The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

T.T.AWWlNTfV ON the 20th inst., at the Pariah Church of Llan- winio, a thanksgiving service was held at 6.30 p.m., when the service was effectively read by the Rev. J. Timothy Lewis, and a very appropriate and impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. A. Britten, vicar of Mydrim, in his usual eloquent style. The Church was full of attentive listeners, and collections were made for the Church Repairs Fund.

CARMARTHEN. CARMARTHEN COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.—There was no business of interest at the Court on Saturday. SALVATION ARMY HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES are to be held on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday next, and it is to be hoped their friends at Carmarthen will give them a helping hand in providing fruit, vegetables, flowers, &c., to decorate the building. Since the Army are in Carmarthen, never has it been so destitute of soldiers and funds, as it is at present. THE JOINT COUNTIES ASYLUM.-A meeting of the committee of the visitors of the joint lunatic asylum was held on Tuesday, Viscount Emlyn presiding.—The question of the rating of the assessment was brought under the notice of the committee, who determined that the assessment was unreasonably excessixe; and the clerk (Mr W. Morgan Griffiths, solicitor, Carmarthen), was instructed to communicate with the rating authorities, and in default of an arrangement being come to an appeal will be made. Full particulars will appear in our second edition. BEGGING BY LETTER.—At the County Justices' Clerk's office (Mr W. Morgan Griffiths), Carmar- then, on Wednesday, Thomas Stringer, late of Ferryside, was charged with vagrancy (begging). The magistrate present was Mr Lewis Morris, Penbryn. P.C. William Richards, Ferryside, said that about 3.45p.m. on Tuesday, thedefendant called at his house at Ferryside, and handed a letter (produced) to his daughter. He found 16 letters (produced) in his hand (the letters were in the form of a petition for help). Prisoner was only putting the letter in to read, and he did not ask for any reply; Witness then took him into custody.—Martha Richards, daughter of last witness, said prisoner handed her the letter pro- duced and said he would call again. She gave the letter to her father and prisoner came back in three quarters of an hour saying "I am calling for the paper."—Prisoner ,was discharged with a. caution. PARKYVELVET GRAMMAR AND SCIENCE SCHOOL. —We notice that four pupils from this school have recently passed the Queen's scholarship examination, viz :—Mr William James, of Aber- ayron, in the first class and Mr Ll. Powell, of AberCrave, Swansea Valley, and Miss. Morris, Water-street, and Miss Williams, of Llanstephan, in the second class. In school management they received lessons from Mr Gwilym Samuel, Priory- street. CARMARTHENSHIRE INFIRMARY.—The secretary begs respectfully to acknowledge the following amounts, &c :-St. Ishmael's Chapel, 17s Id St. Thomas's Chapel, Ferryside, £1 6s 2d Llansaint Chapel, Ferryside, 9s 6d Eglwyscummin Church, £1 4s 3d; Bwlchygwynt Baptist Chapel, 11s 3d; Capel Newydd, Llanybri, jEl 16s 9d; Elim Chapel, Carmarthen, jE;2 2s 6d Llanllwni Church, £3 10s Od water bed from Mrs Powell, Maesgwynne; fruit and vegetables from harvest festival, Caledfwlch Church; graphic, Mr W. Spurrell. CONCERT.—A grand musical and instrumental concert, will, as appears from our advertising columns, be given by the Fraser Quintette, assisted by Mr Harry Williams, on November 5th., at the Assembly Rooms. These- five sisters are well known in the musical world., and, both the London and Provincial Press are unanimous in their praise. Mr Harry Williams, who has beca specially. engaged for these concerts, is the new American tenor who has lately been such a great success in the London and Paris concerts, his tenor voice being said by the Galignaui s Messenger (Paris), to be the finest and best ever heard in Paris. "Music HATH CHARMS" to Carmarthen folks as much as to any others, but they do not get much of it. Let the Carmarthen Volunteer Band, under the able leadership Of Mr John Jones, parade the streets, discoursing sweet music oftener than what they do, to keep up Carmar- then's liveliness. Their effort on Tuesday night was much appreciated, and many have asked us to thank them on their behalf, through THE JOURNAL, for turning out so well on Tuesday. LAMMAS-STREET CHAPEL.