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0 CORRESPONDENCE. [ d ) -not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions 'of oar c THE WATER SUPPLY. To the Editor of the" LZcungollen Advertiser." Dear sir, If you have reported correctly the proceedings at the last meeting of the Council, perhaps you will kindly allow me to correct and to say tbat I am unaware of any enquiry having been made as to the reason why I was short of water — both Winter and Summer. No one has ever seen me about ife, and I may also say that I cut off the town water, it was not the Council who "cut off my tap." I was obliged to do it, as life is too short to be always complaining, especially when the complaint is not remedied.—Thanking you in anticipation, yours truly, G. W. SPURRING. Lyndonhurst, Llangollen, 15th November, 1899. THE SHEEP SCAB ORDERS. To the Editor of the Llangollen Advertiser." Sir.—In your report of the charge which was brought against me in the last Petty Sessions, for an alleged offence against the Sheep Scab Regula- tions, there appears a serious mistake, which, if left uncorrected, may tend to injure me greatly in my business as sheep dealer. According to this report, I am summoned for driving 58 sheep from Merion- ethshire, consigned for Denbighshire, withoafe their having been dipped." This is entirely erroneous. The charge was that I had removed the from one part of the County of Denbigh to another part," which means from my father's field at Penlan Farm to the Llangollen Smithfield. The police were satisfied that ihe sheep had been dipped before their removal from Merionethshire, and I produced the necessary certificate of removal. The technical offence for whieh I was fined sixpenee and costs was, that having brought the sheep from Merioneth- shire the day before the fair, and put them in a field for one night, it was my duty to have them dipped again before taking them to the Smithfield on the following morning, whereas I was under the impression that if the second dipping had been done any time within the stipulated five days mentioned in the regulations I should have been complying with the Order. I can assure you that in my own and the public interest I am at all times anxious to adhere strictly to the instructions issued from time to time by the public authorities, but every one must admit that it is high time that so stringent and unreasonable a clause as that under which I have been convicted should be abolished. Kindly insert the above explanation and oblige, Yours truly, —DAVID JONES. Penlau, Llangollen. THE SAD CASE OF MR. WILLIAM JONES (BLEDDYN). To the Editor of the Llangollen Advertiser." Sir,-Some of your readers remember, no doubt the Brython being started in 1858 as a journal for Welsh archaeology chiefly and folklore. The publisher was the veteran Robert Isaac Jones, of Tremadoc, and the editor another of our veterans, the Rev. Chancellor Silvan Evans, author of the "Geiriadur," and Fellow of Jesus College. The Arehceologia Cambrensis had been in existence since 1846, but the Brython represents the first serious attempt in the Welsh language to do any- thing systematic for Welsh antiquities, and it went on to the end of the year 1863. Of the small band who did such good work in this field then, one of the most active was Bleddyn. He is a Beddgelert man, and his contributions dealt chiefly with the history and folklore of his native parish, than which no other, perhaps, in the whole of the principality is richer in materials of absorb- ing interest. Later Bleddyn settled at Llangollen, where he has served for many years at a draper's shop and from Llangollen, I got valuable in- formation from him-I have never met him-on the folklore of Beddgelert: it was worked into a long rambling chapter of mine published in the fifth volume of the Cymmrodor," under the title of Welsh Fairy Tales." Quite recently, Mr. D. E. Jenkins, of Portmadoo, has published a book entitled Beddgelert: Its Facts, Fairies, and Folk- lore," and Mr. Jenkins begins his preface in the following words This work is based upon the articles by Mr. William Jones (Bleddyn) in Y Brython, 1861, which together with his essay on The Folklore of Carnarvonshire" the present writer has secured far the purpose of giving the English reader an idea what the inhabitants of this district associate with their homes." Then follows in that preface, which may be consulted with advantage, a short account of Bleddyn's literar, ictivity. Bleddyn could not be persecuted on account of his working at Welsh antiquities in the way in which Silvan Evans was visited with his Diocesan's displeasure, but he is the victim of even worse misfortunes. He probably never was very well-to- do; but some three years ago or more he had, as his wife informs me, a sunstroke which made him quite helpless, and some eight months later he had a paralytic stroke. After a time his memory returned, but his power of speech came back but slowly and imperfectly. On the 6th of October, two years ago, he had another very heavy stroke which has affected his nerves very much the last two months, however, he has been able to go about alone. Such is the account I have received of him from his wife. Some neighbours of his have written to me, about hirn and expressed,a. wish that "I should bring his case under the notice of his many literary friends to see if anything can be done to alleviate his case." Of course it is hardly necessary to say that paralysis has made it im- possible for him to follow his employment as a draper or to use his hands to do any literary work. For this information I am indebted to Mr. J. Edwards, 27, Princess-street, Llangollen, who further states that Mr. Jones has been obliged to dispose of his books to procure food, and that his household furniture has to be turned up in the effort to keep a roof over his head." Since then a few of Mr. Jones's friends at Llangollen have formed themselves into a committee on his behalf and appointed one of their number, Mr. E. D. Jones, Medical Hall, Llangollen, to be their secretary. Mr. Jones is prepared to answer questions as to Bleddyn and his circumstances, and he mentions that the North and South Wales Bank and Richards's Old Bank, both at Llangollen, have consented to act as treasurers. I think I have said enough to show how pressing Bleddyn's needs are, and how welcome any help would be which sympathising frieads may feel disposed to send him. The English paying is that "A friend in need is a friend indeed," aad let us hope that this kind of friend may appear in force in this case and withoutTlelay. JOHN RHYS. Jesus College, Nov. 6th, 1899.

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