Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

An announcement appeared in the Times and Standard, on Wednesday, that Earl Russell, whose prolonged litigation against his wife in this country will be well remembered, was married on the 15th inst. at Reno, United States, to Moliie, daughter of the late George Coolie, of Cumbernauld.

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THE REPARATION OF WREXHAM I PARISH r;HURCH. THE DUKE'S CirT REDUCED. I WHAT WO (s TQ S £ DONE. I » acnnal meeting of tl«.e Vestry Of Wrexlia a Parish was held in the Parish Church, .bi* vie8.r, the Rav. C'^noa Fletcher, presidio .1. There were also present.-—The Revs. V1.' ISopkiris (Vicar of St. Mark's), Elliott SitilT A'>I'l, flumphrey Lloyd, and W. A. Westley, Sir ti. A. Cnnliffe, Sir R. E. Egerton, Maror T' Ariia, Captain Gladstone, Messrs Job Mason, -^f&win Jones, C. Davenport, C. K. Benson, G. f *tChitehouse, Ishmael F-vans, S. Allcock, F. |! Willans. W. Slater, T. J. Parrv, Edwin Hughes, John Pbtnix, R. Garry, 4G. Williams, S. G. II Allison, John Price, T. McCormick, E. Bithell, Joshua Davies, J. K. Jones, (Sc. The wardens presented their accounts, and in I reply to Sir Robert Cunliffe, Mr Job Mason, the secretary, said there was an increase in the offertories of £21, and a decrease in the subscrip- tions of about £4. Since making up the accounts tlwy had received a guinea subscription. There ware three cases of extraordinary expenses, namely—Diocesan Clergy Sustenation Fund, £12 103; local re?ervisis' war fund, JE15 and the Mansion House War Fund, JESS Is 7d. Every- thing had been paid up to date except £3 15:! 6j. The statement of accounts showed that the amount of offertories received from 30th Septem- ber, 1899, to March 31st, 1900. was JE377 128 7d, and of this um £260 13-; 41 was applied to special purposes. Wrexham National Schools received £24 12s lOd £38 19s was distributed to the poor; JE84 2.. 61 was handed over to the Wrexham Infirmary, and JE16 lis 6d to the Church Coal Club. The remainder went to various other objects. The subscriptions towards expenses amounted to £4118,¡. There was a balance due to the churchwardens of £488s. The principal payments were :—Rev. Canon Fletcher, vicar, for one year's maintenance of services in the church to 25th March, JE54 caretaker's salary, JE34 9s gas and coke. JE39 13.. 7d organist's salary, £35; and alterations to vestry, £12 18..1. £10 5-s 2d was the balance in hand in connection with the restoration and repairs and fabric fund. On the motion of Sir Robert Egerton, seconded by Mr John Bury, the accounts were passed, and it was decided to circulate the usual number of of copies amongst the parishioners. Tne next business was the appointment of | wardens and sidesmen. The Chairman said he had very great pleasure in nominating Sir Robert Cunliffe as his warden during the coming year. He was most grateful to Major Dunn for the services he had given during the year, and he thought he himself rather wished that Sir Robert would ba in his place during the next year, inasmuch as it would be a very important year iu connection with the reparation of the church. They all wished -that Sir Robert should take a prominent part in that matter. It was mainly through his intrumentality that the late Duke gave the very generous gift he had. For that reason it gave him great pleasure to nominate Sir Robert Cunliffe, who had consented to terve for the year. With regard to the people's wardens, all he could say was that all three were willing to serve. He needed not to say how very glad he would bo if they continued in oflbe. He, however, left it entirely to the parishioners to choose whom they wished. On the motion of Sir Robert Egerton, seconded by Sir Robert Cunliffe, Mr Job Mason was re- elected. A similar compliment was paid to Mr Charles Davenport, on the motion of Mr T. Jones-Parry, seconded by Mr Kerrison Jones; and to Mr Edwin Jones, on the motion of Mr S. G. Allison, seconded by Mr Willans. The Vicar nominated Mr J. M. Cameron, Mr Allison, Mr G. Whitehouse, Mr Ishmael Evans, and Mr Willans as sidesmen during the ensuing year, and the following were elected people's sidesmen :—Major Dunn, Mr A. Viggars, Mr W. Slater, Mr R. Garry, Mr W. Griffiths, and Mr T. J. Parry. The following were elected to represent the parish on the Ruridecanal Chapter:—Sir Robert Egerton, Messrs 1. Evans, W. Slater, S. G. Allison, S. Allcock, Charles Davie3, G. White- house, A. G. Colbeck, T. Vaughan, and Gethin Jones. The Chairman said that in reviewing the past year the first thing he had to mention was the changes winch had taken place in the clerical staff. They had lost the Archdeacon of St. Mark's, which was a very great blow but he was most thankful that they had found such an excellent successor in the person of the new Vicar of St. Mark's. He was sure they all wished him God-speed in his work, and heartily con- gratulated him upon the way in which he appeared to be going on. They had also lest Mr Edwards, and after a comparatively short residence in the parish Mr Thomas, who was promoted to the position of professor of Hebrew at Cuddeston College. He was sure they wished them all every success. The great event during the past year had been the meeting for the reparation of the Parish Church, and the sub- sequent steps which had been taken to carry out the resolution which was passed at that meeting. Speaking of the meeting itself, when he left it someone said, I don't remember ever being present at such an enthusiastic meeting in Wrex- ham as that which was held when the Mayor presided, and the late Duke of Westminster came upon one of his last public errands and helped us in such a princely way." Probably they would want to know exactly how they stood at the present time. He found that they had had £4,125 promised, but he was afraid they would not get £1,000 of that. The late Duke said he would give £2,000, and he had previously promised Sir Robert Cunliffe and himself (the chairman) by letter £1,000 last year and £1,000 this year. They had since heard from the late Duke's secretary, and they were told that the executors did not see their way to pay the extra £1,000. The death duties were so extremely heavy that they were obliged to refuse thJt which could not be legally claimed. That brought the sum down to £3,125, That had been a most serious blow. The sum paid into the bank up to that day was £1,917, Last week Mr Prothero, the architect, visited Wrexbam, met the members of the committee, and laid before them various figures. The first work which would have to be taken in hand would be the retaining wall along the south side of the churchyard, facing the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway. When Mr Howel Davies was in office he drew up a plan and specification, showing that the work would cost JE106 5s. At the last committee meeting they agreed