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ACTION BY A LTJANDUDNO HOTEL KEEPER. On Wednesday, in the Queen's Bench I Division, before Mr Justice Mathew and a special jury, Mr Arthur Firth, proprietor of hydropathic establishment near Little Orme's Head. Llandudno, brought an action against the New Wire Wove Roofing Company, Lim- ited, for damages by reason that some "Duroline" which the defendants had sup- plied was not equal to the warranty, and not fit for the purpose for which it was sup- plied, the rooting of tennis courts. The de- fence was first a formal denial that the war- ranty was given, or alternatively that if it was given it was true. Another defence was that the reason of the failure of the material was that the roof as constructed by the plaintiff's architect was msufhcient for the purpose, as it vibrated and opened the joints. The reoly to this on the part of the plain- tiff was that the loof had been seen and approved by the defendants representative before the work was entered upon. Mr M'Call, Q. C., and Mr Brook Little were for the plaintiff, and Mr Tudor Howell, M.P., for the defendants. In the result, the jury returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff for £ 350, and judg- ment was given accordingly with costs.

AN ESSAY ON HEELS. Of all the places in the human body where wo should not expect to find disease, the heel would naturally seem to head the list. The heel is built to stand on and to walk with; it is a hard, foundational thing. It is made to do a lot of work and endure no ecd of scraping and friction without giv- ing any sign of sensibility. It is not a point of the body which is apt to catch things. It never comes to the front socially, as hand- some fingers and noses do, and artists are not apt to set any great store by it. A man may go through a whole lifetime and never have any trouble with his heel except it gets bruised or is bitten by a snake or a vicious dog. Yet there is one complaint which attacks a man's heel, and, curiously enough, attacks it for the very reason that Nature has apparently thought so little of it as to I furnish it with a very low and slow blood circulation. And, oh my friends, when there is any- thing serious the matter with that humble portion of our anatomy, how we are punished for the small esteem with which we have re- garded it. A pedestrian with a crippled heel is, of course, completely done, and even a bicyclist with a sore heel will leave his wire horse in the stable until his heels are as sound as his toes. Now, please, let us read what Mr McGregor has to say about his experience with a sore heel, and afterwards I will tell you what, in I my opinion, ailed it. > In March, of 1895," he says, my left j heel became inflamed and painful. I could j scarcely hobble about, and all day long I was in pain. I kept on with my work with j difficulty, but at night was quite worn out, J and could hardly bear the pain. I went to a | doctor, who recommended hot fomentations, I but I got no relief. After months of suffer- ing I read about Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup and Plasters. I applied one of the Plasters to the painful part, and as my system was inflamed, I took Mother Seigel's Syrup according to the directions. I soon found great relief, and after continuing the treatment for a fortnight I was completely cured, and have not had an ache or pain since that time. I have told many persons of the cure, and you can publish this statement as you think fit. (Signed) K. McGregor, 111, Gallowgate, Aberdeen, July 6th, 1897." What was it ailed Mr McGregor'a^ieel and how did Mother Seigel's Syrup cure it ? If we are able to answer this it will be a very important point gained. For bear was our friend practicaHy.incapacitated for months by severe pain in an unpretentious but exceed- ingly useful part of his body. The great Achilles died of a wounded heel, but Mr McGregor does not attribute his trouble to an injury. If he had ;been hurt he would have told us so, and the entire case would have been different. Now, if you will kindly follow me along while I talk a little while, perhaps we shall get some light on the subject by means of an illustration or two. Fancy a brook or stream some width run- ning through meadowJand. When the stream runs straight, and with sufficient descent to give it an impulse, it never gets clogged up. On the contrary, where the ground is almost level and the stream proceeds with many turns and twists, some of them quite abrupt, it is sure to deposit in those corners much of the loose stuff, leaves and sticks, and such like, which float on its surface. Or when the stream is comparatively narrow you find the channel deeper and the water more rapid. Then aeain, when it spreads out broad the water is shallow and slow, and tends to form gravel or sand-bars in the middle, as you have often noticed. Now observe. The blood is a stream circulating constantly through the body by means of the arteries and veins. Indiges- tion or dyspepsia with torpid liver, manu- factures and throws into the blood a sub- stance called uric acid. It is a very fine crystal, insoluble in water, hard as powdered glass, and a virulent poison—a very nasty and dangerous combination of qualities. It may set up inflammation anywhere, but is almost certain to do so where the circulation is retarded and small in volume. The tips of the ears, the old scars of wounds, &c., and the heel are among these places. In plain Saxon the poison sticks in the heel and sets up an acute inflammation which we call gout. That was Mr McGregor's malady. Mother Seigel's Syrup drove the poison from his blood, righted his digestion, and set him on his legs again. Dear me, how simple and beautiful a puzzle is when you once come to understand it.

