The North Wales Express

MUNICIPAL PROGRESS. No better opportunity can be found of drawing the attention of tbecitize-is of var- ious municipalities to their duties than the present time. when the keenest interest is aroused in matters local by the coining elec- itons. Every man and woman who is pos- sessed of the rights of citizenship has also correlative duties to perform; we cannot r claim our own rights without at the same time acknowledge the rights of others. Li this lies that paramount duty which is ir- cumbent upon all of us to reeognize a.s of rta first importance the general welfare of the communitv. We ,"0..11,,} all upon the electors of Car- narvon to consider this when casting their votes in favour of one or other of the can- didates. The} are asked to choose as their representative upon the Council gentlemen who either as adherents and supporters of the party of <4&is-you-were" or of the party of progress and reform. The Conservative members of th* Corporation seem to think r that Carnarvon has reached perfection, and that we ought r o jog along till doomsday without making any attempt to lIDprove the condition cf the- town or multiply its re- sources. It is still fresh in the memory of every ratepayer into what a confusion and •' disorder the finances of the town were thrown, or rather gradually drawn ,by the "rest and be thankful" policy of the Tory majority.' We hava shown in our last issue hov successful the party of progress has been in reducing ooÚer out of the chaos; not only ha.ve the enormous debts in which the Corporation found itself been wiped away, but- now the raserw funds and credit bal- ances amount to several thousands. In 1893 the arrears oj. rate and rente owing to the Corporation exceeded £ 4000, those are now practically nil. Again, let us look m another direetioii-, what is being done to better the condition of the town itself and to improve its trade. An important Act was carried through Par- liament this year, which gives powers to the Corporation in relcttkm to the Anglesey "Ferry, the "Unstruction of a pier, and the throwing of a"wing bridge over the Seiont, and for other purposes. However great the benefits this Act might confer upon the town, whatevei impetus its trade would re- ceive thereby, yet a deliberate attempt was oaaade to wreck- the Bill at the very outset 'by the leading members of the Tory party. Every hindrance was put it. the way of its "becoming an Act of Parliament; phant-om -dithe,ulties were created, fortunately only to 1be swept aside by the good seiise of the elee- ifeoraie who choose as representatives men "who were pledged -to do thier-iiu most to see tile Bill through until it becamr law. This is now an accomplished fact, aiit-i events will certfiisiy justify th6 hard work entailed in bringing'.A about. A better mentis of land- ing sit tic Anglesey &ide and a outf e efficient despatch of goods to and from tfcat county win soon -attrac to Carnarvon the en- tire -trade of the populous district which lies it-ithin eas) reach oi Taivfoel. The construction of a badge overihe Aber supplies a long-felt want, and this, together with the-road which in time will be°made toward's Dinas Dinlle, wid undoubtedly ex- tend the boundaries of Carnarvon, give em- ployment to -the working classes, and gen- r. 11- 1- I. 'I tl'uO wwm trade. Hut these, are not the only powers this Act confeis upon the Cor- poration. For instance, in future the ap- pointment (if overseers of the poor and of the assistant overseer will rest with the ,-Council, and when we consider tha.t the assessment, of the t&wn is the work of the overseers, it will be stem how important this change is, as regards the fair valuation of this parish. Then, again, instead of there being a separate demand and collection of poor-rate, district rate, and water rate, as .at present, a form of rate may be prescribed which-will include- the three, and so mater- ially curtail the expenses of collection. It, will thiis be seen that this Act. which aims at a vast amount of pubic work, also pro- vides the means of enhancing the revenues of the borough and of reducing the expen- diture. The active part the three retiring ^Progressives, the Mayor, Dr Parry, and Mr John Rees, have taken in the obtaining of tfhis -^nactmesit at once proves them to be Men who have th egood of the town at heatt, Toid tfho are eager to serve the best interest-? of the burgesses, while in Messrs Thorns Hughes and Gri tilth Owen they -will find col- leagues who will ably second them in their effoKs to put the newly-acquired powers into operation. into operation.

