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OUR REPRESENTATIVES. AFTER a short vacation, which everyone will agree was well earned, our county and borough members have been very energetic in attending meetings and addressing their constituents. On Monday last, Lord RICHARD GROSVENOR delivered an important speech to the Liberals of Caevgwrle; and again on Tuesday he, with Mr. "TOliN ROBERTS, addres- sed a large meeting at Connah's Quay. Again, Wednesday saw them in our own town, not, however, principally for a political purpose, but taking part in a ceremony which must interest all those who have at heart the spread of religion and of good works. We propose to follow them in their peregrinations, and to set before our readers the most important points which they put before their hearers. In his speech at Caergwrle, Lord RICIIARIJ GROSVENOR at first facetiously alluded to the threatened Tory oppusition to him at the next election. With confidence be hoped that after the fight was over he would be able to say to his opponents, like the navvy to the wife who used to beat him, It amuses you and it dun't hurt me." He next confined his attention to the dis- charge of business in the House of Commons. Out of the G5 Government nights in the session 34 were taken up by Supply, thus leaving only 31 for the carrying out of those reforms to which the Government were pledged. The Opposition forced them to ppend 25 of these on discussing the Fran- chise Bill, and thus there were left 6 nights for all the other business, and the debates on foreign affairs. How unnecessary were those 25 for the Reform Bill is easily seen when we remember that only three or four were spent when on the second occasion it came up for consideration. However, the noble lord congratulated the country and his con- stituents on what had been done, and pre- dicted that very little else could be expected from the coming session but the passage of the Redistribution Bill. There were burning (jiiestions already to busy themselves with,and with one of these the remainder of his speech was occupied. "The great question," he said. whish was coming up again, and which the Tories were trying to bring before the people and to gain their votes thereby, was their good old friend Protection, that doll which the Tories dressed np in various disguises, and called by very different names but it was the same thing after all." Premising the great depression in trade, which now unfortunately exists in this country, the right honourable gentleman quoted statistics showing that iu France and America, in both of which country protec- tion was in force, trade was more depressed than in England. The total imports in this country for the last eleven months had been 357 millions, out of which 147 millions had been food. Fancy, if there had bo^jj any tax upon that. 131 millions had been for raw materials, few of which could be pro- duced in this country, at least not cheaply; and 30 millions were semi-raw materials, such as tobaccj, oils, sJeds, &c., many ot which were re-manufactured in fchk country which onlv left 49 millions that competing Loreigners hMrsucceeded in placing upon the markets of this country during the lr.8t eleven months and he did not think that tho most ardent Fair Trader could s iy that that was a very large amount. Though iheie raighi le a certain amount of depres- sion in this country at the present moment, it was tetter to leave its cure to natural causes than to go one step backward and make the fatal mistake of abolishing the creed they believed in-the creed of Free Trade. Again on Tuesday night Lord RICHARD GROSVENOR supplemented what he had said ftt Caergwrle by giving a finishing stroke 0 to the phantom known as Fair Trade. From the importance which our county member attached to the exposure of this fallacy we may fairly believe that being in want of a cry of any kind to go to the country with the Tories in their extremity have adopted tils one, and as soon as tho campaign begins we shall hear them in all parts oi the country endeavouring, with their plaus- ibilities, to catch the votes of the newly erifranchished county voters. On the principle that being forewarned is forearmed Lord RICHARD GROSVENOR in his two speeches has fairly stifled any attempt that may be made to palm off these exploded: doctrines on the electorate of Flintshire. The working man's wages are 40 per cent higher now than before we adopted the principles of Free Trade, 58 per cent higher than those in trance, and 12 per cent higher than in Germany, the two latter countries not having adopted freedom of commerce. Year by year the great increase in the' amounts deposited in the Post Office Saving's Bank showed that the artisan class was vastly increasing in prosperity and thrift. Wales ought certainly to be satisfied with what the Government had done for it, for at that moment it possessed three Univr-rgities, and now only an intermecusue education, set was wanted to form a complete system of education. Proceeding to another topic Lord G n c s v ii N o it said he was confi- dent that the new