The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times

IK PARLIAMENT. MONDAY. In the House of Lords the Queen's Speech was tfeod. It contained three paragraphs. After the &8U&1 adjournment the House re-assembled, and Lord Denbigh moved and Earl Powis seconded an Address in reply to the Speech. Lord Kimberley declined to enter into a discussion of a Speech which contained nothing. Lords Cowper and North- brook having attacked the Liberals, the Marquis of Salisbury addressed the House. He enlarged ttpoa the importance of the part which that House, lepreeenting, as he said, the opinion of the island in which they lived," would have to play in the next year. The Duke of Devonshire made an elaborate Attack on the Liberal leaders, and complained of their refusal to stare how the country would be governed until February. He was especially anxious to know what would be done in Egypt, and seemed to be of opinion that the Government would have bean justified in retaining office until the House of Commons had refused supplies. Lord Herschell briefly justified the policy of the Opposition peers in .declining to enter on a useless debate, and hinted that the foreign affairs of the country might still be iscccessfully conducted even if Lord Salisbury were not in power. The Address was agreed to, and the Bonae adjourned. The House of Commons assembled at four o clock, when Mr Barton, in the elegant attire of an Irish -Queen's Counsel less wig and gown, rose to move an Address to the Crown in response to the Speech from the Throne. Mr Barton on several occasions during the last session of the late Parliament, showed some fikill and more aplomb as a debater. Much, therefore, was expected of him. for his task, though dificult, afforded i-cope for the exhibition of either an ironical OT ft playful humour. Mr Barton, however, achieved a faifare. Instead of his usual ease of gesture and fluency of speech, he read closely from a manuscript from wbieh he rarely raised his eyes. This is always distressing, and, what is more, is unfair. Yet had the contents of the manuscript been good it oould have been forgiven him but the contents were not good, being trivial to the last degree. Mr Cross, who followed, made more stir. He is a burly youth, full to overflowing with an ingenuous simplicity. His speech was full of a childish humour. He made many references to "absent friends" and chuckled over their graves with the ill-timed mewiment of a Tony Lumpkin. He emphasised the fact that the Government he was supporting stood condemned, and indeed his frankness on the unpleasing topic was evidently distressful to his excellent and business- r like father, who, sitting in the Peers' gallery, was observed to bury his face in his hands and ipre- aamably) to shed bitter tears at such unfiiial jesting. Altogether, Mr Cross cannot be congratulated 011 his speech and generally up to this point the whole Houge felt it was being badly treated. When Mr Aaquith rose to move his amendment, which was (put briefly) an imperative notice to quit, the House experienced great relief ai-id set itself to listen with I pleasure and composure. The speech was conceived in a spirit of stern, almost ascetic, self-denial. The orator never allowed himself even for a moment to wander from the logical track he had laid down for himself. His propositions were few and simple. A' Mir, 'sters ought to enjoy the confidence both of the House and of the country. You enjoy neither. The elections prove it. Lay down your seals and go." From this text he preached a short and excellent sermon, enlivened by some strokes of sareasm levelled at the sham situation of the Tories and the "perverted fidelity" of the Liberal Unionists, but not lit up by any animated passages of rhetoris or crowned by any overwhelming quotations. When he Bat down the general verdict was that he had done excellently well. Severity of treatment and a rigorous loppicg away of extraneous twigs of fancy are things much too good to quarrel with. Still, if a speech is to be remembered for more than two days after its delivery it must contain some elements not to be found in Mr Asquith's weil-considered, Well-delivered, and most effective indictment. Perhaps after all it only lacked a dash of delivery, which may not be a good thing. Mr Burt followed at considerable length, and said nothing which was not wtru worth saying. But already the debate had begtio to and its hollowness too, become ap. parent. Csesar has been appealed to and hs made his answer. To sneer at King Majority is lawful enough, but not within the precincts of his own pala,ae-tlie House of Commons. Mr Goschen followed Mr Burt, and was a bitter disappointment. He was as noisy as ever, but where was his slashing blow," his crashing repartee, his contagious if ungainly merriment? He was futile as a baby; he said nothing which annoyed anybody. What ailed him I do not know. Perhaps he was angry at being made to siieak so e&rlv. However that may be, not even Mr Balfour could have wished him to speak worn. To follow the debate any further would be wasted labour. Mr M'Curthy was mild. Mr Wynd- h&m monotonous, Mr Parker Smith melancholy, Mr Josee Oollings moon-struck, and all men asked one another, How is this to be kept up till Thursday lit midnight ?" TUESDAY. Mr Gladstone resumed the debate in a House crowded still more, if that wc-re possible, than it was yestetd.