Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

DISOWNED IN QUELLYN LAhE. A 'MYSTERIOUS CASE. On Saturday, before Mr L. R. Thomas, deputy-coroner, an inquest was held en the body of Edith Mary Crompton, daughter of W. H. Crompton, 3, Holly-place. Conybeare- street, Birmingham^ a servant at the Snow- don Ranger Hotel, whc:e body was found, on Tliuisday evening hist, in the lake.—Frcm the evidence of Kate Williams, it was found that deceased was of a. very cheerful disposi- tion, and she could not account far her rash act. :She was lldt keeping company with anyone Co her knowledge.—Tlhonuis Prit- chard, groom at the hotel, corroborated as to the deceased's disposition, and -said that about 9 o'clock on the niglilt ill question, he and Kate Williams went in search of her through the house, but could not find her either out- side. Airs Webster suggested that she might have gone to the keeper's house, and Prit- cluitrd ■went there, but they had not seen her. Owen and: Pfcritchardi then went to search for her, and in a field on the shore of the lake, ju-t under the hotel, found her lying 011 her back •with the water just cover- ing her face, quite dead.—(Mr M. Owen, the keeper, corroborated the last witness as to finding the body.—»W. E. Webster, proprie- tor of the Snowdon Ranger Hotel, identified the body as that of Edith Mary Crompton, who war; in his service. He could give no reason as to what could have been the motive of the deceased in ending her life in this way. He opened her box cn Friday morning, and found a piece cf paper with the weirds writ- ten on it, "Please send my money to my dear mother.1"—The Deputy-coroner, in sum- ming up, 'said that it appeared to him that the deceased must have taken her life white under a fit of temporary insanity.—.The jury. after a. short deliberation, returned a verdict that deceased met her death through drown- ing, being at the time insane.

FOOTBALL. BANGOR v. NORTH WALES UNIVER- SITY COLLEGE. On the ground of the former, who won cl by two goals to none.

WELSH CUP. FLINT v. HOLYWELL. Holywell were defeated at home last Sat- urday by their nighbouirs (Flint), in the third round of the Welish Cup, by three goals to two.

CAMBRIAN LEAGUE. PORTMADOC v. TOWYN. At Portmadoc. Result :—Portmadoo, one oal Towyn none.

WEST MERIONETH MONTHLY MEETING. This meeting was held at Gorphwysfa, Pen- phyndeudraeth, on Monday and Tuesday, the Rev E. Vaugha.11 'Humphreys, Llwyngwril, presiding, and the Rev R. Owen, M.A., act- ing as secretary.—A11 unanimous vote of sym- pathy was passed with IMr Ellis Edwards (one of the Gorphwysfa church officers), in his illness.—.At the afternoon meeting, the subject for discussion was "The best maimer of cu'nducting a. church service," papers being read by the Rev 'D. Jones, Garegddu, and Mr R. E. Roberts, Bowydd, Festiniog.—■ From Peniel, Festiniog, it was announced t-hst the following had been ejected elders:- Messrs O. Evans, Ellis Hughes. Evan Evans, and AY. Roberts, and also that the church had unanimously voted in favour of inviting the Rev J. R. Jones. B.A., Brynntug, to become pastor thereof.—The next Monthly Meeting was announced to be held at Dol- gelley.—Mr Peter Roberts, J.P., St. Asaph, delivered a telling address on behaLf of the Forward Movement. It was stated that the collections towards that institution had this year increased by £ 25.—An application from the Penrhyndeudraeth School Board for the use of a schoolroom at Rhyd was referred to the building committee.—A transfer letter was given to the 'Rev Ù. Jones, Abergynol- wyn, to the Vale of Oomvay Monthly Meet- ing, he having accepted the pastorate of the Dolwyddtien church. —< The Rev W. R. Jones, Llanfrothen, called attention to cer- tain points discussed at the 'Wrexham As- sembly, but discussion on the matter was de- ferred.—The Rev E. J. Evans, secretary of the Special Armenian Fund, wrote stating that somp of the churches had sent in good contributions, 'but ithore were still others who had forwarded nothing. It was re- solved to urge the latter churches to make collections Iforthrwith, and to forward the money to Mr E. Griffiths, Harlech.—The Rev J. Wiltiams, B.A., wrote thanking the meeting for its kind expression of sympathy with him in his illness.—Votes of condolence wece passed with the relatives of Mr J. Vaughan Jones, and Mr Edward Williams, Bryncrug. vand with the Rev E. Roberts, Dolgelley; Mr John Jones, Rhiwgoch Mrs Owen, Meirion House, and Mrs Rowlands, also of Penrhyn.—"Faiuiiulness at religious worship" was the subject- discussed at the general societv meeting. — Sermons were preached by the Revs J. O. Thomas, M.A., Aberdovey; R. R. Morris, Festiniog; J. R. Jones, B. A., TBryncrug; and John Hughes. M.A., Liverpool.

