Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

PWLLHELI PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY.—Before the Rev J. C. Wil- liams Ellis (chairman), W. C. Yale Jones Parry. Esq., J. G. Jones. Esq.. J. Thomas. Esq.. R. 0. Jones. Esq.. G. Jones, Esq., C. Edwards, Esq., and Dr S. W. Griffith. ALLEGED ADULTERATION. — Inspector H. Vaughan Davies, Carnarvon, charged J. Griffith. Penlan Bach. Pwllheli, with adulterat- ing whisky, and selling it on the 7th of Decem- ber.—Mr Artben Owen defended.—The inspector testified that be bought two shilling's worth of whisky, and sent it to the analyst. The result was that the whisky was found to have been adulterated. This was a, very usual thing in South Carnarvonshire, in his district.—Mr Owen admitted the fact, but said that it had happened quite accidentally. The person who usually diluted the spirits was not at home at the time.— A line of 5s and casts WHS imposed. SEQUEL TO A LITERARY MEETING.— The court was crowded when these cases came on.—Mr E. R. Davies appeared on behalf of the police, and Mr A. Ivor Parry defended.—An Eisteddfod was held at Bodvean on Christmas Day, and the behaviour of some persons present was statedi to have been very bad. Mr Davies stated that lie had witnesses to prove that what Lad happened ought to be punished. Such con- duct to be stopped.—J. T. Jones, Ty Capel, Bodvean, testified that he was at home at the time of the competitive meeting. He was sum- moned by the two men at the door who took the tickets, to turn out W. Williams, Pentreuchaf, who, it was alleged, was drunk in chapel. De fendant kicked the chapel door causing a great disturbance. Also Hugh Davies, Tanycae, was charged with being drunk, and in the company of the last defendant, and he admitted his guilt. —Corroborative evidence was given by W. Ro- berts.-W. M. Toleman charged William Wil- liams with assaulting him. Toleman was one of the competitors at the Bodvean meeting. About half-past seven, he went to the vest IT. when he he.-rd a disturbance outside. He went out and was struck with a bottle bv W. Williams.— In reply to the chairman. Supt. Jones said that complaints had been received in connection with these meetings. These defendants had not been before the Bench previously.Griffith Davies, Pentre Uchaf. was summoned for using indecent language at the same meeting, and also for assaulting Thomas Jones, gardener at Bodvean Hall.-Defendant was represented by Mr A. Ivor Parry, and denied the charge.—Thomas Jones gave evidence that defendant sat in a seat behind him when the challenge-solo competition proceeded, and used very indecent language to- wards the competitors, when he called the at- tntion of the chairman to defendant's behaviour: Defendant shook his hands in witness's face, and struck him in the chest.—Cross-examined by Mr Parry There was a disturbance outside the chapel at the same time, but he did not connect G. TDavies with that. He called the attention of the chairman at the top of his voice. He had been interfered with previous to this. Witness did not suggest that defendant made all the noise in the chapel.—Jane Jones, a servant girl at Tyddyn y Cae. deposed that she sat in the same rcat as G. Davies, the defendant. He came in after the disturbance at the door had taken place, using dreadful language. After er, p 11 the last witness had requested defendant not to use such indecent language, defendant tried to strike the plaintiff. He put his hand between her and her mistress so as to strike plaintiff. This took place before the chairman Mas ap- pealed to. There had been no disturbance until G. Davies entered.—Griffith Roberts, Gor- phwysfa, Bodvean, gave evidence that he saw G. Davies taking hold of Thomas Jones when he sat quietly in his seat. He tried to strike him twice, and succeeded in doing so once. Plaintiff then requested G. Davies to be quiet, and subsequently his brother-in-law took him out.—Mr Parry, for the defence, stated that he had important witnesses who could prove that G. Davies did not use indecent language.—G. Davies, the defendant, testified that what had been said was not correct. He did not use inde- cent language at all. He admitted that he had taken hold of Thomas Jones by the collar when be called the attention of the chairman. This had excited him.—Cross-examined by Mr Mr Davies: He came to the meeting from Nevin. The witness applauded the competitors, and did not make any disturbance, but he was Interfered with by Thomas Jones.—-Ann Owen, Plas Pwll. Llannor, testified that G. Davies sat in the same seat as her for about an hour and a half. Defendant did nothing to warrant the in- terference of Thomas Jones.—Evidence was given bv Ellen A. Jones, Post-office, Llannor, and Jane Jones, Pandy, to the effect that de- dant was not guilty of improper conduct.- In bringing another charge against defendant. Mr Davies said that the first tiling be did after coming out of the chapel was to pull his coat off and request to see Thomas Jones, the gar- dener.—Owen Davies. one of the men who took the tickets at the door, said that G. Davies was drunk and disorderly. He understood this when he spoke to him outside the chapel.—Cross- examined He would not have given a ticket to a drunken person, and he did not give one to defendant --Willie Evans, Muthun, said he saw G. Davies outside in his shirt sleeves. He was drunk at the time.-Hugh Rowlands, Cefn Iwrch, stated that defendant did not conduct himself as a man who had gone there to listen to the competitions (laughter). He placed his bat on his head and made motions (which mo- tions the witness imitated amidst general laughter).—Cross-examined Everybody who de- sired could have seen defendant. He was the ca.use of the disturbance, and nobody else.— Thomas Jones, the gardener, testified that de- fendant was drunk, and smelt of liquor.—Fines were imposed as follows:—W. Williams, for being drunk and disorderly. 10s and costs also for assaulting, 10s and costs, making a total of £4 2s Hugh Davies, 10s and cost, amounting in all to £1 7s Griffith Davies. for being drunk and for the assault, 5s and costs for each offence, a, total of B4 4s. EDUCATIONAL.—On behalf of the Lleyn Piural Schools. Mr H. Roberts, attendance officer, prosecuted several parents for the non- attendance of their children at school. Mr J. T. Howell defended one party, the case against whom was dismissed. In four other cases. orders were granted, and in one a fine of 5s was imposed. THE DRINK.—The police charged Elizabeth Ann Williams. River Side. Pwllheli, with being drunk. Defendant denied the charge. Sergt. Jones deposed that there was a row in the town, when defendant was taken into custotly.-Fine, 219 6d and costs.

