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-"1\¡;)-(; -E;'I;n' l"enlted in a de I J O.. nc?ncv..f t'' M?S. HOLI.ANO, M.P. for Merionethshire, was married on Thursday week, as will be wen in our marriage announcements. MR RANDOLPH PAYNE, of East Mousley, was drowned, while bathing at Barmouth, last week. BitONYfiAUTH has a football club, the members of which style themselves the Scarlet Last week, a concert in aid of their funds, was given 111 the Bronygarth British Workman. re(Iiie-ion of t,) NOTTCE HAS been given of a reduction of wages to the extent of twenty or twenty-five per cent. at Lord Pciirhj n's Slate Quarries. A reduction has been an- ticipated for some time, but the men are surprised it is so great, and surest short time as an alternative. Mil lior.KKT ITOIJEKTS, The Firs, Chester, has declined to be the Conservative candidate for Anglesey at the next election. It is rumoured that Colonel Hampton Lewi- Bodior, Holyhead, will again come forward for the Anglesey boroughs, in the Conservative i n teret. y PKATH AT BVCKLEY.—I hi 1 uesday morn- llW, as Mr Thomas Astbury, Gacho-f, who has property about Daisy Hill, Buckley, was collecting his rents, lie complained when in the house of one of his tenants, of feeling nnweil, aud before any aid could be procured he expired. The deceased gentle- "Heart Di-,eme" we believe was the cause of death. HVKVKST HoJIo: AT UWAF.NYSOOK.—On the evening of the Ifjth inst., the harvest home thanksgiving service was held at f:it. Marys Church, the service being read by the Rector, and a most appropriate n R 1., f sermon preached by the Rev 11. Davies, vicar of Corsedd, to a very large and attentive congregation. Mr W. (ireslov Jones, Ty Isa, ably presided at the harmonium. A DISHONEST FAKM BAIL;KK.—At the Ches, m.re Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, George Akerman, butcher, Tarporley, was charged with embezzling £ 17 7s od, belonging to Captain Edward Wynn Griffith, of Tiresford, Tarporlev, and Bias Newydd, Denbigh, by whom he had been employed as farm bailiff. The defence was that the accounts had never been properly balanced, and that the prisoner would have paid whatever balance was due from bill i. -Prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to nine months' im- prisonment. NANT BHOOK AND RIVER ALYN\—- At the last meet- ing of the Holywell Rural Sanitary Authurity, the clerk read a letter he had received from the Sanitary Inspector for the Mold district, in which he stated he had visited the neighbourhood and had failed to de- tect any nuisance. He had also made enquiries with some of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, and they too had informed him they experienced no nuisance. The ('Ierk was directed to forward to Mr Swetenham the report of the Inspector. CONCERT AT LLANTYSIUO. An evening concert was held at the schoolroom, Llantysilio, on Monday, The following amateurs took part, viz.. Miss Maria Williams, Miss C. Jones, Llanuwchllyn Miss Pugh, Llangollen Messrs M. H. Huberts, K. Jones, H. j Ninnis, Llangollen, Mr J. E. Jones and Mr P. j Morris, Llandynan, Mr W. Williams, Hafodymaid Mr D. Davies and party, Mr J. Martin and party, Mr Williams, ( Jlyndyfrdwy, and Mr R. Jones, Cyn- wyd. Miss Jennie Davies accompanied on the piano, and Miss E. M. Littlejolms on the harmonium. The piano was kindly lent for the occasion by Mrs Jones, The Vicarage, and the harmonium by Little- j jolms. The lie v. J. S. Jones, vicar, very a1 ily pre- sided, and notwithstanding the torrents of rain that fell at the time, a large number came together, and a w ry pleasing programme was gone through. INDEPENDENT OrWEll OF ODDFEU-OWS (M.LT.).