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POLICE CHANGES IN DENBIGH- SHIRE.-The following changes will take place in the Denbighshire constabulary on the 30th inst:—Sergeant J. j. Farrell, Wrexham, to be sergeant at Denbigh, vice Sergeant Chaloner, superannuated; Police- constable Lloyd Roberts, Trefnant, to be sergeant at Cerrigydruidion, vice Sergeant F. Jones, superannuated; Acting-Sergeant R. J. Harvey, Rhos, to be sergeant at Wrexham; Police-constable Worthington, Brymbo, to be acting-sergeant at Rhos; Police-constable Harvey, Wrexham, to Gwer- syllt Police-constable- Lewis, Llangollen, to Trefnant; Police-constable W. H. Lloyd, Wrexham, to Llangollen.

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LLAISDUDNO POLICE COUliT. MONDAY.—C. Kneeshaw, Esq. (chair- man), Elias Jones, Esq., Ephraim Wood, Esq., J. A. Picton, Esq. CHIMNEY FIRING.—Benamin Jacques, Mostyn-street, was fined Is and costs, for allowing his chimney to go on fire. STRAYING.—For allowing his horse to stray in Vaughan-street, a man named R. Lewis Price, Back Madoc-street, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—Joseph Parr, Craigydon, was fined 5s and costs for allowing his cow to stray in the public streets. EJECTMENT.—On the application of Mr J. T. Williams, Conway, a notice of eject- ment was mdae against Charles Williams, 2, Castle-view, Tywyn. DRUNKENNESS.—Tha following were fined for drunkenness W. Edwards, Back Madoc-street; T. Davie.s, Ty'nycoed-terrace Thomas Williams, Tanvrafon-terrace; Ed- ward Jackson, Penymorfa; Thomas Jones, Jubilee-street; and W. Jones, Taliesin- street. 8 AN ALLEGED ASSATTLT. —Sarah Jones, 8. Tudno-sftreet. summoned her landlady, Elizabeth Roberts, for an assault.—Mr Bel- lis appeared for tha complainant, and Mr E. W. Johnson for the defendant.—The com- plainant "aid that she lived at No. 8, Tudno- etreet. On the 24th of March, she left the house to take her husband's dinner to the works. Witness returned, and found the area door fastened, in order to prevent her from going in. Subsequently, Mrs Roberts opened the area door for her to go in, and after that defendant struck her in the ipouth until one of her teeth was out of her mouth.—Cross-examined Mrs Roberts's child was verv poorly at the time, and had since died. Witness did not ask her not to slam the door, and she did not do so, nor any of her people. She witnessed a little dispute between the defendant and her (wit- ness) daughtei, on the day in question, but no scuffle. Witness' daughter did not strike Mrs Roberts in the face. The latter pushed her daughter about three times. At last she stepped between the parties with the result that Mrs Roberts struck her in the mouth and knocked her tooth out.-Eliza- beth Budd corroborated the above evidence. -For the defence Mr Johnson stated that the defendant was the tenant of the house. She was a widow with a small family, a«d had at the time a child of hers dying. The defendant was annoyed at the banging of the door, and the fact that the complainant was goinc: about and making a noise, Mrs Roberts at last went to the complainant that complain about her action. Instead of listening to those ccmplairrts, the complainant and her daughter clapped 1 heir hands, and in trying to stop them the defendant held up her hand to try and stop them, and accidentally touched the lip of the complainant's. It was not done wilfully.—The defendant cor- roborated her solicitor's statement.—The Bench dismissed the case.