-> WHY THE PHYSICIAN IS WELL. Did you ever consider why it is that physicians so seldom suffer with the many ailments of other persons ? At first thought you might think it is because physicians have many kinds of drngs at hand, and can take them as often as they like. Yet this thought shoots wide of the mark, because if there is one thing the physician does not do, it is to keep dosing himself with drags. When he is really ill he goes to bed, and sends for a doctor in whom he has confid- ence, just as any other sane person ought to do. The physician of to-day has greater faith in Nature than the physician of the last century. He prescribes drugs when neces- sary, but the whole enlightened medical pro- fession of our time emphasises the import- ance of good care and the right kind cf nourishment. Careful living and nourish- ment are the key to the good health you ex- pect, and usually find, in the physician's own family. Our correspodence shows us that many physicians throughout this vast empire use Scott's Emulsion in their families. What better endorsement of a preparation could there be than this ? The physician knows that Scott's Emulsion is the easiest, best, most palatable, and most reliable form of cod-liver oil, combined with the hypophos- phites of lime ond soda. He knows that the oil in Scott's Emulsion is of the highest grade that Norway produces, and is free from decomposition, and consequent ranci- dity. He understands what it means to health to have the nourishing properties of this remedy. Scott's Emulsion is not a secret prepara. tion. The label on every genuine bottle tells what it contains. For consumptives, anaemics, weak children, and all those whose pale cheeks and thinness shows a want of vitality 'Bnd strength, Scott's Emulsion is of especial advantage and it is also an admir- able remedy for coughs, colds; bronchitis, and local inflammation of throat and lungs. A nurse, in writing of her experiance in lhe case of a weak baby, says :— My little granddaughter, Alice Maud, has derived gr«at benefit from the use of Scott's Emulsion. At the age of four months she was dreadfully weak and emaci- ated. I was almost at a loss to know what to do, when in August last a friend of mine recommenned Scott's Emulsion, and after trying two half-crown bottles the result was simply marvellous. I still continued it for nearly six months, and she is now perfectly healthy and strong, which you may judge by the phot.o I send. Being a nurse, I strongly recommend Scott's Emulsion wherever I see any need of it, and there are many cases I could tell you of that have derived great benefit from Its use. I re- main, sirs, yours gratefully, (signed) JESSIE GEORGE, 26, Cabholm Terrace, Cablielm Island, Southtown, May.4th, 1396."

LLANDUDNO DISTRICT NOTES. The Llandudno District Council, as I pre- dicted last week, have been compelled to drop the clauses prohibiting tradesmen from exhibiting goods on their own land in from of their premises, mid the one prohibiting caljs from standing OIl the stands on a Sunday. However desirable it is to have Mostyn-stree-t, or any cither street clear, the application for such powers was bad in prin- ciple for ic meant nothing less than the confiscation of private property which had been dearly paid for. More than that. If anyone has an interest more than another in the welfare of Llandudno, it is the trades- men of thai town. Surely, they are net the class of men who would do anything to de- tract from the success of the place as a sear- side resort. That it is desirable to have the streets clear 011 Sundays is admitted en all hands. But the question is surrounded with so nianv difficulties that it is almost impossible to remedy the evil without creating an other one. To compel the cabmen to rticre from the streets meant monopoly to the hotel yards and liveries. In other words, to crush the weak and upliolld the strong. However, all's well that ends well. Acting on the advice of their Parliamentary Agents the council did very wisely in striking the clause from the bill. But after all, when one comes to think the matter over with an jmparaial mind, it is 'not the cabs that are the cure3 of Llandudno during the summer s-ea^on. The fact that they stand on -the streets, may. or may not, be outrageous to the feelings of a large section cl the community. But as one minister very forcibly put to me, "It is the Sunday steamers that is the main curse of the town. People go aboard simply to get drink. Still, this kind of tiling is "tolerated by men who call themselves Christians." Quite true, fully loaded steamers arrive at Llandudno on Sundays with people, many of whom, rut any rate, have no other in ten- tion but to obtain drink, and when they ar- rive on shore their condition is 110 credit to anyone, while the benefit to the hotel and restaurant keepers -is simply nought. If die Free Church Council and others are ready in earnest about the moralitv otf Llan- dudno, let them face the matter straight and squarely. Let it he known that any member who goes for a Sunday trip will be expelled ifi\itn ichureth mjennbojrshlip, and Itihiat any "brother" who connives at that son. of thing with a view cf increasing his income is liable to the same fate. It is all very well to beat the air, and create no end cf noise. Let the churches purify th cms elves and the question will soon be settled. Notwithstanding -the tffcris of certain people to convince the public of Llandudno, and the council in particular, that there is no need of a second pier in that town, be- caus-e it would spoil the bay. and that tha town is too small to maintain two piers suc- cessfully, the district council unanimously, on Monday, approved of the plans of the proposed scheme. Craigydon is fast becom- ing a town by ir-self, and another couple of :ç-(o::1"S will witness wonderful developments. If the people will not walk from the Orme to a pier at Craigydbn, why should the latter place themselves at an inconvenience by walking' to the Orme ? The recent drainaee scheme, carried o".rh at Penrhyns'de, will open up that porroin of the district for building purposes, and if the light railway is laid between Craigydon and Colwyn Bay, that will be a strong fictor in the progress of the district. It may take some years to at- tain, but, i'b is coming, and. in fact., in course of accomplishment. Why, then, if there are capitalists willing to speculate for the erection of a pier at Craiaydon. they should be objected to ? The Llandudno otf the future, can, in my opinion, and evidently in the opinion of the promoters of the pro- posed new pier, maintain not only two piers but also two pavilions. The district council had cnoe more to decide cei Monday the question of light rail- way from Craigydon to Colwyn Bay. True that, the question is not exactly what- was given to the ratepayers at the last election, but the continuation of the scheme is, in principle, exactly the same. Even the pro- moters admitted before the council that it is cnly driving in the thin end of the wedge, and that eventually they will apply for powers to come to the town. The council being so equally divided on the matter—and inasmuch as they talk so much about appealing to Cfesar—they would act very wisely in taking another test poll of the ratepayers, and that by hallet. Let each side pledge themselves not. to canvass, but to hold public meetings. By tthait means it would be possible to get accurately the opinion of the ratepayers. "I don't know which requires the mutt engineering, the Conway Corporation or the Cowlyd Regard.humourously remarked Mr John Jones. Central Buildings, in one of the many speeches he delivered last week. Per- sonally, I am not concerned in the matter, but one would come to the conclusion, by the rul- in-gs of the Mayor of Conway at the last meet- ing of the council, it is the beginning' of a new era,, as far a-s that august body is concerned. His rulings were severely technical, and well within the *tmding orders adopted1 a yeaT ago, and which, possibly, had been allowed to remain a dead letter. There is nothing like order, and to have a man at the helm who will treat all alike i&, therefore, to be welcomed. I do not blame the Mayor Of Conway for his technicality, because, it faci- litated business immensely. ?'iid prevented any personal wrstnglings. After all, apart, from the merits .of the case in dispute, it was rather hard that a motion could not be taken to remind .another resolution passed end adopted cont-rarv to the standing orders. Evidently, smieltodv 'is at fault. Never- theless, the matter is at end. and the rate- payers will be glad to know that if Dr Pri- chard persists in the waa- he has beg-un. he will be a good educator to the worthy coun- cillors of the ancient borough, and be the means of instructing some of them in the rules of debates. The meaning of the resolution adopted at the Colwyn Bay District. Council with regard to the proposed light railway is that they will drop all opposition to the bill provided the promoters frame it. in such a manner as to be acceptable to them.

