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ABERERCH, PWLLHELI. BISHOP MORGAN* AND HIS TIMES.On the -2r-rd May, a lecture was delivered at the Infant School- room on the above subject by the Rev E. T. Davies. B.A. (Dyfrig), vicar of Aberdovey. Mr Evans, Broemi Hall, in the unavoidable absence of his son, presided. The room was well filled. Amongst those present were Mrs Lloyd Evans, Broom Hall, Miss Savin. Bodegroes, Misses Owen, Llwynhudol, Rev3 J. Jones.. Llannor, T. Walters, Llanarmon. R. T. Jones. Pwll- heli, Misses Parry, School House, Mr and Mr Williams and Miss Davies, Llanystumdwy. Mr Benskin, Mr Roberts, Mr Rice Pughe, Mr W. H. Thomas, Pwllheli, Mr Roberts, Plasgwyn. Mr Davies delivered an interesting and instructive lecture, and ably depicted the times and contemporaries of Bishop Morgan, rlwt at some length on his scholarship, his self-denial, andthemagnitudeof his undertaking intr&n-j slating the Bible into Welsh. He concludes, by hop-j ing that the tercentenary memorial this year woulc1. hei liberally supported. TLe Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Nicar, made a few remarks on the activity of the Church '.E| the present day. Mis3 Davies (daughter of EoJ Llechryd), contributed to the evening's enterainmcnt by singing to appropriate solos, Y feny w fach a" Bibl mawr," and Hen Fibl mawr fy ma rn." A nod eum was realised towards buying a harmonium. a n' -—-

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| pcath oi Colonel$n>sc. jj I On Tuesday afternoon, the news of the death of feColoael Pryse, Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, vras^ Sreceived in Aberystwyth, and as it spread from mouthj fto mouth throughout the northern portion of the| *Couuty, caused general surprise and sorrow. It wa*| ionly last week that Colonel Pryse, was in Aberystwy th.jj S-^looking as robust as he has been seen to IOOK for tiiejf past few years. Indeed up to within an hour of his| death there was every appearance that there were- gmany years' more life iu store for him. Some time ago Jthe deceased suffered an attack of iuternal hemorrhage which told severly on his health at the time. He appeared, however, to have recovered, and, v ith the exception of whitening hair and the effects of age, seemed in possession of good natural health made robust by simple living and constant exercise in the open air. Colonel Pryse had, it is said, intended going with hi* Jotter hounds to Nanteos on Tuesday morning. He rose between six and seven in the morning, took hisg bath, and, between eight and nine, breakfasted, and generally appeared to be in excellent health and spirits. As the wind was high he abandoned his intention of going to Nanteos, and about ten o'clock left Peithyll Ion horseback 00 a fishing expedition to the Rhosrhyddffi pools, which lie between six and &even miles off tvveen Llanfihangel Creuddyn and Devil's Bridge, onS jUn.d the property of the Earl of Lisburne. He harilj [ridden along the lane leading from Peithyll into thE- Ooginan road and had proceeded about two iniies fron.gj home. He was seen by Mr James, the son of the| occupier of Abercwmdole, passing that faring ..n horseback between a quarter and half past ten, and shout eleven o'clock a couple of women found his dead body on the roadway about 200 yards from the spot where Mr James had seen him pass. His horse waf grazing the herbage on the roadside. It is conjectured that the deceased felt unwell, that he alighted from ■lis horse, and ultimately fell on the road where hegj was found dead about half on hour afterward. anri| then conveyed to his home at Peithyll. The deceased| was born in 1817, and at the time of his death was| therefore in his seventy-first' year. Iu his will hel desired to he buried in the family fault at Llanbadarni should there be room remaining if not then| jin the churchyard at Llancynfelin. On enquiry# having been made, it appears that there is room in the! 'family vault at Llanbadarn, and the sanctions of the Home Secretary has been sought.! to have it opened, and if that sanction arrives in tiinei the funeral will take place on Saturday next. When no doubt a large number of people from all parts of the county will be present to testify to the respect in which he was held. g The deceased was a member of the House of Goger- Idan, which in its two-fold line of descent, Welsh and Norman, show, as Nicholas says. each a princely origins —the parternal purely Welsh, coming down from (: fl-aethfoed Fawr, Lord of Cardigan, in the eleventh century the maternal through a series of female links descending through Lord Berkley and the Dukes of Norfolk from Edward I. The point of junction of tluj two limes was in the marriage of John Pryse, of 8 Gogsrddan, with Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Perrot, of Haroldstone, whose wife, Mary, was grand rand grand-daughter of Thomas Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, who was himself great great grandson of Edward I., King of England. Culonel Pryse was the son of the late Mr Pryse Pryse, of Gogerddan, and uncle to Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart., the present owner of Gogerddan, and brother of Mr J. Pugh Vaughan Pryse, of Bwlch- byohan. He was born at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, in the year IS 17, and educated at Gogerddan. He sub- sequently went into the Carabineers, afterwards exchanged into the Buffs, where he took the rank of captain, with which rank he ultimately retired from the army. About 1857, he was appointed Lord Lieu- tenant of the county on the decease of the late Colonel Powell's father, and that position carried with it that of lieutenant-colonel commandant of the Royal Car- diganshire Militia. When the late Colonel Powell retired from the colonelcy of militia, Colonel Pryse took over the duties of the position, and thus acquired the rank of colonel. Members of the Gogerddan family have, off and on since the time of Mary. represented the Cardigan boroughs in the House of Commons in the Liberal interest. The first whose name is recorded is John ap Rhys, of Gogerddan, one of the Council of the Court 01 Marches, >\ ho represented the county in Mary's first parliament in 1553. Richard ap Rhys, who was knighted by Elizabeth, represented the county at intervals from 1584 to 1620, and died in 1622. Other members of the family occupied the position until 1714 when Lewis Pryse was returned when he was 100 miles from the shire, when he had not sought a single vote, and when he either would or eould not go to London. The name of Lewis Pryse being called over in the House and he not appearing, the House ordered him to be sent for in custody of the Sergeant at Arms, but tht said Lewis Pryse not appearing nor apparently wishing to appear, nor having taken the oath, he was pronounced disqualified to sit. A new writ was issued, and Owen Brigstocke was returned. The last member of the Gogerddan family who sat for the county was John Pugh Pryse of Goger- ddan, who was elected in 1761 in the time of George III. In respect of the boroughs, though the records go back to the time of Edward VI. (1547), it was not till nearly two centuries had passed that Lewis Pryse, of Gogerddan. who sat for the county in the next Par- liament brings the family forward as representatives of the Boroughs in Parliament. In the time of George II., Thomas Pryse occupied the seat, and from ISIS to 1849 Pryse Pryse held the position until his death in the first month of that year. He was succeeded by Pryse Loveden, and after an interval of two years- from 1855 to 1857 during which period John Lloyd