Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

I WHOLESALE SUSPENSION AT PENUHYN QUARRIES. I Great consternation was caused in Betli- csda en Tuesday morning owing to a large proportion of the men employed at the Pen- rhyn Quarries being locked out. There are over 3000 men employed at the quarries, all of whom with the exception of about 300 absented themselves on Monday without, it is stated, having obtained the necessary per- mission, wliich it is understood they would have had if they had applied to the manager. As will bo seen from the report in another column, Monday-was held as a Labour Day. throughout tho whole of the North Wales quarries, and thousands of people Journeyed to Blaenau Festiniog to attend the great labour demonstration which was being held there, when speeches were delivered by Mr Broadhur-st, M.P., Mr T. E. Ellis, M.P., and others With the revival in connection with the North Wales Quarrymen's Union, over 1000 men employed at the Penrhyn Quarries had joined the Union. But on Monday, both Unionists and noii-Unioaists joined in a Labour Day. and absented them- selves from the quarries. On Monday, an official notification was posted up at the quar- ries that only slate loader's and millhands were at work; and that the others had ceased work without giving any reason. Conse- quently, on the arrival of the men at the quarry on Tuesday morning—punctually at half-past six—they were informed by th.' stewards that all who had not obtained leave of absence were suspended until Thursday morning. That being the case, aU the work- men—both those who had obtained leave and who had not—left the quarry in a. body. On the way to the village, the men held a mass meeting at Pont y Twr at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning after a meeting of the committee, Mr William Evans, chairman of tho lodge, presiding. After singing the hymn, ''O Arglwydd Dduw Rhag-iuniaeth ("O Lord of Providence"), the ianious strike hymn of quarrymen, it was deenieu to ad- journ the meeting till five, when a mass meet- ing was held in the open-air to discuss the «'{nation. The workmen took the situation coolly, and the general oIinion expressed was that the managers had made a mistake. THE CASE OF THE MEN. The men say the lock-out has arisen from the men having decided that a deputation from each pone should convey to the man- ager the request of the men for a holiday on the occasion of the annual labour demon- stration held this year at Festiniog. The working manager granted permission to the men intending to attend at. FeRtiniog, but 111 the cases where the men did not intend to go to Festiniog he stipulated that each of those men should attend personally to make their request for a holiday to him. The men, however, having decided to observe ihe annual demonstration day as a holiday whether they attended the meetings or not, objected to make this personal request. MUSTERING TO THE TOWSS AND SEASIDE. The streets of Carnarvon and Bangor were thronged with quarrymen on Monday. A great number crossed the Straits to Anglesey, while others enjoyed themselves at Dinas Dlide. As a matter of fact, only 300 or 400 of the Bethesda quarrymen journeyed to Festiniog to the labour demonstration. THE COMMITTEE. The committee of the men met at Bethania Chapel on 3 ucsday afternoon. when Mr J. Williams ,secretary to the Quarry men's Union, attended. The situation was discussed at length, and arrangements made for the public meeting, which was held at a later hour. OX THE "UNION ROCK." A mass meeting was held on what was de- signated "Craig yr Undeb," at five o'clock in the afternoon. Mr W. R. Evans, chairman of the local lodge of the Union, presided; and was supported by Alderman D. R. Dan- iel, the recently-appointed organiser Mr W. J. Williams, Carnarvon (secretary of the Union), and other prominent leaders. There were from 2000 to 3000 people present. As ( is geueral'.ly tl»«< case at demci^acions o* life kind the ^-ogaediagS "tore commented by singing the well-knowit'Welsfh hymn, "Yn y dyfroedd inaTfrr a'r tohau." The Chairman observed" that it was not intended to make long and fiery speeches at that juncture, but simply to move and se- cond a number of resolutions in the briefest possible manner. He appealed to them to keep themselves cool and united, and not to resort to meajis that would discredit them in the public eye. Mr Henry Jones, Gerlan, moved the fol- lowing resolution:—" That this meeting of the men of the Penrhyn Ouanies resolves to .stand united in whatever course it may be decided upon to take." 'Mr Robert Bavies, Tregarth, in seconding the resolution, olwetfr-ed that the crisis had come upon then* <piite unexpectedly. Little did they dream the previous day, when at- tending tho labour demonstration at Festin- iog that tney would be enjoying another day's holiday. iBut the question for them was. Were they uTnted ? Did they intend to stand firm Their strength was in unity (loud ap- plause). The motion was put to the meeting and passed unanimously. Mr Griffith Jones, Caellwyngrydd, next moved a resolution urging upon all quarry- men the necessity of joining the Union as tlie most effective means of securing the quarrymen thtir rights. The speaker said that he had seen sufficient already to con- vince him that their only strength was being united. He appealed to every individual to I exert his influence on the side of the Union (cheers). I Mr David Davies, Penybryn, in seconding the resolution, seid that both masters and I stewards thought much more of those men I who told the truth and stood up for their rights than of sneaks and cowards. Alderman D. R. Daniel, in supporting the motion, said he did not intend to go into the details of the dispute between the men and the manager. Whatever would be the outcome of that dispute the principle of the resolution wou'd remain true to the end of tiine^k-heers). That principle was that to obtain their just rights they must stand uni- ted shoutder to shoulder {cheers). Let every I one swear allegiance to the Union and also to one another. The difficulties might be many, and possibly they would have to suffer —he hoped not. But, notwithstanding that, he trt<ste<* that that meeting fully the contents of the resolution, (hear, hear). The only principle that would raise the working-class from serfhood to self-respect was a strong union (hear, hear)—and it was through that means they were to win their battles if their demands were fair and hon- ourable (cheers). He was not going to stand up for disorder, either in the masters or men (hear, hear). Being a trefnydd (liter- ary, an "orderly,") he wanted everything to be carried on in an orderly manner. In conclusion, he trusted tha.t the outcome of the critis would be to make the Union much more respected at Bethesda and the quarry- men generally (loud applause). The