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AUCTION DIARY. was by mEssRs. cHuRTON. ELPHICK. ROBERTS & RICHARDSON Mar. 13-At Builders' Workshops, Boughton- Fixed Machinery, Wooden Offices, Ac. Mar. 12 & 13-At the Auction Mart, Foregate- street-Household Furniture and Effects By MESSRS. GUN N Art* KOBfeJUTb. Feb. 25-At Hawarden—Builders Stock, House- hold Furniture, &c. Feb. 26-At the Chester Smithfield-Fat and Store Ce Feb. ?- At the Smithfield, Hooton Store Cattle Feb. ?7-?.t Tattenhall-road Auction Mart-Fat Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, and Calves Feb. 28-At the smithfield, Chester-Bent Steel Safes Feb. 28-At the Smithfield, Chester Horses, Carriages, &c. Hotel, Queen s Mar. 6-At the Hawarden Castle Hotel, Queen's Ferry-Building Land, at Flintshire. i Mar. 8-At the Middle Beachin, Coddington- Farming Stock, Ac. Mar. 16—At the Blossoms Hotel-Dwelling-Houses !} and Land in and near Chester I Sar. 21—At the Chester Smithfield-Bull Show I and Ea.le By MESSRS. PIC?ERING & NIGHTINGALE. Feb. is-Àt the Mart, Flint-Cattle Feb. 26-At Ermine Cattle Mart-Stock Feb. 27-At Duddon-Farming Stock and Effects Mar. 2-At the Blossoms Hotel, Chester-Freehold Properties at Guilden Sutton By MR. J. P. CARTER. Feb. 27—At Hooton Smithfield-Stock By MESSRS. COKKHILL & JOB. Mar. 4, &c.-At The Lydiate," Willaston-High- class Furniture, Farm Stock, Carriages, &e. By MESSRS. FRANK LLOYD & SONS. Mar. 2-At the Grosvenor Hotel, Chester-Free- hold Residence and Building Sites at Burton Mar. 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22-At Wrexham-Light Horses, Show Cobs and Ponies, &c. By MESSRS. H. MANLEY & SONS, LTD. Mar. 14-At the New Cattle Market, Crewe-Show and Sale of Bulls SALES BY AUCTION. To Engineers, Builders and others. Sale of valuable FIXED MACHINERY, including 6 horse power Horizontal Steam Engine, Vertical Boiler, Circular Saw Bench, and Rise and Fall General Joiner, all by Lanceley, Chester: Over- head Planing and Thickening Machine, by Robinson, Rochdale; Iron Shafting, Wooden Offices, Electric Light Fittings, &c., in the Builders' Workshops (late in the occupation of Messrs. G. Forester and Sons, Contractors), situate in the main street, BOUGHTON, CHESTER. MESSRS. CHURTON, ELPHICK & CO. J3jL will SELL BY AUCTION, on WEDNESDAY, 13th March, 1901, at 2 p m. punctually, the above- mentioned valuable MACHINERY, &c. Catalogues may be had from the AUCTIONEERS. AUCTION MART, FOREGATE-STREET, CHESTER. MESSRS. CHURTON, ELPHICK & CO. will hold a Sale of HOUSEHOLD FURNI- TURE and EFFECTS on March 12th and 13th, 1901. Early entries invited. PICKERING & NIGHTINGALE will SELL _f BY AUCTION at the MART, FLINT, on MONDAY NEXT, February 25th, 1901, 400 head of Fat and Store STOCK. PICKERING & NIGHTINGALE will SELL BY AUCTION at the ERMINE SALE, CHESTER, on TUESDAY NEXT, 700 Head of STOCK Turnip Pulper, Cultivator, double row Turnip Drill On WEDNESDAY NEXT, February 27th, 1901. PICKERING & NIGHTINGALE have received JL instructions from Mr. Thos. Rowlands, Duddon, near Chester, to SELL BY AUCTION the whole of his Live and Dead FARMING STOCK and Effects. Sale at One o'clock. Full particulars in catalogues. GUILDEN SUTTON. NEAR CHESTER. Sale of Valuable Freehold Properties. MESSRS. PICKERING & NIGHTINGALE .UJL have received instructions to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Blossoms Hotel, Chester, on SATURDAY, 2nd of March, 1901, at 3 o'clock p.m. prompt, subject to conditions to be then and there produced, and in the following or such other lots as may be decided on at the time of sale, the follow- ing valuable Freehold PROPERTIES, namely :— LOT I.-All that MESSUAGE or COTTAGE situate at Guilden Sutton, in the County of Chester, together with the Croft and Garden thereunto belonging, containing in the whole 1 acre and 2 roods or thereabouts. The premises are at present in the occupation of Mr. Joseph Griffiths. LOT 2.—All that MESSUAGE or COTTAGE also situate at Guilden Sutton, and adjoining Lot 1, together with the Croft and Garden thereto belonging, containing in the whole 1 acre or there- abouts. The premises are at present in the occu- pation of Mr. William Jenkins. For further particulars apply to the AUCTION- EERS, St. Werburgh-street, Chester; or to E. BRASSEY, 9, St. John-street, Chester. TUESDAY NEXT, Feb. 26th, 1901. CITY AUCTION ROOMS. MESSRS. ASTON & SON will SELL BY J?DL AUCTION, at the above rooms, a large collection of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. (removed for convenience of Sale), consisting of walnut dressing chest and stand with bevelled plate and marble slab, brass Parisian bedsteads, brass and iron bedsteads, flock beds, wool and straw mattresses, feather bed, commode, gent's wardrobe, dress basket, mahogany dressing glass, mahogany dining table, with extra leaf, suite in saddlebags, suite in leather, large bookcase, chests of drawers, kitchen and bedroom chairs, sofa and couch in leather, gent's bicycle (Humber), double mail cart, mangle, scullery tables, fenders, coal vases, remnants of linoleum, carpet square, orna- ments, cutlery, hanging lamps, eight-day clock, hearthrugs, easy chairs, &c., together with the usual kitchen and scullery Effects. Sale to commence 1.30 p.m. Auctioneers' Office, 14, Watergate-street. Telephone No. 59. WILLASTON. By order of the Executors of the late Duncan Graham, Esq., J.P. The remaining portion of the High-class House- hold Furniture, Cottage Pianoforte, Billiard Table, Farm Stock, Carriages, Greenhouse, Bedding-cut Plants, &c. ¡"/I ESSRS. CORKHILL & JOB will SELL BY '.1 AUCTION, at Eleven a.m., on MONDAY, 4th March, and following days, at Eleven a.m. each day, at "The Lydiate," Willaston, Cheshire, the remaining portion of the High-class HOUSE- HOLD FURNITURE, brown oak library appoint- ments, cottage pianoforte, handsome Burr walnut and silver birch bedroom suites, very superior curled hair mattresses, bedsteads, mirrors, three fitted dressing bags, laundry utensils, dairy fittings, and a large assortment of general household requisites; valuable full-size billiard table, with accessories, settees, &c., &c., by Ashcroft" oil paintings and water colours; capital