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Claim by a Dressmaker's Apprentice.
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Claim by a Dressmaker's Apprentice. Mr. Justice Jelf and a jury, at the Carnarvon- shire Assizes on Monday, resumed the hearing of an action brought by Blodwen Thomas, Cross Keys Inn, Blaenau Festiniog, and her mother, against Jane Anderson Brymer, proprietress of a drapery establishment in the same town, for damages in respect of injuries sustained by the younger plaintiff through an alleged defective- ness of an oil stove on the defendant's pre- mises. The plaintiff was a dressmaker's apprentice in the employ of the defendant, and it Was her case that it was part of her duty to look after a small oil stove used for. heating pressing irons. In September, 1908, while pouring oil into the stove by means of a funnel the stove flared up, and the plaintiff was seriously burnt, involving close medical atten- tion for some four months. Messrs. Montgomery and Austin Jones (in- structed by Mr. R. 0. Davies) were for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Artemus Jones and Cle- ment Davies (instructed by Messrs. Lloyd George and George) for the defendant. After deliberating for an hour the jury brought in the following replies to questions submitted to them by his Lordship:- Had Blodwen Thomas been ordered to attend to the lamp?—Yes. Was Miss Roberts, the head dressmaker, negligent in not instructing Blodwen Thomas how to attend to it?—Yes. Was Blodwen Thomas herself negligent in filling the lamp when alight?—No. They awarded Blodwen Thomas £25 damages and her mother C40. His Lordship observed that there now arose the question of common employment, pending the consideration of which he would not give judgment. -c..
Death of the Rev. T. M. Bulkeley…
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Death of the Rev. T. M. Bulkeley Owen. The death took place at Tedsmore Hall, Shropshire, on Monday, of the Rev. Thomas Mainwaring Bulkeley-Owen, husband of Mrs. T. M. Bulkeley-Owen, mother of Lord Kenyon, in his 85th year. Mr. Bulkeley-Owen was a Magistrate for the County of Salop, and attended with great regu- larity the sittings of the Oswestry Bench, of which he was the second oldest member, hav- ing been placed on the Commission in Novem- ber. 1876. He took the greatest interest in all questions affecting the welfare of the poor anct was a strong temperance advocate. He was keenly opposed to the proposals for the disestab- lishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales and also to the late Sir William Har- court's death duties. Some years ago he erected and endowed a Church at Houghton, in the parish of West Fclton, and here for a number of years, until his health failed, he conducted a service once a week. Fond of horses, it was a familiar sight to see him driving a coach and four to any important open-air gathering in the county, while some years ago, driving a tandem, he toured the whole of Wales with his step-son, Lord Kenyon. Mr. Bulkeley-Owen was a keen horticulturist. He was a successful exhibitor at Shrewsbury show, and he took a delight in wel- coming all those foncf of gardening pursuits to his charming grounds at Tedsmore. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon at St. Chad's Church, Haughton, West Felton.
