The Chester Courant and Advertiser for North Wales

CHANCELLOR TREVOR PARKINS.! « < THE FUNERAL. IMPRESSIVE GATHERING. With the beautiful and impressive rites of (lie Church which ho loved with the deepevjt and life-long devotion, the remains of t.he latu- Ohjuiociiur were' laid to rest in Cresford Church- Jard on Wednesday ii!ternooi.. It ife seldom that the- vkxx of a public man » life eroked "n grt a ik-iHouotratioii of regret throughout the millitiril (y ôI.t5 Wlb witneywed oil (hjt; occasion. All ciaisM-is of the neighbour and Oia-ity mourner*. from iihii'c or distant piaoes I at.h.'r,.k, ob.seep.tieej, and the magnitude and Widely .repreeentative nature of the gathering bore striking testimony to the f-ense of public I loss that prevailed. The body was inteneel in Jthe grave which contains the remains of the Mecoaaed wife, and it whs peculiarly appropriate that iw iiurit- nvt ing place should be witmn the *»!lage of hi" birth, v.,I* It which he waf c *»*ociated throughout, his life, and under the «l<ad>>vv of tlx- beautiful parish church in which his father ministered a* curate-in-charge for nearly half a century; J'iie :e, ol frotn the iw eK'noe. Gsa.Jtyn» .1 to the el lurch W.II6 of iiiip;'Or*#ive character. At The lie-ad walked t he members of the (Jrenford I'aritsii Council and tiie tenantry of the estate. Tin* officiating clergy arxl choir followed, pre- the coffin, which, t'ovct-t-d with fioial tribute's- war. borne on the fchouldere of six mem- bers of the tenantry. Immediately following the coHit; walked the chief mourner*. and hou.Miox! Bervant<s, then a wheeieei b.er bearing a pjo- fuwiori of beautiful wreaths renting on a rich Purple and next a long procc**»ion of general toMiurners. a number of carriages bringing up the rear. Wiule the mounters traversed the shop; distance to the church the3 etiosr sang II For tjicc, O dear, <tear country, a translation from an olel Welsh hvmn. The officiating clergv were the E. A. I1 if>hbouTlie. vicar of Urcsford; Rev, Canon Fletcher, rector of .R..cv. Lame! S. Havse.-?, T'Nir of iliq. Rev. J. W'v'Ie Joney:, vicar of Carnarvon (oou.iri of dceeareo); ArclKieaooii Thomas, vicar of Llandrmio; Rev. M. K irington Bitsset, rector of Bangor ltyec,d and lUsv. R. J. Barker Owen. curate of Gresford. On arriving at the west dooi" of the church the ikal- read t.he opening /sentences of the burial service, beginning with "I am the resurrection fctid the Jifo. While the mourner took their »oat<> the organ wt (Mr. E. J. Cunnah. F.R.C.O.) "0 rest in the Lord. The 90th Psalm WiJ. ehiinted to Felton. and Canon Fletcher read fi-orii 2nd After the fviisging of Lead, kindly Light (the de- °<xised's favourite hyinn). the cortege lefttho "hunch to the accompaniment of the Nunc ^imittis, after which the organist played the Dead March, and the service was concluded at the: grave«:de by the vicar of (jie^forel and the "¡car of Carnarvon, the latter pronouncing the benediction, after the singing of the hymn There if- a land of pure' delight. The com- tnittitl port iOIl of the fjervjee had a peculiar •*>1<>utility by the accompaniment, of peals of thunder, a sharp (^!e>nii brevaking ^lortly alt; r ilis close. The coffin bore the inscription William 'lVevor Parkin". Chancellor of St. Asaph, ftorri June 8 1822, Fuli Tlte CllidlllO\J!'IWt'8 W,(' Mr. Poly Didicr Mir-ô Arabella Tr<-vor Parking (elaughtcrs), Mr. Poly D dlcr (fou-in-iaw). Mr. Trevor tjrifUih-lioRcawen (cousin), Mr. W. B. Roberts, l*'ango!ien (iM'pliew), ).1, P. Wynne JonciS flappers). "ly of tile Vcn. 1\ r.dJlkxlOon Tj¡OoHJ.a !LhiIJ,ir:n jo J'ector-), the Hey. Jenkins JOf\('t; (vicar, of Holt), the Rev. A. U. M. Jennings (vicar of L%ycoed), the Rev. ^"Urnii Drew rector of Hawardei!), tiie Rev. J. Jones (Frongoch), the R< R. J. Parker Owen (eurate; of Grecord), the Rev. H. O. Price (v'car <•' H>/tre), the Iie'v. D. Slariley Davies ^ie;.u- <,[ fih.vddu), the K-ev. J. E. Thompson ^yiuir of iC^clueham), the R-ev. R. O. VN ilhauiti ,'Wph), the "Rev. Theo. „'ones (vicar of Mil,) j-kv E. Worthington Poweil (vicar Lrvmbo), the' Rev. T. F. Jones (rector of tJie K-ev. R Evan Jones (Llamvchairn), ]If-,V. W. bavkto (Llanfynydel). the iiev. Holland 'k^artl (Molverloy). the Rev. H. CUiarley (vicar of Hos*tt), Sir Robert an<1 I^ady Cuniilte, the iiigh Sheriff of Denbitf-h^iirc (Mr. ii. H. F. RoberUsm). the Mayor of Wrexham (Mr. Eilward Hughes). Dr. E. 1). Evans (Wrex)iam). Captain Lan-rdon (conirnaiulei' of the Clio), Dr. Rtohard Williams (Wi-exhan;), Dr. Manssty. Dr. Elliott Mi.^rs. H. Y. Barker (Heron liridge). A. V. Colt Williams■ (Chester). T. M. Keene (Mold). T. A. PfX'kelt (e.