Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

HER MAJESTY has taken an extraordinary interest in the proceedings in Parliament. Not content to await the morning news- papers, she commissioned an officer of her household to send telegraphic despatches to Osborne of the progress of the debates dur- ing their continuance. Surely she will not be content until she has telephonic com- munications constructed between St. Stephen's and the various royal palaces. 4.

THE DEPRESSION OF TRADE has had the eilect of greatly diminishing the consump- tion of beer; or at least we suppose it is the depression of trade, for we have not heard lately of any startling advance in the spread of the principles of the Alliance. If the true-born Englishman is off his beer," it is a pretty safe deduction that the times are hard. Some of the London brewers we understand, are decreasing their out-put" to a very marked extent. We are afraid Sir Wilfrid Lawson will be induced to de- sire a continuance of bad trade.

IT IS VERY PLAIN, or ought to be that the Cross Market, Oswestry, requires extensive alterations. Everybody is crushed, and all kinds of trades are huddled together in a mass like a ball of string entangled. The Oswestry Town Council would do well to look into the matter, and study tlie comfort of those who bring produce to the market by enlarging it and making it fit for business to be transacted in. ———— ————

MR PAUXELI, has a motion down in his name which creates some interest, or at least some amusement, as it appears to point to something like corruption of the Press. He is going to ask for returns of the news- papers in which Government advertisements have been inserted during the last and the the present administration respectively. The great Obstructive has hit upon a fine mare's nest at last

IT MAY NOT TIE GENERALLY KNOWN that during the last Session of Parliament an Act (37 and 38 Viet., c. liS) was passed, by v/ltieh it is enacted, that any surrogate, or other person, not being a qualified practi- tioner, who for, or in expectation of any fee, gain, or reward either directly or as the agent of any other person, whether a qualified practitioner or not, takes instruc- (tions for, or draws, or prepares any papers un which to found or oppose a Grant of Probate, or of letters of administration, shall be guilty of an offence within tne meaning of the twelfth section of the At- torney and Solicitor's Act, 1874, which Act imposes a penalty of £10 for each offence. I

j The World contains a recommendation from one ambassador to another, Man ch-j.r, if I were you, I would drop these tele- grains people are getting a little tired of j them "Replied Ambassador No. 2 with j charming fraukness, 'My dear friend, you are right I will. The World is right. We have one set of telegrams one day which are contradicted or unnoticed next morning in the papers, and the result is that people I generally are getting tired of them. So much has this been the case during the pre- sent week that people are beginning to think they are got up for the purpose of maintain- ing the war excitement. One effect is we think likely to be produced, and that is that people will wait for the confirmation of intel- ligence before they believe it or act upon it so that the inventors, be they ambassadors or not, will fail to realize the object in tended.

IN COMMON with several other Boards, the members of the Gwyddelwern School Board find themselves in a difficulty. The period of the triennial election had come round this week, but no notice has been re- ceived to that effect. It would be more sa- tisfactory to all concerned to have the con- stitutional method observed, but under the circumstances, the next best thing will be resorted to, viz., allowing the ratepayers to hold a vestry for the purpose of electing their representatives. All the members are willing to serve or retire, to live or to die, in accordance with the voice of the rate- payers. The hon. chairman who has served on the Board since the commencement, not merely giving his name, but also his time and his talents, mentioned the noteworthy fact that no serious difference of opinion has existed amongst them. Meanwhile the school has flourished, a moderate rate has been collected, and the voice of the grumb- lers has scarcely been heard.

THE VICAR OF WREXHAM, in an address at a concert in aid of the South Wales Dis- tress Fund, a summary of which we give in another column, has made public in a clearer and more concise form than we have before seen, the various causes of the present calamity. We have found a very general disposition to charge the whole responsibility upon the working men themselves. No doubt, as Mr Howell said, it was due to some extent to the strikes of a few years ago, for which certainly the working man was responsible and had suffered accordingly. But Mr Howell shows conclusively that there are other and more cogent reasons for the present distress. And it is noteworthy that in the front of these Mr Howell places the American and Franco-Prussian wars, for," he says, war never existed without exhausting the capital and diminishing the means of subsistence for the people." These words, at a time of wars and rumors of fresh wars, ought to have their weight with those who profess to look to war for a re- vival of trade, and would lead the country on after a wild and empty chimera which will collapse before it is grasped.

♦ As THE Wrexham District Tramway Company are applying for a Board of Trade Order to authorise the use of steam power on their line, it will be well perhaps to state that a Select Committee of the House of Commons last year sat to consider how far and under what regulations such power should be used upon tramways on public roads. After hearing a number of witnesses, and also witnessing experiments with steam engines, this committee re- ported in favor of the use of steam power under proper restrictions. Acting under this report, thewrexliaiii Company are de- sirous of adopting this power, and we be- lieve their application will have the support of all or .nearly all the residents along the line of road, the principal tradesmen and residents in Wrexham, and the Town Council. The only opponent we have yet heard of is the District Highways Board, and we think that if this Board studies the question from the proper stand points- that is the greatest advantage it will offer for free intercourse between the districts affected-it will not spend the ratepapers' money in an opposition to a desirable im- provement, The use of steam will at once reduce the wear and tear on the road, and this of itself ought to conciliate the opposing power. During the last six months, 28,433 passengers have been carried be- tween Wrexham and Rhos by the tram ears, and no doubt the adoption of steam engines, free from noise, smoke, or other illegal attribute, will double or treble the traffic.

THE ASsIZE ARRANGEMENTS are about to be considerably amended. We learn from Mr Justice Lush that the Winter Assizes are now finally established, so that there will after this be held in every year four assize?. The ordinary spring assizes for the delivery of the gaols and for the trial causes will after this year probably be held in January, and the summer assizes in July, as hereto- fore and at equal distances from these periods will be held the Assizes for gaol deliveries only, under the Winter Assizes Act. To diminish the criminal work now cast upon the assizes it is in contemplation to extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Quarter Sessions, so that certain offences, like arson and burglary, now only to be tried at assizes, may be disposed of by the inferior tribunal. These were some of the changes referred to by Mr Justice Lush. But even more serious changes, it is said by the Standard, are under consideration. The associates and clerks of assize of the several circuits have been required to furnish returns showing the number of days engaged in disposing of the criminal work at the several towns in the circuits during the last three years, the number of prisoners tried, and the number acquitted. The object of this is understood to be to enable the eniiiiiiitteet)f judges now sitting upon the matter to see whether the principle of the Winter Assizes Act may not be some- what applied to the ordinary spring and summer assizes by doing away with the issuing of commissions to certain towns in which at times judges are presented with white gloves, or where the number of cases is so small as to be considered in these utilitarian days not worth while the sending of the judges and all the paraphernalia of justice thither. This scheme would doubt- less find favour with the bar and probably the judges, whose travelling would be there- by diminished. But there can be no doubt the towns affected by any such proposal, which include we presume all the North Wales assize towns, who value highly the privilege of the assize, would not tamely submit to be deprived of so ancient and dignified a right. THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE from the Cape is of a more reassuring character. It is now decided not to send out any more troops. Lord Carnarvon is fulfilling his promise to render assistance to his successor in the I Colonial Office. He and Sir Michael Hicks- Beach are much together. -4.

