The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

LTANBWoT. .S:r.F I'OTSONINO.—On Saturday afternoon iasttite tow.i of Uanrwst was thrown into a atate of great ex- citement, a report beiui^ circ.uiiiU'd that Mrs. Jones, ic- t 'lit Motel, lit.I poisoned herself by taking a large do.-e of iaodnium, whieh rumour, most melancholy to relate, proving °to !>j but too tr^e. l'he outline of the facts con- neoted with this m >st distressing case arc as follows. Mrs. Jones had aent for au ounce of laudanum to a drusgiit's shop by a little niece, who WJW temporarily .staying with her. but. of course nothing was particularly thought of the circumstance. About 2 o clock in the afternoon she proceeded up stairs, but before going she handed the keys to one of the servants, and intimated, it is said, that she should uot come down again. The servant, it would seem, attached no weight to the re- mark bu*: ou her remaining up stairs for a long time, it was deemed advisable to go and see what was the matter. "When the servant went into her bedroom, she saw, to her great horror and astonishment, her mistress lying on the bed, quite insensible, she being quite black in the face. An alarm was instantly given, aud Dr. Davies was sent for in a moment. When he arrived, he used the stomach pump, but with no success, as at nine o'clock in the evening the unhappy woman expired—to the inexpressible grief of her husband, and the whole town of Llanrwst, as she was a very kind person, and was greatly respected by everyone. It is stated that on one or two previous occasions she employed rather vague and mysterious language to the servants, but the idea that she entertained thoughts of self-destruction never once occurred to them, and so no steps were taken to prevent the fatal act, nor have we learned that any particular cause was assigned to prompt her to commit the fearful deed. On Tuesday afternoon last an inquest was held upon the body, at the Victoria Hotel, before Dr. Pierce and a respectable jury, when evidence bearing upon the above facts was given, by a number of wit- nesses. The Coroner, in summing up, strongly censured the conduct of the servant girls in the matter, for what he deemed to be their culpable negligence in not, watch. ing her after the warning she had given, and intimated that it was a question whether they had not, in fact, committed manslaughter. The Jury, however, returned a verdict that the deceased had come to her death from the effects of poison taken by herself whilst in a state of temporary insanity. This event has caused quite a painful feeling in the town and neighbourhood, and much sympathy is felt for Mr. Jones and the members and relations of the family. The deceased was quite a young woman, and was well known throughout the towns and districts in that part of Wales, and was al- ways a great favourite with everybody. She was Mr. Jones's second wife, and they had not been married a very long time. TrHWNT-l's-BoNT PETTY SESSIONS, Tuesday, 6th inst. —Before Admiral Watling, and R. O. Moulsdale, Esq. All the public-house licenses for the district of Naut Conwy were renewed. Drunkenness.—Edward Roberts, journeyman shoe- maker Penmachno, and Robert Griffith, Dolwyd lelan, were charged by P.C. Richard Jones with the above offence. Roberts appeared, and caused some merriment in court, saying that he would never come before them again, but that he must have a "tiprcc" every Saturday night. "'caving been duly cautioned by the Bench, he was fined 10s. and 118. 6d. eosta, and Griffith, who neglected to appear, and who assaulted the officer wheu persuad- ing him to go home quietly, was .fined 20s. and 12s. costs, or in default one month s imprisonment. Richard and Robert Roberts, two brothers, were charged by P.C W. Roberts, the former with assaulting him in the execution of his duty, and the latter for en- couraging his brother to do so. Mr Griffith appeared for the defence. It aopears that on the 6th ult., Richard Roberts was drunk aud riotous in the village of Trefrnv about 11 o'clock at night, and the officer interfered and told him to no away quietly, whereupon he became very violent, and having gone about 2D yards towards home he re- turned to the officer and kicked him several times, and while scuffling together Ruber', Roberts came up saying —" kich away, don't let him the officer) master you, shew that you are more powerful than him, kick him again and I'll help you and stood before the officer to prevent him taking his brother into custody. ltichard Roberts was fined 30s. and 9s. costs and Robert Roberts 20s and 9s. costs, or in default of im- mediate payment, one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

