Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

THE NORTH WALES COLLIERS. On Saturday, the following notice was posted up at all the North Wales collieries by the miners: —"Seeing the present state of the coal trade is healthy, and sufficiently improved to justify us in asking for an advance on our present miserable wages, we hereby give notice for an advance of 15 per cent., to expire on the 4th of November." At Buckley, near Mold, the colliers employed at the Lexham-green Colliery, belonging to Messrs. W. Hancock and Co. are out on strike, on account of the firm not complying with the request of the men for an advance of 5 per cent along with the other collieries in the district. The men employed at all the other collieries have agreed to support those who are out on strike by paying a levy of Is. per man throughout the neighbourhood.

CORRESPONDENCE. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of Our correspondents.—ED.) CORWEN. To the Editor of the" Llangollen Advertiser." Sir, My first visit to Corwen was on the 13th inst., to attend a Poor Law Conference, and had sanitary matters been discussed it might have been well for Corwen. I do not wish to be severe in my criticisms, but I must say that the town of Corwen is very much in need of sanitary reform. The streets and parapets are shamefully neglected, and apparently such a person as a public scavenger is unknown. Well may it be said that Man made the town, but God made the country." The hills and dales all well wooded, and where Peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow, are particularly lovely, and contrast most painfully with the town. Judging from the irregularity of the streets and the wretched designs of many of the houses, architects of high or low degree were not much consulted. Alas for Corwen! Oh! ye Corwenites, why do you not make your town some- what in harmony with your charming surroundings? The day of my visit I will admit was not a very favourable one, and probably gave the town a dreary aspect. I would, however, most respectfully suggest to the powers that be—the Rural Sanitary Authority, ably presided over by the Rev. David Evans—to at once institute measures to cleanse and beautify Corwen. I have hitherto dwelt upon the town, and if not in complimentary terms, this I can say, that on behalf of the people, I never met a more hospitable, kind, and courteous community in my life. One word as to hotel accommodation. I have travelled some little at home and abroad, and have stayed at many hotels, but for home comforts, cleanliness, and a good table, together with all and everything a traveller could desire, I was never better treated than at the Owen Glyndwr Hotel, at Corwen. X. October 13th, 1882.

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DENBIGHSHIRE MICHAELMAS QUARTER SESSIONS. These sessions were opened in the County Hall, Wrexham, on Thursday week, when the civil business of the county was transacted. There were present Captain Griffith Boscawen (chairman), Mr. W. D. W. Griffith (deputy- chairman), Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart., M.P., Sir Theodore Martin, the Right Hon. G. Osborne Morgan, Q.C., M.P., Major Cornwallis (West, Lord Lieutenant), Colonel Meredith, Major Barnes, Major Mainwaring, Captain Baker, Captain Best, Captain Townshend, Captain Wynn Griffith, the Rev. the Warden of Ruthin, Messrs. E. Swetenham, E. Davies, T. LI. Fitz- Hugh, S. Yorke, E. Evans, T. Chilton, E. L. Ashworth, H. R. Sandbach, A. Peel, John James, Corbett Yale, R. G. Johnson, Edward Davies, Charles Hughes, O. Slaney Wynne, Henry Robertson, M.P., Henry Potts, P. H. Humberston, and R. Myddelton Biddulph, Mr. Joseph Peers, clerk of the peace; Major Lead- better, chief constable; Mr. Heaton, county treasurer; and Mr. Lloyd Williams, county surveyor. NEW MAGISTRATES. Mr. Charles Hardern, Fronganol, Llanrwst; Mr. John Edwards, Oldfield Farm, Bettws, Abergele; and Captain C. W. Townshend, Trevalyn, Gresford, qualified as magistrates. COUNTY FINANCES. The County Surveyor reported that the balance of the county rate was £3,833 lis. 8d.; police rate £1,889 10s. Od.; and of the superan- nuation fund Y,112 10s. 3d., making a total of £ 5,835 lls. lid.. He asked for a county rate of Id. in the pound, and of a police rate of six- eighths of a Id. in the pound. The police rate was one-eighth of a penny more than last year, but the county rate was the same. THE CHIEF CONSTABLE'S REPORT. The Chief Constable reported that crime and offences as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year shewed a decrease of 1 in indictable offences; 37 in offences determined summarily, and an increase of Y,116 8s. 2d. in the value of property stolen; 47 indictable offences were reported during the year ending 29th September, shewing a decrease of 16, as compared with last year; 41 persons were apprehended, 13 of whom were discharged, and 28 committed for trial, as follows: wounding and stabbing, &c., 2, concealment of birth 1, rape 1, bigamy 1, assaults 1, breaking into shops, &c., 1, cattle stealing 2, sheep stealing 1, larcenies 13, embezzlement 1, attempting to commit suicide 1, obstructing a railway engine 3, total 28. 