Rhyl Journal

THE PROMENADE AND PIER. The Promenado extends along the entire front of the town from east to west and is bounded on the south by a long string of terraces facing the sea. Lately it has been asphalted ever, and other improvements effected. The Promenade Pier is undoubtedly the finest in the Princi- pality, and even amongst those cotiftiuctions of English watering places there are but very few which will be found to surpass it. Constructed by an eminent firm of Glasgow engineers 3'Jd built almost entirely of iron, it presents a very light and graceful appearance and reaches out to sea a distance of 750 yirds. A commodious Pavilion has been erected upon it years ago, in which, during the Summer month?, entertain- ments delight the visitors morning and eveni" g. In Junp, 1891, active operations were commenced in connection with the eredtion of another very elegant pavilion at the entrance, to accommodate nearly three thousand personf. Before the enJ of the same summer, the Grund Pavilion waeoper.ed The building is a light & airy structure, and at the back of the orchestra there is erected one of the largest Organs to be foond in any such building ia the Kingdom, and which was first erected for the Mancheeter Exhibition. Recitals are given on the org&L.iit three o'clook every afternoon.

THE PROMENADE BAND- The authorities annually engage a Band to provide vocal and instrumental music in the open-air in one of the new embllymentp, about midway between the two extremities of the west promenade. The mtiqio provided ia of excellent quality, and affords delight to the thousands of promenaders. The band is supported entirely by the voluntas contributions of residents and visitors.

VALE OF LCLWYD- This renowned valley has been so highly eulogised, that strangers tnay find its beauties l fail to satisfy the anticipations with which they approach it. It presents a scene of rich cultiva- tion and tranquil beauty. There is certainly much to gratify and delight tourists. Watered through its whole length by the River Clwyd, it extends from about four miles; south of Ruthin to the coast of Flintshire, about 2t miles while in breadth it varies from about 2 to 6 or 7 miles. It is bounded on both sides by hills of moderate height, those on the East tHe being the most lofty and conspicuous. At the south it is closed in by mountaim, and at the North it is open to tbe sea. The iand which lies near to the river is level, cultivated, and fertile, in most parts producing corn of good quality. The plain and portions of the s'opes are well wooded, aDd the peaceful oottages and cheerful homesteads sug- gest ideas of serenity, comfort and contentment. Elegant villap, and in some inbtaDcell, htely mansions grace the river's side, or repoee in the shelter of the neighbouring hills To obtain a full view of the valley, it is desirable to ascend 80meof the neighbouring heights or portions of it may be seen:to advantage from the castle of Rhuddlan and the Cathedral of ft. Asaph. Burkp, in his "Beauties, Harmonies, and Sub. limities of Nature" says that of all the vales in England and Wales, that of the Clwyd is most rich. The now peaceful Vale of Clwyd has been tbe scene of warfare and carnage, and, many are the conflicts which might be reoorded.

