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WRKXHAM r.lCYCI.K CJ.rn, i Saturday Pith, Clu'n.oni, Farndoii. 27th, Championship !Ia<-e, miles, starting from Green Dragon, Hi^ht ovn, p.m. through Ullusniere to V.'hittington and • oil l!oa<l. The Silver Cup is 011 view in Mr A. Owen's shop, HiV.h-street. starting p.ni i each day, weather permitting.
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BOROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT, I SATURDAY. JI I. 6th, IS-IS. Before Charles Hughes and T. C. Jones, Esq. 11m:1\: AX 1) ".lAt'K," NOT JOHN. • A horse dealer named John Davies, who said he was christened Jack," not John, and. was an Eltcsmerc man hut lived at Oswestry, was charged by P.C. Robert Hughes with being drunk and incapable in Hope-street at 11 o'clock the previous evening, and was dis- charged on paying the amount of his main- tenance inthe bridewell.  '.N i p MOM»AY.—Before the Mayor, J. C. Owen, Esq., J. Beirne, Esq.. ex-Mayor, T. C. Jones, Esq., Edward Tench, Esq., and Dr. Eyton- Jones. UM.FT KNSE'J DOCS. Mr Murta, supervisor,summoned the follow- ing persons for having unlicensed dogs in their possession :—George Meredith, George Beckett, Isaac Williams, Edward Perry, William Broad, and Joseph Wardle. The do- fendants were each fined 111 the- mitigated penalty of 23s. ALLEPED ASSAULT. 1 I- Elizabeth Jones was charged by Alartlia Jones with assaulting her OIl the previous Thursday week by striking her several times in the face. Defendant said the complainant struck the first blow, and called a witness in support of her statement. Jealousy appears to have been the cause of the quarrel, and the magistrates, who seemed to think it was a case of six of one and half-a-doxcn of the other, ordered both parties to he bound over in the sum of 1: 10 to keep the peace for ,;j X months. Luke Heficran. an old offender, was charged by P.O. McLeod with being drunk on Satur- day night.—Dr Eytoll Jones suggested that he was a fit subject for a new Act of Parlia- ment providing for habitual drunkards.— Fined 10s Gll and 3s Gd costs. -T-)itN-i(I Evans, or Brymbo, was charged with a like lIifcnce on Friday night, proved by P.C. Tanner. Fined 3s, and costs 3s (id.—Catherine Williams, being drunk and riotous 011 Saturday night in Pentrefelin. P.C. Raudlo Cardcn was the prose- cut-or. Fined Is, and fid costs, or seven day: —Morris Jones was charged by P.C. Cor- bett v. -tli assaulting bini at llhos, 011 Saturday night, Sent to Ruthin for three mouths.—Ann Dutton was brought up in custody by P.C C.rbutt charged with drunkenness 011 Saturday ni'-htj This delinquent was taken to the police station twice, and the first time, throngh the great consideration of Sergeant Jones, was allowed to go.—Fined tn(I p but as she had not any money at all she went to spend the proverbial seven days at the other end of the county. A PICKPOCKET. Margaret Jones <i.!ias Ellen Jones clids Iar- garet Smith, was charged by Margaret Wynne with picking her pocket, on Thursday last.— Prosecutrix said that she was purchasing some goods in the green market, when she felt prisoner's hand. She put her hand in her Packet anil foninl the prisoner'* hand also there. She missed two shillings, and the money was found on prisoner. A policeman was by and she at once gave the woman into custody.—I'.C, Dobson proved that he re- ceived the prisoner, and added that he had suspicions of her before she was charged.— Prisoner stoutly denied the charge, and stated she was a Chester woman.—However, she was sent to "do" three calendar months. THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. ) David Jones was then charged witlf at- tempting to commit suicide on Tuesday morn- ing.—In our last week's issue we gave a de- tailed account of the sad affair, and that state- ment was corroborated before the Bench.— Samuel Jones said he beard the groaning, and after looking a bout he went into the talent." There he saw the prisoner hanging by the neck. Avitilout a moment's delay he took him down. He had a rope tied in a noose round his neck, had his hands tied behind him bv means of a sill and had a cloth tied round his legs. —John Simons, who wa's called after the lait witness, got prisoner down on the floor, and he untied the legs, and both between them undid the rope from the I neck. — Dr. Evan;, Bryn-issa House, said that he was called, and found the prisoner quite black in the face. He was so near death that it took three hours to recover consciousness by means of restoratives. He could assign no cause except lowncss of spirits, the result of his discharge from the army through an in- jured leg.Dr. Eyton-Jones then gave cor- roborati ve scientific evidence. Prisoner's mother was caMed in, and sin said there never had been lunacy 011 either .side of the family. Prisoner was then formally remanded till Thursday in order that he mi^ht go before tile county magistrates. 'I' I)' CI f. 1 l'"E:UAY.- .>¿tore s.!arles r tllE' DRUNKKNNESS, &r. Thomas Murray, Pentref'im. was charged by P.C. Corbett with beinjr drunk and disor- • derly in Brook-street, on the previous evening. Complainant said he had giv.-n Murray a chance to go home, but the latter became very violent, and struck him in the mouth till it bled profusely. P. C. Cardcn corroborated complainant's Statement as to the riotous con- duet of the defendant, who was remanded until Mondav. ALI.El.KD LAIiOrNY. Catherine Price, a respectable looking y..un^ woman in the service of a Mrs Arthur, Bl:11c Vue, was brought up on a stolen a bundle of w earing apparel, the pro- perty of her mistress. P.C. "Cardcn said he was sent lor to the prosecutor's house on tho previous evening and informed that certain articles belonging to her were missing, the prosecutrix stating that she had found certain small articles belonging to her in the prisoner's pocket, and that a bundle w hich she had left in the house when she had gone out some time previously was still missing. Witness then went to the prisoner's house and asked her for the bundle she had taken from 1hs Arthur's. Prisoner replied that it was "at the gate, and on proceeding to the gate house, witness found the bundle produced which the woman at the gate told him had been brought there by a little girl, who asked that it might be left there for the servant from Mrs Arthur's. Sergt. Dutton said the prisoner was a sister to the woman who had stolen the wearing apparel from Messrs Peters and Rowland' some little time ago, and the girl, who appeared to feel her position acutely, stated, in reply to Mr Charles Hughcs, that her parents lived at Pentre Bias, Mincra. The prisoner was ulti- mately remanded till Monday, Mr Hughes re- marking that he would accept satisfactory bail for her appearance. WEDNESDAY.—Before T. C. J..nes, Esq. A I'Ai K OF l'i>EKTKi;s. Edward Evans, slater, Wrexham, was charged by Inspector Lindsay, with being a deserter from the Royal Artillery. The In- spector said the prisoner was apprehended 011 the 26th January in Wrexham as a deserter and was handed over to his regiment. The police had subsequently received a descriptive return stating that Evans had again deserted, and he had also been gazetted. On the pre- vious day (Tuesday) complainant saw the prisonerin the town but, the latter endeavoured to make off. Complainant however f dlowed him and ultimately found him in a closet in Bank-street, with a sword in his hand, threat- ening to put it through any body who came in to him. He then began thrusting the s-word through the slates in the roof of the closet and complainant prepared to mount the closet and fix a board on which to stand so as to escape the sword-thrusts. The prisoner then ap- peared to recognise the Inspector's voice, and on the latter promising that no one should hurt him Evans came quietly out after stick- ing the sword in the roof, where the complain- ant found it between the slates. 111 lcnly to the magistrate, complainant said the prisoner had the sword from a bugler on the militia staff, having taken it out of the scabbard to fence with in fun," the bugler thinking Evans would return it in a few minutes, in- stead of which lie made off with it altogether. The bugler had asked complainant for the sword, without which lie dared not appear on parade, and he had therefore given it up to him. John Roberts, a groom, residing in Crescent-place, was charged by P. C. Robert Hughes with being a deserterfrom the Shrews- bury Army Reserve. Complainant said he found the defendant creating a disturbance in the street, and was told that he was a deserter. The prisoners, who admitted the charges against them, were ordered to he detained in custody until sent for by an escort, the magis- trates awarding the Inspector and P. C. Hughes a reward of 20s. each. >•
^ COUNTY MAGISTRATES COURT.
COUNTY MAGISTRATES COURT. THUKSDAY, JULY llTH, ISiS. Before Edward Evan- and H. Whalley, Esqs. TIIE (.TIAUCE OJ} yri'KMI'TEL. sur.lbK. David Jones, the man who was charged at the Borough Court on Monday with attempting to commit suicide, and ordered to be brought  + 'riiiii-s( l -,ty, before the County Magistrates on Thursday, was discharged in order that he might be handed over to the care of tin- union authori- ties. A KHOS 1 A>K. Joseph William Mellin, charged Oil remand by P.C. James Taffe with being drunk and disorderly on the previous Friday night was discharged.