THE ST. ASAPII BOARD OF GUARDIANS have had under discussion the question of the considerable expense involved in the prosecution of persons for the non-mainten- ance of their relatives, the expense of serving the summons being in some cases very great. In the special instance which led them to consider the matter, the de- fendant lived at Harrow, and it was only owing to the fortunate circumstance that their Clerk was in that district on business and kindly took upon himself the task of serving the summons that the Guardians saved 23 or j64. A more striking case than this has, however, occurred this week, in- volving a larger outlay of the ratepayers' money. This was in connection with the Wrexham Union, the Guardians of which prosecuted an Irishman, named Finneran, for neglecting to maintain his wife. The man, who was discharged on promising to take her out of the house, was apprehended in Mayo County, Ireland, whither the police inspector had to proceed, and the expenses connected with the case amount, we are told, to between JE6 and £ 7 Surely something ought to be done to prevent this apparently needless expenditure, and we see no reason why a process similar to that of the County Court of sending distant summonses to be served by the local authorities of the district could not be adopted with equal advantage in connection with the service of police warrants. At their meeting, on Thursday, the St. Asaph Guardians took steps to bring the matter before the Local Government Board, and we trust the Wrexham Board and others will do likewise.

THE ELECTION OF POPE is carried on in a very singular manner, and as the event is one which occurs but once in a lifetime, it is but few who are familiar with the pro- cess. It appears there are three modes of electing a Pope-, by inspiration, by compro- mise, and by ballot but the first and second modes are only resorted to when all attempts to select a Pope by ballot have failed, and when the electors, finding themselves at a dead-lock, agree to put an end to their rivalries by nominating a committee with absolute power of appoint- ment or when, in default of a committee which can be trusted with power of this kind, the cardinals agree to utter at one and the same moment the name of the man best qualified in their opinion for the papacy, and to call that an inspiration of the Holy Ghost. The ballot is the usual mode and all that is necessary in the use of the ballot is that two-thirds of the Col- lege shall cast their votes for the same man with the reservation, however, that the requisite majority shall not be made up by the successful candidate's own vote. This mode is apparently simplicity itself but in practice it has been found over and over again that the required majority of two-thirds, the secret ballot, the accessus or afternoon ballot (when those who wish can transfer their vote to a candidate with a better prospect of success than the one they voted for in the morning), and the veto of the Roman Catholic Powers, make the complications in the voting extremely great. A minority of a third, by keeping together, can defeat any nomination that does not commend itself to them and when the balloting is exhausted the veto can always be brought into play to defeat a nomination that is for any reason disagreeable to France, Spain, or Austria. These possible complications were discovered long ago and while the car- dinals have been puzzling their wits to de- feat vetoes and to break the power of majorities, the Popes have been contriving rules and regulations to shorten the sittings of Conclaves. Gregory X., in a famous bull which regulates to this day most of the proceedings of Conclaves, prescribes the exact number of dishes the cardinals shall have, what the dishes shall be, and what condiments they shall be permitted to use with them, if after the third day they have not made a Pope the idea being, of course, to starve them into a nomination as Eng- lish juries were of old starved into a verdict. Yet, in spite of all rules and regulations of this kind, Conclaves have many times con- trived to prolong their sittings for a week or ten days without presenting any of the customary signs of starvation and in two instances a Conclave has been kept up for more than a couple of years. The most notorious of these long Conclaves was that held on the death of Clement IV. at Viterbo it sat for two years and nine months. But the Conclave which met on the death of Nicholas IV. sat almost as long for it took two years, three months, and two days to make a Pope. Of late years, however, the cardinals contrive to do their work within the three days pre- scribed by statute and the last of the Conclaves, that which chose Pio Nono, was one of the shortest on record. It was all over in less than fifty hours. ♦

ABOUT THREE WEEKS since a meeting of I forty one members of the Carlton Club took place, when it was resolved that the policy of the Government was too pacific and that it must be spurred on to some- thing more spirited. They were conse- quently spurred on most effectively, Sir Robert Peel being principal goad. The outcome of this Conservative agitation has been a more c: spirited foreign policy," manifested by the notice for the six millions, the order for the fleet to enter the Dardanelles, the resignation of Lords Derby and Carnarvon, the order for the fleet to turn back again, and the with- drawal of Lord Derby's resignation. An- other meeting of Conservatives has been this week held at the Carlton, and another constitutional stimulus administered to the Government, in consequence of which we have been treated to another series of dar- ing deeds which we venture to think will not be so generally acceptable to the country as they appear to be to the members of the Carlton. What these are, will be found stated in Lord Derby's explanation on Thursday night. The fleet has forced the Dardanelles in the face of the formal protest of the Porte, and is now said to be anchored off Prince's Island. This is generally considered an act of war under the Treaty of Paris, and under the revision of it by the Treaty of London. Therefore if not actually at war with Turkey, we are technically so, for our action is recognised by the Porte as hostile, and is maintained on our part by force. We have thus practically put an end to the Treaty of Paris. So far, perhaps, there is no harm done, for that document had been already- worn out through rough usage, and it only remained to tear it in two, as our Ministers have done. Still; it is at once striking and significant that the very Government which, by the Prime Minister, not long ago invoked the Treaty of Paris as a sacred engagement, should be the one to whose lot it falls to put an end to it. This matter, however, is of less immediate interest than the expected Russian occupation of Constantinople. On this also, it seems, we have taken action. In a despatch read on Thursday to the House of Lords, Prince Gortschakoff intimates that as the British fleet is despatched to Constantinople to protect British life and property, the Russians feel themselves at liberty to consider whether they will not also send their troops into the city for the same purpose, with this differ- ence, as Prmce Gortschakon' puts it, that, while the British fleet is to look after British interests, the Rus- sian troops will protect all the Christians." In reply to this despatch a protest has been forwarded to St. Peters- burg by our Government but whether the protest is of a hostile character or not we are hardly in a position to judge. If we judge by the action of the Government, and by the tone of Sir Stafford Northcote, we are perilously near an outbreak of war. If we judge by Lord Derby, we are on quite agreeable terms with the Russian Chancellor, and are preparing to go into friendly Conference. Surely it is time for the country to be permitted to know its fate, instead of being tossed about from Minister to Minister this one brandishing a sword, and the other feebly waving an olive branch. One thing appears clear. If we are going to war we are going with- out allies. Here Sir Stafford Northcote and Lord Derby are in accord. The former tells us that no other Power has despatched war vessels to Constantinople. The latter says that France and Italy asked fqr leave, but that they have suspended action and that as to Austria he cannot state her intentions. The position is plain enough. So long as we are willing to pull the chest- nuts out of the fire, the other Powers are quite ready to let us do their work they are waiting quietly and safely to see what eomes of it.

