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LONDON WINE AND SPIRIT STORES, TERRACE ROAD, C J IS NOW OPEN, BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE WELL-KNOWN ADJOINING ESTABLISHMENT, THE RAILWAY TEA WAREHOUSE, NORTH PARADE, ABERYSTWYTH. )" 0 ? Now surely Aberystwyth must admit 'e That JAMES has made a most decided hit. n IIHE OPENING OF THE LONDON WINE AND SPIRIT STORES, in connection with the Railway h Tea Warehouse, North Parade, is an event that will long be remembered by the inhabitants of Aberystwyth. j Every new channel of commerce opened in direct communication with the metropolis is an advantage to 5 Aberystwyth, and the more London capital imported into the borough the better, and when that capital is employed 111 Providing articles of the highest excellence and purity so much the better for the domestic comfort and happiness S every household. ,x, '» The Wines and Spirits of this establishment will be drawn from the wood in all their individual purity, without 0 ^6 least approximation to anything in the shape of adulteration, so much practised at the present day. The same 1 be said of the splendid Ales and Porter, all tapped and drawn from the wood in the highest possible condition; K when we add that the whole of this carefully selected and well bought Stock will be Sold to the inhabitants of I,! ^berystwyth at the very smallest return upon the outlay of capital, we think we have stated enough to induce them t patronize this new emporium of active and beneficial commerce. w 1 TRY DICKS' BOOTS AND SHOES. j •I RHODDWCH BRAWF AR 4 FOTASAU AC ESGIDIAU e ENWOG J DICK J GYDA GWAELOD GYTTA PERCHA A THOP A V, LLEDR. o taaent yn ddigymmar am Radlonrwydd, nis gellir ^agori arnynt o ran cysur, ac y maent yn ddigyffelyb wisgo. Pylai pawb sydd yn astudio lechyd eu gwisgo, & eu bod yn rhagorol i gadw allan wlybaniaeth (damp). tv 8 c- Botasau Boneddigesau, o ansawdd gwir dda 4 9 Boneddigion 6 6 Li Bechgyn a Genethod 2 3 H PRISIAU TRWSIO. 3, ^tasau Boneddigion, rhoi Gwadnau a Sodlau, o 2 3 Boneddigesau etto etto o 1 6 if Bechgyn a G-enethod etto etto o JL 3 L —— sir Esgidiau Lledr wed ei ivettio neu eu Gwnio, gyda t Gytta Percha. o nlIODDI ELASTICS NEWYDD MEWN HEN FOTASAU. Rhai Boneddigesau. Rhai Boneddigion. C. 8. C. )f< } 0 y Set am Cotton. 1 4 y Set am Cotton. aV I 4. tr Hof. am SiHnn 1 9 v Set am Sidan. TRY DICKS' 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. fac< *ITFTLEMEN & LADIES' BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION GOT UP ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. GENTLEMEN'S SHOOTING BOOTS SUPPLIED EQUAL TO ANY HOUSE IN LONDON. X 16, GREAT DARK GATE-STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. am0. ALFRED F. McCRANN, PRACTICAL PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM TUNER, REGULATOR, AND REPAIRER, 1 25, EYERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL. [L|R McCRANN" begs to inform his friends throughout North fWales that he still continues to visit the several t i. districts as heretofore, quarterly, and hopes, by increased attention, to merit a continuance of their esteemed ipOurs. B. He also wishes to intimate that he has no connection whatever with any other party in the profession; and trusts so long as he gives his patrons satisfaction they may accord that support to him which they have so liberally done p>Hg the twenty-four years he has professionally visited the country. | N.B.—Highly respectable references on application. j December, 1868. WILLIAM OWEN, PROPRIETOR, LATE MANAGER OF i TTJF, BROOK VILLA, J LIVERPOOL. I AGENT FOR j ^REAT WESTERN COMPANY, HITD^TELEGRAPH MESSENGER. I BALA LAKE, IA4 V' -A. 0 4p 0 .L- 0 BOATS, BILLIARDS, COACHES, CARRIAGES, CABS, AND CARS FOR HIRE. GOOD STABLING. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES, &c. LADIES' COFFEE ROOM. MERIONETH. J J. H. HANKINSON, JG COAL, LIME, AND BRICK MERCHANT, PORTMADOC. ¡. 0 r DRAIN PIPES AND ARTIFICIAL MANURES, &c., &c. All orders promptly attended to. L PAINT! PAINT!! PAINT! i* Anti-Corrosive, 3d. Th, or 5s. 6d. rWt Metallic, at 3d.$lb, or 5s. 6d. k.$gal. .as generally used by Painters, 3d. V lb, or 5s. 6d. £ ? eral. In any colour, and mixed ready for use. Drums of 4 gals., 22s., do. of 10 gals., 50s. ^lage paid to any Railway Station in England, upon l orders for one cwt. and upwards. ^iies and Post-office orders payable to FRANCIS JAY, oodham Works, Vauxhall Station, London, S.E. -N.B.-Sample drums, 5s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. each. MORGAN OWENS, 41P 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 f &SPECTFULLY solicits attention to his Stock £ of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, BUILD- Jf and FARM IRONMONGERY, Register Parlour k Drawing Room Grates and Kitchen Ranges, Fire- Safes and Deed Boxes, Chaff Cutters, Turnip Cutters, and Pulpers, Hip, Sponging, and Shower Baths, fior Sheffield Cutlery, Weighing Machines, and Scales, s MINING MATERIALS. for Curtis's and Harvey's Blasting Powder.