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RAILWAY TIME TABLE. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. DOWN TBAINS. } SUNDAYS. | HOLYHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAYS.—Up TRAINS J SUNDAYS. VALE OF CLWYD, DENBIGH AND CORWEN. RTTIUON^D' A SL LEAVE a.m. a.m. a.m. O2 a.m. a.m.ia.m. a.m. p.m. noJn|p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 1p.m.[a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. LEAVE a.m. a.m. a.m. p m.jp.m.lp.m.'p.m. p.m.l LEAVE a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.ip.m. p.m. CHESTER .2 38 0 30,9 010 51145 2 153 05 5 5 155 206 15 8 33 8 451120 2 38 9 3511256 0 |.S HOLYHEAD Zt 8 0 1145 3 06 08 56 51 0 8 5 RHYL dep7 459 101050 1 03 10 6 5 9 22CORWEN dep 7 30 10351 30 8 50 Queen s Ferry ,6 45,9 15 12 0 3 15 5 356 28 9 0,1135 9 50 6 15 g Bangor gS^ 7 55 8 58 1045 1 2 4 107 179 36 55 1 52 ..9 3 Rhuddlan .7 53 9 19 1058 1 7 3 186 13 9 30 Gwyddelwern 7 35 1040 1 35 5 55 Connah«Quay. 16 509 20 12 5 3 20 5 406 33 9 51140 9 55 6 21 gs Penmaenmawr § £ & 8 15 9 2611 6 1 24 £ 4 347 41 7 15 St. Asaph .8 1 9 2511 61 14!3 266 20 9 40Derwen 7 42 1047 1 42 6 2 j Flint .2 586 57|9 27 E 1211 3 25 5 466 38 9 121147 2 5810 3 6 29 Conway 8 24 9 361116 1 33 a 4 46 7 52 9 26 7 25 2 23 9 26 Trefnaut .8 9 9 341114 1 22 3 33 6 27 9 51 Nantclwyd 7 46 10511 46 6 6 gaglHt „ I jg J218 3 33 £ 536 45 i5'115j* 10 8 6 35,-g^c Llandudno Jun ar 6 38 8 10^^| 8 27 9 441119 1 36 ° 4 50 7 569 30 arr 8 17 9 4511211 30 3 43 6 35 10 3Eyarth 7 55 11 01 55 6 15 Holywell 7 9,9 37 1223 3 38 5 586 50 9 23,1159 1016 6 42,J§ &H Colwyn Bay .6 47 8 17 ,|1 8 39 9 541133 1 52 >, 5 58 119 427 362 38 9 39 £ \dep8 35 1140 1 35 4 0 6 417 3510* 5Ruthin 8 19 3011 62 1 4 35'6 21 7 1010*30 Mostyn 7 17|9 45 1231 B 3 46 Q 6 76 57| 9 32,12 6 1024 6 50O%^ Old Colwyn ..6 54 Si-S-g 10 21139 ..2 0 4 5 138 19 7 40 c £ Llanrhaiadr .8 44 1147 1 42 4 7 6 48 7 4410 12Rhewl 8 89 3611132 8 4 40,6 277 1610 35 Prestatyn 7 289;57 1242 |2 51j3 59. 6 17 7 7 9 99 42,1217 1036 7 2,-g %.JS Llysfaen .6 58 gSE-g, 1143 g 5 18 8 24' Rhewl .8 51 11521 474 126 537 5110 17 Llanrhaiadr 8 13 9 4111182 13 4 45,6 32 7 2010 40 RHYL {,arr? l\l HJS olScSS ? 7 5 45|5 5/6 257 169 16 9 501225 3 21 104412 5 7 9, o fe £ Llandulas ..7 2 -8s|§ 10 91147 2 6 "§ 5 238 29 8 £ Ruthin .8 56 1156 1 514 166 57 7 5610 21 n™™TrTT I arr 8 219 5111262 21 4 536 407 3010 48 I \dep 3 257 3910 9104812552 73 1 5 476 0 7 199 19 3 25 12 87 10Abergele & P'sarn 7 7 8 52 10151153 2 12 M 5 298 34 7 55 g? Eyarth ..9 4 12 5 4 25 8 4 DE][S|BIGH dep'6 40 8 25 1133 2 23 4 5 5 0.7 48 f?ry 1 9 T)? 2SiSJ2in«} 2 O iS •" ZKAK" O •" I onn'o* fl a >>Vor^ -714 •- I 12 0 5 36 -I ° Nantclwyd .9 11 1212 4 32 8 11 Trefnant .(6 478 31 11402 304 14 5 8,7 56 Abergele&Psarn 7 49101910561 5 3 12 5 546 8 7 29,9 27 7 i8 | gj} RTTYT f arr7 18 8 35€g £ .S9 0 102412 4 2 23 5 418 4410 2 8 4 3 0 10 0 g §■ Derwen .9 17 1218 4 38 8 17 St. Asaph .6 55 8 37 1145 2 37 4 215 16,8 4 I Llandulas 7 571027 1 14 3 20 6 16 7 389 35 £ £ u ldep7 218 208 37°&oj|9 2 9 40102712101250 2 2/4 10 5 30 5 46 8 4810 6:8 5 3 5 5 2010 4 Gwyddelwern .9 23 1224 4 44 8 23 Rhuddlan .J7 3 8 43 1152 2 44 4 29 5 268 13 ft?s*ae,n £ E } 1° 3 24 7 41 a £ Prestatyn .7 29 ,§ g-gjg 9 10 9 481035 R 1258 2 35 4 18 5 38 5 54 8 56: 18 14 5 28 *.8 Corwen arr9 30 1231 4 51 8 30 RHYL 7 12 8 51 12 012 53 4 40'5 34,8 22 ,Old Colwyn 8 51035 1 22 .|3 28 6 22 7 459 40 7 3l| | g g-Mostyn .7 40 g, 9 229 58 1230 1 8 2 45 4 27 5 4sl6 49 7L „ 8 25 5 39 §■* Colwyn Bay 8 91039,11 71 252 223 31 6 46 25 7 489 43 7 36^-o Holywell .7 49 0 2810 71050 1 162 £ 64 365 56!6 139 15 o S 8 34 3 30 5 48 » jLlandudnoJun ar3 468 21 1053,11181 38 m 3 45 6 35 8 29 53 3 46 7 45:25-g Bagillt .7 54 1015 1 24 4 42 6 4 6 21 9 22^ o.8 41 5 54 -3-2 .Conway 8 2911 0,11271 49 3 55 6 41 8 11 10 9 1235 7 52m$ £ Flint .7 58^8 45 |8S. 1019 12411 29 .1! 4 476 86 259 27^8 48 6 0.. XA [Penmaenmawr. 8 381110,11361 58-2^4 4 6 50 8 21 1018 8 2j f | | Connah's Quay.. 8 8 1028 1 36 4 526 16 6 35 9 34] 8 55 6 7 IT j Bangor .4 149 0,11311158,2 19.|o,4 26 7 10 8 431039 4 14 I 38 Queen's Ferry .8 13 1033 1 41 4 576 216 419 39, 8 59 6 12 p» ,• I Holyhead .5 510101 '1 0 3 32$'5 38 9 51 '5 5 1 489 32 Chester .831 |0 17^3 "0 55105011201 51 553 255 126 367 49 5510509 204 106 3010501 *—Saturdays only. *—Saturdays only. 1