LABOUR IN NORTH WALES. Reporting upon the state of the labour market. 5ni North Wales during December, the "Labour Gazette'' savs: — "Mining: Employment continues brisk at the coal mines, fair at the lead and blende mines. Quarrying: Employ- ment continues grood. Building Trades: The brick ayers at Wrexham and Llandudno report employment as fair, at. Oswestry as dull; car- pent,ers and joiners, painters and plasterers as slack generally. Engineering and Metal Trades., The engineers at Oswstry report employment as fair; at Ruabon as quiet. Employment is steady with steel workers; slacfc with blast- furnacerraen fair ^ith engine and boiler men srood with spelter workers. Clothing a.nd Tex- tile Trades: Employment in the woollen and tw -pd industries of Montgomeryshire has been •fully ma "lit-lined. Resnoke tailors report em- ployment as quiet. Printing Trades Letter, press printers report employ men. as good at Wrexham nnd Oswestrv. ■'Q f'1' qt Carnarvon. Brick and Terra-Cotta Trades Employment is good."

CHEAP PRINTING AT THE "HERALD."

HORShS FOR THE ARMY. •ADVICE "TO WELSH FARMERS- The rent audit of the Baron Hill estate was held on S'aturdav. and was followed by a. dinner o-iven at the Wi'lliams-Barlkeley Arms Hotel, by Si r R. W. WallIams-diulkeley. Sir R. H. Wil- liams-Bulkeley presided, the vice-chairmen being Mr 'Laurie, the estate agent, and Mr J. 11 Coultard, Baron. Hill Home Earm.—(Responding to the toast of his health, the Chairman said he wag glad to know that there had never been any fricrion between himself and his tenantry. As 'ClolonelaÜ:ffiJIllilllldJng the Royal Anglesey Engineer Militia, he had to thank his tenantry. a,s well as the Anglesey farmers in general, for the ready response they had made to the appeal for the hire of 'horses for the mounted infantry, which had been a feature during the last tra'in- ing of the militia. The unhappy war now going on showed the necessity for the soldiery being well horsed, and Anglesey, as an excellent horse-breeding county, should profit by this re- quirement. and -breed horses upon the best pos- sible lines. He strongly advised the Welsh fanners, in view off the great demand for horses for the Army, to take advantage of the occa- sion. and to pay attention to the improvement of their stock (hear, hear).

LLEYN AND EIVION MONTHLY I MEETING. ,Capel Mawr, CricJcieth, January 15th and II 14th.—Mr Evan Evans presided at the meeting of the deacons, and Mr R. Lloyd, Portmadoc, acted as secretary. The matter under discus- sion was "The maintenance of the ministry," which was opened by Mr Jonathan Davies, .Porrmadoc.-L-t the ministers' meeting, the Rev W. Jones, Tremadoc, presiding, the matter be- fore the meeting was '^Pastoral work," which was opened by the IRJev G. Parry Hughes, Morfa -Nevin. Remarks followed bv the Revs J. J. Roberts, J. Hughes, Edevrn, and D. Roberts, Abererch.—At the second meeting, Mr Evan Evans, in vacating the chair, made some remarks on the necessary reform in the work of the Monthly Meeting, and, subsequently, tilt Rev W. Jones. Tremadoc, took the chair.—The Rev J. E.lis. Pwllheli, submitted the report of the. collection towards the mission fund. The total amounted to J3550. an increase of JB60. Paid to the foreign mission, £ 354; and to the home mission. J6176. It was reported^ that JB575 had been paid by the cause in this church during the last two years.—The following were a p- pointed to preach at the public cervices:_The Revs Thomas Williams, 'Holyhead W. Jones, Tremadoc; S. Morris. Llithfaen; W. Jones! M.A.. Fourcrosses; and J. Jones, Penmorfa.

PORTMADOC URBAN COUNCIL. TUESDAY. — Present: Messrs R. M. Greaves (chairman), E. Roberts, J. Jones, W. Morris Jones. W. Williams, J. Humphreys, H. LI. Jones, J. R. Owen, J. Davies, D. Richards, O. D. Jones, together with J. Jones (clerk), J. Buckingham (assistant clerk), and Morgan Thomas (surveyor). FINANCE.—ejected of thei general rate during the month, JE327. Total sum collected £419. In the bank in favour of the council, £ 1209.—The report was adopted, on the motion of Captain J. Jones, seconded by Mr E. Roberts. SANITARY. — One infectious disease had! been reported during the month. There was a large number of inhabitants who had not oon. nected their houses with the drains, and nuisances of which complaints had been made had not been removed. It was recommended under clause 36 of the Public Health Act th i.t proceedings be taken in some of the cases.—The report was adopted. WORKS COMMITTEE.—This committer re- ported that three tenders had been received with regard to the building of the Town Hall. It was recommended that Messrs W. Morris Jones, R. M. Greaves, and O. D. Jones should deal, with them, and submit a report- to the council.—The council had decided to ask Messlre Breese and William George to reduce their bill j tor legal work in connection with the proposed light railway from Rhyd-ddu to Beddgelert. The bills amounted to £ 26 17s. and the council The bills amounted to £26 17s. and the council wanted the solicitors to reduice the sum to £ 21.—The report- wan adopted, on the motion of Mr W. Morris Jones, seconded by Mr H. I Llewelyn Jones. GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.— This committee recommended the council to agree with the application of a certain firm for the use of the Town Hall during the next months for the purpose of holding a series of lectures, on was cooking stoves, but on account of the condition of the gas some points could not be met with.-In accordance with the report of Mr E. Roberts and Dr W. Jones Morris, iit, was ov t,'ommfc*nded that ta* addit»fmal lamps be placed at Borthygest.-The report was adopted. GRANTED. —On the motion of Mr iv Ro- berts, it was decided that the Light Railway Commissioners be requested to allow the ex- penses, amounting to £ 21, incurred by the coun oil in connection with the light railway scheme from Rhyd-ddu to Beddgelert. RE-APPOINTMENT.—Mr J. R Owen gave noiti.ee that at the next meeting of the council he would propose the re-appointment of thtf surveyor (Mr Morgan Thomas). CONSENTING.—A letter was read from the Local Government Board consenting to the loan of JB115 which had been given towards the use of the fire brigade being used for the purpose of repairing sewerage works at Borth. THE BUTCHERS AND THE COUNCIL— A copy was received from the Local Govern- ment Board of a. letter sent to them by Mr W. H Rowland, solicitor, Bangor, anl the sf"cre- t irv of the North Wales Meat Association.— The letter was as follows: Sir, I beg to Hraw vour attention to the following facts rela- to tlie members of the -ibove as<je-.ihoi, H„n wit-h the sanitary nutnor.ty of in connection in fc/„ fvSUl<;t e;ght Y nys'cynlumni. them earn,;?; been slaughterJiouses, erected after erected before ltwD, uvd 1882, and they all nave been y Mv as slaughter-houses since uhen Jl"s clien-s, the butchers,_ desire to that of certificate as to ttie foui Oifl r they duly registered unde;- a the Town Improvement C arises Ac-, as to the newer Dui'dmgs they d>re under the Public Health Ac!, U'75. I'1 the "local authorities sent- out appi^-ttnn iCiins f.f licenses, to be filled m be butchers appv" inc. Theso were fiiled rp and returned but 11'")- thill-r further has been heard of the matter All the ^houses are. in our opinion, well adapted for slaughtering, but the local authority abso- lutely refuses to recognise the older house? as revered, and refuse 'to license the newer houses- I may add there will not be the slight- est obiection "for any Jocal butcher in these "houses at a reasonable charge, and there is no prospect of a public slaughter-house being er- ected Tliev, as butchers, feel that tner have a "ro'vance "in this matter and seeing that they consider the attitude of the ^nitary autiinmy arbitrary, thev would be glad :n" quire into the matter, and counsel the local authority to act reasnnab.y towau.. ti.em. On the motion of Mr J. Humphrey^- i was e- cided that the matter be considered m com- mittee.