Davies, of Alltyrodyn and Blaendyffryn sat for the Boroughs, Colonel Pryse, lately deceased, was returned in 1S57. He held the position until 1868 when he retired and was succeeded by Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd, bart, of Bronwydd. He continued to take an interest in politics up to the time of his death. From its institution he was elected president of the Cardi- ganshire Liberal Association, and at the last election was spoken of as candidate for the county in the Liberal interest. During the latter portion of his life, however, he displayed a tendency to Whiggism if not to Conservatism. He was not at first in favour of the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and when subsequently he adopted the question of Welsh dis- establishment, he was not in lavour of home rule in Ireland, and as time went on and age increased, the ap between his political views and those of the advanced section of the Liberal party in the county widened. The most prominent feature of his life, undoubtedly, was his great love of country life and field sports. Liberalism, after all, was probably more a tradition of the family than a principle. He farmed about 200 acres of land about Peithyll, but it was more for the exercise it brought, and his love of nature than with the intention of improving the breed of stock or of eaping a large profit. He began hunting when a child and carried on the Peithyll pack of foxhounds until the end of his days, frequently affording his neighbours with wild runs over the Cardiganshire hills and mountains. After a most successful season in 1877, a compli mentary banquet was given to Colonel Pryse, when the chair was taken by the late Earl of Lisburne, and when the gallant master made the following charac- teristic speech Lord Lisburne and Gentlemen,—I do not know whether surprise or pleasure predominates in my mind at your great kindness in giving me this magnificient entertainment—surprise in knowing that I have done nothing worthy of such a reception, and pleasure in finding that I have so many kind friends who appreciate my efforts to amuse them. (Cheers).| As this is essentially a hunting dinner, I shall confinei the few remarks I have to make to that subject. I j need not tell you that my father was a keen follower of the chase. At three years old I was blooded to my hounds ever since then I have been more or less in the saddle, and I suppose shall be to the end of my (lays. for, thank God. I am sound both in wind and limb. This blessing I attribute very much to hunting. (Applause). I need not tell my many riends that for a long period both before and after my father's death, I have done my best to promote and keep up foxhounds in this county—(cheers)—for though in is rough and wild I contend that it is one in which a man man who is really fond of hunting, and does not go out merely for riding, can see much more of the real work of hounds than in any of the galloping English counties (Hear. hear). What I like best of all is that when the wild animal for wild he is in this county is killed, the ■merit is solely due to the hounds, as no huntsman ean assists them to any very great extent. (Applause). BWell, these are some of the reasons which have in- Ittuenced me. There is another reason of perhaps more Simportance. namely, that I am firmly convinced that? more is done in the hunting field to promote sociality Sand good fellowship than in any other walk of life. (AppJause.) You will know that in my position. having no broad acres at my back, I cannot carry on ■ the sport in quite the way I should like to do, but| ithough I can only keep a fe»v hounds, I endc-u'our to! Shavetail good hounds, and I trust_ the geutlemeu who! Shunted with me last season will bear me out in thinking that I have succeeded fairly in this endeavour. (Cheers ) I have to thank the [owners of covers and lands over which 1 have hunted,! ■for the kindness and courtesy which has always been! ■shown to me, and to say that if they will continue to| preserve foxes for me I hope to show them good sporti [for many years to come. (Applause.) The past Kvas a most excellent one, and I do not recollect dnriugi my experience, which has extended over thirty years,! 1'having had such a season before. I rejoice to see revival of sporting spirit in this neighbourhood, for l| have heard that it was the fashion with some to sav& that it was dead and buried. (" No, no.")^ have heard that it was the fashion with some to sayfi; that it was dead and buried. (" No, no.")^ jiGentlemen, a real good, such as hunting is in every| ,way, both for enjoyment and health, will uever £ die as long as old England lasts. (Applause ) It lnayjs in certain neighbourhoods, and for special reasons, fa¡¡ away for a time, but eventually it is sure to start again with renewed vigour. (Applause.) Again I Sthauk you all for your great kindness to me. I drinkfi ? ill your good healths. I fully appreciate the kindî mention which has been made of me by our u obi eg chairman in my capacity as Lord Lieutenant, jj (Applause.)$ In 1880 the County Gentleman gave a portrait GF Colonel Pryse, with the accompanying account of the gallant gentleman's career :— jf I Colonel Edward Lewis Plyse, of Peithlll, Aberystwyth, whossjj portrait we jjivu this week, is second son of the late Ikli- Pi vse^ jPrvse, of Gogerddan, whose long Welsh pedigree traces >>ack in aj Idirect line to Henry VII., and who represented the Cardi^aiij ■boroughs in Parliament from 181S to the day of his death in HW), and was one of the hardest and best riders to hounds in Oxford-1' Hshirc when he resides at Woodstock, in the (hys when old Philip, Payne, huntsman to the Duke of IJeaiuord o that day, andsf, Benjamin Holloway, of Lee-place, Charlbury, were giants in the hunting tield. S Mr Pryse Pryse was also fond of a little racing, as in 1807 we^ find him, with Laura, winning a £ .">0 plate at Tewkesbury, handicap at Stafford, and running unplaced for tu o stakes at thesj !onee popular Holywell Hunt Meeting and in the following yearS Ihe won races at Wrexham and Kin^scott, a club meeting in Glou-|j 'cestershire. Witb Snitterlield, by Stickier, he won races in ISO!) at$ lliibury, Oxford, Taunton, and Oswestry, and won the Oxford CupU in IblO with Oriinaldi, by Delpini, his opponents being Lord C. H.$s 'Somer.-et, Lord I.owther, and Mr Dundas, while the distance was'fi Jfour miles and iu that year we find he was one of the stewards! at the Holywell Hunt Meeting. In 1810 we find him winning? races at Chester, Chippenham, and Iiurdern, with COIl)eelbf and his sister Ieg- Murdock, both by Grimaldi: and ini ISl!1 we find him with four or five horses, including Doctoi-f. Eady, who won races at Cardiff, Kingseote, Maddington, andfri iMornnouth. and in the following year the Hiburv Stakes,^ [and an impon.ant sweepstakes at Bath, to which there??