Wrexham Guardian

Ur eijufitj. Lord Hatherlv laid the foundation stone of a memorial thuicb to the late Dr. Hook, at Leeds, on Saturday. The cost s to be about The memorial to the late Dr. Dykes, the musical tdlttlr of '-Hymns Ancient and Modern," has reached the very substantial total of JB10,000. The Bishop of Durham has written to the Archbishop •f York suggesting that the county of Northumberland should be constituted a separate See, and offering 10 relinquish £1,500 per annum of his own income, if an additional £1,000 a year is provided by private contribu- tion for the endowment of such new bishopric. An appeal is being made for funds for restoring and inaptoving the church of the Holy Trinity, at Birken- head. Already the body of the church has been r". pewed, the chancel floor raised, and temporary stalls placed in it; and it is now contemplated removing ihe wrgftn from the west gallery to the chancel, and to have the wbole of the interior of the sacred edifice re-painted. One member has Iffered to paint at his own expence the lower walls of the nave, and subscriptions are urgently needed to defray the cost of doing the other portions. Those of our readers who are anxious to assist in the work Icali gain full information from the vicar or ahurchwardens.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1876.-THIILTEE:KTH SUNDAY AETEK TRINITY. LESSOKS, &c.—Morning: First lesson, 2 Kings, S; Second le-s-ou, 2 Corinthians, 1, v. 23 to c. 2, v. 14. Evening First lewon, 2 Kings, 6, to T. 24, or c. 7 Second lesson, Mark 10, to v. 33.

CHURCHES. WREXHAM. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11 a.m. Jveninsr Service at 6 :;0 p.m. Welah Bible Class at 9 p.m.; Weltih Service at 3 p.m. Holy Communion first Suuday in the month at U a.m.; second Sunday iu Welsh) at 8 o0 a.m.; ti1ird Sunday at 8 yo a.m.; awl on the principal Festivals of the Church nt 83J a.m. and 11 a.m.—Week Days. Morning j Service ou Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Evening Service with a Sermon every Wednesday Evening at 7 p.m. Shoitened Evening Service with Bible Classen for Children every Friday Evening at 7 p.m. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered at thi* Church at 4 p.m. every Sunday; at the "Wednesday and Friday Morning Services, aud at other times ef required. The seats are all free and unappropriated. All the offertory collections ire made from the whoie con- I'regatioll, und "are devoted to the repair aud expenses of the Church, and the poor Rev. David Howell, vicar; Mr E. B. Sinims, organist ami choirmaster; Mr E. Lovatt, parish clerk. St. Murk s Church.—Sundays. Morning Service and Sermon at 11 a.IlI.; Evening Services at C ;;0 p.m. Holy Communion flrst Sunday in every mouth at S 30 a.m.; second Sunday at 11 a nr.; third Sunday at 10 a.m.; other Sundays at 8 30 a.m. and on the principal Festivals of the Church at 8 30 a.m. and 11 a in B bie Classes, for lell and Women, are held at the Church at 2 30 p.m. every Sun iay; and a Public Catechising •f the Sunda> s-chools at 3 p.m. on the first Sunday in every Hiomh —Week Days. Morning Service on all Holy Days at 11 n m The seats are all free and unappropriated. The offer- tories are devoted to the expenses tj the services, the repair •f the Church, and the poor. Organist and choirmaster, Mr II. Bennett. St. James's Church, Rhosddu.—Sunday*. Morning Service at 11 a.m.; Evening Service at 630 v.m. Holy Communion an the last Sunday in every month at 11 a.m. Sunday School at '2 :1') p.m. Bersham School Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 10 30 a.m.; Evening Service at < 30 p.m. Holy Communion four limes a year. Sunday School at 2 30 p.m. Rhosnessuey School Church.—Sundays. Afternoon Service at 3 p.m. Sunday Schools.—A meeting of the Sunday School Teacher* it 1I,.ld at the Free School on the first Monday Evening in tverv month at 7 30 p.m.; and a Special Celebration of the Holy Communion once a quarter at the Parish Church. Visiting A-sociatton.—A meeting of the District Visiting Association is held at the Savings Bank on the second Monday Evening BANGOR ISYCOED. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11; After- noon Service at 3. The Holy Communion is administered on the last Sunday in each month, and on the great Festivals, after Ill" Morning Service. Sunday Schools at 10 a-m. and Z p in Rector, ltev. G. H. McGill; harmonium, the Mioses KcGill Eyton School Chapel.—Evening Servloa on Sunday at 6 30 alternate with the Rector of Marchwiel). BALA. Lhinvcil.—Welsh Service and Sermon at 10 30 a.m. Christ Church.—English Service and Sermon at In 30 a.m.; Sunday School at 2 p m.; English Service and Sermon at 3 15 p.m. Welsh Service and Sermon at 6 15 p.m. English Service on Saints Days; Singing Class on Mondays at 7 p.m.; Service and Sermon on nesdays at 7 p.m.; Bible Class on Fridays at 7 p.m. Administration of the Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays in each month. BRYMBO. St. Mary's Church.—Sunday. Morning Service (in English) at 10 30. Afternoon service (in Welsh) at 3 15. Evening Service (in English) at 6 30. Celebration of the Holy Comrnun on on the first anil third Sundays in the month, and on Hoi v Days. Sunday Schools at 9 a.m. and ? p.m. Singing Class on Tuesdays at 7 30 p.m. Service ou Wednesdays at 7 3o p.m. Kev. W. JOI.i-S, vicar; Rev. W. P. James, curate Mr J. ilattiias, organist; Messrs. J. E. Barker and J. Smith, ehurehwurdpus; Messrs O. May, John Powell, Richard Jones, and Azariali J ones, sidesmen. Bwleligwyn School church.—Sunday. Morning Services— "Welsh ai 10; aud Enclish at 11 30. Evening Service (in Weish) at 6 30. Snuday Bible Class on W- dneBdHys at 7 p.m. Rev. J. W. Jones, M.A., ourate-in- tharge EKBISTOCK. Morning Prayer daily at 8, except on Sundays and Holy Day. when it is "t 11 Evening Prayer at 6, on Sunday at #30 Holt Communion on the first Sunday in the month j after Morning Service; the Third Sunday at 8 a.m. HOLYWELL. Parish Church.—English Services are held on Surdays at 11 a.m. and 0 ;)11 p.m.; Welsh Services at 9 45 a.m. aud 6 p.m. There i a Welsh Service on Mondays at 7 p.m., anti an English Service at 7 p m. on Wednesdays, ltev. R. O. Williams, M.A., vicar; Rev. E. O. Williams, curate. LLANGOLLEN. Parish Church.