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CEFN AND RHOSYMEDRR THE BAPTIST CHAPEJ, BAZAAR.- AS th* Bapt]st CHORAL Festival at Llangollen is fixed for the loth and U June", the bazaar in aid of the English Baptist Chape Building Fund has been put off from tho3e dates until tne 23rd an! 24th Jure.. CONFIRMATION SERVICE.—The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph administered the rite of confirmation in Rhosvmedre Church on Thursday, .April 3rd. The Li'any was rea l in -English by the Rev. W. Jones, curatf, and was followed by the Confirmation hymn (No. 211 Ancient and Modern) rbe Bishop afterwards addressed the candidates (about twenty-live) in Welsh and English in a most imnressire Warner, and then proceeded with the service, which was m?-v *10 s,nS,n- °f the 334: h hymn, and the bene- dichon. The congregation was large. deathAof /v °,fV TOM R°BERTS, THE SAWYER.The age of ei.rKf8 ^el'<nown person occurred recently, at the eliurciivaril ^an,^ was buried in Khosvmedre have been a 4o-t rJm 29 h" is st*te<1 to n ver had at/ho- r' ?l a, )le old man" Although he had arithmetician, am] Uuldw"! .his life< h' «-ital His immory was also remarkably" :nlt problems an author t*' on matters relatin^fn' l' a,i 'li quUe n-rth s n the <?iVricfc mo t g ,Iand and other pro- p rtith -n iie cis.uct;. Hip, knowledge of the a'eoWv of tbs neighbourhood, especially the coal measure,8wa3 ^o great; bat alfben-h he embarked in more than A d-zen all mn in r enterprises he never realized anythin- by t; em. He was most particular with his diet, and it i3°Said I that h H\: for seventy years on tea and bread and butter, t«ifceh thrice a day.

I WREXHAM. THE LIGHT FINGERED TRIBE.—There were two men, I who gave the names of James Walsh and William Myles, brought before the Borough Bench on Tuesday, April 8th charged with picking the pocket of Mrs Rhoden, of Rhsdàu, in the fair on Monday. The police failed to bring the case home to them and Myles was committed for six weeks as a rogue and vagabond, and Walsh for live weeks. MONDAY'S POLICE BUSINESS.—At the b3rough police court on Monday, April 7th, there was no business of any public interest, but permission was granted to several publicans to keep open later during certain nights of the fair. At the County Police Court, David Hughes, of South Sea, was summoned by his wife for a violent assault upon her, but before the case was called the wife was seized with pangs of labaur and had to be carried hurriedly carried out of court. THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE WREXHAM SCHOOL- BOARD DISTRICT.-The Wrexham Scho,)l-Board, on Mon- dav, April 7th, were engaged in discussing the proposal of the Education Department that eight of the surrounding townships should be adde I to the district of the Sohool- Board. It was contended that there was ample school ac- commodation in Wrexham, and it would be must unfair to add places in which there was no accommodation, and thus entail an educational rate on the borough, which it was un- just they should be compelled to pay. With respect to Acton, Bieston, Uourton, Erlas, Abenbury Fawr, and Abenbury Fechan, which included a large portion of coun- try four miles from Wrexham, it was the strong opinion of the Board that the union of sush places with Wrexham would be impracticable, and for many reasons undesirable. It was also suggested that a School-Bo.ird should be formed for Gwersylt and Stansty, and that Erthig be joined to the Bersham School Board district. THB BROUGHTON STABBING CASE.—Peter Jones, collier, was again brought up on remand on Saturday. March 5th, before T. P. Jones Parry, Esq., charged with stabbing another collier, named Daniel Prince, in the Castle public- house in Broughton, kept by John Parry. Mr T. Bury appeared for the prisoner, and he pat the prosecutor through a short cross- exam ination, in which the latter said he now felt as well as ever he did. Two witnesses were called who heard the prisoner and the prosecutor quarrel in the public-house, John Phenix and Edward Dodd. Phenix parted them in the public-house, when they tirst stripped to fight. They then went out and had a turn in the road, in which the prisoner was knocked down. He (witness) g 't him up, put his clothes on, and took him home. His wife fastened him in the house, but he would come oat again, and he got the poker to torce the door open He got out and returned to the public-house, where he made a rush at Prince, and Prince cried out The has stabbed me." He did not see anything in the prisoner's hand. Jane Prince, the wife of the prosecutor, also gave evidence, and said she saw the prisoner putting something shining into her husband's thigh, and her husband cried out that he was stabbed. P. C. Henshaw deposed the prisoner said he had been drinking liquors in Wrexham, and then h" went on drinking ale after returning, at Parry's house. If he had done what he was charged with he was very sorry. He was committed to take his trial at the next assizes. Two men had come to bail for the prisoner, Mr. Griffiths, of Broughton Colliery, and Mr Mathias, but they de- clined to be responsible for the amount asked—namely, J250 each. They were willing to be responsible for £ 20 only. On Thursday morning Mr Bury again applied to the county magistrates to accept two other men as suretjps- Edward Lewis, collier, and John Jones, furnaceman, both of Cefn Mawr, who were willing to become responsible for the sums named by the Bench. After a short consultation, the Bench declined to accept them. RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY. — A meeting of the Authority was held on Tuesday, April 1st, Capt. Griffith in the chair. Dr Davies presented his report for the Wrexham district, which did not contain any special features. The death rate was 19'SO per 1,090 per annum, whilst in Wrex- ham town it was nearly 29 per 1.000.—A deputation waited upon the meeting, with reference to the scheme of drainage for Ruabon. The deputation read a memorial, stating that they had been compelled some time ago to construct, at considerable expense, a sewer to abate certain nuisances complained of by the Board of Guardians, and praying that as this was private property, and had been constructed with the approval of the Board, at the sole expense of a few individuals, fair consideration should be made for their property in any plan which might be adopted for the sewerage of the place generally. The memorial was signed by Edwd. Morris, John Roberts, John o ones, and Thos. Yardley, The fact that the deputation had attended, and the subject of their request, was entered on the minutes, and nothing further was done.—Dr Jones Medical Officer for Ruabon, reported unfavourably upon the sanitary state of his district.—The salary of the clerk (Mr Bury), was fixed at JB65 a year. COUNTY COURT, TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST. Before J. Vaughan Williams, Esq., )udge. Action in Connection with Eyton Coursing Muting.—Mr Evison, of Eyton, brought an action against Benjamin Roberts, a keeper at Brynypys for the sum of 25 3s., being for money lent and interest, with 6s. for a measure of btrley as far back as 1867. Mr Acton for plaintiff; Mr Sherratt for defendant. Defendant had pleaded a set off that the cash had been given him as a gratuity for services rendered at the annual coursing for four years in finding hares, and the barley was a present from Mr Evison.—-Mr Evison examined, said that the money was lent to buy a cow, and the barley he sold defendant to sow a croft, and it bad nothing whatever to do with coursing as he pail Mr Holt what was to divide between the slippers and beaters. -His Honour ruled that the claim for interest could not Suewga father for a XSnT2%bif.-Mr Vlfoa.'WhlgmT builder, brought an action against Mr Stephen Raincill of Penley Hall, for £ 15 12s. 9d due for alterations to a stable and coachhouse at Penley Hall. Mr Acton for plaintiff • Mr Sherratt for defendant. It apppared that the plaintiff received his order, from Mr Parker Raingill, a son of the defendants, who was thirty years of age, and in receipt of an independent income. He had paid one amount on at count. Defendant had nothing whatever to do with it. Judgment for defendant. Serious at Acrefair Forge.-A boy named Wm. Jones sued Edward Davies (Piatt) for £5, being loss of time consequent on injury received by the defendant.- Plaintiff said he was standing in the ash bole at the Forge with other boys, when the defendant threw the hot tones at them, and it struck him on the face, breaking his nose, and otherwise injuring his f"ce. He had been unable to work for eight weeks, and he was not yet able, as the doctor said another bone would have to be taken out. Plaintiff earned 2s. a day, and worked five days a week — Defendant said plaintiff was snowballing him while he was stripped at the furnace. He did not throw the tongs with the intention of hut.ng anyone.-Judgment for plaintiff BOARD OF GUARDIANS, THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD Present: Mr A Peel (chairman), and Mr S. T. Bau'"h (vice-chairman), Messrs E. Rowland, J. Beale, J. M. Jones, J. Rogers, D Rasbotham, J. D. Beard, W. Lester, Ambrose Sutton, W. Low, G. M. Marsh, and Mr G. H. Whalley, M.P., ex-officio. Proposed Analysis of the Tea.-A letter was read stating that the cost for ai^lysing the tea by the county analyst, would be 10s. 6d., and 5s for milk. If req lired to attend his charge would be two guineas.—Mr Whalley moved that the resolution of the previous week be carried, out forth- with This was seconded by Mr Marsh, but was lost by six to three. Banishment of Alcoholic Stimulants from the Work- liouse.-A communication was read from Dr Davies, Medical Officer, stating t; at after a far trial hb had come to the conclusion that in most cases in which alcoholic stimulants were ordered they were unnecessary, and that for the future he should not make use of them except in the most extreme cases. A letter from the master stated that the course taken had had most satisfactorv man I fa The death rate for the half-year ending Lady Day, during which the stimulants had been discontinued, had very materially decreased. The following was the per centage of death for the same period of the last four years 1870, 7*9; 1871, 8 6; 1872, 106; 1873, 5 9. The reports were consi-lered very satisfactory, and were ordered to be entered on the minutes.

RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG. OPENING OF THE NEW CHURCH ORGAN.—The ceremony of opening the new organ which has been placed in the n, rth transept of this church was performed on Wednesday morning, April 2nd, in the presence of Lady Wynn, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, and a large number of clergy and laity. The instrument was built by Messrs Halmshaw, and Sons, of Birmingham, at a cost of zCl56 There is a separate pedal organ, and there are two manuals ani five great organ stops, in addition to the two usual coupler stops. Mr Simms, of Birmingham, presided at the organ, and in opening the srrvicn played the overture to the Messiah, and fully displayed the capabilities of the in- strument. The choir consisted of ibtiu:, fifty voices, under the leadership of Mr M. Jones, and they acquitted them- selves in a vtry credilable manner. The service was in- toned throughout by the choir. Barnby's arrangement of Tallis's responses were used; the remainder of the musical part of the proceedings wa* as follows Venite, Jacob 145th Pealm, Hayes 146th Psalm, "Dangolten" (Mr M.Jones), Te Deutn, "Boyce" in A Jubi'ate, Wood- ward," in C; anthem, "0 taste and see" (Gossl; Kyrie, Wh;ffi»ld "in K • hvmn 304, "Unssr Herlsçher i" hymn. 297, "Knocker;" hymn 255, "Lichfield," The prayeis were read by the Vicar (the Rev. J. Jones), and, from the third collect, by the Rev. Watkin H. AVilli ms. The Rev. J. Davits read the first, and the Rev. T. Aterettith, the second lesson, the Rev. Thomas Williams (Berse) the epi,tle, and his lordship the gospel and the communion service The sermon was preached by the Bishop from Colossians iii., 16. A collection was made at the end of the service, which was closed by a voluntary by Mr Simm's. Subsequently the Lord Bishop sat down to luncheon with a number of the clergy and members of the congregation, at the residence of Mr Ed. Evans, Bron- whylfa, and others t. iok refreshments at the vicarage. In the evening a bi-lingual service w s held, when an English sermon was preached by the Rev. Watkin H. Williams, and a Welsh one by the Rev. E. Edwards.

RUABON. A HANDSOME LEGACY.—We understand that th" late Mr George Powell (who died about a fortnight ago), has bequeathed 1500 towards the building of a Wesleyan chapel at Cefn Bychan. CONFIRMATION. -On Thursday morning, April 3rd, the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph held a confirt-i-iatit n ill the parish I church of Ru'-ibon. The Rev. J. Morgan, Curate d Ruabon, read the first part of the mo n:ng servic lhe Rev. A. G, Lewsg, Curare <.f Erbistock, read the first hs- son, and the Rev. T. Meredith, Chaplain to Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart, read the second lesson. The prayers weie read by the Rev. J. Michael, Curate of Ruabon. His Lord- ship then gave the bi-lingual exhortation to the catechu- mens, after which he administered the rite in a very impres- sive manner to seventy-eight candidates. SALMON CASES. -At the Petty Sessions on Friday, April 4th, Wm. Shenton, fish salesman, Church-street, Wrexh .m, was summoned for exposing for Sale unclean salmon, on tha 26th March, at Rhosymedre. Mr Duncan (of Chest-r) appeared on behalf of the river Dee conservators, and Mr Sherratt for the defendant.—Richard Ro e, water bail ff, residing at Rhosymedre, stated that on Wednesday, the 26th of March, he saw the defendant in Rhosymedre with a cart full of fish of different sorts, which he was crying. Defendant asked witness if he wanted any fish. He ,,ked him if he would buy some salmon, which he said he sold at 2s. a lb. Witness examined the fish carefully, and he found that it was a kelt, and an unsaleable fish. Wit- ness asked him where he got it from, and he said he had bought it from a Mrs Johnson, of Bangor, who was the wife of a fisherman. He then seiz-d the fish, and after- wards showed it to Mr Peel and others, and it was subse- quently destroyed. The fish weighed lOlbs and was 2ft. 9.*in. long, There was the mark of a bite on the fish ;.s if bitten by another.—Mr Edmund Peel, a river Dee conser- vator, said 013 saw the salmon on the (j'.h of March in the possession of R se. He examined it, and there was a rather large mark of a bite. The fish was very foul and bad, and was decidedly unfit for food. He had, however, seen kelts in a worse condition and he had known people eat fish in such a state. There was not the slightest doubt about its being a kelt.- In reply to Mr Sherratt, Mr Peel said the bailiff had scarcely given the fish "fair play," as it was shown to him in a warm room, after being carried under his arm in paper.—Peter Cameron, head water bailiff, had seen the salmon in question. There was the mark of a bite on it, He examined it, and found that it was a kelt. It appeared to have been five day. out of the water. Any person acquainted with fish might easily tell it was unclean. A fish 2ft. 91in. long ought to weigh 181bs.—Captain William Capetown Bush, hon. secrett, v to the River Dee Fishery Company, likewise had eXimined the fish, and found it was unmistakeably unclean.—Mr Sherratt contended that the defendant was the servant of MissPalmer.thedaughterof a fish dealer atWrexham,and was therefore not liable. Mi-s Palmer was called and said the fish which she bought from Sarah Roberts was a clean and firm fish, and weighed 11 lbs., for which she paid 17s 51. It was plump and in good condition. Several witnesses were called to prove that the fish, which was sold to Miss Palmer, and which had a mark upon it, was a clean fi-h. It ap- peared that two fish were caught, both were marked, but both were clean fish. The Bench inflicted a fine of JS2, and 21 ls. costs, Mr Whalley stating that he thought that Miss Palmer was entirely free from blame.—John Roberts, Newbridge, collier, was summoned by Peter I Cameron, head water bailiff, for having in his possession unclean salmon, on the 24th of March. Mr Duncan again prosecuted, and Mr Sherratt appeared for the defendant. Whilst Cameron was watching the river near Newbridge he; aw the defendant go to a bank, and bring from benea h some grass a salmon, which he pronounced to be a kelt. The defendant admitted that it was a kelt, but said he was of opinion that he had a right to take a kelt, supposing that he did not sell it. Cameron commenced talking to him upon the matter, when suddenly the defendant jumped into his coracle, and pushed across the river to the other side. Fined £ 1, including costs.