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TOWN COUNCIL COMMITTEE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. A meeting of the Sanitary and Highways Committee of the Town Council was held in the Guildhall, on Wednesday, when there were present--AlCternian R. Lloyd (in the chair), Alderman J. C. Owen (Mayor), Alder- man J. B:ale, Councillors G. Bradley, I. Shone, J. F. Edisbury, Walter Jones, Dr Eyton-Jones, T. Roberts, Richard Jones, S. T. Baugh, W. E. Samuel, and W. Sherratt; Mr Jno. James, Town Clerk. Ei,-i Mr Llewelyn Williams reported that during the month 10 births had been registered—8 1.. 1 males and 8 females--giving a birth-rate of 19 per 1,000 per annum number of deaths, j 23, making the rate of mortality 27 per 1.000, according to the approximate census. Sevet-al li i cases of diphtheria had again occurred, the 1 proper measures having been taken by Mr Higgins to prevent the spread of the disease. A case of typhoid fever had been removed to the Infirmary, and was now going on well, 1 f' 0 another case in the fever ward." having been discharged.—In reply to several members, j Mr Williams said he thought the cases in the Urban district were imported from the Rural, altlioiigli lie believed Dr Davies, the medical officer 0 under the Rural Sanitary Authority, argued rice fN.srECTou or :;ris-\xfE's KEPORT. Mr Higgins reported that several notices for the abatement or nuisances had not been complied with, and although lie was told that", i the works were in the hand-, of contractors, t lie begged to ask for instructions to take pro- 1, t t' .t. I coolings against the parties to have the works executed w¡thout delay. some of the cases being very bad indeed. There had been two or three cases of diphtheria since his last re- port, viz., iu Mrn-ket-atrjet and Pentrefelin, the j first-name 1 case proving fatal. He had or- dcrcd the use of disinfectants, and had other- I wise carriu", ouL the instruction" of the itiedi- cal ollieer. Knew of 110 cases in the borough at the present time. The fever patient, Alfred Payton, had been discharged from the Infirmary" and his father had paid 30s towards his careand maintoiiLnee therein, and this amount had been handed over to the Town Clerk. On the 25th June, he had removed a boy named Lee from Tuttle-street, who was suffering from typhoid fever, to the Infirmary, and had afterwanls had the house thoroughly I disinfected. The boy vis dome,' well, and. would, he believed, be shortly discharged. I Two lairs had been held, in the Smithfieid, since his last report, the amounts realised respectively being—June 20th, £ !) 10s July 4th, 1:9 2s 3d. An application had been made I by Messrs John Jones and Son for additional sheep accommodation at their auction mart in the Smithfieid.—Mr Higgins was, after some discussion, empowered to take the necessary proceedings to get the work done in those eases to which lie had directed espccial at- tention, the application of Mr Jones, auc- tioneer, being referred to the Markets' Com- iiiittee. ADULTERATION.—BEWARE OF 1 BCTTJ2KINE Mr Councillor Bradley called attention to the question of adulteration, which had lately been brought rather prominently before his notice. It was a practice that was continually going on, and he thought the matter should be laid before their inspector. He did not know whether it had been or not, but the Act of Parliament appeared to be a dead letter.— Mr Sherratt said the magistrates had refused to convict in certain cases which had recently come before them in reference to the alleged adulteration of spirits, but there were other things besides spirits that required amdysing the milk, for instance, sold within the borough was anything but what it ouht to be.—Mr Shone said he thought they had "winked" long enough at lots of practices in Wrexham which ought to be put an end to and this question of Mr Bradley's brought them back to the proposition made some time ago by Dr Eyton-Jones that they should have an analyst for the town. Mr Higgins could not analyse, neither was C', it the duty of their medical oiffcer. There ought to be a public analyst, which was a most important oiffce. There were no doubt sold adulterated articles of various kinds which were very injurious to health, and it was very doubtful whether the bread they eat was thoroughly pure? Alum, he was told, was largely introduced into 1,read to make it more acceptable to the consumer, but it was, nevertheless, very prejudicial to his constitu- tion, especially if a bad one, and as a man of bad constitution himself he should be very ghd to take ad vantage of the Act to have these various articles of consumption thoroughly analysed, in f order that it might be seen whether the baker introduced alum into his bread, cr tJw chemist practiced adulteration inhislaboratory in the compounding of articles for the use of the public? (Hear, hear.) Mr T. Roberts might adulterate his drink—he didn't say he did- ('aughtcr)—then, again, his friend Mr a,,a-.n, lis fr,Cl.'(l 'kl I suppose !l—(renewed laughter)—ha r?u?m- beivd Mr Sherratt urging the advisability of i having a public analyst, and expressing hi.3 1 readiness to support such an appointment. Personally, he was much obliged to Mr Di-atl- lev for bringing this matter forward, as the public required educating on this subject, and they would soon see the folly of doing i what they really ought not to do.—Mr Sher- ratt said in some cases large amounts of money had been spent in connection with public analysts, and The Town Clerk said he thought he cmid materially shorten the dis- cnssion upon this matter. The fact was they had no power to appoint. The Act of Parlia- ment provided that every borough having a separate Court of Quarter Sessions and a separate po!ice establishment should have the power to appoint a public analyst, and when Dr. Eyton Jones first brought the subject for- ward that Act was referred to, and the matter fell through.—Mr Shone thought the Govern- ment would see in course of time that these Acts of Parliament should be modified to meet the requirements of small as well as large places. Mr Baugh said there was a public analyst for the county, Mr Bancroft, of Ruthin, and any article of food could be sub- mitted to him.—Mr Sherratt said there was really no necessity for appointing a public analyist for the town, as they could pay for each case submitted to the county analyst.— Mr Bradley The matter seems to rest in this way. We appoint a nuisance inspector, and that is done for the protection of the lives of the inhabitants. (Hear, hear.) We appoint a market inspector to inspect the quality of the meat. Following the same line of argu- ment, if it comes to our ears that adulteration is going on, it seems to me to fall within the lines of the same duties. (Hear, hear.) There 'is now an article called" butterine" which I am assured is largely manufactured and j made up in "pounds," aye, hundreds of pounds, and sold as butter at a very large profit in our markets. Private iIHli- viduals will not go to the trouble and have the annoyance of a prosecution or of taking samples to an analyst, and I think it should be done by the local government of the place. (Applause.) Mr J. F. Edisbury said he knew something about this butterine," and he could only say that it was the most deleterious compound a human being could "conceal about his person." (Laughter.)—Mr Baugh moved that Mr Higgins be appointed local inspector, and that he purchase some I of this "butterine," and have the same I analysed.—Mr D. Higgins I can only say, gentlemen, that I have known about this for a very long time, and as Mr Councillor Bradley has stated, it is not only made up in pounds, but in hundreds of pounds, by people who buy it in tubs, take it into the country and make it up, then bring it here and sell it for pure fresh butter.—After some further discussion, Mr Higgins was instructed to take the necessary steps to bring such offenders to justice and have them punished, under the instructions of the Council a special meeting to be called, if necessary, to deal with the question. THE RATEPAYERS AKD THE" SECOXD PURCHASE. The Town C'terli reatl a letter, dated 1st July, from the Local Government Board, enclosing a memorial from certain owners of property and ratepayers with reference to the proposal of the Town Council to sell the piece of land vested in them, and known as the Second Purchase." The letter went on to request the Town Clerk to favor the Board above with any observations the Council might have to make respecting the matter. After the eusto- mary preamble, the memorial—which was signed by Mr Hugh Davies, and thirteen other property owners and ratepayers, repre- suiting property to the value of £ 1-2,000, and rates to the amount of £ 236—set forth that Wrexh?m was an old town, "ith many narrow streets and awkward angles, some of the chief thoroughfares being so confined as to cause at times a complete block in the traffic adding that very many had been the projects sug- gested from time to time to remedy the grievance, but no effectual remedy had as yet been adopted. The traffic along the principal streets of the town had during the last 20 years increased five-fold, and the town, the j population of which was over 10,000, contained 1110 less than 14 public breweries carrying on ,ii extensive trade with other towns in addi- tion there was also a large corn mill, and the wide and heavy lorries and wagons employed by these estabhshments had frequently had to travel through a street with scarcely 14ft of carbmy, and had to turn corners at right (;artw..Iy, ']'lie population of the borough itself, together with that of a densely populated district lying within a radius of about 13 miles, had to use and pass through this narrow thoroughfare, and some practical plans for re- lieving this traffic was greatly needed. The Town Council had the opportunity of pur- chasing two certain pieces of land, which, if properly developed and laid out, would have the effect of relieving this great traffic, and the laud on either side of any road constructed would sell for more money than was originally j piltl for it, and the cost of making a new road 'J put together. This land had been purchased and conveyed to the four aldermen of the borough, who had given a bond to the Pro- vincial Insurance Co. for the sum of £2,200 advanced to pay for it. There were two per- sons who owned small portions of land inter- vening between the second purchase and the openings Into existing streets, and both these persons had expressed themselves willing to come to some arrangement in the matter. Plans of a proposed new road had been pre- pared and laid before the Council, who, how- ever, for some reason or other, had not adopted tlicili, and the matter had been allowed to stand over for some time, and at a certain meeting of the committee, when the re- porters were turned out of the room," the Council decided to sell the land, and adver- tisements were accordingly inserted in the papers to that elleet. The memorial concluded by stating that the memorialists believed the generality of the ratepayers would object to such a course, adding that they had reason to believe the Town Council would at their next meeting (on Tuesday) bind themselves to sell the second purchase," unless some power was put in force to prevent them, and respect- fully asked the Local Government Board to put in force their power to stop such sale until an investigation was made into the purchase, and as to the necessity of making the road in question. The memorial was accompanied by copies of the advertisement referred to, and the receipt of the interest paid on the money advanced by the Insurance Company.