1927 persons were proceeded against summarily, of whom 1135 were fined, 5 whipped, 4 sent to Industrial and Reformatory Schools, 42 bound in recognisances, 2 delivered to the army, 318 committed to gaol and 113 other punishments. He regretted to say that for the last two years drunkenness bad been on the increase, as 481 males and 69 females were proceeded against for the offence, shewing an increase of 73 as compared with last year, and 119 as compared with 1880. There are 430 public houses, 174 beer shops, and 10 refreshment houses, in the county, or one to 177 inhabitants; 32 public and beerhouses were proceeded against for breaches of the Licensing Acts, 24 of which were convicted, and two endorsed. The total value of property stolen during the year is estimated at £167 13s. 3d., of which £157 7s. 8d. was recovered. He had to recommend that Sergeant John Jones, who was above 60 years of age, be superannuated, he having served 21 years and six months on the police force of the County, and had been a good and efficient officer. 7772 tramps were relieved, shewing a decrease of 713 as compared with last year; 50 were apprehended for begging, 22 of whom were discharged, and 28 committed to prisorn _Ha~ case of cattle disease had> been reported ^Turing the past quarter. THE COUNTY SURVEYOR'S REPORT. Mr. Lloyd Williams submitted the following report:— Wrexham and Llangollen District Roads.-On the 3rd January, 1877, I received a letter from Mr. William Jones applying for payment for repairs of roads over county bridges, under contract to trustees of above roads, to whom he was clerk, being successor to the late Mr. Wyatt. I wrote on the 4th January for particulars, which I received the following 2nd April. I brought the subject before the Court of Quarter Sessions held in Denbigh at Easter, 1877, when 1 reported that if repairs to the roads had been perfectly performed the sum of X21 10s. was all that was due. It was agreed that the sum should be paid if a discharge in full satisfaction for all that was due was given. This I communicated to the clerk to the trustees and I never heard a single word from that day until 4Gh July last, when I referred him to my letter of the resolution the Court had come to at Easter, 1877. I should be glad to know if the Court desires at this distance of time to adhere to the resolution come to at Easter, 1877, considering that no notice has been taken of the offer of the Court for upwards of five years. New Bridge, Ru,abon.-This bridge has, I regret to say, become dangerous to travel over. I visited it about six weeks ago, and found, to my great astonishment, indications of a settlement going on in the arch and abutment I repeated my visit in ten days and found it worse, and on this occasion I observed that one of the cast iron braces was broken through, and appeared to be quite a recent fracture. I had a level put on the bridge, and found that the Ruabon end was half-an-inch lower than the other, and that the centre had dropped 31 inches. I examined carefully the abutments, and found very formidable cracks, which appeared to increase each time I visited them; which has been once or twice a week ever since 1 found out the damage. I ascertained, beyond a doubt, that the mischief, whatever it was, was on the Ruabon side this seemed strange, as the abutments on both sides are extremely well built, and the foundations on rock. I then made up my mind that some disturbance below the surface was the only way of accounting for the damage, and upon making enquiries I found that the Plaskynaston Colliery had workings, which would account for it all. On ascertaining this, I communicated with the manager of the colliery, the Clerk of the Peace, and those gentlemen who, I considered, would be most interested in the matter. I had notice boards fixed at each end of bridge, and recommended that a watch- man should be kept to warn the public of its insecurity, and to travel quietly over; this has been done for the last fortnight at the expense of the Colliery Company. 1 beg to report to the Court that, bearing in mind that the bridge is made of cast iron, and that there is a subsidence still going on on the Ruabon side, I consider the bridge to be eminently unsafe for general traffic, and I wish for an orde- of Court with instructions as to the necessity, or other- wise, of closing the road, until a new bridge is provided, as any repairs can only be temporary at the best. I am of opinion that a good wrought iron trellis bridge is the most economical and best adapted structure to substitute the present one, for should any further subsidence go on, the abutments can be treated with- out any wholesale interference with a very con- siderable traffic si-tch as is now the case. The iron- work of this bridge cost, in 1824, =82500, and the abutments £1,6?0. Perhaps the Court will depute a committee with full. powers to deal with this matter. Pont Felin Hen.-The bed at the river under this bridge has been raised from time to time, nearly 8 feet; this has been done by raising the weir, which reguiates the water supply to the flannel factory, known as the Old Mill. There are some very offensive drains which run into the river close to this bridge, well calculated to pollute the river. I have called the attention of the Llangollen Local Board to it. If no notice is taken I propose to ask the Clerk of the Peace to write. Further down the river the ashes and other debris is thrown from the Gas Works, a considerable quantity accumulating between the times of flood, when it is washed into th; Dee. Pentrefelin Bridge. This bridge is now finished, the raised approaches are very nearly completed, I am glad to say that the work has been carrie d on without interfering with the traffic. Tal-y-bont Bridge. The widening of this bridge is very nearly completed, and no inconvenience has been sustained by the public. Repairs have been done to the following bridges Cyfnant, Rhydwiel, Llanychan, Wern Pentre, Llan- rhaiadr, and Trefechan. County Hall, Ruthin.