GENERAL INFORMATION. The name of our town is pronounced as if it were spelt "Bhill" and not Bhyle," as we have often heard it pronounced. The derivation of the name cannot for a ocitainty be decided. Some suppose that it is derived from Bhull (sigui fying -6 loose" or" nasily shifted.") This meaning of the word is qcite applicable, when we consider the sandy oil on which it is built, and especially its extensive sands, to which the town to a great 3itent owes its popularity. Others suppose toe name to be derived from Rhull (a cleft or opening). This meaning is equally applicable, the town being situated at the Northern extremity of the lovely and re- nowned Vale of Clwyd. Bhyl is one of the chief watering places in the Principality. It is, com- paratively speaking, a modern town, and the population acoording to the last census was 6474. A little more than half a century ago it consisted of but a few detached dwellings; bat owing to the beauty of its position, the salubrity of its air, the safety of its bathing groond, and its smooth, firm, and unrivalled beach, several miles in extent, it rapidly gained popularity and has beoome a place of very great attraction and a favorite resort of families and tourists In addition to the attractions mentioned above, Rhyl has many others it is accessible from all parts, being situated and possessing a fine station on the London and North Western Rail. way from Cheater to Holyhead; its hotels and lodging housos provide every accommodation at reasonable charges; it is within easy driving or even walking distance are several p'aces of in- terest— such as the Cathedral city of St. Asaph, Rhuddlan, Bcdelwyddan, Abergele, Cefn, and Dyserth.

