The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

TOWYN. GOVERNMENT ENQUIKY INTO THE BURIAL QUESTION. On Friday morning, July 17th, P. H. Holland, Esq., held an enquiry in the Town Hall into the question respect- ing the closing of the Towyn churchyard against the parishioners of Aberdovey. Before entering the hall, the Inspector went through the churchyard in order to see what space remained wherein to bury. When the proceedings commenced there were about twenty Aberdovey people in the room, and only two from Tovyn, and the Rector of Merthyr Tydfil, who was preseut, pointed out the large attendance of Aberdovey people. Before the meeting bad proceeded far, h^wever,^ theie were nearly all the important ratepayers of Toyvn in the room, and among those asssemoled were noticed—Mr P. H. Holland. Inspector, the Rev. Titus Lewis, Vicar of Towyn. the Rev. John Williams, Rector of Aberdovey. the R-:v. John Griffiths. Rector of Merthyr Tydfil, and the Rev Francis Jones. Mr James Webster, Mr William Parry, Dr. J. Ffoulkes Jones, Mr Owen Daniel, Mr Wm. Rees, Mr T. H. Jones, timber merchant, Mr Evan Newell, Mr Wm. Cuckson, Mr Thomas Edwards, Mr R. G. Price, Mr John Jones, Post office, Mr W. W. Jones, draper. Mr Adam Hunt, Mr Thomas Rees, Mr Owen Wil- liams, Mr William Jones, merchant, M-ssrs Richard and Edward Davies, Mr Robert Edwards, Mr David Lloyd, Mr George Pemberton, Mr Edwin Jones, Academy, Mr Edward Jones, draper, Aberdovey, Mr John Owen, shoe- maker, Mr David Lewis, chemist, Captain Rees Lewis, Captain James Morgan, Captains Thomas Daniel, jun. and senior, Mr Wdliam Williams, Mr Lewis Gwyn Price, Mr Hugh Pugh Jones, Mr Hugh Thomas, clerk, Mr Hugh Pugh Jones, grocer, Mr Thos. Edwards, vestry clerk, &c. The proceedings were commenced by Mr Holland reading a letter to the Secretary of State from the Rev. John Grif- fiths, rector of Merthyr Tydvil. and of Braich y celyn, Aberdovey, the effect of which was as fol!ows: -Sir,-I re- ceived the enclosed petition on June 29th. The petition was drawn up at the vestry meeting, Aberdovey, and I have been requested to forward it to you as the correspondent appointed by them at the vestry on their behalf. 1. At the same vestry Mr Holland's report to the Home Office on the closing of Towyn churchyard against the inhabitaats of the ecclesiastical district was read, and I was rquested to point out to you that Mr Holland does not apprehend the question when he says that the inhabitants of Aberdovey are no longer parishioners of Towyn. On the contrary, the fact of Aberdovey's being separated fr, m Towyn a.4 an ecclesiastical district does not, and did not, in any way alienate them from any parochial right which the common law of the land gives them. 2. That that which he calls a separate churchyard was never intended for a churchyard and was never used as such in the first instance, nor was it consecrated for many years after the church was consecrated. It consis's only of about a quarter of an acre of ground or thereat outs, certainly not half an acre, and was assigned as a chur,hyard, and con- secrated by an incumbent's petition to the bishop at his sole request, and was never intended to supersede the rights that the people of Aberdovey claim of burial in tneir mother churchyard. The small size of the ground is a suf- ficient answer to Mr Holland's remark. 3. The parish- ioners of Towyn never did object and do not now object to their fellow parishioners of Aberdovey being buried in their ancient church yard. The church yard of Towyn was closed against them at the request of some two or three in- fluential inhabitants of Aberdovey for some reason of their own, which will come out if VOL; will kindly grant the request made by the vestry of sending them copies of the correspondence that led to the closing. The inhabitants of Aberdovey humbly and respectfully think that they have a right to know how the closing was brought about. 