-Anniversary meetings- in connection with this Chapel were held on Sun- day and Monday evening last, when the Re»v | John Thomas, D.D., Liverpool, preached oil" every occasion. The congregations were unusually large, being .perhaps the most crowded ever seen at any chapel in Carmarthen. The rev. gentle- man's discourses were greatly appreciated- The collections, which were made towards liquidating the debt on the new schoolroom, amounted to about L70. THE FIRE BRIGADE paraded Lammas-street, and Guildhall Square, on Tuesday night, with the fire engine, and managed to waste some tons of water by trying to extinguish the stars, at least, they tried to do nothing else, as they only squirted the already very scanty supply of. drink- ing water available for the town, into the air. They did not even try to wash the walls of the Guildhall, which was close by, but if they had, the volume of water would not reach much further than midway up the front as the force was very small. MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The election of two members to fill: the extraordinary vacancies in the Eastern Ward takes place to-day (Friday). The four candidates are Mr Daniel Jones, contractor Mr J. E. Williams, chemist; Mr D. T. Lloyd, shipping agent, and Mr T. Lewis Hodges, horse- dealer. The polling booth will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The new candidates for the Western Ward on the 1st of November are Mr E. Colby Evans, bookseller Mr Walter Lloyd, chemist Mr Evan Jones, Old College School and Mr D. Morgan, tailor and draper. THE LABOUR QUESTION.—On Saturday night the employes in the building trade of the town- carpenters, masons, plasterers, painters, and plumbers, held a well attended meeting at the Assembly Rooms to discuss the labour question. Mr James Morris, Union-street, presided. This gathering was the outcome of the private meeting held at the Market House on the previous Saturday, and its purport was to protest against contractors from Swansea, Llanelly, and other neighbouring towns taking contracts at Carmar- then, thereby excluding the Carmarthen men from getting work on contracts taken in the town.. Another grievance was thai the foreign" I contractors employed their imm for 54 hours a week, while the Carmarthen men had to work one hour a day and two hours on Sa turday more, and the voice of the meeting was thaA they should get I the same system in this town as in other places. On the proposition being put whether they should agitate for the 9 hours system, the ayes" were in a large majority, indeed, there was hardly a dissentient to that opinion. It was also decided to give the employers 4 calendar months notice, the new system to come in force on the first Mon- day in March, as by that time the existing contracts would have been completed. Mr Thomas, a Swansea gentleman, explained the system thoroughly, and urged upon young artizans to go in for it with a will. Other' speakers followed, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated a successful meeting. The secretary is Mr David Evans, 2, Victoria Place, Pensarn, carpenter, who has worked most assiduously since the commencement of the movement. There were over fifty members of the different branches present. CARMARTHEN TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY.— The weekly meeting of this most successful society was held on Sunday evening last at the Lammas-street chapel school-room. There was a very large gathering and it is conjectured, had the gallery being utilized at the coioamencemeut of he meeting, the "secretary's I.,000 would have been attained. A great many tailed to gain admittance. After a hymn had b aen sung and prayer offered by Mr Morris Jones, engine-driver, the chairman (Mr William Davies, bookseller, Johnstown), in a few remarks introduced the Rev. John Thomas, D.D., of Liverpool, to the meeting. The rev. gentleman, on rising, said that he had come there that evening not to delive r an address, but merely to show his side. There was no sub- iect on which he was more ready to speak than that of temperance. For many years he had laboured in the temperance ranks, and he could speak from experience as to the progress of the cause they espoused that evening. No doubt he was about the oldest total-a.bstainer in Wales, as he signed the pledge in the first temperance meet- ing ever held in Wales, 0'.1 the 5tli of May, 1835. He had weathered all -climates, having crossed the Atlantic no fewer than four limes, and had visited San Francisco and oth er parts of the world. He had thus proved that temperate habits were advantageous to :tÜs health. He looked very well and felt rather strong consider- ing that his "lease" of 70 years was about expiring. He gave sound advice to the audience to eschew the drink, which had ruined hundreds, who had become veritable slaves to it, and had died as drunkards. Be recollected a differen t phase upon the temperance cause in this part of the country about 50 years ago when the few were looked upon as nothing but" common disturb- ers." When pastor in a rural district for eight years, stubborn was the fight he carried on alone as reformer in temperance lecturing. He closed his interesting address with the hope that ere long the people of Wales would be blessed with the Local Option Bill.