On Tuesday. Flint Town Conned considered o "ec.—imeadAtion to adopt the Free Libraries Act. It was resolved to consult the ratepayers

THE PENRHYN STRIFE. SENSATIONAL SCENE BETWEEN SOLICITORS. At Bangor, on Friday, the cases against Bethesda. quarrymen, adjourned from Tuesday: last, were again proceeded with, the court open- ing at 9.ùv a.m. Thomas Lewis, Esq., chair- man, was accompanied on the Bench by W. Pughe, Esq., Henry Lewis, Esq. (Mayor of Bangor), W. J. Parry, Esq. (Coetmor), J. Ev- an Roberts, Esq. (Bangor), and Thomas Roberts, Esq., Aber. Mr William George produced two sureties on behalf of David Thomas, who was bound over at Tuesday's court. Mr S. R. Dew, who again prosecuted on be- half of the police, applied for a summons against another quarryman, for assaulting on Ihurs- day night, at Bethesda, a man now working at the quarry, named Hugh Griffith. Mr William George (speaking with consider- able warmth) I must, really protest against this very unusual procedure. It is simply in- tended to inflame your worships' minds. Mr S. R. Dew i am applying for a summons. Mr William George I know what you are doing perfectly well. It is a dirty trick Mr S. R. Dew Really, your worships Mr William George I repeat, it is a dirty- trick on a par with ttue paragraph which appears in the "Liverpool Courier" tnis morning. Mr Dew I am not responsible for what ap- pears. in the newspapers. Mr William George: You are doing the same thing now. Mr J. IE. Roberts, one of the magistrates Nothing would be lost, Mr iiew, by letting the matter stand ..over, and following the usual course? Mr Dew We are all here and the man Hugh Griffith is present to lay the information. lie does not want to be kept here all day in order to get a summons. He wants to get back to his work. Mr John. Evan Roberts There is nothing to prevent him applying in the ordinary way. Mr S. R. Dew The application is being made according to my instructions, at the place where your clerk is. Mr William George: Yes, we know all that. It is a dirty trick. Mr Dew: We can pass by these observations with the contempt they deserve. Mr William George: Oh, yes, we know. The Chairman: You can apply in the ordin- ary way at the office. Mr J)ew: (But there is no one at the office, your worships, who can do what is required. Mr W. Price Smith (assistant magistrates" clerk) Oh, yes, there is, Mr Dew. Mr Dew: I did not know that. I thought you were the only one who could do so. The incident then terminated. The cases down for hearing were then pro- ceeded with. Robert Jones, Robert Richard Jon-1-, William John Owen, Owen Hughes, David Li.vics, and Thomas Williams, were charged with a breach of the county bye-laws, by using violent lan- guage with intent to put certain persons in fear. Mr S. R. 'Dew again prosecuted on behalf of the police. Mr Griffith IDavies defended Robert Jones and Owen Hughes, and Mr Wm. George Appeared for the other defendants in the case. Civilian witnesses had been examined at the previous hearing, and now police witnesses were called in support of the charge. P.C. 41 (Richard Williams) gave evidence in support of the charge. He was subjected to a. severs cross-examina- tion by both defending solicitors. Challenged to pick out a defendant named Thcmas Williams, he failed to do so. Replying to the Bench, he said he knew the defendants !by sight, but not by name. P.C. 25 (Henry Williams) corroborated. The cross-examination brought Mr George. into oollision with the Bench, a somewhat exciting scene occurring. Witness, under cross-examination, called one defendant Richard Elias Williams; subsequent- ly, he called him Thomas Elias Williams. Mr George elicited from witness the statement that Thomas Williams, the person meant by the above names, came to witness to speak about the charge, and appeared to resent the charge. Mr William George, repeating the statement, said witness admitted that Thomas Williams appeared to resent the charge. The Chairman dissented, and wanted to put the question again. Mr William George had no objection to the question being repeated, but he wanted to make it clear first of all what the witness had said. He might correct himself after; but he wanted the court to be clear as to. what had been said in the first instance. The Chairman We'll hear what the man said, and you needn't try to put anything in his mouth. Mr William George I am not putting any- thing in his mouth. II am simply saying what he did actually say. Mr S. R. Dew Really, Mr George, you should have some respect for the Bench. Mr George: It is all very well for you to patronise the Bench. The discussion proceeded, the Chairman and Mr Pughe saying they had taken down witness's words and he had not said that Thomas Williams resented the charge. Mr W. J. Parry, another magistrate, re- ferring to notes he had taken found the actual words where witness said that Thomas Williams "appeared to resent the charge." Mr George then putting the question again to witness, elicited the statement that Thomas Williams seemed to be "trying to get off from it." Mr George seized upon the words and repeated them, when witness denied having used them. Mr Henry Lewis, a magistrate, asked1 witness then what W reply he had made to Mr George's question. Upon which witness again repeated' practically what he bad previously told Mr George. Mr W. George There you are You make a statement to me. A discussion follows, and you see the importance of what you had said, you deny it. But when magistrates who had taken down your words press you again you admit having said. Is this fair from a police- constable ? Mr W. Pughe: Possibly the man did not understand'. Mr William George Oh, that is absurd A police-constable giving sworn evidence. Mr John Evan Roberts, a magistrate, then put the question in Welsh. Witness said, in reply, that Thomas Williams apparently wished to dissociate himself from the crowd, and to show that he was not guilty of what was charged against him. Mr William George: There you are. Wil- liams wanted to show ,he was not guilty. The Chairman He did not say so. Mr William George: Oh, yes he did. Witness: No, I didn't-. Mr William George then put the miestions again in Welsh, when witness repeated in Welsh that Williams appeared anxious to clear himself and to show that he was not guilty. This closed the incident. Mr William George then reviewed at consid- erable length the evidence already given. He commented in strong terms on the manner in which P.C. Hugh Williams had given his evi- dence. He also commented! on the fact that t-b ? prosecution had not instituted proceedings at the earliest possible court as was the.r usual custom. Though, a court was held four thy" after the alleged offence had b»?en roinrn?! ted, the "summonses were only made leturnablc at a court in a week later, on the dav foltr>v.-ir.<r. the date, when it was a matter of common knowledge that defendants would have to return to their work in South Wales. The Chairman There were four days l-etween the date when the offence was s- to have b^u committed and the holding of the nrst court ? Mr William George: Yes. The Chairman: There was eno.igb time to make the summons returna/ble at the ('Jut. Mr William 'George That is what I sav Pew=W? ll,> not cor^uit the con. renience of the defendants. Mr William George.- That dermis c-n A,ho the defendants are. Proceeding. Mr William George commented on the fact that a man charged and found guilty of firing a revolver in a public conveyance, a.nd vas fined 5«. At the last court, another man, found guilty of shouting, was fined JB1. It was shown in evidence that the man who was fined SI for shouting had been threatened with a revolver. The police admitted that this had been reported to them; but while they issued summonses against the present defendants for illeged violent language, no steps had been taken against the man who had threateningly vised a revolver. At the same court, on Tuesdav last, a lord charged on two separate occasions yith havinsr endangered the safety of the public ^as allowed •—■— Mr S. R. Dew: Really, your worships, is my I friend entitled to review your worships' deci- sions? j The Chairman entered an emphatic protest ag- I ainst the course Mr George was pursuing. 0tiier magistrates concurred in the prot-t.. Mr George I am trying to appreciate the Mr George I am trying to appreciate the vit-w of proportion your worships are taking. The Chairman: You must abide by our de- cisions, Mr 'George. The course you are taking is neither proper nor wise. You must not con- tinue the course, or we ghall leave the bench. Mr William George: I find it very difficult to appreciate the point of view your worships take of these matters. This is a pulblic court, and the cases I have referred to are facts within your knowledge, and mine, and the knowledge of the public. I am trying to awaken in your worships' minds a sense of proportion as to the gravity of the cases, and the importance of the evidence put before you. 'Mr D. G. Davies, addressing the court on be- 'half of two of the defendants, said that one of his clients, Owen Hughes, had struck William Jones, but not David Davies. Mr William George intimated he would put the defendants in the box. Mr Dew applied in that case that the other defendants should be ordered out of court when any one of their number was giving evidence. Mr William George: You can't-. I have never known of a case where defendants have been charged and not allowed to be present to hear the evidence. The Bench refused Mr Dew's application. Evidence was then given for the defence, the whole of the examination and cross-examination being conducted in Welsh, and not translated, all the magistrates being familiar with Welsh. Richard Jones, one of the defendants, denied having picked up or thrown any stones. Re- plying to the Bench, he said police were guilty of* bare falsehood when saying he had a stone in his hand. William John Owen and David Davies, two defendants William Davies, Pencarmel; Wil- liam Davies, Maesvronen, gave evidence for the defence. Thomas Williams, another defendant, was called1, but The Chairman interposed, and after consult- ing with the other magistrates, said the Bench had come to the conclusion that there was no evidence against Thomas Williams, and the case against0 him would be dismissed) at that stage. Robert Jones, another defendant, was ex- amined by Mr D. Griffith Davies, cross-ex- amined by Mr Dew he characterised statements implicating him in assaults as "absolute lies-" Robert Riichard Jones. Richard Jones, and William John Owen were found guilty. Robert Richard Jones, wbo had been prev- iouslv convicted, was fined forty shillings ao 1 costs; the other two, twenty shillings and ccsis. Owen Hughes and David Davies were dis- missed. The clarpcs of breach of the pt;a.ce agaifis-t tne same dciendants, as well as a charge of resist- ing the police against William \Ibn Owen, were withdrawn at the suggestion of the Benrm.