—Dr. Eyton-Jones said he presumed this emanated from the Ratepayer's Association ? the Mayor remarking that he supposed they wanted to have a finger in the pie," and Mr Shcrratt adding that he "did'nt see why they should' nt. —In reply to questions, the Town Clerk said he had as yet received no offer for the lauu at all; a number of inquiries had ibeen made respecting the advertisement Inn no offer.—Mr Shone said the communication just read seemed to him a most extraordinary one. He had sat in that Chamber for six or seven years, but he had certainly never seen a document of that description emanating from the Local Government Board as the result of an agitation on the part of several ratepayers in the tuwn. He would undertake to say that the letter just read was so worded that to pcr- sons at a distance it might appear that the Council was indiscreet, and that its members were lacking the ability to prosecute a niece of business as successfully as these agitators would themselves if they were in the Council's position. He looked upon the memorial as an insult to that body. The whole question had been thoroughly discussed over and over again, and for the matter of that, he had him- self taken exception to thepurchase of this land originally. He would not say that there were private interests at stake in this matter, al- though the memorial contained an allegation that the plans for opening up a new road that would have developed the land had been en- tirely set aside, and the assertion that the re- porters were ejcctcd from the room at a cer- tain meeting would naturally suggest that they were transacting business in an underhand and clandestine manner. This, however, he begged to say distinctly, was utterly incor-I rect and however much the several members of the Council sometimes differ in opinion, they never did, and never intended to do, anything in a questionable and under- handed manner. (Hear, hear). He would suggest that the letter from the Local Govern- ment Board be answered, and that the Town Clerk state that the Council could look the matter fully in the face and aet with that dis- f cretion whichthepecnliar circumstances of the case demanded in short, that they could mallipn- latellutters in such a wayasto give satisfaction to themselves, and, probably, to the majority of the ratepayers.—Mr Bradley: May I ask if the allegations in that memorial are all true as regards the action of the Council, the turning out of the reporters, and so forth?—The Town Clerk Oh, 110. Tha reporters have certainly never been turned out when I have been present. I think it was a meeting at which it was thought desirable that the committee, which was caUcd lor other purposes besides the consideration of this one question, should be private.— Mr Shone said the allegation Ù11 the memorial was utterly untrue and mislead- ing. The May. said the object of the Council was to retain a road through the land and put the expense of working it upon the persons purchasing, and who were interested in tha development of the property on either side.—Mr Sherratt Yes, the majority of the Council at the last meeting thought a road ought to be retained.—The layor: My idea was that a road was to be rebined at all events, but it seems it is not so.—M r Sherratt It was certainly my idea.—Mr Shone The memorialists pray that the Mr Richard Jones Gentlemen, I won't be a minute, but! I was going to say that inasmuch as we are going to send for a commissioner to come down here, why sell this piece of ground before sending for the commissioner ? Let's do things fair and straightforward there's something somewhere—I don't like it. Let's send for a commissioner, and if he approves of the plan brought forward by Mr Shone, well and good let us adopt it but I don't see any good in selling the ground now. Let's send for a commissioner, and then sell it.—Mr Baugh said he had jjreviously moved in this matter, and he had stated at the time that it was a very inopportune moment to sell land at present, but suggested that it should be simply be offered for sale at first in one Jot, and then if there was no bidder in several lots.—Mr Sherratt said he, for one, could not ignore the request of the memorialists to the Local Government Board. The original intention of the Corporation in buying the land was for the purpose of making a road, and he thought this petition would be of great service, as it clearly set out the advantage and suitability of the land for their purpose. The memorialists wanted a road made, and why should they not have one ? If they sold the land, let them retain a right of road, but in selling the land they got the road made for them by the pur- chasers—(hear, hear) —let them, therefore, have the road which had been advocated in that chamber over and over again. They did not want a commissioner down at all. Let the land go to the hammer, and let the road be reserved.—The Town Clerk then read the advertisement, which stated nothing whatever about any road being retained, the Mayor observing that what was wanting was that a roadway should be reserved the whole way down to the brook. (Hear, hear).—Dr Eyton-Jones said he would suggest that they should state to the Local Govern- ment Board that the reason they had bought the land was with the view of constructing the very road required by the memorialists, and that the council had offered the land for sale, but reserved the necessary roadway.—The Mayor said the making of the road should not be thrown upon the ratepayers, but upon the parties who took the benefit upon each side.—Mr Baugh pointed out that whoever bought the property could not have any access to it without a road, and it was distinctly understood that when the agree- ment of sale was closed the road was to be re- tained.—Mr Sherratt thought the memorialists had a just light to complain of the council having departed from their original intention. —Mr Shone said in this particular piece of land they had, as Mr Walter Jones had said Got a white elephant," which was con- tinually Cropping up," and which they didn't know what to do with. The land with- out a road was, of course, absolutely valueless he objected, however, that purchasers should make a road ostensibly for the benefit of the public, but prima fachf, for the development of private property. (Hear, hear.) He would suggest that as their advertisement had not been successful in inducing a private offer for the land the advertisement should continue to appear until August, when it would be time for the Town Clerk to inform the Local Government Board which road they intended carrying out. Let all schemes forthcoming be submitted to an Inspector, who, he was confident, would ultimately decide upon the best road to adopt.—The Mayor said the real question was whether they were agreed that there should be a reservation of road ? He thought the Town Clerk should be instructed to secure in the contract for the sale of this land a road according as laid out by the sur- veyor and suggested to the Corporation. They would then be in a position to give the Local Government Board a distinct answer.—Mr Shone suggested that the memorialists should: form themselves into a small company, and develop this land out of which they seemed to think so much money was to be made. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr Shone), would pay a I profit upon the first field, let them do like- wise with the second purchase." There was undoubtedly an influence at work out- side, and people did not understand this mat- terthoroughly.—TheTownClerksaid he should give a very general reply indeed to the Board above, and not go into particulars at all. He should simply reply stating that the land was not yet sold.—Mr Bradley said he thought the memorial appeared rather to cast a stigma upon the younger members of the Council, in- asmuch as they were accused of changing the direction of the legislation taken by their pre- decessors. It appeared there were two pur- chases of land which were separated by two small bits, and the memorial stated that the owners of these two small bits were prepared to deal reasonably with them. Of this he was not previously aware, but as that was the case he thought it would be better to postpone the sale of the land, as the present was really a very bad time for selling. (Hear, hear.)— After some further remarks, the Chairman moved as an amendment that the whole matter stand over until the next Council meeting in order that they might have a better oppor- tunity of considering the question, Mr Sherratt again proposing that the land he put up by auction at once and thrown open to public competition. It was, however, ultimately resolved that the Town Clerk he instructed to write to the Local Government Board, acknowledging the receipt of their letter, and stating that the Council intended acting in the matter to the best of their judgment and for the best interests of the town. PLANS, tz (-. The Surveyor reported the cost of lengthen- ing a certain'sewer in Wrexham Fechan, and was instructed to advertise for tenders for carrying out the work. Several sets of plans were submitted for the approval of the Com- mitteg, amongst others those of the proposed Market Hall alterations, which were duly ex- amined and passed.—The Surveyor wa.s in- structed to have the Council Chamber: 1 thoroughly renovated and supplied with proper ventilation.—Dr. Eyton Jones said he had received complaints that the water-cart seldom or ever visited Rhosddu, the inhabit- j ants of which place contributed to the rates and were entitled to have the "dust laid" occasionally.—The Surveyor said the borough watering extended only to Lome-street, and if the watering area were further increased, an j additional water-cart would have to be pro- i vided. There was no other public business before the Committee.
