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KCTHIN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the Coaneil was held on Monday at the Workhouse, Ruthin, when the following members were present: Messrs Owen Williams (chairman), Henry Williams, E R Evans, E Powell Jones, E Davieel, R H Pugh, Robert White, John Evane, R Jones, and the Rev W G Richards with the clerk, Mr R H Roberts; the medical officer of health, Dr T 0 Jones; and the sanitary inspectors, Messrs E Evans and William Jones. THB SANITARY C0KDITI0X OF LLANRHAIADR. TIRF, VILLAGE SERIOUSLY CHARGED WITH 15 FICTION. Dr T 0 Jones, mediesl officer of health, Wrote as follows in his report:—"Since the last meeting of the council the follow- ing cases of infections diseases have been notified, viz., two cases of typhoid fever, and two of scarlet fever. One of the I scarlet fever cases occurred at Brynpin, Llanrhaiadr. I visited this place voi+.Il Inspector Evans, and f d that the I roundiqgs were in quite a sa. condition. As the person affected attenued the Llanrhaiadr school, the probable cause of the outbreak is the same as that of the; typhoid and the other scarlet fever cases which occurred in Llanrhaiadr viUage. The other cilses of scarlet fever oc- curred at Lletty Gild, Llanrhaiadr. After .careful ;"r *Um' ^rroundinflre. which were in thia case also In:: factory. It c. on that it must jdi from some of the other wuioii occurred in the neighbourhood. One of the typhoid fever cases reported was at the School House, Llanrhaiadr. where the case was undoubtedly due to bad drain- age. The other case occurred at Llewesog Isft, Llanrhaiadr, the cause of which cannot be accounted for, unless it may be to the use of water from a well in the yard, which is in close proximity to the pigstyes, for washing dairy utensils. Every possible precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the infection. In comp ia"ce with your instructions, I made three visits with Inspector Evans to the Llanrhaiadr village and on Tuesday we were met by the representatives of the Llanrhaiadr School Authorities, and of the managers of the Llanrhaiadr estate, and the District Surveyor of the County when we were able to inspect and make arrangements for suitable improvements. The drains of the Llanrhaiadr schools were in I, an unsatisfactory conduction, owing to the main drata which- passes under the road being choked. I have recommended all the drains to be trapped, and that the urina) drain should be connected with the main drain which ia to be carried to the field opposite. I have also strongly recom- mended that the Pait 91. syatem should be adopted. The drain of the Cottage, Llanrhaiadr, is being carried with other drains well away into the field opposite. I hope these improvements will be the means of checking the prevalence of typhoid and scarlet fever ia this immediate neighbour- hood. I advised the school to be closed, which was done on the 17th October. Since them the HwrfmMini of the school has been taken ill with typhoid fever. As the- abatement of the fever is not very pronounoed, 1.,caunot recommend the re- opening of the school at present, and trust that ia the" iaterim all the improvements < recommended will be 'tarried out." t The report was approved. Several members ooimaentod briefly on: its serious- character. THB BASGOB UNI"IJlRSlTY' cor,L"OB. Mr Henry Williams proposed, and Mr R, Pugh seconded, that the Chairman be re-* appointed a representative of the Council on the Court of Governors of Bangor' University College. The Chairman: It is rather an ex- pensive place to go, gentlemen (laughter). However, as it is your wish, I shall be. glad to act. THB KANT-Y-XS WATER SCHBJIB. The Clerk reported that he had at last ascertained "that Col Cornwallia West was t-be- lord'of the -mrnor in which the site of the proposed reservoir was situated, and bej was in correspondenee with the agent and the solicitor of. Col West with the view of ascertaining on what terms they would either convey-the site of the irservoir- to the' Council or grant a lease thereof for 99 years. As Soon as he heard that he pro- posed to submit the matter for the Council's consideration, because it quite depenJ'-d upon the tonns-they could make with the lord, of -the, avasor as to whether they eould proceed. He pointed out to the solicitor that thifr "was the only difficulty they had now. If the terms were unreasonable, of 'course, they would put a stop to the whole thing. LOCOMOTIVES OX HIGHWAYS. THR KANTGLTH ROAD. Thai Clerk tead a circular letter from the Local Government Board with re- ference to the regulations