CATTLE TRAFFIC AND CATTLE DISEASE Their influence on the price of meat," is the title of an ably written pamphlet by Mr Geo. T. Turner, a writer evidently well ac- quainted with his subject. Its main object is to shew the desirability of totally pro- hibiting the importation of live cattle from the Continent, and it professes to advocate this on the ground of the public weal. The system of prohibition is, however, so im- portant in its consequences, and is so foreign to the progressive instincts of the nation, that it must be looked at from all sides before it is adopted; and it is nothing short of sheer necessity that should make us fall back upon it. Mr Turner in the above pamphlet makes out a very fair case for total prohibition, probably as good a case as could possibly be made. His argument in substance is this :—Cattle diseases are at present very injurious to the country directly by destroying its meat resources, and indirectly by discouraging growers and feeders of cattle. The most destructive of these diseases are of foreign origin, and notwithstanding all attempts to drive them out of the country, the supply is continually kept up by the introduction of diseased cattle from abroad. The inspection of cattle at ports of debarkation cannot, for several reasons, be depended on to keep out disease, There remains, therefore, nothing but to prohibit importation altogether. And he affirms that the loss will be far more than made up by the increased pro- duction in this country, and by the im- portation of dead meat as brought at present from America. It is, of course, open to anyone to dispute any or all of the above propositions. It may reasonably be doubted whether too much is not made of these diseases. The Foot and Mouth Disease, which Mr Turner regards as the most inju- rious of all is very lightly regarded by some, who may be looked upon as authorities. It may also be doubted whether foreign im- portation conduces so much to the continu- ance of the diseases, and whether rigid in- spection would not be an amply sufficient safeguard. But if we grant the correctness of Mr Turner's premises, we are in duty bound to adopt his conclusion. Whether it will have the beneficial influence that he expects on the price of meat is quite another thing. The trade in dead meat which he trusts so much to, need not wait for this prohibition for its developement. There is nothing to hinder its development now, and if the advantages of that trade are as great as the author says they are, we might ex- pect that in a very short time it would practically prohibit the importation of all live cattle by making it unprofitable. This much is clear at all events, that prohibition should not be adopted until it is proved to be absolutely necessary but when it is adopted, it should be effectually carried out, without leaving a single loophole by which disease could creep in. The pamphlet con- tains moreover, some very interesting infor- mation on the mode of conveying cattle from place to place at home, and suggests the desirability in the case of all fat cattle of havingthemslaughtered before they'start, as the carriage of the meat alone under the American refrigerating system will prevent a great part of the loss and waste and suffering inevitable connected with the conveyance of the live animals. The pamphlet is on the whole a very valuable contribution to the literature of the subject, and should be studied by all who are interested in it. The only tiling in it which we should have wished left out is the contemptuous way in which cattle dealers are spoken of as being altogether unnecessary. Under the present system, at any rate, the dealers are doing an important work in bringing producers and consumers together. And we do not see how they can be dispensed with under any system, any more than can the channels which convey the waters of the rivers from their fountains to the places where they are needed for irrigation and for traffic. It is not true, moreover, that the dealers are the only opponents of prohibition. It will be opposed until proved to be necessary by all who dread a return to the old system of protection. ♦

THE DEATH OF VICTOR EMMANUEL was not only an Italian national but an Euro- pean event of no small importance but it is far transcended in interest by the quickly following decease of Pope Pius IX. The death of the King was a surprise, but the death of the Holy Father can hardly be re- garded as such. The only wonder is that the spiritual survived the temporal sove- reign, especially as the former had been so long afflicted, and was so often given over for moribund. It would almost seem as if his life were specially prolonged that he might fulfil his own prediction that he should live to see Victor Emmanuel repent on his death-bed. For some days we had had reassuring intelligence of His Holi- ness' state of health. He had been able to leave his bed, and give audiences in his private library but it was only the last flickering of the expiring candle, and pro- bably the efforts that the Pope made to per- form his official duties accelerated his end. He was a brave old man, and must have suffered much from tjie exertions he made to attend to public business to the last. There was a certain similarity between the character of the Pope and that of the King, and each had a kind of respect, if not liking, for the other, despite their political antagonism. Both were Italian sovereigns, and both had been at different times the champions of Italian independence and free- dom. Ten years at least before Victor i Emmanuel monopolised this role among the Italian monarchs, the Pope was his partner and ally against Austrian domination and i native Italian despotism. It is well known how and why the Pope failed in his efforts for his country's good. The cosmopolitan demagogues, socialists, and political ad- venturers of all sorts that swarmed into Rome frustrated all the Holy Father's benevolent intentions with regard to popular Government, and the Roman Re- public was extinguished amid scenes of turbulence, violence, and bloodshed. Since then, Pius IX. set his face, very naturally, against the revolution, and Victor Em- manuel was left as the undisputed and more fortunate champion of the popular cause in Italy. But Italians can never forget that the deceased Pope once gave practical and very tangible evidence of his desire to emancipate them from foreign and native thraldom. The rivals are now both lying in the tomb, and their countrymen will rather remember them for that in which they once agreed than for that in which they afterwards differed. It is a great pity that some means were not found for their political, as well as their personal, recon- ciliation in their later days; but the Pope 11 r days; but the Po l jL, was deaf to all offers of compromise, and died, as he liad lived for many years, an opponent of the Revolution, asserting what he believed to be his temporal rights to the last. The choice of his successor will be an important matter for Italy. No one can foresee the result of the election, which must depend on the vote of a scat- tered constituency made up of individuals of various nationalities. It would be idle to conjecture how even the vote of the Ital- ian Cardinals may gti whether they will show a disposition to favour an arrange- ment with the Government of the Quirinal, or continue opposition to it but besides Italians, there will be representatives in the Conclave from France, Germany, Austria, Spain, England, Ireland, and other Euro-1 pean countries, as well as some from the New World. It is most likely that these foreign Cardinals will be more disinclined for an arrangement with the Italian King- dom than will the native ecclesiastical princes, since they will lack the motive of patriotism, which must have some influence in every Italian breast. Altogether, it is to be feared that in the present condition of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical mind the opportunity will be lost for contriving a modus vivendi between the Vatican and the Quirinal. But Italy is not alcne interested in the choice of the Conclave. Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Belgium—even our own country, and every other where the Roman Catholic religion is spread—must be anxious as to the political bias of the new Pope. The Pontiff that would suit France would be very unacceptable to Germany, and the one that would be the most popular in Italy would be quite out of favour in ST)ain. We may, therefore, be sure that all possible political influences will be employed to turn the election one way or another, and that, whoever the next Pope may be, he will be unpopular in some countries. He will not command the respect that Pius IX did for his personal qualities, his career, and his advanced age—at least for years to come but we have no anticipation of a rupture or schism in the Church, since the national jealousies of which we have spoken are quite outside the clerical order, which is united and well organized.