-The Grand Jury Room has been re-slated, the work being well and satisfactorily performed. The large doors at the back are perfectly rotten and require renewing. Llanrwst Lock-up.-The Justices have accepted Mr. John Richards's tender for the bow window ordered to the superintendent's house for < £ 2317s. Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant Police Station.- This station is now completed, and the constable occupying same. The old lock-up is now of no use, and can be given up to Sir Watkin. County Buildings, Wrexham.—The chief constable is anxious to introduce for the better working of the drains of the above building, an invention, patented by Mr. Shone, for the cleansing of sewers, which is called an ejector. The drains here have not got so good a fall as might be desired owing to the ground being so level, and I think that the invention might be well applied. I was instructed to report upon the cost of making one of the cells available for a padded room, such as are used in lunatic asylums. If properly constructed, the cost would be .£10. Llangollen County Buildings.-The Court of Petty Sessions on the 26th ult. determined to test the present means of heating the Court under the altered arrangement, before incurring any expense for a now system. Abergele Lock-up.-The painting which was ordered for the police station house has been executed, and is a great improvement and comfort. I have been requested by the Denbigh Philharmonic Society to ask for permission to make use of the County Hall, at Denbigh, every Tuesday during the coming winter for practice, when the room is not otherwise engaged. NEW BRIDGE, RUABON. In this matter the Court decided, after con- siderable discussion, that the traffic should be stopped at once, for the bridge was in a dangerous state, and the matter be relegated to the Ruabon and Llangollen benches of magistrates for settlement. THE PADDED ROOM AT WREXHAM. Dr. Davies drew attention to this subject, also mentioned in the surveyor's report.—Major West thought if a padded room for the reception of insane persons was placed in the Wrexham lock-up other places might want them, and so a great difficulty would be created. The matter was allowed to drop. THE DENBIGH PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. A long discussion ensued upon the question of granting the application of the Denbigh Philharmonic Society for the use of the Town Hall in that town for musical purposes, some of the magistrates being of -opinion that such use would subject the building to a liability to be rated. It was ultimately allowed. THE VAGRANCY QUESTION. The Chairman was appointed a member of a committee, formed at the Corwen Poor Law Conference, for the purpose of considering the Berkshire system of dealing with vagrants, with a view to its adoption in North Wales. FRIDAY.—TRIAL OF PRISONERS. The Chairman took his seat shortly after ten o'clock, there being also on the Bench Capt. W. D. W. Griffith, Deputy Chairman; S. Yorke, Esq., T. LI. Fitz-Hugh, Esq., T. P. Jones-Parry, Esq., Ed. Evans, Esq., Major Barnes, John James, Esq., Charles Hughes, Esq., and Edward Davies, Esq. After the grand jury had been sworn, the Clerk read the usual proclamation against vice and immorality. THE CHARGE. The Chairman, in addressing the Grand Jury, said on the present occasion he was not able to congratulate them on the lightness of the calendar, because of late years the average had fallen to four or five prisoners, in consequence of the working of the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, by which many cases were disposed of at the ordinary petty sessions. There were that day nine prisoners concerned in seven cases, being somewhat over the average, but when they looked at the population of the county and the character of a great portion of the population the number of prisoners was not excessive compared with other parts of the country, and he thought the nature of the offences was not generally serious. Many of them might be aware that at the last Assizes there was not a single prisoner to be tried from the county of Denbigh, and it was what was called a maiden assize, and at Chester, next -he halievpd therp. was only mi a Drisoner to be tried from that county. Before he made a few remarks upon the cases in the calendar, he must, in accordance with the precedent set aside at those Sessions, make a few observations upon some of the Acts of Parliament passed during the late Session. It was customary to do so at these Sessions because they came at the close of the Parliamentary Session. As they were aware there had been no measure of first-rate importance to England and Wales passed during the present Session, so much time being taken up with matters connected with Ireland; nevertheless time had been found to pass in a quiet way some measures of considerable practical utility. He would refer to a few which more immediately concerned the administration of justice and the duties