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AMERICA, I ARRIVAL OF THE DAMASCUS AT GREEN- I CASTLE. THE PURSUIT OF GENERAL LEE AND HIS I ARMY. NEW YORK, APRIL 8, FIVE P.M. Grant telegraphs at noon to-day from Farmville, 16 miles west of Burke's Station, that the enemy have been pushed from the roads towards Danville, and are now pushing towards Lynchburg. He is very confident of receiving Lee's surrender, tpgether with the remains of his army. The Ricnond Whig (now a Union paper) says the evacuation o' the city had been progressing for a month. The people, however, refused to believe that the re- moval meant evacuation, and declined to take measures which only have been precautionary. The Nova Scotian has arrived out. Money abundant. Gold, 1481.

HOW TO ASCERTAIN THE RATEABLE VALUE I OF THE RENT-CHARGE OF A PARISH 1 To the Editor of the North Walei Chronicle. Sir,—Can any of your numereus correspondents In. form me if the following mode of arriving at the just proportion which the rent-charge ought to hear to the total rateable value of any given parish be correct or not; and if not, can any one suggest another method of answering the question ? Suppose a parish or rectory, its appointment to be X250, the total rateable value of the whole parish to be £ 1600, and the tenth of that would be X160. At first sight the last sum appears the just proportion of the reut-charge; but there are a number of houses rated to the poor and other local taxes that are not on the rent charge list. The rateable value of such is about £16Ô; and is not this sum to be deducted, thereby making the rateable value of the whole on which the rent charge is claimed zCl440, and the tenth of that will be zc72 I Can anyone suggest a fairer or a simpler method of valuing the same ? By the above method no reference can be made to any other parish in the Union, and it is taken for granted that the land has been justly and conscientiously valued by competent persons. I AN OLD INCUMBENT. I

IIUORTABT VESTRY. MEETING AT BJMMO&. ? <?? A very numerously attended meeting of the ratepayers of Bangor was held at the Vestry-room, in the Cathedral Church, on Thursday last, to take into consideration a proposal for a compromise made on be- half pf Colonel Pennant in the matter of the rating of Port Penrhyn, the Rev. D. Evans, senior vicar of the parish, in the chair. The members of the Boiitd of Health being engaged in consultation with their legal adviser, sent a messenger requesting the chairman to deter, for a short time, the consideration of the question for which the Vestry was specially convened. This being done, Mr. LLOYD JOlfB8 ROM to improve the occasion, by making a few observations upon the manner in which the proceedings of the Local Board were reported in the local paper. He had noticed that very meagre and condensed reports were given in the paper of even the most important matters discussed and transacted at the Board of Health. To prove that such was the case, he need not go further than the very last meeting of the Board, at which an important dis- cussion took place respecting an offer made by Colonel Pennant upon the rating of Port Penrhyn. One would have wished to see what the members, in their capacity as representatives of the town, said of the proposal. (Hear, hear.) But no; after giving Captain Iremonger's letter in small type, the whole is condensed into a corner, and it says:This proposal was very fully discussed, and after mature deliberation, it was unanimously re- solved, that the handsome offer of Colonel Pennant be accepted." The editor's own remarks occupied fairly half- a-column, which was the first to attract his (Mr. Jones's) attention, and when he went to look for an account of the meeting, it was with some difficulty he came across it. He should like to see the accounts also published in the paper, for which—and he knew he spoke the minds of other ratepayers upon that point—M r. Douglas should be paid, as an advertisement or otherwise, and he should be asked to give a fair and full report in return. (Hear, hear.) Mr. George James—With reference to Mr. Jones's observation that Captain Iremonger's letter was put in small type in the paper, it only reminds me of an old saying, "that good articles are lapped in small parcels." (Laughter.) Mr. Jones-I question very much whether that which you refer to is a good article at all; but we shall see presently. The Chairman then read the following notice, conven- ing the vestry "Parish of Bangor. Notice is hereby given, that a vestry will be held in the Vestry-room, in the Cathedral Church of Bangor, on Thursday next, the 20th day of April, 1865, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to consider a proposal for a compromise made on behalf of Col. the Hon. E. G. Douglas Pennant, M.P., so as to put an end to the Legal Proceedings now pending in the matter of the Rating of Port Penrhyn. Also, for the purpose of examining the Accounts of the Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyor of Highways for the above-named parish. "Dated the 13th day of April, 1865. EVAN EVANS, ) Churc h wardens. ?THO?. ?H?PARRY. j Churchwardens. "WILLIAM WILLIAMS, ) onverseers. GEORGE SIMPSON, j Mr. Kennedy, Chairman of the Local Board, then rose and said—You are all aware of the objects of this meeting; and as we have the advantage of the presence of the Board's legal adviser, I shall only request him to state the case as it now stands. Mr. T. GOLD EDWARDS, of Denbigh, said he felt he would not then be justified in doing more than simply reading to them the terms of the agreement proposed to be entered upon between the Board and Colonel Pen- nant. He then read the following :— Terms of Compromise of the difference between Colonel Pennant and the Bangor Local Board of Health. It is arranged (without prejudice to the rights or to the present position of either party, in the event of the following terms, or any of them, not being approved of and carried into legal effect) as follows, that is to say— 1. That the Local Board shall, as soon as conveniently can be, petition one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1858, to separate, for all purposes, from the district of the Local Board, so much of the parish of Llandegai (hereinafter called the "disputed premises") as lies with- in the Parliamentary Borough of Bangor, and shall use their best endeavours to get the disputed premises so well and effectually separated from the said district. "2. That Colonel Pennant shall use his 1 best endea- vours to obtain (so far as may be necessary) the consent of the ratepayers within the same premises to such sepe- ration, but no such petition or consent as aforesaid, nor any act to be done by any party in, about, or in relation to the premises, shall in any way prejudice or affect him or them in the event of either party being compelled to make good his or their position at law. "3. That all costs with relation to the said difference hitherto incurred by Colonel Pennant shall be borne by him, and so incurred by the Local Board shall be borne by them-each party to bear his or their own expenses to be incurred in carrying out or in endeavouring to carry out the proposed compromise. "4. That the Local Board shall, upon such separation being effected as aforesaid, revoke and rescind, as far as they lawfully can, any resolution or proceeding on their part inconsistent with this present arrangement. "5. That when and so soon as the disputed premises shall have been so separated as aforesaid, and the Board shall have complied with the terms on their part to be performed as aforesaid, Colonel Pennant shall give to the said Local Board the sum of £ 4,500 to be applied by them after payment of all legal expenses as aforesaid, in extinction of the capital debt now remaining due from the Board, and to be in full satisfaction of all claims and demands by the Local Board on or with reference to the disputed premises. "Bangor, 20th April, 1865." Mr. OWEN EVANS, City Vaults, said he thought Colonel Pennant wanted to buy his rights in the parish at too cheap a rate. Could he buy a farm or a house in the same proportion as that which he proposed to buy the rating of Port Penrhyn ? Nothing of the sort. In accepting the offer, they got up a very bad precedent for other people to follow. (Hear, hear.) Supposing some ratepayer came forward and proposed a compro- mise in the same manner, would he be allowed to do as the Colonel proposed doing I It was a serious thing for them to consider before accepting any terms to com- promise the rights of any ratepayer. Let them not swallow an offer, hastily and without mature considera- tion but demand a fair understanding, and a fair price. However much he admired the liberality of Colonel Pennant, he really thought the amount he offered was too cheap, and he advised them to pause before they finally accepted the offer. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. JAMES said he was again reminded of a saying about an old Welshman, however much was offered him he would always cry for more. (Laughter.) Mr. R. HUGHES, George and Dragon Inn, said he objected principally to the word made use of in Captain Iremonger's letter, that the sum was given as a "gift" to the town. When a man purchased a thing, the price he paid for it was no gift; and why should the Colonel call this a gift-a thing which he buys- Mr. G. JAMES-You cannot buy a thing which does not exist, man. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. R. HUGHES-But that is a mere matter of opin- ion. Mr. Evans and myself pretty generally agree upon all public matters (laughter), but there is a point in this affair that I do not agree with him. I think Colonel Pennant has came out very handsomely indeed in offering £ 4,500 as a compromise, which is equal to 9225 a year in perpetuity—a thing which each and all of us will benefit by. (Cheers.) If we had won our case we should only get it by instalments, and then we would be pay- ing heavy rates for future generations whom we know not. (Laughter.) Mr. James said the Welshman al- ways asked for more, and as he himself was a Welshman he was also one of those who always asked for more. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. H. LLOYD JONES said he rose to propose an amendment, when he was met by several voices that no motion had been made; he, however, contended there was a proposal then before the meeting, and went on to observe that the proposal he alluded to was made by Captain Iremonger, who, although he said he made it upon his own responsibility, was, in fact, a proposal of Colonel Pennant's, and was submitted for their accept- ance or rejection. The Local Board had a meeting that day upon the subject., and in that meeting a letter from himself was probably read, calling for the production of certain documents, which would form materiais to ena- ble them to proceed with the consideration of this sub- ject. That referred to the following materials being the foundation of this claim, viz., the map prepared by Mr. Johnson, the minutes of the Board, and the agree- ment entered into with the Board by Colonel Pennant They did not see any of them produced. They had waited long enough for the termination of this dispute; though after the last meeting some of the parties ap- peared wonderfully active-special meetings were con- vened, and telegrams sent. And why all this unseem- ly haste about a question involving to the town £ 4,500- —a pretty large sum, certainly, but not under the cir- cumstances in which it was given. He intended moving an amendment—that the offer be rejected-he objected to the amount, and upon no consideration whatever would he accept it as a present. (Hear, hear.) They were enough under the sway of men of higher grade already, but, surely, they were not going to accept any sum for their rights in that way. But he would again ask why were the documents of the Board not pro- duced at that vestry I Mr. KUNBDy-I may a* well state that your letter was read at the Board, and your request taken into I consideration; but that we did not think it necesury to produce the documents. j Mr. H. r,L. JONES said, that being the case he hoped the Vestry would be •dvHfrned to a future y lIill he documents be producer, (Hear, hear.) They should deal with the parishioners fairly, imd whether they had a right or not to demand the production of those docu- ments, in deference to their wishes he thought they should have produced them. He gave the members credit for doing what they had already done, and he would say in the face of Mr. Golddward8 what he had already said in his back, that the Board could not have selected a better man as legal adviser than he; and, with the exception of their duty to consult the ratepay- ers about a certain step they had taken, he approved of their doings up so their acceptance of this offer. Mr. KENIIWYWe have not accepted the offer yet. — Mr. JoNzs--But the paper says so. Mr. J AMEM-A newspaper is no evidence. Mr. KENNEDY—But, I believe, the paper does not state that it has been accepted. Mr. JONES (referring to the paper)—It is stated that the proposal was fully discused, and after mature deliberation, it was unanimously resolved that the handsome offer made by CoL Pennant be accepted. (Cries of "read on subject to the approval of the ratepayers in Vestry assembled." However, he maintained they had no right to call a meeting in the manner they did, and pass a resolution hurriedly at a meeting of that nature. Mr. GuLD EDWARDS wished to remind Mr. Jones that he had no right to insinuate irregularity on the part of the Board. The meeting was perfectly regular, and they did only that which they had a right to do. Mr. J ONEfi denied that he made any insinuations to- wards the members of the Board. Mr. J. K. DotiOLAS-There is really at present no motion before the meeting, and in order to give all an opportunity fully to discuss this question, I shall pro- pose, That this Vestry recommends the Bangor Local Board of Health to accept the compromise offered in the matter of the rating of Port Penrhyn, by Captain Ire- monger, in behalf of Colonel Pennant." Dr. O. O. ROBERTS seconded the motion, and remark- ed, supposing the shore ground liable to be assessed what could they get from it I Not nearly, in his opin- ion, the interest which they would derive from the sum which Colonel Pennant offered as a compromise. The ratepayers would act wisely if they adopted the course indicated in the motion, and should do everything to prevent litigation. (Cheers.) Mr. JOHN ELLIS thought the Board of Health had done everything that could be done under the circum- stances, and that it would be quite useless for the par- ishioners to bother their heads about maps and docu- ments which they did not understand. (Hear, hear.) The members acted quite independently of Colonel Pen- nant, and appeared most desirous of discharging their duty towards the ratepayers. (Applause.) .NJ r. R. HUGHES repeated that he considered it a hand- some price and a fair value of the place. But the Board had sadly neglected its duty in not rating it before. The Board was then 15 years of age- Mr. JAmms-Ptather young; not quite full age. (Laughter.) Mr. R. HuoaES—No matter about that; there were several members now on the Board jvho have been mem- bers from the commencement. ( No, no.") Well, Mr. Mesbach Roberts has been a member for ten years or more. Where was he, and how was it their engineer did not find it out before now ? The drains and sewerage