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Abergele Nursing Association. The twelfth annual report of this splendid Association has just been published, and on the whole the Committee are to be congratulated on the satisfactory state of affairs. The district has been visited at intervals by the inspector of the Queen's Jubilee Institute, who has gone round with Nurse Jones to visit the cases on the regis- ter, and each time she expressed much satisfac- tion with the work done, and reported on the last occasion Nurse Jones's work is very satisfactory, and everything seems to be going on well." Eighty-six cases were attended dur- ing the year, and 2,980 visits paid. The Old- age Pensions Act, which came into force on January ist, 1909, probably increases the work by enabling more of the aged poor to continue to live in their homes, which many of them will only be able to do if they can count on the services from time to time of a trained nurse. The :Com.mittee in the report tender their grateful thanks to the Abergele Choral Union for 30s., the proceeds of a concert got up on behalf of the Association also to all those who organised the ball on January 8th, resulting in the handsome sum of £ 14 7s. 6d. being added to the general fund. A concert arranged by the Committee in the Church House on October 13th realised £8 is. The total receipts for the year, indudling the balance of £4 os. iod. from last year, amount to Zgi os. 7d., and the expenditure to £95 4s. 8d., showing a deficit of £4 4s. id. To put it bluntly, this its not good enough, and this deficit must be raised at once. How true is the following introduction to the report: Of all the forms that charity takes, there is hardly one that is so directly successful as dis- trict nursing. It is almost true to say that wherever a nurse enters, the standard of life is raised. Not only are skilled women available for every public or private emergency, and that every city has its nursing institute ready to re- spond to, all appeals, but every little country district is finding that about Cioo a year is well spent in, this form of assistance to the doctor's work, by which the whole population benefits, and to which all who will can subscribe. In every neighbourhood so provided the direct in- fluence on health is considerable; but far greater must be the gradual educational influence exerted, which it may b hoped will eventually bring enlightenment to the common ideas of the people, not only as to the special requirements of a sick room, but on such subjects as cleanli- ness, the care of young children, and the pre- paration of food." This is how the collectors worked —By Miss Hawkins, £3 15s. Miss Foulkes, £5 4s. 6d. Miss Phillips, [10 13s. 3d. Miss Taylor, £5 10s. 6d. Mrs. Arrowsmith (from Mrs. Giles Griffiths), £.: Mrs. Johnson (from the Countess of Dundonald), Ci Mrs. G. T. Evans and Miss Frances Jones (from the Welsh C.M. Chapel), £ <) 16s. 6d. Mrs. Walter Clarke and Mrs. J. Henry Davies (from the English Pres- yteiian Church), £ 8 17s. Mrs. J. Williams, Eryldon (from the Baptist Chapel), £2 19s. 6d. Mrs. Morgan Davies (from the Inde- pendent Chapel), £.1 is. 6d. Mr. D. Carty Hughe.s (from the Wesleyan Chapel, including public collections and money collected too late for insertion in last year's report), £ 10; Miss F. Wynne (from Jenkin-street, Peel-street, Kin- mel Cottages, and Mount Pleasant), 4s. Those who kindly sent gifts of useful articles for nursing and nourishment for the patients were:—The Vicar and Mrs. Jones, Lady Ro- berts, Mrs. Mellor, Mrs. Giles Griffith, Miss Ro- berts (Tan'rallt), Mrs. Arrowsmith, Mrs. John- son, Mrs. J. H. Davies, Mrs. G. T. Evans, Miss Wynne, Mrs. Hannah. Miss Foulkes, Mrs. H. O. Hughes. Misses Phillips, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. Williams (Harp Hotel), Mr. J. Hamnah, Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Mr. Hughes (Tandderwen), Miss Klein, Mrs. Crabbe, and Miss K. Johnson. SEARCHLIGHT.

