The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

CARNARVON. Alleged False PMtences.—At a special Borough Polioe Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr Ed- ward Huglies and Mr J. R. Pritehard, a young domestic servant named Margaret- Roberts was re- manded on a charge of obtaining an article of cloth- ing under false pretences. The Question of Police Protection. -Before pro- ceeding to the ordinary business of the Borough Police Court on Monday the Mayor (Dr. R. Parry) obMrved that the magistrates ?<t been considering the question of the police protection of the town, he understood that it pf¿,iÎso°fhbr:wt before the next meeting of the Town CounoiL 'foo Bench had no desire to dictate to the Joint Polioe Committee as to what would be an adequate number of police for the town, but they thought at the same time that the force was too small, and they would like to add their opinion that the matter should be taken into consideration by the Joint Police Committee. eecting and Abandoning Children Exemplary Punie?ment.—At the Borough loli? Court Mi Mon- day. before the Mayor (Dr. R. Parry) and other magistrates, Inspector Rowlands, of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, summoned John Graham and Mien Graham, his wife, Well-street, for ill-treating and abandoning their two children (girls), aged respectively 14 and 11 years.—The husband pleaded not guilty, white his wife pleaded guilty.—Mr J. T. Roberts, who prosecuted, said that between twelve and one ocioc-K on the night of the 23rd May Inspector Rowlands was called to Baptist-street by Sergeant fcvuns. Upon going there he found one of Urananis cnu- dren, who had been taken into a house by a neigh- bour. Graham had by then removed to a room in Well-street, and when this room was subsequently visited it was found to be in a. filthy condition, and it had no food in it. The children went in bodily fear of someone or other. For some weeks past Graham had been more or less on the spree, and during that time the children had been practically maintained by the wife.-The female defendant gave cvidcnoo against her husband She said ttet on the night in question she Mt the house, as she had been told that her husband was in drink, and he Xavs beat her when in that condition. She left the children in the house, with a little bread on the table for th<?. Her )?bMd .spen ,his earnings in drink and the children were afr,?iirof ilim.-Instme- tor Rowlands deposed to being called betww* twelve and one o'clock to We the defendants children. By that time tliey i-ad taken by the pojioe to lodg- Bia t,"Ist  Both cnildren were neglected, an! seemed to be afraid of pannts, tl*> elder one,fainting whenever her father o name was menti?n??. There was not & ocmp of food where the familv had lived. The man Graham was instantly in drink. The children had llÍno& the date mentioned been in the workhouse.-Dr. Tom Roberts said that he examined the children on the 04th May. They both seemed to be in a. terrified state, and the elder of them got several faintaug fits. They were very filthy. They them lived with their aunt in Mountain-ttreet.—June Evans, Baptist- street, who was the woman who took the children in, said that the elder girl was crying on a doorstep at the hour mentioned because she had nowhere to g j >. She communicated the fact to Sergeant Evans. The girl told witness that she was afraid of her father, and that œ was drunk.—Tins male defendant, in his defence to the Bench, admitted that he was very fond of drink, and reminded the court that he had appeared there "scores of times" as the result of drink. He complained that his wife en- ticed the children from him, and he had the greatest difficulty in getting his wife to live with him. He denied the charge of ill-treating the childreu.-A woman named Lilly Rose ;Lovell, called by the nude defendant, said that there was food in the defendants' house at the time Inspector Rowlands and the police arrived.—The Mayor, addressing the man Gr= .id that he was A man of disgraceful moral character, and it was useless for him to make any more promises to the Bench. He was really a. disgrace to the town in which he lived: he would- be sent to gaol for three ,months,and if be came up again for a similar charge the maximum punishment ;gl?d be meted out to him. The female defendant was bound over to appear for judgment when called upon. Borough Police Court.—On Monday, before the Mayor (Dr. R. Parry), Dr. G. R. Griffith, Mr W. Hamer, Mr Edward Hughes, and Mr J. R. Hughes, Hugh Williams, Biyn Buarth, was fined 10s and costs for being drunk and refusing to quit the Harp Inn.—G. 0. Griffith, outfitter, etc., was summoned under the Factory Acts with having neglected to give a oorrect return of a number of persons em- ployed in his establishment. Mr Augustus Lewis,in- spector under the Factory Acts, who prosecuted, ex- plained that theHomeOiffcesvas in the habit of sending out to all employers every year forms in order that they might fill in the number of persons employed by them, and it was from these returns that the Home Office compiled their statistics for presenta- tion to Parliament. The defendant had omitted to r?um the forms for 1897 and 1898. The Defen- dant I am summoned, under a misapprenhension, for not sending a correct return. The Mayor: Not to send a return at all is an incorrect return. The Defendant: I have no knowledge of having received a form at all. The Clerk The inspector states that other forms sent you were received by you. The Inspector stated that he received the return for 1896 all right..The Defendant said that he did not receive a form for this year, and he had explained to the inspector and his coHeague that he was quite prepared to supply every information. The Mayor prep ared to supo ply y to see that these returns were being properly filled in and sent. A nominal fi:o:lfr:Jd :di=n.FJ; ing a bicycle without a light William Williams, Cae-gwyn, Waenfawr, was fined 2s 6d and mtsl- Jane Roberts, Smithfield-lane, was charged with using obscene language. She had previously been oonvicted for the same offence, and the Mayor told her that swearing was becoming expensive for ..er. —Jane Evans, one of the witnesses in the case oi cruelty to children reported above, summoned two neighbours named 3f and Elizabeth Ann Bath- gate for an assault. Mr J. T. Roberts, who prose- cuted, said that the proceedings arose from the case referred to. The former defendant was fined 2s 6d and cost, and the summons against the other was dismissed.—A young married woman, whose head was bandaged, applied for warrants for the appre- hension of Hugh Hughes and Winnie Casey, who she alleged had assaulted her. &he was advised to apply for summonses. School Board.—Tlie monthly meeting of the School Board was held on Monday evening. under the presidency of the Chairman (Mr W. G. Tho- mas), and the attendance also included Revs. Owen Williams, E. H. Griffith, David Hughes, and Father Jones, Mr R. 0. Roberts, and Mr J. H. Thomas (clerk).