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PRUDENTIAL A'l
PRUDENTIAL A'l ASSURANCE COMPANY, Chief Office :HOLBORN BARS, LONDON, E.Ci SUMMARY OF THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, For the Year ending 31st December, 1879* V npHE Directors have more than ordinary Pleasure in presenting their Report and Accounts for the year 1879. In every respect the accounts are satisfactory, the progression of the income is particularly gratifying, tneincrease of the Assurance Funds very considerable, while the per-centage of each item of expenditure shows a reduction. ORDINARY BRANCH. 4.1. Dranch the New Business completed during the year consists of 4,076 Policies, assuring the sum of £517,566, and producing a New Annual Premium Income of £18,522 3a. Id. The expenses of the Branch have been reduced 2.3 per cent. on the Annual Premium Income, and are now only 11.44 per cent. on such income. # The Annual Premium Income at the end of the year is X109,581 9s. 5d., showing an increase of .£7,69814is. Id. over the year 1878. INDUSTRIAL BRANCH. The Premiums actually received during the year in this Branch are. £ l,407,143 10s.6d. as compared with the sum of £1,228,883 12s. received during 1878, showing an increase of Premium Receipts of £178,259 18s. 6d. The Claims of the year amount to £ 509,934 10s. 7d., while the total amount of Claims paid in this Branch is .£2,572,523. ■ The expenses of conducting the existing business of this Branch are now 32.37 per cent. upon the Premium Income, being 1.15 per cent. less than those of last ,a? f-63 Pe* cent, less than the amount provided at the last Valuation. These expenses are necessarily higher than those in the Ordinary Branch, as the premiums are collected weekly, but they are less than those of any other bullae. ^ransacting purely life assurance The rate of the New Business charges is one-half per cent. less than that of last year, but inasmuch as specific provision is made for these charges in the first year's premium, and they are defrayed by new Members, forming no charge whatever upon renewals, their incidence is of no practical moment. The process of reducing the Extension Expenses has been continued during the past year. The expenses incurred under this head show a diminution of .68 per cent., and the same remarks apply to these as to the New Business charges. The organisation of this Branch is still maintained m a high state of efficiency. The Prudential has been the pioneer in the material improvements which, in the last quarter of a centnry have been introduced inta the practice of Industrial Assurance, and, as has been proved by several actuarial investigations of a severe character, is not merely solvent but in the highest degree prosperous. At the last Annual Meeting the Directors recom- mended that the Auditors should make a monthly examination of the accounts of the Company. This recommendation was adopted by the Shareholders, Auditors ra D0W appeDd the Eeport made the Life Assurance Companies' Act, 1870. Fourth Schedule. BALANCE SHEET OF THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY "—' (Ordinary Branch), on the 31st December I TV. ^ABILITIES. £ 8. Lite Assurance Fund 591452 16 9 Sickness and Assurance Fund 490 16 2 Leasehold Redemption Fund 5,000 0 0 m • n T., £ 596,943 12 11 Claims under Life Policies adr&itted but not yet paid I 14,843 1 0 £ 611,786. 3 11 ASSETS. # ———— Mortgages 011 Property within the United Kingdom 128,662 6 8 Loans on the Company's Policies 21,351 17 6 Investments:— In British Governmnt Securities. 75,488 7 3 49,9W J 3 Railway and other Debentures and Debenture Stock 40,658 14 0 Ditto Shares (Preference and Ordinary) 26,785 1 4 House Property 97,528 14 8 Reversions 55,491 8 1 Life Interests 133 5 3 Loans on Municipal and other Rates 16,983 4 11 Mortgages of Reversions. 2,985 9 5 Agents' Balances 484 19 3 Outstanding Premiums. 7,487 15 0 Ditto Interest and Rents 3,688 14 1 Amount due from Official Liquidator of International Insurance Society 12,160 12 1 Deposits at Three Month's notice 33,000 0 0 Cash- -On current account .£25,136 1 11 In hand. 1000 0 ————— 25,236 1 11 < £ 611,786 13 11 BALANCE SHEET OF THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (Industrial Branch) on the 31st December, 1879. LIABILITIES. X a. d. Shareholders Capital. 24,920 0 0 Life Assurance Fund. 1,001,033 15 5 Contingency Fund 40,000 0 0 Claims under Life Policies admitted. 8,079 18 0 r'1e!1 r -,¡ ft •< Jl,074,033 13 5 n_ ASSETS. Mortgages on Property within the United Kingdom. 18,242 0 0 Investments:— In British Government Securities. 81,141 4 0 Freehold Ground Rents 363,449 9 3 Scotch Feu Duties 7,047 14 0 Freehold Estates. 58,173 7 8 House Property < £ 206,225 2 4 Less Amount written off New Offices 2,000 0 0 ■r-t ,-L T L m>m 2 4 Lite and o .her Interests and Rever- sions 50 504 9 3 Furniture and Fittings X25,000 0 0 Less Amount written off 50000 T 24>500 0 0 Loans on Municipal and other Rates 87906 3 10 Loans on Personal Security 35 595 l 8 Agents' Balances 97 315 2 9 Outstanding Interest and Rents. 