... During the discussions on the Aberystwyth Water Scheme,, which have resulted, as our readers know, in an order by the Secretary of State that a Commissioner shall be sent down to' enquire into the question, a suggestion Was thrown- oúf:, that steps should be taken to purify the river Rheidol, thus to secure a never ceasing supply. The suggestion, if we remember rightly, was laughed at by* ...

... The inquest on the sufferers bv the late explosion at the Green Pit was resumed on Wednesday. After the coroner had summed up the evidence at consÜlerable length, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death bad resulted from suffocation caused by fire- damp, but that there was not sufficient evidence to show how the explosion originated. WESEEYAN CHAPEL.—On Sunday last, two .ible ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF VOLUNTEERS. The annual in,pection and field day of the first adminis- trative battalion of the Montgomeryshire Rifle Volunteers took place on the racecourse, Newtown, on Friday week. The corns which took part in the movements were the New- town, Welshpool, and Llanidloes companies, the total strength on ihe field being over 200, and the proportionate company strength ...

... CARDIGANSHIRE ELECTION. Last week the Liberal candidate, Mr E. Richards, held a series of public meetings in the neighbourhood of Llandyssil and Cardigan, 1 resided over by Sir T. D. Lloyd, Bronwydd, J. Pugh Pryc', Esq, Bwlchbychan, W. Jones, Esq., Llwynygroes, D. Evans, E#q., Cidigill, and E. L. Fitzwilliana, Eiq Newcastle Etnlyr, and the candidate was supported by the various Dissenting ...

... allO\el1 that tho n:lronet has conferred a permanent beJlefit \v i Vi C0 he,'ie: worked l,n ...

... t cannot be said that there is much greater animation evinced in the iron trade this week than was reported last week; but dearly the trade is gradually assuming that improved position which was looked forward to at the conclusion of last year. The same dissension seems to exist between- makers and buyers in regard to prices, and the latter will no doubt continue, as long as possible, to place ...

... MODERN INVENTION.—Thatgreat invention the Cit i-c ii o qiciph, which times all the principal events of the day and has revolutionized and superseded the clumsy old- fashioned Stop-watch, seems likely to be eclipsed in fame by that still greater and more useful invention the Keyless Watch. The fact of no key being required ren- ders these Watches indispensable to the traveler, the nervous, ...

... TO ADVERTISERS. ALL ADVERTISEMENTS sent to the ABER- YSTWYTH TIMES are also inserted, without extra charge, in the CAMBRIAN NEWS AND MERI- ONETHSHIRE STANDARD, and thus find their way to a large circle of readers in Merionethshire and Carnarvonshire, as well as Cardiganshire. Advertisements should be sent, not later than Thursday evening if intended for publication in the current week, to the ...

... You must admit, doctor, said a witty lady to a cele- brated doctor of divinity, with whom she was arguing the question of the quality of the sexes, you must admit that Woman was created before man! Well, really, midam, said the astonished divine, I must ask you to pr ive your case. That can easily be done, sir. Wasn' E e tile first mt id ? ...

... MACHYNLLETH. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday an inquest was held by Dr D. R. Pughe, at Bronfynnon, Darowen, upon the body of Rees Jones, a child aged two-and-a-half years. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased was sub- ject to fits, and succumbed to a violent attack on Sunday morning. Verdict- Death from natural causes. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, WEDNESDAY.-Present: Mr Edward Davies, {deputy ...

... [We are requested to insert the following letter which has ap- peared in the Oswestry Advertizer.] SIR,- Your paragraph in last week's journal upon Welsh-speaking bishops has found its way to all the metropolitan and most of the provincial papers, which will naturally give our Saxon neighbours an impression that we Ancient Britons were complaining without a cause. Now all who know anything of ...

... The Liberal Association for Montgomeryshire was success- fully started at Newtown on Friday, at a meeting pre- sided over by Captain Crewe-Read and composed of active Liberals from different districts of the county. Before the real business of the meeting began, a proposal was made that the association should include in its opera- tions the registration of the boroughs as well as the county, ...