^iate ageni), II. A. Cle.ver (St. Asapli diocesan registrar), John and R. France (U'rexhantS. E. Rabb J. Ila^tidg^, Ourwe'n, P. L. Roof>er. F. T. Cheetham. ^iiliam^ (Spring (jrove, W rcxham), T. Reginald Jan^f (;. Jarman, Mulby. J. H. Ma»o:>. \V. oiUcry. I Jew. Hugh Jones (clerk 10 the Wrcx- hiim county magi^f raie^), G. R. Orred. T. ribbons Fiwt and E. M. Sne.vel Kynneraley Presenting the Roarel of■ Management of the training ship), Ellis Griffiths; (Cliester). Jonep, R. Roberta (Pant). Morris (Ruiiboni. J. Tikton. E. O. V. L'oyd (RhaggHt). Diekin (Well Hoaw. Salt- A". E. Evans (B'ronwylfa). Percy Janief, (London), Mr. Evan Mere<litli (Grcs- (1) and Mr. Henry Eaniley (ParkMde). The Gresford Parish Council, of which de- •a^pd was chairman, wa* represented by Mea«rs. t4L' I ?• Reginald Janice (xice-chairman*, J. Allington lugbo;. J. Barr-x\dames, (J. H. F. Roberitori, James W. E. Belli*. W. II. Lancelot, J. S. "wborts. E. Jones and' Charles I>avies (clerk). The lenantry included Mef^rs. John Stoke«, 1^- Mer«><iith;. J. Phillips', Frank Griffiths and Eliis (Tr-ycoed). W. lyewie ami Rieliard (Marford Hall). I'xiwarel Jone« (Hoselev John Parrv (Trevor Arms. Marford)", Qëj(>ph Cunnah (cluiirnian of the Marford parish ^wting). Pliiiip Parry (Marford). Robert ^°^ertg. (Gresford). E. Lloyd (Green Farm). John Daviee. ten. (Marford). Nige! Parry. Maswie JLark Farm. Ruabon), and the following wtio ?J)rc the coffin from the houfie to the graveeide: j Walter .I/ewin, John Robert# A. li.Won, Davu>.o. T. Davies: and J. E. Jonm \N reath.s ,weri\ s.ent by MrA Griffith-Bosca wen, r- atnj Mm. Arthur Grifiith-Boscawen. the |^<"n!ber4 of the NorlJi WTale. and Chester 'reuii) Mitw Wynne Jonevs Mr. and Mrs. jj.Wftley, C^inoii atul Mra. Wynne Jone*. the j^Sh -Sheriff of Denbighshire (Mr. G. H. i. 5°i>arLson) lo11d Mrr, Robertson. Mr. 1.11<] Irs, \frc~ L. Rooper), Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair gaciagnn. Mr. an<i Mr. C. D. Anii^sley, Mre. cnri,.f(a Dunlop anel Miss Gilmour, Mr. and « rft- Orre<] (Borra^l. Mr«. Anne Randier Mif« F. ojyj^jj yymoMS Jfiv. Symon.i. Mr. and Mra. Griffith-Iioseawen), Mr. E. Davies Mr*. T. Reginald ^r>v^, Miss Egerion, Mr. anel M r.->, 11 Y. rkcr, Mr. Sydney Darwell, Mis?* Manicity, p. "'erine Williame, Sir Robert ami Lady D., -ztt4,i Mr. and Mrs. ,){on (The Clappers). Jessie Wiliiame Mr. B. Wright, the committee of the Gros- Ros.o Socieiv, Mr. and Mr?. Perev Janiefi. ^Urt<n- IMr. E. Lloyd .Toiler. Mr. and Mm \1.atn", IvY. Gladys and Douglas, Mr. and W^fr Stanlcy Owen. Mr. Alfred Ashvvortli, Mr?. Jj1 "i^nis (Spring Road). Misa Bailey, Mis« K. -'ailey. Archdeacon Wynne Jones. Mr. and a'*d Mif« Allington Hughes, Teddy and Maria Roberta (Hillock-lane), Mi-ss Edwards (AJyn Cottage, Rossett), Afr. James Lee, the boy", of the Clio training ship, Mr. Thomas Lee, Miss Harrison (Stoke's Bridge), Miss Harrison (Gresford), Mr. Harnett Harrison (Rock Ferry), the members of the Gresford Parish Council, the tenantry of the Trevalyn estate, Mr. Edward Dickin, Mr. Thomas Sard lev and family, Sarah, Emily, Randies and family, Mr. and Mr". Meeson, Frances, Elsie. Carriage* were .-cut by Sir Robert Egcrton, Mr. Reginakl Jamea. Mr. P. L. Rooper. Mrs. Griffith-Boscaweni, Mr, J. R. Orred, Dr, Eiliolt (Chester), Mr. Dixon (The Clapper*), and Dr. E. D. EN-aii6 (Wrexham). Letters of apology for absence were reoeivce! from the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Ven. Archdeacon Wynne Jones (both of whom were giving evidence before the W'eHi Church Com- mission in London). Mr, Sidney Darvell, Mr. Godfrey H. Fitzhugh. Mr. T. P. Jk)ntc,-Ila

STOP PRESS. STOP PRESS. ) HURST PARK MEETING. 11 YEARLING PLATE.-Flitaway, 1; i Bardolph, 2; Reine Claude, 3. Ten ran. | THREE. YEAH-OLD HANDICAP.- Aubergine, 1; Malice, 2; Fluinini, 3. Five ran. ( DUN STALL* PARK MEETING. BRADFORD T.Y.O. PLATE.—Red Star, t; Clare Glen. t; Sir Wolfue, 3. Nino ran. j BUSHBURY MAIDEN PLATE. Crash, 1: Chirnborazo. 2; The Imp, 3. Eight ran. OXLEY SELLING WELTER.—Eoee- ington. 1: I^rk. 2; Offcide, 3. Four ran. REDCAR MEETING !t GUISBOROUGH T.Y.O. PLATE.— Kilballyown, 1; Risely MOfe, 2; La i Fore filly, 3. Eight ran. D UNSTABLE HAND ICA I.-Ti r- ffpt, 1; Egreniont. 2; Honsoni, 3. Seven ran. NORMANBY PLATE. Reggi knight:, 1; The Negus, 2; Woodcut, 3. Slix ran. MOTOR CAR IN COLLISION. FIVE INJURED. A collision occurred at Winchester late last night between a motor car in which Mr. Farquhar, a London gentlemAn, was proceeding to Southampton, and a van which was coming from the latter place. Mr. Farquhar, his chauffeur and valet, and two person* in the van were injured. Mr. farquhar returned to London to-day, "ut three others remain in hospital. I h i t i i il j t u i. i i' j the Rev. D. W. Evans (Llanrhaidr), the Rev. T.

