The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

THE RECTOR OF BEAUMARIS AND THE I PRESS. SIR,-The conduct of the pugnacious rector of Beau maris has again been brought before the notice of the public in a light which does not redound to his credit, but which rather adds to his now unenviable notoriety. He has gained that notoriety by the unciiristianlike aud discourteous attitude which he has all along maintained towards his parishioners and the public. I do not take upon myself the responsibility of saying that he is one of those who love darkness rather thau light because their deeds are evil," but why does he shun publicity? What construction can the most charitable of the public put upon his conduct! Is it merely sheer pugnacity, a strong spirit of opposition to all who ditfer from him or would act without his knowledge or consent? Certainly he shows anything but the christian spirit of that apostle who nobly declared, I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." Now, sir, judging by his former manner of treating those who have endeavoured to obtain redress from him throngh the press, it is highly improbable that he will pay any attention to what may be said with regard to the insult he has offered its representative. I am per- fectly well aware that the press is quite capable of vin- dicating itself, but what redress can be obtained from one who, when his challenge is accepted, treats his ad- versary with a contemptuous silence ? The Hector of Beaumaris is not a gentleman who possesses the jnanly courage to apologise for a mistake, nor yet to defend his character, even when his honour and truthfulness has been called in question. Evidently he is not a sensitive man to all appearance he is invulnerable. Cairn rea- soning may be used, the shafts of wit and ridicule may be levelled against him, but all in vain. Some time ago, your readers will remember, that Sir Richard Bulkeley requested an explanation from the Rev. John Williams with regard to the non-fulfilment of a promise made by him to Sir Richard on his being appointed to the rectorship of Beaumaris. His answer was tantamount to what I should deem a deliberate in- tuit. Shortly afterwards he snubbed the whole of the Corporation" of Beaumaris, and now he "desires to snub the Press and he has also been charged with apply- ing the epithet of hounds" to respectable individu- als but his bare denial of it will not be very convin- cing to most people, considering his antecedents. I may here remark, that if the Rector of Beaumaris did use such an expression in reference to any of his parishion- ers, he should bear in mind, that-if they are not muz- zled-" hounds" might bite as well as bark. The question may well be asked,—Are the people of Beaumaris so apathetic, that they will always allow themselves'to be thus "snubbed" and priest-ridden? Referring again to what passed between Sir Richard Bulkeley and the Rector of Beaumaris in the month of October last, and to the fact that he was plainly and publicly charged with obtaining and consequently hold- ing his appointment by deceit, why was there not at that time a thorough investigation made into the whole course of action pursued by the Rev. John Williams, both as to his appointment, and subsequently ? He has been treated too generously, and he neither recognises nor appreciates it. The Rector of Beaumaris stands charged with what would not be tolerated in a domestic servant, and what has been the result ? Several letters calling for an ex- planation, and denunciatory of his conduct appeared in the Xarlh Wales Chronicle, These he treated with a contemptuous or submissive silence. Imagine him counselling the people of Beau- maris to lay aside all malice, and all guile, and hypo- crises, and envies and all evil speakings, as new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word," while they, —at least a part of them, and that not the least influen- tial, in all probability some "respectable individuals" alias hounds,—to all appearance humbly sit at the feet of this Gamaliel," while he ministers unto their spiritual necessities. Until satisfactory explanations-if such can be given -place the Rev. John Williams on abetter footing with his parishioners, on their part, let the charity which hopeth all things, endureth all things," take the place of the bitterness which now exists, and which is unwor- thy of a christian community, and let him remember, that if he has not charity he has become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." I am, air, yours truly, VOX.

