Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

PARISH CHARITIES & DOCU- MENTS OF ST. ASAPH. On Tuesday, a. meeting of the St. Asaph Parish Council was held in the National Schools, Bodelwyddan, under the presidency 01 Dr Easter by.—The following letter was received from Mr John George, St. Asaph "To the Chairmarf of the Council,-In reply to your letter of the 11th inst., I ant sorry to find that you came to the conclu- sion that it was not within your scope to deal with Bishop Short's Charity. I can call it nothing else but an honest charity, be- longing to the poor of St. Asaph. I hope and trust that a staff of gentlemen and la body of 15 councillors is not going to be led away by one man, Mr Cleaver (laughter). xne pump that was taken away and pre- sented by Bishop Short has been sold by the late Mr Cleaver, Parkfield, to Thomas Jones, Penrhewl. I shall ask you to keep a. copy of this letter until the parish meet- ing, when I shall engage a solicitor on behalf of myself and the publio to have a full in- vestigation into this matter, along with otiier matters. There now remains in hand a balance of eharity, which at the end of 1888 was £ 14 8s lljd, the representative being Sir William Grenville Williams." Mr J. P. Jones I propose that the letter be laid on the table.-The Chairman said it did not concern the council. It waa a charge against the existing trustees of the charity, and a copy of the letter ought to be sent to them.—Mr Cleaves, one of the trustees, said it was a piece of gross im- pertinence on Mr George's part to bring his father's name into the matter. He did not blame him so much as he did the men at his back, who were making him the catspaw in the matter. So far as the charity was concerned, he could assure the council that every permv received and expends was properly aooounted for, and the books oould be seen at any time.—It was decided to lay the letter on the table. Mr Robert Jones presented an inventory of the old documents belonging to the parish. There were 150 altogether, comprising rate- books, maps, plans, agreements, etc. Several of the documents were missing, and -;ould not be traced. It was resolved that n# document of any kind be allowed out of the vestry-room except for the purpose of the parish council, or when required to be pro- duced in a court of law, and that they ba kept under lock and key in the custody of the clerk.—Mr H. A. Cleaver read a lengthy report dealing with the parish charities, which waa adopted.

EIVION CONGREGATIONAL UNION. Oil Monday and Tuesday, the Quarterly Meetings of the Congregational Union of Lleyn and Eifionydd (South Carnarvonshire) were held at Fourcrosses Chapel, near Pwll- heli. At the business Conference on Monday afternoon Mr W. Anthony (Mayor of Pwll- heli) presided.—The Rev J. Rowlands (Tai- ysarn) delivered an address on "The For- ward Movement," which was followed by a discussion. The collections of the churches towards the London Missionary Society for the year were taken, and it was reported that the 6pecial collections towards the Centenary Fund and Forward Movement of the Society are likely to be successful.—A re- solution was unanimously passed thanking the Government for having introduced a bill for the Disestablishment and Disendow- ment of the Church of England in Wales, rejoicing that the measure had passed the first reading, and calling upon the people t* be upon their guard against signing petitions against the bill.—The Secretary (the Rev H. Ivor Jones, Portmadoc) presented the annual report. The statistics of the denomination in South Carnarvonshire for the year were also presented, and showed that the number of communicants was 3874; probationers, j 240 deacons, 191; children, 2381; liearem, 1467; Sunday scholars, 4681; total of the congregations, 7962; value of the property, jM5,825 18s 5d.—A resolution was unani- mously passed, "thanking the Rev W. I. Morris, Pontypridd, the defendant in the Welsh ministerial Blander case," for his service "to Congregationalism and the cause of religion" by defending the action, and re- oommending the movement to assist him in meeting the expenses.—The attention of the Conference was called to the new hymnal that is being brought out by the denomina- tion, and the churches were urged to adopt the same. -Resolutions were passed placing on record the great lose sustained by Con- gregationalism in the death of Dr Dale and the Rev R. W. Griffith (Bethel), and con- veying to their relatives and the churches under their care the condolence of the Union. -Attention was called to the testimonial fund of the Rev R. Lumley (Llanaelhaiam). -It was decided to hold the next meetings at Bwlchtocyn in June. Sermons were delivered at the public ser- vices by the Revs. T. Jones (Tabor), J. Rowlands (Talysarn), W. D. Evans (Bryn- croes), H. Ivor Jones (Portmadoe), W. R. Roberts (Abersoch), O. L. Roberts (Pwll- heli), W. J. Nicholson (Portmadoc), and E. James (Xefyn).

E WEAK BACKS are re- Ja fieved and generally cured Ik by the use of M. ALLCOCK'S I PLASTER'S, i They sustain the part where & applied, and are warming, soothing, comforting in the highest degree. Use for Bron- of chits's, Lumbago, Rheuma- ( tism, and wherever and w whenever pain is felt. Of all Chemiita from /§ to 22J6 each y# HOLYHEAD BOARD OF

THE WELSH NATIONAL 1 CONVENTION. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ABERYST- WYTH MEETINGS. The preliminary ariangements for the.hold- ing of the Welsh National Convention at. Aberystwyth are now approaching ccmpie- tion. The negotiations between the three organisations directly interested, the South Wales Liberal Federation, the North Wales Liberal Federation, and the Cymru Fydd League, have necessarily occupied consider- able time, and have somewhat delayed the holding of the Convention. All the initial difficulties have, however, now been over- come, and the meetings will take place in Easter week, probably OIl Weduesdar, April 17th, and Thursday, April ltith. The first day will he devoted to the annual general meetings of the three organisa-tions sitting as separate bodies to transa-t their own ordin- ary business and to discuss the draft of the proposed constitution for the amalgamated bodies. There will be a public reception given by the local committee in the evening. The seoond day. the three bodies will sit together as a National Convention. The morning sitting will be devoted to the dis- cussion of the proposed constitution, and the afternoon to the Government Disestablish- ment Bill, the proceedings winding up with a. public meeting in the evening. Officials of local organisations affiliated with the South Wales Liberal Federation should at once communicate with Mi1 R. X. Hall, 53, Queen-street, Cardiff; of the North Wales Liberal Federation with Mr F. Llewelyn Jones, Denbigh and of the Cynuu Fydd League, with Mr Beriali G. Evans, at Car- narvon or Cardiff. A large number of applications for dele- gates' tickets for the Convention have already been received. The Welsh Liberal Women 3 Union have elected 36 delegates to represent that body at the Convention. Local organ- isations should lose no time in appointing their delegates and making application for tickets, if they have not already done so. A number of leading Welsh members of Parliament and prominent public men in the Principality have already prowised to attend and take part in the meeting.