— From the October report, issued by the C.M. and Board of Directors of the Manchester Unity of Odd- fellows, it appears that there were, on tile 1st nf, 2s 2d. There was received during the year i 1S77 for contributions, interest, and entrance fees t'Î20,!l40 10s 10d, and expended on sick and funeral benefits t'454,550 17 s, leaving a net increase of; £ 26(>,2:}'J 13s lOd. The Chester district, a branch of the above, numbered ]fiûS members, with a capital of £ 15,302 Its od, and received for contributions, interest, and entrance fees £ 2,1 (Jl Is 3d, and paid for sickness and funeral donations 4:11201 7s Id, being a surplus of income over expenditure of € Hs 2d. The Odd- j fcVO'l-.s' Qaarti'i■ Mag«:ine for October has an article by Mr Thomas Thomas, Prov.D.G.M., Holywell, on "The Introduction of Oddfellowship into North; Wales, which will be read in this neighbourhood with interest, as will also the biographical sketch of < P.P.G.M. Joseph Hughes, Prov.C.S., one of the oldest Oddfellows in the Holywell district, being affec- tionately styled The Father of the District." Accompanying the sketch is an admirable portrait of Mr Hughes. PERMANENT BELIEF SOCIETY IN XOUTH WALES.—The first meeting of the Board of Manage- ment, of the North Wales Permanent Belief Society, which commenced operations in July last, was held at: the Queen Hotel, Chester, on Monday. There was a full attendance, and the chair was taken by Mr Henry Hall (her Majesty's Inspector of Mines), the presi- dent of the society, one of the vice-presidents—Mr George Thomson—being also present. Mr J. L. Hedley (her Majesty's Inspector of Mines) was elected chairman of the Board of Management, and Mr Williams, the workmen's representative from the Ruabon Coal Company's Works, was appointed vice- chairman. The Organising Secretary (Mr G. L. Campbell) reported that at the end of September, there had been enrolled ?200 members—the largest number that had ever been registered by a relief society in so short a period. Seventy-nine cases of disablement had occurred, and there had been one in- stance already in which a widow had found the great! benefit which the society conferred in cases of fatal accident. Her husband was a member he had been killed, and she was now in receipt of the weekly i annuity provided for by the society's rules. The re- port was received with general satisfaction, especially j as the number of members had reached the figures i which it had been agreed should entitle the society to the portion of the Hartley Surplus Fund allotted to North Wales and the President (who is chairman of the Hartley Committee) was asked to convene a meet- lug of that Committee is as possible, j RVBAL WATEH SCPPLY.-At the- Social Science I Congress, at Sheffield, on Thursday, an interesting paper on the rural water supply was read by Mr J. Lloyd Roberts, of Denbigh, who discussed the advisability of the different sources of water supply for rural districts. He concluded from the cited; opinions of the commissioners that the natural springs were too few, and deep wells too costly, uncertain, i and troublesome. If all the objections to well waters, ri ver waters, and the rainfall were to remain tenable indefinitely, a large section of the community must be deprived of water. The least objectionable, on the score of pollution, was rain water, and with a little care there was no reason why it should not be made of nearly equal purity to spring water by storing it. A sufficient supply ought to be obtained anywhere. To do this for separate dwellings was only to do on a small scale what was done for large cities, for the lakes were but reservoirs fed by the rainfall. It was estimated, and the author went into detailed calcula- tions, that the average rainfall on cottage roofs would supply the average consumption, and that the con- sumption would not increase beyond the liabilities of supply. The rainfall did not supply the necessary mineral constituents of water which ought to be added artificially, or by having the source supple- mented by water from pure land springs. Every roof ought to be guttered to keep the walls dry, and cistern storage would cost less than wells. The rain- fall was the cheapest, and might be made one of the best sources of supply. DETERIORATION OF THE DEE (CHESTER) FISHERIES. -Xet.fishing has been the worst known in this river, notwithstanding the trammel has been legalised. So far as I can learn, not one boat has paid expenses, and many have not taken as many fish as would pay the £5 license. One boat I know only took seven fish the whole season. At the same time, the oldet fishermen have informed me they never saw so many sea-trout in the river as there were this season, and they never remember ever seeing o few grilse. How