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

FLEffT. EI/FCTON OF AUDITORS AND Aiianwitm.-Ur -John G. Bevan, Chester-street, and Mr Samuel 'Wilkinson* Hill street, have been elected auditors and Mr Joseph Ungues, London House, and Mr Robert W. Bowen, tester-street, as assessors. THE ARCTIC. EXPHDITION.—We would remind out ladera of the lecture to be given on Tuesday next; at le Nii^ions) "Sahools, under the. presidency ftf th6" spect9<i Miyoir. The Bev. J. D*. Eiley is well* > own as a hicid ittid iaterestiog lecturer, ..and tb autifal views illustrative bf the M'ject oanQ^t f»il tre appreciated, nir lecture ob the Arutie expedt*. n and the Poiar regions cannot be too highly spokjNi' and we are'sure- will be fully appreciated-at J^liht. niculars ts to the «>eeting will be foaifd another co uoxn. » ■

BAGILLT. Bev. J1. D. liiley delivered a "very ,r resting .lecture on Wsdnesdaye vetting, at t ■y- rmbe chapel, Bsgille, accompanied by beautiful 7" f a m8gie lanftrn with brilliant and P"" r;U V'0*6 The address dealt'with the chief pi- of interest in Prance, Switzerland and Rome. T; fleeed;yigs were variedly tbe chQir, who sang. I excsUetit pieces, and the mèetiDl was- very .aioin^' ana insi;active. # _0--

POINT OF AJR., BOAT SERVICBII.- W e have been favored with :>owing copy of a letter wbjch has to Captain Hilis, Níbtee the. sMrvices of th? Point of Air Life Boat Sronant, Rhyl, MawA ^lsrr. 3i r v r,-At S 0 p .in we perceived signals at the Tel«g#ifj>h tii.s cTU.ja fes Ifrte Boat to a two masted Flat ootSi<te t06»Wjat .Q-: lv-7 per chart with a diitressflag the life Boa. unm>oiate>y M>nt off luckily, being flood tide, I eKa '1 over the vlMlk ^nd proceedad up tne Dee befors Lifo Boat got to Uer, upon which the LJfs Boat reamed yt b.?to'"ri tt!y p-ot to their station they perceived giy .a. a -it B Tr cgraim tiirectipg them to a veuel in distress r No. i" V21 uii'irt, iuim^diately launched the Life Bcatlu" ■ 8.>? with a siroaj gale from the, north and procende:! andtVamd hI. rto be the schooner Problem," lliifnvtirey'ohitW, ami two other men, *»• o J: J. "'i, boa i tiom N'ewiy, Ireland, to Duddon. i'turiiii; ht cap¡,¡zr, ,¡. -;t,e- Nli re in the rigwing and tilee.i t. ter .I the L:IC Boat believes the yards must ifi <r.iip- ■ -nst the ground, otherwise she would have gone over, quite empt "he ha'i drivpn high on the rnuir. i tO; Liu Boak hr". and as ther tide was recvfti'rr titer d be of no fart. cr vice, and returned to ;u«'k station at, s Tours trulvr V i •* *♦► '■ joa* Smox. O tft. t-'ataai Hills. BW., i .I- v. s Liverpool.

