The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

Tho Portmadoc Urban District Council have moved another step after having adopted the Free Libraries Act, and a strong committee has been formed to carry out the preliminary arrangement., and to ascertain what outside aid is likely to be given to the movement. It would have been absurd if the Council had passed the amendment that the matter should bo left to the new Council. When a public body undertakes to do a tiling it ought) to have the courage to carry it out thoroughly, and not throw the responsibility upon other shoulders. The Council had adopted t'he Act, and nothing more, but the work was not complete until something further was done, and we are glad to notice that the Council is giving effect to its initiatory action. Let us hope the public will support them, otherwise their efforts will be in vain.

Although the Portmadoc County bcliool is at pre- sent experiencing a little financial difficulty, through no fault of its own, it is gratifying to find that the institution continues to maintain its 'high efficiency educationally, and the present year's work must be exceptionally encouraging to the governors. At the prize-distribution ceremony on Wednesday the headmaster's annual report was received with the utmost satisfaction, and the references to t'be successes and distinctions of the pupils were loudly apolauded.

AL the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Hoard, Liverpool, last week, the Marine C )nl- mitbee reported having received the consent of the Trinity Board (the owners of the ground on whie1¡ th,) South Stack Signal Station is ouilt) to the use of the ctiition as a night signalling station, und Mr Crow, the chairman of the committee, stated that shipowners had only to express their desire for their vessels to be reported to have their wishes attended to—they, of course, beaiing the cost of telegraphing tho news from Holyhead.

reference to the small-pox scare at Car- narvon, Dr. Fraser, medical officer of health for tine Carnarvonshire Combined Sanitary District, writes :In face of various alarmist rumours, I am glad to, report that no case of small, pox has been notified from the Borough of Carnarvon for the last eleven days. The total number of cases notified up to the present from the borough is four."

In the division in the Hou>« of Commons on the Supplementary Estimate, on Tuesday night, Mr LToyd George and Mr Bryn Roberts were amongst the eight members who voted against the Govern- ment.

TEE NORTH WALES FOOTBALL I ASSOCIATION. The Executive of the North Wales Football A.'saoMation met at the Erskinc Hotel, Conway, (I) Monday. The following matches were at- ranged in the semi-final round of the Senior Cup-tie: —Bangor v. Flint, at Llandudno, on February 9th, refsree, Mr Hersee Carnarvon v. Buckley Victoria, at Rlty], on the same date, referee. Mr Higginson, of Chester. A deputa- tion heard from the Rhyl Church- Guild Football Club, applying for a further date on which to play the cup-ti e against Rhyl Reserves. After hearing the evidence it was decided to rnpl;iy the match on December 22nd. The Welsh K.xtball Association having remitted a com- plaint by Carnarvon against Holyhead, the oonimittee investigated the matter and ordered Holyhead to pay Carnarvon the sum of £2 for failing to play a return league engagement last w**in. I

LLANDUDNO SHEEP-DOG TRIALS. I A meeting of the committee of the Llandudno sheep dog trials was held at the Cocoa House on Friday evening, Mr John Jones, Dinarth Hall, pre- tndinz, with Mr Will. Owen in the vice-dhair. It was decided to have four events, viz.. the (Hoddaeth stakes for a first prize of £4 4s and other prices; entrance fee. 4s. Tudno open champion stakes; first prize, 95 and a valuable timepiece with inscription; second prize of £4 4s and other prizes; entrance fee, 5s. Great Orme si?ial .?t.tk", for the best working of two dogs 8 ?,u,- t;uie«>usly first prize, L2 2s Extra class, for the best collie, under Kennel Club licence. A special shepherd's prize to the shepherd who, in the opinion of the judge,- is the bet trainer of his dog. w.n trials have been fixed to take place on the (1"unciJ Field on January 2nd. In the first two ola. entries are limited to twenty-five dugs, and in the third to ten dogs. The judges are the fol- lowing experienced gentleraen: essrs Thomas I :aie", Brynmelyn, Corwen; J. Owen, Melai, Aber- gele. and J. Roberts, Fron Maenan. Mr T. E. Owtu. Pyllui Farm, will be the superintendent of the field, and Messrs Will. Owen and D. Garrick Roberts have been appointed timekeepers. Other officials will be: Flagmen, Messrs Thomas J. Joues, W. Williams, O. Evans, J. Williams, CJ. B. Hughes, and Evan T. Jones grand' stand stewards, Messrs F. Edge, Simon Williams, Harry Roberts, and James B. Jones; treasurer, Mr Robert Wil- liams. and secretary, Mr R. RorIe, Trinity-street.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TRAFFIC RETURN. Week ending December 9th. Passengers, parcel?, etc.. and mails. £93.308 (ioods, etc., t.tal 2 -148.757 WHek'x t,,t4,1 L242, ?rrMponding week in 1899 JB243,931 .Agwrl-tltle C6,.?,379 I T. HOUGHTON, Secretary. Huston Station, London, N. W.

PORTMADOC. Arrivals. Dorothy, Roberts, Dnblin.Alpba, Jones, Dublin.Two Brotliers, J(mes, Cork Re- becca s.s., Roberts, Liverpool. Sail'ncs.—-Morning Star, Da vies, London.Rebecca Roberts, LiverpooL

