The Welshman

AN ANECDOTE OF BEETHOVEN. [FROM THE GERMAN.] Some months ago I was at Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven. I met there an old musician, who had known the illustrious composer intimately and from him I received the following anecdote. "VOG know," said he, "that Beethoven was born in a house in the Rhein Gasse (Rhine-street); but at the time I became acquainted with him he lodged over a humble little shop in Roemerplatz. He was then very poor, so poor that he only went out to walk at night, because of the dilapidated state of his clothing. Never- theless, he had a piano, pens, paper, ink, and books and notwithstanding his privations, he passed some happy moments there. He was not yet deaf, and could at least enjoy the harmony of his own compositions. In later years, even this consolation was denied him. One winter evening I called upon him, hoping to persuade him to take a walk, and return with me to supper. I found him sitting at the window, in the moon- light, without fire or candle, his face concealed by his hands, and his whole frame shivering with cold, for it was freezing hard. By slow degrees I drew him from his lethargy, persuaded him to acsompany me, and exhort- ed him to shake off his sadness. He came out with me, but was dark and despairing on that evening, and refused all consolation. I hate the world,' said he with a passion. I hate myself. No one understands me or cares about me I have genius, and am treated like a pariah I have a heart and no one to love. I am completely miserable.' "I made no reply. It was useless to dispute with Beethoven, and I let him continue in the same strain. He did not cease till we re-entered the city, and then he relapsed into a sad silense. We crossed a dark narrow street, near the gate of Coblentz. All at once he stopped. Hush said he what is that noise ?' I listened, and heard the faint tones of an old piano issuing from some house at a little distance. It was a plaintive melody in triple time, and Dotwithstanding the poverty of the instrument, the performer gave to this piece great tenderness of expression. Beethoven looked at me with sparkling eyes. 'It is taken from my Symphony in F.' said he here is the house. Listen how well it is played.' The house was small and humble, and a light glim- mered through the chinks of the shutter. He stopped to listen. In the middle of the finale there was a sudden interruption, silence for a moment, then a stifled voice was heard. I cannot go on,' said a female voice. I can go no farther this evening, Frederick.' Why, sister ?' I scarcely know, unless it is because the composition is so beautiful that I feel incapable of doing justice to it. I am so fond of music. Oh what would I not give to hear that piece played by some one who could do it jus- tice. Ah, dear sister,' said Frederick, sighing, one must be rich to procure that enjoyment. What is the use of regretting when there is no help for it ? We can scarcely pay our rent; why think of things far beyond our reach ?' You are right, Frederick and yet when I am play- ing I long once in my life to hear good music well exe- cuted. But it is useless it is useless "There was something singularly touching in the tone and repetition of the last words. "Beethoven looked at me. 'Let us enter,' said he, abruptly. Enter!' said I; why should we enter ?' I will play to her,' replied he, with vivacity. She has feeling, genius, intelligence I will play to her, and she will appreciate me.' And before I could prevent him, his hand was on the door. It was not lorked, and open ed immediately. I followed him across a dark corridor, towards a half open door to the right. He pushed it, and we found ourselves in a poor destitute room, with a little stove at one end, and some coarse furniture. A pale young man was seated at a table, working at a shoe. Near him, bending in a melancholy manner over an old piano, was a young girl. Both were cleanly, but very poorly pressed; they rose and turned towards us as we entered. 11 1 Pardon me,' said Beethoven, somewhat embarrassed, 1 pardon me, but I heard music, and was tempted to enter. I am a musician.' The girl blushed, and the young man assumed a grave, almost severe manner. I heard also some of your words,' continued my friend. 'You wish to hear—that is, you would like- in short, would you like me to play to you ?' I There was something so strange, so abrupt, so comi- cal, in the whole affair, and something so agreeable and eccentric in the manners of him who had spoken, that the ice was broken in an instant, and all involuntarily smiled. Thank you,' said the young shoemaker, but our piano is bad, and then we have no music.! "'No music!' repeated my friend; how then did Ma- demoiselle He stopped and coloured for the young girl had just turned towards him, and by her sad veiled eyes he saw that she was blind. "'I—I entreat you to pardon me,' stammered he; but I did not remark at first. You play then from me- mory ?' Entirely.' And where have you heard this music before ?' I heard a lady who was our neighbour at Bruhl two years ago. During the summer evenings her window was always open, and I walked before the house to hear her.' And you have never heard any other music ?' Never, excepting the music in the streets.' She seemed frightened so Beethoven did not add another word, but quietly seated himself at the instrument, and commenced to play. He had not touched many notes when I guessed what would follow, and how sublime he would be that evening, and I was not deceived. Never, never, during the many years I knew him, did I hear him play as on this day for the younA blind girl an4 brother. Never did I hear such energy, such passionate tenderness, such gradations of melody and modulation. From the moment his fingers commeuced to move over the piano, the tones of the instrument seemed to soften and become more equal. We remained sitting, listening to him breathlessly. The brother and sister were dumb with astonishment, as if paralysed. The former had laid aside his work the latter, her head slightly inclined, had approached the in. strument, her two bands were clasped on her breast, as if she feared the beating of her heart might interrupt those accents of magic sweetness. It seemed as if we were the subjects of a strange dream, and our only fear was to wake too soon, Suddenly the flame of the solitary candle flickered, the wick, consumed to the end, fell, and was extinguished. Beethoven stopped I opened the shutters to let in the rays of the moon. It became almost as light as before in the room, and the radiance fell more strongly on the musician and the instrument. But this incident seemed to have broken the chain of Beethoven's ideas. His head dropped on his breast, his hands rested on his knees, he appeared plunged into ° "'o'nnnd meditation. Beethoven raised his head, and looked at him ab stractedly, as if he had not comprehended the meaning of his words. "The young man repeated the question. The composer smiled as only he could smile, such sweetness and kingly benevolence. Listen,' said he. And he played the first movement in the F Symphony. A cry of joy escaped from the lips of the brother and sister. They recognised him, and cried with emotion, You are then Beethoven.' "He rose to go, but our entreaties succeeded in detain- ing him. Play to us once more, just once more.' He allowed himself to be led to the instrument. The brilliant light of tb^e inoon?