motion was carried with acclamation. Mr John Williams, Ynys, moved "That this meeting regrets the action of the chief managers in closing the -uarrles because the men observed 'Labour Day' on Monday, which had become a. recognised holiday by them, and that they considered that they conformed to all the customs of the quarry by informing the managers through their delegates of their intention to keep Labour Day." Mr W. Williams, Gerlan. seconded. Mr W. J. Williams, in supporting, said tha.t it was the managers that were to blame for that emoiL.strati<vn that day and not the men. He did not think that any quarry in North Wales was working the previous day, and he did not befieve there was one that did not wcrk that day with the exception of the Penrhyn Quarries /loud applauseV He believed that some results should be derived ) from the pesent. crisis. It was but a storm, though it was very strange to get a storm in the month of May (laughter). It was for them to decide how much backbone would be developed in the men (hear, hear). He ap- pealed to them to be true to the Union and each other (loud applause). The motion was passed unanimously. Mr Thomas Owen, Bodfaris, moved, and Mr John Roberts, Gerlan, seconded, a reso- lution. which was passed unanimously, to the effect that the men should all go to work on Thursday morning 011 condition "that every- body and everything remained as before." The last resolution adopted, on the motion of Mr Benjamin Thomas, Bethesda. second- ed by Mr Robert Thomas, Cafe, was to the effect that all men should abstain from in- toxicating liquors during the dispute. The usual hymn having been sung, the gathering quietly dispersed. VIEWS OF THE MAXAGER. Mr E. A. Young, manager of the quarries, stated to a correspondent that if the men had in the usual way asked for a day's leave, they would have received it, and would be welcome to do what they pleased with the holiday. Those suspended had simply been dealt with in the customary way for being absent with- out -leave. The quarries were not closed, but were open to all who had not been sus- pended. Statements to the contrary were incorrect RESUMIXG WORK. The men resumed work in a body on Thurs- day morning, to ..te delight of all concerned.

MENAI BRIDGE PETTY I SESSIONS. MONDAY.—Before Captain Morgan and other magistrates. DRUNKENNESS.—Edward Pagan, Dean. street, Bangor, was fined 5s including costs for being drunk and incapable. THROWING STONES.-For throwing stones on the highway W. Griffith, Bro- dawel-terrace, Menai Bridge, was fined 5s and costs. SHEEP SCAB.-For not reporting sheep scab Owen Owens, Llaniestyn, was mulcted in 30s costs. ASSAULTS. — Francis Hughes, Ellen Hughes, and Ann Hughes, Ty'nygraig, New- borough, were summoned for assaulting Richard Pritchard, Ty'nrallt, Newborough.- The case against blllen and Ann Hughes was dismissed, but Francis Hughes was bound over in the sum of C5 to keep the peace for six months.-On a cross-summons Richatd Pritchard was bound over in a similar sum to keep the peace towards Francis Hughes. DISMISSED.-Ann Roberts, Trosyrafon, Llanbedrgoch, summoned her husband, Griffith Roberts, for an assault. The com- plainant also asked for a judicial separation. -Case dismissed with a caution.

INTERESTING REMINISCEN- CES OF A CRIMEAN HERO. The Dorset Chronicle publishes 'an in- tensely interesting interview with Mr F. R. Everett, a veteran of the Crimea. Mr Everett has had an adventurous life, and although in his sixtieth year, and with hair turning silvery, is well and hearty, his ruddy cheeks telling of an open-air life and good health. "Yes," said Mrs Everett, in response to a compliment on the husband's looks, except that my husband gets bronchitis and asthma in the winter he is very well." I was invalided out of the Royal Navy," joined in Mr Everett, "where I served twenty-six years, and when I left I was senior mate in the coastguard cruisers. I served on the Hannibal' and the Sanspareil.' My breath trouble was first caused by the fogs. I was subsequently stationed at Portland, but I was promoted, and sent to the North Sea, as a senior mate to the Hawk.' My cabin, being close to the engines, was hot, and when I went up on the bridge in the heavy snows, it was going trom one extreme to another. That finished me up. I was invalided out of the service." Mr Everett added that for the severe recurrent Attacks of his winter com- plaints he had tried a number of remedies, but they had done him little or no good. And when he has had his couph," Mrs Everett said. I have thougbt that his breath would be gone entirely. He could not stand. It has frightened me very much, and of course we are glad to find any remedy. I had seen accounts of the great cures effected by Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, in the Dorset Chronicle," and so I said, We'll try them.' That was just after Christmas. I took them, too, for rheumatism. I had had rheumatism dreadfully in my right leg, and at night the pain was most excruciating. I could scarcely walk across the room, but all that is gone, thanks to the Pills." Here Mr Everett took up the thread of story. And I can go up and down the hill now; but before I took the Pills I had to keep on stopping, and used to puff and blow like a billy goat. My sister-in-law has been taking them too for erysipelas." Yes, said Mrs Everett, she bad a bad eye for two years and tried almost every- thing. She used eye ointment, but it did not seem to do any good. Then she tried Dr Williams Pills. Her eye before was very much inflamed all round owing to poorness of blood, but now the inflammation is gone, and the eye well. We recommended them to some friends of ours, and they have done them a lot of good." Asked if along course of the Pills had been taken, Mrs Everett answered that they all found benefit before they had finished the first box. And you must bear in mind, she continued, "that the first box was divided between throe of us." The inter- viewer took his leave. It is not only in cases like those des- cribed a- bove,how- ever, that [Dr, Wi 1- liams'Pills are so vain able. They have c u r p d ) paralysis, I locomotor ataxy, rheumatism, and sciatica I also all diseases arising from impoverish- ment and vitiated humours of the blood, which cause scrofula, rickets, chronic erysipelas, consumption of the bowels and lungs, anaemia, pale and sallow complexion, general muscular weakness, loss of appetite, palpitation, pains in the back, nervous head- ache, early decay, all forms of female weak- ness, and hysteria. These Pills are not a purgative. They are genuine only with the full name, Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale I People, and are sold by chemists and by Dr Williams Medicine Company, 46, Holborn- viaduct, London, E.C., at 2s 9d a box, or six for 13s 9d. They are unrivalled as a tonic for both sexes.

