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LIVERPOOL CORN.—TUESDAY. Fair attendance. Business limited in Wheat, at ONE PENNY to TWOPENCE REDUCTION since last Friday. Flour also slow and rather easier. Indian Corn still depressed at 6d. under last Friday'sfprices. Old Mixed scarce, 36s. 6d. New, 84s. Other articles quiet and nominally unchanged. LONDON, MONDAY.—With large arrival of foreign Oats the other supplies were fair. Exports 2,800 qrs. Rye, 25 qrs. Maize. A dense tog prevailed all the morning and almost suspended business. English Wheat 4,704 qrs., foreign 13,609 qrs. Though the supply from Essex and Kent during the morning was very limited, yet, the condition being bad, scarcely anything was done, though to sell required a REDUCTION of TWO to THREE SHILLINGS PER QR. The foreign trade was in the same state, and prices generally receded fully Is. to 2s. per qr. With fur- ther large arrivals off the coast prices were rather easier. Country Flour 19,377 sacks; foreign 1,060 sacks 1,877 barrels; and 137 sacks from Ireland. Norfolks were scarcely enquired for, and prices were about Is. per sack lower. It was much the same with the foreign trade, both in sacks and barrels. Town rates were unaltered. Maize 8,888 qrs. This grain was down Is. per qr. British Barley 6,388 qrs., foreign 8,215 qrs. Malting sorts were down Is. to 2s. per qr. for both British and foreign, and grinding were also Is. per qr. cheaper. The Malt trade was heavy at Is. decline. English Oats 790 qrs., Irish 3,200 qrs., for- eign 35,658 qrs. Much of the foreign supply consisting of new, these were very heavy sale and fully 6d. lower per qr.; old corn being neglected. Native Beans 433 qrs., foreign 989 qrs. This pulse gave way Is. per qr. English Peas 270 qrs., foreign nil. Though supplies were short, prices were down Is.

CATTLE. NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.—The show of beef at this market was middling, and the primest qualities were sold at 6d. to 7d. Mutton a dull sale, at 7d. to 7Jd. per lb. Small show of pork, which realised last week's currency. PETERBOROUGH, SATURDAY.—The primest sorts of beef were in request, at the full prices of last week-viz., 5id. to lijd. Trade for mutton somewhat quiet, at a slight reduction in price. Pork changed hands at 5d. to 6d. per lb. Very little doing in veal. DONCASTER, SATURDAY.—There were at market 142 beasts, 14 calves, and 820 pigs. Although there was a good supply of beasts, the business passing was very limited. There were no sheep on offer. Of pigs there was a very small show, which met a fair trade at late prices. METROPOLITAN, MONDAY.—The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 4,694 head. We were largely supplied with foreign beasts to-day, and the trade was consequently dull at barely late rates. A large number arrived late in the day. From our own grazing districts the arrivals were limited, and the general quality of the stock showed a fall- ing off. Owing to the small number on sale, there was more ani- mation in the trade; and prime Scots and crosses changed hands freely at from 5s; 4d. to 5s. Gd. per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 810 Scots, &c.; from other parts of England, about 590 of various breeds; from Scotland, 540 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, about 160 oxen, &c. The show of Sheep was below the average, both as to quality and numbers. The demand for all breeds ruled fairly active, and prices were rather higher. Best Downs and half-breds changed hands at 5s. 6d per 81b. The Calf trade was steady, prime small animals being in request at full prices. In the value of Pigs no change took place, but the demand ruled quiet for all qualities. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—There were at market 2,420 beasts and 9,655 sheep. The stock of beasts and sheep on offer was of a very meagre description; the numbers much less than last week. The high prices demanded caused a slow sale, but nearly all had been sold at the close. Best beasts, 8d. to 8Ad.; second best, 7d. to 7fd.; inferior, 4|d. to 6d.; sheep, 6d. to Skd. per lb. METROPOLITAN, THURSDAY.—We had a short supply of beasts, and consequently trade was rather brisk. Prices for all kinds were quite as good as on Monday, and in a few instances were exceeded. There was a fair average supply of sheep; the demand was pretty good, and Monday's quotatious were well supported. Calves were, on the average, rather lower; still, for ckoice qualities, prices were very high. Our foreign supply consisted of only 158 beasts. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—We were fairly supplied with beasts to-day, which met a steady trade, at Tuesday's rates. The supply of sheep was seasonably large, the tr ide by no means active; late prices maintained. There was an increase in the number of calves on offer; prices a shade easier. The supply of fat pigs was unusually small; extreme prices realised. Quo- tations:—Beef, 6d. to 7Jd. per lb.; mutton, 5;id. to 8d. per lb.; veal, 6d.to 7jd. per lb; bacon pigs, 10s. 9d. to Us. 6d. per score; porket pigs, 10s. to lis. 8d. per score.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. 9th, the wife of JOHN PRYCE, Esq., Llwynygroes Hall, of a son (stillborn). 13th, at Newtown, Mrs CORNELIUS MORGAN, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. 13th, at St. George's Church, Llandudno, North Wales, by the Rev. John Morgan, rector, HENRY RALPH, eldest son of HENRY GOOD, Esq., of East Moulsey, Surrey, to Lucy, youngest daughter of C. S. MELLOR, Esq., of Bryn Conway, Llandudno. 15th, at Talywern Baptist Chapel, Mr JOHN THOMAS, druggist, Machynlleth, to MABGARET, eldest daughter of Mr THOMAS MORRIS, flannel merchant, Machynlleth. 19th, at the Parish Church of St. Mary's, Dolgelley, by the Rev. Evan Lewis, M.A., rector, the Rev. LEWIS JONES, minor canon of Bangor cathedral, to MARGARET, eldest daughter of the late GRIFFITH WILLIAMS, Esq., Llwyn, Dolgelley.—No cards. DEATHS. 6th, aged 77, at Tynyreithin, Trefeglwys, RICHARD HUMPHREYS, formerly of Penddol. 