RIVER BANK MYSTERY. 4 UNKNOWN BODY FOUND. On TuctJay ev<iiing iwo young men. who were a.1k i B along the meadows l--t-iw<-on Efx-Wton and Chester, found body o-f a young man lyi;nr in Mr. .J, meadow, Eec-1:feton. 1)(341, tzikcii to th.e Ec.-c-lcs- ton police station, and an inquest was held on Wednesday evening :it the R4>i!.ding--morn by Mr. J. C. Bate (eorcno;). Thomas Cowen. a young man of 18, Cecil- S1.J0:>t, Liverpool, "aid that about eight o'c'oc-k on Tuesday evening he and a. fii<nd namrd Samuel Williams were walking along the- liver batik towaids Che^er. About five or ten min- utes' walk past EecksJon Church Iil-. Iilw <1 ceased lying in a huddled position, with his face toward* tiie- river. He tried to arouse him but found lie waft dead. He gave information to the police. .Jam,g Harper, 4. Thomns's Pathway. Queen sheet, sajrf he was fishing near E«("e"oJl, and about- V.15 tJjo man who- body was found passed hisn, walking lemuely towards Eecles •' ton. P.S. Robert Howard said that the body was !J ing bet-w«*n the footpath and the- water alenit hailf-a-mile below Ecele«fton Ferry. He exam- in-cl the giouud thoioughly, ct,(] mnrks at. a!l. Close to the foot was a rabbit- hole, in which d/oc aseu might have tripped. Doeeae-d, who had been ide-titifie'd. wf.s i alkiu-t twei.ty-live ago. He was 5ft. 4in. in his bootsl and had brown hair and blue eyes. wis t.;)d was -i .;nal1 o'd scar in fiont of the left eer. n", was dresscxl in a blown plaid suit with dark stripes, nearly new, anel had btown socks, brown cap. and light iaco-np boots. He woie a collar with loose fiont, and on the in"idt of the latter was a. laundry mark, "XV. 32. The tie was rainbow- colomed, and was fas'ened with an ordinary black safety-pin. 1 ~)i ■ is <! w'ore a light piint shut, but no othe-r undeicloi'hirig. The con- tends of the pockets consisted of 8s. 3d in cash ",I d a numlier of matc.h.es. Tlu ¡)I,dv was very pale. Dr. Butt, of IIooio, said he had made a post- mortem examinatiou. Tho body was fairly well nourished. Deceased was about twenty-four and was m-pcetab!y dressed. was no sign of violence about the clothing or the body. With the exception of the heart, in which t.hei o was pome fat-rv (iVgeMieration, the organs were healthy. The brain wa.s perfectly healthy and normal. There, was no sign of any irritant or eorosive poison, or of any poison at a.U that could be detected without analysis. By tlio Coronet There would be no mentis of telling in the case of a narcotic poison with- out analysis Tiw Coroner: Do you not find narcotic point- ing generally accoinpani:<1 hy a certain marked congestion of the organs?—Dr. Butt: Yer, you would get some congestion of the organ*: hut you eo tld not give> a perfectly dcfinile opinion you eo tld not giw a perfectly dcfinile opinion as to the presence of poison. In this case my I opinion is that, ilteie was no form of poisoning at ail. Witness further stated that cup waU of the heart was very thin, and if the man had tripped in the rabbit-ho.'e. tiie ,<-udden shock to hLs svs- > tern might have caused failure in a heart like his. Death was probably diu, to the fatty de- generation of the heart.—By the Co:oner: From the appearance of his hands, the man had not boon woiking lately; hilt ho might have been invalided. He was a man who had taken care of himself, there being no sign of alcoholic de generation In summing up io ilit- jury, the Coroner ex- plained that it. was not necessary for the pur- poses of the inquest that the body should be I identified. If i! was afterwards identified, the relatives oould have the death registered pro- perly by application to hirn. The jury returned a verdict of death from heart failure.

THOUGHT HE WAS THE KIXG. At an occasional county police court at Mr. W. H. Churton's office, on Thurselav, before Mr. B. C. Roberts, an old man named Edward Clarke was charged with being of unsound mind, wan- dering at large, and not. tinder proper control at Hoole on Tuesday.—P.S. Jackson said the man was found in Hoole about, 5.45 a.m. knocking at the dcors. He was in a bad a.nd neglected condition. He qqesuoned prisoner, who t'aid he -a. the King of England, lie had been in the Workhouso since Tuesday, and was much improved. He stated he was a, mariner and a native of Douglas.—An order for Clarke's committal to the Workhouse for 14 days was granted.

