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HAVEBFOBDWEST RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. DKILL INSTRUCTOR—SERGKANT-MAJOR RJSID. Drills for the week commencing Monday, May 17,1869 >> <* 6 « « b- .§ -a § liS S? "E g 8 i a -3 S « H H PK OQ r.M. P.M. P.M. P.V. P..11 P. Bquad Drill 8 18 8 Target-Practice. Bayonet Exercise PositionDrill 9 9 Aiming Drill Battalion Drill. General Muster 8 Blank Firing Target Practice 5 Band Practice Captain for the week, Captain H. P. Vfassy. Orderly Non-commissioned Officers, Col-Sergeants, W. E. Jones and W. H. Morris. The Company will drill in uniform. (Signed) X. PEEL, Lieut.-Colonel. Commanding 1st Administrative Battalion Pembrokeshire Rifle Volunteers.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. WHITMMONDAT EXCURSION.—The "teamer" Wave," "'0' up will leave Haverfordwest Quay at 10 a.m. on Whit- Monday for Lawrenny and Pembroke Dock. QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM.-At the drawing room held by Her Majesty on Tuesday, Mrs Barham, of Trecwn, had the honor of being presented to her Majesty by the Countess of Clarendon. ROYAL PEMBROKE ARTILLERY MILITIA.—Athletic sports, rppn to the Officers and men of this regiment, will take place on Portfield on Saturday afternoon. Prtzea -the funds for which have been given by the officers of the regiment-will be awarded, to the successful com- petitors. The spcrts will commence at 1.30. HAEVRFORDWEST CRICKET CLUB.—Mr Scourfield, M.P, who has always taken a strong interest in the welfare of this elirt), has subscribed the.handsome sum of 915 to its funds. The Club has recently incurred considerable expense in repairing the Stand on Portfield, and sub- scriptions to its funds are greatly needed. The Stand has been re-roofed, and is now in very substantial repair. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.—The distribution of prizes in the Faculty of Medicine of this oollege. took place on Wednesday last. We observe with much plea- sure that Mr A. R. Saunders, son of Mr Saunders, of Bridge Street, was awarded the gold medal for profi- ciency in Comparative Anatomy, and the first silver medal for proficiency in Anatomy and Physiology. FAIR.—The annual fair was held on Tuesday, and was well attended. There was a good supply of beasts, in the best description of which there was a fair amount of business done at average rates. Of sheep there was a moderate supply; but the sale was slow, and prices generally had a downward tendency.

PERMISSIVE PROHIBITORY BILL. The second reading of this bill was moved in 'he House of Commons, on Wednesday, by Mr Lawson. The bill WM thrown out by a majority of 106-193 to 87. Mr SoOurfield took part in tho debate and Opposed the Qill. We extract the following report, of the hon. member's speech from the Times :-Mr Scourfield said that remarks bad been made on the few petitions that had been pre- sented against the Bill, but people could not be expected to be everlastingly petitioning that the law should remain as it was, and many who would object to the alteration of the law did not petition because they did not believe there was any probability of the Bill being passed. If it were passed, their opinions would probably be ex- pressed in a much more disagreeable way. if the majority were to bind the minority in social matters there would be an intense amount of irritation in the country, and tho irritation would be increased ten-fold by the fact that the majority was composed of neighbours, for people in general were not particularly fond of their neighbours. (Laughter.) A great number of persons were not at all aware of the extreme difficulty of applying legislative remedies to evils, and, for himself, the longer he lived the less trust did he place in Acts of Parliament, because he could place less trust in the material of which they were inade-that was to say, in the precision and accuracy of language. It was superfluous for any one to say he was opposed to intoxication, because they were all aware it was one of the greatest evils which beset society. but it was rather maligning the working classes not to recognize the great improvement which had been made among them within the period or their own observation, and it was impossible to co through the street4 of the metropolis, or of any market town, without noticing the indications of thut improvement. It was wrong to say that our legislation encouraged drunkenness, for there was a fine upon every drop of liquor that went down a man's throat, and a man might be fined only for being drunk, although a man who was helplessly drunk was perhaps a leis nuisance to others than he was at any other time. (A Iau^h.) The title of the Bill was rather parodoxical, and if it had come from the other side of the Channel some humorous observations would probably have been made upon it. He objected to leasing out powers to districts; if therepresentattve power of the country was to be increased and good laws were to be passed, it must be done in that House, and not by granting powers to different districts. a with asaault- V 13) or "the County Con- A e*ec«ti°n vf ()is juty, apponr. ■Posed that on the 1st of May, h<- :»ndaot on a warrant, in Dew-street '.0 go with him, and put his orras -3ist, and both fell down, thf fTo called for amiatance, and the 10* «ttd costs, .LINO HUM, &C. hoard Wogm, and George ShoJie, Pembroke Artillery Militia, wen: charged with stealing a quantity of XI, the property of John BoTven, Dew-street. ■>%<, I d the Bench to permit him to The prisoners had borne good account he desired to withdraw },e.en a great de8l Letter for e matter before you com- I done under the influence of the allow these things to be done with assize would go on with it. have a strong objection to allow- ort to be withdrawn. 1 recollect ..go there was a serious case of case the prosecutor di3 not appear, orough.and nothing more was heard ntempt of the administration of justice, this kind are made and abandoned. ff t intend to go on with a charge once pre- uink the Bench ought to investigate it. Suppose they compromise the matter for a 't;on? We are perfectly ignorant of what is it parties may settle cases for a money con- .n. J. W. Phillips If this is allowed to drop here, it e tho second case that has been smotjiered, if I may >. I, ba ve a strong suspicion that the other case was w.onsideration. ".ule Owen expressed his concurrence in iLe rem AS of Mr Phillips. The case was then proceeded with. Mr Cecil deposed that the prisonera wero delivered 'nto bis custody on the charge of stealing the spirits. lie asked them if they understood the cbargc, and they aid I they did. They said tbev had committed the offence: that it was done in a dranken spree, and were sorry for a ed it. and that they Wl* they would not have jiiuch punishment. v.' 1, 1., The prisoner^leadcd guilty to the charge, F.. e ry Sergent OsJtoj^ of the Royal Pembroke r.lery Militia, ga.va.tbe prisoners a guod character, Mr Cecil also stated that the conduc' of the men had been good. and he was surprised to find one of them, whom he knew very well, involved in the affair. The Bench ordered tho prisoners to be confined in the House of CcrrutUou J or 14 days with bard labour, re mark"? that the sentpcce was a light one because of the prisoners' previous good character. THE Bl!3i ^«S OF THE COURT. ) Mr T. Rule Owei-, expressing his regret that some i inconvenience bad been felt in consequence of his non- attendance at the last sessions, said that he should not be able to attend the Courts if they were to be held at 12 o'clock. The alteration from 11 to 12 o'clock did not make any difference to him in as far so he was personally concerned, but he had other business to transact, and could not possibly attend the Courts with any regularity if the sessions were in future to be held at 12 o'clock. Mr Madocks said that 12 o'clock was inconvenient for him, and preferred that the old arrangement should be reestablished. The Mayor said that the inconvenience could scarcely be folt, as the sepsions were only held once a fortnight. Mr J. W. Phillips said that he could attend at 12 o'clock, but he thought that 11 o'clock would be the most con- venient time for all parties. At the request of the Bench, Mr Cecil was directed to wait upon the magistrates separately, and ascertain their wishes upon the question.

