Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

jJJES WALKER'S LATE MRS BBVAN'S) REGISTER OFFICE FOR SERVANTS YORKE-STREET, WREXHAM. Eperlenced Cuoks, Laundry-maids, and General Servants wanted immediately. 2091b Wantea. A First-class MACHINIST W ANTED.-Apply at 18, Queen- itreet. Wrexham. 126a w ANTED a YOUNG NIAN as Clerk.-Apply in 11' own handwriting to S. T. Reeves, Erbistock- 89g WANTED, a strong, active Girl, about 18 years ?'V of age, ? General SERV ANT.-Appl', Adver- tiser OfFce. 25e NUI^E Want"ù, for the country, five children; .i?t under nurse kept.—Address F. A. N., Rose Villa, Farndon. :? A few Acres of Grass Lund wanted, near Khosddn preferred Apply to J. WALLIS, llioeral Water Works, Rhosddu. 8-s WANTED to dispose of, from 1 to 50 Tons of pure white SAND, weekly.—Apply to Mr H. THOMAS, Llanannon, Mold. 60;\ ANTED, a JUNIOR ASSisfTvNT for the TV Grocery. Unexceptional references.—Apply to JOHN EVANS, grocer, Chirk. 115a WAN rED-A BAKER. Must be a steady young W man and having a knowledge of pastry.- Apply to G. P. Edwards, Bagillt. j 95g WANTED a Carter on a Farm, must be a good 1 W Ploughman. Cottage and Garden found.- Apply to Mr Hy. ISpicer, Ewloa Barn, Mold. 112r WAN I ED7 a number of Cooks, Housemaids and W Nurses and General Servants.—Apply to Mrs JONES, Registry Office, 24, Henblas-street, Wrexham. 74a ppR E N T ICE (In doors).—Wan ted, a respectable YtHJTH to the General and Furnishing Iron- mongery.—Address F. S. JOHNSTON, Ironmonger, Swansea. SOS A WORKING HOUSEKEEPER wanted in a ??_ tradesman's family, also a Girl from 15 to 18, to be under the above.—Apply to Mr T. C. JONES, Church-street. 53r WANTING, a Situation by a middle-aged mar- W ried Man, as a thorough good Gardener 4 years' character from present situation.—Address S. H., Post Office, Towyn. 79s W AN rED.-To rent a small FARM, with good W House and Outbuildings, in the neighbour- hood, or within a few miles of Wrexham.-Apply IH, Town Hill, Wrexham. 2394b W ANTED. -By a respectable young Man a Situa- W tion as GROOM can have seven years' good character from his last situation.—Apply to Mrs JONES, 24, Henblas-street, Wrexham. 122s WANTED, a strong, active, and steady Youth as W an IMPROVER to the Drapery and Grocery Trade; must be able to speak the Welsh language.- Apply to DAN ELLIS, Post-office Shop, Acrefair, Ruabon. 92e WANTED, immediately, 50 good DRAINERS upon the estates of T. L. Fitz-Hugb, Esq., Plas Power Park, near Wrexham.—Apply to Mr HARDAC RE, Lome-street, Chester; or to the Fore- man, on the Works HOe W ANTED.-An AGENT for a small Collier)' in the North Wales district; must be energetic, thoroughly trustworthy, and accustomed to taking account of stores, measuring, &c and live on the spot. Salary about XIOO, according to qualifications. —Address, by letter only, A. B., care of Wrexham Advertiser, Wrexham. 81s WANTED for the Pennant, Barytes, an* Lead W Company, Limited, second-hand, in good condition, a Twenty Horse Power Portable Engine, with double cylinder, winding drum, and fitted with reversible gear and appliances for connecting a Crush- ing Mill. Also a quantity of tram rails.—Address, E. J. Ba.rtlett, 30, Great St. Helens, London, E.C. 108r BERSHAM UNITED DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. Wanted, an ATTENDANCE OFFICEK, well acquainted with the school district and able to compile a register of children. Salary twelve shillings per week.—Applications to be made on or before the 25th inst. THOMAS BURY, Wrexham, 13th January, 1876. Clerk to the Board. 104C TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.—Wanted, by j)L the first week is April, a Qualified Practitioner, to take charge of the Friendly Societies of Rhos. The sum guaranteed for services rendered to the dif- ferent lodges will be £ 110 per annum. This is sure to be a good opening for an energetic gentleman, as the amount of private practice must be very great, the town containing about 10,000 inhabitants, and no professional gentleman residing nearer than two utiles to the place. Also, there are several works in close proximity to the town, and a resident doctor would in all probability be sure to have the greatest part of these works under his .-are. Preference will be given to one who can speak the Welsh language. Applications to be sent to the undersigned, with tes- timonials, on or before the 15th of February. J. GRIFFITHS, Builder, Hall-street, Rhos, Ruabon. 918 To Let. TO LET, PARLOUR and BEDROOM, un- Tfurnislied, in Chester-street.- Address, W Advertiser Office. 106a APARTMENTS.—A Geutleman can be accommo- ?? dated with a comfortable PARLOUR and BED- ROOM.—Apply at 32, Erddig-road, Wrexham. 102c ft?O LET, "The Jenny Jones Inn," Lf?-gdlen. lm-m-e-(liate possession.—?pplyto T. MANLEY, wine merchant and brewer, High-street, Wrexham. 99c TO LET.—Two ROOMS suitable for omces. over TMessrs. J. and E. Edwards's Wine Vaults.- Apply on the premises, or to Mr CLARK, Penvbryn House, Wrexham. 23^38 TO LET. LEA SIDE, RHO?DDU. containing Tdining and drawing room", six bed rooms, bath room, w.c, &c. Rent £ 50.