The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

LLANYMYNECH. MARBEAGE REJOICINGS.—Tuesday next will see this pretty LLANYMYNECH. MARBEAGE REJOICINGS.—Tuesday next will see this pretty tle village all alive and gay, on account of the marriage the rector's youngest da«ighter, Miss A. D. Luxmoore, Mr Lees, of Woodhill. It is intended to form a pro- on The Cross at fealf-past eleven, headed by the and subscribers aud friends are invited to join, mpanied by tke members of the two friendly PIETIES, they will proceed to the rectory to present an REDRESS to the worthy rector.. Afterwards, about 300 of cottagers will be treated to a -substantial dinner in a J^T to be erected in a field in -the centre of the village, *TER which the subscribers and their friends (ladies and FE»tlemen) will partake of a cold collation at half-past ,°UR!:N A TENT adjoiniog. There will be some steeplechases, 1.1rdle and flat races near the village, and afterwards, 8a,ck races and other sports of the same sort. Dancing ^TOUT intermission; and, if the-day should prove too j SHORT FOR the latter amusement, it is intended to press the llIght into the service also. A committee has been ap- Mated to collect subscriptions, and to carry out the pro- tnme; and, as they are the right men in the right place, have no doubt 4 everything being done in a style "'Orthy the occasion.

WREXHAM. J ■FATAL ACCIDENT.—Some time in the course of Thurs- week a youtt-F unan, named Thomas Jones, while (MI RJS way from a publichouse in Wrexham to the Kings-, FLILLS, got out of his way, ffell into a deep sandhole, and his neck. The deceased was a forgeman, and he ^°RKED at Mr Cotter s, at Aberbury forge. .V, INQUESTS.—On Maw day an inquest was held at the LEATHERS Inn, before Mr. B. H. Thelwall, on the body of ? male child that was found in--a ditch on Saturday even- about half-a-mii-e out of the town. The inquest was In .Journed till Wednesday, in order that medical evidence or T STAINED ae to whether the child was bora alive SAMU INQUEST'was also held on the same day, at the the OI FIU3?' ON the-body of a child ten months old, out of sions ON QS that was taken very ill with c^nvul- seven o'clk**DAY lEiurning at four o'clock, and died_ at ance BEINI?6 V. THE -same morning, without medical assi-st- ease of TV^AILLED- The jury returned a verdict in this WAS JARVKIC R %°M convulsions?' The name of the <jhild Co -On SPF ^VENT»'CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORK TEEM. a R Y THE Honourable G. T. Kenyon commenced ° THE borough of Wreccham, with a view of re- T TV. THE Denbighshire boroughs in Parliament in ) K yonservative interest. He was accompanied DY Mr Trevor Parkins, barrister-at-law, and MR onape, Sion House. On Monday the hon. n- tieman was again-observed going from door to dooc, ae- COMPANI«L FEY Mr.F. D. HeaWn, surgeon, and Mr T. Rowland, The .(Jpcve. and the Conservative party speak ^ERY cheeringlv of th- result. The other contributing BOROUGHS—Denbigh, Ruthin, and Ho'.t- will be honoured Y A similar visit in the course £ A few days, and it IB'EX- P^CBED that the present member—Mr Watkin Williams— JJUL hasten DOWN TJ see his eoa«tituents as SOON as the arliamen session is over, so that there is every pro- Pect of tbe eiectore of the Denbighshire boroughs having ERY attention paid to their political education from the PRESENT time to the>siext PailiamKitary election. JN^HE EoCLBSIASTJCAL REVaiSUES OF THE R'UEAL J^EANERY.—A meeting of the chapter of the Wrexham EANEIY 0}!URCH Association WAS held on Saturday, for Purpose of diaoussing the following resolution ^HAT it is cleeirable to ascertain.the amount and aj^rali- OF V?N the ecclesiastical revenues in the Rural Deanery J Wrexham. "—The Ven. Archdeacon Wickham occupied RJI chair, the attendance being very small.—Mr W. ^evor Perkins moved the resolution, and supported it J^iefly on tha ground that great good had ^Ulted from a similar| inquiry in the Vale of Clwyd.-— j^e Rev. G. H. M.*&11, rector of Bangor, seconded the ^°tion. -Mr Clayton opposed it because it did not go far ,^0Ugh, and he proposed that the inquiry should extend {** all revenues that ever belonged to the Church. They {^*rd a deal last year about the ^robbery of the Irish VJlUrch, if that were a robbery, so were the doings of the 3h century, and he -contended that property that once onged to the (Church belonged to it always, and he jQuld extend the iu(ttriry that far.—The Rev. W. H. °scawen seconded Air Clayton's amendment. Mr Lewis P'icitor) thought that Mr Clayton ;ilad been imbibing Pminunistic notions,.Asd the inquiry he proposed,_if iu- th and carried out, would shake the foundation of titles of some of the landed proprietors to their th tates. He saw no.goai either that would result from e adoption of the origiaal motion, because they knew 1«ty well what the ravenues of the Church were in that ^nery, and parish matters generally were in a very tisfactoiy gtite. He -should vote against the original otOlJS, and the am.-ndment.-The original motion was it an<la committee was appointed to aid in carrying OROUGH MAGISTRATES COURT, MONDAY, JULY ^«TH.—Before the Mayor (J. Bea'e, ES^.), T. C.- Jones, S1-» 0. O. Williams, Esq., and T. Eyton-Jones, Esq. %r*^Ss<l_ult.—Gordon Ross -Christian, bailiff to Mr H. W. IN ^^ITH, of Pentrebychan, was summoned by William ^FFITHS, printer, FAR an aseault.—The coaaplaina-nt said JJ^T he went into tbe Royal Oak on Wednesday the 12th J*81., and the defendant came in soon afterwards and com- TJSACED pulling him about, and finished by striking him ,T^^RELY.—Mr J ones appeared for the defendant, and he ^-EXAMINED the oamplainaat severely as tc the provo- »ion that he G <ve tlie defendant. He admitted saving C< J™ "My wife IS singular, but your wife is plural." called two witnesses, Henry Hughes, builder, Thomas Evans, of the Tiger Inn, and the evidence of TH was much more favourable to the defendant than to '•complainant. Both denied that Christian iuterfered VN 'Griffiths until the latter said, My wife is singular, W'FE is plural," and then, according to Hughes, gave him A rattler,0' aad he should have ^IVEN THE 6AME if he had ma<le such an allusion to his wife. KFTOCH inflicted a penalty of 2s. fid., and costs. Language•—Thomas Dawson, landlord of the ah, QAK, was summoned by Wia. Griffiths for ueing language towards him at the time of the above J AULT. The same witnesses were called, both of he ,1^, tha;t Mr Dawson used any aboisive language—ail thfri Was to separate Christian aud Griffiths, and request P1 TO leave the house.—The case was dismissed, CAW to Animals. -Jane Jones, the owner of a stage TTWL' WAS fined 5s., and costs, for working A horse with TLIO 8(>res under his collar. The information was laid by Police. 1111'h TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. ^^THLY naeeting of the Council was held on Tues- C0 RESENT:: Mr J. Beale, Mayor Alderman Bury; AHD ^1!.LORS Da vies, Murless, Williams, T. Eyton Jones, ■OEIRNE. ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS. E ATTENDARICE of the members has been so indifferent &REAT H'FC PRES.ENT YEAR, that there has several times been °-DAV -EI^TY S,ETLTL £ 1g A quorum. Half an hour expired T. J,Y with only FIVE members present. Ultimately, Mr AR*VED, and filled up the quorum; and Mr TH AMVFLD after. '^OUN^F I10 Council business to transact, and the therefore, at ouce resolved itself into a Ther^- • ,BURI^L BOARD. JSurv'1C1 business was -to receive the report and plan or as eonstruotion of the cexnetery, build- aili«nCl iylDg °ut of the ■Sround- The Surveyor submitted he had r J -M accordance with instructions that ^Plx.rtioB^i'Iu at a mectinS on the Previous Fridav. Ke ^nconfor? • ground as followsChurch, 5,488 yardsj Tbe MIV18' 13,4:15 yard9 Roman Catholics, 3,845. Oafhl?