The Aberystwith Observer

B-ST APPOINTMEITT. W-ALL & CO,, NAVAL, MILITARY, AND GENERAL TAILORS, WiLSMPOOL. L Deputy Lieutenants' Uniforms. Ladies' Riding Habits. CLOTHS ESPECIALLY FOR THE CLERGY. Gowns, Cassocks, &c., &c. Contracts to any extent. DAVID GRIFFITHS, Grocer & GASMAN, No. 4, NEW STREET, ABERYSTWITH, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, BEGS to inform his Friends and the Public that he has just received a Select Stock of GARDEN & FLOWER SEEDS, ALSO, Vetches. Clover, and Early Potatoes for Seed. tOr Goods of the best quality at the least remunerative prices. THE 6REAT AMBASSADOR OF HEALTH I TO ALL MANKIND. HOLLOWAY S PILLS. A Boon to the Sick! The want of a sterling medicinal preparation to meet the many "ills that flesh is heir to," and one entirely free from mineral and other deleterious particles was severely felt till this all pow- erful medicine was ushered into the world. Holloway's invalu- able Pills have become the Household remedy of all nations. Their attribute is to prevent as well as to cltre. They attack the rout of the complaint, and thus, by removing the hidden cause of disease, re-invigorate and restore the drooping energies of the system, assisting nature in her task of vital and junctwnary reformation. Bilious Complaints. Those who suffer from bile and liver complaints should try the effect of this valuable remedy, a few doses of which will make the sufferer feel elastic and vigorous, remove all impediments, cleanse the blood from all impurities, give a healthy action to the liver, and strengthen the stomach. If bilious attacks be al- lowed to continue without using such a preventive, more serious casualties may arise and the sufferer be consigned to a bed of sickness. These Pills are an extraordinary remedy in removing acidity from the stomach and correcting indigestion. Complaints Incident to Children. In no country in the world are more children carried to an early grave than in this. Cough, measles, scarlatina, fevers, and similar diseases attack the little sufferers, and death but too often follows at a rapid pace; yet if at the first stage of the complaints parents were to have recourse to Holloway's Pills, all danger would be avoided; for the stomach and bowels being gently but effectually cleansed by this mild aperient, the depraved hu- mours corrected, and the secretions duly regulated. a perfect cure is soon effected, and the little patient is restored to sound health. Sick Headache with Xioss of Appetite. A certain cure for headaches loss of appetite and low spirits. These Pills may be taken without danger from wet or cold, and require no restraint from bus'ness or pleasure. They strengthen the stomach, and promote a healthy action of the liver, purify- ing the blood, cleansing the skin, bracing the nerves, and invi- gorating the system. Sold at the Establishment of PROFESSOR HOMJOWAY, 244 Strand, (near Temple Bar.) London; also by all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicines throughout the civilized world, at the following prices Is. l £ D., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lis., 22s., and 88S. each Box. •„* There is a considerable saving by taking the larger sizes. B,-Directiolis for the guidance of patients in every disorder are affixed to each Box. STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BETWEEN LIVERPOOL, ABERYSTWITH, & BRISTOL, Taking in Goods or Passengers for Pwllheli, Portmadoc, or BarmGuth. THE Cambrian Steam Packet Company (limited) UNLESS prevented by any unforeseen occurrence, will dispatch, with Goods and Passengers, their new and powerful Screw Steamer THE PLTXIYSOAF, Edw. Dempsey, Master, OR SOME OTHER SUITABLE VESSEL AS UNDER:- Saturday, March 10th, at 30 p.m., Leave LIVERPOOL for ABERYSTWITH, proceeding to BRISTOL. Saturday, March 17th, at 1 p.m., Leave BRISTOL for ABERYSTWITH, proceeding to LIVERPOOL. Th ursday, March 22nd, at 9 p.m., Leave LIVERPOOL for ABERYSTWITH, calling at PORTMADOC, taking in goods for PWLLHELI and Barmouth, and proceeding to BRISTOL. Saturday, March 31 st, at 10 p.m., Leave BRISTOL for ABERYSTWITH, proceeding to LIVERPOOL. N.B.