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THE ROYAL VISIT TO J LLANDUDNO.…
THE ROYAL VISIT TO J LLANDUDNO. I ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. I The Duka of Clarence Memorial Church. "Lordly Llandudno can wear a emiling face always, but when the nectary oocasiou takes place and some spccial iticentive ooours, our popular town, favoured with fine weather and troops of visitors, invariably viei; with any place in the king- dom. Hence when their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Teck paid the Queen of the West" a visit on Wednesday, thfT met with a right yal reception at the bands of the townspeople, nd hundredt who poured into th town by excur- sion trains from the district. Tho chief objeot of the Royal viait was to take a prominent part iu an important fanction connected with tl)F) orcction of the Duke of Clarence Memorial Church, a sacred edifice ereoted at the East end of Llandudno by the Vicar cf Llan- thos (the Rev. F. G. Jones) to provide accommoda- tion in worship for tbatrapialy-developinz locality. nnt the kindness of heart of the Duchess of Teck in coming here to help in each a Rood work was not allowed to end in that interentiug event. As soon as it was intimated to Mr John Jones (chairman of the District Council) by Lord Moetyn that Llandudno was to be honoured with a visit from Royalty, Mr Joues lost no time in calling a special meeting of the Council to discuss what steps should be taken to give the Roval party a welcome worthy of the town. "The Counoil promptly voted £100 from its funds and also formed a General Committee cons sting of the Council, the T^wn Improvement Association, and the Church Building Committee, to whioh Mr A. Conolly (clerk to tbo Counoil) has admirably dis- charged the duties of secretary. Sub-coaomittees were formed and meetings were held daily-we might almost say hourly-Igo that every depart- ment and detail of the day's proceedings might go off well. The Royal Party with the Doko and Duobers of Westminster arrived by special train from Chester at 12.20 (having driven from Eaton Hall, the seat of the Duke of ■Westmin- ster). They were received inside the Railway Station hy the Lord-lieutenant of Carnarvonshire (Mr J. E. Greavesl, the High-sheriff (Mr J. A. A. Williams), the Marquis of Angbsn-, the Bishop oft 5\, .aph, the Chairman of the Llndud.o Conncil, Bud the Gloddaeth p"rtv. including Lord and Ldy Al??t.vn, Lady Auguta Mcstyn, the Ho?. Mr .d Mrs H. L!oyd Mostyn, Viscount and Viqconnt. Hardinee the Dowager Counters of Aylosford, Colonel Mostyn, Mrs Goode, widow cf the late Dean,who co-operated with the Duchess of Teck in mission in East London. On the Royal Party leaving the otation a procession was formed, and amid much cheering, proceeded down Vaughan- street,and op Mostyn-strcet, whioh was elaborately decorated, to a temporary platform p»eot»d between the North ani South Parades. The procession vrent in the following order Marshall. Mr R. Parry. MIMBKRS OF THE LLANDUDNO COUNCIL. 1st carriage, Mr Elias Jones, J.P Mr W. Bevan, Mr T. W. Griffith, Mr William Williams 2nd, Mr Thomas Owen, Mr John Owen, Mr W. Evans Mr K. Bellis, Mr W. H. Jonei; 3rd, Mr T. T. Marks, C.E., Mr R. Conwav, Mr E. E. Bone, Mr J. O. Thomas; .1', Mr Rcbert Roberts, Mr W. O. Wil- liams, Mr E. Thorp, Mr Joseph Hughes 5th, Mr A. Conolly, Mr E. Paley Stephenson, Mr R. S. Chamberlain, Mr J. Adey Wells. MBMB8RS OF THE TOWN IMJ'ROVKMBST ASSOCIATION, 6th carriage, Mr W. W. Walton, Dr. T. L. K. Davies, J. Hsworth, Mr A. G. Pughe 7th, Mr -George WlJbb, Mr S. Chantrey, Mr W. Ellis Jones, Mr T. Wiley 8th, Mr A. Sumner, Mr J. Smith,Mr W. Arnold 9ih. the Rector of Llandudno, Mr W. ■C. Pickeiirg, Mr G. A. Humphreys, Mr Clarence Whaite; 10th, Rev. J. Raymond, Rev. H. Barrow Williams, Mr J. O. Jones (chairman Llanfair- "rehan rrban Oitrjot),Mr W. Jones(ehurohwarden); 21th, Mr Kneeshaw, J.P., D.L. (chairman of magistrates), Mr A. Wood, J. P., D.L., Mr T. liaitor, J,P., M.D., Mr AllansonPioton. J.P. 12th, Mr Charles Frost, J.P., Rev. Venables Williams, J.P., Mr iilphraim Wood, J.P. 13th, Marquis of Anglesey, Colonel Davies-Cooke, V.D. (aide-de- camp to t?e Queen),C.1oel Platt(4th V.B.R. W.F.), i the IIIh beriff of Carnarvonshire 14th, M"yor cf Carnarvon, Mayor of Bangor, Mayor of Uonw?y. CHURcn BUILDING AND LADIRS COSRMITTEK. 15th carriage, Mr Joseph Broome and Mrs Broome 16th, Mr John Walker and Mrs Walker; 17th, Mr George Barker, Miss Baiktr, Miss E. Barker 18th and 19th, two oarriaes oonvevin other members of the Ladies' Committee 20th and 21et, the of the Press 23od, Mr John Jones, J.P. (chairman of Llandudno Cauuoil), Mrs Jones, and the Muses Jones. Marshall, 3Ir K, B. Jones. The Royal visitors 1111.1 suite. Marshall, Mr T. J. Jones. The Gbddaath party, the Lord-lieuteuanfof Car- narvonshire (Mr J. E. Greaves). Guard of Honour, acoompanied hv the Regimental Band of the 2nd V.B.R.W.F. Marshall. Mr T. O. Owen. Ou arrival at the platform the Royal and invited Eiiests took their places, and Mr A. Conolly (clerk to the Couucil) read the following address of wel- come :— To His Highncfs the Duke of Teek. G.C.B.. and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Teck, Princest Mary of Camb^iclye. May It please your Royal Highnesses, We, the Urban District Council of Llandudno, on behalf of the inhabitants of our town, beg most rogpeetfullv to olTcr you our heartiest wclcome on the occasion of your prew, c? a, t.-day. Her Gracious Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family hold the highe??t placi? in the ioyal affections of tlio Welsh nation and in no part of AN'al? itm thev hold in higher than they I- the q, of W?l?h watering- 'we^ rejoice to think that the ?a3ion of your Roml Highnesses' "isit will still further incroMc OUr loyalty and devotion to the Royal House of Gr-t B,iti. of which vourKovnl Highnesses arodislingnished member" and \hàt the spontaneous nd united heartiness of your reception among to day may be w?epted m a pledge of ourgratitm'ofor the great honour you liave done to the inhabitants of Ll..( y your vi.?it to their I as a "mall memento of which they beg your acceptancc ftt,i, lll I I?,p-i?d by analbumof twenty photographic viowsof places of beauty and interest in Llandudno and the neighbourhood. Ry order of the Urban District Council of Llandudno in meeting assembled this lOthday of April, A.D. 1895. JOHN JONPS, Chairman. A. CONOLLY. Clork. Mr Jons JONKB, in proseutiniz it, said :-May it please yonr Royal Highness to receive this address of welcome frcm the Llandudno Urban District Council and the inhabitants of the town. The address was in album form, handsomely illuminated and containing numerous views of the town and neighbourhood. The PUKB OF TaCK. in reply, said :-To the Urban District Conncil of Llandudno. We thank you and the inhabitants of this town for the address you so kindly offer us on you, own and their behalf and for the expressions of loyal affec- tion to the Qneen and the Roval Family-feel. inss we can assure you are folly reciprocated. We hsvo both pleasant recollections of oor visits to North and South Wales, and we rejoioe to be iu your beautiful conntrv again. Wegratefully hocept the kind pit's of an elbnm with the views of Llandudno, which will always be a pleasant reool- lection of our presence here to-day and the hearty welcome yen have given us. Mipseg Gladys and Nest Jones, two charming little dnughters of the Chairman of the Counoil, I)res<rted th¡¡ Duke and Doohe". of Teok with handsome boticlukti, the poople oheering lustily. A booqnot was also presented to the Duobess of Westminster bv Mies Gladys Wood, Paho Hall, composed of Malmaison, lilies of the valley, and orchids,called "The Chatelaine," whioh is a design brought out by the Missel Sooons, 35, Cbapel- Mreat, P.cl^rBve-square, London. The handle con- sisted of whit. satin ribbon, which can be held close