circular- fronted brougham, by Main, Birkenhead four- wheel dog cart, by Lawton stiff cart, pony cart, market cart, two carriage horses, silver and brass-mounted single and double harness, riding saddles, horse clothing 84 sheep, 3 prime cows, 2 fine bacon pigs land roller, self-acting horse rake, water tank cart, Ransome & Sim's 24-in. lawn mower, a quantity of hay and straw, cake crushing machine, iron garden roller, and general implements; a large number of healthy greenhouse and bedding-out plants, including orchids, palms, lilies, ferns, &c. On view the mornings of sale, when catalogues may be had at The Lydiate," or previously from the AUCTIONEERS, 86 and 86A, Grange-road, Birkenhead. Telephone 111 Birkenhead. Saturday, 2nd March, at Three o'clock. Important Sale of a Highly Desirable and Valuable COUNTRY RESIDENCE and two eligible BUILDING SITES, at BURTON, about ten minutes' walk from Rossett Station, G.W.R. RANK LLOYD & SONS have been instructed by Thomas Lightfoot, Esq., who has decided to dispose of his residence, to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Grosvenor Hotel, Chester, on SATURDAY, 2nd March, 1901, at Three o'clock prompt— LOT I.-All that Desirable Freehold COUNTRY RESIDENCE, known as "BuRTON COTTAGE," situate at Burton, about ten minutes' walk from Rossett Station, on the main road to Hope and Mold, and about six miles from Chester and Wrexham, together with the convenient out- buildings, large well stocked garden, and pasture field, containing altogether 3 acres 3 roods 0 perches or thereabouts, now occupied by the owner. LOT 2.—A most Desirable and Eligible Freehold BUILDING SITE, on the opposite side of the road to Lot 1, containing 6 acres or thereabouts. LOT 3.-A most Desirable and Eligible Freehold BUILDING SITE, adjoining Lot 2, containing 5 acres or thereabouts. This Property is well worth the consideration of investors, as it is in thoroughly good order, and commands lovely views of the Welsh hills and Wirral peninsula. It is intended to offer the three lots together, and if not disposed of to sell them as lotted. T A A MWAHNW AIFNAHA NOAF AjOT —ex. vcrjr Ithell's Bridge, in the township of Allington, con- taining 21 acres or thereabouts. Plans and particulars from the AUCTIONEERS, Parrs Bank Chambers, Wrexham; or MESSRS. BOYDELL & TAYLOR, Solicitors, 2, Pepper-street, Cheater. 1,000 HORSES. £ 80 PRIZES. TJCT" iRANK LLOYD & SONS' GREAT NORTH ? WALES HORSE SALES at WREXHAM. March 13th. 14th A 15th, Light Horses. Great tWo 6f Show Cobs and PONIES. Maroh 20, 21 A 22, HEAVY HORSES, Stallions, Shirea?nd YOUNG HORSES. Prize Lists and Entry Forms ready. Entries c lose Macch 2nd. — THE CHESHIRE BULL SALE SOCIETY. PRIZES. 990 PRIZES. HENRY MANLEY & SONS, LIMITED, t Auctioneers. The GREAT ANNUAL SHOW and SALE will be held in the CREWE NEW CATTLE MARKET, on THURSDAY, March 14th. 250 Shorthorn Bulls offered at the sale last year. Prize lists and entry forms from the AUCTION- EERS, Crewe. jjjntries close TUESDAY, March 5th, SALES BY AUCTION. On MONDAY NEXT, February 25th, 1901. Under Deed of Assignment re Arthur Davies, Builder, Hawarden. By order of the Trustee, Mr. H. J. Price, Chattered Accountant, 26, Newgate-street, Chester. Sale of the whole of the Builders' Materials, Stock and Plant, Gas Engine, Machinery, Household Furniture and Effects, at HAWARDEN, close to Hawarden Station. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS are in- structed to SELL BY AUCTION the whole of the BUILDER'S STOCK and PLANT, includ- ing 3 h.p. gas engine, by Crossley, Manchester, in first-class working order; length of wrought iron shafting, two circular saw benches, morticing machine, planing machine, four single joiners' benches, 3,000 feet T. and G. floor boards, 2,200 feet skirting boards, 1,100 feet slating battens, a large quantity of planks, boards, slates, bricks, tiles, pine, deal, assorted bricks, tiles, registers, ironwork, Ao., shed, handcart, and miscellaneous effects; and the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and other J$FF £ CTS. Sale to commonae with the stock and plant at Eleven o'clock, and the furniture at half-past Two prompt. For further particulars apply to Mjf. ff. T PRICE, 26, N ewgate,street, or the 4VÇT¡QIS¡¡tl"i gros- venor Buildings, Chester. On TUESDAY NEXT, at Eleven o'clock, at the SMITHFIELD, CHESTER. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS will hold i their usual WEEKLY SALE of FAT and STORE CATTLE, Sheep, Pigs and tiALVk;b. Entries are respectfully solicited. On WEDNESDAY NEXT, at One o'clock. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS will hold their usual WEEKLY SALE of FAT and STORE CATTLE, Sheep, Pigs and CALVES at HOOTON SMITHFIELD, entries for which are respectfully solicited. On WEDNESDAY NEXT, Feb. 27th, at TATTEN- HALL ROAD AUCTION MART. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS will hold a SALE of Fat and Store CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, and CALVES. Entries respectfully solicited. Sale to commence at One o'clock prompt. On Thursday Next. SAMUEL WITHERS & CO. (successor to the Original Firm of George Withers and Sons), established 1843 at Park Works, West Bromwich, have instructed MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS to SELL ?L BY AUCTION, at the SMITHFIELD, CHESTER, on THURSDAY, 28th of February, 1901, at 12 noon prompt, GOLD MEDAL BENT STEEL SAFES from 20in. to 3ft. high, with single and double doors, andfitted with patent unpickable lever locks, with duplicate keys, cash drawers, loose shelves, all the latest improvements, etc. Makers to Her Majesty's Board of Works, the Central Post Office Savings' Bank, London Bank of Scotland, Motherwell; Munster Bank of Ireland, Lloyd's Banking Company, Manx Bank, Isle of Man; his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, Bass and Co., Burton, and Branches and most of the leading Railway Companies of the United Kingdom, etc., etc. Over 60 of these Safes supplied Her Majesty's Post Offices since 1896, and to over 300 Parish Councils. Catalogues now ready, and may be obtained from the AUCTIONEERS, with testimonials and further references. On THURSDAY NEXT, Feb. 28th, 1901. CHESTER HORSE FAIR. At THE SMITHFIELD, CHESTER. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS will hold -m- their usual MONTHLY SALE of Horses, Carriages, Traps, and Harness, entries for which are respectfully solicited. Sale at One o'clock with Horses. FLINTSHIRE. Sale of Valuable Freehold Building Land situate at Queen's Ferry, Hawarden and Ewloe Town. MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS will SELL .Ni BY AUCTION, at the Hawarden Castle Hotel, Queen's Ferry, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, 1901, at 3.30 o'clock p.m. punctually, the above Valuable Freehold PROPERTY in the following or such other Lots as may be decided upon at the time of sale and subject to conditions to be then produced- LOTS 1 to 23 inclusive.—Valuable Freehold BUILDING LAND situate at Queen's Ferry, ad- joining and on the North-easterly side of the main road from Chester to Connah's Quay, and divided into 23 very desirable plots. LOTS 24 to 52 inclusive.—A very Valuable Piece of BUILDING LAND, situate close to Hawarden Village, fronting the Main Road to Northop, occupied by Mr. Thomas Bailey, containing 2a. lr. 21p. and divided into 29 desirable plots. Lois 53 to 58 inclusive.—Six most desirable BUILDING PLOTS of a quarter of an acre each, situate at Ewloe Town, near the Stag's Head Inn, with good frontage to the Road to Northop. Particulars with plans and any further informa- tion may be obtained on application from HENRY S. WHALLEY, F.S.I., Surveyor, and the AUC- TIONEERS, Chester; or from WALKER, SMITH & WAY, Solicitors, Chester. On FRIDAY, March 8th, 1901. IMPORTANT Sale at the MIDDLE BEACHIN, JL CODDINGTON, by order of Mr. Jas. Sand- bach (who is giving up farming). CUNNAH & ROBERTS, Auctioneers. In and near the City of Chester. Valuable Freehold Messuages, Dwelling-Houses, Cottages and Land, also a Share of a Rent of E500 payable to the Owners or Proprietors of the Old Chester Waterworks. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MESSRS. CUNNAH & ROBERTS, at the jwt Blossoms Hotel, Chester, on SATURDAY, the 16th day of March, 1901, at Three o'olock punctually, in the following or such other lots as may be determined upon at the time of sale, and subject to conditions, the following Valuable PROPERTIES, viz. LOT 1. The Four Valuable Freehold MESSUAGES, situate and being Nos. 11, 13, 15 and 17, Crane- street, in the City of Chester, now in the respective occupations of Mrs. James, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Moreton, and the Representative of the late R. Beck. No. 11 contains lobby, sitting-room, three bed- rooms, cellar, kitchen, back kitchen, yard and w.c., and is now let at JE16 per annum. No. 13 contains lobby, sitting-room, three bed- rooms, kitchen, back kitchen, washhouse, cellar, small yard and w.c., and is now let at X17 per annum. No. 15 contains lobby, two sitting-rooms, kitchen, back kitchen, three bedrooms and w.c., cellar and yard, and is now let at X19 per annum. No. 17 contains entrance hall, three sitting- rooms, three bedrooms, w.c., kitchen, back kitchen, cellar, washhouse and yard. This lot is subject to a ground rent of JE5 9s. per annum. LOT 2. The Freehold MESSUAGE or DWELLING- HOUSE, situate and being No. 2, Paradise Row, in the City of Chester, containing entrance hall, three entertaining-rooms, four bedrooms and box-room, w.c., cellar, yard and garden, with side entrance, now in the occupation of Mrs. Roberts, at a rentai of XW per annum. LOT 3. The Freehold MESSUAGE, No. 3, Paradise Row, adjoining Lot 2, containing entrance hall, two sitting rooms, dressing room, three bedrooms, kitchen, back kitchen, washhouse, cellar, yard and w.c., now in the occupation of Mr. James Johnson, at an annual rent of £ 20. LOT 4. The Freehold MESSUAGE, No. 10, Paradise Row, containing lobby, sitting-room, five bedrooms, kitchen, back kitchen, cellar, yard, and w.c., now in the occupation of Mr. James Howard, at a rental ofE19 per annum. LOT 5. LOT 5. The Freehold MESSUAGE, No. 11, Paradise Row, adjoining Lot 4, containing lobby, three sitting-rooms, five bedrooms, kitchen, back kitchen, double cellar, yard, and w.c., now let to Mr. Henry Jones at X20 per annum. LOT 6. The Four Freehold COTTAGES, situate and being Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7, Bunce-street, in the City of Chester, now let to Messrs. Davies, Newbrook, Barlow and Davies, at an annual rental of £ 54 12s. Each house contains lobby, parlour, kitchen, two bedrooms, and garden at back. LOT 7. Two Freehold Pieces of LAND, situate in Bachelors' Lane, Boughton, near Chester, contain- ing together 5a. Or. 20p. or thereabouts, and let to Mr. James Hewson at an annual rent of £ 12. NOTE.—A plan of this lot will be produced at the sale, and may be seen before the sale at the offices of the vendors' solicitors. LOT 8. Three-Eighths of one Eighth of the fixed YEARLY RENT or sum of JE500 payable in per- petuity by the Chester Waterworks Company to the Owners or Proprietors of the Old Chester Waterworks created by an Indenture dated the 14th August, 1827, and referred to in the Chester Waterworks Act, 1857 (a copy of which Act may be seen at the offices of the vendors' solicitors). For further particulars apply to the AUCTION- EERS, Grosvenor Buildings, Chester; or to MESSRS. BROWN & DOBIE, Solicitors, Northgate-street, Chester. r THE CHESTER ANNUAL BULL SHOW I T -Hh.d SALE will be held on THURSDAY, March 21st. Entry Forms and Prize Lists from the Auc. TIONEERS, Grosvenor Buildings, Chester. On WEDNESDAY NEXT, at One o'clock. MR. J. P. CARTER'S HOOTON STOCK -w- SALE. Offices: 2, Newgate-street, Chester. AST ON & SON, ■S CITY AUCTION ROOMS, 14, WATERGATE STREET, CHESTER. These Rooms are always open to receive FURNITURE and other GOODS for SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. Terms moderate. Prompt settlement. Salea conducted in town or country. S. ASTON & SON, Auctioneers, &c., Regent-street, Wrexham; Watergate-street, Chester. SALE FIXTURE. Tues., Feb. 26. Furniture, &c.. Entries invited LOST. I I LOST, a little WHITE BITCH tail curled on § J back, and answers to the name of Quinie." —Apply ED. WHITEHOUSE, Saltney. 