The North Wales Express

RUTHIN. OBITUARY.—It is with very great regret that we announce the death of Mrs Anna Edwards, the wife of Alderman Edwards, which took place last Wednesday night. Mrs Edwards had been ailing for a long time, and for some time before her death was wholly con- fined to her bed. We offer Mr Edwards and the rest of the family our deepest sympathy in their bereavement. PETTY SESSIONS. -On Monday, before Rev. the Warden and Captain Ccle, William Ward, a tramp, charged by P.C. Bagshaw with begging alms in the parish of Clocaenog on the previous day, was sent to gaol for fourteen days.-A temporary transfer of the license of the Waterloo Inn, Ruthin, was granted to Charles Thomas, King's Head. ''J AIU" ^"a'r 011 Tuesday was one of the smallest we ever remember. The supply of cattle was unusually small, and the demand was smaller still, and consequently prices kept very low. The same thing may be said, with a slight qualification perhaps, of pigs, but horses kept to something like usual. 1 he corn market was in a sluggish condition, and prices kept low as m former markets. There was a very large stock of geese, and prices were from 62d. to 7 -l. per pound. We allllos1 expected that instructions would be given the town crier to go round to remind farmers that the next fair will be held on the first Tuesday in the month, instead of the third. However, this was not done,and the next fair may be smaller'than otherwise it might have been had it been proclaimed last Tuesday. WHAT DOES IT SHOW?—Had it not been for a tramp who was caught begging on the previous day, the Ruthin Bench would have met last Monday with- out a single case to dispose of. As it was, their worships had about ten minutes' business, and not much more than that elapsed between their coming to court and lie time they left it again. What we'are to jinfer from this fact it is difficult to say, but we would fain hope that it points to an improvement in the morality of the town and district.

FOOTBALL. BANGOR (B TEAM) V. FRIARS SCHOOL.—Played on the Friars ground on Saturday, Friars win- ning by 5 goals to 1. BANGOR V. LLANDUDNO.—Played at Bangor on Saturday, the home team winning by 3 goals to n?^e Willie Lewis, Morgan Rich- aids, Willmann, and David Jones was conspi- cuous for the winners. BEAUMARIS v. ST. JAl\IES' (BANGon).-Played t'nutll1e ween, Beaumaris, on Saturday, and re- sulted 111 favour of the home team by 1 goal to nil. MOUNTAIN ROVERS V. BLUES (HIRAI,'L). i his match was played on ^atunlay last, on the giound of the latter, the Rovers winning by 4. goals to 2. The Blues played four men short of their first eleven. MOLD V. CAEUGWRLE WANDERERS. The return match between these clubs took place at Mold, on Saturday afteruonn last; the elements were anything but propitious, and the heavy clouds which during the afternoon obscured the sky dissolved towards the close of the game into a drizzling rain. This state of affairs was not very agreeable to either players or spectators, and ren- dered the ground rather heavy, which prevented any good play. The game ended in a draw, one goal being secured by either side. The following were the teams :-Mold: Goal, N. H. Bateman; backs, J. B. Marston, James Farrell; half-backs, J. Edwards, E. Winstanley, T. Edwards left wing, W. Morris, Joseph Edwards; right wing, J. T. Morgans, Edward Jones; centre forward, Osborne Davies. Cae'rgwrle: Goal, J. Williams; backs, A. Rigby, T. Piercey; half-backs, James Edwards, S, Brailswaith, 3. Pugh; right wing, J. Jones, Joseph Davies; left wing, J. Rigby, E. Evans- centre forward, J. Davies. RUGBY. DENBIGH v. HA.WARDEN.- This match was played on Saturday, on the Howell's School Park, Denbigh, and resulted in favour of Denbigh by l 5 goals to 2 tries for Efowardea.

BANKRUPT TEA DEALERS. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. At the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Monday, William Weddell and William Jones Evans, trading at 104, London-road, Liverpool; 37, Park-lane, Liver- pool and 52, Rice-lane, Walton, as Caper and Green; at 15, London-road, and Scotland-road, Liverpool, as the Ceylon Tea Company; and at 55, West Derby-road, Liverpool, as the Indian Tea Company, tea dealers, came before Mr Registrar Cooper on their public ex- amination in bankruptcy. The Official Receiver (Mr Gittins) conducted the examination, Mr Sampson appeared for the petitioning creditor and other credi- tors, Mr Pride represented the debtors, and Mr Quil- liam appeared for Miss Anne Jane Owen, a creditor against the separate estate of W. J. Evans. The debtor, William Weddell, stated that he was in the retail tea trade. He was in business for himself at Batley, near Leeds, nearly two years, before he came to Liverpool. Tha business was giving presents away with tea, and was carried on in Commercial- street, Batley. He gave up the business because he failed. He believed it was in 1880. He was a bank- rupt, but was not quite certain whether he paid any dividend. He did not think he paid any divi- dend or composition. He then owed X500. It took two years to accumulate that debt. To begin business he had X100 from his mother, who received X400 when his father died. The X150 was his share of what his father left. When he commenced busi- ness in Bitley he gave £300, first having borrowed £100 from an uncle. Of the latter amount he had paid back £40. In his answers to the question filed he had stated that he had not been previously insolvent or made any assignment. He had told a deliberate untruth in that answer. He felt ashamed at the time to acknowledge his previous bankruptcy. The Official Receiver: If you are ashamed to tell the whole truth, it is my duty to warn you that the principle you are. going upon will lead you into trouble. If I find you telling any more untruths, or committing perjury, I shall pursue the matter further. Witness, continuing, said he obtained his discharge at Dawsbury in 1880. He was quite certain that he did not tile his own petition. He came to Liverpool from Batley in September, 1880, and became manager to Mr Samuel Brine, 104, London-road. He was Mr Brine's manager for nearly two years at a salary of 30s a week. A brother of his was with him in the shop. Mr Brine was in London, but came down to Liverpool occasionally. Witness paid the takings into the Manchester and District Bank, Water-street, and afterwards into the North-western Bank. He bought tho business from Mr Brine on 1st October, 1S82. lie agreed to pay X400 for the stock, fixtures, and goodwill, the terms being £70 cash down and the rest in four months bills. Of the X70 he had saved £30, which he had in the Post Office Savings Bank. Evans joined in the purchase of the busi- ness and found X40. He believed Evans got the f40 from a gentleman at Carnarvon. >ir Brine was paid out of the takings, and they