— After this Miss Davies, John-street, gave a solo with power and taste, and further addresses were given by Mr J. Cox, engine-driver, and Mr John Lewis, woollen manufacturer, Johnstown. The meeting then separated. The next meeting will be at the Salvation Army Barracks. ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.—Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the above Church on Monday evening and Tuesday last. The Church was tastily adorned with this years' produce, flowers, plants, &c., by the following ladies and gentlemen Chancel-Miss Hancocke, assisted by Mrs Hatch, Miss E. Johnson, the Miss Davies, Mrs D. Davies, Mrs Vaughan, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Williams, Mrs Morris, Miss M. S. Davies, Miss E. Nicholas, &c. Choir Stalls-- Mrs Soppitt, assisted by Miss Pooley, and Mrs Jones, 75, Lammas-street. Pulpit and lectern- The Miss Richards and Mrs Walters. Font- Mrs William Davies, 91, Lammas-street. The windows were most tastefully decorated by Mrs Soppitt, Mrs William Davies, the Miss Davies, (Friar's Lodge), Miss Thomas, Morley-street, Mra Williams, Cemetery Lodge, Mrs Davies, Magazine row, Mrs Vaughan, Mrs Rosannah Thomas, Miss Jenkins, Water-street, Miss Evans, Stag's Head, Miss E. Lewis, Miss Thomas, 1, Lammte-street,-Mr Jones, 71, Lammas-street, and Mr T. Boen. Contributions were received from the following :—Bread—Mr D. E. Lewis, Mrs Morris (Friar's Lodge), and Miss Thomas, Morley-street, Mr Davies (The Sheaf). Corn, fruit, flowers, vegetables, and plants in pots, .were sent by Mrs Walters, Mrs Horton, Miss Barker, Miss Evans, 27, Picton-terrace, Miss Lewis, 20, Picton-terrace, Mrs William Davies, Miss Card Jones, Glannant. road, Mrs Olive, Mrs Bland, Mrs Morris, Pensarn, Mrs Thomas, Lammas-street, Mrs Griffiths, 74, Lammas-street, Miss Rachel Jones, Mr Ben Davies, Catherine- street, Miss Mary S. Davies, 16, Water-street, Mr John Evans, Trevaughan Hill, Miss Davies, Probate Court, Mrs Mary Anne Davies, Magazine row. The whole edifice was very attractive and greatly admired. Great praise is due to the above ladies of the congregation and others who assisted and used their skill with good effect in the arrangement. Special anthems and hymns had been prepared for the occasion by the choir, and were well rendered. On Monday evening, Revs. T. R.Walters, vicar, J. W. Evans, curate of St. David's, and the curate of Llanllwch, conducted the service, and an excellent discourse was given by the Rev. J. T. Hughes, vicar of Llanfihangel- ar-arth. There was a large congregation. On Tuesday morning at 10, the Holy Communion was.celebrated, the vicar and his curate officiating. A goodly, number of the members were present. On Tuesday evening the Church was densely crowded, Revs. S. Jones, R.D., Llangunnor T. R. Walters, vicar, Rev. J. W. Evans, curate, conducting the service, and the preacher of the evening being the Rev. W. R. Thomas, M.A., vicar. of Abersychan, who delivered a masterly address from Rev. X. 5, 6 v. The collections which went towards the Church Fund, exceeded those of previous years, and altogether the festival was a great success. CARMARTHEN BOROUGH POLICE COURT.— Monday, before the Mayor, (T. Davies), C. W. Jones, T. E. Brigstocke, Thomas Thomas, (Wellfield), and Captain John Morris.lite Lunacy Act Mr Thomas Thomas was unani- mously elected as one of the Justices to act under the Lunacy Acts Amendment Act, 1890. —Desert- ion ;_John Henderson, Dunfermline, weaver, was again brought up on remand, on the charge of ha$Sng on his own confession being a deserter ten years ago from the 93rd regiment of Highlanders, -stationed at Dundee. Prisoner had been remanded in order to communicate with the War Offt-e. The necessary form required to be filled up/ by the war authorities had been sent on Wed- nesday, but no reply had been received, and he was therefore remanded for another 7 days, but on Monday night two members of the High- land regiment arrived at Carmarthen from Aldershot, and removed the deserter. Assault: Elizabeth Thomas, 38 Lammas-street, charged her husband William George Thomas, stonemason, Port Talbot, with having assaulted her on the 27th September. Mr James John, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff. Defendant had been twice personally served, but he did not appear. The clerk had received a letter from his employer saying he had left his work saying lie was going to return home, but he had since heard he had taken train to Cardiff. -Elizabeth Thomas, the plaintiff said that on September 27th she was in her bedroom sleeping with her children, when she was awakened by some one in the room. She turned and saw a man by the bedside, whom she recognised as her husband. She had not seen him before for nine months. He said he had come for the little boy, who was only 3 years old. This occurred about 2 o'clock in the morning. Her husband was not in the house when she went to bed that night. She went down to see bow he had managed to get in and he followed her. He went into the kitchen and she then went after him. He commenced to call her abusive names, and she asked him to leave the house quietly. She went upstairs to the baby when de- fendant hit her on the lips and chin with his boots, which he carried in his hand, after which she ran out into the street in her nightdress with her baby in her arms. Defendant chased her and she began to scream "Murder." P.C. Jones then came up, but her husband had then disappeared. She could not say whether he was sober or not. He had not given her anything towards her support during the 9 months he was away. She was tenant of the house she lived in and the furniture was her own.-P.C. Jones said that at 1.30 on the Sat- urday morning in question he was on duty in Lammas-street, when he heard shouts of it Murder." He proceeded in the direction the screams came, when he saw Mrs Thomas in her night-dress with her baby in her arms shouting Murder at the top of her voice. They were both covered with blood. She said her husband had broken into the house through a window, unknown to her. P.S. Harries and P.C. Davies then came up and witness in company with the sergeant went to examine the premises, I where they found a window in the back unlatched -and they at ence came to the conclusion through different signs that the defendant had entered that way. A little later they saw Thomas, the -husband, and he admitted having entered the house as he wanted his little boy. Sergeant Harries said he had beaten his wife brutally, and he did not deny it. Defendant then went towards the Tanner's Arms and they saw no more of him. He appeared to be quite sober.—The Bench retired and returned, having found defend- ant guilty of common assault. He was fined £ 1 10s and costs, or in default one month's hard labour.

ST. CLEARS. HARVEST THANKSGIVING.—On Thursday, the 16th inst,, the annual thanksgiving services for the harvest were held at the parish Church of St. Clears, which was very tastefully decorated with flowers, ferns, and corn, by Mrs Powell, of Tenycoed, Miss Ridley, Mrs Lyons, and Mrs Harries. The morning service was read by the Rev. William Davies, of Carmarthen, who has for some time past officiated here, and the ante- communion service by the Rev. D. Pugh Evans, Rural Dean, and the Rev. William Davies, Llan- fihangel-Abercowin. The Rural Dean preached a very appropriate sermon from St, James 1.,16, 17 v. "Do not err, my beloved brethren, every 1 good gift, and every perfect gift is from above. The evening service was conducted by the Rev. William Davies, Abercowin, and the Rev. D. M. Davies, curate of Abergwili, preached in Welsh from Malachi III., 18 v. The musical portions of the services were very heartily rendered by an etlicient choir under the leadership of Mr Lyons, the anthem, Great is the Lord and marvellous," being remarkably well sung. The offertory which was in aid of the Carmarthenshire Infirmary amounted to 1:3.

LLANDYSSUL. POLITICS.—A meeting of the Liberal Associa- tion, was held last week at the Grammar School, to appoint members to serve on the Central Association. The three elected representatives for Llandyssul are Dr. Evans, Tyssul Lodge: Mr Daniel Evans, Porth Hotel and Mr John James, Troedyrhiw. The two tir,t named gentle- men attended the representati vo meeting of the Radical Council held at Newquay on Friday last, and no doubt the interest of the Radical section of the district was efficiently looked after by them. I

■ I OUR SECOND EDITION. This edition will next Satnrelay contain a full report of the Diocesan Conference held ;.t Swansea yesterday and to-day (Friday).

