The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

APPLICATION UNDER A WILL. Mr Latimer Jones supported an application. nn behalf of Mary Jane Roberta. 14, Erw Wen road, Colwyn Bay, legatee under the will of the late DI. Roberts, her grandfather. The wall, Mr Jone6 stated, bequeathed a fourth anaro of tille late Dd. Roberts' oat-ate to tlie pre- sent applicant. Toe case had previously occupied the attention of Judge Horatio Ltoyd. when one of the other children came of age. The vvihole of the amount, coming to £200, had been, paid into court. The eldest son had received ■ lis share, and now the present applicant had come of age, she appked for hers. tlis Honour said lie would make the neces- sary order, subject to a birth certificate being deposited with the Registrar. ADMINISTRATION ORDER. Mr A. Lloyd Griffith i pplied for i adminis- tration order lor J. Williams, Ta-i I&a, Llanrhy- uhwyn, miner, whcee ckbtft were returned at Sd. Mr R. O. Davies appeared on be- hlaJf of several creditors, and it was ultimately •ugi'eed that tihe debtor should payoff the amounts owing at the rate of 128 a month- A TREFRIW COMPENSATION CASE. Mr A- Lloyd Griffith mentioned the ouse of Annie Bractbuirn, Trefriw, who was i.a-rded £187 odd as compensation in respect cf ttoo death of her husband. His honour oidered f Ida month to be paid to the widow, and al a sum of ;1;;30 to pay debts incurred. W. P. Ro- berto, who previously appeared in the case, lll- formed him that no had exceeded that amount, and he (Mr Griffith) now applied for a further sum of £25. The Judge: I don't feel inclined' to make an order at ail. 1 think she has been very extra- vagant- Instead of the money going towards t.he maintenance cf the widow a.d hr children she seems to be squandering it. Have you in- curred further debts ? Applicant: No; only the rent of the house. The J uodge then ordteted that a sum of £20 be paid out to pay the debts. CLAIM FOR SHEEP TRESPASS. Jno. Lloyd, PenraJlt farm, Llanrhyohwyn, woe sued1 by tho Rev- John Gower vioar of Trefriw, for the turn of two guineas, damages tor alleged sheep trespass between the lbth May and the otin June. Mr R. 0. Davies ap- pealed for the plaintiff, and Mr Porter de- tended. w The Plaintiff said he was the owner of Cyn- llwyd bach farm, near Crafn.ant Lake, and on the 15th May he found 42 sheen and lambs be- longing to the defendant grazing on his land. On tihe 16th May, tthe-re were more isheep there- He met the dfe-tenda-nt that day, and he ootm- plained that he bad received a bill for 4213 from Mr W. P. Roberts, and witness- told him that if he would pay Mr Roberts' fee, he would net a&y any more about it if he gave an under- taking to keep Ins efheep away. He said lie would do 60, but he never did. On the 23rd May, sheep and lam-be were covering the whole place. There might have been some there hp- loaiging to Dd- Owen and1 Dd. Jones. He Bad been paid JB5 for trespass by the previous ten- •at. He (witness) had been obliged to sell 200 "wbeep from Tanyrcglwys farm because of tlhis. In cross-ercamination, plaintiff eaid he bought tihe farm in 1895 at the Gwydr sale, and at the same time Messrs Isaac Williams and Richard (Jonway bought the adjoining farms. He re- membered meeting the two last named, and Mr Molnityire on the epot, but lie could not sav what tihe meeting was arranged for. He tola tibem that they must keep their aheep- cut of hie farm. And' you have been saying so ever since ?— Yes; they never listen to anything I say, and Mr Isaao William* grazed there for years with- out baking any notice- So you havo been crying in the wilderness for about twelve years?—Yes. Replying to further questions, plaintiu that someone told him that the sheep belonged to tihe defendant, and Lloyd afterwards admit- ted to him tihat they belonged to him. He had found 60 cheep on the land' on several cota- ionl8" Asked as to the rent of the farm, plaintiff said he had been promised £8" He had been getting £20 when the cottages we.re inhabited. Did you ever offer the grazing of this farm to Isaac Williams for £ 3 ?—Yee, very likely, as I always waot peace with my parishioners- Evidence was also given by Dd. Rees and Wm. Jamee, both of wihom spoke to finding the sheep on the land and turning them out. J. B. Knight, painter, Trefriw, also said that between 3rd and 7th June he saw 18 sheep grazing on Mr Gower's land- They had a red mark on tihe hind part. He could not say whioee property they were. He had driven them out several tinues himself. For the defence, Mr Porter eaid that the amount of tihe claim was only small, but ap- (wuremtjy the question was roanv one that ought to bo isettled. The amount of damage olaimed had, he contended, been very much overstated'. When his Honour considered tihe whole of the grazing rights offered toO Mr Isaac Williams, at J63 per annum, it appeared rather strange tihat two guineas should be claimed for that small and disjointed trespass Ever since the pro- perty had been bouight there had been continual uxHifale, grumblings and qUiarrclhngs between parties as to the sheep coming over. The defendant, contended that he had put up a new fence, and had kept and looked after it ever ince, the sheep going over the part which should have been repaired by Mr Gower. Corroborative evidence was given by the de- fendant. Mr Ridhard Conway, who was the purchaser of the adjoining property, said that by appoint- he met Mr Gower, Mr Mclntyre, Mr Isaao Williams, and Mr Ed. Owen, his tenant, on the spot, and they agreed' as to the bound- ary fence. Witness and Mr Isaao Williams were to do one part, and the plaintiff the other- They had fulfilled their agreement. Evidence was also given by Ed. Owem, ten- runt of the last witness, Isaac Williams, landlord tih-e defendant, and WTm. Williams, tenant of Mr Gowcr, the latter cf whom stated that the total rent of his piace amounted to £10. He knew that the sheep went over to his land be- tween his house arnj Cynllwyd fawr. He had only been at the farm a month, from 1st August, and after-wards he let it to the de- fendant for 7s 6d a month. His Honour, in giving judgment, found there was a contract entered into to keep the fence in repair, and lie also found that on the 15th May there were sheep on tihe plaintiff's land, and the evidence showed that the defendant's fence had1 not been repaired- They wesre also there on the morning of the 16th, t.he de- fendant admitted he repaired the fence. Hav- ing regard to the value of the land in that neighbourhood, he would give judgment for the plaintiff for one guinea, and 10 hoped that •x>th parties would keep their fences in repair w. future.

LLANDUDNO TRAMWAY. BOARD OF TRADE INSPECTION. Colonel P- von Donop, Inspector of the Board ftf Trade, to-day week, made tihe official inspec- tion of the electric tramway from Rhoe-on-Sea, through Craigvdon and the centre of Llandud- no, to the West Shore at Llandudno. The fol- lowing representatives were in attendance: — Mr C. W. and Mr L. D. Taylor, for Messrs Harper Brothers and Co.. London, con- sulting engineers for the scheme; Mr Sellon, the chairman of the Llandudno and Oolwyn Bay Electric Construction Company, Limited, the owners of tihe tramway; Mr S. E. Bastow and Mr W. V. Waite, of Messrs Bruce, Peebles, and Co., tOie contractors; and Mr A. Conolly, town clerk, a.nd Mr E. P. Stephenson, engineer, of the Llandudno Urban District Council. The inspection began at nine o'clock and was Oompleted by 11.20 a.m., during which time the oars ran over the full route twice and over a portion of the route three times. There is every reason to believe that the inspection was quite satisfactory, and the decision of the Board of Trade may be expected in a few days. Ar- rangements are being made to open the service oars as soon as tine line has been passed for traffic, and on Mondky next the drivers of the live or six cars which will be in use during the winter months will be on duty in readiness to start the service. Five cars will give a quarter- hour service along the route, which is about six miles in length. It is. expected that instructions will be re- ceived by the cOlltractocs shortly to proceed with the extension of the line from Rhos through the town of Colwyn Bay, the greater part of the material for which is already on the ground.

