The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

HOUSE OF LORDS,-MONDAY, July 26. Thtir lordships met at four o'clock for the purpose 01 hearing 'he royal gi,??, by comUUSlon to various public and 1,?i- v.?<; b. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of St. Albans, and Lord Be Tabley. Viscount Eversley entered the house while the proceedings were going on, but remained standing at the door without taking Jib usmd seat. Shortly after four oYloek Colonel Clifford, yeoman usher of t1 IC black ru'l, was directed to summon the attendance of the Lower HOII"e, and shortly afterwards the Speaker, accompanied lIy the l'l'l'<1lIhlt.ar1l1S and about twenty hon. members, ap- peared at tue bar. The commission was read by the clerk at the table, and the royal assent was then given with all the usual formalities. Vnetirst bill to receive the assent wa an act toputanend to the establishment of the Irish Church, and e p r :?'c?!id to v„»>pwt thereof, and also in respect of the College of Maynooth. Miou.r the other bills were the pensions -m 'tti n lill? were the r.tAho e ?til??ndi?,,? d 'puties bill, the prisons (Scotland) administration Z?t, 1860, ;i:n• iidment bill, the Court of Session act, 1868, amendment ti", 10oprt polef a=y,,p in? of Lancaster bill, the social bails bill, the Sunday and gg.1 schools bill, the assessed .it,, bill, the e?,dwd hospitals, Ac., (Scotland) ,?i 11, the Poor Law Hoard vrodional order ."nti??ulati- bill, I,e 1-1 ???'pi.je.Liwntat bill, and a number of pri- vate bills. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MONDAY, July 26. ShorOy afterwards the hou,o were summoned by the Black }(nd to atteud a Royal Commi?ion in the House of Lords. 01 their retnrn the Spm 4?r anvounwd that the rovul :t?iit lt.td giic-n by commi?ion to the Iri?h Church bill, which =,(i with cheers from the Mini!œrial benchN, but in .olemn .ilelloo by tho Opposition. Mr Br? made nPPl to hon. member,? having notices, on?o? ?t?uw?. on ?e paper, to postpone them, as they \taJtoaltÏeI¿IIIh;' ilttre'e :1 ty *um>lv wm t?iiihed. If the scgion was to 1- Wluun the usual uinits it was absolutely necessary that supply should be finished on Thursday, as it ? eight days befom the session could be brought end after supply w- finished. The I,- sion iill ??otto far ex(ed the t?tul limits, but during its existenoo unusual demands had beenmude upon the time, atten- tion, amI labours of hon. members. He hoped that he might be allowed to take the second reading of the habitual criminals bill that nigi?t,, r,i.9 the di,cussiou on it till the next stage. On tbe vote of ? ?,3160 for national edumuon i" Ireland. Mr Maguire complained of the condition in which the national teachers werc left, who, he stated "ere worse fed, clothed, and housed thun ordinary labourers. Mr Synan urged that the consolidated fund had just been re- lieved by the Irish Church bill of a charge of £70,000, and the Government could afford to give the national teachers an ade- quate salary and a lair superannuation. Sir F. Heygatealso made a similar application to the Gonrn- ment. Mr Chichester Fortescue was quite ready to admit that the condition of school teachers, eonidcring the importance of their services,the good which they did, and the ,il which they could d(,, ."4 not ? t.s t.1y. They had, therefore, a strong claim on the consideration ol the Government. They must, however, also admit the "y small local support g"'?" to t ,.? national teachers, wlaict,, ?Io,,i, that Ireland was a poor country, was iu Irk,-d o.,t?.-t to the ? in England, li?l?.p? N however, that this state of things would not continue. After a short conversation the vote was agreed to, as were also SC"NIII olher votes -e'ted with the public works department i? M.u.<). On thc motion for going into wmmitt? on the telegraphs bill, Mr W. Fowler complained strongly of the terms of a,?c?emelit made with the tlllg-pl? companies, which,quoting the speeches Of Mr Goschen and otlier uieitkber,, ?fth bi?,,?t d, as excessive. He ??p?,i,lly complained of the method in wlueh the m",t., were entered into, and aJthough approving of the trlmsfer of the telegraphic businessto the G., "?t he would tl??r sacrifice all ti?? ?d,??t-g,? than consent to ,h terms as the p-t whi?h iuYoh"ed a waste of £ 2,000,000 of public money. Ir R. Torrens moved that the bill be referred back to the Select Committee, and hoped that it would have the effect of defeating the bill, which, in addition to the pr?..t 10"- of three or four millions, would involve a very hw\)' annual outlay. He disputed the accuracy of Mr Bcuddamore's estimates, and con- tended that the price ought not to have be,. more than two -d Ii lliÙi million*. Mr W. H. Smith, as a director of one of the company, po?ed out that they were very retuct?ttyparhDgwith the ?uertv He showed the vast in,-ing ratio of the profit, p d risen from ?2,000 in 18631 to tt7X,0(M in IMS, and X,? t mr?mu-chMe calculated on that year w as only 16 yearn' tj,, 20 5,, ,.r,, ofit. of I?. He .ho-point? out that the 1hcld.:år;I¡f. riked ).erih:kt it wa.s-111 the earlv 8h.)? of the undertaking, and as the Govern- ment had M'-er desired to purchase it unhr it w?s 'um?. U?ey ?rc entit M to consideration for their mcreaamg proSta. He ehowedatso that the post-oee ought to manage the telegraphs with ereater economy than independent and rival companies. Mr Va d Hunt defended the conduct of the late Government. The term. of 20 y?'pwlim was not exorbitant, for in the milway management the terms in which the Government could buy up the railway s was fixed at 25 5,mm. In his opinion the use iev:ili:lû,S li;aiimfaï,ltr ;!fuf the telegraphs ?.. U?,n for the first time subjected t. in?.tiga- tion. if they had bought them at the value of the shares, with the allowance for compulsory purchase, It would have been eighteen years' purchase, but the companies stood out for the same term. as the pureli? of railways. Twenty years, there- fore, was a fair compromise, and if the pwch? had been de- layed only for a y-r the terms would have been much higher. Mr Crawfurrl supported the bill. The Marquis of kirtigt.. oaid that the terms of the pur- chase were fixed by the bill of lut year, but the house was per- fctly com petent t refuse to carry them out. Having, however# given tl, ,b, hi. best ..?id,tAon,, be did Mnm* that t?.y ?', It.i to do they would be able heredw to make a better

