The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

CHAPEL SCREW WITH A VENGEANCE. SIB,—As a Conservative to the back bone I cannot let .\1 cssr. It. Ellis all,1 O. Koberts's letter in your last issue pus without notice. The °1>IOIOU of twuthirùs of England is, that nearly all the pieacliers of the W elsh chapels turned election- eel iug agents at the last election, for the Radical iuterest. As ODe proof of tl.is 1 send you a uotice that was posted on the door of a School-house of u Chajj(lt at Rhostryfan, near Carnarvon. I cannot presume to tollow Aiessis R. Ellis ano U. Koberts's Jetter throughout, inasmuch as that would tk. up too lliuch of your space, though I Could contradict it word for word, but I will simply allude to the part in wbich it is said that the Unduly influencing our lliemùcr. is too pucnle to need to l'e dl>provcd," Can they disprove that the euclosed notice Was posted (IU their Chapel-school at Khostiyt'an ? Can they disprove that lito John Kobeits, tailor, w hose name is mentioned in the notice, was burned n elligy for Voting ou the ouservative side, and that he has been annoyed iu every way SHlCC ? When they can deny these two assertions it will be time tor theui to 118tt the Words—" W e, therefore, are the loyal subjects, anil our caluuiiuators are the disloyal."— Y our obeuiciit servant, F. SCUTT, Albion House, Carnarvon, Dec. 29, 1868. The following is the notice enclosed by our corres- pondent NUMBER OF TOUIKS IN HHOSTRYFAN. Question 1.—How many Tories are there in Rhostry- Q. 2,1 ho are they ?-A. Owen Jones, Caergors Gntlith Roberts, Cae'rsais; Griffith Jones, (iaerwen imam Jones, Caerhug; William Davies, Hubert Griffiths. Tyddyuygwydd; II ugh Uweu, Caehen; Wil lam Tliouias, Wernlasddu; Hugh Hughes, Tyddyu- yberth; S. Koberts, llodadan; Thomas ilnghes, Weru- b.wclI; Hugh HUKhc8, Coedyorain j John llobeits, t:¡;llIr Q 3. I low wany of them are under the influence of the "screw ¡" A. They are all, except oue. Q. 4.—Who is he ?—A. John Huberts, tailor. 6—Is uot John Kobeits a member with the Cal. vioistic .Methodists ? —A. Y.s. Q 6.—What iuduces him to be a Tory 1-A. His brother Ellis is a parson iu some parish iu Anglesey. Q. 7. —Is there 110 uue III Khostryfau bold euoogh to defy tbt" "screw ?" — .4. Yes, theie IB end Evan Evans, Hatodty. lie prefers losing his farm, rather thau he Would vote agalut his consc euce. Q. 8-10 not 31r Koberts in a pofitiou to defy the "screw 1"-A. Yes and there is a rumour that he is going to be a neutral. Peiadventore he thinks that he will please his landloid aud his cjnscieuce by so doing. Q 9,-Are there none of the others going to be neu- trals !-A I aui not certain what Hugh Hughes, Coed- ybiain, will do. Q 10. — What about the other teu I.-A. Weil, it is likely that they shall be seen driven to the poll, like other iu,i<üab, anti the tailor, with his needle at the point 01 his staff, goauiug theiu oU,

T IE HOLYHEAD OIVINE AND HIS TttAUUCKKS. SIR,- WheD will thu eud come that you will close your valuable paper against such letters that come from Holyhead, signed ,4 bntou," aud "Libeial?' hy do Dot the.-e men co-ue out 8nd sign their names ? then their honesty would not be suspectei. We kuow the Liberal," and only wish that the time would corne when all persons who write to the press must give a buna tide siguature Let me say, as oue of -Ml' Stanley's committee, that, the Liberal" himself has made mis- takes and blunders, terms applied by him to Mr K. Jones. Ue never at the committee repudiated Air Jones, but ou the coutl ary were glad to see him, not because we believed the issue of the election depended on him, but because lie frankly acknowledged his mis- take in former times in opposing Mr Stanley. 1 ask then what law is there in uvrality or religion that repu- diates such conduct ? Tne "Liberal" proceeds so un- reasonably, that his own assertions coudemu him he Sets t'oith VIr R. Jones as a gieat orator, aud a most per- suasive speaker, and yet sa) s he is powerless in wtu. tal status with the people;" very well, then, why hold him up as the maa foremost in the late contest We tell Libeial" finally that he was, but only worked like another committee-mau. Well, as to Britou's" letter concerning preachers, let me tell him there were preachers who worked and can- vassed for Nlr Morgan Lloyd; aud there was one at Beaumaris gave a denial to the profession he wished by bis cloth to impress us with. As to his btatemeut about tbeir payment being in full tiade good or bad,' this is Dot coriect, for there was one who worked 011 Mr Stan- ley's committee that has the last thirty-five years doue woi k in the pulpit, aud never received one penny and, now, sir, alter ad the abuse we have had Iron, these iL)- called "friends oi the people," allow we to say that as far as we are concerned we wish by-gones to beb.v-gones — we gained the decision honestly aud above-boar.i, anl we defy the,. to prove the coutrary.-Iours Mhpectfuty, JOSEIIH WLLLIAMS. Holyhead, Dec. 28, 1868. (Our correspondent must bear in mind that it was Mr Jones himself who has provoked the fray in wautouly accuBing our represeutative allrl the pres. gcucrally of favouritism. lie has by his silence declined to withdraw the charge that he made, aud must consequently expect criticisms of his conduct. —Ed. A. II .C.]

THE NORTH WALES ELECTORAL ASSOCIA. I 'I IUN, AND THE DENBIGH BOROUGHS. Slp,-Your contemporary having proved more obli- ging to Mr Lester, in allowing hiui to compete with Bealeo, M.A.,for the honour of returning Mr Gladstone's majority, the public are made acquainted with at least one interesting piece of information, namely, that Mr Watkin Williams "declared in favour of the Permissive Bill." When questioned at Wrexham upon this point he refused to pledge himself. He was then asked If he would privately prumi. to give this measure a lift, and the thing should be kept a profound secret; but he, apparently, iudiguantly declined to enter iuto any pri- vate atraugement--thitt Ie" to go on saying publicly he was not in favour of this bill, and at the o.inie time to have it understood by a favoured few that what he was saying was all humbug, as be did intend tu support it. Later on in the contest he was pressed by no less a person than the Roman Catholic priest at Wrexham to support this bill, and he was promised the votes of Catholics if he would do so, but he again declined, saving he might as well give op the fight at once it he made any such promise. Notwithstanding this, weare BOW informed he "declared himself and engaged to support the ijecodd reading." When and whe.edid lie so declare himself t Seveial electors who have read this statement have no kuowledge of any public declara- tiou, allll I believe I am quite correct in saying that D..ue was made and the declaration, if made at all, must t herefore have been a puvate oue, made late ill the contest to catch the votes of the teetotallers without losing those of the publicans. If it cannot be shown that the declaration of Mr Watkin Williawo was a public one, the public will form its own opinion of some of the meane used to olotaiu seat. in Parhameut at the last election. The defeated candidate would not have been guilty of such conduct for all the seats in the House of A VURNK.

