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Antiquities of Llangollen Parish, [BY GWYNEDD.] [Continued.] ELISEG'S PILLAR. In a field beyond the Abbey, close to the second milestone from Llangollen, is a tumulus, on which stands the Pillar of Eliseg, King of Teyrnllwg or Powis, who died or was slain in the year 773. The pillar, which is more than a thousand years old, bears the longest inscription in Britain, as well as the oldest Welsh pedigree. It was erected by Cyngen the Second, in memory of his great grandfather Eliseg. The ancient inscription, which is almost entirely effaced, is given by Edward Llwydd in his Arch. Brit., tit. 6, p. 229, as follows:— Concenn filius Cateli-Cateli filius Brochmail Brochmail filius Eliseg-Eliseg filius Cnoillaine Concenn itaque pronepos Eliseg edificavit hunc Lapidem proavo suo Eliseg. The Kev. J. Price, Bodleian, librarian, translated it thus:— Concenn, the son of Cateli; Cateli, the son of Broohmail; Brochmail, the son of Eliseg; Eliseg, the son of Cnoillaine; Concenn, therefore, the great-grandson of Eliseg, erected this Stone to his great-grandfather Eliseg. (First portion of inscription.) The old anti- quarian, Mr. Robert Vaughan, of Hengwrt, transcribed the inscription in 1662. Archbishop Usher is said to have been the first to have noticed it, and sent an account of his discovery to Dr. Gerard Langbaine. After facing many a storm, it was thrown down by the Parliamentary soldiers, who mistook the cross on the top of the monument for a popish cross and broke it. It was left to remain on the ground for more than a century, when in 1779 it was replaced on its pedestal by Mr. Trevor Lloyd, Trevor Hall, on whoss property it stands. Pennant speaks of the pillar as having been formerly twelve feet high, but in his time, A.D. 1810, it only stood six feet eight inches from the ground. Mr. Bloxaiu, of Hugby, in a letter which appeared in the Wrexham Guardian in 1874, stated that he believed the column was never more than a pillar, and was originally a Roman pillar brought from Deva (Chester) or Uriconium. Simpson, in his account of Llangollen (p. 133), says:—"I was so fortunate as to meet with two persons who assisted in opening the tumulus before the pillar was re-erected, and they gave me the following account: On digging below the flat pedestal in which the base of the pillar had been inserted, they came to a layer of pebble stones, and after having removed them, to a large flat slab, on which it seems the body had been laid, as they now found the remains of it, guarded round with large flat blue atones, and covered at the top with the same, the whole forming a sort of stone-box or coffin. The bones were entire, and of very large dimensions. The skull and teeth (which were very white and perfect) were particularly sound. My informants said they believed the skull was sent to Trevor Hall, but it was returned, and again deposited with the rest of the bones, in its former sepulchre. By this, it would seem that Eliseg was not an old man when he was buried here, and it is wonderful that greater decomposition had not taken place in twelve hundred years.' One of the persons who assisted at his exhumations, a very old man at the time of my enquiries, and since dead. was huntsman to Mr. Lloyd (Trevor Lloyd, of Trevor Hall, Esq.) when the tumulus was opened. He said there was a large piece of silver coin found in the coffin, which was kept, but that the skull was gilded to preserve it, and was then again deposited with its kindred bones. I asked if the bones were sound, and he answered (I give his own words): "Oh no, sir; they broke like gingerbread." ANCIENT HOUSES-EGLWYSEG MANOR HOUSE. In the farthest end of the glen in Eglwyseg, and a few minutes' walk from the World's End, is the quaint Elizabethan Manor House, some- times called Plas Ucha. Close to the house is a footpath, which leads through a plantation. Owen, son of Cadogan, once led his men along this path, when he was on his way to one of the skirmishes that were so prevalent in by-gone days. The old house is also said to have been the palace that belonged to Owen Glyndwr, near the black mountains of Yale. Among the curiosities that belong to the place, is an old wooden bedstead, which belonged to Llywelyn. The property was sold by Miss Baldwin Lloyd, of Ruthin, to the late Thomas Jones, Esq. PANT GLAS. A little lower down in the glen is Pant Glas, where Edward Davies, better known by the cognomen of Cneifiwr Glas (Blue Shearer), resided. He held an