The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

BANGOR AND ITS CATHEDRAL STAFF. SIK,—Churchmen generally will thank yourcor* respondent and yourself, I doubt not, for your timely remark s upon the present state of Bangor's "disfranchised Cathedral. Its condition is truly pitiable. With one canou abroad and unable to do anything for years past with another, aged 78 at least and a third, aged 71. With two minor canons who, as a rule, only attend the cathedral on alternate weeks when they are what they t> rm "on duty" seemingly coming to "public prayers as seldon a possible, though paid to be always there. hat can be more deplorable ? I think with you, however, that the Bishop has now an opportunity to redeem in some measure the services of the Cathedral "from the stigma" attaching to them at present, by the appointment of a suitable successor to the late Venemble Dean Yincent. When I look round the diocese, how- ever, I confess that there is scarce one amongst the many good and worthy clergymen. to be found therein, who is titted for the post in fact, the only one I know is the present justly esteemed rector of Llanfairfechan, the Rev. P. C. Ellis, M. A. As you truly say, We want a dean who wonUl bring dignity, grace, and learning to the oftice RIKI one with such a presence that we could look upon him and feel that lie wasa (lean.ow, all ?h,?,,? ta MrKIIi? possesses, and in admuon experience, zeal, earnestness, and success as a spiritual "pastor," with a talent for organisa- tion and a love of order, that no one who has ever visited Llanfairfechan will gainsay or deny. He has done good service to the Church in Bangor, and would be in very truth the right man in the right place. That we want new clerical blood in Bangor tlie letter in your last headed "The Vicars of Bangor and Pentir Church fully proves. Still, failing Mr Ellis—unless Archdeacon Ffoulkes, or the Rev. Walishaio How could be induced to accept the office of deitii-I confess I see little or no chance of amendment. So says, yours' TRULY SORROWFUL. I

THE APPOINTMENT OF DEAN. DEAR MR EDITOR,—I was very pleased to read your remarks under the above heading, in your issue of March 25, and I so thoroughly en- dorse the latter part that I cannot refrain repeat- ing what you said in my letter We want a dean who would bring dignity, grace, and learning to the office, and one with such a presence that we could look upon him and feel that he was a dean. The office is a very important one, and it is to the best interests of the Church that it be worthily filled." You have hit the right nail upon the head. The office of dean should not be con- ferred upon the best beggar, neither upon the man who has the highest vote in his interest. It is now the fixed practice of our best and most conscientious bishops to ignore applications altogether and to appoint the right men to the right place, and surely every bishop ought to know his clergy after a residence of seventeen years among them. I well remember a remark made by the vice-printipal of my college at Oxford in respect to a certain undergraduate there, who, although he had a scholarship as well as the Powis exhibition was always wishful for more. This was the purport of the remark "That young man will never be a great man." An epidemic sometimes runs in the family. Per- haps his father was a good band at pleading. One who can stoop to ask aud toady is not worthy to hold an office of dignity. And, should it chance, that the" better half deserves the title bet- ter" in the matter of toadying and begging, there is a very strong reason why any such should not hold the position of dean. I remember once, when a boy. being in the presence of the late dean and of one, who, if report be true, is aspir- in". The number of "sirs" which fell from the aspirant's mouth was astonishing. One could fancy the talk to be that of a menial and his mas- ter rather than that of two gentlemen. there is a limit to everything, even to the size of a man's nose, howcvet big that may be "Presence" does not necessarily mean height and corpora- tion. You know the words of Dr. Watts. It means dignified manhood. This, I presume, Mr Editor, is what you understand by the term. It is certainly not too much to expect one out of all the Bangor clergy able to fill the vaeaut office. I should rather like to whisper one name in the bishop's ear. Please don't let us have the un- educated brogue. Let us hear a sweet voice in our cathedral, not a harsh, meaningless oue. Let us have one who can preach, whose sermons are not prescribed or full of harrowing death scenes, but full of holy, matured thou,,hF which will make us more pure and Christlike. I think too, I must advocate a Welshman because English bishops and English clergy have in times past been the very bane of Church life in Wales. If the diocese of Bangor is not sufficiently large to choose from, there are three other dioceses, besides scores of Welsh clergy in England. But, apart from all other considerations, a gentleman should be appointed who would look upon the office of dean as a sacred trust from God, to whom he has to give account, and not think of self or family aggrandizement. No one, looking upon it in this light, would dare accept such a appointment with- out a sincere intention of carrying out all that is reouired of him.—Yours, &c., ONE WHO LOVES HIS CHURCH.

ST. ASAPH COUNTY COURT. SIR,-Tn your paper of Saturday last there appears a report of a complaint made by Mr Francis Wynne, Denbigh, in an action of replevin tried in the St. Asaph County Court. The action was brought because Mr F. Wynne had advised the overseers of Abergele to apply for a warrant of distress for non-payment of poor rates against a landlord for one of his farms which he did not occupy. The overseers ought to have been ad- vised that a landlord is not, under such circum- stences, liable. Mr Francis Wynne appeared before the justices at Abergele and obtain a war- rant of distress. No letter had previously been sent by him to ask for the rate. A warrant hav- ing been issued and levied, I was instructed to bring an action of replevin, and I showed to the county court judge abundance of authority that the course which Mr Francis Wynne had advised his clients to take was contrary to law as eltab. lished for two hundred years, and subsequently confirmed from time to time. On the 11th of February last the court gave judgment in my favour. Mr Francis Wynne then said he would appeal. He has, however, not doneso. I allowed a month to elapse without asking for the costs, taxed at £ lt> 17s 6d, and which he or his clients ought to have paid without giving me the trouble to write about, and because I waited that time and had the courtesy to write to hiin for payment and would not submit to receive an impertilltmt letter from him, but instructed the order of the court (which,tof course, is like all judgments high- handed in its operation) to be carried out, 1am called to account in my absence without any just cause whatever. The delay was with the over- seers in not settling the matter, and because they have been beaten at every step their solicitor attacks the solicitor on the other side, to cover his own defeat. I presume Mr Francis Wynne will now have enough to do to justify himself to his own clients, and I excuse him from doing so to me but I invite him for the future to refes to the matter where I can have an opportunity of hearing what he has to say.—Your obedient servant. Rllthin ?9th M I MARCUS LOUIS. Ruthin, 29th March, 1876.

PENTIR CHURCH. SIR,—I feel sure that your correspondent who writes respecting the services at Pentir, is in no need of information as to the cause of the diffi- culty in providing more than one service on a Sunday. I do not, therefore, write for his en- lightenment, but lest any one should be misled by his ill-natured letter into supposing that it is the intention of the vicars of Bangor to allow Pentir to remain without a resident clergyman. The present arrangement is only temporary, and it was quite unavoidable in the interval between the departure of one curate and the appointment of another. No one regrets the present lack of ser- vices more than the senior vicar and myself, but wo cannot help it ill the great dearth of curates it was impossible to find immediately a suitable man for the post. I admire the ingenuity of your correspondent, who endeavours to convert it into a charge against us that the funerals have always been properly attended to.—Yours faithfully, JOHN PRYCE. Bangor, March 28th, 187C. JOHN PRYCE.