THE LIGHT KAIL WAY QUESTION AT LLAiSiJlJDXO. THE ENGINEER EXPLAINS TO THE COUNCIL. (REFUSING CONSENT TO THE SCHMME. --< A CHIAiLLEXGE^ND AN ACCEPT- ANCE. Another special meeting of the L.andudno District Council was held on Monday after- noon, "to consider the Parliamentary notice, plans, sections, &c., deposited with the clerk to the council with reference to a light rail- way proposed to be eonstiructed by the Llan- dudno and Colwyn Bay Light Railway Syn- dicate from Coliwyn Bay to Llandudno, and to take such action in the matter as may be considered advisable.' The Chairman announced that the en- gineer and one of the promoters of the scheme, together 'with their Parliamentary agent, were in waiting and expecting to be heard on the matter. Upon a division, it was carried to grant the interview sought for. Subsequently, the Chairman introduced Mr "VVeb'br the Parliamentary agent of the com- pany Mr Owen, the engineer, and ilr Grif- fith, one of the promoters, to the meeting. Mr "Webb explained at length the proposed scheme of light railway between Craigy-i:>n and Oolwyn Bay. 'He said that they onl/ intended to cotne some 700 or 800 yards within the area of the district council. Bus some stated that was the thin end of the wedge for future operations. That might be. But whenever an application was made foi the extension of their powers, the council uould object to it at the time. At present;, however, they asked them to consider the soheuie on its merits. Colwyn Bay and Pea- rliynsiue Councils had given them a favour- able consideration, and they had a good chance of success from those quarters. The promoters were prepared to leave themselves entirely in the hands of the council, as far as construction, was concerned, within their area. iMr Owen, replying to Mar Marks, said that the gau'_re would be 3 feet. Mr Webb, in answer to Mr John Jo tie. that they •would go cii Willi lliu-ir ap- plication even if the council was against them, inasmuch as they had the support of a larger area than that of Llandudno. A Member: What about the introduction of motor cars ? Mr Webb replied that they had no idea of having motor cars in connection with the railway, although there -was an idea to that effect abroad. Mr SarHon Will you have power to carry produce ? Mr Webb said that they would have the powers to carry produce, but that did n^l naturally follow that they would take advan- tage of those powers. Still, it was advis- a.ble to have them incorporated in the bill. Mr J. Jones: But, no doubt, you rely müstoll passenger tranic ? Mr Wcbb No doubt, that 99 per cent. wiSl be passenger traffic. Mr Eiias Jones asked whether they would promote the scheme if they were satisfied that they could not connect it with Llan- dudno for another 20 years. Mr Griffith Certainly even if we never came to Llandudno. Mr Webb said that the times were moving, and that 20 years was a long time ahead. Probab-y it would take 20 veal's before they could come along their sea frontage, but, perhaps, it would not take anything like that time to come through some of their streets. Mr Joseph Hughes asked if the London and 'North-Western Railway Company were to ilay down a branch between Colwyn Bay -and Llandudno, would they as a council ob- ject to it (Voices: "No.'). Then, what was the difference between light railway and that? He could not see it (hear, hear). A vote of thanks having been passed to the deputation for their information, they eventually withdrew. 'Mr J. O. Thomas moved, for the fourth time, lie thought, that they reject the scheme ks far as the district of Llandudno was eon- owned. Mr R. J. WiLiams, in seconding the mo- tion, obscfrved that he would also like tc see the council taking steps to oppose the bill. 'Mr J. Jones moved that they give their consent to the scheme, provided the inter- ests of Llandudno were safeguarded. •were entirely out of court to carry the scheme through themselves. A remark lad been made that Colwyn Bav would benefit I far more from the scheme than Llandudno. tHe maintained quite to the contrary, and that in any more visited Llandudno from Colwyn •Bay th in Colwyn Bay from Llandudno. He was plea-ed to find that the promoters were so determined to carry the thing through, for once it was placed down, it would be filch an educator that five years would suffice for Llandudno to ask them to bring it to the town. Mr F. J. <g.apton said that he welcomed the advent of light railways, as it tended to cheapen, the trail-4" of goods and railway travelling. Therefore, h e was constrained to I second Air J^}ln Jones's amendment. The division Was then taken, with the following result: For the amending. Messrs J. Jones, W. Thorpe, F. J. fSarso^ t\~ II. Jones, Joseph Huehes. and R. Cnl1"'av-6. ( For the motion Tlif-'n],,r-man, Messrs R. J-ilhams, O. J. O. Thomas, Flias Jones, W. Bevfin, ^'T )brks-7. Neutral1: iMr W. William^ !Mir J. Jones It is coming is eomine, gentlemen, and it witl be h'^re jn a very i short time.