—Bick- ford's Fuse. Extensive Stock of Iron Bedsteads, fitted up ^spection, at the NEW SHOW ROOMS, QUEEN-STREET. J. EVANS, AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER, 4 CASTLE INN, I^IDGE STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. AvDOLGELLEY Mt ROYAL SHIP FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL AND POSTING HOUSE. lUCH additional convenience has been added j|V to this Establishment, combining Spacious Coffee < itting Rooms. Attendance, Is. per day. (L BILLIARDS. ilibusesto and from all the Trains. Coaches to all of the District. Guides and Ponies at fixed charges. EDWARD JONES, Proprietor. R. v MR. SELLIS, DENTIST, TO WYN. tli'TEEN YEARS Surgical and Mechanical Dentist in London, may be consulted at the under- jj. '°ned towns :— %^ELLEY—Every FRIDAY, at Miss Evans's, Smith- s-street. <^SHPOOL-Every MONDAY, at Mr. Harper's, (K^netmaker, Broad-street. i^MADOC—Every 2nd and 4th WEDNESDAY, at d Bennett Williams's, Snowdon-street. Patients attended at their own residence. Advice Gratis. { w T B U B B MBER, GLAZIER, PAINTER, PAPER ER, GILDER, AND HOUSE DECORATOR, 38, PORTLAND STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, < 4 respectfully to intimate that at the instiga- ,l V^n of several of the resident gentry to set up here ve ^ne' ^as ^a^en the business of the late J ^ILLIAMS' Portland-street, and hopes by strict t "A v n to all orders he may be favoured with, combined < very inoderate charges, to merit public patronage PPort. ■Desi^ns of P»per Hangings from the largest jptljg y*ers always on hand. \>wips, Water-closets of various descriptions, ng Filfcers- other Frames neatly gilded. "THE EARLY REFORMATION IN ENG- LAND." A LECTURE on the above Subject will be deliver- ed by the Rev. D. THOMAS, in the English Congregational Church, Portland-street, Aberystwyth, on Tuesday, February 2nd. yo 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. ABERYSTWYTH LITERARY INSTITUTE & WORKING MEN'S READING ROOM. NOTICE. THE First Public ANNUAL MEETING will be JL held on Tuesday next, the 2nd of February, at Four o'clock in the afternoon, the Rev. E. OWEN PHILLIPS, M.A., President, in the chair, at which the Report of the Secretary will be read, and other business transacted. t G. B. O'HALLORAN, Hon. Sec. Friday, Jan. 29th, 1869. 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. 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. THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861. In the County Court of Merionethshire, holden at Dol- gelley. IN THE MATTER of OWEN DA VIES, of Dol- gelley, in the County of Merioneth, Builder, in Partnership as Building Contractors, under the Style and Jjirm of Jones and Davies, adjudged Bankrupt on the XENTK DAY °F November, 1868. of Discharge will be delivered to the Bank- rupt after the expiration of thirty days from this date, ( duI.y entered against the Judgment of TWd tCthereof be ^ven t0 the Court. Dated tne J7th day of January, 1869. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, High Bailiff. THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861. IVelle C0UUty C°Urt °f Meri°nethsliire>' holden at Dol- IN THE MATTER of WILLIAM JONES, of Maes- -L caled, M the Parish of DolgeUey, iN the County of Merioneth, Builder and Cabinet Maker, IN Partnership as Building Contractors, under Style and Firm of Jones and Davies, adjudged Bankrupt on the Seventh day of November, 1868. An Order of Discharge will be delivered to the Bank- rupt after the expiration of thirty days from this date unless an appeal be duly entered against the Judgment of the Court, and notice thereof be given to the Court. Dated this 27th day of January, 1869. 1. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, High Bailiff. HUMPHREY'S GLYCEROARNICINE OINTMENT. rfHIS invaluable OINTMENT for all external sores has been in JL general use in all parts of the United Kingdom and the Colonies for several years past, and its healing and soothing properties as a medicament are such that the more it is known the more it is prized by the public of all classes. Thousands of persons have been cured by it who previously had been suffering for years, and also had given up all hope. Though mild it pene- trates the pores, expels all gross tumours from the system, and ultimately removes the latent causes of disease. In all kinds of ulcerous wounds it is without a rival. HUMPHREY'S OINTMENT will be found thoroughly efficacious in the following ailments and complaints, which it will relieve and cure without fail:- Scorbutic and other Ulcers, Sore Legs, Sore Breasts, Scrofulous Tumours, Burns, Scalds, Sore or Scabby Heads, Chilblains, Sprains, Bruises, and all inflamed diseases of the Skin. The daily increasing demand fully proves its wonderful efficacy. No family should he without a box of Humphrey's Ointment. In boxes at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. To be had of HENRY HUMPHREY, Chemist, Portmadoc, and by post for stamps. London—BARCLAY & SONS, MAW & SON, SANGER & SON. Liver- pool—EVANS, SON, & Co. Kiiiiobomter-J. Woomay. I LLOYD'S REGISTER OF BRITISH & FOREIGN SHIPPING. LLOYD'S SURVEYORS. CARDIGAN, NEW QUAY, ABERAYRON, AND ABERYSTWYTH DISTRICT. NOTICE is Hereby Given, that Mr THOMAS -131 BATEMAN, of New Quay, has been authorised to Remove his Residence to Aberayron, with a view to equalize the expenses of the District. By Order of the Committee. GEO. B. SEYFARY, Secretary. 2, White Lion Court, Cornhill, London, 10th July, 1868. WITH reference to the above, I beg to give Notice that requisitions for Survey in the District, and communications in relation, should be addressed to me at communications in relation, should be addressed to me at Greenland Terrace, Aberayron, and will receive prompt attention. THOS. BATEMAN, Surveyor. Greenland Terrace, Aberayron, 26th January, 1869. THE CORWEN AND EDERNION TURNPIKE TRUST DISTRICT. "VTOTICE is Hereby Given, that the General AN- -Ll NUAL MEETING of the Trustees of this Turn- pike Trust will be held at the Justice Room, in Corwen, on Saturday, the 27th day of February next, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of auditing the Treasurer and Surveyor's Accounts of the said Trust for the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1868, and to transact any other business relating to the Trust that may then and there appear necessary. MARCUS LOUIS, Clerk to the said Trustees. Ruthin, 28th January, 1869.
