The Aberystwith Observer

NEW MAGISTRATE. The Lord Chancellor has placed the Dame of Mr Iriffith Jones, of the Middle Temple, and Aber. olwyn, on the Commission of the Peace for the ounty of Cardigan.

ADMISSION TO TRAINING COLLEGES. LOCAL PASSES. The following local candidates have passed the ex- ,mination for admission to the Aberystwyth Normal raining college :— MEN.—SECOND CLASS. J. W. Jones, Board School. Evan J. Jenkins, Board School. WOMEN.—FIRST CLAS8. Elizabeth A. Jenkins, Board School. oM, E. Evans, LIan badarn Board School. SECOND CLASS. Margaret A. Richards, Pengarn Board Sohool. Kate Jones, Borth. Annie Ellis, Board School. Emma. J. Hunt, National School. Elizabeth A. Thomas, Llanbadarn. Ida J. Collins, National School. M. J. Davies, Board School. Ábout eighty of the successful candidates will wter the Aberystwyth College.

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D I S E S T A B L I S H M E N T JOTTINGS. The division on the second reading of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill, on Monday night resulted in a majority of 44 for the Govern- ment, the figures being 304 and 260. After a careful perusal of the speeches in Parliament, and of the notices of amendment proposed to be given by Conservatives, and a consideration of the whole of the circumstances we have come to the conclusion that the Opposition mean business, with the view of settling the vexed question this session. The final decision rests with the Government. It is evident that the Bill has been drafted in accordance with the wishes of the extreme section of Radicals, but we assure Mr ASQUITH tha.t the Nonconformists in this part of the country would willingly concede much more generous terms. Indeed until the present Bill was presented the Irish Bill was gener- ally accepted as a fair basis, excepting, of course, the scandal that arose out of the com- pensation to curates. Churchmen who profess to fear that the present measure will only lead to the Disestab- lishment of the Church in England would do well to remember that if the Welsh question is settled this session the English question will lull for many years; on the contrary, if this Bill is rejected the agitation will continue throughout England and Wales..There seem to be a dozen Church Defence lecturers con- stantly engaged in addressing meetings in varloispartsofthe country, and they are arousing the English people as much against the Establishment as for it. Of all the defenders of the Church Estab- lishment we like Principal OWEN best. He is by far the ablest of them all, and, unlike his former chief and friend, the Bishop of S-r ASAPH, he is never unjust to his opponents, anyhow he is never grossly nnjust to them. Consequently we never miss an opportunity of reading any letters or speeches of his that we can find. Speaking at a large meeting at Llanduduo, on Wednesday evening, Principal OWEN made an able speech, from his point of view. He said there were many sound reasons for protest against the Bill. It is a bad one all round-bad in principle, bad in con- struction. What were its main principles ? First Disestablishment, or secularisation of nationality. Second, disendowment, or secularisation of endowments admittedly given for religious purposes. Third,; separ- ation of Welsh and English dioceses of. the Church, in face of the strong opposition of the vast majority of both Welsh and English Churchmen. He was not there to defend privilege for privilege sake. ffe opposed the principle of Disendowment because he found it emphatically taught in Scripture that it is the duty of the nation, as a nation, to profess religion." f We are disposed to say a word' .with respect to the last sentence. It is to b £ L assumed that no one will deny that it is the ] duty of the nation, as a. nation, to profess re- ligion. Principal OWEN implies that this ( can only be done by means of what is known as the Establishment. Apart from the half- dozen privileges still remaining to the C) Church the nation does not recognise religion any more in the Church than in Nonconform- ity. So that religion would not suffer in the least by Disestablishment. It is not necess- ary for us to prove that Nonconformists are Established," for the Rev THOMAS MOORE, and other Church defenders, have done that most satisfactorily. Apart from the endow- ments, Disestablishment would practically make no difference to the Church. One of the privileges of the Establishment is that the Sovereign must be a member of the Church of England. That proviso will remain in force just as long as it suits the nation, and no longer, with or without Establishment. If the majority of the nation should at any time become Roman Catholic or Noncon- formist, it would not be long before the sovereign would be a representative of the views of the majority. No Act of Parlia- ment would prevent such a change. Indeed Principal OWEN himself virtually gives away the Establishment. By all means," he says, let them redress the few minor details of religious inequality that remained." We mention this because there are people who profess to think more of the Establishment than of the endowments, which is great nonsense. "It was a pity," says the PRINCIPAL, that somebody bad not told Mr ASQUITH of the history of Church revival in Walts in the period of the Tudors and Stuarts, when it saved the Welsh Language when on the verge of extinction by giving Wales the Welsh Bible, the Prayer Book, her Welsh sevices, a wealth of YVelshj devotional literature, free education, elementary and intermediate, in over 120 endowed schools, and last, but no least, instruction in the Welsh Bible for 314,000 Welsh people, in the circulating schools of that noble Welsh Churchman G'RIFFITH JONES, of Llandowror." Is IL^ riot time to dispel the sweet illusion of Church defenders that the Bible was translated into Welsh by the Church ? The fact is that the Welsh people are not at all indebted- to the Church for the translation of the holy, scriptures into their native tongue, nor for its early circulation amongst the people. Unfortunately the Church did nothing for about a century after the Reformation to pro- vide the people with a. Bible iD ttieir own language. In 1563 it was enacted by Parliament that the Bible, together with the Book of Common Prayer, should be trans- lated into the British or Welsh tongue, the work to be carried out by the Bishops of St David's, Baugor, St Asaph, LIandaiF, and Hereford, and that it should be printed and used in the churches by the first of March, 1566, under a penalty of forty pounds. But the work was never carried out. In 1567 WILLIAM SALKSBORT, with the assistance of Bishop DAVIES and the Rev THOKAS HUET, published the New Testament. Twenty-one M .I 1 Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant, isssued a trans- lation of the old Testament, with a revised version of SALESBURY'S tranala-tion