LLEYN RURAL COUNCIL. A meeting of the above Council was held on v\ tvJnesday, Mr J. T. Jones being in the chair.-A rate of 3d. in the £ was levied.- The widening of the road near Llanengan School had not yet been commenced. The Surveyor was instructed to see to the matter. Seeing that a committee had presented nverbal report, Mr J. T. Bees pointed out that such a proceeding might lilid them in a difficulty.—The Clerk said that the rule -was to present written repwtg.-It was stated that more money vere spent on t,ve £ ?nfi0I7l<Id r°a(k, than the roads fey £ 40. Lleyn roads were in a shockingly bad state, and they could not be properlv repaired with the amount of money allowed be spent on them.—A road called Pen Lon Narm-ey had no protection on on* side though there was a deep precipice there, and pedestrians or vehicles might meet wifch a serious accident there.—The agent of the Gwynfryn Estate expressed his willingness 1 repair the place if the estate were held re- was resolved to enquire into I the mat er.-Rcv J. William., Ellis cm- p amed that the road from Trallwvn I.o.lrre I via Peneaenewydd, to ''hvvi,u« station, wqq I very ba.d,-so bad tha.t vehicJE'<; could hardlv said that the r< ,^an(' Chairman take it over —T?' Council wollId not. water at ppnfw> e ,as an overflow of Ellis's prow^TneW7 from Mr Williams very much^fh/°r ■!anmg°'1 the road Pa? the road CwwwI resoive<1 to

TEE BlNGoR TCMNCIPAL ELECTIONS Im17. TO THE ELECTORS OF BANGOR. The circumstances under which you are called upon to record your votes this year are very different from what they were at the last election. It will be-within your recollection that dirring that election, a number of very ser- ious charges were brought against the self- styled Progressive Party in the Town Coun- cu chaiges of secrecy, misrepresenta- tions, and irregularities in the management of our municipal affairs. a These charges were denied with great ve- jiemence in circulars and manifestoes, which were printed and distributed amongst von • I but they were all tlue, aiad you know now that they were true. We will recall to your memory some of the statements then "made by them to try and prove their own wisdom, foresight, and capacity in matters municipal. They then Sodd ('The pier will not cost the. frown a single brass farthing, and it is by no means unlikely -chat it will return a handsome profit. These are facts, ladies and gentlemen, not half truths, and cooked figures, such as the :Ra.te- payers' Association have placed before you." "Mr Richard Davies, the chairman of the Pier Committee, has sent to you a communication on this sub ect (namely, J the pier). His figures are official, -and i they show thatatter paying all ex- penses, all charges for sinking fund and I interest, there is a prOiit on the pier lor the: last six months. All the-profits, of the pier'will go to reduce the rates. If the Ratepayers' Association tells you differently, do not relieve the Rate- payers' Association." The electors must bear in mmd that these statements were made and signed by gen- tlemen who—as town councillors—had free access to the books of the Corporation, and who eoitld command the officials to supply them with accurate returns of all the re- ceipts and expenses in connection with the pier, so that they must have known or their ignorance is wholly unpardonable— that they were deliberately misleading you for the purpose of returning their candidates and of plunging the town into further debts On the other hand, you were told by this Association that there would be a deficiency of about £ 1400 on the pier by the end of May of this year, arid we now claim that everv statement we then made has been verified by subsequent events, while the statements made by the Progressive Party were ah- solutely unreliable. The acttfaTloss on the pier up to the 2oih March last was £ 1256, and altogether you have had to put up with an increase in the rate of 2s in the £ owing to the bad management and extravagance of I the "Progress and Poverty" party. Should I y any cf these gentlemen call upon you to ask for your vote this year, please ask them to explain their ignorance or their deception of last year. For some time they have been doing all in their power to thrust upon you a scheme for lighting the town with electricity, and thus cripple the gas works, which yield a profit of t-i00 to the town last year. Already they have spent t-ver £ 900 on preliminary costs over this scheme, ¡Hid at the Board of Trade Inquiry held in April, 1896, Mr Marshall, Q.C., appeared at your expense, and called a number of scientific and local witnesses to prove that the erection of electric light works" for Ban- gor was a matter of urgent necessity and there is not the slighest. doubt that if the Board of Trade had granted a license the worKS would have been completed by now, and the town would have beeri. saddled with this unwise and unnecessary expenditure of your money. We find th;tt. in September, 1895, on the motion of Dr Grev Edwards seconded by Mr Richard Davies, the-Pro- gressive Party resolved, "That, the Com- mittee be empowered to take whatever steps it may think necessary to carry out a scheme at once so as to be in a position to open electric light works at the end of 1896." This Association has persistently opposed this reckless speculative spirit in the Council, and, supported by a number of respons-ible gentlemen in the Council itself, we have so far succeeded, and we are now gratified to find the apparent collapse of this mighty Party. J In the early part of the pre-entcanipaigri we are told that because Councillor Robert Roberts declined to pledge himseJf to vote for the immediate introduction of eleefn'e light into Bangor and to follow the lead of Dr Grey Edwards, he was snmmarilv thrown over by this party, and for nearly a week he ceased canvassing