A FAMOUS PHYSICIAN Prescribes a Simple Remedy for INCREASING STRENGTH & FLESH. An eminent physician, who is well-known as 1 specialist and author, writes:—"No treat- ment for Phthisis, or weak lungs, would be ^'Oniplete without Dr. Cabell's Tablets. I have ubjeofod these tablets to the severest tests and results wore of the most satisfactory kind, ^ey increase strength and develop flesh by •heir power to aid assimilation. I attribute •everal important cures mainly to the. timely 130 of these tablets—they havo been ad'eed to mJ' list of successful medicines." S^u'ely the unbiassed opinion of such a great ■authority is sufficient to convince sufferers from troubles, stomach and kidney disorders, -tnness and weakness of the body, wrecked nut'VU,iun- dccllno' an<l similar ailments, that ? d out Jn a box of this successful remedy ,.u° greatly to their advantage- Any '-aeomta can supply Dr. Cassell's T'ablete.

THE R.S.P.C.A. ANNUAL MEETING AT LLA..L JDNO. At the annual meeting of the committee and collect era of the Llandudno Branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, tihe Rector of Llandudno vJho prcbidoed, referred in appicpriate terms to the great logs the branch had sustained in the deatlh of Mr J. Broome, J.P., who had strenuously supported the late Mr J. Platt, J.P., in ormging the branch to its present satisKictcry condition, and had always given substantial financial help. He proposed a vote of deepest sympathy with Mrs Brooime and family in their great loss. Tthis was seconded by Mrs Dalton, and car- ried unanimously- INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Inspector Eakins read his report for the year 1907 as follows:—"I have visited all fairs, mar- kets, and cattle sales, and paid careful atten- tion to the trucking of aimua.o at railway sid- ings. and also closely watched the carriage of young calves in sacks and poultry in crates. I have paid constant attention to the vehicular traffic, and frequently, especially during the season, examined the coach and ohar-a banc horso3 at different parts of tlheir routeR, giving mainy cautions for minor acts of cruelty. The saddle asses a>nd ponies have also- been frequent- ly examined and watched whale at work, several cautions being given to drivers and others for the cruel use of the stick. The Wild Birds Protection Acts have been enforced, and frequent visits paid to fields and other likely places in order to prevent cruelty to birds. Slaughter houses and ?;:ulterers' pre- mises have been regularly visited, and things found satisfactory- An additional inspector did duty in Rhyl during tihe summer mentis, which obviated the necessity of my visiting Hhyl, Abergele, St. Asaph, and Prestatyn, and e -ing a better and closer superv ision to be exercised in all parts of the district. In addition to a number of cautions in writ- ing, sent, direct to offenders from London Head Office. 21 persons have been convicted by the justices for various acts of severe cruelty, and three cases are at present pending. This num- ber of convictions is very much less loan that recorded for the previous years, but the Dum- ber of cases reported are a.bout the same 116 the previous year. In some of these cases no pro- ceedings at all were taken on account of want of sufficient evidence; in others the accused persons were cautioned from I.don, and in a few cases the prosecution failed. Whale the number of convictions is leas than in the previous year, I do not think we can take that as signifying a corresponding decrease in cruelty in the district generally- I w,t.her attribute it to three causes working together, and first of these I place the bicycle, which has recently been introduced into our service, and enables your officer to inspect the coach a.nd other horses at different parts of their routes, and also to visit remote parte quite unaware to offenders, which must have a deterring effect on those disposed to be cruel. Second, I place the abnormally wet and cold season we have had which lessened the number of our seaside visa tore, and third, the motor cihar-a bancs of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, which have un- questionably done away with the employment of a number of the horse vehicles. ANALYSIS OF CONVICTIONS. Horses, working unfit, 7; horses, cruelly beat- ing, 3; donkeys cruelly beating, 3; donkeys starving by neglecting to supply food, 1: cowe, cruelly kicking, causing severe injury. 1; dogs, oruelling beating, 1; dogs, knocking eye out with a stone 1; various, causing (by owners) in the above. 4; total. 21. Eighn horjes and two donkeys have been dostroyed. by consent of owners, being found to be completely worn out and unfit for further work. The courts at which the foregoing con- victions took place are: Llandudno, 11; Colwyn Bay, 3; Cmway. 3; Rhyl, 2; St. Asaph, 1; and Towyn, J; total, 21, as before. No portion of the penalties inflicted upon offenders is received, directly or indirectly, by the society. To the police of all ranks in my district, I beg to record my sincere thanks for the hearty and willing assistance afforded me on all occasions. In the discussion which ensued, reference was made to the very satisfactory and tactful man- ner in which the inspector conducted his work, and great satisfaction expressed at the prospect of his continuance at Llandudno; now the so- ciety's rules of change every two years had been rPViTinpn FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The financial statement was then read, show- ing that £73 Os 6d had been collected,-and £2 pa.id for printing, and a resolution was passed that £5 be added to the reserve fund and £66 Os 6d forwarded to the head office. A NEW ROAD WANTED. Mr Pilkington's resolution (passed at the last meeting), "to bring to the notice of the Urban District Council the necessity for a new road to be madte to St. Tudno's Cemetery," was then brought forward. The secretary stated that a copy of the resolution had been sent to the Ur- ban District Council, but a reply had not been received.. VOTES OF THANKS. A very hearty vote of thanks to the collectors was proposed by the secretary, seconded by Mrs Walker, and passed unanimously, and a hearty vote of thanks to the Rector for presiding, and to Dr. Dalton for so kindly conducting the meet- ing was also proposed by the Secretary, and seconded by Mr Moulsdale, and unanimously carried.

