The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

ENGLISH SERVICES IN BANGOR. THE CATHEDRAL.—Canon in resiclence-The Ven. Arch- deacon Wynne Jones. Organist, Dr. Roland Rogers, Order of services :—Sunday—Holy Communion, 8 a.m., and services at 11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. St. JAMES' CHURCH, UPPER BANGOB.—Services :— Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 11 a m 8r. MART'S, GARTH ROAD,-The English services are now discontinued. ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UPPER BANGOR.— The Rev. J. C. Bedolfe, minister. Servioes :—Sun- days, 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. ENGLISH WESLEYAN CHAPEL, HIOH-STREET (near the Railway Station).—Circuit Minister, the Rev. W. Potts (Carnarvon); resident minister, the Rev. Henry Babb. Services :—Sundays, 10.30 a.lI1. and 6 p.m.; Thursday evenings, at 7.0. ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL, PENRALLT ROAD.—rastor: Rev. W. R. Saunders. Services Sundays, 10.30. a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday evenings, at 8, THE YOUNO MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, QCEEN'S 14FAD CAFE.-Every Sunday evening at quarter past 8 o'clock a prayer me Every Thursday evening at quarter past 7 o'clock, Youth's bible class. Every Thursday evening at quarter past 8, Mutual Improve- ment classes. President, Mr David Williams.

THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. The intelligence that Mr Ellis Nanney, wli,) was unanimously elected as the Conservative •andidate at the meeting of delegates held at the Royal Hotel, Carnarvon, on Saturday, has resolved to contest tho representation of the county has been received with feelings of the liveliest satisfaction by the Conservatives. Since it became known that there was a vacancy in the representation the Radicals had pooh- poohed the idea of a contest. They had flattered themselves that the result of the election in April would be accepted by the Conservatives as conclusive evidence not only that a very large majority of the electors were Liberals at that time, but that there was not the slightest chance of a Conservative candidate being returned again for Carnarvonshire. The Conservatives, however, see no reason for regarding the decision in this light; on the contrary, they know full well that much of what then took place was due to misrepresentation. They know, too, that there is a general feeling of dissatisfaction with the policy of the Govern- ment during the past few months amongst those who in the spring thought it was desirable there should be a change of Government. They have, therefore, decided again to contest the represen- tation, and have selected as their candidate Mr H. J. Ellis Nanney, who is not only well known, but highly esteemed by all classes in the county. AL gentleman better qualified to discharge the duties which devolve upon a representative of the people could not have been selected and the electors if they return him will be able to feel that they have not again committed the blunder of sending to Parliament a man who simply wished to get there in order to secure his own personal ends, but one who feels a deep interest in the welfare not only of the county in which he resides and spends his income, but in the Principality at large. It is hardly necessary that we should here further refer to Mr Nauney's peculiar fitness for the post. The people of Carnarvonshire know him well. They know that he has given proof that he possesses consid- erable ability, and that he has devoted, and is still willing to devote, his time to the public service. If elected, his interest in Carnarvon- shire would not be of brief duration it would not suddenly rise in the spring, and entirely disappear in the autumn and the electors would have as good a guarantee as they possibly could have, not only that their representative would well weigh all Imperial questions, and vote in favour of that policy, which was best calculated to establish peace on a permanent footing, and to maintain England in her proper place amongst the nations of Europe, but would be able to pay the utmost attention to questions in which the Welsh people feel the deepest interest. The contest will not be a protracted one, and, with such a candidate, we look forward to the result with confidence. Many of the Liberal electori? have been disillusionised; and it would be a great mistake to suppose, after the experience of the last few months, that they will agree with all that the local leaders of their party have said and done in their behalf during the last few days. Of course, tha gentlemen we have alluded to, being placed in a very embarrassing position, were obliged to put the best face on the matter. It would have seemed churlish, for instance, if they had not passed the resolution they did last week, congratulating Mr Justice Williams upon his appointment. What could they do? They could not very well growl. They could not bite. There was nothing to bite at, unless they turned upon one another, and even Radicals would not like so suicidal a policy as that. Policy required that they should smile, and make a show of being intensely pleased, and it must be admitted they acted their part as I well as could be reasonably expected under the cir cumstanoes.

