The North Wales Express

MR JOHN ROBERTS, M P-, AT RHUDDLAN. Mr John Roberts, M.P., addressed a large meeting of his supporters at Rhuddlan, on Wed- nesday night. The Rev. John Williams, Phoenix Ironworks, presided and theie were also present Mr Thomas Gee, Denbigh Rev. B. Williams, Rhuddlan Mr W P. Jones, Rev. Duncan Macgregor, Mr Mostyn Williams, and William James Davies, Rhyl; the Rev. B. Hughes, St. Asaph, &c After a few words of welcome to Mr Roberts from the Chairman, Mr Mostyn Williams moved the first resolution as follows:—"That this meeting protests against the policy of the present Government as being de- trimental to the best interests of the country." The Rev. Duncan Macgregor seconded theresolu- tion in a speech strongly condemnatory of the policy of the Government. He referred to the saying of O'Connell that Mr Disraeli was the lineal descen- dant of the impenitent thief who died on the cross, and s;iid that if the celebrated Irish patriot was living to-day he would say that Lord Beacons- field was the lineal descendant of the prophet Balaam (laughter). Both were men of genius (renewed laughter). Balaam advocated a policy of pander and bluster in regard to the nations then existing, and so did Benjamin (laughter and applause). Balaam rode an ass, and so did Ben- jamin ride the Tory ass (great laughter). Balaam saw an angel standing before him, and the sword of the angel of Liberalism was standing before the Tory ass ridden by Disraeli (cheers). Balaam got his leg badly squeezed against the stone wall. He did not wish any harm to Benjamin Disraeli; long might he live in solitude-and long might he have time to repent of his wicked ways in pander- iag to the lower passions of human nature (cheers). The Liberals would win because they were true to righteousness, true to the traditions of the nation, and the grand historic past, and the day was not far distaht when the rising tide of indignation would beat upon the hollow unrealities of the Tory Government, which would vanish away as vanished the mist before the rising sun (cheers). Mr John Roberts,M.P, supported the resolution, and in the course of an excellent speech said the last time he addressed a political meeting at Rhuddlan he had to thank them for the honour they had conferred upon him in electing him as the representative of the Flintshire Boroughs, and for the very active efforts of the good people of that borough, which contributed so materially to the result which he, and he hoped they also, would always look back to with pride and satis- factien (applause). On that occasion he gave them his experience of the short Parliamentary work which he had then gone through, and he could only say that the longer experience he had had since had served to confirm his impressions as to the amount of labour devolving upon a member of Parliament who conscientiously sought to serve the interest of his constituents. Under ordinary circumstances his duty that night would be to go over the work of the last session; to tell them what had been attempted and what had been done. But the session itself had been a dull and weari- some one (hear, hear), and it would, he feared, be equally dull and profitless to them were he to attempt even an enumeration of the mea- sures introduced by the Government. Many of the most important, such as the Valua- tion Bill, the Criminal, Code and the Bankruptcy Bill, were withdrawn. Others, such as the Bank- ing Bill and the Public Loans Act, were cut down and passed hastily at the end of the session and none could be said to be of first-rate importance. The Army Discipline Bill, to which he had alluded elsewhere, took up the greater part of the session. Its progress was delayed by efforts to remove what he and many others considered to be a fatal blc t it the measure -the continuance of flogging as a punishment in the British Army (hear, hear). But, though they failed entirely to remove it, the effect of the dis- cussion raised would be that flogging in the Army would not survive the restoration of the Liberal party to power (applause). A very great portion of the time of Parliament was taken up with de- bates on the important issues raised by the foreign and colonial policy of the Government in almost every quarter of the globe; and he might sum up the result of the session by saying that the Govern- ment and its Parliamentary majority in its home legislation did very little good (hear, hear), and in its foreign policy did a very great deal of harm to the best interests of the country (applause). The year just past has been to England a year of con- stant danger, frequent disasters, and continued distress (hear, hear); and these dangers had been incurred, these disasters brought on, and this dis- tress aggravated by the policy of the present Go- vernment (applause). It was not pleasant to go, as they must do, over the same ground again and again, but it was necessary, in view of the coming appeal to the constituencies, to iterate, and reiter- ate the facts of the case and the true position of affairs. Nearly a year and a half ago he spoke to them of the Eastern Question, which they were then assured had been satisfactorily settled by the two noble lords who went to Berlin to "talk big" (laughter), with the secret memorandum with Russia in one pocket, and the jingle of the six millions, now lost to them for ever, in the other (applause). But what a satire on the boasted diplomatic triumphs of our plenipotentiaries and their credulous confidence in the Berlin Treaty, the Anglo-Turkish Convention, and promised Turkish reforms was presented in the events of the last few weeks. Their Turcofile ambassador, Sir Henry Layard, had been obliged to break off