Wrexham Guardian

DENBIG-H. MUNICIPAL REVISION.—On Monday the revision of thf municipal lists was taken before the Mayor (T.J. j Williams), in the Council Chamber. The assessors were present, but the proceedings were only of a formal -Character. BIBLE CLASS MEETINGS.—In connecion with tbe commencement of rh.) Bibie class, conducted by the Rpv. T. W. Vauubaa, a coocert was arranged to be held in the Schoolroom yesterday (Friday) evening. Several ladies and gentlemen promised to assist. b"ARVE8T.—United services of thanksgiving for the la? vest are, we believe, to be held next week. In some of the hilly districts the grain is yet uneathercd. but th* hulk has been harvested in a much hotter condition tkin was anticipated would bo the case. ACCIDENT.—Oo Monday evenmg a ycong man named .Brtvid Williams, whose parents reside in the neighbour- toad of Beacon's Hill, was with a companion engaged m thi timber yard near the station, when a large piece « £ t\mber fell on him, hurtine his arm and breaking bis kg near the anklo; the bone being very badly smashed He was taken home but subsequently removed to the iofiriaary where he was at once attended to and is going on satisfactorily. BOROUGH POLiCE COURT.—Friday. Before the Mavor. Thomas Evans, and J. W. Lhyd, E-qrs., Robert j Roberts, Henllan, was summoned by P.C. Evans for drunken and disorderly conduct. As he did not appear a warrant was issued.—Robert D.iv;es, Highgate, wns summoned by Ann Tinsel for an assault. It seemed the VMian and a friend had gone to defendant's house to rnxke some complaint, and a row ensued during which it alleged she was assaulted, but with the consent of the Bench the case was withdrawn. DEATH OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER —On Monday, an woman, named Mary Evans. living in Moiling*s-| hue, Denbigh, died at the advanced age of 95 years. immediate caus of death sestns to have been a Ihodt, consequent on the death of her daughter, which occurred on the previous day. The old lady, who has u confined to her bed for about 13 ypars, has been the object of much care on the part of Dr Pierce and other persons, in consequence of her tearless and energetic conduct as a nurse during the cholera epedemic in Denbigh some 30 years ago. In early life she was most respectably connected. CHuRcH SERVICES.—There was a large congregation at the service on Sunday morning at St. Mary's Church, where a very interesting and able disccurse was delivered tv the HeT. Thomas Jones, B.A., Crown Square, Den- bigh, now curate of Bal Holy Communion was ad- ministered to a goodly number of communicants. At the evening English service tha Rev. T. W. Vaughan preached from the parable of the sewer, asr) in dwelling oaon the apparent want of the success attending the gospel ministry mentioned the startling fact that only three per cent of the working population of the country attend places of worship. MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—At present matters are very ^•suet, though there are rumours of an unasual number •f candidates, the proposed expenditure will no doubt bring out several on the economical principal. The retiring members are the Mayor, Mr T. J. Williams (whose excellent services demand hi unopposed return). and Messrs E. W. Gee, Thomas Foulkes, and E. T. Jones; whilst a special vacancy is caused by the retire- ment of Mr T. G. Lunt whose unexpired term of office ■M two years. The question arises if the five seats are contested on the 1st of November, which of the five RUe- yessful candidates mast take Mr Luuts seat for the term -of two years only ? THE CASTLE RESTORATIONS.—'The work here is pro- gressing. Last week, before the men could get the lineossary props uifder the block on the lef hand side of the entrance, a large mass many tons weigh', fell to the ground. This is a matter of regret to the committee, who were most anxious to preserve the building intact Thin fall seems to be due to the long continued wet kaving by means of the weeds, &c., growing on the walls, penetrated to the interior, and loosened the mortar, therefore, as soos as the building was tonched, the m3.S named fell io. In order to preserve the other portions from a like fate. cement will have to be used freely in covering the walls, and preventing weeds taking root therein. The work is now properly blocked, and pro- gwssmg satisfactorily, and in all other respects the original building, it is hoped, will remain intact. TRB PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—This society held its acnual meeting on Tuesday, whan the accounts were matted by the bon. sec., Mr R. II. Hughes having previously audited. They show that the committee v ia debt to the treasurer some £ 47; but dunng the t»4r they have paid for the excellent grand piano which w&s purchased for use at rehearsals and concerts. Had it tint been for this outlay there would be a balance in favour of the committee, notwithstanding the great out- lay oo the oratorio concerts, nearly all of which involved the society in loss. It was ordered that the fWOU!I! ftlJort be'prepared, printed, ard circuited with tbe ac«0Uits. The members, under thfl sble leadership of jj. F. C Watkins, commenced the rehearsals pf Merdlescobn's "Hymn of Prai.e,' which it .w intend to give with some miscellaneous so^c'iona .as aconceri itboat the end of November. THB FAIR on Tuesday was smaller than is usual at this period of the year, which was doe, it was stated, to Abergele fair clashing with it. Stock sold tolerably well, and there was a fair show of horses. GOOD TEMPLART.—On Thursday, the fifth anniver- sary of the formation of the lodges of Good Templary, in the town, was celebrated by a public meeting in the Assembly-room, well attended by the fraternitv and some outsiders. The speakers announced were the D. B. Hooke, G.W.V.T Rev R. Ma wddwy Jones, aod H. J. Williams. G.W.C., Plenyde, Pwllheli. The Templars Glee Party, under the leadership of Brother Edward Roberts, sang a good selection of slees and choruses. Sale BT AUCTION.—Messrs Davies and Armor received instructions from P. P. Pennant. EOQ, Nantllvs; A. B. Cox, Esq., Tan-y-graig Messrs W. Relief, Plas newvdd; D. Jones, coal mercbaet. and others, to sell by auction, in front of the Royal Oak, Denbigh, on Tuesday last, being fair day, a quantity of excellent stock. There was a moderately good attendance of dealers and ethers. A splendid bull, belongina: to Mr Kellett, was offered, but had to boo withdrawn at .£38. Some choice heifers, belonging to Mr Pennant, realised .£17 10s each; and a (niceyoung bullock sold for XI8 15s. A quantity of very choice young rams, belongisg to Mr Owen Williams, fetched on an average about 52, each. On Wednesday a quantity of implement* were sold at the Town Hall. BOROUGH POLICE COURT. TUESDAY.—Before the Mayor (T. J. Williams, Esq. and Thomas Evans. BRurAl. ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—William Roberts, of Henlhn-street, was brought up in custody charged bv Ruth Wynne with assaulting her. Complainant stated that about eleven o'clock at night she was waiting for her husband, and heard a noisa aud a cry siying "Don't hit, John Wynne, he is an old man." Wynne was her husband, and she found William Hughes trving to prevent the defendant striking har husband. She ran up and said "Ob hurt an old man like that," ami defendant rushed to her and struck her full in the face with his knuckles. The poor woman's fice and eyes were now black and very much didgure(1. The Mayor aokd her if he had a stone in his hand, as it as if terrible injuries had been i> A cted upon her. She said he bit hqr with his island knocked her insensible on .1, "i1.rt1 rnnovor.>d sh<* ran for tho police,* i,n. ••) iv tvr the ground .• nd defendant '1" h "ot brutd m mti»r, and ho -HOT ill i., (ff >cts. Sergt. Lewis and P 0. Evans said Ibt-v had <rn the m-.n Wynne, and he was terribly abused and unable o leave the hoase. Sergt. Lewis said a little after eleven o'clock he saw enm- plainaut. at, the station, but <he was bleeding so profusely ftn(j bad blood on her bands and face to such an extont that he could not: tell who she was. She stated what had taken place, and he sent two officers up, apd then followed them. As he got nn to where the row wa he heard some people sav," "Oh you are too late. he bus killed him Whon be went up he fonnd defendant and John Wynne in Wynne's house, and Mrs Wynne charged him 1th tho offence and 'aid he ought to bo ashamed of himself. He was drunk at the time ard no rcplv. He was ordered to leave the houso. Wyrrte was in a terrible condition at the time and sill over blood. Sergt. Lewis said there were six previous convictions against defendant, and he was now under bail; and he bcHeved the man whom he hnd so terrihlv i ascTiilted was o-ie of his bond-men. The Mayor said dofendant. hÚI hen aruiltv of a most brutal a sault. and thv bad power to send him to gaol without the option of a fine, but thev "0111d give him one more r.h"nce, and fine him £: and or six wp.eks' imorUomrient. The man's wife I'!lmé)st imnpclifltply brought the monpv into court and paid the fine. Sere^. Lewis said the defen- danf was bound over last May to keep the peace for twelve months, and ns people were in the habit of com- in into court and going bail without reflecting upon the consequences, he asked that the hail might be estrented. The unfortunate pa-t of the affair was that Wynne (tbe nnn abused") was one of this defendant's bond>m->n. However, the thought it was a matter that should ba looked intn, and gave their consent to the bail being estreated, there being two sureties in £5 and the defen- dant in £10.. SCHOOL BOARD. FRIPAT.—Prosont Mr J. R. Heaton, chnirman the Rev Edward Smarf; Messrs Nathaniel Roberts, J. Harrison Jones, And Hush Jones. FINANCE.—The Clerk stored that they had JBS3 to pay in rcduc'ion of loan .£200 was due from the corpora- tion j the eunrdi ins snlary had that dav to be paid, but that the balance at the ban,k was a fair account. HENLLAN SCHOOL.—A letter was read from the master of.Hennan school, bv which it seemed that thev must now keep on two monitors until one of them passed the examination as pupil tca-her. At the suggestion of Mr Smart it was spread to offer the bo"s to keep them on until the examination, that whichever passed the best examination would he kept on. and the other muot eithpr give \10. or ba williug, if there was an opening, to be transferred to the Denbigh school. SEWIG FOJt CHILDREN.—A long conversation ensued as to how the children should he supplied with sewing material. Mr Smart, sugges ed that the drapers should be asked to supply calico nnd that the children make it into shirts free of cost. He thought :t would be a boon to the poor people to get shirts for just the same price as thov could get calico, for he saw very little sewing done in the cottaces of the poor in the district. The sewing svstem introduced was said by Miss Washington to be a very practical one, and she thought the children would take it up easily. It was agreed that the matter be left in The hands of the church. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PARENTS.—The Clerk asked for instructions to proceed against Hannah Roberts, Abraham's-lane. John Hughes, Graig Terrace, and Ellen Jones, Chapel Place. The Clerk said every effort bad been made to induce these people to send their children to school but thev would not, and it was useless having an attendance officer without compelling tho neopb to obey the law. Tho Rector thought thev save one of these boys (Roberts) if they could send him on board "the Clio." The Clerk said they had no power to do that; there was no industrial school to send him to under their control. In one case, that, of a girl under twelve, ir. was stated that the mother had gone awav to Rhyl and left the child uncared for, and she would have been starved had not Mrs Minsbuil, tha Crown Hotel, taken pity on her. It was agreed that proceedings in the girl's csso be postponed for a month until the mother returned from Rhyl, aad the parents of the boys be prosecuted. In reference to ono boy whose parents, however, were this week leaving the town, the inspector said that he caught him one day near Ystrad when the bov. to escape, actually jumped into the river up to his chin (laughter), another day he found him near Goblin Well and the lad sought to get out cf the wav and hide himself but tumbled several yards over the rocks. ELEMXNTART SCHOOLS.—Attention was called to the fact that the Roman Catholic School was not an elementary schoo1, and that another school in Vale- street (Miss Williams') was a dame school; and it was asked whether the inspector should these schools or not. The Clerk shewed that they were illegal schools, but it was agreed that if the inspector had free a'ccesd to the schools named and the children attended properly that, no action be taken. The Iu- spector said he was received quite freely nt the Catholic school, but had not called at the other. Mr Smart re- marked that they were obliged to refuse scholars at the National School for they had as many es 320 scholars in one day there. SINGING A HARMONIUM WANTED.—Miss Grat/on, of the new infants school, applied for a number wf ^rtiVhs, amongst them a harmonium which she sai l was abso- lutely necessary if children were to be taught music. The chairman approved the idea as did tho rector and Mr Harrison Jones; but it was at length agreed to defer the application for a month. THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.—There were two appli- cants for the new Rchool house; narnelv, tho school attendance officer, and John Thomas, mason. Beacon's- hill. The board were unanimous in electing John Thomas. He is to keep the place in order, clean the schools, furnish two rooms for the <chool mistress, altogether having the house free, and receiving per wefk; Mist Gratton agreeing to pay the Board n. rent of yearly for the use of tho parlour and bcdrojin. Agreed. THB CONTRACTOR.—A letter was received from Mr R. Lloyd William", asking for .