The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

THE CRITORCH IN THE DIOCESE OF J BANGOR. TOTBS EDITOR OF TH* NOBTH Wiws CauoNrCLX. i SIB,—Mr R. H. Pritohard'S letter in your last issue contains three statements, and they are adduced as facts. I will take them in the order he gives them. 1. "The surveyor's report became final in the abienee of any objection by the rector." Mistake No 1, as proved by the oath of the Bishop: I reoeived the letter objeoting to the sorveyor's report on October I 3rd, 1882." 2. "On May 9th., 1884, a sequestration was issued." Sequestration for dilapidations oan-onlyl issue from the Bishop, and his authority" must I be in writing under his hand, and must be filed in the registry. The aeal of the Bishop without this authority is mere blank oartridge. On October 12th, 1884, the Bishop made oath that he had not given authority to refistrar or seoretary to aequestrate, adding: "I did not know it" (Mr Pritohard's paper and seal) was going to be issued. If so, it is incorrect to say, "a sequestration was issued." Mirtato No. 2. 3. I was appointed sequestrator. Mistake No. 3. No one appointed him. He appointed himself sequestrator, and in "this capacity "he has been « relieving" me of my tithes sinoe 1884. I ask your readers to obaerve, therefore, that the Bishop in the most formal and solemn manner disclaimed both sequestration and sequestrator. But when he introduced the word sequestrator into the correspondence in Augnst, 1888. I was under the impreasion that it was the first time the Bishop had applied to Mr Pritchard. The statement iu my letter of November 8th, that I had not reoeived one penny of the tithe for the half-year ending June 30th last," was the truth, the whole troth, and nothing but the truth.—If our obedient servant, obedient servant, J. WILLIA.¡B.MEYRICK. Beaamaris.

THE DIOCESE OF BANGOR. II Semper ego auditv tantum nunquamne To THE EDITOR OF THZ I, NORTH WALES CHBONICLB." 8m.—The letters on the state of this diocese which have for some considerable time been pub- lished in your paper, have brought me into mucb the same condition of mind as that of the Latin poet. Week after week we have the same oross-grained mnrmurings, the tame oowardly and ill-oonditioned oomplaints against the Bishop of the diocese; oowardly, for the writers are thoroughly aware that a man in the Bishop's position cannot reply in the publio prints to anonymous attacks, however UQ. reasonable and unfounded they may be ill- conditioned, for these men sin not from ignorance, but of pare malioe prepense; they well know that there are few, if any, of the olergy of his diooeee who oan for a moment ha compared to the Bishop as regards the fulfilment of their respective duties, or who work in their own spheres as conscientiously, ascontinuously, and as perseveringly as he d088ÎÐ hh). Of thia at least I wm, for my part, fully 0811. vinced that if even half of the olergy of the diocese of ?Baugor had shown the same earnestness and seal as their Bishop has done for the last thirty yeMa, the oondition of the Churob in the diocese would have been far more flourishing then. it now tppears. When, again, we look at the Bishop's thoroagh impartiality, his avoidance of identifying himself with any party, hiiszuttar forgetfulness of BWf, his unflinching performance of his dnty, unhindered by any personal weakness or domestio anxiety, his kindness and affability towards all his clergy-it is a matter of more than surprise to me and nlany others that any of has own clergy-and there seems too muoh reason to,think some of them are your carrespoi3 dents- should of all men in the world raise their voices, or rather—for they are too worldly wise to do that-use their foul pees to calumniate such a man. We might have hoped, even if their erditfttion vows of obodieace did not restrain them, that they might, from tbe education and training they must have received, have at least fancied themselves to be and endeavoured to ape the oonduct of gentlemen whose habit is net te wound in the dark and not to strike a man who oannot strike in return. Bat what are the heavy charges that, acoording to one of your last week's correspondents, make iit advisable that the-Bishop should at onoe reaign his See? They, one and all, reduce themselves to thia: -that the writers are not pleased with the way in which the Bishop bestows his patronage. Some men are pceferred too young. some are left till they are too. odid in faot, nothing seems to please these cavillers, and it is not likely anything will do so until they realise more fully than they do the prin. ciple on which the Bishop endeavonrs at I_t to =Ibibw appointments. The principle of tbe cavillers, if it can be so called, ia a personal one. This man can tbitnder oct a Welsh seimon for a longer time than his neighbours; he should be promoted. Another thas a wife and more children than he oan educate; let him be preferred. Another, again, has gained a chair-prize at an eisteddfod; be ought to have a living, and o on ad mitinitt<m, I The principle of the Bishop, on the other b?no, and be makes no secret that it is so, is to find a man to suit the place, and not a plaoe to suit the man. Which is the preferable one: to study the welfare of the parish at large, or the interest of the individual clergyman!? Let year readers decide. The grumblers, whatever be the truth, will com- hiae to grumble until their mouths are filled, t43at i, probably for ever, as in the present oondition of the-loaves and fishes, the ability to satisfy them would be as miraculous as that of feeding "the young ravens when they cry." Yee; thf re is auother complaint that the Bishop hag, "for the present, undertaken to assist hie brother of 8t. Asaph. This seems to resolve itself imto the question, Was it better for him to do o. or to leave that diocese entirely devoid of the services of a bishop? for what other neighbouring bishop coold have given his aid ? and it will be quite soon enough to blame our Bishop for his kindness to tbe Bishop and Diocese of St. Asaph when it can be shown that anyone's duty owing from him to his own diooeeahas been in consequence neglected. How, altogether, ungracious it was, too, of your correspondent to throw out a suggestion that the Biihofsehoald resign his see, beoause he is in his 77th year. I do not oare to repeat the argument from Hr GIadstone's case (though, if the writer baa: Home Buler, be would duly appreciate its force), but merely state the faot, wbioh is patent to all the i clergy in ,the diocese, that the Bishop is now as clear inmid, and as well afcle to perform tbe in- tellectual work wbioh belongs to his position, as he i was fifteen .years ago.-I am, sir, faithfully yours, i SEXAGENARIAN.

