Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

THE MAY SHOWER. The air grovi dark, And S'Hve spaik Of sunshine lights the day. The wild wind sweeps; The black cloud weeps To waih the face of May. Down each gutter Torrents splutter, Nought without is clean- Pattens clatter; Gowns bespatter 'll ii d Mud — where dust was seen But notv bright light Dispels the ni»ht That trespassed on the day- The shower's zone The_.sun shines on And all ag;<in is gay. The sturdy lark IVuni yonder park Uprist's to the sky; OB qui V'rill!; wings He jiniiy rings Out bis deep joy on high. The rcka rebound With notes that sound The woodland through and through t The distant f.ii Plays to the call Of roving, sad, cuckoo. And let me raise My voice in praise To Him who sent the shower; And forget His trials yet Will only last the hour. And ne'er forget His pleasure yet Is far beyond our power And ne'er forget Our weakness yet, In life's unceasins shower! C.

CARDIFF. — Eiylit Lives Lost.—On Thursday even- ing, the Taliesin steamer, to and from Burnham to Cardiff, whfn near ths Holmes passed a boat, bottom upwards, with hats floating about. A boat with the captain and 7 seamen had left the pier head about an hour before with stores for an Austrian ship lying in the outer roads; it was blowing hard at the ttme, and they have not been heard of since. CARDIFF.- We understand that only forty gentle- men have enrolled themselves as members of the rifle corps about to be formed in Cardiff. This faot is Buffi. cient to prove that no effective force can be raised un- less government provide the rifle and accoutrements. If this were ('one, instead of forty we should have at least 2,000 enrolled by this time.

r CORRESPONDENCE. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions and sentiments of our correspondents, and no com- munications ivill lie inserted that are not signei {confidentially) with the true mine and address of the writer. THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE NATIONAL PARry IN WALE3. SrR, — By the appointment of Dr. Campbell, I regard the Welsh bishopric question in its future aspects satis- factorily settled. I do not affirm him to be all we could wish no appointment perhaps could be—but every cardinal principle for which the patriotic party contends has been conceded, and acted upon by government. I think it, consequently, the duty of all churchmen and well-wishers of Wales to support the bishop elect in his new sphere of labour. A new era has commenced in Bangor — let it be cordially accepted by all parties. The leadership in the patriotic movement belongs to no one—to me, certainly, no further than I organised and carried it out in the only form that I knew would tell effectually on the government and the publio-that of agitation. For the success hitherto achieved, and resting I believe on solid foundations, we are in- debted 1, To the inherent strength and righteousness of the cause itself. 2. To a succession of patriotic clmaoters who have never ceased with more or less effect to keep it before the public mind—among these, our gratitude is espe- cially due to my uncle, the late Venerable Archdeacon Williams, of Cardigan; to John Richards, Esq., Bron- menai, Carnarvon; to the Rev. David James, formerly of Kirkdale, now of Panteg Rectory, Monmouthshire; to the Rev. Joseph Hughes (CaTII Ingli), Meltham Rectory, Yorkshire, President of the Yorkshire Cam- brian Society to the Rev. L. Jones, Rector of Almond- bury the Rev. T. James, Incumbent of Netherthong, aud other members of the society-to Lady Hall, of Llanover to Mr. Williams of Aberpergwm, and a few other families, whose names will be recorded in a work which will give the history of this national struggle, from the days of Griffiths (of Llanddowra) to the pre- sent date. 3. To the 'Carnarvon nnd Denbigh Herald, and its Editor, any praise or recognition of whose long, un- swerving, and energetic advocacy of the great princi- ples involved, would be superfluous—for I can speak from widely extended knowledge of the fact, that thpy are heartily and unreservedly acknowledged by the whole body of the patriotic and protestant party. It has been our good fortune to possess in the Herald' a publio medium in thorough accord on this important question with ouriselves, established in one of the centres of the Principality, of extensive circulation, conducted with a rare union of intellectual ability, moral courage, and political consistency, standing second in these respects to no provincial journal in the United King- dom. It is to the Herald* we are indebted for the power of bringing the bishop agitation in lectures, addresses, petitions, remonstrances- in one word, with all the engineery of the fourth estate to bear upon the publio mind, and for the prominency it has there occu- pied during the last three or four years, in the midst of a series of events, the startling interests of which, shifting from the Crimea to India and China, would otherwise have obscured or merged it from observation. Agitation without the press is a nonentity. In the Hera'd' press we found the lever to move Wales—and 'o far beyond Wales—for the numerous articles in the metropolitan, English, and Scotch papers, on the Ban- gor vacancy and appointment, demonstrate that the undulations of the movement reached every corner of the kingdom. It matters not whether the Herald' wholly agrees with me, and other members of the patriotic party, in Dr. Campbell's apDointment or not— our thauks remain pre-eminently due to it for the ser- vices rendered the oommon cause. I feel of course anxious that a party which has hitherto woiked under no ordinary difficulties, faithfully and effectively to e- ther, should continue united, and regard Dr. Campbell's appointment with the same eyes as I do, believing that in so doing we are occupying a position in itself im- pregnable, and securing the support of all right-minded men. 4. Of the clergy, sir, in North Wales I will say nothing more than, with the exception of three, they have acted on Faistaff's maxim, "That discretion is the better part of valour." These three are Rev. John Williams ap Ithel, Rector of Llanymowddy; Rev. Richard Thomas