diplomatic relations with the Porte to secure the return of stolen papers, and to save the life of a poor Turk who had dared to translate the Prayer-book (hear, hear), and all the pursuations and threats of Sir Henry Layard seem likely to fail but for the assistance of the German colleague. And what became of England's supposed influence with Turkey ? Lord Derby demanded the punish ment of Hafiz Pasha for his share in the Bul- garian atrocities, whereupon the Porte made him Minister of Police; but now, when Sir Henry Layard required him to be dismiseed on account of the outrage just referred to, the Sultan replied by conferring upon him the Grand Cordon of th3 Medjidie as the highest mark of his favour. The surest method of obtaining honours and favours in Turkey would appear to be to outrage Christian subjects and insult British Ministers (hear, hear). But all the issues raised by the spirited policy of this Govern- ment, including their treatment of the Eastern Question, the Zulu War, the Afghan War, with their attendant evils, sufferings, and responsibili- ties, would soon be submitted to the judgment ef the people of this country (applause). He had no doubt as to what their verdict in Rhuddlan and throughout the Flintshire Boroughs would be, and he hoped and believed that that of the country generally would be equally emphatic (renewed applause). They had all heard of, and he hoped most of them had read the wonderful series of speeches delivered by Mr Gladstone in Scotland (applause). They had created a panic in their opponents camp ana tne question had often been asked—Who would reply (hear, hear) ? They were told that Lord Cranbrook, the big gun of the party, would go forth and show that he had not forgotten the impassioned tone and fiery declamation by which he had so often roused his party to enthusiasm in the House of Commons. But he had not yet appeared on the scene, and in the absence of heavier metal a light mounted gun had been sent up to Scotland and gone off twice with a loud report and nothing mo-e (laughter and applause). The youthful and noble lord the Vice-President of the Council had stepped forward where others feared to tread. He had a reputation for cleverness and flippancv, and he had not belied it on this occasion. Lord George Hamilton, having calculated the number of words in Mr Gladstone's Scottish speeches (laughter), had come to the conclusion that his "verbosity" had become "a positive danger to the commonwealth." If he had said the present Government he would liuvc Lccu nearer the mark (hear, hear). He made some extraordinary statements, and hazarded some curious defi- nitions. But he had not attempted to grapple with the great questions of policy and finance on which Mr Gladstone had so distinctly challenged the verdict of the country. The noble lord stated that he would endeavour to be specially accurate concerning any statement he might make re- garding his political opponent, and professed great respect and consideration for Mr Glad- stone's talents and his advanced years, but in his first address he repeated a statement which he should have known to be wholly inaccurate, and, though not of great importance, yet most insulting, because it was a repetition of a charge which Mr Gladstone had more than once cate- gorically denied (applause). Lord Beaconsfield, in a speech made now more than a year and a half ago, after his return from Berlin, reproached Mr Gladstone with having imputed to him a devilish character" (laughter), and in reply to Mr Glad- stone's inquiry as to when and where, coolly replied that, having no time himself to spare, he had asked his friends to search for the occasion. Mr Gladstone read the correspondence in the House of Commons, and three months afterwards referred to it at their great meeting in Rhyl, stat- ing that he was still without a reply (applause). Lord Beaconsfield had not yet vouchsafed a reply or tendered an apology and Conservative Minis- ters, it would seem, did not consider themselves bound to apologise for misstatements and false imputations. But Lord George Hamilton, despite Mr Gladstone's repeated challenges and denials, reproduced the charge, and again accused Mr Gladstone of having termed Lord Beaconsfield a regular Mephistopheles. They would note C, that this came from the accurate and noble lord who went up to Scotland to convict Mr Gladstone of inaccuracy, of misstate- ment, and of sophistry. Mr Roberts then briefly referred to the laws affecting land, its transfer, and its tenure, as a question especially interesting to the people of Rhuddlan; to the Burial Laws, and Sunday Closing in Wales, and concluded by urging them to remain, as of yore, true to their Liberal traditions. Rhuddlan was in many ways very interesting to him. It was the nearest of the boroughs to his own residence, and the grand ruins of its noble old castle added mueh to the beauty of the landscape. Still more interesting, however, was it to him because he had there so many faithful and zealous Liberal friends, and he felt sure that when the day of election came round they would be found ready to take their part in the struggle, and would gain another and a decisive victory for him and the Liberal principles for which they had so often fought (applause). t The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr Thomas Gee next moved Having heard Mr Roberts' address, this meeting desires to express its entire confidence in him as the member for the Flint boroughs, and pledges itself to use every legitimate means to return him to Parliament, at the forthcoming general election by a triumphant majority. The resolution was seconded and carried unani- mously. There were several other speakers.