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Welsh Baptist Association…
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Welsh Baptist Association of I Denbigh, Flint and Meirion. CONFERENCE AT COLWYN. The annual Conference in connection with the Denbigh, Flint, and Merioneth Welsh Bap- tist Association, including Welsh Churches in adjacent English counties, was held at Calfaria, Old Colwyn, on Monday, Tuesday and yester- day (Wednesday), under the presidency of Mr. Owen Owens, Oakwood, Carlton-road, Liver- pool. DELEGATES. The following is a list of the delegates who stayed during the Conference in Colwyn:- Abermaw The Rev. Edwin Jones and Messrs. H. Wynne Williams and Wm. Jones; Bagillt: Rev. Rowland Williams and Mr. W. A. Jones Bala Mr. Edward Davies Birkenhead: Rev. J. Davies and Mr. W. Thompson; Bont- newydd: Rev. P. Roberts; Brymbo: Rev. E. K. Jones, Messrs. Meredith Williams, John Williams, and W. H. Whomsley; Brymbo Lodge: Rev. E. Davies; Caerwys: Mr. Wynn Williams; Carrog Mr. E. P. Jones Cefn- bychan Rev. H. H. Williams; Cefnmawr: Rev. D. R. Owen, Mr. B. Bowen and Mr. Jeremiah Jones; Cefnmawr: Rev. J. R. Evans, and Messrs. E. Williams and J. Saunders; Coedllai: Mr. Samuel Roberts; Coedpoeth Rev. J. Jay Jones; Corris: Rev. H. R. Wil- liams Corwen Rev. H. Cernyw Williams and Messrs. R. H. Edwards, J. L. Roberts and Davies, Derwen; CioesoswaIIt: Mr. S. R. Ed- wards Cynwyd delegate; Denbigh Rev. T. Griffiths and Messrs. W. Williams and Davies Dolgelley: Mr. R. Wynne Williams Dol-y- wern Mr. Jonah Phillips Froncysyllte Rev. Evan Williams and Mr. Thos. Davies; Festin- iog, Seion Two delegates; Festiniog, Calf aria Rev. E. Cefni Jones, and Messrs. Jonathan Ed- wards and E. Edwards Glynceiriog: Messrs. Robert Edwards, John Davies and S. Davies Harlech: Rev. D. Davies (" Dewi Eder "), and Mr. J. Edwards; Liverpool: Rev. D. Powell, Mr. W. Evans, Rev. O. M. Owen, Mr. Owen Owens, Mr. W. Thomas, Rev. Myles Griffith, Rev. H. R. Roberts, Rev. P. Williams (" Pedr Hir"); Licswm: Mr. T. D. Jones; Llanbedr: Rev. H. D. Jones; Llanelidan: Rev. W. G. Owen (Llifon), and Mr. D. E. Jones; Uan. fyllin Rev. Thomas James and. Mr. W. Ellis Llangollen: Mr. E. A. Jones; Llanllugan: Rev. J. G. Williams and Mr. R. Watkins Llan- rwst: Rev. H. Hughes; Llansannan: Messrs. D. Roberts and J. Owen; Llansilin: Rev. E. O. Parry: Manchester Rev. J. H. Hughes and Messrs. W. O. Williams and John Roberts; Moss: Rev. W. Rowlands and Mr. R. S. Ro- berts Pandy'rcapel: Rev. D. Jones Penycae Rev. W. B. Jones, and Messrs. T. E. Francis, Thomas Hughes and Phillip Pickering; Ponc- iau Rev. E. Mitchell and Mr. E. Jones Pont- fadog: Rev. J. Conway Davies and Mr. W. Parry; Prestatyn: Rev. M. F. Wynne and Mr. Carey Wynne; Rhos: Rev. E. Williams, and Messrs. W. Griffiths, Thomas Davies, John Evans, S. Rowley and John Williams; Rhos- tyllen: Mr. Thomas Evans; Rhuddlan: Rev. B. Evans and another delegate Ruthin Rev. Isaac James; Seacombe: Mr. John Jones; Towyn: Rev. J. Pickering; Treffynnon: Rev. R. E. Williams and Mr. H. V. Lloyd; Mold: <Rev. T. Morgan. The following residents entertained the dele- gates :-Mr. D. O. Williams, Plasycoed; Mr. John Jones, Gwynfor; Mr. D. E. Jones, Ar- fonia; Miss Hughes, Mona House; Mr. Owen Edwards, Church Walks Mrs. Davies, Bryn Cenin Mr. W. Hughes, Llys Cynwal Mr. J. Jones, 2, Brynyffynon Mr. E. Williams, Hat- field; Mr. E. Roberts, Llys Iorwerth; Mr. Llewelyn Jones, Gwylfryn; Mr. D. Roberts, Wood View Mr. John Williams, Llys Armon Mr. Moses Morris, Llys Meiriadog; Mr. W. Jones, Stafford House; Mr. D. Jones, Arfon House, Penmaen; Mr. R. Evans, Mohrcroft; Mr. Joseph Davies, Waterloo Villa; Mr. R. Jones, Bethesda House; Mr. Rowland Evans, Cadwgan Stores Mr. E. Morris, Wern Villa Mr. H. O. Hughes, Cartrefle; Mr. E. Roberts, Llys loiwerth Mrs. Edwards, Waverley; Rev. Peter Jones, Colwyn Bay; Mr. John Ellis, 5, Twnan-terrace; Mr. Hugh Davies, Ferndale; Mr. John Roberts, Barden-terrace; Mr. John Jones, Gwynfor; Mr. John Jones, 