-iy. The Peers, being idle, choked up their gallerv. The Members' Gallery on the Tory fide of the Hoose was thronged with Tories and Liberals alike, nld latter having chosen this side that they might face their great leader when he was addressing the house. In ttie Strangers' Gallery the heads of the ftuectators rose tier above tier in closest array, and the benches on the two sides of the floor of the House were packed with members, who were squeezed in as thickly as they could be packed. Mr Gladstone was loudiy cheered on rising, and he was in splendid votes, There was no huskiness from beginning to end. For a time in the middle of his speech ha spoke in low tones, as if his strength was flagging, but such was really not the case, and he soon ro^e aQain to his earlier clearness and volume. His speech was very quiet in character. The victor does not need to tramp's on his foe when ho is down. A great portion of what he said was taken up with replying to Mr Justin McCarthy's demands for asauraoces on certain points, and it is enough to say that he met them all It1 a manner which must have been satisfactory to that section of the Nationalists. Home lu;o is to be in th front of the battle. The case of the evicted tenants will be dealt with. The House of Lords receivad. an ominous warning if they reject the Bill, An inquiry by the new Home Secretary into the sentences on the political prisoners was as good as Jromiseo, and he would select what might seem to im to be the best farm of settling the relations between the Imperial and Irish Par liaments, and do his Ise&t to carry it out. He did ntit-fcake the slightest notice of Mr Relmond's demands-L, neglect which Mr Bsdmond and his handful of followers will -remember next session. Mr Balfour, who followed Mr Gladstone, rung the changes upo'; this Kturlied negleet;, and made what capital he could out of it. He will not, however, get the Redmoudite vote, as the party dare not vote to keep a coercionist Govern- ment in office. They may try on the second reading of tba Home Rule Bill to combine with the coercion- istgí, however, to give Mr Gladstone a throw if they can, and they will not forget what hag taken place to-night. The burden of Mr Balfour's speech was that of Mr Goschen's-a series of questions as to the nature of the Bill. As the Oracle it.->eli, however, had spoken and said nothing, there was no!, much to* be gained by shouting across the floor of the House whether or not the Irish Parliament was to be free and unfettered as Mr Redmond demanded. Inquiries < £ thai kind will be the dying groan of the Govern- inent ii their last speech of the debate; and they Will find that they will have to wait till next year before the answer comea to their question. Mr T. P. O'Conner excelled himself to-night, and almost ■excelled every previous effort he had made He was .overflowing at one time with humour and at another with indignation. He was very amusing^ in his account of the part beer played in winning Unionist votes, and he read some election placards, especially one relating to Mr Oscar Browning, with gr? at effect. The House emptied when he sat down, Mr O'Connor himself going out also, though Mr T. W. Russell rose to reply to him. Mr Russell was dreadfully hish- strunjf to-night, aad it was almost painful to listen -to euch eevere intensity of feeling, and to the way in which he shouted his speech, as if he were addressing a House suffering from a severe infliction of deafness. The burden of his argument, by way of retort to Mr ■-O'COBHor, was what he called the foul intimidation etercifecl by the Irish priesthood over the voters. But while Mr O'Connor's speech wan fresh from 'beginning to end, Mr Russell's was an old threadbare friend. Mr Naoroji spoke during the dinner hour in faultless English and with great good sense, and -though the House was thin he was warmly cheered ¡QD both sides when he sat down. I ought to say, also, that he spoke with great modesty, and is evidently very proud of his seat in the English •Dar{ia,ment. Colonel Saunderson made one oi' his Tory speeches, and wound up with the Uj.grt.ga.d0ci0 that if Home Rule wore setup in Ire- Uol the Loyalists there would crumble it into dust, Mr W- Redmond drew an amusing picture of thecolonel for the benefit of the new members, des- .vribing him as warlike in the last degree in appear- ance, but perfectly harmless in reality. Mr Ross, the Conservative gentleman who turned Mr M'Carthy Ollt of Londonderry, made his maiden speech, which mSAAtwed a good deal of vigour and volubility. The debato stood adjourned. A motion by Mr Chamberlain was met by a protest by Mr Healy against the waste of time, the object of whih was polely to let the Government perpetuate Irish lobs. An assertion that the