—The Cambrian Steam Packet Company (limited) reserve to themselves the power of deliver- 'ng all Goods consigned to Parties residing within Two Miles of their .Office at Aberystwith by their own Carters, as and when they think necessary. The Company are prepared to ship Goods for PWLLHELI and BARMOUTH, to PORTMADOC, but will not undertake to forward them beyond that port. The Company are prepared to call at HOLY- JIEAD with or for Cargo, on due notice of any ship- ments being required being given to their Agents. Loading Berth at LIVERPOOL, West Side of Trafalgar Dock.—Ditto at BRISTOL, Cumberland Basin. FARES.-—{Including Steward's Fees.) From Liverpool and Bristol to Aberystwith, Portmadoc, berayron, Aberdovev Cardigan, or New Quay, /\I ^'H H N STEERAGE, 8S. From Liverpool to Holyhead, CABIN, 5s.; STEERAGE, 3S. Between either Aberystwith, Aberayron, Aber- dovey, rardlg-an, Quay, Portmadoe, or Holy- head, CABIN, 10s. STEERAGE, 7s. B-—I^xc^ent accom>nodation for Passengers, and a. Stewardess on board. For Freights, AND <R^'ER Particulars, apply to the Agents, William Siddorns, Holyhead- E. T. Turner, 12, Quay Street, Bristol; William Price, snh-Agent. Barmouth; J. W. Pockett, Swansea: Griffith Williams, Aberayron William Uoyd Tanyhryn, Aberdovey; Hugh Hughes, Amlwch; George G. Lewis, sub-Agent, Pwllheli; F. A. Tam- plin, Columbia Buildings? Brunswick Street, Liver- poo; Bennett Williams,Harbour Office, Portmadoe I; the Managing Director, W. S. Crealock, at the Company's Head Offices, Parthenon Chambers, 14, Regent Street, London or to HENRY CULLIFORD, Aberystwith. ANNUAL SALE. lmpoh Is n&nQSi$Ti8i 9, PISR STREET, &. 1, LITTLE DARK-GATE STREET, ABERYSTWITH. H 1)A VI1^ "OEGS to announce that the REMAINING STOCK of his FANCY DRESSES, SHAWLS, MANTLES, &c., &c. are GREATLY REDUCED in prices, and must be cleared off to make room for the Spring Fashions. Several of Nichols' Ready-made Coats reduced 15 per cent. &gT TERMS .-READY MONEY. y %il'{ T# RICHARD HODGE, Who is giving up the Busines, begs to inform the Inhabitants of Aberystwith generally that he has determined to sell the whole of his superior Stock at WHOLESALE PRICES, as under: Best London Gin, direct from the Distillery 10s. 6d. per Gallon Fine Old Irish Whisky. 15s. Od. „ „ Scotch Malt ditto 16s. Od. „ Old Pale Brandy 28s. Od. „ or, 5s. per Bottle. Superior Old Port 48s. per Dozen; 4s. per Bottle Pale Sherry. 48s. „ 4s. „ Other Wines equally low. Dublin Stout, in large Bottles 8s. per Dozen Finest Burton Ales, in ditto. 8s. „ Ale and Porter, Is. 4d. per Gallon; 4d. per Quart Ssir* A quantity of Hops in Parcels to suit Purchasers. II- A few handsome Mahogany Settles, hair covered, 7 feet long, for Sale. NEWYDD EI CHYHOEDDI, YR AIL RAN, PRIS SWLLT, O'R DEONGLYDDBERNIADOL SEF EGLURHAD MANWL AR EIRIAU, BRAWDDEGAU, AC ATHRAWIAETHAU DWYFOL Y TESTAMENT NEWYDD4 WEDI ei gasgluo WEITHIAU oddentu 250 o BRIF FERNIAID Y BYD, er gwasanaeth TEU- TV LUOEDD a'r YSGOLION SABBOTHOL. GAN Y PARCH. JOHN JONES, (IDRISYN,) Ficer Llandysilio, Ceredigion, Golygydd a Chasglydd yr "Esboniad Berniadol." Cyflwynedigi drwy ganiatad, i'r 3>.ysg-edig- a'r Gwir Barchedig Br. Thirlwall. Arglwydd Esgrob Ty-ndewi. ABERYSTWYTH: ARGRAFFEDIG A CHYHOEDDEDIG GAN PHILIP WILLIAMS; Ac i'w gael hefyd gan Mri. Simpkin, Marshall, a'u Cyf., Llundain; a chan wahanol Lyfnverthwyr y Dywysogaeth. ——————————————————————————————— B&LLB-VUS ROYAL MAIL, COACH, & GENERAL POSTING ESTABLISHMENT, aicrgsttottfj. E MARSHALL begs respectfully to announce • that the following well-appointed fast four- hourse COACHES continue to run, by which Pass- engers and Parcels will be conveyed to all parts of the kingdom, and to London in 13 Hours! TO SHREWSBURY, The ROYAL MAIL, every morning, at 11 a.m., via Machynlleth, Llanbrytunair, Carno, Newtown, and