HOLYHEAD UNION.-ITS ASSESSMENT. & 1 gIK) 'The ratepayers of this "overburdened pansn, as we have lately seen it styled by no mean authority, have cause to rest and be thankful, or to bestir them- selves in the matter of the assessment. The ratepayers may be classified into two classes, viz., the fortunate and unfortunate. Facts, which are startling to me, have been placid in my hands, proving this to a mathemati- cal certainty, than which no other proof is necessary. I find that the parishioners of Holyhead are alive to this, and labour under the belief that they belong to the unfortunate class. Be that as it may, the facts, stub- born and unanswerable as they are, which I am about to produce, prove beyond doubt ty me, and I expect to all who may look at the matter in a proper light, that the various parishes of this "overburdened Union" are .grossly ill-rated. 1 do not for a moment entertain suspicion that this has arisen through any wilful neglect of the Assessment Committee, but that owing to the present state of the law of assessment, this result is the necessary evil of the system. Grante d that the assessments of the various parishes were originally perfect with the exception of land and liotise belonging to A. B aud C are not long without a knowledge of this, and by united actiou convince a ma- jority of the Assessment Committee (which scarcely ever exceeds half a dozes kind-hearted men) and B and C's property is brought down to the level of A's. This is carried ad infinitum in every instance where the as- sessed moves in the matter, whilst the property of an absent, or an iadifferent, landlord remains at a high figure of assessment. At random I have taken a few houses in the following parishes, and calculated the per centages which I give in the following table, and I may state that the in- 7!?d I stances I qiiotf1 are a fitir criterion of other property in these Pai-idii, No (If Rent per Rate- Name Kent of Kate- houses cent able of boiise nille taken ut (stand- value Parish. property. N'ztlue. random. ard.) per d, ,p q. (I. ;C 's. d. tively) Bodedern. 9 89 5 0 2 16 10) 57 Rhoseolvn 3 16 0 2 18 0 5 100 65 Llanfaclueth 8 1 10 3 15 9 9 10Q 4 Brvuxwran o 17 2 2 18 4 6 100 4,' Aberffraw 3 5 0 2 0 8 6 100 62 Holyhead" f> ft 4 4 18 « 8 IvO 84 The figuers I have quoted ahove are thus :-Bo(lefiel-ii pays 57 per cent, of the quota to the funds of the Union; Khoscolyn, ti-5 per cent; Llanfuchreth, 40 per cent; IJryngwran, 40 per cent; AbertlVaw, t>2 percent; Holy- hearl, 84 per cent. I would qualify the latter, and state that I do not think 84 per cent would apply to Holy- head in general. Taking 10 other houses at Holyhead, belonging to four different persons at Holyhead, the per ceutage of rate to rent ia 71, thus reducing it 13 per cent. This also applies to land eo propcl ty in this Union. I nuntii t.htt following iustanccs:- 1 ° Rateable Farm ami MAnsien. Land. Value Acres. A: a. d. Llvnon 2?? 31 0 0 &ei ?   ?!H 0 ?x?'; 10 »$» BoeUor 63 71 0 0 hotyhMdfRectory) 1 23 117 7 99 Llanrhvddlad (Rectory) 15 23 17 9 Carreglwyd, Holyhead 15 ??M What will the Assessment Committee say to the fol- lowing refreshing instances of fair play and equality of assessment ? BODEDERN. Rateable Occupier. Owner. Rent. Value. 4 s. d. t a. d. P,Ilen Iluc!hes 3 0 0 1 4 4 II. Owen, Caergelliog 10 0 0 4 8 0 RUOSCOLVN. Mary lIughes, Shop. 6 0 0 1 1C 0 I., Jolle9 OwenOwen. f Huch Thomas > Owen Jones, each 3 5 0 1 11 4 Hugh Williams (Four new houses, J LLANFACHIUETII. W. Williams, Shop H.Jones.. 1400 5 0 0 Rd. Williams, Shop J. Jones. 2000 7 0 0 Rt, Owen, ciogmaker 4 0 0 1 o 0 BRYNGWRAN. Will. Jones, Shop. Rev. J. R. (ivittith 7 0 0 2 10 0 John Williams. Mrs Eilis. Valley. r, 0 0 1 14 G Owen Grittith O. Owen, Prysarn. 8 0 0 3 12 0 I had better not proceed further in the country, but let me "ive a few instances from Holyhead :— Rateable Ocntpier. Rent. Value. Catherine Davies.. £6 00 50 0 Joseph Wright 6 0 0 610 John Jones 4 0 0 4 0 0 Owen Roberts 8 1> 0 8 10 0 Lewis Jones 3 18 0 3 15 0 These instances are not an exception to the great di- versity in the assessment of landed property in the Union, and it appears to me that nothing short of a Union Valuation" based on well-defined principles and carried out by able, indifferent, and independent persons will remedy the evil. A CITIZEN OF THE UNION. 25th April, 1868. 'These are eiprhfc houses belonging toLlanfawr Estate, situated In the Waterside, taken at random. —

THE POLICE EXPENDITURE IN COUNTIES. SIR,—In last week's impression of the Chronicle I read a leader on the subject of the expenses of the police force in the two counties of Carnarvon and Denbigh, and which leader is substantially a reply to some state- ments made by the Hev. John Morgau, rector of Llan- dudno, and who is also a magistrate for the county of Carnarvon. Mr Morgan, of late, appears to have become alarmed at the increased cost of the police, and probably not without cause; but I do not think it fair or just to drag the expenses of other counties before the public in order to prove the mismanagement or lavish expendi ture which may be practised in the one to which he be- longs. The circumstances of one county may not be the same as another, for instance in the matters of wages and travelling accommodation, aad consequently a comparison between the several items comprised in the total would be neither satisfactory nor just. Mr Morgan has a perfect right to criticise the expenses of the police force in Carnarvonshire, and to make what remarks he may think proper on the subject but it is not fair in him to drag into his strictures, which possess a fair share of acidity usually, the accounts of other counties, the affairs of which he can only be but imper- fectly acquainted. We should be much obliged to him, if, in future, and when he takes his periodical fling at Captain Ellis, he will be graciously pleased to pais over Captain Denman; and doubtless the ratepayers in Merionethshire would be equally grateful should he ignore Captain Clough. Mr Morgan is a great stickler for I I nationility," and looks upon Englishmen in Llandudno merelya,8 unwelcome," squatters." If, therefore, Wales should be for the Welsh, will he extend the rule and let Denbigh be for Denbighites! He is supposed to be a shrewd and clever financier, locally; will he content himself with "setting his own house in order" ùefJrc he crosses over into another man's property. I am, sir, &c., A DENBIGHSHIRE RATEPAYER.

NORTH WALES TRAINING COLLEGE. Siiz,-You surprise me by the announcement in your last number, that Mr Boucher gained his victory by a fluke;" but to me it seems doubtful whether he has gained a victory at all. Sir Watkin Williams Wynu was present at the meeting; Sir VV atkin expressed his opinion on the subject, and proposed a resolution ac- cordingly, which was to decide the question at issue; and surely it cannot be supposed that, because the honourable baronet was obliged to leave for the train a few moments before the show of hands took place, his vote, which in words he bad given, became null, or was rejected Who ever heard of the vote of a pro- poser of a resolution not being recorded ? And, if not recorded in this instance, how could there be a majority of one on the other side ? QUERY.