to the figure, and the ribbons are 80 arranged as to protect, the uown. The proo(sJiou tben re-stuted, aud proceeded to the DPKF. OF CLAMNCK MSMTRIAL CHURCH. The energy of the vioar of Llanrhos (Rev. F. G. Jones) ati(i the Churph Eniliiug and C;om. mittees in eettingthis chnroh erectd is too well known to our readers to need oomment here. Every- body has worked heart and hand for the success of ¡ the movement, and wo congratulate all oonoeraed "pan the snci-essof Wedn,dayl., functio.. In order to avoirl ovorcrowding, a large space adjoining the cburoh was enclosed, and there was a vary large j.!Rtnrringo of ladies and gentlemen to witness the ceremony or pl»ci"g the memorial sione by the Duchess of Teck. The hymn ooramenoinc Christ ia oor Corner Stoae waq sung, aDd the Vicar read prayers, aid the following address wos hsnded to the Dnnh'fn by Lord Mostyn, on behalf of the Chnrch Bnildini; Committee:- To Thiir Koiial Highnenes the Duke and Duchens of Tuck. Msv it please your Royal Highnesses. We. the Vicar and Building Committee of the Duke of Clarence Mom-rial Church, beg to offer yoi» our warmest and slnccrcst Churoh. be;; to offer yo\). our warmedt and slnccrcet :o';rJ:;d:ld>d,) Irio;t/lt;: occa- sion, and that your Royal Highness haR cc?ii3i?nod to lay tho memorial stone of the Church which we have eroctod to the memory of H.H.H. the late Duke of Clarenco and Avondale. We cannot forget the dml) qnr?.w which bofel the n;l ;'1ï;. in the early te of the year 1392, and l erection of this church gives practical expresion to our feelings in the 8Overo ordeal then l??3?d throngh D) them. We are well awaro of the many nets of kindness which arc being constantly performed by your Royal Highnesses throughout the country, and your presence hero to-day amidst the romantic scenory of our Welsh mountains Witt lone live in the memory of all. Most h-ItlilY ,-? prr that vIur !i"03 may long he -Pa-li to en joy the h '?ppine??,? of your own family circle, and we beg io a,33um you f o«r warm loyalty to Her r:iol de,uJrI,?Js Od\'í¡ntil¿;nrI ot the Royal Fami:y. NVt) have the honour to remain with much respect, Your humble and obedient servants. FRANCIS G. JONES. Vicar. LOlW MOSTYN. LADY AUGUSTA MOSTYN. HON. H. MOHTYX. JOHN WALK Kit. GEO. BARKKK. HENRY CHAHLTON. JOritTJt BROOMK. The Bishop of St, Asaph introduflfd the DDCh»8P, Who plaoed the memorial stoue, efter Her Royal Ilighnets bad been presented with < silver trowel and mallet by the Bnildtng Committee, the trowel bsirg from Messrs Russells. The inficripti. on on the "ton" was To the Glory of God and in m"™or' iam of H:s Royal Hiehnets Prince Albert Viotor Christian Edward, Dnke of Clarenoe and Avonlale, K.G., this stotm was laid by Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adeilade, Dachess of Teok, lO:b April 11895.11 After the laying of the stone, purses were preaented to the Duobess of Teck by tb" folloll- ing ladies on behalf of the building fond The Lady Angusta Mostvn, the Lady Mostyn, the Hon. Mrs H. Mostyn. Mrs Goode, Mrs Camohell, Mi.s Macleod, Mrs Chantrey, Miss Gertrude Chan- trey, Mrs Roberts, Hayt-n Mrs Roberts, Gwyn- fynydd Mrs Mayler. Miss Hives, M's Barker, Mitfield MeR Cox, Miss Hindle, Mrs Wood, Paho FTall Mrs Mserith, Mrs Sarson, Mrs Bone, Mrs Winter. Mrs PfiMlippi, Miss Samaelson, Mrs J. Adev Wells, Mrs Edminson, Mri Broome, Mrs J. Walke", Mrs Tudor Owen,Mrs Bsllamy, Mrs Jones, Central Buillings Mrs Gratrix, Mrs Edwards. Mies Tonka, Mrs Kueeshaw, Mrs Firth, and Mrs Finoham. Further prayers were offered, and the Bisbop of St. Asaph pronounced the Blessing. We sitjoin < description of the Duke of Clarence Memorial Chnrch :-The new Memorial Church, which has lately been built at Llanduduo, is a fine and difjmtied building, worthy of this beautiful watering plaoe, designed by Mr J. Oldrid Scott. It is on a large scale. the height of the main roof being 61 feet, while the chnroh when completed will pro- vije Mttinga for 050 ?omlippem. The style is earlyEnglish.and the detail tpproxfmatewith those found in ancient curohee belonging to the iddle half of the 13th couturv. The w?U will be of amp)e tbioknens, Md the charoh ia a!) r.'9[MO? wtt! have a solid aud substantial ,haroter combined with sufficient richness of det"il- It conaistsof a fine nave, which is the part now bnilt, 94 feet long by 2S feet wide, with north and south arcades, and entrances towards the west and south a very noble cbatioel, 37 fsefc long and 25 fpet high, with at sislg or chapel on one side and vestries and organ ohambsr on the other. In general lines and in its proportions the cburoh will follow the very auccessful oburob at HhVl, built by the late Sir Gilbert Scott, bnt it differ in detail as well as in the position and design of the tower and spire. This will stand III, the south west angle of the nave, and will be a very conspicuous objeot in approaching the Chnroh. both from the esplanade and from Mostyr,-street. The lower part of the tower will form a very ample porch to the south entrance. The Ciburch is, being built of a besuti- fnll local limestone, with dressings of Bromsgrove stone. The interior has dressings of the same material, with occasional courses of its red variety, the walls being faced with bath stone ashlar. In this respect as well as in the greater thickness of the walls and in the increased Biz. of the roof, timher., the new chnrch will be distinctly in advance of its prototype at Rhyl'. One feature of the interior is th" use of the fine fossil marble from Frosterly, in Northumberland, for all the main oolumrs. It is a deep grey on black marble, with farcer fossils of a liahter shade scattered through it, end this colour contrasts with good effect with the varying tints of the stonework. The benohes in the nave are of oak and of handsome design. As already s'ated. the nave onlv has at present been built,an,1 this part of thechnreh will afford accommo- dation for about 450, but it is highly probable that it will very soon be found necessary to add further portions to the building. The side arches of the nave are closed for the present by temporary walls, in whioh the windows of the future eisleB have been inserted. A feature in this church, which is too often conspiouous by its absenoe, is the ample means provided for ventilation. There are a series of inlets arranged in the sills of the side windows, and a large fleche or turret on the roof. in which an extracting ventilator has been plaoed. TheBS special means- of changing the air will be in addition to the usual casements in the windows and openings in the gables. At the oonclusion of the servioe the Royal visi- tors and goests re-entered their carriages, and re- turne by Clarence BtrAet, the Parade, and Vanehan- street to Conway Road, at whioh point the Royal P?,l lft for GMdaeth, where tb,y were enter- Mir>èd to li?ch bv the Lady A,lcnqt. Mostvn. Subsequently the Royal visitors left by a special train for Chester. Mr E. A. Ne-le, railway super- intsndent, was in charge of the Royal train. I THE CHAIRMAN KMTSVTAIN8 A PARTY AT LUNCH. At 2.30 Mr John Jones entertained about sixty guests to lonobeon at the Marine Hotel, those present inoluding mostly the guests named in the procession. After Irooh The CHAIRMAN proposed Her Majesty the Queen," and said It o.n be tru'y said and ackuowlegod by all that in 'he history of England, nn Sovereign has endea>ed herself more to her subjects and more generally beloved than our own Queen. No toast, thertfnre, that I can posjib'y place before you can be received with greater enthusiasm than that of our Most Gracious Majesty increasing years will possibly debar her from visiting the Queen of Welsh watering places, still our loyalty to the Throne is none the less pure, continuing and lasting (che»r?). The CHAIRMAS in proposing the toast of "The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family." said the un. bounded