BETTWSYCOED URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE STEPPING STONES The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held on Friday. Mr Griffith (vice- chairman) presided, the attendance including Messrs R. Parry. J.P., R. Rowunson, W, B. Corns, John Hughes, J. T. Rees, and Henry Williams, with the. Clerk (Mr R. R. Owen), and tihe Surveyor (Mr W. J- Edwards). FINANCIAL. On the motion of Mr Corns, it was decided that bills amounting to J315 178 lOtI be paid The Clerk informed the Council that tfbey were in an excellent financial position, there being a balance in the hands of the authority of £657 8s. THE LIGHTING OF THE VILLAGE. The Lighting Committee recommended tihat additional lamps be fixed at Clhurch Hill, Coed Cyngiberddail-road, tlio junction of the Rhiw- dtdohon-road with the Holyhead road, and near Ty'nycoed- It was further agreed to ask the Gas Company for an estimate. The recommendation WJs agreed to, and it was further resolved to give the committee power to act in the matter. RE-APPOINTMENT. It was decided, on tho motion of Mr R. I Parry, to re-appoint Dr. Fraeer as medical officer of health. THE TELEPHONE. In reply to a communication from the Coun- cil, tihe manager of the Telephone Company wrote asking which poles the Council complained about, as there was not the slightest deviation from the position of the poles as indicated on the plan. He wa& rather surprised to receive the letter, as their engineer was in constant communication with tihe Council's surveyor, who, he understood, expressed himself satisfied with the position of all the poles erected on tihe Council's property- Mr R. Parry said that the oo-les he referred to at a recent meeting werre on private pro- perty. He proposed that the poles deviating from tihe plan be pointed1 out. This was seconded by Mr John Hughes, and agreed to. THE REPAIR OF THE STEPPING STONES A letter was read from Messrs Hughes and Rowlands, contractors, Colwyn Bay. in wihiich they stated that a complaint had been made that tihe stepping stones at Glanrhyd were not of sufficient depth, and Mr Hughes undertook to fix them up with concrete free of charge, and also in answer to a question Mr Hughus pro- mised to be responsible for the same for 12 montihs from the dhte of fixing. They wished to point out clearly that Mr Hugthes did not promriise to be responsible for the whole of tihe stepping stones, and they were still ready to undertake to be responsible for t-he six new stones. They considered that a sufficient agree- ment. The contract had been completed, amd they considered that they were entitled to the full amount of the contract, viz., £32, as there wa9 no mention in tihe specification as to re- taining any sum for maintenance after comple- tion, They also considered the extras done on this work sufficient to keep in hand1 for the period mentioned- After a short discussion it was decided to pay the contractors the full amount 041 condi- tion that they put three of the stones in their proper position, and1 maintained tihe six for a period of twelve months. PROPOSED WATER AND SEWERAGE SCHEME. The Local Government Board inquired the present position of affairs respecting the pro- posed water scheme and sewerage scheme for Bettwisycoed. It was decided to call a. special meeting of tihe Council in committee to consider the ques- tion. and the Clerk was instructed to reply to that effect. The Vice-Chairman said that to his mind it was useless to think of carrying on the. '-resent source of water supply- He thought the Council ought to make up their minds, as they must, he was afraid, go somewhere else for their water supply. COLLECTOR'S REPORT. The Rate Collector (Mr R. E. Thomas) re- ported that during August he had collected the following sums:—-Oeneral district rate, £233 10s 8d; water rate, £4 17s 7d'; the sum outstanding amounting to £377 10s 9J. TIME OF MEETING. For the coming winter months, it wae de- cidled to hoW tihe meetings at 6.35 p.m.

LLANDUDNO PIER CONCERTS CLOSE OF THE SEASON. MR ARTHUR PAYNE'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. Quite a brilliant s-pectacle was wiinetssed at the Pior Pavilion on Saturday evening, the oc- eac"c,ll -i -ti--cl Lx-ig t-lie 216L g?r;i 'sl)ecal an last concert of the season- 'I here was a crowded and fashionaWe audience, reminding one more of the opening rattier tihan the dose of the season. line stage had been beautifully deco- rated with floral tributes from lady membeirsof the audience. 'I'De grand pianoforte was also covered with gifts presented' to the popular conductor, Mr Arthur W. Payne, meet of wuich were from anonymous dono-t?. the mem- bers of the orchestra, oacth wearing floral but- ton boles in honour A the occasion, took up their position on the gaily dccorated sta<?e, quite a picturesque scene was witnessed. 1rne a.ppoarujico of Mr Arthur Payne was the signal for a tremendous outburst of applause- During the c\enin-g, by special request, Mr Payne treated tihe audience to his favour.te violin solo "Star of Eve," which was delight:u!ii.y played, and the huge audience clamoured for an encore to which the eminent artiste reoponded. MADAME MARCHESPS OVATION. Madlamo Blanche Marches!, who made her second appearance season, was the vocal- ist, and in her, as an operatic vocalist, Madamo Marches! has but few equals, licr bcautijiul voice, her finished style, diiamaUc expression, and other qualities combined on this occasion to iii-ake her p,riM4,1 -excel- .n'c C" c (?' lence. In her fireh. number., Weber's "Softly &i.g,ht;¡" (Dear Freischutz) she at once captivated her audience, and was compelled to respond to a determined encore. Madame Mw<iesi's se- cond number oon<sis>tet? cif the following six songs:—"Out of the Birch leaves" from "Gweneyca-e" (Vincent Thomas), "Come not when I aIm dead" (Hojibnooke), "Down in the Forest" (Landon Ron-aid), "Baby Clover" (Charles Willeby), "The Wood pigeon"' (Liza Lehmann), "1'ne Owl" (Liza Lenmann)- So thrilled was tihe audience ttiat an encore was vociferously demanded, to which Madame Marohesi responded with a. charming rendering of "Cuckoo-" which so captivated the audience tha.t a si miliar ovation w 03 extended to the fair artiste, who in response gave a niagniifioe<nt rendering of Tosti's "Gocd-Bye," t-hu9 render- ing ten songs during the evening. FINE ORCHESTRATION. A most attractive orchestral programme wae given, opening with R--esind"a overture to "William Tell," followed by Andante Canta- bile with variations from Quartert No. 5. Bee- thoven and Macbeth's Intermezzo, "Forget-me- not," the audience dem.anding a repetition of the latter. Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" and the "Bee's Wedding" were also given, and the first part cf tihe programme was brought to a close with Wagner's overture to Tann'hauser-" The second part opened with Wagner's Grand Fantasia, "Lohengrin," which was given by request followed bv Liszt's Hungarian Rhap- sody "No. 2." aiso requested. AMUSING SPEECH BY MR PAYNE. At the close of tihe programme, Mr Payne gave his customary brief address, being loudly applauded as he came forward to fpeak He tlhankod the audience for their patronage and appreciation. He was delighted at the really extraordinary development in the in.,cgcad tastes of the visitors to the concerts- A few years ago it was considered quito ridiculous to arrange a programme of high class music. He remember- ed perfectly well hlis predecessor arranging for a. performance of Beethoven's C Minor Sym- phony, and the next morning he received quite a hundred letters protesting against tihe per- formance of tha.t great work. The visitors then preferred light and catchy music, but now happily that was all changed. He must confess that for some years pf^t he had been giving good music in homeopathic cbsee, for a good reason, and he was now hapm* to say that nearly all the request's were for tihe best music (ap.pl,auise). It was. in reality, the visitors to th-e concerto who had to a large extent made the programmes. He had merely drafted them according to the let.tets oif request that he had received (applause)- Nineteen classical oon- certs had been given on consecutive ThurisdayB and on nearly every occasion the Pavilion was crowded, and very often to excess (applause). Of course, he had to a certain extent to thank the clerk of the weather, because it rained so very much in the early part of the season that, people could do nothing but go to the concert in the Pavilion, but during September tihey had cort,ai.nly 11,?ia very L,?calltr?'fill W.C,,It?' r, and 1?l-e y?,t tlhere had been more people at the concerts during that month than the corresponding montih of any previous year. This proved that good music was appreciated, and he sincerely hoped It would continue to be. I11 addition to the classical nights they had had many concerts of hgia and, if he might say it, frivolous music. but, of course, he understood that the mimsscal director must try to please all tastes, which was not an easy matter (laughter and applause). They had had several requeet liaglhts, on which he had introduced ver? varied pieces that had been asked for. Some of tihe requests he had received were really very cur- ious, a,nd he thought it might, amuse the audi- ence if he read two anonymous Jettelrs which he had received. The following was very strange. It came to him quite recently: — "Dear Sir,-Would you kindly ask tho lady vocalist to wear hor pink dross tliis eyenjng"- (laughter)-" and oblige A Lover of the Beau- tiful" (laughter). He thought that a very un- fair request to make to him (laughter). The other letter was a work of art, and began:- "Deer Sunr,—Yours is a real fine band, and y?ou &To a v v hard iiian 3,ouris,-If" e,r- "I have been -%N,atc iin?g vou a,ll fTOllI (la,ught,ar). the gallery for nea?rly a. aj,,d i livve cotiiie to the eo no lush an that they takes advantage of you. for when you looks to your left., them fidd'ir-?m on 3-,oiirr ri,?,rilt l?e,avc-, c>ff tl- t??.,el heir,, or t,hey ?l.vy ,,o 5o?ft tlilat I ca-n,t 1,,ccLr ,,M, and %i-fheii vou looks to t:hc ri.-h,t vheni tal, plia eoil. the l?ft clo,-L? the s.?-iiie i,b-ing, ;L.d a's T or t ?ih,rce tranib?)ne T)la-ve;r,?, t,lict never pla.y at Lll uzilc,6-, r you lo kj t,hei?i sqtza e in the face. And the man who plays the Big Drum sometimes sits down for ten minutes, and dont do a stroke of work until you get excited- then tlhey all flares up, and the band sounds fine- I thought it best to tell you this, in case you may not have noticed1 it.—Yours, truly, A Lover of Fair Pltay" (laughter). "P.S. If I was you I would not play them fiddle solos until you havo had more practice. You plays so slow tihat I nearly gets to sleep, and I never drinks much on my holidays." (laughter). Some day he hoped to write and publish his ise-enccf, -o? cea.,i(], s r?-,iiiul t a.,i d he thought those two letters would have a very honoured place (laughter). During the season- lie had several times been acusesl of repeating pieces too often, but he thought they would' agree that the accusation was a little unkind when he told them that rho orchestra had play- ed during the seoason nearly 1200 different pieces of music, arid about- 150 of these were played for the firist time in Llandudno (ap- plause). On a number of occasions there had been whole programmes cf new pieces. Of course, he must repeat favourite pieces, though ho dfewe say it would be tiresome to the visitors who practically stayed the whole season. But they must forgive him (applause). After a re- ference to the presentation to himself of n silver candelabrum by the members of the orchestra, and to the loyalty and' devotion of an orchestra which for its size he considered one of the finest in the kingdom, Mr Payne said he hoped tihat would all meet again next season, and till tlhen ho willed them all health, happiness and prosperity (a pp 1 a use) audience joined in singing "Auld Lang Sync" and the National Anthem. THE EXTENSION CONCERTS. The extension concerts commenced on Sunday evening, ura;l?r the conducforship of Mr Walter Haigh, and will b& continued up to October 13th. The c)reh-,otr-t eonsfjst^ cf leader, T. Ba.r- raitt; 1st violin, J..Edgar; 2nd violin, H. Fa woe-tit-; viola, D. E. Nichols; cello, J. H. Fcuilds; basso, W- Timperley; flute, A. Hal- stead; obce A. Nichollis; clarinet, L. Brough; clarinet, J. E. Roberts; bassoon, S. Midgley; horn, H- Marshc-i; horn II. Jarvis; cornet, A. Hall; trombone, J. Stamp; tympani, etc., H. A. Dunn; harp, H. Jar-vis; accompanist, G. Atkinson. Tine vocalist this week is Mr Tudor Owen, of Festiniog, the well-known Welsh baritone. lIe has displayed splendid form dur- ing tihe week. Among his most lloceJul items were "Queen of Arg-els" (Piccolo-mini) "Lead Kindly Ligihit" (Pughe Evans). "Lend me your aid" (Gounod). "If then wer't bind" (.John- son), "Bccausc" (Guy d'Ha.rdelot), etc- Next, week. Miss Lucy Nuttall.. a charming contralto and jiriie winner at Blackpool Fes- tival, will be tine vocalist. The attractive programmes provided each evening by the orc'iestra are worthy of the highest praise, and these who are anxious to see the season extended at Llandudno should give the ccinccirts the support they so well menrit. In atWificn to solos by Messrs J. H. Foukles, Alex. Hall, Gecirgo Atkinson, and other rosmfcers the orchestral items included such favourite compositions as Schubert's "Overture to Rcsaniunde," Mendelssohn's "Fa-nta-sia songs without words," Wagner's so]ecti:1n, "Tannhau- ser move, iic-it6" from Haydn's "Surprise Sym- phony," German's selection, "A Princess of N icelal 'r "Merry Wives of Wind- sor," Thosnas's overture, "Raymond:" selec- t.ion from "Carmen," Gounod's fantasia, "Faust;" Wagner's selection, "The Flying Dutohniani; Cowen's "Minuet D' Amour" from old English dances, e'tC- NEXT SEASONS CONCERTS. Cuir readters will be glad to learn that tiho services of Mr Arthur W. Paync ae musical director have again been secured fox the season of 1908, with Mr Walter H-aigh ae eub-oonduc- tor. The season will commence on Thursday, Apr 16t.h, and oonciuide on Saturday Septem- ber 26th, 1908.