£40 on ncconn' of pro- fessional services, and also £100 for Mr Moses Parry, the contractor, and asking tho board to arrange nn early day to take over the schools and master's houso. The clerk said hhad receive no certificate as to the schools being finished, and the mispress had been waiting since the 21st of last month for the schtwla to bf opened. Hitherto (tho clerk said) tho architect had sent, a certificate, but he had no' done so in this case, and he (the clerk) considered that the contractor tiad now ove-drawn his account, 'and, therefore, there was no money due to him for three months after the comple- tion of the contract. Some conversation'ensued, and it was agreed that Mr Lloyd Williams be -cut for to the boardroom. He said he was able to give his certificate on the worfe, and he considered the coping were ..nond, and good, and properly put on He tho»*hr th., inten- tiou of the contract was oniy to keep fi> per cent, in hand after the certificate, and not 2a per Cent., as the board now keeptag even at that rate they would have an ample margin for any eventualities. Besides which the man had furnished tbe school- and he was entitled to that money, which was about £ 75.—Mr Hugh Joces said the man had done the work most exeallentlv, and he should be elad to propose for him to have the £ ltX).—Mr Lloyd Williams si:d the contract certainly contained a clause about the per cent, but it WetS most unusual to keep more than live par in hand.—The Chairman said they had to by the con'iact. Mr Lloyd Williams said he could go over the schools next day and give his certific >w.—Mr i. II. Jones and Mr Hugh Jones urged the fpMvng of the schools at once, audit was agreed that th y be hpnded over either on Saturday or Monday.— M r Ilu->i Jo'ie* proposed tb&t £ 100' br paid t« .the cotitiacor. H- had w-l his contract wis tv,e 1,187 t besides ho nad suppliedfurniiure of the value of £80.- The Chairman thought as th. v only he giving bin' .f" furniture, that they j to uive hon t jtiiOO, ana a was agreed also Jt40 for the comb-actor. PRESENTATIOS TO THE REV THOMAS JONES, B.A. Some weeks ago we mentioned that a presentation of an illuminated address and a pnr-e was about, to be made by the teachers of the Welsh Church Sunday school to the R v Thomas Jones. B.A., of Denbigh, on his enter- irg upon tbe duties of curate of Bala and in recognition of his earnest labours in connection with the Sunday school. The address has been splendidly illuminated free of cbur>:e by the seeretnrv of the school, Mr J. D. Lewis, borough surveyor's ofnc", and has been placed in a.very attractive gilt frame. The address is as follows: — 7o the Her. Thomas Jonf.9. Dear sir,—We, on behalf of your friends and neighbours, cannot allow you to leae vonr native town with expresing •nr regard and esteem with our best wMios for your future usefulness and welfare. We have admired your zeal and parnestnes in thp service of our Welsh Sunday school, and 1-.eljeve tllM tlw sa.me devotion to vour Master's cause will mark your conduct in your responsible office as a minister of the Gospel. Mav you 1)(' an honoured instrument, to promote the well are of "onls 1.0 the dory of God arid his beloved Son. Ano wp heg tbe accpptancp of the accompany ins; purse as a token of our fripnoship and best wishes for your future S11ccess.-Sined for the subscribers, WIIXTAM A. NOTT, Treasurer. J. D. LEWIS, Secretary. Thr p^esentnii.m took placs on Monday evening, in the National Schools, at half-pist seven o'clock, there being present a large number of the scholars and teachers of both English and Welsh Sunday Sch"ol, and other friends of Mr Jones.— The meeting having opened with singine and prayer, the proceedings were conducted ijn Uymraeg; the Rector, who made the presentation in fitting terms, re- matking upon the advantages of proper early training, as exemplified in the case of Mr .Jones. He dwelt upon his strong attachment to the Sunday school, due in some measure, no doubf, to the good he had lrmself obtained there. It. must be a source of great pleasure, he said, to Mr Jones to see voumr and old assemble to wish him God speed, and that testimonial was a proof that his labours had been apor^ciated by them. He thought it was a credit, fo their school an! a credit to Denbigh that one j so intimately connected therewith should have risen from thp ranks, s'o to speak, pas'ed a most, saccssfnl career | af the nnivc-si'v. and now be a Me r.o preach the gospel j | of Cnr'st in c» ♦el'ing rle ard .ib!e a manner as Mr j Jo.ies h id don" rhe pr -vious day. fje earnestly hoped that Divine Providence would spare his life, and that he would b3 made wise to win souls to Christ, and promote the glo'v of God. The address would, through all his future ie, he a memento of the esteem entertained for him bv bis Denbigh friends, and an incentive to him to be faithful in his Master's cnuse.—The presentation was then made amid much applause, and also a purse of na»nev, subscribed bv the teachers of the Welsh school and friends. The purse was tastefully worked by Mrs Lewis, the w.fe of the hon. secretary.—Mr Jones, who was overcome with emotion, returned thanks, expressing his indebtedness to his friends, his great interest in the Sund tv school, his earnest hope that they might continue to prosper, and a fervant hope that he might be kept fa Ihful in his revr sphere and deserve the kind things said of him.—Dr. Evan Pierce. at the call of the chair- man. addressed the meeting, bearing testimony to the L'ood qualities of Mr Jones. He moved a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding.—Mr Charles Cottom seconded the vote of thanks, and on behalf of tho English Sunday school teachers bore testimony to Mr Jones' active and earnest labours, and although thev, as a body of teachers, had not been called upon to join in the testi- monial. they yet sincerely and heartily wished Mr Jones success in his calling as a minister of the gospel.— Addresses complimentary to Mr Jones were delivered h, Thorn is Morris, superintendent, of the Welsh school; Thorna* Roberts, Swan-lane the Rev. D. A. Lewis and other friends. In replying to the vote of thanks f?r presiding, the rector wi-had to say in reference to Dr. Pierce's advocacy for mixing male and female scholars in the Sunday school classes that he agreed with him that it was a gcod plan, and at Henllan they had adopted it with considerable success, the presence of tbe girls hav- ing a tendency to tone down and soften the boys. The meeting closed with singing and prayer.— A. good deal of interest hils be. manifested in Mr Jones outside the Sunday schools, be having been educated at Den- bigh Gramuier School, after which he gained several scholarships durinsr the holding of which he went to Jesus Codege Oxford, and whilst, at the University passed most successful examinations and graduated B.A. After leaving Oxford he had to wait, some months being too young for ordination, but, in Mav last he was ordained and licensed bv th bishop to the curacy of Bala, where he has as rector a personal friend, the Rev. Robert, Jones fcrmerly senior curate of Denbigh. Mr Jones carries with him the esteem nud goodwill of a large circle of friends.