that that work should be done as soon as possible. Next they thought they ought to take those very beautiful gates into consideration, and they requested a Chester firm who had done some excellent work in Chester, and who were highly recommended by the late Duke, to give an esti- mate, and their tender was received the previous evening. Their tender did not include gilding, and accordingly they authorised the architect to spend JE150 upon repairs to those gates and gild- ing, which he was sure was a very moderate sum, and for which the architect thought the work would be very well done. The next item was the scaffolding around the tower. The builder, Mr Thompson, of Peterborough, estimated that it would cost £480 to erect a scaffold, and they had given an order for that. But they had not gone any further at present because he could not tell them what the cost of the reparation of the tower would be. He had examined it very carefully with glasses, and he thought it would be £1,000. He had sent in a definite estimate for the nave, roof, and repairs to the porch. The north side was in a better state than the south side. He had reckoned tint the repairs to the roof timbers, lead, pinnacles and necessary repaits to the stone work and on the north porch would amount to £4,005, including the tracery of the windows, towards which the late Mr Overton had left £.00. In passing he might mention that he had had an offer of a new stained window, the subject of which was the Good Samaritan, which was to be placed in the Church at a cost of £200. It was to be placed there by Miss Poyser in memory of some of her relatives. The same firm were doing the work as that which made the west window. Returning to the subject of the reparation of the church, he said they had accounted for an expenditure of £5,000, but they had not done anything for architect's fees or travelling expenses. He would put JE500 for that. That might look a little large, but he did not consider it too much considering the nature of the work. That made the total cost £5,500. They had to knock off the second £1,000 from the la.te Duke, and they had thus to face a deficiency of £2.500, which was a very large sum. There was no doubt about this thet they had got to put their shoulders to the wheel as earnestly as they could to get the work done. They would suppose that they could raise £1,000 with a bazaar. That left £1,500- He felt sure they could do it. There was no part of the Church of which Wrexhamiteswere more proud than the tower itself, and it was for them to hand it down to their successors in a proper condition. Sir Robert Cunliffe said he thought they could rest assured that they had done their best to put the matter before them in a business-like way. If the estimate for the tower worked out as moderately, comparatively speaking, as they had some reason to hope it would he did not see why they should not face the responsibility of carrying the work through. He thought that if they showed a real good spirit in the town they would get a good deal of help from outside. They had to give the start, and then he thought tlrerj were certain people outside whom they oould appeal to. He wrote to America, with the "knowledge of the committee, to hia friend Cokmel Hay, who was now the Secretary of State, and who had stayed with him a^-Acton, to ask him bow to approach the authorities of Yale College. The Yale College they hoped might be interested in that wotk became of the tomb of the late Elihu Yale, which was under the shadow of the tower, and which the men from Yale University restored some years ago. Colonel Hay was not a Yale man, but was educated at Havard, but he replied that the Yale University had got rather serious calls upon them, although he did not discourage them from approaching them. He thought they might get some assist- an--a from Yale College. He did not think they had got an impossible task. They had to set an example themselves, and he hoped that when the time came when they did make a general appeal I they wonld be able to say they were trying their best. Thoy were very glad to learn from their very experienced and capable architect and builder that the noble twer was structurally in good condition. In tke main the structure was sound and good. The Chairman remarked that 'he was very much struck with the conservative spirit of the architect. II Mr Job Mason said that during the year the wardens intended calling upon tne piriahioners to collect subscriptions towards aiding the vicar in paying for the large staff of clergy in the parish. The Vicar practically paid out of his own pocket C254 towards the salaries of the staff of clergy which they had in the parish. JE24 was paid out of the offrtory, JE40 from the Barracks, £ 50 from the Workhouse, and the Vicar handed over the cemetery fees to the salary of the clergy, and also a deficiency of ..60 he had added to that. The wardens realised that they should make an effort to collect subscriptions to prevent the Vicar from having to dip his hand so deep into his pocket. The Vicar thanked Mr Mason for the remarks he had made. He said he was pleased at the action of the wardens, not because he wanted the money himself. He was sorry he could only give £50 to the reparation fund. Why he was glad the churchwardens had brought it up was for this reason-he could not be there for ever. He had nearly been ten years there, and he thought ten ye-Lrs was quite long enough for a man to b'3 vicilr of such an important parish as that. In the cae of a change there would be very great difficulties. A parish should not be so organised that the vicar had to pay E200 out of hia pocket. They might say that it would be possible to have a smaller staff of curates. He could not see where the work was to be given up if they looked at the district churches. At St. John's the previous day there were 70 communi- cants. That was as many as there were in many country churches. At Ruthin-road there were 60 communicants. Rising again the Vicar said they were most grateful to the churchwardens and sidesmen for the work that they had done, and the meeting had shown its appreciation of what they had done by re-electing them. Ha begged to propose a very hearty vote of thanks to the outgoing churchwardens and sidesmen. It had meant to them a good deal of self-sacrifice and hard work. He wished to include Mrs llees in the vote of thanks. Everyone who visited the church must j have noticed how beautifully she had decorated it. Practically Mrs Rses bought the whole of the flowers. He knew of no church where there were more beautiful flowers. He also included in the thanks the members of the choir and Mr Ishmael Evans, who had audited the half-yearly accounts. Sir Robert Egerton seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The vote of thanks was duly acknowledged by JJajor Dunn and Mr Ishmael Evans.