—Apply to Frank L. Raw- lins, 4, Grove Road, Wrexham. 25f!2r RESFO R D. -To be Let, with immediate posses- sion, about ten minutes' walk from the station, a detached Villa. The house contains dining & drawing room, 16 by 14, kitchens, cellars, five bedrooms, bath, and w.e. front and back staircase; good walled gardens; shrubbery in front.—Apply to Mr GEORGE WARBURTON, Woodlands, Gresford. 1942e TO BE LET—" Bryn Issa House," Bridge-street, J? from the 1st of March next. 'l.ar-e ?nd com- modious, suitable either as a respectable private re- sidence or a first-class Temperance Hotel; contains breakfast, dining, and drawing-rooms, seven bed- rooms, cellars, &c. The outbuildings include excel- lent stabling, coach-house, and harness room. A good pump on the premises.—Apply to WM. STOKES 12, Penybryn. 24768 TO BE LET, "THE HOLLIE." late the re- T sidence of Dr. P, ice, situate about three miles from Wrexham. on the Wrexham and Bangor road. The bouse is of recent erection, and contains entrance hall, dinine, drawing, and breakfast rooms, with kit- chens, laundries, and seven bedrooms. There are suitable outbuildings and ibout 35 acres of pasture aid or i l,le land.-For further particulars apply to Mr HUMPH EEYS, solicitor, Wrexham. 33a ^■>0 BE D.T.—Two large newly erected SHOPS JL with Residences attached. Each c insisting of marmtici-n1 shop, extending forty feet in depth, with central entrance in front and shop windows on each side of this entrance from Hope-street, twenty-two feet wide, and having further two shop windows fronting the new Arcade, the whole elegantly fitted up with plate glass private entrance from the New Arcade, welt lighted lobbies and staircase. On the First Floor Drawing and Sitting Room, and on the Second and Third Floors ten C, commodious Bed Rooms. On the Basement—kitchen, scullery, cook's and other pantries, store or wine cellar, coal p'&ce. lobbies of convenient dimensions, paved back-yard, and entrance to the kitchen offices from the new street. The premises are well ventilated, drained, and lighted, and gas and water are laid on. Possession can be had on the 25th of March. Apply to Mr Henry Kennedy, architect, at his Office in the Public Hall, Wrexham. ) 41b Sale by Private Contract.  SWEDE TURNIPS on sale atM?GamanT' Pickhill. sgg FOR SALE, a good spring pony CART.-Apply to I' s. MILLINGTON, Gresford. 101C FOR SALE.—second-hand Twenty-Horse Double Cylinder Portable ENGINE, with reversing motion and governors. Second-hand Ten-horse single Cylinder, portable, with reversing motion. One Ditto Ten-horse, portable, with governors. One Ditto Four-horse, portable, with governors. Winding and pumping gear for the above in stock. RATCLIFFE & os, Hawarden Iron Works. FOR SAIE.—Second-hand Horizontal ENGINES' F10 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch, aad 18 inch cinders fitted with either governors or link reversing motion. RATCLIFFE & Soxs, Engineers, Hawarden. FOR SALE. (5econd hanil). Two splendid JT Double-Flued BOILERS, 30 ft. long by 7 ft. diameter. Two Egg-ended Boilers, 40 ft. long and 5 ft. 6 iis. diameter. Each boiler complete with fit- tings. Twenty other sizes in stock. RATCLIFFE & SONS, Boiler Makers, Hawarden. I^^ OR SALE (Second-hand?—MORTAR or CLAY FMILY, 6 ft. pan, heavy rollers. Five-ton Cart WEIGHING MACHINE. The above have all t?CH thoroughly overhauled, in first-class condition, and can be seen at our Works. RATCLIFFE & SONS, Engineers, Ha warden. FOB SALE.-Ready for immediate delivery, New FWINDING ENGINES, in pairs, 12 inch. 14 inch, 16 inch, and 18 inch cylinders, complete with winding drums. RATCLIFFE & So.v< Engineers, Boiler Makers, Iron and Brass I Founders, 2470B Hawarden lies Worts. Sale by Private Contract. FOR SALE, Stack of well-harvested HAY.— B' Apply to the Gardener, Ruabon Vicarage 93e WROUGHT IRON BREWING FURNACES TV of all sizes, at H. and J. HORTON, Boiler Works, Princes End, Tipton. 2247e O be SOLD, an eligible BUILDING SITE in J. Hightown South, adjoining the premises l??by Lieu. Colonel Jones.—Apply, G., Adt?T-dMfofnce. e BUILDING LAND. TO BE SOLD, in lots, for building purposes, all Tthat beautiful piece of Land known as PENY- LLAN FIELD, in the parish of Gwersyllt, adjoining the Gwersyllt Park. The situation is high and dry, having a long front- age to and approached by good roads, with a good water supply. The scenery is highly picturesque, and this is the finest building site in the neighbourhood. Purchasers will do well by immediately securing lots.—For price and particulars apply to Mr OWEN PRICE Pendwll or Mr PELEG J. JONES, Pentre. 68s Lost and Found. LOST a GREYHOUND—Colcur white and brind led. Anyone bringing the same to Mr Ingham, 23, Queen-street, will be rewarded. 119g L-OST, from the Wynnstay Home Farm, a Black- i_J and-tan SHEEP DOG. Answers to the name of Guy." Any one giving information te Mr EVANS, bailiff, Wynnstay, will be handsomely rewarded. 108c FOUND a Black and Tan SHEEP DOG, the owner t* can have it by applying to Walter Shone, Pick- hill, and paying expenses. 