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"TIPYN 0 BOB PET H." ttfø DO NOT NECESSARILY IDENT!FY OURSELVES WITH THE OPINIONS OF OUR CORRESPONDENT. ? lIAVE read very carefully the Final Order, wsued immediately prior to the decease of the late Government, in regard to the future control the LlautysilioParochial Schools, and compared *!th the contents of the original trust deeds. e Provisions of the Final Order, briefly stated, appear to be that the Vicar shall be an ex-officio Meager, that two of the representative managers pall be Churchmen and one a Nonconformist, Us providiog that three of the four foundation ^anagers shall be Churchmen. Now if, in accor- dance with altered conditions, the Parish Council re entitled to elect one manager and the County council another, and as both these are in the Very nature of things sure to be Nonconformists, a deadlock would become inevitable. I see it tin t'lat ^ie ^car> as Chairman, may be en- edto exercise a casting vote and the Church grty wiU be placed in a majority. I fail to dis- ver, however, that the V^icar can, as a matter of owrse, claim to occupy the Chair; and, therefore Meadlock would appear to be inevitable. I am reminded, however, that it is the practise authorities in the County, where the partIes are evenly balanced, and it is necessary appoint a Chairman, to place two slips, bear- § the names of the nominee of either party, in hat and leave the decision of the fit and proper Peif8on to occupy the position to chance. I do »» this process; but how is it to be oided ? Of course, if either of the parties J0ct to this plan, a deadlock must ensue. a<to-kave presumed, of course, that the right of i. ln§ to the number of the managers, as exercised, is assured. It is somewhat fa in this connection, to satis- J> c ,01% construe the following elause in the «nal order w 9- If the Local Education Authority, under the iX^lsions of Section 6 (3) (b) of the Education Act, j.? have increased or at anytime shall increase J? total number of Managers, the additional oundation Managers required shall be appointed s Qe&rly ag may be in the same manner and shall possess the same qualifications and hold office sub- to the same conditions as the four Foundation «ianagers appointed under the provisions of this ^rder, provided that the Ex officio Manager (or his ubstitute, if appointed) shall be entitled to norma one-fourth of the additional Foundation Man- agers. rotn<»this it would certainly appear that the Proportion of the three to one established by the Inal Orders in favour of the Church, shall be Permanently maintained so far as the Representa- 'Ve Managers are concerned. It will, of course, interesting to have an authoritative inter- pretation of the Final Order, which is bound to Puzzle the mere lay mind in its present form. Mr. William Roberts (Gwilym Ceiriog), of Llangollen, has won his eighth chair and I con- gratulate him upon the achievement. He was Placed first of five competitors at the Chair and ^rown Eisteddfod at Old Colwyn on New r ear'8 Day, and was chaired with the customary honours. x I cut, from a contemporary, the following T ry regarding one of the famous old harpists of "Tradition states that one of the 0 P^s—one of the Peter Joneses—has gone to 110 Llandrillo, and taken his harp with him, &iabBe ^amous k°ve feasts (Gwyl to |8fnt)' Very late at night he was returning tai 8ynoS) over the lonely Berwyn moun- a where some strange feeling came over him, °^- sP*r^ual awakening. He immediately Jj0p, ^is favourite harp in one of the peat als anc* no one ever saw afterwards. It is 0 stated he never touched a harp again." 1 atn given to understand that the Moel Faen quarry has just been secured by a new Company • that, at the end of the month, operations will tn C0 £ liQlenckd, upwards of eighty men being faged. This is good news, and I sincerely that rapid developments may ensue. have received from the Secretary of the frh?rch of England Liberal and Progressive .^nioa (of which the Right Hon. Earl Beuchamp President) a circular in which an appeal is to supporters of that Establishment to give subjects serious consideration in view of e approaching general election, and to support pose men who are pledged to put these principles :nto practice. These should prove both interest- ing and informative to the numerous classes in Mangoiien who imagine that it is impossible for a Churchman to be otherwise than a Tory. Alluding to the Education Act the circular states that "it has conferred the minimum of benefit on the Church, while causing the aximum of irritation to Nonconformists. It has creased rather than diminished the unfairness listing in the large number of districts that are torled by a single school, where the public can no control over the majority of the anagers or over the appointment of the teachers." Again, in regard to Licensing, the Union is in J^ur of Local Option and respecting Freedom Irade states that it is essential to the purity of Public life and to the maintenance of a high s audard of Political Morality. Nor can it be „ Ppased that any artificial fostering of certain iav°ured industries will ever result in lasting eOefit to the community. In regard to