—Sunday. Mutins at 10 30 a.m.; Litany and Evensong at"; alld Sunday School at ¡! p.m. Holy Communion every Sunday; and on Saints Days at R a.m. and on the first an third undays iu ftlch after the Moi nini ->vicp. Dailv l'vavrs at" *0 a.m. ana i. p.m., excei i -y. Wednesdays, when Eveneoi.g will ]M at 6 p.m. gr. John's Church (Welsh).—Sunday. Morning Service at lfl 30; Evening Service at 6. Holy Commuui'.n on the first Sunday in each month after the Morning Service. Weekday Service on ThllrsdaYI:i at ¡p.m. M. Mary's. Eglwyspg (Welsh).—Sunday School at 10 30 a.m.; Afternoon Service at 2 30. Holy Communion on rhe last Suu- day in each month, when the Morning Service will Oe at 10 30, with Holy Communion; vunt!ay School at 8 30 p.m.; Prayer Meeting at 6 p.m. Weekday Service on the Friday next toetere the Holy Communion at 7 a Preparatory Keetin" St. David's, Fron.—Sunday. English Service at 11a.m.; Sunday Schoo at 2 p.m.; Litany and Children's Service at J-lf>p.m.; Holy Communion on the second Sunday n each mouth after the Morning Service. Berwyn Mission Room.—Sunday School at 2 p.m. The serving Ministers are—The Rev. E. Rhys James, B.D., Wear, st the Vicarage; the Rev. Henry D. Mongan, B.A.. at Mr Price's, chemist. Bridge-street; the Rev. Richllrd Bowcott, B.A., at Mr Edwards', confectioner, Castle-street; the Rev. William Davies, B.A., at Mr Broughton Jonas', plumber. Market-street. MALPAS. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Prayer at 10 3f1; Litany at 11 tUR. Cormnuvion ervice, ith Sermon and Celebration Of the Holy Communion alII 15 a.m. The above Services are aid ogether, aud i ommence at 10 30; the hours for the several Services are given as nearly as possible, for the con- venience of those who for any reason may be prevented from attending the whole of the Services, or wish to attend one or moic only. Litany, Baptism, and Sermon at 2 30 p.III.; Even- ing Prayer and Sermon at 0 so. Rectors, Rev. C. W. Cox, and the Hon. the Rev. W. Trevor Kenyon organist, Miss Danlly; ehoirllllister, Mr A. D Callcott. MARCHWIEL. Marchwiel Church.—Services for Summer naif-year. Srlll- days—Celebration of the Holy Communion on the first and ttoird Sundays in each month after the Morning Prayer; and 811 other Sundays at 8 n.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11 Litany at 5 45 p.III.; Evening Prayer and Sermon at G 30. All Holy Days—Morning Service and Sermon at 11. Week Days-EvetJing Prayer, Sermon, and Bible Class on Fridays at i. The Hytnn Book u8pd is Hymns Ancient and Modern." Jiev W. H. Bo-cawen. rector. Eyton School.—Evening Prayer and Sermon on Sund-.ys at C 30 (alternate with the Hector of Bangor). MOLD. St Mary's Church.—Sunday. Morning Service. VenUe, f> Pgalrri 00(2) ill '(S)i 52 (4i; T Deum, IS MS.; Benedictus. 4 Evening Service. Psu ms, and (4 (2), 65 ( •); Cantata, 18 Bmedietu-; Den- Ki rea itr, r-. 1(17, K 2; Byrnns, 320, 310, aud o-5. Rovanl Ellis, vicar; Mr 1.)"le. organist. OVERTON. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11; Evening Service at Ii. Celebration d the Holy Communion 011 the first Sunday in the month at the Morning Service. Litanv, Churchings, and Baptisms, at S pm., on the fi st Sum.ay in the month. Rector, Rev. H. Mackenzie; organist, Mrs Batterby OSWESTRY. Parish Church —Ttvre is set vice in this Chnrch on Sundays also service* held daily at S 3" a.m. and 5p-m.; and on Thurs- Modern is used.—Sunday. Morning Service at 11. Venite. Henley in E Psalms, Goss in F; Te Deum, Kelway and Croft, Jubilate. Cook in F. Hymns, 274, 266, and 277. Afternoon Service at a 30 (,pf>cial Service ued). Evening • ervice at 6 30 Glorias, Cooke i y; ^Magnificat, Buck in E flat; Nuac Rev W. Howell Evans, ticar; h G. Gaffe, organist. PONTBLYDDYN. Christ Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 1030; After. noon Evenin.r Servico (in Welsh) at 6 al).- Wednesdays. Welsh Service at 7 p.m. Logwood National School.—Sundays. Evening Service (in Po itblyddyn National School.—Thursdays, Bible Class at RHYL. Trinity Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 9 45; Evening Service at 6 3"; Bible Class at 2 30 p.m.—Thursday. Evening Service at 7. The above Services are in Wels.i. There in an English Service at 11 16 a.m., at which all the Iltting:8 lire free. St. Thomas's Church.-Sunday. Tho nymn Hook used at tllis C nrch is that published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. There IS a rehearsal of Church music every Sundry after the Evening Service. A11 the sitting* un- occupied after the commeucrtiuent of tho service are 1reo. Mr F. Wrigley, organist. Va'road Schoolrooms.—Sundays. Bible Class in the Aftcr- aOOll at F,. Wellington-road Schoolrooms.—Sundays: Bible in Class the Afternoon at 2 15. Clwyd-street Schoolrooms —Sunday*. Bible Class in the Iteming at 9 45, and in the Afternoon at 2 30. RUTHIN. St. Peter's Church.—Sunday. Hymns Aneiant and Modern are sung. Morning Service at 11. Responses, Rimbanit Tpnite, Barrow G.oria Patri Barrow Te Deum, Crotch and Hayes-, Ben-dictus, Briue; Creed, Cruse; Hymn before: OMnmunion Servi II, 80"; Kyrie and Doxoiogy. Edwards; Hvmn belore Sermon, S17. Evening Service at 7. XVDMI. fiimbAOlt; Gloria J>.Hrt. Ouseley; Nunc Dimit'is, Goldwln; Creed, Cruse; Hymn after Third Collect, 165: Hymn before Sermon. 801; Hymn after prmon, 11. Mi88 Edwards, organi8t j Mr Lloyd, chOlr- master. RUABON. Parish Church.—Sundays. Morning Service at 11; Evening Service at 6 30 Welsh Service at 3 30 pm. Baptisms at 4 30 p.m. Holy Communion nt the Morning Service, the first Sunday in the month, and on the great FesrivalS.—Week' Days. Evening Service and Sermon on Wednesdays at 7; and during Advent and Lent, Morning Prayer on Fridays at] 1. There is a rehearsal of the Church music for the following Sunday afu-r the Sunday Evening Service; a180, Ii f;ini",1!' practice after every Wednesday Evening Service. The Hymn Book used is Hymns Ancient and Modern." Sunday Schools at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Rev E. W. Edward', vicar; Rev. C. F. Jones, curate; Mr Sparrow, oiganist and choir- master Mr R. Lloyd, parish clerk. Penycae Schoolroom.—Sundays. Evensong at 6 30. Bryil Schoolroom.—Sundays. Matins at 10 a.m. WYNNSTAY. Wynnstay Chapel.-Sundays. Evensong at 3 30 and 5 30; Sunday School at 2 30 p.m. During Lent, Service and Address on Wedne-day Mornings at 11, and Evensong and Sermon en Fridays at 7. The Hev. Studholme Wilson, M.A., prhate chanl-in-. Mr Sparrow orsanist (and private organist to Sir WatlriH Williams Wynn. Bart.. M.P.)