NORTH WALES COUNTIES' i LUNATIC ASYLUM. ANNUAL MEETING AT DENBIGH. The annual meeting of the Committee of Visitors ot the North Wales Counties' Luuatic Asylum was held at Denbigh on Monday. There were present Messrs P. P. Pennant, W. Jones, W. Elwy Williams, and Dr. Easterby, representa- tive of Flintshire Messrs J. W. Lumley, A. O. Evans, and Dr. Lloyo, Denbighshire; Dr. Wynne Griffith, Mr Jones Morris, and Mr J. T. Roberts, Carnarvonshire Mr Harry Ciegg and Mr Moreton Pritchard, Anglesey Dr. HJbartB and Dr. Roger Hughes, Merionethshire and for the subscribers, Messrs R. E. Hughes, P. E. Story, and W. Parry. On the motion of Mr H. Clegg, seconded by Mr W. Jones, Mr Pennant was unanimously re- elected chairman for the ensuing year. Mr W. Barker was re-appointed clerk and steward, on the motion of Dr. Roger Hughes, seconded by Mr Jones Morris. The House Committee was re- elected, with the addition of Mr J. T. Roberts and MrR. E. Hughes. Dr. Easterby and Mr W. Jones were re-elected honorary auditors. The House Committee was elected as a Building Com- mittee, Mr Story and Mr R. E. Hughes being placed on the Farm Committee. It was reported that the number of patients on the books of the Institution was 736, being an increase of 26 on the corresponding period of last year. The balances were stated to be as fol- low :-)I,tintenaue.- account, E3,157 enlarge- ment, E15,680 water supply, Z180 temporary accommodation, JE9. A discussion took place on a resolution re- ceived from the Merionethshire County Council with reference to a sum of over Y.400 paid to the Office of Woods and Forests in respect of land and mineral rights on the Hiraethog mountain, where the water supply reservoir has been erected—Mr Elwy Williams asked whether it would not b9 possible for the committee to in- duce their members of Parliament to take this matter up with the view of fighting the Office of Woods and Forests. The charge for the piece of land was most unreasonable, and ought to be brought before the House of Commons. The Department in" question wou'd not take any notice of the matter unless compelled to do so by a higher authority. (Hear, hear.) He would propose that the co-operation of the North Wales members of Parliament be invited.—Mr Moreton Pritchard seconded, and the motion, after some opposition, was agreed to. A discussion also took place with reference to letters received from the Town Council of Denbigh. In the first communication the corporation asked for a definite answer as to whether the Asylum authorities could supply the Castle district of the town with water, whilst in the second they desired to know whether the Asylum wished to connect their main Fewer with the outfall sewer of the town.—Mr J. T. Roberts said that the communications of the Town Council were delightfully vague, and idroposed that they be referred to the House Committee, with the view of meeting a deputation from the Council.-The Chairman suggested that the matter be t-iken in committee, as he did not think the Committee should enter publicly into it until all the facts were brought before it.-Mr Lumley said that there was no fact withheld from the Committee in connection wiili the water question, and there was absolutely no reason for dealing with it in private.— Mr Story If we find that we have water to sell, I think we should sell at what it is worth.— Mr Jones Morris The question is whether we will sell at all.-Dilr Clegg did not think they should go into the matter then. beexuse they did not know their position until the works were completed. He was sure, however, if thev had plenty of water that they would treat with the Town Council of Denbigh, and not deal with that body in the way the Corporation had dealt with them. (Hear, hear.)—Mr W. Eiwy Williams said they should give a definite answer one way or another. The Asylum would have a plentiful supply of water, and why should they be con- tinually harping on the question, instead of acting in a manly way, and giving the people of Denbigh an answer.—The Chairman said lie had not a particle of doubt in his own mind that they would have an ample supply, and he was also sure that the committee would be glad to meet the Corporation of Denbigh, and give them water. (Hear, hear.) Still he did not think they were now in a position to give a definite reply.-Mr Clegg moved that the time had not arrived to give any definite answer to the Corporation, as the works were not yet completed.—Mr Moreton Pritchard seconded.—Mr J. T. Roberts moved, and it was seconded, that the water question be referred to a special committee with a view of receiving a deputation of the Denbigh Town Council and the Water Company.—On a division eleven voted for the amendment, and six a gainst. On being put as a substantive motion the amend- ment was unanimously agreed to.—The sewage question was also referred to the same committee, which is to be composed of the members of the House Committee. — I

The opening performance of "Savage South .&fricv,.i provincial tour, inaugurated at Sheffield was marred by a somewhat serious accident. Eight thousand people were assembled, and the proceed- ings had just commenced when a large wagon, drawn by fourteen mules, and driven by a couple of Cape boyp, struck against a barrier. The stall Beats wre overturned and the occupants, which included Mr Pitt Ha.rda.cre, of Manchester, and Liobengula's wife, were more or less injarai. After medical assistance, however, they were ttble to so home in cabs.