got fresh tea and goods. The extensive business which they had since been carrying on was started on £ 70 each. He only entered two or three payments to Mr Brine in the cash book. They retailed tea, coffee, and sugar in the London-road shop. With every pound of tea they gave away an article that would be sold in the shops for one shilling. The price of the tea was 2s 4d, 2s 8d, and 3s a pound. The value of the present with each pound of tea was 8d or 9d. It would only be of the value of 8d or 9d whether the tea bought was 2s 4d or 3s, but the quality of the tea would be better if 3. was paid. The result of that process of giving presents had been a loss of Y,2,380 19s 3d in two years. The firm had five shops and a warehouse. He was not aware that there had been a loss until October or November this year. He never made out a balance- sheet of their business, and he did not think they ever took stock during the two years they were in business. His stake in the business, together with Mr Evans, was X70. No general cash-book was kept, but the cash-book of the London-road shop was kept written up. When he joined Mr Evans he had no deed of partnership. There was a deed drawn up afterwards, but he did not know where it was. The terms of the agreement between Evans and himself were that wit- ness was to put X30, and Evans X40 into the business. He did not remember that any arrangement was made as to profits, but witness was to receive £ 3 a week, and Evans f,4 a week. If they had made £ 2,380 profit, instead of loss, witness would liave got about a third of it, but it was never mentioned or agreed upon what they were each to draw. Witness bad had none of the partnership money. He had lived out of the receipts. The Registrar: What can you make of a man who is so stupid or so dishonest as first to say that he has had nothing out of the moneys, and then that he has lived out of the receipts. If this goes on, I will send him before the judge straight away. The Official Receiver: I cannot get anything out of these men at my office. If I want any important in- formation I must bring them before you. Witness further stated that his drawings out of the business had been limited to 93 a week for the last two years. Evans had drawn out about X4 a week. He detailed the mode in which the business was managed at the different shops which the firm had in Liverpool. William Jones Evans, the other debtor, in his exa- mination, said he had lecently been living in Warrington, in Leigh-street, where his wife was living, but he had also lodgings at 33, Needham-road, Liverpool. He reuaoved certain articles of furniture from the firm's shops in Liverpool to Needham-road, but they were only such articles as would be required for one house, and he hoped the creditors would make him a present of them. When pressed by the Official Receiver for particulars 8f these articles, he stated that they con- sisted of a broken sofa, broken chairs, an easy chair, and various things for culinary purposes. The good referred to were sent away in four large tea chests from the Rice-lane shop to Boote's repository in Elizabeth-street. He engaged a casual carter in the street to take them to that place in a spring cart. They were warehoused in Elizabeth-street in the F na no of Evans, Warrington. The Official Receiver pointing out that a sofa and chairs could not be con- veniently carried in tea, chests, the debtor explained that the tea chests in question contained other articles, such as were necessary for his existence in the Need- ham-road house. When the firm commenced business his partner had C,30 capital, and he (the witness) had 1:40. That X40 he borrowed from a Mr Evans of Carnarvon, and, therefore, his capital was borrowed capital. In the answers to questions he had stated that they had a capital of £ 300. What he meant to say was that what lie borrowed and the stock he acquired with the business represented that amount. There was a person in court to whom he owed a larger amount than the sum he had mentioned—namely, f300. The Official Receiver Who do you owe that to ? Witness: That person there (pointing to a fashion- ably-dressed female). The Official Receiver Who is that ?—Miss Anne Jane Owen. The Official Receiver What assets had you against these debts ?—Nothing. The Oflicial Receiver: Then you were practically insolvent when you started, as you were in debt ?— Yes. In answer to further question- the debtor stated that previously to starting the tea business he had been engaged in various occupations, including an advertisement business, and manager of the news- paper Exchange, in Fleet-street, London. These occu- pations were not a very fat living, and he was glad to go into the tea business when lie had an opportunity. He bad failed before—about 1872—when he was a grocer at Dolgelley. He believed he paid a dividend of 2s 6d in the pound, .and got his discharge from the Aberystwyth court. He had said in the questions and answers filed that he had not previously been a bankrupt because he thought that the question had no relation to what had occurred six years ago. There was no deed of partnership between himself and Weddell. There was an arrangement, but it was one of those arrangements where there was 110 arrange- ment. There was 110 arrangement as to a division of profits, but he drew from the receipts of the business about £ 4 and his partner about £ 3 a week. About June, 1883, lie had a shop in Bangor-street, Carnar- von, but it was a loss. That was managed by Miss Anne Jane Owen, who was known as Mrs Evans. They had a clearance sale, and the balance of the stock was sold by auction. He kept no books, but he had a banking account, and he remitted the money received from that shop to his partner iu Liverpool to pay creditors' accounts. With reference to the shop in Park-road, it belonged to Mrs Weddell—mother of the debtor Weddell—and he hail never anything to do with it. The name over the shop was Caper and Green, but it was altered last week to Hong Kong. He was consulted in the matter by T. J. Weddell and William Weddell, and told them that the name Caper and Green was not very sweet in Liverpool, and they had better alter it to llongKotig. Their business in Liverpool had been conducted in a loose way, but if they had been allowed to continue it they would have improved in their mode of carrying on business and keeping books. He was sorry to say there had been no check upon the managers in the different shops, but he thought he could show clearly how the money was j lost if he had time to do so. Cross-examined by Mr C^uilliun, the witness admitted that he had borrowed X40 wilh which to start business, and that lie had also borrowed E300 from Miss Anne Jane Owen. He got the last-named sum from Miss Owen about July, 1880, at Carter's Hotel, Lord Nelson-street, Liverpool, where they then resided together as imn and wife. lie got it by instalments. He had come to Carter's Hotel from his home in Dolgelley. Miss Owen resided at Llanbedrog, Carnarvonshire. He denied that lie induced her to leave that place on the pretence that he would take her to Liverpool and marry her, or that he took her to an office at Wrexham which he told her was a registry'office, and that they there signed a book which he presented to her as a marriage register. —Mr Pride objected to the course the examination was taking, and said it must be confined to the debtor's dealings with his creditors. That court must not be made a vehicle of scandal as to any supposed promise of marriage, or fictitious marriage.