enthusiasm and lovelty with which Their Royal Highnesses were receive) last vear during their visit to Penrbyn Castle and our National Eisteddfod at Carnarvon will speak with rouoh greater force than any words of mine to demonstrate the popularity of our future King and our belovei Princess Mav (applause). We antici- pate and hope that the Duke and Duchess of York, whom we all are so anxious to see, may visit the National Eisteddfod of 1896. which is to be held iu Llandudno. The visit would fill all Welshmen with, if p03gible, increase! loyalty and pleasure (ch-?r? ) Thi CnAIRMAN next proposed the toast to tho Duke and Duchess of Teck, oar Royal Guests," and said that when the visit of His Serene High- MS, the Duke of Teok and Her Royal Highness the Duche.s of Teck was first pnblioly announced in the town in connection with the laying of the memorial stone of the Duke of Clarence Mem. orial Church, public interest was stirrad with suoh gratification and pleasure to an extent not ex- perienced before in connection with tht vi.it of exalted personages. Deeply touched and gratified we were with the visit of the Queen of Roumauis.and the sympathy of Carmen Sylva with the literature and poetry of the Welsh people will leave her visit to Llandudno of pleasant memory for yrars to come, but to-day w- are visited for the first time by a member of the Royal House of Great Rule-s, their Royal Highnesses the Dnke a-id Duches3 of Teck, the father and mother of Princo;s May, the Consort of the Future King of England. We trust thit the visit will be pleasing aud enjoy- able to themselves, and that they will oarry home to other membsraof Royalty » favourable impres- sion of Llandudno to the extent that at no distant date we shall again be honoured by a Royal visit (cheers). The CHAIRMAN proposed The bishops and clergy and ministers of all denominations," and coupled with the toasr ths names of the Rector and the Rev. H. Barrow Williams. He was glad to fee snoh co- op-ration amongst the olergy and ministers. The Rucroa am: the Rev. H. BARROW WILLIAMS responded, the latt <r saying ho should be pleased to be spared many years to oo-operate with the Reotor (apphlloe\. Mr KNgBSHAJV, in a felioitious Bpeech, proposed the health of the Chairman (load and long applause). Nobody doubted the enthusiasm of Mr Jones for the welfare of Llaododno and his ability as a public mati (oheers). The CHAIRMAN, who was received with rapturots applause, thanked them for the heartiness with which the toast had been pledlled. He should always try to do his duty in the future as in the past. THE DKCOBATIOlkS in Mostyn-street ware raost creditable to all can 1 oerned. Mr J. Matthews did most of the pablio I decorations, bui the private enterprise of the tradupeople was oonspicuoui in its effnsiveness, Central Buildings (Meters J. Júml and Sons), the Mostyn Estate Office, Mr Sumner's Grosvenor Re-tiurtnt, Mrs Dicken's Promenade Restanrant, Messrs Bartley's, Jones Brothers', Arnold's, W. O. Williams', Hutt's, Hooson's, Briggs', the St. George's, Imperial, Marine, Queen's, Lookyer's, and other hotels, were IZsy wiib flags and bunting. In fact, it may be said that all the townspeople did their level best to make the day a encoess. At 6.30 p.m. there was a popular conjert at the Pier Pavilion, under the direction of Mr A. E. Bartle, at which the '•'bwins! artistes took part M'ss Fanny de Boufflors (soprano), Miss Aonie Layton (contralto), Mr John Dunn (England's greAtLat violinist), Mr Leslie Harris (humorist*, Mr A. E. Bartle (solo pianist). At the invitatinu of the Pier Company the Llandudno Counoil, Town Improvement Association, and the Church Building Committee were present: THE ILLCTHNATIONS AND FIRBWORKS at ftoO were splendid. The parade has not looked hotter since the visit of the Qieen of Roumania. The oandle ilitiminalion, ellouredlights, lanterns, &3., and the prooeseion of boats in the bay trade » uraud spectacle. Tlio display of fireworks by Brock, of the Crystal Palace, was also up-to-date. On the whole the day's demonstration wss n thorough sicceBP, thanks to the energy of Lord Mostyn and the chairman of the Council, and the following committees Decoration Committee—Councillors Thorp. W. R. Jorts, Evans, T. Owen. J. Jones, Roberts, J. Hughes, Messrs Arnold, Chantrey, Wiley. G. Webb, and Rrephenson. Mr Arnold was appointed can- vener. Address and Ceremony Committqe-Counnillors Rone, Murks, R Jones, J' Jones, Mr J. Broome, the FTon. R Mrsfyn, and Mr G. A. Humphreys. Mr Elias Jones was appointed convener. Fireworks Committ-e—Connoillor Billis, Dr. Davies, Wessrs Ellis Jones, Sumner, Councillors Bevan, ITaworth, Conolly, Mr Haworth was ap- pointed convener of this oomraittee. In addition to the above oommittees, at the re- quest of the Vicar of Lilinrhos, the followin; "An tIp. men were appointed to oo-ooerate with the Church Building Chmmittee, namelv —The Chairman nf the Boaril, Councillors Marks, E. Jones, W: Williams, Messrs Campbell, G. A. HumpbrAYs, the V'car to act as convener. The address from the town oponq with the names, &e., of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Teok artistically displayed on a ehield in rich colouring, with elaborate gold ornamental lesf and aoroll work of conventional design on the left and right supporting the shield, below whioh is found in very varied colouring a setting of precions scones enclosed in a burnished gold beading, whioh in turn is enclosed hv lighter tinte, forming a bighlyagreeaMe outer framework. Opposite thfs table page is a frontispiece contain- ing the seals of the Urban District Council of Lllln. dudno fully cofoured, above whioh appear the arms of Baron Mostyn in oomplote heraldic emblazoning, while the arma of Lady Augusta Mostyn apnenr below. In the four corners are rppresented the arms borne by Llewelyn, the last of the Welsh Princes; the arm of Prince Edward of Carnarvon, the first Prinee of Walq: the W^l^h Dragon, and the crest of II. R H. the Prin-Fi nf Wales, a bordering of leek binding the whole together. Foar page*; of black text follow tbe title page, brightened by coloured initials, special lines and paragraph, snrronnded by borders of sim;lI\r but not identical design in various and agreeable colour- incs having graoffbl inner borderin?s of cold and delicate but sparkling colour. The address is bonnd in Royal bine moroooo, the rms of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Teck emblazoned upon vellnm, being sunk on the front cover the inlaid borders and crown sbped comers also inlaid are very chaste pieces of bookbinder's skill, and the end leaves are of rich primrose watered silk. The box to reoeive the address is also Royal blue morocco with inlaid artistically shaped 'r. and inside is padded with rich primrose watered silk. Accompanying the address is a separate album of twenty views of Llandudno and neighbourhood, uniformly bound, with illuminated title. Thesi views were taken and supplied by Mr Shter. of Llandudno, bv whom the illuminated adllreqe and album were entrusted to Messrs Palmer, Stowe, and Company, Manchester. The work is a snperh representation of the various relioa of ancient Wales. It is in fact a work of art, and shows great arti»tioil skill brought to bear in modern embellishment and book- binding. The arrsngement of the details were entrusted by the Address and Oeremonv Committee to one of their members. Mr Joseph Broome, of Runny Hill, who took it pers loal pride in having the work done in the most, finished way possible, and the commit'es ara much indebted to that gentleman for the great trouble and interest he took in the matter. When too it is remembered that both tbe albnin and address had to be o0I1H,lpte,1 within a week after the order wis given it is felt that ths bighe«t credit and praise are due to Moens Palmer, Rtowe and Co., as the rcsalt of their efforts to please tho committee.