were made, and the pipes and lampstones were put down at the expense of Colonel Pennant at- the Port; and considering all this the sum offered by the hon. gentle- man if not a gift is next thing to a gift. (Hear, hear.) If you consider the expense that would be incurred in getting the place to be rated, supposing it to be rateable, it is much better for us to accept the £4,500; and with the glorious uncertainty of the law we should be glad of the offer rather than be struggling for ever and for other people to get the benefit. Mr. O. EVANs-That's just the way for you to get to the Board. (Loud laughter). Mr. R. HUGHES-I don't want to go there but if I should I am sure my goodness would be curbed there. l" Oh," and laughter.) Mr. H. LL. JONEs-In the letter which appeared in the NORTH WALES CHRONICLE, April 15, 1865, I find that the sum is to be offered as a present to the town, which differs materially from the agreement read to us to-day. If we are entitled to the sum—and if we rely upon what has been stated on behalf of the Board, we are entitled-I say we have a good case, and we have a right to rate Port Penrhyn. Then I maintain that we are entitled toa considerable amount in consideration for that right, not as a gift or present. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. JAKas-There is no word said about a pre- sent in this paper (meaning the terms of compromise.) Dr. O. O. ROBERTS-It is useless to talk that way the fact is if you do not accept Colonel Pennant's offer, the cost will be enormous if you go to law. You should consider that the shore-ground is not rated, and that he gets nothing by it. I decidedly think we had better accept the sum offered by Colonel Pennant, and grate- fully so too. (Applause). Mr. DOUGLAS said the principal objection raised by Mr. Lloyd Jones, was as to the alleged divergence be- tween the "Terms of Compromise" read by Mr. Gold Edwards, and the letter of Capt. Iremonger offering a compromise. He could effectually dispose of that ob- jection by a little explanation. A fortnight ago Capt. Iremonger put himself in communication with Mr. Hardie, with the view of having a special meeting of the Board called on the following day, to enable him to make a proposal on behalf of Col. Pennant. Owing to the resignation of Col. Pennant, and the new Board not having been constituted, they were without a Chairman; and as the power of calling a special meeting of the Board was by law vested in the Chairman, and could not be exercised by any one merely acting in that capacity, it was impossible to comply with Capt. Iremonger's re- quest. As the first ordinary meeting of the Board was to take place on the Thursday, he was requested to at- tend, but owing to a prior engagement he was unable to do so. He did, however, attend an adjournment of that meeting held on the following day, and made an oral proposition which he was requested to reduce to writing. The full consideration of that proposal was deferred until the Monday evening following, when Mr. Gold Edwards attended to advise the Board. Now he was bound to say, there was a slight difference between Capt. Iremonger's spoken and written proposals, as to the steps to be taken to secure the exemption of Port Penrhyn from the District of the Local Board. When addressing the Board, Capt. Iremonger only stipulated for the concurrence and such facilities as the Board could give to an application to be made by Mr. Barber on Col. Pennant's behalf for a fresh Order excluding Port Penrhyn; whereas in his letter published last week, the payment of the £ 4,500 was made conditional on the Board undertaking the necessary steps. That was just the knotty question which had engaged the anxious consideration of the Board that morning, as to whether Col. Pennant or the Board should defray the expenses incurred in getting the Port excluded, and he thought the ratepayers might safely leave it in the hands of the Board. In Colonel Pennant the town had a most liberal benefactor; and in his judgment, it would be very unwise and certainly very ungracious to drive too hard a bargain. (Hear, hear.) The terms of com- promise, stripped of legal verbiage, were briefly these- all legal proceedings to be stopped, each party paying his own costs, and Col. Pennant to make the Board a present of £ 4,500 so soon as the exclusion of Port Pen- rhyn from the district of the Local Board shall have been secured. Whatever cost might be incurred in ob- taining th&t exemption would be shared between Col. Pennat and the Board. Those were the terms offered, and with the concurrence of the ratepayers the Board were prepared to accept them. Col. Pennant had on many occasions given substantial proofs of his earnest desire for the welfare of Bangor. It had been a source of the deepest annoyance to him that there should be any litigation between him and his neighbours, and the spirit in which he had came forward, with the olive branch, carrying also in his hand the noble gift of 94,500, was truly characteristic of the man, and would surprise nobody who knew his genuine goodness of heart, and his almost unbounded liberality. (Cheers.) But it ap- peared there were some parties dissatisfied, and who wished to carry matters to extremities. At the last vestry, those parties blamed the Board for taking legal proceedings, and now they blamed them still more for compromising. They assumed that the Board had been successful in litigation, and that Port Penrhyn would be liable to a heavy assessment. The Board believed they had a good case, and that if it proceeded judgment would be given in their favour; but the other side also expressed themselves confident of success, and whatever decision might have been given by a superior court, no- thing would have shaken Col. Pennant's conviction that Port Penrhyn was never intended to be included in the Local Board's district. Taking all the elements of the case into consideration, not forgetting the glorious un- certainty of the law, the Board firmly believed-and in this view they were warmly supported by Mr. Gold Edwards, their legal adviser, a gentleman of great repute in his profession—that the compromise offered was the best possible solution of the difficulty. (Hear, hear.) If this meeting differed from that opinion, let them take the sense of the ratepayers by a poll of the parish. And if that course was adopted, he had no fear of the result. The members of the Board considered that they had been dragged into this dispute, and for no inconsiderable time placed in a trying position. They had been alternately praised and blamed, just as the prospects of the case brightened or darkened, but they had fearlessly done their duty, and he trusted, in a man- ner, that no impartial or dispassionate mind oould cen- sure. (Cheers.) Mr. Lloyd Jones bad sent a letter to the Board that morning, requesting the production, at this vestry, of the plans, minute books, and other docu- ments. The Board declined to accede to that request; and he thought very properly so, too. A public vestry was not the place to deal with matters of that kind; it could best be done by a committee of three or four gen- tlemen, and he could answer for it that no difficulty would be placed in the way of any ratepayer who wish- ed to inspect the Board's documents. But they would not consent to have them brought into a public vestry. The members of the Board were elected as the represen- tatives of the ratepayers, and not as mere delegates to do the bidding of everybody who chose to dispute the policy of their acts. If they failed to do their duty to the town, the ratepayers had the remedy in their own hands. (Applause.) Mr. Douglas, after some further observa- tions, concluded by again reading the resolution he had previously moved. Mr. R. RuouRs-You have no business to propose things here. (Laughter). You should let others move resolutions aflfectiug your Board. Mr. DOUGLAs-At the Board I excrcise my right as a member but here as a ratepayer. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BICKNELL-It is wrong to assume that because we have been elected members of the Board we are to be deprived of the powers of speech or of moving reso- lutions as ratepayers, Mr. ROBERT HUGIIES- Y 011 do certain things at the Board and come here to seal them yourselves. I don't see that's right at all. (Hear.) Mr. GEORGE JAmEs-The fact is, gentlemen, Mr. Robert Hughes wants to throw you all over-Board. (Laughter.) Mr. TIIos. LEWIS (who spoke in Welsh) said that in accepting the offer made oil behalf of Colonel Pennant the ratepayers might rest assured they would be secur- ing to themselves a certain thing for uncertainty. As had been observed it was but a compromise; and it often occurred that parties went to law feeling confident of Buocess were after all disappointed, having incurred enor- mous expense. And even supposing the case was won could it be said that their prospects as ratepayers would be advanced a grade by rejecting the proposal ? They would still have to decide in what manner and to what amount it was rateable, and all would admit that the rating of Port Penrhyn would present many difficulties which might give rise to endless disputes. (Hear, hear.) It was not the same as if they rented a house cr a farm —the Port was connected with the quarry, and how could the one be valued apart from the other He men- tioned that in order to shew the difficulties they would have to contend with in applying a proper test or princi- ple to its rating, assuming that it would be rateable. There were already various opinions as to the amount it should fairly be rated at, and he heard the sum of £ 150 mentioned; but the compromise was by far pre. ferable to that, if the interests of the town were to be studied. It was represented to him that the interest alone would dispense with the necessity of having one rate a year, and that the only sums to be provided for would be the working and current expenses. But, inde- pendent of all pecuniary considerations, the existence of a good neighbourly feeling was a thing which they ought highly to value. Colonel Pennant had dealt very liberally with the Board; and if they refused a pro- posal kindly emanating from himself, it was more than what they could expect from human nature for him to evince the same liberality towards them on a future occasion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lloyd Jones objected to the word "gift" or "present" being used, and said there was a distinction made in the terms read to the meeting and the letter sent to the Board; but the only distinc- tion he pointed out was that the word "gift" was not inserted in the terms whilst it was in the original letter —hence, he should have thought Mr. Jones would have been the first to support the motion before the vestry, as that offensive word had been expunged. (Hear, hear.) Their English friends had a saying, "that a rose called by any name willsmell as sweet," &c., and he thought that the sweet odour of the zC4,500 (laughter) which Colonel Pennant offered to the town would have smelt as sweet, and proved as acceptable to the ratepayers, whether it be called a gift, a present, or by whatever name they might choose to designate it. (Applause.) Mr. OWEN EVANS-My opinion is that we ought to take more time over it, before coming to any decision. I think that 210,000 was not more than what we should reasona- bly ask. In sacrificing the rating of the Port, we should not swallow the offer all at once; but let us pause awhile, and see what can be done. I repeat that we are forming a bad precedent. Shortly, I expect we shall all be coming up as tradesmen, asking you to accept of a compromise for our rates, and pay an equivalent of 10.. for 20,. Depend upon it, sooner or later the precedent will most assuredly be acted upon by others. I now beg to propose the following amendment:—"That the present vestry has not had sufficient time to consider the proposal made on behalf of Colonel Pennant and that the vestry be adjourned to this day fortnight, for the production of the plans, minute books, and other documents of the Board, bearing on this question." Mr. LLOYD JONES seconded the amendment, and went on to observe that Mr. Douglas had said they had no right to call upon the Board to produce their documents at the vestry. Without discussing the tight, he thought it should have been complied with as a matter of courtesy. (Hear. hear.) One question occurred to everybody in discussing the subject of a compromise,- What are the probabilities of success ? If the documents were produced —say the m'p-it would appear at first sight to everybody that the Port was within the district of the Board of Health at the time the Board was formed. If they agreed to a compromise, it should be such a compromise as would regard the honour and the interest of the people of Bangor. He (Mr. Jones) mentioned at a previous vestry the expense to which the Board would be put to if they once drifted into litigation, and he was met by Mr. Douglas saying it would be a mere bagatelle; and if the Board believed so, and felt so confident of success, they should have carried the case through. Mr. G. JAMES—What a pity It's a great disappoint- ment to the lawyers. (Laughter, and cries of Chair.") Mr. JOItEs--But lawyers have some regard to honour. In accepting the compromise, they assume that Port Pen- rhyn should be rated, and that the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench would be in favour of the ratepayers,— hence Colonel Pennant would be liable to pay the rate. Mr. GOLD EDWARDS—And if the Court above should decide otherwise, what then ? Mr. JONES—That is just what I say. Why, if so, it would not be right to accept the money. But if you make a compromise in this way you will be doing what the law does not confer upon the Board any right to do. You have only a right to make it by petition. Mr. G. JAMES—We are going to Sir George Grey to alter the law. Mr. JOHN ROBERTS, (in Welsh), taunted Mr. Lloyd Jones with inconsistency. At a late Vestry he blamed the Board for going to law, and spoke of the enormous expense that would be entailed upon the town and now, instead of accepting a compromise, he seemed ready to sac- rifice everything rather than forego legal proceedings He thoroughly approved of the course proposed, and hoped the meeting would signify their appreciation of the liberal offer made by Colonel Pennant, (Cheers.) Mr. THOS. JONES wished to know if any gentleman present had any notion of the expenses already incurred by the parish ? No reply was made to this enquiry. The amendment was then put to the meeting, only three or four hands being held up in its favour. The mo- tion was then put, and a forest of hands were held up, only that of Mr. Lloyd Jones being exhibited against it. Mr. JAMEs-Mr. Lloyd Jones is like the last rose of summer," blooming alone. (Loud laughter.) SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS, &c. The Overseers' and Surveyor of Highways accounts were then examined, and passed in the usual way. Mr. Morris Roberts, Surveyor o the Highways, having held that office for 15 years, begged to tender his resigna- tion, as he was leaving the parish, and thanked the parishoners for the confidence reposed in him during that time. The Vestry requested him to continue in office till March next, when the usual appointment of parish officers will be made, which he consented to do. The meeting then terminated with a vote of thanks to the rev. Vicar for his conduct in the chair.