—The Registrar asked Mr Quilliam to proceed, without importing into the case more scandal than was necessary.—In reply to further questions, the witness said that lie got the money from Miss Owen because she was ambitious to go into the public house business, and they took a house, No. (jt), Brownlow-hill. It was taken in his name, and he gave over X200 for the goodwill and fixtures. After they had been there nine months they gave it up, having received notice to quit from the landlord because a quarter's rent was not paid. He signed a transfer to Mr Ham- mond, brewer, the landlord, on condition that he was to be free from the rent and an account of about X40 which he owed, and to receive X20 in cash, which was paid him. Since that time he had given Miss Owen money, but he could not ay that it was actually interest on the money. He considered that he had given her something mor 0 ikan interest. At the shop in Carnarvon Miss Owes, who managed it, was known as Mrs Evans. (Mr Quil- liam here asked a question with regard to the birth of a child in February, 1881, but, on being checked by the Registrar, he did not pr6ss the question). The witness, proceeding, said the principal reason why he closed the shop in Carnarvon was that he wanted Miss Owen to leave that place. Subsequently, Miss Owen and himself called on Mr Ellis, a solicitor in Chester, when instruc- tions were given for a writ to be issued. That writ was now produced. He denied that he was the sole spokes- man in the matter, and said that Miss Owen also gave instructions. The writ was against Messrs W. Weddell and Co., of Liverpool, for X300 borrowed in 1872. He denied that he gave the date of 1872. That date was in- correct, and he was sufficiently a lawyer to know that if the date had been 1872, there could have been no claim. Miss Owen paid the fee of X2, which was required by the lawyer for issuing the writ. He was served with the writ personally in Park-lane, Liverpool. He denied that lie represented himself to be a cousin of Miss Owen. As the result of the writ, sheriff's officers were put in pos- session of the London-road shop. To get rid of them he went over to Chester and saw Miss Owen, and she gave him a receipt for £ 100 in settlement of the claim. He gave her the £100. He denied that when the receipt was signed a portion of it was covered by a piece of blotting paper, and that subsequently he put his hand in his pocket and, producing £100, said that that was all he could possibly pay. Mr Sampson, on behalf of the petitioning creditor and others, stated that be would not be able to finish the examination that day, and Mr Pride elected to reserve his questions until after Mr Sampson had examined the debtors. The examination was then adjourned to the 26th of January at eleven o'clock, and the debtors were ordered to file, within a month, a cash account from the com- mencement of the partnership business, distinguishing payment for goods and the drawings of each partner, with a separate account of the Carnarvon business.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES. On Wednesday, a meeting of the College Seal and Arms Committee was held at the college. Pre- sent, Col. the Hon. W. E. Sackville West, Principal Rcichel, Prof. Rhys, and Mr J. Lloyd Griffith. Communications were read from Lord Powis, and Mr Morris C. Jones, and it was resolved that the seal should consist of the arms of Gwynedd and Powysland impaled upon the shield, with the lion of Gwynedd as overt, the whole to be surrounded by the Latin inscription Sigilluvv Collegu Cambrae Septentrionalis A.S. MDCCCLXXXIV, the heraldic motto to be Goreu dawn deall." At the same time a meeting of the Finance Committee was held, there being present, Messrs. A. Darbishire (in the chair), R. Davies, M.P., J. R. Davies, and J. Lloyd Griffith. This was followed by a meeting of the General Purposes Committee, the attendance in- cluding Col. the Hon. W. E. Sackville West, Messrs. R. Davies, M.P., J. Roberts, M.P., J. Lloyd Griffith, M.A., R. A. Jones, B.A., Principal Reichel, and the secretary (Mr W. Cadwaladr Davies). The tenders for the erection of the biological laboratory being too high, they were referred back to the sub-committees. In the afternoon the council met under the presidency of Colonel West. There were also present Messrs. R. Davies, M.P., J. Roberts, M.P., R. W. Hudson, W. A. Darbishire, A. Wyatt, J. R. Davies, R. A. Jones, Prof. Rhys, Principal Reichel, Professor Henry^ Jones, J. LI. Griffith, W. Glynn Williams, Ravs. E. Herber Evans, Samuel Davies, Daniel Rowlands, and the secretary. Reports of the Finance and General Purposes Committees were adopted. The report of the Seal and Arms Com- mittee having been adopted, the committee was ordered to bring out a fresh design, based upon its recommendation at the next meeting of the council. The reports of the senate and committee of selec- tion having been read, the council proceeded with the election of a lecturer in Latin. Out of nineteen candidates, five were placed on the selected list, and ultimately the choice of the Council fell upon Mr E. V. Arnold, M.A., Fellow of Trinity and Lecturer at Girton Colleges, Cambridge. Mr Arnold had a most distinguished university career, being bracketed senior classic and being second for Chancellor's medal in 1880. He also graduated 15th Wrangler in the same year. A letter was read from Dr. Dobbie, handing over to the College a large quantity of alkaloids, &c., which had been sent for the chemical museum of the College by Messrs. T. and H. Smith and Co., Duke-street, Edinbugli, to whom a vote of thanks was ac- corded. The secretary reported that extension lectures had been held by the College professors during the term as follows :-History, once a week, by the Principal, at Bangor and Carnar- von; and botany by Mr R. W. Phillips, B.A., B.Sc., once a week at Bangor, and twice a week at Llanrwst. The secretary, in conjunction with the Senate, was authorised to arrange similar lectures for the next term at Bangor, Carnarvon, Rhyl, Llanrwst, Festiniog. Portmadoc, Llangefni, and other places, from which applications had been received.

