The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Parliament meets it seems likely ^^tions betwaen Liberals and the will be even less cordial thaoi during the first six months of i. Manchester Oanrier."

The Tonbridge Young Men's Christian Association has decided not to hold any n'itical debates during the ooming winter, ieving that ill-feeling is engendered among the members by them.

VANITY iPAnC 41- lIEN OF THE DAY. t —Prom Vanity Pair." THE BISHOP OF ST. ALBANS. The Right Reverend Edgar Jacob, Bishop of St. Albans, is not a scholar nor a preacher of peculiar eloquence; but he is a man of broad views, of financial capacity, and of in- domitable energy. He is the son of the late Venerable Philip Jacob, Archdeacon and Canon of Winchester, and was educated at that school and at New College, Oxford. It was not until after his appointment as vicar of Portsea that he acquired his repu- tation as a man of system. His was a gigantic and neglected parish. He built up therein probably the most complete paro- chial organisation then existing in England, erected a magnificent church at the cost of some £ 30,000, and established the full com- plement of parochial buildings. In these labours he exhibited two gifts which both Newcastle and St. Albans have had subsequent reason to admire. He in- terested in his enterprises the men who could pay, and saw to it that they sub- scribed in proportion to their sympathy. From the late Mr. W. H. Smith, for example, he obtained £20,000 for his build- ing schemes at Portsea. In the second place, he never allowed a penny to go astray from want of management, and the lay-men who sent him their cheques had the pleasant feeling that their subscriptions would be expended to the full advantage of the Church. He is the best business man on the Bench of Bishops, for which reason the Archbishop was anxious to get him near London that he might advise the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners and those who control Queen Anne's bounty. He has a strong physique, a power- ful voice, and considerable confidence and force. He has a useful memory for faces, and can arouse enthusiasm. He can check the impetuous and unwise without offending them, and has displayed admirable tact in bringing stray ritualistic sheep into line. He discovered that the Inland Revenue had the advantage of the Bishops in the matter of income-tax; and the Revenue suffered. The Church owes him a debt-in greater things than money. JEHU JUNIOR. .+- HARD CASE, No. 1,535. A, travelling from abroad, arrives at Dover, and enters a carriage in which are two ladies whom he noticed on the boat. He learns from the conversation between themselves that they are sisters, and are going to stay with their brother, Major D., for whom they express warm affection. In the evening paper which he has bought A sees a paragraph announcing the sudden death of a Major D., who, as far as he can see, must be the brother about whom they are speaking. What should A do? 6 JUDGMENT IN HARD CASE, No. 1,533. A must write and say, with due polite- ness, that to the best of his knowledge, there was no pocket-book in the coat when in his possession. It is all he can do or be ex- pected to do. He cannot fairly be expected to pay B the £10, for it is as likely that B lost them as that A did. ■ « THE OBDURATE UMPIRES. A belated story from Rugby has just arrived. It amusingly illustrates the force of habit which grows upon us like second nature. The little comedy occurred in the match between Ashby St. Ledgers and Tally Ho last Thursday, for which Charles Miller and Buck officiated as umpires. At some period of the game the Asliby St. Ledgers* back measured his length upon the ground, and lay like a log upon his back with his ear roving from front to rear listening for the umpire's whistles. Creepy," wearying of the position, turned over on his tummy, and cast a watchful eye upon the officials, who remained obdurate. The game pro- ceeded, so the captain suddenly gave in, and vaulting into the saddle, was soon hammer- ing away in his best form, a roar of laugh- ter complimenting the umpires upon not being caught by the artful wiles of the dis- crepancy. It was rather weak of Claude Champion deCrespigny to try and catch such old birds with chaff, but it points the moral and exposes the absurdity that, quite incon- sequent of the rule, the habit has grown of blowing the whistle whenever a player falls. 0. MORB DOINGS OF THE SAIAPT SET. A Pilgrim writes to me: I read with some amusement the article on country- house ragging which appeared last week. Disagreeable and unimaginative as is whisky and soda or grape-skins, or even water down the back of the male or female ragster, I consider such humours positively refined in comparison to the goings- on '-to use a servant's hallism, and why does ragging always suggest the servants' hall ?-of that section of 3 oung English society, vulgarly, but aptly, described as The smack and tickle brigade.' I have seen a boisterous, bouncing, buxom young lady, whose ancestors came over with the Conqueror or thereabouts, corrected in nur- sery fashion by her noble companions of equally ancient lineage and assorted sexes, with one of those hand billiard-marking machines. I have also seen a lady box a man's ears with a raw egg. I do not con- sider, with the lady novelist, that any real impropriety lurks behind these cheerful little social amenities. We find that in stiller and deeper waters. But I do say that I have seen reproduced in English country- houses in the last few years all the slap- ping, pinching, pushing, food-throwing, room- ragging, clothes-tearing, wrestling, and bear- fighting. that might have been observed in the Bast End of London on mafficking night. It is a well-known fact that in this, as in other social matters, there is a rapproche- ment of social ideals between the extreme high and extreme low, in which the middle- classes-at present—take no part."