Lloyd (Estyr;), Incumbent of Llan- fynydd aDd Rev. John D. Edwards, Incumbent of Rhosymedre. No menaces or seductions prevented these three from openly displaying their colours, and discharging the duties of Wtlshmen, of Christians, of gentlemen, towards their country, their church, the gospel, and their honour. Sir, the vernacular principle is of world-wide appli- cation. Every battle must be a local affair, though its CONSPFIUPNOPFL AFLPC/I* "n II SA W I Tol)-k /or the lirst exemplification of the principle which we have, I trust, secured for the whole British Empire. The Irish have never had the gospel preached to them by bishops in their native tongue—the Reformation and its principles have never been applied to Ireland. What choice have the Irish had between heathenism and Romanism ? None. If the vernacular prinoiple is wrong, burn all the translations of the Bible in 200 languages—shut it up again in Greek and Hebrew. If right see that it is carried out in the pulpit as well as the desk-in the bishop as well as the curate. Ah! sir, It is not the justice of a cause will make its way in this world — but the manner in which it is taken up and maintained -the mode in which its enemies are, met and handled on the field. The national party in Wales must continue vigilant. They have reason to feel confidence. Within a few years they have sa^d the bishopric of St. Asaph Ireland losing ten of here at one blow-they have ob- tained the governint nt publication of cur ancient manu- scripts—the appointment of professing Welsh bishops in South Wales — the adhesion to the vernacular princi- ple of the leading statesmen of the day, and of a mnjority of the Welsh members--its practical realisa- tion in the Bangor appointment. Of the old system, sloh as it was even fifteen years ago, there remains but the rotten finger-post at St. Asaph. | When we reflect on the enormous difficulty of effect- ing reforms in or out of parliament, against the vested interests of corruption, we may well stand with re- newed reliance and courage to our arms. A word in conclusion. Sir Richard Buikeley charged me with attempting to make some capital for myself, by my letters to Lord Derby. The capital I have made for myself by. the advocacy of the Welsh bishop question, has been professional ruin at the hands of English bishops. At the end of seventeen years services in the church I am a licensed curate ill England. With the exception of 301, from the late Archdeacon Williams, and 251, from John Richards, Esq., of Broumenai, all the costs of the printing, publishing, lecturing, travelling, correspondence, interviews, pamphlets, law opinions, &c., have be-n defrayed out of my own pocket, and these have amounted during so many years to no small sum. I hope Sir Rinhard finds the turf a more remunerative employment for his time and abili. ties, than any Welshman finds patriotism. Justice has been obtained for churchmen. Three- fourths of our countrymen are not ohurohmen. We must have justice for them as well. We must have funds from government for two national colleges for North and South Wales, with no religious test but the Bible. Neither my health nor means will permit me to stir in this matter at present. Should they, if ever, do so I shall be prepared to co-operate with any of my countrymen, who will join in securing for our native country so priceless a blessing as high education, 011 broad and liberal principles. I have the honour to be, sir, Your faithful servant, R. W. MORGAN, P.C., Tregynnon. J tine 31d, 1859.

Romish Teaching- m the Church of England. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banoo, before Lord Campbell, Justices Wightman, Erie, and Crompton). THE QUEEN V. THE REV. W. W. RANDALL. Mr. Bovill, with whom where Dr. Swabey, and Mr. Clarke, said he was instructed to apply on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Charles Portales Golightlv, to movtl for a mandamus, calling upon the Bishop of Chichester to show cause why he refused to inquire into certain charges, Sea., unner the Church Discipline Act that had been preferred against the Rev. W. W. Randall, reot of Woollaviugton cum Graffham, in the county of Susst x, in the diocese of Chichester. This was the parish of which the Venerable Archdeacon Manning was rector before he seoeded to the Church of Rome. When the Rev. W. W. Randall was appointed his successor by the Bishop of Oxford, who was the owner of lands iu the parishes, and in whose gift the living was, after Mr. Randall's appointment several practices were complained of, and amongst others that he assumed the cassock worn by the priests of the Church of Rome; that he was in the habit of crossing himself and turning his back to the congregation during the communion service also of standing in the middle instead of on the north side of the communion table when he officiated there, and a!so that the commuuion table was covered with a oloth that was fringed, &c., instead of being of white linen. Another matter complained of was that he mixed water with the wine during the communion service, and had been in the habit of lifting the csp with the sacramental wine. He had also adopted seven sacra- ments, instead of two, and there was- also a hymn used, aud a sermon, in which he had adopted the doctrine of transubstantiation. These matters had attracted the attention of the curate, the Reverend Edward Rsmdall, who was no relation of the rector as well as the parishioners, and upon thejRev. Edward Randall discovering these matters, and particularly the paper given to the schoolmaster for the teaching of the children, relative to the seven sacraments, the Rev. Edward Randall forwarded them to the Bishop, and an application was made to the Bishop of Chiches- ter by the Rev. Mr. Golightly, for the issue of a com- mission to inquire into the truth of the charges which had been preferred. Lord Campbell: But if the bishop has inquired into them, I don't see how this court can interfere. Mr. Bovill said he thought their lordships would find, from the correspondence that he should read, that the bishop had not done so; and he should fur- ther contend that the enquiry, or discretionary power that the