i* 1 T.. > -J" a _Y. WHIT FORD .drfiE',M<ifSTY^ FESTIYITIES;' A VeTy • largely afctandkd meeting of *thet ^gsmanal commitfee for, ceLebrattdg Abe, coming..Of agftf of.tile. Hedr of Moitynj wtta httld idn. Monday afternoon at.the National:'Scht>61, "Whjtfnrd^ under the presi^infey,of» the Vicar (the Rev. T. Zi; DAviea), for the, purpose of ^tbe e'xfcct dateqpon whwh;the fija>UiUejvA*iiid# «KtduGteik-A letter ^sa re^^t^m Sit^Pye^B^Io^jjn^ Bart., apologising for -hisp abs"ee, -ow-iog, to. auoth!tr,t -publie- engag^ngenf.^A Jatter also reaaL, from; Jfha Ueit, addressed tq Mr Charltqn, stating tfiat the 23rd of. April would be the earliest date upon which be and:, his mother, Lady Augusta Mootyn. could visit Flint- shire. After some consideration, it was decided to hold the festivities' on Tuesday "and Wednesday; the 1st and 2nd of May next, and it was stated that the rejoicings on the Llandudno estate would be so ar- ranged as to follow close upon those at Mostyn.—The Chairman said the subscriptions 'had reached in rounrJ numbers about £ 350, and the executive committee' met some time ago and drew out & rough plan of what they purpose doing, but before that was read perhaps Mr Charlton would state what the. Mosty-n family proposed to do on their own part.M r St. John Charlton said they proposed having a dinner for all the members of the committee, about 80 in number, and for- all the tenants on the estate who were not cottage tenants, who together wonld amount in round figures to about 250. They proposed to ask the celebration committee not to have anything to do th..1. 4 with that, as they would find the larger tent acd the dinner. That would be on the first day, and on the/pi- low day the cottage tenants would'havedinoer,'apd ttfen th^ teut would be handed over to tbe'eommi t tee for their usia. Tfie Chairman then read tbe reoommettdations of the executi" wcich w«te disoussed teriatib, bat no change was made in the programme they .suggested -which ideluded the presentation of tflraddrtots to tner Heir, Which would eoat ever Afty- suiaoojl; the en- gagement of the full miKtary baud of tho 106th Rêi-, atent Light Infantry, now stationed-at Chester, Qastle, which would play oo the first day of the rejoicings, and on the second day loeal.brass bands woald be allowed to play in the park. There would be sports, consisting of pony, donkey and foot racing, and a variety of other amusements to be provided by an eminent firm from Stafford for the people who assembled. At night there would be a splendid display of fireworks and monster bonfires would close the first days pro- ceedings. The carrying out of these arrangements the committee estimated would cost 8!tout £205. On the second day two or three oxen, costing from;660 to L80 would be destribated among the poor of the parish tea would be given to about a thousand school children, each of whom would receive a china cup bearing M r Llewelyn Mostyn's monogram and the date of his majority. Amusements would be provided- for them and with a distribution of gifts to old women, thecoet. of the secoad day's proceedings were estimated At £ 100. -Mr Charlton said they should eodeavour to time the proceedings. On the first day the oominittelo,, "would meet at the Bridge Lodge and form a procession headed by the 4th Flintshire Volunteers joined oy the tenants friends, and well wishers of the Moetyn fstqUyt and proceed tty tfjfc BaD; where *the address w presented. That ifrotfld b& o'ver about two o'clcKBk, and th^n they should want something for the people to da. "there wduld be every variety of amu&emeota for the people during the ttifte^hoon. At five q'clock • there would be the dinner for the large tenants and the committee, numbering from 250 to.300, who would be admitted by ticket. While the dinner was going on, it would be absolutely necessary to have some amuse- ments for the people, so that the sports in the park would still be going on. There won!d also be two refreshment tents oh the ground by leave of the com- mittee, who would fix a tariff of charges, so that the public would not have to pay extortionate prices for the refreshments they obtained. With everything combined they hoped the people who assembled would be able to amuse themselves until the evening, when the fireworks would be set off and the bqnfires lighted, and by then he supposed they would all be ready to go to;bed (laughter).—A discussion took place as to the amount to be apprqpristed for the purchase of beef, some gantlemeo naming; 1:80, btyt the original recom- mendation was agreed to.—On the motion of Mr Enoch I^ewts, seconded by Captain Morgan, it was resolved to^reqMst 3.ir Pws Mostyn* Bart., to present the address to the hqir, Mr Lewis observing that if his-m^mory .served him-.weJl, S,ir Pyers presented the his-m^mory .served him-.weJl, S,ir Pyers presented the vWry* h whw be jax.tMDeo, ni| n^^otity.—-Mt ,K Eewis luggeated .that they fciotild ergot ^otpelhing'permanent in. Mjmneaor Nation of "the attspicious* occasion. What -they liad hitherto considered jperdlj #i*tteii,. which Vpuld eii^ JjtK the ^gjr, Bdt he' ttidught it* would bf> Veiy becoonng 'and a luit&o!e cIcoadioA to*ereot uson\e* atructare which would. sljdw in jearft t6 oomethe; interest Yelt in the House of,Mostyn! He* pointed out the great ^ant'felt in Rhfewl Mbityu -GY &,supply of water, but hl- did not wieh,to'ulict the money subscribed in bringing .water to the place, that was a thing the people Ibbllll do for-themselves. What he proposed vu -the erection of icolamn.or Captain, upon^ "which wo.uld,be an inscription of the event: it was erected to commemorate, and it would be a lasting-memento of the ocoasion.for which the poeple of Mostyn would feel gratefpl, and perhaps would act as a kind of impetus to. thelli to have a proper supply of water provided for the place.. After some consideration, it was resolved to leave the question of dealing with the surplus funds in the hands of the executive. Sub- committees for finance matters, the distribution of meat, conducting the sports, attending to the refreshment tent, and the general decorations were appointed, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting ends&.

FR.ESTATSTf-v. PfiTTY ;SESfl9IONS: MbNilat.—Before Sir Pyers Mostyn, Bart. (chairman), T. G. Dixon, Esq and W. P. Jones, Esql' A STOCKING RAWRIM"O iabMMI"S. Robert Jones, a stocking hawker from PeatMchno, waa charged by. P.C. h" (tarty) with hawking his foods in the village of Newmarket in the month of Hecember last, without being in possession of a pedlar's certificate. It appeared that the defendant wsa som- moned for the last tneeting, But instead of appearing himself' hd/comntfssioned a^young man from Pen aachno to ^answer tbe charge in his behuf. ^The justices refused to efceept the appearance, and ordered defenftnt ti-appear-in person at the present meeting. The justices Bading that defendant had been put to considerable expense in the matter, and that the costs alonewere-24^ 6d., imposed the nominal fine of ls. DRUNKBNNBSS. John Jones, of Prestatyn, charged by P.C. 16, fwith being drunk and riotous in that village, was fined 5s. 'and cost*.—Robert Evans and Edward Parry, .citjpd 4y P.C. 26 for Being drunk and 4otoB8 at Ffynnan- groew, vere.,ea,oh Road a& with 10s. omts.-RdwArd Thqmas, of. -?fY'$;IoPgreew,w.ai chiirgo, by Mr Thos. Jones,-landlord of the Crewn Inn, with refusing to quif. It appeared that the, dtfordint quarrelw in the 'Óq.e,WItt. aDetJtr person, and, becoming my dil- "ordefly he iva# requeeted to 4eav^ but refused to comply. Pin* co,ti amdwmting to 20i. Were impotadr i $, TBWAW ■ Tbo<aattPa)rry MQ Joseph Jones, miners of Meliden, were sharged by. lowph Griffin, gamekeeper at Golden Gfove, with treapasaing in pursait of game upon land h. his employers- posgmi*. The defendant Parry bad been befoze Qonvicted aojder similar cireamstanoes, but as too years had passed since then the justices dealt with ihim as though the present weto -his first offrace, and each was fined .11e. and 9&. costs. 1 A 80KRY JOKB. Nathaniel Bryan, 'hawker, Rhyl, was charged oy P.C."26 with having his cart on the highway at Tanlan. It appeared that-defendant bad taken the horse out of the cart, and allowed it to -gratee on the roadside. W(ieto spokt-n to by the effioer he treated the matter as a jGke; and passed on. The Bench imposed a- fine of 2s. and costs, 7s. 7d. BMAOH W'OirtlJ riiiSOB OBDBBS. I •JOIHI Jones/ of Penrall-t, Gwaenyscor, was sum- j>W>ed by^ Inspb^tor- McLaren with removing sheep "?■> » field ai^Qra^eoysoor when thay were "effected W1.j •c*b. A friend Of tbs defendant's appeared and J ^h* aeighbourbooi^ anj It was helieve^ j to America, but as therv appeared to he- considerable doubt uptoa the point, the case -was adjourned to the next aesaions to give him an opportanity of appearing. -0- Tglt,DATIRPITATION,-Tl,,tt,roiLt-4 wtndpipeare especially liable to inflammation ctuaing noreasm and drjaeas, tickling and irritation, iii(lucilig cough and affecting the voice. For these symptoms use glycerine inthefora ofjulubes. Glycerine, in these agreeable confections, bej&g in proxnnitv to the tla&da. at the moment they are the,aetof sucgincf, beeomss' actively healing. Sold oBlyin od. sua Is. boxes (by post for '14 stamps), labtlted' jAifcss EPFS A Co.Homoeop-ithic Chtnrtlfc.' 48; 7^r«adneedJ^ «treW, aid' 470,. Pjw^diUjL London."