8,214 1 9 Deposits at Three Months' notice. 5 000 0 0 Cash-On current account = £ 32,469 16 11 In hand. 2.50 0 0 —————=— 32,719 16 11 < £ 1,074,033 13 5 THOS. C. DEWEY, 7 IU- ———— WILLIAM HUGHES, j Managers. W. J. LANCASTER, Secretary. 1 EDGAR HOBNE, Chairman.. 1 I HENRY HARBEN, ) TV V THOS. REID, j Erectors. We have examined, month by month, the various Receipts and Payments of the Prudential Assurance Company. We have also examined the foregoing Accounts, find them to be correct, and hereby confirm the same. We have scan and examined the various securities. JAMES ALLANSON, 7 4 VI ROBERT BARNES, t Auditors. 18th February, 1S30.
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SALE BY MESSRS. D. ROBERTS AND SON COR WEN. PENTYCLANVDD COTTAGE, NEAR PENTREDWR, LLANGOLLEN. -fc/pSSRS. DAYIDROBERTS & SON be- ir, to announce their instructions from J B Marston, Esq., who 13 going abroad, to Sell' bv Auction, at the above, on FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd 1880, the whole of the Excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, in Dining and Drawing Rooms, Three Bed Rooms, Kitchens, etc., and including Cottage Pianoforte, in carved Walnut case; Treadle and Hand Sewing' Machines, Eiectro-plated Articles. Table Glass, and Cutlery, together with Out.door Effects, comprising Black Mountain Pony (used to Harness), Young Donkey, small Carriage, Harness, Saddles, &c., &c. Descriptive Catalogues may be had at the Hotels and Inns in the neighbourhood, and from the Auctioneers, Temple Buildings, Corvven. The whole may be viewed on the Morning of Sale. Sale at 11 o'clock, WANTiD, a situation as DOMESTIC a young girl, aged 14 years. Apply at this oinoo, TO THE FREEHOLDERS AND OTHER ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF DENBIGH. GENTLEMEN, Sir Stafford Northcote having announced in ^the House of Commons, yesterday, Her Majesty's- determination to dissolve Parliament at an early date, I venture to ask you to honour me with a renewal of that trust, which, for eight successive Parliaments you have reposed in me. My political views I liefed scarcely enlarge on, as you all know them but, if you again honotir me, by returning me as your represen tative, I beg to assure you that your interests, both general and local, will, at all times, have my earnest and best attention. I remain, gentlemen, Your obliged and grateful servant, WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN. Wynnstay, March 9th, 1880. (713) TO THE ELECTORS OF DENBIGHSHIRE. GENTLEMEN, Twelve Sessions ago you conferred upon me- an unknown and untried man-the great honour of representing you in Parliament. Since that time, while not neglecting your special interests or those of the Principality in general, I have striven to the best of my ability, to aid by my voice and vote the cause of Religious Freedom, of Peace and Justice, and of Sound and Useful Reform. May I, in view of the coming Election, hope that the confidence which you reposed in a* comparative stranger will not be refused to an appeal, based upon years of close and friendly intercourse, and of honest and laborious service ? I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obliged servant, GEORGE OSBORNE MORGAN. Brymbo Hall, Wrexham, March 10th, 1880. '"1': r LLANGOLLEN EISTEDDFOD. EASTER MONDAY. UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. A > GRAND EISTEDDFOD CONCERT Will be given at the ASSEMBLY ROOMS, on the evening of the above day, and which will be taken part in by MISS GAYNEY GRIFFITH, U.C.W., 0. GRIFFITH, ESQ. I W. H. LEWIS, Esq. (Eryr Eryri), J (Eos Padarn), THE SUCCESSFUL CHOIRS, GLEE PARTIES, SOLOISTS, &c., &c. Doors open at 6 o'clock, Concert to commence'at 6 30. Front Seats, 2s.; Second do., Is. 6d.; Back do., Is. For further particulars, see Programmes. THE TOWER SCHOOLS, LLANGOLLEN. PRIIZCIPAL-DR. ELLIS. Second Master-Mr. Stephen Davies. During the past year one pupil passed the Preliminary Examination of the Pharmaceutical Society, London; Three passed the College of Preceptors' Examination; while six were admitted int > the U.C.W. and other Colleges. t* i THE TOWER SCHOOL, LLANGOLLEN. PRINCIPAL-MRS. ELLIS, Assisted by Resident Foreign and English Governesses. Pupils are prepared for the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations, and for the College of Preceptors. Prospectus, &c., on application. (326) TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE TREATY, ALL THOSE ELEVEN COTTAGES, SITUATE IN DEE-MILL PLACE, LLANGOLLEN, In the respective occupations of Edward Jones and others. For particulars, apply to MESSRS. MINSHALLS AND PARRY JONES, Solicitors, Llangollen. (704) TO BE LET on the 1st of May, Dee View, now in the occupation of Mr. J. P. Richards. It contains 4 Bedrooms, Parlour, Kitchen, Back