bishop had set up of having inquired into them himself, did not exist, but that he was bound to issue a commission of inquiry, under zeal, directed to certain functions mentioned in the Act. He would rend to their lordships the correspondence that had taken place upon the subject. The first letter was with reference to the paper of the sacraments, and I was aa follows — 5th February, 1858. My Lord Bishop,—The paper of which the enclosed is a copy came accidentally into my hands to day. It is in the rector's handwriting, and was given by him to the sohoolmaster to be taught the oohoots, I nm in sole charge just now, and wiii not allow it to be taught without your lordship's sanation. "I nm, my lord, "Your obedient servant, EDWARD RANDALL." To which the bishop replied "43, Queen Anne-street, W., 6th February, 1858. Rev. and Dear Sir,—Your letter of yesterday's date has reaohed me here this evening forwarded from Chiohester by an early day post. 0 I cannot express the astonishment and pain with which I have read the paper which accompanied it. I fell persuaded, however, on consideration and reflec- tion, that there must be some mistake somewhere, or some misapprehension about it. I expect time will confirm the persuasion I have thus expressed. 1, Metinwhile, in reply to your letter, you must allow me to say, I trust that nothing, not even my sanction as your bishop, would ever induce you to concur in the teachin* put down upon that paper, and secondly, that you will always have such confi- dence in me as to be assured I never could give such sanction. The schoolmaster must now fi'rst be desired to give that paper up, that it may be transmitted to me, with his and your initials upon it; and, second- ly, he must he asked for a further explanation about the way in which it came into his hands, and for what purpose. These things must be done without delay, and have the goodness to send me the rector's present di- rection. Am I right, that though of the same name you are not related. "Your faithful brother, A. T. ClCESTER. The Rev. Ed. Randall, "Curate of Lavington and Graffham." The next letter was as follows, from the Rev. E. Rand<tH :— My Lord Bishop,—I have the honour to enclose to yor." lordship this original paper, the subjeot of the conapf^Pt. It is in the handwriting of the rector, the Rev. Hi chard William Randail, and was given by him to the sohoolmaater, to be taught in the schools. I re- gret to add that this is not all. On the return of the rector y^*erday, he immediately received from me the intelligence of what I had done. At first he treated it as a joke, then he said I was under obedience, and had no business to take any steps in the matter finally he said that the paper was right; that he had taught the substance of it in the presence of the Bishop of Oxford, who fully concurred in its contents. My Lord Bishop, if that be the case, then I do appeal, through you, my diooesan, against that right rev. prelate to his metro- politan, I publish my letter, and hope you will allow me to do the same with yours." The rev. gentleman also stated that he had sent copies of the said coriespondence to the 'Times' news- paper, and also to the Earl of Shaftesbury. The Bishop replied:- 43, Queen Anne street, W., 8th Feb., 1858, 11 p.m. Rev. and Dear Sir,—I left home this afternoon soon after one o'clock, before the delivery of the seoond post letters. Not returning until near ten, of course I could not reply to your letter of yesterday's date by this evening's post. I regret this very much, for I de- precate most strongly the step which you represent yourself in having already taken of publIshing your letter. I oonsider that proceeding as uncalled for, hasty, and likely to be productive of much evil. It is under a faint hope of your receiving thioi in time to prevent your carrying your design into execution,.that I now write for to-morrow morning's early post. I must desire that will allow yourself to be guided by me in this important matter, and abstain from the publishing you speak of. I wish to hear from you again immediately, and you will of course receive a further communication from me. I observe with surprise that your envelope bears to-day's Chichester postmarks. 44 I remain, rev. and dear sir, Your faithful diocesan and brother, A. r. ClCESTER. Rev, Edw. Randall, Curate WooIIavingtou, and Graffham." The Rev. E. Randall replied as follows :— My Lord Bishop,- I hasten to reply to your letter received this morning. A letter goes by this post t6 the Tinges' to withdraw the documents sent to :t. I regret that you consider my conduct hasty and beg to assure you that, for the future, I submit to your lordship's guidance. I ought perhaps to say that I have forwarded ti statement c,f the case to Lord Shaftesbury, who, I be7 lieve, takes n great interest in Church matters, Your lordship will, I feel sure, request the noble end to re- main silent on the matter, it' you thiuk silence right and expedient. 9e(W'j to me impossible (hat thj right rey«i»Tid owne(of the estate can be cognizant of the real inward state of things here. I have hitherto been kept silent by the assurance that he both knows and approves. From time to time I have asked And what does our bishop think of it?' and the answer has been that, though sometimes surprised, your lordship has been quieted by the assurance of the Bishop of Oxford's ap- proval." The next letter was from the bishop, as follows: — 43, Queen Anne-street, W., 23rd Feb., 1858, 9 p.m. Rev. and Dear Sir,- Your letter of this day's date has just reached me from Cambridge. I cannot ap- prove of you returning to Graffham until I see my way more clearly through the perplexities which at present must beset you there. I write this in the hope of stop- ping your departure from Cambridge, or at least your return to Graffham, until you hear again from me. I remain, Rev. and Dear Sir, "Your dioceaan and faithful brother, Rev. E. Randall." "A. T. ClCESTER. This letter was followed by another. 