Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

COLWYN BAY PETTY SESSIONS. LOCAL CARTERS HEAVILY FINED. SATURDAY. Before James Wood, Esq. (pre- siding) Dr Montague Venables Williams, W. Jones, Esq., David Gamble, Esq., and the Rev Thomas Parry. THE MAGISTRATES' CLERK.-Owing to the absence of Mr Oliver George throu-h ill. ness. Mr Churton, junior, of Chester, acted as "e magistrates' clerk. Mr George's brother was also in attendance. n,fI?T £ ^'SI(I?;Frederick Christopher Meier, R1)os' Abbey Hotel, anr>lied, through Mr Amphlett for an extension of time on the nights of the 15th and the 24th inst,, the reason as- signed being that certa.in dances were to be held in the hotel on the evenuiss in question. The licensee wanted an extension until twio o clock on the first date, and until 2.30 a.m. on the latter date. The Bench granted the ap- plication. e 1 TRAVELLING WITHOUT A TICKET — Rose Welsh, pedlar, now of Chaster, and form erly of Abergele, who did not appear, was- fined f and costs for having on October 10th de- frauded the Railway Company of the ifare 'from Colwyn Bay to Old Colwyn. She was stated o.- .Norman Richard Husrhes, booki.no- clerk Abergele, and William Arthur Hughes" detec- tive in the company's service of Bangor, to have travelled without n ticket- from Golwvn Jiav to Abergele, on October 10th. and to have tendered the fare from Old Colwyn only. M, W. Fienna appeared to prosecute. DISMISSED.—A young lad-about 13 years of age. namea Rhys Ernest Bassett, Carle ton Grove Park, Colwyn Bay, was charged with stealing .one football and a pair of gloves of JpUer'fn13'S and the T)ro"f'rtV of 'George Marfell, Colwyn Bay, on the 11th. ult Mr B-ernard Lowe defended. The accused was, until recently, in the employ of Mr Marfell and the allegation was that h, took the football. Ive h7S anfn~ outRide Premises,' and alWd f0the £ bo«V" The ™ also certain lad stulen' and' "iven tr> certain lad. ;n 0 money whatever pa ssed. When Bassett was jiving evidence, the Bench stopped convict. JLh/e announcement w* Irs mhsA so°n NO LIGHT.-Price Jones, Plasvn, Llysfaen, for whom Mr Amphlett appeared, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle on the ni<rht of D'e- cember 10th. after the prescribed hours, without a haht.—Fine. Is I, WITHDRAWN. — John Thomas Jones had summoned James .Newton. Grove Park Col- wyn Bay, for an assault and battery on the 26th ult., but on the application of th~ complainant, the case was withdrawn, the Chairman observ ^ng that the Bench were very .dad to learn that the case had been settled amicably. WILFUL DAMAGE. — Catherine "Evans, Llysfaen, was fined 2s od. and ordered to pay Is damages in two cases of damage, to the Coed Coch Woods, by cuttmsr a-ncl removing therefrom holly in the one case and timber in the other. Mr Amphlett, who prosecuted, said: the defend ant and others had done great damage to the woods and the fences by holly cutting" A COSTLY AFFAIR. William Thomas, Argyle House. Grove Park, Colwrn Bay John Evans, Clinton House. Woodland-road, ditto; Hugh Hughes, Erwwen-road, ditto; and Owen Roberts, Wem Villa, ditto, were charged with obstructing the free passage of Station-road on the evening of December 30th. Thomas, Evans, and Roberts were also accused of using abusive and violent language so as to occasion a breach of the peace.—Mr A. 0. Evans. solicitor, Den- bigh, appeared for the police, and informations being in the name of Sergeant Tirmitt, the officer in charge of the police at Colwvn Bay. For John Evans Owen Robert's, and Hugh Hushes. Mr Bernard Lowe (Nunn and Co.) appeared, and for William Thomas there appeared Mr T. H. Morgan (from the office of Mr Percv Rirr- nett). Mr James Amphlett represented the urban district council. — The four defendants pleaded guilty to the first, charge, of obstruction, and the court proceeded to hear the second case, against Thoma.s, Evans, and Roherts.- Mr A. 0. Evans said the charee was ba.spd on the second sub-section 6 of the county bye-laws, which provided that "no person should in any street make use of anv violent or abusive Ian guage, gesture, or conduct with intent to put any person in fear. or so as to occasion a breach; of the peace." It appeared that the maste- carters of the neighbourhood "had seen ft to refuse to undertake the carting work for the. council at prices at which the work could be done elsewhrere, and the 'council flccr:rdinfll,. in the interests of the ratepayers, had 1e the work to a Mr John Richardson, of Pro.on. who was to enter upon his contract on fie fi-r. of the present month. On the 30h. 101,.t five o'clock in the afternoon, he. with his men. horses, and a lurry, arrived at COIWTP Rav. in readiness to start work, and the defendants who had' taken umbrage at the action of the urban district oouncil. nremediated an organised attempt to intimidate Mr Richardson