Kitchen, Cellar, &o. For particulars apply to ■ Edward Jones, Smithfield Arms, Llangollen. (698) To BE SOLf) BY AUCTION, at the T beginning of April next (if not previously disposed of by Private Treaty), price £160, a Piece of Land called Nantycwm, measuring Seven Acres, in the Parish of Llandegla, and situated near the road from Llangollen to Ruthin. For particulars, apply to Messrs. Ellis and Williams, Auctioneers, Gastle- street, Llangollen, or to Mr. Cadwaladr Lewis, Garth- y-Pistyll, near Llangollen. (699) ON SALE, & lot of BOXES for making Trunks. Apply at this office. (683) SUN FIRE OFFICE, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1710. HENRY F. SHAW LEFEVRE, Esq., Chairman and Treasurer. FRANCIS B. RELTON, Esq., Secretary. Total' Sum insured in 1878, £ 258,772,986. Claims paid during the last ten years, upwards of Two MILLIONS STERLING. All information respecting Fire Insurances may be obtained from the undermentioned agents of the society, Agents for Llangollen-MESSRS. MINSHALL AND PARRY-JONES, Chapel-street. (639) TTOUSE TO BE LET, situate in West „ Street, Llangollen, containing Parlour, Kitchen, JJack Kitchen, 4 Bedrooms, and Box Room rent, £ 16. Apply to J. Thomson,. Accountant, Chapel Street' Llangollen. (721) rANTED, a LAUNDRESS to undertake the Washing for a Family. If not a widow, her husband could be employed. A cottage provided Apply at Ty'ndwfr, Llangollen. (722)
THE LLANGOLLEN ADVERTISER.…
THE LLANGOLLEN ADVERTISER. PRIOE ONE PENNY. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM s. d. Unstamped Copies on credit 5 0 Ditto paid in advance 4 4 Stamped Copies on credit. 7 6 Ditto paid in advance. 6 6 Publisher H. JONES, Castle Street, Llangollen, to whom all orders for the Paper should be sent, and to whom all Post Oilice Orders, &c., should be made pay- able. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. This Journal is now in its twentieth year, and has a very influential circulation in Llangollen, and through- out all North Wales. Being conducted entirely on neutral principles, it finds its way into families of all classes. As it is also the only paper printed and published in this district, it offers peculiar advantages to advertisers. Advertisements are inserted on the following terms :— PARLIAMENTARY- NOTICES, ELECTION ADDRESSES, AND PUBLIC COMPANIES, 6d. per Line. LAW NOTICES, AUCTIONS, AND MISCELLANEOUS, 4d. per Line. TRADES, BOOKS CHARITIES, &C., 3d. per Line. Advertisements continued for 13 weeks charged at the rate of 8s. per inch long, 26 weeks, 14s. per inch; 52 weeks, 22s. per inch. A copy of the paper is included in the above charged All advertisements not ordered for a definite period will be inserted until, countermanded.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. We shall deem it a favour at all times to receive short notices of any local occurrences at which we may not happen to be present. Having to go to press early on Thursday night, our readers will oblige by forwarding their communications as early as pos- sible, and advertisements must be received not later than Twelve o'clock on Thursday noon. j. Our Bardic Editor at present is the Rev. J. H. Hughes, The; ManSe, Cefn, near Ruabon. The bards will, therefore, send their productions to his address. We cannot undertake to return rejected communica- tions, or take notice of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authen- ticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Letters to the EditOf ought to be in hand as early as possible in the week, and we cannot guarantee the insertion of any lengthy correspondence if received later than Tuesday morning. .i In consequence of the increasing demand upon our space, we beg to say that, for the future,, in report- ing meetings and entertainments, we shall give the preference to the most concise reports. Reporters and correspondents are particularly re- quested to send their communications to us as soon as possible. So many communications are generally received on Thursday that it is impossible to publish the whole. Press Telegrams can be transmitted under the new postal regulations from any Postal Telegraph Office to the Advertiser. Office, Llangollen, at the rate of 75 words for one shilling. Telegrams so sent must he addressed to The Editor," and not to any person by name. They must contain news only, and nothing in the form of a personal message. We shall feel obliged if correapondenta will, at our expense, avail themselves of this medium to transmit any late items of news. The demand upon our space by advertisements and local intelligence makes it necessary to say thatfoo1 the future in reporting-meetings and entertainments, Wo shall givd: the preference to those which are con- sidered by the promoters of sufficient public impor- tance to be advertised in our columns. WE must defer our lehder4 about the Prudential Assurance Company till our next.