THE CAMBRIAN ARC BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. I To the Editor of THE JOURNAL. SIR, — I was somewhat surprised to see in your last JOURNAL a letter signed Sevenoaks," re- ferring to a subject said to have be»n discussed at the last meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association at Holywell, about lions on sign-board3. I, sir, was at the Holywell meeting, but have no y 11 recollection of any discussion or even conversation about lions there so conclude it was mere talk at on,! of the Inns after dinner, when possibly the verses in the Dolgelly visitor's book was the not inappropriate subject. The origin of lions on sign- boards in Wales and elsewhere is not far to seek. There's no doubt that our forefathers adopted sign- boards from the Romans, and the Inns by the road- side and in the towns undoubtedly had them. There was the Roman bush of evergreens to indicate the sale of wine, and, at a later period, coats of arms, crests, and badges gradually made their appearance at or over the doors of shops or inns. In the middle ages the houses of the nobility, ) when the family was absent, were used as hostelries for travellers, the family arms always being in the front of the house, and the most conspicuous object in these arms gave a name to the establishment among travellers, who, un- acquainted with the mysteries of heraldry, called a lion gules, azure, or sable, the red, blue or black lion, so that a multitude of lions on Welsh sign- boards shews only that the lion was the favourite badge of the nobility in that part of the country. No doubt the same reason would account for the sign of the lion at Bibracte, and the bad fare he found there may well have caused those Latin lines quoted by" Sevenoaks" to have been written by their author, who, by the way, may well have been Julius Caesar himself, as he was much at Bibracte, and was a bit of a poet, as well as orator, both in Greek and Latin. Your obedient servant, MONOPS. Aberystwyth, October 20th, 1890. [Another1 letter on the same subject by "Harris Heckerer" is unavoidably held over until next week.]

We regret that the letter of Sevenoaks," under the above heading in our last week s issue, should have caused any, annoyance to the proprietors of the Golden Lion Royal Hotel, Dolgelly. The letter was not written with the slightest intention of reflecting on the manage- ment of the Golden Lion on the contrary, we have every reason to believe it is one of the best conducted establishments in that town.-—En.]

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. Some rain has fallen during the past week, but the chief wheat-growing districts probably required another inch of rainfall before the state of the -oil will be such as to favour autumn sowings. We cannot profess to look upon this as any calamity, even should its ultimate effect be to reduce the area under wheat. If the English wheat acreage fell to a couple of million acres millers would probably give better prices for what was produced, while the profit on cultivation at an average of one and- thirty shillings is so extremely problematical that the farmer's best friends may well hesitate to advise the growth of wheat, even on really suitable land. There is not much English agliculturalland on which wheat can be remuneratively grown, unless the return from the wheat itself exceeds six pounds sterling to the acre. But at 30s. per qr. a yield of 32 bushels is required to give X6, and the mean production of wheat in this country is at most 30 bushels. Thirty bushels at 31s. per qr. equals £5 16s. 3d. per acre. Let those farmers who think this price will pay them sow wheat. The London wheat average shows a decline of Od. on the week, 32s. Sd. being quoted in lieu of 33s. 2d. per qr. This reduction, however, was made before Friday, when English samples, despite a small enquiry, were firmly held. The country markets report some decrease in the sales of English wheat. Farmers are naturally disappointed at such prices as were quoted during the first fortnight of the month. There are alwnys, unfortu- nately, a number of eager sellers in October, and the amount of British grain disposed of since harvest is put by a good authority at 1,218,625 qrs., as compared with 1,251,315 qrs. last year, and 728,211 qrs. in 188S. Another authority puts the sales since harvest at 1,372,500 qrs. The Lincoln- shire markets on Friday and Saturday showed signs of stiffening, while grain was also held with increased firmness at Southampton and at Yeovil. As the markets of the South and South-west have hitherto been decidedly weak, there is a good sign. A better enquiry is reported from some of the Midland markets, but as a rule the demand from millers remains only moderate. The spring corn trade has not been active for barley, the large quantity of grinding on passage making stocks of that quality especially hard to place. London must be quoted 6d lower on the week for all varieties below a fair malting standard. Malting barley at most of the country ex- changes has been a fairly active trade. The proportion of good and bright samples has been much increased on August expectations, but there is still a rather serious quantity of stained corn. The thickness of the husk is also a matter of complaint in several localities. Oats have been in larger supply than the demand current in a mild autumnal period warranted. Hence prices have been more or less against the holder. Russian ship- ments from the Baltic last week were small, how- ever, and the first real touch of frosty weather will probably suffice to put into this branch of trade the vigour which just now it rather conspicuously lacks.