Parliament, when it was elected, would be able to d,i with the burning question of the disestablishment of the church in a manner f-r-l'sfaclory to the people of Vt ales." The land Jaw, would come before it for reform. Simpler ans of land transference and purchase, am! con iderabio alteration iu tho iaws of entail and primogeniture, would form part of its most important woik. That this new Parliament would be composed mostly of Liberals In had no doubt, and consequently he couh: predict fhat these questions would be settled j in a way to ensure thç welfare and ess of the country. LIE JOHN ROHEUTS then 'U'livere-l a Rhort i but Stirling speech in which Le uw^n all present to maintain th > pjsil uu v/'djl- j Flintshire had v> oil ns the p:onrer ccu.ty, devoted to Liberal principles. Cu Wednesday afternoon our IL, c r_ ,b r visited I a full account of a tot :> placo will be found in another part of O'u issue to-day. In -the eve nil g they to Alostyu and a-'Uircf-sed a lai^e uieit ng i the National Schoolroom. Lord EICAP.V Gritoavr.xon, although touching upon othe mportant subjects, again confined himseit sliicfly to the Fair Trade fallacy. He said that at the next election the Tories would put forward a bait by attempting to show that the depressed condition of trado in that fa t'cu'ar district wns owing to tho Govern- mcnt Lot putting a tax on lead imported into the country. We sincerely hope that the majority of the inhabitants of Mostyu were present to hear his lordship's remarks, for they would then understand how disastrous to themsolves and to their country fluch a tax would be. The reason why tho price of lead had diminished was not that foreign competition had so influenced the market,but that the uses to which lead had been applied hitherto had LOW been taken up by cheaper articles, and consequently the demand for it was not neariy so great as it use! to be. Lord Nor, then referred at some length to various pressing political questions and urged his hearers to give their votes in favour of what he believed to be the right principles, the principles of the Liberal party. On Thursday afternoon the two gentlemen addressed their constituents at Caerwys. The results of their tour must be gratifying to themselves, and be productive of great good to the Liberal party in Flintshire. To us who live and work and move in this county their energy is a wholesome example. Let us like them be up and doing, and when the general election comes let it find us ready for the fray, so that after it is over we may still hailjour county as worthy of its men of old, and as devoted as ever to the principles of Peace, Retrenchment and Reform.

IN another column our readers will find a report of the proceedings at the St Asaph Petty Sessions, held on Monday last, with regard to the charge of "wilful and corrupt perjury which had been pI efcrred against Sergeant PABRY of that place. The case itself presents several peculiar features, and so does the manner in which it was conducted. In the first place, when it is considered that only one solitary assertion respecting a mere matter of fact had to be proved to be either true or false, viz., whether a given person was in the immediate neighbourhood of a certain place at a specified time or not; and it is then stated that such a simple consideration occupied the attention of the Court for about seven hours, the irresistible conclusion ib forced upon us that there must be some defect or fault in the mode of administering justice at St. Asaph. It goes without saying that the magistrates try to do their best, but then it is necessary for the efficient discharge of judicial functions that the one who acts as judge should have had a proper legal training, and should possess a knowledge of the laws of evidence. When that training is wanting,and when that knowledge does not exist, or has only an imperfect existence, a legal process conducted under such conditions must necessarily be tardy in its movement,irregular in its course, and at times too hesitating, and at others too impulsivo. A case conducted in such a manner and weighted with such conditions always drags a weary length, and the case at St Asaph on Monday is as apt an illustration as couid well be found. The oft repeated assertions made in the court during the pro- gress of the trial that "a Stipondary would have settled the business in an hour," at once hits off with exact precision the: cause of the delay, and at the same time suggests the proper remedy for it. The Groat Unpaid have had their day, and the exigencies of the ago in which we live do- mand a substitute—active, competent, and from its ve:y nature beyond the shadow of a suspicion. In the second place, there is one aspect of the ease which should not be over- looked. Sergeant PAREY had stated in his evidence given on November Brd, that he saw JOSEI'H ROBERTS on the scene of the dis- turbance, which took place on the night of September 11th, Now that statement was cither in"Y.ecordance with th,G fact of JOSEPH ti o i; .,I s presence iu tho place in .question or not. The SERGEANT had so stated to the be-b