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CORRIS. C.E.T.S.The first lecture of the season under the auspices of the Corris branch of the Church of England Temperance Society was held in the National Schools on Wednesday evening, when the Bev E. Hughes, F.C.S., rector of Barmouth, delivered a most instructive and interesting lecture on the chemical and physiological aspect of temperance. The leeture was throughout illustrated by chemical experiments and physiological charts. The chair was very ably filled by Mr Taaffe, Brynhyfryd, Corris. and the room wftH filled by a most attentive and appreciative audience, who thoroughly endorsed the remark made by Mr Dix, when proposing a vote of thanks (which was seconded by Mr J. Lewis, Abercwmeiddaw) that we hope to again have the pleasure of a second lecture from the rev gentleman. TOWYN. DTstNNT VALLEY DBAINAGE.—-At a meeting of this body, held on the 7th nit., Mr D. Evans, clerk, read a letter from Mrs Howell. acknowledging the vote of condolence passed by this body to the bereaved family. PETTY SESSIONS. NOVEMBER 7TH, before Mr M. R. Pugh, Mr E. H. Thruston, and Mr J. Chidlaw Roberts. TOTJNa OFFENDEK8. P S. Hughes charged Thomas Davies, Robert Jones and David W. Smith, young lads, residing at Towyn, with having stolen a box of raisins from the railway station, the property of the Cambrian Rail- way Company, on the 14th of October. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant Davies went to a truck at the railway station and opened a box of ratstns and helped himself with the contents, as also did the other defendants. The box was afterwards found in an adjoining field by P.S. Hughes with but a few raisins left. Daviea admitted having taken the box, as well as opening it, and Smith also admitted having taken a Jones said be had nothing to say. The bench ordered that Davies should rective foar strokea with the birch rod, and acquitted the other defendants. THE LATE CLERK. Mr David Evans, clerk to the magistrates, read the following letter in reply to the vote of condolence passed by the bench on the death of their late clerk, Mr David Howell :—" Craigydon, Aberdovey, Oct, 25th, 1890. Dear Mr Evans, I have received with no small satisfaction the resolution of sympathy addresaed to my family and myself by the justices of the petty sessional division of Estimaner. It indeed helps to mitigate our great sorrow to know that my dear husband was so highly appreciated by those, and they are many, with whom in the course of a long and active life he in contact. Will you be so good as to convey to the justices of the Eetimaner division, at their next meeting, the sincere thanka of my family and myself for the kindly expression of sympathy conveyed to as by the resolution.-Belien me, yours very truly, ISSABELLA J. HOWBLL."

BOROUGH MAGISTRATES' COURT.

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