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HA WARDEN RURAL COUNCIL i + I SEALAND LEVEL CROSSING. The foitnighUy meeting of the llawardrii District Council was h*id on Friday a: Brough- ton AYorkhouso, Mr. Wiii. Fryer in the chair, The Clerk (Mr. Hugh G. Roberts) read a lot- ier from the Great Ccntial Railway, asking the Council to arrange a me*iing of representatives of ihe Council with the company's engineer aad rcpi e*:X']itative with lvfe-iv n e io the ob- struction at the We lsh-roa<J. He explained tJiat IlK) k-ttoc w-a-s iceeived before their last moot- ing, hut it was not bioughr before ¡h" mcc-iing, a part of the business having Ven adjourned, and Mr. Fox had given notice of a motion to the effect that t-ho Council take steps to compel trie iia.ilway company to remove the obstruction from the roakl leading from Queen's Ferry to Shotwick, and that the local authority at the Cheshire end of the road fie asked to co-op?tat<? with the Council to got the road open. Mr. Fox, in moving his proposition, said it was at least a year and nine months since they wrote to the company to remove 1 he obstruction. Ono man and several cattle had already beon killed, and it seemed to hirr. that the railway company was putting the matter off. The com- pany wiole six weckf ago, stating they would m.ei a ekputation on the'- epot. but nothing had beeu done, and ho lioped the (Council would cause the company to remove the obtlllclioH as as possible. Mr. L. E. Foul seconded. Mr. J. Millington said he would not like to oppose Mr. Fox's resolution, but. he thought that if they could müc-t the company it, wou'd be better than fighting it out. He moved that a depuation of the Council meet tiie Gieci Central Railway 00, at the earliest possible qiale. It was* eventually agreed io write, and make- an appointment with the railway company, and to ask the Wirrai Disiiict Council to attend. MH. SKINNER. AND THE CHAIRMAN. Mr. Skinner moved "that the e-huirman (Mr. Frye r) hand to the1 members of the- Council, for private inspection, the application ho received for the post of medical officer of h(8h.h which he fiated came too late." He said that the day the medical officer was appointed the Chairman said an app'ieation had bee n sent to him, and he con ended that that statement made the le'tter tiie property of the Board. The statement mride by the chairman jusljtJüd the members of the Council knowing who the applicant was. Tlio chairman had aid th-at evcryt hing had be en dono so extraordinarily might, but he (Mr. Skinner) beggrd to eliffer from him. because he thought, that fion: lyegianing to end the appoint- ment of the nuxlical officer of health had b en md0 with great discrepancy. Dr. Robeits came down a day after the applications had been closeei, and finding no applications kl been madhe hand. d an application tot!;t" chairman, I ri ii. lie did not think it silotil-I be the policy of any chairman to allow things of that, kind to be done. Let it be earned out in a straightfor- ward and honest way aeio ding to what was advertised in the papci. The ehaiiman was bound to picd-tiee ft :<<r if he it prc- perty of the Board by saying h, had reeeivoel a letter, and brought it to the Board. Mr. T. Lewis' seconded, and öEJ:"II who was to receive the applications? A Mcm her: The clerk. Mr. Williams: If that application was sent to the chaiiman, it was out of order altogether. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. Mi.!lington said lie could not see what could 00 gained by reading tli- letter after about two moiit hs had pasld, The letter went- to the wrong cjuaiter altogether. Mr. Patry said that if Dr. Robe:ts applied a day late his application was no more use than the one the chaiiman received. Mr. Ilampwxt said he moved that, ihe present medical officer be appointed and he, like the majority of the Council, thought the application was made in a st.raigh.iforwiwd hones; and legal manner, and the only cou/se-opcn to the Council was to appoint Dr. Roberts. It seemed so out of order and almost childish to bring up the matter after it. had been settled. Whether it was done for some motive or not he could not say. Mr Skinner: No Mr. Ha.mpson (proceeding) said it was uu- butrinesslike to occupy the time of the members of th*, Council in a matter already settled. Mr. Yickers was under the impression Uiat t.liero was only one apphoation, that. of Dr. Roberts, which was sent in the morning of the Council in g. When it came before the Council then-e was no alternative but to either accept or reject it. Mr. Fryer (chairman) said he did not think it was in the interest of the Council at the pie s 'lit juncture to present the loiter for priva. tp iirspeetion. They knew that when it passed lound the table1 it did not always stop in the room. Most of the members would remember that he was the only one who piotested against the appointment of D. Rol.-erts. Mr. Skinner implied that he agreed to it, and that g.mtleman was at the Council meeting, and did not offer any objection to Dr. Robeuts's eJeet.on. He I strongly objected to Mr. Skinner's ievolution, and could noi look upon it in any other way than a personal matter. Dr. Roberts's applica- tion came piior to the day of the Council, and in it the doctor said he hoped the Council, al- though only advertising J660. woukl eee their way to give £ 80 When the matter W:13 being discussed the letter was handed to the clerk, and not to him, telling the Council that his appli- cation was only to be oonsideTed at a salary of £ 80 a ear. That was why he objected to the appointment of Dr. Roberts. To be oharged in that manner was a pcisonal matter altogether. Mr. L. E. Ford said a charge had been made against the chairman, and he had cleared him- self very creditably. Mr. Skinner remarked that they were all one way. Air. Hampsou did not think Mr. Skinner should insinuate that they were all one way. He thought, he would find they were as much one way as the other. If anything wrong was advocated, or something not in accoidance with hia own ideas, he soon had something to say.— The matter then dropped. PROPOSED MANCOTT POST-OFFICE. A letter was received from the Postmaster at Chester, intimating that a post-office is to bo cerublislied at Maneott as soon as possible'.

CHESTER HOTEL-KEEPER SUED.—At Chester County Court on Thursday, before his Honour Judge MoSri, Richard Thomas, provision dealer, Northgatc-tftrcet., sued 'i nomas Ball, proprietor of the Doric Hotel and Shropshire Arnie, ami A. Ball, hie wife, for £ 9. 5s. 3d. for gexxls .supplied. Mr. John Griffiths, for plain- tiff. said the, provisions, were supplied in con- nection with defendants' business as hotel pro- prietors. The account was kept by plaintiff in the name of Mrs. Ball, becaut-x; the orders originally camo from her, but recently Mr. Thomas came to the conclusion that the hus- band anel wife were carrying on the business together. The male defendant had recently made an assignment in favour of his creditors. For the defence Mr. F. B. Mason contended that the orders were given by Mrs. Ball as agent for her husband, and there was no evidence that she had pledged her separate credit on her joint estate. His Honour gave judgment for plaintiff against the male defendant., and for the female defendant with-out co"