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AN AMLWCH SETTLEMENT CASE HUGHES v. HUGHES. In the Chancery Division of the High Court, on Tuesday, this cause came on lor trial before Mr Justice Chitty. It was an action asking for the rescission of a deed of post-nuptial settlement between Edward Morgan Hughea and Jane, his wife. Mr Byme, Q.C., and Mr Bryn Roberts, M.l\_ were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr Levett, Q.C., and Mr Bioke Freeman for the defendants. It appeared from counsel's statement That Mr and Mrs Hughes were married in 1861. There was no setfement executed, although Mm Hughes was then entitled to certain freehold ::> property at Amtiwch, and Mr Hughes, being an industrious man, erected a tobacco facton- on a part of tlie freehold. He had previously bee.i a traveller in the tobacco business, and he built up and carried on a lucrative business. His wife at the time of her marriage also had £800 in cash, and it was with this money that he was able to build the factory and start the business. In 1865 a sum of £1500 was raised on mort- gage of Mrs Hughes's freehold house pro- perty and applied to the business, and out of the profits of the business that money was afterwards repaid. Subsequently Mrs Hughes became entitled to some other pro- perty under another will, which came to her separate estate, but prior to that the plain- tiff had built a residential house callied Eair View, at a cost of about JS1500. In 1879, a post-nuptial settlement was made, their residence, the factory, and all the other pro- perty being included in it, the uses of the pro- perty being limited to Mr and Mrs Hughes as they should jointly appoint. There were seven children of the marriege. On 6th September, 1882, an alteration was made, I the property being appointed to Mrs Hughes in fee, and on the following day a new settlement was executed, the property being, as before, limited to such uses as Mr and Mrs Hughes should jointly appoint, and sub- ject to bat to Mrs Hughes for life, then tv Mr Hughes for life, then to trustees in trust for sate and for the proceeds to the children, or as Mrs Hughes should by deed or will appoint, or in default equally among the children. After this time it happened that Mr Hughes gave way to drink to such an extent that it affected his intellects, and he admitted that he was always muddled, though never drunk. In the year 1889, after this had been going on for six months, another deed was executed by which the plaintiff acknowledged that he .was indebted to his wife in the sum of J53500 for money lent by her to him, and there was a covenant making him personally liable to repay the amount on demand, and the provisions of the pre- vious settlements were altered by which his Eife interest in the property, including his tobacco factory and business, was limited to one-eighth, and the whole was made security for the repayment of the £3300. The instructions for this deed were given 'I by Mrs Hughes and her eldest son (who was a trustee under the previous settle- ments). and counsel read a letter from her solicitor to Mrs Hughes in which he remonstrated against the terms of the agreement he had been instructed to prepare, and suggested that the prior settlement sliould^be allowed to stand. Nevertheless the agreement for a resettlement and the resettlement itself were afterwards executed. Then there was a gap in the correspondence until the plaintiff" began to inquire into the effect of what he had one. Mr Byrne said that the ground on which he asked for a rescission was that at the time of the execution of that last deed the plaintiff was not in a condition of mind to appreciate the intricate covenants of such a deed without having them fully explained to him. And even now, he said, his client was willing to make terras. pro- vided he could be securc*i interest 'n his I tobacco business. Mr Levett, who represented all the de- fendants. declined to come to a settlement. His Lordship observed that it was cer- tainly a startling bargain that had been made. The plaintiff was called and examined by Mr Bryn Roberts. He said that he was not now living with his wife, but lived in lodgings at Bangor. The effect of his evi- dence was that the impeached document was arranged for by his wife, that only two sheets of a draft deed (which he afterwards fcund consisted of twelve or fourteen sheets) were shown to him when he signed it, and that he signed in ignorance of the contents of the deed, which he was told was neces- sary to prevent his eldest son from taking tlie w.iole of the money under the former settlement. He insisted on the point that he had not been to Mr Lloyd Griffith's office before signing the agreement for the settlement; he went only once. There was an addendum to the agreement and two sets of signatures. The plaintiff said that the signature to the addition was not in his handwriting. He did not recollect reading t.ie deed before signing it. He was mud- dled at the time. Subsequently there was a quarrel in plaintiff's office, his wife and two sons being present, when he was taunted with having "put his foot in it" when he signed the deed, and he had no power to do anything. Tlie witness was cross-examined by Mr Levett at some length to show that at the time the deed was executed plaintiff mis earring on his business in an able and pro- per manner. The Yicar of Amlwch was called, and stated that during a certain period of about twelve months of 1892 aaid 1893 the plain- tiffs conduct and manner were altered from what they had been, and he got into a habit of calling at the vicarage at unusa.il times from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and used to repeat himself in what he said. Later his manner had improved again. The plaintiff's foreman was also cabled, and proved the second signature which his master had denied. As to the plaintiff's manner at the time, lie noticed an alter- tion in his walking and his manner of en- joing himself.