of the new. Of that edition only 600 copies were printed. In 1620 Dr RICHARD PARRY issued an edition of 1000 comes., In 1630 Sir T. MIDDLETOIT and Mr R. HEN-IN", twcf aldermen of London, brought out an edition of 1,500 copies. In 1641, 1J546, aijcT'l#^ WROIH and CRADOCK brought out edhiioW of the Ne'w Testament. In 1654 CRADOCK and VAVASOUR POWELL issued an edition of 6,000 copies of the Bible, and 1671 a similar edition was issued by S. HUGHES. In 1677 GOUGE and HUGHES issued an edition of 8,000 copies. In, 1690 an edition of 10,000 was published by DAVID JONES. and in the same year Bishop LLOYD, of ST. ASAPH brought out an edition of 1,000. In 1718 the Society for Protiioting Christian Knowledge ^J^jshed^aji edition of 10,000, followed by another of 20,tfOO in 1727. The Society also,at the instigation of GRIFFITH JONES, brought out an edition 6f 12,000 in 1746, and another., of 10,000 in 1752, and another, at the instigation of Dr LLEWELYN, of 20,000 in 1769. Then followed 1 editions of PETER WILLIAMS'Bible. By thus it will he seen that the Church as a church did nothing for a very long period to bring the Welsh Bible to the people. And it was. much the same with GRIFFITH JONES and his circulating schools. It was Madame BKVAN who assisted him with money. Great and holy as this man was, the Church actually harassed him in the Ecclesiasastical Courts for twenty years because he used to preach outside the Churches. The Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty have been making their annual distribution of surplus funds in sums to meet benefactions for poor benefices. In this case the endow- ments of the past drew out offers of new ^dowments amounting to a capital sum of £ 53,467. They were unable to meet all these. As there is -still a good deal of mis- apprehension as to the incomes of the clergy, it may be useful to add that, during tha past years, the Governors of Queen Agntt'-s Bounty assisted thirty-two livings under flOO a year, forty-nine over £100 and under J6150, thirty- two between £150 and £175. and tweipty- three between £ 175 and £ 200. Mr J. H. DAVIES, B.A., Cwrtmawr, in an article in Young Wales, written from the Nonconformist point-of view, says that atone time—the period preceding the reign of Henry Yll .—the Church was popular. He says ft is difficult to come across any expression of hostility td"the Church at this time, and that it is common to meet with verses extolling the liberality and godliness of the clergy, and the best good feeling seems to have existed between the Church and the common people." "We would that such a happy state of things-1 had continued. If it were so we should not now be in the turmoil of a struggle for the Disestab- lishment of the Church. The sixth article in the Christian World on Our case Welshmen on Welsh Disestab^' lishniant isfroia the pen of the Rev R. H. Morgan, -MA.^ Bangor. The subject is The Social Aspect of Anglicamism. Possibly the most eloquent speech of the debate was that delivered by Mr PLUNKETT, brother of the Irish Archbishop, who brought an able speech to a. close with the following1 peroration, which we reproduce without com- c mitting ourselves -to its views :—" The Church, sf England is no foreign, no exotic institution, t Long ago its form was fashioned by English- i men for themselves. Its wealth, its endow- ] ments were given to it and accumulated by 1 Englishmen for the teaching and the adminis- 1 tvation of their own religion from generation < to generation. Its old cathedrals and its abbey churches have been identified with the solemn commemoration of the great events in the history of the people. They hold the memorials of the mighty dead, and in the shadows of their walls are folded the faded and tattered banners that have been borne-by those Englishmen whose valour and endurance have defended the freedom and achieved the greatness of the nation. (Cheers). Yes, and stronger in the minds of the people than the pomp and pride of these are other associations which gather in the churches and crowd into the churchyards of this anqient institution. As one generation after another has come and gone there the most important, the happiest, the most sorrowful events of life have been solemnized by Christian services — the baptisms, the marriages, the burials. There side by side the rich and the poor and the children have been laid in the parish grave- yards of the Church of England. As I look upon it 1 see in it the most singular, the most characteristic, the oldest, and the noblest of all the great institutions of this land; and 1 would say to the Englishmen of the day who love that Church, abide by it, defend it It is the Church of your fathers for a thousand years. It is the richest and most glorious treasure of all your great inherit- ance." (Loud cheers). The Rev STEPHEN GLADSTONE, referring to the Disestablishment Bill, says in; their Hawarden Parish Magazine—" As to some/ of the details of the bill, and especially of thq disendowing clauses, strong exception probably be taken, but the only way to, ,s"^v/e unnecessary loss and is suffering for Church- men themselves,if not now too late, to face the matter with something wiser or better than a mere position of resistance, and to endeavour to "Tjiake the best terms for the emancipated Church that might be possible. It was to her past and;present policy; of active! resist^, ance and rtothing more-for not even reforms were seriously proposed—that the sufferings of the Church would be chieny due. Mr J. W. E. RUSSELL (a Churchman) who followed with a splendid speech, finished as follows Of course, disestablishment will entail some sacrifice and some loss to the members of the Church. It will mean that they are to have for the future the privilege of paying for their own religion, (hear, hear), and that the richer members of the communion will 'have to pay for the religious advantages of their poorer brethren. (Hear, hear.) But it is a sacrifice that is worth making for the great; boon which it will bring in its train. I am persuaded that it would be a proud and happy day for the Church when, in reply to the just boast of p y i the Nonconformist communions that they were free born," she is alble to say, With a great sum obtained I this freedom." (Cheers). Yes, Sir, in that one word "free- dom lies the whole of our contention in 1 v- AV »• <-» .-Jf nviearitn amVkDre of the Established Church. We claim tor the Church of which-we are members, and just now especially for the Welsh branch of it, freedom from the control of those who do not believe her doctrines or share her worship; freedom alike from the trammels and allurements of a state alliance; freedom to discharge, in the uncorrupted, simplicity I p vof a pure devotion, that1 great spiritual com- mission which she holds, neither from kings nor Parliaments, but from the Church Supreme, and Invisible Head. (Loud Cheers). 41

