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THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The QUEEN'S Speech, which we publish to-day, is, we suppose, the most comprehensive programme ever issued by any Ministry; and if it is carried out, or anything like carried out, the country will have good reason to be more than satisfied with Mr GLADSTONE'S Government. The Speech opens with the pleasant announcement of univer- sal peace, as far as this country is concerned; and then ap- propriately follows an allusion to the flourishing state of the national revenues and a promise of reduced taxation. The Irish Land Bill, of course, has the longest paragraph allotted to it, but it is an indefiniteparagraph, from which little can be learnt of the nature of the measure. The Bill, however, is to amend the laws relating to the occu- pation and acquisition of land, and will, no doubt, be a comprehensive one, for the Government show, by the tone of the address, that they are bending to their work in no timid or hesitating spirit. In another part of the speech Ireland is again referred to, and the welcome statement is made, that the administration are determined, with or without special legislation, to maintain "the paramount interests of peace and order." The means of national education are to be enlarged on a comprehen- sive scale;" and it will be noted that the phrase employed is quite in harmony with the idea that the present system will be added to and altered, but not absolutely abolished, though that idea, of course, may not be correct. It will be observed with great satisfaction that the question of university tests is to be dealt with, and there can be but little doubt that before the end of the session the highest schools of learning will be freed from their obnoxious c, conscience clauses." A licensing Bill, also, is promised, as well as measures to facilitate the transfer of land, to amend the naturalization laws, to promote legal re- forms, to place trades unions on a more satisfactory footing, and to improve the statutes relating to merchant shipping. Nor is this alL The report that Government were about to deal with the succession to real property in cases of intestacy proves to be true; and our readers will be specially glad to find that Bills have been prepared for extending the incidence of rating and for placing the collection of the large sums locally raised for various pur- poses on a simple and uniform footing." No wonder if, having undertaken all this work, Government were unable to promise us anything definite with regard to further elec- toral reform, but it is rumoured that a ballot bill is actually prepared. It is the spirit of the address, as much as the ex- tent of its promises, that will give so much satisfaction. There is an earnestness, a courage, and a determination about it which at once dispose of any fears lest the Govern- ment should prove unequal to a great occasion, and we jnay look forward with confidence to the work which Parliament will accomplish during the present session for the amelioration of the people, the union and pacification of the empire, and the development of the national re- sources.

The ghost of an insurrection has shown itself at Paris this week, and, we regret to say, one boy's life has been sacrificed, but, though a feeble attempt was made to raise barricades, no serious disturbances have taken place. M. ROCHEFORT was arrested on Monday night, and that was the signal for the "revolutionists" to rise." Their rising, however, has given little trouble to the authorities. -Still the great Roman Council appears to make no progress but if a code of canons which the newspaper corres- pondents have recently published is an authentic utter- ance of the Holy See, it will help to open men's eyes. Whoever says that the true church out of which there is no salvation is any ether than the Roman Apostolic is to be cursed, and so is everyone who declares that the POPE is not St. Peter's successor, or that Christ has not conferred upon the church the power to compel those who turn abide" by external verdicts and statutory punishments !"—Prince ARTHUR was present, on Tuesday, at the funeral of Mr PEABODY, at Peabody Village, Massachusetts. The British Minister at Washington, a number of American and English naval officers, and a still larger number of representatives of State legislatures and municipalities, were present. The procession from the Congregational Church, where the religious rites were performed, to the cemetery, comprised 200 carriages and 500 mourners on foot. After the religious ceremonies in the church, an eloquent funeral oration was delivered by the Hon. R. C. WINTHROP. Immediately after the funeral Prince ARTHUR set out on his return'to Toronto.—Parlia- ment opened well on Tuesday, with a Queen's speech crammed full of work. Government, evidently, are not wanting in spirit or courage, and if half the programme is carried out the country will be well satisfied. Since Tuesday, of course, little work has been done, but the notices of motion supplement the official programme with large promises of reform in various departments. To some of them we have referred below. On Thursday, Mr GLADSTONE'S motion declaring O'DONOVAN ROSSA in- capable of being elected a member of the House was carried by 301 to 8. The Education Bill will be before the country in a few days, and then we shall know better the prospects of the fight on that great question. Mr FORSTER can hardly have framed a measure that will satisfy all influential parties.—A singular stroke, or rather series of strokes of ill fortune, has temporarily deprived the House of Commons of several of its most distinguished members. Mr BRIGHT is obliged, by serious illness re- sulting from hard work, to refrain from labour for a time, and intends going southwards on his way to Brighton; Mr DISRAELI and Mr BRUCE are reported unwell, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL has been shot in the leg while out shooting. Lord CLARENDON also is unweIL-The opponents of Dr TEMPLE were busy again in convocation on Wednesday, but a letter which was read, showing that when" Essays and Reviews" was published he knew nothing of the contents of the papers, except his own, and that his own was placed first by the editor because it happened to be considered most suitable, helped to turn their flank, and a promise that in future editions Dr TEMPLE'S essay should be omitted completed the discom- fiture of Archdeacon DENISON, who withdrew his oppo- sition. Perhaps, however, the ven. archdeacon would say that he has gained the day, instead of being discomfited; and we almost regret that he has some ground for thus consoling himself. Dr TEMPLE, however, may be trusted to have acted courageously and conscientiously.—Mr GLADSTONE has stated that he considers the present law with respect to the indelibility of orders indefensible, but Government do not feel justified in attempting to intro- duce a measure on the subject this session.—A murder has been committed at Leicester. A dissolute woman entered a field with two men, and soon afterwards screams were heard, and a splash in a river.The woman was shockingly outraged, and drowned, and the men escaped. 0

The Bishop of ST. AsAPH formally sent in in his resig- nation last week, but the name of his successor is not officially announced. The Daily News makes a singular statement-that Government have resolved to prosecute the watching com- mittee on the Welsh Fasting Girl. Not the whole com- mittee, surely, London doctors and all! We cannot believe the report. On Thursday Mr OSBORNE MORGAN introduced his Burials Regulation Amendment Bill, of which the English Independent says :— The first clause affirms the right of the friends of any de- ceased parishioner to have the corpse interred in the parish churchyard with any religious service they may prefer, or with- out any service at all. A subsequent clause provides that the service shall be solemn, decorous, and properly conducted. When parties desire a service other than that of the Church of England they are to give the rector or officiating clergyman forty-eight hours' notice of the time at which they intend to bury, aud if that should interfere with any other funeral or service in the church the clergyman may name another hour on the same day that will be more suitable. The fees of the clergy, Ac., are preserved, and the costs of keeping the churchyards thrown upon the poor-rate. These are the main provisions of the Bill, which is carefully worded and will, we hope, meet the objections taken by reasonable churchmen to the Bill of last session. The Bill is one of special interest to our readers, who will anxiously watch its progress. Alluding to this measure, last Monday's Daily News said It is understood that the Burials Regulation Bill, of which the senior member for Sheffield has hitherto had charge, will be re-introduced on the first day of the session by Mr Osborne Morgan, with the expectation that it may be carried this year. The object of this Bill is to establish the right of all persons who desire to fee buried in the churchyard of their oom parish to have the religious service approved of by the denomination to which they belong celebrated on the occasion of their interttfent. The right has been admitted in principle by moderate church- men, although in past years objections have been taken to ths terms of the Bill by which it was sought to give it effect. It is stated that in the Bill to be submitted to Parliament to-morrow the ground of these objections has been removed. If this be so, and Parliament should see its way to legislation on the subject, no one, we should think, would be better pleased with the result than the Reverend A. F. Crisford, vicar of Great Shelford, in Cambridgeshire. This gentleman has just found himself in the very painful position of feeling compelled to refuse Christian burial to the body of a little girl, twelve years of age, one of his parishioners, who would accordingly have been placed in her grave without prayer or benediction, fead not the vicar felt at liberty to allow the schoolfellows of the deceased to