• 5 50LYWELL SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly tne^Gng of fh<r membera of tbii Board was held on Tubsdavy there being present; Mr S. Sratton- (ohairmati>, Sev D. Oliver (vicShebCiraian), .Iff. Henry, Rev B. 0. Wilgams, Bev B. Joosa, and tlfe R^v J/ Baron. €lerk—tdr E. M. Braes.; archi> te<Mr J. Hill^Ldfadon,; Xheminut/BStha^wg beaa eolififm«d%ith tb»'aswMt ibf. meelinLatlltt Clark r^d'tne<C^Mrd« l^ort-^fe»4be SbkMti»«(atr tpA: thai pe we frolt t •etf <h^2rtd iMt.1JàriDg;.t.bat the wither had Bflbd «*6eptiouiHy stormyi snd a> a p^tsscquenoe the aUenlance the-younger children bad fallen off, and -this would'account for the small decrease in the ever- ag&^attendances. The average attendance for the period- in the boysV school was 115, and in the girls' sohool, 118,' making. a total for both departments of 231. By comparing this with the last report a de- crease of seven in the average attendance would be noticed. The highest daily attendance had been in the boys' school, 130, and in the girls' school, 133. Notions of irregularity of attendance had been served upon the parents of thoee children attending badly, and excuses in almost every case had been sent. the cause assigned for the absence of the children being invariably sickness. Those excuses had to be so- cepted by the master and mistress, as they had no means of ascertaining the truth or otherwise of the statement.—It was resolved to ordet a quantity of coal for the use of the school, and Mr and Mrs Nichols were requested to; prepare a list of the children on whose behalf excuses for non-attendance had been made for presentation at the next meeting.—A person Who- removed bis children from the sohool without paying the fees due for tba,eduogtion of his children, was orderechet be proceeded against unless the arreara were at on 9 ia. fe ring to this matter, Mr Eenry joctfxaVly <oWfeHred:? The beginning of t^oablM.; vliwi ^^o-obsnrnMWi s Yes, wJHfa we gat to money matters we. generally get into trouble (laughter).— Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the school being kept open until a very late hour at night on the ocoa- sion of a reeent concert held there, and also of the stage not being reaioved until late the following morning, and tbua impeding the work at the sohool. A window was aiao broken, which the originator of the concert waa. ordered to repair, a member remarking that they ahould be eareful as to whom they let the school io future. -Some other matters in reference to thete schools were relegated to the Schools Com- mittee.—It appeared that in the cases of two orphan boys, the, committee had remitted tiie school feee, and in that of a laboring man with a large frinily, who was opt of employment, half the fees were remitted. The period for which' these extended having expired, tibe Board, on the reoommendation of two membera of the committee, refused to allow' farther remission io the case of the working-man, but granted full remission in the caae of ohe of the orphans mentioned: In the other it appeared that the boy had been in the workhouse, but his aunt who had promiaed his dying mother-to protect him, had taken the boy out of the I workhoofce and clothed and fed him, but was too poor to pay for his eduoation, having a large faaiily of ber own.-The' Vioar doubted if they would be doing Nrigbt 'towacda the ratepayers in..griatiag.,the, rpaimim "in this wise, for i prtnoiple ^w«* jiivolvSd in the 4ti*ation. There was no doubt that the woman.had actad most kindly in the matter in taking the poor boy out of the workhouse, but if she took charge of him in one, ireqftt she ahould take every charge of him. The woman bad taken upen herself to feed ani clotbe. him, but she said she eould not educate him, and wished the Board to do so, whereas if Ibe. did neither the Union woutd -do it, and the charge, aa be apprehended it, would fall upon the whole parisbea in the Union, and not on the parish of Holywell only, which would be the case if they remitted the fees. He quite appreciated what the woman had done, but he ftlt that if she kept and fed him sbe should also educate him. He bad not the slightest feeling in the matter, for he realty did not know who the poor boy was. but he did not think the remission in this case would be a good precedent, and as they were just in the commencement of these matters it was much better not to establish doubtful precedents.-The Vice-chair- man said that even if the boy were relieved by the Union the pariah of Holywell would have to pay its quota of the eipeose, and he argued that it waa better to remit the fees in this can. As a matter of principle be believed the Vicar was right in the view he took, but locking at all the circumstances of the eaae he waa inclined to remit tbeftfcs.—Mr Henry said locking at twrqnesttanfn ^lfatr of vfo*h& bdtafad the Tiedrcbajrmdn was right, but aa a matter of ptiu- ciple he thodght tfie Vicar was quite correct in tbe position he' took*.—The Rev: J. Baron also took a tfimifar View/and the Vicar moybd and Mr Henry ieconded that the fee's be-dot remitted.—The Vice- chairman by way of amendment moved that they ^continue, to ^emit-tbe fees in the case of the orphan boy-'undfet consideration, huttbe amendment was not stoooded, and the original motion was earried.-TAtters .,ir& read from "the Education Department, in which fhtfrbatiori wlI.i.,elf t hat the plans and specifications of the Bagillt Board Schools were approved, and the provisional order for taking compulsory pros* ssion of the litéof the schools was also forwarded. The Board however intimated that they had not as yet advised the Public Works Loan Commission to advance money for the erection of the schools, and deaired that the plan of the land' should be returned to them. The Clerk intimated that te believed the aolicitor (Mr P. Mwyndeg Evans) was taking steps to enforce the order. It was resolved that a special meeting of the Board should. be called, should the clerk deem it necessary, after the replies had been received from the owner and tenant of the land to the statutory notiaec-la refer- ence to the Holywell Infant Schools, the architect "stated that thevb<^ndary wall^. owing'^ to^ttye atate of jthe ^Ca^hsr; wotild not iM,c()rnpie £ e,(t f(Sr three or four weeka. school was r £ a&y Tor bccupation, but as the Walls were finished inside in plain brick, the appearance was in his mind dull and heavy, and he sweated that they be covered to the height oil-about five feet with vitrified paint of a deep stone colour. The Board approved of the suggestion and ordered the painting to be done, and a moulding to finish off the appearaiice of the work, at a cost of not over 95. It waa ordered that fires should be kept constantly in the building and that the school be open on Monday, the 9tb of April next. The mistress and the attendance officer were required to commence duties on the 2od of April.—A few matters of detail were arranged with regard to the aupply of books, &a.-On the application of the Rev. J. D. Riley the use of one department of the boys' school was granted him at the usual oharge of 12s.-0n the suggestion of the Vioa-chairman it was decided'to irriu to the umtwas qf.-ghp maajfsrs of inthe didttfat desiring them to request the teachers of their ve wboofa to furnishktbe Board modtbly with raMihia 6f attendances in order to enable the Board to carry "out their dnties with Efficiency.—This' was all the- fttasineaa of iae I 0