Though Russia is one of the greatest- lumbering-producing countries in the world, considerable quantities of finer wood, such as cabinet-work woods, rosewood, mahogany, etc., are imported every year. The greatest of all luxuries in Central Afrtica is salt. The long-continued use of vegetable food in that country aroatea so painful a longing for salt that natives de- prived of it for a long period often show symptoms of insanity. A curious effect is noted in the Andes. There is an inn half-way up the direct route where ascenders and descenders frequently meet, the foimer half perished with increas- ing cold, the latter overwhelmed by increas- ing heai

GARDEN WORK. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Begonias in bod and border are still full of beauty. The later blooms are not so large and grand as those in August, but they are soft of hue. and the varieties mingle to form charming pnres. TheiT owners may feel pleased to be assured that the enjoyment of the bedding beauties may safely be continued to the last moment of flowering and after. Many anxious amateurs take up their tubers out of the ground too soon. Remembering that these wonderful modern developments cf bedding flowers are descendants of plants which came to us mostly from semi-tropical Peru and Bolivia, cultivators are apt to conclude that early frosts will be dan- gerous to their plants. This is a mistake. Be- gonias have a strain of hardiness of constitution probably derived from their original homes being often on hig-h altitudes. All the bedding varieties may safely be left out to October, fre- quently to early days in November. They should not be lifted until the first frosts have quite blackened their leaves. The blooms of tho succeeding season will be all the finer for this touch of ripening frost. But care must bo taken to lift the tubers before frost reaches them in the ground. A surface frost does the Bepronias a service. A penetrating frost may kul the tubers. The careful cultivator must choose the proper moment when the right stage has been reached. He may then take up his floral trea- sures, and prepare them for their winter rest, stored in sand or 4ry soil, cocoa fibre or peat dust. SWEET WILLIAMS. It is not too late to sow Sweet Williams for blooming another year, provided the seed is got in without further delay. It would be well, however, at this date to give them the advan- tage of a warm border, where they may be pricked out for the winter. Sweet Williams are such old-fashioned, free-blooming plants, and give a brilliant show in June, that they are worthy of a place in tho garden. It is best to put the plants in their permanent quarters in October, as to remove them in the spring some- times retards their blooming. COLEUSES. The end of the season will soon be close upon us, and many who have grown Coleuses during the summer will hesitate as to the desirability of keeping the plants during the winter. In most greenhouses only a few are needed, and unless it is specially desired to retain some particular variety, it is hardly worth while to go to the trouble of wintering them, as it is not an unusual thing for old plants to damp off in the early spring. The better plan is either to rely upon young plants which can be propagated from seed sown in heat in February, or to purchase a few in April. The propagation by seed of Coleuses is not at all difficult, the chief point to watch be- ing that the pan of soil containing the seed is placed in rather a higher temperature than is necessary for other seeds, and the warmest corner of the striking-pit should be given them. NETTING APPLES AND PEARS. In many gardens the birds are so troublesome among these fruits, especially Pears, that some measures havo to be taken to keep them at oay, or they quickly spoil the best of the fruit, says a writer in Gardening Illustrated. I find 5-in. mesh netting the best for the purpose, especially against walls where several trees are planted, but isolated specimens sometimes require differ- ent treatment when only a few fruits are on the tree; hexagon bags are then the best, tied on at the stem. Birds usually peck at Pears at or near the foot-stalk, but not always, as this season they are not at all particular, so long as they can get to them—partly, no doubt, on account of the very dry state of the ground, which prevents them getting many worms. Yet in a wet season they damage the fruit just as badly as in a dry one. APPLE GROUND, It is all a myth about Apples not succeeding where they have been grown before, because they win do so if the precaution is taken to plant as far away from the site occupied by the old trees as can conveniently be done, so that the roots may occupy freshly-broken ground. If this is not possible, and planting has to be done on the sites where the old trees stood, the soil should, after the latter have been taken down, tw entirely freed of all the old roots, as it is these when they commence decaying that cause such mischief to the roots of the newly-planted trees. All the same, most growers nowadays generally plant some other species of fruit after Apples, such as Plums, if the ground is still to be given up to fruit culture. RASPBERRIES. The old canes should now be cut down closo to the ground, for they will bo of no further ser- vice to the plants, and the young rods will re- ceive the benefit of more light and air, which will be necessary to ripen them thoroughly. Tho HI!-3pberry needs much moisture, therefore, if the stools suffer from drought, afford them a supply of liqi I at their roots and then apply some light m iching, which measures should suf- fice for the < ison. Raspberries require a change of soil occa nally, and it is a mistake to allow the beds to remain continuously in one position. If a new plantation is contemplated, a. portion only of the old bed should be destroyed, for in re-making or renovating a plantation the work should be spread over several years so that the supply of fruits will not be discontinued. The ground selected for planting should be deeply trenched, and any old soil from the hot-bed or potting-shed refuse, &c., can be incorporated during the process, and will serve better than a let of rank manure, which is not necessary^ for Raspberries when they are newly planted. Tho varieties to plant should include thoso which thrive best in the particular locality: but other newer kinds that have a good reputation may be allowed a trial. YOUNG CARROTS. Young Carrots raised from seed sown last month will be having a very trying time on light soils during the present tropical weather. It is important that growth should not be ar- rested by this cause, otherwise when rain comes the roots will split and become of very little value. Apply a mulch of horse droppings or short manure, and afford the plants liberal sup- plies of water. Green-fly is