109r _n STRAYED to Barnhill Farm, near Wrexham, two Welsh WETHERS. Owner can have the same by paying expenses on application at the above Farm. 8&e Entertainments and Meetings. CORN EXCHANGE, WREXHAM. REDUCED PRICE OF ADMISSION AT MONS. D'A R C'S GRAND WAXWORK EXHIBITION. THE RIVAL OF MADAME TUSSAUD. GREAT SUCCESS. CROWDED AND DELIGHTED AUDIENCES. Six years at the Rotunda Rooms, Dublin; Eight months at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. The Grandest Sight in Wrexham. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ADMISSION THREEPENCE CHILDREN, TWOPENCE. The Hall is heated every day for the comfort of Visitors. Have you seen the Sleeping Beauty ? This sweetly reposing figure alone is worth the money charged for admission to view the whole of this magnificent spectacle. This Exhibition will shortly close. 2456 TEMPERANCE HALL, WREXHAM. THE REV. DAVID HOWELL has kindly pro- mised to Dreside at a UNITED TEMPEK- AIN_ CE MEETING in the above Hall, on MONDAY next, January 17th, 1876. Chair to be taken at 7.30 p.m. Admission Free. No collection. For particulars see handbills. 87e WREXHAM YOUNG MEN'S MUTUAL IMPROVE- MENT ASSOCIATION. V/T EMBERS admitted every Tuesday at the VJ weekly Meetings in the Committee Room of the Temperance Hall. Secretary, Mr H. Worrall. Subject for Tuesday, January 18th, 1876: "Darwinian Theory and discussion thereon." 2591a WREXHAM EISTEDDVOD, 1876 GENERAL COMMITTEE. A MEETING of the General Committee will be held on Tuesday evening next (January 18th), at St. John's, Grove Park, Wrexham, (the residence of Mr Jno. Jones, solicitor), at Seven o'clock p.m. Dr. Williams in the chair. JNO. JONES, } H S t. SSl?A?'ES, } ? Secrete. 103r ROBT, WILLIAMS, Gen. Secretary. THE MOLD ASSEMBLY BALL will take place at the BLACK LION HOTEL. MOLD, on JANUARY 19th, 1876. Tickets may be had at the Hotel. 2519c MARRIAGE OF HONOURABLE GEORGE T. KENYON. A PUBLIC DINNER will take place at the J\_ Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham, on FRIDAY, the 4th day of February, 1876, in honour of the above event, to which Mr Kenyon has accepted an invita- tion to attend. Tickets, 5s. each, to be had at the Bar of the Hotel, and from Mr Potter, stationer, up to the 31st instant. Dinner at Six o'clock. The Mayor of Wrexham will preside. R. W. J. EVANS, 66e Hon. Sec. A B A Z A A R In aid of the BUILDING FUND OF THE NEW BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHESTER-STREET, will be held in MAY NEXT. 2508c Education. WYNNSTAY HOUSE SCHOOL, WREXHAM. MRS. SIMMS begs to inform her Pupils and .if Friends that the duties of her School will be resumed on THURSDAY, the 27th instant. Pupils prepared for the Local Examinations. January 15th, 1876. 118e THE RUABON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. THIS School will Re-open January 24th. 52r RUTHIN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. THE School-House will be re-opened for Boarders Ton the 26th inst. For terms, &c., apply to the Head-Master. 43r TAVISTOCK HOUSE, RHOSDDU. WRRXHAM. BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL for yeung Ladies, Bcoziducted by the Misses Simons, assisted by efficient masters. Term commences January 26th, 1876. 56r M OL D THE REV. J. E. OWEN, B.A., (T.ate Exhibitioner of Jesus College, Oxford), RECEIVES Pupils preparing for the Universities, PC Public Schools, Preliminary Examinations and Commercial Pursuits. The course of Instruction includes CLASSICS, MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, and DRAWING. A limited number of Private Pupils received. For terms &c., apply-Rev. J. E. Owen. 2, New Street, Mold. 2624r THE ACADEMY, TOWYN, N. WALES. THREE TERMS SCHOOL. PRINCIPAL—EDWIN J9NES, M.R.C.P., Assisted by Qualified Classical, Mathematical, and Foreign RESIDENT Masters. RE-OPENING JAN. 18TH, 1876. PUPILS are thoroughly trained for Professional t. and Commercial Pursuits, and prepared for Ex- aminations connected with the Universities, the Medical, Legal, Pharmaceutical Preliminaries, and the Civil Service. TERMS may be had on application to the PRIN- CIPAL, EDWIN JONES. The Academy, Towyn. 48 MISSE. H. LONG'S PREPARATORY school FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN, THE HOME, CHESTER-ROAD. SCHOOL DUTIES to be RESUMED on the 26th Instant. 124s J GROSV73NOR ROAD, WREXHAM. BOARDING a.?dDAY SCHOOL Sor young ladies l i ? conducted b' Mrs and Mia? Wilson. Sehool will re-open on Tuesday, 25th instant. Ani articled pupil required". yffg )