ALLEGED STONE THROWING. William Roberts, Tanybwlch. was charged with stone throwing.—Mr S. R. Dew said that the defendant, who- was among a large crowd, threw a stone at one Hugh Hughes. The stone did not hit Hughes, but passed into the house.— The defendant was called in his own defence, and denied the offence, and several w itnesses also gave evidence rebutting that given for the pro- j secution.—After a short- retirement the Chairman s4 they must give the defendant the benefit of a doubt which existed in their minds, and the case against him would be dismissed (applause). Late in the afternoon the Court proceeded to I try a charge of riot preferred by the police against William Morris, and Henry Williams. Mr Dew said the alleged offence was said to have been committed on the 2nd inst., when a, crowd of some hundreds of people met the quarrymen returning from the quarry. The crowd was ex- cited. violent, and threatening, and it was alleged that Morris struck one of the workmen, who at the same time was kicked from behind. He would ask the Bench to commit the defendants for trial at the Assizes.—Richard Thomas gave evidence in support of Mr Dew's statement. Evidence tending to implicate the defendants was given by John Morris and Superintendent Tho- mas Jones. The latter said that the crowd num- ¡ bered four or five hundred at least. Its demean- our was threatening. He identified the defend- ant Henry Williams as having acted riotously. Other police officers stated that when escorting workmen the crowd followed and threw showers of stones after them so thickly that they had to put their cloaks round their heads for protection. Ultimately the police d!rew their batons and ad- Ultimately the police drew their batons and, ad- vanced towards the crowd, who fled, with the exception of the defendant William Morris, who was seen in the act of throwing a- stone at a con- stable, and on being questioned gave a false | name and address. The case for the prosecution closed at seven o'clock, when the defendants were formally charged.—Mr George, on their behalf, pleaded not guilty and appealed' to the Bench, even if they considered that a. case had been made out, not to send the defendants for trial but to deal with them summarily. He submitted that I there was no case as far as the charge of riot was concerned. The Bench considered there was a "primarfacie" case against the .defendants, and committed them to the Assizes, binding them over in their own recognisances of £ 10 each to appear at the Assizes. I Four other charges of assault and riot were adjourned till Tuesday. I FURTHER POLICE PROCEEDINGS. A PQLlGEMiAN SUMMONED. Another batch, of cases 'arising out of the Bethesda trouble occupied the attention of the Bangor bench on Tuesday. Thomas Lewis, I Esq., presided, and the other magistrates were John Hughes, Esq., OolSnerMarshall, J. E. Roberts, Esq., 'Dr Langlford Jones, and Thomas Roberts, Esq. The first case wa.s that of David Roberts, Grey-street, Cameddi, who was summoned for participating in a riot on the 31st of December. —Mr S. R. Dew prosecuted, and the accused wa.s not defended. Mr Dew explained that on the night in ques- tion a large crowd of 300 people had congregated in High-street, and gave a. hostile reception to the workmen. The defendant was very active- m the crowd, and was warned by Sergeant Pucrh, The defendant afterwards went up to Richard Thomas, kicked him. and struck him. The police then went up to 'him, and the crowd threatened the police. (Richard Thomas was the first witness called, and he said that on the 31st December, hun- dreds of people were colledted near the railway station, when he and otners were returning from the quarry. The crowd shouted "Boo." and in- tended mobbing the workmen. 'Defendant came up to witness, kicked him. and struck him on the left cheek. Another workman named John Morris was with him. Betfore striking him the defendant said, 'there, you d—•—1." John Mor- ris tried to prevent him, and then the police interfered, for the crowd had become very ex- cited. The defendant at this staJge admitted having struck the witness, and said he was under the influence of drink at the time. 'He was very sorry he had done it. John Morris gave corroborative evidence. Supt. Thomas Jones swore that the crowd was mostly made up otf young mien;—strikers. When the workmen appeared, the crowd shouted and cursed, calling them traitors. The parapet was full of people, and witness stood near the Cafe. He saw the defendant running to meet the work- men, and kicking Richard Thomas. He then struck hrro brutally without the slightest pro- vocation. Witness ran up, and got hold of him. Other policemen came up, and they asked for his' name and address. He said "Dafydd," and refused to igive more. In consequence of that, they attempted to arrest him, and the crowd became very violent, throwing stones at the police, and using threats. One young fellow got hold of a piece of stick, and aimed flt the witness. The police got the man's name and address, and let him go, as the workmen were in imminent danger. Defendant was under the influence of drink, and was not a striker. Sergeant Push deposed that he 'had previous y warned the accused. He added that all the stones thrown were thrown towards the ponce. PJC. -R. H. -Jones (&3) said that he was struck with a stone by s,omeone m the crowd. He did not say it was the deffendant who struck him. The accused was committed to the assizes. being liberated on his own recognisances in the sum of LlO.-The case of 'assault against the defendant was not proceeded with. The n<exfc ense was of assaulfc preferred bv John Morris against P.O. W. P. Owen (64). -—Mr D. G. Davies prosecuted, and Mr S. R. Dew defended. Mr Davies explained that about 10.30 on the night of January 3rd, the complainant came night of January 3rd, the compla,inant came home to Caellwyngrydd, and remained in the house until one o'clock in the morning, when he went with his cousin to Bethesda. As he was returning, lie was met by three constables, andaMofa.suddentheaceused.turnedhislamp upon him, and immediately after, he struck the man and followed him ifo-r a few yards, and beat him again. When the complainant arrived home, he called up some residents, and showed his wounds to Mr William Griffith and Mr Thomas Owen, and afterwards to Dr Lumley Roberts. John Morris, in h.is evidence, said that on the 2nd of January he left Bethesda at half-past ten, and reached home at eleven, where William Morris, his cousin, was waiting him. He took his cousin home, and after leaving him, when coming along the Ty'nyffridd path, a constable came along, and turned his lamp. Witness called out "Holloa," and the policeman asked him what he wanted out that time of night. The officer then told him to go home, and struck him on the head. Witness ran away, the officer following