most likely to make its appearance on the foliage, but may be easily t arrested bv svrincing several times with soft soap and water, in which a little paraffin has been mixed. EARTHING TIP CELERY. In all cases where Celery is well advanced in growth the earthing up should now commence. Not that earthing up need be general, as m many instances, no doubt, it would be much better to defer the operation a little longer, not only for the better keeping of the Celery, but also for its free progress. The soil about the roots should be examined previous to earthing up, and. if found dry, a "thorouprli soaking of water be given. Each plant should be handled eintrly, and all small outer leaves and suckers promptly removed. Each plant should also be tied up with a piece of mattincr. but only for the time being, as after the soil is added tho matting must be cut. About 3in. of soil will bo sufficient for the first earthing up. taking care that the hearts are kept open or m advanco of tho soil. Previous to the soil being well broken up, it should receive a slight eprinldinGT of salt, as this, besides acting as a fertiliser, has a de- terrent effect upon slugs. In the course of a fortnight or three weeks an extra earthing up should be given, nnishmg up at about three times. HINTS TO AMATEURS If the supplies of Spinach, Lettuces, or winter Onions are likely to be insufficient, sow again immediatelv, and if the weather continues dry, soak the drills thoroughly, sow on the damp soil, and cover with the feet. walking along with a foot, on each side of the drill with a sliding motion. This effectually covers the seeds and adds a little pressure at the same time. After- wards the back of the rake will lcavo a smooth, even surface. As soon as the early Melons are cl. ed out of the frames, fork over the soil on the beds and prick out all roots, adding more soil. if neces- sary, and plant the frames with Lettuces for winter use. Turf-pits are useful for this work, as the frost will be easily kept out of a turf-pit. Half-grown plants moved with balls will soon p-ofc psf.'iMi-hr-d, if moved carcfully. Leave the lights off for a time, unless heavy rains or frost comes. A frame, or frames, may also be filled with Endives of similar character. Fill boxes with healthy Mint roots for forcing. There should also be a stock of Tarragon in pots to provide green shoots for flavouring. Tar- ragon is not often in excess of requirements, and can easily bo propagated from cuttings of the young shoota in spring, and these potted off and plunged out may be moved indoors as wanted. One never has too many Mushrooms in win- ter, and the Mushroom-house should bo £ '!< d no with beds as fast as possible. There ought to be no weeds in the garden now.

Under the presidency of Lord Harlech, the annual show of the Llanymynech and Tanat Side District Horse SI LOW was held on Monday, and from every point of view- was a distinct success. The weather was fine, the entries were larger than usual, and the attendance of visitors larger also. The president (Lord Harlech) was present during tha afternoon, and assisted in tine judging of the turnouts. A material of delicate grey-blue tint which has been receiving the attention of a London firm of outfitters, has now ap- peared ujider the title of "petrol fumes."

Bankruptcy of a Llanrwst Mason. SEQUEL TO A COUNTY COURT ACTION. The public examination took place on Tuesday, at Blaenan before Mr RegJrtfcrw T:.W>H»V.S Joa-es, or Urcarilio T. Hughes, S, I;ridge-strcet, Llanrwst, who was described as a stonemason. Out of total liabilities amounting to 14s 10d., £45 odd was in respect of a judgment in tho Llanrwst County Court against the bankrupt, and 1-is in respect of the ooets of Mr Twigge Ellis, tho solicitor who de- fended him. Replying to the Official Receiver, Hugbea said he was a single man, living in lodg- ings, and earning a weekly wage of 22s. His presort position was entirely due to •his cousin, Fletchcr Hughes, having re- ceived judgment against him for £24 and costs. That was for money which your cousin had in his posssssiooi, and which the judge found passed into your possession ?■—I know nothing about it. That was what the judge found?—Yes, but I swear to my cousin's face that I did not receive a fraction. Do you suggest anybody else had the money?—-There were three others in the vehicle. Myddleton was the only man I sa.w holding out both hands to Fletcher. I don't know what was given him. Was there anybody else beside Myddle- ton?—Yes, my father. Did he have the money?'—-No, nothing at all. Who did your father see receiving the money ?—He was not taking notice. You say you didn't have a penny?—Yes. Mr R. O. Davies, who appeared for Fletcher Hughes, the principal creditor: You are trying to suggest that Myddleton got this money?—I only say that he held his hands out to Fletcher. Did you pay any money to your father? I-No. You had a. bicycle about this time?—No. When did you buy a bicycle?—It was a second-hand one I had before my cousin went to the asylum. Didn't you buy a bicyclo a month or six weeks after taking your cousin to DenbigbJ —No, I inquired for a second-hand bicycle to take me to work. Did you, or did you not, try to buy a bicycle, within a month after he went to the asylum ?—It was three or four months after. Where did you find the money to pay for it?—It was my own. What money had you?—My wages. Did you save anything?—A copper or two. My bicycle cost me £ 4. Where did you keep the £ 4?—In my bank book, which I had in the Scotland-st., Mission Room. I ask you. didn't you use part of the money you got from your cousin to pay for the bicycle?—I never had a fraction from him. You get a fixed wage of 22s per week from the Gwydr Estate ?—Yes. You live at home?—Yes. How much do vou pay?—Twelve shillings per week for board and lodging. Did you instruct your solicitor to make an offer to me of 7s 6d per month to pay off this judgment?—Nothing of the kind. Did you know that your solicitor made that suggestion to me?—Nothing of the kind. Ca.n you suggest on what authority he offered it?—I told Mr Ellis that I would not pay a cent. Are you prepared to pay anything out of your wages to pay your debts?—No, sir, it was a great shame that I had to file my petition for this. How did you find the £10 to file the petition ?—I sold my bicycle, fishing rod, watch and chain. How many fishing rods had you ?—-I have sold what I had. How many have you now ?—Not one. Is it not a fact^ that you have kept the two best rods ?—You are welcome to cctmo there and search. I sold the three fishing rods to Joseph Roberts timber merchant, Watiing-street. I had £3 os for the bicycle and rods. You have scheduled Mr Ellis, your solici- tor. as being your creditor?—Yes. The Official Receiver: Have you any pronerty that you have not given up?— Nothing at all. The examination was closed.