TOWYN. PROPOSED GAS WORKS.—A meeting was held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose ot promoting the establishment of Gas Works in the popu- lar and attractive watering place, Towyn. From the prospectus handed round to the parties attending, we gather that the scheme has been originated by strangers, Mr. James, Solicitor, of Wellington, Salop, appearing in the interest of the promoters. Among the local sup- porters we may name Mr. John Lloyd, of Bronyfrys, Towyn and Newbridge, Ruabon, who has not only put his name down for 20 shares himself, but has canvassed his friends in other places succeeding as we are informed, in getting 95 shares taken up in Oswestry alone. Amongst these we may mention Mr. T Savin, 20 shares; Mr. John Minshall, ironmonger, 5; Mr. Bassett Solici- tor, and Secretary to the Oswestry Gas Works, 5 Mr. C Minshall, Solicitor, 5; Mr. Jones, hop merchant, 5 Mr. Henry Weaver, 5 Mr. n. Davies, 5, &c. The prospectus states that the proposed capital of the com- pany is to be X 2000, but it is not anticipated that more than iCI500 will be called upon until such time as the proposed terrace is built on the beach, and the town itself increases in magnitude. ro,p,ntn. a!õo state" that the party who is e. eting gas works, at Aberdovey, at his own cost, has otto. -id oa,j vuird of the capital of the proposed works at Towyn,. also to build the works, and afterwards work them on a lease at a per cent, on the outlay, or if the Shareholders pre- fer it, to take the management for the Company. The meeting was souuu uied for five o'clook, at the Town Hall. Amongst those present we noticed John Lloyd Jones, Esq., (who took the chair), Mr. John Lloyd, Mr Richard Price, Pali Mall; Mr W. W. Jone., dmper; Dr. c. Wce Williams; Mr. John Jones, London House; Mr O. Jones; Mr. Parry, Corbet Arms; Mr. Wm. TV,vies Corn Merchant; Mr. Hunt; Mr. Owen Daniel, I dr'?r Mr.RowIan.)., Ta.yhont; Mr. Richard Owen, grocer; Mr. W. Davies, College Gre.n; Mr. Robert Vaughau, Red Lion; -Mr. Jones, Ll«dll"V;1> Mr Junes, Solicitor, Wellington, and Mr. Ettwardi, Gas Engineer, also attended, in order to explain the suhouie figuratively" and practically. The chairman i in c unuieucitig the proceedings, after lamenting tli;tt some one older and more experienced than hílf,'k'li h.\tl not been ciiled upon to preside, observed that Kaihvajs were public affairs, they benefitted the whole conntiy through wiueh they paMed, and the support a comsuny i, was ,pred -ver a tvli,,I(t (Iiitriet; i)iit in a shenie likfj the ga< work,, it was the town only Hmt to ..nctit. ?.) tl e promoter, had a right to ?[?t a hwge I .-tWlllUt of support from the inhabitants, He remmM t?'.u that it wa. high ti..? they set aoou^t e hndinj, out some new H"ht for the work of ,Imining wa; héiíl SO ?.o?y ?ued that they would .oon be left without at? rush? in the mar? (cheers and ianghter). He t?a called upou Mr. J?UlM to give ? liuindil explana- tion. Mr. JAMKS then pointed out tlie'tdviz)tagcq of establishing gas works, both as an improvement, to the town, and as an investment for capital, and Mr. Edwards (who is now erecting gas work at Aberdovey), went into figured in ordor to show the probable cost of the works. Mr. JOHN" LLOYD then addressed the meeting in Welsh, and in the course of his speech observed that I the leason why he busied himself in the matter was, that he had always felt a lively interest in Towyn, and when he heard of this scheme, and had a prospectus phced in his hand, he set to work and try and further the scheme, and to show the opinion the English people had of such work;, he could tell them that in Oswestry, on the previous day, he had succeeded in getting A'.J 5 subscribed in something like three hours and a half (hear, hear). This meeting was called to test the feel- ing of the inhabitants on the subject, and he had hoped that it would have been more fully attended. The meeting at this point assumed a conversational character, and before the parties separated the following subscriptions were announced:—^1 r. Parry, Corbet Arms, 6 Bhares Mr. Maddock's, Marine Hotel, 5; Mr. W. W. Jones, 4; Mr. Hunt, 3; rr. R G. Price, 3; Mr. Jones, London Home, 2; Captain W. Dafie?, 2.

FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND ITALY-HOW TO "DO" OR SEE THEM EXPEDITIOUSLY. To the Editor of the North Walea Chronicle. Sir,—Having lately visited the above named regions, permit me, through your valuable columns, to jot down for the benefit of others the result of my experience. Like the mau who hesitated to go into the water be- fore he had learned to swim, I was a long time before I could be persuaded to go into Switzerland, let alone Italy. Ouce resolved, however, the next question was, how to go, and with whom to go ? Sir Robert Peel's advice, on returning from his Rus- sian trip, adapted, rang in my ears Don't go to Switzerland or Italy, unless you know the lingo, Or travel with a knowing one else you'll be fleeced by jingo." Land sharks I was assured were plentiful in the former, and swarmed in the latter, aud ergo, I was strongly advised to join the excursion party of Mr. Cook, of Leicester, who was about set setting out on his fir-it grand expedition o'er the Alps into Italy. I confess I did not at first like the idea oi forming one of so large an dmnium gatherum party—to use a com- mon expression -but a friend I had built upon as a com- panion failing me, I at last determined to do so, and never was I more agreeably surprised or delighted with fellow travellers before. The very diversity of character and style of men I once dreaded secured choice of com- panionship throughout; and not only so, but, oft times being forced to realise the truth of the saying, a mau s never so lonely as when i« a strange city, the pleasure of stumbling across any one known, or to whom one had spoken before when strolling about eight seeing, mid men of strange speech, and still stranger faces, is something fairly indescribable. At dinner again, to listen to the doings of first one and then another, to hear the remarks on what each one had seen, how one had "done this, and another had been done, and above all, what was next to be done ? and how it was to be done ? were topics so exciting t'.iatj the still Quaker-like taciturnity of the English dinner table abroad was a thing unkuowu to our exulting happy party. Another grand and important rusult I reliBed by go- ing with Mr. Cook's party I must not omit to mention, to wit, the saving both in respect to money and time. I verily believe from all I have read and gathered from various sources, that we did more places, and saw more of each and every of them in three weeks than many who had spent three months attempt the same. So much for time whilst as to expeuse, seeing each day the cost of living is the same, the pocket considera- tion stands, says as 21 to 90, or, in other words, the whole was done at about one quarter of the money usual- ly spent, What party before, let me ask, ever did in the space of three short weeks, i.e.. from Paris to l'arirf, the following places, resting now and then, and spending a couple of days or more at the chiefest, and seeing the principal lions in each aud all of. them :—Dijon, Iveiieha- tel, Lausanne, Martigny, the Veto Noire, Chamouny, Geneva Ouchay, Berne, Lucerne, the St. Gothard 1 ass, Como, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Pisa, Leghorn, Genoa, Turin, the Mount Ceuis Pass, Culoz, and Macon Well may Mr. Cook, or in the fashionable, oily, Man- ning style, Monsignore Cook, be called the Napo- leon of excursionists." Gladly did every one of our p;trty tea pot" him on arriving at Florence, or, in other words, present him with an elegant testimonial, indica- tive of our gratitude to him for his valuable* services, and with your humble servant sincerely wish him every kind wish. May he long live to "pilot" my country- men abroad, and may they in increasing numbers put themselves under his directions. The hotels he selected were first rate, and his system of telegraphing on from place to place admirable. To any one going abroad dur- ing the next month, or next year, I would say, take Cook's circular tickets,'or go with Cook and his party, if YOll are wise and wish to enjoy yourself. Yours, &c., VIATOli.

FESTINIOG. FESTINIOG. BLAKN'AIJ.—On Saturday evening, the 3d inst., those members of the Church Choir who rendered tlieit- ;t. ",i",t"J.JHt) in siuMiug at th celebration of Miss (ireaves marriage, on the 3rd ulfc., were treated to a splendid supper by Mr. and Mrs. Greaves, at Flaswounydd. On the au-picious event, the members, eighteen in number, acquitted themselves so creditably, under the leadership of the able and much respected curate, the Rev. Mr. Parrv, that the generous old geutletnau thought them well worthy of *1 treat of some sort, <md the one above mentioned was fixed upon. It should be stated, to the credit of Mr. and Mrs. Greaves, that they and their friends were most condescending to their guests, and >vem-d to listen with great interest tu the 8iuitl of sow** "f the old Welsh melodies A most pleasant evening was spent bv all present, and the company re* tired with grateful hearts at 10 a.m., highly delighted i ideed with their reception and the evenings amuse- ment.