WELSH: -EXHIBITS AT THE FORTH- COMlNG ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW AT WINDSOR. To THE EBJTOK OF THE NOBTH WALES CHBONICLB." SIB,—I have just reoeived a schedule from the Royal Agriciihoral Society of Ecglaud with a list of prizes which,will be offered for Welsh Exhibits at their show to be held iu Windsor great park on Monday. Jane'Sfth next, and five .following days, and from it I notice the society Offer the following prizes, viz.Per Welsh c-attle.-Claeb 103. bull, calved in 1Bi, IMB84, 1885 or 1886, Jlst prize £ '25, 2ud £ 15,3rd £ 5 104, bull, calved iu .1887, let .£2Q, 2nd £10, 3rd C5.; 025, bull, calved in 1888, let 920, 2ud £10, 3rd £5 1 £ 6, cow or heifer, in milk or in oalf, calved previonsly to or io lBBti, ilot £20, 2nd ¡nO, 3rd 95 10/7, heifer, calved in aig-7. 1st £20, cod £10, 3rd £5,; "038, heifer, calved in 1888, let £ 30, 2nd RIO, 3rd \£5. A gold medal will be given by ber Majesty the Queen for the beat Welsh txbibin in classes ICS aud 108. CbwoRplom prizes of ir30 for the beat male, And of £20 for tt e best female, in the Weiiih classes are offered ;by Lieu- tenant-Colonel Niton larbervill, Eweany Priory, Bridgend. For Welsh mountain sh..ep they offer tbe following prizes, <viz:—-Class 23J, ram, two nhftr aod npwardE, lot 1C1'5. 2.,d £ 10, 3rd £5;; :234, shearling ram, let m, Sud £10, 3rd f5. 236, .pen of thren shearling ewes,of the same Book, let a5, 2nd RIP. 3rd .£5; and for wool they offer three prizes, VIÍZ. class 32. tiree fleeces (WCUH IÐOIW- tain), 1st. £ 3, 2¡¡d £2, 3rd Cl. I feel Btre the society would tseoare raoreeotriee, it tirenter publicity w- given to the uuinter of j (glasses aud tbe amount of vrize-rnouey given, and m1 object in addressing you uo the subject is to; draw the attention of farfner4; in general to the sange, and I vontnre to hope that many will avail .themselves of the opportunity afforded of compet- ing for the prize-money abovs enumerated.—I remain, yours truly, W- A, DEW, Hon. Sec. "Welsh Black C4ttle Society. lf,B.—T bey to remind the farmers that the entries I for the third volutre of the Welsh black cattle herd bOok" close positively 00 the 31st of this month.

CHSHT COLMGB, BBSCON.— Univcnity Dhtinction. -Mr F. Duntre Evana, a present pupil at Christ College, Brecon, has been elected to all open classioal scholarship at Brazenose College, Odord, of the annual value of £80. In September last Mr Evans won the Powis Exhibition of tbi value of £60 » year.

IS THE PRIMROSE LBAGHSL IN NORTH WALES ASLEEP? To THE EDITOR OF THB NORTH WALES CHBOWICLB. SIB,—One bears a good i deal of the immense effeot the Primrose League is having in Waletf. In the North Wak. Chronicle two habitations, one at Trefriw and one at Pwllheli, are spoken Of, and in the Rhyl district it is etated in the Primi-ose League Gazette that a Mr St. John Corbet (I am not sure if the name is rightly given) has beeu speaking very effectively. Well, sir, what has been the effeot ? Some of the best Conservatives have been rejected, and & mayor has resigned through chagrin at Bob getting in for the County Connoila. Is this apatbv on the part of the candidates, or the wardens of habitations? Let more agents, if wanted, be I temporarily appointed to loolr. after the operations of the Leaguo--man who can speak Welah and men of tact, so that if a bye-election should take place advantage may be taken of it.—I ans, sir, youra faithfully, WILLIAM A. ATHERLt;l, li.U. I Rhyl, January 21st.

CHURCH. PREFERMENTS IN THE DIOOESE OF BANGOR. To THE EDITOR OF TIlE" NORTH WALES CHBONICLB." Brit,-From what I havt seen and read in your valuable paper respecting Church preferments in the diocese of Banger, I am inclined to ask a few questions in connection with euch appointments. The first is, how, and what for, are the same per- sons promoted three, four, and five times during the last fifteen years, from one place to another ? It is impossible they can show tny substantial Church work in each parish before their preferments. There are dozens of clergy in the diocese who can show and prove more aubstantial, and even perman- ent work. Why these unaccountable preferments ? It ie impossible that these flying hawks can be expected to do substantial work, or catch any bird, during their short duration. Upon what ground, or common sense, are theae preferments .made ? There cannot possibly be anything to showJor sub- stantial work in such a short time. I heard that then preferments are made with faithful promises of employing curates to serve every parish properly with two services on Sunday: but whare are the cerates and promisea ? It is well known that rectors in this diocese have asked for, and taken their livings, under and with theae promises-that ia, to keep and hold two ser- vioes in each parish under their oare. In one part of the diocese there is a living, containing- three parishea,value gross many hundreds a year,in two of which only oueWelsh service a Sunday-population of both upwardsof fifteen handred W elab service in one of them only in the evening with a population of Tapwardit of 1200, Perhaps reotora may have per- miasion to break promises when convenient. In »hU rnnnnnt. we will watch another paTish iu the "a- -1: extreme end at the diocese. OBSERVER.