sing a hymn over her grave. The occurrence of this case is opportune, for it will assist Mr MORGAN in carrying his measure. The country is getting quite tired of barbarities inflicted in the name of Christianity under the shelter of the State, and the friends of the Church are beginning to see that these old customs are barbarous. Our contemporary points out that Mr CRISFORD only acted in accordance with law; and it is much more reasonable to blame the law than the man who keeps his oath to obey it. But how can we apportion adequate blame to a law which condemns a little girl of twelve to unchristian burial because her parents happen to be Baptists ? From this case it is good to turn to a movement, in which several well-known men of different parties are taking part, to obtain some alteration in that melancholy remnant of bigotry, the Athanasian Creed. A memorial,- signed by the Rev. W. WALSHAM How, amongst others, has been presented to the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, asking "That the Creed itself be retained, but that in the rubric preceding it the word 'may' be substituted for shall,' or that some method be devised whereby certain of the clauses commonly called damnatory' be omitted, or receive an authorized explanation which may be ap- pended to the rubric." We wish Mr How, and Dean CHAMPNESS, Mr ERSKINE CLARKE and Mr H. G. DE BUNSEN, Canon LYTTELTON and Dean STANLEY, and the others who signed, had made up their minds to ask at once for the withdrawal of the obnoxious creed which deals damnation with such awful freedom to all who do not keep "whole and undefiled" and believe rightly," opinions on matters which the highest human intellect can never grasp. But we may be thankful for this beginning, which will most certainly end at no distant day in the banishment of the Athanasian Creed from the formularies of one of the most comprehensive churches in Christendom. Mr OSBORNE MORGAN has also obtained leave to intro- duce another Bill of considerable importance to the people —providing for the compulsory purchase of sites for places of worship. In some districts, we believe, where illiberal landlords own all the soil, great difficulty is experienced in finding sites for chapels, and the State, which compels people to sell for railway and other public purposes, may well exercise the same power in the case of places of worship. We publish to-day a report of an influential meeting on the subject of the political evictions. The names of those who attended the meeting effectually dispose of the critic- isms to which this movement is subjected by the conserva- tive press. Gentlemen of position like those who spoke on Monday do not expose themselves to the danger and ridicule of assisting: in movements that have no good foundation or are destined to end in failures. The reign of the evicting landlords is over. We are glad to see that the Llangollen Local Board have succeeded at last in getting so far abreast of public opinion as to admit reporters. Their exclusion is con- fined, we fancy, entirely to little towns, where the advantages of doing things in the dark are still under- stood. If it were possible to address our readers who cannot read" we should like to call their attention to Mr SMITH'S remarks at last Welshpool County Court. The learned judge gave such persons some useful advice with regard to the best method of keeping accounts. He recommends them to use a notched stick instead a cupboard door, because it is inconvenient to produce a cupboard door in Court. Accounts are kept on sticks in this fashion, it seems. On one side notches are cut to show the number of days on which work is done, and on the other to denote the pay- ments. We notice that the plaintiff in the case referred to failed to substantiate his claim-perhaps for want of a notched stick. At the meeting of the Oswestry Highway Board on the 24th ult., it was reported by the District Surveyor that, in consequence of an intimation from the officers of Inland Revenue, that farmers and other occupiers of land using their teams for carting stone and other materials to the highways would be liable to assessed tax duty for the horses so employed, he had received notice from several farmers that they would no longer perform team labour or deliver stones to the highways from off their lands. In consequence of this the Clerk was instructed to communi- cate with the Commissioners of Inland Revenue on the subject, and the following reply has been received— Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, W.C. 5th February> 1870.—SIR,—In reply to your enquiry of the 1st instant, I am desired by the Board of Inland Revenue to acquaint you-ist. That they will not require licences to be taken out for farm horses used for simply carting to some neigh- bouring place of deposit, stones which have-been pitched off the farmer's own land. 2ndly. Farm horses otherwise used for drawing materials for the repair of the parish roads will be chargeable with licence duty if (as is mostly the case) the farmer receives any remuneration, whether in money or in abatement of his rates.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, W. M.. ROSETTI, assistant secretary.- 1. Bull, Esq,, Clerk to the, Oswestry Highway Board. Another letter, which partly relates,to the same subject, but gives additional information, has been published 11, Downing-street, Whitehall, Jan. 29: SIR,—In your letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer dated the 27th inst., you inquire whether farmers will be charged licence duty for their farm-horses when used— 1. To draw coals, which is done in some instances "with the sole object of relieving the labourers in the farmer's employ- ment, or other poor persons, from the cost of carriage." 2. To draw material for repairing the parish roads. In reply, Mr Lowe desires me to inform you that in law farmers would be liable to duty for any of these acts, but in practice- 1. The Board of Inland Revenue will charge the duty if the horses are let out for hire for the purpose of drawing coals; but if the drawing of the coals is only done occasionally and as an act of charity, without any profit, the liability will not be enforced. 2. Farm-horses used for drawing materials for the repair of the parish roads will be charged if (as is mostly the case) the farmer receives any remuneration, whether in money or in abatement of his rates. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Mr W. E. Welby, M.P. C. RIvERs WILSON. A case which has excited great interest in the district was part heard at Ruabon Petty Sessions last week. A carrier at the Rhos accused another carrier of assaulting him in a very brutal manner and mutilating his tongue. A mania for tongue-cutting seems to have prevailed at the Rhos, for previously to this outrage the tongues of certain horses belonging to the complainant and his father-in-law had been hacked. It was stated at one time that the complainant was suspected of being the offender in all three cases, and the police appear to have shared in the suspicion; but the surgeon alleged that the wounded man could not have perpetrated the injuries on his own tongue. The idea was certainly a very curious one, and would have required a good deal of evidence to support it. Altogether considerable mystery surrounds the case, which is adjourned to the next sessions. The miners held a great demonstration at Wrexham on the 2nd. They assembled to the number of 3,000, some papers say, and 5,000, others, marched in pro- cession through the town, and then proceeded to state their grievances, which are tangible enough, and some of which, at any rate, will certainly be remedied by calling the attention of the country to them. The nation is grow- ing more tender of human life, and sterner in its treat- ment of those who, for their own gain, neglect any reason- able safeguards; and the miners, who provide for us one of the very greatest of our social necessities and luxuries, deserve the most careful treatment. Whether their pro- gramme- Eight hours for working, Eight hours for play, Eight hours for sleeping, Eight shillings a day, is likely to be realized, we shall not attempt to say; but if the wage seems high, the arduous nature of the work must be remembered. How many of the miners' critics, we wonder, would like to spend a third of their lives in a black hole, and to lose almost all the delight of the sun- shine, which makes up a very great portion of the enjoy- ment of life ? The "long firm" appear to be changing their locale. They formerly wrote from large towns—Manchester being the favourite-but we have just heard of their appearance in this district. A few days ago, some persons, dating from Ellesmere, wrote to Mr MEYRICK JONES, of Dol- gelley, for a large consignment of his well-known Welsh tweeds. The applicants had provided themselves with invoice-heads, to disarm suspicion, but Mr JONES was not to be victimized as easily as his would-be customers hoped. Instead of despatching the goods, he put himself in com- munication with a friend at Ellesmere, and thus dis- covered the real nature of the transaction. No suoh per- sons resided at Ellesmere; but they had, doubtless ir ade the necessary arrangements for obtaining the goods if Mr JONES had been foolish enough ici send them. Our readers will do well to b* on their guard, for similar attempts will most likely take place in this district. 1n the House of Commons on Tuesday night Mr WATKIN WftMAMS gave the following notice of motion :— Established Church in Wafes.-To call attention to the position- and state of the Established Church in the Dominion and Prinfeip&lifcy of Wales, and to move the following resolu- tions Istf.-That in the opinion of this House it is right that the establishment of the church and its union with the State should cease to exist in the said ffominion ami Principality. And 2ndly. That! it is just and expedient that the public endow- ments enjoyed fey'the church establishment should, after making provision for an vested interests, be applied to the support of a national and undenominational system of education for the said Dominion and Principality of Wales.

