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CORRESPONDENCE. We do not hold ourselves responsible jor the opinions and sen- timents of our correspondents, and no communications will be inserted that are not sinned (confidentially) with the true name and address of the writer. CAPTURE OF AN OTTER IN THE SEIONT RIVER. SIR,- What appeared in your last publication respect- ing the above affair has been wrongly misrepresented by some of your correspondents, for the otter was run into by a. person of our town named Hughes, assisted, by five others, viz., Williams, Jones, Hughes, Jones, and Griffiths, together with six small terriers, who hunted the animal out twice, and it was at last captured by Hughes by the tail, who boldly smashed his head against a stone in the presence of a large number of spectators. WILLIAM GRIFFITH, A witness to the above transaction. Carnarvon, 21st June, 1865. SIR JOSEPH PAXTON. SIR,-It was Sir Joseph's good fortune, early in life, to obtain the friendship and patronage of the late Duke of Devonshire. The duke's princely munificence en- abled him to exercise his talent and genius as a botanist, florist, and landscape gariener, to make the park, grounds, and gardens at Ghatsworth the admiration of all England. There was a simplicity as well as breadth and greatness in his character, which made him beloved by all. This genial manner, his friendliness of disposi- tion, aud sterling worth, had made him the idol of the neighbourhood leng before he became famous as the designer of the first Crystal Palace for the Exhibition of 1851. That happy design, at once, brought his name prominently before the whole world. By a kind of intuitive inspiration, his genius conceived the brilliant idea, which sprang into life and light, and fixed itself m immortal beauty. The second Crystal Palace at Sydenham sprang from the same fertile brain, consi- derably enlarged, and much more bsautiful in outline than its prototype. This glorious cathedral of art, with the terraces, grounds, and fountains form the most fitting monument to his memory. By this he has earned a niche in the temple of fame, and through this his name will ever live in history. 1 had the plea- sure of seeing the opening of the first exhibition; I was at the-,ereiiiony of raising the first column of the Crys- tal Palace at Sydenham I was also at the opening of the palace, where Sir Joseph was graciously received and complimented by the Queen, amid the deafening cheers of thousands of his fellow-countrymen. At all these places he was the observed of all observers," and justly so. It is unnecessary, in an article of this kind, to enumerate the other great works that he was intimately connected with. But I may be permitted to -say that everything that contributed to the rational pleasures of the people had, at vll times, his warmest support and best wishes; and, indeed, much of his valu- able time was given to objects which have since given pleasure to thousands of his countrymen. But he was cut down in the height of his useful career. Alas how fleeting and short-lived are all earthly things! The other day, I attended his funeral in the churchyard of Edensor, on the outskirts of Chatsworth Park, to pay my last tribute of love and respect towards him. "W lien I heard the solemn werds, "ashes to ashes, dust to dust," and the muffled sound of the soil dropping on the coffin, a shudder ran through my whole frame, and through the moisteess in my own eyes I beheld many tears dropped on his grave. His grave is within three v- or four yards to the grave of the late Duke of Devon- shire. And there tfhey both skep the long sleep 'of death, almost side by side—master and mac, dlike and knight, friend and friend, brother and brother; for they were each and all of these things to one another. The duke, in his lifetime, felt that the genius of his ser- vant and'friend shed a lastre, even on the noble house of -Cavendish. I have deemed it my duty to say this much publicly of Sir Joseph Pax ton, for I have had the pleasure and the honour of being one of his assistants for fourteen years. During the whole of that time he never said an unkind word tome, but was always genial, affable, and friendly. Peace be with him. TALHAIARST. THE DENBIGH WATER CART. SIR,—Dufet'Ho! desires to know what has become of the watering-cart in this town. I beg to inform him that it is to be found on a piece of ground adjoining Holland Cottage in Lento;:pool, and unless a better feeling- of co-operation should arise amongst all classes, it will in all probability remain there undisturbed for an indefinite period. This "tcmble down watering cart" waspurchateda few yeais'back by the corporation of Denbigh at a con- siderable cast, on the urgent request of the tradesmen of the towa, and the express understanding that the latter would subscribe amongst themselves and others aiiftieleut'Unds to work it. Having been requested to take charge of