43, Queen Anne-street, W., Feb. 24, 1858. Rev. and Dear Sir,—I have now examined into all the circumstances connected with the paper ou sacra- ments, entrusted by the rector of Graffham to his schoolmaster, and I have also called for and perused the whole of the very voluminous papers drawn up by Mr. Randall, for oatechetioal instruction of the ohildren there. The first paper, of which you sent me a copy, taken by itself, unexplained, and with the unmodified statement of the use to which it was to be applied, was indeed startling enough. But you will remember that from the first I expressed my conviction there must be some misapprehension-some mistake. I am thankful to say examination has fully confirmed that impres- sion. It would be inconsistent with the facts, as I have them now before me, and with the whole tenor of the rector's eatechetioal teaching, to found upon the accidental detachment of that imperfect paper from the rest, an imputation upon the reotor, of the least incli- nation on his part towards Rome, and of a design to insinuate her teaching among the children. The design and object I am now satisfied have been pre- cisely the reverse. With respect to yourself I cannot acquit you of great haete and precipitation in the matter. No one would have surmised from your first letter to me that your rector, whom you were dilating to me, was ex- pected at Graffham the day after you wrote to me. An opportunity was thus at hand for yon to have learnt from him what was the purpose for which he had placed that paper in the schoolmaster's bonds, and at any rate it would only have been just and fair to him if you intended to send the paper to tire to have waited the one day, which alone was necessary to have re- ceived your letter and the papers, and the rector's statement and explanation together; and this was not all, but you acted in an equally precipitate and unjusti- fiable as well as unecclesiastical and insubordinate way towards me. Having appealed to me, you do not wait for what I may judge or do, but you appeal at once over me to the Times' newspaper, and not satisfied with this you next appeal to Lord Shaftesbury, and now you tell me you are appealing to the Cambridge professors. I use the term appeal," for this is really the import qf the reference you have made to these different quarters. This is so extraordinary a mode of proceeding, so entirely unolerical and contemptuous towards your bishop, in whose hands you had placed the matter, that I cannot avoid reproving you for it, as I hereby do, and I most earnestly exhort ytu to be less precipitate and more eircumsptct in fnture. Again, I learn with extreme pain—indeed you tell me yourself that last Sunday you abstained from communicating, because you could not partake with Mr. Randall. Now this was an extreme and most in- defensible measure. No authority had condemned your rector, and if you could not quell your own convictions to his prejudice you should have stayed at home, and not have exhibited to the parishioners the scandal of one clergyman excommunicating another—the curate the rector. Now, I have not allowed myself to be biassed by this extraordinary conduct on your part. Too know I have listened to and received all you had to say or write. If the rector was unfaithful I was bound to inquire into charges to that effeot however strangely they might be alleged before me. I have done so, and done it fully, and am thankful to be able to repeat he stands in my judgment clear and upright. And now, finally, to » very paiuful part of the business, viz., your own posi- tion. It ie olear your continuance at Graffham can be productive of comfort and of good neither to yourself nor any one elsp. The parish cannot be in a quiet settled state while yoo are there. I rtilnk yon told me yourself that before this matter had been arranged you should It-, ve at Lady Day. I trust this will be carried out, and the less you are there the better. i reu.utu, rev. and dear sir, Your diocesan and faithful servant, A. T. CICESTER. Rev. E. Randall. Ultimately the Rev. E. Randall received in one en- velope the two letters following, one from the Bishop of Oxford, and the other from the Rev. James Randall, the Bishop of Oxford's chaplain, and father of the re- verend gentleman complained of:- Doddington, March 10, 1858. Rev. Sir,-I hereby retract the testimonials which I gave you before your recent disgraceful conduct, and require you to return them to me. I remain, your obedient servant, Rev. E. Randali. Cé S. QXON." "Doddington, March 10, 1858. "Rev. Sir,—I find myself under the painful neces- sity of forbidding you to make any further use of a testimonial I formerly gave you, and I hereby require you to return it to me. You may address it to me at Binfield. Your unhandsome behaviour to your reotor, and the language I understand you to have held con- cerning your bishop, induce me to take this step. Yours obediently, "JAMES RANDALL." The Rev. Edwd. Randall. The learned gentleman then went into some other matters to show that the bishop had dot issued a commission required by the act on such reports and charges being revalent against the Rev. W. W. Ran- dall, when The Court said sufficient had been stated for them to grant the rule. Rule granted. >1, .Ht

Preservation of Xilfe from Shipwreck On Thursday a meeting of the Royat National Life- boat Institution was held at its bouse, John-street, Adelphi, Mr. Thomas Baripg, M P., in the ohair. Mr. Lewis, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, the thanks of the institation in- scribed on vellum were voted to Captain Ellison and Mr. Mllelluii, and a reward of It. IOs. to some men who had courageously exerted themselves in saving ten men from the brig William Sortie, of Glasgow, which, during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked off Barra,ou the Western Islands. A reward of 21. JOB. was voted to a boat's crew of five men for patting off in a boat and rescuing amidst considerable danger the crew of fifteen hands of the steamer Preston, of Li- verpool, which, during very thick and blowirrg wea- ther, was recently wrecked on the Anglesey coast. On this dangerous coast the institution has at present five efficient lifeboats. A reward of 4i. was voted to a boat's crew for putting off on two occasions and saving the crew of five men from a French vessel named the Bon Calais, of