Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

HOLYWELL RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting of ths above Council was held on Friday last, when there were proient:- Mesars Isiao Hughes (chairman), Wm. C. Piokeiing, Wm. Matthews, Wm. Roberts, John Davies, Edw. Evans, C. J. Batters, Thos. Humphreys, D. Price, WtO. Thomas, John Williams, Rev Watkin Will:ams. Cierk, Mr P. Harding Roberts; medical officer, Dr. Jaa. Williams; sanitary inspector, Mr J. P. Jones. BAGILLT DRAINAGE SOHBMH. On the proportion of Mr W. Matthews, seconded by Mr Thos. Humphreys, it was unanimously decide 1 that the matter of th,3 Bagillt Drainage Schem,3 bj eferred to the Bag-Ilt Paroohial Com- mittee with the request that they oons-u.^r the same, and report thereon. A DANQBBOtrS FENOE AT CILOBIT. The Cileen Parish Council wrote calling the attention of the District Council to th dangerous condition of the highway fence opposite Pentre Farm, Cloen, belonging to Mr Edw. Davies, Ffynnonycyff, and requesting that the Counoil request Mr Davies to repair the same and make it eafe for travellers.—The request waa agreed to. DOWNING FOOTPATH. At the request of the Whitford Parish Council it was decided thut the Clerk apply that two Justices of the Peace be nominated to view the proposed diversion of the footpath at Downing. DEB BANK FOOTPATH. The Clefk stated that in the matter of the footpath at Dea Bank, Bagillt, he had received a reply from the Holy well Parish Council stating that the Cjuaoil disapproved of the footpath alongside of the Dee Bank Works, and had agreed to the path approved of between Mr Humphreys and the Parish Council. —The Clerk added that he had communicate 1 with Mr T. Humphreys on the mattar, who that morning had informed him that he had not been well during the past few days and had not felt himself in a position to reply.—Mr Humphreys: I don't know whether you hive not got my reply in previous letters. -The Clerk It will be better t) communioate the reply. IMPOBTED TYPHOID AT BAOILLT.—HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION ADVOCATED. The Saci-ary Inspeator reported that four cases of typhoid fever had broken out at Smith's Houees, Walweu. The outbreak was the continuation of the case originally imported from without the district. He bai visited the place and freely disiafeoted the immediate locality.—Mr T. Humphreys asked what had become of the proposed Infectious Hospital ?- The Clerk replied that it had been adjourned to January text.—Mr Humphreys said all the epidemics at BagiUt were originally imported and then spread. It was not shown that the epidemio had generated in Bagillt. In the present instance the typhoid fever was imported from Rhesycaa. Diphtheria was also imported. Bagillt was a poor neighbourhood, inhabited by working people and consequently people could throw stones at it, and immediate y any case occurred, all the world knaw of it, and Bagillt was given a bad name and was look upon as the worst place in the district. Did the Council go in for the Iufeotious Hospital, it would be a great boon to Ba/illt as for other plaoes, and would prevent the importation of epidemics into various places.—Dr Jas. Williams reporting upon the out,,reik said the fever appeared to have been imported from Rhesycae.—Mr J. Divies did not think that it could be proved thvt the fever origida-el or was contracted at Rhesycae He was not aware of any cases at Rbesyca-. The person who was first attacked travelled regularly from Rhesycae to Baillt at the week ead.-The Clerk was direotel to make enquiries of the Mold In^pe jtor as to whether any cases had been notified frjm Rhesycae, during Septemb r and Oct,ber. THE WATKR SUPPLY OF TBEVOB. The Inspector reported upon the spring of water on the Mostyn road which it was suggested should be conveyed by pipes to supply the houses at Trevor. He said that the wter was nsei for drinking and domestic purpo es. Mr Griersou and other gentlemen had endeavoured to find the source in order to supply Plas Morfa, but without success. Mr Grierson had had the water analyse! with the result that the water was found to be pure and the beat water in the neighbourhood. He (the Inspector) suggested if within the power of the Council, tbat a small service tank be constructed and pipes laid to Trevor, by which the complaint of s.aroity of water would be effectually remedied. The dittanse was stated to be 400 yards.—Mr Roberts said his object in asking for inquiries to be made was with the view of maturiug the question so that the landlords of the district would go in for the water supply themselves. The water ran from a pipe into the roadside channeling; the source was unknown, but it was probable that it was private.—Mr Edward Hughes said the source was from an old shaft.—The Clerk explained that it was a question of expense and the b st course would be for the hndlordi of the houses to oombine and provide the water for themselves. "ANNE'S WaLL" BY THB TBAVELLBBs' INN. The Inspector reported upon the condition of Anna's Well," in the plantation near the Travellers' Inn, and reoommeRdad that it be cleaned and repaired and tie surroundings channelled.-The matter was referred to Mr Pickering. FFYNNONGBOEW DBAINAGB. The Clerk reported that the Loial Government Board bad direeted the holding of an inquiry by Mr. F. H. Tulloch, at Ffynnongroew, into the complaint of the default of the Council not providing Ffynnongroew with sufficient sewerage. The inquiry was to be held on Wednesday, the 1st of Ddoember.—Mr Astbury hoped that the farmers and landowners of the district outride the immediate area of Ffynnongroew would attend otherwise they wouH be the same as at Northop.