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ELOCUTION AT THE COLLEGES. SrR,-As I hinted in my first letter that I should like to see a little interest in taken in the above subject, I was really very glad to find a letter by one calling himself Alethes in your paper the following week. I began to read it with avidity, but I got rather tired of it before I was quite through. I expected a fair discussion of the subject by the gentleman, but I was surprised to find that he, by what I may call phisolophical induction." was trying to identify me with a person named" Joan Hwylgar" whom I had mentioned as having previously written upon this subject in the Baner, for, as he said, if he could not identify us, then he had the sad alternative of asserting the existence of two such ignorant men instead of one. Truly sorry am I to infer from his letter that now there must be three, unless I may identify him with "Joan Hwylgar." It strikes me that Alethes must either biB an opi am eater, or that he happened to read my poor letter by the dim light of a half-penny candle, for I dare not in- sinuate that such a talanted writer over saw the paper by daylight, nor wrote his letter while quite himself, for he has done my letter the grossest injustice by misconstruing— (wilfully or not I cannot say) it, and torturing it into any meaning his fanciful mind might lead him into at the time. First of all he need not trouble himself by supposing "Joan Hwjlgar and "Joseph Addison to be one and the same person. Secondly I challenge him, keen as he no doubt may be, to draw from any part of my first letter that I meant the same person to be professor as" Joan Hwylgar did. At present it will serve no purpose to cast any reflection soever upon that reverend gentleman, but far be it from me to raention any one-in fact, that was the very point in which I differed from Joan Hwylgar." It seems he prides himself upon his keenness in finding that we must have meant the same person. Well, since he takes so much upon himself as to affirm such a thing, pray would Alethes" be kind enough to take upon himself" to prove his assertion. I do not hesitate to say he would find that a second Patagonian adventure," &c. I may here be allowed to say that the elocution of the clergy of Wales is not in a deplorable state, because they have been taught in the same style, but their elocution, if it may be called by that name at all, is mere imitation, with whom started I know not. The very ineffect- ual wav in which they try to give out the meaning of a verse is a sufficient proof that they were never taught. I can onlv say it is very strange "Alethes" has not noticed that the cWnr" "f thinks of such a thing as a professor of elocution for Bala I fear I must infer that he is also dear, and that deafness must be the cause of his ignorance, since people generally pride themselves so much upon their notions, as to tell them to doctors, whether they be quacks or not. Ignorant as I must be, I think I know what is considered a beautiful language" and graceful movement." The rarity of these commodities at the Bala Colleges does not necessarily oblige me to remain ignorant of their meaning. But in this paragraph of "Alethes," there is a strange con- tradiction. If I think the Bala students lack beautiful language and graceful movements, he "must be permitted to differ. But he says, "it is more natural" for him to think me ignorant of their meaning because" these com- modities are seldom exhibited at the Bala Colleges and then he goes on to speak about the abstract realities-" For a poor "ignorant" person's instruction I beg of you to explain the meaning of an abstract reality. Alethes aeain asserts that it is impossible for an elocutionist to express himself simply," but that is not such an impossibility (judging by his letter) as it is for an ignorant person to write upon elocution. It is a good thing indeed to deny facts for which you cannot account. But there is another writer upon the ground whom, however, I must traat with due deference, 'Jea n.ot condescend to appear otherwise than as a teacher or explainer He wishes to draw a professor to that capacity as well, but I doubt whether his letter be sufficient to draw Althes and myself up to that level. I cannot but admire his great superiority over "Joseph Addison," when I find such an assertion as that he is certain that he knows well froni "Alethe S"Ietter what mine must contain, and that we both shoot equally wide of the mirk. "Alethes" does not want a professor at Bala—"Joseph Addinson" does. If we boo'h shoot equally wide of the mark, I suppose Dr" Offa" would advise us to keep a professor for the Bala Colleges at Denbigh. That may be the mean between the two extremes. I am glad to find that he is so fir aware of his own childish helplessnes, or not to warrant himself to enter into any discussion, and also so far as to put Binnev's remarks in the original, for it would not warrant them readable had they been through the pen of Offa." Bat I have trespassed more than I intended upon your space. Yours truly, "JOSEPH ADDINSON."