"DOIXG" SXOWDON, BY A PARTY OF THREE, FROM LLANDUDNO. A correspondent has forwarded to us the following account of how he and his two friends made the asceut of the fain >us mountain of Suowdon -the highest ob- ject of Welsh tourists. 0 Two personal friends and myself have been in the ha- bit (If paying a flying visit to Llandudno for the last two or three xeasous, and every succeeding year we have found its varied attractions increasing —barring the pro- menade, the pier, itiii the brass bauds, which, if any- thing, get worse instead of better. I must tell you that one of us is very tall, the second very short, and the tbird moderately stout, but of mid- dle height, an.1 we all live in the same town when lo- cated iiii-ly a', home. I don't know how it was, but somehow w never be- fore could nuke lip our minds to hazard the ascent of Snow 1 m. until the other day. We are n it delicieut in an admiration for the picturesque and beautiful, whe- ther in nature or in art; but somehow our enthusiasm was not suffirjieutly great to induce us to scale a monn- t nil some 12 )0 yard-, in perpendicular height, on pur- pose to see the sun rise, or to be enveloped in dense fog or vapour. We knew the tiling ought to IK* done we knew we should be louked down upon with contempt aud derision by all tiie petty striplings who had left their desks ill Birmingham or Manchester to scale the precipitous sides of the mighty Suowdon we knew all this, I repeat, hilt 8till we could not bring oursel ves up to the climbing point. IVe strolled along the beach at daybreak explored the wonders and mysteries of the Great as well as the Little Orme's Heads, aud we helVe actually footed it to Conway Castle and back again- which we deemell a pretty good day .s work --for us. Still we had never been upon Snowdon," and, there- fore, had been nowhere. At last this feeling of inferiority became itltolerable- too much for us to bear; and so, after an afternoon's anxious deliberation, we decided to attempt the won- drous feat, let the consequences to our physical frillies be what they might. We also resolved to approach the giant hill by the side of Llauberis, via Bettwsycoed aud Capel Curig. The next morning saw us with our carpet bags, &c., waiting for the Ll'turwst train to start; and after being cleverly aud adroitly extricated from a booking" di. lemma by Mr. Tall, (Tall is up to a thing or two, I can assure you), we get ensconced in a secoud-class carriage ticketed for the old Welsh town of Llanrwst. In accom- plishing this, Mr. Stout exhibited much shrewdness, which, however, as the event will shew, must have oozed out of him before we arrived at Llanberis. We were closely packed, like cards in a domino box; and as we had to wait a long time at the Junction (according to rule) before starting, and as the day was hot and bril- liant, with a tropical temperature, the atmosphere of the carriage was a little oppressive. This was not a favour- able beginning, but we bore it like Christian men, and old veteran travellers. Well, at hist, the train started up the beautiful Vale, with high mountains on each side, and a broad river rolling down in the centre towards the sea. If ever there was a serpentine river, the Conway certainly is one, and the railway possesses just as many folds and windings as the river itself. I must say that Mr. Stout had cosily seated himself, face to engine, close by the window, so that when we were almost stiflsd by the heat, he was coolly sniffling the morning air which came from the river and the hills in question. Of course, we all felt envious—mis- chievously envious, and kindly offered to exchange places with him, suggesting that draughts of air were danger- ous to health—that as he was a little delicate, he might catch cold, and so on. It was no go," however, for he was much too stout for our fall talk, and he maliciously kept his seat. I have hinted that the scenery in this Vale is remark- ably fine and beautiful, and particularly on the Carnar- vonshire side of the river. We had a good glass with us, by which we discovered that although the dark woods on the sides of the hills wore a gorgeous livery of green, that many of the fields in the lowlands and those on the slopes on the hills were most ominously clad in russet brown. How the sheep and cattle on those barren slopes managed to pick even a scanty living was more than either Short, Stout, or Tall could make OJt. On arriving at Llaurwst (a prettily si, tuated town, but with horrid narrow streets), we found thatSnowdonian tourists were rather numerous on that particular day, and coach accommodation from Llanrwst being some- what limited, and knowing that coach authorities usu- ally act upon the maxim of first come, first served," we lost ne time, on emerging from our locomotive oven, in making our way tll