LLANDUDNO AND THE LATE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. SIR, I have read your paper with some interest respecting the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to this part of the Principality, and the great flourish of trumpets with which some of these national and loyal people (as they call themselves) have displayed their loyalty. It seems that in this important town, the would-be important body of Commissioners, on a report from their chairman of what was being done in other places, ordered him by resolution and minute to placard the town and call a town's meeting, to take into consi- deration the best means of assisting the general com- mittee with subscriptions, &e. Well, the meeting was duly convened, when there were about two hundred persons present out of a population of about four thou- sand, and after a great deal of proing and conning, an unwieldy committee of thirty-eight was formed to can- vass the town. The chairman issued a notice to every committeeman for the next even ing at seven o'clock, to take into consideration the nzodus operandi of getting the sinews of war, but as soon as the pocket was to be touched the effect on their nationality was marvellous, in the results will show, for only some eight or ten at- tended, and out of that number five were English. Seeing the burden was to fall on the few, the credit on the many, they very wisely decided for those who were loyally and nationally inclined to take their contribu- tions to the bank, where Afr Dudley Watkins (who is always ready to lenif a helping hand in the interest of the town and its institutions) kindly offered to receive subscriptions. At last, the 25th arrived, the day fixed for the royal visit, when some thirty of these loyal Cambrians Wended their way to Carnarvon. I believe the subscriptions to pay the piper for the Llandudno share of the gorgeous reception given to the royal party up to Monday had reached the large sum of about three guineas. I hope and trust the Commissioners, at all events, will not allow the list of contributions to be sent in for publication by the general committee with such a paltry sum attached to their names, or the vaunted Queen of Welsh Watering-places" and Her Commis- sioners will look rather small in the eyes of their own Prince and visitors to this important torn. Yours respectfully, LOOKER-ON. Llandudno, April 28, 1868. LOOKER-ON.

When the Members of the Medical Profession -a highly fastidious and discriminative body—are reported as nearly unanimous in their approval of any Invention in Surgical Mechanism, we may, at once and for ever, feel assured as to its signal worth and striking originality. And thus it js with Mr White's Moc-Main Patent Lever Truss it has received high praise from our moat emiuent meiiicul men, along with the grateful and voluntary testimony of the thousands of sufferers who have worn it, as to the ease and comfort it imparts. In a word, it is an Instrument, so skillfully constructed, that it possesses all the security of the Steel Spring, with the facile and readily-yielding support of a mere bandage; whilst it is so simple in its arrangement that it cau be immediately accommodated to the comfort and security of the wearer, the Lever being capable of graduation to any required pressure. It excited great admiration at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851.

I BARMOUTH. In re the Arbitration between Griffith Owen and 7/tc Cumbrian liailmy Company.-On Monday, the 2* Mi of April last, Mr Cleasby, Q.C., and Mr Jlclntyie, instruct- ed by Messrs. Howell, Jones, and Howell, of Welshpool, -hewed cause iu the Court of Queen's Bench on behalf of the Cambrian Railways Company against the rule nisi obtained last Hilary Term by the claimant for a man- I damns directed to the Cambrian Railways Company, j commanding them to take up an award made iu the month of December last, by Mr William Fowler, setir., the umpire to whom the question of the compensation to be paid to the claimant, in respect to the inj ury done to his ferry by the erection of a viaduct by the company across the River Mawddach had been referred, alleging that the company were not bound by the Lands' Clau- ses Consolidation Act to take up the award, and that under the circumstances of the case the claimant was not entitled to compensation. The court, after enquiring what had been done by the company in the arbitration, and being of opinion that although the company had appeared before the umpire under protest it made no difference in the proceeding, without calling upon Mr W. Wyllys llackeson, Q.C., and Mr Morgan Lloyd, who, instructed by Mr Charles Wilkin, of Tokenhouse Yard, London, appeared for the claimant, made the rule absolute, and intimated that should the company allege the same matter upon the return to the mandamus they should not consider it a good return.

CERRIGYDRUIDION. PROMOTION.—The Rev. Jeukin Jones, P.C., of Gwer- syllt, near Wrexham, has been promoted to the Rectory of the above parish. Value t350 and house. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph.

HOLYWELL. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of this board was held on Friday week last. Present-Lord Mostyn (chairman), Edward Jones, Esq. (vice-chairman), A. Cope, Esq., H. S. Cooper, Esq., Rev. T. Z. Davies (ex-officio); Messrs. J. Catherall, Joel Williams, William Jones, and J. Cor- bett, Mold Thomas Uwen, Rev. E. Lloyd, John Price, and Thomas Parry, Holywell; Thomas hughes, Llanasa; Edward Lewis, Cilcain J. Williams, and Rev. R. J. Roberta Ysceinog; Thomas Webster, and Richard Jones, Northop; Alfred Parry, Whitford Edward Williams and John Davies, Flint J, S. Williams, Caerwys. Election of Chairman-Lord Mostyn was unanimously re-elected chairman of the board for the ensuing year. Mr E. Jones and the Rev. Mr Roberts were also re- elected vice-chairmen, and expressed their thanks for the honour conferred upon them. Visiting Committee-The following gentlemen were elected on the visiting committee. The chairman and vice-cbairmen, Messrs. A. Cope, Thomas Owens, John Price, Thomas Parry, John Williams, and the Hev. Evan Lloyd. Finance Committee-The guardians elected for this committee were—the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Messrs. G. Potts, Koskell. J. S. Williams, Thomas Owens, John Dawson, Thomas Hughes, John Catherall, Joel Williams, A. Cope, Thomas Webster, and Alfred Parry. Union Assessment Committce-Mr LI. Faulkner Lloyd (chairman), Rev. E. Evans, Messrs. H. S. Cooper, A. Cope, J. S. Williams, Edward Jones, Thomas Owens, John Dawson, John Catherall, Thomas Webster, Alfred Parry and the Rev. R. J. Roberts. The Districts Remoral of Nuisances Committee, and the Inspectors for each district were also elected. Non-resident Paupers-)Ir Joel Williams gave notice that at the next board he would propose to rescind a resolution passed at a previous board respecting the dis- continuance of relief to non-resident paupers, as the working of that motion, according to the communica- tions that day read from several unions, seemed to entail great hardship on aged paupers. Rating Woodlands-The Poor Law Board, in reply to a letter from the Clerk of this Union, wrote, stating that] Woodlands, so far as the pasture was concerned, was clearly rateable to the relief of the poor. The master of the workhouse reported that the num- ber at present in the house was 205 vagrants relieved during the past fortnight, 91.