-The Headmaster, in his report for the month, suggested that in order that they should coincide wi& the summer .vacation at the county school the holidays at tlie board schools should be from the 21st July to 28th August. He added that the teachers of the national school were agreeable to such a course. The suggestion was adopted, and it was decided to communicate with the superinten- dents of the Sunday Schools with the view of their -gin their tnps during these ho&days.—Mr MI\ï ilf the nÄal: School Board, bad visited all the departawnts, and had entered in the book his expression of the satisfaction which he felt with the discipline exercised by the teachers and the intelligence and attention of the scholars. The Rev. Owen Williams complained that the returns from the girls' department showed that the attend- ance was going down instead of improving. Mrs H" flies (the headmistress) said that at this period of the year it was extremely difficult to secure a g"d attendance because mothers kept their girls at home to assist in spring cleaning, which slie declared to be a. perfect nuisance (laughter). Rev. D. Hughes: Surely spring cleaning is over now? The Chairman observed that the Board would expect a better report next month because the attendance in the girls department of the national school had gone up during the month..The Attendance Officer, being asked his opinion, said that the attendance at the girls' department was more satisfactory dur- ing the second part of the month than it was during the first and second weeks. The low percentage was owing to the large number of children who attended only half-time.—On the motion of the Finance Committee, it was decided that the at- tendance Officer (Sergeant Ball) should be engaged as drill instructor for a remuneration of £5 per annuuL-The same committee recommended several requisites, which included the periodicals "The Infant Mistress" and The Schoolmistress," weekly, for the female head tt' nars. Father Jones objected to the dl' c,LIs 1,??ing supplied, and moved an enSth:'itfee re,,rt diliohY not furnished. Rev. David Hughes seconded the amendment, stating that it was surprising how many things the Board supplied to their teachers. When he was a teacher he had to pay for everything, and he ventured to say that the periodicals in question would be better valued if the teachers paid for them themselves. Father Jones: It is only the thin end of the wedge. Upon division, the committees reoomroendation was carried by a majority of one.- The Chairman reported on the proceedings of the School Board Association which he recently attended in London on behalf of the Board. He referred to the movement for showing educational exhibits at 1 the forthcoming Paris Exhibition, and expressed the iope that Carnarvon would be able to send a few exhibits. On the motion of the Rev. Owen Williams, seconded by Father Jones, the chairman was thanked for his attendance in London.-A letter from the managers of the national school was re- ceived agreeing to the proposal that the compulsory officer should take his information .16 to the attend- ance from the original registers.-It was decided to request the Educational Detmoot to instruct their inspectors to examine schools in the metric system, and to make a. grant in respect thereof.—The meet- ing discussed the instructions to be given to the caretaker of the schools as to the performance of his duties. The Attendance Officer, who is also the oaretaker, did not think that the sweeping of yards was consistent with the duties assigned to him as attendance officer. He did not care that he should be watched in the occupation- of sweeping yards by people whose houses he would afterwards have to visit in order to exercise some authority. He was quite willing to do all the work in the boys school, to which his house was attached, but if the Board would insist upon his doing what he complained of in the girls' and infants' schools he should be glad to be relieved of the duties of caretaker for what he now was paid as caretaker was doubly earned. In the winter months, for instance, he was obliged to walk up to the new school buildings two or three times a night to put the gas out after different classes. Rev. David Hughes said that, in the sug- gestion he had made on the matter, ho did not mean that the attendance office should sweep the yards. He only suggested tlv.t he should pick up pieces of paper, etc. As to putting the gas out he thought that the teahors ought to do that ti*ni- seivcs and so save the officer unnecessary trouble. The Chairman advised the attendance officer to for- mulate his objection and submit the same to the Finance Committee.—It appearing that there was only one application for an appointment m the infante' department it was agreed to maKe lnquuuw of the various training colleges.—Mr Phillips, in- structor of pupil teachers' centre class, presented his report on the work of the class. Several of the teachers were singled out as doing satisfactory pro- cress, while four candidates for pupil teacherships wire very weak and far below what might navo baen expected from such caiididates.RL,.v. E. H. Griffith thought it would be a kindness to these children and their parents that they should leave the service of the Board. It was decided, on the motion of the chairman, that the four in question be informed that unlesw they pawd the first yearIns examination with cred? their services would no longer be retained by the Board.

DOLGELLBHr. Rural Council.—At a meeting on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr John Brans, Bar- mouth, Mr David Tudor, Uanegryn, took his seat on the Council in the place of Mr William Daviee, Llanegryn, resigned. The Medical Offi- cer of Health reported having visited Dyffryn on the 10th of May, and inspected the Bronyfoel spring whence it is proposed to have a supply of water for the use of the village. He found the surroundings of this eouroe excellent, as it rose in rough mountain land, and there was no appar- ent possibility of pollution. On the same date he visited several houses in the neighbourhood, which he found in an unfit state for human habi- tation. Mr David GiUard wrote saying that the Countess do Morella gave the Council permission to carry the sewage of Llwyngwril on to her land on payment of a small annual fee. Tlie Inspector reported having received fresh complaints r&- specting the Barmouth town refuse and the difipo- sal of it. It was resolved to adopt strong mea- sures to compel the Urban Council of Barmouth to comply with the instructions of the medical officer. Dr. Hugh Jones was re-appointed medical officer of health. The Council having petitioned the Local Government Board against the order made by the County Council to extend the boundary of the Dolgelley. urban district, it was resolved to engage a solicitor to represent the Rural Council in cam of an inquiry.