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! WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS. [ TIIFRSDAY, JULY 11TH. Present—Captain Griffith-Boscawen (chair- man), Messrs A. W. Edwards, and 8. T. Baugh (vice-chairmen) Lieutenant-Colonel Jones Messrs A. Peel, J. Beale, J. Burton, Edwaivl Rowland, H. Lacs, Owen Hughes, H. Jones, V»R. Roberts, M. Hughes, A. Rasbothani, R. 0. Burton, Gomer Roberts, J. Daniel, R. Davies, J. Jone.3 (Throapwood), (I, W. Parsonage Mr J. Bury, clerk. VISITING COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The Visiting Committee recommended the enlargement of thenurse's sitting-room, to en- able it to be used as a bedroom also. Com- plaints were also made about the offensive smell from cats which were allowed to be in the sick wards, and tl13 board ordered the said cats to be "abolished." Theeggssupplicdby the contractor were also reported as showing little or no improvement, and it was resolved that they be returned to the contractor and fresh eggs obtained elsewhere and charged to him, Mr Daniel, however, suggesting that the con- tractor should have another trial, on the ground that it was a difficult matter for per- sons to ascertain whether eggs were good or not, unless they -got inside of them," (Laughter. ) iiOAKDINO-orr REPORT. The Clerk read a report from Dr. Dickenson for the quarter ending Midsummer, ItiTS, in reference to boarde.l-out children, who were all stated to be (Úan, healthy, and well cared for. THE IIIIOS DISTRESS. Mr Gomer Roberts said he wished to say a few wonls in reference to this matter, with which, however, the Chairman observed the Board had nothing to do. It was true there' had been an irregular conversation on the subject at the last Board, and if there was anything said then that required contradict- ing, Mr Roberts, as a matter of indulgence, might shortly state the same.—Mr Gomer; Roberts said what lie wished to say was in reference to the offer made by Mr Owen Price. of hryninaily Colliery, to Hiul employment for .10 men, at 2s 9d per day. This offer was made at the Highway Board meeting, and on the 5tll inst. the I1011. sec. of the I:hos Relief Fund had written to Mr Owen Price asking if he was prepared to abide by his offer and take 011 50 colliers 011 the following Tuesday ? Tu thiv letter no reply had been vouchsafed, awl b.ll Mr Price required the 50 men. he and had Price requ i re d t!)e ) 0 mei). he (Mr Roberts) should have thought lie would have rc-p.ied at once. About 0 a dozen men went every week to Bryninally, seeking em- ploy merit, but could never get to see Mr Price nor the under-ground manager. Mr Roberts then read the following statement j signed by thirteen colliers from the Rhos :— We ,OSt' names are written below certify that we have iipni at Jirynni-dly Colliery, on Tuesday, July | !)tll, !-S78, seeking employment, as it was reported in the H rcxUam Advertiser for Saturday, the (;th inst., that the manager, Air Price, had employment for 5U men. V.saw Mr Prica. who s:ud he h,ul nllthin 1 to do with what appeared ill the Wi-t!xli.-iiii papers— I lie could not itive one of us anything to do. We milllc further inquiries for work in the neighbourhood, but failed tt) ,et aiiy, aiiti we found that no work had been done at I5rynina!ly Colliery from July 2nd until the !>tli, leavin? si.v eJear days without work. It may also he stated that three men went from here there to-day (July 10th), who saw Mr Price and asked him for work. He said that he would write to the lihos if he should want any men. Mr Roberts said he thought, in the face of Mr Price's offer made at the Highway Board, and in justice to the Relief Committee, that this matter should be mentioned to the gentle- men who were present.—Mr Owen Hughes said Mr Oswell Bury, the Hon. Secretary of the Committee for the Wrexham district had told him, personally, of Mr Owen Price's offer to employ 50 men at 2s 9d per day, and Mr Bury had been so much annoyed by the rumour that the men had refused to work that he said he should certainly return the money he had collected to the subscribers. Mr Owen Price had certainly written stating that he should be able to take a number of men on in the following week, and he (Mr Hughes) thought it was a great pity Mr Price should have ever made any such remark which had paralysed the efforts of the Committee, and rendered futile all endeavours to properly ad- minister the relief.—The Chairman said it was certainly a matter very hard to understand, but it had really nothing to do with them as a Board. The subject then dropped. HATES, RATEPAYERS, AND OVKKSEEKS' BALANCES. Referring to a question raised by Mr 8. T. Baugh at the last meeting with regard to the enormous balance of 1:1,200 odd in the hands of the Wrexham overseers, Mr Archibald Peel said he wished to ask, as a general question, whether the Board of Guardians could not make an order on the overseers of a township to pay any surplus of over estimated contri- butions, if exceeding JE50, to the treasurer to the credit of that township, and obtain a voucher for the same to be handed over to their successor in office, instead of having such large balances in their own hands ? An over- seer was a man who gave no security whatever, and should he become insolvent the ratepayers would have to bear the loss and he thought that the ratepayers and the public might fairly blame the Board of Guardians for want of vilgianca. He thought, therefore, they should provide against the accummulatiol1 of any such balances in future by making such an order as he had referred to.—The Chairman said that Board could not be in any way blamed for want of vilgiance. It was the rate- payers themselves who should look after the overseers, over whom the Guardians had no control whatever beyond requiring them to collect and pay over certain contributions from the various townships.—Mr Bury, in explaining the matter more fully, said the overseers might make a rate and go to the justices for any amount they might require for the year. The overseers went before the i magistrates, by whom they were appointed, and stated that they had got a rate for Is 6d or 2s in the pound, as the case might be, and if the justices think they are not justified in asking for so much, they may refuse to sign the rate. It would, however, be very much better if all these rates went through the hands of the justices' clerk before they were signed, as he could thus see for what specific purposes the rate was required. At the end of each half-year the overseers had to pass their accounts before the auditors, and by the 6tll and 7th Victoria, the auditors, if they found a large sum of money in the hands of the overseers, could certify to that effect, and the overseers were bound to pay that money over to the treasurer within seven days. The Guardians had no power to make such order, because they were merely one portion of the persons who called for rates.— The Chairman said the Guardians made the orders for contributions to the Union, but that was a totally different thing to making a rate for a township generally, and for that the overseers were accountable to the auditor. —Mr Peel said estimates were clearly made allowing for surpluses, and whose fault was that but the overseers ? Was, then, an over- seer to make a rate for, say, five times the amount required, and not be responsible ?— The Chairman repeated that the ratepayers themselves must look to these matters. The rate made was for other purposes besides those of the Union, such as the highway rate, the School Board expenses, and what not, and the ratepayers should look after their own in- terests, and If they considered the rate too high, appeal to the justices before it was signed. They had no right to look to the Guardians to do so.—Mr Peel said it was a crreat pity. but the ratepayers did look to the Guardians, nevertheless, and lie thought the Board should make an order for the surplus to be paid over to the treasurer.—The Chair- i man That is for the auditor to .10, not this Board.—Mr Baugh then repeated the argu- ments he advanced at the last meeting; adding that the Guardians had really no power whatever over the overseers, the whole power lying solely in the hands of the rate- payers, who should bestir themselves, and ask the justices'clerk toexaminethe precepts issued and ascertain whether it was necessary to sign so large a rate for any given half-year, —The Chairman said lie was sure the ventila- tion of this matter would do good. He had said at the previous Board that what was said upon the subject might have the effect of calling the attention of the overseers to the question still he must repeat the Board of Guardians had no control over them, so long as they paid the contributions in accordance with the orders issued by the Board. It was simply a matter for the ratepayers, who, as Mr Bury had pointed out, were entitled to appeal to the magistrates when the rate was applied for.—Mr Peel still begged to submit, j with every possible deffcrence, that the Board of Guardians had the power to make an order upon the overseers to pay over every sixpence j of surplus money in hand to the trelgiirer, The Chairman replied that if the Board asked for this surplus money, the overseers might say they required it for School Board, High- way and other purposes. The fact was they had nothing to do with the overseers,—who were very ancient parish otticel's and were es- tablished long before Board of Guardians—ex- cept to call upon them for the contributionsre- | quirodfortheunion.-MrOwen Hughes observed that if the ratepayers exercised their privilege of applying to the justices' clerk to in- vestigate the particulars of the amount required, they might never be troubled by any over-estimated rate. (Hear, hear). —Mr Bury pointed out that the overseers might make such a rate as would enable the parishioners to pay it at different periods and not all at once. This would often be a great boon to the ratepayers, and would remove what was no doubt a great temptation to over- seers to use the accumulated money in hand, and deal with it as their own for the purpose. of trade. Quoting from the Poor Rate Assess- f ment Act, sec. 15 of chap. 41, provided that] The overseers who make the poor rate for a period exceeding three months may declare that the same shall be paid by instalments at such times as they shall specify, and there- upon each instalment only shall be enforceable as when it falls due and the payment of any such instalment shall as respects any fiuaIifi- cation or franchise depending upon the pay. ment of the poor rate, be deemed a payment of suchratein respect of the period to such instalment applies," the Hth section provid- ing that The overseers of every parish when they make a poor rate shall set forth in the title of the rate the period for which the same is estimated, and if the same is payable by instalments the amount of each instalment, and the date at which ach instalment is payable provided that if the necessities of the parish shall require it another rate may be made before such period shall have elapsed." —After some few further remarks, Mr Daniel said he should move that an order be made by that Board requiring the overseers to pay over the balance in their! hands to the treasurer at once.—The Chair- man said such a proposition as that could not be entertained for a single moment, and the matter was therefore allowed to drop without r further discussion. THE M.V-iTEJt'S- EOOKS Showed the number in the house to be 250, against 242 in corresponding period last year, and 25S last week; vagrants relieved, 59 imbeciles, 41 111 girls; receiving industrial traiuillg-S boys, It girls.