6th, aged 67, at the Phoenix Cottage, Llanidloes,BLANDINA, wife of EVAN HUGHES, carder. 7th, aged 13, at Severn Port, Llanidloes, ELIZABETH, daughter of WILLIAM HUGHES. 7th, aged 25, at Lyssum, Llanerfyl, ELIZABETH EMMA, second daughter of the late Mr H. GARDENER. 8th, the wife of Mr JOHN ASHFORD, Llanberwen, Hirnant. 8th, aged 39, at Llanidloes, Mr WM. LEWIS JONES, draper. 9th, aged 46, Mr DAVID ROBERTS, High-street, Welsh- pool having served twenty-one years in the Royal Marines. 9th, aged 78, at Dolgelley, MARY JONES, wife of EVAN J ONES, Baptist Chapel-house. 10th, aged 39, Mr WM. LEWIS JONES, draper, of Birken- head, at the residence of his brother Mr RICHARD JONES, Long Bridge-street Llanidloes. 12th, aged 67, Mr MOSES MANSON, of Ardwick, Man- chester. 13th, aged 50, MARY ANNE, the beloved wife of Mr THOMAS WEEVER, confectioner, of High-street, Wem. 13th, at Chester-street, Wrexham, the infant daughter of Mr D. M'CORMICK. 13th, Mr LEWIS JONES, Plough and Harrow Inn, Llan- elltyd, Dolgelley. 13th, aged 88, Mrs ELIZABETH RICHARD, Tynywern, Faerdre, Llandrillo. 14th, aged 74, at his residence, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Mr W. TIBNAM, bookseller. 14th, at Garreg, Llanfrothen, Mr T. ROBERTS, for half a century in the employ of the Rev. J. Williams Ellis and his father. 15th, aged 17, MARY ELIZABETH. only surviving child of Mr EDWARD STEPHENS, Express Office, Newtown. 15th, the Rev. C. DRURY, rector of the third portion of Pontesbury parish, Salop. 16th, aged 83, at Penbryn House, Towyn, Mr DAVID THOMAS, formerly of Maengwyn-street, Machynlleth, butcher. 17th, aged 81, Mrs EDWARDS, the wife of Mr E. ED- WARDS, surveyor and land valuer, Abererch, near Pwllheli, and mother of the Ex-Mayor of Pwllheli, JOHN EDWARDS, Esq. 17th, aged 58, Mr THOMAS LLOYD EVANS, shoemaker and news agent, Portmadoc. 17th, aged 3 weeks, ALICE, only daughter of LEWIS PUGH PUGH, Esq., Bridge-street, Aberystwyth. 18th, aged 90, Mr WILLIAM EVANS, smith, Llanengau, Lleyn. 19th, Captain ROBERT THOMAS, Derwyn, Nevin, in Lleyn. 19th, aged 63, Mrs CATHERINE JONES, King's Head- street, PwUheli, stewardess on board the mail steamer from Liverpool to New York for twenty-one years. 19th, aged 92, JENNET RICHARDS, Llansilin.

ALFRED F. McCRANN, PRACTICAL PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM TUNER, REGULATOR, AND REPAIRER, 25, EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL. MR McCRANN be"vs to inform lxis friends throughout North Wales that he_ still continues to visit the several districts as heretofore, quarterly, and hopes, by increased attention, to merit a continuance of their esteemed He also wishes to intimate that he has no connection whatever with any other party in the profession; and trusts that so long as he gives his patrons satisfaction they may accord that support to him which they have so liberally done during the twenty-four years he has professionally visited the country. ° N.B. Highly respectable references on application. December, 1868. ITONDON WINE AITD SPIKIT stores, TERRACE ROAD, IS NOW OPEN, BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE WELL-KNOWN ADJOINING ESTABLISHMENT, THE RAILWAY TEA WAREHOUSE, !.< NORTH PARADE, ABERYSTWYTH. ,f. Now surely Aberystwyth must admit That JAMES has made a most decided hit. THE OPENING OF THE LONDON WINE AND SPIRIT STORES, in connection -witli the Railway- Tea Warehouse, North Parade, is an event that will long be remembered by the inhabitants of Aberystwyth. Every new channel of commerce opened in direct communication with the metropolis is an advantage to Abervstwvth, and the more London capital imported into the borough the better, and when that capital is employed in providing articles of the highest excellence and purity so much the better for the domestic comfort and happiness of eVexhe°Wines and Spirits of this establishment will be drawn from the wood in all their individual purity, without the least approximation to anything in the shape of adulteration, so much practised at the present day. The same may be said of the splendid Ales and Porter, all tapped and drawn from the wood in the highest possible condition an/when we add that the whole of this carefully selected and well bought Stock will be Sold to the inhabitants of Aberystwyth at the very smallest return upon the outlay of capital, we think we have stated enough to induce them to patronize this new emporium of active and beneficial commerce. TRY DICKS' BOOTS AND SHOES. RHODDWCH BRAWF AR FOTASAU AC ESGIDIAL ENWOG DICK GYDA GWAELOD GYTTA PERCHA A THOP LLEDR. Y maent yn ddigymmar am Radlonrwydd, nis gellir rhagori arnynt o ran cysur, ac y maent yn ddigyffelyb am wisgo. Dylai pawb sydd yn astudio Iechyd eu gwisgo, gan eu bod yn rhagorol i gadw allan wlybaniaeth (damp). s c. Botasau Boneddigesau, o ansawdd gwir dda 4 9 Boneddigion 6 6 „ Bechgyu a Genethod 2 3 PRISIAU TRWSIO. Botasau Boneddigion, rhoi Gwadnau a Sodlau, o 2 3 Boneddigesau etto etto o 1 6 Bechgyn a Genethod etto etto o 1 3 Trwsir Esgidiau Lledr wed ei ivettio neu eu Gwnio, gyda Gytta Percha. RHODDI ELASTICS NEWYDD MEWN HEN FOTASAU. Rhai Boneddigesau. Rhai Boneddigion. S. C. S. C. 1 0 y Set am Cotton. 1 4 y Set am Cotton. 1 4 v Rpt am Sidan. 1 9 v Set am Sidan. TRY D I C KS' NOTED GUTTA PERCHA BOTTOMED BOOTS AND SHOES, With LEATHER TOPS and INSOLES. They are unrivalled for CHEAPNESS, cannot be surpassed for COMFORT, and are unequalled for WEAR. Everyone who studies Health should wear them, being an excellent preventive from damp. s. d. Ladies' Boots of really good quality, at 4 9 Gents' ditto ditto from 6 6 Boys' and Girls' ditto ditto 2 3 PRICES OF REPAIRING. s. d. Gents' Boots, Soleing and Heeling, from 2 3 Ladies' ditto ditto ditto 1 6 Boys'and Girls' ditto ditto 1 3 Rivetted and Sewed Leather Boots Repaired with Gutta Percha. NEW ELASTICS PUT IN OLD BOOTS. Ladies'. Gents'. s. d. s. d. 1 0 a Set for Cotton. 1 4 a Set for Cotton. 1 4 a Set for Silk. 1 9 a Set for Silk. GENTLEMEN &• LADIES' BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION GOT UP ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. GENTLE IFEN'S SHOOTING BOOTS SUPPLIED EQUAL TO ANY HOUSE IN LONDON. 