ROOSB PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Satur- day, before 0. E. Davies, Esq, S. Harford, Esq, J. P. Jones, Esq, and Capt. Child. ALLOWING ANIMALS TO STRAY. John Edwardes was charged with allowing two asses to ,tay on the Marloes road. The defendant was finel Is and costs. Elizabeth Howell was charged with a similar offence. The defendant was fined 6d and costs. CHARGE OF STEALING A SAIL. Moses Myers, of Pembroke Dock, was charged with stealing a sail, of the value of 10s, the property of Mr R. James Gssk n, Mea3man at the Huts Encampment, at Pembroke dock. Mr Dunn, of Pembroke Dock, appeared for the prose- cutor, and Mr Price, of Haverfordweet, for the defen- dant. Mr Gaskin deposed that he owned a boat, named the Cheeky Billy, which in October last broke from her moorings at Hobbs Point in a gale. Two or three days afterwards, he saw the boat in a creek at Newton Noyes, her mast, sails, and other articles being then missing. In coneequence of what was told him, be obtained a search warrant on the 22nd of April, and proceeding to the defendant's premises, found the sail produced, which he believed to be his property, in a dog kennel on the defendant's premises. There was no name on the sail or boat when she broke from her moorings. The sail had been cut, and made to fit a smaller boat. The Clerk said that the evidence of the prosecutor was insufficient to support the case. There was no name on the sail or boat, & assuming that the defendant had picked up the sail, be could not have known to whom it belonged. Mr Price said that, apart from the law on the ques- tion, he had a complete answer to the charge. The sail had been given to the defendant by a man named Grif. fiths, residing at Newton Noyes, who found it in a field, and made every effort to find an owner fur it before he gave it to the defendant. Griffiths was in Court, and would depose t) what he had stated. Mr Dunn said he had other witnesses to examine, and asked the Bench to hear their evidence. The Bench consented, and Joseph Davies deposed that he saw a sail hoisted in a boat occupied by defendant's son, and he recognized it as part of the sail belonging to the pro, ecutor's boat. He knew the boat broke away from her moorings, be- cause part of the rope was left behind. Charles Reynolds idAtified the bail as one belongirg to the Cheeky Billy. He knew it by a patch which had been put on it under his directions. P. C. Jason Beynon deposed that when the sail was found on the defendant's premises, the defendant and his son said that it was given them by Griffiths, who fjund it in some furze at Newton Noyes. The sail wag not concealed, and he saw it before he got to the dog kennel, as a part of it was lying outside. The Bench said that there was no foundation for a charge of felony, and dismissed the case. Mr Harford said that Griffiths might have done wrong in not reporting the property to the Receivpr of Wrecks, but there was no foundation for a charge 01 stealing against the defendant. He desired to give the prosecutor all fair play, but there was no course open to the Bench but to dismiss the case. Mr Dunn thanked the Bench for their courtesy, and said he must bow to their Worships' decision. Mr Price said that the defendant was always ready to give up the sail to the proper owner, and was quite willing that the prosecutor should have it. The sail was then handed over to the prosecutor.

HAVERFORDWEST TOWN COUNCIL. A quarterly meeting of the Town Council was held at the Market Hall on Monday. The following members were preseut:-S. Harford, Esq, (Niayor); Mr John Jamcs, Mr W. Owen, Mr Madocks, Mr James Phillips, Mr Henry Phillips, Mr W. Williams, Mr A. Beynon, and Mr J. Thomas. THE MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. The Mayor remarked that 11 o'clock in the morning was a most inconvenient hour tor holding the meetings of the Council, and moved that in future the meetings be held at three o'clock in the afternoon. Mr W. Owen approved of the alteration suggested by the Mayor, and seconded the motion. Other members of the Council concurred in the view expressed by the Mayor, and H was unanimously resolved that the meetings should be held at three o'clock in the afternoon, with thr exception of the one occurring on the 9th of November, the hour for holding which was fixed by statute. THE ACCOUNTS. The Treasurer: Permit me to call your attention to the accounts. This is not the period of the year for printing the accounts: that is always done in Septem- ber, when the whole jear is taken. I have made up the accounts to the 1st of March from September last- the half-year's account, and you stand there by debtor cfilCo 3s 9d. I have brought every thing into this account, and with the exception of some small arrears there is nothing that can be brought in further to im- prove your position in the account. I am, therefore, hound to ask you to make a borough rlite to bring up this balance: I see no other way of repay ing it: we have no increase of income, and our expenditure is going on, and is steadily and regularly increasing. These acconnts have been carefully investigated. There is no doubt our expenditure exceeds our iix ome, and the balance haR heFn grendily increasing against you. Mr W. Owen: Have you received the Lady Day rents? Treasurer: Not on the first of March. Your expenses are going on, and here are orders to-day which will go against the Lady-day rents. Mr Owen What is the amount of the Lady-day rents in round numbers? 9 Treasurer There will be an income for the half-year of £500. Mayor: And what will be the expenditure? Treasurer: Your expenditure wiilexceed :t. Mr Olven There will be £ 250, as the rents due in March. Treasurer But your expenditure is going on, and you will be in no better posiiion than beiore. The Com- mittee met last Friday evening, and discussed the matter pretty fully. Mr James will perhaps give you some report. Mr John James: The c immittee appointed to examine he accounts investigated the mutter, and they found that 'he income of the Ccrporation bad varied very little for he last 10 years; but tha; the expenditure had been gruduatly mcreaamg. They fixed upon the yefrs 1858 stanliy rfie UorQttiWt, n t force,.but they sur aiid who r.ro aV appointed i nly on Mr Owefl What does amount to ? Mr James: In one year, of i Mr Owery: What is the expenditure taK tbe clear annual iucofne aL. the Jlr,anfmalexpênta. ture? ? v Treasurer: The expend^ujB is rather irregular: it Ml impossible to tell you. v Air James The next item of increased expenditure- is the repairs. The repairs in 11:58 amounted to £ 21 js 3d in 1863, to £ 61, and m 1*68, to £ io6. This increase has been caused pri:.