Government had mad 4;) appointments since May was indignantly Aftii,.a h J 3tlr Jackson, and Mr Stevenson then rose and talked the motion out. The Government left the Trsaeur.v bench, and Mr Healy moved the adjoura- of pe House amid Irish laughter. THURSDAY. In the House of Commons there was such a large attendance of members that for the first time for attendance of members that for the first time for many years chairs had to be placed 011 the floor of the House below the gangway. The Peers' and Strangers' Galleries were aho filled. Notices for next session were given by Mr A. C. Morton and Mr D. H. Ni acfarlane; and a number of questions were put in reference to affairs in Afghanistan and the Straits Settlement, the loan to British Columbia, the British Mission to Morocco, innoculation for pleuro pneu- monia, free coinage in India, &c. The debate on the no confidence amendment to the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne was resumed at twenty minutes past four by Mr Chamberlain, who first pointed out that the Liberal Unionists have come back a party 48 strong, soon to be increased to 49-a thing which had never before happened to a third party. They remained a political force whose influence in the country was not to be measured by their influence in that House. The member for Midlothian, he continued, had spoken of the debate as the most singular in the records of the House, and he agreed with him in that, and also in his statement that the issue between the Unionists and the Home Rule party had been decided by the country. But he could not admit that it was, under the circumstances, irrelevant to do anything more than expel the present Government from office, with- out any regard to the Government of the future, which, with something more than his usual felicity of expression, the right h°D. gentleman had described as a nebular hypothesis. For the next five or six months the nebular hypothesis was going to carry on the whole administration of the country, and to decide its policy, and the opinion of the House of Commons could not be taken upon it. Referring to what he called the conspiracy of silence on the Liberal benches, he asked whether the Welsh members, whose great cry was the disestablishment of the Church, had got any assurance upon that question. Their prospects were not promising, in view of Mr Redmond's mandate that no question was to be brought forward which would be likely to distract attention from Home Rule. He proceeded to quote from speeches de- livered bv Sir W. Harcourt and Mr Gladstone, in which both right hon. gentlemen bad declared in favour of the supremacy of the British Parliament. But the Irish Nationalist party had always demanded in the strongest possible terms that the Irish Parliament should be absolutely supreme in regard to the affairs committed to it, and that no veto upon its acta should be exercised on the advice of the English Government. The result would be that there would be in office for the next six months a Government which, if it kept faith with England, would ensure the hostility of the Irish Nationalist party, and the incoming Government, instead of being in a majority of 40, would be in a minority of 150. There were two conditions essential to the prosecution of the designs of the Opposition—one was that they should be abbolutely agreed amongst themselves, the other that they should be able to count upon a spirit of moderation and conciliation amongst their allies; but they knew that upon many and important questions there were serious differ- ences amongst themselves, and that those whom they sought to benefit were even now professing an intention to dictate to them. He would ask the wisest amongst them to reconsider their position. They could not conceal from themselves that they would be unable to gratify the expectations they had raised, and that their efforts were doomed to inevitable failure. The debate having been continued by, among others, Mr Macartney, Sit John Lubbock, the Solicitor-General, Mr S. Woods, and Sir Henry •Tames, fhe Hmiso with the following result:- For the amendment 350 Against 310 Majority against Government 40 I On the motion of Mr Balfour, the House then at 12-25 adjourned till Thursday next.

LLANSANTFFRAID. ENGLISH WESLEYAN CHAPEL.—Owing to the in. defatigable energy of Miss Lord, of Vymwy Mount, a fine organ has been placed in this chapel, and it will, no doubt, add much to the success of the ser- vices. The organ was supplied by Mr W. P. Jones, Mendelssohn House, Oswestry, and the specification is as follows: Bass and treble couplers, vox humana, diapason 8ft, sub bass 16ft. dulcet 8ft (soft pressure), forte celeste 8ft, echo 8ft (soft pressure), dulciana 8ft (soft pressure), melodia 8ft, patent pedals, full organ pedal, and swell pedal, massive walnut case, relieved with gold stencil work, illuminated pipe front in gold and colours. The organ is of very fine tone. PETTY SESSIONS,-FRIDAY WEEK. Before J. Marshall Dugdale, Esq., Capain G. H. Hayhurst-France, and John Lomax, Esq. Transfer of Licerce.