<ehtered the curtainless window, and lighted up hi»4^pansive earnest forehead. "I I am going to improvise a sonato to the moonlight,' said he playfully. He contemplated for some minutes the sky sprinkled with stars then his fingers rested on the piano, and he commenced to play in a low, sad, but won drously sweet strain. The harmony issued from the in- strument, sweet and even as the rays of the moon spread over the shadows on the ground. This delicious over- ture was followed by a piece in triple time, lively, light, capricious, a sort of intermediate burlesque, like a dance of fairies at midnight on the grass. Then came a rapid agitato finale-a breathless movement, trembling, hurry- ing, describing flight and uncertainty, inspiring vague and instinctive terror, which bore us onwards on its shud- dering wings, and left us at last quite agitated with sur- prise and moved to tears. "'Adieu,' said Beethoven, abruptly pushing back his chair and advancing to the door-'Adieu You will come again ? asked both at the same time. He stoppej, and regarded the young blind girl with an air of compassion. 11 1 Yes, yes,' said he hurriedly, 'I will come again and give some lessons to Mademoiselle. Farewell, I will soon come again.' They followed us to the door in silence more expres- sive than words, and remained standing on the threshold till we were out of sight. "'Let us hasten home,' said Beethovn to me in the street. Let us hasten, that I may note down this sonata while it is in my memory.' He entered his room, and he wrote till nearly day- break." I still sat in a listening attitude after the old musician had finished speaking. "And did Beethoven give lessons afterwards to the blind girl?" asked I at length. He smiled, and shook his head sadly. Beethoven never entered that humble house aga in. With the excitement of the moment, his interest in the blind girl also passed away and though the brother and sister long and patiently awaited his coming, he thought no more of them." And is it not too often so in life. I AMERICAN "LUXURIES" The American ladies wear very costly jewellery, but I was perfectly amazed at the prices of some of the articles displayed. I saw a diamond bracelet containing one brilliant of prodigious size and lustre. The price was 25,000 dollars, or £ 5,000. On inquiring who would purchase such a thing, the clerk replied, I guess some southerner will buy it for his wife." One of the sights with which the New York people astonish English visitors is Stewart's dry goods store in Broadway, an immense square, building of white marble, six stories high, with a frontage of 300 feet. The business done in it is stated to be above EI,500,000 per annum. There are 400 people employed at this establishment, which has even a telegraph office on the premises, where a clerk is for ever flashing dollars and cents along the trembling wires. There were lace collars 40 guineas each, and flounces of Valenciennes lace, half a yard deep, at 120 guineas a flounce. The damasks and brocades for curtains and chairs were at almost fabulous prices. Few gentlemen, the clerk obser- ved, give less than f3, per yard for these articles.— Englishwoman in America. I RICHES ARE VIRTUOUS. We abound in false prophets, and their voices ring throughout the land; they promise us prosperity, but prosperity lags far behind they preach up the reward of virtue, ye: we behold naught but the triumph of vice. Authorship is debased, and prophecies only lies, and maudles over amiable weakness. Religion is misconstrued, in order to show the lovely earthly blessings attendant upon benevolence land a meek disposition. Listen to the deep rabble murmur from without! The masses are slowly awakening they have had enough of starvation and moral tales, and have tested the reward of virtue with a vengeance. They are growing angry. They love pleasure-gardens and beer-shops, better than the house of the Lord, and very naturally and beneath this holiday spirit there lurks among them a doubt and sua- picion, perfidious as night. They begin at the eleventh hour to mistrust these kind and benevolent advisers they too see Israel scattered upon the hills without a keeper. By sure and gradual degrees-like the swelling of over- flown waters will this suppressed contempt bring forth outward results. Beware the wealthy rise of this mighty flood. You have taught the people too much. They too perceive the stern truth of political economy; they know very well what they earn by sweat and toil, is a right. You point with a mocking finger at the millions of happy artisans, thronging in a merry mood the resorts of amuse- ment and the gay green fields. They have their wives and litttle ones they are keeping some pleasure day—perhaps some fast day, or the Sabbath, after their own notions of religion and propriety. You say, behold a happy people! Truly so, and therefore drill your police force, and pull down your gaols and build greater. A sceptical people will enjoy the present, and have sense enough to grasp the hour of pleasure-hardly wrung as it is from the long days of toil. They have forgotten all your pru- dent lessons, inculcating thrift, and the saving of half- pence they know very well that to-morrow some gigantic steam invention or a new influx of people of their own craft may drive them to the streets or the workhouse, from which all their virtue and industry will be unable to save them, therefore they enjoy to-day. They have an intui- tion that a great moral revolution is at hand, or not very far distant, and therefore they are reckless. Neither virtue nor industry avails, but simply the price of the market. And therefore it is evident that the only real politics are the politics economical, and that the only way to be virtuous and good, is to be above poverty.- Hoicard's Essays for the Age. SALTNESS OF THE SEA AS AFFECTING NAVIGATION. Surprise has been expressed that vessels going direct to Sebastopol take a smaller cargo than if they were only going to Constantinople, or that they diminish their cargo in the latter port before entering the Black Sea. The reason is this-the density of the water of different seas is more or less considerable, and the vessels sailing in them sink in the water more or less, according to their density. The density arises from the quantity of salt contained in the water; and consequently, the salter the sea is, the less a vessel sinks in it. As, too, the more sail a vessel carries, the deeper she penetrates the water, it follows that the more salt the water the greater the quan- tity of sail that can be carried. Now the Black Sea being sixteen times less salt than the Mediterranean, a vessel which leaves Toulon or Marseilles for Sebastopol must take a smaller cargo than one that only goes to Constanti- nople, and a still smaller one if it is to enter the Sea of Azoff, which is eighteen times less salt than the Mediter- ranean. It is known that the Mediterranean is twice as salt as the Atlantic, once more than the Adriatic, five times more than the Caspian Sea, twelve times more than the Ionian Sea, and seventeen times more than Sea of Mormora. The Dead Sea contains more salt than any other sea it is asserted that two tons of its water yield 589 lbs. of salt and magnesia.