THE DENBIGHSHIRE ELECTIONS. I SIR,—In consequence of certain charges wlllcn were brought forward on the hustiugs at Denbigh on the day of the declaration of the poll by some gentlemen on the plati.,Lu, Mr Oaboroe Morgan's committee wrote a state- ment which was published in the North Wales Chronicle and in ODe or two other local papers on December bth. No reply was made to this uotil December 25tb, when there appeared in the Time* a high-flown 86veil-man- power manifesto inveighing against the present Liberal member the county. Now, the framera of this must have kuown perfectly well that not one in a hundred of the leaders of the Tinut had eeen the statement referred to, and that there- fore it was impossible for the publio to judge of its merits, yet in spite ot this, the seven champions f f what is honourable emletvour to injure the character of one man by bringing charges agl\llst him which, while pur- porting to be the result of an impartial examination of the statement. are uothiug UIUTe than the irrevalent eX pre8.3ioos of their OWl) petulance and disappointment. I ask my countrymen—Is such conduct honourable and manly, or is it underhand aud cowardly ? There is a set of streets in London called the" Seven Dials." In this notorious quarter, as is well known, most of the nefarious plots for injuring others are planned ana hatched. It is au obscure district, sbunlled by all respectable people, and remaikable chit-fly for the similarity of its Unes. Is it possible that we have a Seven Dials" iu the midst of Denbighshire ? If such he the case, and should any one be so unfortunate as to fiud himself there, let him especially avoid the dial which pniuts to the ivesty for iu that locality he will hear fierce };¡nguag." the outpourings of ungovernable temper. Let hiuj avoid the- folks of the place, for he will rue the pres- sure of their plump forms; but above all let him avoirl the fhumef8 which have recently been shut up aud wold.—I renMin, sir, your obedient servant, WELSlUIAN. WELSHMAN. Dec. 29th, 1868. SIR,— I have read several strong letters in the North IFti/es Chronicle respecting the clectiun in Denbighshire. Permit me to ask the writer of thebe, how it is that a statement to the effect that Colonel BiddulpU made common cause with Sir WatkiK Wynn as lunji as tho latter was willing to coalesce with him, aDd has never yet been repudiated. Until I see a reply to this charge, wNlch has been so severely commented on in the leading Loudon journals, I iniist think that the less they say about their candidate the better.—1 remaiu, sir, your obedient servaut, ou_ IKQUmKK. Dec. 30th, 1868. INQUUŒK.

THE LATE CONTEST FOR THE COUNTY OF DBNBIUH. (To the Editor of the Times.) SIR,—My attention bis just been called to a state- ment in The Times of yesterday, signed by saven friends ufC?ua[Bidd?ph. the h?M.P.forL?nt?h- hiie, and purporting b be a reply to a circular of my committee issued nearly a month ago, which has never appealed io your columns. In this statement these gentlemen record their opinion that having pieviously disavowed all intention to oppose the old Liberal mcm. br," I was boulid as a puint of honour" tù have re tired, rather than to have allowed him to lose his seat. Permit me to observe that this was exactly the course which, at the outset of the contest, I was prepared to adopt. Indeed, I went further, for I offered, if Colonel Biddulph would coalesce with me, not ouly togive him prccedelJce over myself, but to defray his election ox peuses as well as wy own I made this offer because the contest was deprecated by Colonel liiddulph on pei- sonal gruuuds-beiug, in fact, forced upou him by the voice of the constituency. Unfortnnately, the failure nf all attempts to effect a coalition between Colonellliddulph and myself, coupled with the undisputed fuct that many of his supporters Wi re in;ikiug couiinon cause with Sir Witkiu Wynn (the Conservative candidate) against myself, compelled lilY committee reluctantly to assume a position of direct hostility to Colouel Hlddulph, and to request the Liberal voters (whom they had previously asktd to split their votes) to plump for me. Iu the meantime some of Colonel Biddulph s friends, discovering from the result of the eanvass that his chances of re-election, if lie stood alone, were quite hopeless, entreated my committee" not to forget Col- Bid-tulph, but to return the two Liberal candidates, if tbey cotllli." Yielding, I believe, to the solicitations of tloese friends, Culuuel Biddulph (who had previouely rejected all advances or. lilY pait) on the morning of the day but olle before the polling day issued the following circular :— To the Electors of the County of Denbigh. Gentlemen,—I now find it impossible any longer to restrain the individual action of my friends of the Liberal party. I accordingly have dissolved my com- mittee and put an eud to all canvassing ou my behalf (which I had strictly enjoined should be confined to a vote for myself only), and I now leave the issue entirely in the hands of the constitucncy.-I have the honour to be, gentlemen, yours faithfully, R. MYDDELTON BIDDDLPH. Chirk Castle, Nov. 25." I call particular attention to this circular, because it was the ouly oiler of or approach ti a coalition with ille to which Colonel Biddulph was a consenting party. C; it be said that this duculllcnt constituted a COlli pact, the infringement of which could pusslbly involve any breach of fiiitti" on the part of my supporters ? What followed is best told in a published letter of Mr P Ellis Eyton, who, iu my uuavoidableabseuce, acted as lny representative on the occasion Upon this orders were at once Bent to the variou8 Liberal committees to alter the canvassing from plump- ers for Morgau iuto splits for Morgan and Biddulph, and the only 4 express understanding' that I came to for the splitting of votes w.is most certainly upou the terms so j clearly laid down by Mr Chauibres (Colonel tiiddulpb'/Õ proposer) at Denbigh—namely, that we should, if we could, return Culoud Biddulph in addition to Mr Mor- gan. There was, no doubt, question, or if about our being able to return one Liberal caudidate, because as to one there was no contest aud there was equally no douut or question that the Liberal candidate who was then secure was Mr Morgan, so that the way that every one of Mr Morgan's supporters understood the request was that, if they had the power -i.e., a majority -they would, by splitting their votes with Colonel Biddulph, return Colonel Biddulph also. But it turne 1 out, from reasons unnecessary to mention here, that they had not the power that the majority was not theirs, and, consequently, that they could not effect that which they promised to attempt, which they did attempt, and which they failed to carry out." Wlietbei, evenou the assumption that every word in the statement of Colonel Biddulph's friends be strictly correct, t was bound, in the face of the openly ex- pressed wishes of the great majority of the Liberal party, to have told my committee, as a point of hon- our, that I would retire unless they kept faith with Col. Biddulph" is a question which I fearlessly leave to the decision of my own constituency.—I have the honour to he air- vour most obedient servant, GEO. OSBORNE MORGAN. Eccles, Lancashire, Dec. 26.

SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, BART., M.P., AND HIS COLLEAGUES. Last week Sir Watkin visited Llansilin and Llan. rhaiadr, for the purpose of thanking his supporters at the late elections, aud was received with great demon- strations of rejoicing. In addressing the inhabitants at the latter place, Sir Watkin said-Political contests generally produced ill feeliug, aud he used all his in- fluence to prevent auything of that kiud; but a pressure was put upon the people at this end of the county and in the Vale of Clwyd, with the view of getting up a contest, and he regretted that the result had been the loss of his late colleague, and near neighbour and friend, Col. Myddelton Biddulph. (Hear, bear.) As for his present colleague, he believed that gentleman was an excellent scholar, and had a great reputation and an enormous practice as a barrister. The loss of Colonel Biddulph was to him a source of deep regret, but still he had the satisfaction of knowing that he had for a colleague a gentleman who was an ornament to his pro. fession. (Cheers.) He was proud of the honour of re- presenting Denbighshire, and he very gratefully ac. kuowledged the kindness of those who had conferred that honour upon him. He was verr sorry he could not visit Llaurbaiadr at the time of the election, as he had only three days fut canvassing, and waa therefore obliged to confine himself to that populous part of the county around Wyuustay.— Wrexham Advertiser,

THE QUESTION OF INCREASED POLLING ACCOMMODATION IN DENBIGHSHIRE. A meeting of magistrates on this subject was held in the Town Hall, Wrexham, last week, when there were pres-ut Ali- 11. W. Meredith (in the chair), Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.p" Mr S. Yorke, Ntr M. Humble, General Townshend, Mr J. H Foulkes, and Mr F. H. Barker. Mr Lewis (magistrate's clerk) read a letter from the clerk of the peace for the county of Denbigh, intimating that the question of increasing the number of polling places will be submitted to the court at the next petty sessions, aud requesting the opinions of the justices in the several petty sessional divisions on the point. He stated that he had isslled circulars to every justice in this and the Kuabon divisions, and also to the law agents who were engaged here at the recent elections, and that the matter would be considered here that day. He also read a letter from Mr John Jones, solicitor, who was ab- sent in London, suggesting that polling places should be established at Adwy r-clawdd, the Lodge in Brymbo, Rhosllanerchrugog, and Cefn Mar and a letter from Mr Jones, of Oswestry, expressing an opinion that the present arrangements had worked very satisfactorily and that 110 alteration was needed but if any were deemed advisable that the whole of Ruaban pariah should be polled at Ruabon. The Chairman having asked had anyone any remarks to make, t0 Mr Acton said he had been engaged in the late elec- tion as much as any gentleman present, perhaps, and he should be very happy to give any assistance, and if in- vited should be very happy to give his views. At one time he thought it would be expedient or desirable to have nome alteration in the Ruabon district, but after Weighing the matter more carefully he was uot of that opinion nor did he thiuk there a;;oold be any change in Adwy'r-clawdd or Brymbo. He found that iu the township of Hersham the number of voters was :!1J2 iu Bronghton, 211 in Brymbo, 227 iu Miuera, 77 iu Escloshaui Above, 42 in Qwersyllt, 79 The gentle- men present were most of thein tti,)rritiglily conversant with the physical features of the districts naiiieii. Tliti Brymbo, Broughton, and Owersyllt districts were inter- sected by a valley which rendered access from oue pait to another extremely difficult. Geographically it was not far from one part to another, but the physical feature of bills and valley were such aR to render a long detoar necessary. Then with reference to Coedpoeth he thought it was more couveuieut for the voters to come to Wrex- ham than to go to the places propused. Judging from the experience they had g liued at the last election, he thought nothing could work better than the present pol- ling districts. There was no crowding, but on the cou. trary everything conducted in the most orderly and cre:li. table manner. The only instance of anything like violence occurred at Coedpoeth, where a respectable gentleulPo (Mr S. T. Baugu) was treated with something like mob Jaw, Mr ttyrnan objected to the proposed alteration, as did also Mr Lewie. The Chairman too saw no cause for any alteration and the busiuess terminated without any alteration being proposed.

ABERGELE. On Wednesday, the 23rd fit., 3. Ll. Wynne, tsq., wave a dinner at Coed Ooch to seventy of his tenants, neighbours, and fiiends. The substantial dinner, the c. da, and the punch, were heartily enjoyed, and all the speeches a",¡suugs were well received. Later in the evening a ball took place, where the ladies and gentle* men ot the bourse, the servants, aud, the teuants with their wives and daughters, enjoyed the pleasures of the mazy dance. An excellent supper was provided, and the whole fete was carried out with graqjou* hospitality. Clothing to the value of forty pounds had been purchased t0 be distiibute 1 among the poor.0f the neighbourhood, and an ox had been slaughtered to be divided amongst theiu. These good t-xv.nple* of liberality and charity dtserve to be recorded ;.11.1 imitated, and to all thosa who possess worldly wealth, we may say, go thou and do likewise." ABERYSTWYTH. VALUABLE LIFKBOAT SERVICES.—0D the night of the 24th ult,, a«»out eig>.t p.m (says Mr Johu Williams) the smack Castle, ,.f this port, bound from Kmgstowu to Aberyatwith, struck a-ground and became quite unman- ageable, the tremendous seas breaking completely over her. The perilous state of the ve.sael and her crew soon became evident to ev»-ryone, pud orders were giveu to launch the Kvelyn Wood lift boat of the National Life. boat Institution to their h«)p, as thrir cries were plainly heard ashore, aud were pitiable iu the extreme. 1 he boat, after a hard struggle with the fearful oreakers, was fairly got off, aud soon made its way to the wreck, and succeeded iu getting into the lifeboat the crew, three iu nUUlvcr, and bringing tbell1 asbore in safety, "mung the hearty cheers of some hundreds of spectators. The vessel is now a complete wreck, aud will soon be in frag- ments. Great praise is due to the crew of the lifeboat for their alacrity, and to others for their strenuous ex- ertious in assisting to get the b.