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Nid T» ciiweddfab writes to contradict several assertions made i, the report of Welsh Doings in Manchester supplier I to in last week. We Ho not insert the letter, because u would. inevitably I-ad to further controversy, to which, as a ma.tter affecting only a very smilll number of our readers, and of no public interest, we cannot con- sent Our correspondent says the presentation referre,l to wa: made, not by the committee, but by a few friends of -Ni, who happened to be on the committee and that the credit for much of the "collecting" ought to be attributed to other persons. Nid Tachweddfab also den:e- that the cause was never so prosperous as at present." _GOSSII'IXG GUIDE TO WALES. SIR,—In my travels through North Wale., I have been very much as-isted by that excellent little book entitled as abovr. 'rT^lancinghowever thiough it- pages, I find vety lit- tle inf. rm tion imparted to the tourists respecting itssis er countrv outh Wales. A full and graphic description is given f rhose romantic places, which the lover of the grand and beautifully picturesque scenery delights toadmire such is." the magic bridge of Bangor, hung awful in the Sky, the g rave at sweet Beddgelert. where the martyr hound doth lie. But in roving through the wi!d parts of southern Wales, I could tind no information like that imparted in the above book concerning the Northen part. May I ask therefore through the medium of your columns, the author to enlarge his interesting vohum and pourtray in similar glowing colours the landscape Fcenery presented to the view from the giddy heights ",f Prescelly and the famous Brecknockshire Beacons. May he also describe the diversitied and pleasing scenery one may witness on the banks of Tivy, the Taf, and the Towy. It would not be amiss also if his pencil painted the relative and intrinsic beauties of those healthgiving resorts, Tenby. Fishguard, and the Isles of Caldy, and Bamsey, and complete his volume by presenting to the reader some finishing touch, s about that safe and capacious harbour of Milford with England's noble iron-clads floating and often thundering on its bosom. Should the author comply with these few hints I am sure he will procure an abundant sale of his book for though indeed, in my heart, I love that Llangollen, and sweet Jenny Jones in truth do I love, yet there is many d Llan and many a Jenny Jones in Southern Wales that I also love equally well.—I am, &c., WANDEREB. TEMPLARY.—DR. LEES AND A BIBLE BELIEVE li. Sm,-Tile attempt of Dr Lees to reply to my letter proves that he is totally incapable of meeting an argument or a f ict, or of comprehending the reason of any point that may be in dispute. His letter is really no reply to a single statement or a single argument advanced by me. It is the wild shriek of a man who believes in the power of mere scolding epithets. His mere dictum upon every question is all he has to give. His defence of the Pharisees for wearing phylacteries, after our Lord condemned them for that, shows that he cares as little about the words of our Lord as he does about mine. I will more than prove all I have stated about the hor- rible and monstrous ungodliness, and even iiumoralitv of, Templ.trism. I will prove by additional facts that Tem plarism is thoroughly opposed to the Christianity of the Bible, and that it is impos-ible for a man who makes Tem- plarism his religion to please God, or to escape hell, the Bible Deing witness. For Dr Lees to dispute facts, such as the untimely hours Spent in lodges by Templars-facts even boasted of in the publications of the Templai s themselves, in their reports of the meeting at Merthyr, &c., shows that either he lives under the hatches, or that he purposely shuts his eyes to every-Jay facts well known to everybody. Another point of grea importance is thi3,—Dr Lees, in the slandering style of his letter, has violated the rules or instructions given by Templars in their rituals. They are instructed not to return epithets of contempt, even shou d they be contemned themselves. I can give chapter and verse for this if necessary. But if Dr Lees makes little of the words of our Lord who di d to make atonement for our sins, no wonder that he pays no heed to the instruc- tions in the rituals of Templarism. Now for a few proofs to show that Templarism is a Popish affair. The denial of Dr Lees of this fact. because the Pope does not recognize Temp.ary, shows that he is a tyro in history. It is we!l known to every historian that the Pope withholds his sanction from many orders, though those orders are essentially Popish in their principles. He has many times discountenanced the Jesuitical Order. And he joined the King of France in suppressing the order of Knight-Templars, though those knights fought for no religion but Popery. I will not stop to give other in- stances. But I will call the attention of your readers to the essen- tial Popery of Templarism. 1.—It calls the table used in its lodges and balls an "Altar"! Let anyone consult the Digest of I.OGr. T., by Chase,- published at the Templar Depository, Edin- burgh, and he will find, in page 288, in the forms connected with he consecration of a hall, the words that The altar shall be placed in the centre." It is well known to all ecclesiastical students that the name "altar for a table in the chancel, has been objected to by all evange'ical Christians in the Church of England. It has been a serious matter of dispute in Church Courts. Tne name ''attar' has been contended for only by persons who hold Roman Catholic diic'rines. It is necessarily and technically a sacerdotal name. Its accepted meaning is "a pile on which sacrifices were offered." As the Encjcloporlia Britan- nica shows under the word "altar," even the heathen re- garded the word as associated with the office of a priest and with sacrifice. fhe author of the "Faiths of the World "says, "In the Church of Rome the communion table is called an altar." Th:s is done because Christ is supposed to be really present as a sacrifice; and the official on the occasion is called a priest on that account. 2. In consecrating the Hall the G.W.CT. "holding a goblet of water in his hand, sprinkles it upon the floor Digest" page 290 In consecrating an altar in the church of Rome, the official "in mitre dips the thumb of his right hand in the water he has blessed, and with that thumb and the said water makes a cross on the centre of the altar slab; and says, be this altar hallowed" &e. see Faiths of the World." Parallelisms of this sort I willaive in anothf- r letter, by the kind permission of the Editor, which will put the essential Popery of Templarism beyond any doubt, in the belief of all men whoe intellects are not n.:u,1dld with pride, and made drunk with the love of dogmatic utterances and a glittering ceremonialism. The gravest point of all in Temj larism is its studied formal i ejection of Christ as a Sacrificial Mediator between a sinful man and God. Templari-im does this with the most careful exactness. The blood of Christ, as the New Testament plea or the sinner for forgiveness, is studiously kept out of the hymns and prayers of Tempi .risui! I I have now before me four verses of a hymn used in the Ceremony for the dedication of a hall," Digest" page 288, in which the name of Christ is never mentioned, nor the slightest reference made to his atonement for sin There is a prayer, page 290, in which not a word is said about Christ nor about his atonement In p:'ge 293 there is a form of prayer to be u-ed at funerals, in which the "resurrection" is mentioned, but not a single word about Christ nor about his atonement, though Christ said him- self I am the resurrection" Faith, h"p, and charity, are often used by Templarism, but the New Testament shows th;t there is no Faith. Hope, or Charity, apart from Chrisc as-an atoning Saviour. The Templar r-jects the, sactice of Christ, but has an" altar" of bis own end a "chaplain, a sort of a !>rie«t, to attend it 1 1 Christ is called our surety in the New Testament. He paid our debt in his death f"r the Bible s,ith without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins," but the Templar asks God to pardon his sinj, totally independent of the atonement of Christ, in the same way as the Unitarians do!! Hence the d, of the Trinity is kept out of both hymns and prayers in the ritual of the Templars. They offer God an nnb'.oudy sacrifice, the same as Cain did. Hig saeri x'- w.<s ri-t accepted of G,-d and as the apost:e says in t11, ei- s e to the Hebrews eleventh chapter, it ,vaz; bv Paith tliztt Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain." b-c uise Was an offering of blood as an atonement for sin. Christ himself that no one possesses the life of re;ignou in him, unless he eats his flesh and drinks his biood," that is—comparing his words with others of his—unless a m n makes use of Christ as an atoning saviour. The man who dart-s go into the presence of God, but by the blood of hrist, the new and living way," and asks him to forgive his sin, is the same as a debtor who ask a creditor to cancel a debt Without paying it, and wi-hcut taking an accepta- ble surety" that it sh-til he paid He that loveth not the Lord Jesus let him be Anathema Maranatha." And whoever rejects him as a and atonement cannot love him, bee vuse, theNew 'JVstam^nt states that he showed His l"Ve by "giving rf:s lif<> !ls a ransom" for us. He said that whosoever honours the Son honours the Father." If the Son is not honoured hv Tea)ylaris>u, which is a fact, as I have proved, then Temp'arisrn does not honour God the Father. Tempiai ism denies" Christ a= ;m atoning Sivio ir..And be said whosoever denleih me before men I will deny him before ill." w, r &!id the holy Angels," the l 'st day. Let those who mak 11--m; ;l" s'11 1 <r^ religion look to TV. -p BH 1 i- a" ■ 1 hH) Tbev <h u 4. ont tD Sun oi • iguteousiiess a' tl Ll g; L>:LIic!; (:pretnOrJitf; iu his stead. They remove out "f their anll hymns the" fonnnatiuu" which God has et 1" Z on, and put the sand of human rites i, 'ts -teao And I sm sure if the ritual books of Templarism had been honestly published in Wales, only ir P'i i,u, i.ifid'-l.s vould have joined its r-inks. Welshmen bLVI uecepVd a seip-snt in a b; g wi 1, a &i BL" "RELIEVER.