RATING OF PORT PENRHYN. I To the Editor of the North Wales Chronicle. I Sir,—I was prevented from attending the vestry to-day. Had I been there it was my intention to have proposed a vote of thanks to those who composed the Board of Health for 1864, as having well and fearlessly done their I duty to the town under heavy discouragement. Yours. &c. Bangor, April 20. A RATEPAYER. I

BANGOR LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. I We are obliged, for want of space, to defer until next week our report of the meeting of this Board, held on Thursday last. In another column will be found a full Report of the Vestry Meeting, held on the same day, when Mr. Douglas's resolution recommending the Local Board to accept the Compromise offered on behalf of Colonel Pennant, was carried by an overwhelming ma- jority.

FROH OUB PRIVATJ5 CORRESPONDENT. LOKDOR, THHWDXT EYININO. ne<j«« i.p~W ? ?' WH?dtor to?r. fOt v-rn*. Her Maj?y U ?PoM to b. in good h?th; *3° ?M. lh* air daily, "'?? '?" ? drmng. Y?te?y?r.i.t. ?? Leopold embarked at Do-r, ??th< Belgian Government .ttamerB.bpqu.. A OIl ?[of honour was drawn up on the pier; and there ?.umeron.omci?.and an immenM Ulemblage of were n d ad ?l?colle?d.who lined the pier and promenade. ?d. Weyer, the Belgian Amba?dor.-nd the Se. zL of Legation went on board the packet with the ?d took leave ? him a. the T?.t ? unmoor? ? .he carted, it W" uncertain whether .he would  ?.or?nd = hi. Mai-tY preferring the latter. ??_r t.tiffbKtMWM blowing, and th..t?m?-. 2^ won turned towards We* where. I hope, he øJe1yamved. t?ter Term commenced Y*Awd&Y and, contrary to 7m the Lord Chancellor did not invite the J udgea, nt.-at.?w.?d Que.n'.Co.nMi. to breakfast at   resideum This departure from an old and regularly observed custom, gave rise to Tarious ru. IDO "TWOULD appear, that a change has come over the mind Of our Government with respect to the Suez Canal. At a LID banquet given to the delegate, from the European BEN of Commerce, at Alexandria, on the 6th inst. Sir H. Bulwer, the British ambassador to Turkey, was t and proposed a toast to the success of the Ca- L This he would hardly have done, if the Govern- I continued opposed to it- M. L-ewpo returned SKS for the ambwsador-s good wishes. "It i. announced," says the Pall MaU Gazette, of last  (TUE Chancellor of the Exchequer will have X? at his ???- he has, I hope, he will _.I.» good use of it. '???J'? tor. of Tamwortb, a few days back, f d r bottle in meadow adjoining the river Thtme?, W »LH WAS & Pl. e. of paper. with the following words WoLte?ire.Broom?rove. Dec. 8. This ? if l that FfDtz Muller was innocent of the 18 ce t h t. thO  M?-??"'??chtim. M thi. meets with Any one to read it, the real murderer will be past bringing in guilty. A Copenhagen telegram. dated April 18, states that a jerious ministerial crisis had prevailed; as some of the ministers insisted on submitting to the Rigsdag, the mo- difications of the constitution, which the Rigsraad had rejected. The differences were adjusted, all the minis- ters remained in office, and the Rigsdag was, that day, prorogued. Telegrams from Nice, dated yesterday, state, that the Ozarewitch was in great pain, and his condition caused much anxiety. The Czar is expected at Paris to-day, and will reach Nice to-morrow morning. It is now finally arranged, according to the Paris pa- jeis, that the Emperor will depart for Algeria on the 25th inst. The Empress will direct affairs in his ab- sence as Regent, assisted by the Privy Council. A letter from Milan reveals the plans of Mazzini for the present year. He suggests a rising in Venetia, on the Southern Tyrol; asserts that arms in sufficient num- bers have already been introduced relies for active aid on the Venetian emigrants, in Italy, who are supported on subsidies granted by the Government, but, those be- ing withdrawn, are now a great poverty and thinks that the Government, If it declines giving active as- sistance, will throw no serious obstacles in the way of the movement. The rising is to be attempted next month. In the Italian Chamber of Deputies, the bill for the suppression of Convents was under discussion yesterday It is strongly opposed. In the Spanish Senate, yesterday, Senor Calderon Col- lates, charged ministers with aU the responsibility of the murders of the 10th inst. Senor Gonzales Bravo said, the consciences of ministers were at ease and they had the support of all the moderate party. There are advices from New York to the 8th inst and the intelligence is still favourable to the Federals. The pursuit of the Confederates was still kept up by Sheridan, from the 3rd to the latest dates and he had been uni- formly successful; defeating the fugitives whenever he enoountered them. In a brief despatch, dated the 6th, he says,—he had captured Generals Ewell, Kershaw, But. ton, Corse de Banz, and Curtis Lee several thousand prisoners, 14 guns, two caissons, and a large number of waggons. If the thing is pressed," he writes, I think Lee will surrender." That night. Leo was in position on the heights beyond Sailor's Creek the bridge had been destroyed; and Humphreys, the Federal, commanding the advance, reported, that he could not pursue rapidly, during the night. Sherman's army was to move on the 8th; one division towards Raleigh, the other on Weldon. —The naval attack on Mobile commenced on the 28th ult.; Canby was advancing by land, with siege guns to shell the city.—Gen. Haneock, with a large force, had moved up the Shenandoah Valley, towards Lynchburg.— Wilsons's cavalry had reached Russelville, Alabama, and were moving on Selma, Montgomery, and Mobile. It is stated that 500 cannon, 5000 muskets, 1000 pri- soners, 500 wounded, 30 locomotives, and 300 cars were taken at Richmond. Gen. Weitzel had proclaimed mar- tial law, and forbidden pillage. The population, rich and poor, were alike destitute of food. He was supplying all who took the oath.—At Petersburg, the Confederates had removed nearly all the cannon and destroyed to- bacco worth about one million dollars. Lincoln, it is re- ported, was enthusiastically received at Richmond and the New York Herald asserts, that he had opened nego- tiatioDs for the settlement of the South, with Judge Campbell, who had remained at Richmond for that pur- ple, at the request of President Davies.—Henry Ward Baecher had made a speech, deprecating harsh measures towards the South—The 14th inst., bad been appointed by the Governor of New York a thanksgiving day, for tathe late victories. Sir Frederick Bruce had arrived at Sew York, and left on the 8th, for Washington. Mr. Seward had been thrown from his carriage. His arm was Wkcn, and his jaw fractured. He was doing favour- ably. There are dates from Mexico to the 23rd of March. The country was being rapidly pacified, and the guerillas were diappearing. Several chiefs had been executed ()¡¡e, General Castagny, had burned San Sebastian, in Se- Dora. Marechal, the commandant of Vera Cruz, had been billed in a skirmish. —Mejia had informed the commander of the Federal squadron, that the American vice-consul at Matamorns, had himself demanded his passports.—An Item of news which comes by another channel is very im- portant, if true. It is, that Juarez has sent General Or- tega to Washington,—overtures having already been made by President Lincoln,—to come to an understanding with the Federal cabinet, as to the supportitix disposed to ?v«to tho oausA of the ex-president.