appointment under Crom- well, and kept a number of men under him to assist him in carrying out the law in the neighbouring places. The local tradition of the Cneitiwr is, that he .was an arrogant and cruel man, treating everybody that came within his power most tyranically. He received all the tithes of Eglwyseg, and was a bitter enemy to the clergy. A handsome reward was offered by the Roundheads to the Blue Shearer, to take Sir Evan Lloyd, of Bodidris, in Yale, a prisoner, as Sir Evan was a staunch adherent of Charles the First. Some of the royalists knowing the Shearer's fondness for money bribed him, but as he was employed by the opposite side, he went over to Bodidris with the pretence of taking Sir Evan prisoner. Here he feigned to be in a terrible rage, and danced in a most frantic manner about the room, over the cellar where Sir Evan was hiding, and swore before the enemy that if Sir Evan was found anywhere on earth he would certainly take him prisoner. Thus, by his friends' forethought, the knight's head was saved. The cellar is still shown, the room above is now a kitchen. Through the Shearer's in- fluence with Cromwell, Chirk Castle escaped being destroyed. During the civil war, General Middleton was concealed for a long time in 'the parlour of Pant Glas. After the Shearer's death, the farms which he owned, Pant Glas and Tan y Graig, became the property of the mortgagees, the Mostyns of Mostyn, who even- tually sold the property to Sir Hugh Williams, of Bodelwyddan, who again disposed of it to Mr. Roper. (To be continued.)

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SCENE IN RUTHIN POLICE COURT. At the fortnightly sitting of the Ruthin magis- trates on Monday, Chancellor Bulknley Jones presided over a full bench. At the previous meeting the newly-elected clerk (Mr. Humphreys Roberts) resigned his position, and Captain Cole, one of the magistrates present, accused a certain section of the Denbighshire County Council of being at the root of the movement which eaused Mr. Roberts to resign, adding that his fault in the eyes of that august body was that he was a churchman. At the outset of the proceedings on Monday Mr. Lumley (who, besides being a magistrate of the county, is the ehairman of the County Council) said he had a statement to make, and did not apologise to his colleagues for rising to refer to the extraor- dinary speech of Captain Cole. Before proceeding any further, however, ha wished to know whether Captain Cole was prepared to withdraw the state- ment. Captain Cole No, I don't withdraw. Mr. Lumley Very well, sir then my first point before I go to Captain Cole is to address you as chairman of this bench. I find that there was a. very full bench present at the last meeting, and, if my information is correct, I think you, sir, had a hand in bringing together that full bench. Now,' on the 11th of this month you received a lei ter from ihe appointed clerk, Mr. Humphrey Roberts, and in consequence of that letter you took upon yourself to send an intimation to a certain number of the justices, including others who had a perfect right to know what you were writing to the selected and the elected few. The chairman That is not correct, Mr. Lumley. My instruction to the clerk was to send the notice to all the magistrates of the division. Mr. Lnrnley My information is- The chairman Stop, please. The clerk tells me now that my instruction to him was to send the notice to all magistrates. Mr. Lumley You have probably misunderstood me. sir. You stated publicly in this court that what you did in this matter was in your official capacity as chairman of the bench. Now, I say again, if my information is correct, you took upon yourself to intimate to a certain number of justices what was coming forward, and those justices made their appearance in court on Monday, the 13th inst. The chairman I am sorry to contradict you, and say it is absolutely untrue. I wrote Mr. Fanning, and he says I gave him instructions to send intima- tion to all the justices. The clerk: Yes, that is so. Mr. Lumley You are again going away from the date I am talking about. You received Mr. Humphreys Roberts's letter on the 11th, and it was in consequence of the intimation you sent out to these justices that there was such a full beach present on the 13th. Did you, or did you not, write to intimate some justices that you saw here that day ? The chairman I have not the slightest recollec- tion of doing anything in my official capacity what- ever, except instructing