THE PAYMENT OF LIFEBOAT CREWS.
THE PAYMENT OF LIFEBOAT CREWS. SIR,-A letter cut from a recent number of your journal relative to the stranding of the barque Castilian has been forwarded to this office. It is signed Your Correspon- dent," and dated the 14th January, and it refers to a previous letter in your paper signed by One of the Crew," that is to say one of the drew of the Criceieth lifeboat, which boat's crew had been accused of dilatoriness in going to the rescue of the crew of the Castilian. The writer, One of the Crew," it seems, had stated, in the letter referred to, as by way of complaint, that the coxswain of the lifeboat only received 28 per annum, and the rest of the crew nothing at all. As this statement, if left uncontradicted or unexplained, might lead your readers to suppose that the National Lifeboat Institution employs our coast-boatmen to work its life-boats without remunera- tion, I beg to inform them correctly on that point. It is perfectly true that the coxswain-superintendent gets only 28 a year as a salary, and that, with the exception of JE2 a year being paid to the second coxswain for assisting the former to clean the boat (but without sharing his re- sponsibility), no salaries are paid to the remainder of the crew. The writer, however, appears to have omitted to say that no man is ever asked to put his foot in a lifeboat without being paid for doing so that the scale of remu- neration to all alike, both the coxswains included, is-For going off to a wreck with the object of saving life, 10s. each man in the day time, and 21 each in the night; and that it is open to the local committee of management to recommend double payment, by night or day, for any service of extraordinary character, involving greater risk, endur- ance, or exposure than usual The crews are likewise paid at a lower rate, averaging 4s. each man, four times in each year, for taking the life- boats afloat to practice. Additional payments are also made on all occasions of launching lifeboats to a sufficient number of other per- sons, and often of horses, to assist in putting them into the water, and hauling them up again. This scale and manner of payment for many years past has afforded satisfaction to our seafaring men, and looking to the comparatively safe character of the boats with which they are supplied it may be deemed sufficient; es- specially as it would be very undesirable to stamp the service as one of a mercenary character. There is, however, another great advantage in the system, which is not immediately apparent. If each lifeboat-man was salaried, besides the enormous extra expense which would be thereby entailed, the services of a fixed number of men, equivalent to the number required to work the boats, would alone be obtained and other unsalaried and unpractical men would not, as a rule, be found to tem- porarily take the places of those of the regular crews when absent, or disqualified from sickness or any other cause. On the other hand, under the present arrangement, all the able-bodied boatmen in each locality are invited to co- operate in working the lifeboat and take their places in her in succession at the quarterly exercise; so that when a wreck occurs, out of this larger number, there are sure to be plenty of volunteers, who are all more or less acquainted with the boat, and on these occasions the first men who get to the boathouse and take possession of a lifeboat have the right to go, the power only being left with the cox- swain to reject any man who is drunk. As a general rule, it may also be expected, that the most plucky men will be the soonest forthcoming, as if a man has not a real desire to go to the aid of his fellowmen, whatever the risk may be, he is not likely to make any serious effort to be one of the first at the boathouse. Knowing the characteristics of our coast-boatmen in general, and the admirable manner in which the present system has worked, I can only say, on my own part, that I trust we shall never have our salaried lifeboat-men. I am, sir, your obedient servant, J. R. WARD, Captain R.N., Inspector of lifeboats to the National Lifeboat Institution.
ABERYSTWYTH.-THE WATER QUESTION.
ABERYSTWYTH.-THE WATER QUESTION. SIR,-There is one part of Mr Pell's letter which ap- peared in a contemporary on Saturday last, on the ques- tion of the town property, which will tend to mislead the townspeople very much, and, if carried out, will involve them in a heavy and useless expense. Although the scheme looks well on paper, thus, "it is, moreover, deemed desirable that, in the event of the town deciding to adopt the late Mr Duncan's plans for bringing, for all future time, the water from Domen, it will be a safe course to obtain these powers under an Act of Parliament, and for this purpose both representative bodies in the town should coalesce." Yet, when brought to bear the test of facts, I think none will be so ready as Mr Pell to acknow- ledge that a totally wrong view has been taken of this question of supplying the town and the intended Smith- field with a constant stream of pure water from the place called the "Domen." This is part of the Llynllygod Rheidol scheme, which I exposed in the course of last summer, and which ought there and then to have been buried in oblivion, and would have been had not the weather proved so unpropitious the day when the late Mr Duncan (unfortunately for him, for on that day he caught the severe cold which carried him to a premature grave) inspected the place. Although he walked a little about the fields in the immediate neighbour- hood of the Domen, yet he could neither go up to, nor see the source of the rill of water running down this small valley, or he would at once have seen that the water springs from the large lead vein above Darren Farmhouse, which vein has been extensively worked upon, and at one time yielded 250 tons of lead ore per quarter, and although this part of the mine has not been worked for the last thirty or forty years. Yet the probability is, it will be re- worked again in a few years, for as soon as the deep level is driven under this spring, a new shaft will have to be sunk in this field, and the water required for mining pur- poses. Then, what becomes of the town ? Will the in- habitants be satisfied to drink the lead water from the Darren Mine, after rejecting the copper water from Llyn- llygod Rheidol? If so, then let this scheme be adopted by all means, as they may prefer the sulphur water from a new mine now being opened on the Rhoscoch Farm; or, perhaps, the Town Commissioners would stop this mine altogether by buying it up, thus shutting its mouth for ever, as they will have to do with the water corn grist mill, called Felin-hen." Again, the pipes from Domen to the town will have to be laid in no less than thirteen different properties, with a distinct rental on each. This is, indeed, a sweet nut for the ratepayers to crack. A. G. WILLIAMS. Gloster Hall, Jan. 26, 1869.