LLANDDERFEL., I The village of Llaudderfel one of the most picturesque on the banks of the Dee, was the scene of unusual excitement and much enjoyment on the afternoon of Friday, the24th of April, when the whole of the juvenile population were treated to a tea, through the kind gene- rosity of the Countess of Dudley, to commemorate her ladyship's first to Wales. Plum-bread, &c., was provided in abundance, and heartily enjoyed; currant buns and oranges were also distributed to each child. Above two hundred participated in the feast, and hearty were the cheers for "Long life, health and happiness to the Earl and Countess of Dudley,"with added good wishes for the young heir (Viscount Ednam), coupled with a hope that the noble Earl and lovely young Countess may soon renew their visit to Crogen. On leaving the neighbour- hood Lord Dudley left with H. Robertson, Esq., a liberal supply of money to be distributed among the poor of the parish of Llandderfel, where his lordship's mansion of Crogen is situated. Lord Dudley's kind gift Mr Robertson handed over to the venerable Rector for dis- tribution.

LLANIDLOES. I THE FAip.On Friday, the 25th ult., there was a very large and numerous fair held here. The supply of cattle was large pigs and horses short. There were a great many pleasure-seekers, for whose amusement there was a proportionate number of shows, shooting galleries, &c.

LLANDUDNO. BYE-LAWS.—We would draw the attention of the own- ers of property and residents in Llandudno to the adver- tisement which appears in another column on reference to the revised code of Bye-laws for regulation of bathing machines, hackney coaches, horses, and donkeys, and pleasure boats, as the Commissioners intend to apply for a confirmation of the same at the next general Quarter Sessions of the peace, in the County of Carnar- von, to be held on Thursday, the 2ud July next, and any person desiring to object to any such Bye-laws must give notice to the Commissioners of the nature of his objection ten days before the hearing of the application for the allowance thereon. The restrictive clause inser ted in each of the above Bye-laws, demanding a residence of six months in the town before a license will be granted has given rise to much discussion in the town, and a great many person? have expressed their dissatis- faction at this first attempt made to introduce the old protective policy into the local legislation. If this policy is ever initiated into the town it is feared that it will prove to be only the first step towards destroying the hitherto progressive character of the policy which has so well succeeded in bringing the town to its present prosperous position. The governing body have since the first formation of the town acted with prudence and wis- dom, and have adopted measures which have proved in their results as the best adapted to the interests of the inhabitants, but if these restrictive clauses are allowed to remain, it will be the commencement of a retrograde movement which cannot but be most injurious to its interests. Many of the inhabitants have felt strongly on this question, and to be consistent, it is necessary without delay for the ratepayers to enter their protest against the obnoxious principle now introduced for the first time. This is not the time for apathy in questions that are calculated so seriously to affect the progress and welfare of the town an opportunity should once more be given to the Board of Commissioners to reverse their previous decision, but to do this it is necessary that a written notice be given them of the objection, and if they afterwards confirm the Bye-laws, one or more of the ob- jectors may lay their case before the Quarter Sessions where it will be argued with almost a certainty of the result.

ADJOURNED COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. An adjourned meeting of the Llandudno Improvement Commissioners was held on Saturday, the 25th ult. Present—Messrs T. Jones, Geo. Brooks, D. Lloyd, Edward Owen, and Wm. Prichard. Mr Prichard in the chair. The only business to be transacted at this meeting was to decide upon the amount which the board would tender as rent for the Market Hall, as they had resolved some time since to tender for the purpose of holding pos- session so that they could with greater vigour carry out the clauses of the market Bye-laws. The tenders were to be in by ten a.m. on the same day, and the Commissioners' meeting was convened by nine a.m. M r David Lloyd moved, and Mr Thos. J ones seconded, That a tender be put in for the Llacdudno Market Hall, to rent it for one year from the 1st of May, 1868, to the 1st of May, 1869, for the sum of £281. Subject to the terms and conditions advertized by the company, and that the names of the following two gentlemen be sent in as sureties, viz Messrs James Williams, butcher, and William Jones, but--her.