- Galignani. A NBW FACT IN THE LIFE OF CROMWELL. Five sons were born to Cromwell, of whom the youngest, James, born in 1632, certainly died in his infancy, and the eldest, Robert, born in 1621, is supposed in all the biographies not to have survived his childhood. The second son, Oliver, was killed in battle, and to him it was thought Cromwell on his death-bed alluded, when he said-" This Scripture did once save my life, when my eldest son died, which went as a dagger to my heart, indeed, it did." We are in a position to prove that the allusion was not to Oliver, but to Robert; that Robert lived till his nineteenth year that he was buried at Felsted within seven months of the date of the letter containing the allusion to the kindness of the Mashams respecting him; and that his youth had inspired such promise of a future as might well justify the place in his father's heart kept sacred to his memory as long as life remained. In the register of burials at the parish church of Felsted, under the year 1639, is the following entry -I, Robertuit Crotn%vell filius honorandi viri Mtis Otiveris Cromwell et Elizabethan uxoris ej us sepultus fuit 31 die Maii. Et Robertus fuit eximie pius juvenis deum timens supramultos." Which remarkable addition to a simple mention of burial, we need hardly point out as of the rarest occurrence on that most formal of all the pages of history-a leaf of a parish register; where to be born and to die is all that can ever be conceded to either rich or poor. The friend who examined the original for us could find no other instance in the volume of a deviation from the strict rule. Among all the fathers, sons, and brothers crowded into its records of births and deaths, the only vir houoraudtts is the puritan squire of Huntingdon. The name of the vicar of Felsted, in 1639, vias Wharton this entry is in his handwriting, and has his signature appended to it and let it henceforward be remembered as his distinction, that long before Cromwell's name was famous beyond his native county, he had appeared to this incumbent of a small Essex parish as a man to be honoured. The tribute to the youth who passed so early away, uncouthly expressed as it is, takes a deep and mournful significance from the words which lingered last on the dying lips of his heroic father. If heaven had but spared all that gentle and noble promise which represented once the eldest son and successor of Cromwell's name, the sceptre then falling might have found a hand to grasp and sustain it, and the history of England taken quite another -] ..ntl anrrv substitute-is it not written LIFE IN A MAN-OF-WAR. I Life in a man of war is an amusing phase of human ex- istence. Here we had in the narrow limits of a corvette's deck a large assembly of seamen smoking, for it was the supper hour, and chatting eagerly about the Itooshins a butcher in the act of most scientifically slaughtering a bullock; a party of marines about to land, undergoing in- spection on deck, and with their loose serge frocks, dark trousers, and excellent arms and accoutrements, these capital fellows looked soldiers every inch. Just abaft the foremast, a group of officers, with every variety of pipe, from the proud meerschaum to the jet-black inch-and-a-half of clay, were telling us the tale of the Hango massacre Close to them a man was staving in beef casks, and the brine from beef mort, and the blood from beef moribund, combining chemically with the dust and smut from the engines, made the deck look as if it would never be clean again. Still the very dirt and offal of a man-of-war, I must admit, is not devoid of a certain sense of duty, and flows in an orderly and regulation stream, with due respect for the officers' boots and breeches.-Two Cruises with the Baltic Fleet. PORTRAIT OF BOSSUET. I He was tall for his age, but afterwards increased greatly in stature; his limbs were delicate and flexible, like those of a man intended to bear no other burden than the weight of thought, who glides, buried in reflection, with noiseless steps, between the columns of the cathedral, and who, accustomed to genuflection and prostration, is con- tinually bowed down before the majesty of God. His hair was brown and silky, and one or two natural curls upon his forehead resembled the crown of Moses, or the horns of the prophetic ram. These curls, thus arranged, of which we still see the traces in his portraits to an advanced age, gave an air of inspiration to his head. His eyes were black and piercing, but sweet. On his face there shone a serene and perpetual light—a light which was never ob- scured by flashes, and which attracted without dazzling the eye. His high and open forehead showed the small veins which interlaced his temples; his nose was almost straight, fine, and delicately chiselled, between the soft Grecian and energetic Roman, and was neither raised by insolence nor depressed by stupidity. His mouth was large, with thin lips, which often moved without speaking, as if employed in the utterance of some inward reflection, which modesty repressed in the presence of older men than himself; a half smile, full of grace and thought, was their most frequent expression, and they bore the impress of a disposition naturally inclined to sincerity and averse to rudeness or contempt.Memoirs of Celebrated Cha- racters by Lamartme. I THE BIRD IN THE EGG. There is not, in the compass of nature, a more lively emblem of the soul, imprisoned in this mortal body, than (homely as the comparison may appear) that of a bird in the egg. The little animal, though thus confined, is in the midst of the scenes of its future life. It is not dis- tance that excludes it from the air, the light, and all the objects with which it will soon be conversant. It is in the midst of them, though utterly shut out from them, and, when the moment for bursting its inclosure comes, will be ushered into a new world, and translated into scenes unknown before, not by any change of place, but by passing into another state of existence. So it is with the soul. It is now, in a certain sense, in eternity, and surrounded with eternal things. Even the body to which it is attached stands out, on the surface of this globe, in infinite space. Besides, the spiritual world envelopes it on every side it is encompassed with a cloud of witnesses innumerable spirits encamp about it: and God is as inti- mately present to it, as to the highest angel that beholds his face in heaven. Nevertheless, to realise to itself the nearness and the presence of these external objects, at least to knaw them as it will know them hereafter, is a thing impossible. Why ? Not because any tract of space is interposed between the soul and them, but because the spiritual principle, while united to flesh, is, by the laws of that union, so incarcerated in the body, as to be denied all means of intercourse with those scenes which lie around its prison walls. The hand of death alone can unbar the door, and let the spirit out into the free air and open day. light of eternity. There is one important particular more in which this analogy holds. Unless the embryo is vivified while in the egg, it can receive no vitalising principle after. If the she]) is broken, the young bird comes out dead. Thus it is also with the soul. Unless impregnated with spiritual life, before it leaves the body, it will come forth still-born into eternity and continue for ever dead in trespasses and sins.-Leisure Hour.