IS THE CYMRAEG DECLINING IN…
IS THE CYMRAEG DECLINING IN WALES? Slit,-There is a school, or more correctly schools, of theorists, who maintain that as civilisation advances, carrying with it blessings innumerable and consummating all sublunary affairs, there will be but one universal lan- guage spoken; that John Bull and John Chinaman will then be able to exchange compliments without the aid of an interpreter; that Mossoo will be able to converse freely, without reserve or restraint, with your sable gentleman of Equatorial Africa. The most enthusiastic and enterprising of these specula- tors profess to enter into details, but here they disagree most lamentably, each viewing the matter from the point of his own single and peculiar philosophy—their respective theories seeming to be strongly tinged with their propound- ers' nationalities. One will have it that French will anni- hilate all other languages and reign supreme; another, whose proclivities are on this side of the Channel, con- cludes from profound deductive reasoning that the English will be monarch of all she will survey, from pole to pole. However, before the happy anticipations of the last- named shall have been realized, our dear old Welsh will have to be laid low and take its chance with the illustrious dead. But is the Brythonaeg dying out?—the language in which the Derwyddon taught the people of Prydain more than 2,000 years ago, and which, through good report and evil report, and despite the most deterrent influences from without, and "through every changing period," has hitherto flourished, although lowly. Is it giving way and tottering to its fall? The most casual and superficial observer cannot have failed to note the growing ascendancy of the English language. Unless a man is personally known to us, it is just as safe to address him in that tongue. This applies more especially to the inhabitants of towns and large vil- lages, where the means of educatioft are liberal and easy of access. Here the junior population are as well versed in the English as they are in the Welsh language. The fact that the English prevails more widely among them than among the older inhabitahts is a proof of what has been stated, that in fact the Cymraeg is losing ground and that our lingual distinctive characteristic is becoming year by year less defined. The standard current literature of this county of Merioneth is English. Various reasons may be given as to how this state of things is being brought about, such, for instance, as the distribution all over the country of schools in which the English language is being exclusively taught; the facilities offered for traveling by the introduction of the railway and the consequent influx of Englishmen; the transaction of business mostly in that language; and lastly the aspira- tions of the Welsh themselves, which lead them to endeavour to acquire a knowledge of the English tongue. Yours, &c., Towyn, T. J.
THE GOGERDDAN FOXHOUNDS.
THE GOGERDDAN FOXHOUNDS. "Nimrod," in the Field, writes as follows SIR,-I have the pleasure of sending you an account of three consecutive good days' sport with these hounds. On Monday, Jan. 4, we met at Maesnewydd, but, owing to the coverts having been disturbed the previous Friday, we did not find; however, there was a rattling fine dog fox not far off, in Taliesin Wood. Old Aimwell marked the line to his kennel, and there was soon a jolly chorus. For an hour and a half this fox dodged about the large coverts in that neighbourhood just like a rabbit; indeed, he was one of the most difficult foxes for hounds to work at I ever remember, as he turned nearly on his foil; but at length they got a glorious view of him, by which he was so frightened, that he determined to trust to his pace and lasting powers rather than to his cunning, and we had a fine mountain run of an hour—over Darrenyllwyd nearly to Moel Llyn, then to the left by Cronwen, and down the Enion river side to Voel; over the top of that moun- tain, pointing straight for the strong earths of Dommen. However, Tie was too beat to reach them, and we had whoo-whoop" with a fine finish by Dovey Castle; and, after a champagne luncheon with that hospitable sports- man, Capt. Cosens—whose house, Ynyshir, was close by —turned our faces homewards well pleased with our day's sport. On Friday, the 9th, met at Penglais finger-post. The fog was so thick for a while that we could not throw off. Found in the first covert we drew, Dorglwyd Gorse, and had a sharp scurry to near the sea, and back to Rhytyr and Royal Oak, where we got up to him or another fox, and for five minutes the crash was quite glorious, the fox being constantly headed, and turning round in a circle just before the hounds. At length he got safe out to Oak- wood, round which he ran, with another fox to help him, and, strange to say, those two foxes kept running parallel lines for the remainder of the day, thereby causing a good deal of bother and occasional loss of time. Breaking from the Oakwood, we crossed through Gwmryn, by Alltfadog to Cefncoed, then to the left, over Daren, back to Oakwood by Cwm, to the sea; but, being headed from the cliffs, he retraced his steps to Royal Oak, where, at dusk, the gal- lant pack was stopped, after about four hours of indus- trious and good hunting. On Monday, the 11th, the meet was at Llyfnant Bridge; the finest and driest day we have had for an age. After drawing some time, we had a very pretty find on the marsh below Ynysidol, and away at once through Garth, over Voel to Cwmwerai, and after half-an-hour of real good sharp hunting ran to ground at Dommenlas. Found again an old dog fox at Pantglas, had a capital start, and after two hours' very good work, killed him below Hen- hafod. The huntsman said he thought it was the biggest fox he ever handled, and the quantity he has handled would amount to some thousands. This day, though not a brilliant scenting one, showed the quality of the hounds to perfection, as they never left either fox quiet for a moment. Altogether, we have had up to the present time more than an average season, with plenty of blood; and, if this open weather continues, the old kennel door will be better decorated than for many years past.
