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OPENING OF A NEW CONGREGATIONAL…
OPENING OF A NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. The opening of the new church which has been erected for the congregation recently worshipping in the Old Cliapoi, Oswestry, took place on Friday, October 18sh. Notwith- standing the very unfavourable state of the weather, the services attracted large congregations, only the gallery at the end of the chapel remaining unoccupied in the m im- ing, whilst in the evening t ie spacious building was tided to overflowing. The new Congregational Church—which is to be called Christ Church—stands upon the site of the old Borough Gaol, between Arthur-street and Chapel-street, facing the Pitcher Bank, and forms a prominent feature in, and adds greatly to the beautiful landscape b/ which the town of Oswestry is surrounded. The plan of the building is cru- ciform, with side aisles, and a tower at the south-east corner, surmounted by a spire. The total height of the spire from the level of the street is 120 feet. At the base of the tower is an entrance, a stone staircase leading therefrom to the gallery, in which sittings for about 120 pirsons have been provided. The lower part of the front gable is an arcade of five arches, carried on engaged shafts with foliated cips. Two of these arches are the main doorways to the church, and the remaining three are pierced with foiled circular windows. Above this arcade is a four-light tracery-headed window. The side elevations are composed of the aisles, with lancet cupped clerestory windows above, and the transept gables with two two-light cusped windows below and circular windows above filled with light and graceful tracery. This treatment was necessitated through a resolution arrived at by the committee that the transepts should be so con- structed that at a future time they could p.ace galleries therein, thus enabling them if necessary to pro- vide increased accommodation for about 200 persons. At the back or west end of the church are three projections, the centre one being an apse for the Communion Table, that on the north side an entrance for the chor, and that on the south side a staircase leading to the basement of the building. Immediately at the foot of the stairs is the minister's vestry—a room fourteen feet by ten feet, and be- yond that there are two infant class-rooms, the larger being twenty-one feet by twenty-eight feet, and the smaller twenty feet by:fifteen, the two providing accommodation for 111 children. Beyond these class-rootn3 are a store- room and heating chamber, in which is fixed a Grundy's patent heating apparatus for warming the church and class-rooms under. The phn of the ground floor is, as h is been previously stated, cruciform, and is designed to ac- commodate 480 worshippers. The extreme dimensions are seventy-five feet by fifty-seven feet. The clerestory wall is supported on clustered columns of polished limestone from Craigllwyn quarry, worked by the proprietor, Mr Eyton Jones. The caps and bases of these columns are of Cefn stone, the former being foliated carving, from which spring moulded arches. The roof of the church is open timbered, but ceiled on the under side of the rafters and collars. The principals are supported on moulded corbels, with divers devices on the face. The gallery beams are also supported upon stone corbels, and three iron columns with foliated caps which were cast at the Cambrian Railway Works under the direction of Mr Alexander Walker. The communion rail is of oak. with carved terminals carried on a moulded and cusped dwarf screen, and is carried two steps above the floor of the church. The pulpit is on the left side of the communion apse, and is a splendid piece of workmanship, executed by Mr Dodson, of Shrewsbury, from designs supplied by the architect. The body of the pulpit is of Caen stone, richly moulded and carved, with Mansfield-engaged shafts at the angles, and polished red marble panels. The shaft to the base is polished Treflach stone, with moulded Caen stone base and carved cap. The windows of the church are glazed with rough cathedral glass, of various tints, ar- ranged in geometric patterns, producing a pleasant effect. This portion of the contract has been exe- cuted under the direction of the architect by Messrs Done and Davies, of Shrewsbury. The whole of the interior wood-work is stained, and the iron-work deco- rated by Messrs Lewis and Sor 8, painters, Oswestry. The carving was executed by Mr Evans, of Whitchur-eh. The church is lighted with smalt gas coronse of seven jets each and there are brackets in the aisles and under the gal- lery.' The whole of the gas-fittings and workmanship have been executed under the superintendence of Mr Andrew Gibb, manager of the Oswestry Gas Works. The new organ, which is not yet completed, is being constructed by Messrs Conacher, of Huddersfield, and will, it is expected, be placed in the church about Chri3tmas. It will be erected in the north transept. The walls and masonry are of Cefn stone, from the quarries of Messrs Dennis and Company, by whom all the tracery auddressed works have been executed. The general walling is rock faced. The contractors, Messrs Morris and Chaplin, of Oswestry, carried out the works from the designs and details sup- plied by and under the superintendence of the architect, Mr W. H. Spaull, of Oswestry, and they have spared no pains to :nake them substantial and satisfactory, and have carried them out with much promptitude. The coat of the building is about £ 5,180, towards which about 23,25,) has been collected or promised, leaving a deficit of about 22,000. The memorial stone was laid September 7th, 1871, by Sir Tames Watts, of Manchester, so that the works have been completed in a little over twelve months' time. It is satisfactory to note that not a single accident or mishap of any kind has occurred during the erection of the bu Iding. Several handsome gifts of church furniture have been presented by members of the congregation aad other friends :-The communion table, by the Minister one communion chair, by Messrs E. and J. Jones; a second eommuniou chair, by Mr T. I-I. Jones; the pulpit Bible and hymn-book, by Mrs Gasquome Messrs Evans, Jones, and Co. also generously provided the seat rugging, with wh.ch the whole of the body of the church is supplied, at cost price. The Old Chapel in Arthur-street has been converted into Sunday schools. The upper fbor is one large room capable of seating 400 persons. The lower floor is divided into nine class rooms and one lecture room, available either for a large adult class, or for the purposes of the night services during the week. The whole of these are to be heated with hot water, the apparatus being supplied by Mr Dodwell, of Shrewsbury. In the interval between the closing of the Old Chapel and the opening of Christ Church, the Sunday services have been held in the Public Hall. The opening service was held at eleven oclo-iC. The communion table was covered with beautiful flowering hot house plants lent from the conservatories at Beechtield and Plasfyonon, and the base of the handsome pulpit was concealed with similar ornamentation. In the entiance doorway was the appropriate text worked in old English letter? and encircled with a setting of ivy and ferns, "Entr into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise." The first part of the service was conducted by the Rev. T. Gasquome, B. A., minister of the chapel, who offered the prayers of invocation and dedication. The first scripture lesson was taken from the I Kings viii, 12-30, 54-57, and was read by the Rev. W. Champness, Wem. The second scripture lesson was selected from Epheaiansiv, 1-16, ii, 10-22, and was read by the Rev. E. K. Evans, Frees. The chant was taken from Isaiah lx, and was sung to W. Hawes's music. The first hymn was the familiar Old Hundredth Psalm, followed by the chant and then by a sanctus; the hymn before the ser- mon was- Christ is our corner-stone, On Him alone we build sung to the tune, King's College. The sanctus wai sung to Dr Camidge, and the hymn at the close of the service was that commencing 0 Thou, whose own vast temple stands, Built over earth and sea, sung to the tune Farrant. Mr George Pu;h offijUted as organist, and the musical p jrtlon,of wchicrh was hearty and impressive, was under the leadership of Mr J. Whitridge Davies. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, B.A., of London, who based an eloquent discourse upon II Samuel xxu, -0, He brought, me forth also into a large place." A soul in anD h, said the preacher, was a soul in straits, in a place who was too small for it, where it beat against the bars win n confined it. The first thought he would offer in illustration of the text he had selected was that sin brought the soul into straits, into narrow and confined places, and that anguish, sooner or later, was its inevitable fruit. The first promise of sin was always freedom. To our first parents the tempter cunningly opened out the view of a larger, freer, and bolder life, and this first temptation was the key to all temp- tations. The experience of anguish was more or less inevi- table. The man who transgressed the divine command- ment passed into straits, which giadually closed upon him and destroyed him, sooner or later. Sin crippled and de- stroyed the freedom and power of the human faculties. Look upon the men who were living evil lives, contemptu- ous of God and his laws. Watch them as the years went by. Did they become larger, freer, more joyful or hopefu. men ? Some young men liked the idea of a fast life and a merry one, but let them look around in the world and I judge for themselves, whether men enjoyed a pe unable aad good old age because of fast and riotous living in their youth. Were they net, on the contrary, shut up ia straits and anguish ? Did men love them, trust them, work for I them, pray for them? N", for the devi,'s most loyal, most zealous, mot faithful servants grew more narrow, envious, jealous, selfish, lustful, more shut up in straits and anguish year by year. They knew the misery of their present, and the horrors of their future. Sin dulled the edge of a man's faculties, dimmed his understanding, sipped and rotted the very fibres of energy and hope it had nothing to offer but dreary, dead, damned captivity, a paralysis which was the beginning of death itself, a soul suffering anguish in the tightening pi ison bars of sin, writhing in its agonies, moaning the hope of the hopeless, to whom life brought no blessings. Redemption, or God's mercy in Christ, brought men out into a large, free, su dit, glorious world, for there was a sense of liberty, young strength, and immortal hope in the soul which had seen Jesus. In conclusion he courted attention to the following thoughts:-1st. The largeness of the world God had built for our home; 2nd, the largeness of the life to which He had called us through His Son and lastly, to the large- ness of the future Gad had openel unto us in eternity. Reverting to the occasion of the day, the preacher said he was amongst them once again after a lapse of a little more than a year, and he hoped there would be nulling un- suitable in the remark that he found them b ought out into a larger place. They had reared a beautiful sanctuary at a heavy outlay, and at a cost which would never be known upon earth, for the h tears, prayers and he believed he might also add, tears, which had been spent upon the place would be known to God alone. He was not referring to those who hal given largely of their abundance, but rather to th'Fe who had given liberally out of their poverty, for no one knew the amount of self- (lenial wiiieh those small gifts had involve I. God had answered and blessed their effort, and with His help they had reared their new sanctuary for His worship. Tiie p'ayer he would offer on their behalf was in the language of the first lesson which had been read that day—that the Lord God of Israel might be with them, as He had been with their fathers. The collection made atthis service amounted to £ 6217s. 61. At the close of the service a public luncheon was held in the upper schoolroom. About 150 sat down, and the company included a large number of ladies. The IUlCheon was supplied by Mr and Mrs Lloyd, the Queen's Hotel, whose catering did not have fair play because so many more guests appeared than were expected. The room was very tastefully decorated with festoons and circlets of evergreen-, ibgs, shields, and devices. At the back of the principal table were the words, worked in silver-coloured letters on a blue ground Bis dat, qui cito dat," "Dc" datp," and t; Ora ei labora," and facing these, at the lower end of the room, was a large device, displaying the sentiment God bless our Queen.' Placed at intervals on the walls were armorial shields, each bearing, in consecutive order, the names of the several pastors of the Church since it3 foundation, from '-Nevett, lGGl," to Gasquoine, 1872." Scripture texts, appro- priate mottoes, and couplets from Tennyson and other poets, were also liberally scattered about the room. Invita- tions to the luncheon were sent, we believe, to all the minis- ters of the town, but none of the clergy of the Church of England accepted the invitation. The chair was occupied bv the Rev. T. Ga-qnoine, and at the principal table sat the Mayor of Oswestry, the Rev. J.Baldwin Brown, B. A., the Rev. George Conder, of Lon- don, MrThos. Barnes, The Quinta. Mr C. Minshall, the Rev. W. Champness, Wem, the Rev. E. K. Evans, Prees, the Rev. Ellis Edwards,the Rev. John Howe Gwyther, Mr John Thomas, and other ministers and gentlemen. Grace before the luncheon was said by the Rev. E. D. Wilks, Baptist minister, and after, by the Rev. Joseph Timmins, Primitive Methodist. The CHAIRMAN having proposed the health of The Queen," Mr C. MINSHALL said he had great pleasure in proposing for the acceptance of the company, the toast, or sentiment, or whatever they might be pleased to term it, Long life, health, and prosperity to the preachers of the day—the Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, and the Rev. George Conder." (Applause.) As every minute that he occupied in offering the toast would simply amount to a subtraction from the time the Rev. J. Baldwin Brown would devote towards addressing them, his remarks would be very brief. The toast suggested to his mind a link of association between the old place in which they had worshipped for so many years. and the new chapel in which they had met for worship for the first time. He remembered very well, in April, 1832, sitting upon his sister's knee, just under the pulpit of the Old Chapel, and looking up into the bright faee of a benevolent old gentleman who was occupying the pulpit-the Rev. Dr. Raffl 3S. (Hear hear.) The sermon he could not remember, but the kindly face of the preacher he should never forget. It must have been a great joy to the congregation of that day that the first preaching of the Gospel in their chapel should come from the lips of that revered minister, and he was surd it muit be a source of great gratification to the con- gregation who were worshipping in the new chapel, that their first preacher should be the nephew of that good old man. (Hear, hear.) Mr Baldwin Brown's name was one which was well known in all the churches all over the world, and there were few English Congregationalists who did not owe him a deep debt of gratitude for having at one time or another come forward to lend them his valua- ble assistance. When he mentioned the name of the other preacher who had kiudly come down to help them, he would ask, who did not remember the Rev. George Conder? He had b'2en a friend amongst them for the last twenty years, and no one could forget the pleasure, joy, and profit with which his words were always listened to. Mr Conder had always exhibited a readiness of disposition to come down and help them whenever his services were needed, and upon the present occasion he had kindly come forward, at some personal inconvenience, to supply the place of Mr Thomas, of Bristol, who had been unable to fulfil his engagement owing to illness. He was sure it was the sincere wish of all present that Mr Baldwin Brown and Mr