- cre?ted a little sensation by stating that the Mr BEIRN r 08 not want a celuetery at all. to0c,y) said tCfosPeetable member of the Roman Catholie ft°'uan Catholic-^WaS an intemse desire on 'tbe part of the I'HE MAYOR, AIM lJOss,'ss a cemetery. his in forma, Mr irn and-said that he ■turiu.al! >i.r ;• t»nV 'V1 a Koman Catholic, lint |V<>! refused T!,« NVM, JJ.I iJlus- trated the folly of making so much fuss about a cemetery by reading from a newspaper slip a dream of John Wesley's, in which he paid a visit to the gates of hell, and made inquiry for every sect that is known on earth; and he found, on in- quiry, that there were numbers of each sect (Wesleyans in- cluded) there. He then went to the gates of Heaven, and in reply to the same inquiry he was informed that there were neither Churchmen, Roman Catholics, Nonconformists, there —only Christians. (The Mayor was greeted with "Hear, hear," and cheers, on finishing the slip.) The question was then adjourned for the purpose of ob- taining further information with regard to the wishes of the different sects as to what chapel accommodation they would require. MEETING OF THE LOCAL BOARD. THE SMITHFIELD. A long discussion took place with reference to leasing certain tells from the Market Hall Company, who act as trustees to them for Mr Yorke, of Erddig, the trustees collecting them and paying Mr Yorke 915 a year from them. Without these tolls it would be almost impossible to provide a smithfield, as it would in- volve a double collection of tolls. The trustees are willing to relinquish the tolls upon the Corporation paying them what they pay Mr Yorke, subject to the approval of Mr Yorke. There was a majority of members present to-d iy | opposed to this, lest the town should some day or other be implicated in a law suit. It was, therefore, resolved to try to get Mr Yorke to sell the tolls. WREXHAM DISTRICT HIGHWAY BOARD.—A meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday, Captain Pantin, R.N., in the chair. THE TURNPIKE GATE QUESTION. The CHAIRMAN informed the Board that a public meet- ing had been held on the above question, the Mayor of Wrexham in the chair, after which another letter had been sent to Sir Watkin, and Sir Watkin's solicitor had sent the following reply to the Mayor:— Oswestry, 19th July, 1871. Dear Sir,—Sir Watkin has referred to me your letter of the 15th inst., and desired me to reply to it. I b'g, therefore, to ask you to be good enough to read the enclosed copies of letters which I have already written on the subject, and to repeat that Sir Wntkin has already been and is now most willing to make any fair sacrifice for the benefit of bis n-eighbours or the public, and with that view he is perfectly ready to give up the whole of his mortgage debt, if the other mort-agees will follow his example by foregoing their smaller claims, so that the trust may be clea e-i from debt, and the tolls nt once abolished; but I cannot do otherwise than advise Sir Watkin (as I do) not to give up his security, be it worth much or little, so long as the public would reap no advantage from his doing so, and the only effect would be to benefit other mortgagees at Sir Wat- kin's expense. I beg the favour of your explaining Sir Watkm's views and wishes in ithe proper quarter, or, if you so please, to the public, I have referred to the Turnpike Continuance Act of 1870, and have also relld the memorial to which your official signature has been attached, and the newspaper report of the speeches at the meeting over whidh you presided. I regret that several state- ments both of fact and law should have gone forth to the public, as they are certainly not correct — Tot-re truly, (Signed) JOHN JONES. John Beale, Esq., Mayor of Wrexham. Mr B. DAVIES said he thought they had gleaned from Sir Watkin as much as they could, and he suggested that they should 'now write to the otter mortgagees to try to get them to follow his example. 'Let thtm all be written to, and then the public would know who it was that refused to -give up what would 'never benefit them, but I the retaining of which was a great hardship. Considerable discussion followed. The CHAIRMAN said they 'did not know who the mortgagees were, and if they did it was not the province of that Board to write to them. He thought that they had gone a little out of their way in writing to Sir Watkin in the first instance. ALMBFTKA. A letter was read from Mr John Kenrick, calling attention -to a dangerous part by a new bridge that tad been built over the brook at Almeitha, Ruabon, and the Surveyor was given discretional power to explain it in any way that he thought proper. THE RHOS DELA RAILWAY CROSSING. The CUERK read a letter from the Great Western Railway Company, in which they stated that the Wrexham, Mold, and Oonnah's Quay Railway Company entered into an agree- ment with them, in the voarM865, to build a bridge over the level crossing at Rhosddu, and any further correspondence in the matter must be with the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway Company. As this matter had been oriiiand so long, it was resolved to appeal to the Board of Trade without any further correspond- ence with the railway companies.

WELSHPOOL. DTDO AND XI NEAs:A concert, of which Ttercell's dramatic cantata of this nanas, forms the chief feature, will be given in the Town H;ail,-c-n Friday evening newt, 'by the Welshp-ocl United Choir. The popularity which the choir enjoy, by reason of their nuliness on all occasions ,to give their assistance tQ. every deserving object, as well as :the ex- cellent programme provided, will doubtless secure ■& large attendance. BATTALION DRILL.—On'Tfeursday July20, the first,-second, and fourth companies of Montgomeryshire Volunteers went through -the battaliottdrilI. in Powis Castle Park, as far as practicable, taking into consideration that the third company did not put in an appearance. Considerable dissatisfaction is .felt at rthis by the members of the third company, many of whom have resigned «.nd joined the second company. YOUTHFUL VAGRANPS.-O,-t Saturday last, at the Town Clerk's Office, before the Mayor, T. Morris, Esq., William Jones, of Salop-row, and WSMiam Horley, of the same place, aged respectively sixteen;and fourteen years, were (iharged by P.C. Ellis with vagraiKy. They were found sleeping in a hovel boknging to Mr Owent.Janes, of Waterloo, onrfche pre- vious nigiht, and had im their. possession some eoap,'tea, and sugar, an the usual appendages of professional vagrants. His worship lectured tike delinquents upon their behaviour, laying before them the in triable result of such a line of conduct,-a/nd said that Mr Jones, not wishing to press the charge, they were disiasassed on this occasion. wrth u'caution. BRUTAL ASSAULT..—On Tuesday, the 18th inst., at the Town Clerk's Office, bdore E. T. D. Harrison, andW. T. Parker, Eeqrs., bor,&mgh,magistrates, John Ford, a boat- man, was br ught up minder-a warrant charging him with having assaulted one John %Morris, a brickmaker,.ox the previous evening. The eotoplainant stated that he had for some time lodged with Mr Meredith, of Seroot's- row, whem,Ford also lodgedy .but that he had changed his lodging, and went to Mrs Meredith's house te settle up his account, and while without any reatsom or provocation, committed the assault complained of. Com- plainant's face bore evsdenoe -of his being ishamef-ally abused. T&are was sarae kittle contradictory evidence; but, notwithstanding ttiae, their worships, after a careful hearing, committed defendant to prison for twenty-one days' with hard labour. GUNGROC KILL Pic-inc-LTlie annual pic-nsc in cati- nection with the Con.-regmti;enalf GHnerch in this town took place on ThursdayJsaly 20, on the^rungpo/ Hill, near the reeidei»ce »f Mr Ellis Joneft. A more Sasrourable spot could ^scarcely be -selected as well oCn accounts :its nearness to the tewn axthe magnificent prospect to be obtained therefrom. About (400 ,sat down to tea, itfter which -,iaiicieg and other ajaansements were kept up ImU about ilue The hand engaged W.