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GWILTM EVAN?, FC.S» MANUFACTURING CHEMIST. LLANF.T.T.V, SOIHII WA LKS GWILYM EVANS'S QUININE BITTERS. I THIS preparation is now extensively taken throughout the country by patients suffering from debilitv, nervousness. and general exltuuti n. and if any value be attached to human testimony the efficacy of this medicine has been successfully established. Its claims have been tested and proved by the medical profession and others, r.nd corroborated bv the written testimonials of eminent men. The Quinine Bitters contain not only a suitable quantity of Quinine in <ach dose, but the active principles of the following well known herbs—sorsaparilla. -nffron, gentian, lavendey, and dandelion root. The use of Qcn.ine is Well known, but it has"never bewi satisfactorily combined with these prepai aticns, until, after overcoming consider- able difficulties, the proprietor was able to secure a perfectly aniform preparation, combining all the essential properties of the above plants in their greatest parity and concentration. It ■» now established as a family medicine, and is increasing in popular favour the more it is known ar.d tested. Gwiijm Evans's Qainiae Bitters is a ionic" Pick-mo-up," scientifically mixed in happy proportions. ADVANTAGES CLAIMED. 1. Eutirely vsgetabls. therefore containing neither irot. or raercur 2. A ha.ppy combination of medicines hitherto not successfully dispensed. 3. Rnj iys tbe confidence of the leading medical men in nil districts in which it has had a fair and continued trial. <1. Quinine Bitters are superior to any other kind of biiters pre- pared. 5. Patients who have suffered long and suffi-red severely, have received lasting and permanent benefit from their use. Lastly. The numerous important testimonials received clearly demonstrate their vJua. MEDICAL USES. THE GREAT WELSH REMEDY. GWILYM EVANS'S QUININE BITTESS contains QITININK, and also the active principles of DANDE- LION and GENTIAN, LAVENDER aud SAFFBON. Without exception the best Remedy for Depression of Spirits and Mela.ncholy. -'I GWILYM EVANS'S QUININE BITTERS bein-T a ve^etab'e Pick-m^-nn," is strongly rf-coaimoaded for nervous diseases, sush as undae anxiety despondency, fainting fits, nwitlr'a, and ne. pains generally. Has been taken with great p-rmanent results for INDIGESTION in its DIFFERENT FORMS sucii as sick hjad-ache, heartburn, cramp, flatulency, sense of fulness and oppression after fating, dri.w*iness, and pans in the region of the h^art. H-is successfully treated (after all known preparations had f tll.d), ,'H'f'1t"i! cases of affections of the chest, such as caaimon colds bronchitis asthmatic colds, shortness of breath, spitting of blood, &c. TESMIONIALS^ From the BEV J. H. WILLIAMS (Bry:ifardd), Head-master of Djwlais Grammar School. The woaderful efficacy of your Quinine Bitters" to restore health and vigour, after lingering illness anè: debility, has been recently and sufficiently proved by my fa.mily, and elicits this voluntary and conscientious testimony from me for the benefit of others. From J. ELLIS EDWARDS, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., &c., St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. Having been so frequently a iked by my patients as to the desirability of taking your "Quinine Bitters." I have for the last twe years given it a fair trial, and fiud is, without exception, the most pleasant and effectual means of administering that remedy. THE TREATMENT IS SIMPLE. GWILYM EVANS'S QUININE BITTERS removes disease by strengtbening the system generally. They correct the stomach and purify the blood, and thereby removthe first cause. N.B.— Mr Gwilym Evaas can supply, by post, the names of patients in almost every district in Wales and West of England, whmhave tried his Quinine Bitters, and who are glad at any time to give full particulars of the benefits key havo themselves received. Be not persuaded to try any other preparation, as there are tuaerous imitators of all genuine and successful medicines. The names given here are well known, and can be consulted as to the merits of this preparation at any time. OLDIN BOTTLES, 29 9D AND 4s 6D AND CASES CONTAINING THREE AS 6D BOTTLES AT 12s 6D EACH; ALL CHEMISTS, OB DIRECT FROM THE PROPRIETOR. NOTE. —The name Gwilym Evans, F.C.S., M.P.S., pnStamp and Label E I JgRIDGE HOUSE SCHOOL, CHESTER PRINCIPAL J. MATHER, B.A., Trinity Cjllege, Dablin. (Classical Honors. The advantages offered at this school are liberal diet, moderate terms, successful preparation for examination, oarticular attention to backward boy3. Duties resimed Wednesday, July 26th. Terms on application. 41 ROBERT OWEN, (LATE LLOYD), HIGH STREET DENBIGH, GROCER PROVISION, CORN AND FLOUR DEALER. A WELL Selected assortment of Teas, at Prices ranging from Is Gd per lb to 3s. His 2s Tea will compare favourably with any sold in the district. A large Stock of Finest Vale of Clwyd Cheese always on hand at moderate prices. Orders by Post promptly attend to. BEST ENGLISH AND A MR SIC AN BA N. TOWYN I TILE WORKS & PIPE WORKS FQBYD, near ABERGELE, 1 LAND DRAINING PIPES from li inches to JLJ 6 inches always in stock, wirch are made of the best selected Clay, free from Limestone: larger aizes made on the shortest notice. The Works have a siding adjoining the Chester and Holyhead Railway; are near Foryd Pier, Rhyl, whare sailing Vessels can be loaded. The above WoriS are Bearer to Anglesey and Carnarvonshire by many miles thaa any other works in the district. For prices and particulars apply to the Owner. J. WILLIAMS, B 1371-494 Tewyn Tilery, Abergele.