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THE CONGRESS. At Friday's sitting of the Congress the chief question debated was that of Greece, which was postponed from Thursday, because the French Plenipotentiaries, whohad aeeep:e:l the task of examining the Greek claims, had not yet finished their labours. The Congress counsels or invites the Porte to conclude s. separate treaty with Greece, and it expresses the opinion that the frontier line should be pushed northward, and should extend fnom I the river Salcmbria at the mouth of the !(nU of Salonika oil the east, to the River Kalama 1 or Thyamis 011 the west. The Great Power.; • offer their good offices in the event of any misunderstanding arising between1 the two Governments. The Congress has also decided that the Greek pro-, vinces of Turkey, together with Crete, should, in accordance with the Treaty of San Stcfano, receive autonomy secured by a European | guarantee. A correspondent of the New* states that the Greek propositions were well received by the members of the Congress, especially France, Italy, and Austria, which i showed themselves favourably disposed but unhappily, and contrary to all expectation, the English delegates at the critical moment were more than reserved, and instead of sus- taining, as was expected, the Greek cau«-_e, j their coldness paralysed the disposition of the others. The pretext was that Turkey offered resistance. Roumania is to be admitted to the perma- nent international commission for the naviga-!j tion of the Danube. The thirteenth meeting of the Congress took place on Friday. In the evening the plenipo- tentiaries dined with Prince Bismarck. The RcpubUque, Francaixc has published an article strongly condemning the arrangements decided upon by the Congress. It says :— We should have wished to see the Plenipo-; tentiaries display more modesty, for their: work threatens not to be viable. The treaty of San Stefano in all its brutality would have been less prejudicial from the point of view of public law and political morality than the treaty of Berlin." The RepubHque Fnuicuix- pities the diplomatists who have lent them- selves to the spoliation of Bessarabia, and i energetically condemns the abandonment of Greece. On Friday, Mr Richard, M.P., Professor Leone Levi, and M. PasGY, acting in Paris on behalf of the Peace Association, presented to Prince Bismarck a memorial advocating arbi- tration in preference to war. The memorial is based upon the vote of the Paris Congress of 1856 recommending mediation in all interna- tional difficulties. On Saturday, July 6, the Congress held its fourteenth sitting. At the commencement of the proceedings Prince Gortschakoff an- nounced- that he had received instructions from the Czar to state that his Majesty in- tended, after acquiring Batoum, to make it a free port, and also to restore Bayazid to Turkey, and to cede Khotour to Persia. Lord Beaconsfield said he was' rejoiced to hear of this spontaneous conces- sion, and Prince Bismarck proposed that the details with regard to Batoum and the Asiatic frontier should be referred to the two Powers chiefly interested, viz., England and Russia. The question of the Dardanelles was then discussed. Lord Salisbury said that had Batoum been assigned to Russia on conditions which would have rendered it a menace and t' danger, England would have required stronger guarantees for the Straits. As, however, it seemed certain that the Batoum question1 would be settled satisfactorily, she would agree to the present arrangement respecting the Dardanelles remaining in force. The other powers assented, and the matter was settled in this manner. On Thursday, the Congress held its last business sitting. Its historic work is pr?cti- ? cally accomplished. There only remains the last ceremonies at the meeting on Saturday, when the delegates will again appear in full uniform as on the opening day, and will solemnly sign the Treaty and hear the: necessary farewell addresses. Once more: they v. ill enjoy the hospitality of the Crown Prince, who will congratulate them on the fulfilment of the hope which he expressed in a toast on a similar occasion one month ago, and then they will hurry away from the scene of their momentous labors, the leader in the; exodus being the President himself, Prince Bismarck, their diplomatic host. No one has: earned repose better or needs it more than lie. The time was occupied in the revision of the text of the Treaty. Lord Beaconsfield alone; was absent, on acsount of his severe cold. Friday is reserved for the work of transcribing the final text of the Treaty in seven copies. It is even reported that the copies will be printed, and, contrary to precedent, signed in this way. Very soon afterwards the Con- i vention will be officially published, possibly the same evening, in the Berlin Reichmnzchjer, but in all probability in all the seven capitals simultaneously. It is, however, not yet cer- tain that the Turks will honour the document: with their signatures. Without instructions they always refuse to act, and they generally | contrive to be without instructions at critical moments. If Safvet Pasha and the Sultan had shown half as much anxiety to protect the tcrritorial j integrity of Turkey against Lord Beaconsneld as they have to deprive Russia of the fruits of her victory and to balHe the just claims! of Greece, the fate of Cyprus would remain I in suspence for years to come. The revela- tion of the Anglo-Turkish alliance has: compelled Lord Beaconsfied out of common decency to yield to Russia on all the diputed points about Batoum. This result was not! foreseen, and causes no little embarrassment at the Kaiserlioff. The Russians will control the Lazes and receive the town of Olti, and only j accept a vague general engagement, which is not to be embodied in the Treaty, nor to fortify Batoum. What this pledge is worth perhaps Lord Beaconsneld himself can explain.
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¡ RUYAL FLINT VOLUNTEERS,—Sub-Lieut, Victor; EmanualGolftobe Lieutenant; 2(ithAugust 1.S7G 2nd Royal Cheshire—The undermentioned' Sub- i Lieutenants to be Lieutenants Gregory Sinclair Haines 24th February. 1877. Granville Henrv Loch 24 February, 1877. 2nd or North Dur- i ham—Sub-Lieutenant Percy Knight Hale Coke to be Lieutenant: 2nd .r une, 1877. TEA PAKTY AND LECTURE AT HOPE.-On J „J .h,ursil, ay a pub, lic tea party, in connection with the Presbyterians, was held at Zion Chapel, owiiog Hill, which was attended by a large number. The followi^ ng ladies presided at the table <\—Mrs .Tones, Hope Station Mrs Davies, Penylford; Mrs Piercy, Pentrohin; Miss 1 i Rhodciiliurst, PenyfFord Miss E. Griffiths, Stryt issa; iliss Hughes, and Miss Williams, Yownp. These were waited upon by Mr Jonathan Davies and M«- Edward Davies who paid every attention to their wards. In the evening a very interesting lecture was deliyered C1 "I ¡'ffi by Rev. J. Davies, Chester, upon "The life of1 the famous Irishman, George Berkeley, which 1 was listened to with great attention. Mr Petci^s filled the chair, in the absence of the Kev, J. Smcdlvvood. After the usual vote of thaiiks to the lecturer, chairman, and tea-maker-, the meeting closed by ringing the IVcology
! SERIOUS HATJ.W,\ y ACCIDENT…
SERIOUS HATJ.W,\ y ACCIDENT AT CHESTER, ONE MAN KILLED AND THIRTEEN INJURED. On Monday afternoon, as the 5-10 p.m. train from Chester to Birkenhead (through from p,1d;¡¡:t..II) was leaving Chester statin;, the last coach b;:t cue. at a point opposite the ticket platform left the rails, and dragged the following (■r.v with it. The tun were dragged for some distance in this way, when the fonnerwas turned over till it* left side, and the couplings at both ends snapped, leaving the last coteli right Icr(,ES the line. Both carriages contained a consider- able number of passengers, who were greatly alarmed, and on their being released it was found that eigliL or ten of them were severely shaken and injured. Two were at once conveyc-d to the infirmary, one of them, Benjamin Hyman, from London, who had in his possession a pedlar's certificate, died at the infirmary at eight o'clock. The others were accommodated at the Albion Hotel, close to the station, where every attention was bestowed upon them. The cause of the acci- dent is at present a mystery. The train consisted of s ix coaches and two vans, and the engine and five vehicles passed safely over the crossing points, which some suppose to be the immediate cause. r.enjamin Ilymaa, pedlar, living at 17, Womliiold- roaii, j'aclilin^ton, London, whose rilis were broken, and who was otherwise extensively injured, dieel at the infinii;irv itt ei,Iit (i'clocl. The list of the injured, so far as our corres- pondent has been able to gather, is as follows r.dwanl Roberts, cotton broker. Klfl, Dalrvrrple- street, Kirkdale, severe injury, to one ear, and contusion of head. liOlieit I/javer, signal fitter, Birkenhead, one ear nearly torn olF, and right shoulder injured. i'Jiiliia Lew s, Pi'iory-ttreet, Birketilietcl, I M1 selt on the face. Hannah Mare: Lord, 14, Pi llii-kc-lien (1, bruises on arms. Mary Jane Hey wood, domestic servjint, 3. Fuwler- strect. Liverpool, cut about the Ileal and shouM. is. Stirali J'terce. la, Love-lane, Denbigh, contusions en the head. l're(l- r:i-l: -lohn .k-ftery, -I'l, (irev-street, Liverpool, bruised arm. Professor Miti'licH, (ierirfre's liaths, Livcriiool, jnini-ies to lie:nl and liin, -Mrs Hemli-r -11, Centre Karai, near lhestat1 n, and Ivjrs Ackeiley, < •it])eiiliu!»t, injuries to head and i|S.  .)?;)h .). ?:n;r,(\!?)n::]t-Yk?' Chester, :.?ck 1.rÎ::R' Joseph >forris, WellfirM House, Plilae's Park, Liverpool, buck bruisul--at the Queen's Hotel. On Wednesday, the Inquest 011 the body of I'enjamin Ilvman. of London, who sustained f,L'L-! t injuries was opened, and adjourned for the result of an oflicia! inquiry. With the exception o? two, all the injured passenger have Lit Chester for their home.