NESTON LADIES' CLUB. « PICTURESQUE FESTIVAL. Tiie 94th anniversary of this popular insutu- bm was celebrated on Thursday under the mont { ido&lie conditions. The re-cent heavy ghowem had served to "lay the and to bring out- j to perfection the lovely emerald tints which just now are the prcvttifiiig feature of tiie rural 1 lawfecape, a.1i¡ the proceed rs^s throughout were • traibsoctcd under a perfect June The attends nee was worthy of tive occasion, and in the opinion of many competent judges Norton never before con rained) many pe-ri?on« as were congregated in it during the afternexm anel evening of this memor&b'e festival of 1908. The town presented a very ho iday-like appearance, owing to tJte hantl^ome <Ut-j,!sy of bunting, fo'- the example *et by tlx1 «>l;ta?-v flag which fluttered, on the church tower in tJro early morning was | followeel as the day wove on by the inhabitants in the efreet,* below to an extent not witnessed i for many yoarp, The principal specftcaiar feature of the fete is the floral procession to and from the parisij Chu-x-h. and the older inhabitant estimated that it wou'd be neceasary to go back forty years to find a rival to the magnificent display of Thuiv- day. The floral wands were exejuisitely beauti- i f: no incon^iekrable pntiow of the youth; rand beauty of tiie were to be found in the ranks of the fair processionists, and the rule of 81 year, ago which t«booed fine raiment wat., wi'full^v f()t- at naught in a manner thai wou.Vi infallibly have arouteel the ire of the staid dames wlio it. The excellent hand of the late 1st Flintshire Ruyai Engineers, at, usual, led the way, and was followed i--y the banner of tiie (s,.>e'i<>ty and the luige scariet and wnite floral emb'ein of the lady patrone^. Misees Re)bei-t« (Bank Outage) and Mary Lyon (Ehnlea) lee! the honorary offie a's and tlx1 honorary n*emljer.«, and. the (-A and Mrs. W. Pritchard iiienit-er. The chief officials preve nt were the Rev Caneiii Turner. Messrs. R. L. Price and W, Ariel Gray (irustoes), the R-ev. J. H. Graham, Dr. Jeilm H. Yeoman. Dr. Lew s Grunt, and Dr. H. G. Carlisle (medical officer-). SOME DRESSES. Ihero were1 many i.o'H'rary niembcm Roberts v. ore biack. ;u;d carrieei .1 wand ileoorate*i with pink roi-oe attil white asters; Mifr« Lyon, in black, carried red anel white geraniums; Airs. R. L. Price wore a black and white striped gown, and carried a pretiily- anangee! wanei of pink gladioli; Mrs. Ariel Gray, in b.acl. carried lovely pink pelargonium# ami Mrs. Pemberton. in green, carried: pink m-w; F. Join*, In biack. had a dainty wand of mauve and white' flowers; Mrs. Yeoman wore cream, and carried pink pelargonium* Mrs. P. N. Stone, in brown, had a beautiful wand of pink and yellow rosce: Mrs. McCubbin in white, carried pink and white gladioli; Miss | Richardson wore pale pink, and had a pretty wand of pink peonies; Mrs. Lewis Grant had a greem and white elreas citrrieel a wand of ir s; MiVsi Seagar. in Saxe blue, carried and white glacioe,; Miss tlariiftle wore white, and carried" some lovely William Allen lv eliardson reve.s. Tiie route to the chuioh over the principal thoroughfares was thickly line;! with spectators, and the churcn was well iflled for the epceial Ben WC. The National Anthem was played by the organist (Mr. Howick) as the processioniets entered, and the hymns used were as usual the "Old Iiiii-idi-etli" at-,d "Oil, God, our help." The sermon was preached by the Vicar. The profession returned through Church-lane and Parkgate-road to the Crocs, where its arrival was awaited by an immense gatheing of spec- tators. At the business meeting at the schoolroom reference was niacl., to the death of the late Colonel R. Lacy, one of t.he trustees, and the nomination of Mr. W. Ariel Gray fe.r the vacancy was confirhieel amid much applause. Reference was also" inad.j to the deaths of Mrs. A. WaJley and MrÜ. S;:Gan Jojier:, which had occurred e.nce the previous annual meeting, and the vacancy on the list of old-age pen- sioners caused by death of the former waft filled by the election of Mrs. M. J. Godefrv. aged 70, a member of 52 years' standing. The i accounts shewe,d a nett gain on the year's work- ing of 1;55. Ihe members afterwards ad- journed to the green. Notwithstanding the great increase of visitors and the special en- gagement of a troupe of pierrote (those, of Mr. A. G. Matthews) the gate-mcnev was not as large as had been anticipated. This was attri- buted in part to the extraordinary action of the late Literal Club, which in its new role as a social club took aelvantage of the frienelly society's fete to give a dance for its own benefit on the same evening. The Neston and District Bowling Club, whose ground overlooks that of the club, kindly c-Josod their green to all but the actual members, and pave a. special dona- tion to t.he Ladies' Society. As hae been t.he ease for many years Miss Webb, t.he senior stewardess of the club, had charge of the day's a rr.angelI¡et1 Ifl,

THE REDEMPTION AT ST. PAUL'S. Special mui-i.cal services were held at St. Paul's Church on Whit-Sunday, and were attended by large congregation. The anthem. Goel is a Spirit," was beau(ifu<!y rendered at- the morning service, while the ant.Leni, Come Holy Uht" (Attwood), with harp accompaniment, was a feature at the evening service, at the conclusion of which parte 2 and 3 (the Ascension and the Pentecost) of -Gounoel's "Redemption" were performed by all augmented choir, under the conductorship of Mr: W. H. Churton, with a. full orchestra of thirty instruments led by Mr. Bea unionr. The solos were ably rendered by Miee Mary Langdon, R.A.M. (soprano). Mr. A. E. Ward (tenor) and Mr. A. J. Red (bass). Mr. H. Thomas presidcel at the organ with his ustiaJ ability, anel played March of Israelites" (Coeta) m a concluding voluntary. BICYCLE DISPUTE AT CHESTER.-A bicycle transaction on the hire-purchase system was again before his Honour Judge Moss on Thursday at Chester County Court. Plaintiffs were Messrs. Arthur Warrington and Co., c agents, Brook-street, Chester, who sued Alex- ander McLean. sen., Upton Lance Cottage, for £ 6. Os. b 1., the balance due on the purchase of a bicycle. Mr. Howard Watson. Liveriiool. ap- peared for plaintiff, and Mr. W. A. V. Churtem for defendant. The bicycle was bought by de- fendant's fOil, Alexander McLean, jun., from plaintiffs on the hire-purchase system. The father signed a form by which he became guarantor for the instalments. After paying several instalments, the Km got out of work, and was unable to continue payment, anel the bicycle was returned to plaintiff s shop in Brook- street. According to plaintiff s the bicycle was taken there for repairs, and left there at defendant's risk, and was never accepted by plaintiff in settlement of the outstanding instal- ments. Mr. Keys, manager of the shop, gave evidence to that effect, but another son of de- fendant, who returned the bicycle, said Mr. Keys aeceptexl the machine anel had previously suggested its return when told the purchaser was out of work. This witness was accompanied by a brother, who gave evidence that, while he was standing at the shop door, he heard Mr. Kcy« ceji.cluele the conversation by saying It will be all right." His Honour found that the bicycle was returned by the consent and sugges- tion of plaintiff'a manager, and gave judgment for defendant.