ANTIQUITIES AT PORl'MADOC. SIR,I observo in your last week's impression, under the heading Portmadoc, a reference to a "valuahllJ collection of antiquities belonging to a gentleman here and to a copy of the Times newpaper of 3rd October, 1798, from which copious extracts are given. I have lived here nearly all my life and I atn ashamed to say I never heard of the collection referred to, and should feel much indebted to your correspondent if he would disclose tlii name of the possessor of the "antiquities." As I have the honour of being one of the local sccretarie. to the Society of Antiquaries, and the Cambrian Archwological Association, I am directly interested in ascertain- ing what objects of antiquarian interest may exist n this neighbourhood. As to tile, copy of the Times, of course it may be an origiiial-btit reprints of the number quoted from and of other early copies (notably of those containing the accounts of the battles of Trafalgar and Water- loo) may be purchased anywhere for 2d each, and would scarcely form the nucleus of valuable collection. "-1 have the henour to be sir, your obedient servant, EDWARD BREESE. Portmadoe, 28th March, 1876.

PKOKKSSOR MAX MULLKK wrilel a learned letter to the Times 011 the Royal Titles Bill. He refers to the various titles th,t have been in use from timn to time in the E..t, and the drift of his oorameats is that the best form to adopt would be Queen of Great Brit.in, Ireland aDd India, CUkE O 14 YKARS' ASTRHA BT DR. LOCSCK'S Pri,- MONic WAFFRS.-Fro(n Mr J. Eckersley, West Hough- ton, to Mr T. Well., Market Place, Hindley "My wife can now sleep soundly the whole of the night without being disturbed by tyer cough and shortness of breatb, although for four years she had not been able to slesp more than a very abort time. She is now better than .be b. been for the hutt 14 years." They instantly relieve consumption, cough?,eolds,rheumatism, and all nervous pains. They tast* pleasantly. Sold by all Druggists at It 1 id and 2s 6d per box.

THE PROPOSED BANGOR AND BETHESDA RAILWAY. An important and influential meeting, conversed by circular, was held on Saturday morning, at the Magis- trates' Room, Bangor, to consider the desirability of taking stepa to promote railway communication be- tween Bangor and Bethesda. Ameng those present we noticed- Lieutenant. Colonel Vincent Williams, Dr. Richards, Rev. John Griffith, liessrs Bicknell, Barber, J. W. Hughes, Griffith Davies, Morgan Richards, ThoM. Lewis (Gartherwen), Isaac Roberts, W. Cadwaladr Da- vies, David White, W. J. Parry (Bethesda), R. Roberts Ipootmahter), K. W. Douglas, Wm. Jarvis, J. T. Jones, H. Lloyd Jones, Griffith Jones (coal merchant), Themas Jones (Printer), John Thomas (Londou House). J. E. Roberts, T. T. Robot to, Josiah Hughes, Thos. Richards, Robert Hughes, Richard Dorkins, George James, John Evans (butcher), R. B. Watson, David Roberts (com- mercial traveller), Williams (ditto), R. H. Roberts, Watson Robinson, Wm. H. Jones, Mashach Roberts, JUII., George Williams, Richard Hughes, Robert Hughes (insurance secretary), Dr. Ellis, Mr. Louis AronsoOj Mr Richard Griffith, Mr T. H. Lewis, Mr R. B. EVdnij (Llanllechid), Mr Benjamin Roberts, Mr Evan Williams (Dean-street), Mr Thomas Rowlands, &c. On the motion of Mr Josiah Hughes, seconded by Mr D. White, Mr Bicknell was voted to preside. The Chairmau said he had beun most unexpectedly called upon, but he could not refuse to accede to their wishes, and he should be glad to reocive the any gentleman could give him in performing hi. duties. He would read the circular convening the meeting which was as follows ;—" The Proposed Bangor aDd Bethesda Railway.—Carnarvonshire District Bank, Ban- gor, 24th March, 1876.-8ir,-A few of the leading in- habitants of Bang >r are invited to meet at the Magis- trates' Room/ on Saturday (to-morrow) morning, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of hearing a statement by a gentleman from Bethesda, in reference to the above scheme. Your attendance is earnestly requested, and will be esteemed a favour. I am, sir, youra obedientty, W. CABWALADR DAVIES." -Next he would request the gentleman from Bethesda referred to (Mr W. J. Parry) to make his statement. Mr W. J. Parry said he did not anticipate being asked to speak. He had no doubt that every one present felt it would be a great boon to both Bangor and Bethesda to have railway communication between the two places. The thing had been mooted here, in Bangor, he believed, fur many yrars, but from slime reason or other it had been deferred, and nothing effectually had been doue. They observed that their Carnarvon friends were mov. ing continually with something in the way of getting different districts joined to their town by facilities of communication, and those movements had been of great use in miking Carnarvon what it is now. He had no doubt himself that if Bangor moved in the direction now indicated, and obtained a railway to Bethesda, that that would be of great advantage to both those towns, and especially to Bangor. There had been some talk of negotiations with the London and North-Western Rail. way Co., and also with the Great Western, but those pr-jects appeared not very feasible, and consequently a few friends met together and came to the conclusion that if the inhabitants of Bangor would join the people of Llandinorwic and Bethesda, and apply to get a nar- row gauge railway, which would answer the sme pur- pose as a broad gauge, a scheme which had been mooted to bring such a railway to Carnarvon would be frustrated, and this district would be benefitted. As he had hinted, Carnarvon was now moving to connect Bethesda, and the iuterlyiug districts with that town, and if this were accomplished, Bangor would be seriously injured. Mo understood that the popular feeling in Bethesda was stronger in favour of a railway to Bangor than to Car- narvon, and he bad no doubt if the project were taken up heartily by them in Bangor it could be successfully carried through. (Hear, hear.) Dr Richards said his idea was that a railway connect- ing Bethesda with Bangor, should go by way of Pentir and tap Llaudioorwic, and he thought himself that besides benefitting those populous di,tricts, that would be best also for the convenience of Bangor. It would benefit Bangor more than a direct line, and would only make a difference of five or ten minutes to Bethesda. The Chairman understood that a short time ago a proposition was made to Lord Penrhyn and the London and North Western, and that a line waa then marked Q\\ti but for some reason or other that project had fallen through* Mr W. C. Davies, for the information of the meeting, said there had been a public meeting held at Llandinor- wic already, and there is a very strong feeling there for a liue to Bangor by means of a junction at Pentir. The Chairman remaiked that he believed they were all of one mind as to the utility of having a railway from Bethesda to Bangor, and that they were alsu agreed that if they suffered Carnarvon to get it before them, iu all probability it would be very injurious to Bangor. Therefore, it behoved them all to put their shoulders to the wheel. Mr Parry suggested that they might first apply te Mr Spooner, civil engineer, the well-known promoter of narrow gauge railways, aud he might attend a meeting at Baugor, go into details, and explain the comparative difference of cost between broad aud narrow guage. Dr. Richards: The line would go through Lord Pen- rhyn's land is Lord Penrhyn agreeable to it ? Mr Barber, after explaining that he was present in his private eapaoity only, supposed that the practical thing to be done here to-day was to see how far the gentlemen prosent would be prepared to support a project of this kind, because it wou'd be necessary to have funds to carry it out. All the gentlemen here must have the interest of the town at heart, and he saw around him gentlsmen representing the commercial and trading interests of Bitigor; he therefore took it that this was a project that meets with the cordial eupport of all. Speaking for himself, he had little doubt that with a thriving population like that to be found i. Bethesda aad the district, railway commllDication with Baugor was inevitable, and he believed that if a lino, as suggested in a local newspaper, were made fr '00 Bethesda to PontrhyddAUt, and on to Carnarvon by the present Llanberis line, there must be a loup line t,) Bangor. But he considered that Pontrhyddallt was only put forward as a bugbear. He was not there, as he had already explained, ah representing uuyooe else in particular, but he agreed that a narrow gauge line which would follow the level surface, go along the