HOUSE OF LORDS,—TcEsnAY, July 27. The Earl of Carnarvon called attention to the present position of affairs in New Zealand. He analysed at some length the despatches in the blue-book reoently published, expressing an opinion that the surrender of the control of native affairs, al- though perhaps somewhat premature, must now be accepted as a necessary fact, and that the present policy, which had now been pursued by several successive Secretaries of State, would ultimately be acquiesced in by the mlonists when the present irritation had subsided, not only u the best but as the only one which could be adopted. He suggested that a commissioner, armed'with similar powers to those with which Lord Durham was sent to Canada and Sir H. Storks to Jamaica, should be ?t to New Zealand. ""Ë :t';p1imented the noble Earl on the judJciou. 'I..?ter of his ob""rmtiong,which were calculated to t-gth,,? the policy of her Majesty s Government, which naa oeen gener- ally approved of by the country. He would not now say more than that the Government intended to adhere to that policy. He trusted that the difficulties of the colony and the irritations in it would only be temporary, and that the Colonial Govern- ment would learn the real nature of the responsibility which it had assumed, ,d adopt those mm? of conciliation towards t?e na?Tw'h'Mt would put an end to the state of brigoidw, rather than war, which prevailed in it. '? The Bishop of Lichfield said that the state of the colony of New Z?land wm w serious that its me demanded not so much rigid and just, m merciful and comW,?ionat4a consideration of the mother n?m{?"?nore'' eslwially as the latter had never dis- charged in spirit the duties which she had originally assumed towards the natives. He suggested that advantage l?o.li be taken of the King moi,entent? district aasfgued to the uaUre King-and legal powers given to him to frame laws for the go- refllment of the natives. After some remarks from Lord Lyvedcn, the subject drop pod. There was no business of importance in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,—WEDNESDAY, July 28. The bill for ttieabolitioii l, li, mot'e for (I ?ding, but un ?,, ?.= 'ff1, oppmdtion, & division was taken, and there wm a 1 ority of ?ixtyy a?st thp measure being -1 In the -Ir- of a speech condcmm¡. tory of the MUM.. Bruce admitted that the preseut law was in a very unsatisfactory condition. He thought that the law "'?I ?bt! altered so as to bring it into harmony with what wa virtually the practice of the stte in regard to the remb.iûn of the death penalty in certain cas. The Game Laws (Scotland) Bill was withdrawn.

_u ATTEMPTED FRAUD UPON THE LONDON AND NOIUH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY: On the 22ad inst., at the County Police Court, Man- chester, before Mr H. L. Trafford and Dr. Royle, Henry Ford, the man who has for some time past been in custody for alleged swindling, was brought up, on re- mand, charged with attempting to obtain by false pre- tences the sum of £4,000 from the London and North Western Railway Company. Evidence was called to prove that iu September the prisoner, through his solicitors, Messrs Fox, wrote to the company, demanding compensation in respect of injuries which he alleged he had received in the Ahergele accident. In his second letter he fixed the amount at X4,000, and he subse- quently served a writ upon the company for the recovery of his claim. From inquiries which the company made, they had every reason to believe that the prisoner was not in the train to which the accident occurred. Mr James Owen Binger, superintendent of the Holyhead district of the London and Northwestern Railway, was called to prove that the accident occurred at Abergele on the 20th August, and he stated that he had negoti- ated several claims for personal injuries, but he did not hear of the prisoner's for some months after the accident. Mr W. Sutton stated that he was superintendent of the Manchester district at the time of the Abergele accident. On the 2ud September he received a letter from Mes3rs Fox, solicitors, stating that their client, Mr Henry Ford, was a first-class passenger in the train to which the accident occurred on the Holyhead line, and that having been very much shaken and injured, he was sufferiug from concussion of the spine. It was also stated in the letter that Mr Ford would claim the compensation in respect of the injuries which he had received, the ex- tent of which it was impossible then to state. The following letter to Mr Sutton, dated January, 1869, was also put in Mr Ford, when I last saw him three weeks ago, stated that he should expect serious compen- Sition. The sum of zC4,000 was mentioned by him as being what he considered the least that he ought to have. He also stated that he should give the servants of the company every facility to investigate his case, but he did not see that the company had any right to ask him to submit to any further personal visit. We have the evi- dence of a patty who saw Air Ford leave the train from Chester. He is now living in this party's house at Bar- ton-on-Irwell, and has not been able to leave the same siuce the accident. I will call upon you at any time to see if there is any possibility to make amicable arrange- ments, and should be glad to hear from you on Monday. -J. W. Fox." Witness had seen Mr Fox on several occasions, and he had had an interview with the prisoner at hi. lodgings at i?arton-on-Irwell. He was then attired as an invaliq. his legs being wrapped in blankets, and medicine bottles and galvanic apparatus being in his room. Witness asked him a great many questions; amongst others, where he resided, and he replied that he had no permaueut home, but Rugby was the last place wheie he had lived. He said he had a wife and four children, and had left his children at Rugby. He expressed his determination to press forward his claim against the railway company, stating that if he was obliged to go to the assizes he should claim £10,000 instead of £ 4,000. Witness did not lead the prisoner to believe that the company would pay him the money, but told him that they would not do so. He commenced an action for the recovery of zC4,000, but did not pro- ceed with it. Mr Ecclee, chief detective-officer of the London and North Western Railway, stated that since last week he had been instructed to prosecute inquiries with regard to the charge against the prisoner, and he should be in a position to prove by next Wednesday where he was at the time of the Abergele accident. Mr Trafford-Was he in the accident ? Witncss-I am certain that he was not, so far as it is possible for me to be certain, not having been present at the tinft. Mr Trafford said that a prima factc case had been made out againet the prisoner, and he should commit him to take his trial at the assizes. In regard to bail, he should require two sureties of X100 each, and twenty- four houts notice of them.