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Llandudno Im- provement Commissioners was held in the Board Room, on Monday, the 27th ult. Present :-Messrs Thomas Parry, Robert Hughes, Morgan Williams, J. B. Evans, William Williams, William Prichard, and Jamea WiI. iaxus. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Iorgan Williams was appointed to the chair. 1I,md, The Clerk reported that lie h id written to Mr G W. Wallace stating that permission had been granted t.) him to play on the Parade, subject to the regulations of the b.iard, and to Ni eiir., Tompson and Hock, refusing such permission as there were already three bands who had permission granted to them. The Inspection Committee had not yet drawn up the rules aud regulations, &c., for the government of the bands. Ilyc-latvs.-The Clerk produced a copy of notice of confirmation of Bye-laws which was approved of, and he was directed to insert the same on Saturday next, in the Llandudno Register and Herald, aud the Llandudno Directory, and to order two copies of each paper for the Commissioners. T,iiiances.-The Finance Committee reported that they had examined bills to the amount of X22 Is 8d, and re- commended the same to be paid. Cheques were then granted for the following amounts :— O Jones, for i-oitd labour. £ 11 3 0 Win. liuglies, cartitge of itietalling 2 2 0 Jno. Joues, rent of Vault to 25th April 1 16 8 0. Jones, one month's salary 7 0 0 zC22 1 8 Mr Felton and the Boai-d.-A letter from Mr Geo Felton, of which the following is a copy, was read Mostyn Estate, Llandudno, Architect's Office, 27th April, 18ûd. I To the Chairman and Board of Commissioners of the I town of Llandudno. GENTLEMEN.—I have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of a minute passed at your adjourned meeting held on the 15th inst., to the effect that my bill be not paid in its present form, and that I should send in a bill according to the resolution of the board passed on the 10th June, 1867. "I trust your board will not "onsider me wanting in proper courtesy, and respect if I decline to accede to this request, in doing which I beg to recall your attention to my position as town surveyor since the passing of your Improvement Act in the year 1854. For many years my remuneration was regulated by a scale of fees, and ray yearly account ranged from about X30 to t34 as nearly as I can recollect. A few years back, with a view, I presume to econo- my, I was invited to attend your board, and asked to name what amount I would agree to accept as a fixed annual salary in lieu of these fees. I at once, looking to the probability that there might not in every year be the same amount of building as was then going on in the town, but taking the average of years, named, A;25 as the annual salary at which I was willing to perform the duties devolving upon me as your surveyor. Through. out the most prosperous years of the building of this town in some of which my fees would have amounted to at least X40, I have been in receipt of this reduced salary in lieu of fees; and I put it plainly to yourselves whether you consider it fair to me, the very moment the building falls off to expect me to revert to the old system of remuneration by fees, knowing as you must do, that you would thus be practically cutting off my salary almost altogether. I say on the ground of common fair- ness you cannot expect me to accede to your req uest. But beyond this, I must, with every possible res- pect entirely repudiate the power of your board by a simple resolution to make a contract which shall be binding upon a second party who has never been con- sulted in reference thereto. Had your board passed a resolution to the effect that instead of my receiving a salary, my services in future were to be given gratuit- ously, it would have been equally as binding upon me, and equally as reasonable to expect my acquiescence. If it were necessary to consult me when I first received the appointment of surveyor as to the mode of remuneration, and also when the change referred to was made, why am I not entitled to be consulted when a second change is sought to be made ? Upon reconsideration of the matter I feel sure your board will recognise the injustice of the resolution and request you have made, and acquit me of any want of respect in decliuiug to submit a bill fur my services as your surveyor calculated upon any other basis than that which has existed since last a mutual agreement was entered into between your board and myself. I have the honour to remain, gentlemen, Yours respectfully, (Signed) GEoRGF FELTON." It was proposed by Mr Parry, that this board do aci. here to the resolution passed on the 10th June, 1867, as to Mr Felton's bill, and the Clerk send a copy of this minute to Mr Felton, and to state that the board is pre- pared to pay him the fees due to him according to that resolution, if he will send in a bill for them. Mr J. B. Evans seconded this proposition, which was then passed. The Clerk was then directed to press upon Mr Felton to enclose Major Bird's land as the inhabitants of the neighbourhood are complaining that the work is not being done. Market Ilall, &c.-The deputation who were appointed some months back to wait on Sir Walter B. Riddle, re- ceiver for the Mostyn Estate, respecting various town matters reported to the board that Sir Walter was pre- pared to entertain an application from the Commissioners for the !arge yard by the Market Hall, ground rent of Market Hall and the pony stand, and the plot of build- ing land betv een the latter and Gloddaeth-street. It was proposed by Mr Thomas Parry, and seconded by Mr Evans, and unanimously resolved That the best thanks of the board be conveyed to Sir Walter B. Kiddell, Bart., for the kindness and readiness he has shown in meeting with the wishes of the town, and to state to Sir Walter that as the present borrowing powers of the Commissioners are exhausted, they trust he will kindly allow the application to stand over in preference to any other until they have had additional borrowing powers. Mr A tkinson.-A note was received from Mr Thomas Atkinson in which he denied having removed everything from the premises where the town hearse was kept, after which the meeting adjourned to Monday, May 11th.

RUABON. FOUR PERSONS BURIED ALIVE.—A very serious ac- cident occurred at the Christicnydd pit of the Afoneithaf Coal Company's Works on Thursday se'nuight. The colliery is situated near Penycae, about a mile and a half from the town of Ruabon. There were three men and a boy working in the main coal at a depth of about eighty yards. About ten o'clock the roof of the road- ways and sides of the shaft gave way. All the men on the spot were at their wits' end as to the readiest mode of getting at the poor fellows. Any attempt to do any- thing in the shaft only produced further mischief by bringing down more earth, and an effort to reach them from another pit was equally unsuccessful. In the course of the day sounds were heard which pro- ved that some of the men were alive, and after several hours' bard labour two of them succeeded in making their way to a point where those in search were able to rescue them by dropping a rope. The only account they could give of their unfortunate companions was that they saw them just as the roof and sides were giving way, and shouted to them, but whether they were buried in the debris or escaped into the workings, they could not tell. Such was the state of the shaft that it was deemed advisable to fill a few yards of it up and make new ground to dig through, rather than to an attempt to touch it as it was. Men were at work on Thursday night, all day on Friday, and all Friday night, but up to mid-day on Saturday very little progress had been made. Mr Dickenson, inspector, accompanied by Mr Wvnn Kenrick, proceeded dowu the pit on Saturday forenoon, and on coming up again pronounced it to be in a fearful state. Mr Dickenson said it was safe for forty yards, but below that point it was in a very danger- ous condition, and he saw little hope of getting to where the man and boy were last seen unless they could be got at from some of the other pits. Several persons who stood on the bank and knew the ground said there was little hope of that. The name of the man down the pit is Daniel Jones. He has a wife and three children. The boy's name is Samuel Lewis, who is about thirteen years of age but little hopes were entertained of recovering the bodies.