COLWYN RAY DISTRICT COUNCIL THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Colwyn Bay District Council was held on Tuesday after-' noon. Mr J. H. Roberts (the clerk) pre- sided at the commencement of the proceed- ings, until a chairman for the year had been elected. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. — Mr G. Bevan moved the re-election of Mr John Ro- berts, the retiring chairman. His predeces- scr had occupied the chair for two or three year.?, and it was only fair to re-elect Mr Roberts, who had had twelve months' ex- perience.—Mr John Porter seconded, and Mr Robert Evans supported.—Mr W. Dav- ies was very sorry that he would have to move an amendment, because it was tho- roughly understood last year that Mr Evans would be elected this year, that Colwyn should have the honour of haring a repre- sentative :'n the chair. He protested against leaving Old Colwyn in the lurch, and moved the election of Mr Evans.—Mr O. Williams observed that if he got the office, he would like to occupy it for two or three years at least.—Mr H. Davies, in seconding the amendment, remarked that it would offend Old Colwyn-very much if a member of theirs was not elected after a promise made.—Mr Robert Evans did not think, that in re- electing Mr Roberts, Old Colwyn would lose the chair for years.—The motion was passed with only two dissentients.—The Chairman- elect thanked the council for re-electing him, though it was not of his seeking. However, he would do all he could to merit the honour and the confidence imposed in him. He did not think that Old Colwyn would suffer. They looked at the district as one district, and it was the welfare of all that they had at heart. ELECTION OF VICII- CHAIRMAN. On the motion of Mr John Porter, seconded by Dr Venables WIMiams, Mr G. Bevan was unanimously elected vice-chairman. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.— Before the appointment of committees was proceeded with, Mr F. Nunn suggested that the various committees should be composed of a small number, instead of the whole board. The work would be done far more efficiently, and it would also be an economy of time to the members. He moved that the committees should be named as follows, and composed of five and six respectively, with the chairman as an ex-officio member -Fimmee, works and electric lighting com- tnittee, sanitary and water committee, and highway and promenade committee.—Mr ¡ Bevan seconded.—Mr W. Davies said that his experience was that when the committees Were divided into groupes, only two or three attended, and that the work, was rushed through. In fact, they only just managed to get a quorum. Manv cam? into the meet- ings to get their names recorded as present, walk round the table, and out they went. If the resolution was^arried, he hoped an- other motion would be adopted by which the clerk would take down the time of arrival and the departure of each member. The work of the ratepayers was being neglected, and if the officials felt so inclined (which he knew they did not), they could do any amount of jobbery.—Mr Owen Williams sup- ported the proposal, which was passed.—Mr Davies then moved a second resolution, to the effect that the clerk record the time of arrival and departure of each member at the committee and council meetings.—Mr Por- ter Is that in order, Mr Davies?—The Chairman: The clerk informs me that it is not in order.—Mr Davies Must I give no- tice of it ?—The Chairman: Yes.—Mr Nunn If it is in order, I will second it.- Notice of motion was given.—The commit- tees were then appointed as follows:—Fin- ance. and works and electric lighting com- mittees Mr Gr. Bevan, Mr Hugh Daries, Mr W. Davies, Mr F. Nunn, and the Rev v Thomas Parry. --Sanitary and water and the highway and promenade committees: Mr R. Evans. Mr H. Hughes, Mr John Porter, Mr 0. Williams Dr Venables Williams, and Mr J Blud.—Representatives on the Cowlvd Board: Mr John Porter, Mr W. Davies, and the Rev Thomas Parry.-—Re- presentative; on the Carnarvonshire Com- bined Sanitary Authoritv, the Chairman. THE AMOUNT OF PENALTY.—Mr Ro- bert Evans moved, and Mr W. Davies sec- onded, that the amount of penalty on a member for reslisning be 5s.'—Mr Bevan moved, and Mr Nunn seconded, that it be £ 5.—The amendment was carried.

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NORTH WALES COUNTIES LUNATIC ASYLUM. ANNUAL MEETING OF VISITORS. RELIGIOUS MINISTRATIONS. The annual meeting of the committee of visitors of the North Wales Counties Lunatic I Asylum was held at Denbigh, on Monday. There were present Messrs J. W. Lumley, W. Penndennis, A. O. Evans, Dr D. Lloyd, J. T. Millwaird, and T. Parry, representing Denbighshire; Messrs Elwy Williams and W. Jones, representing Flintshire; Mr H. Clegg, the Rev D. Rees, and Dr R. P. Wil- liams, representing Anglesey; Dr Roger Hughes and the Hon. C. Wynn, representing Merionethshire Mr E. Jones, Mr J. T. Ro- berts and Dr Jones-Morris representing Car- narvonshire and for the subscribers Colonel Barnes, Messrs P. E. StdLy, T. Gold Ed- wal:ds, and T. Griffitlis-Dixon, with the clerk (Mr William Barker). In tihe absence of the chairman (Mr P. P. Pennant) 'wie clerk pre- sided over the preliminary business. Mr Clegg proposed that the late chairman (Mr Pennant) be re-elected for the ensuing year. Mr Pennant had always been anxious bo carryon the proceedings in the most business-like way, and nobody could accuse him of being unfair or biassed. Mr Pen- nant was certainly entitled to the thanks of the committa!?