the importation of the Yellow ^an into South Africa statements are equally eiilp liatic. "A great wrong," the manifesto tates, has been committed in South Africa by the introduction of indentured Chinese labour uder circumstances involving all the essentials slavery. The remedy for this wrong should i'rely be found in the free expression of sound olonial feeling; and the Dignity, Value and reedom of Labour, at home and elsewhere, are Principles to be maintained at all times at any "Ollt." To all of which I heartily say Amen The fame of the Christmas Prize Stock Sale aQd Show, held by Messrs. Jones and Son, in the langollen Smithfield, has been noised abroad in All corners of the Kingdom with the result that entries are pouring in for the first sale of 1906, 0 be held on Tuesday next. A large number of Uyers, who have hitherto beea strangers to the sales, have indicated their intention of being Reseat. Whilst writing in this connection it is interest- 's to note that Messrs. Thomas Rogers and «°ns, of Castle Buildings, Llangollen, have for the fifth time in succession, the cup offered by Messrs. Byford, of Ruthin, l0r the largest buyer at their sales during the y«ar. Messrs Rogers also secured the exhibit stock which obtained the championship at the Ruthin sales. I understand that the Men's Social Club, "'hich. meets nightly at the Memorial Hall, in Xtarket-street, is going strong." The Hockey ub, an athletic side show of the organization, is making satisfactory progress and yesterday they played a match with the Old Girls of the County Schools, the result of which has not reached me at the time of writing. I have no doubt, -g however, that they have given a good account of themselves, and that the meeting has proved both exciting and, if I may permitted the term in this connection, amusing. The Social Evenings are of the most popular features of the club life, and that to be held this (Friday) evening pro- mises to be a huge success. A Tontine Sick and Dividend Club has also been started in connec- tion with the organization and should be a means of achieving much real good. A rumour reaches me to the effect that Mr. J Herbert Roberts is likely- to be honoured with some seat in the Administration after the General Election is over that is, of course, presuming the Liberals are successful at the polls, which no one appears disposed to doubt that they will be There are several minor appointments in connection with which his name has been men- tioned. During the Christmas season the Llangollen Town Band have been heard to great advantage in many parts of the town and district. The new instruments give general satisfaction and public recognition of the performances have been most liberal and generous in some directions. At the same time in others there is reason to bear in mind the proverb that he giveth twice who giveth quickly." The Committee who canvassed for financial aid to procure the new instruments had no difficuly in inducing people to put down their names. It is a matter of urgency that they should as soon as possible pay up the amounts of their contributions, to enable the Committee to keep faith with the eminent firm who have supplied the instruments. HWFA GLYN.
! MERIONETH QUARTER SESSIONS.
MERIONETH QUARTER SESSIONS. THE CARROG SHEEP-STEALING CASE. The Quarter Sessions for the county of Merioneth were held at Dolgelley, on Tuesday. Mr. Wynne, Penniartb, the chairman, in his charge, said the Grand Jury would be glad to learn that the county was in an exceedingly satisfactory position. In every way the report of the Chief Constable was satisfactory. The Hon. R. Henley Eden, of Tyddyn Llan, Corwen, and Mr. R. R. Roberts, Dee Bank, Corwen, qualified as county magistrates. Hugh Jones (70), a farmer of Barmouth, pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing two sheep from the farm of a neighbouring farmer on November 17th, 1905. Mr. Guthrie Jones, Dolgelley, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Oswald Davies, Dolgelley, made an eloquent appeal on behalf of prisoner, who was sentenced to one month s imprisonment with hard labour on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. Walter Septimus Davies, The Cottage, Carrog, was charged with stealing 16 lambs on 'September 26th, 1905 20 ewes in July, 1905,and 15 lambs on September 15th, 1905, the property of Mr. Robert Roberts, an extensive sheep dealer, of Trefnant, Denbigh. Mr. Guthrie Joues, Dolgelley, prosecuted, and Mr. A. Graham, of the Oxford Circuit, defended, The case was remitted from the last Quarter Sessions. The evidence given at the last hearing was substantially repeated. For the defence Mr. Lloyd, of Rhaggatt, the Vicar of Carrog, and others gave prisoner an excellent character, after which Mr. Graham made an eloquent appeal for the defence.—-The Chairman summed up, and said the idea of prisoner selling the sheep without authority for insufficiently-paid labour could not be accepted as justifiable.-The jury retired, and after fifteen j minutes' absence returned with a verdict of Guilty," and a recommendation to mercy. On the second and third charges prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three months' hardjabour.