the cart and the disbursement of the money collected, I found the duties I had to perform entailed upon me not much sacrifice of time and trouble for the first season or two-for the funds were fully adequate for all purposes required. But a considerable change has taken place in the opinions of those who have hitherto contributed towards this fund. It is asserted by the tradesmen that it is unfair to tax them with the heaviest part of the burden. Private families, on the other hand, maintain that it is the interest of the tradesmen that the streets should be watered, and that they should provide the greater por- tion of the funds. Such ■ conflicting opinions prevailing amongst those who are to be canvassed—it is by no means strange that canvassers for conMtHunons cannot be found, hence the reason why our watering cart has Dot been seen out. "Dust Ho!" instances one or two cases of its being seen last summer busy at work during a shower of rain. Allowing such to have th9 case, I do not see how such oc- currences can be avoided, unless we are all as well up in meteorological observations as the late Admiral Fitzroy. What Dust Ho means by comparing our cart to all average size watering can I cannot conceive, but I ap- prehend if he was subjected to its operation for two seconds only, it would so effectually take the dust out of his eyes that he could not fail to appreciate its'true dimensions. For ray part I shall give up all connexion with the business, and I trust that "Dust Ho!" overflowing ac he must be with philanthropic benevolence, will forth- ■withijuaip into harness, and endeavour to initiates better. and more effectual plan of suppressing our livicar nuisaaae. Wburs truly, JOHN ARMOR. Royal Oak, Denbigh, June 20. TURNPIKE THE DISTRICT OF MOnÐ. SIR,-I cannot imagine what is the reason the trustees of the Flint, Holywell, and Mostyn turnpike roads, and also the.'trustees of the Lower King's Ferry turnpike roads are now attending different magistrates' 'meet- ings, and making application for a rate in aid of their respective turnpike trust fuads out of the high way rates of every township through which the turnpike road pass. I have always looked upon the subject as a. great hardship, but in answer it is urged "that passing through the parish or township the inhabitants have the advantage-of the road for their own use and benefit in moving aboat from one place to the other within the, parish or township, in the..same way as they do on their own parigh-or township roads, and consequently they ought ill fairness, for such use and benefit, to be liable to keep it in the same state of repair as their own parish or township roads. But if'they wish to make a further use of it is the same way as the public at large do, in travelling from one large town to (another and beyond the limits of .their parish or township,they ought in the same way to be liable to the tolL" But neither the inhabltMItB of the parish of Mold nor the inhabitants of the townships focming the parish have the advantage of the turnpike road for their own use and benefit in moving about without paying toll from one place to the other, even within the parish or township in which they reside. They cannot avoid the toll because ther-parish of Mold is blessed with twenty- nine turnpike gates, side gates, bars and dhains erected upon about twenty-one miles of turnpike road (of which nearly one mile and a half is repaired and maintained by the county), and out of the eleven townships forming the parish of Mold only one has escaped without a highwayman living.-therein, the township alluded to is not possessed of the-advantage of having half a mile of turnpike road passing through it. The trustees of the Flint, HolyweU, and Mostyn road have taken care to insert in their present act a clause limiting the sum to be,expended to keep and iiaaintain the roads to 13001. per annum, and also 3001. ((nearly one fourth) to pay salaries of officers, &c., employed by them, exclusive of salaries of toll collectors, tbeerection of toll-houses, rents of toll-houses, law proceedings, &c. The interest of mortgage debt amounting to about 4001. jper annum, as a matter of course, is also to be paid. The tolls ace now let for about 3300L, to this .sum .should be added the amount received from the county -for repairing toads over county bridges. The surplus leveaue therefore is about 1SOOl. if this sum or a moiety thereof were applied annually in paying off the principal money advanced on the security of the tolls, the farmers of every townshtp through which the turnpike roads Eass would congratulate themselves in a short time, ecause the rate IB aid would DO more be wanted. I will therefore ask why are the townships now saddled with a rate in aid to the tune of between 13001. and 15002. when the revenue so considerably excAmfa thA expenditure. The revenue of the Lower King's Ferry turnpike roads is at present nearly 32002., and the