THE CARARYOSHIRE ELECTIO, AND PORT- MADOC GAS. c 5" Perusing yonr valuable paper of the 5th inst. I find that your correspondent indulges himself, when inform- ing the public of Jones Parry's thanking circulars to that portion of the Carnarvonshire electors who thought proper, or were made by their religious teachers to think proper of returning him as their representative. He (your corres- pondent) gives vent to his whim by saying that" The Tory chiefs are evidently disheartened, as well as disappointed," and that 1 they are sullen and petulant." In this case he is very much mistaken. The Conservative electors, from chiefs" down, if there are grades among them (this is the first time I heard of it), are as spirited as ever; as determined to fight another battle as ever; as staunch and conscientous constitutionalists as ever; and the more convinced, after the last (and first to all now living in this county) contest of the power of dissenting priestcraft, the levelling tenor of their teaching, the demoralizing position of the lower elass, and the miserable social condition of the mob-loyalty; and the Protestantism of Wales is not to be erased as easy as these destructives think. Every sober-minded man, when he reflects upon the man- ner in which the last contest was carried on, the ignorance and bigotry evinced, will naturally say" Let well alone." Certainly the natural light of Portmadoc is something parellel with its moral state. The gas is dim enough, and a stranger may think it is the fault of the company, but when they are informed that the concern is leased to the party who farms it as he likes, I think it is a wonder we get it so good.- Yours, &c., EIFIONITE. [We readily accord space for the above. We should have tried to render it more intelligible, but its "hidden meaning" we could not satisfactorily divine, and rather than run the risk of misinterpreting the writer, we have inserted the com- munication verbatim.—ED. M. S.]

THE DENBIGHSHIRE ELECTION. SrR,-The attempt to displace Sir Watkin from his seat in Denbighshire has failed, and Mr Morgan is now one of the representatives for the county of Denbigh at the expense of the late Liberal member, Colonel Biddulph. I think every true Liberal deplores the result of this contest, which was a meddle and a muddle from the beginning to the end. When we call to mind the part of Colonel Biddulph—his suc- cesses and reverses in fighting our battles in Denbighshire- unbacked and unaided—against the powerful Tory interests arrayed against him, when we remember the thousands which he has spent in electioneering contests in Denbigh- shire, and especially when we consider his loyaltv to his party and the Liberal votes he has given in the House of Commons, it is to be deplored that Colonel Biddulph has been tamed out of his seat by the Votes of the Liberals of Denbighshire. As far back as 1832 we find Colonel Biddulph successfully wresting one of the seats of the countv of Den- bigh from the Tories. In 1847 the Tories turn him out, but at the general election of 1852 he regains his seat and re- tains it until 1868, when he is turned out by hid own party, and Mr Osborne Morgan wins his seat, in a fashion savouring of sharp practice. I think we ought to have an explanation why the recommendation of the Liberal committee--t° their friends —to split for Morgan and Biddulph was cancelled at the eleventh hour ? It is reported that when it was discovered that Sir Watkin Wynn headed the poll at mid-day the Liberal com- mittee at Wrexham directed their friends to plump for Mor- gan. Was not this a breach of faith ? Late on Thursday Colonel Biddulph coalesced with Morgan—the committee then cancelled their instruction—to plump for Morgan, and asked their friends to vote for the two Liberals. So far good. This understanding, undoubtedly, ought to have been loyally observed and carried out until the last Liberal vote was tendered on Friday, and if Colonel Biddulph had then been the lowest on the poll he would have lost his seat fairly. We hear of a reserv^number of voters somewhere whose votes were at the disposal 0f the Liberal committee, and who, late on Friday, plumped for Morgan, and the result of this muncBUvre, was that Colonel Biddulph lost his seat. I am sorry for this. IUd. I m confident that not only the Liberals of the county of Denbigh, but the Liberals of the whole Principality, deeply sympathise with the late member *.nd it will be a source of gratification to Colonel Biddulph in hig retirement—for a time—from the active pursuit of politics to remember, that without a committee, or anv organiza- tion whatever two thousand four hundred and eight persons went into the polling booths on Friday last and polled for him. But after all this contest has been veryuseful to our party. We have made a discovery! We partly know the fall strength of Toryism in the county of Denbigh. On Friday last Sir Watkin's majority was made up, undoubtedly, of a large number of plumpers, but it is equally true that hun- dreds of Liberals split their votes between Wynn and Bid- dulph, and many between Wynn and Morgan. After all Sir Watkin did not poll within hundreds of half the constitu- ency? At least 1,500 voters did not poll on Frirlay last. These were not Wynnites, because every Torv voter who could be found was brought to the poll by the Tory agents. What then are the politics of these 1.500 neutrals ? They are evidently timid Liberals who another time may be brought up to the poll. We therefore look forward with hope to the time when the Welsh baronet, who was dumb-founded on the nomination day at Denbigh, under the severe questioning of Mr Gee, will be turned out of the representation of Denbighshire. ALLT-Y-GADEB.