of his belief. It is not only possible but it ife even probable that lie might have been mistaken. Let it be granted that he was mistaken, and then vill arise this ques- tion—Did ho make the wrong assertions knowingly and under the influence of a wil- ful and corrupt motive'? We say ho neve. did, aud all who know the worthy SERGEANT will say the &$me. He had his duty to per- form, and if he was really under the impres- sion-fis he undoubtedly was—that he saw JosEpH ROBERTS on the night in question and I at the place in question, then it was his duty to say so, and he did say so. Now this brings us again to the case itself. If the magistrates had viewed the charge from this point of sight fit the commencement of the proceedings, and had then compared the in- dictment with the legal definition of perjury they would have been able at once to have dismissed the case, since the gravamen of the charge did not fall within the scope of the! legal definition. Such a method of procedure would have shortened the length of the case by four or five hours, and would have done something still more important; for it would have saved some of the witnesses on both sides from laying themselves under the sus-1 picion that what was wanting in the case against the SERGEANT to fill up the terms ol the legal definition of perjury they them- selves in 1 heir own individual cases were freely and willingly supplying. C, n We note, too, that three additions have just been made to the bench of magistrates, two of these being gentlemen of Rhyl, whom we both respect and honour. Yet, despite! that respect and notwithstanding that honour, it is our duty to give as our opinion that had they both been on the bench at St. Asaph on Monday last, they would have been tot illy unable to have effected any improvement it) tho proceedings. The legal training and the legal knowledge, which we have already alluded to, cannot be predicated wo (FC: afraid of any one of the three. There is ;J apparent inccngruity, too, in the case of MUBRAY BROWNH, who is one of her MAJKSTY\ Inspector of Workhou.es. As a magistrate ho becomes roi c.voy!i? guardian in every Union in Flintshire, and as an injector it is his duty to attend every Union to inspect the Board of Guardians. His very attendance at a Beard will therefore have to bo made in a two-ibid capacity—as a guardian and as an Inspector of Guardians. In other words he will be compelled (oh'resclf Which role will he plsy ? and which wdl he piay 1 0 better? Sir CiiAfci.KS DILKK, the Presi-j dent of the Local Government Board, is p sharp Dfln, and is in possesion of an aeut; intellect, and so the problem may safely bt to him for its solution,

MONT.IT,Y MEETING OF THK HH YL, mPK-jVEMENT COMMISSIONERS. (,N ru.il,} Dr. < U die "to's11 *t-ii.orifJ^i;j -.Messrs i *^1 'i V VfV- Vi',1' V Jo-nt K'crts, Tiioma* J-fK iL-i.ry i: v^han. >■' \V:1.A. L. {lews, G. r *•—J Trehearn, ,10!o-P:l \1i:1D1" Cajittiu T" ti, e COHiXI^KNTS OF TilE SEA.-CX. The Chairman, at tho commencement of tin J .;r0i ctc:ii),<•••=, wished all the member* a happy aud prosperous now year. It was a mutter forjcougr.il- ulati'ju that though duriug the pa^t year they had J lost several good men from the town, they had not 1 lost a single member of the Board. During the year they had gone through a great deal of work and he hoped that, though they could not always ;i<rree, th -y would continue to do what they thought bent for the interests of the town (hear, hear.) Mr Wynnc, in returning the compliment, said he was sure it was tho wish of all present, as well as î11()e who were net present, that their chairman should have a very happy new year, and a successful one in every way (hear, hear.) THE MINUTES of the previous monthly meeting were then read and confirmed. THE SURVEYOR'S RErORT of the new buildings, works, &c was read by him and contained the following matters —Xew Build- iil(ls-High Street, "Old Baths," temporary builder's office, for Mr A. Torkington approvecl. Church Street, rear of No. ], greenhouse for Mr Edward Davits approved. East Parade, rear of Xo. 4, studio for livan Wynne plans received. West Parade, projecting square window, for Mr Tbomas Roberts; approved. Aquarium Street, rear of No. 21, outbuildings for Mr J. Edwards; plans received. 1 Forks, &;c.—S'sson and Ernest Streets: a reduced plan of these streets, as referred to in the notice of adoption, had been prepared and endorsed on minute book. Footways and Crossings: the appor:io11ment of the cost of paving crossings, ifcc., in vario parts of the town had been completed and finished on the 21st ult. Sen Water for the Streets :be hoped to have the plans and estimates ready iu the course of the next fortnight. It was agreed that the plans of Mr Torkington's office be referred to the committee, with power to act; and the other portions of the report were adopted. MR HAMMOND'S ACCOUNT. At a meeting of the finance, valuation, road and foreshore committee on. the ICth ult., Mr Hammond's contract account, and the Town Surveyor's apportionment of the chtu-ges under that contract, were under consideration. After going