IjonhgatririiMw I Lord Kenyon, Mr P. P. Pennant, Sir R. A. Dun. liffe, Dart., and Mr J. Eldon Bankes have been elected to represent the Diocese of St. Asaph in the House of Laymen. The first of a series of fomightly smoking aonoerta was held at the Liverpool Arms Hotel, Beaumaris, on Tuesday evening, wheu Mr T. Pearce pded over a large company. TI Rev. J. C. Davies, headmaster of the Holy- well County School, and formerly one of 'he pro. I lessors at the Bala College Preparatory School, -has decined a call to the pastorate of Jerusalem C.M. Church, Bethesda, in succession to the late Rev. ThoIDaÆj Roberts. At a special meeting of the Bangor School Board, held on riday under the presidency of Dr. R. W. Pti1li, it was unanimously resolved to elect Mrs P? i, ?Ir (Brynkinallt) and Dr. Richwd Jones as members of the Board to fill the _18 vacated by I Messrs David Williams and Huw Rowland. The marriage arranged between Sir Robert Cun. liffe, Burt., of Acton Park, Wrexham, and Miss Cecilie Victoria Sackville West, younger <laughter of Co, lei the Hon. W. E. SackviUe West,. late of Lin. • Grove, Bangor, will take place on January 5th, at St. Barnabas's, Pimlico. The Bishop of St. David's has presented the Rev. David Morris, vicar of Llanwnen-with-Siliao, near Lampeter, to the living of Derwen, in the dioœøe of St. Asaph, vgant by the death of the Rev. Morgan Hu hes. Mi) Morris was ordained in lo72, and 'Is h-,?l at Llandilofawr and Llansam- let. Th Rev Thomas Jones, rector of Uanfyllin, has deided not to accept the living of Chirk offered him by the Bishop of St. Asapn. The re- port that preferment had been offered their rector caused th deepest regret amongt his parishionem at Llanfyllin, and, in repone to *4 petit' 10 signed by 542 of them, he, the other day ann.=,F?ad. decision not to leave Llanfyllin. The Bishop of St. Asaph has presented the Rev. David Griffiths, rector of Cefn, St. Asaph, to the rectory of Corwen, vacant by the preferment of the Rev. T. 1.. Ll. Williams to the rectory of Newtown. Mr Griffiths is a graduate of St. David's College, Lampeter, and was ordained in 1882. Be- fore his appointment toi Cefn in 1891 he was curate of Dyserthi and Denbigh. The members of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion held their annual banquet, on Mon- day evening, at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, London. Lord Tredegar, who has vccently accepted the presidency of the society, was unable to be present, owing to the death of his brother, the Hon. Arthur Morgan. In his absence, the chair was taken by Dr. Isambafdl C w en. At the last meeting of the governors of the Llan- beris County School it was announced that Mr W. Rathbone had contributed £125, half the sum re- quired, for tf:8:e. a physical laborato and manual instruction room. In a letter to wr D. P. Williams Mr Rathbone referred to the great need of providing better means of technical educa- tion in Og' and appealed to the governors to try to direct the attention of the young people to branches of industry in which skilled I& ur was required and was well paid for, instead of oonfining their outlook to the ministry, the teaching profes- sion, and shopwork. At the Smithfield Club's Cattle Show, held' in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington-, this week, the following were the awards in the Welsh cattle classes —Steers not exceeding two years old: 1 anl 3. R. H' hes, Bodlondeb, Llanfairfeehan; 2, W. Hughes, ?, Prk, Llafirfb.. St.. above two and not exceeding Wee years old: 1, .iiil 3H, u,be., an d not e Pc I dZl* n la ?tbT e w 8old 1, W. E. Oakeley, The Plas, Tanybwlch, Merioneth- shire; 2, Hon. F. G. Wynn, Glynllifon, Carnarvon; 3, R. M. Greaves, Wern, Portmadoc. Heifers not exceeding three years old 1 and cup for best I animal of Welsh breeds R. M. Greaves; 2, Colonel H. Platt, C.B., Cord?Inog, Llanfairfechan. tb University College of North Wales, Bangor.—At the recent degree examinations of the University of L,nd, DU t f of London, the following students of the coref have œen suocessful:—B.A.—Honours Louisa M. Smith (tliird-class honours in French). Pass.-The following former students :-Division I. Hewelyn C. Evan* and Annie Lawrence. Division II. Kate J. Howson and- W. Herbert Jones. B.Sc.-— Honours: Guy Barlow (first-class honours in physics). Mr Barlow, to whom the Court of the University of Wales has just awarded a fellowship, obtained the number of marks qualifying for the university scholarship. Pass. Dion 11. George W. Roome a T, R. J. Williams. The follow- jug former students were also successful:—Llewelyn A Owens (seconds-class honours in physics), Owen W. Griffith (third-class honours in physics), James W. Horseman (third-class honours in chemistry), and Minnie Merrifield (pass, Division II.). North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum. For some time legal proceedings have taken place in connection with the dismissal of Messrs G. O. Ellison and Son, Liverpool, architects for the ex- tension of the buildings of the above asylum. The Committee of Visitors, representing the five counties in union and the subscribers, were served with a writ, a claim of ,e ar'y BMW having been made by the architect for Ileged wrowul dismiss I, for commission due on account of work done. The case was entered for trial at Liverpool Assizes in July. A counter-claim was made by the Asylum Committee through its clerk, Mr Barker, on account of dieged negligence of the laintiffs in carryin out and supervising the wort, and also for -tl!e, wrongful detention by the plaintiffs of certain docu- ments. At the desire of both parties the case was referred to Mr W. Emerson, London, president of the Royal Institute of British Arddtecta, who in I Sept4wri?er sat at Che?ter for over a week to hew the I case. He has now issued his award. He finds plaintiffs entitled to a sum of .£915 Is 6d, and on I the counter-claim finds defendant entitled -to recover .£100. In the first instance defendant has to pay costs, and in the counter-claim the plaintiffs do so. Plaintiffs have to deliver to defendant a number of documents. The cost of the award, to be paid in equal shares by each party, is RMS. At the Bangor County Court, on Monday, his Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd heard an action brought by Messrs Bayne and Dargie, clothiers, of Upper Bangor< against. Moses Jones, a quarryman, of 122, Ci rneddi-road, Bethesda, for .