—Questioned more closely as to these words, he craved leave to give evi- dence on the point in Welsh, which was allowed and an interpreter sworn. But the result did not make the evidence clearer. As to the walking, it appeared that the plaintiff prided himself on it, and carried a pedometer in his pocket. As to his manner of enjoying himself, that consisted in caEling at taverns and other houses. This was the plaintiff's case, and the evidence for the defence was commenced. Mr Lloyd Griffith, the defendant's solici- tor, was called, and said that the plaintiff and his wife's son came to the witness's j offiee at Holyhead and gave instructions for the agreement for resettlement, and said that I a question was raised as to whether some house property of the pJaintiiTa should be included in the settlement, and that the plaintiff refused, saying that that belonged to himself. It was not the fact that the plaintiff signed the deed in ignorance. The witness read tlie material parts of the deed. —Cross-examined v Mr Byrne, the witness admitted that he had never seen a settle- ment exactly like that in question, or sub- stantially like it, w-wre a man denuded him- self of everything. He admitted that it was unusual that a wife should take the lead in such a matter, or that the son should make the appouitment with the solicitor and to bring his father and mother and take the lead in the conversation as the conductor of the business. He regarded Mrs Hughes as his client, not ]VIr Hughes, and the son, as a trustee, he also looked upon as his client. His Lordship observed that the son was only a. trus-tee for sale after the deaih of his father and mother. Tviere was no trust in him during the life of tlie ten an res for life. The witness, in answer to further qiv~- tions, said he considered the resettlement tions, said he considered the resettlement unreasonable, and pointed out the objection. to Mrs Hughes, but did not make any such suggestion to Mr Hughe& He declined to say from whom he took the instructions for the deed they were all three there, and he cou.t not sa\ v. hat instructions he get 1 from each. He had just said that Mr Hughes was not his client. I His Lordship Did Mr Hughes give you instructions?—No. 0 Mr Byrne then directed his cross-examina- tion to the correspondence of the witness with Mrs Hughes and her son, and had not concluded when the court rose. The further hearing was adjourned. On Wednesday, the cross-examination of Mr Lloyd Griffith, the defendants' solicitor, was continued by Mr Byi:ie. In reply to a question fiom his lordship, the witness said on the previous day that he did not take instiuctions for the rc-sctilcineut agreement frnm the plaintiff. When lie said that he meant that he did not take them from hiin only the defendant was present listening to whar- was s.'id by "he others, and the wit- ness asked him whether he was satisfied with the provisions of the proposed alieratiou in the settlement, and he said he was. Tnat was before any document had been prepared. —Then when the document had been pie- pared why did you doubt waether he would ever sign it ? I thought when he came to read, it over he might be dissatisfied.—In reply to further. questions the witness said that he gave the plaintiff no advice at all upon the subject, although he thought the provisions complicated, unusual and some- what unreasonable. He had not been in the habit cf taking instructions fiom persons for whom he was not acting as solicitor; but he might have done so occasionally.—In re- examination by Mr Levett, the witness said that he looked upon Mrs Hughes as his cli- ent. In the first interview at the witness's office at Holyhead no instructions were taken from Mrs Hughes and the son in the ab- sence cf the plaintiff. He heard all that was said. He did not know he was deaf. He might be a little so, but the room they were in was rather a small one. He objected to settle some property of his own, but:1e ob- jected to nothing else. When the document was returned to him signed by the plaintiff in two places he concluded that he acquiesced in the way it was drawn, and he made no objection on the occasion on which he ex- ecuted the settlement. The ptaintiff after- wards made some inquiries of him about the settlement, but he did not give the witness to understand that at the time he executed the settlement he was not in a fit. mental condition to execute a deed or transact busi- ness affairs, or comprehend the effect of the settlement; nor did he suggest that the wit- ness had acted improperly in allowing him I to execute the deed in question. MM Mary Ann Hughes was called and examined by Mr Levett. She confirmed I what had already been said as to her pos- session of freehold property and B800 in cash before her marriage in 1861. and stated that the factory was built and started with the £ 800, that4:1500 was afterwaids borrowed on the security of her property, and that £800 of that advance was repaid with money derived from the business. Prior to that, in 1877, on the death of a Mrs Walthow, the witness came into possession of a farm for her separate use, also of some household furniture, and £3200 out cf the residuary estate. The furniture was sold for £400, and her husband had the money as a loan to help repay the balance of the £1500. and the remaining £300 was also paid with the wit- ness's money. That was also a loan- The rents of the farm were received by her hus- band. It was not true that he had retained only one half-year's rent of that farm, he had put nine years' rent into the business (1877 to 1886), because he said it would be better for her to invest it in the business and get 10 per cent. than in consols and get 2i>. Her husband was indebted A" her for the whole cf the £3300. She V I been led to t[, íJ.k or altering the settlement by a threat made by the plailltitf that lie would leave his money away from his wife and children. That threat was made after his return from Harrogate. There was a family discussion, and the plaintiff did not object to settling the money or paying it. The re- sult of the discussion was that the witness was to have an eighth share and the plaintiff an eighth, and those eighths were to be for their individual fives only, .