carefully through the accounts, the com- mittee found Mr Hammond indebted to the Board to the amount of 2c1, and the Clerk was instructed to claim that amount from him. At an adjourned meeting' of the committee, on the 17th, the rateable value of the several properties included in the Surveyor's apportionment was adopted as the basis of the apportionments. The Town Clerk reported having written to Mr Hammond as instructed. He received a rc;ply dated the 16th ult., in which Mr Hammond stated that there wn8 a mistake in the account submitted by the Board, and that there was a balance of I £E\)S due to him, and which he hoped the Board would let him have to prevent unpleasantness. There, the Clerk said, the dispute rested at present Mr Wynne thought that there was a larger num than £ 9 19s 2d due from Mr Hammond; he had been overpaid that amount and there was besides the deduction made on account of the work not having been done according to specifications. The Town Clerk, however, stated that the sum giveu represented the amount due to the Board. Mr P. Mostyn Williams asked if it was not possible to effect a compromise P Could they not l meet the contractor in any way ? The Board were not altogether free from blame in tho matter. He proposed that the matter be referred back to the committee, with a recommendation that they should consider whether they could not meet Mr Hammond in any way, and with power to act. This was seconded by Mr Joseph Williams. Mr Wynne said that if they compromised this matter, it would be a very bad precedent The committee had these accounts, and had shewn every desire to give Mr Hammond all the credit they possibly could; but they could not shut their eyes to the fact that the work claimed had not been done according to specifications, nor even according to the description of it given by Mr Hammond himself. It was simply deception, and it might have passed had not the committee exer- cised great care. There was no reason why they should compromise the matter. Was it right that, they should pay for what was a very bad job, and one in every way discreditable to all concerned ? Such things would causo ratepayers, when they came to know of these things to be very uneasy. Great complaints had been made against excessive charges, and it was time to put a step to it. If th y decided to give Mr Hammond these €9, let them not give the inoncv en the merits of the job —let them make a present to him of that sum, and not as if he was entitled to it. Mr Wynne further remarked that the Board had already passed the bills and the accounts. Mr il. Parry agreed with Mr Wynne. Mr P. Mostyn Williams mentioned two or three considerations which ought to be kept in view, and the was sorry that the committee had not taken them into consideration. Mr Hammond was at, the present time in the service of the Board, and this action would cast a reflection npen him, and place one of their servants in antagonism to the Board. The Board was also at fault in the matter, because they did not, through their officers, make a proper supervision of the work while it was in progress. Tiie amendment was lost. ADVERTISII'U OX THE l'KOMT.M AliE At a i)ie.eLii;g- of the road and foreshore committee, on the 23rd ult., the subject of advertising on the promenade wall, referred to them from the last monthly meeting, together with other matters were under consideration. The committee con- sidered the scheme worthy of a trial, and recom mended that spaces be let for advertising signs at Is. Gd. per lineal yard, per annum, from the 1st 01 May to the of April, payable in advance, the siifns to be placed in succession, according to the applications, below tho basis of the coping of the wall, to the east or west of the fountain. A letter was read from Mr n. D. Roberts, (who first brought che matter forward) stating that he would be unable to be present to support the re- commendation of the committee. Ho considered that the sií£n which would be placed on the wall would bo a great improvement from an artistic point of view, would afford "food for pleasurable thought," and would be a source of revenue to the town. Mr P. Mostyn Williams was always in favour of respecting the decisions of committees. But :in the present case he could not support the committee. The thing recommended would low er the dignity oi the town, would be an eyesore to the inhabitants on the parade, and a ijuisauce to the visitors generally. lie had already heard some very indig- nant protests against it and if the Board persevered in it they would give rise to a strong opposition, One gentleman had characterized the project as the most insane thing he had ever heard of, and he (the gentleman referred to) had threatened to call a public meeting to protest against it. Mr Gunner asked if steps had been taken to as- certain the feelings of the residents on the parade on the matter. He doubted whether the town would benefit by what was proposed, and the addi- tion tLllt.h revenue therefrom was very question- able. Children would soon spoil any advertising boards that would be put there by making targets