£16 7s 4d, balance of an account for clothing supplied to the defendant's son, Robert John Jones, who is in the employ of the plaintiffs' firm. Mr S. R. N appeared for tlkc plaintiffs, ano i Mr Twigge Eiji 87 a of I )e = foorf the plaintiffs, and Mr T?igge EJHs, of Betbewk, represented the defendant. It appeared that in 1694 Robert John Jones entered the service of the plaintiffs as an apprentice. They alleged that -his father authorised them to supply him with clothing, etc., as required, and, siHce 1*894, the goods sup- plied were of the value of £ 46, and the young man himself had paid of that amount £ 30 in instalments. The defenœ was that the debt had been incurred by the eon himself without the knowledge of the father, and his Honour, in givin .dgtwnt, stated that, assuming what Mr Dargie, who gave evidence for the firm, had said was correct, the question was whether the fact that the son had himself paid the instalments ever since the indenture was submitted to the defendant-it was never signed-did not render the agreement inequitable as regarded the defendant. The son, as coon as he became of age, had signed an undertaking to pay off the debt him- self, and he was making payments accordingly. Judgment was given for the defendant, without costs. The cruel fate of Captain Watts-Jones has caused I a painful sensation throughout North Wales, and especially at Penmaenmawr, where he was so well- known and liked. Hi parents, Mr and Mrs Watts- Jones, of Glyn, Penmaenmawr, have received numerous telegrams of condolence, resecting the genuine sympathy felt throughout the district. The late captain spent his early boyhood in the United i SteptesPfi:t t::l!i bL:°;a th1 at Maddison, Wisconsin, and afterwards was a pupil -it the College Scliool at Victoria, British Columbia, the master of which ultimately became his father- in-law. At the age of fifteen he came to this country, and entered Bedford Gramimar School, and in December, 1887, he passed fifth of all England into Woolwich. Two years later he obtained his commission as second-lieutenant in the Royal En- gineers, and afterwards his promotion was very rapid. He travelled extensively in India, Burmah, and China, carrying out surveys for the British Government and opening up new fields for British commerce. About eighteen months ago he was married at Penmaenmawr to the daughter of his old British Columbian schoolmaster. Immediately afterwards Captain and Mrs Watts-Jones proceeded to Shanghai, where they parted, the captain going on to Yangtze, a-d. after completing 'his work there, to various parts of the country, until at last he arrived at a town about 400 miles beyond Kalgan. There lie was tortured to death by order of the Taotoi, The I t captain was only thirty yes" of ge, and had already had a brilliant career. His ".ung wife and infan? child am now residing with the captain's parents at Penmaenmawr. I "Exquisite millinery at moderate prices" is an ,pt description of the display for the present sea clr at Charles Jones's, Cambrian House, Bangor. If you want a abli'o to a shipbuilder. It you want Iothea go to J. v Roberts, igh-claas Ladies' and Gentlemen's TaBor, Bangor. Price list on ap? plication. 19987 A fall of soof occurred on Wednesday at the Flint Colliery, and a man named John Jones, residing at Summerhill, was killed. The Central News is authorised to announoe the engagement of the Duke of Westminster to Miss Shelagh Corawallis West, daughter of Colonel and Mrs Cornwallis West, of Ruthin Castle. At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Bala-Bangor Congregational College, Principal Dr. Probert reported that he had received a communica- tion from the secretary to the London Congrega- tional Fund Board, intimating that the Board would make a grant of £100 towards the funds of the in- stitution for the year 1901. Mr Mostyn Wmiams, the organising secretary to tb Flintshire Te&nical Instruction Committee, states in his annual re ort that during the past year there was a decrease of 59 in the number of student-, and that the results of the examinations were dis- al t' W a.esdly evening John Houlbrooke, game- keeper in the employ of Mr Edmund Peel, Bryny-I p saw a body in the River Dee, in the village of or-isy d. With the aid of a coracle t W, bod W" brought to the bank, and was found to be that of William Stoker, who had been missing from his home at Chirk since November 17th. Lady Floremtia Hughes, of Xinmel, opened & .U(Mssf,il bazaar at Rhyl on Thursday, ts pro ceeds of which are to be devoted, as in past years, to Church Societies and the Rhyl National Schools. The Bishop of 8t, Asaph, in the course of a brief address, said he Waa leased to find that Churchmen ij Rhyl took a deep interest in their National Srhooœ, which were among the best in the diocese. There was a large attendance, and a considerable sum was realised. The Bishop of St. Asaph has offered) the living of Tryddyn, Mold, to the Rev. George Owen, curate of Bodelwyddan, by whom it has been accepted. Mr Owen was ordained in 1886 by the late Bishop Ryle for the curacy of St. Nathaniel's, West Derby, Liverpool, where he remained for two years. After this he was successively curate of Llangadfan, Monts., Corwen, and Bodelwyddan, in all of which places his ministrations were much appreciated. "Waifs and Strays" Pound Day. The Diocesan Secretary much regrets to find that, the names of the following kind contributors to the' pound day were inadvertently omitted in last week's list:—Mrs Pritchard? Victoria Inn, Dna-street; Mr Richard Jones, 303, High-street; Mrs Prit- chard, Bodhyfryd; Mrs Hugh Williams, 2, Vic- toria-avenue. Mistakes were made in tbe surnames of the following --Misses K. and Lena Jones, Port Penrhyn House; Mr 0. P. Humphreys, Talybont, and Miss Rebecca Tonery, Tanygraig. One parcel had neither name nor address. Bangor Diocesan Clergy Fund. The secretary (Mr D. C. Davies, Lloyds Bank, Beaumaris) begs to acknowledge with most grateful thanks receipt of the following subscriptions and donations in re, sponse to his appeal on behalf of this fund :—Lord Harlech, £10; Rev. Chaioner Greville, £1; Mr J. Rice Roberts, £ 2 2s; Mr Evan Powell, £ 2; Mr John Pritchard, Bodhyfryd, 21 1s; Mr J Slater, 5s. It is to be hoped that many more will b( received before the end of the year, otherwise th" hope 01 a substantial grant to distribute amongst the necessitous clergy of thiB diocese will be futile. The twenty-third annual concert in aid of the funds of the Vaynol National School, near Ban- gor, took place on Friday, under the presidency of Mr V. P. Lort. An attradive programme was excellently sustained by the following :—Misses M. J. Edwards, K. Evans, L. Evans, Winnie Owen (Bangor), M. E. Hughes and M. E. Pritchard (Penrbosgarnedd), Messrs W. R. Watson, Lemuel Roberts, Davie Jones, Llew. D. Jones, Owen Hughes, David Hughes, and R. H. Morgan (Ban- gor), the accompanist being Mr W. R. Jones (Ban- gor). The various items were heartily received, and encores were frequent. From a financial point of view, the concert was a great 8UCCesS. _IS being the first concert since the advent of Mr Peter Edwards, the schoolmaster, to the district, he is to be highly complimented upon providing so excel- lent a treat. A vote of thanks to the chairman and artistes brought th proceedings to a close. Bangor County Z-?ro omd' a meeting ool f or mGp irlsto. At a meeting of the governors of this school, the Mayor presid- ing, a letter was read from the clerk to the School Board enclosing copy of a resolution protesting against the non-award of scholarships to pupils from elementary schools. It was unanimously re- solved that a letter be written in reply stating that the governors had made repeated efforts to have the injustice removed, and to point out to the Board the desirability of their exercising their in- fluence