THE COST OF STATE-AIDED COLLEKI-Erq. To THE EurroR OF THE 14 NORTH WALES CHBONICLB. Sift,-Accident brought to my knowledge an appeal for support from the Secretary of the 8t. David's London Society for their Girls' School at Ashford. At this institution 161 Welsh girla are boarded, educated, and sent out into the world well qualified to take their part in the fight of life. The funds are supplied by the London Society, a very anoient association, supported wholly by private subscriptions and benefaction*. It ia startling to find that in the last Seaaion of Parliament a bill was brought in and read a flrat time to abolish the sohool at Ashford and transfer its modest labours to some plaoe in Wales for the greater benefit of the Principality. I do not know what the cost of the school at Ash- ford may amount to, but in the aotual rcaults it may compare very favourably with the work done by the South Wales College at Cardiff, which, subsisted by the State to the extent of £4000 a year, educates (as the circular informs me) exactly 145 pupils men and wombD. I find upon refee-oe to WbtttaJter B Almanack, that this stately institution has a prin- cipal (who takes one of the professorships) and four- teen colleagues, one of them (muaioj ueing as present vaoant. We have therefore about nine and a half teachers for 145 pupils, which is certainly a very liberal allowance. I am not in poseeasioo of any figures as to the number of studenta at the colleges of Bangor and Aberystwith, but the staffs are on a grand scale, viz., 13 at the first and 14 at the second, where the principal takes alel) the Greek professorship. The Government allows t4000 a year to the first, and I think, bnt I am not quite sure of this, a similar eum to the other. I believe that all three oolleges are doing very good work, but the number of protnsorø seems sraUber larli¡e..1 cf'" lft St David's College at Lampeter probably does as muoh and so good work as any one of them witb eight professors; the principal and the vsoo-prin- oipal taking each one of these duties. St David s was founded by private munificence, and probably, to a great extent,-is self-supporting, I am not aware that it has any' Government grant. I carefully abstain from comment, and possibly some ot yourireadera may supply details not within my reach. At all events it seems to show that what with the existing endowed schools (some doing excellent work) and private enterprise, not qattetnoon. siderably, Wales is amply provideC with collegiate And" intermediate" educational institutions. Faithfully youra, u- Faithfully youra, M. A. I January 21«t, 1889.

THE DESIGNATION OF THE MAYOR OF DENBIGH. A speoial Connoil meeting was held in the Coan- oil Chamber, Denbigh, for the consideration of the resignation of the mayor, Councillor W. D. W. Griffith, of the Garn. The following members were i presentAldermen Dr. Pierce (preøidinl/I. E. T. Jones, aud T. J. Williams, and Councillors R. H. Roberta, Wytic-e Edwards, Robert Owen, David .Jonee, John Lloyd, J. T. Hughes, John Jooas, and W. Keepfer. Upon the motion of Mr HCSIPHSXTS „KOBEBTS Alderman Dr. Pierce was voted to the chair; and the TOWM CLBBK intimated that the ouly boainesa npon the agenda was to cousider the resignation of ,the mayor. ? Alderman PiMCt proposed that Mr Griffith be requested to reconsider his deoiaion and to acoept the chair again. In his remarks he said no one bad oooupied the chair with leas partialit) than the date mayor,aud he iaoped,after the excitement of the election and reason had resumed her throne, they would set election things aside. He was very sorry that such a thing shoald take place. Alderman E. T. Joume seconded the proposaion, and remarked that tthe mayor's services to -the borough had been valuable. Alderman T J. WMIUAMS supported the motion, saying that, without giving offence to previous naayors, he thought Mr Griffith had proved that there had been no better than himself. There were seuerat important matters to come before trtie Couucil, and the assutftnos) of the mayor would oe: valuable. 'I Mr.J. T. IIDOHES thocght they would not be act. -I iug ^consistent with the spirit of the letter reoei?d 1 from the Mayor if they did not accept the rMt)!0* ) tMa?tor Mr Griffith b.A s?id plainly that h. determinedto. reaign., and the propoied an amend- ment that the resignation be reoeived. On aahowot hands b«flg taken seven voted for tbe resolution, i e, that Mr Griffith be requested to reoonaidor tha step he had taikeo and again take the ohair.. Some .conversation took place respecting what referaaee the letLer made to the election and to the action of the Couucil in the matter. Mr Wykxk EDWisDB defended the letter, and said the Mayor made no reference ftoitiie Council. Mr KEBIFSB also epoke at the action of the Council in renpeot to the election. The following is the Mayor's fetter to Mr Party lows. JaotUM? 17th, 1889. Dear Sir. For a good many years past I have] devoted* much of my time in various ways at very great inconvenience to the service of the tatepayors of the county and borough of Den- biltb aud now the flrat opportunity of the eleotore of the boroUKh and their leaders have ot showing any appreciatisn of thoae service in ;s prACtioal focm by placing me by theit suffrages of the County Council, they have administered to me a severe BClub,alld practically told ruethat noyservioea are neither useful or required an apposi- tiar to me also waa organised, promoted and Queried out b, membarq- of the Town Couucil, and therefore I feel that I am no longer to give my tSaae and((iny mind to the admiudtration of the affairs of the borough. The electors have decided ttiot am not the man they wish to reprint them. and I can draw no distinc- tion between the County tsd To%#ii Councils, and I will give the fullest efifect to their decision, and I therefore hereby beg to at osee to resign the office of Mayor and Councillor of the borough of Denbigh, and will only add that I am fully .aware of the oii- sequence of this step and am prepared to pay any fine the Town Council may choose to impose upon me-Signed. W; D. W. Gaums. In another letter dated later he sent a cheque for