TUHKi-Y. There has been a change in the Turkish ministry. Redif Pasha has been appointed minister of war in the place of Abdul Kerim Pasha, who retains the post of commander-in-chief of the army. The Sultan on Sun- day received a number of public officials and bankers.

CANADA. A terrific fire occurred on Sunday, at St. Hyacinthe, a tewn in Canada East, 30 miles hem Montreal. It com- pletely destroyed the main three parallel streets of the town. The post oiice, the market, the court house, three banks, several factories, and eighty stotes togethei with 500 other buildings were entirely burnt down. The loss is roughly estimated at 2,000,0000 dollars.

HOLLAND. The inauguration has just taken place of the canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea. It is sufficiently wide end deep to admit vessels of the greatest tonnag-, and is one o. the most gigartic works executed since the cutting through of the Isthmus of Suez.

INDIA. The Durbah of Delhi at which the formal proclamation ot he; Majesty^ new title is to be made, is to be made the grandest affair ever sees.

AFRICA. Mail news from the West Coast of Africa confirms the intelligence from Whydah of the date of the 18th of July stafing that the King of Dahomey hid placed the Europeans ui der arrest and was preparing for war. He boasts that if the English invade his territory nono of them shall ltturn.

HORRIBLE ATROCITIES IN BULGARIA. The London daily papers continue to give details of the horrible atrocities in which the Turks have indulged in Bulgaria. Writing from Vienna on St. Bartholomew's Day, the Times correspondent iays that the English re- port give evidence, in it great degree confirmatory, of the results of the American investigation. Take the fate of Batok as an example. Of the population, from 1,800 to 2,000 are said to have escaped. The bodies were all lying unburied. Mr Baring and his interpreter, who first visited tho place, scared a pack of more than 100 wild dogs, who were holding their hideous feasts on these mutilated remains. The bodies lay in heaps, especially in the church and on the market-place—heaps nf torn, mangled and severed limbs; among them 110 bodies of the infants could be seen, as the dogs had left nothing but the bones they could not crunch. In many instances the authorities, both civil and military, were the abettors, if not the instigators, of the deeds, and ghared the plunder. In all cases they were too remiss and incapable to attempt repression. The report of Mr Schuyler, the American consul-general, gives horribly disgusting details. He visited many towns and villages where the atrocities and massacres were commited bv the Turks. He says the Bulgarian insurgent villages made little or no resistance. In m <ny instances they surren- dered their arms upon the first demand. Nearly all the villages which were attacked by the Bashi-Bazouks were burned and pillaged, as were also those which had been abandoned by the terrified inhabitants. The inhabit, ants of some villages were massacred after exhibitions of the most ferocious cruelty, and the violation of women and girls. These crimes were commirted by the regular troops as weil as by the Bashi-Bazouks. The number of villages which were burned in whole or in part in the districts of Plnlipopolis, Roptchus, and Tatar-Balar- jlk is at least sixiy-five. Four monasteries were also burned. Mr. Schuyler estimates the number killed in the districts named at 15,000. The manner in which the troops did their work will be teen from a few details gathered on the spot from persons who escaped from the massacre. Perustitsa, a town of 400 houses, and between 3 000 and 4,000 inhabitants, took no active part in the in-urrection. Becoming alurmed at the attitude of the Turks in the neighbouring villages, the inhabitants sent a deputation to Aziz Pacha, the Mu- tessarif of Philipopolis, for regular troops to defend them. He returned them a written message that he bad no troops to send, and that they must defend them- selves. When the Bashi-Bnzouks appeared before the town they iherelore refund to surrender, entrencheoi in a church, te.reating finally to another, and held ou for five days, until they saw the regular troops under Rashid Pacha, when the remainder gave themselves up. Many of the inhabitants escaped at the beginning of the struggle but many were shot down. The church was bombarded, and about 1,000 in all wore killed-many of them women and children. The town was pillaged and compleiely barned, not a single house being now standing. Many women were violated. The floor of 'he church, the churchyard, and many of the gardens were dug up afterwards in search of buried treasure. KopTlshtilu (Avrat-Alan), although one of the first villages to rebel, was one of the last to be attacked. Warned by the fate of Klrssnra and Panagarishta, the leading inhabitants themselves arrested the ringleaders of the insurrection an 1 sent to Philipopolis for regular troops. In spite of this the bereh of submission were fired on, and one, the priest Dotnrho, was killed, the town was several times piilaged, many of the women were violated, and about thirty persons were killed. Panaunhta (Otluk-kui) was attacked by a force of regular troops. After a slight opposition on the part of he insurgents the town was taken. Many of the in- habitants jLd, but about 3.000 were massacred, the most oftham being women and children. Of these about, 400 belonged to the town of Panagurisbta, and the others to nine neighbouring villages, the inhabitants of which had tak*n refuge there. Four hundred buildings, including the bazaar and the largest and best, houses, were burned. both churches were completely destroyed, and almost levelled to the ground. In one tn old man was burnt alive. Two of the schools were burned, the third —looking I ke a prlTate-bouse escaped. From the nu- meroua slatemenis made it. seeme hardly a woman in the town escape J violation and brutal treatment. The ruff- ians attacked children ot eight and old women of eighty, sparing neither ne nor sex. Old men had their eyes torn out and tliur limbs cut off, and were then left to die, unless some more charitably disposed man gave them the final thrnsu Babes were cariied triumphantly on the points of bayonets and sabres, while little ch 1- dren were made to bear the diipping heads of their comrades. This scene of rapine, lust, and murder was continued for three days, when the su vIvors were made to bury tho bodies of the dead. The perpetrators of ;hese atrocities were cheifly regu.ar t'oops. While pi lage reigned supreme at Koprishtitsa and lust at Pana- Kunhla, at Batah the Turks seemed to have no stronger passion than the thirst for blood. This village sur- rendered without firing a shot, after a promise of safetv, to the Basili B.zuiiks under the con-nn md of Ahmed Agn If Burutin", « chief of the rural police. Despite h s promise, the few arms once surrendered, Ahmed Aga, ordered the destruction of the village and the indiscri- minate slaughter of the inhabitants, about 100 young girls being reserved to satisfy the lust of the conqueror before they too should be killed. I saw their some with the flesh still clinging to them, in the hollow on the hill side, where the dogs were gnawning them. Not a house is now standing in the midst of this lovelv valley. The saw mills—for the town had a large tride in timber and sawn boards—which hned ti e rapid little river, are all burnt, and of the 8,000 inhabitants not 2,000 are known to survive. Fully 5,001"} persons, a very large proportion of them women aud children perished here, and their bones whiten he ruins, or their putrid bodies infect the air. The siifht of Batak is enough to verify all that has been id about the acts of the Turks in repressing the Bulgarian insurrection. And yet I saw it. three months after the massacre. On everv side were human bones, skulls, ribs, and even complete skeletons, heads of girls still adorned with braids of long hair, bones of children, skeletons still encased in clothiug. Here was a house the floor of which was white with the ashes and cnareu bones of thirty persons burned alive there. Here was the spot where the village notable Trandafil was spitted on a pike 8Ld then roasted, and where he is nolV buried there wa a foul hole full of decomposing bodies, here a mil) dam filled with swollen corpses j here the school house, wheie two hundred women and children who had taken refuge there were burnt alivi, and heie the church and churchyard, where fully a thousand half decayed forms were still to be seen, filling the enclosure in a heap several feet high, arms, feet, and heads protruding from the stones which h td vainly been thrown there to hide them, and poisoning all the air.

C K. BKNSOK and Co.'s Teas are the purest, the best and tho cheapest. 14, High-ftreet, Wrexnam. Thousands are unable to take Coooa, because the Tllrieti- commonly sold are mixed with Starch, under the plea rendering them soluble; while really making them tlUtk, haanty, and indigestible. This may be easily detected, frr if Coc thicJeem in the cup it JH-MXW the addition of Harch. Cadbury's Coooa Essence iggeaoiiM; it is therefor* threo timaa the STRENGTH ef fchutc 0.0. wad a refc*»hjj|»r ag« Tea or Ceftee. "l

THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SOUTH WALES. TO TIE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN SLB,—I have been requested by the daughters of the late Mr Johnes, of Doiancothy, to convey their Ueliugs of gratitude to their countrymen, who. at the Wrexham National Eisteddvod, expressed, by a silent, solemn vote, a nation's sympathy with them in their great bereave- ment. Their own words will more effectually, and bu more eloquently, accomplish their purpose than any 1 can find. May I therefore ask the favour of your inserting in your next impression the accompanying letter — I ain, sir, yours. &c., JOHN GHIFFITHS. The Rectory, Neath, Sept- 1st, 1870. DEAK CANON GRIFFITHS,—I trust you will assure ou coun:iyineu, from m> poor suffering sifter aud myself, tha we, the dau^hti rs of the .ate John johnes, of Doiancothy. offer our deep and heartielt thanks to those who gave their solemn sympathy, aud show--u their ,-orrowlui re.-p ct, f. r Ih.. memory of uur belov< d lather iu wudJlIJg silence at the Wrexham Eisteddvod ou the 22nd August. W e shall never forget that testimony to his d ar worih who lived for iruth juatice, and duty, and vho died—although the death was bitter—with a blensinn oil his lips, and tho peace of Gu" within his helrt (Jwyn ei fyd." May we, and all who iove and honour his memory, meet him ill the" White World" "amidst the spirits of meu DLide perfect." "Where the wicked cease frem troubling, and the weary are at rest." C. A. M. COOKMAN, (Signed for her, by her wish, by her si-ter Dolancothy. 31st August, 1876. B. J«IIKES.

WLLEXHAM NATIONAL EISTEDDVOD. TO THB tDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIB,—I always thought that the Wrexham Eis- teudvod would be a great success, because the townspeople went about the preliminaries as though they meant business. I imagined the meetings would be too long, from the great number of the prizes set down. Wnat a comfort it would be to all, officials and audience, if the many meetings could be concluded at two o'clock, and the concerts at eight. I thought that speeches should not be introduced, until the proper work of the Eisteddvod meetings was concluded. I do not see why speakers should en- deavour to elevate the Welsh Eisteddvod, by depreciat- ing the pastimes of other people, and 1 think all sucit allusions to be mischievous. Excited speeches give the English press a fund of matter to take objection to, more than can be done in the work of the Eisteddvod itself. A little more music, less speaking, and fewer prizes awarded, would have made the morning meetings less tiresome. The excited remarks maue by one adjudicator were in rather bad taste. The gentleman seemeu to be smacking his nursing grandmother in the lacc- uf course his hotheaded and passiouate paroratnn was bailed with delight by the English press, and the allusions to Taffy's flapùooule; IUj-Lhs," rampant humbug," &c., was quite a delicious plum for them. 1 did tnink there was much truth in a complaint which appeared, from the reporter ol a Liverpool pa pet, alluding to the length of the adjudications, at least, those connected witn harps and harp playing, which the writer thought we had had at our recent meetings ad nets turn. Upon the whole, I think that the Wrexham meeting ol 187(3 is the most brilliant an Old Eisteudioda r lias ever attended, and I only mention the above, so that the next Eisteddvod may, when possible, improve, even upon the one just concluded. Nid da lie gelliv gwell. HEN EISTKDDFODWB.