IVEVVS AND OBSERVATIONS: ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. „ -f >"■ We are pleased to saj'fthjfc the Rev J. A JENKINS, Congregational minister, Cardiff, has been appointed registrar of the Univer- sity College of Wales, Cardiff. The appoint- ment is worth £350 a year. Mr JENKINS, who is 33 years of age, is a native of Aber- ystwyth,' bensjr the son of Mr RICHARH JENKINS, Cambrian-street. His wife is the youngest daughter of Mr EDWARD EDWARDS, Pencerdd Coredigion," and much of his success in* various "ways is due fo bar ex- celled qualities. i The St David's Weekly is a new Church r paper, published in Manchester.- From the typographical point of view it is well turned out, and it ought to be most serviceable to the Church. Bound into volumes it will be a good record of Churclvdoings. But if it is to succeed it must be careful not to admit into its leading columns statements which display utter ignorance. For instance, last week it statedthatl among the Nonconformists the term communicant includes apparently not only every occasional attendant at the chapel services, but every infant in a Nonconformist household." If the writer had exercised the smallest amount of thought, or had made the simplest enquify, he /would not haVe mide such a grevious error. On another page will be found an article on the Welsh Land Question, by Mr HENRY BONSALL. On Thursday evening Adjutant L^ahington and, the other officers of the \)ardigan Artillery gave the men and their friends a smoking concert at the. Assembly Rooms, and a most enjoyable eveDlng waíJ spent; :1. A most successful choral festival, in connec- tion with the Aberystwyth district of the Calvinistic Methodists, waS held at the Taber- nacle on Wednesday, under the conductorship of Mr D. JENKINS, Mus. Bac. r Is it not a mistake to separate the voices, as' is generally done at festivals ? Would it not be better to jflaceithem in ]PO\frs^ Hehind each other, so the voices should blend before reaching the audience? The present system is like taking tea into the mouth by three different spoons at the same time-tea in one, sugar in another, and milk in another*. L- When an anonymous writer assails any particular person, apart from his public acts, tfiS* pbances are a thousand to one that he is doingAt he feels to be unfair, and what he would be ashamed to openly avow. There are always; plenty etf «ne^n^md cowardly persons of that sort about. One of the family last week made such an attack? In Vtfce columns of our local contemporary, upon Mr J. H. aVJKa, Cwrtmawr. Mr DAVIES' great offence is that he is popular in the district in vhicb he lives, and has been appointed chair- nan of the Liberal Association for the county, md an Alderman of the County Council. We have no sympathy with Mr DAVIES' political views, but we are sure that he is worthy of t the confidence of his neighbours. He his well sducated, has a sound judgment, and bears his honours modestly.

h LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. THE RECENT STQRM.—Qt) Sanday, daring the storm, Mr H. Owen, quarry avinajrer, Marine Terrace, had^a na^my e^ape f^Qin ^a.th. whilo in an hotel in bni» becU ro&m when a chimney crashed through lio roo^ ■ COLLEGE BOAT RACE.-On Wednesday affair..o n' a boat race was arranger}"fn th'&btty' betw'&Sj^Tcre representing the Arts and Science stndentcitUifidiiw the College. The event was announced by the bell- man to take place at three o'clock, but it waa delayed for about three quarters of an hour owing to a row- look of the Science boat«bp^akin<f. A lar^e number of townspeople lined ttieltPromedfele, yjjjile the students watched tbe %{art from the^Jd ortJjo^'Pjej^ The course was about"th?5e miles and lay in the direction of Clarach, the Arts being the favourites. To th? Mark boat the race was almost ueck and neo'k*'>ba,t,on the return journey the ScienfcstV'' fell off, their-oi)pftent:i cominar in winners with about a minute to the good. The crews were as follow:—Arts, Messrs Roose, MwCjrjParkes, D. E. Jones, and Rudd. Science, Messrs R2fam5?^Qiljp<}u, Whiting, Nott and Legge. WESLEYAN HOME MISSIONS.—The annual meet- ing in connection with the Home Mitesk>i} £ took pl&ce at Wesley Chapel' on Thursday evening, when Mr H. Mallory presided over a far!y good attend- aIlee. The Rer .). W. Crake had been announced as the deputition, but he was"ufihvoidajbly absent. His place how;ver, was ably filled by the Bey, Joshua Haigh, who is well know^ amongst the jWeslftyanrf. This gentleman's speech wai Tnost t46qWnt and interesting, and it elicited the roma-k th^fc he was the best deputation that had^beew hoard'th^ee- for over 20 years. Thjother speakers weiQ.tjae KeYs T. Jackson (pastor) and T. A. Penry. Before" táe, pro- ceeding terminated, Mr J. Jones proposed, and.$Ir Davies seconded a hearty-vote of thanks to the chairman, deputation, and other speakers. The vote was warmly accorded. From the report of the Home Mission Fnndit appeare thatt,bery;stwyth eontribated .£10. Hie total income' for the year ending at the conference of IS94 •VtfHs £ 3.5, 523.2s 6d, the expenditure being < £ 36,534 15s 4d, leavlDg a detmency on the year of 1,01112s lOd. WESLEY CHAPEL.—On Sunday the Rev T. Jackson, the pastor, prt^ched^n aid _p £ the Hojne Missions to good congregatiO&a. /.» CHURCH LEAGUE.—The weekly meeting of tk&| Chnrch League was held 011 Friday. The discussian Disestablishment was continued. The speakers included Mr Cocks, the Ven Arclideaoon Prdth&ro^j Mr J. Morgan, Mr Dauiel Morgan, MrlJ. D. Jones, the ttev W. Evans, MrJamee. Morgan aML the question was further adjourned .for a. week. The meeting was probably the. most successful- yet held. f, CARDIGAN ARTILLERY SMOKING CONCERT.—A most suctjeasf%i smokiug concert, organized by "Ofept L cis hi ii gton and thf-othor offieers for ttie entertain- ment of Lhe moo, took place at the Assembly Rooms on Thursday evening, when there a .crowded attendance of soldiers and their friendi." c ;Capt Lushington (Adjutant) presided, and there were also 4irefient Mrs Lushington, Capt Taunton. Lieutenants Stephens, Evins ana Stvadlirig, Dr HtUrili8 (Mayor), C.pt Paj-k< .Cap-Wemysa, Rav-jWt- Ewtno, Mr J. Morgan, Laura Place, Mr J. Morgau, "Obsertor," Councillors .Griffi hs, and Hopkins, Mr T. Salmon, &0. Toe .platform had bien prettily decorated tor the occasion with flags, itnd with crossed aworda,, and rifies, &c. The following excellent programme .was gone through Selection, A Qaitty Girl," the,Band comie- vang. Many a time," Mr M. Kerry (encore song, Hu and Ma"); song, "Hearts of Oak," C.S.Mujo'- Alqripge, R.A. reoitatiou 0 Hani, arOij" Gunner John James, and, in response to a recall, "Tne Siavies' Dr^am song, Bell Bi&iidoii," C.S. Major Kerry, H..A, violin solo, Life, let us cherish/* SexsrQ-o<t Trumpeter Wrigifc, RuA.; song, Lang Tom," Mr T. Wilson (encore soug, Sistar Mary"); song, "The Warno?- Bold," Gunn?.' J pj^noja ^recitation, A stpry of two cheeses," Lieut. Lock (encored) comic song, "A story of a tisa," Corporal J v Lewis (encore songs; When tbe ourtaiu is down," and Tommy Atkins "); cornet duet, Larboard, Watch," TratayttdriKwy and MusiaiW Eldndge; song, Hnsh-a-bye Baby," Gunner J. Nicholas (encored); overtftrtf„ 'Chasdn Tte, 6oict''r the Band. Mr H. VV. Morgan very kindly accottn. panied throughout-tike evening. A vote of -th^eiks having been accorded to the pianist, on the proposi- tion of the Chairman, the Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to Capt and Mrs Lushington, and offidari £ .ra4h tne same time expressing -his. appreciation of the. excellence of the entertainment. Thef proposition was heaitily carried an;b Capt Lushington acknowledged the ?<vote in I felicitous terms, and said he hoped that would not be the only gathering of the kind. We may aild"ttral^ the band, uuder the conductorship of Mr Wright*- deserve a apecial-word of praise, the execution of the ,ehaueon de soir being splendid. The oand, which is numerically strong ^i^- largely composed; of young iW men, who have been specially trained by Mr Wright. FARMERS' CROPS. I T. GRIFFITHS, GENERAL G K o C JjlRf, Jk 'S15E D S M A N ABERYSTWYTH. U BEGS to call the attention of Farmers to the-fargt, D Stock of ACrNl(lUtT U RA L SEED he has*, i n s laid in, and which he guarantees to ba) af, the be s quality. T. G. takes the opportunity to return his sinearej thanks to his numerous'Customers for the support they have afforded him daring tbe many years he has been in business, and begs to assure them that it will be hi3 constant study to merit a continuance of their kiud favours. FINEST COWtffiASEt CLOVER* ENGLISH RED DITTO", WELSH R$TD CLOVER. i ■. „ ALSIK^ DITTO, R < White Duteh, Trefoil and Pacey' £ Scotch Perennial Ryegrass, from l^lbs. to "28 Ib^'bushel. Also, a large Stock of English and Welsh "fetches. The whole of the above Seeds, of the respective kinds, have been selected from the Very best stock known, and grown with great care they therefore I cannot fao to give every satisfaction to the pur- I chaser.. I WAREHOUSE BY iMZ TOWN CLOCK. CHORAL FESTIVAL.—On Wednesday, at the Taber- nacle, the annual choral festival in connectSSa with the Calvinistic Methodists took place, under the able leadership ot Mr David Jenkins, Mas. Bac. The union consists of the following churches Ebenezur, English Presbyterian, Capel Sten, Gosen, daron, Shiloh and Tabernacle. Mr Evan Evans, solicit >r, presided at the afternoon meeting, when the follow- ing was the programme "Mae d' eisian di bob awr (Sankey arid Moodj[) "Dauwoh, eanwn iddo ef" (D. vV. Lewis), Pwy sydd ya y ri^E- yn byw" (Dr Parry), Pan gilia'r mfaf" (H. Howells), Yr Hyfryd Wlad (H. Davies) Yr Iesu-wrth J df<<a (Mr iiranahan). During the proceedings certificate, in tonic solfa were awarded by Mr J. T. Kees, Musi Bac. At the evening meeting there was a crowded audience, presided'Ovair by'fcho-fcCev Liew Edwards, %n the unavoidable absence or D'. C. Roberta, when the following pieces were well given: Weljs" (Boi$n>an%k), Gogerdd<m (Dr Parry), So Born, j abas (1- •' Gwyllt) Abergele (Ambrose Lloyd)-, Margaret" (D. Weber" (Weber), "Dole'" (J. T. Rees), "Hallelujah Chorus" (Beethoven). p and Gorphwysfa'r Saint (D. Jenkins), an anthem, composed and sdfrfr rin' memory of the late Dr' Saunders, in which the Dead March is introduced. Thg, singing throughout was most praiseworthy, jind t^e orchestra accompanied with jjoed effect. l}ne suc- cess of the proceedings was due. inwft.