trustees of these roads have also been very careful to insert a clause in their act limiting the amount to be expended in repair- ing and maintaining the roads to a mere nominal sum. It is suggested that the trustees applying for a rate in aid of their funds should:— Jat. Put the tolls on the full tilt allowed by their act, bf doing so they may render it unnecessary to extract aajr money from the pockets of those who have neither hone, cow, mule, sheep, or donkey to use either turn- pike or township road. 2nd. Reduce the salaries of their clerks and sur- veyors. June 20th, 1865. REBECCA. DEMAND VERSUS SUPPLY OF LABOUR. Slat-The advertisements for curates have, of late, greatly exceeded those for curacies e.g., in the Eccle- siastical Gazette* for the present month there are fifty- five advertisements for curates, and only twenty-five for ewcifs. The coateqaeace a that the curate'a labour has advanced in price, and bids fair to be higher than that of the groom of the parish esquire. Another consequence, it is hoped, will be a due regard for the position of the stipendiary curate, the lofty rector or vicar no longer treating and talking of his fellow labourer or substitute as he is only my curate." The bishops too may learn better maurfters towards that useful class of men-stipendiary curates-and receive and dismiss them with some degree of courtesy, instead of putting them to the task of groping* their way out of the episcopal residence, as if the poor curate were only a draper's assistant, who had been soliciting an order for goods. I am, sir, June 21st. A RECTOR. Their lordships are too dignified to call for the servant to open the doors, the departing curate may find and open the door himself as best he may, and think himself well off if he has been allowed a chair while in the episcopal presence. ANTIQUACKERY AND THE ENGLISH LAN- GUAGE. SIR,-In your last impression your would-be gram- marian correspondent Anti-quackery figures gloriously as linguist. But those of your readers who merely glanced over his letter must have observed that he has undertaken a work for which he is not in the least qualified. First of all he compliments the Herald' office by saying, We have never seen a passage so full of typographical errors;" for what had poor Methodist, whoever he is, to do with the type ? Perhaps, indeed, Anti-quackery thinks that he is one of the compositors of your paper. To say nothing of his uncouth English throughout his letter, I select the following sentences from 0 the last seven lines of the same As the Methodists would have collected more than them." The government has all the right, they have given." Every denomination have equal rights." And yet this very writer is the person that complains of Methodist's grammatical errors." Anti-quackery's logic is equally ridiculous. However, if Anti-quackery has made a bad job of his English, perhaps he will try his hand at arith- metic, by solving a question involving a knowledge only of the simple rules, viz., who used the schools the lunger, those audacious" people the Methodists, to hold suppers, &c. or the Independents, who used them (they, indeed, "for an educational purpose"), for one whole-, day of each week for twelve months ? I am, sir, yours, &c., o L*. DOCTOR PIERCE AND THE DENBIGH GRAM- MAR SCHOOL. SIR,—Doctor Pierce has published his threatened letter-the mountain has at last brought forth the mouse-but such a specimen! As it is possible, how- ever, your readers have not appreciated its peculiarities, and as it contains professions of a high order, perhaps I may be excused for analyzing it with the view of assist- ing their memory for the future. Dr. Pierce, though BO professor according to his idea, still professes he has a respect for the name and cause of Dr. Pierce professes a respect for the Calvinistic Methodists con- nection and for the Calvinistic Methodist Church at Denbigh Dr. Pierce professes also a respect for the Church of England! and for Mr. Parry of Denbigh!- and, moreover, that his respect for them is deeper and purer than mine! But the inhabitants of Denbigh, who know us both and are best acquainted with our secret expressions of opinion, shall be judges. He has ventured out also in the garb of a logician, and has made an amazing discovery! viz. :-That the Calvinistic Methodist Church at Denbigh requires a. stated minister! In this point, however, we fortunately agree, and soon may the want be supplied. But what on earth has this to do with the questions at issue be- tween us! Will it prove that the Grammar School is a Church of England School ?