OVERTON. EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.—On Saturday, March 29th, a large meeting of ratepayers convened by circular, was held at the White Horse Inn, for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr John Richards, who bad been nominated as a guardian for this parish, and who. amongst other things, advocated sending a petition to parliament, for all public-houses to be kept open from one o'clock iu the morning until twelve at night. He did not see why poor people should not have drink as well as the gentle- folks. A ratepayer wished to know what he would do afterwards. Mr Richards replied, he would endeavour to reduce the number of magistrates, and then half the police would not be required, Mr Richards was hissed a good deal. Mr John Edge, builder, occupied the chair. The meeting was of a most remarkable and lively character- hisses, cries of turn him out" and cheers, being mingkd In his remarks Mr Richards advocated some very original ideas, and at their close Mr Jones the landlord of the White Horse moved that Mr Richards was not a fit and proper person to represent them on the board, and t h,t the meeting pledged itself to support Mr Giiffiths. This motion was seconded, and passed amidst much cheer- ing. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, concluded the meeting.

LLANGOLLEN. CRICKET CLUB.—The opening match of the Llangollen Cricket Club, is to be played on Monday next, April 14th, when it is expected that there will be good play. The captain for this year is Mr Harry Richards, who is as able a person as could be found to till that post. "BIG MEETINGS." During the month of June two very large meetings are to be held in Llangollen. One in con- nection with the Calvinistic Methodists, called the Quarterly Association, and the other in connection with the Baptists, which is to be a grand choral meeting. MARRIAGE OF MISS WAGSTAFFE, OF PLAS-YN-VIVOD, TO CAPTAIN BEST.—The marriage of the only daughter of Mr William Wagstaffe, of Plas-yn-Vivod, to Captain J. C. Best, Tiverton, took place in the parish church, Llan- gollen, on Wednesday, April 2nd. The service was con- ducted by the Rev. Richard Appleton, Rector of South RestoD, assisted by the Rev. Enoch Ithys James, Vicar of Llangollen. The church was crowded with people, the greater number (of course) being of the fair sex." It was the desire of the family of Plas-yn-Vivod that no great ado should be made and subs jriptions solicited, but that the day should pass off as quietly as po-sible. with the exceo- I r that tba children ol ilw BawiW m 1 ?^SeSchoSritoard), and the Rev. I "'y'j^Wager. that tba children ol ilw BawiW m 1 ?^SeSchoSritoard), and the Rev. Th 1,-M R 5 £ t0 act 818 superintendents. The children of the Board schools were supplied with tea, &c., in the Assembly Rooms, by Mr Hiram Davies and those of the National and other church schools, in the ochoolroom, and the coach-room of the Hand Hotel the tea and cake being supplied by Mr J. Edwards. To "nnish up a good day s enjoyment, Mr Coward undertook to col- lect the necessary funds to treat the children of th» Board School to Manders's menagerie, which was being exhibited in the Smithfield. In the afternoon the tenants ef Mr Wagstaffe sat down to an excellent repast at the Wool Pack Inn after partaking of which a pleasant evening wL spent.-On Thursday, April 3rd, all the tenants on estate, with their wives, were invited to dinner and tea at the Hall, where the greatest liberality and the most marked kindness was shown them by the family, and the distin- guished guests who were present. The numerous, costly, and brilliant wedding presents were all exhibited, and every attention was paid to the comfort of the guests. The ex- tremely fine weather which prevailed greatly enhanced the enjoyment of the day's proceedings. LOCAL BOARD, THURSDAY, APRIL 3RU.-PreGent: Mr J. Gregson Fell, Messrs R. Griffiths, S. Ll. Jones Thos. Hughes, S. Hughes, George Roberts, William Jones, and Edward Mr Fell was elected chairman for the ensuing year New Members.—Messrs S. Roberts, W. Jones, and O. members necessary declarations on becoming Medical officer.-A letter from the medical officfr was read by the Chairman, giving his report of a visit to two houses in the town, where cases of fever had oecnr,Ji The officer ordered that the dwellings be thoroughly cleansed Surveyor' Upon a question bei,g put to the Survevor concerning some nuisance in Penvcoed Penllvn an! L Jenny J ones," he replied that they had »ot been removed' The matter was left to the Works' Committee. removed- Committees.—The following committees for the ensuing :~Finance Committee—Mr Fell Mr Griffiths, MrS. Hughes, and Mr W Jon« V of Works—Messrs S. LI. Jones, E. Roberts p00™1?1^66 and Thomas Hughes. Sanitarv f!«' *9' R°b-rts, Jones, R. Baker, William Jones anl I Mr T. Hughes, Mr S Hughes, and Mr k R L- 6lL~ t0 -»Perintenft £ p^ing^of mittee—Messrs Fell* W^f Wer6 f £ polntud tlle Gas Com- Hoberts. J°nes' Thomas and G. p4Sof fh/THS-~Tna Cha!rman brou^t forward the th* ™ Finance Committee to apply for a loan on « from the Commissioners of' Public Works wnicu win eff.:Ct an anr.uel 'saving of about one per cent' It was unanimously agreed that the plan be adopted.

ELLESMERE. PETTY SESSIONS, MONDAY, APRIL 7TH.-Before S. -■ JYlainwarnig, Lsq and the Rev W O P V ton Colonel Edgell w'as also iresenl' KynaS" Ihomas Brayne, farmer, was summoned by P.C. Jones for being drunken the turnpike road Lad- ing from Dudleston to Ellesmere on the 25th March.- Uefendaut pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. and 7s S) costs. OJ< U Case of most Culpable Ncgligence.— William Edwirds waggoner, was charged by his master, Mr John Foid with misconducting himself and neglecting to eive infnr mation to his master of certain fatal injuries a valuable horse, the property of Th^ Sa nant P1™ plainaut said the defendant and a d S ft'?" Davies were harrowing on Saturday March 20rh 'i* M md mght hG- attfen1<1iecI.llis Jlorses 'as usual. On" the Monday morninS following, the defendant told M^ness tha^. one ot the horses l,ad been kicked in the niTt Witness went to tho stable and found the grey horse had '7, bcaDoea in some manner. Defendant said he did not know how it had been done. The wound was four inches fr,,m the root of the tail. Witness could not find out anything about the cause of the injury, but was led stabbed^ T hiVl sot into the stable and had stabbed the horse maliCiOusly—Clurles Davies (11) said he was harrowing With the defend tnt on the Satul.(.,a question, leading the first horse. Saw the harrows" kick up" on that day when turning. The horse was second from the harrows. On the Thursday previously the horse H('l-V0' "° 1 h SeS 11V aIso the harrows iviek U-) when they were turning, on that day. De- fendant told him not to say anything about il e wound on the horse s tail. Defendant told him he did n< t know h,» 5,ws*r-l,r "•*•?< «M i ™ £ b H V -nmVound that \iolent ii.flawmation d^dV?' • Pht' r/OUmi ^tween eight and nin^ in ln a uownwara direction. The pre«-ure had TR ?\V*™rv««*>*TU and the I J' i swe}lins was w°rae at night, that n 1 £ i' i bJU'een elevf'» twelve o'clock t in 11 SWP, t'lle ll0r' bi:fo1'* '"flimnia- ti. n -tad Bft in there would have been no danger. No Done was louciied. Ltfenduut was ordered to he dis- charge. and to pay costs am Minting to tl 8s. iId. Rejusing to Quit —Robert WooJliti was charged by P C Burton with be;ng drunk at Elk-sm.-re, on the 1st April, and refusing to quit the Buck's Head Inn, when requested to do so.—P.O. Burton said lie visited the Buck's Head Inn and found the defendant there. He was drunk, ana refused to found the defendant there. He was drunk, ana refused to quit, when the lan :ladv ordered hin> to do so. Ordered him out, and had to turn him out forcibly. Defendant did not ai)pear.-Fine(i 10s., and 69. costs, to be paid forthwith, in default, fourteen days' imprisonment. Disorderly Se vant— Henry Chetwood was charged bv Mr Man ford, fanner, of Dudleston, with disobeying his orders, and using abusive language. Complainant said he hired the defendant from February for the rest of the year. He ordered him to clean out the stable, aud he refused, and was abusive.—Defendant was discharged, and ordered to pay the costs, amounting to 9s. 4d. Threatening a Pari h Clerk-George Pierce, pariah clerk, made an application that George Haines should be bound over to keep the peace, as he (complainant) was in fear of him. Applicant said that on the previous day he had to sp ak to Haines and another youn. man during church time, as they were laughing, and disturbing the congregation. He had had to speak to them before. After church time Haines came up to him, jostled him, and threatened to strike him. He said that some night he would quietly smnsn in his (witness's) brains. I-le was in fear of his life. The de- fendant was ordered to find sureties to keep the p-ace for six months, himself in £10, and two sureties in C5 each. In aerauir, one month s imprisonment. The licence of the Three Tuns Inn, was transferred from Mr Richard Stant to Mr Thos. Ralphs. fhe parish constables for the several parishes in the division were sworn in.