DEx\ BIGH & FLINT AGRI- ¡ CULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Denbighshire I¡' and Flintshire Agricultural Society was held at Mold on Monday. There was a good attendance, presided over by Mr W. H. Roberts, Tyddyn. Mr Conwy Bell moved that the prizes oifered by the society for Welsh cattle and sheep be amended. As those branches were r confined, there had not been much competi- tion, and to meet the case he proposed that they be thrown open to the whole of North Wales.—Mr P. E. Storey said that if they threw the classes open the tenant farmers would have to compete against the breeders. -Mr T. Griffith Jones (Mold) opposed the motion on the same grounds.—The Chair- man said the scarcity of exhibits in these de- partments was, no doubt, owing to the fact that this olass of cattle did not come to maturity as quickly as some other breeds.- Ultimately it was agreed to leave the classes as at present for landlords and tenants to compete. j The rules of the society hitherto having J made it that all stock had to be the bona- fide property of the owner at least six months prior to the date of the show, Col. Mesham moved a resolution to the effect that the six months be reduced to three months, which was carried. A lengthy discussion took place as to the I necessity of making better and more pro- vision for light horses, the chairman propos- ing that extra prizes should be offered. This was agreed to, and two new classes were added to the catalogue. The following were appointed judges: — Butter and cheese, Mr Welsby (Southport); shorthorn cattle, Messrs George Blantern (Shrewsbury) and George Evans (Welling- ton) Welsh and cross-bred cattle, .Mr Jones (Cae HInoir) and Mr Nunnerley; agricul- tural horses, Messrs Warburton (Warrington) and Moses Evans (Berriw); light horses, Messrs William Parker (Chester) and Owen Williams (Glanclwyd); sheep (short-wool), Mr Richard Thomas (Baschurch) Welsh, Mr William Edwards (Dolgelley); pigs and poultry. Mr Dickson (Chester). Mr E. P. Edwards fMoId) was appointed veterinary surgeon. It was decided that the jumping competitions should be made more attrac- tive, and thf prizes were therefore increased. The date of this year's show was fixed. The Duke of Westminster has accepted the presi- deney of the society for 1895.

THE AFFAIRS OF MR IVOR PARRY, PWLLHELI. Robert Ivor Parry, of Pwllheli, appeared for his adjourned public examination, on Wednesday, at the Festiniog Bankruptcy Court, his liabilities being returned at £ 930 j 10s lOd, against assets estimated to realise £433 8s lOd, the bankrupt attributing his insolvenoy to a long litigation, which resulted unfavouably to him. The bankrupt has for somt. years been in practice at Pwllheli as solicitor. The public examination had been adjourned to allow of proceedings which had been brought against the bankrupt by the Incorporated Law Society being brought to conclusion. In answer to the Official Re- ceiver, the bankrupt now stated that these proceedings had been concluded, and that the committee of the Law Society in their report stated that the evidence did not satis- fy them Lhat lie (the bankrupt) was aware of the liabilities of Mr David Williams when the settlement was prepared for him, so that the I charge of fraud was gone. The committee, ) however, found that what purported to be an ante-nuptial agreement for a settlement was not in existence at the date of the mar- riage of Mr David Williams, but that it was executed through him as solicitor, after the marriage, and that it was signed by Mrs Wil- liams after the marriage in her unmarried name. His explanation was that the agree- ment was made and dated before the mar- riage, but executed afterwards. His firm of Ivor Parry and Howells had been acting in connection with an administration action re- lating to property at Llanengan, near Pwll- heli. The property was sold under an order of the court, and the judge appointed an auctioneer, and directed that the purchase money should be paid into court. The pro- perty was offered by auction, but 110 bid was made for it, and his firm afterwards bought it by private treaty. As the solicitors having the conduct of the administration action, his firm would not be allowed by the court to purchase any portion of the property, and his partner (Mr Howells), who attended to the matter, took a conveyance in the name of his brother-in-law, Mr William Evans, so that Mr Evans was merely trustee for the firm. The firm found the purchase money. He and his partner were interested in the firm in equal shares. He had been in litigation with Messrs Breese, Jones, and Casson, solicitors, Portmadoc, for whom he had been managing an office at Pwllheli. They had offered to release him from the payment of a balance shown by their accounts to be due to them, upon his paying the costs of the action, but he declined this offer, as he did not consider he owed them anything. lie contended that they owed him £ 350, but he failed to recover judgment in the action for that amount be- cause his partner at the last moment refused to go up to London to give evidence in the matter.—The examination was closed. DIOCESE OF BANGOR.—The Bishop of an ante-nuptial agreement for a settlement was not in existence at the date of the mar- riage of Mr David Williams, but that it was executed through him as solicitor, after the marriage, and that it was signed by Mrs Wil- liams after the marriage in her unmarried name. His explanation was that the agree- ment was made and dated before the mar- riage, but executed afterwards. His firm of Ivor Parry and Howells had been acting in connection with an administration action re- lating to property at Llanengan, near Pwll- heli. The property was sold under an order of the court, and the judge appointed an auctioneer, and directed that the purchase money should be paid into court. The pro- perty was offered by auction, but 110 bid was made for it, and his firm afterwards bought it by private treaty. As the solicitors having the conduct of the administration action, his firm would not be allowed by the court to purchase any portion of the property, and his partner (Mr Howells), who attended to the matter, took a conveyance in the name of his brother-in-law, Mr William Evans, so that Mr Evans was merely trustee for the firm. The firm found the purchase money. He and his partner were interested in the firm in equal shares. He had been in litigation with Messrs Breese, Jones, and Casson, solicitors, Portmadoc, for whom he had been managing an office at Pwllheli. They had offered to release him from the payment of a balance shown by their accounts to be due to them, upon his paying the costs of the action, but he declined this offer, as he did not consider he owed them anything. lie contended that they owed him £ 350, but he failed to recover judgment in the action for that amount be- cause his partner at the last moment refused to go up to London to give evidence in the matter.—The examination was closed.

DIOCESE OF BANGOR.—The Bishop of Bangor being unable to hold his ordination service on Sunday owing to ill-health, the three deacons were on Saturday admitted by letters dimissory by the Bishop of St. David's, by his private chaplain at Carnarvon. They were: G. Lewis, B.A., Jesus College. Ox- ford, licensed to the curacy of Dolgelley; W. Rowlands, B.A.. Jesus College, Ox- ford, licensed to the curacy of Nt. David's Church, Bangor; and J. L. Richards, B.A., St. David's College, Lampeter, licensed to the curacv of Penmorfa-cuiu-Dolbenniaen. The ordination of the piie&tc> ;.s adjourned to a date yet to b« fixed. a date yet to bo fix.:d.