I BE GLAD. Is this a time to be moody and sad, "Tlleu our mother Nature laughs around; When even the deep bine heavens look glad. And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground. There are notes of joy from the lark and wren, And the gossip of swallows through all the sky; The ground squirrel gaily chirps by his den, And the swift-flying bee hums merrily by. The clouds are moving in the azure space, And their shadows at play on the bright green mle, And here they stretch to the frolic ehasc, And there they roll on the easy gale. There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower, There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree, There's a smile on the fruit and a smile on the flower, And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea. And look to the b-,I?f..d sun how be smiles On the dewy earth that smiles in his ray. On the leaping waters and gay young isley, O.hl:: I 1-wNe :lJif I F. O. F.

Those ladies who have not yet tried the GLENFIELD STARCH, are respectfully solicited te give it a trial, and carefully canyout the directions printed on every pack- age. It is rather more difficult to make than other Starches, but when this is overcome, they will say like the Queen's Laundress, that it is the finest Starch they ever used. 47 834 PROTECTION KROM FIRE.—Bryant and May give the following as a type of what is constautlv occurring through the incautious use of ordinary Lucifcrs, and would point out the perfect security afforded by their Patent Special Sa,?ety Matcher which ignite only on the box-for if left carelessly about within the reach of chil- dren, they are perfectly hai-mless-its it is ouly possible to light them ou the prepared surface of the box :— "Frightful Death from Fire.-Lot evening an enquiry was held at the London Hospital by Mr John Hum- phreys, the Middlesex Coroner, respecting the death of William Poley, aged seven years, who lost his life under the following shocking circumstances Thomas Poley, 11, White Row, said that on Tuesday morning he heard a noise in the room where deceased and his brother Al- hell were. He went to see what was the matter, and he found their bed in flames and deceascd's clothes on fire. He was burning fiercely, and he screamed out, Oh, it was Alfred made me do it, he told me to light the matches.' It appeared that deceased had got some luei- fers and set fire to the bed and himself. Witness had much difficulty in extinguishing the flames, and was himself severely burnt. Mr Applcyard, house surgeon, said that the skiu and flesh wero burnt off deceased's stomach and limhs. He was dreadfully charred, and recovery was of course hopeless. A verdict of Acciden- t.1 was returned."—Morniny Star, 8th April, 18W.

PORTMADOC. ] FUNERAL.On Tuesday last, the mortal remains of Mr Richard Roberts, an old pilot at Portmadoc, were interred in the burial ground belonging to the Inde- pendent Chapel, in the Port, and of which chapel the deceased was a member. The attendance waa an ex. tremely large one, even for Wales, as the deceased was much respected by his fellow townsmen. The cause of his death was a somewhat unusual one. About a fort- night ago a winding chain on board a vessel hurt the- little and the ring finger on his left hand, and ulti- mately this produced mortification, of which he died on Saturday last. ACCIDIINT.-on Tuesday last, a young boy named William Davies, on board the Francis Henry, Captain Roberts, who was loading slates at Major Mathew's wharf, fell from the rigging, a height of about fifty feet. He alighted on his feet, or otherwise he tnuat have been killed on the spot. As it was several of his ribs were broken, and the joints of his anklt*, &c. were very, seriously injured. He was at once attended to by lir Robertt and his assistant He Is progressing DlUØh. better than could have been expected considering the fearful fall. THE CHURCH IN PORTMADOC.—We are glad to find that the church in this place is progressing very aatia- factorily, and particularly it has done so during the ministrations of the present pastor, the Ref. T. Thomas. The congregation has nearly doubled within the last two or three years, and it still continues to increase. Mr Thomas is most untiring and zealous in his attendance to the spiritual wants of the flock which has been com- mitted to his charge, and in consequence he is beleved and esteemed by all classes of people, aad even by those who do not profess to be churchmen. In. addition to holding services three times ou Sundays- two in Welsh and one in English, aud also a welaii service on rues- day eveningd-he daily pays personal visits to the houses of his flock, and especially to the poorer maln bers of it also occasionally to those who live in Tre- madoc. He is very liberal to the pwrso far as his very limited means will extend, for he has a family of small children of his own, and his stipend is but a small one. Pity that a minister of such a character is not supplied with more ample means to practice the Christian virtue of charity which he would but too gladly do were it within his power. On Sunday evening last, Mr Thomas preached a very able sermon on Confirmation, taking for his text Heb. 12, chap. 1. The congregation was a very large one, the schoolroom bttiug crowded, and the dis- course was listened to with great and marked attention. The confirmatiuu will ba held at Lianystumdwy, and Mr Thomas has already begun to examine and prepare candidates both in Portmadoc and Treuiadoc. Had we a few more ministers possessed with Mr Thomas's zeal and energy, the church in Wales would have nothing to fear from its enemies, not even excepting the Liberation Society. THE TOWN AND TRADJfi OF PORTMADOC. With the exception perhaps of the towns of Llan. duduo and Rhyl, there is not a more extraordinary place iu Wales, all tblLgS being taken into consideration, thau is the town of Portmadoc, with its sister town of Trtwadoe. Llandudno and Rhyl owe their existence almost solely, if not absolutely, to the Chester and uolyhead Railway, and they date back no further than twenty ye rs. Tue origin of l'ortmadoc had nothing whatever to do with railways, but it sprung from and is mainly dependent upon the slate quarries of Festi- uiug and other mines ill the immediate neighbourhood. Upon the success of the quarries depends the prosperity of rortmadoc, which is the sole outlet for the foreign trade in slates. Sixty years ago there was but one solitary house in the port, whilst its present population cannot be under 2,5UU. fremaduc was built some years before, in the very beginning of the pieseut century, owing to an embankment having been made across a part of Traeth* mawr, by which the sea was cut off from the valley which lies between Portrhydden and Penmorfa and Wern. Portions of this embankment are still to be seen in places, and within this confined boundary