TOWYN. PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY SEPT. 5TH.-Before W. W. E. Wvnne, C. F. Thruston, John Pugh, eRupert Kettle, and W. R. Ni. Wynne, Esqrs, Alleged Assault.-Cii mpl)-Il Pryce, a visitor a Aber- dovey, was summoned for having assaulted Owen Evans, on Aug. 3rd.—Complainant an aged man, said he was on the Corbet field, Aberdovey, on Sunday evening, Aug. 3rd, watching the rabbits, when he saw the defendant who had a dog with him, Told defendant he had no right to send his dog over the fences after the rabbits. Defendant there- upon came to complainant slapped his face and squeezed him badly.—Defendant denied the charge.—He was walk- ing on the road in company with three ladies with a small dog, and because the dog would not do something witness wanted it to do, he threw it into a furze bush. Com- plainant was in the field and abused defendant who took him gently by the shoulder and told him to go home. Complainant was very abvsive generally and annoyed many people.—Case dismissed. Cruelty to a Horse.-William Davies, labourer, of Morfa farm, was summoned by P.C William Jones for cruelty to a horse, on Aug. 6th.—The constable stated that the horse was drawing a cart laden with coals. The animal had no shoes on, and appeared to be suffering.—Fined 17s imcluding costs. Offence on the Railway.-Richard Pryce of the Dovey VaUey Hotel, Cemmes-road, was summoned for having attempted to enter a railway carriage whilst in motion, on June 20th.-Mr H. C. Corfield, Oswestry, appeared in sup- port of the summons, and Mr Griffith Jones, Aberystwyth, defended. Defendant admiited the charge but pleaded extenuating circumstances. He had three ribs broken on the occasion, by falling from the guards van, in which he asked permission to enter.—Fined £1 7s. 4d. includi g costs. Non-Maintena nee. -David Jones, minor, was ordered in contribute Is. 6d. a week towards the support of his mother.—Richard and David Edwards, also of Aberdovey. were ordered to contribute 9d. a week each towards the support of their mother. Deserting Service.-Evan Edwards, farm servant, was summoned for having deserted from the service of David Jones, Esgirweddan.—Defendant did not appear, and the magistrates ordered that he forfeit the wages due to him. Nuisance. -Robert Davies, butcher, Church-street, Towyn, was summoned under the Nuisance Removal Act for having allowed nuisances to exist on his premises, on September 2nd.-Mr W. R. Davies, clerk of the Towyn Local Board, appeared in support of the summons.—It seemed that the defendant kept several pigs in a small yard just outside the town, and allowed the yard to remain in a very dirty condition. The magis- trates ordered the nuisance to be abated Licences.-A Special Application.-This being the annual licensing meeting of the magistrates, the publicans resid- ing in the district attended and had their licences renewed. There were no complaints against any of the houses. The magistrates were not asked to grant any new licences.— Mr William Parry, Corbet Arms, Towyn, made a special application for permission to keep his house open one hour longer than allowed at present. It was inconvenient to many visitors that the house could not be kept open till eleven; and they would like to have the same privilege as visitors in Dolgelley, Barmouth, and other places.—Mr W. W. E. Wynne said Mr Rees had stated that he never knew anything like the improvement that had taken place during the past year.—Mr Kettle thought it would be very fair to allow the public houses to remain open an hour longer during the summer months.—Mr Parry, re- plying to a question, said the permission ought to last from June till the end of September.—Mr W. W. E. Wynne expressed his willingness to accede to the applica- tion—Mr Thruston said there must be twenty-one days' notice of the application before it could be entertained. Mr Edwin Jones, the Academy, Towyn, attended with a peti- tion, which he said had been signed by some hundreds of the inhabitants and ratepayers of Towyn, and which they wished to present to the magistrates with the view of preventing any alteration being made in the hours of closing. He had another petition from Aberllefenny and one from Corris.-Nl- T,Iw,,i,(! Davies, also at- tended with a long petition.—At the request of Mr Kettle, Mr Edwin Jones read the petition from Towyn.—Mr Wynne observed that Mr Superintendent Hughes had re- ported that the conduct of public-houses had improved but there were no fewer cases of drunkenness. —Mr Wynne hoped that the magistrates would agree to allow the houses to be kept open during summer later than they were now. —Mr Kettle, referring to the Towyn petition, said he had resided in Towyn during portions of the year for several years past, and from his own observation ne dni not think drunkenness had prevailed to any great extent in Towyn. He had only seen three people intoxicated in Town. He did not mean to say a word against the object of the petitions, but he did think they had not well considered the sentence as to there being "a great reduction in the number of cases of drunkenness." To have been a great reduction there must have been a great number. He did not think there could have been any great reduction." He was not finding fault. He appreciated the motive of the memorial, but he thought it gave the town a worse character than it deserved.-It was decided to consider the application at the adjourned licensing meeting at Pennal, on Monday, Sept. 29th, when the petitions can be pre- sented.