Conder should enjoy long life and good health, and that every blessing might rest upon them personally, and attend them in their spheres of ministerial labour. (Applause.) The Rev. J. BALDWIN BROWN said that Mr Minshall's kind expressions made it very difficult for him to find suitable words in which to speak to the meeting. Such kind words were a fresh stimulus and inspiration to one, for the sense of such kindness was always refreshing and stimulating. It had afforded him very great pleasure to come down and preach at the opening service, because he had taken away with him such pleasant reminiscences of his former visit to Oswestry upon the occasion of the lay- ing of the foundation stone of the new chapel, and of the very happy time he had spent with his friends in this loca- lity. He was glad to see that their enterprise so happily begun, had been at length so nobly accomplished. It was gratifying to him to be informed that his uncle had preached at the opening of the old chapel, and to know that there ha1 been, by his presence that day, a link of personal connec- tion between the old and new chapel. He felt, as they knew, a very deep and lively interest in the Oswestry church, because of its noble, good, and godly antecedents. Independents, he feared, were apt to take a good deal too low ground for themselves, and for the great principles they professed. He felt that ot lers were prone to speak of them as being a species of schismatic mushrooms.— (laughter)—which rose up one day and was swept away the next but nobody had a longer or nobler history than that which was possessed by the English Nonconformists. (Applause.) It was true that they had done much to trouble Society perhaps no one had done more than themselves in that line unless it might be the Apostles. The Nonconformists had, however, not quite turned the world upside down but he believed they had done a great deal to- wards setting it upon its right end. (Hear, hetr.) England owed a deep debt of gratitude to her Nonconformists and he felt that the difference, political and social, which ex- isted between France and England was due to the circum- stance that England had never been able to crush out her Nonconformity, whereas France had succeeded in doing so. There had been in England, ever since the days of the Reformation a large body of earnest, intelligent, and godly Nonconformists and hence there had been a stea ly pro- gression of reform, political and religious, advancing pari passu, until it had landed them on the edge of their Canaan—Disestablishment. (Applause.) In conclusion lie stated he should be very glad if he was in the neigh- bourhood, to come and preach again in the new chapel. (Applause.) The Rev. G. CONDER. in reply to the toast, said that twenty years ago he had had something to do with the ordination of a previous pastor of the church Mr Matheson, and as he had preached for them upon many subsequent occasions, he felt that he had some right to be present at the opening of the new chapel, even if it were only in the light of a visitor. As to any services he might be able to render, he could assure them that if they were accepted it would give him the p-reatesi pleasure. He agreed with Mr Baldwin Brown in his remark that England owed a deep debt of gratitude to Nonconformity and Nonconformists. He believed it was at last known in very high circles that the Nonconformity of England had really been the back bone of the Liberal party, and the scaffolding and nucleus of all its liberties. (Hear, hear.) When, in 16SS, seven of the nobles oe the land joined together in an invitation to William of Orange to come over to England, they had to rely for their army upon the men who had been educated under Cromwell, and who h ld refuse to obey the bidding I of a despotic monarch. He thought Nonconformists might claim a little more respectful language from those who happened to differ from them than that which it was some. times their lot GJ hear. At the recent meeting of the Castle Headingham Agricultural Club and Conservative Associa- tion—(laughter)—a Church of England clergyman was present who remarked that he was rejoiced to see that the Dissenters in his parish had joined to sign a petition against that odious Burials Bill-(I-,iughter) -,ill except those political Dissenters whom he looked upon as sorts of atheists. (Loud laughter.) One did not know the whereabouts of the intellect of such a man, and still less did one know about the Christianity of such an individual. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Church of England her- self owed, on religious grounds, to the Dissenters of a past century one of the very greatest debts any church could owe. (Hear, hear.) Referring to the new church, he re- marked that the congregation had been doing what the times demanded. If they were to live and do their work as a denomination they must be ready to meet the demands of a more cultivated age in the appliances and facilities provi- ded for divine worship. (Applause). Mr THOMAS MINSHALL said that as the proposition he had to offer spoke distinctly for itself, and had been well introduced by the remarks which had fallen from Mr Conder, he would be very brief in making it. In Oswes- try, Christian people lived well together, and he believed there was no other town where Christians of all denomina- tions worked so heartily and harmoniously together in pro- moting the cause of Christ. (Hear, hear.) The proposi- tion he had been requested to make was that this meeting expressed its best wishes for Christian ministers of all I churches, or, in other words, to offer the expression of L their desire and prayer3 for the welfare and happiness I • of, and their good will and sympathy towards, Christian i ministers of all churcheF. (Applause.) They laboure ijundir deep obligations to churches around them, whose views did not coincide with those held by th Independent body. He looked at the name of their first minister- Rowland N eTett-episcopacy gave him to them. N it that they had to thank the Church for that, for the Church of that day had turned him out, aud upon his expulsion he had established the church with which they were now connected—a church which had existed from that clay up to the present. Again, as to Presbyterianism they owed Jas. Owen to it, and to another body, Dr Williams. Thus they were all indebted one to another, and instead of the several denominations displaying any jealous spirit, it was their duty to wish for grace to every minister and Christian church who loved Jesus Christ, and were doiug His work. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN said that no clergyman of the Church of Eugl.tn I was present. He was glad to say he had re- ceived expressions of sympathy and good will from clergymen connected with the Established Chuch, and he read a letter from the Rev. Ambrose Short, The Schools, Oswestry, in which the writer expressed regret that, owing to a previous engagement, he would be unable to attend the luncheon, and stated that he hoped to be present at the evening service. He had much pleasure in calling upon the youngest and senior Nonconformist minis- ters in the town to acknowledge the toast—the Rev. Ellis Edwards and the Rev. E. D. Wilks. (Applause.) The Revs. ELLIS EDWARDS and E. D. WILKS re- sponded, the latter speaker paying a very high compli- ment to the Chairman for t ie manner in which he had discharged his ministerial duties since his residence in the town. Mr I. F. WKITRIDGS proposed The- Visitors," coupled with the names of the Mayor of Oswestry, and the Rev. John Howe Gwyther. (Applause.) The MAYOR said he hoped and longed for the day to come when Dissenters would be understood and known as belonging only to the Church of Christ, and not as Inde- pendents, Primitive Methodists, Baptists, or any other denomination. (Hear, hear.) He assumed that his name had been connected with the toast because he was the Mayor of Oswestry, and as he should enjoy that honour only for a few days longer, he would make the most of the short time left to him. Those who belonged to the congregation would know that they were