SPECIAL ECCLESIASTICAL COM- MISSION AT BANGOR. THE SEQUESTRATED LIVING OF LIANDEGFAN. SCENES IN COURT. On the 7tb of November last the Lord Bishop of Bangor decided to issue a commission to enquire as to the adequate performance of the ecclesiastical duties of the benefice of the Rev. J. Williams- Meyriok, the: Rectory, Beaumaris, appointing as Commissioners the Rural Dean (the Rev. T; Warren Trevor, M.A.), the Venerable Archdeacon Pryce, M.A., the Rev. D. W. Thomas, M A., ot. Ann's,and Colonel Marshall,the latter being nomin- ated by the chairman of the last Beaumaris Qaarter Sessions. The notice served upon Mr Wiliiamg- Meyrick by Mr R. Hughes Pritchard, M.A., the Diocesan Registrar, was as followa We James "Colquhoun by Divine permission Lord Bishop of "Bangor To the Reverend John Williama-Meyrick 11 clerk incumbent of the benetfoe of Llandegfan with Beaumaris in the oounty of Anglesey and "within our diocese and jurisdiction Whereas it bath been represented to us that the ecclesiastical duties of your said benefice have been inadequate. ly performed We therefore do hereby give you notice that it is One intention to issue", commis. sion to enquire into the inadequate performance of the ecclesiastical duties of your said benefice under the proviaioua of the Pluralities Acta "Amendment Aot 1885 and that you may in accordance with the provisions of the said Act within fourteen days after the service of this notice nominate in writing to us a commissioner on your own behalf being eith6r an incumbent of a benefice within our diooese or a magistrate in the commisaion of the peace Given under our hand at the.Palace in the city of Bangor in the county of Carnarvon this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight and of our consecration the thirtieth J. C. BANGOR." The Commissioners sat at the Magistrates' Room, Bangor, on Saturday afternoon, when Mr R. H. Pritchard, the seoretary to t."e Bishop, appeared in support of the complaints made against Mr Williams-Meyrick, who appeared in person and announced that-he had no wish to nominate a com. missioner. The Venerable Arohdeacon Pryoe read the ojm- misaiou, which took nearly ten minutes to read, after which the Rev. J. Williama-Meyrick protested against the Rev. T. Warren Trevor, the Rural Dean, taking part in tbe deliberations of the CtmniiMtoneM. He said he had give? tbe Bishop ue notice of the objection, and be asked Mr Warren Trevor to withdraw. The Rev. T. WARRI&N TBKVOB stated that there was no cause for his retiring but as Mr Meyrios enter- tained an objection to his sitting be would retire, which he Locorolingly did. The Court then consis- ted of the Venerable Arohdeacon Pryce,M.A.,the Rev, D. W. Thomas. M.A. (rector of .St. Ann's), and Colonel Marshall. Mr R. H. PRITCHARD, in his opening statement, said that the points to which the Commissioners would have to direct their attention were two,and he would ask theCommissioners to confine their atten- tion to thoss two points, and to keep within the four corners of the Commission itself. These two points were: lit. Had the rector of Beaumaris (the Rev. J. Williams-Meyrick) failed adequately to perform the ecclesiastical duties of the parish and aecondly: What was the net annual value of the benefioe. The Commission had no power to go into any other matters, and he would ask them to confine their attention strictly to these two points. He said he would at onoe call witnesses without troubling the Commissioners with any further address on his part. The following witnesses were then called. Jons JOKES stated he was the parish clerk of Llandegfan, and had held the poet for six years after the appointment of the rector (the Rev. J. Williams-Meyriok). About the end of August, or the begiuning of September, the rector told him the services would be discontinued, ani that he bad better iuform the regular worahippera of that faot. He accordingly informed several of the parishioners, and amongst them was Captain Owen, Brynmel; Mr William Williams, Kae'reglwys; Jar H. Hughes, PoBt-offioe, and Mrs Owen. He lived within a few yards of the churob, and he could say that no service had been perforated in the church sinoe that date. The rector had einoe that date conducted several funerals. Cross-examined by the Rev. J. Williams-Meyrick: The rector" told him his reason for discontinuing was that the tithe had been taken to Bangor. The ohoroh was very wet, especially in wimer. Three panes of glass were broken in the window adjoin- ing tne reading desk and the pulpit. The Church wai certainly not in a fit state for anyone to enter it. The reotor told him that it was owing ie bad cold that he was unable to be present for three Sundays. Five years, ago the coal was ordered by the churchwardens who also paid for the washing of the surplioes- saoramental elements, tbe cleaning of the churob, and all incidental expenses. Of late years he believed the rector had paid for the coal for warm- ing the charob. There was no ooal in the ohurch now. Re-examined by Mr Pritchard He believed the late chnrohwardens paid these incidental expenses out of the rents of certain church land in the parish. Lately there had been some disputes between the churchwardens and the irector about the church IlInis. At the rector's request he had, aomeyears ago, complained to the churchwardens about the broken windows, and they had been repaired by them. He had not been aaked to com- plain to the preaent churchwardens or to the sequestrator. The RSCTOB, addressing Mr Pritriharl To your- self. The idea I Mr FAITCHABD I really must ask the Conrt to protect me against the continual interruptions of Mr Mevrick. I have hitherto refrained from noticing them. Archdeacon PRYCE Of course the Conrt will pro- tect you, Mr Pritchard. Mr RUCBABD OWEN, farmer, residing at Brynmel, whioh is situated about a mile from Llandegfan Church, said the service need to be held at half- past niae o'olook in the morning. During three Sundays in July or Auguat there was uo service. bevices were aubaequeutly held for two or three Sundays, and they were then discontinued, and had not been held since. Mr Owen, in further ex- amination, stated that he now attended Llansadwrn Church, which was three miles off and entailed nearly an hour's walk. There was a gentleman from Bangor preaching one Sunday. The RaaraB: Yes; I was hort de combat oue Sanday in July, and I had provided a substiute from Bangor. Then there were not three Sundays unprovided for? Mr PRITOHABD: I really must objeot to Mr Meyrick m i"g speeches in this way, and tben to .i., .:d and laughing at tbe audience. The RECTOB (exoitedly); Sit down, air. You have no right to make auch remarks. Mr PRITCHAJID.: I certainly shall not eit(down, with all resneat to the Court. Arobdeaoon FItycz: We most ask that the inquiry be oouduoted with decorum. Immediately the next witness presented himself for examination the Rev. J. WILUAMS-MKYRICK addressing Mr Pritchard, said: If yoa had aaked me if there had been no service in Llandegfan Churcb, I should ihave answered at once. If the Bifehop bad only written me Rev. sir," I should 4iave saved you tbtø trouble. The Rev. D. W. Taotus: Do you admit it now, Mil." Meyrick? Mr WILLIAUB-MeriticK: Ob, I am not on my "tjb. Mr PRITCHARD It is not for me to ask yoa. I should be sorry to ask you anything. Mr WiLLiAHS-Murfijog: I am sorry yon have taken my money to Bangor (a laagh). WMJUAH WILLIAMS, a labourer, Cae'reglwys, said he was 80 years of age, and a parishioner of Llandegfan. He alwaya attended the services at Llandegfan Oburcb, but 80 one oame there now (laughter). He said he remembered the Rev. J, WilliAUH-Meyrick.