The late Samuel Rogers's receipt for long life was tem- perance, the bath and flesh brush, and don't fret. An honest farmer, being asked why he did not subscribe to a newspaper, Because," said he, my father, when he died, left me a good many papers, and I have not read them through yet." BROTHERLY SYMPATHY.—"Did you know," said a cunning Yankee to a Jew, "that they hang Jews and donkeys together hr -Poland "Indeed; then it is well that you and I are not there," replied the Jew. A HOME THRUST.—A Rev. Dean, economical of his wine, descanting oil the extraordinary performance of a blind man, remarked that the poor fellow could see no more than that bottle." No wonder, sir," replied a minor canon for I have seen no more than that bottle all the afternoon." A VERY BROAD HINT.-To a fond mother, whose children were at the time making themselves disagreeable, a gentleman observed, I have a decided preference for bad children, madam. "—"How strange! and pray for what reason ?" said she. Because they are always sent out of the room." A VERY GENTLE HINT.—A Scotch boy had delivered a message to a lady, but did not seem in a hurry to go. Being asked if there was anything else that his mother had bid him say, Jock whimpered out, She said I wasna to seek onything for comin', but if ye gied me't I was to take it!" The hint was taken. A HUMBLE HOME.—Are you not surprised to find how independent of money peace of conscience- is, and how much happiness can be condensed in the humblest home ? A cottage will not hold the bulky furniture and the sumptuous accommodations of a mansion but if God be there, a cot- tage will hold as much happiness as might stock a palace. -Rev. C. Hamilton. AMERICAN INGENLI*ITY.-A characteristically western arrangement for eating, drifting, and sleeping the labour- ers is made on the Davenport railroad. Two cars are fitted up for the purpose. One is fitted up with berths on the side, as in a steamer, and on the other side a long table is laid for eating processes. The other car is occupied as store-ronm and kitchen, and with sleeping accommodations for the family who do the cooking, housework, etc. These cars follow up closely the hand-car from which the rails are laid,. and, as the truck advances, the locomotive keeps pushing them ahead. It is a sort of locomotive tavern, which finds liberal patronage on the prairies, as there are over fifty men who are dependent upon it for their daily bread A QUAINT SAYING.—I would give nothing for the Chris- tianity of a man whose very dog and cat were not the better of his religion. Ro telt)i(i -ffill. ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE.—By the death of the Duke of Norfolk Sir Edmund Lyons becomes father of the present premier duchess of England. The romance of the peer- age" has few prettier chapters than this. The young Earl of Arundel and Surrey was travelling in Greece, when he was attacked with fever, and his life was despaired of. He was removed to the house of the British minister, Sir Edmund Lyons, at Athens, when a "ministering angel," in the person of Sir Edmund's fair daughter, became his nurse, and by her devoted attention was believed to have saved the life of the young heir of the oldest ducal house in England, at the hazard of her own. The gratitude of the young earl to his fair preserver took the usual shape but, as soon as Sir Edmund Lyons found reason to suspect what was going on, he wrote to the earl's father, informing him of his son's convalesence, and begging that he might be removed, since he knew that his daughter had no preten- sions to mate with such illustrious lineage. Sir Edmund's letter displayed so much honourable feeling, and the young man's attachment seemed so insurmountable that the consent of the parents was obtained. 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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. I The will of the Right Hon. Thomas Baron Truro was I sworn under £ 20,000 personalty the widow is sole execu- trix and universal legatee by a codicil. It is stated that the slave population of America increases so rapidly that it doubles itself in 25 years, and that the present number exceeds 3,000,000. The Secretary of State for war has sanctioned the expense of supplying the disabled soldiers under certain regulations with an artificial arm or leg upon a simple and improved construction. Recruits have joined the Royal Marines at Woolwich in such numbers that orders have been issued to withdraw the recruiting parties from various stations. The corps now numbers more than 16,000. On Saturday, Mary Ann Backer, of Altrincham, who could neither read nor write, was taken before the magis- trates on a charge of forgery. Of course she was dis- charged. The Nottingham Journal states that the Duke of Portland is having a great number of hares netted alive on his estates in the neighbourhood of Mansfield, for the purpose of being sent to France as a present to the Emperor. At the sale of a policy of £ I ,000 on the life of Sir J. D. Paul, on Friday, the auctioneer stated that the assignees had every reason to believe that the bankrupts would not be sent out of the country. The sale then proceeded. The Sultan has decreed that in remembrance of the courage and perseverance displayed "by the inhabitants of Silistria, in 1854, they shall not be liable for three years to any taxes, nor to furnish recruits to the army. Richard Sutton, the station master at the Manchester* Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, Park Station, Ashton, is charged with embezzling upwards of JE90, the moneys of his employers. A gambling table, for the special benefit of English offi- cers, has been opened at Pera, by "one Morris, of London notoriety." The Times correspondent suggests the inter- ference of the English consular authorities, or the military authorities, although Pera is not actually under martial law. Mr. William Aikin, a member of the present American Congress, owns upwards of one thousand slaves. The Woonsocket Patriot correctly says that Europeans cannot see how supporters of the vilest slavery in the world can be honest in their patriotic speeches for freedom and equality." Mr. Robert Wilson, a confidential clerk in the employ of Messrs. Brocklebank, and Co., ship owners, recently absconded, having embezzled, to a considerable extent, the moneys of his masters. A reward of E200 was of- fered for his apprehension, and he was arrested on Monday night with about E2,000 worth of property upon him. The drafts of the Tipperary joint-stock bank have been returned by their London agents, Messrs. Glyn. This company was established in 1838, with a head office at Clonmel, and branches at Athy, Carrick-on-Suir, Nenagh, Roscrea, Thurles, Thomastown and Tipperary, and has been paying dividends at the rate of six per cent. The strike of spinners at Mauchester, which has now lasted nearly thirteen weeks, has not yet been brought to a close. At a meeting of the turn-outs, held a few days ago, dissatisfaction was expressed with the committee managing the strike, and a motion was made for its dis- solution. Much confusion and recrimination followed, and the meeting was ultimately dissolved by the platform light being extinguished before a vote could be taken. Sergeant Brodie, late of Canterbury barracks, has been apointed by the Secretary for War to be Inspecting Fore- man of Saddlery at Weedon-Barrack. He is said to have always shown himself skilful in anything to do with horse equipments, having open regimental saddler to several regi- ments. In conferring the appointment, Lord Panmure is said to have intimated to the sergeant that he did not considsr him as having left the service with any stain upon his character." The Empress of the French has received the order of the Star Cross (Stern-Kreuz Orden) from the Emperor of Austria. Advices from the Baltic shores announce, that the Russians intend to drive a triple row of piles across the Gulf of Finland, about six miles from Cronstadt. It is fancied that an impassable barrier may be thus erected against any hostile fleet. The following screw steamers are being fitted at Liverpool for the conveyance of troops and stores to the East --Sarali Sands, 1,299 tons (ready); Jura, 2,210 tons; Bahiana, 1,530 tons; her Majesty's ship Resolute, 1,902 tons; and Oneida, 2,317 tons. The War-office having just announced its intention of bearing the whole expense of the chaplains to be hereafter sent to the seat of war, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel is relieved froru the responsibility of making any further appointments. A woman, professing to be the servant of the Russian Princess Galitzin, came