—(hear, hear)—for the intdr- est he took in the asylum, and the best way to express those thanks was by a unanimous vote (hear, hear).—Mr Story seconded the motion.—Mr Elwy Williams, in rising to move an amendment, said lie did not do so out of any disrespect towards Mr Pennant. The committee did not need a better chair- man at the same time he thought the chair in a public institution like the asylum should not be monopolised fn,' life by anybody (hear, hear). There were other members on the committee who were quite as competent as Mr Pennant to preside over their delibera- tions. He had been in the chair for nine years, which was indeed a very good spell. No doubt Mir Pennant would be elected, but he would be bold enough to> propose the name of another gentleman, viz., Mr J. W. Lumley. It was now the order of the day to change the chairmen of County Councils and other public bodies yearly, and get new p 11 men trained for the work. If there was any honour in connection with the chair, let it be divided, and not monopolised by one man. Mr Lumley took as keen an interest in the asylum as Mr Pennant, and was al- ways as active and as faithful.—Mr Lumley said that at the present time it would be rather unwise for the committee to change its dhairman, as they were now in the middle of the very important work of enlarging the asylum, and so far Mr Pennant had had the whole of this business done under his chair- manship. For that treason he (Mr Lumley) declined to allow his name to be put up.- There being no other name proposed, the electioa of Mr Peraiant was carried unani- mously.—Mr Lumley was then elected to fill the ohair for the meeting. On the motion of Uolonei Barnes, seconded by Mr W. Jones, Mr Baiter was unanimous- ly re-elected cldrk. The following gentlemen were appointed to form the house committee: —J)r R. P. Wi'lia'*iS and Dr G. P. Edwards (for Angle- sey) Messrs T. Griffiths-Dixon, T. Gold Edwards, and Colonel Barnes (fdr the sub- scribers) Messrs J. W. Lumley and A. O. Evans (for Denbighshire); Dr Easterby and Messrs Elwy Williams and William Jones (for Flintshire), Mr E. Jones (for Carnarvon- shire), and the Hon. C. H. Wynn (for Mer- ionethshire).—Dr Basterby and Mr W. Jones wore re-elected hon. auditors. Theie was a long discussion on the ap- pointment of the building committee. Mr W. Jones proposed that the house committee be appointed to form the building committee, and that powers to deal with the electric light, laundry and kitchen appliances, and drainage be conferred upon it. Mr H. Clegg proposed as an amendment that those powers be only conferred on condition that the agenda of the business to be dealt with be sent out to all the vtisioors when any item of expenditure of a special nature was to come forward or was anticipated. He suggested this rider, as the visitors were ex-officio members of the building committee, and could attend when a question of expenditure on a large scale was to be brought forward. -Mr W. Jones protested against limiting the powers of the building committee in this respect, as they had had already to deal with the expenditure in connection with the works carried out.—Mr Pendfemmis seconded Mr Clegg's amendment, which was ultimately agreed to.—Messrs P. P. Pennant, Griffiths- Dixon, and P. E. Story were appointed to fdrm the committee. The Clerk reported that the number of patients in the asylum was 686, apportioned as follows —Denbighshire 179, under quota 13; Flintshire 142, over quota 16; Angle- sey 78, under quota 4; Carnarvonshire 173, under -quota 19 Merionethshire. 80 out- I county patients 1; total 653, which with the I private patients and two on trial brought up the total to 686, which gives a net under quota of 20.—•The Clerk also reported that the balances in the hands of the treasurer were on the maintenance account, £ 2177 17s 6d; enlargement- account, £ 1590 8s lOd; water supply, £413Z 4s 4d temporary ac- ) commodation, JK58 13s 3d. The only replies received from the County Councils in re- fdrence to resolutions forwarded on the sub- ject of the 4s grant to workhouse cases were from Denbighshire and Carnarvonshire. The former took no action, whilst the latter J passed a resolution disapproving of the grant.—-The Chairman, refdi-ring to the pro- posal to have a separate building for the accommodation of harmless lunatics, said it was never intended that anything of that kind should be done when: the suggestion was thrown out to the various unions. To his mind, it would have been better for the unions to send their harmless lunatics to the asylum rather than house them in a separate institution. They would be bettd.- looked after, and it would bo far better in every respect.—It was decided that copies of all minutes and reports should be sent to the clerks of the five County Councils for dis- tribution among the members. The draft annual report of the committee of visitors, prepared by #he chairman (Mr Pennant), was then submitted for adoption. Pennant), was then submitted for adoption. The report showed tlhat the highest number of patients on the books, including those boarded out, occurred in December last, be- ing 658, the highest numbers in the two previous years being 630 and 596 respective- ly, and tihe highest numflber ten years ago being 555. This indicated an increase of two per cent. per annum as the rate at which increased accommodation has to be pro- vided. The temporary buildings had been completed They accommodated 100 female patients, and proved to be admirably adapted for asylum purposes. They were warm, comfortable, convenient, cheerful, and well ventilated, and reflected much cfredit