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---LEASEHOLD TENURE AT LLAJSDUDNO.
LEASEHOLD TENURE AT LLAJSDUDNO. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS BY LORD MOSTYN. R COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL At a meeting of the Llandudno Council, on ffuesday, Councillor J. 0- Thomas, J.P., F^" tiding, the Clerk read the following letter from Mr G. A. Humphreys, the local agent to the ilostyn Eet ate — "Adverting to your letter of the 19th of Ny. last, enclosing copy of a, resolution, as to via desirability, in the opinion of your Council, I that Loro Mosfcyn be asked to consider whether b3 a moderation in. the terms of building P^Tiiire a TeBideiitial population could not lie ga-,ouTa,,ed to come infto their midst.' I am desired, to inform you that during the last three oeais the question of not only granting building leases in the future for a longer term than 99 years, but, also, of affording facilities for the conversion of existing leases into leases for an extended period, has been under the earnest- aousidexation of his lordship, and preliminary steps, with the object of carrying out the (cfaeme were begun. Owing, however, to reasons into which it ie not necessary to enter, it was deemed advisable to suspend, for a lime, the steps re-ferre-d to. But the reasons 100 sufipension having been removed, the con- sideration of the matter has been resumed. I am pleased now to inform you: that progress in settling the details—which, as you will under- etMid, require considerable thought and oore- Has been made to such an extent that his lord- 5bip expects to be in a position, Ln. the course of the lléxt, three months, or so, to apply to the 0Oiurb for the necessary sanction to the scheme Ifeing put into operation. His lordship is pleased to give this information, feeling sure that, coming from the Council, their resolution yvas dictated by no other motive than their irish. to serve what they consider the best in- terests of the town." Mr Bellis said that it was an important letter, indeed, the most important for the interest of Lriandudno during the last 50 years. It meant the revivicatioii: of Llandudno and another lease .f life to the protsperity of the town. He pro- posed that a hearty vote of thanks be sent to Ijord Mo&tyn, expressing tie piensuxie with, which they learnt of the proposed ameliora- tion in connection with the leases. Mr Marks, in seconding, observed that it was the most important letter ever read at that table. The motion was unanimously agreed to. OPINION OF LOCAL EXPERTS. (Interviewed by the "Herald'' Representative). Realising the importance of Mr G. H. Hum- phreys' letter regarding Lord Mostyn'a pro- posals with regard to future leases and the present 99 years terminable leases, 1 ventured to interview a number of local experts as to the probable effect of the change on the future of Llandudno. Unfortunately, I am unable to publish, in this issue, the opinions of all that tl have seen, because of want of space and time. COUNCILLOR RICHARD BELLIS, SOLICITOR, was busily engaged in his office when I called. He has taken a deep interest in the matter, and everything appertaining to the welfare of tJandudno, and, as your readers are well aware, occupied the. position of our leading citizen during the year 1903-04. The lease- bold question is an old subject which Air Bollin and the writer has discussed on more than one occasion. "The best thing I can do," said Mr Bellis, "is to read to you a. letter which I wrote to Lord Mostyn. It will give the case in a nut- shell." "The lease of this property which was for a term of 60 years will expire in 1913, and I am desired by the owner to inquire whether it would be possible to surrender the present lease, and obtain a fresh one, say, for 99 years, or a perpetual renewable lease for 75 years. If such an arrangement as I Buggest can be carried out, kindly let me know the terms, and, also, what it would be to pur- chase, and, also, whether it would be pos- sible to apply, pro rata, the same arrange- ment to other terminable leasehold in the town. If this could be done, it would be one of the greatest services Lord Mostyn could possibly perform, and there is no reason why the estate should not, also, benefit in carry- ing it out. Our greatest difficulty here, and one that looms threateningly, in the near future, is the fact that four-fifths of the pro- perty is mortgaged, and most of this to trustees who are precluded from making ad- vances on unexpired terms of less than 60 years, and who as this period approaches, are compelled to call in the sums secured. In conclusion, I can only say, that the sug- gestions, herein, are submitted by me with the deepest respect for the consideration of Lis lordship and his advisers, and also the hope that my doing so will not be deemed an act of presumption on my part." "That," continued Mr Rellis, "was the letter which. I wrote to Lord Mostyn's agent. The question is of the highest importance, so far as the future of