from takmcr up his contract and following his lawful course of business. When "Richardson and his em. ployes were leaving the station premises on the evening in question the three defendants in company with others, met them and endeavoured to deter them from com in c to the town. using language and conduct which the adwnte con- tended clearly brousrht them within the section of the conntv bve-laws. P.C. Thomas^ who was first on the scene, approached the defend^te and remitted them to desist from interfering with Mr R.!charf!f<in. n-nd to allow him to fTl) into the town. John Evnnsr replied. "He shall not vo into the town. They will have to w back to where they came from." The other de. fendants echoed this. with their fists no in a. threatening manner. A crowd of about 2n.!) p"r- sons had! gathered and the defendants, with tV defendant in the other ca^e, made a dash for the horses, «„d rmsM Richardson' and his men and his horses hack fs *ar as they could. a]l 17° "tW t1lf' V!f,]pr|t lano-ou^e complained or. Mr R'chardson was called a. traitor, a scroundrel. and a scamp, and one of the defend- ants said lie would do five vears for such a. man and that thev did not mind if the thing cost them £ 500, thus showing that at the time thev had more monev than common sense (laughter). The sergeant in his discretion and foresight averted what might have been a serious scandal bv advising the men with the horses to mount them and ride through the crowd. Thus the scene, ended after last'nc for about half an hour. —P.C WT. F. Thomas was the first witness called. Hp said that when he got on to the scene of the disturbance, he found the three defendants stand- ing across the road preventing Richardson and his men from bringing their horses into the town. John Evans shouted. Iney will have to go back to where they came from. They ought to be ashamed of themselves corninig to hke the bread out of our moutns, after we have paid rates for manr rears The other, ?n dorsed this tb<l and Hughe, made a rush at toe horses' heads and pushed th, animals back into the station premises The tion of Sergeant TinmH *u -li +i,. horses mounted th.^f,' ™0B W''h 5 crowd. William Tl k1 rnrh th* TT-1-rh TTncrha i Thomas, Owen Roberts, and the "sergeant- ard"^0" bri.d1es' rndtv In had considerable diffi. vrns tlii> them to let (go. Owen Rob?rts <sa'w n al his grip- The witness th and William- Thomas raise eir hsfs as though they were "oing to strike ie 'sergeant. There were cries of protest from f crowd as to the war Richardson's men were o"inrr treated. The defendants seemed to be liklev to do Richardson bodite iniur^ so the witness told him to clear off. and he di.,1 so. ni"king his way up Station-road.—John Rich- ardson. the contractor against whom the demon- st.ration occurred, was asked Mr Evans whether he met with, a polite reception when he came to Colwyn Bay. He replied "Not very" (laughter). He could only identify John Evans. On his arrival he had some difficulty in getting stables, but he got. accommodation for three horses, and removed them without opposition1. Afterwards he had stabling to find for fivj mAr" horses, and it got nearly dark before he had done so. He sent, his men down for the ani- mals, and. they being some time before thev returned, he went, to see what was th mat- ter. He then found the men and houses blo"k«d near the bridge leading from the station. John Evans m^t him about 100 vards up the ;tr°pt, and called him a Boer, and also said. "Yo^i traitor, go back to your own country. I will pull you to pieces." The witness ^jed to lea son with the man, and, as well as he coutd, gifualiy llefrer to his oonspicuous as far as the witness could see. Seeing lLlt men chng £ £ til horse s heaa,, he tnougut thing* wert t,e,umi d.l.irwdng,. and 011 the advice of P.C. Thomas ue got quietly away. IW the £ -aid not consider his life safe.-In repjy lo a further question by the advocate ior tL pro^e cut ion, the Witness said that after the sum" mouses were served, he saw Willium Thomas who saad he nad got two blue papers, and that he was going to import 500 Bethesda. rioters for that special occasion (hughter).-Mr Bernard Lowe: You did not think this was a very friendly reception ?—I did liot.-Are you afraid now No.—They are not goin" to kill you? I do not think so now.-In fact, jou-are quite I ou- are q inendly-l have not. spoken. to any one of them and they say those who don't speak are friends (laughter).-Would you not have done C, T d Tn g U" r the ■circumstances ?—I I dont think so.—You yrould not like someone to come and do your work for less money?— Well, it is a case of competitian.-Mr AmphJett In regard to your tender to the council, it is not a. case of a large undercutting of prices — o, sir. You have taken this contract on for two years, and it is not likely that you would do that at a price that would not pay you. It wn+ a Kr'Ce that wiI1 Pa7 you?