Local News. -r-r- SPHISO ASSIZES.—Mr Justice Mellor will take the North Wales Circuit, and Mr Justice Lush, South Wales. THE REV. J. PALMER., of Chenies, is an- nounced to preach in the Baptist Chapel to- morrow and next Sunday. THE REV. JOHN JAMES, of Brentford, will pieich in' Chester-stree; Congregational Chapel to-morrow (Sunday). THE CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET AND FoOTItALL CLDH hold their annual ball in the Public Hall on Monday evening. The gentlemen's tickets are Is 6d and the ladies' Is each. TELIX'KAPHY.—At a meeting of the Council held in London on the 13th inst., MrJ. Edgar, postmaster, Wrexham, was elected an associate of the Telegraph Engineers' Society of Great Britain. SOUTH WALES DISTRESS FUND.—The total results of the various" bowls" up to yester- day (Friday) were—Mr Jarvis. £ 7 Ss Orl the Mayor's bowl (Mr J. F. Edisbury), £ 2 15s sa: Messrs C. Bayley and Co., zEl 3s 941; Mr Bird, Market Hall, 17s. SPECIAL SERVICES.—On Sunday morning, the Rev. W. Powell, Llanfyllin, preached an English sermon in the Bvynyffynnon Chapel, and Welsh services were also conducted in the afternoon and evening, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Brook-street, by the Revs. W. Powell and D. Junes (Bruisyn). DENSE Fo(-On Friday evening week the town was enveloped in a fog so dense as to render driving through the streets highly dan- gerous, and foot passengers had to be very wary. A fog of such density has not been experienced in the town for many years, if ever, the gas lamps not being visible half-a- dozen yards off. D. H. ORDERS.—The following appointment having appeared in the London Gazette is pub- lished for information.—"Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry.—Edward Hugh Robert Crofton (late Lieutenant 5th Lancers) to be Second Lieutenant (Supernumerary).—Dated 12th February 1878. "-Second Lieutenant Crofton is posted to C or Cantain G. Mousley's Troop.—By order, Signed R. F. MORRISON, Adiutant. WESLEYAN HOME MISSIONS.—A public meeting is intended to be held in Bryn- yffynnon Wesleyan Chapel, on Monday even- ing, in connection with the above missions, when addresses are announced to be delivered by the Rev. R. W. Allen, of Aldershot Camp, and the Rev. James Yeames, of Liverpool. The chair will be taken by Mr W. Thomas, of Ashfield. The circuit and other ministers are expected to be present, and collections will be made in aid of the mission funds. "TRUTIT.Un(ler the auspices of the Wrexham Teetotal Society, Mr Lester de- livered an interesting lecture on "Truth" in the Temperance Hall on Sunday evening. There was a tolerably good attendance, and the chair was occupied by Professor Gethin Davies, of Llangollen College, who observed that he had been a total abstainer since he was eight years of age, and should be happy to occupy their time during the whole of that evening and the next had they not come to listen to the interesting remarks of their respected friend Mr Lester. THE DEATH OF THE POPE,-At St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, on Sunday, the Rev. Canon Hilton took occasion, at the second Mass, to allude in brief but feeling terms to the immense loss sustained by the Catholic Church in the recent death of Pius IX., sub- 1 sequently giving a concise summary of the troubles he had passed through, the greatness he had achieved, and the wonderful and im- j' portant events which had taken place during j: his unparalleled Pontificate. On Monday morning solemn requiem Mass—generally called low mass"—was said for the repose of the Pope's soul.. ECCENTRICITIES OF THE LATE MR MEERS. | —In a report which appeared in our columns last week of a trial relating to the estate of the late Mr Meers, it was stated that he had his coffin made and kept in his house for a con- siderable time before his death. On one oc- casion when confined to his bed he was called upon by a friend, to whom he communicated the fact that his coffin was lying under the I bed, and requested his friend to draw it out, examine it, and pass his opinion upon it. His friend did so, and after easting his eyes alter- nately on it and the intended future occupant, asked, Do you think it's big enough, Meers ?" "I have been in it" was the reply, "perhaps it's a little short, but with a little coaxing, I believe I can be squeezed into it." ST. VALENTI-NF,Tlie votaries of good St. Valentine are falling off in their allegiance-, whether through depression of trade, or the death of the Pope is immaterial—the fact re- mains indisputably the same, and is proved by the considerably diminished number of Cupid's messengers transmitted through the local post office tiiis year in comparison with many of its predecessors. Several unique" addresses," however, have taxed the ingenuity of the letter carriers to decipher, the following heing a literal copy of one of the most original :— To the Vaults That has no faiilts, I know you cannot vex To Sally, my girl, Who has many a twirl In the good old town of Wrexham The document bearing the above address was duly delivered at its destination, and we hope the contents of the missive were as poetically pleasing to Sally as the address must have been amusing to outsiders. SALE OF PLASPOWER COLLIERY.—At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the W11 j Colliery Company, held a short time ago it; was stated by the di rectors that the company j in entering into arrangements with Mr Henry Robertson, M.F., and others, for working the Plaspower estate had encountered some legal difficulties and that the best way out of the dilemma was to sell the company s interest 111 the Plaspower colliery to Mr Robertson. In accordance with the statement, an offer was made to Mr Robertson upon terms said to be advantageous to the shareholders, which he ac- cepted. On Monday, a meeting of the shave- holders in the Vron Colliery was held at the ?- over i)y i r Wynnstay Anns Hotel, presided over by Mr j LOW, the Chairman of the company. Alter explaining the object of the meeting the Chair- man proposed the following resolution,—"That the provisional agreement 011 behalf of the Yron Colliery Company, Limited, with Ah-; Robertson be and the same is hereby approved, and that the directors are hereby authorised to carry the said agreement into efl?et with such modifications as they may see fit to agree to, or without allY niotlineation." This was seconded by Mr Gregory and carried with only one dissentient. A second resolution was! passed enabling the company from time to I time to reduce the capital. THE WILLOW MINSTRELS' ENTEUTATN- MEXT.