PORTMADOG. Presentation.—On Monday afternoon a number of friends and well-wishers of Mr F. Fielding assembled at the Recreation Rooms, High-street, to present him with a. cheque as a token and appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him in connection with cricket, football, and other sports in the town. The presentation was suitably made by Mr David Breese, and appropriately acknowledged by Mr Fielding, who leaves for Machynlleth with the best wishes of a large circle of friends. Inquest.—On Saturday Dr. Hunter Hughes and a jury, of whom Captain 0. Morris was foreman, held an inquest touching the death of Mr Simon Jones, ship carpenter, 68 years of age, who died suddenly: at an early hour that morning. It appeared that he and a. fellow-lodger named Air Evan Jones, also a ship carpenter, retired to bed in their lodgings at s "-plue about half-past ten on Friday night. About & quarter-past one in the morning Jonea heard Simon Jones moaning. The lanljyl? elJJilli was f:o:t:jnEr. Ûi: Jones Morris was sent for, who, on his arrival, found life extinct. His opinion was that the deceased died from an affection of the heart, and a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned. Deceased was a native of Aberystwyth, and the body was conveyed to that town for interment in the afternoon. COUNTY COURT. This court was held on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge William Evan& Roberts and Company v. Jones.—Owen Roberts and Company against Thomas Jones, Madoc-street, captain of the schooner "Blodwen/'—Mr David Breese (Messrs Breese, Jones, and Casson) said it was an action in respect of the ballast bank. The de- fendant refused to pay, as a matter of principle, and got the case adjourned from the last court, but the principle seemed to collapse, and he asked his Honour for judgment.—Judgment given accordingly for plaintiffs with costs. A Jury Ow.-Henry Williams, Clogwyn, Llan- fihangel Bachellaeth, against Griffith Griffiths, Brook Hill, Tydweiliog.—The case was heard before a jury consisting of Messrs Richard Davies, John Lewis, John Bryant, George K. Roberts, and Ro- bert Williams.—Mr William George appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Arthen Owen defended—Mr George said this was an action brought by Henry Williams against Griffith Griffiths to recover £39 lis, being balance due from the defendant to him for work done and materials supplied. The defendant was a contractor, for whom the plaintiff worked on several jobs. The main job was the building of an addition 40 the Bottwnog School. The plaintiff also worked for the defendant at other places. In fact the defendant had control of the workmen, and in point of fact whilst they were at Bottwnog School the defendant told the workmen to go to another building to work. Since the action commenced a sum of money was paid into court, and the point in dispute ha.d been very much simplified, and prac- tically though not entirely the question in dispute was whether the sum of £35 was paid on the 25th of Juno. According to the account. of the defendant a sum of L35 was paid on that date, and a similar sum on the 4th of July. The plaintiff would say that the defendant did not pay regularly, and slipped one month, and plaintiff would say that he did not get £ 35 on the 25th of June, but in fact he got paid from Mr Williams, Trefollwen, in respect of another job. The burden of the proof was upon the de- fendant; it was for him to satisfy the jury that he paid B55 on the 25th of June.—The plaintiff, Henry Williams, stated that he worked for the de- fendant at Bottwnog School at so much per yard. Defendant was to pay him every four weeks, but he did not do so. When witness received the money he paid the workmen, and entered the same in a. book upon the day the money was received. He remembered going from Bottwnog to Trefollwen to work. He did not receive J355 on the 25th of June, and did not pay the workmen. It was in about a week and three days he got money to pay the men at Trefollwen. Defendant missed a months pay- ment, and witness got P,35 from Mr Williams, Trefollwen, and paid the money. This was on the 20th of July. Defendant told witness that he had paid him £ 4 too much. Witness asked him for a Iist of the payments, and compared it with 'his (wit- ness's ) receipts, an d he pointed out that the amount :;) f;6;2.5W.d of J:e hduoJa:e r::J by him (witness). The defendant said he did not konw how the thing had happened. Witness ap- pointed a man to go through the accounts, and de- fendant did the same, but they could not agree.- Cross-examined It was after the Trefollwen under- taking that he told defendant he had escaped a month's payment. Defendant did not say he had a witneSiS to prove that he paid on the 4th of July at Rhydyclafdy, but the date which witness disputed was the 25th of June, and he did not say to Mr I Davies, ironmonger, who acted for the defendant I to go through the accounts, that it was in January. Witness did not pay the men on the 25th of June because he did not receive the money.—David Wit liams, Ty Hen, Anhelog, Aberdaron, said he did not get paid one pay day.Nir Cledwyn Owen said ) that the first time they had any complaint of not having paid such a large sum was when they were going to strike out the account on the 2nd of January. Plaintiff first said the dispute was a regard to the 4th of July, but when defendant said lie had a witness to that. payment the plaintiff turned round and said he understood it was a date in Junc.-Griffith Griffiths, the defendant, stated he agreed with the plaintiff to do the masonry work at Bottwnog School. He produced the day book, suow- ing the payments made to plaintiff, and there was a payment down for the 25th June and July 4th or 935 on each date. He had only the book to show that he paid tjiese sums.—The Jury brought in a verdict to the effect that they were not satisfied tnat the defendant had proved that he paid the 235 on the 25th of June.-His Honour: That means a judgment for the plaintiff, which I give accordingly. Roberts v. Owen.—J. H. Roberts, Gwalia House, Portmadoc, sued Richard Owen, 'Riiedyn terrace, Llanllyfni, in respect of B2 lis 7d, goods sold.— Mr C. E. Breese appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr William George defended.—Mr Breese said the case ¡ was brought to recover balance of money owing to the plaintiff, who was a draper residing at Port- madoc, by the defendant in respect of goods sup- plied between July, 1896, and. May, 189/. The facts were very simple. The wife o? the defendant accompanied her son and ordered the goods.-The defence was th?t the goods were never supplied to the defendant. nor ordered by bim.In his evidence the Plaintiff said defendant's wife ordered goods for. the son.—In reply to his Honour, Witness said Richard Owen had not paid him any money.—Mr Breeze said that under the circumstances he feared he could not proceed further. They did not know tiie whereabouts of the son, who was a sailor.-His Honour thereupon non-suited the plaintiff. Jones'v. Thomas.—Richard Samuel Jones, grocer, Penrhyn, sued John Thomas, of the same place, for the recovery of £ 3 18s 7d for goods supplied by tho laintiff to the defendan f,- r William Morris Jones pea.re(I for the plaintiff, and Mr William George defended.—In the course of his evidence the Plaintiff said it was the wife of John Thomas who had had the goods.-In further examination he said he had given the defendant goods on credit.—The Defendant was called, and said his custom was to pay ready cash for all his goods. When he was at the hospital at Festiniog his wife was mostly up there in lodgings, and hXd, £ 25 in the home at that time, and when he returned there was very little of the :025 gone. His wife died about 18 months ago, and she had not contracted any debts. He did not hear of this claim until after his wife's death.—Mr William George observed if the wife had an account book it never came to the possession of the defendant. Mr George also beld that there was no authority by the husband.—Defendant, pro- ceeding, said that his wife had denied having any goods on credit from the plaiutiff.-His Honour said the question was whether the goods were deli- vered bv the plaintiff. It was quite clear that for some years the defendant and his-wife did deal with the plaintiff in cash and partly on credit. Judg- j nient would be given for the plaintiff for B2 lis 7d. Leroy v. Probert.— Leroy and Company, Lon- don, sued John Probert for LB Os 6d for spirits, etc., supplied to defendant whilst in business at LlanfTchynudd. --Defendant did not appear, and judgment was given for the amount claimed, pay- able in monthly instalments of 22. Williams v. Edwards.-Robert Williams, Factory, Gam, claimed L2 3s 9d from David Thomas Edwards for breach of contract.—Mr William George ap- peared for the plamtilf.-It was stated that the =nt left in the middle of the term against the express order! of the plaintiff, who engaged the S defendant in November to May at 29 for the sea- son. Defendant teft on the 4th of March on his own zwcord. -Defendant said he was ordered away by the plaintiff, and in reply to the Judge he said he had £1:> 10s wages.—His Honour said he was not satisfied that the defendant had committed a breach of contract, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for 3s 9d without costs. Humphreys Y. Phftnix.-Robert Humphreys, Tanybryn, Penrhyn, claimed Li 3s 9d from J. Phoenix, contractor, Wrexham, in respect of work done.-The defence was that there was no money due, and that plaintiff was paid at the rate of tqd an hour.—Judgment was given for the defendant.— Mr William Morris Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr William George defended.