tScncrai. The dilocters of the Anglo-Telegraph Company have decided to attempt the repair of the 1865 cable. Colouel Jones, the well-known commander of the volunteers in the Liverpool district, died suddeuly on Sa uiday night. The National Church for September contains the exact text of Lord Sandon's Education Act, 18'6 aim also a Review of the Church Legislation of the last Session. Home Rule finds so much favour in high places that the corporation of Dublin have resolved to confer the freedom 01 the city upon Mr. Butt, M.P., the leader of the movement. The financial results of the Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, held last weak, show that rhe total re- a falling tff compared with those from the festival of lf-73 of ,£;00 The Duchess of Edinburgh will proceed to Malta to join her royal husband immediately after her accouche- ment, which is expected In Ociober. Their loyal nigh- ne-ses have arranged to pass the winter there. Death has carried off the oldest member of the Liver- pool borough bench, Mr. David HodgHon, ma) or ol Liverpool over thirty years ago. He was enrolled among the lo al justices fertv years back, and was i)5 years ol age at the time of his death. Lady Grtenail, wife of Sir Gilbert Greenall, M.P., has just presented to the corporation of W.1TrIngtOLl;- magnificent chain and badge to be worn by the mayor in perpetuity. The chnin "hieh IS a maguificent Woik 0; art was supplied by Messrs Elkington and Company. A Royal warrant has been issued allowing soldiers who may re-engage afier being discharged from the ser- vice to reckon their prior servjeo towards good conduc pay and pension without the necssity of re-engaging in the8uiieptirtofofihasirv.ee as that in which they first served. The domestic servants of the present day are a won- derful race. Our readers may scarcely credit the state ment, but it is none the less true, that two female servants, in situations at Bnchfields, who were graiutd week's holiday, ha ve gone on a waikiug tour in vVaie. Birmingham Mail. A the quai terlv meeting of the Grand L< dge ot English Fieemasous, on Monday night, at ti.e Fre masons' H til. Loudon, tf. was proposed by Dr Jaba Hogg to tound three "Pnnce's" or'-Albert scholarships in the Masotnc Boys' School, at a c. s; ot jBd.t'UO as a thauk-cffering for the safe return 01 the PrtriC' or Wales from India. III his report on the railway accidents of last year Cap- tain Tyier says the number reported as killed on all rali- ways was 1,,90, aud the number injured 5.755 Of these 134 killed and 1,806 injured were passengers 765 killed and 3.618 injured offi ers or servants ot m ■ com; aines or of contractors, anu 391 killed and 331 ui jured were trespassers or HUlciùes or others who had met with accidents at level crossings or from miscellaneous causes. The Treasury has sanctioned, it is said, the recommen- aa ions of the commitree appointed to enquire into thr proposed mCI ease in the pensions of non-commission- t officers and rank and fiie in the army. The result will be that the pensions to all rauks will be increased b\ 6 t. per day; the pensions to s-.Tgoant-majors standing a"; per day; qu irtermaster-sergeants, 2s. 9d.; sergelint-. 2s. 61 corporals, Is. tLI., after the completion of twenty-one years' service. Stanley, preacutng at Scarborough, on Sunday morning, after an enunciation cf his views as to the national character of the English church, and in refer- ence to its connection with the Eastern'Church, said twat at this moment, the Churcn, as the representative 01 !he. Vii'IOJJ, ought to step in and prevent the rigli cou-. indignation of the people from becoming a partv question. 10 repress and prevent the barbarites of Turkish mi rule was not the monopoly 01 nne party inc he Church or the State; it was a duty which beloneed to our com- mon patnotism and our e, mmon Christianity. I T;e Prince and Pin c.-ss of Wales, with the Pr.rces George aud Albert Victor mid Prince Leopold, honoured the Marquis of Huntiv ■ ith their presence at the High- land games at Aboyne. The Prince of Wales drove to the snorts on the box of a brake. The young Princes and Prince Leopold occupied seats, and ill a second carriage were the Princess of Wales and the Marchioness of Euntly. The prince and young princes wore the Highland costume, the kilts cf Stuart tartan, and jackets of dark grey. The Princess of Wales wore a close fit- ting dress of dark blue seige, trimmed with ywllow, and with white and dark featheri. I -:t1'

CRICKET WRBXHAM ;9. TYSNBIQA.—K match was pla-ed on, Saturday: laet, between the above clubs D tbel Wrexham grpun«L a along time nee we have; aad the pleasure of seeing a Denbigh earn < n OUT; ground, and although .they lost tlie,game-by seven runs only—they played goo 1 cricket. Frcqa an, innotmoeajcot in our Denbigh news about the; middle of July, a Becretary was elected, and was, arranging; various matches for the season, when] )tber clubs were thinking of football, but we hope' hey will start earlier next season. Howevtr, as far as the game is concerned Mr E. A. C oes won the game tor Wrexham ,his 38 not out comprising one 4, three 3's six 2s, &c., Messrs 0. G Junes, J. S. Crawford, T. W. Rowland, and H. C. Cross b. ing the other scorers the remaining six forming as fine i nest of duck eggs as we have seen lately. For Denbigh, Messi-a Edwards Gregory, T. E. Joi es, and R E. Jones rendered goo (services, Mr Edwards' 21 being composed of one 4. ore 3 six 2s. &c., and Mr Gregory's score one 3, four 2's, 4c. i'he fielding on both sides was good. The wickets fell as follow :-Wrexham- I for 21, 2 for 25, 3 or 26, 4 for 29. 5 for 43 .6 for 56 7 for 63, 8 for 71 9 for 72, 10 for 74. Denbigh-1 for 19,2. for 19 3 for 23. 4 for 39 5 for 39. 6 for 63 7 for 63, 8 for 65 lor 66, 10 for 67. Score WREXHAM. MNBIQH. E. A. Cross, not out T. E. Jones, run out 11 ii. C. Cross,c G. E. Jones, R.E- Jon s,bliowland 7 b O. Ellis b Morgan. I G. W. Sherratt, b Ellis Ur. gory, bSherratt lIS A. R. Aepinall, b Edwards C. Ellis, b Morgan 0 E. Morgan, b Edwards Luxit, run out I U. H. Broughton, b Ellis. Edwards, b Morgan 31 T. W. Kowland, b Ellis R LI. Williams not out 1 J. S. Crawford, c JJoyd J. Ll. 'A illiams, b Rowlald ) Williams, b Jones G. E. Jones, b Morgan ;> O. G. Jones, bLunt T. H. Bancroft, run out 1 J. W. Rowland, b Jones W. Addis, c Edwards, b Lunt, 0 Extras 11 Extras 8 «7 GEOSVKNOB v CLAWOD OFFA.—This match was played en Saturday last, on the ground cf ti.k former, and resulted in a victory for the home team Score: GROSVKNOB. CLAWDD OFFA. T Boden. b Eobtrts 2 J. Davies, b Lloyd • H. Davies, bKoberts 3 E. liugnes, c cooper, b T. Grice, b Roberts 5 Lloyd 3 T. E. Hutches, b Roberts. 0 J. I'iiennah, c J. E. Jones K. Lloyd, b Roberts 1 b Lkyd ] T. Edisbury, b Itoberts 1 H. Jones, b Davies 1 C. Cooper, b Phennali 1 W. Roberts, b Lloyd (. J. E. Jones, run out 9 W. Holland, b Llcyd F. Edward", b Roberts. T. Jenkins, b Davies 0 F. Jones, not out 1 J. Pickering, b Lloyd ( B. Peulington, c Pickering, J. Lloyd, not out b Roberts A. Richards, c Boden b Lloyd 4 E. Koden, b Davies 0 Extras Extras 9 32 -4 T. ASAPH GRAMMAR SCHOOL v LLANGERNIEW. —The return match between these clubs took ph-ce I on the 26th ult., on the ground of the latter. The :-t. As iph team took the bat first, but they conld not long defend their wickets against the suj erior bowling of Mr R. Roberts, who was very successful in the first innings. Score ST. A.SAPH. D. Williams, c Roberts, b Wil- liams st. Davies, b Roberts 3 R. Drinkwater. b Roberts 1 run out 2 A Lloyd, b Roberts 0 b Pegram 19 T. M. Thompson, b Roberts. 3 b R. Jones 0 W. Davies, c Roberts, b Williams 0 c M. Sandbach b Roberts 1 W. Eaaterby, b Roberts c M. Sanabach b Roberts 11 G. Grey, b Roberts l.b.w., b Pegram. 0 W. H. Parry, b Williams st. Pegram 3 1'. Flynn, c Roberts, b Williams i b E. Jonet; 4 J Grey, b Roberts. 2 not out 6 F. Young, not out 0 b Williams. 2 Extras 3 Extras 19 70 LLANOIRNIEW. E. Williams, c Easterby, b Thompson 8 hit wicket. 1 M. Sa udbach, b G. Grey. 1 E. Jones, b Thompson ?U l.b.w 1 S. Sundbach, b G Grey 3 not out 2 E. Pegram, b Thompson 0 D. E. Davies, b Parry 5 not out S It. Roberts, b Thompson 0 R. Jones, b I'lynn 0 b Thompson 11 W. ltarnwell, run out 0 J Scoon, bG. Grey 2 W. V. Jones, not out 0 Extras 12 Extras. 13 61 31

FIXTURES FOR 187C. WREXHAM. Sep. 9, r. Whittington, at Whittington. „ So, v. Oswestry, at Wrexhim. 80, Closing Match, at Wrexham. WYNNSTAY. Sep. 9, v. Bromborough Pool. at Bromboroigh

FOOTBALL. Hi« fixtures for the season are inserted fret oj charge, and should reach this office as early at pontible. THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES. TO THK EDITOR OF THE «DARDIAN SIR,-In reply to your corre,pordenf, ,A Lover of Football," I beg to say that the con.mittee has not as vet definitely decided where the International Mutch between Willes and Scotland shall be placed this year. The town and locality which are likely to accord the best support to the committee, will no d(,ubt influence the members in their selection. They have already received the offor of one excellent ground. The-first trial match will take place between the Sheffield Association, which comprises 101 clubs, anrl North Wales, at Wrex- ham, 011 November the 18th, and the return match wili be played at Sheffield, on the 14th of Januarv, 1877. Similar arrangements are beir g made with the Birming. ham Association, but the dates for the latter matches are not vet fixed. The challenges were originnlly sent to t he Fooball Association of Wales, but were declined in hat form. as not partaking of an International character. Final trial matches between North and South Wales fo, the purpo-e of selecting the Welsh International team, will take place later in the season, dne notice of whi. i will be given. Players desiroun of taking part in tho' match against Sheffield on November 18th. should send in their application, addressed to the Assistant Hon. Secretary of the Football A sociation ot Wales, Ruaboi, as early as possible. A MEMBER OF THB COMMITTEE, F. A. W