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A LLAisxi vv s3i xii. riiiA.u UAlSiii DAY IKS V. JONES. This was an oppcax from the^ decision of his Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd, given in Sep- tember lass, a* Lidurwst, and came on iur hearing on the 15th iinst.m the DiVLSional Court,"before their Lordships Justices Wilis a,A Wright. The action in the firs, instance was a claim fur £20 and interest by Mrs Davies, Machno Hotel, a,gsansit Robert Jones, Renmaclmo, on a promissory note given by defendant to plaintifi s fa'iiher. The defen- da.nt at. the trial denied that there was any money due from mm, acid thr-,t aiil lie had over had had been repaid, and also denied that a note endeTsedon the bill by the P'hdn- tiH" s mother to the effect that- ittte-ress had been paid in 1891 was true. The county CUUlIG judge. <°.i: '.cr a. lengthy hearing, give judgment for the plaintiff for £24 17s, and commented somewhat strongly on the evi- dence in support of the tienfeiidansi. s ca^e. The defendants now appealed against ums decision, on the grounds that the learned judge waa wrong, in hevdiit.g thsz he- fo-re-menticned note en the bacit of i ae pro- missery was evidence, of money having bem 'paid.—Mr E. Bow en Rowlands (in- structed by Messrs David J ODes and .^OjOGffts, Llanrwst) appeared for the appellant, and Mr 1 >axnard Lailev (instructed by Mr K Davies, Jones, Llanrfwf.'o) for the lespcmaeni Oo- jecibion was taken to the appeal on the ground that no objection was taikoii to the giving of note in evidence at the tnal^ at the comity court by the defenda-nt's sc'licitor, and tha, ■the judge was not requested to make a, note, this lai'ter fact the judge confirmed by let- ter to the p10in,W:fs solicitor, and this leti-er having been handed to the judge- ^nthe same having been discussed, they dismissed the appeal with costs.

j Professor Ivnno ^feyer. the TVeHJ-^own Celtic scholar, has founded a new ■itia'azine called the "New Celtic Journal." It •w4p he printed in Borlin.

FASHIONAliLE YvEUDiM* AT LLA-NDUDNO JUISUTIuN On Wedmesday, at the Pcnsani (C.M.) I Chapel, Llaaidudno Juiictlion, Mies Annie Davies, only daughter of Mr Hugh Davies, lata of Manchester, but. now of Pias Tiricn, Llandudno Junccicui, Avas joined in the bends of matrimony iyo l'-ti" Miis Miei'its Lloyd, of the firm of Mesrs -larshalil and Ashi.jii, of Manchester. The inOcX'tsiing ceremony was performed by the Rev Eilis James Jones, of Manchester." The bride, who was attivei in. a dress of grey figured Irish popjin, trammed wioh white siik, aaitdl white chhp hat trimmed with plumes and orange blossom, was given away by her father. The bridesmaids, who were aittired in dresses of fawn oc-lourod Irish poplin trimmed with fawn silk, and large black velvet hats trimmed with black feaibhers andl wiiitie chrysiaaitheimums, were the Misses; Grace Owen, Mochdre;' Mlaggie Deacden (ccusins of the bride), Maggie Lloyd (sister of the bridegroom), and Hajrrietd Roibei'tis. The best nifijii Mr Evan Lloyd, brother of the bridegroom, and tlio groomsmen were Messrs J. Janes and E. Lloyd, of Manchester, and Mksber Pluglriei Donrden. IThis 'being the first wedding soleminised in the chapes, "he happy pair were presented with a handsome Bible and Hvnm Book by the chapel trustees. After the interesting ceremony, the paaty returned to Plastirion, WIHERE MT AND Mis Davies held a, reception, which, was attended by a. large number of friends. After the reception, the happy pair left by the 3.26 traiin from, the Junction en route for C'nic- cicth, where the honeymoon will be spent.. The presents' !\ye.r: numerous and costly. On Thursday, Mr n. Davies eiiter'tained the meml;'ers and congregation or the Pinsinrii Chaipel to tifl!ll to commemcrate tho marriage of his daughter.