í!3 Mr WhittiraglLam's. Tine following ladies presiÖfxLatlthe tables:—Mrs aud Miss E. Cottage; Mrs Jones, Church Bank; Mrs Maurice Evans, Broaa-street; Mrs James Hamer., Broad-street; Ms Dowthwaite, High- street; Miss Needles, Severn-street, Mrs William Jones, Bull-street; Miss Karris, Ravan Mrs Thomas Esvans, High-street; Mrs Morgan, Pw-lilygk Mrs J. Howell and Miss Cox, Churdh-street. Maueii credii is due to Mr Maurice Evans, Mr Ellis Jones, and Mr 1L PowtiiiL, whose indefatigable exertians in behalf -at their chssreh produce(I such a favour- able .pecuniary result. EDMONDS'S WIVB-SOR CASTLE D-L-OFt-GERIE. Thic fine oollaction of wild bealts visited this town on Monday last, ami exhibited in the SmithfiekL Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, aad tke fact that anber collectien had been here but a few weeks previously, the attendance was very good. The eattanot-, of the menagerie into the town was somewhat imposing, the attractive fea- tures of the procession being the band carriage, drawn by camels, and a pair of aebras, driven in harness by Del- moaioo, the lion tamer, through the (principal streets. Speaking still of what naay be seen outside, the band of the menagerie appears to .have lost none -3} its former pres- tige, either in reg rd to the admirable selection of music, or the exoell nee of the performance. The interior of the vast menagerie was well arranged, and, what is not very common amcrg traveling collections, clean. Among the principal attractions was "Sammel," the famous charger of the late King Theodore, the sight of which created great admiration from the large concourse of visitors, and the descriptive history of his capture in Abysinnia, his tran- sportation to England, and purchase by Mr Edmonds, was very interesting. The sagacity of the elephants was dis- played in a very marked manner, and the performance of the elephant Theodore .created great amusement. The performances of the lion tamer were very pleasing his daring feats, ocmi,ined with his unassuming manner, making a very fa.vourab'e impression on the audience. Without going more into detail in regard to the collection, which must be seen to be appreciated, the huge rhinoceros s well worthy of 2. visit, being, as it is, a rarity in a traveling collec; ion. There is one tiling which ought to be mentioned before closing this notice, and that is the ab- sence of that touting for gratuities, so common among menageries. LOCAL BOARD, TUESDAY.—Present: Mr T. Morris, chairman; Aldermen E. Humphreys, and M. Evans Councillors E. T. D. Harrison, E. Tehu, S. Salter, W. Withy, D. P. Owen, J. Morris, W. T. Parker, and J. Jones; Mr E. Jones, town clerk; Mr Clayton, surveyor. THE MINUTES AND MR ROWLAND'S BILL FOR REFRESH- MENTS. Mr E. JEHU said at the last adjourned meeting he had proposed a resolution which had only been read, as he had not then pressed it, on account of the absence of the mayor. He had at that meeting given his reasons for op- posing the payment of a bill of £ 9 14s. for refreshments, which had been sent in by Mr Rowland, of the Oak Hotel; and it had been observed that there had been much ado about nothing" concerning the matter by an objection jec having been raised to the payment of the said bill before the minutes had been confirmed and signed, at a subsequent meeting to the one at which the bill had been ordered to be paid. There was, however, a very great principle in- volved in the payment of that bill, which ought certainly not to be paid out of the public money. (Hear, hear.) There was no doubt ti e bill was owing, but it should be paid by the proper persons and not taken out of the public purse which proceeding was manifestly illegal and unjust to the ratepayers. Th re were several gentlemen then present who were members of Boards of Guardians, and they oould bear him out in srivjnrr f-'if.t no Board of (-Jtvtr'bans dark pay.su.eJb a bill for tviVtv.ments, or, if they did :1, it would undoubtedly be disallowed by the auditors. Benefit Societies would likewise act in the same manner, and they as a corporation, should not pass a bill for re- freshments like the one in question, to be paid out of the pockets of the ratepayers. But perhaps it was not too late to undo what had been done. He considered that the' minutes of the meeting at which the said bill was passed should have been confirmed and signed at the meeting following, before payment of that bill was made. That, he believed, was the law in such a case. (Cries of "No, no!") The bill had been refused by the Finance Committee, and returned to the Council, and now, for the third time, it was brought forward. He begged to move, "That having considered the minutes now read relative to a bill for wine and refreshments, this Board, as the Trustees and Guardians of the ratepayers of this borough, adheres to its original resolution, and cleclin- to entertain this bill." • T The MAYOR said he was sure Mr Jehu s idea of the law in such matters was erroneous. As soon as bills were passed they should be immediately paid, and, as a rule, they were paid. When Board's met monthly, as was the case at Oswestry, how were the bills passed at one meeting to wait a whole month, for the confirmation of the minutes, before payment could be made? (Hear, hear). Resolutions are binding immediately on their being passed. Mr W. T. PARKER seconded Mr Jehu's motion, re- marking that Mr Harrison, at the last meeting, had given his opinion as to the legality of the matter and he believed that no Board of Guardians or Benefit Society in the country would sa ction the payment of such a bill for refreshments out of the pockets of the ratepayers. The Finance Committee had referred the bill back to the Council. Mr JEHU said payment of the bill had not been re- ported by the Finance Committee. Mr D P. OWEN said he had originally moved for pay- ment of the bill to be made, and he had seen no reason as yet to alter his omnion. As the Mayor was then present he should move that the minutes be signed and confirmed. Signing the minutes at a subsequent meeting was merely a matter of courtesy to members absent at the previous meeting. Properly it should be done before the meeting separated, but the custom had been originated for the object'Of "posting up" absentees as to th proceedings at the last-meeting. (Applause.) The bill in question had been incurred some time ago with the full knowledge of several old members of the Board, many of whom had given their time to the town for nothing, nd he con- sidered it uncourteous that the yomng members of the Board should object to its being duly paid. Many of j those members had been requested to attend and give evidence, and endeavourto lessen tke arbitration expenses, and it was nothing but right that their refreshment 'ex- penses also should be paid. (Cheers.) The MAYOR said if the payment of this bill was so strongly objected to by Mr Jehu and Mr Parker, because the same had been paid before the second reading of the 1 minutes, how was it that in their anxiety for the -rate- payers' pockets, they did not object to the recent pay- ment, under similar circumstances, of the gas bill, Winch amounted to £2?.6 16s.? The minutes had not been iigned; at a second meeting before that account was paid! (Cheers and laughter.) Mr E. T. D. HARRISON saidlhe had wot intended to-say any- thing mere on the matter, but as his name had been men- tioned by Mr Parker, he would just say that he had merely alluded to the illegality of paying the bill before the minutes had been confirmed andigned" at the following meeting, because, during his term -of office, he had always had the minutes read at the same meeting at which they -were passed, before leaving the room. He would, however, leave it en- tirely to the Town Clerk '9 say whether the proceedings had been legal or not, and he should be qjiite agreeable to abide by his decision and advice. He would mention that he had known many tradesmen receive their money: in the Board- room on the very morning their bills