-at launched, which was dope with a will, and at ri"k of great personal injury. The crew and spectators were delighted with the conduct of the lifeboat. 1 he cost of the Aberystwith lifeboat and of two othere IVilS muuiflceutly defrayed. by Mrs ti, VV ood, sister-in-law of the present much Respected Lord Chancellor, who, like.uMSt members of his family, has always been a warm friend of the National Lifeboat Institution and a liberal contributor to its funds. BETTWSYOOED. THE LITBRAHY UNION EISTEDDFOD.—The seventh anuual aniuversay iii tli Ventuachuo, Bettwsycoed, Uolwyddeleu, and Vzipytty Literary Union, was held on Christmas Oay, in the London and North Western Hail- way Station warehouse, Bettwsycoed. The chairs were occupied by the Kevs J. Hoberts, "\spytt.y, and J Koberts (Ieuan Gwyllt). Llanueris and awyuedtion, aud C ynddeiw, conducted the meetings. The adjudicators were —of prose, pot-try, music, aud of art-ltev. John Roberts {leuau Uwyllt), Llanbens Kev.lt. Ellis (Gys- ddelw), Carnarvon Mr J. Divies ('Iwyneddon) Carnar- von and 0. Gethin Jones, Penmachuo Tbe prillcipal itetis8 iu the programme were The prize of X3, and an oak chair to the choir that best rendere I Canig y Clyobiu (The glee of the bells), hy Gwilym Gwent, which WAS awarded to the Macliuo Glee Society,' under the leadership of Mr C, A. Vaughan. I'he adjudication on the essay oil Y (iwahaniaetb rhwng y Hiul a Natur fel Datgucldiad;" prize K2, but the competitor who was announced the best did not appear. The adjudication Oil the test poem, Pryddi-st i'r G .edwig ( The Foiest); prize £ 1, was awarded to Mr OIVaiu Wyu Richards, Peninachno. The prize of 0C3 to the choir that best rendered Fy Ngwlad (J.ThomM), was awarded to ,he Machno Glee Society. The prize of .t:l for render. iug" Carrnel," was also awarded to the same choir, The adjudication on the autheui on Psalm xxx. 10, 12. The prize of £ 2 was awarded to Mr W. T. Hees (Alaw Ddu), Abercarn, near Newport. I lie adjudication on the best inkstand made of stone, prize, 12s 6 1, waa awarded to Mr Kobe!t Ullia, Dolwyddelen, and Mr Owen Davies, Penuiachno. The adjudication on the best congrega- tional tune (L M.), prize 10s, was awarded to Mr Hugh Davies, Peumaclino. During the meetings Gwrtheyrn greatly amused the audience with his celebrated song.) V Flemaid," Eisteddfod Rhuthyn," &c. The Dolwyddelenand Penniachno local choirs sang also during the meetings. The latter rendered the anthem, Hear my prayer," ^Mendelssohn) in capital style. On the platform we noticed the following ladies-Mrs Machin, Miss Roberts, Miss Williams, and Miss Owen, Bettwsy- coe«l; Miss Williams, Miss Davies, Miss Vaughan, Pen- maclinu; Miss Thomas, Dolwyddelen; Mr Foulkes, Carnarvon, &c &c. A vote of thanks having lieen accorded to the chairman, Mr and Mrs Machin, Railway Statiun, and others, the proceedings terminated. It is due to say that the opposition party at BettWiycoed acted honourably this tuns, and did uot attempt to hold a meeting agaiust the Union." —Correspondent. BALA. GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The distribution of prizes to the boys of this school took place on the 22ud ult. Dr Richards occupied the chair on the occasion, and the room was crowded with the gentry of the neighbour- hood and the parents and friends of the scholars. The pupils went through the annexed programme and were eucouraged by the frequent applause of the audience Anthem-f I will arise Recit&lion-f CS811. Bianca,' ReDon. Once in Royal Uavi l's City' Recitation—' Ho atiua,' Uoberts, sec. Qlee—' Sweetly the Sabbath iiell.' Itecitation—' Song of the Shirt,' Jones, 4u8. Carnl 'The oar'. Head.' Recitation-' The Old Arm Chair,' E, nl, Solo an It Chorus GlIc1 BI8S the Prillce or Wale. Recitation—' Beth Gelert,' Edwards, mi. Glee—'Men of Harlech.' Reci ation-'The Mmhty little spHeV Jones ml O1eo-' Oh, the Uoast Beef 0 f Old England.' Rec;i t,ti.n-' 'I'h? Y-l?g Sol" and Chorus-' The 0 d fol" are gone.' Recitation—' Battle of Blenheim,' Owen. max. Olee—' Ye Mariners of England. In the middle of the performances the prizes were dis- tributed to the boys of the Upper School, and at the conclusion to those of the Lower School. UPPER SCHOOL.—Fint Class. Jones 3us—1st in class for the half-year, Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome. Scoon—-nd ditto, Roudedge's Boys Annual for 1869.' Koberts, sec-1St in examination, Milner'« Galierl of Na. Davies, ma.-2nd ditto, 'Integrity.' Second Ola a. Jones, 4us.— 1st in class for the half-year, 1 Wordsworth's Poetical'Works,' Junes, 4us.—1st in examination, Heroes of tngland. Edwards, ma. -2nd ditto, The Gorilla Hunters.' LOWER SCHOOL.—J-'irnt Class. Richards, sec,-Ist in class for the half-year, 'Ministering Roberts, 5us. 2nd ditto, Parley's Faggots for the Fireside.' Thomas, ma.— 1st in examination, I .\is.i Family, Robinaon. &cond Class Owen, MO.-l't In c)Mt ?teMmimtion, I Favowite Fairy T.1e. T ?en.Sut.—2ad ditto, 'Prince Arthur on the Four Trials.' Owen, W.. 2.d ditto, 'Juvenile Tales for JovenUe Readers. The master, Mr W. T. Phillips, made a lew rouaarko concerning the quarterly reports which are sent to the parents, the manuer in which the examination had been conducted, and the handsome prizes which had been presented by some kiud ladies and gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The worthy Chairman passed a warm eulogium upon the master and the present con- I dition of the school, and stated hie belief that the school was well deserving the support of all classes and Beets. The Rev, T. Morgau, It. D., in his own name, and in behalf of the trustees, said that it afforded him UTeat nleasure to see the school in the hands of such a painstaking master as Mr Phillips, who devoted his whole time and energy to advance his pupils, and con. cluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by T. Anwyl, Eaq and carried IInanimously. Me Phillips returned thanks for the kind expressions of approval of the Rev. T. Morgan and Dr Richards and cheers being given by the audience for the masters and pupils who had afforded them such a pleasant evening, and by the pupils for the ladies, and for the holidays." The proceedings were brought to a conclusion by singing the National Anthem.