valleys, ssceud the acclivities, and tap the populous 1 villages lyiug belween Bangor and Bethesda via Pentir would be most beneficial for thit part of the country. Such a line would take in the largest part of the popula- tion, entail the slightest expense in construction, be maintained at less cosl, and prove more profitable. Personally, he would be haj'py to join in any efforts which the inhabitants of Baugor or Bethesda would make ill order to carry out this project, which would be of great advantage to the whole j neighbourhood, and he would be happy to do any thiug in his power to forward it (applause). He h..d received a communication from the landowner, and was happy to say that Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pen. nant were willing to give every encouragemeut to a narrow gauge railway (loud applause). The only c«n« dition Lord Penrhyn wishes to make is tint he should have the same protection afforded him upon a narrow gauge line which be bt,?i.,d from the Chester aud Holy- head Railway Company when the great trunk lin* was made. It wao desirable for all of them that nothing should be done to interfere with Penrhyn Castle as a resideuce. One 01 the sotirces-not the only source -of the prosperity of this town was having a great family resident t P,?n,l?y. Castle, .d anything likely to interfere with the constant resi lance of that funily at Penrhyn would seriously interfere with the iuterest* of this place. He look it nobody would winh to interfere with Penrhyn an a residence, and the only condition desired by Lord Penrhyn was to prevent suci, interference. His lordahip, he u:ight add, waa willing to permit a troad gauge liue if more de,irable; he did not insist upon a narrow gauge(applauue). He (Mr Barber) con- sidered, however, that a narrow galige line would be iufinitely better. He would iu conclusion repeat that Lord Penrhyn au Mr Penuant had both expressed themselves, and still retained the same feeling, that they would have pleasure in giving every reasonable facility in the transfer of land for the project (ipplan««). Dr. Richards thought that perhaps the best way would be to adjourn this rn^etiug anel have a general town's meeting. To start, he proposed, "That the gentlemen preseat be formed into a committee." Dr. Ellis seconded tl.1e proposition, which was agreed to. Mr Griffith Davies was of opinion that a broad gauge line wouhl be preferable, as it would avoid the neces- sity of transhipment of goods. Mr GF?orge James thought, on the contra"y, it would be best to adopt the cheapes projec', in order to get the most revenue out of the railway. Mr Josiah Hughes suggested that Mr Parry had some further commuuiciation to nuke which might enlightnu the meeting upou the failure of the negotiations b.- tweeu the Bethesda committee and the London aud Horth Western Railway Company. Mr Parry Mid he had nothing further to communi- ??t,, but h. th,,?,gl?t it be .d.isabl. for the meeting to pass a resolution invitin Mr Spooner t meet the committee at four p.m. on iueKlay next (the 28th), and to invite the Bethesda and Llandmorwic committees to select a certain number of members to attend the same meetiog. Mr Morgan Richards inquired whether it was inten- ded to form a private company, or to ask the London and North-Western Railway Company to undertake the construction of the line. The Cha¡"Rn replied that that would be a question to be again determined. Mr Morgan Richards went on to say that it struck him a narrow gauie would be impracticable; all goods must come by the London and Noith-Western Railway, and all goods so coming must be reloaded, and that wOlll,i cause iaerMMd expense and delay. Why should there be a narrow gauge line ? Narrow gstuge railways were generally constructed upon ground upon which broad gauge, could not be constructed. The expense of con- strncting a broad gauge between Bangor and Bethesda would be comparatively very trifling; the distance would be somewhere between eight and nine miles, and there were no great engineering difficulties to encoun- ter. They foand that the great companies put every obstacle in the way of private companies, and worked their arrangements Inconveniently. There was the case of the Anglesey Central Railway, which had been ab- sorbed by the London aud North-Western Company. What did the shareholders of the Anglesey Central get for their shares ? (A voice J2o) Why did it go into the hind. of the London and NorthWestern ? Because, he believed, the expense of getting goods conveyed from Gaerwen to Amlwch was more than that of getting them conveyed from Liverpool to Gaerwen. He thought cer- tainly that instead of inducing Bangor aud Bethesda to join in a narrow gauge line they should do all they could to get the London and North- Western to con- struct a line connected with their own. Then the peo- ple of Bethesda would get their goods at a cheaper rate, and without the delay oftranahipment. He did not think that the rumoured oppition at Carnarvon was possible-that was all moonshine. Where could auch a railway as that suggested for Carnarvon go to I Could they get the slates from Bethesda to go round by Carnarvon, and com to Bangor again, and be loaded twice ? He thought that was an impossible scheme, and before the undertaking was commenced they should have a regular line going from Bangor and Beth- esda. Why was there not a line already? He ren- tured to say there were no such place. in the kingdom as Bethesda and Bangor are without being connected by railway. Was there Fomething in the nature of the ground to prevent the construction of a railway ? N-) then there must be some other cause, and he thought the meeting ought to be put in possession of that cause. He should be glad to have a line to Pentir and Glasin- fryn, and let them have a main line first. of all, and a free passage such as they had to Carnarvon. They ought to have the same privileges. Bethesda was one of the richest mineral districts in North Wales, and it wan locked up because there was no railway communi- cation. He thought the town of Bangor was entitled to know the reason why no railway bad been hitherto constructed. They knew the land belonged to one owner, and that he declined to sell it but they also knew that it was poisible to obtain an Act of parliament which would give them power to acquire land to con- struct a railway. But he thought it was a backward move to have a narrow gauge railway to go round the country, and for what purpose ? He thought if they P--t- p.nei that meeting, they should have c(,Pi?, of the correspondence that had pissed between the Bethesda committee and the Londor, and North-Western Railway Company, to gee the reasons why the previous project had been dropped. Mr Barber did not know what authority Mr Morgan Richards had for saying there were obBtacles placed in the way of acquiring the land for that scheme, because Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pennant had already expressed their willingness to enable the company to acquire the land on fair and reasonable terms. Mr Morgan Richards replied that it was quite certain that if the London and North Western Company could get the land between Bangor and Bethesda on reason- able terms. and had a reasonable prospect of getting the minerals of the district (slates principally) to carry, they would construct the line readily. He had not the slightest doubt about that. Mr Barber repeated that he did not know what authority Mr Richards had for making his observations, but he believed Mr W. J. Parry would bear him out in spying that every proper facility had been offered for the acquirement of the land. Mr Parry: The secretary of the Bethesda committee (Mr R. B. Evans) is preseut, and can vouch for that. Mr Berber resumed that, with regard to the Anglesey Central Railway, which was brought forward as an argument why they ought to have a broad gauge line instead of a narrow one, that line was a broad gauge line, and that seemed au argument against it rather than for it. He believed it was not a foregone conclusion it should be a narrow gauge line. Whether it should be a broad or narrow gauge was a matter there would be ample opportunity of again considering. With regard to transhipment of goods from one line to the other, they should bear in mind the Festiniog Railway. That railway company was the most prosperous company in the country, for to his own knowledge, for years it has ptid 30 per cent. on the shares. Goods were tran- shipped at Portmadoc, and were carried from Portmadoc to IW-iniog, and vice verta. There would be no greater difficulty here than there. As to making a line to Bethesda, it was a favourable district, but