CITY POLICE COURT. 1 FRIDAY.—Before Messrs. R. Lamb, W. Vernon, R. H. Lanceley, 'V. H. Denson, and F. Coplestone. ASSAULT IN BRICKYARD.—An elderly man named Henry Partin, who lives ill Mr. Alorton Ppowne's yard, Saitney, eummonod Hubert James Lamb, foreman of the yard, for a»-aui1. Mr. T. Moore Dutton defendted.— Oe>.vipki?»ant, who appeared with two biack j eyes, said he a-^ked defendant on Monday night, to open one of the doots in the yard. Defend- ant knocked him down and knelt on him.— Iled He denied that he threw any bricks at defendant.- Mrs. Partin said t-he saw defendant kneeling on her husband and the pushed him off with a brush. (Laughter.)- Air. Dutton Ariel how many bricks did you throw at defendant?—Witness: 1 threw one, and he threw one at me but the one 1 threw did not hit him.—Defendaul said complainant spoke to him about the use of the water supply at the yard. Complainant made for him, and a scuffle ensued in a narrow passage. Both fell, and complainant pulled down a wall of newly- made Lricks. Complainant kicked him about, the legs, and when he got up he threw bricks at him, two hitting him, -Edmund Lamb, father of defendant, and Robert. Leech, a boy employed by Mr. Browne, gave corroborative evidence.—At the request of the magistrates Mr. Morton Browne gave evidence as to the complainant's position in the yard. —The magistrates con- sidered the case in private, utid the Chairman afterwards announced that while the Bench were quite prepared to accept the statement tha. there had been provocation, they thought there had not been sufficient provocation to justify the assauk. Defendant would be fined bto. and costs. IMPUDENT THEFT.—Two girls named Ada Townshend, aged 17, and Margaret Thomas, aged 16, both respectably dressed, were charged in custody with stealing four liaiits of boots, value £ 1. 14e. 9d., the property of John Stanway, Foi egiite-street.—Prisoners plea.ded guilty.-Inspeclor Tillcy said prisoners, had run a way from a home in Liverpool, to which they had been sent, one because of an offence committed in Liverpool and the other beeau«e she could not be controlled by an aunt with whom she lived. They came to Chester and on May 27th the girl Thomas went to Mr. Stan way's is hop and arked for some boots to be sent to the Red Lion, Boughton, on ap- proval for Miss Wilson. Litter, Townshend called and asked if the boots had been sent. Mr. Stanvvav's son said the boy had jUI:t gone. fShe overtook him and obtained the bc-ots from him. Afterwards, Townshend offered one of the pairs of boots at Bame's pawnshop, and as rhe tailed to gi\c a satisfactory explanation, the assistant cent for a constable, who arrested Townshend. Thomas saw what had happened and got away, but she was arrested in SaJuiej .— Evidence was given by John Roy Stan way, son of Mr. Stan way, Daniel Joseph Gilmore, cnanagcr of Baine s pawnshop, Bought on Levi Now ton, errand boy, employed by Mr. Suin- way P.C. Green and Detective Hughe*.—The father of the girl Thomas t-aid she had been sent by the Liverpoe>i Stipendiary to the Wet- bin Jtiomc, Islington, for an offence commit- ted in Liverpool. She had run away from thz: home, where she had still eight months to serve.—Inspector Tilley said the girl Towns- hend had been living in Canada, where she had committed some offence. She had been sent home and had been looked after by an aunt. ill Liverpool. As her aunt could not rol)- trol her she had been sent to the home.—Tlse cai-e against Townshend was adjo<urned for a j week in order thai Miss Vv light, of the Rescue Home, might make arrangements for her. 1, was decided to hand over Thomas to the Liver- pool police to be a-m. back to the heme. MAN AND A RING.—A young man named Joai Jervis was chaiged with failing to give a satisfactory account of a lady's ring found in his poGt-ession on Thursday. Detective Hughes said he was called to Mr. Dutton's, the pawn- broker's shop in Foregate-stre; t, where prisoner wasoffering the ring (produced) in pledge. Asked for his name and address, he gave the latter as 15, Seller-street, this being incorrect. He w¡;, then airked where he got the ring, and he saiu it was given to him by a young girl living h. Audley, but that slie was now living at Harro- gate, and he did not know tlve address- Prisoner was remanded for a week for in- quiries. A BROKEN WINDOW.—A labotirer named ¡ Solomon Stevens was charged by Thomas Henry Jenkins, of the Town Hail Vaults, with break- ( ing a glass panel of a door in his hou>-o on February 28th.—Complainant saiel that he had to turn prisoner out owing to his drunken condition, anel the man put his arm through the glass panel of the door. Il had cost £ 2. the glass paneJ of the door. It had cost £ 2. 15s. to replace.—Prisoner said he was drunk, I and he slipped, his elbow going through the pane accidentally. Complainant was willing to take sj much a week from him, and he was willing to pay it. Complainant did not wish to prcueeute him.—The Clerk (Mr. G. Davison) said that was not a court for civil actions.— Prisoner was sent to gaol for one month. 1' I\fJ\DA Y. -Bdore Meters. F. Skipwith and R. I .al1¡ b. BLACK REAPPEARANCE.- John Brown, walcreress- seller Chester, fined let:. and costs or 14 days for beuig lLtink and d'eordcrly on uu(b< The ChicÎ Coririab e eaid prisoner had been placed Oil the black lit'lL OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE.— Peter furnaoeman, of Warrington. Wéli" charged with being drunk ami elisejrderly and with obstructing the police in Bridge-«reet on Sunday. Patrick Fe-enev. labourer, of no fixed address, was charged with being drunk on the same occasion. P.C. Lawrence deposed that he found rhe prisoner drunk in Lower Bridge-Street. He had fallen and cut his nowe very badly, and witness went to render lrim first aid. Scuiley. a (I* r, i, who was also drunk, was behaving in a elisorder y manner before a large crow d. When witness proceeded to dress Feeney's nose Seulky inter- fered with him. and a man who came to hiA assistance was struck by him and knockeel eiovvn. v Yeadon. a Liverpool man, who went to the policeman's fiffl.1 nCf', gave corroliorative v was fined 2s. 6d. and exists or seven days. &¡¡ik.v was fined Es. and costs or seven days for being drunk anel disorderly, ami 10. and oosto or 14 days for the obstruction. The Chairman, on behaif of the Bench, thanked Yevwlon for his services to the police.