do you account for this ? Then, so far as I have been able to ascertain of the doings with the rod now that the nets are off (and have been since August 31), very few fish have been taken. I hear that one of the most inde- fatigable rod-fishers has only killed six fish I have not heard how many sea-trout. Now, to my mind, this shows that there are not the salmon in the river, or why should so few have been taken by either net or rod ? So far as the state of the water for rod fishing, I fancy it has been all that could be desired, so it comes to this—either the fish have become too sulky or too clever to be taken, or they are not in the river to be taken if the latter is the case, it only shows that the present salmon law is wrong, or rather, this board is wrong, for while protecting the whole of the sal- monidæ, they only allow the Salllw sn/ar to be killed, as, with the present-sized mesh, the sea trout, until it is three or four years old, cannot be taken. The mis- chief these fish do to the salmon is past all belief, feeding on the ova and fry to a most destructive ex- tent and unless the sea-trout is kept down, the days of salmon in this district are numbered, and they will not reach four figures in my opinion.—W.K.B., in Land and Water. SAVINGS BANKS IN KORTH WALES.—The annual return as to the working of Savings Banks has just been issued. It shows, to some extent, the saving habits of the people, as well as their ability to save. In Denbigh bank the number of accounts open was 3,10; amount owing to depositors, £4,H70 2s 7d. Ruthin, ,-)87 accounts open amount owing to deposi- tors, £ 23,475 10s i>d. Wrexham, accounts open, 2,744; amount owing to depositors, £ 77,(i:M 19s lid. Total number of accounts open, 3,C)86, against 3,793 in 1870 aiiiouiit owin, to depositors, £ 100,04013s 3d, against EIIO,031 !Js 10(1. The total number of receipts was 2,697, against 2,995 of payments out, 2,501, against 2,22">. The average amount of receipts was M 8s 7d, against 96 6,; lOd of payments out, t9 Gs 8d, against £ 10 Is 9d. In Pwllheli hank, the number of accounts open was 731; amount owing todcpositors £ 22,73810s 9d, against 702 and £ 21.91") 1bs 4d in the preceding year. There I i ie r e were 540 payments in, 212 payments out—the former averaging £ o 16s Id, the latter £ 11 }* 10.1. [11 Holy- well bank there were 697 accounts open amount owing to depositors, £ 28,627 9s lid, against 724 and £ 29,280 13s 2d in 1S76. There were 384 payments in, and 2;)3 payments out—the former averaging to; tl. the latter £ 15. The average payments out were in excess of 1876. In Mold bank 1078 accounts remained open, amount owing to the 15s Id, compared with 1135 and £ 47,357 16s 2d, in 1876. The deposits were 766 withdrawals, 57!1-the average of the former being f:7 4s lid; of the latter, £!J 7s 4d. In 1876 the deposits numbered 876; with- drawals 563 average of former, £ 6 15s 3d of the latter, £ 14 19s 7<1. Maelor Bank was in process of closing, and from St. Asaph no return was received, but the number of account* open is gi ven as 1,191 amount owing to depositors, t:I,11 0" 4d. fn 1876 the account- numbered 1,203 amount owing to depositors, £ 3^,541 10s ft. The total number of accounts open in the banks in F1 intshire was 2,966, against 3,Ofi2 in 1*76 amount oll-iug- to (lepositors E116,381 4s Ihl, against £ 115,lii.S 0s Id. In Welsh- pool bank the accounts open numbered 2,895 amount owing to depositors, £ 116,872 0" lid; against 2,196 accounts and £11:),13113; 3(1 in 1876. The number of receipts was 2,285 of withdrawals, 1,122; the average amount of the former was £ 5 1- 2d of the latter £12 0s 2d. In 1876 the receipts numbered 1 759 with- drawals, 1,021 the average of the former being E8 4s Id of the latter, 1:13 8d ,1d. A WEDDING PRESENT.