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BANKRUPTS.—The following announcements appear in the Gazette :—John Jones, Pwllheli, pig and sheep dealer, Feb, 3, at 10: sol. Mr Roberts; off. assig. the Registrar. William Jones, PwllhelL pig and sheep dealer, Feb. 3, at 10: soL Mr Roberts, Pwllheli; off. assig. the Registrar. William Barnes, Wrexham, innkeeper, Feb. 8, at 11: sol. Mr Pugh, Wrexham; off. assig. Mr Reii William Davis, Dawley, boot and shoemaker and tobacconist, Feb. 10, at 12 sols. Mr Taylor, Wellington, Salop, and Messrs James and Griffin, Birmingham; off. assig. Mr Kinnear. John Allen, Shrewsbury, carpenter. Feb. 6, at 12: sol. Mr Marcy, Wellington; off. assig. Mr Feele.
WINTER IN WALES.
WINTER IN WALES. From the PaU Mall Gazette. Englishmen are often upbraided for knowing more of foreign lands than of their own. They are cursed, it is said, with a kind of cestrug which drives them hurrying over sea and shore for the mere sake of traveling. They visit with the greatest possible celerity every place that has a name; not to be behold such works of nature or of art as may teach them lessons otherwise unattainable, but to see whatever society has said it is correct to see. Whether this charge be in the main correct is at least an open question. Certainly Wales has little cause during the ordinary toorist season to complain of neglect. While the weather is fine and the summer lasts Moel Siabod and the crags of Llanberris are as much beset with pleasure- seekers as the Wengern Alp or the Mer de Glace. The season begins late and ends early. The smallest changes in the weather have considerable influence on the number of tourists. What they like is dry, hot weather, and a drive through the country in a chaise and pair. Wales is so near to most parts of England by means of the rail- way, that when a chance arises of continued rain pater- familias may change the destination of his household for a less variable climate. But it is not so with Switzerland. When once a Swiss tour is decided on the traveler must take all the chances of shine or shower. When Geneva or Lucerne is reached he sees that having come so far it will not do to be daunted by the state of the barometer, and he therefore sees what he has come to see almost regardless of the weather. It would be well if this were the same with Wales. To understand and really love a country you must have seen it under all kinds of circum- stances and in all kinds of weather. No pedestrian tour in Switzerland is all brightness. If it were so, Switzer- land would not be so enthusiastically admired as it is. A man who goes to see the beauties of the country, and not with a morbid desire of icework and excitement, becomes almost careless of the accidents of the climate. He does not want a continual blaze of sunlight, with the rude out- lines of the rocks and hills showing hard against the clear blue sky. What he particularly delights in is the moment when the storm is clearing off the distant mountains and the wreathes of mist are rolling along the valley. He sees the heavens and the earth under all changes of light and weather, and insensibly he gets to know the moods of nature and to love the scenery around him. But Wales has never been thus fortunate with the general class of tourists. They rush from Conway or Corwen or Banger through the length and breadth of the land, and know as little of its beauty when they leave it as when they started on their journey. Those who can walk race up to the top of Snowdon having probably been starved there for a few hours, and having seen any quantity of mist, but nothing more, they descend to resume their wonted pro- gress along the high road. Now we know that a tour through Wales at Christmas or Easter is not a likely thing to recommend to people who take their pleasure behind a pair of post horses. But there are crowds of active folks who prefer walking for whom it would be no bad employment. The real loveliness of Welsh scenery is never thoroughly seen in midsummer. It is most enchanting, perhaps, in the fall of the year, "when the low sun gives the colour," and all the woods are aglow with autumn. But in winter and early spring Wales appears dressed in a beauty that is all her own. The rush of waters which fills the streams, the mantle of snow which often covers the hills, seem sent to purify the land from its summer taint of cockney- ism. The pedestrian cannot, of course, expect settled weather in Wales either at Christmas or Easter; indeed, he cannot do so at any period of the year. But whatever the weather may be, crisp and frosty, or mild and open, he is sure to find enjoyment. He may be stopped by a day of continuous rain, but a walk when the storm a cleared off will repay him with the most gorgeous effects of cloud and light. Most parts of Wales are eminently beautiful, and each valley has its peculiar admirers. The vale of Clwyd, the lake of Bala, the rugged pass of Llan- berris, the vale of Gwynant, are all distinguished by characteristic charms. But for varied beauty, for interest which is only changed, not lessened, by the course of the seasons, the vale of Llanrwst is most delightful perhaps. In the summer it is kept so green by endless streams as rarely to ffeel the extremities of heat. In the autumn its woods and lateral glens are ineffably rich with the colour of the changing leaves. In the winter its surrounding hills and forests are white with snow, and continually brightened by the successions of light in storm and calm. In spring the snow still remains on the highest mountains, and the fields in the valley and the trees that clothe its sides a fresh with the green of the opening year. If ou* pedestrian start either at the beginning of his mas or Eastern holidays from Conway upwards he will soon discover how false is the notion that Wale? is beautiful in summer only. Towards tlie sea stretches the bay; on one side of it the grand mountains at the seaward end of the Snowdonian range, closed in by Penmaenmawr; at the other side the line of coast terminated by the Great Orme's Head. Inland runs the broad stream of the Conway over wide flats and shallows covered with wild-duck and water. fowl. The road from Conway on the left bank of the river is extremely beautiful. The centre of the mountains above the valley is the