the land is tolerably well cultivated, although the substra- tum is for the must part composed of pure sand. But the laud thus rescued from the domain of old ocean was but a smill fractional part of the whole Traetbmawr valley, the rest of which was covered with the sea at high tides, in which were a number of small rocky islets which now dot the landscape, as little rocks rising out of a perfectly flat vale. Iu order to recover the remainder of the valley from the sea, the late Mr W. A. Maducks undertook to build another embank- ment from a spot which is now near the harbour of Portmadoc to the opposite side of the estuary, in Merionethshire, and which is a mile in length within a few yards. This splendid undertaking, after enormous difficulties and an immense expenditure of money, was at last completed, and from this time the rise of Port- madoc (or Madoc's Port) may be dated. The expense of this cob barrier almost ruined Mr Madocks, but it will ever remain as a noble monument to his energy, skill, and perseverance, to say nothing of his patriotism. At first the progress of Portmadoc was slow, as not only were the slate quarries at blaenau but partially developed, but there was no way to get the slates down to the port fur exportation but by carting or boating them, (the latter method from the Traethmawr from a point near Maentwrog,) and involved great trouble and greater expense, the operation being altogether a limited and a tardy one. In the year 1832 a company was formed to make a tramway from the purt to the quarries, in order to faci- litate the exportation of slates. In 1836, on the 26th of April, this tramway was opened. Up to that time the quantity of slates shipped from Portmadocannually was not more than 12,00o tons, but the tramway gave such an impetus to the quarries that in the year 18ô2 the quantity exported rose to 64,000 tons, and as in the next year, 1863, steam power was applied to the rear- ganised tramway, and with wonderful succebs, the slates shipped from the port in the year 18(18 amounted to above 90,000 tons. Of course, this extraordinary expansion of the slate trade has had a corresponding effect on the prosperity of the port, aud on the general business of the entire neighbourhood. Instead of one solitary mud cottage, the town has now large streets, public offices and build- ings, commodious quays, hotels, banks, &c., and it fairly promises to become in time not only one of the most important, but one of the most extensive placesin the country. It possesses several fine quays, aud another large one is being built; a custom-house; two banks- Messrs Cassou, and the Provincial bank of England a news room down by the harbour; a number of slate yards, with convenient houses aud offices attached a great number of large bholM, those iu Bank-place espe- cially being very handsome erections, equal to any to be found in the country; three good hutels-the Royal Commercial, Mr T. Davies; the Sportsman, Mr E. Thomas, beautifully situated and nicely fitted up by its new proprietor: the Ship and Castle Hotel, Ilr Mark Evans; and a number of other respectable aud well- conducted inns. Church services are held in the National School-room three times on Sundiy-iiamely, a Welsh service in the morning, a Suuday school au.1 service in the afternoon, aud a Welsh service in the evening-the minister, the Kev. T. Thomas, being most zealous aud indefatigable in his ministerial duties, both in aud out of the pulpit. All the various denominations of Dissenters have large and handsome chapels, some of them being the finest and largest buildings in the town. There is a good and commodious police station, with a nice house attached; also, an irou foun jry in Maduc. street; and another at the other side of the embank- went a steam saw mill, owned by a company; and a steam flour mill, the proprietors of which are Messrs Meshach and John Roberts, and which does an im- mense business. There is likewise a slate and slab steam works, owned by Mr Williams, and which is one of the best and largest in Wales. The Town-hall is certainly no credit to the place, but we believe a new one is contemplated to be erected in a square nearly opposite the police station, on a much larger scale, and iu a different style of architecture. We may add that Portmadoc is the centre of four lines of railway, which afford every accommodation to the inhabitants aud to all thoBe who from business or pleasure visit this part of Wales. Tremadoc is a short mile from the Port, and along a turnpike road which is perfectly level. It is a regular- built little town, and is most picturesque, being situated at the base of a perpendicular hill, which completely shelters it from the north wind. It has a large square in the centre, in which the markets and fairs are held also a large town-hall, a well conducted and commodious hotel (the Market Arms), Mr R. Ll. Jones; several good shops, and respectable kept inus. There is a chapel of ease in the town, the minister being the Rev. Mr Earnshaw, who resides in Portmadoc, and English services are held in it every Sunday, in the morning and eveniug, which is attended by all the gentry of the neighbourhood. To the stranger the situation of Portmadoc must appear a remarkably fine, and even a novel one. It is in the centre as it were of a panorama uf huge hills, and that on all sides of it, the tops of which in rainy weather are always covered with clouds. From the middle of the embankment above alluded to is to be obtaiued the kest view of Suowdon which it is possible to have, and from this point too is the best general view of the ur- rounding country and mountains. Altogether, it is a view which is scarcely excelled from any other spot in Wales. If a visitor were to asceud the small hill close to the town called Moel Gest, he would* be amply re- paid for his toil, as the prospect from its rugged summit is magnificent in the extreme. We are sorry to say that at the present time Port- madoc suffers with other towns from the general dulness of trade. Here, as elsewhere, there is a kind of stagna- tion perceptible, which it is not a very easy matter to satisfactorily account for. There is no diminution in tht gross export of slates, and the import trade is on the itiffeaae rather than otherwise; but freights are low, a j probably the erection of large new shops and hotels atBlaenau may affect business pretty much in the same w" as Bangor is affected from similar causes by Be- The building trade has been brisk during the pat winter and Bprbg. Six or seven large new shops hate been built; a new quay is in the course of construc- tiai the foundries are in full operation, as are like- wile the two steam mills, and the slate works referred to; and yet the general trade of the town is admitted onall hands not to be good. The cause, therefore, must be a general and not a local one.