of them. (The Chairman at this stage was compelled to leave, and Mr James Taylor was voted to take his place). Mr Thomas Ellis, as one of the committee, said he did not agree with the recommendation. He could not see that the placing of these signs on the promenade wall would be acceptable to the rate- payers in that part of the town. He also had heard the project condemned in the strongest lan- guage, and he had mentioned one of the parties to II. Roberts. As to the revenue likely to ac- crue from it lie thought it would be very little Other more reasonable proposals than the present nacl on previous occasions been rejected by the Board. Mr Kc^'inge did not think it. would bo wi-e for tho sake oi paltry revenue to maltreat their promenade, Mr l'Vi'vy said the proposal was the most insane thing li" <: of. Ho was surprised how any in his seus:s could think of such thing. Mr e. D. Roberts lrtd told him he would givef.:20 for rhe right of letting. The Board would do well to accept that offer, for he (Mr Parry) did not think they would make tvenfy pence out of it Major Penn also spoke against the proposal. Mr Clews said it would be interesting to know who were the members of the committee who sup- ooited the recommendation. The only two mem- bers of the commUfc^e who had spoken that morning VP ere against ic. He (Mr Clews j thought the pro- oosal an abortive one, that would die in its birth hid as to the revenue that would be derived from it he believed it would be almost nil. Mr Tavlor remarked that several of the 8peake; -ecined to he under the impressi on that jdacards would be put on the wall; such a thing was neve: .bought ot. Neither would the signs—which A-outd. have to be nicely written one<—be allowed | ro privet, at)- vo the wail, but would be nine inchr below the coping of the vulh if the residents <. he pa;ade wiro only rightly informed on th 1 .luestion, he did not think they would object t ..em. L'lii.'ifatelv, the minute.- of the committee, wit': he exception oi the portion refeiring to the pro denude wall, were confirmed. ;NIS SMITHY QUESTION. Th" having received a J letter n'm Mr John :U:vpj¡. wid it was referred to I Tho Clerk re ad a copy of conesponde!?* bei<ween him and Mr Morris. On the 1th Lee. the Ca,. wrote informing Mr Mollis that unless the sug'- J gestions of the committee wore carried out the Board would be compelled to take legal proceed- ings against him. No notice having been taken of this letter, the clerk wrote again on the 10th. On the 11th a reply was received fiom Mr Morris, to the effect that be was prepared to make such alter- ations in the premises that they would not be dangerous or a nuisance to anyone and he hoped this assurance would be considered sufficient by the Board. The committee did n't consider that letter a satisfactory one, and the clerk wrote again but no notice had been taken of his letter. Mr Joseph Williams proposed, and Mr Gunner seconded, that the smithy be allowed as it now stands. Mr Wynne thought that the Board had already passed a resolution, to take legal proceedings against the owner; but the clerk pointed out that the resolution referred to did not amount to a resolve to legal proceedings. Mr Wynne said that Mr Morris seemed to be put- ting the* Board at defiance. If their byelaws were of auy me, they ought to 1)3 enforced. Mr Thomas Ellis gave a history of the case from the commencement, and added that they did not interfere in the matter on account of the building itself. Mr Keatinge thought it would be wrong to sanction any particular plan, becauso building of a superior quality may be put up there in time. Mr Gunner, after bearing Mr statement, was willing to withdraw the amendment. It was, however, put to the meeting aud lost. MR. TOEKIXGTON'S OFFICE. The plans of the above carre before the road committee on the 30th ult., and they were passed, Mr Torkington having explained that they were inly intended to be temporary. PUBLIC LAMPS. Mr Roebuck, in reply to a letter from the Clerk, had written that the lamp opposite his premises in High-street had not been lighted because the glass had been broken by some children it would be made all right shortly. Messrs Chas. Jones & Son wrote asking for a hmp to be fixed in South Kinmel street, on the road leading-from their office to Ffynongroew Road. The Clerk was instructed to reply that the Board had no funds this year but provision would be made for it in the estimates for the next year. SISSON AND ERNEST STREETS. The committee had under consideration the mem- orial that these streets should be adopted as public highways. The committee recommended that the streets, with the exception of the footways, be ad- opted by the Board and the Clerk read copies of notices to be issued to that effect. THE EXPERIMENT ON "HE PEOMENADE. Mr Keatinge asked whether anything had been done by way of experiment for the improving of the prorhenade, in accordance with the resolution pass- ed some two or three mouths ago —I he Surveyor said the matter was entirely in the hands of Mr W. Williams and lie (the Surveyor) was not respon- sible for the work being done. The Clerk remark- ed that Mr Williams had received instructions in writing to do the work.