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WESTERN SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE. The quarterly meeting of this committee was held at Portmadoc, on Tuesday, Mr J. Issard Davies, Carnarvon, presiding; there was also present: —M e ssrs Henry Bonsall, Aberystwyth; Ridhard Davies, and R. Isaac, Portmadoc; 0. J ones, Barmouth Professor White, Bangor Mr Casson (clerk), and the bailiffs, Messrs R. Jones, Carnarvon; D. Prichard, Pwllheli; and Richard Davies, Aberdovey. FISHING RIGHTS IN THE MENAI STRAITS. Messrs Preston and Laurie wrote on be- half of Sir Richard Bulkeley, Bart., with re- ference to his claim to fishing rights in the Menai Straits, and complained of the action of Mr R. Jones, the committee's bailiff, in the matter. Replying to the chairman, the bailiff said that the public were not prohibited from dredging oysters at the place.—On the mo- tion of Mr R. Davies, seconded by Mr Isaac, the clerk was instructed to make further in- quiries. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. Upon the report of Mr R. Jones, fishery officer, the attention of Captain Johnson, of H.M.S. "Colossus," was called to the com- mittee's bye-laws, and Captain Johnson re- plied -"I beg to inform you that the usual torpedo exercises, as directed by the Ad- miralty, have been carried out in Holyhead Haribour." The clerk said that the fisher- men complained that fish were killed by the torpedo exercise, hence the communication with the Admiralty. It was decided to draw the attention of the Admiralty to the mat- ^r' THE FISHERY DIVISIONS. The Chairman submitted his report as to the fishery officers. There was an increase in the number of fishing boats in the Aber- ystwyth and Pwilheli distvets. but not at Carnarvon. He would call the committee's atteniion to the great difference in the price of fish at Carnarvon Ncd Moelfra. At the former place they were 4d and 4gd per pound, while at the latter S,1.-H was sug- gested that this might be accounted for by the distance from a railway station. THE PROPOSED AMALGAMATION. A discussion took place with reference to the present position of matters in the ques- tion of the proposed amalgamation cf the district with the Lancashire Fishery district. —Mr Casson remarked that little progress was being made in the matter. They were waiting for the draft agreement from the Board of Trade.—Mr R. Davies observed that it should be clearly understood what expense the County Councils were willing to incur.—Mr Casson said that would come on for discussion igain before advertising, etc. THE BOARD OF TRADE CONFERENCE. On the motion of Mr R. Davies, seconded by Mr Isaac, itlhe chairman, the clerk, and Mr Bonsall, were appointed delegates to at- tend tihe annual conference at the Board of Trade in June next. INSPECTION OF NETS. Consideration was given to the application of the Dovey, Mawddach amd Glaslyn Salmon Conservators that the fishery officers of the committee be appointed officers to measure salmon nets. The application was granted the conservators' terms being also accepted. THE RAILWAY RATES. The clerk, Mr Casson explained that a sub-committee had had a conference with Mr C. Denniss, the dhief manager of the Cam- brian Railways, with regard to the railway rates. As to the complaints made of ex- cessive charges, Mr Denniss said they de- livered the fish over other railways, and they were governed by the rates they fixed.—Mr Casson stated that Mr Bonsall was not pre- sent at the conference, but that he had for- warded a letter giving his reason for not doing so. He (the clerk) had thought it best not to read this leftter at the conference, as it might ihave had an undesirable effect upon Mr Denniss.