The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

LONDON. PORCHESTER ENTERTAINMENT AND DEBATING SOCIETY.—The weekly meeting in connection with the Society was held last Thursday evening under the presidency of Mr D. R. Richards, when the question discussed was "The Disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales. Mr R. Ronald read an excellent paper, carefully prepared, in the affirmative, and was ably supported by Messrs Griffiths, Jenkinson, Hughes, and Cymro. Mr D. Clifford Evans, in the negative, read a paper which bore the evident marks of much thought and labour, in which the question was skilfully handled, and he received the support of Mr Marson in an able speech. On a division, the Disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales, was carried by a large majority. Next week an entertainment will be held.

TOWYN. PETTY SESSIONS.—On Friday the monthly meeting of the Petty Sessions was held before E. H. Thruston and M. L. Lewis, Esqrs. In the charges against Mrs. Newbery, Corbet Hotel, and William Jones, carrier, of breach of byelaws in respect of keeping swine, the matter was deferred, the parties promising to do what was necessary. Mr. W. R. Davies appeared for the Board. Robert Humphrey, South Wales, was, ordered to pay JE3 7s towards the maintenance of his wife and family, and John Griffith, Fern.dale, to pay Is per week to the maintenance of his mother;

LLANFArtlAN. COUNTY COUNCIL.— A well-attended meeting of Liberals of the Llanfarian division was held at Pentre- bont schoolroom on Saturday evening. The Rev Griffith Parry, Llanbadarn, was voted to the chair, and in an opening speech introduced the Liheral Candidate, Mr Vaughan Davies, Tanybwlch. Mr Davies, vit,) was en- thusiastically welcomed, commented on the work done by the County Council during its past term of existence, drawing attention among other matters to the victory won by the Liberal section in the democratic interest, and exposed his views as to the measures that should be carried for the material and social well-being of the people. Mr Davies's remarks were received with favour and applause, and were brought closer home to the audience by the Rev ,T. A, Morris, Aberystwyth. The meeting was further addressed by Mr Rees, Pr.nt- ygwyfol. Questions were asked by Mr William Edwards and explanation thereon given by Mr Morris and Mrs Davies. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, in acknowledging which Mr Parry paid a tribute to Mrs Vaughan Davies for her attentions to the poor and suffer- ing throughout the district. Mrs Davies suitably responded and declared her lifelong devotion to Liberal and even ultra-Liberal principles. The meeting was brought to a close with cheers.

TREFEIRIG. At a meeting of the Liberals held at Trefeirig Board School, Saturday night, February 6th. (llr Jus. Davies in the chair. Mr Peter Jones of Aberystwyth was unanimously re-elected to stand for this district at, the forthcoming. County Council election in the 'Liberal interest.

L_ MRS OSBORNE. Mrs Osborne, the plaintiff in the r. cent pearl case, returued to England on Thursday night to surr"ll.i..r to the warrant which had been issued for her arrest She was met at Dover by detectives but, owing to her prostrate condition, the warrant, was not read until she was in the train leaving to Lon,ioit. Mrs Osborne was charged before the Lord Mayor, at the Guildhall, on Friday, with obtaining a cheque for E500 from Messrs. Spink and Son. On the application of the representative of the Treasury, the warrant in this case was withdrawn. Subsequently Mrs Osborne was re-arrested and was conveyed to Bow-street, where she was charged with perjury. Formal evidence only was given, and the prisoner was then remanded in custody for a week. Mrs Osborne evidently felt her position very acutely, and several distressing scenes took place in court. Mrs Osborne is still under the care of Dr Gilbert, the medical officer of the Model Prison at Holloway, but on Sunday she was somewhat better than she had been since her arrival on Friday last. As the prisoner is under remand, she will be permitted to be seen by her husband or a friend on any day during the week, except Sunday, in the regulation periods allcle-I to visitors in the morning and afternoon. The monotony of her detention will thus be relieved for an IKJur d-.tily by the presence of a visitor. As regards food. fhe, in common with other prisoners, is allowed to n cen e supplies from outside the prison, and in this matter Captain Osborne has done everything possible to provide for his wife's comfort so far 8S the regulations of the establishment will permit. The fact ti-at she is an inmate of the infirmary not only ensures better treatment in all respects, but she is spared the humiliation of taking exercise each morning in the prison yard with other females detained in the prison, and, further, on being subjected to inspection by police and detective officers who daily visit Holloway at parade time. On Saturday morning Captain Osborne visited his wife at half-past ten and remained with her the full time allowed for visitofs. The captain afterwards saw the prison doctor and the governor of the goal.