I A NEW CATTLE DISEASE.—In Polk County, Indiana, an unknown disease has broken out among the oattle. About 150 have died during the past week. I BRYNGWItAN. On Monday, the 28th ult, a grand ^one^rt was held in the National School-mom tin; a.l»<>vo place, in aid of the chinch choir The Uev. E. L) ivies, curate of the p irish, presided on the occasion. Th" gl"e and cho- rused in the tirt part of the entertainment were sum?by the Sol-fa choir of Bryngwiau," under tlie leadership of the tiev. E. Dtvies and the glee society of Bod- H'un)d,nc?erthHte?frahipnf\)rO. Hugh's. It is but justice to the?e two very energetic and flourishing choira to state thit they went through their p rt )f the coucert iu very masterly manner, aud the ,IfI the piece exhibited no ordinary tiste in, and gave no small credit t,) each of the respective leaders, who were deservedly greeted with unanimous appWuse. The sol" I singers were one and all volunteer amuteurs from the udhbourJUg localities, and am"ugst others we e the Missee Wilham., LI"nfael,'g H,wtory; AI' Morru, Mr 1). J.n. M,??, R?,bt. Farry .,i,l 8, ?,l ",rry. The mnt deserving of jmttce ill the entet1,>Ïurnc¡¡t was the singing of Ap Morrua. DENBIGH. REJOICINGS ON THE RE ELECTION OF SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, BAKT., M.P.—Tuis triumphant event was celebrated at Cerrig Llwydiou, near Denbigh, a fcw day. since by an entertainment give. by Mr and I ra Richards, to tbeir voting tenants. A supper, not only substantial, but comprising all the delicacies of tlie season was aerved in the dining room at seven U'CllICk'1 The table ami sideboards were richly adorned with plate, and decorated with scarlet and g*'eeu—the colours of the victorious worthy Baronet,—aud each teuaut, as well as their entertainers, wore a rosette of the same. Mr Richards, in giving the toast of the evening, warmly eulogised Sir Waikiu's character as a friend, a resident Welsh landlord, and a couutry gentleman. Hementiouei th It the strongest proof of the esteem in which the M.P.. was held was not only the immense majority of votes in his favour throughout the county, but puticularly the enormous number who had supported hilll in the dis- trict round Wyuustay, wit re he resided and was best known. Sir Watkin's health waa received with loud and lont; prolonged cheering. Other toasts followed. After the host and hostess had retired the remainder of the evening was agreeably spent being enlivened with singing, under the superintendence of Mr Foutkes, of Llt.wog, who ably filled the chair, and Mr Davies, of Khydouen, the vice-chair, both of whom occupy large; farms on the Cerrig Llvvydion estate. LLANNOR. On Tuesday, the 22nd ult., the members of the church choir partook of a substantial supper, provided by the Rev. E. Osborne Williams, the respected vicar of Llanuor aud Pwllheli. The supper was given at the residence of the Hcv. 15- Pryae, late curate of Llaunor. A very pleasant eveniug was spent, aud the church choir sang sever,,1 anthems aud Christmas carols, adding c msiderably to the harmunyand eutertainment of the minting. After supper several speeches were maiie, cnietly to indicate the feeling of the parishioners ou the occasion of Mr Pryse's departure for auotner sphere of labour. The vicar highly eulogised Mr Pryse in his le- lation to him as curate, and a few laymen represented the parish as unanimous in seutiments ot regret at the I08s of such a sympathising aud energetic clergyman. Mr Pryse, in appropriate terms, expressed his feelings on ihe occasion. Mr aud Mrs Pry.-e leave for Neviu Vica- rage, with sincere wishes for their success aud happiness from their numerous friends at Pwllbeti aud ulaunur. LLANiiPjRNIW. PRNNY READINGS.—The second of this season's series of our Penny Headings came off in the schoolroom here on the23rd ult, H. Ll. Saudbach, hsq.of II afJdunos, preside aud in a capital address poiuted out the many advantages to lie derived from these popular entertain- ments. He also snggeste,1 fur the consideration of the committee that fur the future it might be better if the readiugs of each evening were more devoted to a certain given subject; Biich as physical geography, emigration and the colonies, seli-culture, political economy, & At the conclusion of the Chairman's addreaa. a select programme was very successfully gone through, after which a vote of thauks to Mr Sandbach terminated the meetiug. LLANFAIR-DYFFRYN-CLWYD. CHOIR I'REAT.—Ou the 28,h ult., in accordance with his usual generosity, the Hev, E. J. Owen, the much respected vicar of the above parish, treated the church chuir to an cxcelleut supper, at the White Horse Inn, the Rev. Rd, Owen, curate, in the chair. The health o: tuis gentleman, as well a< that of the Rev. E J Owen, (ill conjunction with Mr8 Owen), was received with musical houonrs Great praise is due to Mr and Mrs o wens, the Lmdlord and landlady of the inn. for the preparation uf the repast. LLANFECiiELL. The plygain which some days before was announced to take place at four o'clock on Christinas morning, was held in the abuve parish cburcb at that early hour, when, after the Rev. K rlwartiij, our respected rector, hiLd read a part of the service in his usual impressive mauner, severdl very appropriate aud well selected carols were sung with great tuthusiasm by some of the pa. rishiunels aud parties from Llanddeusaut and Llanfair. To say that oue carol was better sung than auother would be au inj ustice to the sinsers concerned, for they were all remarkably well rendered iu time aud tune, and with that distinctness of ai ticulation which is an important characteristic of good singing. The church was tastefully decorated, and crowded to excess by an audience, whose conduct this time deserves especial notice as being very good, aud all that could be desired in a place of worship. It is very evident, from the large attendance aud from the earnest zeal and devotion which breathed through the whole service, that this ancient custom of singing praises to Qodiu carols is not dying out at Llaufechell, and it is to be hoped that the plygain will be continued to the end of time with the same energy aud propriety tbat it has been conducted this year. LLANGEFNI. CHRISTMAS MARKET- The market was held here on the ordinary day. The sh)jw of meat was very gnad. Mr H. Jones killed a very fine ox and a cow, together with four sheep. Mr 0. Owens killed a good ox and a heifer, two year old, and also two sheep. Mr It Jones had a very fine ox aud a four year old spade heifer, to- gether with eight sheep (Anglesey breed) weighing 80 lbs. each, one of which was ores.ed according to Christ- mas style in large towus indeed Mr Joues deserves great praise for the excellent taste he evinced in the decorations of his shop, which was quite a novelty in this place. I understand too that the quality of his meat deserved the highest credit. Though the supply of meat was much larger than usual on such occasions it did not exceed the demand for it.-—Correspondent. MENAI BRIDGE. CHRISTMAS MARKET.—Mr Owen Joues, butcher, ex- hibited one 01 the best Christmas shows that could be shown, and the quality was so good that it could, not be surpassed by any tradesman in Anglesey. The quantities were, one ox from William Roberts, Knq., Lleidwigan, Llangefni, weighiug about 2801b. per quarter, and two heifers from the same farm, weighing about 2001b. per quarter; also nine Leicester sheep from W. Roberts, lisq. Cefn Du, Gaerwen, Anglesey, weighing 2ulb. per quarter, aud a first-class lamb from the same farm also three South Down sheep, from Owen Jones's field, weigh- ing about 261b. perquarter.and five Welsh sheep from Mr Joseph Thomas, Tynllan, Llanddyfnan, weighing about 81b. per quarter, and a calf from Mr J ones, Dragon, Pen- uiynydd. The show was well fitted out, and we were greatly surprised to see such a good young lamb so early, as it is a thing that cannot always be seen in Wales on Christmas time. It is to be remarked also that all the meat was buught in the Isle of Anglesey.