Cheshire Observer

CHESTER HALLMARK CASE. THE PROCESS OF ASSAYING. The charge against Joseph Adelman, manufac- turing jeweller, of Withy Grove, of transposing the hallmarks of Chester on gold rings, contrary to the Goldsmiths Act, was on Tuesday proceeded with before Mr. Brierley, the stipendiary magis- trate. at the Manchester Police Court. The de- fendant had been remanded, on bail, from the 3rd mat. He was defended by Mr. Hockin. Mr. W. Cobbett, who appeared to prosecute. stated that the Act (7 and 8 Vict.) under which the charge- was brought was passed to prevent abuses in the hallmarking of gold and silver ware in England. At the time it wis passed the duties on gold and .silver piate were in existence, and no doubt one of its objects waa to prevent gold- smiths, or manufacturers of gold and silver ware, from escaping payment of the duty. The first charge against the defendant waa that he did, on a date prior to March 9, remove the hallmarks from two gold rings and insert them in other lings; seoondiy. that he had such rings (with the hallmarks so trans ferred) unlawfully in his posses- sion; and, thirdly, that on Ma.rch 9 he uttered the rings well knowing that the hallmarks had been transposed. He was charged, further, with having had in his possession, on March 31, seven- teen gold rngs wh.ch bore evidence of transposi- tion ot the haiiroariis. Describing the process or assaying, Mr. Cobbett mentioned that its purpose (,Ob t),tt meit' was to ascertain the exact quantity of pure gold any article contained. If for example, a. ring represented to bo of 18-carat gold was found to Le equal to that standard, it was hallma.rked; if not. it was destroyed. The Magistrate Why deetroyed? Mr. Hockin: It seerni a great waste. Mr. Cobbett said he was unable to explain why, but such was the practice of the Assay Office. Every article of standard quality received the hallmark, which consisted of a. crown, the figures 1& (denoting 18 carats), a shield bearing the arms of the city of Chester, and a letter of the alpha- bet. which indicated the year (from July to July) within which the hallmarking had taken place. In i u-no, 1896, Mr. Cobbett went on to say, the defendant began sending goods to Chester to be assayed, and from that date until the end of March last he sent gold wane in considerable quantity, consisting mostly of rings (or gold to be made up into rings) in an unfinished state—that was to say, not the jewels which they were ultimately to receive. At the commoncement of the present. year information reached the Assay Office which led the oiffcers to suspect that he was engaged in transposing the hallmarks, and that he was doing this wholesale at his place of business in Man- chester On March 9 Mr. Williams.. one of tho officers, visited 31. Withy Grove, and bought from tho defendant personally two gold rings —u:„u i j. _J i_ ii i ™ wi.m:m UVl oL xt.?iUttt? naumarK .? tile onestec a, OfEoc. These rings, when tested, were found to ba of inferior quality. On March 31 the defendant s premises were visited, under authority of a search warrant, by Detective-Inspector Hough and by the Master of Assay (Mr. Lowe) and Mr. W iihams, and 19 goid rings were seized. As to one of these the defendant gave an explana- tion. which was accepted, and this, together with another ring, which was not the subject of any charge, was handed back to him. The remaining 17 rings wero examined and assayed at Chester. In every case the hallmark was found to have been transposed, and fi ve rings only were of lo-carat gold. This led to the defendant's arrest, under a warrant, on April 3. After the-SC'izu,m of the rungs on March 31 too Master of Assay re- ceived from the defendant a letter in which lie disclaimed any intention to infringe tho law "in erasing the initials on the rings,' and said that what he had done had been tuider instructions from customers. He had been in busings sinoe 1397. and had sent all his assay work to Chester, and asked for lenient treatment, piomising to be more careful in future. From this it would ap- pc.a.r (-Vlr. Co b i  tt s a l d ) t- pear (Mr. Cobbett said) that the defendant did not fully understand the natuie of the charge against him. The offence was not a mere erasure of a name mark, but the transposition of _the official hallmark. Detective-Inspector Hough said the defendant. when the charge was explained to him, said he had only dene what was done by every working jeweller in the country who had orders to exe- cute. CHESTER ASSAY MASTER'S EVIDENCE. I Air. Jr. Lowe, Assay Master of the Company of -Goldsmiths at Chester, described the process of assaying gold The puipose, he said, is to ascertain the quantity of pure gold in a given article. Gold sent to be assayed, if not up to the 18-earat standard, is destroyed, unless the goldsmith sending it is willing that it should be assayed at a lower standard. In some instances, however, this would not be adlowcd-I f, for ex- ample, there was an obvious intent on to deceive. Gooos sent to bo hallmairked must bear the maker a name mark-usually his initials. Four oi the rings in the case were of the standard, and another wa, of 13-ca:ats and a quarter. The magistrate asked what the defendant's ob- ject oould be in L-aiispos Ing the hallmark from lo-carat gold rings to ether rings of the same and, as stated in one- case of better quality. Mr. Lowe $3..itl it might be that he did not know the standard of the gold he was attaching the marks to; or possibly he had an order to execute hurriedly, and so took a hallma.rk to in- sert that he had ready, so as to save the time of sending to the. Assay Office. Mr. R. E. Tatler. deputy warden of the Chester Assay Office, was calied to prove the. legal status of the Goldsmiths' Company, and to corroborate the previous witaess" evidence as to the results of the assay. The further hearing was adjourned for a week, on account of the absence of a witness; the other witnesses in the case bound over to appear at the next assizes to give, evidence. The defend- ant was admitted to bail

