... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... We wish to draw the attention of our readers to what transpired at the Carnarvon Quarter Sessions last week. The large sum of 21,027 appeared in the treasurer's accounts as having been paid out of the county rate for special constables at the late election. Had the necessity for their appointment legitimately arisen, no one would perhaps have scrutinized too closely the sum ex- pended or the ...

... Mr SZLUMPER produced the plans of the proposed site for the slaughterhouse and Smithfield. Mr ALDERMAN JONES said the sooner the better the matter was proceeded with; he had been asked by several persons what the Board intended doing in the matter, and most parties were of opinion that the cattle fairs would be weaned back from Llanbadam, if there was accommoda- tion for the cattle. The CLERK ...

... Mr GLADSTONE has had an unparalleled run of ecclesi- astical patronage. First the Bisbopof Wl- C HESTER resigned, then EXETER died, next BATH and WELLS became vacant, and now Dr WALDEGKAVE, of Carlisle, is dead. All these high posts are not yet filled up, but the Bishop of OXFORD has been translated to the richer see of Winchester, and the place thus vacated i3 filled by Prebendary MACKAR- ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of the Board on Monday last, the chair was taken by Mr W. Jones, Bryn- owen (vice-chairman), and there was a large number of Guardians present. The only business which occupied the attention of the Board was the usual relief of the poor, which was carefully attended to. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES.—The following ten- ders were received for some additional ...

... FIFTY YEARS IN A DUNGEON-M. Andreoli, a Rus- sian writer, who was exiled some years ago to Siberia, is now contributing to the Revue Modernc. under the title of Souvenirs de Siberia, his recollections not only of Siberian but also of Russian life. In the last number of the Revue he tells a story, the end of which belongs to the present reign, the beginning to the rein of Paul, of whose ...

... Ttpyn o Bob Peth. Mr Henry James, of the Oxford Circuit, has been muffle a Q.C. The Wtexham, Mold, and Cowsah's Quay Railway Bill has been read a third time in the House of Lords. At Rhoscolyn, near Holyhead, there is neither a parson nor policeman, a doctor or lawyer, an exciseman or brewery, to be found in the locality. The Times of India states that the head quarters and cantonment of the ...