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THE Cymmrodorion Society proposes to issue occasionally reprints of rare and interesting works connected with the language, literature, or history of Wales. The society has lately sustained a great loss by the death of its late editor, the Rev. Robert Jones, B.A. PAPER is now substituted for wood in the manufacture of lead pencils. It is steeped in an adhesive liquid, and rolled round the core of lead to the requisite thickness. After drying for a time, it is coloured, and resembles ant ordinary cedar pencil. The pencils sell in London to retailers at about 6s. 6d. a gross. THE UNIVJERSITY" BOAT RACE, for the firsf time in its history, was unable to take place on. Saturday morning, owing to the fog which; prevailed on the river. The contest came off between 10 30 and 11 a.m. on Monday, the Oxford crew winning by four lengths. MR. PARNELL arrived at Queenstown from 51,145 persons of both sexes obtain their liveli- hood in Berlin by printing and the kindred branches. If we add to the above number 10,590 persons employed .in bookselling and publishing houses, 294 in libraries, 2698 in publishing offices, 326 in the advertisement branch, and 31,621 in bookbinding establish- ments, we arrive at the respectable figure of 96,281, of whom 15,281 are females. THERE is a printing-house in connection with the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Halifax, N.S., and a few of the pupils are learning the art of printing there, turning out books and all kinds of job work. A pleasant interruption to the general routine of the above institution was lately occasioned by the visit of a former scholar, the first deaf and dumb compositor in Nova Scotia, who is now working at the business in Picton. THE QUEEN, according to present arrange- jments, will watch the results of the pending appeal to her people from a distance. One purpose of the Sovereign's visit to the Father- land is to see the last- iresting-place of her second daughter, the lamented Princess Alice, at Darmstadt. No member of the Royal family was ever more beloved in this country, and from the circumstances none has ever been mourned with deeper or more sincere regret. All classes of Her Majesty's subjects, while rejoicing at the continued good health of the Queen, see with interest the routine life at Windsor, Osborne, and Balmoral occasionally varied by a brief spell of foreign travel-a luxury which can now be enjoyed by well-nigh the humblest of the population. The Prince and Princess of Wales on Monday paid a visit to the ex-Empress of the French at Chistlehurst, previous to her departure for Zululand. Their royal highnesses afterwards proceeded to Windsor on a visit to the Queen, who started for Badeh Baden yesterday. IT is not often that a Chancellor of the Exchequer introduces the Budget before the end of the financial year, which closes with the 31st of March. From the revenue returils, which are made up that night, the Minister of Finance is able to strike his balances, to estimate his surplus, and to decide what alterations to make in the adjustment of taxation. But as, by the conclusion of the present financial year, no Parliament will be in existence, the Budget had to be constructed on such materials as were actually available, so that the estimated surplus of £74,000 upon a revenue of eighty-one millions and a half denotes the existence of a practical equilibrium. It is, however, more than possible that this modest amount will be considerably exceeded, with good weather, revived trade, and the increase in railway traffic receipts, of which there is already a favourable indication. A GENERAL ELECTION does not often happen; but, when it does take place, it necessarily throws every other domestic question into the shade. The topic is not a local one, confined to this or that particular district, or limited to iny stated neighbourhood. It is not only in the metropolis of the empire that the chords < of political excitement then vibrate. From Shetland to the Land's End, and from the coasts washed by the waves of the German Ocean to the wild Lancashire moors; upon the shores