—It will have to pav.—Your price is 7s 6d a da- where- as these people have made a. combination and will not accept less than 9s. You would think that a heavy price for a day's labour for a horse and cart —It is unreasonahle.-Is it within your knowledge that at neighbouring -nlaces cart in" is done for less than you are "getting—I have seen it in the paper last week that Llandudno Council is getting the work done at less — George Shuttleworth. in the employ of Richard son, and John Murphy, a Colwyn Ba-v coach driver, gave corroborative evidence.—The ad vocates for the defence contended that no «at "factory evidence of an offence under the by.. had been produc9, and with respect to the charge as to which the four defendants had Pleaded guilty, they sumbitted that though they had one a. little further than was ever intended the offence was not one that should be mpt with severe punishment.—Owen Roberts and John Lvans, who were sworn, denied having u<;ed abusive or violent language, and the latter stated that he did not. go down purposely to meet Richardson and merely intendedl to a.sk him to 'I I n' re-consider his action iu. coming to Colwvn Bay ^re A H ZOTk- Under ™-oss-exa,mixtion D, Mr A. O. Evans, this defendant admitted that he was not at all pleased that RiVVmrr!*™ should have taken this contract. When he wept up to the men with the horses, he a«ked for Richardson. and ment to speak to Richardson in a naiet manner. He denied that he took hoM of a horse's head.—In a.nswer to Mr Amphlett, this defendant said they had trouble with the council because they stopped them from workin"- on Saturday, a's that was a 'short da-v. The oouncil haying begun that practice the builders had copied) their example. The carters had an agreement drawn up, and it containedi penalties for those who broke it. He was not aware this agreement was illegal.—Mr Amphlett said he desired to show the Bench that the council, as the trustees of the ratepayers, were justified in the action they had taken, and that no blame should be thrown upon the council.—Mr Lowe and Mr Morgan objected that Mr Amphlett had no "locus -t,,t-ndi" in the case, and Mr Lowe also stated that there was no intention to blame the council.—The Bench upheld the objection, and Mr Amphlett resumed his seat.—After the Bench had retired for a few minutes, the Chair, man said all four defendants in the first case were fined L2 < £ id costs for obstructing the high- wav. In the other case, the three defndants were fined £3 and costs for a brea-ch of the bye. la.ws.—Mr Evans applied for advocate's fees, remarking that as there had been some talk about spending L300 on the case he had quite expected to be opposed by an array of counsel, and had had to go specially into the evidence and the law of the matter.—The justices allowed an advocate's fee of three guineas, to bi paid in equal proportions by the defendants.

THE T. E. ELLIS MEMORIAL. SITE SELECTED. A meeting of the Ellis Memorial Committee was held at the Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury, on Friday, when there were present Dr Roger Hughes (chairman), Messrs Thomas Ellis, Cyn- las William Evans, Birmingham Thomas Jones, Brynmelyn; Owen M. Edwards, Vincent Evans, and the Rev Gwynoro Davies. It was decided that the statue be erected in the main street of Bala on the site known as Plasyndre. It was unanimously resolved that the work should not be gifen. (Jut for competition, and I tt that a deputation consiting of Messrs William Evans, Owen M. Edwards, and Vincent Evans should see Mr Goscombe John to explain the position the committee is in and to ask him to submit a design, &c. of a statue. Mr John, being a personal friend of the late Mr Ellis, would naturally have a. great advantage over an artist who had never seen him. It was reported- that subscriptions continue to come in from different parts of the country, and it is estimated that at least another £ 250 will be required if a statue worthy of Mr Ellis is to be exectec. It is the intention of Mr William Evans, Bir- mingham, to present every subscriber or collector of one guinea and upwards towards the move- ment with a handsome bronze medal in case. On one aide of the medal will be the effigy of Mr Ellis, and on the other that of Cvnlas, lii's birth- place and home. Some 800 or 1000 of "these medals will be struck. It, is anticipated that i the statue will be up by the end of August. I

THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES. ELECTION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AS CHANCELLOR. A special meeting of the Welsh University Court was held at Shrewsbury, on Friday, to elect a Chancellor of the University of Wales in succession to the King, who had resigned the office. The Senior Deputy Chancellor (Dr Isam- bard Owen) presided, supported by Principal Ro- berts (Vice ChanceHor), «n, Rills-Johnes (treasurer) Mr J. Ivenyon, M.P., Colonel MP PMcipal Reichel, Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., and others. j *aid there had only been one j Prinr-A rvf tjr '1 Was the nomination of the Tb? ? Waies (l»ud applause). „ ior Deputy Chancellor said that the iaaon of the Prince of Wales had been made by e."ery member of the Court, with the sole ex- sptiou of one who was travelling- in Japan. Ine election having been formally made, The Deputy Chancellor said that there was another matter to which he desired to call at- tention. A letter had been received from Owens College, Manchester, signed' by the Duke of Devonshire and others, asking" that the Court would name a delegate to represent the Uni- versity at the forthcoming jubilee celebration at Owens College. He moved that in accordance with their usual custom the Vice Chancellor be asked to represent the University on that oc- casion (applause). General Hills-Johnes se. conded the proposition, and it was carried. The DeputyChaneellor said he had received an in- timation from the town clerk of Cardiff that a deputation would, if permitted, wait on the Court inviting them to hold the installation of the Prince of Wales as Chancellor at Cardiff. A similar communication had also been receivedr from the town clerk of Swansea. The town I clerk of Bangor had also written stating that his council thought the proper place for the in- stallation was Bangor. They should, he said, at least be heard before any decision was arrived at, and he asked that the. Court would advise him as to what was proposed to be done. He con- tended that Bangor had a pre-eminent claim to be honoured in that respect. The town clerk of Aberystwyth had asked that the claims of that borough should! be brought before the notice of the Court, and bad written stating that Aber- ystwyth was most anxious to be selected" and would be prepared to offer to the University its hearty co-operation. Deputations from Cardiff and Swansea ad- dressed the Court, and the matter was post- poned.

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-p LAEGEST CIRCULATION IJST Vv ALES. CONTINUED SUCCESS OF *YS HEEALD CYMRAEG." INCSS ASH 230,000 A NEW CERTIFICATE. The Proprietof c? Yz Herald Cjasr»eg: 4.0 Oldest. Larger, Cneftpest, and of Ilq Walsh New«p&p"»r3: has maoh p;ei«a?; m calling »?4eiitiou to tha eontiuacue &tA unparalleled success 01 this old-eafcablisb A favourite. For a canber of years, no effort or expense baa fcoen spared to Improve" Yr Herald Cymraeg." It has been several times on iarged. The quality 01 tho paper has bs«c improved, and the very beat printing appli sueea have been secured. Concurrently, the mswe and literary columns have been rau dered more and more fresh, varied, »a> i^tereitiag to ail olasses of the public. As will be seen from the Certificate pat- ilshed below, the pabiio haa bean neithei slow no? fickle in responding to the enter- prise of the coudnctors. Business men have long appreciated tbe merits of Yr Herald Cymraeg" as medium for Adver.í¡;ementa. At th? prsaeu time, it staniB Lugner in the estimation c' the Advertising World than ever. But i view of the continuously increasing circuit Sion of the paper, the Proprietor confident? anticipates a large increase of patroaagQ it tha ocxnicg months. Notwithstanding the advancing oircais fecn, the Scaie oi Charges will not be tarn Marine the present year. TboM who doaif coctrsats for spaces and special positions Ie: periods aliouid tbsreiore apui? as o&e. > the Manager. CERTIFICATE. 9 and U. Old Bank Bandings Äastgate, Chester, II September 30th, 1698 To the Proprietor of Yr Herald Cymt& Carnarvon. Dear Sir, "I beg to certify that the circulation 01 "1 Yr Berald Cymraeg,' as shewn by tia publishing books f or the last oompioted "year of my andit (viz., year ended 30tt Jnne, )898), as compared with ths yea. 11 ended 30th Jane, 1889, shows aa "INCKEase OF 235»08<4 ¡¡ copies in the 52 weeks, or an average increase of 4-,538 copies per week "I have regularly audited the books oi 1,1 Yr Herald Cymraeg' since the year 1£33 The circulation has been "A CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING ONK a"ad this improvement in very marked at the present lime. In fact, if the comparison were made for. the last quarter (ending 30th Ssptemboz < 1898) with the corresponding quarter oi 1889 (ending 30th September, 1889), U Of would shew an AYS HAGS INCRSaSS a! the rate of 3 MORE THAN 260,000 copies per annum. Yours faithfully, •• K. NOIL HUMPHREYS, »' Ctwfcarafl *acoon**x* TO SECURE the GREATEST PUBLICITY JL for ycur ADVERTISE In the "HERALD — Y CYLCHREDIAD MWYAF YN NGHYMRU. l- It' LLWIDD PARHAOL w YE HEEALD CYMRAEG, CYNNYDD, 960,000. TYSTYSGRIF NEWYDD. Hyfryd iawn gfvr. Berchenog Yr Henle ilymraeo"—yr fiynaf, Mwyaf, Rhataf, s <}orai or newycldia^nrcn Cyxnreig—yciyM jga.97 sylw at lwydd cyaayddol a dihaial i p&pyr tra phoblcgaid-i nwn. Am grwra o flyayddaa, nid ydys weci arl>v. «a thrau1 na thrafferth i walla Yr Her&H SCymtaeg." Helaethwyd ef aaaryw d?oit>r> Argrepnir ef ar well papyr; sc y mae r Iioli beiriannaa o'r taathan diwoddaraf. ) 1: ^ydlynedol, yr ydys wedi trofna i'r cyr.n^y^ I' —y newyddiozi, y nofelaa, a'r erthycUa—i led o flwyddyn bwy gilydd yn fwy 1!re.