to the Worship-street police magistrate on Thursday, to ask his advice, stating that her (the servant's) property had been seized by the creditors of her mistress, who had become destitute, and was too ill to proceed to Russia. The princess writes next day from Brighton to the papers, to say that the story is entirely false, that she is in no distress, pecuniary or physical, and that the only reason she does not proceed to Russia is that she is an exile for having become a convert to Protest- antism and a member of the English Church." Signor Costa's oratorio of Eli was performed at Exeter- Hall by the Sacred Harmonic Society, on Friday last, in presence of her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Royal children. The hall was densely crowded, and the reception of the composer was enthusiastic. Signor Costa's orchestral skill is manifest throughout the per- formance the instrumentation is striking and effective, an easy unaffected vein of melody runs through the oratorio, and the dramatic points are never lost sight of. The work is one unequivocally successful, and is certainly remarkable as a first effort in a species of composition of so lofty a character as the oratorio. The Durham Chronicle has the following — The marriage of the Dowager Marchioness of Townshend, aged seventy, immediately on the death of her husband, to Mr. J. Laidler, of Fenton, near Wooler, we named a fortnight ago. The 'courtship' is a rather romantic affair. Laidler is about forty years of age, was employed in a linendraper's establishment at the West-end, where he attracted the attention of the Old Dowager Machioness, so much so that in her matters of business she would not be attendid to by any other assistant, or even by the principal himself. Nor would she allow any one to bring her purchases to her ladyship's residence but Mr. Laidler. On the death of her husband she made him an offer of her hand, which he promptly accepted." The Board of Directors of the London and County Bank was augmented on Tuesday by the election of Mr. W. Nicol, Mr. A. A. Hoghton, and Mr. J. Laming. The Directors have announced that no loss will accrue to their bank through Mr. Sadleir's death, as his transactions with it had ceased for some months. The following notice was issued on Thursday by the Royal Swedish Railway Company, of which the late Mr. Sadleir was chairman—"The Directors of this Company having discovered that certain shares and bonds or obli- gations of this company have been improperly issued, it is requested that all holders of shares and bonds of the Com- pany will forthwith bring in the same to the office for examination and verification and the Directors in the mean time caution all persons against purchasing or in any way dealing in the shares and obligations of the Company. It is currently reported that false shares have been issued by thousands; and, according to the Daily News, the late Mr. Sadleir is credited with the frauds. The Gazette of Friday night states that the Queen has directed letters-patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, Bart., and to the heirs made of his body law- fully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Aveland of Aveland, in the county of Lincoln," The murderer of the Duchess Caumont Laforce was her groom, Baumann, a German. The Duchess was ec- centric and choleric she with difficulty got servants to live with her at length she determined to keep only one Baumann was engaged three weeks ago. The Duchess scolded him daily, until he could bear it no longer; and in a frenzy he rushed upon and killed her with one blow of his fist. In applying to the Prussian House or Deputies, on Wednesday, for a vole of money, Baron Manteuffel said that the great crisis in the war could not yet be considered at an end. Prussia must continue her army in a fit state to take the field and look to the Baltic. The possible contingency of war close to the frontiers of Prussia warned that natiou imperatively to maintain her mili- tary preparations in their present state, and if requisite to increase them." The concession which the Russian Government has re- cently made to the Pope are not without importance. In the year 1846, when the Emperor Nicholas had a memor- able inteiview with Pope Gregory XVI., the holy see ex- pressed a very decided wish that the Polish bishoprics should be restored After the demise of the Emperor Nicholas, Pope Pius IX. addressed a similar request to the Emperor Alexander. But there requests were disregarded by the Russian Czars until recently. About a month ago, a letter from the Emperor Alexander was somewhat un- expectedly delivered to the Pope, in which the former declared his readiness not only to agree to the restoration of the four bishoprics, .which were formerly established in Poland, but the foundation of six new bishoprics in dif- ferent parts of Russia, where there is a Catholic population, was conceded. Now, it is also asserted that, in consequence of this gracious act on the part of the Emparor Alexander, Pope Pius XI. at once determined to exercise his influence at Paris for the purpose of promoting the present work of peace. BEKT-ROOT BRANDY.—A company for the manufature of brandy from beet-root is about to commence operations An advance squadron will proceed to the Baltic forthwith, comprising her Majesty's ships Imperieuse, 51 (screw), the Euryalus, 51 (screw;, tie Pylades, 21 (screw), the Dragon, G, paddle frigate, and the Falcon screw sloop, 17. 'ihey are all prepared for sea, and will be under the orders of Capt. Watson, who is the senior captain of them. They will wait further orders from the Admiralty at Kiel. The blockade will depend upon the progress and tone of the forthcoming mgotiations At Berlin, it is stated that the Allied Powers have de- termined on a temporary occupation of Turkey, after the conclusion of peace, for the sake of guaranteeing the tranquillity of the country while the reforms in favour of the Christians are being carried out. The Principalities, Constantinople, Gallipoli, Adrianople, Vienna, Trebizonde, and Erzeroum are named as points of occupation. This may end in a seizure of Turkey by Austria and France, as we cannot spare troops to make an efficient counterpoise to their forces. It has a most dangerous look. First, the allies propose to create discontent by their interferenca in the internal affairs of Turkey, and then to hold the country to keep it quiet. This is the friendship of the Black Art! — Atlas. ECCLESIASTICAL IXTELLIGExcE. The following prefer- ments and appointments have been recently made Honorary Canonry the Rev. W. II. Colbeck, to an honor- ary canonry in Norwich Cathedral. Rectories: Rev. W. Featherstonhaugh, to the rectory of Edmondbyers, Durham, Rev. F. T. Wintour, to the rectory of fiawerby, Lincoln- shire. Professorship Mr. E. B. Cowell, to the professor- ship of Modern History and Pulitical Economy, in the Presidency College, Calcutta. Surrogate Rev. W. Jones, of Bradford, Wiits, to be a surrogate. Perpetual curacy Rev. A. Carden, to the perpetual curacy of Tredington, Gloucestershire. Chaplains Rev. E. M. Hall, to be chap- lain to the North Bierley Union, Bradford; Rev. E. G. Hunt, to be chaplain priest of the parish of St. Ottery, Devon; Rev. E. L. Blenkinsopp, to be officiating chaplain to the army in Turkey. Curacies Rev. A. Cazenove, to the curacy of Frittenden, Kent; Rev. J. Clarke, to the curacy of East Donyland, near Colchester; Rev. C. S. Taylor, to the curacy of St. Mark's, Gloucester Rev. W. H, Walker, to the curacy of Scclgefield, Durham. TERPIISLE CATASTEOPHE.