r.TiA NFAIRFECH AN UKBAM -DlsilUOi CotKClL. MINSTRELS AND THEIR RATES. The monthly meeting of the Council was hdd on l'uesuay. Xne (Jnanuian (Mr T. U. Morgan) rre- sided, and the otlier members present were: Meeers W. C. hubens, It. lJ. Kvana, L. i). Jones, Owen unffiths, £ .ui Jones, T. J. uwen, Harry Juries, and the Llierk (xr Ellis). It was rejj.ittd t-nat not a single case of infectious disease laid been notified in the district dunng the. munth of august. Tne death rate lor the past month was coin pared with 8 last year. The Collector leported that 11s 2d had been collected last month, as compared with t477 the corresponding period u1 last year. Tiie iuiiowmg recommendations emanating from the Highway and Water Committee were carried That a new givyne be erected at the west end ol the pro- menade, according to the original sclienic submitted by the Surveyor, 18 yards in length, at an estimated cost not exceeding jl'JD, and that tiie work be Jet to .contract; ttiat, net wire be fixed on the sides of the bridge near tiie upper mill; that the road near the YNesieyan Chapel be kerbed and channelled at an estimated cost ut £ -3 7s (id; that the road between Uolyiryd and Plas-y-Xant be kerbed and channelled, at an estimated cost of £ iSS 5s and that the new road leading eastwardly from Valley Road be known as "Park Nant Hoad." Upon the recommendation of the Sanitary Com- mittee, plans of alterations by Mr Peter Jones to his siiijp in Station Koud were approved. The Surveyor was authorised to make inquiries, prepare plans, and estimates for utilising water power as an auxiliary to the existing gas engines to work the sewage scheme, and also, if ieasible, to work a dynamo lor electric lighting purposes. The question of granting permits to minstrel troupes and bands tor next season was deterred. The Finance Committee recommended that Mr Went- worth, of "The Hoyal Osborne Minstrels," be furnished with a bill for the amount due from him for the privilege of performing within the district, and unless paid witiiin fourteen day.- that legal proceedings be taken against him for the recovery of the money. Mr Joiss inquired whether part of the money had been paid. The Chairman No. Mr Jorss: I know that they went round several I people with a book to collect towards paying the rent because they had had a bad season. That was in July, i think they ought to be made to pay at once. The Chairman said it was only fair to the minstrels to say they had always paid hitherto. By the way, what had they to pay for? Mr W. G. Roberts: For the privilege of perform- ing in this district as minstrels. The Chairman: But what are minstrels? (laughter). Mr W. G. Roberts: They are iiiinsti-els. The Chairman -eaid that one of the members of the troupe told him that the Council had broken its contract with them because they had allowed a cerlainBohemian Band to play in the district. If the councillors consulted a dictionary it would open their eyes as to the real meaning of the word min- strels. He knew that- minstrels were popularly known as performers with black fae8, but in the dictionary they would tind that minstrels had another meaning. Mr Jorss: They agreed that the band should come. Mr Wentworth said so. Mr W. G. Roberts remarlvcd that the minstrels used to pay a rent of £5, and they agreed to the increase to £ 10 this year. Mr Jorss said that they did not refuse to pay when the Llanfairfechan band gave two performances nights a week. The Chairman Mind you, I hold no brief for them; but before yju go into litigation you must be sure of your ground. I have hinted what their defence is. Mr W. G. Roberts pointed out that the motion did not mean that the Council should immediately rush into Court. The Chairman: Yes, but. it. is foolish to threaten unless you are prepared to follow it up. This Council has done that sort of thing over and over again, and, to say the least, it is a humiliating position. At Penmaenmawr a rent of £50 was once charged, but. they did not obtain fifty eentimec, Mr Jorss: And yet, these people reckon that they leave better jobs t,) come here It was agreed that a request be made for the money without mentioning legal proceedings.

FLINTSHIRE LEAP MINING DEVELOP MENTS. Tihe great taisk of dealing with the in-rush of water at tlie North Hendre Lead Mine, Rhyd'- ynnwyn. has aft last been effectually surmount- ted, and in the course of another month opera- tions will be resumed on a very extensive scale. The mine was flooded some years ago, and for nearly two years the management, have been malting vigorous efforts to get rid of the water. Work has not been altogether stopped, for as much a 200 tone of lead per month has been I raised, but. largo acfcumailationis of lead which could not be leached on account of the water ca-11 now be worked.

It is the people, not the places, that make the homes the face of a smiling woman, the fccft an-d the niitt?;lc cf children's o ttn,_y I. voices, aye, even tii-e barking of a dog and the human look of joy at our coming, bring us the nameless ohtiroi that we call "home."— Throne. at IœS (['Z'"7ii'(tr"'1 "fi.I :) ::3 ¡- )c TO T"[ lUHGS I. NtUtJicCII.fy. ,.Mo,.iI¡" I:) 3. T01f.f['U. I -I. Enlrana tø Th"oat. 'I There's only one way for 5. Passage to :1 the LuJt[[s.' a remedy to r:ach the 6. Passage to Ihe SI¡)madz. 5t 1 th throat and lungs direct, and Dotted ¡¡',u shm Ihe: YJ that is the Peps way. Peps are d,'redio:z takm hy. N,e. Peps pIne fumes 111 hrealhmg. first divested of thesllver"paper wrapping in which they are sealed and preserved. As they dissolve 't pleasantly on the tongue, pure volatile pine-fumes mix with the air we breathe, and are thus carried straight to the lungs. To pour common cough mixtures and emulsions down the gullet into the stomach, in the hope of benefit to the throat and lungs is utterly futile, for no p:utic1e of such liquid remedies can possibly pass the epiglottis, the little sentinel fold which closes like a. lid over the throat whenever anything is swallowed. Only the volatile' Peps fumes can find their way straight to the throat and lungs, carrying the demulcent, invigorating, restoring, and expectorant virtues of the pure Peps pine-essences straight to the seat of the mischief. No narcotics, irritants, or sedatives can be found in Peps, which are always good alike for young or old, weak or strong. gg Look for this short ? distinctive title on tm'W P eps the box, and on elre UL every tablet. equa!l or Avoid cheap colds. rore substitutes. [ and t.: and l'urrg IQf IIJU!_ r¡Ji

THE ABERGELE ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION. INTERESTING VISIT TO COEDCOCH. HISTORY OF A POPULAR FAMILY. A oomespondont writes-—On Saturday, a nurnlr of the meanbers of this AracciaUon to the B-luck Dingle, where they w ere joired by Mr D. Mac. Nicoll (agent to the (Joedooc-h Est a; el, Mr Jabez Jonea, the, encr- ban-d "Dwdan of Lkuieloan," the Rev. E I Pownall Owen, vicar of Llanelian; Mr Oiclield, f J.P.. Bettwis; and several other members who bad arrived on cycles. During- the drive it was pointed out that on reaching Rhyd-y-Voel the were on the Coed Ccch estate, which extends from tine place right on to Tavern Newydd, JJanrwst. It was remarked that the old farm houses have been demo list ied, and substantial stone build- ings erected' in their stead- On reaching Berth uttentiion was drawn to Pen-y-coiddyn mawr, where tlie Aeeoeiation have been making exca- vations, an elcborate report of which work will shortly be issued. quaint c.:d mill by the eide of the road j" known Felin Pennon, or the Pa-rc-on s Mill. A (;u;al;.on i'rem an endow meant made by "Jo:ir:, eon of Reginald do Grey, of two hun- dred and five acres of land in ltcenieiryon a nd Rue. betilc^B other lands and woods, a mill. pasture for twenty-three cow6 and a bull, and pannage or the free keeping of sixty hogs in i tae wood" of the ltordo.ip." shows how those nidI" became the property cf the "nareons." Among the interesting- old hou-see on the Coed Coch eetate there is perhaps none more go than Cynau, at one Lord of Abergele, oJming Cynnu. at one time Lord of Abergele. Coming to more recent times, we find that tihe of Gartherwin are descendants of Gronon Llwyd (fcurnamed Pemvyn), of Melay, in this neigh- bourhood', a branch of Marohudd, but with different arms- Notice was also taken of a cot- tage .with gothio windows and chimneys in the shape of spires, which, from a dist&ice, has the appearance cf a. miniature church. Travelling aJcng the valley of the Duiae, the Down Wesleyan Chapel wae seen nestling among the trees on the right hand side. Starting from Baron Hill, the hiU above the road on. the right is known as Ff-rith wen, and