gtd .4 itrid fewo. The Daily News understands that the Government have resolved on the compfetest possible investigation of the case of the unfortunate Welsh fasting girL The Treasury has already given instructions for the prosecution of the father of the girl, and also, we are assured, of' the self- constituted committee who1 combined to keep Ber without food. Mr Giffard, Q. C. will, as before stated] be the counsel for the Crown. The marriage of Sir RichawJ George Augustus Levinge, Bart., of Knockdrin Castle, ex-M. P. for the county of Wesfcrneath, with Mrs Jones, -of Pantglas, daughter of the late Sir George Campbell, and widow of Mr J oller, of Pantglasy M.P., was solemnised on Thursday afc" St. Peter's; Eaton-square, in presence of a circle of immediate relatives- aIIld friends of the families. The Right Rev.- the Bishop of Winchester performed the ceremony, immediately after which Sir Richard and Lady Levinge left town fbr Knockdrin Castle. THE WIZATII-ER. -A correspondent, writing on Tuesday, says: Owing to the almost incessant rainfall, the rivers in Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire are greatly swollen; The Severn has-kept within its natural course, but great tracts of the land' known as the Floss, and situate between Montgomery and Forden, are sub- merged. At Dfelgelley, on Sunday night, the Green, owing to the rising of the Wnion, was- almost entirely under water, and a similar scene prssented itself on the side of the Cambrian Railway, between, the town and. Penmaenpoel, the fields near Glyn being several feet under water. At Machynlleth the Bdvey is rising fast, an<J, with the continuance of rain, which was falling heavily last night, a flood seems imminent. No report of any serious damage has reached us. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Earl Vane's Barriers meet on Mondhy, Feb. 14th Tymawr, Darowen Wednesday, Feb. 16th' Newton Hanzard Friday, Feb. 18th A-merston Hall Monday, Feb. 21 Wynyaari Park, Durham At 10. The Idris S-zk Harriers meet-on, Monday;.Fèb.14th Dolserau Bridge Friday, Feb. 18th Cefnrowen Monday, Feb. 21st .Corsygarnedd Friday, Befr. 25th Blaenau Monday, Feb. 28th Cross Foxes Friday, March 4th Llanirwchllyn At 10. Cdpt. Adams's Barriers meet gm- Saturday, Feb. 12th The Kennels AS 9. The Valc of Ayron (Capt. Vaughan's) Hounds meet on Tuesday, Feb. 15th Pennant Bridge Friday, Feb. 18th .FaLeoiidale At 10.30. ■ ■. ■ ■■

ABERYSTWYTH. MONDAY'S-MARKET.—Wheat, 6s. to 7s.; barley, 4s. Id. to 4s. 6d.; oats, 3s. to 3s. 9d.; beef, 7d. to 9d. mutton, 61d. to 8d.; pork, tijd. to 8d.; batter, fresh, 1&. 4d. to Is. 5d.; salt ditto, Is. to Is. 2d.; wool, lid. to Is, COURSING MEETING.—This meeting was to,-have-been held on Thursday last, on the grounds of Rhoscellanfawr, but owing to the severe frost, the lovers of the-sport de- cided to postpone the same for some time. DISSOLVING .VIEWS.—On Thursday night, at the-Tem- perance Hall, an exhibition of dissolving views took place, when a large portion of the juvenile class in the town attended. The scenes were eloquently explained by the bard loan Dderwen o Fon. The children were- as. usual much pleased with the proceedings. SYMPATHY WITH THE WIDOW OF THE LATE-RAILWAY GUARD FiNenaw.-A concert was held on Friday night at the Assembly Rooms, when several of our talented ama- teurs volunteered to give their services. Dr. C. Rice Williams, M.D., was chairman, the conductor being Mr Bervon. We are informed that a good sum was received to be handed, over to the widow. FOUND DRUNK.—At the Lock-up on Friday morning, before John Da vies, Esq., Mary James, wife of Lewis James, Rhydmeirionydd, near Borth, was brought up in custody, charged with lying on the ground near the Tem- perance Hall helplessly drunk.—P.O. Thomas-proved the case.—The defendant was fined 4s. r including costs. POLICE BUSINESS. On Thursday, at the Lock-up, before John Da vies, Esq., a tramp named Evan Thomas Gildings was brought up in custody and charged by P.C. David Davies with begging in the streets. The- prisoner was discharged with a caiition. -A-me Evans, a little girl, aged 13, daughter of Richard Evans, shoemaker, Port- land-lane, was charged with having stolen a piece of roast- ing beef from the shop of Cornelius Roberts, butcher. The prisoner was remanded in custody until Wednesday next. VESTRT. MEETING.—On Friday (yesterday )> a public vestry was held at St. Michael's Church. Present: Mr W. J. Jones, Great Darkgate-street, chairman Messrs Charles Hfekney, J. Pell, J. James, R.. Doughton, T. Howells, J. Jones, Great Darkgate-street, J. Samuel, Captain Davies, harbour master, P. Williams and J. Ellis. The- meeting was convened for the popose of ex-' amining and taking into consideration the list of out-door paupers residing in the town and liberties on the 29th September last, chargeable to the Aberystwyth Union. After a short discussion, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee to go over the lists and then lay their report before the vestry :-Mesgn Richard Morris, North-parade, J. Jones, Great Darkgate-street, J. Ellis, Bridge-street, D. Roberts, Trefechan, Lewis Jones, Terrace-road, T. Samuel, Bridge-street, J. Hopkins, Chalybeate-street, T. Howells, Bridge-street, R. Doughton, Bridge-street, E. Ellis, Princess-street, D. Williams, Great Darkgate-street, W. Julian, North-parade, Captain D. Jones, Portland-street, R. Samuel; collector, and J. P. Jones, Little Darkgate-street. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—About one o'clock in the afternoon of Monday last, Trefechan, the portion of this town which lies south of the River Rheidol, was thrown into a" state of great excitement, in consequence of the re- port having spread that two little boys, brothers, sons of John Rice, of Fountain Court, aged respectively ten and twelve, had fallen into a deep lime kiln, burning at the time, belonging to Mrs Jones, of Graigoch. Some hundreds of people flocked to the place, when it was found that Thomas Jenkins, lime burner and manager of the kiln, assisted by a farmea who happened to come for lime, had managed to deliver the poor boys from their perilous position. It appears that the, boys had been seen playing about the mouth of the kiln, and were warned not to play there, but they persisted in doing so, and somehow the younger brother, John, fell into the kiln. David, the elder brother, observing what had happened, attempted to de- vise a scheme to save him, and while doing so, he also fall in, and their cries soon drew the attention of Jenkins, <<he limeburner. On being taken out they appeared very much blackened and disfigured, and one of them bled from the mouth. The poor children were conveyed home, looking apparently dead, and were promptly attended to by Drs James and ACorris Jones, under whose skilful treatment, we are