peak of Carnedd Llewellyn, from whence slope down many smaller vales, each with a lake at its head, which sends down its waters to the Conway. To reach the summit of Carnedd Llewellyn, except in sum- mer, would be a work of great difficulty, but there are several lovely valleys leading up from the main road a* Trefriw, which are especially beautiful in winter and spring. Those which contain Llyn G-eirymydd and Llyn Crafnant are unsurpassed in the whole of Wales. On a bright, clear winter day the walk from Trefriw to the former lake, and over the hill to Crafnant, is most charm- ing:—the brown heather and fern, showing through the snow on the hill sides, make the most striking contrast to the blue sky above and the dark waters of the lake be- beneath. There is a mountain road from Gwydir Castle, just beyond Trefriw and above Llanrwst, leading to Caj)el Curig, which gives the most lovely views of Welsh hill scenery, showing the peaks of Snowdon, the elegant cone of Moel Siabod, the triple head of the Trifaen, and the range of Carnedd David and Carnedd Llewellyn stretch- ing away seaward. Bettws-y-Coed is probably well known to most Englishmen. They would appreciate the beauties of its rocks and waterfalls far more fully if they saw them in winter, when the rocks stand out clear against the snow and sky, and the waterfalls are filled with the dark green rush of the Conway, the Lledr, and the Llugwy. la summer they see them only when the coach stops for ten minutes (as per advertisement) to give passengers time to view the waterfalls." Such circumstances may well test the strongest'imagination, especially if it be a dry sea- son. From Bettws the character of the scenery changes. Whether you ascend the valley of the Lledr to Festiniog or that of the Llugwy to Capel Curig, it becomes wilder and more grand. But the best way to understand and love the country is not to stick to the beaten paths, and to see it not only when it is dry and dusty and overrun with tourists in the summer, but when it is freshened by the snows of winter or the green of spring. Though the fishing-rod be then useless, the duck-gu» on the Conwayw and the breech-loader for the woodcock in the_ hills, wiH give plenty of exercise, and a certainty of seeing nature under such advantages as the Chester and Holyhead road alone will not allow. Comparison is more than ever odious in speaking of scenery. The man who spoils your pleasure on Ben Lomond or Cader Idris by talking of Schreckhorns and Wetterhorns is a snob. But we venture to say that Wales in winter will give as much real en- joyment to any one who can use his eyes and use his legs also as he can find anywhere else in the world.
Family Notices
BIRTHS. 18th, at Glanywern Cottage, Arthog, near Dolgelley, Mrs JOHN JONES, of a son. „ 26th, the wife of Mr MORRIS ROBERTS, sheep dealer, Llanfachreth, of a son. MARRIAGES. 27th, at Aughton Church, by the Rev. W. H. Bolton, M.A., rector, RICHARD WEBSTER, Esq., banker, Aberyst- wyth, to MARGARET, only daughter of the late JOHN. MARTIN, Esq., of Ormskirk. DEATHS. 11th, aged 65, at Arlys, Kidwelly, Rev. EVAN ANDREWS, vicar of Limifeiliog, Carmarthenshire, and formerly rector of Llanfrothen, Merionethshire. 15th, aged 88, Mrs HUMPHREYS, Bridge-end, Llan. gollen. 15th, aged 52, ANN MARIA, wife of Mr JOHNGBIMTHS, Ellesmere-place, Manchester, and daughter of the late Mr JOHN JAMES TURNER, Chalybeate-terrace, Aberystwyth. 17th, aged 70, Mrs ALICE WILLIAMS, Church-street, Llangollen. 18th, Mr WM. BULLOCK, brickmaker, formerly of Park Cottage, Newtown. 19th, aged 35, MARY ANN, the beloved daughter of Mr EDWARD HUGHES, grocer, Kerry. 22nd, aged 30, at Liverpool, CHARLES SAUNDBRSOU JONES, surgeon, eldest son of Mr J. B. JONBS, Bala. 28th, aged 63, in London, Mr CHARLES THOS. W OOSNAJF, solicitor, Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
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"YR HEN YSGOLDU," ABERYSTWYTH.
"YR HEN YSGOLDU," ABERYSTWYTH. SIR,—A very excellent letter has recently appeared in reference to the "Corporation Property" of this place, and no doubt it will obtain the practical attention of the Town Council. This important question being now mooted, it occurred to me that it would be most opportune to suggest that the property well known in the town by the appellation Yr hen ysgoldu," should also obtain the prompt and earnest attention of the Board, in respect to its real and rightful proprietorship. lp. All persons interested in this matter will be pleased, if some one of your numerous readers will kindly afford some little light on this dark question in your next im- pression. Yours, truly, ALEXANDER JENNER.
DOLGELLEY AND GREAT WESTERN…
DOLGELLEY AND GREAT WESTERN PARCEL RATES. SIR, -I was very glad to see your correspondent "Idris" calling attention to the most excessive charge made upon all parcels coming to this town by the Great Western Railway. He was only wrong in one point, viz., that the overcharge of 2d. was not made upon pre-paid parcels. I have reason to believe that no difference is made. From inquiries, I find that one of the newsagents in the town has been repeatedly charged 2d. for a small newspaper parcel, the carriage of which was pre-paid, as shown by the railway ticket, but not by means of a newspaper stamp. When paid for by means of a stamp, no extra charge is made; but if pre-paid for in cash, an extra 2d. is de- manded! All goods coming into the station are delivered free of extra charge within a radius of one mile but it appears that parcels and goods are under a different regu- lation A railway company which can act in this way is hardly worthy of support; and I have no doubt when the extended line into the town, now in course of construction by the Cambrian Company, is completed, we shall be glad here to free ourselves from the tyranny and excessive charges of the Great Western Railway, by supporting to the utmost the old company, who first brought us within reach of railway convenience. As a further proof that the excessive charge made is quite unwarrantable, if not illegal, I may mention that in addition to the usual ticket attached to the parcel, I find that the company in their time-bills, "published by authority," state that their parcel rates include collection and delivery.—Yours, &c., WNIQN. Dolgelley, Jan. 26,1869.