-The transfer of the licence of the C1083 Foxes Inn, Penybontfawr, to Jane Davies was granted. Di -uitkeitness._ A Peculiar Case— P.C. Brumwell charged Thomas Davies with being drunk in Llan- santffraid on June 20th, about 3 p.m. Defendant had been found drunk in Llanfyllin later in the same day, and on the charge of P.S. Meredith was fined lOa including costs.—Defendant did not appear now.- The Chairman said the Bench thsught it a very curious thing for a man to be charged twice for the same offence.-P.C. Brumwell 1 took the first advantage of him here at 3 o'clock (laughter).-The Bench said that as the man did not appear he would have to pay the costs. If he had been present he would probably have been let off altogether.—P.C. Brumwell charged John Davies with being drunk and disorderly at Llansantffraid on July 29th.-Fined 5s and costs. Riding ivithout Reills.-P.C. Brumwell charged John Beddoes with riding without reins on June 8th on a timber carriage drawn by three horses.—Fined 5s and costs. Breach of the Peace.-P.C. Hughps charged Maurice JOLes and Edward Edwards with fighting at Bwlchy. cibau, on June 10th.—The two defendants pleaded guilty, and were bound over in 45 each to keep the peace for six months.—Job Wainwright, coachman, Derwcn, charged Evan Watkin, a labourer, with assault at Meifod, on July 18th.—Defendant di I not appear.—Wainwright said while passing through Rleifod village the defendant, whom he had never spoken to before, pushed him on one side, and then 3truck him on the side of his head, and began beating him a mast bru-al manner. He had no idea what provoked the assault. A few moments afterwards, while witness was putting the horse in the dog cart, the defendant came up again and took off his coat and shouted Send old Beck to me, and I will serve him the same." Mr Beck presently came up, and defendant threatened to punch him. Mr Beck told bim he would be summoned for what he had d;.ne. rhe defendant was in drink.—Ann Hughes said she 3aw the fight.-A charge was also made against defendant by Mr Beek.-The Bench considered the first case a most unprovoked a-sault, and fined defendant .£1 and costs, aud in the first and second cases he would be bound over to keep the peace for months in .£5. Allowing a Horse to Sti-ay.-P.C. Hamer charged Edward Williams with allowing his horse to stray on the highway near Penyoontfawr.—Fined 5s and costs. Ann Holland v Thomas Edwards.—Mr Martin Woosnam appeared for defendant.—The Clerk read a letter from James Holland saying that Mrs Holland was not in any way fit to attend the Sessions, and wished to withdraw the case altogether.—Mr Woos- nam said the defendant in this case had come down from Llanwddyn, and he, therefore, applied for costs. -"The Bench allowed 10s towards his expenses. X on-payment of Poor Rc(tes.-The Guardians of Llan- fyllin Union applied for a warrant of distress against Wm. Pritchard and George Lloyd, overseers of the parish of Llandysilio, they having neglected to pay the calls made upon them by the Guardians.—Mr W. A. Pughe, clerk to the Guardians, produced the minute book of the Guardians, authorising the calta to be made upon the parish of Llandysilio, and said that precepts had been served upon the overseers, who had failed to pay the calls due upon those pre- cepts in three instalments of J261 198 9d, making altogether a total of > £ 185 19s 31. He had been informed by telegram that morning that the calls had beer paid. If that was so, they would merely have to pay the costs.—The warrant was granted on the understanding that it was not to be proceeded with if the calls had been paid. A similiar application was made in the case of the overseers of the parish of Llandrinio, Messrs David Jones,. Robert Evans, Elijah Williams, and John Thomas Higgins.—Mr Pughe produced the minute book of the Guardians, authorising the calls to be made upon the parish. The amount in arrear was < £ 567.—Mr Higgins, one of the overseers, said the son of the late assistant over. seer had been appointed for three months, and he, together with Mr John Evans, accountant, Welsh. pool, had been very busy going through the books. They hoped to be able to begin that collection in about three days, and the first call would be paid next week.—Mr Pughe said if that was done he would undertake that the warrant should not be put into execution, for it was not to the advantage of the Guardians to do so if the money was paid.-The warrant was granted to be suspended until August 12th.

ABERMULE. THE HARVEST.—We understand that, Mr Bryan Kinsey, Frydd Farm, Abermule, has cut and carried a field of oats.

MONTGOMERY. POLICE COURT, MONDAY.—Before Wm. Jones, Esq —Drunk, etc.; Julia Callighan, of no fixed abode, was brought up in custody, charged by H.C. Pryce with being drunk and disorderly in Kerry-street on the Saturday evening previous. The defendant was further charged by Mr E. T. Davies, of the Gullet Inn, with breaking the windows of his house, and doing damage thereto to the extent of 4s.—Finfd .£1 and costs, and in default of payment committed to gaol for seven days with hard labour.