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. No Notice of Birth, Marriage, or Death can be in- serted unless authenticated by the name and address of the sender. Announcements of births and marriages, one shilling each, and also of deaths, with any remark other than the simple facts. BIRTHS. BAYLEY-January 10th, the wife of Mr C. W. Bay- ley, Caxton Buildings, Wrexham, of a daughter. BENNION —January 7th. the wife of Mr Charles Bennion, Mile Oake Gate, of twins. DAvlEs-January 2nd, at Green, Brymbo, the wife of Edward Davies, of a son. GRIFFITHS—January 4th, at Moss, Broughton, the wife of George Griffiths, of a daughter. HAYWARD-January 14th, at 4, Castle Terrace, New North Road, St. David's, Exeter, the wife of Mr R. W. G. Hayward, of Fairfield, Wrexham, of a son. JONES—January 3rd, at 34, Market-street, Wrexham, the wife of William Jones, of a daughter. JONEs-December 28th, at Stanley-street, Hightown, Wrexham, the wife of Elias Jones, of a son. MORRIS—January 1st, at Highfield, Wrexham, Mrs Evan Morris, of a daughter. PARRY-January 6th, at 6, Barnfield, Wrexham. the wife of Joseph Parry, of a daughter. SIssoN-January 8th, at 29b, Albermarle-street, Pic- cadilly, the wife of R. J. Sisson, Esq., of Talardy, of a daughter. THOMAS—January 10th, the wife of Mr Robt. Thomas, Havodlwyd, Bryneglwys, of a daughter. VAUGHA-January 12th, at 28, Bridge street, Wrex- ham, Mrs Thomas Vaughan, of a son. WILLIAMS—January 6th, at the Black Horse Inn, Rhostyllen, the wife ef Thomas Williams, of a son. WEAVER—January 1st, the wife of Mr Weaver, Hope- street, Wrexham, of a son. MARRIAGES. JONES—J ONES—December 25th, at Rhosymedre Parish Church, by the Rev. J. D. Edwards, Mr David Jones, jun., Havodgynfor, to Miss Mary Jones, of Rhosycoed, Llansaintffraid-Glynceiriog. MOSES—ATKINS—January 6tfc, at Christ Church, Albany-street, London, by the Rev. W. H. Bur-; rows, Charles Robert Moses, son of the late Mr Richard Moses, of Chirk, Denbighshire, to Elizabeth (Bessie), daughter of Mr Thomas Atkins, of Regent's Park Basin, N.W. WALKER—PARKER—January 12th, at Farndon Church, Cheshire, by the Rev. Bolton W. Johnson, Thos. Walker, of Russia Hall, to Emma, daughter of the late John Parker, of Churton Hall, Farn- don. DEATHS. BENNION—January 7th, aged 37, Mary, wife of Mr Charles Bennion, collector, of Mile Oak Gate, Oswestry. BERRIMAN-January 10th, Mr Lewis Arthur Berri- man, Spread Eagle Inn, Holywell, aged 51 years. COOK—December 30th, at Broughton Lodge, Worthen- bury, Mary, the beloved wife of Thomas Cook, farmer, aged 48 years. DAvIES-January 9th, at Cerney, Broughton, Mary Ann Davies, aged 46. EDWARDS—January 9th, at Brymbo, John Edwards, aged 53. JONEs-December 29th. Mr George Jones, Bridge Inn, Padeswood, aged 55. DAVIES—January 4th, aged 77, at Prospect Cottage, Pant, near Llanymynech, Elizabeth, wife of Mr Owen Davies. DAVIES—January 7th, at the house of her daughter, Birkenhead, aged 84, Mrs Jane Davies, late of Gyffylliog, Denbighshire. DAvIES-January 10th, Mr Robert Davies, stone mason, Spring Bank, Greenfield. EDWARDS—January 10th, aged 29, after a short iU- ness, Ellen, the beloved wife of Mr Edward Ed- wards, waggoner, Rehobeth Place, Llangollen. FRAsER-January 7th, at Carlton House, Gravesend, Louisa Elizabeth Fraser, only daughter of the late James Beckwith White, Esq. LLOYD-January ISth, at Charles-street, Wrexham, Mr Phillip Lloyd, shoemaker, aged 72. MORGAN-January 7th, at Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Rees, younger brother of Mr J. Morgan, reporter, Mold, aged 24. PARRY-January 12th, at Peny-y-Rhos, Brymbo, Elizabeth Parry, aged 49. PRITcHARD-January 12th at Llay Green, Llay, Harriet, wife of William Pritchard, age 78 WILLIAMS—January 9th, Margaret, wife of Mr Mark Williams, Garth-y-voel, Holywell, aged 70 years. WILLIAMS—January 8th, Mary Anne, wife of Mr W. Williams, mason, Mold. WILLIAMS—January 8th, at Rhostyllen, Anne, wife of Thomas Williams, farmer, aged 37. WYATT-January 14th, at Bryn Tirion HaU, Wrex- ham, Edwin Wyatt, aged 76.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Rhyl Children's Convalescent Home on Monday was a pleasant gathering of the friends of that benevolent institution, which does so much to alleviate suffering on the part of many who otherwise would be placed in sore strait. The report which the Veil. Archdeacon Ffoulkes read, and which, on the motion of Sir Robert Cunliffe, was unanimously adopted, was a most cheering one, and will show that the Home is carried on in the best possible manner, and is largely availed of. Should there be any further guarantee required that the institu- tion will be conducted on a firm basis, it is in the fact that His Grace the Duke of Westminster has accepted the post of per- manent president.

A LETTER from Mr Councillor Shone, in another column, will show the ratepayers that an important difference exists between the rate of interest paid by Local Boards to private lenders and to the Public Works Loans Commissioners.. In the former case 41 and 5 per cent are paid, while in the latter 3i per cent is the rate, to which is added the instalment of the annual repay- ment, whereby principal and interest are both wiped off in thirty years. These only amount to JE5 8s 9d per cent per annum. If therefore, our Local Board would study economy in borrowing for public works, it must support Mr Shone and if possible ar- range for a loan from Government, pay off all existing claims, by which arrangement the sum total will be gradually wiped off without undue stress upon the ratepayers.