—The Clerk was directed to attend the inquiry on behalf of the D strict Council, and alio the Medical Officer, and Investor, and it was asked that the members of the Council residing in the neighbourhood should attend. THE CONNAH's QUAY DBAINAOB ACCOUNTS. Mr H. G. Roberts, Mold, forwarded his olaim as against the Connab's Quay Drainage which amounted to 1236 18s. Id.-The account was passed for payment. NBRQUIS SCHOOL. It was repor ed by Dr. E. Williams (Mold Medioal Officer), that owing to the epidemio of scarlet fever and diphtheria at Nerquis, he had ordered the continued closing of the sohool to the 6th December. APPOINTMENT OF TBBASUEBR. On the proposition of the Chairman, secondel by Mr Batters, Mr T. Rowland Hughes, general manager, Norih and South Wales Bank, wai appointed treasurer in succession to Mr G. Rae, resigned. BAOILLT WATER SUPPLY. A letter was received from Mr Atkinson (Messrs &oodiaon, Atkinson and Ford, Engineers), stating that he hai been engaged opening out the water supply at Graig to determine its quantity and —Mr Humphreys failel to see the necessity of the continued employment of Mr J. L. Williams, to superinted the work.—The Chairman said if Mr v been appointed, Mr Atkinson W0I\, aZf *° almost constantly on the Spot, be expensive. He was aocy Mr tmnnt nnl^ Why was the appointment not opposed at the commencement P- Mr Humphreys: I do not say a word asainVl the salary, but I want something done for it, and I want to know what is being done for it—W Roberts • I should be surprised that Mr Atkinson should ask Will.™ fWu, to b, .f "J nnl- 8* bis semoes were required.-The Cha'imL So far the expense* ara L34 i 7a. Od., and certainly it is a serious item.- Te Clerk was requested to inquire whether Mr Williams services would be farther requ red. MOSTYN WATER. In reference to the Mostyn Water Works, Mr Pickering said the water supply wai less at prejent than during the beat of s immer. He had never Been the water so low. Tha falling off wai ac- counted fo by tie unprecedented continuance of dry weather t roughout the year. It was very eesiotial that.they should look carefully after the wa -cr supply A BBYNFOBD WELL. The oompUint o! the Brynford Parish Council of the suspicious charaoter of the water from Carreg Lwyd Well, Brynford, and suggesting that the water be samplel for analysis was referred to the Inspector. ALLEGED POLLUTION OF A RIVER. Mr D. Price, Rhosesuior, produced a bottle of water of the CO.oar and consistency of skim milk, and asked whether the discharge of such slime oame within the Rivers Pollution Act. The slime was discharged from the Olwyn Gooh Mines, Rbydy» mwyn, into the river ranning towards Mold.—The matter was deferred. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At a meeting of the Guardians on Friday last, there were present:—Messrs. W. Thomas (ohair- man) J. Kerfoot Evane, S. Wilkinson, J. Roberts, James Prince, W. H. Lloyd, and Mits Hughes. Clerk-Mr P. Harding Roberts. THB HOUBE. The Master's Journal showed thwt the number of inmates in the House last Board-day was 175 admitted einoe, 4 disobarged, 6 death, 1; number remaining 172. Vagrants relieved during the past fortnight, 96. THE BUILDING COMMITTBB. The above committee reported that they bad con- sidered the plans and estimate of Messrs Davies and Son, architects, Chester, as to the outside stair-oases aud slop sinks for the Workhouse, and having in- spected the situations of the same, the oommittee unanimously approved of tha plans and recommended that tenders be advertised for the required work. The recommendation was adopted. THE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MOLD MEDICAL OFFIOEB Dr. E. Williams, Mold, replied t) the allegations of neglect made by Mrs Mary Langford, of Nerquis, in his attention to a child suffering from diphtheria. The reply was to the effect that Mrs Langford oalled at the snrgery and he prascribed for the child upon the description given. He subsequently attended the child and foundit suffering from gastro-intestinal catarrh. The statements made were utterly untrue. The matter was referred to the Mold Oommittee of Guardisup. THE COTTAGB HOME. The Architect oertified for the payment of j6160 to the contractor in respect of the erection of the Cottage Home, making a total payment of £ 430.— The payment was granted. APPLICATION FOB INOBEABB OF SALARY. The application of Dr. J. H. Williams, Medical Officer for the Flint District, was considered. Dr. Williams, in his application pointed out that owing to the depressed state of the industries and the prevalence of epidemios the salary of £ 18 per annum was totally inadequate.—Mr John Roberts proposed and Mr S. Wilkinson seconded that the application be received, Mr J. L. Muspratt wrote regretting he was unable, owing to an attack of bronchitis, to attend the meeting, at which he should have supported the application of Dr. Williams. He need not mention the satisfaction Dr. Williams always gave.-Aft-r some discussion, Mr Isaao Hughee, proposed that the salary be increased to £ 6J.—Mr Astbury seconded the proposition, which was supported by Mr Wilkinson and Mis Hughes. —Mr W. H. Lloyd moved an amendment that the salary be J655, and added that it was not in any opposition to Dr. Williams, but in the interest of the ratepayers, on the consideration that they should kc.ep down expenses.—The Rev Watkin Williams in seconding the amendment said, when they increased a salary he always thought what would he do if it came out of his own pooket, and he felt for the ratepayers.—Nine voted for the amendment and seveu for the proposition, and the amendment was declared oarried. FINANCE. The financial statement showed a balance In hand of 9,573 cheques required for £ 556 balance remaining, j617.