indebted to the Town Council for having that portion of the site now occupied by their handsome new chapel. When the matter came under the notice of that body, he had thought it his duty to vote with Mr Thomas Minshall in favour of allowing the chapel trustees to have the site they asked for; and he rejoiced that they had succeeded in obtaining such a capital site, and that in place of the ugly old build- ing which formerly stood upon it, there was now so beautiful a building erected in its stead. (Hear, hear.) The proposal at first received some opposition, but it was finally unanimously agreed to, though not without a good deal of underhand grumbling from certain parties. He had enjoyed the service very much it was simple, beau- tiful, and such as altogether commended itself to his feel- ings and judgment. He concluded by expressing his best wishes for the success of the new building and the spiritual and temporal prosperity of its pastor and congre • gation. (Applause.) The Rev. JOHN HOWE GWYTHER also responded. Mr D. C. DAVIES proposed the health of the architect and contractors, the result of whose labours had been the erection of a building which was a credit to the town, and a beautiful object in the landscape The name of such a firm as Messrs Morris and Chaplin was a guarantee that the works had been well and substantially carried ou1-. (Applause.) Mr JOHN MORRIS regretted the absence of the architect, Mr 3paull. The contractors had done all in their power to give satisfaction, and if they had succeeded in doing so, they were well satisfied. (Applause.) Mr THOMAS BARNES said that the sentiment or pro- posal he had been called upon to lay before the company was to wish The highest success to the undertaking which has called us together to-day." (Applause.) That was a wish which would be heartily endorsed by all present. a He could quite sympathize with all which had been said by previous speakers about the beauty of the service that morning. The order of the service had been so much to his liking, and in accordance with his taste that he had taken the liberty of taking one away with him as a me- mento of the occasion. The prayer which had been offered up by Mr Gasquoine was a most appropriate one and the only one he had heard which in any way approached it was one which had been used by the Rev. Mr Dyson at the consecration of his chapel. The preacher on that occa- sion was the Rey. Mr James, of Birmingham, and the prayer which had been used elicited from that minister the highest praise; and he thought they might very justly pay a similar compliment to Mr Gasquoine. (Hear, hear.) He wished some member of the congregation had been entrusted to give the visitors present some account of those who had been Mr Gasquoine's pre- decessors in the pastorate of the church, for they knew that the history of the chnrch was associated with the names of men who had been an honour to the place, men of high character and great usefulness in their calling. There appeared to be in the congregation one element which he wished found place in all Congrega- tional bodies. They had a large and efficient body of laymen who rendered effective assistance to the minister, and were attached to the principles they professed. They were not men who came to the place to worship simply because of the minister, or because they were attached to the chapel, but because they were strongly attached and devoted to the principles they professed. (Hear, hear.) He would that in every place of worship, amongst every congregation, more of that spirit was displayed; but it was unfortunately a notorious fact that persons were in the habit of attending the services because they liked the minister or the place, and not for the great, high, and noble principles they professed to hold. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the church would soon be free from debt. He would remind them of the saying that constant dropping wears away the stone, and if they would only apply them- selves, and give a little, Sunday after Sunday, they would find that their debt would melt away like snow before a midsummer sun. (Applause.) The Rev. D. D. EVANS, Association Secretary, Bridgnorth, having addressed the company, Mr CONACHER briefly acknowledged the sentiment pro- posed by Mr Barnes, and the MAYOR having proposed the health of the Chairman, the company, which by this time fl V, w had dwindled down to a very small number, left the table. The evening service was commenced at seven o'clock, when there was a very large congregation. The service was conducted by the Rev. John Howe Gwyther, Liscard, Cheshire, the scripture lessons being read by the Revs. J. P. Riley, Holywell, and Ellis Edwards, Albert-road Chapel, Oswestry, and an exceedingly beautiful and powerful sermon was preached by the Rev. G. W. Conder, from 1st Timothy, vi., 12—"Lay hold on eternal life." The great object of the preacher was to show that the religious life was something more than a passion, but im- plied, of necessity, active service that even the beginnings of this life required something more than meditation, and were made sure by something very far from a mere ac- quiescence in a supposed event befalling; they required a conscious consecration to the Divine will working within the soul. Eternal life was to be had, and to be had, not by the mere asking for it, but by the soul laying hold of it. This implied and necessitated prayer, but it implied more than prayer. The preacher expatiated upon the manner in which alone the soul could lay hold upon eternal life; and with singular force and beauty laid special emphasis upon the thought that the soul must come to Christ empty-handed. Though the Christian life, far from requiring a renunciation of pleasure, would actually intensify it; far from necessitating a withdrawal from secular business, would transform it iuto a dutiful ser- vice rendered to the Almighty Father; far from demand- ing an ascetic renunciation of human love and friend- ship, would purify and exalt them yet the hand that would lay hold of eternal life must relinquish its hold of the golden goblet of pleasure, it must let go the bags of gold, so often filled, and filling again, it must even relax the grasp of earthly friendship; only empty hands could lay hold of eternal life, for it satisfied all the longings of the soul. The sermon concluded with an earnest appeal to th -se who had hitherto too much despised this gift, at once to seek that eternal life for the proclamation of which the new house of worship had so largely been erected. The collection amounted to about 238. The opening hymn was- The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above," sung to the tune Leon?. The doxologies from the Apo- calypse were sung to Dr Gauntlet, and the Sanctus was from Kocner's Zionsharfe." The hymn before the sermon commenced— To the Name of our salvation" Laud and honour let us pay sung to the tune Triumph; and the hymn at the close of the service was— Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise," sung to the tune Eventide. By the courtesy of the managers of the Great Western and Cambrian railways, cheap tickets were issued from Chester, Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Whitchurch, and inter- mediate stations. The services were continued on the following Sunday, the Rev. Professor Alfred Newth, of the Lancashire Inde- pendent College, Manchester, preached morning and even- ing. The congregations were very large, especially in the evening, when many had to leave in consequence of not being able to find seats. The collections amounted to over £45. On Thursday evening, October 24th, a sermon will be preached by the Rev. Robert Halley, D.D., late Principal of New College, London; and on the following Sunday special sermons will be preached by the Rev. J. Lockwood, B.A., of Paignton, and the Rev. J. Matheson, B.A., of Nottingham, former pastors of the church. A congregational tea meeting will be held in the upper schoolroom, on Monday evening, October 28th, and will be followed by a public meeting, at which Mr Thomas Barnes, of the Quinta, will preside.