33irths. 8th, the wife of Mr W. C. Morris, Lombard-street, Portmadoc, of a son. Marriages. 2nd, at Tegid Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Bala, before Mr Griffith Jones, Registrar, Bala, Mr Thomas Morris, railway pointsman, to Miss Annie Jones, Aig- burtb, Liverpool. 4th, at the Calvinistic-Methodist Chapel, Glanyra. fon, by the Rev. D. Edwards, Mr John Davies, tailor, Ceunant-isa, near Bala, to Miss Susannah Jones, of Bila. 7th, at the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, LiaDelltyd, by the Rev. John Davies, Mr WiPiam Williams^ watchmaker, Dolgelley, to Miss Catherine Griffith,' third daughter of Mrs Griffith, Angel Hotel, of the same place. r Deaths, 3rd, aged 64, Mr Lewis Jones, Tanygadar House, Dolgelley, formerly for many years postmaster in the same town. 3rd, at Tanygader House, Dolgelley, Mr Lewis Jones, formerly postmaster of that town. 3rd, aged 38, Mr Wm. Henry Benson, Trewythen Arms Hotel, Llanidloes. (Lh, aged 68, at Dolgelley, Mrs Anne Edwards, late of Bontfawr.

J^p ,f by way of Bent-Charge or Annuity, in the terras of Acts. J^terest Dy y Tsuni applied for—viz., the max- Term of lears over which it is oa rnnntv. imum amount proposed to be proposed the Rent-Charge Name of Estate. Parishes. | applied to the Improvements. shall be spread. rT.tUiog, MefrSShH £ 6Mfc i 25 Years. t *nio g Maentwrog, Llandecwyn,& —in the ye:ir of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- 4th d., eight. PnmDanTi GRANVILLE R. RYDER, 3. F^rliament-street, London, S.W. Managing Director. ALFRED F. McCRANN, Practical Pianoforte and Harmonium Tuner, Regulator, and Repairer, 25, EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL. -n f"T? Mc CRANN begs to inform his friends throughout North Wales that he still continues to visit the ]VI several districts as heretofore, quarterly, and hopes, by increased attention, to merit a continuance •esteemedifavnurs^ ;ntimate that bo htis no connection whatever with any other Paj £ y £ ?tw^veso *\hat go long as he "ives his patrons satisfaction they may accord that support to him which they Have so vESSlW done E the°twenty-four years he has professionally visited the country. liberally o N.B. Highly respectable references on application. December, 1868. ——————————————————. William Owen, PROPRIETOR, LATE MANAGER OF TTJE BROOK VILLA, LIVERPOOL. AGENT FOR GREAT WESTERN COMPANY, AND TELEGRAPH MESSENGER. Bala Lake, I 0 + I #p 0. ol BOATS, BILLIARDS, COACiit S CARRIAGES, CABS, AND CARS FOR HIRE. GOOD STABLING. I FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES, &c. LADIES' COFFEE ROOM. Merioneth. LON DON WIN E AND SPIRIT STORES, Terrace Road, IS NOW OPEN, BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE WELL-KNOWN ADJOINING ESTABLISHMENT, THE RAILWAY TEA WAREHOUSE, North Parade, Aberystwyth. Now surely Aberystwyth must admit That JAMES has made a most decided hit. T nPTWTNG OF THE LONDON WINE AND SPIRIT STORES, in connection with the Railway Tea w vT e North Parade is an event that will long be remembered by the inhabitants of Aberystwyth. VV arenous „'merce opened in direct communication with the metropolis is an advantage to »i. Every Bewc London capital imported into the Borough the better, and when that capital is Aberystwyth, ana 0f the highest excellence and purity so much the better for the domestic comfort employed in procuring aruciM oi^ me m6 and happiness of this Establishment will be drawn from the wood in all their individual purity, ^he 1 iimation to anything in the shape of adulteration, so much practised