2, Bryn- ffynon; Mr. Arthur Davies, Woodlands; Mrs. Roberts, Penmaen; Mr. Isaac Williams, Bod- gele; Rev. Lewis Williams, Brynteg; Mr. D. Edwards, Wellington-road; Mrs. Kate Jones, Bryn-terrace; Mr. D. Roberts, Wood View; Rev. W. E. Jones (Penllyn) Mrs. Williams, Nefydd Villa; Rev. E. T. Davies, Oaklands; Messrs. Davies and Wynne, Victoria House; Mr. J. H. Williams, Wylfa; Mr. James Wil- liams, Salop House Mrs. William Jones, Hill- side Mr. H. Jones, Cleveland; Mr. Edwards, Bryneglwys; Mr. W. Roberts, 11, Twnan- terrace Rev. W. Hughes, Congo Institute Mr. W. S. Moss, Post Office; Mr. Jones, Llys Adda; Mr. Lloyd Lewis, Colwyn Bay; Mr. R. Roberts, Elwy Villa, Colwyn Bay; Mr. R. Ro- berts, Llys Trebor; Mr. W. Jones, Stafford House Rev. T. Roberts, Bod Elian Mr. Pierce Jones, Xoddfa; Mr. D. Parry, Hyfrydle; Mrs. Edwards, Bryneglwys Mr. Hugh Jones, Bryn- terrace Mr. John Roberts, Horseshoe Villa; Mr. T. T. Jones, Trecarrel Mr. Llew. T. Jones, Greenwich House; Mr. Hugh Lloyd, Fair View; Mr William Davies, Bryn Bela; Mr. James Williams, Salop House; Mr. J. Lewis Jones, Gwenallt; Mr. E. Lloyd Lewis, Colwyn Bay Mr. J. Hughes, Madyn Mr. R. J. Lewis, London House. The Examination Board for candidates for the ministry; the Home Missionary Committee the Loan Society Committee, and the Sun- day Schools Committee met on Monday after- noon. In the evening preaching services were held at Calfaria, Colwyn. The special preachers were the Rev. J. R. Evans, Cefnmawr, and the Rev. William Williams, Rhos. The Conference was held at 10.30 on Tuesday, and was opened by prayer by the Rev. J. Hughes, Manchester. The Rev. T. M. Reed, the new Minister of Rhyl, was received. Letter of transfer were given to the following removing to other Associ- ations The Rev. J. Thomas, Glyndyfrdwy, and the Rev. O. M. Pritchard, Wrexham. Candidates for the ministry:—Mr. Carey Wynne, of Prestatyn, was reported to have passed successfully, and Mr. Samuel Roberts, Leeswood, will be expected to sit in two sub- jects at the next meeting. THE WEAKER CHURCHES. The Chairman in his speech reviewed the weaker churches of the Association, and found that there was 28 churches under 25 in point of membership. Out of those seven have a mem- bership ranging from 20 to 25 fourteen from 11 to 20; seven having a membership under 10, and one of only three. Of these 28 churches iq had no pastor. He suggested the combining of two or three churches to be under the charge of a minister. He also found that several of these weaker churches were situated near those who were strong enough to have their own ministers, and he suggested that the stronger churches should allow their ministers to spend an occasional Sunday amongst the weaker churches without pavment. Of these 28 churches, seven have their chapel debts amounting between them to /1382, whilst the membership had hardly reached one hundred in number. The Churches should support the various agencies of the Association, particularly the Home Missionary Society. £z66 were collected for that Society during the last twelve months 43 of the churches depend upon the Society for their existence. He referred to the Loan Fund, which had given out loans to the amount ot ^4,000, thereby having saved hundreds of pounds in interest. If those two Societies which he mentioned were duly suDported it would be to the general benefit of the cause. Finally, he urged that these churches should not separately or apart incur these undertakings, and that a Building Committee should be formed, where they could refer these cases for arrangement. THE LATE KING. A vote of the deepest sympathy with the Queen-Mother, His Majesty King George V., and the members of the Royal Family, was passed in their bereavement by the death of King Edward VII. THE SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Rev. Edwin Jones, of Barmouth, Secre- tary to the Association, reported that several changes had taken place in the ministry through removal. One hundred and seventy-three new members had been baptized during the year, I which was 91 less than in the former year. There were re-admitted 97, this being 26 less than last year. The number of members re- ceived through letters of introduction were 368, being 54 less than last year. The total decrease was liS. The membership of the Association now stood at 7,962. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. There were 128 Sunday Schools with 1132 teachers; religious members attending the schools, 4,199; making an average for the year of 6,992. Whilst on the books there was a membership of 9,818. FINANCE. The collections from all sources amounted to 2 1 £ 10,053 lIS. iid. whilst the chapel debts had been reduced by ^1,083 16s. n^d., making the debt remaining 621,239 2S. gid., whilst 2 £ 22% 5s. 5d. had been remitted to the Foreign Missions. Forty-seven churches record baptisms, 29 churches report progress, 65 churches report a decrease in membership, and 14 churches have remained stationary. WELSH BAPTIST LOAN FUND. The Rev. Joseph Davies, of Birkenhead, Secretary to the Welsh Baptist Loan Fund, stated that there were 26 churches making appli- cation for £300. The amount in the hands of the Committee was £368. THE OFFICERS. The following officers were elected for the year —Chairman, the Rev. Peter Jones, Colwyn Bay; vice-chairman, Mr. Richard Edwards, Dolywern; treasurer, Mr. Jonathan Edwards, Blaenau Festiniog; secretary, the Rev. O. M. Owen, Windsor-street, Liverpool. MINISTERIAL AND SUSTENTATION SCHEMES A revised scheme of Ministerial settlement, sustentations and collegiate training, brought forward by the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, was under consideration at the morning conference, and created a long discus. sion, and it was ultimately resolved that this scheme as now revised should be referred back to the half yearly conference, and if need be to the next annual conference oi the Association. The Rev. H. C. Williams, of Corwen, who introduced the Sustentation scheme, said the Welsh people essentially differ from the English in their notions regarding religious giving, &c and he complained bitterly that although the Welsh Baptists form one-third of the whole membership of Great Britain and Ireland, yet, for the last ten ^ears, only one member was mentioned for the Presidency, and that was of an Englishman who had come to live in Wales two years previously, while for membership on its Council not a single name from Wales had ever been mentioned. Under such circum- stances how could it be expected that the Baptists of Wales should support English schemes? b RECOMMENDED LITERATURE. The following literature was recommended:- An important work by Pedr Hir a Welsh- English Dictionary, containing all Welsh Bible words and their meaning, and a Catechism on Baptism, by the Rev. W. G. Owen (Llifon), and the published address of the Rev. Peter Jones, of Colwyn Bay, at Treorky Baptist Union, was highly recommended to the Churches. The sub- ject of the Rev. Peter Jones' address was The resources of the Church to meet the claims of the present age." FOREIGN MISSIONS. It was recommended to support the scheme for the raising of £ 25,000 a year more for all sections of the work in connection with the great campaign for Baptist Foreign Missions. Yesterday (Wednesday) preaching meetings were held. The preachers were the Rev. E. T. Jones, Llanelly, and the Rev. Charles Davies, of Cardiff. On Sunday sermons were preached by Prof. J. T. Evans, Bangor Baptist College. Much praise is due to Mr. Arthur Davies Woodlands, Coed Coch-road, for the excellent work done by him as local secretary. On Monday evening sermons were preached by the Rev. J. R. Evans, Cefnmawr, and the Rev. E. Williams, Rhosllanerchrugog. On Tuesday evening the Rev. E. Williams, Fron- cysyllte, and the Rev. E. Mitchell, Ponkey preached. Special services were also held in the churches of the district on Tuesday evening. -.c--
Welsh Wesleyan Methodists.