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CHERTER CHBHSE FAIR.—There]was about twenty tons of cheese pitched on Wednesday morning at the Linen Hall. Being late in the season there were really no fine cheese on offer. The best qualities realized 72s. Several useful dairies were sold for 67s to 68s, while nothing went below 50s per cwt. Business was very brisk, and at these highly remunerative prices, regarding the quality of cheese on offer, everything ws sold. LIVERPOOL COKN MARKET, Wednerday.—Wheat steady, but not specially active; cargoes rather quieter. Flour inactive at unaltered rates. Beans and peas firm at yesterday's prices. Maize Spot unchanged futures generally id per lOOlbs lower, with less doing. LONDON eaRN MAKKWT, Wednesday. — Quiet but steady market for wheat and flour at last Monday's rates. Maize fl rm at the recent advance Oats dull. Beans steady. Peas, slow trade. Barley quiet and unaltered. CORK CORN MARKET, Wednesday.—Black oats, 5s 6i to 6s 4d. WAKEFIELD CATTLE MARKET. Wednesday.—A larger supply of (at beasts, which met with a good inquiry at about 9d per lb for th? best quality. *Sheep were freely offered, and soli slowly at a reduction of from to |d per lb. The spread of loot-and-mouth disease has the effect of causing trade in store cattle to be very limited, intending buyers being apparently sf; aid to make purchases.
DIARY- -I
DIARY- rThouarh every care his been taken in the compilation of this Diary, the publishers wish to state that tuey do not hold themselves responsible for any error that may happen, j JANUARY. 26 — Friday.—Llanrw-t County Court.—Dr Daniel Williams died. 1716.-Pedr Fardd died. 1845.. 27- Saturday.—John Gibson, R.A., died, 1866. 28—Sunday.—Sexageeima Sunday. 29— Monday. 30—Tuesday.—Fair at Caerwvs. 31-Wednesday.-Wrcxham County Court.
Family Notices
giirt&s, gjarnagts, sua gatjjs. BIRTHS. Amos—January 22, at 26, Bedford-street, Rhyl, the wi-'e of Mr Edward Amos, of a son. Davies-JHDuary 20, the wife of Mr William Davies Brynthos, Groeslon, of a daughter. Davies- January 20. the wife of iir Robert Davies, Groeslon, of a son. Hughes—January 14, at Comptcn House, Llan- rWbt, the wife of Mr Richard Hugr,es, of a Slaughter. Jones-Jai-uarq 18, at Rhcsne?sr.ey, Wrexham, the wife of Mr Robert Jones, of a daughter. Jones-Jaùuary 19, at 5, Pimhill streot, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, the wife of Mr David Jon*, s, of a son. Thomas — January 9, at 10, Queer;-st;eet, Wrext am, the wife of Mr W. 0. Thomas, of a IOD. 1 MARRIAGES. Griffiths- Roberts --January 12, at Salem Chapel, Dolgelley, by the Rev R. Roberts, Mr David Griffiths to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr R. Roberts, G!an Wrion, Dolgelley. Hu.-hes- Efughes- January 22, at BruKswick Chapel, Rhyl, by the Rev HuBh Jones, Henry, son of the late Mr R H igLes, slate merchant, Rhyl, to Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs Hughes, 2, East-parade, Rhyl. Jones—Evans—January 19, at Llanwxtyd Church, by the Rev William Tudor Thomas, Mr James Jones, Crown. BlaeDanerr-h to Mr83 Anne Evans, 7, rrVoii-terrace, Llat-Wrijd. Jones—Hughes—January 16, by license, at the Registrar's Office, Carnarvon, Mr Owen Jones, Greengate-street, to Miss Mmy Eliza Hughes, Pool side-both of Carnarvon. Rowlands-Beresford-At St. Silas 'Church, High Park-street, Toxteth-park. Liverpool, by the RevT. Griffiths, John, second son of the late Mr Daniel Rowlands, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, to Mary Ann, second daughter of the late Mr Joseph Beresford, Liverpool. Roberta-Owen-January 12, at Pendref