REMINISCENCES OF A WELSH DETECTIVE IN LONDON. Some friends who are interested in my move- ments have expressed a desire to know a little of my experiences as a detective. During the last five years in London, I am happy to be able to state that, with a few exceptions, my efforts have been invariably successful. Of course, it is well known that this great and mysterious city is the resort, not only of the wealthy and prosperous, but also the retreat, or I may more correctly term it, a hidingplace for those iu adversity. Those who have suddenly left their homes owing to some misunder- standing or unpleasantness live and die here untraced and unmolested, as do others .who through some false step or disappointment feel they must never again face their friends. To discover individuals from description in such a labyrinth as London is no easy task, as you -may traverse many a weary mile through its busy tho- roughfares, its puzzling network of courts and allies and its wide extending suberbs, and find no clue to the object of your search. I believe if Fouche, the great Frenchman, who first employed women as detectives, were alive, this New Babylon, at the present day, would baffle even him and his in- telligent staff. On the other hand it is possible that he or she you endeavour to trace may be found not only in your own street but, not unfre- quently under an assumed name, under the same roof; in fact, some three years ago, I was com- missioned by sorrowing parents, who lived not far from the quaint old town of Harlech, to find a truant daughter, who, I afterwards found, had lived more than three mouths in the same house as myself, but who suddenly took flight after dis- covering her father's handwriting undoubtly among my letters upon the ball table. This young lady, whom I knew well, I tme afterwards at a well-known restaurant adjoining the Pantheon, and who was safely restored to her friends. The first commission entrusted to me in 1880 was the following. On the morning of the 2nd inst., while loitering over my daily paper and morning repast, I received the following startling telegram summoning me to the Gresham Hotel: "Please call on me here imme liately, very dis- tressing and urgent case, no time to be lost." In less than twenty minutes I was standing in the spacious hall of the hotel. Upon seeing the familiar face of the hall porter, a grumpy Scotchman of about sixty, who does everything in his own time, and who probably had been overenjoying himself according to the cus- tom of his country on New Year's Day, which made him more peevish and dilatory than usual, I said, Can I see Mr Seymour, I think he is wait- ing for me," when he replied, "I daresay you can if we have such a name here. I will look," and turning to a large book which he handled with the reverence one usually shows to a family Bible, he answered, "Did you say Mr Simon, sir? no, no such name on my book." Just at that moment, before I had time to reply, I heard a heavy step behind me, and on turning round beheld a tall gentleman over six feet I should think, and very stout indeed, such as a sculptor would term a Hercules. His face was very bronzed, in which were traces of strong mental suffering. I guessed at once from his appearance that he was the gentleman who required my services, whereupon I followed him to the Library and said Mr Seymour, I pre- sume? I am Lloyd." A kind of light came over his face when he replied almost incoherently, "Oh! yes -yes-you are Mr Lloyd. I-I want-to-yes, I am very glad to see you." He continued most excitedly, "I want my son, I mean to say I want you to find him for me, that is to help me to find him. He is a fine young fellow, tall, with rather a thin face, the finest young fellow you ever set eyes on. Do you think you can find him ? Name your fee and you shall have it now. Dropping into an arm chair, he continued in the wildest excitement. I must have my son dead or alive, yes, dead or alive, I haven't slept for more than a fortnight. His mother, God help her, she is in an awful state, no sooner out of one fit than she is in another. I must find the boy or it will be the death of her." I had made several attempts to speak but could get no word in even edgeways. He went on in such a strange manner, he reminded me of Mr Charles Warner as Coupeau in L'Assommoir. I reminded him that I could not assist him in finding his son without a minute description of him. With large tears rolling down his cheeks, he said in a most distressing voice, "You must think me very weak going on in this way, but if you knew how dear Ned is to us, you could easily for- give me. lie has left his good home at R-, in Lincolnshire, more than a fortnight ago, and al- though we have made every possible enquiry we can think of, our efforts have all proved fruitless. Some people say he has gone to sea, others s, lie is in London, and having heard of you thro the papers, I thought I should come and see you. Do you think we shall be able to find him, dead or alive ?" Being only mortal myself, all I could say was that I world do my utmost, and after receiving his photo and further details as to his description, tastes, habits, fee., I started upon my difficult task. Having studied the photo attentively I wended my way up Gower-street to the British Museum, where it was not unlikely he might be found, having much taste for science, &c., but there was no resemblance to him in the crowded throng in this most interesting of places, thence I went to St. Paul's, the Tower of London, and other build- ings of interest, but without success. By this time it was getting dark, and too late for sightseeing. Finding myself in Ludgate Circus, and feeling rather tired, I turned into a quiet Cafe, where I rested awhile, and arranged my programme for the evening. Upon continuing my search I found the intense feg