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SPRING FLOWERS. CHARMING EXHIBITION AT CHESTER. r11. m_ On Tuesday afternoon, at ^nester IOWU Hall, BEithanue Duchess of Westminster opened the fourth exhibition of spring flowers promoted by the Qhester Paxton Society. Con- gratulaticns are due to that body upon Ûe grati- fying success that has attended this comparatively new enterprise on their part. The spring flower exhibition was inaugurated upon a very modest scale, the three previous shows having been held in the Grosvencr Museum. So popular has it become among local horticulturists that true exhibits on the present occasion have outgrown the space at the disposal of the Museum author I ties. and the scciety were obliged to seek a more commodious shelter. Neatiy arranged m the Assembly-room, the innumerable variety of I spring blooms presented a. oharming spectacle. When the practical, gardeners saw the frost and snow last week. they were afraid daffodils and other spring flowers would be injured. This, however, only proved to be true in a very small decree, a. the exhibits of daffodils were particu- larly fine and embraced a very large number of varieties- The greatest increase, however, wa-s in the exhibits o £ pot plants the most notable of th ooing the excellent exhibit staged by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, of Reading. This occupied a sDaoe of 130 feet in the middle of the room and made an admirable centrepiece The plantswere chiefly cinerarias of the stellata and hybrida types, the latter being most remarkable for the size and substance of blooms as well as the varied colours, ranging from pure white to all shades of reds and blues. The next most promi- nent exhibit wa? that staged by Major r Gillveuddy tl? president of the. society ?per .Mr. E S?bS; his head gaidnerer) This occupied a very prominent position on the south side of the hall, and was composed largely of white callas, rhododendrons, cinerarias and tulips, with some beautiful specimens of the new colsia oretica. A novel exhibit was also staged by Maior MacGillycuddy in the form of variegated kale, a very beautiful plant now coming into vogue for autumn and spring bedding. There wa? also a table of cut narcissus from Bache Hall, which embraced many of the new varieties such as King Alfred, the Hon. Mrs. Boscawen, Flam- bau, and Lady Arnott, a vase of the beautiful variety known as Queen of Spain being very attractive. Dr. Mules. Gresford, whose fame as a. cultivator of spring flowers is known, not only throughout Great Britain, but also in the Colonies and various parts of the Continent staged a unique exhibit, ocmprised largely of daffodils and anemones. Many very uncommon spring harbingers were here to be seen, including some rare and beautifully-marked daisies-, hardy primulas, muscaris, hardy cyclamens, and others too numerous to mention. A very beautiful and ;• tractive exhibit of the star cineranes was staged by Mrs. Alfred Tyrer, Plas Newton (per Mr. A. Ellams), who in another part of the room ex- hibited a nice group of sohizanthus. Al r. T. Gibbons Frost, one of the vice-presidents of the society, also staged a very pretty group of plants per Mr. Gilbert, composed chiefly of einerariass, hydrangeas, and azaleas. One of the boldest and most effective proups of plants was that of Mr. Townsend Currie, Christleton Hall (per Mr. John Weaver). Some beautiful specimens of cinerarias were here seen, together with pots of mignonette and the well-known primula obconica. A prettily arranged table was that staged by Mr. arren Trevor, Hcugh Green, which might have been a little more effective had greater space been allotted to it. Another vice-president Mr. J. Garrett Frost, Boughton Hall (per Mr. J. Clack staged some very pretty specimens of spiraes, cal- ceolarias and daffodils. The Hon. Mrs. Trclawny, Shotwick Park, put up what was perhaps one of the prettiest and most effective exhibits in the room. The most notable features here were some exceptionally well-grown specimens of cyclamens, tea roses, and' polyanthus roses, to- gether with a very pretty pot of phacelia cam- panularia of an intense blue colour. The edges of the table were beautifully set off by lily of the valley and pot mignonette. The Duke of Westminster (per his head gardener, Mr. Barnes), upheld his well-known reputation with an excel- lent and very distinctive exhibit of home-grown apples, shewing the excellent keeping properties of several of our late varieties. This Via" beautifully decorated with charming group, of pink anci blush carnations, the whole being firj.shed off with asparagus. A distinct novelty was sieen here in some well-grown specimens of rehmannia an- gelata. A charming group of cut blooms was exhibited by the Countess Grosvenor, per Mr. England (head gardener), composed largely of daffodils, hyacinths, violets, and carnations, the colours being nicely grouped a.nd beautifully blended. Miss Humbcrston, Xewtcn Hall (per Mr. Wakefield), was, as usual, well represented by some beautiful specimens of hardy spring flowers, including wallflowers, daffodils, hyacinths, anemones, hardy primroses, and white cellas. Visitors to the last show will remember the very beautiful exhibit of daffodils by Mr. Hugh Alder- sey, of Aldersey Hall. This year an equally good and probably larger exhibit was staged. His col- lection of daffodils is a very noteworthy one. em- lecticn of daffed 'Is Is a very rot?Nvorthy one, em- the majority of which were represented on the I present occasion. Mr. B. C. Roberte, staged, per I Mr. Parker, a very pretty mixed group largely composed of daffodils grown in pots. which were nicely blended with pots of madenhair fern, lily of the valley, and several varieties cf cut blooms. Mr. J. M. Frost, Upton Lawn (per Mr. Seddon), decorated the platform with an exhibit which added much to thp charming appearance of the room. Mrs. Pott. Hoole Hall, exhibited some nicely-grown plants of sehizanthus as well as a beautiful specimen of cytsus andreanus. Smaller exhibits were shewn by Mrs. J. C. Okell (Littleton), Mrs. Lloyd Edwards (Llan- 1 golleid. Mr. John. Wynne (Rowton). and Mr. J. Piggoti (Waveiton). A new exhibitor in the Rev. Canon Upperton shewed a pretty miscellaneous group. Messrs. Dicksons, Ltd.. maintained their reputation as cultivators of daffodils by a collec- tion comprising over seventy varieties, all in the pink of condition. Messrs. McHattie and Co also did themselves great credit with a comprehensive collection of hyacinths, comprising all shades of colour. III tho organisation of the exhibition the oomm.it.toe had the able assistance of Mr. G. P. Mi In tha hon. secretary. Dr. Mules, Mr. Barnes and Mr. M'ln acted as adjudicators. A word of praise is due to Mr. Robert Newstead, who was mainly responsible for the staging of the exhibits, the arrangements of which left nothing to be desired. 011. -N1A (J CEREMONY. The opening ceremony took place at three o'clock, when Major MacGillycuddy (president of the Paxton Society) occupied the chair. There was a I&Tge attendance, and among those on the platform were Katharine Duchess of Westmin- st?r accompanied by Lady Hcen Grosvenor, the Mayor and Mayoress of Chester (Mr. and Mm. Lainb'i, the Sheriff (Dr Mann), the Hon. C. T. Parker. Mr. and Mrs J. G. Frost, Mr. and Mrs. T Gibbons Frost, the Rev. A. H. Fish. Dr. Grangec, Mr. Walter Welsby, Col. Evans-Lloyd, Mr. F. W. Longbottom, Mr. W. Ferguson. Mr. Warren Trevor. Mr. N. F. Barnes and Mr. H. J. Little.. The Hon. Secretary (Mr. G. P. Miln) announced Setters of apology from the Archdeacon of Chester, Mr. George Barbour, Mr. Hugh Alder- sev (Alderaev Hall). :1': I' Chairman, after aliuding to the causes which led to the" show's removal to the Town Hall, referred to die depart-lire- of the curator of the Musoum (Mr. R. Newstead). He s&l d tho lo-s to tfik) ,ClLlnl. the Museum, the city and district sustained by Mr. Newstead's weli-merited promotion was a n'ain to others In that fact they had some. sort c-f of tik-I r own feelings of sorrow. He was glad to have. that opportunity as president of tho Paxton Society to publicly express what they considered they owed to Mr. Newstcad. In ex- pressing their thanks to Mr. G. P. Miln. their hon d t l iev, as in iorm-er secretary, the Chairman said they. as in former years, and he hoped for many ye-ais to come, very muoh appreciated the- great assistance that Mr. Miln had given them, especially as they knew that the demands of his rapid, y increasing business were becoming heavier every day. Her Craos Katharine Duchess of Westminster, in declaring tho exhibition open, said that the best sign they oould have of the success of the exhibition was the fact that it had outgrown the place where it used to be held. She hoped it would continue to be a. great success, and give pleasure to all those who would come to see those lovely flowers. (Applause.) The Mayor in proposing a vote of thanks to her Grace, complimented the Paxton Society on the successful show they had that day, and said he had heard on good authority that it was the best show they had ever had. Tho Sheriff seconded, and spoke of the great interest Grace had shewn in tho Paxton Society, and on many occasions she had greatly added to tho success of thoso exhibitions by honouring t'hein with her presence. In acknowledging on, behalf of the Duchess, the Hon. G. T. Parker throw out the hint that the bcst. tiling the Corporation could do would bo to caU in an architect, and enlarge the Assembly ROQm. which was already -too small for various exhibitions held within its N-,a:.Is. On the motion of Mr T. Gibbons Frost, seconded by Dr. Granger, a vote of thanks was accorded to the Mayor for the use of the room. THE AWARDS. I The awards were as follows:—The Society' s silver med-al to his Grace the Duke of Westmin- ster Messrs. Sutton (Reading). Messrs. Dicksons, Ltd. (Chester). Mr. J. M. Frost, Mr J. Towns-, bend Currie (Christleton Hall), Mr. Hugh Alder- I sey (Aldersey 113)1). Dr.'Mule.s (Gresford). Major MacGillycuddy (Bache Hall), and Mrs. Alfred Tyrer of Plas Newton. Lsj gc bronae meda's to the Countess Grosvenor iSaîhton Towers). Miss Humbcrston (Newton Hail), Mrs. Arthur Pot.ts CHool- Hali), Mr. T. Gibbons Frost (Mollimrton Banastre). Mr. Warren Trevor (Hough Green) Small 'bronze mc-dals to Mr. J. G. Fro-st (Bough- ton Hall). Mr. B C. Roberts (Oakficld. Upton), and Messrs. McHattie (Chester). 1st class certificates to Major MacGi!ly<-uddy. Mr. J. M. Frost (Upton Lawn). Messrs. Sutton and Sons (Reading), the Rev. Canon Upperton (Cliesterl and Mr J. Wynne (Rowton1. Votes of thanks to Mr. J. C. Okeli (Littleton Hall), Mrs. E. Lloyd Ed-wards (Llangoilenl, and Mr. J. Pig-pott (Waverton).

ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT CHIRK. No fewer than five serious accidents have occurred at Okirk within six day, and on Sat-urday another one WaMI reported at the Brvnkmallt Collieries, where a min-sr named Albert Jones, of Prgweene. was knocked down by a fall of coal and completely buried in the debris. When extricated he was found t/i have been shockingly crushed. He was attended at Chirk surgery, and remuved home in a serious state. At the adjoining Black Park Collieries Ernest Leech, of St. Mai tins, was thrown down by a araikr fall of roof, and both his legs j were broken.

CHESTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE. KING'S SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS. IMPORTANT LETTER. A meeting of the Cnester Education Committee was held on Monday, Alderman H. T. Brown pre- siding. TIKJ Chairman said he had received a letter addressed. to ttw ''Cna.rman of the Education Com- miolea, winch he now opened. it. read: "May I ask you to piaee the enclosed letter before the comm.Ltee at jour meeting tll.s afternoon, when tho app.ieatiou of the governors of the King's School ior a grant comes up for consideration." It was, not on the agenda. Mr. R. Lanoeiey sa.d it came up under the resolution ot tho Town Council icferring the matters put before them by a deputation from the King's School to the Education Committee.. Dr. King moved that the matter be referred, to the Higiier Education Sub-oommitteo. iNIv. iaiil-eiey moved that the matter be con- sidered at that meeting. Mr. W. Ferguson seconded. The Town Cioik (Mr. J. H. Dickson) said that by the rules of we committee the matter stood referred as a matter of course to the Higiier Edu- cation bub-connnittoe. Mr. Lanceley then moved that the letter be read before being referred to the Higher Educa- tion Sub-oommittee. Mr. Ferguson seconded, and this course was agreed to. The Chairman, then read the letter, which was as follows:—•"Ladies and Gentlemen,—I under- stand taat at to-day's meeting of your committee there will come up for consideration an applica- tion from the King's School for a grant from the city lates. Against the granting of this applica- tion 1 desiro respectfully to protest, on behalf of myself as a private schoolmaster, and on behalf of other private schools in the city. In spite of the fact that we educate a larger proportion- probably at least one-half of the boys and girls in secondary schools, we have, by the action of the local authority, no representation at all on your committee, and I have therefore no ciioioo except to address you directly or through the pubuo press.. My protest relates to the applica- tion for a grant of ii4 per annum per head in respect of all boys in the school wno reside in the city, and in support of it I beg for a consideration of the following arguments: (1) It would be pre- mature to grant this application now it should be considered along with, and as part of, a general scheme for the secondary education of the boys and girls of the city, and with due regard (as contemplated m the Act) to the interests of other efficient schools, public and private. (2) The case of a city like Chester is totally different from the case of the county. In the larger area the schools are isolated, and there is not much competition. In the small ami of Chestei:, it is not possible to make a. grant of this kind, and particularly in tho form pioposed, without detrimcnt and prejudice to the other schools, which receive none. it is in every way the expressed policy of the Board of Education to encourage private enter- prise in secondary education. Private schools throw no burden on the rates; they require no elaborate staffs of officials; they are often, by their nature, superior in energy and enterprise to so-called public schools. So long as they satisfy the Board of Education of their efficiency they may as least aisk for fair treatment at the hands of the local authority. The grant proposed, and in the form proposed (of a capitation grant per boy), is, in the case of Chester, a direct bid for boys from other schools. It would be likely to give in a short time a death-blow to private en- terprise in this direction in Chester, and might easily do so without much benefit to the King's School itself. Further, it would be unfair in view of the past. During the last twenty years I have spent perhaps f;1,000 on equipping efficient labora- tories alone. During that time 1 am not aware that the other school has raised or spent money for any such purposes, and now seeks to have them provided at the public expense. In the same way I have for years provided efficient teaching in English and modern languages, as well as in classics and mathematics, and have fully satisfied the Board of Education in these important re- spects, as well as in others. Has the King's School done so? I submit that it is neither wise nor fair to handicap and disoourage honourable and efficient private enterprise in the way con- templated. (3) The grant does not seem very ur- gently needed under present conditions. The school has recently been relieved of one large debt, and comes now into receipt of grants from the Board of Education. The grave defects re- vealed in the report of the Board are of a nature which calls for internal reform rather than a largo additional income. For these and other reasons I beg respectfully to protest, against the granting of tiie application (especlalljT so in its present foun) until the interests, not only of the King's School, and the citizens who suppoit it. but also of the iargor body, who support my own and other private schools, have been carefully considered — I ho-, to remain, respectfully yours, Arthur 11. Fish. April 10th. 13C5." Mr. Lanceley said he intended to move a re- solution on the lines of that letter, namely, "That the consideration of the application of the King's School for recognition and financial assistance be deferred until the whole of the scheme of açondaryeducation was dealt with by the oem- mittee. He submitted that the applica- tion of the King's School should not be considered. He did not like to use an offen- sive term, but it looked to him as though, should the application be granted, a march would be stolen upon them altogether. Dr. King said he thought Mr. Lanceley might trust. the Higher Education Sub-Committele with- out instructing them in that arbitrary way. Mr. Lanceley replied that it was not an arbi- trary way at all, but only businesslike. To give preference to any application without giving an equal hearing to the others was not business- like. The Chairman did not see any harm whatever in the committee asking everyone publicly whether any secondary schools desired to make any applica- tion to the Higher Education Committee. Mr. Ferguson: They have scarcely had the opportunity of doing that. The Chairman: I am suggesting that they should have the opportunity. Mr. J. Gocddie Holmes said if it was made known in public it would be satisfactory, and the matter could go to the Higher Education Sub- Committee without any resolution. Mr. Lanceley said the only businesslike way was to consider the whol e scheme of secondary education. Dr. Stolterfoth said the King's School was rather on a different footing to the other schools in the city. The private schoolmaster as a general thing could charge what fees he liked. took care to cover his expenses by the charge he made. He did not undersell but charged full value for what he gave. The King's School was in the nature of a charity. There had been a scheme drawn up, and it was almost impossible to work. although it had been tried in many ways. The scheme cut down fees to a certain amount and required them to have a certain number of scholars at the school, and the diffi- culty was not that-people would not pay higher fees, but they were not allowed to charge them. He thought the King's School ought to apply for a new charter, one in which things would be more equally divided than at present. He ob- jected to the whole system of paying large cap, tation grants. It was most important if the question of secondary education was considered they should have some sch?m? by which the King's School should be really and properly and ?effici,ently managed so that the working expenses should not run them into debt. He did not think it would hasten matters to ask other schools if they required assistance. I On the motion ol Mr. Lanceley. seconded by Mr. Ferguson, the Higher Education Sub-Com- mittee were instructed that in considering the application of the King's School and the letter, they should consider the whole question of the secondary education of the city. Mr. W. Vernon drew attention to the King's scholarships, and said he would like them re- arranged so that. all the four juni-cr scholarships offered should be open for competition by ele- mentary school, and not two reserved for boys at the King's School. He also wished that they should be thrown open at such an a.Ere, that scholars were able to follow on by taking the senior scholarship if d?emed worthy of it. At present the junior scholarship ended before, they were old enough to take the senior scholarebiD. I MARRIED WOMEN AS TEACHERS1. Air..J. f-i. k'rost moved the adoption of the following recommendation of the Elementary Suh- Committee that "(1) in the case of principal teachers (a) no further appointments of married women be made, except that, at their discretion, and under exceptional circumstances, the sub- committee may sanction temporary appointments only; (b) existing appointments be recognised for periods set forth. (In the case of assistant teachers (a) appointment-; of married women be sanctioned by 'the sub-committee at their dis- cretion (b\ no action bo taken at present to ter- minate existing appointments. (3) In all cases women teachers resign appointments before marriage: the sub-committee being empowered to consider further recognition of- assistant teachers lag above). and that in case of failure to notify the -¿, L_ -L- 'I J. marriage terminate employment. Mr. Lanceley, while agreeing generally with the recommendation, suggested that the matter should be deferrnd so that it should not be confirmed by the Council until the managers of the schools affected had had an opportunity of considering it. He was told there were difficulties arising out of teachers' agreements, matters of superannuation pavand other things of considerable importance. The Rev. J, D. Best said the managers should have an opportunity of considering the question, firstly, as a mere act of courtesv. The teachers were appointed by them and could be dismissed by them. He thought they could direct the managers to dismiss teachers on educational grounds only. and it was doubtful whether the fact that a woman was married was an educational ground. It would also be prudent as well as gracious and courteous to refer the matter to the managers. On the motion of Mr. Lanceley, seconded by the Rev. T. D Best, it was agreed to refer the matter to the Schools Management Sub-Committee for re-c-onsideci-vion and for consultation with the managers.

No afternooB tea table is complete without one of Dean's Princess Bun Loaves (as used by Rovalty). Have you tried their whie Meal Bread made from Cheshire-grown wheat, which is ground by the old atone process at the Windmill, Upton. A postcard will ensure a call. BOOTS TO ORDER—not "hand-sewn prin- ci• ple," but real Haad-iiewn, made cn the premises by expert workmen in the old-fashioned way with oak barft tanned Leather these are a comfort, walking becomes a pleasure, cud the pries is reason ab!o. HywiTr ARBKY GATEWAY, the Oid- eata-MMhsd Hftnd-sewn BooizpAkers.