—Mr Bonsall excitedly said that Mr Casson should have read the letter. He did not wish to suppress anything, but rather to the contrary. They were fighting the battle of the small traders in fish, with whom the Cambrian Railway Company had no sympathy whatever. The Cambrian Com- pany should first move in the matter of re- ducing the rates and not wait for the L. and N.-W. and the G. W. Oo's. to do so. These latter companies had fisheries on their own lines, and it was likely that they would sup- port those in preference to fisheriesi on other lines. He would suggest another route if the Oambrian Company did not attend to their duties in the matter.—-Mr BonsaU +,hen de- manded that his letter be read it day, and this he did himself.—The Chain-"ui thought Mr Bonsall would re-oonsider Mr Casson's action in suppressing the letter, and would see that he did so for the 1" J ter. He thoroughly sympathised with Mr Bonsall s views in the matter of reducing the rates1 for the carriage of small quantities of fish. He, however, thought Mr Denniss was desirous of however, thought Mr Denniss was desirous of doing all he could for the small traders. — Mr Bonsallsaid -hehadmodisre-spectfer Mr Den- niss personally. It was the Board of Diroo- tors he blamed.—Mr Casson subsequently ex- plained the ooncession made by Mr Denniss. It meant a reduction of Is a cwt. in the car- riage of certain quantities.—Mr Ridhard Da- vies desired to emphasise what had already been said with reference to the readiness of the Cambrian Company to meet the demands of the public in every way. He thought they were far more ready to do so than any other compam". The matter was then dropped. THE SEA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION. The clerk stated that it had already been I conditionally decided to join the Sea Fisheries Association. No further attention to the matter was needed that day. INTERESTING STATISTICS. Professor White, of the University College, Bangor, with the assistance of Mr R. Jones, fishery officer, had prepared a. report on statistics relating to fishermen, showing that there were 787 fisherfolk in the district, 735 being men and 52 women. As to nation- alities, they comprised 742 Welsh, 31 Eng- lish, 1 Scottish, 1 Irish, 1 Channel Islands, 2 French, 5 Americans, 1 Danish, and three blacks. A total of 255 devoted their whole time to fishing, the average age at which they began being 18 years; 532 had other occupations, but devoted' six months of the year to fishing,-A vote of thanks was passed to the professor for his report. Mr Gwenogfryn Evans found an interest- ing collection of Welsh manuscripts amongst the effects put up at a recent sale at Moreton- in-the-Marsh. Amongst a number of miscel- laneous books was a manuscript volume con- taining complete collections of the poems of Iolo Goch, Llawdden, Rhys Goch Eryri, and three or four other well-known writers, all in the handwriting of the antiquary Robert Vaughan, of Hengwrt. It appears from in- I ternal evidence that the book was presented about the year 1763 to the then Vicar of I Llandderfel, in Merionethshire, but by what wanderings it got from North Wales to Moreton-in-Marsh no one knows.

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WELSH MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT. THE PROPOSED INCORPORATION OF MEBTHYR. On Monday, in the House of Commons, Mr P. Morgan asked why the Privy Council had refused a chanter of incorporation to llerthvr, seeing tliat the Commissioner ap- pointed to inquire into the question had re- commended that the charter be granted. Mr Balfour replied that the Commissioner was sent to inq uire and report, not to make any recommendation. Mr Morgan said that in the course of the inquiry the Commissioner frequently ex- pressed the opinion that the charter should be granted to Merthyr, which was one of the most populous districts in the whole king- dom. Mr Balfour replied that he was not aware of any communication of the kind.