PWLLHELI. Better Railway Facilities.—A deputation consist- ing of the Mayor (Alderman William Anthony), Councillor Cledwyn Owen, Councillor William Jones, and the Town Clerk (Mr Evai R. Davies) met Air C. S. Denniss, manager of the Cambrian Railway Company, on Saturday, with regard to better train service and other facilities for the town. One of the questions discussed was tine long delays at Afon- wen in connection with the service to and from Carnarvon. It was pointed out that in long journeys from London and other centres these delays at Afon- wen were a source of grievance. Mr Denniss, in rep! id that he was ttrraj?mg for a special service of s h ort traim between Pwllheli and Afonwen, and after the lit of July the cause of the complaint would be removed. He also observed that after the same date an express train leaving London at 10.20 a..m. would arrive at Afonwen at five p.m. and Pwllheli at 5.20 p.m..Attention was next called to the fact that a charge of one penny upon each parcel deli- vered to the town was a great hardship upon the public, and Mr Denniss gave a promise that the L'. would be discontinued. Another important matter referred to was the extra charge made upon the delivery of passengers' advance luggage, and Mr Denniss promised to do all he could to remedy the matter, and promised two through carriages on addi- tional trains, and to issue excursion tickets on holi- days. The question of removing the present station to the town was discussed, at length, and Mr Denniss assured the deputation that the company were anxious to carry out the work, and would do so at the very first opportunity. Petty Sessions.—These sessions were held on Wed- nesday, before Mr R. Oarreg (in the chair), Mr Owen Evans, tlie Rev. J. a Williams-Ellis, and Mr Griffith Jones.—H. W. Williams, Llaniestyn, claimed damages against a. boy named Hugh Grif- fith, Bottwnog, for breach of contract.-Mr Evan R. Davies ap red for the comp lainant, an d Mr J. fa;l:e d:f:d!d. Dai=l'th: claim was for C2 damages for a breach of contract unoer the Employers' and Workmen's Act. On the 13th May the complainant engaged the defendant for the season at 26 15s. Defendant commenced to work on the Saturday, and, when the complainant returned from market on Wednesday the lad had gone away. ,AB a result complainant had to engage a man at 2s 6d a day and his fopd.—Complainant gave evidence, and in cross-examination said the defendant had the same food as himself, viz., tea and meat and porridge.—The Defendant was called, and said the reason he left was because of the food. He had only tea and bread and butter for breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper. He had no meat nor milk the three days he was at the famL--Crm-examined ? the got no porridge for supper.M.r Howells said the lad had left for a place where he got His kss a term, as he preferred less wages with better food. He submitted that a nominal amount would satisfy the breach of contract.—TheBench said they took a serious view of the case. Here was a master going to market and finding on his return that the lad had left to the great inconvenience of the master. The Bench were determined to put a, stop to such con- duct, and they granted the claim with costs.- Anne Parry, Cae'rhendre, Fourcrosses, summoned Jane Davies, of the same place. Mr Arthen Owen appeared for the com- plainant, and Mr Evan R. Davies defended.—Mr Owen said the defendant annoyed the complainant by throwing stones at her and her children.—Mr Davies said his client was equally afraid of ..Ie complainant, and suggested that both parties should be bound over.—Evidence having been given by the Defendant, the Bench bound both parties over in the sum of LS each to keep the peace, Jane Davies to pay the costs. COUNTY OOURT. This court was held on Monday, before his Honour Judge William Evans. Application.—Mr Evan R. Davies, on behalf of Samuel Lloyd, Bee Hive, Pwllheli, asked that the application by Thomas Owen, Penprys, for a new trial in an action, in which Lloyd recovered 27 at the last court, be dismissed. His Honour acquiesced, and dismissed the application for a new trial with costs. Action Against a Cycle Company.—D. W. Hughes, draper, Nevin, sued the Lilfie Cycle Company, Bromsgrove, for damages for breach of warranty on the sale of a bicycle in August, 1898.-Mr E. R. Davies, for the plaintiff, said his client had bought a (safety bicycle from the defendants' agent, and received a written guarantee > representing the machine to be a Lillie safetly model A gents' catalogued at B21. .hine supplied, it was conten ,f.ed, was a very inferior one.-After hearing the plaintiff, and the correspondence read, his Honour gave judgment for P,7 damages and costs. An Interpleader Action.—This was an interpleader action, in which Grace Jones was the claimant,Owen i Jones, Coedyfron, Llangian, execution creditor, and William Jones, Ty Lawr, Criccieth, defendant,- Mr Evan R. Davies appeared for the claimant, and Mr A. Ivor Parry represented the execution creditor. —Mr E. R. Davies explained that the plaintiff was M r F, & D a vi le 9 exf XI d=d and it was her that the mother of the defendant, and it was her that had bought the car, in regard to which a dispute had arisen.—.William Jones said that Grace Jones was his mother, and lived about 3t miles from him. He bought the car for his mother, in whose nrjjie tie receipt was given. He had not a shilling himself to pay.