the" Klgles." Iu fact, we had to make a desperate rush, and Short and Stout had to fairly run. to keep up with the gigautic strides of 1 all, who seemed to make headway as if he were walking upon stilts. In this order we headed a large detach- ment of struggling and panting tourists; and having secured good seats for ourselves, we complacently and aympathizingly (?) looked on at the blank looks and dis- satisfied mucfteringsof those who were so ruthlessly doom- ed to disappointment. How easy it is to bear with the sufferings of others! Suffering, however, is the lot of humankind, as we discovered to our cost; for after having had to undergo an inside roasting in the railway carriage, we were now treated to an outside one, having to be perched up on the top of a coach fully half an hour, with the Buns ravs nearly perpendicular, and in the middle of a con. fined Hotel yard. It was a situation to be felt, not de- scribed. Jarvey at last made his appearance, and toofe m.s .oox seat with the air of one who feels that he is of some lit- tle consequence in the world, and that he was not posed to abate one tittle of his just pretensions. We now parsed through splendid and umbrageous scenery, which can scarcely be equalled in the British Islands, and which not only restored our good humour and spirits, but reduced the temperature by at least 20 degrees—in the shade. Bettwsycoed is a perfect gem of a mountain-wooded sylvan retreat, and may have worthily been the head quarters of Fauns and Naiads in ancient days, if those mythological beings ever visited this part of the terrestrial sphere. From Llanrwst to Llanberis is 19 miles, and the scenery along the whole of that route was of itself suf- ficient to have repaid us for the expense and trou- ble of g ling there, even had we been prevented from viewing the landscape from the top of Snowdon itself. When we arrived at Capel Curig, we had a full view of Snowdon, and on arriving at the' Hotel the coach turned to the left, in the direction of Peuygwryd. This last is a large hotel, stuck right under the foot of Snow. don, the distance from Capel Curig being four miles— along one of the most bleak, barren, and trackless vales that we have ever before met with auy- whv*re. At Penygwrid, the coach halted, when the passengers all rushed down, en nia-ue, for refreshments, which we all stood much in need of Jarvey, however, was des- potically inclined, and would stand no insuoordinate in- dependence; and so when the bulk of his fare" had disappeared into the hotel bar- parlour, this knight of the reins slyly drove off, so that a great many had to ruu after the coach for fully a, mile—panting and swear- ing, I am afraid Jarvey himself looked upon this ras- cally trick as a clever dodge, an original go," to be told in after you's in a bar piriour to brother chums, or in the kitchen to the admiring boots, or the fascinated huklioi" ii-I and waitress. For ourseLves, we simply wished hitn and his whip at—Joppa Yea we did arrive at Llanberis at last, and right glad we were, I can tell you. Ail oasis in the midst ot Ara- bian Deserta could not have been niore welcome to its than wa^ th« "Padarn Villa," as it u called. Of couise we ordcrod a good dinner, and what. was perhaps more singular still, we obtained one,"and for which we were charged oiily a Ha&onublt price Think of that fact, oh ye gnuim-mdiziDg visitors to the dear Blank Hotel in-why, in any town along the western coast ot Wales Daiuer Iwiug over, and in order to assist the efforts of the gastric'juice in its legitimate function?, Tall, Stout, and Short retired to a delightful lawn attached to the Villa, where, in spite nf He »tc!i Jam-s's Counterblast, and George Cruiksiiank's vulgar" attack, we enjoyed, in peace aud serenity, a quiet smoke—smooth and placid. In this blissful retreat we were presently join-d by an I aacieut baker, a gentleman who sported a yollosv waist- l coat, aiid a gentleman with a dark eve—" pleasant com- panions every oue." We there cheated old Timo out of two clear hours, during which there were cracked se- veral excellent bottles of porter and a few stale jokes, the man in yellow" wiudiug up with a lecture upon the beauties of Total Abstinence—himself constituting the frightful example." The clock now pointed to the honr of half-past ten, though the party assembled at the Hotel, and who in- tended to make he asoent, numbered eleven, and the journey was commenced forthwith. The night was calm and clear, with a beautiful full moon, and for a time all went happy as a marriage bell," as the saying is. But happiness iu this sublunary sphere" is of brief duration, and soon expostulatory ex- clamations were heard oil the still night air, such &a- Here, you what's the hurry ?" or, Dang it, I say, let's stop and rest a bit." Mr. Tall was nearly bent in