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Abergele Sparks. This was the Daily Mail's" contents bill on Friday last: DAILY MAIL. LARGEST CIRCULATION. 31. I should think that the Penrnachno Gazette" could beat that. 111 one sense I am really sorry for poor Miss CharLesiworth, who, on Wednesday, was sen- tenced to five years' penal servitude (subsequent- ly reduced to three years) for having invented a greart. fairy ,tale and giving it (to (the world through the instxumerliality of a plausible tongue, inSltead of having had it printed and published as a serial story in the columns of the Daily Fibber. It was such a u Daily Maily piece of fiction, wasn't it? Poor Violet! She had a charming personality. I met her for the first and last time when she met with a serious motor accident in Market-street about two or three years ago, her beautiful car be- coming a total wreck as the result of colliding with the wheel of a coal cart, from which it cannoned into a stone wall near the Bee Hotel. In conversing with her I thought that ice-cream would not have melted in her sweet little mouth. But .sovereigns by the thousand apparently melted in her tiny little white hands. I repeat, I am sorry for her, and if I were the Home Secretary for ten minutes I would reduce c her sentence very appreciably. la reply to the letter of "A Man of the Soil," which appeared in Last week's Kssue re the work- ing of the Small Holdings Act in this neigh- bourhood, I have only to. say that what I have written I have written. "A Man of the Soil is quite right when he says that my knowledge of agriculture is more or less imperfect. But let me hasten to tell him that my knowledge of farmers is practically unlimited, and it would interest him, to hear my views on farmers as a class. Of course, I need not add that there are many splendid fellows among farmers in this district, like everywhere else, but they are in a hopeless minority. "A Man of the Soil," I fear, is one of the other gang. I know him It is all very fine to shout Down with the House of Lords! It would be quite as consistent on our part if we changed our monotonous tune to Down with the House of Lords and greedy farmers One of these days I will write a whole article on the life of agricultural labourers I gr- and how they have been worked to death and an untimely grave, and how their wives and children have been half starved owing to the rapacity for gold of tenant farmers. It won't be my fault if I don't make somebody's hair stand on end like the quills of a fretful porcu- pine. A Largely attended meeting in support of Mr. H. E. Prichard's candidature was held at the C.M. Schoolroom, Tawyn, on Monday evening. the Rev. Robert Williams in the chair. On the motion. of Mr. Thomas Jones, Bryn Tywydd, Towyn, seconded by Mr. EHas Owen, Groes- ffordd, a vote of confidence in Mr. Prichard was carried unanimously and wih enthusiasm. The speakers were the Rev. David Morris (the local Llovd George), Messrs. H. E. Prichard, W. P. Morris, and W. J. Evans. The feeling of the meeting was tihat if every Liberal in the district does his duitv Mr. Prichard will be returned at the head of the poll on Monday by a thoroughly convincing majoritv.

The Members for Wales. Sir Alfred Thomas gave the customary ses- sional dinner to the. members of the Welsh Parliamentary party and a few private friends at the Devonshire Club on Friday night. The attendance included the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the guest of the evening), Earl Carrington, Earl Sheffield (better known as Lord Stanley of Alderley), Lord Aberdare, Lord Glantawe, the Solicitor General, Mr. Herbert Lewis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board), Sir J. Herbert Roberts, Sir Francis Edwards), Sir D. Brynmo-r-jones, Mr. William Abraham (Mabon), Mr. Ellis-Griffith, Mr. Lloyd Morgan, Mr. Llewelyn Williams, Mr. William Jones, Mr. Hemmerde, Mr. J. W. Summers, Mr. John Williams, Mr. Edgar Jones, Sir Vincent Evans, Mr. Prichard-Jones (Cardiff), the Rev. W. Thomas (Metropolitan Free Church Union), Mr. T. H. W. Idris, and Mr. G. Hay- Morgan, Alderman Raffan, and others. The proceedings, as is always the case on these occasions, were private, and were practi- cally limited to one or two. complimentary speeches and to listening to a pleasant pro- gramme of Welsh music. Owing to various circumstances, principally engagements in the country, many of the Welsh members were un- fortunately unable to accept Sir Alfred Thomas's invitation. REPRESENTATION OF WEST DENBIGHSHIRE. We received a letter on, Thursday morning, unfortunately too late for inclusion in our last issue, a letter from Sir J. Herbert Roberts, Bart., M.P.. relative to the rumour, so indus- triously spread by a Liverpool paper, about a peerage for the Member for West Denbigh, and the handing over of the seat to Mr. Pease. Writing from the Tlouse of Commons, the Hon. Baronet says: — My attention has been drawn to paragraphs which have appeared in the Press during the last few days to the effect that I contemplated resigning my seat in Parliament. I shall be obliged; if you will give the rumours an emphatic contradiction, as they are absolutely without foundation."