RUTHIN A NAIHWW ESCAPE.—Last week, a little girl, at Der- wee, who was placing a kettlo on the fire, was acci- dentally burnt on the back and head through her clothes catchinir fire. A neighbour, to whom she very wisely ran. ducked her in a stream running close by. TVIK RAILWAY TO CERKIGI DRUUNOX.—The inhabitants are beginmng to despair as to the possibility of the Rdt.hin and Cerrigyd u dion railway scheme ever becom- ing carried ou\ A Rpurt was made about a month or two ago to ch ain more names to the This was said to h ive been very successful, but since then nothing has transpired to arouse the despondencey of the expectants. Our staff is kept, entirely ignorant as to any future moves that nny bi on the board. Why such retic nice we know no\ as our desire has been to further the interests of the neighbourhood at. all times. MUNICIPAL.—As the 1st of November approaches the interest m the coming contest for municipal honours in- crease-. The gentlemen who retire in rotation :1re- Messrs John/Hughes, Huph Jones, Leonard Parry, and William Owen. The three former will see re election. Amongst other name- as probable candidates are men- tioned Messrs. Lewis Jones (printer) and T. P. Roberts (auctioneer). There is plenty of scope for new blood to show its reforming qualities; there are still improvements needed in the town. For instance, not. a single street has its name signified, and the corners of some streets are in a disgraceful condition. CHDKCTI DECORATIONS.—The harvest thanksgivings at the Church this year were not so well attended as upon former occasions, nor were the decorations so profuse on | acaount. of the short, notice given. The ladies, however. managed to arrange the fruits, flowers, and CorR so as to have a pleasing effect, notwithstanding the disadvantages under which they laboured. Mrs Jones, Rhianva; Miss | Edwards, Plascoch; the Misses Jones, Pyrocanthe House: Mic6 Freeborn, and others assisted to decorate. The preachers were the R"v. Mayhew Jones, Clan- rhaiadr, and the Hev. Mr Williams. Llandvrnog. The usual anthem was omitted for the reason above stated, and some ladies even complain that the seats were very dusty. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. MON'DAY.—-Piesent: Mr W. Pickstone, in the chair Mr Thomas Hughes Y-a.ral; Hv. Lewis Williams, Prion Messrs John Hughes, Rhos-street; H. Powell Jones, (irecnfild; Thomas Jonfs, Efenchtyd j Thomas ,1on". Llanelidan Thomas Roberts, Llanarmon G. T. Bvford. Llanynys &c., &c. FINACE- The out-relief for the fortnight was, per Thorna* GriUrhs £ (M14s; per W. II. Jones, c'leques drawn for the same purpose, per Griffiths, £ G0 • per ,Jones, £40; balance in the hands of the treasurer, k 1.114 17,3d. THE HOUSE.—The Master reported 71 in the house against 7G or. the corresponding week last year the vagrants relieved during the fortnight were 46; imbeciles in the b'^use, 12. THE FIELD PCRCHASS.—A sketch of the field showing the proportion to be held by the board and Mr Louis, was produced.—The Cleik said that a. properly made plan must be prepared showing the exact amount of land they had paid for in order to be feat up to the Local Government Board. PuxjSMMHyr BOOK.— letter was readfromaLoc.il Government official, calling attention to the fact that no en1 rip's were m in a punishment book.—The Clerk produced the book to show that such a hook was kept, in compliance with the Loca' Government Board require- m.01, but it was explained that, fortunately there was |- no necessity for using it. Reply to be sent to that effect. CORUEST'DSDEKOT;.—A letter from the Local Gorem- ] ment Board, in reference to the subject, cf vaccination, was read, aud a. conversation ensued, but the members of the press were requested not to publish the matter. WATXR AND THE PUMP-Mr H. Powell Jones called attention to the great charge of £3 17s for a quarter's watpr.from the Water Company, and pointed out that 77,200 gallons had been u ed during the quarter, whereas only 60 800 hllll previously used since the water was put on in the master explained that previously they had only ued the company's water to supplement the pump water, but during this year the pump water bad been out of repair, and there had been a difficulty in getting a man to repair but it would now be attended to.—Mr Pickstone said, apart from the quantity u«ed. be could not help remarking that the once charged bv the water company, namely, Is per 1,0(:0 gallon-, excessively high. TUB IMBKC.-LK INMATES—SDOOESTCD IMPROVEMENTS. —The officer of the Local Government Board visited the house recently, aud the following letter was received in reference thereto:— Six inmates of each sex are now classed as of sound mind in this Workhouse, all of whom I have seen with the excep- tion of a man, who was out for the day, Robert Jones, an epileptic idiot. He .-eems to be getting more troublesome. He req ires conshint care, and i tr,kf'1\ charge of during the day by another iiubaciie man, auft .-lecps in the ":al1le mum with him. 1 he master promised to provide separate beds for them, and a small a li-jlit properly protected in the dormitory, to be kept burnhig during the nijrht is desirable, as Jones has ti-eimeut fits in the night. A'l are upon No. 6 dietary, and have rueat in some form live day- in the week. Few are able to employ themselves. I found per-onally clean and j roperiy" clothed, and I believe they are kindly treated. All are stated to have a IYIlh twice a week, but the hot water to be carried to the bath, and it is very desirable that it s.hoeld be laid on to the bathrooms, tuid smaller baths placed in the room. Ortilie.ites uader the 20th section of the Lunacy Acts Amendment Act, have not hitherto bocn given by the mcdieai officer. It was stated by tbe clerk that the certificates referred to had now been supplied to the medical officer.—In reference to the small baths, it was stated thatit was impossible to provide thew, as the room was too small to contain them; and that matter was to stand over.— The ga-light was ordered to be done under the super- vision of the medical officer, who said it must be placed out of reach, or the men would get lighting pipes at it, or otherwise interfering with it.-It. seemed that there was an application for a light there years ago, but it was then considered dangerous to put one in.