A PORTMADOC SHIP WRECKED. Captain Jones and the crew of the ship Princcss of Wales, of Portmadoc, were landed on Monday at Great Yarmouth. The vessel was bound to Newry with timber from Frederickstadt, and was totally wrecked on Wednesday last in the North Sea during fearful gales.

CEMMAES, ANGLESEY. IXTERMHNT—The funeral of Mrs Jones, Bryn Neuadd, Cemmaes, whose death was announced last week, took place on Wednesday, the 10th inst. The rain fell heavily and incessantly, and the weather was cold and boisterous. Nevertheless, as a mark of sym- pathy and respect to the deceased and her family, the funeral was attended by an immense concourse of friends. The carriages contained the mourners, viz., Mr J. Jones (husband), Master .1. Owen Jones (son), brothers and sisters, and other relatives of deceased, There were 23 vehicles, and hundreds of pedestrians kept up to the burying ground,a distance of Jtliree miles The Rev Mr Lewis, vicar of Waenfawr (cousin of Mrs Jones), read and prayed at the house The coffin was covered with floral tributes of affection, including a magnificent wreath from her mother, and a similar one from her brothers and sisters. Among the senders of the others were Miss Jones, Bodliunod, Mrs Robert Peel of Manchester, Mr Evan Jones of Liverpool, Miss Peel, Mr Kyffiu, and Miss Morgan, Brynllwyd. The service was conducted by the Rev. T. Evans, Indepen- dent minister of Amlweh. The body was placed to rest with those of her father and sister at Ebenezer, Llanfecheli. The Rev. Owen Thomas of Carrog, so well known in the history of the early Independents in Anglesey, was the first buried here, so that in direct descent four generations of the family of Henblas and Carrog lie in this cemetery.

DOLBENMAEN.—Mr Owen F. Williams, son of Mr Owen Williams, Consor, Dolbenmaen, has successfully passed the final examination with honours for L.Th. (Licentiate in Theology) at Durham University. FRUIT FOR DESERT.—Birkett's Stores have now received the bulk of their Christmas Fruit. They beg to draw utteatioa to its superior quality.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH CARNARVON. To the Edito)- of ihe OBSERVER AND EXPRESS. SIR,—In a leading article in the Observer aw! Express of the 12th ult., you say "that Mr Puglie- Jones' political creed seems to be satisfactory, and he has taken unusual interest in the North Wales College, has written more letters auent thereof than we can number without extensive reference, though nobody seamed to pay much attention to them," and you proceed to speak of my publishing a preliminary address to the electors of South Carnarvon as An intrusion," that "Mr Jones-Parry, M.P., will in all probability choose to sit for that division." and that £ there are two or three men, men who have done immense service for the Liberal cause in the county, who ought not to be overlcoked in deference to an outsider who has done little or nothing," and that 11 every candidate should submit his claims to the Liberal Association." Permit me to say that my address was published at the suggestion of prominent leaders of the Liberal party in South Carnarvon, and to suppose that I, an intimate personal friend of Mr Jones- Parry's, seeing him almost daily, have announced myself a candidate for the southern division without communication with him, or before he had definitely and finally elected to retain the seat for the boroughs, and which he so worthily fills, is a pre- sumption as silly as it is inconceivable. You know the moral of the fable of dog and piece of flesh. My family have resided at Ynysgain for centuries, and they have ever been found close to the Liberal banner when the strife of parties raged, and there is not a hamlet in LleYIl and Eifionydd which my father did not visit when its turn came to hold the monthly meeting. His face was as seldom missed from the gatherings of the Methodists as from the bench at the sessions, or the table of the Assessment Committee. Do the ties of residence, property, race, language and religion, an identity of feeling, and a community of interests bar a claim to the confidence of a Welsh constituency p What of the Englishman who took up his residence amongst us only the other day; you would embrace the English- man and the stranger, your own countryman you bid seek admission to the Englishman's castle. I look forward to a Wales represented by Welshmen, men bound together by all the affinities that are indispensable to the formation of a national party. I do affirm that if my friend Air Hugh Pughe entertains the honourable ambition of being the first member of this division, he has an indisputable claim to the vote of every Liberal elector. I have always thought that when he was jockeyed out of the presidentship of the Liberal Association, he was very badly treated. I was present at Mr Jones-Parry's first committee meeting in 1868, and our chairman was Mr Pughe, an excel- lent chairman, and courteous to all. I have never sought admission to the inner Council of the Liberal Association, and until 1882, I abstained from elbowing my way to the platforms of the Liberal candidates. But the records of the Herald and of other newspapers bear witness that I was not inactive, and that I was content to labour in a field which gave no return beyond the consciousness of duty rendered, and after all nobody may have paid