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"V— MERIONETHSHIRE ASSIZES. The commission for iJolgellov, on Saturday last by Lord da t.ice p.raniv. ell. His Lordship drove into JMgtlley in the afternoon, and was received by the •sheriff, Mr W. j. lie ale, Ihyntiriin, IJaniiouth, the under-sheriff, Mr W. Griffith, Dolgelky, and the usual retinue. After opening the commission ill the Comity attended divine service at St. Mary's parish church. prayers were lead by the ltev. dohn Hu mes,' R.A., and a.'ennon was preached by the ;lev Evan Lewis, M.A., rector of Dolgellev, canon residentiary of Rancor, and chaplain to the hio-h- sheriff. The C( ourt sat at half-past ten 011 Monday", the business being JÜnikrl to a single criminal. In his charge his lordship remarked that he had very little to say to the grand jury. There- were omy two prisoners charged with one offence in the calendar, and it would doubtless be a matter of congratulation to the immediate neighbourhood, that neither of them bore Welsh nanus, and did not belong to the county. He believe(I that it was not often that Wales was visited for purposes of plunder by persons from the other side of the Severn, because they found greater scope where the population was larger: but, OIl the other hand, it might also be said that occasionally a Celtic nallle was found amongst the offenders of the other side of the border. After briefly alluding to the case in the calendar as being one which would give them no trouble, he dismissed them to their duties. Charles Sheppard, aged 3U, labourer, and John Moore, aged 45, tailor, were found guilty of burglary at Maentwrog, on the premises of Mr John Richards, grocer and draper. Mr Clement Lloyd prosecuted. Sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. This concluded the business, and the court rose shortly before noon. CARNARVONSHIRE ASSIZES. The commission was opened on Tuesday, at Carnarvon, by Lord Justice Bramwell. His lordship arrived from Dolgelley by the mid-day train, and was received by the high sheriff, Mr (i. W. Duff Assheton Smith, Mr J. B. Allanson (Messrs Turner and Allanson), acting under sheriff, and the usual retinue. After opening the commission in the county hall, his lordship attended divine service at St. Mary's Church, a sermon being preached by the Rev H. Parry, M. A v i car of M.A., vicar of Llanfairisgaer, and chaplain to the high sheriff. There is only one case for trial to-day-a charge against a farmer's wife of i murdering her infant daughter. On the civil side there is a heavy special jury case—a remanet from the spring a-sizes, in which Mr Manney is plaintiff and a slate company at Nantlle are the defendants. | The business of these assizes was commenced at Carnarvon, 011 Wednesday, before Baron Brain well. In his charge to the grand jury. his Lordship said that with the exception of one case, the state of the gaol was one of great congratulation. This was the third Welsh county he had visited in the circuit. In the first, there was only one prisoner, who was acquitted in the second. there were two prisoners, but he did not think Wales was responsible for them. From the names of the prisoners, he thought they came from the other side of the Severn, or from the other side of the channel. And in the third county there was one prisoner only, who was a person whose mind, it would be found, was considerably affected. He thought it ought to be a matter of congratulation to the gentlemen of the Principality because of the very little crime prevalent, and it was particularl- remarkable that there was so little crime in the county of rvon, considering that there were in the county ports and quarries of considerable size. The civil causes, numbering five, were taken first. A DISPUTED DEBT. In an action by Mr John Fletcher against John Owen and Richard Owen, farmers. Pwllheli, who were sued for the recovery of £ 4i 1,4.3 (itl for goods sold, a verdict for the full amount was returned. ACTION ACAIXST LIVERPOOL ESTATE AGENTS. Messrs. Bell Williams, Son, and Loke, house and estate agents at Liverpool, were sued by Mr Tvsilio Johnson, a gentleman living at Bangor, for damages, laid at fS70, f..r negligent prepara- tion of an agreement for letting- a house of which the plaintiff was lessee. Mr Hwetenham and Mr Marshall (instructed by Mr W. Jones, Conway) appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr M'lntyre, Q.C., and Mr Higgins (instruc-ted bv Messrs. VV ilkins, Blythe, and Forshaw, London) for the defendants. The cause was heard before a, special jury.-Judgment was given for the de- fendants. These assizes were continued at Carnarvon on Thursday, before Lord Justice Bramwell. CHILI) MI'IiUEIi BV A MOTHER. Catherine Jones, aged 33, married woman, was charged with the murder of her daughter, Sarah, ,i,,e d IS iiioiitiis.? aged 18 months.—Mr 1. Williams prosecuted Mr Swetenham defended,-The jury acquitted the prisoner 011 the ground of insanity, and she was directed to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. A CARNARVON HrILDIKG DISPUTE. This was a common jury cause, in which Miss Laura Roberts was sued by Mr Thomas Wynne, contractor and builder, for £ 134 6s 4d, balance of account in connection with certain works executed at the defendant's property at Twthill, Carnarvon.—The jury found for the defendant.
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LONDON, Friday. The pay of Sir Garnet Wolsley at Cyprus will, we understand, be five thousand nler annum. Sir William Jervois has left England for Adelaide to assume the Governorship of South Australia. The period of service of Sir Hercules Robin- T'm°r New outh WaleS> has been otomhd The Prince of Wales left London this morning ior Bristol by special train from Paddingtoii. THE 31ST ROYAL ENCINEKUS, under the command of Major Maitland, left Chatham hr special train this morning for Plymouth, (,it ROUT" for Cyprus.
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WIMBLEDON. LONDON, FRIDAV. Alexandra Prizes, ('apt. Bury, winner of £10, score i-)(; Corporal Horatio Jones, winner of £ 3, score, 52. Glen Albyn Prizes, Private Price, Gresford, winner of £.3, score 34. St. George's Prizes, Lieut. J, Oswell Bury, winner of Badge and £10. Queen's Prizes Lieut. J. Oswell Bury, winner of £ 2.
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— LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET. LIVERPOOL, FKIIIAV. Our market opens firm, with moderate attendance, holders ask Id per cental advance 011 Tuesdays prices for wheat. Flour holders' strong. Indian corn, 23s asked for new mixed American, and 2-1s 6(1 for old per 480 lbs £ c™.s; KSH'tiau 3Ss to 40s. Pea", C?dmn -ws bd. cither cloudy, LONDON CORN MARKET. I LONDONT FRIDAY. I W^ heat quiet hut tolerably steady. R:\rk' fi^ rm. Maize and oats quiet. P.eaiis and p,-s I Flour inactive.