NORTH CARDIGANSHIRE STALLION SHOW. The movement inaugurated last year by a number of gentlemen deeply interested in the equin3 reputation of North Cardiganshire, has, we are glad to say, encouraged a large number of owners of entire horses to enter the "lists" this year with their valuable animals. The'Com- mittee, an influential one, whose object is and has been to regain for North Cardiganshire its wonted reputa-ion in the possession of short-legged, useful, active horses, fixed the second annual show of stallions for Monday, April 7th (the monthly fdir day at Aberystwyth). Tne weather was beautitnlly fine, with a stiff," cold breeze. The show took place in the cricket field, on Llanbadarn road, rented for the occasion from Mr Rowlands, of the Lion Hotel. A large ring was marked off with stakes and rope tor the horses, and a small inner ring for the judges and others. A large number of spectators assembled in the field. The Committee offered three premiums for horses to travel the district this season. The premium of dE40 to the best thorough-bred stallion, a minimum number of fifty mares at £ 2 each, being guaranteed, attracted, as last year, only three competitors. To the best roadster stallion a premium of £30 was offered, with the guarantee of a minimum number of sixty mares, at £1 each. In this class there were nineteen entries. For the premium of 930 offered to the best agricultural stallion, a minimum number of eighty mares, at 21 each, being guaranteed, there were ten competitors. The judges in all classes were—Mr J. L. V. Pryce, of Bwlchbychan, Mr W. James, veterinary surgeon, Haverfordwest, and Mr Thomas Roberts, of Brynbryth, near Corwen. Amongst so many good looking horses as were exhibited on this occasion, there were naturally several favourites. The j-idgts had a little difficulty in deciding upon the "roadster" which they conoid-red best suited for the district, and were a long time before they arrived at a conclusion. We believe the awards gave general sat sfac ion. The hon. secre- taries, Mr H. C. Fryer, LJdge Park, Mr R. Gardiner, Cross- wood, and Mr J. Pell, Belle Vue Royal Hotel, deserve public thanks for their efforts to promote the success of the show. Members of the police force were on the field and at the approaches, and rendered valuable assistance. THE EXHIBITS. At about half-past twelve the three thorough-breds. Sir Benjamin, Clapham, and Wild Charley, entered the ring. The premium was awarded to Wild Charley, the animal who, it may be remembered, was adjudged the best at the show at Aberystwyth last year. Wild Charley is the property of Messrs William John and William George, Haverfordwest. He is a beautiful dark brown horse, eleven years old, sixteen hands high, on short black legs, with immense bone and muscular power, and great depth of girth and rib. He is also noted for having a remarkably sort back, strong, powerful loins aud quarters, fine oblique shoulders, and very light action. Wild Charley is by Wild Dayrell (a winner of the Derby), out of Pbemy, by Touchstone (a winner of the St. Legel). Sir Benjamin is the property of Mr William Broad of Lampeter. He is a rich bay, free from white, stands sixteen hands, on short, strong legs, and measures nine inches below the knee, and is a particularly handsome animal. He was bred by Mr Lidiard, in 1867, his sire being Big Ben, and his dam Ladv Constance, by Cotherstone. Sir Benj tmin won the first prize at Great Torrington Agricultural Show in 1871, he beat in a large field, and was awarded the first prize of the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, held at Truro, in 1872. Mr Currie, of Great Vaynor, Pembrokeshire, is the owner of the handsome chesnut horse, Clapham, which was bred by the late Marquis of Exeter. Clapham is by the celebrated Stockwell, out of Little Fairy, by Hornsea, grand dim Leicester, by Zodiac. Stockwelt is si, e of Blair Athol, and other first-rate horses. Clapham stands fifteen hands three inches. He has won twenty-seven prizes, in- cluding eight silver cups. The nineteen emries in the roadster class were as follows —Young Quicksilver, the property of Mr William Broad, Lampeter Carnarvon Comet, Mr W. Jones, Aberdaron; The Swell, Mr Thomas Statter, Stand-hall, Manchester Phantom, Mr R. S. Sadler; Cardigan Comet, Messrs W. and J. Morgan, Bridge-hiil, Llangeitho, Cardiganshire; Young Sportsman, Mr Evans, Tregaron Flying Tom Steel, Express Comet, Mr Jones, Cefnllech Honest Tom, Mr Evans; Railway Comet, Mr Evan Jones, Mynydd-mawr, Llanilar; Young Comet, Mr John Sted- man. Tj^nlWw Jirjto^ ■.MeinV&mi* "yo„n,r'p„^ sheen, Mr W. Pilot, Newtown Perfect Cure, Mr Oliver of1?1" mTCe' Mif ^Tan. T*?mas' LdmPeter; Young Tom Steel, Mr Joseph Pugh, Aberayron Young Rattler Mr John Davies; and Flying Comet, Mr John Edwards After a long trial and inspection, the judges chose Car- narv°n, hornet and The Swell for fiual decision and awarded the premium ( £ 30) to the former. He is known as a brown blood horse, and stands sixteen hands hitrh Carnarvon Comet gained five first-class prizes at tie Lleyn and Eifionydd Agricultural Society, and at the Cardigan Fanmag Society. He is by Sportsman, whose sire was Prime Minister, and his dam was by Mr Cock- shott's Performer. The judges highly commended The Swell, the property of Mr Thomas Scatter, who is well known as a successful breeder of agricultural s'ock This horse is fifteen bands one inch high, is a beautiful black, free from white, and rising four years old. The Swell is by the Buck, which was sold to the Swiss Government for 275 guineas when four years old. On the dam's side he inherits much of the fane racing blood of the count-v going back to Plenipotentiary, a winner of the Derbv' and Whalebone, Whisker, Waxy, and 7, winners of the Derby. The ten entries in the Agricultural Stallion Class (premium, £ 30) were as follows :—Crown Prince the Dro- property ofMr R. S. Sadler; Handmark, belonging to Mr Statter; Nonpareil Mr W. Broad, Lvnpetfrf Sont gomeryshire Hero, Mr John Roberts, Boutfechan Yvrnar vonshire iDitnel 1, Mr Thomas Griffiths, Pwllheli •Rwl-' chgader Mr Joel Morgan, Brynrucban «rjy Briton Mr Morris Griffiths; Lord Clyde, Mr Jones 1l „ Vu Cannon Ball, Mr Roberts, Pwllheli • and WeHi Mr Evan Newell, Towyn'. The jLj'esVwatd d Z^0"' raium to the Crown Prince. Th,t iTo,*fed b/S Salmon, of Great Claeton Hall, Essex Hp .7, Harw fihVFyearS °ld',8iXteen and a f handi htgh T& Harwich Emperor is his sire, and his dam is a fine w il spread mare by Mr Deau's horse, of St. Osythe Thl Brand sire of Crown Prince is Chester Emperor W ORDINARY was provided at the Belle Vue Hotel ;n Mr Pell's usual first-class style Exh l iw^ af,ter"00D. the number of about thiSto presided, and the vice-chair was filled by Mr Pell y ■ "} giving The health of the jud^ » observed that they had pe;formed a very onerous taskf exceedingly well to day, and they were under a l hr f obligation the judges. He a'jolopispd ? and left, Mr Roberts and Mr James, had come 1 ng dfr tanc-s and as they knew to come long distances to Aber ystwyth was not convenient, especially if the travel^ to come a long journey across countr/ V&r PelT- r A^ the last train :] (Hear, hear, and laughter.) °r b- whose nauie "'as associated with the toa<^ responded. |he movement that was begun at Abervstwvt h' last year had extended to Corwen, and he hooe/tf ^5 spread to Flint and Denbighshire. There ha 1 h and vancus attempts to bring good horses into tl many but those attempts had not been J',e c''lultry, hoped in the awarding of the prizes the judges had envfn satisfaction; he was quite satisfied him^lf that thev had given the prizes to the best animals. He was much ob iged to them for baying drunk the health of th nd and hoped they would all have good horse- and that he should » Cardial tLtve "e mig-ht come into that county at a reasonable price. (" No, i ihe„LH'"R)I^ then proposed The health of the exhi- ?Mr8' (Applause.) The committee were exc-edingly obliged to those gentlemen who had kindly sent their norses to Aberystwyth to compete before the judges. Of course ir. was quite impossible to give prizes to everS one, and no doubt the prizes had been given to the bes; h.»r««' for the district. He believed country gentlemen would endorse the opinions and judgments of the judges Th, exhibitors had sent horses great distances at consuW t* expense to themselves, and the object was to imnrov/tl Diced of horses in the country. He would <-ive th health of the competitors," aud would Couple with t> ♦ t the name of Mr Sadler. 