THE TOWN PROPERTY.
THE TOWN PROPERTY. DEAR SIR,-In asking space for explaining my views for the best mode of dealing with the large property vested in the corporation of our town, I trust the medium selected will enable all persons interested to more thoroughly and quickly understand the question, and so enable the representatives of the town in council to deal with this matter. Mr Parry, town clerk, with the approbation of the council, suggested a letter to the public press at their last meeting, on the 13th inst. To fully appreciate the importance of the question, a brief outline of the property will be necessary. It consists of leaseholds, which, with a few exceptions, have from forty to fifty years to run, paying only nominal ground rents, if any, the gross rental from this source being £200 per annum, whilst the gross annual rental as per rate book is 27,000; and yearly increasing in amount. With such a prospect before the council, I strongly urge upon all parties interested in the welfare of our town to consider the propriety of doing such good as can be done without wait- ing, as we are now told by our legal adviser we must, for the expiration of the terms originally demised. The future progress of the town will be impeded, and opportunities unequalled by any other town in Wales be lost, unless some such course is adopted as is now suggested. It moreover "implies the want of legality in such leases as have been renewed, where the old buildings have not been pulled down and others built in their place. To prevent loss of time and expense in applying in any instance to the Lords of the Treasury, I would suggest an Act of Parliament as the easiest means of overcoming the many difficulties which beset this question. There are several instances where large plots of ground have been leased, and these plots divided into numerous parcels, which again have been sub-divided, making the surrender of the original lease next to impossible, and even then the legality is questioned! There is a considerable acreage of land between the rail- way station and the Rheidol which falls to the corporation on the 25th March next. It is proposed to convert this into a valuable property, by making a road seventy-two feet wide, from Pontcorry bridge, near the gas works, as far as the Manchester and Milford Railway, and parallel with the Cambrian station and railway, past the intended public slaughter house. The parallelogram thus made will afford one of the bestand'most convenient sites for a Smith- field or cattle market that any town may desire, giving access by rail to all parts, without necessitating cattle traversing the public streets. The frontage towards Lewis Terrace will be available for a market hall, combining every possible advantage, and supplying the greatest want the town now suffers from. To build this market, levy tolls, &c., will involve the raising of a sum of money, which the corporation should do, and the outlay will be a remunerative one. It is, moreover, deemed desirable that in the event of the town deciding to adopt the late Mr Thomas Duncan's plan for bringing for all future time the water for the town from Domen, it would be a safe course to obtain these powers under an Act of Parliament, and for this purpose both representative bodies in the town should coalesce. Another and wider question, open to some opposition, would be to enlarge our municipal borough to the area of the parliamentary borousrh, and so enable the most desira- ble building grounds at present outside the municipal limits to avail themselves of the town sewerage, lights, scavenging, &c., See. In addition to the actual good, it would destroy the anomaly of levying rates at Rhydy- fehn, Pendinas, &c., omitting the site of the National ochooJs, barracks, and other buildings actually in the town. The plan proposed will greatly facilitate the com- pletion of all these desirable objects, and will certainly bring considerable sums of money into the treasurer's hands. Let the council take powers to convert on equitable principles the whole of their building land into perpetual leaseholds, on payment of a fine—say one year's annual value of the property for each term of twenty-five years renewed, such leases never to have a longer term than seventy-five years, and all renewals to be made be- fore the expiration of fifty years of the seventy-five years term. The result would be the payment almost at once of one year's value on property, and in ten or fifteen years two years' value, or 214,000 might be calculated upon. The greatly increased value of the property may safely be looked to, to compensate any apparent loss to those who live forty or forty-five years hence. I hope all will become convinced that no intention exists of alienating any portion of the town property, but simply to avail ourselves at once of some portion of its value to expend in public improvements, and thereby vastly in- creasing its annual value. I venture to anticipate such an impetus will be given to the improvement of the leaseheld premises in this town as will more than compensate for any fines levied in anticipa- tion of the expiration of the present leases, and our town will not risk being outbid by other watering places, whose lands are not trammelled by similar restrictions. We take the lead, and I trust we shall retain it, and see Aberystwyth deservedly praised for advancing with the times. Having already extended my letter further than I in- tended, I will at a future time seek permission, Mr Editor, to explain more in detail the plan proposed, and cite some instances where other towns have obtained parlia- mentary sanction to deal with their property for the pub- lic welfare. I remain, yours faithfully, JONATHAN PELL. DEAR SIR,-Permit me in the first instance to apologize for writing my letter last week on the above subject too late for insertion in your paper. In that letter I did not exhaust the subject, which I introduced, not as a novelty, for Alderman Thomas Jones several vears ago saw and pointed out to the Council the mutual advantage which the Corporation of Liverpool and their Lessees enjoyed from the fixity of tenure, and I conceive the time is now come when some comprehensive plan is desirable, and the object of these letters is to elicit the views and opinions of vour readers preparatory to the decision of the Council being taken. It is scarcely within the province of one of the body to enter the field and discuss public questions which have to be duly considered by the representatives of the town in council. I do not therefore desire to enter into minute details as to the Smithfield and Public Market Hall, as it is intended by the Council to go fully and carefully into these questions. The same observations apply to the Town Improvement Commissioners, who will soon be called upon to decide which of Mr Duncan's suggestions shall be adopted. I will therefore avoid further trespass on your space, after briefly referring to these several objects as being fitter ground for the Council and Commissioners to meet upon, and by coalescing to secure by one Act of Parliament all