— PRIMROSE POLITICS.
— PRIMROSE POLITICS. BRYNKINALT HABITATION'S ANNUAL DANCE. A successful dance took place in the Parish Hall) Chtr on Thursday, under the auspices of the Br^kinalt Habitation of the There were about two hundred prese j was beautifully decorated with ev g Chinese lanterns, and the sta^e was very J arranged with palms and chrysaatneums by Mr. Dawes, by kind permission of Lord irevor. music was supplied by Mr. E. G. Roger s ir Quadrille Band, and the duties of M.O. a' _we'e satisfactorily carried out Mr. J. Darlington, Mr. T. E. Thomas, Sergeant A. Price and Mr. E. William*. Supper was served in the Council Chamber, and the table decorations were arranged by Mr. Allard and Mrs. Pinfold, Brynkinalt. Contributions towards the supper were sent by Lord Trevor, Mr. and Mrs. Myddelton, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Hand Hotel, Mr. J. Darlington, Mr. and Mrs. France-Hayhurst, Iodon, Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lovett, Greenfields, Mr. Wilkins, Cefn-y-Wern, Mr. and Mrs. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Moack, Mr. aDd Mrs. Jones, The Mill, Mrs. Griffith, Ty Gwyn, Mr. and Mrs. F. Payne-Gallwey, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Roberts, and Mrs. Payne-Gallwey, Bryneglwys. After supper, it was arranged that Mr. H. Field, of Llandulas, should address the meeting on the fiscal question, but he was unable to do so owing to indisposition.—Dr. Lloyd, with his usual geniality, undertook the task, and, in the course of his re- marks, said h i was entirely in favour of Free Trade, provided it was universal, and then every nation would trade on equal terms. Buh, when they found that manufactured goods from abroad were allowed to come into England free of duty, and we could not send ours to any other country without duty being charged upon them, he could not but feel that it was a state of affairs that was disadvantageous to the country—After a vote of thanks had been accorded Mr. Darlington and Mr. Wilson, the secretaries, fnr their efforts in making the dance such a success, the) members returned to the ballroom, where dancing was resumed. Anion/ those present were :—Mi's. Myddelton, Chirk Castle, Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd, The Mount, the Rev, F. Payne-Gallwey, Dr. J. S. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. James Darlington, Miss Darlington, the 5it?ses Payoe-Gallwey, Mrs. L!oyd Edwards, Lieut. Career, R.N., and Mrs. Carter and party, Brynoerog, Sirs. J. Coster BiUairdg, Brynhowel, Mrs. II Field, Llan- ddulas, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lovett, Greenfields, Mr. W. Parker, Plaa-y-Wafeu, Mr. and Mrs. Monck, Mrs. D. Guichy, Mr. F. Monck, Mr. Weir, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Hand Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Bishop, Pentre, Miss Jackson, Erwen, Mr. A. Davies, Wrexham, Mr., Mrs and Miss Grigg, Gobowen, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson and party, Mr. T. E. and Mrs. and Miss Thomas, Beech House, Mr. and Mrs. T. Jones, Station Road, Mr. E. and Miss Williams, Ivy Cottage, Mr. S., Mrs. and the Misses Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Maesgwyn, Mrs. T. H. Williams Mr. Ashmore, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mies Powell and Miss Ethel Davies, Mr. E. Davies and party, Chirk Castle, Mr. E. and Miss Davies, Pentre School, Mr. and Mrs. Foulkes, New Ion, Mr. and Mrs. Yarnall, Oswestry, Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, Whittingten, Mr. E., Mrs. and Miss Jones, Chirk Mill, the Misses Littehales, Messrs. Tom and John Lewis, and Miss Lewis Forge Farm, Mr. Dazlel, Newbridge, and Mr. and Miss Lewi's,
--LLANGOLLEN PETTY SESSIONS.