BUTHIN. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, MONDAY, JULY 26. PresenJames Maurice, Esq., chairman; Rev. D. ibberts, vice-chairman; Thomas Hughes, Esq., Ystrad; Gkbriel Roberts, Esq,; Rev. G. Ll. Roberts, R. F. Birch, 14; R. G. Johnson, Esq., ex-officio; Messrs J. Wright, Aoerwheeler; John Jones, Clocaenog; Rev. J. C. Davies, Oarwen; Isaac Lloyd, Efenechtydd; Edw. Humphreys, (jyffylliog; Edward Jones, Llanarmon; John Jenkins, Umbedr; John Davies, Llanelidan; Thomas Symond, Uanfair; Robert Johnson, Llanfair; David Griffith, Llanfwrog; Thomas Williams, Llanganhafal; Rev. J. Griffith, Llanynys; John Jones, Ruthin; and Thomas Roberts, Ruthin. The Controverty between the St. Asaph Board of Guardians and the Ruthin Do.-Tht) following letter was read by the Chairman in reply to the ClOse which had been drawn up by this board, and having been submitted to the St. Asaph Guardians, sent to the Poor IÅw Board to decide between tliem: Poor Law Board, July 14th. StR.—I am directed by the Poor Law Board to acknowledge the reoeipt of your letter of the 30th ult., and to state that they are not aware of any legal liability which attaches to either the or the Ruthin Union, in respect to the costs incurred for medical tmtm(!iit of the child referred to in your letter. T:ie Loard understands that the child was not a pauper, and was Dot -t to the hospital by .?y of the officers of the guardians. —I am, etc., H. FLKMIXS. The Clerk was ordered to transmit a copy of the letter to the St. Asaph Guardians. Pauper Lunatics and IdioU.—A statement of the condition of the pauper lunatics confined in the North Wales Counties Luuatic Asylum chargeable to the Ruthin Union for the half year endisg June 30, 1869, was read by the Chairman. The report, which bore the signature, G. Turner Jones, superintendent," showed that twenty lunatics, of both sexes, were confined at the expense otthe Ruthin Union, all of whom were con- sidercd not dangerous to self or others." Three were parked in the column headed observations" as excited at times. The Proposed Subscription, to a Fire Elt9ine.- -The Clerk stated that he had written as directed to the Poor Law Board inquiring whether they would sanction a sub. scription to the proposed fire engine; but that he had as yet received no reply. The State of the Board's Financu.-The Clerk having concluded reading the miuutes the Chairman said he did not observe ou the minntes any reference to the instructions given to him to call a special meeting of the guardians. The Clerk-Well, sir, I have not entered that on the minute book. I will show you the note I took of it. The Clerk then produced the following:—" liesolved that this board be adjourned until- next." As no day had been fixed he had nut filled in the blank of the date. The Chairman-It was adjourned until you received the cheque book. When you got the cheque book you were ordered to call a meeting of the guardians. The Clerk—Last Saturday afternoon I got the cheque book. The Chairman said he might mention the board was in a considerable dilemma. Last board day they had no cheque books-they had not come down from the printers. A humorous remark was made last board by a gentleman to the ellect that having no funds in the bank they needDo troublethemsetvesaboutcbeque books. He, the Chairman, then wished a special board called to consider how the poor were to be paid. Last Friday, Mr Griffiths, the relieving officer, mformed him (the Chairman) that he had no money to pay the poor. lie requested the relieving officer to tell Mr Davies, clerk to the guardians, to come to him (the Chairman). He afterwards was tuld that the poor had beeu paid, aud that money had been obtained on the relief cheques of this Union. His opinion was that the relieving officer was wrong to part with the cheque for such a purpose. He ought to keep it iu his possession until he took it to the treasurer's to get it cashed. When he (the Chair- man) found out that these cheques were floating about he wrote to the treasurer to stop payment of them. (The Chairman here read the letter he sent to Mr Jones, Bank, the treasurer.) The cheques Were presented and the manager told the parties presenting them that he was requested to withhold the payment of them. The Clerk denied that Mr Griffiths ever told him that the Chairman had requested him to call on him. He called at the Chairman's house on Friday eveuing and he was not in. His object in getting the money was that he did not like the poor people to go without the money. He took the responsibility and he was sorry for it. Griffiths, the relieving officer, came to him and said What am I to do, I have no money to pay the poor people with." He replied to him that if he would let him have the cheque he dared say he could borrow him the money. He got the cheque aud weut to Mr Pierce, draper, and asked for the loan of £86, which Mr Pierce gave him,- Mr Pierce holding the cheque as security. His only object was to pay the poor. The Chairman gave him credit for that his intentions were good, but he strongly objected that the money shuuld be used for any other purposes thau those for which they were drawn. The Rev. David Roberts did not agree with the Chair- man that it was out right to cash the cheque. The Chairman suggested the possibility of the cheque falling into dishonest hands who would cash it aud de- camp with the money. Mr Jenkins admitted it to be very uufortunate, but called upou them to bear iu mind that the Clerk went in for the next best thing iu cashing it, aud there ought not not to be such a scarcity of money in the bank. When they found fault with the Clerk for doing it he was aware that it had beeu doue over aud over again. lie hoped, with the Chairman, that the Clerk having owned that he had been in error would turn over a fresh leaf and not commit such an error again. The Chairman drew the attention uf the board to the state of their finances, aud said that after their present liabilities had been paid up he understood they would have enough to carry ou with. The tradesmen were complaining at not bein £ paid. Their bills were due on the 30th ult., aud they had uot yet beeu paid. One tradesman even went so far as to say that he could go to his lawyer and sue the guardians for the amouut owing to him. The Vice-Chairman concurred that it was very hard for the tradespeople to have to wait. There was such competition iu supplying the guardians, aud the trades- ulen cut it so hue—that "hould they not be paid in ready money they would actually lose by their con- tracts. Mr Jenkins thought it a very hard case indeed The Clerk said that had it not been for the position of the assistaut overseers he would have seen that the money was in. The instalment of the third moiety was still due. The reason was Mr Price Roberts had been ou his death bed, and Mr E. Roberts out of town. The Rev. David Roberts inquired how much mouey there was in hand. Calculations were then made by hiin—ho frequently interrogating the Clerk-after which he anuouucel1 the state oi the finance to be as follows --The board had to the good i'1,884 the poor would want out of that fT6;); nine weeks at Xio that would leave a balance of £1,1 UJ. The county rate Would t.ike £ 160 out of that, leaving a balance of £ 6.59. The asylum would take £102, leaving a balance of £557. Then the tradesmen's bills would amouut to £199, leaving a baianée in haud, at the end uf the quarter, after paying all the liabilities that could at present be foreseen, of £3;;8. He thought they could carry on with that. He proposed that the officers should not be uaid their salaries until all the tradesmen's ac- count^ had been settled. It would make them more careful in future. The £1,881 is nut due until August 8th. The quarter Dot ending until Oct. Ôdl., it was sug- gNsted that the new rate be made payable on September 25ti». The Clerk stated that the assistant overseers would collect at once and pay in as soon as possible. The death of Mr Price Roberts.—The death of Mr Price Roberts having left the office of assistant overseer vacant, the board resolved nut to elect a successor uutil this day fortnight in order to give the widow the benefit of whatever emoluments accrue from the preparation of a list of voters for the registration. Mr Ezra Roberts, assistant overseer, kindly consented, at the request of the buar,i, to perform the duties of assistant overseer for the widow until a new one is appointed. It being dis- tinctly understood that no money whatever is to be col- lected but by the overseers. Mr Ezra Roberts, the Chairman having explained the condition of the board's finances, said that he expected a great deal of money would be paid in to-day. A satisfactory iStute of Tkiiiff*— l'he Chairman read A ..Ii?, f,to,y I? the following letter from the Union analyst, Mr Ban- croft:— GEXTLE:\{E,-Du.rhlg t.e ??t. wcek I have bought bread, oatmeal, und sweet milk n .Ppll?,l to the union, .,?,i found it all perfectly pUfe. Thi fl"" in comparison with the supply to i'.?c' formerly, is very satisfactory. T T. KANCIMFT, P. C S The Office of Assistant Overseer— The schoolmaster of the union, Mr Matthews, applied for permission to be a candidate for the office of assistaut overseer. Permission granted. 7'he Master's Jlcport.—Number in the house, 82, agaiust 92 last year. Vagrants relieved during the past fortnight, 50.