of the two Channels, and upon the remote west of Ireland, where the thundering surges of the Atlantic roll in upon the rocks of Connaught, the air is alive with electioneering life. It is not then that hundreds of consti- tuencies wait for the verdict of a single community, as was recently the case with Sheffield, Liverpool, and Southwark — all important places, whose judgment elated one party, and dispirited another. But when every enfranchised place in the three kingdoms- 0 ins- counties, boroughs, and universities-has to choose new members, each finds quite enough to do in attending to its own political affairs. All over the land parties bend to their work with a will that shows the momentous impor- tance of the issue at stake—>the opinions of Her Majesty's advisers for, perhaps, several years to come, the character of our domestic legislation, and the tone of our foreign policy. WE are glad to hear that a member of the House of Commons intends shortly to raise the entire question of the present system of postal rates charged for the conveyance of newspapers. As the law now stands, every newspaper, by a registration fee of 5s., may be registered, and a newspaper is defined to be a publication "consisting wholly or in great part of articles 0 relating thereto, or to current topics, with or without advertisements;" it must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than seven days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets unstitched. Newspapers, as thus defined and thus registered, may pass within the United Kingdom for a postage of one halfpenny, irrespective of their weight. Now, says Truth, this is obviously unjust. There are newspapers like the Echo, which consist almost entirely of news, that only weigh about an ounce; there are others, which weigh occasionally over seven ounces, and which contain more columns of advertisements than news. Either the half- penny charged for the transmission of the Echo is too much, or the same sum for the trans- mission of more bulky journals is too little. As regards the clause obliging sheets to be unstitched, it is a palpable absurdity, for, all things else being equal, it is an advantage to a reader to have the sheets of his newspaper stitched together, and in any case this does not perceptibly increase the weight, or alter the character of a publication. We think that it would be only fair if the stitch clause in the postal regulations were abolished, and that there should be a schedule of weights for newspapers, and, as with letters, each news- paper should be charged a specific amount, ac- rig to weight, for postal transmission. at the ILigh School. A Scotsman, he has all the Scotch power of push. An Edinburgh lawyer, he forsook his native city to become the leading parliamentary agent at St. Stephen's. A scholar, he has published the one translation of Faust that is likely to live as a classic. He was one of the authors of the Bon Gualtier Rhymes. He. has in anotb or field won Fame as the translator of Heine's love songs. He is a dramatic author of some repute—his wife not very many years ago played in one of his pieces-and a classical student of undoubted learning. As an essayist, he is brilliant and daring. It was he who wrote the famous article 0 in the Quarterly which laid it down that Governments and the Crown, and not Parlia- ments and the Democracy, ought to manage foreign affairs. He has adopted as his own the Prince Consort's theory of the English monarchy, and he can state it clearly and effectively. His most considerable, though not his greatest work is, of bourse, his'Life of the Prince Consort, which is entitled at least to the praise that it reveals more of the English 0 Court than was ever in a single biography 0 revealed before. Sir Theodore Martin's eleva- tion makes it interesting to notice that the actress who was queen of the stage forty years ago, and is said to be 64 years of age, is now 0 Lady Martin." Sir Theodore and Lady Martin have started for a tour in Italy, but will return to their town house at the end of April, pro- bably spending AVhitsuntide at their country home, Bryntysilio, Llangollen.