and beating him. Witness failed to run far, and the officer asked him what was the matter. Witness told him he had struck him. Then another officer came on. and told the defendant .to come away. Witness then went home, and called up William Griffith and Thomas Owen, and showed his injuries to them. While lie was in Mr Owen's house, the defendant came in unasked, and said to wit- ness, "You'll have to stand by what you said." Another constable came in, and told the defend- ant to come away. William Griffith said some- thing tha.t there Was no reason to .this, where- upon the defendant- said to Mr Griffith, "I have seen your face before. You have a murderer's face." The other constable then urged the de- fendant .to go away. Cross-examined iRe bad not been at work for .some time, and a number of his friends had returned ifrom South Wales. IHe could not say whether there, had been disturbances at Caè- llwyngrydd, and he did not. know that the police ha.d charged the crowd with their batons. He had not been in such a crowd. (He was in his own house from eleven o'clock until one o'clock. He swore that the policeman had a stick, and had hp not seen the stick he would have sworn that it was a staff he had used. He did not attempt to strike the policeman. He would not dare co do so, seeing that there were three policemen there. The stick was big and thick. The two policemen carried sticks. Dr Lum.ey Hiohprts fwore that the plaintiff called upon him at four o'clock in the morning. He had a contused scah wound on 'the back fif the head about an inch in length, and vertical in direction. On the- back, 'between the shoul- dier blade and the spine, there was a weal ten inches in lenigth and on the other side a weal seven and another on the lower border of the left shoulder blade six inches. There was one four inches 'long on the right arm, and these would have been produced by a blunt in- strument, probably a stick. -Blood ha.d flowed down the back of his head and back. The width of the weals was narrow.-Cross-exa.m- ined These marks could not have been caused by falling against sharp edges of slates. Had the man fallen, he would expect the wound on the head to be more lacerated. It was possible for him to have come in 'contact with the wall. but he was of opinion itliat it had been caused by a stick. Further evidence was given by William Grif- fit'h, Thomas Owen, and William Morris Jones. The defendant, giving evidence on his own behalf, said his name was John Pierce Owen, and he had 'been in the. force for nearly three years. For the past three months he had been a total abstainer, but prior to that he had not been a drunkard. Oil the 3rd of January, he went on duty at twelve o'clock. About two o'clock in the morning, be was at the top of High-street, Caellwyngrydd, and noticed eight or nine men. He heard them say "The police- men aTe coming," and 'they all ran away with the exception of John (Morris. Witness asked him what he wanted out that time in the morn- ing, but he made no reply, and attempted to strike the witness. Witness threw him down, and Morris fell on the side of the road near a wall. The moment- he got up, he said, "You have struck me on the head with a, staff." Wit- ness told him he would have to. prove his words, and he told him to go home. Shortly after- wards, witness was passing Thomas Owen's house, and was attracted by loud talking, ne went ir, and told John Morris he would have to prove his words. W'i'lliam Griffith pas,sed sjeme remarks about his face. There was no truth at all in the statement that he was under the influence of drink, and there was no truth at all in the suggestion that he had struck the complainant. Cross-examined: iprior to entering'the force, he was a clerk on the railway, and left with a good character. It was John Morris, who, asked him into the house. Witness atfterwards admit- ted that no one called him in. P.C. Hugh William's (25) swore that he was in company with the last- witness, and corro- borated his evidence. !He added that William Griffith, Thomas 'Owen. and John Morris were all respectable men. P.C. 64 was perfectly civil to everybody in the house. — In reply to the magistrates, the witness said that the defend- ant was quite cool. It. was not. usual for the police to listen at doors nor to go in. I Mr Dew then addressed the court, dealing with the previous unblemished character of the accused, and said it was not likely that the police would have struck the man without pro- vocation. He maintained that the marks on the man's back must have been caused by some- body else, and not the police. He held that there was bitter hostility against the police at Bethesda., which culminated in this case in ,the persecution of the police. The more pro- bable story was that the man had been pushed wgainst the wall, and come by his injury in that way. After a, lengthy consultation in private, the Chairman said that they had failed to come to a decision, and, therefore, they dismissed the case. SATURDAY'S MASS MEETING. .n -,trike 'The Penrhvn quarrymen who are. on strTice held their usual mass meeting on Saturday nignt. It was larpcelv attended. Mr Owen GritYith, vice-chairman of the men s committee presided, and said that those present were aware that certain reports of an official character had been published recently. The last of these statements averred 13 men had re- entered the quarry this month. Now the only quarry district which the committee was not per- fectly certain about was Bangor, but so far as the committee's knowledge of the whole quarry district, was concerned, only three men had re- turned to the quarrv during the present month. The committee did not wish that nig o sa\ anything about the numbers allege. ° ia7e re~ turned to the quarrv during the last month, but the committee would next- 8at,UI^ g'V0 tlle exact number who had returned .o.the| quarry. At present, all they woukl was that they attache 1 considerable doubttotl^fiuures already published But the for certain that even with regard to the section of the district no quarryman who had been engaged in the quarrv in recent yeare had returned to the quarrv during the present month, and, so far, the ranks of the strikers were intact, That statement wa.s not ma e so much for the informa- tion of those present, who were perfectly aware of the real state o a aiis, as for the information of the outside public, tie expressed his admira- tion of themann.-vin which hundreds of vo«Bg men had left i village last Monday, in firm ad- herence to their pnnciples (hear. hear). He de- plored the. estrangements which had resulted from the dispute, but on behalf of the committee and the dissidents he disclaimed all responsibility for a. state «>f things which he was afraid could not be remedied for a whole generation. Other '-•peakers followed, and the No. 3 choir sang selections.