WHITFORD. THE SOUDANESE MUTINY. GALLANT CONDUCT OF OFFICERS. LIEUTENANT FEILDING SHOT THROUGH THE LUNG. According to authentic infora.ation from the interior all was quiet in Uganda, on Wednesday. Tha Kampala garrison, having surrendered its arms no anxiety is entertained. After the fight the mutinous Soudanese Troups remained in fort Lubas, where they were surronoded by Major Macdonald's force. It was impossible for them to escape unless they broke through Major Macdonald's lines. The Machako garrison, under Captain E. G. Harrison, with Mr Hardinge and Dr Macdonold, prooeed to disarm t)e Soudanese garrisons at the Lake Naivasha and Eldoma posts. In the fight with the mutineers, Lieutenant Bertram Feilding was shot through the long and was killed instantly. Mr. Jackson, the Aoting Commissioner, was shot in the right breast. Dr. Maipherson behaved with great gallantry. Although himself wounded in the shoulder, he carried Mr. Jackson under a heavy fire to a place of safety. HIGH PRICES FOR STOCK AT PLAS CAPTAIN. On Thursday la,t, aoting under instructions from Mrs Williams, who is leaving Plas Captain Farm, near Llynbelig, Mr Wm. Freeman, auctioneer, Holywell, held an exceptionally sucoessful sale of stook, &o. Tht-re was a large attendance arid prices ruled high throughout. As showing the prioes paid, it may be mentioned that twenty-six head of cattle realised JE227 5s. Two-year-old bullooks fetohed from £ 7 2s. 6d. to £ 11, the buyers including Messrs J. Morris. Marsh Farm, and H Davies Owm. A cow with calf at foot was bought by Dr J. T. Jones, for S 13 5s milch cows, ranged from »° Per kea<*» calving heifer#, from £ 12 7e. 6d. to £ 14 12a* 6d. Eighteen-mooth old stirks, f8 2s. 6d; yearling heifers, jE6 5s. to L7 10.; a bull, 410 12s. 6d. Among the buyers pf the the cattle wera, Mes-rs Parry, White Lion, Rhyl; Williams, Red Lion, Llanasa E. Jones, Henblas; J. Parry, Pantasaph; S. Denson, Brynglas; J. Folds, Pentreffynnon J. Owen, Plasaoha; Evans, Golden Grove; Heabcote, Rhyl, &o. Thirteen horses were sold, and inoluded, cart mare rising eight years, L21 10s. dit'o rising six years, JE24 bay horse, rising four yeari, S39 ditto, S20 pair, black colt and bay filly, rising three years, unbroken £ 53; bay filly. rising two years, EI7 10s. ditto, ditto. JB12 ditto, three years, L18 17s. 6d; cob, rising four years, A17 10s. Other young animals were sold at prioes varying from 7gs. to 8gs. Among the buyers were, MesBre Denson, E. Piercej Trelo^au; Williams, Lianas*; Brooks, Rhyl; Hy. Williams, Lloc John Owen, Heathoote, &o," Shrophire ewes, sold in pens of five, realised from 33s. 6d. to 42a. 6d. per head; a youug ram, 33,1. sows, X3 17s. 6d. and 14 12s. 6d. The implements were purchased at good prices, and the furniture sold well. It was evident that there was great demand, and the sale of @took looked decidedly healthy. Mr Freeman, who has recently coaduoted several sales of farm stock, is to be congratulated upon the success and satisfaction which he has given. The stock sales have given a market value in the neighbourhood.

BAGILLT. AN INTBBB8TINQ LBCTUBB.—We would draw the attention of our readers t) a very instructive and interesting lectura to le delivered in the National Schools, on Thursday next, by the ReV J. R. Ellis, of Wrexham. Mr Ellis olin speak from experienoe and with authority on India, be having for a number of years been a ancoest-ful missionary in India. The proceeds will be given to the funds of St. Peter's Mission Church. A FLAT ASHORB.-The heavy gale that blew from the north-west on Sunday and Monday last, caused the iilat "Ada," of Runcorn, to break from her anohorage in the Mostyn Roads during Sunday night, and drive up the liver, grounding high and dry on tha coal tip bjtween Bettisfield Colliery and the Bagillt Wharf. The tvo hands on the flat escaped. It is expected that it will be some time the flat can begjtoff owing to the distance sbe±u4 been driven ashore.

THOROUGH AND COMKOBTIKO.—" By a operations of digeftion ana natU>^ Iaw^ ,whioh govern the cation of the fine pro^rUes ofV f Tn apJP]i" Epps has provided for our breakfi*7»H7i COCOA, Mr. flavoured beverage which may save ut man PP)fr a bills. It is by the judicious a constitution may be gradually built to residt every tendency to disease. We ™^«n!°°Ug a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well WUfied^ithT^re blood and a properly nourished frame.»-Ci«« Oaze»e.-Made simply with boiling water or milk. Soldonty M packets and pound tins, by Qroceis. labelled— JAHM EPPS & Co., Ltd., Homoeopathic Chemists, London."—Also makers of Epps's Coooaine or Cocoa Nib-Extract; A thin makers of Epps s r now with many beneficially taking the place of tea. Its active principle being a gentle nerve stimulant, supplies the needed energy without uuduly exciting the system.