MR. RATHBONE, THE RADICAL CANDIDATE. Mr LoveJones Parry having declined to contest the county the Radicals, passing over the claims of two or three would-be champions of the Liberal cause, have selected Mr W, Rathbone, late member for Liverpool, as their oandidate. Why they should select one who is only known in the county by repute, and should reject men who may be supposed to feel a stronger interest in this part of the country than any 11 merchant prince" of Liverpool could pos- sibly be expected to do we do not know. It may be that the Radical delegates, when they were calculating the chances of success, thought there was much more in a name than in Liberal principles. If this were not the case it is difficult to understand how it was the delegates arrived at the decision they did. They were not restricted in their choice, as we have already stated. There was the chairman of their own Liberal Association, who worked so hard to secure a Liberal victory a short time ago. There were also Mr Hugh Pugh, Captain Verney, and Mr Lewis Morris-all thorough-paced Liberals-and yet not one of these was selected. The name of Captain Verney, who fought and failed at Ports- mouth, was receited indeed with but slight respect. When his name was mentioned some- thing more than a whisper of skilly" floated about the room. It was an exceedingly unkind cut. The word "skilly" is so suggestive to those of the inhabitants of Carnarvonshire who have read the reports of the proceedings of the Bangor and Beaumaris Board of Guardians. Had such a hint been thrown out at a meeting of persons who held widely different political opinions the statement perhaps would not attract attention, but here we have applied to Captain Verney an expression which can only convey one idea--namely, that the gallant captain is rather hard upon the poor, and as a Guardian has pursued a course which has rendered him so unpopular that there would be no prospect of success were he selected as a candidate. Only three hands were held up for Captain Verney, who, if he still desire to obtain a seat in Parlia- ment, must, evidently go from home. He appears io have but little prospect of success abroad he has none at home. Mr Hugh Owen's candidature was not pressed, and the meeting permitted his name to be quietly withdrawn. The same remark applies to Mr Lewis Morris, The poet was willing to be a candidate, provided he were permitted to obtain a seat in the House of Commons without opposition. The delegates, notwithstanding the fact that they ridiculed the idea of Conservative opposition, could not pro- mise Mr Morris that he should have a pleasant time of it, and his name was passed over. Possibly some of the delegates thought that poets as a rule are chiefly ornamental and do not make good politicians. The Chairman also said he wished his name to be withdrawn. He was quite content if he saw the Liberal party in Carnarvon- shire thoroughly organised and consolidated. Is not discretion sometimes the better part of valour 1 Still, said the Chairman, with an eye to future contingencies, if the county at any time really wanted a candidate he would be most happy to place his services at their disposal! Many thanks, Mr Darbishire It must afford great satisfaction to the Liberals to know that if they cannot possibly find another Q. C., a candidate rejected by some other constituency, or in fact any candidate to contest an election at all, Mr W. A. Darbishire will step into the gap. The Conservatives cannot have the least objection to his doing so

MR. RATHBONE AND THE DISESTABLISHMENT QUESTION. At the meeting of Radical delegates held at Carnarvon on Tuesday, Mr Henry Lewis, of Bangor, asked a somewhat pertinent questiun- will Mr Rathbone vote for the disestablishment and di-endowment of the Church' It might have been thought that this was a very fair question to be put to a meeting called for the purpose of selecting a candidate. The question, however, was received with many signs of dissatisfaction, and no answer was given. Were the delegates under the impression that Mr Lewis introduced it simply for the purpose of creating discord ? It is difficult to understand why so simple a question should have given rise to uproar and confusion. The incident suggests that the delegates regard each other with a certain amount of suspicion, and that a delegate should exercise great caution in asking for information. Mr Watkm Williams was a thorough-paced, high-stepping Radical. lie agreed with everybody in the Radical camp. Knowing that he must, unless he were prepared to estrange the Nonconformists, promise to vote for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of England, he, though himself a Churchman, expressed his readiness to assist the Liberationists. After all was Mr Henry Lewis very much out of place in asking whether Mr Rathbone would,, as their late member did, pro- mise to vote in favour of disestablishment since Nonconformists think so much about it ? The too sensitive delegates, however, thought it was better that questions of that kind should not be put just yet. Thoy might interfere with the harmony of the proceedings.

