The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-02-28 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE RECTOR OF MERTHYR AND TEE LATE BALL—In one of his finest sermons, on charity, delivered on Sunday evening last, at St. David's the rector referred to the late ball, and said he for one would not discountenance such a gathering. Though he had no taste for such things himself, he was not opposed to happy aunions of the kind. " But, ' added he, what scope will it not give to the busybody, the gossip, the sladerer, who will criticise this one's appearance, that one's dancing, and fritter away a character and destroy a reputation with all imaginable ease." Several more ranx we cannot forbear from quoting. Speaking of the gossip who invariably wounds the reputation of her neighbour, he said with all deference to the fair sex, he thought there was something to be learnt and something to be seen in the fact of the devil first having recourse in the garden of Eden to Eve, and not to Adam. The mode adepted by the gossip was vigorously described. Hearing half a truth, or even a fable, that was sufficient for her purpose. Forthwith she would put on her bonnet ; that is, added he, when ladies wore bonnets, and sally forth to do her mischievous work. He indignantly denied that by his reference to these things he lowered the dignity of the pulpit. He believed that, in the noblest epistle in the Bible, where the Apostle discoursed on charity, he had the slanderer in view ; and that slanderer, that gossip, was classed with no less than murderers, than thieves. For there was a murder besides that of the body, and a theft other than of gold. As a sermon on charity, and treating at length on the special failings of the fair sex, it was most certainly tha best we have ever heard, and well deserves to be published and circulated generally  Bridgend Postal Banlotions. The following are the hours for the despatch of Mails, from this Town to the places hereunder named:_ Extra  Stamp. . a.m. a.m.  Time of closing Letter Box London, Cardiff. Newport, Chepstow, Gloucester and Bristol Taibach, Neath, Swansea, LlanellY, and Carmarthen Cowbridge lO 10 Cardiff 12 0 noon •1) m. P.m. Llanelly, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Chepstow, Gloater, Ireland, Scotland, North, &c. of England . London, '  2 40 2 55  2.Lemßibriaa!el,nsnuTesmyitlillhallb, csrayr, -Newport, Glo'ster, Swansea, ea, Llanelly, Caroni, Tenby, &c. &c 7 50 8 0 registered until half-an-hour previous to the closing of the box, and up to the time of closing on mailsareza:iniveedntfroof amtt ex the efotiriaowfeie of f noplacaourpea , snee,i delivered at undermentioned times dunng the week,. (Sundays excepted) when there is but one dell' er,) commencing at 7.30 am,, lyit letters may be tamed at the window until 10 a.m.  London and all parts Ireland, Scotland, North and West of England Glos'ter, Chepstow, Newport, Cardiff &c lO 35 P. 0. London, Bristol, Glo'ster, Newport, Cardiff, Swansea,Neath,Taibach,Carmarthen,Llanelly 4 15 Letters for Rural districts if posted before 5 40 a.m., are delivered the same morning.  Money Orders are issued and paid Savings Bank Deposits received--Government Annuities and Insurance business transacted daily. (Sundays eN' cepted,) from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Printed  . and Published for the Proprietork bY J"11 FfEmmaNG, at the Offices of the "Central Megooren Newspaper Company," (Limited), No. 1, Unwr'.: place, in the Parish of Coity Lower, in the Town of Bridgend, in the County of Glan,organ.--