happy to learn, the boys were soon re- stored to consciousness, and are now, we are informed, in a fair way of recovery. THE LITERARY INSTITUTE AND READING ROOM. A meeting was held on the afternoon of Tuesday IAA at the Reading Room, North Parade; present, Rev. E. Ot Phillips, M.A. (in the chair}, Messrs C: Rice Williams, M.D., A. J. Crosse, J. P. Jones, G. T. Smith, H. Davis, Rev. Arthur Griffith" L.L.B., Rev. Mr Francis, and Mr Griffiths. A letter was read from Mr G. B. O'Halloran, stating that he. was unable to attend owing to pressure of business, and tendering his resignation as hon. secretary to the Reading Room, as he was called to take up his abode elsewhere, and therefore was unable to discharge his duty to the institution. A list of the unpaid subscrip- tions, which amounted to the sum of M 14s. 6d., was handed in. A discussion took place, in which several present took part, and it was agreed that measures be im- mediately taken to collect the outstanding subscriptions. It was announced that a large number of books belonging to the library were missing. Some persons, to the regret of the committee, had kept books for much too long a period. It was suggested that steps be taken forthwith to recover the missing volumes. Then the chairman, in a pithy speech, proposed, and it was seconded by Mr J. P. Jones, that Mr G. T. Smith be appointed hon. secretary to the institution, in the room of Mr O'Halloran resigned. Mr Smith expressed his willingness to accept the office, and said he would do everything in his power to improve the institution and render it a boon to the town. Their difficulty was to augment the fund. He then read a letter from Mr James, lessee of the rooms, suggesting inter alia that the rent of the room, £20, be paid half- yearly and not annually. Dr Williams and Mr Crosse were then appointed to audit the accounts of the late hon. secretary, and to lay the result before a meeting to be held at the Institute on Monday next, at six o'clock p.m. The Rev. Arthur Griffith was of opinion that if sufficient funds could be collected negotiation should be entered into with Messrs Mudie, to furnish the institution with books, and thus secure a constant supply of the latest publications. Mr Smith thought that if B20 could be collected, it would be advisable to purchase books to that amount, and then at the end of the year to sell the same for half price. No decision was, however, arrived at. A vote of thanks was agreed to be forwarded to Mr O'Halloran for his able ser- vices to the institution. A vote was also passed to the Vicar, for presiding on the occasion. PETTY SESSIONS, TUESDAY.—Before John Matthews, EEq. (Mayor), and John Davies, Esq. Keeping Open a Public-house during Prohibited Hours. —David Davies, of Crynfryn Arms, Aberystwyth, was summoned for this offence. The defendant appeared in person.—P.C. James said he was on duty at noon on the previous Sunday, and saw four men in the back of the defendant's premises, with glasses before them. By the time he had access to the house the glasses had been cleared. He asked the defendant, David Davies, the landlord of the house, why he sold ale at that time on Sunday, and Davies replied that the four men had only just come in, and the other three a little before them.- The defendant expressed his regret that the offence should have taken place, and gave his assurance that such a thing should not occur again.—Their worships took a lenient view of the matter, as this was the first offence, and fined the defendant 10s., and costri,-Sergeant Evans here asked their worships whether they wished the seven persons who were found drinking in the house also to be summoned.—The Assistant Clerk was called upon to read the section of the Act bearing upon the case, and he read as follows—" Where any person licensed under any of the said recited Acts to sell beer, cider, or wine by retail, or any person licensed under the said Act of the ninth jear said recited Acts to sell beer, cider, or wine by retail, or any person licensed under the said Act of the ninth year of the reign of King George the Fourth, is convicted of keeping his house open for the sale of or of selling beer, cider, Wine, spirits, or any other excisable liquor, or of sufferingthe same to be drunk in such house, at any time during which such house ought by law to be closed, any person (other than the servants or inmates of such house): present in such house at such time shall, unless he account for' his presence to the satisfaction of the justices having cognizance of the case, be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings for each offence."—After' a short consulta- tion their worships- failed to arrive' at any decision, and the sergeant had no orders to summon the parties who were drinking in the house. Children Neglected by their moaer.MmVmt Smith, wife of Daniel Smithy a labourer, who is now working in Carnarvonshire, wasr summoned for leaving her two children, aged respectively three and five years, in the house by themselves, without anyone to look after them. emse vefi, van Jones safl&he- was on duty in Shipbuilders'- row on Monday night, about nine o'clock, when1 the piti- ful eries of children frcoi the bouse of the defendant drew his attention. He went in' and asked those wim occupied the other part of the house where were the parents of the children, and was informed that the father was working from home, and the mother had been out since eleven o'clock in the morning. Hfe'watehed about the house for some time, and about twelve o'clock he went to the Mason's Arms, near the bridge, where he saw the de- fendant drnnk, with a glass of ale before her, and talking to a man then present. He directed her to go homeland by the tune she had reached! her own house, the poor children had been put to bed with: their clothes on by the woman living in the other parfe He believed there Wfts no fire in the room, and that the little children had been without proper food during/the day. The defendant' admitted hlWÍDII. recei ved from ket-husbmd last week the stfm1 of 3ftei—Their Worships adjourned the case, and' ordered the defendant to be undeu*the surveillance of the police officers,. with a view of reforming her and inducing her'to take more interest in her children. Drunkenness and Wife-beatingc — Samuel Jones, of Fotmtam-court, mariner, was summoned for being drunk and'' disorderly, and, for abusing his wife.—P.C. Henry Jones said he was on duty in Fountain-court, about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, when he -hearet a great noise. He went farther in, and saw the defendant, who was dn,nd who, had, as the officer was- informed, kicked his wife out of doors with her child. The defendant had also thrown the ehildren's clothes omtt Jones went into the house with the wife, and after "remaining there a few miuutes, as he was going out, the defendant came on with the poker in has hand and threatened to strike him. He went away, and after he had gonw, a little distance, the defendant cam-& after him and struck- him on his hand with the poker.