—On Friday evening week, the third annual entertainment was given by the Wil- low Minstrels, at the Brewery, by permission of Mr Peter Walker, who as usual allowed the use of the large room. The entertain-! ment was given for the amusement of the! workmen's wives and families, Mr Walker's tenants, and a number of invited friends. The room, which was neatly decorated for the oc- casion, was tilled with a large and appreciative audience, and amongst those present we no- ticed :—Mrs and the Misses Walker, C'oedy- i glyn, Dr. and Mrs Burton, Dr. and Mrs Richard Williams, Regent-street, the Misses Low, Roseneath, the Misses Beech, Maes- gwyn, Mr T. B. Williams and Miss Williams, Plastirion, Mr and Mrs Sherratt, Mr F. Page, Mr J. S. Crawford, the Misses Broughton, j Grosvenor Road, Mrs Dear, Mr and Mrs Ll. Lloyd, Grosvenor Road, Air and Mrs Snape, Mr and Mrs Alfred Owen, Mr Thos. Hughes and party, Chester-street, Mrs Edwards, Trevor Hall, Mrs Halden and party, Mr T. H. Bancroft, &c. Frequent and well-merited applause greeted the efforts of the various per- formers. A varied and attractive programme of vocal and instrumental music being admir- ably rendered by the following distinguished artiste* (the episode of The Wooden Legged Brigade being exceedingly mirth provoking): Mr Julius Smith, basso, Mr Pete Thompson, baritone, Mr Demosthenes Davies, tenor, Mr Austin Sparks, alto, Master Fred Christy, so- prano, Mons. Theophilus Henri, violin, Mr Adolphus Henderson, piano, Mr Cincinnatus Jones, flute, Professor Pompey Brown, F.S.A., tambo, Mr Samuel White, bones, interlocutor Mr R, C. V. Washington Jo hnson. MR CHARLES MATTHEWS' VISIT to Wrcx- ham, announced for la :t lli.;ht and to-night, is unavoidably postponed. THE CHURCH CLOCK.—The new dials of the Church Clock, which have this week been painted and gilded by Mr B. Copleston, now stand out in bold relief from the old tower, and present a wonderful improvement on the old dials. We understand the new time- i keeper will be in complete working order by the end of next week as the frame work of the clock is being rapidly put together. BOAm, OF GrAKDiAxs.— At the weekly meeting of the Board on Thursday, there were present Captain Grifiith-Bosoawen, chairman Mr A. W. Edwards, Messrs .1. Beale, R. O. Burtcn, J. Rogers, Ellis Wool- rich, Rd. Jones, W. Roberts, W..lones Mr of. Oswell Bury, clerk.-The Master's books showed the number in the house to be 274, against 2ii in corresponding period last year, and 275 last week vagrants relieved since last Board, (j) imbeciles, 43 schools—boys, 22, girls, '29 receiving industrial training— 8 boys and 11 girls.—There was no pul lic I business before the Board. WKEXHAM FLORAL AND HOKTICCI.TCKAL SOCIETY.—A general meeting of the subscri- bers to this nourishing suciety was held in the Guildhall on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of making all necessary arrangements for the ensuing year. Mr Walter Jones occupied the chair, and there were present Messrs Howel Davies, Farquharson, Liversedge, C. Bate, Garratt Jones, J. Wallis, R. Lloyd, J. B. Shirley, &e. Dr. Burton was unanimously re- elected president of the committee, Mr Walter .fonps, N-ice-t)r-esi(leitt aii(I B. Shirley hon. see. The annual show was fixed to take place on the 4th September, a committee being appointed to carry out the general arrange- ments, and a sub-committee to draw up a schedule of prizes. THE FORTHCOMING FIIIE BKICADK CONCERT. We again call attention to the grand vocal and instrumental concert to be given in the Corn Exchange on Wednesday next, in aid of the Prince of Wales' Fire Brigade, an institu- tion the utility of which cannot fail to com- mend itself to the patronage and support of all classes of the community. The concert is under distinguished patronage, and a varied and well-selected programme will be carried out by the artistes advertised in another column. During the evening, in nc lclitiou tothe numerous vocal and instrumental attractions provided, a grand assault of arms will he given by mem- bers of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. As the time is now darwing very near, we advise all who desire to hear and see a first-class entertainment to secure their tickets without,! delay. CONCERT IN AID OF THE ORVHAN HOME.— We have to call attention to an amateur con- ceit, to be given in the Acton School-room, Rhosnesslley, in aid of the funds of Mrs. White's Home. The entertainment is under the patronage of Sir Robert and Lady Cun- liffe, and in addition to a well-selected pro- gramme, Mr J. Edgar, postmaster, has kindly undertaken to conduct a series of experiments I with the telephone. A special wire will be run from Acton Hall to the school-room, and we understand that eight telephones will pro- bably be introduced, through which any num- her of persons can hear the various pieces which are to be sung through the telephone" by the Wrexham Parish Church Choir, under the leadership of Mr Joseph Howard. The tickets are being rapidly disposed of, and those who are not already supplied will do well to secure seats without delav. I MANCHESTER UNITY YAIXATIONS. — The valuations of the assets and liabilities of the various lodges throughout the Manchester Unity are steadily progressing, and it is be- lieved the aggregate results, which have be- gun to be compiled, will show that the large deficiency shown by the valuation some six years ago has been very largely diminished by the remedial measures from time to time sub- sequently adopted. The returns from North Wales have now been completed. In Wrex- ham district the only three lodges out posses- sing any surplus are-John Thompson, Coed- poeth, £;>40; Cambrian, Feathers Hotel, £ 375; and Briton's Pride, Brymbo, £ 082 whilst the aggregate deficiencies exceed £ 3027. Every lodge in Ruabon is deficient but the Pentre Bychan, whose surplus is but £2] 18s, whilst the deficiencies of the remaining six exceed 96368, the Wynnstay alone figuring for £ 3001, and the Cadwgan for tl244. In Denbigh, one lodge, Howell's, has a surplus of £ 970, and the other two deficiencies amounting to £ ">04. The Hawarden Lodge is JE222 dencient, and each of the 17 lodges in Holywell is in the same condition, their respective deficiencies varying from £904, £656, and 1:572, down to ESI, £ 79, and £32. At Dolgelley, Festiniog, md Llansaintffraid only one of the 19 lodges has any surplus, the Glan Conway, which done has a surplus of only £ 108. Of the 12 lodges in Carnarvon, five have surpluses amounting to £ 870, and the deficiencies of the i remaining seven figure for £ 3409. At Conway, one of the three lodges has a deficiency of £168; and the surplus of the other two i amounts to ES65, of which the Bodyhyfryd Lodge owns £ 785. CAMBRIA'S GLORY TENT. I.O.R.