«e^t pieasnje to the energy of Mr W.lt. Jones'/the secretary. THE PROMENADE PUR.—The pier is Joeing re- painted, and will be opened at Easter. It is under. stood that the pier wMl be let for the season 14: an experienced entertainer. f. < THE HOSTEL.—The hostel building are teing I rapidly pushed forward. THE BUHlOP OF ST DAVID'S has been staying with Mrs Jones, of 10, Terrace, for sortie tina past. His Lordshiy will attend the confirmation at St Michael's Church to-morrow (Thursday). I THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.—The number cbf books borrbwed from the public library last week was 512. REMOVAL.—The Misses REES, Lapidaries and Jewellers, beg to announce that thfy have removed their Stock from No. 14 to No. 12/Marihe Terrace, during alterations. f OFF TO AMERICA.—A letter w$S received by her relatives, a few days ago, dated Queenstown, from a young woman who is a native ot Aberystwyth^ hut who bas resided at Ceniaes Road, string that ahQ, was leaving for America with a(relatiie. PatesoNAL.—We are pleased to.3find that Mr Griffith Rowlands, J.P., is recovering from aa,attack, p{iaflneA%a* • Captain DAVID JAMES, Rose Villa, has just returned home aiter a fourteen months voyage in the South American trade. LEGAL.—We understand that the Lord Chancellor hai aupoinled Mr Harold J. Evans (of the firm of Bendall & Evans, Milford Haven) a commissioner to ] administer oaths in the Supreme Court of Judica- ture. COALS.—Capt Donghton has a very large stock of Coal on hand, at the Rheidol Coal Yard, South road, j which will be disposed of at moderate rates. Free burning coal, 17s. per ton; best Newport, 20s per ton. Orders may be sent either to 45. North parade, or to the Coal Yard, South road. Loss OF THE DUNKELD.-Amongst the crew of 1 the Cardiff steamer Dnnkeld, which was lost a few ( days ago off Lodos Island, when all were saved except two, was Mr M. Jones, a trimmer, of Aber- I .ystjjyyth.. SHIPPING.— On Tuosday the three-masted schoone Zouave, oO&sjDqrt, was towecf"t>y the s.s. Countes8 sof$Js,bu$<».9ft'o S^rpool. She will latsr on sail to the west coast of Africa, where she will engage in the_coasUng trade. SUCCESS.—We are pleased to state that Miss L,z*- JenfeHrtr'iJa'a^tfl(t of c"pt Daviè JenkuiK, Q'Aevn street, lias passed^the Queen's Scholarship jeximination for admission Normal Depart- ment of the University College of Wales. She was plawd in the first cla.,s out of several thousands of can iidafies, Jpein^f no 827 on the list. *1' "-ARBilYSTWTTHIAN IN»;AB^SUCA.—Mr Edward ColA < has just received from his nephew, Mr Mansel Cole, son of his late brotherJVJr Mansel Cole, a series of photographs tak*-n at Mafekiu^j^Bechuaiiland. Mr Cole is a Troop Serjeant Major in the mounted con- stabulary. F /Masstes "BCKTRNE AND GRANT'S ,"WORKS.—We understand th tt tnis "firm's works on Constitution JIiiI, at the new hotel, and in Mill-street, have been I stopped. It is understoori that they will all be let by I -,gDutract, inatead-of being carried out by;th«.fifm» If YOIl want good valne for your money. Superior and etylieh goods at lowest caah jpncea, go to J. Walter Evans, 19, Great Darkgate-'Street. Now goods are now shown in all departments. Very Ftpdcinj, TNI46 in Boys', Youths' and Meu's Suit*, Sailor Suits,,3s 6d.to 10s 6d School Suits, 2s lid to I ■8s 11 d YoutW Suits, 8s lid to 25s; Men's Suits, l(3s.6d to 45s., &c., &c. New drees materials in a --great-variety. Double wMth materials, 8id to 3s lid per yard. A great variety of new Prints. Latest novelties in Ladies' Jackets, Capes, Waterproofs, &o., Hats, Caps, Ties, Gloves, -Umbrellas, Corsets, Ac. New designs in Linoleum, Stair aAd. Floor Oil Cloths, pace Curtains,Cretonnes, &c. &c. Suits nimde to order on the shortest notice. Address.—J. WALTER EVANS, 19, Great Darkgate-street. "OBITUARY.—Mr Owen Edwards, Coedyfwy, Llan- uwchllyn, died on Wednesday after a prolonged lll- nfiss, at an advanced 'ag«|. He was tha father pt Messrs Owen M. Edwards, M.A., (Edward Edwarus, ^M.A. (Aberystwyth), aud J. Morgan Edwards. Mr Edwards" was the last member of the noted family of Penygealan, whose history is prominently associated with Methodism in the district. /THE FORESTERS.—At the Jas £ meeting of Court t)ltl Castle (ansient order Of Foresters), at the Talbot Hotel, over which the chief ranger (Company Serjeant-Major John Haycocks), presided, the financial and numerical position of the court was dis- cussed and considered highly satisfactory. The bal%npe sheet and1 aunnaVstatement for' 1894 showed a net membership total of 204"benefit and l6 honor- members that the credit balance of the sick, fund stood at £ 1069 14s lid,"at Mrhjcfc. £ 650 is invested with the Aberystwyth Corporation, and .£406 is de- "posite'd M the London and Prjviucial Bank. The new fand—ballotthe subsidiaryibljnefit or contingent beneyolent fqnd—although eomgggpcing with only £1118 6d to its credit, islikelyto prove nsefttlforpro viding benefits other than sick aiid funeral allowances.' During the year t 163 14s"~0d wait paid in sick pay to 54 members ill, and X20 in respect of two funeral Qtatms. To give some idea of the usefulness of friendl/society clubs in this town and elsewhere it may be rtent/one'd that this court'alone has paid £ 1835 6s 4d in sickness.arid funeral Claims from lfJ76 to 1894; The following membersf #ere elected and installed a»rpjScers for the ensujng six months:— Chief ranger, Mr Ernest Hindley; sub chief, Mr Oscar Croft Beddoes, senior woodwards, Mr Harry Biddulph and SergeanS ^uharles Caldwell; beadles, Mr Thomas R..Bev In and Mr Edgar G. Watkins. Satisfaction was also expressed that six -new members had joined the pourt this year, and thafE'two more were to be proposed for admission at the next meetiatr. It was decided* to register the 7" t .adopted which confers-faH ^e^efits npoiwjiembtyrs six months from their initiation, l'he auditors (Messrs j Wakeliug and Hindley) 'reported—"We ba v'e t xamined the accounts of the court, and are very pleased at the way iu lwllice they have bdiiij kept, which reflects great credit ou our secretary, ^ojjes, Harnlock'Villa>y^^ THE MfLiTiA^BAND.—The militia band, will play this (Wednesday) oygqipiug ,;he Marine-t rface, by permission of the officers,, a;id of .t^iO Town ^o^npil. >