any atten- tion to what I wrote." When the County Magi- strates assailed the late chairman of Quarter Sessions, who directed and maintained the defence ? And had that incident no connection with the success of the Liberal party in 1880? And may I ask you to name the men who have done immense service for the Liberal cause in the county, and who can more fittingly represent the Southern Division than I can? You are speaking of probable candidates; the cost will be some £1700. What I ask have been the immense services which these men have rendered, and have such services as they have rendered not obtained an ample recognition or a cheque in dis- charge ? I have always maintained that our successes are to be attributed to our aptitude to think for ourselves, to the influence of the Welsh Press, to the authority which our ministers exercise, and to the commanding eloquence with which they can charm and uplift the people. In reference to the College, it is the fact that I have written some six or seven letters, and strange to say; all my suggestions with one exception have been ingrafted upon the scheme. Our claim to revise the scheme was granted. The Council has been enlarged so as to embrace thirty-one members instead of 21, and at the last meeting of the Court of Governors, at my suggestion, a number of govern- ors were added to the Statutes Committee of the Council, and so as thereby to limit the duties of the Council to purely administrative functions, and the number of governors necessary to summon a court was reduced from 40 to 20. Moreover, Mr Rath- bone's resolution for the appointment of a com- mittee representative of the four colleges, with authority to direct the education of the Welsh, and which I had declared to be ultra vires the powers of the Council, has, by the Council which passed it. been shelved on that very ground. The excep- tion to which I refer related to the Court of Governors being empowered to maintain the number of life governors at 60 instead of 40, so as to enable the court to retain the services of some of the many excellent three years governors when their term of office expires. But the Charter can at any time be amended in this direction by a statute of court, and I thought that the amendment would be carried with more certainty two years hence. When I took my degree at Cambridge, of living men from this county I was theu the best first bar one, my friend Mr William Ellis, aud so far as I know, I continue to be so, and 1 conceived it to be just possible that on academical questions I might speak with some authority. There were many, and some of them young men, who had never been to a university or had obtained only a poll degree, or possibly a third class, rushing about and making no end of noise. Twenty years ago, I was taking a leading part in promoting new schemes for the administration of the schools of Beaumaris and Bangor, and the schemes which were obtained have conferred great benefits on the middle classes, and Mr Richard Davies, M.P., will, I think. admit that with very powerful interests arrayed against us I contributed of my labour and money without thought of any return, and, save from him and from his brother, I never received any contribu- tion. And in reference to the proposed grant of ESOOO a year to promote university education in Wales. I think I was the first to point out, in a few remarks at Pwllheli two years ago, and which were fully reported in a contemporary, that by reference to a Scottish Government Bill then before the Commons, our relative claim was not tsooo a year, but £ 17,000, a point afterwards frequently urged by the friends of Aberystwyth College. One word more. It is for the electors of South Carnarvon to select their man; to them is the trust confided, and they are fully competent to discharge their duty. I am, your obedient servant, R. PUGHE-JONES. 28, Kensington Garden-terrace, 14th December, 1884.

"HUNGRY EAST LONDON." To the Editor of the OBSERTER AND EXPRESS. SIR,—Christmas not being far off, I beg very earnestly for a little space in your influential journal to plead for the very poor of East London. We want to give 3,000 of these a substantial Christmas dinner in their own homes, that those dark and dreary habitations may be brightened for at least one day in 1884. Last year we gave to about 2,000, and the woeful instances of poverty and suffering which then came under notice, sickened the hearts of the committee who undertook the work of distribution. The misery unearthed cannot be described. It was impossible to read the particulars of the cases without a big lamp coming into one's throat. Every case is strictly enquired into, and as we have 130 weekly visitors, aud four missionaries constantly at work amongst the poor, we not only came in contact with an awful array of penury and distress, but have great facilities for discriminating between the deserving and iuiposters. We shali need 1150 at least. I trust your readers who are looking torward to a happy Christmas timi will not forget the abounding wretchedness and hunger of this great East London. Contributions, large or small, addressed to me at 16, Cottage Grove, Bow- road, London, E., will be most thankfully received and acknowledged.—Faithfully yours, zll W. EVANS HURNDALL. Harley-street, Congregational Church, Bow, Loudon, E., Dec. 11th, 1884.