CAERSWS. PETTY SESSIONS, MONDAY.—Before J. Pryce Davies, E-q., Captain W. H. Adams, and A. W. DIvis. Esq—Evan Humphreys, of Carno, school attendance officer, summoned hichard Jones, Peny- graig, and Evan Morgan, Rhosfach, and William Clayton Davies. Brynreithen, for neglecting to send their children to school, and they were each fined 2s 6d, including costs.-Evan Jones, of Penrhiew, Carno, was also summoned by the same officer for neglecting to send his stepdaughter to school.— The case was adjourned to the next Petty Sessions to see how the child attended in the meantime.

| LLANFEOHAIN. TRE CHURCH CHOIR.—The members spent a most enjoyable day at Barmouth on Monday. The length of the journey was fully compensated for by the beautiful coast scenery between Glandovey Junction and Barmouth, and the pleasure of the day was in- creased by the presence of the boys and girls of the choir, who this year accompanied the older members. Unfortunately the day was dull and heavy, and rain fell during a great part of it, but a large room at Richmond House had been engaged beforehand, where everyone enjoyed a good dinner immediately on the arrival of the train, and tea before leaving, and these substantial meals in a dry and comfortable room, went far towards making the day successful. Several friends accompanied the choir, Special car- riages were reserved for the party, which numbered about forty. The members of the choir have again to thank those who so generously contributed towards the expense of the day's excursion, thereby giving great pleasure and encouragement to all who have been working together to improve the music of the church services.

LLANFYLLIN. AMERICAN BAZAAR.—On Tuesday evening a very successful American bazaar was held in the National Schoolroom. A large supply of china, wearing apparel, books, furniture, and other articles were on sale, and were disposed of very briskly. The stalls were in the charge of Mr J. Marshall Dugdale, Mr John Deam, the Rev C. F. Roberts, Mr J. Lomax, Master Willie and Percy Dugdale, Miss Agnes Lloyd, Mrs R. H. Jonet, and Miss Amy Jones, Mrs Ryle and Jones, Bachie Place, Mrs Dugdale and Miss Slatter, Mrs Bulleid and Mi-s Lomax, Miss Morgan and Miss Edith Jones, Mrs Puerh and Mrp Sandemon. Refresh- ments were provided in the room, and these were the gift of Mr and Mrs Albert Evans, while Mr and Mrs Maurice Evans gave the confectionery. All the stall holders sat down to tea before the opening of the bazaar. The proceeds were to go towards defraying the cost of erecting the new schoolroom. THE RECENT SUDDEN DEATH.—The funeral of Willie Williams, son of Mr Williams, chemist, took place on Tuesday afternoon. There were a large number of wreaths sent, among the senders being the Father and Mother, Brother and Sister, Miss Sarah Williams, Llaubrynmair, Mr and Mrs Williams, Newtown, Mr John Jones, Corner House, Mrs Jones, Llwyn Onn, Master Heber Cassel, Mr and Mrs Watkins, Mr and Mrs J. P. Williams, Mrs Jones, Manchester House, Mr and Mrs Jones, the Green, Mr and Mrs Jones, West Lodge, Masters Cosmo Jones and E. G. Joues, Mr Jones, Paris House,. Mr and Mrs Bryan, Mrs Paul, Master Willie Paul, Mrs Jones, Glandwr, Willie, Glandwr, Mrs Bagley, Miss Davies, Kilthrew, Mrs Ellis, Bradford House, Mrs Sandeman, Master Roberts, Manor House, Mr J. Morgan Jones, Mrs Edwards, and Mr iN. B. Edwards, Waenllys, Miss Jones, Park, Mrs Lee, and Mrs Joinson, John Henry Jones, George Wilkins, Hubert and Harold Watkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Gibbons, Joseph Thomas Davies, Mra Bennion, Mrs William Barker, Mr E l. Lloyd, A. W. Jones, Rock House, Mrs Bullied, Mr and Mrs Davies, Lledfron, Mrs Hughes, Abel Square, the Sunday School Class, and an expensive and beautiful wreath, which was sent by the British school-children, bearing the very appropriate inscription, Loved by all." The service began at two o'clock, at Council House, by the reading of a portion of the Scripture by the Rev D. Hughes, Llanfechain. Prayer was offered by the Rev Owen Jones, Liverpool, and a hymn was sung. At the grave the Rev D. Pierce, Park Bach, read a chapter, and the Rev J. Richards delivered a short and sympathetic speech, and prayer was offered by the Rev Mr Evans, Llanbrynmair. The attendance at the funeral was very large, and the deepest sympathy is felt with Mr and Mrs Williams in their sad bereavement.