with the County Governing Body and the Charity Commissioners. The following resolution was passed unanimously:—"That this meeting of the governors of the Bangor County School for Girls places on record its high appreciation of the services rendered by the late Mrs Morgan Richards in the capacity of a governor of this school since its establishment, and especially of her life-long de- votion to the interests of the education of gid, in Bangor, and expresses its de? !ymtathy with Mr Morgan Richards and his family in t eir irreparable loss. The annual meeting of the county governors of the Denbighshire Intermediate Education Scheme was held at Wrexham on Friday. Mr Edward Hooson, Rhos, moved the re-election as chairman of Mr J. E. Powell, Wrexham. Captain Griffith- Boscawen seconded, and the resolution waasi carried unanimously. Colonel Mainwaring was unanimous- ly elected vice-chairman. Neither of these gentle- men being present, Mr W. G. Dodd, Llangollen, was elected to preside over the gathering. A letter was read from Miss Emily J. Jones, of the Duke of Westminster'si School, Rhesycae, Holywell, conveying a resolution parted at a largely-attended conference of elementary school teachers, held at Rhyl, on the subject of the establishment in Den- bighshire of classes on Saturdays for special in- struction in agriculture and manual instruction. Professor Lloyd said the best course would- be to bring the question of agriculture before -the Flint and Denbigh Special Joint Agricultural Committee. This was agreed- to, and a special committee was appointed to consider the question of providing manual instruction in the county. Social Gathering at Bangor.-A successful social gathering was hekt at the Penrhyn Hall, Bangor, on Wednesday, in aid of the new Tabernacle Chapel Building Fund. The Mayor (Alderman Henry Lewis) presided, the conductor being Mr K D. Williams, Higto-street. A programme of vocal and instrumental music was admirably sustained by the following :—Misses Annie Williams, Katie and Ethel Foulk Jones, Ceridwen Jones, Lewis, Lena Hughes, Messrs H. Gwilym Owen, H. Llewelyn Jones, Ted Jones, and Lemuel Roberts. A num- I ber of a rt songs were contributed by the Tabernacle I Ma.le ;ooice Choir (under the conductorship of Mr W. P. Hugh), and the children's choir (under the direction of Mr H. 0. Hughes) rendered several action songs, which proved highly interesting. Mr E. 9. Owen and Miss Gwen Price acted as accom- panists. The follo *ng ladies and gentlemen assisted at the tea tables:—Mrs Thomas, London House; Mrs Lewis, Bronwylfa; Mrs- E. 0. Price, Mrs Edwards, Rheidiol House; Mrs Owen, Kimber- le House; Mrs W. Hughes, Friars-road'; Miss M ? eldon, Argoed; Miss Roberts, York-place; -r G. Ivor Jones, Mr R. R. Humphreys, Brynteg- terrace; Mr Thomas, Mr Owen, Mr D. Jones, Glan'rafon; Mr? Jones, Glasfryn; Mrs E. M. Jones, Mrs Wheldon, Mrs J. Rowlands, Caellepa; Mrs E. D. Williams, Mrs Jones, Gwynant; Mrs Thomas, Chapel House; Miss Davies, Moranedd; Ktiss Lena Hughes, Miss Katie Davies, Garth; Mr J. Davies, Tabernacle-street; Mr E. Jones, Mr Tudor Foulk Jones, Mr Gwilym Davies, Glanadda Stores; Mrs Foulk Jones, and Mrs J. H. Edwards, Gambier,terrace. The stalls were in charge of Mrs Williams. City Buildings; Mrs Jones, Market- place Miss Roberts, Brynteg-terrace; Mr Griffith, Beehive; Mr Thomas, Boot Warehouse; Mrs W. T. Roberts, Miss Hughes, Green Bank; Miss Grif- fith, Tanrhiw; Mrs Hughes, Paris House; Mrs H. WI rRhiovbeer; ts, MisMs rH s u#? es, Paxis House; Mrs ki. W. Pritchard, Tabemadetttreet; Mrs Parry, Gar- field-terrace; Miss A. Williams, Garth; Miss L. Hughes, Friars road; Miss Williams, Llys Ivor; Miss Jones, Frondeg-street; Miss Jones, Friars- place Miss Thomas, London House, Miss Griffith, Caellepa; Mr Gwilym Owen, Mr O. T. Owen, Mtes Nellie Jones, Garth-road; Mifs Pritchard, at Bee, hive; Miss Williams, City Buildings; Miss Griffith, at Manchester House; Miss Sallie Jones, Mount- street; Miss Jones, Market-place; Miss Katie Hughes, Friars-road; Miss Charles, James-street; Miss Maggie Evans, Regent House; Miss L. D. Miss X aff fyn; Miss Katie Jones, Sackville ter- race; Miss Katie Foulk Jones, Miss Ethel Foulk Jones, Mr J. Roberts, at Beehive Mr T. J. Thomas, London House, Mr Tom Jones, Garth; and Mr Hugh Jones, Dean-street. The arrangements for the social gathering were efficiently carried out by a committee, of which the president was Mrs Wheldon, and Mrs Owen, Kimberley House, as vice-president. The duties of treasurer were under- taken by Mr W. 0. Williams, Tandderwen, whilst Miss Wallace, High-street, acted as hon. secretary. All are invited to the great Xmas Bazaar at W. O. Williams'. The show is one of the largest in North Wale&-348 to 350a, High-street (opposite the Football Field), Bangor. 19149 Potatoes, in quantities of lewt. upwards; wines, bottled beers, groceries, and provisions, finest quality, are sold by W. G. Evans, Old London House, Bangor. Telephone, 0174. Telegraphic address, "Produce," Bangor. 19358 Under the auspices of the Hockey dub, a well- attended ball was held in the Penrhyn Hall, Ban- gor, 0& Tuesday evening. Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Infirmary.-Week- ly report, December 14th:—In-patients, 14; hon. physician for ensuing week, Dr. R. Langford Jones; hon. surgeon for ensuing week, Dr. Lloyd. Pre- sents received: Flowers, magazines, etc., Miss Bxlwrsteth flowers, The Flower Mission; magazines, Mrs Edwards; papers, Miss Wynne Jones; papers, The Railway Institute.—W. R. Beck, house surgeon. MemM Bridge SmithneId.—On WolneWay Measn John Pritchard and Porter, of Bor,held their annual Christmas fat stock sale, which attracted a large gathering from all parts. The trade for LM was very good, but very little demand for mutton. Eighty-one beasta-sobi fot 214M an I aV0rsW" of £ 17 138 6d eac h. Ai.4 the principal b trs, Mr Roberts, of Tref n, had 61ght prime Welsh mnts, which averaged 222 17. each; 9!zrs Williams, G-arneddgoch, had seven well- fed bullocks and heifers, which averaged.C22 10s 9d a head; Mr Grice Brocklebank, Plas Llandegfan, ten young steers and heifere, averaged £16 a head; Mr R. Coulthard, Treffos, nine bullocks and' heifers, n'xwle JB17 each; Mr Parry, of Cremlyn, sold twelve useful young b fi average £ 18 each; Mr Lewis, 'Quirtai, had W good beasu, which averaged Quirtai£ 20 12a 6d; Mr Prytherch, Ty'ndryfol, two bullocks and two heifers, averaged about £17 10s each; Mr Williams, Ty'nypistyU, fat cow, 42D. Among the exhibitors were Messrs Piytherch, Bryn- gof; W. Hughes, Ffriddoedd; W. Brocklebank, Parcia; Thomas Roberts, Aber; Williams, Bridin; J. W. Roberts, Groeslon; E. Jones, Rhydydel n; W. Edwards, Hologwyn, and Mrs Hughes, Oae- mawr. Half bred yearling wethers made 318 a head, and mountain ewes up to 18s 6d a head. Among the principal buyers were Messrs David Evans and Son, Carnarvon; Henry Owen, Carnar-, von; Hughes, Trawsfvnydd; Jones, Caergwiaw; Evans, Bodedern; Richard Williams, H. Walford, W. Thomas, and Griffith Williams, Bangor; Ed" wards, Penygroes; W. Jones, Llanrwst; Pritchard, Llanfair P.G. J. Roberts, Pontygwyn, and R. L. Jones, Penmaenmawr.