<:ip».l!y by the outlay on the houses occupied by. Mrs Bevan, High-street, Mrs LleweHin, Old Quay, and Mrs Morgans, Old Bridge. Looking-^repairs absolutely required, especially at the VVarehofrae on Hanover Quay, the Committee strongly recommend the sale of the small cottages which are now nearly unproductive. The Committee find there is a sum of £109 in the funds which with interest due amounts to JE120, being the balance of the sale moneys of the old Cou Ie: Chamber, and they recommend that atvoli- eaiionte made to the Lords of the Treasury to seiche Same, anrl with the proceeds to liquidate a portion of^fhe* dfbt due to the Treasurer. On a general examination of the Corporate expenditure, the Committee are of opinion that the expenses cannot be otherwise met than b} annually having recourse to a smaii borough rate. It is clear that the Council will be obliged to rebuild the Warehouse on the Quay. Mr W. Owen: Instead of doing that, I think the Corporation ought to let it out on a building lease. Treasurer: Hanover Quay is in extreme danger, and you have tenants living beneath the stores. Mayor: My idea is that you should pull down one or two of the storeys, and sell the material in order to put on a new roof: that is, if you wi<h to keep it in your possession. I believe the material so disposed of will pay 'or an^w roof. There is another matter on which I wish to ask your opinion it bas struck me forcibly that the town is in a very disgraceful state with regard to slaughter-houses, and I have thought that Hanover Quay, being out of the town, would be a good site for a slaughter-house. We should not allow any of the refuse or blood to be thrown into the river we could economisc. all that, and use it for manure. I maintain that a slaughter-house is absolutely required in this town, because my attention has been directed to certain places where the smell is abominable. A complaint carne to me from Mrs Meyler respecting the slaughter-house in Friar's Lane: I went there myself, and fo:nd that the smell is most offensive. I don't know whether it is caused by a want of drainage, or by the flushing of the water up the sewer when there is tide in the river. Captain Butler used to complain that the smell was most offensive, when the water came tip the sewer, becanse the high tide choked up the drains and the refuse was kept back. I Ihink it is Otlr bounden duty to see that the, place is not kept in the condition I have described. This matter involves the question what we are to do with Hanover Quay: it is proposed that the property be sold; as far as iny voice goes, I should say it ousht not to he sold. Mr James: The committee did not recommend what property should be sold that is left to the Council. Mayor: They referred to the cottages. Something ought to be done. I am quite disgusted with the ofieusive smells; in Friar's Lane the stench is abominable, and 1 can corroborate the statement made about that place. It has been stated that if we have a slaughter-house at Hanover Quay, we cannot drive people there: that is a point of law, I have not investigated. Mr Owen You may not be able to drive people there, but you can drive them out of the other places. Mr James Phillips We should not rebuild the stores, but build a few cottages there. Mr Owen I think the recommendation was that we should borrow money, or sell some of the property to res'ore Hanover Qaay. That would be expensive, and I don't think it would ever pay for the expenditure. I think the proposition of the Mayor is a very good one we have been for years looking for a slaughter house, and I fully approve of the recommendation. There is a stream of water coming down by it, and instead of building a stores which will not pay, let us build a slaughter house which will pay. Mr James Phillips: In reference to the proposal of the Committee respecting the £100 invested in the Funds, 1 don't think we can touch that: it was in. vested by a special order of the Lords of the Treasury, and it is to remain at mt, feit until we are iti circum- stances to build a new Council Chamber. Mr Owen We can do it with their consent. Mr J. Phillips: We had better leave it where it is: it will n( t relieve us of our debt we should make a small rate to pay off the balance. Mr Mid'cks I am opposed to Mr Phillips's plan I say take the jElOO. Mr J. Phillips: It will not be enough our income is not sufficient t> meet our expenditure. Mr Madocks Cut down our expenditure. Mr J. Phillips: Our expenditure cannot be cut down. Mr Owen What does Hanover Quay produce at pre- sent ? Treasurer JE16 a year, barring the stores above. Mr Owen: That is, annually. Treasurer Yes it will require a large sum of money to build at Hanover Quay you will have to build the walls below the bed of the river. Mayor. I will not give the matter up I will refer it to the River Committee. Mr J. Phillips A respectable butcher told me that he would give £ 100 a year for the slaughter house. Mr W. Owen Hear, hear. Mayor: There is some rationality in my plan after all, gentlemen. As for the building costing hundreds, I dlfl't think it will: I am not in favour of a costly affair. We should have ventilators and that kind of thing, and not allow the refuse to go into the river. Mr W. Williams: I think we ought to approach this question in the same way as any gentleman would do if the question concerned his own private property. I admit the principle of a borough rate, for which Mr J. Phillips is so warm an advocate, under extraordinary circumstances; but I deny that there has been of late years any circumstances which justify us appealing to the town for a rate. It has been shown that there are items which we may not he called upon to pay in future years, and our income is likely to be increased in conse- quence of leases of property being about to expire. If we pay off our present debt, our income will be suffi- cient to meet our expenses. If we make a rate, .û may net care what extravagance we come to, when we know we have a borough rate to fall back upon. We may not exercise so much care in our expenditure, and in connec- ti, n with thismatter, wehave here to-day oneitem, which is small in amount, and to which I attach some im- portance, and in another point of view I attach still greater importance for reasons which I will not bring before you here. Here is a receipt for payment of a church rate made in March 1869. I move that in future all claims for church rates be not acknowledged by our Treasurer, because out of all the parishes which this Council represents, there is only one that acknowledges a churoh rate at all, and I very much question whether this parish knew that the rate was going to be made for if they had, they would have prevented it being passed. It is now voluntary, and it is only those who like to pay do so, and I think as we represent a constituency which objects to Church rates, this Corporation ought not to pay them. Mayor: What has all this to do with the business under discussion ? it is all perfectly irrelevant to tho question of Hanover Quay. If this were the place to enter into the Church rate question, I should have no objection to db so I have my own views, and so has Mr Williams, and if he does not like Church rates, whv he need not pay them, but we are not discussing the Church rate question. Mr J. Philips: I merely rise just to say that Mr Williams is in error in reference to myself. He repre- sents me in his speech as a warm advocate for a Borough Rate: that I distinctly deny- Mr Williams: I heerd you advocate it. Mr J. Phillips: Just listen: I am as anxious to save the ratepayers as Mr Williams is: but what are we to do with the balance ? There is a balance of X165 due to our Treasurer, and our income is less than our expendituie, and will continue to be so, I am positive. We cannot keep our expenditure below the proper mark; and if you borrow iron-ey you must pay interest for it. The money mu*t be paid, and we are paying enough interest now. I still think the better way is to make a small Borough Rate. Mr H. Phillips; You are eating your own words. Mr J. Phillips: Thank you: you