at the present day. without the le PP ef the splendid Ales and Porter, all tapped and drawn from the wood in the highest The same m y when we that the whole of this carefully selected and well bought Stock will be sold to habitants of'Aberystwyth at the very smallest return upon the outlay of capital, we think we have stated enough to induce them to patronize this new emporium of active and beneficial commerce. Try Dicks' Boots and Shoes. RHODDWCH BRA WF "t^T* T & TT "H T r^TT Q POT A S A U AC E S G* I D I A TJ JL) J. v IV b ENWOG NOTED GUTTA PERCHA BOTTOMED DICK BOOTS AND SHOES, GYDA GWAELOD GYTTA PERCHA A THOP with LEATHER TOPS and INSOLES. fl,l 1 onrwvdd nis ffellir They are unrival'ed for CHEAPNESS, cannot be y maept yn ddigymmar b surpassed for COMFORT, and are unequalled for rhagon armnt, o ra y 7 iechyd eu WEAR.. Every onf, who stuJies Health should wear ««» -U'-iUrth p„veotive fro.o d„»p. (damp). g> c Ladies' Boots of really good quality, at 4 9 ;Mo a Q Gents' ditto ditto from 6 6 Botasau BoneWigesau, o ansawdd gwir d Boys'and Girls' ditto ditto!" 2 3 Boneddigion ••• ••• y Bechg'yn a Genethod PRICES OF REPAIRING. PRISIAU TRWSIO. d. ■J). ■Roneddi"ii>n, rhoi Gwadnau a Sodlau, o 2 3 txents Boots, Solemg and Heeling, from 2 3 Uotasau ddi=es iU etto etto o 1 6 Ladies'ditto ditto ditto 1 6 Bechgyn a Genethod etto etto o 1 3 Boys and Girls' ditto ditto 1 3 Trwsir Bgidiau LMr ZZ A ivettio M « Ownfo, J Sewe*^fp\« "•P** • g> da Gy tta Percha. ~M1?ww TTFV NEW ELASTICS PUT IN OLD BOOTS. RHODDI ELASTICS NEWYDD MEWN HEN Gents'. FOTASAU. q (\ « a Rhai Boneddigcsau Rhai Boned igion. 0" a s„t for c ttoDt { 4'a Set for Cotton. 1 0 y Set am Cotton. 1 4 y Set am Cotton. 1 4 a Set for Silk. 1 9 a Set for Silk. 1 4 y Set am S.dm. 1 9 y Set am Sid an. •GENTLEMEN & LADIES' BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION GOT UP ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. GENTLEMEN'S SHOOTING BOOTS SUPPLIED EQUAL TO ANY HOUSE IN LONDON. 16, Great Darkgate-street, Aberystwyth. TO BUILDERS AND PAINTFRS. NAZARETH CHAPEL. TALYBONT, NEAR ABERYSTWYTH. A N ESTIMATE is required for PAINTING the Door and Windows of the above Chanel, and for Staining the Woodwork inside. Also for BUILDING a HOUSE on the premises of For paiticulars app!y at the Office of Messrs. THOMAS and ROBERTS, Aberystwyth. The Estimates from Painters to be sent in on or bsfore the 12th, and from the Builders on or before the 26th inst. M. H. DAVIS, BAR IRON & STEEL MERCHANT, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, &C BRIDGE STREET AND QUKEN STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, RESPECTFULLY solicits attention *° his :stock 01 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, BUILDING and FARM IRONMONGERY, Register Parlour and Drawing Room Grates and Kitchen Ranges, Fireproof Safes and Deed Boxes, Chaff Cutters, Turnip Cutters, Slicers and Pulpers, Hip, Sponging, and Shower BatHs, Superior Sheffield Cutlery, Weighing Machines, and Scales. MINING MATERIALS. Agent for Curtis's and Harvey's Blasting Powder.- Bick ford's Fus*. A most Extensive Stock of Iron Bedsteads, Fittel •an for inspection. At the NEW SHOW ROOMS, QUEEN-STREET. •saoud a^Tuapom Iu plos opell HI 910TIJT3 PU1J »1!qO •b\ '-ox' 'sS.iinTinq on'ln l S J °^ul P^^ua WUOO XDAX SI NOAWP X-AA^ S 3N0 eoud-s!