PRESTATYN PETTY SESSIONS. THE RATING OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ^Thes-e sessions wero held at Prestatyn on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Buloock (in the chair), T. J. Scott, and J. B. Linnell. STRAYING. Phoenix Taylor, a travelling gipsy, was summoned for allowing a donkey to stray on the highway at Dyserth, on September 14th- Accused did not apuear, and a fine of 2s 6a. and 8s costs was inflicted. HER FIRST OFFENCE. Jane Hughes, of Lower Penisa, Dyserth, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having been drunk and disorderly, on September 7th. The woman was discharged with a caution., this being her first offence. TEMPORARY TRANSFER, Mrs Elizabeth Williams, widow of the late licensee, was granted the temporary transfer of the licence of the "Red Lion, Llanasa. JURY LISTS. The jury lists for the parishes of Dyserth, Gwaenysgor, Llanasa, Newmarket, Meliden and Prestatyn were dealt with. There was an objection from Mr Andrew Whiteford, farmer^ Llanwndy. farm, Gwaenygor, to the inclusion of his name on the Llanasa list, on the ground that he was over 60 years of age, and his name was deleted. EXPLANATION AND WITHDRAWAL. Sir Pyers Mostyn, of Talacre Hall, Gwespyr, was summoned for the non-pay- ment of a poor rate amounting to lbs 6d. Sir Pyers was represented by Mr J. Amphlett (Colwyn Bay), and the Overseers by Mr H. Lewis Jones tKbyl), who appeared for Messrs. Bromley Jones and Co. Mr Lewis Jones, announced that for cer- tain reasons, which he had discussed with Sir Pyers' legal representative, it had been decided to withdraw the summons. Mr Amphlett explained that the position was that the rate was claimed in respect of certain cottages and two Schoolrooms, one of which was empty and the other in use as a public elementary school. The schools had been rated and that he con- tended was quite wrong. The .magistrates' clerk (Mr Livesey): That is a question for appeal to the Assessment Committee. Mr Amphlett added that Sir Pyers and Lady Mostyn had not come there as passive resistors, but as active registers to the rate which it was sought to levy upon the school premises. Mr Lewis Jones had discussed the point with him, and was quite of the opinion that the summonses should be with- drawn. Under the circumstances, he (Mr Amphlett) would ask for no costs against the owners. With regard to t.t. cottages, he had no doubt that if the rates were properly made they would be paid but, as he had remarked before, the school buildings were of the public elementary order, and were open to all pupils who liked to present themselves there. At present between 90 and 100 children were in attendance, and their education was provided absolutely free. Sir Pyers Mostyn himself found all the cost of tho schools, so that it was not necessary as in the case of most National schools for the clergymen and others to go round col- lecting for subscriptions. He (Mr Amphlett) could not conceive anybody except a body of overseers rating a school (hear, hear). The Bench consented to the withdrawal of the summons.

In every way golf has beoome more ex- pensive—subscriptions, clubs, balls, caddies, I and lunches, especially the two latter items. One might moralise to any extent on the luxury of the present age even in games. —"Chambers's Journal." To the complaint that Englishmen are ignorant of Canada, the reply is made that Canadians arc equally ignorant of India. The Imperialists have begun at the wrong end. Common knowledge must precede in- telligent co-operation.-—"Star." Toronto. In many oountry town thousands of people have altogether ceased to visit the theatre for the reason that, as a rale, they bring nothing away with them but a sensa of boredom and a program roe filled with ad- vertisements.— Pajl Mall Gazette."