can reply when 1 have done. Mr Hughes has oome here and asked the Council to pay the balance due to him, and I don't see how you are to do it in any other way. I have been in the Council for several years: I have paid some attention t: the business, and it is very plain to every gentleman who has taken the pains to examine our affairs that our income is lets than our expenditure. Mr Owen: The Lords of the Treasury, if we applied to them, would a!low us to expend the money in paying off our debts. Mr J. Phillips: I think in the communications we had with the Lords of the Treasury, it was stated that if we had not done it before the passing of a certain act, it wouid have been illegal. Town Clerk: They not only required the X109 to be invested in the Funds to foriu a nucleus of a fuod for building a new Council Chamber, but they also required the Council to make up the balance of the £400, and leave the money intact. They said it waa an error on the part of the Council to apply any portion of the j £ 4oO for the general purposes of the Corporation. Mr Own This is for H soi cial purpose. Town Clerk: latu to MrJ. Phillips's ques- tion. The Lords of the Treasury required the residue of the = £ 400 to be invested in the funds, una there preserved to form a nucleus for building a Council Chamber. It was then resolved that a Committee should be appointed to examine the state of Hanover Qilay, to report as to the suitableness 01 the site for a slaughter- house, and also to state the probable cost of erecting the iame. The Comlflltrce W:H Iprlll" of the :\layor, AIr \V L)wen, Mr Madocks, Mr John James, Mr James Phillips, uid Mr Joseph Thomas, three to form a quorum. ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL, &C. Mr W. Owen I have always avoided introducing any -hing like party politics into the Council, and I hope that jn one will think that I desire to do so in any remarks I nake now. There are two bills before parliament, which [ think we, as the governing body in the town, ought tc ook after. The two bills are in print, and they will u.itcrially affect the interests of the town. One is the iiudowed Schools Bill, which will touch our Charities tere, ar:o wiiich gives power to the Commissioners to be lppoilJlrd to alter the donors' intentions as to their appli- cation, and to apply them in the way they think proper. rhe other is a general bill on rating, which will affoot hIS town. There i another very iaiportaal matter ii" 'e v ii* o £ *-tb<*y^ -5e are I .ii^f^Kllml "b* opposed to the Interests of hi&,AW lty. tiiese measures should he cfled, and going to propose that h coni- tee. consisting of fivn members of the Council be formei. to watch the progress of these bills, and to report from time to time to the Council, If they think proper they should call a special meeting of the Council, tnd we should convene a meeting of ti e town if it be necessary to do eso are matters ot groat importance to th" town, & I t aik, as the governing bodv of the town and representing the town,t is our business to prevent measures being carried that are opposed to the interests of the place. MrJ. Phillips: 1 beg lea ve._ to' tecond'^he proposition of Mr 0 ten. I think the matter, is # very important one indeed it would be a sad oalamity if the assizes were removed to Swansea or to one central place, and it would inflict great injury up6n-the witness and jurors. Mr Owen. And upon prisoners .—how are they to defend themselves at Swans^i ? Mayor I don't think we ought to allow, as far as we can control it, the assizes to be removed from the county. A committee was then appointed for the purposes menti oned by Mr Owen. The following members com. pose the committee The Mayor, Mr W. Davies, Mr H. P. Goode, Mr W. Owen, and Mr John James. THE HAVERFORDWEST BORoVGK BILL. Town Clerk I have one matter to bring before the Council in reference to the Act of Parliament which was passed last session. At the time it was passing through Parliament, I received two letters from the Parliamen- tary agents, Messrs Wyatt and Medcalfo requesting me to send them money to pay the House Fees, wbich" are always paid down on every step taken on the passing of a private bill through Parliament. Ultimately they be- came very pressing for the money, and Mr J. W. Phillips, who was then Mavor, in conjunction with Mr Alderman Davies and myself, applied to Mr Hughes to advance to us, on a promissory note, the sum of £ 200 which he was good enough to do. Thaj sum was re- mitted to Messrs Wyatt and Medcalfe, on account of the House Fees. Mr Phillips has just written mo a letter on the subject—which I will road to the meeting. [The Town Clerk read the letter, in which Mr Phillip a;k»d to be relieved from his responsibility in connection with tho promissory note ] The money—(continued the Town Clerk)—'is still owing from Mr J* • Phillips, Mr Alderman Davies, and myself to Messrs Wilkins. I am prepared, so far as mv obligation goes, to allow it to continue; I fully ajree'with Mr Phillips that, as he is no longer a member of the Council, he should be relieved, and the question is whether any other gentle- men will give their names. Mr H. Phillips Not my name-I opposed the passing of the Bill. Mr A. Beynon: We should substitute the present Mayor. Mayor I may be out of the Council altogether next November; I may be sent to the right about. Mr Beynon You have taken Mr Phillips's position. IK! Mayor: No: He served for a certain time. Town Clerk: But you worthily occupy the seat as the successor of Mr Phillips. Mayor: That is soft sawder—freely distributed (Laughter) I can't mycell see why Mr Hughes should be dissatisfied with the two names. Mr Bevnon Mr Phillips didit because he was Mayor the present Mayor ma" have his name inserted. Mayor: I have an objection —here is November at hand, and I may not be in the Council. Mr Owen These gentlemen have not put their names down at the request of tho Council, or else we should be bound to relieve them. Town Clerk: That is go but the position of the Council is this: they are responsible for the whole of the expenses of the Act, and when I was in London, Mr Wyatt reminded me very gently of the balance due to him. I told him that the matter was under considera- tion, and that as soon as arrangements were made, he would be paid. Mr Owen It is not usual to pay lawyers' bills before they are sent in. Town Clerk: I have had the bill for some time. Mr Hughes. I am very well satisfied with the present security, but I should not consent to run the pen through the name of any gentleman. I should be very happy to exchange the note, if an arrangement is made to sub- stitute the name of another gentleman. The matter then dropped. VACANT SEAT. An order was made that the provisions of the Act of Parliament should be complied with in reference to the election of a member of the Council in the place of Air Whicher Davies, who had been disqualified. After transacting other business, the meeting broke up