16, GREAT DARK GATE-STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. WILLIAM OWEN, PROPRIETOR, LATE MANAGER OF TUE BROOK VILLA, LIVERPOOL. AGENT FOR GREAT WESTERN COMPANY, ANDITELEGRAPH MESSENGER. BALA LAKE, I <i- 0 lp .1% 0 BOATS, BILLIARDS, COACHES, CARRIAGES, CABS, AND CARS FOR HIRE. GOOD STABLING. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES, &c. LADIES' COFFEE ROOM. MERIONETH. J. H. HANKINSON, COAL, LIME, AND BRICK MERCHANT, PORTMADOC. DRAIN PIPES AND ARTIFICIAL MANURES, &c., &c. All orders promptly attended to. NOTICE. OTICE is hereby Given, that an Application has 1 TI been made to the Board of Trade (to whom the man- agement of the rights and interests of the Crown in fore- shore has, by "The Crown Lands Act, 1866," been transferred) by the ABERGYNOLWYN SLATE COMPANY, LIMITED, for a LEASE of the Rights and Interests of the Crown in a certain portion of the FORESHORE of the River DOVEY, above Aberdovey, in the County of Merioneth, situated on the north side of the River Dovey, near Trefri, between the small stream of Nantbach and the mouth of the tunnel on the Cambrian Railway, westward of the said stream. All persons inter- ested are to take notice that twenty-one days after the date of this Notice, the Board of Trade will proceed with the Application, and in the meantime they will receive any objections that may be made thereto. Dated the 13th day of January, 1869. PAINT! PAINT!! PAINT! Best Anti-Corrosive, 3d. t1 Th, or 5s. 6d. PatentgMetallic, at 3d.$ft, or 5s. 6d. ^KxlT Paint, as generally used by Painters, 3d. reax^ ^or use" f lb, or 5s. 6d. t1 gal. Drums of 4 gals., 22s., do. of 10 gals., 50s. Carriage paid to any Railway Station in England, upon orders for one cwt. and upwards. Cheques and Post-office orders payable to FBANCIS JAY, Woodham Works, Vauxhall Station, London, S.E. N.B.—Sample drums, 5s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. each. MORGAN OWENS, SHIP AND INSURANCE BROKER, 6, VULCAN PLACE, ABERYSTWYTH. For Particulars, apply as above. M. H. DAVIS, BAR IRON & STEEL MERCHANT, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, &c., BRIDGE STREET AND QUEEN STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, RESPECTFLTLLY solicits attention to his Stock of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, BUILD- lJNtx and FARM IRONMONGERY, Register Parlour aIi T?OIn Grates and Kitchen Ranges, Fire- ild Pn W ed ??.xes' Chaff Cutters, Turnip Cutters, QVu.ffipkl fVi+l P' £ Pn8'> and Shower Baths, superior S FINING W^mg Machines, and Scales. Agent for Curtis's and Harvey's Blasting Powder.—Bick- A most Extensive Stock of Iron Bedsteads, fitted up for inspection, at the NEW SHOW ROOMS, QUEEN-STREET. J. EVANS, AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER, CASTLE INN, BRIDGE STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. D°LGELLEY. FMG ROYAL SHIP PgPS FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL AND POSTING HOUSE. MUCH additional convenience has been added to this Establishment, combining Spacious Coffee and Sitting Rooms. Attendance, Is. per day. BILLIARDS. Omnibuses to and from all the Trains. Coaches to all parts of the District. Guides and Ponies at fixed charges. EDWARD JONES, Proprietor. V. 88 R. MR. SELLIS, DENTIST, TO WYN. TjllFTEEN YEARS Surgical and Mechanical Dentist in London, may be consulted at the under- mentioned towns:— DOLGELLEY-Every FRIDAY, at Miss Evans's, Smith- field-street. ^EESHPOOL—Every MONDAY, at Mr Harrier's cabinetmaker, Broad-street. harpers, ^^et? w^ivery '2na aiKl, 4th WEDNESDAY, at «us. -Deimett Williams's, Snowdon-street. Patients attended at their own residence. Advice Gratis. v/7 MANCHESTER AND MILFORD RAILWAY. THE Public are respectfully informed that on and after Monday, the 4th January, 1869, the trains of this Company will run to Carmarthen, and are so arranged as to suit the Great Western, Pembroke and Tenby, and Llanelly Railway and Dock Companies' trains to and from all parts of South Wales. By this arrangement the inconvenience of changing carnages and rebooking at Pencader will be avoided. For Time Tables or further particulars apply at the stations, or to the undersigned, E. HAMER. Traffic Manager's Office, Aberystwyth, January 1st, 1869. ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, ABERDOVEY, NORTH WALES. FOR THE SONS OF GENTLEMEN. THERE are Two Departments. 1st. The CLAS- SICAL SCHOOL, to prepare boys for the Learned Professions, and previous to entering the Universities. 2nd. The MODERN SCHOOL, to prepare boys for Mercantile pursuits. Each department will be under separate Masters. It is proposed to conduct this School as much as possible after the manner of the great Public Schools. Aberdovey is delightfully situated, and is considered one of the most healthy spots in the Principality. Terms on application to the PRINCIPAL. FOURTH DISTRICT OF THE MONTGOMERY- SHIRE ROADS. "\TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the General -131 Annual Meeting of the Trustees of the said District of Roads will be held at the Town Hall, Machynlleth, on Wednesday, the 10th day of February next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose of examining and Auditing the Treasurer's and Surveyor's Accounts of the said Trust, for the year ended the 31st day of December, 1868, and for transacting any further business relating to the Trust that may then and there appear necessary. And Notice is Hereby also Given, that the TOLLS arising at the several Turnpike Gates will be Let by Auction, at the Town Hall, Machynlleth, in the county of Montgomery, on Wednesday, the 10th day of February go next, between the hours of Twelve and Three o'clock, in the manner directed by the several Acts passed and now in force, "for Regulating Turnpike Roads," which Tolls will produce at the termination of the year (clear of the cost of collecting) the respective sums opposite, viz £ s. d. LoT I-Lledfair Gate, 143 0 0 2—Maengwyn Gate 1(J8 0 0 3—Ffridd Gates 153 q q 4—Talerddig Gates. 