{r » UARDXGiMfiHIJaB. '!J¡- ..L- t'J.: It is stated that Mr liteweljn Williamp has definitely decided not.to allow" himself to be nominated at the meeting of the 'Liberal Association for the Selection of iiibefal candi- date. TherefQVe, as far as can now be fore- seen, the selection iiiillie between Mr Vaughan Davies and. Mr ^Viy.Xkfor.d Phillips.

FOOfBALL. -t v C0NgRBQATIQNAfcI8T8. patch, betweem these teatus, in connection with the Jujiior/piedal »«mpetitioto took, plaoa on the •Vicarage Field oa^Baturdaar) #iien attera good game the CoiigrftsgatiatrtLlftlts wWe the wtffftwi, the score •being 4-^2. *TV' "rl "1 jjpgPETS SCHOOL v "ARijWriJT On 4|atarday*th8Bavteai% playo^ on the ground of the formet, whQiji jasper school won, the score being

LLANDOVERY. t* APPOINTMENT.—Mr*Tt'^iic^iiri,> late foundation Scholar.of St John's College, MwbridlgP,"bas been appointed sixlh,fprm,a.nd composition master at the the Llandovery College «chj>o!lvin the place of Mr S. 0.1. Andrew, who was recently selected to be the head- master of Oldham Gfadhtair School. Mr Nickin was educated at Shrewsbury Sahool, -and. was placed in tbi first class in"Wrf claasioUl tripos, 1890. He was in the select list of five or dix outaof 50 or 60 -cwadidafes fiir thV Classical Unive^eity1 Scholarships in threeJ adfecessive years—1988, 1889, and 1890, and gained the Member's Prize for the Latin Essay in 1892. D. J. Lewis, a pupil Mt this school^ has j.øt won an open mathematical exhibition^! J630 a year at Magdalene College, Cambridge. f, 4.4 J 1 CEMMAESROAD.. SUTJDEN DEATH.—On Thursday the Rev J. H. Griffiths, assistant Wesleyaii minister of the Mach- ynlleth District, died suddenly at Cemmaes Road station, wiiile .waitifig for the Machynlleth train. The evidence tendered at the Inquest showed that deceased's death was due to syncope, and a verdict yr&a return«c|j>to this e^ot.. r L "■'>r tZ.r to Ij. y-afchASTRii^TYI). AIKARLT SWALLOW.—A swallow waa seen by a numwsr of persons to §^out pa Monday

AMERICAN HUMOUR. J WHAT does the now woman want ?" "She doesn't J ;now, but she i.j going to get it. Honns: "How is your furnace working this vint.er ?" Pitt: Like the mischief on warm days." MR. BUOWN I've got a cold or something in my lead." Mrs. Brown: It must be a cold, dear, I'm iinv." SINCE the fair sex took to wearing mens apparel he average brother and sister are bound together by i good manv ties. f Do you' like golf ?" asked the Philadelphia girl. t 'I'm really not sure whether I ever tasted any," rurglcd the Chicago girl. MRS. BACON It is terrible down at your boarding louse. You can never get any hot water." Mr. Bacon: Only we have soup, my dear." ITow could you conscientiously tell Miss Elder :hat she is the only woman you ever loved ?" "It is fact. Compared to her, the others were mere jjirl^i poBKUT (extending a cigar) There is a cigar tnat I (ian^ecpnunpnd." George Thanks but I should pref%fr one tnit jou^%ulJhgire to smoke yourself." -jt i > i He rarely eve^^nugses.; y.et when he shoots at woman's Jieart, r r ^Tis thei^lfe^j^s th^St^ J » MRS. GOOOSEIWE is going toWrt-a'dfess reform nirt^Hent here. Who-V do you ttetA'-of itir Mercy I had never noticed that her figure"^iiui • so bad as all that. DUNKS (meditati YMIJ: Whata,greedv world this is; the great wyority of people al«iays«lter money." Hardup (sadly):" ,¥eI i.. and a long^.way after it, too." "So Rusher has got ajob at last, eh ? andl wonder is it, that one with the sleeping' Ar company?" "I gue?snot. At least .he told me he'd struck a com- fo#table berth." » O J Mus. HOUSER Have you any idea what the papers mean when they say a man is dabbling in stocks ?" Houser: Er—that he has gone into a pool, most probably. I HEAR the lightning rod agents have formed a union." Yes, and it's sure to cause trouble." "Why so?" "Because they are always talking about a strike." A KENSINGTON youth, who had been told that a certain voung lady's father bt4 plenty of dough, proposed, to her before he discovered th%. old ntrm,waaf& bpkef. [" v 1 HER cheeks are like the red, red rose, { With. carmine tints rmbued; The only difference is this: The rose can't be renewed. I JOHNNY (who has jammed his finger): "Plague take it!" Teacher: Oh, Johnny, you shouldn't say that!" Johnny1; You'd oughter4 how toy 'papa when he hurts hisself "WHICH do you think is-correct," asked the studious young woman, I would rather go home, or I had^ather -go home ?" Neither," replied Cholty, Nairgo.' I'd rather stay here." LILI.IFJ Why did you apeak to that horrid fellow in the ear ? WleiWt yoif afraid it wo6W affect your standing ?" Millie Not & bit. He never offered a ^irl a seat in histlife." x* b a TilE microbe waflfed on the breeze,' -Now makes lijys annual tripi f Xfidt when the folksbegiiv^o sneezfe, We know he's brought his grip., TKAMr: Madam, will yer please give a hungry man something to "eat ?" Madam: "Will you. saw wood ?" Tr;).mp: Yes, mam; I wopt mention it to a living soul, 'pon me honour." YOUNG AKDUI'PE: "Is,it right to say '.deem' or • consider,' Miss Arress?" Miss Arreps: Oh, b^th are allowable. For instance, I deem you a very nice youug'wiam,but(I-cannot consider you at all." • > > •' WnnEKBv I forgot my latch-key last night, and when I came home I so I had to wait until the family got up." Plankington^ Hpw long was it, old ni^n ? About half an hour ?" r INBIRANCE Aori«*T "Any poetry in your family?' WITHF.RBV I forgot rov latch-key last night, and" when I came home I in» so I had to wait until the family got up." Plankington^ Hpw long was it, old ni^n ? About half an hour ?" INBIRANCE Aori«*T "Any poetry in yonjr family?' Poefc: ".Why, yes—that is^l—" Insurance Agent. Sorry "you mrntiowd it. There are same risks the company won't take. like leithe yo\i know, old Wby. Waggs l?n t iftiere, though You never saw any of-thtr^pie ^rust that our ne« hired girl tur(iijj out. 'THERE is a tradition that onq of the old esquires in Maiden, Massachusetts, had ealave -W'ho had been in the family until he was about 70 years of ate.I Per- ceiving that there was not unich work left forthe ofd i man. the tsquire took him 6ne day and made him a somewhat pompohs address to the folloSVing; effect: "You havff^been' a faithful servant to me aftd tAi" father before me. I hare 4Jpgheen thinking what I thdulddQ.torowardyou for your cervices. I give you your freedom. /You..are jour own m»sf§^; you, are your own man." Upon this the old negro shook, grisly head, and with a sly glance. wh-jok..plainly showed that. he.coald See through his master's inten- tions, quickly replied-: N<no, uiassa you eat de meat, and now you must eat de bone." SUE: "Isn't Mr. Pallette married?" He: "Yes, since last December. §he: "t'Wl)y,¡: thought, he sought an artistic,career." Hq: lie did,and.hi^ it* Ho^r^ the 1116's't 'elaborate cloth't s prqcurable^IJvcd at the best'liot^in town, and niavried a womon yHh a million. If thatrisn't artisti#, Ijdlike tpknowjvaat-; you call it." ;■ 1