not level. Very far from il there were undulations and bills, and there must be gradients and cuttings, and a narrow its g,, would traverse that country at less expense than abroid gauge. They must bear in mind that to get to Bethesda they had to ascend an acclivity of 600 feet. He did not know where the terminus at Bethesda would be situated, but it must be at an altitude, with regard to Bangor, of between 1100 and 700 ftet, and it must be got over. That acclivity could be got over more easily with a narrow than a broad gaugf, but that would be decided hereafter, and in the ifcanner most conducive to the benefit of the neigh- bourhood. (Hear, hear,) Mr Morgan Richards: One word with regard to Port- madoc and Festiniog and the Festinicg Railway. All the slates in that district have to go down to Portmadoc by that railway, and the qu irry proprietars have no option to send their slates by it, and some quarries pay a very high tariff indeed. But citn we securothe carriage of the slates coming from Penrhyn Quarry by having a narrow gauge ? If we cannot get that traffic, we must try to cultivate some other. Mr Barber Then, there is all the more necessity for making a cheap line. Mr Morgan Richards resumed that if the promoters of the railway could obtain a guarantee that the slates from the Penrhyn Quarries would be sent down by it, that would go far iu favour of the narrow gauge pro- ject. Otherwise it would be a losing concern, as was the narrow gauge now in course of construction between Llauwnda and Beddgelert. They ba 1 spent their capital two years ago, and were now borrowing more only a length of fifteen miles had been constructed, and the railway was now at a standstill. That narrow line went through a free district, and passed several qlnrries, but because it was a narrow line, there was no prospect of iu paying. If Bangor and Bethesda woul,1 join to have a railway at all, let them join to have a broad gauge. It would not matter which way it would go supposing they could get their goods conveyed with- out transhipment. Mr Griffith Davies thought that as a matter of necewsity. they must call in the London aud North- Western Company. That compauy upset tite proposed Bangor and Llanberis cueme, because they would not allow the line promoted by Bangor to enter their station at Bangor. Mr Morgan Richards would like to know if the London and North-Western had refused to make a line to Bethesda because it would not pay. If so, would a narrow gauge p'y ? Mr Parry believed that the answer of the company wthat if they were invited to construct the lin-, they must be unfettered by any conditions at all. As for transhipment, he believed Mr Spooner, if lie callie heie, would explain that the cost of transhipment would only be about 4d per tou. Mr Morgan Richards again suggested having the pro- posals made to the London and North-Western Com- pany produced at the next meeting, 111 order that the meetiuz might know what they were. Mr Robert Hughes (West Eud) could not see why Bangor should be fettered any more than other towDS. There was no town in which there was such a demand for houses, but building in Baugor had bren almost *t a standstill for years. The, was no ground to he had for building. Every garden and corner had been bought up by Lord Penrhyn. lIfr Barber wished b 811 one word with regard to what Mr Hughe" had said about there being no laud to be had in B mgor for building. He (h Barber) was anxious for the prosperity of Bangor he saw the pros- perity of Carnarvon and Llandudno, and would b" glad to see the interests of B..ugor prù:<1oted in every way an,1 villa lesidences erected in numbers. And although this w". not within the scope of the meeting, he wished to aay that the Peurhyn laud cm be had on lease, atlll several gelltlemen had already, built handsome houses upon that laud. He had to do with other neighbourhoods, aud he would unrlertake to say there was no laud anywhere that cOllld be got so easily as the Peorhyu land. The Chairman thought they ought to confine them- eelve. to the question of the railway, and that alone. He considered the hints thrown out by Mr Richards were worthy of consideration, and perhaps a broad gau.4 would be t!}lJre cnuvenient and prtseut fewer difficulties in the transit of goods. However, that must he again determined. Mr Joniah Hughes suggested that a copy of the cor- respondence should be had, or some definite iinder- Handing given them, why the London and North Wos- tern Cotnpmy had refused to construct the line. They ubo til,l know why that company had refused the privi- lege of constructing a line which Was likely to bring iu a good revenue. He had been looking for those eauns in the papers but had not yet beeu able to tlnki toem out, and he thought that in a case of this sort every- thing should be plain and above-board. Mr H. Lloyd Jones suggested whether, before that waR doue, it would not be well to decide whether the meeting desired ,to obtain a railway and approvei of the London and North Western Companv taking it up, be- callie if a majority disapproved of offering it to that eompariy and preferred to rely upon fornnug a private company, what would he the use of cilling for the cor- respondence that passed between the company and Lord Penrhyn and those representing Bethiwda ? He had been speakiug toaeveral persons who approved of the broad gauge, but who did not approve of the Lon- don and North Western haviog the construction of the lint*. Those persons preferred its being constructed by a privatn company to begin with, and then if it were thought advisable, they might entertain proposals from the London and North Western Co. to purch&. or Is&#* th undertaking. Their view was this, that if the Loudon and North Western were allowed to construct the line they would do it in such a high-handed way as would not be agreeable to landowners, and inake such stipulations as would not be agreeable to Bangor, Bethasda, and the neighbourhood. The object of having the line constructed by the company was that the necessary capital could be At once got, but he had no doubt that if a private company were foriaed the shares wou d be speedily taken up. As to the Anglesey Central Railway, in its case the working expenses were much greater than anticipated. Mr G. James thought it would be very desirable to know what stood in the way--wbat were the reas^as that preveuted the London and North Western from undertaking the railway, and taking the tbiug into their own hands. He thought the safest way would be to let the London and North Western Compauy construct the line, because what they would do would be for their own advantage nnd for that (if othern also. Mr Griffith Davies believed it would be to the interest of the London and North Western Company to under- take the line thsmselvea, because he he..rd it rumoured that the Great Western Railway Company had their eye upon this district. That company could bring their railway to Bettws-y-coed, and on to Baugor, and thence to Porthdynllaeo, from which portcommunication could be opened with Ireland. Mr Morgan Richards would support Mr Josiah Hughes' suggestion, that application be made to the Bethesda committee to authorise their secretary to furnish the Baogor committee with tbe ttnns which were offered to the London and Noith Western C)tnpany. Lieutenant-Colonel Williams observed that there ap- peared a great probability of baviug a narrow gauge line, but there were parties who would prefer to get a broad gauge. There was, however, au old proverb, that beggars ought not to be choosers." If they could not get a broad gauge railway, let them be content with a narrow one. But he suggested, in or,!4er to have things in proper shape, passing a resolution that it was desir- able to have a railway between Baugor and Bethesda. The Chairman remarked that Colonel Williams was not present when Mr Barber aiiii that Lord Peurhyn and Mr Pennant were agreeable to give the land either for a narrow or a broad gauge line. Mr Barher explained that he had not been deputed to attend this meetiug, -and he might say that Lord Peurhyn knew nothing bout this meeting, lie had only spoken in reference to what had previously takeo place; Lord Penrhyn and Air Penuant had already ex- pressed their willingness to allow the land for either a broad or a narrow giuga line ou reasonable terms and condilionii. Air W. J. Parry then proposed, "That Mr W. Lad- waladr Davies be requested to act ail secretary to the committee." This was secon ied by Mr Griffith Uaviea, and carried unanimously. Mr Morgan Richards moved, and the proposition was seconded by Mr Griffith Davies, That it is desirable to have a