of public officials. First then he would allude to the Act to amend the Wine and Beer Dealers' Retail Licensing Act of 1880. The effect of this Act—which unfortunately added one more to the vast number of Acts regulating beerhouses, and which were already somewhat complicated-was really to amend the Act of 1869, and up to the present time in the case of applications for certificates for the sale of wine and beer not to be consumed on the premises, the Magistrates were unable to use their discretion except under peculiar circumstances affecting either the character of the house itself or of the applicant. By the Act just come into operation, however, it was enacted that notwithstanding anything in Section 8 of the Wine and Beeerhouse Act of 1869, or any other Act now in force, the licensing Justices should be at liberty in their discretion either to refuse to renew any licence to sell beer or wine off the premises, or to refuse the licence altogether. It therefore gave greater discretion to the justices in regard to licences for the sale of liquors off the premises, and that might have a salutory effect in diminishing drunkenness. The Act amending the Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act of 1869 remedied a substantial grievance, which probably arose accidentally when the Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act of '69 was passed. It was now enacted by this Act that, so far as the payment of rates by an outgoing occupier was concerned, the last occupier shall only be liable for that portion of the rate due up to the expiration of his occupation, notwithstanding that he might not be succeeded in such occupation by an in- coming tenant. This, as he had said, would remedy a substantial ratepayers' grievance. The next Act w-*s called the Dividend Parishes Poor Law Amendment Act, by which, where part of one parish was wholly surrounded by another parish, such detached portion became part of the parish by which it was surrounded. There was, however, an exception in the case of a detached part of a parish having a population of 300 per- sons, when it was competent for the inhabitants to apply for such detached portion to be made a separate parish. The Amended Pauper Discharge and Regulation Act, 1871, gave increased powers to Boards of Guardians to detain vagrants for a longer period in the casual wards, and to enable Guardians to set such vagrants a task of work, and in view of the immense number of people tramping the country, and the great amount of imposition practised, he thought it was very well that the Boards of Guardians should have power to deal with people who regularly tramped the country as a pro- fession, and a discriminating between such persons and those who from stress of circum- stances might be really in want, and were bona fide travellers in search of work. Referring to the Act by which the powers applied to the assessing and levying of the poor rate could now be applied to the assessing and levying of the highway rates, this arrangement would he believed save a very great deal of trouble. Section 6 of the act provided that the setting up of new mile stones and the repairing of existing ones, and the putting up of fences for the pro- tection of dangerous places, should now be a lawful charge upon the highway rate. With reference to a short act in regard to persons t found/eto da se, by this new act the rigour of thia measure was alleviated, and the Coroner simply gave directions that the person should be buried in the church yard of the parish, but it did not follow that any religious service could be held. Owing to the various ceremonies which it was originally enacted should be performed over such persons, such as driving a stake through their bodies and so forth, coroner's juries were usually inclined to find verdicts of temporary insanity," and in some cases illogically, and this new Act therefore would, he thought, be beneficial in its effect. The Corn Returns Act would create considerable im- provement in obtaining the average of the tithe- rent commutation charge, and a fairer average would be able to be arrived at. Another important Act was the Bills of Sale Act, 1878, Amendment Act, 1882, the object of which was to mitigate the powers under these bills of sale, and one important section enacted that a bill of sale under Y,30 should be absolutely void, and there was to be a schedule attached to every bill of sale. This would be of considerable importance. One section he thought overseers ought to take notice of, and that was the 14th section, which enacted that a bill of sale to which the Act applied should not be any protection in respect to personal chattels included in such bill of sale, which, but for such bill of sale, would be liable to distress in respect to taxes and other parochial rates. Referring next to the Married Women's Property Act, this Act proceeded on the exceedingly good principle of entirely repealing the two previous Acts of 1870 and 1874, and re-enacting the whole subject again, a practice much better than that of repealing parts of former Acts. By the former Acts considerable privileges had been given to married women as to their holding separate property and as to their power of contracting and also per contra, as was perfectly right, as to their liabilities. The provisions of the new Act were considerably enlarged, and the provisions of former