DEATH OF DR EVAN I PIERCE. Dr Evan Pierce, of Denbigh, who had I a-eited cts ooi'aiwr for W-ewt Danl.ig^islure for I the last 57 y eairs, d'i>ed OIl Friday mosnang at his residence. Saljuylbury-place, in hie 87.}tll year. To WeMiiiii'en of t'h" 18.st hisilf of this ceubu'iiy few man ware bj-tber known than Dr Pierce, ndt onily prafesai^iiailiy, but aieo as a phL'lan!t/hroj'«wft and a pubiic man. His grui'iy age compelled him to wibliicllraw from pubilic life soma years ago, but hois in-tailect was bright end keen to the last. Dr Piaroe was born at Plas Melfod, a pjctuiesque old faimnhousei stundfing un the 'OuAisMMs of the village of H-anllan, atid about two miles from Dèlnhgh. His parents, weii-to-db people of tha yeoman ck«s, w^re able to afford tjheir son a good education at the Denil:t ^h Graimmar School. Af-t&r finish- ing the usual- ooursa of study here the great and a-ideait wirih. of h's life was graib'fied, and young Pierce was placed willi Drs AOtrke-Jones and Lodge, of Denbigh, bo com- memoe liils oaroar as a nii^lical student. From thence he went successively to Edin- burgh, London, and Paris Universities, and at each of these seats of learn- ing he was successful in taking many prizeis and hoiDou'ra'bie degirees in medioine. He whs by in.-tinob acid physique a born pnysiiuan and surgeon, and filled with en- thusiasm for his farrou-rJtu sci-ono?. He had the surgeon's hand"—small, compact, and wistih a grip of steel—bo perfection; anvd there was none more imtrepid than he in ca:aiy»'ng out whsaifc arose from tih-e. necessities Of a case. No better proof of hiiis whoCe- he»atfcad' arsci eiifclhustaeoio devotion to his profession is needed than th-ei following in- stance —'During hiis last year a.t Edinburgh IJ'iiifrersity a terrible riaiithbkm. of AaDaitic chJieirla took pluoo, causing groat devastUtioii at P'UiUKrbtlilo and Muisaeilbu-rglli. AM the dootons fled panic^sSi'i&kem At this painful ariaits the authorito'ies appealed toO the i»ediea<1 studenifas of tlie Uuiiver. icy for a.st?is!t»nej. The &}jpeial was nclJ in vain. One of the first to offer himself for this dangerous ser- vice was the young en'tihuEiiaHt from the Visfie of C'iwyd. Once howintg nnileMakeii tlhie> ardojous task of combating the disease atnd fest-uat/ng tihe sufferings of tlhos* stricken by it, young Pierce worked day and night until the pllague w.te oonque:«d. In 1832, brokeai in head'th, anidl exha.u^bed by his exert tons, he returned to his home at Denbigh, only to find th-ait the d'raa'died dhol-era had preceded lili.m, end bhalt all tihe doctors, with the ex- ception of Dr Yorke-Jones, had fled from the Mowtit wltih tihalr fttomiies. Already ome- HenMi of the popuOiattJon of Denbigh and dis- titlot ImdJ failMe-n vixitimiH to the cholera. His sendees at tJhllJ ;eVenitful period will ivot soon be forgotten. Careless of his own IfaaaMi, liu!s uiriweainied efforts were the means of saving scores of lives. Hit; couiege re- sthoretd tihie conifikianoe of the people. From tfho poor he n-erver dream-ed of sfsJWnig amy awoonnpeaUsift, arnd, as a matter of facl;, he spent Hairge srums out of his own pocket. Tlie first mark of the public afppreci^tiion of hib heitoitetm was the pi^sorttattta ^o him of his partbnailt in cite and of life size. In 1833, having |00nc!uldled his medicai dtuJdliie<s, he settled1 as a dtoetor in Denbigh, anfd sipeediKly acquired a large and lucrative praicilibe. His goacli works wei'e numerous. He founidteflt a hiospHaJ, aaid in a. few jeam speot ow £2,000 on tt. In 1848 he was dJeotad ooioner for West DerabighalitTO, out off a large number of candidates, and held thrft office til "'Mb idje&lbh. He distinguisJied himself greatly as coroner when he presided avar the inquest upon the rictoms of the Iriah maiil aoaidbnlt noor Abergele, and: on severaJ ocwasiionis hik conduct as a coroner JuaJdi been oomimiandetd by the judges of the lEiglh Oou^t. On tha Witilh of Prince Arthur he ,wfes comnik-iioivod to select a WaIah nurse for the Prince, and he aaleoted a Mits Jones, of Llanfairtalhaiarn. In 1866 Dr Pierce was elected Mayor of Denlbigh, and he filled tlife offioe for fire yeans in suoceaslion. It was tfcutoiugth h'fe effoidfe t'hlaifc Denbigh had fee h/onkmii of appearSieg als tilie dhiiaf town of WaJes on tihe njfeftifoiie.1 caskeft præenlbedi to the Kxnig and Queen of the BelgiaiiK. Upon his retirement from the office of mayor his feiU'qw-ciitiizems deteriniiiiad! to build a beauti- ful obeiDiisik in his honour. Dr Pierce tried hils be-St, to gat the tce<imr)riwl to hIre the form of a sdhdlalrshtlp at one of the UnlÏ- versities, bult faaJed. The obaHak, wliicli is 73ft. in; h'cligaiit, wais buiilt by Massif We'Ms, of Dandbni, aiild a marble steitue of Dr Pierce is plhcedl ait tfhe tcip. It wiiS unvaiJed on tlie Mrd of Nonamibeir, 1876, and eoslt oret £ 2,000. The land on wliich it stanklls. had bean gfiretn by Dr Piaroe free to the public OS a pleabuiiie-gitoiimid. In 1881 a full-eize poritraiift of Dr P4eroe was painted bp- Merrier, ftntd! wiais bought by subscribeirs and placed in Donlblgh Oouncfl Chamber. He had also been presmtdd wMli numerous aiddresses by gifaiaful paltienfe and Fitendly Sooketies. In 1882 ha bu:TJt a lious^ for the Was;]eyan miiniteter of Hbe town, and presten-ted it to tfcft d!eD(Qmin.alti4m, and soon afljei- he built a publfc hafll, wih'ildh his gave to the pubic. These gifflts oost c«"eir £3,000. In 1887 he mlainiieid MI/ss Branklbn, of Brondesburr Park, lJonrlbn. He was an ardent Nonconformist and Ltlbenrtaft, and always fought well far 1m party. Be was also a. strong Welsh Naltfonafiiht and! a kind paition of all the barda of hte country. THE FUNERAL. On Thursday afternoon the remains were interred at Whitchurcn, near Denbigh. The I. day was observed by all classes in Denbigh as a day of mourning, and most of the busi- ness establishments in the town were closed during the pass»<>o of the funeral procession. The funeral cortege, which was of great length, left Salusbury-place at three o'clock, and proceeded to Whitchurch Cemetery, a distance of about a mile. It was in the fol- lowing order.—'Dr Lloyd (medical attendant) and the Rev J. Morgan (rector of Denbigh), deputation of the county police, deputations of various friendly societies, wearing their regalia; members of the fire brigade and church choir, ministers and deacons of Non- conformist places of worship; the hearse, bearing the coffin, which was of polished oak with brass fittings, and embedded in wreathes; deceased's private carriage, ten mourning soaclies, bearing the chief mourners, who included Mrs Pierce (widow), the Misses Pierce (nieces), Mrs Lacey, (Bel- size Park, London), Mr Ellis Davies (Lis- card), Dr Arnot Pierce, Mrs Bowdage, Dr and Mrs Caithness, Mr P. H. Pierce, Mr Jamicson, Messrs J. Plant, Evan Roberts, T. Williams, sen., Evan Roberts, etc. Follow- ing were the mayor and corporation of the borough, borough magistrates, and officials, and a large number of county officials and magistrates, etc. On reaching Whitchurch the first part of the burial service was read in the chapel by the rector of Denbigh, and the choir sang the hymns My God, my Father, while I stray (Sullivan), and "Lead, kindly light" (Sandon). At the graveside the well-known Welsh hymn, Mi ddeuaf cyn bo hir" was sung with much feeling to the tune of "Henllan." In the evening, at the Memorial Hall, the Rev Hugh Jones, chairman of the North Wales Wesleyan dis- trict, preached the funeral sermon in the presence of a crowded congregation.