INLAND REVENUE PBOSlfounON AT BAB SOB- A number of actions instituted by the Inland Revenue authorities were heard at the Bangor Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr Harry (Yegg (chairman), ,Colo(nelj Marshall, O.B., Dr. R. Langford Jones, Mr Thomas Roberts, and Mr Griffith Roberts. OHAROE OF KEEPING A CARRIAGE WITH- OUT A LIOENOE. Hugh R. Williams, Uanll?dhid, was mm- .:I by Mr J. H. Hargreavee, inland revenue officer, for keeping a carriage witlwut a licence. Mr B. Hawkins, from the Solicitor's Depart- ment, Somerset House, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Commissioners of Inland. Revenue, and Mr J. H. Glynne Hughes (from the office of Mr D. G. Davies, Bethesda) defended. In his opening statement Mr Hawkins said that the defendant had taken out a licence for one vehicle, a market car, but on the 20th August Mr McSweeney, the supervisor of Inland Revenue for the district, saw the defendant driving one vehicle containing ten passengers, lend followed by another vehicle, bearing the defendant's name, which contained sixteen passengers. This second vehicle was an ordin- ary coal cart, but as it was used for other pur- poses than those of ordinary trade the defendant oould not claim exemption. TPhe matter was reported to the Oonunissianera of Inland Revenue, and thy ooggested that the defendant should take out a second licence, otherwise they would be compelled to prosecute. Mr Hawkins said that in this part of the country the Inland Revenue authorities were continually receiving complaints of persons, who did not hold licences, using vehicles for the conveyance of passengers to the detriment of those who had taken out licences. In reply to the Chairman-, Mr Hawkins com- tended that technically an offence would have been committed whether a charge was made for the conveyance of passengers or not. Proceed- ing, be said that the supervisor subsequently called upon the defendant amd pointed out that he had rendered himself liable, but at the same time saying that no further notice would be taken of the matter if the defendant took out a licence for the second vehicle. This, however, had not been done, and hence proceedings were taken. Mr McSweeney gave evidence in support of the opening statement, and in crofts-exajnmation said the defendant told him that he had not made a charge for the persons in the second vehicle. The Defendant was. called, and said that he had received eight shillings from the adults in the fir3t vehicle, for which he held a licence. The second vehicle was only used for ordinary trade purposes. On this occasion, however, he had taken the members of his Sunday School class for a trip to the seaside in his cart, but had made no charge far the.m.-The Chairman said the Bench were unanimously of opinion that there was no technical offence. No case had been made out by the prosecution,and no proof ad- vanced that any payment had been made.—Mr Hawkins: Do pu find that the vehicle is not used for other than trade purposes.—The Chair- mar, We find that you have not proved it is 80 used. The case is dismissed. CHARGES OF EXTRACTING SPIRITS. I CASES DISMISSED. Mr Edward Eustance, licensee of the Castle I Hotel, Bangor, was charged under section 4 of the Finance Act of 1898 with having in his possession a caek which it we& al- leg-ed had been subjected to a pro- cess for the purpose of extracting spirit from the wood of the cask. Mr B. Hawkins prose- cuted on behalf of the Inland Revenue authori- ties, and Mr W. Thornton Jones defended. Mr Hawkins said that on November 19th Mr McSweeney, supervisor of Inland Revenue for the Bangor district, acoompaimed by Mr J. H. Hargreaves, an excise officer, visited the defend- ant's premises. In the hotel yard they saw four spirit casks. Three of them were empty, and the fourth was corked and bunged and con- tained a mixture of spirit and water. The cask had been sent from Dundee, on November 10th, and it then contained 29: liquid gallons of whisky. It could only, therefore, have been emptied for a few days, and therefore some spirit would have been absorbed in the wood of the cask. Water then put into the cask would absorb from the wood same of the spirit it con- tained. This process, known as "grogging" the cask, was forbidden by the Act of Parliament named. The strength of the fluid found in the cask was technically known as 83/s degrees under proof, which nneant that there was 14 per cent, of proof spirit in the mixtuTcj ofr in the five pints of fluid there was as much Whisky as, would be contained in an ordinary public-house reputed quart lxftle. The amount of water con- tained in the cask was about that usually intro- duced for the purpose of "grogging" it, and the spirit found in it. had, as a matter of fact, the characteristics of spirit extracted frara wood. Mr Eustanoo told the officers that same rain water must have got into the cask, but the Gov- ernment analyst, who had examined a sample of a. sarrple of the viater from the town supply, found that certain substances in the town water were also found in exactly the same proportion in the "grog," and that the lat- ter could rot therefore contain rain water. Mr McSweeney testified to his visiting the defendant's premism. He examined the con- tents of the cask in question, and forwarded a sample to the Government laboratory for anal- ysis. Mr Eustance told witness that he had not put any water into the cask, and that if there was any it must have been rain waiter which had got in. The hotel boots further added that the cask had been lying in too yard for about, a week.—Cross-examined; Witness said he did not give a sample of the mixture to the defend- ant. No publican would eell spirit of the weak strength found in the cask, but he alleged that if the mixture was filtered it might be used for reducing other spirits. Mr Thornton Jones drew the attention of the Bench to the sample of the liquid, and remarked that it, would be absurd to think that such stuff would be sold at the Castle Hotel. Mr Charles Proctor, Government analyst, 8IIid that. the sample in question proved upon anal- ysis to contain 15.5 per cent of proof spirit. It had the general characteristics of spirit extract- ed from wood. Th water it oontaiued was not rain water, but it contained curtain constitu- ents, including sulphate of lime and iron, which ho found in the same proportion in a sample of the Bangor town water which he also anaily«ed. For the defence, Mr Thornton Jones hela that the prosecution had not made out a oaset. The Excise authorities must have been deplorably hard up for something to do in bringing forward such a case. Could it be supposed that any land- lord would risk his reputation by using any stuff of that kind in his whisky ? The section of the Act under which the prosecution was taken was a drastic one. Its essence was knowledge and privity on the part of the person charged, which in this case had not 'been proved. The Defendant was called, and stated that he emptied the cask with the assistance of his man, and Mr Heise, the manager to Mr Green. lie cask was then put into the outer cellar. He never touched the cask again, and had no in- tention to do anything dishonest nor did he) direct anyone else to do anything of the sort- Oroes-examfcsed: He said that the casks after being emptied were left in charge of the boots in order that they might be sent away. Thomas Heise, foreman to Mr J. Green, wine and spirit merchant, said he assisted defendant to empty cask. After that was done witness corked and bunged the cask, which was taken cut in order to be sent away. Nothing what- ever was put into the cask for the purpose of extracting spirits.—Crocs-examined: He said that the cxrk used was an old one, and oould easily have been pushed into the cask. Thomas Leatt, boots at the Oastle HoOOI, said he had no knowledge of any liquid being in the cask. Defendant's instructions were that the casks were to be taken out in readiness for the carriers. Witnewswore that he-never put any water into the cask. The Bench, after a short, consultation were unanimously of opinion that the case had not been mada out. Mr Hawkins: I take it your decision is cm. a question of fact and not on a question of law. The Chairman: It is. David Williams, wine and spirit merchant, 334, High-street, Bangor, was also charged with a like offence. Mr Hawkins prosecuted, and Mr Huw Rowland defended. Mr McSweeney stated thiat he visited defen- dant's premises and found in the yard three casks which had been received full of, spirits and now contained mixtures of spirits and water. A 54-gallon brandy cask had in it 21 pints of brandy and water, the strength being 33 per cenb. of proof spirit, A 106-gallon cask con- tained two gallons of whisky and water, of a strength of 42.1 per cent of proof spirit, the quantity being equal to 4 bottles of ordinary public-house whisky- The third cask was a 28- gallon one, and contained 1k gallon of whisky and water, or equal to 24.5 per cent .of proof spirit. It was not suggested that the contents of the first cask were of any value. The strength was tested by hydrometer on the day that the witness saw the casks first, and the samples ror analysis were taken some days afterwards, when the strength was found to have increased, the defendant having undertaken that in the in- terval Le should not be inberfwed with. -Crow-exainin,ed: He said the liquid found in the brandy cask was practically worthless. De- fendant had told him that the water had been put in the casks in order to rinse them. Wit- ness said it was an unusual practice to rinse out spirit casks. Mr Proctor gavei evidence as to the analysis, and said that tho water which, formed part of the liquid was the same as the Bangor town water. He stated that the blaok colour of the brandy and water was due to the preeenoo of iron in the water, aefing upon the tannin from the woad of the cask.—In cross-examination he said that the Bangor water contained a little less than a grain of iron per gallon. A publican who might wish to "grog" a cask would not be likely to use hot water as, although more spirit would be got thereby, yet it would be in a more imp tiro state. Mr Rowland, for the defence, urged that all the circumstances pointed to the improbability of the defendant being guilty of the offence with which he was charged. T-he defendant's firm was one of the old-est in North Wales, and it wm not likely they would risk their reputation by doing anything of this sort He thought it was wrong of the Inland Revenue authorities to go and strain a drastic Act of Parliament, and bring up cases of this kind when even to their minds Uwre must be en Malœt doubt whether there was any intention of committing at breach of the Law. Mr D. R. Williams, grandson of Mir David Williams, and joint manager of the -bufiinefle, said he had never endeavoured to extract spirit from the wood of casks. In this instance wit- ness had instructed one of the employes to put a gallon of water in each of two whisky casks in order to rinse them out as was usually done, the water being afterwards thrown away.-— Cross-examined He said he thought his man would have rinsed out the casks at the time. His general instructions were that water used to rinse casks was to be emptied out at once, and the rinsings thrown away. D. P. Hughes, an employe of the finn, said that on the instructions of the previous witness he put the water in the casks on a Satur- day evening, to rinse them out He was suddenly called out of the yard to some other work and was sent to meet a late hån. The conseqwenœ was that he forgot the water in the CMks wWi the result that it remained in until the Monday morning. Seeing the casks then uncorked he assumed that the manager had emptied them, and he corked the-m up because he noticed rain water on the top of the casks. Mr William Owen, traveller for the firm, also said that the firm never tried to extract spirit from the wood of caska It was, customary to rinse casks, but it was contrary to instructions to leave any water in them. The Bench, after consultatkm, expressed themselves satisfied that the water had not been placd in the casks with the intention of extract- ing :?ritg thereham. They, therefore, dis- missed the <?a&e? The Chairman said that at the saime time the magistrates thought it was important that every one in the trade should be very cautious in this matter. The Act had only been passed a few years ago, and it imposed a penalty of £50, and hence 'it behoved the trade to be very careful how they treated their casks, otherwise they would bo liable to have proceedings taken against them. Mr Hawkins reminded the Bench that a. de- cision in a superior Scotoh Court had rendered a person liable even if there had been no proof of intention. He tasked that a case should be stated. The Chairman intimated that their finding was as to the fact, and not on a point of law. The remaining case was one in which Mr M. J. Lawless, licenoce of the Red Lion Inn, Ban- gor. was also charged with "grogging" a whisky c.wk This caeo w. cask. TI1Îs C38t1 was heard after the adjourn- ment for luncheon, the magistrates sitting being Dr. Langford Jones and Mr Thomas Roberts. Mr Hawkins again prosecuted, and Mr W. Thornton Jones defended. Evidence was given -by Mr McSweeney as to finding the cask on Novemher 1st on the defen- dant's premises. In the cask was about nalf-a- gallo-n of fluid, consisting of whisky and water, a percentage of 41.3 of proof spirit It was al- leged that the coek was firmly corked and bung- ed. Mr proctor gave evidence as to the analyeis of the sample and of the water. Mr Thornton Jones, for the defence, pointed out that the cask hid stood for nearly three weeks in the ytaird at a rainy season of the year that the defendant, who had been 17 years a.t this hotel, was sufficiently well-to-do to render it quite unnecessary to resort to this practice for profit; that the rain water gravitating- into the cask might get its trace of iron from the hoops; and that the lime was so infinitesimal in quan- tity that it might have reached the water in many simple ways, eo that the theory that. the water was not rain water was not sufficiently proved. Mr Lawless was called and denied having put water in the cask nor had he instructed any one aim to put water in. The cask had been lying out in the yard for about three weeks, Hie denied that he ever tried to extract spirit from the wood of any cask.—CroBS-examined He said that when casks were being rinsed there were generally oome men hanging about the yard who were quite ready to drink the rins- ings. Mr Hawkins submitted that the Court was bound by the Sootch decision already referred to, but the Magistrates' Clerk (Mr It. H. Prit- chard) unhesitatingly advised that that was not 80. The justices announced that their decision was the same as in the previous oases, and this case would also be dismissed.