—Some guardians remarked that these inspectors must find out, something needing recommendation to be done, as a proof for their visit (laughter). SAD CONDITION OF A PAUPER ALLEGED NEGLECT OF A MEDICAL MAN. Mr T. Griffiths, the relieving officer for Ruthin distritc said that a woman from Llanfair was anxiOlls to have an interview with the board. Oo being broughr, in, the relieving officer explained that this person was the sister- in-law of rhe woman at Llanfair who was lying ill with a bad Toot, and about whose case Dr Jones and the board had had some discussion. A month last Saturday he gave Dr Thomas Jones, Clwyd-street, an order to attend the woman who was in a very bad stale, and wished to see him. After getting that order the doctor went twice, but during the last twelve days be had not attended or seen anything of the pauper, and she was in an awful condition from diarrhea*. Finding that Dr Thomas Jones did not go and see the poor woman he took upon himself to call in Dr William Jones of Well- sfreet, who had seen her and given her medicine which had done her veiy much good. The Chairman: Then as I understand it this woman comes here to make a complaint at your request. The Relieving Officer: No; she complained to me about the negligence of the doctor, and I told her to come and make the complaint here. The woman said Dr Thomas Jones would not come to see her sister-in-law. He had only been twice in a month, and some fourteen days ago he told her he could not give her anything to do her good and had not been near the place since, but another doctor had come according to the request of the relieving officer and done her good already. The Chairman Why did vou go to a stiange doctor, Mr Griffiths? The Relieving Officcr: Because when I asked Dr Thomas Jones to go 10 see the woman before, he said he would not go; that's about six weeks ago. It's not mr dotv to go and see him continually and get him to go. The information I received was that he told her ho could do her no good, and out of pity for the peer woman, who was in a dreadful state, I asked Dr Wm. Jones to visit her. Perhaps Mr Roberts, one of the guardians of the parish, who was at the h<i>u.e wi h him has something to say about the case. Mr Rsberts: I did not know anything about the merits of the case as it stood previously before the board, but there is no doubt that the poor woman is now much neglected, and that more attention ought to be shown to her by the medical man. It was really distressing to hear her groans, which could be heard long before you reached the house. I should say something ought to be done. The Chairman Is there not some personal feeling. Tho Relieving Officer: There is not. so far as I am concerned. I have been many times to him, but he would not go. Mr Roberts: It seems'the disagreement before was abont the "quack" who attended the woman for her bad foot, and it appears that he is not going there now, but it should be borne in mind that the woman says that her foot is much better. The Caairman It is a very awkward position for a medical man, for no doubt the doctor thinks that the woman's present illness is due to the doctoring of her foot, by the quack, and thinks it is no use attending her for oae cause whilst the other is going on. Mr Roberts: It is equally hard for the poor woman, for Dr Jones was about to amputate the limb, and yet under the care of this 4i quack," as he is called, tue foot is getting better. The Chairman: But the Local Government Biard have relieved the medical officer from attendance upon her. The Clerk: No, sir. that is not the case, the order was that he was to b) excused until tbe woman herself required his services, and he has since had the relieving officer's order to attend the woman again. Mr Roberts: That is so, and ha has called since that order, but he does not now attend to her. Mr II. Powell Jones believed that the doctor's opinion was tRat this illness was due to the quack's operations, and that he may euro her foor, but that in doing so he would kill the woman in another way. Several members thought it was quite clear that the doctor could have relieved the poor woman of what she now specially complained of if he had xttended to her, and it was quite clear that the other medical man called in had done so. The Clerk, in reply to the chairman, as to what was to be done, said they must Celli upon Dr. T. Jones to give an explanation of his apparent neglect. Mr Roberts (the guardian) It is a very pitiable case altogether, the wornanx i sadly neglected by her hus- band, he came home a fortnight ago and left a small sum of money, and returned to his work at a farm some miles off. and had not been to sen her since. The Relieving Officer said the man was not quite compos mentis. After, sowe conversation, the Relieving Officer said that Dr. Thomas Jones had recommended that the woman should be removed to the Workhouse, whilst Dr. W. Jones said if they removed her she would die. Several mambers expressed surprise at these contra- dictory medical opinions. The Chairman could well understand that Dr. Thos. Jones would be glad to get rid of the case by having her removed to the Workhouse, but really he must be called upon to attend to the poor woman he has, of course, told us that she cannot live. Mr Roberts It is a very sad case, but because the medical officer says she is is sure to die that is no reason why every effort ought not to be made to prolong her life it is as necessary in this case as in any other. The Relieving Officer: To show that Dr T. Jones does not attend to her, I may state that last Thursday he was witbm two yards of the poor woman's house, but he did not call upon her. Mr Pickstone (chairman): I don't think you should mention a case of that kind to this board. Of course, the case is as bad as it can be. Several guardians thought the action mentioned by the relieving officer proved that the neglect was real. The Chairman feaved it was a case of bad feeling between the officers. Mr Roberts: Whether it is a case of bad feeling or not, that, does not justify the medical officer in neglecting this poor creature (hear, hear). The case was discussed at some length, and it was agreed that the clerk call upon Dr Thomas Jones to attend to the woman immediately, and to be prepared to explain his conduct at the next meeting of the board. Several members were on the point of subscribing to pay for the attendance of Dr William Jones, but as the clerk promised to see Dr Thomas Jones, the matter dropped.

