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• The grounds of the castle are tastefully laid out, and the :flower garden is justly celebrated. The population in 1861 was 307. Horton is a hamlet of the above parish. PosT.A.u REGULATIONS. Letters arrive from Swansea at 11 a.m., dispatched thereto at 2 p.m. The M urnbles is the nearest Money Order Office. Post town, Swansea.

Parislt Church. Rev. John Lloyd, Incumbent. Wesleyan Chapels at Horton and Ganderstreet. Rev. J abez Ire dale, Minister. Girls' School, Horton. Mrs. George Bevan, Mistress. RESIDENT. Talbot, Christopher Rice Manse!, Esq., M.P. (lord lieutenant of the county), Penrice Castle.

PENTYRCH. PENTYRCH is a parish and village in the hundred of Misken, union and county court district, distant about 6 miles from Cardiff, and 4 from Caerphilly. It is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Llan­ daff, deanery of Upper (south-western division). The living of the parish church is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Bishop of Llandatf and the dean and chapter alternately; annual value £113, and held by the Rev. Horatio J ames Thomas. There are also chapels for Baptists, Independents, and Calvinistic l\Iethodists, and a school for boys and girls. In this parish are situated the extensive ironworks of :Messrs. T. ,V. Booker and Co., giving employment to a great number of hands. The population in 1861 was about 1590. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive from Cardiff at 10.30 a.m., dispatched thereto at 5.30 p.m. Llandaff is the nearest :Money Order Office. Post town, Cardif[

Parish Church. Rev. Horatio James Thomas, Vicar. Baptist (Pennel). Rev. Edward J ones, Minister. Calvinistic Methodist (H oreb). !iinisters various. Independent (Bronllwyn). Rev. John Davies, Ministm·. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Davies. Rev. John (Dissenting minister) Thomas, Rev. Horatio James, the Jones, Rev. Edward (Baptist) Vicarage COMMERCIAL. BOOK.Elt, THOS. W. &. 00., John, Lewis, shopkeeper smelters & manufacturers of bar, sheet, John, Thomas, farmer, 'l'yn-y·nant tin-plates, and iron wire, Pcntyrch and John, 'Villiam, grocer Melincrythan works John, William, i:>hoemaker, Evans,John, cashier at Pentyrch ironworks J ones, 'Villiam, farmer Evans, Thomas, farmer, Cefncolstin Lewis, John, innkeeper, Gwaelod-y-Garth Herbert, John, Rock and Castle Lewis, Thomas, Lewis Arms Ho wells, Ebenezer, farmer, Bwlch-y- Lewis, Thomas, grocer Gwynt Lewis, Thomas, farmer Jenkins, John, innkeeper Llewellyn, Henry, King's Arms John, Evan, surveyor, Blaen-bailey Llew'ellyn, Mary, grocer John, Evan, sen., land agent, Blaen-bielly Llewellyn, William, butcher, Penygarm