Llandudno is concerned. In theory, the idea of granting building leases is a. good one Tor neighbourhoods where land is plentiful and capital is scarce, but if as a matter of experience it is found that the speculation is decreasing in value as the ex- piration of the term begins to grow appreciably neaT, the leasee's position becomes a dangerous one, and the danger is that the property may become abandoned and allowed to fall into a ruinous state of repair, and so the ground landlord, who fully expected to receive his reward at the end of the term simply comes into possession of a. property which; is con- siderably depreciated because of its ruinous state. This system has operated very well in very large towns, because, in most instances, the rise has been more gradual than has been the case in Llandudno. The birth of Llan- dudno may be fixed between the years 1855 and 1865. During that period a large number of [ leaseholds were granted in respect of property which are now amongst the most valuable in the town. Therefore, it follows that within a short period of years these leases will termin- ate, and the question naturally arises, what will be the position of those affected; during the last 20 years of the term? It would mean that capital would be called in that property ,would be sold at a value based on ten years rental; rents would1 come down and that .would also bring down the rates and taxes. So that from the bottom to the top there would; be considerable de- preciation. If the ratable value of the town decreased, it could not carry out any improve- ment for the simple reason that all the money available would be necessary to meet its exist- ing obligations, and, eventually, the ground landlord! would bake possession of a town, which for a number of years, must have been neglected. Now, this, without any loss or hardship to the ground landlord, or the lease, could be avoided:, by the latter depositing a eumsof money which, at the end of the tenure, .will, by a process of compound interest, re- present the value of the house at that date, so that the ground landlord, instead' of taking hold of the property will simply take over the aecummulatioti of capital. The only objectioni 'to this is that assuming you fix the value of property now at a certain sum, you will also (have to take into aeoount the probable in- creased value between now and! the termination of the lease. But I contend that if the position which I stated is a true one, at the end of the term, the great 'probability is that there would be a considearbly reduced value. At ttho present time a man may own leasehold1 property in Mostyn-street of the value of jB10,000, but unless he has an unexpired! term of over 60 years in the Taoperty, he would find it utterly impossible to borrow even JB500 from trustees, whereas if he could renew that term he would find no difficulty in obtaining front trustees the sum which ho would have to pay fOT the purpose of renewing the lease." COUNCILLOR J. O. THOMAS, J.P. (Chairman oi the U.D.C.). As a builder and contractor, there are few, if any, in Llandudno, better qualified to speak on the question at issue, than Councillor J. O. Thomas..Being a busy man, I found some diffi- culty in finding him- When found, he said I have studied the matter for the last tcn or 15 Y-eam, and in that time' I, in common with other persons interested in the building trade, and tine welfare of Llandudno, have come to the. conclusion, apart from either the cost of the land or the building, that one of the chief draw- backs, up to now, is that we, as builders and speculators, are not in a position to offer small and medium-sized freehold properties, whereas neighbouring sear-side resotrte, such <a'9 Colwyn Bay, and other towns are able to offer such inducements. Now, bearing in mind that the Mostyn Estate grants nothing, to my know- ledge, but 99 yeate leases, private people with email and. medium income, do, as a rule, object, out and- out, to these terminable leases. Hence the reason why we find so few (oomparativly) private people living in their own villas. So far as we are at present able to judge the pro- posals of Lord Mostyn to convert the 99 years' leases to, i:u all probability, to 999 years, the question arises, what sort of valuation his lord- ship will put on the present leaseholders. If the fine for renewing the present leases is fair and equitable, I think that it would be. to the interest! of eveity leaeehdMier to renew. I should' for one. On the. other hand, if the t eTms are iexcesgive and prohibitive, the probability is that leaseholders will not consider' it worth their while to renew, with the result that the people will let the property depreciate in value and! appearance. Under such circumstances, not only will Lord Moetyni suffer, but, also, the I interest of the whole town. I should like to emphasise the fact that with my long experience of the building trade, I have iLong come to the conclusion that people who are in a position to acquire their own