were passed. The Town Clerk, in paying the account in question, had no doubt considered that he-was-acting perfectly rigtoand according to precedent. (Hear, hoar). Mr SALTER thought they had dwelt too long upon the matter altogether. The money had been paid, and he thought they would be wasting useful time -in discussing the subject further. The TOWN CLERK -An opinion having 'been expressed at the last meeting by -some members of the Council that in virtue of some A«t-of Parliament reaohliicns passed at one meeting are not in force until confirmed at the next, and therefore that a payment made in obedience to a resolution at one meeting is illegal until it is confirmed at the next meeting, Iha-ve'thvught it right to look upthe authorities, in order to expiiin Council what the: law and custom is, so that there may be no mistake for the-future. At Local Boards constituted mnder the Public Health Act in places where there arelnm Municipal Corporations, by-laws have generally been made requiring that the minutes of one meeting be, road and signed at a subsequent meeting, and such is the- case in other similarly-constituted bodies, but this does not, detract from the complete validity of the resolution of a meeting immediately after the close of it, and as to Councils constituting Local Boards no such by-law can be made, there'being no power to do so under any Act-of Parliament, and* "She custom which has prevailed is merely adopted for convenience and to ensure accuracy; and the order to all:ittterts and purposes perfectly valid as soo-n as the n-jecoii-ig closes. In regard to the Bill (Mr Rowlands1?) in question, I had no option left but to pay the cheque when lie called far it. (Hear, hear, and cheers). Mr Aldernyan EVANS said he begged to second the motioa, that the minutes be confirmed and signed. Mr W. WrTriy said that he was in the habit of attend- ing a Board -of Guardians, and with respect to the minutes they were always signed on a rough draft 6ft the day they -were passed, and agai"t the following Board- day a clean, copy was entered in the minute book. It' would be ridiculous for anyone to suppose for a moment that the resolutions passed in that manner would not be valid until they had again been read and signed at a ( subsKfaent meeirlng of the Board. (Eear, hear). r Mr JEHU—I am entitled to ft reply,1 Mr Mr E. T. D. HARRISON objected to-the discussion gmng any farther, as the subject was not on the agenda. Mr 5. JONES ouite agreed with the Town Clerk, that the payment of: an account was quite "legal immediately the resolution • ordering the same had 'been passed, and that the -signing of the minutes after aceecond reading was merely a matter of courtesy, and not of law. Mr o avu-Am I to be heard, Mr M»yor ? The MAYOR-said he was afraid not;he thought the ifeest way was to put it to the meeting. Mr E. T D. "HARRISON said as the suoject was not,on the agenda, ;he- Viecidedly objected to Mr- gehu b?iog heard any more.. Mr JsffiTJ saitl if he was not <m ord«r, ;and they wmiid not hear him, he-would sit down. Mr W T PARKER thought Mr J ehu was m order be- cause the words which head-ed their eiroalars were ttwt the Mnsmt es shall be read, confirmed, an £ signed by the chairman;" and consequently be rthought Mr Jehu should be lifft-med ito. <- Mr D. P.,OwpN -considered it baa'prtiicy and a very bfel precedent to endeavour at one meting-to nullify the pro- ceedings of a, previcus Board. Mr Jssro—It is Kpon principle tlbrt'l act. The MATOK said that he was .actnsatedt by law. He hai been instructed 'by the Town Cleific to sign the minutes, and he bad accordingly done so. ^Cries -of "Oh! a'h,rl and Hear, heat. rl) He therefore thougiit Mr Jehu was out of order. Mr J. JONES -suggested that the of the Board shomm toe rme -an with. The MAYOR said in that case the first business would be the salary of the Corporate inspector. Mr JEIIU-Then'I:'am silenced. (Heat, hear/and laughter.) THE C0KPGR&TI3N INSPECTOfie-S SAUARY. The TOWN CXCBHK -id this subject Ssad been discussed at ifiie last meetilil: ,and he had since tiled: received from Mr 'Evan Ellis the fallowing letter July 22nd, 1871. Sir —As some of the members of the CmVorii ti,,ia are wishful tc know how the tS loi., r-Uowed me by tbani for superintend- ing the fire engine, is spent, I beg leave to frtate' that I pay to '.Ttftin Priceti 6s a-year, *,nd to John Theodore tl besides what I pay to others for assisting in trying rtSie engines, and in paying for refrestasents affcee time of doing so. 'ISiave also to state that the engine is once a-year inspected by a man appointed for that purpose by the Fine Office, who has on each occasion been perfectly satisfied with its condition. I am, sir, your most humbieaervant, E-Jones, Esq., Town Clerk. EVAK ELLIS. Mr W. T. PARKER said the duties of inspector of meat and ilodging-houses had 'been properly fatfilkS by Mr Ellis, and he should move that he be continued in his office at the usual salary. Seconded by Mr J. JONES, and carried. Mr E. T. D. HAEBISON said that, professionally, he had frequently noted the diligence of Mr Ellis, and, if it was aiecessary to continue -the office, he thought they could not do better than retain-the services of their present inspector. Mr JOHN JONES moved that the sum of £ 310s. ;be con- tinued -to be paid to Mr Ellis for the care of "fine fire engine. This was seconded by Mr JOHN MORRIS, and carried. THE ARCHITECT'S BILL IN CONNECTION WITH TBE SMITHFIELD. The MAYOR said there had been a great amount of talk about Mr Rowland's bill of k9 Ms., but now there was a little item.of 2222 3s. 9d. —(laughter—from Mr Griffiths, of Stafford, which might afford them an opportunity for a little further discussion. The account was for drawing up plans, and for other servicee rendered in connection with the Smithfield. Mr Griffiths had already received ^*The TOWN CiSRK then read the followiEg letter :— Architect and County Surveyor's Offices, Martin-street, Stafford, 27th June, 187L Dear Sir,—I have well considered the question of my account against your Local Board, and as the charges made therein are auite the usual ones, and such as any man of standing would make, I cannot for a moment entertain the offer made by you. I only require what I am justly entitled to, and I shall be glad if you will bring the matter before your committee with as little delay as possible. Yours truly, RoBT. GRIFFITHS. Ed. Jones, Esq., Town Clerk, Welshpool. After some little discussion on the subject, the bill w;is referred to the Finance Committee. Mil. FARMER'S FLOODED CELLAR AND HIS CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. The TOWN CLERK read the following letter, which he had received from Mr Dymond, of Exeter, the engineer of the sewerage and waterworks, respecting the state of the sewage in Berriew-street, in relation to Mr Farmer's complaint aad claim for damages Bampfylde House, Exeter, 13th July, 1871. Dear Sir,-If the sewers had been made large enough to carry awav all possible thunderstorms, they must not only have been too large to perform their primary duty as sewers efficiently, but the town would have speut at least twice as much as it did. Not only is there "no objection,' but we think it would be highly desirable to make use of the old barrel drain in Berriew- street, and any other available moans of taking off overplus storm-water. Tlii,, woyitmetimes be effected by having over- flows in the sides of the ordinary sewers, so as to relieve them t when they are charged above a given level. These overflow pipes may even be laid into an open ditch, as they would only be in operation at such times as the sewage is so diluted as to be quite innocuous and inoffensive. Yours truly, Mr Richard Clayton, ROBT. DYMO\ £ > and SONS, Surveyor, Welshpool. Surveyors. After some little conversation, it was moved by Mr W. T. PARKER, and seconded by Mr W. WITHY, that the work in question be done, which was finally agreed to.