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Welsh Wesleyan Methodists. SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR AT ABERGELE. The great bazaar, partly reported last week, was extended to four instead of three days, and the Wesleyans of the Circuit ought to feel grati- fied at the unqualified success of the under- taking. That success is due to a great extent to the untiring efforts of the hon. secretary, Mr. J.. R. Ellis, Berthtopic. I know of no one in this district that can touch him as an organ- iser. I will go further and say that there isn't one. At the opening ceremony on Thursday after- noon Mrs. R. Roberts, Glasfryn, gave a fine rendering of Mari Lee." The Rev. J. H. Davies, who presided, re- ferring to the gleam of sunshine which had suc- ceeded the threatening storm-clouds of the morning, and he hoped it augured well for a successful day's work. Mrs. D. Morris, Epworth, wife of the super- intendent minister of the Circuit, in declafing the bazaar open, said that circuit bazaars, apart from being a means of liquidting debts, served also to bring the people of the circuit into closer intercourse. The Rev. D. Darley Davies moved, and Mr. J. R. Ellis seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Morris. The Rev. D. Morris moved, and Mr. J. R. Ellis seconded, a vote of thanks to Mrs. Roberts for her song, and to Mr. Gwilym Morgan for accompanying. The receipts for the day exceeded £100. The wood-sawing competition for ladies took place in the marquee outside. Seventeen of the muscular innocents entered, and they worked in heats of three. The adjudicator was Mr. R. Roberts, Glas- fryn, and I felt sorry for him. The first prize was awarded to Mrs. Edward Hughes, 3, Bryntirion the second prize going to Mrs. Isaac Hughes, Bryngwenallt Lodge. The husbands of the winners are brothers. FRIDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The great attraction on this day was the hat- trimming competition for gentlemen. The ad- judicator was Mrs. W. H. Needham, Bro Dawel. The winners were: I, Mr. R. Roberts, Glas. fryn 2 (equal), Rev. David Morris and Llew Jones, Mill Crescent. Saturday's gathering was as successful as could have been expected. THE TOTAL. The proceeds altogether amounted to about £ 210, and Mr. J. R. Ellis tells me that he ex- pects the net profit, including subscriptions, will be at least £200. Bravo I ought to add that the sale of the veteran Mr Edward Ellis's photograph on postcards, at 2d. each, realized £ 2. SEAKCHLIGHT.
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I The Queen's Hotel, Llanfair- fechan. ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION. I CHARGES WITHDRAWN. A case interesting to hotel proprietors and licensees was heard on Monday, before Mr. Jus- tice Jelf and a special jury, at the Carnarvon Assizes. The plaintiff was J. O. Knight, of Brighton, formerly of the Anglesey Arms Hotel, Menai Bridge, who sued the Rev. Lewis Jenkins, rector of Llanberis, and W. Dyson, brewer's manager, Manchester, for damages for alleged misrepresentations in connection with the let- ting of the Queen's Hotel, Llanfairfechan. The defendants, by their defence, denied some of the allegations and put in a counter-claim for £ 1,007, which the plaintiff maintained was not due. Mr. Austin Tones (instructed by Mr. Thornton Jones) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Artemus Jones (instructed by Messrs. Carter and Vincent) was for the defence. Counsel for the plaintiff explained that the defendants were trustees under the will of the late Mr. J. P. Williams, who was the licensee of the Queen's Hotel for some years, and who left the property.to his daughters, whom the defen- dants had married. This, counsel remarked., made them not merely trustees, but interested parties in the management and letting of the hotel. In the negotiations between the parties Mr. Jenkins had taken a more prominent part than his partner, though the latter presumably ought to know more about the business, the reason, perhaps, being that representations coming from a clergyman would be thought more acceptable. One of the misrepresentations complained of was that the takings of a former tenant of the hotel averaged about £ 2,000 a year while she was there, whereas, as a matter of fact, there was only one year at which that figure was touched. A subsequent licensee left after a very short tenancy, and so did a Mr. Smith, who, after having been in the hotel for six months, had an execution levied upon him for £ 100. The plaintiff was on the lookout for a first- class hotel when he opened negotiations with Mr. Jenkins in December, 1908, and at that time the hotel was occupied by a manageress acting for the defendants. Mr. Jenkins, reply- ing to the plaintiff's first letter, said that latterly the hotel had not done so well, but it was through no fault of the hotel, which was a first-class hotel, and all the tenants who knew their work and looked after it did very well there. Some were now retired and living on what they made there." It would be difficult for the defendants, counsel observed, to point to a single tenant who now lived in retirement upon what he had made at the hotel, the careers of most of them having been a blank failure. In the same letter the furniture was described as practically new, and in a further letter it was said that the stables had been the source of a good income. Mr. Jenkins promised to consult his co-trustee, and then