LLANGOLLEN PETTY SESSIONS. Cap^W8^?6^0^6, the Hon- J. O. Best, R.N., Capt. W. Best and E. Lloyd Edwards, Esq. David T7™tSSATILIIN(; A P<BLICAX. chareed hv fnfc °4 n> wl10 appear, was Trevor TemPle P^ker, of the Mill Inn, and refusing druak on h*8 premises and also wiHi >. t^lem when requested to do so, Surned f-haI1D? assaul^d him-The case was Temple Parker said L t0 attend-~ John Evans camp infn + £ u November 11th David and asked for a drink T &Dd 7GUt t0 the taProom wife called Vnm i Was ^rank and witness s refused to do v "m to go away. He He returned fn v, S' Parker pushed him out. when reaupstprf k house and again refused to leave fiffiverAiolenti,nd,striking house challeno-iv. caused a row outside the —John Evans coUie?8TfTerS t0 COme °at and fight" collier Plasbpnnir. ^hosymedre, and John Reed, .proia thf rs c0°frrfhorated'and p-c- saiiAburi Evans, against whnm +! aammons UP0Q Davld were proved —Hp w* Previous convictions havin? been dnmt J1 30s. and costs for and costs for the assault to q*"6 and 30s- 6 assault—altogether £ 5 4s. PAINFUL SCENE 1.4 COURT. Catherine Williams ^IXT8> charged by Edward Pr,>« p e' Llang°llen> was Officer, with neglecHntr fVans'S<?h°o1 Attendance Williams, regularly to Snh fenCLh(lr S0D' Rlohard of November tho U During the month absent from School fi?L8tated' the boy had been been before the Court^nd6?)- The. had him to go to School -An T?8 to £ et made for him tr. attendance order was Sohool," defcndant^r Comcil being eent to an I, £ T!k1'1}f' was also charged with P°hool.—Mrs. Williams committed by her son V I ibuting to an offence Court, was ordered J, the previous half-a-ponnd of ?.» f Mhed fot the theft of Morris, Aberadda Llan^i? the J68^1106 of Mr- appear when summonTto6! D.efefIldant did.nofc Court, being ill in bed Bml Q end at .the preV10U| to ensure her appearand warrant was issued should not be executed unS th'n8trQCti°a9 fiJ condition to appear "n ,r woman was in a fit read the charge over Jm 01fk had collapsed, falling heavilv i Wlliiams' when she She was carried out iL .K fl00r of the Oourfc- Drink water reqSiHn«Vh? servioes of Dr" R" Drinkwater re-entered n Subsequently Dr. Williams was not in » an said tbat Mrs> before the Magistral to a&ain *PPe" Constable Jonfs w day-"Deputy Chief defendant's health jji* .the coad}^oa of the summons against her Th* ot -t0 wltbdJ[aw } standing was that th« • Chairman Theunder- until defendant WaJ^fi^arrant was to be served was coming here on anntv? Wyse She -The Magistrates ^rgf;'whethe" or "1 drawn. Permitted the charge to be with- William Rnha^ELTY TO ANIMALS. charged with iU-treaHnt"' T'^or'iUn an unfit state :^3:TaS cbarsed with having caused said no^hins- imrt tU answer to the charge Roberts thn ??v? Jones said that his instructions to the men at the quarries, given not once but dozens of times, were under no consideration to take the horses out if they were unfit for work.-P.O. Salisbury said that about 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24th, he was on duty by the Australia Brick Works and he saw the defendant, Wm. Roberts, in charge of a grey mare. He noticed that it was in poor condition and stopped and examined it and found wounds upon it, the animal being generally in a very bad state. He said that his master knew all about it and had caused the u'lare to be worked Inspector Frypr. oLthA R S.P.C.A., said that he went to Vronheulog and saw au aged grey mare there. There were two wounds on "the near shoulder and two others four inches below the top of the