FFYN NONGRO FIW. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD INQUIRY INTO THE DRAINAGE. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. An inquiry was held at the Undenominational School, Fiynnongroew, on Wednesday morning, by Mr Frei Herbert Tulloob, M. Inst., O. E, appointed by the Local Government Board upon a complaint made to the Local Government Board that the Rural District Counoil of Holywell have made default in providing Ffynnongroew, in the parish of Llanaea, with sufficient sewers." There were present: Mr D. H, Jones (solicitor, Carnarvon, representing Mr J. A. Davies), Mr J. A. Davies (the complainant), Carnarvon Mr P. Harding Roberti, clerk to the Holy well Rural District Council; Mr Iqaae Hughes, Chairman of the Rural District Counoil; Messrs W. Roberts, Mostyn; C. J. Batters, Tanlan; Edward Evans, Llanasa; Dr. James Williams, Meiioal Officer of Health; Mr H. A. Cope, Holywell (representing the Mostyn Estates); Mr Robert Thomas, Holywell; Mr Robert Jones, 0.0.; Mr Thomas Roberts, Minydpn (representing Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P.) Messrs Owen Owens. Tanlan; Samuel Blythin and John Owen, Piotoa (representing the Parish Counoil) Mr O. W. Ellii, Assistant Overseer Rev Howell Harris, Rev J. Mostyn Jones, Messrs Alfred Durrans, Crown Hotel; Edward Ellis, Whitford Thomas Jones, The Schools Thomas J. Pownall, Plas Derwen. Mr D. H. Jonea opened by submitting his com- plaint, which referred to the drainage of a row of houses known as DavieW Terraoe, Ffynnongroew, and submitted the correspondence parsed between Mr Davies and the Rural District Counoil. Mr Jonea said four or five years ago the site of Davies' Terraoe was occupied by a brewery and dwelling hou:e. The drainage was then discharged into the stream alongside the railway. The brawery was demolished and the row of ten houses built. No plans of the houses were submitted for the reason that no plans were asked for, and neither the architect nor anyone olse knew that plans were neoessary. He submitted that there was now a smaller and less offensive discharge from the new buildings than from the old brewery. There were no water closets, and nothing but slop water which passed through a small settling taok was now sent into the stream, whereas formerly all refuse from tha brewery was discharged into the stream. The Railway Company pressed upon Mr Davies to divert the drainage from the stream because of the alleged offensiveness. The stream took the surface drainage and slop water drains from other places emptying into the stream. He maintained in the first place that if the Railway Co, had any cauee of complaint respecting the pollution of the stream, they (the complainants) were not in aoy way the responsible party, but the local authority in whom the drains of Davies' Terraoe were vested, as the "sewer" under Sec. 4 and 13 of the Publio Health Act, 1875. The ditoh had always been a publio water coarsn, and if it was a publio nuisance the local authority should deal with it. The stream is the only natural outlet for the drainage of the whole vill&ge, and there ought to be nothing unreasonable in holding it to be the duty of the local authority to take such steps as would prevent its beooming a nuisanoe. If the village contiunes to increase, and the loaal authoiity do not take the matter of the drainage in hand, the stream is bound to become more and more offensive. As to the practicability of drainage, he eaid, the local authority in one of its letters to Mr Davies said, as an objeotion, that they were advised that no drainage sohemo for Ffynnongroew, if carried out, would make provision for the drainage of this property. Even if such were the caie, he could not see that the local authority was in any way relieved from providing proper means of disposing of the drainage especially if, as ho (the complainant) maintained, the necessity was a sewer vested in the local authority. Their opinion, however, was that the most feasible plan of sewering the village would include as its main featura a sewer laid along or near the ditoh commencing at a point higher up than Daviea Terraoe, opposite the house called Minydon. Suoh a sewer would take in, in ita course, amongst others, the drainage of Davies' Terraoe, There was sufficient fall to ensure the working of such a sewer from the bottom -o £ the ditoh opposite Minydon, down to a point in the ditch a little further than the opposite end of the village, where the sewerage might be taken under the railway to the Estuary of the De3 or otherwise dealt with. The distance was 854 yads, and there was a fall of 7ft 2in., equal to one in 356. The arrangements to flush such a sewer from end to end might be made at litt:e expense by damming the water from another stream olose to the waite ground near to the railway. In view of the widening of the railway perhaps the Railway Company would join in the expense of making a sewer such as was suggested. Mr Tulloch asked were there any plans showing the existance of any present drains. Such a plan would be neoessary, and he should have to verify the existence of the drains shown on any such plan by personal inspection. Mr P. Harding Roberts replied that the Rural District Council had given instruction for the pre- paration of plans, levels, and other material to facilitate the inquiry, but it unfortunately happened that their Inspector was taken ill and was unable to attend to the work, and in addition, the notiee had been somewhat short, in which to prepare for the inquiry. He, himself, was unable to speak from a personal knowledge of the plaoe. Mr D. H. Jones said the local authority had not provided a yard of drainage and had no system at all. Mr Tullooh: The default in providing would only be so, provided there was neoessity to provide. I am not prejudging the case, but if somebody has provided something which may be sufficient, how ean there be any default ? Mr P. Harding Roberts proceeded to state the case on behalf of the Rural District Counoil and pointed out that Davies' Terraoe was built and no plans submitted in aocordance with the by-laws of the District Counoil. The house were built on marsh land re-olaimed from the estuary of the Dee and proteoted by the embankment of the London and North-Western Railway. The houses were at a level which prevented all drainage within reasonable limits of expense being carried out. The rateable oapacity of the district was not able to bear the strain of a scheme of drainage. He did not say it was impraotioable-scieritiflo engineers could provide a scheme of drainage, but at what expense ? Drainage by natural means was impossible in regard to the houses in question. There was no general complaint from the distriot of Ffynnongroew neither was there an expressed desire for a drainage scheme except in the one instance of Davies' terrace. A drainage scheme for Ffynnongroew would, in justioe to the parish of Llanasa, have to be applied to a special drainage area, and to show the futility and im- practicability financially of such being carried out, he would quote some figures: Total rateable value of Llanasa parish, £ 19,688 ditto railways, 97,984; ditto oollieries, £ 2,250; houee3 and land, £ 8,703; property in Ffynnongroew, £ 760. A rate of one penny in the pound on property in Ffynnongroew would only produce L3 2a. 6d. The suggestion of a drainage scheme was very far- fetched for suoh a place as Ffynnongroew, and to embrace the whole of the parish of Llanasa as a contributory area would be an injustice to the outlying distriot, as the parish ran four miles, as the crow flies, inland, whereas Ffynnon- Kroew was only a long narrow strip on the sea coast. J* fynnongroew was a special place and should be formed for drainage purposes a special drainage district. Mr Tullooh: I inay tell you at oaoe, unless the circumstances of the case are really and truly special, the Looal Government Board are very reluctant to make a special drainage district. Mr P. Harding Roberts. There will be no difficulty in proving the special circumstances of the district. Mr Tulloch At one time the Looal Government Board did agreato a number, but nowadays very few special districts are allowed, and only in the case of exceptional circumstanoes.. Mr R. Jonei, C.O., was in favour of the whole parish beiog contributory to any soheme. Mr H. A. Cope said he was instructed on behalf of the Mostyn E, tites- He was antagonistic to Mr R. Jones, for the reason that he did not agree with an expense for one portion of the district being spread over the whole parish which did not and would not benefit by the causes of the expense. He had the names of eight farms in the parish of Llanasa and he wanted to point out the extreme hardship that would ensue by the tenants of those farms being rated for works carried ■< t for the benefit of a particular few. Mr Tulloch I am not here to disones tho question I of a special drainage distriot; a completely distinot inquiry to the present one would be necessary. I would advise the people interested to say as little as possible on that point at the present. Mr Cope: I am willing to abide by your sug- gestion, but I hope I shall not be told oa a futare oooasion that I did not hold to my point here. Mr Tullooh You may inform them that the Inspector said it was not the proper time to raise the question. Mr Cope: Therefore 1 will say no more than that there will be a strong opposition to include the top or mountain portion of Llanasa in any general soheme of drainage for Ffynnongroew. Mr Tullooh then intimated that he could not proceed with the inquiry without plans of the present drains of Ffynnongroew. The inquiry was accordingly adjourned to Thursday, January 13th. Mr Jones asked that they should be allowed to see, or have a tracing of the plans when prepared.—Mr Tullooh eaid there was not the slightest objection, and Mr P. Harding Roberts agreed to afford Mr Jones all necessary facilities to prepare for the ad- journed inquiry.