—About 12 o'clock on Fii- day a sad catastrophe, accompanied with the loss of one life and the maiming of several other persons, occurred in Chelmsford, by the falling of a part of the central stone staircase at the Shire Hall, owing to the heavy pressure of the crowds upon it, who were endeavouring to reach the Petty Sessions room to hear the examination of the five men charged with the murder of Sir John Tyrrell's keeper. The rush of the crowd to endeavour to gain admittance completely blocked the passage at the upper part of the stairs. About 60 had been admitted into the room, and Sergeant Simpson and other officers, by desire of Major Skinner, we:e endeavouting to keep the way clear, lest danger should arise from admitting too many into the court. Suddenly a fearful shriek was heard by those within the court, followed by a crash of falling stones, and succeeded by groans and cries of alarm. The third flight of stairs had given way and fallen. The balusters first gave way, and from the weight of the crowd pressing on the outer edge, the entire flight of stone steps broke in two at the opposite end, leaving a portion in the wall. The whole mass of people suddenly fell with the severed stones on to the flight, of stairs beneath. The scene was most appalling. When those who were uninjured had scramb- led from the fallen rubbish, the body of one young man was seen lying upon one of the fallen stones, with his face partly cut off, his skull crushed, and his brains scattered about. It was some time before he could be recognised, but at length he was identified by an inscription upon the watch he had in his pocket, as rr. J. E Moss, the son of Mr. James Moss, builder of this town. Capt. Hazelfoot, who was lyiog near the deceased, was injured, though, it is hoped, not seriously. As quickly as possible the injured parties were rescued, and taken into the small room between the courts, where surgeons were speedily in at- tendance. It was then found that a boy thirteen years old, named Scott, had one leg broken; Robert Baker, a fellmonger, in Mouisham, had the cap of one of his knees broken; Sergeant Rogers, landlord of the Army and Navy public-house, Baddow-road, was bruised in the head, which had been pressed up between two of the stones, and also appeared to have received serious internal injuries and James Brewster, from Willingale, was wounded, but not seriously, in the leg. Mr. Coverdale, of Ingatestone Hall, who was upon the flight of stairs which fell, was shaken, but not seriously hurt. THE MURDERER COnnIGA .-The wretched criminal, who was to have been executed on Monday for the murder of his wife, was reprieved at a late hour on Saturday. It was known that petitions had been sent to the Government from a portion of the jury who tried the case, and also from the prisoner himself and some of the relatives of the deceased woman, praying for a commutation of the sentence but no notice was taken of them, and it was generally considered, from the nature of the case and the circumstanccs under which the crime was committed, that they were not likely to have any effect. Every prepara- tion was accordingly made for carrying out the sentence, and workmen were employed during the whole of Saturday in fixing the usual barriers for the preventation of acci- I dents from the pressure of the crowd. The most extraor- diinary part of the proceeding is the suddenness with which the execution has been countermanded by Sir G. Grey and the unusual character of the proceeding. The feelings of the wretched prisoner had been wound up to an extreme pitch. On Thursday and Friday he had taken, as he thought, a last farewell of his children and relatives. Even on Saturday morning he had been visited by some remaining members of his family, and he was fully prepared for the fate which he considered inevitable, and had repeatedly acknowledged the justice of his sen- tence. The authorities received no intimation from the Secretary of State for the Home Department of any in- tention on the part of the Government to interfere with the course of the law until late in the afternoon, when the sheriffs received the usual formal notice that the execution of the prisoner was respited during Her Majesty's plea- sure. At this time the whole of ther outside preliminaries had been completed, and it was too late to take any steps to remove the barriers that had been prepared, and on the next day being Sunday, they of course remained. Crowds of persons consequently assembled, and the general im- pression among them that the story of the reprieve was a hoax, and the preparations that had been made for the execution confirmed this opinion. The wretched prisoner was in a calm and resigned state, but, when the news of the reprieve was communicated to hion, he at first nearly fainted, and a considerable time elapsed before he reco. vered his consciousness. A similar instance of a reprieve being sent so shortly before the day of execution, except un- der particular circumstances, and where there was a doubt as to the guilt of the party, has never before occurred. GENERAL CODRINGTON AND THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH. — A man may be a good soldier, doubtless, and a good gene- ral, without being familiar with Lindley Murray. But there is an inveterate prejudice in this country against people of high rank with alow education and when we see common soldiers writing letters that would not disgrace a general, and generals writing letters that would disgrace a common soldier, the cant inquiry whether the right men be in the right places comes into remembrance, defying all attempts to shut it out. That General Sir William 'Cod- rington, K.C.B., cannot write a sentence in iutellio-ible English is one of those unpleasant circumstances which the prominence of his position has made conspicuously evident to everybody. But a repeated perusal of those remarkable documents called despatches," which Lord Panmure with wicked alacrity insists on giving to the world '■'pur et simple," has satisfied us that there is much more wanting in the general than a knowledge of the ordinary rules of grammatical construction, and that they disclose a shallow, confused, peddling mind, the possessor of which is and must be unequal to the high and oncreus duties of com- mander-in-chief. Let any one read the despatch of Gene- ral Codrington giving an account of the destruction of Fort Nicholas, and say if there be not reason to fear that the estimate we have formed—harsh as it may seem—is not without occasion. What a miserable maudlin bit of senti- mcnt it is from beginning to end, not unlike what might have been expected from some boardingschool-miss, trans- formed into Ensign Clutterbuck's wife, who had gone a campaigning with her husband, and was communicating her experiences to a dear friend and school-companion tarrying at home in single blessedness or to be obtained from one of those imaginative peripatetic gentlemen who lecture before the footlights in moving panoramas, pointing out the objects of prime interest in a long yarn with stick to correspond. The light of the sun," says General Codrington, "played beautifully on the mass of smoke, of which the lower part lay long and I-eavil)- on its victim." The lower part of what ? The lower part of 11 the light of the sun" or of the mass of smoke ?" We really never heard that granite walls could become the "victim" of either light or smoke. "The state of the docks has been given in detail in my letters, ihey are all destroyed?" What are destroyed ? His" lrUcrs" or "the state of the docks," or the docks themselves ? But we may not pursue this vein farther. There seems to us to he clear indica- tions in these despatches of a want of manliness, of nerve, of moral power, of greatness-of those qualities of mind which, in a man placed in General Codrington's position, are indispensable. The circumstance that we are hoping and praying for peace should not abate our anxiety to be prepared for war, and we repeat again, with every emphasis that we can lend to the statement, that while Lord Claren- don and Lord Palmerston are concentrating their thoughts on Paris and peace, Lord Panmure might be worse em- ployed than in recasting in his mind whether he is justified in entrusting the prime command of our forces to this sentimental General.—Scottish Press. THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.-A committee has been formed in the Camp in the Crimea for the purpose of collecting the subscriptions of the soldiers in the British army to the Nightingale fund. The subscription has been the result of voluntary individual offerings, and the amount of £4,195 15s. fid. already received plainly indi- cates the universal feeling of gratitude which exists among the troops for the care bestowed upon-the relief adminis- tcred to-themselves and their comrades, at the period of their greatest sufferings, by the skilful arrangements, the unwearying constant personal attention of Miss Nightin- gale and the other ladies associated with her. IIOLLOWAY'S PILLS the Greatest Wonder of Modern times.-They correct bile, prevent flatulency, cleanse the liver, purify the system, renovate the debilitated, strengthen the stomach, increase the appetite, invigorate the nerves, promote health, and reinstate the weak to an ardour of feeling never before experienced. The extraordinary daily sales of these invaluable Pills, in all parts of the globe, astonish everybody, convincing them that there is no other medicine in existence equal to Ilolloway's Pills for remov- ing the complaints which are incidental to the human race. They are, indeed, a blessing to the afflicted, and a boon to those who suffer from any disorder, internal or external.