—The defendant was fined; for the assault upon the constablte 21, and costs. Nuisa nee;—Joel Morgan, farmer, of Btfynyrydben, was summoned by Sergt. Evans, the inspector of mrisances, for not providing: cesspools for his houses; sitwate in Skinner-street. The defendant appeared, and alleged that the evil had been remedied.—The Inspector had reason to believe that the work was being done.-The oase was ad- journed. MEETING^ OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HARBOUR. A meeting was held on Thursday last, at the Town Hall. It was a special meeting for the purpose of receiv- ing the report of the committee appointed to carry out the works of the pierto audit the Trust account up to 31st December laet- and to transact the general1 business of the Trust. Present: G. W. Parry, Mc)t,, chairman, Messrs T. OtMorgan, Thomas Bonsall, F. R. Roberts, Henry E. Taylor, John Davies, and Thomas Jones also Mr John Davies, harbourmaster, Mr Richard Morris, and Mr J. W. Szliimper;—The Chairman proceeded to-read the report of the committee appointed upon the* state of the pier, of which the following is a copy ;— To the- THistees of the Aberystwyth Barbour. Aberystwyth, February 10s 1870. We, the undersigned members of the committee appointed by you on the 18th March last, hereby report that in accordance with your desire we have so far carried out the objects for which we were appointed, and with the foil owing- results The first work. we did was to build a permanent timber-top bridge on stone abutments over the River Yystwyth,. communi- cating the pier with the railway-the bridge beSotf-or sufficient strength to enable the trustees to carry heavy railway trucks and which is now complete and in good working order. We found it necessary to pin and point the sea and -river walls on each side of the bridge, and also to rebuild and- winden the ap- proaches to the same. We have laid the railway aidiig thepier and over the bridge, io its junction with Mr Taylor's branch line. We have entered into negotiations with the owner of' Craigydre Quarry, and obtained a lease of the same, and also obtained assent to the making a. vail way to the qunrry fro lb-it he main line. We proceeded to work the quarry, and have t- the present time brought down aDd placed on the pier 1,103 tons of good, hard, large-sized, durable stones. We are more than ever impressed with the durability of the stone, and recommend you to continue the supply. What has-been caried has rendered the pier for the time comparatively safe. Being unable to take the "locomotive into the quarry, owing to the lightness of the rails on the branch line, and finding it would be advantageous to fto-eo, we propose, with your sanction, to. purchase old Cambrian rails for tius pur- pose, and to make the embankment of sufficient strength to bear the increased weight. The cost of these rails complete we estimate at ZM, which we propose should be del-rayed by a sale of the old materials- now lying on the pier. and which are now useless. Finding the, blocks of stone to be- so, heavy that we have not sufficient means for raising them,, we would ask your sanction to convert the old locomotive into a steam wineh, the cost of which we estimate at 9100. We hope with this outlay that we shall be able to continue working the quarry for some time to come.-Signed, G. W. PARRY, THOMAS JOKmS, JOHN DAVIBS, HKNBV E. TAYLOR. Mr Thomas Jones, Mr Thomas O1. Morgan^ and Mr Taylor spoke on the contents of the report. It was pro- posed by Mfi T. O. Morgan, and secondedrby Mr Thomas Bonsall, that the report be received and adopted, and was carried. A conversation ensued as to the interest due to tally holde and it was moved by Ms- Thomas: Jones, and seconded by Mr Taylor, that the tally holders of the har- bour be paid one year's interest, ending the 31st of Dec., 1869, at the rate of 22 10s. per cent.. The treasurer's ac- count having this day been examined and compared with the vouchers and receipts produced;from-the 1st of Jan. to the 31st Dec., 1869, inclusive, and ;being found correct, it was resolved that the same be passed, such account showing:that there is now due irom the treasurer to the trustees the sum of PA76 So. 6d.—Morgan Jones, a miner, who contracted to quarry stones for the pier, attended the meeting-for the purpose of asking the tmaeteee to assist him pecuniarily, as he had taken, the contract much too low, aad thereby lost a large sum of money. Mr Szlumper said there was a written agreement entered into which was readtto- Morgan Jones before he signed it, the amount of the contract being 265. The-Chairman said that as trus- tees for the public he did not- think they could entertain the matter, and besides, there was, a written agreement which they could not legally deviate from. Mr Jones and Mr Szlumper proceeded to-show that Jones had been paid muchmoremoney than the-amquut of thoeontmet. MrTaylor said that no doubt the man, who had a large family, sus- tained a great loss, and he heard one of Mr Szlumper's. men telling him he would ,not, have done the work under £12.0. However, it was. decided that the trustees could not depart from the agreement, and thus show a bad pre- cedent for future complaints.—There being no other busi- ness, the meeting broke up.

liAMPSTFER. We have heard that the authorities at Lampeter- are about negociating for the erection of a county prison,at a. cost of £ 15,000. It is conjectured that the prison at Cardigan is not good enough few the tramps that are con- tinually sent thit-herfor theft> arson, and such like offences. -Communicat

LLANILAR. PETTY SESSIONS, 4 INST.—Before G. w: Parry, James Loxdale, and Lewis Pugh Pugh, Esquires. Poaching.-Richard Jenkins, of Tanllan, farmer, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game on the Earl of Lisburne's estate. The defendant did not appear. The case having been proved, he was fined JBL and costs; in default of payment, to be imprisoned for fourteen days.— Abraham, Rowlands, of the New Inn, Llanychaiarn, was charged with committing the same offence on the land of charged with committing the same offence on the land of G. W. Parry, Esq., Llidiarde. The defendant was fined 21, and costs; to be imprisoned for fourteen days, in default of payment. Killing Game. without a Licence.—John Williams, of Pentre, Yspytty Ystwyth, was, on the information of Thos Hopkins, gamekeeper to the Earl of Lisburne, charged with the above offence.—The defendant was fined 25, including costs; but with the recommendation of the Justices to reduce the fine to 23.