LLANDUDNO PRIVATE bILL. .SPECIAL MEJiTING OF THE COUNCIL. THE OBJECTIONABLE CLAUSES DROPPED. A special .meeting of the Llandudno Dis- trict Council was held car Friday, under the presidency of Mr T. W. Griffith, to consider a communication from the Paraamentary agent; with regard to the proposed Pairlia- men'tary powers they intend to promote at the ensuing session1. Mr R. S. Chamberlain, (solicitor to the coun- cil, read an opinion from Mr Fitzgerald, Par- liamentary draughtsman, on the clauses which was to the effect that the council had no chance of 'obtaining prohibition clauses to stop Sunday boating and cabs plying for hire, nor tio prevent tradesmen utilising their own land in front of the shops to display gocds, unless exceptional local. circumstances made it necessary. Another important clause was with reference to hawking, but the! opinion stated that) the 'council could not prevent hawking goods in the streets, even if a market hall was erected. Mr W. H. Jcmies moved that the council attempt to pass the clause to stop hawking, which was "L great nuisance, and that it "be represented to Parliament that the council intend! to provide a public market Thia was seconded. II1 reply to members, Mr Chamberlain added that he did not think the clause would pass. Mr Marks moved, that the hawking' clause be dropped. Mr J. Hughes seconded. Eventually Mr Marks withdrew his amend- ment, a.ud it was agreed to stop market peo- ple from touting from door to door and on footpaths. The council next proceeded to consider the following clause:—"To amend or repeal the provisions', cur soroo of the provisions, of sec- tion 6 of the Llaaidudno Improvement Act, 1854, with reference tio the appointment of a commissioner or a member of the couaicil by the St. George's Harbour Company, and of sections 68 and 79 of the said Act of 1854, with reference to the rating of Railways in the proportion of one-fourth part only of the net annual value thereof respectively, as in thC"2 sifcrio-n.s provided; und to provide thaw those racI-vva.y-8 and any other railways within the district belonging to or Iworked by the London and Norfth-Western Railwav Com- pany and any other company or companies, shall for all the purposes and requirements of the council and the district, be assessed and rated at the full net annual value thereof respectively, instead of one-fourth part only of .lie net annual value thereof as provided by the said sections 68 and 79." M:l' Chamberlain said that the recent appeal settled that, and it waa accordingly deleted from the bill. Mr Sarson next moved that the following clause he..shuck oiult: —("To provide t/hiaifc hackney carriages, stage coacho!, omnibuses, Waggoinetftes, oh ax-ar bancs, air id other car- riages or vehicles shall not stand on cab- ranks or ply or carry passengers far hire therefrom on a Sundarywirtlhin the district; and to prohibit the owners of any pleasure or other boats, and any person or persons in their 'employ, or to whom any such boat or boats, may be let or lent from soliciting or touting for passengers iin any such boat oc boats within the district on a Sunday." Mr Chamberlain said that the counsel whom ha had consulted stated that they had no chance of passing it. Mr Marks, in seconding, said that he knew from the start that they could not pass it. Mr J. Jones supported on the ground that it was unfair to keep the cabs off the stands and allow them 1'} 'bo hirød. from every stables. At the same time he quite sym- pathised with the good poople who repre- sented the "Nonconformist conscience" and were in sympathy with the cause. Mr Eiias Jones said that it was not the inten- tion from the first to prevent visitors from having a. carriage on a Sunday if they wished it—(hear, hear)—but rather to prevent car- riages from standing- in the streets of Llan- dudno on the Sabbath day. and thereby out- raging the feelings of a Lt.Tge majority of the inhabitants. He fully supported the com- mittee, in their attempt to pass it, and t!hey should remember that there was a higher law than the law of the land. Hence the council had done its duty, and lie felt sure that the day would come when the cabmen themselves would regret that the clause had to be ex- punged. The division was as 'follows :—For drop- ping the clause—Moss is W. Bevan, T. W. Griffith, Elias Jcnm«, John Jones, T. T. Marks. F. J. Sarsom, E. Thorpe, J. O. Tho» mas, R. J. Williams (9). Against—'Messrs R. Conway, Joseph Hughes, W. H. Jones, J. Owen, T. Owen, William Williams, said W. O. Williams (7). Mr J. O. Thomas moved that the following clause be struck out:—"To empower the council within the council to prohibit trades- men and others exposing or displaying goods on any portion of unfenced land lying be- tiwieen HIe-building- line of any street, or road, oT other public thoroughfare, and the public road or footway respectively." Mr W. H. Jones seconded. Mr J. Jontes supported the retention of the clause. There was net a letter thorough- f;11'e tl1an }I,IoSl!:vn-8>t,rN't; from Holyhead to Cardiff, and yet it- was marred! by the display of croods outside the shops. After some further discussion, the clause was struck out. For dropping the cknse'—-Messrs' W. Be- van. T. W. Griffith, W. BT. Jones. T. T Marks. J. Owen. F. J. Sa.rsicn, E. Thcr-pe J. n. Thomas, W. O. Williams (9h Against —Me?srs R. Conway, Joseph Hughes, ~Elias Jones, John Jones, T. Owen. R. J. Wil- liams, andl William Williams (7). On the Sunday boating question. 15 voted for dropping tlie clause, and one (MT R. Con- wav) against. On the motion nf the Ch-urman. the clerk was instructed to inff)rmtlw various denutaf fi'onB appointed to interview the council on these matters that it wouldl now be useless fcr them to do M.

MK E. J. GRIFFITH, M P., ON WELSH LAND COMMISSION. In the club of the Young Wales Society, Liverpool, the inaugural meeting was held, Dr Robert Jones .presiding over a 'large at- tendance of members. Mr E. J. Griffith, M.P., who delivered the inaugural address, referred in particular to the Welsh Land Commission. Regarding the lightening of the burden on agriculture, he said mat Protection was entirely outside the pate of .political economy, as it was wrong for any clac-s with its own interests to put a duty 011 the products of another class. They could not touch agricultural labourers' wages, nor the tithes, to relieve the strain 011 agri- culture (hear, hear). He maintained that whatever became of agriculture, what must suffer was rent (hear, hear). The Govern- ment had subsidised agriculture, but there was no getting beyond the fact that what must suffer in the long run was rent. Dur- ing the period from the year 1815 to 1892 the rents in Anglesey had been increased by over 100 iper cent. During that period the rents in the whole of En-gland had been in- creased by only six per cent., as compared with 18 per cent, in the whole of Wales ("Shame"). Land Courts had already been established in Ireland, and the Scotch crof- ters had secured parts of their rights. There had been no agrarian disturbances in Wales, and Wales should not be made to suffer any disadvantage because its people had been law-abiding (applause). Their grievances were equally as bad as the Irish tenancv and the Booteh, ercjrters (heax, fhear). Land Courts, he thought, would meet the difficulty in Wales. By these courts each case would be fairly and judiciously dealt with. Land Courts would only affect the bad landlords (applause).