ST. ASAPH. THE REVOLT OF THE CLERGY. It is stated that more than seventy beneficed clergymen have signed the memorial to the Bishop on the subject of his patronage in the diocese. Writing on the subject to the Western Mail, A.B," says:—" I crave your indulgence for a spaoe in your valuable paper to express a few sentiments regarding the above heading, I may tell you, sir, that it is a flowing tide with the force of its waves increasing day after day. Now, what is the cause of the insurrection ? It is due to an unwise policy, adopted by the Diooesan, and as far as the Welsh language is concerned I fear with mischievious intention. We know bishops are not infallible, and that mistakes are allowed, and of ten passed over. But there has been I believe, sir, in the disposal of patronage in the diocese litely a deliberate abuse of a bishop's prerogative. Favouritism, if not domestic oonside-ations bear rule, I say it with all earnestness (and charitably hope I am mistaken) but I cannot reconcile recent preferments with a conscience clear before God. It is that which gives this matter its full, and deep solemnity. What does it matter whom the Bishop has pleased or offended The question is has he outraged conscience, or not? Why, it appears that every pandering clerical coakrobin desirous of preferment gets it, and those who wish to lick the soles of the episcopal shoes are promoted over and over again. Even men unknown in the diocaie eight years ago, and with no special fitness are posted in the plums. The immediate effect on many a deserving clergyman, of course, is to damp enthusiasm, and quench zeal. The indirect effect will be to bring the Church into ridicule before her members, and alas! before her foes. Perhaps I may humbly suggest a remedy. Let the policy of constant change of the same clerics sj characteristic of this diocese be applied to bishops also Let the House of Lords, and Lord Salisbury in particular know the true state of affiairs, and things now utterly wrong will soon come perfeotly right again."

KINDLY DONE.-Many odd ami amusing stories an told of the clever French critic, Jules Janin, and hit friends. None is more pleasing or more to their credit than one in which Janin, Theodore Burette, the historian, and Leon Satayes, the composer, author, and critic, figured. One of Janin's best friends was an old aunt who sent him to school when he was a boy, kept house for him, and took good care of him when he, a young man, was making his reputation, but not much money, in literature. It was, perhaps, in memory of her that he made a protegee of a poor old woman whom he noticed one day in the street. His placed her in a home for aged persons, and until her death, years afterwards, was her thoughtful and generous friend. The good woman was very ill once, and when she was convalescing she said, I want t. go and call on M. Janin. I must see him once more before I die." One of the women of the institu- tion went with her. Janin was living then at the top of a house which commanded a beautiful view of the garden of the Luxembourg. His garret was filled with books and piettiref, but, like any other garret, it was reached by climbing a great many stairs. Slowly and painfully the old woman toiled up the long flights. She had to sit down often to rest. It took her nearly two hours to reach the top. Janin was breakfasting with Theodore Burette. He received her with great cordiality and affection, and the three had a happy breakfast. The two men devoted themselves to entertaining her. They inquired all about the home, the rules, the diver- sions, the food, her recent illness, and listened with genial interest to all she had to say. She said good- by, and they made ready to escort her downstairs. We will return your visit soon," they said, and placing themselves on either side of her, they began te descend the stairs. But the effort and excitement had been too much for the feeble old lady. Her limbs failed her, and she could not take a step. Just then Satayes appeared on the scene. We must carry her down," he said. So they placed her comfortably in an arm-chair. Janin and Burette, who were small men, took the back. Satayes took the front, and they went down flight after flight of the many- storeyed house, breathless but cheerful. Well, my good woman," gasped Satayes, "I don't know of any queen who has a carriage like yours." The three literary workers were hardly ;n training for their achievement, but they placed her safe and sound on the side walk. and saw her go away with her atten- dant, her old heart deeply touched and pleased with the attentions she had received. QUEF;R FACTS ABOUT A W ATCII.-Open your watch and look at the little wheels, springs and screws, each an indispensable part of the whole wonderful ma- chine. Notice the busy little balance wheel as it flies to and fro unceasingly, day and night, year in and year out. This wonderful little machine is the result of hundreds of years of study and experi- ment. The watch carried by the average man is composed of 98 pieces and its manufac- ture embraces more than 2000 distinct ind separate operations. Some of the smallest screws ire so minute that the unaided eyes cannot distinguish them from steel filings or specks of dirt. Under a powerful mairnifung glass a perfect screw is revealed. The slit in the head is 2-1000 of an inch wide. It takes 308,000 of these screws to weigh a pound, and i pound is worth £ 320. The hair-spring is < strip of the finest, steel about n inches long, 1-100 of 2 in inch wide, and 27-10,000 of an inch thick. It il soiled up in spiral form and is finely tempered. The process of tempering these springs was long held as i secret by the few fortunate ones possessing it, md even now is