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LIST OF VISITORS. COLWYN BAY. PWLLYGR OCI-IAN HOTEL. J. S. Littleswocd, Esq., resident. Miss Woght, Derby. Miss Pilkicgton a lid nurse, Newton-le- Will cm-s. Mrs Beckett and maid, do. Miss M. E. McCulloh, New York, U.S.A. J. A. Greene, Esq., do. Mrs Greene, do. Miss E. Chambers, Brig-house. Mrs James R-o-akine, Clifton. Dr. Moonhead, Weymouth. Mrs Mooa-becud. do. Mrs Wright, Aston. Master Wright, dkJ. Mrs Garla-wt, London. Miss Garlant, do. Mrs Valentine Matthews, do. Mis Board, Melbourne, Australia. B -aii -d, do. S. J. Baird, Esq., do. W. H. Clarke, Esq., London. Mns Clarke, do. T. Barlow, Esq., St. A.,unc-on-Sea. B. Brookes, Esq., Sootbport. Mine E. Burn-age, Maasa-ctmsestta, U.S.A. Miss A. L. Stearin, Waltham. W. Lea-dbettor, Esq., Newton-le-Willows. Mrs Leadbetter, do. Mrs Catarail, St. Anne^-on Sea. Rev. J. R. Luxmoore, Ashford, Derbyshire. J. Messell, Esq., valet and chauffeur, Brightoax Mrs Messell and maid, cfcx Miss Messell, do. Miss Evie Parker, Weybridge. Ciaptain Holbech, Ellesmere. Mrs Holbech, do. Miss Daisy Holbech, do. W. J. Mann, Esq., Trowbridge. Mrs Macun, do. The Misses Mann (3), do. Mrs O'Ocraior amd maid, Buxton. Mrs Cox, do. Mrs Gibbons atod maid, Liverpool. Miss Gibbons, do. Rev. Canon Tecsdiale, Banbury. Mrs Teesdale, do. Mrp Charles Spalding, Liverpool. MIES Bertraudo Spalding, do. Jesse Spalding, Esq., do. Vaughan Spalding. Esq., do. Miss Kat., Mu&?on, do. Mioses Cope. Dublin. Mrs Pefcroeokinoi, Manchester. J. Whitaker, Esq., Derby. HOTEL METROPOLE. ? Mrs Butcher, Lozbdoeu E. L. Raneome, Esq., Carnforfh. J. W. Cobb, Esq., Leedp. Frank Hiltotn, Esq., Manchester. Mic-s Baxter, London. Miss Hiidia Baxter, do. Mrs A. D. Brown, St. John's Newfound- land. Miss Brown, do. J. Hollies, Esq., Tipton. Mrs and Miss Hoi lie*, do. A. W. Wheat-ley, Esq., Birkdale. H. HaLsay, Esq., Penarth. H. J. Smith, Esq., London. Mrs Chen.halls, Peniarth. Lloyd Joaies, Esq., Warring-ton. W. D. Davies, Esq., Manchester. W. F. Brooks, Esq., do. F. StejnclifFe, Esq., Huddersfield. Mrs Stancliffe, do. A. H. Rinxmer, Esq., Shrewsbury^ James Davis, Esq., London.. G. S. Wilford, Esq., Sheffield. H. M. Cater, Esq., Manchester. Dr. Wilks, Grasgkigton, Skipton. Mrs Wilks, do. ] Mrs Stock, do. Robt. Craig, Esq., Maryborough. A. Lenton, Esq., Liverpool. -A COLWYN BAY HOTEL. W. Whitehead, Esq., Manclsester. T .H, Esq., do. Porritt, Esq., do. Judge Wakely. Ballyburly, Ireland. Mrs Wakely, do. Mis* George, do. E. C. La £ e, Esq., Stockport. Mrp Lake, do. R. Ellis Grundy, Esq., Cheshire. A. A. C. Leit, Esq., Manchester. C. Schwa-be, Esq., Anion. Mies Sar.-fiekL, BebingtOiii, J, Mansfield, Esq., Eaton. Mrs Mansfield., do. F. S. May, Esq., Londom. E. Shirlevt Tknmis, Esq., LiverpooL Mrs Shirley Timmis, do. L. H. Bruniby, Esq., Birmingham. Mrs Robinson, Warrington. Miss Robinson, do. Mr Robinson, do. PI. R, Gieruiie, Esq., Market Drayton C. F. Bottomlev, Esq., do. R. D. Clayton, Esq., Wolverhamuton F. E. Clayton, Esq., do. C. E. Green, Esq., Forest Row. J. Ii. Beadley, Esq., Essex. — Yates, Esq., J. Bowker, Esq., Manchester. Mrs Bowker, do. Mr Stott, Haslington. Mrs Smith, do. Mies Mai re, do. W. D. Sfiablefand, Esq., Coalville. Mrs Stableford, do. W. J. Theobald, Esq., London. Mr? Theobald, do. Mr Fort, do. r Pennington, do. Miss