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THE VERY REV. MONSIGNOR SLAUGHTER, V.F., LEAVING WREXHAM. Wrexham people, whether Catholics M Protes- tants, will learn with deep regret that the Very Rev. Monsignor Slaughter, V.F., too Catholic rector of Wrexham, is about to leave us. For some time he has been in failing health, and now, on the advice of his medical attendant, he has decided to retire from missionary work, leave Wales and England, and take np his residence in Reme. He will depart on the 1st of May. Monsignor Edward Slaughter is fifty-fonr years of age, being born on January 13th, 184G. He is the eldest son of the late Edward Slaughter, by his wife Frances, second daughter of Sir Edward Mostyn, fourth baronet, of Talacre, Flintshire. He received his education at St. Mary's College, Oscott;; -afterwards he studied at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw and then at the English College, Rome. He went to Shrewsbury in August, 1868, as secretary to the Right Rev. James Brown, then bishop of the diocese, and it was whilst he acted in that capacity that he was present at the Vatican Council. His next pro- motion was in January, 1871, when he was appointed assistant priest of St. Laurence's, Birkenhead. In September of the following year he was nominated rector of the Church of Our Lady in that populous town. He applied himself to his work in Birkenhead with great assiduity. He made very many friends, and he had the joy of seeing that his labours were fruitful. During the nine years he remained there he added largely to the schools. He more than doubled the presbytery and materially reduced the heavy nebt on the mission. It was in recognition of his many services to religion, that he received his next appointment. On the petition of the Bishop of the Diocese he was appointed by the Holy Father one of his private chamber- lainn on the 21st April, 1888. The congregation attending the Church of Our Ladv presented him with an address and a purse of Y-100, in apprecia- tion of his services. Hia health, however, begin to fail, and he was obliged to resign his charge at Birkenhead, and he proceeded to Plowden, Shrop- shire, as chaplain. On leaving the former place, where he had ministered for nineteen years he TW'>3C! r'rIIor1. fVtA A$f A hanr1oôlarnø. CN m nÇ aLM_V "L.& VJ.t:"J.& "L&J_LJ. I.J" E200 and another address, which had been sub- scribed for, not only by members of the congrega- tion of Our Lady, but also by many non-Catholi js, When the Vicariate of Wales was established in 1895, his cousin, the Rev. Francis Mostyn, who had succeeded him as Rector of Our Lady at Birkenhead, was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic, with the title of Bishop of Ascalon, and was afterwards created Bishop of Minevia. At the special requebt of his Lordship, the Very Rev. Mgr. Slaughter came to Wrexham to take charge of the mission, ind act as the Bishop's secretary, tfce. He is also Rural Dean, and (Economus to the diocese, besides holding several other official positions. After coming to Wrexham Mgr. Slaughter entered with much spirit into the public hfe of the borough. He not only endeared himself to the members of St. Mary's Church, but he made a host of friends iu the town, irrespective of religion or politics. He at once took a deep interest in loc-U government, and became a member of the Wrexham School Board, the Wrexham Board of Guardians, the committees of the Infirmary, Free Library, Science and Art Classes, the Society for the Prevention of Cruoltv to Auimals, and the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Children. His work has brought him in contact with all phases of life in the borough and district, for besides his parochial duties he has had to attend the Workhouses at Wrexham and Corwen, the County Infirmary, as well as act as chaplain to the military at the Wrexham Barracks, and to ali he has alwavs shown the utmost kindness and courtesy. A recent issue of The Lamp, the oldest Catholic paper, gave an interesting historical sketch entitled Catholicity in Wrexham." The writer stated :— Although the population of Wrexham is over 15,000 souls, the number of Catholics is not more than 1,400, and these are scattered over a very wide area, some residing a distance of no less than fourteen miles. About seventy-five years ago Father John Briggs came occasionally from Chester and cslebrat.-d Mass for the Catholics then scattered about Wrexham. The first place Mass was offered was in a room in Market-street, near the cattle market but the priest was not allowed long to use this room, as the woman from whom he rented it, for some cause or other, gave him notice to quit, and he had to find another room elsewhere. At that time, it is recorded, a Catholic hardly dare show himself. On one occasion, just as the Elevation had commenced, a man, a non-Catholic, entered the room, and standing in the middle, exclaimed, 'What a sacrifice I' Waiting quietly until after the Elevation, two men named Jack and TomFagan, went to him, and seizing him bv the collar, took him oat of the room and pitched him into the middle of the road. There waa a small crowd assembled outside, but the man, with the crowd, went away quietly, and from that day there was never again any disturbance at a Catholic meeting. At Brymbo and Nerquis Hall Mass was celebrated occasionally at the house of Mr Thompson, at the former, and Miss Giffard, who resided at the latter, and at these places the few Catholics of Wrexham would gather together to attend Mass. The first baptism registered was July 18th, 1828, by the Rav. John Briggs, of Chester, afterwards Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, and subsequently Bishop of Beverley. In 1831 1 at har D. L. Morton attended Wrexham, and was succeeded early in 1833 by Father John Wilcock, who succeeded Father Briggs at Chester, but he attended Wrexham for a short time only, as he caught fever at Nant-, wich, which he also attended from Cheater, and died after a brief illness. In April, 1833, Father John Tobin commenced to attend Wrexham, and continued doing so until January, 1837, when Father John J. Collins succeeded him. Father Collins is spoken of as a hard-working priest, and well suited to those times, He had to walk many miles to administer the Sacraments, even going so far as Oswestry, sixteen miles distant. "On July 19ih, 1839, according to the Registry of Baptisms, the Rev. Joseph Hely was appointed to the charge of the Mission. He ia described as a young and active priest. On November 22nd, 1840, Father John Tobin, who had been previously at Wrexham, succeeded Father Hely. He was much respected by his people. On November 7th, 1847, the Rev. Father Joseph Jones was appointed in charge of the Mission. He had been a Methodist preacher and was converted to the Catholic faith. After his conversion he went to Bretagne in France, where he studied for the priesthood, and was ordained there and returned to England. On May 12th, 1850, Father Lewis Havard took charge of the Mission, and remained until September, 1851. He was a great favourite with the people. On September 21st, 1851, Father John Coulston succeeded Father Havard, and remained, doing excellent work, for nearly three years. On March 28th, 1854, Father John Reah was given charge of Wrexham. He was soon after made a Canon of the diocese of Shrewsbury. His health was never very robust, and the great strain in super- intending the erection of the present church (which was erected at the expense of Richard Thompson, Esq of Stansty Hill, near Wrexham) was too much for him, and consumption setting in he went to Poole, in the South of England, where he died in 1856. Father Reah, who was born near Ushaw College in Durham, was educated at Lisbon. Ha was, notwithstanding his delicate ( health, a man of great energy and wonderful zeal. ) In Oct., 1856, Father James Ward was appointed | temporarily to succeed Father Reah, but only remained until January, 1857, when Father William Hilton, also appointed temporarily, remained until the following October, when the Very Rev. Canon Edward Browne, D.D., was appointed the first missionary rector of Wrexham. Canon Browne possessed considerable abillity and even among non-Catholics held a high position in society. After working with extraordma.ry zeal in Wrexham for close upon fifteen years, Canon Browne was called to his eternal reward on July 17th, 1872. On August 7th following, Canon Ambrose Lannon, V.G., was appointed missionary rector. After Mass bad been celebrated in Market- street, and then Cutler's-court, off Charlas-street, the great benefactor of the Mission at Wrexham, Richard Thompson, Esq., of Stansty, built a chapel in King-street; but it was erected under considerable difficulties, as the owners of the land, after the purchase had been completed, finding that a Catholic chapel was to be built upon the land, wanted to have the sale