LLA NDDBtNIO L. > « PiBtolTXON AOAINftT 'DlSESTABLTSHMKNtl—A -peti- tion has befen ttronnd the parish against disestablish- ment disendowmenti and has been by 92 of the parishioners. The popalatioQ of the ptfirish accórding. to the last census 15 212, and oat. of this- number thefe are at least 60 under 16 years, of age, therefore 60 per C6nt of ivhe whole parish are against disestablishment and diS £ mdowment.y PARISH MEETiNO.r-^Thfs meeting''assembled at the National schoolroom on the ?9th nit. for the pur- pose of appointing overseers for the ensuing year. Tbeifollowing per^onsryere-awfointedi J Messrs Evan Morris, Cilfaohau, and- William'Pugh^eficwm- Mawr.. rXhe:C^rk was.i^oot^d^or mwkfc, f?Hat .ot personefffigible lor the office of cverseer, and write the same in thg minute..hook. ,,There were present at the meeting the Rev J. M. Lewis^ricar, Messrs J Rowlands, Car^ofrchairman, ..Benploaf/'D. Lewis, Penygraig'D. Owefis, Pobty, J. Lewis, fan- parcau, assistant overseer, an.d -Di. -Jones,; Meillionen.- ? LECTURE.—At Elim Chapel, on the 28th nit., an interesting lecjture was delivered by-,jj&f 0; >Ceidiog'Roberts, Llanllyfin, on Physiognomy. The weather proved noDropitioas,, which necessitated thi absence of many from attending the lecture. The proceeds ar« to be devoted*to^ardi «fesefe^ing -fche Tooms tmder therchapel. CAPEL BANGOR." CHURCH DEPENCH MEETINO.—OQ Wednesday evening the Rev J. T. Griffiths, R.D., the- viear of ,Llanilar, delivered a most interesting lecture in defence of the Established Courch, dealing tnore particnlarly with the aspect' -of 'Mf Asquith's bill. He considered^ the most unfair section of the bill Avow -tvao which concerned the onrates and the catbe.fta,ls,"Cb urch- meahad, during-t^j past 40 yealffej,subscribed over-8117,000 for the restoration of linese edifices and yet the Government proposal was to hand them to the County Council. Proceeding he conteQ^ed that b«$au8e iihfe (Jhureh "WAS m""a«-minority com-, pared with ilkthe ottfer todies put^ogetEerlrhat was no reason for disendowment. The Government had the power to take away Chureh property, but had no moral right to|do so. The.Chnrch hachifa faults/no doubt, but,nevertheless ij>.w*s the^no^ perfect insti- tution thatwas. Srer ea^aMehed in jqay cpuntrjr 1Q the world.* Thtflecttire was muoh appreciated fay, a, large audienoe, over which the R434M. pte- eided. Before the proceedings concluded Mr J, x. Nicholls proposed a vote of wanks to the lecturer' which was seconded by _WV»jtforgao. and carried.

..ff r> (f V I xgfr HUGHES'S i r BLOQO PILLS S WtJI Berulate tie Stomach i S \WUIaikT^ purify the blood, i S Wafe and effectual re- i i 5.1 S MABB. I S -JO impure«rweakbloo<fc": S W 1 L an UNFAILING REMERY. S 3 THE BEST ■ THEY WILL CURE Yl/l«. B Tt-pror4,al1 -Chtmyfti nr( S 9 PatenLMidicine Dtalert "S J/J}, {ii$per box, or I S H from -the maker. Jacob a ^SNfflCfflSSSi Jlugfk, t.'hJtntittJfmintiK. ¡