MOID. BBTHEL ENTSBTAINICEMT lsai; ti- the series for this season was held 06 Tuesday evening last, when the chair was occupied by Gwilym Gwenffrwd. A very good programme was gone through, and suitable addresses were delivered by Llpw Glas and Joseph lones, lcaq., but what con- tributed-specially to the interest of the meeting was the presence of the renowned singer, Eo8 Moilais, who recited in excellent style an affecting- piece of poetry, and sang the Blind Girl" with much pathos, and in addition to this feature, Mr Daniel Jonee, who has been presiding at the harmonium at the, above place of worship for the last nine years, was presented with a beautiful writiog desk, an ink stand, apd a richly bound copy of the Rev. T. Roberts' Testament. The presentation was made by the Rev. Thomas Roberts, the esteemed minister, who in very appropriate terms and with much taste presented the useful gifts to Mr Jones, who acknowledged the kind- ness of the friends in unostentatioue and sincere terais. During the ceremony poetical addresses were delivered by Gwilym Gwenffrwd and Bron Alon, which were well received. A good collection was made for the Sunday school club fund, and after the usoal thanks to the Chairman and singing the Doxflogy the meeting broke up in the best of feelings. The chapel is about going under a process of renova- tion, and the congregation will worship at the Epglisb r Congregational cburah during the time of roatontiab.. .8-

BOI.I.OWAT'S ONRMOHT AND PMU.-Oftn&nt 'Success.— No diseases are more trying to the temper, awl mow ex. hausting to the oowdtudon, than the paiOIl ia ma- etas a*d joints caused by exposure to wet or oola. Whorever-tbo, nt of (offering li will only a»nyw»qty to faaaont the affijoted part with warm water, dry tfaorMftfcty, and inrtnedia'ely rut- in Holloway's lwatimable Ointment "to obtain ease Gnat, rheumatism, neuralgia, onA tio-liolol.allil are soon relieved and j ultimately eared b» thfc nse of <hls nneqmalled Unsueat, aided by HjeHoway's pnrlfyuig and ap ritive PiU». Under tbis jtklicio*»« treatment the aflooted parts SOOB eeaae Wache. anA Shortly regain their natural seMibility and apjx-aoince, Tb«ta ramedi#»w!«klA valuable hr ceteg apical affmieas and anA Shortly regain their natural seMibility and apjx-aoince, Tb«ta ramedi#»w!«klA valuable hr ceteg apical affmieas and asrvoas dMams. I