I THE CHURCHES. I CHESTER CONSISTORY COURT. I WEDNESDAY.—Beforo the Worshipful Chancellor Espin. I NESTON MEMORIAL. The Rev. Canon Turner asked for authority to plaoo stained glass in a window in the south aisle tioar the west end, representing the figures of St. George and St. Michael. The window is intended as a memorial of the late G. E. Yorko Gleadowe, a companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and a son of a former vicar of the parish. The cost will be defrayed by the family.—The annlication was s-ranted. I IMPROVEMENTS AT HIGHER BEBINGTON. The Rev. L. Troughton. vicar, and Messrs. H. B. Johnson and H. B. Scott, wardens, of Christ Church, Higher Bebington, were granted a faculty to place stained glass in the window in the north east wall of the chancel, representing the figures Faith and Hope; also to place stained glass in the window in the east end of the soutJl wall, representing the figures of St. Stephen a,nd St. John; and to seat the two aisles of the church with open seats or benches. The stained glass for the chancel window is intended as a memorial of the late Rev. G. TYoughton, a former vicar of the church, A,hl'ie the proposed stained giass for the nave window is intended as a memorial of the late Mr. Henry Sproston Hall. The cost of the windows will be defrayed by private contribu- tions, and the cost of the seats will be defrayed out of the church funds. It was stated that further sitting accommodation was necessary, and about 160 additional seats would be obtained. I MEMORIAL OF A YICAR. Messrs. J. D. Hobkirk and W. Chadwick. wardens of the church of St. John, Lindow, asked tho permission of the Court to substitute for a plain glass window on the south side of the church a stained glass window illustrating the words "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." and to fix a brass tablet with inscription thereon on the wall beneath the window. The window and tablet are intended as a memorial of the Rev. W. S. Barnes-Slacke, a former vicar, and the cost is being defrayed by voluntary contributions. The cost will'be between L70 and JB80. I A MILLBROOK MEMORIAL. I On the application of the Rev. F. L. Farmer, vicar of St. John's. Millbrook, a faculty was granted for the erection of a memorial tablet in the nave, the cost of which will be defrayed by voluntary contributions, as a memorial to tho late Susannah Mary, the deceased wife of Mr. W. S. Lowe, Oakwood House, Millbrook. The de- ceased ladv was formerly a worker in t.he parish. I MEMORIAL BY A WIDOW. L I The Rev. J. Harvey, M.A., vicar, and Mr. Enoch Clayton and Mr. Thomas Lomas, wardens, of the church of St. Michael, North Rode, applied for sanction to the removal of the old choir stalls and wooden communion rail from the chancel of the church, and the substitution by new choir stall.; of carved oak and a communion rail of brass. The new stalls and communion rail are a memorial of the late Mr. William Hammond Waiker, of Congleton, by his widow and children. —Granted. I MEMORIAL TO A FORMER VICAR. I Tho Kev. 1". banders, vicar, and Messrs. E. Segar and W. G. Land, wardens, of the parish of Holy Trinity. Hoylake. applied for a faculty to remove the plain glass from the east window of the church and insert stained glass representing the distinctive work of each of the three Persons -Creation, Redemption, and Sanctification-and to erect a carved oak reredos at the east end of the church. The central light of the window is being provided by Miss E. A. Longueville and her sister, Mrs. C. A. Parker, daughters of a former incumbent. The cost of the side lights will be defrayed by parishioners. The reredos is the gift of a former resident. The cost of the window was stated to be JB480. and that of the reredos £ 50.—The Chancellor said the window was a very handsome one indeed.—The faculty was decreed. BISHOP OF LLANDAFF'S WILL. I The late Bishop of Llandaff left property of the gross value of £ 112,000. Subject to a few bequests deceased left his estate to his sen. BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH UN THE REVIVAL. I Hundreds cf persons were unable to gain ad- mission to Rhosymedre Parish Church, near Ruabon, on Sunday night, when the Bishop of St. Asaph held a confirmation. There were 75 candidates, who included a father and mother and their three children. The lesson was read by Sir Watkin Wynn, of Wynnstay. In the course of an address the Bishop said that in Wales they had heard much of the present great religious awakening. Men's minds were being turned to the true life they should live. They could not explain how those great awaken- ings came, but they undoubtedly came in God's good time. In all such movements the power of prayer was predominant. It was very easy to talk of religion, to have their feelings moved by seeing men and women sobbing under emotion, but that was not religion. Religion was rather leading the life of Christ, not putting on religion with their Sunday clothes and locking it up all through the week afterwards. Religion should dominate their cbalings with their relatives, their companions in play, and the people they met in business. If they panted to bring sinners to the foot of the Cross it would not be done by grand phrases and eloquent speeches, but by the power of the example of their lives, by the quiet influ- ence of the Christian temperament and life. If all set such an example they would be real am- bassadors of Christ.

FREE CHURCHES. Preachers for next Sunday in the various Free Church places of worship :— Congregational, Queen-street: 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. Wynne Evans. Congregational, Upper Northgate-atreet: 10 46 and ti.30, Rev. W. H. Towers. Congregational Welsh Chapel, Albion Park: 10.45 and 6.0, Rev. Ivor Jones. Congregational, Great Boughton: 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. W. Eaton Thomas. Congrega.tional, Handbridge: 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. :¡". Barnes. English Presbyterian, City-road: 10.30 and 6.30, Rev. it. Jones, B.A. Presbyterian Church of England, Newgate-street.; 11.0 and 6.30, Rev. J. Mitchell, B.D., F.R.A.S. Baptist, Grosvenor Park 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. D. Hughes. Baptist, Milton-street: 10.45 and 6.30, Supply. Baptist, Hamilton-street: 10.45 and 6.30, Supply. Welsh Baptist, Penn Memorial: 10.30 anu Supply. VVesieyan Methodist, Rev. A. S. Sharp 0.30, Rev. W. A. Prunell. We3leyan MtstniKiist, City-road lu.ou, Rev. W. A. Prunell; 6.30, Rev. T. Wheatley. Wesley an Metiiodist, Garaen-iane 11.0 and 6.30, -Air. Champness. Welsh Vv e&leyan, Queen-street: 10.30 and 6.0, Supply. Welsh Calvinistio Methodise, St. John-street: 10.30 and 6.0, liev. J. Pryce Davies, M.A. Primitive Methodist, Ueorge-sweet: 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. S. Palaier. Primitive Methodist, Hamilton-street, Hoole: 10.45, Mr. G. Walker; 6.30, Mr. B. Adams. Primitive Methodist, hiuiiter-screet. lu 45 and 6.30, John Coward, Esq., J.P. Primitive Methodist, ttaitney: 10.45 and 6 30 Rev. J. Crompton. Primitive Methodist, Boughton 10.45 and 6.30 Rev. J. E. Leuty. Methodist iNew Connexion, Pepper-street: 10.45 Rev. E. Geaner; 6.30, Mr. E. Pitohford. Waverton Presbyterian: 10.and ti.3U, Rev. D. Manuel, M.A. Matthew Henry, Unitarian 11.0 and 6 30, Rev. U. E. Haycock. Church of Christ, Upper Northgate-street: lo. iy and 6.30. Church of Christ, Saltnev: 10.45 and 6.30, Pastor Dobson. New Jerusalem Church, Temperance Hall; Supply. Society of Friends, Frodaham-street: 11.0. a.m.

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BOOTS TO ORDER-not "hand-aewn prin ciple," but real Hand-sewn, made on the premises by expert workmen in the old-fashioned way with oak bark tanned Leather there tM a oomfort, walking becomes a pleasure, and the prize is reason- able. HEWITT'S, ABBEY GAizWAY, the Old. established H&nd.wwn Bootmaker*,

AGRICULTURE. WINTER IN SPRING. lhat winter "lingers in the Jap of spring" we are only too frequently made aware in this country, and the present season is offering an apt illustration of the truth of the adage. In fact it would be difficult to remember a spring without severe weather extending into the middle of May and frequently later; and it is said, and no doubt wfth an amount of truth that there is a frost on every day in the year in some one or other part of the country. Last week furnished an emphatic example of what the American is alleged to have denominated the English climate as being made up of samples." A tine day or two, sandwiched between rough and stormy ones, finishing up with sharp frosts, and hail and snow at night, have been the chief characteristics. And yet, with it all, the country is looking charming in its diversity for the time of the year. Throughout February and March the weather was unfavourable at times for arable culti vation, but the work having been well for- warded previously, comparatively little unpleasant- ness was occasioned. It has been so recently. Drilling went forward whenever opportunity was presented, and no lengthy checks have occurred, except on the retentive soils, which have been too wet for the reception of oats or potatoes, the sowing and planting of which have proceeded by fits and starts and though a goodly breadth of this has been effected, much remains to be done. The harsh weather has been particularly trying to the late lambing flocks, especially in the north, where it has been responsible for many mortalities of both ewes and lambs. The bloom of damsons, plums and other early fruit is scarcely forward enough for the frosts to have appreciably damaged, but much will depend on the weather during the next fortnight the remark also applies to early pears, the buds of which are rapidly developing for bloom. The pastures and growing cereals continue eminently satisfactory, in fact, it is many years since these and the clovers were looking so well so early in the season. There is a nice bite of grass for the sheep, and not a few dairymen have turned out their cows with advantage during the mild intervals. From there being already an unusual number of icebergs loose in the low northern latitudes the weatherwise are predicting the probability of a fine summer ahead. It is to be hoped that this will prove correct; but it may turn out to be no truer than that respecting the late winter, which was to have been the "hardest and most Elove]la 't i I  sByee within living memicry," the sequel to which is now well known. On the other hand practical people say the icebergs are the natural sequence of the lata mild winter. Spanish farmers are experiencing a hard time of it in consequence of the already extreme heat. I n C'o ]2  At Seville, Almeria, and Badajoz the thermome- ter has ranged from 88 to 93 degrees Farenheit. In Estramadura the cattle are dying of hunger in the bare field's. The price of wheat has gone up, and at Madrid bread has become dearer. Abundant rains have lately fallen, however, con- siderably relieving the situation. MILK SELLING COMBINE. Thoie has been much talk from time to time among dairymen as to combining for a uniform and better price for milk; but like many other matters connected with farming, this seems scarcely, or only partially, to have come to a head, owing to the scattered nature of the iteoms that should go to make up the combine, and lack of time and opportunity. It is different in re- gard to the case of milk sellers in large centres of population, who are more readily in touch with each other, and are able in a, certain sense to control tho market. But even there is a difficulty that- when an attempt of the kind has been made oonsumelf, resent the interference, the result has been found in a contracted consumption. It is not to bo wondered at. therefore, that at a meet- ing of Derbyshire dairy farmers, the Chairman (Mr. Finney) should comolain that tllP efforts the association to keep up prices in respect of milk, which was the only product in which the British farmer had a monopoly, had been seriously crippled by weak-kneed men. Ho advocated the establishment of a central depot in London, to which members of the association could send their milk and be sure of receiving a fair price. Another speaker mentioned that in Derbyshire there were 73,000 dairy cows, and the number was gradually increasing. The annual value of the milk produced wa. over £1,000,000, and the greater pal twas carried by rail to large towns, the railway chrgüs exceeding £ 50,000 per annum. At present the association only represented about one-sixth of the farmers, and so long as that was the caso they would not get their grievances altered. In the end tho meeting passed a resolu- tion pledging itself to do all in its power to further the interest of the association. IDENTIFICATION OF SHOWYARD EX- HIBITS. The hint thrown out by Mr. Bohane, the secre- tary of the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Associa- tion. at the late meeting of the local council in Liverpool, that a "surprise" would be in waiting at tho forthcoming meeting in regard to the manner of judging, has fluttered the dovecotes of some folk who contend for the present system. It is pointed out that, whatever change may be made it will be impossible to prevent many at least- of the judges from identifying the ownership of some of the animals in the show ring, cither by them- selves or their attendant keepers. It seems, there- fore, to most practical people that the existing state of things admits of no remedy, however desirable it may be, and that the only result, in introducing a change will be to perplex visitors. Commenting on the matter, the "'Field" remarks: "The question suggests itself as to whether judges have abused their privileges to the extent implied. No doubt. instances do occur where partiality is obvious; but taking things as a whole we hardly think that, interference with the existing conditions is called for. If the societies suspect shady tactics en the part of those they appoint to award their prizes, they have -an effectual remedy in their own hands In the first place they should exer- cise [he utmost care in the selection of their judges, and. in the second, it is always in their power to withhold a second invitation to anyone. who has failed to justify the confidence or trust redose'd in him." CROP AND STOCK IN- AUSTRALIA. A R-vjter a telegram from Sydney states that the season's wheat yield amounts to 16,463,650 bushels, representing 9.3 bushels per acre. Eight million bushels are available for export, and of these 4,252.638 bushels have already been shipped. Tho number of shepp in the State is 33,838,000, compared' with 38,656,501 a year ago. The num- ber of cattle has increased by 200,000. The rains are general in New South Wales, and the Premier considers prospects are exoellent. THE SLUMP IN SEED POTATOES. Out cf eyil gocd often comes, and there is a brighter side to the matter of so many farmers having been "bitten" in their speculations ro- specting purchases of seed of the new varieties of potatoes. Whila those who lost largely through buying in advance have had' to lament their pre- cipitancy and indiscretion, a good cpportunity has been afforded to many others who have planted largely. While many of the new tubars are little better than the average of old sorts, others, without doubt, are fine. croppers and discasi registers; and the plentiful supplies on the markets at their greatly reduced prices have afforded excellent opportunities for profitable changes of s?ed. Such a desideratum was groatly needed in the case of small farmers especially, who go cn year after year planting their own small growths until the sorts are comparatively ex hausted or produce about half crops, and those much diseased. Thus if these new varieties re- mained at the abnormal prices of last autumn their distribution must necessarily have been slow and uncertain, while now there will bo very few potato growers who will not be able to gratify the:r desires for a change.

CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SHOW. LATEST ARRANGEMENTS. A meeting of the council of the Cheshire Agri- cultural Society was held at the Town Hall <tn Tuesday afternoon. The Mayor of Chester presided at first, but, having to leave, his place was taken by Mr. F. F. Brown. There was a large attendance, including the Sheriff (Dr. Mann), the Hon. Cecil T. Parker, Alderman J. J. Cunnah, Alderman T. Smith, Mr. J. Gooddic Holmes, Mr. T. J. Dutton, Mr. I. Brown, Mr. J. Beecroft, Mr. T. Partin, Mr. Rowe Morris, Mr.. M. Kennedy, Mr. R. G. Shaw, Mr. T. A. Beckett (secretary), etc. Apologies for absence were read from Earl Derby, Mr. H. J. Tollcmache, M.P., Colonel France Hayhurst, Colonel Cotton-Jodrell, Mr. G. Barbour. Mr. J. W. Macfie, Mr. Walter C. Richmond. Mr. Lister Read, Mr. Russell Hall, Mr. J. Parry (Stockport), etc. The draft of the prize iist of the sliovr to be held on August 30th on the Roodee was approved. The class for a collection of motor vehicles was taken out, and a competition in the skilful driving of motor cars was substituted. It was announced that Mr. T. Smith had withdrawn his prize for the second best cheese in the show, and that lie would give a chamnton nrize for filiv or fV\Jt (,) ;n +¡., heavy horse section. The proposed new horti- cultural section was approved, and the society offered L50 on condition that the committee in charge of that section raided a similar amount. and this condition they had fulfilled. The terms for the amalgamation of the Chester Fanciers' Association with the society, by which the asso- ciation took the entrance fees and provided the prize*, were approved. The judges selected by the Executive Committee were submitted to the council, and the list was sanctioned with slight alteration. The following were selected judges:— Cheese, Mr. J. Em berton. Nantwich, and Mr. Wilaon, Manchester; butter, Mr. Bridge, Fenncll- street, Manchester; cattle, Mr. Bateman, Lan- Mst?r. and Mr. BewJey. N. MIJvprton: heavy ho)--?. M,. J. Biundo']. Kirkham, Lancashire and Mr. J. N'x. Aifrcton. Derby; H?ht horses. ?Sir Gilbert. GrN'naU and Mr. F. BagnJey Gloucestershire: hunting and riding classes. Mr. Ralph Brocklebank. TIaughton Hall. Tarporlev. and Captain Hiirson. Oak mere Hall; jumping and turnouts. Sir Gilbert Grocnall, Mr. F. Baguley. the Mayor of Chester, Mr. R. Brocklebank. and Captain Higson; slioep, Mr. C. Coxon, Tam- worth: pigs, Li^ut.-Colonel F. A. Walker-Jones. Kilmarnock. N.B. seeds nnd roots. Mr. S. Dodd Stafford: honey. Mr. T. D. Schofield. Man- chester, and the Rev. T. J. Evans. Rock Ferry: implements. Mr. G. Move toil. Middlcwich. and Mr. Norris. Manchester. One hundred and sixteen new member? were elected, including Mr. J. H. Welf.ford and Mr. A. Mond, who became vice-presidents.

I A DENBIGHSHIRE AGRICULTURIST.— Mr. Job Lea. of Old Hall. Gwersyllt. near Wrex- ham, has iust died. He was one of the best-known agriculturists in Denbighshire.

COLONIAL CONFERENCE. I I DICUSSION IN THE LORDS. In the House of Lords on Tuesday, Lord Bal- four of Burleigh called attention to the declara- tions of his Majesty's Ministers concerning the proposed Colonial Conference, and moved a re- solution to the effect that it was necessary before the constituencies wore asked to determine upon tho desirability of such oonfer/ence that they should be informed under what conditions it would be summoned, what Colonies and depend- encies would be invited to send representatives, and how far any decision arrived at would be binding upon the Government and the United Kingdom. -Ihe Duke of Marlborough, in reply, said that if tha present Government were re- turned to power at the next General Election a conference would be summoned to which the re- prceentatives from the various self-governing Colonies and India would be invited. The con- ference was to bo unhampered by any precise instructions, and was to be free and unfettered. Any scheme that was suggested for adoption would! be submitted by the representatives of the conference to thsir respective Governments, and no proposal would be binding on his MajestyGovernment until it had been placed before the electorate of this oountry.-Tila debate occupied a considerable time, the other speakers including Earl Beauchamp, Viscount Ridley, the Earl of Lyttcn, the Earl of Crowe, Lord Ash- bourne, Lord Burghclere, Lord' Stanley of Alder- ley, the Lord Chancellor, Lord James of Here- t ford'i Earl Spencer, the Ma.rquesse of Lansdowne Viscount. Goschen, and the Earl of Rcsebery.— The m-sollition was negatived without a division.

CORPO RATIONS & MOTOR 'BUSES. I The section of the Police and' Sanitary Regu- lations Committee, presided over by Mr. Bill, gave consideration on Tuesday to the Croydon Corporation Bill, ono of the proposals of which was to empower the Corporation to provide, maintain, work, and run omnibuses, whether moved by animal or mechanical power, within and for a. distance of cue mile from the borough, and to purchase or lease land for the erection thereon of omnibus, carriage and motor houses. Mr. Gerald FitzGerald appeared for the pro- moters. The motor omnibus clause was opposed by Mr. Moon, K.C., on behalf of the British Electric Traction Company and the South Metro- politan Tramways Company; Mr. Ram K.C., for the Penge Urban District Council; and Mr. Vesey Knox for the Croydon Rural District Council. Mr. FitzGerald informed the Committee that certain amendments had' been made in the clause which, he hoped, would somewhat diminish, if it did not altogether remove, the objection of the petitioners, and would, to a great extent, mefet the comments of the Local Government Board in the report they had submitted to the Com- mittee. It was proposed to omit altogether the power to pure-hase or lease land on which to erict omnibus houses and to confine the running of the omnibuses to certain specified routes. Mr. Carter, the borough engineer, stated that it was proposed to purchase 12 motor omnibuses at a cost of £ 12,000 and to run over 13 specified routes, all of which terminated within one mile of the borough boundary. In cross-examination, he admitted that some of the routes were thoee along which tramways had been authorised but had not yet been begun. The 13 routes had been selected as possiole" routes, and the Corporation a decide later which should be adopted By the He had made no estimate of the traffic likely to be obtained on any of the routes or of the expenditure on or receipts from the service of omnibuses proposed to be run. The Committee, after hearing further evidence and arguments, refused to allow the clause, as amended and struck it out of the Bill.