THE TOWN HALL. The town is governed by a body called The Rhyl Urban District Council, and therp are 38 members, Joseph William*, Esq., being this year's Chairman. They have a C erk (Mr Arthur Rowlands), a Aledieftl Officer of Health (Dr A. Eyton Lloyd,J.P.), a Surveyor (Mr Robt. tf ubes), a Sanitary Inspector (Mr R J Hughes), a Gas and Weter Manager (Mr Leonard G. Hall). The town building)1, consisting of a market hall on the basement, lin assembly room (capable of holding about 1200 persons) and officef,, are situated in the centre of the town, the main entrance being in Wellington Road and Queen Street to the East, and Water Street to the West of the structure. On the South side there is a clock tower, the clock itself being lluminated. The buildir.g was opened in 1876, and has cost about £8000. The general market is open daily, and the corn exchange o Tuesdays.

PLACES OF WORSHIP. like most Welsh towns, Bhyl abounds in churches and chapels. Church of England.—The Parish Church (Welsh Service?) and St. Thomas' (Htaglisb) are situated close to each other on grounds neatly kept and abutting on Russell Road, Paradise Street, Bath Street, and Clwyd Street. In the latter, daily ae well as Sunday services are held. There is a celebration at 8 o'clock every Sunday. Thischuich is the handsomest building in town, and with its fittings it cost about £ 25,000. It is in the Early English style, built in 1861, from plans by Sir Gilbert Seott. The height of the tower to the clock vane is 203 feet, and in the chancel and nave there is acoommodatian for over 1000 worshippers.—St. John's, Wtlling- ton Road, close to the Summer Gardens, was built in 1886, mainly to accommodate the increasing influx of visitors into the town. The cost amounted to Y,5300, and all the seats are free.— St. Ann's, Vale Road, was opened in 1895, having been erected on the cost of Mrs Nicholson, Nithsdale—Tbe Vicar is the Rev. Dan. Edwards, M.A., Surrogate for granting Marriage Licenses, Persondy, Russell Boad. English Congregational Chapel (Christ Church) Water Street. English Wesleyan Obapel, Brighton Road.— Rev. Dr Thos. Hind, the Manse, minister. English Baptist Chapel, Sussex Street.—Rev. D. G. Lewis, pastor. English Presbyterian Chapel' Princess St.— Rev, J. Yerrier Jones, Minister. St. Mary's (Roman Catholic), Wellington Road.—Bev. Father Parker, Mission Priest Lluesty Mair. Some eminent ministers act as supplies frequ- ently during the summer months. Welsh Cal- vinistic, Wesleyan, Baptist, and Independent chapels are also to be found in the town.

EDUCATION FACILITIES- Rhyl is amply provided in the matter of edu. cation, elementary, middle-class, and superior. There are five National Cchool departments and five British, in different partet of the town, and a small Roman Catholic School. There are several institutions for the education of the children of the better classes, both boys and girls and the excellency of the education given, combined with the salubrity of the air ard the acknowledged bealthfulness of the place, combine in drawing pupils from all parts of the kingdom. The place has been ohosen by the Joint Education Committee as the "ocale of an Intermediate Education School now open.

POSTAL SERVICE. The* Postal arrangements for the town are most admirable, and the convenience and oom- fort of visitors are well attended to. The central Post Office, erected orly a few years since, and situated in High Street, is a very fine building of its class The Pillar Boxes are studded all over the town at most convenient places. There are five deliveries on week days—viz., at 7.0 and 11.30 in the morning, and 1.30, 4.0 and 5.30 in the afternoon, and a similar number of collections. Letters may be posted at the central Post Office until 9.30 p.m. for London, the South, Manchester, and the North, eto.; or even up till 9.50 p m., by payment of an extra ld. stamp. The Telegraph Office is open from 8.0 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Sundays there is a delivery of letters at 7.0 a.m., but no delivery of parcels.