—Cross-examined: Ths car was bought from John Edwards, postman. Witness did not ask Ed- warJs to make the receipt in his (witness s) mother's name. but Edwards knew that his mother wanted the car. Witness had not any money in the way <j. a le an from his mot her, but lw h?d from his father, who died about two years ago. Witness admitted hiding a pony at Christmas, but he had raffled it.- His Honour allowed the claim. Thomas v. Evans. Elizabeth Thomas, Eagle House, Abersoch, against John Evans, Tyddyn Adda Bath, Rhydyclafdy.—Mr Evan R. Davies appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr T. J. Davies defended.— Th( claim was for JB4 179 lid, for goods sold and deli vered.—The defence was that the things were sold to the wife before marriage.—Plaintiff said that defendant's deceased wife had business with her be- fore and after marriage. An old account of 14s was paid, and fresh goods to the value of lis 6d were bought. There was due on an oM account L4 odd. —Judgment was given for plaintiff for lis 6d. Action for the Return of A Chain.—Mr J. T. Howells, solicitor, claimed from John Hunter, tne return of a chain belonging to the late firm of Messrs Hunter and Howells.-Mr AlCanson, Carnarvon, ap- peared for the plaintiff, and Mr A. Ivor Parry de- fended.—Mr Allanson said the action was for the wrongful removal of a chain, and, £5 were claimed, as damages. The plaintiff and defendant were in partnership as brick manufacturers at Porth Neigwl, and in April, 1898, the defendant Hunter was made a bankrupt. Among the effects which should be in the possession of the partnership at the time was a chain. A sale took place of the property, but Mr Howells noticed that no chain was sold, and sub- sequently lie discovered that the defendant had re- moved the chain,—Mr Howells gave evidence, and said he went into partnership with the defendant, who became a bankrupt on the 2nd of April, 1898. Among the effects of the firm was a long chain bought from ?r So l omon Andrews. The chain ought not to have been removed from the premises. Witness might have allowed the defendant=?l if he had asked for it. -Cross-examined: He wrote in Decem- ber to Mr Hunter's son. Witness intended at the time to claim only L3. He had not seen the chain since.—Owen Evans, Porth Neigwl, said he new the chain, which was the subject of this action. He helped to load the chain at the request of one Morris, carrier. Witness received no instructions from the defendant to do so, He could not say where tlie chain was sent to, but part of it was cut. He thought he saw part of the chain attached to the yacht "Band of Hope," belonging to defendant's son.—The de- fence was that the chain belonged to Mr Hunter, and was sold with other effoots by the official re- ceiver.—Lewis Morris deposed to carting a chain, and delivering it at defendant's fard.—The De- fendant was called, and saia that the chain left at his place was his. He owned three or four chains. The firm had only one chain, which was cut'in two. Part of that chain was at the works now, and the other portion was washed away -by a storm. The chain witness took away was his own private pro. perty.—Owen Evans, recalled by Mr Ivor Parry, said there was a part of the chain that was cut at present at the shed at Porth NeigwL-Mr Allanson said if that were so it would reduce the amount of damages.-His Honour gave judgment for the plain- tiff for Rl. Application for Dissolution of Partnership.—Mr Allanson applied on behalf of Mr Samuel Smith Hall, Woodville, near Leicester, for a dissolution of partnership in the Pwllheli Brick and Tile Com- pM)y. On the 21st of September, 1898, the plain- tiff an d Memra Hunter and J. Summers entered into partnership, but it was held that Summery had broken the agreement of the partnership bv not con- tributing any capital into the business. The capital was to have been 280 sup lied by each person. This sum was subscribed by two, but Summers ha not paid a penny into the busine?.-In reply to tne Judge, Mr Ivor ParTy, who appeared to oppose the &ppnœt;ion, said there was no specified agreemend as to the sum to be found fr the working of the con- cern, but he maintained that Summers had subscribed £ 30..—Mr Allanson said that Mr Hall, as manager, had not remived & penny for his services, and ?&d lost his capital.-After some argument his Honour granted an ord applied for, but to stand over to the next court, :pl there was to be no inter- ference in the meantime with the property.—Mr Ivor Parry gave an undertaking that nothing would oe removed

ST. ASAPH. I At the St. Asn-ph Cathedral, on Sunday evening, "The Heavens are telling' (Hnydn) was excellently sui* b y an augmented choir of 60 voices, under the conauctorship of Dr. Wilson. Police Court.—This court was held on Monday, before Major Birch (chairman), Colonel Howard, Dr. Davies, Messrs T. Howes ltoberts,PaterRobertg, and R. C. Enyon.rliomai Durcan, Denbigh-road, was fined 2s and 28 costs for neglecting to send his child to school.-Thomas Wynne, 3, Rhuddlan-place, Rhyl, was charged by P.O. Uomer Jones with being drunk and disorderly. The Officer stated that o.1 the 18th ult. he found the defendant drunk, in the Roe, St. Asaph, and he had to caution 'him as to the bad language he was usinrw Defendant's wife ap- peared, and expressed on behalf of her husband regret that he should have got drunk. He had come to St. Asaph to pay a doctor's bill and the rent, and met with some friends. he was now in camp with the Militia. The defendant was fined 2s 6d and 8a costs.—Emma Jones, Qemig-street, was smn- moned by Inspector Thomas, N.S.P.O.C., for cruelty to two children. Defendant did not appear, and upon the application of Mr Joseph Lloyd a warrant was issued for her attendance.