Great Orme Tramway. —— SHAREHOLDERS' VIEWS OF PROPOSED SALE. A meeting of the shareholders of the Great Orme Tramway Company was held on Monday afternoon at the office of Mr. A. G. Pugh, ■'Ana- dudno. The directors have agreed to accept the sum of £7,500 for the concern from the Llandudno Urban District Council, subject to the consent of the shareholders. The Council, however, at their last meeting, declined to, assent to the proposed purchase without the approval of the ratepayers, and it was intended that a poll should take place shortly to ascertain the feeling of the town in the matter. Monday's meeting of the Company was to receive the 21S.t half-yearly report. The Chair- man (Mr. David Jones) moved that the report and accounts be accepted and approved, and stated that it was the best, or as good as the best, that had yet been issued to the share- holders. The rec.eipts from passenger traffic amounted to fl,634, as compared with £1,361 in the corrc-sponding half year of 1908, and after expending ^"134 on repairs and renewals there was a balance on the revenue account of C756 There was a depreciation fund of £ 1,000 and a total liability, including £ 4,525 borrowed on the personal security of the directors in the form of Lloyd's bonds, of £ 6,^20. The resolution was seconded by Mr. R. S. Chamberlain, and can led THE PURCHASE SCHEME. Mr. J. Wainwright said that the amount earned was sufficient, if there had been no pay- ni-eiit on the bonds to meet, to pay a dividend of 4 per cent. upon the capital invested. Why, tlien should there have been. any proposal to sell -the concern to the Llandudno Urban Dis- trict Council for an old song, and so lose the shareholders' money. The Chairman stated that the directors were not unanimous in the proposal to sell to the Council, but those who: were against gave way in order to test the matteT. Mr. Warn wright: As far as 1 am concerned, I give notice to the directors that they will. not do it without Court ot Chancery proceedings. Mr. Chamberlain said he would not object to selling the undertaking at anything like a fair sacrifice, but he did not think that the town would buy it. They would vote three to one against it, and he thought that the share- holders should have been consulted before the negotiations had gone to such a length. In reply to Mr. G. A. Humphreys, the Chair- man said that the difficulty lav in the fact that four or five of the directors had become per- so- sonally liable at the bank for the bonds and overdraft, and though there had been several attempts to induce the shareholders to relieve them of a portion of their liability nothing had been done, and the directors, of course, would bo placed in an awkward position. if they were called upon by the bank to find two or three thousand pounds in a few months. They were tired of being in thait position, especially as the shareholders did not show any disposition to relieve them. Mr. Wainwright remarked that the bonds were spread over a certain length of time. The Chairman said that was so. This year they had met a bond for £ 575, the last given to the contractor, Mr. White, and for the next two years no bonds would mature, but in the fol- lowing year there would be one due to Mr. Wainwright for £ 1,000. Mr. Wainwright Tf you make as much money in the next two years you- will have no diffi- culty in meeting it. The Chairman went on to say that the bank was not pressing the company, but it was a very vmple.wuit thing to have to go to the bank for advances as they hnd to do from time to time. Answering further questions, the Chairman said that the railway cost £ 20,000 to construct, and the subscribed capital was 113,0O0. It would be very desirable that the capital fixed by the Act of Parliament should be reduced from £ 2^.000 to £ 20,000, which would enable the directors to issue debentures for the pre- sent liabilities. If that were done the com- pany would be a dividend-paying concern at once, but unfortunately the cost of obtaining these powers would be heavy. This had been proposed or: several occasions, and he was not sure that it was too late even now. After an animated discussion, in the course of which Mr. John Owen defended the action of the directors on the ground that they had merely been paying all they earned in interest and were net better off, whilst if they were pressed they would be driven into a course which would be worse for the shareholders, Vr. Wainwright moved that for the present the directors be requested to discontinue any negotiations for the sale of the undertaking to the Llandudno Urban District Council at the price mentioned. This was seconded by Mr. Cornelius Sever. Mr. John Owen contended that the resolution was practically a vote of censu-re on the direc- tors, a.nd he was conscientiously of opinion that what they had done was the best thing. Mr. William Arnold said that the company had had an excellent, year, in spite of the bad weather of the last season, and the chances were, that they would have a better and brighter year before them, especially owing to the in- creasing number of people who played golf and the increasing popular it v of the links at the top of the Orme. When the day came for Sundav traffic being allowed they would carry a great mam* more passencrers. The proposition was carried by eight votes to four.

