The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times

m A mEIZQD, Lirii Mftg HATHUEgf.—Tte fuaeml Qf the KKS" ifflcasrs^s mtVAc £ kTInrthetlfSt"4 817! Caotaki Havhnraf u T^e chief mourners were Wynn J IWx qt Arthur Williams J. MarshallDuthal^n^rn S|?den' Thomas Gill, Mr MytSm Ian Mi T T?1^ U*ttoa Mr. ON AFLOH AI/LU M°Eck (Oswestrv). Ac. p.*? for^rab^L*V^^r?sio,, (Middle Main), Bebb ^on0s Edward Lewis '(.Pirm 18sa.) Hum. phreys (Gotior), John Pieroe The officiating clergy 1Vere the Ven. Aichdoacon Thomas, the Reve. Wylym Jones (vicar of Meifod), W. France. Williams WYIlD, the Kisses Rawkes, Afr. and Mrs. Marshall Dugdale, Xr. and Mrs. Bonner Manrice, Mre. P. A. Beok. Mrs. and Misl M. W Evans. Mrs. Perrot, the Rev. J. and Mrs. Tho}bM, the Rev. T. Mra MBU«yl07fh MC' Monck.'

AN INVITATION BALL (IT lit In connection with the ■ -p/- NEWTOWN CRICKET CLUB Will be. held in the PUBLIC HALL, On Friday, February 3rd. Hon. Pec.—W. F. RICHARDS, e66 Newtown. FISH FISBT FISH DIRECT FITOM THE BEST FISHING STATIONS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS. Pure Malt Vinegar, 3d. Per Quart, 121 GALLON CASK, FOB DS. 6d. HIGHEST PRICES GIVEN FOR RABBITS AND ALL GAME. EVANS, GAME DEALER, SEVERN STREET, NEWTOWN. e2 T) EBB'S JJOME-MADE SAUSAGES Manufactured daily From Prime Horne.fed Pork. BRAWN, POTTED TONGUE, PORK PIES. Evan Bebb, Confectioner, Newtown. cg4,7 IMPORTANT NOTICE. DRESSMAKING. ALL DRESSES BOUGHT AT THE SALE WILL BE, MADE AT THE LOW CHARGE OF e/n. HENRY MORGAN, CROWN SHOP, NEWTOWN.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS. BIRTH. T-&YLOR.-January 17th, at New-road, Newtown, the wife of Cecil T. M. Taylor, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. ftOWI-T-JICLL-ICO RrE. -Jan. 18th, at St. Swithin's Church, Clunbury, by the Rev. Prebesdary Warner, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Brown, rector of Bed- stone (brother of the bridegroom), and the Rev. Prebendary Elliott, the Rev. Ernest William Brown, rector designate of Montgomery, to Mary Margar- etta, eldest daughter of the Rev. Prebendary Jellicorse, vicar of Clunbury. GITTINS—SWANCOTT.—January ISth, at the C. M. Chapel, Carno, by the Rev. Griffith Parry, D.D., in the presence of Mr. Cecil Taylor, registrar, Richard Gittins, Postmaster, to Elizabeth Swan. cott, Caedu cottage, both of Carno. DEATHS. BAILEY.—January 6th, David Bailey, Pen-y-Parc, Llangyniew, aged 65. DAVIES.—January 12th, at the Rock villa, Church- stoke, Martha, widow of the late William Davies, Alport, aged 77. EDWARDS.—January 13th, at Old Colwyn, J. Hawley Edwards, of Shrewsbury, aged 42. EDWARDS.—January 17th, Ann Edwards, Elephant Ion, Llanidloes, aged 80 years. EVANS.—January 15th. Robert Evans, Nantymei- ohiad, Llanfyllin, aged 84. FRANCIS.—January 12th, at The Gaer, Forden, James Francis, late of the Fron, in his 91st year. GITTI N s. -January 18th, Thomas Gittins, Neuadd- lwyd, aged 86 yfars. HAMER.—January 18th, at Birmingham, Pattie, daughter of James Hamer, Manidloes, aged 20. H AYII U RST- -January 9th, at Melyniog, Emily, widow of Henry H. Hayhurst, of Ystym Colwyn, aged 75 years. JONES.—January 10th, at Cardiff, Edward, eldest son of the late Edward Jones, Elephant Inn, Llanidloes. LEWIS.—January 14th, at her daughter's residence, 42, Dumfries street, Treorkey, Glám., S. Wales, Mary, relict of the late Edward Lewis, Maesyr- hendy, Newtown, aged 53 years. OLIVER.—January 6th, Sarah, the wife of Thomas Oliver, junior, Grapes Inn, Welshpool. PRYCE.—January 3rd, at 19, Ladywell street, New- town, Parah Eliza (Lizzie), youngest daughter of the late Rd. Pryce, aged 28 years. ROBERTS.—January 12th, at Brookaide, Llanfyllin, the residence of her son, Elizabeth Roberts, aged 76 years. SANDEMAN.—January 10th, at Penybryn, Llanfyllin, William Ronald Stuart, son of William and Janet Sandeman, aged 9 months. TROTH.—January 21st, Ann Troth, Owen's row, Newtown, aged 46 years.