- Mr Farmer, provision dealer, Berriew-street, was present, and stated that the amount of his claim was Y,15 2s. lOd., being for damage his stock had sustained by the flooding of his cellar during the recent heavy rains.—This part of the matter was referred to the Fiuance Committee, and the proceedings terminated. IMPORTANT TOWN MEETING ON THE SUBJECT OF LEIGHTON BRIDGE. An influential meeting of the subscribers to the fund for erecting a bridge over the Severn at the Leighton Ford, near Welshpool, was held on Tuesday, July 25th, in the Town Hall, at eleven o'clock. There was a very large attendance, and several resolutions in favour of the erection of the bridge were received with great enthu- siasm, there being scarcely a dissentient voice. The chair was occupied by the Mavor, T. Morris, Esq. Mr W. T. PARKER asked who had ordered the issuing of the notice, as he observed it bore no signature. The MAYOR replied that he had done so, after consulting Mr E. T. D. Harr son, the Town Clerk, and several other gentlemen of the committee. The trustees would give 2100 towards carrying out the work. (Cheers.) They had also said that with £ 1,300 they could build the bridge by Christmas. (Loud applause.) If the work was to be done it should be proceeded with at once, as every week's delay would involve a loss of EZIO, because of the short days beiftj; at hand. For £1,400, Mr Fisher could carry out the plans immediately, and erect a bridge-part iron and part stone. The chances of raising that amount were encouraging, as they had already £1,340 promised, and the £100 from the road trustees would make the 21,400. He was glad to say that several gentlemen, rather than the work should be abandoned, had offered to double their subscriptions. (Great cheering.) Mr S. POWELL a-ked if Mr Naylor had seen theplans? The MAYOR said that before they went to Mr Naylor with the plans, it wo-ald be desirable to get in all the -subscriptions, as they could then show him the plans for a bridge that would cost 11,400, and could also say that they had the money to proceed with the work in hand. If Mr Naylor liked to build a larger and handsomer bridge, and would be at the additional expense, they could then offer him their P,1,400 towards it. They all wished to tre t Mr Naylor courteously and in a straightforward manner. Mr POWELL said the plans should at once be sent to Mr Naylor. The MAYOR said if they would all be patient they should be made acquainted with the plans and hear all the letters ref d. Mr Powell thought the Mayor was dictating too much, and that the committee were not consulted. (Cries of No and "Shame," with cheers for the Mayor). The MAYOR said all fiie trouble in the matter had been taken bv himself and the,comaiittee. He did not know why any fault should be found. Committee meetings had been called, and if individual members did not attend, it was their, own fautt. Nothing at all had been kept back from any ef the committee. Mr E. T. D. HARRTSON wanted to know if the meeting was convened to carry -out a great public need, or to give a few individuals an opportunity of quibbling about what bad been dene by1 the Mayor and committee in this important matter.. (Hear, hear.) They all-knew how energetically the Mayor'had taken'the matter in hand, heading the list with a large -sum, which example had 'been followed by the whole Corporation. (Cheers.) The bridge would be a great public boon, and why Mr Naylor's name should be so con- starfthr brought forward, he did not know. It was useless going 'to Mr Navfcr with the plans tnless they could say they had the money to carry them out. After getting a good list of -subscribers, the Mayor had proposed to Mr Way lor that the bridge in question should be a memorial bridge in honour of his son's attaining his majority. (Cheers.) Mr Naylor had replied that if they had a bridge at all, he should like a handsome structure of stone, which vrould cost 23,000, and if he built it himself the Mayor must find subscriptions to the amount of £ 2;800, or the Work, s far as he (Mr Nayl ir) was concerned would have to be abandoned. But he (the speaker) would tell that m-eting, and the public at large, and Mr Naylor-himself, that a good substantial com- posite bridge could be erected for £ 1,400. Tbe style of the bridge was of little moment, but the lives of the public wire a great consideration. The Mayor had re- ceived a letter from a.subscriber who had twice narrowly escaped drowsing in the ^Leighton Ford, and that gen- 'Jeman had offered to increase his subscription if it was neceesary. There was no greater necessity exist- ing in tl-,e county than that of a bridge at Leighton. (Hear, hear.} L'ves m-vt not be jeopardized, and a bridge at Leighton, of some sort, they were determined to have. He would coKclude by saying that he thought great praise was due to the Mayor, for the interest he had taken in the work. Mr T. POTVELL hoped they would wait upon BIT Naylor next time with a larger deputation, which migt.t have more influence. The MATGB said it wovild be no good doing «o "tail they had the money in hand. If they would wait a few mo- ments he -would read -some letters from Mr Naylor, by which they would see- lke declined doing anything in the matter, if they could not raise 22,000. He would also read a letterirom Mr Newill, which contained avkindoffer from Lord Powis, whose subscription of S300 they could -have at any time. (Applause.) He would first* read Mr Kewill'g letter, enclosing a cheque for £ §, and promising increase the amount Thecwork had beea delayed-some months after they had .spoken to Mr Naylor abotft it,, in order that t that gentleman might consult his son, who wes abroad, and two tetters-bad been received from MT Naylor. The Mayor jhen read the letters, -and were to the effeottiliat unless the £ 2,000 was subscribed the.effair must come toan end -as far as he was concerned. The second letter was,to the same efect as tke 6rst, Mr Naylor expressing hia willingness to make a concession for cartage of 275 from the £2,000 to be subscribed by the town.—Tfie Mayor bavingread these betters • twthe meeting,sa-id thev- co-cid all see from them thatiit would be no use to lay plans before Mr -Naylor if they tad Ro money totiake witia them, and' he therefore heped -the subscribers would pay in fchier subscriptions at oace, as Mr iNayl-o: was • expected h<Msne<<yR Tuesday. Mr FKANOK, one of Mc'Nl.ylor's tenants, -said ewry one was anxious toi Mve the bridge, and he Snmself ^kad •obtained a good many «rtbscxiptio*8. There was net a kinder landlord than Mr Naylor, and as tht bvidge wotild be -each a convenience to his tenante, as-well as dlepllblic generally, he -was- sure he iwouid do all tie,could to forward its ereetieot. (JIearj>hear.) Mr WiTH^flaid that as ihe had naskEd by the Ma.yor to hring forward the first he begged to propose "That it is desirable that all subecripmens be paid im- mediately to Messes Beck and Co's bank, «r to-the Mayor, so as to ascertain the position we are in." He skad, .hiin- self, no great pewaaal interest in the bridge, as hicbUaiaeas did-not lie in that direction^ 3ut he suppwted because it was. for tfae pubtw--ood. Mr W. E. E-ydsr seconded the motion, snd there being I • no amendment, it was carried nnanimo«^ly- Mr E. T. D. HiAK-lilSON proposed the next resolution, viz." That it necessary no ti-aue should fee lost lit- carry- ing out the wodk, 'Mr Fisher having stinted that it will cost £ &(■} a week extea if left t-o the short days." Mr ROWLANB seconded the naotion, which was carried. Mr 'JIEMBLE W'liiSiAMS proposed, and Mr Alderman HUMPHREYS secoaded, -"That at soon as a «nfficiairfc sum is paid into the huik emeeting be called, amda deputation wait upcn Mr Nsylor with the plans. "Cactiea uciani- mionsly. The meeting wa* afterwards addressed by Mr Hamcon, Mr Rowland, Mr Francis, Mr Say«e, and Mr D. P. Ow-sn, after which a vote «f thanks was fpassed to the Mayor, who acknowledged the compliment.