two; .Mr. Short's breath tallied exactly with his name, whilst Mr. Stout was evidently not so very brave as his pedigree would seem to indicate. On the others the It pull" wag evidently telling J with considerable effect. The man in yellow began to took blue, whilst the baker was done as brown as his owff loaves. I'll tell you what it is," exclaims one, this is the first time I ever went up Snowdon, and I'll be roasted alive (he had rid- dell in the railway carriage, you must know) if it isn't the last." As legs weakened, so did resolution; and it was evident that some means IUllot be resorted to in or- L der to regain lost strength and spirits. To effect this, some plied the brandy flask, whilst others took a dive in the sandwich bag; whilst a stanch uld teetotaller aver- red in broken words that in cases of difficulty There -wa-no-tilitig-like co-o-old water A plucky old gentleman, M tough as Cooper's Leatherstooking, ad- vised us all to take it coolly, to husband our strength, and to, make a waiting race of it, adding, that climbing up Snowdon mountain was not exactly a "thing to be done by starts." One weilk, wretched man lay down on the ground in pitiable plight, from sheer exhaustion, and acte,l-jitit it-; ztti.y laull.qin-tti iv,)uid do during a first storm at sea Still, no one wolil(I give in and at last, after a m >st toibooi;, and lengthened, though mer- ry struggle, WJ all arrived safe upon tha top of Snow- don. The moon was "still brightly shining, and we saw Ill:\l1Y n. b:\ntíi"l oL1.r," not indeed of the "eveninn," but of the miming, and th^ view altogether was of a character wliich I shall ii )t attempt to describe, and which, I am certain, no human being could do, were he to attempt it. It is sufficient for me to say that all of us—even the sick geutiennn-fett amply repaid for the fatigue which we h i 1 undergone for four long hours, in the wondrous scene which presented itself before our astonished aud almiring gaze. Art-ive I at the top, we separated into groups, every- body doing that which seemed right in his own eyes. Soma part ,ok of c ilfoe, and bi-ea-I alli cheese others settled down in various places, and in various attitudes, to await the rising of the sun. Others nestled in cor- ners, and sought Nature's sweet rotorur-bahny sleep;" whilst Mr. Tall and Mr. Yellowplush mounted the "perch," and each delivered an aiijusiug lecture from the height thereof, the text being" fonder the faith of thy feet," and in a most winning aud attractive style-a la Spurgeoiv I am sorry to say ÎÍét, 88 morning approac, hed, the clouds began to rise-thick and heavy aud considerable autiety was felt as to whether we should see the sun rise after all The worst forebodings were realized; for bright as the night had been, the early morning turned out to be a cloudy one, accompanied by a strong biting wind (a nipping and a chilling air, as Shakespeare has it) aud we soon, then, made up our minds to re- tnrn. We had arranged to go down on the Beddgelert side, as we wished to visit that famous village, which tradi- tion and Tennyson have made immortal,—and at Llan- beris we had eugaged the Guide for that especial ser- vice. Our descent was not devoid of incident, nor, indeed, of peril. Our Guide lay down, when about half way down, and obstinately refused to accompany us auy fur- ther but a threat not to pay him had a wonderful in- vigorating effect, and he rallied at once Just as we had crossed the Saddle," one of our par- ty, Mr. Tall, either through dizziness or "ant of sleep, suddenly lost his balance, and gave us a practical illus- tration of the wheelbarrow trundle, with variations. This manoeuvre he repeated twice afterward. and threw beautiful somersaults Still his good luck pre lomina- ted; and when we arrived in Beddgelert he A as m lively and as fresh (in spirits) as a young squirrel. Of course we were tired, hungry, and sleepy, when we got in the vicinity of Gelert's Grave; but a first-class breakfast at the Llewelyn," and a good was l, made our liichards themselves again." We felt qure reno- vated and during the morning we paid a visit to Ge- lert's Grave (why isn't the railing of iron, not wood), and sighed o'er the fate of that faithful hound; and also walked down to Pont Aberglaslyn, and other interesting places. Later in the day, we took a car to Carnarvon and in due time we arrived in Llandudno, more tired, sleepier, but wiser men.

Two new mahogany lifeboats have just been built at Co we* for the Pasha of Egypt. The Duke of Newcastle is in about the same state ot health as when he left town. His Grace is very weak, and doe-s not take any out, door exercise. The differeut work. required in the erection of the Bradford new Exchange, thefirst stone of which was laid on the 9th ult. by Lord Paltuerston, have been let for. th* wm of 1126,782.