THE HAVERFORDWEST LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. At an annual meeting of the above Institution, held on Monday, the 1 Oth inst, Summers Harfcrd, Esq, (mayor), in the chair, the following report was read and adopted: The committee, in presenting their twenty second annual report, have to state that the number of mem- bers at the end of the current year, ending the 25th of March, 1869 (exclusive of honorary and life members), was 88, viz, 29 at a guinea; 18 at half-a-guinea; and 41 at 5" .6d, making in all £ 48 19j 9d. The number of members last year, in the aggregate, was exactly the same, but the amount received waa S51 4s 9d, showing a decrease of £ 2 5s. By the Treasurer's account it appears that the receipts from all sources have been £ 56 13a 7d, and the pay- ments for the same period £ 57 8s.7|d to this must be added a balance of £ 3 16s 1 i]d in favour of the treasurer from the year 1868, making a total of j661 41 9d. The balance therefore now due to the Treasurer is £ 4 ) Is 2d. The committee are, however, of opinion that in the course of the present year they will be able to discharge this small amount, as several new members have recently joined the Institution. The subscriptions due up to the 2.5th of March last, have been received, and also the amounts arising from the sale of second hand news- papers and periodicals whilst, at the same time, all bills against the Institution have feen discharged. The committee would respectfully request the Gentle- men who formed the deputation of last year, to wait again on Sir John Perrott s trustees, urging them to hasten the erection of a building suitable for the pur- poses of this Institution, on the site of the Old Coach and Hotscg"

PEMBROKE. A aoMier named M. Gilsheman, a lunatic, belonging to the 5 h battery 13tb brigade Royal An illery, stationed at. the ii'illTort Barracks, has been removed to the Lunatic Hospital, Chatham, under a proper escort. PIIMB'TOMB DOCK GARMISON.—Messrs J. J. Eastlakc, Hospital, Chatham, under a proper escort. Puti; M)HH DOCK GAmnsox.-Messrs. J. J. Eastlakc, army CUlltrllctors 01 this town, have received the contract for qupplyitlg tile gal-i-ison with meat. They also'cou- tinue the contract for the Navy, for all ships stationed or cruising in this district. PEMBROKE DUCK GARRISON.-On Monday H. M'S. ship Donegal arrived lure trom"Liverpool, and embarked the men of the Naval Reserve, belonging to this district. Having done so she sailed the same evening for Ports- mouth, where sho will take part in the ensuing Naval Review. CRICKET.—The match between eleven Officers of the Garrison, and eleven of the Town Club, will come off, weather permitting, on Saturday next, 011 the garrison cricket ground, Llanion. We understand that the hand of the 3rd depot battalion, by the kind permission of Col Jones, will also be on the ground, so that should the weather prove propitious, doubtJess a lJuwbor of ladies and gentlemen will be present. ROYAL PEMBROKE ARTILLERY MILITIA —On Monday a detachnent of about 4Ugunners of the Royal Pembroke Artillery Militia, under the command of Captain John Owen. arrived here from Haverfordwest, for the purpose of target practice with the big guns, at tho laigo fort to the westward of the Dock Yard, the target being moored on the Haven oil Pennarmouth Gut. The weather was extremely wet and hazy, "0 that at times the target was indistinctly seen. Notwithstanding this the practice was exceedingly creditable. The detachment returned to Haverfordwest by train in the evening. The second detachment under the command of Captain O. T. Edwardes, attended here for a similar purpose on Tuesday. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—On Saturday, at Pembroke Police Court, before Messrs W. Hulm, D. Jteid, and J. Dawkins,-Levi John, a hired labourer, employed in looking after the fresh water reservoir, and the fire mains and water pings connected therewith, was charged with stealing 6 lbs of white paint, the property of the Ad- miralty, on the afternoon of the preceding Tuesday, which he bad concealed upon his person in two tin cans, used by workmen to carry their tea, &o. P.C. Sandford, metropolitan police, found the paint with him as ho was leaving the Dockyard, and Mr George Mullis, chief of the painter-, und William Davies, leading man of painters, said that the prisoner had not drawn any pa! itt from them on that day; it was further elicited that neither paint or other stores could be drawn without a written order from the head of tbe various departments, but no one could poatiibly identify the white paint as government property: therefore the Bench finding the evidence in- conclusive as to whom the paint belonged, dismissed the case. The man, who was in receipt of £1 4s per week, has been discharged from his employ, by order of the Admiralty.

PEMBROKE PETTY SESSIONS. BOUOUüll SESSIONS. These sessions were held fit the Town Hall on Sa!urday, before W. Thomas, E-q, (Mnynr); W. lltilm, J. Dawkins, A. J. Morrison, D. A. Keid, M.D., Esqrs, and the Rev K. J. H. Thomas. J^llen Downey was charged by Jacob Devote, both of Ea-t End, Pembroke, with usinf abusive language con- trary to the Bye Laws, on the 27th uit. The case win dismissed Levi John, ot H'gh-street, Pembroke Dock, labourer in her Majesty's DockynrJ, was charged by Inspector Daniel Cullin". of the Metropolitan Police, at Pembroke Dockyard, with having unlawful possessiou of certain naval stores, to Wit, eight pounds of paint value iv, on the 4tb instant, the property of Her Majesty. — \i. Parry, of Pembroke D<, for the foution, and llr W. 0 Hulnirap^> defendant, or a lengthy evidence for the „.on, the case ismissed I .¡nes Powell. of Pembroke Dock, was charged by wider Skinner, of Round House, with assault -:)tii ulf. George Austin was charged bv Ann Au-tin, ,is wife, and daughter to complainant in previous case, with an assault at the samo time an I* ptace. Afexundct Skinner was charged by Georea Austin, with assault on the same (by. George AuHm was charged by Alrxandt r Skinner, with an ol tlit- i.'9'.h and 30;h nit. All thesf^ assaults were cross summonses which aro"" out ot family tnatters: each charge was withdrawn, each party to pay their own coats. Martha Kvnns, landlady of the Rifle Corps Arms Pembroke, was chan/ed by Supt. livans, witn keeping her house open for th- sale of beer, between three and flVA o'clock on o'irday atferncon, the 2oth ult. The defendant admitted the offence, and was fined 6d and cos's. George Price, landlord of the Waterman's Arms, the Given, Pembroke, was charged by the samo with keeping open his house before half-past 12 o'clock at noon, on Sunday the 2nd inst. Fined fid, and S, costs. Ahiri/nret Price, wile of Mr Price, of the Waterman's Arms, was charged by Charlotte Charles; who appeared as principal witness in the former ease, with an assault on the 5th inst. Fined 2s Gd. and 6s costs. Charles Joyte, landlord of the Navy and Army Tnn, the Green, Pembroke, was charged by Supt. Evans, with keeping his house open for the sale of beer after 11 p.m. on Sunday, the 2nd inrd. The offence was clearly' proved by acting Sergeant Phillips. Fined 4s, and 6s costs. Benjamin V/illiurm, of Ferry Farm, was charged by same with being I he owner of a cow found straying on the highway on the 26th ult. Fined Is. and 6s costs. George Hughes, of East End, Pembroke, a chimney- sweep, was charged by the same with being the owner of one ass found straying on the highway, on the 28th ult on the upper Lamphey Road. The defendant admitted the offence, and was fined 2s 6d, and 5s costs. Committed in default for seven days. Edioatd Green and George Schofield were charged by John Lewis, gamekeeper to r. Meyrick. Esq, M.P., with using three dons for the purpose of taking game, to wit, hares and rabbits, on Sunday, the 2nd mst. No appearance.