as to the wheels of traction engines. The board had ordered that the wheels of traction engines should be shod with blocks of wood, and they now directed that the blocks should not be used when worn down, so that the metalled rim obstruded beyond the surface of the Mocks. Certain regulations are also made as to the width of wheels of waggons drawn by road locomotives, and as to the weight that may be carried in each waggon. The Chairman said he had been over the road from Denbigh to Nantglyn, and he fonnd that the roadway had been much damaged by the traction engine used by the contractor to the Asylum Waterworks. The Llanrhaiadr district surveyor, Mr E Evans, stated that the traction engine itself did very little, if any damage, but the mischief was done by the waggons, the wheels of which were narrow, and moved behind each other in a single track. THE URKFEOHAN BRIDGB, LLANRHAIADR. In view of the floods which occur at Llanrhaiadr station, when the water over- flows- from the Clywedog, and covers the road, ditches and even the hedges for a considerable area between the station and the crown of the Drefechan Bridge, the Council had asked the County Council to erect a wall on each side of that part of the road under their jurisdiction, in order that the road might be indicated to those who wished to pass along it when the floods were on. The Clerk to the Connty Council replied that the Council had resolved to put a post and rail fence on each side of the road, as reoommended by their Surveyor, as the building of a wall would be an expensive job, and would enoroach upon the highway which was rather narrow at this point. Mr E Powell Jones said there would be no reason in erecting a wall there, because it would be carried away by water. The Clerk That is the contention of the County Council They maintain that afence would be better. Mr E Powell Jones said that if the hedge- were allow-ed to grow sufficiently, it would answer the purpose well, and there would be no need of railings. On the other aid* of the road there was a deep heHow which was on the property of the Railway Company, and that was very dangerous indeed. During the diseussion that ensued, it was pointed out that a distanoe of 30 yards beyond that county property belonged to the district, and that it would be desirable to continue the fence over this distance. It was unanimously decided to erect railings over this distance, so as to make the iob complete. SRYJfCLWYD ROAD, CLOCAENOG. 4c surveyor for the Ruthin district, Mr William Jones, reported that Col Mousley, of the Nantclwyd estate, had been good enough to, cart, over 100 loads of stones from Uantel<wyd quarry to improve the portion of Brynclwyd road which adjoined the main road. This had greatly reduced the steepness of the hill and had made the road much better. I A. rote of thanks was accorded to Col r !«■>*<><■•?■ abo *hat the tenant? of the estate, who had been good enough to cart the stones. the stones. A GYFFYLLIOG PETITION". The Clerk read a petition signed by several ratepayers at Gyffylliog requesting the Council to repair the road leading from Cefn Du to Swch Cae Rhafod, and giving their reasons for such application. Mr Robert Jones, the representative of the parish, said tnat in his opinion the application was a very reasonable one. The road connected the neighbourhood of Gyffylliog with Bontuchel, and was already repaired by the Council at both ends. Should the petition be granted, the road would be a great convenience to the neighbourhood at large. Replying to a question, the surveyor (Mr Evans) said that the distance requiring repairs was about three quarters of a mile. There were plenty of stones, and the petitioners expressed their willingness to cart them. Mr Robert White said that all the districts should be treated in the same manner as regards their roads. If this petition was granted, then let the Council grant all similar petitions. He did not objeet to the reparation of this particular road, but it was certainly desirable that some universal rule should be adopted as regards these by-roads. Rev W G Richards contended that the road should be first of all put in repair, and that the Council uhould then take into consideration whether it should be adopted by the Counoil. The Chairman said he sympathised with the petitioners, still Mr Richards' con- tention was a very fair one. 4 After further discussion it was decided that Messrs Robert Jones, Thomas J-ei yPlas Coch), and Evan Davies, should visit the place on *b«half of the G*unoilr confer with the petitioaera on th#subject, and report to the Council.

