The North Wales Times

DR. BARNARDO'S HOME. 'YOUNG HELPERS LEAGUE.' A meeting was held in the Infant School on Thursday, March lIth, in connection with the opening of the Llanrwst Habitation Miss Haslan gave interesting particulars of Dr. Barnardo's wonderfull work, illustrated by lantern pictures. It appears that during the year great progress was made, and this relieved Dr. Barnardo's of much anxiety for the sick and suffering little ones under his care. There was a crowded audience, and the chair was worthily filled by T. C. Allard, Esq., solicitor. I

PLOUGHING MATCH. A ploughing match took place at a field near the railway station, feelorsging to Mr. Evan Roberts, butcher, on Monday last. Only sixiteams competed. The first prize was taken John Hughes, Cae'rberllan. The 2nd, by John Hughes, Plastorian. 3rd, Robert Morris, Rhydlydan. 4th, R. Roberts, Ty'n- y-coed. The prize for the team of horses was taken by David Jones, Llan. All ploughed remarkably well under very un- favourable weather. Judges for ploughing were: Messrs D. Williams. Gyffin J. Foulkes, Hendre D. Davies, Bryniau brith- ion. Horses, Mr. J. Thomas, Taniallt, Mochdre. Mr. Wensley, Blackwall, acted as chairman. Mr. R. Roberts, Hendre Wen. Treasurer, Mr. J. Roberts, New Inn. Secre- tary, Mr. J. Roberts, Tai hirion.

PUBLIC MEETING OF RATEPAYERS, A public meeting of the ratepayers of Tre'rdre was held last week, at the Infant School, Watling Street, to take into consider- ation the order of the County Council that the town of Llanrwst pay the sum of X700 to the rural part of the parish, in respect of loans paid by them. Mr. W. G. Jones, auctioneer, presided, and explained that the loans amounted to £ 4.564, viz., £1,500 Dec- ember 15th, 1874 £ 1,51 0 February, 25th, 1875 £ 1,564 October 3rd, 1876. All pay- ments of loans were paid by Tre'rdre up to March, 1887. Paid by rural part since 1887 S439. Paid by the whole parish £lj21O 15s. 9d. Loans unpaid £ 1,500. The chairman remarked that ceitninly they were making a present of nearly £ 1,000 to the rural portion for getting free of them. J, E, Humphreys, Esq., solicitor, in a very able speech, proposed the following resolution;—'That the rate- payer's of Tre'rdre protest against the order of the County Council that the town of Llanrwst pay the sum of £ 700 to the rural part of the parish in respect of loans paid by them. That the petition drawn up, and read, and addressed to the Local Government Board, be adopted, and signed by the chair- man.' Mr. R. Wynne, Eagles Hotel, heartily seconded the resolution, and it wa.s carried

PETTY SESSIONS. The fortnightly session. were held on Monday, March 22nd, before Col. Johnson, in the chair, Dr. Evans, and W.-M. Waking, Esq., Fron.

DEFRAUDING THE L. & N. W. R., Co. W. Parry Williams, Eglwys Fach, was charged for travelling without a ticket, and without previously paying his fare from Llanrwst station to Tal-y-Cafn on Saturday, January 9th. • Hugh Gvillith having been sworn, stated that he was a porter at Tal-y-cafn he was on duty the night in question at 7 30, when the train arrived from Llanrwst; before col- lecting the tickets, porter Davies made a statement to him, and in consequence was on the look out for defendant's ticket. Defen. dant did not pass and neither did he receive a ticket from him, but received two tickets from the defendants' sisters; would swear I positively that they never gave him three. John Thomas Davies, porter at Tal-y-cafr station, said he was on duty on Saturday evening the 9th of January, saw the defend- ant, and made a communication to the last witness with respect to the defendant. '1 asked witness if he came by train. He said, yes' and that he had given up his ticket I charged him for going over the wall to avoid payment, lie admitted going over the w ill, and offered to pay his train from Llan. rwst.' Mr. D. Jones, who appeared for the de- fence, called the defendant's sister who said she took three tickets at Llanrwst and paid for the same, she gave one ticket to her sis- ter in the train, and kept the other two and delivered them up at Tal-y-cafn. Elizabeth Williams corroborated her sis- ter's evidence. The magistrates were of opinion that the case was proved and fined the defendant 5s. and costs, David Williams, cattle dealer, Waen Coed Coch, was charged with travelling without a ticket from Glan Conway to Tal-y-cafn, on Monday, February 15th. Alfred Lonton, station master, Glan Conway, stated that he was on duty at 11 44 the day in question, and saw defendant joining the train. Mr. Gashman, station master at Tal-y- cafn, swore that he never received a ticket from the defendant, and he was the collec- tor at the time. John Davies, porter at Tal-y-cafn, said he was the only porter on duty that day, and I never received a ticket from the defendant. Edward Peter Pulford said he was a clerk in the service of the company at Llanrwst. On the Monday in question, the defendant arrived at the station by 12 4 train, 'I was collecting tickets. The defendant told me he had come from Tal-y cafn and paid 6d. I gave him a receipt. I saw defendant afterwards, and asked Were did you join the train at, this morning. He said be crossed over from Tal-y-cafn Ferry.' Later on the defendant informed Pulford that he came from Glan Conway, got out of the train at Tal-y-cafn, and delivered his ticket up to a porter. Mr. Williams, Llanrwst station master) I corroborated the last witness. Fined 10s. and costs. Humphrey Wynne, County Court Bailiff, through his solicitor, Mr. J. E. Humphreys pleaded guilty for travelling on the 15th February from Dolwyddelen to Llanrwst, without having previously paid his fare. Fined 2s. 6d. William Edwards, plumber, and James Griffith apprentice, through their solicitor, Mr. Humphreys, pleaded guilty of travelling without a ticket from Bettws-y-coed to Llanrwst, on the 12th February. Edwards was fined 2s. 6d. and costs, Griffiths to costs only. Mr. Fenna appeared for the company in each case.