WREXHAM ART TREASURES EXHIBITION. LECTURE ON THE OLD MASTERS On Monday afternoon, the first of two lecturea wai delivered by lr Forbes Robertson, a gentleman of lome ceIbrity as an art critic, t-o a small but select audince iu the Art Gallery of the above Exhibition, the uubjcct being The worb of the Old Masters." Major West introduced the lecturer as a entleman who "was well known in the world of art, and whom they con. lIidered Tery fortunate in being able to get there for the purp08e ot giving twø intereliting lectures. This lecture would enter on the Continental 8011.0018 of painting aa illustrated in this gallery; while the second lecture on Fri. day would be devoted to the British school. They were well aware there were a number of people who came to this magnificent Exhibition who could not be expected to be well up in the technical dillerences eristing in the T&r1.0U8 Bchools j and when the promoters started this Exhibition, it was with the object of making it as educationa1a.s p083ible, and the gentleman whose services they had engaged was well capable of instructing most of those who were there II.8sembled. IN umbers came there who positively hardly cast a fclanoe at the pictures. He heard an amusing anecdote from a friend of his the other day. Speaking to a Tery intelligent fellow countryman, he said, '■ Well John, how chd you like the Exhibition ?" HiB reply WJUl, WeU, it ÍM a grand place; I never 83W so many chairs in my life before" (iausthter). That waa not what they invited people there for aad however interesting the chairs might be, probabll John might be induced, upon a 88COnd vilit, to look at the pictures on the waUII. He only wished he had been there that 6iay, in order that he might Bee the best of the pictures, and hear of the interesting historical associations connected with them. In concJU8ion, he trusted that the lectare on Friday eTe would be better attended than the rrllSent one. Mr Forbes Eobertson, on coming forward, was well received. He said that considering the very short time he had to pre- pare this lecture he was sure they would excuse him in read* ing it, He laboured in doing!lO under a greAt disadvantage; because a lecturer snould always, if possible, look biø audience in tr. face, ana he should be sure to lose his place otwu, ùUl .1 1.e might judge by the patience with which they l1",tenoo to e', L'lyt1;ng that went on last week at the isted1\ od, he was jure they would erlend every Bort of 00li,nder..non to. w.ra.- hilll {applause J. On entering a building duvoted ab that was to a display of worn vt art one naturally trit.(1 on the threshold to servey the gencim e^ect, and to ascertain how far architecturally and decmltl vely the erection fw. tilled its functions. At the sarlie tlm", "hile drawing his the visitor would keep Jll mil d the difficulties as tD titue and space with which the architect had to contend and would consequently be slow to apply the strict ralæ of criticism to an eroctiuli intended to last only thrpe months. Having auocnied some 01 these difficulties, and "hown how in the mutter of light the architect hadùeeu more BUC0e88flll than tne designer of the W eatmmster Aquarium, who had maoiaged to throw one side of a yailery 01 picture and the public as well into Rem lJr-ante eiii ;ro-scuro, the lecturer went au to speat: of the decorations. Un enteril4; a picture gal1ery, the tone of the decorations would not sigIUty much at tir"t sight, but after going the rounds IWd looki at the pictures for an hour Qr t 0, the «. n to wander iu -i i. • Aoll'-4 l.1..L iions ( i cue ^j !J.í0- rl:, sn-a.a r. :u .Arranged iU colour is to reverse the vre- al iur' toil' ùll. the vilis, and theu the eye i bêt;aL. tv weary with tlle picturbs would find rccouperative areju by .,ij.nc.ng upwards and onwards, and 00 able to return toth(' 0allV wirh renewed zes,t. Having taken a lillldscape -L-en under a )rigÍ1t c!(;11,U¡>8S sky, 1Io; an iiluôtration of tb" happy combination ot colours, he saia 1Î tile visitor would naif C08e llli; oye:, and peer through hi8 eye-h"l1e>i <1.1 t11e prevailing tones of the walls he would find them glowing with crimsons and r^ch browns and russets rnerginc into golden tinte, and that these like the colours in th", natural landscape were immeasurably enhanced when cvntrasted with the greys above them. Praise was also bestowed ül1 the mono-chromatic tones which the artist had introduced in the ee and principals, on the be3.lltÜllJ manner 1Jå waich the medallion portraits in distempoèr had been executed lD the triangular Bpaces, and on the maateriy J:1.:¡ndling 01 the Prince of Wales's plume at the other eud 01 the hall, which was a marvel of colour tuat would not shame the most glorious period of mono-chromatic u. c --nv art u «aa ei\ succeeumg that of Michael AnVeJO.. t iir Laker, 01 Che.>t"r; was & born dt;corat<,r, ùl1d any country night be proud Gf him (applause;. These rtmuik. so iilr as they applied, to colour, led U,p not inapproprlately to tht: great masters of the witchery of eobur, namely, the Venetians. Notwe was then taaen of the prvwlUenè painters of the VeDetllin school, l'alma, the Brothers .Bellilii, Titian, and Giorgione, example of some of "hose works were to be found upon the wails. The first masters were the Bellini and their rivals who represented the oid-fashioned 8tyle of art in Venice, whereas Giorgione, Titian, and others were the go-ahead feHows who cietermined to discover other combinations and fresh forms and subjects, o. 12 in the catalogue was probably painted by Gentile Bellini, who was so highly esteemed by the Venetian authorities that, on the application of Mahomet II. in 1443, the Doge made choice of Gentile to paint the portrait of th" great conqueror whose nulitliry achievements had stnrtled i- H' ndom. The decapitation of a siave in order to d U.")L,r, that he had been inaccurate ill his painting of hl: heau (f John the Baptist in a charer caused thb ar; 1t to q t Stamboul 800ner than he intended, although Joa..8. ith vours, be justly 1I.lanned. for his own safety. A .other of barbarity in the beheading of his faYourite, the tJe.tUr.t. 1 Irene, was related in order to show that the Tur..o 4<K.i e 18 ago were precisely the same a.¡o those who had ivcenty lerpetrated the Bulgarian massacres. The lecturer -ouutue whether Mr ChoImoudeiey was correct in a.acriblIlg'1 pletu, e of his to Giorgione, being tuo harsh for that great eoiourikt, and was also sc ptical with regard to a stiil-i-ie .tt1Íbuted to Vel&»quez. A good example of Guido -von.a I. found in Mo. M, Santa Lucl& The two ma nrti-cel. iT painted ladie¡¡, lios. 61 and !¡: were probably tW) vrt ait* of the same individual taken at di1!de:i.1t tunes, ih- .> ware quite good enough to be by Giorgione or Titian, j ilL e Venetian men threw aside ail ecclesiastical tr:1'õlUklB traditions; for up to the dose of the 10th centlry the Church not only gave the subject but dictaledthe precise manner in whicn it should be treated in almost ever^-J tail. But in the beginning of the 16th century gre. \¡a.uget tool" place in Europe and what the Popes lost in^jiitic- Uúi-uence they made up for in wealth and ¡¡p.endou.; ciaso^ :a1. myths were welcomed, ana tu lh. !¡;"ö&o..w 1..1 .1.L,I. v.1. ope d'JwnW3.rai becawe the lariiioh 01 tilt: tiine. l.e ..c.. therefore, ot pictllletl of religious asceticism, svitu yiuciied features and hollow eyes, the eCcle8w."tlC d^. !•. _u ,,11 io. king on every- thing wIth alu"t,)" vitality and *.t> ;û flesh. 