1^ Wlth lhe toast Mr SADLER said he had great pleasure ir r-u- v to the,-out. The first prize he had ever ou had ben at Auery st- wyth. (Applause.) The da:R of h ° hoKe th4 V the prive had been in h;s faniilv i r won he believed Crown Trince would htle an 1 that would be a credit to country rre bleed of horses and perhaps he ought :,ot toZv n,™?? w u yOU' s m:Ln to observe that the "rand th:mr K' !r Woui(J like care to h.ve good mares T. £ ? breeding was to take they took the greates' rare • exaffiPle the Arab« the bieeding of horses for n „eir mares- It they watched would see the n c 'tu a-leW Vfr8' bad, they the best hors" toaZJ™, f<H If th*-V Put If^d stick to^y^ui^fiHies^1 ^say^C'/ Weisbyhors,1^ W°Ula ntVer improve tlle breedSof sodife?1^?' Ih /cessfulcompcdtois," and as- chlsti'- nrna 3Ir Setter, of Man- Mr -TATTE'.t returned thanks. He was in Scotland last- week, »nd he gave 300 guineas for a colt rising three vear* If he had brought that horse to Abeivstwyth it » on .d not h ve been any use He had taken set- nd prize ^niong eightv-four horses. There certainly was no coun- try hke Scotland for horses. He admired the th >roash- try like Scotland for horses. He admired the th >roash- r breds exhibited to-day, and he also liked the cart horses but he would say that the committee must be more de- "I'I^ J .^ear 48 what they wanted in what they called the roadster" class. Did they want a half coach he-rse and half roadster ? The Swell, which he exhibited, waq what -as understood in England as a roadster. If Rter ba^ been awarded the premium as a road- road st PT- been given that prize in the Royal as a class HP E-V WOU'D bave been told he wa-in the wrong wonl'd I n m^a3 n0t but he hoped the committee eLmore explicit in future. Af!- y°ur b'ack a useful cob. STATTER further observed that The Swell was very near the prize. He liked something that could move. However. he would exhibit again next year, notwith- standing he had been unsuccessful to-day—(h^ hear)— and he would bring them some fresh faces. Mr SADLER and Mr STATTER each asked what the committee would require next year, the latter gentleman saying he thought he should send a good coach horse. Mr PELL said he thought Mr Statter was perfectly right. The committee ought to draw a distinction. A Voice: There ought to be four classes. The company shortly afterwards separated.

ROYAL AGKICULTORAL SOCIETY.-In the list of new members of this society, elected at its last monthly meet- ing, on Wednesday, April 2nd, we notice the name of Mr Edward Richards, Maesbury, Oswestiy.

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS FOR THE DISTRICT. It is satisfactory to observe that the inferesting and usefu Agricultural returns compiled by the Board of Tra 'e are annually growing more complete We see that 11,717 re- urns were received from occupiers of land in Sdopin 1872, as against 11,436 in 1871; in Montgomeryshire. 5.443y as against 5,416; in Denbighshire, 5,797, as against 5.614 in Merionethshire, 3,052, as against 3,011; in Cardigan- shire, 5,461, as against 5,394. No doubt there is still room for improvement, and it is to be hoped that a still greater readiness will be displayed by farmers in helping to secure full and accurate statistics, but we may safely assume that the present returns give us in broad outline, as far as sta- tistics can, a sufficiently accurate view of the agricultural condition of the country. In nearly all the counties we have named there was a falling off in thenumber of acres under Corn and Green Crops between the year 1871 and S72. Thus, in Salop, the farmer fell from 183,830 to 170.920, and the latter from 69 441 to 62,609 while there was an increase in the acreage under Clover, Sanfoin, and Grasses, under rotation, as well Permanent Pasture or Grass not broken up in rotation (ex elusive of mountain, &c.)-of the former from 79.5H7 to 83,387, and of the latter, from 342,646 to 343,634. In Montgomery- shire, the cultivation of corn had fallen from 59,973 to 59,488, and of Green Crops, froml3,79 toll,739; in Clever, &c., there was an increase, from 34.615 to 35 908, and in Permanent Pasture, from 131,512 to 132,475. In Denbigh- shire, Corn fell from 70,124 to 69,589 but Green Crops ircreased, from 14.938 to 15,604 as well as Clover, &c., from 41,655 to 43,722, and Permanent Pasture, from 116,999 to 119,757. In Merionethshire there was a remarkable dec ease in the cultivation of Clover, &c., which fell from 17.4GO to 12,503; but an increase in all the other departments Corn, 18,925 to 19.429; Gree Crops, 4,336 to 4,5 1; and Permanent Pasture, 77,522 to 87,939. In Cardiganshire there was an increase tnroughput -Co:n, 65,654 to 66.999; Green Crops, 13,918 to 14.739; Clover, &c. 39,952 to 40,505; and Permaent Pasture, 139,057 to 140,173. Taking the whole of Wales (the acreage of which is 4,734,486), we find that the total increase in acreage returned uud-r all kinds of cr 'ps, bare fallow, and grass, was from 2,604,817, to 2 635,642 that there was an increase of about 1,200 acres in Corn and37,419in Permanent Pasture; a decrease of about 500 in Green Crops, and about 4,200 in Clover, &C-- In Salop, we should say, the total acreage returned lias fallen from 684,853 to 684,315-in a total acreage of 826,055. Only a out a th;rd of Merionethshire seems te be under cultivation, about three-fifths of Caidigandbdre, half of Montgomeryshire, and two-thirds of Denbighshire. J.a, all these counties there is an increase the decrease in S¡"}.'jI seems to need explanation. When we turn to the returns of live stock we find an increase in each of the counties included in this statement, except that the Hoises in Salop were returned at 26,274 in 1871, aIM 26,049 in 1872. The number of Cattle rose from 120,548 to 128,362; Sheep, 438,240 to 455.741 Pigs, 64,303 !o 74,129 In Montgomeryshire the increase was as follows :—Horses, 11,968 to 12 138; Cattle, 61,657 to 62.354 Sheep, 330,277 to 356,265; Pius. 25,040 to 27,185. Denhighsh re—Horses 10,656 to 10,959; cattle, 52,778 to 54.636; Sheep, 239 663 to 261,061; Pigs. 24,963 to 26822: Merionethshire Horses, 4,530 to 5,227 Cattle. 37,314 to 38.279: Sheep, 360,924 to 401.565; Pigs, 9,192 to 9,968 Card'e*nshire— Horses, 11.744 to 11,762 Cattle, 55.303 to 56.565; Sheep, 199,644 to 203,619 Pigs, 22.357 to 23,739. In the whole of Wales tbare was an increase in Horses of 117,176 to 118,266 Cattle. 596.588 to 602.738; Sheep, 2,706,415 to 2,b67,144; Pigs, 225,456 to 238,351. Here for the present we shall stop, but in a future number, we may be able to give our readers further information gathered from the Government Returns.