BUYING THE VOTES OF THE COUNTRY AT THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION. The alarming disclosures of treating and bribing by the Liberals and Radicals at the last general election aro exciting great attention in the country, and arousing a general feeling of indignation. Mr S. S. Lloyd, of Birmingham, banker, has publicly stated that the incredible sum of X270,000 was raised at the Reform Club for the purposes of the last general election. Two dukes are stated to have given zC43,000 each, while another gave a still larger sum. This f270,000 is only a tithe of what was actually spent in the struggle last March and April. The disclosures made public by the Commissions now being held tend to establish the fact that there existed a preconcerted plan to wrest the reins of power out of the hands of the late Administration, and that large and fabulous sums of money were lavishly and unscrupulously spent to secure that object. We know beyond doubt that in many towns and cities they succeeded in salving the conscience and purchasing the vote of the popular element by such proceedings and we know they also succeeded in overthrowing one of the best and safest, Governments that ever existed. Now, what have we instead of it ? We have an ultra- Radical Administration composed of men, one of whom would disestablish the Church, another disthrone the Queen, while the third would sweep away the whole machinery of the present glorious constitution. We earnestly ask Are we safe under the rule of such men ? We say we are not. If our readers agree with us, let them vote for the Conservative candidate.

MR. ELLIS NANNEY'S ADDRESS. We would earnestly call the attention of the electors, whether they be Conservatives or Liberals, Churchmen or Nonconformists, to the address of Mr Ellis Nanney, the Conservative candidate, which appears in another column. The address of Mr Nanney, in a few pithy sen- tences, places before the electors of Carnar- vonshire points which deserve, nay demand, grave consideration-pointa not only in connec- tion with the present complicated state of the tRffiffSTlc affairs of the United Kingdom, but in relation to the whole foreign policy of the Liberal Government. He directs attention to a fact- and it is one which we hope the electors will particularly bear in mind when they are listening to Mr Rathbone, the Liberal candidate, and those speakers who are 80 fond of assuring them that a Liberal Government really means reduction of taxation, and a Conservative Government extravagant and reckless expenditure that during the brief period that has elapsed since the accession of the Liberals to power, they have increased, not reduced, taxation. The electors, too, should not forget that this much-Taunted and puffed-up Government have supported the admission into Parliament of a professed oppo- nent of the Christian religion. We do not hesitate to say that the extraordinary course pursued by Mr Gladstone and his colleagues in relation to Mr Bradlaugh, an atheist, a man who does not believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, who scoffs at the tidings of "peace on earth and good will toward man," and treats as an idle tale those sacred records which arc dear to the hearts of the Welsh people, whether they worship in the church or chapel, was a rude shock to many of the electors, and has undermined their confidence in those whom they have hitherto preferred to regard as their political leaders. A straw will show in which direction the wind is blowing, and we advise those electors who voted for the Liberal candidate in April to bear in mind what took place when Mr Bradlaugh presented himself in the House of Commons. Perhaps some of the good people of Carnarvonshire, who find the supreme happiness of their life in the worship of a God of inestimable benevolence, and in building their religious hopes upon the sound basis of Incarnate Love, will ponder over what then took place, and will ask Whither are we tending? Passing from this question may we not ask, in the words used by Mr Ellis Nanney in his address, whether the attitude adopted by several leading members of the Liberal party has not given direct encouragement to lawlessness and crime in Ire- land. Upon this point we do not think there can be any reasonable doubt in the mind of any olector. Whilst the Liberals were stumping the country in March and April, they made state. ments and promises with a view to catch the Irish vote, and we now see some of the consequences of this trafficking with sedition-mongers and worthless men, who, under the guise of patriotism, are working out their own ends, regardless of the misery they have inflicted, and will inflict, upon the deluded people of Ireland. We have now, after a few months of Liberal rule, the sister isle, practically speaking, in a state of rebellion. Then as regards the foreign policy of this meddling, muddling and pusillanimous Go- vernment. Whilst Lord Beaeonsfield and his colleagues were in office, the name of England was respected by all thy nations of the Continent. It was universally recognised that this country had at length taken up her proper position in the councils of the nations, and was determined to defend her interests abroad. What has taken place during the brief season the Liberals have been in office ? Enough and more than enough to make England a laughing stock even in the basaars of Constantinople. In another paragraph of the address, Mr Ellis Nanney refers to a subject in which the electors of Carnarvonshire will