1 he"e Venetians seemed not to cart iuu L i .r he beverity of drawing, but aimed l-l1wr t give c--i u ai, i: S depth anû witchery. They made íieh to g.j* v.t'-e liues ot health and the atmosphere to palpitate with i golden .sphL(tlUr. Their touchwas sensitive toitexturc a i iv:.r eye v as to 0010=. About this time tiourished iinti.r-ji. • eaied afterwarli .t'unO0 ifoui ;v i. U.j L lie l-ainted. Hia ;lpplication, L l r\' y' 1.1 1.1.1 a. Ü UJ.ti f. WhiCh IJOllLJlr" ..i..I-J.J Out .W. A iilnOUs picture uf lllo; iu tlle: Doge a V e >v. :ill itet h:¡pj by 7-i feet br- ad. où;'e i:. c ur first he became latterly through hib p^ y for black anù white, very capricious. WheinVt r l.o I' » cio.-aastical lie became Venetian and his po tru: ere (.luont the chefd euvre* of art. Afinecx in ]<• or h.f \i\ nlu 0 foumi iu A Veui iM :e¡,titor, 6iJ n Ihe eaiaefu No le mighty was Paul V ioue?e, wiuse mv a.i.i III n rwould be found III a liic.ure repress ntii the a :u atnm UJ he Uagi. Tht: historic j-loiy of Ihe V, n-tian ;Ü1O, el" i ill tbe la-t century wnh Oanaietto, of whow ¡lit> WCI >> goon ex, mple in the' Marriage of tneDogeof Venice Wlti. theAdri tic," No. 99. There were DO eXlimvle, in ihe e ;,iui1wu VI eOnArLlv da. Vinci or of Michael .ÂlI¡{ej", :.í, le .••&> f .tie i i irentme school. Tne >"en,us ot the former was ln.o-l uuive ,al in it grav, allli there w:¿- scarcely Ii d > ov 1') in nioiii-r science wnich he "id uot &a,icivate. T ai WIi' a seem ,igiv extra va- gant assertion, but it wa:, literary iru.-o Leo i .ruo. Michael Angelo, i is gr at rivai, was a little Inter, a.io Iroin li,- geniu* b..ing more manipulative, and 1.1. anlc 10 r>ro org it* intensity, had 1-ft more "orb t;"JlIllÜ Jim ;d a, a painter and stulj tor stooo alone III hit griimi -r. Roth vvrre W8J"llers of form; tor tile Flore.l i ,e m,'n w n 11 i r drawing ana modeli n^ ti1e fi-ure correctly alH1 i in xp e s o. 10 the lace, while ihe Y"ll",ttIlUo careu fur iso-ie o. rics things if t11"y could niy produce a glowing rain as v ili all the magic of col jur at>out t. Although u' ithf oi tiie->- might, men were r< pres. l1ted tbpre, ¡ h. had the .II ,reia pres. nee of • e who, within certain lim t, "a grellkr IÙ:.B ¡t ,r. he IlJuded to th. piiice 6It pa nters, lLa¡,h .e, dl" dr n. Ht: d,d not know liy wiiat authority 84 auti 1;, were .,i rlL-nted 10 R¡,pDael an-1 tv t llW 10 ¡dIU tbe touch .-eein d ill be ,i,e s¡<"¡¡.e in each, a ■ ■ ti.at touch h" should as .¡!d to he latter ratlnr than he former; and tbe) uiigh: ia11;e*. ui-r 10 Ii g ea» Germau pan.t. r a full-sized cop) 01 l. 1ù chael alld 'h^ DeVi tn n 10 Raphael. He \q" gh.d tne executive cum. mittee put ill a dic-cia mer .11 U no'e 111 the OItältlgue to he effect th.t r Y did not bold thenis. h i s r ponsible tor the coirec ness of the names assigued ny co tiibut. r*. I'he copy of the v.i ive picture, The sstunjnion ol the Virgin ^06), be jooked u on .is so true .n touch, c 1- u i g, and feeling that he regarded it more as a replica th^u a copy, li wa« painted in abuu. Is i, as a votive altar p e e fo. iigismuud, pr vat'1 secret r) o tht- ambitious jiLus 11. ihe ineflabl. svveein s uJ tLe V rgiH, the inlau lie grac ■ of action of the. Divine Cinlu the qua.Ilt reVe eut a.«pei I of rhe boy, tile holy I veuer 1 0n oi bt. Jerom*, and tin ,imly ..xqui,ite look of ?t. Fraiici.- 1,.warn. tbe Virgin marve lousij effective, nà never iail II 10 stitnuiati r i.giou- sentinient aUQ th" piety of the ía tilt ul. The ma..te piec" of iiapi I cunninated iu be map. roacimi Ie MalloIlua de ,,¡¡,to" and The Tr nll- tigunui<Jli." Why "A.- tlll nHm" llell the riuce ot pint J'¡\? TitIan .\liS It J..¡, tier colvurit tir t- aud it wa jU1 po-s.ble Aug io was a Optter IUla 011[,1. Wilat It"i,h.cl picke up Was .n tin- courts ot Drbint., wlie, e tie \»au n red abeut making copiar rom; IH" p. v.ite IIPC.lOn, of lJ"lclern.n. A cvun.ry- man of says 01 him thai oy coinmo COlleUi he il piac d a ihe head of art, not U c u?e he excelled al. others, but because no other "rlbt poises ed t various parts of art uuited III nigh a degree, It wzw; the .rand moderation which distin.ui ned ftephael the liittin 01 the golden u "11.11, wti tho-r ivgards hi" col nriu, Iii" iorru, or the grouping and c rnposit 011. It was the "u! I me m nner in which he pr c f'll<j 10 Ih canvass aild lJrathe¡j on It in his magical way. This moai tned on Good FI iday, April 6tb, 1511, at the age 01 -17, and y. t in lis shoit iielime he tillpd tne world w tit hi- gl r It eally wade, ne tnmbl witb IIwe wheu they approaehed a geuiu- oi such tiemeudone dimensions. The iiiners vvbici- caused liis deatli was Ckught whilsts landing iu one of the rai-t halls vr t1le VlI.tiC&11 talking wiili tha Pope a >out tile progress vf :t l'eter 01 wti en be wu at tbat time the anh, Ct. 1 hi- [D;,n. who cut .-u h a figure in history aud art. liE..r..Lchael 5ft. Ln, tn s.ature bat inst-t<80 of t illll Ita him broad shouidertd, b ny, aud muscular, he wys of ,light ouild; there wa" a fr minine like delicacy in the sin lit till n- ck, tne bmabne oi the liead, eyes beautifully shaped, modestly expres-ive and arge, rich wavy hair of a w.ii tu brovvu col. nr. His face was oval in shape, oli> e in tOD, stud in exp ession wonderfully sweet and fascinating. Th r¡¡ wn8 dyk aud eiegance in his dre-s, Iii, mlinIler were courtly, and h. deposition geutlenoss itself. So much beloyed was be by his pupil, tliat he never went to court w,thout ùpin ae- oompanied by Ii la.ge retmue 01 tllem. Much had been 8äld about the moral character 01 his man an h18 style of life. The C<.IlJc¡u,i,)Ij lie (the lecturer) had come to was this, that the fondness with whieb Kaphael returned again and again to uepict in his madon the divine beauty of maternal love compelWd him, apart altogether tr im philological conformations, to conclude that in the eyes of God at lea*; Laphael lived an untainted life. The lecturer then proceeded to speak of Corregio, the master of cluaro scuro, and otL. r celebrated painters of the Eoman school, whIch scarcely suivived its iIamediate discil¡li::8 Dotwithstu.nd.in;; the Surprisill:; excellency aJ1d glory oÍ its founders. He next dwelt ÎJr som", tillie on the SpIL1.lli.h and Flemish schools, pLi of which arc wd with cn the walls, and in condWlion said—~?aca then wore the men who widened i-1111ew¡ur-J.i.HY tho circle "f our intellectual wants, enlarged the hUill.n soul aad increased t the stature of it till it reached the stars and fortified our belief that it could live above ajid beyond them. All tile p&.tiISions, hopes, desires with which our mortal friine is created they have pourtryed for us. 1 h j r wn.k;; were round about us on every Ua^d, ellnr,nil1 1.:8 wita b-m. ty. These painters and sculptors whose w. wfcy :H10TlwJ. tl1 hall had revealed, in such wbe aa i t Itud n o.ver beeu rfWi..ded before all that Wad god-like in the attributes of ,'It:: ll..1:.arl'. Iu the grave features of the politician they beheld th.i re-i;mn3ibility and majesty of the t:J.tè'S1".h: ill the rapt duvueionof tbe saint they saw the boouty o. holiness; in conterai^lat.1-ua. the lirieament.8 of the hero, thl Y woo beuaoiie hena .ou.¡i in the presence of tho absorbiit; loweotthe V"i]){m lit" ber and Child they felt that the ancient sagss ware right when they glorified maternity and devoted motherhood: and whatever alturs may be defiled aud ovlYthrown thf.t ot. m, ther'a love remaillii to us for ever boly aad im::ucuIate. An exhibition when it." teaching was of t.h:i:a tiiiaracter waa SUI ely a blessing to the. land (loud applause). A vote of thanks to Mr Robertson for hi" able aad inbem9t-1 ing lecture was then praposed hy the 3ti^or, ami 1IDatDi- mously pted by the audiunoe, a.uà tbepeeoeeAiiifls tben terminated. There an organ recital duriJ:rg!J. brief latuaml between the fiM ImJ secolJd parts of the leeSoxe, riae httwwe regret to say, was much marred By » CMIMMI L of 1get in the crowd that; WII.8 mortag t tke other mad cd the building. Last evening, Mr Forbes Bobeetscm lectianIi;:a Hie Bvitiah school of painters, of which It netiee wiIllq8eIU Ï'¡. itiuc next un pW¡¡.