RAIL WAY TIME TABLE, SOUTH WALKS RAILWAY. DOWN TRAINS. WEEKDAYS. starting 1,2,3 1,2,3 1.2,3 1,2,3 Exp. 1,2,3 1,2,3 Mai/ _n_- class. class-lclassJclass. Jr1ass. l a.m. a.m. | a m. a.m. a. ni. a.m.? p.mJp. m. Paddington 6.50 9.40 10.0 12.60! 8.10 Glo'ster de 6.4-5 10.30 3.0 ?12.53 3.0 6.5 I 2.15 Oakley-st 10.45 3.15 3.1.5! Newnham i .5! 1 1.3 3.30 3301 6.35 2.38 Gatcomle 7.13ill 10? 3.40 3401 6.4,5 Lidney 7.23 ? 11.21? 3.52 3.52 6.57 2.56 Woolastoii 7.31 I I.31 4.2 4.2 7.7 Chepstow 7.41111.47 4.18 1.37 4.18 7.20 3.12 Portskewet. 7..50?1.57J 4.30 4301 7.30 Magor 7.58 12.7 4.41 4*41! 18.0 Newport .n. 8.2.3 12.27 5.7 2.0 5.7 8.0 3.40 Marshfield 8.33?12.39? 5.22 5.22! Cardiff 8.47; 12.50 5.35 2.21 5.35! 8.25; 4.4 Ely 8.53 12.57 5.50 5.50' St. Fagans 8.58 12.57 5.50 ?. 5 0' St. Fagans 8.58 1.7 5.57 5.57! Llantrissant..¡.. 9.17\ 1.18\6,14 ? 6.14? i.27 Pencoed 9.32 1.29 6.28 6.28 Brilgend 1,41 1.381 6.39; 2..53 6.39 4.46 'I Pyle  9.56 1.53 6.53 6.531 Port Talbot. 10.9 2.6 7.913.11, 7.9 5.12 Bnton Ferry.. 10.19 2.16? 7.19 7.19 Neath .ar 10.25, 2.21 7.27 7.27?.. 5.23 Ditto de 10.30 2.23 7.32 3.23 7.32! 5.25 Llansamlet 10.44 2.35? 7.4:3 7.43; Landore 11.2 2.501 7.54 3.46 7.54' Swansea ..ar 11.15 2.55! 8.15 3.55 8.15 5.50 Ditto de 8.25 10.52 1 7.40 3.35 7.40 5.55 Landore 8.35 11.5 17.59i 3.50 7.59' Gower Rd. 8.4711.25 8.191 4 38*191 Louglior 8.52ill.30, 8.24? 4 *8 9. 24 ?* H?elly.9.o![1.40 8.34?4.178.34 6.25 'Pembrey 9.10; 11.50 8.45 4.2,51 8.45 Kidwelly 9.22112.2 8.59 4.35 8.59! •• 6.45 Ferryside 3.32112 .12 9.11 4.44 9.11' Carmarthen.. 9.47 12.27 9.26 4.56 9.26  f 715 St. Clears 1.0 I-I 5.11 !° 7'28 Whitland 1.20 5.11 Is0 J 7.40  1.90 5.22 !?j 7?40 Narberth Rd. 0.. 5.37 ? 7.55 Clarb. Rd 2.0 ..? .552 '? 8.15 Uaverfordwcst '0 12.15) .0 i 6.4 -T ? 8.3 UP TRAINS. WEEK DAYS. Starting 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 | Exp. I, 2, 3 1, 2,3[ Maii 1,2,3 from ciass class class 1 & 2 class class 1 & 2 class a.m. a.m.1 a.m. a.m. I p,m. p.m.1 p.m. p.m. Haverfordwest 9.15 12.30 — f 4.32 Clarb. Rd 9.27 12.45 j 4.47 Narberth Rd 9.47 ? 1.5 J 5.7 Whitland > 9.57 1?20'?? 5.22 St. Clears !10 111 1.3,j 5.34 Carmarthen 6 3 !10.30 2 5L5.52 8.15 Ferryside 6.45 10.39 2.20 8.28 Kidwelly 6.57|l0.50 2.32 6.17 8.38 Pembrey 7.10! 10.59 2.45 8.50 Llanelly 7.21!11.11 2..56 6.37 9.0 Loughor 7.30:11.22 3.5 99 Gower lid 7.36! 1 3.10,3 Landore 7.56,11.35 3.30 9.34 Swansea ..ar 8.10111.5-51 3.40 7.7 9.39 Ditto.de 7.50!ll.30 3.45 1 30 7.12- Landore 8.5 tll.40 3.50 1.37 Llansanilet 8.17r, 4.2 11..371 Neath .ar 8.25 1 f.55 4.10 1.531, Ditto .te 8.30111.571 4.12 1.5,5 7.30 Briton Ferry 8.381 4.20 2.2 Port Talbot 8.5l]l2.8 4.28 210'742 9.10i 4.4,) 2.25? Pr!dgend 9.3012.30 4.56 2.4018.7 1'encoed 9.3911.. 5.121 2.501" Llantrissant ..).. 9.55 1 5.28 3.5 8 '25 St. Fagans 10.10; ?4313.21" ..? ?'y I j 5.48 3.25 Cardiff 8.50j 10.231 1.4 5.54 3.30 8.48 M-.trshfield 9. 6. 6.14 342! Newport.19.241 I0.53j 1.25: 6.28 3.57! 915 ? Nlagor 9.441 11.12 6.494.14 Portskewet 9.53j | | 7.2 4.26 Chepstow 10.5 I 11.32 1.50 7.13 4.3816.4,5 'A 00 las ton ..10.15 7.94 4.49 Lydney 10.23 ,111.491 7?314?5610.0 Gatcombe 10.29 7.38 5.3 G?itco?iabm e ::?llO.45 112.71' 7.51 5.16 1020 1 2 cl 1 2 cl Glo'ster ..de l1.'28 12.50 2.32 8.20 6.0 11.40 26.0 11 4 O? Paddington.. 4.0 9.5 6.0 10.3.5! 4^.50 SUXDAYS.i DOWN THAINS. SUNDAYS.' upr?iNS. StartgfroUl l,2,3jl^FL2^3 jstartg. from 1,2,3 1,2,31 1^3 a.m?a.m.p.m) a. m.ja. m. p. m. Paddington .8.0 ?.H. West 9.0 Glo'ster ar 2.35 Clarb. Road | 9.15 Ditto.. de 3.0 Narb. Itoad 9 35 ?'" Chepstow. 4.15 iWhitland ( 9.50.?? Newport.. 7.38 5.0 I"" !St. Clears 10.5 Cardih ?. 3 5.24 Carmarthen 10. ,'>1,5 Bridgend 8,o4 6.9 Ferryside 10.50 6.15 Neath ..ar 9.38 7.o .K.:dweHy..L.112 6.27 Ditto ..? 9.50 7.10 Pembrey ..I 11.15 6 40 Landore..l0.10 7.3-5 Llanelly  H.26 6 '51 Swansea ?