DEATH OF MR ROBERf EDWARDS, LLANWNDA. On Saturday morning, the Welsh inhabi- tants of Bootle and Liverpool learned with regret that Mr Edwards, Dinorwig Villa, I Pembroke-road, had died suddenly on the previous night. He was well known ;1.000\ a builder and property owner, and was justly esteemed by his numerous tenants. He was a native of Portdinorwic, but went to Liver- ¡ pool about 40 years ago. About 30 years ago, he married Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Mr Richard Williams, founder of the weh-known firm of Richard Williams and Sons, coal merchants, of Oldhall-street, Liver- pool. In 1873, he removed to Bootle, where fur ¡jl.mE. \ears he carried on building opera- tions on a large scale. Of late years he spent the summer months at Llanwnda, near I Carnarvon, where he had purchased a torque of farms, and was exceedingly popular in the reKr'ibourhoorl. The remains were interred at An lie Id Cemetery on Wednesday after- uocn.

THE SNOWDON RAILWAY. AN INTERVIEW WITH SIR DOUGLAS FOX'S REPRESENTATIVE. [BY OUR OWN @ORIfcESP()NDENT. ] On Thursday, our correspondent visited Llanberis, and obtained a veiy interesting in- terview with Mr Oswell, Sir Douglas Fox's representative, engineer in charge of tile work, with regard to the progress of the Snowdon Railway. The interest excited in Llanberis by the first news of the project is as great as ever; and people have already forgotten how Canon Rawnsley, the secretary of the National Trust for the Preservation of Sites of Historical Interest and Natural Beau- ty, contributed some denunciatory letters to the press as to the "desecration of Nuow- don." Tourists from all parts of the country —nay, from all comers of the world—come year after year to enjoy the scenery of the Pass, the boating, and tite fishing on the lakes, and the ascent of the highest peak in Wales. But those who, by old age and in- firmity, have to be satisfied by merely visit- ing the little picturesque town of Llanberis, have to return without even having the de- light of seeing the summit of Snowdon. Now, however, the time is drawing nigh when the aged and the infirm will be enaWwl to visit the top, and, if so inclined, to reside there for a few days. Without doubt, there- fore, the 15th of December, when 1fisSt¡ Assheton Smith cut the first sod, was a red- letter day in the history of Llanberis. The resident engineer received our repre- sentative with the utmost courtesy, and seemed delighted to describe the progress of I the work under his charge. No doubt, Mr Oswell, the hard weather II which we hare experienced of late has very materially interfered with the advancement of the work ?" "Yes; the weather has delayed the work, which is more backward than it should have been. But we still hope, with tlie continu- '«nce of this mild weather, to get things suffi- ciently far advanced so as to bj ;;ble to opa:: by the time uieMtioned." "Then, the weather did not materially) hinder the contractors from carrying out their ¡ first intention of opening in July >" "It did not interfere with the earthworlC I only the masonry, which is not veiy far ;id- vanted at present." "Have you many viaducts V "Two. A very large one of 500 feet at the bottom, near the commencement of the railway, another, some 150 feet long, by the side of the ravine of Ceunant Mawr." I suppose you have already a large num- ber of men employed ?" "I believe we have about 150 men at the present time, but we expect to increase them to 300 or 400. Work on the higher part of the mountain is still impracticable owing to the snow." What about the earthwork ?" The earthworks have been proceeded with satisfactorily for the fiiist two miles, notwith- standing the hard weather. The frost had not penetrated beyond four or five inches, and when the crust had been broken through the earth was soft, and easily worked below." What is the distance in all 1" "Four miles and three-quarters." So that, practically, you have still before you two miles and a quarter That is so. But the wo it on the higher part of the mountain will involve less work on account of the absence of bridges and cul- verts." What number of bridges and culverts will you have ?" Seven bridges; but culverts will be made wherever required. There is one bridge over the Hebron Chapal path, and two where the line crosses the Snowdon bridle path. There will also be a fine bridge, with a span of 50 feet, where the line crosses the stream near Cae Bugob." "Is the work entirely carried out by Messrs Holme and King, the contractors, or are parts of it sub-let ?" The masonry work is let to sub-contrac- tors, Mr Owen Morris, of Carnarvon, having a large proportion of it. Mr chambers, of Manchester, has undertaken the work of erecting the lower viaduct. But the earth- work we carry out ourselves, with timekeep- ers to look after the men." "Then, on the whole, you are satisfied with the progress of the work ?" "I cannot say that I am quite satisfied, But considering the weather, the work is fairly advanced, and we will spare no effort to open on the appointed day, if in any way possible." What about the rails and the locomo- tives 1" '• A consignment of rails has already come down, and the locomotives are expected shortly.* Does the laying down of the line do much damage to the tenants ?" We are looking after the interests of the tenant* on the mountain, by doing as little damage as we possibly can, and give them level crossings or cattle creeps wherever asked for." Is it a fact that you have three miles of walling '(" No. Our walling is a mile and a half on each side of the line, which commences in the bottom and extend until we come to the last wall on the mountain." Are there many local men employed ?" The larger proportion are local men and Welshmen." And paid fair wages ? "Good wages." Do you find it difficult to Rnd labour ?" So, it is not difficult to find labour; but the men naturally object to working on the higher parts of tho mountain until huts have been provided for their accommodation. The materials for these huts have been lying on the ground for over two months. But now that the frost has left us, the erection of these huts will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible." What about the electric part of the scheme ?" The scheme of electric traction is still in abeyance, and it will be impracticable to settle the question this season. But steps are being taken to find whether sufficient water can be procured to work the turbines required. Should this inquiry prove satis- factory, there is little doubt but that elec- tricitv will eventually be applied to the work- ing of the line." What about the hotel at the top ? "It ie not intended to proceed with the work until materials can be carried by train. Extensive alterations are being carried out at the Victoria Hotel, which will be rendered much more attractive than before. All the I work will be completed by Easter." j Our correspondent th«n took his leave, having fully convinced that when Mr Oswell and his merry men shall have conquered Snowdon, they will be competent to proceed at once to subdue Popocatapetl, or even the Mountains of the Moon.