fendant had a bay colt, ca'Iet!$'r,othcf to New Oswestfr.ft and the two parties negotiated for an exchange, and ul- timately appeared to to these term* that MeS- B&nissa should be sejlt to the defendant's. Mr Atkinson represented that the h'Ctrse was hardy, and his wind sound. Mr Atkinsoft 'o&eVed to give 2200 and Massanissa to Foulkes fct brother to New Oswestry, and also to pay |K00 out of his winnings if they occurred. After this a "charge was rnadeagair.st the defendant before the National Hunt Committee of having forged the signature of Sir Wat kin Wynn to a certificate, on which he had been dis- missed from the turf. This disqualified him, and the plaintiff coul '(I have no advantage from the earnings of Brother to New Oswestry. Under these circumstances, the plaintiff asked to have "his horse returned to him, and that the parties should be restored to the sttttus quo ante. The plaintiff was examined at great length, and related the circumstances of the bargain. The defendant had re- presented to him that the charge against him had been heard without giving him notice of it, an 1 he wished him (the plaintiff) to try and get a re-hearing of his case, stating that he could produce witnesses who would show that the person who had really forged Sir W atkin s sig- nature had deceived him (Foulkes) Nl,. Huddleston, for the defendant, submitted that the bargain had been com- pleted, and that therefore the count could not be sustained. —Mr James denied that the bargain had been completed. —His Lordship considered the bargain was not complete, and that the plaintiff must have a verdic ranged that Massanissa should be given "P'-nHff for £ 350 the defendant to move.—Verdict for the plaintiff tor to be^ reduced^ to L on Massanissa being given up on MAsTRONOMT-On Thursday evening, April 3rd, a most ASTRONOMY delivered on the above-named sub- iect in Tr-nityOirch Schoolroom, by the Rev. Albany R Llovd to a small but appreciative audience. Mr H. C Corfield took the chair at eight o clock, and said the rev lecturer was by far too well known to them all to need any formal introduction. Astronomy was a science with which he presumed none of them were too familiar, arId he thought a better acquaintance with the subject would be to their general benetit. The rev. lecturer, in coming for- ward, remarked that the study of astronomical science was eminently calculated to fill the human soul with awe and wonder, and the contemplation of the n.arvellous constitu- tion of the celestial bodies must impel them to acknowledge the awful majesty and infinite wisdom of an Almighty God. Before addressing them on his primary subject he would call their attention to a diagram of a rain gauge, showing the mode of registering the rain-fall. The rain-fall of 1872 was 60 in. 45 cents-an unusually wet season although, in the year 1868 (looked upon by all as almost a double summer), the rainfall was 37 in. 11 cents, which was considerably in excess of many previous and succeed- ing years. It might be interesting to know that a fall of rain to the depth of one inch represented a fall of water of 100 tons to the acre. The lecturer then exhibited several diagrams of the humau eye, and called particular attention to the delicate contraction of the wonderful circular curtain protecting the pupil of the eye from the too great brilliancy of light. After dwelling at some 'length on the similarity between the formation of the eye and the centre of the solar system, the lecturer proceeded with his r, marks on astronomy, illustrating his subject by a variety of diagrams of the planets and fixed stars, and making some astoundiDg Tevelations as to Igtance, -dimensions, and rapid transitions. At the conclusion of his astronomical address, the rev. lecturer gave several exceed. ingly humorous readings, including "The twe dogs," The last load of coal," and a long string of pithy proverbs, which afforded his audience no little merriment. A vote ot thanks to the lecturer, and also to Mr McKen- zie (wh.) presided at the harmonium), and Mr Daniel Owen, who favoured the company with some vosd wusic, with a few appropriate remarks from the Rev. F. Cashel, brought the proceeding to a very pleasant termination. THE BAPTIST CHAPEL.-The annual tea meeting in con- nection with I h Haptist Chapel took place on Thursday evening, April 3rd, in the Public Hall, when upwards of 400 sat down to a most excellent tea. Amongst those who gave this popular gathering their support were Mr John Jones, and Mrs Jones, Mr C.G. Bayley, (ex-mayor), and Mrs Bayley, the Rev. E. Wilks, and Mrs Wilks, the Rev. T. Gasquoine, and Mrs Gasquoine and other ministers and friends. The tables were decorated with choice flowers and bouquets. The ladies who presided at the tea tables were Mrs JohnlJoues, Ashland s, Mrs Gasquoine, Mrs Bayley, Oakfield. Mrs Henry Ellii, Porkingtou-terrace, Mrs Cattle, Shelf Cottage, Mrs Irwin Oliver, Church-street, Mrs Higgs, Plas Weston, Mrs Dalziel, Beatrice-street, Miss Sissons, the Cross, Mrs L. Stewart, Castle-street, Mrs Windsor, Beatrice-street. Mrs Ellison, Park-street, Mrs E. Thomas, Salop-road, Mrs Wilks, Picton house, Miss Morris :Salop- road, Miss S. Cornev, Salop-road, Mrs Bradley, Wrexham Mrs E. B. Smith, Cae Hendre, Miss Emily Ellis, Pork- ington-terrace, and Mrs Henry Jones, Picton-terrace. At eight o'clock the hall was well attended to listen to a very able lecture, ty the Rev. W. Lance, of Newport, on Diogenes," the chair was'taken by the Mayor, who briefly introduced the lecturer. The lecture was a most interest. ing one. The arrangements for the tea were carried out under the superintendence of Mrs Reynolds, who with Mr W. Ellison, the honorary secretary, and a large -staff of amateur waiters, did everything in their power to attend to the wants of the visitors, and the tea-party and entertain- ment were a great success. The proceeds are to be devoted to the Chapel fund. MAGISTRATES COURT, TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH.— Before E. Wright, EFQ. Abraham Evat.s was charged with being drunk on the 7th Api il, at Oswestry workhouse. The case was proved by the porter, Elijah Smith. Sentence-fourteen days' im- prisonment. At the meeting of the Incorporation on Monday, the fc{« navi AND SANITARY BOARD.— MONDAY, APRIL 7.—Present: The Rev. P. G. Bentley (presiding) Mr K. Jones (vice-chairman) the Rev. F. P. Wilkinson, and Messrs Edward Wright, D. Richards, Samuel Williams, J. Jones (Mayor of Oswestry); Jack- son Salter, S. Ward, and W. 1. Bull (clerk). The master reported that last week 141 persons bad re- ceived indoor relief, as compared with 155 on the corres- ponding week last year. During the fortnight 29 vagrants ha.d -received relief. The account for coal had, during the year, owing to the advanced prices, increased by £ 6015s. 10d., while the outlay for spirits and wines had de- creased 216 16s. Cheques for the following amounts were signed:—Mr tfsions). £ 9 L Koger3' £ 25> Mr Jufcn Francis (for pro- f9 2. l Quarte,'s Contributions—The contributions to be levied from the different parishes in tshe Incorporation during the ensuing quarter were fixed to be as follows :— The town of Oswestry, 2444 17s. 5d.; the parish of Oswes- try, 2299 Llansilin, 2125 Is. 10d. Llanyblodwel, *42 4s. lOd-s Selattvn, R70 Is. 8d. Llwyntidman 241 Us 83. Sychtyn, XIS 03. 