¡;.c accrywiol; ac tally yn fwy dyddorol i'r cyhoedd o bob gzadd a dosparth. Dengya y Dystysgnt a welir isod 111,01 ydyw'r cyhoedd wed- bod yn hwyrfaydig use yr. anwadal yn ei chefuoganth i'r anturiaeth Er's hir amser, y mae swyddogion oy Siccddns a masnachwyr Cymru wedi gwerth iawrogi colofnau Yr Herald Cymraeg cyfryn^au campus i Hyabysiadau. Elcni naif "u Herali yn n-web nag erioed Y1- jraszn y wlad. Eto, wrth ystyried v cynnydi parhaoi yn y cyichrediad, mae'r i^ohen^ yn hyderoe ddL-eg'wyi vchwanegiad dirfawi yo nlier yt Hvibysiadsa yn y misoedd dy lodol. Er fod y cyichrediad yn yina^ngn, ni wneil codiad yn y Priaiau am Hyabysiadau yn !(froci ijf fiioyddyv. hoti. Ehydd hyn fa^tais in hen gwamsriaid ac creill a adyraanent wiieyd cvtuaidabau g. S)enig am cfod ac am fanau neilldnol am hii amser, i wceyd bargeinion ffianteisio! Owahcddir bwy lit i ymohebu a'r swyddfa pi ddioed. TYSTYSGRIF (CYFIEITHIAD). If 9 a 111 Old Bank Buildings, Sastgate, Caerlleon, Medi 30ain, 1898. Ai Berchenog yr Herald Cymraeg,' Caet narfon. Anwyl Syr, Dymunaf sicrhan fod cyichrediad 1 Yr Herald Cymraeg' fel y dangosir gan lyfrac eyfrifon y cyhoeddwr am y flwyddyn ddi weddaf o'm harchwiliad (sef y flwyddyn yio mweddu Mehefin 30ain, 1898) o'i gymharu "a'r flwyddyn yn terfynu Mehefln 30ais 1889, yn dangos "CYNNYDD 0 935,084 ft o gopiau yn y 52 wytimos, neu, ar gyiartal |" edd, gynnydd o 4:,53B 0 gopiau yr wythnos. Mae'r cyichrediad yn myned II AR GYNNYDD PARHAUS, "ac y taae cynnydd hwn yn dra amiwg y > yr amser prssennol. Mewn g^irionedd, pe gwneid cymhar ifteth rhwng y chwarter diweddaf (yn di iH weddn Medi 30ain, 1898) a'r chwariet j" oyferbyniol yn 1889 (yn diweddu Moo. 30ain, 1889) fe ddangosai GYNNYDD 1" GYFARTALSDD yn ol y radd o "FWY NA 260,000 a gopiau y flwyddyn. Yr siddoch yn ffyddlon, L SOKL HUMPHREYS, "^Ihlftri&dd Trwydded^

i HOLYHEAD URBAN,, COUNCIL. I II TUESD'AY.—Olr W. D. Jones, J.P., in the chair. CCOEVIITTEE8.-— Mr Owen Hughes, on be- half of the building and works committee, re- ported tint they had decided to insure the workmen of the council. The urinal in course of erection ;1t. the Town Hall was under con- sideration, and Mr Asqaith was requested tr) make it as un&bjectionable as possible. This had been done. The painting of the Town nail was let* to fMr Robert Peters.—-Mr Hall called attention to the resolution passed by the general purposes committee to appropriate the balanoe of the fund raised on the occasion of the late I Queen's visit fo" the yepoTted contemplated visit of the King. A resolution stood on the minutes to the effect that it be used for town development.—The Rev John Hughes moved that this resolution be rescinded as recorded on the minutes, and this w:1.s carried.—The resolu- tion of the committee, as submi'tted by Mr John James, was then amended to enable the council to devote the money either to the Royal visit or the Coronation. THE WATER QUESTION.—'The report of Dr J. C. Thresh, of London, upon the examina- I tion of the various sources from which water is supplied by the Holyhead Water Company, was distributed among the members, one also to be sent- to the waterworks company. Copies were not supplied to the press. VOTE OF THANKS.—A letter was read fro-m Captain Binney, thanking the fire brigade for the services they had rendered to the L. and bj.-vV. Railway Company in connection with the fire in the Marine Yard.—The council were gra- nted to find that the town fire brigade had done such good service.—'Captain R. D. Ro- I berts said that the town fire bell ought to have I been rung. which was1 not done.—The engaging I and dism ssing of members of the fire brigade was left to Mr Asquith. A'DDITIOXtAL BURIAL GROUND.—Mr R. I Rice Williams, acting-clerk, read a letter from the Local Government Boa.rd. sanctioning the borrowing of £ 475 for additional burial ground. ■—Arrangements for ^he "borrowing of £ 475 for additional .buria'l accommodation were made. THE PRIMROSE LiEiAGUE MEETING.— A letter wasy;ead from Mr Frank 'Griffith. ask- I ing for a reconsideration of the charges in con- nection with a recent gathering of the Primrose League.—The recommendation of the commit- tee had been adopted :tv the council, and con- firmed on the minutes.—'Mr Joseph Hall said that 'he was of opinion that a. certain charge made up to 11 p.m.. and 5s an 'hour after, would be sufficient, and he moved this. — This was f seconded by Canon Thomas.—.Another resolution w; moved tha.t the report of the committee as adopted and confirmed be adhered to. One memtkr stated that .tine committee liad the matter tindex its consideration, and thought that the moralitv of the town oueht to he guarded.—Mr Hall said that the morality of the 1 town ought not to be assailed because they met after midnisrht.—The resolution to adhere to the former decision of the council was carried by a large majority.