houses aTe gradually be com fog more confirmed against the leasehold system, mid, therefore, ffo to districts where they can buy their own free-hold at market value." MR JOHN ROBERTS (Clarence House). Mr Roberts, as most of your are aware, is the chairmaTh of the Llandudno Rat-e- payers' and Owners' Association. Upon being questioned1 om tlie subject, Mr Roberts said The leasehold system in' Llandudno stands in very urgent (need of reform. In the very near future it will militate in a, consider- able degree, against the interests of the land- lord., leaseholder, and the householder. Now. that Lord Mioetyn has taken the matter in hand, I have the greatest confidence' in his fairness foresight, and sound judgment." i COUNCILLOR J. J. MARKS, M.A., SOLICITOR. Councillor Marks had' an important, profes- sional engagement at Bettwsycoed on Wednes- day, and, therefore, was only able to state his views briefly. Replying to my query, Ooun- cillor Marks said "There is no doubt that the Moetyii Estate letter, Tead at yesterday's Council, will be received with' considerable satisfaction in, Llandudno as an earnest of Lord Mostvn's intention to grapple with a difficulty which those of us who are in the legal profes- sion have sco much practical acquaintanef with. A broad-mindedl scheme (and. such I btelieve it will 'be} on the part of the estate will do in- calculable' good to our town, by benefiting the present tenants and inducing outside people to build' residences1 here. MR ALFRED CONOLLY, SOLICITOR, Mr Oonolly, who is clerk and oolicitor to the Urban Council, is well qualified to express an oryinion on the s-ubiect at issue. After some diiffidenoa, Mr Oonolly \'?a.id :—"I think that the grantincr of eoctendod terms for building leases would have a very beneficial effect upon the welifaro of the town. It has been, and1 still is. the aim of thoso who are tlie most interested in Llandudno to 'encourage what. is called the "re- fiidentSal class" to purchase property, anid vsettle In our midtst; but. undoubtedly, the great ^tumbling block has been the existing system of leasehold tenure. Persons who live in the Northern towns and the Midlands are used to long leajsea and freeholdis, and they look with great disfavour on short leases-. I believe it to be a fact that negotiations for tihe purchase of property have frequently fallen througth owing' ,d to the impossibility of arranging for extended r leases in dtesired: patrta of the town. Of course, ■ we know that it is impossible to purchase even I a freehold! in the town, but only in certain part's. What is required is free scope to permit ] an intended purchaser to select 'his own site. I hope that when tlio necessary details are settled by Loid. Mostyn, they wilL be found' to be such as will encourage a more rapid growth of thi* town, and an. influx of the desired "residential class. COUNCILLOR A. J. OLDMAN (Ex-Mayor of Conway). As secretary of the 'Uandudno Town Improve- ment Association, auctioneer, valuer, and a. business man the views <yf the ex-Mayor of Conway should be of particular interest. 1 pc: was exceedingly pleased," he said, "to read: the letter from the resident agent of the Mostyn j estate upon the subject of building' leases. J Should the estate be able to grant land for building purposes upon extendetd leases, say for 999 years, similarly to the Derby and other estates, or freehold, I believe that we can hardly realise the vast improvement in the progress of the town that will necessarily result. Wit.h in- creased security of tenure, increa.sed value of the land and the property erected thereon must follow. Should the estate be able to extend the existing leaises, great benefit will be conferred, and. the town as a whole will share that benefit. Those or us Who have come in contact with probable residents and visitors must admit that I the rate of progress. in Llandudno would' have 'been much greater than it has been, were the present system of land! tenure not in vogue. Ladies and gentlemen desiring to retire, and. to take up their abode in seaside resorts, naturally cunsMer the present value of property and its future prospects ere venturing to pur-chase, r re- quently, it. has occurred1 to my personal know- ledge "that 6Uob probable residents ttia^e cone elsewhere .—to Colwyn Bay, etc.,—in order to obtain property upon more advantageous terms I in this respect. It is an mdisputed fact that the prosperity of a seaside resort during the winter especially depends in a large measure upon its residential population. The proposed extension and improved system of leasing land must, inevitably result in an increased number of such residents." MR W. BSVAN, J.P.. said that the proposals oi Lord Mostyn, if at- tended with fair and equitable terms, would give leaseholders, more interest in the town. J MR ISAAC SLATER, C.C., expressed1 similar viewB, and. added that he hoped that the proposed' new scheme wiSl in- clude reasonable terms by which the holders of 75 renewable leases" can become froetiolaeTg.