18 0 0 5—Dovey Bridge Gate 81 0 0 6—Ty'nrhos Gate and Bar 20 0 0 7-Tripp Gates 27 0 0 8—Abercegir Gate 16 0 0 9-Maesypandy Gate 93 0 0 And they will be put up as above, or in Lots, at these or such other sums as the Trustees shall then direct, for one year, from the 12th day of May next to the twelfth day of May, 1870. rW°Jlirlding wil1 be received unless the bidder, before the undertak £ ttm £ the Tolls' slla11 !?ave sent to the Clerk an mi °f two or more satisfactory sureties. rprniiredat t}^61+"g the highest accepted bidder, will be put with two ^e. slon a contract and other engage- 81feties>tothe satisfaction o°f the Trustees present for the due performance of the mel tLlt iltalm?nte °f rent by apportionate monthly instalments, or m advance, as the Trustees shall then require. Parties ™^enc in,, £ aHer.s> are required to send to the Clerk iiHi their intended sureties on or before Monday, the eighth day of February 1869. At this meeting new Trustees will be appointed in the stead of those who are dead or have declined, or become incapable to act. WM. WILLIAMS JONES Clerk to the Trustees Penrallt, Machynlleth, 6th January, 1869. T. BUBB, PLUMBER, GLAZIER, PAINTER, PAPER HANGER, GILDER, AND HOUSE DECORATOR, No. 38, PORTLAND STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, BEGS respectfully to intimate that at the instiga- tion of several of the resident gentry to set up here in the above line, he has taken to the business of the late Mr JOHN WILLIAMS, Portland-street, and hopes by strict attention to all orders he may be favoured with, combined with very moderate charges, to merit public patronage and support. Newest Designs of Paper Hangings from the largest Manufacturers always on hand. Baths, Pumps, Water-closets of various descriptions, and Self-acting Filters. Picture and other Frames neatly gilded. "THE EARLY REFORMATION IN ENG- LAND." A LECTURE on the above Subject will be deliver- -A- ed by the Rev. D. THOMAS, in the English Congregational Church, Portland-street, Aberystwyth, on Tuesday, February 2nd. Chair to be taken at Seven o'clock, by the Rev. A. K. Griffith, LL.B. Tickets, Is. and 6d. The Proceeds to go to the Building Fund of the New English Wesleyan Chapel. PEN-Y-CERIG SLATE QUARRY. TO BE LET ON LEASE, the "Pen-y-Cerig Slate Quarry, situate about three-quarters of a mile south of Harlech, one and a half miles from the Shipping Port and Railway Station of Pen-y-sarn, and within a few yards of the railway itself. The Quarry has been partly opened by the late owner and his devisees in trust, and already shows three veins of Slate (two blue and one green) wedged in between bands of Trap Rock, and having an average dip of forty-five degrees. The Quarry has been inspected by competent persons, and the quality of the slate has been pronounced inferior to none in North Wales, the colour, size, and hardness being of a superior kind, whilst the inclination of the veins and the goodness of the roofing afford great facilities for getting both slabs and slates. The quantity of slate is enormous, and the forma- e In tion of the adjoining land affords every facility for opening fresh levels for tipping places, and for sites for Workshops and Cottages, whilst the levels can be connected with the railway, which runs close under the Quarry. The Quarry can be viewed at any time, but none but persons possessing a capital adequate to properly working the same, can be treated with. For further particulars, apply to Messrs C. & J. ALLEN & SON, 17, Carlisle-street, Soho Square, London, the Solicitors of the Trustees. ABERDOVEY. TO BE SOLD by Private Treaty, a Leasehold LIMEKILN, and Two COTTAGES adjoining, situated at Aberdovey, and late in the occupation of Mr John Evans, deceased. The unexpired term of Eighteen years from May 12th, 1869. GRIFFITH HUMPHREYS, Limeburner, will shew the Premises; and for Particulars apply to Mrs EVANS, Mor- ben Issa, Glandovey, Cardiganshire, or to Mr JOSEPH OWEN JONES, Land Agent, Machynlleth. ABERYSTWYTH UNION. ELECTION OF SCHOOLMISTRESS. THE Guardians of the Poor of the above Union will, at their Meeting to be held on Monday, the 8th day of February next, proceed to the Election of a SCHOOLMISTRESS for the Union Workhouse. The Salary will be B20 per annum, with such increase (if any) as may be allowed by the Committee of the Council on Education, and the usual rations. The person elected must be of the age of twenty-five years, and fully com- petent to instruct the children in Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, and to perform the other duties required by the Poor Law Board and the regulations of the Guardians. Applications, in the handwriting of the Candidates, stating Age, Qualification, and present Occupation, to- gether with testimonials as to character and ability, to be sent to me on or before the 25th day of January instant, endorsed—"Application for Schoolmistress." By order, HUGH HUGHES, Clerk to the Guardians. Aberystwyth, Jan. 12th, 1869. TRAIN ALTERATIONS FOR JANUARY, 1869. THE 9 0 a.m. train from Aberystwyth will be dis- continued, and a new train will leave at 7 0 a.m., arriving at Carmarthen 10 8 a.m. The 2 35 train from Aberystwyth will discontinue stopping at Llanrhystyd Road, Pont Llaino, and Maesy- crigiau, except'for 1st and 2nd class passengers. The 6 10 p.m. train from Aberystwyth will leave at 6 5 p. m., and the times at the intermediate stations will be slightly altered. A train will leave Carmarthen at 7 20 a.m., arriving in Aberystwyth at 11 0 a.m. A train will leave Carmarthen at 1 5 p.m., arriving in Aberystwyth at 4 20 p.m. A train will leave Carmarthen at 6 40 p.m., arriving in Aberystwyth at 9 50 p.m. E. HAMER. Aberystwyth, January 1st, 1869. A Manufacturer of a Manure, established sixteen years, wishes to appoint a few respectable Agents. Good Commission. Address by post, with occupation, &c., "Manure Agency," at No. 158, Bishopsgate-street Without, Lon- don. MR W. H. MORROW, CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND SURVEYOR, DOLGELLEY.