-On Tues- day, the members of the Rechabite Tent held their anniversary in the Temperance Hall. At three o'clock, a conference was opened, at which, in the unavoidable absence of Bro. J. Evans, C.R,, Bro. J. W. Jones, treasurer, presided. There were also present Bros. C. Hodgson, of Manchester, W111. Lester, W. H. Tilston, R. Phcnnah, S. Jones, J. Edwards, R. Ellis, J. Rogers, J. Price (Brymbo), W. Wilcock, P. Wilcock, T. Davies, P.C.R., G. Dutton, Renwick, Rawlinson, H. Worrall, i secretary, and several others. The Secretary presented his report, which was confirmed. The subjects of consideration were—how best to extend the Order how to make the Tents more attractive the desirability of establish- i ing a District Juvenile Order; and, the re- suscitating of Female Tent: These various topics gave rise to a warm and animated dis- cussion, which was nevertheless characterised by one general desire to promote the true in- terests of the Order. Tea being announced, the conference adjourned till six o'clock. About 90 members and friends sat down to tea, provided by Bro. Benjamin .lewitt, | after which the conference resumed its; sitting, and agreed to the following resolutions: That this Tent recognises the importance of Juvenile Tents as the sources of real strength and permanent increase to the Adult Tents, and resolves to invite the members of other Tents in the district to conferastothepractica- bility of organising a District Juvenile Order. That this Tent being aware of the institti- tion of a Female Teiit, but which, from want of officers, has ceased to be active, resolves to take the necessary steps for its rcsuscitation." The public meeting which followed was large, i Mr Lester presided, and was supported 011 the platform by Brother C. Hodgi-on and otb-jr gentlemen. Mr Charles Thomas presided at the piano. The musical portion of the uro- gramme was creditably sustained by the Hill- street choir (under the leadership of Mr Jas. Hughes), Miss M. Lewis, Miss S. A. Jones, j Brother James Davies. and F. Samuels. b.-o. C. Hodgson, who dividedXlus address into two parts, reviewed the origin and progress of the Rechabite Order, and furnished some very telling statistics showing the superior ad van- tages of tiie Order compared with other friendly societies, especially in the matter vi solvency, and he pointed nut that the true advantages of Rechabiti&m coiisisied, not so much in the number nnd extent of privileges i which it gave to its members as its being ever in a position to meet all the just and reason- able demands of those who invested their money. During the delivery of his speech he frequently caused roars of laughter by his quaint style of relating various incidents and anecdotes. A hearty vote of thanks was most i enthusiastieally accorded to the speaker, and also to the chairman, the choir, and other amateur singers, which being tlnly acknow* leged and after singing the National Anthem, the meeting broke up. From the annual re- port and abstract of balance sheet up to December 29th, 1877, it appeared that the financial condition of the Tent was satisfactory, the present total worth being £ .>10, of which f302 2s (jcl belonging to the Sick Fund. £ 7 ISs Old to the Contingent Fund, and t200 was invested in the District Funeral Fund. The average worth per member is £ ('» 2s Sd, a fact which conclusively proves the complete sol- vencv of Cambria's Glory Tent. The Sick and Contingent Funds amount to £ 310 Os 7,1, which is divided as follows: -In Savings Bank £]9.3 1:s ;;e1: out on Mortgage' £ 90; in Treasurer's hand f 21 13 5d; in hands of sick pay steward C3. No death had oc- curred during the year, and the total sick pay amounted only to £ 23 14s 2d. The total number of members sick during the year was; 15, the total period of sickness being 31 weeks I day, and the average time of sickness on the entire membership had reached no more than the small fraction of 3 (lays eacli.-We may state that there is also in connection with this Tent a JuvenileTent consisting of 21 members. During the year past no member has receiveil I sick pay, and only one death has occurred during the last 12 years. The present amount of fund in bank is £48 8s. We would take this opportunity of recommending parents of chil,lren who desll'e their trainina in the children who desire their trainince in the principles of a b st inence to secure their con- nection with the Juvenile Tent. By the simple payment of Is entrance fee and Id a week, boys and girls secure the payment of 2s 6d per week for 26 weeks, and £1 for the first, f2 for the 2nd, and f3 after three years con- nection. SnooTiNo PARTY.—On Wednesday, Mr Fitz-Hugh and three other gentlemen had a day's sport, shooting rahbits at Plaspower. The day was rather unfavorably owiii" to tin- downfall of snow the previous ni dit which made the covers very wet. The result Vvas a good bag. THE VOTE OF following LOEAL members voted with tlie Government ori Thursday night, on the question that. the. Speaker should leave the chair for the ourpose of going into Committee Oil the Vote of CreditMr C. W. Wynn, Mr E. B:>tesr Major C'ust, Sir llaldv.yn Leighton, ML Stanley Leighton, Hon. (L Pennant, .Mr Puleston, Mr H. C. Rakes, and Lord Hill Trevor. On the other side, the votes included those of Mr Osborne Morgan, Mr D. Davie* i Mr R. Davies, Mr W. II. Gladstone, | Morgan Lloyd, Mr H. Ilic-hard, Mr Rohei-t- son, aud the Hon. F. S. A. Tracy. In Friday nights division, the (rorenimeiit sup. I porters included their formci adherents. a bove, with the addition of Sir W. W. Wyi,n and Lord Newport and in the minority were most of those of the previous night, arid also Mr Gladstone and Mr S. Holland. CONCERT IN AID OF Till: Sorrn \V.-M.ES DISTRESS. —On Friday evening week, a was given in aid of the above object in tiie Teijiperaiiec Hall, when a capital proLOve.iiie of music and recitations etfec-J, rendered, a iii4),,ty | comic sketch entitled "All a iioax, 0/ the Relief Fund." The iiev. II, Howell, vi' ar, pie. sided, and delivered an opening address, ill I:¡;id, lie pointed out as some of the probable c.uises of the prevailing distress.- which in some districts was of a most IrjartrenJin* eharaet-1 fact that the niannfaetiirin* districts ol South Wales covered an miceiise tract oi country, including the whole of (Jlanioivan- shin., a portion of Monmouthshire,' a I large part of Carmarthenshire; and mary families were enduring great si;" fault of their own. This was t" hi,¡ niatiei j of the deepest grief, being hiinse'i a ri; +iv, South Wales, ii(I lie knew from testimony of a personal relative that in his locality hundreds of colliers went to their dailv work 1witii empty tins, rather than it should be known that they were really m such abject j want, and performed their day;, work with- out heing sustained by a morsel of their Ihllal food And yet, it had been questiera d whether the distress existed or not? j fortunately, there was no marr.t-r of eoiibt about the master. LIKC in other places, tivre were no doubt many who. if they had practised habits of greater frrsfality', would I now have had something to fall rackupon j» the time of need, hut in many iu.