Acts consolidated with it. A married woman, in regard to her separate property, was placed in an almost independent position, and she would be liable for the support of her children and grand children, and liable, also, where she had separate property,for the support of her husand,in like man- manner as her husband would be liable to support her. The Settled Land Act effected considerable alteration in the law as regarded the powers of life tenants under settlements in the case of landed property, and no doubt the result in many cases would be beneficial. The next important Act was the Municipal Corporations Act 1882, which was a very decided step in the right direction. It consolidated, and in some respects amended, the whole of the Acts passed from time to time relating to municipal cor- porations and brought them all into one Act, and was an important step in the way of the consolidation of the law, its great value and importance being that it consolidated all the provisions found in former Acts. The Artizan's Dwelling Act was merely an amendment of the former Act upon that important subject, and the Bills of Exchange Act was in the same direction. The Electric Lighting Act gave powers to those interested in the promotion of companies of bringing electric light into use in places after giving the local- authorities notice of their intention to do so. The Inferior-Courts Judments Act extended, in some cases, the powers of County Courts and of some other tribunals; and the last two Acts he should refer to were those relating to the post office, which were very important, especially the Post Office Parcels Act, which would enable parcels to be sent by post the same as letters for a uniform charge according to weight. The Chairman then briefly alluded to the different cases in the calendar. The Grand Jury then retired, and shortly returned a true bill against Elizabeth Davies for felony. LARCENY. Elizabeth Davies, lodging house keeper at Ivy- street, Colwyn Bay, was indicted for having on August 31st stolen a wooden box containing Y.3 10s., one bank book, a pair of spectacles, and a deed relating to some property belonging to the prosecutor, and situated in Denbigh, the pro- perty of Wm. Hoskins, ostler, who lodged with the prisoner. She was further charged with receiving the same knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Roberts prosecuted, and Mr. Marshall defended. The evidence for the prosecution showed that the box had been stolen and broken open, after- wards concealed in an ashpit by the prisoner, who was seen by a little girl in the act.—Mr. Marshall for the defence said that these cases were most difficult for a jury to decide, and the only evidence which looked important was that of the little girl, whose testimony was not reliable. There were other lodgers who slept in the same room with the prosecutor who were not called.—Mr. Cyffyn Williams, of Colwyn, then gave evidence as to character.—The jury returned a verdict of guilty of receiving the property but not guilty of stealing it. She was sentenced to six months with hard labour. NO TRUE BILL. The Grand Jury returned" no true bill" against John Lloyd, labourer, who was indicted for stealing one shirt and one singlet, valued at 4s. 6d., belonging to Peter Harrison, of Llanar- mono APPEAL CASE. The Court divided and the licensing appeal from the Wrexham County Magistrates was taken in a second room. The Wrexham magis- trates refused to renew a licence for the con- sumption of beer off the premises at Rhosrobin. The appeal was allowed with costs. Mr. Higgins, Instructed by Mr. A. Bradley, appeared for the appellant. DIVERSION OF HIGHWAYS. On the application of Mr. Bankes, the Court confirmed an order of view by justices of the diversion of two highways in Llanddoget and Llanrwst. STEALING A SACK. William Jones, who pleaded guilty to four previous indictments, was sent to prison for 12 months with hard labour for stealing a sack at Llangollen. THE WREXHAM STABBING CASE. John Duffy, of Wrexham, who was charged with having wounded Charles Washbourne, in the Red House Field, Wrexham, and who had been in prison since August 1st, was sentenced to three months' hard labour. THEFT OF BACON. Thomas Donovan and Andrew McComb plea- ded guilty to stealing a piece of bacon, the property of David Richards, Llansilin, and were sent to gaol for three weeks with hard labour. FALSE PRETENCES. Mary Jones, a smartly-dressed girl, aged 19, Was charged with having obtained by false pretences a serge dress, valued at 8s. 8d., from Mr. T. O. Hughes, of Denbigh, by representing herself to be employed by a Mrs. Andrews, of the Star Hotel, in whose service she had formerly been. The prisoner was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. THE RHOS CATTLE STEALING CASE. Wm. Jones, junr., and John Price, Rhos, were charged with having on July 6th stolen four milking cows, one heifer, one mare, one foal, and One saddle and bridle, the property of Wm. Jones, the first-named prisoner's father. Mr. Marshall instructed by Mr. Ashton Bradley, prosecuted, and Mr. Higgins, instructed by Mr. O. G. Jones, defended.-The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Not guilty," an announcement which was received in court with some applause. KEATING POWDER, so celebrated and perfectly unrivalled in destroying BUGs, FLEAS, BEETLES, MOTHS, and all insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals, is sold in 6d. and Is. tins by all Chemists. It is clean in use. All furs and woollens should be well powdered before putting away. Beware of imitations,