irth, fflarmflcs, and Ittittto. •^ice of Birtls, Marriages, and Daths, should be authenticated tht name and address rf the senders, or transmitted to us ^Kmghour accredited Agents. to intimate, that in future notices of Births and Mar- ies win he charged as Advertisements at the uniform rate 01 0n. Shilling .ach; and except where the party sending has &Ii ateount at the office, prepayment must be made. or the Notice will not appear. If more convenient to the sender, pay. "Mt may be made in Red Postage Stamps. Obituary notices -ill be inserted free as heretofore. BIRTHS. the uth inst., the wife of W. Y. Hardie, Esq., C.E., Bangor, u daughter.  the 15th inst., at the Rectory, Trefriw, Conway, the wife t tS e Lewis Thomas, of a son. >,the 14th inst the wife of Mr. Charles Mansbridge, St. of a daughter Whe 17th tn?.. at Wymondham, Norfolk the wife of D. "?''M Hughes, Eøq" of a daughter. MARRIAGES. },feI8th Inst.. at Bawtry. Yorkshire, by the Rev. Vernon :L"?e, ?'? Rector of Hascombe. Surrey. Masted by the XV? C W HeatoD. B D., Llewelyn Francis, youngest son of the Wjftk ?"ton. Esq., and of the Hon Mn H.awn. of PIas Heatfm ?bi?htre, to Amy Gertrude, youngest daughter of the ? -?' WUUam Carr Fenton, Vicar of Mattenea, York- <Mt William Carr FenwD, Vicar of Mattenea, York- tMt.. at Kglwys Fach, near Conway, by the l? '?°' ?'m?*'o Griffith, contractor and phMterer, ley t;r. to ""y. youngMt daughter of the late Mr. John Grind- I?tT ?'?..ce street Carnarvon On DEATHS. W 7th inst aged 28, Mrs Ellen /ones, wife of Mr, WU. Tin??, HirW, Bangor. ??Hthimt.aged 65, Mr. John Evam, Sawyer. H mel, ?  'Sth ln,t- AW M. at Woolton, "*<n llvev"l. SMm-  Mr. Thomaa Cowley. aDd wtu of Mrs Roberta. ?Tj, ?°' of this city. Daftuad mach respected by '<t M*tn)M friends and acquain%mc,

On the 19th last at Mountain square, Bangor, aged 4S years, Mr Griffith Jones, unloader at red P^advO'^leavin^ » :1a1lP family to bewail their lost. On the 14th inst., at Garth Point, Btnfoc, foMph, the infant 100 of Mr. Edward Duffy. On the 15th iiiit. at Brjmllwyd. Usudept, eged M years. William Williams, qnarryman- highly reipected. On the 16th inst., at Llandegal Village, aged 78 yeart, awfuHy sadden, William Jones, a cowman in the employ of the Hon. Col. Pennant. On the 18th lnatH at Aberoffwen. Usullechid. aged Si years John, the eldest son of M r Hugh Hughef, iermer. an industrious, obedient, and pious young man. he being the sixth cniia his father has lost-one daughter in December last. On the 14th Inst., aged 57, Mr. Thomas Williams, shoemaker, HenUan-street, Denbigh, On the 15th inst. Mr. Darid WlUUmJ, So«tl»od-«tr»et, Llan. rWII, aged M jrears. On the 17th 10It.. at his residence, 22, Rose Place. Liverpool, aged 41, Evan Thomas Evans. M.D, honorary surgeon to the Eye and &r Dispensary, Rose-hill, Liverpool. On the llh inst., Elisabeth, the widow of the late G. Johnion. Btq., 6, Cadogan Place, London, and Llanreiadr, Ruthyn. On the 16th insl, at her residence. 321, Upper PMUfUNtat- street, Liverpool, in her 71st year, Mn Mary DavfeL On the 12th inat, at Bryn Avon, near Wrexham, Denbighshire, Richard Henry Bandlee, Esq. On the 15th inst., at his residence, 11, Crane-ttreet, Chester, aged 59, Mr. John Davies, block and sell maker. On the 8th inst., aged 85, Mr. John Roberts, Bookseller, Ches- ter. On the 18th last., at Nant Ddu, Llanberia, Moses Davies, I youngest son of David Davies, of the above place, aged 31 years. On the 10th last., aged one month, Thomas Llewelyn, young. est son of the Rev, John Davies, Incumbent of St. David's. On the 28th of January, at Perth in Western Australia, aged 42, Mr. John Howell Rees, Merchant, of Champion Bay in that Colony, and son of the late Mr. William Rees, of Dolgelley. On the 17th inst., aged W. Mrs Martha Pickup, late of the Manchester Hotel, Great Howard street, Liverpool, and daugh- ter of the late Ir. John Williams, of Llwynon Lodge, near.Wru. ham. On the SOth ult. aged » weeks, Harriet Littler. infant daugh- ter of Mr. John Williams: and on the 9th inst., aged S7 years, Elisabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. John Williams. Vron, Mos- tyn, and daughter of the late Mr John Littler, Isglan. Whitford.