MORRIS & SONS, WESLEY STREET, NEWTOWN, SUPPLY THE BEST QUALITY MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES AT LOWEST PRICES. SKETCHES SUPPLIED. MOURNING DRESS MATERIALS AND FANCY BLACK DRESS GOODS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES DURING THE SALE AT HENRY MORGAN'S, CROWN SHOP, NEWTOWN.

KNIGHTON COUNTY COURT,- TPJESDAY. Before his Hoaoutf Judge BERESFORD. CLAIM FOB AGES. Edward Price, Lla.nba.d&l'D.f' sued John and Thomas Price, The Dole, and Tto~ygaret Bryan, Montgomery, for .£10, as damages to plâ.)tf!'8 plan. tation at Tincwm. Mr. R. Morgan, Llanfa>^es> aP-1 peared for the plaintiffs, and Mr-Watkinp, New, for the defendants.—It appeared from the evidenoê that the question of title had been admitted by the defendants, and that .£8 had been paid into court as damages, which were admitted. Further that at one time John Price, one of the defendents occupied Tincwm and Hollvbush Farms, and for all hedging purposes for Hollvbush Farm he took what timber he required from Tincwm plantation. Dur- ing his tenancy the plaintiff purchased Tincwm. A boundary fence was erected, after the purchase, by Miss Bryan, the owner of Hollybash Farm, and material forming part of the boundary fence was used out of this plantation.-His Honour said he consid- ored the amout paid into court quite sufficient, the trespass being only very trivial, and the verdict would be for plaintiff for that amount, with costs. —Some discussion arose as to costs, but his Honour ruled that the case must carry costs, as it had been adjourned by request of defendants to prove title. CLAIM FOR GOODS SUPPLIED. George Robinson, Knighton, draper, sued David Lewis, The Warren, for .£31s. 7d. for goods supplied. —A portion of the liability was denied, and his Honour left the matter in the hands of the registrar to settle after examining all the bills, defendant to pay 5s. a month.—George Holding, baker, sued John Burgess, Cwm, for £ 1 lis. for bread and grocery sold. —The defendants in this case also denied liability, but failed to prove to his Honour that- any less than the 'amount sued for was owing.—A verdict for the amount claimed was given for plaintiff. r_ THE STRUGGLE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. The above formed the title of a lecture delivered in tho Baotist schoolroom, Newtown, on Thursday evening last. The lecture was delivered by Mr T" Parry Jones, J.P., and was illust ated by lantern views, which were under the control of Mr A. K„ Dougias. There wab, a large attendance, and the Rev. r. E. Williams, pastor, presided The Chair- man, in a few short sentences, opened the pr iceed- ings, and Mr Jones at once entered upon his subject. At the outset he d alt with the early history of the Reformation, and touched upon leading events John Wycliffe and Martin Luther were some of the most early reformers, and suffered considerably iit. their zeal on behalf of the Reformation. Henry VIII. and the Pope having come to loggerheads be- cause of the Pope's refusal tc trant this monarch divorce from his wife-Catbu-rine of At-agon-As started a church of his own, and put himself at its head, and although the followers of the present Established Church essay to trace their connection with the early British Church, they cannot fail tø, acknowledge that the present Established Churelt took its rise with the determination of Kinsr Henry VIII to establish a church of his own. By the actMtt of King Henry VIII. the re;igious freedom was to Or certain degree enhanced, but upon his daughter Mary—or Bloody Mary as she was called— ascending the th, one the authority of the Pope waø" restured, and a reign of terror commenced. It wao during this reign that Latimer and ltidley were bamt; at the stake, at.d the memorable words used by Litimer on that occasion-viz., Be ot good comfoxfc Master Ridley; play the man; we shall this day light such a caudie, by God's grace, in England, a8 I trust shall never be put ou" -have boen more than fulfilled During Queen Mary's reign 400 persons were publicly burnt. Many wer 1 tortured, others perished in prisonf and 800 left the shoris of England as exiles. Elizabeth reigned 'nearly 45 years. She was 25 when she asceudeu the throne, and soe was iii her 70th yeir when she died. She was. a woman of great intelligence, immense energy, and imperious will. She was passionately fond of power, but it igo doubtful whether she haa any deep convictions in reference to religion. Her