^he remember- ed going to Holyhead to Mr Griffith's office on the 3rd January, 1893. Tlie witness, plaintiff, her son Edward, and one of her daughters were present. They gave instruc- tions for the settlement, and her husband was asked to put in his property, but he rev- fused, saying that that. belonged to him. The witness then described the reception of the agreement at Eairview, and said that after it had been read by heiself and her son it was given to the plaintiff, who read it. Subsequently the additional clause was writ- ten by her son Edward, and the document again handed to the plaintiff, who again read It. and it was then signed, the plaintiff say- ing nothing about not understanding it, or net owing the witness the money. Then it was returned to Mr Griffith, who presently sent the draft settlement. Her husband did not make any objection or say that he did not understand it. On the 25th March, the witness, her husband, and one daughter went to Holyhead, and the settlement was ex- ecuted. Her son was not there on that oc- casion. Her husband never told her that he did not understand it. Cross-examined by Mr Byrne, the witness said that there was no settlement made upon the occasion of her marriage, and that for many years she and her husband lived to- gether on fairly good terms. She used to get money for housekeeping purposes from her husband, who allowed her B400 a year. That was afterwards reduced to £300, The business was net doing quite so well as for- merly. When part of her £800 was taken to build the factory there was no writing about it between her and her hushan,i., and until the agreement was signed lie had civen no acknowledgment that he owed this J55500 cr the greater part of it.. The land on which the factory was built was included in the settlement. The land was her's before ma.r- riage. She did not know whether the fac- tory was included in the settlement of 1879 but it was :n that of 1893. She claimed the building of the factory, and she was also claiming the £800. with wliich it was built. The witness admitted that the £1500 raised on mortgage also went into the business in some way or other, and that she and her children had all these years been living, out of the business. Prior to the agreement, her husband had never given her any writing about any money put into the business, or paid her any interest for it. No one put the idea of £ 3300 into her head. It first occurred to her after her husband began to lead, a different kind of life by attending public-houses and visiting private houses, and so forth, afTer ho had threatened to leave his money away from his wife and family. The change of life was that where- as the plaintiff had been a rather reserved man before, after he came back from Har- rogate he took to going to public-houses and visiting all sorts of people. That did not exactly please witness, but she did not think t-iat he took more dnnk at that tIme. He becan to behave in this curious manner soon after their daughter's marriage, in Scptem- 1 bcr, 1892, and continued to act so for soiBe months. There was a total change in his naioner before he threatened to leave his raoncv away from them. and the witness w-ap afraid that he would carry out his th t' She therefore spoke to him j threatened to speak to her son » it. The (tem;>r tlnt anv oiwrrel, as stated l>v tlio «»* "j" him ./spmdS ieoipv, and squandering if „ i;ffOTw h: spending it -n fore The 11". wllat had dene be- 1 J 7tT,e*S du1 to her s^s— T"1 ^illiam-and consulted t.i._m a<. tn what was.best to be done. ls -ordship hen your husband was present 1—Yes. ) Mr By me And what did they agree was j! best to be done (—-Tlie witness was under- stood to saT. that she should take the money out of the business. Nothing was said at that time about, altering the 0 settlement.— I Do you understand the settlement now ? I want to ask you a question about it ? Yes. —Do you know that your son and Mr Owen could call upon your husband to pay £330() at once ? 1 es.—If they did. do you think that he could pay it 1 I do.—Out of what ? Out of the business.—All at once ? Yes. In reply to further questions by his lord- ship. tlie witness said he would have to provide the money from the money owing by- customers, but she did not know what the book-debts amounted to.' She knew that th& banking account was overdrawn for some hundreds of pounds. To repay the money would injure the business no doubtr but sh<* did not think that it would break1 the busi- ness up. She was aware that he could not issie the money on the factory, because that. was in the settlement. Pressed further by his lordship to say in what way the plaintiff wis to procure the means of repaying this £ 3300 if he were called upon to repay it at once, the witness suggested that he might get it from the bank perhaps, but being reminded that banks did not commonly ad- vance such snms except on getting security, the witness was at a loss to say how the plain- tiff would repay the money if called upon so to do. Her husband had not been in tlie habit of leaving her son Edward to manage things for him. Up to the time of his daughter's marriage he always managed his own affairs. She did not think he would allow Edward to meddle with them. cr that her hustrand knew of Edward's letter to Mr L. Griffith, asking for an appointment to see her and himself on business. Edward 31organ Hughes. William Peter Hughes, George Knight Hughes, the plain- tiff's three sons, and Miss Ann Mary Hughes the daughter who resides with lier mother, were also examined, as were also Dr Thomas Evan Jones (as to the mental condition of the plaintiff, about which, he could not give any very decisive evidence, as he had not personally attended him), and Mr Matthews, the local bank manacer. who said, thougli still able to transact business, he was after his daughter's mairiage in 1892 weaker of intellect, and his manner of walking and his- stooping posture indicated health very much, broken down. On Thursday, tfat parties came to an agree- ment, which the judge sanctioned.