MARKETS. ABERYSTWYTH, Monday.—Wheat, 5s 6d to Os Od per bushel; barley, 3s 6d oats (white), 2s 6d to 2s 9d; oats (black), Os Od; potatoes 4s per cwt. Beef (best), 7d to 9d per lb; mutton, Sd. to 9d.; lamb, Sd. to 9d. veal, 7d to 9d; pork, 6d to 7d. Cask butter, lOd. per lb.; fresh butter, Is Od to Os Od; skim cheese, 3d to 4d per lb. Fowls, 4s Od to 5s per couple; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple; geese, 6s each; turkeys, 6s to 7s 6d each; eggs, 14 for Is. CARDIGAN, Saturday.—Beef (best), 8d to 9d per lb; mutton, 8d to 9d; lamb, 8d to 9d; veal, 7d to 9d; pork, 6d to 7d; fresh butter, Is per lb; cheese, 3d per lb fowls, 4s to 4s 6d per couple; ducks, 4s to 5s per couple; geese, 4s 9d each; eggs, 12 for Is. Potatoes, S lbs. for 6d. CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—Wheat, 5s 6d to Gs Od Der bushel; barley, 4s Od to 4s 6d; oats (white), 3s Od to 3s 3d; oats (black), Os Od to Os Od. Potatoes, 6s to 6s 6d per cwt. Beef (best), 8d to 9d per lb; mutton, Sd to lOd; lamb, 8d to lOd Teal, 7d to 8d; pork, Gld to 7 £ d. Salt butter, 10id to Is Id; fresh butter, Is 3d to Is 4d; cheese, 21s to 22s per cwt. Fowls, 4s Gd to 5s per couple ducks, 2s 9d to 3s 6d each geese, Gs Od to 7s caeh eggs, 10 for Is. HAVERFORDWEST,Saturday.—Wheat,4s 3d to Is 'Jd per Winchester; barley, 2s 9d to 3s (id; potatoes, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per cwt. Beef (best), 7d to 9d per lb; mutton, 6d to 9d; lamb, 7d to 9d; pork, 5-id to 7d. Salt butter, 8dto lOd; fresh butter, lid to Is Id cheese, 3d to Id per lb; fowls, 5s to 5s Lid per couple (dead); ducks, 5s 6d to 68 (dead); geese, 5s Od to 7s each; eggs, 8 for Is. ,y. T" J.. Q.. NARBERTH, lhursaay.—rotatoes, d6 iu e", i" 1 cwt. Beef (best), 7d to 9d per lb.; mutton, 8,1 to lOd; veal, 7d to Sd; pork, 6d to 7d. Salt butter, 9d to lOd; fresh butter, lid to Is Id; cheese, 3d to 4d; fowls, 5s to 6s per couple; ducks, 5", GJ to Gs 6d geese, 5s 6d to 6s 6d each eggs, 10 for Is. NEWCASTLE-ElIILY, Friday.—Wheat, 5" Od to 5s 6d per bushel; barley, 3s Od to 3s Cd; oats (white), 2s Od to 2s 3d oats (black), 2s Od. [!,„•> t', 7d to lOd per lb; mutton, 9d to lOd. Salt butter, 10^d per lb; fresh butter, Is cheese, 18s per cwt.: fowls, Is per couple; ducks, ba per couple eggs: 12 for Is:

LAMPETER. HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES.—The harvest thanksgiving services in this parish were held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the 14th, 15th, and 16th of this month. On Tuesday, service was held at St. Mary's, Maestyr, which had been suitably decorated by Mr Taylor of Falcondale, when a very earnest and powerful sermon was preached by the Rev B. Parry Griffiths, vicar of Llanybyther. On Wednesday two services were held at St. John's Pentrebach, the decoration of which pretty little building had been superintended by Miss Banks Price of Doldrement, and reflected great credit on that young lady's taste. The afternoon service consisted of the litany, followed by an eloquent Welsh sermon by the Rev T. M. Evans, headmaster of St. David's College School. In spite of the extreme [roughness of the weather, there was, nevertheless, a very good congregation. The evening service was also very well attended, and a sermon was preached by the Rev J. M. Griffiths, vicar of Llantibangel Borth. Thursday was devoted to the parish church of St. Peters, the celebration of the Holy Communion at eight a.m., the usual morning service was held at 11 11 o'clock, when there was a fairly good congregation. The Rev Daniel Jones, vicar of the parish the service. Afterwards a most effective and eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev J. M. Griffiths. At the three o'clock service, the anthem I will magnify Thee," was sung by the choir, and a telling sermon was preached by the Rev W. Evans, curate of Aberyslwith. The evening service commenced at seven o'clock. The Rev Daniel Jones, vicar, intoned the service—Owen Alaw, "Magnificat," and "Nunc Dimithis," as well as the anthem, "Cydgenwch ir Arglwydd," were well sung by the choir, and reflected great credit on the musical abilities of the Rev J. R. Jones, the curate who had bestowed much care on the training of the choir. He also sang the difficult bass solo in the Welsh anthem in a beautiful manner. The anthem also contained a soprano tenor duett, which was very prettily rendered by Miss Maggie Hughes, 7, Station Terrace, and Mr Bowen, St. David's College. The