BLASTING WITH PUDROLYTHE AT…
BLASTING WITH PUDROLYTHE AT LLANYMYNECH. On Saturday, October 19th, a number of gentlemen interested in mining and quarrying, assembled at Messrs Savin's quarries, Llanymynech, for the purpose of testing a newly invented blasting powder called pudrolythe, or stone breaker. The powder has been invented by a Mr Poch, of Brussels, who claims for it perfect safety from ignition, and much greater power than the ordinary blast- ing powder. For the last two years it has, we are in- formed, been extensively used in Belgium, with the most successful results, and a company entitled The Patent Safety Blasting Powder Company," have taken a patent out in this country for the pudrolythe, and they are now endeavouring to introduce it into England, with the object of superseding the use of the common blasting powder in most mining and quarrying operations. Another great advantage, besides its power and safety, is claimed for pudrolythe—it will cost 26 a ton less than blasting powde-, and this will be a very important consideration. It can, the inventor states, be stowed away for any length of time, and subjected to all temperatures without deterioration in quality, or possibility of explosion. The most remarkable feature about it is that it will not explode in the loose state, and apparently it would seem to be the natural agent for blasting, aa its power consists in its being put into the blast hole and tamped" and then ignited by the fuse or straw, the one used being the ordinary one covered with gatta percha. If a light be put to a quantity in the loose state it will simply burn away like saltpetre, but when it is rammed into the blast hole it has enormous explosive powers. It is, apparently, peifectly hirmless excepting in the blast bole. Like steam, it gathers its force en'irely by conmression. It may be struck on an anvil, and it will not take fire at all, and any amount of concussion has no effect upon it, The inventor states that it may be saturated with water. dried, and then used with as much effect as before, and it is especially superior to blasting powder in coal mining, as it emits little or no smoke. Most of the advantages claimed for pudrolythe were certainly demonstrated in the experiments on Saturday, October 19th, which took place in the presence of miay disinterested persons, who all ad- mitted its wonderful power and its safety. Amongst those who were present were Mr It. Barnes, Mr Hay ward, Car- narvon, Mr W. E. Dew. Bangor, Mr E. Shenherd, manager of the Minera Lime Works, Mr Henry Denis, Ru tbon, Mr Lupton, Liverpool, Mr Taylor, Aberystwyth, Mr Williams, Dinas Mawddwy, representing Sir Edmund Buckley, Mr Mason, sen., and Mr Mason, jun., London, Mr J. P. R. Poch, son of the inventor, Mr Cornev, Oswestry, Mr C. Roberts, Pant, Mr H. C. Corfield, soli- citor to the Cambrian Railways Company, Mr George Owen, Cambrian Railways, Mr A. Walker, locomotive superintendent, Cambrian Railways, Mr Tnomas Jones, London, and Mr Savin, owner of the Llanymynech quarries. The experiments commenced shortly after eleven o'clock, the first blast caking place in the quarry, at the basement of the rocks. A very strong niece of stone was selected, which it was intended to blow away from the main rock. It was was about six feet square, and weighed nearly eight tons. The blast hole was at the bqck of the stone intended to be moved, and was twenty five inches deep, If inch bore, and there was ten inches of pudrolythe put into the hole. After the ordinary operations of preparing for the blast, the fuse was lighted, and the explosion roilowed a few seconds after the party had got into a place of safety. The comparative nearness at which those who were well acquainted with the action of pudrolythe stood, would have struck a casual and inexperienced observer, and those who had seen blasting by gunpowder would have been surprised also at the absence of smoke and the throwing of stones in the air, and which were scarcely seen after the blast by the pudrolythe. Thi-re was simply a, dull thud, and little or no sign of smoke or danger fren falling stones. On returning to tbe stone operated upon, the effect of the blast was at once seen, and there could b3 no doubt whatever in the minds of anyone that pudrolythe had immense power. A great piece of rock, estimated to weiqh about six tons, had been moved a distance of two feet three inches from the main body of the rock. The detsched piece was not broken, but was as perfect as if it had been cut out of the solid. The experiment was so arranged as to effect this purpose, and it was stated that if it had been intended to break the stone into pieces, the position of the hole would have been altered, and a smaller charge of pudrolythe inserted. Several gentlemen wished to see the stone smashed, and Mr Savin gave instructions for a new hole to be made in the detached piece. While this was being done, other experiments were proceeded with. The second was with a piece of rock weighing eight tons. It was three ft. six in. in thickness and seven ft. three in. by four feet across. The bias! hole was 1J inch bore, sixteen in. deep, and three inches of pudrolythe was put in. When the blast exploded, the stone was completely split. Another hole was then made in one half to show its power of rending and shattering to pieces. Seven inches of pud- rolythe were inserted, and the result was equally satisfactory. Then the inventor showed the perfect safety from accilental explosion by putting a quantity of pudrolythe on a shovel and lighting it. It burned aw-iy like saltpetre would have done, and no one would have supposed that it had such explosive powers when tamped in the blast hole. A handful of the pudrolythe was then put on an anvil, and struck sharply, without showing the slightest appearance of being affected by concussion. An eleven pound box of the pudrolythe was put upon a fire, where it remained for some time without igniting, but when it did so it simply made a blaze, and occupied a few seconds in burning. After this experiment it was found that the box itself was only partially consumed. The next blast was about fifty feet up the heights. The hole was two and a-half inches bore, five feet seven inches deep, and two feet five inches of pudrolythe was put into it. After the explosion the rock was well shattered, and this effect was visible for a distance of twelve feet down the rocks, below the place where the blast hole was made. We were informed that on the surface the cracks and splitR extended twelve feet in one direction and seven feet in another. All persons present expressed satisfaction at the result of this experiment, and it was