VARIOUS. Superintendent Jarvis charged. Catherine Roberts, Capel Garmon, with having in her possession two sheep suffering from scab. Fined 6d. each sheep and costs. Ellis Williams, Gwytherin was charged for being drunk on licensed premises known as the Swan Inn, on the 8th March. The officer testified that he was not supplied with drink at the Swan. Fiaed 2s 6d. costs. Ellen Jackson was charged with being drunk on the 8th March. Fined Is. and costs. David Thomas, baker, pleaded quilty of being drunk in the Market Square on the 17th of March. Fined Is. and costs. John D. Jones, appeared on behalf of Mrs. Margaret Jones, China Warehouse for an ejectment order against W. J. Roberts, Gwilym Cowlyd. Order granted. James Petrogrew, Llanddoget was fined 2s. 6d., including costs for neglecting to send his boy to school.

(I RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The above meeting was held on Tuesday. Present, Messrs J. Roberts, chairman; Mills, vice-el-, airman; J. Jones Tre brys; William Evans, Gwerni howel, John Davies, Gwyth- erin John Jones, Llanrwst; Edward Ed- wards, T. C. Allard, William Williams, W. G. Jones, T. Elias, Willialy, Jones, Llan ddewi. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

NEBO WATER SUPPL Y.TENDEH FOR WORKS. The following tenders were received :— Hughes and Rowland, Colwyn Bay, £76 9s. 6d. E. Batten, Llanrwst, R74 10s. 6d. John Hughes and Owen Roberts, Tal-y-cafn, £ 74. Evan Evans, Llanrwst, X65. p, 0. Jones, Pentrevoelas, C64. Hugh Jones, Station Road, £97 19s. Mr. William Williams proposed and Mr. William Jones, Llanddewi, seconded, that the lowest tender be accented. Carried unanimously. The work to be completed by the end of June.

UNIVERSITY OF" WALES. The Council were of opinion that the Uni- versity should be at Carnarvon.

VARIOUS. Plans of 5 new houses to be erected at Station road, by Mr. H. Hughes were ap- proved of. A letter was read from the Parish Council to place a stone culvert in the highway be- tween Bryniau Brithion and Hafod-y-cerrig. The Surveyor was ordered to produce an estimate by next meeting.

0 BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of the Board was J held on Tuesday, March 16th, when there were present Messrs E. Jones Williams (chairman), W. G. Jones (vice-chairman), Robert Hughes, vl O. Lloyd Jones, T. Williams, D. E. Davies, Mathew Roberts, W. Jones, R. E. Jones, D. Williams, Dr. Evans, D. Davies, R. Roberts, J. Davids, J. Pritchard, W. Jones, T. C. Allard, E. Edwards, J. Jones, William. Williams, J. Roberts, and J. Jones.

TENDERS FOR SUPPLIES. t Boots and shoes.—Mr. James Barnn Meat.-Mr. W Jones, H and. j Groceries,—Mr. W. L. Jones, Elwy -qc,,Tzel I. { Milk.-Mr. H. Williams, Pant y-caia.

RESIGNATION OF THE RAVE [ COLLECTOR. t Mr. Morris Davies, rate collector, appeared before the Board, and stated that he thought'of giving in his resignation as collector of rates. The Chairman stated that lie was of opinion that it would have been better if Mr. Davies retained the office for another twelve months. that it would have been better if Mr. Davies retained the office for another twelve months. Mr. Davies agreed to remain "m office pro- vided the Guardians would increase his pound- J age from 4d. to 61. in the £ or to allow 4d. in J age from 4d. to 6d. in the ;C or to allow 4d. in J the £ on Government grant record. I It was resolved that it be taken into consi, I deration at the next Board.