9003 FOUND. FOUND, on Friday last, IRISH TERRIER. J[' If not claimed in seven days will be sold to defray expenses. Apply at 75, Walter-street, Newtown, Chester. 8969 PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS M OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES :— HOUSES TO BE LET APARTMENTSWANTED, HOUSES WANTED, APARTMENTS TO BE LET, SITUATIONS WANTED, MISCELLANEOUS WANTS, SITUATIONS VACANT, LOST OR FOUND, ARTICLES TO BE SOLD, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. are now inserted in The Cheshire Observer at the following rates Not Exceeding Twenty W ords- ONE INSERTION 1/- Two INSERTIONS 1/6 TPRES INSERTIONS « 2/- Not Exceeding Thirty-Five Words- ONE INSERTION 1/6 Two INSERTIONS 2/6 THREE INSERTIONS 3/- -1 WANTED. WANTED, a GIRL for housework; to sleep out.-Apply"Ashbourne," Victoria-road. BOY REQUIRED to drive Milk-cart.-Apply Bto FARM MANAGER, Blacon Point, Chester. P ROVISIONS.-WANTED, a JUNIOR HAND, Jt. also a PORTER.—Apply to THOMPSON, SON & CLEMENCE, 10, Northgate-street. 9002 WANTED, MAID for general work, steady W and quiet.—Apply the MATRON, Nursing Institute, Abbey-road, Llandudno. 8916 WANTED, a BOY, about 14, to live in and make himself generally useful; from the country preferred.-FITCH, Upton Park, Chester. WANTED, a STABLEMAN must be able to W drive a pair of horses. Also an Omnibus Driver.—Apply TRAMWAYS COMPANY, Chester. WANTED, smart LAD as Under-helper in W gentleman's stable. Permanency to good worker.—Apply STUD GROOM, Newbold, Chester. HOUSE WANTED, in district Liverpool-road. t t —Say rent and apply, by letter, to D 79, Observer Office. 8990 WANTED. an OFFICE BOY.-Apply to the W CHESTER ENGINEERING AND CASEMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., George-st., Chester. A Vacancy for large FAMILY WASH. including ?L Children's (no Servants'), at HOUSE OF MERCY, Lache-lane, Chester. 8970 HOUSE WANTED in Chester to rent ( £ 25to £30). with option of purchase.—Full par- ticulars to X 25, Observer Office. 8982 OFFICE BOY WANTED.-Apply, by letter only, to Mr. THOMAS, 13, Coal Exchange, Chester. 8979 SMART OFFICE BOY WANTED for Coal and Gravel Merchant's Office. One leaving school preferred. -Address K 61, Observer Office. WANT ED, Middle-aged PERSON. One fond TV of children. Good wages given.—Apply 29, Cuppin-street. 9010 WANTED, YOUTH to drive pony and make himself generally useful.—RICHARDSON, China Stores, Foregate-street. 9008 W ANTED, smart YOUTH, to take charge of TV pony, must be good driver.—Apply EDWIN LLOYD, 13, Bridge-street, Chester. 9007 WANTED, Furnished or Unfurnished, W HOUSE, not less five or six bedrooms. State terms, moderate, to Z 27, Observer Office. P ROVISION TRADE.-TiiompsoN, SON and JL CLKMKNCE have a VACANCY for an APPRENTICE.-10, Northgate-street, Chester. WANTED, by Young Lady SITUATION as W Assistant in fancy goods, or confectionery business.—Address K 48, Observer Office, Chester. WANTED, several good MACHINISTS, con- VV stant work, good wages.-Apply to the MANAGER, Nortbgate Factory, Delamere-street, Chester. 9018 GENERAL DISENGAGED, 19, clean and willing to do all work; also one 18, good references.—Apply Mrs. BOWDEN, 66, Bridge- street, Chester. 9022 WANTED, country ROOMS for Lady and TV child of three, near Chester. Very moderate terms. Address C., South Ridge, Helsby, Warrington. 8932 ??ENTS' HOSIERY & FANCY TRADE.— GWANTED, experienced ASSISTANT, also Youth as Improver.—F. M. THORP, Hosier. The Eastgate. 9013 EACONSFIELD STREET.—WANTED; Two respectable Young Men as LODGERS, to live in kitchen. Good bedroom.—Address E 63, Observer Office. 9005 YOUTH (aged 20) WANTS SITUATION in JL Stable or to look after pony and trap, and make himself useful.—Apply H.S., 99, Philip- street, Hoole, Chester. 9006 REQUIRED, SITUATION by experienced NURSE; English Church. First baby or otherwise. Four years' reference. Chester preferred.—J. BROWN'S Registry, Cuppin-street. WANTED, to Rent or Purchase, HOUSE W (eight roomed), with three or four acres of Land, in neighbourhood of Chester.—Address R., Post Office, Overton-on-Dee. 8971 W ANTED, a steady MAN as HORSEMAN; W wife to milk. Good cottage and garden.— J. H. WILLIS, Byatt's House Farm, Guilden Sutton, Chester. 8987 APPRENTICE to the PRINTING TRADE, about 14 years of age. Must have had good education. Apply personally Observer Office, Chester. YOUNG PERSON, aged 27, REQUIRES JL SITUATION for March 13th, in Chester, as waitress, housemaid, or attendant.—Apply Mrs. LITTLER, Trinity Registry, Chester. 8960 LADY residing in Chester wishes to receive Boarders or Paying-Guests, every comfort, late dinner; terms 35s. a week.—Address B 38, Observer Office. BOY WANTED for office, neat writer; good Bopeni,ng for youth just leaving school.— Address in own handwriting, stating wages required to X 24, Observer Office. WANTED, SITUATION as Useful Help. W Thoroughly domesticated. Comfortable home principle object. In or near Chester.— Address K 46, Observer Office, Chester. 8906 DRESSMAKING, Children's Frocks, Altera- Dtions, and Plain Needlework. Moderate charges. Ladies waited on.—Address B 37, Observer Office. 8952 V ACANCY, for a well-educated YOUTH, as V Apprentice to Chemist and Photographic Dealer.—Apply GEORGE KEMP, 59, Bridge-street, Chester. 8949 w ANTED, a YOUTH, about 15, in a good W class Tailoring Trade (ladies' and gents') to learn the business throughout, cutting and all departments. No premium required.—Address E 62, Observer Office. NURSE.-W ANTED, a thoroughly experienced reliable Person for an infant 16 months old, —Reply, giving last reference, age, height, wages, length of reference, and all particulars, to Mrs. BENT, c/o Mr. Symes, Hardman-street, Liverpool. WANTED, a MAN who understands farm work, to look after horses, no ploughing; good milker liberal wages paid to suitable man; cottage and garden found.—Apply Mr. DODD, Churton Heath, Saighton, Chester. 8938 MAIL CARTS FOR THE MILLION.—We JJLl- are now showing a grand assortment of MAIL CARTS. Perambulators and Bassinettes for the forthcoming season. From 30 to 40 different patterns to select from at extremely low figures. An inspection cordially invited before you pur- chase elsewhere. Repairs of all kinds. Mail Carts and Bath Chairs for hire.