sermon was preached by the Rev J. T. Hughes. vicar of Llanfihangel-ar-arth, and was listened to by an extremely large congregation. The church had been tastefully decorated by the following ladies:—Mrs Jones (the Vicarage); the Misses Edmonds, Mrs T. Lloyd, Miss Barrow, and Miss Fowden. The font was perhajfs the most tastefully decorated part of the building. The part of the ceremony at which most talent was shown was the playing of the organ by Mr Parsons of Aberystwith. His timely assistance and excellent playing was much appreciated, and the congregation at large ought to be much obliged to him. BOARD or GUARDIANS. A meeting of the Board of Guardians was held on Friday last, the 17th instant, when there were present :-Messrs David Davies, Velindre (in the chair); John Fowden, Bank Hall; David Davies, Lampeter John Rees, and David Evans, Pencarreg Evan Davies, Llanwenog William Williams, Llanllwni; and Griffith Jones, Llanybyther; Abel Evans, and E H Griffiths, medical officers, and David Lloyd, clerk. The master reported that Hannah Thomas, an inmate was sent to the Lunatic Asylum at Carmarthen. That Anne Davies, and her two children were on the 8th instant, removed from the house to the Newcastle Emlyn Workhouse. That William White, a tramp was admitted into the house on the 7th instant, by order of the medical officer. That the number of vagrants relieved in the House dnriug the half year ended Michaelmas was 398; as compared with 378 of the corresponding half of last year. The number of paupers in the House, 27; corresponding week last year, 25. Out relief, per Mr David Parry, Lampeter district, to 154 paupers, £33 10s 6d; per Mr David Evans, Llanybyther district, to 158 paupers, £ 34 12-. Balance in the treasurer's haud, X337 2s iid. The monthly state- ments of the collectors of the parishes of Llanycrwys, Lampeter, and Trefilan, for the month of September, were laid before the Board. Rural Sanitary Authority: A meeting of this Authority was also held, Mr John Fowdeu in the chair, Mr John Pariv Thomas, the Inspector of Nuisances reported as follows :—" The places I wish to report to you this month are:—Wernlwyd in the parish of Llanycrwys, and Gwarfforad in the parish of Pencarreg. The roof at the back of the dwelling- house of Wernlwyd, is in a very bad condition, many of the slates have been blown away, and the rest are out of order, and thus render the house damp, and unfit to live in, the roof should be renewed as soon as possible. Gwarffordd in the parish of Pencarreg. This house is in fact too dilapidated to suggest anything short of n2W build- ingf, but if it was thatched and mended carefully, it might do until the summer comes, as the winter time is not favourable for building. I am glad to state that the water supply, and the repairing of Penlou, in the parish of Llangybi have been attended to. All the work has been done in a workmanlike manner, and is satisfactory. As to Llangybi village pump, a little improvement has been made, but far from being satisfactory." Highway Board A meeting of this Board was held afterwards, Mr David Davies, in the chair. Mr Evans Davies, of Llanwenog, gave notice, that at a special meeting of the Highway Board, to be held ou the 31st instant, he would move that the resolution passed at the meeting of the Board, held on tho 10th instant, be rescinded, and that applica- tion be made to the County Council, to adopt as main roads, the following namely Llanwnen to Drefach; Llanybyther to Drefach Llanwnen to Ystrad bouudary; Troedyrhiw to 01 march; Wallen Bridge to Talsarn, and Fountain Inn Lampeter t" Pantynos. COUNTY COURT.—The Court was held on Tuesday last, the 21st instant, at the Town Hall, Lampeter, before Mr Cecil Beresford, deputy judge. The following were amongst the actions tried. Claim I for ?