the electors of the East Ward, and another candidate, in the person of the Editor of the "North Wales Chronicle" was adopted to support this scheme. When however, the canvassers returned after making a preliminary canvass of the differ- ent wards and reported that they could get no support, and that the ratepayers had lost confidence in the" Brass Farthing j Prophets" of last year, we find, to our great .surpri.??, that both the candidate for the est Ward, and the solitary electric light candidate for the North Ward have dropped the scheme like a hot potatoe, and for elechonering purposes, at any rate, they are now advocating the extension of the gas works on precisely the same lines « we did last year. 11. T"'II • • J I 1 a r R°bert Owen in their f i° the electors g° so far as to ay that under no circumstances will they jcte for bringing the Electric Light into present can > PersUado(1 th*t the present capacity of the gas worts m work, oftthe the "jnhtiofiT AU nease notice the suotlety of these sentences. You miv depend upon it, if yOU return these eenS men to the Council, they will soon fifd o^ 5ome excuse for supporting the party who lS bringing them out as candidates for the fWO wards. What did the Progressive Party say aflont electric light last year? Observe t.he fdtlow- ing extracts We support the Electric Lighting movement because it will be immlnS cheaper for the town." -V ^.The Electric Light will pay in Ban, "The Electric Light is cheaper than Gas, and is cheaper for the working man than his oil-lamp. This is a fact, and it the Ratepayers' Association tells you differently do not believe the Rate- I payers' Association." G" S0trlc L;sW «»» draper than br,lS .last year, and better for the working man, and was sure to pay !no^tnfS\h?r is thafc the candidates r-r y fe Rrass and Farthing Pro- P Je dr°PPed it from their pro- ?Knf\'or this ycar? :t *'°°M fore tVio r,ve ^yinswer to this question be- tpre the day of the poll. W e have never said that under no circum- ar.ee, „„M advoc,te the introducti. ot Ekctrir Light into Ran.-or, but we !u sav most emphatically that so far oiectnc light- ing is in xts experimental stage, and the pre- sent state of our finances does not justify frr ther experimenting with the ratepayers' money. This has been carried on too*' far lindor tJl pretence of progress:ad at the expense of neglecting urgoJÚ measures of sanitation. With a total rat^including water rate— of c7er 9? 6d in the £ it fc time to pause, and we askryot; to show your sense of disapproval at the -ay you have been de- ceived during the last 3 or 4 years. Our l'des have increased enormously during the last 12 yesrs, bui*"never as much as last year. When the town was incorporated the total expenditure on everything was only £2%1), while the expenses for this year were estimated at C6923 more than thev were 12 years ago What, is the result ? Occupiers of large houses are leaving the town, or are remov- ing to smaller houses, and the rents of houses occupied by the working classes— where the owners pay the rate—have been increased in proportion as the rates have in- creased, thus adding co the burden of the working classes, and reducing the value of properties in the town. n.. The candidates for the West Ward state in their address inats« mrty under the guid- ance of this Association was prepared to spend C12,000 on new gas works at Glan- adda. The fact that both the candidates approved of by this Association to contest the West Ward last year distinctly stated in their address to the electors that under no circumstances would they vote for the removal of tho to Glanadda, is sufficient to prove that this statement' is not true. Moreover the members of the Coun- cil who proposed purchasing the land at Glanadda have now entirely abandoned that scheme, and they agree with the suggestion made by this Association last year, namely, to erect a large gas holder only on' the pre- sent site and part of the land adjoining. This will cost about £ 4000, and will provide ample storage room for many years, and it will re- pay the outlay out of its resources. The net profit on the Gasworks last year was about £700. Even the Electric Light party has all along admitted that this extension was necessary, whether-e had Electric Light or not. J The statement made' by the "Brass Far-( thing prophets" last, year' have turned out to be absolutely false and unreliable and we claim for the Ratepayers' Association the credit of having faithfully and honestly we claim for the Ratepayers' Association the credit of having faithfully and honestly served the interests of the town at great pecuniary sacrifice to its members, and amidst the sneers and the insults of men who ave proved themselves absolutely unworthy of confidence in municipal matters. We, therefore," make a-vcry earnest ap- peal to you this year to lift yourselves above party and personal considerations, and re- cord your votes on the 1st of November to the following candidates, naaiely —orth 'Ward: Mr John Williams and Mr T. J. Williams; West Ward: Dr R. Rowland if ones and Mr Join Pugh; East Ward: Mr Robert Roberts.—At the request and on behalf of the Ratepayers' Association, we iai e the honour to be, your obedient ser- vants, CHARLES PIERCE, President JOHN L. VAFGHAN, Secretary. October, 1897.