TENBY. CORPORATION OF TENBY. At a Quarterly Meeting of the Town Council, held in the Council Chamber on Monday last, present,— Ihe Mayor, Aldermen faster, and Mason, Councillors Gregory, Jenkins, Gilford, (Jibbs and Birldn. Proposed by Alderman Dyster, and seconded hy Mr Jenkins,—That the report, of the Harbour Committee be referred to the Q iay Committee, with power to act. Proposed by Mr Jenkins, aud seconded by Mr Gifford. —That the Corporation do not object to Mr Power moving the style in Hound's-lane, as requested in his letter. Ordered,—That the lettimr of the Rope Walk Field be advertised in. the Tenby Observer, and that posters be issued. Proposed by Alderman Dyster, and seconded by the Mayor,—That a lease of in years, at £5 a year. of the piece of land on the Green Iliil, be granted to Mr Roberts, when the road as marked on the Surveyor's plan to the station is completed, Mr Roberts to pay for tho lease and counterpart. PropoRed,- Thllt a committee be formed of Aldermen Mason, and Councillors Gregory and Jenkins, to inspect the lamps, and move those they may think necessary. The Council then resolved itself into a Bo u-d of Health, when it was Ordered,—That the police be required to see that the bathing machines nre provided with ropes and drawers, in accordance with Iho bye. laws. The plan of Mr Adams's house, in the Pill Field, was approved of, subject to the bedrooms where there are no fire-places, being properly ventilated. Ordered,—That the Surveyor serve Mr B. Smith with a copy of tbe bill for the expenses incurred in draining Argyle House, and if the same be not paid, to proeeed against him in order to recover the amount of the expenses incurred. Ordered,—That a water rate of 6d in the £ for the year 13G9, be made forthwith. Proposed by Councillor Jenkins, and seconded by Alderman Dyster, and unanimously agreed,—That the Surveyor be given one month's leave of abrence. The Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 18th instant. On the 17th inst., being Whit-Monday, rustic sports will he held at Manorbier, the races to commence at two o'clock. On Thursday week last, -4 France" fair was held at Sanndersfoot: the weather was unpropitious, and the fair fcantiiy attended We are pleased to find that the drapers and ironmongers of Tenby, have engaged to close their establishments at five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. We also hear that a Tradesman's Cricket Club is about being formed. ACCIDKNT.—On Tuesday last Mr Edward Jones, of Tenby House, while riding through Crosswell-street, was thrown from his horse. The animal had been frightened by a donkey cart, and rearing wildly, pitched its rider under a cart; fortunately, wiihaut serious results. TENBY VOLUNTEER COIRPS.-IT is with regret we hear that the Loid Lieutenant of the County has addressed a letter to the Commanding officer of the Tenby Auillery Volunteers to the effect that if some effort is not made by the Volunteers themselves in the way of creating a permanent fund, attending drills and otherwaya im- improving the corps so as to enable them to avail themselves of the capitation grant he should advise the Government to disembody the Corps. This letter or rather a copy, we learn, has been posted in the drill room. The members of the corps have signed a petition which has been iorwarded to the Lord Lieutenant, praying him to commission a resident commanding officer.

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent to us ic Manuscript, properly authenticated. We cannot under- take tc search other papers for these announcements, whicn are frequently found o be incorrectly printed, or turr out to be untrue. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., at J-ligh-street, in this town, the wife of E. P. Phillips, Esq. surgeon, ot a son. On the 10th inst, at Tenhy, the wife of Captain G. W. Oockburn, 42nd Royal Highland Black Watch, of a son. DEATHS. On the 12lh inst, at Sanndersfoot, the wife of A. H Lascelles, K-q, Solicitor, of Narberth. On the 9ih inst, at Lower Frog Street, Tenby, Mrs Mary Phillips, aged 73. On the 9.h inst, at Pentre, Pembrokeshire, Herbert John Gough, infant son of A. H. Saunders Davios, E>q. On the Ittli inst, at the Blue Boar Inn, in this town, Jane Harriet Thomas, late of Cambrian Place, in this town, aged 56 years. On the 7th inst, at the Walrlrons, Croydon, Mrs Jones, formerly of Tenby, aged 98 years. On the 2nd inst, at, Trellyffant, in thiscountv, Bridget, the wife of Morris Williatys, Esq, aged 69 years.

JOINT COUNTIES' LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Commissioners in Lunacy appointed to inspect this Asylum have recently visited this establishment; and have issued the following re- port "Since this Asylum was visited on the 2Stli ol last October, there have been 29 fresh admissions, 12 males and 17 females; one male patient hns been discharged, and six male patients have died. With one exception, a man having been acciden tally suffocated while eating (the verdict of tie jury at the inquest being to that effect), these deaths were from ordinary causes. "The numbers on the books of the Asylum to- day are 2-2, being 114 males and 118 females; and, excepting one male and four females at pre- sent away on trial, we hive seen all at our visit. Upon the whole their personal condition was satis- factory the clothing, especially on the female side, being extremely good, and generally tidy, the cleanly appearance of those of troublesome babits in both divisions being creditable evidence of the care they receive. Considering, however, the proportion in both of this unfortunate class of cases, we think there should be some increase in the existing staff of attendants and nurses, which, when those having charge of the working i)aticiiis arewithdrawnfromthe ordinary dav rooms and corridors, is hardly adequate, inehher division, to a completely efficient discharge of all the duties exacted in the care of such patients. Many more than at present, though incapable of regular work, might thus be led to occupy themselves in indoor games or reading, of which several of the demented in this Asylum appear quite capable, and with this view the supply of both games and books should be more liberal. In both divisions to-day there was absence of excitement, only one or two women being somewhat noisy; but generally among the non-working class, the dullness and listlessness were very observable. It is only fair at the same time to add, taking the patients altogether of both sexes, we never saw such orderly and quiet behaviour, with such an absence everywhere around them of the cheerfulness and comfort that are ordinarily held necsssarv to ensure such a re- sult. That an Asylum of which the walls are so bare and unsightly, where hardly a bright colour is anywhere visible, when theve is so complete an absence, not to say of ornament and decoration, but of the ordinary comforts of furniture, should yet be so managed as to exhibit, in the condition of its inmates, so little influence from a state of things always most damaging and disadvantageous to insane patients, we think should be mentioned as matter of high praise to Dr Hearder. "The Asylum throughout is in the exact stnte in which it was found