... 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 ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. f3AU,T DAVID'S COLLEGE, lAlIrPETER.-The prizes for the best reading in tne College Chapel for the year 1866 have been awarded a* follows :-E, the Rev J. H. Gibbon, B.A.; Welsh, O. n. Price, B.A. Mr. W. Stokes Rees, (a grandson of the late Rev William Pees), passed his examination at the Royal Naval College as a Naval Cadet, on the 7th inat. He was educated at the High ...

... NORWICH, FRIDAY EvENiNG.—The details have come to hand of a shocking murder at Elsing, near East Dereham, Norfolk. The victim was an old woman, partially blind, lame, and deaf, while the perpetrator, her husband, is an able bodied man. The woman's name was Charlotte Naylor, wife of James Naylor, a labourer. She was 81, and her husband 51, years of age. Their cottage stands in a row, and the ...

... A NOBLE EXAMPLE.—On Thursday evening tai-t the Countess of Gainborongh, accompanied by theDowayer Lady Ducie. the Lady Victoria Noel, Mrs Abel Smith, Mts Marsh (of Heckenham, authoress of 'English Hearths and Homes,' Fled ley Vicars,' &c.) and other ladies, in- augurated a Working Women's Christian Union at the Union Hall, Caledonion Road, King's Cross; The Coun- ters assured those assembled ...

... The following extract from a very able letter by the Rev. W. Cahill, D.D., (which appeared in. the Catholic Telegraph of the 6th inst.,) has been kindly placed at our disposal by Mr Superintendent Robinson; of this town. The subject on which the latter portion of the extract treats has been recently discussed by the County Magis- trates at the Shire Hall, and Dr Cahill's remarks respecting the ...

... UNION HUNT CLUB.—A meeting of the members this club was held at tbe Boar's Head Hotel, Carinart ,j,g on Saturday last, when, in consequence of Mr declining to accept any subscription for the future, It tbO. determined that the club should be continued '°5ajjd purpose of providing a fund for renting fox covers promoting the better preservation of foxes within eB limits of Mr Powell's country. ...

... At the last moment, a fact was ascertained, in itself of bearing upon the question, but which ultimately led The discovery of what had been so long wanting in remarkable case. Upon being further questioned W to her first husband's family, Mrs Ellis stated that he brother, about six years younger than himself, who tIS also a soldier in the same regiment. What was his g1.6- His name was Reuben, ...

... ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS.—These sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Saturday, before 0. E. Davies, Esq, I J. P. Jones, Esq, and Rev P. Phelps. There were no cases of any interest to the public. COUNTY COURTS.—A parliamentary return just issued shows that the total expenses of the county courts in England and Wales, in the year ending the 31st of March, 1864, were £ 250.643. Of this sum the ...