on the clerk who planned them, and the con- tractor who erected them. It had become necessary to re-construct, on sound sanitary principles, the main drainage of the whole asylum. The plans, which had recently been submitted to the Commissioners in Lunacy, provided for the conveyance of the sewage to the boundary of the property be- longing to tihe asylum, and no further. For soms years the asylum has disposed of its sewage bv irrigation upon land held under lease. The visitors had, however, been ad- vised by counsel (Mr Macmorran, Q.C.), that the Urban Authority was bound to provide a sewer with which the asylum authorities could connect, without interfer- ence with the property of other persons. Accordingly the Town Council of Denbigh had been requested to meet this require- ment, but no definite reply had, as yet, been I received. As the present gasworks we:;e quite- inadequate for present needs, and the plant old and obsolete, the question arose whether new gasworks should be erected, or a system of electric lighting adopted. Mr T. L. Miller, of Liverpool, had been instructed to prepare a scheme for lighting the whole building by electrity, as it was much prefer- able on sanitary grounds to gas. In con- sequence of the increased expenditure, the rise in the price, of provisions, and a dim- inished profit from private patients, it had been found necessary to raise the weekly charge for pauper patients from 7s 7d to 8s 2d.—Mr Clegg. referring to the report, suggested that the reasons why the weekly charge for the maintenance of lunatics had been increased should be fully explained to the public, as Ihe found that a good deal of misunderstanding existed on the subject among the members of the various boards of guardians.—The Chairman said this ques- tion had been anticipated, and a report pre- pared by the committee only setting forth the reasons for the increase. It was decided that toil is document should be attached to the annua# report. The Chairman said he found that one im- portant matter bad been left out of the re- I port. During the past year a most im- portant change had taken place in the re- ligious minisC-ations at the asylum, but there was not a word in the- report bearing upon it.—The Clerk it was in last year's report. -The Chairman No, I think not. There is certainly one item which states that the new rector of Denbigh has been appointed chaplain instead of the Rev John Morgan, who bad resigned on his appointment to the rectoiiy of Llanrwst. That is. all. But we have taken a most important step in connec- tion with the religious ministration at the institution. A certain Nonconformist minister has been appointed as an acknow- ledged minister of the asylum, but not one word appears in this report with reference to tlhat gentleman. It is an oversight with- out any justification. In another clause of Z, 9 out any justification. In another clause of the report credit is given to the clerk for planning the temporary buildings, and the contractor for erecting them. Now, we do not want to advertise our clerk or contractor in sending out this report. We have paid the clerk for his work, and why, I should like to know, is this put in the report, and the important change in religious ministra- tion left out ?—The Clerk It. was an un- intentional omission, I can assure you.-The Chairman: I beg to propose that the sen- tence giving credit to the clerk and con- tractor be eliminated from the report, and a proper reference made to the appointment of a. Nonconformist minister and a Roman Catholic priest ag chaplains.—Mr Pendennis seconded, and there being no amendment, the motion was agreed to.

PAUPER ILLEGITIMACY. I The annual meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians was held in the work- house, St. Asaph, on Saturday. Mr Edwin Morgan was re-elected chairman, and Mr T. Howes Roberts, St. Asaph, was elected vice- chairman. Messrs J. Vaughan and J. Wil- liams, Abergele, were elected co-optative members. The special committee appointed to inquire into the maternity cases reported that at present there were three caseb. There was also another case where the mother had been removed to the asylum. Having inquired into each case it was de- cided to recommend the guardians to give instructions for each case admitted from time to time to be inquired inte by a com- mittee and that such committee be requested to report to the board every case in which the evidence was in their opinion sufficient to enable the justices to make an order upon the putative father.—Mr A. Foulkes sug- gested that the cases be inquired into by the relief committee, when the guardians be- longing to the parishes where the cases came from could furnish the rlerk, with all the partioulars, and put him in a position to take s^fceps to bring such cases before the magis- trates. He hoped the relieving-officer would not give admission to any person in such trouble without inquiry being made.—Mr Pierce Hughes But if a woman is destitute you are bound to admit her.—The Chairman said many cases would be difficult to deal with. He believed that the majority of these unfortunate women were imbecile, whom, of course, it was difficult to cross- examine to get at the true facts. The same ha»d been tried in some of the big Yorkshire Unions, but they had experienced utter failure.—Mrs Rawlins said it was certainly the duty of every father to keep his children, but she was afraid that in the majority of cases they would never be able to trace or touch them.-After further dis- cussion the committee's recommendations were adopted.