accession to the throne was hailed by Protestants with great joy, and much was expected from her. No long time dbd, how- ever, before it became obvious that these ranguine expectations would be disappointed. In 1559 she met her Parliament, and soon after two remarkable Acts were passed. The first was the Act of Sapremacy, and was similar to that passed iu the reign of Henry VIII. By that Act pe. sons in public employment, whether ecclesiastical or civil, wiwe required under heavy penalties, to take the oatit declaring the Queen's Highness the only supaeaitf Governor of this realm, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or causes, as temporal. The Queen was also empowered to appoint Commis- sioners to "cLlrrect and amend all errors, schisms, abuses^ contempts, offences and enormities what- soever." This was che origin of the High' Com- missiou, which, with the Star Chamber, became the instrument of persecution and oppression. The other was an Act of Uniformity, which enjoined the use of the book of Common Prayer. This Act ren- dered all who should speak anything against the book liable to severe punishment, and it' required every person to resort to the parish church, or to be fined twelve pence per Sunday. The vigorous enforcement of this Act resulted in much fiiffazing. With the details of the struggle which followed, time will not permit us to deal. The Queen and her advisers were determined to secure uniformity its worship; and to accomplish their end they spared nothing. They persecuted all who presumed openly to differ from the authorised method; and tlrns » reign. which was in many respects a. brilliant 0". was marked throughout by scenes of rtdentitttf cruelty. There were not wanting, however, brave man who were loyal to conscience, and faitntul unltf death. Roger Rippon was the laetofthe sixteea or seventeen who died in Newgate from the treatment. they received by order of the Archbishop of Canter- bury. Their only offence was that they could not accept the religious views nor observe the modes of worship enjoined by Elizabeth and her advisers. I was also during the reign of this Queen that the Separatists left England and went to reside i. Holland, and it was a portion of these heroic peuplo who formed the Piigrim Fathers, who set sail from this country for New England in the May Flower. Such an action—noble in the extreme-had called forth world-wide appreciation. In the reign of James I., conference was held between that monarch and the Puritans, but without any success. Charles I. foilowed James, and it was by his attempt to farce the prayer-book on the people of Scotland that the National Covenant was renewed and eniarged. This unhappy king was beheaded and his place taken by Crorr-well, who. during his reign, caused the Quakers to be publicly whipped for refusing to take an oath* .for not paying respect to magistrates and not paying tithes. During the reign of Charles II., a conference of Bishops and Puritans was held, and as a result it was decreed that every clergyman and schoolmaster should not ouly us. the prayer book, but should also assent to everything contained in it. This was mora than the ministers could stand, and upon the day that the Act came into force over 2,000 of them left their homes and their houses. In order to silence these the Coif venticle Act was passed, by which each of every five persons who assembled together for pablie worship, above those of the same household, vere liable to X5 each, or three months' imprisonment; for the second offence w £ 10, or six months and for the third = £ 100, or seven years' transportation* Another Act called the Five Mile Act, prohibited dissenting ministers to come wiihin five miles of the places where they had been ministers at a penalty of X40, or six months imprisonment. Richard Baxter, an old man of 70, and very pious, was brought up before Judge Jeffries for some remarks made in a paraphrase of the New Testament, which was con- strued in a treasonable sense. He was sentenced tff a fine of 500 marks, and being unable to pay was kept in prison for 18 months, but was released on the intercession of the Earl of Powis. With the landing of the Prince of Orange more liberty was given to dissenters, and ever since that time great strides have been made towards giving further liberty to Nonconformists of Great Britain. The lecture was a very interesting one, and the meeting closed with singing and prayer.