Mr. Fanning, the clerk, to send official notice to all the justices. Mr. Lumley Then, I again repeat that you your- self told one of the justices upon this beneh that you did write to the justices intimating that was coming on oa Monday, and I object to you, in the official position you are in, sending any intimation to any justice without sending to the whole, and I have a right to demand from you, sir, an intimation of public business that comes on in this court equally with any other justice upon this bench. The chairman: I again repeat my denial of having done anything of, the sort. Whatever I have done in my official capacity I have done through Mr. Fanning. Mr. Lumley I will give you the name of my informant when I have from him permission to do so. The chairman I have given yau my answer. Mr. Lumley: Then I come to Captain Cole's remarkable speech. A baser and more unfounded charge was never made by any man. He says in a court of justice that the enforced retirement of Mr. Humphreys Roberts is the most disgraceful and disgusting case he ever heard of in his life, and he adds that Mr. Humphreys Roberts had one glaring fault in the opinion of a certain section of that august body of Denbighshire County Council. Now, does Captain Cole use the word august" with a sneer ? Does he sneer at Sir Watkin W. Wynn, at Captain Griffith Boscawen, and at Sir Robert Egerton ? I am rather surprised that sitting alongside of him on this bench were two members of that august body the Denbighshire County Council, and that they had not got the courage to refuta such a base and dishonourable statement. I deny positively that such an attempt was made by any member of the County Council as was con- tained in the letter of Mr. Humphreys Roberts- that there was an agitation on foot to remove him from the position of county accountant. I should like to know what Captain Cole means by using the words "hitting below the belt." There has been no hitting below the belt as far as I know, and I am one of those members of the County Council that hit from the shoulder, and when Mr. Humphreys Roberts was appointed I intimated to the court the possibility that the office of clerk to the justices would clash with that of the county accountancy, which Mr. Humphreys Roberts held, as he would have to audit his own accounts. I think, sir, the boot is on the other leg—(laughter),— and I will remind Captain Cole and his friends where the hitting below the belt comes in. Can he remember a. certain meeting being held at Ruthin Castle prior to the appointment of Mr. Fanning to the position of our clerk ? What was the object of that meeting that was held at the instance of the Lord Lieutenant of this county (Colonel Cornwallis West), a gentleman who actually nominates the members of this bench ? Was it not to undermine the candidature of Mr. Edward Roberts (a Liberal and a Nonconformist), and was there not a combina- tion made at that castle by the Lord Lieutenant and his lieutenants to prevent Mr. E. Roberts from having this position of clerk to the justices of Ruthin ? But you don't stop there, and yet you talk about hitting below the belt. You even met in the Conservative Club in Ruthin prior to the appointment of Mr. Humphreys Roberts, and yet Captain Cole says he cannot understand why all these small appointments should be conducted upon political lines.—(Laughter.) Mr. Lumley pro- ceeeded to contend that Captain Cole and his party introduced politics in all directions, and he (Mr. Lumley) had not to thank the Lord Lieutenant for being on the bench that day. Their conduct was nothing less than the persecution of Mr. E. Roberts, and be wanted to disabuse the minds of fair-minded people in the county of the idea that the question of politics was never introduced when Mr. Humphreys Roberts was appointed an official'of the County Council. He was surprised that Captain Cole, of all men, should have attacked the members of the County Council, but if the truth was known, it appeared to him that the grapes were sour. If Captain Cole could get to that august body he would, but he could not—(laughter),—hence the charge. Acting as they were in a judicial capacity they would never, as magistrates, have the con- fidence of the people if they were going to introduce petty and personal matters in considering the merits of any person for the appointment of clerk to the justices. The chairman Do yon want to make a speech, Captain Cole ? Captain Cole No, I don't. The magistrates then retired.