—A. WENTWORTH, Cow-lane Bridge, Chester. MRS. RED'S Registry, Abbey Buildings, Jj?JL Chester. WANTED, Cooks, Generals, Waitresses; Hotel Servants, Waitresses, Cook for Liverpool (£35 to R40), Nurses. Children's Maids (must sew), Housemaids and Housemaid Waitresses for Chester (£16 to L20), Footmen, Vessel Cleaners and Housemaids, Under-servants, Kitchen and Scullerymaids, Cooks for North Wales (£25 to JE35), Farm Lads, Laundrymaids (SM to 925), Waitresses and Housemaids for Hydro, Generals for Rhyl, &c. MISCELLANEOUS. A Quantity of old RAILWAY SLEEPERS, in A- good condition, to be had cheap.—Apply ERNBST GRIFFITH, Coal, Coke & Lime Merchant, 3A, Coal Exchange, Chester. SPAR GRAVEL and CHIPPINGS for drives and garden walks. SLEEPERS and large TIMBERS for feneing.-ROBT. W. KILLON, Al, Coal Exchange, Chester. Telephone 70. 8977 AGNIFICENT CYCLE RIDING SCHOOL. Please note our School is Open all the year round for Pupils. Particulars and reasonable terms on application.—A. WTEUTWORTH, Central Cycle Works and Riding School, Cow-lane Bridge,- Cheater. nno BE SOLD, Ladies' Handsome Black Alpaca I and Cashmere DRESS LENGTHS, smart designs, 3/11 carriage paid. Velvet, Cashmeres, Poplins, Satins, Cords, Armures in the new color- ings, art and pastel shades. Black materials a speciality. Spring patterns post free. BRADFORD DRass WAREHOUSE, Shipley, Bradford. 8797 Established 1832. CART and LURRY TARPAULINS, LONG and LOIN CLOTHS or Horses, COAL and CORN SACKS, equal in price and quality to any in the kingdom. Ladders, Blocks, Pulleys, Rope of all sizes. Tents suitable for all purposes, Decorations if required. Prompt atten- tion to enquiries either for sale or hire of above.— Apply DAVIES & SONS, Crane-street, Yictoria- road, and 4, Coal Exchange, Chester. TO BE LET. HOUSES TO LET. T AMONT & SONI I J-J UPHOLSTERERS,  FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. LIST SENT ON APPLICATION. SHOW ROOMS: EASTGATE STREET. WAREHOUSE FOR STORING FOREST HOUSE (in separate rooms). WILLIAM E. BROWN, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, SURVEYOR, & VALUER, 39, PEPPER STREET, CHESTER. TO BE LET:— 82, Tarvin-road. Rent R26. 40, Bridge-street Row (West). 427. 7, Hamilton-street, Hoole. X28. 31, Chichester-street. JE25. Jubilee Terrace," Tarvin-road. E16. Several offices, 84, Northgate-street. Mara Villa, Dee Banks; two sitting and four bedrooms, garden and stable. 27, Garden-lane, House and Shop. Rent,219. Union Hall, Foregate-street, Booms for Storage and Workshops, &c. TO BE SOLD:— Valuable Building Land at Hoole, and Dwell- ing-houses in various parts of the city. JOHN ROGERS, ACCOUNTANT. HOUSE, ESTATE, A INSURANCE AGENT, 84, NORTHGATE-ST., CHESTER. TO BE LET: Rent. 11, Lorne-street, South three entertain- ing, six bedrooms, bath, &c. 8, Lumley-road (off Liverpool-road) xw Chichester-street (Furnished) House and Shop, Garden-lane £25 10, Lorne-street, South; two entertain- ing, four bedrooms, bath, &c. Recently decorated. Key at No. 12. 3, Pearl Villas, Pearl-lane, Tarvin-road.. 6/6pr. wk. Office, 84, Northgate-street (now Church of England Temperance Society) £ 12 Central Office. The Bars 4, Ash Grove, Wrexham-road; two enter- taining, five bedrooms, bath, stable, garden (to be Let or Sold; key at No. 6) 26, Middle Crane-street. Tarvin-road, Chester £18 Christleton-road, Chester £20 COMFORTABLE LODGINGS for two respect- able Men. Bicycle accommodation.—Apply 7, Water Tower-street, Chester. 9004 TO LET, from 25th March next, No. 8, Holly JL Bank, Queen's Park.—Apply HENRY S. WHALLEY, F.S.I., 3, Hunter-street. TO LET, HOUSE, Queen's Avenue, three bed- Trooms, bathroom, &c.-Apply 2, Gresford- avenue, Hoole. 9017 TO LET, large well-furnished DRAWING- TROOM, also Dining-room, with several Bedrooms; Bathroom, etc., Electric Light.-98, Watergate-flags. 9015 TO LET, good spacious OFFICES, Eastgate- t street; immediate possession. Apply GEORGE DAY & Co. TO LET, Ko. 5, Hunter-street, containing three; Treception-rooms, five bedrooms, bath, h. & c., &c. Possession March 25th.—Apply as above. 8863 TO BE LET, LOCK-UP SHOP, in good JL thoroughfare. Rent £15. Ingoing low.- Address C 11, Observer Office. 9011 TWO or THREE ROOMS, in Hoole, TO LET, JL furnished or unfurnished; suit married couple.—Address C 13, Observer Office. 8951 TO LET, No. 12, Gladstone-road, Cambrian- Tview.-Apply HENRY S. WHALLEY, F.S.I., 3, Hunter-street. TO LET, No. 7, Halkyn-road, six rooms, bath JL room (h. & c.), two kitchens and usual con- veniences.-Apply "Cox," No. 1. 8994 SUPERIOR APARTMENTS TO LET, with bath, h. and c. also use of piano if required. Moderate terms.—Apply 44, Upper Northgate- street. 8984 HEALTHY and pleasant situation, six-roomed JLJL HOUSE, pantry, garden in front, bath only 7s. per week clear.—Apply H. CROWDKR, Mona Lodge, Hoole-road. 8947 APARTMENTS TO LET, comfortable sitting- room, with one or two bedrooms; bath, h. and c. two minutes from station. Terms moderate; good locality. Mrs. YORK, 13, Halkyn-road, Chester. 8849 O BE LET, "STONE VILLA," TCheyney road, Chester, containing three entertaining-rooms, five bedrooms, kitchen, hot and cold water, w.c., wash-house, greenhouse, large garden. Rent £ 40.—Apply F. TURNER, Solicitor, 9, St. John-street, Chester. TO BE LET, desirable HOUSE, in Raymond- Tstreet, most pleasantly situated overlooking the Welsh Hills. In excellent order. Immediate possession.—For particulars apply to W AKEFID, JACKSON & DODD, Accountants, 16, Corn Exchange Chambers, Chester. NO. 1, CHERRY-TERRACE, Chapel-lane, NBoughton, containing parlour, kitchen, etc., three bedrooms, garden; rent X17. Also COTTAGE aad Garden, Piper's Ash, 4s. 6d. per week.—Apply SMITH, Grosvenor Chambers, Chester. 8986 TO BE LET, High class BUSINESS TPREMISES, situate in Bridge-street Row, close to the Cross. Possession on Lady Day. For rent and particulars apply to Messrs. WAKEFIELD, JACKSON and DODD, Accountants, 16, Corn Exchange Chambers, Chester. r1 pO LET (Unfurnished), GUILDEN LODGE, TGuilden Sutton, 2? miles from Chester and 1J miles from Mickle Trafford Railway Station. House contains three entertaining and six bedrooms, w.c., and the usual domestic offices. There is stabling for three horses, coach-house, shippon, &c.; 9 acres of Grass Land. Immediate possession.