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signs for the enlargment of the asylum. The £ 3,000 required for the purchase of land, &c., was obtained from the County Councils iu their respective propor- tions as an instalment of F.25,000 previously authorized to be expended on the provision of increased accora- modation. A letter was also read from the Local Government Board saying that an Inspector would visit the asylum for the purppse of inquiring into the applications by the Joint Counties to borrow money for the purposes of enlargement. The CHAIRMAN observed that the question of the asylum was a most serious one and one that should be dealt with with every caution and deliberation. Councillors all remembered that the Council passed a resolution to contribute their quota to the enlargement of the asylum and E3,000 of the total had been paid. Now, however, the Commissioners in Lunacy suggested the propriety of erecting a new asylum in another place. The report of the asylum visitors said that it would cost E15,000 more to erect a new asylum than to enlarge the present one. Mr JONATHAN said it was advisable to know what advantage it would be to Merioneth to join Carnarvon and Anglesey in building a new asylum and going to the expense of £ 15,000. The Hon C. H. WYNN thought that as the Council had already voted the money towards the enlargement of Denbigh, it was too late to reopen the question. If a new asylum were built for Carnarvon, Anglesey and Merioneth, the present asylum would be too large for Flint and Denbigh and the land recently acquired would be superfluous. A new asylum meant a new staff and would cost more than the quota now paid. He was in favour of not crowding patients into one asylum, but seeing the extra cost of a new asylum would be so large he did not feel that he could re- commend the expenditure. Colonel EVANS LLOYD proposed that the Council should adhere to the original position to contribute to the enlargement of Denbigh. In reply to Mr J. Hughes Jones, the Hon C. H. WYNN explained that the asylum people were supplied with water from the same source as Denbigh was supplied from. At first when the water was analysed, the analyst said it was as good as the water the Londoners drank, butlit was subsequently"(-.ondemned. The Visitors then had to look out for a better supply and it was now proposed to get a supply from a distance and to bring it down in a three-inch pipe at a cost of about £ 4,000. Arrangements had been made with the owner of the water and if Denbigh was sup- plied £ 100 a year more was to be paid, but it was anti- cipated that a profit would be made in supplying Denbigh. Easement over the intervening land had not yet been obtained, but no opposition was antici- pated. Mr JONES, Ynysfor, seconded Colonel Evans Lloyd's proposition. Mr J. HUGHES JOKES said that some time ago he opposed the contribution to the enlargement on the ground that it would be better for Merioneth to join Carnarvon and Anglesey and erect a new asylum. There were fifty acres of land now held at Denbigh on lease, and when the ten years had expired the counties would have to acquire that land at a high price. The present water supply was another difficulty and the new scheme might turn out a second Liverpool reservoir. Another thing was that Denbigh and Flint had almost always a considerable number of patients over their quota. If it were not for that, there would be no occasion for the enlargement of the asylum. Landowners might oppose the water scheme and then the Visitors might, like Barmouth, have to go Parliament for a Bill at a cost of E3,000. He there- fore proposed that a Committee ofl Councillors should be appointed to confer with Anglesey and Carnarvon on the advisability of erecting a new asylum for the three counties. There was nothing dishonourable in withdrawing from the proposition to contribute to the enlargement, for the Council had been misled in respect of the water supply which was a new matter. Mr JONATHAN seconded Mr J. Hughes Jones's pro- position, remarking that as a medical man had given it as his opinion that lunatics ought to be divided as much as possible, it was the first duty of the Council to consider the welfare of the lunatics. Mr MORRIS JONES said that if Anglesey aud Car- narvon were to take away their lunatics from Denbigh, there would be no necessity for enlargement the CHAIRMAN adding that that would mean 200 patients. The