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COUNTY MAGISTRATES' COURT. MONDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1SSU. 1. TWore T. Ll. FitzHugh, ESll., J. H. "tollikes, E!íI.. W. Low, Esq., and E. Evans, Esq. I DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. .a r f"l I I PC Rowland summoned John Lyncn, 01 ?oea- for being drunk and disorderly on the even- ? of ALarch eth. The officer said that upon ?i?n?him to go home he became mot trouble- some.-FmNl 13?ncluding costsfor se?n davs' m default. I ASSAULT. John Lloyd snmnZOfccri Samuel Jones for assault- ing him on the 8th of April. Complainant said that on the day in question he was going home j when defendant came up to him and called him a "Tory," ami when asked what he meant, he again called him Tory" with a certain adjective pre- fixed and also struck him.—Complainant callerl a witness named Isaac Belton who stated he heard defendant call him a Tory and saw fiim strike him Samuel Jones also corroborated this statement.— John Roberts then came forward as a vvitness for defendant and said he saw defendant make a pretence of striking Lloyd but the blows passed over his head.—The Bench considered it a most trumpery case and fined Jones a Is and 1 Is 6d costs or seven days' in default. ALLOWING CATTLE TO STRAY Iviii. Blytliin an(I Jno. Taylor were summoned by P.C. D. Davies for this offence. The officer said that on March 20th, he found two cows and three calves, the property of Blythin, straying upon the highway. A farmer had also complained to him of their having broken into a field of his. Had cautioned this defendant several times. He took them home to Blythin, who admitted they had broken out of his field. Blythin was fined 5s and and 9s costs.—The officer then stated, that in the case of Taylor (whose wife appeared for him) he was told by Mr Lee, butcher, that a cow and heifer belonging to Taylor were in a field of his, he re- plied that he could not interfere with them as they were on private property, whereupon Lee turned them out, and he then summoned Taylor for allow- ing them to stray on the highway.—The case was dismissed. NEIGHBOURS' QUARRELS. Anne Jehu charged Thos. Hobson, of the Moss, and who lived opposite to her, with assault. She said that on April 3rd, she saw the defendant going home drunk. She was at her own door putting a parcel into a perambulator, when de- fendant came out of his house and brandished his fists in her face and galled her most abusive names. -Iartha Griffiths corroborated the evidence of complainant, and said that Hobson threw a stone into the house, which just passed Mrs Jehu.—De- fendant then called Jane Wynne, who put a very different color upon the storv, but resulted in making the case a deal worse for Hobson, who was fined 10s and lis üi1 costs or fourteen days' iiaril labor. AVOTHER OX I- I Sarah Roberts, of the Lodge, Brymbo, sum- moned Wm. Jones of the same place, for an assault. It appeared from the evidence of complainant, that Jones was a tenant of hers under notice to quit, and on April 10th he came to deliver up the key, but it was refused because he had not the rent that was then owing, an.1 that he then caught hold of her arm and pushed her back into the house. throw- illg the key after her.—Defendant denied this, and said lie had the amount, viz. 28 G.1, in his pocket ready to pay her.—The Bench fined him Gd and costs 8s 6d. — THPKSDAY.—Before W. Low, Esq. ALLEOED ROBBERY. Caroline Meredith, Pickhill, was charged with stealing a dress valued at 3s 6tl, the property of Jane Evans, of Rhostyllen, on the 3d April inst. It appears the prosecutrix did not discover her loss until Monday last, when she found that the pri- soner had pawned it at Mr Bierne's, Charles-street, P.C. Wynne proved apprehending the prisoner, who was remanded until Monday, May Si-d. I

————- ———— WREXHAM COUNTY COURT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST. Before Horatio Lloyd, Esq., Judge. j THE ROSSETT WATER COURSE CASE. SCOTT AND OTHERS V. MOSS. In the action brought before the Court in August last year by Mr David Scott, Mr Alexander Bayne, and Mr Edmund Swetenham, Cam-yr-Alyn. Ros- sett, against Mr Enoch Moss, of Broad Oak Farm, for the alleged obstruction of a water-course How- ing through the land of the plaintiffs on to the land of the defendant, it will probably be remembered that the case was last before the Court at a special sitting held on the 31st October, 1879, when the evidence for the defence was t-,Lken,. the plaintiffs' side having been previously gone into. His Honor after hearing the whole of the evidence, then decided to reserve judgment until he had visited