PRESENTATION TO THE REV. J. WYNE DAVIES. Daring the period of nearly three years that the Rev J Wynne Davies, M.A. (second son of ths late Vicar of Llanynvs), bap been assistant curate at All Saints, Hereford, he has endeared himself to the parishioners in a remarkable manner. It was, thereforo, not surprising that when waii announced that he had accepted the living of Hatfield, Yorkshire, the parish evinced a unanimous desire to mark their ap- preciation of his efforts. The objects of the testimonial were a beautifully illuminated address and a gold watch &nd chain. The address was signed by the Vicar (Rev C A Treherne), Messrs J Marchant, and W Margrett churchwardens, and upwards of 80 subscribers. There was a crowded attendance of parishion- ers and friends. The Vicar presided, and was supported by the two wardens. The Vicar said Mr Davies had already said good-bye to them, and a few of them in the parish wished to say good-bye to hiin. They were not the least bit iikely to forget him, and they did not want him to forget them, and so they wished to help his memory in some little degree by presenting him with a memento of his work among them there (applause). He would like to testify how extremely har- moniously and well Mr Davies and himself had worked together (applause). He would im- mensely miss his willing and ready and most efficient help, and could only say how gener- ously loyal he had been to him all through tho time they had worked together from the first day until now, and what a true friend he had been to him (the Vicar) (applause). He dwelt upon tho additional responsibilities which would fall upon Mr Davies in his Vicarage, and said he felt &ure that gentleman would feei that it was not ouly a source of gratification but a very real support to him to have the consciousness of their prayers for him now that he was leaving them to undertake the work of a parish by himself (hear, hear). With those few words of regret at his departure, and with the very sincerest wish that he might be happy and prosperous in his new home, he would call upon Mr Marchant to make the presentation (applause). Mr Marchant said the Viear had already extolled Mr Davies' qualities as far as he was concerned with him during the time be bad been in the parish, but he (Mr Marchant) could also tell them that he was not only popular with his Vicar but he was very popular in the parish in which he had been working (applause), He thought he might say—of course churchwardens sometimed did hear things that other people did not-that he did nob think either his colleague or himself ever heard a word against Mr Davies (applause). He had been genial, he had been kind, and he was sure in sickness or where any other little assistance was required, he was the first to go (applause). He (Mr Marchant) had his own reason for saying that, for he. only just hinted that so and so was bad, and Mr Davies was there in less than half-an-hour (applause). Mr Davies did not require or desire many high eulogies passed upon him, but, at the same time, they all knew his worth (applause). He was going away a long distance, but he felt that they would receive him there with the same open hearts as he had been received here and they would find, as they had at AlliSaints" a right-down good-hearted Vicar (load rap: plause), and one who would sympathise with them in all their trials and troubles, and re- joice with them in their prosperity (applause). He then read the address which was couched in the following termsPresented with a gold watch and chain to the Rev John Wynne Davies, M.A., on his leaving Herefoid, by the Vicar, Churchwardens, parishioners, and friends, as a mark of their esteem and appre- ciation of his work for nearly three years as assistant curate of All Saints." He mentioned that not one subscription had been solicited— they had all been sent in spontaneously- (applause). He asked Mr Davie3 to accept the testimonial with their hearty good wishes, and they hoped he might be spared very many long years to wear the watch aud to cherish it for the sake of old Hereford and the friends there I (applause). He hoped they would not say good-bye for good, but he felt sure that Mr Davies would leave many old friends behind him, and that they would see him back on many occasions, and they hoped if he did come to Hereford hs 0,M tnve them his services at All Saints' (applause)." The IWr J Wynne Davies, on rising to return thanks;- was heartily received. He said his heart was full of gratitude to them all for the manner in which they had shown their aopre- ciation of what they felt to him the very mA1 services that he had done for the parish. A farewell sermon was a trying thing, but his duty seemed far more trying that night. Although that was a very handsome present in itself, what he ralued more after all was the kindness and good feeling shown by them all towards him (applause). They had chosen a a present that would always be upon his per- son and which would be with him unto his dying day, unleM he fell into the hands of sharpers (laughter). The links Of that chain, besides being to him a watch-guard, would also be the links building his memory to bye- gone happy days spent among them there (applause). He was--taken quite by surprise that afternoon when he was presented bv the children of their day schools with a beautiful u little cross, which would hang upon his chain and would always be a reminder to him of his 4 duty towards children, and his doty towards himself, that was that he might always prove to be a loyal servant and ? orksr Tor our Lord Jesus Christ, and especially among the young ones of His flock (applause). That beautiful illuminated address should always have a very prominent place in his house, and he would from time to time cast his eyes over it, and it would recall to his memory the names of very m rt r»TT "1"£1 I,lon,.Jg f Kof. A lin/1 mh/IA n n f", 70I.J ¡¡VV" .