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I't.MV.r. HorsF. WAKUIXC. On •J'U.M. 1, Mr David Dodd, proprietor ti, ;■ Temperance coffee stall, which "1,1 convenient in street and M]'i1; ii''»almut 200 chitdren—oO "f '?,)"u?edtothcB:utd of Hope Union, I "11'1;II:lcr coming chienv under the cate- t 11' 'co, '?n street arabs"'—to what w as to them ,1 1 1. I II a treat indeed, viz., a t wrilng 1 y II" Jf' 1 1 • ,VaT <■»!' tea. coflee, cocoa, mns. saw. and plum eake, the treat b?ing kindly 1t hv Mr Todd as a sort "f house liP tljl \;?)? to inaugurate a new ami commodious ??)! ?.)?'h he has recently brought on to the ,¡,I.. 1 I I 1" m ,);(' .?trcetc. the new shop on w hee l s" 11111 I II' Loiii' ?toro!!gh!y comp !ete in all its arrange- i Jt'l: Hi :'t. TO WOR.KHorsK INMATES. • The j ;,j-nic given to the inmates of the \\>vham Workhouse by Lady Georgiana and .?) .,f The Gerwyn, took p'ace in a held ,I I I kl I f 'j;.?'.)i'u the Work house, instead of at the ??j??..? "f the kind d<?nors, as heretofore. -naster expressed, on behalf of Lady i;o„ivi:ma and Mr Peel, deep regret at their "iTit" to he present. After the poor people Il\l. I" t tl I I' 111; • in :imple justice to the goOl t lings i. which consisted of articles seldom '1.1 • the recipients, each one was \I' I f 1 I" 1 with a packet of delicacies to be I. ) :)': their plen-?ure. 'TI  was; >1 a: their pleasure. le evening was !,■ t in > .??"?s suited to the ,lillerent ,ii! capabilities of the illlllate. The \1-" .ii-occcdings were enlivened by the ■ !5>:id. tn the midst of the fun and »!;• I' -cl and family visited the party, t'lrir appearance and departure '\1 Kvovy one seemed to .f'v themselves, and now look yd to tlse u.'Xt merry meeting, to break .i(.. ( •tons' o; Mieir tpiiet existence. ) u si'V Coi'itr.—Circuit XII. 2:1 in-: {].,■ County Courts at Bangor, Carnar- .r. "?? D?d.i?h. H?ivv.L-n, ,.? -ak L'.u.rv.t ?f..M ;?d S.Uiph and Rhyl, Wrexham ? ? ;;?i:?, "?.h:'u{ !?Y],Wrcxhan? I'luo.k'ii. In this circuit in !S77? "lt \? entered for sums not ex- 'J-'K ai'.d exceeding "I ■■yj'.iing .foil. Two above the latter V.ii taken by agreement. 7,700 actions with'mt a jury, and five; M judgments wei'J for plaintifiVc— •_v;y them by eoment, and for them j non-suits, and 121 judgment hiunminw.-s ¡ :¡r.d, warrants ■■ a.itnu-nt were issued, and .V) debtors -i-n-.cd. 2,379 executions against v <-d, ..ud 00 sales made. The total ,1' ,,¡¡¡cll plaints were entered was C,, ::7: amount of .1cht:; recovered on i; ■ iriiigs, t'-o.S77. 17 actions under r' if IttVj or- Hîtii were tried; alike • ..f A'kniralty case. If bankruptcy; ail 1: petitions for li:piiilation or sum- j :n ii.uil;r!<tcy is1;" >d. • • R Oir.U'K!, SFNOAY Srjiooi. r ;y: ;>:i W'. dncsday about 200 scholars, 11 fnds connected with the Con- ,i ChSunday School, Chester- r.imual treat, and, assembling two p.m., proceeded to I II'.trk, the beautifully-situated residence j "i i!er Palmer, Hart., who, with his ac- -,i generosity, kiiully ]i!aeed his park ""t::I1..¡ at the disposal of the visitors. Ih liars and teachers, who were aceom- iu: 1" the superintendent and secretary of partook of excellent tea, tempt- "i nut on the lawn in front of theman- nfter tea a variety of out-door pas- entered into with much spirit by | tin- ic.eiiilu members of the party, whose! however, was occasionally damped ii>, sliouers. Under all circumstanccs tit" "t:p(lillg! passed off very satisfactorily, tli" Mi:;]>aiiv returning home much jilcased, u-„; 'imibt much better for their day's -We are pleased to learn that the > to the 'ligregatiou for the necessary ttiii is tnward-s the annual treat met with it; II, li'm-ral rcsjionse than has been the case Mr my years past, and we hope we may re- i! I .-is a gnod angnry for the .sncceas of ti,- minister, whose ordination is an- j :1"1:(,1 take place next week. 10th, Hi t ting at Wimbledon opened on j very favourable circumstances, j •i: ■ ici- Ining all that coiild be deciired.. ili- »j- i!in g event was that of the first prize, ;>• ti: • Alfred Series, seven rounds at 200 v was won by Lieut. Ward, of the -•;ii i'iiiit. with the highest possible score of t-: Private Birrell, 1st Salop, made 32 Next to the Alfred came the Alexan- 'r>. :i' • rfr<t stage of whi h is 500 j-ards. ,,1 ville, 1st Denbigh, Corporal H. I", :t" and Colour-Sergeant Jones, 2nd I'-n'ii-J- (Kuabon), scored 30 each. In the, i- Prize all our local men are noticed, s L-t Denbigh (W rexham), ;il> >' V.t. \W'odville, ditto (retired), 41 Private K. -i iii' ditto, il Corporal H. Jones, ditto, 77: I'.iptain Bury, oth Denljigh ((wersyllt), "7: Oswell Bury, ditto, 83; Quar- M'Pherson, ditto, (53 Private iitto, 2!): Sergt. Shore, :2nd Denbigh in. ,J. 71 Colour-Sergeant Jones, ditto, ■I i'rivate Alderman, 4th Denbigh (I ires- ■ i 7\1; Sergt. Sillery, ditto, 78 Private I', Lieut. Ward, 2nd Flint, 78 Newton, ditto, 02; Private Bailey, ,1; Private W. Newton, ditto, (is: > Woolley, fitli Cheshire, 93; Private 1 difto, 83 Sergeant Parry ditto, 77. S.4r..i;,c \M,jjey js the sixth in the list of !■ kv :r.:irksi!i> n in the sixty that will shoot *i" -'nal stages of the (Queen's Prize at SOO, !*■ CM yarils. In the Cottage prize, Corp. H. Jones anti Private F. •I■<•>, !t Denbigh, made 2!) each Sergeant Sergeant Woodville, 18 and yatt. KUcsmere, 34. Mr Wyatt also yards for the Graphic prize, at 1000 yards in the Henry tiMmi. Will's Prize, Captain Bury ;int-, nen, Albyn, Private Price, 34 points. < i' L\IKI:S* CLUB.—The picturesque (ircsft/i'il was on Monday fete 1.J} ■' "f tlie anniversary of the Grcsford an institution admirably con- ;li'lt'i" superintendence of the •oevetavy, Mr C. Bartlett, and 1\ ivi-_jving the countenance and -l: the leading families resident in the the iadies connected with the ■ ii 'i with each other in their considerate the ,-iged mem bers of the society. • "n M,.nday was beautifully warm v.-(tn just suiiieient breeze to make t. •M'.ii'.rni.U', and the members as usual i: --ion and inarched through the beautiful church, famous "t t' t. f' I f h II ••ii-it tli- ili-'trict for its peal of bells. I' 11 1 t ? ?'r of qicctators assembled to > ;ion, w hich was accompanied j'cut baud of thc Roya! Denbigh ? ?;? t h  \1, ;7,Militia, under the direction of  the members as usual carrying !l '"? T'e t'^ee oldest members of ti 'I I 1 1 .?d t w procession, the band t?n the lady-patroness, Mrs !> vcau Lii, the lady president and ? the senior curate and organist, 1 ? /• tae general members. Arrived at aiuiaprcssive sermon was preached ji '"?.:t.i.?by the Rev. R. K. Jones, ?' 'irate, from Romans xii, 13. ,J" ::¡" "'I",lce,the members re-formed in i returned to the green, where • ,vas provided by Mrs Roberts, i'vision dealer, whose catering, as ii''tl:!j:g to be desired. There was i ,'1 J; b';k of flowers with which to ?'tick- and the tea tables were ,¡,t,; r J1 l' 1 'I ? "?'??" }aid ()nt,and adonied with ? ?? ?'?u?..s, the general effect being ???' '-?rctne. A111011<fSt the guest' I' ''l'" b ■ i H" '?''? evening were :—Captain I 1" I "T 1 .iu' '??'-?'?cawen and party, Mr and t:. u".?"?'?)- b.. Miss Hope and party, Mrs '?' Fieldc-n, Rcv. H.and Mrs /?'??'-C.?id?rrsStrcatficId, ????\? l'1'wb..tham and party, the Misses ? ? ,Ik Misses Biiydell and party, ■ ? ? /??? '?c Misses Chilton, Mr ?'i!?Li:t)ph,Mi- and ?IrH Roberts IT-11i? ?Irs Sc?tt and park, Ijss (/?" "?"f")-d), Mrs ?nd the Misses VIlil tile ? '?-Li.t!n)iJhrkc)'.Se?t-M:).j?!'Wa.rd 1 ;? ?-? Fusiliers), Mr and Mrs M itMiss Pierce ((iresford), &c. ? ''??y'?'?'?'!?statementf"'t!tc Al"ly, tile si-?eillty to  y:yy satisfactory condition The ,¡:; !il''nb'crs contributions v, ,t'41 '?.?.r!y.td).(?;pti<?n.?, f!8!<c?h l "r J l' l'"J ? .? litilt l -is -114 1 re -i'i rynxv's hands, £ 9 3s .lid re- 't d\Y,f474s 8d;recncd from ??-. ?