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NORTH WALES ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL UNION. ANNUAL ASSEMBLY AT CHESTER. On Monday, the twenty-first annual assembly of this Union was opened at the Queen-street Congregational Church, Chester. The Rev D. Oliver (Holywell) presided over a large attendance of delegates. RECEPTIONS AND TRANSFERS. The following ministers were received into the Union :-The Revs G. T. Sadler, Wrex- ham E. Hampden Cook, Dolgelley; and J. M. Edwards, Sarney. The following transfers were made:-The Rev Jonathan Evans, Buckley, to the Lancashire Congre- gational Union; and the Rev R. D. Thomas, late of Bagillt and Flint, to the Cheshire Congregational Union. THE ANNUAL REPORT. The Rev Thomas Lloyd (Colwyn Bay), the honorary secretary, read the annual report of the committee, which stated—"In pre- senting our annual report in this his- toric city, we gratefully remember that here the English Congregational Un- ion of North Wales held its first an- nual meetings, and that for years in the early history of the Union a large proportion of its income was contributed by one of the citizens of Chester, the late noble and generous-hearted R. S. Hudson. When the Assembly met here last, in the year 1883, the late Samuel Morley presided, and it was chiefly to the liberal support given by these two gentlemen, and the untiring labours of the Rev D. Burford Hooke, that the Union owed its origin and the rapid pro- gress it made in the first years of its history. It is pleasing to remember also that our honoured chairman for the present year, the Rev David Oliver, was one of the little company who met to inaugurate the Union. Most of those who were present at that first meeting have been called away to other spheres of labour, or to "the higher service," but we are thankful that our chairman is With us still, and that all along we have had his help and sympathy. There have been fewer changes in our ministry during the year than usual. The Rev. D. Tafwys Jones left Berwydd and Cefnfaenor for Johnstown, and the Rev T. L. Martin re- turned to Berwydd and Cefnfaenor from Llanidloes, the Rev Jonathan Evans has gone from Buckley to Rochdale, and the Rev E. Hampden Cook has accepted the pastorate of the church at Dolgelley. In some respects there has been an improvement in the finan- ces of the Union. The resolution adopted at the last Assembly to decentralise the collec- tion of subscriptions, and the appeal sent out by the finance committee, have had the good effect of getting the subscriptions paid in earlier, but the income has not been materially increased. We feel that if we are to continue to receive from the Church Aid Society in London the same generous support which is given us at present it is urgently necessarily that we should do more for our- selves. We acknowledge most gratefully the special supplementary gift received last Christmas from the Church Aid Council, which enabled our treasurer to pay the grants voted to the aided churches, and to make good the one-twelfth general reduction which had been decided upon by the Assembly. For this liberal support from the Church Aid Society, we owe much to the ex- cellent service rendered us by our repre- sentative on the council, the Rev J. J. Poynter. The young people's offerings have been, on the whole satisfactory: It would be easy to raise by this means at least £ 100 be easy to raise by this means at least JB100 annually if all the ministers and superinten- dants of Sunday Schools would heartily co- operate in the matter. Last year Gwersyllt raised by the young people's collecting cards £10, Colwyn Bay Cg 8s 4d, and Buckley j38. A few other churches have done equally well in proportion. The reports from the churches show a steady progress. One hun- dred and sixty-four members have been received into our aided churches by confes- sion of faith and transfer. Thirteen churches report an aggregate increase of eighty mem- bers, while nine report a decrease of forty. Mr T. H. Rawlins (Rhyl), the hon. trea- surer, in his report, stated that the income from all sources during the year had in- creased by £136 over 1896, and the total expenditure was j5650 12s, which was JB56 less than in the preceding year. At the close there was a balance in hand of £9 10s 8d, which was satisfactory on the whole, seeing that they commenced the year with a deficit of L130 16s 9d, and reduced the grant to churches by only JB15 (applause). Mr Harding Roberts (Holywell), in moving the adoption of the report, referred with gratification to the forward movement, and expressed especial satisfaction at the pro- gress of the new cause at Rivertown, Shot- ton. They were deeply indebted to the Rev Joseph Davies for the personal sacrifice he was making, and for the active part he was taking in this work. A new cause had also been started at Old Colwyn, and he hoped the prophecy in the report that in a few years it would be a self-supporting Congre- gational Church would be abundantly ful- filled. The report of the treasurer was the most favourable submitted during his con- nection with the Union. I The Rev G. T. Sadler (Wrexham) seconded the resolution, which was carried. SYMPATHY WITH MR GLADSTONE AND LADY MORGAN. The Chairman, in calling upon Professor Davies to propose a resolution of sympathy with Mr Gladstone remarked that many of them had been guided by Mr Gladstone's policy, but