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Farmers, ·continued. Morgan Thomas, Grange farm, IN LECKWITH PARISH. Evans Mrs. G., Great House, Roath Grangetown Coslctt Edward, Yniston Evans .T ohn, Pengam farm Roath Richards Miss, Derry farm Davies John, Leckwith Bridge Rvans Thomas, Great Barn farm, R. Roberts Edward, Adamsdown Morgan .John, Brin will Evans William, Llwyn-y-grant Sumners Robert, Alien's Bank Thomas William, White farm Griffin Samuel, Tynycoed Thomas Daniel, Pen-y-lan Jones J. B., Crwys farm Williams 1Villiam, Splot farm

CARDIGAN,

WITH ABERPORTH, BLAENFOSE, BLAENPORTII, BRIDELL, CASTELLAN, CHAPEL­ COLMAN, CILGERRAN, CRYM~ITCH, LLANDYGWYDD, LLANFIHANGEL­ PENBEDW, LLANFIRNACH, LLANGOEDMORE, LLANGRANOG, LLECHRYD, MANORDIVY, MONINGTON, MOUNT, MOYLGROVE, PENBRYN, PENYBRYN, PENRITH, ST. DOG~IELLS, TREMAIN AND VERWICK

ARDIGAN is a seaport and a borough, both Tuesday in every month; sessions for the borough corporate and parliamentary, 235 miles from of Cardigan at the Guildhall for general business, London, 13b from Bristol, 29 from Carmarthen, 27 every Monday, and for cases under the Petty Larceny from Haverfordwest, 22 from Aberayron, 10 from Act, every Thursday. The borough of Cardigan, Newport (Pem.), and 8 from Crymmych Arms with the contributory boroughs of Aberystwith, railway station, on the Whitland and Taff Vale Lampeter-pont-Stephen and Adpar, returns one Company's line. This town, the capital of the member to the House of Commons ; the present county, is pleasantly situated about two miles from member is David Davies, Esq., Montgomeryshire. the sea, on the right bank of the river Tivy, and, as The Union and County Court district of Cardigan is the case with most old towns, the approaches to comprises the following parishes: Aberporth, the principal streets are narrow, and the turnings Bayvil, Blaenporth, Bridell, Cardigan (St. Ma,ry's), very sharp, but, having once arrived, the visitor will Dinas, Eglwyswrw, Kilgerran, Llandugwydd, Llan­ find that the streets are clean and wide, and the fair-N antgwyn, Llanfihangel-Penbed.w, Llangoed­ establishments of the principal traders will compare more, J,lantood, Llanychllwydog, Llechryd, Maner­ favourably with those of any place of its size. At divy, Meline, ~Ioylgrove, Monington, Mount, night the streets are illuminated with ga!ll supplied N evern, Newport, St. Dogmclls, Tremain, V erwick, by a limited company, established some years ago; and Whitechurch. there is also a good supply of excellent water. In The only monument of Cardigan's ancient great­ addition to the retail establishments, we may ness are the ruins of its once famous castle, which mention the manufacture of woollen goods the consist of the remains of two towers. The site of most extensive factory is at Trewindsor, about two the keep is now occupied by a neat mansion called miles from the town, Henry Daniel Davies being Castle Green, the residence of D. G. Davies, Esq. the proprietor. 'l'here are also several merchants The most prominent public building is the Guildhall, doing an extensive business in timber, corn, coal, a fine pile of buildings in the centre of the town, lime, &c. Other branches of business comprise the and which has within its walls accommodation for manufacture· of agricultural machines, iron founding, the holding of sessions, council meetings and markets, tanning, and rope making; and recently a new brick likewise the Grammar School and the Mechanics' works has been erected for the manufacture of Institute Library and Reading Rooms. The library bricks, tiles, sanitary tubes, &c., by patent process; contains a large number of volumes by the best the clay found here being of a very superior quality authors, and the reading room is well supplied with for the purpose. The steam saw mills of Mr. David papers and periodicals; the number of members is Griffith Davies are conveniently f,!ituated, and are large, and the institute may be said to be in a very the only mills of the kind within a great distance of flourishing condition. The county gaol is also in the town, and supply a want which had been long the town, and although not large, has ample accom­ felt. Although Cardigan is so far from any railway modation for the number of prisoners committed to communication, the river Tivy to a great extent it. The union workhouse is at St. Dogmell's (Pem· supplies that want. Having a good harbour, quays, broke), lt miles from Cardigan. The Police Station and warehouses, for the loading, landing, and and Lockup is in High street, and the Town Hall, storing of goods, sailing vessels of considerable High street, is used for holding assizes, county tonnage are constantly arriving and departing, and courts, &c. A School Board for Cardigan has the screw steamer belonging to the Cardigan Steam recently been elected, and handsome and corn· Navigation Company Limited, plies to and from modious schools erected, and, in addition to the Bristol weekly, leaving on Tuesday and returning on above, there are national schools, and several private Friday. The government of the town is vested in a boarding and day schools. mayor, town clerk, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors, The places of worship are the parish church of with inferior officers. Assizes are held in the Town St. Mary, a very ancient edifice, with square tower; Hall twice a year-in spring and summer ; sessions the living is a vicarage. There are also chapels for for the lower hundred of Troedyrawr the last Baptists, English and Welsh Independents, and