8d. St. Martin's, 2167 4s. 81.. Wbitticgton, 2114 13s. 4d. Chirk, ;ciso 3s. 4d-; West Felton, V76 6s. 4d. Ruyton, JE89 183. 8d.; Knockin, 917 12s. 2d.; Kinnerley, £ 1113i. lid. Total, £ 1 799 0-. 3d. HIGHWAY APRIL 7. Present: Lieutenant-Colonel Lovett (chairman); Rev, P. G. Bentley, and Messrs J.mes Gittins, John Henshaw Nixon Walford, Samuel Ward, Edward Evans, Edward Eyton Jones, Whitfield, Trefarchawcld Lloyd, Knockin; Rogers, Llanymynech and John Williams. Nine cheques for 250 each, were signed for the use of Mr Forrester, the district surveyor. On the motion of Mr WALFORD, seconded by Mr SAMUEL WARD, Lieutenant-Colonel Lovett was elected chairman for the ensuing year and on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr Walford, the Rev. P. G. Bentley was elected vice-chairman. The precepts for the first quarter's instalment of the highway rate were issued by the Board, payable on the 14 th Mav. The Waywardens for 1873 —The following were elected Waywardens for 1873 For Kinnerley, Mr Samuel Ward, The Wood Knockin, Mr Edward Lloyd, Knockin Hall ■Llanyblodwel. the Ilpv T, B. Foulkes, The Vicarage; Llanynoynech, Mr William Ro gers, farmer, Llwyntidman TvrW~Vr Williams, farmer. Crickheath, and «lr inward WhitfieM, Trefarclawdd Ruvton, Mr J. H. Jonpo l Ru-vton Towers Sychtyn, Mr Edward Eyton Thom'aaltIr. mV,rc^ant' Craig Llwyn Saint Martins, Mr Samuel Will" farmer» The'Vaeh; S< lattyn, Mr Evans HeniiianiS« entreW(,rn '> Whittington, Mr Edward *\Vest Helton, the Rev. P. G. Bentley, The Estimate\ ^!vprl Y' James Gittins, farmer. ways and towc! i' estimates for the repairs of the high- March, 1874 wJ* f (J'8tr'ct funds for the year ending 25' h Llanyhlr.riw'ei £ ^07 T?ws: Kinnerlev £ 291,Knockin £ 37, Ruvton £ 7o, svX„ ,a"vmyriech £ 33, Oswestry £ 4G9, £ 148, Whittington £ 109 Martins £ 342, Selattyn £ 75 10s. 82> West Felton £ 287, Melverley LOCAL BOARD, MoNd J. Jones (Mayor); Alderman —Present: Mr J. Morris. R Shaw, C. G. B^i a- aT1(i Councillors Thomas. E. 05well, G. Owen Ci Ty'c. Rogers, J. G. M. Bickerton, W. Hughes W T aunc'er8> L Salter, C.W.Owen, and W. H. SpaullM™HY,T- -P- Parry, Clerk) and Mr E B. Smith (surveyor) es (Town asKissX'ar s1™ tea I erection „f the shed? be C™.mitlee th™«ht the Mr sannuers wimc exception to + £ 1^1* r mittee, he had spoken to f 1Sl('h ^ie co'«- 8ubject, and they had all been of onini ra.1,?entlemen on the Were essential. They could be very ena*i covered sheds not make the proposal out of selfish motiv^ ^'<1 as he was concerned, he would not reault P Cause' RO ^ar having shed« "f his own. 0 use them, Mr SALTER said there was ample ACCOMMODIF;^ ^ynnstav Hotel for all the cattle that came to tv.f the night be'ore the fa*. the town Mr HICKERTON said that if they erected sheds thev ^ouW also have to appoint sime one to watch them, and obably that would necessitate their building a house for mhe man. The M.\von said there was little ugp, in the' subject when there was no memorial before the council. «e had no doubt that if the farmers petitioned them for Sheds they would be erected. THE SHRVETOR'S REPORT. he following report was read by the Surveyor: Gcn'Ipmpn —T hn<r t, April 7»1), 1373. day, the St', 'rf \i-.rV.' rePort that on 'he afternoon 0' ~ii<ur- ™an nam<d James Uoberts Hnches boinor ,,|'e ,str«ets suffering from sma'lpox 1 hitfi He, crma*'anc«M. e mer'ic;;l officer h?cl 'ca- effici" I visaed t'i^Iod.r^mi' -Tr- -• thv boiuo to t3?wronghly clear •••} 1 The house was well fumipalfjit and disinfected by meri^ii'pjQye 1 by the Beard, and the bed upon which the man had ss*pt I had destroyed. The house where he had lodged prior to going to tne lodging house was also disinfected by men employed by the Board, and evrv precaution used to prevent the spread of th« disea«e> ^'jd I am happy to say with succe-s. As this is a serioti' the medical officer requests me to obtain an ol-det to suHtmons the man for exoosing himself in the strepts in th tSonrtition he was. I have also to report that during the year ending March 25th, I have had eleven meters alt iclied to premises wh re the supply was for other than domestic purposes Tho result is an increase of revenue amounting to £45 6s. 5d. in the yfar;the total for the previous ye,r was X28 7s. Id.; this year it is X73 13s. 6d. M From this calculation I have omitted the supply to Messs Ellis and Sons. When t called to 11 take" the meter I found It disco nected, and was inf.iime.l it had bfeg" ™rft ,lons regjs. to k the index and found a ccnsumpt.on of^38 tered. I then had themetorremov^da^d Elljg it was not iu the same hftS not been properly treated. It was my duty te Report this to i^h^Wat^ Committee, who re. fe7hl-t!\djrto\Vportlhat°prans for the erection of workshops fo* Mr T. P. Parry are g A conversation took p'ace as to the propriety of supply- ing some new houses in Salop-road with water, which led to "a discussion of the general question as to whether the main pipes should be extended to the town suburbs. The MAYOR thought they should endeavour to have the water introduced into every house. From a sanitary point of view it would be well to encourage people to take it. The CLERK aaid it would not be advisable to lay the main pipes to districts were the rates levied would not de- fray the cost. The subject WM deferred, on the suggestion of Mr Rogers, until the reservoir was completed. A discussion then followed regarding the small pox case referred to in thd Surveyor's report but it seemed to be the general feeling that Hughes should not b~i prosecuted as recommended by the Medical Officer. Hughes had fir^t of all been turned out of his own lodgings, and then out of the lodging house, and, under tho-e circumstances, what could he do but go about the streets ? Dr Beresford explained that when he suggested that Hughes should be summoned he had no intention of punishing him. His ob- ject was to let the public know that it was in the power of the Council to prosecute parties going about public places while suffering from infectious diseases. The SURVEYOR submitted plans for a nbw fire escape shed, but the whole question was referred to Messrs J. Morris, G. Owen, and the Surveyor. MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The following report was read by Dr Beresford:— There were thirty-two deaths registered in the borough of Oswestrv during the firrt quarter of the present year, or at a the annual rate of eighteen per thousand of the po ulation. lie following are the causes specified-Zymotic diseases Scar- latina, three, ages 4, 2, and 2, measles, two, a«e« 2 and 5, hooping cough, one, age 2; simple fev^r, one, affe 10 months; diseases of chest and thr^at-phth.s.s (consumption) two ages 24 and 41 croup, age St bronchitis, five, HgtiS w, 68, 69, and 66 and 6 m nths; diseases of the heart, two, ages 39 and 67; cirrhosis of liver, one, age 65; Bright's di-ease of kidney, one, age 35; gangrene of leg, one, age 65; hydroce. h'is, one, age 11 months; exhaustion from diarrhoea, one, age 11 months; con- vulsions