now they saw him bearing his I affliction with the fortitute of a Christian, and they were admiring the character of the Christian (applause). Professor Davies (Bangor) then proposed— "That the English Congregational Union of North Wales, in annual assembly at Queen- road Chapel, Chester, desires to express its deep sorrow at the prolonged suffering of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, tenders him its heartfelt sympathy, and prays our Heavenly Father to sustain and comfort him and his in their affliction." He had a solemn interest in proposing the resolution, and he was sure it would have the cordial sympathy and support of all present (applause). The reasons for bringing itr- before the Assembly were obvious. There might be differences of opinion among them as to some points of Mr Gladstone's policy at certain times, but the great cause in whose interest they were met that day had always found in him a ready and eloquent advocate, and had received support not only from his words and pen, but in the most forcible and powerful way by a noble Christian Jife. It was not always that their great men were also good, and certainly it was not always that their good men were great. In him, however, they had one of the greatest intellects not only of the pre- sent day, but of the ages, allied with the purest heart (applause). Mr J. G. Hope (Chester), in seconding, said they should all have been glad if Mi Gladstone's years had closed with freedom from pain, but that was not to be. There was throughout the length and breadth of the land only one feeling-that his latest hours might be hours of peace, serene joy, and confident hope (applause). The resolution was carried. The Rev E. M. Edmunds (Ruabon) next proposed that a vote of condolence be for- warded to Lady Morgan, expressing their deel) sense of the loss sustained by the death of Sir G. Osborne Morgan, who was one of the best friends Welsh Nonconformists ever had in Parliament. He laid his great gifts freelv and unreservedly on the altar of service to the Nonconformists of Wales (ap- plause). The Rev J. J- Poynter neesnded the re- solution, which was cartel ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Professor R. W. Phillips (Bangor) was elected president of the Union for the en- suing year; Mr R. Roberts (Rhos) vice- I president; Mr T. H. Rawlins (Rhyl) trea- surer, and the Rev T. Lloyd (Colwy n Bay) secretary. Reports were read of the work of the Church Aid Society, the Total Absti- nence Society, and the London Missionary Society. It was decided to hold next year's Assembly at Newtown. In the evening, the annual sermon was preached by the Rev J. H. Jowett, Birming- ham. The Conference was continued on Tuesday, when the Chairman gave an ad- dress, several papers were read, and in the evening a public meeting was addressed by Mr S. Moss, M.P.

I PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. The Assembly was continued on Tuesday. The Chairman, in his address, said they had reason to be thankful for the amount of use- ful work which the Union had accomplished. Pecuniary assistance had been most gener- ously given to them by England, but in one way they Had not been assisted by their English friends to the extent of the claim they had upon them. He referred to those who visited North Wales in the summer, and who renounced their Nonconformity there. If they attended a place of worship at all, they went to the Established Church. Numbers of the educated classes who came to occupy positions of responsibility and influ- ence in the Principality, and1 who ware Non- conformists in England, joined the Estab- lished Church in Wales, where the presence of a few county squires, lawyers, and sur- geons would be theilr pride. The spirit of nationality had wonderfully revived during the last few years. What effect this would have upon the religious chairacter of the Welsh people was very difficult to answer, but it was certain that some of the old cher- ished forms of religion must give way, and they must be prepared to accept new formu- las and a change of terminology in their re- c;1 Ily ligious creed. The influence of what was known as the higher criticism had been felt, and in their religious teaching they must meet it a reasonable way, and not simply denounce it as 'heterodoxy. The future of Congregationalism demanded that there should be a better understanding and a greater competition between English and Welsh Congregational friends. The success- ful church of the future, whether Welsh or English, would have to recognise this na- tional spirit, and adapt itself in its method of working, so as to enlist the sympathy and co-operation of tihe rising generation, who were strongly influenced by this spirit of na- tionality. Experience had proved that the English churches in Wales, which had adapt- ed themselves to the religious customs and national aspirations of tthe Welsh people, had been the most prosperous. THE WELSH THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES. Professor R. W. Phillips (Bangor) read a paper on "Our Welsh Theological Colleges: How may they be made most effective for the training of our ministers?" The public interest in the welfare of the colleges had been greatly quickened by the exceptional ciroumstancs in which the two more import- ant of the three Independent colleges in Wales now found themselves, owing to the death of Principal Marris, of