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CORWEN BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Friday, under the presidency of Dr. D. R. Jones. VACCINATION OFFICERS. A letter from the Gateshead Union was received inviting the Board to join in protesting against the power given to vaccination officers to prosecute persons for non-compliance with the Guardians.— The following resolution passed by the Guardian a of the Tynemouth Union was, upon the motion of Mr. J. Nanson, seconded by Mr. W. E. Williams, adopted:—"That in the opinion of this Board the prevision contained in section 6 of 43 Eliz., cap. 2, requiring grandparents of sufficient ability to relieve and maintain their grandchildren should be extended to apply equally to grandchildren in respect of the maintenance of their grandparents, and that the Local Government Board be respect- fully urged to promote legislation at an early date to give effect thereto." GIFTS. The Master reported that the Hon. C. H. Wynn, of Rug, had sent fish for the use of the inmates, which was a nice change in their diet, and which they thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Barnett, of Cheltenham, had again sent a parcel of religious tracts for the vagrant wards. MARQUIS OF SALISBURY. On the motion of the Rev. Ivan T. Davies, seconded by Colonel Lynes, a vote of condolence was passed with the Marqnis of Salisbury and his family in their bereavement CONDOLENCE. On the motion of Mr. R. R. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Owen Evans, a vote of condolence was passed with Mr. E. P. Jones, Llautsantffraid, a member of the Board, and Mrs. Jones on the death of their little girl. EDEYRNION RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. A meeting of the Edeyrnion Rural District Council was then held, Mr. R. R. Roberts occupying the chair.—A letter was read from the kocaj- Government Board enclosing copies of their model by-laws with respect to the cleansing of footway8 and pavements, etc., nuisances, common lodgio-ff houses, and new streets and buildings, and, on the motion of Mr. John Lloyd, it was decided to g° fully into the matter of the by-laws at the nex meeting.—The Committee appointed to inspect the plans of the bridge which the Hon. C. H. Wynn proposed to construct over the river Alwen, Hafod, reported that they were satisfactory, a* the report was adopted.—The Rev. Ivan T. was re-appointed to represent the Council on tn Court of the University College of North Wales. The Clerk read several letters he had received from Mr. Johnson, the engineer, fer the proposed hridff* over the Dee, and he was directed to ask Johnson to proceed with the plans for presentatio to the Looal Government Board as soon as P08 W —A letter was received from Corwen,Parish CoUJi stating that steps were being taken to provide proper board to be fixed in some conspicious p1 „ in the town, bearing the names of the the Fire Brigade.—The Couneil suggest#d desirableness of providing plates to be houses indicating the position of hydrants, also provisiou of extention fire ladders.—The letter referred to the Hydrants Committee.—A Comnw* was appointed to confer with the Surveyor the widening of portions of Heolganad-road, drillo, and report to the next meeting.—Leave w given Mr. John Williams, Corwen, to make extra from the minutes at the Clerk's Office. Printed and published every Friday Morning, by J?kg< pvieter, MV«H JONES, at his priBti«g wo Oastle-street, Llangollen, in the county of Den December 1st, 1809. All orders, advertisements, ana « munications are requested to be addressed "Advertiser" Office, Llangollen.

LLANDUDNO. THE WAR FUND. The patriotic entertainment in the Pier Pavilion proved a great success, realizing a clear profit of £ 100 13s. 4d. The amount already in hand towards the County Fund exceeds £ 600. It is confidently expected that by the time the lady canvassers will have finished their work that the Llandudno quota will reach £ 800. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND GASWORKS. The men employed in the electric lighting department are fully engaged in making con- nections for the supply of the current to different premises in the town. The large Market Hall is to be lighted up, and the Clarence Hatel, following the example of the George Hotel. The Craigside Hydro and the Pier Pavilion is taking current from the town rather than continue to produce it themselves. Yet, in face of the progress that the electric light is making, the Council on Tuesday sanctioned the spending of £ 10,605 on the gas works. The present capacity of the gas holders is 180,000 cubic feet, while the daily consumption has reached 340,000 feet--the increase for the past month compared with October last year being 800,000 feet. Eight firms sent in tenders for a new gas holder. The one of Messrs. Dempster & Co. was accepted at £ 10,605, which includes a steel tank to surround ths telescopic gas holder, the Council being of opinion that the steel tank is an improvement on the ordinary brick or concrete tank. —