mCKFORD. AN ESTEEMED POLICE OFFICER. On Friday last Sergeant William Stubbs, who has retired from the Cheshire Police on a. well earned pension, received gratifying proof of tile (stceill in which he is held by t.he residents of Mollington and district. He was presented with an address and a purse of money, the subscribers numbering over fifty and includ- ing landowners, tetiants and cottageif., indeexl all classes of residents willingly joined in this expression of their goodwill. The movement was initiated by Mrs. Williams, of Backford Canal Bridge, whose happy idea was heartily supportcd. The addre.,4, read as follows: — "The residents of Mollington, Backford, Chorlton, Croughton. Saughall and Capcnhurei, on your retirement from your official duties after 27 years' service (12 of which were served at Backford). during the whole time of which you have never been absent on account of ill- ness, desire to present you with a token of their respect and esteem, and beg that you will kindly aceept the accompanying puree, con- taining £ 15. lis., a.; an expression of their ap- preciation of your exemplary conduct during the whole length of your long service. They alao hope that you will long be spared to enjoy the ieisure you have so justly earned."

Go for your SUMMER HOLIDAY by the W R «»«»« ( » • w e ■ ma LINE.' EXCURSIONS for a Fortnight or less, etc. Pamphlet giving full particulars of holiday Excursions I during June, obtainable at stations or offices, free. Paddington Station, W. JAMES C. INGLIS, General Manager.

LITERARY NOTICES. THE JUNE MAGAZINES. (2ml Notice.) The Jun-c issue of the "Badminton Magazine" contains a particularly interesting article, in which ijie question of women riding astride is treated at some length, and iliustiatexl by a. number of photograplis. including one of Lady A. Giosvenor. The a.OHl.m.a.g-('t< and disadvan- tages of both the cross and side saddle arc im- partially discussed; We must nevertheless bear in mind that to drive an unwilling horse successfully over his fences implied a strong seat as wtiLl as a strong will on the part of the- rider, and it is just this difficulty in obtaining a fixity of tenure, to crib a legal phiase, which psoves such a stlll11h.ing blod, to ninety per oe-inr. of thoie women who essay riding astride. The reason for this difficulty is not far to seek, cross-saddle riding demanding that the rider should be possessed of length fiom hip to knee and flat muscles, while the majority oi the daughters of Eye are fashioned on dia- metrically opposite iinc". That, it is possible for "mind to tiiumph over matter," and for the round-legged, round-calved man to be a strong horseman, wC" see constantly demon- strated :n the hunting field'; but i1. is obvious that those who go "il1 Natuie" have greater difficulties to contend with tiiaii their more fort-uiiat.? brethren, and those womenn there- fore, who t«say to ride astride and reaiy be in the van over a big flying country must be prepared to take a far larger proportion of j tosses than if then- rode in the ordinary way. In the good o:d days when kmg sermons I were more popular than they arc now." ray", a writer in the Juno "Quiver," "it was a fre- quent practice for the preacher to regulate his talk by an hour-glass placed on tiie- edge of the pulpit. Ttie gla were so made that the sand from the top jxirtion ran into the lower one in about an hour, and lorig-wineled preachers, not content with a discourse of this wnglh. were often known to mi,iarli, Let us have 8!!othcf! g'ass and turning the instrument upside down, 1114CIV wouiel calmly proceexl wirh the eermem. The use of the hour-glass often led to amui-ing incidents in church. The Rev. Daniel Burgess, the oelebrateei Nonconformist preacher, was once holding forth on the sin of elruiikeniie-w.. and lic- found himeelf only half-way through when the sand of the f'13. rah out. •Brethren.' he exe'aimed as he turned it round, I have eomewhat more to t-ay on the nature and con,«eqaences of drunk- enness, so lot's have the other glass.' In the latest instalment of My African Journey," whicJi is apeari.ng in the "Strand/' enness, so lot's have the other gJ, In the latest instalment of My African Journey," whicJi is apeari.ng in the "Strand/' Mi-. Wiriston Churchill gives an interesting account of hv visit while in East Africa io Lord j Delamere. His lord,ilip met Mr. Churchill at Elmenteita, ami the day was spent in an exciting I hunt of the foroeious African wart-hog. In the -of lisCiiiirclilll writes: It was I 'ate in the afterne>on when we fstarieyl bitck to 4' he train, which lay eight cff in a sidini. On the. way we fell in ivit,ii a merst fierce and monstrous pig, v.ho led us a nice dance through hush and grass and boulelc. As lie emerged :nto a patch of comparatively smooth, open ground. I made up my mind to spear him. urged my pony to her top npeed. ATIKI was just c-on- .sdering how best to do the <lev-d. when, with- out the: slightest provocation, or, at any rate, before. he had been even pricked, the pig turned sharp round and sprang at me as if he had been a jeopard. Luckily, my spear got in the way, and with <i <=ohel jar wiiici) made my arm stiff for a week, drove deep into his head anel neck before it broke, so that, lie was glad to sheer off widi e'ighteen inches of it sticking in him. and after a dash at my companion he toe>k refuge' in a eieep hole, from which no inducements or insults coulil draw him." This week's "The Throne and Country" is an admirably illustrated Derby number. There are many photographs of scenes on the famous downs at Epsom, also pictures of Derby winners of recent years. Amcn!: the latter is one of Flying Fox. which war. bought by L Blanc from the Duke of Wewtm'meter for £ 37.500. a record price, which is now at the Hara.s tie Jardy. France. The "Building World" for Jun-> contains a. lithographed double-page pia4e ;lll1t.ratin an interior doorway for a public building. Tiie contents liberally cater for a.ll iiKe-ie^ted in tiie building trader The "Wide World" has an inteiesting aitiele on "Buried Treasuies in England, by Mitito F. Johnson, in tltc course of which the writer to'ls tiie following interesting siory — No story could sound less Jik{'y than that once to'd by a woman living near Mold, of a ghost sb? had seer, one night wln-n Rite was returning horn", with her husband fiom tlx- town. When they weie about a quarter of a mile from Mold