-taiices tiie | distress was absolutely unavoidable. It had been said that it was due, to some extent., tc j the strikes of three or four years ago, when some were induced to strike at the t-ry moment when the tide of commercial success was declining, and this they had tound I] t'" 1 out was a most suicidal tiling to because the men themsel ves weie tHe sufferers. The cause of the pre.-c-nt distress, however, was due to a great many other things; the exhaustion of capital re- sulting from the American and Franco- !=>, ¡ Prussian wars—for war ne\ er exi-ted without exhausting the capital and diminishing the means of subsistence for the people—(hear, hear)-then again, there was another eaun, that, of and that of collieiy propiietot-s who had speculated beyond theii means. He would not, however, dwell further upon the causes of the great distre-s, hut would assure e\ery person present in that hall that every shilling they contributed wiit to keep some pool- man or woman or child from the miseries of starvation. (Applause.) It was" more blessell to give than to Il" ceive," and however much the unfortuatc people might have heen to blame they were now suffering for their s in, and let thoue vlio were without sin cast the lirst stone! (Cheers.) It was their duty. 01.0 and all, to extend to a fallen and distressed brother the right hand of a warm and manly sympathy and fellowship, and to endeavour, to the best of their ability, to "put him 011 his legs again. j THE TELKrnoNE.—At the general evening meeting of the Wrexham Natural Science Society held in the Savings Bank (III Tuesday evening, Mr David Johnson delivered an in- teresting lecture on the Telephone—its con- stmetion and the principles involved. There was a larger attendance oi members than I usual and Mr Charles Hughes presided in the absence, through indisposition, of the presi- 1 dent, Dr. Williams. In the eoui-e of his able address Mr Johnson referred to M. Bh.t dis- covery that a communication could be carried on at a distance of 1000 yards when the voice was in it subdued tone, by means of a water pipe which was being laill down in lJavi* at the time of his discovery. Tliii s, titt- considerable time before the use of Speaking tubes became common. He then proceeded to show hy diagram and experiment the difference in sound as conveyed by reflection and hy mass and molecular movement. The ticking of a watch could be distinctly lit an! from the one end of a long strip of wood to the other, Mr Johnson explaining that the simple t-ick of the watch caused every molecule in tin wood to vibrate. Every molecule in the j hardest solid had a certain limit of free play which was essential to the elasticity of of solids, and sound thus conveyed iron: inole- cule to molecule was essentially different troiu the communication of sound by reflection lieui side to side of a tube. After describing the construction of the familiar toy telephone, Mr Johnson observed that distinct articulate speech could be Itear(I ii distance of 1,000 yards by this simple apparatus, and t, the electric telephone stood at present, it was thought the ordinary drum telephone and common shaking tubes were for short distances, possibly inert effective than anything that had been produced with the telephone up to the present tune. Mr Johnson subsequently described ti.e prin- ciple upon which the Bell telephone w;i> based, observing that Professor Helr s instrument was remarkable for its extreme simplicity,as almost any person—any boy—could make an e.ectne telephone, which was by 110 means a eost:y apparatus, A small rod of steel about 4 nicks lo? could he easily converted wt" a magnet, ?thcn was rcouired silk-covered copper win (I 30)—one ounce would make two teU-piii'iie> at the cost of about a ls--two tin plates (if tin were used as was simiethnestliocascpit the cost of a fraction of a penny, a wooden frame alia small screws, about (hi or Od. and the insi/nt- rnent was complete. He hoped ironi his bnt.i description that those boys who were present would he induced to eensuu'-v a telephone for themselves. (Appkiiist-d He must, however, caution the audience aul- as the telephone was tlie subject of a patent it c aild not be used tor propyl profit, and he only recommended toe struction of telephones t?r til? ;Aipl' b¡!j of the scientific priucipk" in'1. He had examined t?t-ph?!K"' in '?' and Chester and which had been made at Urexhaiil, but he could detect very little ditferciK'c u: their .piality. A number oi telc'pnojne experiments were then made under till' '11 ir.tentlence of Mr Johnson, "h" product: sets of telephones and ci of I iiiile lolig N'. R. Grh'.ith, and Mr Shone then We.it hit" the adjoining resitter.ee of Mr Sherratt, a "oe.'ji ill which was k;ndlv lent for the <- ea- 1 si col ? and to which the %I -ii-s it -el -o ii, j.-ii;! nnBK-nro* messages, sratehes of song &1, j s-ecessfully transmitted, (-(ill b.'i'tg distinctly carried fill between several ine.nocrs of the audience and tiie operators ill th ad- joining premises. -We wish toe-all att';nti"i: to the ne:t meeting of the society on day, trie -Oth February, when Dr. r.ytoii j Jones will read a paper on the Anatomy the Ear. Y/MEXIIAM TOWN MISSION.—The anrual |'ireeting of this useful society was hcid n j the Free Schools, Hill-street, 011 Monday ("ittiiis, ironmonger, pre-id d, i and there were present Mrs Citti Beale, Miss Bronghtoji, Miss Meredith s (Charles-street), Mr Kdward .tones (hatt'i), Mr Hartshorne (Rhosddu), Mr Simon J<ruv- ?r W. Thomas, Mr Pryce Vaugla.iu ^b Hardwicke (town missionary), Mr R<?? ,W]]]?ms, King-street (hon. see). A !??? was read from '?lic 1)1-. Wlifiltiti-1,I ?je?tctting his inability, thn'u,.)' -L ??-"? '1 JI I: ?uh!,to?ttuixt. I'lic 11!il stiLt("?tieilt 4.? accounts were taken as read. T)iC C' U'" i mittee's report stated that during the yeai tile has paid 1,!M7 visits, 1,30*1 j which wcrc to the siek and dying the ,J I tnres were read on 974 occasions, and v. nji | prayer on (jOG occasions. The missionary journals, which were regularly read a; tne ¡;(¡,;tljttce meetings, continued to atiord the + <:> e .t I' -¡ most convincing proof of the necessity tk miwyion, and the committee felt as stroiig.y |ls ever the importance of carrying it on wit 1 undiminished vigour. The mission was 1I:It]d great obligation to Mrs R(?c1?c, who h:uf .?!" Kindly undertaken and most ?c)t.?!y "?- charged the duties of collector, and the c. mittce had tlie pleasure to intimate tllilt '• Ber.le ami Miss Brought, n had consented to lie associated with Mrs lbukc m collecting subscription*. Mr Hardwicke obser\e<l, 111 his annual report, that the year had I)CO!ll marked by the death of an unusual.\ laiM number of persons, wh >. during lieilzii, 111141 lived in a state of utter indilierenee to u^. hgion and the <!I?!cu!ty of tc.tdn? ?!c!) }?'? bonl;? even on their death bed, to pu\ 'J attention to their spil-itiizil cl terc3ts,had been most liallifiilly ,tJI,i the death beds of some of these h?"??.?j ground of hope that by the bless?g ? on