MACHYNLLETH. MACHYNLLETH V. NEWTOWN.—Our Machynlleth correspondent writes :-The report of the above match is wrongly reported in your paper. The result ought to have been a (Iraw-83 each. SPECIAL PETTY SESSIONS.—On Aug. 6th, before Lord Henry Vane Tempest.-D?-unkegt?tess Emily Hill, a tramping woman with two children, hailing from Manchester, was charged by P.S. Hamer with being drunk on the previous night in Maengwyn- street. She was discharged on promising to leave the town at on co.- Vagrancy James Clark, a tramp, hailing from Manchester, was charged by P.C. Arthur Owen with begging in Maengwyn-street on the 6th inst. Sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. DEATH OV Ma JAMES CAMPBELL.—We regret to announce the death of the above gentleman, which took place on Saturday week. The deceased was the proprietor of the Unicorn and Wynnstay Hotel, and was greatly respected. The funeral, which was a public one, took place on Tuesday last, when there was a large number present. The procession was in the following order :—Members of Oddfellows, of which deceased wa.s a member clergy coffin; uioiirner,, and the public. The coffin, which was of best English oik, was supplied by Messrs Edwards, builders, and Mr John Lewis, Londonderry House, was the undertaker. The Rev. J. J. Davies officiated at the house, and Canon Trevor at the church and at the grave. As they were leaving the church Mr. J. R. Phillips played the Dead March in baut on the organ. BOARD OF GUARDIANS,—WEDNESDAY Present Mr Edward Hughes, Aberffrydlan, chairman, Mr D. Evans, Gwern lago, and Mr John Rees, Yhys, vice-chairmen, Messrs John Rowlands, Machynlleth, Rev Thomas Griffiths, Forge, Richard Owen, Fawlyn, John Owen, Penllvn, Ellis Hughes, Cemmaes, and Humphrey Jones, Towyn, Mr David Evans, clerk, aud MrD. Morgan, assistant clerk. STATISTICS. Out-relief administered during the past fortnight Machynlleth district per Mr John Jones, X22 4s. 4d to 92 paupers Pennal district per Mr William Jones, .£26 9s. Od. to 99 paupers, and Darowen district per Mr Daniel Howell, .£47 2s. 8d. to 172 paspers. Number in the house, 37; last year, corresponding period, 36. ViLgrants relieved during the past fortnight 70 as compared with 23 during the corresponding- period of last year. MASTER'S REPORT. The Master (Mr John Jones) submitted his report in which he stated that Miss Davies, of Dolgaradog, on behalf of tbe children of the Biaeny-pant School, presented the children of the workhouse with a Ecrap book of pictures, especially prepared by them, as well as some periodicals. As directed by the Committee of the last meeting lie visited the Aber- vetwith Workhouse stone breaking cells for the purpose of obtaining dimensions of grating, the cost &c., and he submitted a sketch of same and also a letter he had received respecting its cost. On Monday, being Bank Holiday, the Matron took the liberty of taking all the children and several of the inmates who had not been outside the gatei- for some years for a country outing. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves. j ASSESSMENT. It was agreed, on the proposition of M.. Richard Owen, to order the payment of the Clerk's salary as Clerk to the Assessment Committee for the", past year. year. PETTY SESSIONS,—WEDNESDAY. -1 1" Before Major J. J. Bonsall, Galtyllan Lord Henry Vane Tempest, Plas; Joseph Evans, Esq., Frony- gog Thomas W. Bonsall, Esq., Morben; and li. M. Hawkes, Esq., Dolcorsllwyn. Non-Maintenance.—Richard Wood, assistant at the Army and Navy Stores, London, was ordered to pay Is. weekly towards the support of one of his parents who was chargeable to the common fund of the Machynlleth Union. Drunk and Disorderly.- William Holt, Machynlleth, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly at Machynlleth on the 2nd July.—P.S. Hamer proved the case, stating that the defendant was fighting.- The defendar t said he was not drunk. He had only had five glasses of beer.—The bench inflicted a fine of 10s. including costs. Exl)t:osives.-Licences to register premises to store explosives were granted to the following: David Evan, Druggist, Cemmaes; J. Hushes, shopkeeper, Commius Goch; Jeremiah Williams, quarry owner, Ceinws, R.S.O., Richard Jones & Co.. ironmongers, Machynlleth; and Edward Rees, chemist, Machyn- lleth. Licensing. —The Bench appointed the 7tli September as the annual licensing meeting, and the 28th September for the consideration of the jury lists.