HOME RULE ALL ROUND. In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, Mr Herbert Roberts rose to call attention to the desirability of further extending the powers of local self-government, in the United Kingdom, and to move—"That, in the opinion of this House, in order to re- lieve the congestion of business in the Im- perial Parliament, and in the various public departments, and in order to give speedier and fuller effect to local requirements, it is urgently necessary that there should be de- volved upon bodies representative of the dif- ferent parts of the United Kingdom a large measure of self-government." He said the present was a favourable opportunity for bringing forward this subject, because there was a strong Government in power, with a majority sufficiently large to deal with any question, however difficult or complicated, if they chose to take it up. There were also statesmen holding responsible positions in the Government who had in days gone by expressed their views in favour of the prin- ciple he submitted to the House. He re- feered principally to the Colonial Secretary, who at Dundee, in 1889, said he believed that it wad in the interests of Scotland and Wales and Ireland in due time that not only should local self-government be conceded in the amplest sense, not only should their municipal institutions be perfected, but that they rrtght go beyond that! and, create authorities of wider scope and with larger powers. It would be interesting for the House to hear from the right hon. gentle- man to-night whether he still held those views (hear, hear). The main proposition which underlay) his motion was that the growing needs of the country and the in- creasing complexity of our social system had imposed on Parliament and the public de- partments during tha( last thirty or forty years work which they could not perform. The remedy for that was to be found in the principle of the resolution, namely, delega- tion of some powers of Parliament and the public departments to local authorities creat- ed in the various portions of the country. As to the area, the principle of nationality would determine in the main the boundary of the areas. With regard to questions of priority of claim and the measure of delega- tion, these must be decided by the strength of the sentiment and demand made by the various localities or areas, and by the spe- cial circumstances of each case. He was willing to admit to the full the special ur- gency of the claim of Ireland, but however important that question was, it was entirely without the scope and purpose of the resolu- tion. The only issue raised in the motion was as to whether it was desirable or un- desirable to apply the principle of delegation as a solution of the congestion of public business in Parliament. By accepting the amendment which had been placed on the paper by the hon. member for Merthyr (Mr D. A. Thomas) he would be admitting that the claims of Scotland and Wales were not urgent. The Liberal party were pledged to satisfy the aspirations of the Irish people for self-government, and there was nothing in his motion inimical to the Irish position. Having referred to the progress of the move- ment for self-government in Scotland, the hon. member said that as regarded Wales there were one or two conditions that gave his motion a special importance. Elements cf nationality, in. the first place, as shown and exemplified in the language, institutions, and literature, were more distinct than in any other portion of the United Kingdom. Secondly, there was the fact that the senti- ment of nationality in Wales was a growing force and, thirdly, from the standpoint of legislation and administration, Wales had a ) very strong indictment against the action or i inactio^of the Imperial Parliament. In the year 1895 a motion embodying Home Rule all round was carried in this House with the assent of the Irish members by a substantial majoritv. Mr John Redmond No, I spoke against it. Mr Herbert Roberts, continuing, said the House of Commons as a legislative assemblv was overburdened with work. Wales claimed the right to obtain legislation in harmony with the opinions of the vast majority of the population, at all events upon two points- tiamelv. the laws relating to the drink traffic and the laws relating to and eontrollincr edu- cation in all its branches. He asked the House whether it was reasonable to sav that until there was a majority in favour of these proposals Wales m,ust remain indefinitely without the power she sought on the one hand to check and reduce crime, and on the other hand to elevate the mind of the people through education. They also claimed a right to obtain legislation in reference to land reform, and they adhered firmlv tn their claim for a recognition of the overwhelming H of the countrv for the Disestablish- UVU'U'- ment of the Church. He would remind the House that they were face to face with a grave problem. In the interests of the country which they represented, and for the honour and dignity of Parliament, some re- medy must be found for the present state of things. There were only two possible poli- cies-it must be further centralisation, or it must be further decentralisation; and he held that to adopt the former remedy for making Parliament and the departments om- nipotent would be contrary to the spirit and development of the age, in which there had been a constantly growing and closer recogni- tion of the place and power of self-govern- ment as an essential portion of the life of the country. Such a delegation of self-gov- ernment as suggested would not only be for the benefit of the localities, but it would also restere Parliament to its true position as the sovereign power of the realm and the guard- ian of the interests of the Empire. The great majority of members were there only as supporters of the Government which hap- pened to be in office, while the sense of re- sponsibility which followed a serious and active participation in the work of