increased my difficulties, and I felt almost hopeless. However, I passed through Fleet-street into the Strand, and while standing close to old Ben Johnson's Tavern, near the site of old Temple Bar, I found there iome excitement caused by an altercation between two omnibus drivers, whose hind wheels were locked together, I then threaded my way down Whitehall, as far as a well-known tavern patronised principally by redcoats, most of whom had noses of the same hue, and whose con- tinual cry was for a pot of four-'an-'alf," pot of "stout and mild," "quartern of old Tom, next," &c., &c. I scanned carefully each :face, but found nothing resembling him whom I sought. The bars designated as Gentlemen Only," in such places as these are infested with what is known here as sharpers," men well attired, and of assumed manners, who live by inveigling the green country bumpkins," as they term them, with supposed bargains in the way of meerchaum pipes, cigar holders, jewellery, sham diamonds, &c. It is in such haunts as these that the enlisting serjeant also gains his victories, and where men whose once well-lined pockets are emptying rapidly are to be found in numbers, making en- quiries as to what regiment they better join, &c. ktere as I entered was a young man in animated conversation with a well-known Israelite of no- torious repute, who was using all his powers of persuation to make him buy, but without success. Seeing he was gaining no ground he said, What has become of your friend, the tall young gentleman who was with you here last night, he seems to have plenty of money ?" The young man replied, He is a very recent acquaintance of mine we met a few days ago near the Horse Guards, when he consulted me as to the best regiment to join, as his money was getting low and he had no courage to face his parents, having left home without their consent, and I believe from what he told me he had drawn heavily upon his governor. I am to meet him here to- morrow to see Kelly, the enlisting sergeant, as we have no alternative but to join." Believing now that it was hopeless to obtain a purchase, Shylock thought he had better accept what he could get in the way of drink, and quaffed slowly glass after glass at this would-be soldier's expense. Presently he espied another individual whom he at once endeavoured to victimise. I soon toak advantage of this opportunity, and approached, saying I am glad you were able to withstand the persuasions of that wily customer, and have been able to show such discretion in having no dealings with him, it would be impossible to fall into worse hands." He replied, "I was very sorry for him, poor fellow, as he was offering for sale a beautiful gold albert at less than half its value, having no money to pay his fare home to Canterbury." Oh indeed, he has varied his story a little in the last four years, when he accosted me in a similar place to this, representing himself to be in a terrible fix, having had his pockets picked and had no way of returning to his wife and four children in Yarmouth, unless he could persuade me to purchase a seemingly valuable diamond ring, which he took off his finger, saying he would gladly accept five pounds tor it then, although it was worth 30 guineas to anyone. I must beg of you, my friend, to beware of this man, as I know him to be one of the cleverest and shrewdest shar- pers in London. For eighteen or twenty years he has successfully carried on the same game, and innumerable are the cases of green young men from the country that he has utterly ruined. To gain his own ends he will stick at nothing, and I believe he had a hand through the 3 card trick,' in depriving a young man of all the ready money he possessed, and who came up to town from Leeds to settle finally for a business in the Edgeware-road. In despair after this great loss it is feared that he drowned himself; and so this Israelite exists upon his wits ever since the day he discovered he:had any." How very aad I thank you greatly for your kind warning he appeared so genuine that pity alone would have made me purchase something from him, but unfortunately for me he would have been more than human to get cash from me new, indeed I shall have to use my own blunt wits to coin sufficient tin to secure a shelter for myself for one night. To-morrow, thank goodness, I shall not require to find one as I shall be eniolled among her Majesty's most loyal of subjects." Then you are going to enlist?" I said. What else can I do ? I am obliged to join." I continued, "And does your friend the Jew alluded to just now intend doing so also P" "I believe he will, but he is no friend of mine. I have only seen him once or twice, but from what I can learn he is going to make a great fool of himself,to throw himself away for eight pence a day and turn himself into a walking target when he has parents and a good home. I only wish I were in his shoes, I should soon return home and make a clean breast of any wrong I had done, but alas for me, my parents are dead long ago, and I have drawn long and largely upon the pockets and goodness of my friends and' other relatives that I dare do so no more." From where does he come, and why should he make so great a sacrifice ? To enter the army as a private seems to be the very last resource, par- ticularly when there are parents living and a good home in the distance P" I cannot tell you where he comes from, but evidently from the heart of the country; neither do I know exactly what he has done, but he in- ferred that he had a few words with his father, which annoyed and unsettled him greatly, so he determined to watch an opportunity to appropriate some of the old man's cash and took himself off to London, and although here scarcely three weeks, his money is almost gone, and he says he has not the pluck either to write or return home." (To be continued).