MR OSIBOR-N F, MORGAN'S remarks on the Burials Bill last week have given rise to considerable discussion in Conservative newspapers, this, however, being in at least one case more abuse of Mr Morgan than argu- ment against his bill. That the opposition to the measure is but part and parcel of the Tory scheme of obstruction-that the bill is objected to not on its own. merits, but be- cause it is a Liberal measure, and con- sequently naturally supposed to be opposed to Conservatism, is patent ta all who watch the progress of events. The fight against the Bill is maintained by those who take their principles en masse as it were, and thoughtful supporters of the (x'o=- ment, who read and study the signs of the times, are no party to this obstruction, but are prepared to grant the concession asked for. The letter of Archdeacon Allen, which we published a few weeks ago, is a suffi- cient proof of this, especially as we are able to add the testimony of another clergyman, whose letter appears in our pages to-day. The honest clergy, who act upon and prac- tice the precepts they preach, cannot but be disgusted with those whom Sir Vernon Harcourt aptly styles "the common nui- sances of parties, the charlatans of politics, and the hopeless failures of private life." That the burials question has gone bevond the region of argument as far as the prin- ciple is concerned, is plain to all right thinking persons, and it is almost impos sible, as Mr Foule says in his excellent let- ter that the English people will continue to maintain an Established Church, for the purpose of unchurching and ex-communi- cating about one half of English Chris- tians." This and no other is the question involved in the present battle.

THERE CAN BE NO DOlTBT that" the first suit which has been tried in the Library of Lambeth Palace, under the Public Worship Regulation Act, has been closely watched by parties of all shades of opinion in the country. High Churchmen, Low Church- men, Nonconformists, and no Churchmen, and besides those representatives of ex- treme views, a vast number of conscientious Churchmen—nominal Churchmen whose attachment to the State connexion is ex- plained by its having been the Church of their tatiiers, are deeply interested in the decision upon the points raised in the cele- brated suit, and probably upon its result will be solved the question whether it will turn out that the National Church of Eng- land can be reformed by its best friends, instead of destroyed by its worst foes. By politicians the case is watched ivith some curiosity, as being the first strain upon an Act of Parliament upon which Mr Disraeli, with a great flourish of trumpets, dated his patent to the title of Protestant Premier of England. We are, however, too much ac- customed to ecclesiastical disputes, fought out in the law courts with such asperity, to be over sanguine as to a satisfactory judg- ment in this instance. Without expression of opinion upon the case sub judice, we are only desirous that the eyes of the public shall not lose sight of what is going on in the Archbishop's Palace. Nothing will really be satisfactory to them that does not appeal to sound common sense. All the legal acumen of all the Phillimores put to- gether will never make it clear to a matter- of-fact people how it can be consistent that at a church claiming to be the Established State Church at one end of a street, cere- monies may be practised, and doctrines in- culcated, which, at a church at the other end, claiming the same State connexion and privileges, are openly denounced with un- sparing severity. It is all very well to say that the arms of the National Church should be long and strong enough to em- brace various shades of opinion, but that is tantamount to admitting that the Church should be. wide enough to countenance at the same time truth and error. We do not want to restrict liberty of con- science, but we are sensible that both these parties cannot be right, and therefore we trust the judgment will be a reasonable con- clusion of the matter. The charges against the incumbent of St. Peter's, Folkestone, briefly amount to these—lighting candles in church when daylight is sufficient for every legal act of State Church public wor- ship; wearing priestly raiment which is not considered canonical, and copying from the Roman Catholics the pictures for the de- coration of Protestant Churches, which are known as those of the Stations of the Cross." To ordinary men of the world the three charges do not seem to affect very materially vital principles but it must be borne in mind that these outward acts and symbols cannot be simply denounced as clerical eccentricities, when they cover, as in most cases they do, the teaching of con- fession to the priests, and, although dis- guised perhaps under some specious defini- tion, the doctrine of transubstantiation itself. Here are indicated what, after all, are the two contentions which are splitting asunder the Established Church in Eng- land; and, although we want to enforce no hard and fast line, we trust the judgment in this first suit under the Public Worship Regulation Act will be one which laymen can at least understand as well as respect. If the Judge confirms the legality of Ritua- listic practices complained of, he can scarcely escape the alternative of condemning those who refuse their congregations an ornate and florid ritual. Both sides cannot be right, and it is a scandal that such glaring differ- ences should be apparently sanctioned in professedly the same church. The alleged breach of law committed by the Folkestone Incumbent does not, however, appear so significant as the vagaries practised at the church of St. Stephen's, Westminster, built and endowed by Lady Burdett Coutts, and within a stone's throw of the Houses of Parliament themselves-vagaries, which if they mean anything, must convince honest churchmen that uniformity of worship is not only desirable in matters relating to the rubrics as set out in a book of Common Prayers, but as desirable also with the Hymn Books put into the hands of public worshippers in the National Church. We give as an example a specimen of a hymn sung in this church on the first Sunday in January of 1876, regrettir -j almost that we have not room to quote the whole :— Joseph was an old man, An old man was he; He married sweet Mary And a virgin was she. As they went a walking I In the garden so gay, Maid Mary spied cherries f Hanging over yon tree. And so on through twelve or fourteen verses culminating as follows:— 0 eat your cherries, Mary, 0 eat your cherries now, 0 eat your cherries, Mary, That grow upon the bough. Contiguous to this church there is said to be a Ritualistic School, and to a question put by an artizan to one of his children -as to what she was taught there, she answered with nothing more intelligible than that she was taken into a dark room and madq to kneel before a doll That Board Schools and Public Worship Regulation Acts, after this, are not in operation a day too soon, will pro- bably be apparent to most of our readers.