TRE'RDDOL. PETTY SESSIONS, THURSDAY.—Before Sir Pryse Pryse, Baronet, and H. C. Fryer, Esq. Trespass in Pursuit of Game.—Enoch Mason was charged with having been in pursuit of game on the land of Berth- lwyd, on the 13th ult.-Griffith Morgan, of Berthlwyd, said he saw the defendant on the hill at Berthlwyd in the afternoon, carrying a gun. Saw him kneeling and watch- ing the rabbits. Spoke to defendant, who said it was the first offence. -The defendant was discharged with a caution, on payment of the costs, which amounted to 8s. 6d. Nuisance.-Enoch James and David Jones, both of Borth, mariners, were respectively summoned by Mary Hughes of the same place for having suffered a nuisance to accummulate, which proved offensive to the complain- ant. -The defendants were ordered to cause the nuisance to be removed. m.„. TTT-H- Rejusing to Pay Poor Rate.—William Williams, con- tractor, of Oswestry, was summoned, at the instance of the overseers of the parish of Llangynfelin, for refusing to pay the poor rate due from him in respect of a brickyard which he occupied at Ynyslu.-The assistant overseer, William James, proved the case.—Defendant was ordered to pay; a warrant of distress to be issued in default.

MACHYNLLETH. VAGRANCY.—On Tuesday, the 8th, a tramp giving the name of Richard Butterworth, was brought before Mr C. F. Thruston, on a charge of vagrancy, and committed for a month.

Mr Holland took the oath and his seat on the first night of the session as member for Merionethshire. BANKRUPTS.—The following announcement appears in the Gazette:—Holywell Tin Plate Company, Holywell, Feb. 15, at 12. The following appears amongst the de- clarations of dividends :-R. Davis, Llyllygwynfach, near Welshpool, farmer, div. 2s.; any Wednesday, at Mr Turner's, Liverpool,

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, The second session of the eighth Parliament of her Majesty was opened by Commission on Tuesday. The Commissioners Were the Lord Chancellor, Earl De Grey and Ripon, Viscount Sydney, the Earl of Kim- berley, and the Earl of Bessborough. The absence of her Majesty divested the proceedings of their usual interest, and the attendance of peers was meagre. A few peeresses occupied seats on the back benches of the Opposition side of the House and in the Strang- ers' Gallery. In the body of the House were the Bish- ops of Hereford, London, Peterborough, Rochester, and Gloucester, Lord Redesdale, Earl Bandon, Earl Lonsdale, and Earl Fortescue. The Royal Commissioners took their seats in front of the thrcae at two o'clock, when the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod was directed to summon the alMendance of the Lower House. The Speaker, accompanied by a numerous body of hon. members, shortly afterwards appeared at the- Bar, and the Commission having been formally opened, the Lord Chancellor read the Queen's'speech— MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We' have it in ccSamand from her Majesty again to invite you to resufcae your arductis duties, and' to express-1 the regret of her Majesty that recent iadispo' sition has prevented her from meeting., you in person as had been her intention at a period of remarkable public interest. The frieftdly sentiments which are entertained in all quar- ters towards this country, and which her Majesty cordially reciprocates;. the growing disposition to resort to the good offices of allies in cases of international difference, and the conciliatoryspirit in which several such cases Save recently been treated and determinedi encourage her MajestY'Ef confidence in' the continued maintenance of the general tranquillity. Papers will be laid- before you with reference to recent occurrences in New Zealand. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE or COMMONS,— The estimates1 for the services of the approaching financial year are in a forward, state of preparation. Framed with a view in the firBt place to the effective maintenance of the public establishments, they will im- pose a diminished charge upon' the subjects of her Majesty. The condition of the revenue has answered to the expectations which were formed during the past session. Her Majesty trusts that you wU bL- disposed to oarry to its completion the enquiry which you last year-in- stituted into the mode of conducting parliamentary and municipal elections, and thus to prepare the materials of useful and early legislation. My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, It will be proposed to you to amend 'fehe- laws respecting the occupation and acquisition of land in Ireland in a j manner adapted to the peculiar cireumstaaces of thr,& country, and calculatedyias her Xaj esty,belleves, to brings about, imwoved relations between the several classes con- cerned ia Irish agriculture, which, collectively, constitute thev great balk of the people. These provisions, when matured by your impartiality and wisdom, as- her Majesty trsets, will tend to inspire-among persons with whom such sentiments may still be wasting, that steady confidence in the law, and that desire teTender assistance inj its effective admittistBatiMt, which mark her subjects in general, and thus will. aid in consolidating:the fabric of ahe- empire. We are further directed by her Majesty to state that many other subjects of public importance- appear to de- mand your eaare, and among these specially to inform you that a Bill has been prepared' for the enlargement on a comprehensive scale of the laeans of N atimraV Education. In fulfilment of an engagement, to the Government of the United States a. Bill will be proposed to yon: for the pur- pose of defining the status of subjects or citizens of foreign countries, who may desire naturalization, and of aiding them. in the attainment^ that object. You will further be invited to consider Bills prepared in compliance with the report of thCommissicn on Courts of Judicature forthe improvementof the constitition. and pro- cedure of the superior tribunate >o £ both original and appel- late jurisdiction. The question of religious tesi^in the Uni- versities and Colleges of Oxfordi-and Cambridge has been under discussion for many yeww. Her Majesty recom- mends such a legislative settlement of this question as may contribute to extend the usefulness of these great institutions- and to heighten the, respect with which they are justly regarded. Bills have been prepared fbr extend- ing the incidence of rating, and for placing the, collection of the larga sums locally raised for various purposes on sun_ a simple and uniform footing. Her Majesty has likewise to' recommend that you should undertake the amendmeno.Of the laws which regu- late the grant of licences for the sale of fermented- and spirituous liquors, Measures will also be brought under your con- sideration for facilitating the transfer of land, for regu- lating the Eucoession to real property in cases of intestacy, for amending-the, laws as to the disabilities of members of trade combinations, and for both consolidating; and im- proving the body of statutes which relate to merchant shipping. While commending to you these weighty matters of legislation her Majesty commands us to add that the re- cent extension of agrarian crime inseveral parts of Ireland, with its train of accompanying evils, has filled her Ma- jesty with painful concern. The- Executive Government has employed-freely the means ait its command for the prevention of outrage, and a partial improvement may be observed but although the number of offences within this class of crime has been by no means so great as at some former periods,, the indisposition to give evidence in aid of the administration of justice has been alike remarkable and injurious For the- ramoval of such evils,, her Majesty places her reliance on. th& permanent operation of wise and neces- sary changes in the law, yet she will not hesitate to-recom- mend to yon the- adoption of special pro visions, should such a policy appear during the course of the session to be re- quired by the paramount interests of peace and order. Upon these-and all other subjects her Majesty devoutly, prays that your labours may be constantly attended by the blessing of Almighty God. At the close of the speech the Speaker and. members of the Lower House retired, and the sitting was supended at 2 20 When the Houses met in the evening the address was duly moved, and speeches were made by Lord Granville, Lord Cairns, and other noble lords in the Upper-House, and by Mr Gladstone, Mr Disraeli, and others in the Lower. Amongsfc the notices