>naai»AOjdaii 0^ P v'TJaaas°afia •dns 3Sjb[ v peAposj tsnf ssq ♦W woo cr 31^ OS^B 'Jioo^o 9^ a^isoddo) jaSuom 1 VI I^auEO pue Smqsiujn^ 'saHOfLH XlKVf •aiaoAv 3HX xi XHOII isanvaHO SHX ¡ SdW V'I ISJOTVI T. BUBB, PLUMBER, GLAZIER, PAINTER, PAPER HANGER, GILDER, AND HOUSE DECORATOR, No. 38, PORTLANT) STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, BEGS respectfully to intimate that at the instigation of several of the resident gentry to set up here in the above line, he has taken to the busi- ness of the late Mr JOHN WILLIAMS, Portland- street, and hopes by strict attention to all orders he may be favoured with, combined with very moderate charges, to meiit public patronage and support. Newest Designs of Paper Hangings from the largest Manufacturers always on hand. Baths, Pumps, Water-closets of various descriptions, and Self-acting Filters. Picture and other Frames neatly gilded. V. R. MR SELLIS, DENTIST, TOWYN. FIFTEEN YEARS Surgical and Mechanical Dentist .L in London. May be consulted at the under- mentioned towns:— DOLGEL LEY—Every FRIDAY, at Miss Evans's, Smithneld-street. WELSHPOOL-Every MONDAY, at Mr Harper's cabinetmaker, Broad-street. PORTAIADOC -Every 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAY at Mrs Bennett Williams's, Snowdon-street, Patients attended at their own residences. Advie Gratis. It4J DOLGELLEY. ROYAL SHIP FAMILY AND I COMMERCIAL HOTEL AND POSTING HOUSE MUCH additional convenience has been added to l»l this establishment, combining spaciovs Corfee and Sitting Rooms. Attendance, One Shilling per day. Billiards. Omnibuses to and from all the trains. Coaches to all I parts of the district. Guides and Ponies at fixed j charges. EDWARD JONES, Proprietor. B U ,)'IPHREY' g G L YCEROARNICIN E OINTMENT. THIS invaluable OINTMENT for all external sores has been in general use in all parts of the United Kingdom and the Colonies for several years past, and its healing and soothing properties as a medicament are such that the more it is known the more it is prized by the public of all classes. Thousands of persons have been cured by it who previously had been suffering for years, and also had given up all hope. Though mild it penetrates the pores, expels all gross tumours from the system, and ultimately removes the latent causes of disaa-e. In all kinds of ulcerous wounds it 1? ,U,T !I NVA.L HUMPHREY'S OINTMENT will be found PainVa ,m the following ailments and com- and Otw 1 TT. ""c"'16™/1"1 cu.re without fail:-Scorbutic Tumours Sore Legs, Sore Breasts, Scrofulous Sprains, BruiS«' S°!}ld?,' .SoJe 01' Scabby Heads, Chilblains, daily increasint- '/Qd &ll 1°fJ1amed diseases of the Skin. 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THE Public are respectfully informed that the Rail- way is now opened, forming a THROUGH ROUTE, from WHITCHURCH and SHREWSBURY to CARNARVON, via Welshpool, Machynlleth, and Barmouth. This route opens up some of the finest scenei-y in North Wales, hitherto inaccessible to Railway Tra- vellers. For Terms, Rates, &c., apply to the undersigned. E. ELIAS. Traffic Manager's Office, Oswestry. Cambrian Railways. CONVEYANCE OF NEWSPAPERS. ASKEW ROBERTS, WOODALL, & YENABLES, be' to announce that by means of a Special Arrangement with the Cambrian Company, they are enabled to send Newspapers and Books by railway to parties residing near to any of the Cambrian Stations, -at very low rates. The following is a list of the principal Papers, and the prices at which they will be sent cai-i-iage free. DAILY PAPERS, (per quarter). £ s. d d. Times, per quarter ..118 Manchester Daily Ex- Daily Telegraph 0 7 7 aminer Standard 0 7 7 „ Guardian. 7 7 Morning Star 0 7 7 Birmingham Post 7 ? Liverpool Courier 7 7 WEEKLY PAPERS, (per quarter). 