I DIRECTORS' LIABILITY. The t "h.iinnan appealed to the shareholders to come forward and relieve the directors of some of their liability at the bank, especially as they had chosen to take this course. Mr. John Owen They have repeatedly been asked to do that and have refused. Mr. G. A. Humphreys, commenting upon the balance-sheet, remarked that it showed a greatly improved position, and that the con- cernjstood to-day as a paying concern. Mr. Wainwright pro-posed that of the gross profit on the half year's working of £756, 1.;500 be added to the depreciation fund or reserve fund, making it £ 1,500 that ^30 be voted to the directors as remuneration, and that the balance be carried forward. He said they could well afford to make this small acknowledgment to the directors of their excellent services, and the addition to the reserve fund would add to the stability of the company. Mr. T. Il. Smith seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. John Owen and Mr. T. Esmor Hooson were re-elected directors, and Mr. A. G. Pugh auditor. Mr. Wainwright then moved that the best thank,c of the shareholders be tendered to the chairman and the directors for their services. Mr. J. H. Jones seconded, and this motion being carried, the meeting terminated.

Llanrwst Adjourned Licensing Sessions. Oil Monday, before Mr. O. Isgoed Jones (presiding), Messrs. H. J. W. WaJtling, E. Jones Owen, W. B. Ilalhed, John Blackwall, Major Priddle. Messrs. W. J. Williams, Edward Millis, J. R. Williams, William Hughes, and L. O. R. Ashley. THE BLACK HORSE INN. Mr. J. E. Humphrey appeared to oppose the closing of the side door of the Black Horse Inn, which leads to the narrow street called Tan y Graig, as requested by the Bench at the annual Licensing Sessions. In order to show the posi- uon of the house for supervision purposes he produced a plan prepared by Mr. Malek, arcbi- tect, Llanrwst. Mr. Humphreys stated that il this door was closed it would' be ruinous to the owner. lie contended that the door in ques- tion had as much right to be called the front door as the other one. The one fronted Bridge street and the other Tan-y-Graig; there was no difficulty of supervision. One officer standing at the cornt-r by the Central Restaurant could supervise the two doors at the- one time. He would remind the Bench that the owner of his own accord had closed a passage leading to Tan-y-Graig some years ago. That proved they had no objection to do what was. reasonable. This door was used solely for jug and bottle trade, so that the people entering with the jug would not mix up with those who came and sat down with their liquors. He would also like to remind the Bench that the owners, Messrs. Allsopp, had been very generous when Bridge-street was widened, they having oontri- j buted £ i~ towards the cost. The bulk of the trade was. the jug .and bottle trade, and it they closed that door they could say close the house." Alfred Parry, the licensee, said he had held it for the last five years. Police visited regular- ly, and no complaints were made. His trade was mostly off trade. The door from Tan- y-Graig was made quite private for the ourpose of the jug and bottle trade, and it would be in- convenient if they had to come through the Bridge-street entrance. The Tan-y-Graig door did the most trade. He asked for a renewal of th<; license Inspector Wyae, called by Mr. Humphreys. said he did not press at all for the closing of this door. There was no more difficulty in supervising that house than other houses in the town. The Chairman He could not see the door itself, but anyone could be seen coming out or going in, and he. was quite satisfied on that point. lie had seen people sitting in the front rooms on market riavs. The Bench retired, and on their return, the Chairman said they had considered the matter verv carefully, and bv a majority it was decided to have the side door closed for trade purposes only, and they would want an undertaking to that effect. Mr. Humphreys said he was not prenared to give any undertaking, and it would have to go to appeal. THE SUN INN, EGLWYS BACH. Mr. Amphlett (Messrs. Porter, Amphlett and Jones, Colwyn Bay, Conway, and Llanrwst),

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Bettwsycoed Urban District Council. The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening. Mr. R. Parry, Bodiddon, presided. Others present were Messrs. John Hughes (Vice-Chairman), R. Rawlinson, T. W. B. Corns, Henry Roberts, Henry Williams, J. T. Rees, and B. H. Pullan with the Clerk (Mr. Salisbury Jones), and the Inspector (Mr. R. D. Jones). The Vice-Chairman gave an account of the conference he and Mr. Henry Roberts had had with members of other local authorities respecting the books of which the various bodies were part owners. Some of the books the two Rural Councils were prepared to take over and pay for, but respecting others they had considerable discussion, and is was finally agreed that all the Councils have free access to the books at any time, with power to take them