BANGOR COUNfY COURT MONDAY.—Before his Honour Judge Sir Horatio Llovo. CLAI'Yr FOR DAMAGES.—Robert Jones, Cilfoden, Bethesda, for whom Mr Ellis Davies, Carnarvon (instructed by the Quarrymen'a I Union) appeared, made an application for com- pensation from Lord Penrhyc nnder the Com- I pensation Act. Mr Davies explained that this was an adjourned application and had been be- j fore the court in September last. The defend- ant had paid the compensation until December, and the case was adjourned in order to enable the applicant to go to the hospital. Unfortun- ately, he had not yet recovered, and the applica- j tion was now for a permanent order for lis 6d. Mr Davies said that ne had received a letter J from Messrs Lloyd Carter and Vincent, on be- half of Lord Penrhyn, consenting to the order, which his Honour made. AN APPLICATION.—Mr Ellis Davies, Car- narvon, on fcfchalf of Mr W. Jones, Castle- square, Carnarvon, made an application in the I matter of the will of John Williams, Nanty- graen, Bethesda, who died in October last, leav- ing an estate of £471. The execntor, William Jones, of Carnarvon, required the leave of the court to apply a part of the principal for the maintenance of the deceased's children whose ages ranged from nine to 14 years. Mr Davies explained that the executor had of course the power to apply the income, but that was in- sufficient, and he suggested that a specified weekly sum be allowed.—His Honour concurred, I and made the order. CLAIM AGAINST THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. —A. McMichan, horse dealer, Hanfairfechan, sued the London Hnd North-Western Railway Company for JE25 damages, for alleged negligence of the Railway Company and their servants with respect to the carriage of a mare from Bodorgan Station. Anglesey, to Llanfairfechan Railway Station on Bank Holiday, August 5th last. He held that the animal met with an injury whilst under the care of the company.— Mr W. Thornton Jones appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr Fenna for the company.-r-PIaintiff I said that he had purchased the animai st Gwalchmai for JE48. The m*re was placed in a box at Bodorgan Station by the railway officials on August Bank Holiday, about ten o'clock. Plaintiff travelled v ith it, and reached Llanfair- fechan four hours later. On arrival at the latter station, the box was taken to a siding, close to the mam line, the traffic on which caused the delay of the horse being nnboxad. Witness complained to the station master at Llanfair- fechan, and suggested that the box be taken to Penmaenmawr. He, however, declined, and said that witness would have to bear the extra cost. When taken out of the box, it was found that the mare was injured in the fore leg, and near one of its eyes, and plaintiff alleged that that was owing to the company's delay at Llanfairfechan. and as the horse was a spirited one, it had been frightened by the passing engines, and was now rendered practically worthless. The animal was given nothing to oat. Witness had a customer for the horse, but he would not accept it in its pro sent state, as it was worth JE20 less on account of the injuries it had received.—Cross-examined by Mr Fenna: Witness said that he had lost £1 per day in con- Heq oence of the damage. On arrival at Llan- fairfechan, the box was placed in a siding, and he was told that a special engine had been wired for to Bangor to remove it.—Hugh Jones farmer, Tymawr, Gwalchmai, testified that he had bred the mare, and sold it to plaintiff for £ 48. It was in a good condition when it left ,I him.—David Evans, horse dealer, Gwalchmai, said he had recommended the animal to Mr McMichan, and he had not seen a quieter animal.—W. H. Savage, veterinary surgeon, Bangor, said that the mare was a very valuable animal. He was summoned to see it on August 10th%and found injuries near the eye and on the foreleg. He had prescribed for her. She appeared to be a very nervous animal, and he had tried her himself. She was not worth the same amount of money as at first, and he would not give more than £25 for her row. Mr Fenna, for the defence, said that there was no suggestion of rough shunting at Llanfairfechan, and the only suggestion was that the horse had been frightened by passing trains. Was there negligence on behalf of the company ? The goods traffic had been suspended on account of the I traveiling public. The animal was safely de- livered at Llanfairfechan, and no proof of negli- I gence could be adduced against the company.