CHEAP FLOUR AND THE PRICE OF BREAD AT CARNARVON. To the Editor of the OBSERVER AND EXPRESS. SIR,-Having observed in a contemporary a paragraph signed by "Paterfamilias," complain- ing that no adequate reduction has been made in the price of bread in this town since the impor- tant reduction in the prices of flour, I beg your permission to correct this error, and to demon- strate the fallacy of these statements. Pater- familias states that from a sack of flour con- taining 280 lbs., 332 lbs. of bread can be produced, whereas, according to the most reliable authorities, such as the Miller, a publication entirely devoted to such matters, combined with an extensive personal experience of more than twenty years in the flour and bakery business, no more than 320 lbs. of bread can be had from that quantity of flour. It is quite evident from this fact that the author of the paragraph in question has carried his argument too far in the treatment of the sub- j ect, and I would kindly remind him of the old adage, "Two far East is West," or, in other words, an attempt to prove too much often results in proving nothing at all. We shall now come to facts. The best bread has been sold during the last three months at l1d. per lb., the second best at ltd., and the third at Id. Suppose, for in- stance, the best flour is sold now at 33s. per sack, it is the rule among bakers to have five shillings a sack for their labour, and if two shillings be allowed (and this amount must appear moderate to every sensible mind) for the trouble and risk of retailing the bread in both small and large quantities, the indictment of Paterfamilias against the trade in Carnarvon is established upon very frail basis indeed. We feel quite confident that this simple explanation will remove every doubt of unfair dealings which may pos- sibly exist in the public mind, arising from erro- neous statements published by persons possessing but imperfect knowledge of the subject in its various connections. We do not blame "Pater- familias for exposing what he believed unfair, but, on the contrary, we are disposed to praise him for thus affording an opportunity to explain what appeared as inconsistent, not only to his mind, but to the minds of many others. Hav- ing assumed the defensive in this case. perhaps we may be allowed to make some few more observations. About two months ago, subse- quent to the last reduction in the prices of flour, a list appeared in a Liverpool paper with the prices of bread in different large towns of England, issued under the authority of a London town clerk, who had investigated the matter, and, according to that list, the bread was sold in the majority of these towns at Carnarvon prices, viz., a four pound loaf for sixpence, and an eight pound loaf for a shilling. If Pater- familias" will be pleased to make further in- quiries, he will be able to arrive at the conclusion that Carnarvon enjoys all the advantages of other towns, as regards the prices of flour and bread, vvliatever may be said of other commodities. If any persons happen to get a small quantity of bread for their money, why should they submit to it when they can have more in other shops ? Wishing this Paterfamilas and his. together with all other heads of families and theirs, the necessary means to enjoy the amplitude of bless- ings prepared for us in consequence of the last "I plentiful harvest, I am, yours respectfully, WM. WILLIAMS, Baker and Four Merchant. Pool-street, Carnarvon.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR WELSH GIRLS, ASHFORD. P R I Z E DAY. The governors and friends of the school met at Ashford on the 16th inst. In the unavoidable absence of the treasurer, Mr Thomas Wood, of Gwernyfed Park, the chair was occupied by the vice-treasurer, the Rev. J. S. Brownrigg, who read a long and exhaustive report from the Rev. C. J. S. Dawe, M.A., head-master of the St. Mark's College School, Chelsea. The report spoke in the highest possible terms of the tone, discipline and effi- ciency of the school. The vice-treasurer stated that he was desired by the House Committee to say that they proposed printing and sending the report to every parent and subscriber; and that anyone in- terested in the school could obtain a copy on appli- cation to the secretary, Mr C. \V. Jones. It was highly important that the good work done in the school should be known in the Principality. Upon one point he desired to lay special emphasis. The two scholars, to whom the highest honours of the day had been awarded, Miss Kate Price and Miss Gretty Lomax, who had obtained the two open scholarships, were children who had been at the school, the one from the first day it had opened, and the other from the second term. This fact could only bear one interpretation—that the teach- ing power of the school was most satisfactory. The scholarships, awarded by a perfectly impartial examiner, come to those who have longest in the school, notwithstanding the fact that the popularity of the school was now attracting children of no mean proficiency. He desired further to notice that the report spoke favourably, not merely of the advanced children, but of the whole school. Few could realize better than himself the value of this testimony. About two years ago, when the school opened, he had himself examined all the scholars who arrived on the first day; and, as an old diocesan inspector of schools, he could honestly say that they had begun work with children considerably inferior in knowledge to ordinary elementary scholars. They had now reached not in name only, but in deeds, the position of a good high school. The prizes were awarded as follows :—Scholarships Higher pay, Kate Price; Intermediate pay, Gretty Lomax. For Term's work: Form VI., Percy Thomas; Form Upper V.. Sylvia A. Williams Form V., Maggie Davis; Form IV., Jenny Jones; Form III., Lily Owen; Form II., Christy Owen Form I., Grace Rowlands. Music 1, Lily Williams 2, Mary Jones; 3, Lydia Hall. Drawing: 1, Mabel Newell; 2, Ethel Daniel. Among those present were Sir Alexander Wood, Mr R. Gosling, Rev. F. H. Dickinson, Dr. J. T. Jones, Mr Lewis Thomas, Rev. J. S. Brownrigg, Governors, Miss Wood, Mrs Gosling. The secretary, Mr C. W. Jones, delivered a parting address to the girls in the Welsh language. An excellent programme of vocal and instru- mental music inaugurated, and private theatricals terminated the proceedings.

irtg!it ftlarriag Ct nuir tttlrs. MARRIAGK W oOD-RoBEltTS-December 13th, at Jesmond Church Newcastle-on-Tyiie, by the Rev. G. P. Hall, Thomas Wood, Hainbow House, East Rainbow, to Ellen, the only daughter of Mr Hugh Roberts, 9, Osborne Ave- nue, Mewcastle-on-Tyne. DEATH. JONES — At Custom House-terrace, Conway, aged 48 years, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr Robert Jonse, Fisherman.