Welshpool, arriving at the Lion Hotel, Shrews- bury, at 9 p.m., in time for the Mail Up Train to London, and Trains for Liverpool, Chester, and the North. Leaves Shrewsbury every day at 4 15 a.m., after the arrival of the Mail Trains from London and the North, passing through the same magnificent line of country, and arrives at Aberystwith at 2 p.m. TO CARMARTHEN, The ROYAL MAIL, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8 30 a.m., to Aberayron, and the UonHo- tel, Lampeter, arriving at the Ivy- Bush Hotel, Car- marthen, at 4 11 p.m., in time for the Express Train to Tenby the same evening, also for Trains to Swan- sea, Cardiff, Newport, Gloucester, and London. The Mail returns from Carmarthen on the alternate days at 8 15 a.m., and arrives in Aberystwith at 4 45 p.m. E. MARSHALL & Co., PKOPKI FCTORS. KIT Posting in all its branches, on the shortest notice, at the above Hotel. IMPORTANT NOTICE. THE Public is most respectfully informed that ± the GREYHOUND Four-horse COACH CONTINUES to leave the Go- GERDDAN ARMS & LION Hotel, ABERYSTWITH, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning, at 7 30, via LLANIDLOES, NEWTOWN, and WELSH- POOL, and arrive in SHREWSBURY at 4 30 p.m. The" GJiEVHOUND" returns every Monday, Wed- nesday, and Friday, from the RAILWAY STATION, SHREWSBURY, at 11 15 a.m., or immediately on the arrival of Trains leaving for LONDON and other places, and arrives at ABERYSTWITH at 8 o'clock the same evening. A. P. DAVIES & Co., I'UOPIII ETORS. MORGAN HUGHES, WáHmæ $A&2BSI!>3A2&SF» No. 7, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWITH, HAS just received his Annual Stoek ofFLOWER and GrARDEN SEEDS, which are of the best description, and worthy the attention of Hor: i- culturists. MRS. MORRIS, No. 14, Church Street, Aberystwith, BEGS to inform the Public that THE still continues to buy all kinds of Ladies'and Gentlemen s left- OFF WEARING APPAREL. The highest PRICE given in ready cash. GOLD & SILVER WATCHES. I I Patent Lever I GOLD & SILVER WATCHES. No. 7, PIER STREET, ABERYSTWITH. J. TRUSCOTT, MAFOLTMALMT, |!audterLT i1ur5mitlt, OPTICIAN, &c. ESTABLISHED 1848. Gold Lever Watches from £ 10 10 0 Silver Lever ditto from E4 4 0 Warranted to perform correctly, & a Twelvemonth's trial given. The most complicated Watches repaired and ad- justed. Watch Glasses of every size and description fitted immediately. Gold Chains, Wedding Rings, and Plate sold according to weight. CARD. MR. J. A. MURPHY, SURGEON DENTIST. CFrom Derby,) MAY be consulted daily between the hours of 10 and 4, at No. 10, Marine Terrace. PIANO-FORTE TUNING. MR. H. P. G. BEOOKE, P'tAt(Q-IFO)LkTt 13, PIER STREET, ABERYSTWITH. London reference, can be given if required. Git BRIAN pOUJDJif: ABERYSTWITH. CEORCE CREEN, TRON and Brass Founder, Millwright, AND Engineer, Agricultural Implement Maker, Manufacturer of Cooking Apparatus, Iron Hurdles, Gates, Tomb and other Railing. Repairs promptly attended to. Steam Engines and Water Wheels applied to Farm Machinery. IMPORTANT TO every man who keeps a Horse, Cow, Sheep, or Pig. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE, I 77, NEWGATE STREET, LONDON. Price 50s. per Cask, containing 448 Feeds. Carriage paid to any Station. A Pamphlet Post-free on application. RICHARD JACOB, RP-W TAINT, lttt WQIWt' itbm M" NEAR ABERYSTWITH, BEGS respectfully to n.form the Public that he. has succeeded his late Brother, DAVID JA- COB, 9, High Street. Aberystwith, as MILLWRIGHT & ENGINEER, And that the Business in luturc will be carried on at the above address. LLANDDEINOL schqou Under the Patronage of Miss Morice, Carrog. THE Public are respectfully informed that a GRAMMAR SCHOOL will he opened at the above place, on TUESDAY, the 24th of APRIL next, for the purpose of preparing Young Men for Pro- fessional and Commercial life. MASTERS. THE REV. JAMES EVANS, INCUMBENT. MORRIS JONES, B.A., St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. FFIERMS. Pupils under 10 years