CRICKET CRICKET -On Saturday, Sept 6th, a spirited match was played between the Towyn and Aberystwyth clubs on the Towyn ground, victory remained with the Towyn Eleven. DOLGELLEY C.C. v. BALA C.C. -A match was played between these clubs was played on the ground of the former on Wednesday, August 27th, resulting in a victory for Bala by 23 runs. Score:— BALA. Ottsway b Quinton. 32 Capt. Jones b Quinton o Walker run out 5 Tudor b Rees 0 Anwyl c Walker b Bees 7 Hugh es run out 0 Martin b Rees 32 Jones not out 0 FteerbRees 14 Extras. 12 Darleybitees. 0 Afrterley b Rees 2 104 DOLGELLETI. Lewis b Walker 4 Ellis not out 5 Boyilie b Anwyl 2 E. Jones h Wrdker 0 Quinton c Anwyl b Walker.. 25 Boville b Walker 0 Pemberton b Anwyl 3 Walker st Ottaway 1 Rees c Jones b Anvvjl • 0 Extras.8 Powell st Ottaway 29 J. E. Jones b Wa ker 9 81 VISITORS v. DOLGELLEY.-This match, the second this year, was played on the Green, Dolgeliey—one of the best pieces of ground for cricketing in North Wales-on Mon- day, Sept. 8th. in the presence of a large number of the gentry of the neighbourhood and -if the townspeople. The wickets were pitched at 12 30. The batting of A. Nichol- son and P. Boville for the Visitors was good and greatly admired, as was also that of Powell and Rees for Dol- gelley, and they were loudly cheered when they returned to the pavilion. It was decided to have but one innings each. The Dolgelley El even played very steadily indeed, taking into consideration that the season was far advanced ff 0>K men commenced practising, and came 1 "J* sy victors, their score being seventy-seven. Mr J. E Jones played veiy nicely for eleven. An excellent luncheon, provided by Miss Roberts of the Lion Hotel, was partaken of by the Visitors. The weather was all that could be desired, but the ground was very damp and slippery after the recent heavy rains. The following was the SCore VISITORS. W. Bunbury run out 2 Nicholson run out 23 IIllghes b Pritchard OP Boville st Willis b Prit- w'n- ^orris c Powell b chard 20 „ iTn'' 2 Dr Williams b Jones 0 Torr b Pi it chard 4 Jell n t out 1 r Rnnh 3 £ xtraS 9 G. Bunbury b Pritchard 0 — H. Boville c Powell b Willis. 1 65 „ DOLGELLEY. Powell c P. Boville b Nichol- Ellis b Wayne 0 PeesVivrV i,"i 17 °wen c Morris b G. Bua- Kees ft Nicholson 17 hurv q v -•iptS1 b 7,ilyv"e 0 Webb not out! 3 Pritch.ird b ISicholson 7 Pugh run out 0 Lewis b Nicholson 2 Extras 5 Jones c H. Boville b Nichol- son 11 77 Walker b Nicholson 6

CLOTHES UPON THE BEACH." The following has been handed to us for publication, the author b^ing, we believe, a visitor to Aberystwyth "ABERYSTWYTH CORPORATION," 2nd September, 1873. IMPROMPTU. At Berth fair nature, with a mystic spell, Made endless sands without a single shell; At Aberystwyth, on the other hand, She made a beach with scarcely any sand; But here fair Art, to make the scene" (n mise," Spreads sparkling on the beach her white chemise; Though she, fair Aberystwyth. proudly boasts Herself the queen of .,11 our western coasts Her corporation," sage in wordy speech, Permit their people's clothes upon the beach, And this wise act I can't see any sin in, For since Cymraegs, why not "Come-dirty-linen"?

LLANGOLLEN. EXCURSION.-On Saturday, September 6th, an excursion train from Liverpool, conveying the employes of Messrs McIver, arrived in Llangollen. These excursionists, though some of them were very drunken, were not nearly so riotous as those that visited our town about a fortnight ago. The return train left Llangollen about eight p.m. FIRE.-On Saturday evening, September 6th, the Misses Watts, of the Seminary, were very much alarmed by finding that a beam of wood above the fireplace was on fire. The wall above the grate was pulled down, and the fl imes were prevented from doing much damage by the free use of water. Mr H. Davies, superintendent of the fire brigade, WaS soon present at the scene of the conflagration, and rendered very serviceable aid. We are not in a position to say whether the house is insured; but the loss sustained will not be very heavy. LOCAL BOARD, THURSDAY, SEPT. 4TH.-Present Mr S. G-regson Fell, (Chairmin), Messrs R. Griffith, E. Roberts, K. Baker, G. Roberts, W. Jones., S. LI. Jones, S. Hughe. T. Hughes. Pigsty in Market-place.— Mr Fell reported that he with Mr Humphreys, inspector of nuisances, had visited a pig- sty upon the property of Mr J. Roberts. Mr Roberts since he had had permission from the Board to build the sty, had built a room above the sty, but the Chairman stated that it was kept very clean and did not smell offen- sively.—Inspector Humphreys stated that parties had com- plained to him about it.—It was resolved that the sty be left as it is for the present, but as soon as it is reported to be a nuisance that proceedings be taken. Nuisances.—Mr Humphreys stated that he had served a notice to abate several minor nuisances, among which was one in Rose-place, on the property of Mr E. Roberts, and he had also served a notice on Mr Smith, Bachau Isa, to remove a most disgusting nuisance, the Chairman stating that he had visited several places in the town, but Mr Smith's were kept in the most filthy condition by fa.r,-The Inspector was instructed to visit a nuisance at Mr C. Owens's, Canal-side, and report upon the same at the next Board meeting.—The building and outbuildings of Mr George Slawson were reported upon, and it was resolved that a summons be taken out after the next meeting, if they were not cleared and cleaned by that time.—Mr Humphreys reported that the pigstyes in Messrs D. Hughes and R. Owen's yard, in Hill street, were in a most shameful con- clition, there being no ventilation at all there, and there bouider!n uPnder°th >fd in the,Place Asides a horse. The liquid ran under the house, and was most distrusting HP had visitei the place and the people would not reason with him the only way of stopping this nuisance would be to summon the parties before the magistrates. Ordered to be visited and further reported upon at the next Board.—A re- port was made that the drainage of the privies of Messrs Roberts, Williams, Holding, and Jones's houses in Berwyn- street was most unsatisfactory. The Inspector was ordered to speak to the owners of the property, and try to convert the privies into water closetg.- The Inspector was also requested to negotiate with the owner of the nailor's shop in Bank Top, as to the clearing of the offensive rubbish that is kept there, and also as to the ventilation of the work- shop. shop. Slaughter-houses. -The Chairman read the conditions which had been passed by the Sanitary Committee, and the sanction of the Board was given to them. The Sanitary Committee met on Monday, August 25th, 1873, and recom- mended that the following conditions be complied with, to the satisfaction of the Nuisance Authority and Inspector, by butchers before the grant by the Board of a licence to slaughter in any premises within their iurisdiction 1. That the premises themselves be suitable in respect of situa- tion and structure. 2. That the floor be flagged, bricked, or tiled, the walls white- washed and in good order, the building well ventilated, pos- sessing a sufficient supply ,f water, and proper utensils for re- ceiving and taking away the blood and offal. 3. That no slaughterhouse have direct access to any pigsty, privy, or middenstead. 4. That the words Slaughter-house," together with the number of the licence be painted legibly on the lintel of the door of such slaughter-house. 5. That each butcher shall carry away the blood immediately after slaughtering, and the garbage or offal within twenty-four hours thereafter, to a p'ace to be approved of by the Nuisance Authority or Inspector, and keep his premises in a thoroughly clean and wholesome condition. 6. That no butcher shall boil any offal; or create any nuisance whatever in his premi-es. 7. That, where practicable, there shnll be a separate place for fastening animals in previously to slaughtering, and thlt no other animals be kept on the premises. 8. That a copy of these conditions be ittachod to each licence, and that each applicant for a licence shall notify in writing his willingness to conform to all the foregoing conditions. Clearance of Ashpits, i-c.-Mr R. Unmtn proposed, That this Board shall m ake arrangements for the periodical clearance of ashpits, &c., in the town." Mr Griffith stated that he had been talking to Mr Williams, Wern, who would agree to take the rubbish away for £ 1 a quarter, on con- dition that the rubbish be brought within reach of the cart. —MrE. Roberts and Mr W. Jones said they would under- take to carry away all rubbish for nothing if it were brought within reach of the carts.—Mr Griffith said he was willing to withdraw his motion.

RUABON. FLOWER SHOW PRIZES.—Those prizes which were not given away on the day of the show were presented to the successful exhibitors at the Court House on Monday even- ing, September 1st. Several gentlemen returned their prize money to the flower show fund among them were DrB. R. and R. C. Roberts, Messrs Murless, Laycock, Lloyd Jones, Pruett, Ramsden, Hewitt. TEA-PARTY.—A tea-party was held at Penvcae on Mon- day, September 1st, in connection with the Groes Baptist Chapel. Mrs Thomas kindly lent a field adjoining the Groes farm for the occasion; a very large number of friends were present. After tea a variety of lnuricd selec- tions were given. The proceeds are in aid of the funds for the restoration of the chapel.