the JittJe wood to the left of the bridge crossing the Ddulae, Pant Newydd. Here a huge boulder has been found estimated to weigh about 20 tons. Although not associated with a Druidical circle, in shape and dimen&ions, it corresponds exactly with Cromlechs found in similar positions. The Cromlechs to be seen at Ystuni Cegid and Rhoe-y-llan, near Oricco'eth, are facsimiles of this gigantic stone- The hill at the back of Pant Newydd ia called Fron-y- Gader or "Tbe seat on tihe hill," but how it came by this name, Mr Jabez Jones was un- able to" say. Between the Dingle and Baron Hill we have Ty'n-y-Ddol. A MEMORABLE STORM. Under the wooden bridge crossing th rivulet called Afon WyU, which gives to the Dingie itB name of Nant may be seen an oval shaped boulder. III 1879 this boulder sup nor ted one end of the bridge, but during the flood which, took place in iluat memorable year it was h-uiled from its place-, and the bridge carried awav. However, long before it a reeling place in the bed cf the rivulet it used to ttand on the hilioo several ytirds higher up the hill, a.nd was then known as the Spindle or bpinaung etone. country people knowing notning of tihe glacial period, and being- unable to account for the cimious position in which it r.tood, came to the conclusion that it must have been placed there by wit-cbcii or fairies, while the glacial marking's which had never been made by human hands, proved conclusively to their mincb that they were ri-ghit. In those days it was said that if a person passed this etone late at night, he would have seen a witch with her spinning wheel spinning away for dear life, and that had she been disturbed she would have ridden almost to death every horse in the neighbourhood. Now, if tihe witcii was associa- ted- with the boulot-r on the hill, what more rsa-iuiral than that she should be associated with the boulders in ifoe Dingle? Tilere are two words in tiie Welsh, language spelt exactly the same which have two different meanings. They are pronounced differently—being accentuated differently. The words are spelt, "gwyll." The word "gwyll" pronounced one way means dark or gloomy, but pronounced in another way it signifies "a goblin" or "a witoh," and this is the word which has given the name to th-3 Black Dingle. In the Welsh language, "gwyll" is for the sake of euphony elided ac- cording- to usage to "wyll," and becomes Nant- wyll." The name Nant-wyll is very apt to be pronounced "Nant-dywyll," hence Dark Din,g;e. wihich easily glide into Black Dingle. A most inappropriate name. Nant-wyll, with a certain latitude, might be translated into "Fai-ry Dingle, a name far more in keeping witih its romantic cfharacter and its weird associations- Mr Jabez Jones attempted' to take the party to see tlie Down Quarry, but was surprised to find that the bridge and road along which the carts conveyed the stones had been carried away by the floods-principally. it was thought, during tho great flood, of 1879. Mr Pownall Owen was disappointed at not seeing the quarry which had supplied1 certain gravestones now standing in the churchyard of Llanelian. By the way, Mr Owen's latest trophy is a Saxon font which has just been added to his treasures in the dhurch. I should add that Mr Jabez Jones thinks the word Down is a corruption of Dawen. COEDCOC'H FAMILY HISTORY. From the Black Dingle the party went to Coed Coch, where they were received by the lion- Mrs Laurence B-rou'rick. Alter the re- ception in the grounds they were conducted in- to the house and entertained b, Mr Brodnck to quite an inteiestmg lecture on tiie heir- looms, faanaly portraits, and ancient relics, wiiicii date back to the 15th century. Mrs Biodrick took fOIl" granted that the members of the Abergele Antiquarian Association were generally familia.r with the history of tine place but readers cf the "Pic-neer" may be interested to know the history of t-he Coeobooh family. I will, therefore, first of all 1 give a brief summary of some of the more important CI.!1a.ra<,t.e.rs evn- nected with the house. One member, of whom Mrs Brodrick seemed to think very highly of-, was tlie Rev. Gabriel Goodman, D-*D.> wb> became the fifth Dean of Westminster, and held that high office for forty yeais. Gabriel Goodman was. born at Ruthin in 1528. He was the second son of Edward Goodman, a silk mercier of that town, while nifcxher's maiden name was Cecily ThejwaH, a daughter of Ed'ward ThetwaIJ, ot Plas-y-ward, in this parish. It is said that Edward Good- man was the iirsit to adopt the. honourable nick- iirme of "Good-man," which was given to him on account, of his many good worlas. His pro- per name was Edward, eon of T'nomap, son of Edward, "on of Siencyn Gocih) of L'liandyrnog, in the Vale of Clwyd. Young Gabriel, after having received a good education at home, entered t. John's College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of M.A. On leaving college, he boca-me chaplain *0 Sir Wm. Cecil, who afterwards, becaiw* Lord Burleigh and v;Tcdeeesa-}:r of the present Lord Salisbury. While living with tihi;, yamiiy, Goodman acted a is tutor to Lord Burieigh's son. On the as-eeni-ion of Queen Elizabeth to the throne, Lord Burleigh was made one of her privy councillors, and Secretary of State in 1561- He was also made chancellor of Cam- bridge. These promotions gave him an oppor- tunity of promoting his chaplain, and soon afterwards Gabriel Goodman was found among the clerics of St. Paul's Cathedral. In 1560 he was maob Vicar Choral cf Westminster, and in 1561 h was installed as dean. Upon reach- ing this high office he received the honorary degree of D.D- The name of Gabriel Goodman is found among the first of the signatories of the 39 articles of the Church of England, which were agreed1 upon at a conference held in 1562. In Ru-thm his native place, he established a 'hospi- tal, and a edhool. His death took place on the 17th of June. 1601, at the of 73 years. GoJfrey Goodman, another divine, was the nephew of Gabriel Goodman, being the son of ibis youngest brother. Godfrey, who married Catherine, the daughter and heiress of Simon Croxton, .of Merllyn, near Ruthin. Godfrey was barn in Ruthin in 1582- He Was sent to WTes6minster School, where he became a scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1600, and aJtRtrwu.rd3 a fellow. He is also known as Doctor Goodman, and his pertra.it hangs in the dining room at Coed Coch near that of his dfetingiiisihed uncle. Reverting to Cecily Thelwall, I may say that the Thelwalls came from Thelwall, in Cheshire, and took their name from that place. The founder was a follower of Reginald de Grey, who made a settlement in these parts. Plasy- ward came inro the family by the marriage of a John Thelwall with Felice, the daughter and heiress of Walter, alias Ward, of that place. Thomas Pennant tells us that Reginald de Grey settled in this country several of his fol- lowers, such as the Thelwaiis, Goodmans, Movies, Jervises, Towerbridges, and Alsbels: which last, corrupted to Ashpool, remained at a house called Plas Ashpool, in the parish of Llandwrnog, in the lower end of the Vale of Clwyd, within my memory. As in the case of Plasvward, Coed Ccch came into the family of the Wynns by th3 marriage of one of the Wynns with an heiress of the Gcbdman family. When General Wvnn died his widow, a Miss Hughes of Kin- mel, married the Hon. Laurence A. Brodrick, who, as trustee to Ma-ter Edward Wynn, has vastly improved the estate, which will be a fine inheritance when tho young heir comes of age. QUEEN VICTORIA'S PRESENT. One of ihe first things which his mother showed to the co'npany was a well preserved horse and part. She smilingly assured us that although these might not be of any interest his- torically, still she prized them very highly, be- cause they were a gift from Queen Victoria to Master Teddy Wynn, when he was about two years eld. We also saw a wax bust in a glass shell of Napoleon I., formerly owned by Mrs Lloyd Wynne, who had received it from her mother. Among t.he Goodman relics are two rings to which are attached a perpetual v. ill, dated 1583, which leaves the gold ring and the ring containing the enameJIed grasshopper to the heir of the Llannefydd family for ever. A small relic of the Stewarts is in the form of a token which has upon it the likeness of the martyred king. Amongst other relics shown were gold spoon, which is a copy of the real anointing spoon used at Coronations; a beautiful silver box bearing the date 1682, formerly the property of the Rev. Richard Wynn, "who lived in the reign of James II., and made by the noted silversmith, Peter Edwards, mayor of Chester; a Roman coin found near Coed Coch; and an Indian