DEATH OF LORD CHELMSFORD. ,e announce with regret that General Lord rC„ helmsford died at the United Service Club at a quarter to twelve on Sunday morning. He was seized by an illness at the club on Thursday week, and could not be removed. Lady Chelms- ford was at hift bedside on Saturday night, and tnree of Lord Chelmsford's sons were present at the. ond. The eldest son of that Fiederick Thesiger who was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1858 by the late Lord Derby, entered the Army in 1844. He was present at the siege and fail of Seva?topo? and no saw service in the Indian Mutiny, the  and Zu u wan, and tho Abyssinian cam- IMt?n. Ho will be remembeicd chicny in con- lKclion ial°r unfortunate campaign of mIfqv General Thesiger he had queUe.d the Kafhr robe l.on under Kr.h and Sandilli in 1877. 1n the followi ng year a (Itiarrel arose between Cetowayo and the High Commissioner of South Africa, and on the last day of 1878 war broke out. General Iiiesigei, who was now Lord Chei, mstord, was put in command of the British forces and on January 22. 1879, came the memor- abio disaster of Isandhlwana. The news of this aeteat c-rea-tod a feeling of dismay which was only tempered by the heroio story of Rorke's Drift. For the next, six months the British forces had to fight a defensive campaign, during which a second sensation was caused by the death of the Prince Imperial in June, How the reconnoitoring party. which fell into an ambuscade, and how the Prince, wh. was an expert horseman, was unable to mount a restive charger, and fell pierced by Zulu spears while his companions galloped away, is now familiar history. The episode did not add lustre to a campaign which had already been sadly mis- managed. Fortunately, however, for the military reputation of the late Lord Chelmsford, he was able to pull his forces together and to win a complete victory over the Zulus at Ulundi be- foro s>ir Garnet Wolseley, who had come out from I'.no- n-irl tA t., lm t comniana, actually camc into the field At the close of the war Lord Chelmsford re- turned to England, where ho Lccamc a. Lieur C?iMi-at in 1832, and Governor of the Tower in 1884. He retired from the Army in 1893. In spite of the disasters in tiie early pa;t of the Zulu campaign. Lord Chelmsford enjoyed a long and, in the main, successful military career, and he had never lost his zeal ior the Army. Since his retirement- he had always taken a keen inteiest- in military affairs, and especially in the training of young cadets. He is succeeded by his son the Iloli. Frcdcrio John Napier Thesiger, who was educated at Oxford, and was called to the Bar in 1332.

WILL HELP CHESTER. This open-hearted statement, mado by one of our neighbours over in Crewe., will prove a good help to many Chester men and women. It is full of encouragement and hope. Mr. Albert St-tigg lives at Church-view, Holmes Chapel Crewe. He writes: -"Gentlemen.-AIl my friends are surprised at the wonderful improve- mantin my health since I have been using your Doatis backache kidney pills. I was ill seven years before I began with this medicine, and have been under doctors' treatment without getting much benefit. I was told that I had rheumatism. and I daresay this was right, for rheumatism is in our family. "But besides the rheumatio pains. there was a terrible weakness and aching in the back, and certain other sions of rlitni-Wi-iv-rl L-iV?nr.-i-c "As, during ii-iv illness, ono doctor failed to give mo relief, I changed to another, and so on, undergoing treatment- by five altogether, but I was given up as incurable. You can imagine how disheartened and wretched I was, and how grate- ful I now am for the good Doan's pills have done me. I was easier after the first box, and now that I have taken six, I am so well that I can go to my work again, after !wing off for 12 months.- (Signed) Albmt Stagg." If you are ill, write and fully describe your caM to us. AY e shall bo pleased to give you the best advice in our power, free of charge. You depend upon your letter being treated in strictest confidence. Doan's backache kidney pills are two shillings and ninepenoe per box (six boxes iol1 thiri.ocn shillings and ninepenco). Of an chemists and stores, or post, free, on receipt of pri oe. direct from Foster-McClellan Co., 8, Wells- street. Oxford-street, London. W.

Passengers to Llandudno and North Wales district are informed that the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Co., Ltd., have again placed their contract with Messrs. Cooper & Co., of Liverpool for teas, groceries, provisions, wines, spirits. &c., for the coming season. Lovers of the favourite blend of "Charter" whisky wi;l be able to get it on board, as that is one of the brands specially stipulated to be supplied throughout the season on the whole fleet of steamers. "THE UNINVITED GUEST" is the title of our new serial story, the opening chapters of which appear in the present issue of the Cheshire Observer." It will be found of exceptional power, whilst the pleasing element of aristocratic domestic life will not be wanting. The authoress. Miss Florence Stacpoole has, in her best novel, "The Uninvited Guest," produced a work of dramatic and absorbing interest, and our readers may acticipate much entertainment from this charmingly written romance. WELSH HARPIST DEAD.-At Llangollen on Tuesday the death was announced of Mr. Robert Jones, better known as Telynor Tegid," who passed away at his residence at tha age of 72 years. In early boyhood he made It study of the triple harp of Wales, and for upwards of half a century was a thorough master of the instrument. At Christmas- tide it was customary for him to make a tour round a circle of the great houses of North Wales, where his coming was always anticipated as a feature of the season's festivities. In a competition where he was pitted against some of the best harpists of Wales he earned off the golden harp presented by Lady Llandover for the best performer upon the national instrument. Some years avo during a memorable visit of the Queen of Roumania i/u x-doitu wales ne was summoned to Mostyn Hall to perforin before her. and one of his most treasured possessions was a portrait of the Queen-poetess. ANOTHER RECORD YKAI2.—The unprecedented demand for Hormman's Pure Tell. during the patt VPltr is a positive proof that tti,, consumer is not to lop put off by sub.ititmes and the Ask for Horaiietui's "a, and sep that you have it. Sold t.v Cli,st, W. A)u« Davies. 10, Ooinmoiihiill st. I agent); Co-op. Society; Cryer, 25, Cbristiefon-rd.; Hol. borii Kestiinrnnt, 29, Foretfate-nr. Nestou Lee. Little Sutton Swindells- Rliuddlaii R berts, grocer. Upper I Brigh ton: Soinerville. Bromborough I'-iol: Co-op. Society. Mynydrl Isa: Co-op. Society. Mold. I miction: Co-op Society. Queen's Ferry: Spark's Stores. Hoole: Jot:es & D?vies.  Wrexham: Felton. S&!tney: Robiueon. j

CONFIRMATION SERVICES. On Friday afternoon & confirmati on ser- I On Friday afternoon a. confirmtÜion ;;cr- vice waa conducted by tœ Bishop in the Cathe- dral. Thoro wero 253 candidates from tho follow- ing par:sh-os — St. Oswald's. 16 males, 36 females; Arley, 1 female; Shotwiok, 8 males, 9 females; Hoole 10 males. 10 females; St. Mary's-on-tko- Hill, 11 males, 11 females; Back ford. 8 males. 6 females Pulford, 5 males; Holy Trinity, 4 males, 10 females; St. Paul's, 1 female; St. Peters, i0 nia l t,?s, 16 males, 15 femaka; King's School, 11 males: Cathc-dral, 6 males. 3 females; Guilden Sutton, 5 males; luce, 8 nm.es, 5 females; St.- Michael's, 6 males, 12 femalets; Amold Home, 5 males; Upton, 6 males 9 females; total, 114 males, 139 females. In addition to tiie- Bishop, the clergy piescnt were tho Archdeacon of Chester, Canon Gore, the Pre- centor (the Rev. If. H. Wright), the minor canons, and the Revs. E. O. Lowndes, F. Anderson, J. M. Nov, H. S. Biansoom.be, L. M. Farrall, F. Edwards, A. H. Waller, J. T. Davies, F. E. Hicks A. H. Fish, W. Sparling, etc. Two addresses were given by the Bishop. The same evening the Bishop of Chester held another confirmation ser- vice at St. John the Baptist's Church. There were 155 candidates from the following parishes: St. Joiill's., 27 males, 36 females (including St. Barnabas's, 14 maJr-s and 15 females); St. Paid a. 17 males. 20 females; Saltney, 21 maios. 21 females; St. Oswald's, 2 males; St. Mary's-on-the- Hill. 1 female; St. Mark's (Saltney), 3 females; Piemstall, 3 rnalea 2 females; Lostock Gralam, 2 fomalos- Tho clergy pioscnt in addition to the Bishop were the Arehdeaoon of Chester, Canon Cooper Scott, a.nd the Revs. F. Edwards, T. P. Dimond Hogg, C. A. Griffin, J. Phillips, T. E. Evans. H. Williams, G. Hindhaugh. etc. Two addrossos were given by tho Bishop. There were large congregations at each service.