THE LUNAR ECLIPSE SEEN FROM…
THE LUNAR ECLIPSE SEEN FROM LLANDUDNO. The breezy afternoon experienced in Llan- dudno on Sunday promised ill for the evening's partial eclipse ofthe moon. With the setting of the sun, clouds .gathered, and squalls moved darkly around the horizon. However, though the moon arose amid an im. penetrable murkiness, it emerged into the open at a quarter past six o'clock. Unfortunately, it had then been in eclipse twenty-two minutes, so that the first contact with; he shadow was missed. Henceforward, our satellite rode mostly in a clear sky, although' the spectacle was marred' by occasional masses of clouds. j When, at seven o'clock, the obscuration had reached its maximum-what, is termed the middle of the eclipse—not quite one-half of the disk was ini darkness, and the spectacle—the picturesqueness of which was enhanced by the proximity of the bright Royal' Star," Regulus —aroused even the idle curiosity of the man-in* th/ei-streeit. Thieafei was a nipping; and an eager air," however, which' made mooirgazing not one of the most agreeable of occupations. Exactly as computed—at six minutes past eight —the rugged fringe of the shadow duly left the disk, but. the fainter shadow, known as the j penumbra, rem aimed' for over an hour longer. Looked at in the ordinary way, the obscured segment appeared to be of a uniform dead gTey tint, but with the eye shielded from the un- eclipsedt portion) of the disk the dark part. had a. dusky copper hue.
LLANRWST COUNTY COURT.
LLANRWST COUNTY COURT. FRIDA Y.-IBeforehi.s Honour Judge Sir Horatio iLloyd. A BUTOO.E'S OLAIM.-In an action for the recovery of L7 3t; 6d, on account of goods sup- plied, brought, against him by Oeorge F. Kerry, butcher, Llanrwst, W. J. Jones, a local resident, sought to get clear under the statute, of limita- tions.—Mr Latimer Jones (of Messrs Porter, Amphlett and Jones) was for the plaintiff, and Mi- T. W. Jones (Messrs; Chamberlain and Johnson) for the defendant.—Mr Latimer Jones pointed out 'that as the notice pleading the statutes was onlv put in two days previously it became void, amfl defendant out of court.— Mr T. W. Jones replied that as he was not in- structed until the very day the notioo was served, there had thus been no neglect on that point. Under the circumstances he heild it was a case in which his Honour could use his own discretion and deal with it on its merits.—His Honour gave judgment for the amount due, to Honour gave judgment for the amount due, to be payable at the rate of 10s per month. AN EMBARRASSED LEGATEE. — Tlie Judge directed that a freehold ffrith in the parish1 of Llangelynio should be sold by auction, and this proceeds paid into Court—Mr C. T. AUard, who made the application, appeared for Griffith Evans, of Llanrwst, executor under the wiM; by which the property was bequeathed! to David Jones, farmer, of Careg y Ddinas, Llan- gelynin, on /trust for his life, and remained to a nephew and four nieces. At the time of the death of the testatrix, David Jones, the de- fendant, was an undischarged bankrupt, and the Official Receiver claimed his life interest, to clear which he wanted JB54. This the defen- dant paid out of a deposit of RM, which he claimed aB having been given to him, with the farming stock and furniture, by the testatrix, and then entered into possession of the property. There' were certain debts due from the estate, and ajt; action was brought to administer the estate and determine the matters in dispute. The Registrar of the Llandudno County Court- found that the farming stock and effects had been given to the defendant, but that the J360 had not,, and that therefore the £54 paid to the Official Receiver was due from defendant. An Girder was made directing this sum to be paid into Court by the defendant. This he failed to do, and an execution was issued, but no effects werei found. As certain debts were still I due from the estate and the costs of the action remained- mqipaid, and also the probate costs, tho order for the sale of the "ffrith" was now asked1 for.—Mr Twigge Ellis, who appeared for two of the reversionary legatees (Grace Jones and David Jones, jun."), assented, subject to, safeguards as to their interests. The high I bailiff, Mr Roberts, was asked to put a reserve price on, the property.