the woman suddenly doe-hired tiiat site saw a ghost, a 1a'J speetie. itith-r above t.he usual size, who was wearing "a bright ooat. which shone like the sun." The figure crossed the iwid in fronl of them and disappeared in a mound of gravel, known localiy as bi-vii-vi- (the Failies' or Goblins' IIill). So affected was the woman by the sigtit that &iie rciated the- circumstances r.he next day to several peoples Wh0 no doubt made fun of her and laughed tiie s>tory to scorn. It happened, however, that, among those to whom she described her experience of the previous evening was a certain Mr. John Langford, and. as events turned out. many yea-is afterwards he became t-he owtver of the fann on which the giiavel mound w" situated. One day, a pit having been made next io the mound owing to several cartJoaels of gravel having been taken away, lie ordeied his workmen to fill it up by shovelling down the top of the mound inio While encaged in so doing, at, a distance of about four feet be'ow the suifacc, they c-ame across a wondoi- ful golden corselet, lying just as it woukl if it were being worn, with the breast high and the back parts doubled back, euehwiue a few snwll bones, vertebrae, etc. Experts differ about it. but one tlieory is that the man wearing it. (if it was a man) jiael bee.n placed for burial upon the suii'aoo of a natural hank of gravel, that a rude sort of cistvaen had been formed over it of fairly large -ion. to pro- tect it from pressure, and that from three to four hundred loads of gravel had then been piled upon and around it. The gold had ap- parently preserved these few bones, while the rest, of the body had decayed. The corse-'e-* which is heliered to have- lxdonged to a British ■aMUHHUBaaaammmmmoa chieftain, is now in the British Museum, hav- ing been purchased by the Trustcos. and it can be seen in the Gold Room any day by anyone who cares to go and look at it. It is made of a tfiin plate of solid gold, with a figured pattern upon it, embossed in various degrees of relief. It weighs a little over 17 ounces, and is three feet seven inches in length and eight inches in breadth at the wiek-sx part. All the ciroumstanoes relating to its discovery ape reported in "Arohaeologia'' for 1856, the year after it was found, and whene it is expicssly stated that the story of the woman having some veers before de- c.ir.ied die saw a g-hoet in a bright coat das- &ppc«x at this W wras undoubtedly true, and Mr. John Langford distinctly remembered hel telling him about it. lliis sort of thing, of course, makes us sit up and rub our eyes to see whether we are awake or are dreaming, for apparently the age erf miraoios is not yet over. The "Wiaxleor" is a goodly summer number, coniaining complete stories by Mis. F. A. Si-eel, lJ, B. Marriott Watson. Fned M, White, hobl, Howard, FiaiKies Rivers, W. A. M. Coode, R. S. Wairrn Bcii a.nd Orm. Angus—aii illustrated by leading blank and white artists. The fiuo art feature of the number inelueJes eeyenteci. bea-utiful leproauctions of tiie animal painting: of Mr. Art her Wardie—one of which is givet as a tinteel plate. Genera! Sir George Wol 1cy, G.C.B., contributes an interesting aatiok on "The Andaman Islands"; and the tcehni- oolities of the new Mono-Rail invention, "The Gyroscope, are explained with many interest- ing illustrations of it possible development in fuuire traffic by land and sea. The number ek>>«5 with a particularly happy little drawing by M. McOormaek. Within the tasteful coves* of the "Royal Magazine" r he re aire some capital stories arid other reading of interest. One of tl*^ funniest and cleverest articles which Iiave appeared la'ely is a littk eh a; about sneeeee, by Mr. Tindal, with most iaugiiable drawings by Has- sall, W. Heath Robinson, Lawson Wood, C. Harrison, Tom Browne, and T. 11. Robinron. Thr. new numb r of tiie "Grand Magazine of Fie-lion" contains a complete now novel a.nd twelve shorn stories. Humour and pathos, tragedy and comedy are so aitfully blended dt. one is never wearied. The publisheis aro to be cone rat a kited on a reaUy first-nue num- ber. NEW BOOKS. -THE POLICE OFFICERS-' G tilDE" (by a Solicitor. London: Effingham Wilson; 18 ),- Tins little guide- has been eio-mpik-d with a view to assisting the police ofheKT i.n the dis- charge of his <1 ui kts in eonnect-iem with some recent Acts of l'a.rlianv iit..

M ALP AS. PARISH COUNCIL.—Tiie monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. L. Armiistca-1 presiding.-—A letter was reael from Mr. R. Potts, clerk to the County Council, enumerating the parishes served by the MaJpas Alport Endowed school, the list including Malpas, BicAley. Brad- ley, Broxton, Chorlton, Cudelihgton, Edge, Hampton. N-ewton-by-Malpas, Oldcastle, Ovcr- ton Stockton aud Wigland. rnks? parishes, it was stated, had already received the money from the charity in proportion to the ratable value of each parish.—The Council w(rë of opinion that, the ba-is of proportion, to be equitable, should have' been made according to the propor- tion of children attending Malpas from fcach parish, instead of according to their respoctivo ratable valueg.-It was resolved to ask the mana- gCJof the Alport Schools to take a census of those attending the Malpas Alport Schools from tiie parishes enumerated in V- r. Potfs's letter.— It was further resolved that the trustees be asked to defer any further payments until the census had been presented to the County C<>tin sub-committee reported that the work of repair to the churchyard paths had beer, satisfactorily completed, and the bill of Mr. J. Edwards for £ 15. 18s. 4ijd. was pa«ed.—William Smith had expressed a wish to give up his ailotme-inf oil tiie Moss Land, and the Clerk intimated that 1 George Crump faiel he would take it on condi- tion that he had it rent fix, until September 29t.h.—This was agreed to.

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\\dliam,s (CorinahV Quay), hip. Honour Judge. Motw, the Rev. Chancellor Bulke.'ey JOIJC<; (Ruthin), Ih:1 Rev. John Williams, the Rev. Grimaldi Davies (Wel«li[t;x;i), Mr. Francis Fe>x (of Sir Douglas Fox and piirtner.s. engineerji). Mr. W. A. Fitzgerald (Chester), Mr. S. H. Holme (Chester). Mr. G. L. Thomson (Penmaen- mawr), Mr Henry Cliff (pIa" Llanfair, Angle- wy). Mr. J. R. Thomson (I'ffingtnn Houi-e). Dr. Fitzgerald, Mr. H. Ciegg, and Mr. H. Knee- shaw. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. J. Smith and Son, Chcsti-r