* [were twenty-six subscribers. Half-a-dozen horses, including The a Doctor and Cardinal Puff b\ Phantom, bought from Lord War-jg |wiek, kept the name of Mr Pryse Pryse in the Calendar up to 182(5,|j jwhen, at the second anniversary of the Aberystwyth Meeting, he a ran a filly named Meg Merrilies' by the Malconi Arabian out org [Meg Murdock but she did not win, although she took a prize at Stourbridge in 1827. For the next seven or eight years Calde-jB cote was the best animal we find running in his name hut iiia, 1839, with a Fungus filly, ridden by Moon, we find him winning § two stakes at Abery stwyth, and in the next y ear Shipway on;| Chaos won a couple of races at the same place whilst Limner,p ridden by his yovngest son, won a hurdle race. Chaos and Kervida won races at the same meeting in 1841; and in the following he ran a horse for the-Derby called Cheops, ridden by the Yiearofsj Wakefield. Australia, bought from Lord George Bentinck, in year won the Gogerddan Stakes at Aberystwyth, and the victories! of the bine body, white sleeves, and black cap were ever popular! in the Principality. Buscot Buck by Venison was the last good! horse he owned, and after his death the Aberystwyth Meeting only jg lasted two years, and since 1851 has ceased to exist. S Colonel Pryse was born in 1817, and at three years old blooded"! hv his father to his first fox, and from that time to the presents hour has, literally speaking, never passed a season without hunt-g ing. The Gogerddan hounds, w hich were established by his fathers inlSOO, have gone on from that day to the present time, and the Colonel, either as a child on a Welsh pony, acting whipper-in, or handling the horn himself, has never missed hunting some portionS of each season with them, besides having had many a -tooti gallopjj with other packs.. In the year 1S."»7 Colonel Prj se entcrsd the Carabineers, which g was then," as it is now, one of the best regiments in the service ;1 and he often nlates how much amused he was at the first thing shown him in the riding-school, how to get on to a horse," ass he flattered himself that he had fully mastered that aceouiplish-3 ment in his seventeen years' experience in the hunting-field. After passing nine happy years with the gallant corps above alluded to, he retired in 184G, and hunted his father's houadu till the death of that good sportsman whose name is still reverenced? in the Principality by those who are old enough to renumber him and the sport, he showed during a Mastership of A ery nearly fifty years. At his death, the Colonel's elder brother, the latej Mr" l'ryse Loveden, succeeded to the estate, the hereditary pack! of fox-hounds, and the Parliamentary seat, which his father, as| mentioned above, Viad held since 1818 and he, on succeeding to| the Mastership, carried the horn himself, and showed first-rate sport up to the time of his death in lfeuG. 1 Colonel Prvse, who then took charge of the property as trustee of his nephew, the present Sir Pryse Pryse, who was then only eighteen, and in the following year was gazetted to the Blues, kept on the old pack, hunting them himself, and handing then) over to his nephew when he came of age, and married in 185n. After a few years Sir Pryse Pryse gave them up, and the body of the pack-22 couples-were. sold in 1870 to Mr Oakeley, who, in connection with Colonel Anstruther Thomson, had just taken the Atherstone country. Colonel Pryse, however, kept a few favourites, and bv careful breeding, and jealously preserving the good old blood, has at the present time a very killing little pack. He rarely takes out more than from twelve to fifteen couple, but with a fair start, they seldom miss accounting for their fox, and that without assistance from the huntsman, the giving of such assistance being, from the nature of the country, generally impossible, and also contrary to the master's orders, as the hounls by being left alone become absolutely self-reliant, which is of untold value in such a rough and mountainous country where the foxes are so wild find strong. The Colonel hunts regularly twice a week, and soit.etitiies five, dan-i a fortnight. His fields are small as regards horse- lien, being sometimes confined to one or two friends, though mountain shepherds are generally out on foot in large numbers. However, he is now generally accompanied by his fair niece, Miss Loveden.| an accomplished horsewoman, and thoroughly versed in the science of the chase. | The records of good mountain runs with these hounds are pretty. numerous e\ en in this short season, but two particularly good nes have taken place of late, one in October last, when the fox8 "and hounds covered over thirty miles of ground, and another inn February, when at least two thirds of that distance were run over. n cach occasion the hounds fairly ran away from and distanced the horses, and in each case succeeded without extraneous aid in killing their fox on the open mountain. B Colonel Pryse, like his father and elder brother, sat for some years in Parliament, as in he succeeded Mr Pryse Loveden as the representative of the Cardigan boroughs, and at the same times was created lord-lieutenant of his county, and is still colonel of the County Artillery Militia; but in 186s he gave up his seat in the House of Comiiions, though solicited on all sides to retain it, as he preferred the quiet pleasures of a country life, being heart and soul devoted to hunting and all field sports. On Wednesday afternoon the inquest was held at Peithyll on the body, before Dr Evan Rowland, coroner, and W. Hughes Jones, Esq., deputy coroner, and a jury composed of the following gentlemen Messrs J. G. W. Bonsall, Fronfraith, foreman, J. T. Morgan, Nantceirio, Captain Hughes Bonsall, \Y. T. Hughes, Lovesgrove, James Thomas, Llwyndewi, William Hughes. Torglwyd, Thomas Price, Troedrhiwgwynydd, David Jenkins, Troed- rhiw, John James, Abercwmdole, Henry William Morgan, Fron, Richard Blackwell, Penllwyn, William James, Pwllcenawon, John Roberts, Lion Hotel, and John Morgan, Rhiwarthen-issa. Among those present were Mr J. P. Vaughan Pryse, Bvvlchbychan, Mr H. C. Fryer, Aberystwyth, Mr John Lloyd, D.C.C., and Dr Lloyd, Groginan. The Coroner, addressing the jury, said they had been summoned there to enquire by and what means the late Colonel Edward Lewis Pryse came to his death. Their first duty was to choose a foreman. On the proposition of Mr J. T. Morgan, Mr J. G. W. Bonsall was appointed foreman, and the jury went to view the body. On their return, Mary Jones, Trefechan, the first witness was called. She said—I live at Trefechan, Aberystwyth. I was going towards Rhiwarthen-issa about eleven o'clock in the morning of Tuesday, when my attention was drawn to something on the road leading from Pwllcenawon to Rhiw- arthen-issa. On looking mora carefully she saw that it was a man lying on his side on the road, and the horse which was saddled and bridled was free and grazing. I went and called the servant man of Pwllcenawon and Mr James,, and both ran to the spot as soon as possible. He had a fishing basket on his baok, the rod was strapped on his shoulder, and his hat was on one side. He was lying on his right side but not at full length. I could not say that he had fallen from his horse. I know who it was when I went up to the body, and as t; .r as I could see he was dead when I went up to him. Mr J. T. Morgan—I was told that he I.ad the bridle over his arm, but of course you cannot believe all you hear, which would seem to lead to the idea that be had got off his horse. Witness replied that the body was lying in the middle of the road and the horse was grazing. Tn re,iY to further questions, witness added that there was no blood coming from the mouth, nor did she see any marks on the body. Mary Reilly was the next witness. She snid—I live at Trefechan. Yesterday, I accompanied the last witness owards Rhiwarthen Issa. Between Pwllcenawon and Rhiwarthen Issa she saw the Colonel lying along the road on his right side. His hat had fallen off and his feet were out, and there were no appearances of any struggle. I did not know who it was being a stranger to the town. I went back to the farm and said to the servant man. "For heaven's sake come down. There is somebody dead on the road." The servant man and Mr James then went across the field to the road to the deceased. John James,Pwllcenawon, said-The