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THE RELIGIOUSJREVIVAL.
THE RELIGIOUSJREVIVAL. CHILDREN'S PRAYER MEETINGS. PROCESSIONS AT BANGOR. STRANGE INCIDENT AT CONWAY. A iteKnaitkaMe development; of the ;r*evivalisim wiae witnessed In Biaiigjor on Friday evening, Nitea-t detaclimentsi of school ohiktrion, quiiite un- mjairtsihailied and ujiatteaiidjed! by adults, maffidfoed from the Garth, Hinael, and Dean-street dis- tricts ini setptirate prooessijotnE., singing revival hymttfci. Thtey met &t pendiref Chapel, wlhioh tlifey enteral to this number ctf about 500, and tdieTO heM a jprayeir masting of their Qwm. The dhudtrten panged in age from five toi fifltoetn JleaTp. Pirayer, wiae offered by oinie pf tihe ahtiijdirein, and tlhan hymsis wierre song, sifter Wiii'eh; a lairg*? rjuniib?r of cliildrem advaniqed to .tlhe "set. fawr^" in tihe oneual manner, thus *&g- .ndltVi'iig their dtesire to engage in prayer. Oine ,alfrt4fæ aJiiother the boy's and jStTtts offerted ptrtayeT, bjeinigj forestafllcd: at times by otlheT6 in the body and gtaHleiy of the dhapel. One littSte boy tihianked God for tJfoa comv'anstkxn off his father, and asked Glad to (hold 'him flastt. A little orai impfloTedf the Land to visit tihlei tpuibiic-hauises, adding a special prcyerr for tilue ocnverl-iiom of heir 'dhumkea father, a pettffitBom Whfuh evoked loud LSIObs and1 trite oif "Amen" from the dhild- reai. Another child ptfayitld! for tihe •oo.niGluKion of petite 'between Russia and1 Ja^pam), adding "Bring tjogietiher all! nations in peace, clhf Lard, wiltih Jesus Christ as King over all." As seven d'clciak approached, thie otrdSnarry prayer meeting of tilii? dhapel: is held, eagiarness of tihe children hfroke all bounds, aad 'a gsreait snluim.- her of them offered prayer simiultaERously, and the: some d'iffijc.upky was expea-ienoed tin dasina "the Karvtuce. AJt*?.rwlaTda tlie children, qrariltta un- alttended, miarched off singling hymns'. The special sen-vices at Penu-el Welsih Bajptkt Chapel runs cn-cfwdcd niigfhtly. On Thajreday the mtincster in charge of the eervioe suddteinily 113- II roiatrlkjed' that there wtere a brothtir and two siisters from Ireland present in the Qowgregja- tlkxn. He diajred say that tho-aigh these people did; not, umdeo-istMKd wttrd of w-hatt was bleiino- sfiid, yet tlhey dtmibtile^e understood th/e S'pirit of wlhaJfc was jgjoanggf on. riie In'ah tjnotHar, a prominent Nonconformist 'Free Church member, wmJST ^™^T^he set fawT and asked who poulldl pray tor Maaid. All in the set W, ln ing a body 0f studeintH, at once w<e<n/b on their knees and offered prayers for Irelajid led .by tihe stfranker. Later on the congregation a hymn ha-y;w^ for its refrain "I wffll fol- I low Jesus,1" wihlitfu it seemed they would1 never tore otf eisngfeiig. A litftiLe boy, leaning over the fmntt of the gfliTlery, samig the refrain in eastjaicy after the otnens had finished. There was an apeon-air meetiing and a procession afterwaa^ds. At thle Zvm WeifeSh Wesl^yan CShapelj, Hira*J., ,on Staidlajy, tforty-five new oomvtartfi were for mjallyi enrtjfllletd, each beuaig pre&enited with, a Bible. The previous Suoday tw(en;tjy-two were enlroMjacf at HfiradL, eighteen at Peawiel, and gix- teein at Awnooi!, GHanaddhy as well as large rium- bers at anoltjh'iar chapel. Though mot so large as that of the previous Saturday, tihe united procesisEoin oif Baargor re- yh-alistf- cai Saturday ntuimibeired 2000, and was very enthusiastic. It was dfiTiided into thrtee setatioins, amd was led by miimMitejTs- of alili de- niominataons ih tihe towin. and several leading I citizens. The first section coirusisited of school dhildirm to the n-unZc-. of about 500. The second section Was composed of women, and the .thciird otf young, men. After pacrading the town, the prooetssioniBte Ihelid1 a revival meeting in the Tabernacle C.M. Chapel, the largest building- in th.e town, which was dentsely packed untal eleven o clock. The service