4. It is true Aberdovey had a Burial Board, but it never acted. They tried to get land, but as there is only "ne owner to whom Aberdovey and a great deal of its neighbourhood be- longs (and he refused to sell them any) they gave the whole matter up, and from want of user they have for many years ceased to be a Burial Board at all. 5. Nevertheless, the ratepajers of the ecclesiastical district of Aberdovey, who are aheady more than sufficiently burdened with rates, are of opinion that it is a hard matter for them to be called upon by a public officer to spend more money in the purchase of a burial ground, so long as their own rights to the Towyn burial ground' are good. Thu3 they have been for several years, illegally as thev are of opinion, deprived of them. G. It is also said that they have Dever complained, and that they JjRve never moved in the matter to have the order cancelled. inis Is not so. They have been moving for years, and Mr Holland himself is not un- aware of that, but not knowing how to set about the matter properly their efforts have unvariably dropped through. It was mentioned in the vestry that they applied once or twice, and the lait time, not long ago, to the Hon. S. Holland, the only representative, Merionethshire has. I hope you will excuse these remarks which the vestry thought it only right to send toitheHome Office in reply to Mr Holland's report of May 20th, 1874. I have &,c., the Rev. John Griffiths &c. The following was the memorial to the Secretary of State: -Sir,—We, the undersigned ratepayers of the ecclesiastical district of Aberdovey, in the parish of Towyn, in vestry assembled, beg very respectfully to bring to your notice the sad grievance we labour under with respect to the burial of our dead owing to several order, which have been from time to time issued from the Home Office. Except under the most restrictive limitations, which are tanta- mount to actual prohibition, we have been debarred the common law right of burying our dead m our parish church- yard, namely, the parish churchyard of the parish of t'owyn. And as there has been no burial ground provided for the ecclesiastical district of Aberdovey, we have no place whatever to bury our dead in. without going- to other parishes, other than in a field most inconveniently situated over a high mountain, which the proprietor may plough over at any moment he may take it into his head to do so. As there is enough burying ground in the churchyard of Towyn for twenty years to come, we are at a loss to know why the common law right of burial in the parish churchyard has been taken away from us; and as all this has been done from time to time without any offeial notice being sent to us. we shall feel greatly obliged to you if you will kindly point out t.) us by what section of the Burial Act it was done, and at whose instigation it was done and as it affects our rights as citizens very grievously we hope you will not think it an unusual request on our part to ask for copies of the correspondence that led to the closing. We do this- most respectfully and humbly, yet confidently, inasmuch as we have taken high legal advice upon the matter, and have been given to understand that the closing of the church yard againit any of the parish- ioners, whether they live in a district set apart for eccle- siastical purposes or no', was an illegal act, so W as there was room still rcmammg in the parish churchyard That the law of the land is that a parish being divided into cccle.s13,stIcal districts, for ecclesiastical purposes, does not deprive any parishioner in any one of those districts of his ancient common law right of burial, mariiage, or baptism in the mother church, and Aberdovey has no separate rates of its own, and for all purposes, parochial and civil, it is still one with Towyn. We humbly and respectfully sub- mit these matters for your consideration, trusting that you will see fit when you have had the whole question before you, to look favourably upon the matter, and cancel the order and restore to us our common law right. As there is no vestry clerk attached to