CURRENT PRICES OF BRITISH fiRATN A1\1T> MMTT LANE. Shillings r qr. Wheat, Essex and Kent (white), new 56 to 61 Wheat, Essex and Kent (red) new 51 55 Wheat, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire (red) 50 54 Barley 89 42 Beans t 42 44 Oats. English feed 28 84 Flour, per sack of 2801b, Town, Households, 42s. to 47s. WORCESTER, SATURDAY.—At this day's market there was a short supply of wheat; but the sales were at a decline of Is. per qr. Bariey dull, and 6d. to Is. per qr. cheaper. Oats held for previous rates. Beans quite as dear. Peas only required for seed. NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.—There was a fair amount of busi- ness transacted for wheat, at prices ranging from Is. to 2s. per qr. lower. The barley trade was rather quiet, and last week's prices were hardly supported. Oats and beans made late quo- tations. DONCASTER, SATUBDAY.—A good supply of wheat, and to efiect sales 6d. to Is. per load less money had to be taken. Barley in fair demand, and Is. per qr. lower. Beans and peas steady at full prices. No alteration in other grain. BRIDGNORTH, SATUBDAY.—There was a good attendance of farmers, millers, and dealers. Wheat was much lower than last week's prices. The samples of peas were very scarce. On the whole, the business was rather slack. At the close of the mar- ket, prices averaged as followsBest samples of white wheat from 7s. 6d. to 7s. lOd. per bushel of 721b; best samples of red wheat from 7s. Od. to 7s. 6d. per bushel of 721b; best quality of malting barley from 6s. lid. to 7s. per 38 quarts; grinding bar- ley from 18s. to 19s. per sack; best samples of beans from 18s. to 19s. per bag of lOsc.; best samples of peas from 20s. to 21s. per bag of Use. 101b; best oats from 14s. to 16s. per bag of 8sc.; vetches, 15s. the imperial measure. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY.—(January 13th.)-Wheat, 7s. 6d. to 8s. Od. per measure; Barley, malting, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 2d. per 40 quarts; Barley, grinding, 6s. Od. to 6s. 6d. per 40 quarts; Oats, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. per measure Butter, Is. 7d. to lB. 8d. per 11); Eggs, 13 to 14 for Is; Fowls, 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. per couple; Ducks, 4s. Od. to 5s. Od. per couple; Geese, 4s. Od. to 5s. 6d. each; Tur- keys, 5s. 6d. to 7s. Od. each; Partridges, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per brace; 1.5s- 6d-to 7s. Od. per brace; Hares, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 6d. eacn; Rabbits, Is. 8d. to 2s. Od. per couple; Pigeons, lOd. to Is. per pair; Potatoes, Ss. Od. to 3s. 6d. per measure. WHITCHURCH, FRIDAY.—Wheat, per 751bs, 8s. Od. to 8s. 6d.; Barley, 7s. Od. to 7s. 4d.; Oats, 501bs, 4s. 9d. to 5s. 6d.; Beef, 7d. to Sd. per lb Mutton 61d to 7d Lsuab, Cid. to 7d. Veal, 7d. to 8d., Pork, 6|d. to 7jd.; Fowls, 8s. Od. to 8s. 6d. per couple; to Per couple; Butter, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 5d. per dish of 24 ounces; Eggs, 2s. per score; Potatoes, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per measure, WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat (per 801bs.), 8s. Od. to 8s. 4d.; Barley (per 40 qts.), 6s. 4d. to 6s. lOd.; Oats, (per bag), 18s. to 28s. Od.; Eggs, 16 for Is.; Butter, Is. 5d. to Is. 6d. per lb. Fowls, 8s. Od. to 4s. Od. per couple; Ducks, Ss. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Geese, 5s. Od. to 3s. 6d. each; Turkies, Qs. to Os. each; Potatoes, 3s. 44. to 4s. Od. per bushel.

MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY.—The arrivals last week from Ireland were 403 firkins Butter and 3,165 bales Bacon, and from foreign ports 28.273 casks, &c., Butter, and 1,224 bales Bacon. In the Irish Butter market the sales effected were at full prices. Foreign sold well; Jerseys further advanced 4s. to 6s. per cwt. The sale for Bacon was good, and the supplies being barely equal to the demand, an advance of 2s. per cwt. was obtained. Best Waterford 74s. on board: the market closed very firm. LONDON HOP, MONDAY.—Our market continues without any alteration of importance, home-growths moving off slowly, at full quotations. The Continental markets rule heavy at present, values being slightly in favour of buyers. New York advices re- port more activity in the hop market, which has tended, so far, to check the decline of prices, and may possibly result in a slight advance. Mid and East Kent £ 2 10 £ 5 0 £8 8 Weald of Kents 2 0 8 5 4 15 Sussex 2 0 8 0 4 4 Farnham 4 0. 5 0. 6 0 Country 4 0. 4 10 5 5 Bavarians 216. 3 10 4 10 Belgians 2 2. 2 10 SO Yearlings 3 0. 8 10. 4 4 LONDON WOOL, MONDAY.-There has been very little in- quiry for any description of English wool; but stocks are on the decrease, and prices have been well supported. The demand has been confined to fine lustrous qualities. CURRENT PRICES OF ENGLISH WOOL. S. d. to s. d. FLEECES—Southdown hoggets per lb. 13 14 Half-bred ditto 14 15 Kent fleeces. 1 4J 1 5 Southd'n ewes and wethers „ 1 2| 1 3k Leicester ditto .•••>» 18 1 84 SORTs-Combing. 1 0 1 6i Clothing 1 2 1 7 LONDON POTATO, MONDAY.—These markets are well supplied with Potatoes. Very little business has been passing in any description, at about late rates. The import into London last week consisted of 2,748 bags 444 tons 1,074 packages Ant- werp, 800 bags Boulogne, 1,268 sacks 75 tons Dunkirk, 235 tons Brussels, 4 casks Ghent, 20 bags Rotterdam, 89 sacks Calais, and 350 bags Rouen. English Regents 70s. to 130s. per ton. Flukes 100s. to 150s. „ Scotch Regents 60s. to 130s. „ Rocks 60s. to 80s. „ Scotch Regents 60s. to 130s. „ Rocks. 60s. to 80s. „ r French 40s. to 80s. I it BIRMINGHAM HIDE AND SKIN MARKET, SATURDAY.- Hides: 951b. and upwards, 4^d. to Od. per lb; 851b. to 941b., Bd. to Od. per lb.; 751b. to 841b., 3fd. to Od. per lb.; 651b. to 741b., 3d. to Od. per lb.; 561b. to 641bs. akd. to Od. per lb.; 551bs and under, 3|d. to Od. per lb.; cows, 8d. to Sid. per lb.; burs, Sid. per lb.; flawed and irregular, Sid. to 8!d. per lb.; horse, 5s. 3d. to 12 i. Od. each. Calf: 171b. and upwards, Std. per lb. 121b. to 161b., 7!d. per lb.; 91b. to Illb., 71d. per th.; light. 7Jd. per lb.; flawed and irregu- lar, 5d. per lb. Wools, A 1, 8s. 6d.; A, 7s. Id.; B, 5s. 4d. WOLVERHAMPTON HIDE, SKIN, & FAT MARKET, SATUR- DAY.—Hides: 951bs. and upwards, 4d. per Th.; 851bs. to 941bs, akd. to Od. per Th.; 751bs. to 841b& 31d. to ad. per lb.; 651bs. to 741bs., std. per lb. 561bs. to 641bs., Sid. per th. 551bs. and under, Sid. per Th. Cows, 651bs. and upwards, 3d. per lb.; 641bs. and under, 8gd. per Th; bulls, 2d. to Sd. per lb.; flawed and irregular, 3jjd. per lb.; kips, Sd. to 4Jd. per lb.; horse, 6s. Od. to 12s. 6d. each. Calf: 171bs. and upwards, 4d. per lb.; 121bs. to 16lbs, 71d. per lb 91bs. to IIlbs., 7d. per lb.; light, 7!d. per lb.; flawed and irregu- lar, 5d. per lb. Wools, 5s. lOd. to 7s. ld. each. Fat, 3d. td.