was exceedingly fervenit, and eeveai tionverts "were annjounced. On Sunday, revival prayer meetings wfere heM ■bet'wieen^ tine ordinary gierrictes at most erf thte chapels in the town- and in eoone cCuses1 Sunday Sahooil meKitangs1 were converted into (prayer Sahooil meKitangs1 were converted into (prayer ux-eettingB. At Pimmel Welsh Baptist Chapel a montli icfr* so ago a man entered the set zawr, and safid he was troubled1 by the fact that his srfc-ter iiad not been friendly with hsan for yte&ffs ond was tisolt then, a fact iwiiicftt hm dje- pfiOfred. A woman.' tiherewpon rtu&hed tio him aad emfcraoed him. It wa<s his sister. On Sun day atfternraoon tSiem- father professed Christ ini tihe same chapel amadist great rejoicing. There is a man 42 yearns off aV in Bmgor wiho has beten a crippLe from bklth. He sent a "Oquclgt tihat, a prayer meeting should be helc aa n-aar his house as possible, inaishnuch as he could not attend one "himseilf. Sfeffiae h-uirlrc-ck of peoiple thereupon joined in a piraqesskwi to his luoiuse cmd held a tnevivail mec^tjiiiig nniei hie bedroom windows, which were tihlrofwn ope j for the occasion, to his umbcMntded saftaafiafotaoa. T STARTLING INCIDENT AT CONWAY. A startling incident in connection with the revival meetings at Conway, which are held nightly, is reported to have occurred on Mon- day week. The young men from Penmaohno, generally known as "The 23rd," were taking rpart in a service at the Welsh Wesleyan Chapel. In Bangor-roack, some one hundred yards away, were assembled1 haif-a-dozeo young men of the town. They had1 been per- suad-e-d for several nights before to attend the revival meetings, but they only went there to scoff at the prayers of the reformed "23rd." They were now talking about the revival in the strain to which they wiere accustomed, when suddenly a change of feeling came over tihiem, and two of their number dropped upon their knees in the street and began crying out aloud for divine mercy. Intelligence of this I extraordinary scene was conveyed to the chapel, and one of the young misskmers came out to the group and persuaded them to ac- company him to the service. As they were entering the sacred (building several of them fell upon their knees on true steps and wildly beat their handis upon t'he stones in their dis- tress. Thiey were encouraged to enter the "big pew," where they knelt and prayed in the utmost distress until they could! be comforted with the assurance of salvation, wtoemi they joined with the intesnselv moved congregation in a hymn of praire.dame Ka.te Morgan Llewelyn, a South Wales vocalist, who has jgiveml herself up to the revival work; sings gospel hymns at the Conway services this week. THE "MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS." Reports continue to be received of the "mysterious lights," wfhich- are now, it is stated, seen in many places, including Bala, LLmbedrog, IBOntddi, Dolgelley, and Llan- nwchllyn, etc. Mrs Jonea, of Egryn, is re- ported to have on Saturday prayed for thia scientists and pressmen who attempt to trace the lights to natural phenomena. "Remember the pressmen," she said, "I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast not revealed thy lights to the pressmen; that Thou didst not permit them to snapshot Thy lights last night." Mr J. Castell-Evans, professor of chemistry at the city of London Technical College, Fins- bury, himself a native of North Wales, has told a representa-tive of the "Daily News," in an interview that he knows the Eigryn district lWell, and that near Bala, when a boy, be and his brother and a young farmer, while out fish- ing one night, saw a ball of fire come dancing towards them. He, greatly against the wishes wf the farmer, threw a pebble at the ball of fire and broke it, but the pieces joined together again, and once more the ball of light went dancing ,d1)wn over the course of tihe stream. To his dying day. the farmer believed that it was a