feel more than ordinary iiitei est. Being of opinion that the agricultural and mining interests, which suffer severely from foreign competition, bear au undue proportion of rates and taxes, he tells them that if returned to Parliament as their member, lie will vote for the equalisation of taxation, so as to relieve those important industries from unfair burdens. Here is a question of pounds, shillings, and pence, which comes home to all of us whether Conserva- tives or Liberals, and we venture to suggest that we want a few mors practical legiqlators-men who will deal with facts and figures—and can without inconvenience spare many of the politi- cians who fight shy of some of these dry, matter- of-fact questions, and prefer theoretical politics. The last paragraph in the address will be read with peculiar interest by Welshmen. During the contest in March and April much stress was laid upon the fact that Mr Watkin Williams was a Welshman, and well understood the wants of the Welsh people. Mr Williams was indeed urged by his leading supporters not to let this fact be lost sight of, and to give utterance to his political sentiments in the Welsh language. He did speak Welsh, and when he did so even some of the most ignorant of his hearers could not help smiling. Mr Ellis Nanney is a Welshman, and declares he will do all in his power to advance the interests of his fellow countrymen. He is not simply a Welshman by birth. He is a thorough Cymro, and will thus be able not only to speak to the Cymru in their own language, but to thoroughly comprehend their opinions when they prefer to give expression to them in their own native tongue. In the same paragraph in which Mr Nanney calls attention to the fact that he is a Welshman the Conservative candidate briefly alludes to one or two questions in which the people of this county, in common with the inhabitants of other portions of the Principality, feel much interest. He makes a distinct statement to the effect that, if he were returned as member for the county, he would vote in favour of closing public houses i D Wales on Sundays. He also looks forward to beneficial results from the labours of the Com. mission now inquiring into the state of education in North Wales, and would cordially vote for a Parliamentary grant for the advancement of higher education in Wales. These statements should undoubtedly be well weighed by the electors, who should also ask themselves which of the two candidates is most likely to look after their local interests—Mr Rathbone, who is simply a "merchant prince" of Liverpool, and who has but little, if any, interest in Carnarvonshire; or Mr Ellis Nanney, who is one of themselves. Mr Nanney has lived amongst us all his life, and his ancestors before him, and is a thorough Welshman in feeling as well as in descent. He is the son of a worthy sire-the late Mr Owen J. Ellis Nanney, of Gwynfryn, who died in 1870, and who was a justice of the peace and deputy-lioutenant for the county of Carnarvon—and we do not think it would have been possible for the Conservatives to have selected a more eligible candidate.

MR. RATHBONE—RADICAL AND UNITARIAN. We have already drawn the attention of the electors to the course which the Liberals have adopted with respect to the admission of Mr Bradlaugh. We do not wish to draw any com- parison between the professed atheist and Mr Rathbone, but it is but right that the electors should know that the selected Liberal candidate is a Unitarian, and consequently does not believe in the divinity of Him whom we would fain believe the majority of them worship as the Saviour of the world, and as their Divine Lord. Possibly there are those who will not regard this as an im. portant point, but we are inclined to believe that the majority of the electors will look upon the matter in a different light.

Let us hope that the 'bright dream' which en- tranced Mr Watkin Williams in the spriog, and transformed himioto a judge in the autumn, will have the effect of awakening the electors from their political somnambulism, and reminding them that they are still in the Iiesh, and have the grave responsibilities of patriots to conffout-resnonsibilitie,3 which demand more thought and higher aims than the mere construc- tion of a ladder to enable a self-seeking barrister to ascend to the judicial bench. To men of sober thought the nation seems to be drifting into chaotic confusion at home and abroad. Our foreign relations, although at the present moment apparently tranquil, are in that state of complicated tension, through the dark intrigues of Russia, as to threaten in the not distant future convulsions which will shake the fabric of the British Empire to its foundations. In Ire. laud we see a power defying the Government and incu- bating a civil war. The law is derided and trampled upon, order is mocked at, and the gaunt tyrant of revo. lution is stalking through the land, cursing and de. stroying the fruits of a bounteous Providence At such a time I a little more sleep and a little more slumber will net do any more than bright dreams,' and at this crisis England expects every man to do his duty.' To the polling booth, then, electors of Carnarvonshire, and vote for the bonoured name of Nanney, enshrined not in dreams,' but in living hearts and memories, thus con- secrating those social and patriotic virtues which no- where shine with more truthful lustre than ia dear oid Wales. Mr Ellis Nanney was present at the Pwllheli fair 111 Thursday last. He did not make any public «tteranee —contenting himself