the ecclesia^ical district of Aberdovej', we have appointed the Rev John Griffiths, of Braichycelyn, in this parish to act for us, and carry on the correspondence on our behalf—Signed JAMES WEBSTER, Chairman of the Towyn Local Board of Health, and chair- man of the vestry in the unavoidable absence ot the icar, and at the request of the ratepayers in vestry assembled, Dated, vestry, Aberdovey, June 25th, 1874. Mr HOLLAND then informed the meeting why the order was given in the first place, remarking that information had boc-n given by the medical officer of health and others, that the Towyn churchyard was getting dangerously full and there being no opposition after notices had been sent down saying what steps were ablut to be taken, and after insoec- tion, the churchyard was closed against Aberdovey. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said he imputed no blame what- ever to the Home Office Authorities as they had acted upon information that had been given them by the medical ollicer and others. lie (the Rev. J. Griffiths) need not tell Mr Holland that the notices to the pnuhioners were merely formal, and when they were put: upon the church doors eight-tenths of the people never got to see them. He had in hia- parish been in the habit of putting the notices upon e.-ery cnu'cli and chapel dcor, and that would be more effectual if adopted in Towyn. (Hear, hear.) -'J-' KRSTER no public xiot:ce w.'is sent ^o Vn r- dovey. They had no official notice of what was about to be I done. The Vioar of Town, said if there was a public notice sent do.vn there was no doubt it was put ino I dovey church door. Mr HOLLAND asked if that could be proved, as it waa an iniDortant point ? The Rev. J. WILLIAMS said he did not recollect having seen the notice. <> Mr J. R. J ONES thought it could not h, ve been put upon the doors or he should have seen it. Mr WKDSTER said no public or official notice was ever seea at Abeniovev. Mr VVM PAHRY did not remember distinctly that that notice was put upon tbe church doors at Aberdovey, but the churchwardens were in the habit of rflixing every notice to tL<> ohuic'i doo s. said there were three orders sent down, j tbe ""tvfwh.ch the churchyard waspiirtiall/cic'seda^iinst all; in another it was closed from June oOth, 1866, except for the interment of the parishioners, and of the wido wers, widows, parents, children, brothers, and sisters of those al- ready buried in the churchyard, and in another after the 31st May, 1870, except for the parishioners of Towyn (ex- cluding the ecclesiastical district of Aberdovey), and for the interment of the widowers, widows, parents, brothers, and sisters of those already interred therein. He exp'ained that the last order was sent down inconsequence of in- formation he had made against himself. A person of Aber- dovey, considering himself a parishioner in the sense of the previous order, insisted upon the right of burial in the churchyard, and did bury a child, whereupon he (the Vicar) wrote to the Home Office, informing against himself, and wishing to have the previous order defined as to what was meant by the word parishioner. The R2v. J. GRIFF THS said th whole case lay in a nut- ■men. xne people of Aberdovey were willing to have a joint cemetery, but why should he, a ratepayer of the parish of Towyn, be excluded from the churchyard ? (Hear, hear.) He said distinctly that because the parish was divided into two ecclesiastical districts, the ratepayers who lived in Aberdovey were not deprived of their common law rights of burial, marriage. or baptism. (Hear, hear.) Mr HOLLAND—Are you satisfied that the order excluding Aberdovey ratepayer4 from the churchyard is illegal ? The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS—I am quite satisfied. Mr HOLLAND—Then, if it is, the order is invalid of itself. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS—That is what we say. Mr HOLLAND—The fact that even if I say the Aberdovey ecclesiastical district can be excluded by an order, does not make the order legal. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS-I am glad to hear you say so. (A laugh.) Mr HOLLAND—Then, if you are satisfied that the order is illegal why don't you try the question in a court of com- mon law. The Rev. J. Griffiths did not care to spend his money in that way. (Laughter.) Mr HOLLAND said he had no doubt if they could satisfy the Secretary of State that the order was unjust he would cancel it; but if it was a question of common law, a court of law could decide it. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said it was very expensive to try those questions a court of law. It was like what the Archbishop of Canterbury recently said, that if a clergyman chose to turn his back to the congregation, it would cost them 1:10,000 to make him turn the other way. (Loud laughter.) Mr HOLLAND-I know it is very hard to turn a parson. I have tried that. (Renewed laughter.) The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said let them suppose that the order was illegal then the result would be that the Aber- dovey people would be put upon precisely the same footing as those of the rest of the parish. If that was the case let the whole parish use the churchyard as long as it lasted, and then if an order was made to have a cemetery, let the whole parish consider it and have a joint one. (Hear, hear.) He asked if the Towyn people agreed to that ? The Vicar of TOWYN thought he could speak for the Towyn people, but he was not quite certain. He believed they had no objection for the Aberdovey people to be buried in the churchyard, except upon one ground-that by so doing the public health would be endangered. If the in- crease of burials would endanger the public health then he believed the inhabitants of Towyn would object, but not else. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS—But then you deprive us of our rights. The VICAR-I have nothing to do with it. The Rev J. GRIFFITHS—You have everything to do with it. The VICAR-1 won't say that what I have said is the opinion of the parish. Mr HOLLAND—What the Vicar means is that there would be no objection to the Aberdovey people burying in the churchyard if there is room. It the Aberdovey burials were made at Towyn the churchyard would have to be enlarged. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS thought the parishioners were willing to do that. The VICAR said he was not willing to undertake to speak for the Towyn people. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said then the Aberdovey people would take another point, and say the Towyn people had no right to prevent the Aberdovey people burying in the churchyard. He was positive that the order was illegal and had been obtained upon illegal grounds altogether. Mr WEBSTER said the order was c btained by several who knew nothing of the matter; but as the chief actors were deceased he did not care to say anything about them. After some discussion, Mr THOMAS EDWARDS said a complaint was made that the Towyn churchyard ought to be closed altogether. Mr WEBSTER said that was merely the medical officer's opinion. Mr EDWARDS said he was present at the time an inspec- tion was made, and an inquiry into the alleged proximity of the churchyard to the houses, and they were pointed out to be on the other side of the river. (Laughter.) Mr HOLLAND said the medical officer asked for an order to close the Towyn churchyard entirely. That, however, was thought to be unnecessary, and an order was accord- ingly given, closing the churchyard against certain persons. The VICAR said he believed at the time Mr Holland had remarked that no complaint had come from Towyn and as the Aberdovey people wanted the churchyard closed, let it be closed against them only. There was no necessity for closing the churchyard, as it would last for about twenty years longer, but as the people of Aberdovey wanted it closed there could be no hardship in closing it against them. Mr WM. REES (Towyn) said he attended a meeting when Mr Holland was at Towyn before, but could not re- member the date. There was no one then from Towyn who wanted to close the churchyard against Aberdovey. for the Towyn people considered the ratepayers of Towyn and Aberdovey as one. (" Hear, hear," from the Rev. J. Griffiths.) Mr HOLLAND-Then the opinion of the Towyn people is that the churchyard should be open to all ? The VICAR-I don't like to speak for the parishioners of Towyn but I don't think they will object. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS-There are the leading parishion- ers of Towyn here now, I, however, will not say parish- ioners" of Towyn as I will maintain that the Aber- dovey people are that as well. There are several leading gentlemen from Towyn here present, and they can express the opinion of Towyn. Mr HOLLAND—Does any gentleman object to the church- yard being open to the Aberdovey people as well as to those of Towyn ? (No answer.) Does any body know of any objection. (No answer again.) Mr WM. RREs-Let them speak out and justify the people of Towyn. (Hear, hear.) I think the people of Aberdovey have as much right as the Towyn people to bury in the churchyard. (Hear, hear.) Mr EVAN NEWELL (Towyn)—I have never heard of one objection, but I have heard many say that it was unfair and very cruel to the Aberdovey people that they should be excluded. (Hear.) The Rev. J. GRIFFITHs-My point is simply this—that the notices were not properly served.. Mr WEBSTER—And that the order was obtained by un- fair representations. The Kev. J. GRIFFITHS-I or. ly go upon this one point, that it has been clearly proved here to day that the Govern- ment had served a notice of what they were about to do but either from neglect or remissness the notices were not properly served, and therefore the order closing the church- yard against Aberdovey is not legal. Mr HOLLAND thought he could recommend, from what 113 had heard, that the last order should be cancelled. The cnurchyard was nearly full, and only a small part was free. Would it not be well to lookout for a new churchyard ? The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS—We will do that in a moment when you say it is wanted; but throw it open to the whole of the parishioners as long as it lasts, and then when the time comes we will get a cemetery. Mr HOLLAND said he could not -pronounce that, though it might be the result of the present enquiry. Mr O. DANIEL said, as a ratepayer in Towyn, ho con- curred in the opinion that the ecclesiastical district of Aberdovey should not be excluded from the Churchyard, He quite agreed with the order closing the southern side of the churchyard. He did not think they should open the graves they now were in the habit of opening in a certain part of the churchyard. He was told by a gentleman that he had seen three skulls thrown up, and he tMr Daniel) only recently had seen a heap of bone-i near a grave newly dug. He quite agreed that Aberdovey should bland upon the same footing as Towyn and at the same time he would say the churchyard was very full. Captain LEWIS said the grave Mr Daniel had referred to had not been opened for thirty three years. Mr HOLLAND then said lie would report to the Home Office, and recommend that the last order f-hou'd be cancelled. Then came the question whether the cancelling of the order would be dangerous to the public health of the place. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said that was a question they had nothing to do with, as they WGuld leave that in the hands of the "inspector, who, if it were proved that the order was illegal, would probably say a cemetery must be had. Mr HOLLAND expected that was what he would have to say. Jtfr WEBSTER—Or erdarge the churchyard. In answer to a question, The VICAR believed the number of yearly wa3 about thirty-live. Mr EDWARDS asked if it would not be a better way for tbe whole parish to join and make a cemcterv for Aber- dovey and then when Towyn wanted one for" the whole parish to provide one for Towvn. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said that was not what they ha 1 to consider that day. They could consider the question of providing a cemetery when the order ivai sent down for them to have one. In answer to a question from Mr HOLLAND, the VICAR sail there was a good deal of ground altogether in which persons could be buried. The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said the f o i-, er hc churchyard was closed the hut thov would 1;k about ih-t- when the order came. _no The VICAU said there was plenty rf rooju for the whole parishioners for ffi:\l).V Tears to come He had never seen anything tut small bones, and those were taken care of and re-buried. He believed the church- yard could be used by the whole of the parishioners for twenty years to come. The Sexton (John Roberts) was then asked by Mr HOL- LAND if, supposing a'.l order was made prohibiting the dis- turbance of remains, he could go on burying there? Mr JtOBERTS-O; I don't think O. The N-ICAIZ-DO you mean the other side of the church- yard? Not the southern side ? Mr ROBERTS taid he had dug up full-sizd bodies in all part' 07 the churchyard—the other parts as well a-i fchs southern side. On h'.insr a.kdd how Jong Ile thought the churchyard couid b? n-ed, he s-iiu if it w.-s used only for his own people it would lat>t fifty years lut n t so long if strangers were allowed to be buried then. The Rev. J. G=mT=-Wbat are joa going to do I with strangers, then ? Send them up to the moon ? They must be buried somewhere even if they are stranger?. Mr ROBERTS- I'hen, including AU-r.-Jovey, about, twenty years. Mr HOLLAND thought they had made out a fair case that they did not get sufficient notice, or else they would have opposed the order. And he thought he could recommend I thah thp last order should be cancelled. The YrCAg having expressed his feeling at having to re- fuse burial to person's « ho had died in Aberdovey, The Rev. J. GRIFFITHS said before thev separated he thought they ought to be verv thankful to Mr Holland for the kind, courteous, and civil manner he had conducted the enquiry, and he (Mr Griffiths) hoped they would I return him their sincere thanks in the way Welshmen were, in the habit of doing. (Cheer?). Mr HOLLAND said he was sorry a mistake had têëii ûjde, and wondered why they had not moved before in the matter. Mr WEBSTER explained that they did not know bow to proceed and the meeting terminated. (:¿;

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The Return TiaitiS leave—Birmouth, at 5 28 p.m.; Towyn, 6-3; Aberdovey, 6 11; Aberystwyth, 6-3 i; Bortli, 6'5iJ N.B.-Passengers from B"rmouth, Towyn, Hnrl Aberdovey travel by the Ordin-iry train to Machynlleth, where they must change into the Excursion Train. /^HEAP Saturday to Monday Excursions, commenc- Vy ing Saturday, July 4th, and on Every Saturday, until further notice, to ABERYSTWYTH, BORTH, ABE'(DOVEY, TOWYN, BARMOUTH, and DOLGELLEY, will 1 e issued by any traiu at the following fares: — ma I To To I To To I To To Aber'atwyth Borth j Aberdovey Towyn Barmouth Dolgolley 1st 3rd 1st! 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 8rd 1st 3rd Cl CI Cl I Cl Cl CI CI j Cl CI Cl Cl Cl s. d, s, d. s. d.1 s. d, s. d. s. d. s, d.: s, d. s. d. s, d s, d.( s. d. Whitchurch 25 0 9 10 22 8 9 1 22 1 8 10 23 2 9 2 2G 8 10 5 27 10} 11 1 |El]e?mere v2 2 8 9'2 i 0 7 11 19 5 7 8 20 5 8 0 2} 7 9 3 24 10] 9 11 Oswestry 2) 0 8 0 17 11 7 2 17 4 6 llj iS 4 7 81 Llanymyncch 19 5 7 4 1(5 Gj 6 6 15 8 6 3! 16 8' 6 7j 19 9 7 11 21 3 8 4 Welshpool 15H G 5 13 !): 5 6 13 2 5 3114 2 5 8 17 4 6 11 19 0 7 7 Newtown 1-2 6 4 11 10 3 4 1 9 7 3 10 10 8! 4 2! 13 9 5 E 15 5 6 1 Llanidloes 12 7| 5 3111 0 4 5 10 5 4 2 11 0; 4 6*14 7 5 9 16 31 6 6 Children under Twelve half-price. Tho TL-ltefs are available for on the Monday following tho day of issue by any of the Ordinary Trails, The Tickets issued according to this Bill are available only to and from the Stations naiiica on them, and the holdois arc not alluwcd to break their journey at any intermediate Station, Oswestry, June, 1874. HE*RY °ATTLE; .i:}"No,s.1, MINING. r-. "r- APTAIN APF,ALOM Gol,iiian CAPTAIN ABSALOM FRAXCIS, Goginan rri;o £ lum,no Agent, Engineer, ai;d Stir -iVd work:^ of tho >CCPSS.