IANGLESEY QtfAKTEE: SESSIONS.
ANGLESEY QtfAKTEE: SESSIONS. The EMstor Quarter Sessions for the County of Anglesey were held Ht. Holyhpad on Wednes- day, before Sir R. Williams Bulkelev, Birt. (chairman), and the following magistrates were also present:—Colonel Himptou Lewis, Mr Harry Ciege, Colonel W. H. Thomas, Captain F. M. Morgan, Captain W. H. Owen, Colonel VicOorquodal0, Dr. John Rit)e,tm, Colonel T. h. J. Lloyd, Mr T. W. Jones, Mr Hugh Thomas, Dr. E. P. Edwards, Mr Robert Maethlu Jones, Messrs David Roberts, W. Hughes-Tones, G. J. Roberts, W. H. Edwards, Captain W. E. Evans, Mr J. Morotin Prichard, Mejor R. Ap Hugh Williams, Messrs llijgh Edwards, T. Forcer Evans, John Mathews, Colonel J. B. Price, Hon. Claud Vivian, Mr Thomas Hughes, and Dr.. Roland Will aras.Mr Thomas Owen,,Hhyddgaer, took the usual oath as a county magistrate. The following were the Grand Jury :—Messrs Owen Chambers, Tregarnedd, Llaneeflii Ifore- man) John Evans, Llyslew, Liaiiidan; n. J. Griffith, Bodlasan Fawr, [,lantachreth OOVAN Griffith, Tremoelgoch Fawr, Llaoddensant; W. J. Gruer, Pengwydd, Rhosvbol ti. R; Hughes, Cefndu Mawr, L'anfihangelesgeifiog Richard Hughes, Plas, Ll'angwYfan William Jones,, Fron, Llandysilio Robert LewiR, Bwlan, Aber- ffraw Thomas Marshall, King's Hf!d Hotel, Holyhead Edward Owen, Hirfront Rhoseolyra T. Parry,, Uarregfawr, Holyhead; John Thomas, Pencraig, Llanyng-henedl John Tho.-oas,. Utica House,. Holyhead; John Williams, Bryngof, Panmyn- vdd Richard Williams, Trefollwyn, Llangefni Samuel Williams, Oaergwlaw, Llanheulan and Thomas Williams, Tan'ral't, Bodadern. The following magistrates were appointed members of the Standing Joint Committee for the ensuiug year i-Sir R. Williams Bulkeley, Colonel Hampton Lewis, Major Williams, Cap- tain F. M. Morgan,Captain W. E. Evans, Colonel Price, Colonel T. E. J. L'oyd, OolonolW. lI. Thomas, Dr. John Roberts, D'. E. P. Edwards, Messrs T. W. Jonea and W. H. Edwards. MAJOR R. Ap HUGH WILLIAMS moved the fol- lowing resolution, of which he had given notiee —" That this meeting of Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Coanty of Anglesey, having eon- sidered the great hardship and inconvenience to which farmers, shopkeepers, and others are put to, in having to attend as jurors at the various Assizes and Quarter Sessions, from time to time held in the oountv, and often upon occa- sions when there was no business for them to transact, hereby respectfully urge upon Her Majesty's Home Secretary to consider the desi- rability of making such arrangements as will do away with the necessity for the attendance of jurors, whenever it shall happen that there is, within three days prior to the holding of Assizes or Quarter Sessions, no osuse or prisoner tor trial." Mr J. MORKTON PRICHARD seconded. Mr U. J. JtonsBTS then proposed an amend- ment, and Colonel THomAi seconded, that the Court do not Rsk the Home Secretary t,) consi- der the question. The votiug was 15 for the motion and six azainst. The CHAIRMAN, in his charge to the Grand Jury, congratulated them upon the extremely little criminal business that would corne before them, and the single case with which they had to deal would not engage their attention but a short time. Solomon Taylor, aged 49, a gipsy, w is brought in custody on the charge of stealing a bar of iron, value Is 3d, the property of Hazh Jones, blacksmith, Gaerwen, on the 5th of February. Mr H. Jones Roberts appeared for the prosecu- tion; the prisoner was undefended,and he pleaded not gailtr. The prisoner had been fourteen times previously convicted, and as he had been already in prison for nine weeks awaiting his trial, he was further sentenced to six imprisonment with hard tab jar.
CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT I…
CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT I BETHESDA. ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF PROFESSOR HUGHiSS. On Monday night a large and enthusiastic pablio meeting of Conservatives and Unionists was held at the Market Hall, Betheada, in support of the nandidatnie of Professor Hughes for the Parlia- mentary representation of the Arvon Division of Carnarvonshire. The chair was occupied by Colon.1 the Hon. W. E. Sickvifle West, who wis supported 00 tbe platform by the Rev. Canon Morgan, Glauogwen, Rev. W. Morgan, St. Ann's, nr. Jenkyn Lloyd, Mr T. H. Owan, Mr Robert Jones, &0. The CHAIIRXTWSkil that it waa always plamanre to him to I;:sS:d/ltd:tc:: ::(t/l'P:: he found that M! a rule they were always willing to listen and to givra fair hearing to whatever might be said even if they disagreed from it (bear, hear). In this respect he thought tbere was a great improvement, not only there, but everywhere else, and both political parties were willing to give an attentive bearing to what, their opponents said, and the practioe of attempting to put down by noise and clamour arguments which they did not like was fast dying out everywhere (cheers). They were at the beginning of a political contest, and that meet- ing might he regarded as the beginning of it at Bethesda, whioh might list on and off nntil the approach of the general election. He hoped that contest would be fought in good spirit, and be also trusted that both parties would abstain from mak- iniz any personal attaoks upon their opponents (cheers,. There was nco worse form or argument tban that of abusing an adversary. He also strongly deprecated the imputing of bad motives to their opponents. BpeaKtog for himself, be had never disgnieed his opinions as a Conservative and Chnrohman (hear, hear). He had expressed those opinions perhaps etroD2IJ"metime8, hot be hoped he would never say an unkind word abontthoee who differed from him (hear, hr). He believed tho" he had never quarrelled, or in any way oomfl to a dis- agreement, with those from- whom he differed poli- tically. He felt- very strongly at the present time because he believed they were approaohing a very important period in the history of the oountry. It was now time for every elector who wag to exaroiso the franchise to consider what polioy they ought to support and who were the leaders they should fol- low.. The gentleman who, represented that divi- sion. whom they all reRpecle-a gentleman whom, greatly as he (Colonel West) differed from him on many political points, 11. was proud to caIt a friend-wae after many years of laborious political servion, about to retire from' tbe representation of the Arvon Division. It had now devolved upon the electors to ohoose a representative who, in their ol)init,n,would be best qn"lifid<t& represent the- in the interests of the Empire as well as the more immediate local affairs (obeers)" In this country they were ruled on tbe principles of party Govern- ment, and between ttte policy of the Conservatives and that of the Liberals there was a great difference. The Conservatives believed iu making exiBting insti- tutions work more smoothly and more in harmony with modern improvements, whilst, the otber politioal party favoured the Bweeping away of eitisting .institutions and'setting, up new ones, whioh was what wis termed a destructive policy. It was ,? -e two pnticroli for the elertnra to decide which of those two policies they woidianpport ot the penersli eleotion which was now approaching. 10 cocicluaiou, Colooel West said be had much plnasare in introducing Professor Hughes to the meetini?,» gentleman who lie believed would thoronghly curry out-tht) Conservative polioy he (the .pe.kr) bad just inuio*t»d—(atieers)—a policy which he believed would tend' tOIf"rd the prosperity of the Empire and of the people (Aplllnef. Profes?or HCTHUS, who was with Ibod cheers, spoke in Welsh, and said he was g,Ja,:1 of the opportunity-of appearing befbrs- them1 for the first Time at a publio meeting. lIe at all times endeavoured to respect the- opinions of those who differed rrombim,and he hoped the same treatment would beaooorded to him when they remembered that he bad formed his opinions on political mattera oonsjientiously (heart hear). He referred to the astacki made upon himi in some of the ftadioal vernacular papera. Ths latter spoke of hioi at being unkurrwc in the Welsh politioal world, but all he would say was that his aJbsence from Wales had Ween but of slight) duration,, and that absence had opened his opes to the fact that Ih"re W"S rising in Wales a paxty of extremists, in. whose band* it would not ne safe to HtitruBH the future ot Wales (oheers). A great deal had been said about this Young Wales Party, who had the- presnmptuiD t) think that Welsh patriotism was ai virtue which rested on. tirely