CAnLE. liOKDOK, Monday.—A quiet market for LU dewriptione erf stock. Choioe and uselui Deei rainei scarce, ana iuuvmi ufl at full rates to a slight advance, second um miei'.oi nr. tne tilria lower, and the Iôhe eiaos 01 toreign <l"Cl. ,.iy lo..ilim.. Choioe l>owns and hau-niedo maintained tneu vaiae; ccaraer and larger breeds a to '1,0. per stone lower, ioieja{» 4<1 to da. lower. Calves have rece i«d id to 4cL kurk stationary. i-nces: iieei, 4s bd to titi mutton, veai, 4,,¡ 4C t. "Ii ad; pork, 4s 6d to te. ihe total supply ol stock oat oner confuted ot b,Joi(I beasU, il.-ilu sheep and Lu-Lim, 546 ca.ves, and au pigs; included lli win on were ;1ic tvrtHgtt beasts, I4.Q3P sbpp(., and 4m c v> 1

\&6""LV\l. iauiiUaj .— j ».ii^> m kks was very large, tar iaiBer t; 011 last monuay. liltI ucinand lair lor cattle at about labl tveek's prices lor v <•- b-s. u, L much iowei tor middling anu interior cuiseiiptiOiias rheep and lamDs in very good demanu at lull prices ior tn* Oes' other descriptions lower. i>eel, 7jd to and yds pel ih.; mutton, Pfd.. to inn.; laxnhs, aa. to 10d. cattle, and 13,729 sheep at market. 1 ikklAuhAM, Tueeday.— a hare was a full supply aI i-e^tsoii oner for Tuesday s maiket; tuc geutrai CuUw.woll. VVu, but trade slow. iaheep anu lambs a good suppiy, 011* u- very iaactive. lat p^ "w. t supply; ai«.ae Ii .Ihe., 1kI.. So iKl. par 18.; u.ui;ou, ko lutu.. per ,"k IJ. ita to lOid per ID.; baaon -to" lte. ML 90 1. te are yorket pi^a, 1> Cu. to 7r 94. ■s^LFuiiD, Tuesday.—Good supply easts, Thdss goou Itmlaua, nut last week a pricee were scareeljf _A.,ained. A few pens of ispaimdi oeasts were auo>va. i. market was veil supplied "Á ji-1, and nuntis, audi uu.u ers had prices decidetuy m tnexr lavonr. Aoout AJt 1 ..rn sheep changed hands, uaives met wl-¡,lL a ue^ anu at the full rates oi last week, b a £ a to Ij paH t.ngitsn mutton sfd to iOyu., Ivre.g:u. .uLboo, IN tciu, utoSKi,

MISCELLANEOUS. WRKXHAM -'fla U &DAY. ,.r opcr ib. 01 111 1.1:£.) is 6d to is SU wis tper couple). 2c 6 to 4o uu e«S per couple J u. Lv i.. t-et ipei' Ib) Uu Turkeys (per couple j Oe t>a to Os Ad ^eu Iv.1 eacn 2s Uú to as IM r ix.oes Ij)IO¡ measure; tie udto O. U. New uitto (per score) Is 0.1 to la Id !»./ u LV i-i- 11 tr lb. j11.J. L.I 11A Kyel lb.) ns toilll » .per ib. 1St too < .er lb.) &^d Lu¡' .1 .6es per brace os nu tu us o A on (per ID; v v.. £ kkb 11 to 12 ior a shilling.

lv- no W IN-F URN ESS, Monuaj.— ne condition ui the .Ja u. _6 U'&.I.oÛÖÔ ot ttlllb \1l:iUlCt Jl.dt.w..j' lii.r.i.mnv. f aJ. .L. LJ. L>lh:rt:: UO t:.ù.;j.Ugt= l.v i*Ui.c .u. l..J.lt:: UCJ.u.ü.Y., i.w' Aiiure lieaitiiy t-ttu.c. ju* ikiia tue iorgc iron iuciv Ls u ui r», û.11\1. biaot tur1.li..i.Cb u.LL ..u.tJ niuic LJUUH 'u..u.. .v.. wck..s, Ll.oweYt:1", iiaVc -U" LJ< ,J.& # -1^ x. w 141L uiAlters are cmtiij .o.c.. OU oidci', jx aoac tJ IA.. > iw.iiig ikJim WlLtl tkile CU1o". "'o.u.1 OVJUULI V» ""o.n v ■ n portion of tiie pi vwiac'a.uii is Oxi itoiue -t. iliU. TM.»I>1U UAlCJU^4.b^U X>U. 1 .D="lilcJ. -• v ¿¡,i, tJ11:). bil., a..al1 u. j iOiCw o-a. ti.j. 1Jw.1. w.u. k'n. L ol tiie bUAlHtitiS W v. lu A" .1V"'t .l"ç.> LJ.n,< ouoeunaJLerb have -a.u;. L.Á" ë.ù t;.A, èa..I.t.L LoW, OSptfCts 01 a goo a u.oiae ill L^ -{. jdu. iui iouiti tune to come. & »viac^L i. J.l.0. Axi UA iron bjaipDiuioiiig or tb. hu .v.. tr""L<o. U4 ofc ^ultit. to 136. aivd-aj ".H.D.L.1iuH.OUGIi. TueaUaj.— ,1. tO-ttav w.4 .» ess, the recent lantU'es 1.J.do\ ituueu W o. .k.0 uestro> the conhdence 01 o. a 1 .u*a., ms.e. tnau iast week by aoout uu V. r 10.. noi*.iui.ii^1a| i.i niiAu er ol the leading hua Alt" up lutu ijuuui^ a« .No. Was se Ail lit at 4Us, o. la. w ,&, -no eicj 'Oi0e .lIt )i"" JU, all less the commi.-siou w.. u 1.. c ou UVul \t on tu.* a ci ml O.lki.H. pigs, it is tifiue. lulu lat .1.1t. Ml St iu- t in Lie oioWlug out Ol a tiiuiu.1 (n ..as..Un.ucif, .Ad iiu lien will become sca.e 1. iu \h 0.1 t..L. \?1.i tiiitif are desirous ol bujmoa; eon dJ..la ""10 t .:>4.. IUd. au eiOeks ot iron have ùu 1..1 «»e iuu^ .j, 08 tht ol tne decrease in the h.J. >inisAieu iradt slack. tMuMlal I v.tna.iijii'TuJ Wednesday-The market w_" utLseutlaff U) .e .1.1, 1Il quotations. Ihe pnoe* u1 Uie .D. v. .uJ.¿;,t.n" Aiuu Company were put U1' 2s. GtL., t-1. 04 n rcteiit neaty l at forme' ra„os. saien neie u. u.jd "u .1>e higher terms declared. Tne auvauce ny tAie tiii^jok v. »e Coinery Company of u.. per toAi wccwiicu iuu^ uiw ..t:E.. lest iiarl Ludiey ahouiu luuu* .-t. laa-ut t.ujca luucU sensitiveness; no oa^ wu.,¡eul.u..¡5 ooott t-t: oiuers a current rates tor k.ui-„r w.u.rl o 1 »oi r. ay t ed iron inferior quiuities 1:, vn an round. n,auoiK u; abundant at mines and lurnacea.

A GallU.£ uJ.a. I he Mark-lant Express says—" ine chilling influence at tne backward spring has ii.dau.Mi.oi 1. mml uf,v,n w.II8 ui pa, ana tne genAai warmtn oi oU.4.1 auu> i.oe* t.ov.i4a to uonteract the damage sustaineo aium^ tAie "u,-1 ^i"» Jl oi the young wheat plant. Tne root crops ..lUl i— o.Hve ooiiiuuerabAe benent frovi tne ineiea.se vI 1LV"Ll.' A_61 tAie pastures oner a liettei U.II,,I\ ier e« .o. 1. eintake odttora 1*1 the new w^e.o^ uue nau 10 country aiarkets, wInan aave immi. en co-, t 1.. to a,. ttr quaxLeJ- aearei'. ^.e. "u.J.J.1 uu m .1 ii«i. ■ uaxiey luTfr appe -¡';L ""la.J. Ili the suppiy tncreattea, it 18 i.ri1JdU.H' it.) a.jv¡.c ua- uous. ihe week's supjjiies 01 lulc.<s.J ».u.I.U oa. o .oJ. v. been ag-.w.. heavy, iunl are tor tne tiaae oeaag dociut ol tne deiniAnd. Tile liot.^j -j uI v o —. -.i..L.Å tor tile LUitod kin^rfam ii..As the ca.^e at Lilts time lacit yeai'. A "Wl.1 a._lAi.i.t .a^r exerciae some influence ill I.1l'l KI., V li.vrLJ) ..L;J-- Vtiat, we cannot expect inucnaid a j^i tLl.6 '-I. èr, e..v. -IX as it is voxy dintcttlt to tann a j., ejtt-jii., 01 L-, „ ahsHi"

1. 1-iirt* ^U|vi^i..) w.. IK LaJ Bine over ali utll, -■ *— ucnauji itmdaenfcri oy tiie ilJtd u-woL u; L. "0."& resjait, vis; a* ui laatoiioiu: uaj IA. m* oensists iu the tu-euui^j Atos. nmf- tiie stiturti .sinc^; ln.uiU., » mt nr wr;,¡.'itCd reseiaioie tl1at 01: .1. —1.' ..racii:. + Jla.an¡a.cl.ure. octt 111t.rlv.c..=- to c..w.w.0' .á Lh.W .J je IteeinCt's 1'= riitn; Oil e»»c.li jia. "• SitiNAt. VtcToKV.' 1,4 At the reejak "Grand lNroloetitiøn lieicl at the Yortsafaire l; •• Taji&r's .t".a.eut Scwtug ALaClitne tikinod w" TTi^u.. ^afcUMios tuve new i'otieiM 06t Wiiu-n 1- them du^enor to itiiottrars ior tir^^u«jiii; mai iaw/ o^a. X&. IJ tMJ'C .(■.i tMC. 10 IO H tll'A. trn #n oat OJ urtier." axe Strutuj, ^Ul2j i, a. l" i'm very itttis&i and 1 wo n.ai o^. ..r. a vUMtcraie .Ll"c,w.ug }iULt:w: enable to ontaia laylor s i'atenn 00*1^4 — "c;u. lioji ajo^ are 1:.p{l'y rtajUi.te.to.-t ,u.1 -u a J:iIl -=- 190 Cheapside,-taUAili.>n, I —• aj i i—ae..i. 1 u. a 4^ tu'- nraJttixi lAstanli- jli.n.-nts, —, .— Ui 1IJI:k; ah.le.t.d. Ointmoti nwl l'Th0 .*•- Prnjmis.—5a comes (>1 erysipelas, Jrtil.u.lin; Ua^.u-^jaoti, o.ud om. t iM e of saia diseitiii-j, .1i.J,j" "H:il1. nevoi .ari* 10 5ive relief. 1very tir- t. "-J.). 'ol.J.r.J1l 1"Ul,S niu jf I2'b'1åiO!l, ii i'l ili- ii;-islfe-j :'11 ne. .a. ik4.i.li. Llll..j .&L-C Oiutmeiit, by Ü;.>pur.r.mg tjne. oioou. ,U lW route W or r^ fall I 0.1:[.; itlloctod part, pr.ltiotes noaatuy aemiu. liatoloct Uicer. which nave ivooi^i eveAj ouuer nt.A..u aoeeslily a."c;w¡¡e an i-proll" "l'). U0.ól.loll." tanx& spring up, the íiOre t..i.J.J.jü j -18 u., use of If olio way-^ n L. -■ -a4i attrviiic C31<- the ililis sliomu h U.) uu Uiateii, a^, o. pnrifji-ig, ttemtivia., aperient. a^„ l.vr..cJV" .3^ 1Iàa wnole mass of wtiitu and oJ. wnoieouAae e .a. f<areit;ii Uquera, Pate ùe t iAt üras. li arE^ iiace<it>aiea, ..M,UShroom )Vcu t*ols, 6aidi rl; CiyaCaiued Froit^, COA '1' A.uc..v ) Bloater Fastea, Ox Touo^ SOUP6 Obv«ea, Captm, Aaokovies, occ.. m gr&u Uhi mi tbo fimea4 o.eu&tM(i aud Co s. md Famoa VTrexaMu^