railway between Bangor and Betheida, and that it be constructed upon the bad gauge principle if Possible." Mr Barber, in his private capacity, wished to move an amendment upon that. He thought this meeting, which was preliminary, was not in a position to commit itself to an engineering question as between a narrow and a broad gauge. He proposed, "Thatit is desirable to have railway communication between Bangor and Bethesda, the nature of which is to be determined after obtaining the opinion of an engineer." Mr Griffith Daviestkon withdrew from the origiual motion, and seconded the amendment (rr Richards also not pressing the motion), which was carried new. con. Mr Josiah Hughes begged to alter his proposition to the effect, That the secretary write to the Bethesda committee for information on the subject of their negotiHti<Jn. This was seconded by Mr W. J. Parry, and agreed tt). It was then resolved to adjourn the meeting to Tuesday, at 4 p.m., to receive the communication from Bethesda. Proposed by Mr W. J. Parry, and seconded by Mr Morgan Richards, That the comadttees at Bethesda and Llandinorwic should be iuvited to send a deputation to that, meeting." A vote of thanks to the chairman, moved by Mr Barber, concluded the proceedings. An adjourned meeting was held at the Magistrates' Room, Bangor, at 4 p m. on Tuesday, to receive the replies of the Bethesda and Llandiuorwic local commit- tees. The attendance included Mr Arthur Wyatt, Dr. Richards, Dr. Hughes, Dr. Ellis, Messrs Bicknell, H. Barber, John Lloyd (Bronderw), Griffith Davies, John Pari-v (New London House), George James, John Will. iams (Gwynfryn), Henry Lloyd Jones, Morgan Richards, John Thomas (Londou House), David White, W. C. Davies, Robert Rouertol (postmaster), Josiah Hughes, George Williams, Wm. Thomas (Port Penrhyn), Thomas Jones, Henry Harrison, W, J. Parry (Bethesda), It. B. Evans (Llanllechid), Richard Dorking, R. H. Roberts, John Parry (shoe manufacturer), Richard Griffith (sad- dler), John Roberta (assistant-overseer), Thomas Lloyd Edwards, Donald Cameron, Thos. H. Lewis, Joseph Roberts, John Mendus .IQne, Robert Hughes (insurance secretary), Meshach Roberts, junior, H. T. Barber, &e. On the proposition of Dr. Hughes, seconded by Dr. Richards, Mr Bicknell was agiin voted to preside. The Chairman said this iras an adjourned meeting from Saturday last, for the purpose of hearing any com. munication any gentleman would make with regard to the railway propused to be made between Bangor and Bethesda, and more particularly, he believed, Mr W. J. Parry, of lietileada, promised to obtain information in reference to the feeling of the Bethesda committee, and also the secretary (Mr W. C. Davies) waa deputed to write to the Bethesda and Llandinorwic committees, which had been done. Mr Parry said he believed the secretary wrote to both committees, and he (Mr P.) had nothing further to communicate. Mr W. C. Davies stated that on Saturday he wrote te Bethesda and Llandiuorwic. He had received a reply from Mr W. Jones, Coedhelen House, the secretary of the Llandinorwic movement, in which the following passage occurred shall draw the attention of as many friends as I can see during the short time. I have to attend a meeting at Bangor to morrow, and will try to come there myself." Mr H. B. Evans, ecretary of the Bethesda committee, saitl he had merely to hand in a resolution, passed by that committee Oil the previous night. It was to this effect" It was resolved at the committee held last evening that the Bangor committer) be requested to appoint the same number of representatives on a com- mittee w Bethesda, which should number fifteen from loath towns. The Bethesda committee would then be happy to by before that joint committer the whole correspondence with the London and North Western Railway Company, as well as with L"rd Penrhyn." In iuviting observations, the Chairman hoped there would be no digression which would be considered irrelevant. A representative from Llandinorwic said they in that district had already held two or three meetings, and thought it would be advantageous to have a branch rail- way. It appeared to them, however, at that time that the projected railway between Bangor aud Bethesda, after the failure of the negotiations, was likely to drop through. They were therefore now very glad to find by the account of the meeting at Bangor on Saturday, that there was stiil a likelihood of the project being carried out. Their impression that the scheme had collapsed was also put an end to by the receipt of the Bangor pesretary's letter, and they rejoiced to find the move- went likely to go on. They had not had time to assemb'e together, but he had been deputed by some oC his fellow-workraen at the Dinorwic Quarries to coine to Baogor to this meeting, aud to sympathise with the movement. The Chairman then read the minutes of the former meeting, which were confirmed. Mr l'.irry Rl1geRt,.rl that the number proposed by the Betliesdn lesolution to be appointed on the committee was too lare, and that 8even or eight from each town would h" sufficient. After Rome discus*iou taken part in by Mr James, Mr Griffith Uavies and Dr. Huhe", the chairman invited Mr Barber to iepi>at what he had Baid at Siturday's meeting in reference to the views entertained by Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pennant. Mr Barber said that since the meeting of last Saturday, he hid taken the opportunity of communication with Lord Penrhyn, and he wati now authorised by his lord. ship to confirm what he stated at that meeting. At the last meeting he stated, as near aa he could recollect, that Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pennant had already expressed their willingness to give the London and North-Western Kai'way Company, or any company which might now be formed (and his lordship expressed no preference for any company), every reasonable facility for constructing a line between B mxor and Bethesla, either on the thread or narrow gauge. Lord Penrhyn may entertain bis private views as to which gAuge t/ill be lIIoat advantageous for the neighbourhood, but he by no means wishes to dictate to the country, either about the broAd or r,arrow gauge. If upon ;Dve.t;gatjol1 one is found superior to the other, Lord Penrhyn will acquiesce in its adoption. But, f course, in giving his sanction to the formation of the line through his property, which occupies nearly the whole distance from Bangor to Bethesda, his lordship will necessarily, as all landowners do, expect to have such restrictions and conditions as are required for the protection of Penrhyn Ciiatle. and estate as a residential and agricultural property. His lordship does not require any new mode of protection, but only looks for pro- visions similar to those given in tho Chester and Holy- head Railway Act-thatisth.t no railwayst4tion shoti(d be brought within a distance that would interfere with the occupatiotrof Penrhyn Ctfttte, the planting of elopes, and the carrying of the line so far as to give the least interference. Sioce he (Mr Barber) had been there last Saturday, be had lieeo instructed to anyouoce formally to this meeting, as hi. lordship's solicitor, that Lord Penkbyn tote entertain there views. With regard. to the land, Lord Penrhyn will give any reasonable opportunity to any cumpany-either the London and Noi th-Western, or any other-to acquire the lani upon such reasonable terms as would be determined hereafter His lordship would not give the land: he (Mr. Barber) did not suppose any gentleman expected he would he could not give the land, us the estate was a settled estate, and it was not in his power or in that of Mr Pennant to give the land; but he would give Mn opportunity to acquire the land upon fair and reasonable terms. Something was said on Saturday about the conveyance of elates from Penrhyn Quarry to Baugor. Lord Penrhyn had at present every facility upon his own property and in his own hands to convey these slates, and it was n,)t to be supposed that he would sufTsr that traffic to be transferred out of his own hands to tli t, of any company. But be (Mr Barber) in his private capacity wished t) suggest whether any other arrange- | ment wnild conduce to the interests of Bangiir. Louking at the shipping interest, it had occurred to him that anything which would interfere with Port Penrhyn as a shipping port and throw the slate traffic into the bands of any railway company exclu sively, would be detrimental and indeed disastrous to the iuterests of Baogor. It is a fact that the number of vessels which clear out every year from Port t'rbn exceeds 700. The.. 700 vessels carry crews awollhtinOl in the aggregate to