Bayonne, which, during a gale of wind and thick weather, was reoently wrecked in Dundalk Bay. A reward of 61. was voted to a coast guard's boat's crew of five men, in acknowledgment of their very tauf'abie services in putting off and rescuing the crew of four men ot the schooner Amelia, of Salcombe, which was recently wrecked off Cardiff during an easterly gale. Several rewards of money were also voted to the crews of different boets for their praise- worthy exertions in saving life from various wrecks on the Irish coast. It was stated that the institution, which had already eighty-two lifeboat stations on the English and Irish coast, was desirous to extend its work of usefulness to the coast of Scotland, which is 1500 miles long, that every part of the United King- dom may be provided with the means of affording suc- cour to those unfortunate persons who by the violence of the storm are cast away, and must too often other- wise perish on its shores. The committee expressed much oommiseration for the fearful loss of life from the wreck of the unfortunate emigrant ship Pomona a. An offer bad been made to the looalitv olwa large s' such powerful 39 feet lifeboat, to afford assistance in such lamentable catastrophes in future. Without, how- ever, the pecuniary assistance and the hearty general co-operation of the community at lanre that object could not successfully be carried out. It was reported that the institution had sent on Monday last a new ^ifeboat and transporting carriage to Exmoutb. Dur- ing the past mouth three new lifeboats on Mr. Peake's plan, built by the Messrs. Forrestt, had been sent to the Emperor of Russia. They are to be aratioiitd in the Gulf of Finland, A Rutsian-steam pseket com- pany had likewise purchased from the builders two lifuboats of the same chsfa to be stationed at Odessa. A lifeboat had also vjeeB forwarded to tbe Prussian go- vernment. The useful little pamphlet on the manage- ment of bouts in heavy surfs, &o., issued by the Life- boat Institution, and sold for a few pence, was I reported to have been ordered by the Admiralty to be Hrculftted in her Majesty's fleet. This practical little V,ook should be in the hands of every seaman apd i boatman in the kingdom.

MERIONETHSHIRE AND THE LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY. I SiR?—It is deplorable to behold the apparent apathy with which We tluve hereunto regarded our position respecting the Llangollen Railway —rapidly drifting as we iifive been for the last six months into- the grasp of railway monopolists. That this question is of vital im- portance, not. only to Merionethshire but the whole of North Wales, no one will deny. The Vale of Llan- gollen is the natural outlet, and only opening, by w.ich we cau expect to obtain railway communication into the interior of Merioucthshirf and yet we have, with the greati st indifference, remained mere specta- tors of this movement, whereby the promoters of the Vale of Llangollen Railway intend to lock up the Vale and obtain supreme control over its commercial and mineral resouroes. This is not-af; is too often the case in railway -onipeiitioti-a Fquable between en- gineers. It ;s not Mr. Attrree v. Mr. Robertson, or North Western against the-Great Western, but a ques- tion infinitely more important. It is to us—the inha- bitants of Merionethshire one of railway or no rail- way. If Mr. Robertson's iine is passed, wetave every reason to believe that Liangoitu;. will be its lasting tprminus. We have not only the words but also the acts of the promoters to confirm this opinion. Is there in the bit) oow before pailiament any provision what. ever taken with a view of facilitating extension ? Does the route the line traverses, or the site selected for the terminus at Dangotfen, indicate any such intention on the part of the promoters? In a word, is there any feature connected with it, directly or indirectly, tend- ing to furnish us with the faintest gleam of hope of such event? A careful examination of the whole af- fair—a pe p into the dark abyss of motives—guided by the light of recent exposures through the ptesa- 9 public meetings and parliamentary committees-re- spectiqg 44 Brymbo" the lime trade," &c.—will, I think, enable us, without hesitation, to answer in the negative. The inconveniences and danger that would ensue from that very narrow bridge being raised in order to run the line underneath the wanton destruc- tion of valuable and ornamental property it would en- tail and the detrimental effect of encroaching upon what may be termed the chief feature in the beauty and fame of Llangollen, viz., its river, would have the effeot of raising the inhabitants to a man in opposition to such course. In fact, it was, I believe, upon a dis- tinct understanding that the line should terminate at Llangollen, that Mr. Robertson obtained their support. Now the Vale of Llangollen Bill has passed through the House of Commons, leaving to us bu^ one course to pursue, viz., petition the House of Lords against it, which I hope will be done without delay, and in a manner worthy of ourselves and the importanee of the question. If we succeed, we have good prospect of having a line surveyed, and submitted to parliament, next December-utider the auspices of the London and North Western Railway Company—from Rua- bon to Corwen—joining there the portion now being surveyed by Mr. Attree to Ruthin and Denbigh. We are not single-handed in the field against these depre- dators of our privileges. We have powerful allies— and let us not be backward in casting our mite to as- sist in opposing this heartless attempt to obtain a mo- nopoly in favour of the Brymbo district,* the result of which will be the postponement, for an indefinite pe- riod, of the completion of this important link in the railway system of North Wales. Yours truly, UN 0 FEIRION. Mr. Lowe, a large shareholder in the vale of LlAn- gollen Railway, and a worker of collieries and quarries at Minera, stated, in answer to a question put before the committee of the House of Commons:—"that he had no connection whatever with Llangollen, exoept that he should like to see a line of railway there for the purpose of getting a market for their ooal."