first thing I heard was the last witness calling out that a man was hurt oil the road—that the horse had ran away. I immediately ran down with the servant man and saw the deceased lying on his back in the middle of the road with his head towards me. His hat was partly on his head having fallen off. The horse was within two yards of the body. The reins had been pulled over the horses neck. I had seen the Colonel passing a short time before the field, where I was working. I saw him about a quarter past ten going along the road towards Rhiwarthen. He was then riding, and he had not gone mere than 200 yards to the place where I saw him dead. He was going in the direction of Rhiwarthen Issa. There were no marks on the road of any struggle, nor was there any blood or mark on the body. From what I could gather from appearances I should not think he fell from the horse neither was there any appearance as if he had been dragged by the horse. All his clothes were under him tidily, and he looked as if j|he had laid himself down quietly in the position in which |liR was found. His face was black when I first saw him, bn: wben I and others put him in a vehicle to take bin; home the face assumed a more natural colour. Dr Gilbertson said—I am a medical practioner and at- tended the deceased occasionally. About six weeks or two months ago he had a slight, attack. He came to me at Aberystwyth, and I only saw him that once. I at- tended him f"r a rheumatic affection in his right side. I saw him subsequently but did not since attend h;in pro- fessionally. When t saw him since he said he was quite iwoll. I was called in yesterday about halt-prst two go'clock. The body was then dressed and I did not "examine him more than looking at him—in fact [ have not examined him at all. | The Coroner—Judging from what you have ber.rd to-J iday from the witnesses and what you knew of Colonel! IPryse previously what do you think a.« the propableg fcause of death | 1 L)r Gilbertson—It is impossible to state what is thel fcause of death but the most probable cause of death thatj Joccurs to ine is some sudden arrest of the circulation of| jthe blood, either within the heart itself or in one of the largel (vessels immediately connected with it. The probable! icause of arrest—probable. I say—would be what is called! coagulated blood, putting it in plain English, and being! ,a rheumatic person the blood would be more likely to* Ioagulate than otherwise. | You mean by coagulate that the blood would form in a?;^ lot?—Form in_a clot. | Mr J. T. Morgan—You do not know of his ailing-! ictore, do you ? I believe that he was to have gone up to| sTanteos with the other hounds, and he wrote a nicejg plotter saying that he did not feel quite well enough to go| Sup, but he would send the hounds up. | | L)r Gilbertson—-He told his huntsman that he wouldS Dr Gilbertson—-He told his huntsman that he wouldS snot go up to Nanteos, as he did not think there would be? lany sport, the wind being too high. He, therefore, said| jhe would go fishing. I made enquiries from the servants! land they all say that he was remarkably well yesterday! Imorning. He ate a good breakfast, and was in good? Ispirits—in fact they say that he was in better spirits than! lusual. I a Margaret Jenkins, Tafarnfagal, said—I was .sent forj iyesterday to lay the body out. 1 observed no mark at all| I "on the body, only a slight discolouration of the face onf« the left side. | The Coroner briefly summed up, and after 'i3 brief deliberation, the Foreman said the jury found that! Colonel Pry-se died from natural causes. B brief deliberation, the Foreman said the jury found that Colonel Pry-se died from natural causes. B

1 PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNDSPAY, MAY 20T«, before| J. G. \Y. Bonsall, Esq., chairman, J. T. Morgan, G.| F. Hughes-Bonsall, and B. E. Morgan, Esqrs. 1 The Late Colonel Pryse.—-The Cnairmau, in appro-| priate and feeling terms, alluded to the sudden death| )f Colonel L. Pryse, and expressed on behalf of iiiiiiself and the Bench sympathy with his relatives. | An Affray.—-David Williams, and Richard Evacs, both of the fifth brigade, Welsh Division, Roya! Artillery,were charged by Mr D.C.C. John Lloyd with having committed an affray at Brynyinor, on the 12th May.—Edward Bebl), a gunner in the Brigade. said that on the 1May last, he was in It field above Brynymor near the powder magazine. lie saw the two defendants there. They were fighting! ivith or.e another. They were both stripped to the waist.| Witness saw them fight forty-four rounds, and both men were much punished. There were about fifty people there he thought. He (lid not see any seconds. He saw no money passed, nor did he hear they wcre lighting for money. They fought about three qnarters| of an hour. It was about four or five p.m. when the| light occurred.— By the Bench The fight took place! itter a quarrel in the town.—John Jones, a gunner in the brigade, corroborated the last witness's evidence.- Evan Llewellyn, a 'gunner in the ..Brigade, said he remembered Friday night, the 11th May, and meeting die two defendauts near the Western Vaults, Aber-| ystwyth. They were both sober, but were making! use of high %ord, -David Thursby, also a gunner in Dhe Brigade, said he met the two defendants by the| Western Vaults about 10 p.m. on Friday May 11th.I The defendant, Evans, was drank, and called the other defendant, Williams, and said, he would like to have a round with him. A serjeant afterwards camel and separated them.—Adjutant Major Anderson stated that the defendants had been before him and punished.—Both defendants were bound over each in the sum of £ 5 to keep the peace for six months. School Prosecutions.—David Evans, Dinas, Ebenezer Morris, Peurhiwgaru, Jane Morgan, California, Thomas Williams, Rhosbodor, John Stephens, Fronwen, Ann Jenkins, Nantyaur, and William Jenkins, Rhydlydau Arms, were each fined us. and Thomas Lewis, Gelli, 2s. 6d. for neglecting to send their children to school. Master and Sei-V(Iit. -David Jenkins, Troedrhiw, charged Elizabeth Pugh, with having left his service md not fulfilling her contract of service.—Mr Hugh Hughes, Aberystwyth, appeared for the complainant, and Mr John Evans, Aberystwyth, for the defendant —The complainant said the defendant was engaged m the 14th November !a3t by his wife. From conversation with the defendant he knew what the terms of the engagement were. It was at Troed- rhiw. The terms were for twelve months at jE8 10s. a year. She was to do farm work usual for female servants. She continued in his service till the 3rd May, when she left. She gave him a month's previousj notice of leaving. The amount paid to defendant! was E2 2s. 6d. He claimed from defendant £3 for damages for cancelling contract. He had been obliged to engage another woman by the day to fill her place. He should have to engage another servant, and it would cost him as much to hire a servant now for the remainder of the year as from November la,gt.-Cross examined by Mr John Evans He had two farms, Penbryn and Troedrhiw. He lived at Troed- rhiw, He only kept one servant girl. The defendant! did what was required of Uer in the house. Before he| took the summons out he had an application for thea balance. JE1 7s. 10d., from defendant, and was wllliig co settle with her for the amount.—Re-examined by| Mr Hugh Hughes Defendant was not doing so muchj as other servants he had had. He engaged her to doj out-door work.—Mr Hugh Hughes applied for an adjournment to the next Court, which was granted. Renewal oj Store Licence.—The renewal of Bron- fl,)yd store licence was granted.