of motion was one by Mr Osborne Morgan that- on Thursday, the 10th proximo, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the burial laws and another by Mr Looh. that on the 10th of March he would ask leave to introduce a, Bill to amend the game laws in Scotland. WEDNESDAY. The House of Commons sat foe only a short time, and did not transact much important business. A new writ was ordered for Southwark, and another for the city of tondondaa-ry. The vacancy iii the case of the latter constituency anses from the fact of Mr Sergeant Dowse having been appointed Solicitor- General for Ireland. When the report of the address was brought up, Mr Hadfield called attention to the provision of our law which prevents aliens from holding land; and was assured by Mr Bruce that the subject would be dealt'with in the measure foe the alteration of the laws-, of naturalisation, which would be introduced into the House ofrLords in a few days. Mr Corrance complained that in the Royal Speech no prospect was held out of<tbe introduction of any measure for dealing with the impor- tant subject of pauperism, and poor relief. and then the report was agreed to. Mr P. W, Martin obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to game ;■ and leave was given to introduce several other Bills, and the House adjourned. THURSDAY: In the House of Lords Lord Rssdesdale directed attenr tion to the twenty-four Bills to be introduced in the present session for the construction of street/tramways and, comment' intr upon the enormous expenditure of capital involved in these measures, and the important interests which they would affect; recommended that seme official inquiry should be instituted into the whole subject. Lord Kimberley, on behalf of the Government, undertook to communicate with the Boawl of Trade on the subject; and promised that the suggestion should receive full consideration. The sitting occupied only half ^Considerable interest was excited in the House of Commons by the notice that the return of the Fenian convict O Donovan Rossa, now resident? at Chatham, as member for Tipperary, was to be debated upon, a motion of the Premier declaring him in- capable of elect&i. At the time of public business, therefore, the House was. crowded in every part, and in the Peers gallery there were several members of the Upper House, as well as two or three of her Majesty's judges learned in the law. To fill up the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr Whitmore, so many vears known in the precincts of Parliament as the Conservative whip Mr- H, Dyke, his successor in that office, obtained the consent of the House to the issue of a writ for the election of a burgess for the borough of Bridgnorth. Mr Monsell, as Under Secretary for the Colonies, informed Sir H. Varney as to the insurrection at the Red River Settlement, that the rising was principally attributable to the apprehensions of the settlers with regard to the designs of the Canadian. Government. A special commission, however, had been sent to the settlement, and so far as negociations hacl gone there was good reason to hope that the differences would be ad- justed without having recourse to other measures than those of mutual arrangement. Mr Fortescue assured Mr Stacpoole that he should fulfil his promise to introduce a measure Saving facilities for the acquisition of glebes and glebe-houses By the different religious denominations in Ireland, though he could not then name a day for the purpose. Mr Gladstone proposed a resolution to the effect that Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, returned as knight of the shire for the county of Tipperary having been adjudged guilty of felony and sentenced to penal servitude for life and being now imprisoned under such sentence, had become and continued incapable of being elected or returned as a mem- ber of this House. The facts of the case, said Mr Gladstone were the fewest and the principle applicable to it the clearest possible and that being so he held that the amendment of which Mr G. H. Moore had given notice for the appointment of a com- mittee of inquiry, was a proposal not becoming the dignity of the House to adopt. Under the terms of the writ the electors were required to return a discreet and proper person, and if the return of an infant or the Sovereign on the throne was not a pro- Der return, surely that of a person adjudged guilty of treason- felony would not be a proper one. The writ, indeed, could not be said to have been obeyed or answered, and in such a case there was no alternative but to declare the fact, and call on the elec- tors by the issue of a new writ to discharge their duty. The function which the House had to discharge was simply a judicial one and to negative the motion would involve the affirmative doctrine that a person convicted of felony, and suffering a, sen- tence within the walls of a prison in consequence, was notwith- standing, a fit and proper person to return as their representa- tive in Parliament. Mr G. H. Moore moved as an amemlment that a select committee be appointed to exanuneprecertenw and the law of Parliament on the case, and report on ^steps that ought to be taken under the circumstances The motwn Via vine been seconded, a somewhat long debate ensueu. iu» Housf then went to a division, the first this session and agreed session relating to the regulation and nspection of ™frLi^ Th« Chancellor of the Exchequer obtained leave to in a Bill abolishing the salary to the Master of the Mint, the officf wtth that of Chancellor of the Ex- an^ consolidating and amending the law relating to the mleTanh S Mint also a Bill discontinuing the RnSistrar of Friendly Societies, and substituting for certificates a registry of friendly societies open to public inspec- H^vn Leave was also given to bring in the following Bills :-Mr T orh Bill to amend the game laws in Scotland; Mr C. Foster, w?n lo abolish the forfeiture of lands and goods on conviction of felony and "lr T. Chambers, BUI to legalise marnage with a deceased wife s sister.

THE BURIAL LAWS. Mr OSBORNE MORGAN, in A committee of the wnoie House, a BiU to amend the burial laws The' Bill resembled that of last year brought in by the hon member for Sheffield but there was an extra clause, throwing the ex-" pense of ^repairing and maintaining the churchyard on the noor rate, it being considered only just6 that if dissentore were i^r* £ SSe° m the churchyard tfaey "boidd contributo r Mr B. HOPE, fa the present state of the ease, was not prepare** ,t0 s»y whether he hked the Bill or not. Bu^ one S aMfc would be to convertparochial into national property L,d to ^■^tolthec^door('oinIlU»'fy church nd*4 which hadnitherto been abolished in the balding itself ^*jF £ ELD remarfeed that some Vervpainful aud distressing scenes had been witnessed in different part? of the country in consequence of the existing state of tfie law with VeS' to bnnals in churchyards, ana he conceived that it was therefore t»mi **?tln!u some change such as ihat proposed bv the Bdl of tfee hon. gentleman should be made" propose° by tbQ agreed t0 arid ^e House resiitaed. I: ™ F0R OF WORSFFLP AND SCHOOLS ') Mr OSBORNE MORGAN moved fbr leave to &ng to a |?ll to facilitate the purchase of sites for places of worshfpMd sSoob He explained that the greatest possible necessity for such a BiU f^1nieSpeC!-alIIinuSOnJe outlynigparts of the eoUnhy, where > i!? was mifhe hands of one or two landowners, who always is did refuse to sell a J religious or educational purposes wher» the land was sought to be obtained religious bodies of th«* principles of which' they did not apprbve. The BiU Which h& brought forward proposed to deal withtfie grievance-which was* thus occasioned in two ways. First of all it propo^d same power of purchasing sites for places of worship aS pw s^oolsby agreement which was now enjoyed by companies Ac* The other^rtion ? of the Bill enacted thalf fffty persons residing within a radius of four miles might presenta memorial to the'Enclosure (^mmis- sioners, stating that within that radius no lishd convenient for a site for a school or place of worship coulcP be obtained and praying the commissionerSto put in force the compulsory ptori- wnriiVtl Land C1,auses Consolidation Act. The commissioners would be empowered upon, rftelving such a memorial, to caittfc a ptibliciBqniry to take place,- and they might, if the result of that* tionerT favourable, coosply with the prayer of the peti- The motion was agreed to. ^The above Bills were afterwards brought in aad read a first o!