—One hundred and fourteen Sunday School teachers in the Chester Rural Deanery have subscribed for, and presented to the Hev Heury Grantham, a barometer with thermometer in a hand- ,me oak ca.se, bearing a silver plate, on which is inscribed the following—" Presented to the Rev Henry Grant* ham on his marriage by the Sunday School teachers of Chester, Sept. 18, 1878." FATAL ACCIDENT IN CIIESTER On Monday an inquest was held upon the bodv of John Hughes, master builder, at Chester. On Thursday night the deceased was on the city walls, near the north gate. Seeing alight proceed from a workshop below he was startled, and in turning away he fell over a low brick j wall on the i\ther side, where the city walls were being repaired, into the street, receiving injuries from which death ensued on Sunday. On returning a verdict of accidental death, the jury recommended that the city surveyor should examine and see whether othac low parapet walls on the city walls could not be raised for the public safety. THREATENING TO MURDER A SWEETHEART.—On Thursday, at the city police court, Chester, Joseph Coleclongh was charged on remand with threatening to murder Mary Hughes. It appeared that the girl and the prisoner, who was a bugler in the staff of the Cheshire militia, had been engaged to each other for some time, but on the girl's mother becoming ac- quainted with the fact she forbade he daughter to have anything mnM to do with him. The ?!rl t<?! the prioner, who became enraged, threatened to kill her, and struck her in the face. A summons was taken out for the assault, but on his apologising it was withdrawn. The prisoner afterwards asked a comrade named John Evans to draw him a coffin upon a sheet of note paper and Evans, who stated in court that he thought the affair a lark," did so. The j prisoner wrote under the rudely-delineated coffin the word "Prepare" and other words to the effect that Miss Hughes had not much longer to live. This letter was forwarded to the shop were the girl worked.—The prisoner was committed for trial, but admitted to bail in two sureties of £ 15 each. PRESENTATION TO THE REV. C. WILLIAMS, ACCRING- TON.—On Thmsday evening, a presentation was made to the Rev. Charles Williams, pastor of the Baptist Chapel, Cannon-street, Accrington, consisting of a cheque for £(i50 and a richly-illuminated address. The presentation was made in conformity with a re- solution passed at the autumnal session of the Baptist Union, and was in recognition of the aid Mr Williams had rendered to the annuity fund, and to the Baptist denomination in general. The Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, president of the union, made the presentation; and among others present were the Rev. Dr. illtelareii, S' H. Booth, Sir M. Peto, and Alderman Snape, Mayor of Over Darwen. Alderman Lightfoot, Mayor of Accrington, presided, and the commodious chapel was well nlled.. Alderman Lightfoot said Mr Williams had been engaged in a fund for the relief and support of ministers that were advanced in years. He thought it a duty incumbent upon all churches to make provision for their ministers who were dispuali- tied by inability or old age. Mr Booth, secretary to the union, said some disappointment had been felt that the presentation was not made at Leeds, but Mr Williams' feelings had been consulted on the matter. DEPARTURE OF MISSIONARIES FOR INDIA.—On Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Robert Evans and the Rev. G. Griffiths, B.M., C.M., missionaries of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, and their wives, left Liverpool for Calcutta en route for the mission field in the Cossyah Hills, Assam. A large number of friends assembled on the Landing-stage to witness their departure, and to bid them farewell, amongst whom were R. Davies, Esq., I. P., for Anglesey, Rev. Dr. Hughes, Rev. H. Jones, Rev. J. Thomas, Dr. Gee, Mr I). Roberts, &e. A crowded meeting was held on Friday evening at the Welsh Church, Prince's-road, the llev. G. Ellis. B.A., Bootle, in the chair. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. W. James, B.A., Manchester, Evan Williams, Nevin, Rees Jones, Carnarvon R. Lumley, J. Thomas, M.A., J. Donne, Anglesey H. Jones, Dr. Hughes, and by Messrs. R. Davies, M. I' T. Lewis, Bangor, and D. Roberts. The Revs. W. Pierce and Rees Jones conducted the devotional part of the service. Much interest was shown in the missionaries and their wives, who are daughters of the late Rev. John Phillips, principal and founder of the Bangor School College, and one of the most distinguished preachers in Wales.—Correspondent.

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