At the half-yearly rent audit of Hall estate (Flintshire), Mr Eldon Banker, K.C. (vice-chairman of the Flintshire Court, of Quarter Sessions), made an abatement of five per cent tOo his agricultural tenantry. At the annual'tenants' dinner in connection with the Hawarden Estate, Mr Herbert Glad- stone presided, and, in responding to the toast of "Lie Trustees." said that one of their chief in- dustries in that- part of the. world—the coal in- dustry—had. been declining. In a recent friendly- nctJnn in the Court of Appeal the Hawardcn trustees had been successful in vindicating the right of the lord of the manor to the minerals in tha Sealand district. He hoped before long that they would be in a position to develop the coal in the direction of Queen s Ferry and Seala.nd. This would undoubtedly bring into the district a consjrJernhle population of miners, who would helpyfo form a, market, for the minor produce of agriculturists. He hoped that before long the heir to the would be able to come among them at that gathering. 'L1NSEFD COMPOLTND' cures Couchs and Cold?, Asthma and Bronchitis. Of Chemists I ouly.

i COKN. LIVERPOOL, FBIDAV.—Wheat opened quiet at about Tuesday's prices; Northern spring Chicago, Ss 3Ad to 6s 4id; Northern Dnlath, new, 6s to 6s 3*d. Beans, Saidi, 33s 3d to 33, 6d. Peaa, 6a ad to 6a 10^d. Oats dearer old, white, 38 2d to 38 4d; now, 23 lid to 3s 2d, Maize, fair inquiry; new, mixed, 5s 6 £ d to 5a 6 £ d; old, 5s 8¡td to 5s 8id. Floor unchanged. HAY AND STRAW.

LONDON, THURSDAY. — Fair supplies met a steady trade at the following prices:—Good to prime hay, 100s to 115s inferior to fair do., 80s to 95a; good to prime olover, 95s to 110a inferior to fair ditto, 80s to 95s; rmxfcuie and Banfoin, 90 to 105s; straw, 28s to 40<1 per load. CATTLE.

MERIONETHSHIRE ASSIZES. The MerionethsJUire Assizes were Wednesday at the Shire lltili, Dolgelley, b Mi* Justice Walton. Mr 1'ivs Owen. AejytWg Dyffryn, was the high-sheriff, and Mr J. Hughes. Dolgelley, the under-sheriff. As«. was no criminal case to be tried the u[te Sheriff presented the Judge with a pair of gloves. His Lordship, in a lew words, q dressed the Grand Jury, of which the H. Wynn (Rug, Corwen) Mas the foreman- said that that was not his first visit to county of Merioneth, of which he had V.^ae, recollections, but it was his first visit as.a J? 0 ajid he was pleased that it was marked total absence of crime. He thanked the Jury for attending.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CARNARVON. ARRIVED. — Mouse. Captain Rees, from Cardigan Trafford, Barton, Liverpool; Maude, Husrhes, Milford; Mersey. Williams, Dublin; Lady Agnes, Jones, Cardiff; Christiana, s.s.. Griffiths. Liverpool. SAILED.—John Elizabeth, Captain Jones, for Portdinlleyn; Ann. Lloyd, Trevor; Frances, Evans. Dublin; William Edward, Griffiths, I Dublin: Christiana, s.s., Griffiths, Liverpool; Menai, Jones. Sillotb. PORTMADOC. ARRIVED.James Bibbv, Captain Pusrh. fiom Dublin Rebecca, ¡;< Roberts, Liverpool; John and Margaret, Williams, Pembroke Dock; f Acorn, Pollard. Dundrum; Volunteer, Davies, Ramsey Annie Lloyd, Roberts, Bridgewater Hebe, Clousen. Plymouth Ellen Jones, Jones, Plymouth. SAILED. — Eastward, Captain Jones, for Lome; Excel. Morris, Southampton Catherine and Margaret. Lewis, London Industry. Wil- liams, Belfast Gowerian. Owens, Belfast la:.£> I and Annie, Hughes, Cardiff; Cambria, Roberts, Barrow: Olwen, Humphreys. Aberdeen; Re- becca, s.s.. Roberts, Liverpool; Sage, Griffiths, Cardiff.

BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. — The supply was fair and the demand fair. Prices: Best Herefords, 6d to 6 £ i per lb; bulls and cows, 4id to 5 £ d; wether sheap, 7id to 8ja; ewes and rams, Sid to 6 £ d per lb. Bacon pigs, 9a to to 9s 3d; porkets, 10s to 10s IOd; sows, 7a 9d to 8s per score lbs. CHESTER, THURSDAY. — There were only moderate supplies of store and dairy cattle, and no sheep or fat stock of any deacription. Bayers were pretty numerous, ba* owuig to present value of food and the high prices asked for good-class stook, no eagerness to purchase was shown, and the market was unusually quiet, with a bad finish. Quotations: Milch CJWS. .£J.4 to .£21; calvers, .£13 to JB18 barrens, JE10 to £12 ¡ heifers, £8 to 1312; shirks, £6 to £9, DUBLIN, THUBBDAY.—Prime heifer and ox beef, 52s to 55s per cwt; second quality, 46s to 50s; inferior, 42s 61. to 45a. Prime wether mutton, 6;id to 7d prime ewes, 5d to 6d; inferior, 4jd to 5d. Hoggete, 24s to 32s; do, heavy, 40s to 54s. Choice veal, 7 £ d to 8!d i inferior, 4 £ d to 6 £ d per lb, DEAD MEAT.

LONDON, THURSDAY.—Fair supplies, and trade slow at the following prices: -En^liBfl beef, 38 lOd to 43 Scotch long sides, 4s &d to 4B 4d; ditto, shorts, 4s 4d to 4s 83 American, 3s 6d to 3s lOd; inferior, 2s to 28 8d; British mutton, 4s to 4s 6d foreign, 3s 4d t1 4s; veal, 4s to 4s 8d pork, 38 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. WOOL. BRADFORD, THURSDAY. — Another good market as a whole, with recent improvements lu prices quite maintained. English wools are very cheap, but not quite so slow of sale. Mohai" prices are very stiff, and in alpaca there has been an advance of id, In pieces it is too soon yet to gauge spring trade; some manufac- turers are busier than they were, in oonseqnence of an improvement in Eastern demand.

WELSH MARKETS BANGOR, FKIDAY.—Fresh butter, la 2d to Is 4d per lb; eggs, 10 to 12 for Is; fowls, 3? to 38 6d per couple; ducks, 39 to 3s 6d each beef, 7d to 9d per Ib: mutton, 8d to 3d pork, 6d to 8d; veal, 7d to 9d lamb, 8d to 9d per lb; potatoes, 20 to 24 lbs for la. ABERYSTWYTH, MONDAY.—Wheat, 5s 6d to 68 6d per 65 Ibs barley, 39 9d to 4s 6d per 65 Iba oats (white), 3s to 3s 3d per 451bs; black, 2a 9d to 38 per 451b; eggs. IDs to 10s 6d per 120; fresh butter, 13d to 14d per Ib; do., sale, lid to 12d per lb; fowls, 3s 6d to 4a p<r couple; ducks, 5-1 to 5a 6d per c mple geese, 12s to 14s turkeys, 12s to 14s per conple; potatoes, 3a to 3a 3d per 112 lbs. CARNARVON, SATURDAY. — Fresh butter, packing price, 14d to 15d per Ib,; eggs, 12 for is. fowln, 48 to 5s per couple; ducks, 2s 6d to 4s each; beef, 2id to 90 per Ib,: muttcn, 61 to 9d veal, 5d to 9d; pork, 5d to 9d pota- to as, 6a per sack. DENBIGH, WEDNESDAY.—Fresh butter, 14d to 16d per lb; fowls, 3s 6d to 4a 6d per couple ducks, Sa to 6s per couple; geese, 7 £ to 10^d per Ib turkeys, 71d to 8d per lb; fat pig3, 4d per Ib beef, 7d to 10 j per lb; veal, 7d to 9d mutton, 7d to 10d; pork, 6d to 8d; lamb. 6d to 8id per Ib; eggs, 8 for la; potatoes, 8s 6d per hobbet. Wheat, 9s to 98 6d per hobbet i oats, 6s 6d to 7s per hobbet; barley, 8s to 9a per hobbet; beans, lis to lis 6:1 pec hobbet. LLANGEFNI, THURSDAY.—Butter, fresh, 14d per lb; eggs, 13 to 14 for Is fat pigs, 3fd to ad per lb i small pigs, 14s to J8; each: fowls, 28 6d to 3s per couple; ducks, 20J to 2s 3d each geese, 5s to 6s 6d bach; beef, 7d to 9d; mutton, 8d to lOd; pork, 6d to 7d; veal, 8d to lOd; potatoes, 5s 6d to 6a per sack; oats, 16s to 17 s per quarter. OSWESTRI, WEDNESDAY. — White wheat, old, 48 to 4s 3d per 75 Ibs red ditto, old, 4a to 4s 2i per 75 Ibe oats, old, 16s 6d to 17a per 200 Ibs; do, new, 128 to 13s; maltiDg barley, 17s 6d to 2Qs per 280 lbs; grinding do, 14s to 14s 6d per 285 lbs; fresh butter, 13d to 14d per Ib eggs, 8 for Is; fowls, 49 to 5s 6d ducks, 59 to 6s per couple; geese, 8d to 9d per lb. i turkeys Is per lb,; rabbits, 2s per couple; potatoes, Is per 201bs; beef, 6d to 8d per lb mutton, 7d to 8 £ d veal, 7$d to Bid pork, 7d to 8d per lb. PWLLHELI, WEDNESDAY.—Beef, 501 to 6d pa lbj mutton, 7Qd to 9d per Ib i pork, 7d to 9d ( fat pigs, 4d per lb.; porkets, 15s to 18s each; butter, Is 2d per Ib; eggs. Ss per 120. RUTHIN, MONDAY.—Wheat, 8a 6d to 98 6d per hobbet; barley, 8s to 9s; cats, 68 to 7s; fresh butter, 13d to 15d per lb fowls, 3s to 4s per couple ducks, 4s to 5s per couple; eggs, 11 to 12 for Is. 1 SHREWSBURST, TUESCAY. — Mutton and lamb mot with a good trade, beef was slightly better. Piga were firm with a good demand. Quotations: Besf, 5Ad to Sid per Ib i mutton, 6Ad to 8id veal, 7a to 8d per lb; porket pigs, 9d to 108 6d; bacois, 88 6d to 9a 6dpsr score; cows with oalvea up to .BIB 5d; h!\y up to £5 5a per ton; clover up to £ 5. Numbeis offered :-128 51 cows with calves, 34'7 sheep, 87 calves, 80 f"t, 158 porket, and 3tn store pi&*■ Wlv.TFIXHAM, MONDAY.—THE ssr&