&.a.aVAa,-&Q ..V ..11;1 UQ,A J.l1_A>g "I. v.v nn-Ih T:« Virur V. Pv f thn way in which they had worked together, and he might say that he felt that that was a very anxious change in his own life. For nearly ten years now he had served the Church as an assistant curate, and he vns convinced of the fact that he would never have a happier time in the future than he had had during that time (applause). It had been his good fortune in the three curacies which he had served to be with vicars who were, to his way of think- ing, of the ideal type, as regarded their dealings with thoir workers. They had always treated him with the utmost kindness, and had always looked upon him as a youuger brother, and he had always been allowed to look upon them, not as a master or dictator, but as an elder brother (applause). They had worked most harmoniously, and it had been a pleasure to him to serve under all those vicars, and especially Mr Treherne, during tho last few years (hear, hear). Once more he thanked them very gratefully for the good feeling they had shown to him for those hand- some presents, and he wished all prosperity and success to the Vicar and Church workers and the parish of All Saints'. He hoped before very long ho would come baek and find that the restoration of their grand old church was com- pleted, and he hoped he might be allowed to come down on the occasion of r- the opening. It would give him intense pleasure to be present on such an occasion (applause). He briefly described the parish of Hatfield, to which he is going, and said if any of them ever found them- selves within reasonable distance of that place, he sincerely hoped they would find their way there. They would always have a most hearty and sincere welcome (loud applause). A gentlemen in the audience here handed a packet to the Vicar, who said he thought their proceedings were over, but he had something further to do. He then read the following letter which accompanied the packet: "To the Rev J Wynne Davies, M.A.,—We, the under- signed, being parishioners of All Saints', in the Moorflelda district, desire your acceptance of tha enclosed sovereign purse nn the occasion of your depwtnre from Ail Saints' for Hatfield. Yorkshire, and wish you God-speed." Then followed the aawics oi the sobsecibers. The, Vicar presented the sovereign purse, with the letter to Mr Davies on behalf of the subscribers. J The Rev J W Daviee briefly asked the people of fche Moorhelds 'district to aocept his-sincere and heartfelt thanks, and promised that the purse gheuld be attached to his watch chain* Whilst he was doing so a third presentation > vthm handed up to the Vicar, in the form of a fcaadsome pipe, in case, from the boys' camping party, in which Mr Davies bad taken a great interest. In returning thanks for this he expressed the hop& that the camp would be kept on after he had igone. The proceedings then ended.

GENTEXARY OF WELSH WESLEYAN METHODISM AND THE MILLION GUINEA FUND." The W esleyan:Methodist8 of the Prineipality are already engaged ia making arrangements on an extensive scale for the celebration of the centenary of Welsh Wesleyan Methodism in 1900. At tha close of the last century a young man, of the name of Edward Jones, son of a farmer, of Bathafarn. near Rnthin, during the few years he spent in Manchester, joined the English Methodists at Oldham-street Chapel, in that city, and he became so attached to Methodism that, on his return to North Wales, he, on his own responsibility, engaged a room in the town of Ruthin, and began to hold Welsh Wesloyan services. He was encouraged in his undertaking by English ministers on the borders of Wales, and in the London Con ference of 1800, two Welsh ministers, who up till then has been engaged in the. English work, were appointed as Welsh missionaries, with Ruthin as their principal station. In this manner Welsh Wesleyan Methodism, which numbers many thousands of members adherents, was brought into existence. The North Wales Wesleyan Synod about a year ago took preliminary steps for celebrating this interesting event, but Mr Perks, M.P., having in the meantime secured the sanction of the British Conference to his "Million Guinea" scheme for the whole of British Methodism, the Synod, held at Portdinorwic, appointed a large and representative committee to prepare a scheme for uniting the centenary celebra- tion with Mr Perk's movement. The com- mittee held several sittings at Rhyl last week under the presidency of the Rev Hugh Jones, Birkenhead. The Rev P Jones Roberts, of Chester, and Mr 0 Tudor Jones, of Liverpool, were appointed general secretaries of the movement for the whole of North Wales, and Rev Hugh Jones, Birkenhead, and Mr Thomas Lewis, Gartherwen, Bangor, treasurers. It was decided that the district should be divided into three sections, as follows:—North-east section, including the Liverpool, Bagillfc, Coed- poeth, Mold, Cefn Mawr, Llangollen, Llan- rhaiadr, Llanfyllin, Llanfair, Hanley, and Stocktolf-on-Tees circuits North Central, in- cluding Denbigh, Rhyl, Ruthin, Corwen, Llauasa, Holvwell, Abergele, Conway, Llan- dudno, and Llanrw8tcircuits western section, including Beaumaris, Amlwch, Holyhead, Car- narvon, Bangor, Tregarth, Pwllheli, Portmadoc Blaenau Festiniog, Dolgelloy, Barmouth', Towyn, and Dinas Mawddwy circuits. The Revs 0 Mndoc Roberts (Llanrhaiadr), J Wesley Hughes (Corwen), and P Evans (Portmadoc) were appointed sectional secretaries, and it was arranged that the scheme be inaugurated by a district convention and public meeting at Bangor early next Januarv. It is confidently expected that at least £ i0,000 will be raised in the district, and applied to the promotion of the various interests of Welsh Methodism.