HOME & FOREIGN CHIT-CHAT. Snow is reported to have fallen on Tuesday near Wellington, to the depth of an inch or more. A solemn protest has been entered by John Dunn against the restoration of Cetewayo to Zululand. According to the latest arrangement, the Queen will leave Balmoral for Windsor on Thursday, the 16th of November. Vine leaves in China, with cavities to hold five oysters, is a late and pretty addition to the fashion of the dinner table. Mr. H. M. Stanley was entertained at dinner on Thursday night at Paris by a body of admirers who form what is known as the Stanley Club." No case of typhoid was reported at Bangor on Wednesday. There have been but four cases since Friday, and they are all of a mild character. The colliery proprietors in the Manchester district have resolved to raise the price of coal, so as to enable them to raise the wages of the men 10 per cent. According to the census of 1881 there were 629,987 persons of the name of Muller in Germany, rivalling the Smith family in English-speaking countries. The burglar John Saunders, who shot into a house at Stamford Hill and shot at the groom, was on Thursday, Oct. 19th, sentenced at the Old Bailey Criminal Court to penal servitude for life. Mr. T. Warner, Bryn-y-Menai, who died suddenly last week, has bequeathed to the poor of Llandegfan £400, the interest of which is to be applied to the augmentation of the Lady Bulkeley charity in that parish. Mail advices state that on the 7th September, the day on which the earthquake occurred at Panama, disastrous tidal waves visited the East coast of the State of Panama and the west coast of the island of San Domingo. To escape a drunken husband, a Nottingham wife and her daughter jumped out of their bedroom window, a height of three stories. The woman was killed, but the daughter, who fell upon her, was not dangerously injured. The man is in custody. Speaking of Irish affairs, Mr. Herbert Gladstone said the time was not far distant when Ireland would be drawn more closely to England by the links of a freer and more popular Government-a Government suited alike to the temper and interests of its people. At Dundee, on Saturday week, Hume Wryte, a young man, was remanded, charged with shooting two of his brothers. In a quarrel between three brothers and the father, the prisoner seized a revolver and shot one brother in the wrist and another in the abdomen. The latter lies in a precarious condition. At the September ordinations 126 deacons and 119 priests were received into holy orders, 165 being ordained in the southern and 80 in the northern province. Of these 164 were graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Dublin, and London, 73 were educated at theological colleges, and eight were literates, or educated out of England. A remarkable instance of Mr. Gladstone's popu- larity was furnished on Friday. The Pictorial World announced as its special feature a likeness and a biography of the right hon. gentleman, and within an hour of its appearance the issue was exhausted. The office was kept open until midnight in order to meet the extraordinary demand for the paper. The Leicestershire constabulary have discovered a number of important documents with lists of names of persons belonging to a Fenian organisation, at the house of a man named O'Farrell, who was last week convicted at the Leicestershire sessions of assault, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison- ment. The documents have been handed over to the Government authorities. Subscriptions were regularly paid, and some of the documents relate to the extreme American faction. The Guards marched through London on Friday, in the midst of an immense popular ovation. At Albany Barracks they were received by the Prince of Wales, who was accompanied by the Princess, and who briefly addressed them upon their gallant services. There was also an enthusiastic popular demonstration in the streets of London on Sunday, when the Life Guards who had arrived on Saturday marched from the dock to their barracks. The Prince of Wales addressed the troopers at Knights- bridge. The annual meeting of the general committee of the United Kingdom Alliance has just been held at Manchester, Sir Wilfrid Lawson presiding. Reso- lutions were adopted calling upon the Government to adopt the practical measure of imperial prohibition or of efficient local option, appealing to the electors of the kingdom to strengthen and complete the temperance electoral organisation, congratulating the people of Wales on the Sunday Closing Act, and hoping for an extension of the same beneficient legislation to England. A double murder was committed at Montrose on Monday by a butcher named James White, aged 50, residing in North-street. While at dinner, without any warning, he seized a hatchet and inflicted a dreadful wound on the left side of his wife's head immediately above the ear, and before medical assistance could be obtained she died. White then proceeded to the house of his mother- in-law, and with the same weapon inflicted shocking wounds on her head, which she died of in the evening. White afterwards attempted to drown himself, but was rescued in an exhausted condition. He has six children.