during parturition, one, age 30; cancer of uterus, one, age 67 ulcer of stomach, one, ace 67; tetanus, one, age 16 days; debility, two, "ges 11 months and five months; senile decay, three, ages 72, 78, and 77; paralysis, one, age 69 total, 32. The sanitary condition of the town is at present good. Scarlet fever, I am glad to say, has altogether subsided. I have furnished a sp,i,il report on the prevalence of this disease, in answer to enquiries irom the Medical Department of the Local Government B"ard also one on the case of sm III pox. R. BERESFORD, M.D., Medical Officer of Health. THE FdOT BRIDGE AT OSWESTRY —CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SUBJECT. The following letters were read by the Town Clerk :— 3rd March, 1873. Dear sir,—By the directions of the Local Board and Council of this boroHgh I send you on the other half t-heet the copy letter receiv d from the Great Western Railway Company, and I shall feel obligeii by your giving such directions as will be the means by the co-operation of your comp iny, of setting at rest the long-vexed question of the interrupted footway.-I am, &c., H. DAVIES. Gearge Lewis, Esq. Town Clerk. Secretary Cambrian Railway, Oswestry. Cambrian Railways Secretary's Office, Oswestry, 5th March, 1873. Proposed B, idge. Dear Sir,—I am this morning in receipt of your letter dated 8rd ultimo (I presume in error for 3rd inst.) with the accom- panying copy etter of 31st January from Mr Saunders, and will submit the correspondence to my next Bowl wi h a view to obt iin the further instructions of my Directors on the -ubject.- I am, &c. GBO. LEWIS, Secretary. H. Daties, Esq., Town Clerk of Oswestry. Cambrian Railways Secretary's Office, Oswestry, 25;b March, 1873. Footbridge to Shelf Field Dear 8ir,-1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 3rd inst., with copy of one from the Great "Western Railway Company on this .-ubject, and in which the following remark appears, via, the difficulty in providing a bridge in lieu of the level crossing at the place in question, does not rest with us, but with the Cambrian Company. This statement is at variance with facts. In June 18t9 the L'1cai Board were pressing for the construction of the bridye, and on the 16 li of that month our engineer,met the engineer of the Great Western Railway Com- pany on the subject, the result of such interview was reported to mv Board on the 22nd of th,.t mouth, when a resolution was passed of which the following is a copy:- ENGINEER'S REPORT. Footbridge at Oswextry. The engineer reported the result of his interview with the engineer of the Great Western Company as to this bridge. Resolved That a footbridge be erected over the lines of the company so soon as the Great Western Company are prepared to construct their portion." Of which resolution both your Board and tke Great Western Company were informed at the time. The next my Board hear of the subject is your-coanmunication of the 3rd inst., I must therefore leave the Local Board to de- termine how far the delay in constructing the bridge is attri- 1863 wore, and still I ine MAYOR«aid this matter had been before the Coun- cil for several years, and the Clerk had written some very strong letters to the Cambrian and Great Western Rail- mpani°S °n the 8ul>ject- The delay, he supposed, had been caused fey the two companies not agreeing' as to what was their share of the work. The Council, however, had nothing to do with that-that lay between the com- panies themselves. All they wished was that the bridge should be erected, and he really thought it was time steps were being taken to compel them to do it. As no reply had been forwarded from the Great Western Railway to Mr Davies's last letter the subject was, in the meantime, deferred. APPLICATION FOR THE BETTER LIGHTING OF PEKYLAN- LANK. Croeewylan, ogwesfry, 5th April. 1873. My dear sir, -Early in the year a memorial was sent to the Tawn Council, praying that, the Lighting Committee would consider the propriety of some alteration or addition of lamps in thh district, in consequence of a new road then making from the pool-road to Pein Ian-l jne. The memorial was signed by Mr c. Miushall, the Key. T. Gasquoine. Mr John Evans, and others interested in property at this end ot the town, and Mr Spaull promised to advocate the memoiial before Council. After it was sent we Jieard that there wouli proba-ly be some ''residential objection »to n removal of one lamp affected, so we thought it better to let the memorial wait until the new road was made; fe -hng assured (hat the public benefit would be so manifest then that all objection would be removed. By a mis? under-tandina it was supposed that the memorial was aban. doned, and I am informed it has been mislaid. JfPPy.t0 say 'hat th re is now no objection to the pro- posed alteration, and Mr Sp.ull will bea me -ut in saving that the new road is very largely used by the public: and I am sorry to add, that, in consequence of the new walls and hedges throwing the road inte shade, it has become rather a harbour lor not very creditable persons. not very creditable persons. My object in writing is to a k your Council if they will accent this as an app icatinn, to Rave the trouble and delay of getting another memorial prepared ? KlviU v,°Av^-i! 1kln<rl y U% this before the Council on Monday I shall be obliged -I am 4c,, ASKEW ROBERTS! Henry D ivies, Esq., Town CI rk. t After consideration it was agreed to defer the applica- tion till next September when the re-arrangement of the lamps usually takes place. THE RESERVOIR QUESTION. I The CLERK reported that the dispute about the reser- voir had been settled. The defendants in the action that ) was to have come before the assizes at Shrewsbury had con- sented to pay the Council X125. inducing £2;"), which he (the Clerk) had estimated would be the amount of the costs. The costs, however, had come to X29 5., but he was quite willing, if it were the wish of the Council, to p ty the balance out of h:s own pocket. I" reply to a question. the CLERK said he had in hand R210, including the X125, which belonged to the reservoir fund. The Council approved of what had been done in connec- tion with the matter, and agreed to pay the 24 5. of costs, over and ab ive the 225. The other matters concerning the reservoir were referred to the Works Committee. THE RATES IN ARREARS. A letter was read from the Collector regarding those in arrears with their rates, a list of whose names" was sub- joined, and, after discussion, the matter was referred to the Finance Committee, to consider what steps ought to be taken with them. 0 MISCELLANEOUS. The Council agreed to join an association formed in Lon- don to watch over all Parliament irv legislation affecting municipal bo:llt s. A very able gentleman in Westminster, it was stated, had been secured to supervise the association, and al' inquiries made to him won ld. be promptly attended to The subscription for the Council was three guineas. At the request of Mr SHAW, it was agreed to enlarge the main water pipe of the Dispensary, to allow of the baths beipg filled with water in less time than at present. This was all the business