— Apply Mr. LATHAM, 24, Liverpool-rd., Chester. 8995 TO BE SOLD. r- TO BE SOLD, SEED POTATOES (Langworthy) T-Apply JOHN GREEN, Ness, near Neston. FOR SALE, about £ 100 GROCERY BOOK FDEBTS; reliable and safe. No reasonable offer refused.—Address X 23, Observer Office. FOR SALE, several HORSES; can be seen any Fmorning before 11 o'clock.—Apply TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, Chester. FOR SALE, a New REFRIGERATOR. Too Flarge for present owner.-Address W 59 Oo?rtef Office. 8974 FOR SALE, cheap, a good PONY and CART, Fcomplete, for hawking. — Apply MERCER, Greengrocer, Boughton. 9020 FOR SALE, a small FANCY BUSINESS in FChoster; stock cheap. Rent C40.-Addreas FANCY," office of this paper. 8869 FOR SALE, a good lot of Ladies' and Gents' FSecond-band MACHINES; to be sold cheap. —38, Bridge-street, Chester. TO BE SOLD, a set of DOUBLE HARNESS, Tsilver mounted, in good condition.-Apply 2 and 4, Lower Bridge-street, Chester. FOR DISPOSAL, a Quantity of old WASTE FPAPER and BOOKS.-Address A 42, Office of this Paper. 8877 FOR SALE, Old established PLUMBER'S, FG,kg-FITTER'S, &c., BUSINESS in Cheater Stock at valuation.—Address 0 29. Observer OSIce' FOR SALE or HIRE,8-h?p. Portable ENGINE, A2 by Ruston & Proctor; and 2-h.p. Crossley's Oil ENGINE.—Address X 26, Observer Office. 8992 CYCLE.—TO BE SOLD, Gent's RALEIGH ROADSTER, 24in. frame; Dunlop tyres, roller chain. Almost new L7 cash.—Address R. T., Observer Office. (CONFECTIONERY and RESTAURANT ?/ BUSINESS for DISPOSAL. Splendid posi- tion. Satisfactory reasons for leaving. Apply A. S. DUTTON, 69, Foregate-street. 8999 TO BE SOLD, TURNOUT; smart ^on^s Tyears, 10? hands, quiet to ride and drive, fa?t and sound; with new Brass-mounted Harness.— Apply Mrs. PRINCE, 89, High-street, Tarporley. PERAMBULATORS AND MAIL CARTS.— Several left over from last season to be sold cheap.—J. E. NEWMAN, Ironmonger, 12, Bridge- street, Chester. FOR SALE, Three White Pomeranian PUPS, Fthree months old well bred and very pretty. —For particulars apply to WM. STANTON, 37, Victor-street, Boughton, Chester. 8921 FOR SALE, 4ft. 6in. REMINGTON RANGE, JP two Ovens, by "Wood & Son," in good condition; also Copper Fire Boiler complete.— Apply CENTRAL DINING ROOMS, 47, Bridge-street. EOR SALE, AMERICAN ORGAN, seven stops, Fone knee swell, powerful sweet tone; splendid condition. £ 6 10s.-Apply 46, Hewitt- street, Hoole, Cheater. 8936 BUILDING L&ND.-TO BE SOLD by Private Treaty, a very eligible piece of Building uauu, containing aDout 1,1 IB square yards, situate at Cambrian-view, and having an extensive frontage to Saughall-road and Granville-road.— For particulars apply to Messrs. LOCK WOOD and SONS, Architects, or to Messrs. SHARPS, DAVISON and SHARPS, Solicitors, all of Chester. GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON ROOFING. 1,000 TONS ALWAYS IN STOCK. 6 Feet long x 2 Feet wide = 7 Sheets per Cwt. 7 »♦ x = 6 „ 8 "x „ = 5 „ „ 12/- PBB CWT. 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BOOT MAKERS, 22, EASTGATE ROW, CHESTER. CLEARANCE SALE OF GOODS AT WHOLESALE PRICES TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW SEASON'S GOODS. SOILED STOCK HALF-PRICE. H. C. HOUGHTON, LATE MANAGER OF WOOD, ABRAHAM'S, LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER, Will Open Premises early in March at 25, EASTGATE STREET, CHESTER, AS EYESIGHT TESTING & SPECTACLE FITTING ROOMS. R. J. & H. ELLIS, PLAIN AND DECORATIVE HOUSE PAINTERS, CHURCiI DECORATORS, GILDERS, SIGN WRITERS, PAPERHANGERS. OFFICE :— 60, FOREGATE STREET, CHESTER. ESTABLISHED 1859. FARMERS. FARMERS. FOR FATTLE MEDICINES ?-? 00 TO VV GO TO THE NEW G.H. MO88, CHEMIST, 68, BROOK STREET, CHESTER. BEST HORSE BALLS, 3/6 DOZ. SHEEP DIP, 9/6 DOZ. "MAYPOLE" TEA, BY MERIT CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN POPULARITY. THE VERY BEST ONLY IS. 6D. PER LB. WHY PAY MORE? RELIABLE BLENDS AT 1/4 AND 1/2 PER LB. 1/4 AND 1/2 PER LB. NOTE THE ADDRESS- MAYPOLE DAIRY CO., LIMITED, 8, WATERGATE STREET, CHESTER. BRANCHES EVERYWHERE.
I HARGRAVE.
I HARGRAVE. MEMORIAL TO QUEEN VICTORIA.—On I Monday evening a meeting was held in the school to decide whether any memorial should be erected to the memory of her late Majesty, Queen Victoria. The vicar, the Rev. E. A. Hutton, was in the chair, and the meeting was! well attended by parishioners. The suggestion, which was put forward and which received the unanimous support of those present, was that a clock should be placed in the church. This clock will have two dials, each over three feet in diameter, and will strike the hours. Estimates had already been obtained, and it was calculated that a sum of between £65 and L70 would cover both the actual cost of the clock and the expense of fixing. A committee was formed, and the work of collecting sub- scriptions will be put in hand at once. It was pointed out that this would not only be a suit- able memorial to the late Queen, but an advant- age to the public generally. —————— ——————
I WORTHENBURY.I
I WORTHENBURY. I JtaUKilCU-LL UKALi SOCIETY.—A com- mittee meeting was held in Threapwood School on Friday, to revise the rules and list of prizes, and to appoint officers for the current year. The amateurs' class was opened to all-comers in the three departments of flowers, fruit and vegetables upon payment of the sum of three- pence for each entry. Mr. Hobson, of the Wood Farm, announced his intention to offer a prize of ten shillings to the competitor who should gain the highest number of points in the show. The officers appointed were Mr. Piggott, chairman of committee; Mr. Thomas Huxley, treasurer; and Mr. Urmson, hon. sec. A deputation consisting of Messrs. Piggott, Mellor, and Urmson was appointed to request Mr. Howard's permission for the show to be held in Broughton Park under his presidency. The thanks of the committee were ordered to be given to the Broughton family, the Lady Puleston of Emral, and Mrs. R. W. Wilberforce, and also to Mr. and Mrs. Crawshay Bailey, of the Manor, for the special prizes awarded by them last year.