— Arthur Mills, stationmaster at Llanfairfechan, stated that he did not take the vehicle to the usual place, as it had been blocked by Bank- holiday traffic. Plaintiff told him that it was a spirited horse. Witness did not observe any plunging in the box, and he unloaded it in the usual way. Plaintiff complained that there was an injury to the eyebrow. He (witness) had done everything possible under the circum- stances to effect an immediate delivery, and re- ported it to his superintendent the same day.— Further evidence was given by Arthur Cam- bridge, porter, and Edward Williams, St. Asaph, formerly in the employ of the railway company.—His Honour, in giving his decision, said that the accident had taken place on Bank- holiday, when the traffic was suspended, and, taking a common sense view of the matter, he thought the most ordinary means of precaution would have been for the authorities at Bod- organ Station, where the horse was accepted for transportation, to have sent a message to Llan- fairfechan informing the authorities there that the horse was being despatched. There was a necessity for sending a message. He, therefore, held that the company were liable, as the horse was now worth less than when given in charge to the company, who had undertaken to carry the animal. He awarded the plaintiff JE15. j

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SETTLED LALND IN TOWNS. (BY A LLANDUDNO RESIDENT.) There has been a flood of correspondence and complaint about the "set-back" from which Llan- dudno is said to be suffering. Manv reasons have been assigned; foremost among them the Moistyn Estate management. Many faults have been imputed to it. It has been accused of setting its face against town improvements, as tramways and the like. It has been alleged that it has shown itself unwise in not encouraging the right sort of leasehold houses, and not allowing the building of a reasonable number of freehold ones. But any one who has waded through thn. mass of recent letters must have noticed the most prominent and most frequently reiterated charge to be—sheer delay. One gathers that where an application has been made for the granting of a building lease, or the renewal of an existing one, and where the application has been favourably received (or in the latter case has been a mere forill for carrying out an actual vested right) as much as two years have been known to pass be- fore final assent has been given. Or else, the applicant has been disgusted, has dropped his application, and gone off to Colwyn Bay or else- where. What is the cause of this delay, and what its remedy" I pretend to no special knowledge of the Mostyn settlements, whether they are better or worse than others in this respect. All I shall here attempt is to point out the law and the custom in such matters, the difficulties which the system is apt to raise in the case of a growing town, and some possible remedies. Given then that a. large part of the land of a town is in settlement, what does this necessarily mean and what dose it usually imply ? It 0 means that the settlement gives rights to a, large number of persons besides the apparent owner. His rights over his land are limited by the rights of the-e persons. He finds it difficult to act in any way which they (or even any one of them) may fancy likely to prejudice those rights. There may be a jointure, or even two or three. There may be any number of portioners, brothers, uncles, cousins, "whose portions have never been paid in full, so that the land is still a security for their claims. There may be mortgagees galore, both old and new. There may be other creditors, with various kinds of charges on the land Well do lawyers call them, both relations and creditors, "incumbrancers." Then there are remaindermen, including everyone who under any possible set of circumstances can come in for the property. Many of these will be children, who cannot judge or speak for themselves, and for whom otheis must act. Last of all, there are the trustees, whose very business it is to act as a, drag-chain on action. Now if evervone of these persons has his or her own different lawyer to consult, and if many of them are unwilling to absent to a proposal till they know what everyone of the others thinks about it. the opportunties for delay are almost endless. The fact is that this system was originally in- tended for large country estates where the owner kept up something of the position of a feudal lord. It is unsuitable for town properties. In them it shouk* be "mended or ended." It is true that the ttled Land Act of 1882 did some- thing to improve matters by giving the owner or "tenant for life" power to lease and sell. But in so doing, he has