of Age 10s. per Quarter above 15s. (C,g- The Incumbent receives a limited number qf Boarders into his house. Terms,—30 Guineas per annum. T .AWES' PATENT SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, For Wheat, Barley, and Grass, also for Mangold, Swedes, c. THIS valuable Manure has been analysed by Messrs. Way and Vaelcker, showing a very high percentage on Soluble Phosphate, and may now be had in fine condition by applying to Mr. THOMAS BERRIDGE, Alfred Place, OR Mr. ALFRED DAVIES, Belle- Vue Hotel, AGENTS, ABERYSTWITH. Amongst other prizes awarded to growers of Swedes and Mangolds with Lawes'Superphosphate of Lime, 1859, is the following:- THE CHRYSTAL PALACE ROOT SHOW. At the recent great Root Show, the first prize of £ 2. for Swede Turnips, was taken by Edmund Wright, Esq., of Halston The specimens sent were grown with eight tons of Farm-yard Ma- nure per acre, with two cwt. of Lawes' Superphosphate, and one cwt. of Guano per acre

CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the" Aberystwith Observer." SIB,—I beg, through the medium of your valuable columns, to call the attention of the ratepayers of this town to the extravagant manner in which their money is spent in the construction of the drain now being made. The surveyor of the commissioners and his son being the contractors, it cannot be said that the board have any one to see that the works are carried on according to specification. At the last meeting of the commissioners Mr. Hackney moved that a com- petent person be appointed to superintend the works, but was answered by violence and insult, of some- thing of the same character as people sometimes read of as taking place in the American Congress. Surely the above exposure will open tbe eyes of the public, and it is now their business to bestir themselves and see that their hard-earned money is not uselessly thrown away. A COMMISSIONER.

To the Editor of the "Aberytwith Observer." SIR,—It being rumoured that, the Manchester and Milford Haven Railway bill (the Llanidloes and Pencader Junction) will be opposed in the House of Lords, allow me to suggest that the inhabitants of this town and district should prepare a petition, for presentation in both Houses ot Parliament, in favour of the passing of that bill, and thereby show their approval of a scheme which will prove so much to the benefit of the county of Cardigan. Yours, &c., A WELL-WISHER.

LITERARY NOTICES. STEP BY STEP OB, THE GOOD FIGHT. From the German of Maria Nathusius. London Richard Bentley. THIS is a tale highly suited to the young reader, and as such, valuable as a gift-book. It is a singularly happy combination of the religious and the amusing, and deserves the attention of every parent, or other trainer of youth. It is a happy thing that the litera- ture of this country has taken such wonderful strides in the march of improvement in the course of the last few years, and the progress made in the production of a superior class of works of fiction, having an ex- cellent moral lesson attached, is by no means the most insignificant feature. We can safely and heartily recommend our readers to engage" Step by Step" in this "Good Fight." °° Y DEONGLVDD BERNIADOL; sef Eglurhad Manwl ar Eiriau, Brawddegau, ac Athrawiaetbau Dwyfol y Testament Newydd. Gan y Parch JOHN JONES, (Jdrisyn,j' Ficer Llandysilio, Ceredigion. Aberyst- with: P. Willhms, Two editions of this very excellent exposition have already been sold off; or, at least, it is rarely that a copy of either is found at any Welsh book- se er s shop. Such being the case, the learned com- plier has been induced to issue a third edition, the 1st & 2nd Numbers of which are now before us. The uperiority which this has over the former ones is, that it contains the context, which in those was wanting—a deficiency much felt by the student. And it is gratifying to the author, as well as credit- f able to the publisher, that the work is got up in so excellent a style.