Barker, Llandudno. IMPERIAL HOTEL. Mr Mrs Balding, London. Mrs F. Johnson, Bickley, Kent. Rev. F. Brogan, Dublin. Mr Parkinson, Liverpool. Mr Harris, Manchester. Mr Windsor, London. Mr Keffernan, Dublin. Mr Jones, Liverpool. Mr Powell, do. Mr Lomas Smith, do. Mr Nomack, do. Mr PJio, les, London. j Mr Bliss, Birmingbajn. Ill r do. Mr Sich, London. Mr and Mre Farren, Carnarvon. I Mr Ark-ell, London. Mr and Mrs Beeher, Dalkey, Ireland Mr Buloock, Rhyl. Mr and Mrs Richards, Manchester. Mr Ilenser, Liverpool. Mr R. Smith, do. Mr Morgan Davies, Londcin. Mr Kemp, Bristol. j LOCKYER'S PRIVATE HOTEL. Mrs and Miss Hoyle, St. Anne's. Miss J. Hoyle, do. Mr and Mrs Fletcher, Bury. Mr and Mrs Clegg, St Anne's-on-Sea- Mrs aaid Miss Croesiield Manchester. Mrs r.nd Miss Cragg, Wittungton, Mr and Mrs Thomas, Liverpool. Miss Hughes. London. Mr and Mrs Hoyle, Baeup. Mrs Ribton, Gaerwen Rectory* Miss Ewing, do. Miss Jackson, Manchester. Mr Littler. Liverpool. Mr Clarke, do. Mrs Wilson, Carnarvon. Mrs Hope, Oswestry. Mrs Fletcher, junr.. Blackpool. Mrs Boarehier, Rhyl. Ivy Lea. Princes-drive (Misses Lovatt). R. WeIoourn, Esq., Derby. ,s,, W-c-lbeirn, do- M; G. Marshal!. Esq., Burton. Mrs Marshall, do. ¡ Mr G. Marshall, do. —. Massey, Esq., Manchester. MTS and Miss Emmerson. do. Northfiold, Prinoe's-dxivo (T. Davies]. J. Duchart, Esq., Ronrily. Mrs Duchart, do. Misses Robinson, do. T. Davies, Esq., Withington. Mrs Davies, do. Miss Stott, do. Brookloa., Bay View-road (Mrs Hurst). Misses Bndshaw, Dublin. Mrs Davies, Bolton. Miss Llovd Jones, Denbigh. Miss Kubery. Bewdley. Mr Tavlor, do. The Hazs^fe, Hawarden-road (Mrs Griffiths). Mrs Bleakley, Bolton. F Crosstey, Esq., HaMax. Mrs Cross ley, do. R. M. Ra-wstivorne, Esq., Northfield. Mrs Rawsthorae, do. MM Rawsthome, do. Mr and Mrs Atkinson, Rock Ferry. Mr Atkinson, junr., do. Misfi Atkinson, do. Miss Winnie Atkinson, do. i Misses Grimes C2), Hojylaka, — y n House. Abergr?Ie-road (Mrs It. R00erts1. Mrs Strickland, CSjelteLJixuri. Miss >-andish., do. Mi £ s Luc Benson, Lon don. Roa&deoe, WoodSuU-roRG {.Mrs W. J, RTfft Mrs > ood, Heatai, Mersey. I Mrs Gro cmrood, Todmcrdcn. Mr A. Grommoood, do. "AVMN03 OAK WOOD PARK HOTEL. T. H. Ash, Esq.. Edgbaston. G. Hunter-Moore, Esq., Newry. H. Seyrriour, Fi&n, 1>-abT ,in. Mrs Seymour, do. Mrs Carter, do. W. Eccles, Esq., Lythaan. Mrs Eccles, do. Misses Eccles (4), and governess, La.dy Dougherty. Dublin. Miss Dougherty, do. A. Muar, Esq., Aitrinohazn, Mrs Muir, do. Mrs Harrison, Gateacre. H. Speyer, Esq., Brusaals. Mrs Speyer and maid, do. A. Cox, Esq., London. Mrs Fcvrshaw. Llysfaen. Mrs Hugiies, do. M. Ash-worth. Esq., Rochdale. Mrs Ash worth, do. W. HenshaJl, Esq., Oldham. R. M. Jones, Esq.. Wrexham. Mrs and Miss Neebitt, London. W. Levett-Prinsepp. Esq., Rugeley. Mrs Levett-Prmsepp and. maid. do. Rev. A. F. King, Chelmsford. Lieut.-Colonel BL Fraser, Waverion. Mrs Fraser. do. Mrs Robinson, Knowsley. Miss Evans, Denbigh. Miss Bridgewater, Aokfield, Sussex. Miss Toeswill. Orowborough. Miss Levettr-Prinsepp. Rageley. A. B. Spens, Esq., London. Mrs Spens. do. W. Spøns, Esq., London. C. Paddock. Esq., Barlaston. Mrs Paddock, do. Miss J. Paddock, do. Mrs Earp, Wilton, Oolwyn. Miss Earp, do. P. Norris. Esq., Chorlton-cam-Hardy. Mrs Norris, do. J. H. C,olli, Esq., Liverpool. A. Nicholson. Esq., and party (4), Capel Curig.