ADDITIONAL LOANS FOB LLANDUDNO. THE WORKMEN'S DWELLINGS' SCHEME. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD ENQUIRY, Colonel Langton Coke, MlInstC.E, inspector of the Local Governmaent Board, on Wednesday held an enquiry upon the applications of the Llandudno Urban Council for permission to obtain a number of loans for various purposes. Air Cooiolly, clerk to the Council, stated in answer to the inspector that the resident popula- tion at the last census was 7348, and it was esti- mated that it had since reached 9600. Its as- sessable value was £ 81,413. Its total loans amounted to ?206,194, which was made up as fo]ow8 :-For sanitary purposes, £ 83,974; electric lighting purposes, 231,157; water and gasworks, 291,063. The first application was for a loan of £fXh7 for the erection of workmen's dwellings. That matter, said Mr Conolly, had come -before the Council on May 22nd, when the surveyor pre- sented a scheme for the erection of 28 workmen's dwellings on a plot which the Council had aI- ready purchased. The Surveyor explained that there would be 32 lettings and 28 houses, which would he divid-ed into four classes at a rental of 7s, 58 9d, 5s, and 3s per eek each, including rates and taxes. Class A wiag composed of ten houses with a frontage of 18 feet, with living roam, kitchen, larder, scullery, and wash-house, three bed- rooms, first floor, bathroom, and attic bedroom. There was attached to each an open space of 293 feet, which would be asphalted, Class B, of which there were eight houses, was composed of similar rooms with- smaller dimensions. Class C contained no bathrooms, and Class D were divided into flats. Mr Stephenson pro- ceeded to describe the drainage, sanitation, and water supply of thehoose8, Mr Conolly stated that in June, 1896, the Council adopted the Housing of the Working Classes Act of 1900, and after an enquiry by the Local Government Board erected nineteen houses, which at 6e per week covered all cost, including repayment of loans and interest The first completed year •ending March, 1899, after the dwellings were let showed that the receipts from the houses were £347 148, while the money paid out was B330 12s, showing a surplus of 2i7 Zs. The following yeor showed a surplus of £11, which showed that the houses already let were self-supporting. Mr William Little, sanitary inspector, stated that the houses which the working-classes took in Llandudno were generally beyond their means, and consequently they took other families in to live in the house. This led to overcrowding. The Clerk: Especially during the height of the season. In answer to the Inspector, Mr Little said the hotwes would find ready tenants without having to find lodgers. Tenants were allowed to have lod gcra. The Inspector: But they are not allowed to overcrowd ? Mr Little: Quite eo. He proceeded to say there were a, number of back-to-baok houses in tho town which were quite unfit for human habitation, and they were weeded out as crther provision was made. In reply to Mr Conolly, he said that recently in west Llandudno about forty houses of that class had been built, and all of them were let. There had beeri. no empty ones since they were although they were let at 8s od per week. They were no better than the Council's houses. Dr. Fraser said in his opinion the erection of those cottsges by the Council would meet a very much felt want It would benefit the poorer portiksn elf (the ."wolr&ing-classes, such as the labourer who earned from £1 to £1 59 a week, and also the better-paid portion who at present in a number of oases had to live in insanitary dwellings. There were gome crowded portions of the towtnl wQiiertet there were back-to-back houses, but which were not sufficiently insanitary to be condemned as unfit for human habitation. Still they were defective sanitarily. It was only right that people who lived in them should have the choice of modern sanitary houses. He was satisfied that the scheme would benefit the com- munity generally, and it would lead offier authorities in the county in whose districts there waa great need for house accommodation for the working-clases to take the question up. The Inspector said he was gtad to notice that, baths were provided. It was always well to have them even if water was not laid on. He thought that the workingman needed bath ac- oommodation quite as much as other individuals. Mr Hugh Caraher objected to the application. In tho first place there were tenants in tha oot- tages already erected which were not altogether desirable. He fourul that some were kept by the poor-law authorities. In response* to the Inspector, Mr Caraher mentioned two recipients of parish relief who lived in the cottages. They had been told that the houses were built to accommodate five per- sons. Some of them had accommodated more than twenty. The Inspector: That is a. matter for the sani- tary inspector. Mr Caraher said many of the tenants took in lodgers. live Inspector said there was not objection provided that was not overdone. Mr Camher said many of the people who oc- cupied the houses as lodgers in the summer timo were out of employment in the winter, and had to take refuge in Conway Workhouse. It was not desirable to encourage that class of residents In Llandudno. The Inspector said the statement of the clerk to the Council did not hear that out, Could Mr Oa.raher give instances of qvercrowding1 Mr Oaraher Miid he had been told tha.t twenty persons occupied one house. The Inspector: I don't want "tellings:" I want evidence. You don't know yourself that there were more than five. Mr Caraher said he knew of cases where there were more than five. The Inspector: So the twenty now melts down to more than five? Proceeding, Mr Caraher said the rates of the town were rapidly increasing, and it was a grave sign when the chairman of the Finance Com- mittee threatened to resign if the rates went up. If those cottages were built they would go up still more. They had over £70,000 increase in the loans during the last three years. The Inspector: But your rateable value is in- creasin1 Mr Oaraher: Not to that extent. Further, Dr. Fras>?r hiad said that houses were in- sanitary. It depends upon the doctor whether they were occupied or not. He objected to the "flat." system. They must be very civil nef^h- bou-rs to live peacefully together in a very limited space of that kind. The town was getting too heavily rated, and people were de- clining to go to Llandudno. Mr Conolly asked the witness how he made out that the. rates would be increased by that expenditure ? He had pointed out that the 19 cottages which were now in use bore their own burdens "nth a surplus during the last two Je.a.r. a-nd the Council contemplated that that would ho the case with the remainder. He would like to hear Mr Caraher's explanations. Mr Caraher remarked that the ratepayers, would hive to find the money. Mr Cjnollv: Oh, M. The tenants pay. The Inspector: The clerk shows that they pay for fhemselvee. Mr Conolly further asked Mr Ciraher whether he was aware in the case of the recipient, of re- lief mentioned by him that the cottege had been let to her late husband. The Council after ihe latter's death did not think they were justified in taming her out. Mr Caraher a argument was that as those people were unfortunate enough to receive pariah relief they ought not to have a wspccfcabte house to live in. Mr Caraher said he objected to the ratepayers supplying paupers with how-. The Inspeotur: They must have a house some- where. As to lodgings, Mr Cc-aolly said it was con- sidered whether those people should be allowed to have lodgers. It was considered that it would be a hardship to prevent them from making a little money provided they did not overcrowd. Again as to the question of insanitary houses in the town, even if they turned people out, they mll-t provide for th-ean somewhere, and that was the object of the Council in erecting those houses. Mr J. M. Young, secretary to the Ratepayers' Association, BupDorted the rem/irks m..A.. fctr Mr Caraher. The loan was applied for at art inopportune time. The tenants were of an un- desirable class. The Inspector: In what way? Mr Young: They enter into competition with the larger ratepayers. The Inepeotor I don't know that that makes them undesirable except to the larger ratepayers. Mr Young: They enter into competition. The Inspector: They have a perfect right to. Mr lming They don't cater for a class which we thins desirable for Llandudno. .h Witnoos, continuing, said the houses were built at tho entrance to the town, and conse- quently give a first bad impression to new com- ers. Tha Ratepayers' As«<ici.ati<m did not. ob- ject to the broad principle, but they believed that tha working-,lemeal ILlandudno were industrious enough to find money to erect houses for tn-omselvee. If thAr-A wada #inv À- "J ..u mand for such a class of property it would be j erected by people in the ordinary way. In reply to Mr Conolly, Mr Young stated that there was a representative meeting of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Ratepayers' Asomi;&- tion when that deputation was appointed. The next application was for a loan of L1782 for water supply. This was explained by lie Conolly to be a part of a. scheme adopted by the Council in 1896 substituting 15-inch water mains. Mr Stephenson said it was a scheme for lav- ing a LS-incii main in addition to the 9-inch orijpnally laid for the service reservoir at IJan- bedr to the town. Sonne two vears ago an en- quiry was held by Colonel Durnferd into nn application to obtain money to pay the cost of carrying a 15-inch mtiin from Llican to Croes- all, The Inspector wM understood to llFllk what WAS the gocd of having a 15-indh pipe to supply a 9-inch. Mr Stephenson &aid the result had proved that they had a greatly increased supply. When they hsd the 9-inch pipe only the water which came through was 525,000 gallons per day, but as soon as t-hat 15-inch, was laid along that part thy had 614,000 gallons. Tllo thoyry -m that with a larger pipe there was less friction. The section which they wanted that money for was the Mostyn-street main, which had become so corroded that the diameter was only five incites and they could deliver much more i lian the pipe took. The application covered a length of 1045 yards, of 15-inch maim Mr T. W. Griffith, as chairman of the Water and Gas Committee, said the ratepayers gene- really were in fawir of the scheme. It was a matter of urgency that the work should be com- pleted at as early a date as possible. There was a scheme now in progress to supply the inhabit- ants of the Greet Orme with a plentiful supply and with the present man in Moetyn-stroet that oould not he done. The population of the Orme WAS rapidly increasing, and there were between 500 and 600 inhabitants there. For the welfare of the town, it was essential that the scheme should be completed as quickly as possible. A further application for Cll35 to cover cost of protection works for the extension of the sewer was eis-o heard.