Tipyn o Bob Peth. Lord Napier has assumed the command of the troops in the Bombay Presidency. Mr Hesketh, Gwrych Castle, has been sending game to the Denbigh Infirmary. Mr William Roberts, the butcher who fell on his knife at Rhyl, as recorded in our last, has died from the effects of the wound. On Monday week there was quite a fashionable concert at Wrexham workhouse, Sir Watkin, Mr Osborne Morgan, M.P., Mr Watkin Williams, M.P., the Mayor, and the ex-Mayor being amongst the company. The inmates must have enjoyed the treat rarely, for the music selected was just what they could appreciate. A man who was working at the Graigllwyd quarries, Penmaenmawr, a few days ago, was crushed to death by the fall of a piece of rock three quarters of a ton in weight. Mr William Parry, of Pontycrug, was conducting divine worship at Cefnibach Chapel, Llanedwin, onSunday week, and had just knelt down for prayer, when he expired. Mr T. Walter Evans, son of the Rev. D. S. Evans, rector of Llanymawddy, has been appointed senior house surgeon to the South Dispensary, LiverpooL At Bridgnorth, the other day, a master miller named Edwards was fined R5 for getting drunk. Of course it was not his first offence by several. Chester seems to have been in a healthy condition last year. The deaths were 135 less than in the year before, and the births were thirty in excess. A tollgate-keeper, at Wigmore, has been fined 10s., and 12s. 6d. costs, for demanding and obtaining from Mr Tom- linson sixpence toll, Mr Tomlinson being at the time on his way to the election. In an article, last week, the Daily News noticed the fact that while velocipedes are in high favour in France and America, we care little about them in this country. In Oswestry, however, more than one have lately been "set up." Mr Whitmore, M.P. for Bridgnorth, has resigned the office of Conservative whip, to which he was appointed by Mr Disraeli in 1868. Perhaps the hon. gentleman finds that trying to whip the leaders of the other party is quite enough for him. In the analyst's report to the Denbighshire Quarter Ses sions, he states that out of the sixteen samples of flour he had secured only one was impure. That was bought at Wrexham, and was strongly adulterated with alum, as was also bread purchased in the same town. In some places, it seems, church rates are printed on the same paper with compulsory rates. It is, therefore, well to point out that the payment of church rates is now quite voluntary. An amusing mistake, but one calculated to spread con- sternation amongst Welshwomen, has been made by a North Wales contemporary. A Mr Jones, who was to bring on a motion on the subject of rates, at the Bangor Board of Guardians, was reported to propose that the stocking trade should be rated Of course it should have been, stock-in-trade. The following is found in the Reliquiae Hearnianae :— "August 6 (1706). We have an account from Whitchurch, in Shropshire, that the Dissenters there having prepared a great quantity of bricks to erect a capacious conventicle, a destroying angel came by night and spoyled them all, and confounded their Babel in the beginning, to their great mortification. The Rev. H. G. de Bunsen, eldest son of the late Baron Bunsen, Ambassador of the Prussian Government at the Court of St. James's, vicar of Lilleshall, has been pre- sented by the Duke of Sutherland to the Rectory of Donnington, near Albrighton, Staffordshire, vacant by the demise of Dean Howard. The value of the living is upward of k700 per annum. The annual meeting of the Shropshire and North Wales National History and Antiquarian Society was held at Shrewsbury on the 14th inst., when Mr Jasper More was re-elected president, and a report was presented, shewing that the funds were in a satisfactory condition, that several additions had been made to the museum, and that the number of visitors had increased. There seems to be a cannibal living near Wellington. His name is Rigby, a collier, and he was charged at the police court the other day with biting a man's ear off. The ear was picked up on the road, and produced in court, and it was stated that the prisoner, after biting off the ear, said he would eat the man up The Bench very properly sent the brute to the sessions, and wouldn't accept bail. The other night a young man named Thomas Beeston was driving a shanclry on a road near Ruthin, when the vehicle upset, threw him over a precipice, and fell upon him. He remained under the shandry till eleven o'clock the next morning, when his dead body was found. His dog kept watch, and would not allow the young man who first saw deceased to go near the body. The horse got loose and wandered away. The other day, at the Rossett, a young man named Philip Evans was in a stack yard, with a gun at full cock under his arm, when Joseph Taylor, a farm labourer, came up and said Lend me the gun to shoot." Evans stepped back, the gun went off, and the charge entered Taylor's leg. The limb was amputated, and Taylor died. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but blamed Evans for carrying the gun at full cock. There seems to be good hope now that the Liberals of Chester will really unite and if they do that, the Conser- vatives should make the most of Mr Raikes, for he will be the last of the Tory members. Mr Salisbury has been elected vice-president of the new Liberal Association, and has declared that "he sinks everything of the Salisbury kind." For some time past a gang of juvenile burglars has been at work at Clun, and several householders have suffered from their depredations. Two of the leaders have at length been caught, and are now in the county gaol awaiting their trial at the Quarter Sessions. The housebreakers, who were stated to be "going of ten years," had observed d4, the absence from home of a lady resident in Clun, and had obtained access to the empty house by breaking a pane of glass in the back kitchen window, and then removing the catch. In the Globe of the 6th instant it was stated that at a meeting for special prayer, in Freemasons' Hall, London, the secretary read several requests. Prayers were asked for the removal of the spiritual distress and immorality of the Isle of Anglesea." The Rev. Joseph Jones, of Menai Bridge, naturally startled by this pious reflection on the spiritual condition of Anglesea, wrote to ask the secretary whether the report were correct, and received a decided reply in the negative. Are we to suppose that the Globe imagines that a constituency which can elect a Dissenter must be in need of the prayers of the public ? Mr Whalley, M.P., entertained 570 people at Cefn, the other day, the treat being given to those who had paid their water rates, by way of celebrating the successful completion of the works, in which the hon. member for Peterborough has taken so much interest. Mr W halley does not seem satisfied with the good he has already done at Cefn. He is for going ahead, he says, and wants, not only a reading-room and club for working men, but a public wash-house for working women! Well done, Mr Whalley. No wonder that a warm vote of thanks was passed to him by his happy guests. In the Court of Queen's Bench, on the 13th, an applica- tion was made "Ex parte Townsend v. Oldroyd." Mr Gray, Q.C., moved on behalf of Mr Townsend for a rule, calling upon Mr Henry John Oldroyd to show cause why a quo warranto should not issue against him to show by what authority he claimed to exercise the office of town councillor for the borough of Shrewsbury. The motion was founded on the fact that 60 of the burgesses who voted for Mr Oldroyd had inserted in their voting papers his place