THE DRUIDICAL REMAINS IN CLOCAENOG. INTERESTING PAPER BY A KUTHINIAN. We extract from the October number of Archalologia Cambrenais," the journal of the Cambrensis Archaeological Society, the following paper by Mr R Owain Jones, of Penilan, Ruthin THE POOL PABJC INSCRIBED STONE.—Prof. John Rhys, in his work, Celtic Britain, refers to an inscribed stone (Goedelic and Latin). This stone has been removed from its original site, and is now erected on the lawn at Pool Park, where there is also a stone chair of throne removed from a place called Llys y Frenuines. (The Queen's Court.) The Latin inscription on the stone is Aimilini Tovisaci", which Prof. Rhys translates into Welsh, as TJfelyn Dywyaog". In the autumn of 1896 I resolved to see the spot whom this stone once stood, and hunting up an Ordnanuu Map of 1653 found it marked as Bedd Emlyrt (Emtyu',¡; GraveV I took the road through Pool raàk and Clo caenog, and passing the Hen Bias (Old Hall), left Llys y Erenhines, aiiigh tableland on the right. The path leads on to Cl^vrdd y Mynydd Cefn-du {the embankment of the Black Back Moun- tain), and in passing along this ridge I noticed on the opposite side of the valley a circular encampment- or fortification, with a kind of a platform in front in the shapn f c. vyiicio. I Passing here a short time afterwards, I failed to see any trace of it; probably at such a distance its outlines were lost in the growing vegetation it waa in the spring of this year. I inquired afc some of the farms on the way for B«dd Emlyn, but they were ignorant of such a placc. Calling at a farm, Maes y tyddyn Ucha, rr. ld told me he knew where. Bryn y Beddau (Hill of the Graves) was, where he said his father had told him there had been severe lighting in the olden days. He led me in a direction eouth-west from his homo, and pointed to a small hill. Is standL4 'ou' con- ^icuousiy, the growth upon it being of a diflfewwtcolonrto fche surrounding land at its ^Appearances it isabout 20 ft. diti, nn't? fr°ra ft position either north-east, east, or south-east ne every impression of being a tumulus, wit! jus a suspicion of two IInlaller tamuli on its summit. On reachi,,g the top, I found the land gradually receding to the distance of a WrffcitlE^fr^wv £ in. Ca.ll6d. Br°n.Ban° £ —> memory, jl cnink there is some 1 Slyi;'r i. connected from the "land "oH* cannot be certain on the point. Unfortunately, i have not Inspedted many tumuli; but judging from one or two which I have seen, and tne maSlve earthworks in the neighbour- hood, the heaping of such a mound of earth is very possible. No finer spot could be ohosen for a grave. It is situated at the top of a ool, and n* view ,8 much finer from here than from even the higher land about. The flat space at the summit may bo about twenty yards across, measuring north and south. On the north side a heaping of the earth is notice- able, and in this smaller mound is Bedd Emlyn, where the monument once stood. The grave lies eafit and west, is 19 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and about 3 ft. deep. Large slabs of slate, boulders, etc., fill the hollow; and at the east extremity of the grave a large stone, measuring 5 ft. 3 ins. in length, from 1 ft. 8 ins. to 2 ft. 9 ins- in width, and over a foot in thickness, lies across the grave. The weight and position of this stone" lead me to think that it is in its original position, as it is the only stone arranged with any semblance to order, the others being a confused m(1.S. I have been told that the removal of the inscribed stone was attended with considerable difficulty in fact, three separate attempts were made before it was finally carted to its present site. Although searching inquiry has been made to find out whether anyone living was present at its removal it has been of no avail, and I have only come acrosa two old men who actually remember it on its original site. With the exception of seeing it, one has no other recollection of it whatever and the other states that he remembers the stones arranged in the shape of a box in front of the monument. Both these men are about eighty years of age, so the removal must have taken plaee about sixty vears ago. The exact date, and perhaps further particulars, may be had by consulting Lord Bagot or his agents. The evidences of the grave on the south side are very slight, only a slight r sing of the ground being noticeable. I should not have recognised it as suoh, had not a farmer told tae that a heap of stones had been renseTed for the repairing st im adiewac- immubxw wall. TWo man unfortunately died at Maestyddyn before I had a second opportunity of consulting him. A tradition