ABEItAYRON. T,IBR -A large number of books by different authors have lately been presented to this library. PETTY SESSIONS, WKDNKSDAV MAY 23rd.—Before Col. Lewes, chairman, Major Price Lewes, Messrs H. T. Evans, and John Parry. Wilful Damage. —J am es Davies, Post Office, Ciliau Aeron, postmaster's son: was charged by Geo. A. Hutchings, county surveyor, with having wilfully committed damage to the amount of 5s. to and upon the parapet of Pontnewydd bridge in the parish of Ciliau Aerou, the property of the county of Cardigan, during the night of the 14th April last, Defendant appeared and pleaded guilty. The damage having been reported to the police Sergeant Phillips and P.C. Thomas, Ystrad, by making enquiries found out that the offence had been committed by Davies.—The Bench inflicted a fine of 103. and costs. He was also ordered to pay 5s. damage.—The amounts were paid. Dallis Fair and its Consequcnccs.-Thomas Williams, Queen- street, Aberayron, mariner, was charged on the information of Supt. Williams with having been drunk and disorderly at Dalis Fair on the 0th May.—Evidence in proof of the charge was given by Sergeant Phillips and P.C. D. Thomas, Ystrad.—Fined 10s. and costs.-Evan Davies, Blaenwaun, Ciiiau Aeron, labourer, was charged by the same complainant with having been drunk and disorderly at the same place on the same day.—Sergeant Phillips proved the charge.—Defendant appeared and expressed his sincere regret for having acted as he did, saying the offence should ncver be repeated.—Fined 5s. and costs.—Evan Jones was charged by the same complainant with having committed a similar offence at the same fair,— P.C. D. Thomas, Ystrad, proved the charge.— Fined Cs, and costs. Alleged Assaitlt.-Willi-,iiii Evans, Felinfaeh, Llansantffread, farmer, was summoned at the instance of John Jenkins, labourer, Llanon, with having assaulted him at the Plough, Llansantffread, on the 24th May.—The parties did not appear. Gunpowder.—Mr Henry Loyn, Mr J. Ll. Lewis, Messrs Howell and Son, and Mr D. D. Evans, Oakford, re-registered their pre- mises fcr the sale of gunpowder. The Late Mr. Longcro/t.—The Chairman made reference to the eath of Mr Longcroft, of Llanina, saying that in a sense they had lost the father of the Bench.

LONDON. MARRIAGE.-On Monday, May 21st, the marriage was solemnized at the Welsh Calvinistio Methodist Chapel, New Jewin, between Mr David Jones, provision merchant, 41, Commercial-road, and Miss Mary Williams, fourth daughter of Mr John Williams, grocer, Bronant. The ceremony was performed by the Rev J. Morris, M.A., of Nassau-street Chapel. Mr John Williams, jun., acted as best man, and Miss Jones, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Catherine Williams, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaids. he bride was given away by her father, Mr John Williams. Both bride and bridegroom are highly respected. A number of useful presents were received, of which the following is a list: Mr M. Evans, Commercial-road, gold brooch and ear rings Mrs Enms, Commercial-road, dinner service Mr John Williams, jun., 21, Spital-street, gold chain Miss Catherine Williams 21, Spital- street, tea service Mr David Jones, 21, Spital-street, pair orna- ments and shades; Miss Catherine Edwards, 21, Spital-street, dozen silver teaspoons Mrs Jones, 2, Asham-street, silver teapot; Mr John Evans, Staples-street, silver teapot; Miss Mary Evans, Commercial-road, silver teapot; Mrs Morris, New-road, silver tea- pot; Mrs James, Commercial-road, silver teapot; Miss James, Umberstone-street, silver sugar basin and cream jug Mr Stephen Evans, White Horse-street, silver cruet stand; Miss Morgan, Allscott-road, antimacassars and screens; Mr E. Jones, Commercial- road, half-a-dozen knifes and forks, and carver and fork Mr G. Bennett, Commercial-road, one dozen silver teaspoons; Miss Tiff, Commercial-road, set o' jv. Miss Williams, Murray-street, towels; Miss Williams, Murray-street, damask table cover Miss M. Jones, Bermondsey-street, one pair decanters, one pair glass jugs, one ozen wine glasses, one dozen tumblers Mr W. Morris, Mansell- street, silver toast rack Mr John Williams, Mansell-street, cheese tureen Miss Mary Williams, White Horse-street, clock Mr Evan Evans, White Horse-street, table cover Mrs Jones, Roman-road, damask table cover; Miss Jones, Roman-road, table cloth, half-a- dozen table napkins; Mr D. Davies, New-road, damask table cover; Miss Jones, Church-street, pair of oriiaiiients Mr and Miss Williams, Brich-lane, set of tray Mr W. Jones, Botolph-road, heese tureen; Miss Ellis, Plumnier-row, toilet service; Miss Jones, Pluninier's row, writing desk Mr D. Jenkins, Peter-street, West- minster, money Mr Daniel Jones, New-street Hill, money; Mr and Mrs D. Morgan, Bronant, mousy Mrs Jones, Bronant, money Mrs Lewis, Terrace, money Mrs Jones, Terrace, money.