upou the shoulders of the members off the Cymru Fvdd League. That party had been the means of bringiug him. there, to speak on political matters (laughter and cheers)*. In view of the ex- treme policy advocated by the party alluded to he trusted that the common sense of the Welsh people wroold eventually prevailland deoiare rather jbr tbe safSr policy of retaining tbo, old institutions of the oountry until they oonld be replaced by some- thing better. Speaking upon the subject of ern- ployers' liability he-refertsed fco She proposals of Mr Chamberlain in this respect,. and pointed out the great ne.,1 for improving the dwellings of the working closioe. Mamy of 4he workingmeu of Wales- had become poasesBOtis* of their own houses through the medium of building aooiety. He aid not-think that, should be 80.. There ought to be some medium by wbioh Government could assist the workingmon in this direction. He thought the Welsh workmgmeo had saiirered a great Asal in this direction, and had lost) money through, building societies. There- was one man, Jabea Balfour, being shortly brought to> England, wlo, it was hoped, would he severely punished for the- injury he had, done to the workiogmen of Wales (h6ar, hear). Dealing with the subject of old age pensions Profesor Hughes expressed regret that tbe Royal Commission, which recently reported; upoa this matter, had concluded it was, not neooessary to make any provision in re- gard to the condition of the poor in Great Britjin. The bitter experience of the inhabitants of many an industrial district in Wales had doubtless taught them how pressing were the matters he had already referred tn. The Unionist Party had ptedged them- selves to deal with each of them, and their pl-idges were something more than empty promises (cheers). With regard to the cry of Home Rule fir Wales he bad uo sympathy with suoh an agitation for self- government on the lines which Sir George Osborne Morgan and other members of the Welsh Radical Pfciity advocated. Such a system would be iuimioal to tne best interests of the Principality, it would oreate sineoare offloes, and impose a great harden upon the ratepayers without iu return sjcuring in. creased eflteienoy (oheers). The beat thing for the Principality was to wcrk unanimously with the other portions of the British Empire. In his opin- ion the country was at present possessed of ample powers under the Local Governme»t Acts, tbou'h he should be glad if tbe varioasCounty Conucils in Wales conld be brought to take oonoarhed action ou matters i aff jeting tbe Hrinoipality at lae; or two Cunniy Council Associations might, be established, one for North and one for South Wales (h-jir, h1ar;. Speaking of the House of Lordshesaid that although thov required reforms m these dayj in order to ba up with toe tlmps, yet that would be no argnment for doing away with existing institutions, Reforw were undoubtedly needed in the House of Lords,but he deorecated the Radical ory of doing away with that chamber- (bear, hear). He was in favour of snch a reform its would leave the ellioienoy of the House iuhoç Rather than see the Bishops removed from the House of Lords he would profsr t,) see added t» them some of the N'ncooformist leaders. As to the question of WelshDisestablishment he said that the Chnroh had existed in Wales Ion-, before the Church in England, and she had becoma united to the latter in order to oarry out her work hotter. He hoped that the eleotors of Great Britain were possessed of batror sense than to allow the Welsh Church to be robbed of her property, which Mr Asquitb propo3ed to devote to secular uses. If they took away that property it would mean a greaS increase in the rates, inasmuoh as Church- people who now supported their voluntary schools would have to withdraw their coutribatiina in order to support the Church, The rera?t ot th% woold be that all those schools woold be thrown upon th rates. In the Diocese of St. As?ph therl were 209 Church Schools, while there were only 82 j Board Schools and 30 British 8choo!». In the Diocese of Bangor during the year 1893 Church- people bad contributed towards their 10h"la $6000 in the Diocese of Llandaff over LIOOOO, ill the Diocese of fit. Asaph over 210 000, and in the Dio- cese of St. David's over £750000. The sime gene- rosity on the part of Ohurehpeople was evidenoed in the snpporc they gave to th3 hospitals of the oountry. During the last fifty years the Nnuoon- forraiBts had contribute £24,000 towards the ereotion of hospitals, whilst fo- the same period Churohpeople had given 9250,000 (cheers). Let them not imagine that he was depreciating what the Nonconformists had done or were doing, bnt On the contrary be reapeoted what they were doing. Touching oponTtbe subjeot of the payment of I members of Parliament, if tbey would only oalou- late the expenditure which aaoh a thing entailed they would at once see that it wat a very undesirable priuoipla to initiate. In ooaoltuion, Profeajor Ilughes thought that Wales had the prospects of as Rood a fature as any otber country in the world, j but be did not think the future deBtiDl of th,, Principality were safe in the bands, of the Radical Party, who were now taking to themselves the crodit of Iqoking after the intere-sto of our oountry (applause). The Rev. W. MORGAN (8t. Ann's), in proposing a vote of thanks to ProfBssor Hughes, said they had every right to be proud of him as their candidate, and he bad started life as a qflarrymau (obeere). Qnarrying was one of the principal industries in North Wales, and yet this extensive industry, which oonoeroed snob a large number of the population1 was not directly represented in Parliament. They hoped to see Professor Hughes returned to represent them iii the next Parliament, (applause). Speiking of the present Government, he did not think it was one in whose hauds the affhirs of the country were safe. The Goveromnt .seemed quite ready to con- ciliate any of its many,political sections in order to keep in office. They did not beetc much of the oiy against, the existence of the House of Lords,.because the Radicals were ever ready to go. there tbem. solves (laughter and oheers). Mr Stuart Rendel and Sir George Osborne Morgan as soon as they had the opportunity accepted their respective titlei (laughter). Refarring to the Welsh Disestab- lishment Bill he said it was perhaps a significant faot that it passed its second reading on the first of April (laughter). Not muoh importanne was. as ai rule attached to anything done on that day (laughter). They would not see the Old Church of Wales robbed of her property. Mr Lloyd George some yetirs ago said that his party would disestablish the Chnroh and uss the titbeij for the purpose of old age pensions. There was nn talk 01 tnoh a proposil now, and the progress of affaire had made it evident to the farmers of this oountry that the disestablishment of the Church wonld not relieve them of the payment of tithes, and would not reduae the rates they paid (bear, hear). He would, however, like to see some method adopted of dealing with ased people. He would like to see somp distinction made iu the poorhouses between people reduced to poverty through stress of oiroumstanoes, and those who were inmates of the workhoas-s on account of their thriftlessocsa. In oonclU8ion, he ssated that th-i Church was oonnected with the State only the Rame as all the Noncon- formists aeotB were so connected. There wis no statute law showing the conniction of the Church with the State. In 1826 "0 Aot of Parliament was passed, incorporating the Calviuistic Methodist | body, and in that s-nss that body was connected with the State. Diocs a'^lishing the Churcn would mean the s60ulari.siug of the government of this oountry (hear, hear). Mr RoRpnr JONKB seconded the regilntion,,which was carried unanimously, and wub, the utmost enthusiasm. Professor Huanes briefly responded, and proposed a vote of thanks to tbe chairman, to whom he thought that Conservatism in Wales was greatiy. iudebted for the good work which had been done for the cause by Colonel West (cheers). Mr T. II. OWES F,»conded, and endoraed'the testi. mony of Professor Hughes as to the valuable services rdntlere,1 by the ohairmau. The motion was carried unanimously, the audience rising up and loudly cheering. Colonel WEsr, in acknowledging, spoke highly of the attention whioh had been paid to the speeches, and of the general orderly demeanour of the meet- ing. It had besn a source of great gratification to hiru to have been there. The proceedings concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.