CORWEN POLICE COURT. THE EXHIBITION CYCLIST. At Corwen Polica Court on Friday, Stephen Girling, of the Bard Cycle Company, Birmingham, was summoned for the too rapid riding of a motor trycicle on the 25th October.—Mr. F. Hooper, Birmingham, was for the defence.—P.C. R. E. Davies stated that at 1 55 p.m. on the 18th ult., he was on duty when he saw a motor trycicle ridden by defendant between Corwen and Llangollen in the direction of the latter town. Before defendant passed witness shouted out to him two or three times to stop, and put his hand up. Defendant took no notice of him, but drove past. The Bench: Do you know that he saw you ?—Witness Yes, sir, he could not miss seeing me. I wired to the Llan- gollen police to geb his name and address.-The chairman What caused you to wish to stop him ? —Witness Because we was going at a furious rate. There were two others riding bicycles.—By Mr. Hooper: I can't say exactly at what rate he was going. It didn't take him long to pass me. (Laugh- ter.) I was in plain clothes, and there was nothing to indicate I was an officer. I am a cyclist, and know something about pace. I can do five or six miles, I think, though I have never timed myself.- Daniel Jones, living at the Golden Lion, Corwen, deposed that at 11 45 a.m. he saw a motor car, and two bicycles passing, and also saw the policeman raise his hand, but they took no notice. They were going at a furious rate. I bad a little dog with me, and I had difficulty in getting it to one side in time. -P.C. a33 John Jones, Llangollen, deposed to receiving a telegram from the last witness. When he saw the defendant the party were going at a nice pace-not furiously.—Mr. F. Hooper The deputy chief-constable wished to make a correction as to the time the alleged occurrence took place. It was 12 45 when he passed, not 11 45.—Mr. Hooper, for the defence, contended that his client was going along a perfectly quiet road, and even supposing that he saw the policeman, which he did not admit, he was hot supposed to stop for him, as he was riding at a perfectly legitimate rate. It was utterly impossible, having regard to the road, for his client to go at more than 12 miles an hour, in fact, his client stated that he could not go more than 10 miles having regard to the hill.-The defendant was then sworn, and said his name was Stephen Girling. When passing the policeman he was going at quite a moderate rate—10 or 12 miles-and called out to the policeman-H Good morning." A motor could not do 14 miles under the conditions stated by the policeman.—P.O. Jones having corro- borated the evidence of his brother officer, the Bench at once decided to dismiss the case. ANTI-VACCINATION. David Edwards, Ty Du, Carrog, made an appli- cation for exemption from the vaccination order on conscientious grounds. It was granted. BASTARDY. Ellen Jones, 21 years of age, the daughter of a small farmer near Corwen, made an application in bastardy. The parties were the son and daughter of neighbouring farmers hence came about the intimacy with the result that a male child was born. An order made. »

PENYBONT AND WAR RELIEF. HALF-HEARTED ATTITUDE. On Wednesday afternoon last, a mass meeting of the clay workers employed at Messrs. J. C. Edwards' Penybont Terra Cotta Works was held to take into consideration the advisability of systematically contributing towards the army reservists' wifes' relief fund. Mr. B. Williams, foreman, who pre- sided, said he had attended a meeting at Chirk convened by the Chirk Parish Council on the previous Thursday evening for a similar object. He was there requested to speak on behalf of Pen- ybont Works, where a large number wereempleyed in the parish. Not being present authoritatively he was unable to speak definitely, but stated that a. collection had been made, and with the joint works £ 24 had been subscribed. He was, however, able to say that he felt assured Penybont Works would not be behind in such a worthy cause. Addressing his hearers at Penybont he said they were all, no doubt, aware that almost every large works throughout the United Kingdom was raising funds for the reservists' relief. It was for them as a body of men to say what they were prepared to do. He did not ask them to tie themselves to do anything, but he could remind them that at the adjoining Black Park and Brynkinalt Collieries the men there contributed 2d., and the boys a. Id. weekly until the war was over. He considered that a small fixed sum subscribed weekly would not ''hurt "any of them, especially if they used an ounce of tobacco less weekly. In response to a question he replied that the money would be expended by the East Denbighshire Relief Committee, of which Mrs. Cornwallis West, of Ruthin Castle, was president for the county, and Lady Trevor president for East Denbighshire. The surplus would be handed over to the West Denbighshire or Shropshire Funds. The government, he might inform them, allowed the reservist's wife 8d. per diem, and 2d. for children to the extent of three in number. Four pence was deducted from the soldiers' large pay daily, thus making Is. 6d. per day. The East Denbighshire Committee proposed to give 5s. weekly to each reservist's wife.—John Arnold, Newbridge, objected to money being deducted from the work- men's wages, and said many were unable to subscribe. Recent slackness in work had preyed heavily on some of the workmen. He proposed that a collection should be made on the fortnightly pay-day. This motion was seconded, but an amend- ment was proposed by Mr. W. H. Johns, and seconded by Mr. E. Gilman, that each man should contribute two pence, and each boy a penny weekly until the war was over—emulating the example of Chirk colliers. Mr. S. Valentine favoured the amendment, but suggested that the subscriptions should be based on percentage of wages. Fierce opposition to the amendment was offered by the elayhole employes, and the motion was carried by about 200 to 10.—The attitude of the majority is received with considerable disfavour by several who consider the present decision paltry as well as half hearted compared with other local works.