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EVANS, 1, Henblas-street, Wrexham. 2$>8z APARTMENTS.—A gentleman wishes for Apart- Ameiits in Wales, on coast or otherwise where a little rabbit shooting or tishing coultl be obtainable. A house with modern conveniences preferred. Reply, stating full particulars and terms for board, itc., which must be moderate, to Mr ROBERT ROBERTS, Brook-street, Chester. JMa Sales by Private Contract. FOR SALE, a few g(io(I SNI-FDE TUIZNIPS.- J' Apply at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel. 3-llf PONY TRAP.—To be Disposed of, an elegant two- wheeled one.-AppIN., office of this paper. :1I g URPLES of cleft oak, j bars, 7 feet long. Price t 2s 5d each, at K. M. Jcxt;s' Timber Yard, Wrexham. 2817n BICYCLE.—A 4Sin. by Grout, in good working oHler, cost il 4, will be sold for cash £ 7.—Apply to E. (iROOM, Town Mill, Pentrefelin, Wrexham. :*2Sg OR SAT.B.-A Fashionahle WAGGONETTE, I formin also a Stanhope Phaeton, second-hand, hut in perfect order, equal to new. Also a variety of 2 and 4 wheel vehicles it reduced prices, to make room for new work, at CONRA.N'S Carriage Works, 50, Chester-street, Wrexham. COB PONY.—For SALE, a Chestnut COB IARE j POXY 14 2 inches, rising 5 years old. Quiet in single and double harness. Has been regularly hunted by a lady. A good hack, and perfectly sound. Price 45 Guineas.—Apply to Mr RK KMAX", Park Cottage, Ituthin, Xorth Wales. :¡;;2g O N SALE MEAT CHOPPERS and SAUSAGE FILLER, for butchers, sausage makers, hotels, boarding houses, and private families. A variety to choose frem. Quality good and prices moderate. Wholesale and retail at the Enterprise Hardware Companv, I), Newin" aton, off Bold-street, Liverpool. 2"í<n THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. CARRIAGES FO!: SALE.—A two-wheel Ponv c DRAG, equa) to new, painted ?reen and cushioned in green cloth. Also a four-wheel Perth DOGCART, in first-class condition, complete with shafts, pole, and bar, lever break, lamps, and knee aprons, AT.- Apply JACKSON SONS, NORTH Wales: Carriage Works, Wrexham. 2!1Sb mo BE SOLD CHEAP, L good second-hand J. HORIZONTAL I-N(,INE, 71 2 fept stroke, with boiler and tittin^s complete, nearly new. Also one Cornish BOILER (equal to new), '23 feet I long by j feat IJ diameter, with dome 2 feet ti hy 2 feet and 2 tubes, 1 foe,t I diameter, with fittings complete. Can be seen and inspected and any further 1 particulars obtained at T)n; B¡WVmITO: HALL JKO? WORKS, near Wrexham. I;lj O~15lTl)isP<)SED OF, the BUSINESS of a T(ii-(i(-er and Provision Dealer, in one of the best Towns in North Wales. Receipts average i:-lii weekly, j Stock and fixtures to be taken at a v.duation, and book debts at purchaser's option, Goodwill low. Satisfactory reasons can be given for leaving. There is a good house attached to the shop. Cash required about £:!II{). Only principals to be treated with. Early possessions given if desired.—Apply, Box Xn. 4X, Post Office, Chester. :¡2:f Lost and Found. TOST, on Monday last, a YOUNG WHITE SOW, i? about fi months old. Anyone rcstotinxsameto WtU.tAH JONES, Westminster Anns, Bwkh¡\wyn. will lie rewarded. 344e '144 LOST, on the night of the Infirmary Rail, a (tOLD FILIGREE CHAIN XHCKLKT, anyone having found the same will please apply at the bal' of the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham. ZJ74f Business Announcements. Now Ready, crown sw., cloth, with numerous Wood Engravings and Folding Plates, (is. (postage 5d.) SLATE and I.ATE (?t'AIIRYIN (A Treatise S "n), SOHXTJm', PHAUTWAL, and (?UM- MERCIAL. Ily D. C. PAVIKS, F.G.S., etc. Crosby, Lock wood and Co., 7, Stationers'-hall-court, London, E.C. 223* MAXELL'S ROYAL EXETER HOTE.L, JjL situate in the most open part of the WEST A, •, — STRAND, close to the THEATRES, OPERAS, '???':i))d Objects of Interest. Apartments, L>s (JD. Drawing-Room, with Bed- Room at xuitf, His (id., 12s (id Service, Is (id. "The Private Apartments are en suite, the double I'oifee-Koonis for families and gentlemen well ar- ranged, with entrances to Billiard and Smoke-rooms. Ciuxiif- excel] eiit. Vi(le Aberdeen Journal. < a   so)d hy Messrs W. H <jr?t?!ji±iJ?? SMITH :md SONS, and Has the Is. (id. other booksellers in vari- lar^est cir- ous part. of the Kingdom Welsh (inidef'-T ^TU TTT^TT (in which it is distri- lation of any E (in which it is distri- We)Mh Cuide??'-???-??? 1mted by the London Book, and pro- 2s. (Id. publishers, Messrs. nounced by many HODDER & STOUGH- newsp"pers to be  TON) as well as on the best. An ad- ? ? the tourist routes mii-able medium for 5s. and in the watering all kinds of advertise- places of North and ments, and contains"W7 AT -Mid Wales. Illus- men t ?, ,.tti( I those of most of the trated with maps chief hotels in North Wales. &c. AdvertUeuifnts now received for the 1878 Edition, by WOODALL AND VENABLES, OSWESTRY. 286b

TO CORRESPONDENTS. LETTERS on Ruabon Sewage Question, Wrexham Town Council, and other subjects, are held over until next week, for want of space.

THE TORIES TO THE RADICALS. I Carnarvon, Salisbury, Derby's Earl we yield, But let us keep our own dear Beaconsfield.

IN ORDER to secure a good exhibition in the season it is necessary for a Floral and Horticultural Society to make early pre- parations, and this tha Wrexham Society is now doing. At a meeting of subscribers held on Tuesday, the necessary preliminary steps were taken and it is to be hoped the committee will be supported in their efforts to secure a good show both by competitors and subscribers. ♦