WELSH MATTERS IN PAR- LIAMENT. GOLD MIXING IX WALES. Mr Pritohaxd Morgan asked a question oa thia subject. Sir M. Hicks-Beach The chief gold dis- trict in Wales extends to about 30,000 acres. Within this district t.1e area of the Crown lands and lands in which the Grown has all the minerals is about 13,000 acres. Th& area which contain metallic ores other than gold cannot be stated with any degree of certainty. Leases or takenotes for gold over nearly the whole of the 13,000 acres are at present in existence. There is, therefore, every inducement for private persons to ex- plore for gold. I am advised t.hat, owing to the geological formation of the ground and the distribution of tlie gold, grid-mining is more speculative in Wales than in the Australian colonies. I do not think it would be advisable to expend money in boring operations as suggested by the hon. mem- ber. It may be mentioned that the amount received as royalty and fe,et-¡ since 1888 is about £8000. Mr Morgan asked the right hon. gentile- man wliether lIe would take the advice cf the advisers of the Crown before finally deciding. Sir M. Hicks-iB e>ach said he hardly thought that he should act on their adviee if it were given in the direction suggested. He did not think it was the business of the Crown to expend money in prospecting for gold or any other metals. Mr Morgan said what he desired was that money should be expended on the Crown lands. Sir M. Hicks-Beach said the mineral rights of the land had been granted by lease, and the lessees could explore the land if they liked.

VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS AND LOCAL RATES. 0..1 Thursday, in the House of Commons, Mr E. Griffith asked the ice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whaifc was the amount of local rates paid in respect of Voluntary Schools last year. Sir J. Gorst said the Committee of Council regretted they 'had no information to enablo Mjn to answer the question. Mr 'Griffith asked where he could get the information. Sir J. Gorst did not know that it was to be got anywhere.

CURVATURE IN CHILDREN. When baby is jast beginning to toddle about, you often say 3be is too heavy for her legs. Now, if you will only go at the subject from the other end, yon will be nearer right. Baby is not too heavy for her legs, but the legs are too week for baby. Consequently, if you are not careful, her bones will soon begin to benJ, as they did in the following case:— I think that I should be neglecting my duty very much in not giving a true account of the wonderful result of Scott's Emulsion in the case of our little girl. About two years ago, my wife took her to the doctor's, as she was very uneasy about her. Her wrists were very much enlarged, her shins were quite bent, and she used to waddle along like a duck. The doctor said it was & case of rickets, and advised my wife to take her to the hospital, which she did. The doctor there ordered her legs to be put in splints, and she was to wear them for two months but I very soon discontinued them, and my wife said she would try Scott's Emulsion. It had cured our Maud of bron- chitis, and we thought it would do this one good. So we started, and, after she had taken about two or three bottles, we could see a wonderful change for the better. We continued to give her Scott's Emulsion until she bad taken about eleven bottles. Her legs are as straight as an arrow, and she is as fine a child as you would wish to see. Anyone is quite welcome to come to the above address and see her for themselves. I am never without Scott's Emulsion in mv hor. My children drink it like drink^ milk, they are that fond of it.—Yours trulv JOHN TARTE, The Woodbines Csh^Sd B»th, near Birmingham, Jannarj 21st, Children Deed nourishment for their grow- if as *or making o £ ealthy flesh. Scott's Emulsion supplies pontains the purest Norwegian cod-liver oil, combined with the hypophos- phites of lime and soda. Both of these remedies are essential to children who do not make satisfactory progress in growth, and in no other form than Scott's Emulsion can the most benefits from them be derived. This is because Scott's Emulsion is a scientific remedy, perfect in manipulation, and better adapted to the needs of the system. It is perfectly palatable, and does not derange digestion. When children show, by weakness, pale- ness, thinness, or other evidences, that they are not deriving sufficient nourishment from their food, Scott's Emulsion will quickly restore vitality, flesh and strength, stimulate tbvir appetite, and make them rosy and robust. It solidifies the bones, enriches the blood, and makes their growth strong and vigurous. On the wrapper of every genuine bottle of Scott's Emulsion is the trade-mark of a fisherman carrying a big fish on his back.