PROFESSOR HUGHES AT" TE £…
PROFESSOR HUGHES AT" TE £ 3A £ TH. j On Tuesday evening Professor Alfred Hughes, the Conservative candidate for the Arvon Division, addressed a large public meet, ing of Conservatives and Unionists at the National Schoolroom, Tregarth. Colonel the Hon. W. E. S.VCKVILI.E WEST, who occupied the chair, in introducing Ph)~ fessor Hughes to the meeting, referred to the policy of the present Government, who had; wasted time in Parliament, and had' accom- plished no legislation of any real value since they had been in office. With. regard to "Welsh Disestablishment he did not believe that the country in general was in favour of snch a measuro of spoliation. The more- the electors were enlightened as totheiniiistice of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill, the more they would resist it (cheers). If it succeeded in passing through the House of commons, wli ich, was very doubtful, it was certain that it would be thrown out by the House of Lords,and the country then would be more ready than ever to be thankful for the existence of the House of Lords (hear, hear). Referring to the Local Veto Bill intro- duced to Parliament by Sir William; Harcotirb, he said it was a Bill for England alone, and' Ireland was excluded from tits operations. This* was done in order to secure the Irish votes, without which the Bill could not be carried. If a Local Veto Bill was liecossary-at all, then it should include the wholi kingdom, (hear, hear). It was time that there should1 be a change in< the Government, as the present Administration were not worthy to hold the reins of govern- ment (cheers). He stipportedi the candidature' of Professor Hughes because he desired to see- in powet, a Government which'would' secure' Lite- confidence of the country (cheere). Professor fiutiHEs, who was, acooried a. mostt. he-trtv receptioD, spoke in Welsh"and said that the tide ot Conservatism hail risen' greatly owing to the spread of education and the- iar crease of knowledge, and he believed that it was fully time for their young people to devote-more study to the social and politioal qpeNtiong. which affected th COlllltry (hear, bear). He condemned the present 'Government as one in which the country had losi ooofidence,,and it was time- it WAnt nut of ottee (cheers). Hie believed 1ibat the ailvr8 of this country were safer in the-hands of a Conservative Administration. Dealing with the disestablishment question he said tihaS they would near nothing of tfJi, were it not that the Liberatioiitst.V'principi! objisct was diseudow- meat (hear, hear). Their opponents had aerer attempted to enter into the question of whether thev had a raoral right 00, take awakV the pro- perty of the Chnrch. 0" the enemies-of the Chursh BUfficeeded in robbing her ot ber pro- perty it would b3 the paor people of the Prin- cipality that would be most affected by such spoliation (hear,, bear). If the disestablish- ment of the Church came- about it would be a greatr disappointment to its suppovilors t ifind that they would not benefit by such a thing as tile Radical agitito s- tiied to make out. In conclusion Professor Hughes stated that the greatest evil to Wales, would be the di'sesttblishinent of the Welsh Church and that' Homo Rule which tne extreme Radicals desired (chers)., The Rev. J. J. Kr.r.w proposed a resolution expressing confidence in Protessor Hughes and pledging the meeting to do all in their power to Mcuro his return to Parliament. Th's was afcoaded by MR ROBERT Jo?Es, Mr?dgi?d, Md cm-r?d unan?mjuaiy, the jaudience loudlv cheering. On the motion of Professor HCOHES, seconded by Mr T. H. OWEN, a vote of thanus was passed to the chairman, and the meeting ooncludeli with the singing of the National Authem.
C-3H3ES7ATIVE MEETING AT RACHUB.
C-3H3ES7ATIVE MEETING AT RACHUB. On Wednesday evening Professor Hughes ad- dressed a large public meeting of Conservatives and Unionist at the National Schoolroom, Rachub, Llanlleobid. The chair was occupied by Colonel the Hon. W. E. Saokville West, who was Rapported on the pUtforra by the Rsv. Eran Davie*, Llan- llschid; D-. Lloyd, Bethssda: Mr T. H. DIVen, Betbesda, &3.-The Chairman, having addressed the meeting, introduced Professor Hughes, who was reoeived with loud cheers, and adilreser) the audienoe in a vigorous Welsh speech. He contras- ted the polioy of the present Government with that of the Conservatives, ucder whose admiuistration the afifiirs of the country would ho better guarded. The many politioal- seotiona which oomposed the pressnt Government were a sourca of daneer itims. muoh aseaoh of theRe sections were anxious to carry out their partionlar hobbies to the negleit of matters which affeotod the interests of the British Empire in general. After referring to the subject3 of Iriah Home Rnl, Welsh Disestablishment, an ) the House of Lords, Professor Hughes in oonclasiou expressed himself favourable to an improvement in the Em- ployoral Liability Bill, and also some meagtira of Old Age Pan%ions.-A vote of confidence in Pro- festor Hughes was unanimously passed on the motion of the Rev. Evan Davies, seconded by Mr John Evaos.-A vote of thanks to the chairman wall also pasiod. and the tinging of God sava the Queen" teratinaial the meeting.
[ THE CLERGY OP ANGLESEY.