RUABON. I HARVFST THANKSGIVING SERVICES are to be held in the Parish Church on Monday evening next, when the sermon will be preached by the Rev. D. Howeil, vicar of Wrexham. AN ACCIDENT of rather a singular nature happened the other day to a man while ploughing in a field belonging to Mr Edward Jones, carrier. Two horses were chained to the plough, one of them being a very young one, and while turning at one end of the field, the chains twisted round his leg, when he went off at fall gallop, the other horse going with him, both jumped into the next field, draw- ing the man and-plough after them. Having got clear of the hedge, both horses again went full gallop until they reached the gate, when, nothing daunting, the young horse jumped over, leaving the rest in the field. Having. however, placed himself in this predicament he was obliged to stand. Neither of the h'rses were seriously hurt. The man had every appearance of a soldier just returned from a fierce engagement, hi" face and hands being entirely covered with blood. He, however, was not seriously turt. JiB BETBAM COLUERT PROPRIETOR v. IRON MERCHANT. —At Chester County Court, on Thursday week. an application was made to determine the rights of the parties to an amount realised by sale. and claimed by the landlady of the colliery. Mrs Kenrick, of Wvnn HaT. in respect of the royalties reserved under a coal lease. Mr Chnrton contended, on behalf of the trustees in bankruptcy, that the amount claimed—son^e J570—was not claimable as rent j that the landlady simply had her common-law rights, and had no right of distress by the Statutes of Distress, and was therefore not entitled to any priority.—Mr Cartwright, on behalf of the landlady, contended that the royalties were reserved in the coal lease as rent, and being in arrcar she was entitled to distress upon the efiects of the debtor as and for rtnt, as well under the ample power reserved to her in the lease itself as under the Act.—The learned Judge, having taken time to consider, gave judgment in favour of the latter contention, but he declined to allow aq costs the landlady's charges of consulting her solicitor prior to putting in the distress. As to all other matters, an order was made allowing the rent, directing payment into court of the deducted charges, the cost of the parties appearing in the motion to coma out of the estate. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. The monthly meeting of the board was held at the court house on Tuesday afternoon. Mr G. Thompson, the chairman, presided and there were also present:— Mr Gomer Roberts, vice-chairman the Rev. J. Jones, vicar of Rhos; Mr Fitch, Mr J. C. Edwards, and the Rev. W. Edwards, (dissentmg minister). INSURANCE OF S^ITO^L PROPERTY, It wa- dec;djd to insure the Rhos schools for iJV'O"); Rhos i lfant school for £500 j and Acrefair school for £1.000. DEFAULTING PARENT?. The at'e idance officer reported several c ises of neg- lecting to send children to schco1, and it. was ordered that six of the defaulting parents should be summoned. RESIGNATION OF A MASTER AND MISTRESS. The clerk read a communication from tho tnasrer and mistress of the Rhos hoard school, tendering their resi- nation at three months notice. It was ordered tbat the resignation be accepted. In considering the appointment of a successor, the bi- lingual difficuby cropped np, and in reply to a question from the chairman as to whether it was necessary for the master and mistress to speak Welsh, The Rev. J. Jones said Mr Baker at the National Schools did not know Welsh. He had been ten ye irs at Rhos School, and he had never heard the inspector say one word abou': !!>.• sc'.oM-oi isrer being a Wel4imio. He thought it was ail the befter that he was not. it. was necessary thut the children should be well grounded in He thought it was ail the befter that he was not. it. was necessary thut the children should be well grounded in English and they might be left to take care of their Welsh at home. The board resolved to advertise in the periodicals de- voted to the profession, also in the two local papers and one Welsh paper, and <ix the silary of the .master at JB100 and that o the mistress £7;; per annum. MR GOMER ROBERT8 ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE BOAItD. Mr Gomer Roberts said he was sorry he was not able to attend at the last meeting but circumstances oc- curred which prevented him from doing so. However, he was sorry he caused so much angry feeling which was manifested in the meeting. It was not. bis intention to give rise to any bad feeling at all; but he thought it right that thev should have things laid before them 111 a straightforward way and aa clearly HS possible, so that there might be no misunderstanding. He did not see why. if he was wrong, he might not be corrected by another member without causing bad feeling in the bosom of that member. He was always open to conviction, to he put right, when he was wrong, and he intended to m'ike a few remarks and submit a corrected statement, < f 'he present financial position of the board. Mr Roberts then proceed to read the rest of his speech as follows :— The hurried manner in which Mr Fitch's financiil state- ment passed by the majority of the board (May loth) to be printed and placed in the hands of the ratepayers, before the members of ths board had an opportunity of examining it, cast an aspect of suspicion over the affnir. You will remember that it was proposed in that meeting that a copy of the balance sheet should be supplied to each member of the board for thair perusal and co:ss'dera- tion until the following board meeting, but that reason- able request was' negatived, an act which has no precedent by any orher board in the kogiom. viz. passing vote to refuse jopuiysr.g the membcis of their own bond with a copy of their financial suvc-menr before placing the same in the han.U of lhe ratepayer* and outsiders. Had that request been granted the present commotion would have been averted. Thest.fe- ment drawn up by Mr Fi'ch is incomplete and dark. The loan account does not £ how according to the heading Expended upou Buildings." sea the Welsh statement, The new schools have cost. the following Gums," when in reality it is not so. The sums down for Cefn and Ponkey are the amount borrowed and not the cost. Again, for Acrefair and Rhos it is neither the cost nor the sum borrowed; what those figures mean Mr Fitch knows best. The heading shows that the cost of the four schools is £11,878 IGs 8d, and our chairman took it to mean that when read over first, so did I, but the total cost of tho schools exceeds the above bv £1,331. thus the statement is dark and incomprehensible so far as the loan account goes. Mr Fitch, in his loan account, shows a balance of £144: 39 41 as being spent out, of the loin to assist, rates, which was, as he st.-t:u«, "to b; r,.tuudo:! from the rates," when in reulity the sum of £193 13s had been paid out of the rates t wards the building end j loan account, which is to be paid out of the loan to the rate account; this is quite the reverse of M-Fitcu'.s statement. It seems to be a fixed policy in the financial statements to draw all out of the rates. No mention of a loan to pav any part in the statement-. It Mr Fitch intended to apply for a loan, should he not have made tfeat appear on the face of his financial statement, so as to save the ratepayers' purse? No, that was not his policy but I say 'hat the total cost of the schools should have been the Jrst entry in Mr Fitch's statement, and ths loan received deducted out, of the cost, then he would have seen and brought to light that there was a. heavy balance in favour of a further loan of a considerable sum, viz., £83j 11;s 81, suffic-ent to pay all the old contracts and debts, and 1:3, over, which you will find ro be correct by the precept drawn by the old board to cover expenses to 31st December, 1876, so Mr Fitch has now added three months by ending the stitement 31st, March, 1878. The precept or demand oa rare tfcis year covers fifteen months, therefore one-fifth should be deducted out of the item of maintenance of c.chooh, to bring the finaucial year to end the same as usual by the board, 31st December and not March. This makes a difference of £:H7 9, 51 in the expenditure, as hhown on my state- ment, which I shall now read. Mr Roberts then read the following corrected statement, as he termed it, of the fiupncial positiou of the boird:— Total cost of the four schools, £13,20g lbs 8d. Amount of loans obtained—Cefn, Acrefair, £3,H>4,; Hnos,£1,4:3U; Ponkey. £,3;\õ; total, £12,32: leaving a øabnce due from tho Education Department, of 16s RI. Assets due to March 31st, 1877. from Education Department, 16. 