CARNARVONSHIRE & ANGLESEY INFIRMARY WEEKLY REPORT, Dec. loth, 1884. In-Patients I 16 Total number of Out-Patients admitted since October 25th, 1884 187 » >\ during the past week > t 32 Home Patients 45 Visitors for this week- AVilliams, and Right Rev, Lord Bishop. Hon. Physician „ Dr. Richards. Hon Surgeon 10 Dr. Hiigbes." .3 ii. KOLAND JONES, ixouse ourgeoa-

LLANDUDNO. TnE PAVILION".—Daring the past week the Pavi- lion has bee!' divided temporarily by curtains, and partitioned into two concert halls of very convenient size. The hall facing the town is used for the daily concerts, and is found very comfortable and warm. ■ T. Bartley, of Denbigh, known as the Vale of Chvyd tenor, has been engaged as the artiste for the present week. PBTTY SESSIONS. On Monday, James Davies, Snov.'don Vaults John Roberts, Brynfordd Vaults arId Edward Roberts, Albert Vaults, Llandudno, were summoned by Superintendent Williams for selling adulterated whisky. The cases were proved, but the j ustices were disposed to be lenient, and let the de- fendants off on paying costs.—John Jones and Thos. Evans, labourers, were each fined 5s and costs, and to forfeit four nets, they being summoned under the Poaching Prevention Act.—Thomas Prys was charged with using the following threatening language to- wards Hannah Williams, on the 6th inst.:—"I will kill your husband. If he is not in the house I will burst open the door and smash everything." Mr Beilis appeared for complainant, and said the threats arose out of a family dispute about some money. Defendant was bound over in the sum of £ 5 to keep the peace for six months. DISESTABLISHMENT.—A public meeting in support of the disestablisnment of the Church in Wales was held on Friday night at Llandudno. Mr T. Barker, peesident of the Llandudno Liberal Association, occupied the chair. The speakers iacluded Mr R. Fisher, the deputation from the Parunt Society Mr S. Roberts, the Revs. J. Spinther James. J. Eiddon Jones, the district secretary, and other irtinistei-s,-A meeting will be held at Conway to-night (Friday). FINE ART SALE.—On Friday, Mr Felton concluded his sale of fine art property from Clifton Lodge, the collec- tion including the gallery of paintings formed by the late Mr Hill. There was a large attendance, but, con- trary to anticipation, the prices paid ruled rather low. The highest figure reached was 69 guineas for a George Moreland; 13 guineas was paid for Gipsies," by William Thayer; 15 guineas for a landscape by P. Nasinvth; a gallery painting. "Achilles at the Court of Lycomeiies." was knocked down at 12 guineas the principal other lots being two companion landscapes by Schutz, which also reached 12 guineas; a horse's head, by the elder Herring, 3 guineas; a gallery picture by G. Jones. R. A., guineas ''A Holy Family," artist un- known, 10.J guineas a miniature by Cosuay, of George IV. when Prince of Wales, X3 5s.; a set of medallions, by G. liaise, 6 guineas; "The Last Judgment," by Bronzino, ou vellum, 5 guineas; a portrait, ascribed to Rembrandt. 'J* guineas; and "La Dentiste," on brass, hy Houthilrst, V gnmeas. The antique china, of whieh there was a small but very choice collection, reached high figures. liAZAAB.—The Mayor of Conway (Mr D. P. Davies;, on Wednesday, opened a bazaar at the -ill, in aid of the building fund of the proposed English Presbyterian Church. A WELsH MINISTER'S WIDOW ROYAL BOUNTY. —The Rev. J. Spinther James has received a com- nrnniration from Mr Gladstone stating that he has made a grant Of Y, 100 out of the Royal Bounty Fund to Airs Williams, widow of the late Rev. John Wil- liams. Baptist minister, Rhosllanerchrugog, the translator of the New Testament into modern "Welsh. Mrs Williams resides at Llandrill-yn- Rhos. and has reached her ninetieth year. PROPERTY SALE.—On Wednesday, by Mr Felton, ) at the Queen's Hotel, Llandudno, a leasehold pro- perty, known as Clifton Lodge, the residence of the late Mrs Hill, was sold to Mr John Heywood, Manchester, for £ 2550. IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS, WEDNES- DAY.—Present: Dr Bold Williams (in the chair), Messrs Felton, Conway, Elias Jones, Dr Dalton, Rev. J. Spinther James, Messrs J. Jones (St. George's Crescent), G. Pugh, J. Ridge, W. Evans, G. L. Woodley, R. Clay, J. Ridge, W. Bevan, I. M. Young, W. Williams, and T. Bartley. A letter was read from Messrs T.W.Griffith, and J. Beilis. stating that they had audited the accounts of the Commissioners, and found they were correct. Mr Ridge, in moving the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee, said that the financial position of the Board was never better than at the present time, the amounts outstanding on the improvement rate being very small.—On the report of the Works Committee, Mr Felton adversely criticised the repairing of the road leading to Llan- er1 11 rhus, which he described as being more a ploughed field than a thoroughfare. He also urged that more precautions should be exercised in working the Bod- afon quarry. Mr Bevan, in moving the adoption of the report of the Works Committee, said that the revision of the building bye-laws had been com- pleted, and adapted to local requirements. One hundred additional trees had been planted in various thoroughfares in the town, and there being a com- plaint by the police of the want of a pinfold in which to place stray animals, it had been decided to appro- priate a small portion of the large yard, upon which there was a lease of 999 years, to that purpose.— Mr Spinther James urged the desirability of taking steps towards the improvement of the Parade, for wliich very little had been done during the last three years.—The Chairmau replied that the Parade was last season in better condition for pedestrians than it had been for some years.—Mr James proposed that the question of paving three cabstands, as re- commended by the Works Committee, at an esti- mated cost of Y,180, stand over until the outlay was included in the estimates for the next rate.—Mr Bartley seconded the proposal, which was supported ibyMr Ridge, on the grounds that the recommendation was not in the estimate. The improvement rate had been collected, and if they went on spending money upon objects not included in the estimate he did not know where they would be at the end of the year. [,.e clerk (Mr Marks) said that in the loan £ 2000 hall been included for the improvement of the Parage- Six voted for postponing the matter, and ten in favour of the recommendation of the Works Committee, which was adopted.