BANGOR COUNTY SCHOOL FOR I' GIRLS. THERE was a large and influential gathering of the frien s of education in North Wales on Saturday to witness the laying of the memorial- stone of the Bangor County School for Girls. The new buildings occupy a prominent site in Upper Bangor, in close proximity to the Uni- versity College Hostel, the Baptist College, and the Normal College. The school, which will provide accommodation for 100 pir!pt is being built to the plans of Mr. J, II. Phillips, of Cardiff—the contractors being Messrs. R. and J. Williams, Upper Bangor. In calling upon Mrs. Thomas Gee, of Green Hill, Allerton. near Liverpool (daughter of Mr. H Tate, London), to lay the stone, Pro- fessor Gray said that this was the first and only intermediate school forgirls in Carnarvonshire, and at the present time it had no less than 72 pupils on the register -this being 12 in excess of what the Education Board thought there should be accommodation for. They had, therefore, deemed it necessary to provide accommodation for 100 pupils; and this extra expense, combined with the reduction of the building grant from the County Governing Body, compelled them to appeal for a subscription fund of £ 2 000. Through the generosity of Mr. Fl. Tate (Lon- don), Mr. W. Rathbone (Liverpool), and Mr. Charles Pierce (Bangor), who subscribed sums of £250, £ 200, and f200 respectively, the amount of subscriptions actually paid did not fall much short of the sum required (cheers). Principal Keichel said they had reason to be proud of the educational spirit of Wales; but in the movement for the education of girls they were 20 years behind England. In Wales, every parent had long believed in the educa- tion of their sons, but only now did they begin f to perceive the necessity of it for their daugh- ters Professor Gray having presented Mrs. Gee with a silver trowel, she performed the cere- mony of laying the memorial stone. After applying the level, &c., very deftly, she said, 4 I declare this to be well and truly laid,' amidst much cheering. Mr. Gee, of Denbigh, in addressing the meet- ing, said that they were then giving practical effect to one of the most important Acts of Parliament which had been passed in recent years; and he hoped that whatever other sub- jects received attention in the school, the young women would have ample facilities for practising those household duties which are so essential to the home comforts of every family. Mr. W. Cadwaladr Davies, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mrs. Gee and to Mr. Henry Tate, said that the generosity of the latter was an example to wealthy Welshmen. He (the speaker) thought it was deplorable that the most generous supporters of Welsh institutions among wealthy men were not Welshmen, but Englishmen. The example of the noble quarrv- man, or the self-sacrificing farmer, was not followed by the wealthy Welshmen, and this they all deeply regretted. Mr. Henry Lewis seconded the proposition, which was carried enthusiastically. .1., Mr. Thomas Gee, on behalf of his wife, warmly thanked the mover and seconder of the resolution, and also on behalf of Mr. Tate, said he was quite sure he would be pleased to find that his support of the Welsh County Schools in North Wales was so highly appreciated. He did not know what had induced Mr. Tate and Mr. Rathbone to take an interest in these schools unless it was to be attributed to their inclination to help those who helped themselves (cheers). He (Mr. Gee) expressed a hope that this school would be as successful as others which were being established in North Wales; and if so, he was quite sure that Mr. Rathbone and Mr. Tate would be quite satisfied that fchey have done the right thing in supporting it (cheers),

COUNTY COURT. ON Monday, before his Honour Sir Horatio 'I Lloyd, a long legal argument was heard rela- tive to a compensation under the Agricultural Holdings Act. The parties concerned were Jones Evans, Taihirion, Gaerwen (for whom Mr. Herbert Williams, instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Pritchard, Bangor, appeared), and Thomas Williams, Liverpool (for whom Mr. J. Bryn Roberts, M. P., instructed by Mr. S. R. Dew, appeared). It appeared that John Evans, who was the late tenant of a farm called Llysllew, had served notice upon Thomas Williams, the land- lord, claiming compensation for improvements, &c., under the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1883. On behalf of the landlord, it was contended that the notice claiming compensation was in- sufficient, inasmuch as the Act required that the notice should state the particulars and the amount of the claim, and that the notice did not, in fact, meet the requirements of the Act. His Honour, who was asked to decide as to the legality of the notice before entering the question between the parties for arbitration, deferred his judgment. In the action brought by John Williams, Aberdovey, against the Bxngor Mutual Ship Insurance Company and Robert Hughes, Ban- gor, claiming 912 3s. money due under a marine policy of insurance, Mr. Herbert Wil- liams applied that judgment should be entered by consent for this amount for the plaintiff, and that the case against Robert Hughes should be withdrawn. His Honour consented. ) An interpleader action was heard, in which Mary Roberts, Llanfairfechan, was the claim- ant, and Messrs. Wilkinson and Co. the execu- tion creditors. Mr. Thornton Jones, who appeared for t,he claimant, stated that the execution was issued for £ 18 15s. against Margaret Hughes, Llan- fairfechan, in an action against her by Messrs. Wilkinson and Co. The claimant sought to establish her claim to certain goods seized by the High Bailiff on the strength of a bill of sale given to her by Margaret Hughes. The bill of sale was dated October 16th, 1896, and was registered on the 20th of that month, being made in favour of Fieh'ings, Limited, money lenders, to cover a loan of £ 30 with interest at the rate of 60 per cent per annum. The bill of sale was transferred to the claimant in the present action, who advanced the sum £ 45 18s. Id. to pay off Messrs. Fieldings. present action, who advanced the sum of £ 45 18s. Id. to pay off Messrs. Fieldings. Mr. Amphiett appeared for the execution creditors. His Honour gave judgment for the claimant, who was directed to pay the possession money j and hearing fees.