WILLINGTON.
WILLINGTON. METHODIST NEW CONNEXION CHURCH —A successful concert in aid of this church was held by permission of Mr. James Tomkinson, M.P., in the Racquet Court at the Hall on Tuesday, when Miss Tomkinson presided over a crowded and appreciative audience. The programme was as follows:—Pianoforte duet, the Misses Perry and Minshull; song, "The Storm Fiend," Mr. A. Pogson; duet (humorous), A.B.C. Miss and Mr. J. W. Warmsley; violin solo, the Rev. T. C. Porteous, B.A.; song, Death of Nelson," Mr. W. Edwards; song, Eileen Alannah," Miss Maggie Warmaley humorous sketch, Mr. W. H. Hallmark; violin solo, the Rev. T. C. Porteous; song, "The Diver," Mr. J. W. Warmsley; duet, Over the Hawthorn Hedge," the Misses Warmsley and Pritchard; banjo solo, Domino Polka," Mr. G. Ledsham; song, Spring has come," Miss M. Pritchard; song, "The Wolf," Mr. A. Pogson; humorous sketch, Mr. W. H. Hallmark. A vote of thanks to the artists and others who had helped to ensure the success of the entertainment and also to Mr. and Miss Tomkinson for use of room, piano, plants, etc., was proposed by the Rev. E. L. Perry, and carried unanimously.
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! SIR MICHAEL'S RAID.I
SIR MICHAEL'S RAID. I The whole commercial world is at the present moment agog as to the scheme which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has in store for us in his forthcoming Budget. Sir Michael Hicks Beach is as silent as the grave, will not even condescend to vouchsafe in a whisper the pro- bable date of the introduction of the Budget speech. An attempt was made in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to draw the Minister responsible for the national finance, but he remained close as an oyster. He was pressed by Sir J. Leng as to whether he had considered any means for preventing the dis- counting of the revenue of the next financial year by the abnormal withdrawal of dutiable articles from bond. Sir Michael admitted that considerable quantities of dutiable articles were being now removed from bond, and he acknow- ledged his contemplation of the readiest remedy by making the new duties retrospective, but, he added, with a significant twinkle in his eye, probably the best check to gambling of this kind would be that those who have put themselves to considerable trouble and expense in this way should find themselves disappointed in their expectations of increased taxation on the articles taken out of bond, and it is by no means impossible that this may be the case." The gigantic speculation indulged in by traders of recent years by the withdrawal of enormous quantities of spirits, tea, and tobacco on the eve of the Budget, with the view of escaping the increased duty, might well tempt a Chancellor of the Exchequer to hoist those too cute gentle- men on their own petard this time. It would, beyond a question, have the effect of teaching those too wide-awake traders a salutary lesson, and nobody outside the ranks of the immediate sufferers would be very sorry that they should be landed in a fix through over-reaching them- selves. When one reads of the operations in progress in anticipation of the Budget in various large towns, it is scarcely possible, one would think, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to resist the temptation of giving the eager speculators a fall. In Belfast, the third largest customs duty-paying court in the kingdom, we read that the traders have effected during the first fortnight of the present month clearances of dutiable articles on a gigantic scale, compared with the corresponding period of last year. In anticipating increased duties, the total goods cleared during that period amounted to £ 412,000, which is nearly double the amount cleared during the first fortnight of February in last year. The more the subject is examined the stronger grow the reasons why the Chancellor of the Exchequer should find a way of checkmating those who anticipate the moves in the country's finance to their own individual profit. It is, therefore, quite within the bounds of possibility and probability that speculators in the ordinary dutiable commodities will in the present instance, to use an Americanism, find themselves left." There are many new sources of revenue which an enterprising Chancellor of the Exchequer might with advantage tap. Cycles have been mentioned for a dozen years and more, but any taxation upon that increasingly popular mode of locomotion would be received with a howl of indignation, especially from those of the working classes who employ the vehicle for transporting them to and from their work. Such are the difficulties of collect- ing a tax of this nature, too, that it is question- able, after all, whether the game would pay the candle. Sugar, on the other hand, appears an iufinitely more likely and more lucrative field for enterprise. The man who enjoys his smoke and his glass already pays more than his legitimate share towards the national expendi- ture. These are doubtless luxuries, but are there not numerous other luxuries which escape their just proportion of taxation ? A small duty on sugar, it has been suggested, would simul- taneously realise a considerable sum with a minimum of inconvenience to the purchasing public, the burden falling equally on the just and the unjust. There are, on second thoughts, not a few sound arguments in favour of a sugar duty. Its consumption is general, its importation enormous. Its present price is extremely low, contrasted with the rates which even tolerably young people can remember. We are assured that if an import duty of one penny per pound were placed on sugar, the burden would be no more appreciable than was that of the twopence per pound added to tea last year, while the revenue would benefit immediately, to the extent of something like fourteen millions a year. Then again, in the case of a sugar duty it would be possible to make a differential arrangement whereby our Colonial producers might benefit as against the foreigner. If the duty on Colonial sugar were fixed at one half- penny per pound and that on foreign sugar at a penny, the favouritism would be greatly appreciated by our Colonial kinsmen, more particularly these of them engaged in the struggling sugar industry of the West Indies, whose prosperity would thereby be in great measure restored. If it be by any means possible to give the Colonies a preference in the matter of new duties, compared with the foreigner, now is the time to do it, when the Colonists are afire with the Imperial spirit, and when they have just given the Mother Country so many substantial proofs of their undying attachment to the old flag. Grumble as we may in private, the huge costs of the war will have to be met somehow, and a considerable sum will have to be earmarked for the reform of our Army system and the inevitable strengthening of our Navy. The average taxpayer will doubtless indulge in his inalienable privilege of grumbling at the demands upon his pocket, but we believe the better sense and patriotic feel. ing of our fellow-countrymen will rise superior to these sordid considerations, and will assent to whatever impositions may in the judgment of the Government be deemed necessary. We are living at a critical period of the Empire's history, and whatever the cost may be, we must I meet it manfully. We are all ready enough to shout "Rule Britannia," and let it not be. bruited abroad throughout Europe that when the crucial moment arrives when John Bull has to pay for his proud prerogative of participating in the government of his unrivalled Empire be, is turned from his purpose by the temporary sacrifice of £ s. d. That the sacrifice is temporary admits of no doubt, for South Africa itself will in the long run more than pay us for all our passing losses there in order to maintain the unquestioned supremacy of our race.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NOTES.-