PAINFUL DREAMS.—Dr. Winslow has often said that food before being swallowed should be properly mastica- ted, otherwise it would cause indigestion. Now all Doc- tors agree with Dr. Winslow that indigestion is the fore- runner of a sick headache, loss of appetite, giddiness, blotches, pimples, sallowness of the skin, bilious and liver complaints, and that disagreeable companion, the night- mare, with all the horrible dreams. All persons who suffer from imperfect mastication, would do well to con- sult some really scientific mechanical dentist. Those who are in want of any one may have their wishes gratified at No. 6, Market-street, Carnarvon. Mr. Scott has rendered great service since its arrival amongst us from the capital of the Emerald Isle. IMPORTANT CURE OF TOOTHACHE. -Bunter's Nervine gives immediate and permanent relief in ordinary Tooth- ache. It also forms a stopping, and saves the Tooth, thus rendering extraction unnecessary. It does not in- jure the other Teeth. From the Medical Testimonials received, the following are selected:-From J. Hounsell, Surgeon, Bridport, Dorsetshire.—" I consider Bunter'. Nervine specific for Tooth-ache. Very severe cases unde, my care have found instantaneous and permanent reliefs I therefore give my testimony of having used it with in- variable success, and recommended its use to the Profes- sion and the Public as invaluable to all who suffer from Toothache." From E. Smith, Esq., Surgeon. Sherstone near Cirencester.—" I have tried Bunter's Nervine in, many cases of severe Toothache, -and in every instance permanent relief has been obtaine d I therefore strongly recommend it to the Public. Ask for Bunter's Ner- vine;" it may be had of any Chemist, at Is lid per packet, or Post free for 15 stamps, from J. R. Cooper, Chemist, Maidstone.

I ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE I DUKE OF EDINBURGH. On Friday night a rumour was current in London that Prince Alfred, who has been the object of so many loyal demonstrations in our Australian colonies, had been shot, but it was not until Saturday that definite information was obtained. It then transpired, how- ever, that the rumour was well founded. The official intelligence was to the effect that on the 12th March a person named O'Farrell deliberately shot the Duke of Edinburgh in the back at a public pic-nie at Port Jack- son. The wound was not fatal. The Duke was able to go on board ship and hoped shortly to be able to resume his duties. The bill was easily removed on the 14th by Drs Watson and Young, of the ships Challenger and Galatea. O'Farrell, at the moment of seizure tired a second shot which severely wounded in the foot, a gentleman named Thorne. The ball was extracted, and at the latest date the wounded gentleman was doing well. O'Farrell is an avowed Fenian. The Duke was ordered to return home when sufficiently recovered. The intelligence threw the town into a state of in- tense excitement, and the dastardly act occasioned the deepest execration on the part of the public. Imme- diately on the receipt of the telegram the Duke of Buckingham, Colonial Miuister, proceeded to Osborne to inform her Majesty of the unfortunate event, of course before allowing the facts to transpire publicly hence the delay in publication. I OFFICIAL DESPATCH. The following telegram has been received from Earl Belmore, Sydney, to the Secretary of State, Colonial Office On the 12th March, a person named O'Farrell deliberately shot the Duke of Edinburgh in the back at a public pic-nic, given in aid of the Sailors' Home at Clontarf, Nidle harbour, Port Jackson. Providentially, the wound was not fatal, and he is now able to go on board his ship, and hopes shortly to resume his duties. The ball was easily removed on Saturday, the 14th March, by Drs Watson and Young of her Majesty's ship Challenger and Galatea. O'Farrell fired another shot the moment he was seized, which severely wounded a gentleman named Thorne in the foot. The ball has been extracted, and he is doing well. The assassin, who avowed himself to be a Fenian, was arrested on the spot. In consequence of the report of a medical board, Commodore Lambert has ordered his Royal Highness to return to England as soon as he is sufficiently recovered, which will be probably next week." THE DUKE'S WOUND. I A despatch received at the Admiralty from Commo- dore Lambert, and like that to the Colonial Office, also dated from Point de Galle, states that the b;tll entered the back, half an inch from the spine, struck the ninth rib, followed round the course of the rib, aud lodged five inches from the umbilicus, and four inches and a quai* ter beneath the right nipple, having traversed a distance of twelve inches and a quarter. The same authority says that on the 20th March his Royal Highness was "able to go on board his ship." The assassin was arraigned before the Supreme Court, charged with "shooting with intent to kill." The defence to be set up was that of a state of insanity. SATURDAY NIGHT, April 25. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos has received another telegram from the Earl of Belmore, dated 31st March, 1868, Sydney, which reports that his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh is still progressing favourably. H. S. BRYANT. EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURES.—ANOTHER ARREST. I The following has been received from the Colonial- office Further telegrams, of the same date as those already made public, from the Earl of Belmore to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, intimate that the assassination of the Duke of Edinburgh was attempted by O'Farrell in pursuance of messages sent from couspirators in this country, which ordered the Prince's death. It is understood that O'Farrell was selected by lot to perpe- trate the crime, and that the attempt would have been made when the Prince landed in state, but that an op- portunity of doing so without risk of injury to others did not occur. The New South Wales Government offered ze IPOOO reward for the apprehension of each ac- complice, and one arrest, considered to be important, has been made in Victoria. H. S. BRYANT. THE CRIMINAL TRIED AND SENTENCED TO DEATH. CCLONIAL-OFFICE, April 27. By a telegram, dated Sydney, March 31, information has been received from Earl Belmore to the effect that the prisoner O'Farrell was arraigned on the 18th of March, before the Supreme Court, on the capital charge of wounding with intent to kill. The prisoner applied for a postponement of his trial, which was granted. He has since, however, been tried and found Guilty," and sentenced to be hanged. RECEPTION OF THE NEWS AT OXFORD. I The Home Secretary, Mr Gathorne Hardy, M.P., was attending a meeting at Oxford when he received a tele- gram informing him of the attempt which had been made to shoot the Duke of Edinburgh. Shortly after receiving it he was called upon to second a resolution, and he was so affected by the intelligence he had re- ceived, and by the tremendous reception which he mot with from the meeting, that when he rose he was consi- derably affected, and could scarcely speak. He said that no man could fail to be moved by the reception he had met with that day, and especially after the missive which had beeu put into his hands since he entered that room. He read the telegram, and the information that the Duke of Edinburgh had been shot gave rise to a suppressed scream and exclamation of horror from the vast audience assembled in the theatre. When the right hon. gentleman said that the Duke was doing well and would return to England as soon as he was well enough to do so, the building was filled with ringing cheers which were prolonged for some minutes. Mr Hardy proceeded to say that it was indeed a fatal thinj for England that she should find amongst the subjects of her majesty, men who could have the baseness of mind to hurt her through her children. It was a sad thought that the country had men amongst it who, for the sake of disturbing the peace of their country, would not shrink from laying their hands upon the innocent, the young, and those to whom the country was devotedly attached. (Hear, hear.) But he knew that wherever the deed of that miscreant was related, it would call forth throughout England, as had been shown in that assembly, a feeling of devoted loyalty to her Majesty— (loud cheers)—and to the royal family of this country, and the strongest determination within the powers of the law aud by the law to put down the Fenian conspi- racy. (Renewed cheering.) THE PRESS. The Globe says—" The whole nation will be plunged in grief, happily chastened with joy, by the intelligence that one of those foul miscreants, known to the world as Fenians, has attempted to assassinate his Royal High- ness the Duke of Edinburgh. Happily, his life is not endangered, and England will, it is to be hoped, soon have the opportunity of offering her heartfelt congratula- tions on his escape. Meantime, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that this new deed of villany shows that Fenianism is not an evil with which we can afford to trifle. It must be crushed out effectually, and at once." The Observer says-The feeling with which the news of the attempted assassination of the Duke of Edin- burgh has been received throughout the country is so deep that no adequate expression can be given to it by the meie use of words. To explain it the look as well as the words which it has produced among all men should be called in aid, and the very depth of the feel- ing produces a silence in every company in which the matter is mentioned, which is more expressive than any outward show. Are the instruments of Fenianism determined to accumulate proof that they are the de- clared enemies of all those of the human race who do not directly sympathise with and do not directly co- operate with them in their political objects ? If they desire to have every man's hand against themselves such outrages as the Clerkenwell murders and the attempted assassination of a member of the royal family of the United Kingdom will certainly effect that object. The royal family of this country, as constitu- tional Sovereigns, have had no hand in producing the state of things which once existed in Ireland, and the ,Pealip.pt.ion of which still survives, although only but small remnants are now to be found in active operation. The objects of revenge are selected without sense or dis- crimination, and the only consolation that we can draw from these acts is that they will hasten the downfall of a cause the promoters of which can find no better means of arriving at success than declaring destruction of life and property against all those who do not take part in their plans. We much regret that this outrageous crime should have taken place in Australia, where the welcome which the royal duke met with was so genuine and warm. In this country we can hardly realise the profound indig- nation and disgust with which that act is viewed in the Australian colonies. Every Australian colonist feels it as a personal indignity to himself and an affront to the colony he belongs to. We are glad to believe from the tone and wording of the telegram that the Duke of Edinburgh is in no danger of losing his life. Hi3 medical attendant eontem- plated his being able to leave for England about the 22d of March, and it may therefore be expected that he will arrive in this country in about a month. He will pro- bably proceed in his ship round the Capli> of Good Hope, as that will involve less fatigue than coming via Suez, should the mails suit so to enable him to leave ga soon as he is able to do so." The Liverpool Courier says l- The sunshine of the royal welcome to Ireland is followed by a dark cloud that throws a black shadow over the rejoicings. We were hoping that the demon of Feniaui-m had been ex- orcised by the ringing cheers and the hearty greeting that followed the Prince and Plluce" ,.f Wa'es wherever they appeared in Ireland. Ou ail kuius they were re- ceived with a cordiality that betokened real affection and though they were constantly within the reach of a desperado, there was never the faintest sign of treason or of a disposition to violate the hospitality ef which the royal pair were the objects. The picture of happiness and security was so pleasant that disaffection was re- garded as a thing of the past, well-nigh forgotten before, and now finally annihilated by the royal visit, Fenian- ism, indeed, was considered an evil already past, and the public asked triumphantly, Where is this monster which has so much alarmed the nation ? If there are rebels anil assassins stalking abroad in the land, why do they not show their heads ? As the future auvereyn and his consort drive through the crowded streets ot J)u;,iin, loiter in presence of multitudes on the course of l'uuch- estown, and dance in a gay throng in the Exhibition Palace, there is a sound of true loyalty and atieeUon— no murderous missiles are levelled at the young people, no murmur cf disaffection is heard or whispered: where, then, is Fenianism ? Have we not been malign- ing the Irish people in doubting their loyalty and sup- posing that there are fiends among them ready to shed innocent blood out of a mad spirit of vengeance But, alas, a terrible incident dispels this pleasant scepticism. While Dublin was ecstatic with joy and was feasting and feting the Prince and Princess of Wales, steamers and telegraphs were speeding a fearful message from the antipodes. It reached its destination just as the Dubliners were shouting a long farewell to their guests and following them with joyous acclamations to the yacht at Kingstown. When the Prince of Wales was thanking the Marquis of Abercorn, and through him the Irish people, for the hospitality he had received, the Colonial Minister was perusing a shocking message of broken hospitality in Australia—of a younger brother of this same couple having been villanously shot at a public fete, and wounded almost to death by an assas- sin's hand. The affair revives the old feelings of horror and indignation against Fenianism, and shows that the monster is still powerful for mischief. It does not aspire to revolution or the overthrow of governments; it can only cope with individuals, and shoot and maim them unawares. It is impossible to guard against the assassin who lurks in crowds and secret places seeking his oppor- tunity, but the "patriotism" that assumes this despicable form no longer deserves other treatment than the ordi- nary crime of murder, and must be repressed by the ignoble instruments of which alone it is worthy. The outrage is altogether beyond explanation or reali- sation as regards the motives that prompted it. The Duke of Edinburgh, "England's Pride," has had no share in the su pposed wrongs of Ireland by no possi- bility could his death be beneficial to that country or the wild cause of the Irish republic." Of the whole royal family, he has exposed himself least of any to the hatred of even the most implacable rebel, while his bold courage and frankness of disposition have made our sailor Prince, the idol of his people. Perhaps it was this universal popularity that provoked the murderous zeal of O'Farrell. By wounding Prince Alfred he might think he would strike Eugland in a vulnerable place and thus illustrate the far-reaching power of the conspiracy. Providence, however, interposed between the assassin and his victim, and the wound that was intended to be mortal is not of a very serious character. The place and nature of the crime render it one of the most dastardly that human passion and iniquity ever suggested, and it is scarcely possible to recapitulate its fiendish details with any degree of calmness. The young Prince was engaged in a work of charity that should have made that occasion at least sacred from the wreakings of unhal- lowed vengeance, but villains of the O' Farrell type would shoot their victims on the altar steps as readily as in the theatre. Prince Alfred was attending a pic- iiie"-aii out-door entertainment in Australia that an- swers somewhat to fancy fairs at home—in aid of a sail- ors' home at Port Jackson a sailor helping sailors; and was no doubt enjoying himself in his usual good-natured and sailor like fashion, when a pistol was discharged close behind him. The bullet entered his back, and in fear that this should fail in its dire mission, O'Farrell immediately discharged a second barrel of the revolver. This was a random shot, and missing its object the se- cond bullet wounded a bystander. It is needless to picture the scene that ensited-the capture of the assassin, and the difficulty of restraining the people from his immediate execution the anxiety with which the Prince was removed and his wound ex. amined; the relief experienced by the colony when two days afterwards it was announced that the ball was ex- tracted and the Prince out of danger the eagerness with which the bulletins have been scanned, and the joy that up to the last day of March the reports still continued favourable; the horror and indignation of the colonists at the shameful breach of hospitality shown to a visitor of whom they were so proud, had welcomed so cordially, and entertained so generously. The crime is unmitigated in its atrocity. There is not a single pallia- tive in the narrative. The place, the motive, the victim, the nature of the attack, the determination of the assassin, the folly of the outrage, and its utter wanton- ness-everything in fact aggravates the enormity of the crime. The man, if a being so depraved deserves the name, appears to have at once avowed himself a Fenian, as if this were apology for the crime, and justification enough for his atrocity But we have dealt gently with this diabolical organisation as, long as safety permitted, and now stern, though not irrational, justice must be applied to its emissaries. If the shooting of Mr M'Gee in Canada and of Prince Alfred in New South Wales are meant to show the far-extending powers of the conspi- racy, and that no quarter of the globe and no enemies are beyond its arm, the conspirators must be taught that the sword of justice and* the power of England can fol- low them into their furthest haunts, and deal retribu- tion on scoundrels who degraded the cause of country" by their inhuman machinations.