connected with the spot, and re- lated to me by the present tenant of Waen- camol, runs thus, and must be taken for what it is worth A great battle was fought on this spot by two armies of Welshmen, com- taanded by two brothers. The fight had been in progress some time, and' the slaughter had been great, when the two brothers met in mortal conflict,' while the 'other oombatants ceased fighting to watch the struggle. A terrible thunderstorm, however, sprang up, and so fearful were the flashes of lightning that they thought it was a sign from the hoaveni to make peace, and they did so." Thlff is a specimen of the tales they relate around the farmhouse fires in the winter evenings; but tradition dies hard in this iieigkbourhood and it 's not altogether unro- 1some of the families being in possession of the^same homesteads for over five hundred years. A gentleman well up in Welsh history gave me to understand that Llwyarch Hen, a Welsh poet of the fourth or fifth e-ontu ry, tells of a, prino<s who had eighteen sons, and fixes tne scene of one son's death in Gyffyllioc an adjoining parish, and even names the °spot, now the site of a farmhouse. Griffith Hughes^ a reliable man residing in Ruthin, states that when a lad cutting peat for Wern Uchaf, a farm a mile away from the spot, he came across the blade of a sword, minus the hilt, very much corroded. Ignorant of its value, he threw it away. I had made two visits to the grave, each time starting rather late in the day, so that I had to limit my examination to the grave itself. The third time I started early in the morning, with the intention of searching the country beyond. I found the land to the west of the grave composed mostly of bog, and was struck by the number of large boulders to be seen about. Having in mind the stone chair found in Llys Frenhines, I examined several of them, and while so doing was sur- prised to find that some of them composed perfect circles. I counted nine, although three of them are so imperfect that they can only be faintly traced. I did not measura the distance of circle from circle, but in some instances the spaces intervening are greater than in others. They skirt the base of a hill, and take a ciroular course north-east to south- west, and probably at one time were to be found on both stdes of the hill. It is very evident that remaining circles have escaped the hands of the wall-builder, for they become more scarce as they approach a boulder wall partitioning a part of the mountain. The stones by their contour, adapt themselves very readily to this purpose and as dwellers within easy distance of the snob are to this day ignorant of their existence, much less I their importance, one can dnw conclusions. The small circles are from 15 ft. to 18 ft. diameter, and in three of the circle the en- I closing stones are twelre in number. There is the like distance between each stone :as they arc arranged around the ring. The stones vary in size and shape. The majority of them are about 3 ft. long, and wedge-shape. I also noticed thot so»>e of the circles contained a stone, with a flat or indented top, which could bo likened to a seat. Most of the stones have the appearance of having been blown down by the south-we-st gales, as the thicker portion invariably lies in that direction. I might incidentally mention that trees are often found in the bog close by, "3 ft. beneath the surface, with their roots in the same direction. Tfio enclosed portions of the smailer circles are inlaid with boulders of curious shapes, and preference seems to hare been given to quarts. or the like stone, I removed the centre boulder of ono of the circles, and removing two other layers came to a bedding of clay, and underneath the clay a layer of rough pebbles, as found in river bed a. The dopth of the excavation I made was about 2 ft., and I particularly noticed that the boulders were I arranged with the object of giving tho inside of the circle a flat and solid Burtace.. I now come to the consideration of the largest and most interesting of the circles, having a diamater of 48 ft. The enclosing stones in this circle are fixed very closely together and I reget that I not only omitted to count the number, bub even failed- to notice whether the enclosed part was paved. The largest stone measures 5 ft. 4 in. in length, 2ft. wide ab the top, and 4 ft. wide at its lowest portion, which is about 9 ins. thick. On the north side of the circle there are three vertical stones, the portions embedded in the earth, being only two or three inches apart; and exactly opposite to them, on the south side of the circle, are qfcree other stones; two of which have fallen. These