by our colleagues last year. Such suggestions as were then made for placing a stove in the store room, and for covering the pas- sage of communication between the main building and the laundry, have since bad attention but nothing else whatever has been done. The roofs, ceilings, and walls, in such damp and ruinous condition everywhere as necessarily to have arested every attempt to plaster, paint,* or paper them (the only real improvement possible being that they should be almost entirely reconstructed), remain as they then were, with the additional di- lapidations of another winter; and it is unavoid- able that they should tor some time longer so continue, becaues, in consequence of the committee having now very properly commenced an action of damages against their architect, any even at- tempted amendment would weaken the evidence by which alone the action can be sustained. We think, however, that greater progress might meanwhile be made towards the necessary supply (no A1 so gravely deficient) of comfortable furniture for the wards and we submit this strongly for the consideration of the committee. The number now here leave about space suffi- cient for seven more patients, the weekly charge having been reduced this quarter to eleven shillings and a penny and supposing these vacancies filled the Asylum, intended for only 212, will have 240 patients, and more accommodations must be pro- vided. In connection with this subject we remark with satisfaction that Dr. Hearder, in his last report to the committee, has brought under notice the vety small proportion of recent cases belong- ing to Carmarthen and the Joint Counties to whom the advantages of Asylum treatment here are opened and the much larger proportion of such cases, which, by a very grave disregard of the law on the part of the relieving officers, acting as it is supposed under the directions from the Board of Guardians, are kept with their relatives or lodging out. The result necessarily is greater danger to the unhappy lunatics themselves such of whom as may survive are commonly brought here at last only when all hope of recovery is gone. It is greatly to be desired that some remedy may be I promptly applied to this improper practice by enforcements of the provisions of the Lunatic Asylums Act, 1853. The records of employment here show that more is done in this important respect than might have been expected from the general character of the inmates. Of men. 79 and of women, 87, are regularly occupied of the former, twenty being in the workshops and twenty-six on the land, and of the latter, nineteen being in the laundry and-fifty in the sewing rooms. We saw dinner served in the general hall to-day to 103 men and 94 women and we have made suggestions, to which effect will as soon as possible be given, for such alterations in the mode of serving as will, we think, add to the comfort of the patients, and their enjoyment of the substantial meal provided. At the weekly dances, 149 of both sexes are pre- sent, and 158 appear to be about the average of attendance at chapel. As many as 141, or 69 males and 72 females, have regular opportunities of walking beyond the grounds, and it gives us pleasure to learn that progress has been made since the last visit towards the supply of an addi- tional airing court to each division, the want of which has been much felt. The laying out of roads about the grounds, planting of shrubs and trees, have also been proceeded with and, adverting to matters named by our colleagues who were last here, we have to add to add that the Gas Works have been nearly completed, a new kitchen range has been placed, and organ erected in the chapel, and Dr Hearder is now allowed to send upon visits to their relatives for three or four days, unaccom- panied, such patients as may be in a state to have such indulgence extended to them. "As to other points of statutory enquiry the records shew that since the last visit, three "males and four females have been secluded, the former each on one occasion only, the latter altogether on y 11 twenty-six occasions- Five males and fifteen females are taking medicine; but only three of each sex were in bed as we passed through the wards. One woman has been restrained by gloves for surgical reasons during nine days. There is a night watch on each side, and returns of last night's wet and dirty show two in the male division and in tbe other nine. I- Referring to what is said in an earlier part of this entry, we think it in conclusion important to show the present distribution of the lunatic poor chargeable to the three counties for which thi3 Asylum is provided. While, at the onenimr of the < I year, there were 217 men, and 7 in other asylums there were, in workhouaes, only 27, and living with relatives, or lodged out in the receipt of parish relief, no less than 420. "JOHN FORSTER, ^"Commissioners "JAMES WILKES, in Lunacy.

SINGULAR MAN.—A larj;e fortune fell to Lord Bute from the will of Mr Edward Wortley Montagu, his wife's father, who diverted it from his only son, whose extra- ordinary conduct had alienated both his parents. This most eccentric man had from a boy ran away from his tutor, or from the school where be was placed. He dis appeared from Westminster School, and could not be discovered for more than a year, when he was acci- dentally found crying hah at Blackwall, where he had apprenticed himself to a fisherman. A second time he absconded, and could not be traced for two or three years, when he was recognised as a muleteer who had brought down fruit from the interior of Portugal to an English vecsel at Oporto. A third time he went off, and entered himself as foremastman in a vessel bound for the Mediterranean. After this he was sent with a learned tutor to the West Indies, and on his return became a member ot Parliament; but his extravagance soon drove him from England, and in Paris he got into very dubious matters with Lord Southwell and a Mr Taffe, for which he was thrown into prison, at the suit of a Spanish Jew of the name of Payba. After the death of his father, having a certain amount of income he lived chiefly in the East, dressing like a Turk, and affecting to believe entirely in the Koran or in Italy, where he maintained the same charauter. He adverted for a wife already encientc, and if she had a son he might inherit a large property, left conditionally by his father; and a candidate for such a wifeship beiftg found, the marriage was only pre- vented by his choking himself with a partridge bone and dying. His mother, lady Mary, left him une guinea, which on receiving he gave away laughiig to a Mr Davison, who was his companion in his eastern travels. This Air Montagu was the first child on whom his mother tried the effect of inoculation. Did she inoculatt him with, all this passion for Eastern life and vagabon- dism from the blood of some Turk having his descen from Arabian and Ishmaelitish stuck ? Diseases are gain to be frequently inoculated, aud even insanity why no idiosyncracies too ? It is to the honour of Lord Bull that he gave up to this s'range brother-iu-law volQn- tarily a handsome quota of the property thua left awa) from him by his father for hia follies. — The Northern Heights of London.