stated that thirtv-six inches of blasting powder would have been necessary to have pro- duced the same effect. The fourth experiment was made at the same distance up the heights. The blast hole was five feet three inches deep, two and a-half inches bore, and two feet of pudrolythe was in- sertsd. The effects of the last were extraordinary. About thirty-three cubic yards of rocks were moved, or about sixty-five tons. Beside the stone which had been so moved the rock was shattered in all directions. After this experiment nearly every person present expressed the most favourable opinion of the pudrolythe. It was clear to the most inexperienced observer that it had wonderful power, that it was perfectly safe from accidental explosion, and that the absence of smoke would be a great recommen- dation in favour of its use in coal mines. The experiments were continued during the morning and afternoon, and with most satisfactory results. The effects of those de- scribed will be quite sufficient to give an idea that the in- ventor has some groun 1 for claiming many excellences for pudrolythe as a blasting agent, which ordinary powder does not possess; there are, however, a few of the results of other blasts appended. No. 5.—The stone operated upon was the same as that blasted in the second experiment, another hole having been made by the direction of Mr Savin,'so that the stone might be shattered. The following are the particulars and result of the blast :-Depth of hole, 18in. bore, lin.; depth of pudrolythe, 6in.; weight of stone, eight tons. Broken into a dozen pieces by the blast. Sixth experiment. The same stone, which was separated from the parent rock, was then bored, so as to shatter it. Depth of hole, 921in.; bore, lin.: depth of pudrolythe, 4in.; weight of stone, about eight tons. Broken by blast into several pieces. Seventh experiment (a distance up the rocks)- The depth of hole, 4ft. 6in. bore, liin. depth of pudrolythe, 2ft. lin., or twelve inches less than there would have been necessary with blasting powder. The result of the blast was that about seventy or eighty tons of rock were blown away, and came tumbling down like an avalanche. A series of varied experiments followed those already detailed, to which we shall just briefly advert, to show the general applicability of pudrolythe to all blasting opera- tions, as well as its great safety in using and storing. An experiment was made with only eleven inches of pudro- lythe, in a hole forty-two inches deep, and one and a half inches diameter, which did its work remarkably well, displacing a large quantity of rock. The charge of ordi- nary blasting powder would have been twenty-one inches, or nearly double the quantity of pudrolythe used. This was followed by a charge of fifteen inches of pudrolythe, in a hole forty-four inches deep, with an inch and quarter bore, and the result was considered by the rockmen to have been equal to what would have been produced with a charge of twenty-two inches of ordinary blasting powder. A still more successful experiment was shown by the tremendous effects of a charge of twenty-two inches of pudrolvthe well tamped in a hole sixty inches deep, and one and a half-inch in diameter, the displacement b' ing very great, and the results highly applauded by the bystanders. As an illustration of its safety when packed loosely, as in transit by railway, canal, or any other way, a large boring was made in an embankment of loose soil and stones, six f3et deep, four inches in diameter, and twelve inches of pudrolythe. On the match and fuse being applied, the result was watched with great anxiety, and shortly it commenced burning gradually away, no explosion or displacement having taken place. It was stated that if it had been confined in any way there would have been an explosion, but the object was to show that when placed in a box in a loose state it was perfectly harmless, so far as any fear of explosion was concerned. Another change in the nature of the tests now took place. A large fire of coal and wood was made upon a large mound, and upon it was placed a box contain- ing 501bs. weight of pudrolythe. This was watched for a quarter of an hour by the spectators with great interest, when the box gave way, and a column of flame and sparks rose up several feet high, and gradually burnt itself out, but not the slightest explosion took place. This test was considered one of the most con- clusive that could be offered of its safety. The experiments at the borings were then resumed, when twenty-eight inches of pudrolythe was placed in a hole fifty-eight inches deep and one and a-half inches in diameter, which was very suc- cessful, displacing nearly forty tons of rock. It would have required thirty-five inches of blasting powder to have effected the same results. This was followed by another ia a thirty-one inch hole, which was also very satisfactory. To test its non-explosive character when submitted to violent concussion, a box, containing eleven pounds of pudrolythe was taken to the top of the rock, and, at an elevation of 130 feet was preci- pitated to the bottom, the result being that the box was broken to pieces, the pudrolythe scattered, but there was no explosion. This was considered a very decisive test, and brought the experiments to a close. Mr Savin and the Directors then entertained the company VI to luncheon in the blacksmiths' shop. Mr LESTER (of Lester's Lime Works, Minera, Wrexham), said on behalf of the gentlemen present, he could not allow the present opportunity to pass without thanking Mr Savin, and the gentlemen connected with him, for the great courtesy they had shown them, and the kind hospitality given to all comers. (Applause.) He had witnessed theexperimentsthatday with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction, and those experi- ments commended themselves to everybody from the fair and open way in which they had been conducted; and whether they were practical or only theoretical men, they must all admit the fairness with which all the tests had been submitted and carried out. (Hear, hear.) They all knew that tests were not always reliable, and even when very conclusive, did not induce people to give orders for the article tested, but he (Mr Lester) was so satisfied with the results that he had witnessed that day, that he should not leave that place without giving as large an order for pudrolythe as the extent of their works re- quired, so as to give it a fair trial at his own works. (Applause.) He was perfectly satisfied that pudrolythe was a most powerful, safe, and apparently an t-con >:n:cal conij u id, that was well adapted for blasting purposes. (H a On behalf of