PARLIAMENTARY GOVE HN- MRNT. SPEECH BY MR E. J. GRIFFITH, M.P. The lecture at the New Islington Hall, on Saturday afternoon, tffcs die-iivered by Mr EJlds J. Oriffitih, M.P., who had for his subject "Parliamentary Government and the Rise of the Commons." Mr Charles Hughes presided.—Mr Griffith traced the growth cf Parliamentary institutionis in this country from the earliest period', and showed the germ of the modem system in the assembly of wise men which made laws 1ll Anglo-Saxon times. He gave some! account of the Parlia- ment of 1265, which, from the presence in it of knights of the shire and burgesses from the bo-roughs-, was entitled to Tcmemibranoe as the first real Parliament in England. Re- times.* He gave some account of the Parlia- mentary decline, Mr Griffith quoted the opinion held by some people that there was in iiaifcure an unsleeping progressive force., working apart from individual or collective etfoi't. )En. this ha didj aiscllj believe, but. thought that the people df 'EingHandf had iearned that if they did not- look ajiter their institutions the institutions would not look after themselves. The lecturer'spoke off the political troubles that distinguished the time of the early Stuart dynasty, and, coming to modern events, gave some account of the three enfranchising measures of 1832, 1867, and 1884, which had developed, and finallv made pre-eminent, democratic principles in -the English Constitution^ What forces at the present time were making against the usefulness of Parliament? The waste of time in Parliament was no doubt stupendous. Mr Griffith described the many' stages of discussion through which a measure has to pass in the House cf Commons. Even when safely through all was nob over.. There was "another place" (laughter). The process there was at any rate expedious; when itl destroyed, it destroyed quickly (laughter). MT Griffith discussed thes p^sisibrility of "carrying-over" measures ifromi one session to another, but thought there were, broadly, two remedies for the block of Parliamentary business. Either Parliament must sit longer, cr it iinu-st do less. A great many matters came before the House which could more propendy* be diLsfct^is'ed elsewhere. Sonne bettrerway, too, should be found of dealing with the questions pun by members to the Government cn matters of purely local Im- pctnbarice. If the work of Parliament were more oenltrkJisledi {)}1! Imperiail andj foreign affairs, and local bodies, already existent or to be created, were entrusted with larger powers and wader scope, the wheels would run more smoothly. There was something to be done, too, before the democratic prin- ciple was quite set free to work in our Con- stittition. There must be some reform in our election law. The proposal for a second batlloft. suggested! a remedy of the evil that lay in vesting the representation of a constituency in a man who had not the voice of a majority of the electors. These matters were the concern: of both parties, for both parties, varying as they did in their guiding principles, should desire to have in the House of Commons a true reflex and an effective instrument of the people's! will. Finally, he thought that Parliament must concern itself with the daily life- of the people. If the elevatic-n of the standard of life among the people was its object and finally its achievement, it would not have been unworthy its' great traditions through the centuries (yf English history (applause),

THE SNOWDON HOTEL COMPANY.— A meeting of the shareholders was held on Monday at Blandudno. a dividend of 7J¡ per cent, being declared, and £20 carried towards the reserve fund. Air Heard and Mr R. Isaac- were re-elected directors, Mr Walter Wood (Llandudno), was reappointed auditor, and Messrs Pugh and Bone, of the same town, retain 0ffieeas solicitors of the undertaking.

LIYTRW CATHABTICUM PII-LS, digestive, correc- tive. and aggreeably aperient, S|d, 13M. Of all Chemists. c815rl92w TELEGRAPHY WITHOUT WIRES. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. f LECTURE BY MR W. H. PREECE. Mr W. Ji. Preeee, tha telegraphic expert of the Post-office, lectured at Toynbee Hall, on Saturday night, en "Telegraphy Without Wires," and towards the close of his address he announced that a new invention, which might have the widest possible influence not only on the future o'f telegraphy, but cn the safe navigation of ships, had, lately been brought before the D-apartment, and no ex- pense would be spared to thoroughly test it. He observed that Mr'Marconi, a young Italian electrician, came to him recently with a system of telegraphy without, wires, 'depending' not on electro-magnetic but on electrostatic effects—that is to on electric waves set up of ;1, much higher rate of vibration, 250.000.000 a second in fact. The sa vibrations were projected through space in Sitraighlt lines, and could be reflected and refracted like iight-indieed, they were capable cf all the phenomena, which iiglit was allowed to go through. The invention —which dealt with the method. of receiving and sending messages by this first experimented with on the roof of the Post-office, and then for three-quarters of a mile on Plain. Mr Marconi was present that night, and >this was. the first occasion on which the apparatus had been shown, except to Government officials. The groat difference (between the system which had already been, tried and Mr Marconi's system was tliat in the fcain,er a. wire on each side was necessary, and in the latter no wire was Tc-qnirod. Yifbiratiens were simply set np bv "one apparatus and received by thie rthor—the secret being that the receiver must res-vond to the number of the' vibrar- tions of the sendeT.—If the experiments, were successful, mariners would be provided with a safeguard o? immense value.—The ap- paratus was then exhibited.

AUCTION SALES. FAT STOCK AT IviENAI BRIDGE. Mr John. Pritchard held his fifteenth Christmas Fat Stock Sale at Menai Bridge, 011 Monday, December 7th. There was a large attendance cf buyers. A ICD of five foui-year-cld runts from Mr Roberts, Tre- farthen, averaged £ 24 9»; six three-year-old bullocks from M-eissrs Williams, GarnecLd- goch, averaged f22 10s; four three-year-old bullocks from Mr Thomas Lewis, Garther- wen, averaged £21; two four-year-old bul- locks from Mr Richard Williams, Peaitraeth, £ 22 5s each. Heifers realised up to £ 21 5s cows, to £ 17 15s; Shropshire wethers, to 38s; cross-bred ewes, to 38s; and Welsh mountain wethers, to 22s 9d.