PARLIAMENT. Parliament reassembled after the two months' adjournment on Tuesday. In the House of Lords, Earl Granville, in moving that their lordships adjourn till Thursday (yesterday) at four o'clock, gave notice that he would then move a vote of thanks to the commander, officers, and men of her Majesty's forces in Egypt. He added that after this motion was disposed of her Majesty's Govern- ment would have no business to lay before their lordships' House. The Marquis of Salisbury gave notice that after the vote of thanks is passed he would put a question as to the policy which the I Government intends to pursue in Egypt. The House then adjourned. In the House of Commons, the first discussion was raised by Lord R. Churchill, who contended that the Government had been guilty of a very grave departure from constitutional practice in adjourning instead of proroguing Parliament in August last. This discussion also led to the first division. Lord Churchill, to put himself in order, had moved the adjournment of the House. At the close of the discussion the House divided on this motion, when the numbers were 142 for and 208 against it. A number of notices were then given by various members, including a similar one to that given by Earl Granville in the other House as to the service of the British troops in Egypt. p The next proceeding was a motion by Mr. Glad- stone for the appointment of a select committee to consider whether "the committal to prison of Mr. E. D. Gray by Mr. Justice Lawson for con- tempt of court was a subject demanding the attention of the House. The debate on the procedure rules was continued till nine o'clock, when their further consideration was postponed till next day, and the House then adjourned. In the House of Commons on Wednesday, on the resumption of the debate on the new proce- dure rules, Sir H. D. Wolff moved an amendment to limit the power to the Speaker to decide whether it appeared to be the sense of the House that a debate should be closed. As the rule stands, it is proposed that this initiative should also be given to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. As the amendment, which was sup- ported by Sir Stafford Northcote and other leading Conservatives, was an obvious attempt to render cloture inoperative when the House was in committee, it was opposed by the Ministerialists, but Mr. Gladstone announced that he would accept the amendment of Mr. Raikes withholding the initiative in closing debates from temporary Chairmen of Committees of the whole House. Sir H. D. Wolff's amendment was under discussion when the debate was adjourned.

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[CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS.] LLANGOLLEN ADVERTISER OFFICE, Thursday Evening. The Bank rate is unaltered. Consols are three-sixteenth better. It is proposed to confer the honorary degree of Ll.D. on Lord Rosebery when he deliveres the rectoral address at Edinburgh University. BOMBAY, THURSDAY. The Government transport Persian Monarch, with the Indian cavalry from Egypt on board, arrived here this morning. All well. CAIRO, THURSDAY MORNING. The defence of Toulba Pasha, who is accused of incendiarism as well as other offences, has been declined by the English barristers here.

LOCAL MARKETS. LLANGOLLEN, SATURDAY.—The quotations were as follows s. d. s d. White wheat 5 6 to 6 4 Red wheat 5 0 to 6 0 Malting barley (per 701b.) 4 6 to 5 6 Grindingdo. 3 9 to 4 3 Old oats 4 0 to 4 6 New do 3 0 to 3 9 Beef (per lb.) 0 8 to 010 Veal ditto 0 7 to 0 9 Mutton ditto 0 9 to 010 Lamb (per lb.) 0 9 to 010 Rabbits(each). 1 0 to 1 2 Fowls (per couple) 3 0 to 3 6 Ducks ditto 4 0 to 5 0 Plaice ditto 0 0 to 0 5 Trout ditto 0 0 to 1 0 Soles ditto 0 0 to 1 6 Apples (per hund.) 3 0 to 3 5 Potatoes (per measure) 3 0 to 3 6 Onions (per lb.) 0 0 to o 2 Butter (per lb.) 1 4 to 1 5 Eggs 10 to 12 for 1 0 LIVERPOOL CORN, TUESDAY. The wheat trade was disappointing, only a small business being concluded at about Friday's rate, the market closing with a quiet tone. Flour dull. Beans and peas quiet. Indian corn taken moderately at 2d. to 3d. advance, mixed American closing at 7s. 6d. to 7s. 7d. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY.—White wheat, 5s. 6d. to 6s. 4d.; red wheat, 5s. Od. to 6s. Od.; barley, 3s. 9d. to 5s. 6d.; oats, 3s. 3d. to 4s. Od.; potatoes, Os. OOd. to Os. Od. per 32 lbs. new potatoes, 12 lbs. for 64. butter, Is. 5d. to Is. 6d. per lb. eggs, 6 to 10 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. per couple; ducks, 4s. Od. to 6s. 6d. per couple. DENBIGH, WEDNESDAY.—Wheat, 16s. to 17s. 6d. per 168 lbs.; barley, lis. to 14s. per 147 lbs.; oats, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per 105 lbs.; potatoes, 20 lbs. for Is. butter (fresh), Is. Od. to Is. 3d., (tub), Is. Od. to Is. 2d. per lb.; eggs, 13 to 16 for Is.; Plums, 3d. to 4d. per quart; beef, lid., mutton, Sd. to 9d. per lb. WREXHAM, THURSDAY.