i¡OROUGll..MAGISTRATES' COURT.- V j r "v/EDNESDit. Before the Mayor (Dr Harrielif/Peter' Jones. C. M. Williams, Thomas GriffithSj"Snd Gi^fith Will am», NON-PAYMENT OF RATES. Evan.Joues,. FpaAheri' Hotel, Aberayron. was t-harged by the over^ers.ol Aberystwyth with refus- ing to pay J64 lOs'Od" p6or rates, and a distress warrant was issued. The same ^defendant was also charged by Richard. Feliy, rate collefttpr, with refasing to pay .£10 10s 3d district-apd water rates, and he was ordered to pay this amonnt forthwith. Elizabeth White, Terrace road, was charged by R. Felix with refusing to pay X3 3s Od general district and water rate sj" an<f sire ura^ ordered to pay forth- with, For refusing to pay .£2 19s 6 and water rate, a distress warrant was issued aSaiMi Phillip Gornall., OVER-ADULTERATING MILL. David Jenkins, milk vendor, Aberllolwyn, CUany* chaiarih was charged by the Chief Constable with filing piilk ad«d|erated with nineteen per cent of water, and he was fined 20s and costs including the analyst's fee. t 7 ? ( Rowland Rowlands, 8, Cambrian street, milk vendor, was charged witci adultwating milk with seventeen per cent of water, and he was fined 20s and costs, in'closive' of the analyst's fee. Robert Bland^ labourer, Skinnevstr^et^ wm charged by P.S. Uavias withlfeWg drunk on the highway 1 and he was bound over to oome np for judgment wblj^ called uppn. • • 7 CHIMNEY ON FIRK. William Probin, Pier street, was charged by, Bèe. Jones, surveyor, with allowing a chimney of his house to go on fire and he was bed 2s tid. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CABB. At the police Station, on Wednesday morning, be fore the mayor (Dr Harries) L i-omaa Griffiths, Esqr, Richard Jones, 10, Marme-terraee, WHJS charged by Inspector David WilUi i.», l, cyssul, with having in hife possession for a.ie ) ose< a 120 lb. weight which was not. of the (It" "n ination of the Board of Trade Standard alsb" with having in his possession an^nnjast weight and'also with having1 a scale not stamped. I A fine of 58 and costs for each offence was im- posied,

i t. MELINDWR. PARISH COUNCIL.—At a meeting of this eonaoil held on Mar I. Mr E. H. Bebb, chairman,,pte- siding, the "t t u i i, 88 transacted was to examine Itoilh ^reseii'd tor lie costs of the parish council electioiii an i 1 ior the use of the.-connoil. It was proposed by Capt Bray, seconded by, jtir finair and carried, that the bills should he paid, and cheques were drawn and'signed to the amoant. of X<*D T&- **011 and seconded by Capt BrIiY, that all cheques should be signed by the Chairman and two of the members, and this passed. It was proposed by Mr Stephens, and seconded by the Rov D. Morgan, that the doors should be thrown open to the ratepayers, excepting when the councilwere in a committee. There waa act amendment that the doors should be closed, Seven voted for the proposition and tw6 agmut, so the proposition was carried. It was proposed by Capt Bray, and qpconded jby Mr "Evans, that the Aiujute book of the cbuncil should be kept m English. This was carried: It was.proposed by Mr Owen, and seconded by the Rev D. Mqrgan, that .62 108 Od increase should be made to the salary, of ipseph Parry, assistant overseer, for the ensuing Pat. Carried. No other bhsitfess df'iAterst waa transacted'aiut the meeting cloaML., Ty „ L^ANfihanqel^CROYBDIK, r« TRIENNIAF. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION,'<-ITH9 triejiuial election of "sevefr members for the School Hoard toak pl»oe at the Board School room, Devil'a Utiqge,1 on laeeday. The poll 'WWB open fr&m 12 ueontoSp.m., Mr Hugh Hughes, solicitor, being t*e returning ofioer. Mr David Davies, presiding officer, and Mr K. K. JeolUns, poll Clefk" A't^r th« 'polling conclnded, counting was immediately proceed* e^Wito, after wfei^h the presidiug.offi0er declarad the ««ult to be as fallows, .^he first seven being elected ibel-e were fodrteeu candidates nominated vi* • "Jifehn Morgan, Mouut.Hazel, anrgeon & 206 '4'hopiaa James WaddMgham, Hafod^. gentlrl pah gftg j., Jamjs Kdward Row,e. Tyllwyd, farmer 198.. Willaam Thomas Hill, Hafod .Hotel, licensed Yiotualler ,'l#2 -ani John Owen, Frongoch, mine agent xtK> Thomas Hughes, Waunyradar, farmer 15U David Thomas, Cwmnewidioo Uchaf, farina; 8or > Rev fieury Owen Edwards, Rheidol View #unis-e; of the gospel 75 f, .} J'aolan Lewis. Pleasant View, factoryman M Dav^'Morgan, Pentrebranant, farmer .]] 64 Jobij Edwards, Cae'rmeirdh, farmer 42 Thomas Jones/Rheidol House, farmer v 35 Evan?,JE^wtoaae, farmer Mr iTavid ^homas. Tynrhyd, farmer, was < Motmated but he withdrew. 4

LATE ADYERTISEMKNTSL' I BE LET, with immediate possession, J1 10, COTTAGE, with large Garden, beanStfully situated on the banks of the Ystwyth^ two milerf from. Aberystwyth half-a-mile from Church, Station, and Post Office—Apply, ELLM, Auctioneer, Aberyst- wyth. > ———

» r DEATfiS. BpRDJSwe.-rM^ch VS > < road' Highbuiyr Park, London, Mr George TJeane Bnrdett. -v, DAviBs.-March 25tii;"aged J8* ye^Miae Jane Dafies, Blaenbeidog, Bethel,filangwyryfon. EVANs.-March 25th, at the Workhouse, David lead miner, Cwmystwyth, aged 65 years. -kli-,S.-A pril 1st, at High-stfre^t, "Anne Jones, aged "O'years, daughter of Morris Davies Jones, mariner.. JAMES.—March 23rd, aged 33_jrears, Mr James James, Dolpandy, Ctpfl/Baagor. Interred atPen- llwyn. w LEWI a. Mar oh 30th, aged 2 weeks and three daysr Thomas David, intent son of -Mr Lewis, Cwmbw* Mill, Pe^fje^iyjijqch.' HBADSTDSFES; OROSS^AJ, MONPMJNTBr AM MUBAL "TABLETS, IK GRANTTB, MAJtBLE, ^LATH STOWK MONUMENTS RESTOSED *4 RH»TJCTTTttyd eJÍj 1 alid •verj dasorip^oa pi Vr, 7. MONUMENTAL WORK Mnovrtm- Erftfejana Fan. HOSKING MILLBB, ENAMELLED SLATE AND lfABBLl WOBEA MOOR STREET. A*EKY8TWl3~

MEMORIAL GARD&, A. very choice selection of Memorial C^rds, Sf the best makes, to be selected from, at- Observer^ -OflBtcJe, 4? North Faimde} A^« jnitwyth.