LOCAL LAW CASE. HUMPHREYS v. THOMAS. Before Justices Huddleston and Charles sitting as a Divisional Court. This motion came on last Tuesday, which was to set aside an award made by Mr John Hughes, of Portland-street, Aberyst- wyth, retired master mariner, in a shipping dispute existing between Mr John Humphreys, of Aberystwyth, master mariner, and Mr David Thomas, of Aberystwyth, retired master mariner. Humphreys has been for many years captain of the Rheidol Vale." and afterwards of the Ystwyth," two vessels belonging to Mr Thomas. Accounts had been allowed to run between the the parties for many years, and when Humphreys ceased to be captain of the vessels, he sent in an account to Captain Thomas claiming £ 22--i. The owner of the vessels, Captain Thomas, dis- puted this claim, and all questions in dispute were referred to two arbitrators, Captain Richard Watkins, retired master mariner, who was selected by Humphreys, and Captain David Jones, selected by Captain Thomas. The two arbitrators spent a con- siderable time in investigating the accounts and agreed as to most of the items. They finally failed to agree with regard to some of the items whereupon they called in the umpire Captain -John Hughes who by his award not only found that there \1' nothing due from Captain Thomas to Captain Humphreys, but found that Captain Humphreys was indebted to Captain Thomas in the sum of i;1 19s. 8d. Captain Humphreys was dissatisfied with this award, and hence this motion to set aside the award. A number of affidavits were made on behalf of the appellant ill which it was alleged among other things that the umpire had dealt only with a few items and not with all the questions in dispute and that in other instances he had not dealt fairly. The arbitrators and umpire made affidavits to the effect that although the umpire had largely made use of the fruits of the labour of arbitration he had passed his judgment upon all matters in dis- pute. The Court dismissed the application with costs. A learned counsel instructed by Mr Joseph Davies, of Aberystwyth, ap- peared for the appellant, and Mr English Harrison instructed by Messrs Griffith Jouee and Co., for the respondent Captain Thomas.

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MR. GEE AT CRICCIETH. I < Silt,—I attended Mr Gee's meeting at Cr iccieth on the 23rd, and I he much obliged if you will allow me to- state that I did so simply to hear what he had to say as to the proposed Land League, and not in any way withi Ian idea of addressing the meeting which was but poorly| lattended by those whom the league is .supposed to deliver! [from bondage, of course, upon payment iu advance, ij Shave to thank the Chairman, Mr Lloyd George, Mr Gee.l land the Rov John Owen, for the fair play which they^ jaecorded me and which it was suggested should not b'e| |meted out to me by certain individuals. In replying to? |Mr Gee I was at a great disadvantage as I had to prepares jmy speech as he delivSI-ed his, and I now add to what iff fdid say, a good deal I meant to say. The fact that MrJ 'Gee did not attempt to defend his absurd programme! |when he got up to acknowledge the vote of th&nks passed! jto him for his speech, caused the greatest astonishment.! land the farmers have fairly seen through the gigaut.ic| 'scheme which really and truly is only a political dodge to!* [jkeep the farmers and the new voters, the labourers, to- Serether in the same radical boat. I will give you as far'| las I can the statements made by Mr Gee, and my replies! Imade and which should have DO,en made, those who \vere| (present can collect me if they find anything wrong.J | Mr Gee's first assertion was that a great number of| SActs of Parliament had been passed to steal the Commons^ ijfrom the people and to give them to the landed! ^proprietors, My reply was that no Act of Parliament! '(Inclostire Act) gave a single landed proprietor anyl ?right which he did not possess before. The Acts simply si reduced to order and writing every person's right ofl common and set out who was to fence, and put an end ';o| ceaseless squabbles in which the strongest, then as now,| squeezed out the weakest. Mr Gee referred to a large* tract which the Gwydyr Estate had got hold of, and lie made a pitiable tale of how a great many who had builtff huts were turned out after being there for years. He guarded himself from saying that they had been there longij enough to have a title by adverse possession, as he prac-| tically admitted that each squatter was a trespasser. Butjg I supposing Gwydyr did a very wicked thing in getting allæ: the common, according to Mr Gee's theory it would kave^ been quite right if lots of little Gwydvrs had stolen the| whole concern. It looks as if the quality of the thief orE the number of theives made the difference. What aboutf the public ? If robbed, it matters not whether by squatters! or Gwydyr. I think the second assertion was 'That the| land could not bear the burden of the tithes." but furthers on the diversian of the tithes to other purposes was the| game. Even the dullest of the farmers sees plainly that| divertion of the tithes to other purposes won't keep him ifg he has to find the money just as now, and even Mr Gee 1 does not propose to place a part of the tithe on property!* which pays none now. But the greatest fallacy I twerl heard was his statement to the farmers, that One of thel objects of the league was to secure every farmer in hisS farm for fifteen years certain at a fair rent to be fixed by| a Land Court," and after enlarging upon this for some time! to allow the farmers to get it down their throats, audi accompanying it with the assertion that the landed pro-| prietors were a curse to the county, and that it would be a| blessing to the county to get rid of them, he turned his| face to where the labourers seemed to him to be waltmg" for their share of the plums, and he said, "Ani)tlier object of this League which I ask you to join, is to get? every labourer a slice of land, four or five acres, to enablel him to live and bring up his children, &c. The landl belongs to the people, and we will have it for the people,! by peaceable means, if possible, if not, the responsibility! will be on other heads if other means have to be. used, "fj (I am not sure of the exact words, but that is tne truel meaning of what was said.) In the few words I addressed! to the meeting, I simply stated that I could .see no consist-jS ency in Mr Gee's programme, because when he wanteds the farmers to join he held out absolute security in pos-| session of their farms for fifteen years. The next minute,| when he wanted to catch the working men in his net, he| says, "We'll give them four or five acres of land," and I| asked him where he was going to get the four or five" acre plots, as he could not go to a shop and call for a rolljj of land and measure it off like cloth, and I understood that if all the the land was divided equally, that no more than two acres could be given to each adult. I appealed to Mr Gee if that was so. He said "More." Well, then," I replied, say fouracres each." Who will have his| four acres on Ilhosllan Common or on Snowdon? No, thef four acre plots must be carved out of the farms which Mr Gee has just said you are to have quite safe for fifteen years-(this was too much for the meeting, which roared with laughter). Instead of being afraid only of being dis- turbed by one dreadful oppressor in the shape of a landlord, if Mr Gee's scheme succeeds, every tenant farmer will livel in daily dread of receiving a notice that Dick Thomas.! the man he turned off because he could not getl him up in the morning, wanted four acres of| land, and as Dick lived close by, of course hel must have the land close by, because his wife is not very, strong and as she will do most of the work on the four! acres. She can't walk far to it. Are the farmers fools? enough to exchange the first danger, which is a thousand? times more imaginary than real, for one which will be a !real danger, and one which can be used with frightful! effect especially when quarrels in families or even in con-| gregations have arisen? I doubt it. Mr Gee spoke about! the rivers and fishing, I thought he must be a great hands at fishinsr with "artificial flies," and when angling fori farn.ers he used one" called fifteen years safe from dis- turbance;" when angling for working men he changes it and puts on one called four acres for each of you out of omebody's farms." 