withers. The mare was in a shocklingly unfit conditioD. On the following1 day he saw Jones in the^ Smithfield and he told him who hfmTw P rW«aT u6 had seeD- He als0 informed ttat het/oLn^w L8?hted heAad b°f,Tfotm« Jones said ««ThaM? 1vthe Tcondlfclon of the,mf' she came, out. Our ™ L 1 Waf P^8eDt work horses whetUn have strict orders not to been in the stabfe f a" unfi,fc 8fcate- The mare bad first dav it hnri t ten dayg> and that was the went to VronheuloffSQ 7°^ He ^qaantU statement which hf ? !aw Roberfcs who made a he said that he had t £ ?« m witness's bobk" lD and he took little 1 Mr" Jpnes aboub fehe S°re not at the stable on tK° "otlce of ifc- Mr-Jones wa8 taken out but knew fw £ when the mare,^aS the grey mare —Tn ^Roberta) was working horses carting .tone 'f^ BSCh T^? '"f have nothing mnrp f m the quarries.—Jones I mare left the affthu fchaQ that wh0n the bad shoulders, r i, dld not know that she had but seorp<* nf ave given instructions, not once ? «>e men that 'under no are unfit and that fAu es to be worked if they are unfit far work' y take them out when they —The Chairmnn must take the consequences. bility lite E -J?„U throw 011 the resP°nsi' man The stables arf8 1 am awa' p~The Chair- your residence and >. about thirty yards from notoriously bad for a 6 ls.a horse which has been In justice to Roberts f°r.fcmght.—Inspector Fryer state that I told him K- 18 °nly fair that 1 8bould that he had cautionp1?1Lmaster had Hlformed me the horses in aa unfif mea a^ainst working « He has told us so ■ and Roberts replied stopped."—Jones T L T u -1S siuce tbe ™are was the commencement —1 have done it right from Sff. Gd. costs, and Jones £ i 8. Pned 108, aad *-1 and 8s. 6d. costs. HaArTSct€||^ children from Chirk, werJ^^lll °Wen\ from the spoil hean nf p ,*eedwiths.tealin^coal Whitmore, bank manager ^Fikinallt Collieries.—Rd. 5th, he saw defendant/' f °n I ridaJ' I)ec; taking coal. The vaWf o hfrP1in the a?5 f 7*<i. in each case; and fcakeu would be —P.C. Thomas said tha? h ^eigb 5 CWt' alto&etber- at the spoil heap an5c had seen the defendants taken the coal Bs t £ bT&11 admitted bavin £ Whitmore said that 4 none in the house.— picking coal who got hi- f? .ComPa°y h?d ,a man was taken away in tS- Vmfir by lfc and whatever Chairman: It ia'a verv l«8 manner be lost.—The must be stopped. I thonS °f- ?mgS. we gave in November wnf^ £ he Pum8hraeat which appears not to have d™« ?ave stoPPed Jt' bufc same children here wTr haVe tW^f fche who had been previousll W-li,lajnS/lld offence, were each finJ -30nvic|ed of a other defendants had each ando C0St,S a,nd tbe n to pay 2s. 6d. and aosts. Lake Bowen wasLchLrPrp0N>> i, • drunk and assaulting^tK?r been P.O. Thomas said that n Lianf0"eB-- defendant drunk aad GshL ■ f f later on in the evening a g m Ca8fcie-stre«t' and He was very excited gam SaW hlm st"PPed- would fight the best man 7a8TC,ryin^out 'hafc,he ail come. As witneafSL 11 Llan?ollen—lefc e,m police station prisoner^ hl? M him whilst he was on theP^? T that he saw prisoner dranlf anT K Wyse said aaCe in Castle-street on d ing-\f1StSrn Thomas induced him to ffn day ni^ht. P.C. when they went across th?h^7 a"d suosequentiy iQ Mill-street. CominV b"d^e fcbey !out.ld bln? up P.O. Thomas and ufed V # P be,.fcriPPed He WM sent to hard LICENSING. The licence of the Prince of Wales," Regent- street, Llangollen, was transferred from Ethel Baker to Charles Robert Baker.—A temporary transfer was granted of the Cambrian Inn, Glynceiriog, to Jane Hughes, the widow of the late landlord.