-that the catechism and principles of the church should be taught therein ? Will it prove that what he spoke at the council was either correct in principle or consistent with the conduct of a gentleman ? Or, will it prove that the Doctor really understood what he either advocated or condemned there, or that he intends to "buckle to," and master those subjects for the future? As the logical con- sequences of his discovery of this principle are so great, and as it affects in so extraordinary a manner questions and matters so remote, it is unfortunate the discovery was not made before Fort S'umter fired its first shot in 1863, or before the last comet made its appearance in the heavens. Dr. Pierce also throws his patronizing wing over Mr. Hughes of Ystrad! and quotes Dr. Tumour and the Mayor as authorities No doubt they will feel them- selves highly honoured by the favourable notice he at present takes of them. All these facts are so amazingly important, Mr. Editor, that it would undoubtedly be an inestimable loss to posterity if either of them should by any possibility be lost. I hope, therefore, you will forward your number which contains them, to the probable author of that -section of the history of England, which will include the most important facts of the present century. To crown the whole Dr. Pierce has "framed a. lengthy epistle for my private perusal;" but which he will not publish-" entertaining such a-degree of respect for my family and the church to which I belong." I quote his words. Now, sir, if his "published" letter is a fair specimen of this "lengthy private" letter, the private" one evpn will not assist us in the least in disposing of the Denbigh Grammar School questions, out of which all this has originated; neither will it assist us in clearing up the incorrect facts, the incon- wftiifc of apprehension I laid at Dr. Pierce's door in my last letter, as in his published letter -from a strong feeling of disinterestedness, no doubt- he has defended everybody but himself! But if I un- derstand it correctly, sir, this letter contains a base _nd malicious and cowardly insinuation. If these words are too strong, I -am sorry I have ap- plied them, but this appears to be really the venemous fang of his epistle, and the purpose apparently for which it was written, and had it not been for this sen- tence which he has placed first—in the very front, sir, of his attack, I should have passed by the puerilities which this letter contains, without any notice whatever. He insinuates, however, that my private or public cha- racter is so porous that a respect for the feelings of my family and friends ta the only consideration which pre- vents him from exposing it. I call upon him, sir, to prove his words and if he confines himself to the truth I will take no legal advantage of -his statement. If he will not do this, let him apologise as a gentleman and let the apology be as public as the insinuation.' My family, I am told, require no consideration at the hands of the doctor on this point; and tp to this day (and I am proud to be able to state it) I have enjoyed their perfect and entire confidence, "though they know more of my private history than any one else. And as for my neighbours—enemies, if I 'have any, as well as friends —they shall judges between us, and no doubt will act an honest part. It would be extremely unbe- coming in me to say a word respecting my private or public character, as we are in the hands of others in these matters, and they are the proper judges. I there- fore can only await either the proof or an apology from the docter; and hope I have asked nothing more than all who feel a shade of respect for themselves, and a jealousy of any attack upon what is dearer to them even than life, could fairly demand. In the discussions we have had respecting the Ben- bigh Grammar School, I trust I have not uttered a single syllable which has bordered even upon personal matters, or which could be personally offensive to any one. 'If I have, I shall be most happy to makeithe most frank and ample apology. I state I have said nothing but what the fair and full decision of the prin- ciples affecting the case legitimately allowed. We spoke plainly, strongly, and fearlessly, it is true, on both sides; but tf I can judge oth«rs by my own feel- ings, it is not only the birthright of a. Briton to enjoy and exercise the right of private judgment, but the (fearless and open confession of that judgment, tends to cement friendship, which is real, even between op- !j posing parties. This is not, however, the case, I fear with Dr. Pierce, and this is not the first time the public and open discussion of a public question has dwindled down on his part, to remarks which were unworthy -of his position. Although he has intimated in his letter that it is a Messing to the world my power is circumscribed by ex- ternal circumstances—in this instance I can tell him that it is controlled by a. wish to deal leniently with a public offender. I shall, therefore, let him go, and your readers shall form their own opinion, whether his letter is creditable to him either as a man of sense of hotMMK, of consistency, or as a Christian or a gentleman. I am, sir, yours truly, THOMAS GEE.

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