h m-elf and the gentlemen present he le,'ted to propose the health of :.Ir Savin, w,th thanks to h'm for the courtesy and hospitality -lie iia -I -low,! to them. (Great cheering.) Mr SAViy relumed thanks on hLaJí of himself an 1 his colleagues for the kind expressions that hid fallen from Mr Lester. (App'ause.) Had those rem .rks fallen from any casual observer they would have been very gratifying, bu: coming from a gentleman with Mr Lester's experi- ence, those remirks were doubly valuable. (Applause.) He had scarcely expected the experiments to succeed so won lerfully as they had done that day, because he had bjen an unbeliever" for many years in the safety of powder or a iy of the blasting compounds, th it had been brought before the public. He had tried powder of all kinds and all 41 but he had never seen any- thing eqtial to pudrolythe for power, s-ifet.v, and economy. (Applause.) IIis friend Mr Taylor, and Mr Poch, the inventor, made the pudrolythe med that day the d'y before these experiments were made. When this subject was und,-r discussion, Mr Taylor said before they atked the public to subscribe I for a, single share they woull go to the expense of all the experiments with their" own money, and then they could ask theiq to witness the experiments an i subscribe to it if they thought proper. They :w:mted a few subscribers, and tb jy should be glad to hive those who would use the article, themselves. (Sear, hear.) Ttley wanted a few practical gentlemen, like Mr Lester and Mr Shepherd, and they should feel glad to enrol them as colleagues. Mr Taylor, in less than half-an-boar, male 150 lbs. of pudro- lythe, so that when they had the c impc-neiits, the article it-elf could soon he produced. On behalf of himself and hi-s colleagues, he again begged to thank vheui, and he wished to state if any one was wishful to make experiments at his own works, they should be happytto s-upply them with pa lr.>lyi hej&urficient for the purpose free of charge. (Applaup.) Mr W. HAYWARD, Carnarvon, said he was the first per- son to introduce pudrolythe into North VI";I]es. He met Mr Mason and Mr Poch at his quarries, and they operated upon a large piece of granite, fo; ty feet wide, by tr eaty- two feet hijh, and eighteen feet across it. A b of six feet was made in it in the centre, the stane being upon a perfectly level surface on the ground; twenty-four inches of pudrolythe was placed in it, when, on hung fired, the result was really wonderful. The immense mass was split through the middle, the one half being turned up upon its end, aid the other shivered into smithereens. (Laughter.) He (Mr Hay ward) had been through the Festiniog quarries, and took with him the component parts of pu '.rolythe, and it was mixed up in the offices there, and when applied in blasting the slate rocks, the results were astounding. (Applause.) MR TAYLOR (Aberystwyth) said that he, like Mr Savin, had been all unbelieving Jew with regard to ail the modern explosives that had been brought before the public, but he was a believer iu pudrolythe from its astonishing results, and its perfect safety. It would, he thought, be a great saving, both iu regard to the life of the miners and the pockets ox the owners. He had tried nitro-glycerine, gun cotton, powder, and same stuff with an unpronounceable name, that killed the inventor in making it, and he preferred pudrolythe to the whole of them. Nothing but gunpowder had ever been of any practical use in mines, as far as Lis expedence went, until pudrolythe had been tried. His men, who had used it, spoke in the highest terms of it. He used about forty tons of gunpowder in the mines with which he was con- nected, and they sold the powder to the men at eight- pence a p iund. He.had tried a quantity of pudrolythe at 12G fathoms deep, and so little smoke was produced, and so well did it operate, that the men said they would rather give Is. a pound for pudrolythe than 81. a pound for powder. It had the advantage of clearing away out of the levels sooner than powder, as the men usually lost twenty minutes before they could return to their work after a blast of powder, but they could return immediately after pudrolythe had been used. He lial the utmost confidence in its power, safety, and economy, and could confidently recommend it to all quairy and mine owners. (Applause.)
PRESENTATION TO LORD HANDIER.
PRESENTATION TO LORD HANDIER. The following address was'presented to Lord Hamncron Wednesday, Oct. 16th :— To the Right Honourable Lord Haniner, Baron of Hanmer and Flint. "May it please your Lordship,—Your friends, neigh bours, and tenants beg most respectfully to offer to your Lordship their hearty congratulations on your becoming a Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. "Although your Lordship was previously rich in family honours and associations, connected with important events of public history, which date from a remote period of British annals, we bail this last mark of Royal pleasure as an addi- tional lustre to your Lordship's shield, and giving greater significance to your Lordship's motto, Garde l'honneur,' which you have al ways sustained and upheld during your eventful life, forty years having been engaged in arduous parliamentary duties. The present occasion gives us an opportunity to express our admiration of the interest you have always taken in the welfare of the parish of Hanmer, which is manifested by your building churches and schools, and providing means for the instruction of the people and the crowning act of your thoughtfulness and generosity is the splendid new church now in course of erection in the township of Bettisfield, which will be a great benefit and ornament to the neighbour- hood, and also a lasting memorial of your munificence. If We sincerely hope your Lordship and Lady Hanmer may be blessed with health, long life, and happiness to enjoy the additional honour conferred on your Lordship's ancient house. and with that hope we beg to subscribe ourselves "Y Gur Lordship's faithful friends and well wishers, "M. H. LEE, M.A., Vicar of Hanmer. "JAMES BARRY ROBERTS, M.A., "Vicar of Bronington. GEO. T. KENYON, on behalf of Friends and Neighbours.' "J. H. LEE, on behalf of the Tenants.' THOMAS BATEMAN, secretary. "Hanmer, September 25th, 1872." A deputation, consisting of eight gentlemen, waited upon his Lordship at Hanmer Hall, when the address was read by the Hon. Geo. T. Kenyon, and was most feelingly acknow- ledged by Lord Hanmer. The deputation was afterwards hospitably entertained by Lord and Lady Hanmer at luncheon. We understand the movement originated with Mr Thomas Bateman, the secretary. The proceedings were of a private character.