CARNARVONSHIRE POLICE I COMMITTEE. The quarterly meeting of this-committee was held at the County Hall, Carnarvon, on W ednesday, under the presidency of Cap- tain 'N. P. Stewart (ehaiiman). 'The at- tendance also included Sir Hugh Ellis Nan- ney, Mr J. E. Greaves (lorc'-lieutenant), the Frederick Wynu, Colonel the Hon. I Sackviile West, Colonel Wynn Fineh, Messrs W. A. Dzirbisbire, H. Kneeshaw, J. R. Prit- chard, J. Menzies, J. Hughes, C. H. Darbi- shire, Robert Thomas, George Brymei, Ed- ward Jones, W. j. Parry, J. Jones-Morris, H. O. Jones, William Jones, William Evans, and Jonathan Davies, and Mr J. H. Bodvel Roberts (clerk), and Colonel Ruck (Chief Constable,, I THE CmEF CONSTABLES QUARTP-T- LY REPORT. The Clijf Constable, in his quartefly re- port, statecr that there was IDmar ked in- crease or decrease in either ths total num- ber of offences or in any particular class-of olfetice. Three were at present eight per- sons awaiting trial at the Quarter Sessions j for eight offences, and eleven perscwis at the As sizes for five offences. The number Of tramps relieved- during the past quarter was j 620, as compared with 541 in the correspond- | ing quarter last year. Number brought up J for begging, 18 convicted, 9; discharged, 1 4. The value of property stolen was £ 129 12s 6d. of which < £ 00 13s lOd was recovered. Three publicans were proceeded against for permitting drunkenness, and the three were convicted. He h, in accordance with the instructions of the committee at their last meetsng1, procured information as to the previous convictions;of persons convicted of drunkenness during \he quarter. The total I number convicted was 209, cf which 113 t-ere without any pitvious convictions re- corded against them. Two had been con- yieted twenty-eight times and one thirty times. Others had been convicted once and upwards P.C. 58 (J. H. Jones) had been promoted to the rank of sergeant during the quarter vice P,S. 9 (J. Roberts) retired on a superannuation allowance. As regarded the information the committee wished to have as to the use of bicycles by the police J [ ii, oth,(-r counties, he found upon enquiry tha,fc.25 counties purchase a limited number c-f bicytles for the use of the police 17 counties grant allowances of various kinds to constables using their own bicycles, and 13 counties neither purchase nor grant aJ- lowances. The prices paid per bicycle by counties which purchase them, range from I L15 to CC 10s. With respect to telephones, lie was informed that exchanges had now I 1. T., ocen opened at .Llandudno, Conway, Bangor and Carnarvon, which were also connected with the trunk line. The terms of subscrip- tion were Llandudno, £ 8 per annum; Con- way (being a branch o fLlandudno), £ 6 l/js per annum Bangor, £ 8 per annum; Car- narvon, ES per annum. Private lines, or extensions to residences from any police sta- tion at the rate of about £ 5 10s per mile. He had to submit for the consideration of the committee, some correspondence which he had had with the clerk of the Urban Dis- trict Council, Llandudno, with regard to the inadequate police supervision of that place. Upon this subject he could only say mat in his opinion a police force of one ser- geant and five constables for nine months in the year, with two additional constables for the remaining three months, could scarcelv be considered sufficient for a sea-side resort lik? Llandudno, with a permanent popula- tion of probably 10,000, and a high rateable lalue. He had also to lay before the com- mittee a letter from the borough acoour t- ant, Carnarvon, with reference to the ee tenancy of the room at present usel by thfm at the Guild Hall, Carnarvon. Mr Greaves asked what would be gained by providing police officers with bicycles. The Chairman replied that the officers would be able to execute their dut i with greater rapidity. The Chief Constable pointed out that th.-y would be very useful for sergeants in coun- section'1"10*8 purpose of visit«ig thezr Mr W. A. Darbishire thought that ordin- ary constables should not be provided witK ffnet and he m0V'ed a ProP°sition to this Mr Menzies held a similar view, ;.ad se- conded tne motion. Mr D. P. Williams considered that in provide bicycles for the force world be a •serious item for the county. He think the men would be as careful with the i?Mey tw h* -4 'IioiJt )fr Jones Morris asked the Chief Con- sirabL whethn h ethought bicycles were de- ;¡r;) hIp. The Chief Constable: Yes; a number of them. Mr Jones Morris proposed that sergeants UsinS their bicycles should be allowed 5s Per quarter. Mr R. Thomas also made a proposition, seconded by Colonel Wynn Finch that rea- sonable allowance be given according to ser- vice b o A number of other propositions were moved, but eventually it was resolved to make a nallowance of 7s 6d per quarter to the higher grade officers, whose service would bc, cort Ifie(I by the Chief Constable. On the motion of Mr J. R. Pritehard it was resolved to defer the 'question affecting 4.-L", L _1 'I Lill telephone for another quarter. 10 Chief Constable read correspondence which had passed between him and the clerk to the Llandudno Urban District Council relative to the inadequate police supervision of that place. He (the chief constable) had replied that he could not allow extra con- stables at Llandudno without the sanction of the Police Committee ,and that he would lay the matter before this authority. Mr J. Men/ies asked how did the number of police officers at Llandudno compare with other places. The Chief Constable replied that in Car- narvon and Bangor, the former with a po- pulation of rather under 10,000 and the latter with rather over that number, there were two sergeants and seven constables. Mr W. Evans said that the population of Llandudno was increasing at the rate of 400 a year. Mr J. R. Pritchard maintained that Car- narvon and Hangor should have a larger number of police officers than Llandudno, which had a moving population. Apart from the number of officers stationed at any place they should take into consideration the ques- tion of efficiency. At Carnarvon there were three 1897 men, two 1896, and one 1894. At Bangor there was not one first-class con- stable, but at Llandudno there were five. If I they were to allow extra men at Llandudno, other places in the county would apply for additional constables. This was a. matter that could not be