Births, Marriages, and. Deaths. -u_ DEATHS. SANDERSON. On the 5th int., at the Red Lion Hotel, Oolwyn, George Dockers, the beloved son of George and Margaret Sanderson, aged 16 months.

-7 Hunting Appointments. (Weather permitting.) THE ANGLESEY HARRIERS Saturda.y, December 15th liodorgan. Wednesday, December 19th Gwalchmai Old Toll Gate. Meet- at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 22nd California Inn. Meet at 11.30 a.m. THE FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS. fcatuTd&y, December 15th PhudWIan. Wednesday, Ifeoember 19th Penyr-KfaiL Saturday, December 22nd Segrwyd Gate. Meet at 10.30 a.m. SIR W. W WYNN S HOUNDS. Saturday, December 15th Macefen. Monday, December 17tb Bangor. Tuesday, December 18th. Pickhill Smithy. Friday, December 21st Wynnstay. Saturday, December 22nd New-street Lane. Meet at 10.45 a.m.

Welsh Markets. &c. BANGOR, Friday, 11.45 am. MEAT, BUTTER, AND EGGS —Fresh batter. Is 3d to Is 5d per lb.; fresh eggs, 8 for Is; Irish, Danish, and Canadian butters, Is Id to Is 3d per lb. beef, 7d to 9d per lb. mutton, 8d to lOd per lb. lamb, 8d to lOd per lb. veal, 7d to 9di per lb. pork, 7d to 10<1 per lb. ham, 61d to 9d per lb. bacon, 7d to 9d per lb. fat pigs, 3d per lb. FISH, POULTRY, AND GAME. Chickens. 3s. 6d per oouple; fowls, 18 6d each; goslings, 5s 6d e?wh; duwings, 38 each; har", 38 &d = rabbits, Is each; pigieons, Is 4d per brace; pheasants, 5s per -brace; partridge", 3B 6d per brace; wild ducks, 4s 6d per brace; ducks, 3s to 4s each; geese, 7d to 8d per lb. turkeys, 9diper lb. soles, Is 6d to Is 8d per lb. red mullet, 2s 6d per lb. turbot, Is 4d per lb. brill, Is per !b. halibut, 9d per lb. lemon soles, 9d per lb. plaice, 5d to 6d per lb. whiting, 6d per lb. dabs, 4d per lb. gurnets, 3d per lb. hake, 5d per lb. mackerel, 4d per lb. skate, 4d per lb. cod, 4d to 6d per lb. hadklocks, 4d per lb. lobsters. 2s 6d per lb. white bate, 6d per lb. prawns, 3d per lb. shrimps, 10<: per quart. LLANOEFNI, Thursday.—Fresh utter, Is 3d per lb. fresh eggs, 10 for Is; beef, 6d to 8d per lb. mutton, 7d to 9d per lb. lamb, 9<.1 to lOci per lb. veal, 7d to 8d per lb. pork, 6d to 8d per lb. ham, 8d to 18 per lb. bacon, 5d to 8d per lb. fat pigs, 3d per Ib..i. porkets. 12s to 16s each potatoes, 7M to 8s per sack; oats, 15s to 15s 6d per qr.; fowls, If 3d to Is. 6d etwb ducks, Is 6:1 to 2s each. PWLLHELI, Wednesday.—Fresh butter, Is Id to Is 2d per lb. fresh eggs, 8 to 10 for Is Canadian butters, Is 2J per lb. beef, 6d to 8d per lb. mutton, 7d to lOd per lb. pork, 6d to 8d per lh. fat pigs, 31,1 per lb. porkets, 12a to 18" each; potatoes, 6u per 91bs., and. 4s to 41; 6d per cwt. carrots, per lb., and 3s 6d per cwt. "urnipg. ?d per lb. cabbages, 1d to 2d each celery, 2u to M per stick; leeks. Id per bunch; tomatoes, 8d per lb. applM. 2d to 3d per lb. pears, 3d per lb. clorkeri.s, 3s to 3s 6 J pr couple; fowls, V: to Is 2d each; hares, 2s 6.1 to 2s 9d each; rabbits, lid to Is Id each; plieasants, 48 to 4s 61 [K-r brace; partridges, 2s 6.1 per brace ducks, 2s to 2s 8d each gte.e, 6d to 7d per lb. turkeys, 6d to 7d per Ib.