DISTANCES TO PLACES OF INTEREST. *Rhuddlan 3 miles. *St. Asaph 6 Bodelwyddan. 6 .Dentigh 12 Abergele 6 ♦Colwyn Bay 12 *Prestatyn 5 Newmarket 6 ♦Llandudno 20 Dyeerth 4 Cefn Rooks and Caves 9 Gwryoh Castle 7 Llyn Helig 9 t. Beuno's College 9 .St. Winifred's Well 14 Those places denoted by an asterisk can be visited by train. Breaks run daily from the High Street, Market Place, &a., to Bodelwyddan, St. Assph. and Dyserth. Hackney carriage stands will be found in several of the main streets, and there are fixed rates of charges by the mile or the hour. Luggage removers, authorized by the local authority, have stands near the railway station and the town hall. Their rate of charges are affixed to the vehicles. Bath Chair-men are similarly accommodated with stands, close on the promenade.

TRAIN SERVICE. Nearly all trains running over the L. & N. W. Railway stop "t Rhyl, the station being placed in the first class according to the Company's designation. Frequent tr-uus ran up and down tbe Vale of Clwyd, through a most charming country.

THE BOTANICAL GARDENS. These grounds are situate over the Gladstone Bridge, abont half a mile from the Town Hall. They cover about seven acres of ground, are well planted with fruit trees ard shrubs. The rustic walks, sheltered by trimmed hedges, form a pleasant lounge for visitors, to whom the grounds are open daily. Fresh fruit and flowers are obtainable on the grounds, and the place is a charming resort for pic-nic parties.