We hear that the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions have resolved to despatch a missionary expedition to Cental Africa in order to join in the great civilising movement initiated by European societies. After careful investigation as to what localities, not already occupied, would be most suitable for their enterprise, they finally selected two. The first of these was the great tract of country in the Zambesi basin, which has been conceded ta M. Paiva de Andrada, and which extends from the mouth of the Shire some 600 or 700 miles to the westward, with a reported area of 9,000 square leagues. The other region comprises the elevated plateau of Bihe and the basin of the Quanza (or Coaaza) in the Western Africa. It is believed that the Board will finally select the last-named field of labour on the ground of its healthiness, and also because it is easy of access and occupies a favourable position for reaching the centre of the continent.

THE ST. ASAPH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Referring to th? projected change in the master- ship of the above school, the Goleuad says :—It is rarely that anything takes place in St. Asaph which tends to excite notice anywhere beyond its immediate vicinity. Even though it is called a city, and is the locale of a cathedral, and the residence of a bishop, who is a thorough Welshman, even though he is surrounded by many clergymen of all grades, who receive some thou- sands of pounds annually to maintain themselves in a station befitting the dignity of the Establish- ment with which they are connected; and even that there are also a large number of gentlemen residing in and around the city, not one of them has succeeded to attain any fame for anything done by them beyond the pale of every-day duties. But it appears that during the past months there are a few who have found means of fulfilling a deed which will probably place their names on the record of history for a long time as notorious, if not eminent men. Many an act similar to that which these gentlemen are about to fulfil, if they can carry out their intentions, has been made in dark corners in past ages, when no one dared to raise it to the wind, and when also there were no means of doing so. But do the governors of this school think that the world has remained in the same place as it was in the days of their forefathers, and that they can shut themselves in a room and arrive at a resolution to dismiss the Principal according to their own notions, if not from any- thing worse, as there are fair grounds for supposing, without assigning him or anybody else a single reason for their behaviour, and shrink in the shade of their own insignificance without anyone observing their misdeeds ? We trust that they have already commenced to see themselves in the same light as others see them. But there is no one so blind as he who will not see." But what is the reason assigned for such an act as this ? We do not understand that only one explanation has been offered to solve the mystery. There can be nothing against Dr Eas- terby as a master, because each of them agreed, up to a very short time ago, to accord him the highest praise; and they have not yet dared to suggest anything to the contrary. But it happens that that gentleman is a Liberal, and he was manly enough to show that in the recent election of the Flintshire boroughs. St Asaph is one of those boroughs, and Dr Easterby performed his part for Mr John Ro- berts. That part was not more, nor even as much, perhaps, as the opposition party performed against him on the other side; but since then he has missed the faces of the majority of the governors, and ere now the revengeful spirit which had been brooding in them for months has broken out in a very prac- tical form. We are not acquainted with Dr Eas- terby, neither are we aware of having ever seen him, and we have also not pronounced an opinion on the wisdom or folly of the part he took in the last election but every one must admire the man who dared to do that in the midst of such oppos- ing influences; and if they were wise in their generation, and possessed of the least spark of honour, they would have refrained from referring to the part he took, after the battle was over. They may rest assuredly that the step they have taken, and particularly if they carry out their intention, will add but little to their reverence, and will be of no advantage to the political party which they aim to survey and, in the estimation of the country no credit to the Church of England. In this age, the people are not so slavish as some would have them to be, and it is questionable whether the inhabitants of St. Asaph, where it is said that Dr Easterby is popular, will soon forget such an act of oppression. Deeds of this kind savour so strongly, that their odour will remain upon the public characters who committed them as long as their names are known.