—Wheat, 5s. Od. to 6s. 6d. per 75 lbs.; barley 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; oats, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 0d.; butter is. 3d. to Is. 5d. per 16 oz.; eggs, 00 to 10 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. per couple; ducks, 4s. Od. to 5s. Od.; potatoes, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od. per 120 lbs.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, 9' DEATHS. BIRTHS. Oct. 21st, at Upper Field-street, Dolgelley, the wife of Mr. Thamas Davies, bookbinder, Dysgedydd Office, of a son—still-born. Oct. 14th, the wife of Mr. D. H. Davies, Vale-street, Denbigh, of a daughter. Oct. 18th, the wife of Mr. John Evans, joiner, 3, Church-street, Aberystwyth, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Oct. 21st, at Christ Church, Moss Side, Greenheys, Manchester, by the Rev. John Garrett, D.D., Mr. F. W. Robb, of Manchester, to Amelia, third daughter of Mr. W. H. Oliver, Cross-street, Oswestry. Oct. 15th, by license, at the parish church of Llan- badarn Fawr, by the Rev. John Pugh, vicar, Mr. Thomas Jones, compositor, to Miss Mary Davies, High-street, Aberystwyth. DEATHS. Oct. 19th, aged 56, at Llay, near Wrexham, Charlotte, wife of Mr. Samuel Davies. coachman. Oct. 15th, aged 32, Uriah Meredith, Waterfall-street, Llanrhaiadr. Oct. 19th, aged 10, Emily, daughter of Mr. Edward Morris, mail driver, Llanrhaiadr. Oct. 10th, aged 1 year and 9 months, Robert, son of Mr. Wm. Ellis, Henllan-street, Denbigh. Oct. 20th, aged 61, Mr. Thomas Williams, 30, Blucher-street, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, formerly of Dre-goch-bach, Bodffari. Oct. 20th, aged 81 years, Mrs. Jane Thomas, Canal Side, and late of Penybryn, Llangollen Fechan, Llangollen.

LLANDUDNO. MISSIONS.-The Bishop of Honolulu preached a missionary sermon at the Trinity Church last Lord's-day. HERRINGS. After toiling in vain for some time the fishermen are at last being rewarded with moderate catches. PRESENTATION.-Captain Evans, who has lately retired from the captaincy of the Prince Arthur, one of the steamers running between Liverpool, this town, and the Straits, was presented the other day presented with a purse containing Y,200, by some of his friends and well-wishers. TESTIMONIAL.—A movement is afloat among the residents of Caerwys to present Mr. J. S. Wil- liams, of that place, who has recently come to reside at this town, with a substantial token of their regard for him and their appreciation of services rendered by him while residing there. HARVEST THANKSGIVING. --Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the four Welsh nonconfor- mist places of worship, and also at the English Baptist Chapel, yesterday (Thursday), the Church of England having celebrated their harvest festival some three or four weeks ago. Most of the public establishments were closed for the day. IMPROVEMENTS.—The new works undertaken by the pier company to provide the town with a public swimming bath and pavilion are pro- gressing satisfactorily. The bath will be of very large dimensions-one of the largest and most' complete of its kind in the kingdom. The pavilion will also have a large accommodating capacity, and is intended to seat about 6.000 persons and to have standing room for 10,000 people. The above important and costly under- taking can scarcely be completed before the end of next year. Another desirable improvement which is now in course of being carried out is the widening of the road which leads to the marine drive and pier, near the Bath Hotel. THE LOCAL BOARD.—A special meeting of this body was held on Monday for the purpose of considering a proposal to construct a system of tramway lines in Llandudno and the neighbour- hood. Mr. Wm. Bevan presided, and there was a full attendance of the members. Mr. A. P. Bell, engineer, of Manchester, and Mr. Alfred T. Davies (from the office of Messrs. Gill and Archer, solicitors, Liverpool) attended, and introduced the project.—Mr. Bell explained that it was proposed to construct lines of tramways on the narrow gauge principle from the railway station to the promenade, and thence to the Great Orme and the Little Orme, with a branch line to the village of Llanrhos, which is situated some three or four miles from Llandudno. After a long discussion, in which several influential members of the board spoke strongly of the advantages which would be conferred upon the town by the introduction of a cheap mode of locomotion, it was ultimately resolved that the feeling of the inhabitants be ascertained on the subject, a proposition that the scheme be not entertained being negatived. A committee, con- sisting of the chairman and five other members, was appointed to carry the resolution into effect, and it is believed that a poll of the ratepayers will be taken. The subject is exciting considerable interest in the town.