ANSWER TO EFFENDI. SIR,- In answer to "Efft'ndi's" letter which ap- peared in your last4 Herald,' I beg to state, that, as an adjudicator on the elegies to the late Archdeacon Wil- liams at an ensuing eisteddfod in South Wales, the competitors are requested to use one measure in the same elegy whereas, in the case of an awdl, the com- petitor is at liberty to use as many of the four-and- twentv measures as he may think proper. CARN INGLI. Meltham Parsonage, June 4th, 1859.

THE BISHOP OF BANGOR AND MR. MORGAN. SIR, Your remarks in the Itist I Herald I were very just upon the inconsistency of Mr. Morgan, who, after so long and warmly advocating the right of Willes to have Welsh Bishops, in his letter to you expressed so much satisfaction, after all, at getting a stranger but imperfectly acquainted with the Welsh tongue! His disclaimer of all feeling of nationality upon the subject was also unnecessary, and as much beside the question as his opinion expressed in a former letter, that marry- ing more than one wife is a disqualification for theofflce of a bishop, was beside the authority of scripture and good sense. What Wales claims, and justly claim3, is a right, in common justice, to have for bishops persons (with the other requisites) well and thoroughly qualified to dis- charge the duties of their high office in the language of her people and ohuroh or, in Lord Derby's words, "persons able to speak and pteaoh fluently in the Welsh language." Although Bishop Campbell, from all. accounts, is a good and amiable man, still it is no injustice to him to say, that he is in reality but imperfectly qualified in that respect, like the Bishop of St. Davids or the Bishop of Llandaff, who might, therefore, have easily reported him as well qualified as himself; whioh was saying very little; although that little, baoked by Lord Bute's Scotch nationality and influence, proved sufficient to prevail on Lord Derby to appoint him Bishop of Ban- gor to the exclusion of a great number of native clergy;—many of whom, independently of their supe- rior lingual qualification, were also well acquainted with the country and the clergy of the Diooese, and, there- fore, far more able than a stranger to do justice to all parties. The pretended Welsh qualifications of those appointed bishops on such grounds have been hitherto so trivial and unsatisfactory as to make the whole sub- ject appear only ridiculous before the publio, and far more honourable were it openly to deny the claim than to pretend, like giving a toy to a baby to satisfy it by so contemptible and dishonest a concession, no less disgraceful to the minister, than derogatory to the dig- nity of the crown and degrading to the Welsh people. I am, Sir, &o JL avostiue.

Oswestry and Kewtopia Railway. On Saturday an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders took plaoe at Welshpool, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart, in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read,- Mr. Stephens (secretary) read the following heads of an arrangement entered into for completing the con- struction of the railway and works. 1. The present oontraot (Messrs. Davidson and Oughterson consenting) to be cancelled, and p new contract entered into, based upoic the following pro- posals:— 2. In consideration of the present unissued and forfeited shares (which will include the shares held by Messrs. Thornton, McCormick, and Furness), and de- bentures, and an additional sum of 65,0001., subject to an increase equivalent to the change in the prioe of the funds, viz.—the difference between 95 and 93 per cent. to be raised by the creation of preferenoe shares, the contractors to make and complete the entire line, and to pay for all works, stations, land, and engineer- ing, and take upon themselves all liabilities and respon- sibilities, legal or otherwise, which the company may now, or before the actual completion of the railway, be subjeot to. 3. The above-mentioned cost is, based upon certain estimated sums, and as to the works upon the present plans and specifications, and should they in the pro- gress of the works be found to be more or less than such estimatfs, then the gross contract cost to be re- duced or increased, as the case may be. 4. The contractors to have ft lease of the line for ten years over and above the period up to January, 1861, on the following terms, viz. one-half of the gross receipts to be paid over to the company for the first two years of the term, commencing from the first of January, 1861 a dividend of three per cent, on the share capital for the next three years, and four per cent. for the remainder of the term, in addi tion to the interest on debentures and dividends upon preference shares, with power for them, subject to the consent of the board, to make suoh arrangements 118 they may deem advantageous with tny other companies or persons. 5. The company to go to Parliament in next session for powers to raise additional capital to be issued in prefereuce shares, for leasing powers, and for such other powers and provisions as may be deemed expe- dient, but in the event of such powers not being- obtained, then the works executed ;n the meantime ta be paid for according to a proportionate rate to be set- tied by arbitration in case of difference. The Chairman moved— Resolved That the above heads of agreement be, I and they are hereby approved of, and agreed to, as the basis of the contracts to be entered into, ahd the board are hereby authorised to conclude and complete the contracts upon the above basis, with liberty and power so settle the details and make such alterations or addi- tions as they might think fit, provided the same is ap- proved by Mersrs. Edward Williams, George Brace, and Thomas Minshall, or any two of them. Mr. D. Pugh, M.P. seconded, Mr. R. H. Mytton said the proposal had fibr its ob- ject the completion of the railway and relieving the provisional directors from their responsibility in regard to Mr. Thornton's shares, whatefei they might be. Of j course he, as a director, was most anxious to see it con- j sumated, but there was a condition attached to the agreement, a sine qua non with regard to the