of business, instead of his place of abode, as required hy the Municipal Act. Rule granted. An unbaptized child died at Mold the other day. The parents were told that it must be buried at night without any funeral service, and, greatly distressed, they con- sulted their minister. The minister sought an interview with the vicar, who, in spite of all expostulations, de- clared that the child must be buried at night without any service. The Baptist minister, however, was as resolute as his conformist brother, and told him to abide the conse- quence in a law court if a grave were not opened at a certain hour in the afternoon, adding that, as regarded the service, he himself would read it outside the churchyard rails. The appeal to law seems to have convinced the vicar. At any rate, the grave was duly opened, and the service was performed by the Rev. Gwerfyl James out- side the sacred ground; the chief result of the vicar's con- duct being a protest by Mr James against "the tyranny of state establishments," backed up by the practical injustice of which his audience were sympathetic spectators. The Ex-Mayor of Wrexham (Peter Walker^ Esq.), who distinguished his year of office by many munificent acts, was entertained at a grand banquet on the 12th, when the Mayor presided, and had Sir Watkin on his right. There were one or two noticeable points about the after-dinner proceedings. The Mayor added "the ministers of all de- nominations to the clerical toast, and the Rev. W. H. Boscawen, in responding, could not help saying how glad he was that the Mayor had coupled the ministers of all denomiations with the clergy of the Church of Eng- land." Mr Boscawen referred to the apostle of Wales," John Elias, and remarked that the clergy of the Church of England should copy such bright examples." Sir Watkin, who was the only M.P. present, responded to the members' toast, and in referring to Mr Walker's efforts to erect a Public Hall, the baronet very sensibly remarked that one of the best preventives of drunkenness was the provision of some comfortable place where the working men could meet to chat with his friends, apart from the allurements of the ale-house. Towards the end of the feast the applause was mingled with a few hisses. Mr Sparrow asked leave to interpolate a toast, the health of Mr Townshend Mainwaring, and. attributed that gentle- man's defeat to his ill health and inabihty to appear much in public, a sentiment which produed confusion." And then Mr Mainwaring himself, responding, said "it was the fashion of the day to take up with some party," at which hisses were heard again. Altogether, however, the meeting was very harmonious and successful.

WELSHPOOL. ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.—On Friday last, the 15th instant, an inquest was held at the Belan, near Welsh- pool, before R. D. Harrison, Esq., coroner, on the body of a boy named Thomas Jones.—William Jones, boatman, of Burgedin, said: I follow a boat from Llanymynech to Garthmill. I was a distant relation to the deceased, who was the son of Thomas Jones, labourer. He was fifteen years of age. He followed the boat with me. I went to the Belan Lock with my boat last night, and remained there the night with the deceased. We were leaving the next morning about six o'clock. One boat had gone through the lock; and in reaching the lock, I went on the one side of it, and the deceased was at the upper gate. I left him there. In the course of a minute or so I heard a splash in the water. I ran up, but Ecould see nothing. I never saw him alive again. In about a quarter of an hour the body was dragged out of the water and carried into the lockhouae, and a surgeon sent for. He came shortly, but found him quite dead. I believe deceased must have walked accidentally into the lock, which was nearly full. j It was not daylight,—John Thomas, lock-keeper, deposed to having helped to carry the body to the lockhouse. H ° produced a cop}' of the rules sent to him by his employers* showing what are the measures recommended by Dr. Marshall Hall to restore circulation in cases of persona taken out of the water. He seemed quite dead. Tho body was nearly full of water. Witness was of opmion that he fell accidentally into the water. The body was taken out in about half-an-hour. All possible means wera used to restore animation, but without success.—Verdict, "Accidentally drowned." THE VICAR AND THE CHURCH SERVICES.—Consequent upon the recent decision in "Martin v. Mackonochie," the vicar of the parish has been under the necessity of making some slight changes in the services of the church, bringing them more in accordance with the rubric of the Common Prayer, and strictly within what is now decided to be the law. These changes he announced in his sermon on Sunday morning last, the text for which was taken from Heb. xii. 28. The following is an extract: —" It had now been decided that it was illegal to do anything con- trary to the words of the Prayer-book, and that the law could be enforced. One of the points raised turned on the question of kneeling where the rubric orders the priest to stand; and it was pleaded that this was too minute a detail to be taken notice of but the judges say the con- eon trary. They are of opinion,' they say, that it is not open to the minister of the Church to draw a distinction in acts which are a departure from the rubric, between those which are important, and those which are trivial. The object of the statute of uniformity is an universal agreement in the public worship of Almighty God;" an object which would be wholly frustrated if each minister, on his own view of the relative importance of the details of the service, were to be at liberty to omit, alter, or add to, aay of those details.' As a consequence of this, it is quite clear that parts of our service, being altogether illegal, ought to be altered. After consulting with the church- wardens, and with their full concurrence, I have deter- mined on making such changes as are absolutely necessary. In the first place, we have a hymn before service com- mences, which is not ordered. As, however, it can be pleaded that this, being before the service, is not actually contrary to any rubric, and we wish to make as little change as possible, this may be continued and, in the same way, the hymn that we use after the Litany is ended before Communion service begins. On the same ground, that they are not contrary to any actual rubric, we may probably continue such customs as turning to the East at the creed, and using the 'glory' before the gospel, but if the contrary should prove the case, he must be pre- pared to alter these. After the Nicene creed we are in the habit of interpolating before the sermon a hymn, a change of dress, a collect, and the Lord's Prayer. All these must be given up, as the rubric directs the sermon to follow the creed and although it involves preaching in the surplice, it is hoped that as it is done simply in obedience to the law, no exception will be taken. The omission of the hymn may be felt to be a loss, and certainly so long a portion of the service without any singing would be tedious to the people, and a trial to the clergyman. We are, however, permitted either to say or sing the Nicene creed, and it would be a great relief to us if, for the future, it could be sung, al- though in this I desire entirely to follow the wish of the congregation. After the sermon we are bound to end with the Church Militant prayer, kc., from the communion table, instead of the collect and blessing from the pulpit. When the sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administered, it