FLINTSHIRE AND DENBIGHSHIRE HUNT.—Aji excellent, meeting of this hunt •totok ipibce. em Siaiturdajy WI; Whitford, in glonluiis weaiiJher. The company included Lord Miudbyn, Sir Pyers Mosiyn, Bart., of Taiviere; <the Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire {■Mir H. R. Hugfhies, Kinmal), the Hon Mary Hushes (maid of honour to tliu Queen), Col. Ma&ham, Pmixbrmfydid Captain Heaton, Pla.s HeauTin.; Ck.ptla.in, Cole, Llysmeirohfon Mr Omen J. Wi-ffiuus, Cefn Hall (master of tha hunt); Mrs Williams, Cefn Hall; Mr R. y,raia, Major BBSs, Ruthin; Mr J. B. Fielding, Duwnirng M?n Wrigl'eiv, Plias Xewydkli; Mr B2bby, St. Asaph Sirs Bryan, Treifintaiiit, etc. The Downing Woods were first; drawn, and reynat'd wuis discovered in a gonse field by the- ktmnets, and made off tow>ft<db Maiityn Abbjot. AftoA. a rattling I run, of 20 miilnaiibas he was lost. The next fox wals- found In Stiokyn Wood, but wa's soon lost, the &"en\t being far from good. A second visit Was. paid to downing Wood, wli'ttre a find was flg,uin inside, but the animal wals lost by Dowiijing Lodge. The fourth and! lasit fox was started in the wood aibove Tytdidtyn: lJldh:3j, and after a good run lua nmniaged to run. to earth by Gorsedd Chulch. Paitftfcusaph, tihe olidl racecourse, and' .Jetili. Wood were afterwards drawn without suc- cess. AMiiough roo brusl). wan obtained, the di+y'si sport was regarded as a.11 enjoyable one.

uat these spoileJ unii'ls arc caused r>y Vi'^ahing Day, I suryrifeii, got MAT JHLE.3S CLEANtEK SO IP at o*> e, I aey.

DENBIGHSHIRE COUNCIL I CHAIRMANSHIP. i WHY MR MOSS VOTED HIMSELF IN. AN INTERVIEW. On Monday morning I went to the officie of Mr Samuel Moss, barrister-at-law, Eastgato Chambers, Chester, for the purpose of having an explanation from him of the somewhat re- markable sc..te in the Denbighshire County Council at Denbigh on Friday last, when he found it necessary to ensure his own return by recording his casting vote for himself. Mr Moss was as genial and affable as ever, and seemed to be in no wise disconcerted by the result of Friday's voting. "I want to know," I said, "all about the exciting incident at Denbigh on Friday. Would you mind explaining to me how it came about that the Liberal party were placed in the position you found it l' The explanation (replied Mr Moss) is very simple. Mr loan Williams, the miners' agent, was absent in London on the East Denbigh Railway Bill. He had, however, paired with Mr Rooper, a Conservative, who comes from the Cell-log Valley. Mr Dennis, one of our men, was also away ill, and Mr Harrop, who represents a division in the suburbs of Wrexham, was likewise absent. On the other hand, the Tories lost the assist- ance of Mr Kyrke, who is abroad, and Mr Rooper, who was paired with Mr loan Wil- liams." I asked Mr Moss how he liked the aspect of affairs when he entered the council. He said—"Oh, we knew at once we had lost the aldermen, and that it would be n very keen fight for the chairmanship." Had the Tories any kind of organisation ?" Certainly; I believe they had a caucus meeting at Chester one day last week to complete their arrangements." You, therefore, expected a party vote so far as the Tories were concerned ?" Yes, it has distinctly pricked the non- political babble. In future the Liberals of Denbighshire will know exactly where they are. The fact is, it was a genuine party vote all through." "Well, what was the exact state of affairs in the council chamber ?" As the party stood, if all the Liberals had been present we should have had 30 and they would have had 35. Llanarmon had, us- 1 fortunately, returned a tie, and the presiding officer there refused to give his casting vote, although a very good Liberal. Consequently Llaiiarmon was not represented, and we shall have to issue an order for a fresh election. The Liberal party stood thus There was 110 representative for Llanarmon, so that really we were six men short in the council—three bt-Ing Liberals, two Conservatives, and one doubtful. Altogether, we made 50 members, of whom 27 were returned as liberals and 23 as Conservatives." How, then, did you get a tie ?" I will explain that at once. Mr Sparrow, of Gwersylit. and Mr Henry Williams, of West Denbighshire, both of whom attended the Liberal caucus meeting and had fought their elections on party lines, and who ap- peared to be with the party up to the very last moment, suddenly deserted us and went over to the enemy. Why they should have done so I have no doubt they will be able to explain i>o their constituents. That brought about the tie. We were not only weakened by absentees but by the desertion of our own supporters." The end must have been very exciting Exciting is scarcely the word for it. There was hardly standing room in the chamber, but before we could get on to tha voting let me explain that Mr Wynne Ed- wards, the Tory candidate for West Denbigh- shire, asked the clerk of the council whether I could take my seat, as I had been return- ing officer at my own election, and, moreover, I had been an alderman, and was an alderman up to the date of the meeting of that coun- cil. Being a retiring alderman, he wished to know if I could vote for aldermen. The Clerk promptly reminded Mr Wynne Ed- wards that he (the clerk) had received a re- turn of the election for the Burton division from the deputy-returning officer, and he could not go behind that. The courts wero open to Mr Edwards if he cared to challenge the return." Then you proceeded to vote V Then we proceeded to vote. Mr Hooson proposed me as the chairman, and it was duly seconded while Mr Mainwaring pro- posed, and Mr Soames (Wrexham) seconded Sir Watkin Wynn. A poll was demanded, and each member answered to his name, Aye' or No,' as the case might be. Sir Tyatki* Wynn Voted for himself, so did I! When tke result of the tie was made known there was a great outburst of cheering and couuter-cheering, and great excitement pre-1 vailed. Though I leaned back in my chair as if contemplating the situation, I had no doubt as to the course I should pursue. When I saw it was emphatically a party vote I unhesitatingly gave my casting vote against Sir Watkin Wynn. The cheers were again renewed, and counter cheers were raised by the Conservatives. In fact, there has not been such a scene in the Denbighshire County Council for many years." I said, What then as to the after pro- ceedings ?" Well, you will gather from the fact that the Tories elected eight Tory aldermen that they intended to tiear out every Liberal both from the chair, and from the aldermanio benches. The Liberals made a pretence of running Mr Isgoed Jones, of Llanrwst, for the vice-chair, but the Tories out-voted 00, and put Sir Watkin in." How will you and Sir Watkin pull to- gether, Mr Moss ?" Oh, I have no doiibt we shall get on very well together," replied Mr Moss. But' don't make the mistake some of the papers have done. The election of chairman is for 1 one year, and not for three, and I have 110 doubt with the majority they now possess I of the eight Tory aldermen that at the next election they will put in my defeated can- didate in the Burton division. It would have been too bare-faced to have proposed Captain Boscawen against me after he had been rejected in my favour." Have you always made it a party matter ? Did you previously elect Liberal aldermen | exclusively 1" "Not at all," said Mr Moss. "The last time we elected eight aldermen, two were Conservatives." "Then," I said, what moral do you draw from Friday's proceedings?" "The only moral to be drawn from it is the moral illustrated by my contest in tho Burton division. The Liberals must look to their organisation, and I have no doubt if they do so they will speedily resume theit control of county affairs. Ten years ago there were scarcely a dozen persons in Rossett who dare call themselves Liberals. We still ntcct in a lime kiln, but by lectures, meet- ing?, and education there is now a consider- able Liberal majority in the division, and It ¡ in my opinion that it will continue to grow. What I have done in rhe Burton division other men can do in other divisions in the county." But (I said) you appear to be losing ground in the county." Well, it is due rather to lethargy and over-confidence. We shall certainly repair the mistake next time."