7 7 Punch 3 9 Oswestry Advertiser 2 4 Illustrated London News 6 0 Ball's Life 6 6 „ Times 3 9 Manchester Weekly Saturday Review 7 7 Times 2 6 Bradshaw's Guide 1 9 Bradshaw's Guide 1 9 Extra or Special Numbers, which are occasionally issued by some of the papers, are not included in the above prices, and will therefore always ba charged in addition to the above amounts at the end of the quarter. TERMS. In every case payment must be made in advance; orders not accompanied by remittances, will in no ca be attended to, and the supply will always cease with the expiration of orders for which payment has been made. VISITORS to the Welsh Coast are informed that they can have The Times, &c., at Is. 8d. per week The Daily Telegraph, &c., at 8d. per week; free of further charges. Address, ASKEW ROBERTS, WOODALL, & VENABLES, Bailey Head, Oswestry. Cartes de Visite taken from Life. The Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone. The Rt. Hon. B. Disraeli. 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THE REV. E. O. PHILLIPS AND THE NON- CONFORMISTS. SIR -I have no doubt that the rational portion of the community were not a little astonished at the ridiculous and pompous speech of the Rev. E. O. Phillips, at the banquet to Mr E. M. Vaughan. Either the worthy Vicar though an in- fusion of some flowery superficial reasoning would, like the harp of David, dispel the "Evil Spirit" which haunts the mind of the defeated Tory candidate, or that a large amount of ignorance prevailed in regard to the great ques- tions of the day. In lieu of a more substantial argument, the chapel people of course came in for a good share of cornment-a failing which is very prevalent among those who (Mr Phillips considerately said) "were not ordained politicians, but ministers unto men in a higher degree." The worthy Vicar entirely ignores public opinion in reference to clerical influence" at elections, and emphatically states that the clergymen of the Church of England have never been parties to such proceedings." The above might sound very agreeabJe to those who were under a ban of humiliation, but truth should not be sacrificed for the sake of gratifying an after-dinner party. Had Mr Phillips been in Manchester or Salford (more particularly the latter), at the time of the last elections, he would have found that the church pulpits were not only desecated to purposes of political strife," but that the Sabbath-day was not consi- dered too holy to expound politics in place of religion. In identifying themselves with hired mobs, some of the clergy have teen censured by the leading newspapers. One of the rev. gentlemen glories in the publication of his political sermon, but he has excited the displeasure of his congre- gation. Further, we hear from Yorkshire that in one polling district (Barnslev) clergymen not only canvassed, but brought men up to the poll. In the face of such facts, how can Mr Phillips reconcile his doctrine with the conduct of those whom he sets forth as an example to other denomina- tions. This much I must in justice sav-the only influence which Nonconformist ministers have brought to bear upon elections has simply been an appeal to the common sense of their people, and the principies which they profess to hold. Screw sciat" was a thing unheard-of until the Tories raised the cry. My object in making these remarks is to neutralize the effe -t of Mr Phillips's misrepresentations, and I would advise public men to avoid making statements with- out being thoroughly acquainted with facts. 7, Milner Terrace, Moss Side, Yours respectfully, Manchester. J. L. WILLIAMS.

THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. The formal opening of the first session of the eighth Parliament during the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria took place on Thursday, and from the very few persons present, it may be inferred that little in- terest was felt by the public in the proceeding. HOUSE OF LORDS. Amongst the peers in attendance were the Duke of Buckingham, Marquis of Normandy, Earl Granville, Earl of Harrowby, Earl Stanhope, Earl Liugford, Earl Beauchamp, Lord Cairns, Lord Westburv, Lord Colonsay, Lord Clinton, &c. The Royal Commis- sioners were the new Lord Chancellor, the Dake of VIY Argyll, Earl of Kimberley, Earl de Grey and Ripon, and Lord Sydney. The LORD CHANCELLOR having directed the Usher of the Black Rod to request the attendance of the House of Commons, the Chief Clerk, attended by a considerable number of the members of the Lower House, appeared at the bar. The LORD CHANOELLOR, who did not wear his robes as a peer, not having taken his seat, then said My Lords and Gentlemen,—We have it in command from her Majesty to inform you that as soon as the members of both Houses are sworn in, the causes of her Majesty's summoning Parliament will be de- clared, and it is necessary that you gentlemen of the House of Commons should repair to the place where you are to sit, and there proceed to the choice of some proper person to be your Speaker, and that you present such person whom you may so choose to- morrow at two o'clock for her Majesty's royal approval. The swearing-in of the peers present was then pro- ceeded with, after which their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Twelve o'clock was the hour named for the assem- bling of the Commons, but at that time the House it- self was all but empty, and there were but very few gentlemen within its precincts. The first member to put in an appearance was Mr Hadfield, and he was was soon followed by other well known faces. Until half-past one o'clock visitors were admitted into the body of the house and amongst them was the American Minister, the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who was introdaced to many of the M.Ps. Of course the members of the new Cabinet, as well as those of the old Ministry, were regarded with much curiosity by the people gathered at the corners of the streets near the en- trance to the new Palace-yard. The respective chiefs were well received. According to some of our contempo- raries, the late Premier, Mr Disraeli, was escorted to the House by a detachment of blues," but no men- tion is made of that fact, if fact it was, by other journals. It was remarked that Mr Disraeli, on taking his seat upon the front Opposition bench, looked unusually serious and depressed. He was joined by Mr Ward Hunt, Mr Hardy, Sir S. North- cote, Mr Cory, Mr Adderley, Mr Egerton, Sir J. Pakington, Lord J. Manners, Colonel Taylor, Mr Noel, and Mr Mowbray. The Treasury bench was almost deserted the only offi:ial occupants were Mr Ayrton, Mr Grant Duff, and Mr K. Hugessen. Mr Hurst and Major Aldridge, whose candidature for Horsham resulted in a tie, were both present. Sir Roundell Palmer and Sir G. Grey entered the Hoase together, and took their seats on the bench imme- diately behind the Treasury bench. At two o'clock, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar and summoned the members to the House of Lords for the purpose of hearing the Royal Commission summoning the attendance of Par- liament read. A number of members accompanied the Black Rod to the Upper House. ELECTION OF SPEAKER. On the return of the members from the House of Lords, Sir George Grey proposed that the Right Hon. J. Evelyn Denison, member for North Nottingham- shire, the late Speaker, should take the chair" He highly eulogised the services, as Speaker, which bad been rendered by the right hon. gentleman during the last twelve years, and stated that he had every reason to believe that the proposal he now made would meet with the unanimous approval of the house. Mr Walpole, who spoke from the third bench on the Opposition side of the House, seconded the pro- position. The motion was agreed to unanimously. Mr Denison briefly acknowledged the compliment which had been paid him, and gave an assurance to the House that the whole of his energies and abilities should be devoted to the service of the House. The Speaker was then conducted by Sir G. Grey and Mr Walpole to the chair, and took his seat amid general cheering-the whole body of the members rising en masse, and remaining standing while the right hon. gantleman delivered a second speech, in which he asked the house for its co-operation and assistance in enabling him to conduct the ordinary business of the House. He claimed for both sides of the House full freedom of speech, and expressed a hope that whatever party struggle might be in prospect, the House would rival their predecessors in maintaining law and order. The Lord Advocate, Mr Monerieff, then moved the adjournment of the House, and the House adjourned accordingly at 2,40.

Can't some of the sensible teetotallers look after their friends ? Here is the Chairman of the Execu- tive," Mr W. Lester, congratulating the North Wales Temperance Electoral Association, on the result of their labours in the late contest" in Denbighshire. On the 16th ult., it seems, the executive issue a cire cular, stating that "of the two present members Sir Watkin is the most favourable," and they, or, at any rate, Mr Lester, for them, seems to be gratified that the baronet is chosen in preference to Col. MyddeltcU Biddulph, simply on the ground that he is "most favourable" to the principles of the Association. Mr Lester professes to be a Liberal! It is such M Àa- who destroy the strength of the Liberal pariJ