WREXHAM. MONDAY'S POLICE COURT.-There was no business, ex- cept unimportant cases of abusive language. PRESENTATION.—On Wednesday, September 3rd, Mr Rowson, the late postmaster, was presented at the Lion Hotel by Mr Glascodine on behalf of a number of friends with a skeleton clock and a silver biscuit box. The clock bore the inscription Presented to Mr R J. Howgoii, together with a biscuit box and purse of money, by his friends, on his leaving Wrexham, where for a period of ten years he held the position of postmaster, June, 1873." FAIR.—The attendance at the fair on Thursday, Sept. 4th, was immediately affected by a fair being held at, Chester on the same day, and farmers being engaged in har- vest operations. There was a moderate supply of store cattle, and anything useful found a ready sale at good prices. The stock of store sheep was small, and trade slow. Prices ranged as follows :—Beef, 8Jd. to 9id. per lb.; mutton, 9Jd. to lOd. pigs, 6d. to 6.1,d., and porkets 6d. to 6|d, The supply of pigs was smaller than usual. FAREWELL NIEETING.-Oll Wednesday, Stptdmber 3ro, a farewell meeting was given m the Wesleyan School-room to the Rev. Joshua Priestley, Wesleyan minister on the -■-c-a sion of his leaving the town. About eighty person, sa' down to tea, after which Mr W. H. Darby was voted to the chair, and called upon Mr R. C. Rawlins, who read an address, which was afterwards presented to Mr Priestley, together with a purse of money. Mr J. M. Jones' D.D. G. W. C. T., and Mr S. T. Baugh made a few appro- priate remarks, and the Rev. J. Priestley returned his best th.nks to his friends for their kind tokens ef esteem. Several other speeches were delivered, and the meeting ter- minated in the usual way. MARRIAGE REJOICINGS.—The marriage of Mr T. R. Bixhoo, of St. Helens, and Miss Hannah Rose Evans, of w°j W i was ce'ebr.tted with considerable rehiicirjg on ri ^P^mber 3rd. There were several arches, and buntxn^^s^diapliijredingre-at profusionr The ceremony was performed in the parish church, which was crowded I0"' Illaj >rity of whom were la iirs. The and the RPCvrf^ene the Rev" J' ^nes, vicar of Rhos, m.ids wi i Vi ams' vicar Miner* The brides- bridegroom?"IV^iss 1 Pate™'n> Miss Bishop (sister of the Oarev^Rawii'i* Jane Evans (cousin of the bride), Miss Bishiip,8 brother^f1,the" bridejroom^ Afte^th 'T°Sei'h the party returned to Bronwylfa for the wedding breakfasf I he presents were numerous and costly g DreaKtdst L;OARD OF GUARDIANS.-A meeting of tbis Board was Captain Griffiths (chaifm^MrA' PeeHv^1" h Messrs E. Rowland, G. M/' A. W. Edwards, D. Rasbotham, and E. B. Samuels —The master reported that there were 212 inmates in the house against 195 last year; and 53 vagrants had been relieved. The clerk laid a poor-rate return on the table for the year ending Lady-clay, 1873. It showed that the total receipts in the union from poor-rates (inclusive of repayments by her Majesty's Treasury) was Y,24,633, and the expenditure had been—relief of the poor and purposes connected there- with, 212,607 payments towards the county, boroegh, or police rate, 24,735 payments by overseers to highway boards, £ 3,038; contributions to rural sanitary authority, £110; to school boards, 2775 vaccination, £ 244; parlia- mentary or municipal registration, and costs of jury lists, £ 315 the total expenditure being £ 23,233. RURAL SANITARY AUTHOUTY.—A meeting of the Authority was held on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. There were present Captain Griffith, in the chair, Messrs T. L. Fitz- Hugli, D. Rasbotham, T. P. Jones Parry, B. Davies, and Daniel. -Mr Hugh Davies, Inspector of Nuisances, re- ported that fever at Rhos still continued uncertain. At times it appeared to be dying away, then suddenly it broke out again as bad as ever. He knew of ten children affected by it at present. Some of them were very ill; but there did not appear to be so many dying as at the beginning of the outbreak. The house taken at the Rhos for a hospi- tal was ready for occupation. He had made a most careful inspection of Ruabon, and the more he saw of it the stronger was his conviction of the necessity of having a thorough system of sewers executed there at once. At present there was a common sewer fcr the whole of the village, and although the late rains had done much towards scouring the filth away from it, there was on either side of the river an accumulation of filth which threw up a most abominable stench. Having heard of small-pox at Cefn Mawr, he had gone there and found several cases. Some or them were of a malignant form. He had visited the houses every two or three days, and taken disinfectants with him, and had further served notices on tenants of premises where nuisances existed, and had directed the re- moval of as much filth as possible. Two cases of enteric fever at Cefn Mawr were reported.—With regard to the hospital at Rhos, Dr Jones said he thought he could recom- mend a suitable woman as nurse and it was agreed thac after MrB. Davies bad seen her, if satisfied as to her fit- ness for the appointment, he should communicate with the Clerk, who had au'hority to settle with her as to remune- ration.-The conversation then reverted to the Ruabon drainage question, and the Chairman said Sir Watkin spoke very strongly about it last Wednesday, and wished him to mention to the committee that he would da anything in his power to second their efforts to provide a system of drainage for Ruabon. It was ordered that the Inspector take immediate steps for cleansing the brook before referred to.-The Clerk said he had had a reply from the Ruabon School Beard relative to the nuisance at the Rhos Schaol. The letter, dated August 20th, was then read, and was to the effect that the School Board would take measures to ensure a constant supply of earth to the closets, which would no doubt have the effect of preventing any further nuisance.