Brecon, and Principal Herber Evans, of Bangor. Turn- ing to the experience of other Free Churches in Wales, they found that the Baptist Con- nexion had recently been called upon to consider tihe question of the number and lo- cation of their theological colleges. Their decisions against an amalgamation into one central college, and in favour of locating one of the two colleges at Bangor, were practic- ally identical with those of the Congrega- tionalists, and they had been arrived at by a regular and orderly process, which was, he thought, a cerdife to the Baptist Connexion. As to the Calvinistic Methodists, though a union of the institutions at Bala and Trefec- ca had often been mooted, he was not aware that any step had been taken to achieve this end. With the arrangements existing in the W esleyan Mletbhodist Connexion for the training of ministers for Wales, he was less familiar. Did the general refusal to adopt schemes of amalgamation within each deno- mination necessarily imply that .the advan- tages which-came with a larger staff and more specialised teaching were henceforth to be inaccessible to theological students? He thought not. He believed that this end might be attained in another and better way. "But," continued Professor Phillips," how may all the advantages of amalgamation be obtained without amalgamation? I My answei is, by the establishment of inter-collegiate courses among the colleges of different deno- minations established in the same University College towns. Such an arrangement would not interfere with theindepoodence in gov- ernment and administration of each college; it would simply be federation of these col- leges for purposes of instruction. The great body of theological leairning is, of course, common to all Christians; the infinitesimal portion of a theological student's course, in which he is taught the traditions and tenets of his own denomination, may still be lefb to his own Gollege to undertake. An illus- tration of such a co-operation as I contem- plate is afforded by the experience of the smaller colleges of Cambridge. University. 11 r, y As is known, the professorial and other lec- tures established by the University are in- adequate for all purposes of the University, and each college has to provide an additional staff of lecturers of its own. The larger colleges might, indeed, in this way each pro- vide for these additional requirements them- selves, but the smaller colleges find it to their advantage to combine, and each pro- vides competent lecturers in part of the field of study only. Such an arrangement has been in existence for years, and no college been in existence for years, and no college been in existence for years, and no college has on this account in any degree lost its in- dividuality. I am glad to say that a federa- tion of this kind is already in operation be- tween the Baptist and Independent Colleges at Bangor. On the initiative of the teachers, these institutions have combined their forces for the more effective instruction of their stude-nts in the syllabus of the Associated Theologilcal Colleges, and from all I have learnt the experience has been, as far as it has gone, entirely successful. If it be ar- gued that there is too much rivalry among the denominations to make a scheme pos- sible, I can only say that I oannot for my own part oredit this. I would remind you own part oredit this. I would remind you that Mansfield College and some otheirs, I I believe, open their doors equally to all mem- bers of the Free Churches. Within our own borders, Bala. College does the same thing. If, however, an unworthy motive is allowed by any denomination to prevent it from co-operating with others for a good purpose, it seems to me that that denomina- tion has within itself the geirms of its own decay. If onto reads aright the signs of the times, there are evidences that the time is coming when the Free Churches of this country will sink their trivial differences in a more vigorous effort to resist on the one hand the deadening influence of a State con- trol of religion, and, on the othefr, the in- sidious 'encroachments of a growing sacer- dotalism. In asking Congregationalists to definitely turn their backs on the old idea of amalgamation, and to adopt in its place the idea of federation, I am only asking them to carry this policy of co-operation into their collegiate system (applause). In the discussion which followed, the Chairman said he did not entirely agree with Professor Phillips's suggestion. In the pre- sent state of Wales and their Welsh colleges, and especially of their denominational col- leges, he believed amalgamation was the right thing, and he was personally very sorry the idea was not carried out by the two com- mittees at Bangor and Brecon. He thought it would bo impoesiible for thoso college separately to efficiently meet the require- ments of the age. The Assembly was concluded on Tuesday evening with a public meeting, over which Mir W. J. Parry, of Bethesda, presided, in the absence of Mr S. Moss, M.P. The Chairman said he w&s proud to have been associated with the movement for the estab- lishment of English causes in North Wales for 33 years. He found that only 33 Welsh Congregational churches in North Wales out of about 400 made collections towards the fund, and this was a very small proportion considering the grand wark performed by the movement. Other speakers followed.