decided at that meeting, and he contended that they should take a survey of the whole county. Mr J. Menzies referred to Ihe high rate- able value of Llandudno, and contended that the place ought to have better po';ce protec- tion. Mr Kneeshaw said that ther." were at Llandudno many strangers and persons of the domestic class which required to be looked after. There was also a great de»d of prostitution in the -own. The Chief Constable said that to allow two extra policemen was the best they could do for Llandudno. Mr J. Hughes remarked that as far as his opinion went they might easily spare a con- stable from Bangor and another from Car- narvon The Chief Constable: I could not spare I them. Mr W. J- Parry moved that one extra policeman e allowed for Llandudno, and that if necessary, the force be increased to this extent. I Mr W. Evans seconded. Mr C. H. Darbishire: The Chief Con- I stable advises us that two policemen are ne- J cessary, and to allow only one is half doing it. 0 After further discussion it was resolved on the motion of Mr J. R. Pritchard to rd-r the matter to a committee with instructions that they take into consideration the strength of the force throughout the funty. SUNDAY DRINKING AT PENMAEN- MAWR. Th^' Chairman read a letter received from the Conway justices relating to the preval- ence of drunkenness on Sundays at Pen- maenmawr consequent upon the opening of a social club at Penmaenan, and suggesting that instructions be given to the Chief Con- stable to deal with the matter. v ^nees^aw explained that a resolution bearing upon the same matter had been passed by the Penmaenmawr District Coun- cil. He went on to say that the Conway justices had refused to renew the license of a public house at Penmaenan, with the re- suit that a social club was started. Such a club might have a beneficial effectif proper- I 1 y controlled, but in the present instance such was not the case, and a petition, signed by the chief inhabitants of Penmaenmawr, praying upon the police authorities to take the matter in hand was submitted to the Police Committee. Those who frequented the qlub were able to get drink at any time j of the day and especially on Sundays, but a I circular had just been issued stating that the club would be closed from nine in the morning until six at night on Sundays until further notice. It was evident that its hab- itues feel that they were in error, otherwise they would not have issued the circular, but he nJjight say that drunkenness occurred after six o'clock. Sir Hugh ELlis Nanney How many mem- bers has the club ? Mr Kneeshaw: I daresay from 30 to 40. Mr W. J. Party Have we power to deal with the matter;? The Chairman I am afraid not. Mr C. H. Darbishire said the object of the resolution passed by the District Council was I to ask the Chief Constable to endeavour to bring the people who got drink at this club on Sundays before th* justices so that they niight be dealt with in a proper manner. He believed that the entrance fee was only Id believed that the entrance fee was only Id í (laughter), and those who frequented the I place were the riff-raff oi Conway and Llan- fairfechan. People coming from church often met these roughs surging along the streets of Penmaenmawr, and they appeared as if j they had been spending the night in the club. In fact Penmaemawr had become the scene of frequent orgies 03a Sunday after- noons. The Chief Constable I am told that things have improved very much lately. Mr C. H. Darbishire: As soon as the pre- sent agitation against the club is blown over, the club will be opened all day on Sundays. T I lour Jones Morns suggested that police constables should be posted in the front and at the back of the premises on Sundays, in order that they might be able to proceed against anyone coming out under the in- fluence of drink. Such a course adopted in connection with a similar club at Festiniog had ha.d the desired effect. Williams said that it was neces- <iry that they should do something to sup- press an evil of this kind,and unless stringent SHE fwer\taken b* the police he was Sshed W°Uld be eStab- The Chairman: I have no doubt that the eall T d° aU in his to ry out the wishes of the committee A recommendation to this effe-ct wa adopted.

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r CARNARVON. ——— SUNDAY SERVICES. CHURCH OF ENGLAND, /-v • ^icar,Eev J Wynne. Jones, M.A. Cbi.sc Church s> Ilo]y Communion, 11, Matins. Q. T> •••••♦• 6.30 Even Song. St David s Rev J. Kees Jones M A, (curate) 10.30, Matins. o. 6' Even Song. St Mary's Rev E O Jones, B.A. (cura e). 30. Holy Communion. .10, Matins 6, Even Song. Llanbeblig 1Q, Matins. 6, Even Song. BAPTIST. Caersalem. 10 & 6, Rev 0 Davies, D D. CALVINISTJC METHODIST. Castle Square 10 30 & 6, Rev D Hughes, M A. Moriai 10 & 6, Rev J D.Tone, Yiiysvbivl. Engedi 10 & 6, Rev R R Moms, Festiniog. Shiloh .10 & 6, Rev John Owen, M A. Criccieth. Beulah. 10 & 6, E-v R William;. Llan- gwyllog. CONGEGATIONALIST. Salem 10, Revs LI Bryniog Roberts. Williams, Bontnewydd. Pendref 10, Revs L Willioms, Bontnewydd. G, LI Bryuiog Roberts. WESLEYAN. Castlestreet(English)..10 30& 6, Rgv R W Lowrv. —, Bangor. F,benezer Revs R Jones Wil';ams, Penisa'rwaen; 6, R Hopwood, Penygroes ROMAN CATHOLIC. St Peter and St Paul Rev Father Jones. A black minorca pullet, exhibited by Mrs Nath. Roberts, llryncaclnant, at the Royal Dairy Show, London, secured second prize in the open class. Mr Ranleigh Jones, dentist, is about to remove from Bronygraig, North road, to Sea View, St. David's road. On Monday, thanksgiving services INeic, held at the chapels and churches of the town. Work of all kind was suspended for the day, and the principal business estab- lishments were closed. CAERSALEM BAPTIST CHAPEL—On Wednesday night, the 13th iiist., the Rev Owen Davies, D.D., and Mrs Davies were presented by the members and congregation of the Caersalem Baptist chapel with a splendid silver urn, a gold s-pectacle in silver case, and silver-mounted walking stick, on the occasion of the celebration of their silver wedding. The presentation wa.s made, on behalf of the ladies' committee, by Mr John Evans, Bridge street. Songs were rendered by Miss Roberta and Miss Annie J. Wil- liams, Pool street, and Mr Pritchard, Park Lodge; and recitations were delivered by J liss Arrnie Mary Humphreys, Bridge street, and others. Appropriate addresses were de- livered by Messrs Robert Thomas, J. D. Jones, Richard Roberts, and others. Dr Davies thanked the members of the congre- gation for their good feelings. The meeting was a most successful one throughout. TOWNLEY v. CRISPIN.