LLANDYSILIO. PETTY SESSIONS,—SATURDAY WEEK. Before Captain Myf-on, chairman, and R. O. Perrott, Esq. Drunk and Disorderly. -Edward .Tone". Devt^enr Cottage, Llansaintffraidd, charged by P.C. Brumwell with being drunk and disorderly on June 23rd. was fined 128 6d including costs.—Hugh Lloyd, mason, Pant, charged by P.C Lewis with a similar offence on June 23rd, was fined 5s and coats. Trawjer.—The licence of the Horse Shoe Inn, Cefnycoed, was transferred from John Jones to Wm. Thomas. School Attendance Cases.-Ellis Edward- and Lydia Edwards, both of Barracks, Llansaintff. aid, were summoned by Evan Thomas, school attendance officer, Meifod, for a breach of the Educitiou Act, and attendance orders were made in each case. Riding without Beitis.-William Francis, Llandrinio Hall, farm servant, was summoned at the instaLce of Alfred Riley for riding without reins nn a waggon on June lSth.-Defendant, pleaded guilty, and was fined 12s 6d including costs. L*acing Suddenly.—John Owen, a cowman, Llan- drinio Hall, was charged by Benjamin Beddo s, farmer, Pinfold, with leaving his service without giving proper notice.-The complainant having given evidence to show that this was the case claimed X2 damages.—The defendant was ordered to p;y Xi compensation and 6s costs. Chanrges of Assault.—John Owen, the defendant in the previous case, was charged by Job Beddoes with assaulting him on July 12 h.—Complainant said defendant met him oa the road near Llandrinio Hall, and hi", him down.-Robeit Efans said he was with the complainant on the night of the assault. Defendant came up and struck the complainant against witress, and they were both knocked down. Defendant was ordered to pay 10s costs.—Henry Davies, labourer, Trederwern, was charged by John Davies, groom, Trederwern, with assault on Ju:y 30th.-—The complainant sa;i hews returnin from the vil:ale in company with the defendant and three other men. The defendant became quartelsome, pushed him about, and subsequently struck him in the fac.-P.C. Brumwell said he saw the defendant's face after the blow, and it was bleedirg freelv.- Fined 7i1 6d and costs.—Edmund Thomas, Worbet,, builder, summoned Wm. Edwards, Haim WTood, labourer, for assault on July 12th.—Defendant ad- mitted hitting the complainant, who was his land- lord.—Fined 2s 6d and costs. Ejectment.—Mr Howell, of Rbiewport. applied for a warrant of ejcctment against Ann Jane Jones, The Hollies, LlansaintiSraid.—Mr Thomas Jones (from the office of Mr W. A. Pughe, Llanfyllin) appeared on behalf of the tenant.—An agreement was pro- duced showing that John Davies, since deceased, had become tenant to Mr Howeil of a cottage and land at a rent of 5e 9d per week, and the probate of John Davies's will was put in evidence, Ann Jane Jones being the executrix. A week's no: ice had been given to the latter to terminate the tenancy.—Mr Thomas Jones contended that Mr Howell being merely mort- gagee, there was no relation of landlord and tenant between the parties. Under the devise in the will his client claimed the whole of the property subject to the mortgage.—After bearinethe evidence of Mr Howell and Mr Jone. the masistrates granted the warrant of ejectment without costs.

CAERSWS. SALMON FieirrNG.-During the last few weeks nine salmon have been caught between Caersw3 and Llandinam., Capt. Adams, netting on Thursday last, caught four.. The first fish measured 3 ft. 6 in., girth 18! in., and weighing 21 lbs.; the second, length 3 ft. 2 in., girth 18 in., weight 19 lbs; third, length 3 ft. 2 in., girth 18 in., weigit 18 Ibs. fourth, length 2 ft. 11 in girth 14 in., weight 13 lbs. One caught on Wednesday by Mr Richard Jones, Corner Shop, weighed 15 lbs. Much praise is due to Mr Daniel Owen, water bailiff, for his untiring watching over the fin tribe.

A BE/R ED W SUMMER FETE & SHOW OF GARDEN PRODUCE.— On August 4th, through the liberality of T. B. Mynors, Esq., who is ever ready to make others happy, the parishioners and scholars of the day and Sunday schools of both parishes were entertair.ed at his residence with a sumptuous tea. The day was beautifully fine, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the treat. As well as tea each child received a valuable present, and on leaviniz were regaled with buns, lemonade, and oranges. The show of garden produce was very good, the judge giving great praise for some of the vegetables Prizes were given by T. Lewis Lloyd, Esq., Nautgwilt, for potatoes, peas, beans, carrots, cabbage, turnips, currants (alack and red), gooseberries, bunches of flowers (garden and wild), bread (best loaf), butter, and also for the best kept garkens. Needlework and knitting, the work of the girls in the school, was also exhibited. At dusk the- National Anthem was sung, and ringing choers to the donor of the feast brought a most zi .'cyable day to a close.