BODELWYDDAN CHURCH. Bodelwyddan Church is not far from the castellated mansion known as Bodelwyddan Hall. The Churoh is a modern specimen of decorated Gothic architecture, and one of the most beautiful and exquisitely fisished churches n Great Britain. Its tall white spire 202 feet high can be seen for miles around. The first stone of this church was laid by th. Dowager Lady Willoughby de Broke (the donor) in 1856. The Church was designed by the late Mr John Gibson, of Westminster. On entering, the I visitors' attention is at once attracted by tbe transcendent beanty of the interior, which is richly adorned with a profusion of carvings and j windows of stained glass. The eastern window is the most beautiful, and together with the others in tbe chancel, represents a series of events in the life ef our Lord. The font cost JE300. It is sculptured out of a block of Carara marble, and represents two of Sir Hugh and Lady Williams' little girls bearing a shell. The coat of the building was £60,000. The parson- age and fine schools are close by, all erected through the munificence of Lady Willoughby The present Vicar is the Bev. Canon Owen Jones. Several brakes, &c., leave Rhyl at fr< quent intervals during the day, and on Sun- days for service. The usutl route followed by carriage drivers to Bodelwyddan Churoh turns oft to the right after crossing the Railway Bridge at Rbuddlan. The road run under a canopy of trees and is a very pleasant drive. RHUDDLAN, Rhuddlan, anciently a place of magnitude and importance, retairs no features of its original character, except its ruined castle, and a few other interesting remains of antiquity. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Clwyd and Elwy, about 3 miles from Rhd. Edward I. gave to Rhuddlan the privileges of a free borough, with various immunities, design- ing thereby to reconcile the Welsh to the ascendency of their conquerors. It was here that he succeeded in the politic Etratagem which induced the Welsh to acknowledge his infant son, born at Carnarvon, as Prince of Wales. Here also was passed the celebrated law called the Statute of Rhuddlan, which, after re- citing many curious particulars relative to Welsh customs previous to Edward's conquest, enacted new regulations for the government of Wales. There is still standing part of the wall of the house in which Edward held hie council or Parliament. This old wall has been wrought into the gable of a row of small bouses; and affixed to it is a tablet, with the following inscription :— This fragment Is the remains of the Building Where King Edward the First Held bis Parliament, A,D. 1283, In which was passed tbe Statute of Bhuddlan, Securing To the Prinaipality of Wales Its Judicial Rights and Independence." Between the town and the sea is an extensive tract of low land called Morfa Rhuddlan, i.e., the Marsh of Rhuddlan, where in the year 795, a dreadful battle was fought between the Saxons under Offa, King of Mercia, and the Welsh under Caradoc, in which the latter, after an obstinate conflict, were defeated with great slaughter. All who were made prisoners were cruelly and indiscriminately put to death, and nearly all who escaped frem the hands of the Saxons perished in the marsh, from the infiax of the tide. The popular Welsh air, Morfa Rhuddlan," distinguished by the plaintive sweetness of its melody, was composed in com- memoration of this disastrous event. RHUDDLAN CASTLE. Rhuddlan Castle is a quadrangular structure of red sandstone, with six massive towers flank ing lofty curtain-walk. It has evidently been a fortress ot great 8trengh, with little of archi- tectural beauty or grandeur. The fosse, easily traced, enclosed a large area, and withio this was a Priory of Dominicans, some relics of which, as well as other antiquities, are to be seen in Rhuddlan Onuroh. Arcb»olog:sts are not agreed as to the period at which this castle was erected. Two reputable authorities, Powell and Oamden, ascribe it to Llewelyn-ap-Sitsyl t, who reigned in Wales at the commencement of the 11th century, and made this the place of his residence. In 1063 it was attacked and burned by Harold of England. Subsequently, being restored, it became the scene of many historical events, proving that by both Normans and Britons, the possession of this fortress was deemed of great importance. In 1399 it was seized by the Earl of Northumberland, previous to the deposition of Richard II., who was brought hither on his way to Flint, where he was treacherously delivered into the hands o Bolingbroke. In the civil wars Rhuddlan was garrisoned for the king, but was surrendered to Gen. Mytton in 1646 and soon afterwards by order of the Parliament, it was dismantled. The Royal Eisteddfod was held here in the autumn of 1850. Visitors are permitted to enter the grounds on payment of a nominal fee. Rhuddlan Church, restored within the past twenty years, is well worthy of a visit, as is also the old "Abbey,"about half.a-mile beyond the Castle and now a farmhouse. ST. ASAPH This city is small, but agreeably situated on a pleasant eminence, near the northern extremity of the fertile Vale of Clwyd, between the rivers Elwy and Olwyd, not far from tbeir confluence. The hill on which the city stands is called Bryn. Paulio, from having been made a place of encampment by Paulinue, the Roman general, on bis way to Anglesea. The See is very ancient, having been established in the sixth century Dy Kentigern, Bishop of Glasgow. Being driven from the north by persecution, and seeking refuge here, he was protected by Cadwallon, who aided him in building a church, and founding a college or monastery, in this j place. Being recalled to his original charge, he nominated as his successor a pious scholar named Asa, from whom both the church and town received tbeir designation. Asaph assumed the title of Bishop, and dying in 596 was interred in his own Cathedral. The first building which was of wood was consumed by I fire in 1282., A more substantial edifice wap