LONDON SAYINGS AND DOINGS. I (Front our own Correspondent.) The new slave circular issued by the Ad- miralty fails to find favour in the sight of, not only advanced Liberals, but also supporters of the Government who had hoped that the amended proclamation would bring peace in its train. Let the fact be faced. Absen e*ne g of ea ace in its tra i n. Let the fact be faced. Absence of a great burning ques- tion notwithstanding, there is a bad quarter of an hour in store for Mr Disraeli when Mr Robert Lowe rises in his place-as it is whispered be will -a,ad introduces the subject of Mr Ward Uunt. It is believed in club circles that Mr Disraeli will have to throw overboard his Jonah after all. At present such are not his intentions. He means to be loyal to the Northamptonshire squire. The question of a successor to Mr Ward Hunt has not yet been canvassed to any great extent, but-i, fluenced no doubt by the apparently inspired" appointment of Lord Lytton to the governorship of India—it has been suggested that Mr W. H. Smith would fill the berth with credit to himself and credit to the Government and the country. I think so too. The statement made a few days since that the address in answer to the speech from the throne —for everybody here is glad to know that the Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Wales, proposes to open Parliament in person-will be moved by Mr N. W. Ridley, member for North Northumberland,and seconded by Mr Mulhoiland, member for Downpatrick, has not been contra- dicted; so I suppose it is true. It is not, how- ever, a matter of much moment. Royal speeches have been less prenounced of late years than they ought to be, and the moving and seconding the address have consequently become a mere form. The" bearing" and bulling" of Egyptian stock last week was something disgraceful. It was a Stock Exchange plot concocted in London and Paris, and carried out by means of bogus" tele- grama from confederates in Alexandria and Cairo. The rumour of disagreements between Mr Cave and the Khedive would not have effected the end in view, so the dismissal of Nubar Pacha, which occurred a fortnight ago, was held over in order to confirm the seriousness of the report. One member of the Stock Exchange netted, it is said, 1:70,000 by bearing" one day and bulling" the next. As long as the system of time bargains is kept up, and jobbers deal in fictitious amounts paying cotange and carrying over accouatD3, the evil will continue. It is of course impossible to put a stop to all Stock Exchange gambling, but at least some arrangement should be made to test the bona fides of each transaction. Instead of buy in" for the account, all transactions should be settled by c iob. This would keep cltrka and others with no banking account out of the reach of tempta- tion. Apropos of City matters, I may add that I am glad to see the meetings which have recently bsen held, and which will yet be held on the part of shareholders in sundry companies, and of holders of foreign bonds, give hopefal evidence of investors taking a more reasonable share in the control of their own affairs than they have been accustomed to do. Promoters, directors, finan- ciers, and officials of companies have hitherto bad it pretty well all their own way, but if holders of bonds and shares will but meet and discuss their own affairs in public—through the Press—a good deal of trickery and chicanery may be obviated. This newly-developed action on the part of share- holders looks healthy, but is but the beginning of that auspicious aetivitv which will nrobablv sti-i ia. At one ef these meetings the other day there were 11 shareholders and 17 reporters present. The fact is curious, aad it shows how much in. vestors are indebted to the press. There were 237 causes on the list of the Divorce Court at the commencement of Michaelmas term. At the beginning of the term, starting from the 11th, there were 267. This increase is not in it. se fan agreeable subject of reflection, tu perhaps au the.whole 28i caaaes are not very serious, con- sidering our immense population. If, however, we would discover the number of cases that ought to come before the Divorce Court, the sum total might not be so reassuring. Opinions differ as to the benefits or disadvantages that have arisen from the operations of this court, For my own part, I believe that the former have far out- weighed the latter. Certainly the operations of this court have not shown society to be so im- moral as we were led to expect would be proved by its revelations. „ Sir William Harcourt's third speech at Oxford has been much discussed here, and its rather fine peroration has had a stimulating effect upon the despondencies of the Liberal party. His declara- tion that no political disaster is irreparable to those who know how to face it manfully," and his advice, Don't let us seek a cowardly refuge from our miseries in political suicide" are worthy of comparison with Mr Disraeli's most spirited youthful utterances in the earlier days of the training of the party he has educated with such success. Mr Pliuisoll again at Derby has told his constituents that he shall return undismayed to the charge. A Merchant