-!l0.15 7.40 landore 12.0 7.25 Ditto..?10.20: 7.45 Swansea a)- .?12.5 730 Landore..10.30 55 Ditto de 8.30 1.10 7.35 Llanetty.. 10.55 8.22 ILandore 8.351 1.18 7.43 Pembrey ..111.5 8.32 .iNeath ..or 8.53 1.28 7.58 K.dwey..11.17 8.44 I NDeiatttlo i ..ar ZJ.061 1.*26 7.58 pPe!r,r y oid/ e :11.2/ 8.o4 Bridgend I1.30 8 0 Perryside ?11.27 8.54  Carmarthen 11.42? 9.9 Card;ff a. m. 2 .58 9 41 St. C'?ears..I-l 9.29 Newport 11.0 3.26 10.10 vWtn hiilJand 1 1,16 jChepstow.. 11.40 4.10 ar^' *••• ? Glo'ster .7r1'12 '54! 5 '16 Oarb Road 10.19 Ditto dt\ 5.25, H. W ,st- 10.,34 !Paddington ? 10-0 .?J .1

LLANELLY AND LLANDILO RAILWAY.  TRAINS. SUNDAYS VP TRAINS. | SUNDAYS Starting F. 1.2,3; -1- Class Classj  1'.lI1.1 A.lIf.; P.lIf, L?l.y(S.?V.R. St.) ? ??- ?-?- Dade 9  430? j Byuea. 9 25 440! Llangennech 9 35; 4 45' Portardulais 9 .50 4 55S" Cross Inn. 10 10 510i Omnibus to Llandilo 11 40 6 40! Cross Keys ilO 30 530? Gelly Ceidrim |10 31 5 31; ?! Garnant ?10 3.5? 535 ? DOWN TRAINS. SUNDAYS Starting From 1>2,3 1,2,3 1 Class Class -1- I A.M P.M. A.M. P \r' Gel,l,y Ceidrim 944 454  Cross K?ys. 9 40 4 55 ?j'.?M???, per ?;M?M? 8 40 3 45 ) Cross Inn 10 10 510 ? 1 ontardulais i0 25 5 30 • Llangennech 10 45 g? Bynea 10 50 6 0 ?111 1 0 6 10 i LlaneIIy(S.W.H.St.) 11 5 6 15 ?xpresstoLondoaffomSwansea..Il;? The Omnibuses running between Cross Inn and Llandilo are not under the controul of the Company.

VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. _RAI WEEK DAn, I ",YDAY" Starting From 12312^12 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ClassjClass ClassjClass Class Class SOTTTH WALES A. I- ?P. ',I r.M. P.M. Swansea dep 7 50, 1 30 3 45 7 12 8 30 7 35 S ?va n 5 e''t dep. S 17? 145 4 2 8 45 7 50 Llansaq.ilet .a. 9 251 153 4 10 7 28 8 53 7 -8 _,eat .a.rr. 0 0 ALP oF NEATIL. Neath dep. 8 40; 2 0 7 45 9 0 8 15 Aberdylais 8 45: 2 5 7 50 9 5 8 20 Resolven 8 57 2 15 8 0 9 15 8 30 Glyn-Neath 9 7 2 23 8 8 9 23 8 38 Hirwain arr. 9 "27' 2 43 8 28 9 43 8 58 IIirivain d. f.o. arr. 9Q7 24 '1 8 28 9 43 8 58 IIirwaind.forAberdare 9 33? 501 6 30 8 35 9 50 9 5 Aberdare Arnval 9 45 3 0 6 40 8 45 10 0 9 1 Aberdare i?rriv,-il 9 45 3 0 6 45 1 8 31 9 46 9 358 Hirwain d. for Merthyr 9 30 2 46. 18 3119 46 9 5 Llwydcoed 9 37: 2 53j 8 38 9 53 9 8 Merthyr Arrival jlO 0| 3 15t 9 0 10 15 9 3 i DOWN TRAINS. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS "??'? r33!l2"3.r2'3!l 2 3 lTTTTl} 1 Starting From class,Class Ctas?C.ass Class Class -1-1-1- VALE OF NEATH. A.M.| P.M.) P.M.! P.M. A.M. P.M. Merthyr dep. 9 0 2 0, 6 0| 8 30 550 Llwydcoed 9 17 2 171 6 17; 8 47 6 7 i Ilirwain arr. 9 23? 2 23; 6 23 8 53 6 13 Abprd-?e Departure 9 5 2 5, 6 5 8 10 8 35 5 55 Hirwain Arrival 9 18 2 18' 6 181 8 23 8 48 6 8 Hirwain dep. 9 26 2 2?! 6 25 8 55 6 15 Glyn-Neath 9 46 2 49; 6 44 9 14 6 34 Resolven 9 .5ö[ 2 56? 6 53 9 23 6 43 Aberdylais jlO 10 3 10' 7 5 9 35 6 55 Neath arr. 10 15 3 15; 7 10 9 40 7 0 'I & 2 • SOUTH WALES. GXP Ne?th. dep.'10 30? 3 23 732 950 7 10 Dansamtet ?10 4! 1 7 43 10 0 7 20 Swansea arr.i 1 1 15i 3 55! 8 15 ..10 15l 7 40

:EL;E;lEN-N;-Ol-t-Ds-gVE¡; BY THE FOLLOWING AGENTS:— LONDON: Mr. White, 33 Fleet-Street; Messrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square Mr. Deacon, 154, Leaden- I hall-street; W. Dawson and Son, 74, Cannon-Street Mr. C. Mitchell, Red Lion Court, Fleet-street Air M. Hammond, 27, Loinbard-street; Mr. Charles Everett, Old Broad Street, London. THIS PAPER IS REGULARLY FILED by all the abovo 1 agents, and also at Peel's-Coffee-House, No. 177, 178, T Fleet-Street. Printed and Published in lied Lion Yard, in the Parish of St. Peter, in the County of the Borough of Carmarthen by the Proprietoi-, JOSEPki HEOINHOTTOM, of Picton Terrace, in Carmarthen aforesaid. FamAY, FBB, 29, 1866. j