NEWTOWN. NEWTOWN SCHOOL BOARID ADJOURNED MEETING. On Saturday, July 22nd, an adjourned meeting was held in the Grand Jury ttooaa, to receive a reply to a com- munication raent to the 'Education department, asking whether they had power under the Education Act to open a temporary-cchoel until they could find a suitable plot -of laaad to erecta permanent building. There were present.: the Rev. T. J. Wheldon, .chairman; Mr Lewis Lewis, Tkse-chairmanthe Rev. T. W. Thomason, and Mr Richard Lloyd. The Chairman informed the Board that no reply had been received up to the present time, and suggested the advisability of further adjaurning the meetiBg. The Rev. Mr'THOMASON expre-sed surprise at the letter the Reetor of Newtown (the Rev. J. Williams) had sent to the Board. "What was the object for enlarging their !j schools, when fcur-fifths of the inhabitants were Noncon- formists, and when at present they had accommodation for just double the number who attended? The object was clearly to take the wind out of their sails, and to de- prive thesa of the power of making the necessary accom- modation in the ifuture. He confessed he fdit strongly upon the matter, and thought they ooght to take some means to ascertain what should be their course in the future. He would suggest that they write to the Birm- ingham League, and also to the head of the British School Institution 'im London, stating their case, and ascertain what course they had :better adopt. If the present schools were enlarged, the attendance of children would not in- crease; they would take the power out of the hands.of the Board, and the children would run the streets as now. Mr LLOYD—They believe the Board will make by.1- ws, and put in force compulsory powers, so that the children will be bound to attend the Church school. Mr THOMAsoy-Do you think the Dissenters would con- sent to that ? Mr LLOYD—No. It is evident our work will amount to nothing if we do not provide a school. Mr THOMASON—Rather th&n sanction that course I would resign my seat. I think I should not be acting up to the confidence the ratepayers have reposed in me. A The VICE-CHAIRMAN-I certainly feel strongly upon the question myself. I think the Rector and the managers 1 of the National School do not understand their proper position. Provided the present schools were enlarged to j accommodate double the number who now attend, the schools would not be suitable to the ratepayers. It would not be just that the ratepayers should subscribe to schools to be solely under the management of the Director. I hope we shall steer clear of these denominational schools. I have not the slightest confidence in the Conscience Clause. The working of it would only be a delusion, and in soma instances a snare. Mr LLOYD-That is the general opinion. In the course of the conversation Mr Lloyd reminded the Board that the Rector's letter stated that the addi- tional accommodation would be ready by the end of August, when Mr Lewis remarked that as the large majority of the inhabitants were Dissenters, the school would not come within the meaning of the Act, viz., suitable accommodation, and would count for nothing. He knew of a case in point. He thought they should not leave the erection of a permanent building in abeyance. At the next ordfnary meeting he would move that the Board do take steps to secure ground for the erection of a school. As no reply had yet been received from the Education Department, he begged to move that the meet- I ing be further adjourned till Thursday next, at three I o'clock. This WHS agreed to, and the business closed. NEWTOWN UNION, WEDNESDAY.—Present: The Rev. John Evans, chairman, who presided; Mr Corneliu Morgan, vice-chairman Mr Edward Edwards, Moughtrey; Mr M. H. Davies, Trefeglwys: Messrs Edwards and Ben- bow, Llanidloes; Mr Thomas Phiilips, Tregynon Messrs Lloyd and Pryct-, Llanllwchaiarn; and Mr Smith, clerk. Finances.-The Clerk reported the balance to the credit of the Union to be S759 13s. lid.; the arrears, £ 55 18s. 7d.— The following payments were reported to have been made during the past fortnight: Aberhafesp, £38; Bettws, XIS; Carno, £ 37; Kerry, £ 92 Lllanllwchaiarn, 2116 Llanidloes, £ 146; Llangurig, £ 44; Llandinam, JE81 5S.; Llanllugan, £5 Is. 7d.; Moughtrey, L18 Newtown, £ 159 Tregynon, £ 53.— j The following parishes were reported in arrear: Bettws, L31; Carno, £ 9 Kerry, 1D0 19s.; Llanllwchaiarn, £1; Llangurig, L53 10s.: Llaiiwl log, L97 Llanwyadelan, £ 25 Llanllugan, £12 18s. 5d.; Manafon, £98 and Newtown, L2 18s. 2d. Out-Relict.-Xewtown district: Not able-bodied, 3SS able-bodied, 69 children, 264 total, 721. Relief given, in kind, £ 8 9s. lOd. In money, £ 125 4s.; total, £ 133 13s. lOd. —Llanidloes district: Not able-bodied, 333; able-bodied, 42; children, 139; total, 514. Relief given, in kind, Y,4 4s. 4d.; in money, £ 98 2s. total, £102 6s. 4d.—Llanwnog dis- trict: Not able-bodied, 216; able-bodied, 8 children, 59; total, 283. Relief given, in kind, 19s. 8d.; in money, £ 56 7s. 8d.; total, f-57 7s. 4d. Idiotic P aupers.—Th? Clerk read a letter from the Salop Asylum in answtr to one forwarded by him in respect to the condition of idiotic paupers belonging to this Union in that establishment. The letter said—" In answer to your inquiry respecting James Jones, Ruth Nicholas, Sarah Talbot, and George Wilsen, I beg to inform you that they could not be managed in a workhouse, as they are all with the exception of Nicholas very violent. Nicholas is not violent, but dirty in her habits."—The Clerk read a letter from the Bala Union in- quiring if the Newtown and Llanidloes Union would accept Elizabeth Trow, wife of Charles Trow, formerly of Abermule, and her children, without an order of removal. They had been deserted, and left chargeable to the Bala Union.—The Board declined to accept them. Support of Parent.-The Chairman read a letter from the Rev. David Williams, of Mallwyd, offering to contri- bute the sum of 2s. per week towards the support of his father, now chargeable to the funds of the Union. After some consultation, the Board decided to accept them. Number in the House.-The Clerk reported the number in the House to be as follows :—Not able-bodied, 50; able- bodied, 13; children, 74.; total, 137. Evan Morris, a pauper from Newtown, aged 79 years, had died within the week. Pumping Water on Sunday.—Mr Richard Lloyd re- ported that during their last inspection of the House a complaint was laid that, for the want of sufficient cistern accommodation the inmates had been obliged for some time to pump water on Sunday. He suggested the pro- priety of an aklclitional cistern, which would only cost a few pounds. Au order was made to that effect, to be con- structed of Aberllefennv stone.—The Clerk read his replies to the Poor-law Board upon the auditor's report of the recent audit, which was considered satisfactory by the Guardians.

COIL WE X. LEGAL.—Among the names of gentlemen who have suc- cessfully passed the Law Society's examination, we are pleased to observe the name of Mr Thomas Jones (from the office of Mr O. Davies Hughes, of this town), son of Mr Davidi-Tones, late of Tyuch? Tr.rhiwaedog, near Bala BOARD OF GUARDIANS, FRIDAY JULY 21ST.-Pre- sent Mr Robert White (chairman), Messrs John Morris Llangollen Ebenezer Jones, Llangwm John Phillips, Llandrillo; Rev. Thos. Davies, Llandrillo; John Davies, Gwyddelwern David Jones, Glynhaian; kc. Number of inmates in the house during the first week, ending 14th inst., 44; corresponding week last year, 41. Number, second week, endmg 21st inst., 48; correspond- ing week last year, 41. Vagrancy. -Number of tramps relieved during the last fortnight, 15; corresponding week last year, 30. The Case ofCharictte Jones.—This pauper had, it appears, made a will upon an estate value above L7, left by her, to be distributed according to her said will. This becoming known to the Guardians, it was ordered that the executor therein mentioned- Mr Jones, chemist-should refund the money.

LLANGURIG. J SUDDEN DEATH.—A most painful occurrence took place in this neighbourhood on Saturday week. Mrs Lewis, wife of Benjamin Lewis, of Cilgwrgin-fach farm, was on that morning in the enjoyment of her usual good health, and was crossing the door-sill to fetch some water from an adjacent well, when she suddenly fell in the doorway with her face on the sill. After the fall, which cut her face considerably, Fhe revived a little and told a servant man to fetch Mr Lewis. When Mr Lewis arrived, his wife EMBRACED him most tenderly, complaining that she felt very ill, and in about an hour expired. An inquest was held at the house on the following Monday, before Dr Hale, when it was stated that deceased died from disease of the heart.