MR STANLEY LEIGHTON'S MARRIAGE WEDDING PRESENTS. 1 he following are the presents sent to the bride.— From Mr Stanley Leighton :-A diamond pendant and ring a pearl ring a silver-mounted dressing case and an ivory opera glasi. From Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynn: A gold snake biacelet with pearl and diamond head. From Lady and Miss LimondA gold bracelet; locket and earrings, with lapis lazuli and pearls. rrom Countess Bismarck and family :— A geld locket and ear- rings. From Mr Charles and Lady 1 Annora Williams Wynn :-A Sevres clock. From General and Mrs Brown- rigg:—A casket in gold and ebony. Er Bertie Wi liam., Wynn:-A set of ornaments in pink coral. From Mr Bertie Williams Wynn :-A boudoir writing table and chiir. From Mrs Dimsclale a.set; of writing table ornaments in pink Sevres china. l°mMr and Mrs Brewis :—A. m issive gold bracelet in oriental style with pearls From. Ur and Alf^ b^mour A di/imond and emerald ring. -p, boudoir work table in walnut wood g From Mrs Edward Childe:-A pendant in gold and white euamel with pearl: v From Leighton i lookef- and earrings fl^tine m«^,c From General and Mrs Whingat.es: A • Erom Viscountess Dun- trannon A dian on d emerald brooch. From Miss D'arey Irvine A tiara m pink coral. From Lady, Methuen: £ ip ring of pearls, turquoises and pink coral. *ron^,and f/J! Hunter:-A pair of jardinieres. From Miss Berth and M1Ss Henrietta Williams WVim _o-old-mour:tcd double barrel j Harte Franks A tfoid v £ i bottle' From Lady «rnod Dlacr.e* V o- ^1,)to"raPh stand with Wedge- T R ?Tlr Edward and Lady Synge :-A totter ca^e. Trom the Hon. Mirabel Neville :—A photo- prai!n thu P i •)°rTii Miss Saviles ;—A stamp case. N 1 F V* °^rn<>ltne and Mrs Brownrigg:—A china inkstand, brom Air Henry Brownrigg A silver cross. From .he Hon Mrs Newd<>gate :-A pair of antique brass sconces and mirrors. From Miss Doyle :-A china inkstand. 1 rom Mr Loi.^nt:—A photograph book in mother of pearl. 1' rom Mus Conant:—A despatch box. From the _sse. Con:n;. :-A mirror, in oxidised silver. From Miss Clare Leiguton A photograph stand. From Mrs Price: —A Dresden Land-glass. From Mrs Darby Griffith :-A Dresden cup and saucer. From Mrs Archibald Bishop tvh t; siik pa uted" f.i-i. From Mr and Mrs Murihead -A s,lvev ii,k stand. From M, s Colston:—Flower vase. CaXu.Ira.,daMrtfc V?*yhem^ .6^3 ornanuuts. Prom Homberston :-A cW.eiaine. Fromltl J^b velvet work box. From Mr R. St. John C»fct~lpK of opera glasses. From Mr Loudoi.—Ink stand' with Dresden hgure. From Miss Blackwell :-Card c'as- in mother of pearl. From Mr and Mrs Naylor.—Ornamen- orn 1CS Pcl -c °m Sandeman :—Ormolu aud china Mr^lf" j From Miss J. Ffoulkes: — A sachet. From Ws^ S -Ta''t Edgell: A pair of vases. From the (iuevillo .!?pv,n:~A tabIe- From Mr and Mrs T. Lon- Mrs Sherman fral>b stand. From Miss Mouraut and servants at HowbervlpJrV. b<fu S!idei Fri'IU Ui"' with silver cross. From M"' the daily lessons, and brooch in mosaic. F^m :~Earrink8 envelope case and blotting book 'tp \rm ■ ^_n -Venetian .lass flower fase. Fr0m Mrs No™lch The Bridegroom's presents From Mr and Mrs Alfred Sevmour"HY.™ From Miss Margaret Leighton :A beer jUg. jvom M" MartineauBlue china jardiniere. From MM Hone EdwardsOrmolu letter weight. From Mr Leighton Hope Edwads :-Ormolu and mosaic book slide. From i-,r ^-rfj Congreve:—Blue Venetian claret jug. ^r"m Mr Gaskell — CHass claret jug mounted in silver rom the Hon. Mrs Horne :—Antique silver cream jug. Prom Mr Buxton:-Claret jug. From Colonel Ntwde- gate: 1 wo brass shields. From Mr Dumville Lees: Oxydised silver candlesticks and centre piece. From Mr John Dugdale: Pair of mirror brackets in oxvdised silver, From the servants of Sweeney Hall :-Gilt-boand church service. From the Rev. James Hook :-Silver but- ter refrigerator.

LEATON COTTAGERS' GARDEN SOCIETY. society w^UbpM^°u 'U connection with this flourishing 4th It was il r'n eatt"m ,Park 011 Thursday, September r.nd in some in^erior any of its predece ssora ana in some respects was J mnwnnpnc. nfa e attractive in appearance in consequence of a quantity of stove and "reenhouse plants having been sent from Boreatton, the seat of Mr Rowland Hunt, who was president of the society for the year. The weather was particularly favourable, and a great number of pers ins assembled, the park and gardens being thrown open to visitors. The PRESIDENT, in distributing ihe prizes, said he was very glad to preside on the occasion of the meeting of this garden society. He had been one of its earliest members and anxious for its success, as he thought it likely to pro- mote good in every way, to make a man indutrious and ,r'bqrl'h m was very much pleased that they had held their show upon his grounds, which he was happy to lend them. He was ?reatly gratitied at the show of fruits, flowers, and vegetables which he had seen that day. He was aware there were difficulties in the way of growing them to perfection, but he believed if they persevered they might produce them as good as their landlords. He had that day seen as good potatoes as any- body could wish to see, and he had no doubt they would be profitable to the producers. But there was one vegetable, to which he wished to allude, which was rather neglected, and which he thought might be cultivated with advantage —he referred to parsnips. It was one of the most nutritious vegetables that could be planted. It was one that wos not hurt by frost, and one that ranked next, if not before the potato. In the island of Guernsey there was nothing that could compare with parsnips. They did not iw/ap1! T ro(T .as turnips, and were useful both for tTtlT vT ior thelr cftfcle" The 8h°w of potatoes that day had been very good, but they should plant them further apart, and they should be planted whole instead of being cut, as was the usual custom. He had noth.ng more to say to them and would proceed to distribute the prizes. The Rev. R. H. CHOLMONDELEY said that perhaps they would like him to say how much obliged they were to their president for having allowed the meeting to be held upon his own grounds. Whoever did that did great serviee to the Society, as it greatly promoted its interests. If cir- cumstances had permitted, Mr Hunt would have liked them to have gone up to the New Hall, and if anybody wished to go up he would be very glad to see them. b The distribution of prizes was then proceeded with. PRIZE LIST. William Abbot, Baschurch, 4th for apples. Charles for c:ol'ecti"" of fruit. Thomas Mason, Baschurch, 3rd for potatoes, 5th for man&oMa R^u^JL Abbott, Baschurch, 1st, for Leeks, SthTo/iaX *ht £ garden. Ann Evans (widow), Baschurch, 4th for peag l homas MorrIs, Ness, 5th for swedes, Richard Montford IN ess, 2nd for damsons. Mary Diggory Fit7 9nd fni kidney beans, 4th for turnips, 5th for' parsnins 6th for yellow mangolds, 4th for garden. Ann Griffiths' Weston, 1st for apples, 1st for kidney beans, 2nd for peas John Carsley, Weston, 5th for damsons. Ann Edge, Fitz* 1st for cabbages, 2nd for nosegay, 2nd lor broad bean's, 3rd for damsons, 3rd for peas, 5th for collection of herbs. R. Griffiths, Baschurch, 1st for mangolds (long), 2nd for honey, 3rd for Swedes, 6th for potatoes. Robert Birch, Fitz, 2nd for collection of vegetables, 2nd for carrots, 5th for parsnips, 2nd for garden. Ann Watkins, Preston, 4th for garden. Thomas Allen, Fitz, 1st for garden, 1st for damsoms, 4th for plums, 6th for potatoes. Thos. Kynaston, Weston, 2nd for apples. William Lyndom, Baschurch, 4th foi potatoes. E. Lewis, Baschurch, 2nd for plums, 4th for red mangolds." William Blower, Baschurch, 5th for plants. Stenhen Paddock, Fitz, 4th for peas. Herbert Palmer, 1st for kidney potatoes, plum; and onions, 4th for carrots, 5th for cabbage. Samuel Diggory, Fitz, 2nd for globe mangolds, 4th for damsons, 5th for garden, 6th for kidney beans. Thos. Payne, Baschurch, 3rd for long mangolds, 3rd for garden, 4th for globe mangolds. 