-tbe rector, meeting him one day on the road near the church. The reotor, who was driving, stopped and tbey had a chat during the course of whiob be (witnesal akked when he was i oilJll to a ethem another 4ervice in churcb. The r?t.f fef<Md, I don't ki»ow, and gave him sixpence, and he said I'd like to see you more often so that I might bave. liixpenoe edeb time" (laus-hterlu Cross examined br Mr Meyriek He bad not been offered money to go to another pUee of worship, and he would daily attend Llandegfan if the services were continued. WILUAK OWBK said he was a w-rdenef; IIond way employed at Glan Menai. He bad on more than one occasion coiuplaiued I1S to the want of services at Llandegfan. Thirteen years ago the church was well attended, but the congregation had since gone down very muoh. Cross-examined by the Rector: It had been cus- tomary for twelve loaves to be given away to women who attended morniug service. This had been discontinued he was unable to say why. There were complaints in the parish that the hour of iiemas was too early. Mr DAVID WILLIAMI, Wembacb, Llandegfan, said he had lived in the pariah for thirty-eight years, and bad regularly attended ohurch, Sinoe the dio. oontinuanoe of tuo services he had not been attend- ing any other church or chapel, He had been toad by the parish clerk that the services had been dis- continued, but be had only once visited the oburob, and that waa on an occasion upon which there was no service. He believed the rector was ill at that time. Croaa-examined: He (witness) had declined to speak at a meeting called in the pariah as to the way in which the services were beiDg conducted and the non-visiting of the sick and poor, but he declined to assign any reason for suoh refusal. He was present at the meeting, but he would not say who aaked him to speak. Mr MHTBICK As I know the reason, I won't press you. The WITNEBS The people were complaining tnat they had to pay the tithea whilst there was no service in the ohuroh. He was thankful to say he waa not a titbepayer (laughter). Do you remember the late rector, Dr. Jonse, being in your house ?.-No. In answer to Mr Pritchard, WITNESS stated that the late Dr. Jones was an invalid. Mr MEYBICK (to Mr Pritchard) I make no impu. tation upon Mr Jonee. Mr IlprTcoARD Then I need not ask this witness any further questions. By Arohdeacon PRycz In the time of the late rector a curate visited in tbe parish and conducted Divine service at the churcb. Mr MBYBICK I make no imputations og iinst the late rector. The Rev. D, W. THOMAS It is as well that what might appear to be an imputation upon a dead man should be removed. The RZCTOB Exactly. In further cross-examination the witnesassid that, when there were caretes at Llandegfan daring the present reotorsbip, the sick and poor were visited. Mrs ANN LLOYD, Pea Pare, Llandegfan, was the next witness called. She stated that she lived two miles from the cbarcb, and on one occ&oion-the first orseoond Sunday in September lllst-she found the church gate locked, and was informed by the aexton's wife that no service would be performed in the church for the future, the reason given by the rector being that he had not received histitbs. Her husband paid tithes in Beaumaris as well as Llan- degfan, but for the last five yeara they had not been paid to the rector, bat to the, sequestrator. BENJAMIN POWELL, who said he was a nephew of the last witness, gave corroborative evidence. Mr RICHABD PARBY, formerly of Mill Bank, but now livins at Broom Bank, Llandegfan, said he had been churohwarden of the church for eight or nine years. Latterly the congregation had dropped down to sight, nine, or ten. He had re- oeived no complaints about the church being in a bad state, but he had received many complaints as to the want of services. Cross-examined by the Rev. J. Williams-Mey- rick: Bis last attendance at the chnrch was 00 the Sunday after the funeral of Mr Owen, Bryn Felin, in 1887, when there were abont a dozen persons present. Ten years ago there would have been 20. No loaves were now given out at the ohurch, nor had there been suoh a distribution for 13 years. The RECTOR: No, it is six years. The WITNESS, in further examination, said that he was chairman of a meetinll at which an abate. ment of the tithes was aaked for. Two of the con- veners of the meeting were Mr Roberta, Madoc Villa, and Mr Riohard Roberts, Pant-howel. ethe RICTOR: Ab, that's the bird. He does not want to pay tithes. He is a deacon at the Calvin- iatio Methodist Chapel. You thought it the hot way to get the tithes reduced, and so you went at the parson-parson baiting. What was the upshot of the meeting 1 WITNESS A resolution was drawn up and sent to the Bishop. What answtr did you get from the Bishop 1-1 really don't remember. The resolution was that we would not pay any more tithes until we got two services in the church. Have you got the document, here ?-No. It is most unfortunate that we have not got this document before ua. I am not so sure whether I shall not ask for an adjournment for its production. I should like to have aubptBnaed the Bishop to pro- duoe it. Cannot you assist us, Mr Arobdeacou ? I should not like to say anything without having the document before me. Where was this reaolu- tion drawn up ?-I cannot say. Was it prepared at Llandegfan or at Bangor ?