CHESTER RACE COMPANY. j -\V\I AJ. REPORT. I The annual report of the directors of the Chester Race Company issued on Satur- day, is as follows:- Tho accounts of t.he com- pany, duly audited and certified, for the year ended 31lit December, 1904, are herewith pre- sented to tho shareholders. Capital account: Ex- penditure as per last, account, £ 32,954. 8s. 6d. no additional expenditure this year. Gross receipts: The gross receipts for the year were £ 11,997. 8s. 3d., against £ 11,414. 14s. 2d. in the previous year. Racing fund: The balance now standing to credit is ;b2,015. Os. 9el.. as against £ 2,530. 12s. 3d. in trie previous year. Revenue account: The profit- for the year, namely. 1;2,516 lis. Id., has been transferred to nett revenue account, and this, added to the balance brought forward from the previous year, amounts to £ 2,537. 2s. 7d.. out of which the maximum divi- dend of ton per cent, has been paid, a sum of i:700 has been credited to linking Fund Account, and L250 to the reserve fund, leaving a balance. after providing for directors' fees and interest, of £ 41. 193. 3d. to be carried forward to next ac- count. lies'tvc fund: The balanco now stands at £ 3,429. 8.s. 6d. General: The Chester Corporation have been granted the use of the County Stand for school accommodation, when not required by the company, at a yearly rent of £ 171. The directors have to report, with deep regret, the death of Mr. R. K. Mainwaring. who filled tho position of clerk of the course, with a managing directorship, conjointly with Mr. Cunnah. Mr. Mainwaring rendered invaluable service to the company in the re-establishment of the Chester Race Meeting. It is not considered necessary to work with more than one managing director, but the office of clerk of the course has been given to Mr. W. E. BusJiby, who, as Mr. R. K. Main- waring's assistant, was familiar with the duties. Directors: Tho following directors retire by rota- tion. but aro eligible, and offer themselves, for re-election:—His Craoo the Duke of Westminster, TT 1 1:'1..I' ".n' ou xi. ij. n aHl!I "lllmm" Wynn. iiart- Sir Philip H. n. Crcy-E?crton. Bart. The auditor. Mr. J. TiMrncty. A.C.A., iikewi? retires, but is eligiblo and ?'er<, himself for re-election.

COUNTY POLICE COURT. I  SATURDA Y.-Before Mr. John Thompson (pre- siding), Mr. R. T. Richardson, the Hon. Cecil T. Parker, Mr. -John M. Frost, Col. Evans-Lloyd, and Major Guy Feilden. UNLABELLED MARGARINE.—Thos. Wat- kins, grocer, Eil^sinere Port, was summoned for selling margarine by retail in a wrapper not labelled accoiding to law. Mr. W. J. tiallard, inspector under the Foods and Drugs Act. do- posed to seuding a woman to defendant's shop on the 3rd ult.. to purchase a. pound of butter a.nd a pound ot 8d. margarine. She was served by de- fendant's assistant (Evan Jones), who subsc- quently told witness it was not his fault that the margarine was not laboliecl, because lie had no maigarine papers in the shop.—Defendant pleaded that tho assistant in charge of the shop usually had a supply of printed papc-rsti'or margarine, but his supply hAd run out at the time, and he had oidered a fresh supply.—Inspector Hailard in- formed tho Bench lhat defendant was tilled for a similar otlcnce. at Runcorn three years ago.—A fine ot 20s. and costs was imposed. DISHONEST RAILWAY PASSENGERS.- Herbert Lane and Edgar Pierce, two young men described as jockeys in the employment of Mr. Cowap, trainer, Chester. we!e, summoned for travelling on tho L. and N.-W. Railway from Newton-io-Willows to Chester without having pi-e- viously paid thoir t'aie and with intent to defraud on the 25th February. Pierce pleaded guilty, and Lana did not. appear.—Mr. J. Fenna. appearing on behalf of tho railway company, explained that on the day before the alleged offence the defend- ants were at Newton le-W iflows in chargc of three horses which were being convoyed to Air. Cowap, .t: .l_J IT ,i.! n. Vi ,"UI,I;J.IlU J-iouse, onester. Two tickets were issued to the men, and thov travelled in the horse box with the horses. Oil the following day they were a,gatn seen at Newton-le-Willows St.a- tion, travelling by the same twain in charge of iioises, and when their tickets were collected at Chester they were found to bear the date of the previous day..Defendants had since been seen, anc admitted the offence.—Defendants were each fined 10s. and costs. CHARGE AGAINST A MOTORIST.—'Waller tte. cliiziffeiir, 60a Niton-street. Fulhaui i Palaoe-road, Loudon, was summoned for driving a motor-car oil Tarvin-road at a. speed exceeding twenty miles an hour, on 27th March —Mr. K Bra-sey, who appeared for defendant, pleaded not guiity.—P.S. Jackson deposed to timing the. car | diiven by defendant- with a stop-watch over a measured quaiter mile of the road at Tarvin Bridge. He found the ear to be travelling at- a speed of 25 miles an hour. Witness signalled to P.C. Roberts lo stop the car, and defendant pulled lip. Three ladies were riding in the ear with defendant When told of the speed at which he was travelling. i:o said the car could not go mono than twenty miles an hour.—P.O. Roberts haying given corroborative evidence, Mr. Brassey objected to tlte summons on the ground that tho requisite twenty-one iiotlcc, of the prosecution had not been given either to the defendant or the owner of tho car (a gentleman: re-siding at Cud- dington).—Alter some deliberation, the Bench dis- missed the case, not upon tho merits, but simply to enablo the police to give the proper notice and renew the proceedings.

THE REVIVALIST. I 1. SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. I „Ur. Evan Roberts was entertained at the Liver- pool Town Hall, by the Lord Mayor, on Friday afternoon, with Dr. John Watson and prominent local Welshmen, jay and clerical. Mr. Roberts lot'r,ia)ly mtr?h.c? by (he Rev. John ?\\ dh,. ains ]u dIe w.mtMy Lord Mavor Allow me me honour of introducing to you Mr Evan Roberts, a servant of Jesus Christ. lhe evangelist said he accepted the honour of the reception at the Towu Hall not for himself but in tho hopo that it would help the cause of religion. He afterward* proceeded to a large building, capable of holding 6.000 persons, the meeting being largely attended by children. During the proceedings Mr. Evan Roberts, speaking in terms of extraordinary excitement said there were English friends trying to hypno. tise him. He invited them to leave the building or ask G-od to forgive them. exclaiming in Welsh, Mocking God, lie will be swept like chaff before the wind. NA-e have come here not to plav, but to worship God." Addressing the audience with much solemnity, tin; revivalist exclaimed in VVelsh, Ask (d to strike him. or else forgive him—ask at. once!" The vast audience, a* with one voice, shouted in Welsh Foro-iV, OJ. n^,i EXCITING AUVENTURE AND .is reposed that Mr. Evan Robots the WeVn m;sstoncr, had an exciting adventure on Friday ?ud ann-row escape fiom ?rioxs iiijill ;f?ai, death. Tiie nii-siouer. in t-he company of'the Rev. '?? ??''t"?-' ?P?-?t ? portion of itm??n- at ?.,?stKir?y at the. hou>eof D!. Ma?! i. TiM-vmc Mr. Lewis Jones, who i" in charge of the tc)c?t'anh station on Hiibro Isiünd. and ?tr. Ro)??& ex- pressing a desire to visit the island it was a.t once arranged to take him there. The tide was down. and t.k doctor drove him to the island hi his trap, Mr. Jones and tho Rev. John Williams loilowing ui another vehicle. In returning it was (keidod that Mr. Roi>eits should drive with Mr Jones. Ac ««.>„ u. i 1. • • 1 I "■-> • -wi- joiuen nini iri tl -i-e t. rap the- horse reared and bolted. Sixty yards away were tho precipitous cliffs and eortain de- struction if Ux- animal was not stopped. It was a clitical moment, but Mr. Jones, never losinur his nerve, induced tlw. animal to swerve, This saved it from tho cliffs, but brought it into violent col- lision with a coal cart. Tho trap was splintered to pieces, a.nd its oecummts flung with great force "? ?ound. Dr. :?fM and the R?v. John ?\\ -d.hams hurr:? to th<- spot. ?r. Jones had es- cap<;dw)ih li, II)alclllg. but. the revivalist was nearly unconscious his foot. over which tL? cart wh.œl had pas^'d. being so badlv SWOIlNl that his boot. had to lie cut off. No hones weie bioken, but in view of tho shock he had sustained his medical friend advised him to abandon his en- gagement; but. this ho resolutely refused to do. PROPOSED NORTH WALES I'ni r? From time to tin- deputations ropiescnt.unr j various parts of North Wales have interviewed Mr. Evan Roberts with the view of engaging him for meetings at those places, but there appeals to be much uncertainty about the precise nature of the replies read from th., missioncr. There is now. however, very little doubt that a tour in Nortli Wales has been piovisionatly arranged. From Liverpool Mr. Roberts will probably go to Rhos. and thence to Carnarvon. Hoivhead and other (The above appeared 1"1 our last Saturday Eveniny Edition.)