'4 WELSH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
4 WELSH PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. ACTION OF THE DEPARTING MINISTRY. The final Order, made nnder section 11 of the Education Act, 1902, has just been issued by the Board of Education in regard to the Llantysilio (Denbighshire) parochial schools. It bears date December 20th, 1905, and embodies conclusions arrived at by Mr. L. A. Selby-Bigge, who held an inquiry a couple of months ago. The original trust deeds provided that the schools should be administered by Churchmen and Neneonformista in equal numbers, but in process of time the Church element became predominant. Under the Act of 1902 the Board of Education made a draft final Order providing for the school being administered by four Churchman and two representative mana- gers elected by the local authorities-the Parish and the County Council,—who, in view of the con- stitution of these authorities, could not have been other than Nonconformists. Against this Order the Nonconformists protested, the result being an amended draft final Order, which placed the balance of power in the hands of the Nonconform- ists by providing that the foundation mangers should comprise two Churchmen and two Noncon- formists, with two representative managers. Against this the Rev. J. S. Jones and the Church party protested. The final Order now issued provides, inter alia that the foundation managers shall consist of one ex-officio manager (the principal officiating minister) and three representative managers. Two of the managers, in addition to the rector, are to be mem- bers of the Church of England, and the other a member of some other Christian body. The auth- ority will thus be constitnted of three Churchmen and three Nonconformists.
LLANGOLLEN URBAN DISTRICT…
LLANGOLLEN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the members of the above Counoil was held at the Clerk's Offices, Llan gollen, on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. H. Davies occupied the ckair,and there were also present Mr J. Nanson, Mr. T. D. Coward, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. W. B. Roberta, and Mr. T. C. Davies, with the clerk (Mr. B. Foulkes-Jones) and the surveyor (Mr. Gray Owen). APPOINTMENTS, Mr. T. C. Davies, Mr. Jas. Clarke, and Mr. J. Iff, Davies were re-appointed to represent the Council on the Committee of the Cottage Hospital, on the metien of Mr. W. B. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Jos. Nanson. Mr. W. P. Williams and Mr. E? Foulkes- Jones were re-appointed to represent the Authority on the Library Committee. PUBLIC FOOTPATHS, The Chairman said that the summer would soon be here and he thought that the deputation ap. pointed to interview Capt. the Hon. J. C. Best, as to granting privileges to the public to use the footpath to the top of Barber's Hill, should call upen him as soon as possible. The deputatioa intimated that they would call upon Capt. Best at h«d f u Clerk 8tafced tha6 researches! Sf? vJ he. act that fche footpath from, the Voel to the Bryniau Mawr-read, as shown in, the ward map, was a private road. THE NEWSROOM. Mr Coward said that he had heard a great many complaints as to the defective lighting of th«> Newsroom in consequence of which many members were refusing to renew their subscriptions. It was* bad in the day time and it was also defective, owing to the manner in which the lights are arranged, at night. ° THE UNEMPLOYED. Mr. Coward asked if anything had been done in amioinfWl tr. i UI}e°1P]-0yed by the committee *55 che subiect- The Surveyor tL wr 88 Secre,tary he had written to a dozen of the leading employers of labour, but he had not CAnf fv, a reply from any with the exception of m t ?D' wbo had taken on four men, whilst the Council had taken on from nine a doze-no They were in communication with Mr, Baker as to the proposal to widen the Plas Newydd road, but as yet nothing had been decided upon definitely in regard to the matter. However, if it was commenced,employment would be provided for a good many men. There was no other business of public interest" and the Connoil adjonrned.
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—«. MEIRION CHAIR EISTEDDFOD.