[ THE CLERGY OP ANGLESEY. IMPUDENT AND UNSUPPORTED • ASSERTIONS OF A METHODIST MINISTER, A CHALLENGE TO I'LM REV. DANIEL ROWLAND 8. Tbe Rev. Daniel BowJauJn, c'alrinistio ftfetbodiit minister of Bangor, and seoretary ot the Banger Normal College, under the heading of il The Morality of the Welsh" Clergy," contributes the following letter to the columns of the Christian World." We reprodace the letter verbatim in order that our readers may see the nature of the communications which political Dissenters asnd to the -1 religious Nonconformist press in England. It is a favourite saying amongst Dissenting Radioals that the average Englishman is utterly ignorant of all matters pertaining to Wales and Welshmen. Relying, we presume, npon this ignoranae the Rey. D. Rowlands thinks it right to send for pubiication in the Is Christian World a letter brimful of mis- leading and impadent statenws upon the fabri. cated authority of dead witnesses. The Rev. Daniel Rowlands is in a position to substantiate his statements or be is not. If he oen give oh*pter and verse for the statements which he makes with regard to the morality of the clergy of Anglesey we oballecge him toco so, and we cheer. fully plaoe our columns at his disposal. We ask him to give the names of tbe olergy and the parishes to whioh he refers, so that hi, statement# may be tested. If he is not in a position and pre. pared to give this dati nit& inform -Ation, the- Rev. Daniel Rowlands mast excuse- us for saying that we do not believe the infamoas charges which be has preferred against the ministry of the Church in Anglesey. The Rev. Daniel Rowlands has up to the present adopted the safe course of libelling a whole class. The- legality of suoh a position may be unquestionable, but the morality is almost, on a par with the diugraoeful and unsupported charges which Mr Rowlands himself brings against probably better men than himself. When the Rev. Daniel Rowlands- has; justified his references to con- temporary events it willbetime enough to examine his historioal references. Meanwhile we commend to the attention of our readers the letter of this Christian minister to the -Christian World" as a sample of the effusions, which find favour amongst the politioal Dissenters of tbe Principality., Tbo letter reads thus After the appearance of my, communication in your issue of March 14th, under YOIII" general heading of I Welshmeu 00 Weleh Disestablishment,' I received a letter from from aa esleemeA correspondent from Kaglund, in which he  In your intere3ting artich¡ in The Christian World of this week, & satemeut is, made which is somewhat astounding, even to one who, like my- self is-aNonocnformist to the bsokbone. I do not ,call it in question for a moment, bnt aa a Church- man in my presence to-day stigmatised it with con- siderable indignation as a lie,' I should feel much obliged it you would kindly pat it within my power to answer him by referring, him to, some authorities whioh he could not dispute The passage ooours nearthe beginning of yonr artiole And fbr many years we had to see the olergy, who at tirst so fiercely pi-raeca,ell ns,, and after- wards sneered at ns as schismatics and heretics, not only utterly careless about the great work entrusted to their care, bu" also themselves wallow- ing in'the grossest; immorality." As that atatemeut may have appeared I astounel.. ing I to many of your readers beside my correspon- dent, it oconrred to me that perhaps the best thing would be for we toexplain the difficulty by a letter 'to yonr paper. As to the proofs of my statement, they are Thick as autumnal loavcst in Vallombrosa. Perhaps, however, I had better coutiue myself to suoh as may best oommend tllsmielves to Churoli- men who have been taught to discount very liberally all evidence offered by Nonconformists, and to reoeive without aoy hesitation, and as Gospel truth, all that Churchmeu, especially distinguished Churchmen, may wish to say. I knew well, and bad very great respect for,, the late Dean Edwards of Bangir. A few years before his lamented de-itti, he onlled upon my friend the late Rev. D. Charles Davie, M.A.of this oilly, afterwards Principal of Trevecca College, whose memory is honoured and loved by thoueands of his oonntrymen. A man who had been. ow member of Mr Davies's ohnrch when he was in Loudon, and had commenced to preaob, had gone over to the Church of England;. which, being, thankful in Wales for email mercies, had received him with open arms. The Dean was the Bishop's examin- ing chaplain.. I I suppose,' said Mr h>aviea, 'that, you did not find very advanced iahis theology ?' Pr-tty well,' said he, but it is poinething for us, Mr Davies, to he satisfied th,t a man goes to bed sober every night." And after a pause he added very seriously. 1 I dtmlt think that that could now- be said of more fcnan you could count on your fingers of the olergy of ADRlcze36 Mr Davies told ms the conversation the following day, being very mnoh aasooiehjd at the candour of the Dean and his widow, a- mon. estimable lady, who was present at the time, can. still vouoh for the woads be us»d. That was very mar- vellous but hcre-is a still greater marvel. Mr Owon Elias, a good deacon with the VAIsh Cilviniftic Methodists in Liverpool, told me of a very remark- able conversation he had ha.1 with the Dean. He told me the story on two occasions with an interval of twelve months between them, and did so without varying a word*, or even an emphasis tile: tl-iog had made such an impression, upon his mind. All that knew Mb E'ias would have thought it madness to doubt his vencity, and the exact identity cfbis narrative on the two occasions- is sufficient proof of its accuracy. He was coming over one beautiful summer day on the boat from Liverpool to Bangor, and a gentleman whom he had nevi-r seen before walked np, to him and offered! bio hand, and said in Welsh. "MJr Elias, how are-you ? I am the Dean of Bangor.' They then chatted together very freely for some ime. At length, however, the Dean said- Why don't you oomeover bathe Church, MuElias? Is it not,. sad thing that at respectable and godly man like you should support schism, and rend thc*bidy of Christ?' Ll was frightened, said good Mr Elias, 4 to heat tha man nsing sooli words to me, and I said, Well, fib Edwards, sinoe you have asked me, I will tell you. I was born and brought up at Creigiau Mawr„iti the parish ot Llanbadrig, in Anglesey, and my father and mother feared God-, Mr Edwards, they have been long in beaven, and it will not be their fault if I am not there also. I had religions traising ou the bearth- at home, and ia the Sundav School, and all the religious services at the warm old chapel of Garreglefn, where God Was frequently vary manifest among his people. So I was brought up; and wben I weat over to Liverpool, it was among similar people I found myself. And -I newer thought,' Mr Edwards, of going to the Chnrch. And if I bad' thought, I'll tell yon what kind of men there were in all tbe oharchea about, when I was at home.' He then named tbe ehurohes of all the surrounding parishes, and gave tbe names of the clergy in <:hare of th?m, and added, in detai), the character uf each. He described them as drnnken, adulterous, addicted to oursiog and swearing, and in everv respect leading each ?(,??u dalous lives that nobody woul1 evr hUM thought ot going to tbem for any religions instruc- tion or advioe. And then he wound np a speech that was extraordinary for him, by asking, 'And now, Mr Edve ards, it I "had ever' tbooght of going to Church, what Rood for my soul do vou think I could have expected by leaving the warm old chapel at Garreglefn, and go to auv of those tnon ?' He then added: I I speak, remember, Mr Edwirds, of things as tbey were then they may now be very muoh better in Anglesey.' By that tim., a oor- siderable number of Welshmen who were on boara had clustered around, whilst Elias was, no donb. delivering the greatest speech of his life but as he added again, by way of emphasis, the last words, Things by this time may ba very much better in Anglesey,5 the Dean said, and evidently with a feel. ing of inexpressible i)ain, I No, they are no better in Anglesey.' And, indeed, it is not very wonder- ful that he should say so. About that time one clergyman in the island had beeu depoaed for having had » ohild from his step-daughter, and several bad been suspended for drunkenness, but drank, the suspension notwithstanding, and drank themselves to death. I relIlemberOIl of them, at a funeral I attended some twenty years ago, the funeral of a good old aunt of mine. Heaitig him rolling abont helplessly in the altar, and droning the servioe in a perfeotly unintelligible manner, 1 asked one of the neighbours, 'Is he ill ? No,' said he; I but, 88 usual, he is drunk.' At the aids of the grave h. made me fear every In.'aot to s.e him toppling over. How on er4? do Yoq let that man go unreported t' I a»ijt$tba fliend-a worthy deaoon in the place—M we were returnint; Ob,' aaid be, what is it to us ? We never go near him. There is nobody bat he and tbe clerk in the chnrch. Certainly we are all pained at the sin of his having anything to do with tbe burying of encb a codjy