Salt water is highly injurious in its effects I upon rubber. Bicycles should not be ridden on I roads which are watered with sea water. I At the beginning of this century a most peculiar cholera remedy was in use in Persia. It consisted in wadding up a leaf from the t Koran and forcing it down the patient's throat. | The quarterly report of the East London Church Fund tells a curious story of a man, j who, when funds' are low, to use an euphem- ism, goes into a pawnbroker's and pledges one of his eyes for fourpence. The eye, of course, is a glass one, of his eyes for fourpence. The eye, of course, is a glass one.

Coriesponb net. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinion of our correspondents ill the following letter•?.

THE DENBIGH BOROUGH ROADS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTH WA LES times:' SIR, There are many who live outside the boun- daries of the Denbigh borouuh, but who have to use he roads repaired by its authority, who were glad to read the discussion at the monthly meeting of the Denbigh Town Council, on the 16th inst on the condition of the ro,),ds, an(I whether a steam roller should be purchased or not. To those who have trave 1 d much about the country, it is plain that where steam rollers are is use the roads are very superior to these repaired in the ordinary way. But t harder stone should be used for me'talTn^ the roads if a steam roller is used, as the sione in general use on the roads about Denbigh is of a very bad quality—being too soft—and when crushed it) converted at once into mud or dust, which, in a town, is a source of annoyance, discomfort, and damage, to tradesmen and others. For the last two or three years, the road from Pont- ruffydd Bridge to the county boundary near Pwligwyn, has been partily repaired with a blue scone from Gvvyddelwern; the improve- ment is most marked, and the road has been re- paired in a scientific way, as recommended by the Roads Improvement Association. Whereby small thin patches of stones are avoided, and vehicles and horses are enabled to travel with less danger and damage thin is the case on cer- tain ether roads in the neighbourhoo 1, of which I only instance one, viz., than from the Blue Hand to Denbigh, ns being in a very bad con- dition during all the winter season, owing to an imperfect system of repair, and a just cause of complaint to all who had occasion to use it. To show what an improvement can be made in a very shorr. time, I would mention the roads in the Aberwheeler district, where, during the last few months, the roads have been verywell attended to, and scientifically repaired. The water has been kept off, and the metalling well done-these roads having, for a long time, been very bad. In conclusion, while apologising for the length of this letter, I earnestly hope that a steam roller may be procured fur the roads in and around Denbigh, and am glad that the Council are awake to the necessity of improving the roads in the town and district. Trusting that other surveyors of roads will take the hint. Yours, &c., J. R. -_w.

THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). ONi of the principal features of Insurance every year, is the publication of the report of the Pru- dential As«ur>mce Company. No company of its kind is so well known in th s eOlwtry s the Pru- dential. In every town, and in most villages, two o'r three dorrs may be f-een adon ed with & brass plate bearing the words Ag-nt for the Prudential Assurance Company (Limited): We verily believe that this company posse-sea as many agents, as there are of policy-holders in many an assurance company. It is diffiicnlt to grasp properJy the « agnitude of the business transacted by this < on>p n ■•. A turn- over of three millions is a f.ig .ntic affair but when we state that the incn ase in the assets of the company over those of the p<eviou<» year amount to that sum, we fail to obtain suit b!e" ad- jectives to express the dimensiona of the power of this company. The assets of the company reach the enormous total of £ 27,059,111 6s. 9d.. 0'1' in round numbers Twenty Seven Millions tBnt the company, not only look after the pounds, but they look after the pence. The balance Fh,et is as enreful to in- clude the tux shillings and nine pence as the twenty seven millions and in this, we take it, lies the secret of the success of the eonapav.y. It is as careful, and as straightforward in its treat- ment of people who invest their pennies and their shillings, as of those who entrust it with hundreds and thousands of pounds. The Prudential is pre emirser tiy a working man's assurance company, There are over six hundred thousand of this class of policy holders in it and they represent an a.s-urnnce liability of Twenty Three Millions. It is impossible to estimate the good a company of this description does in the country. But ia additioR to its other influences, it is an <,xat<;ple*in prudence, minuteness, punctuality, i one-ty, and success.

