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r Bcsstnct ilctas, THE MONTGOMEKYSKIKE COP.ONZRSHTP Mr David Howe!], solicitor, has been elected cos-oner of the llachjniioth district. I THE CHIEF CONSTABUJSHIP OF DENBIGHSHIRE—Mr Thomas Eliis, of Henblas, Bala, is a candidate for tne chief conVtableship of Denbighshire. Tue number of I candidates is sa;d to be very large. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.—The Abc-rystwuA School Board election, on Thursday week, resulted in the return ot two Churchmen and five Nonconformists, oi different denominations, for the seven vacant seat?. APPOINTMENT.—The Rev. Thomas Newton, B.A., Tiinitv College, Dublin, vice-principal of the North Wales Training Co'lege, has been to the heaa mastership of the Royal Grammar School of K rig James the First, at Almondbury, near Iludderstvid, vacant by the death of the Rev. A. Easher, M.A., late scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. BODJAKI NATIONAL SCHOOL.—The following re- port has been reseived respecting the National School, Boufari:—"This school has passed a most satisfactory examination, and so have the apprentices." The grant is equal to the amount of the offertory comributions and school fees, after deducting the sum of -c 10s ld spent upon the concert. L. Roberts and M. E. Roberts have passed well under article 19.E. CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SCIETY.—The General annual meeting of tne members of this society was held on Wednesday morning at Crewe, Sir Puiiip de M. Grey Egerfon, Bart., M.P., in the chair. It was decided fo fcold the next years exhibition of the society on the 1-frh and 15th of September, at Crewe. Lord Tollemache was unanimously appointed president of tne society for the ensuing year, and Mr Knowles, M.P., and Col. France-Hay hurst vice-president. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SHIP.— The following are the latest contributions':—Mr R. Bsrbour, donation, Rev R. Richardson, donation, an'.iu;l Hem, C. H. Wynn, donation, £2,); ditto annual sabscrip'ion £5; Mr Stephen Evans, London, donation, £ o 5s; ditto, annual subscription, £2 2s; proceeds of concert at Colwyn Bay (per Mrs 17s 6d Mr A. Ritchie, donatiou, .£1 Is; Mrs Ambrose Dlxcn, annual subscription, £1 b. WELSH CONCERT AT LIVKHPOOI..—The second national ben fit conc rt in aid of the funds of the Univ. r>Uy College of Wales was given on Wednesday night in bt. George's Hall, Liverpool, by the Live-pool Welsh Crural Union. There was a lartre audience, the hall heirg ilIed. The .artistes engaged were Madame Edith Wynne, Miss Jennie Holiiday, Eos Moriais, Mr T. J. Hughes, and Mr Lewis Thomas. The chorus consisted of about 100 voices, the conductor being Mr W. Parry. The fir-t portion of the programme consisted of solos and choruses from the oratorios of the great composers, the •cond part being devoted to secular pieces. NEW MAGISTRATES FOR SHROPSHIRE.—The following gentlemen have been placed on the commission of the peace for Shropshire :—Tne Hon. and Rev John Robert Orlando Bridgemau, Wvstoa-uncter-L'Z-.ud; the Hon. William Heneage Legge. commonly called Viscount Lewisham, Patshull John Arthur Anstice, Madeley James Richardson Barnes, Brookside, Chirk; Charles James Cotes. Pi'chford; Thomas Ellwood Horror, Shiffnal; John Lichmere Merrick Parkinson. Ludford; Major William Edington Stuart, B tton; St. Ledger Frederick Hope Edwardes, Netley Hall; Rev Thomas Mainwaring Bulkelev Owen, Tedsinere Hail Edward i. W. Frederick Acton, Gatacre Pars, Bridgnorth. FIBK AT BROXTON.