LOCAL AND GENERAL NOTES. The Duke of Westminster's wedding was a beautiful spectacle. True, it was robbed of much of its splendour by the absence of bright colour in the congregation, but the effect of this was to throw the gowns of the bride, and of her bevy of charming bridesmaids, into bolder relief. The bride's costume was a magnificent creation and evoked unqualified admiration. The picture that presented itself as Miss West walked up the aisle leaning on her father's arm, and followed by the two tiny pages bearing her Court train, and by the effectively-dressed bridesmaids, was as pretty as one could possibly wish to see. The general opinion was that the Duke and his bride looked ■ an exceedingly stately and handsome couple as at the conclusion of the solemn ceremony they passed down the church to their carriage. It comes as a surprise to many people that the bride's Christian name is not Shelagh," by which she was familiarly known- "Constance Edwina Cornwallis-West" was the Duchess' signature on the wedding certificate, but as will be seen from the letter her Grace has sent to the Mayor she has elected to omit the Edwina," and to style herself Constance Westminster." In this letter the Duchess graciously expresses the hope that in future the citizens will be her best friends. The wish will, we feel sure, be respectfully reciprocated by the inhabitants of the old city. The discussion in the Town Council with reference to the appointment of an Assistant Town Clerk, tended to bring out very em- phatically the general appreciation of the valuable services of Mr. Samuel Smith. The Town Clerk has served the city very faithfully for a lengthy period, and no one ca.n suggest that he has been adequately paid. When it is considered how largely the work in the Town Clerk's department has increased within recent years, it is surprising that an assistant has not been appointed long before. The only difference of opinion at Wednesday's meeting of the Town Council was as to whether the appointment of the assistant should rest with the Town Clerk or with the Council. Alderman Cunnah. very cogently pointed out that the Town Clerk was the most competent to make the appointment,- because the assistant would have to help the Town Clerk, and unless he was agreeable to Mr. Smith it was difficult to see how they were going to work together. The interests of the ratepayers, however, cannot possibly be endangered, for the Town Clerk's selection must be ratified by the Town Council, and moreover it obviously follows that Mr. Smith will take good care to appoint a professional gentleman of ability. Any one who has conversed with invalided Imperial Yeomen or Volunteers whom he knew before their departure for South Africa must have been struck by an indefinable change in their manner. They went out for the most part boisterous and full of spirits, and they come back subdued and indisposed to talk of the war. The difference, in fact, is as marked as that between a boy and a man. When they are persuaded to talk, however, they can throw a new light on many matters, and help one to understand the immense difficulties our gallant troops are brought face to face with in South Africa. One patriotic young fellow who has just returned home to Chester relates some interest- ing experiences in connection with the chase of De Wet. He was in a column that bad been close on the heels of the slippery Boer for several days, and during that time the only sleep the men had was about three-quarters of an hour in every twenty-four hours. Finally they found that the Boer leader had escaped through an unguarded pass, and at this disappointment many of the weary troopers cried like children as they sat their horses. Another thing this same young fellow vouches for is that there is not at the front a more popular officer with the rank and file, and one who works more indefatigably, than Lord Methuen. What think ye of this ye arm-chair critics who shrieked so hysterically after the battle of Magersfontein ? The origin of Chester Rows is a subject having a peculiar fascination for arcbveologists. It is an extraordinary fact that no one has yet been able to furnish an authentic history of this unique feature of our ancient city. There have been many attempts, and the latest to step in the breach is Mr. H. D. Harrod, a paper of whose has this week been read at the Museum. This gentleman flies in the face of Dr. Brush- field and Mr. Hewitt, both of whom have devoted much attention to the subject, and contends that in a measure we owe the Rows to ancient Roman architecture; that is to say that there was some feature of Roman Chester from which the Rows were indirectly evolved. Against this theory, of course, is the circum- stance that Chester was a city of desolation for three centuries after the Roman occupation, and it has been frequently argued that during that period all traces of Roman architecture would be swept away. However this may be Mr. Harrod's revival of the theory is un- doubtedly interesting. Mr. Brassey, our esteemed City Coroner, who is always the embodiment of courtesy, seems to have been rather ill-advised in reading registrars a lesson in connection with death-certification. The incident arose in connection with the inquest on the body of a man who had died from peripheral neuritis, and both the Coroner and Dr. Parry complained that the Registrar had set the machinery of the Coroner's court in motion, and Mr. Brassey expressed the hope that in future, when registrars were in doubt about a certificate, they should communicate with a doctor before notifying the Coroner." The matter was pretty fully discussed at the inquest reported in our inner pages, but unfor- tunately nobody was present in court to place the Registrar's case before the jury. That functionary. as a matter of fact, has no option at all in such cases. His instructions are that if death seems to have resulted from violence, or if he entertains any suspicion in connection with the matter, he must at once make a report, upon a form supplied for the purpose, and send it direct to the Coroner. It is the Coroner's duty to make the necessary enquiries, and in the event of his decision that no inquest is required, he is to notify the Registrar to that effect, the latter thereupon registering the death and giving the order for burial in the usual way. In order to prove that there is no doubt as to the mode of procedure, we may mention that at the bottom of the original report of the death is a printed form to be filled up by the Coroner as follows, and addressed to the Registrar:—"Sir, I beg to inform you that, having caused due enquiry to be made respecting the death of the above-mentioned person, I do not consider it necessary to hold an inquest respecting such i death.' • I In the case in question the Registrar was ampiy justified in his action by the whole circumstances. The doctor's own admission that peripheral .neuritis was a term that was frequently used for arsenical poisoning" shews that the Registrar had reason to be suspicious and to communicate with the Coroner. The Hospital" for the current week contains the following pertinent remark on this subject:—"Take, for example, the question of poisoning. We have no hesitation in saying that the existing system of certification of death places but slight difficulty in the way of the ingenious poisoner. Recent events in Man- chester have shewn how long poisoning, if ml- suspected, may remain undiscovered. In face of the modern craze for cheap doctoring, the machinery for death certification, which is also done 'on the cheap,' is absolutely out of date."
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I ELLESMERE PORT. (See also page 3.) LANTERN EXHIBITION.—Captain Short delivered an interesting lecture in the church schoolroom, on Monday evening. The subject was, Wanted a Man." The lecture was fully illustrated by lantern slides, manipulated by Mr. William Sailes. The musical items were given by Miss Bane who presided at the piano. ACCIDENT ON THE SHIP CANAL.— On Thursday, the steamship Fulman while trying to pass astern of another boat ran into the Liverpool Lighterage Company's flat" M. E. Hatton," which was lying alongside the Shropshire Union Company's North Pier loaded with wheat. The flat sank almost immediately, but the crew escaped: The steam flat 11 Ceres was also damaged.