the measures our town is likely to require for several years. If in addition the enlargement of the municipal boundary can be obtained, the expense (some J6500 or 2600, as I am informed) is not too large a price for securing these advantages. I have not yet obtained a full list of towns which are already availing themselves of the system of perpetual leaseholds, renewable on fine, but I believe Berwick-on- Tweed, Huddersfield, Halifax, Leeds, and Liverpool Cor- porations have entirely or partially adopted ft. I do not think I need add much to convince your readers of the great advantage it will be to the town, affording as it will the utmost possible incentives to leaseholders to go on improving and enlarging their premiseff until they are in every way best suited to meet the requirements of the trade and occupant. Under our present system it is evident the Corporation leaseholders are not doing this thing, and unless some such course as now proposed is acted upon, what value will attach to much of the town property at the expiration of the leases ? It is true every occupier is assumed to hand over his pre- mises at the end of the term in tenantable repair; that is to say, he may not wilfully destroy or pull down anything; but I would ask how the natural decay of such structures as are now erecting and have been built of late years, can be obviated? I see with regret our builders compelled by the nature of the case to expend their money without re- t. gard to the interests of the Corporation. I think it will have occurred to any one who has given consideration to the matter that there must exist some means of reconciling the interests of the leaseholders and of the Corporation. I venture to say that perpetual leases would entirely meet and reconcile their mutual interests. During the interval which has elapsed since my first letter was written, I have been repeatedly asked to cite special cases to prove the advantages to the leaseholders, other than the general good to the town, which, I am glad to think, is admitted by everyone I have met. On short leases it is impossible to borrow money, by way of mortgage, at a lower rate of interest than five per cent.; but with perpetual leases, I am credibly informed that the property is so much better built that it is easy to obtain mortgages at 4 per cent., with 50 to 75 years unexpired of the lease, and 4\ per cent, when 40 to 50 years of the term has not expired. To speculative builders who are raising money, this is a direct boon, and the interest of the town and corporation will be studied by having first-class dwel- lings erected. Any ordinary investor would for himself see the advantage of having, once for all, a substantial structure built, and there are many wealthy people visiting this watering-place who would be attracted by this class of dwellings, as I have several times met with men who found no fault with anything except the want of this class of house, and from this cause alone have not settled down as permanent residents. I shall, on future occasions, have to write with further details, and I anticipate these letters will call forth some notice which I shall have the utmost pleasure, with your permission, Mr Editor, in replying to.—I remain, dear Sir, faithfully yours, JONATHAN PELL. Belle Vue Royal Hotel, January 27, 1869.
NOTES IN MERIONETHSHIRE.
NOTES IN MERIONETHSHIRE. BY G. W. I am selfish enough to conceive the thought sometimes, as I travel through several parts of Merionethshire, and observe men and manners, that if persons were to think of themselves as I think of them, or if they only knew what other people think of them, efforts would be made towards improvement in a great many things. It is very possible that the same feeling prompts me to pen down some thoughts that strike me on several subjects for publication. However I fancy there can be no harm in letting the readers of this paper know what I think, and if we agree, we may perhaps do some good by giving expression to what is thought; if we don't agree, we shall be content to differ. I don't propose to give news, but only to make some observations on what I see and hear in different parts of the county. To me, myself, I often find it very interesting to observe the different shades of opinion on topics of the day in different parts, and I may sometimes, perhaps, be able to interest the reader in this way. OUR M.P.—Mr Williams has had a very hard contest to gain the seat, and I sincerely hope he will yet live long to enjoy the honour. I see that Mr Williams is resolved that Parliament shall know that he exists, and that a voice from Merionethshire shall he heard. With the exception of a question given by Sir R. Vaughan when he was member for Merionethshire, to the effect what is the reason that window is not mended ?" I think it is long beyond the record of tradition since a voice from 'our county' has been heard. To be sure, members are sent there to vote, not so much to speak, but what if all members were dumb ? And why should not all England, and all the world indeed, know that there is such a county as Merioneth, and that the electors there take an interest in politics. It is said, too, that our Welsh members have resolved also to show the separate existence of Wales, by sitting together in Parliament, the same as the Scotch and Irish members do. I hope the news is true. While we have a different language, and different interests in many respects, I do not see any reason whatever why our members should be lost among English members, so that nobody thinks of Wales. I shall not wonder but that the time will come when Wales will yet become more prominent and important, and teach wholesome lessons to the i)ther parts of the Empire. THE BALA AND DOLGELLEY RAILWAY. -Vaultfincling is not, and will not, be my purpose in writing these notes; yet sometimes I may have occasion to call attention to some things that had better be mended. This line of railway is a great boon to Merionethshire, and especially to such parts as Dolgelley. But the arrangements of the trains for this month can scarcely be said to be satisfactory. For example, if a man wants to go from Bala to Dolgelley to do business, the first train he gets will arrive a tDolgelley at twelve or thereabouts, and the last train from Dolgelley starts at 3*15 p.m.; so he can only get three hours to do all he wants. During the previous months, a goods train with a coach attached was due at Dolgelley about a quarter to nine a.m., and the same arrangement was made with the goods train that left Dolgelley at seven p.m. This month the early goods trains run too early to be of use to passengers if coaches were attached, and the coach is discontinued with the seven o'clock goods train. The discontinuance of the conveniences referred to must be a great nuisance to the country lying between the two towns, especially on Dolgelley market days. Talking of market davs, it seems this company has not taken any notice of Dolgelley fair days, for no extra convenience has been given, and in consequence, I am told, the coach with the goods trains used to be most abominably crowded.