CHURCH SERVICES. [he Church Lists should reach our Office by Thursday, otherwise we cannot insert them].

MBS. RILEY AND HER CONVICTIONS TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUAHDIAN. SIR,—As it was stated in court on Mpnday that Mrs Mary Riley had been 25 times before the magistrates, on charges of various kinds, and that she had bee;, convicted for drunkenness eleven times, 1 wish to inform the magistrates as well as the public at large- that such a statement is a gross exaggeration, and as the bench took the verbal statement of the police hI that effect into consideration when, fixing the punish ment to be awarded they have committed a injustice to Mrs RIley. She has only beeu convicteu twelve times altogether, the other cases, which were trumped up, having been withdrawn without gotni. before the court at all. It is unjust to take the men word of a policeman every previous conviction shoulu be proved oil outh to be legally taken into consideration, ami in permitting such an irregularity as occurred in this case, justice is not executed, neither is the iruu, maintained, nor the ends of justice honestly attained. Thanking you for inserting this,—I am, yours truly, WILLIAM RILEY,

RHUDDLAN FLOWER SHOW TO THB EDITOR OF THE GOAKDIXN. SIB,—Kindly allow me. through the medium of your valuable paper, to relate a circumstance that caused 110 little dissatisfaction at the flower suow helu ;.1 ihuddlan Castle, on Thursday last. It was announced in the catalogue that three prizes would be give.j for the best, second, ann third best''store or bacon ¡Jigs." The first prize was carried oft by a person from Dysenh, whilst the second was awarded to a Mr John joues, of St. Asaph. The decision of the judges appears to have been anything but satisfactory, the vox popuii being entirely in the favour of Mr Jones, and that the first prize ought decidedly to have beeu a^arued io him. How this erronious decision v\ as arrived at by the judges is more than can be accou ted for, aa no doubt the gentlemen who were appointed by the committee to perform the work were equally as competent a" those who acted as judges on former occasions.—Your; obediently, 4th September, 1876. JUSTiTlJu

CORN. WBZIHAJC, Thnzsday.—Tka following war* me CMM ■OBI:— ■OBI:— White wheat (new) 7e cm to 7s i Ked ditto (new) — to 7s od Barley (grinding; oa te w v& Malting bariey, od to Os lid Oats (i^rovenaer — Sci tAu 4it IH1 I Oats (Med) oa Od to (i. nd CHiSlLli, Saturoay.—lherc was a IL,r attencln.ia(. at day & market, and moderate wiaeat (iirw croiA, A lair busmess was done, the prices paid being an a-ivaaeo 81 trfd. per bushel over last Saturday s rates, .ood nt w IVAI nnnfi ing 7s. per bushel. Very few new oats offering. lii-„ia_ uo" in fair demand, prices being the turn agiiinat buyers. Now. Old. a. u. d. s. u. a. C.' Wheat, white, per 7*lb 7 o to 7 a u 0 to 0 • Ditto. red 10 7 0 0 0 0 < narley, malting, per iteqte. 0 u — o 0 0 0 0 t uitio, grinding, per 041b 0 0 — c 0 0 0 — 0 IN uatfi, per 4titb 3 4 — 36 4 y — a 0 i >eans, per 801b 0 0 — 0 0 7 t 7 1 bitto, Lgyptian, per 4801b. 36 8 — 36 0 0 0 — 0 ? Dll;&U corn. t eed. per 4801b, — r. « (j 0 — 0ft SH-BLWbBLiiY. &aturuay.—1 ne aittiidance at ket was moderate, and there was q Letter sup; «.i uom wheat, which seid at an advance ot b per quarter. too samples of very tine new barley weie on oiler, cut Lo. i noa asked prevented business. Oats and bean? Lan. Prices at the close were as follows s. a. fc. u. White wheat, per 751 bs 7 0 to 7 9 heu wheat, per 75ib- 6 9,, 7 0 barley, per 3& quart* a 3 „ 6 Grinding barley, per 13 800rto II lt)s u u e Oate, per 11 score ilbs 2U 0 i'4 u Bean., per 11 score 16 lbc ii 0 ii i l eas, per 11 score 6 lb* Is 6 2u 0 Aiaii, parimparial bushel b v „ e 4 CORN AVERAGES. For the week ending Saturday, Aug. 20th. i, -ot,owing are the quaniitles i.ui quanei's; so.o aail .•no .hia year ana last year:— VitAi«TlTlI.B &OLJD. t'k}CL.. 1 his year. La»t year. Ihisyeai I-a,t )-tao a d id i-ai 42,687 1,S17 4i 11 0 Lar.ey iss 1.;¡, JIi g li .n. 263U 1 ie-i.. 27 7 iu u '-v ^ii>nda\.— Inc -v.i.j .l. — u iur is. duvajice ùh ifto, 1 -J ft,aa i.- J, ö.vW iJ. tne el.1..1.i.=-ü'i. um: wal 'J.¿\_i.J.l, Qa..rt.rUu tUL. T u.rw i.l\ ..I.-Jw.a. .Yo i -.ocs lyo'u tiie luinuaio L; '"0 ;air 11.1)1iry at tuiiy }JI"C\J.U"" ±., ->a-i „ ..i.u.r. J.j IncU-t "[,0 03t.U A.t.lli.t iiuiiuiij .¡,{; .L. 1 ez: j rid- &u j.. a oarer on tiie a ua^. Arrive.is:—British wheat,427.- qic nuXtey, 14qr&. (,t. .i,.i. ■jrk.; i.uut, qrs. i- ¡;,4;:1il1:> Ltr-ey tiJB ,0; .1i.> 5y.7uJqrs.; nnvize, o2,4<.<> tj.¡"b.; Hoar, lies Jo ilid ¿"J (;. —a uUL, Tuesday.—jLt t.¡-. markettnere was av 1 w- ^u^auce ol town and oou^ry nuiiers uiJ u^aAjra» m moderate ret^ileot: r.i^ri n -,i 11 -i -1 .n.-i, other Oescri^.tioi^3 ai iatc rates, xiu 1. f ii- 'ei ilemandat lUl. lit. ui t. Oats remain nni- i.ia .mv.1 s 11..1 oetter at tne rates. oe..ns 1.1-18 scarcity, commanded more wcille. i: -12 4o.ir 1114^.0 • v"-lt ..4"' quotations repeated. 1,11. J cloll JJ8 po^. ill lmlian corn the tld.lJS4.t: were i^ot ol au i-ifcm portant character, with a repetitu-jn vi tne ngurcs at r'nuay'B market; mixed Airmrimn closing at 23s. au. per quarter. LU->i^<JA, v> edneoday.— Airui-usj quiet. Wc jio.u '4t at lilarM. inue has been firm. "odl n.,eat v.^s ■ spanngiy oUered, andsoid slowly, uui lull ¡.r.cc", 10 or wheat, of willcn a hur supply v. Oil tianut. c,0. 1, .Ij at i^onuay s rates. A lüuu.I,la._Ç. s ex Dariey t\b on i. ¡¡tb.U. saies progressed 4.u..t.t.) J .H picwoUo CLu 1 sa Juaii (iLl, tii late rates. Oats v. ore ^1 supply a 1^0 request, at lull quotations, jjaaize «a.- uisposed 01 at ai>^a% liLat Weeks prices. Beans and peas "at quiet and una iter od^ The nour market was dull and lrre. u^i. V OLVLliHAXTTOli Weuliw..>F.w attendai V, "a& was slightly dearer, but t,.t trade w-o restricted. i_.arxeji oats, beans, and beans unchanged.