MARTON. PETTY SESSIONS.—FRIDAY. Before the Rev. L. J. Lea, James Whittaker, John Whittaker, and E. S. Mostyn Pryce, Esqrs. School Cases.—Eleven cases were entered by the School Attendance Committee of the Forden Union. Mr. J. E. Tomley (from Mr Pryce's offices), who ap- peared for the complainants, said the attendance in that district was exceptionally bad, and had been brought to the notice of the Committee by the Education Department, Whitehall. To remedy this he asked the Bench to inflict exemplary punishments in the cases before them. The whole of the cases were proved by Mr J. Oliver, inspector of the Worthen District In the cases against William Bunting, Bromley Callow Edward Davies, Lyde Jesse Rowson, Crow's Nest; Joseph Rawson, Crow's Nest; and David Humphreys, Upper Heizhtley, the highest possible fine (5s.) was imposed.—The Bench decided to deal leniently with the case of George Perkin, of Perkin's Bench, cn account of his cir- cumstances, and a fine of Is. only was iliflicted.- The cases against Richard Davies, Upper Walton; J. C. Hughes, S-lailbeach John Rimmer, Stockton Wood; and Sidney Smith, of Stockton, were dis- missed on account of the illness of the children, and th, distances to be traversed to school.—The case agtinat Thomas Evans, of Stockton Hall, was ad. journed for the production of a doctor's certificate. Illegal Removal.—George Moore, of Aston Piggott, Worthen, was charged with removing 28 sheep from Montgomeryshire into the County of Salop.—The defendant pleaded that when he bought the sheep the auctioneer said he might remove them.—The Bench imposed a fine of Ss 4d. including costs, and advised the defendant to apply to the auctioneer to refund same.

CADBURY'S COCOA has, in a remarkable degree, those natural elements of sustenance which give the system endurance and hardihood, building up muscle and bodily vigour, with a steady action that renders it a most acceptable and reliable beverage. HeaUk. The Liberationist Society gave a breakfast on Tuesday morning to the members of Parliament who are advocates of relgious equality, and a very natural feeling of gratification prevailed at the approaching return of Mr Gladstone to power. No one cxpects the Conservatives to pull down any of the existing Church establishments, or take heed of the over-whelming demand of the Deople of Wales for the abolition of denominational privilege. Dr. Cameron, who was present, advised the friends of disestablishment to temper zeal with discretion. DEAFNESS CURED ABSOLUTELY.—A Gentleman who cured himself of Deafness and Noises in the Head of 14 years standing by a new method, will be pleased to send full particulars for 2 stamps. Address HERBERT CLIFTON, 8, Shepherd's place, Kensington Park, London, S.E. o231 MONTGOMERYSHIRE INFIRMARY.—Report for the month of July In-patients admitted, 6; in-patients discharged, 6; died, 1; remaining in the house, 6; out-patients attendances, 143. Donations: Flowers and Daily Graphics from Mrs Talbot, New-road; flowers and fruit from Mrs Powell, Plasybryn periodicals from Mrs Biden, Plasyndre; 5s for Infirmary box from a grateful patient. EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY.—Our corpulent readers will be glad to learn how to positively lose 2 stone in about a month with the greatest possible benefit in health, strength, and muscle by a comparatively new system. It is e singular paradox that the patient, returning quickly to a healthy state withincreased activity of brain,digestive .ld other organs naturally requires more food than hitherto, yet notwithstanding this he absolutely loses in one or two pounds daily, as the weighing machine will prove. Thus there is no suggestion of starvation. It is an absolute success, and the author, who has' devoted years of study to the subject, abso- lutely gnarantees a noticeable reduction in 24 hours of commencing the treatment. This is different with other dis eases, for the patient in some cases may go on for weeks without being able to test whether the Physician has rightly treated him, and may, have derived no real or apparent improvement in health. Here, w<3 repeat, the author guarantees it in 24 hours, the scal,e to be the unerring judge. This treatment aims at: the actual root of the disease, so that the saperflu ous fat does not return when discontinuing the treatment. It is perfectly harmless. We advise our reaiders to call the attention of stout friends to this, bocanse, sincerely, we think they ought to know. For information we may say that on sending" 3 penny stamps, a re-print of press ndtices from some hundreds of Medical and other journals (Britis'n and foreign.) and other interesting particu- lars, including the recipe," can be had from a Mr F. C. (RUSSELL, Woburn Hons t Store-street, Bed,. I ford-square, London, W.C. ■

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