THAT GRAND OLD MAN. AN INTERVIEW. [From the Peterborough Express."] A "• Peterborough Express" report men- tions that Mr E. Jebb, one of the oldest and most respected residents of the Cathedral city, who has been for many years a trusted employee of the Great Northern Railway Company, has been the subject of a remark- able interview. Mr Jebb, who has resided for thirty-six years at 44, St. Leonard's-street, Peter- borough, had, a quarter of a century ago, the misfortune to fracture his right ankle and has suffered from lameness since. In 1885, the inconvenience under which he then laboured as the result of his accident. wall increased when he was attacked by sciatica in his left leg. In c onuection with this,, which embod- ies the account of a miraculous recovery from the attack of sciatica, a startling story was related by This Grand Old man to a representative of the paper named. 4 According to Mr Jebb's statements, it is twelve years since he was the subject of the first attack of sciatica in the leg, and he was then 56 years of age. He contrived to get about, but for the last three or four years, to use his own expression, his sufferings were something awful." To make matters worse, the pain extended to his back, completely disabling him from working except now and then at odd jobs at home. Many a time," said Mr Jebb. the pain has been so great I have had to take hold of anything that came in my way to support myself, just aa if I were a child learning to walk. My back became doubled, and the pain has struck me when I have been in the house and also in the street. Then I could not move a foot. Someone has had to lift my leg for me before I could proceed. Often I have to stand and eat my food, as I could not sit down, and when I have managed to get into a chair, I have had to s't in a posi. tion far from comfortable, owing to the pain in my back. I cannot tell anyone the num- ber of supposed remedies I have tried, all in vain, and I have tried doctors with no better result At last they broke the news to me that I had a diseased hip, and should never be able to do anything more. Up to withim. a fortnight or three weeks ago, the pain was very much worse. I cannot describe it to you, except that it was an aching and gnaw- ing one, just as though someone was pulling the flesh off my bones. Interrogated at this point with regard to the cause of the remarkable cure which had been effected, Mr Jebb resumed: "I will tell you. I have read over and over again in the newspapers of the cures by Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I thought I would try one more remedy, and hoping I should be lucky enough to be numbered amongst those who had received the blessing and benefit of their properties, I sent for a box from Dr Williams' Medicine Company, and followed the instructions laid down. It may almost appear to you to be past reason when I say that in a few hours after taking the first dose I noticed a glow spreading over my leg, just as if I bad rubbed it with a towel, and I already felt easier. This was the new blood circulating. I HAD NOT DARED HOPE for an improvement so quickly, and I con- tinued taking the pills. The third:day, as I was sitting in my chair in a position which gave ease to my back, I suddenly felt I was able to straighten myself up. I don't wish to make more of the matter than is the truth, but I must confess I was startled. You have seen me about almost doubled up. Look at me now. I am more upright than many a younger man than myself. This im how I have been since that day, and I am thankful to say the pain has left both my leg and my back, and I am able to take a walk with ease. The pills, I am satisfied. without doubt, have worked the cure in my case, and I can now be numbered amongst the many who have received benefit from them. I have only taken two boxes. I feel stronger and better iu other ways, and it is a great relief to be free from pain. Mr Jebb's account of these circumstances bears weight, coming from a person of his experience, and respectable position. Dr Williams' Pink Pills have more patrons among educated people and the clergy than any other medicine, because the proprietors are always willing to state with equal can- dour whether they have cured a given ail. ment or not. Anyone may write to the Company freely and at length. These pills have cured paralysis, locomotor ataxy, rheu- matism, sciatica, and the after-effects of in- fluenza also all diseases arising from the impoverishment of the blood, scrofula, rickets, chronic erysipelas, consumption of the bowels and lungs, anaemia, pale and sal- low complexion, general muscular weakness, loss of appetite, palpitations, pains in the back, nervous headache and neuralgia, early decay, all forms of female weakness, and hysteria. These pills are a tonic, not a pur- gative. They are genuine only with the full name, Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and are sold by chemists and Dr Williams' Medicine Company, 46, Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C., at 2s 9d a box, or six boxes for 13s 9d. Pink pills sold loose or from £ lass jars are not Dr Williams'.

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