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R H Y L. "1 SUNDAY DRUNKENNESS IN THE TOWN. At a special Police Court on Monday the 15th inst. before Messrs. William Wynne and S. Perks John Jones, Cut Street and Henry Hughes 52 Victoria Road were charged by In- spector Williams, with being drunk and disorderly in High Street on Sunday night. For the prosecution it was stated that the defendants were very drunk and indulging in bad language towards one another, and jostling the people on the fuotway. A fine of -5s. and 5s. 6d. cost was imposed in each case. IMPUDENT THEFT OF A HIDE. On Tuesday morning, before Meers. J. G. Stiachao and John Foulkes, William Henry Jones,58 Victoria Hoad, and Edward Davies, 9 Morfa Bach, were charged with stealing a bullock's hide, valae 5s, the property of Mr. William Jones, Pen y-brvn farm, Rhuddlan, It appeared that prisoners were in the employ of Mr. Jones as farm servants, and on Saturday morning Davies got the job with another man of flaying a bullock that had died on the previous evening, and were paid for their services The skin was locked up in the barn, but on Monday morning prosecutor missed it, and gave information to the police. Sergeant] McWalter traced the theft to prisoners, who now through their solicitor, Mr. W. W. Parry, • admitted the offence. They were bound over to up for judgment at the next Petty Sessions. FAREWELL SERVICE. On Sunday night, after the usual service at the "rorfa Bich Calvinistic Methodist Mission ROt- an interesting farewell service was held, the < scasion being the departure of Miss Ada Jon( daughter of Mr. Robert Jones, Ithel- fryn, for Nantwich. Miss Jones has been a most indefatig ibie worker in connection with this mision, arid presided at the harmonium in the mission services Mr. Daniel Evans, Draper, in the course of a few remarks dwelt upon the great services rendered by Miss Jones, and regretted her departure from amongst them. Mr. Roberts, Cynval Villa, also spoke te the sa e effect. During the eve- ning the children of the Mission presented Miss Jones with a set of books, and her co-workers S resented her with another set. Mr. Thomas, orth and South Wales Bank, acknowledged the presentation on behalf of MissJones, in a few well chosen words. The children sang 'Godbe with you till we meet again,' in a very effec- tive manner. ST. PATRICK BANQUET. j On Tuesday night the 16th inst. the eve of St. Patrick, a large company of Irishmen and friends assembled to celebrate the Anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland in a banquet at Co at v: an's Refreshment Rooms. Miss Mat- thews placed before her guests a most recherche. repast consisting of hare and mock turtle soups, codfish and oyster sauce, kidneys, mushrooms, and lobster cutlets for entrees, roast ribs of beef, boiled leg of mutton, fillet of Veal, ha-o and fowls for releven, followed by philosophers pudding, Cranburry apple, and rhubarb tarts, jellies, trifle, cream custard, desseit, cheese and salad. The tables were attractively arranged and embellished with arum lilies, and other floral decorations, the shamrock being largely in evidence, all the guests wearing the green.' Across the din- ning room was the Gaeiic device < Gaea Mille Failthe,' (a hundred thousand welcomes). Mr. J. N. Armstrong, presided, Captain Gribbin, being the Vice Chairman, and among those who had taken tickets were Messrs. Abel Jones, J.P., Chairman of the Urban District Council, Llewelyn Jnnes, C, C., Councillors P. Mostyn Williams, R Jolley, and A. Maltby, Daniel O'Sullivan, F. Fisher Jones, J. L. Mayger, Geoffrey Norris, T. Denton Denton, C. Cam- pini, Tom Byrne, R Roberts (Bryn), William Roberts, Bernard Parry, J. H. Jones, Walter Clarke, D. Thomas, C. Widders, Martin Conlan, (Carnarvon), Sergeant Major Tomkins, (Car-I narvon) Messrs Joseph Evans (Auctioneer) Henry Sandoe, J. H. Gibbs (Denbigh), F. Payne, John Carty, Burne Jones, Kelly, Joseph WiUiams (Vice Chairman of the Urban District Conne 1), Lewis Jones, W. Kerfoot Bell, F. H. Haghes, Patrick Burne, F. Welsh, J. Shannon, George Bloor George J. Bell, Lewis O. Jones, J. Hewitt, Edward Vaughan, John Dobbins, Gwynne Sheffield, S. Powell, Ebrell, K; Mc'Ewin, W. Mc'Cann, Thomas Ellis, C. R. Fleming, Joseph Mudd, J. n. Wimmus, T. .Mc'Walter, So WorstalL J. Wheeler, t).€^ash- man, Carty, Junr. H. William- B. Whalley, Jfc Will iams, J, Drover, (Deganwy), M. é11, J. Shannon, Junr. J. E. Robeits, W. (f. Bell, D. J. Jones, J. Sharman, (Abergele), and E. Angel. 'The Queen and the Royal Family'submitted by the president having been toasted, Mr. Daniel O'Sullivan, in a fervent speech proposed the toast of the evening, 'The Immortal memory of St. Patrick,' which was received with the usual decorum in Solemn Silence.' Other toasts followed, and a programme of music was ably sustained by Messrs. T. H. Roberts, J. H. Gibbs, J Carty, Ebrell, Burne Jones, and Thomas Joseph Evans, accompanied by Messrs, G. J. Bell, and Horace Haselden, all contributing to the enjoyment of a har- monious and agreeable evening.