wrote telling the plaintiff that from an examination of the books they had found that Miss Ayland's aver- age takings from 1896 to 1903 were about Z2,000 per annum. The fact was that they only amounted to an average of £ 1,754. At an interview arranged between the plain- tiff and Mr. Jenkins at Chester on the 12th January, 1909, the latter said that the amount f t>us'ness at the hotel towards the end of Miss Ayland's tenancy was about £ 2,400 a year. He also said that the books relating to two subsequent tenants' could not be found-, but those books were afterwards discovered, and they disclosed a state of affairs absolutely con- tradictory to that represented by the defen- dants. Asked what the takings were at that time, Mr. Jenkins said that they were about £ 1,500, but it would be proved that in 1908 they were only a little over £ 1,000. That was a serious misrepresentation which induced the plaintiff to take the house. He afterwards learned that he had been grossly deceived. Counsel did not suggest that Mr. Jenkins deliberately misrepresented the facts, but it was clear that Mr. Dyson, if not indeed Mr. Jenkins, knew everything about the hotel. Neither the books of Tan nor of Butterfield, two of the tenants who succeeded Miss Ayland, showed that their takings were anything like £ 2,000 a year, while during the summer of 1908 they fell as low as £456. There were also letters available, written as late as November, 1908. which showed that Miss Hughes, the mana- geress for the defendants, complained that she found it difficult to carry on with the then <■ takings, and that she was unable to take her two months' salary from the takings another representation made by Mr. Jenkins was that there was a good beer trade at the hotel. The interview between the plaintiff and Mr. Jenkins resulted in the former agreeing to take the hotel at a rental of £150 a year and an in- going of [1,000. As a result of an interview between the plaintiff and the defendant's solici- tors certain agreements were drafted which the plaintiff thought were not quite in the terms he had understood them to be. The plaintiff entered into possession in February, and in March he wrote to Mr. Jenkins stating that the business was very bad at the hotel in fact there was none, and a few days later he on that ground declined to sign the agreement. The plaintiff went into the box and generally bore out his counsel's statement. His own ex- perience and the books he found on the premises belonging to tenants who succeeded Miss Ayland showed that the business had been grossly misrepresented. His takings for a twelve-month amounted to £650, and he had lost about £360. The business was merely that of a taproom. Cross-examined by Mr. Artemus Jones, the witness did not assert that the defendant's wil- fully conspired to defraud him. After leaving the Anglesey Arms Hotel he took a hotel at Ranisgate, but found that he had been deceived by a London agent as to the business done there. (Laughter.) He remained there 28 days, and accepted a Jump sum to clear out. He, however, estimated that he dropped £200 on the transaction. Mr. Jenkins did not tell him that his position as a clergyman rendered it impossible for him to know much about the business done at the hotel. He could not say whether the books belonging to other tenants found by him upon the premises were deliber. ately withheld by the defendants, but the fact remained that the books were there. You do not say that the defendants were dis- honest in the statements they made?—No. He might have told the defendants that one of the tenants who followed Miss Ayland was not quite the class of tenant for a first-class hotel. WITHDRAWAL OF ALLEGATIONS. His Lordship, at the close of this evidence, asKed whether there was no means of coming to a settlement. Mr. Artemus Jones Not unless these charges are absolutely withdrawn and some expression of regret given that they were made. His Lordship then retired to his private room where counsel on both sides conferred, and at
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the close of the interview Mr. Artemus Jones announced that he was sorry that the case must go on. His Lordship desired to say in the presence of the defendants that if a settlement was arrived at it must be thoroughly understood that all imputations against the defendants were completely withdrawn. If the case went on they would have to be back there on Wednesday and probably some part of Thursday, and the result even then might lead to an appearance in the Court of Appeal and a prolonged controversy. He suggested under the circumstances that there should be a little give and take on both sides. A further consultation ensued between the parties, at the close of which Mr. Artemus Jones said that the parties had agreed to cry quits pro- vided there was an absolute and unequivocal withdrawal on the part of the plaintiff of any imputations made against the defendants, with a clear expression of regret that they should have been made. Mr. Artemus Jones said the plaintiff, though he had suffered considerable loss at the hotel, was prepared absolutely and unequivocally to withdraw the charges made and to state that Mr. Jenkins was perfectly honest in the state- ments which he made. His Lordship expressed his gratification at the result, adding that he would not for one moment countenance a settlement if it did not dispose absolutely of the charges made against the de- fendants.