several thousands of men. Those ships and men cannot be brought to Baogor without causing a very considerable outlay here; and further the shipping itself is owned to a considerable extent by the inhabitants of Banaor. Brides, anything which would interfere with the shipping at Port 1 Varhyn would tend to the removal of the large establishment which is under the control of Mr Arthur Wyatt. Mr Wyatt could tell them that he employs at Port Penrhyn about one hundred men anything that would tend to the removal,or diminution at ai: .veJt8,uf those meo, and of the establishment of the quay would be detrimental. He had only one more observation to make, A deputa- tion from Bethesda waited upon Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pennant at Penrhyn Cast'e. He believed it was a fact that that depu^ati n in meeting Lord Penrhyn and Mr Pennant did not take into their calculatioos IIny traffic from the quarry at all. Tliey based their cilculations entirely upon the coal traffic, farmers' traffic, and the passengers traffic which it wae anticipated would pass over a line of this description. The Bethesda people therefore entertained no views with regaod to the carry- ing of elites, and, as he said before, Lord Penrhyn will retain that under his own control. The Chairman Has Mr Wyatt anything to say; if so we shall he happy to hear him. Mr Wyatt: No; Mr Barber has clearly stated what I have heard, and very much to the point in every way. Dr. Richards (who remarked that he should prefer an independeat company) and Dr. Hughes suggested the formation of a eommittee to meet the Bethesda com- mittee and receive the correspondence. Dr. Richard. considered that the question of broad or narrow gauge must be decided by the persons who took shares in the company. Dro Hughes: And that would depend to a great ex. tent upon what the company would have to pay for the land. Mr Griffith Davies would be sorry to take any shares in an independent company, and he wished that the London and North Western Company tnlght benduesd to adopt the undertaking, for be did not think tboy coiild "raise the wind to form a private compiny. Dr. Richards had no fear about that, and indeed three gentlemen he knew were already prepared to take up many shares. Mr W. J. Parry proposed and Mr D. White seconded, "Tbat a committee of seveu be appointed to meet the committee appointed by the inhabitants of Bethesda, and that power be given to this committee to add to their number." It was explained that this executive committee would be limited to drawing out a report to be laid before the Bangor and Bethesda general committees.—The motion was then carried unanimously. It was next resolved, on the preposition of Dr. Hughes, seconded by Mr W. J. Parry, "That Dr. Richards, Dr. ElIi., and Messrs i Morgan Richards, Thomas Lewis (Gartherwen), Josiah Hugh's, and George James for. committee to meet the Bethesda executive committee." I Mr Barber remarked that it was to be understood that the chairman of the present meeting and the secretary, be ex-officio members of the executive committee. Mr Josiah Hughes suggested that the next step should be to have a public meeting of the townspeople in Bau- gor. In his view the committee now appointed was but a temporary committee, and that its only duty was to report the r-sult of the conference with the Bethesda committee. Iu reply to Mr H. Lloyd Jones, however, Mr R. B. Evans, the Bethesda committee's secretary, said the in. tention of that committee was that the joint committee of thirty should co-operate to carry out the scheme. A desultory conversation ensued, after which, on the motion of Dr. Hughes, seconded by Dr. Richards, the thanks of the meeting were given to the chairmin and it was brought to a clese. The following are copies of the letters addressed to the secretaries of the Bethesda and Llindinorwic committees ;— Carnarvonshire District Bank, Bangor, 25th March, 18T6. Sir, -At a meeting of the inhabitants of Baugor, held at the Magistrate's Room this morning, Mr Charles Bickuell in the chair, a resolution was unanimously passed in favour of the proposal to construct a railway to I was instructed by the committee to communicate with you in reference to the action taken by the com. mittee at Bethesda, with the view of securing the utmost. harmony and good feeling between the inhabitants of the two towns in any course that may be ultimately resolved upon. For this reason the commitee are anxious before proceeding any further to ascertain the relations which exist between your committee and the Londou and North Western Railway Company, whether you have been in communication with the directors of that company, and if so, with what result ? May I further ask you to favour me with a copy of any correspondence which may have passed between your committee and the London and North Western Railway Company, which I could lay before our com- mittee at an adjourned meeting to be held at the Maeistrateb' Room in Bangor. You are also requested to appoint a member or members of your committee to attend the aforesaid adjourned meetingcn Tuesday next. -1 am, sir, your obedient servant, W. CADWALADR DAVIES, Secretary of the Bangor committee. To the Secretary of the Bethesda committee. Carnarvonshire District Bank, Bangor, 25th March, 1876. Dear Sir,—I understand that a committee has been formed in your neighbourhood for the purpoge of con- sidering the best means of obtaining facilities for the district of Llandinorwic. As I am not yet aware of the name or address of the Secretary, will you kindly under- take to bring before the committee a resolution passed at a meeting of the iuhabitaots of Baugor held this morning at the Magistrates' Room, a copy of which you will find annexed. An influential committee was appointed to further considerthe matter.andan adjourned meeting will be held at the Magistrates' Room, in this city, on Tuesday next, the 2Sth inst, at four o'clock in the afternoon, when the committee will be glad to receive any gentleman or gentlemen that trJo1Y wish to attend 1\. a deputation from the inhabitants of Llandinorwio and Llanddeiniolen. Will you kindly undertake to bring this communica- tioti under the notice of any committee that may have been formed to consider the matter, and oblige, yours obediently, W. CADWALADR DAVIES, Sec. p.v. tem. Mr W. Jones, Clwtybont

THE Secretary for War has informed a deputation of licensed victuallers, who complained of the billeting grievance, that he cannot io anything this session, that the department has endeavoured to mitigate the evil, which, however, is a reeesaary one, and that he is in- quitinginto the subject. Sllrg1c;,l mechanism has at lenth produced its master piere in the elegant, aud highlv scientific instrument kuown as White's Jfoc Main Patent Lever Truss. All former nttclnpts of a likii nature have been rendered abortive by their complexity and clumsiness. This truss can, however, he put on as easily as a vest, and in wear will strictly preserve the true symmetry of an anatom- cal adjustment, It .1"'8 not chafe the skin. and is S3 soft in texturt as to admit of its being worn by night as well as by day. To the thousauds who unfortunately stand iH need of such aititieial aid, we need scarcely say that this trUR. will prove an inestimable blessing. IN GKNKIUL DEBILITY THE EFFICACI OF DR. ijp JONGH'S LIHHT BROWN Con LIVER OIL IS ScnrRisiNo. In cases of debility and defective nutrition, the use of this celebrated oil has attended with remarkable beneficialnrsults. Mr Rowland Dalton, Dietrict Medical Officer, Kury St. Edmunds, writes: In giving my opinion of Dr. de Jonglfs Light Brown Cod Liver Oil, I have no hesitation in saying that I have not lth,, slightest confidence in any other kind. The effect of Dr. de Jongh's Oil are sure and most remarkable, especially in that brokeu-down state of health and strength which usually precedes and favours tubercu- lar deposit: and I never recommend any other sort. The Oil I have bad from you was for my own use, and it has certainly been the only means of saving my life on two occasions; and even now, wheu I feel out of condition,' I take it, and like it, unmixed with any- thing, aa being the most agreeable way. I could wish that Dr. de Jongh's Oil would come into general use, and entirely supersede the Pale and other worthless preparations." Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil is sold only in capsuled imperial half-pinto, 2s 6d, pints, 4s 9J quarts, 9s with his stamp and signature and the signature of his sole consignees on the label under wrapper, by all respectable chemists. Sole con- signees, Ansar, Harford, and Co., 77, Strand, Loadon.