( £ oact)es. 181111 PADARN VILLA HOTEL, LLANBERIS, J. E. WILLIAMS, PROPRIETOR.  FOUR-HORSE COACH leaves the A above Hotel a"d Railway Station daily, (Sundays excepted), after the arrival of the 10 35 Train from Car- narvou, traveUing through the famous Pass of Llanbens, under the foot of Snowdon, to Capel Curig; thence by the London and Holyhead Road, by the base of Moel Siabid, Swallow Waterfalls, to Bettwsycoed. in time for mid-day trains to all parts. Also leaves the Railway Sta- tion and Royal Oak Hotel, Bettwsycoed, after the arrival of 10.55 a.m. Train, for Llandudno, Rbyl, Abergele, Bangor, &(! &c.. arriving at the Padarn Villa Hotel. Llanberis, in time for dinner, and Trains for Chester, Rhyl, Llandudno, Ac., &c. HUMPHREYS, PRICE, AND WILLIAMS. 944 ON AND AFTER MAY 31st, 1869. S N 0 W D 0 N TOURIST, FOUR-HORSE COACH, WILL run irom the Royal Sportsman W ?.1, CarD=voo,daily (Sundays excented), upon the arrival of the 9 25 a.m. Train, and will travel through the most admired scenery of North Wales, skirting the foot of Saowdon, through the famous Pass of Lhubens, to Capel Curig, and hence by the ndon and Holyhead Road, passing by the Glyder, the base of Moel Shabod, the celebrated Rhidr y Wenol (Fall of the Swallow), Bettws y Coed. Pentrevoelas, and the Bridge and Watei fall of Pont y Glyn, to Corwen Station, in time for Trains for all parts. It will leave Corwen Station daily (Sunday excepted,, via the same route, on the arrival of Trains leaving Man- chester at 6 40 a. m., Warrington 7 50 a.m. Liverpool 7 45 a m., Chester at 8 50 a.m., Birmingham 6 0aon., Wolverhampton 647 a.m Wellington 7 40 a.m., Ludlow 0 45 a.m., Shrewsbury 8 15 a.m., Oswestry 8 45 a.m., Llaugollen II 55 a.m., arriving at Cavnaivon in time for Traius for all parts. By order, MORETON, WILLIAMS, RUDDLE, AND MOLTBY, Koyal Sportsman Hotel, Carnarvon. Proprietors. 687 BANGOR TO BETTWS-Y-COED, AND BETTWS-Y- COED TO BANGOR, Tn conjunction with the London and North Western Bailtcay Company. Public are formed that the PRINCE W ALE Four-1101's" Coach7 being the original aud only through Coach on this much admired route, will run daily at 8-45 o'clock a.m. (Sundays excepted,) from the Railway Station and Castle Hotel, Bangor, commeucing ou Monday, 21st day of June, ISHII, and until further notice, passing by Penihyn Castle, the model Village of Llandegui, through bethesda, by the great PENRKVN SLATE yO^ViUUl' Hnd t ie base of CARNEDD LLEWEL N aud DAtYDD, through the much admired PASS of NANT FRAN COX along the Banks of OGWEN LAKE, by Capel Cungand the Swallow Waterfalls to Bettwt-y-coed. Leaving the Railway Station and Royal Oak Hotel, Bettws-y-coed, on the arrival of the 12-23 p.m. trains from Chester, Rhyl, Abergele, and Llandwtno Junction, via same route, arriving at the Castle Hotel, Hang"r'l about 4-30 p. m., giving Tourists ample time to visit the MENAI SUSPENSt?N and BRITANNIA TUBULAK BRIDGES, in time for the evening trains to Carnarvon, Holyhead, Conway, Llandudno, Rhyl, and Chester. Through tickets are issued at the Railway Stations at Rhyl, Abergele, Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llau- fairfechan aud Venmaenmawr. Passengers in booking will be careful to ask for Tickets for the Bangor Coach 'lour. 43 !S36 J. DEN MAN, Proprietor. BANGOR AND BliTHESDA AND PERHYN SLACE QUARRIES.   L.??s R" ^or^. and Commodious O- NIBU,,?E8 will I11n daily Ii ,Sundays excepted) from Bangor Railway Station and the Railway Hotel, to the Victoria Hotel, Bethesda anil the Slate Quarries and back, at the undermentioned hours From Bangor. From Bethesda. 9 a.m. 10.45 a. m. 10.30 a-m. 12.15 p.m. 1.30 p.m. 2.45 2.35 „ ".15 5.0 „ 1.15 5. Ili5 8.15 The above 'Buses are large and commodious, well teamed, and are driven by sober and experienced men. The Bus running from Bangor at 10.45 a.m., is one of the largest and finest to be met with in the Principality of Wales. THE RAILWAY HOTEL, Near the Bangor Station, has every accommodation. Dinners or Luncheons on the Shortest Notice; Post Horses, &c. JOSEPH LI1TLER, Proprietor. Places of interest which can he seen and visited by going with this Omnibus Penrhyn Slate Quarries; Pass "f Nant Fraucou Summit of Carnedd Llewelyn Lakes Ogweu and Idwall; Twll Du, or Devil's Kitchen; Falls of the Ogwen and Ga»eg, Foot Walk to Llanberis over the Mountain 7 miles Ditto Capel Curig 10 miles Ditto Bettws y Coed 14 miles Ditto Ogwen Lake 5 miles FARES:- To Penrhyn Slate Quarries. Is 6d Return Tickets 2s 6d To Bethesda Is Od 82 954 1!JIIII ROYAL HOTEL, CARNARVON, (LATE UXBRIDGE ARMS), EDWARD HUMPHREYS, PROPRIETOR. POSTING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. A small Yacht for hire, for pleasure and fishing partus, on the Straits and Hay. LONDON & NORTH WESTERN COACHES. SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1869. ON AND AFTER JUNE list, THE ROYAL SNOWDONIAN TOURIST, Four-horse Coach, will start from the ROYAL HOTEL, and RAILWAY STATION, after the arrival of the 9 25 