MOSTYN. APPBQJLCfi^NG MARRIAIGIC. 07 MISS 1TTON. Tha Mticterfttapa were taken at a maating hald at -Qirial Chnrcft National Schools, on Wsdneaday after- Coon l«st,fbr the purpose of giving public asyraasioa to the gratification winch is generally felt in the tpproachina maririaga of Qwynedd Clara, aldeat tftjhi^nar of Adam Byton, Bsq., gt Ptas Lkaarchyaior, ^Norga B. Branatoii, Ba| Tha friary, ITotta. 'Tha feeMing waa nnmsromly aM iaftnanltally atfiMd, the vioar of Moatyn being voted to las chair, 6« the proposition of Mr WilHam^ seconded hy Mr ltdwwd Jonea, of Englefiald. Tha ohjaat of tha meeting waa fully disoassad, the genUaman preaant gave higEfaat teaUmour to the esteem in which the family of Pies Llenerchymor were hol4 acd the pleasure which the approaching naptiala of Misa Byton afforded to all classes of tha community. It waa reaolved that a public subscrip- tion list bo opened for the parpoae of celebrating the marriage, which will be aolemniied at Christ Oharch, Mostyn, on Wednesday, the 25th April next. Mr Robert Jonea, Lianomhymor, and Mr Wm. Roberts. Glandoti, were appointed joint aacretariaa, and Mr John Owen, National Provincial, and Mr Revis, North and South Wales Banks, Holywell, treaaarers of the fnnda. The gentlemen preaent were appointed a gpaeral oommittea (with power to add), and it was arraoged that they ahould most on the 28th inst. for the purpose of deciding upon the manner io which the happy event ahall be celebrated, and alao as to the ahoica of a aaarriage preaent for the bride. A sub- aoription list was opened in the room, and a very handsome sum was received. A vote of thanks was accorded the Vicar for tie ability with WWA he re- sided ova the meeting. ,I -o- HOLYWELL. Tax TAeAz lgo&nd IC&wnow.-The annul election of members of the Local Board is at band, the retiring members beitig-Meme P. M. Evans, E. J. Da vies, Joseph Garner, J. Lloyd Price, and Jamee Denton. There are thua five vacanciea and should a contested election take place through more than firs gentlemen being nominated, tha voting pepera will be delivered 08 the 2nd of April, cotihated on the 6th, and the votes counted on the 6th when the tesnlt will be made known. GoaaBDD 1*D MaBu-Tw Console.—In a report upon thie mine, where a valuable discovery of Wd baa recently been made, Captain Sdwarda aaya—" I pleased to report tbat both our aumpa are looking ex- ceedingly well, the on being of splendid quality and still improving. I am almost convinced that the shaft ianot sinking m onr great lode as hiatad at in last report, so that our prospects are very great indeed. We aold 10 tone of lead on to-day, which realised the highest price at the ticketing namely, 915 Ida. 66. par ton. Dressing operations are oontinoed, and va have now further good piles of atuff an aurfsoo." NATIONAL TRAIHINO SCHOOf. von Mvsio.—A meeting "at held at St. Winefred'a Ban. on Thursday even;og, for the purpose of forming a eub-oommittee in the Holywell dietrict to asaiat the North Walse Central Committee in raising aubaoriptiona for founding eabolarships in North Walea in connection with thie aohool. The Vicar preeidad, and Mr C. P. Morgan, the hoo. aeoretary, gave a detaile-1 account of the work of the school, and the advantages which the scholarships afforded. After some consideration it was resolved to oonveoo another meeting at a future data. We understand that meetings of a similsr character are to be held at Baagor and Bathesda oa Mondaj next under the preaidaney of the Dean of Bangor. ELECTION OF GUARDIANS. The annual election of the guardiana of tha poor of all Unions will shortly take place, and it may not be inopportune if we give a few of the particulars necessary to be observed at snoh elections. Nomina- tions must be sent in on or before the 26th day of March, to the Clerk to the Guardians, or to ooe of the Believing Officers ff the respective districts, who alone are authorised to receive the same. If more persons are nominated than there should be guardians for the respective parishes, an election Will follow, and voting papers will be delivered on the fifth of April, and tha same will be collected on the seventh, and on tha eleventh of April the number of votes givan for each (m^didat^ will be ascertained. It may be arall for tha gwaarat_pabtte to be aware that any paremanly t" .in the a-tbat is, of not less value than £ 26—is eligible lor election aa a guardian for any parish in tha Union. A residenee even In tha Union to not abso- lutely required, but aay person rated aa bait re stated in the Union can be elected for any pariah it tha Union, whether his rateable property Of ianot in that parish for which be is elected, prow. it i8 in OM or other of the paristoa comprised in the Union, DENBIGHSHIRE AND FLINTOUM AGRICULTURAL 80CIETY. A meeting of the General Committee waa held al the Bull Hotel, Denbigh, on the 7th inet^ fcr tbe purpeee of appointing the judges, loeal committee, and the day for holding the enunel show in that town. Further, to consider notiees given as to alterations In the rules and premiums, sod to decide where the aanasl how of 1878 shall be held. Mr Thomaa Fonlkes, Kilford, vice-president of the society, was called to the chair A latter was read from the president, Mr P. Pennant Pennant, regretting his inability to attend, promising a subscription of £10 to the local subscription fund; and with regard to the propoeed increase of prises, unless they saw their way to commensurate income, he waa of opinion that prudence counselled caution. This eras the cpimion of the members preeent, iDcla- diog Messrs John Scott Banhaa, Soughtoo Hall, Northop; John Jenkins, Rathin Col. Cooke, Mold Major Conwy, Major H. R. Hughes, Capt. Meshatn, Capt. 0. S. Mainwairing, Mesars William Bell, T. W. Bowdage, John Roberts, Geinas, Bodfari; J. L Jones, Ruthin; John Roberts, Nantglyn; John Daviee. Wern R. C. B. Clough, Denbigh; T. Roberts, Bathafarn; E. Williams, Pantrcffynnon; W. Evana, Greenfield, Trefnant; E. Lewis, Piss Uebaf; 8. Denson, Pwllhslog; R. Wynne, Bachymbyd; Capt. Evans, Greenfield Griffith Jonee, Mold; William Edwards, Hand Brewer, Rathin; Henry Spicer, Mold, Ac. A letter was read from Mr Thomas Rigby, judge of farm and root crops, stating he was too much engaged to spare enough thne for tbe latter, and would have to employ • deputy, if they