THE QDEENS JUBILEES. CONI! USION WORSE CONFOUNDED.' On Monday night, Mr. Abel Jones, J. P., chairman of the District Council, presided over a public meeting convened to consider the recommendations of a committee as to the best method of celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There was a large attendance, and at an early stage of the proceedings evidence of the presence of contending forces was manifest. The committee had had four suggestions un- der consideration, namely, sports and festi- vities on the 22nd of June, some permanent memorial in connection with the Alexandra Hospital, the completion of the building fund of the Intermediate School. and the conversion of the present site of the Alexandri Hospital on the East Parade into a tennis and recreation ground. An unanimous recommendation in favour of the festivities was made by the com- mittee, and by a large majority it was decided to recommend the Intermediate School scheme to this niceting4 Mr. W. H. Parry moved, and Mr. J. S. Green- halgh seconded, the adoption of the first recom- mendation, and that was agreed to, f80 being decided upon as the sum to bo devoted to the sports, &c. Mr. S. Perks moved the adoption of the re- commendation that any surplus of the sub- scriptions remaining should be handed over to the building fund of the In ternrediate School. In doing so, he said they wanted jC300 to com- plete the fund, and promises of subscriptions of £ 100 by Mr. Tate and £ 200by Mr Williams, Llewesog. were contingent to their raising that £ 300. Therefore, they should make every effort to secure the money. Mr. Edward Morgan, grocer, seconded the resolution. Mr. R. M. Hugh Jones moved an amendment, that the surplus be devoted to the Alexandra Hospital to provide a free cot for Rhyl. Mr. W. J. P. Storey seconded. Mr. J. S. Greenhalgh said he -had a, further amendment to move, and proceeded to speak of three projects worthy oÍheir consideration in connection with the Jubilee of the Queen:—the erection of a clock tower and water trough for animals similar to the one at Ruthin, the making of a road to Foryd, or the completion j of the grounds around the Marine Lake. A point of order was raised. Mr. Green- halgh was asked to give notice of a definite amendment, but he retorted that if that meet- ing was to be controlled by the • gag/ he would reserve his observations for the press (ap- plause). Mr. R Llewellyn Jones then spoke in sap- part of Mr. Perks' resolution, and disclaimed any hostility towards the hospital, though .something might be said of its management. The Rev. E. Lloyd Jones: Hear, hear. It is managed by parsons (cheers, counter cheers, and cries of I turn him out'). Mr. R. M. Hugh Jones: It is managed by a committee appointed by the subscribers (cheers) A voice There are no Dissenters on it (applause). Another voice: Dissenters don't subscribe to the hospital. The hrst voice: They have not been asked (loud applause). Mr. R. Llewellyn Jones went on to say that the County School was governed by a tho- roughly representative body. Captain Keatirige supported the hospital, and Mr. P M. Williams the school, saying that the hospital had been already fairly treated at their hands, and they were going to organise hospital Saturday or Sunday to further augment its funds Others having spoken, a division was taken, when 42 voted for the hospital and 37 against. Mr. Perks moved an amendment, that the surplus be divided between the two institutions. Mr. J. H. Ellis seconded, and Mr. Clews sup- ported. On a vote, 37 signified their approval of the amendment, and 33 against. Mr. Strachan moved a further amendment in favour of a recreation ground, to be called the Victoria Recreation Ground.' Mr. W. Williams seconded, bat this amend- ment was negatived by a large majority. Mr. R. M. Hugh Jones, as an amendment to Mr. Perks' proposal, moved that two funds be opened-one for the hospital and one for the school. Mr. Storey seconded. The Rev. E. Lloyd Jones, amid some con- fusion, moved the adjournment of themeeting, which he described as a packed one of Tories and Churchmen. Mr. R. M. Hugh Jones' amendment was put, and several voted for it, and when to the con- trary was put, Mr. C. W. Jones said, Don't vote,' and in consequence there were but two hands raised I against it. The attendance was fast dwindling away by this, and Mr. Gamlin, amid the hubbub, moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, The Chairman having partially restored order, said they were leaving without passing anything beyond festivities, and asked if he should call another meeting. He was very sorry that things had turned out as they had done, but he had done his best. The meeting then broke up in disorder.