Chapel, Carnarvon, by license, by the Rev W. W. Jones, Pisgah, in the psesence of Mr Daniel Thomas, registrar, Mr David Roberts, Carmel terrace, to Miss Owens, youngest daughter of Mr John Owens, Tan-y-buarth, Upper Llandwrog. Williams — Williams — January 16, at the Tabernacle Cbapel (I.), Liverpool, by theRev J, Thomas, D.D., the Rev R. P. Williams, Ebenezer, to Mrs Williams, Walton, Liverpool. DEATHS. Oorbett—January 17, aged 61, after a lingering and severe illness, Captain James Corbett, of the Gogerddan Aims Hotel. Ponterwyd. Davies-January 18, aged 2 Edward William, the beloved child of Mr R bert Davies, Groeslon. Davies-January 18, *ged (ii), at Shop, Felinfach, LlanfihaDgel yatrad, Mr William Saunders Davies. grocer and draper. Davies-January 16, at Cambrian Lodge, Cwm- padarn, near Abcrystw., th, Charles Lloyd Davies, aged 17. Evans-January 18, at 187, Vine street, Liverpool, aged 52, Ann, relict of Mr Joseph Evaas, Wavereree. Evans—January 19, at Bryngoleu, Menai Bridge Mr Robert Evans, carver of wood and stone. Frost-January 20, at Meadowslea, aged 63, Mr Meadows Frost, of St John's House, Chester, and Meadowslea, Mold, J.P. for the city of Chester and the counties of Chester and Flint. Hughei-January 6, of erysipelas, aged 31, Mary, daughter of Mr John Hughes, stone mason, High-street, Cfmoaaes, Anglesey. Elughes-January 15, aged 61, Ann,the wife o Mr Richard Hughes, tfroes, near Cemmaes, Anglesey. Jones—January 11, aged 65, at the ?7orth Wales Oouiitiea Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, Ellen, relict of Captain Robert Jon^, and daughter of the late Mr Henry Parry, maltster, &c., of Ty'n- y-cei, Carnarvon. Jones—January 4, aged 73, after a lingering and severe illness, Anae Jones, Tyddyn-cwcallt, Llanystumdwy. Jones--January 12, at 21, Cardigan-street, Liver- pool, aged 58, Elizabeth Williams, second daughter of Mr Peter Jcue-g, Ysceifiog. Jones-January 17, at Llaarug, aged 14 months, Herbert Lloyd, son of the lite Mr John Edward Jones, 9, Everton-road, Liverpool. Jones—January 24, aged 3, the infant daughter of Mr Cadwaladr Jones, t jbacco manufacturer, 9, Shirehall-street, Carnarvon. Jones-January 17, aged 73, at Albert-street, Aberaeron, Mrs Eleanor Jones, widow. Jones—January 20, at C.1melyn farm, near Bangor, Mr Robert Jones, aged 36. Morris-January 15, tit Queen's Park, Chester, the Rev John Morris, formerly of Tottenhal], aged 96. Owen-January 15, relict of the late Mr William Owen, Cdfn (isfyn, Llanfairyughornwy, Anglesey. Roberts- January 16, at his residence, Dolenog, Llanidloes, aged 66, Mr Thomas Foulkes Roberts. Roberts—January 21, at 7, Tower View, Seacombe, aged 27, Sarah Ann, the beloved wife of Mr Edward Taughan Roberts, Aberdaron. Thomas—Jabuary 10, aged 19, at Aldergate, Llanflhacgal Ystrad, Daniel Thomas, stone mason. Williams—January 12, aged 25, Mr Richard Williams, Llewern: g, Ponterwyd. Williams—January 18, Margaret Anne, the beloved child of Mr John Williams, pointsman, Nelson-square, Carnarvon. Williams—January 11, a'.ed 53, Mr Richard Wil- liams, Tyucha'iffordd D^lwyddelen. Williams-Jauuary 6, aged 26 after a short but severe illness, Thomas, only son (,f William and Phenn ah Williams, Cavour-terrace. Tal-y-sarn. Williams—January 15, at Manchester House, Amlwch, aged 62, Mr Joi n Williams. Williams-January 17, at £)6, Raclcliffe-etreet, Liverpool, aged ,11), Hannah, the wife of Mr David Powell Williams. Williams—January 24, aged 14 months, at 31, Crown street, Carnarvon, William John, the beloved soii o* Sarah and David Williams, engineer of the May Flower feiry steamer Carnarvon.