pteMtoneous. The births of 970 boys and 897 giils, in all 1867 chll- dren, were registered in London last week. This ia about the average number. The Popolo d'Italia of Naples, a Mazzinian journal, was seized on the 29th ult. for an article offensive to the Emperor of the French. In the week that ended last Saturday, 1441 deaths, about 214 in excess of the average number, were regia- tered in London. Nine deaths resulted from cholera. The ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany has just been re- elected Mayor of Schlackenwerth, in Bohemia. The ex- sovereigu is philosophically content to act as mayor of his village. At the Middlesex sessions, on Tuesday, a German, named Muller, was sentenced to twelve months impri- sonment for stabbing a man who had prevented him from indecently assaulting a little girl. The latest novelty in the form of presentation was at Durham last week, when an old man named Joseph Russell, who has long and solely discharged the respon- sible duties of scavenger on the North-road, was pre- sented with a wheelbarrow Not many presentation* are half so useful. The Rev. H. Tuckwell has been chaplain to the Leeda gaol for many years, and has won the greatest respect from all classes, who now much regret to find that he has tendered his resignation rather than undertake is perpetuity the trying duties which devolve upon his office when convicts are left for execution. He has just received the appointment of incumbent of Great OUEE- buru, near York. An extensive conflagration occurred in Doyer, Mott, aad Pell-streets, ou the morning of the 12th August. About 70 families were rendered houseless. The total loss will amount 40,000 dols. Among the dwellings j destroyed was the residence of the Rev. T. Treanor, No. 30, Mott street. The reverend gentleman kindly threw open the church for the safe keeping of the furni- ture of the families whose dwellings were destroyed.— New York Tablet. A shocking case of cannibalism is reported from Westbury, Wilts. It appears that two labourers had a pothouse quarrel some weeks ago, which resulted in a great deal of bitter feeling; and the same men, meeting together at the same house a few evenings since, one knocked the other down, and completely bit off the lower lip. The brute also tried to bite the poor fellow's thumb, but did not succeed. IN LUCK.—A B iden letter mentions that MUe. Kel- ler, an actress of the Palais Royal Theatre of Paris, who had arrived in that city, determined to try her luck at the gaming table, and was fortunate enough to find her- self, at the expiration of three quarters of an hour, a winner of She was so wise as not to attempt the fickle goi.less-any further, and the same day started for Paris, probably wishing to resist the temptation to play again. A man named Birch, living in London has been com- mittel for trial for the manslaughter of his wife. He aud the deceased woman lived in Margaret-street, Shore- ditch, and frequently quarrelled. Evidence was given to the effect that Birch often maltreated his wife. On Monday week she was found dead, and the medical ge itleinan who made a post-mortem examination of the body expressed an opinion that death had resulted from a blow or a fall -mwt probably a blow. The jury re- turned a verdict of manslaughter against Birch. BiastrttaaAM llllsrcAL FESTIVAL.— I'his great festival was opened on Tuesday by a performance of Mendel. ggohti's "St. Paul." The principal siugers were Mdllø. Titiens (first part), Madame Sainton Dolby, Messrs. Weiss and Sims Reeveg-the contralto, bass, and tenor music being in this case (although Mr. Sims Reeves did sing a good deal after Stephen had been stoned to death) happily undivided. The duettiuo of the "False Witnes- ses" (for two bases) was entrusted to Messrs. W. T. Briggs aud Smythsou, Mr. Cummiugs taking part in some concerted pieces. The chorus were fully up to their work, and the result was a really magnificent per- formance. There were present 1343 persons, and the receipts amounted to £ 1582. A miscellaneous concert took place at night. A PENNY MONUMENT OF SHAKESPEARE.—Another at- tempt is being niadeto raise a monument to the memory of Shakespeare, the suggestion this time springing not from West End and literary circles, but from Clerken- well, in which district the central committee-room is si- tuate The committee consists of working men, whose names are unknown to fame, and there is an honorary council, comprising Mr. Macready, Mr. Phelps, Mr. M irston, Mr. Creswick, Mr. G. Cruikshank, Mr. Grune- sen, and others. The committee, on a pafjer they have issued, state that it has been ascertained that an appro- priate work of art can be obtained for the sum of £ 1200, and an ornamental shrine of iron and glass to enclose it for about X1200 more-in all 42,401). It is proposed to raise the amount by penny subscriptions, and if a suffi- cient sum can be procured, the foundation stone of the statue will be laid on Primrose-hill on the 23rd of April next. HATS, CAPS, AND BO-ETS.