hairpin said to be 500 years old, given to Mrs Brodrick's mother by an Indian woman during her stay in India. There was also a very curious necklace com- posed of Roman antiquities, dating from six to 1200 B.C., collected by old Mrs Lloyd Wynne's father. Tho most. recent of the curios go back to the 17th century. Mrs Brodrick has had them mounted in this way to prevent them from getting lost. There were a few spade guineas of the time cf William and Mary an ancient deed, dated 1246, relating to Bryn Ffanigle, said to have been the residence of Marchudd, the son cf CyRan; a large Welsh Biblc, dated 1620: a number of modern cups celebrating the jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1897; the Coronation of our present, King in 1902; and the Coronation of the present Czar of Russia; an old deed carrying the seal d James ] 1. and Queen Elizabeth; and an old edition of Philip Sydney's "Fairy Queen." THE EAST DDULAS VOLUNTEERS. When it was feared that Napoleon the 1st would invade this country a corps of volunteers was raised, which was known as tho East Ddulas Volunteers, of which old Mr Wynn, of Coed Coch, was the captain, and the two flags be- longing to the corps are carefully preserved. A RoyaJ Charter confering certain grants and pri- vileges on the inhabitants of the lordship of Denbigh, dated 1506. and confirmed in 1.551, has been translated, and a copy presented by Mrs Brodrick to the Denbigh Corporation. After an inspection of the portraits of the two I eminent divines, Gabriel and Godfrey Good- man, and cf Cecily Goodman, in the dinmg room the party were taken into the drawing room, which wa added to the house in 1849. The ceiling and walls were painted by Italians. The beautiful carved mantle-piece is quite a work of art. In this room were trinkets and heir- looms in great variety. Amongst them was a complete little railway train in silver, known as Teddy's drawing-room toy; a silver mouse from India, representing the sacred animal of the par- ticular village whence it was brought; and a "teething coral" upon which three generations of the family have "cut their teeth.' Tea wa.s served on the lawn, which was pre- sided over by Mrs Brodrick, supported by Miss Wood, of Folkstone, and Mrs Mac. Nicoll, of Derwas. Among the company present were the Rev. E. Lodwic Ellis, BeUws; Rev. E. Pownall Owen, Llanelian; and the Rev. R. Edwards, vicar cf Trofarth. The secretary. Mr J. R. Ellip, read apologies from the Rev. Thomas Jones, M.A., of Abergele Vicarage; Messrs S. H. Har- risson. F.R.G.S., Cartrefle; and G. T. Evans, N. and S. Wales Bank. After tea Mr J. Williams, M.A., of Abergele County School, proposed, and Miss Git-tens, B.A., of the National School, seconded, a very hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Brodrick for her very kind hospitality. The Hon. Mrs Brodrick, in responding to the vote of thanks, expressed in a few well-chosen words her deep sympathy with the work of the society, and how glad she ha.d been to be of any assistance in helping on the work of the associa- tion. The offer of the hostess to show us round the gardens was gladly accepted. Close to where t-he tea was served were two old oak trees, and a prize was offered to the member who guessed the width of the largest. Mrs Thomas guessed 17-ft. 9-in.. and Mrs Wil- liam. of the County School, 22-ft, The actual measurement was 21-ft. 9-in., consequently these two were the nearest. The two secretaries. Messrs W. J- Evans, of j the County School, and J. R. Ellis, Berthtopic, are to bo congratulated on having organised and carried out a most enjoyable excursion.

ABERGELE POLICE COURT. AN ADENT DEFENDANT; PECULIAR CASE. A eittuig of the Abergele Police Court was held to-day week, when the presiding magis- trate was Mr J. Herbert Roberts, M.P. The others on the bench were Mr J. Duncan Miller, Mr J. Hannah, and Dr. Woistenholme. THE VALENTINE INN. Mr Joseph Lioyd applied tha.t the licence of the Vaicmiiie-Inh, Llanddulas, should be trans- ferred temporarily, from Robert Booth to Hum- phrey Wi:ams. The application was' unauimouely granted. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Isaac Jones Was summoned for drunkennett-, but did not appear. A Constable stated that he foond the de"cu- dant in Market-passage, just after eleven o c ock on the night of September 17th, kicking at tiie door of the George and Dragon. When asked to go home he became disorderly, and have been locked up had not a mau named Ro-w- lands undertaken to sec liim home. Iiis.pecror Bagshaw said that the defendant wa<s well-known to the Court, where he nad been 14 times convicted for drunkennef-s, and once for wilful damage, The laei conviction was in 19C5. Defendant was fined c-oets. A LLANDUDNO GIRL S PLIGHT. Mr James Amphk-tt appeared for Margaret Ellen Jones, living at Tany'bryn, Rhydyfoei, L'.anddulas. to apply for an order declaring Alan Ciampitt of "Landore." StOneyhey-road, New Brighton, to be the father of her illegiti- mate child, and requiring him to contribute for its maintenance. The name of the defendant wae called, but there was no response. Mr Amphiett said that the plaintiff wtg a young girl who went from Llanddulas to ser- vice in New Brighton, and whilst h.c-to. aPcr she had been in Mrs Clampitt's serv:oe six mcntJ", Mrs- Ciampitt'e son was injured at football, and she wae asked to take tea ir him in his room. on which occasion, was al- leged, he took advantage of her. Acting u.:y.I1 instruct lens he (Mr Amphiett) wrote to-the de- fendant, informed him that that a. cion wotud be commenced, and asked him to ome to 1-( me settlement. Bt there had been !j{) icply from I either the mother or the son. had, however, taken the precaution to subpoena both the defendant and his mother as witnesses, and these summonses had been legally served. As they had not been obeyed, and as there was 110 answer to hit letter, he asked the Bench to regard those facts- as sufficient corroborative evi- dence of the story in the box., which the com- plainant would give. If that were not allow- able it w .uld be necessary for warrants to be issued compelling the attendanoe of the mother and son. Margaret Ellen Jones staled that the defen- dant was a clerk in a merchant's office, in Liverpool. Mis Jones. Kirkdale, stated that she accom- panied the girl's mother to :1r\,> Ciampitt. The witness was proceeding to repeat the conversa- tion with the iady when the Chairman and Clerk said that in the absence cf the defendant that was not admissible. The Clerk iMr E. A. Crabbc) advised, how- ever, that there must lie some corroboration, and the advisability of the Court issuing warrants under the Habeas Corpus Act against Mrs C-lain- pitt and Ajan Ciampitt, toO that they might be examined on oath, when the Clerk was in- formed by Inspector Bagshaw that Mr Ciam- pitt, father of the defendant, had just arrived in court. Mr Ciampitt was called to the box. and stated that he had come to represent his wife, who had been practically hysterical since the subpoena was seived upon her on Tuesday night. But he declined to say a word for or against his son, and also declined Mr Amphiett's reqaest that he should consent to be sworn as a wit- ness- ness. The magistrates then retired to consult with their Clerk, and on returning The Clerk requested Mr Amphlett himself to be sworn. Mr Amphiett took the oath. and produced a. copy cf a letter addressed to the defendant, in- forming him of the charge made against him, and the Post Office certificate of regifjfration. That was regarded as the required corrobora- tion, coupled with the fact- that the defendant did not appear, and an order was. made requir- ing him to contribute 4s a week towards the maintenance of the child until il is 16 years of age. He was also ordered to pay f4 8s 6d costs. Mr Ciampitt. when he heard the amount of the order, asked leave to speak, a.nd said that as a matter of fa-ct his (-on was out of work. Mr Amphiett: Have you cut him off because of this? Mr Ciampitt: No. He denies that he is the father. Mr Amphiett objected to any further state- ment by Mr Ciampitt, who had refused to go on oath. "SIX DISTINCT WEALS." Elias Lewis, ca-b-driver, was summoned by Inspector G. H. Eakins. of the R.S.P.C.A., on the charge of cruelty to a horse. The Inspector stated that he saw the defen- dant hit the animal 20 times with a heavy whip, apparently for no reason whatever. Inspector Bagshaw, who afterwards examined the animal, found six distinct weals en its back. Defendant stated t.hat the horse would not pass the yard, and was stupid. The Chairman hoped he would not inflict such needless punishir.ent again, and tke defendant wa& fined 5s and 92 ód oobte.