F 11 E E M A 3 O N It Y. METING OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE FOR TH WESTERN DIVISION OF SOUTH WALES. The arnual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge for che western division of South Wales held at '.he room of the Aberystwith Lodge, at the iielle Ylie Roya! Hotel on Wednesday, the April, under the Right VVorshtpfui the -ovincta^ (>rand Master, Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart., ot Gogerddan Considering the distance to be travelled by brethren from Pembroke, Neyland. Milford, LlanellVi Haverfordwest, Tenby, and Carmarthen, whic towns, together with Aberystwith, comprise the various lodges constituting the province, there was a very largo attendance of the fraternity, there having been nearly 70 at the meeting, and about 60 at the banquet which followed. The general custom of holding divine service \V38 departed from on this occasion for members from south, with the exception of Carmarthen, could no arrive until nearly half-past four, p.m. The Provincial Grand Master exercises a contr° and supervision over all the lodges in the province* and the business transacted in the Provincial Lodge, is of very great importance to masonic Iní terests, and the ceremonies, charities, and genera objects of the order but for some few years in the Western Division of South Wales, the lodge waf almost be said to have been in abeyance, owing the failing health and consequent resignation of I late Provincial Grand Master, John Johnes. Esq* Dolaucothi: and it was only on the appointing11 t last year, of Sir Pryse Pryse, to the vacant 0- c that fresh life may be said to have been infused 'D the affairs of the province, and there is no dijubt t under his management and care it will soon be pi&-ce on a different footing, and that masonic matted generally will receive a wholesome and satisfactory impetus. The business on the present occasion was. we are informed, of veryj little more than a character, and consisted of the lodge being opene<* by the Provincial Grand Master in the mystic fortO observed on such occasions, and the solemn prayers of the Provincial Grand Chaplain, the Rev R. J. H. Thomas, rector of Hodgeston, near Pembroke. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and a treasurer elected for the year. The proposed bye-laws for the province, as approved by the worshipful the Grand Master of England, £ ai* Zetland, were then read by the Provincial Grand Secretary, Brother G. T. Smith, the master of the Aberystwith lodge, and after a short discussion, adopted and ordered to be printed. The Provincia* Grand Master then invested his officers for the yeat with the insignia of their respective offices. following is a list of them:—Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Brother Thomas Meyrick, M.P-/ Provincial Grand Senior Warden, Brother J. Thomas, Worshipful Master, 476 Provincial Gras Junior Warden, Brother Thomas Phillips, P.M., 990 f Proyincial Grand Chaplain, Brother Rev R. J. *y Thomas Provincial Grand Treasurer, Brother J' Thomas, Llandilo; Provincial Grand Secretary' Brother G. T. Smith, W.M.,1072 Provincial Senior Deacon, Brother John James, P.M., Haverfordwest; Provincial Junior Deacon, Brother John Folland, W.M., 366; Provincial Grand Superintendent Of Works, Brother J. Vaughan, 1072 Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies, Brother G. Parry, P.M«» Pembroke Dock; Provincial Grand Sword Bearer, Robert Margrave, 671 Provincial Grand Organic* Brother W. L. Harding, Haverfordwest; Provincia* Grand Pursuivant, Brother J. Kyle, 476. There were also four Stewards appointed for the ye3ro Brothers Cole and C. R. Williams, of Aberystwith* and Brothers Greenish, of Milford, and Long, Penbroke Dock. The Provincial Grand Master informed tbe brethren that he had ordered an entire new set Of lodge jewels, which he intended to present to the Provincial Grand Lodge, and regretted their naP" arrival from London, so that he might have preredtea it Ithem then and there. He also announced hio intention of paying official visits to each lodge it, the province during the autumn and winter. # The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, T Meyric^. Esq, M.P., was unavoidably absent, being by his Parliamentary duties, but his place was ad' mirably filled by the talented and distinguished Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Eastern Division, E. J, Morris, Esq, of Swansea, who, witjj his equally distinguished chief, Theodore Manse'* Talbot, Esq, of Margam Park, honoured the meeting with their presence. The Provincial Grand Lodge was closed at about a quarter-past six o'clock, and at half-past the brethren sat down to a magnificent banquet, whicD comprised every delicacy of the season, and tb* general get up of which together with the rare and generous wines with which it was accompanied reflect the very highest credit on the catering Of Brother Pell. The chair was of course occupied by the Proviø" cial Grand Master, who was supported on his left by Theodore Mansell Talbot, Esq, of Margam Parle, P.G.M. for the Eastern Division of South Wales, and E. J. Morris, Esq, his D.P.G.M, Frederick Binckes, Esq, Grand Steward of England, Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for boys, the P.G. Chap" lain, Rev R. J. H. Thomas, and the officers of th" Provincial Grand Lodge, in the gorgeous parapher" nalia of their respective offices and on the right by Colonel Pryse, Pethyll, F. R. Roberts, Esq, PenwerIV H. Clark, Esq, Pembroke, Captain J. Allen Phillips, P.M., of Mabws, and the remainder of the past masters, officers, and other brethren. Ihe usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk 1J1 the manner peculiar to the craft, several good songs sung, and excellent addresses made, particularly by brother Binckes, on the merits and claims of Boys' schools, and Masonic charities generally, after spending a very pleasant and enjoyable evening the company broke up at ten o'clock. We understand the next annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge will be held at Tenby.

The heads of the Fiench Post Office and of tb8 Telegraph have concerted together oji the terms of IJo bill to permit the transmission of money orders by telegraph. The sum deposited will have to be deli- cribed in the message both in writing and figure" and all the rules now in force, as well as the tarifn, will be applicable to these despatches, which oø arrival at their destination will be sent to tbe Post Office, and notice given to the person to whom they are addressed. RITUALISM.—Decisions in two "ritual cases" wer8 pronounced on Friday. In the first, the Dean of Arches granted an appeal to the Judicial Committee against his own decision in the case of the Rev W. J. Bennett, of Frome, on Friday, the Court refused to accept letters of request from the Bishop of Bath and Wells, in order to bring Mr Bennett to account for sundry alleged heresies. The question now will come beiore the Judicial Committee. The case was before the Consistory Court in re Df' Evans, the rector of St. Mary-le-Strand, and his parishioners. The former has already re-arranged the chancel of the church, so as to adapt it to a ritualistic style of service, and this was an application for a faculty to abolish the pews and make other alterations in the nave. Sir Travers Twiss decided that the alterations were not required, and refused to grant a faculty. A NAKED GENTLEMAN TRAVELLER.—Shortly befof0. four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, ad the north approached the Prestou station, there was a cry "Look out—a man naked" raised; and on the tralB getting nearer, a gentlemanly looking man, with sandf whiskers and flowing hair, was seen leaning out of window of one of the carriages with not a particle oI apparel upon him. In a moment or two afterwards tbe train was brought to a stand, and on the door of the carriage whence the party in question was observed leaning out being opened there was seen a stalwart per" son stark naked, in a somewhat excited mood and aP" parently demented condition, seated near the door. 110 was kept in the carriage until a pair of stocking8* trousers, and an overcoat were procured by the statip11 master, and afterwards steps were taken to remove hiso to one of the station rooms. A very large dog, which he said belonged to him, and which was fastened up In one of the vans, was also removed at the same time. He was considerably agitated when taken from the carriage but afterwards became quieter, and talked very ratíoo" ally. In reply to questions put to him, he said that he had not been well tor a considerable length of tUne, that he had had certain family grievances that be fancied his relatives wished to put him into a lunat>° asylum that he left Falkirk that (Tuesday) morning' and "slipped" s Ime uf his friends further south thfl at Carlisle he got something to drink from somebody* and felt ill afterwards; that at Osenholme he gave 3 half sovereigns to the conductor of the train that between Lancaster and Garstang he stripped himoelf having an idea that he was going to die, and that D might as well leave something behind him to mark h'^ identity:" threw a wa rft, is coat and waistcoat, contalOd ing a gold watch, naving appended to it a guard a° seals; also his trousers, boots, shoes, stockings, and s» shirt. lie had with him on arriving at the station half a sovereign in one band, also a bank boo and a check book. Much excitement prevailed at t station when he appeared. His dog barked loudly an hour or two. He is a very gentlemanly loo*1 » person, and bas evidently made his escape in a •if madness. He was booked for London. On FrJ evening he talked very sensibly. After being detai^^ dt the station for 3oino time he was taken to an did friends in the north have been communicated *it J md he has been conveyed either to his home or tsylum. We understand that the gentleman, 1! belongs to Falkirk, has an independent living; possess1 large property in Scotland.