THE SUNDAY CLOSINS' OF PUBLIC HGTFSES. 1 To the 'Editor. I- SiR,'—Allow me to draw your attention to the fact that through C the- exertions of the "Central Association for Stopping the Safe'of Intoxfe-ating Liquors on Sunday," upwards at seventy' < town councils, local boards, and boards of guardians, including m those of Manchester, Bolton, Dudley,. Crewe, Southampton. # Llamdloes, Polity pool, Blaenavon, ElaneKey, Swansea, Carnar- f von, Wrexham, Holyhead, Holywell. Dblffefley, Bala, St. Asaph. ( Rhyl, Llandtffeo- Ac., have aautted a resolution in favour of the closing of public and' beer houses during the I whole of Sunday;-and believing that' such an expression from our pubUc bodies, as representing tMwanb and wishes ef the b people, will have greater weight with her Majesty's ministers in ? the preparation of their promised measure than any other i mode that can be adopted arrangements are now being made for a further introduction of the question in She corporate and other bodies4 of Ehgl&nd and Wales: and as some of your readers who are placed in such position!! of trust may wish to take similar action^ I give the resolution adopted" That in » the opinion of this council (or board) it is expedient that anv measure for the general amendment of' the lows for licensing { public houses, beer houses, and referesWment houses should' inclnde the prohibition of the sale of liquors- on Sunday." In justification of tie principle of the-motion, allow me to submit the following reasons why such a provision should form part of the Government measure, viz.: 1. That it is universally admitted that mcch intemperance, and consequent improvidence-, pauperism, domestic misery, immor- rsflity, and criinearis8 fvoni drinking on the Lord's day. 2. That there are no justifiable reasons for-givinig exceptional privileges by law* for the carrying on of the traffic in intoxicating lienors on the Lord's Day, to the disadvantage of those engaged « in other callings, and ta the serious injury of the working classes, who oir that' day have their wages iri theii-pockets and extra leisure time at" their command. 8;' That a very large number of persons ara emprayed in this trade, who the7eby lose the benefit of a day of rest and the opportunity of attending religious worship, and that many of these desire toi ba-relieved off this necessity, as was clearly shown by the recent canvass of householders in forth Wales, when out ot968 publicans-and' beerseDers visited, 706- votecJ in favour of entire closing. 4. That while many and great disadvantages-arise from the existence of these facilities, no serious inconvenience would result from their removal (the case of travelers being excepted), certainly none which would deserve consideration in comparison with the great benefits which would result from the suppression of the traffic'. 6. That the stopping-of the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Lord's day would be in accordance with the wishes of a great majority of the people of'this country. Their feeling on this point has been tested not only in large public meetings held in the chief cities and towns in the kingdom, but also by a very general canvass instituted fvo-m house to house in more than 200 towns and villages in various parts of the country; when Wales, especially the northern part,, was found to be most unanimous in its wish for the suppression of the liquor traffic on the Lord's day, and as the figures may be of interest and nse, I beg to sub- mit the following summary r— No.- of Counties. Districts. Results, householders only. For. Against. Neutral.' Anglesey. 3527 27 00: Carnarvon 17 8332 68 9IJ Denbigh 26" 8662 213 201J: Fliut 12 4171 73 loa Merioneth 13 4386 18 51 Montgomery 8 2886 52 lid Total:85; 31,964 451-, 59i in isoutn waies, including Aberystwyth, Cardiff, Aberdare* Carmarthen, Brecon, &or, 23,267 householders voted for, and 995 neutral and against: England, though not so favourable af Wales, also gave a large- majority, the numbers being 2917,643 for, 58,431 against, and 36,795 neutral. 6. That it is not proposed to introduce any new principle of legislation,but only to extend the application- of a principle which has already proved most beneficial in its operation. 7. That the effect of the Forbes Mackenzie Act, giving to Scotland what we desire fOr-England, has been, according to the report of the royal commission, a great diminution-of intemper- ance and emne. 8 That the evidence of Major Greig, C.B., chief constable of Liverpool, Thomas Avery, Esq., mayor of Birmingham, and; others, who were examined by the select committee on the Sale of Liquors on Sunday Bill, 1868, go to prove the working of the Wilson-Patten Act of 1854 to have been very beneficial; and that the evidence given before that committee can be con- fidently referred to as justifying the extension of the present restrictions to the whole of Sunday; while it is generally affirmed that the report adopted by the committee was not in accordance with' the evidence tendered. Commending the above statement of facts to-the careful con- sideration of your numerous readers.-I am, sir, yours truly, THOMAS B. JONES, District Agent for Wales, Hereford-, and Salop. Adwytclilwdd, Wrexham.

PORTMADOC. Week ending Feb. 10th, 1870r. ARRIVETV. Margaret and Mary, Roberts; Robtf William, Morris; Great Britain, Owen; Jane, Owen E. Taylor (s.s.); Patriot, Jones; Janet and Jane, W liams; Rebecca (s.), Parry; Catherine, Owen; Thoin' Charles, Hughes; Star, Ellis; Leander, Jones; Sopbw Owen Eleanor; Daniel Morris, Roberts. SAILED, -Lara, Roberts; H. E. Taylor (a. s.)

TDE TABLE FOR ABERYSTWYTH, ABERDOVEY, AND BARMOUTH. Feb. Aberystwyth. Aberdovey. Barmouth* a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. Sat. 12 4 10 4 51 4 39 5 20 4 19 5 Sun. 13 5 8 5 25 5 37 5 54 5 17 5 s! Mon. 14 5 57 6 25 6 26 6 54 6 6 6 3* Tries. 15 6 49 7 14 7 18 7 43 6 58 7 H Wed. 16 7 36 7 57 8 5 8 26 7 45 8 5 Thur. 17 8 19 8 40 8 48 9 9 8 28 8 Fri. 18 9 1 9 21 9 30 9 50 9 10 9j^, In the Lower House of Convocation on Wednesday* was announced that the Rev. Dr Charles Williams had j returned as proctor for the clergy of the diocese of in the room of the late Rev. J. Vincent, vicar of von. The chancellor of the diocese (Dr A. J. Q.C.) had accompanied his official return with the nouncemen that there had been a contested election, ttio Dr Williams was at the head of the poll, and that election had been protested against by some of the c^f^t on the ground that he is not a beneficed clergyman ot diocese he is said to represent. The Chancellor leaves question to be decided by Convocation itself. o* Printed at the Caxton Steam Printing Works, westry, by ASKEW ROBERTS, EDWAM> WOODALL, AND HBNBV VENABLES, and Published at 12, Bridge-street, 4" wytb, by PHILIP WILLIAMS. Saturday, February 12fA, 1870.