Shipping Bill is there- fore inevitable, and the Government will not dare to tamper with his claims for British sailors in the preseat temper of the people. The army, too, we may be sure, after Mr Holm's striking speech at Sheffield, will not escape criticism. War Office officialism must prepare for a deadly attack, and the poor fugitive slave" will supply another popular topic for discussion. Altogether, there are not wanting signs abroad that the coming session of Parliament will be by no means 80 tame as the last. There is a conflict between the employers and the employed in the iron trade which may have the gravest issues, and the decisions to be arrived at at the impending meeting of the Iron Trades' Employers' Association are therefore expected with deep interest. There are some 200 work- men in this trade out of employment at Erith, the quarrel which has produced this sad result being the old question whether the men should be paid by time or by the piece. The masters appear generally to favaur the former, and the men the latter. If the employers resolve on a lock-out— and it is said this is contemplated-the results may be most disastrous. I hope that the masters will propose arbitration and the men will agree to it, and that thus the misery arising from a lock-out will be obviated. If not, Belgium per- haps will rejoice. In this respect and in many others the contest is of the utmost importance. Mr Dioa Boucicault has made a bold bid for popularity by addressing the Prime Minister on the question of amnestying the remaining Fenian prisoners. Whether an appeal to Mr Disraeli to remember that he once aspired te the crown of literature, and still desires to be regarded as a brother Bohemian in certain circles will strengthen the chance of Mr Boucicault's receiving a favor- able reply, I leave others to judge. To me it seems in questionable taste, and likely to defeat the obj «!; in view. During the past three or four weeks public at- tention has been drawn rather poiutedly to the alleged exaggerations of the special artist of the Illustrated London News. In the first place the gentleman who was sent to Harwich to sketch the flotsam and jetsam, human and other, cist up after the unfortunate wreck of the Deutchland, was charged with having converged by a stroke of the pencil modest salvage officials into diabolical wreckers. The accusation was made, I suspect, ia defence of the honour of England, because of a note of the drawings having been made by a lead- ing German newspaper. Now I am in a position to state that the artist in question by no means painted the ruffians of Harwich blacker than their conduct deserved. He is prepared to swear, orally and by means of his sketchbook, that he saw men rifling the dead bodies of victims ef the catas- trophe. For my part I can see no reason for any special demonstration being made in defence of such miscreants. Accusation number two was perhaps rather more serious inasmuch as it re- flected on the credit of Melton Prior, a splendid artist, whose spirited sketches of the incidents of the Ashantee war will be remembered, and who has been at the seat of war in Herzegovina ever since the Prince of Wales left Athens for India. He, in fact, proceeded from Athens to the scene of action. It was asserted by a special corres- pondent of one of the dailies that one of the artist's drawings represented a place and a battle which did not exist and had not occurred, and that he was < quaIly "at sea" with regard to the identity of one of the chief actors in the engage- ment. Now the fact is-for I have examined the sketches-the name of both place and person was written for Mr Prior's information by the chief in question after the artist had completed his picturesque memoranda. Mr Prior was on the spot immediately after the engagement, and made careful drawings of the slain, his &ketch of the action itself being made from a description fur- nished by a participator therein, and the notes of another and exactly similar battle of which he bad been an eye-witness. It should be said that of all the men who have been "out" for illustrated papers, Mr Prior is one of the most trustworthy. London, Thursday.

ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AT IIlE I WOMKHUUiii. The annaal musical entertainment to ?„ '.° mates of the Workhouse took pt? 0 Fr:,ly evening in the dining hall, wh?u ?? t.J'  <nv decorate d for the ?ccasioo. TLb »U(ii J usual, was composed of a ?rgenu??r??'? d o.ar. diana and aabscribera, to^ber Wlth ?'  O'.r families, in addition to the I(JmateQ f(,r J? the entertainment is provided, be a..lI Gti¡¡. crowded from end to end. The programme included an cntsrtMain™ mm*, titled àPY Hours of M?ic. ?lirtb Mimicry, CODlstlUg of scngs ?d ihaticer^,i per8onatioDs, ?.t?auSoeut of the comic dem? to suit the audience, the performers In LLIS i¡'f1 Mr Richard Evans, Mr J. H. GreenwlV? "ij Mr T. R. Greenwood. These ?t?,"?'' their respective characters with -itac  their mimic powers being of a very hih old An agreeable change from the comic tctiie Eec. 0 timental was afforded by the excellent sineina r.