LLANDUDNO NATIONAL SCHOOL. NEW TEACHER APPOINTED. FIRST CLASS KING'S SCHOLARS' SINGULAR STEP. An emergency meeting of the Llandudno Non-Provided Schools Managers was hold in the vestry at Trinity Churoh on Monday afternoon. The Rector presided, and the other managers present were Mr R. Con- way. Mr E. W. Johnson, and the Rev. J. Hughes, correspondent. Mr Hornsby, headmaster of the National School, was also present. The Rector said the business of the day was tiie appointment of a teacher at the Church Walks National Mixed Schools. Mr David Thomas, assistant secretary to tho County Committee, had sent down one ap- plication, the only one received for the va- cancy. It was, Mr Thomas said, from an Article 50 teacher. The Rector read tho entries in the country form filled up by tho an pi i cant. Tliese particulars were as fol- lows :—School in which appointment is ap- plied for. Any school in Llandudno. De- partment: Boys or mixed. Qualification: Uncertificated assistant. When duties can be commenoed if appointed: In a month; a month'-s notice having to be given. Name; Miss Margaret Rowlands, Birkenhead, born November 4th, 1885: present school, St. Paul's Boys, Birkenhead; knowledge of Welsh none previous experience, formally a pupil teacher at oodchurch-road, Bir- kenhead. 1901 to 1905: examined for King's Scholarship, 1905, and took first class. Holds the following certificates: South Ken- sington Elementary Physiology, second class: advanced physiology, first dliass; ele- mentary mathematics, second class; South Kensington drawing certificate: freehand and model. second class: been through course of cardboard madellinr and at pre- sent teaching the same. Mr E W. Johnson asked for the opinion of Mr Hornsbv. Mr Hornsby: It is one of the best appli- cations that we have receievd. The girl is evidently beyond the average in capa- bility. It occurs to me to wonder why in the world she does not prooeed to college. She ought to have no difficult}' in getting in at all. If third class Kind's scholars can get in there can be no difficulty in the way of a first class. I do not understand why she takes an Article 68 appointment at £ 30 a year. The Rector: Do they mean to start the girl at £ 30? -Ntr Hci-iist?y. I had a lett,&r froai-i -'vfr Dav, Tlioii-,as to sa- ?-?l ?v tha-t thoet were adver- tilsin!g foi- aii Ai-ticle CS at ?C36. The Rector: There are infinite.lv inferior girls getting kGO a year. This is the best we have had before us for a long time. Proceeding to read the testimonials, of which copies appeared cm the sheet the Rector said they were from the heeds of the two schools with which Miss Rowlands bad been connected, and from the head of the 13irkenhead Secondary School. They were all of recent date, and very favourable. One adverse comment only he made as to the wa", in which the applicant formed her letters is' and 'c.' He made this the text for a little homSy on handwriting, remarking that he did not care how badly a person wrote so long as everv letter was formed so that other people could read it without hesitation. Mr Hornsby said this fault in the candi- date's writing was simply due to a little carelessness, which could easily be altered. Mr Conway: I move that she be ap- pointed. Mr E. W. Johnson seconded the motion, and pointed out that the girl took her first class only last year. The Rector pointed out that another teacher recently engaged came from the same Birkenhead school. Mr E. W. Johnson: She may wish to fol- low her friend. Mr Hornsby I wondered whether her health stood in the way of her going to College. The Rector: Her duty in the schools at Birkenhead will be as hard as ours. Mr E. W. Johnson But she will live in a purer air here. TJi&t may be the object of moving. Tho Rector: If she finds she is only to be offered thirty pounds she may reject the appointment. Mr Conway said they ought to ask the County Council to pav her adequately. He would add to his resolution a request that the CoimnitT-ee should pay Miss Ro»wkinds a reasonable salary. "W ith that addition, the resolution was passed. Mr Hornsby reported that up to the end of last week he was two teachers short, but then a temporary teacher came from Port- madoc, where there was a school temporarily closed. This was a certificate ladv teacher, and her arrival had tided over the difficulty to a certain extent. At the same time. he pointed out to Mr D. Thomas, that they were still one teacher short, and it was in reply to that letter that he was told an article 68 at tSO. and that it was impossible to gn-e him a.ny further temporary beAp. They would therefore he understailed for a month, till Miss Rowlands could come. The Rector remarked that one would have thought, the County Committee having so many schools to staff, would have a number of teachers available to fill up temporary vacancies. Other ooouities, he understood, made such arrangements. Mr R. Con way: When they consider edu- [ cation and not Îrærly poJicy thew will em- ploy a few supplementary teachers. The Rector: When we write and complain they tell us we are no worse off than other places. When the representatives of the Council here give us their heln and apply on our behalf at Carnarvon, the answer We ge t iffe 1,; tlal vve are no-t treated d* reiitly to other people. Mr Hornsby said that when a scho4 ho-pp.cned to be clo-,?-? the teachers were sent to fill casual vacancies. The Rector: They could continue to do that, but this is a very hand to mouth way of going ahout it. Mr Hornsby stated that the cootery classes would commence next Monday. He asked that the Diocesan Inspector should be good enough to arrarze his syllabuses, so that they should coye into force at the beginning of the year. The school had been studying in accordance with one syllabus for six months, and now a new one was issued. It was decided to recommend to the Diocesan Inspector, that it was desirable that any alterations in the syllabus should take effect in each school, after the annual examination in Scripture knowledge.