mratns ? On the 21 st instant, regretted by a large number of relatives and friends, aged 68 years, Mrs. Anue í James, Skinner's Arms Inn, in this town. | On the 21st., at his seat, Blaendyffryn, highly j| jj respected and deeply regretted, aged 58 years, J. Li J-j Davies, Esq., late M.P. for the Cardigan Boroughs, jf 1

MR. SCHOLEFIELD'S ANTI-ADULTERA- TION BILL. A BILL is now passing1 through its final stages which will be of considerable importance to the community. It arises out of several in- j quiries which have been made into the adulter- ations of our food and drink. These inquiries have been of the most startling character. It has been proved that among other adulterations the following are constantly effected :—Arrow- root with potatoe starch bread with potatoes; butter with lard; coffee with chicory, beans, burnt bread, &c.; rnilk with water and substan- ces in themselves of a disgusting character; pepper with flour, bone-dust, &c.; tea with dried sloe-leaves, broom and other plants, and with the excrement of silkworms: tobacco with wa- ter and ammoniacal liquids infused into nox- ious plants; cocoa with burnt ochre; cayenne pepper with red lead; confectionery with poi- sonous washes porter with salt, tobacco, trea- cle, &c.; mustard with turmeric—butthe mere enumeration of known adulterations would be endless. There are three great evils in the system of adulteration. It demoralises the trading character, lowering- the honesty of the trader • it cheats the customer in so far as lie pays for more than he gets; and it injures health. To prove these positions would be unnecessary. It is evident at a glance that the tradesman who mixes a certain article which is sold at a high price with something that is sold at a lower price, and then sells the compound for the high price, does violence to his own sense of honour, while, if his susceptibilities in this respect have become blunted, this in itself is a still stronger argument against such falsifica- tion. As to cheating the customer, this too is self-evident. The housewife who, against her knowledge or desire, buys coffee mixed with chicory, pays for the chicory double its value. As to the injury to health, this too cannot be disputed. Cheap bread, for instance, is pain- fully dear; it contains noxious ingredients. The spirits sold at public houses is largely adulterated with noxious ingredients, leaving out of the question whether or not the spirits themselves are harmful); while the wine re- commended by the physician, and the drugs mentioned in his prescription, are equally in- jurious to already enfeebled constitutions. Any attempt to check aud punish such falsi- fication as now unfortunately prevails is deserv- ing attention, but every attempt to do so will necessarily be surrounded with great difficulty. The leading principle of Mr. Scholefield's bill is that the purchaser shall be enabled to indict punishment upon the seller, where the latter is guilty of adulteration. It provides that any person who shall knowingly sell an article cal- culated to injure health, shall be liable to a certain penalty. Analysts are to decide on the component parts of the article, and magistrates are to inflict a penalty. It is satisfactory to see such a direct attempt at legislation on so im- portant a matter, but we fear that the bill will be all but practically inoperative. There will be continual difficulties raised as to what is and what is not injurious to health, and also as to how far the seller knows the ingredients of what he sells. But the measure will undoubt- edly put a stop to the most flagrant instances of adulteration, provided only the public will take the trouble to carry out its provisions. The exposure of the name and address of the fraudulent purchaser under certain circumstan- ces, together with the penalty inflicted, will act directly to repress adulteration, while the institution of analysts will act as a coutinued check on the manufacture of spurious articles. Extensive asadulteration is, we are persuaded that there are many tradesmen who know no- thing at all of the falsification of the articles which they sell. They would willingly conduct their business on strictly honourable principles but they are buyers as well as sellers. They buy adulterated articles and sell them as they buy them. Mr. Scholefiehl's bill will be for such persons as well as against them. They too will have the same remedy which the public will have; and in this respect the act will have en- larged influence and go direct to the source of the evil. ■ I