with quietly canvassing the large number of farmers present at the fair. lr Nanney'a reception was ail that could be desired. He is decidedly the popular candidate. It is rather amusing to read the report of the Liberal meeting at Carnarvon. The selection of Mr Rathbone was not by any means unanimous as it appears from the report in question, The dissensions, however, are very mildly put to what they really were, and the unanimity 9f the party is not spoken of even by the Liberals themselves. It is no secret that they are very divided, and that the supporters of Mr Hugh Owen and Captain Verney are sorely vexed because of the nomination of Mr Rathbone. il- Is Carnarvonshire to b3 a harbour of refuge for the rejected members of other constituencies ? Mr Watkin Williams was hit upon last March after he had in vain tried to get nominated at Newcastle, Southwark, and other places. Now we have Mr Rathbone brought forward. He was compelled to retire from Liverpool. as it was known he had no chance of re-election, and he was at the last election ignominiously defeated for South-west Lancashire. He was solicited to again try his fortunes at Liverpool a few months ago, but knew too well that he had not sufficient hold there. He was lately "put up" for Chester, and various other plaoes, without success, and now, as a dernier resort, he is going to try his luck for Carnarvonshire. It is certainly no compliment to Carnarvonshire to have to fall back upon the rejected of other places. It is rumoured that Mr Bradlaugh is criming down to Wales to support Mr Rathbone, the Radical candi. date for Carnarvonshire. We sincerely hope that this is not- true, and that the counsels of moderate Liberals, although they failed to induce the ultra section to consent to the nomination of a moderate man aud a Welshman like Mr Hugh Owen, will help to save us from the intrusion of Mr Bradlaugh and his unorthodox opinions in support of Radicalism iu this county. It is bad enough to have an attempt to thrust upon us Mr Rathbone, who .is a member of the Unitarians-who do not believe in the divinity of our Savi<1ur-but it would be still to have Mr Bradlaugh in our midst. Wales has the reputation and justly so, of being freer from crime than any other country owning allegiance to the Queen. This is due in a great measure to the intensely religious character of her people, and we hope it will not desert them in the midst of th3 political rancour engendered by Radical partin8. We owe our civilisation and all we have to the Bible, and our freedom has so far rested upon its truths and principles. Mr Rathbone is the nominee of Mr W. A. Darbishire- Curiously enough they are both Unitarians. We believe Mr Darbishire's is the only family in Carnarvonshire profesaing Unitarianism. No wonder then that the nomination of Mr liithbone by the Liberal caucus was not unanimous. A large proportion of the Liberals, no doubt, felt that Mr Darbi.-hire was having too much of his own way in attempting to foist upon the constituency not only an utter stratger, but a gentleman of his own peculiar ideas as regards Christianity. "LOWER BANGOR NEW Cbursh—District—Lower j Bangor and Glasinfryo. Popu'atbn—joOO, compr ieiug a large proportion of the pourer clai-ses. Incumbent- Rev. E. Pugh. Architect-H. P. Horner, Eoq., Liver- pool; builder, Mr Rogers. Style—Geometrical Gothic. Plan-Nave, two Aisles, Chancel, South porch, and Turret, with Spire. Acconi.modcU.wn—More than 000 sittings, mostly free. Sm'ices—English and Welsh, Oust— Treasurers—Mesers Wiliams and Co., Bangor. E. Pugh, vicar; G. James, IIon. Sees." The foregoing is an exact copy of the circular heading on which subscriptions were obtained. It is plainly evi- dent that the money was got on the distinct under- taking that there should be English and Welsh services. A heavy moral responsibility, and it may be a legal one in a pecuniary sense, rests upon those who have discontinued the English services. The two months trial, in a few counties, of the new plan of saving in the Post Office Banks, has been at- tended with so much success that the scheme is t3 be extended throughout the United Kingdom. On and after the 15th of this month the Post Office Savings Banks will be turned into Penny Banks. Tne Post Office, however, will continue to refuse less than a shill. ing in consequence of the expense of keeping an account of deposits less than that amount. An ingenious plan, however, has been adopted with a view to overcoming the difficulty. Forms will be issued gratuitously, each of the size of an ordinary cheque, on which there will be twelve printed spaces whereon penny stamps can be stuck. when the whole of the spaces have been filled up the form will be received at any Post Office Bank as a shilling deposit. Sines the 13th of September 7000 new accounts have been opened through the agency of these forms in the ten selected counties, and it is estimated on this basis that if it had been adopted throughout the United Kingdom no less than 70,000 new accounts would have been opened. The future wiil show whether this estimate is correct. One thing is clear-a large amount of extra work will be thrown upon the Post Office, and the public would probably like to know how many more departments are to be added to the primary one of letter carrying. Post Offices now carry on the stationery business, they do stockbroking and banking, they are insurance agents, they are common carriers, they are inland revenue officers, telegraphists, and mechanicians. This looks rather like centralisation.

I LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. BANGOR CATHEDRAL.—Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, November 14tb.-8 a.m.. Litany and Holy Communion. 11.30 a.m., service, Peace in D anthem, 1 Oi-est in the Lord' (Mendelssohn); preacher, the Canon in Residence. 4 p.m., service, Peace in D; anthem, Seek ye the Lord' (Roberts); preacher, the Canon in Residence. THE'COUNTY OF DENBIGH.' -In the judgment given on Thursday at Liverpool after the Board of Trade inquiry as to the loss of the barque County of Den- bigh,' missing since the 18th of January last, when she was spoken in the North Atlantic, the owners, charterers, and captain were exonerated from blame. TREMADOC CLOTHING CLUB. On the 3rd instant clothing was distributed under the superintendence of Mrs Percival t > the members of this club, the bonus being 4s as usual. Thanks are due to the liberal sub- sribers, and this year especially to the Portmadoc His- trionic Club who kindly gave a donation from the pro. ceeds of their performances. Tzz EARL OF Powis' BIRTHDAY.-THA Earl of Powis' birthday was celebrated on Friday week at WeJsh. pool, according to established custom, by a stag hunt and a public dinner at the Royal Oak Hotel. The meet of the Severn Valley Harriers took place about twelve o'clock, in a field on the Moat Farm, about a mile and a half from Welshpool, and was attended by a great concourse of people of all classes. A splendid buck belonging to Lord Powis was uncarted, and was captured at the close of a very Irilliant run of upwards of four hours over exceedingly rough country. The bella of the parish church rang out during the day. Tbe dinner in the evening at the Royal Oak Hotel, which was attended by upwards of two hundred gentlemen, was under the presidency of the Hon. F. S. A. Hanbury. Tracy, M.P. M cch regret was expressed at the absence of Lord Powis in consequence of the rcent death of his sister, Lady Harriett Herbert. AN EISTEDDFOD IN LONDON.—On Monday an e'stedd. fod was held at the Surrey Chapel, Blackfiiars road, London, under the presidency of Mr B. T. Williams, Q C., and M.P. for Carmarthenshire. There was a nu. merous assemblage, coisisting principally of the Welsh residents in London. After the singing by Mr W. H. Williams of Can yr Eisteddfod," specially written for the occasion, the president delivered a brief address, in the course of which be alluded to the large number of Welsh people who had so long and prosperously resided in England. With regard to depression in agriculture aud trade, the Welsh farmer had had difficulties to grapple with, and it had been stated that there were a number of farms to let. Such was not the case, as quite recently, when a farm was annouueed to be let, there were no fewer than fifty applicants for it. With regard to the land question, the Irish might take a lesson from the Welshman's bo?k. The Welsh had a land question • They had been deprived of Id, but by industry they I had been able to purchase it back again. A number of competitions in music, recitations, and adjudications on poetry for prizes followed. MR JUSRCE W lLLf,&M&- On Monday Mr JUltioe Watkin Wil.'inms took the ??th ,?d bi?, eat &Ø a puisne j udgp of the Qu"n's Bench Division. THs NEW Pon OFFICE.—The new post office which has been erected om site opl?feiti? th- old pri?mi.es in High street, Bangor, which have bitberto been used by the postofBce offidalr, was op ued on Thursday evening. BANGOR AND BEAUMARIS RURAL SANITARY BOARD.— The Right Hon. Lord Penrhyn presided at Wednes- day's meeting. Thirteen tenders, varying from £200 to £1281) were received fur the drainage works at Llau. fair. That of Mr Bughird (A482) was accepted. MEDICAL.—Mr A. O. Vavie, yunge, son of MR Davies, Corsygedol, n ,rm"uth, successfully passed the preliminary examination for the lt 'yal Coll?<e of Sur- geons. He was educated at the Friars, Baagor, and Ardwin School, Aberystwyth. LIVERPOOL RACES.—The Liverpool Automn Cup was wen by Mr G ret ton's Preetonpana; Lord Drjgheda'a Phiiammou, 6 yrs. was second, and the Duke of Beau J fort's Petronel, 3 yrs. third. ANBLESBY AND CARNARVONSHIRE INFIRHARY.