t MR LLOYD-GEORGE'S TOHPEiJO." This is how the "W estminstor Gazette" describes a scene during the second reading debate of the Agricultural Rating Bill — Mr Lnboueliere said the other night that if a landowner would not cultivate his land lie ought to bo bastinadoed as in (J-iina, and this has rankled in Mr Chaplin's ample and indignant bosom, for he denounced this form of correction as an "iniquitous punis.i- ment." But lie announced a little conces- sioii-tlie bill is to be limited to live years. Several times during his speech Mr Chaplin was corrected by Sir William Harcourt. but lie generally got. over the obstacle by thumping the box, glaring across the talie, and declaring, "That is not the point I am dealing with This little controversy over disputed points was much enjoyed. One by one Ministers had vanished, leaving Mr Chaplin to be supported by Mr Jesse Collings, who moved up to his left hank like a gunboat alongside a line-of-battlo ship. Mr Chaplin wanted both support and sympathy, for presently Mr Lloyd-George got up and took his breath away by a vigor- ous attack (iii landlords. He ridiculed the pictures which had been drawn of distressed landowners. "They have had to dismiss carriages, they have given up some of their gamekeepers and men in buttons—That's their distress And he compared these sacrifices of superfluous luxuries with the sufferings of the Welsh workers in another depressed industry, tin-plate making. Mr Chaplin gasped, and Mr Jesse Collings crept- closer to him. But there was worse to come, for Mr Lloyd-George drew a wicked but funny picture of the burly ruffian who waits round a corner whilst some deputy oegs for alms, which alpis are promptly spent by be afore- said burly gentleman in the nearest "pub." Mr Chaplin was speechttcss. Then the aggressive Welshman tiled off a torpedo; he declared that Mr Chaplin him- self would benefit by the bill to the extent of £700 a, year. Mr Chaplin bounded up and indignantly declared that lie would Hot benefit to the extent of one penny piece. "Your estate will retorted Mr Lloyd- Geoige. There were angry cries of "W itlidraw but he stuck to his torpedo, and dvore it home by the assertion that the reduction of bating for landed property was equivalent to a capitalised aggregate value of two millions and a. quarter in favour of the landlords in the Ministry, and the town ratepayer he depicted as an unfortunate horse cond-emned 'to stand in the landlord's leech-pond.

THE EDUCATION BILL. ;lIow IT AFFECTS >~ORTI-I WALES. 7 In the thirteen counties of Wales—for ^lorimouthshire is, of course, included by the Education Department as a part of the "Welsh division"—there are 854 Voluntary ^cliools, educating 96,912 children, and 799 J'oard S-hods, attended by 165,983 pupils. Of the Voluntary Schools, 703 are Church ')f England schools, 3 Wesley an, 50 Roman Oataolic, and 98 British or undenominational schools. Each of each 854 schools will par- ticipate in the new special aid grant, to the Aggregate amount of nearly twenty thousand Pounds (the actual figure, on the basis of the last published return, is £ 19,382 8s). Vc Board Schools, however, only will be entitled to the new grant, and that to the amount of less than five thousand T|°uiids, though' they educate seventy ^ousand chiklien more than the Church (or (>liuitaiy Schools. Xor is t.iis all. As each °bf these thirty-five school boards already tain, under section 97 of ihe Act. of 1870, special aid grant, which will be discon- 11JUed when the new provisions come into ^oree, tiie amount they now receive must deducted from the new special aid grant u-] ■°r<^er T" calculate the precise extent to Til', they will benefit by the new bill. £ 2Sf»7 V;U:: ;imoimt they wild thus receive is v 3d. Twenty thousand pounds a 1 he given practically to the relief of Wl to denominational schools, •uJe the ratepayers, who liave contributed :£232,311 in school board districts, will only I get £ 687. So much for Wales as a whole. Let us next take individual counties. The county of Anglesey lias 27 Voluntary I ^choyls, attended by 2734 children it has 63 Board Schools, with an average attend- ance of 3345. The Voluntary iSchools will get" P,546 16s; only ono school board, that t ^ewWough St." Peter's, will be entitled ,'J: ij!Lnow grant, and that only to the extent 12s, less the £ 22 12s 6d it already re- leaving a net balance for the school •5lW °f £ 4 ;i9s 6d. The Church Schools aH I11ls reci?ive for each child in average iCl anco' while the Board Schools will 1lh- +- y get a tittle over a farthing for each •arnarvonshire lias 65 Voluntary Schools, !lCating 7527 children, and these will re- ]1Ve £ 1505 8s it has 58 Board Schools. Seating 8223 children, and expending £ 10,000 a year in school rates, and will be relieved to the extent of £ 146 Te has now eig.it school boards in ecejpt r,f special aid on account of low value, viz., Beddgelert, Llanbellig rn Ti 1;i municipal), Llanddeiniolen. Llanllyfni, l>enmi>r^ai Pwllheli, and Ynyseyn- ^larn. These receive between them £ 635 "frill i these two of the most important •jv • lasers by the change: Llanllyfni wiU olieiV° ^1 *ess ull^L'r the new bill than the "i? an<l Llanrug will receive £ 25 loss. 0 ^eribigli,sliire has 73 Church or Voluntary ch°°ISj which will receive £ 1737 8s for edu- jiting 8678 children its 42 Board Schools, ith 7133 -oupils, will only benefit) to the ^j^teiit of £ 55. It has three School Boards, l0Se of Broughton, Brvmbo, and Stansty, «Ofr receiving £ 271 9s' 81 in aid of local loc,eS/U ^le ^rst these, Broughton, will "Pi- UIlt^e1' tho new bill, t bntshire has been content to be ruled ■u.. parson, and is to be adequately re- :ill r Cl -;88 86 Church Schools, educat- C1^ren- and these will receive i 12s in aifl- The 13 Board n 1oo*s) educating 2307 children, and which •g. tiu< same basis would be entitled to 1 will actually get nothing. Merionethshire has done more perhaps H r the cause of popular education than .y county- in Xorth Wales—and is accord- ingly taurrht a lesson ii. t.ie new bill. It 33 f:]lurc}, Schools, educating 1988 V.ll^dren, and will get £ 397 12s it has 45 v ?^I(1 Schools, with 5501 pupils, and these 1 only get £ 84. It has three school j ,ai'ds, those of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, anfiliangel-y-Traethau, and Talyllyn w.iich jAready receive £ 90 4s in aid of local rates. school boar<l, which educates over children, and which contributed from rates last year £ 3890 for school puriv^es, get nothing under the new Act. While « e, neighlx»uring parishes of Maentwrog lia Traw^nyr'd will get £ 70 though they 0#JVe sacrificed nothing in the cause of eUl»cation.