sister as we to-day oarried to ber grne.' Soon after, that man's suspension took Place, and not long afterwards his death. In what I have so far written I have only referred to a few out of many instanoes in one county- Anglesey-by way of confirming the statement in tte article. Similar instancee could be giveo in abundanoe from all tbe Counties in Wales. But ray correspondent wishes to have 'some authorities' to which he might refer his neighbour, and which be could not dispute. Unfortunately, there is such a plethora of authorities that the difficulty is to make a selection, I will mention a few. In tbe year 1868, flev. P. C. Ellis, vioar of Llanfairfeohan, said, in a meeting held in Bangor, under the presidenoy of the Bishop I I believe if the Chnrch of Ireland is disestablished that it will be a jast judgment npon the olergy of that Chnrch for their shortcom- ings, and I am convinced that investigation would show that the clergy of the Church in this ooontiy have fallen as far short of their dnty as their bretbreo in Ireland. I tremble to think what the report of the state of tbe Churoh io Wales would disclose, as I believe that its position is worse than that of the Chnrch io Ireland. If the Church in Ireland will go down the Church in Wales will surely follow.' In the same hail, in 1870, and again under the presidency of the Bishop -Bishop Cdmpbell-the late Lord Penrbyo, a most estimable geatlman.a Conservative and a thorough Churchmen, said I That Dissent bad prevented Wales from becoming a heathen oountry.' At the Church Congress in Swansea in 1879 the then Arch- bishop of Canterbury a.,iked, I Why was it that be paw so many Dissenting chapels in every village and on every hillside ? Sir Hassey Vivian, M.P., replied:1 That there was more vitality in a religion voluutarily supported than in a largely endowed religion ani the late Lord Aberdare—whose death we now all lament—said That religion would have disappeared from the country had it not been for tho exertions of Sonconformiat.: And on tbe same occasion his lordsbip added these memorable worcu Though I was not born in tha era of the gross degradation of the Welsh Charch, which, I believe, has not been too strongly painted, but even when I was a young man, the majority of the incumbents in my neighbourhood were men of whom it is not too muoh nor too bad to say that they were indifferent to their doty, leading, some of them, flagrantly im- moral lives.' The Rev. J. Powell Jones, hoo. caoon of Llandaff,. after quotiug tbese words of Lord Aberdare in The Churchman' of July, 1880, added This is a Pad picture, but it is true the immorality of the clergy at one time was proverbial among the people, i5 prodaoed in their minds an impre.sion that true piety could not thrive within the pale of the Church.' 111 1836, Lord Llanover, then Sir Benjamin Hall, a good Churchman, made a speech in the House of Commons in which he complained of the- lubonnded spirit of nenotism which s.-emed to take possession of some of those English bishops the moment they took ap tbeir Episcopal power in tbe Priucipality,' and proceeded to show" that the amount enjoyed by the (then late) Bishop of S-f. Asaph, and the relations of the former Bishops atone, amounted to 223,679. and exceeded the whole aixmunt onjoyed by all the other resident na.1 native clergy put together.' Dr. Ryle, the present Bif-hop of Liverpool, in bis Christian Leaders of the Last Century,' referring to the expulsion of Rowlaod, of Llangeitho, from the Chnrch, sai<>: Ila, he was cast out of the Churoh of England fir no other fault than excesa of zeal.' And a pin I Tnii ejection took place at a time when socres of Welsh clergymen were shame fully ntglacting: tbeir duties, and too often were drunkards. gamblers, and sportsmen, if not worse.' In 1703i Rev. Ellis Wynne, vioar of Lianfair. io Merionethshire,, published a book, which has gone through about, twenty editions, Y Bar-dd Cwsi,' or I The Visions of the Sleeping Bard.' In the 'Street Pleasure;' tbe bard saw gluttony and drunkenness, and still grosfer immoralities. He witnesQed eosns8 which he did 00: feel at liberty to desortbs, and turning awayin disgust from these, he and his angel guide cane upou a place >vVre they heard a great noise, l j»bbarmg aud tbumpina, crying and langbing, shouting and singing. Well, said I, here is Bed lb m to be sure. When we eutered the plaoe the riot had ceased, and we saw men in all manner > of positions, lying amid the wrck. of bottles and copsMd pots and tobacco-pipes. Upon inquiring what it was-all about, we found that it was seveu thirsty neighbours—a tinker, advor, a blacksmith, a miner, a ohimuey sweeper, a poet. and a parson —who had beeo having a carouse together. The last had oome to preach on temperance, and to show in his own person the hideoosness of drunken neea. The quarrel began in a dispoto that had arisen between them on the question which of then: could drink the- harde-t; and it was the poet wtaa had won the ftold over ail but the parooo, who, oit of respect fro hilJcoat, was voted bead and chief ot the boon companions.' We are called upon to lojfc kindly npon the Church, because it was the Church of the Xiv. Griffith Jones, of Llanddowror, aoti the Vioar Priabard-nitin who did so much for Wals?. 'We honour thosa men, and all Wales honours them with.unbouoded reverenoe. Bit we maintain that the Church ean claim no credit for theoi, for they were what they were in spite ot the Cnarch. Rev. Evan Evans (Ienan Brydydd Elir- i,, a delication 'to Sir W. W. Wyon of two volumes of Welsn sot« mons he published in 1776, wrotft I am very sure I that some conscientious ministers of the Gospel have suffered severely of late years nnder thei" lordly and tyrannio prelates. The number of such distinguished persons, it mnst be owned, was sinaH and every art and method have been used to diaooanteoance them. It what I here-aver be doubted, I appeal to the writings of the lal:» Dions and truly reverend Mr Griffith Jones, of Llanddow- ror, who underwent the scurrilities of a venal priest hired by the bishop to bespatter bim, tliotigbi, he was, by special grace of God, without any lum u. spot. By far the greater number of the clergv, liRe Gxhaai, run after preferments, and have leltj the daughter of Zion to shift for herself. And biatdoom in a spiritual Piense, is likely to follow t'lera aud their successors.' And as to Vicar Pricr-rd, his denunciations of the sins of the clergy of those times are southing. In lû23, Dr. Bailey, Bishop of B-<ngor, visited a number of the parlsbes. in his dinoese, and io ploe after P&" repsr ■< — Oaly two sermons for the last rwlve No sermon here for five years.' Never any preaching here., Oaly two aermooi in a twelvemonth.' I Tnd curate here spends his time in tavern",is a public drunkard and a brawler,' &a. Iu 1587, Dr. William Hughes, Bishop of St. Asaph, was accused of misgoverning his diooe-e and fooad to have held h'tntelf no fewer t,bau sixcesn Melt liTins". Iu 15G3. Stryp*, in his Life of Arch- bishop Parker,' says that in Saudor the diooase was raaoh ont of order, there being no preaching 1l.et and pensionary concubinage openly ooutiuued, woioh was allowed of oonoubines to the c!ergy by ipsymg a pension, norwithstandicg. tin liberty of aaxrriage gi-anted, And in 1560 Dr. Mayrick, liidiilo • of Bangor, writes that he had only two preachers in II] the faoe of all this evidenoe, » small gleaning from at. abnndant harvest, tbe.-Charohman referred, to by my correspondent oan hardly believe. that my passing allusion iu the artiole to ,the immorality of tbe Wslsh clergy ia not too Well founded. I cleanly showed that 1.1 did not refer to the clergy of the present dav. ,thoagh they are not distinguished for their heli, nes. But with all the I fierce light' that hl;" from all direotiona been 'beating' upon tbem and with the ruoibling of the earthquake that has been so long in their ean, it would have been monstrous if they had continued to wallow ia, the filth of their fathers. We do not wish in any- manner to reproach them, but to continue the- Churoh of England in Woles by esta^liuhnaen and endowment ai a State Cburcb, aDd as tor tiib entire population—wheait has long siunad-away the confidence of the people, and i,3 only atten- ded by a handful of them-i so g'aring an injustice that we eannot possibly understand how any one can pleal for it. We aro. sorry for I he trouble that the crisis seems to iving^ upon many of our Chnroh countrymen. Bnt they cannot avert thi inevitable. And it is pitiful to see the desperate efforts they are now makin&all over the country to got signatures to thsir petitions againit the disestablishment of the Cburoh. 01 nourse, they get soaae ignorant and thoughtless. Noncon. formiete, infloenoed bv the lies and. the CS) ilery of the olergy and the dames of the Primrose L-jsg is, to give tbem their names. But the mind and the conscience of the country is agaioat tl1-m, and it is a comfort to tbiuk that the>e wretoied attempts at 'doing'the community by wiles and strataaema will only cover their perpetrators with disgrace, and preoioitat the end. Bangor. nA!<IRT. ROWLINES."
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