Parlia- ment was almost impossible under present conditions. Parliamentary life had become a pastime instead of an earnest effort to under- stand and guide the affairs of the country. Speaking for Wales, he could say that there Speaking for Wales, he could say that there was not a section of the United Kingdom more proud of the British Empire than the Principality, and Welshmen valued and claimed the privilege of having a part in the responsibility of maintaining it. Let there not be even a momentary impression that there was lurking in the claim made in the resolution a shadow of desire from a Welsh standpoint for an independent Parliament, or that they wished to advance one single step along the path of separation. On the con- trary, one of the reasons which moved ther\} to press for the application of the proposi- tion to wider powers of self-government was a strong desire to have a more real parti- cipation in and to exercise a more effective control over the Imperial affairs at West- minster. It was because he believed that the future progress and contentment of the country and the consolidation and mainten- ance of the British Empire depended upon the adoption of the principle of the motion that lie commended it to the favourable con- sideration of the House (cheers). Sir R. Reid, who was cheered, seconded the motion. It was a question < f very great importance, though in the backwater at pre- sent. But it would not remain there long, and it was time for those who were in the habit of bringing these matters before the attention of the public to do the s ime thing on the floor of the House of Commons— (cheers)—which was the right place, in his opinion, for elucidating difficulties and differ- ences and educating and instructing the peo- ple (cheers). Mr Haldane was glad to hear Sir R. Reid's declaration that he had as firm a belief as ever in the prinoiple that underlay Mr Gladstone's policy of Home Rule for Ireland, and that in this motion there lurked nothing that was in the slightest degree calculated to interfere with the pursuit of that policy (Opposition cheers). The Irish question, however, was quite distinct. In Scotland there was not a question of nationality that had assumed an acute political form. It remained dormant and quiescent, and what they had to deal with in Scotland was a business problem— how they could transact their own affairs more efficiently than at present (cheers). Of the Welsh problems—land, education, the Church, and temperance—three at least were much more questions of business than ques- tions connected with the recognition of the sentiment of nationalitv- Mr Coghill was not prepared to admit that the business of Parliament was in a con- gested state. As an ame idment to Mr H. Roberts's motion, Mr D. A. Thomas moved to leave out "urgently necessary" and to insert "desirable, subject to the claim of Ireland for the prior consideration by Parliament of a measure of Home Rule." He urged that on a question of this sort hon. members naturally looked for some guidance from their leaders. It should not be left wholly to irresponsible and inexperienced members below the gang- way (laughter). An Hon. Member: You are above the gangway. Mr Thomas reminded the hon. member who interrupted that he was not now at a Welsh National Convention (laughter). The amendment was not intended to be in any sense hostile to the motion, though he very much questioned the expediency of bringing forward the motion at the present time. He claimed to be a very early supporter of separate legislation for Wales determined by the wishes of the Welsh people, and if they preferred it settled by themselves alone, but he disputed the degree of urgency attached to the subject by this motion, for it did not represent the views of the Welsh people, and he believed Home Rule for Wales to be much less urgent than Disestablishment, for they were more likely to sooner get the latter than the former.—Mr Thomas pro- ceeded to taunt the Liberal party on their weakness, his speech being received with great Tory cheering. Mr Lough seconded the motion, but desir- ed to dissociate himself from the bitter allusions of the mover to the Liberal party, the Liberal leaders, and to his friends from Wales. Mr J. Dillon, in supporting the amend- ment, said he objected to the original re- solution because it conveyed the impression that the object of its mover, sc far as the character of the demand was concerned, was to place the demand of Ireland upon an equal footing with the demands of Scotland and Wales for a devolution of powers. Sir H Campbell-Bannerman, who was cheered by the Opposition, supported the resolution. He said he would not dwell upon the words "desirable" or "urgent." They were really the same thing. In the course of this long controversy about Home Rule he had again and again given the fullest re- cognition of the priority of the Irish claims in the matter of the devolution of self-govern- ment. He had regarded, and he continued to regard, the claim of Ireland as not only higher than that of any other part of the United Kingdom, but on an altogether different plane. Mr Balfour said he granted, as regarded legislation, that there were times and seasons when the work was in arrear, but the pro- pcsal to pass Home Rule bills for the three kingdoms was surely the most eccentric method of remedying defects that was ever suggested. Mr Redmond objected to the resolution. Mr S. T. Evans was in possession of the House when a count was called after the dinner-hour. No attempt was made to get in the required number of members. Lord Arth", Hill actively promoted a count-out, and several Welsh members=-whether owing to their depending on the Government to keep a House or to their disinclination to prolong the debate I am not in a position to say—refrained from putting in an appearance. Mr S. Moss, Mr Abel Thomas, and Mr W. Abraham, who had travelled up from Wales in order to take part in the expected division, arrived in time to be disappointed.