—It was agreed that the Surveyor should without delay see Mr Williams about it. METALLING ON THE STREETS. The road committee suggested that the estimates for the maintenance of the roads having been ex- ceeded, and 200 tons more of metalling being re- quired, the Board should appropriate for that purpose a sum not exceeding £150 which had been saved under different heads of expenditure.—Mr P. Mostyn Williams asked what other estimates would be affected by the appropriation of that sum. Last year the estimates for th roads had been exceeded by £2,30, and they did not know what might be re- quired this year before the end of the financial year.—The Clerk stated that there had been a general saving under all heads of expenditure, ex- cepting highways.—Minutes confirmed. SEA WATER FOR THE STREETS. At a meeting of the general purposes committee on the 17th ult., the Surveyor produced 31 replies from various sources in reference to his inquiries as to the adaptability of sc-a water for watering the streets and for flushing purposes, together with the cost of working, 6cc. and tho Clerk also produced replies he had obtained to inquiries on the same subject. All were decidedly in favour of sea. water for street watering; but did not recommend its use for flushing purposes. The Surveyor was instruct- ed to prepare a scheme for watering the streets with sea water, together with an estimate of the cost, &c, THE WATER SUPPLY. At a meeting of the special and general pur- poses committee on the :2Ut.h ult., it was resolved to appoint a committee consisting of Dr. Girdlestone, Messrs P. Mostyn Williams, E. W. Keatinge, and Thomas Ellis, to wait upon the directors of the Water Company in reference to the question of water supply. In reference to this matter the Clerk had prepar- ed a report of the result of the interview which took place in accordance with the above arrange- ment. The deputation consisting of Dr. Girdle- Mr Thomas Ellis, and Mr P. Mostyn Will- am s, accompanied by the Town Clerk ar.d the Town Surveyor, attended at the office of the Water Company, in Paradise street, Rhyl, at 3-16 p.m. on the 31)th ult. The deputation were cordially re- ceived by Mr Sir-son (chairman), Mr R. M. Preston, and Mr Wm. Bell. Dr Girdlestone having ex- plained the object of the interview, the matter was fully discussed in nil its aspects. The directors said they had felt the position with deep concern, and had done all that could be done under the cir- cumstances. They contemplated forming bye-laws to prevent waste of water, of which they greatly complained. They also suggested that all houses should be provided with cisterns for storing water, so that in any case the water should be supplied direct from the mains. As to the press- ure, they stated that full pressure was given during the night, and it was a mere accident for it to be turned off on the night of the recent fire at the Free Trade Hall. Referring- to the price of water for street watering and flushing purposes, the direc- tors regretted they could not at present entertain an application for a reduction from the price of Is. Gd. per 1000 gallons. After some remarks from Mr Thomas Ellis and Mr P. Mostyn Williams, the Clerk's report was accepted, and the matter dropped. LETTING OF THE MARKET HALL. At a meeting of the town and market hall committee held on the 22nd the proposal of Mr R. D. Roberts to let the market hall by lease for a term of 3 years at a fixed rent was under consideration. The financial aspect of the question was fully gone into, and it was found that, taking the average of the last three years, the market hall had yielded a profit of 9 per cent but they regretted that the market was so much abandoned during the winter months, and with a view of improving if possible the general condition of the market they recommen- ded that tenders pa advertised foi letting the hall- stale tolls, &c., for a period of throe years, subject to the laws and regulations regulating it at the present time. Mr Thomas Ellis gave a resume of the fiuancial condition of the market hall, which showed a profit of 180 duiing the last 3 years, shewed that it was not maintained at a loss. It would be a difficult cask in these days to put up a building that would pay 9 per cent. on the outlay. However the com- mittee felt the necessity of moving iu some way, as the revenue from the market was getting- less every year. There were two ways open for them to adopt. One was to lower the rents, and thus secure tenants all the year round. That course had been proposed on several occasions, but had beeu de- feated. The other was ke one now proposed. He movcd the confirmation of the minutes. Mr "Wynne seconded. He could see no harm in tenders being :1 d vertised for. A. lengthy discussion followed, which ended in the recommendation of the committ ee being rejected LETTING OF THE It was decided to let the town hall for the pur- pose of a series of bc.tur.ss by Principal Heictel of che N. W.C.C. at the usual (.rices—namely, for the assembly room for the first night, and -3s. per night for the boardroom. It was- also decided to the assembly room on the same terms for the purpose of a concert in aid of t' f :1-; of the Rhyi j ••ricktt Club. Motious to hall at lywer charges were defeated in oat .i ;-a-e. JntCKLI.ANEoUS. The tender of Mr John Morris, Russel Road, was icceptep fur a new main sewer valve ehambei Ihe I'o.vn Clerk was authori.set' to take le.tcal proceedings to recover arrears of lynls of market nail t.tu^Is.