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soon after erected by Bishop Anian, and this was nearly demolished during the wars of Owen Glyndwr. It was partly rebuilt by Bishop Redman about 1480, the choir remain- ing unfinished until about 1770, when it was completed by the Dean and Chapter. In the Parliamentary wars the edifice was desecrated and greatly injured,' being used as a barrack and hospital for tho Military, and even as an office and stable for the postmaster. The present Cathedral now appears with the restorations of Sir Gilbert Scott. It is the smallest Biitish Cathedral. The usual cruci- form plan is followed out with central tower. The nave is of five bays and has aisles-an addition wanting in the rest of the Church., Of the monuments, the following "re worthy of notice:—An Altar-tomb, supporting a recum-1 bent figure in episcopal robes, in memory of Bishop Dafydd ap "wain, who died in 1502 a full length figure of the iate Dean Shipley, in white marble, raised by a subscription of JMOO an Altar-tomb which recori the decease of Bishop Luxmore in H-30; and a mural tablet to the memory of the gifted poetess, Felicia Hemans, -who resided near during a great portion of her life. Among the prelates of this diocese may be especially named Bishop William Morgan, an eminent linguist, the prin- cipal translator of the Welsh Bible printed in 1588, and a contributor to the English version of Elizabeth s reign. In April this year a handsome monument to Bisbap Morgan and his coadjutors was erected in the Cathedral yard. Dr. Isaac Barrow, who educated his nephew of the same name. distinguished as a mathema- tician inferior only to his friend Sir Ieaac Newton; and Dr. Samuel Horsley, of great celebrity, as an Oriental scholar and Biblical critic. From the summit of the Oatbedral tower a good view is obtained of the Vale of Clwyd, with the castles of Denbigh and Rhuddlan, and a long line of seacoast. TREMEIRCHION. Here, about three miles from St. Asaph Rail- way Station, is situate the Jesuit College of St. Beuno, on the side of the hill range, a prominent object from the lowlands. The students are numerous. Not far off is St. Beuno's Well, and the bone oewee recently explored under the direction of one of the learned societies. CEFN BOOKS AND CAVES. Cefn, the seat of MrB. Williams Wynne, has a beautiful situation on the banks of the Elwy, to the west of the railway between St. Asaph aud | Trefnant. The neighbourhood is worthy of be. ing explored, on account of its deep picturesque glens, its holy well, and its foesiliferous caverns; and it is presumed that few tourists, if any, will! regret the time and trouble thus < ad». io these scenes, the biographer of J ra tietatw re- fers in the following items: I., *,e wftc outp- know the neighbourhood of St. ',$$ )ft -.t veiling along its highways, ca bE -ifJe hew much delightful scenery is a^taiaabif? 'ssith^ walks of two or three miles distance fn ,n M ? Hemans' residence. The placid b.oty if Clwyd, and wi'der graces of its s eticau. the Elwy, particularly in the vioiliuy CUt Lady's Well," and the interesting ro,sk .-arJi caves at Cefn, are little knowr to f iBeml toutiata." Our Lady's Well," OTFfynnon I air, a fin- spring, enclosed within an angular I r— roofed. The water, which flows OOt > long and generally deemed sacred, to possess powerful, if not miraoulo' ■* 'iiieoty in the removal of bodily diseases. to be springlllre the ruins of a small true; i m chtpeh of the 15th oeotury, dedicated to tbe 1 Virgin Mary, which originally enclosed (t.) well. The limestone rocks are perforated h directions with magnificent caverns r < I.<,&.£ e7. I tent. In some parts of them the is »»<r » than 40 feet in height; and in one M base of the rock, near the river Elw, natural aroh 36 feet high, which exte uds it 'e\" more than 60 feet. From these o:. been removed at different times imi •* use qr >■r tities of bones and bone-duat; < I fossil remains have been discovered, vLio- he% been examined and described b Pr/ewci Buckland. The holy well and cav isi th* beautiful vale of Elwy, may be mad the objeci of an excursion from Rhyl; and i rav here and back daily. TOWYN. About two miles westward of L-r thip hamlet of Towyn, the chief object i it being the beautiful church erected some tv enty years ago by Mr and Mrs Hesketb, prince! o( gifts to the Church in Wales. The 81 Cohere are more advanced" than in r s.y (If tha churches in this part of the Vale of Ofwyd. DENBIGH. No visitor to Rhyl should fail tc ;;i, this ancient town, which is but twelve m us distant, if only to see its old Castle, magnif iu its decay, and from which a most ext< view f the Vale of Clwyd is to be seen, a:. < n grand ne withal. Outside the Castle walif v to be seen the uncompleted edifice which Wlif bfgun by the Ea'l of Leicester in 1579, and aid io Ve intended for a cathedral, icstead of o church at St. Asapb. I Other objects of interest are the North. V.Ves LuDatic AEylute, Howell's School, nJ VUii. church.