annulled, stating that he had sold the laud for a house only. A solicitor having been consulted, he advised that the priest's house should be erected upon the ground, and then they could build what they liked upon it. This was done, and the chipel was built over the house. It ia now used as a I place of worship by the members of the Free I Christian Mission. When the Protestants and Ndnconformists heard that a Catholic church was to be built they publicly stated they would pull it down. If you do,' said Mr Thompson, I will set up a blast furnace and send the smoke into the Town Hall.' It is stated that Sir Watkin Wynn, Bart., also I took the part of the Catholic body. Father I Morton was the nrst to reside at Wrexham. i ¡ Canon Reah commenced the new church and I house in Regent-street, the plans being furnished I by Mr Pugin, junr. The church was opened in 1857 by his Lord- ship the Right Rev. Dr. Brown, Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Right Rev. Dr. Goss, Bishop of Liverpool, preaching the dedication sermon. At first the accommodation in the centre of the I church was more than sufficient, but by degrees I the congregation increased, and additioaal sitting i accommodation had to be provided. The rector, very soon after the church had been dedicated, bad to celebrate two Masses on Sundays in order to give all the Catholics an opportunity of being present at the Adorable Sacrifice of the AHar. In 1870 a large school was erected in Brook- street, which very soon became a flourishing educational establishment. There wis a debt of JE600 remaining on the schools, which was dis- charged by the munificence of Chevalier Lloyd. whose ancestors were the owners of Pica Midoc, six miles distant from Wrexham. Canon Lennon died on March 29th, 1876, and was succeeded by the Very Rev. Provost Hilton, Vicar-General of the diocesa of Shrewsbury. When Provost Hilton was appointed rector of the Englilih College at Lisbon in 1883, the Very Rev. Canon Hopkins become rector. In 1893, the school in Brook-street was pur- chased by the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway Company, and two new schools were erected on a large and very suitable site in the vicinity. They afford accommodation for 359 children, and there are at present 323 on the register. They are taught by the Sisters of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who have a convent in Grosvenor- road where they also conduct a High School." Monsignor Slaughter will be succeeded by the Rev. W. H. Bickerton Jones, of Aberystwyth. Mr Jones, it is stated, is a convert from the Anglican Church.

I THE ALYN FISHING. I I LIVELY PROCEEDINGS AT ROSSETT. I On Thursday evening in last week a public meeting was held in the National School, Rossett, to consider the advisability of forming a coin- mittee to frame rules and regulations for fishing in the River Alyn. There was a large attendance and among.-it those present were: -M,eisrs Sandbach, Dr. Roberts, Darvell, Jones-Parry, Gresford; Arthur Lewis, Wrexham; Oragan, Marford; Thos. Llovd, Rev. Frank James, Councillor George Cromar, Messrs Hy. Curwen, John Hughes, and S. Williams. Mr Cromar proposed and Mr P. Pierce seconded that Councillor S. Williams should take the chair, and this was carried. The Cha irman said he did not expect to occupy that position. He had received from Dr. Roberts a copy of the proposed rules and he would ask Dr. Roberts to explain them and his reason for calling the meeting. Dr. Roberts said he thought it was a great pity that such a splendid river as the Alyn should be so much abused as it was at present, and it was high time something should be done. It would be beneficial to the residents if it was looked after and stocked for when they might expect respecta.b!e anglers coming over to stay. The Alvn was one of the best trout rivers in Wales if looked after. He was not taking the matter up personally, but for the benefit of others. (A Voice What about the tickets). Dr. Roberts sa.id tickets could be obtained from the stationmaster. (A Voice: he lias plenty to do with his own work. The granting of tickets (free) to residents was merely a matter of form and chiefly to satify anyone who may be doubt- ful as to whether the fisher was a resident. (Interruption.) Tho question was whether they wished or not to improve the fishing in the river. (More interruption.) The Chairman appealed to the audience to allow the doctor to speak. Dr. Roberts resuming, siid it was not personal matter. He was only doing what he could for the welfare of all and to make fishing a. pleasure. (Hear, hear.) Mr Cromar asked the doctor to make a state- ment. (Applause.) Dr. Roberts said the matter had been explained some few years ago, and if they refued it now perhaps they would never get another chance. (A Voice: We don't want it and uproar.) The Chairman again asked for order and said it would be better to go into the matter thoroughly, and tlisu there would ba no one to blame. Mr Oragan, who spoke at length, and was frequently cheered, pointed out various flaws in the manner the whole affair was got up, and said it was perfectly useless to attempt to frame any rules against we feeling of the residents. If all landowners were favourable, still a difficulty might arise, for they could not form an associa- tion without interfering with the rights of the parishioners. He was quite in sympathy with the object, but would advise them to go about it in a more businesslike way. (Loud applause.) Mr Cromar, who rose amidst applause, said he protested against interfering with the rights of the people iu any way. He said if an association was formed, a few of the select would get the thin end of the wedge in, and drive it out of sight. Where would their rights be then ? (Voices Gone for ever," and applause.) He could not see why they should call the meeting together. (A. voice: "A friendly meeting." Laughter.) Mr Cromar said the rules were upon the same lines ItS those proposed a few years ago, and those were- not approved. He knew all his friends were up to the dl,(lg, and they would stick to their rights as iong as they could. (Hear, hear.) Mr Sandbach said he failed to see why any objection should be made, as it was for the benefit of the district, and not for two or three. (Hear, hear.) The Vicar said he did not think that Dr. Roberts was in any way trying to do anything but what would be of oenefit to the district. He wanted to improve the fishing. Dr. Roberts said he would like to hear the opinion of a Rportsmau or working man. Mr Jones-Parry, Gresford, rose to speak, but was greeted with cries of Sit down and Go to Gresford," amidst uproar. Mr Cromar objected to Mr Jones-Parry speak- ing, owing to him not being a parishioner. Dr. Roberts said he ought to be allowed. Mr Cromar protested against it. Mr Jones-Parry, who was still standing, said he only wished to say he should like things done in a friendly manner. (More uproar.) The Chairman again appealed for order, and Mr Jones-Parry was finally allowed to speak, but amidst disorder. Mr John Hughes said as an occupier of land on the Alyn he strongly objected to several of the rules, especially selling tickets, which meant that it took all the power out of their hands as occupiers, and holders of tickets could snap their fingers at them whatever the damage caused. (Applause.) Mr Cromar Now we have the privilege stick to it, I say. (Applause.) Dr. Roberts said he was sorry the meeting could not grasp the meaning of the object. (More interruption.) Mr Reed said some words had baen said rather harshly respectin g some anglers and poaching, but he said that this work was indulged in bv some far nearer than where the anglers came from, and even amongst the parishioners. (Hear, hear.) He knew that the anglers who came over were quite willing to contribute towards stock- ing the river, and, further, were willing to pay for fishing. The Chairman said they had heard both sides of the question, and they must now decide. Mr Cromar said they must not deal too harshly with the doctor. He was confident he was doing his best for all. At the same time they did not approve of the idea. Dr. Roberts said he would take no further steps in the matter without the meeting was unanimous. The Chairman finally put Mr Cromar's resolu- tion to the meeting tha.t they, as parishioners, did not approve of the taking away of their rights by framing any rules which would interfere with their present rights. Mr Ridgway seconded. There being no amendment, the resolution was carried unanimously, amidst great enthusiasm. Our correspondent states that it is the general opinion that Dr. Roberts, who did all at his own personal expense, did not for a moment think of depriving the public of any right, but as a lover of fishing deserves the thanks of the district for his kindness. It never for a moment struck him but that the inhabitants would have joined with him heartily.