—The Registrar of the Carnarvon County Court on Saturday received from his Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd his decision in an action heard at the last court, in which Mr Crispin, of the Prince of I Wales Hotel, Carnarvon, was sued by Mr Townley, public house broker, Liverpool, for £ 50, commission upon the sale of the effects at the Prince of Wales. The udge held that the sum of jE20 15s paid into court by the defendant was ample to meet the claim, and accordingly gave judgment for the defendant with costs. Mr Urwin, of Liver- pool, was for the plaintiff, and Mr Bryn Ro- berts, M.P. (instructed by Mr Hamer, of Carnarvon), for the defendant. A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.—On Satur- 1.. ,1 'I" uay, a time enna had a narrow escape from an awful death in Pool street. A heavy- iaden waggonette from Waenfawr was going- down the street at a moderate speed, when two small children crossed from one side to the other, but before they reached safety, one of them was knocked down by the horse! The conveyance was at once brought to 1 stand still, and the child was found hyin mdewaysin front of the wheel, which touched her body. Were it not for the prompt action of the driver the wheel would have one over the child, and death would have been certain. A1 ARRAS. On ednesday- afternoon, a meeting of the joint committee rep. >seni- ing the Harbour Trust and the Town COUll. cil was held at the Harbour Office, under the presidency of the Hon. F. G. to consider certain differences that have arisen 1- -.1 between the two bodies named, with rlgar,i to the proposed dredging of the channel at Barras, to facilitate the Anglesey ferrv I traffic. After considerable discussion it w^ts resolved, on the motion of \ir J Menzies, seconded by the Mayor i>c. Hughes), that, with a view of bringi III the matters in difference between e two bodies to a settlement, the joint committee lecommend to the Trust and the Cor-a R°n differen<*s be referred to Beard of Trade, on the initiation of th* C'oi poration (under section 11, sub-section 2, of I the Carnarvon Corporation Act, 1897) both _J j.. to aPPear at the reference v.,tho.,t solicitor or counsel, the expense of the refer- ence to be borne by the Trust and the Cor- poration jointly. CONCERT.—On Saturday, a concert was held at the Pavilion, in aid of the Welsh Wesleyan cause. There was present a large audience. The following took part in the proceedings: Miss Gertrude Hughes, Miss M. M. Jones, Mr Emlyn Davies, and the Nantlle Vale Royal Silver Band. Miss Hughes has on several previous occasions been heard at local concerts, and her sing- ing is at all times been highly appreciated. She was in good voice on Saturday, and rendered the items allotted to her with pleasing effect. Miss M. M. Jones, who is a great local favourite, is the possessor of a soprano voice of excellent quality, powerful and melodious, and was heard to good ad- vantage on this occasion. Mr Emlyn Davies, a promising baritone, sang a number of Welsh and English songs with much clearness and decision. Of the band, all that need be said is that they gave a good account of themselves, their rendering of the selection from "Maritana" (the com- petitive piece at Rhosllanerchrugog, where they won first honours) being truly magnifi- cent. The accompaniments to the songs were played in a masterly style by Messrs J. Williams (organist of Christ Church) and R. Prichard (organist of Salem Chapel). The chief attraction of th » concert was un- doubtedly the male voice ;hoir competition. Three choirs entered the arena, namely, TpJlwu (conductor, Mr Uexsuidyr jHea- ==-- derson), Llanberis (Mr Padarn Lewis) and J Carnarvon (Mr J. Cottrell), and thev sans: in the. order given. The test, piece was, "Gwyr Philistia." (D. Jenkins), a chorus that I has been sung so often that school-boys can be heard whistling and humming it as they jog along the streets. It is really stale: and it is high time that organisers of con- and it is high time that organisers of con- certs and competitive meetings called to their aid the services of gentlemen able to suggest something new. The rendering of the three choirs was monotonous and life- less, and this must be attributed to their long familiarity with the piece. It often happens that when one becomes familiar with any work he performs it in a machine- like fashion, and this may be said of Satur- day's competition. The adjudicator (Mr Wilfrid Jones, R.A.M.) adjudged the Llan- beris choir the winner of the prize of £ 10 10s, and a gold medal. The three choirs were pitted against each other at a similar competition at the Pavilion about a month ago, the first prize beinc on that occasion I also awarded to the Llanberis ehoir. Ac- cording to the programme, the concert should have terminated with the singing of the National Anthem, ''Hen Whd fy had- au," but out of respect for'the Philistines present, "God save the Queen" was substi- tuted, and it is therefore not surprising that a great majority of the audience did not join in the singing. BOROrGH MAGISTRATES' O'iFRT.— Tuesday.