supernatural, light. As a matter of fact, says Mr Gastell-Evans, it was nothing but a cluster of luminescent insects. Proceeding, Mr Castell-Evans said that it is quite possible that: this strange light is not an objective real- ity at aD. When he was a young man he went somewhat deeply into what at that day was called mesmerism, but is now known as hypnot- ism. He only gave it up because he found! he lhad acquired a power such as he thought he ought mot to posstees. One night at Bala he was sitting in the old hotel amid! a. big com- pany of farmers, he back at home, a visitor, and they were chaflSng him, and! talking about the doings of the old-time magician for whom the district was famous. "Why," said one, "he was in this vk-a7 room one night, and he made the very candles turn red, and then blue, .rand then green, and then go right out and afterwards 'back alight again by them- selves without a soul touching thean." Mr Castell-Evans said that was easily done. He told them to look at the candles and they fwould see the same thing. They did, and- there was only one ma.n in the whole company except himself who did not see the candles change, go out, and relight. It was an easy trick of mere silent volition. "At Llanegryn," added Mr Evans, "the people are now highly strung and expectant. Mrs Jones is highly strung by religious' emotion. Even by uncon- scious volition, it would be possible for her to make the greater part of a vast crowd see the light that is spoken of. By unconscious voli- tion I mean that she would be quite unaware of the fact that &he was using or even possessed of this influence." "Ignis Aquae," writing to the press, says:- "The following historic facts prove beyond doubt that these lights are a recurring natural phenomenon: -In the year 1694 lights were seen in the neighbourhood of Harlech and Port- madoc, which burnt hay and straw, but had no effect on wood or solidi things.. They were best dispelled by the blowing of horns and the firing of guns. The then Rector of Dolgelley wrote an account for 'Philosophical Transac- tions,' and certainly did not put them down to Divine interposition. Gibson commented fully on them, and Evelyn mentions them in his diary 22nd April, 1694. These eights were- eeeoi often d'uringi many months. In 1869 strange lights were eoen near Borth, and at 'Pwllheli in 1875. A writer in 'Bye-Gones' ■gives a most interesting account of strange lights he saw with his son and keeper. When staying at Penygwryd some two -years ago I read in one of the climbing periodicals particu- lars of a gentleman who was 'doing' the Horse- 1\ shoe at night, and when on the range of Grib Oochi he. saw a bright light at the ioot of Li-ecbwedd. eofme accident, he descended and crossed to tlie foot of the cliffs, I to find nothing. He then saw a similar light !highi up oo Grilb Goch. Be returned to his task a sadder, but a. wiser, man. No one pre- I tends that these lights were the result of a revival. Should this present good work be I 'hampered, by things which a-re derogatory to the dignity of the Diety and repulsive to ordinary iintelligenoe?" CONSCIENCE MONiEY AT H'OLYHEJAD. A dealer who takes his stand in the (Holyhead; Market on Saturda-ys received last week an un- signed communication, to which was attached a postal' order for 10&. The writer, who did not disclo&a his or her identity explained that about three years ago the dealer was cheated out of the. amount at a, lartpe fatir bv the sender ef the letter, who diemanded the dhange and received it twice over. The present. relig- iousi revival had such an effect on the customer that he or she was compelled by conscience to return the money. NEWBOROUGH. The revival here is being kept up with jreat vigour. Meetings are held every night in "both the churches and chapels, Ana are wfcll at, tended, the voung people eJspecially taking great interest in the meetings.
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