I NORTH WALKS* MINERS' FEDERA- TION.—A meeting of the council of this :13- sociation was held at Wrexham on Monday, under the presidency of Mr George Rowley, Black Park Colliery, Chitk. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the managers of the Flint Colliery with reference to the grievances of the men employed at that pit. —The secretary was instructed to write to the owner of the Brynmally Colliery in refer- ence to the dispute there, and if he declined to adhere to the decision of the conciliation board that the same be called together at once to consider the matter, and also the Sandyeroft Colliery dispute. Country Gentlemen should not fail to obtain a

PORWrO'S INKING t'OWU ». BOMWICKM 4.A i\iNO POWUKR. BORWICK-S BAKING POWD, H BORWICKS BAKING POWUr-ll. Best in ie Avon< bolcson e, Puic, alld re Iran Aloo.

GUARDIANS. A meeting of the Holyhead Board of Guardians was held at the board-room, Valley, on Tuesday, Mr J. Lloyd Griffith, Frondug, chairman, presiding. STATISTICS. — The following amounts were expended in out-relief during the past fortllight :-Holyhead, £ 86 88.; Aberffraw, £ 58 Os. 9d. Bodedern, L55 10s. total, £200 7s. 9d. Total increase, £ 5 17s. 7d. treasurer's balance, £1,£76 18s. 7d. number in the house, 59. VISITORS'' BOOK.—Mr Bircham, of the Lacal Government Board, had made an entry in the visitors' book, which stated that he had visited and inspected the workhouse, and found everything clean and in good order throughout. He suggested some improve- ments, which could be made by painting the walls of the wards, clic. The suggestions re- ceived the approval of the board. HOLYHEAD RURAL DIS-

TRICT COUNCIL. On Tuesday a meeting of the above district council was held at the Union Workhouse, Valley, iMJr Robert Jone3, Cefn-caer-for, being the chairman. SANITATION OF RHOSNEIGR. It was proposed by Councillor J. Jones, and seconded by Councillor 0. H. Foulkes, J.P., that Mr T. G. Owen be appointed to make a special survey of Rhosneigr for the purpose of laying new pipes also to make a plan of the drainage at Rhosneigr. —This was passed mem. con." SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS. passed mem. con." SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS. Thirteen applications for the post of sur- j veyor of highways and neT buildings were read. It was proposed by Councillor O. H. Foulkes, and seconded by J. P. Rowlands, that Mr Robert Morris, Rarwgol, be ap- pointed at a salary of 35s. per week inclusive. As an amendment it was moved by Councillor Chambers, and seconded by Councillor, W. R. Parry, that Mr Ow^n Jones be ap- pointed. On being put to the meeting the original proposal was carried by a majority of 13, the proposal having 15 Notes and the amendment two. Mr Robert Morris was therefore declared elected. LLANGEFNI PETTY

SESSIONS. MONDAY.—Before Major Lloyd. Major Williams, Harry Clegg, Esq., O. H. Foulkes, Esq., and W. Hughes Jonet, Esq. TRANSFER.—On the application of Mr J. R. Laurie, tha license of the Liverpool Arms Hotel, 'Beaumaris, was transferred to Mr Richard Jones, Pierhead Vaults; and on the application of Mr Thornton Jones, that of the Red Lion, Llangefni, to Mr Rees Jones. CRUELTY TO A CHILD.—John Hugh 1 Thomas and Mary Thomas, of 15, Church- street, Llangefni, were charged at the in- stance of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with unlawfully and wil- fully neglecting to provide adequate food and clothing to a step-child (aged 10) of the female defendant.—Mr S. R. Dew defended, The female defendant was fined £2 including costs, the case against the man being dis- missed. NO LICENSE.—Owen Hughes, labourer, of Tygongl, Sardis, Heneglwys, was fined 2s 6d and costs for keeping a dog without a 9 licenso. j DRUNKENNESS.—Fta- drunkenness, Hugh Jones, tailor, Chapel-street, LIan- gefni, was fined 5s and costs, while Elizabeth } Thomas, a tramp, was discharged with a caution. RESISTING THE POLICE. — Mary Bruton, River-street, Llangefni, was sum- moned by P.C. Thomas Jones (21) with re- sisting him while in tha execution of his duty.:—Fined 5s and costs. BANGOR AND BEAUMARIS

UNION. On Friday, Mi Hugh Thomas presiding, The workhouse \«p £ tmg conunitbee presented an inlteresfflng report, in which fche»y recam- r;< ended sevienal CHANGES IN THE INFIRMARY, Ujcolliding the appoiiisment of a. W^fcliii-speak- ing trained nurse and possibly aiso a. pro- bntianeff, and the ereo4tuai of a smiaill wing or the wyul-!L side of tlh-e infinnairy for tflie accommo <isti on of nurses. A report on the classifiaafcjia of the iuimltes di.sclwtsl tjhe fact j that 27 persons had bean oamj>e £ !i(eki to S'elek refuge in the workhouse :n ovrcsequemoe of niteiuptertot? lutU'ts.—OoCbin-al Wer-st moved biie adaption, at the report. —. Dr John Robecte, in seconding the proposal, remarked upon the great dhiange for the better which fltiid taken plJOO in the cond'Jbikxi of the in- firmary as compared wi^h wlnait it was some :kii« years :.go. The infirmary contained' 32 beds, the whole, eliiarge of wliidli devolved upmn Mm Williams, who hit# not had one whoie day's Jioliday during the past six munfths. He maiiiiteuivJd till at was for more impottfiajit for the guardians to make things 1 coaJur.tfebJe in the workhouse than to give high relief to persons of drunken habits, who r-nly deserved n more than, sufffa--ent 1.x bwt-a exitftonoe (hear, hear).—The Chair- mau ttfarverced tihe state ment that the boaavl itiucwed relief to drunken persons.—The re- t.c-rt was adopted. NEW RATE. Tine Ok*"k submitted his estimate of ex- for tHie next hailf year. Aoeording j !'■;> this tihe rate wiiLl be 10^1. in the pound on the camam>ni fitnd, which would bring in £ 7,062, as against a rate of 10gd. for the corresponding half of Hast yaair. Tine esti- ivate ws& referred to t-he finance committee, A balance of £2,342 was repp.ited ia favour of clve mj&jn- THE GWYRFAI DISTRICT