8d Bersham School Board, £1í3 7s 8d; 8s 9i; total, 13s Id. Liabilities— Vcrefair school. £I:! I) ltn 8d Rhos infant school, .£,:4, 15s; total, 3; 8.1. Deducting from the assets ten a balance available, after paying all expenses, ot £513 5:1. How wrong it was to say that the old board left them in while in truth they had 5.1 to band over as a legacy to the new board, Mr Fitch Where is money, Mr Roberts? Mr Gomer Roberts It is to bo got. There is JSSR8 due to the ooard from the Education Depar: ment as a loan. Mr Fitch Why did you not find that out before ? Mr GJmor Roberts: Because it dia not coino bjfore the board. Mr Fitch But why ? Mr Gomer Roberts It. was for voti to bring it before the board. These are items that Mr Fitch ought to have brought forward in his statement. We have power to apply to them for that money. The Chairman Here is an asset of £1 ¡:J which is repudiated. Mr Gomer Roberts: I don't understand it to be re- pudiated. The Chairman The Bersharu board decline to pay us the £1 í3. Mr Gomer Roborts Have they been applied to for it. ? The Clerk was understood to reply in the affirmative, and that they had repudi ited their liability. Mr Gomer Roberts saw by the that it was a con- tributory district, and therefore bound to pay, and iin- board had power to nuke a demand on the assistant overseer, or on the board itself, for money for the main- tenance of the school as well for its erection. The Chairman Unfortunately we have not got it. Mr Gomer Roberts But you have mot the Act. The Caairman Oh yes. we have got tte Act (iaughter). However, as the clerk says, you cannot compel them '.o pay at once if they say we will pay it in fifr,y years. Mr Gomer Roberts The clerk mys that ? He is not a legal authority, and I should like to get it from (he solicitor of the board. The Chairman: If that is the total »mouaf, and we have to repay it in fif y years, why should not the Bersham board have the same privilege ? Rev. J. Jones: They have tbe option of one payment, or paying over fifty years. Mr Gomer Roberts I should say let them borrow and let them pay us. The Chairman There is another clause in this. You are expending ou these schools £ 13,000, is not the £1 ï3 included in it ? Mr Gomer Roberts: It is incladed in that cxpeudi- ture. The Chairman If that is included in it. you are ask- ing for it twice, if you apply to the Loan Commissioners and to tho Bersham board as well. Mr Gomer Roberts: I don't think it is that. The Chairman If you go to the Iflan Commissioners and say wo have spent more money unfortuna elv than we have borrowed, they will ask us how we have done it; and we shaH have to tell them that the Ponkey school cost £2,514 and that we want them to UMVO u" part of the money we have not borrowed. Do you think they won't see that we are claiming .£17; from somebody else ? Mr Gomer Roberts How do we borrow it twice over ? The Chairman I gather that tha amount for Ber- sbam is included. Well, it is clear you cannot get it from Bersham board and from the Commissioners. I am afraid the precept has not covered our requirements up to now. We owe a lot of money to the bad at the present moment. Mr Gomer Roberts concluded by moving that the statement he had read be printed and circulated among the ratepayers, that the boird give notice to the Educa- tion Deparrment of their intention to borrow a Joan 01 jE886 16s tld, in respect of the schools erected and t h.t the clerk apply to the Bersham board for £173 7:-1 8J lor the cost of maintaining 30 scholars belonging to their district Tue Chairman asked if any one peeoa jed Mr Roberts' proposition ? Rev. W. Edwards ■-aid according to what be under- stood of the question he Wtt" obliged to second tbe motion. He had a proposition that the financial statement of Mr FItch should he in their hands to he xamined before it wall printed, bnt rho motion was ¡(I,f. He did not understand the account then very w- H but if be was right he could nor how the f c a Mr Roberts bad brought forMd cvnld bo rofuted. If tbev- could be refuted. all very well. Mr Roberts said tne difference due from the Edacation Department was £88616:1 8d. The Chairman Inclu in what is due from B>-r.sham. Mr Fitch (the chairman went on to say) went. inro thl) 1 accounts for the previous year; bat this money that sp-,ot in excess of what WtlS borrowed was in another year, and principally on the Cdn schools, which were built three years before and how any m. n who knew anything about accounts cou'd muddle up three or four years together he was at 1; loss to conceive. Mr Gomer Roberts was totally wromr. This ,£-;00 TO net spent in the year previous to the new bjard t,dCl!. cffice, which was the year Mr Fitch and fo tl al wjth, fed nothirg more. He wanted to put Mr Rebcrts rigUl in regard to the absurdity of his tigurt,. Mr Gomer Roberts 1 on a-e wrong, sir. The schools were completed lust year, and the expenditure on the Cefn school was £34:2, which is contrary to what you have stated, entirely. You might not be awa-e of it. Yon have not looked into the account particularly. The Chairman Yes, I have looked into every item. There was not JE342 paid last year. Mr Gomer Roberts: Weli, I had it so from the books. The Chairman you speak of was in January, 1876 but Mr Fitch took it from Mi dl. 1876. Mr Gotmr Roberts: I don't see; hllt Mr state- ment has anvth ng to do with it. Tbe Chairman Mr Fi<cb wants to knn .v ou> position at the time of the hoards taking office, then look at the twelve months previous to it, from March 31st to March 31st. If you take fifteen months, vou must bring other things into thj accounts. Mr Gomer Roberts: You mean the last two or three yea-s.- The item I name now came into last year. The Chairman There was none of that included in the year that Mr Fitch dealt wirb. That wis my con- tention, that the principal expenditure for that school was several years before. Mr Roberts: I tak" your explanation, of course but you stated, as reported in tbe paper, that it was for two or three years at the last meeting. There- f re this must he in that, time. the £24 spont on the Cefa schools. If Mr Fitch had brought the loan account pro- D'Jj"1r forward, he ought to have brought in the expendi- ture for the erection of the schools to"allv, or else not done it at all. I put the question to veil whether yo. did not understand when the statement out that the £ILOOO was the entire cost of the schools. The Chairman I will tell you what, I understood. The statement the clerk gave me in June. 1876, was a statement similar to that I had before thought was the cost. of the schools, and iu that statement the whole of the money you are speaking of had been expended, ex- cept £GO, at that time. Mr Gomer Roberts: On what ? The Chairman On the Cefn schools* It was at the opening of tbe Ponkey schools, and I there stated, from the figures the cl"rk gave me, the amounts expended on those schools. I appears now that it was the amount borrowed but you never then asked how much the schools had cost in order that we might get some monev from the Loan Commissioners. Mr Gomer Robert"; Mr Fitch brought a statement— The Chairman N." here it is. I say I was given to understand that a certain r-tatemer-t