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NOTE.—The three or rive d&ys' tickets will be Uned on Saturdays by any train, and will ordy be available for re- turn on Mondays or Wednesdays. The eight days' tickets will be issued on Mondays. Thursdays, and Saturdays, by the 9 30 a.m. train from WL itchurch, available to retttrn any day within eight day? from the day of issue, by thl:) 6 0 a.m. train from Pwllheli, and 7 0 a.m. train from A1:1P"r ystwyth. SUMMER EXCURSIONS, 1872. EVERY MONDAY IN OCTOBER. CHEAP Day Excursion Bookings to ABER- \-7 DOVEY, TOWYN, DOLGELLEY, BAR. MOUTH, HARLECH, PORTMADOC, & PWLLHELI, at the following times and Fares :— Fares for the Double Journey. To Aber- To Bar- To Port dovey & month & To madoc & Towyn Dolgelley Harlech Pwllheli Aberystwyth dep 7 25) Bow Street „ 7 37 >4 0 2/3 6/6 3 '6 7/0 3/6 7/0 3 Llanfihangel 7 42 j Borth 7 52) Ynyslas 7 58 >3/6 1/9 4/6 2/3 6/0 3/0 6/0 S'O Giandovey 8 15/ Aberdovey „ 8 49 4/0 2/0 4/6 2/3 5/0 2'5 Towyn 853 3, 6 1.9 4/6 2/3 5/0 2,6 Children under Twelve, half-price. Returning the same Day from P. M. P. A-T. Pwiiheli at 4 5 Barmouth at 5 28 Pcrtmadoc 4 3S Towyn „ 6 8 Harlech ,,5 1 Aberdovey 6 IS Dolgelley ,,5 9 Tickets and Bills and every information to be had at the above-named stations. HENRY CATTLE, Traffic Manager. Oswestry, September, 1672. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. SUMMER EXCURSIONS, 1872. EVERY MONDAY in OCTGEEK; CHEAP DRY Excursion Bookings to TOWYN, ABERDOVEY. BORTH, AND ABERYSTWYTH, At the following times and fares :— From Pwllheli at 6 a.in.. Avon Wen 610, Criecielh C 21, Portmadoc 6 33, Penrhvndeudraeth 6 42, Talsarnau 6 47, to Towyn (3rd class), 2s Gd, Aberdovey, 2s 9d, Borth, 3s, Aber- ystwytb, 3s 6d; Harlech, at 6 56 a.m., Pensarn 7 4, Dyffryn 7 12, Barmouth 7 23. Dolgelley 7 25, Penmaen- pool 7 30, to Towyn (3rd cL.s?), 23, Aberdovey 2s 3d, Borth 2s 6d, Aberystwyth 3s; Arthog, at 7 45 a.m., Barmouth Junction 7 33, to Towyn Is 6d, Aberdovey Is 9d, Borth 2s 6d, Aberystwyth 3s; Llwyngwril, at 7 47 a.m., Towyn 8 3, Aberdovey 8 13, B rth (arrive), 9 55, Aberystwyth (arrive), 10 15, to Borth '3rd class), Is 9d, Aberystwyth 2s 3d. Children under twelve half-price. First-class tickets issued at double the Thiru-ciass fares.. The tickets are not transferable, and are ordv avpihble to and from the stations named upon them. and by the trains specmed op. the bins. Returning; from Aberystwyth at 4 15 p.m., Borth at rp '0! Aoerdovey at 5 58 p.m., and Towyn at 6 7 p.m. Tickets and small bills aud every information to be had at the above-named stations. HENRY CATTLE, Traffic Manager, Oswestry, September, 1S72 CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. SEA-SIDE EXCURSIONS. 1872. EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN CHEAP DAY EXCURSION BOOKINGS DOLGELLEY to BARMOUTH By the 2 10 p.m. train, available to return from BannoUh at y 28 p.m. Fares for the Double Journey-lst Class, 2s.; 3rd Class, Is. Children under i we] ve H\lf-price. HENRY CATTLE, Traffic Manager. Oswestry, September, 1672J CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. TOURIST ARRANGEMENTS, 1872. THE usual Arrangements for the Issue of Monthlv TOX. RlST TICKETS will be in force from June 1st to the 31st October, 1872. For Particulars, see Time Tables and Programmes issued by the Company. T HERY CATTLE, Traffic Manager Oswestry, June, 16i z. "Cynnwysa y Ilyfr hwn gyfarwyddyd vmarfercl da iawn, a gall dynion wneud llawer peth crwaeth na rhoddj swllt am dano.Lancct. KHEOLAU SYML IECHYD, ac Awgryniiadaw „3^g ^ghylch Damweiniauu a Chelfydau Cyffredin, yng ->ghyd a'r Modd i vmwneud a hwynt, wedi e'i casein gan DAWSON W. TURNER, D.C.L. q IJ Prif Athraw y Sefydlial Brenhinol, Liverpool. Wedi eu hadolygu, a'u diwygio, a'u helaethu gari saitb o feddygon enwog, bump o ba rai sydd yn dal cyasyIItixKi ag y yspyta a chlafdai cyhoeddns Llundain a Lerpwl" Fus Swllt. Sold at the Bookstalls on the Cambrian Railway a Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Welshpool, and by Messre ASKEW UOKERTS, WOODALL, and VENABLF, i, Bailey Head, Oswestry.
THE PROPOSED EAILW.1Y FR02I…
of the deputation generally expressed their approval of t ie scheme, and promised to give it all the support tliev ei,uld. They were in favour of having the line constructed by way of the Lawnt.-The MAYOR pointed out that it was simply a question of money whether the line was constructed or not, and it would be necessary first to see what number of shares the townspeople and those living in the district which would be benefited by the line of railway would be prepared to take up. He suggested that the members of the deputation should canvass their district, and get their friends in Llanrhaiadr and Llangynog to do the same, and thus they would be able to arrive at some idea of the number of shares the country district would take up. He mentioned that an engineer had been over the proposed route on Saturday, and that they might expect a report ee from him in a few days. When they received that report they would be better able to discuss the subject. In the conversation which followed it was stated that Sir Walki-i would give his support to any scheme that the country mlght be in favour of and take up with a wdl, an A thai, m all probability he would accept in shares the value of the land belonging to him through which the railway would pass — Mr Robert?, one of the deputation, who is a large freeholder, expressed his willingness to do the same. The cost of the line on the narrow gauge principle, would be, it was stated, £ 50,000, inclusive of the purchase of the land, and if it was decided to adopt the ordinary gauge, P,30,000 additional would probably be required.—The meeting expressed a decided preference for the ordinary gauge, and it was pointed out that in addition to the ex- pense and difficulties of transhipment, it would be im practicable to transport cattle or timber by the narrow gauge. It was stated that some Birmingham gentlemen who were interested in the proposed line would probably attend an adjourned meeting. These gentlemen had at first expresse i them-elves in favour of the scheme proposed by the Potteries Company, but upon having the proposed route to Oswestry pointed out they had changed their opinion in favour of the latter. The meeting was a 1- journed to the same place at four o'clock on th- following Wednesday afternoon: