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irthSt JptarnagiCS, aitfc atgs. it it Announcements under this head must be accom- panied by the name and address of the sender. Any addition to the simple notice must be paid for at the rate of one shilling for three lines. BIRTHS. CONWY—On the 13th inst., at Bodrhyddan, Rhyl, Mrs. Rowley Conwy, of a daughter. EVANS-On the 16th inst., the wife of Mr. Thomas Evans, Jenny Jones Inn, Llangollen, of a daughter. JONES—On the 19th inst., the wife of Mr. James Jones, boot and shoe maker, Church-street, Llan- gollen, of a daughter. POTTs-On the 8th inst.; at Pont Mwynwr, Mold, the wife of Algernon Potts, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. FOULKES-WILLIA.Ni-On the 10th inst., at the Con- gregational Church, Westminster Road, Mold, by the Rev. D. Burford Hooke, pastor, Mr. Richard Foulke&, of Griffiths's Square, to Miss Hannah Williams, Bodhyfryd, Mold. RAVENSCKOFT—FOWLS—On the 18th inst., at the Con- gregational Church, Westminster Road, Mold, by the Rev. D. Burford Hooke, pastor, Mr. William Ravenscroft, of Rhydycrogwydd, Cilcen, to Miss Ann Fowls, Pen-y-gelii, Cilcen. DEATHS. BARTLETT-On the 16th inst., at Burton Cottage, Gres- ford, aged 27 years, Harriett, second daughter of Charles and Anne Bartlett. HATFIELD-On the 1st inst., at Hope, Flintshire, Harriet, the wife of George Hatfield. HUGHES-On the 6th inst., aged 23, at Henblas, Clo- caenog, near Ruthin, James William Wynne Hughes, only son of the late Thomas Hughes, lector of that parish. HUGHES-On the 8th inst., aged 4, William Henry, son of Mr. Henry Hughes, cattle dealer, Wrexhain- street, Mold. HUMPHREYS—On the 7th inst., aged 82, at the resi- dence of his brother, Mr. William Humphreys, Berwyn-street, Llangollen, Mr. Henry Humphreys, tinsmith, formerly of Liverpool. JONES—On the 15th inst., at St. Aidan's Vicarage, the residence of his eon-in-law, Mr. Roger Jones, Rhuallt, late of Cae'r Groes, aged 88 years. MIRFIN-On the 8th inst., very suddenly, aged 71 years, Fanny, widow of Edward Mirfin, and youngest daughter of the late John Hayton, of Gwersyllt, near Wrexham. OVERTON—On the 16th inst., at his residence, Wood- house, Malpas, Mr. John Overton, in the GOth year of his age. TomKINSON-On the 17th inst., Mr. R. C. Tomkinson, printer, &c., Almona House, Llandudno. WEBBER—On the 9th inst., at 2, Morley Villas, Rhyl, John Webber, aged 68.

Mr. FRAIVTC- BUCKLAND and Mr. S. WALPOLE, Inspectors of Fisheries, who recently inquired into the Dee Salmon Fisheries, have made their report thereon, which appears elsewhere. The death is announced of Mr. PETER WALKER, of Ayr, the father of Mr. PETER WALKER, of Wrexham. The deceased gentleman, who was originally a brewer, had an interest in a number of coal mines, and is said to have accumulated a fortune of over 1300,000. The MAYOR and Corporation of Wrexham, accompanied by a number of local gentlemen, proceeded to church on Sunday last, large numbers of persons witnessing the procession. The sermon was preached by the Very Rev. the Dean of BANGOR, and the amount of the collec- tion given to the Infirmary. On the same day the MAYOR of Ruthin attended St. Peter's Church in civic state. At a meeting of the Wrexham School Board, on Tuesday last, Mr. ASHTON BRADLEY was unanimously elected clerk to the Board, at the salary of £ 25 per annum, and a vote of thanks accorded to the retiring clerk, Mr. JOHN JAMES. A meeting of the late Town Clerk Testimonial Committee was held in the Guildhall on Wednes- day evening. It was resolved that the subscrip- tion list be closed on the 2nd December, and a committee was appointed to select an artist to carry out the scheme. The Ruthin Town Council held their meeting on Wednesday, and transacted a considerable amount of business. A letter was read from the Charity Commissioners, with reference to the -Grammar School, in which they stated that the Council would have two representatives on the Board instead of three. A resolution was agreed objecting to this change, and asking the Com- missioners to re-consider their decision. A football match between North Wales and Lancashire took place at Wrexham on Saturday. The game was well contested, and resulted in North Wales winning by four goals to none. On Tuesday, a deputation representing North and South Wales, consisting of Mr. VIVIAN, Mr. RICHARI), and Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN (members of Parliament), the Dean of BANGOR, Sir ROBERT CUNLIFFE, and others, waited upon the Uni- versity Commissioners at Oxford to protest against the scheme brought forward by Dr. HARPER as throwing open certain scholarships in Jesus College, Oxford, to English boys. The deputation said Welsh boys had to struggle against the disadvantages of a distinctive language. Lord SELBoRNE said the matter would receive every attention.

THE LIBERAL STUMP ORATION. His Grace the Duke of ARGYLL on the stump, as he may not unfairly be said to have been at Leeds, is a new and certainly interesting feature ..f)f party warfare. This patrician of patricians does not ordinarily descend to the platform of pop ular agitation. As he took care on Tuesday evening to inform his audience and the public generally, he is accustomed to confine his political utjteranoes to that august assembly of which he is a member. But the times are hard; the world is incredulous the Tories are still in power, doing all that is unscrupulous and wicked; and there is nothing else to be done but to agitate. As his GRACE reminds his friends, he has spoken in the House of Lords, but his words have no effect there; he has written a book, nay, two books, exposing the iniquitous foreign policy and diplomatic practices of the Government, but no one reads them, except Liberal journalists and orators, who need material for ex parte statements. So his GRACE went to Leeds to re- fresh himself with the applause of partisans, gathered together with great labour and active organisation from that and the neighbouring towns, and to afford by his presence clear proof that the Liberals are united, as they always are, when out of office. No doubt to some extent the DUKE is quite right. Organisation, agitation, the repetition in every possible form of the charges preferred against the Government, may produce, nay, will produce, an effect upon two different classes of persons. The enthusiasm of the Liberals will be excited, and suspicion may be aroused against the Government amongst that very numerous section of the electors who, as Mr. FORSTER observed, do not and will not belong to either the Liberal or the Tory camp. Let Conservatives frankly and fully accept the lesson thus afforded, that they must be equally active in vindicating their policy and their conduct, and then there need be no fear of the issue. But what is the sum and substance of all that was said on Friday P Simply this :—That the Tories are in and the Liberals are out. If the policy of the Tories is the same as that of the Liberals, it is we, the Liberals, who should be in office to carry it out; but it is not the same policy as ours, and being different from ours, it must be wrong, and there- fore, again we ought to be in! This is the argument of political infallibility. One of the speakers avowed on Friday that the policy of the Liberals consisted in doing the very reverse of what the Tories did. That is a porcine principle, more consistent than rational, which, no doubt, explains the inveterate opposi- tion shown by the party to every act of the Government. One party pursues an imperial, the other an insular, policy. It was said that in Mr. GLADSTONE'S time the country was able to get through great crises at a very small pecuniary outlay. That is the Liberal foreign policy. The Liberals are not in favour of absolute inter- vention, but if Russia is aggressive there must be no resistance; England may even remonstrate but it must not venture on a policy of force I Really Mr. FORsTIm talks about the just in- fluence of the country being in danger, and its prestige outside these islands being affected. Let any reasonable and intelligent man be asked where were the influence and prestige of this country in 1871, when Russia announced her abrogation of an important clause of the Treaty of 1856, and when a stout word from England would have preserved that treaty intact ? All the world knows, and all the world admits, the vastly increased power and prestige of the country since Lord BEACONSFIELD took office in 1874, and it is one of the most audacious tricks of Liberalism to assume the contrary. An ad- mission of' the truth is not, of course, to be expected, but such a perversion of it is indeed a cool thing on the part of men who are pro- fessedly concerned for the "honour of English statesmanship.

THE SEWERAGE OF STANSTT. It will be known to most of the public that Mr. ISAAC SHONE, who has taken the greatest interest in a system of sewerage for Stansty, re- cently submitted an exhaustive plan of draining the township on his pneumatic system, and the Sanitary Authority forwarded the scheme to the Local Government Board for consideration and enquiry. WTe have, on several occasions, spoken in favour of the exceedingly simple, cheap, and efficient plan invented by Mr. SHONE, and we should certainly advocate its adoption for Stansty, and also for Ruabon. Our opinion has been re- peatedly corroborated by the most eminent sani- tarians, and we are much pleased to find that two important and trustworthy witnesses have recently borne testimony to the excellency of the pneumatic sewerage system. Mr. J. J. MECKI. of Tiptree Hall, Kelveden, Essex, is a name well known from Land's End to John o 'Groats, and to say that he is an eminent man in sanitary questions is entirely superfluous. Mr. MECITI, writing to Mr. SnoNE, on the 17th inst., in regard to the pamphlet submitted to the Wrex- ham Rural Authority recently, says:—"You really have taken the kernel out of the nut-shell in the matter of Sewage Utilisation, and its sanitary effects, in the pamphlet you so kindly sent me. What a "mint" of both money and life has been sacrificed to want of knowledge on this important matter I have said before, and repeat it, that in my opinion your ejector system is, in economy and effect (sanitary and mone- tary), the only system that I can imagine as overcoming the difficulties, dangers, and cost of sufficient fall or out-fall. We must come to the separate and ejector system to make the matter cheap and perfect. The simplicity of your effective system is its great merit, and that sim- plicity ensures a certainty and continuity of action. You know that I have devoted much attention to this subject for 38 years, with a view to producing both health and food more abundantly and cheaply." This is testimony not to be gainsaid, and will have due weight with all reasonable men. We are also pleased to see that in Iron of November 14th, there is a technical article on Mr. SHONE'S system, written, we imagine, by Mr. FELL, a mechanical engineer of the first standing. The article is highly favourable to the system, and we commend it to the attention of the members of the Rural Authority, upon whom, at the present moment, rests a serious responsibility, and we hope they will not turn a deaf ear to the authoritative statements in regard to the value of Mr. SHONE'S system, which have ap- peared in the leading sanitary and engineering journals of the day. We are happy to find that Mr. W. Low, who is a competent judge and a hearty supporter of the pneumatic system, has spoken in favour of it, and that the Rural Authority are inclined to give much heed to his words.

Iforal efus. 23RD REGIMENT.—Captain Blyth has just sailed for Gibraltar to join the 2nd Battalion on pro- motion. ROYAL DENBIGH AND MERIONETH MILITIA.— The following announcements are gazetted:—Lieut Henry Morgan Hughes to be captain• George Everard Arthur Cayley, gent., to be second lieuten- ant. A HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE in Welsh was held in the Parish Church on Tuesday evening. The sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Jones (vicar of Rhosllanerchrugog) and the attendance was moderately good. THE DRAMA IN WREXHAM.—The Diplomacy Company again visited Wrexham on Wednesday and Thursday, and representations of East Lynne, and H L'ldy Audley's Secret," were given to good audiences. The company performed under distinguished patronage. MADAME PATEY IN WREXHAM.—Next Friday is the date fixed for Mr. Harriss's concert. Upwards of two hundred seats have been secured from the plan, and we trust, by that day, the rest, about 100 more, will be taken. Full details of the pro- gramme will be found in our adverting columns. A train will leave Wreyham station at 9.55 calling at Rossett on this occasion. { WREXHAM HARE AND HOUNDS' CLUB.—There will be a meet of this club at Stratford House, in Sontley Road, the residence of Mr. J. Oswell Bury, to-day (Saturday), at .2.30 p.m. It is intended to walk or run to johnstov/n, via Bersham, Cadwgan. Bronwylia, to the new Wrexham Reservoir, thence by nearest road to the Ne w Inn, en route to Wrex- ham. The opening dinnrv' will take place in the evening at the Wynnstay Hotel, Wrexham. MASONRY.—We have pleasure in stating that the Right Worshipful D.P.G.M. of North and Shropshire (W. Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., M.P.), purposes visiting the Square aud Coapa-p of Freemasons, on th, lodje night., Tuesday December 2ad. NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY.—The second general evening meeting of this society will be held iu the Saving's Bank on Tuesday next the 25th insf., when a paper will he read by John Pdc., E :q. liLA. of Chester on Observations in Travelling." YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—At a. meeting of the debating clsss on Tuesday evening, an essay was read by Mr. C. Dodd (British School] on the "Rise and Progress of the English Lan- guage." The essayist, dealt very ;ib,y with the i:j!-j.ct, and a good discussion followed. Tne meet- ings, wnich are held on Tuesday evenings at tight o'clock, are open to all. THE LATE ROWLAND SILL.—Kis worship the Mayor (Mr. Edward Smith), has ree-iv-cl a letter from the Lord Mayor of London, asking him to assist him in promoting the memorial fund to the late Rowland Hill, which it is proposed to devote to the foundation of the benevolent". institution for aged and distressed p>st. office employes throughout the kingdom. The Mayor is anxious to Comply with the request, and will be goJad to receive con- tiibutions in aid of this deserving object. THE FAIR-Ât the fair on Thursday there vszs a small quantity of fat and store stock, trade being better in every department, especially is store cattle. There were no store sheep on offer. Fair supply of pigs, which met with a better trade. Prices: Beef, 5d. to 6td.; mutt-oc, 7d. to 83-d. j 7d. to 8,1.; porket pigs, 5r]. to titJ.; bacon pigs, 5L to 5fi. Mr. Lloyd sold 65 cattle, 130 sheep and iambs, urd 50 calves and pigs, all making good prices; and a large quantity of cattle and sheep were also sold by Messrs. Jones and Son. SALE OF PENTREFELIN BREWERY.—The Pentre- fjdn brevery and the parcel of laud adjoining it were afrain put up for auction by 31". Edward Jones at the Lion Hotel on Monday. The property was started by Mr. Lewis, Edge, M-tipas, with £ 800, and soon aft or Mr H. Davies,ot the same place, bid I £900. Mr. Frederick Jones-, Abbot-street, followed with £ 950, and in a few minutes it stood at J21,000 in the name of Mr. Lewis. A j.ng pause followed when Mi. Frederick Jones offered £ 1,020, M'\ Lewis offered £ 1,030 for which it was knocked down. SUNDAY CLOSING IN WALES.—A conference in favour of Sunday closing in Wales was held at Swansea on Wednesday, Mr. Vivian, M.P., presid- ing. Mr. Roberts, M P. the Flint bu-ghs, aunounced his intension to introduce a Sunday Closing Bill next Session, and a resolution was passed pledging the meeting to support the measure. In the evening a crowded public meet- ing was held, Mr. Richard, M.P., presiding, and a motion in favour of the Biii was carried. It was resolved to form a. South Wales Sunday Closing Association. CHRISTMAS SHOW.—Christmas will soon be here, aud the show of the fat cattle which are to provide the Cnristmas cheer will be held on Monday, the 15th of December, at the Simlhfieid. We would caM the attention of our readers to the advertise- ments in fee front. page, which show the prizes to b.3 offered by the auctioneers. Messrs. Beugh, Jones and Co. offer four prizes of the vaius of about .£20. Mr. Lioyd nives .£50 in silver cups, and some prizes presented by the tradesmen of the town make it worth whi!e competine'. The bad season for the harvest hao turned the minds of the farmers to the raising of stock, and a good show- will no doubt result. THE FKEE LIBRARY.—The free library reading- room will be opened on Wednesday. December The Mayor and Corporation and officials will meet, at the Guildhall at, 11.30, form into procession, and march to the Town Hall, when the formal opening will take place. In the eveniug, a very excellent toacert will be given in the Public Hall, pro- grammes of which will be issued soon. The concert will be patronised and personally supported by many of the leading gentry, aud we hope the general public will make an effort to attend and thus aid a most excellent movement. The whole of the d tails of the arrangements 511 connection with tne opening ceremony and concert are beim well locked after by the hon. see. (Mr. Ashton Bradley)/ and the whole pio.nises to be most interesting suc- cessful. SPECIAL SERVICES.—Special evangelistic/services have been conducted duriug the week at the Baptist Chapel, Chester-street, and at the Free ^ffethodist Chape], Rhosddu. At the former the services have been conducted as follows: —Sunday by the! Rev. V. Rhys Jenkins, Monday, T. BUirciough, (Liverpool). Tuesday, Rev. D. Rh^s Jenkins, Wednesday, Rev. J. Harvey, (Bury), Thursday, Rev. Hugh Davies, (Lymn), and evening) the service is announced to be conducted bv Rev. W. S. Llewellyn, (Bowdon). The set-vices have been well attended and the worthy pastor (Rev. D. Rhys Jenkins) and several members of, the church have laboured hard with a view to making them a success. At Rhosddu the services have been eon- ducted principally by the Rav. J. Bentley and the numbers of the congregations have been very gratifying. Sm WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN'S HOUNDS.—In consequence of the vary late harvest these hounds began cub hunting very late, and it was fully October before the young hounds tasted hiood. The commencement, however, was by no mfeans aus- picious. First, Charles Payne was laid up'-for some weeks, though through the kindness of Sir Watkin and Lady Williams Wynn in giving him the run of their house in St. James's Square, and providing for him the beat medical aid London could give, he was able to resume his duties soon after the hounds begsiri hunting, and he is now apparently as well as ever he was in his life. But the reverse of the old proverb, like master like man," is now exemplified at Wynnstay, for as soon as Charles Payne got well Sir Wat kin sprained his ankle by springing from his dog-cart, and he has had a long turn in St. James's Square, and though now better he is still unable to mount a horse. Payne has the same aids he had last season, and as his hounds have entered light well, and foxes are fairly plentiful aU over his country, we fully anticipate a successful campaign. They have already had several good gallops, and in spite of blind ditches and some croppers they have been greatly enjoyed. On Satur- day week Nov. 8!h, from Carden they had a good fifty minutes, finding a fox in the Birches, and killing him in the open. They then returned to Carden Chff, found several foxes theie, and ended the day by killing two foxes in Glutton's Gorse. It Charles Payne can handle them in this way the blackboard at Wynnstay Kennels will soon be covered with noses. On Wednesday week, Six Watkin Williams Wynn's hounds met at Carden. A large number of horsemen were present, and were rewarded by having a. good day's sport. The dogs soon turned out an old fox, which led them a smart chase of about ten miles, when he was killed near Aldford. Two cubs were killed later on, and the dogs were called off whilst running another towards Malpae. A WREXHAM DIVORCE CASE.—In the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice, on Saturday, the local suit Eddowes v. Edùowes" came before Sir James Hannen at Westminster. It was a petition presented by the wife for the dissolution of her marriage on the ground of the adultery of her husband, John Eddowes a tailor at Wrexham. Mr. Searle appeared for the petitioner. Mrs. Eddowes said she was married to the respon- dent, John Eddowes, at St.. Mary's Church Chester, on the 30th of July, 1872, and after that they lived at. Wrexham. Her husband was a tailor. The respondent behaved very well for a short time hut after that he began to abuse her, and blackened both her eyes. He used to stay out late, and come home intoxicated. She was very ill about six months after her marriage, and the respondent, before she got well, turned her out of doors, and again blackened her eye. Alice Cross had seen the respondent commit acts of cruelty towards her. She, on the occasion of being turned out of doors went to her father's but, on her return to her own home, the respondent took her by the shoulders and turned her out again. She went again to her own home the next morning, but found he had gone away. He never came back. She bad since seen him with a girl named Davies. She got some iu- formation from Mrs. Dawson, and in consequence of that she instituted the present suit.—Alice Cross said she knew Mr. and Mrs. Eddowos. She had seen bruises on Mrs. Eddowes, and her eyes black. She had never seen Eddowes actually strike his wife, but she was present when he turned her out of doors.—Mrs. Mary Ann Dawson said she lived at Wrexham, and knew the parties to the suit. In February, 1879, she was ill in bed, and a girl named Ellen Davies came to wait on her. Her (witness's) bedroom was over the kitchen. There were but two rooms iu her house, one over the other. From what she had previously seen, she determined to watch the conduct of Eddowes and the girl when he next came. Her husband bored a hole in the floor through which she could see into the room beneath. When Eddowes came he went into the kitchen. Davies also went in. After they had been there she looked through the hole in the floor and saw him acting improperly with Davies. She called out to Davies to order Eddowes out of the house.—His lordship was satisfied with the evidence, and made a decree nisi for the dissolution of the marriage, with costs. TEMPERANCE AND THE HUMAN SYSTEM.—Dr Evon Jones, who has been especially studying the effects of alcohol on the human syptem, will lecture Oil this topic on Monday week (December 1st), in the Temperance Hrd:, Beast Market, to the oers and associates of the Young Men's Christian Association and the members of the loaal branch of the Church Missionary Society. WEEKLY HALF HOLIDAY.—A committee has been formed with a view to secure a general half holiday throughout the town. They have met during the week, and also held consultations with the Mayor. We understand the great difficulty is to decide on a day which will suit all, and it is hoped that this obstacle will be overcome by r., public meeting, to the conclusion of which all should adhere. At a meeting of drapers on Thursday evening it was r-solved to close 011 Fridays at four o'clock instead Of tyo. CARELESS DRIVING.—An instance of the careless driving of persons from the country occurred on Tuesday last. A man in the employ of Mr. Lee, Llay, was conducting a waggon of straw through Hope-street. When near Westminster Buildings, instead of continuing in the middle of the road the horse and cart got. close to the path, and the load of hay, extending some distance beyond the wheels, brushed everything within a few inches of the iionse. On neariug the shop of Mr. Divies, hair dresser and tobacconist, the straw pulled away a large and valuable lamp, and bent a small sign wlJÎdl projected no more than ten inches from the door way. The whole of the glass in the lamp was broken and the frame considerably damaged. The mperfect state of the water course at this point, which is low, and thus inclines all vehicles very considerably, is much to blame also. WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this Board was held on Thursday last. There were present :—Captain Griffith-Boscawen (chairman), Mr. A. W. Edwards (vice-chairman), Messrs. Maurice Hughes, William Burton, Richard Phennah, John Burton, John Rogers, Richard Jones, Gomer Roberts, Richard Huxley, Owen Hughes, Robert Roberts, William Thomas, John Beade, Edward Rowland, R. C. Webster, T. LI. FuzHugh, W. Low. and W. Griffith.—It was re- solved that the Assessment Committee be author- ised to appear as respondents in an appeal by the Llay Hall Company. The Clerk stated that: there was over £ 4,0-00 outstanding and suggested that.. the overseers be written and requested to pay in the amount by Thursday next. An order for such granted. The Master's report slated that there were in the house 295, compared with 273 corresponding week last year, and 299 last week. laibeciles in the house, 31; vagrants, men, 92; women, 13 children, 4; total, 109. In school, hoy. 34; girls, 29; total, 63; receiving industrial train- ing-, 21. THE TESTIMONIAL TO MR. JAMES.—A meeting of the commitcee of the testimonial fund was held in the Guildhall on Wednesday evening. The Mayor presided, and there were also present the ex- Mayor, Alderman Owen, Dr. Eyton-Joues, Mr. G. Bradley, M: Osweil Bury, and Mr. Y. Strachan. The micutes of the last meeting were to the effect; that the testimonial take the form of an oil portrait of Mr. James in his official robes. Dr. Ey 1 on-Jones (hon. sec. of die committee) stated that the subscriptions given or promised amounted to .£11:;8 3s. 61., £85 of which had been paid into the bank. A. discussion ensued, and the result was that it was determined to close the subscription list on the 2nd December, and that a committee, consist- iug of the Chairma.n, Mr. Shone, Alderman Owen, Mr. Overton, the Town C'ertc (Mr. T. Bury), Dr. Ey ton-Jones, and Mr. Bradley, be appointed to select the artist. This committee will also have the arrangement of the details in connection with the presentation, but they will probably lay sugges- ti.-jis iu regard to the matter before a general meeting. Communications were received from the following artists :—Messrs. Brown, Barnes and Bell (London, Liverpool, Wrexham, &c.), Mr. Chas. Mercier (London, who painted a portrait of Mr. Peter Walker), Mr. T. Blake Wirgman (London), and Mr. W. T. Boadle (Liverpool). The latter gentleman was Jiighly^ recommended by several gentlemen of Liverpool, and'atce^tion asked to his pictures in the art exhibition at Litespool. Nothing "definite was decided with regard to the artists, the decision being left for a future meeting- AN IRISH .TEA MERCHANT.—In these days of ae- pression, when many poor persons are at thd\r wit's end how to gain a livelihood, a little Irishmarl)with the remarkable name of Michael O'Swindlem, 'eom- uiences a roaring trade in tea. The new teaman had been round the outskirts of the townseldng his prime new season's tea at the extraordinarily low price of 41. per quarter, and of all the streets he visited, in none was he more successful than in Mount street. In one of the houses in this street,! where he found ready and willing customers, was one in which a number of ladies and gentlemen of the Irish persuasion had assembled. After duly bargaining over the price, the quarter became the property of the lady of <he house. The teapot was got ready, and a few spoonfulls of the new mixture popped into it; time was given it to "draw," and when this artistic process wa.s complete, the de- coction was poured into cups for the refreshment of ¡ the assembled friends. It having been handed j round, one of the ladies remarked How wake it is." 1 "Oh," remarked the hostess, "that's because of the green tea and the caper that's in the same." This was considered a very satisfactory explanation, and l no other questions were asked until all had tasted the tay." Then all looked at one another, and a serious fit of coughing ensued, which seemed to in- dicate that all was not right. Let's look at the j laves" said one of the ladies, and at once a spoon descended into the interior of the pot. A quantity 'I of very yellow locking laves" were on it, and a smell of it led to the exclamation Sawdust, by Jabers." The cat was let out of the bag how tho tea could have been sold so cheaply, and it was well for Mike that he made himself conspicuous by his absence.

DEATH OF MR. PETER WALKER. We regret to have to announce the somewhat sudden death of Mr. Peter Walker, father of Mr. Peter Walker, of Wrexham. The deceased gentle- man expired on Saturday afternoon at St. Lawrence house, Ayr, his native place. The father of the late Mr. Peter Walker was Mr. Andrew Walker, of Bonvill, Maryhill, near Glasgow, who in his day was one of the largest colliery owners in Scotland. Mr. Peter Walker was originally a brewer in Ayr, but early in life he removed to Liverpool, where he began the business of a brewer, which has since resulted so profitably to himself and his sons, Mr. Peter Walker, of Wrexham, and Sir Andrew Walker, of Warrington. Although he retired a considerable time ago and went back to reside in his native town: of Ayr, the late Mr. Peter Walker continued his interest in the coalmining and the other business which bad grown so lucrative in his family. He had four sons (one of whom is dead) and two daughters. He is still estimably remembered both in Liverpool and at Warrington, and in his native place he has long been held in the highest esteem, and his loss there will be a subject of deep and general regret. His accumulated fortune is stated to be upwards of a quarter of a million.

——* MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. The first meeting of the creditors of Mr. Joseph Jones, of Old Bank Buildings, Wrexham, was held at the Queen's Hotel, Chester, on Monday. The meeting was well attended. Mr. Howel Davies (Messrs. Davies Brothers, builders, Wrexham), was elected chairman. Mr. Evan Morris, debtor's solicitor, said that as he had called that meeting, and the formal part of the business having been gone through he would lay before them a statement of the debtor's affairs. In the first place he may say that it was seldom such a satisfactory statement of affairs was laid before creditors under the present Act. The debtor was young in business, and no one regretted more than himself the position in which he found himself, but it was necessary that he take these proceedings to enable the creditors to divide the estate amongst them, and prevent any person taking priority by their judgments. The debtor had no idea that his affairs were in such a state until very recently, and it was hoped that, by a little help, he would be enabled to tide over the difficulty, but whilst he was away, endeavouring to get help, an execution was levied, and it became necessary for him to file his petition at once. They would see by thebalance sheet that there was a small surplus under the head of assets, and they would no doubt ask for a respectable dividend, and he honed they would receive a good dividend. It was necessary to point out that the valuation of the stock was taken on the basis of what it would realise if any one was to buy it as a going concern but he very muc J doubted if it would realise that sum if sold by auction. His brother owned half of the property until lately when the debtor borrowed money on mortgage and paid his brother off with the exception of .£1,700. The property was mortgaged in one lot and would therefore if sold have to be offered in one lot. Under these circum- stances be did not think it would i-eali^e the sum at which it was valued, viz., .£6.50G, but if it was offered in lots at different times it woald probably realise mere. Mr. Snape, who had been appointed receiver, said the creditors were in a position to deal with the business as they thought fir. He had taken an inventory of the things in the shop and he estimated that the stock was worth £ 1,182 lis. 10d. if sold ai a goiug concern. The furniture at the house in Grosrenor-road was valued at .£300. The freehold property if s. kl in lots would realise £ 6 000. He had been in possession since the 2LJi until Saturday night. Mr. Morris said he h'ld sng gest-fid to he debtor's friends that they should make an offer o? 15 in the pound, but they felt that such was a rather heavy responsibility considering chat there w!,s nothing in hand. After a consultation, Mr. Morris said the friend1:" of the debtor had con- sented TO offer a composition of 15s. in the pound, which would be guaranteed and paid in three ia- stalments at an interval of three months each. The meeting unanimously resolved to accept the com- position, and passed a vote of thanks to the chair- man for presiding, and also to Mr. Evan Morris for toe straightforward and honourable manner in which he had conducted the matter. The debtor's statement was as follows :— Debts. X s d. Creditors unsecured 1,902 11 Cred tors f ully secured £ 5.676 2 3 Less estimated vaiue of ecurities 6,0"0 0 (I Surplus to contra 323 17 9 Creditors for reut, rates, and taxes. 15 6 9 Total debts £ 1,917 17 9 Asseta. Steck in trade at Bank Buildings 1.183 7 10 Book debts es-iniated to produce 395 16 0 Furniture, fixtures, horse and trap, kc., at Grosvenor-road 8 0 0 0 Surplus from securities in hands of creditors fuliysecured. 313 17 9 Total assets £ 2,2:3 1 1 A meeting of the creditors of Mr. James Francis Kelly, of N). 3, Wellington-road, Wrexham (late of the Old Vicarage School), professor of drawing, was held at the offices of Mr. Ashton Bradley, on Tuesday. Mr. Allmand was elected to preside. Mr. Bradley presented a statement of the affairs of the debtor, which shewed that the total debts amounted to L230, a portion of which were secured, and the ass;>rs to .£182. It was decided that t1- estate s lion Id be liquidated by arrangement. M. Ttlston was appointed nust'-e, and Messrs. Allmand, Woodio-.d, and S. Jones, a committee of inspection. i A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Edwin Owen, of Town-hill, Wrexham, cabinet maker, was recently held at the offices of Mr. Sherratt. Mr. B. Oweii presided. A s ateccont of the affairs of the debtor was presented. According to it the liabilities amounted to about P,400 and the assets to .£30. It was decided to accept a dividend of Is. in the pound, payable in a month.

THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION AT CHURCH. On Sunday last the Mayor and Corporation, in state, accompaned by a number of other officials and gentle- men, proceeded to Church, in accordance with the annual custom. The weather was fine, and large crowds of people assembled in the vicinity of the Guildhall and the Church to witness the civic procession, which had been marshalled by the Borough Surveyor (Mr. J. W. M. Smith. The procession left the Guildhfcll &t a j quarter to eleven in the following order Bind of the Royal Denbieli and Merioneth Militia (Bani- muster, J. Wells). Staff of the Royal Denbigh and Merioneth Militia, and Sergt.-Major Phoenix. 1st D.B.Y. (lsi- and 2nd Companies), under command of Captain Evan tlorris and Lieut. F. Vaughan Williams. Supt. Wilde, Inspector Lind-av, Sergt. Jones, and members of the Borough rohce Force. The Prince of Wales Fire Brigade, under command of Capt. Edward Evans, General Public Including Messrs. W. Snape, Y. Strachan, F. C. Richards, G. O. Scorcher, E. Humphreys, E. T. Fitch, D. D. Pierce, .T. S. Conran, Alfred Oven, G. Weaver, K. W. Evaus, Evan Rowland, K. Potter, G. Manley, J. Koscoe, J. W. Jones (saddler), S. R. Johnsou, S. Huberts, Hugn Jones, J. Jones 1 (Vownog), W. Pierce. W. Garratt Joiies. Llewelyn Davies, Huiih Davies, Howel Davies, T. H. Bancroft. F. Pjjfe, Henry Humphreys, T. B-imion Acton. Ashton Bradley, J. B. Murles. jun Dr. R. W. J. Evans, E. Mullins, T. H. Coleman, H. C. Murless (Ruabon), &c., &c. The Hig-h Constable: (Mr. T. Heywood). The Sidesmen. Churebwardena. Clergy: )' Rev. M. H. C. Shelton. Rev. Jonathan Howell. Mr. Edward H. Williams (borough coi!ejtor), Mr. D. Morris (cemetery supe iut'udent). Jk The Medical Officer The Magistrates* Clei-e (Mr. J. Ll. Williams). (Mr. J. Angton Hughei). The Borough Surveyor, Mr. J. W. M. Smith. Councillors Mr. C. Huxley Mr. Frederick Jones Mr. J. Williams Mr W. E Samuel Mr. J. Oswell Bury Mr. J. F. Edistory Mr. Walter Jones Mr. G Bradlew^ Mr. W. Sherratt Mr. Richard Jo^e* Aldermen: M. J. Beale. Mr. R. Llovd. Mr. J. C.'Owe*, Mr. I-aac Shone (ex-Mayo*).. f The Town Clerk. (Mr, Thomas Bury). t Sir R. A. Cunliffe, Bart. The Mace: I (Mr. D. Higjins). > HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR: (Alderman E. Smith). The Hon. G. T. Kenyon. The Very Rev. the Dean of AwR 4p Past Mayors W. Ovprton, Esq. ThouLLs Painter. Esfc T. Eyton-Jones, Esq., ILD. John Lewis, Esq. j. B. Z-1 urless, Esq. John Beirne, Esq. Magistrates: S. Yorke, Esq. Col. Meredith. I T. P. Jones-Parry, Esq. Dr. Williams. W. Low, Esq. John Bury, Estj, Hussars: tit appears from a telegram received by Sergeant-Major "Walsh from Capt. Creagh, Denbigh, 'hat the applicatioa for the Wrexham troop of the Denbighshire Hussars was not sent in time to admit of their attendance, although the re ;uest was forwarded the same day the invitation was given by the Mayor.] As the procession entered the church, Mr Simms, organist, played the National Anthem, the congrega- tion standing. The Mayor and Corporation, together with the past Mayors and Magistrates were accomo- dated with seats in the chancel, the Volunteers, Fire Brigade, and Police occupying seats on the south side of the Church. Prayers were read by the Rev. M. H. C. Shelton, and the lessons by the Rev. Jonathan Howell. The Very Rev. the Dean of Bangor preached from the 34th, 35th, and 36th verses of the xxv. chapter of Matthew. In the course of his remarks the Dean observed that the subject of the parable contained in the text was the universal divine judgement. In it our Lord portrayed in objective forms the realities of the unseen spiritual process that was eternally going on in the realms of soul. Judgment was the work of separation by which the good was portioned from the evil, the true from the false, the noi»le from the base, Every good and saintly man set up a throne of jud^- ment, wherever he might be, praising goodness and condemning sin, but especially where the apostolic ministers