—I cannot say where it was prepared. At this junoture, the Rev. J. WILLIAMS-MEYRICK turned roand and said in a sneering way to Mr Pritchard, the Bishop's secretary: He saya he doesn't know The RECTOR farther eroes-examined the witness, exclaiming Don't parry" with me (a laugh). Archdeacon PRYCE: I really mast ask you, Mr Meyriok, to treat the witness with respect. The RSCTOB What do you mean. Archdeacon PaYCE: I do not coneider the witness is being treated with respect He has answered yoar questions respectfully, and I mast ask you to pat them respectfully. The Rev. J. WILLIAMS-MBYRICK Treated with respect I What do yon mean ? I roust ask you not to show so much spirit. Archdeaoon PaYCE: I mnat repeat it, and I must ask yon to be respectful to the witnesses. Replying to Mr Pritchard, the WITNEBS Baid that the coat of repairs to the church were formerly paid out of the church lands, the rents of which, in con- sequence of a dispute, were not now received by the wardens. There was no foundation for any imputation than the Bishop, his secretary, or any one on their behalf, had anything to do with the meeting referred to, or with the resolution passed at the meeting. The RECTOR I never thonght of insinuating it. It never entered my mind. Mr PRITCHARD The imputation thrown out was perfectly clear to everybody in court, and I there- fore thought it well to clear it up. The next witness celled was Mr WILLIAM BRSCKLEBANK, a gentleman farmer, living at Plan Llandegfan, and one ef the lareest tithe-pavers in the parish, who said that in consequent of the dis- continuance of an Engliah service at Llandegfan his family now attended Llansadwrn. There were, he said, suoh very general complaints in the parish that upon his own responsibility he wrote the Bishop declaring his refusal to continne paying tithea unless the services were continuous and regular. When be came to the parish, 23 yearn ago. the congregation was large at the service. He be- lieved that hardly anyone went there now. By Mr WILLIAMS-MEYRICK His tithes in Llan. degfan were aboat OW a year, but during the last five years he had paid nothing to the rector owine to the aequeatration. He was a tithe-payer in Llansa dwrn. He believed he paid the rector of Dacsadwrn last year 4s tithe. He did ';=t know am a fact that, "lthouAh half the p?rish belonged to Sir Richard BalkAlev, none of the t..Z.t. attended the parish ohurch. • Mr JOHN HENBT EBWAHDS, a clerk in the diooesan registry, gave evidence of the value of the living, which, according to the tithe apportionment, was £306 7. 6d, and for Beaumaris £60. He had acted in the collection of the tithe for th* sequestrator during tbe la-t. four years. Tn 1885, the ° joint value was 9346 14o 7d; in 1886. XM4 7s 3d; in 1887, £ 323 Is 4d; in 1888, t310 17a lod, an average for the four years of 9.523 186. Deduct- ing Queen's taxee, rates, cbargea of collection, etc., the nett average wae 2254 3s. Mr MEYBICK subjected this witness to a somewhat lengthy cross-examination as to the various emell charges of oolleofion, objection strongly to the charges for oar hire, and for the use of a room for the collection of the tithe. Witness said that the charges were much leea than those ror other par- ishes, whether the collection was made bv the se- questrator or the rector himself. The Rev. J. WILLIAMS-MEVRICK Do these charges come out of the tithes ?—Yes. Mr MEYRICK Ah! The Chorcb in Wales-the poor Church I Mr PRITCHARD announced that he had no more witnesses to call, whereupon The Rev. J. WILLIAHI-MEYRICB roee and briefly addresaed the Conrt. He admitted that it had been proved to the hilt that the services had not been performed in Llandegfan Churoh, and had I-e been aaked to do so he should have gone into the witness- box and have made suoh an admission. The cloxiur of one of his two churches had oauaed him very great, pain. There was a time when be had two curates, whine stipend he paid he was rot ashamed to admit it-by letting his house during the summer months. Bnt whilst admitting that there had been no servic-js.be asked the Commission whether it was not also proved that it was out of the question fjr tbe rector to provide for the services in these two ohnrohea, the distance between whioh W"8 fallv equal to foor miles. At Beaumaris Chnrch he had three servicow every Snndav. and his ear hire to Llandegfan amounted to £10 a vear. The tithe was first taken from him in 1884, and for three half-years he reoeived not one shilling, not one oenny. from the tithes, with the exoeption of of EIS Os 91, which some of the tithepayera paid him, although he paid the cnrate&. Coming to a later stage, the half-year's stipend due to him in November, 1886, waa not paid until the Marob following. How was a curate, poor fellow, to live? He had been a oarftte himself he had been working at the old ship for 30 yeare, and now, without the Bishop's knowledge, consent, or authority, a gentleman whom he remembered at school came and took a portion of his income. It was impossible for any man to carry on the services in two churches when his income was withdrawn from him in auch a manner. The Commissiouers had their duty to discharge towards the parish, but they had also a duty to discharge to- wards the incumbent of the parish. Those who were arrayed against him should know that he had the law on his side. and that no brute force ou their part would restore the services at Llaudsgfan Church, although a spirit of fairplay, justice, and conciliation would go far towards mollifying a feel- ing of friction and putting right what was wrong. That had been the curse of the Church in Wales for the list 150 years. How could any man be expected to discharge full services at to churches separated nearly four miles from each other, fort:70 a ball- vear ? It would never do to take the straw and to gay. Go ye, gatfcer straw for yourselves, yet ye shaJllulfil the daily task of the tale of bricks." Mr PBITCHABD: The stipend, I may say, is £ 150 a year, from which income tax is deducted, and of which Mr Williams-Meyrick has received every farthing that is due to him up to the present date. Mr WILLIAMS-MEYBICK Bat it is not my tithe. The Rev. D. W. THOMAS With regard to the 'Uture- pekiio as a brother clergyman—I should like to ask Mr Meyriok whether he eould not sill- gest some means by which the services could be conducted better and more regularly in the fature. As I understand, he admits the facts by wtrch this Commission has to decide, and he admits the sequestration. The Rev. J. WILLIAMS-MEYRICK Ob, dear no. It was done without the Bishop's authority. He knew nothing of it until he saw it in the publio press. Archdeacon Paycz We have nothing to do witb the sequestration. Mr PRITCHABD I should like to say one word in reply to Mr Meyrick'e observationa. it is ridicnlous to allege that the Bishop knew nothing of the sequestration, seeing that it is under his lordship's seal. With regard to the stipend, the half yearly amount dae was regularly transmitted as soon as funds were in hand, Air Williams-Meyrick how. ever, had not the courtesy even to acknowledge my letters enclosing cheques for the stipend, and the only intimation I ever had that my cheques had been reoeived by Mr Meyrick was when they bad been cashed and returned through the bank. The Venerable Archdeaoon PRYCE said the pro. ceedings (which lasted about three hours) were at an end, and the Commisaionera would in due oourae forward their report to the Lord Bishop of the diocese.