away., upon a guarantee being given that they would be re- turned, but any books which were the sole pro- perty of one body, to be returned to that body. Mr. Pullan thought the committee had done as well as could be expected, and he moved that what was done the Council should agree to, and this was unanimously adopted. A letter was read from Mrs. McCulloch, com- plaining of the water supply, and the Clerk was instructed to reply that the Council were moving in the matter. INSURANCE. The Clerk reported that an indemnity policy had been issued covering six workmen of the Council, and the Surveyor asked for two addi- tional men f r t! e aerations at the intake. He (the Clerk) had written up to the Company ask- ing whether an additional premium would be necessary, and the Company replied that they proposed to include these in the policy without extra charge. CENSUS. A letter was read from the Registrar General (Census Department) asking the Council's as- sistance for the forthcoming census to be taken in April, 1911, as regards enumeration, dis- tricts, and other things. The Council agreed to give all assistance. TREASURER. Mr. E. Jones Owen N. & S. W. Bank, wrote thanking the Council for appointing him as Treasurer, and adverted to the question of a bond. It was decided to accept the bond of the Bank.

Abergele Liberal Association. PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT. STIRRING SPEECH BY MR. W. J. EVANS. As briefly reported last week, a meeting of the Liberals of Abergele and district met at the Ship Cafe on Wednesday evening, for the pur- pose of adopting three candidates to fight for the Abergele Urban, Abergele Rural, and Llan- fair-with-Bettws seats at the County Council election which takes place on. Monday nexf. Mr. W. J. Evans, the Vice-President of the Association, delivered a rousing speech, in which he said that Welshmen considered it of vital importance that they should be represented in Parliament by men holding sound Liberal views. It was for that reason that they in West Denbigh put forth euch strenuous efforts on behalf of Sir Herbert Roberts at the recent (General Election, and secured for him such a splendid majority. (Applause.) It was equally important that their representatives on the County Council should hold similar views, be- cause it fell to their lot to administer many of the Acts passed by Parliament. They should see to it that their representatives on the County Councils were men of broad and generous views and of undoubted Liberal convictions. If they ,-o--nt liberal members from Wales to Parlia- ment to make their lawe, it would be childish and farcical on their part to send Conservatives to the County Councils, and thus deprive them- selves of the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by the framers of those laws. (Ap- plause.) As a nation they were rather too ready to allow personal considerations to over-rule their principles, and to forget their duties and obligations in a political sense when those hap- pened to come into conflict with personal friendships. (Hear, hear.) The claims of con- scientious political principles were too sacred to be over-ridden by any considerations what so- ever. (Applause.) The friendly smile, the handshake, and the granting of favours were not the essentials for the people's represen-tatives on their public bodies. It was not the members they required, but men !-men with high ideals and lofty aspirations, men of zeal for the wel- fare of their country and fellow-men, and pos- sessed of the nower to give expression to their views. (Loud applause.) He thought the Aber- gele Association had been fortunate in its choice of candidates -to fight for Liberalism at the forthcoming electio--i,-men who were sound Liberals and Nonconformists, men of proved abilities, and. men who had gained much ex- perience of public affairs through having served for long periods on various public bodies. It would be their duty to give them every pos- sible help in their candidature, and it would be a disgrace to the Liberals of the diistrict, which probably gave Sir Herbert Roberts a very large proportion of his majority, if they failed to re- turn county councillors of the same political faith as their Parliamentary representative. \Applause.) It was an entirely unsatisfactory position of affairs that the district represented by the Association should return, as it did at present, two Conservative and only one Liberal member to the County Council. (Hear, hear.) They must, for their own self-respect, do their utmost to change the political complexion of their district. They must remember that every seat gained by their party on the County Coun- cils would be a source of strength to Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Herbert Roberts, who had been returned to the House of Commons to fight for the rights of the people. (Loud applause.) Let them remember that principles were infinitely more important than persons, and that they as electors in the district should certainly do their