—An offer by the Prudential Assurance •Joinpauy to lend a sum of fSGO for four years tour per cent per annum, principal and in- eivst combined, was accepted—It w s to tiuce the rent of Mes.-rs Dew's office at the I j VI from to £2:3 per annum. DEATH ot C. 11. IIAUI<KMAN.—It is woh aeere regret that we announce the death, on Moii- iv last, after a short but painful iiiness if Mr C. j i. ilardoinau, mut-ic depot, High street. Mr lurdeman had resided in Rhyl for many > ears,and L- highly respected tradesman in the town. syn pa thy is felt with the bereaved fan.i y. I ilie funeral took place ejj Wednesday. If you waut high class and superior Tro visit ns TO to Robert Price, 39, High street, Rhyl, where you will served with the best value in towc.— j Advt. ■ ——

NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND LECTURE HALL, RR YL. LAYING THE MEMORIAL STONES. LUNCHEON AND PUBLIC MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. Wednesday last will be a memorable and a red- letter (hy in the history of English Congregational- ism in Rhyl, and even in North Wales. On that day were laid the memorial stones of the new Congrega- tional Chinch aud Lccture Hall in Water street, of which the Itev.D.Burford Hooke is pastor. The cir- cumstances which rendered necessary the erection of a new sanctuary are we believe known to most of our readers. The trustees were compelled, in July last, much against their wil1, to close the old build- ings from considerations of health and safety. The sanitary state of the schoolooom was found, by a mere accident, to be in a very bad state, and the roof was discovered to be dangerous. The trustees had intended to make some slight altera- tions in the Sf liooiroom, and it was wdnle making an examination of the building with that object in view that the state of the draius underneath was discovered. This discovery at once changed the > whole aspect of affairs, and the friends worshipping there were brought face to face with the necessity uf erecting a new church entirely. The task was an e-aoimous one for a church and congregation, which is net very numerous, and has not many rich among its members. However, led on by their energetic and indefatigable pastor, the Rev. D. Burford Hooke, whoso coming to Rhyl seems an act of Pro- vidence,it was entered upon heartily and in full trust in God and confidence in the sympathy and co- operation of the Christian public of all sections. The new church will accommodate abcut 600 wor- shippers, and the lecture hall about 400. The total outlay, including furnishing, is estimated at £3500. All the meetings forming part of the programme of Wednesday's proceedings were eminently success- ful. DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW|BUILDINOS. The following is a description of the new build. ings:—The now buildings as shewn by the dressings consist of a church to seat upwards of 600 p^ooaisi and a lecture hall to accommodate 100, arranged so as to be thrown open to the church when required. The front elevation (Water street) shows a square gabled tower with octagonal spirelet eighty feet high, flanked on the north by the lecture hall, which abuts the offices of Mr W. R. Williams, solicitor, and on the south by the church, whose side front faces the Market square and Town Hall. The style of the building is Early English. The walls externalJy will be faced with limestone par. points from the Graig Quarry, Denbigh, relieved with freestone dressings from the quarry of Messrs. Williams and Davies, Gwespyr. The front of the church has a large three light and two single light traceried windows of stone ovsr the deeply- recessed entrance porch, and triplet louvre ventilator under the apex of the gable. The side elevation shows the semi-octagonal retiring room, with pin- nacled rcof. The gable transept for the choir, with neat wheel window, and the intermediate space divided into three bays of 12l feet, are each divided by bold buttresses, with coupled lancet windows between. The porch opens into a wide vestibule leading into the body of the church, which may be described as a simple nave, with transept for organ and choir in end gallery, and opposite it an apsidal recess for communion, rostrum, platform, and access to pastor's vestry, &c. The extreme internal dimensions of the church are 73 feet long by 30 feet wide, by 37 feet to the top of arched ceiling, and about 46 feet to the ridge, the intervening space being left for ventilating pur- poses. The roof is to be of open hammer-beam construction, the truses to spring from moulded stone corbels, the ceiling boarded and