PROFESSOR RUDLER'S LECTURE. SIR,-In the very courteous letter by the Rev M. J. Evans, which appears in your last issue, there is one passage-and only one—on which I crave permission to offer a word of explana- tion. Mr Evans, in the concluding paragraph of that letter, says with much fairness When the testimony of Herodotus, Julius Caesar, or Tacitus is considered admissible, I do not know why the much earlier record of Genesis should not speak the last word on a subject on which it claims to speak with authority." Surely there can be no shadow of reason why the wit- ness-box should be open to the one and shut against the other, provided that both the Biblical writers and the classical authors offer evidence on the same subject. Ceesar and Taci- tus were quoted in my lecture at Bangor (Herodotus was not mentioned) simply because I conceived, rightly or wrongly, that these writers had something to say about the pre- historic condition of this island and its inhabi- tants. Moses, on the other hand, was not quoted simply because I conceived, again rightly or wrongly, that he had nothing what- ever to say upon this subject. I am fully sen- sible of the great ethnological value of the tenth chapter of Genesis, to which I am re- ferred. It is a chapter which is frequently cited by the ethnologist when dealing with the proto-historic races of the East, but not—so far as I know—when dealing with the pre-historic races of this country. Directly it is shown that the tenth, or any other chapter of Genesis, con- tains a single verse which bears immediately upon the subject of my lecture (" Prehistoric Times in Wales "), that verse shall be quoted, with ample acknowledgment, the very next time I have occasion to speak or to write upon such a subject.-I am, sir, your obedient ser- vant, F. W. RUDLER, Scientific Club, 4 Savile-row, London, January 17th, 1880. A DEMONSTRATION OF WOMEN IN MANCHESTER. SIR,-Will you allow me to call the attention of your lady readers to the proposed demons- tration in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on February 3rd ? The chair will be taken by Mrs Duncan M'Laren, wife of the Member for Edin- burgh, and sister of the Right Hon. John Bright and Mr Jacob Bright. The object of the assem- blage is to promote a memorial to Her Majesty's Government praying that all women who possess the statutory qualification for a vote may be en- franchised before the general election. The fol- Lowing is suggested as the form of this memo- rial: "That the Memorialists respectfully submit that they are entitled to the Parliamentary fran- chise on the same grounds of expediency and justice as those on which they have been admitted in England to the municipal and school board franchise. That experience of the action of women in the discharge of the trusts of the municipal and school board vote warrants their claim to become Parliamentary voters. "That they therefore submit their claim to be admitted on the conditions that have been ap- proved by experience, and they respectfully urge that they should be enfranchised before another general election, so that in consulting the judg- ment of the nation their wishes and opinions might be heard, and allowed their due weight in questions affecting their interests and well-being as taxpayers and subjects of the Crown." It is intended that a deputation of ladies shall be appointed to present the memorial in person soon after the opening of Parliament. Ladies who are owners or occupiers of property which would entitle them to the Parliamentary vote, and who desire to sign the memorial, are requested to com- municate with Miss Becker, 28, Jackson's-row, Albert-square, Manchester. It is earnestly desired that all women who are able will attend the meeting; those who cannot do so will aid in supporting the good cause by letters of sympathy and encouragement. E. PETER.

The Morning Post learns that the story lately current about the Royal Princes on board the Bacchante having had their noses tatooed by the midshipmen are idle rumours. A meeting was held on Thursday in Christ's Hospital Grammar Schoolroom, in which the late Sir Louis Cavagnari was educa- ted, to consider the advisability of raising a memorial to him. It was decided to erect a memorial. Subscriptions were limited to JE5. The death is announced of Miss Glad- stone, sister of the ex-Premier. The deceased lady some years ago went over to the Church of Rome, and belonged to one of the religious houses of Cologne, and it was in consequence of her precarious state that the right hon. gentle- man and his brother a few days ago hastened to Cologne. Mr Gladstone is expected to re- turn home to-day. The Queen has made known to the Lord Chamberlain her intention to open Parliament in person. This will be the third time Her Majesty has attended personally at the open- ings of the present Parliament. Her Majesty's eight cream-coloured ponies, which draw the Royal carriage on these occasions, may now be seen daily in Westminster, where they are driven to accustom them to the route. One duty of the Session will be to witness the creation of Prince Leopold into a Royal duke. A great deal has been written of late about the probable motive of the Prince of Wales' visit to the Prime Minister at Hughen- den last week, the invariable reason given being that the Prince wished to lay before Parliament an application as to the extra cost incurred upon him in fulfilling the State appointments imposed upon him. These rumours are said to be without foundation. Mr Bright and Sir William Harcourt were present on Tuesday night at a banquet given in celebration of the opening of the Bir- mingham Liberal Reform Club. In a charac- teristically vigorous and epigrammatic speech, Sir William said that every Tory must have two bogeys-a foreign bogey and a domestic bogey. Russia supplied the first, and Birmingham the second. Mr Bright used to be the great home bogey of the Tory party; and by a sort of apostolic succession Mr Chamberlain had now been consecrated to tha.t position. Dealing with Lord George Hamilton, he remarked that that gallant stripling had been down in Mid- lothian to rescue his kindred and slay Goliath with his little sling. Lord George had said that to do right was more expensive than to do wrong; and Sir William shuddered to think what moral effect such maxims might have on the thrifty souls of adolescent Scotchmen. In concluding his speech Sir William described Lord Salisbury as "a maladroit Talloyrand and Bismarck mixed," and said that the blunders of ministers had sunk them below the level of indignation: they were more fitting subjects lor commiseration and amusement. In responding to a toast, later on in the same meeting, Mr Bright placed himself in the position of a young man asked to join the Liberal party, and drew from an interesting historical retrospect a reply to the question, Why should I be a Liberal ? In enumerat- ing the measures obtained through the instru- mentality of the Liberal party during the past fifty years, the right hon. gentleman referred to the altered position of Dissenters and Roman Catholics; the reform of municipal corpora- tions the establishment of the penny postage; the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832 the re- peal of the Corn Laws the abolition of protec- tion the remission of the newspaper stamp duties; the Ballot Act; the disestablishment of the Irish Church; and the Irish Land Act.