¡ HOW DEAFNESS IS TREATED. I A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY THAT IS ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY & AMERICA. For many years leading physicians all over the world have treated deafness by inflating the ears with air, the object being to remove the dry secretions obstructing the custachian tube and internal ear, but as air alone has no tendency to soften the harden- ed accumulations or to reduce swellicg of the lining membrane, or stiffness of the little joints of the ears, and subdue inflam- mation, which is more frequently the cause of deafness, the treatment usually proves unsuccessful, and thousands of people being unable to obtain relief are deprived of the great blessing and innumerable advantages of being able to hear. A prominent American physician, Dr Moore, now practising at 16b, Hart street, Bloomsbury, London, W.C., has discoverei a system of inflating the ears, lungs, and remote cavities connected with the nasal passages with an Aerated chemical product, which bring the remedies into direct contact with the parts affected, and some very re- markable cures from its use are reported in cases of deafness of long standing, Catarrh, and disease of the throat and chest. In order that the wonderful merits of the treatment may become speedily known, medicines for three months' treatment are I being sent free for a short time, and all interested readers can obtain from Dr Moure full description of his wonderful dis- covery.

S.WINIFRIDB'SWELL: SETTLEMENT OF THE BOTTLING SCHEME.-On Tues- day, at the meeting of the Holywell Urban Council, Mr J. Leslie, solicitor, of Liverpool, acting on behalf of Mr J. Atherron, Huyton, Liverpool, attended before the council to submit and exchange the agreements of the license for the extraction and sale of water from St. Winifride's Well.—Mr Leslie point- ed out that the license was wanted so that there would be no possibility of any com- petition.—In this the council concurred, and the agreement was corrected accordingly, it being resolved that no^ water be extracted for bathing or for mechanical or motive power.— The terms having been agreed to, the seal of the council was affixed to the document, and Mr Leslie handed to the council a cheque for JB500, being the first year's rent, paid in advance.

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ABERYSTWYTH COLLEGE. An interesting meeting took place at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the other day, when, in response to an in- vitation issued by a committee of present students of agriculture, a large number of those who had previously studied in that department assembled to hold a reunion meeting. There were present: Principal Roberts, Professors Anwyl, Edwards, Lewis, and Murray, and Mr A. E. Brooke Hunt, if insPect°r from the Board of Agriculture, who happened to be in Aberystwyth at the time, together with about seventy students from the counties of Merioneth, Montgomery, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Brecon, and Staf- ford. Principal Roberts was voted to the chair, and after some preliminary business had been disposed of, the following resolu- tion was proposed by Mr J. G. Davies, Pen- careg, Lampeter:—"That it is the wish of this meeting to form a society which shall serve to unite together all who have studied in the agricultural department of the Univer- sity College of Wales, and so promote the study and development of agriculture and that such a society be hereby formed." The motion was seconded by Mr Walter Williams, Llanwrda, and was supported by Mr John Roberts, Towyn; Mr Evan Hughes, Aber- ystwyth Professor Anwyl, Mr Simon Blore, Stafford; Professor Edwards, and Mr Ro- bert William Jones, Bala, and was carried unanimously. The officers of the association were then appointed.

COW LVD WATEK BOARD. A meeting of this board was held at Col- wyn Bay on Friday, under the presidency of Mr Hugh Owen. The other members pre- sent were Mr C. J. Wallace (mayor of Con- way), Mr Daniel Phillips, Mr John Roberts, Mr Robert Evans, Mr William Davies, Mr John Davies, Mr Hugh Hughes, Mr T. E. Parry (clerk), and Mr T. B. Farrington, C.E. A meeting of the finance committee had been held previous to the ordinary meeting, when a number of accounts were passed, but after some discussion it was decided to defer the consideration of Mr Sheffield's account, as well as that of Mr Farrington, for another week. Some members thinking that the business was over, walked out of the room, but came back when they learned that an ordinary meeting of the board was to be held subsequently. Instead of reading the minutes in the usual way, the proceedings of ond meeting led to another.—Mr Far- rington appealed to the board, if they could not see their way to pay the whole amount of his claim, and to pay him C200 on ac- count.—Mr John Robarts proposed, and Mr Phillips seconded, that Mr Farrington's re- quest for E200 on account be granted.