-Communi- cated. NANTGWYNANT, BEDDGELERT. I Christmas was celebrated at the above neighbourhood by a concert, held in the eveniug, in aid of the school lately opened there, by the Kehoboth choir, Llanberis, under the leadership of Mr R. J. Griffiths. Notwith- standing the severity of the weather, the meeting wao numerously attended. In the unavoidable absence of H, U. McKie, Esq., the chair was taken by Mr T. Wil- liams, Croesor, who made short but appropriate remarks during the meeting. The programme presented a great variety, and your readers will doubtless join me in con- gratulating the choir upon the very good taste which has been shown by them in the selection of the pieces. The ouly drawback to perfect ucceB< so far 88 I could see was the amaUneaa of the chuir, (numbering only 22), to do justice to the pieces selected from Handel's Mes- siah of which the first part consisted; but even this oroves t!,eir determination to make up for quantity ith quality. The following is the programme From the Meniah: Worthy is the Lamb," "Halielujah Chorus," A th- 91-ly -i the Lord," Their .d is gone out," (quarttte and chorus). Also, Y gwan. wyn; Par i mi wybon dy ffyrdd; Awake iEolian Lyre Great Apollo; Strike the Lyre; Now by Day's retiring, lamp; -Ar don o flaen gwyutoedd Ple maer haf; [ Quartette, All among the Barley Duett, Y ddeilen ar yr afon, by the Mirses Griffiths; Miss G. Griffiths also sang Y Pagan (the heathen), The Rainy Day, and Beautiful Isle of the Sea. Their rendering of the glees which formed the second part was undoubtedly masterly. I he piece which principally delighted ihe audience was Ar don 0 fhen gwyntoedd," (Josh. Parry), which was vociferously enoored but owing to the amount of work to be gone through, the request witi not complied with. This wa" decidedly giveu in elegiut style. he choir seemed t" hav eutererl illt" the soul of the piece, aud j consequently rendered it with great effect. But for my own part, I preferred tlie manner ill which they wellt I through "Aw ike ÆI)lytan Lym" Tile atl,Jiel1üt di.l no* .seem to fully appreciate the performances of Mis* G. Griffith.18, although she showed the greatest ability iu rli8dJar;(illg her pirt of the work, especially the "Beautiful Isle of the Sea," whieh she rendered in a very pathetic maimer. The meeting was greatly enli- voned by humorous addresses from W, Searel, Esq, and I several other local gentlemen. Mr Pierce Davies pro- pose,1 tbat the thanks of the meeting should be given to Mis* Miuehell, II. U. UcKi-, J. Wyitt, — Vodtvy, — Denbigh, I'lsq for the support w ich they have always given the school. This was secouded alld passed unanimously. After the usual ceremonies bad heen gone through, the meeting tennioate.1. —Co-nmimioitcil. PORTMADOC. TREAT TO THE CHURCH CHOIR. On Tuesday, the 22nd nit. a few friends provided supper for the Church Clioir The tables wore laid at the Infant School, and the loom was tastefully dcora.t0.J with everreeIl8, &c., by Miss Ha«krid?e and Mr Grin.llny. bountiful supper was laid on the table at 0 o'clock, and upwardiof 3d sinKer and fno jda s<it -town, and amp e justke wa* done 10 the good cheer. The chair was occupied by the woithy Incumbent, Kev. T. Th mas; Mr R I. Jones taking th; vice ch dr. The toasts of the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales were followed by" Gud save the Queen," and" God bless the Prince of ales" TII" Vice ch,lrm1I proposed the health of the Bishop and Clergy, coupled with the namo of the Itcv, T. Thomas, whu, io respondin said, he was very much pleased to meet his friends that evening; it was for the first time on an occvdon like Luis, but he htned it would not be the List. As rear is the Bishop, hoth clertfv and laHy ought to be proud of him, he wa. (ertiuly one of the best bishops in tho Pity He thanked Mr Jon?s and the company for prop os = receivlug his name ao "ordially, !!en° ?hd fy ??dau," by the Choir, Mr William Griffith taking the After the toast of the Array and Navy, Mr J. Percv Thomas sang" Just beforo the battle," and was loudly en rort d. Th • Chair-nan, in iising to propose the toast of the evening The Choir, coupled wLh the nam s of Air J. 1hom.s and Mr Griud ey said he WitS sure lie had one of the best choirs in the country and too much prtise coulit not be given to Mr Tnomas and Mr Grindley foc being so faithful and diligent with the good work, wished them all a Merry Chiistmas and many hapy New Veais. Measrs Thomas and Grindley briefly returned thanks. Carol, by the hotr. M, Giimdey I)")po,ed h? health of tho ladies who so kindly volunteered tyo cMi to receive their frie"d, contributions to- wards that evening's enterta-nment. lie proposed the health of Miss Vaughan and Miss Jaidine. Mr Jess e C. Davies returned thanks. Mi.>s Hawkridge sang 41 Ood blesi our Sailor Prince, and was ver. well received. The Vi c-cJla.irml\n proposed the good friends who so cordially contributed towards this treit, coupled with the name of hi* respected frieud, Mr Parry iBank), wno in responding, st-dhe ?., q?,i e pl,?d to be a.' t them that evning; the c ioir (:" ti,. ?y wag a g od one, an :I g IHd muchimprov d during the hst twelve months; he was sure he WitS only eXpresing the sen- timenis or others in saving they would only be too happy to double their contributions towards a tieat for their excellent clloir next. ear, C Lrol-" Father Christmas. K tv. T. Thomas proposed th J health of his worthy old friend, Mr Vaughan, who was always so r a ly io put his shoulder to the wheel, and cheerfully did his best to further any good woik. Mr Vaughan briefly returned thanks. The next to.ist given was ihe health of Captain T. Richards for so cordially giving thetn a he ping hand,-who, in ..spond- ing thanked them for the compliment. e was delighted to be present on that o ?c 4sion, and indeed he was very glad he had joined the Church he never felt sohappy in his afe. whatever nuv be s_H of the churCh, he was ?ure of oue thing, that timongst Poitmadoj churchmen there was one good sign, there was brotherly love, aud without thii good feeliug no true religion coult exist The Vice-clialman vave the health of Mr T Roberts (sur- veyor), who leturned thanks lie was glad in many respects that hIs lot was cast alJlon them. They had an excellent good man as a minister; f.nd as to the choir it deserved all praUe K;v. T rhouios proposal the health of Mr It. 1..Iolle',ohis gl, t-h a"l m He w..( gr?.t aSs1stauce t » him in the »er- vice he read the lessoD' for him, and was really UDe of the ??t readers in Wales, Mr Jones returned thanks, and said he was only too alad to tike part in the serviœs of the Church, and was happy to meet the choir at this festive season. H ?o.pli.?nt,!d ti,? menlbèu on their progress, adding, that singing wa, a very important portion of Divine worship. Prayers and preaching would coise, b praÜc would last to all eternity. He alluded to the w?r- ship of the Temple, and the Psalms wh ch used to he SUIl in Jewish services. Every one ought to si g. fome would say they could i.ot. He maintained, and Scripture would hear him ou that every one ought to join in singing ai ell as he could: "Letevery one that iiath breath praise the ord." NON, all touui breathe, and allshouhl si Ig. He concluded by exhorting all to join heartily in the responses. Mr Grindley proposod the health of two faithful members ot the choir—Mr C, Davies, and Mr J. E. Jones, who briefly responded Song, by Mr R, Humphreys. Tile Vice-cha-man propose the good health of Miss Eccles and Miss Hawkridge. Mr Grin tley returned thanks. Several carols were sung dUling the evening. Mr H. Hughes sang an old Welsh carol in excellent style. All joined in the National Anthem, and retired highly de- lighted with tne eveniug's entertainment. PWLLHELI. TH CHURCII-Divitle Service was held in this church, mciruiof; and evening, during Advent. T.ie edifice was very tasteflllly decurated fur Christinmday. The dcigtl. were appropriate and very well executed. The crown of itDttlortdlee above the I. H.S. oil the right side ot the altar was particularly beautiful The preslIr appearance of the church illustrates the "pirit of isaiaii's poetical passage The glory of Lebanon shall come with ttieti the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box to- gether, to beautify the place of my sanctuary and I will make the pl"ce of my feet glorious." It is encou- ragiug to observe the clergy manifesting such energy in teaching the people the true signification and design of the great Christian festivals, which LavtJ been too long regarded as opportunities for sinful revels and indul- gence ia brutalising games. TAN V B WLCII. CHRISTMAS CIIAWTIKS.—One of the celebrated oxen fed by Mr Parry, of Glynn, that took the prize at the Merionethshire Agricultural Show this year at Bala, was bought aud distributed to the poor of the neighbour- hood, by order of Mr W. K. Oakeley, of Plas Tanybwlch, and about 50 work people and their wives sat dowu to a bountiful Christmas dinner of roast beef and plum pud- ding. The usual gifts of blankets aud warm clutuing were distributed to the above po,)r by Mr Oakeley, and the Honourable Mrs Oakeley, in November last. UPPER LLIAND-WROG. TREAT TO TEIR CHOIR.—OU Saturday, the ybth ult., the choir of St. James's Church were invited by their respected vicar, Mr James Pryse, to partake of a good aud substantial supper at the vicarage. The supper being over, the remaiuder uf the evening was spent ill singing several tuues aud carols. Before separating the vicar thauked the singers for their assiduity during the past year, and hoped they would continue as faithful to their duties, as members of the church. Mr E. Morris, leader of the choir, iu the uames of the singers, thanked Mr and Mrs Pryse for their kindness in giving them an excellent supper. I WREXHAM. WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting of the board was held on the 24tti ult.Mr Lewis in the chair. The Mayor (Mr T. Rowland) sent half a barrel of beer for the Christmas dinner. Mr Poyger proposed that it be not accepted, and Mr Lester seconded the motion in a very vehement manner, and read extensive extracts showing that it was illegal to admit beer into the house.—Mr E. Rowland proposed that the gift be accepted, and Mr Milligan seconded the motion, which was carried by a large majority.