THE LLANBRYNMAIR CHAPEL DISPUTE. A meeting of the committee appointed by the Calvinietic connexion to take what steps they think neces&ary in relation to the dispute between Mrs Seymour Davies and the Calvinistic Methodists of Llanbrynmair. lespecting the vacation of the chapel there, met at the offioe of Messrs Williams, Gittins, and Taylor, Newtown, on Thursday. The proceedings were private, but it is understood that an oitef has been made by Mrs Davies, the terms of which Are not disclosed, but which it is hoped will render an amicable settlement of the dispute possible. It is net deemed advisable to make any further statement than the above in order to avoid press comments, which have made the task of settlement more difficult than it would otherwise hftve been.

WEDDING.-4,very interesting wedclibg was eefo. brated at Emmanuel Church, Dulwioh, London, OR ,.snti.ry 2nd, by the Rey E. !-h. Vl?, between Josiah, second son of Josifth Ashley, of Leytonstofte Essex, and Stock Exchange, to Georgina Jane (Georgie), second daughter of C. F. Haydock of Braemar, Carson-road, Dulwich, and 114, Wood- Street, City, E.C., late of Brithdir, Berriew. The bride, who came in ohurch leaning on the arm of her father, was attired in white, with orange bloksom ana tune veil, and carried a beautiful bouquell There were five bridesmaids- thre(3 sisters of ths bride, and two of the bridegroom. The costumes were of deep crimson, with hats to match, and hand- some bouquets, the gift of the bridegroom. Mrs Haydock, mother of the bride, wore a costume of heliotrope silk, and black lace, and bonnet to match. • The presents, which were numerous and oostly, in- oluded gifts from Mr F. A. B. Wileon, late of St. David's, Newtown (uncle of the bride), Mrs Lewis (aunt), and Misses Maggie and Pollie Lewis (cousins), of Newtown. The nappy couple drove off to ^tastiegs for their honeymoon at 5 o'clock, amidst 2-.Z aho" of rioe and sUppers. The travelling oostuas was of eleowric blue, with hat to match. Between 30 and 40 Bat doW^} to breakfast, and a large com- pany assembled in thit Owning, and dancing was con- tinued unt'l the small bouKS ot morning. SHREWSBURY CORN MARKET, SArnz,&Y.-The oourse of business in country distriots during- tJw. past week haa been disappointing to holders o& stocks, for the wintry weather has not brought witb it the anticipated increase in demand. Wheat hits moved slowly, the dull state of the flour trttds preventing millers paying any advance, and the now railway regulations as to consignments and storage have created many obstacles to business. Barley ha* been inactive, most of the large buyers having fully stocked for the season. Oats have sold freely at 6d per sack advance. Flour has been dull at former prices. Offals have experienced a better demand, and moderate sales have been made at unchanged quotations. Our market here to-day was well attended, and both wheat and barley wer* in large supply. Wheat was dull at previous prices, and barley buyers were disinclined to operate even at a decline.—Quotations.—White wheat 48 2d to 4s 4d per 751bs red wheat 3a lOd to 4s 2d per 751bs; malting barley 38 9d to 4e 9d per 701bs; grinding barley 38 3d to 3s 6d per 701bs oats 128 6d to 158 6d pier 2251bs; peas lis 6d to 138 6d per 2251bh; beans 15a Od to 16a Od per 2401bs.— W. L. Browne a" Co', Circular.