—Pres. sure upon our space compels us to ho!d over until next week our report of the annual meMtbg > f the JUh. scribers to the Carnarvonshire and Angles-y Infirmary. We may state, however, fiat the Maiqoi.s "f Anglesey has been unanimously elected as president for the en. suing year. BANGOR LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—At Thursday's meeting there were present Mesirg T. Lwi" (eh¡rman) E. H. Ellis, R. Hughes, H. Lewis, and J. Wil:i1ms. Dr. Ellis /1ave Dolice that at the next meetiiig he should propose the appointment of a committee to re- arrange the duties of all the officials. THE PROMENADE QUESTION "—On Wednesday, the town crier announced that a meetiag wo il l be held in Penrhyn Hall in the evening, in order that the rate. payers might oppose the proposed scheme for the construction of a sea-side promenade and public baths on the Silliwen side of the Merai Stnit.. A few rate- payers proceeded to the hall at seven, tcok their seats and waited patiently for the advent of the conveners of the meeting. The letter, however, did not put in an appearance,and the ony inform ition which could be elicited was, that the be'lman called the meet- ing. After wiiting for about an hour, (hose present vote;! Mr Owen, of the LlaiiBollen Vault. t > the chair. Mr Owen, having confessed th:,t he d.d n.it know what was the object of the meeting, c riled u:,on Mr Thomas, Sackville Terrace, Garth, to a1:ite the meeting. Mr Thomas having made a few observations io Welsh, Mr Hughs (Alexandra Vaults) asked who had convened the metirg. No one appeMed to be in a position to answer thi" question, and ifcremuaed UIJ.¡:13wered. As the meeting was not a proper!y conver:wl meeting of the ratepayers, Mr W. Jones (Pork Shop) proposed that the ratepayers should w,¡it until the L cal Board of Health convened a meetin. This motion was put, but tRoFe preAent did root t .ke the trouble to vots either for it or against it, and by and by after a little rambling talk, the meeticg melted away. LOCAL MINING INTELLIGENCE.- AUrlh/n (3r.1 Novem- ber).— The ground at the Va'Iey cro-s-cot ii more favourable for driving, and there is morj b eude mixed up with the rock. At the No. 3 cro" cut the ground is much harder since we passed through the soft j >int about a week azo. There is no spar, but I am ot opinion that we are in the hanging side of the iode, as it resem. bles that part in the No. 2. There i8 not so much lead in the forebreast at No. 2 as there w.11 llt week, but the lode is more khid'y inappeanuee for producing lead than I have seen it, there being mora priany spar, and the lode altogether more of a leidy nature.—J. ROBERTS. CvsnvjstwytK (3rd ovemer).-Tùe 1.,de in the 8 fm. level, driving west of Edwird's w inze, is 3 ft. wide, worth 16 cwts. of lead ore per fm. The men are making fair progress in eotting out the lode to full width ill the 15 wrst of Push's cross cut the lode is proving to be large and producilg a good mixture of lead and blende. The opening out of the loe erst of the crmls. cut will be proceeded with at once. The yield dour stopes hai been somewhat below the average during the pjst montb.-J. B. Rowsu. Sudidris (3rd Noveaal»er).—The meadow shaft, sinking below the 110, is progressing satisfactorily. The winze sinking upon the lode is without change. The 17 east is not looking so well this week, but is still a fi^e lode, and the failing off in value may be regarded as but temporary The 60 east shows a fair sprinkling of'ead or" "it" blende.- H. IIOTCHKISS. Carnarvon C^per (2,d November). -At the (Ie there is a great change in the chiracter of the ground. There seems to be a fault in the lode. There is still copper on the OD" side of the 1 ide. At Talmignedd we have started to sink in the copper and sulphur. The ôulphur has shifted ne:ner t,) the hangiug side, which I con-ider to be a good sign. At Craeg-y- Menyn there is not so much su'phur as there has been. —J. ROBERTS, ACTION UNDEII A BILL OF SALE FOR WBOJSGPIT. CONVERslO-The case of Simmons ii, Leigh and Hughes, tried before Lord Chief Justice Baggallay at the last assizes for Chester, and resulting in a verdict for defendants, was bef ire Justices Manisty and Bowea in the Queen's Bench Division on riday week. Mr M'Intyre, Q.C., moved for a new t'ial, on the ground that the learned judge misdirected the jury, and that ha ought to have left certain evidence to the jury. Mr Simmons, a banker and money-lender, curving on busi- ne-e at Liverpool under the title of the Imperial Advance Bank, had some transactions with Mr Ellis Jones, a farmer in count7 of D. nii:h. fit the year 1878, Jones gave the plain'iff a bill of sat, to secure an amount of £iOO, whhh was made up of an agglomera- tion of advances. The bill of SIte covered the whole of the property on the farm. Iu February, 