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The — At the Deganwy street Heaorht, on Monday night, the Esv. P?nrt Evans prft,ding inteest:ng papers '.VC; e given 88 I follows"D*vkfdswydd yr i*u«nctyd i vmarfer vn gy h M ddus, Mr R. J. Williams; "C',b ld I-di Ur T. Uryyd Davies, ai?d ..y P'.1"ViičV"Jd i <'dy* Mva dd?fayd?o ei d?ent."

It irill interest many of our readers to hear that » very high compliment has been paid on the Continent to Mr Ffrangcon Davies. He is now at Berlin, where iiis head- quarters have b»en for some time. He has recently I oondnded a most successful tour in Switzerland, Munich, etc. During this tour an unprecedented compliment was paid him. Madame Comúólt W aguer, the daughter of the immortal Liszt, and widow of the equally famous Richard Wagner, invited Mr Ffrangcon Davies to bee charming villa at Beyreuth, Bavaria. Every lover of music aU the world over knows of the fame o! the periodical musical festivals of Wagnerian music at Beyreuth. Our great baritone sung in (German, to Madame Wagner ani) her assembled frieiflis, tht baritone part of the first act of her late husband's last and perhaps greatest opera, "Parsi. fal." We are in a position to state that the great 1 viy expressed herself as being very much interested in the study of the character by Mr Ffrangcon Davie*. and greatly admired his power of singing, especially in German. No Britisher has ever be- fore been asked to appear before this almost hyper- critical musical audience. We are proud of any successes attendant on our own Welsh singer.