RHYL COUNTY COURT." AN ACTOR'S BUILDING EXPERIENCES AT RHYL. SIR Horatio Lloyd was engaged for several hours at Rhyl County Court, on Friday, hear- ing an action in wLich Mr. Hubert O.Grady, the well known Irish actor and author, claimed from Mr. J. T. Bellamy, builder, Rhyl, the sum of £ 49 13s., damages for detinue of certain plans, wages book, order book, and other documents in connection with the build- ing of two houses. The .defendant counter claimed for the sum of f24 for services rendered in preparing plans, for the use of scaffolding, and for postages, telegrams. &c. Mr. F. J Gamlin was for the plaintiff and Mr. R. Brom- ley for the defendant. The plaintiff said chat in the year 1896 he purchased certain land on the Marine Drive, Rhyl, on. which to erect a dwelling house. Plana were prei)ared by Messrs Darby shire and Smith, for which they made a claim of jE52, which claim he afterwards compromised by paying £40. The house was orginally estima- ted to cost £ 500 The plans prepared by the architect showed a building to cost £1,400 or f,1,600, but they afterwards gave a modified estimate of £ 950. He allowed the matter to drop for some time, but afterwards employed tha defendant to superintend the erection of the house, and he agreed to pay him at the rate of 9d. an hour, it being stipulated that the house was not to exceed 9700. Defendant was te order the material and to pay the wages, the plaintiff finding the money on production of the accounts. He also agreed to pay the def endant 95 for the use of the scaffolding on completion of the house. Instead of costing him £ 700, the house had up to now cost him £ 1,400. The wages book was presented to him every Saturday ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before the time for paying the men. Defendant promised several times to leave the book with him, but had never done so. Every Saturday morning he gave him a cheque in full settlement of all wages due to the defen- dant and the other workmen. It was arranged that lie should pay cash for the materials, and that he (the plaintiit) should receive the dis- count. When defendant left the work he assured him that all the materials were paid for, but he had subsequently received bills to the amount of £ 370 which he knew nothing about. The house was to have been finished in October last, but it was not a quarter finished at the time. During the erection of this house Mr. Bellamy suggested that he should build a second house, and he would go and live in it himself, it being arranged that his wife should become a tenant at £ 50 a year. That house was to cost £ 800, and up to now it had cost him £ 1,300. Defendant had promised to have his house ready by Christmas, and then by February 1st, but it was not completed on the 8th of February. On that day he went to the building and saw defendant, who was putting some tiles down He complained to him that the house was not finished. Defendant, however took no notice, but went on working. He then said to him, Stop work, and answer me, and don't go on in that way as if the thing was not worth sixpence. You know I have got to leave my house in March. I want you to stand up like a man, and tell me what you mean 1 want you to answer me ftraightforwardly and honestly, man.' But defendant kept on work- ing, and gave him no answer. He went up to look after the painters, and when he came down again the defendant was gone, and he had left the house in an unfinished state. Def endant had taken away a ladder which belong- ed to the plaintiff, and had not returned it, and he claimed 30s. in respect of this. He also claimed from him 3s. 4d., money overpaid to one of the workmen, which had been returned to him, and also 3s, 6d. for 150 bricks which the defendant had let Mr. Ralli have, and for which he had since ascertained he had received from that gentleman 12s. The defendant had not repaid either of these amounts to him. Altogether he considered he had sustained damage to the extent of more than jE49 13s. 9d. as a result of defendant's action in detaining the books, &c. With regard to defendant's counter claim, as to the first, 94 Is. 9d. for postages, &c., he did certainly write a few letters and telegrams, and made a couple of journeys to Liverpool, but dEl would amply cover all. Regarding the claim of £ 5 for the use of the scaffolding for the house, it was to be paid on completion of the building. But defen- dant had taken them away before completion, tid he (plaintiff) had had to pay for the loan of other scaffolding to finish. As to the scaffold- ing for the second house, for which C,5 was also claimed, there was no agreement to pay any such sum As to the charge of £10 for the plans of the second house, Mr. Bellamy assured him, in the presence of Mrs. O'Grady, both before the plans were prepared and afterwards that they would not cost him anything, that they were prepared in his (Mr. O'Grady's) time for which he had paid the defendant at the rate of ninepfJnce per hour. Cross-examined by lVfr. Bromley, he denied that the defendant had been the means of caus- ing to have refunded to him the sum of £ 60 which he h,doverpaid for the land. The over payment was discovered by himself in the first instance. Asd-ied how it was he objected to pay zio to Mr. Bellamy for preparing plans and specticafcions when he paid Messrs. Darby shire and Smith £ 40 for plans alone, he replied, I didn't pay them they took it ofr me (laugh- ter).' This -is his first experience as a builder —and his last (renewed laughter). The first ¡ house had been built in accordance with Messrs Darbyehire and Smith's plans. Mr. Bromley Then, if it is built in accord- ance with these plans and the architects' estim- ate was £ 1,400 or £ 1,600, how did you expect Mr, Bellamy to build it for £ 700? Witness: Because he undertook 10 do it for j iliOO if he could not do it, he ought to have said so. Continuing, he said that the house had been built higher than the height shown on the plans, but it was against his wishes. Mr. Bromley did you not order that a mon- key house should be built (laughter). Witness: What's a monkey house? (laugh- ter). Mr. Bromley I don't know do you? (renew- ed laughter). Wit" ess You don't know what you are talk- ing about (laughter). It was a pantry that I proposed to put the monkey in (laughter). Mr. Bromley You suggested that, did you ? Witness: Yes. Mr. Bromley: And it was to be made a strong room, was it not? Witness No, the monkey was not put in. Mr. Bromley Why ? Because it was not good enough, and I had to put the monkey at the top of the house (laughter). Mr. Bromley: Did you not order him to make a monkey room in the top of the house (laughter) ? Witness: No, I only had hot water pipes put there. Mr. Bromley: You ordered hot water pipes and electric bells, and so on (laughter). Witness: No; monkeys don't ring bells (great laughter) If you want to be funny, I am your man. I have been on the stage before you (renewed laughter). Let us have business here. Mr. Bromley Oh, I havo never been on the stage (laughter). Witness: Then let us talk business (laugh- ter), The Judge pointed out that the issue as to the claim was very narrow one. The question was whether the plaintiff was not entitled to the wages book, the order books, and other documents. Seeing that they contained the plaintiffs accounts, he certainly thought that he was entitled to them. Mr. Bromley then produced the wages book, showing that Mr. Bellamy had given the plain- tiff credit for the 3s. 6d. overpayment to one of the men, and the 12s. received from Mr. Ralli. Mr Gamlim thereupon at once withdrew that part of the claim saying it would never have been made if the plaintiff had had the opportunity of seeing the books. Further evidence having been given in sup- port of the plaintiff's case, the defendant was called, and said that the plaintiff would not allow any reduction to be made in the house, but suggested that it should be made higher and the walls thicker, and it was for this reason that the cost had gone up. The delay in com- pleting had been caused in consequence of the plaintiff stopping the work-olce for three weeks at a time, and on another occasion for a month On the day he left the job he was ordered to do so by the plaintiff, who said he was robbing him, and that all the men were spongers. He absolutely denied that he told the plaintiff that there would be no charge for the plans of the second house. Mr. O'Grady asked that the charge should be reasonable, as he did not want a dose like the other, and he assured him that the charge would be reason able. Defendant's evidence had not concluded when the Court rose.