SINGULAR ACTION IN EQUITY. At the Salford County Court, before Mr J. Osborne, Q.C.. Judge, the iellowmg case of local interest was heard:— David Simons, of Queen's-road, Aston, near Birming- ham, formerly a tailor in Oswestry, v. George and ANN Hulme, of -30, Albert-grove, S tret ford, Manchester. This was a-suit iu equity to set aside am agreement on the ground that the plaintiff, one of the parties to it, was NOT in za,state ef mind capable of contracting, that advantage WAS".taken of his distressed -condition, and that by the false statements of the defendants he (the plaintiff) was induced to enter into the contract. Mr Coppinger, of the Equity Bar, instructed by Messrs Bent and Trem- wen, solicitors, Manchester, appeared for pItintifT; and Mr Goiuldtharpe appeared for defendants. Mr CoppingeF said'that at the time of his sister's death, the plaintiff woz an irimate of theoswestry Workhouse. His occupation had been that of A tailor, but poverty and bodily infirmities oontpelled him to go in the workhouse. The deceased, Catherine Hulme, just before herdeath, was living with the defendants, who were her stepchildren. On toe day ef her death (the 7tk January) a letter was sent to the plaintiff, stating the day on which the funeral would take P'Lace, and a few days afterwards ene of the defendaats went to Oswestry and had as interview with the plaintiff in the worl- house, during WLOTH he offered the old man £ 50 to assign him the isitestate*,s estate. The plaintiff subsequently went to Manchester at the defend- ants' request and stayed AT their hoase. On the d&v after bis arrival the defendant, George Holme, urged him to take RW in discharge of ell his rights to his sister's estate. He stated that his sister had intended to leave all her .pro- perty to them (the defendants), and on the faith of that statement he was induced to accept the proposal, the con- sideration however being increased to £00. The estate was worth 2280. On the 13th February the plaintiff was taken to the offioe of Mr Biggies, solicitor, where he signed an agreement to the above affect, and he took out letters of administration a tew days afterwards the defendants' solicitor immediately taking possession of them. The plaintiff had since ascertained that his sister had no inten- sion of leaving her property to the defendants, and that she had frequently expressed her determination to leave it to ^THE plaintiff, WHO was in A feeble condition, 6aid, he was brought up as a tailor, but after giving up that business he edited a newspaper and entered into literary work. He was the author of a work entitled, The Lady of Work- worth," a metrical poem of the battle of Shrewsbury. Daring his residence at Shrewsbury he was well-known as a btrd. He went into the Otwestry Workhouse on the 12th November, 187 C, and remained there until his sister's death. When he signed the agreement he was in a very weak condition and did not know what he was doing. He saw iiis sister about three mouths before her death, when she was on the most affectionate terms with him.— In the course of the plaintiff s cross-examination the Judge remarked upon the circumstances under which the agree- ment was made, the plaintiff having signed it without hav- ing obtained any legal advice. MrConlthorpe said they should be able to prove that the plaintiff was not swindled at all; that he was perfectly able to make a bargain, and that he was cognisant of what he was doing. The Judge—Why did you not .get an attorney to help MGoUldthorpe-He hid plenty of time to do it. The Judge-I don't think you can remove the fact that a weak, oltl man has beenlengag-ed in this transaction with- out an attorney being employed on his behalf, and that it is probable HE had not the fullest knowledge of what he was about. To take him into an attorney's office and get the agreement from him I don't consider satisfactory. I don't think Mr Diggles is to be charged with anything, but I think it was an error of judgment on his part in not taking «are that this old man was properly Icoked after in a transaction of this kind. Mr Gouldthorpe—We never suspeeted for a moment that lie was a man of weak intellect. I feel that the honour of gentlemen concerned in this case is affected, and I propose to go on with it. Dr Bere«ford, of Oswestry, said he had attended the | plaintiff ia the Oswestry Workhouse. He had suffered I from paralysis, and in January his condition was such I that he might be easily pprsuaded to do anything. Cer- 1 tainly he was not capable of entering into an agreement of this kind by himself, as the condition of his nervous and J bodily system would make him easily influenced. Mr GOULDTHORPE put in a letter from the witness to Mr Diggles, in which he stated that the plaintiff was able to un- < DERSTAND an agreement. 1 Witness said that though he could understand an agree SCENT, he might not be able to enter into one by himself. 1 The Master of the Oswestry Workhouse also stated that the plaintiff was not in a position to transact important BUSINSS unassisted. Mr Gouldthorpe, in defence, said there had been no persua- sion on the part of the defendants to induce the plaintiff to enter into the agreement. He entered into it with his ev, a wide often, and after having had plenty of time to get what- ever assistance he liked. There was no evidence of imbecility, or of weak-mindedness of the plaintiff. It did not strike either Mr Hulme or Mr Diggles that he was a man of weak "The Judge said he had no doubt that the plaintiff was not in a condition to enter into the agreement at the time he signed it, and he should make an order to set it aside, and for the delivery to the plaintiff of the letters of administration, and pay the costs of the suit.

_4'" j THE WIMBLEDON REVIEW^ The volunteer competition at Wimbledon -'w to a close on Saturday, with the usual review, :?).õ1i-- the threatening aspect of the morning. tEiwsGsairt uf: hol day-makers embraced the opportunity "f vi-&*&; camp, and the attendance was quite up to ths about three o'clock the Princess Louise an<i the MiMrricar of Lorne, accompanied by Prince Arthur, drove 1l.Ý' marquee erected for their accommodation, .and t ps*}*- sentation of prizes commenced. Toe- Princess KW, somewhat nervous concerning the fulfilment of h 2sa«L. and, except in one or two cases, consigned the ^»1 vesse-s and badges to their respective proprietors, wasi-s»rs. accompanying the donation by any especial felijx save that expressed in a graciou3 smile and a slight The first appearance of Mr Murison, one of t"rat Sw shots «-f the Canadian team, was received verv wijwraffi^ir skst- he stepped up to receive £ 25. won with 79 out" of f sc first stage of the Albert. Sergeant Ferguson, 0:-3 I, ness, another well-known Wimbledon name, c'amf .r,r a £25 prize in the Albert first stage and for £ 1G& it" second stage, besides taking £ 15 in ihe first stags- Queen's so that his southern trip has been proSt^ j zet well as pleasant to him. He, too, was warmly The recipients of the Any Rifle Association Snider Association Cup, the Any Rifle NVimble-a and the Snider Wimbledon Cup. the Henry Pêttk and the Dudley Piize, which were won by Sir H. Eb Ensign Logan, Q.E.R.B. Wyatt. of Sh-rop ltrt Baker, of Bristol; Lieutenant Powell. and Sesgsaw.* Instructor Gilder, all being prizes of mark, were .L'$li! with the plaudits which are always accorded on .ï.},e., 11;0 casions to distinguished skill. Sergeant Hollowa/, -ti"sla 1st battalion of the 7th Regiment, won the jsie Navy Challenge Cup for his regiment with the eU" score of 20 out of 28 at 600 yards. For the huge •C.iiaa. Cup the Cambridge team came forward as the wvc «#•;•» amongst them the tall, lithe young fellow who ha8t.,q .T:W. proved himself the best shot amongst the VOIUDteer- were as heartily cheered as they could have desirst! ASBX so were the representatives of the sister University, as winners of the Chancellor's Challenge Plate this came forward to carry off their handsome priaa. "Taw As1) burton Challenge Shield brought up a the Winchester School team. Ensign Formby tie Spencer Cup, which forms a second stage to plä. schools. Two of the prizes won in the Canadian petition, one of 2M, won by Captain M'Clenaghas^ nzitl one of R20, won by Lieutenant Burch, were present it: the winners, who were warm'y cheered, and aftc^rwfjwx/?- the whole team came forward to receive a prize of given to them as the colonial team second score ma Rajah of Kolapore's Challenge Cup competition, was some hearty and prolonged cheering as Mr Vs;!is?.. Mr Wyatt, Mr Martin Smith, and some others M int. English Eight came forward, and bre off the Eltiu,, Shield for the ninth time since the competition b< Mr Mayfield, of the Robin Hoods, who came for tbE,¡¿b. medal and £ 60, received cheers which were heartier b'iJJ!1. those who were able to appreciate the fine shooting: JXseiSf j both in the first and second sbg-es of the Queen's viZ, iC. course the enthusiasm culminated when ILKSCT- Humphrey came forward and took from the hands 34' flft' Princess the £ 250 and the gold medal, which reward OSM. best shot of the year. The band played "Sex ibs Conquering Hero comes," the occupants of the G, Stand cheered, and the Princess murmured a f(>w of congratulation to the tall young fellow, sissC before her with modest, manly grace, and as lie aside the ceremony came to an end. Directly stiver carriage drove up, and the princess, accompanied ier husband and brother, drove of to Lord Ducie's O j-Cinerk A sturdy band of fatigue duty Grenadiers then apy, w':i on the scene, and in ten minutes the marquee was Jit's, packed, and carried oif, tl-e prizes were removed, ariL t. field left clear for the military movements. After this ceremony the review and sham figls place. The force on the ground consisted of 3.500 and 8,000 volunteers. In addition to the prize takers already enumeratex*. must add the names of Private Davies, 15th Salop, Aalil Private Dick en, 4th Salop, who took a prize each ri. iie Anglo-Belgian competition.