two sets of stones are so alike in form and position that they strike one as bearing upon the mythical Triad of the .3 Druids. Not far from the south side of this circle there is a trench, which an expert might call an ancient road. It certainly has the appearance of being hollowed out by the continued dragging of a sledge along its length. It is much too narrow for a cart, and "the ground around is not at all suitable for such a conveyance. Adjoining this trench or road there is a peculiar patch of land, covered with ridge a few feet in width, and extending UP LO within a few yards of the summit on the west side. Over on the east aide one sees numerous heaps of stone, some large and some small. They are not amraged in any order, with the exception of a row of twelve heaps twenty yards in length. It occur red to me that they were collected together for removal by carts. This theory, however, is unlikely, the heaps in some instances being too near each other to be of any convenience in their removal. A lad, whom I met in Ruthin, told me of some heaps of stones near a rock, which his fflther (the gamekeeper on the moors) told himjwere wrrriora'graves. Ho fixed the spot at two or >ile*< further west; but thev may have l- ?e, aa there is a slate rock close by. At tiua point I was romncll^ delay tJH ot this description by pressure of business. In the meantime, hear- ing of my researches, a local bookseller handed me a book entitled Can., xa Depieta, by E Push, of Ruthin, written about the year 1804, and I found this account of his visit to fche grave, but he makes no mention of the circles <4 Ov mAnnfflin. npftr a farm Bnerl itaes y Tyddin Ucha, are two stones mentioned by Camden, on one of which is this inscription, vet perfect, Amillin Tavisatoo'. fatolyl farmer's son, a blockhead in the neighbour hood. to prove the mettle of his horsey attached a chain to this stone, dislodge and it now ramains at" its length. It ™ lri-nC, ported he intended to break it up for bui perhaps a pig-stye." Further on heLfJJ^ treating of Lis visit to Cerng y The name of this village arose from » vears of Druidical stones, which until of tinee were seen here, but which have wed to make wall* JoNEg Penllan, Ruthin.

NE W LOOAID PATRNT. The following abridged fh^eFrle^Pr .'S specially drawn lor the & by Messrs Hughes and Young, Paten, Agents^ 55 and 56, Chancery Lane, will give advioe and assistan T era on all patent matters. 15,47o. Lamps Patentees: Messrs. D. G. LewIs, Beaufort Street, and J. Davies, Boundary Btreet, both in Brynmaur, Breckonshire. Oil-lamp reser- voirs are ventilated by tubes cunrea to follow the contour of the reservoir, and molinod at, their inner ends to prevent 01J^°™0^leGting therein, instead of being ventilated by short upwardly-curved tubes. Gauze dilos are iltted in the inlet ends of the tubes, and are SUr. mounted by perforated screw-eapa. The butner is now sorewed into its sooket instead of being attached by a bayonet-joint.

CLEVER COOKS oan add to their list of dishes the preparation of choioe dainties for the Dinner »*d Snpper Table, by consulting the pege# of s little book entitled pastry and sweets,' eiven to all coi ks sending their addresses to AxpaKD Bian a<id Sokb sweets,' eiven to all coi ks sending their addresses to ALFRED Bian LjD Solle Birmingham. Every lady and housekeeper in the land nhould haye Pastry and sweets' handy for reference. There is nothing to pay, aa i the book will bs sent by return ol fwst Free to any Juddtessj

c- ST. ASAPH. Football.—The St Asaph AthloCe: uss tbe Rhyl Beserres al Bbyl en gjbteirday. -Brit round for the Welsh JanioT Oup. nearly one Sided gams the sesnlt was, Jhyl6 81 Asaph 1.— At llwy Grey* Jaik, »» AiMpii, on the same day, a saotsh war yl»yed'b»tw«Hi the St Asaph Church Institute Guild, asd the Rhuddlan Janiors. lft»» a lot sf rough pl^y the game ended in draw ef two goals saet, Amongst those who played for St Aaapk we" the Seva B Theodore Jonat, and J D Jones, and Dr Wilson.-A match was also played at at St Asaph on Satsrday between the St Asaph Grammar School, end Epworth Collage (Bhyl) which resulted in a victory for the visitors by 4 goals to S. Mobioal.—The following ctitting from the Birmingham "Daily Mail," November 22od, musical notes, is of looal interest relating to a former member of St Asaph Cathedral Charch — The Balmoral is the title of a aew mareh, published by Albert Adams, Birming- ham, composed by Felix, L Powell, a ysung amntenr musician, who is now residing in this city. It is well and efftetively-writtaa for the pianoforte, the ehief characteristic being its martial-spirit, The key is C major, the trio portion in G major. The composor does not attempt any abstruse harmonic progressions, but confines himself to harmony, and has written a lively and well*rhythmed march whioh will find favour with amateurs," j 'i