—Before the Mayor C\1r E. Hughes), Dr R. Parry, Mr J. Dav.es, and Mr J. R. Hughes. DRT-,N.-KE -&NESS.-Wiiiiiie Casey was I charged with being drunk and refusing to quit the Three Crowns Inn. The licensee stated that he had to call a policeman to turn her out. She was fined 5s and costs. —The following were fined for being drunk and disorderly: -Henry Pritehard, Lx- bridge street, os and costs; Robert £ o'w;ird Williams, Ebenezer, 2s 6d and co-r.s. and Francis Parry, Ebenezer, 2s Cd and costs. A warrant was issued for the apprehension of Hugh Williams, Cwmyglo, who was charged with a similar offence. DRUNK IN CHARGE OF A HORSE.— Griffith Thomas, Cae'r Sais, Rhostryfan, was summoned by the police for being drunk in charge of a horse. P.C. 42 said that, when he asked the defendant his name he gave it as Harry Jones, Carmel, Rhos- tryfan. The bench inflicted a penalty of 5s and costs. I A CHARGE OF MALICIOUS WOUND- ING.—Mr J. T. Roberts applied for fur- ther adjournment of the case in which John Oldfield and Griffith Jones are charged with maliciously wounding Morris Hughes, a ouarryman, who has been an inmate of the Cottage Hospital for several weeks sulferine from a broken leg as the result, it is alleged^ of an ssault committed upon him by the~de- defendants. Mr Roberts, who prosecuted. based his application on the statement of Dr W. G. Owen, that the injured man was not in a fit condition to undergo the ordeal of a lengthy examination, though he had I been released from the hospital since last Saturday.—Mr AUa^ison, who defended, said that he was prepared to proceed with the case, but he would not resist the appli- cation if the doctor said that the man was j not in a fit condition to appear in the wit- ness box.—Dr Owen was called, and he said that Hughes was in a shaky condition, and complained of being in ill-beilth.Ilr Allan- son pointed out that if the case were tried that day the defendants might be commit- ted to the Quarter Sessions oil Thursday, but if adjourned they would probably he committed to the Assizes the following week and additional costs would follow. On the other hand, he thought Mr Roberts' ap- plication was right and proper, and he might say that he intended to cross-examine the plaintiff severely, because the case would depend upon his conduct or miscon- duct at the time of the alleged assault. The bench agreed to adjourn the case until next. Monday. PWLLHELI. DEATH OF MR ELLIS OWEN ELLIS. —One of our best known young men passed away rather suddenly last Friday, viz., Mr Ellis Owen Ellis, Maes. Deceased was the secretary of Salem Chapel (M.C.), and was active in manv other directions. THANK "OFFERINGS.—The thank offerings at the Harvest Home Thanksgiv- ing Services were as follows: —South Beach Chapel, £ 7; Sand Street Mission Room, 17 15s Od: Zion, £ 8 14s 3id Tabei-iiaclc-, £ 21 2s 2id; Penian, t40; Ala Road, £ 41 2 Is 8d; Salem, L67 9s Gd Penmount, £74 10s Od. THE CANDIDATES.—The candidates for the four seats on the Town Council are r -Messrs J. 1. Howells, YV. Rubens, and R. I. Jones (old members), Dr S. Wilbraham Griffith, and Thomas Lloyd, Minydou. Captain Rees Williams resigned his .seat on his appointment as harbour master. COUNTY COCRT. MONDAY.—Before Deputy Judge Evans THE LATE JUDGE LEWIS.—Mr Cled- wyn Owen, on behalf of the bar, expressed their deep regret at the death of Judge t7' Lewis. During the time the deceased pre- sided at that Court he was continually wia- ning the confidence and respect of the pub- lic. He was an excellent, and painstaking juage, whose judgments, when appealed against, were .Jways sustained.—The Deputy Judge said that the deceased had always been his personal friend, and was very con- scientious in fulfilling his duties. The very day he died he was preparing for a sitting of one of his courts. I THE ROBERTSES-Hugh Williams, executor of the late Edward Jones. Llith- faen, claimerl the price of two pairs of boots from Robert. Roberts, miner, Llithfaen. Mr George appeared for the defendant, who denied the debt, and who also said that he was a settsman and not a miner. There was another Robert Roberts.—The sum- mons was dismissed.—The same plaintiff sued Hugh Williams for the value of a pair of boots. Mr W. George produced a ie- ceipt for the money.—Dismissed. MORGAN BINGLEY.—The plaintiff j Catherine Morgan was a charwoman, and j claimed 13s from CTiarles Bingley for ser- vices rendered. The defence was that the 1 plaintiff had left without, notice. Th" plaia- tiff said that she could not work there or one meal a dav.-Hs Honour said that charwomen were engaged bv the day.— 1.1 eI J Judgment for the amount chmwd. SISTERS' LITIGATION—Mary Jones, Shop, Tanypare, Nevin, sued H. and Jane Wiliiams, Tanypare, for trespass. Mr W. George was'for the complainant, arid Mr C. Owen for the defendants. The evidence, snowed that the dispute was concerning a right of way to a footpath in a garden or yard. Plaintiff's case was that she had a right to the yard and footpath, and in proof of that called witnesses, who swore that they never went along the footpath in the garden or yard for water in a cistern kept at the gable end ofa certain building. The defendants claimed a right to the footpath, and evidence was called in support of the same.—His Honour said that there might be evidence of easement.—Judgment for plaintiff, damages 40s. WORRYING SHEEP.-Griffith Roberts, Bwlchyffordd, for whom Mr Cledwyn Owen appeared, claimed £ 3 each for two sheep bitten and worried by a dog belonging to Hugh Griffiths. The dog was seen attack- Z71 ing the sheep, and was followed home, where hei was found to be partly covered with blood. --Mr F. R. Davies represented the defendant, who had paid 15s into court. The sheep were said, to be pedigree sboep.-Wit, new-a were called on both sides, and judg- ment was given for 40s for each sheep.