—« MEIRION CHAIR EISTEDDFOD. The annual Meirioa Chair Eisteddfod, held at Dolgelley, on Monday, proved a great success. The adjudicators wereMusic, Dr. Roland Rogers Bangor; poetry. Elphin and Eifionydd prose, the Revs. Hersch Davies and R. Ernest Jones and Mr. Robert Jones art. Colonel G. F. Scott and Mr J R. S. Furlong. Llew Meirion proved a capable conductor at both morning and afternoon meetings Professor Bryner Jones, Armstrong College" presided in the morning. The prize of £1 for the "Post Cards" souvenir of the Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Meirion was awarded to Mr. David Owen, Towyn. For the best epigram Bai," the one sent in by Eifion Wyn, Portmadoc, was considered worthy of the prize. In the competition "But the Lord is mindful of his own," the prize was won lty Master Charles Ashley, Machynlleth. For the best oarved bread platter Miss Humphreys, Glynllifon, Llanuw- chllyn, and Miss Jones Parry, Dolgelley, were winners. The Maglona Glee Party, Machynlleth, conducted by Mr. H. R. Humphreys, were awarded the prize of £5 for the rendering of In vain you tell." For the recitation "Keep out of debt," Miss Myfanwy Griffiths, Blaenau Festiniog, secured the first, prize. The brass band contest drew the Rhos Silver, Llanidloes Borough, and Corris Brass Bands, the test piece being the Welsh fantasia "Llewelyn." Corris were placed first and Rhos second, Corris being also first in the quick step. Other prizes were awarded as follows :—Epitaph on the late Captain Bailey, Eifion Wyn, Portmadoc competition for four sopranos, 0 never bow we down," Miss Roberts and party, Dolgelley second choral competition-(a) anthem Ac mi a glywais l&is or nef, (b) tune (< Trewen,"—pr^ze divided between the Maglona Choir, Machynlleth (Mr. H. R. Humphreys), and the MynyddMoeI Ohoir (Mr. Meirion Davies); essay, 11 Dulgelley Historically, Mr. Robert Janata, Dolgelley translation, French to Welsh, Miss Dilys Williams, Criceieth. At the afternoon meeting, owing to the absence of Colonel Evans Lloyd, Bala, through indisposition, the chair was taken by Mr. Robert Pugh, Helygog. prizes were awarded as follows -Satirical poem, "The Borrower," Bryfdir, Festiniog soprano solo, Miss Sallie Lewis, Festiniog cornet or trombone competition, Mr. Robert Jones, Dolgelley wood wind instrument solo, Mr. R. H. Mills, Dolgelley chair subject poem, "The Harp of Wales," the Rev. Hermas Evans, Baptist minister, Cwmbela, Swansea, whose proxy was chaired amid the usual bardic ceremonies; violin solo, Miss Bessie Evans, Dolgelley; tenor solo, Mr. John Watkin Hughes, Rhos; male voice choir competition, Machynlleth party translation of the Welsh Hymn, Eifion Wyn Portmadoc; solo bass, "It is enough," Mr. J. T: Jones, Festiniog; chief essay, "The Influence of the Geographical Position of Wales on the National Character," the competitor bearing the norn de plume Odd Fellow." In the chief choral com- petition three choirs competed, Rheidiol, Carnarvon, and Festiniog. The test-piece was the Hallelujah Chorus. The Festiniog choir were the winners, At the evening concert the first part was mis- cellaneous, and the second consisted of selections from Handel's oratoria "Judas Maccabeus." The principal singers were Miss S. M. Lewis, R.A.M., E Gertrude J, Parry, R.A.M. Mr Maldwyn Humphreys, and Mr. W. J. Ineson (Hereford), with the Idris Choral Society as chorus and a full orchestra under the conductorship of Mr. O. O. Roberts.
» COMPETITIVE MEETING AT GLYN.
» COMPETITIVE MEETING AT GLYN. LIST OF AWARDS, The annual competitive meeting was held at the Pandy Baptist Chapel, Glyn, on Christmas Day, and proved a great success. Mr. J. R. Thomas, M.A., of Llangollen County School, presided at both meetings, and the adjudioaters were-Music,, Mr. J. Pryce Hughes, A.C., Coedpoeth; the Rev. H. C. Williams, Corwen. Mr. E. R. Roberts, Glyn, was the accompanist. The competitions resulted as follows :-Poetry Mr. J. P. Parry, junr., Pandy, Male voice party equal, Mr. Alun Thomas's party and Mr. J. Williams's (Llew) party. Mixed choir Mr. Evans's party, Glyn. Quartet equal, Mr. E. Evans's party, Glyn, and Mr. J. Davies's party, Glyn. Solo, Bendithiaist goed y meusydd," Mr. J. Davies, Glyn. Tenor solo Mr. J. T. Jones, Coed- y^lyn-terrace. Baritone solo Mr. J. E, Morris, Llangollen. Children's solo 1, Blodwen Evans, Glyn 2, Annie Hughes, Glyn. Pianoforte stool: Mr. Daniel Edwards, Herber. Scythe handle Mr. T Humphreys, Tregeiriog. Mending men's stock- ings ■ Mr. Charles Bather, Pontymeibion. Child's petticoat 1, Maggie Williams, Glyn 2, Norah Simpson. Child's pinafore 1, Susannah Griffiths, Glyn 2, J. A. Wynne, Penygraig. Recitation equal, Messrs. W. and Edmund Williams, Pandy. Children's recitation 1, Maggie Williams, Llan- gollen-terrace 2, E. A. Morris, Pandy. Children's handwriting 1, Mary Catherine Williams; 2, Howel Jones, Glyn. Answering six questions on the History of Esther 1, Mr. J. T. Jones, Cam- helig. Speech: "Influence of Revival in the Ceiriog Valley:" Mr. Edmund Williams, Pandy. During the evening meeting songs were given by Messrs. J. E. Morris, Llangollen, A!un Thomas, Pandy, and E. P. Jones, Glyn. The meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks, proposed by the Rev. J. L. Jones, Glyn, and seconded by Mr. O. Thomas, Camhelig. Mr. J. T. Jones made an effioient secretary, and Mr. H. O. Parry, Tynewydd, was treasurer.