to act "as a trustee" for all parties beneficially interested; and, therefore, he is apt to be afraid (or his advisers are for him) to move without certainty easily becomes a cause of interminable delay. I am informed that a gentleman—I will not say where—bought up the end of a lease. This lease provided for re- newal on the tenant's: demand it also stated the amount of premium payable on renewal. The new tenant gave notice of renewal. It seemed a matter of course. Yet it was two years before lie got the business settled. The operation cannot go through such a number of hands without an enormous probability that some one will hestitate over assenting. Nor can it lie in the office of a succession of lawyers (especially easy-going country lawyers) without some one of them be- ing tempted to let it lie there as long as possible. "Only keep a matter lying in the office," said a country lawyer to me, "and some costs are sure to stick to it." It is not the law that makes the delay ib is the lawyers and their clients, the one as much as the other. All this is a terrible evil in a growing town, where despatch is an essential. It is enough in itself to frighten away capital. If there is to b: settled land in such towns, the administration must be adapted to local needs in fact it must b" acoelerated. How can this be done? Some will say, "Forbid all settlement of building land in and in the neighbourhood of any town above ::1.1 certain size. Some will go further and pro- j pose to abolish all settlement of land. I decline here to discuss either remedy, anc^ for a very in good reason. Without deciding whether settle- ment of any land or of town land ought to con- tinue or to be abolished, I say that any such sweeping alteration of the law would take at least two sessions, and, possibly, two Parlia- ments.' before it would pass. Such a remedy is too far away. What we want first and now is accelerat ion "under the existing system. On this I shall offer two or three hints. In the first place, it needs above all detemuna- tion on the part of the owner, the head of the estate office, or both. This means that they must, or at least the activee moving spirit must, be convinced first of the need of celerity of action. The desirability of a policy of retarding growth is one thing. There may be places and times where it may be the true policy. I do not think anyone has openly suggested that it is so now in Llandudno. Mere slackness is another thing, and never excusable. There are difficnlties- there always are. Where there are many in- terested n.r;d it is necessary or expedient to pro- cure the consent of all, there are two obvious lines of procedure, and I will sketch the extreme forms of each. One is to send a draft to A, asking him to peruse it "at his earliest con- venience," and return it to the office. Th4n* to take the same course with B, and so. In this way as manv months (or years) as may be desired can be consumed, and the intending purchaser or tenant be shaken off out of sheer weariness. The other is to start by fixing a reasonable time and making it, as the lawyers say, "of the essence of the contract" all objections to be lodged by a still earlier date. This course will hurry up everyone, and make them look alive. I do not say which of these patterns the Mostyn Estate Office follows: I have had no practical ex- perience of it. Secondly, where many are: to assent, and this to often recurring transactions of the same kind, a great deal of time and trouble may often be saved by dividing them into classes (e.g., relations and outside claimants) and appointing for ea-cl-i class one representative with power of attorn fa's It has to be done when parties are abroad i would often be just as applicable to those wi 111 the Four Seas.. Thirdly, a great many landowners m'gnt a much bolder course than they sometimes they would only rely more on the Sett Acts. These hive now been construed liberally by a succession of judges, and e»able a a tt» do almost anything of himself an y -e tW nf>t actually unjust or fraudulent, For instance, he can beat down all petty objections to accepting a reasonable lease y msisung <>n granting" it himself "under the powers of the Act," or by even threatening that he will h-IJ ii stead of leasliig. Lastlv, I would say that the law as it is seems to me amply sufficient to cope with the evils of delay, if only those concerned are deterriline,d, to employ the weapons they have ready to hand and to forge new ones, as they well can, if they so choose. When it is proved (as I think it will not be) that present means fail, it will be time to oÙraft a new Settled Land Act for towns with carefully framed compulsory powers for overr riding the provisions of settlements or spurring their administrators to greater activity.

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