BARRISTERS AND BRIEFS. POSITION OF WELSH MEMBERS. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary party, received a. deputation oil Saturday at his residence, Cardiff. from the South Wales and Monmouthshire Temperance Associa- tion. Sir Alfred was asked to urge those Welsh members who are barristers not- to accept briefs: !l) For the application of new licences, (2) for the renewal of expiring licences, (3) not to defend licensees, (4) and not to attempt at Quarter Ses- sions to quash the deoisions of local justices- Stress was laid upon the idea that it would be well for the barristers to yield now. and to do so gracefully, in order to avoid complications at the General Elcetion. for it was well known that. the conscience of tho Welshecdors had been deeply stirred by the revival, and Wales felt strongly that the men they had placed in Parliament should not at Brewster Sessions fight m defence of the drink traffic. I Sir Alfred Thomas, in reply, agreed that the revival had pushed ties question to the front. and temperance reform seemed to be one of the car- dinai doctrines of tho Welsh revival The pra-c- tices complained of wero not so common now as they used to be. This proved that the agiratioJi had borne fruit. Many of the Welsh barristers who were members, of Parliament were. total ab- stainers, like himself, and all had the cause of temperance at heart. Ho held a very high opinioll of those members and he had reason to believe that when the matter was quietly discussed, and the true state of public opinion was. fully realised. they would give the matter favourable eonsideia- tiom.

WHAT "THE WORLD" SAYS — It in not at all improbable that there will be an "accidental" meeting in the near future between the Hohenzollcrn and the Victoria and Albert somewhere in the Mediterranean. Despite the > political tension between Great Britain and Germany, the personal relations of King Edward and the Emperor Wiiiiam leave nothing to be | desired. If a meeting docs take place, it may be regarded as certain that the British monarch will employ the opportunity, which would offer, of telling his Imperial nephew exactly what he thinks of the Tangier escapade. Viewed as a mere question of etiquette, the much-vaunted correctness of the German move will not for ope, moment hold water. For if, as the Germans tóay, tho French minister in Fez actually informed the .Sultan of Morocco that lie was the mandatory of Europe*, then obviously the correct thing for Gorman diplomacy to have done would be to make inquiries on tho matter in Paris. M- Dolcasso could then have set things right in » second, and the German Emperor would have justified his boast that it is his noblest desire to act and be regarded on all occasions as an honour- able and reliable neighbour. The King will not return to London from the Continent until quite the end of the month, and possibiv his Majesty may not arrive in England until Monday, May 1st. It is expected that the Queen will arrive in London at the end of the first week in May. The King is to hohlthree more Levees in the Throne Room of St. Jamess Palace during this season, the first of which will probably be fixed for Monday. May 8th. There are also to be two or three more Courts held by the King and Queen. in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace. The third Court will very likely take place on Friday, May 12th. Mr. W. Tyrwhitt Drake, of Shardeloes, near Amersham, has accepted the mastership of the Old Berkeley Foxhounds. Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake belongs to a well-known hunting family. The late Mr. T. Tyrwhitt Drake, of Shardeloes, was for many years a member of the Jockey Club, and was for several seasons master of the Bicester oountry.

DISASTER IN MADRID. .u_- COLLAPSE OF A RESERVOIR. 400 KILLED AND INJURED. A large reservoir in course cf construction in Madrid suddenly collapsed on Saturday morning, with the result that about 400 persons were killed and injured. The structures which have fallen in form a huge quadrilateral 300 metres by 150 metres, and the whole collapsed simultaneously, ow-ing, it is believed, to the weakness of the pillars supporting the arches. The greater part, of the ruins are under water. Reuter says tho King was at Carabanc-hel (a. village three miles south cf the capirai) witnessing firing practice when the news of the disaster reached him. He arrived on the scone of the catastrophe at midday, and was enthusiastically oLeored by the crowd. He appeared to be dteepiy moved, and insisted upon personally superintend- ing the rescue operations. A band of weeping women surrounded him. Relief of all kinds was sent from the Palace and from cthsr quarters. About a hundred bodies had been taken from the ruins by the aftemoon. Nearly all the case-* of injury are serious, and their number is steadily growing. A workman who was injured states that, the accident happened so suddenly that he was unable to give any explanation of its cause. Ho was rendered unconscious in a moment. The man addis, however, that the workmen were ex- pecting some disaster, as a fortnight ago three arches collapsed and the four others were badly cracked. The disaster has caused intense excitement a.mong the working-classes. Processions of women carrying black flags arc marching through the district where the accident happened1, and ai huge crowd has marched to the centre of the town and forced shopkeepers to close their estab- lishments as a stgn of mourning. The markets are all "hut up, and business is entirely at a. standstill. Serious disorders are expected1 when tho victims are bur:.?d if th9 authorities attempt to prevent funeral processions pas.?ng through the centre of the city. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. rrL ,0 j 1 11 xne news ot tne collapse ot the reservoir— which was being constructed to supply the waters of the Isabella II. Canal—began to be known about- nine o'clock in the morning. The Minister of War was immediately informed of the disaster and hastened to the spot-, followed' soon after- wards by the Governor of Madrid, the Mayor, and other authorities. By ten o'clock the high ground which surrounds the scJene was covered by a. large crowd of workmen and women, who insulted and hooted everyone who proceeded to the sp=t except those who carried tool,, for clearing- away too debris or rescuing the victims. The works which collapsed formed one of the vaults of the third Isabella II. reservoir. This reservoir hëd: a n ariea of twenty thousandl square metres and a cubic capacity of twenty thousand metres. Since Thursday experiments had been carried on to test the resisting power of !the works by means of a layer of earth eighty centimetres in thickness. The weight, of this caused a subsiderc^ of the soil underneath, and this caused th(, fall of the edifice. The vault was built of cement, with iron ?'?-? as W(W also the supporting columns. The 6rs fall caused at th? pillar to bend and fltietched the ironwork, and tho. 1,111t wo* o general and uniform collapse. It appears that underneath the foundations of the1 reservoir were water-pipes used fcr the supply of the Palace a¡:d of old Madrid, and these were the cause of the subs-idence. and not the surface of the ground, which, when tests were made, sank only eleven, millimetres, or about two-fifths of an inch. The newspapers have published supplements, in which they assert that, the catastrophe was foreseen not only by the workmen but also by the eno-irieiers. It is recalled that the bad condition of the toil on which the reservoir waa constructed caus,-d! keen opposition and numerous criticisms at the time when the scheme was first discussed. Work- men who have been questioned said they we:t compelled to build with materials so d" efective that the disaster was bound1 to happen These explanations of the causes of tl),, accident must not bè considered final. In order to pronounoe dcfinitdv on the subject it will be necessary to awa.it the result of the inquiry which is about to be opened. The commission of inqnirv will composed half of civilians and half of military oHrrers. and wdl be presided over bv General

I EFFECTS OF POISON. I OVERCOME BY A SCIENTIFIC FOOD. Every nerve muscle, bone, in fact every part of the entire body ?''P??' for health "? tne food we eat. lie.-Iltliv iiid vigorous if we give th»m the nourishment they rcquiie. but if cur diet, con- .st,; of gr starchy, undercooked foods we am Olly "filling" not rûbuildillg. A man living in York writes: ••Aboun ten years ago I was stricken with n .m-dclt ot lead poisoning, bein<i a compositor bv track. nod the attack was so bad that it nearly b'cm-ht me to death's door. However, through the great medical skill of my doctor, I survived, but nevertheless, cv.-inn- to the «trong med;cincs which I had ro take inv stomach was left in a dreadful state. Mv su.f_ rcrm.rs for the last. five or six years have been something fearful, and the doctor eventually s.vd that jo could do no more for me and said my cuance was to live on peptonized milk, etc as my stomach was d:stended and would not take ;(ii food. However, though suffering acutely noHtfv day of my life. I have mattacred to ke^p tody and soul together. But. a. meat chamrc Mrf-, now come over me. and your wonderful Grape- Auts has beeu thf cause- of it.. About, thiee months ago I read your article in one of our papers jvhich st lonely advsed sufFereis from my complaint to trv your Grape-Nuts. Happih I took the bint, and since I started with your splen- did iood I have been quito another I ptc v.ously could scarcely do work of anv kind. end! could scarcely walk half a-mile, but now I can do eight or ten miles walking at. a stretch, and can wak for hours together without suffering in the- least, mid all those tor ri bio pa MIS' after eating, especially after having any solid food, have de- parted f;»d I am happy to say I can enjo-v a good dinner every day. and I take Graoe-Nuts for breakfast and supper, and I am particularly fond of th..ir oleasa.nt nnitv flavour." Name sriveu by Grape-Nuts Co.. 66. Shoe-lane, London. E.C.