^ch ii attending tha pening Montgomery, Md 4^^ tho counties ot arid m-;ny Properties placed at the dis- +/»'' V i !U "RAKCW> induces him to < ffer his service P™ dv\ InRP<ct, Report, or S.,rvy. for Mini,- Jr For term-! up:v to Caot-iin -K,AI.O:,I FBANCIS, as above. 7"ow ready. A History of fardigansh'v: f. oiri the tiliic-,s tn the vear 1874. Their j'rosmt i>ro"i>ects I f/1.'1position. Price 2s. fid. To be had st ho Oifie* of ,s aPerj or of Mr Morgan, Bookseiltr, Pier-street, Abcr afcwyUu J SHIPPING. -,r- THE ABERYSTWYTH AND CARDIGAN BAY STEAM PACKET COMPANIES P' ¡' ¡ S.S. "H. E. TAYLOR." THE Fast-sailing SCREW STEAMER. IT. E- J- TAYLOR," willsail from Aberystwyth on TUESDAY EXT for Bristol, and take in Goods for Aberystwyth; r>ortn, ialybsnt, Goginan, Ponterwyd, Lledrod.P mt'-jjV(lv- roes Pontrh'• j "twuigaia, rregaron, .Lhingeitho, peter. •aiwi ,er' L^anrhystid, Aberayron, and the surrour.diug neighbourhood, and leave Bristol for Aberystwyth on the following FRIDAY. al0ta9 WM. JOES, Secretary. "WHITE STAR" LINE. 4 STATES M A r STEAMERS. 5,000 tons burthen. 3,000 horse-power. Sailing from LIVERPOOL for NEW YORK every THURSDAY. From QUEENSTOVVX (CORK) every FRIDAY. Forwarding Passengers to all parts of the United States and Canada. RETURNING FROM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY. The well-known Fast Mail Steamers of this Line sail as under:— FROM LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN. BRITANNIC July 30 REPUBLI J Aug. 3° CELTI Aug. 6 1 BALTIC Aug 27 OCEANIC Aug. 13 I From NEW YORK. CELTIC July 18 ADRIATIC July 25 These new and splendid Vessels reduce the passage to the shortest possible time, and afford to Passenger the highest degree of comfort hitherto attainable at sea. Average passage 81 days in Summer, 91 days in Winter. Each Vessel is c instructed in seven water-tight compart- ments. The Saloon, Ladies' Boudoir, State Rooms, and Smok- ing Rooms are amidships, and are luxuriously furnished and fitted with all modem conveniences: pianos libranes, electric bells, bath-rooms, barber's shop, &c. Saloon Passage, 15 guineas and 18 guineas; ReturO Tickets at reduced rates. The Steerage accommodation is cf the very highest charaC. ter, the rooms areunusualiy spacious, well lighted, ventilated, and warmed, andpossengers of this class will find their com- fort carefully studiid. An unlimited supply of Cooked Provisions. Medical comforts free of charge. Stewardesses in Steerage to attend the Women and Children. Steerage fare as low as by any other Line, include full supply of provisions. ° Drafts on New York for sums not exceeding £ 10 free. For Freight or Passage apply to ISIA Y, IMRIE AND CO. 10, Water-street, Liverrool. Or to the Agent- J. D. HUGHES, 7, William Street, Aberystwyth. "ALLAN" ROYAL MAIL LIN& SHORTEST OCEAN PASSAGE TO CANADA and the UNITED STATES. The Steamers of this Line leave Liverpool every TUE-.D ir and THURSDAY. j RATES OF CABIN PASSAGE-To 15 15s- or £ 8 1S3' MONTREAL £ 16 9^ d or £ 1(M °s P°RTL\Nt>, HALIFAX, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, or PHILA- PO 'T V liriv vnDi>' 15s Odor £ 18 ISs. BOSTOIN or NEW YORK £ 16 10j or £ i9 JOJ. INTERMEDIATE £ 0 9, STEERAGE at Lowest Rates. RETURN TICKETS, on favourable terms, available for Twelve Months. Including a plentiful sur ply of cooked Provisions, served up by the Company's Stewards. Steerage Stewardesses are carried 1" ttiis Line to attend to the wants of Female PaRsenger- an,1 Chiidren. An experienced Surgeon is atticherl to each Steamer Passengers booked Through to all Towns in Canada and the United States. This Line is under arrangement with th.) Government of Canada for the conveyance of ASSISTED PiS -iE,qGERS. Pamphlets on Canada t-uppiied gratis by cur Agents Passengers who Slcure their Tickets before letvin, home are met at the Railway Station in Liverpool br an ap^oiuteJ Agent of the Company, who takes charge of them until they go on board the Steamer. For further particulars apply to ALLAN BROTHERS & CO., Alexandra Buildings, James-street, Liverpool Or to the Ageiats- ROBERT S. JONES, High-street, Porimaioc. EVAN JONES. Builder, Bala. a17talG "VT ATIOJfAL LINE TO NEW YORK. LARGEST STEAMERS AFLOAT. NOTICE.