—Mr Wallace strongly supported the proposal. The scheme, which at first was estimated would have been completed in one year at a cost of £ 23,000, had actually taken seven years to carry out, at a cost of over £ 40,000. The board engaged the engineer to super- intend the execution of the scheme as at first drawn out, at a salary and expense list of j51200. But the scheme had been doubled in extent, and would now fetch three times its cost if placed on the market, and for the beard now to higgle about the engineer's fee, and to confine it to the sum fixed at the conception of the undertaking, appeared to him out of place with the dignity of a public body like Cowlyd Board. If the expression was a Parliamentary one, he would describe it as a very mean action on the part of the board.—In reply to Mr Hugh Hughes, the Clerk said that the original sum agreed to be paid to Mr Farrington was £ 1000.—The Chairman: And now nearly double the amount is claimed.—The Engineer retorted that the work had been doubled, too, and proceeded to say that but for the additional services he had rendered in negotiating sev- eral matters in connection with the scheme, it would have cost the board several thou- sands of pounds. If the members of the board had any doubt as to his claims he would refer them to the amounts paid to the engineers of similar schemes at other watering-places, and expressed himself as quite willing to be paid on the basis of half of what they were paid, in which case he would be a gainer on what he was actually charging. He begged the board to settle the matter before it assumed the phase a similar dispute with the contractor had taken. Alderman Hugh Hughes seconded the pro- posal to defer the matter. It would be wrong to sanction the payment o fthe large sums claimed by the engineer without full discus- sion, as they too often had done in the past. > Mr John Hughes, builder, considered the engineer's charges exceedingly moderate un- der the circumstances. It was not right that ?*fter seven years' service, and the execution a eme twice the capacity of that or- iginaly drafted, the engineer should be ^0. ke conteiit with a remuneration ased and accepted on a scheme to be com- pleted in one year, especially as the causes of the delay and increase were entirely be- yond the engineer's control. He would cer- tamh, support the engineer's application.- Mr Wallace also stated that the delay had in the main arisen from mtural and other l Thl!Ch ,the ^d at*o- nf th r Hush Owen held that T °f -he de>y was due to the engineer n<1hat he shoaId have done, r nft l ft' Tho was frequently in- T+Vio mpp+Tnfr Owen, the chairman ,n°UT!Ced unfairness of the proposal to refuse to pay the engineers claim, which he consldered, was moderate and fair. He, too, asserted that the delays were due to causes which the engineer could not be held responsible for, and ridiculed the frequent allusions to the interests of the ratepayers mado by the chairman. Were there twelve ratepayers m the whole district who would grudge paying the engineer ? No /u pfir hear). The ratepayers were more hon- ourable than Mr Owen.—The Chairman: Oh • and perhaps more honourable than you. — After further discussion, a proposal was made that a sum of £ 1000 be paid to the •«ppv on account of contract No. 3. engm John Roberts's proposal to Sneer £ 200 was amended to read *»■ £ 10° .°,n • -1 r.nnfri.ct."—The engineer said he origina ■ jjoar(j diyjded, four vX" for the one proposal and to* f the oth"or The chairman gave h,a cM- lng vote for the motion to pay the mailer amount (£100) on account.

PAUPER LUNATICS IN I NORTH WALES. On Saturday, about thirty delegates, re- presenting the Unions of Wrexham, Holy- well, St. Asaph, Corwen, Hawarden, and Ruthin, met at the Town Hall, Mold, to consider the feasibility of the proposals made by the County Councils' Association—(a) the erection of additional wards at workhouses, (b) combination of unions for the purpose of maintaining an institution at which not only chronic lunatics now at the asylum could be cared for, but also those occupying the wards of workhouses, with whom the respectable poor inmates have of necessity to associate. Mr Simon J ones (vice-chairman of the Wrex- ham Union) presided.—Mr J. O. Bevey (cle.-k to the W rexham Union) moved —"That in the opinion of this conference it is highly desirable that an institution for the reception of a certain class of imbeciles and epileptics at present in the North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, and in the North Wales Unions, indoor and outdoor, should be pro- vided, and that a grant of 4s per head per week should be made by the Local Govern- ment Board1 towards the maintenance of such institution."—Mr Henry Williams (Ruthin) seconded.—Mr John Williams (St. Asaph) moved, as an amendment :That ea-ah union take steps to provide additional wards at their respective workhouses."—Di Jones seconded.—After some further dis- cussion the motion was carried by fourteen votes to six. The delegates had, earlier in the day, in- spected St. David's College, recently vacated by the Jesuits, and the question as to whether it was a suitable building to be converted in- to an institution for the class of lunatics un- der consideration was now discussed, when a resolution in favour of using the building was defeated by 14 votes to 13. A motion was also passed that the County Councils should be asked to provide a build- ing.

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