COUNCIL. Tl'.e niotiiflhly m'e«dlteng of the GwylrfaS Dfe- tiiiibt. Ciouincffl was held on Saturday, urndtir the pjiesidearcy of Mr J. O. Hughes.—A re- port WiM submifead Iry tlxe dapuity meiiliioal ofli-3eir off ili'taltih (Dr Fraeer), sliowunig tlhe dieatih-flate of tihte du-Jfcriot dluiring tlie nitosbtflt of to be 21.3 per thousand, whife 47 cases of infectious diseases had been noti- lied during thie same pelWl-Dr Fm.isar was asked to supply a. report, to the Lineal Govern- iH!i.i.it on1 the prevalence of scai'idt fever iai idiik? jkiiMi of Ltoiriliyfm during the Hast qu»:tar of fast year, wlhere it appeared the number of deaths was eight.—A cheque for £ 59 was granted for the repairing of private roads at LUaj^beris.—Full powenj w-ere levan to Mr D. P. Williams, )1,1. Bcdvel Rcbciias, Mr Li'oyd Wlllliaiis, and Mr C:]Ü88 to make ih;e iiece-^fctoirr jwepura^'tenti for act Lm,iiiiirvi wKL-h waDl he KeHi ait. Lkumberi's on Fik-dov by Lieutenant-colonel Yorke, of the Local I G^'Vcrninenfe Boajfd, into "lie request of the L1l..ai'beiTss- Water aaid (ras Compam^y, for a CHxidr. — Mr D. P. Wffl'Jiiaims aiioved, aiAl Mr CLoes secfond'ed, "'Thiiit m tiie evcai.t of the opposition to the app:æ.a:tiioI1 £ ->r a. proviwi^jnai' order being successful, tihe dr,stii';t coiuneS slijl take such sfops as may l>e Jieoe.-strt'v pro\?iiie the paivsh of Lian- beris wiíbh a. proper supply of water."—WJtih regard to a ooamnunicatiion received from Wiei L*.x.l Goveirnimenlt Board, inqu^iiiing about the jnvsenit pcK:ion of "the moveanent for supplying1 l^oiftxiinyorwic with waier, it w'as dccidcA to reply that the parish council had bee-iii a{>|>e<v!1edl to to take the matter in hrunà. —On the applite'^i of the Waenfawr Pa-fljsh Council the clerk wais ihsssliiiicted to writ'ei to Mr Joseph HobiVy m<t to inteafere wiWh a piece of waste laaid which was on, the parish r,71(l.—C{K«i the revconimerldatibn of a coin- m;l.tee. to nlliioiin had been referred' the ques- til! lJ die future rri'tiibgcnitcrt of pairMi rtMVls, it was decided to 'Mitain the pretend *:t"iway oreinseeis in the (mlffe-rent parishes, subject to the acquiescence of the parish coun- cils at the fullowing salaries: Waenfawr and £ 10; Lfatiftiglan, £ 5; Llandwrog, £ 16 T/VywDdh.. £ 10 C'vnrioT. £ 12; IAi.n- Lyana, taarug, B8 I/ianttaanisgaer, £5; 1 ijjaniberiB, L5 LlabdideiDaoikn, j316.

copv of the "Country Gkntlbmfx's Catalogue.1 It h ,:be handiest and most useful book published. Evervthi»p you want is there. C5ot,h 3s t5d, Paper boasw 2s 6d, post free. Edrv FI"TfJ>R & ro 6, 7 and 8, Clement s Lane, E.C., ant ^all JbotkseLers and bookstalls. a DISESTABLISHMENT.