did not approve of his doing so, he maat beg at them to engage another phraon.. After discassion, Mr Rigby waa re-appointed, itbeiqg.left (0 him ta aftgage a deputy to judge the root! craps. The folloviog trere the other judges saieetadCheese and butter; Mr John Thoasaa, Crewe. Horned oattle Mr#Mnea Dickenaoa, Upbol- la«*d; Mr William Evana, Tyfoith, Anglesey* Horaea Mr John Bromley, Lancaster Mr I. Millar, Wolvsv- hampton. Hunters: Infer Conwy, Capt* Charlaa Mainwairing, and Mr Wlw»hall Dod. 8ha^: Messrs T. Rigby and Creaawelh Pige and poultry: Mesars iHmoa and Loekwood, Cbooter. The loQal membera of the society, together with the mayor and corporation of Denbigh, ere shon" to be the local coMnittan. The day for holding the show was fixed for the 19th of September next (the third Wednesday in the month). The town of Rhyl was decided npon for their annual obownext year. The meeting than dia- euaaed the motions on the liat. Several robolations as to priaes, ftc., were passed. COUNTY COURT: SATMWAT. Before Horatio Lloyd, Esq., judge. The majority of the cam at this oonrt were undie- puted, and were therefore disposed of by the registrar,. (Mr D. Pugh,) before tbe arrival of the judge, for whom oalv three or four caasa remained on 4he liat, and they were aoon diapoaed of. ACTIO. TO saoovas A PuRtTmom. Willism Michell v, Thomas Williarat.-This was an ejectment suit in which the plsintiff sought to recover possession of the house and premises known as the Dee Bank Hotel, aituate at Bagillt. Mr Wo. Davies, Holywell, was for plaintiff, and Mr Maroue Louis, Ruthin, defended. Mr Davies, in opening the case, said the house in question was aa hotel, at Bagillt, and waa in low. to Mr William Pieroe, ot Bagillt, op to the year, IS76. Mr Pieroe's term ex- £ ircd onthe.6th of February, last year.—Mr Louis: I have ao actual knowledge of that fact, but I presume my friend will prove what he opens.- M r' Davies, continuing, said as a matter of faot. the lose-, wah granted in 1866, for ten years by M rtf try J ui-4. wo' was tenant of the propert f.. liti-e bL.- bttfore snid, Mr. p.ierce'* terva exj-i ei iv K • tier,, last yesr, and in the UH-antimu t '.e .h rthtf n;'i.. fcr a Lose elt the -pp(oik,rtv, wb;ob P-»t"iW 1\ il I; seed rent;httfe.;rat aoaifc t' n respecting £ 100 whleb wh« l--nt' -Mi Pieroe. and which was paid off by m AttrfcU, but ha did not apprehend that tfa«sti«p ^onkl ariaa in this case, (M the IS4 oftirekwwft 4, frsntad plaintiff a leaaa of tha property for tan years, provided aha lived sa long. At thia time the defen- dant waa in posaeasion of the property. sub-tenant to Mr Pierce. and had been ao for aome ysara. On tha granting of tha asoond laaae, Mr Oldfield, plain- tiff's agent, wrote la datadant, under date Slat January, stating 0 It it oa the 6th of February tbat Mr Piwaii time is up, aad after that due you will plaaae aonsider yourself aa our tenant." At this point, it appeared that tha vearly rental Of the property was £ 2o, and Mr Lania draw attention to the fact that an nation of ejectment where the rant exceeded 920 a year could not be tried in that ooort.-His Honor then nou-sultad the plaintiff, with coats.—Mr Davies; Tbm we will have to take the eaaa to a superior oouM-Mr Louis: Very well, tben we ahall" live to fight another day." HISTAXWO TM PWMFDAW. Robert Williame v. Arnold Lopton.—The plaintiff in this notion, a collier aooght to recover the sum of A2 181, 3d. for work and labour done at Bettisfield colliery, of which coal mine defendant (for whom Mr Davies appeared) ia manager. The plaintiff gave evidenoe that the money was owing him, when Mr Davies raised the objection that the manager was sued ioalead of the company, which was duly registered as a limited company. But indepeadent of that he was able to prove that the amount claissed had actually been p&W.-The plaintiff "u nonsuited. THB nxnWL VAWn GISS. Is the "on of Reuben Hughes and ot here v. Bohert Jonas, of Rhewl FsWr, whioh wsa n dispute arising out of the marriage settlement between defendant and his lata wife. Mr Louis (for plaintiff) applied for an extension of-time to enable the registrar of the oonrt to bring in bit repost upon the matter.-Rie Honor at once acceded to the Y%fied.-Ur Louis deaired to make a further application in this matter. II Honor would remember that Mr William Davisa (who appeared for defendant) entered into a bond for the payment of a oertaia amount of money, and that bond was deposited in court. It appeared tbat the relationship of solicitor and oliettt between Mr Daviea and the defendant had ohaoged, and be (Mr Louis) thought it would only be fair that Mr Davies should be released from that bond. Therefore he applied that Robert Jones should be ealled upon to pay JB70 into eowt, as the property in dispute was nelly ia his hands. He made this appli- cation with the aasant of Mr Davies, who entered into the bond for the convenience of his then olient, and as Mr Devise relationship with the defendant in that capacity had casaed, he thought it was only just the bond shonld be released. He should feel very sorry to have to eome down upon Mr Daviea for the money, and they would all feel own comfortable if the preaent application were graoSO&- a is Honor thought the application n very proper one. end be would order that the defendant (who was in court) shonld reoeive notice of thia applioation, and if he did not show cause to the oontrary at the next court, he would make the order go requested, and to take effsot immediately after tha next oonrt AN BXmaOBDtXABT ACTIO*. David Davies Y. Elisabeth Hughes, MostM-This was a suit to reoover Al 13s. Od. under extraordinary circumstances. It would appear from what transpired that the defendant gave birth to a child about six years ago, and an order WM mMe wpen plaintiff to pay towards its maintenance. The plaintiff's wife appeared and repreaentad that the sum now claimed was over Said, and aaked that it should ha returned. Mr P. Iwyndeg Evans, solioitor defended, and denied that any sum had been paid above the amount ordered. His Honor after looking into the aooounte aaid the auma paid had been for the costs of warraote, and plaintiff should know that Instead of going towards the keep of the child it bad gone in law. He ordered the plaintiff to be nonsuited, and allowed defoadmt's costs. -0-