UNIVERSITY FOR WALES.—We hear that Mr. Lewis Davies, Preswylfa, near Cardiff, has subscribed £ 500 towards the funds of the Welsh University. THE UIBLE SOCIETY.-The Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society have presented the emigrants who are to sail next Monday for Patagonia, with 100 copies of the Sacred Scriptures in Welsh. BANGOR AND BEAUMARIS UNio-z.-Attendances of Guardiant.-By some inadvertence a few errors crept into our report of last meeting. The attendances of Mr, Rowland Parry should have been 26, Mr. Sennar 11, and Mr. Thomas Jones, Llangoed 8. Omitted from the report. Mr. Hugh Hughes 19 attendances, and Mr. Bennet Thomas, 6. LECTORS ON JOHN CALVIN.On Tuesday evening last, a very able lecture was delivered at the new Baptist Chapel, Bangor, by the Rev. G. D. Evans, Upton Chapel, London, upon the Life and Times of John Calvin." Mr. John Owen, of London (late of Bangor), presided. Owing to various circumstances, the audience was more select than numerous. A vote of thanks was passed to the Lecturer and the Chairman, and a col- lection in liquidation of the chapel debt terminated the proceedings. DETINTION OF THE BANGOR MAIL.—The mail due at Bangor 4-1 a.m. did not reach here yesterday till after six o'clock, a sad accident having occurred on the line near Crewe. Near to the latter place, owing to the neglect of a pointsman, an engine crossed the line and came in collision with the mail train, smashing the engines, and completely severing the van. Several persons were known to have been seriously injured, who were conveyed to a hotel at Crewe. We have not heard of the extent of their injuries, or whether any of the passengers were killed or not. THE NEW OMNIBus.-On Monday morning last the new omnibus, the proprietors of which are Mr. Hughes, Douglas Arms Hotel, Betbesda, and Mr. Littler, Railway Hotel, Bangor, commenced running, and, as might have been anticipated, it was crowded with passengers, and that during the whole of the day. It runs from Bethesda to Bangor four times a day, and meets the principal trains in the station, which will be a great accomodation to the public, its there is a very large amount of traffic between the two towns. The 'bus was built by Mr. Findlater, of Birmingham, and is a very smart affair, and it will com- fortably seat twenty-five passengers. HOME MISSION SERVICES.—The Wesleyan Methodists held their Annual Home Mission Meeting in their chapel, it, Bangor, during Easter. The first service was held in Horeb chapel on Thursday evening, and on Good Friday there were three serviecs' mording. afternoon, and even- ing. On Easter Sunday sermons were preached in the three chapels belonging to that body, namely, St. Paul's chapel, Horeb, and Sion. There were crowded congrega- tions on each occasion; and many of the discourses were powerful and elo luent. Collections in aid of the mission were made after each service. The following ministers officiated :-Rev, Thomas Aubrey, Chairman of the North Wales District; Rev. Ebenezer Morgan; Rev. W. Evans; and Rev. O. Williams. A RASH ATTEMPT.—On Thursday morning last a rumour spread through Bangor that a person of the name of Macintyre, for some time in the employ of the late Dean Cotton as butler, had committed suicide but it afterwards transpired that he had made a rash attempt to deprive himself of life but that its fear- ful results were timely averted by the prompt applica- tion of professional skill obtained on the spot. The poor man, who had been in a desponding state of mind for some time past owing to his being out of employ, was found with his throat cut and bleeding profusely in a field close to the new Baptist chapel, in Garth road. The wound, inflicted across the throat with a penknife, was not so severe as was at first supposed; but from the loss of blood he was in a very weak state. He was con- veyed to the workhouse, Dr. Rowlands, of the Infirmary, having previously dressed and stitched up the wound. We hear that he is progressing favourably, and likely recover. EASTER MONDAY IN BANGOR.-Mouday last was kept as a general holiday in Bangor, all the principal shops and places of business being closed from an early hour. During the day numerous crowds of persons arrived in the town from the surrounding districts, evidently bent on making the most of their holiday, and in the evening every part of Bangor—Upper and Lower -was quite filled with holiday folk. There being a fair held in Llangefni, an excursion trip to that place was organised, and hundreds took advantage of it to enjcy a short ride out. The steamer Fairy, under the comuiaud of Captain Timothy, made a voyage round the Isle of Anglesey, starting from Beaumaris at 8 o'clock in the morning, and down the straits underthe bridges, and on past Carnarvon to Holy- head, where it stopped for two hours, to permit the excursionists to land, and examine that celebrated harbour. On the return home the steamer sailed close to Moelfre Bay, the scene of the wreck of the ill-fated Royal Charter, in 1859. The day was somewhat 'misty, which a little marred the pleasmre of the sight-seers.—Services were held in the New Baptist Chapel, which were well attend- ed.—There were no public amusements provided for the vast crowds which promenaded the streets; but good order and good humour seemed to prevail everywhere.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE ROBERT G. I WILLIAMS, E8Q:, On Wednesday morning last the mortal remains of this beloved gentleman were conveyed to their last rest- ing-place in the family vault at Llaafaes churchyard, near Beaumaris. The deceased gentleman was the se- cond son of the late Sir Robert Williams, Friars, and brother to Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P., Baron Hill. He was from his infancy, and throughout his whole life, well known for his uniformly charitable dis- position, and, as an instance of his sympathetic conduct, it is affirmed, that when a young man with his father at Friars, he one day in his walks met a poor beggar. The wind was cold and sharp, and the snow lying deep upon the ground, and while the miserable beggar was medi- tating where he would shelter himself from the storm, he espied a gentleman coming towards him, of whom he asked alms. Pitying the poor man, be not only gave him money, but also took uii shoes and stockings from off his own feet, and gave them also to the beggar, re- marking-" And take them also; I have another pair at home!" after which he joyfully returned home shod- lam. At an early age he entered the army, from which, however, on his attaining to the post of Captain, he re- tired, and was immediately appointed Comptroller of the Household to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at the Castle, Dublin. This office he retained, with great cre- dit to himself, up to the time of his death. Whenever, at the time of his visits to his brother at Baron Hill, he in his walks met with some of the old inhabitants of Beaumaris, and who apparently knew him, he generally accosted tliemwith-" lremeniber your face well enough, but can't remember your name." He also made it a rnle. during his stay at Baron Hill, to visit all those whom he knew, however poor they were, and took great delight in conversing with them respecting the scenes and memories of his childhood. As might be expected, Mr. Robert," as he was generally styled, was an espe- cial favourite at Beaumaris. On the receipt of the news of his death, which took place at Dublin Castle, on the 12th instant, at Beaumaris a general gloom pervaded the who)" town, and especially was this the case when the heavily muffled hells of the church rang forth their sad- dening peals on Sunday last, in honour of his memory. He expired at the age of 55, being born in 1809. On Monday morning last hie remains were conveyed from Llanfair Statiou to Baron Hill in a hearse to await the funeral. On the morning of the funeral, all the shops were closed at Beaumaris, and the blinds of the private houses lowered, while a great numberof the inhabitants wended t'leir way towards the village of Llaufaes to witness the last tribute of respect paid to the memory of this be- loved gentleman. Soon after 10 a.m., the mournful pro- cession left Baron II ill, and as the coffin was being placed in the hearse, some of the older farm servants could be seen taking a parting glance at the remains of their friend, and their masters brother, from behind some of the clumps of evergreens around the mansion. As may be perceived, the funeral was of a strictly private character, the family only being present. The mournful procession wended its way towards the pic- turesque Church of Llanfaes in the following order:- Mr. T. Jones, joiner, Baron Hill. Messrs. T. Owen and Son, undertakers. Four Pall-bearers. THE L'ODY. Four Pall-bearers. First mourning coach, containing Sir Richard B. W. Bul- keley, Bart., M.P. Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart.; Mr. Farmer; and Mr. Brice Pearse. Second mourning coach, containing Admiral Eden, CoL Wood, Mr. Edward Geale, and the Rev. S. Jones, M.A. Third mourning coach, containing Capt. Bulkeley, Lieut. T. Bulkeley, Chas. Bulkeley, Esq., and Capt. O. Wil- liams. The procession having arrived at the gates of the church, was preceded into the sacred edifice by the Rev. S. Jones, M.A., Incumbent of the parish, reading the opening sentencesof the burial service, when the prayers, together with the appropriate lesson intended to com- fort the afflicted relatives with the certainty of the re- surrection and the endless hlissfullife which remaineth for a!l Christian friends beyond the grave, were impres- sively read. The north wall of the chancel of this neat little church is studded with beautiful tablets in memory of the Williams Hulkeley family. At the appointed time, the coffin was carefully lower- ed into the family vault, where already rest the remains of Miss Fanny Williams (Sir Richaro's aunt), Mws Anne Williams (Sir Richard's sister), and Capt. Robt. Bulkelel (the son of Sir Richard). The excellent arrangements connected with the fune- ral were superintended by Messrs. T. Owen and Son, drapers and undertakers, Castle-street, Beaumaris, to whom also great praise is due for the good order which prevailed, notwithstanding the attendance of such a great number of spectators. In preserving due order and de- corum, they were greatly assisted by the active exertions of the police, under Capt. Griffith, Chief Constable.