5th for round potatoes. William Cremes, Preston, 3rd for turnips, 3rd for garden, 6th for swedes. Richard Barkley, Little Ness, 3rd for globe mangolds. William Edwards, Baschurch, 4th for kidney beans. Thomas Manley, Baschurch, 2nd for garden, 6th for carrots. Thomas Bebbington, Baschurch, 6th for pears. Robert Evans, Baschurch, 4th for leeks, 5th for garden. Mrs Jarratt, Preston, 3rd for broad beans, 4th for parsnips' 5th for garden and carrots. Sampson Edwards, Bas- church, lst for peas and collection of vegetables, 2nd for parsnips, 3rd for cabbages, 5th for nosegay. John Rogers, Baschurch, 3rd for onions, 7th for garden. John Hughes, Fitz, 3rd for kidney beans. Danipl Richards, Raschurch, 2nd for swedes. Richard Birch, Fitz, 1st for bees' wax. Thomas Antley, Fitz, 6th for long mangolds. Wm. Sparks Leaton, 2nd for onions, 2nd for peas, extra prize for kidney potatoes. T. Ellis, Leaton, 1st for honey, 2nd for bees' wax. John Bebbington, Leaton, 1st for parsnips, 2nd for window plant, 5th for broad beans, 6th for apples. Edward Kel- shall, Ness, 7th for garden. Thomas Baker, Leaton, 3rd for leeks. 6th for turnips. D. Jones, Leaton, 1st for broad beans. Richard Hayward, Albrighton, 3rd for garden. Emma Roderick, Ness, 1st for swedes. Wm. Roderick, 8th for garden. Mary Ann Edwards, Fitz, 3rd for nose- gay, 4th for plants. Henry Thomas, Fitz, 2nd for collec- tion of herbs, 3rd for collection of ve^atable 4th for nosegay. William Cover, 5th for c"»l'ection of Zichfitbfl9t f°r gard3n- Tbomaa .Tones Bas- tor red'cSSi01 Pa £ wPS' Walter Parker> Baschurch, 2nd AlbrT v?ron ^r,l' f l!°r onlon| The Rev. Robt. Phillips, Alba >hton, 3rd for honey. Edward Butler, Little Ness, extra prize for round potatoes. William Phillips Little Ness, 1st for garden, 1st for carrots. Henry Preece Lea- ton, 2nd for garden. James Simmonds, Leaton 7th for garden. William Hassel, Baschurch, 6th for damsons. Thomas Rogers, Fitz, 3rd for pears, 5th for apples, 3rd for garden. Richard Noneley, Baschurcb, 1st for globe man- golds, 2nd for leeks, 2nd for round potatoes, 4th for swedes, 4th for onions, 5th for kidney beans, 6th for peas. Mary Nunnerley, Weston, 1st for round potatoes. Richard Ed- wards, Little Ness, 4th for kidney potatoes, 5th for globe mangolds. Mary Lewis, Fitz, 6th for plums. Elizabeth Ellis, Preston, 2nd for globe mangolds, 2nd or cabbage, extra for round potatoes. Ed.Williams, Preston, 1st for collection of herbs, 3rd for cabbages, 4th for collection of vecretables John Ellis, Preston, 3rd for collection of fo; cabbages. Thomas Tones, Albrirrhton lst for garden Dean., ora for three plants. Richard Tinsley, Baschurch, 3rd for kidney potatoes. John Blower, Baschurch, extra prize for kidney potatoes, 1st for garden. John Williams, Leaton, 5th for pears. Richard Jones, Leaton, 2nd for red mangolds. James Tarbuck, Baschurch, 1st for red cab- bages. Josh. Peate, sen., Leaton, 1st for nosegay, 1st for pears, 3rd for plum", 5th for leeks. Josh. Peate, jun., Lea- ton, 1st for turnips, 6th for broad beans, 3rd for garden. Charles Price, Leaton, 2nd for collection of fruit, 3rd for apples, 5th for collection of herbs, 5th for turnips (orange jelly). & Garden Pmes.—Edward Nunnerley, Weston, 2nd Wm. Williams, Little Ness 3rd; William Thomas, Weston, fth; Thomas Burges,, Weston, 5th; John Padduck, Ness, 6tb> er'rv Sc;jUrch' 8th John Williams, Lea- T°ea'ton 6th tr Davies> Leaton, 5th; Thomas Painter,, -p f -j William Evans, Leaton, 8th, Charles Davies, m k) Wm. Hughes, Preston, 6th. •ZrA f efork.—Little Ness School: Elizabeth Parry, ,or r°ck, extra for shirt.—School children, 1st for pa chwork. Matilda Parry, 3rd for patchwork. Ellen ennings, extra for two pinafores. Elizabeth Monford, extra for two pinafores. Mary Ann Haycocks, extra for jacket.—Fitz School: Sarah Davies, 1st for shirt. Har- riet Beach. 2nd for pinafore. Alice Birch, 2nd, extra for chemise. Annie Croft, 2nd for darning 2nd for shift; 3rd for shirt. Annie Williams, 1st for darning. Ruth Roberts, 5th for shift. Mary Wynn, 3rd for stockings. Martha Thomas, extra for shirt. Elizabeth Padduck, 2nd for frock. Harriet Wycherley, 3rd for pinafore. Mary Lewis, extra for frock. Katie Anne Sayce, 1st for shirt; 1st for stockings. Six little girls, 2nd for patchwork. Walford Heath School Eliza Speak, extra for pinafore, Esther Windsor, extra for pinafore. Sarah Williams extra for shift. Leaton School: Mary Evans, 1st for pina- fore. Elizabeth Dsvic-s, 1st for nightgo wn. EliZidr-sth J» Kay, 2nd for stockings. G-eorgiana Bebington, 1st for frock. Weston School: Hannah Reeves, extra for patchwork. Jane Boliver, extra for stockings. Jane James, extra for shirt. Anne Dicker, child's shift. Bomere Heath School: Anne Willtaiua, 2nd fOr shirt i extra for pinafore. Char- lotte Sharrett, 3rd for marking and darning. Sarah Jane Nix, 2nd for marking; 2nd for shirt. Mary Ann Pryce, 1st for marking. Baseliurch School Mary Jones, Bas- church, extra for stockings. Sarah Allen, Fitz, 1st for nightshirt. Isabella Benyon, Fitz, 1st for stockings. E'.Iort Edwards, Fitz, 2nd for stockings. Jane Rogers, Fitz, lat shift. At the conclusion of this part of the business dancing commenced, and was carried on with great spirit to the inspiring strains of a good band, under the conductorship of Mr W. Parry which had discoursed some excellent music during the afternoon. ———■———

Our readers will le-irti what Welsh voluntaryism can do, from the account which we give of the opening of a new Calvinistic Methodist chapel, which has been erected at Llanidloes at a cost of £ 3,500. The collections at the open- ing services amounted to more than £500

^i^———pa—mamatJiifflaaesg—MKag WHAT WE PAY FOR ,\TAB. cc, r 11, Naval expenditure of the c ii i+,Y vr.sa ten mi',li .ns. I.. 1854, the vear before the wa-, i b d ris-rs to sixteen mil- li..ns. riiace the termi afcion of that war it )'<8 averaged more than twenty-six millions per annum. Thus we have had a permanent increase of teo millions ]:er annum noT, in- cb^iaathe interest of debts) eVer since the Crimean war. These sums are so enormous tb --Li- thO\ CAM t even be ima- gined, except by some process or comparison. To aid this- comparison, let us mark the f« doe. ing filc's :-Accor- to^he official'r nbb>he.i «To u-d. *Hhstic? the total amount of coal product in the Uidted Km,.lom has ave r agLd, for the past 8eVe& yeiirs, an annual yalu-? of twenty two million pounds sterling, or four millions less than the average cost of the army and navy. Hence all our coal mines united will not suffice to mair-tain our army and navy. And all the coal iron, copper,lead, tin, zinc, silver and other metals produced in the United Kmgdon have averaged in value (for seven years past) thirty-seven million pounds per annum, or about eighteen millions less than the year's expenditure for pist and present wars. The total capital Hccunrdated in the Post Office Savings' Bank was (in 1867) £ 9,749.929. The total capital in other Savings' ,s Banks in the Kingdom (in 1867), 136,476 4,18 total £ 40.226 337. Hence the annual war expenditure (for pre- sent and past operations) far exceeds the total deposits of the industrial and economic classes invested in all the Savings Banks. The total annual receipts of all the rail- ways in the United Kingdom for passengers and goods are about thirty-ei^ht million pounds, or seventeen millions less than the money demanded on account of war. The average value of all the wheat, barley, oats, maise, and flour imported h.to the United Kingdom (for seven years past) is thirty million pounds per annum, or only four millions more than the annual expenditure for army and navy alone (irrespective of national debt). No (Wonder that many are almost starved The averaged value of the cotton imported into the United Kingdom (for seven years past) is twenty-nine million pounds, exactly the cost of army and navy alone in 1868. No wonder the manu- facturing population have to work hard to get a livelihood All the p tiipers in the U, ited Kingdom cost in the year 1870-71, i:9,590 7S7, or about one third of the expense of the army and Yjavy, -Peace Society's Papers.