CAERWYS. Pioxoir Fsoomra MATCH.—A lane number of peroooa ware attracted to Caerwya on Monday last, to witneca a pigeon shooting mateh, the priaee being a couple of store pigs, the property of Mr Thompaon Chadwiek, of the Cross Foxes Hotel. There were not Ion than 88 competitors, and the oouditione were two traps, 21 yards rise, aad 80 yards boundarv. The match took place in a field kindly lent by Mr Williams (timber merchant), and from two to three hnndrad people aaqembled. There were not less than 13 tiee in the first round. Ur George Kingsbury (Tsctiftog), Mr Bradley and Mr WUwornTpenbigb), shot off five tiee. In the sixth round, Mr Kingsbury, by an ovenight, levelled hia gnn at the bird when at bsif-cook seA so missed his shot. Messrs Bradlev and Williams were the arianara. Mr Joseph Blackwell (gamekeeper) waa alao one of the obmpetitora, and snot remarkably well, bringing down ten birds, but as three of them fell without tha boundary he waa dieaanlified, Tha entrance fas was Is. 6d* which inclMart dianar a«rf thiee birds.

o- nWMABXET. The Rev. 1L Ð. Boanor. B.A., rectoe of Newmarket, baa bean appointed by the Lord Chancellor vicar of Oteat Neee. »

OKXIKAL raws. Mr Brinley Richards has been invited to visit America by the Cambrians there. Eighty miners have struck at the North Hendre Mine, Mold, against the eight honra' system. The Education code for the preaent year pravidaa that in distnota where Welsh Î8 spoken, the intelli- gence of the children examined may be tested by requiring them to explain, in Welah, the meaning of passagee read. The following changoa in the Militia staff have been pmtted:-Royal Flint, Mr A. P. Jones (late captain 4th Has sacs) la la lieutenant (supernumerary) < Denbighshire, Mr Jr. St. Cation to ho aub-lieateaaat (auporaumsrary). It is feared that tha fine archway and surrounding walla of the rare old castle at Denbigh will eome down, owing to their great age and their expoeed position. The Commissioners of Woode and Forests have been petitioned on the subject On Satnrgny, Misa Main waring, daughter of Mr Townahand Mainwaring, Gallttaenen. near Denbigh, was thrown from her horse while following the Flint and Denbigh honnda, aDd dragged a considerable distanoa. Fortunately aha sustained only a few trifling bruises. Good TBMPLABISX nr Fmnnnn A" Dmraiox* ..IBL-Th. diatriet lodgea for theee counties of the I.O.G.T. have arranged to hold a united session at Wrexham oa Toeeday, the 27th inat Brother Daniel, G.W.C.T. of Walea, aDd other pad lodgea officers, will be pmaent, and large gatherings are expected. A VIOAJI mru FOR OOXSINO The Bar. Base ▼jjw of Llandvfodrag haa been charged before tha Bridgend magUtrrates with coning, M he then being a tagmu. He was alao charged with assaulting n farmer, bnt the latter oharaa waa not proved, and rev. Mmdant waa fined £ 2 ertafor each curaa. A HAWXXX'S Lima PUSM-A hawker who had to for forgotten We thrifty prodivitiee aa to get drank and become riotous, haa bean brought before the Denbigh iastioea. He was fined 2s. 6d. aad costs. He carried his floating capital in the too of, W shoe, npon the 6bakesperenn principle:- Put bind. tut ArA, A proverb never stale in thrifty mind." "Txs MOTXKB COLOMT ow TJD AvaTuAwAL"- An oxhansva estisay, from the pen of Mr G. H. Reid, has been issued, on New South Wales, the mother oolony of the Australias." The author deals with the enbject in a comprehensive and intelligent manner, showing the position, resources, aDd progress of the salmy from every point. The work is very eleverly compiled, and Overy emigrant to New South Wales should have in his hand a copy of thia intonating any. A preecripHon for curing epfleptie flta was mentioned at the last Committee meeting of the Mold Guardiana. One of the relieving oAaaaajntated how he met an ont-door pauper on hit* WW Northnp to jw t' aexton. Questioned an to bft H m <t J'i: h vi |>Oen lold that if )|C rfOt & n 1-i d in an«.tber par-vh b'Tt iv4pj..d. i.c to r >s< t»->k-»t i' we* or *>ar, he would bt- curt d' of f; w {."United—us hi" errun-.i le —1<» 0. oraoiicd akuii- TKE"H\LKIN DJ?KP FIBVBT-.—MR Voyd, of Ant^Iop?. replying to th-i "miuing intercofs" at ba^id'e at ihd JJ':ck Lior. UlewetklJ fcvenrablf. Whanc<nu»l'U'^4 I it woald mako theleed minon of the du^cioi indc-1 panltfatof the ^oal owmio lot lit leaal a faaat«MB. j to Thia at the present price of lead, and the proepce they had in the dietrict meant a period of great pros- perity to the lead miaee. At the same time, bo repeated hie nonvietieos that the riehaet veioa lay below the level, but the cost of pumping the watsr up to it would be only trifling as compared with pumping it to the surfaoe, as they were compelled to do now. Ah^herhespoke vary hopefully of dm future of ConoBXOATioirAi.tax is NOSTX WALBs.Sometimo ago we reported the meetinge which ware held in Chester, at wbiehMr Henry Richard, M.P^apd otherv took part, to inaugurate a society to esfablish and sdstain English Congregational obnrehna in North Wales. On Monday out a conference is to be held ia Great George-street Chapel, Liverpool, under tho presidency of Mr W-. Cro»field, J.P., at Which tho olaims of the movement are to be diaouaesdt Among tbe speskers will be Mr Thomas Willisms» J.P., (Merthyr Tydvil)( the treasurer of tha South Walea Congregational Uuion. It appeara from the final aeeounts that the total low on the Wrexham Exhibition was the enormous sum of £ 6,811 5s. 9d., towarda which there was a guarantee fund of £2.2¡¡ 10a., and of that.9620 is not yet paid into the bank. Mr Cornwallis Weet attributse the Ion to the following rewns:-I&t--Cost of building and interior fittings, over and above what was originally intended. 2nd-Too oheap an admission, consequent on arrangement with Railway Compaoiee. 3rd-Stegoation of trade, and consequent paucity of visitors. 'tb-Loaieø on grand concerts. 6tb- Miserable reeult of sale of affects at the Exhibition. ■ ■ o- ■