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I TIIE IRIS B. ASS ASS IN A TTON C ON- SPIRATORS. 1 Once more the Government authorities in Ireland are indebted to an informor who has betrayed his accomplices for important divulgences which they could not previonsly obtaio through the long, patiect, and per- severing efforts of the detective police. It is commonly in this way that conspiracies in the sister island are at last unearthed. In the expectation of being pardoned for his share in the business, or of being largely rewarded for the information he volunteers to give, one at least of the conspirators is sure to "round" upon his companions, and to furnish clut)s which lead to wholesale arrests. It was through such instrument- ality t at the great Fenian conspiracy, in which Head Ceutro rftnpfisri.s played a pro- minent part, was knocked on the head and prevented from continuing its mischievous work. The marvellous thing is that, not- withstanding this constant risk—n^y, certainty it may be called-of any single conspirator becoming an informer there never seems to be great difficulty in getting Irishmen to combine in fresh conspiracies. The informer of the kind indicated is not a spy or mouchard: he is a traitor, bound by the same o-tths of secrecy and obedience as those whom he betrays, and the fact that he does not scruple to break any oaths when he has his own ends to serve shows the innate basQness of the natures out of which murderous conspiracies are evolved. The informer in the present instance is Robert Farrell, who formed one of the twenty-one persons, not belonging to the turbulent grade of society, who were recently arrested on suspicion in Dublin. When these prisoners, who were again remanded, were last brought up on the charge of conspiracy and of being con- cerned in the assassinations and attempts at assassination which have cast an indelible stigma upon Ireland, Farrell appeared in the witness-box, and gave evidenco against his accomplices. At the first blush it might seem that the statements of such a man could not count for much, but as he must necessarily, in furnishing information, go somewhat minutely into details, it lias within the power of the police, by extend- ing their inquiries on the lines of the clues he has put into their hands, to test the general accuracy of his observations. The statements of Farrell confirm the suspicions previously entertained by the police, in con- nection with some pieces of informatioa they hSu obtained, that a conspiracy bad for sometime existed to murder ail the chief Government officials in Dublin, and that the conspirators had their head-qnarters in that city. The informer has confessed that he was told off, on a certain occasion, to assist in the assassination of Mr Forster when he was Chief Secretary for Ireland, and that it was through the mere accident of his carriage not being rtoticed at the proper time that he escaped unhurt. It appears that, on two separate occasioBs, Mr Forster-who is to be con- gratulated on his good fortune-was marked out for the dreadful fate which subsequently befell Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke in Phoenix Park If Mr Justice Lawson—who excited special hatred by the sentence he passed upon Mr Gray -had not been as fortunate as Mr Forster, the number of oTcials ruthlessly murdered would by this time have been doubled. The conspira- tors who planned the assassinations had to take part by lot in carrying them out, and there are good grounds for believing that the men who formed the secret inner circl "—who breathed threatening and slaughter," and main tained a reign of terror while they themselves remained unseen and unknown-are those who are now in cus- tody in Dublin, and who are undergoing a vigorous examination before being put upon their trial. No individual pri- soner is allowed to know what an- swers any of the others have given to questions put to them, and the chances are thereby increased of getting at the heart of the whole teiror-striking mystery, and delivering Ireland from the incubus of her greates curse. 111 some quarters there has been an attempt to make light of these ar- rests by declaring it practicable that after they have undergone examination most of the prisoners will be discharged on account of the want of sufficient incrimi- nating evidence. But this is very unlikely when we take into account the exceptional circumstances under which the arrests were made. For a whole month previously the police officials, acting under direct instruc- tions from the Lord Lieutenant and the Chief Secretary, had been making inquiries based on information which had come some- how to their knowledge, and the inquiries, conducted with the greatest secrecy, care, and circumspection, resulted in the import- ant arrests which are confidently expected to terminate in the trials and condemnation of the desperadoes who believe that the end justifies the means, even when the means take the dreadful form of dastardly assas sination. This horrible creed is somewha • too much in vogue &t present; it is acted upon by Nihilists and Socialists as well as by Fenians and it is the efuxe .Lt^essary, in the interests of civilization, that short shrift should be given to malefactors of such a stamp