MR BRYN ROBERTS AT RHYD- DDU. 'I 0l1 Saturday, Mr Bryn Roberts addressed His constituents, at the awove place. The chair was occupied by Mr Ellis Davies, solicitor, Ca.r- narvon, and amongst others who were present were Mr W. W. Jones, Llanllyfm; and Mr R. Williams, Factory. The Chairman, in his address, alluded to the reforms required by the people of Wales, in- eluding religious equality, land reform, and the bettering: of the prospects of the working-classes. 1 Mr Edward Owen moved, and! Mr John Parry seconded, a resolution calling upon the Govern- ment to do all in its power to bring the war to terminatioi £ on honourable terms to both sides. Mr Brvn Roberts, in support of the resolu- sides. Mr Brvn Roberts, in support of the resolu- tion, said that it was now plain that the war was the result of taklllg up the cause of the capitalists. In proof of this, he referred to a book just published by a Mr Garrett, and quoted a sentence from it to the effect that the cap- italists in the Tramvaal could have settled all with Mr Kruger, hut that, they did! not like to do anything behind Mr Chamberlain's back In other words, men who had caused the war said tfwtit was an unnecessary conflict. To prove that the grievances of the Uitlanders were not worth fighting for, he quoted from a book which had rust been published by Captain March Phillips, who said that he would not have marched a mile to remove the alleged grievances of tb.2 Uitlanders. The captain said that he had seen the London papers containing the Uitlanders' complaints made a laughing stock in the streets of Johannesburg, and he had not seen in the Transvaal a workman who would have walked a mile to get- a vote. Mr Roberts explained that Captain Phillips was not a pro- Boer, but a. British officer. As to the conduct of the war, he again quoted Captain Phillips' book to prove that there had been indiscrimi- nate farm burning. The captain said that their course through the country was marked by fire bv day, and smoke by It was true that there "were some excuses given, but as a rule, farms were burnt down indiscriminately, with- out any" inquiries. He (Mr Roberts} believed if they would, pro-pose reasonable terms to the Boers, they would accept them. even if 111- dependence were not granted them. Mr W. W. Jones (Cyrus) also spoke, and the motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr W. Pierce, seconded by Mr Parry Williams, a vote of confidence in Mr Bryn Roberts was pa's sod.

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CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. pr Mrs Clark, D-olgellev, claimed damages frllol all J. E. Jones, J.P., D.L., Dolgelley, for injuries said to have been sustained throug negligent driving -of the defendant's serva, 3, Mr S. Moss, M.P. (instructed by Messrs fig, George and George), appeared for the ,sr9 and Mr Ellis Griffith, M-B- (instructed by ^0 Charles Hughes and Lloyd), represented defendant.—Mr Moss, in stating the C¡lse:'dO" the plaintiff, said that Mrs Clark was tbe \oUth- of a former rector of Caerdeon, near l^111 wag After her husband's death, in 1880. f.,ve compelled, as her means were limited. t0 boarders, and on the day of rhe accident young hoys from the Grammar School J, schoolmaster of the National School w«re ing at her house. On the 19th Janwn'.w 1» Mrs Clark had been to Barmouth ana .j* turning to Dolgelley by the 6.25 tram. A» 0 and some other ladies were walking down bridge leading from the station they heard thing behind them. All. with the except!^ the plaintiff, managed to get out of the but the defendant's trap knocked down plaintiff and so seriously injured her that was oblgied to keep her bed for over setjje mouths, and in consequence had to give up de. practice of keeping boarders on which she> pended as her only means. The plaintiff U to the defendant asking- him whether he recompense her for the loss she had susta' j. by his servant's negligence. Some time il ths defendant's daughter went to her house J a letter in which .was a £ 5 note but no signa-t After knocking down Mrs Clark the defend; v horse charged through a window of a solicit office close by. Curiously enough, remar counsel, while the defendant disputed the V^& sent claim he promptly and voluntarily paid solicitor for the damage done to the windo^' Mrs Clark gave evidence in support, and Dr/L?r- Jones, Dolgelley, and Dr Robert Jones- t P00J* described the injuries sustained' vag plaintiff. In their opinion, although e progressing satisfactorily, it would be fi'01}1 to twelve months before she would be lnr^f]lfif well from the effects of the accident- evidence was and in the end the plai*1 was aw a1 rd-ed £ 250 and costs.

The thirteenth annual dinner of thf, and North Wales Commercial sociation was held on Friday. at-ten^ jvnee included the Mavor of Gheste1 (.Mr JameS G. Frost), Mr Robert Yerburgh, M.P. Mr Sam- uel Moss M P and numerous trav-lWs OM^st;r '.and' alW tje North, WaW i=oa^ During the evening, subscribed wards the Commercial Travellers' Schools and Benevolent Jn'stitution. Mr Yfrhnrgh. ^1- t in acknowledging the toist of "The "Houses of Parliament,hoped th'e Government would the courage to put on a srilling duty on imported- corn. He certainlv was one of those who- be- liieved in a: progressive income tax. He could not see why a man who bad £ 50,000 a year coming in should not be called uoo-n to pay a higher rate of income tax than the man who was netting a thous-anda: year. h_ ="

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS tS* Announcements of Births, Marriages, isncl Deaths ate charged Is (cash) and 2s 6d (credit)* BIRTHS. HOPE—January H. the wife of Mr W. S* Rope, plumber, Williams-street, OarnarvoDj of twins—toy and girl. KENNY—January 11. b* 21, Marcus-street, Carnarvon, the wife of Mr C. J. Kenny,:of is son-firet-born. PARRY—January 12. at G'a^morfa, Carnar- von, the wife of Mr Ellis Howe I Parry, stone- mufon, of » diughter. THOMAS—January 14, the vifeof Mr John Thomas, etonema O^, Chepal-etreet. Carnar- von, of a daughter. fE^THP. GRIFFITHS-DHernbar 20, aged 27 years; Jane Griffiths, wife of David Griffiths, Ctrreg- v-gftth Uchat. Rbiwlae. JONJS8—January 8, at Bryn Powys. Victoria Road, Carnarvon, pged 3 years and 3 months, Mary Morfndd, onlv and beloved daughter of Ellen and Thomas Jones (Powysor). ROBERTS- JarnFtry 5. at 23. Green gate-street, Carravvon, oged 69 yenrs, Ellen Roh?rta, daughter of the late John Robet-A, rooper. JOTCBB—January 11, at Gaerddu, RhostfadfariJ Mrs Margaret Jones (formeclv ,f Tyny- graig\ aged 64 yesrs. American papers please copy.

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