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING. | PROPOSED 13AZAAX I — „, The monthly meeting of the St Aceph Peri.h Council was bald eg Monday eveakrg, *he* there Were present Dr BasWrby (in the .hair), Dr Lloyd, Messrs H A Qleaver, ObarUs Man»- bridge, J P Jones, Robext- Jones., John eamom John Jones, and the eltrk (Mr T IV UOUtg,)' The report of the Cemnoa Committee wu read, which recommended that a Bazaar be held in St Asaph for the purpose of raising fonds to enable the Pariah Council to obtain a provisional order, whereby they would have the control of the Common.—Mr Robert Jones Paid that several people had been asking him if there was no other means of obtaining the oontrol of the common without going to the expense of a provisional order. He (Mr Jones) had written to both the Local Government Board, and the Board of Agriculture upon the subject, pointing ont that the Common had become a public nuisance, and asking whether the Council could not be given some kind of authority over the Common, and whether they would be jnfltified in holding a Bazaai for that purpose. The Loeal Government Board had replied saying, --That they could not under- take to advise the Parish Council on the sub- ject." The Board of Agriculture had not yet replied. He wished the people of St Asaph to know that the Council had done all they could to obtain the control of the Common, without going to the expense of obtaining a provisional order.—Mr 0 Manabridge thought that the Bishop or the Lord of the Manor, might have something to say upon the subject.—Mr Eobt Jones said there was no Lord of the Manor, and the Biahop had liD more authority than anyone e,loc.-Dr Lloyd thought that to obtain a pro- visional order by means of a Basaar was the only thing left.—Dr Eastsrby said that the Common was now in a worst state than ever he remembered it.—The matter was then ad- journed to await the reply of tho Board of Agriculture.—Mr J P Jones called attention to the state of the footpaths on the Slwy Bridge, and proposed that the attention of the County Council be called to the state of the bridge and footpaths, and that a letter be sent to Coloael Howard asking hiin to support the matter when it was brought before the Oonnoil.—Mr Robert Jones seconded and it was oarried unanimously.

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CORPULENCY THE THIEF OF TIME. RAPID METHOD OF BANISHING SUPERABUNDANT FAT. a tTuittmP«51!?CI?stfalat'on 53 the Thief of Time is regarded d °kv,ous.that it has no claim to be Durnose it ma^IK^pigram- To more Practical purpose it may be urged that Cornulencv is. in very many cases; the P .• 7 The putting off till tl™^wlr.0crasunai,0n* tn dav rrrtainlv orrow what can be done to-day certainly.becomes a mental habit but it IS^unquestionably very *e^ently,biott^by physical conditions- which sender exSTiS some. That in the majonty of cases procrastina- tion is easily curable is one of the considerations suggested by a perusal of Mr. P. Cecil Russell's Corpulency, and the Cure," the remarkablenopti- larity of which is evidenced by the recr-n-t issue of the 18th edition. The enormous mass of cor- respondence which this expert has accumulated, and many extracts from which are included in the 256 pages of this little book, forms the most valuable addition which has yet been made te the literature of obesity. It is specially notable that a very large proportion of Mr. Russell's correspondents who have undergone his course of treatment for the reduction of obesity em- phasise the renewed vigour which they have experienced, after passing through the process— a wonderfully rapid one, according to this method—of banishing their superabundant fat. The universal adoption of Mr. Russell's system by corpulent persons of both sexes would increase, by a stupendous percentage, the woric- ing capacity of mankind. The rapidly-growing popularity of the treatment is due, doubtless, to the author having discarded all the obsolete notions about semi-starvation being requisite to ensure comely and comfortable slimness. It is tj at ,» more tll« marvellous possibilities will be thP*St 1 S SyStCI? known, the less Tho dediL for'h« of people ^ne to reduce their overweieto bv the pleasant and facile means which are described in this little book, which can be had, post free, by forwardmgthree penny stamps to Woburn House, Store-street, Bedford-square, London, W.C.

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