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The reason why so many are unable to take Cocoa is that the varieties commonly sold are mixed with starch under the p!ea of rendering them soluble while really making them thick, heavy, and indivertible. Tbis may be easuy detected, for if Cocoa thickens in the cup it t/roves the addition of starch. Cidhury's Cocoa Essence is genuine; it is therefore three times the strength of there Cocoas and a refreshing beverage like tea or coffee. THE SKIN.-The glory of Woman, the pride of Man.—It contains the delicate lines of beauty, and constitutes all that we term loveliness," yet how many thousands have their skins WL;mi«h- d by the nse of the irritant soaps, Carbolic, Coai Tar. • lycerine, and the coarse coloured soaps, emetic with alkali, and made of putrid fats. Tue more ilelic.tre the *kin the quicker its ruin. THE ALBI JN MILK AND SULPHUJBC SOAP is the purest, the wanesi, aud most purifying of all soaps, hy its purifying action tak ng away and preventing all pimples, blotches. ai,d rough [ ness. It is recommended by the entire medical pro fession as the most elegant preparation for the skin I tha4 lis lrno?7n. A boon to sensitive king. By all hemists, in tablets, ^d. and Is —The Albion Sani- Soap Co., 132, Oxford-street, Loudun. Ct 1
ITHE BARBER'S BENCH.I
I THE BARBER'S BENCH. I I [BY LOUIS LATIIERLEY.] I Omniiut notum tonsoribw.—HORACE. I I MR EDITOR,— I am glad to inform you that I I am alive and well, "ncvertaeles t'le several attempts that have been made for my life. Last week's Expnss contained letters from several gentlemen in answer to some observations of mine, and, although some of the writers tried to te somewhat roasting," T may inform them that I hail their attacks with joy. ♦ ♦ The writers have all been very brHve, I must admit. They have come out under their proper names, and for that reason they claim some respect for uprightness and manliness. In the case cf Mr Farren, nothing needs to be said. You, Mr Editor, having been good enough to forward Mr Far:ou'« question to me, and to explaia my reply by an editorial foot- note, there remaius no further explanation. The next on the opposition side is John Trevor Williams,Esq., N orto-rl lad. He comes for- ward as an advocate to defend the Pendref Choir and to Rive a bit of a lcctnre to me. Mr Wil- liams having been pleased to sign his proper earnest the foot of his letter, it cannot fail to carry with it a good amount of conviction into the minds of the readers. A name is something; andMr Williams'sletter, without his signature, would certainly lose much of its richness. Whether the Pendref Choir had engaged Mr Williams to defend them, Ido not know. If they had, it seeiis very strange that they should choose an outsider. However, Mr Williams's defence was undoubtedly very able, and showed that he knew something about what he was doing. One thing which marks his letter is a feeling of doubt as to whether my observations referred to the Pendref Choir or not. He says more than once that The Barber's Gossips were all falsehood, that is, */he meant the Pendref Choir." The if which runs through his letter makes it quite possible that my remarks had no reference whatsoever to that choir. Mr Williams in one sentence takes it for granted that I referred to the Pendref Choir, and in another sentence he puts prominence to an "if" on the question. Thinking that my remarks did refer to the "said" choir, Mr Williams comes forward with a defence. He writes a long and ex- haustive letter, and gives out one or two advices, and a somewhat laughable threat. If I did mean the Pendref Choir, he says that I shall have to prove my words "nevertheless the cost." But Mr Williams will have first to show that my observations had refereuca to the Pendref Choir. Whether I did refer to them or to some other choir remains to be decided. If my observations were all false- hood, and represented nothing like the cir- cumstances under which the Pendref Choir were entertained, why needs Mr Williams suppos", that I referred to the said choir ? Besides, supposing that I did not refer to the Pendref party at all, then Mr Williams has done to the choir the injustice of leading people to believe that my remarks were intended for them. If Mr Williams can swear to all he has written, I will readily swear that my remarks had no reference whatever to the Pendref Choir. He says that the Pendref Choir did not sing the hymn which I pointed out; but the choir which I meant positively did render that old hymn. Consequently, my ob- servations could not have reference to the Pen- dref Choir. Further, had Mr Williams been good enough not to let it out, no one would have kuown that the Pendref Choir were sup- plied with as much beer as they liked." Had Mr Williams been a little wiser he would not have boasted that there was plenty of beer on the table and, indeed, the choir, I am sure, cannot thank him very much for making public that statement. When Mr Williams appears again as a contributor to the Express, it is to be hoped that it will be with some better motive (but perhaps it was not due so much to motive as to something else) than to betray the weak points of his clients," and expose them before the public. Had he not written his letter, pro- bably no one would have thought that my remarks had reference to the Pendref Choir, but now that he has