THE FENIAN TRIALS IN LONDON. SENTENCE OF DEATH ON ONE OF THE PRISONERS. The Fenian trials at the Central Criminal Court were resumed on Monday morning. The Attorney-General concluded his address on behalf of the Crown. He said it had been asked whether he intended to say that the witnesses who had been called to prove the alibi had sworn what was false. To this he replied that if one man was in custody, and that friends of that man could blow down a prison wall, so would there be found men who would not hesitate to swear that the man charged with a crime was far away on the day the crime was committed. The most remarkable fact in connection with the alibi was that not a single person was called to prove where Barrett had lodged at the time he was said to have been in Glasgow, and it was scarcely less cuiious that he should say in his letter to M'Mauus, I trust you do not think I am guilty," when, if the theory of the defence were true, M'Manus must have known he could not have been guilty, because at the time the crime was committed he was in his company at Glasgow. He left it to the jury to say whether the case for the Crown had not been sufficiently established against the whole of the prisoners. During the whole of the learned Attorney-General's address the prisoner English sat with his head resting on his hands below the level of the railing of the dock. When the Lord Chief Justice commenced his charge to the jury, he and all the other prisoners listened with almost undivided attention. His Lordship began by explaining the state of the law of England in relation to complicity in a case of murder, and reminded the jury that if those who blew up the prison wall did so well knowing that they might thereby occasion loss of life, they were guilty of the deaths which resulted by the act. The Lord Chief Justice then passed in review the various items in Mullany's evi- dence, dwelling at length upon the letter brought by Mrs Barry to Murphy at Mullany's house. In reference to the alibi set up for Barrett, the Lord Chief Justice said it was of a kind more remarkable than any that had ever come under his notice, and would demand the most careful vigilance on the part of the jury. It was only during the last few days that such a defence had been heard of, and his lordship remarked upon the fact that it had not been brought forward when Barrett was first arrested, when it would have been so conclusive an answer to the charge brought against him. The charge occupied four hours in delivery. The jury, after an absence of two and a half hours, returned with a verdict of Not Guilty against William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, and Nicholas English, and (Juilty against Barrett. Barrett stood unmoved, when the other prisoners had left the dock, and addressed the court for half-an-hour, reviewing the evidence on which he bad been convicted, which he maintained was most contradictory. He com- plained bitterly of the course the police had pursued, asserted his innocence and enlarged upon the wrongs of Ireland. He trusted that a petition would be got up to spare his life. Only once in the course of his address did he stop to regain his composure, and he spoke throughout with great fluency. THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE AFFAIR. The two men, Barry and O'Keefe, arrested in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace with inflammable matter in their possession, were brought up at the Bow-street Court yesterday on remand. Mr Poland, instructed by the Treasury solicitors, appeared for the prosecution. The prisoners were again removed.

The Marquis of Westminster has forwarded £ 1,000 to the Royal Hospital for locurables, Putney-heath. This ia the third gift of thelllllUe amount made by his lord- ship. to. to tcharity.