will be further necessary that the elements should be placed on the table by the clergyman after the alms, and that his position at the Prayer of Consecration should be changed. Further than this, I am not aware that any- thing is needed. These changes will take place next Sunday, and I hope that whatever our views of the recent judgment, or the Court that delivered it, we shall all be prepared, setting aside our own prejudices and predi- lections, to acquiesce in what seems the only escape from our present confusion, viz-simple obedience to the deci- sion of the law. Hitherto we have been like the Corinth- ians, Every one hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation." Rather let us all, clergy and congregations, act up to the plain ,re, letter of the Prayer-book, without going out of our way to find difficulties or absurdities, and we shall find that all things may be done to edifying." The rev. gentleman ex- horted his hearers to take their part in the service, namely to respond in as hearty a manner as possible, saying that responding audibly would be a great help in keeping theic thoughts in a proper channel. He also suggested that the choir should lead the congregation in the responses, and referred to the question of weekly communion and daily evening prayer. We have been informed that the vicar has received several communications from the more influ- ential among his congregation, expressing their approval of the changes about to be made,

MACHYNLLETH. THE CHURCH CHOIR.-On Wednesday evening, the 13th instant, the Rev. George Griffiths, rector of this parish, gave a supper, at the Rectory, to the church choir. The churchwardens also were invited. This annual treat is looked forward to with much pleasure, and always ap- preciated by the choir. The guests this year numbered! about thirty. As on previous occasions, the time after supper was devoted to music. Some glees, duets, and songs were very creditably sung by different members of the choir, and a very enjoyable evening was thus spent. A vote of thanks to the rector and Mrs Griffiths for the evening's entertainment, proposed by Mr J. O. Jones, Fronygog, and seconded by Mr Morgan, churchwarden, terminated the proceedings.

FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. On Friday a sad accident (a short account of which appeared in our last issue), happened at Tyno-hlr. Mr Davies of Rhiwlas, and Mr M. Lewis of Garthgwynion, were out shooting, with Robert Roberts, one of Mr Davies's servants, when Roberts was accidentally shot by a charge from his master's gun. The gun had hung fire, and Mr Davies was about to examine it when the charge went off, and entered the unfortunate man's head, causing instant death. The inquest was held on Saturday, at Caedu, before D. R. Pughe, Esq., coroner, and the par- ticulars will be learnt from the following evidence:— William Henry Davies said-I live at Rhiwlas. The deceased was my servant. He was in his usual health and spirits yesterday (Friday) morning. He went out shooting with me about ten o'clock. We went towards Tyno-hir. We were at Tyno-htr about half-past twelve, when the accident happened. Three of us were walking together, making for another place to look for some game, and in a corner of a field, where we were making for a gap, a hare got up close to us. I fired one barrel and missed her, and attempted a second barrel; the second barrel hung fire, and then went off in my hand. After hanging firel was going to look what was the matter with the gun, but be- fore I had got it down into a proper position it went off in my hand, and the first thing I noticed was, that Mr Lewis had thrown his gun down, and rushed to the deceased, and then I rushed to him myself, and found a gunshot wound at the back of the head. Mr Lewis raised him in a sitting posture, and, seeing the wound, I told him to lay him down, as he appeared quite dead. I do not tTiinlr he even breathed after we had got to him. There was no one else with us at the time. I stayed and watched him until Mr Lewis went and got assistance. Ifc was on the border of Cynffyrch and Tyno-hir. Maurice J. Lewis said-I live at Garthgwynion. I waer out shooting with Mr Davies and his servant yesterday morning. We had been walking all the morning about Tyno-hir and Cynffyrch, and about twelve o'clock we found ourselves on Cynffyrch land, on the border of Tyno-hir. A hare got up by the side of the hedge there; she ran to meet us. Mr Davies shot his first barrel at her, and, in trying with his second barrel, Mr Davies made the remark that his gun had hung fire. I saw the poor man stagger and I put down my gun and ran to him immedi- ately, and got him into a sitting position as near as could be. I perceived where he was shot, and found the blood pouring all over my hands and clothes. When I was per- fectly satisfied he was dead I went off for assistance. I went of to Tyno-hir for a cart and got the body conveyed to this house. I heard Mr Davies say his gun had bung fire, and saw his gun as if it had jumped in his hand. I did not'see the charge go off, as I was too attentive to the hare myself. I was aiming at the hare myself and tried to shoot her, but the cap snapped and the charge did not go out of the Hugh Lloyd said—1 am a surgeon, practising at Mach- ynlleth. I have examined the body of deceased and find a very large wound under and behind the left ear, evidently a gunshot wound. A portion of the lower part of the ear had been shattered, and, on examining the wound, I found that a portion of the bone behind the ear had been fractured but not, in my opinion, so as to communicate with the brain. On probing this wouud I found that it communicated with the mouth. The course of the wound was back and towards the upper part of the spine, and my belief is that the cause of death was serious injury to the spinal cord. It was not injured by the shot, but from the violence of the shock and concussion, which was quite sufficient to cause immediate death. r -iec A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. The deceased was a single man, about twenty-seven. years of age, and a native of Bala. At Liverpool Sessions, Dr Owen, the medical superin-

tendent of Tue-brook private asylnm, applied for a renewal of the licence to that institution- Mr *]• A. Tinne, one of the visiting justices, in moving that it be granted, took the opportunity of expressing the satisfaction which he experienced on the occasion of his last visit to the asylum. He was much pleased with the order which prevailed, and with the efficient way in which everything connected with the establishment was conducted. He had never seen it in a higher state of efficiency and order, and it reflected credit upon Dr Owen. The same sentiments were enter- tained generally by the visiting justices. The licence was unanimously granted. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Health or Wealth.—Na sane person would hesitate an m the choice between these too conditions. Now is the season to secure the former either by restoring or confirming it. These Pills expel all impurities from the system which fisgs, foul vapours and variable temperatures engender during, winter this medicine also acts most wholesomely upon the akin by disgorging the liver of its accumulated bile, and by exciting the kidneys to more energetic action; it increases the appetite for food and strengthens the diges. tive process. The stomach and liver, with which most dis- orders originate, are fully under the control of these regenerative Pills, which act very kindly yet most efficiently on the tettcterest bowe -y-- -77