1.Local information. PETl Y SESSIONS. Gn Monday last, at the Town Hall, before G. W. PIRRY, and T. O. MORGAN, Esqrs. The overseer of the township of Cyfoethybrenin summoned several parties for non-payment of poor- rates, who were in ail instances ordered to pay. COL. POWELL, M.P.—We are glad to he able to in- form our readers that our respected county member has so far recovered from his recent illness, as to be able to proceed to London to attend to his pbriiamen- tary duties. MANCHESTER AND MILFORD HAVEN RAILWAY.— The bill for the above line of rail way is now being exHmined by a committee of the House of Commons. TKEGARON FAIR.—The annual Tregaron fair for the sale of horses, cattle, &c., was held on Friday, the 16th inst., where the attendance of drovers and others was more numerous than in years past. Stock, &c., were in much demand and exchanged hands at advanced prices. RENT AUDIT.-On Monday and Tuesday last, the usual half-yearly rent audit of the Right Hon. the Earl of Lisburne was held at the Belle-Vue Royal Hotel, in this town, where the numerous tenantry of the Crosswood estate, presided over by Mr. Bornham, the newly appointed agent, sat down to a substan- tial dinner, provided in that style of excellence and liberality for which Mrs. Marshall is well known. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.— On Friday evening, the 16th inst., an accident ofa very serious nature happened to the Rev. Richard Jenkins, Vicar of Gwnnws, and domestic chaplain to the Earl of Lisburne; but owing to superior medical treatment, we are glad in being able to announce that he is now progressing as favourably as can be expected under the circumstances, con- sidering that at first the hopes which were entertained of his recovery were but exceedingly slight. The accident occurred while Mr. Jenkins was returning home from Tregaron fair. While at the foot ofTref- riw hill, and when about crossing Llanafan bridge, between 6 and 7 o'clock, his horse suddenly took fright at a donkey cart which was on the road, and jumped over the parapet of the bridge, rider and horse falling headlong, a depth of 27 feet, into a pool of water. Providentially, assistance was soon ren- dered, Mr. Jenkins being found under water quite insensible; and it was much feared when he was rescued that he would survive but a few hours. Dr. Jones, of this town, also luckily happened to pass on the occasion, and under his able treatment we un- derstand that the sufferer continues in a hopeful state of recovery. ABERYSTWITH Vot.UNTEERs.The corps having advanced very considerably in the preliminary drill, and the drill-instructor having found it necessary that serjeants out of the corps should be appointed to assist him, Friday last was appointed for their se- lection. The appointment of all non-coaimissioned officers in a volunteer corps rests with the command- ing officer, but in tLepresent case, W. E. Richardes, Esq the lieutenant-commandant of the corps, wished the members to elect their own serjeants, subject, of course, to his approval. The voting com- menced previous to the usual drill, and T. O. Mor- gan, Esq., the ensign of the corps, kindly recorded each member's vote. There was but a small muster of members, only thirty being present. Of these 27 voted for Mr. G. T. Smith to be serjeant-major, and 23 for Mr. Selby to be serjeant to the corps. The wea- ther has been much against the progress of the corps in marching, and the drills have for the last fortnight been nearly all in the town-hall. It is in contem- plation to appoint two special days for the corps to attend Divine worship.on one at St. Michael's church, and on the other at the I ndeperident chtpel, but the days have not yet been fixed. We are sorry that a greater inclination to join the corps is not shewn by the inhabitants of the town, and we hope before long to see at least double the present number enrolled. Some of the better class of mechanics ought, to join, many of whom could well afford the expense of out- fit, and who would be a credit to the corps. We imagine a false impression is abroad with respect to the corps, many people thinking that because the present members, for the most part, belong to the better classes, that others of a different rank would be excluded. This is not so, and we are authorized to state that any person, of respectable conduct and character, would be received into the corps, provided he found his own equipment, the subscription list not being heavy enough to permit of pecuniary assis- tance from it. It is much to be regretted that a larger fund cannot be obtained, as it would then be an easy matter to get men. In some other places we hear of gentlemen subscribing sufficient to assist a considerable number of young men in providing their equipment., but here the fund will be barelv sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the corps The list ought to be published, and then the public would be able to see who of their friends and neigh- bours are patriotic enough to serve in purse, when prevented from doing so in person. The volunteer movement is a good one, for no duty is much higher or nobler than that ot defending our native land-and we regret more encouragement is not given to it in Aberystwith. Ifour resident, and neighbouring geti- try would only take example from others similarly situated in other localities, aye, even from some amongst themselves, the Aberystwith Volunteer Rifle Corps would soon number a hundred effectives.