EHYL. BUUBXAIU Pnoornnrnr OW CBVBCH Wonx.— Canon Morgan has just completed hie 23rd year ss vicar of the parish, and the following faots elluded to in a sermon last week by the Canon will be inter est- ling as showing the great prosperity that has attended hi. labors. The following was the state of things 23 yeare ago :—Population, 2,200; cburch congregation first Sunday, 150; communioants first month, 41; Sunday schools. 1; pupils, 25; teaohers, 1; day schools, 1, with no pmper teaching staff; churches, 1; clergy, 1; witn a debt on the church. How great the following change now:—Population, 5,000; congregation last Sunday, 900; eommunieante leet month, 205 Sunday schools, 7; scholars, 500, with 60 teachers day schools, 6; with flva certificated teacbera; churches^ 2; and two school chapels with no debt; present clergy, 5. During tbe twenty-threa rears, some £ 27,900 heve been collected towards building, and maintaioiog the chtMhea, eehoola and vicarage, ASI,000 has been spent on et. Thomai eburch, £ 3,000 on the vioarage, and A2,300 on the schools. Some twenty-three yeare ago the. endowment of the living v" <20 yeariy t without a bouse. The schools OOst about yearly above the grant and peeeaa 4200 yearly haa been collected for the elahe. Church* men may congratulate themselvoe that whilst the population shows an increase of only 117 per cent., tbe increase in the chnroh oongregations has been aont 600 per cent., and the communicants 376 per- aentt ■ ■» o

We beg our readers will bear with its if we again bringbeforethem our troubles and per- plexities. That we are overburthened with grief and woe, all the world by thin must know. Our Market Hall question has for years and yeat8 cropped up, and phantom-like disappeared, only to rise again, if possible, in forms more hideous, and so we go on, everlastingly talking but never moving. It is said that "it is a long lane that has no turning," but apparently our Market Hall question has no tum-we are still on the same ratal straight track, and no loophole presents it- self! Will no one come to the rescue ? For the past three weeks "A Ratepayer" has brought the subject prominently before tho public, but no one haa nad tho courage to take up the matter, land apparently "Ratepayer" himself haa thrown up the. subject in disgust. The position of the Holywell Local Board is, however, one of serious moment, and we say it advisedly that either the Board or the ratepayers should at once bring about a solution of its difficulties. We are now paying some flO or 112 a month to witness the destruction and ruin of what was at one time a valuable property. And we are told it is all on account of the non-production of the lease of the market toils. From first to last the Holywell Local Board has been unfor- tunate, and apparently we sail in the same boat as that of our friends at Hexham, who have given such unmistakable evidences of their misgovernment, that the Local Government Board have suggested to the Hexhamites, upon their failure to execute their duties, whether it would not be for the advantage of the town that the Local Board should (under section 270 of the Public Health Act, 1875,) be dissolved It r Whether or not such a missive will be sent to Holywell we can't say, but unless something ia done, and that immediately, we should not be surprised if a similar aaggeation were made to us. The Sewerage of the town still lies in abeyance. Government inspectors have recom- mended the joint drainage of Holywell, and Greenfield, but in consequence of a threatened opposition, that project nas been abandoned, but it may be looked upon as certain that the Local Government Board will ere long insist upon its being carried out. For our own part, we believe in self-government, and if our Board would individually work for the good of the town, we don't yet despair of gratifying results- As it is, nothing is done; there is an apathy on the part of the Board and also on the part of the ratepayers, and we are in consequence fast going down the hill ot ruin and destruction. We have hoard it suggested lhat the Board should sell their Market Hall site, but it i« questionable whether they could. At any rate, some attempt should be made to, bring xnsttais to a close. -0 ■

Birtht. IDa Inst, the wife of J. B. Hnghes, Waiiona Provincial Bank, Machynlleth, a daughter. 8dI bmt., the wife of 1. H. Wood, North aad South Walee Bank, Knighton. Badnorabire, of a son. 11th inat, the wife of Mr J. X. Williams, Bose RiU, nolywell, of a foo. 12th inet, the wife, of Mr Win. A. Howard, Higfa- street, Holywell, of a son. 12th inst, at Ell, Dudwell. Pembrokeshire, the wife of Capt. F. P. Edwardes, of a IOn. Death*. 7th Inst., at Qlandon, Walwen, Holywell, aged 59 years. Sarah, nliot of the lata Mr Thomas Jonee. 9th inat., at Caloot, cliasbetb, relict 01 the late Mr John Jonea, of Penymsea, Holywell, aged 71 years. 9th inet., at Talvhont, Bofatb Wales, Mr Georg Jones, late of Halkyn, aged 52 years. 11th last., at bit residence 34, Northoote-atreet, Evertoo, Liverpool, aged 47, Thomas, eldest son of Mr John Williama, late of Q re sa field, neat Holywell,

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