ST. ASAPH CHRISTMAS CATTLE. SALE, Mr Frank Lloyd held his annual Christmas sale on Thursday. The entry comprised over 1000 cattle, sheep, calves, and pigs. Buyers were very numerous, pcrticulaily from the seaside-towns of Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llan- dudno, Bangor. Prestatyn, &c. The judges for cattle, sheep, and calves were Mr John Jones, Llandudno Mr John Knott, CTewe and Mr Linnall, Norfolk a.nd for pigs, Mr Capper, Denbigh. The champion prize for the best beast in the Smithfield was awarded to Mr P. P. Prat:t, Brynllithrig Hall, SL. Asaph. The following prices may be of interest:—Six Devon Ixillo-cks, fed by Mr P. P. Pratt, Brvnllithrig Hail, St. Asaph, made £ 45, tS52 10:. £ 33 10s, R50 10s, £ 32, and £-33; five shorthorn bullocks and heifers, fed by Captain Conwy, C33 10s, £ 30 10s, £35. £ 35 5s, and £ 30; five Yale of Clwyd bullocks, fed by Mr Joseph Lloyd, St. Asaph, R-35, j350 iOs, £30 10s, -026 10s, and £ 25 5s the .sixteen beasts making an average of over £ 32 8s. The price ranged from 42s to 60s per cwfc. live weight.

FAT STOCK AT CARNARYON. At the Pavilion field, en Monday, Mr R. E. Owen (Messrs E. H. Owen and Son) held his annual cattle show. The attendance was a large and representative one of feeders and buyers in this part of thei country, and the quality of the stock exhibited was exception- ally good and the prices ruled high through- cut. The judges were Messrs Hugh Owen, Penarth Mr Thomas Owen, Bontnewydd and Mr Williams, Llanllyfni. They awarded the prizes offered! bv the auctioneers as fol- lows :—For the best fat bullock Mr R. W. Pritchard, Coed Marion, took the first and second prizes. Best fat heifer: 1, Mr R. W. Pritchard; 2, Mr Tom Armstrong, Sportsman Hotel. Best fat cow 1, Mr R. W. Pritchard 2. Mr John Parry, Tyddtvn Whiskin. Best fat she??: 1, Mr R. W. Pritchardt and Mr John Jcnes, Dolgynfydd, equal. Tho prize to the principal buyers were awarded to Mr Heaiy Owen, butcher.

BLAENAU FESTINIOG v. DOL. GELLEY. At Blaeaau Festiniog, Result :-Blaenau Festiniog. four goals: Dolgelley two. Results up to date:— Matches Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pnts. Towyn 5. 4. 1. 0.18. 5. 8 Portmadoc 6. 4. 2. 0.17.11. 8 Dolgelley 4. 2. 1. 1.16.15. 5 Barmcftith 5. 1. 2. 2.13.17. 4 Bl. Festiniog 6. 1. 3. 2.11.19. 4 Penygroes 4. 0. 3. 1. 3.11. 1

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ANGLESEY MONTHLY MEETING. Bryndu, December 14th.-Chairman., Mr Lewis Hughes, Abereilian.—The books of the churches at Bryndu and Rhcsneigr were examined by Messrs R. W. Roberts, Menai Bridge, and T. C. Griffith, Aberniaw.—The ctficers for 1897 were elected as follows: Chairmen (six months each), Rev John Ro- berts, Tabernacl, and Mr J. R. Hughes, Coeden; auditor, Mr R. Roberts, Llaaierch- ymedd.—Delegates to the Quarterly Associa- hons: Revs J. Jones, Hebron; W. Jones, Newboijiugih R. Maititliews, Nebo; and Robert Hughes, TVmawr; Messrs R, Jones, Bryndu; S. Hughes, J.P., Bodednyfed; Pierce, Hebron and Robert- Edwards, Llan- fechell.—Delegates to the General Assembly Revs G. Williams, Llangoed W. -Pritchard, Pentraeth J. Williams, Dwyran Messrs H. Williams, Tabernacl, and J. Matthews, J.P., Amlwch.—The delegates who had been to Cemaes reported that the church had unani- mously called the Rev O. Parry, Llanfair, to undertake the pastorate. The call was confirmed.—The officers of the churches at Bryndu and Rhcsiieigr gave a very gratify- ing account of the work being done in the respective churches.—A letter from a portion ill the church at Llangefni was ordered to be laid on the table until such time as the question, shall have become ripe for solution. —The next meeting will be held at Llan- gefni. when new deacons will be admitted. The Rev James Donne was appointed to give the charge.—An address was delivered by the Rev O. Pa.rry. Llanfair, on behalf of the collection for the erection of Mission Schoolrooms in various pa.rts of the county. The churches were requested to make the ■cdllie'ctioni towards this object during the week of prayer.—It was decided to ask the churches at the seafaring centres of the county to make collections on behalf of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society.—Addresses were delivered on behalf cf the publications of the connexion, the "Drysorfa" and "Try- Rorfa y Plamt, and it was resolved to ask the minisbcrs of the various churches to urga upon new members the advisability of their being- taken and rend.—Public preach- ing services were held on Monday night and all day cn Tuesday.