fair share to secure the returrn of the Progressive partv to power on the County Council. (Ap- plause. I On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. W. P. Morris, the three candidates were adopted as reported last wk-namely, Mr. r. T. Millward (Abergele Urban). Mr. H. E. P-ichard (Abergele Rural), and Mr. T. J. Matthews (U..anf.air-with- TIettws). The candidates thanked the meeting for the confidence reposed in them. SMALL HOLDINGS. Mr. J. BLackburne Williams (Towyn) urged that the candidate for Abergele Rural should make the administration by the Denbighshire County Council of the Small Holdings Act one of the main i&sues in his fight for the seat. He (Mr. Williams) thought the way the County Council were going about it kindled a bitter feeling between the farmers and the working classes. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. T. Millward (a member of the County Council Small Holdings Committee) said he could assure them that he was very much dis- appointed in the way the Act was being carried into effect, and yet, he admitted, it was not easy to get out of the difficulty. On the one hand were the applicants for small holdings anxious to acquire the land, and on the other the landowners and their agents and the farmers opposing them tooth and nail, whilst in the middle stood the county authority between the devil and the deep sea." (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Charles Pierson said he quite agreed. Directly they touched the land, the landlords opposed them. It would always be so. The landlords did their level best to nullify every Act meant to deal with the land. (Applause.) Speeches were also delivered by Messrs. John Edwards f Tan y from, John Roberts (Llwynd), (Edward Ellis (Berthtopic), and John Da vies (Gwredddyn). Since writing the above I have been given the names of the Conservative candidates for the three seats named, and they are as follows:- j I Abergele Urban, Mr. J. Pierce, Victoria House Abergele Rural, Mr. J. D. Jones, Bodoryn (sit- ting member) Llanfair-with-Besttws, Mr. Thos. Owen, MeLai Farm (sitting member). And, take my word for it, the fight will be a scorching hot one.

ait)eartd for the justices, and Mr. Humphreys appeared foi the ownci Superintedent Beresford proved serving the notice, and gave details of the accommodation. lie stated the business was a small one, mainly done in the bar kitchen, except in the summer, when visitors called, and then the parlour was also used. The house stands on the cross roads leading from Talycaln at a distance from the latter of 1'4 miles, and two-thirds of a mile from the village of Eglwys Bach, 3 from Dafarn Newydd, and 3 from Glan Conway. The num- br of houses from Ty Gwyn Farm, which stood midway between the house and Talyoafn and Ty'nycaeau in the other direction was j6, with a popuhation o.f 83, composed of 56 adults, 27 of whom were males and 29 females. There were 231 to each license. The population at the last census was 925 with four licenses. If this was taken away it would raise the number to 308 to each license. The taking away of the license would not affect the public comfort to any great extent. Mr. Humphreys Would it not be a lesser in- convenience to take one of the village licenses? Supt. Beresford: I can hardly say that. W hen anything is held it is at the village they always congregate. This house, he added, was on the different roads. There was an important mait held at Talycafn, and a lot of people attended. It was not the normal population they had to contend with, and there were but few visitors-, who came during the summer. There are about a dozen houses c by, and the police station was also near. They had no complaint against the house or tenant. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst and daughter resided there. Mr. Hurst always worked as a gamekeeper. Mr. Hurst had complained to him several times about the slackness of trade. By Mr. Watling: It was not necessary that the coaches visiting Bodriant Hall should come that far to turn round, as they could do so where the passengers alighted, but the drivers often went that far for a drink whilst the passengers were viewing the hall. Mr. Humphreys said he was instructed to ask for a renewal, as it was necessary for the locality. He had several letters which he might read, but would not do so. The house was described as on the main, road to a large district, which was used for mart and market purposes, and he asked why thev should fix upon this house when two others were within 5° yards of one another in the village. The population compared with other districts very favourably, and the house was licen-ed before the memory of any one now living, and no complaint had ever been made. What was the object of imposing on the county fund ? Was it to put money in other peoples pockets.? The Chairman &aid that the Bench bv a majority had decided that this house was to be referred'for compensation. Mr. Humphreys asked for a protection order. The Clerk said that was usual.