Y^OBEGAIIOXALLSM IX CAPXAR- ,;y^«HlRE.—The statistics of the Congre- tw 0^ ^arnarvollshire, including the JSifi Unions of the county, viz., Lleyn and and Arvon, have just been com- UteT- rea^y presentation at the armunl to ] the Welsh Congregational Union held at Brivlgend in July next. The are aS f"n<>«-sChurches, 107; accommodation in the chapels for ari'] .communicants, 11.308; adherents tiftn l.^r'ren, 8864; total of the congrega- CQUf'20,172. Church collections, minus the co])J ns towards foreign missions and the 1 ^cs, £ 12,389 5s 4i,d chapel debts paid of .u j1'1 c year, £ 3189 19s 8i,d amount Tear ° uPon chapels at the end of the Jt:ar} £ 33,611 7s 9^1. 2

CONWAY POLICE COURT. MONDAY.—-Before Albert Wood, Esq., I Ephraiin Wood, Esq., and Owen Rowland, Esq. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Freder- Esq. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Freder- ick Roberts, Griffith Griffiths, Hugh Thomas, all of Penmaenan, Penmaenmawr, were charged with assaulting Police-constable (61) Robert Jones, stationed at Penmaenan, on the 25ch ultimo. The constable said he saw Hugh Thomas drunk and disorderly, and I wnilst he was remonstrating with him, de- fendant took off his coat and waitcoat, and (struck him. The other two defendants then i came up and said, "Come on, boys, let us I kick him." Witness fell, and was abused whilst on the ground.—William Hughes and Robert Owen having given evidence in sup- port of the police officer's statement, Hugh Thomas, who wa.s also charged with being drunk and disorderly on the same occasion, was fined 10s and costs for each offence. The other two defendants were each fined 5s and costs. DRUNK IN CHARGE.— Elias Davies, Farm Yard, Conway, was chargec1 by Police- constable Parry, Conway, with being drunk in charge of a horse and cart in Castle-street, Conway. on the 25th April,-A fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. RIDING WITHOUT REIXS.- William Roberts, Talybont, Conway, was charged with riding a cart without reins, on the 25th April, for which he was fined 2s 6d' and costs. A HAWKER IN TROUBLE.—J.. James, hawker, was charged with obstructing the free passage in Rose Hill-street, on the 17th April, by leaving his caravan there. Defen- dant was further charged with dting wilful damage to a field, tht- property of Mr Fred- erick Jones. Bedidda. Defendant pleaded guiltv to the first offence, but denied the se- cond" offence. Evidence having been p ven, the defendant was fined 10s and costs in eacn case, and ordered to pay 15s damages in the last case. ASSAULT ON A COv -\TT COURT BAILIFF. J. D. Francklyn, Llandudno, was charged with assaulting David Roberts, county court bailiff', at Llandudno, on the 25th April. Mr E. W. Johnson prosecuted. The evidence of WiDliain Roberts was to the effect that on the 25th April, be had two default summonses to serve, one upon the defendant and the other upon his wife. He served the wife at the residence-. He asked whether Mr Francklyn was in, and was told that he was at the office. When he calfed at the officc; Mr Francklyn "ad gone out. After waiting at the county court offices, h<j wnv Mr Francklyn coming" out of the office, and going in the direction of the "Raven." Witness followed, and overtook the defendant near the entrance to his house. He said he wished to speak to him, and subsequently told him that he had a summons to serve upon him. Defendant refused to take the usmmons, wherupon witness threw it after him. Defendant subsequently came up to him at the railway station, and said, "Is that the way you serve (%u:nmoi." V "Witness re- plied, "Yes, when gentlemen refuse to take them. -uefendanfc then said, "If you do that again, I will smash your b face, you b- Welsh cur;" at the same time lifting up his hand, as if to strike him.—Arthur Hright, clerk at the Llandudno Railway Bookstall, having given evidence in support ot the last witness's statement, defendant denied the offence, but was fined 2s 6d Mid costs. A NEIGHBOUR'S SQUABBLE-Mary Eien Jones, Gyffin, had summoned Hannaii Jones, her neighbour, for assaitlting her on the 9th ultimo. Mr E. W. Johnson prose- cuted, and ilr J r. Williams, Conway, de- fended. After a .engthy hearing, the defen- daiit was hound over to keep the peace. TRANTER OF LICENSES.—On the ap- plication ot \Y. Johnson, the magis- trates granted trie temporary transfer of th:? licences of the St George's Hotel, Baths Ho- tel. and Tourists Hotel, Llandudno. M ARRIAGE A FAILURE.—Sarah Doyle washerwoman, J-ubi ice-street, L landudno, summoned her husband, John Doyle, for is, saulting her on the 17th April. From the evidence of the coin plain ant idt appeared that her husband had ■struck her in the mouth and i'ltreated her in other ways. She asked f!if a separation order. Defendant was bound over in the sum of £ 5 to keep the peace for six months. DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Jones, Roewen, niul Jane Jones, her daughter, were sent to ■prison for seven dsys for being drunk and disorderly.

By a "fluke," the English Sundae- Closing Bill passed the- second reading on Wednes- day, t.1e majority for the motion being eight. I The result provoked much cheering and laughter.