I AMLWCH. Those interested in nautical matters, will be glad to learn that a few gentlemen are actively engaged in or- ganising a committee for the purpose of raising funds, and forming a programme for the holding of the A nnual Regatta at Bull Bay on Whit Monday next. Several influential gentlemen in the neighbourhood have promis- ed their support, and in addition to the sums solicited from those who contributed towards the funds on former occasions, it is expected that several new subscription* will be obtained.

BEAUMARIS. Since the accident to the Pier on Good Friday, that structure has been gradually subsiding and portions breaking away. We understand that almost every pile in the Jetty was broken by the shock. Some of them were new all had been renewed since the first erection tion of the pier, some 20 years ago. Of course parties are now landed from the steamers in boats, but every care has been taken to have that matter well-arranged, so as to prevent discomfort and extortion; a new ar- rangement will shortly, we believe, be made, as to the tolls to be charged on the Pier until re-built. Various rumours are on foot as to the cause or excuse for the accident. One we heard was, that the captain of the steamer was at dinner, while his vessel with some 300 or 400 passengers was approaching the lauding-stapi Of course, no reliance can be placed upon such stories now. Mr. J. W. Ambrose has obtained a photograph of the actual point of collision, where a huge pile of Baltic timber is cut clean through.

I CONWAY. The paragraph which appeared in the NORTH WALlS CHRONICLE, last week, relating to the Dowager Erskiae's Benefaction to the Living of Conway, is calculated to give a very erroneous impression of the full value of that Benefaction. Lady Erskine had kindly allowed the Vi- car to hold the house of Rose Hill, with the garden and Paddock, at a veiy low rent, which forms no criterion whatever of the real value of the property. PENNY READINGS.—The last of a series of Penny Readings took place on Wednesday evening, in the BoyJ National School-room; the Rev. M. Morgan in the chair. The room, as it has been on all these occasiong6 was crowded to excess. Contributions in reading, songs and music, followed each other in rapid succession; de- lighting the audience, who were loud in their applaun. The success which has attended these interesting and improving recreations is most gratifying to their pro- moters. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Chairman de- livered the following address :-1 have now the agreea- ble task of returning my warmest thanks to the kind friends who have so readily and efficiently contributed to the pleasant evenings we have enjoyed together. I trust, that, if spared, we shall, next winter, meet in a similar manner. Then, how glad shall we be to see those again, who have so kindly assisted us this season and we hope their good example will be followed by many others, so that a whole Band may stand ready with con- tributions either in reading, or in music. As for myself I am sure, that, during the ensuing Summer, when I am reading, it will often come across my mind how such and such a passage might suit for a Penny Reading; and I hope that you will employ yourselves in your leisure hours, in collecting materials for a similar pkirpose--eack following the bent of his own mind in Welsh or English. Some may select striking passages from biography or history,—history, not as it was written formerly, giving a dry narrative of facts, but as it has been by recent authors, who seem to throw us back into the midst of days long past, aud to bring the remarkable characters who then lived, vividly before us. Others may choose travels, and transport us to regions long unknown, but now laid open through the undaunted courage and persevering efforts of enterprising man. Then, again, what a field of enjoyment lies before us in Poetry, car- rying us, for a time at least, beyond the harrassing cares of daily life, into the brighter spheres of the imagina- tion and when wearied with the toils of business, how refreshing to turn to the pages of those standard Worb of Fiction within the reach of us all—passages from which will always tend to enliven our meetings. And how encouraging it is, that, whilst we are gathering material for the benefit of our friends, we are at the same time so greatly improving and elevating our own minds. And you, our musical friends, who have done so much to delight us, will you also not gather in fresh stores against the long dark evenings of next winter, remembering always in the choice of your selections, the end and object of all music, as has been au strikingly said by the Poet Longfellow—that God sent his singer4 upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they may touch the hearts of men And bring them back to heav'n again. May we not hope, that, as there is a time for everything —a time for recreation as well as for labour,—and aw the great and beneficent Father of all has mingled so much that is pleasing and beautiful with what is neces- sary to man, He will shed His blessing on our hutnble efforts to scatter a few flowers among the thorns and briars which will ever, more or less, spring up along the path of life.

ALL THE SAME.—A country doctor, being out for a day's shooting, took his errand boy to carry his game bag. Entering a field of turnips, the dog pointed, and the boy, overjoyed at the prospect of his master's success, exclaimed, "Lor, master, there's a covey; if you get near 'eiia, won't you pbysic 'em phyde them, you young rascal; what do you meaur- said the doctor. Why, kill 'em to be sure," replied the boy.