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THE SPITAL SERMON BY THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. I The Spital Sermon appointed to be delivered on Easter Tuesday at Christ Church, Newgate-street, London, was this year preached by the Bishop of St. Asaph. In accordance with custom the Lord Mayor, the sheriffs, and other civic officials attended the service, as did also the boys of Christ's Hospital. There was besides a good attendance of the general public. The Bishop founded his discourse upon the words, If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things that are above." He began by observing that the festival of Easter was pre-eminently one of joy and gladness. On Easter-day we celebrated the most sustaining doctrine of our life. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was a doctrine which the New Testament stated specifically, and repeatedly, and which was interwoven with the whole revelation of God in Christ. This doctrine was the very essence of the Christian faith, and if we denied the doctrine of the resurrection we! denied Christianity itself. We reduced our faith and its foundeto a mere human level. This was a view held and taught by the Apostias. When those chosen men went forth to win the world to the religion of Christ, they put in the fore-ground of their tea.ching the doctrine of the resurrection. It was clear from this alone that th3 Apostles themselves realised the importacca of the doctrine. If they had any misgiving about it mi iLlI, of if they hadfelt assured of its truth themselves, but doubtful of their own power to face the difficulties involved in its statement and explanation to others, they would have promulgated the doctrine with greater reserve. Their certainty of our Lord's victory over death might be measured by the boldness with which they proclaimed it to the world. Turning from the fact of the resurrection to consider its lesson and power for ourselves, the Bishop said in the light of tbe resurrection we realised that this life was only a life of probation. Without the hope of the resurrection our life here seemed to him an unintelligible enigma. In the light of the resurrection life was seen to be worth living, and death was no longer a final parting, but only an event in life, not the closing of life. The doctriae of the resurrection set before U-3 a two-fold victory. To triumph in death wad a grea.t thing, to triumph in life still greater, because necessary to the finiii triumpti. The power of hope born of the doctrine of the resurrection led men to look beyond the grlive for a life of rest and enlightenment where the labours of the present would be ended, the dark harassing puazles of this life cleared up, and its sharp con- trasts resolved into harmony. He beg in, said the Bishop in conclusion, by speaking to them of-the testimony to the fact of the resurrection, and he had left the strongest testimony to the lust. The real Christian was the true witnecis of the resurrection. The purifying of the individual soul from sin was the true pledge of the life to come. You and I may be quite sure that Christ lives for us when he lives in us, and He himself has taught us that the humolest Christian can by a life of simple goodness proclaim to the world the gospel of the resurrection with a power which no learning can command and no eloquence rival.