1 Does it ever occur to Mr Gee that even if his four acre scheme is carried out, that he must have a new division in a few years to provide for the population grown on ea.-h four acre plot, and how would he prevent the careful people from buying up the four acre plots from the reckless and thriftless ones? | Before he abolishes the landed gentry, he should show! the country what he will do with the old libotirers employed by them, and whose burden on the rates is thusjj saved, perhaps he is conjuror enough to be able to proves to the farmers that their position would be improved byl driving all old people on to the rates. It was s.)inewhat strange to hear Mr Gee tell his audience" that remark of mine is worthy of a better reception than you have given it." I think this was said when his sit-gentioii about a valuer appointed by a Land Court fell so flat.| and if he is wise he will believe me when I tell him that! 99 farmers out of a 100 would rather anything than the appearance of a valuer-except when farms are owneda by small Radicals, and in such cases an honest valuer would reduce the rents fifty per cent—1 My only object in writing is to try and induce the people! to strip the proposals of all rubbish wrapped around them by Mr Gee's winning way of putting them, and to test! them by the application of them to their own cases, and! own localities-and to remember the old Welsh proverb that the worst agreement is better than the best law. I wish from my heart that tenants would be moremanly andt open and come boldly and state their grievances. Less soft soap and hat touching and more straight forward action is what we want, and farmers should be able to show by figures the state of affairs, and if they will only believe it, they may treat their landlords and I trust also their agents with as much confidence as they trust each other when they do all this bank borrowing while Mr Gee say is done.—I am certain the confidence would not be mis-! placed, and it would beget confidence.—Yours truly, WALTER B. C. JONKS. § Criccieth, May 25th, 1888. E P.S.—Before sitting down I challenged Mr Gee if he really and truly had the interests of the farmers at heart to name six men to meet three land owners and three land agents to discuss the whole Land Question in all its bearings which are very little understood by the public. W. B. C. J. j THE ABERYSTWYTH PARADE. j SIR,-May I claim a short space in your paper to draw the attention of the authorities to the present state of the Terrace, for it is really time something should be done to make walking thereon less painful. fi The small round pebbles are a torment to those with tender feet, and how Ladies are expected to walk alon wearing thin shoes, I do not know. It is not possible! that those responsible for the present state of things intend we should do penance for some unknown cause. t Why has our great steam roller, which was expected to make all our ways smooth, not been used on the Terrace ?! Has all interest been exhausted in the big and expensive toy; and is it now laid aside to rest ? e I must candidly tell the Council that the present state of the Terrace is not creditable to any third rate watering place; and to expect Visitors here to promenade on pebbles and dust is more than can be endured.- Yours faithfully, POOR FEET. Z A FLEET OF DEEP SEA FISHING BOATS FOR ABERYSTWYTH. 1 SIR,- I beg thr jugh the medium of your valuable paperl to call the attention of enterprising landed proprietors, capitalists, tradesmen, &c., of the locality, to the fishing! industry of Great Britain. I will for the present confinei my remarks to the mackerel and herring boats that fish! all round the coast during the seasons that the fish visit the different parts of the coast. 1 It is well known to our seafaring people that the fleet of boats that visit Kinsail and the South West of Irelandg during the mackerel season represent all ports of the united kingdom, and even France sends a number of large and heavy manned boats that help to swell the fleet. | Seeing that the fleet is annually increasing, and that a| larger and better class of boats is being introduced j'ear, it has struck me very forcibly that these boats, as aj matter of course, must pay, otherwise capitalists woulds certainly cease to invest. The same remarks apply to the| fleet that visits the Kast coast and other parts for herriiur,s5 being in fact the same boats, but supplied with herrings gear. § Hence, by all means, the desirability of makiugs strenuous efforts to get a fleet of boats connected wifchS this port, well equipped, and in every way suitable to follow! the fishing during the seasons in company with the boats! litted out at other ports and creeks round the coast, for it is very evident and painfully visible to all that we aref sadly in want of some sort of industry that will our'! requirements and prove a suitable and profitable sub-li stitute in lieu of our once flourishing, prosperous, anctm numerous fleet of coasting vessels that not only yieJrJed handsome returns and carried a good trade to the vendors| of all sorts of commodities in the town from an anchor to"* i needle, but also gave remunerative employment^ to our seamen, men and boys, in fact the amouni| of employment, the building, repairing, refitting, aim| manning these small vessels gave is well remembered,! and known in the town and neighbourhood. | These remarks, of course, apply to other ports places along the Welsh coast. Trusting that they may! bring this important matter before those interested in the! Iwelfare of the Principality, for I know of no reason why our seafaring people should not succeed in the fishing sbusine-s, lik;- otO'-T people, if there was a faiv trial made. I I fully trust that I may be in a position to lay before the public in your next issue, with your permission, some freliable statistics showing the tonnage and cost of each jjboat when fully equipped and fit for work. I I need not point out that we are in as good a position *to compete with all ship, or boat builders, as our SManx neighbours if but once a start in this direction was made, and all know what a boon to the town an industry jjthut would give employment to our .shipwrights and others !would prove to be. NAUTILUS. TOWYN BEACH. SIR, —I have often heard it said that nature has done- nuuch and man little for Towyn. I am not only prepared |to agree with the saying, but to e;o further, and say that mature has done much in beautifying the place, and man Iseems to be doing his little best to spoil and undo the jwork of nature. The sands are level,smooth,and hard, but man digs holes, carries away sand and stones, and idestroy, as far as he is able to, the barrier raised by jnature to prevent the sea from encroaching on the land. 