a.m, Train every day (Sundays excepted), ROUND SNOW. DOM, via Pitt's Head to Beddgelert, allowing half an hour to sce A herglaslyr. Pass and Bridge, thence through the Vale of Gwynant, Penygv/ryd, in view of Capel Curig Lakes, and through the far-famed Pass of Llanberis, pis- sing the Slate quarries of the late Assheton Smith, Esq., and the old Dolbadam Castle, t,) the PADARX VILLA HOTEL, arriving at the Royal Hotel, Carnarvon, for Dinner, and in time for trains for Ithyl, Chester, &0. Also on the same day the ROYAL SNOWDONIAN TOURIST, Four-horse Coach, will leave the ROYAL HOTEL and RAILWAY STATION, Carnarvon, after the arrival of the 9 25 iiu. Train, every day Sundays excepted), for BEDDvjrGLERT and through the Vale of Gwynaut, to CAPEL CURIG, and along the Greitt Holyhead Road, via Swallow Waterfalls ;ten minutes allowed to see the Falls), thence to BRTTVVS Y COEDiu time for trains for lthvl, Chester, &c. Will also leave the ROYAL OAK HOTEL and RAILWAY STAT!<M. HETTWS Y RJÊrD,OeIL a'af: I 10 53 a.m. train from Llandudno, Rhyl, Abergele. &0, via same route, arriving at the ROYAL HorEL, Carnarvon, in time for Dinner and traius for Chester, Rhyl, Llan- dudno, &c. Tickets are issued for the Rounds at Rhyl, Abergele, LI aududno. ditto Junction, Conway, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Baugor, and Afenai Bridge. HUMPHUEYS, PRICE, & HUMPHREYS, Proprietors. noyal H otcl Coach-office, June 19th, 1800. 825 42 rjWELVE CARTES DE VISIT, 2s 8d; six, h 8d Carte enlargcd to 10 inches, 5s cabinet, 2s. Send Caite with stamps. Pcrfect copies and origin,\1 returned free. London Photo-Copying Company, ;,04, Redout Street, opposite the Polytechnic, aud 40, High Hulhorn, London. F. S. D. PHILLIPS, Manager. READ THE WARNING VOICE. TO iHE NERVOUS and DEBILITATED T —DR SMITH, the celebrated Physician for the cure of XKKVOUS EXHAUSTION, INDKfKrtTIOX. K!f til7- MA'rIiŒ, DIMNESS OF 8WHT, FUNCTIONAL DISOI MATI8WJI, EAKNESS, LOW SPIRITS, DEBILITY, Speruiator- rhaa, Impe<\hneut to Marriage, anil aU Diseases resulting froa error, continues to *end gratis a copy of his invaluable work, THE WARNING VOICE, Or PRIVATE MEDICAL FRfEXD (I:IS pages), mitaiiH the PLAIN DIRKCTIOXS by which MAX, THOUSANDS of Dr. Smith'. patients were restored to health .??d full ?iLq manhood :tl'LÈČTRmn a:Ij:ralltkI}fti:t'D.hl'; MEDIES without medicine had failed. The work is ILLUS- TRATED with hundreds of Cases and Testimonials from grate- ful patients with means of cure used. Seat frl?e by pot sP(urè from observation, on receipt of two stamps to pre-Imi postage. Address Dr Smith, Biu-tou Crescent, Loudon, W.C. qlg public 120ticcb. ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH, COLWYN. A GRAND BAZAAR will be held in the Grounds of MIN-Y-DON, on Friday aDd Saturday the 20th and 21st August next, in aid of the Funds for Restoring and Re-pewiog St. Catherine's Church, Colwyn. P"TRONE88E MRS LLOYD WYNNE, Coed Coch. MRS BAMFORD HESKETH, Gwrych Castle. MRS WILLIAMS WYNN, Cefn, St. Asaph. MRS OLDHAM WHITTAKER, Min-y-don. The Gardens and Grounds of Min-y-don will be thrown open on this occasion. There will be a Refreshment Stall. Conveyances will meet all the Trains on the abore days at Colwyn Station. An efficient Band will be in attendance. Admiasion-One Shilling. Children, half-price. 848 RICHARD CONWAY, PLUMBER, &c.. CHURCH WALKS, LLANDUDNO. PUMPS, BATHS, HOT WATER APPARATUS, RANGES, CLOSETS, tec., FITTED AND REPAIRED. 62 ? UBWAT^ RSATED mmm ellks RUTHIN, SODA vater. SODA NtP ELLIS'S, RUTHIN, POTASS WATER. ELLIS'S, RUTHIN, SELT3ER WATER ELLIS'S, RUTHIN. LEMONADE. ELLIS'S LITHIA & POTASS WATER, AN EXCELLENT INTERNAL REMEDY FOR GOUT The Public are particularly requested to observe that every Cork is branded" R. Ellis and Son, Ruthin," with. out which none is genuine. May be ootained from all respectable Chemists, Coc. | fectioners, and Hotel-keepem and Wholesale only, from E, ELL? ?ND SON Ruthin North Wate? °". ? 634 GVenfiFLD STARCH. •EXCLUSIVELY USED in the ROYAL LAUNDRY, and Her Majesty's Laundiess says that it is the FINEST STARCH she ever used. Awarded Prize Medal for its superiority. When you ask for GLENFIELD STARCH, see that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted. Wotherspoon and Co Glasgow and London. 47[83 EPILEPSY OR FITS. ri I T S—A snre cure for this distressing complaint is now r -mad. known in a Treatise of 46 ?:ta?'o pages FIT S-on Foreign and Native Herbal Preparations) -published by Dr O. PHELPS BROWN. The FIT S-prescription was discovered by him in such —a providential manner that he cannot cou- IF I T S—scientiously refuse to make it known, u it -h.. cured everybody who has used it for nts, FIT S—never having failed in a sin.le case. The in- -gredients may be obtained from any chemist.- FIT S-Penon8 desiring a copy may addrem Pmf. 0 Phelps Brown, Xo. 2, King Street, Covent Garden. I FIT S -London, unclosiug stamp; six copies three -stamps. 1111 84 VELOCIPEDES PERAMBULATORS TOYS! Now Arrivals. The greatest variety n the Kingdom. JOHN OIVEN. 