NORTH WALES AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. The first annual meeting of this association was held at the University Coilege Bangor, on Tues- day. Colonel Piatt, C.B., of Gorddinug, the first president of the association, was to have read an address, but Principal Reichel presided in his place, and announced that owin g to the extremely small audience present, that owing to a family beroavecnent, Colonel Platt was unable to attend, and ha.d asked him to read the address he had intended to read. Principal' Reichal then read Colonel Platt'a address, in which, after returning thanks for having been elected president, he said :—The formation of an association for the improTemena of agricultural methods had his heartiest sapport. Since about the year 1879, agriculture had passed through a long and tryiug depression. In com- mon with many others he had thought that thp. ¡ difficulty might be met by putting a bounty on wheat, by relieving thelandof some of its burdens, by a reduction of railway rates and such like things. Tney stood in need of improvemsnt in some of these matters. As regards the burden of taxation, which agricultural areas have to bear, some things have already been done. He did not think they could touch tho; principle of free trade; but he thought the desirability of reducing railway rates for agricultural produce throughout the whole country demanded urgent attention. But he was inclined to think that the most useful lesson of all lessons taught by the bad times" to the British farmer was that farming was a progressiva induttry, capable of im- provement in all its branches. The bad timed had taught the farmer the value of energy and tikilt they had ^quickened his interest in new and useful machinery they had taught him to appreciate up-to-date and scientific culture, and had made him alive to the value ot agri- cultural science and education. The agricultural students, to whom he wished more directly to point his remarks, had privileges which were not accorded to the majority of the farmers of the present day. From them, therefore, much was expected. They had to show that systematic instruction could do as much, if not more, for British farming as systematic instruction had done for agriculture in other countries He sug- gested that the constant aim and the ideal of their association should be to make the reputation of British farming not only equal, but superior, to the reputation of any other farining in the world, to make the pursuit of the agricultural calling as honourable and as remunerative as the practice of any indus:ry or craft in town or country. If the British farmer had the energy and the skill to cater for the demand, he would surely secure the trade against all comers. If he touched npon the necessity of improving the culture of the aoil, he would merely say that as all kiuds of laud were capable of growing something to a profit, it was the duty of scientific farmers to take advantage of what science had to say about the nature of soils, and to apply the teachings of science to the art of farming. But as it was the first duty of the British farmer to improve the quality of his goods, the next was to devise means of marketing to the besu advantage. And co-operation was the secret of succassfuland remunerative marketing. He placed briefly before them the three forms of co- operation which a well-known writer recom- mended as useful to acricnlture-(I) For carry- ing on the business of farming; (2) for purchasing foods, manure, machinery, Ltz. (3) for the sale of farm produce. In summing up he said:— Keep nothing but good stock-from milk cows to cuieliens. r aea your Deast properly, and get the beat results. Learn your business thoroughly work hard don't be disheartened. Teach the agricultural labourer to work honestly and to love his work, and help him to make his home happy and his leisure profitable by cultivating, say, poultry and bees on proper lines. Do your utmost to spread the principles of good farming. Remember the Britisher's boast that he never knows himself beaten. Help to make British far-uing the best farming in the world. On the motion of Mr W. Edwards, seconded by Mr Priestley, Colonel Pla.tt was thanked for his address. Mr Thoaus Roberts, Aber, speaking on the subject of railway rates, said a few years ago a farmer at Tattenhall, near Chester, found he could send a ton of cheese via Birkenhead and New York to London at a cheaper rate than he could send it direct by the Loudon and North- Western Railway. (Laughter.) The onlv way to deal with this matter was by making use of opposition lines. At the close of the meeting a committee meet- ing was held, when the oiffcers for the year were appointed and other routine business done. I j

j THE FUNTSHtRE LIBERALS. j THE FLINTSHIRE LIBERALS. I At Flint on Wednesday a joint conference was held of the Liberal Associations for the county and boroughs of Flint. Dr. Easterby, St. Asaph pre- sided. After the baaineas Mr Samuel Smith, ?ipPre.- delivered an aildress on the war. He said th&t while no one was more opposed to war at the outset, thoy had, as practical men, to fcecscl fle lo^ic of events Looking to the actual facts of th< tim?ion he felt that it would be impoasible to retor. th* two Republics to their former position, for that would simply be paving the way for a repetition sooner or later of the difficulties now in existence. The settle- ment they must aim at must be one with notxi,.) degree of finality. There wav he felt, much fanit oil the British side, but he did not agree with those who claimed that the whole of the blame reited adon Mr Rhodes and his fellow-conspirators. The war spirit ¡ had been steadily growing, and especially in the Transvaal there had been something like a con- i spiracy to eject the British from South Africa and form a great Dutch Republic.

A Stoke Nawington publican named Van Praagh, on Wednesday, shot hie wife, and turned the revolver upon himself with fatal effect. The woman, who had taken out & summons against her husband for a separation order, which was dawn for hearing at North London Police Court, on Wednesday, died during the morning. A battle, with the foemen very much face to face, raged all Sunday night on the moors near Penistone. Policeman Hurd came across a drunken wayfarer at I' Orowedge, at ten o'clock, and decided to take him to I Penistone. The prisoner's name is Fred Sykes, and he soon showed that he was not too intoxicated to fight. Once he got the officer down and dreadfully kicked him. The contest proceeded, with slight intermissions, until long after dawn. The pugnacious tramp was not locked up at Penistone until seven o'clock on Monday morning. On Tuesday, at ) Barnsley, he was fined 2s 6d for being drunk, and 10j or a month for pommelling the policeman. He went to gaol. 'LINSBED COMPOUND" (Trade Mark) for Conghs and-Caidii, ef proven affiaacy, 1 Jid. SoU by Chaaiiata only. 2985c IN THE FRONT R?, FOR -? QUALITY AND WBiQgj WEBB 8 PRIZE STOCKS OF MANGEL FROM 6d. per lb., 48s. per cwt per FMm JOHN rnp?Y, E(l Th?? r "I h%ve ple?u? .6fiv,n? yon r a5« won bv me this v,?ar 18?9), ?-ith th« rrTtof4, seed e: London   ? p? ,eQ, seeds: London Dairy Show, 2 p-fot Ro-? Birmingham, 5 First and 2 Sr:01Jd P- First Prizes for M?aKo!f?. Swde* "d Dublin, 3 First and ?her Priz? Orders of 20s calite Carriaj., Frc. Webbs' FARM SEED Caf i Will be sent post fr.e on app)i?? '?? WEBB & SONS THE QL'EH.V'S SKEKSMES, WORDSLEY, STQUJtBrilrjgj; JRj

LABOUR STATISTICS FOo* MARCH. A memorandum issued by the Libf mellt of  ment of the Board of Frade states th t lV npin! mor3 important industries the ?;?a- .e emp l oyment during March has empbyment dunllg Lrch hd -ennnej- /.1. and the percentage of unemployed IV-M! trade unions is lower than at the ci? ?? period of any year since 1890. number of coal mIllers aud IroQ anr.! teol '? number of coal miners and iron ao? s,t '?? have receive d a d vances of  ') "? ¡ month. In the 137 trade u.?ou.?n?-. with an aggregate membership of 52? 1?'? (or 2.3 per cent.) were reported ? uuemn'?.,)? the end 15 the end of March, compared with 2 9 in r 0" and with 2.5 per cent. in the 125 unio^ membership of 494,394 from which m.?'? received for March, 1899. ? Forty fresh trade deputes occurs month, involving 10,094 workpeopte of t*iT 8,159 were direcly and 1,890 indirect-* The corresponding number of d^p ;te- ifr*f ruary was 33, involving '11,357 wcr??o? in March, 1899, 53 involving 13,827 .?,? the 40 fresh disputes, the n?t ? dispute, still unsettled, &ffectmg ?? ? workpeople in the pottery tmde. O5!~ tli-oth 9 occurred in the building tmd?? 5m? "?' mining industry, 9 in inetal, eu?ue-?' shipbuilding trades, 10 in teXtlie tr-id- ^1 miscellaneous industries. Of the 33 u? M? disputes, involving 5,691 workpeopi?. of termination is reported, 13, iQvoivtm'2'1??' sons, were decided in favour of the 'v??t?)? involving 886 persons, in favour of ti?empi? £ and 16, involving 2,487 workpeop:e. wereco?' mised. With regard to the rem.uhia"? d'? involving 160 persons, cerdUU pjints "*3 under consideration. Changes in the rates of wages of ?jjs: ?;H?' workpeople were reported during March' number 198,600 obtained advance. M6r? 2a0?i weekly per head, and about 5,500sa?? decreases, averaging Is lll wc-Kl'v perheii The net result was an increase of a!) )a,, Is 1-.J per head in the weekly wages of the 204.100^ people affected. The principal increases the coal mining and iron and steel indnstria The principal decrease was that ü3¡,Ü:d hv 5,000 coal miners in the Forest ot D-aa. Cmgå affecting about 5,200 workpeople w:re nrl:? by disputes causing stoppage of work. China, affecting about 174,650 workpeople to:k tfia under sliding scales, and one ch"uge. about 100 workpeople, was arranged by arbitra without stoppage of work. The remaiasj changes, affecting about 24,150 wjrkp;jpt were arranged by direct negotiation bet: employers and workpeople or their rer:: sentatives.