divided into panels by the chamfered purlins and moulded ribs. The lecture hall has two entrances, is of equal length with the church, and 26 feet 6 inches wide. A classroom and gallery over the same is arranged so as to be separated by moveable partition from the hall. To further break the long surface of side walls, and as far as possible to check the undne vibration of sound, brick pillars having simple stone caps are arranged, from which will spring the semi-circular arched ribs and roof timbers carrying the callared ceiling. The tower is noticeable for its bold deeply-recessed doorway the bold moulds of the arch are carried down the jambs and termin* ate on splayed weathering basej, instead of the usual columns, &c. Swing doors lead into the church vestibule ou the right, while those on the left open direct in the lecture hall. In the tower is the staircase, and this, therefore, has to afford means of access and exit to both church and lecture hall and galleries, as well as to the young men's parlour and library, which occupy the upper story. In addition to the usual accommodation for the kitchen, fireproof heating chamber, &c., being provided, a somewhat novel but very useful adjunct in the form of a retiring room, furnished with the usual conveniences, is arranged, easily acccliiiJle from the entrance, vestibule. &c. The walls of the church and lccture room wiil be surrounded with a wood dado, and this, together with all visible woodwork, is to be varnished pitchpine. All the windows are to be glazed with tinted cathedral rough plate glass, in lead lights. The a rchitoct is Mr Owen Edwards, of Rhyl, under whose superin- tendence, the works are to be carried out by Messrs Foulkes and Son, contractors, also of Rhyl, for the mm of £27;)0, but this amount is exclusive of heating and ventilating apparatus, gasfittings, bounury railings, gates, &c. It is hoped that the building will te completed by the end of July. SERMON BY THE REV. E. HERBER EVANS, OF CARNARVON. On Tuesday evening the above-named 'popular Welsh minister preached in English to a very large congregation in the town hall. The audience com- prised some of the most prominent members of all the religious bodies in the town, and included the Rev. T. Richardson, M.A.. the highly respected Vicar of Hhyl. The Rev. W. Foster, B.A., Eng- lish Wesleyan Minister, Rhyl, conducted the deyo- tional exercises at tbe beginning of the service. Evans selected as his text Nehemiah xii. 43 "Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the wives also and the children rejoiced so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off." After a most touching and instructive introduction, founded on the great work of Nehemiah in connec- tion with the rebuilding of the wall around Jeru salem, the opposition which he had encountered and overcome, the preacher, iu eloquent and pathetic language, intermingled here and there with strokes of cutting sarcasm and characteristic humour, dwelt upon the following four points:—(1) That great work for God brings great joy from God. (2) That great work for God impli and requires great sac- rifices, (3) That a religion of gleat sacrifices and great rejoicing commends itself to all the members of a man's household. (4) That great religious sacrifice and rejoicing makes itself known even afar off. The sermon was eloquent in delivery, and particularly applicable to the occasion; and was listened to with profound attention. After the ser- mon a collection was taken towards the building funds. PL-BLIG LUNCHEON AT THE TOWN HALL. At half past one a public luncheon was given at the town hall. The catering was done by Mr W. S. Ashby, of Belvoir Hotel, in a manner which re- flected the greatest credit upon him, both as re- gards the quality of the viands and the arrange- ment of tho tables. The following was the menu provided :— IIoP"t Turliovs, To,* Game Pics. Itonst Beef. GfLlaU tine of Vial. Ruast t'liickeiis, EaJIlF. J,¡¡lbteL" Wakds Pigeun lJios. I'sesst-d Beef. Yeal and HajjI Ph", Cauliflower. Poll\tur. Brussei Sl,WIÜ,<. SWEiili JelJh;. Creatll. s Blanc Mangos, Custards; Pastry. Ciioesj C'eli-iT. James Taylor, Esq., Sandhills, presided and amongst those present were :—The Right Hon. Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. Mr John Roberts, M.P. J. L. Muspratf, Esq., Flint; Henry Taylor, Ecill, Town Clerk of FI ut; T. Min.-liull, Esq J P., Oswe&:ry Capt. Wynne Jones, Olinda, and Mrs Jones teL J). Burford Hooke, and Mrs Hooke S. Perks, E.-q., and Mrs Perks John Ormiston, Esq., Bodonweu William Davies, Esq. county corom-r, and Misses Danes; Mrs Aaron Francis; Miss Evaus, Pre»wylfa; Mrs Roberts, Kegeut House; lln, 1'. R. Williams; Mrs and Miss Hewett, West Parade; Revs E.Lloyd Jones and Mrs Jones T. Nicholson, Denbigh W. Foster. B. Joun Williams, EL*y Villa Ishno.ei E%ans, Evaii Lloyd W. Evaus IVote and Miss FovU J. J. Williams and Mrs Williams Thomas iioghes, Rhyl D. B. Evans, Mold T. H. Williams. Buck- ley; Owen Thomas, M.A., Holywctt D. J3. Hughes, Connah's Quay; E. T. Davies, Abergele Thomas Lloyd, Colwya Bay; Dr. Tliyioaa and Dr. J. :i, '00:'>