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I BANGOR. SUNDAY SERVICES. T BAPTIST. Penuei W E Siunders. Uei Rev E William*. •D • T, CFLVINISTIC METHODIST. Princes Road (English) ReTj EiJc -'i Jones Tabernacle P(1..T TTT^T IVrTwm 1 j Who!.ton, B A. Hirae]^ W Jones. Poii.ie-wx. Park H-il '-p'' Edward L'cvl. H-^aal. T Pierce, Damaloes. -R INDEPEXDKNT. English Chapel Pendref Ebenezer Y> SVA. • • • Gwyjfa Robei Hirael T_ PoiHdnorwIc. Ivemiou Thomas, Llanfairfechan. WE.ST.ITV Á1. English ChapeL.Rev H. Quilter, Carnarvon. St .aul's Rev, R Jones, Aber and HOREB R«VRR LI Jones f RJcneX Hi Aber. Revs R Jones, Aber 6. Rsv 1: Ll JLnes. GIanadda 2, Rev R Li Joiies: 6, Rev H Davies. ROMAN CATIIOLTC. Tary s Key Father Ratcliffe. a special police court on Wednesday Hebert Jones, Bethesda, was chareed with stealing a number of boxe^ and other articles belonging to hi" employer, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The interment took place on Tuesday cr Mr Copplestone, of Garth roa.i The deceased gentleman was well-known ;1. B:.11- gor and Carnarvon in his capacity as Lloyd's surveyor. J THANKSGIVING SER,A-ICES.-Ce Mon- day thanksgiving services were he.d at nil the Nonconformist chapels in the town, ad the principal business were closed during the day. THE MTNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—1Th«- forthcoming elections are attracting much attention. In the North Ward "Messrs Williams, Princes road, and Mr T .J. Williams, St. Paul's School, the nominees of the Ratepayers' Association have made a thorough canvass of the electors. Mr Clarke and Mr Henry Lewis, the retiring members, will not. seek re-election. But it is stated? that there is a probability of the latter being. nominated for the mayoralty. In addition to the two gentlemen already named Mr J. Griffith, Beehive, will contest the ward as au independent. In the West Ward Dr Rowland Jones offers himself for re-election, and he and Mr Jolin Punh, soldier, a-e being supported by the Ratepayers' Assotf*- tion the electnc light party being repre- sented by Mr C. Pozzi and Mr R. Owen, R-ho retires. Dr E. O. Price, th* nominee J thmv? "ltePa-vers Association, ha<s made a 'A thorough canvass ot the South Ward in op- 1 position to Mr R. Williams, the retiniL i member, who favours the introduction ot the electric light into the town. ",Ir Robert P° who is the retiring member for the, Ea-st Wird, is being suPPorted by the IL-;t>- l-T^Yf *n S*0^C^v!0I.1, an(^ wiH bo opposenl the*Counci?C Th11*™' 3 former momber of one it is nier l ° contest is not a political > merely a question of ratepayer will add to the storage of ,K- Gasworks, which yielded the town I handsome profit of over -f700 wV '4 whether tl.ev will adopt ^Vbf ,fe0. nc [S'M 1 Thi^'theY"wonla rst I it w'iU l,e'for«' the electors, 2 U H <o watcb now the pros will tare ar the poil or the 1st. prox.

CARNARVONSHIRE QCiiRTFR SESSIONS. | The sessions are being held at the County «alJ, (aimirvon to-day (Thursday). Mr J. „ re^es (the lord lieutenant) presided rla ar^ ,bench of ^^istrates/ P 1 I he lord lieutenant, in addressing the giand pin-, of whom Mr Tom Armstrong tnaV fem"n' Said that he very sorrf mt°rm them the SendS i the c-^untv H ^^P^onally heavy one for L, ^a^so regretted to .sav that the character of the offend „s „ot s'„ liaht I, for there seemed to be unhaDDiiv ?breCr,ffnCe °f the ^;vage brutality which past He h°fde b hfad rel,^atod to the Wei co:SXBIRThhem ui RZ°"OF THE J-om tw, i, appeared that I oreele"e,rSr'eri but aiso eleven pnsoners awaiting trial at the Tioii-indietable c)ffences had inerea.,i,-(] bv m crnn,1 "H the cor: This was i,,ot 'IhIs was .not a sati:sfatory state of th'ings, remain He li> 1 1 s>Louid allow to ( was n i alray* m:untai»ed that it was to education they must look for any r0a"se 111 crime. and he was still of that opinion, but the question was as the education given real educationH in this zeal for instruction it was to be feared that modern education was too prone to overlook the permanent importance of training and educating the character. Mere learning without high principle to guide it was, as had often been testified in their criminal courts, a very dangerous possession and was a curse instead of a blessing, iiiis fact was making itself very generally felt and it was certainly the dutv of every one who loved law and order, and desired to see crime reduced to a minimum, to impress this principle upon all that while learning was desirable, high principle was indispen- sable. THE LATE COL. R. AP. HU WILLIAMS. On the motion of the Lord Lieutenant, a vote of sympathy was passed with the family of the late Col. R. ap Hu Williaiit,. who was a magistrate of the county. TRIAL OF PRISONERS Henry Gregory (45) was charged with un- lawfully and maliciously wounding and ill S 1 dieting grievous bodily harm upon EdWft JP John Griffith by striking him on the fob If with an iron bar on the 8th of August Carnarvon. Mr J. T. Roberts prosecute^ Carnarvon. Mr J. T. Roberts prosecut-41 (PROCEEDING.) ":i