GENERAL NEWS OF THE WEEX. 1 Johann Strauss, the celebrated composer, known wherever Viennese music is appreciated as "The Waltz King," died in the Austrian capital on Saturday from pneumonia, in his 74th year. Sir Henry Binns, Premier of Natal, died on Tuesday morning from brain trouble, brought on by overwork. He was created K.C.M.G. last year for his services in connection with the South African Customs Union. In the Edinburgh Court of Session on Tues- day, it was reported that the negotiations in- stituted by the London Syndicate for the acquisi- tion of Pattisona, Limited, had fallen through on 3 question of security, and liquidation will now be proceeded with in the ordinary course. Dr. R. Wallace, Liberal member of Parliament for East Edinburgh, who was taken ill while speaking in opposition to the proposed grant to Lord Kitchener in the House of Commons on Monday night, died on Tuesday morning in West- minster Hospital from cerebral congestion, in- duced by excitement. Germany, it is officially announced, is paying Spain about 21,000,000 for the Carolines, the Marianas, and the Pelew group of islands. Spain reserves a coaling station in each group, and is granted by Germany the most favoured nation clause both in the empire and its colonies. A large representative gathering assembled at the offices of the Local Government Board, on Wednesday, on the occasion of the presentation to Sir Hugh Owen, late permanent secretary, of a silver tea and coffee service, with illuminated address, and a ring for Lady Owen, on his retire- ment. Mr Chaplin made the presentation. About eleven o'clock on Monday morning, as the Severn Tunnel express from Liverpool and Manchester was passing near Hodnall Station at high speed, it knocked down a foreman platelayer named Ellis, killing him on the spot. It is sup- posed the deceased did not hear the approach of the train or failed to clear the line in time. The sum of JE230 12s, mostly in coppers, was thrown to the chillren of the South Metropolitan Poor-law Schools at Sutton, on Wednesday and Friday, by people passing on their way from Ep- som races. This sum is the highest ever received, beating the sum of £ 228 when the Prince of Wales's horse won the Derby. The Queen's birthday was officially celebrated in London on Saturday, when the customary trooping of the colours at the Horse Guards was witnessed by a distinguished party. The Prince of Wales took part in the ceremony, and was sup- ported by the Duke of Connaught, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York, and Prince Chris- tian. 'I Mr James Bryce, M. P., in the presidential ad- dress to the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland, on Saturday, maintained that the pro- posal of tho Legislature to substitute the teach- ing of physical science for literary and humane subjects had gone too far, and was becoming a serious danger to the future education of the people. A demonstration, under the auspices of the United Irish League, to commemorate the Irish rebellion in 1798, took place in Belfast on Mon- day. The streets were extensively picketed by large bodies of infantry and cavalry, in addition to the ordinary city police force. A serious htone -throwing disturbance occurred at one point, the mob being charged by the soldiers with fixed bayonets. The Conference at Bloemfontein between Pre- sident Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner, the British High Commissioner, with, reference to affairs in the Transvaal, has closed without any definite result being come to. Sir Alfred Milner em- phasised the franchise and dynamite questions, and President Kruger laid stress OIl the franchise question, the incorporation of Swaziland with the Boer Republic, the payment of the indemnity demanded on account of the Jameson raid, and the adoption of the principle of arbitration for the settlement of disputes between the two countries. Sir Alfred Milner did not insist on the dynamite question, and intimated that the British Government were willing to refer the Jameson raid matter to arbitration. President Kruger on his side did not insist upon the Swazi- land demand. With regard to the franchise, the British Commissioner considered President Kruger's proposal as insufficient. The President is to place the different proposals before the Volksraad, subject to a favourable reply relativei to arbitration from the British Government. The Court of Cassation on Saturday decided in favour of the application for the revision of the Dreyfus case, considering as new facts and with- out tliere being need to proilounce upon other means, the first communication of secret docu- ments "ce canaille de D," second expert analysis of handwriting, and the discovery of tracing paper identical with that of the bordereau. The court also declared that Dreyfus' confession was imaginary, and committed him for trial before a court-martial at Rennes on the same charges as in 1894. A cruiser is to be despatched for the ex-captain, who will arrive at Brest about the 26th. Basterhazy has repeated his confession as to having been the writer of the bordereau, atat- ing- that he wrote it at the invitation of Colonel Sandherr, while the honour of the army, whose glory is made up in part by the gloryi of his an- cestors, was invoked as the reason for him to remain silent. Generals de Boisdeffre, Gonse, Billot, and ten other persons—officers, journal- ists, and advocates—were, he maintains, in the secret.

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CABNABV02T HARBOUR TRUST. The chairman (Mr John Menzies) presided at the monthly meeting of the above body on Tues- day, and there were also present Mr Harry Clegg (vice-chairman), Messrs Edward H. Owen, Chas. A. Jones, Norman Davies, Owen Roberts, Hugh Jones, Richard Thomas, Job Bowen, Edward Hughes, J. R. Pit,?hard, G. J. IWberls, John Pritehard, Thomas Owen, A. Wynne Williams, M. T. Morris. W. Hamer, H. Lloyd Carter, W. Lloyd Griffith, Thomas Hughes, Colonel Ruck, Colonel F. M. Morgan, Dr. G. R. Griffith, and Mr W. Bowen Jones (clerk and surveyor). STATISTICS, etc. The report of the Finance Committee showed that the pavments for the last month included one of £ 10i4 to the Hon. F. G. Wynn on ao- count of principal and interest, and there was a balance in hand of £1936. The amount of dues received during the month of May was distributed as follows mports :977 Us; exports, £133; tonnage, £48; passing tolls, Eb -1 yards, wharfers, etc., t67 15s, a total of LM2, aa compared with £175 during the same period of last year. Dur- ing the month of April, 7157 tons of slates were shipped from the port as compared with 8315 for the corresponding month of last year. OPPOSITION TO SUNDAY STEAMERS. An application having been received from the Snowdon Steamship Company for permission to embark passengers at Carnarvon at the same terms as last year, the Finance Committee recom- mended that the same terms be quoted for week days, but that an extra charge be made for Sun- days should the "Snowdon" be running through- out the week.. Mr J. R. Pritchard said that he was inclined to move that the use of the piel" be not granted to the company on Sundays or that the charge for Sundays be at any rate prohibitive. Carnarvon was a quiet place on Sunday, and he for one did not like to see Sunday steamers. The Chairman said that the matter would have to come before the Board again. Mr Pritchard: Then I will certainly oppose it. THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE RAILWAY. Referring to the proposal to extend the rail- way from the station to the vicinity of the new sea wall, the Works Committee in their report stated The chairman submitted amended