DISCOVERT OF A STOLEN MAIL BAG.-On Tuesday a mail bag which had been missing from Lancaster since Christmas-eve was found in a coalyard just outside the town. It had been broken open, and the whole of its contents, with the exception of a few newspapers, ex- tracted. It is supposed to have been stolen from the Hatton station, ou the Midland Railway, where it had been left, with other bags, for conveyance to Laucaster. It contained about fifty letters, in several of which there were presents for Christmas. The fragments of a few of the letters have been found between Hatton and Lancaster. Statements have been published which are not quite correct iu reference to what the election judges have de- termined to do as to particulars in cases of petitions alleging corrupt practices. What the three election judges for England have agreed upon is1 as to such peti- tions as are fixed for trial, to require that the particu- lars which used to be given in on the opening of the case should be sent in three days before trial; but this is not to exclude cases coming to the petitioner's know- ledge later and up to the conclusion of the trial. The judges have not made a fixed rule on this matter, but propose to try the effect of three days' notice, and may revert to the old practice if they find the effect of this notice bear hardly "pon respondents. AN IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE MASTERS' AND SERVANTS' ACT.-On Monday, at the Manchester City Sessions, Richard Lawson, a gentleman carrying on business in Booth-street, Manchester, was indictid far having embezzled various sums of money belonging to Mr H. Townley Parker, of Cuerdon hall, Preston. The prisoner, who was employed by the prosecutor as agent for an estate of which he is the owner, in the township of Bradford, near Manchester, was indicted under the Masters' and Servants' Act Mr Pope, who appeared for the prisoner, maintained that he was not a "clerk" or servant" within the meaning of the statute, and therefore could not be convict-d of embezzlement under the circumstances set forth in the indictment. The Recorder said he had very great doubt on the point, but he did not think that the prosecution had made out that the pris mer occupied a position which created the rela. tionahip of master and servant. The prisoner waa ao- cordingly acquitted. ILLNESS OF Nitt JUSTICE MI.LI.OR. Mr .Iostice Meilor is seriously ill, and it is feart'd he will nut b# able to resume His duties in the Court of Queen's Bench. Tlie Metrop >!ir.au Kituali.-st-f are ail > it to hold a series of services, t-xtei dii g over tw,» m nths, to pray for the uu ilaotw of Al v ,.i li ri- t.a- present attacks ou tin: Chore h s i itu t! <-• li.i --LI A Hue otter was killed in a eingi.ian vera' Kiham, about ten miles from Canterbury last week. A i irmor was passing through a meadow when be obseived »hat he thuught was a fox, and he directed to it the atten- tion of a sheep dog. A chase ensued until the animal ran into a thick hedge, which it could not penetrate, and the dog fastened upon it until Mr Kittell cao.e up. Aj mi and hi, e'JlnpiI"i"o, who hav,> ¡, n c ",delUned to death by the Papal (i .Vermuent, are UKoly v > iet;eive a commutation of their sentence..Many prelates, It ill said, were so impressed' by the agitation which the exe- fution of Monti aud Toguetti aroused throughout all Itdv. aud are SO apprehensive that even deeper agita- tion will be caused if the guillotine is again called inw play, that they are doing all in their power t?, pre"en this re-ult A PILOT BOAT RUN DOWN.—A serious accident oc- curred on Saturday night to a pilotboat at the lJIouth of the Mersey river. It appears that beyond the liell Buoy the China, on her outward voyage, came into e.?tMiou with tbf?Hut.-?uat,acni cut her d(?nt?tht water's edge abreast of the forem ist. Some of the crew were washed overboard, but r,-e vered, and otlieri wcre rescoed by the China, aud taken on to Q'le.-ns- town. Two are missing atlll are supposed to hue Leen drcowued during the confusion which eusued upm the collision, A WUOLESALE POISONER.—We rellci in the p, neer of India The last Police Gazette N IV. P., p.bi ,I,es the confession of a mild Hindoo, nlUlf>cl RannUheen, not quite 21 years of ajje, who for the last t,v,-nty mouths has followed the calling of poisoner. There il 110 nonsense about Ham "lileeu. lie does not pr.tcud to scruples "r remorse of auy kiud. lie call. his vlctnDt "shikar" (game) and alleges no other excuse for hi., piao- tices than that it was vei y dull at home in his village. So far as we can enumerate the persons he pr soiied in the ycar "uu a half, tliey are about iweiit) -se en bit lie is very cavalier aud careless in figure, ai.d talk, of a family whom he lIIay IIwrdcr with a lordly negligence as to the number of its members. Hamadheell is not iu the least superstitious. Most of his victiio> were either Bralnnins or fuqueers, and Ills favourite hunting grounds weie what he calls holy places IJludacbull, near xlirzipore.and the Wagh Mela here. SAYING LIKE FitOM SHIPWIIKCK IN 1868.—The year just closed will lie remembeied as one of the s'u-iun-gt on record, but it is satisfactory that the yar wdi also be well rememoered -for the great exeitious wlin h have been put forth to save shipwrecked persons. (unrig the past twelve months the boats of tlie R"yal irntoal Lifeboat Institution nave been instrumental in savuig, during boisterous weather, a total of 558 lives, io a I'li- tiou to twenty-three v(;s8d8 saved f,oul destruction. Duriug the sallie pel ;0,1 tile l.ifelioat Institution granted rewards tor saving 2.59 lives by fishing and other boats, making a grand total of 817 lives saved mainly through it. illstrllwcutahty. In the same period, the e cus of the lifebnats of the society, at a very largeexpeus hive either aseemh!ed ur put off in reply to signals of d* tress 142 times to ships not eveutudlly requirillg thoir services. The mountain railway system of Mr Fell, as app ied to VontCems, is, accordiug to promts-, to be superseded hy a new aud improved method contrived by the Cheva- lier Agu lio, which is about to be carried out alongside Mr Fell's, under the authorisation of the h e,11 government. The chevalier, iustead uf an or 'luary winding route, is to construct a road almost direct from the foot of the Ulouutalll to the top. The lIIachiue is not put in motion by horses or steam, but by an exter- ual motive power imparting to it its power allll its movement by means of a steel cable. All mountains contain reservoirs of wit!ei-, and these are to be utilised as a motive