Hon C. H. WTNN said there would be no need to enlarge the house, but the water supply would still have to be attended to. Dr HUGHES proposed and Mr D. GRIFFITH JONES seconded that the matter should be dropped, seeing that the present Council had no power to bind the newly-elected Council. In reply to Mr Thomas Jones, Brynmelyn, the Hon O. H. WYNN said the Commissioners all along re- commended a new asylum but the Visitors thought that enlargement would be cheaper. In reply to Mr Griffith, Mr WYNN added that the Council was not committed to the water supply. The matter was then referred to the new Council. SEA FISHERIES. Mr LEWIS LEWIS proposed That the protection of our sea fisheries, being a question closely affecting the united kingdom generally and not merely the counties and boroughs abutting on the sea, the expense of such protection should be defrayed by the Imperial ex- chequer and not by local sources." The CHAIRMAN agreed with the proposition, remark- ing that all the kingdom would benefit by improved sea fisheries. The proposition was carried as was also a proposi- tion, moved by Mr J. HUGHES JONES, seconded by Mr LEWIS LEWIS, That each of the four County Councils in the district be requested to petition the Board of Trade to construct a harbour of refuge in Cardigan Bay." POLICE SUPERANNUATION. A letter was received from the Secretary of State suggesting that the balance standing to the credit of the police superannuation fund should be invested and the CHAIRMAN, having stated that the balance had been invested, stated that there was now a differ- ence in respect to that fund. Formerly superannu- ation was made out of police funds. An Act, however, had been passed obliging the Council to invest the balance standing to the credit of the fund and should there be a deficiency in the interest it was to be made up eut of the rates. The contribution from the rates last year was JE261. Mr JONATHAN, in justice to the Police Committee, said that some of the members were in favour of the maximum amount of pensions and some in favour of the minimum. Ultimately a mean scale was adopted. The CHAIRMAN thought the Committee had taken every care in the matter of pensions. INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE. On the proposition of Mr HAYDN JONES, seconded by Mr MORRIS JONES, a minute of the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education on the subject of elementary instruction in science was referred to the Education Committee. CROWN LANDS. On the proposition of Mr J. HUGHES JONES, seconded by Mr THOMAS JONES, Brynmelyn, a resolution by the Flintshire County Council was adopted asking that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests should furnish the acreage of Crown lands, or of lands under which the Crown has mineral rights or over which it has manorial rights in the county a map showing the position and area of such lands and the approximate acreage of the land in the county which to the knowledge of the Commissioners is held under grants from the Crown, distinguishing such as is held by tenants in tail under gifts from the Crown. FINANCE COMMITTE'S REPORT. A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on the 4th February, present Messrs A. M, Dunlop, in chair, the Hon. C. M. Wynn, R. J. Ll. Price, W. Ffoulkes Jones, H. Haydn Jones, Ed. Evans Lloyd and J. Hughes Jones. In the absence of Mr Wm. Davies, Mr Dunlop was appointed Chairman pro tern. A vote of condolence with the Chairman in his illness and recent sad bereavement was unanimously passed. The Committee recommended the following payment: Salaries and miscellaneous bills, 91,081 19.i Id puhlic vaccinators, f34 16s 5d; police. EI,227 6s 10d; main roads Doigclley, f,70 Towyn, E184 Os 51 Festiniog, £180 Os 9d Dolgelley Highway Board, jE249 19s Od; Edernion, f,109 15s 9d Penllyn, fl29 10s 6d and Harleih, £ 117 18s 9d instalment on account of excise duties transferred from the county fund to the Joint Education Committee, £798 4s Sd total, £4,183 11s lOd. It was resolved that the County Treasurer be authorized to destroy all county vouchers in his possession for payments made by him upwards of seven years ago. A letter was read from Mr E. J. Evans, inspector of weights and measures, asking the Council to fix his remuneration as adjustor. Mr HAYDN JONES explained that even inspectors who had acted before the alteration in the law had to undergo an examination before being