engineer- ing arrangements, he could not consent to. There was no reason to make those arrangements, and he thought they would have a prejudicial instead of a beneficial effect. Under those heads of agreement fresh esti- mates would have to be made bj another engineer. He opposed it at' the board, and he must oppose it now. The lollowing letter was read from Mr. P. W. Bar- low, a former engineer :— London, 2nd June, 1859. Dear Sir,—I understand that at the meeting of Shareholders of the Oswestry aufi Newtown Railway Company, to be held on Saturday, proposals are likely to be made for'an arrangement witli contractors, which will involve the raising of further capital to carry preference dividend, and which, in other respects, will, as I believe, be injurious to the present share- holders, and at variance with the frue interests of the oompany. I beg herewith to transmit my written protest against a vot of the shareholders being taken on a matter of this importance without the details having been previ- ouslv submitted to them, and full titne for consideration given. I have to-day, only 48 hours before the meet- iiig will be held, called at your office to obtain infor- mation on this head, and learned that none could be given. I also beg to state that I shall ftvail myself of all the rights which I possess, and may be Rdvieed to eexroise, for restraining the cotnoabjr and the directors from doinsc any act which may exceed their powers or be prejudicial to the interest of the shareholders. I will thank you to have this protest read to the meeting, which it will be impossible for me to attend. I am, dear sir, yours very truly, PETER W. BARLOW. Rfohd. Stephens, Esq., Secretary, 20, Oswestry and Newtown Railway 17, Buckingham street, Strand. Mr. George Brace said he wished to make an obser- vation, or rather ask a question, with reference to the resolution read to the meeting. The phraseology of the latter part was not quite so clear a-s he could wish it to be, and he wanted to know if he was right in the interpretation he put upon it. Were the heads of agreement to form the basis of the arrangement to be carried out subjeot to the three persons named therein, who are shareholders ? The end of the sentence re- ferred to the three persons, but it did not make it quite ofear that they were to have the power of considering the first part. Were they to have the power to exer- cise their discretion with regard to the whole of the re- solution ? [Mr. Brace here read over the heads again]. He fancied any contract that was signed must be ap- proved of by the three persons named. He wished to know if they were to have discretion over the whole, or wer" they limited to the latter parts of the resolu- tion ? The Chairman said he would ask Mr. Howell, who drew it up. Mr. Brace wished to add another word. With re- ference to what Mr. Mytton had brought before the board it deserved a p'¿at deal of attention. If there was no understanding whatever that the contractors were to work under any check, there must be some engineer of eminence who should control them ou be- half of the shareholders. He understood in the room I up stairs that there was to be such a check, and, if so, he had no objection to work, but (and he did not in his observations allude to Messrs. Savin and -Davies) he thought the board ought to have the assistance of some engineer of eminenoe to see that the works were pro- perly done; otherwise they would be placed in a false position, and would be abandoning their duty. If there was no chi ck on the contractors it would not be satis- factory to the Board of Tra'fe. Mr. Htfwell (solicitor to the company) said that by the resolution, as it stood, the shareholders delegated to the three gentlemen named their veto and power over the arrangements generally, and what would of course include the points in-question. Mr. Brace said, if by implication the three gentle- men were to get an engineer of eminence to be a check upon the contractors he was willing to accept it. Mr. Howell said the shareholders were present either to confirm or reject certain arrangements. As he took it they would delegate to the three gentlemen their powers over the arrangements, and that question would undoubtedly be open to them. Mr. R. Jones said he had had an opportunity of see- ing the general heads of the agreement as approved of by the board. Some others had been approved of. Were they to be made the basis of the proposed ar- rangements which the three gentlemen were to ap- prove 01 ? The Chairman asked which he alluded to? Mr. Jones said he did not want to raise a discussion. The Chairman observed that there were some heads which would have to be. approved of by the share- holders. The appointing of the direotors, and the ap- poiritme t of the officers generallywere in the hands of the board, and were therefore not brought forward. Mr. Jones—Are those heads generally, the heads ap- proved of on the 12th May, to be carried out? The Chairman—Yes. Mr. Jones expressed his approval of No. 7, which authorises the contractors to nominate two directors, and whi' h he thought might influence capitalists fa- vourably towards the line. He trusted it would stand in the future arrangements. The Chairman believed there was no objeotion to it but as the appointment of the direotors was with the board and not with the shareholders, it was not brought torward. Mr. Jones said that so that it was carried out he did not oare. It was quite clear there was no legal diffi- culty in making those heads which had not been read to day a part of the agreement the same as the others, The Chairman—None. Mr. Trevor would like to see the resolutions ap- proved on the 12th May. Mr. Howell said the prinoipal heads of the arrange- ments were comprised in those read. There were, however, of necessity a variety of details to be carried Out which were not set forth, and could not conve- niently be. Some of those details had already been agreed upon, and some remained still to he adjusted and settled. All would be submitted to the three gen- tlemen named on the part of the shareholders. Mr. oniiwrigiit said they could not discuss details at that meeting. If a resolution