1S79, the first instalment on the loan, £ 20, became due. Mr SimmonB sent to the farm for the purpose of obtaining payment, but did Dot succeed. On the 24th of February, in the night time, Mr Jones removed from his farm the whole of his cattle 20 or 21 cows, and (Iriive them along the rr-ad to Chester, where the two defendants, Leigh and Hughes, rn't Mr Jones. The defendant bargained for the purchase < f the cattle, aud forwarded them to Shrewsbury, consigned to a man named Cox, but they were actually sold in th Shrewsbury market by the defendants themselves. In addition to the cattle, there were either seven or nine calves. Jones not only went off with the cattle, but in point of fact stripped the farm and emptied the house of the furniture and when plaintiff endeavoured to effect a seizure he found the house barricaded, and a regular siege had to be entered upon. Jones was not made a party to the action, because after this occurrence be discovered that the climate of England did not suit his constitution. For the plaintiff it was now submitted that the learned judge took an erroneous view in holding that there was no evidence of oùnversion on the part "f Leigh and Hughes, that the removal from the firm without a license in writing from the grantee of th-a bill of pale entitled plaintiff to immediate possession. Leigh and Hughes swore at the trial that they bal 110 notice of the bill of Justice We think you ought to have a rule, on the trround of misdirection and verdict against the weight of evidence.—Rule nisi. PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS TO THR REV. T. CESAR OWEN.—An illuminated lithographed address has just been presented to the Rev. T. Cseiar Owen on his retirement from the rectorship of Llanbedrog, Llangian and Llanfihangel Bachellaeth. A copy of this address was read to the rev. gentleman on his resigna- tion by Mr F. W. Lloyd Edward", high sheriff of the county, in the presence of the churchwardens and a large number of respectable farmers of the ab ive parishes. Messrs C. D. Caidicot and G. W. Jones were delegated by the parishioners to take the arldress to Bangor, and present the retired rector with the same, which bore the signatures of those who presented it as representa- tives f th, unanimous feelings of the aforesiid parish- ioners. The address bore the following inscription We, the parishioners of Llanbedrog, Llangian, and Llan. fihangel Bachellaeth, feelitfg the deepest regret at losing you from among us, unite together ia offering you this address as a slight token of our love and esteem; and we hope it may serve as a memento of your past laboiirl, in this parish, and also of tbe many warm and grateful hearts that you have left behind you. You havs lived upwards of 27 years among UI, and during that period you have performed the riuti-s of your sacred calline in such a manner as to gain the regard and confideccei Of all your parishioners, rich and poor alike. Your peculiar geotleness of manner, your warm herrtedcess, your unselfishness, your unvarying courtesy, your loving sympathy, your siogu ar courtesy of character, have endeared you to all of 113, i-nd won for you, our warmest ati' ction. During Yet, long incumbency you have ever proved YOUfseif so hUlùbJmiljdedt 80 eminently fair and just, and considerate towards others, so free from all intolerance and censoriousaess that you seemed to reflect in your own persou the sacred words, tthe servant of the Lord must ntit strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teAch, patient m meekness, in- structing those that oppose themselves. It is not strange, therefore, that on the eve of your denture from among us, when we can so readily call to mind so mvlzy kind words aad deeds of willing aeivic*, that we bid yon farewell with aid and sorrowful hearts. At the same time, it is our earnest desire that you should take with you into the rest and retirement which you have SI3- well earned, our best wishes for your happiiieea, and w hope and trust that the remaining years of your life may be abundantly crowned with every blessing, thai you may ever be blessed as you hava blessed others and may the Lord preserv. your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even for evermore. Signed in the name and on behalf of the parishioners, F. W. Lloyd Edward., William Fiitchard, George Ore, G. W. Jones, C, D. Caidicot', John Jonos, Owen Janes, Evan Williams, John Mortis, John Thomas, Jofea WilliaDl Beory Griffith,"