CONSERVATIVE DEMON- S1 RATION AT MOSTYN PARK. LARGE GATHERING OF PARTY WORKEF.2, SPEECHES BY LORD MOSTYN AND MR HAROLD EDWARDS. Some five hundred of the Conservative workers of Flintshire gathered at Mootyn Park en Satur- day afternoon, in response to the invitation of Lord Mostyn, to meet Mr Harold Edwards, the Conservative candidate for the county. Lord Mostyn threw open to his guests the spacious private grounds surrounding his beaut 11 ul old mansien, which are now looking almost their best despite the advanced season. Tea was served for all the guesig in a large marquee, and a baud played in the grournis. At five o'clock an open-air meeting was held 1-1. tho terrace, Lord Mo&tyrj presiding. Lord Mi.h-,lvu said at the present moment ihsi* opponents were ctaang their ranks and hold- ing a. council of war for a great attack upoa tlie House of Lords. He might say at once that the Lords, were not very irightonod of this attack (laughter). A grea.t. resolution had bc*n fired off 111 the House of Commons, and loed jy a ,very big gun. There had also been a great trumpet b.ast. The difference between that tru.mpc-st blast a.nd the blast which Jostua blew at the waiif of Jericho was tha.t in the case ol the latter the wails of Jericho were blown down, while the trumpet blast of Sir Henry Carnpbcil-Banncrman pos&ibiy might have re- sulted in disturbing the dust in tho Parlia- mentary Chamber .(laughter). They wero agreed, he thought, tha.t they must havo a Second Chamber; no country would be safe without one (hear, hear). That Ciaml>er have the power of criticising- bills send up K it by the Lower Chamber. Often these bilis cajne up to the 11<li ol Lords without having been thoroughly dLseustod or after having been guiliotinc-d. they to pass these bids in the Upper House witbooa being allowed even to discuss or cnrieisc UxKnf if that was to be the position of tho Hcum of Lords it would be intolerable, and th->y better capitulate at once. He pointed out ihaA during tho last fifteen months twenty RiMiloaia had been eent up to the House of Lords, ana the presence of such a large number of peon in the Upper Chamber was a guarantee to a great extent of the safety of that institution; they might depend upon it they would be the last people to sign their own death warrant (laughter). He did not suggest for one moment that the House of Lords was not in need of reform. A committee, under the presidency of Lord Rose be ry, was now sitting to oonsider this matter, and ne hoped and trus<ed when the deliberations ca.me to light they would be care- fully considered bv the Lords. DANGER OF SOCIALISM. Mr Harold Edwards then delivered an address of some length. He pointed out that the future of their party rested upon their workers, and if they exhibited energy and keenness, and were willing to undergo a. measure of eeli-sa.crifioo, he was perfectly sure that in the end they wou'd prove successful. The speaker then dealt a.t length with the future of Socialism. He said that to-day every man who had got a little land was in danger of losing it, and every man who had laid by a little in his business, and saved or invested it, was in danger of having it taken away from him for the benefit of those who were too lazy or incompetent to run businesses for themselves. And this was not imaginary danger, and the people he had men- tioned were those who were going to suffer by it; and it was the bounden duty of these people to stand up in defence of themselves and their property. As a nation they were not easily alarmed, but they coud not overlook the tendency of the age and ignore the dangex which was threatening them. He referred to the aim and object of the Socialiehc movement, the speaker remarked he believed ail of them wanted to improve the lot of those less fortunate than themselves. It was a wholesome instinct, and in practice it had reached a high level in the present day. As Conservatives it was well for them to realise that social reform must be an important part of all future aegislation, and they must try and cheek the pace rather than alter the destination. Most of the social re-forms of this century had been initiated by Conservative Governments, and they might be sure the paity was prepared to move with the times. But the real danger of Socialism lay in its methods, which were so- un- wise and dangerous that if they were not changed they must lead to national bankruptcy ar'd disaster. The Conservative Party alone could hope to cope with this great danger, and guide it into more wholesome channels. The Liberal Party had used this tide of publio opinion to carry them into power, and now they were themselves in. danger of being eubmerged by it, tney would have to seek refuge witl those who had not tampered with their political principles to suit their political needs (applause). KIRKDALE'S EXAMPLE. fjr1" H;, Bottomley, m a stirring address, xe- rtaJar £ -1^grand, vlctory gained the previous da> at Kirkda.e—they were getting thei-- own bzck again and it showed that the oountrv W-aS lea.isjng the position of affaire and what' they Vt GtP7C'- y what wae going on. Mr J. Lloyd-Price proposed, and Mr H. Codo seconded a vote of thanks to Lord and Lady Mostyn^ iOr tneir ncspitauty, and to Mr IlarolJ -Edwaros for a-ddrcss.

TALACRE SCHOOL DISPUTE. KwVBo^ of .Education iias v."rit-ten to th« Flintshire xi,aucation Committee to the effeel that as they have declined to recognise the laiacre Schools in the event of the place being closed as a scnool, it will be the duty of the committee to provide accommodation Yesterday week the Clerk of the Committee nnounccd to tho monthly meeting of the com-" mittee that he had, on September 17th, received a telegram from the agent of the Talaere Estate as follows:—"If you can arrange a meeting at Talaere, a way may be found out of the school difficulty." He had had no letter, and had heard nothing further. The committee took no action in the matter.

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