SPECIAL PETTY SESSIONS. On Friday, before Dr. Evans, and W. M. Whatling, Esq. P. C. Roberts charged Catherine Parry (hawker), with being drunk. Case dismissed, on condition that she would leave the town at once. P. C. Williams charged John Kay Jones I (Mainan), for being drunk and disorderly. Fined Is. and costs.

I unanimously. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1894. I IN accordance with the above act, a Parish l Meeting was held at the Infant School Watling Street, on Thursday, May 18th at 6 30 p.m., for the purpose of nominating Parish Councillors for the ensuing year. Mr. W. Williams, Preswylfa, presided, and the following gentlemen were unani- mously re elected for Tre'r dre ward:— Messrs. T. Elias, the Brewery; W. Hughes, Llewelyn Terrace; William G. Jones, auc- tioneer E. Mills, Plhs helyg; J. E. Hum- phreys, solicitor, W. P. Roberts, solicitor; W, S. Williams, Regent House; George Wynne, Bradford House.

No 2 WARD. The following were nominated and elec- ted :-Messrs Price Jones, Tyn twll; J. O. D. Jones, Nebo David Lewis, Pant Lliw Robert Williams, Pentre mawr; Rev. Raw- son Williams, Joseph Jones, Oakland; E. G. Powell, school master, Capel Garmon. The two last named are new members of the council. No election will take place in the whole union.