THE ANGLESEY HARRIERS WiLL MBET AT 11-30 A.M. ON Saturday (to-day), January 26th.. Qnirtai Wednesaay, Jan 30th..[By special deairt] Breakfast at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 2nd Pentraeth

THE MARQUIS uF ANULUSKV'S HARRIERS WILL MEET AT 12 NOON Saturday (to day), January 26th Carreg Bran T-d.y, J.?y 29th Holl?d Ams Saturday, Feb. 2.d R_OIh&&rm. neu Star Bridge

THE FLWr AND DENBIGH HOUNDS WILL "KHT AT 11 A W. Monday, January 28th Pwllyrrochon Thursday, January 31st Pont-yd dpi Saturday, February Sod Nannereh

SIR W. W. w YNN'S HOUND3 WILL MEET AT 11 A.M. Saturday (to-day), January 2Rth Shavington Tuesday, January 29th..[AT 10.30 A.m.].Petton Park Wednesday, January 30th Pickhill Smithy Friday, February Ist Broughton

THE VALE OF CLWYD HARRIERS WILL MEET AT 11 A.M. Saturday (to-day) Groes

THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN BEAGLES WILL MEET AT 11 A.M. Saturday (to-day) The Three Treea, Old Chirk Road Wednesday. January ^Oth The Rhewl Saturday, February 2nd The Quiuta, Chirk

THE SHROPSHIRE HOUNDS WILL MEET AT 11 A.M. 0. Monday, January 28th Acton Keynald Tue-day, January 29th Dorrington Station Thursday, January 31st.Prees Station Friday, February lat Longner Hall

THE SEVERN 1I..1..t.1 nanRIERS WILL MEET AT J I A.M. 01" Tuenday, January i9th Blue Bell Friday, February lit.. Llandyiail Tuesday, February 5'h Rhydygroes Cross Heads

THE TANAT tUlJE nAKKlERS WILL MEET AT 11 A.M ON Monday, January 28tb Llynclys Friday, February lot.Llandrinio

THE ALBRluHTO UyUNDS WILL M-BT A'l 10.15 A.M- ON Sa'urday (to-di.v) Davenport Monday, January 28t,h *L .ford T.?.d Ly, January 2th. .Penkridge Th.?sy, January 31" Enville ? Saturdi6y, ilebruarv 2nd .Tbe Wer?