revealed the secret par- ticulars of the Pendref Choir supper, which so much resemble those of the one I referred to, he throws a shade of suspicion over that innocent choir even. Mr Edmunds' letter is, I must admit, a very fair one. He wants me to come out under my proper name, and then he will be pleased to give me any particulars I may wish. Why does Mr Edmunds want a name to argue with I don't know. If he will accept facts and statistics, I may say that I am perfectly willing to defend what I wrote. Besides, I I cannot understand why does he want my name. He says that some remarks, coming as they did I from me, seemed very odious to him. Why did I Mr Edmunds say "from me ? Does he know who Louis Latherley is ? I say that he does not, and neither does any one else, Mr Editor, unless you have divulged it, and I have every reason to believe you have not done so. I understand that Mr Edmunds thinks that I am one of your editorial staff, but the transcribing of my manuscript before it is put in the hands of the printers will explain the way by which he has been led to that false supposition. How- ever, I may here inform Mr Edmunds that I consider that all Lhe membors of the board are gentlemen worthy of respect. I should be very sorry to attempt to cast any reflection what- soever upon them as gentlemen. I only refer I red to them as members composing a public board and not as private individuals. As private e,r gentlemen, all will agree with me that they are I of the first water; but as mambers of a board) having in its power the administration of the Education Act of 1870, they canuot claim from tvery party the highest esteem. That there are two opinions as to the desirability of extending the accommodation at the Board School all will admit. The opinions which I expressed in my letter are the opinions of hundreds in Carnar- von, and I am inclined to believe from what I continually hear that they are the opinions of the very great majority of the ratepayers. But whether such be true or not, the school board do not seem to care; they have their own con victions, and, to judge from the tone of Mr I Edmunds's letter, they seem little inclined to de- viate from them. The first mistake v/hich I made I in my letter, according to Mr Edmunds, was to say that the new National School would not incur any expense to the ratepayers. He savs that the National School gets-the service of the attendance officer, and is in receipt of rates in j the shape of Government grants. Mr ) Edmunds is certainly not himself in that we k and shallow contention. The National School, he knows very well, does nut yd apmny help from the rates. To prove the assertion let us suppose that the National Schools in *he town were closed up to-morrow, woull the atten- ance officer get less wages ? Would there be less work for him ? Would he have to compel the children now going to the National School to go somewhere else for education ? Of course I he would. Again, if a new National School were opened how much more would the rate- payers have to pay to the attendance officer? Well, simply not a farthing. Consequently, if there were a hundred schools in the town it would only mean the same expense in the way of payiug a compulsory officer. Now as to the grants we will suppose again thr t the present National Schools were not in existence. Would the Government Exchequer have to pay less money in Carnarvon, or would the people of Carnarvon have to pay less taxes? Mr Edmunds says that National Schools do receive help from the rates. I say they do not. No 7 ales, as such, are levied for:educational pur- poses but by school boards. And did the Car- narvon National School ever get a penny from the 2d in the £ rate levied by the Carnarvon School Board ? If they did it was without my knowledge, and I can assnre Mr Edmunds that I ought to know nearly as much as him on this point, however. To say that grants come from the rates is certainly erroneous, as the exchequer money are not received from rates levied, but from revenues and taxes. To speak of a rate in connection with elementary education must mean the rate levied by school board authorities. But my letter is getting too long. Shall I dwell again on the matter next week, Mr Editor ? <- I must congratulate my friend Mr R. E. Owen, Bridge-street, on the display of good taste which he manifested in selecting pictures for his splendid magic lantern. Among his collection of local eminent men were (first and foremost) Louis Latherley (and by-the-by the demonstrator ought to have named the person operated upon), the Rev O. Edwards, B.A., Mr J. G. Davies, Grammar School, and Mr J. W. Jones (Andrcnicus). The following note was sent with a remittance of money to one of the Carnarvon firms the other dsy :—" There is an old school mate of mine liveing in your Town. I had the pleasure of seeing his Famaly the other Day in a Foto- graf Groop at his ant Hannah, his unkle is very ill now for some time passt. an if you Should happen to see him, pleas give my kind regards." If the writer had sent such a note to the Great Seer of Eng- land'" perhaps he could know who his mate was, and could comply with the writer's request. There is, however, no witch or seer in the firm to which he sent it, therefore he must not be offended at their failing to comply with his wish.