-; total, £ 141 17s 11 id. Paid 'I ?ick ?;iy, C)s oil half "I .J • •'Uperannuated on balf-pay, "?.. ?"'?"?''cm?))ts,t'.)]Us:func]-.ds, (5th Is 3id. I11 point of 1 anniversary must have ,I held for many .r:ipb at tlw gate ,iIl no t:tllt 11 ,,(!(Iitii)n to the 1 f 'I "I 'lun.hedaof visitors arrive d I Clie.-tcr. Rossett, Wrexham, ('laces (130 liooking from ■i t'ironging the shady woods d-U'eetloiis, "n tllo I was obtained a splendid i' )'•'<»i Chester and the Vale ( v..is kejit up with unflagging ':1-: K],t up ".]t 1 UJJHagg!11g .;t 1.11 the shades {If evening over the anniversary of Tm: Ixcom: TAX.—By a recent act of Parliament the rate upon income and properly having been increased from 3d in the pound (at which it has st .od for the last two years) to 3d, such rate commencing iith April last it follows that a deduction or allow ance, j>ro and run, of 4d in the pound for the half-year must be made on chief rent or interest ac- counts falling due at June quarter, and ;),1 in the pound on any subsequent quarter or half- year up to the end of March, 187' j A Brno's IN A LETTll Box. As many of our reader. are aware, the letter-box belonging to Mr Walker, at Highgate, :\Inrch. wiel, has been the favourite residence of a little titmouse for several years past, and not- withstanding the constant passing and re- passing of letter. through the box during a. period of twelve or thirteen years, the fea- thered occupant remains in undisturbed pos- session of its wooden house. Mr (t. Lloyd, the Worthenbury post messenger, states that, ten weeks ago the old bird hatched ten young ones, which are now all flown, and that about a week ago, on the third day after the first) batch of the present season'had taken wing, the parent bird had a second hatch of the more. A partition has recently been put in the letter-box, so that the little nedglings can- not now be molested by the invasion of un- welcome sticks which were wont to he mis- chievously inserted in the hitherto unpro- tected orifice. FOI:TIICOMIS<; OKDINATION Ssnvii r>. —As will be seen by advertisement, oriliiiation ser- vices will take place at Chester-street Chapel! on Tuesday, the hist., on which occasion the Rev. Henry J. Hatier will be publicly set apart to the ministry of the Christian Church. The service will commence at II a.m., when the Rev. Professor Chapman, M.A., Principal I of the Western College, will deliver the charge to the newly ordained minister. The follow- ing ministers are expected to take part in the service — Hmo. W. Tiller, Pciiybryii Chapel Rev. W. B. Joseph, Ruabon Kev. T. Gas- quoins, B.A., Oswestry Rev. P. W. Darn- ton, 13.A., Chester; Rev. D. Burford Hook, Mold Rev. J. Weston Paull, M. A., Cheadle, Cheshire and the Rev. n. W. Lloyd, of Chester. A cold collation is to be provided for visitors from a distance, aiul at 3.30 p.m. a tea meeting will take place in the school- room. At 7.30 a public meeting will be held, when addresses are announced to be delivered by the Rev. P. W. Darnton, on li Our ( ¡, 1 1,' 1 1 +1 ') I 1:' 1: Church Princijdes," by the Rev. D. Burfor d Hook 011 Voluntaiyism," and by the Kev. J. Weston Paull, M.A., on "THO Church and the World. On the following day (Wednes- day) a public service will lie held at 7 p.'i: when the Rev. J. Gninness Hogcrs. B.A., of London, will deliver the charge to the people an d 011 Sunday, tli" 2lst the Rev. T. u.n. (.11 111.l a.\ t 1,.11 h In,:> ,1. l.J\' ']1 ') 1 tiasquoine, B.A., of 0.;wc;try, is announced to preach at morhiugand evening scrvie. ISQCKST AT THe INFII:MARY.THE L'AM;U (If DKAWINO AY UN-KXI'LOIIEU SHOT. -On Monday morning an inquest was held at the Infirmary, before Mr B. H. Thelwell, coroner, and a jury of whom Mr John Chec?'nn, "as the foreman, OB the body of Samuel Williams, aged 20, a rockman, employed by the Minc-ra Lime Company, Li.111 ed, who met with his death at the works on the previous Saturday. Mr J. A. Broadbent, manager, represented the; Company. It appeared from the coroner's i opening remarks, that the deceased, in com- pany with two fellow-workmen, John Kelly and Robert Roberts, had charged a shot in an open quarry. The shot, however, did not ex- plode, and the men, after waiting a quarter of an hour, proceeded to get out the stamping," using a scraper for the pur- pose. This process seemed to have been slow, and the deceased then use d a drill to get it out, a very dangerous practice, against which the deceased was warned by one of the men. Deceased, however, maintained j there was no danger, and continued using the drill, when suddenly the charge exploded anil j the deceased met with injuries which caused his death the same day.—The first witness was Mr J. A. Broad bent, manager of the Minera Lime Company, Limited, who said the de- ceased was a practical rockman, and had been in the company's emp'oyment for several years. Produced a sketch of the place where the accident happened. The width of the open driving was 40 yards from rock to rock, 30 yards high, and about 15 yards inwards. The men were working on a six feet bed of rock, and a shot was being put in the right hand corner of the bed at the time of the acci- dent.—John Kelly, rockman, said he was a contractor under the company. Went to work Oil the litli inst at G a.m., and the accident oc- curred about 9 o'clock. Had fired two shots before on that morning, and about half-past S, the second lot of holes were stamped, and fuses applied. The length of the first llOle: (which went out) was about 2 ft. (! in., the diameter being of « inch. (Jun cotton was put in the bottom cf the hole. Both holes were fired together, the length of the fuse being from 3 ft. to 3 ft C in., six inches being out of the hole. There was plenty of time to get away out of danger before the explosion took place. When it was found out that the second hole had'nt gone out, deceased went to open the hole with a scraper for the purpose of sav- ing the charge. He said it was very hard to get out, and said he would put the drill in, which he did, another man pouring water in 1 the hole for him. The drill was an iron one' with a steel bit. Witness cautioned the de- ceased not to use the drill, as he was in danger. —[In reply to the coroner, Mr Broadbent said the fact was that the deceased had been guilty of an unprecedented wilfulness. He had no right to unram the hole after it had been charged and stamped, and he had done so in the present instance, after having been warned I and cautioned by the witness Kelly.]—Wit-1 ness, continuing, said another man named Roberts was injured by the explosion. The deceased was immediately taken to the Wrex- ham Infirmary. Had never seen a fuse miss" before the present occasion at this rock since he had been there. The contractors found their own fuses and powder, and the fusee in question appeared to be all right.—A juror The shot no doubt exploded from the friction of the drill.—Witness said the deceased was detained whilst a doctor was sent to see whether he was fit to be removed, and he was subsequently brought to the Infirmary.—The Coroner observed that these open quarries ought certainly to come under the regulations. of the Metalliferous Mines Act, which pro- vided that no charge should ever be nnrainined, and that no one should approach an unex- ploded shot within a certain number of hours -4 hours were not too many—as shots had been known to explode after a lapse of several hours when everything apparently was quite, safe. III the present instance, however, only a quarter of an hour elapsed before the ùe-, ceased had attempted to withdraw the charge by using a drill. Instead of this another hole should have been drilled, and the original1 charge left untouched.—The Jury ultimately returned a verdict of Accidental death," ex- pressing their opinion that the death was the result of his own carelessness.