A CANADIAN -IN ENGLAND, DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY CHILD LIFE, A curious illustration of the war lJl! learnsd matters at home from the other =;de of the rai shown in a clipping from a Canadian newspaper.c IJroekvillf Recorder. Mr Thomas a. pr-iaiss: citizen of Brockville, daring a chut w;:n » repor:c the above paper, described hia tu::r :h:J:¡¡h:1 mother country, remarking :— I paid a visit to my old homa in Eajlidis 1893, and while there visited a relation mine in Doncaster. In his family wan a l:tt!e ZitliiO six years of litre, absolutely helpless with wfca: -j doctors said was St. Vitus dauce, br: -.o nie "iLl seemed to be more like paralysis. Tlie eh'id of the most pitiful sights I ever saw. e c:, ai i move a single limb, and if the head were Kiaei « one side or the other it remained in tint p«Gi» The poor child had to be lool-, d afior like anisas, and recovery was not thought poi-ib!e. summer of 18991 made another trip to Endwd.sd to my amazement, when I called oa my reiiMJi 4b, 1< itzirilllam-atreet, Doncaster. I fouui ao fd active a child as one would tind anywhere- I J".i her parents I had never expected to see her al ive again, and asked what had eifect-d her ccS. Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people' said father, and explained that he bought aauisandliB them to the child iu less than two month" was not a healthier or more active chili ia th; bourhood. I have heard a great d*l,crair Mr Nappy, "concerning what Dr. WaiiMM' pk pills have done in Canada, but this CAM. tesitfyi^3 the good work effected in England, SBSUH of eipea1 interest." in order to verify the narrative. 'h" C?x<?< sent a reporter to tha hoaea of 31r \;¡!jl" Ledger, 45, Fttz?ilti&m-street. D,)nca4:er, :3's? the facts mentioned by onr Canadian could be corroborated. Mr Ledger, a geut'iEU highly respected in Doncaster, said he was pleased to state the circumstances :— My child, Lilly, was just over two ve^J. when she began to be ill," he said, and SEE &VH next June. All at once ahe seemed to arsf Her speech left her entirely she \vM paralysed trembled violently in every Hmb. The p??? f.f had to be wheeled about by her elder si?er.  lasted four or five months. She was always and could not contro! her limb3, We ci;¡d i5' doctor, who said Lilly had got S? Vt:a?' dt??,? that it had been bronght on the 6ra[inB:M.:eF fright. She was under treatment serer.U month-- was eitting here one Satnrday when a !i[t? ?? put nnder the door, in which I read an 'c:e??' just suc h a case as our Lilly's. It was 't?'" Dr. Williams'pink pills for pal? people b&ifcet. used and had effected a compile aud pe''?"' cure. That same evening <. box of Dr. .V:?. nkpills was bought. A3 I have tu!dyos.?? Por a loag time lost her speech, but after ?'? pills a day or two she was able to mut e ana  ths,t time her speech gradually retnrued. 0a third day after she commenced the pills, Lilly met me at the doar when I came home. They could have knocked me down, I was so surprised to see her there. Her eye- sight, too, which had been very weak has been practic- ally restored." She could walk in three days," added Mr* Ledger, yet she had been completely laid up and helpless before She kept on taking the pills, and by degrees got to walk with perfect coundeiK < Wtthowt dMger of fall,ng. ;0?;i Auy disease or diorder of the brain or'?;.?.i SCIL,? ;? m&nifeated tHt-o?.;h the nerv?. c?t?i'? ??' manifested through the nerves, eau^i-ij ordwraasepiiet?y, fits, p-«ralysys, ne'irnlgi*'Rriy decaTOftho faculties f?d fnnctious m 'B'.?-' ,;? decay of the faculties &ni l fnnetiollii III niiddl i.& Md St. Vitus' dance in childhood or old  Williams' nink pills have cured a'l these di= j, also the effects of imperfaet nutrition ai. d Poor '? 80 10 tIe e <:ctt'l of lmp2rfotd n¡:¡tntlOll a" "ig:1:1. such as rickets in children, neamitisiu &ad Vip in adultq. But the pills are genuine only  name, Dr. Wu)iH.?a'pink pi'? forut'epeop'?.? Me ao!d by Dr. Williams' Mje.??.- Co**—, FLro sold by Dr. Williatu-i' -1 ?1' 11 ? oil .r-.4'. Holborn Viaduct, London, at t?? i?? °'?"?'? box, or six bosea for thirteen ??d nine.  .? :pl pink pills never cured anyone, a.ud are c^a^e ti to t e" public only for the sake of extr& profit t the man.

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