fJomestic Occurrences. B I RT El S. BASSELL.-On the 30th ult.,the wife of Mr John Bas&ELL.Froo, Denbigh, of a daughter. CKANSTOU>\—On the 6th lost., at the Grammar School, Ludlow, the wife of the Rev. J. P. Cranstoun. M.A., of 4 daughter. DAVIKS.—On the 90th inst., at Berllan-bach, Bancor, the wife of Mr D. IJoyd Davieo, joioer, of a soo. DAVIES On the 27th ult., the wife of Mr Robert Davies, telegraph clerk, Oxford, formerly of Abererch, Pwllheli, of a son. EVANS.—On the 8th inst. at the Eagles Inn, Denbigh, the wife of Mr Ev&n Evans,of ason. FITZ GERALD -On the 8th icat ,at Bute Bouse,South Audley- street, London, the wife of Sir Maurice Fitz Gerald. Bart., Knight of Kerry, of a daughter. GR08vI>:NOR-On the 14til inst., at 73, South Audley street, VJDdo" the Lady Henry Groavenor. of a daughter. JONKS.—On the 6th inct at Brvnlly., Bethe9da,the wife of Mr Richard Jenes, of a son-stlilborn. PARRY.—1On the lath Irest., the wife of Mr Robert Plrry ^Trebor Ltechid)., &the.d&,of a daughter. PAKRT.—On the 14th but., at 41, Victoria-street, Carnarvon, th« wife of Mr Parr y of a daughter. p¡fÓ .'IMa;l' i-oI,t3'slo. Gardens, London, the wife of Sir William Biddulph Parker, Bart, of a son. RKES —On tbe 14th inst., at 9, Ashton-terrace, Carnarvon, the wife -of Ir John Rees, of a son. SILDKR. -On the 7th inst. at Richmond House, Hyde, Isle of VMtht, Lady Lucy >Miber, of a son. THOMAS—On the ?5th N?,th at t..t, c- the wife of Mr Owen Thmuas, butcher, Hole-io-fche-wall- d,,ht,,r, .t- gA R R I A (i E S HAHREIO:S-EARDLJo:V.-Ou the 8th inst., at 8t. ThomAS,Upper CUpton, by the Rev. F. W. Kingsford, Jtf.A.,vi\ar, Harr y %V O. Hagreeu.of ?e ngtoti ?g?-, to Emma Susannah E,lIey, ¡est d<"ghter of E. 8. E. C. Eardley, Esq., of 9, Ashley-wad, Touch ill. JO.VES—Pt'«HK —On the 13th inst., at H.rb (Welsh) Wea- leyan Chapel, Bangor, the Rev. Thomas Hughes, Llanfair- facha«, officiating, William, eldest 800 of Captaia Thoma. I," 1 1, Ambrose-street, Iii-1, Bancor, t. Elizabeth, )';e hr.Je: r;f,, ffr;"e \tJ¡, LIDI»ELL—SHIX.VER —OB the 9t11 inst., at St. Mary's Church, Cheltenham, Augustus Frederick Liddell, late Captain, R A., youngest sou of the late Colonel the Hon. AugustusLiddell, to Emily Shinner, third daughter of Arthur Shinner. of Cheltenham. RIDKWOOU— BKATTIK.—On the 8th in?t.. at St. Tho?s'?i ??r ?to?)?he B?. F. W, itnt?<)rd'M.A..tt ?'r" !?* S. I f,¡:)ntYBt.J:I¿Wb't Ei.field, to Georgina H. Beattie, daughter of the late Rev. Henry Ben.ltie. M.A > Chaplain dH-d 11 of tho R!On;; h. 6th Inst., at the parish I r(?h, Oswestry, bv licence, by the Rev. J. Faulkner, Mr William Reynolds, gun manufacturer, of Belmont-place. Albert- road, Oswestry, to Mrs Matilda Hugh s, Mlddlet&n-rnad. o???'t?'. THONIA?-?rlL'IA,113.-On the 14th inst.,at the registrar's TJ1ft:I:S;)Ÿ<:r ie4foil'l: :et"irfl:r: Thomas. Railway-terrace, Talysarn, to Mrs Jane Williams, WillUm-stre^t, Carnarvon. WILL AMS—Davii 8 -On the llth irst., by licence,at Moriah, Carnarvon, by the Rev. Evan Jo'ies, i!.9liftted hy the- Rev. John G. Pavies. Aberystwyth, tlier of the brMe, Mr John Williams. Rhvddallt (Mnol, Llanbeblig, to J- only ht:IIf')[r J;hdD,beo¡s: Garmon. DEATHS. CRIDDLE.—On the 2till ;0" the wife of tlie late Mr Criddle, The ."rescent. Upper Bangor EVANS—On *he I Nth inst. David ed 3 y:the beloved a d only child of H, J. acd M. A. Evans, l Suow- "0 -? !W, Upper ""gi.* KVAXS.—On th 18fl? inst at Repnt House, Bangor, of quinsy, Mary (Mamie), eldest daughter of MrR. P. Evany, auctioneer and estate agent, La gor, aged i8. Deeply re gretted. EHW ÄRD'i -0,' the loth inet., agei 67 years, Mrs An Edwards, wife of Captain Evan Edwards, Chapel.ot.e"I- Portmadoc ORIHITIL.-On Ihe ?8th ult., aged 18 y- William, son 0' Mr Edw^rdGriiffths,Corwen. HimrxL-0*> the 10th iÐSt gd 78 years,at -M, Chapel- street. Carnarvon, Elizabeth Alice, relict of Mr William Howell. HUMPHREYS.—On th., 8th iost .aged tf2, William Ifum¡,hreys, Edwl. -tr--e. T*lysarn. ITcvT.—On the 3th inst, at Folkestone, Sir Henry A. Hunt, C H ag??d 78 years. j ti?? 31?t 1 ?88, -gld 28, at To?,?. J L'.e;(J':hft. til:fvi'hdr úa;H: •uirgeoo. I.M 8..youngest Il the late JohoandGiwglana Jacob, formerly of .!hbeyth in the Queen's rounty, Ireland, and Llanfawr, In the County of Angle?y step son and ?lopte?l oMId of H J Holder Hogg, J.P., 12], Victoria-* street. L.dM, 8. W. J'M -00 the 12th lost., aged 11 month9,at;,Cheoler. Nvrpx ;som. Cathrine 'ones Jonks -On tht. 2Hh I v. at atl Ann, relict of Humphrey Jones, T»nyrh:,s. OWDES -O :the Hb inst.at Wulgra<C ^ouse.^uttv,Surrey, Sir Thomas Srtmbler Owden, K ight, F R.U 8., Alderman of the W rd fBi.h.p,gl.?. Isl PARRY.—On the 5th inst., Mr Robert Parry, butcher.Ccrrlgy- druidioa. ROWLAND.—On the 15th I-,t, ge I te, at 0.4 L. \"x- him, Thomas Rowla Id TITLEY -On the 16th inst ,aged61,at Park Annue.Oswettry, Charles Titley. 3rd inst., aped 73, Mr. C&theriae Thom?, T??im?.-On the 3rd inet., aed 73. Mrs Catherine Thomas, T..t?er A, 52' ( -ar?on. I WIL?-O. the 13th iost., "t 43. Tedworth-3q?, Chel-. Emma Wilmot, in ber 50th y?r, third daughter of the late :1"lImvIj¡: of Cnaddesden Hall, D?rb,.him WtLUtMS.—On the 231?d iatt.. at P. William-street, Himk ¡ Derb\"lhire. Williams, the b3lovcd ife cf Mr fao;uM I William* the bJlond wife d IIIr .rl1oma/l

this, Mr Bvans was defeated, and his chances of being returned for the some ward next November cannot by any means be considered rosy. rile return of Dr Grey Ed- wards for the South Ward came aa a welcome surprise. The electors were quite right in deciding that Dt. Edwards will make a More useful and capable County 10ouncillor than Mr Jehn Evan Roberts, who we understand had a majority of 60 on his caDVUI8 book. Mr Hugh Williams' success in the Bast Ward was par- tially expected. He is aa old campaigner, and this was Mr Evan William, first try for this kind of an honour. The Rev. T. Lewie Jones' defeat in Upper Bangor by Mr T. Charles Lewis was expected, but not by such crash- ing numbers. Mr Jones fought on his own merits as an independent candidate, and the Conservative Party as) a body held aloof, j many of them agreeing with the other side that a minister's sphere is outside liD arena of this kind. This feeliug, however, did not proven t the return at Carnarvon of the Rev. J. Issard Davies, a clergyman, and the Rov. Dr. Heeber Evans, an Independent minister. We are glad that a good proportion of men of position asid experience have been returned in this county, and we think the result justifies :the hope that a strong and good administrative body has been formed for Oarnarv onshire. We trust that the sixteen aldermen who have now to be selected will be men of the right stamp, but in the sense we have previously in- dicated.