NEWTOWN & MACHYNLLETH RAILWAY, i At the Ordinary Half-Yearly General Meeting of this Company held lately, at the Town Hall, Machynlleth, R. D. Pryce, Esq., in the chair, the Secretary read the Engineers' Report, which was as follows:— To the Chairman and Directors of the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway:- GENTLEMEN,-We have to report that the Works of your Railway are progressing as vigorously and sa- tisfactorily as the unfavourable state of the weather will permit. We regret that the Works between the Junction with the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway and Talerddig are not in that forward state in which we had hoped they would have been by this time, which is mainly owing to the Contractors not having been put in possession of some of the Land until late in lastyear. Notwithstanding the great and unceasing exertions of your Secretary, the land at Pontddol- goch, under which the most difficult Cutting on this side of Talerdrlig lies, was not obtained possession of until the Winter had set in and the Contractors, in consequence of the unusual wetness of the season, had been baffled in their efforts to get out the Stuff, which being of a peculiar nature has, under the in- fluence of the wet, been kept in a continued running state. Six or eight weeks of drier weather will, however, enable the Contractors to accomplish this Work. The permanent way has been lairl to Pontddol- goch, and all the necessary materials have been pro- vided for carrying it on to Talerddig without loss, of time, as soon as the above Bank is cut through. e are happy to state that, we are now in possess- ion of ail the Land from the Llanidloes and New- town Railway to the Wynnstay Arms, and that the Line has been fenced as far as Talerddig. The Cut- tings on this portion also are all out, with the excep- tion of the above mentioned Pontddol-goch Cutting. To compensate for the backwardness of the latter, great, progress has been made with the great Taler- ddig Rock Cutting which, together with all the ex- cavations down the ravine as far as the Wynnstay Arms, are being rapidly proceeded with. The stuff in these Cuttings is of a dry nature, and their progress has therefore not been checked by the constant rains. The Bridges over the Rivers are all in a forward state; the large Culverts in the Talerddig Pass are nearly completed, and the high Bridges over the Turnpike Roads at Melin Talerddig and near the Wynnstay Arms, Llanbrynmair, are being vigour- ously pushed on. There will be in these Bridges a very large amount of Masonry, and the stone of which they and also the Culverts are built, is of a very durable description. We are assured by Messrs. Davies and Savin, the Contractors, that your Railway wih be ready for the Summer Traffic, as far as Talerddig and we would recommend that the heaviest, works between the Wynnstay Arms and Machynlleth be immediately put in hand. There is no reason, that we are aware of, to prevent the whole Line being completed and opened for public traffic before next year is out. The prospects.of your property are daily improv- ing, in consequence of the satisfactory progress made by the Lines, which will connect your Railway with the Welsh and English system. There is now no longer any doubt, but that towards the close of the present year, there will be uninterrupted Railway communication from Oswestry and Shrewsbury to Talerddig, which appears to be a highly satisfactory state of things, and the more especially so when it is considered that by that time the Works on towards Machynlleth will also be in an advanced state, and what is perhaps equally improving to the prospectl of your undertaking, arrangements have been com- pleted for carrying out the Works of the Mid-Wales Railway, for which an Act was obtained in the last Session of Parliament; while extensions are now before Parliament which will complete the through communication between your Line and Merthyr Tydvil, Swansea, and Milford Haven. The latter communication gives a value to your undertaking, which at first sight scarcely appears. It will in conjunction with your Railway, afford to the highly paid and hard working people of the densely populated Districts of South Wales, ready access to the watering places of the Aberystwith Coast, which are the favourite scenes of their annual relaxation in spite of the difficulty and expense now attending the journey. The communication with South Wales will also throw upon your Railway an increase traffic in Agricultural and Mineral produce, which at present is carried by water. We have been in communication with parties de- sirous of embarking in an extension of your Rail- way to Aberystwith, and application is intended to be made in the Session of 1861, for a Railway from Machynlleth to Aberystwith, which will be im- mediately followed by the projection of Railways along the Coast in a Southerly as well as Northerly direction. These measures will complete the success which seems destined to attend your efforts, and in their prosecution, the Promoters have expressed a hope to be honoured with your co-operation. We are, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servants, R. & B. PlERCT.

THE NEW REFORM BILL. The following return of the number of male per- sons resident within each Parliamentary citv and borough in Wales, or within seven miles thereof, as- sessed to the last poor-rate made before November 7, 1859, at £ 6 and under £ 10, shows the number of Electors which will be added to the Register in each city and borough by the lowering of the franchise from £ 10 to k6 Name of Borough. Number of Electors Freemen. Additional, on Register. Merthyr Tydvil 1341 — 3288 Swansea District 1926 363 1346 Carnarvon District 939 414 Cardiff District 1831 258 1024 Carmarthen District 822 75 454 Flint District 751 271 Montgomery District 890 69 306 Pembroke District 914 344 715 Denbigh District 852 208 274 Beaumaris District 521 4 222 CARDIGAN DISTRICT 673 103 2J7 HaverfordwestDistrict 776 213 258 New Radnor District 400 70 116 Brecknock 302 3 90 12940 1710 S995