not generally known. Their manufacture requires great skill and care The strip is gauged to 20,000ths of an inch, but no measuring instrument has yet been devised capable of fine enough gauging to determine beforehand by the size of the strip what the strength of the finished spring will be. A 120,000th part of an inch difference in the thickness of the strip makes a difference in the running of a watch of about six minutes per hour. The value of these springs, when finished and placed in watches, is enormous in proportion to the material from which they are made. A comparison will give » good idea. A ton of steel made up into hair- spring when in watches is worth more then 12 and one-half times the value of the same weight in pure gold. Hair-spring wire weighs one-twentieth of a grain to the inch. One mile of wire weighs less than half a pound. The balance gives five vibra- tions every second, 300 every minute, 18,000 every hour, 432,000 every day, and 157,680,000 every year. A.t each vibration it rotates about one and one-fourth times, which makes 197,100,000 revolutions every year. In order that we may better understand the stupendous amount of labour performed by these tiny works, let us make a few comparisons. Take, for illustration, a locomotive with six-foot driving wheels. Let its wheels be run until it has given the same num- ber of revolutions that a watch does in one year and they will have covered a distance equal to 28 com- plete circuits of the earth. All this a watch does vvitWfr-.other attention than winding once every 24

EAT, DRINK, AND B MHRRY.-That is all very well, and no doubt, in moderation, eating, drinking, and merriment are very good things But can any one of us—even the best of us—trust himself to be invariably moderate No, indeed, We are all apt at times to go just a bttle beyond the mark and then come headaches and regrets. At FiuAl times we can appreciate a friend-one who will stand by us and put us right; and such a friend we invariably find in Holloway's Pills. They did not fail our fathers at similar crises and they do not fail us. It is no Action, but a well-known fact, that Hollo way'a Pills are a certain cure for headaches, biliousness, and all similar troubles. THE FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS

WILL MBET Saturday, Deo. 4th Bodelwyddan Village, AT 10.45 A.X.

HOLYWELL V. CARNARVON IRONOPOLIS. Every time the Carnarvonites visit Holywell they leave a good impression behiad, and even in the days of the old" Dee Rovers "—these were football days, indead-the visit of the then Carnarvon Rangers" was the event of the year. In those days football was a rough and tumble game, with an umpire each side, but it was geauine enough and full enough of enthusiam to attract largo crowds. Now it is more gentle? Systematio play ha taken the place of rusning, but although the times have altered, the same euthusiam always holds good when a visit from Carnarvon is oonoerned. Last Saturday, miserable and wet though it wag, a fair number of enthusiasts turned out to see these teams oppose one another in the second round of the Welsh Cup, at Holy well, and once again Carnarvon left a rdcollection behind them. The referee, was Mr. Smitb, Bangor. The respective teams were as follows:— Carnarvon Team: -Goal, T Griffiths baoks, J 0 Williams, R Evans; halves, W Owen, D S Jones, R Pritohard forwards, G Williams, J Williams, W Morris, T Roberts, H Williams. Holyweil team:-Goal, H T Hughes; baoks, R Jonts, J Jones halves, J Gallagher, J E Matthews, Boyle; forwards, W Owen, A H Williamson, J Roberts, G Gillman, R Jones. The spin of the coin favoured Carnarvon, who ohoee to play with the wind. Holywell commenced and W Owen tested G-iiffiths early in the game. The mud and wind spoilt Owen for a second time, immediately aiter, and had the ball been but a little h8 unmaaageable Griffiths would have no chance. J 0 Williams and Evans were busy foe sometime keeping out the home forwards. Getting possession from one of their backs, a ran on the part of the Carnarvon left was followed by a rush in which they drew first blood, Hughes having to admit there was more mud than ball to negociate. Following this, play became more open, if anything the visitors were at their best, but the slippery sodden state of the groand hindered anything approaching accuracy, and both elevens were seen at great disadvantage. From a foul, R Jones place well in the Carnarvon goalmouth, J Roberts received the ball on his head and equalised, the ball getting in at the top corner. Holywell again had a chance, when Gillman had hard lines. Carnarvon got in some good work on the right, and while the home baoks were expending their powers appealing for an alleged offside (by the way, a very unprofit- able praetioe, and one it would be advisable to give up), Carnarvon scored a seoond. Holywell backs were now playing seemingly into the Carnarvonites hands, but for all this they were somewhat luoky in scaring a third goal, Hughes only just failing in a magnificent effort at saving.-lialt- time:- Carnarvon, 3 goals; Holywell, 1 goal. Brightening np, Holywell improved all round; in fact, they early on showed they meant to make amends for the poor game they had played in the first half. J Roberts sent in a splendid shot whioh hit inside the orotsbar, and gave Griffith a regular surprise, and even bad he got anywhere near it, the determined way Gillman followed up the ball argued an almost certainty; as it was Gillman made doubly sure. Williamson followed and soored the equalising point, with a swiffc low shot. Shortly after Williamson fell and hurt his arm, and the home team played the last twenty-five mimutes with ten men.—Final result:- Carnarvon, 3 goals Holywell, 3 goals.