of the Church of Christ appointed to set up before the souls of men that standard of moral goodness and spiritual law, by which the aoul was either to be sent away into the darknes* of self-reproach, or encouraged to go forward hopefully to its great and eternal reward. All human beings would be finally tried by one great standard—the life of the blessed Divine Man. Jesus! The one perfect man—the Son to whom the Father had given authority to execute judg- ment because he was the Son of Man. The dean then proceeded to dwell at length upon the nature of the award made to those "on the right hand," Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;" and the law which decided the award, viz., love and sympathy with human suffer- ing-" I was sick, and ye visited me Love was the supreme attribute in the Being of God which constrained Him to put forth all the energies of His wisdom and power to give life and happiness to the creatures whom he had summoned into being and whom He sustained in His eternal unselfishness. Unselfishness was the life of God but man in his natural state did not bear the divine image or live a life of love. He was governed rather by the impulses of selfishness and was always seeking his own and while he tried to save his life he lost it; When tried by the standard of divine love, every man was conscious that there was "noue righteous, no not one—none that understandeth, none that seeketh after God." But in Jesus Christ the divine image was restored to human nature. Christ was the image of God, and in the human life of Christ the law of infinite love was fulfilled, because He wielded boundless power with perfect unselfishness. He h&d supreme authority over life, and yet He laid down His own life in self- devotion. The power of love and sympathy still found their origin in self-devotion—the student, the man of science, the literary man, the orator, the lawyer, the municipal chieftain, the statesman—each of these found an earthly blessedness and enjoyed sense of power by devoting the energies of his mind and soul to the services of human society. If they asked, why does he work? the vulgar superficial mind would answer at once, for the money, or for the fame, or for the position that he wins;" but the truth was that if he had all these things he would not be blessed and powerful unless he devoted his energies." So again with the employer of labour—the merchant, the ship- owner--all the men who reaped the wealth of the earth, who fed the thousands, who conquered the waves and the winds each felt a pleasure in life and was conscious of power, and the power which operated in all these forms of activity was a divine gift; but, there was a far deeper source of pleasure, a far higher form of power than all these, a higher kingdom to which man was to attain before he could wear the crown of Eternal Life. There lay before us the great realms of suffering, the dark regions of sorrow—human misery was a fact of human existence. Our Lord in the text spoke of various forms. of suffering-hunger, thirst, friendless- nees, nakedness, sickness, captivity. Such suffering -< would always exist, and we might increase human re- sources and lessen human need we might lower the rate of mortality and retard the flight of the ar-el of Death, if we improved the sanitary atuie of tile land, as we ought to do. if possible, until every man Jjvect to see a hundred summers; but for all that, the final sickness wou]d come at last. The suffering, the decay, the pant- ing breath, the dassy eye, the eyelid Cjosing in death, were hard realities that could not be avoided. Why were these stern experiences given to man ? they were intended to draw out into exercise the energies of his spiritual being. He was surrounded in his earthly life by difficulties; he was commanded to replenish the earth and subdue it, in order that in the struggle he might develope his intelligence, his patience, his wisdom, his power of combination, and all the divine energies of his mind and soul. The great realities of human suffering given for the same purpose they existed because they drew out the energies of the human spirit wnich could not be cul- tivated by any other means. Exactly us man progressed, in science, in government, in practical wisdom, in power over matter, so was he ordained to acquire the royal rank of the Spirit he was master of the forces of suffering and of death by contemplating and contending against the various forms of trial and EÚ cry. How often had a suffering presence in a home altered the whole tone of a family, and caused them to sympathise with others, and to tiling of a noble life wnere sorrow and pain might be no m re. The presence of suffering taught those who would learn two noble lessons—how co sympathise and how to look beyond this mortal life. These lessons, when learnt, gave them power and made them "heirs of the kingdom." Sorrow had 110 doubt met many of those he was addressing, face to face- met them in the person of some dear on" in the chamber of sickness, where they had seen 'the loved human form on its cross of suffering; the ion r day. the slow nights of watching, the darkened room, the Jong consultation, the whispered word of final ded.-den, the last farewell, the dissolution, and th: new grave the last look at the coffin, and the turning awav to face the lonely life. But in this visitation Christ met ihem- His Divine Presence was there, if they had eye. to see it. Thus were they taught to realise the great lessons of human suffering and to draw from it the richest gifts. The Dean concluded his eloquent discourse by an earnest appeal on behalf of the Infirmary, which was to the life of the town what the sick chamber was to the family. He would ask them to visit one of these temples of sympathy with him in thought, and to witness human nature upon its cross, enduring the long agony, the thirst, the loneliness, and the darkness. Men would rather shun these scenes, or—would rather go forth into the houses of joy and gladness—but "blessed is he that considereth the poor, the Lord shall strengthen him upon his bed of sickness The doom of those who wiU not look on sorrow, and sympathise with those who are on their cross, was revealed in one great central act of this world's drama—those who passed by, and those who looked on in hard mockery, in unfeelinc, un- sympathetic indifference, were not permitted to be present in the garden of the resurrection, nor on the mount of the ascension, when death yielded up its sceptre, and the crucified Saviour, escorted bv angel forces, rose to the throne of His Eternal Kinchin." In that town-in Wrexham—-every day the form of human nature was upon its cross of shame and anguish, and misery, but there was a divinity lying hidden under that despised form, although the selfish, hard, worldly