MOLD. ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—The third of a series of entertainments, in aid of the fund of this Church, was held on Thursday evening last, at the Westminster-road schoolroom, when the chair was occupied by Mr W. H. R. M. Johnson, N. P. Bank, Mr J. P. Adams ably acting as accompanist. The Tv v, D. B. Evans (pastor), introducing the'chairniau, that out of the two classes of society, those who permit their talents to be dormant, and those who me them for the benefit of others, their chairman was, .evidently, of the latter class, for though he had resided in their midst but a short time, he had connected him- self with the Choral Society, and other similar move- meat* in the town. Mr Johnson thanked Mr Evans and tii*; audience for their cordial reception. It altordcd him much pleasure to be present that eveninsr, and they would, doubtless, be glad to hear that it was not his intentien to inflict a speech upon them. He invariably felt that the least said by the chairman upon such occasions the better, as he kn?w from experience, when among the audience, how tedious wa.f the speech of a verbose chairman. He was much pleased to see so large an audience present, which he thought, considering the number of entertainments, Ac., held at the Town Hall and elsewhere, as a matter npon which the committee were to be congratulated. Entertainments of this class were undoubtedly an -influence for good, for not only did they afford oppor- tunities to talented persons of imparting pleasure to others, hut it also lllspued a spirit of emulation among the younger people to do likewise. Other character- istic's of these entertainments were, that not only were they a relaxation from the depressing and monotonous round of daily labour, but they were also brought within the reach of the poorer classes, who were unable, l ike their more wealthy neighbours, to attend entertain- ments, &c., at the Town Hall. Little more need be S'fcid in their favour if they but considered the laudable •object to which the proceeds were devoted—the pro- motion of religion-the assistance of public worship ( applause). An interesting and attractive programme was then gone through. MIt IIKNIIY ST. JOHN* DIGBY -A preliminary meeting, relative to the celebration of this event, was held at the Black Lion Ifotei. oil Monday afternoon last, when there were present the Revs. Thomas Jones, M.A., vicar W. LI. Protheroe, B.A., T. E. Jones, and Messrs C. P. Morgan, T. T. Kelly, Thomas Ollis, S. Beresford, J. Corbett, Robert Jones, J. E. Davies, Job Edwards, J. S. Swift, »tKl Thomas H. Ollive. The vicar having been unani- A'Sc ily elected chairman, letters of apology for absence 'read from Mr P. B. Davies Cooke, Maes Alyn, ■iiiufctlie Rev. W. D. Owen, Gwernaffield. Those pre- senf.resolved themselves into a working committee, and Mr Corbett was unanimously elected treasurer, .auC Mr Ollive hon. sec. It having been resolved that a subscription li^T foe opened, the following SUMS WI.TC promiseld in, the room:-T)ie Vicar, .El Is; Mr Corbett, U 11 Xr Kelly, ii Is; Mr Morgan, fl is: Rev. W, LI. Protheroe, £1 Is; Rev. T. E. Jones, £1 Is; Messrs Swift, XI Is; A. T. Keene, £1 Is; Beresford, XI It; Ollis, 10s 6d; J. E. Davies, 10s 6d; Robert Jones, 10s 6d Job Edwards, 10s 6d. Printing and adver- tising arrangements having been made, and the next 1 9 committee meeting having been fixed for the 29th inst., a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. GWERSYMYMDD MISSION CHAPEL AXD THE MOLD NATIONAL INFANTS' SCHOOLROOM:.—We have ben favoured with the statement of the contributions and disbursements connected with the enlargement of the above buildings. The receipts (comprising sub- scriptions, grants, offertories, proceeds of bazaar and entertainments, &c.), amount to X727 14s. 4d.. and the payments to £ 7^6 10s. 3d., leaving a balance (which is devoted towards building a new class-room at the Mold schools) of S21 4s. Id. In addition to a subscription of Sio, Mr T. T. Kelly very kindly gave a piece of land at Gwernymynydd, for the enlarge- ment purposes; whilst, in addition to his subscription of 10s. 6d., Mr Thomas Yorke gratuitously gave the printing in connection with the bazaar of Christmas 1883, valued at S10 10s.

MOLD NOTES, Mr Henry St. John Digby Raikes, eldest son of the Right Honourable II. Cecil Raikes, M.P., attains his majority on the 23rd instant. The event will be celebrated by a private ball to be held at the Town Hall, and also on the following evening by a private theatrical performance The advent into the town of Mr W. H. M. K. Johnson is hailed by the townspeople with much pleasure, for that gentleman is evidently to become a public man. He has already connected himself with the Choral Society and appeared on a public platform, on Thursday evening last, at the third of a series of Westminster-road entertainments. An event happened the other day which might have terminated seriously for at least one of the parties concerned. The following account of the affair was furnished me by a youth named Ebenezer Jones, one of the principal actors in the scene I refer to :—" I was leaning against the door-post of a house occupied by Thomas Jones, a sawyer, in a court adjoining the Independent chapel. Peter Jones, a son of Thomas Jones, reached a gun suspended from the ceiling, and unaware that it was loaded, he drew the trigger. The gun was heavily charged with shot which flew in the direction of my face. Had I not avoided the charge I should inevitably have been killed; two ..shots entered my ear which bled profusely." Unlike his preceding performance, Mr Alexander I Scott's thought-reading entertainment on Monday evening last was almost a complete fiasco. The audience did not number more than sixty persons, and the proceedings throughout lacked that en- thusiasm and interest which marked the performance of last week. I am gratified to learn that Mr John Langford Williams has been appointed surveyor and .sanitary inspector of the Holywell district of the Holywell Union Sanitary Authority in succession to the late Mr J. Josephus Williams (ilolywell). It is an undeniable fact that few lives are as varied as our patient and obliging guardians of the peace. Not the least amusing episodes in their lives are the curious appeals made to them by the confiding public. Amusing incidents of this nature occurred last week, when applications were made for the apprehension of a son who declined to turn in before 10 p.m., and a daughter who refused to enter service!! Under what statute will the afflicted parents proceed ? (UILLR PRXNE.