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I STRIKE AT BRYMBO STEELWORKS. ■—A correspondent writes:—This strike has now entered upon its third week, the offer of the men to submit the questions in dis- pute to the arbitrament of anv outsider the firm might select being gt-ill unaccepted. The wages paid at Brymbo Steelworks are 50 per cent, under those of any other works in the country, and in seeking to reduce the disparitv by 15 per cent., the strikers con- Rider they made a verv moderate demand. They also complain of the hours, which are at least 12 hours per week in excess of those at any similar works, and that they have to work short-handed. The firm do not direct- Iv employ the men. tFe operations being car- ried on through contractors. The men be- lieve that many of their grievances are due directly to this cause. As a consequence of the low wages and long hours, it is impossible tc. set skilled labour from any other district, and the efforts of th" contractors to work with local unskilled labour has only resulted so far in depreciation of plant.

-.J.' I llANunR NOTES. As I stated T.ccii, the University college broke op f •. the vacation on Wed- nesday last. The stuc.euts having gone, the town seems rafcJier deserted and quiet. .There are, howevor, a large number ot can- didates for the Qreen's Scholarship in town. The men sic at N.rD:od College, and the ladies at the Lniversity College. On Tues- day evening, a conversazione was held at the latter college, under the auspices of the Debating Society, It was a great pity that it should have been lielcl on the same night as the meeciug addressed by Mr Lloyd- George, for a large number of men-students. Showed a preference fo: politics than social life. Still a very eniovabie time was spent at the college, and toe drarnat'c society gav& a representation of Which is Which/' The sanitary officers of No^h Wales held their quarterly meeting hereon Saturday, Dr Fraser in the chair. This society is a. most useful one for the officers of our towns and districts, for it gives them an oppor- tunity cf consulting each other on matters of procedure iu difficult cases, and of advis- ing and er-couraging each other to do that which is best for the health of the country. Dr Fraser's paper on The prevention of in- fectious diseases should be iu the hands, not only of the sanitary officers, but of all who are concerned in the health question in. Norih Wales. The Christmas balls are being held in and around the city. On Toesday evening, & ball was given in the George Hotel, and to- night the bill of the Conservative Working- men's Club will be held in the Penrhyn Hall. In this matter, I believe, there is more life here than at Carnarvon, but I am often surprised that our country magnates do not seem to make tbe same use of the ball as English gentie-folk. I was present at the meeting held in the Penrhyn Hail ou Tuesday night, when Mr Lloyd-George made his first public appear- ance in Bangor smce the general election. The reception accorded to him was ex- tremely warm, and the enthusiasm of the crowded audience was at times reached boiling point. The applause of the crowd when the speakers g It up to speak, and when they made a salient point, was long and enthusiastic. On the platform were & large number of local leaders, and amongst them a few who h:we Lot appeared on ME George's platform for a long time. Mr George's speech was fine from begin- ning to end. He commenced with a'brilliant passage of satire on the work of the Tory party during the past session. The audience enjoyed it immensely, and some could not contain themselves without roaring. But when Mr George turned to prove that the last session of Parliament had been a miser- able failure, his speech was loudly applauded, especially every reference to the memorable suspension of some of the Welsh members. His arguments that the machinery. of Parliamentary procedure has broken down were followed with interest, and the audience seemed to be in thorough accord with the only just remedy which he could suggest, namely, Home Hule ail round. But if his speech up to this part was good, the perora- tion was so grand that it fairly carried away the feelings of the audience. His comparison of the contrast betw. en the wealth and luxury of the upper classes and the destitu- tion and degradation of the labouring classes was so powerful that I could see that several men in my immediate neighbour- hood were deeply affected. When he came to the passage, They may use their wealth to corrupt the manhood of the men who have gathered it; they may use their power to intimidate those they cannot bribe they may strike down with the" keen edge of calumny a man raised from amongst the people to proclaim, &c," the audience could give vent to their feelings only in loud and prolonged cheering, which was renewed and kept up for several minutes. If the audience was carried away by the oratory of Mr George, there was some charm in the steady and clinching arguments oi Mr Ellis. To my mind, he has lost the fiery im- passioned eloquence of his younger Parlia- mentary days, but he has gained instead the sound argumentative style of an old Parlia- mentary hand. The first part of his speech was in Welsh, and there were several ex- ceedingly striking passages, one of which I cannot refain from giving in his own words. He was referring to the great failure of the Government with regard to the Education Bill, which he described as follows: — Syrthiodd y creadur oherwydd grym ei afluniaeth ei hun." Mr Ellis showed that the Liberal Government were to be credited with all good bills that were passed last session. He, however, credited the Labour Department with carrying out in its true spirit the new Conciliation Bill, and said all England was carefully watching what would be done in the case of the Penrbyn dispute. Hitherto, he feared that the country at large had not apprehended the meaning of the j struggle, but he thought there were signs ( that they were awakening to its importance. [ Let us hope so. Of the other speeches, I can only say that Dr Price was very funny, but scarcely so happy as I have heard him in Welsh, while Mr S. R. Jenkins had some fine passages in his speech on the duty of this country towards humanity. The English Baptist Church held a meet- ing on Wednesday night, when presents from l the Christmas Tree were distributed to those who were present. An enjoyable evening was spent, and we believe a good sum was cleared. The current number of the Bangor Parish Magazine is made interesting by the appearance of an article by Mr J. Arthur Price, one of the promoters of the Bangor Disestablishment scheme, on The future of Welsh religion." He thinks that Calvin- ism is on the decrease, and that Principal Edwards' book, the God-Man," is like a straw shQwing the direction in which the wind is blowing, which he considers is towards Catholicism. I am not a judge of theological questions, but it is apparent to all that Wales is passing through a grave crisis in its religion, and that the tendency of the new age is to throw away the tenets and doctrines of the fathers. It behoves our religious bodies, therefore, to give deep consideration to this matter, and Mr Price's article should give additional incitement to them to rouse up the Protestant spirit of Wales, which is, we fear, becoming dormant.