* Miss M. Sutton, the dnets of tlie Mism henson aud Ralph, aud tie Mmaes Bradley Master Willie StepheDson, who was Capita;ij got up for the character, sang with consiiJaL.e tffrct, a song of an ù:ù maD agea 73, cullej 1- Always do all I do." llis» Stephenson's ing on the violin, though a novel perforEUkiLCP, displayed grebt skIillUJú ability. The OV.rar". Wt rd given by the baud, which was composed of Messrs Stephenson, Jennings, Weli", J. ,j, ningB, Brawn, and Morris. Tixe fullowing 0b tha programme Overture ThtBaai Song. Let me dream again"* New comic song My wife's relsttiuDs,MrEv'i"> Old Solomon Spooneyford will sing w ien I wLi Twenty-five" Mr Evau< Selections "Popular airs" Fluteltol Irish song Conuemitra 1)au 31r W. R. GreciiWiwj Duett, violin and piano. Home, sweet huwe Misses Stephenson and lti;li Song Sing, sweet bird" JlissMitioa Eliza. Jenkins (the cook) will sin;; I'mawiulfond of solÜiers Jlr E; Simon Harmless says "My name is Mmou' Mr Erais Irish son, Finni,,an's wake" Mr W. K. Ureeawwj Song Peter Piper"Mr J. H. Grerwi Two blind beggars. Zack Nlorgaii ':tiid MrBuffies" Mr Evans and Ilr W. K. lirecuw.j. 1 Overture .The Baad Comic sketch from "Handy Andy" (iutersperaedwita songs) Handy Andy, servant to Squire Egan Mr W. K. Greta* Mr Murphy, friend to Squire Egan Mr Eras Darby, servant to Squire O'Grady Mr Ena Conah Riley, Andy's sweetheart ..Jlr Erm Song Sing gaily and lightly" .MiaNiM Piano duett. "A Dm belli" MUscs Louis aud Liiiie Braille; Motto song "Always do as I do" Muster Willie .steplieu:-a Song "Mrs Brown's luggage" MrJ. H. Greta* Selections Popular airs FluteBl.i Irish song Duolin Carman" Mr W. K. i C; rten ""vi Miss Jane Meddlesome will give her idea of Men"Mr £ «* William Screecher, a wandering lumsirel, wd! sing and play a Jew Sentimental »ong MrEnii Song. I am so sleepy" Mr J. H. Gr'Tiw».<: Song Love Baird a little Maid'Misi ,t, Irish song Kill or cure" Mrw- Green* I Finale. I The drum and fife bllnd, cousiitiug of boys tc- Ingiug to be house, and trained by Mr J- niog, played several selectious of air3 in good style. The programme was a wy Ioog one, and though the performMce "M meuced at seven, it was ten o'deck before was concluded. A vote of tbaaks to Mr Rlor:: for providing the entertainment, aud ? ?' !?' formers was proposed by t' e Mayor, sec Mf Shone, and cariied by acialUaJC, The foUowirg is the list ofsn?cti? M  Christmas tree, concert and b -ys' unM:? r, EytoQ-J?.ne?, Mayor of Wrexham; ?? Gnm'h.BosMwea; Sir W W. i\-rJDf plrr., 'J M.P. Sir R. Palmer Sir R. A. C?'? ■' r G. 0. M.,r?aB, M.P.; Uu?nei Whik;  Hugh Mr Simon Yorke; Mr f,a wylfa 34f J. H. Fonikes Mr Low W Darby; Mr C. E. Darby; Mr )[r John Burton Rev. R. O. Burtii;, > B h B I- r 0' lIr Bews h er Mr Beafrbane -apttlia COI-fJ"; ■ Thomas Clay-on Mr Chi.ton Mr S, P, HJp: Mr T. P. Jone.-P??; Mr K. J,!(iyd, .1' Mayor Mr A. P. Lon?i. Mr H. W. ?_?- Mr A. Pee!; Rev. T. G. H. P?'stec; ll.t.i, Pl!l: Mr A. Peel; Rev. T. 3t. El.PaWstoo; MrHa?b Pierce, Brynynrog; Mr .e: 'J 0' p-e- Mr J. H. Radford; Mr S.?:?ham p?\?; Walker; Miss Bur.ou; M!? ¡e,I; .,Ii" B t I'" D' 'jp \c'OU B?rt<m; Mrs Irvei Mrs Dix, n,I Mrs D son, Gresford Mr au? M?  Erbis?ck; Cap?io B.rker, Hyu..t??? B"ard; Mr John Bury; ?'' • B ¡; 'wsr, Bary; Mrs Eg'rton; Mr A. ? 'I Mr and Mrs Mur?ss; R 'v. Canon Evan Morr a; Mr J. C. 0>vew; Mr kt 0I1. Mr Painter; Mr E?lward Row!?; Mr Painter; Mr Edward Rowland; Rc;' Rawlins Mr F. L. Rawhns' Mr .'t '.IJ]J> Mr Shone Mr Ch"ries Hughes Mr L^ J' J-u' HnghtS. OvertoD Mr In?br.m; ?'? '"?' ?? Island Green Mr PoUer Mr Arthf ^>; ,1.1. Hill'e" Mr W. Thom> Aab6?! Mr W. T! street; Mr Edward Williams, ■ E T  Brym'o; ?rK.?." .?? E. T. WIlhams, Bryml o Mr R. J. 1h< Dr.WUih.ms; Dr. Gr'iR'?;  Editor ?rc?/MTK GMon?'M; ?" ii. B";lale.vI M J I t ^jrp.r I Messrs. Jones and Rocke Mr S" ?" p.r socage Mr John Daniel; Mr  M'' t.  ?.:h: Messrs. Bate and Low Mr J o,4epL, 13;ze: B "1 -\<1' Ryley; M?s?r?. Actou a!:d Bnry » ?' ] --lQi:i, Mr Beale; Mr S. T. Baagb Mr B*d, •^r. ..u <> C ¿. Connor; Mr Joseph Citirke Nlr EI. cott Mr R. Chadwick; Mr H:i, ? Messrs. Davies Bros. Me J. F. ?"?,?; )lr J 'T ¡,  John Francis Mr GlttiuA' ?'? '? \pu<f?' Mr R. O. Jones; Mr Alfred O«eo ;r Jutne1 Mr R. O. JODES; Mr A:fnd Owen; .J 0!)erhead Mr Maurice Ho,yh(-s "Obcrt H. 1'1" J' JoU(' Harrison M'- E. M. Jones; Mr     Mr Edward JOlJes C,?".t,r-stree ppcc B (: ,tr¿¿ Jones, Grove Park Miss Ltoy?, pp. )lr Mr John Lloyd Mr E. LK'jd' H¡g[¡.str:  B ii .t" ¡r, Benjamin OweD;MrJ?uu Pierce; p?r< oy- 0 ro,.rull' Mr PhiHips,Tuwn-biH; M. J. R"??'? ?,,[)?. Mr G?r R?b?rts; Mr Y. Str?, -?,?. Timmis aud Co.; Mr W.'od:o"?; ?? Wdld1D; Mr Allmand Mr Bott; •^ • BoJ1"1'1 Wtttdin?; MrAHm?d; Mr Bott; ? ?,B??' Mr Cade; Mr Cross MrTbom????,, Weaver; Mr Tench; Mr TV18 <jr E- Meaars. Patera and R..w?d; -'II' r,¡; o' ,¡r LI .1 1 T H J,,[Jrs,- Liovd Mr John J?meo; Mr ?"-j.?s:?' Duid Davies Mr Dattt)n two F, it';¡d, '¡r GOII ""t'  ;.n;  Gi)!; Mr Evan Hughes; Mr • J" Simon Jones; Mr Hnh J"n? -? ;¡¡';s Mr W. W.U?ms; Mi"s Whun?: -?- ?.J M'? Jones. Bauk-street Messrs. W. ?. ''?jch r-?   Mr Peu!it)?"n; MrSt.rr; :M'???.?. street; Mr E. B. Samuels, J" .H? ToWD-hill MrW.R.R.??? ??, ? ;lir F and S,m; Mr G. ManU-v; 0 C ). R' h i r:: I, t L. V" R?hards; M-s>w. Eie^ry R-en.^ o J J^ £ Williams, &c., &c.