BODEDERN. i On Thursday, the 15th inst., the members Bodedern Church Choir were treated to an eS' cellent supper by the Ven Archdeacon Jones and Mrs Wynne Jones, at Treiorwerwjf After supper appropriate addresses were by the Ven. Archdeacon, the Rev. W. Wy0^ Jones, Vicar of Aberdare, the Rev E. J°ne7 curate of Bodedern, and others. Anthem an- other pieces were sung by the choir, under leadership of Mr Robert Parry, and songs given by Mrs R. Hughes, Miss Mary Hughes, Parry, Mr Hugh Hughes, and Mr Owen Hugh6* The thanks and good wishes of the company heartily expressed to the family of Treiorwerth their kindness and hospitality, and acknowledg6* by the Ven. Archdeacon and the Rev W. Jones. Mr Parry was also thanked for his services as leader, auddeservedly complimented the efficiency of the choir. The entertainm^. concluded with the Welsh National Anthem was greatly enj oyed by all present.

HOLYHEAD. SERMON AT THE WORKHOUSE.—On TueS<M afternoon, whilst on his way to Holyhead, & Rev. E. Stephens (Tanymarian) paid a visit the Valley Workhouse, and delivered a serm0^ to the inmates and a number of others who come together, the large board-room beiw crowded. Mr Stephens was induced to pay house a visit, by Mr Roberts, Stanley Arms, was present with Mrs Roberts, and amongst tileO were: The Rev W. Lloyd, Mr John Ellis, sionary; Miss Griffith, Anglesey House; Mr J. Griffith, &c. At the close thanks were return to the preacher and to Mr Roberts. LITERARY MEETING.—On Tuesday evening a literary meeting was held at the New Tabernacle the president being Dr E. T. Hughes, and the co, ductor and musical adjudicator,the Rev E. (Tanymarian). The prize of two guineas for & elegy to the memory of the late Rer Hugh Jo°f was awarded to Thomas D. Thomas (Glan Padaro)» Portdinorwic; Mr W. D. Thomas (Seiriol Wyo)» being ranked second in a list of 7 competitors. Tbfl greatest interest was centred in the choral coiO' j petition for choirs not above -10 in number, I pieoe to be sung being Owain Alaw's antilettit Pa fodd y Glanha." Three choirs competed an, sang well, but Tanymarian adjudged the j pendents' choir, under the leadership of Mr Roberts, to be the best. Two juvenile cho& competed in singing Yr udgoin a gan," and prize awarded to the Baptist choir, under tb* leadership of Aneurin L. Jones. The was very well attended, the greatest drawback the length of the programme, which had to considerably curtailed in order to bring the meet' ing to a close at the end of three hours. DARING THEFT OF A CASK OF JEWELLERY- Some sensation has been caused here owing to tb* theft, on Wednesday morning, of a ladv's case" jewellery from the station platform. A lad/* giving her name as Mrs McNamara, crossed by mail boat from Kingstown to Holyhead, on TueS' day night,the boat arriving abonfmidnight. At tb' pier, luggage is transferred from the steamer & the train which is in waiting, and thence con' veyed to the railway station, where all luggage f°f Holyhead is taken out. The lady referred alighted at the station and handed to a hotel pot^ a small case containing her jewellery to be tak3*? to the hotel. The porter not having the idea that the case under his charge articles of such great value, placed it down 011 | the platform close to where the lady and her sot)- j stood, and directly under their notice, and prO", ceeded to care for some heavier luggage which WO' also under his care. No one was observed to ill terfere "w ith the case, neither was anyone parties* larly noticed about at the time, but in a fe* minutes it was suddenly found that the case WO missing, and every attempt to find it proved fruW less, as no clue whatever to it could be found. TbØ. lady appeared in a state of despondency, declaring that the jewellery which the case contained wete' worth some hundreds of pounds. At daybreak in the Land's End, near the George Hotel, quaD' tities of papers and letters, &c., were noticed, &11 in examining them, they were found to be pape** which were in the missing case, and upon a furthet search being made, the case itself was found