power. The Chevalier Agudio collects this water in a large tank ami thic water is so directed as to set iu uintiou a cable which is twisted around large perpendicular wheels, and these again communicate their motion to horizontal wheels pressing on a central rail. A PIANO KEY WARMER —Some ingenious person has invented alld patented a piiuo and organ k-y wanner, the design of which is to keep the kejo of the, instrument from chilling the tiugeis vf the player. I can tell hiul uf i piano aud organ key warmer which is very simple aud effective, though I am not aware that it has ever been patented. It consists iu a roasted potato, For niitiv winters past I have kuown it to be use by uiauv ladies in divers places. The roasted potato, wrapped in a bit of fl inuel, is taken to church in a small W,??g from whence it I b,?gtt ,.t needed to be held iu the hands of the fair lady who acts as the un- paid organist or harmonium olayer. Fingering trie icy keys of an organ in a cold church on a winter s day is certainly a chilling performance; and there are 8 mie who read this who may thank me for the hint of the roasted potato. It will retain its heat during the ser- vice. One trial wdl prove the fact, as the advertising grocers say.—Once a Week, RUMOURED OBJECT OF THE POLITICAL CONCLAVE AT HATFIELD HOUSE.—We (Imperial Review) are given to understand that the meeting at Hattield House, of Mr Gladstone, Sir Roumlell Paluier, the Uishop of Oxford, Mr Cardwell, and Mr Lowe, was due to the desire of the Marquis of Salisbury to discuss the question of the Irish Church, with the view of ascertaining whether any compromise would be acceptable to the Liberal party, that should preserve intact to the Established Church in Ireland its existing capacity for religious and social usefulness. I he John Bull, on tie same sub- ject, s ays—There are rumours at the clubs of some plan agreed on between Air Gladstone and Lord Salisbury, for putting the property of the Irish Church iu Com- mission, and giving the Church freedom, aud leaving the question of the disposal of the surplus (if any) tor the future. This it is thought would at once please the High Church party, and prevent the Dissenters caring to attack the Knglish Church. But the chance of such a measure passing the House of Commons would be very small and probably the gossips are really dis- cussing Mr Shaw Lefevre's scheme, which proposes to give the Church a certain capital, aud let, her be free. A FENIAN TAMPERING WfTH SOLDIERS.—At the Cork Police-office, on Saturday, before Mr Barton, a young man named John Kean, described as a porter, aud living in Charlemont-street, was brought up in the custody of Acting-inspector 19 A, charged with attempt- ing to seduce from their allegiance Robert Sherlock and Charles Hawkins, two gunueis of the Royal Artillery, ia the public-house No. 1, Clanbrassil-street, on Chiistmas night. It appeared, from the evidence of the prose- cutors, that they were drinking in a public house with the prisoner, his brother, and some other parties. The prisoner got up to propose a seditious toast about making the Queen and the Orangemen danee, and stirring up France, and as to a rebellion iu Ireland. Sherlock ad. vised the prisoner to be quiet, and the latter asked was he (Sherlock) a Fenian, to which he replied that, he was not. The prisoner then asked him would he like to be- come one, and he said No." The prisoner then asked him to take the Fenian oath, which he declined. Kean then said, You had better get out of this." Both the soldiers got up to leave, and as they were going out one of the prisoner's friends threw a glass of beer after them. The soldiers subsequently met the Acting-inspector, and returned with him to the public-house, and gave the prisoner into custody. The case has beeu re- manded. RITUALISM AT BRIGHTON.—On Christmas Eve a mid- night celebration was held at St. James's, Brighton. The church was partly filled by a respectable auditory, the building itself profusely decorated with laurels, holly, and flowers; many large crosses being formed by the same. The altar was decorated with flowers, and on a side table was the usual light burning, but on this occasion surmounted by a carved figure of the Infant Saviour. The usual display of embroidered dre?es, &c., was exhibited by the officiating priests and chori; ters. The proceedings commenced with the imposing procession, during which and throughout the entire service incence was freely scattered about In fact, notwithstanding the recent decision of the Privy Coun- cil, lights, incense, bowing, &c., were upon the usual excessive scale. Many slightly suppressed sounds of discontent were heard throughout the service, both within and without the building but at the commence- ment of the offertory sentences, a gentleman ciied out, "It is perfect bosh; 1 say perfect ruubish." Imme- diately some of the vergers, with thpir oaken staves, rushed to the pew in which he was sitting; the priests looked aghast, and the choristers and the congregatiou seemed terror-stricken. The gentleman proceeded to say, when efforts were made to expel him, I expected this-I am not afraid to repeat my ivords-it is all perfect rubbish-leavii me alone, I will go away without help. The vergers again attempted to take hold of him, when he again said, It is perfect rubbiiih I came here to worship God according to the tenets of the Church of England, not of the Church of Rome. This is all mockery and rubbish, Mr Purchas." The last words he uttered while crossing the church and neanng the altar. On reaching the first (inner) doors of the building, two or three over-earnest vergers rather roughly pushed him into the outer lobby, and thence into the street. The service was then resumed, though the voice of the officiator was very tremulous, and side- long glances were taken by those in the choir at every murmuring sound from without. Many persons imme- diately left the building j some ten or a dozen only re- mained to partake of the Holy Communion, in the celebration of which excessive bowings, lightings, and inoeneingB were most freely indulged in. Thec mgre- Igation separated about one o'clock; but as a detach- ment of police were stationed without, the crowd offered no personal violence to them as they dMpeMetL— ?f?A? Hemld.

We cannot be responsible for the opinions expressed by corres- pondents. THE CONSEltVATIVII BANQUET. DEAlt SIR,—IU my speech on Wednesday I -t at the banquet I mid, May the wings of liberty never lose a feather," NOT kings, &0. Yours truly, E. W. MATHEW. Wern, 26th Dec., 1868. K W. MATHEW.