OBSERVATIONS OF A RAMBLER
OBSERVATIONS OF A RAMBLER [BY JACK HAWKER.] We have all, probably, watched with great interest the appointment of the archbishop and the two bishops, which have lately taken place; and now, that the list :8 complete, it is natural that a few reflections should occur to our minds. What seems rather new in connection with this matter is the considcrajon given to the would- be can lidates' frame of mind towards Dissent ers. While this is in some way a compliment to Dissent, and shows tl at it has attained the strength that cannc t be d aspised, yet it seems very humiliating to the Church ii self. Dissent- ers, no doubt, took a keen interest in what was going on, but with very little concern as to the result, while to Churchmen what could be more degrading than the concern shown for outsiders. It seems to be a patent fact that the Church is driving headlong to some end, aLd it is lelt that those bishops and c!ergymen who stick to their rights, as they think, no matter about anybody else, are precipitating that end. There is a consciousness of weakness here that is a sure sign of what is coming. But the Welsh appointment is rearer than the others, and when it came it came with a large amount of surprise, for the bishop-elect seems to have been very little known outside the immediate sphere of his labours. Had the Dean of Bangor been appointed, no one would have been surprised, and the appointment would have been considered on the whole to be well made; for although he has been, and seems to be still, a bitter opponent of Dissenters, yet he is such a fine fellow, such an earnest workman, such a staunch advocate of temperance, that they may well say,
" With all thy faults, I love…
With all thy faults, I love thee still," and I venture to say that the dean has no more earnest friends or sincere well-wishers any- where than among the ranks of Dissent. They would not have grudged his elevation, but would have rejoiced in it as a reward of merit; and as to any danger to them from it, they do not fear much on that score. They appreciate his virtues, and, for their sakes, can condone his faults, for they are rather rare in men of his position. There are others whom the generality of Welsh people would have been gratified to find promoted to the Episcopal bench. There is, for instance, Canon Griffiths, of Neath, —a worthy man, a noble patriot, and an eloquent preacher; scarcely is there a heart in Wales but would have said "Amen to his eV* 'tion. As to the Rector of Merthyr, possibly In ould I have no Lope; he is too liberal-minded. The gentleman appointed appears to be of a respectable family, and by name at leas", seems to be a Welshman, but otherwise seems to be very little known in the Principality. In times gone by Wales bad some of her noble and be loved sons in the Church, not to mention more than Goronwy Ow' Glan Geirionydd, Alun, Tegid, and Nicander; but most of these had barely the sparings of the spoil, while nobodies grew fat on the wealth of the land. Now there seems to be a universal agreement that Welsh- men must be appointed, but even yet, those to whom it belongs seem still unable to touch any ¡ of the chords that vibrate throughout the1 whole of Wales. And can it be that this class is grow- ing less in the Church, and giving way to a class of narrow-minded ecclesiastics who know not how to win the hearts of the people, but rather I to be at loggerheads with them. and to make themselves a name by their quarrels, or by ] some astounding assumptions. The best of those who turn to the Church from among Dis- 1J J benters, of course, have n chance if they gain a small living before the elosp < are lu_ky. With all its vauntVI yS'they the Church still fails to win the h "ro,venle^s' Welsh people, *rd is not?Xlv Lth* until it is disestablished. By the b become of the hi/>h-sounding t ] J°- whathas a few vea.rs ago that ther^vJolT^ *$> mission to tl, CWh thkt ur^rf°/ad; ttacaa.ps Wss!!l,t? lvyeaier of secrets, has passed b-r, audefe^- thmg is the same as be,„re. h.^v areXL b. explained? WeS th.y fal* or ha.e the negotiations said to be going on come to nothine-s if 0™ i. J? credible that, in view of the Church's trea/ ment of her own best sons, not to sneak of those imported from among Dis-jonteS that any person who had any po'sirion to sacrifice would ever dream of crossing over. But S suggestions, so freely and loosely made were a -12Sd Drrmg mh$era* th0rhurch> treatment, but mistttKe, it is not the Chnrv-h +v. • maae a able for the misnjanageme^ta the i™7h»a of Stare and secular control that lavs so hea?r Z° IZs iid ""J for «» Ch Jh X she gds rid of this, and when she honour is due. honours to whom
"THE BARBlilK'f tBENCH."
"THE BARBlilK'f tBENCH." When I1 "°rrJ[ lhat ?°'J mi'^derstood nie. wae„'itw,S p1i0eUin te;° ki And "A P°* "ght that jou mitunuersteeia^ me. S 171 jou to let my letter appear with eul^een .hortS thea,"rm'kr? 'll'T v' J lla "'to out hi l made about the newspapers for the^n &C1 U my lctter was'as it E: iid tPhWper,w must that 1 been • u x reader causae. That it was nothing but careless. Ji.cau.e tbo errors are mZe m such simple things. And not iu the minting words. 1 have send several letters Tn newspaper in England. And I n ™er beeS rf an, error in an, ot my latera. Jl.,w i[ haon™ In the only letter I ever spud nappen. WalM I hat .> to u newspaper in Wales, lhat it appears, to be some errors. That 1 cannot account lor, I made uiy letter in hurry up,pea^s that 1 and the Eaitor misunder- stood eacil other. Therefore I ask the reader to passover any little grammatical error. 2nd to jadge my letter from is J'rmap.e. As a reply to 'V.Ti lepT Wfit,;n what ctli Mm self. The Barber s Bench. —I am yours t uly, JcHN T. WrLLIAMS. S^r111 J0UI issue °t last week, it is stated that the observations of the Barber's Hench were not intended lor the choir of est. Mary. MaT I ask T reterence the choir^ Ft?? i ,/hote observations, made by "Louig Latherley, convey ti,e impressiou ot aa unworthy conduct on t e part of -some choir, and 1 shall feel obliged if you will give a decided answer to the above question. OWEN TIIOMAS. 19, Lastlu-tquare, Carnarvon. [Perhapa our correspondent, Louis Latherley." letter next
HOLY WELL PARISH CHARITIES.