THE CHURCH PETITION CRUSADE. At tihe iiK>n!bh"'y inciting of T>ke> CVaivinae!ti« Meitthollitft Clraiidhes of the Va.a of Clwyd, ?li!e-id oil Jfardl 14th, ait St. Asaph, it wqa •jie-sdilvekl to send the following message to th.» chn'rchert ami congregations with-'n the <M«. triWb — ¡; IiiruMimioii as we are given to underHfeund tlr,-A ilt is t2re< ni'te.nfaitm of tl¡¡:.i-<;¡) who nine op, potted to < iis-ewtabflii-ililiiiieiiiit anlii d'ljsendowiin'enife of the. Chureh of Kn,gland in- Wa,l'*s u> pro- ceed wiith-ii niext feiw days to end'eavou* to obtain signatures in our towns and neigh- 1x/uii!1i,laxI to petlfcKciiiH iLsapproUn,^ ojf tlh# iwsw befeMe tihe House- of ParSanienit, 'tV. d'cviaie to ca.'M tho. at-taut'on of our Church, luetiii'beips ainkl heaavm 1h> guard ag-.iinst heiÏng ■misC'ed and dUuded to sign those pjiiMnns. and thus act unworthily of their profession and principles as Nonconformists.—On behalf of the nMiWiiiy meeting, ]>a,v:d Jones, dhte&v man 1). R. Griffith, ^eoreitarv. "P.S.—It is asked that attention be dE<1'! to tibiis lihiitiueii an (Smidav eveinjng next." THE OPINION OF FATHER IGNATIUS. 111110 following is a oopy of a letter whiuh a o- Ti'e-^jMiideHb has receivqi from Fattih.er Iiginialtii.us, "the monk of the WeLs-h Church," ?n •iiaftnvuKja to Wicksli ci^teblfehmen-t: L.aJitboisy Aljfbey, near Ahergavenmy, March 12dii.—Dear sir,—As a Christian. I oam oauv regard the pi'opmssail b disendow tire WitMi Church in the. same light as I dluouM regard the proposal of a midntgln buVgfar to disieii:d|W you or any other person* or su.ty of persons who had hooome lawful flind honest ciwnam of what they possessed. WeWhmen. gave to the old Weidh Church her jpreweiiit }K*>>Je^ssi5 ai«, ^nud bemuse her right tlo her aiydowiments is of the growth of cen- turies, it is 110 just raifc-wn forllObbing feer. As to ?iH^rrJbL-il;;iHc.iitt, it might do tit*. WeMi Chuirdh iro hamni, but it would injure gtemttfdjjy—A wou'k! weake.n. authority, idl.. jrn-e tine State, and be a cruel blow to the vorv poor. I slluouM, of course, upon nartioniRS aaid1 hjl-iik1.1rc gmiwidis bo glad to 1,'>00 th;e ekh Chiuroh auteu>0in,jus agadn, undier liier own :»iidhibiflhiap and pr'.>vLn!ctjctl councils, as her su'oj e^ffcoiL tfo the See of Gaaiftenbury w an inj ul^ti3os». and has nacuii'aity gjvm rise t*- th'e wMenpre'id unltruth that sha is 1 fete Oluirdh of WngHaaul in Wai":a> and conse- quianftily '1dl aiieai' Chiimh.—I aan, youiv futMlufuiCy, in ouir Liirtl J-asnisi, Ignatius, O.S.B., MyiKi^h yr Eglwys Gy^axieg." THE WELSH AND lltINH CHUROHES. Wntnng to tire Church Gui-udfeii," I'ro ftHe<or Stakes, of Dublin, say's:—Lilwra;! de- fcnikH^itJ of the T\icils(tij ChuTcfh occupy art 1U1.il.I¡"611It poabxu. The gH10t"t of tihie Ciiurch qi.initinaifliiLy tniin.s up, lw!un-'tan'g the* ?'i.d trou/bi'kig their oons^i-enfaeis:. They evo-lw difforant liiiMt. 'tiliieoii'ies tIC) justfJfy tiheai- helves to theansiedves. Thus the Duke erf Argyll gave us a couple of yeiars agio ioc theory, and noiw Lakly Fretdiaiiek Cav«ttkl:>ik presents us wiith qtviloe a n.ew and stiratrai-e disiv;Vt:y. She says: — "T?i« PiianDilv^ Church of Ireland was stamped' out by H>etirr\- II. and tine Pope of that time bacwoon tDiem. But the Chuivh on Wales dates back iira uo- brokm continuity to clui fouPtih cjemtrnw. Now .1 slioukl wibii to asik Latly Frederick Cavemltiish fox the jflii^htetit evjiience. justify- lr.g rhik sfc^te-meut. It is qtfite a nwei Henry Yll I. and Elimbetih lie re hitli erto goto a. 11 the credit far sta-mping oui- by i..r:e the aaiucailt Church in Ireland, b').. now we have Henry II. and Pope Âåni3fl1 IV. inciu to1 among the ex^era.itrnjatoffs in or.L>jj tluit the Welch Church maiy get t'hie ci'tdit of a greater antiquitr by 600 years thaiit ,]:l\ Irish Church possesses. But tllto quesiite is a M''inpfe hiifcitMi1ilco!l Ollè-JXid Hemiry IL sthmp, out tihe .11R jeaif?i Oeiltiiic Uhurdh. m. LrelaejJ f He certainty dliaaig-ed soma of its cusiwms. But thitire wat> nv extii-patilon of the anaLerit Ge^Jb Ulnircli, ah can be nuost easily pr oved in ftfha cvisa of the Se>e of DuibiOu;. St. Law- rance O'Tooiile 1't1:10; A'l'ohbb-ili'op of Dub'iist wihien Hianiiy N. camne heaie. The Hug did into killli or dbjuose the CeCt £ ic Arnrh-lwaSiop, buib He tauk riightt gdokl care- tihait hols suc.s- r«or, Arciilnlisho]) J-oilm: Coiiyn, should be an Englishman. Now just as it was in lie land, so was ,i't in Wales. Tb;ure was just las llludh, off just as 'ftctle eX'tJi-jiatOoia. of the auorjeinlt Churdh in Wal.es ir. Irelarid' ahtur. A.D. 1172. As 'will be seem by anyone ivlh* w £ C. fciko <ihe tiruiidiiJu to iwid the life of G .r- alclus CasmibrenKiis, Henry II. la-sbed Oel'tJ. «• Ceilnic l.Vs.hs»]>s rn. IxMl Clmrdh-es, and sui tuted Eaiglcwliiinen for Celts whenever liit? seas fldm TOVarnt, as tih-e late jxr Bi'e-wtl lu.s ;nini})[y siliowin in his inltea\i-*ti'inig preface tu t; 1 Works of Giiu'.dHis Caanbrensis in t.ie !?• I wtriibe this in dof<e«iiC-«. cf trutih, and 11'04, in. th.-e s»Eglite«t I ¡ c'- gUevi deHi.ring to weakedi th'e fu., c:e of tiie j-Joe<ial pi'otei-it against WeMi d'feestail>'V..h ineailt' wtMIi wl:«VJh prote'st Ohurchim^w are thorouiglhily agu'eed. But in uefenrKing Chaiireh th'eire is no mecassiity for desllL'oy tihie cihaitdtar of aiuotiher wStih wh'Mi tfce- WelMh iis cJ'ciseily aOBfibd by Msl). vlfo des\'e;ir. DadK- FrtiJennyk 'Ch^iandrsih also contrast-- ta-c- n<uim/tti43cail pi>iitiu:Hs of the Wewh ami Irii-.t C'hurv.-llnas. Hjna s3iie lias aiLo fWEen- :/it« gtiwiloiw en'or. Nine-ttoatUis of the present po}>u(liiltiioii Il,f IreSjuind' a:r\1 IHk, as s'h;c s-;ys„ Romjaai CsMiol&es. On tllmia pa.ri. of the suU- j-ect, I ni!iy, howieveir, refer your inters ttt" am address by .the. ArethbMtap cf Dubhh, de- (liveirie*I before his diuee."Ill11. synod and pub- '^ii.-fhie'd in the aucuim. of 1891. It d'eallii v« k fi'iii'ifer sfeifceiments made at the Rihyl CSmtvh (^ingress. ACTION OF A CHESTER RECTOR On Sunday, at St. Mary's Church, Chest er. an announcement was made that any peisou wishing to sign a petition against the Welsh Disestablishment Bill could do so by going to the school-room adjacent. In the Sunday School the Rev H. Grantham, rector, in- formed the scholars that any one over tin* age of 14 was at liberty to sign the petition. He had never introduced politics into the- parish, and he did not intend to begin now, but they could not stand on one side and see the Welsh Church robbed of her endow- ments without, a protest. Sunday Sch#ol teachers have also been taking petitions round the parish. Many of the congrega- tions at Church morning and evening ad- journed to the school-room and signed the petition. THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY O'N THE BILL. The Marquis of Salisbury lias written as follows to the Rev H. H. Henson, vicar of Barking, 011 the Welsh Disestablishment 'Bill: "The small dioceses of the English (jhitrch in Wales, in defending their endow- ments, are defending the rights of the poor to the ministrations of religion, and in very, very many rural parishes those ministrations must be withdrawn if the bill should pass. These dioceses are defending themselves against the mass of the English Nonconfor- mists, against the Roman Catholics of Ire- land, and against the hostility lately de- veloped of a powerful political party. In such an unequal contest they ask for anc have a right to receive the strenuous support of their fellow Churchmen in all parts of th kingdom. If we fail to defend the right to day we shall have to struggle for the tempor; existence of tho whole of the English Churc to-morrow." CHURCH DEFENCE AT HHTL The Vicar of Rhyl (the Rev- Dan Edwan presided over a large meeting of Chm people held at Rhyl on Tuesday evening. said, referring to tlie Disestablishment Ji they should not consult their own pci'so feeling in the matter, as it was not one I sentiment but of principle. They asked justice only, and should neither ask nor r<- favours from their opponents, who v show no mercy (applause). Mr F. J. G,v" proposed a resolution calling upon all were opposed to the bill to sign a petr/1- Mr Councillor Gilby seconded. He s.e jr- was a layman's fight, and with the spL-'d leader they had in the Bishop of St .titcy should be able to effectually hi fll.t. bill. The resolution was carried ru- inously. Mrs Mary Davies t'niuks that t:u';1,st

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