'The only excuse offered for these acts of destruction is- that it always has been done. Those who are directly Iconcerned should take action to pat a stop to the perni- cious praebce. M. G. S. THE ABERYSTWYTH DORCAS SOCIETY AND THE MARYLEBONE OLD CLOTHES | COMMITTEE. | SIR,—In a local note in last weeks Cambrian News you jsay that in Marylebone there is an Old Clothes Com- jmittee, whose object it is to form a store of childrens jold clothes and boots, to which teachers of any elementary schools in Marylebone, whether board or voluntary, may apply for aid for their poorest scholars. That subscrip- tions are also received, and that the income so raised is spent in buying other second hand clothes, in providing din- ner tickets, in repairing garments received, and in covering the small costs of administration. After commenting upon the large number of articles of clothing and boots received by this committee, and distributed among the school children in a short time, you say this is just the sort of work the Aberystwyth Dorcas Society is trying to do. and that there are useful stores of old clothes in the houses of the well-to-do, which the members of the Dorcas Society could distribute in the winter time if people would look them up and that probably many old clothes could be obtained if people knew how to bring them into the society's possession. Well, Sir, as a member of the Dorcas and Lying-in Aid Societies, and for_ the sake of the poor for whose benefit these Societies exist. Allow me to thank you most heartily for the ever ready and helpful interests you take in this work, and with your permission I beg to say that, when, in connection with the Lying-in Aid Society, the Dorcas Society started, it was thought that by a systematic distribution of clothes among the poor of the town much suffering might be avoided, and the poor made happier. Especially as all applications for help from the Dorcas Society—like similar applications made to the Marylebone Old Clothes Committee—are made to the Society and all articles of clothing disposed of by them, which avokls mendicity and imposture. The Dorcas Society soon after it started did make a public appeal by circular to the inhabitants of the town and district for cast off wearing apparel of any description, and asked that any such might be sent to the Town Hall where the Society held their meetings every Wednesday afternoon. The result was that we received a few useful and very acceptable articles of clothing, but nothing like so many as might have been expected. Just now would, perhaps, be a good time to remind the charitably disposed of the existence of these societies, and to ask them to kindly send any cost off winter clothes or boots they may have, addressed to the Dorcas Society at the Town Hall. Though the sewing meetings have, as usual, been discontinued during the summer months, some member or members of the society attend every Wednes- day afternoon to give out and receive back cases of linen, so that anything sent there would be thankfully received and acknowledged. The stock of clothes is now very low, and applications are constantly being made. In connection with the Lying-in Aid Society, the Dorcas Society can more advantageously make, repair, and distribute clothes, and otherwise help the poor than if it existed alone, and one cast of administration covers the whole field of labour. If contributions in clothes and money were more numerous much more could be done for poor children attending school, especially with the help of the teachers by whom the children are so well known. Many a little child has to go to school day after day with not sufficient clothing to be comfartable or decent. Children, too, often suffer from scantiness of food which is apt to leave life-long effects on the constitution however vigorous ic may be. And then what sort of men and women do they make ? It would be better for the whole community if the poor children were better clothed and fed. What is wanted is that a deeper and more general interest should be taken in the whole work. Let us hope that something more will be done next winter. In the meantime we hope to receive numerous contributions in money and clothes. The secretary, Mrs John James, 31, Marine Terrace, will gladly receive contributions in money or clothes. Asking you to kindly insert this in the Cambrian News, I am, sir, DORCAS. We will acknowledge subscriptions or contributions sent in aid of these societies.—ED. (J. N. ] THE TERRACE. SIR,—I thought when we got the steam roller that the streets were to be kept in beautiful order. It is surely beyond a joke that the corporation should saddle the rates with such an expensive toy, for toy it seems to be, as after haying played with it a day or two they have like children laid it aside, caiing not what it cost or of what utility it is. If the roller is of any use at all there is pressing need for it on the Terrace, it is in a most shame- ful state. Of all the places in town that ought to be made easy to walk on it is the Terrace, but instead of being the most pleasant it is by far the most miserable. Pat's punishment to walk with unboiled peas in his shoes is nowhere in comparison to walking from one end to the other on our pebbly Terrace. We talk about all sorts of ways and means of bringing visitors to Aberystwyth, and when we get them here, they find, what should be a pleasant and beautiful walk is a grinding purgatorial penance that they long to escape from. Had I any ill- will at the Corporation, I do not know of any punishment that would give me such complete satisfaction as compell- ing them next Tuesday morning in a body to walk up and down the Terrace the whole of the time they should be transacting the town business. I think there would be more fruit from that walk than if they were sitting in the Town Hall.—Yours, X WELSH GOLD MINING. SIR,—Our attention has been called to a letter in the Times under the heading Difficulties of Welsh Gold Mining" from M" Charles Millard, stating that Mr Chidlaw Roberts late father granted the lease and that his client now is threatened with a position which will perhaps ultimately make him penniless through no act or fault of his own, the position being that whereas his clients late father granted a lease at one fortieth Royalty, the Crown now demands of his son a Royalty of one thirtieth. We are also in formed that a report is current that we are are the solicitors who prepared the lease referred to, and responsible for Mr Chidlaw Roberts present difficulty, this is incorrect and calculated to injure us professionally we shall be obliged if you will allow us to state the facts as far as we are concerned in the matter. We negotiated and prepared a lease of of Gwynfynydd Mine from the late Mr Chidlaw Roberts to Messrs Holcroft, Read win, and Stuart, which was duly executed and dated 15th November, 1884, term thirty years. A large premium in cash was paid, and a substan- tial minimum rent reserved, with a royalty of one- twentieth of all minerals and ores raised, and the lease was "subject to all righ ts.claims and privileges now vested or hereafter at any time to become vested in the Crown." We were aware, as was the late Mr Roberts, that the usual Crown royalty was one-thirtieth, but we may state that the late Mr Chidlaw Roberts in January, 1886, handed us a letter from Mr Pritchard Morgan, applying for a modification of the terms of the lease, and Mr Roberts instructed us to reply enquiring how Mr Morgan was interested, this we did but never received an answer, nor have we anythmg further to do with Gwynfynydd. Any modification orthe terms of the lease which the late Mr C. Roberts or the present owner may have had agreed to has been entered into without our advice or knowledge.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, WILLIAM GRIFFITH AND SON. Dolgelley, 30th May, 1888.

P{)tt anb Jit hie tics. CRICKETX CEREDIGION C C. V. U.C.W. This match was played on the Lawn Tennis Ground on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy win for the C.C.C. by fifty runs. The bowling of Messrs Owen and Pitt was very effective, the former taking eight wickets at the smail cost of nine runs and the latter two for five runs. Appended is full score c.c.c. First innings. Second innings. F H Jaggrer, b Rowe ..13 b Rowe 2i' W P Owen, b J R Evans 10 b D C Rowlands „ G H Pitt, b J R Evans 0 c Rowe b D C ttowltjids D C Davies, b D C Rowlands 14 b D C Rowlands G F Roberts, b J R Evans lf> 1 b w, b Rowe J! R G Smith, bDC Rowlands 0 nbsent !j peo Davies, bDC Rowlands 2 b Rowe • • i PrvcePoweH.hDCRo-.vlnnds.. 3 b Rowe 9 ,G Powell, c D C Rowlands b Evans 2 not out •• iW II Brown, bDC Rowlands 0 c I> C Rowlands b Rees tj Ch.tterbuek, not out 1 lb w, bJR Evans Extras 8 Extras 08 62 C. W. 1st. Innings. T L Ilincho b Owen.0 H Hyde b Owen 1 D R Rees b Owen .$> T Young; a P l'owell b Owen O Shearman c C'utterbuck, b Owen 0 D C Rowlands b Pitt 2 J J S Rowe b Owen. •X R Evans b Pitt ■ J D .JtnLin6 not out. 0 RS Rowlands b Owen 0 W R Le Seur b Owen A Extras, • • is i -p. Printed hy Jons GIBSON, and published by him at 2o, Chr.JlJe;: i terrace, Aberystwyth, in the comity of Cardigan; at I FRANCIS Prcn's Cambrian reuse, High-street, Villa, IJ tbe I countr of Merioneth at LT.OYD'S Portmauo b, | county of Carnarvon and at THOMAS LLOYD'S, Pent | street, Machynlleth, in the county of Montgomery | Friday, June 1st, 18SS.