HOLY WELL PARISH CHARITIES. LETTER VIII. SIR,—I am informed that theso ginning to bear fruit. On last Sr TK f the poor old people residing in Bryiif urd were iaot compelled, as hitherto, to walk a/the tayto* She s^Sr^r 3°^^ the spot thirty-six 2s clothing tweets" "n<f io* °rLU* a p0rtl0,u ot the ^en^aut Char ty. The ticketsi this^season had on one side printed thereon: (0, £ 2 £ -T«;S side the names of tour tradesmen who were tosup- ply the clothing—the receipient to select one of the TiUt + ? °f tfle Chur^wardens' Clothing Ho^tiatoW! °OM' a!to8eth« John Hughes's ChartVy~Mr John Hughes was & well-known tradesman in HiKh-street n He died at Uol,We,l iu J^ntryflgfo years, and was buried in Bagillt C iurcl,- h.» two slaters. hi3fcli,etime he orec^ brass tabiet on the south sid« of the steenle in! side the i-i olywell Parish Church bearfng following inscription By a deed dated fhf 97th day of October, 1864, ma,,Ie bet%vt-en John Hughes, High-street in this parish, gentleman, of the one part, and the Rev Hugh Jones, canon of St uXd''D°'D thiLP""whiU Hugh-b to the Vicar and Dr Briscoe and their successors as trustees for ever, to distribute the in? tereat annually for ever an St. Thomas's Day among tue poor men and womeu of this DarSh who, uurmg the past j ear, shall have most fTp- quently attended the services of the Church and '.lie sacrament of the Lord s Supper jn this Darish • t;.e distribution shall be made by the vicaJ Ech- wardens, and tour laymen of the nan«h chosen by the parishioner when electing church! wardens every alternate ear. The dfed is de- posited in the parish chest in th» v w Llanrwst, February 7, ^70 -f)ear\sir -I haTe -a yori fellow! £ 1 000 n?r?,f h JweU that ttie i"ter, st of the for The h t0 J,r Br'acce and myself t. L. ^Urch po^r of Holywell will St a^fble,(miuua expenses) for distribution on uec i TZ\ uex5' Ifc wil1 therefore bS election nf h i ,u' xt faster vestry for election of churchwardens lour laymen should be nn henv,-as • lu u^hes directs in the tablet put up by him in the church, to co-operate with the vicar and churchwardens in its distribution. The deed is at present in my custody, but I will take care to have it desposited in your parish chest in due time, as the tablet states The j61,000 was invested ia Liverpool liotk Bonds at 41 per 'I cent., to yield £ 47 i5s per annum.—Faithfully yours, Hvgh JONKS "—Thereupon Messrs G. A! Davies, Thomas Winter, F. E. Turner and Edward Jones (Penrire House), were appointed the fir t laymen. This accouht ;s kept by the vicar, and no entry whatever is made in the general charity account b ok Although the churchwardens and four laymen are equafly em- powered as the vicar in this charity, who are elected by the parishioners, these gentlemen have never rendered an ace unt of their steward- ship to the parishioners in vestry This bequest, I am informed, still reman s in the Liverpool Docks, the bjud having been renewed in 1882 for I a term of fitteen years, producing about JE43 10s per annum interest. Th s charity is disposed of in the following mauuer:—1. The vicar of Holywell invites the two churchwaroeus and four biymen to his house about a fortnight before Ht. Thomas's Day, when there is layed before th.-m the list of recipients, which list contains the namns of thirty persons. 2. This list is examined. These who have died duriug the year are stiuck off, and if any are discovered to possess a few pounds in the Holy- well Savings' Bank, 11-1; or her name is erased, as was the case this last examination with a poor woman. 3. Persons are selected to make up the number 30, and once their name-* are inserted they are retained for lite, uu ess they are discovered to have a little moii, y in the savings' bunk. The selection is the result of poverty or favour. Was this cha; ity laid before the vestry by tfce rhurchwardens and lajmen? The paricuiioneia could and would put them right. In the -ja.c uf Je poor w) mau who had a little mo:ey in the saving's bank, there is only one person amongst the d fct-ributors that can learn wh<i are depositors L_ this savings' bank, and this pawer of obt dninj aud using this knowledge I t