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. J HOUSE OF LORDS. FKIDAY. The Royal Titles Bill was read a first tiro*, and the second reading fixed for Thursday. The Council of India (Professional Appointment*) Bill was read a third time and passed. Replying to questions the llvrl of Carnarvon give some explanations as to the expedition to obtain redress for the outrage on a British suhj.-ct ill Dahomey; and the Ivirl of Derby explained the cir- cumstauoes under which the Dutch Parliament had refused to ratify the convention for the abolition of bounties on the export of retined sugar which way agreed upon at a confereuce in BruASfU in July, 1S75. M' >ND.\T. The Earl of ShaftelSbury g- notice that on going into committee on the Royal Titles Bill he will move an address praying her Majesty to assume a title more in accordiiDce than that of empreM with the history of the country and the loyalty of her subjects. The Duke of Richmond stated that it is proposed to take the com- mittee on this bill next Monday. The Marquis of Salii8 bury mentioned the names of the proposed commissioner!* to carry out the provisions of the Oxford University Bill. A motion by the Duke of Northumberland for the appointment of a royal commission to inquire into the working and management of works and manu- factories giving off noxious vapours was agreed to after some discussion. Replying to Lord Chelmsford, the j Doid Chancellor stated that it would be useless u*der the present circumstances to lay on the table a bill on the subject of the marriage law. but that it was his anxious desire to introduce at the earliest possible opportunity a bill to give effect to the main r..com- meiorlll of the commission of 1868, namely, such a consolidation of the existing marriage j?wt as would produce uniformity of "ystem in England, Scotland, and Ireland. TUESDAY. The only features of importance at the sitting was the emphatic deninl of the Duke of Buccleugh to a statement of the ieidine journal that he waa t > second Earl Shaftesbury's motion for an a-l>irt-s> to the Crown on the subject of th« Royal Titles Bill, and the intro- duction of a measure by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon proposing to deal with agricultural holdings iu Scotland. THURSDAY. The University of Oxford Bill ivu u?mitted for- ma!ly for the insertion of amendments proposed Iv the Marquis of Salisbury. The Royal Titles Bill was read a second time. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDA Yo The Consolidated Fund ( £ 10,029,000) Bill passed ifm third reading. During a discussion raised on a motion by Mr Gregory with reference to the report of the select committee on the preparation of acts of Parliament, the Attorney-General pointed out that many of the resolu- tions of the committee were impracticable, in commit- tee of supply, votes for the administration of law and justice in England, Sootaad, and Ireland were agreed to. The Poor-law Amendment Bill was real a second time. Some other business having been got through, the houm was counted out. MONDA Y. Several miscellaneous items, of more than uS.la! interest, were dealt with before the House resumed in committee the discussion anent clause 3 of the Merchant Shipping Bill. Mr Plimsolls amendment, which pro- vided that every British ship should be furnished with a certificate of seaworthincss before leaving port, was opposed by Sir C. Adderley, who distinctly stated the fate of the bill on the issue. A long debate ensued. On a division, the amendment was negatived by a iarge majority. TCKSDAY. The proposed addittion to the Royal style and title enabled Mr Peter Rylands to give notice of a motion which will be useful in so far forth as it enables the hon. gentleman to keep his name before his Burnley friends, and Mr Anderson obtained a reply from the Premier that provoked loud laughter iu the house, al- though it is probable it did not satisfy the member for Glasgow, at whose expense the laugh was nised. Mr Cave's financial mission b the Khtdive was the subject of;l couple of notice*, and Mr Meldon moved a resolu- tioo in favour of the equalisation of the Irish borough franchise. It was thrown out upon a division. WEDNESDAY. Another aftrnoon sitting wa taken up with excluH* ively Irish matters, Sir M. H. Beach, in the first ins- tance, having his attention drawn to an alleged finan- cial grievance in connection with the employment extra police in Tipjwrary a grievance for wiiicli, it was shown, there exists no fotintlitiou. The house w;»s called upon to discuss Mr Butt's Land Tenure Bill, upon the motion for the second reading. The object of the measure is to benefit men who do not pay ront and allow their farms to deteriorate from the just claims of landlords. The debate upon it was adjourned. THURSDAY. The Merchant Shipping Bill was down first on the list for committee, and its various clauses were ton- iid?,,d.