Military and Naval. The battleship Victorious, while coaling at Gibraltar last week, took on board 900 tons at an average speed of 305.4 tons an hour. This establishes a new record in the British Navy. Removed from the effective list of the Navy, a year ago, the gunboat Landrail is to be used as a target for the Channel Fleet. The funeral of the late General Sir H. A. Smyth took place on Saturday in Stone Churchyard. Among the mourners was Major-General Baden-Powell, a nephew of the dead officer. The salvage operators engaged at Lundy Island have recovered one of the propellers of the Montagu. The Earl of Albemarle has been appointed to the honorary colonelcy of the 2nd Volun- teer Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment. An old Royal Marine bandsman, named Henry Pye has died at Toronto, aged 74. He took part in the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, afterwards joined the Queen's Own band in Canada, and later the band of the Royal Grenadiers. Altogether he was a bandsman for nearly 60 years. The French Government are testing a new flying machine invented by an engineer named Boudy. Social. The Earl of Carnarvon, with Prince Victor Dhuleep Singh, Lord Ashburton, and Cap- tain Orr-Ewing, shooting over the Highclere Castle Estate on Saturday, killed 132 brace of partridges and 320 hares. It has been arranged that the visit to Paris of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London will extend from October 13th to Oc- tober 18 th. The King has sent ten boxes of choice fruit and flowers as a contribution to the Harvest Festival held in connection with the King Edward Institute and Mission, Spitalfields, and the Princess of Wales has also sent flowers. Lord Strathcona has given £ 500 to provide suitable entertainment for the poor during the royal visit to Aberdeen next week. The allocation of the money is left in the hands of the Lord Provost. The Tonbridge Young Men's Christian ÅS- sociation has decided not to hold any politi- cal debates during the coming winter, be- lieving that ill feeling is engendered among the members by them. King Edward motored from Tulchan Lodge, Advie, to Gordon Castle, Fochabers, on a visit to the Duke of Richmond. Mrs. G. F. Watts, widow of the artist, has made a present to the British Museum of a large collection of the sketches of her late husband's most famous pictures, as well as of several original drawings of his. Mr. A. J. Balfour won the Dalrymple Golf Cup at North Berwick on Friday. Commercial and Industrial. W The strike of the Jewish bakers in the East End of London, was concluded on Saturday, the masters and men agreeing to submit the points in dispute to arbitration. The Central Committee of the Seamen's Union is sending out an appeal to trade unionists and friends of labour asking for contributions to a fund to save Mr. Have- lock Wilson, M.P., from bankruptcy. The Pennsylvania Railroad has ordered 12,400 freight cars for delivery in 1907. The cost is estimated at £ 3,000,000. An amalgamation of the Royal Dutch Com- pany and the Shell Trading and Transport Company is projected. The large corporation electric power sta- tion which has been in course of erection in Birmingham over two years is to be formally opened at Birmingham early next montii. The work so far ha scost £ 260,000, but the total expenditure before completion will be .£400,000. The trade unionism of the past was the Socialism of the past, said the Countess of Warwick at Swansea on Sunday. Trade unionism of the future had got to be the sfraisfht tieVr-t fo- Socialism Tragedies and Disasters. W. Barker, a coal porter, was drowned on Saturday night by the collapse of a plank which he was crossing to unload a barge at Ade's Wharf, Millwall. Miss A. A. Seely, of Filey, attempted to pass over a level crossing near Filey Station when a train was approaching on Saturday. The engine knocked her down, and she was carried thirty yards, and decapitated. The body of Mr. Walter Kerr, manager of Messrs. Hancock's branch brewery at Risca, Newport, Monmouthshire, was found in a large tank at the brewery, in which there were eight feet of water. Private Joseph William Kibby, of the Grenadier Guards, was killed whilst cycling at Camberley through colliding with a Royal Military College bandsman. Mr. Thomas Mann, stationmaster at Liver. sedge, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail- way, stepped on to the footboard of a train tc hand some flowers to a passenger. W hen the train moved he stepped back, fell between the platform and the footboard, and was killed. During repairing operations on the roof of Broxholme, the old dower-house at Ripley, a workman discovered the mummified body of a child in a box wrapped in brown paper and canvas. Another mystery is reported from Clacton. On the beach near the jetty the undercloth- ing, print dress, and lace cap of a domestic servant were found, but to whom they be- longed is not known. Accidents. By a fire at Gower-street (Metropolitan Railway) Station on Sunday morning the stairs leading to the down platform were seriously damaged. During a diving competition at the Llwyn- pia Workmen's Institute, Rhondda Valley, on Saturday night, a young man named W. R. Evans, of Trealaw, struck the bottom of the bath and sustained fatal injuries to the spine. In steering to avoid a covey of pheasants, which rushed across the road, the driver of a motor-car at Worsley, near Manchester, pulled the car over, and two men and himself were thrown out. They were bruised and scratched. Through the brake-chain and rods breaking as it was going down Norwood-hill, South Norwood, a heavy motor-lorry ran into a bank and overturned, throwing the three men in charge into the road. Told in the Courts. Jacob Popp, of High Wycombe, or his as- sistant, has appeared to answer his 250th summons for trading on Sunday. He has paid .£124 in fines. Five Germans were fined 5s. each at Marl- borough street on Saturday for playing cards for money on a newspaper spread out on seats in Hyde Park. A woman who wanted to stand bail for a prisoner at the Tottenham Police Court on Saturday was asked by the magistrate if she were worth .£20 after all her debts were paid. I have £20 in my pocket now if you want it," she replied. I was so drunk that I did not know I was drunk," pleaded James George Sansora, a re- tired tradesman, of Thames Ditton, who was convicted on Saturday at Kingston of iu- toxication. As a result of the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamer Forth, of Mid- dlesbrough, off the Channel Islands, the cap- tain has been blamed. On account, however, of the difficulty of taking soundings in the Channel during a dense fog, the Court de- cided not to deal with his certificate. At Brierley-hill, Staffordshire, Walter Draper, charged with destroying five ricks of barley, valued at £300, belonging to Mr. George Salter, a magistrate, was remanded. Joseph Seymour Price, a Birmingham soli- citor, charged with misappropriating money, was committed to the Assizes on bail. For driving motor 'buses in Brompton-road at speeds ranging from 15 to 17 miles an hour seven drivers were smartly fined at West- minster Police-court. A lad of 19, William Curbishley, was sen- tenced to three months' hard labour for gam- bling, at West Ham Police-court. He had been summoned for a similar offcnce before. "Will you please take my ring and pawn it, sir? I have not got half a crown," said Mrs. Georgina Burns to the magistrate at Willes- den, who had fined her 2s. 6d. for intoxiea- tio