plan of railway to the dock sent him by Mr Fewkes, and explained that the railway company submit- ted a plan to construct the line within their own property and coloured pink on the tracing, the trustees to make the extension on their own land. Resolved that in the opinion of the committee it would be advisable to slightly deviate from the course shown on the tracing as marked in blue lines and that the company be asked to approve of the alteration and, in addition, put in a pair of crossings for the extension to the new sea wall. The Chairman pointed out that the railway company had made no definite promise to carry out the extension, but he had reminded them of a promise made by them 30 years ago that they would afford every facility to connect the railway when the Trust had constructed the docks. If the company now carried out what was suggested in the report they would do as much as the Trust could expect of them. The report was adopted. THE SUGGESTED1 GRANT TO CLYNNOG PARISE COUNCIL. The Works Committee reported sa follows on the question of making a grant to enable the Clynnog Pajiah Council to provide accommoda- tion for vessels discharging cargoes on the beach The committed visited Borth, Clynnog, and met the local deputation. After inspecting the sites which the deputation considered might be util- ised as a harbour, it was unanimously resolved that the easterly site at Borth was the most suit- able for the proposed works. The surveyor was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of any work which in his opinion would answer the required purpose, and could be carried out at a reasonable expenditure. The Chairman said that he and no doubt the other members were under the impression at first that what was required at Clynnog was to clear the beach of stones, but when the deputation went there they found that the place had been cleared, and what the Clynnog people asked was that the Trust should join in the expense of driv- ing piles and raise stones around the groyne in order that protection might be afforded to vessels while discharging there. If the groyne was to be reconstructed the work must be done well, other- wise the danger to vessels would remain as be- fore. The surveyor's estimate of the work was 2135, but his (the chairman's) view of it was that the estimate was too low. According to his read- ing of the Act of Parliament he did not think that the Harbour Trust were empowered to spend any money at all at Clynnog. The trustees were elected for the purpose of enlarging, deepening, cleansing, and improving the harbour of Carnar- von and the approaches thereto, but as a port their jurisdiction extended to Clynnog, where they were entitled to charge dues. He under- stood that Mr diaries A. Jones also from a legal point of view greatly doubted the right of the Trust to grant any money. At the same time he considered that to make a grant would be an equi- table thing. Mr Richard Thomas felt sure that an improve- ment of the place at Clynnog would be an induce- ment to more vessels to go there than at present, consequently the Trust would receive more dues. Sir Hugh Jones pointed out that the last load of coal discharged at Clynnog was in November last. Mr Carter suggested that the Trust should ex- press its willingness to make a grant provided they were legally entitled to do so, and that the matter be adjourned till the next meeting in or- der that the legal aspect of it be ascertained. The Chairman said that Sir Llewelyn Turner, who was chairman of the Trust for thirty years, invariably stood against making grants to places such as Clynnog, for once they began there would be applications all round, and the Trust would be in honour bound to deal the same, say with Mr Assheton Smith in respect of Portdinorwic, whence such a large amount came jn the way of dues. Mr Charles A. Jones was strongly of opinion that the Trust, if they did anything at all at Clyn- nog, should do it entirely themselves, and not in conjunction with any landowners, so that in that case what they did would be their own property. The Chairman suggested that the whole matter be transferred to the Works Committee to be re- ported upon at the next meeting, and this course was agreed to. DISFIGUREMENT OF THE OOEDHELEN, SHORE. Tlie Surveyor said that in accordance with the instructions given him at the last meeting, he had served notices upon the owners of hulks, etc., which were said to be a disfigurement to the Coedhelen shore, and so far nonet of the notices had been complied with. Two of the owners had. however, asked for1 an extension of time. The Chairman: Now, gentlemen of the law, bring your minds to bear upon this matter. Mr Harry Clegg: I should say send the hulks to Clynnog (laughter). I propose that the soli- citors to the Trust should institute proceedings to have the notices enforced. Mr John Pritchard seconded. Mr J. IL Pritehard asked whether there was no other place to which the hulks could be moved. It was rather a serious matter for the owners. The Chairman: The only thing they can do is to break them up. Mr Hugh Jones said that there was any amount of room for them near the gasworks. Mr Clegg again moved his resolution, adding to it an instruction that the owners should not be arbitrarily dealt with. THE PROTECTION OF ABERMENAI. The Surveyor reported on the scheme pro- pounded by Mr Hugh Jones for constructing a stone wall at Abermenai instead of the present protection afforded by piles and accumulation of sand. He suggested the erection of an experi- mental wall 50 yards in length at a distance of 400 yards in the direction of Uanddwyn from the end of the timber groyne, to run parallel with the groyne eight feet behind it. He considered that there was an excellent foundation. The cost he estimated at £175. Tho Chairman did not think it would be a fair test if the wall was placed behind the groyne. It ought to be exposed to the sea and the weather. The Surveyor did not believe that the groyne would last very much longer. Mr Hugh Jones said that his estimate of the work was £100, but the surveyor's scheme WM" larger than his. The scheme was referred to the Works Com- mittee. Mr Ch arles A. Jones asked whether there was any prospect of acquiring the freehold of the foreshore at Abermenai. He did not appreciate the idea of the Trust protecting the property of private owners. The Surveyor replied that he had ascertained the names of the owners, who were four in num. ber. Mr Jones urged that the purchase of the free- hold should be taken into consideration. PORTHYRAU R SEA. WALL. It was announced by the surveyor that the re- pairs to the aea vail had been practically comple- ted, and the total cost of the work would not, in his opinion, exceed £120. A concrete foundation had been put in, and he felt certain that the waU would last for the present generation at any rate. The surveyor also referred to the question of re- pairing the wall at the slate quay, damaged by the turntables, which was dwelt upon at the last meeting. He said that the condition of the wall opposite one of the turntables was so bad that he had been obliged to set men there to start the work of repairing. He had had two letters from Mr Dawson, divisional engineer of the railway company, on the subject, and he had promised fn visit the spot this month. THE KNIGHTHOOD TO A TRUSTEE. Mr Edward H. Owen pointed out that sinoe the last meeting a distinguished honour had been conferred by Her Majesty on now Sir W. Il. Preece, a member of that body, and he moved that they congratulate him upon it and to aave the fact recorded on the minute book (hear, hear). Mr J. IL Pritchard aeconded the motion, which was carried.