(,(ijes: Jane Anne Lewis, of Station Road, Tregaron; sued Hugh Williams, of Derrvgarron, farmer, for t'l 9s lid, one month's wages in lieu of notice, Mr Owen, of Aberystwyth, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Ernest Lloyd, for defendant. Mary Anne Lewie sworn :—I am plaintiff's mother. I remember defendant coming to hire my daughter, and we agreed at £4, from 13th May to 13th November, with a months' notice on either side, my daughter was in service 14 weeks. Jane Anne Lewis, plaintiff examined:—The arrangemeut was a months' notice on either side. I left at the end of the mouth. Cross-examined I was in service before my father and mother were in the house, when the question of notico was mentioned. This wns the plaintiff's case. Hugh Williams, the defendant, ex,-Luiined :-I hired the plaintiff for the harvest only, and no notice whatever was mentioned. The girl left, and gave no reason for so doing. The custom of the country so to hire girls from Novem- ber to November. His Honor gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff, for the amount claimed. Jenkin Jones, 24, Bridge-street, Lampeter v. Benjamin Davies, Wernlwyd, Llanycrwys, farmer, being a claim of J¡2 6s 4d for Board and Tuition, as Dressmaker of defendants' daughter. There was a counter claim Xi Os 3d for horse hire; potatoes, etc. After the evidence of the plaintiff, the case was struck out, a settlement having been arrived at between the parties. Evan Jones, Cross Inn, Llydiadwenog; appeared on a judgment, summons issued at the instance of David Beynon, of Bwlchy. coed, Pencader, David Beynon sworn :-Tha defendant was present in Court, in August last, and promised to pay Xl,-), amd the balance at Xl a month. He had at that time X60 in his possession. Order made to pay the instalment of X15, otherwise to be committed for 14 days, and solicitor's oosts allowed. John Jones, Ystrad House, Lampeter; v. William Roberts, Closyrefel, Lianddewi brefi; defendant and David Morgan, Xantymedd, Llanfairclydogau, Garinshee claim, X9 9s. It appeared that this case had been adjourned five times, at the request of Mr A. J. Hughes, the plaintiff's solicitor. No one appeared at this Court for the plaintiff, and on the II application of Mr James John, of Carmarthen, who appeared for Morgan, the Garinshee, the summons was dismissed with costs.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. ABEKYSTWITH FOOT BKAOLES will meet on Wednesday, October 29th, at Durren, at 11a.m. and on Saturday, November 1st, at Bow-street, at 12 a.m. THE IIVYSIDE FOXHOUNDS will meet on Satur- day, November la, at Cilwondeg, at 11 a.m. (breakfast, 10.15).

IHHTH. WILLIAMS. October 20r,h, at Lammas-street, Carmarthen, the wife of Mr Alfred Williams, painter, Ac., of a daughter (still born). MARRIAGES. IltoiiEs — JONES. October 19th. at Christ Church, Carmarthen, by the Rev. T. R. Walters, vicar, Mr John Hughes, sawyer, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr William .J unes, moulder, Jackson's-lane, Carmarthen. LEWIS J ONES. October 18th, at St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen, hy the Rev T. B. NN-lillams, curate, Mr John Lewis, compositor at the office of this paper, to Mrs Jane Jones, 20, Spilman-street, Carmarthen. DEATH. JONES.— October 18th, at New Church, in this county, Mr Thomas Jones, mason, aged 92 years.

TRIAL BY JURY. THE jury system requires immediate amend- ment, as is often demonstrated on the trial of offenders in our Criminal Courts. It is fre- quently painful to witness the gross miscar- riage of justice in our Courts occasioned by means which it would be detrimental to our countrymen to endeavour too closely to I scrutinise. The boasted statement of an Englishman's privilege of being tried by a jury of his country is in these latter days likely. to degenerate, not only into a farce not even of a solemn kind, but to amount to even a mockery of justice. The Legislature should either take the matter up and amend the entire system, or our Criminal Code should be altered, and certain, at present recognised offences should be wiped off the Statute Book. A standard of education and an ethical Code should in some manner or other be blended, so as to have a proper appreciation of common sense on the one hand, and right and wrong on the other, engrafted on the minds of those who are sworn to decide according to the evi- dence. One is frequently grieved to see the absence of all intelligence and shame on the part of those whose very verdicts, as de- livered, evince the arrival at the verdict on materials unknown to the judge and those professionally engaged in the case, but which have been acquired by those "good men and true on the prisoner's behalf from unscrupu- lous and sordid men who are ever to be found lurking about our criminal courts. They are worse wretches than many of the base and depraved who occupy the dwellings in our lowest courts and alleys. In thus speaking we wish to avoid any local reference, and simply generalise on an all-important subject, which requires rectification, not only in some of our large towns, but also in our Principality.