sensual crowd—slaves to gain, staves to pleasure, slaves to fhion-reg-arded it not; they passed by railing, mock- ing, criticising, perhaps ridiculing the poor, the naked, the prisoner and the sick. But these hard-hearted mockers, these ambitious slaves of the world, koew that, notwithstanding their luxurious homes, their grand equipages, their splendid entertainments, their proud position, their fine clothes, tlieir polished social exterior—they knew, notwithstanding ail this, that the King of Suffering, whom they had despised in His brethren, would come upon them in His sore displeasure, and face them in His wrath—would refuse to them the sympathy they never gave, and with- hold from them the crown which they might have won. Those he was addressing might not be able frequently to visit the sick in person, but they could all "vLsit" in sympathy and feeling; let them not turn away the glance of their mind." Let them look upon scenes of suffering, and their hearts would be enlarged, they would have truer views of life, and they would thus pay one part of the tribute demanded of them by he King of .•souls. Let them realise the presence hi ist in the sick, and they would not that day give to the Infirmary-the temple of suffering-the iew selfish shillings that would condemn and curse them in the Day of Judgment, while they gave ungrudgingly hundreds of pounds, possibly to the dining-room, to the drawing- room, to the theatre, to the concert-hall, to the ball- room, and some of them perhaps to the taver; and other temples of transient pleasure in which Christ was not so often or s. clearly present—even if He re not sometimes excluded from them altogether—as He was in the sanctuaries of human sorrow. Let him tell them that it was a reproach to them in the town of Wrexham that their In Urinary, for which he pleaded, should be in debt and difficulty. God had blessed their town with prosperity — it had made more rapid progress, he believed, than any other town in north Wales during the last twenty years—their population, their wealth, their resources had multiplied. God had given to them a king- dom of prosperity, and apparently He seemed as vet to have withheld from their hearts the kingdom of sym- pathy and love. Let him, therefore, entreat them t* win that higher kingdom, and bow to the Majesty of Sorrow. Let them sacrifice upon the altar of sympathy, for the relief of genuine human suffering then they would be giving to the noblest, giving to the highest, giving to the grandest object. They would thus win blessedness from above they would win the crown that cannot fade from Him who would say to them, "Inas- much as ye did it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye did unto Me." God grant that they might all win the crown of sympathv—the crown of everlasting life Atter service, the procession was re-formed and re- turned, headed by the band to the Guildhall, where the volunteers, fire brigade, and police, who were drawn up in the quadrangle, were formally thanked by the Mayor for their attendance. Having re-entered the Council chamber, his WORSHIP addressing those assembled, thanked them for their kindness in honouring him with their presence and accompanying him to church that morning, thus follow- ing out a custom which he believed had been established since the incorporation of the town. H- could not help thinking it was a very excellent custom to be observed by those who had been elected to fiil the high position he had the honor of occupying that day. b emuse he thought their first act should be to returnthanks to the Almighty and implore His aid to assist them in faith- fully discharging the duties of their high position. (Applause). He felt much regret that Sir Watkin was not with them that day. The worthy harone generally paid them the compliment upon those occasions of putting in an appearance, but he was sure they would all feel with him much regret that the effects of Sir Watkin's recent accident was the cause of his absence. However, though not with them in person, he was sure he was present in spirit. (Hear, hear). To the Hon. G. T. Kenyon, Sir Robert Cunliffe, the Magistrates, and other gentlemen who had honored him with their presence, he was extremely grateful, for thsy were all pleased to see gentlemen residents in the neighbourhood coming amongst them and taking part in the affairs of their town as much ae possible. (Applause). He felt especially that they owed a debt of thanks to the Very Rev. the Dean of Ban_or—(hear, hear)-first for his readiness to preach the sermon on behalf of their infirmary, and secondly for the excellent character of his eloquent discourse which he was sure would assist them very materially if they only Mted upon the advice given them therein to do all they oould to alleviate the sufferings of those of their fellow beings who where not able tc help them- selves. He was happy to announce that the r s->onse to the appeal of the Rev. Dean that morning had "resulted in a collection amounting to £3712". 7d. which, the amount collected in the boxes in the street, together with some which he believed was to come in from otuer sources, would make the total amount about £42- (Hear, hear). This was a very handsome contributio* to the institution, which, he thougnt they would all agree with him, and was in every way worthy of their support. He hoped, through the influence of the Rev. Deans remarks they should not be content to rest satisfied with what they had done that dav, but that they shoula ail feel during the ensuing year that the lnsuitULion had still further claims upon them. (Applause). He again thanked them for their kindness- upon that occasion. The holders of collecting boxes in the streets were :— Colonel nes. Mr. J. B. Shirley, Mr. T. Goodier, Mr. C. K. Benson, Mr. E. Richards, and Mr. James Bury.

MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUAIiDIAX. Sl«.—* be allowed to rectify a few of the figuret given in your impression the week before last, touching the ejection of Mr. John Ehas Hughes, Bnme .lwys, aa minister to the Calvinistic Churches of St. Asaph and Cefn, as successor to the Rev. B. Hugfces who has resigned the pastorate of these churches. The statement of your correspondent seems to indicate that cil the members of both churches voted in the election whick was not the case but of the 180 full memb'rs and upwards, who compose the St. Asaph Church, only 13$ voted—116 for the selected candidate (not 120 as stated by your correspondent), 18 against, and two neutral. But of the 70 communicants who form the church at Cefn 52 oaly voted—50 for, and two neutral. It will be seen from the above figures that upwards of 02 members from both chuchea abstained from voting. Yours &c. SPECTATOR.

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