ha^' ing been broken in pieces, and the valuable con" tents extracted, but still there was not the slighted clue to the thief, nor how the case had been take'l- unseen by anyone. Detective Sergeant Howells, °* the London and North Western Railway's de" tective staff, has the matter in hand, and is male" iDg searching enquires. It is, however, sup" posed that the lady must have been followed froo Ireland by some "professional gentleman," WhO would have an eye to business, and watching b opportunity at the station, take the case and re* turn to the mail steamer to cross to kingstown* destroying the case and extracting what valuable in it, midway between the station pier. On Wednesday evening, a Holyhead mafJ was taken into custody for having in his posses" sion a pair of valuable earrings from the missing case. It appears the earrings were picked up b/ him and another man close to where the broker case was found, and when questioned he denied having picked anything up.

MOLD. PLEASANT EVENINGs.The Westminster Road School was crowded to excess on Monday* The chair was taken by Mr Lewis Everett, and a0 excellent programme was gone through. It iJl" eluded songs by Miss A. J. Lawson, Messrs Job.1J.. Needham, R. Edwards, Herbert Williams, Arthut A. Jones, W. Morris, and Seth Parry and Party- A Dialogue was given by Masters J. Bailey and 0- Davies, and recitations by Masters Oliver Wil" liams, George McCarthy, and Berminster. Selec- tions were played by the Excelsior Drum and Fife Band," and an address was given by the Rev. D. Burford Hooke, on Tonkthe Builder."—The Rev. E. S. Davies, F.G.S., who is preaching at the Congregational Church on Sunday, will giv0 the address next Monday, which will be the las* but three of this winter's series of Pleasant Evening Entertainments. DISTRESS IN THE TOWN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. A meeting convened by Mr Henry Lloyd Joneh the chairman of the Local Board, was held on Tuesday evening last, at the Black Lion Hotel, for the purpose of raising a fund to alltviate the dis- tress which exists in the town and neighbourhood. The distress is serious owing to the stoppage of works &c., and a large amount will have to be raised before much assistance can be rendered a3 the number of people in want will be found to be' numerous, when, the true state of things become known. A committee was appointed to take the matter in hand, and the collectors have beguIl their work, and we hope they will meet with II welcome from those wtio are in a position to sub- scribe to so worthy an object. WELSH CONGREGATIONAL MANsB.-The Welsh Congregationals of Mold have secured for their minister a residence which has been conveyed tO trustees on behalf of the church. The house i* on the road known as Clay Lane, leading to the- cottage, and it is a very neat building, having been lately much improved since the purchase of it by the trustees from the previous owner, Mr Geo. Williams. The total cost of the building and alterations is, we understand, not to exceed JE500. Last Wednesday, a tea-party was held in aid of the fund. After tea, which was kindly managed by the ladies of the church, there was is public meeting, which was addressed by the Revs. J. Thomas, D.D., Liverpool; D. Roberts, Wrex- ham D. Oliver, Holywell; D. B. Hooke, Thoma* Roberts (minister), W. T. Thomas, T. R. Davies, Crugwyson, Festiniog, formerly of Mold, Ac. The name of the Manse is Bodmyfyr," which is ap- propriate, as it means a place of study." Printed and Published at the CABNABVON PMNTIN** WORKS, NEW HARBOUR, CARNARVON, in the Counts of Carnarvon, by ROBERT WILLIAMS, for the Car- narvon Newspaper & Printing Co. Limited. Published also at the Establishments of Mr Ellis Roberts. Fcuf crosses, iestmiog, in the County of Merioneth; the Establishment of Mrs Ellen Willliams, Llangefnij m the County of Anglesey; at the Estabishment Of Mr Robert Lloyd, Ruthin, the County of Denbigh* and at the Establishment of Mr J. Kerfoot Evanlh Jligh-street HolgAweU in the County of Flint, 010 YRIDAY, tJANUAR 23th, 18 o.