MADAME EDITH WYXNE-AGABEG. An interesting meeting wa- hel l on Tuesday, March 21st, in connection with the Welsh Calvinfrtic Chapel, Shirland Road, Paddington, at which an illuminated address, execute 1 in the highest style of art, was pre- sented to Madame Wynne on the occasion of her mar- riage. The meetiug was presided over by Mr Henry Richard, M. P., who, nn taking the chair, expressed the pleasure he felt at the removal of the prejudice with which the religious people of the previous generation regarded the cultivation of music and the sister arts. That prejudice he maintained was not to be wondered at, when it is considered to how great an extent the arts in thopedays were aspociited with revelry and sin. Bnt now, there was nothing so gratifying as to observe how literature, music, and religion went hand in hand in furthering the advancement of a country. After some further remarks he called upon Miss M. J. Williams to 8ing-He wipes the tear from every eye," which she did most admirably. The Hev. Griffith Davies then delivered a short speech in Welsh, and Madame Edith Wynne-Agabeg thrilled the audience with her rendering of the air, "I know that my Redeemer liveth," after which, Mr Hugh Edwards, of Suowdon terrace, Kilburn, wh,) works hard for the furtherance of the good CIUPC in this locality, on behalf of the church, presented the address in a neat speech appropriate t,) the occasion. He thank- fully alluded to Madame Wynne'* ever ready support to every Welsh movement. The address was as follows:— To MADAME EDITH WTNNR-A«ABKG (EOS CYMRU, PKXCERDDKS ). DEAR M\DHI.-Thc occasion of your marriage with Aviet Agabetf, E<quire, has been thought by your com- patriot. assembling attheCalvinistic Methodist Church, in Paddington, a fitting opportunity for offering to you an humble testimony of the admiration witl, which they regard your distinguished abilities as a leading artiste as well as your valuable services to the cause of Wehh Music. and your constant and cheei ful readiness to assist aJ( religinits, national, and charitable objects, among the Welsh people in and out of the Principality. In yen they recognise the most gifted and accomplished expo- nent of the national melodies of u Gwlad y Gan," and to you they fed that they are in a great measure in- debted for the attention and respect commanded at present by Welsh talent in the highest musical circles in »nd out f the metropolis. You have always been true t I the language, traditions, and institutions, of the people; who, in return, cherish and honour your name, and pray for the cnntinned blessing of the Almighty on your brilliant career. In fervently evoking the blcfiing of the Almighty, JRendith ÐlIw Ein Tadau, to rest upon you and your husband, we can only echo the senti- ment of the Cnnry in all part, of the world. Believing that your tiuion will be conducive to your mutual happiness, we have the honour, &<\ Signed by Mr."Ff! Hugh Edwards, Thomas Johns, F. Francis Jonen and John Jones, deacon8 of the church. Mr T M. Williams, B.A., referred to the Itistre which Madame Wynne had mhed upon her profession, and he assured the audience that she appears perhaps to better advantage in private life than even in public, Mr J.be7- Jones, who introduced her to the public at Holywell, made a characteristic speech. Madame Wynne appeared to appreciate very highly this evidence of the kind feeling of the Paddingtou friends, md her husband, Mr Agaheg, in feeling teims, acknowledged "he presentation. In the course of the evening, Madame Wynne sang" The Mother and her Child." 41 Y Hachgeo dall," and took part in a duet with Mis> M. J. Williams. The latter talented young lutl also sang Sir Sterodal* Benne:t's song, "To Chloe my sickness," and Miss Bessie M. Waugb in two pianoforte solos sustained her high reputation as an accomplished artiste. Note* expressing recret at their unavoidable absene were re*d from the vicar of All Saints, Rother- hithe, the Rev. Newman Hall, Mr Hugh Owan, the Rev. D. C. Davies and Kc*. Robert Roberts. I r Newman Hall wrote as follows :— Surrey Parsonage, London, S. E., March 2().—Dear Mr Rishard,— I acu very sorry to be unabla to be present to-morrow evening at the meeling to present a congratulatory address to Madame Edith Wynne, for whose character and talents, and readi- ness to obsist all religious and benevolent enterprise* I entertain a high regard. She is the delight not onlv of her romantic c-mntry, but of all England too. Most heartily I wish her and her husband many years of wedded happiness. I am eerry that labours oonnected with our new church out of town, prevent my having the pleasure of being present.—I remain, Dear Mr Richard, yours, very respectfully, NEWMAV HALI, The chapel was filled, in spite of a snowstorm. The proceede of the meeting will be devotett towards reduc- ing a debt of over £ 1,200 which hangs heavily on the church. composed mainly of young women engaged in domestic service, and of young men employed in places ef business.

Communications must be legtbly ioritten in ink, and on one side of the paper only. They must be authenticated by the name and aW« of the writer, not necessarily for publication, lout as a guaralltee of good faith. We cannot undertake to return communications of which we do not avail ou-selves. Wc capiat be responsible for the opinion, expressed by our correspond THE DEANERY OF BA.NGOR. I DEAR SiR —As II Churchman of gome sort I ask you to insert in your next Chronicle some jottings of a conversation which might have taken place on Monday last- Scene--& railway platform- two clergymen and myself. "So the poor old Dean is gone to his re&t I" Yes, long expected and his work long over." I wonder who will be the new I)OAN ? I I What, ha.vn't you heard I" i, No surely nothing is yet known, he only died on Wednesday." "Oh, it was in a daily paper of Saturday." "The new appoiutment ?" "Oh, yes. "The king is dead; long live the king." Whoin do you guess I" Well, J. P.?" "No." "E. L.r' "No." "EJ" "No." "Thearch- deacon of Oh, no-he is too old. Why he must be older than Vincent was when lie was appointed, and we do want some young blood in the Cathedral staff. You are not likely to guess, so I may as well tell you: Edwards, of Carnarvon. Never! why he has not been in the Diocese more than five or six years, nor in orders I should say more than fourteen or sixteen." Never mind that; he is the man, and a wonderfully talented man he is; why, his name has been seen ever siuce he came awong os, as preaching and speaking with eloquence and great energy, here and there and everywhere. He is one of the very few stars in the Welsh Church, tie started and edited the Aniddiffynydd, a publication which is doing a vast deal of good, it is said; and all this in addition to his charge of such a large and im- portant parish as Carnarvon, and, poor fellow, he has just suffered a severe domestic bereavement. Granted—granted all, but I can't agree with you that what you have said in his favour is suffi- cient to justify the appointment. There are meu, gentlemen in mind and manners, aIUong the most spiritual of the clergy, who have laboured in the Diocese honestly, earnestly, and eSectively for a quarter of a century or more, who had a full right to expect a recognition of their faithful services, and who would have filled the office with courteous dignity, besides bringing a good head piece for the work. As for the Amddiffynydd, Edwards has long given up the editorship, and he must during his numerous itinerancies have left his parish en- tirely to the care of his curatt's, whom I have heard he ordered sharply enough. Then he is an awfully high Churchman, as many of the Amddifftwydd articles will testify; and above all, there is his tirade against Dissent and all Nonconforming ministers in a Welsh sermon he thought fit to publish under the title of Dissent, the great Babel of Wales,' or some such opprobrious name. I can sympathize with him under his great afflic- tion, but that does not entitle him to a Deanery, unless the precedeut of Dr. Tait being appointed Bishop of London under somewhat similar cir- cumstances is to be fully carried out. Although not intentional, the nomination is really an iusult to the clergy-" My good friouds," quoth I, with much of what each of you has said I fully agree-it must be a heavy blow and great dis- couragement' to several excelleat hard working clergymen to see a much younger, and as you, sir, have shown, a not uaobjectioiuMe man preferred over their heads. I guess, however, that Edwards will draw it mild' in his new office, and not speak with the disdainful energy he has done of those who differ fiom him in religion or politics. Anyhow, your Church will be liable to those freaks and surprises so long as the patronage is vested in one individual; and the sooner the better Cathedral Chapters have their ancient rights and national duties restored to them, and once more become the Bishop's Council, without whose advice he cannot act in any matter of importance. I would not myself object to a joint committee of laymen and clergy, with the Bishop as chairman, having the disposal of all preferments. In the present case 1 hope the clergy will respect the peace of their Church, and not be guilty of repeating the vituperative course they took when a former vicar of Carnarvon was, in my opinion, most unfor- tunately appointed to a lucrative office in the Cathedral.I am sir, yours truly, PHIL. ECCLES.