TRE'RDDOL. PETTY SESSIONS (SPECIAL), MONDAY, SEPT. 3TH.— Before H. C. Fryer, J. Ll. Philipps, and G. G. Williams, Esqrs. Licences,- The magigtrat-s met this morning at the Town Hall, Aberystwyth, the sessions having been adjourned from Tre'rddol on Thursday. Most of the publicans in the district attended and had their licences renewed. A wine licence was granted to Mr John Bishop, grocer, Borth. Applicant stated that he bad had a wine licence dur.ng the past three or four years from another authority. A peti- tion w s presented from Borth, against the granting of any fresh licences. Mr Fryer said that the petitioners consi- dered it more injurious to public morality to grant licences to grocers than it was to grant licences to public-house keeuers. Deserting Serv,ice.-David James, Ynyslas, shepherd, was summoned by William Parkinson, Moelynus, for hav- ing deserted service. Mr Griffith Jones appeared for the complainant, and Mr A. J. Hughes for the defendant. Samuel Bluck, farm bailiff to the complainant, said he hired th.e defendant, on behalf of Mr Parkinson, as a ser- vant in husbandry upon the farm as long as he was wanted," from Lady-day to Lady-day. He had 15s., a week, cottage rent free and potato ground. Subsequently he asked witness to let him be shepherd and herdsman. Witness consented and raised his wages to 18s. a week, and th -n be paid Is. a week as rent for the cottage. He left without notice on Aug 2nd. Witness was cross-examined at considerable length, and there was much argument. Finally the Bench decided that they considered it a weekly hiring, and ordered the defendant to return to work for a week and to pay the costs.—Richard Humphreys, Ynyslas, was also summoned for having deserted from the employ of William Parkinson. Defendant was engaged on April 22nd, at 18s. weekly, and left without any notice on July 23rd. Ordered to return for a week and to pay cos's.

LLANILAR. PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, SEPT 5TH.-Before G. W. Parry, Yaughan Davies, Hugh S. Richardes, and Lewis Pugh Pugh, Esqs. Licences. — This was the general annual licensing meeting of the magistrates. Twenty-two of the twenty-five old licences were renewed two were adjourned and there was no applicatien for the renewal of the licence of one house, the King William IV., near the Devil's Bridge.—Margaret Jones applied for a new alehouse licence for premises at Rhosfair, Gwnnws. It was proved that the necessary notices had been served, and that the advertisement had been published. Applicant, however, was not able to prove the annual value of the premises to be £15, and the licence was not granted. The same person then applied for the removal of a licence now held by her at Crowborough-gate, Gwnnws, from that house to a house situate at Rhosfair. The magistrates decided to consider this application at their adjourned meeting on Tuesda., Sept. 30th. Keeping a Dog without a Licence. -William Jones, Navy- hall, Le Irod, was summoned by Thomas Molyneux, super- visor of excise, for this offence.—Complainant said he saw two dogs on the defendant's premises on May 15th. He asked defendant for his licences for his horse and dogs, and he said his son had the licences. Defendant produced a licence for one dog dated May 21st.-Fined 25s., in- cluding costs. Drutik.—John Morgan, Pantymawn, and John Morgan, Rhosyg-ell (cousins), were charged with having been drunk and riotous on August 2nd. Fined 10s., and costs, each.— John Evans, Blaenddolfach, was fined 5s., and costs, for having been drunk and disorderly on August 2nd. A Road Surveyor in Fault.-William Jones, road sur- veyor, Pontllanycha arn, was summoned by Capt. W, E. Richardes, Bryneithin, for neglect of duty, &c. Com- plainant said that the defendnnt refused to remove a tree which was partly in the river near Tynlone, and partly across the road there, after notice to do so had been given him. The tree was brought down to the spot by the flood, and it prevented the free passage through the river. The tree remained there for nearly three weeks.—Fined 6d., and costs, 7s. Game Tre.pas.- William Bonnor, of Cwmpenllydan, Thomas Pugh, of Grogwynion, Llanafan, and John Oliver and John Phillips, of Yspytty Ystwyth, were summoned for having trespassed in pursuit of game on land belong- ing to Lord Lisburne, on August 23rd.—William Evans, gamekeeper, said he saw the defendants, together in Maerarthen Wood, on the day in question,. They were ferreting. He went after them and caught Oliver. Fined 2s. 6d. each and costs, Aggravated Assalllts,-David Griffiths, Wenallt Mill, Llanafan, was summoned for having assaulted Joseph Richards, of the same place.-Complainant was in the de- fendant's employ, On Saturday, August the 16th, he was cleaning out the barn, and the bru-h touched a sieve which was hanging on the wall, and it fell down. Defend- ant then struck witness on the head with a wooden bolt of a door. The same morning he kicked witness because a pickaxe he was using attack a stone. Defendant twice struck witness in bed on the following Monday, and then he (witness) left.—Complainant's mother gave evidence as to the injuries the complainant received. His head was cut, and his shirt and coat were covered with blood.— Fined e2, and costs or, in default, one month's imprison- ment with hard labour. —David Williams, Bronfvnwont, Lledrod, was summoned for having assalted Winifred Bannister, of the same place.—On August 1st, complainant was near her own house and defendant's geese were tres- passing on her land. She drove the geese before her, and met the defendant running towards her,—He caught hold of complainant andjstruck her with a stick heal so pushed and kicked her down. A quantity of blood came from the wound on the side of her face, caused by a blow from the defendant, who was her brother. Fined 22 and costB, or, in default, one month's imprisonment with hard laoour.