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A Bangor Lady's Will. LARGE BEQUESTS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. Miss Harriet Sydney Hughes, of Bryn Menai, Bangor, who died at 43, Harlow Moor Drive, Harrogate, on April 13th last, daughter of the late Mr. John Hughes, of Bryn Menai, Bangor, attorney-at-law, left estate valued at £ 40,774 gross, with net personalty £ 36,660. By her will dated April 14th, 1906, the testatrix left £50 to Jane Edwards, £ 300 each to Tabitha and Fanny Roberts, £1,500 to the Rev. John Owen Williams, Zi,ooo to Mary Ellen Hughes, of Nantwich, Zi,ooo to Harriett Elizabeth Wyatt, Z500 to Frank Wyatt, of Wigax, £ 6,000 to William Bethell Roberts, Zioo each to Henry Lloyd Carter, Thomas Warren Trevor, and William Bethel Roberts as executors. She left the following bequests to servants — Z700 to her servant, David Hughes, of Bangor; Z700 to her servant, Ann Jones, of Cae Bach, Bangor; £ 150 to her housemaid, Annie Wil- liams Z20 to her servant, Margaret Jones, of Conway; £15° to her former servant, Bessie Parry, of Festiniog Z.50 to Ellen Lewis, niece of her housekeeper, Elizabeth Williams; £10 to each of her other female servants not other- wise mentioned £5 to each of her maidservants for mourning, £50 to her old servant, Ann Edwards. Her residence, Bryn Menai, Bangor, she left to the Queen Victoria Jubilee Hospital Insti- tute for Nurses, to be known as Bryn-y-Menai Victoria Home, to be used as a house of rest or convalescent home for nurses, and she left a sum not exceeding [6,000 for the maintenance and upkeep thereof. She directed that Bryn-y- Menai Victoria Home shall be kept permanently inscribed or painted on an arch placed over the front gate thereof, with the date of the foundation of the Home thereto appended, and she further desired and directed that a tablet should be set up in the house, either in the hall or in some other convenient place, bearing this inscription To the revered and beloved memoiy of her mother, Jane Ellen Hughes, and of her sister, Frances Annie Hughes, Harriet Sydney Hughes founded this House of Rest, A.D. 19 She also desired that nothing should be built against or added to the wall of the present drawing-room. The testatrix further left 6iooo to St. Wine- fred's School, Bangor ri,ooo to St. James's Church, Bangor, as to £800 for the augmenta- tion of the living and C200 for enlarging the organ £ 500 to the Carnarvonshire and Angle- sey Infirmary, Z500 to the Bangor Cathedral for the erection of a memorial window to the mem- bers of the Bryn Menai family, Z200 to the Church Training College for Women, Z300 to the Bangor Disrtict Nursing Association, and £ 100 to the Clio Training Ship. The residue of her estate, subject to other bequests to relatives and friends, she left to the said William Bethell Roberts, of Llangollen, her cousin.