allowed to act as adjustors. Mr Evans, however, had sent his papers up which he did when passing for inspector- ship and was told that he need undergo further ex- amination. In other counties experts had to be employed at 7s 6d per day. The CHAIRMAN said that fees were paid for adjust- ment but were handed over to the county. The subject was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr DUNLOP read the report of the Committee and explained that the new Council would have to its credit some E3,000. The report was adopted. MAIN ROADS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. A meeting of the Committee was held on February 4th, present Messrs E. Griffith in the chair, John Jones, Ynysfor, D. G. Jones, D. J. Williams, Henry Davies, Wm. Davies and Edward Watkins. With reference to the claims of Dolgelley Local Board, the County Surveyor read letters from the Clerk to the Board declining to give inspection of the books as required by a resolution of the Committee. Mr W. R. Davies appeared on behalf of the Local Board to urge the claim as sent in to the Council and stated that the Board would give inspection of the wages sheet, &c. Mr D. G. Williams proposed that 970 should be paid on account. This was seconded by Mr H. Davies and carried. It was resolved that Mr Edward Watkins and Mr Thomas Jones, Brynmelyn, should be appointed to inspect the books of the Local Board and report to the next meeting of the Main Roads Com- mittee. The claims for contributors to main roads were examined and allowed with the exception of the claim by Dolgelley Local Board above mentioned and the claim of the Harlgch Highway Board for £ 107 16s 2d for the December quarter which was disallowed on the Surveyor's report. The report of the Surveyor was read and its consideration referred to the Council. The Committee examined the plans of the proposed bridge over the;Pumrhyd and recommended its adoption and that tenders be opened by Messrs E. Griffith, R. D. Roberts and E. P. Jones, Llwyngwril, and the contract let by them provided it did not exceed the amount stipulated by the Council. COUNTY SURVEYOR'S REPORT. The Surveyor reported that he had given certificates to the different Highway and Local Boards under protest for two reasons (1) that as the Council requested him to inspect the roads as near the end of each quarter as possible, the snow prevented him from doing so for the past quarter (2) because many of the district surveyors had not complied with the request of the Main Road Committee to put down stone in October. The Harlech Highway Board was entitled to their money for the quarter ended September, 1891, but their roads were far from being in the condition they ought to be. Therefore he withheld their certi- ficate for the December quarter. He found a piece of land belonging to the main road enclosed near Pennal and informed the Waste Land Committee of the fact. The Bettws G.G. Bridge did not seem to get much worse. There was one side of the retaining wall bulging out, and it might soon tumble down or stand for years. Even if it fell there would be no danger to the arches. Nothing conld be done to put it right without pulling the bridge down. Therefore he thought it well to leave it until it came down of itself. There were, however, repairs to the parapet and pitching which he recommended to be done. He had not heard anything from the Denbigh Surveyor with reference to Melinywig bridge and he thought it was his duty to move first in the matter, a part of their end of the bridge having fallen down. There were 194 miles of road in the county without mile- stones which at 30s each would cost JE291, and finger posts would cost 9101 10s. If the Committee resolved to have the stones put up he suggested that the Highway Boards should say where they should be placed. The Hon. C. H. WYNN hoped to have seen some- thing in the report about taking into the hands of the Council the management of the main roads of the County, iMr W. Davies's valuable statistical state- ment having shown that there had been an increase in two years in the expenditure of no less than £ 1,309. Even with that increased expenditure, the speaker said he failed to find any improvement in the roads. He hoped the Council would take the management of the roads into their own hands because, under the present system, it was called upon to pay so large a sum and yet have no control over that expenditure of the rates. He hoped that the matter would be dealt with early in the next Council. Mr DUNLOP remarked upon the expenditure in some districts as compared with others to show the in- equality of the system. The Hon. C. H. WYNN said that if the Committee had only brought in a recommendation that the new Council should take the matter in hand he should have been satisfied. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. gentleman could still add that to the report. The Hon. C. H. WYNN having moved the addition of the words. Mr EDWARD GRIFFITH seconded it, remarking that that the Committee fully intended taking the subject into consideration and getting information from other counties. At present if the roads were kept in a condition satisfactory to the Surveyor, the Council was bound to pay the demand of the local authority for cost of maintenance. Mr JONATHAN said as far as Highway Boards were concerned the Council had a remedy, but none in respect of Local Boards which had power to demand the maintenance of their own roads and to get repaid by the Council. Therefore until the law was altered it was almost useless to bring the matter before the Council. The Hon. C. H. WYNN said the Council could deal with Highway Boards and, with respect to Local Boards, the law could be altered. The CHAIRMAN added that though a Local Board could demand the maintenance of its own roads, it could not oblige the Council to pay any sum it might choose to expend. If there was any dispute, the Local Government Board would arbitrate. The Council therefore had some cheek. The report as amended was passed. The SURVEYOR stated that an alleged enclosure near Pennal had been removed. There was, however, another piece seventy by six enclosed nearer Machyn- lleth. Mr T. JONES said he could not get the Committee which had the matter to deal with together. He had, however, made enquiries and found that the place referred to was not a public piece of land. Dr HUGHES proposed that the matter of milestones and finger posts should be left to the wisdom of the next Council and that course was agreed to. MAWDDACH FISHERY. Mr W. R. DAVIES, clerk to the Board, attended and presented ap account of the Dovey, Mawddach and Glaslyn district which showed that f-47 17s lOd had been received from Dolgelley E130 16s 5d from Machynlleth JE25 18s Id from Towyn £3017s from Portmadoc loner waters £ 17 4s 5d from Portmadoc upper waters £ 35 12s Id from Maentwrog and Festiniog, and JE8 10s from Llanbedr or a total of X310 103 lOj. The fines amounted to £6 15s and made a total receipt of E317 5s IOd. Payments to water bailiffs were fl3 15s establishment charges f36 12s lid Mr Henry Humphrey's wages JE33. paid to sub rlistriets-Dolgelley jC27 12s 6d Machynlleth, 975 93 Id Towyn, £14 18s 8d Portmadoc lower, jel7 16s 4d Portmadoc upper, JE9 19s 3d Maen twrog, E20 lis 2<1 id Llanbedr, E4 18s 3d total expenditure, 9171 5 3d, leaving a balance in the bank o; 945. Mr D. GRIFFITH JOKES asked what had become of the Committee appointed to consider the pollution of the Mawddach ? The SURVEYOR said hn had a small report but the Chairman asked for the report of the Committee. Mr MORRIS JOXES said the Committee had had no time to meet after the Surveyor had been over the river. Mr W. R. DAVIES said he desired to call attentiou to the demination in revenue from the Mawddach district which was believed to be due to pollution of the river. The Chairman of the Fishery Board strongly pressed upon the Council the desirability of modifying that pollution. ATTENDANCE. On the proposition of Mr D. Griffith Jones, it was resolved to direct the Clerk to prepare a list of attendances. AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION. On the proposition of Mr Thomas Jones, it was agreed to appoint Mr Dunlop, Mr Pope and Mr R. J. U. Price, representatives of the Council on a deputa- tion to the Vice President of the Council on Education for the purpose of asking that the diploma in agri- culture granted by Bangor College to teachers in elementary schools after a two year's course of training should be recognized as qualifying the holders without further examination for the winning grants in that subject from the Science and Art department. On the proposition of Mr MORRIS JONES seconded by Mr HAYLN JONES the name of Aberystwyth College was added. The CHAIRMAN observed that that terminated the business of the day as well as of the three years, and the Council separated.