PORTMADOC DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.-At the Police Court on Monday, Sept. 8th, before Major Matthew, Evan Evans, charged by P.C. Thomas Williams, was fined 6d., and costs, 15s. 6d., for being drunk and riotous at Beddgelert on the 6th instant; and for a similar offence, committed at Port- madoc, William Hamilton was tine,l os., and costs, 7s. The former, not paying the fine, had fourteen days' impri- sonment. TESTIMONIAL.—Mr R. W. Jones, merchant, who for many years has been teacher of a Bible class in the Garth Chapel Sunday School, was on Sunday, September 7th, presented bv his class with a handsome copy of the Bible. value 25-i., for his faithfulness and for the attention he has paid to the class. The following englyn was composed on the occa.sion:- 0 law Duvr yn gwbl y daetli-y pur lyfr Perl o'i vsbrydoliaeth Rhodd lor cu i'r rhydd a'r caeth, A chod aur iechydwriaeth. FOUND-Two HATS.—Near the Tregunter Arms, Corn- hill, there is a house in which there are two families living. One of them was fr..m home on Sunday evening, Sept. 6th. About 10 30 that night, when everyone had retired to rest for the night, Mrs heard a lighting of matches in the uninhabited apartment, to her great astonishment. She cried at the top of her voice, Murder, murder It transpired that there were two men in the house, having entered it throng the window of the ground floor.' Several persons were roused up from their beds by the cries of "murder," and proceeded to the spot wherefrom the voice came, but found nothing, except the open window, and two men's hats in a room belonging to the family that was absent, which hats had been left behind by the nocturnal visitors, who were too much frightened in their retreat to take them. One man, when coming towards the house, had seen some- one without a hat of whom he asked what was the row, and received a very ready reply that he did not know." It is conjectured that this person without a hat was one of the two who paid this mysterious visit to the house. LOCAL BOARD. TUESDAY, SEPT 9TH.—Present; Messrs Griffith Griffiths (chairman), Wm. Williams (Llanerch), W. E. Morris, David Roberts, Job Thomas (clerk), Lewis Evans, (inspector), and Wm. Jones (collector). Mr Thomas Roberts, C.E., was also in attendance. This was an adjourned meeting- A letter was read from Messrs Lewis and Davies, the sewerage contractors, asking for £ 600 on account of the contract. Proposed by Mr Morris, and seconded by Mr Williams, that that amount be nirl,-P!1.(\- A letter was also re^ri from Mr T. Roberts, the Suaid's «ui V'-yor, LI.5 15s. on account.—A cheque "was ordered to be drawn. Drainage-Some discussion aroe as to the desirability of making a drain from the back of the British Schoolroom. It was ultimately passed that the dtain which is there now should be continued on, to form a connection with the Madoc-street main sewer, until further instructions be re- ceived from the Local Government Board.—\Xr T. Roberts asked whnher the expends incurred hy the construction of the drain would be defrayed bv the Board or by the con- tiactors for the sewerage.—Mr Morris thought it would be bettt r first to have th" -Afr Rob rts It would be al))ilt 6, per there being about eighty yards from the back drain to tht main sewer.—Parser, that Mr Roberts bring in an estimate, and the Clerk call a special meeting to decide. Petroleum.—Superintendent Davn>g, who had been ap- pointed to be the inspector of petroleum, said that he had been rou' d to all the sellers in the porr and neighbourhood and had ascertained the kind of oil th- v so Id. Everyone who sold petroleum which was under 100 degrees Fahren- heit, must have a license. Some kept it in cellars, others in huts, in gardens, or places adjoining the house. As the Petroleum Act did not say where it should he kept, but left that in the hands of the local authorities to decide Mr Davies wanted the Board to decide that evening, that he might inform those who sold petreleum. The Act said that they must apply for -t licence if they had more than three gallons in bulk in the house at a time He would see that petroleum was not carried with other goods in any conveyances.—After some remarks from the Board it was decided that all sellers of petroleum should be ordered to apply for licences te the Board.-Captain Griffith Ac- cording to the Act the licence cannot cost more than 5s.— Mr Morris If dealers in petroleum cannot afford to pay five shillings for the licence, it would not be worth their while to keep it.—Mr D. Roberts: But it would affect those who sell very small quantities of petroleum —Mr Williams: Five shillings would be heavy on those who sell it in conjunction with many other goods.—It was pro- posed, seconded, and passed that the licence for the sale of petroleum be fixed at 5s.—Mr Davies referred to the dangerous inflammable nature of benzoline. This subject was adjourned until next Tuesday.

FESTINIOG. PENRHYNDEUDRAETH BOARD OF GUARDIANS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.-Present: Mr W. E. Morris (chairman), Mr John Jones, ofYnysfor; Mr Samuel Holland, M.P., ex-officio; Messrs John Parry, Yn)s- cynhaiarn, Evan Evans, Maentwrog. William Williams, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Morgan Jones. Llanfrothen, Griffith Jones, Treflys, John Lloyd, Llaedanw^, William Hughes and H. R. Thomas, Penmorfa, Hugh Jones and E. Evans, Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Hugh Jones and Cadwalladr Williams, Trawsfynydd, John Vaughan and D. Williams, Festiniog, William Jones, Llandecvvyn. Humphrey Prichard and Griffith Jones, Beddgelert, and Samuel Vaughan, clerk. Master's Report.—Number of inmates in the house during the preceding week :—JJen, temporarily disabled, 1; old and infirm, 11 total, 12. Women: able-bodied. 11; youths (boys), from 9 to 16 years, 3 from 5 to 9 years, 1 from 2 to 5 years, 4 girls from 5 to 9 years, 2; from 2 to 5 years, 3. Infants, under 2 years, 7. Total of children, 19; total of all ages, 42. During the week ending this day Men, temporarily disabled, 1, old and infirm, 11. Total of men (adults), 12; corresponding week last year, 9. Women, able-bodied, 11; corresponding week last year, 5; youths, from 9 to 16 years, 3; boys, from 5 to 9 years, 1 from 2 to 5 years, 4; girls, from 5 to 9 years, 1 from 2 to 5 years, 3; infants, under 2 years, 7 total, 19 corresponding week of last year, 20. Total of all ages during the week, 42; corresponding week last year, 34. Imbeciles or idiots, 8. Financial. -Total of out-door relief during the fortnight By Mr Rees Roberts, C68 lls. 3d.; corresponding fortnight last year, .£73 9s. 5d.; cheque granted to Rees Roberts for £67. Mr Daniel Humphreys paid out-door relief during the fortnight, £18 18s. 2d. corresponding fortnight last year, 222 7s. 4J.; cheque granted to Daniel Humphreys, £18. Mr Robert Jones paid, out-door relief, £ 107 19s. 41.; cheque granted to Robert Jones, 2114. Mr Richard Parry paid out-door relief, S96 7s. 8d. corresponding week last year, 295 14s. Id. ch. que granted to Richard Parry, c95. Balance in hand due to the union, Y,20 5s. 9d. Co? respot-,dence. -The following letters were received from the Local Government Board :— White Hall, S.W., 30th August, 1873.—Sir,—I am di- rected by the Local Government Board to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 21st inst., and to state that they sanction, for a period of one year, the appoint- ment of Mr Robert Morris Jones as inspector of nuisances for the Rural Sanitary District of the Festiniog Union, with a salary of one hundred and twenty pounds for his services.—I am, sir, your obedientservant, FRAS, FLETCHER, assistant secretary.—To S. Vaughan, E-q,, clerk to the Rural Sanitary Authority of Festiniog Union." Local Government Board Medical Department, White- hall, S.W., 6th September, 1873.-SIR.-The Local Go- vernment Board having observed in the last Quarterly Returns of the Registrar. CTeneral, a very exceptionally high mortality from measles in the Festiniog sub-district (no less than twenty-four deaths having been registered during the quarter) direct me to enquire whether any re- port on the subject bas been made to the sanitary authority by its medical officers, and whether the disease is still equally prevalent. In view of this mortality from measles the Board direct me to point out the importance of the Rural Sanitary Authority taking all possible measures for lessening the opportunities of contagion, especially by making itself acquainted with the circumstances of lodg- ment of the poorer classes with the view to repressing overcrowding in houses, and by giving warning to parents, to managers of schools and others, of the danger that is incurred by the mixing in public places of healthy children and those affected by diseases. In this connection the Board direct the attention of the Rural Sanitary Autho- rity to sections 19 and 38 of the Sanitary Act, 1866. The Board wish to be informed of the steps of the kind here re- ferred to, which the Rural Sanitary Authority has taken and is taking to prevent the spread of the disease.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, Edward Cleaton." Mr Jones, of Ynysfor, called the attention of the Board to a motion which had been made some months since by Mr Williams, of Festiniog, as to the enormous quantities of mutton and wine supplied to paupers in this union as com- pared with all other unions of a similar extent throughout North Wales. Mr Holland also took up the matter, and re- marked that the sum expended on those articles more than doubled the amount expended by the Pwllheli and Carnar- von unions put together. It was a relief in kind ordered by the medical officers here. Some of the Guardians, not directly objecting to affording the paupers such an indul- gence, thought it a very strong pretext to paupers for wishing to make this union an asylum in preference to any other.—Mr Jones observed that the medical officers had been invited to attend, with the view of inducing them to curtail their orders for these indulgences as much as pos- sible but very little regard had been paid to their admo- nitions, as usual.