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INCREASED INTEMPERANCE AMONG WOMEN. THE subject to..which we would call the attention of- our readers is one of vital importance to the present and future well-being of our country we believe it is impossible to exaggerate the fearful amount of suffering, and want at this moment existing in our midst on account of the shocking growth of intemperance among women. In the metropolis, the other day, one of the stipendiary magistrates .called public attention to the disgraceful fact that so far as his court was concerned the large majority of drunken cases brought before him related to-with shame be it said—women and that this was not merely an exceptional, state of things, but was a matter of daily and Weekly recurrence." It may be that London is worse with regard to female drunkenness than other 0 0 parts, of the kingdom—we sincerely hope it is so, as we should be grieved beyond expression to think for a moment that in our district we had such a large proportion of female delin- 0 in, lo quents amongst us; still we have too much reaspn to fear that many of our large towns, and villages too, are fast following the bad example set by the metropolis, and we think it only right to direct public attention to so great an evil.^ We presume no one will for a moment call in question the truth of what we have stated, but the difficulty appears to be to find a remedy for this deplorable state of things. It is quite true that we have any number of Acts of Parliament bearing on the drink |uestion, passed with the idea of dealing j satisfactorily—if that be possible—'with the i evil of drunkenness but as a matter of fact they are a dead letter on the Statute Book, and are scarcely, if ever, carried out. What is required now is, that existing Acts be carried out in their integrity. If that were done, we venture to assert, without fear of contradiction, there would not exist one half the drunkenness that is now allowed to disgrace our streets. People do not become insensibly drunk all at wicc,- and this fact has never appeared to dawn- on the minds of the intelligent officers of our 0 police force. It has often occurred to us as a remarkable fact that, although it is a penal offence for a publican to supply anyone under the influence of liquor, yet so bold and defiant have the drinksellers become that they serve drunken persons with impunity. The fact is that a large proportion of the public houses could not be carried on profitably, if it were not for the drink supplied to inebriates. Not- withstanding that the police are continually taking into custody the same persons oyer and over again for this same offence of drunkenness, they are but very seldom able to ascertain where are the wicked and guilty wretches who sell these miserable beings the drink by which they are made drunk, and, perhaps, helpless, as we have too often seen them, a sight to make angels weep, if such a thing could be. If the Watch Committees of England and Wales will do their duty, and see that not only the men under their charge perform their duty, but also see that all publicans who infringe the law, are made to feel its punish- ment, then, and not till then, shall we have a more sober state of things in our midst.
LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS: "'
LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS: • LLANGOLLEN. PREACHERS FOR NEXT SUNDAV.—English Baptist Chapel (Penybryn), at 10 30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. R. Richards, Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool. English Wesleyan Chapel (Market-street), at 11 15 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. J. Welsford, Wenffrwd, Llangollen. Welsh Wesleyan Chapel, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. John Jones, Cefn. Independent Chapel (Church-street), at, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. R. W.Griffiths,Bethel,Carnarvon- shire. Welsh Baptist Chapel, at 9 30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. H. Jones, D.D., Llangollen. Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, at 9 30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Rev. R. Williams, Bala. Penllyn Mission Room,.at 10 a.m. and. 6 p.m., Rev. John Roberts, Llangollen. SUCCESS.—Amongst the successful- candidates who passed the preliminary examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is Mr. Prige Tugh, son of Mr. Samuel Pugh, Eagles Inn, this town. A STORM has been predicted to take place between the 24th and 26th inst. It is to be hoped, on account of the vast number of pleasure- seekers that will arrive this day (Friday) at Llangollen and other places that the storm will not reach us within the time specified. EASTER EXCURSIONS.—This evening (Thursday) excursion passengers will arrive from Worcester, Bridgnorth, Kidderminster, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, Manchester, Warrington, Liverpool, Wellington, Shrewsbury, &c., returning at various times up to Tuesday, March 30th. The Friday excursion trains will arrive at 9 20, 10 0, and 1040 a.m., with passengers from Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, Birmingham, Oswestry, Wrexham, Shrewsbury, &c., returning at 7 35, 8 15, and 9 10, the same evening, and at various times up to Tuesday, March 30th. On Monday _01 ^Mirsinn train will arrive at 9 iLlO ".III., ing the same day at 830 p.m., and various times up to April 5th, with passengers from most of the principal stations in South Wales, and Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, Oswestry, Wrexham, Shrewsbury, &c. Excursion passengers will also arrive and return by some of the ordinary trains, particulars of which are given in the bills. THE EISTEDDFOD AND CONCERT.—There will be a very large number of competitors at this Easter Monday Eisteddfod, and the gathering promises to be as successful as any yet held. Six choirs have sent in their names, and it will, no doubt, be an especial treat to witness the contest. Miss Gayney Griffith, a very popular Welsh soprano, will make her first appearance at Llangollen, at the evening concert, on that day, and she will be accompanied by y Eryr Eryri and Eos Padarn, two whose singing was well appreciated here on a previous occasion. The successful choirs, glee parties, soloists, &c., at the eisteddfod will also take part. See programmes. ,L THE COLLEGE.—As usual before tteir departure for their collecting tours, the students were entertained to an annual dinner, which is provided by the committee. After dinner a meeting was held in the College library, when addresses were delivered by the ttitora.,arid several of the senior students in the way of encouragement to the new students, who are inexperienced in collecting work. By next Saturday all the students will have left for their different circuits, except Mr. I). Williams, who has not yet sufficiently recovered from the very painful illness which he has suffered from of late, and Mr. J. Meredyth, who is exempted this year from collecting on account of his preparing for the matriculation examination of the, London University, which is to be held next June. FOOTBALL.;—Lovers of football in this neigh- bourhood will have an opportunity of enjoying theirfavourite game to their heart's content during the next few days, as will be seen by the large posters and handbills which have been freely circulated in the district. This day (Friday) the Llangollen club will play a picked team from Wrexham, while on Monday they will enter the lists against the Druids. The latter match promises to be unusually interesting and attractive. The well-known reputation of the Druids as the winners of the challenge cup this year will no doubt draw together an immense number of spec- tators, while the very formidable team that Llangollen will be able to muster against them will probably render the match a very closely- contested one. A small fee will be charged for admission into the field, and we understand that arrangements have been made to canvass off the ground from the canal bank. It is satisfactory to know that the committee have arranged the match on Monday so as not to interfere in any way with the Eisteddfod meetings held on that day. The following represent the Llangollen team:—Goal, Samuel Parry; backs, J. A. Richards and-J. P. Davies; half backs, Evan Jones, Jos. Jones, and John Jones; left wing, W. Roberts and John Roberts; right wing, H. Adams and J. E. Jones; centre, David Parry; umpire, II. Cope. LLANGOLLEN 2ND ELEVEN V, OSWESTRY -2ND ELEVEN.-—A warmly-contested match was played at the Cricket Field, on Saturday, and the game was not altogether without a show of nhe play. The day was fine with a gentle breeze, and Oswestry, winning the toss, kicked-off against the wind, but the ball was not long goino- before it was sent to the visitors' ground. During the first half time the visitors made two or three runs at the home goal, but on the whole the ball was well sustained at the opposite one, yet the backs appeared formidable. Two or three corner kicks were obtained, but without the desired results. After half time some very sharp kicking took place, the visitors appearing resolved on taking their opponents' goal, and several good shots were made, but S. Parry, the goal-keeper, ably defended it, and they failed. J. E. Jones, one of the left wing of the home team, made several 3'ood runs, and within about twenty minutes of time, D, Parry sent it between the poles amid the I cheering of a good number ,,of spectators. The game throughout was spirited, and, closed with one goal. to Llangollen against none. The playing of J. E. Jones drew much admiration, as did also that of J. Richards. RANGERS V. WANDERERS.—This match was played at the Recreation Ground on Monday last. The Rangers' captain won the toss, and the ball' was soon put in motion by Richard Jones, at 5 30 p.m. The play was of an even character until some twenty minutes elapsed, when a struggle ensued, which resulted in Joseph Roberts obtaining a goal for the Rangers by a clever screw kick. Nothing more was done when half time was called. On resuming play, W. Gilbert kicked off for the Wanderers which seemed to warm them up to their work, and the ball was soon taken to the Rangers' quarters. The Wanderers there had hands given them, which resulted in a throw up, when Earnest Hughes unfortunately headed the ball into the Rangers' goal, which made the game equal. The ball was kicked off, and a good run was made by the brothers Austin and Earnest Hughes. Earnest passed the ball to the centre, and by a good shot the second goal was cleverly obtained for the Rangers, by Win. G. Griffiths. Time was called shortly afterwards, which left the Rangers the winners, after a hard and well-contested game, by two goals to one. PENYBRYN ANNUAL TEA PARTY.—On Thursday, the 18th inst., all the members of the above church and several friends sat together at tea, which was prepared at the chapel, when all thoroughly enjoyed the dainties. At 7 p.m., a social meeting was held, .when very powerful and eloquent addresses were delivered. Dr. Ellis occupied the chair. After introducing the service by a short prayer by Dr. Jones, Dr. Ellis gave a brief account of the work done during the year. He said the year had not been very uneventful, though it caused not many revolutions. He referred very touchingly to the great bereavement and deep sorrow of Mr. Coward's family, and said though unpleasant things had not entered the church directly, still they had entered into families connected with the church, and the church as a body deeply sympathised with them. Such changes, he said, call upon 00 to redouble our energy; but amid all the changes we have much to be thankful for. Then Prof. Davies delivered an excellent speech on the Christian Home." He asked what was a Christian Home, and said it was a home where Christ is enshrined in its heart, &c. Next the Rev. J. Welsford delivered a very able address on Christian Cheerfulness." He said Christian cheerfulness is that character which is the out" come of a revealed religion in man. It must have child-like faith in Christ. Even mercy must be shown with cheerfulness. Christian cheerfulness should prevail in all our religious duties, in prayer, praise, &c. Next Dr. Jones I. delivered a very impressive address on Christian Sympathy." He said the word "sympathy" meant fellow-feeling—to feel with one another. Christian sympathy meant one of two things, (1) either such sympathy as was taught in the Gospel, or (2) sympathy of one Christian with another. He said Christians should sympathise with one another as members of one another, &c. After the doxology and benediction, the proceedings terminated. THE EVILS OF THE DRINK. TRAFFIC.—An able and eloquent discourse for the promotion of the cause of sobriety was delivered on Wednesday evening, at the Welsh Baptist Chapel, by II. Plenydd Williams, G.W.C.T.W., to a somewhat numerous congregation. Mr. R. Griflith, Castle- street, was in the chair, and made some telling remarks on the subject of the meeting. Having adverted to the vast amount of evil resulting from the use of intoxicating drinks in this country, among the great obstacles to reform the Ivoburer lti3tanof>d thoipposeni licifnsing systern- lIe stated that licences were not imposed at first Tor the object of swelling the funds of the Govern" ment, but towards.the expense the Government might be put in in dealing with persons making immoderate use of the drinks of those licensed- Now, however, things had changed; the licences were granted not simply to make good a loss the Government might sustain, but mainly for the sake of the immense profit accruing therefrom to the treasury, and this fact occasioned the want of courage and honesty on the part of those 111 authority and interested in the trade to grapple with the question effectively. He said the conflict some years ago was between moderate and immoderate use of strong drinks, but now, however, it had become to be between total abstinence and moderation. The use of alcoholic drinks never went from the greater to the less, but always from the less to the- greater, and hence the importance of total abstinence- The state of the country had become so deplorable that there was no need to convince any thoughtful person of the want of prompt and earnest action on the part of all conscientious persons to endeavour to sweep away this great and national vice which so disgraced our Christian land. He referred to the lamentable amount of drunkenness among the female sex, which was daily increasing' and which was already a source of indescribable misery, and would continue to be still more so if something were not done to lessen the facilities of obtaining intoxicating liquors. He said the Government of our enlightened country might learn a lesson from the heathen "natives of China- They, in that distant land, have a custom Of enquiring at the end of each year whether this or that god has answered the purpose of keeping- And if they find they have cost the country more than the country has benefited through them, they at once give them up. So the Government ought to see whether the present licensing system pays the country, and if ?ot they ought at once to abandon it for something better. Good Templarism, he said, was nour more prosperous than ever, the principles ot which had extended over the greater portion ot Norway; had been introduced into France and were making no small grogress there and also to other Countries. The cause was now reviving ir\ Wales, he having established a good number ot lodges within the last few months. He recoinj mended the distribution of religious tracts an the making of personal calls on inebriates aS excellent means for their restoration, and gave some touching examples of persons having been thus reclaimed, who had sunk to the lowes depths of vice. At the close he entreated a sympathisers with the good cause to remain an sign their names as templars or teetotaller although he should much prefer the forl11er. Warm votes of thanks were passed "to *>1 chairman and lecturer, and the meeting tlie terminated. SPECIAL PETTY SESSIONS, Monday.—Before Capt. Dickin. a3 Drunkenness.—-David Thomas, collier, Cetn, brought up charged by P.C. McRey with e drunk and disorderly in Castle-street, on Snn night, and was fined 5s. and costs. nuirk. Larceny Case.—CharlesWilliams, collier, was brought up in- custody charged by Morgan with stealing a watch, value o0' r- John Edwards, bricklayer, Oswestry, on day night—John Edwards said he lived at p.^ Brook-street, Oswestry. Was at Ctu Saturday, and called at the Cross Keys, w aU(j met with some company of about thlcn^'e0ne amongst them saw the prisoner. » w;0g asked him what time it was, and he on ecl out his watch said it was 7 30. relreD{ied that that was not the right time, and he that his watch was a timekeeper to the nn jQ'g adding that he would sell it for 30s..n, ,inded asked, he took the watch off the chain an j.0 be it to a person whom he recognised in coU^. ner. William Dodd, and he handed it to tiio pi he had Witness asked Dodd for it and he 3avd '■ oU^ given it to.prisoner. The prisoner jn iu about ten minutes, and witness procee