—Early on Friday morning, a lad was cleaning a saddle in tho stable of the Egerton Arms, Broxton, wnen a cindle, which he held in one hand, fell amongst the straw and set fire to it. He put tne fire out, as he supposed, but shortly afterwards he saw a /treat flame, which he could not exringuish. The lad at once summoned assistance, and the fire brigade from Malpas, with the assistance of the Broxton engine, and: the Chester brigade, which afterwards arrived, succeeded in stopping the fire, but ouly after the contents of the stable, barn, and cartshed, including a crop of about ten < acres of wheat and oats, and some implements had been destroyed. The loss was covered by assurance. TAN-T-BWLCH LEAD AND COPPER MINING COMPANY. —This company has been formed to acquire the Tan-y- Bwlch mines in the Parish of Llaningan near Pwllheli, The leases are for forty-t^'o years and the royalties l-t>;n. The company proposes to acquire the property for £ 62.500, and it is stated that the piofitsfor August find September were on an average JJS32 per month, so that it is m a well developed condition. Tho preheat monthly output is 100 tons of lead, 10 tons of copper, and a small quantity of blende, and this, according to the favourable report of Mr John Roberts, a member of the Miueralogical Society, is capable of being increased. The capital is £ o shares, and a considerable portion has been privately subscribed. The allotment list closed an Wednesday. DEATH OF THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF ANGLESEY.— Capiain Griffith, the chief constable of Anglesey, died early on Saturday morning, at Brynteg, Menai Bridge. The deceased gentleman, who wis in his GOth year, was the descendant of a very old "Welsh county family, which traces its origin to a brother of Owain Gwyneud. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Jesus College. Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in April, 1>39. He was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Carnar- vonshire, of which county he was high-sheriff in 1841, and served the same office for Merionethshire in 1844. He was a captain in the East Kent militia, and served with that regiment at Malta during the Crimean war. On March o, 1857, he was appointed chief constable of Anglesey. At the last quarter sessions for that county he signified his intention of resigning the appointment in March next, at the expiration of his 20 years' service. He leaves one son, Mr David Glynn Griffith, late a lieutenant in the Buffs. Both in public and private life, the late Captain White Griffith was greatly esteemed. A NBW CHURCH AT ABER.—The old church at Aber, known as a favourite resort of Mrs Heinans, is being demolished, the erection of an edifice of a more modern character having been decided upon. The designs of Messrs Pugin and Company, London, have been adapted, and the tender of Mr Evan Williams, Upper Bangor, has been accepted for the completion of the building, leaving the lower part of the tower and spire until ad- ditional funds have been obtained. The estimated cost of carrying out the works is £3,000, two-thirds of which, owing to the perseverance of Major Platt, Mr Llewellyn Lewii, and the rector, nave been already obtained or promised. The site has been given by Lord Penrhvn, who has also munificently subscribed towards the building fund. The first sods of the new site were cut this week by Mrs Henry Platt, and Mrs T. N. Williams, Mrs and Miss Birley, and Master Heilyn Platt. There was a large attendance at the ceremony, and a suitable address was delivered by the Rev. T. Norris Williams, rector of the parish. CONCERT AT LLANELIAN.—A musical treat, rarely equalled in a country concert, was given last Friday evening in the Plas National Schoolroom, Llanelian. The chair was taken by Mr S. P. Chambers, Liverpool, who delivered an excellent address at the opening and close of the meeting. Mr A. Evans Llygadog," acted as conductor. Eos Maelor," the Cathedral, Bangor, and "Crych Elen" were the principal artists, assisted by "Meinwen Elian," Annylyd Elian," Eos Elian," c, Alawydd Elian," "Eryr Eryrod Elian," Mr Hugh I Roberts and-Mr John Parry, Llysfaen. "EosMaelor" sang with great effect, and was deservedly encored. This being the third engagement he has had in this neigh- bourhood, in the course of three or four months only, proves that he is a great favourite. He has a good voice and power to coivey thought and effect in his singing. His good choice of songs is a great credit to him. 0; Crych Eien," who sang exceedingly well, was heartily cheered. Meinwen Elian" and "Annylyd Elian proved themselves, as well as the rest of the artists, very good singers. Mr D. Owen, National School, Colwyn, ably performed as accompanist on the har- monium. The usual complimentary thanks and the singing of the national anthem terminated the meeting. A WHLSH RAILWAY APPEAL CASE.