»■-THE COMING ELECTION.
» ■ THE COMING ELECTION. DENBIGH BOROUGHS. MR, CLEMENT EDWARDS AT HOLT. Mr. Clement Edwards, the Liberal and Labour candidate for the Denbigh Boroughs, addressed a meeting at Holt on Friday night. He dwelt par-oc ticularly upon the importance of the retention of Free Trade. There was no doubt, he said, that that district, in common with other fruit-growing districts, had suffered from the Sugar Conventioa. and the sugar tax. Jam makers all agreed in their evidence that the tax on sugar and the Conventioa had hit their trade enormously, and indirectly it affected Holt in its fruit trade. As to education, it had been made compulsory, and the nation was responsible for the compulsion and, that being so it ought to be made a national charge. Education was a national responsibility, and the burden should be borne nationally and the funds for educa- tion taken from the Exchequer and not from the rates. That would enormously lighten the load of the people, and was a point well worth considering. In Holt, where they formerly had to pay 2d. or 3d. in the pound, they now had to pay Is. Id. or Is. 2d., and they did not benefit by it at all. WEST DENBIGHSHIRE. Unfortunately there is to be no fight in West Denbighshire-at anyrate a Conservative candidate made his appearance, although, in some name o^a Mr B r possible candidates, we find the name of a Mr. D. Lloyd mentioned as an of M, J. Herbert member. So far, however, Mr. Lloyd is no more than a name in the constituency. A contest would be welcome at the present juncture because it would provide the two parties with an opportunity of ascertaining their respective strengths and without this the present voting power of Liberals and Conservatives must necessarily be largely,if not entirely, a matter of speculation. In 1895 Mr. J. H. Roberts (L.) defeated Capt. T. Wynn Edwards (C.) by 1,603 votes on a poll of 7,359 votes. There were then 1,941 voters on the register so that it will be seen 1,582 electors refrained from exercising the suffrage, or nearly as many as the sitting member's majority. Since then Mr. Roberts has been per- mitted walks over." There has been a good deal of talk at times of dark horses in preparedness to carry the Tory colours; but nothing tangible ha& come of it. It is a noteworthy fact, however, that there has been a striking increase in the number of voters on the register since the last contested election. Thus we find that whilst in 1895 the numbers were 8,941 in 1900 they had risen to 10 ?42 an increase of 1,300 and it is, of course, impossible to saw how these additions would vote if they had an opportunity, just as it is only possible to speculate a-s to the political complexion of the 1,582 who, in 1895, remained away from the polling- booths. If we add these latter to the figures representing the increase in 1900 we have a total of 2,883, the oomposition of which is p actieally unknown. It is regrettable,in view of these figures, that the Conservatives have not seen their way to contest the division. Surely intense faith in* the soundness of their cause and the intelligence of their countrymen should have impressed them with the possibilities of securing the wherewithal, from, amongst this large body of electors, to turn defeat into victory. EAST DENBIGHSHIRE. Mr. Godfrey FitzHugh and Sir Watkin Williamsr Wynn, Bart., have, we understand, been approached with a view to their being chosen to fight East Denbighshire in the Conservative interest. It is not, however, probable that the return of Mr. S. Moss, M.P. (L.), will be challenged this time.