was the amount ex- pended on the schools; v ut I find now, that at that ve-y moment there was £500 more spent on Cefn schools than what ws -tefed. Mr Gomer Roberts: I was led to think the wa" the cost of the schools un:!1 I went to examine for myself. I thought Mr Fitch was quue correct, and that we had taken monev out of the loan to assist the rates; but now, on looking fairly and properly into the accounts and examining the books, I find it is vice versa, that the rates have assisted the loan. The Chairman Not for the period Mr Fi'ch has taken Mr Fitch You must speak of a period, Mr Roberts. The Chairman Unless you draw a line, and take your venr from a certain date to a certain date, you have no foundation to go upon. Mr Gomer Roberts: In making a financial statement of the position of the board you must take the number of schools completed. Now is the time to make a full statement of the expenditure. Now that Mr Fitch and La re banning the new year, and I am only looking at if in that wav, the whoio facts of the school board should be brought out and wound up. The school had y not been completed then. I don't want to throw any onus on Mr Filch. Mr Fitch I am not so sure of that. After some further remarks from the chairman and other members by way of explanation, Mr F tch said all this seemed to be a waste of valuable time, and it struck him thy might employ their time much mIre profitably and to the interests of the rate- pavers than by coming there month after month and quabblmg about figure? which are really facts. These iicures he got from the clerk, and he of all persons nnht to know whether they were right or wrong. Howeyer th=> thing appeared to him in a nutshell. He a-ked Mr Roberts whether it was not a fact that on the 31st of March they were last in debt £(;;j(), and if they had to provide that, as thev estimated for up to the ] 31st of March next, the question was how to meet the payment. They had no money and a rato was discussed. Mr R bert.q himself proposed a precept at 7d in the pound. Now to confirm the correctness of his (Mr Fitch's) statement, he would point out that at the present moment they owed something like This 7d in the pound would bring reality thev were still £gOO in debt. Therefore, if they borrowed say five or six hundred pounds, they would s'd! require another rate for the miinteuance of tho school* for another year. That was the way he looked at it, and Mr Roberts so far had not convinced him to the contrary. Mr Gomer Roberts: You take this year and last; I take thr whole. The Chairman I quite agree with you there. Mr Gomer Roberts. That is the only dSfrence be. tweon us. I doa't see it is worth Our while to stand ur-on differences of opinion in that way. so if 1 am of the opinion that Mr Fitch s icuid have brought that into his statement, and Mr Fitch differs, let it be so. Mr Edwards: I see that it aff \-f.s it at all. Mr Gomer Roberts Ob, yes, for .£800, Mr Frcb You have got prove there is The Chairman the clerk to explain the process of getting money from the Loan Commissioners. The Clerk renli-d that they must apply hefare the 31d of December for a certain "Bm for a certain purpose, and this would be granted in the course of the following financial year commencing on the 1st of April. The Chairman, in the course of some funiw remarks, sai-1 the present board were not to blame for having schools that were half empty but the follv of the old board was apparent in having provided more school accommodation than was required. Thev had provided for Cefn 700 and for Acre air 400, and notwithstanding that their attendance officers were doing their utmost, and that tho board were sitting in judgment on the parents brought before them, they had only 550 chil- dren in attendance at the two schoois which will hold 1,100 children. That was where the money was going. He (the chairman) was on the board three vears before Mr Roberts, and he said then tbrouarh evil report and through good report that they were building mort: school accommodation than was necessary. Mr Gomer Roberts Did we not try our best it a the Local Government Board inspector? I know that I prc- posed that A \:refair schools should be built in parte; 'bat. there should bo a wing less for these schools, but the inspecfor would not agree 10 it. Mr Fitch: It. is unfortunately too late to talk about It now. The Ch'.irman said that what he was saying was that they had got this incubus upon them, and could not get lid of it. I hey were obliged to have a staff, and then they did not, get the children. What they onght to have done was to build school j as far as was necessary, and have an establishment as cheap as possible. They should-be wrong in net felling the ratepayers they had got all this trouble to maintain. He hoped Mr Roberts would not go and make them think that they would not have to spend this money, because they would have to spend it. Mr Fitch: If we get £800, it won't carry us through the months. Mr Gomer Roberts' motion was then put to the meet- ing and two (t.he proposer and seconder) being for it and three against it. 'The Rev J. Jones was called awav before the vote was taken. The clerk was instructed to make a return to be laid be- for the Commissioners with a view of obtaining another loin; and the meeting was then adjourned for a fort- night for the purpose of disposing of tbe remaining busi- ness on the paper.

CHESTER. CHEESE FAIR.—1The October statutory cheese fair was held on Tuesday, at the Linen Hall, when 80 tons were pitched. This was much less than the quantity for sale at tho same fair last year, but the quality the majority of the cheese shown at the present fair wns excellent, and realised fair prices. Cheese of average quality fetched from 50s upwards, while hrst-ckss dairies had a ready sale at 75< There was a eood attendance of buyers, and all the lots were sol". CHESTER COCOA HOUSE COMPANY, LIMITED.— The first ordinary general meetina of the Chester Cocoa House Company was held at the company's oilice, Foregatie-street, on Monday afternoon. T! e Mayor presided. Tne secretary mentioned that tho nominal canitol of the company was £5,000. being 1.000 shares of £5. of which 305 shares had been already taken up, and a deposit of £2 each made, the Duke of VVestmiii.-ter, Sir T. G. Frost, Mr T. Dixon, and others having taken 20 shares each. The secretary furnished an estimate showing that the working of tbe establishment wouki cost about a week. The lower floor of the building would be devoted to the purposes of a restaurant, the room behind would be converted into a smoke-room, and the lorge room upstairs would serve the purposes of a club-roomi where the nCWf- papers of the day could be read by those frequenting the house for the purpose of refreshments, and where also public meetings could be held. He also stated that it was tbo intention of the company to have the house open from half-psst five in the morning until eleven at night, and to commence business if possible in the tlr-t week of November.

i OSWESTRY. SCARLIST FRVEH.—It is reported that there are several cases of scarlet fever in the town. SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting of tbe board was held on Fndny, the Rev lowell Evans in the chair. The attemia* o officer reported the irregular children, and the board considered each case, making orders acoord- i ;ng to their bearings. The question of a site for the new board school was adjourned. A precept for £100 was ordered to be issued upon the overseers. J VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE—On Saturday after- TIOOIt, the members of the Oswestry "Volunteer Fire Brigade -assemb'ed for their annual drill and eompeti- tton in the Horse Market, under the command of Capt. Smith. In the evening the brigade were kindiv enter- tained by Captain Smith at an excellent dinner at the Queen s Hotel. The Mayor (Mr W. H. Spaull) i presided, and AUlenmu George. Owen occupied the vice-chair.