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. RESULTS UP TO DATE. Goals P W L D F A PU Llandudno S. 4.. 3..1..0.. 9 4. t 6 Rhyl (Town) 4.. 2 1 I 4 6 5 Bangor. 3.. 2..0..0.. 7 0 4 Holywell 2.. 0..1..1.. 3 4.. 1 I Carnarvon. 2.. 0 2 0 1 3.. 0 Rhyl (Amat.) 2.. 0..2..0.. 1 9. 0 0

BRYNFORD. BACHELORS' TEA.-On Wednesday evening last, a bachelors' tea party was held at the Brynford National School, arranged and carried out by the members of the Young Men's Class. The tea was well patronised, and passed off very successfully. After tea a conoert was held presided over by Mr A E Jonos, and ably supported by mnsioal talent. The members of the Young Men's Class are to be congratulated on the success of their endeavour to aff creation and entertainment.

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RAILWAY TiME TABLE. DECEMBER, 1897. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-Down Tbaiws. Suwday HOLYHEAD ANDOKLSTER RAILWAY.-Uj? T BuxDAire LBAvs a.m a,.m a.m a.m a.m a.m a.m: p.m. p m., P-m p.m p.m. p.m p.m p.m fl-,p.m- p.m a.ia,a.m |».m p.m &bavb a.ns a.m a.m a.m a.m am a.ro p*m p.m p.m a.m p.m p.m p.m i p.m p.m. p.in p.m p.m I a.m a.m p.m. i p.m. CHESTER 2 38 6 30 9 0 10 5 g 11452 15 3 0 5 15 5 20 6 15 8 3J g 8 4* 1120 2 38 9 35 1126 6 0 HOLYHEAD. 7 45 12 0 3 0 I 6 0 8 5 « 6 1 01 8 6 Sandyoroft 6 40i.. 9 10 1^*1155 ijj | 3 10 5 30 -0 0 8 65 1130 9 46 6 10 Bangor (dep).. 7 55 9 0 1045 1 10 4 10 7 I7 9 3 6 55 1$2| 9 3 Queen'a Ferry. j6 45 9 15 *^8 12 0 ..11$.« 3 15 5 35 6 28 tS 9 01135 9 60 6 15 Aber |9 niOSfi 120 4 20 7 27 «. •• Connah'sQuay. 6 50 9 20 IS .2 12 5j ^o 3 20 5 40 6 33 9 b 1140 9 55 6 21 Llanfairfechan, 8 9 9 15 11 0 1 4 26 7 3* 7 9. Flint 2 685 57 9 27 E £ 12111 3 25 5 46 6 38 «» 0 9 12 1147 2 58,10 3 6 29 Penmaenmawr. 8 15 |» 21 11 6 1 33 4 34 7 4i 7 15 Bagillt 7 2 9 32 ~gl21S' *3 £ • • 8 33 5 ^645 £ 0 19 1153 10 8: 6 35 Conway 8 24 .9 31 1116 1 41 § 4 46 7 6i\9 26 7 25 2 23 9 26 HOLYWELL. (7 9 9 37 go 1223 ,-g § 3 38 !5 58 6 50 -3 .9 25,1159 1OI6 6 42 LlandudnoJun 6 38 8 31 ..8 39 1125 1 51 « 4 65 8 1 9 34 9 39 Mostyn 7 17 ..9 45 3 1231 B j g* a 3 46, Q 6 7 6 57! §«oi9 32 l2 6 1024 6 60 Colwyn Bay. 6 47 8 39 9 49 1133 2 0 « 6 5 8 11 9 45 7 36 2 38 JPrestatyn I7 28 r. 9 57 g'J 12422 511 ° 3 59 |e 17 7 7 9 9 8 g I9 42,12171 i036 7 2 Colwyn 6 64 !» 57 1139 2 8 g 5 13 8 19 7 40 RHYL j3 217 87: :I0 S 1045 £ §,12502 58 8 ei 4 7,5 57 <5 25 7 16 9 1(3 a g 9 5<> [225 g 21 1044 12 5 7 9 Llandulas 7 2I 10 4 1147 2 14 -5 5 23 8 29 Abergele ,7 49i 1019 1056 u 0 'l 53 12" .6 8j •• 7 29&27,g| •• £ 7 18 Abergele 7 7 •• 8 52 [1010 1153 2 20 5 29 8 34 7 55 Llimdulas ,7 57j ;1027 j* 0 ,1 14 3 20, a g 16 lfl' •• 7 38 9 35 g •• *3 RHYL 7 21 9 2 9 40,1024 1210 1250 2 35 4 10 6 30 5 46 8 48 10 6 8 5 3 5 5 20 10 4 Oolwyn !s 5l 11035 8 1 223 28 £ •-§ 6 22 "7 45|9 40 •• 0 .7 31 Prestatyn 7 29 | 9 1019 48 1033 I258 2 43 4 185 38 6 64 8 56 8 14 5 28 Colwyn Bay.. J 8 9| 1039,11 7^ 5 1 253 3lo^ |6 25 •• 7 48 9 43 « s; •• ft* 7 36 Mostyn 7 401 I 9 22|9 58! l2J0 1 8.2 53,|4 275 486 6 9 7 8 25 ..15 39 jLlandudno Jun 3 52 8 25, 1056 ji 45 3 5l|3 a 6 37 •• 8 7 10 £ 3 53 7 48 HOLYWELL 7 49 9 28 10 7 1052 il 16 3 4.j4 365 586 13 9 15 8 34 3 30 5 48 Conway {8 29 11 0 1127 1 493 55 "S3 6 41 8 11 10 9g j. 1235 7 52 Bagillt 7 64! 