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. DISTRIBUTION OF HONOURS. On the occasion of the Queen's birthday the follow- ing honours have been bestowed. The Queen has been pleased to confer the style and title of Lord Mayor upon the Mayor of the City of Bristol. Her Majesty has also been pleased to confer the dignity of a. baronetcy upon the Right Hon. Samuel J. I, ClliefJustice qf South Australia; Mr Thomas Brooke, Mr Samuel Hoare, M.P., Mr Thomas Salt, Professor J. S. Burdon-Sanderson, Mr John Usher. Her Majesty has also been pleased to confer the honour ef kniglitwood upon Mr L. Alma Tadema, R.A., Mr William Mitchell Banks, M.D., F.R.C.S., Mr Alured Dumbell, Mr Charles Bouman Lozan, Mr W. S. Thomas Morel, Mr Walter Murton, Mr Wil- liam Pollitt, Mr C. B. Williams, Mr J. F. Rot ton, Q.C., Mr John Sibbald, Mr Joseph Frizelli, lare Chief Judge of the Court of thePunjab; Mr William Fischer Agnew, Recorder of Rangoon Mr Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay; Mr John Alexander Boyd. Chancellor of the High Court of Justice of Ontario; Mr Thomas Crossley Rayner, Chief Justice of the Colony of ■ Lagos; Mr Matthew Harris, Mayor of the City of I Syillley, New South Wales; Mr Thomas Jackson, Hong Kong. The Queen has been pleased to approve the follow- ing promat-ions in an d appointments to the Mofit Honourable Or d er of the a W ?it-h Int m eat,; to thg Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Civil Division) :— To be O.C.B. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Stewart Scott, G.C.M.G., her Majesty's Ambas- sador at St. Petersburg Mr Henry Morton Stanley, M.P. To be K.C.B. Colonel Farquharson, C.B.. B.E., Mr George Herbert Murray, C.B., Mr William Henry Preece, C.B., Professor Michael Foster. To be C.B. Mr J. S. Gibbons, Mr W. Graham Greene, Mr Thomas Pittar, Mr William Tucker. The following list of honours, approved by the Queen, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was issued at Downing- street on Friday evening: — Order of St. Michael and St. George: To be G.C.M.G. Sir Hugh MacDonell, K.C.M.G., her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon; Sir Godfrey Lushing- ton, K.C.B., lately British representative at the Anarchist Conference at Rome. To be K.C.M.G. Mr Rennell Rodd, C.B.C.M.G., Secretary of her Majesty's Legation at Cairo; Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P., C.B., lately second British representative at Anarchist Conference at Rome; Mr Percy Sanderson, C.M.G., her Majesty's Consul-General at New York Mr Ernest Cassel (for services in connection with Egypt). To be C.M.G. LieutenanIPJolonel Murray, C.B., of Seaforth Highlanders Lieutenant-Colonel Howard, C.B. (half-pay), Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Mainwar- ing (Second Battalion Royal Webh Fusiliers), Major Bubtie, R.A., medical crops; Major Burton H. Phillips (late Royal Welsh Fusiliers), and Major W. Fairholme, R.A. The foregoing six officers receive their houours for services in Crete. Captain Burr, R.N., commanding H.M.S. "Intrepid" during the recent revolution at Bluefields; Captain A. Paget, R.N., Naval Attache to H.M. Embassy at Paris; Mr W. H. Preece, H.M. Consul at Ispahan; and Major Close, R.E., late British representative on the Nyassa Tanganyika Boundary Commission.

SEBIOUS RESULTS OF A COACHMAN'S ACCIDENT. A somewhat serious accident which occurred to an inhabitant of Wilsford, near Salisbury, some eighteen months since has been followed by re- sults that the "Wilts County Mirror" reports..4.. representative of the journal named found at Wilsford House, the charming seat of Mr A. Newall, that gentleman's head coachman, Mr A. Holbourn, who was the victim of the accident re- ferred to. Mr Holbourn, appearing none tlie worse for the accident, said he was only too pleas- ed to be able to make the facts public property. "Some eighteen months ago," he said, "I was thrown whilst out riding, and received a nasty wound in the hip. I saw a chemist. who gave me some medicine, but as this seemed to do me no good I consulted another. This gentleman gave me the rather chilling information that I had a diseased hip and had better consult a doctor as soon as possible. I at once proceeded home, and as I got no better a doctor was called in. Scia- tica, however, was the name given to my com- plaint-not hip disease-at this stage, and al- though the doctor blistered the leg and tried his best to effect a cure, I appeared to be going from bad to worse and, as I had a wife and family to keep, the situation looked a serious one. I had been unable to attend to my duties for some months and I was afraid I should have to resign my post." Interposing, the reporter asked how it was he was looking so fit and well then. Mr Holbourn, continuing, said he was about to add that things had almost come to his resigning his situation when his wife persuaded him to try some of Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people. Ho did so, and he was simply astonished at the result. After taking one box he was able to get on his legs, and within a few weeks, much to the surprise of his employer, was able to return to his work. Continuing, Mr Holbourn added he had given the pills a good trial, had been at work constantly for nearly a twelvemonth past and felt not the slightest symptom of the accident to his hip. The cure was not a temporary one as he had first thought it might have been, but a radical cure. The last remark is very characteristic of the re- sults obtainedl by the remedy to which Mr Hol- bourn owes so much. Dr. Williams' pink pills do not produce a temporary result like oTdinarY medicine, which acts on the symptoms and effects of disease. They cure, on the contrary, by the rational method peculiar to themselves, of re- moving the cause of disease, and thus give per- manent cures in many different disorders of the system, which by ordinary medicine would be treated as diseases in themselves instead of the mere indications of deeper seated injury. From this will be perceived by the intelligent reader the danger of substitutes. which are sometimes offered by retail tradesmen to customers whom they think it easy to deceive. A substitute is all profit for the seller, and hence is often pushed. When such are offered it is best to write to Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Holborn Viaduct, London, enclosing the price-two shillings and ninepence. The genuine pills always bear the full name, in seven words, Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people, and among the things they have cured may be named paralysis, rheumatism, sciatica, indigestion, heart palpitations, anaemia, consumption, and ailments of ladies.