scarcely the half of the hay can be seen that waa grown last year from the Same acreage. The yield,however, from rye-grassand clover has been very good It has been a remarkably good season for haymaking, and the quality of the hay saved of course must be exr lent. The dryness of the season has compelTed manv farmers and graziers to forward stock to market of the of keep, and with the present prices, st, rom want except fat stock, must be sold at a great It of all kinds sent season will tell a tale on the b' sacrifice. The pre- duce, and in this locality, she.et of dairy pro- cipal feature of the day, and wi'h 18 the prospect of the fc • » crops of fodder, The and "be ISd (whijh w w" wT,t"ly I1"11" as now a grub ( find enclosed, the name of which nlea«e W me know) xfl company with the wire worm rlpvm,P fiL ♦ of the piants, the thickness of one's finsrern' nnrl tV, a,io^uh„edp^: aMdbjwf crop is nromisinw ° J above indicated. The potatoe that can be desired thoo^th 7 t0 the,taste' aa -vet ia ,al1 and bulk ia tk though they are not so large in size kinds in Were ,a* time la9t y^r. Fruit of all kmds m the valley, and" Where streams run rippling by,* and where the frosts of May played upon the trees, fall far ,i .fn aYeraSe crop, but in upland gardens and nards there is an abundant crop of apples, plums &c gardens have been sadly infested this year with cater- pillar and insects. To sum up, the prospects of the farmer are not encouraging, and as Bell's messenger states "it will be a great relief to the community to see thp 'rrona safely harvested, for we have now come to very close Juarters with regard to supply and demand r Ti io,vT uly, 1874. a-> "LOtn

On Tuesday nirfit the Lord Mayor of London gave a ban- quet to about 250 representatives of literature and art, Emma Dottibelle, a young girl of nineteen, said to be a domestic servant, threw herself from Waterloo Bridge, London, on Sunday afternoon, July 19th. When rescued a. p^ce of paper was found on her, on which she described herself as a very bad girl. On being brought up at Bow, street the magistrate expostulated with her, and remanded her to the House of Detention for inquiries to be made about her. The Registrar-General reports during the week ending last Saturday 5,193 births and 3,70 deaths in 21 large cities and towns of the United Kingdom. The aver*„ rate of mortality in these towns was 24 per 1 00f) fu rate in London was 24; Edinburgh, 21 Glasgow oc Dublin, 21; Bristol, 21: Wolverhampton, 21- ft;26 > ham, 24 Leicester, 30 Newcastle, 26; NottinU Sheffield, 24; Bradford, 26; Liverpool, 29- ManW' ♦ 28; Sunderland, 21; and Leeds, 33 Manchester, diarrhoea which eight Weeks ago werefort'v 0; ? from 429. "jr-six are this week In connection with the recent marck's life, a search has been madp^, P"!0ce house of Herr von Kehler the n;* y e P°^ice at the Catholic Union. About eighty £ ^W, °f the M^ce search was also made by tfe BolW .6re seized- A Cremen, the editor of the Ultramor,^ °l Herr mania, but only a few papers werTimTdtF G°"