—In the Court oi Appeal, on Friday, before Lords Justice James and Bagallay, and Sir G. Bramwell, the case of Eagles- field v. the Marquis of Londonderry and the Cambrian Railways Company was heard. The plaintiffs, in 1865, purchased from Mr Thomas Savin a sum of £10,000, stock in the above company, which, in the transfer was described as £10,000 Five per Cent. Preference Stock, Llanidloes Mo. 1, Act of 1860." The Llanidloes Company was in 1864 amalgamated with the Cambrian Company, and at that time had issued £85,000 Five per Cent. Preference Stock, and had power under their acts to issue £15,000 more preference stock. This power was on the amalgamation reserved to the Cambrian Company, but the amalgamating act settled the order of preference of the stocks of the Llanidloes Company thus:—(1) .£85,000 Preference No. 1; (2) < £ 60,000 Preference No 2. After the amalgamation the Cambrian Company issued to Mr Savin the .,£15.000 unissued stock of the Llanidloes Company, and treated it as ranking with the preference No. 1. Some years afterwards it was discovered, and was so decided by Vice Chancellor James, that the £ 15.000 could, according to the real meanmg of the Act of 1864, only rank after the preference No. 2; and thus the plaintiffs found that they had got a worth- less stock. The directors of the Cambrian Company and their secretary stated that when they issued the £15,000 stock they believed that they had power to issue itas No. 1 preference stock, and that they had been so advised by their solicitor. The plaintiffs filed the bill against the Marquis of Londonderry and three other directors of the Cambrian Company, as well as the company and their secretary, alleging that by the certificates issued by the Cambrian Company the plaintiffs had been misled, and that by reason of this misrepresentation the defendants were bound to make good to the plaintit the loss which they had sustained. The Master of the Rolls made a decree in the plaintiff favour. The defendants appealed. —Mr Cotton, Q.C., Mr Marten, Q.C., and Mr Cracknall were for the directors, Mr Fry, Q.C., and Mr Speed, were for the company and the secretary Mr Sonthgate, Q.C., Mr Dayey, Q.C., and Mr Phear were for the plaintiffs.—Their Lordships reversed the decision of the Master of the Rolls, holding that the defendants had not made any wilful misrepresentation, and that the plaintiffs had not, in fact, been deceived. The bill waa therefore j iliimiwil with otØ, iacUdfag tta costs <rf (fee appeal. A HAPPY THOUGHT.—Some surprise, and perhaps a littie amusement (says the Chester Courant), has been caused in far Boughton within the last few days by this discovery—A Mr was discovered packing up, as if in a hurry to leave the city, and his creditors begau to be a little importunate. One more importunate thau the rest, ,t hardly need be said a lady, interrupted the gentleman ia his preparations, and declared her intention of stayir g until the £ 2 he owed her should be paid. He appeal*a to her feelings, and exhausted bis ingenuity in vain upon her. She made no sign. At last a happy thought struck him. After explaining- that it was quite true he was going, ho said he would call ana pay her before he started. If she doubted him, she might take one of his little boys a little rosy-cheeked fellow of four years, as a hostage. She closed with the bargain and took the child. Liter iu the day she became anxious, and on in- quiry found that her debtor had gone, and left her in possession of the hostage as well as the unpaid bill. The case will probably come before the board of guardians,

DENBIGH.

RUTHIN.

ST. ASAPH.

ABERGELE.¡

CARNARVON.

CHESTER.

CERRIG-Y-DBUIDI ON.

RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG.

RUABON.

RHYL.

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