—This Company take the Risk of Insurance (up to £ 100,000) on each of its Vessels, thus giving Pas- sengers the best possible guarantee for safety and avoidance of danger at sea. The most southerly route has always been ad pied by this Company to avoid Ice and Headlands.' From LIVERPOOL every WEDNESDAY, calling at QUEENSTOWN (Cork) the following day. SPAIN Wednesday, July 23 CANADA Wednesday, Aug. 5 EGYPT Wednesday, An" 1'2 TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK C GREECE Tuesday Au-. U Sal .on Passage 10, 12, and 15 Guineas, according to the posi tion of- Shteroom -all having same privilege in Saloon. Return Tickets 24 Guineas. ° The comfort of Steerage Passengers specially considered, the accommodation being unsurpassed for Space, Light, ntui Venti- lation. PARE ON REDUCED TERMS to New York. Boston. Quebec- Philadelphia, and Baltimore, which includes au abundance of cooked provisions. Stewardesses in the Streragefor Females and Children. Passengers are booktd through to hit p«ts of Ca.'unU and tha United States at reduced Rates via tho Eiie Railway. Apply to THE NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED, 23, Water-street, Liverpool; or to their Agents— EDWARD JONES, Agency Offices, Corwen. WILLIAM DAVIES, Draper, Dolgelley. ROBT. JONES, Boot and Shoe Warehouse, Machynlleth. RICIID. RICHARDS, Railway Station, Harlech. JOHN TiiOMAS, 6, Castle-street, Oswestry. f25to SHORTEST PAS^-TnTlMEHU; CAIiDirF TO NEW YORK. TVRECT STEAM COM -Lf MUNICATION BETWEEN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND THE UNITED STATES OF m, AMERICA AND CANADA. Too SOUTH WALKS A TLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S first-class, full-powered, Clyde-built Steamships will sail regularly as follows ° GLAMORGAN Ali, 51 PEMBROKE Aug. 22 These Steamers are fitted up with libraries, pianos. r.n:l eva'.y modern improvement for the comfort and convenience of 1,11 c'asscs of passengers. Sail" on pass tge, 15 and 12 guineas; return tickei at reduce 1 rates second cabin, 9 guineas; steoraga, 6gu neas. From any town in Wales or South of En^ri:d. A Stewardess carried for the female emigrants ind pfceera^o passengers aro provided with mat' r'ss e^ tree. n Pasbenge.s are recommended to obtain tatir tick-ii .•••„,« M.a local agents before leaving home. ■" 11021 taa For further particular*, anolv <-■-> LAMPETER ,l; PO CARDIGAN Davids, ion. ABEIIAiHON .V. DIJ-V.0 3 Offices, 1, 1)6GK CHAMBERS, CAK" o Parsons, Fletcher and Co's INDIAN TRADE MARK-AN ELEPHANT. PARDONS, Fletcher and Co's INDI4V o p, -cr Eor Purity and Beauty of Colour.' ]PAKfo0r Lac f "]011-0^11'1 Co'8 ^AN Si AilClh tor Liact.s, ^lusans, &c., &c. JpARSONS Fletcher and Co's INDIAN STAKCII w -11 not adhere to the iron. "DASSON3, Fletcher and Co's INDIAN "C/f, will retain its stiffness in the Dampest PARSON'S, Fletcher and Co's INDIAN UCIL is hidlly recommended to Laundresses. ARSONS, Fletcher and Co's TN STA 1,LC]ff PARSONS, Fletcher and Co's TN BIAN STAtWII -B- The increased demand is Proof of £ t-» PARSONS, Fletcher and Co's INDI \N \KCB, I* Packed 1111' and l-'b. i'acki-ts r/s.. I- Boxes and m odi. Papers. Works-Gravel Lane, Sonthw.uk, London, MAY BE HAD EVERYWHERE. KAYE-S ORSDELL's Pills. Why use KAYE'S YvORSDELL'S PILLS? J 1. Eecause they a,re the b at Family Medici^ j 2. Bee.me-they are safe and ceitain in n;l)n for both sexes. 3, Because they are tbe co.-arvst ai.J medicine Vet invented. 4. thc-y rre preventing rtisease. So!d by aU Chemists and other Dealers m Pat. Medi- cines at 1?. -tyh. »u., i'.nd 3., o Ppr box WHOMSAL, Deor: 3. as'i-SRARER, I,OSDO:, nr. iiifc