1015 |l24 4 42^ 4 6 21 9 22 8 41 5 54 Penmaenmawr 18 38{ 1110 1135 J5 g 1 534 4 j9t# 6 50 8 21 1018 £ g •• U j ;8 2 Flint 7 68! 9 20 1019 1241 1 29 !4 4716 8 6 25 9 27 8 48 6 0 Llanfairfechan. 8 44 1116,1143 « £ '2 44 103 g 6 57 18 27il024 = £ J co ( 18 8 Connah's Qnay. 8 81 |9 27| 1028 !1 35i 14 526 106 35 9 34 8 55 6 7.. JAber |8 50 11211 •• I | -o 2 94 16 | fe»| 1 >8 33 j [ | Qnean's Ferry.. 8 13l 19 321 1033 jl 41 4 57|6 21 6 41 9 39 8 59 6 12 Bangor '4 259 10 1131 12 5 | 2 30 4 35 cq •• I 7 10 |8 53 1039 I 8 4 25 1 8 S 40 Sandyoroft S 20 j |9 3»| 1038 .11 45 i5 36 256 415 9 45! I 9 4 6 16 i Holyhead 5 51010 il 0 2,2 32 5 38 of I 9 51 ^2 5 5 '1 48 0 32 Chester 8 31! 19 49 9 55 1050 1120 1 5 1 55 3 35 1 15 126 36 7 41 9 55 1050' 9 20 4 10 5 30 1050 7ALE OF OLWYD, DENBIGH, RUTHTV AND OORWEN RAILWAYS. LI AVI &, Ul P. TTt D *n D a. M RHYL 7 46 9 10 1050| 1 0 3'ioje 6 9 2™ Rhuddlan 7 53 9 19 1058 1 7,3 18'6 13;8 30 St. Asaph 8 1 9 25,11 6 1 14 3 26 6 40 Trefnant 8 9 9 34jlll4 1 22,3 33 6 27'9 51 DENB.. 1 519 46 fl?1 1 S3 43 6 35 10 3 J d.8 35 1140 1 35 4 0 7 35 Llanrbaiadr 8 44 1147 l 4'2i4 7 7 44 Rhewl 8 61 1162 1 47 4 12 7 si RUTHIN 8 56 1156 1 61 4 I0I7 55 Eyarth 9 4 12 5 4 25 8 4 Nantolwyd 9 11 1212 4 33 8 12 Derwen 9 17 1218 .• 4 38 8 17 •• Gwyddelwern — 9 23 1224 4 44 8 23 Corwen 9 30 1231 4 61 8 3C LIAVI a.m a.m a.m p.m p.m P.m. p,n CORWEN 7 30 10351 30i 5 60 Gwyddelwern. i7 35 1040 1 35 5 55 Derwen 7 42 1047 1 42 6 2 Nantolwyd 7 46 1061 1 46 6 6 „ Eyarth., 7 65 11 01 65 6 15 (< RUTHIN 8 1 11 62 14 356 217 10 Rhewl 8 9 1113 2 8 4 406 277 1# Llanrhaiadr. 8 13 11182 13 4 46 6 32 7 20 DENB \ar 8 21 11262 214 636 407 30 d 6 40 8 2o 11332 23 5 OJ 48 Trefnant 6 47 8 31 1140 2 30 5 8|7 66 St. Asaph 6 56 8 37 1145,2 37 5 16|8 4 Rhuddlan 7 38 43 11622 44 5 26 8 13 Rhyl 7 12 8 51 12 0.2 63(5 34]8 22* Also Euthin for Denbigh, 9.30 a.m daily, and 10 30 p.m Saturdays only. I "MJijD AND DENBIGH RAILWAY. | LBAVB a.m a.m A.m p.m p.m p,M p.m CHESTER.6 66 1010 1148 2 27 6 30 6 10 8 36 Brouirhton Hall7 4 1019 12 0 2 39 6 26 8 48 Hope. 7 21 1036 1217 2 56, 6 42 9 6 Padeswood 7 27 1042 1223 3 2; 6 48 9 U Llong '7 30 1045 1226 3 5l.. 6 519 14 MnTn 1 ar.7 341049 1230 3 9 6 0 6 65 918 ) d.7 36 1051 1232 3 11 6 1 6 57 9 20 Rhydymwyn 7 42 1057 1238 3 17 7 3 9 26 Nannerch 7 50 11 5 1246 3 25 7 11 9 34 Caerwys 7 57!lll2 1253 3 32 7 18 9 41 Bodfari 8 2!ll17 1258 3 37 7 23 9 46 Denbigh 8 12 11281 8 3 50 6 32 7 33 d 56 Also Chester to Mold 9.10 a.m. LEAKV a.m a.m a.m a.m p.m, p.m ip.m DENBIGH 8 28 10 0 1135 2 26 5 0 7 0 Bodfari 8 36 10 8 1143 2 33 5 8 7 8 3 42 1014 11492 39;5 14 7 14 Nannerch.. 8 60 1022 1157 2 47j5 22 7 22 Rhvdvmwyn 8 58 1030 12 5 2 5615 30 7 30 yy T 9 4 1036 1211 3 1 5 36 7 36 MOLD.. | d,7"459 6 1038 1213 3 2 5 387 38 Llone .III.7 499 9 1042 1217 5 42 7 42 Padefwood 7 52 9 12 1045 1220 3 7!5 45 7 46 Hope 7 59 9 19 1052' 1227 5 52 7 52 BroughtoaHan..8 13 9 ^3ill 5 1241 6 6 8 6 che6tger 8 27!IP 47|11171255 3 31 6 20 8 17 First train Denbigh to Chester. 7.38 a.m also 8.40 pja Denbigh to Chester, Saturdays only Printed and Published by the Proprietors DAVIES AND CO., at their General Printing Office, High- street, Holywell.