ARMY REGULATION BILL. ABOLITION OF PURCHASE. THE ROYAL WARRANT. The following Royal warrant was presented k, "kt-tst Houses of Parliament on Friday July 21st by cummarai; ::lit. her Majesty:— Royal Warrant, dated 20th July, 1871, to oanc-ti -ssaiJ determine all Regulations authorising uhe Purcfeaea^ «« Sale, or Exchange for money of Commissions itwr- Army, from the 1st November, 1811". War Office July 21, VICTORIA R. Whereas by the Act passed in the session holden is S 5th and 6th years of the reign of King Edward chapter 16, intituled Against buying and seilrse- iii: Offices," and the Act passed in the 49th year of th'? ]"!t.. of King George III., chapter 126. intituled An Art. the Prevention of the Sale snd Brokerage of Offsc»." » £ E. officers in our forces are prohibited from selling- ce 75a3~ gaining for the sale of any commission in our forea%. isau. from taking or receiving any money for the excLa-a^artc any such commission, und-r the penalty of forfeit -us* their commissions and of being cashiered, and of other penalties, butt e last-mentioned Act exempts rrrsm the penalties of the said Acts purchases, or sales. changes of any commissions in our forces for such jN:r];¡1. as may be regulated and fixed by any regulations saael* w to be made by us in that behalf. And whereas we think it expedient to put an end .ad such regulations, and to all sales and purchases sjC exchanges-for money of commissions in our forces, aas>& JI2L. dealmgs relating to such sales, purchases, or exchall, Now, our will and pleasure is that on and aft", MM 1st day of November in this present year all rei,.ru:¡13Ir made by us or any of our Royal predecessors, or any acting under our authority, regulating or fixing the j-crjutsf- at which any commissions in our forces may be pure sold, or exchanged, or in any way authorising the pan. or sale, or exchange for money of any such commismi shall be cancelled and determined. Given at our Court at Osbome, this 20th day ef c. in the 35th year of our reign. By her Majesty's command. EDWARD CARDWEXS. (OpHiions of the Press.) The Times declares that the Ministers of the Csnwisr have carried their point, but at a most costly prict. T-tf Act they have recommended her Majesty to is, » violent wrench to the constitution, and must tzm2 2t damage their own reputation. Mr Gladstone tsii House of Commons he had advised the Queen tc -jitt, a. warrant revoking that which permitted the praitj- v tf purchase, and that from and after the 1st of Novsiabscs' next purchase will no longer exist. All will instin £ & £ » ask why this course was not taken before. The knew at the commencement of the session cje, well 3zt i did on Thursday the extent of the Royal authority. ria- reasons which, in their judgment, make it imperative TOta-at should be no delay in abolishing the system or pur?fiaw were present to their minds then as now. Yet"wito £ ,ii*.f they do? They had resolved that purchase iones » abolished. Thev knew they had the power of aboSslcajf it by the issue of a Royal warrant. The Daily Nens rejoices that Mr Gladstone has once ixam rekindled the enthusiasm of his followers and knit the Li; party into unity. Mr Gladstone has-provided the Hosoe 'Jo;' Lords with an easy and graceful escape from an impessSife position; and in the interest of the House itself, and id Liw- present balance of the Constitution, it may be hoped tits# 36m: Lords will take advantage of it. But whether they ste- sttr- not will make but little difference in the long" r..n- Mr Gladstone has once more thrown himself the people. He has made himself the exports; Ii the popular will; and Mr Jacob Bright's assuraie«r 1 Thursday night will be re-echoed all over the lasfi: m. Fri ay that the Ministry, by taking the course they taken in abolishing purchase, have put themrelvec, v position as strong as that which they occupied at tku- -W- ginning of the session. The Post points out that the real point which the G- vernment have placed in issue is, whether, after feaTrorr invited the co-operation of Parliament in abolish nap sin purchase system, and after having for many h treated it as an abuse with which the Legislature alone deal, and having during all that time been silffjjt us- to the means which they possessed of dispensing witfe si,? assistance of Parliament, they can, consistently WJtt, &i- dealing and constitutional usage, tarn round whes 7' meet with a check, and on their own responsibility ,ik, act for which they had in the first instance asked rity of Parliament. This point was not met by Mr stone or his colleagues. As the matter now stars Liberal Administration have exercised the prerog&t;^ »«-" the Crown, the Pott wotddbe-rry to think with no at -i—. object than that of bringing parliamentary goverss.u into contempt. "But this strange attempt," observes the in a condemnatoryleader, to make out that, in abciB ing purchase by a Royal warrant, the Go %eru raeiat bw; -,v- friDged no right of parliament, cannot be accepted ic-s- moment. Mr Gladstone talked of constitutional He can show none which affords the slightest for the course he has now taken. In asking the a<*«« Parliament to the abolition of purchase, he admitted; »<* will not ay the technical, but the practical, necesss-fr* wi- its concurrence for that abobtion. He allowed that- prerogative of the Crown ought not to be strained tc,-tZw& in immense change in the constitution of the army, ra c- ing a very large expenditure and considerations ct rreatest national importance. Can anyone guppcee "A" the Government would have introduced and persisted in Bill the discussion of which has perilled, if it has gw trented, the passage of all their other measures, if thev relieved that purchase might be legitimately abolish«si- Royl warrant, or had held that the report of tlæ < commission stating a fact everybody knew of the nent of over-regulation prices, compelled them, w jt my delay and without any consultation with Parl/rcsr. ;o abolish purchase altogether? The thing is toe ridicule rhe Governmeut have resorted to this exercise of pr-. ?ative to coerce the House of Lords into the accepte of their measure. Mr Gladstone is using the prerøga. of the Sovereign to avenge himself upon the Pet" asserting their independence. He has made a very **?- blunder, as the discussion which followed the anziuu ment of his intention must have convinced him. By his (Mr Gladstone's) answer to the question George Grey," says the Telegraph, "a national imrnan: has been abolished, and a perilous deadlock in our Il- lation has been avoided while the great Prime Miai" will be rendered more popular than ever through a ofe* of conduct which at once vindicates the dignity f! House of Commons, 8ecares. the harvtest of a lahMt session, hastens the reorganisation of our military fences, and guards the equitable interests of the