was prationed, ensuring the protection of their interests, that would be enough. Mr. Brace said the following resolution would do it Resolved That the above heads of agreement be, and they are hereby approved of, and agreed to, as the basis of the contracts to be entered into, subject to the whole ai-rangemeits being approved by Messrs. Edward Williams, George Brace, and Thomas Minshall, or any two of them. And the board, with the concurrence of Messrs, Williams, Brace, and Minshall, or any two of them, are hereby authorised to oonclude and complete the contracts upon the above basis, with liberty and power to settle the details, and make such alterations and additions as .they may think fit. Mr. Wilding inquired how far those three gentlemen were to have the power of altering the arrangements? They might alter them so that the contraorors would not accept them, and, in all human probability, they would be in the same position as' they had been for mouths back. The consent of the contractors must be asked. Mr. Cartwright said he had no doubt that the share- holders, seeing the position of their affairs, which were almost annihilated, must have confidence in those three gentlemen who had taken so active a part, and would trust to them implicitly. Things having come to such a pass it was imperative on the shareholders to act with decision, for it was their only chance of carrying out their railway in its entirety. He felt great confidence in those gentlemen who were placed as the guardians of their interests, and he would propose the resolution as amended by Mr. Brace, and then read it to thje meeting. Mr. Jones entirely acquiesced with the observations of Mr. Cartwright, and seconded the resolution. When breakers were ahead, and the company was threatened with ruin, it was most fortunate that Mr. Savin had come forward. He had great confidence in Mr. Savin, who he had no doubt would succeed in making the railway complete according to the time set forth in the resolution, viz,, by the termination of the year 1860. It was no use blinking the question; iufluellees had been at work-it)fluences of the London and North- Western-to submerge this railway, and the sooner this meeting openly tleclare their policy the better. The Oswestry and Newtown Railway oould have no alliance With, and could have no benefit from, the North-Western, for it had been through the friends of that company that this company had been sent to ruin. Their natural allies for the future were those who had proved friendly to them. The Great Western Company had an interest in supporting this railway, while the North Western had not, because this line springs put of their junction, He thought thjj ought not to haiig between two stools, for if they did, they might depend II they would fall to the ground. The resolution as amended was then carried nem. con. A Wharncliffe meeting was then held to consider a bill for reaking a railway from Llanidloes to Newbridge, to be called the" Mid- Wales Railway." The Chairman moved a resolution approving of the bill. Mr. Pugh seoonded. Carried. Another Wbarncliffe meeting was then held to con- sider a biil authorising rhe. construction of a tramway from the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, near New- town, to the Shropshire Union Cant I, Hurt to enable the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway to lease their under- taking. Mr. Howell said he understood there was somp dif- ference of opinion as to this bill-that there were ob- jections to the provisions authorising the construction of the tramway, but it was competent for the share- holders to approve of the power to miike the traffic arrangements with this oompany, and to disapprove, if they should think fit, of the portion relating to the con- struction of the tramway. There would be nodifference of opinion of the beneficial character of the powers for traflio arrangements. Mr. Edward Williams said that the company would be going to Parliament next year under the resolution carried, and the powers for making traffic arrangements could be included in that bili, which would be in ample time; and that therefore there was no necessity for the company to approve of any portion of the present bill. The Chairman did not think there would be the same unanimity regarding this bill as with the iast. The question was, did the meeting Hpprove or disap- prove of the bill authorising the construction of the tramway ? Mr. Brace thought there would be perfect unanimity in rejecting it, because the whole effeot of the but enabling the London and North-Western Company to make a communication with the Canal was, in fsat, to get the narrow end of the wedge in. Just with as much obstinanoy as they pushed their noses in, he pushed them out, and he therefore moved that thij meeting does not approve of it. Jt had beet4 said by Mr. Howell that it might be very desirable to make traffic airangements with them. He did not deny that, but they must go to Parliament; and he did not see why they could not take their own bill in, instead of running a chance of committing themselves now. He thought where it came to a oontest with such a company as the North-Western they should not give an inch. Let them take a stand, and he did not doubt when the time came they could make convenient arrangements with the London and North-Western-, which he should be happy to see flourish. He hoped the resolution would be carried uuanimoualy. Mr. Cartwright seconded. Carried. The adjourned half-yearly meeting was then held, The Chairman hoped it would be closed. They were able to congratulate the shareholders that their affairs were, to a certain extent, now prosperous. He believed now the contractors had backers who would find the money so as to complete it, and he hoped soon they would be in a position to see a steam engine smoking at the end of the street. If the Mid Wales Railway went on they would soon have a direct communication between Milford Haven and Welshpool. He moved the adoption of the report. Carried. Mr. Stephens, the secretary, tended his resignation, owing to the altered polioy of the company. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.