-Why wear them at all t Of all parts of the body the head seems least in need of clothing. A most beautiful, warm, and natural cover- ing has been created upon the head, and why it should be covered with hats, caps, and bonnets, nobody has any Very definite notion. It seems, however, in hot coun- tries, that head-coverings prevent the too powerful rays of the sun striking upon the head and thus producing a "coup de soleil," or some minor inconvenience. In wet climates, too, like our own, it is uncomfortable to have wet hair. So, for one cause or another, modern men and women have got into the habit of wearing some kind of head gear. That modern men may discover one day that it is unnecessary is not at all improbable. Some thirty years ago he invariably placed a heavy cap upon his new-born babes, but recently he has found that his innocents do better without them. It is not, then, I say, altogether beyond the bounds of probability that he may see fit to get rid of his own head dress. In fact, the women a few years ago did nearly get rid of this article of dress, and I never heard they suffered from it. But I am now to speak of the danger of compressing the head from the weight or fitting-oil of this article of dress. Children and women seem to be in little danger in this respect. The caps of children are light, and fit loosely on their heads so of women's bonnets. This cannot be said of the hits of iiieti. Tlt,, hitt is a melan. choly incidence of the utter inability ot man to throw off the shackles of custom. The modern chimneypot hat, with its small brim, is about as ridiculous and un- suitable an article of dress as could possibly be devised. Who could for a moment see it on the head of a Greek Apollo, Mercury, Cupid, or Hercules, without roaring with laughter ? W ho that wears it does not feel its in- convenience ? Its weight necessarily compresses the head, and in order that it may resist the currents of our atmosphere, it is always pushed down on the head in such a way as to produce a dangerous compression of the blood-vessels of the scalp, and may leall to headaches, and even more serious results. The head-dress of our sol- diers is even more objedtiouable.-Di,. Lankester in tAd Popular Science Review.

NEW CAMThRIÀ-THE WELSil COLONY W NORTHERN MISSOURI. The following is an extract from a private letter re- ceived by a gentleman in Liverpool It seems astonishing that Missouri, so late a Slave State, should be more radical in its hostility to the "peculiar institution" than even New York. And yet a little reflection will show this to be reasonable and logical enough. The people of Missouri know by bitter experience the blighting iufiuellcoof slavery; they know that whilst in Illinois, just across the mssissippi, at a point where you may cross in a few minutes, property is tive times as valuable as it is in the Missouri, without being one whit better, and whilst bushwhacking has caused no inconsiderable damage and loss of life in the most southern parts of the .State, the northern portion has comparatively suffered little. At last the right measures are taken. Those who sympathise with treason are made to pay for whatever damages are done by the lawless scoundrels who prowl and sneak, like cowards M they are, until they can get upon some defenceless noiiit, when they practise their contemptible avocations. Their day, however, ii -it an end in Missouri; and es- pecially so in Northern Missouri. Measures are at last taken which will make the place too warm for them to remain in it any longer. The two points selected for the Walsh colony are singularly fortun i'e in all respects. The Welsh will be more together than they are in Wales, M the few scattering old settlers gladly sell out to the Webh,* and more away from a country where they fiud they have lost what to tliein seems necessary to theii- existence. Besides the loss oi slavery, they feel also they no longer belong to the dominant party of freedom, of pvo^r^js, and n' induiitry. New Cambria is already a nxcd fact; and there is no instance on record where a movement of this nature has been inaugurated and successfully established in Bo short a period. Messrs. J. M and W B. ,Jones, under whose able guidance and counsel this ill.)V,!Ill,llt is so pros- perously going forward, deserve well ot their country- Ulell; anti it is hoped they will ultimately be adequately rewarded for their labours. A Urge number of families have already made New Cambria their home, and Welsh- men from the various States are constantly visiting the colony, seleetiug their lands, and giving unanimous testimony in favour of the selection made, in the very centre of travel, close to the very best muksts, with abundance of everything necessary to constitute the facilities necessary for comfort, inosperity, mA happiness.