49, Shudehill, Manchester, Importer of French, j German, and other Foreign Merchandise. Every description of Fancy Goods. Shippers, Auctioneers, Shopkeepers, Hawkers, and others are most particularly requested to call and inspect the immense Stock of New Arrivals from the Continent, consisting of Toys of evety description ark Boxes, Dressing Cases, Writing Desks, Alfojms, Ladies' Companions, baskets, Purses. &:c, Leather Goods, Papier Machie Goods, Lustres, Bird Shades, Flower Chides, Fruit Shades, and all other kinds of Fancy Goods too MuAerous to mention. Rocking liorses, Shaped Horses, Yachts, Perambuiators, kc. Cases of Goods always ready, from £2 to X5, and £10 up to £1->, -veli selected for any trade. bos a The Old Established Wholesale Toy Warehouse, .9, Shudehill (opposite Thomas-street}, Manchester. Terms, Cash. THE COST OF INSURING PROPERTY against Loss by Fire having _L been GREATLY LESSENED by the recent ABOLITION OF THE DUTY On Fire Insurances, the Directors of the PROVINCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY invite Proposals from Owners of Property, who, owing to the Duty, have hitherto not insured at all, or not insured for an adequate amount. Every description of Proderty insured upon reasonable terms. All just Claims settled liberally and promptly. AGENCIES. The Directors are desirous of placing Agencies in Towns and Districts not already worked by their Agents. The present is an unusually favourable opportunity for com- mencing operations. Applications are invited. CHAIRMAN OF ran BoARD: THOMAS BARNES, ESQ., The Quinta, Salop, and Farnworth, near Bolton. ROBERT WILLIAMS. WREXHAM. SECRETARY TO THK COMPANT. 292 LLANDUDXO FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED IN 1368. Under the following distinguished Patronage, viz :— PRESIDENT — Sir John Chetwoode, Bart. L'ATRONS :— The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bangor The Lady Augusta Mostyn The Lady Chetwoode LI. N. V. Mostyn, Esq. H. R. H. Mostyn, Esq. W. B. Hughes, Esq., M.l\ George VValker, Esq. M. D Hollins, Esq. Vernon Darbishire, Esq. THE FIRST ANNUAL SHOW of the Tabove SOCIETY will be held in th :,IMosrc HALL, Mostyn Street, Llaududuo, on THURSDAY, the 5th day of AUGUST, 1S69. Intending competitors for the prizes must send in their narues to the Secretaries, one mouth at least before the show day. Copies of the Rules and Regulations can be had on application to the Honorary Secretaries. Admission to the Show -Oae Shilling; Children, Half-price. Doors cpen at Two o'clock. \V. F. (,'HAPMAN, ) Honorary JOHN WILLIAMS, Secretaries. pi Q|\fV TO LEND oti Freehold Property. l OUU -Apply to Mr William Jones, Solicitor, Conway. 866 THE MARVEL OF SCIENCE. HEALTH AND MANHOOD RESTORED. rWitlwut Medicine. J CURE YOURSELF BY THE ELECTRIC SELF-AD J USTI NG CURATIVE and MAGNETIC BELT. Qfufirers from Nervous Debility, Painful Dreams, Mental and Physical Depression, Palpitation of the Heart, Noiies in the Head and Ears, Indecision, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion, Prostration, Lassitude, Depression of Spirits, Loss of Energy and Appetite, Pains in the Bach and Limbs, Timidity, Self- Distrust, Dizziness, Locc of Solitude, Groundless Fears, d-c. CW NOW CURE THEMSELVES By the only "Cyurant?d Remedy" in Europe, protected by and .anctIoned by thc Faculty Details free for One tamp by H. James, Esq., (Surgical Mechanician, Member College. &c,) Percy House, Bedford-square, London. ,ie ene and Fees superseded. In proof of the efficacy herein advocated, the Inventor will send the ELECTRIC CURATIVE IAGNETIC BELT" to be tested, with references to the leading Ph)sidans of the day. Established Œ40 (as ?surgica Mechanician, Member Col- lege, &c. A TEST GRATIS.—SEND FOR DETAILS. N.B.—Thii is the onlyack-tiowledged Scitntiiclntent" as in use in the various Hospitals (Utd recognised by the Medical Profession of Great Britain. 740 H EALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED. lfANHOOD SECURED bv the occasional ill. use of Dr. HAMMOND'S Xewly Invented SELF-ACTING CURATIVE AND PREVENTIVE APPARATUS, Which permanently cures the following! ailments when every other means failjj Xavous Debility, Painful D?-cam, Mental and Phy. sical Depression, Palpitation of the Heart, Noises in the Head and Ears, Indecision, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion, Prostration, Lassitude, Depression of Spirits Loss of Energy and Appetite, Pains in the Back and Limbs, Timidity, Self-Dint' ust, Dizziness, Love of Soli. tude, <tc., &e. JM ■ a tuf ci!tAcmw CURATIVE and PREV A*p PARATUS is CONTRACTILE, ELECTRIC, and INVIGORA- TIVE, cn be carried in the pocket and adjusted with the greatest simplicity, and worn day or night without any inoon- renience or hindrance from business or fear of detection. Recent cases cutcd in a week. • chronic ones from 3 to 6 weeks. Consultations dally from 9 till 2 and 3 till Letters receive prompt attention.