LATEST NEWS & TELEGRAMS. T/i u rsrhi// /'7 » <J. The Bank Rate was to-day advanced to six per cent. Stocks are quiet. A New York telegram says that two trains collided at Paterson, New Jersey, yesterday, when six persons were killed and twenty injured. THE WAR. Nothing has reached the War Office to confirm the rumour that Ladysmith has fallen or surren- dered. It is expected that the town wili be relieved soon. An official message says that Kimberley was "all well" up to Nov. 23rd. The railway and telegraph to Mooder River are open.

VRON CHURCH INSTITUTE. On Wednesday night an important meeting of members of St. David's Church, Vroncy.-sylltau, was held at The Woodlands, Vroncys\yiltau, under the presidency of the Rev. Gilbert Heaton, M.A., the new curate. The meeting was convened to consider the re-organisation of the Vron Church Institute. Among those present were Mr. R. F. Graessar. C.C., J.P., Argoed Hall, and Mr. Norman Graessar. Rev. Gilbert Heat on, in opening the meeting, said the matter, which had exercised their minds in the past to no small extent, was to overcome the difficulty of meeting together under sociable conditions outside the church. Hitherto accommodation in that respect had been consMer- ably limited. Hence their nieetug that evening Mr. Graessar, who had always assisted church affairs, had on this occasion very generously < cme forward to help them. They hud noticed the alterations now in course of operation ;■<> the old vacated institute, where extensive additions were also to be m^de. Thev had to d'scuss the re-conscitutions and methods of management of the new institute, which Mr. Graessar was generously erecting. He would ask Mr. Graessar to kindly submit his scheme and terms upon which he made his present to the churchpeople of Vron- cyssylltau. Mr. Graessar, who was cordially received, stated that he had decided to erect the new building immediately so as to obviate the delay which would be occasioned by raising subscriptions. The building would cost at least £ 100, and with a small rental of £ 4 annually, the club would be £1 to the better side as he would himself annually subscribe £ 5.—(Applause.)—Rev. G. Heaton having remarked on the extremely ganerous offer of Mr. Graessar a most cordial vote of thanks was rendered to him for his beneficence. The motion was proposed by Mr. W. H. Johns, and seconded by Mr. D. Roberts. Mr. Graessar, in replying, hoped the building, which would comprise a room 40 by 23 feet, would be in situ by Christmas at the latest. A discussion then ensued on the constitution of the organisation which it was resolved should be known as St David's Church Institute,"with senior and junior branches; Institute property to be vested in the vicar of the parish for the time being management in the hands of a committee of eight members and four vice- presidents and membership open to adherents of the aneient National Church. Eventually the following officers of the institute were unanimously elected President, Veh. Archdeacon LI. Wynne Jones, vicar of Llangollen two vice-presidents nominated by the vicar of Llangollen and two vice-presidents, Mr. R. F. Graessar and the Rev. G. Heaton, elected by the members committee, Messrs. W. H. Johns, D. Roberts, Norman Graessar, David Evans, J. Hughes (Plasynpentre Farm), H. W. Johns, Edward Parry (Trevor Villa), J. Lee, J. Griffiths and Francis Roberts; secretary, Mr. Stephen Martin treasurer, Mr. W. B. Ellis. +.