the locus in quo. Prior, therefore,, to the commencement of the ordinary business on Wed- nesday, the Judge, addressing Mr Bennion Acton, who represented plaintiffs, and Mr Jno, Jones, for the defence, intimated that he had arrived at a de- cision in the matter, and His Honor, in giving judgment, said this case had been standing over for a very considerable time, the plaint having been issued on the 3rd July last. He had not, however, regretted the lapse of time because he had been in hopes that the parties might have seen their way, during that period, to an amicable settlement of their differences, which on every ground was very desirable to the proper enjoyment of their respective properties. He re- gretted very much that he had not heard that any such arrangement had been possible, and therefore he was obliged to deal with the matter. The case had occupied a very considerable time before the Court on three occasions, and since then he had had an opportunity of visiting the place and seeing j the condition of things for himself, on two different occasions. In choosing these occasions, lie had had regard to the variable state of the weather, on the one hand endeavouring to go to the place when he thought the water would be low, and on the other hand- endeavouring to go there when he thought there would be a considerable quantity of water in the culverts, so as to enable him to form a fair judgment as to the average flow of the f water and the sewerage capacity. He regretted to say that the evidence, which was of great length, was in many respects very conflicting but the substantial case of the plaintiff was that the de- fendant in constructing a wall across the stream in Question, and in placing a pipe had diverted a portion of the water of the stream under the high- way and then into a pond in his own yard from there it returned to the stream lower down. The plaintiff showed that by the building of that wall, and the placing of that pipe, the defendant had placed an obstruction in the ordinary course of the ) brook, which, at all events in times of flood, inter. fered with the due passage of the water, and caused it to back up the stream for a considerable distance and eventually to injure the plaintiffs land. "Now the defendant's answers to this, broadly, were— I have made alterations, it is true. I have built a wall and put in a pipe and diverted the water as stated, but in so doing I have done no damage to the stream, and have not interfered with your water rights in any way for this reason. There is intermediately a pigsty culvert which has a certain sectional area through which the water must pass, and the aperture which I have left in the wall, irrespective of the area occupied by the pipe, is larger in sectional area than that of the pigsty culvert through which the water must pass." Therefore, as Mr Shone had put it, the pigsty; culvert being the guage of the stream, it necessarily followed that if the defendant had left a larger guage than that at the point of obstruction, there would be no injury done. The defendant 3aid—"I have left the bottom of the stream as it was, and the reason the water backs up is in consequence of something you have done. You have been draining your fields and sent a greater quantity of water down, and you have lowered your drains and the culvert under the railway. You have not been able to get your water under the railway, and you have altered the water levels, and now the water won't flow down so fast as it formerly did, although my culvert remains the same." Now, in the first place, he (the Judge) could not help coming to the conclusion that there was an obstruction at the point indicated upon the plans where the wal! had been built. He did not think it could be better illustrated than by looking at the defendant's own plan. This showed the stream, which, although the defendant's plan, was, he thought, a little magnified, and created a greater difficulty in his wav than really existed. When there was a flood, the water flowing between the two walls showed quite a pool, and these walls were said by the defendant's witnesses to be 2 ft. or 2 ft. 6 in. across. If that was so, it was quite clear that the water-way was diminished, as only 15 inches was now left. It might not affect the question, but that would be the water-way. The wall was not a very thick one, but the aperture did not appear to be very large. It was admitted by the defen- dant's witnesses in their evidence that it was a souare of 15 inches, but inasmuch as the old ir-ii-.t-.r-wav was. according to the defendant's wit- nOH, nesses, 2 ft. G in. wide, it" did follow that the area had been diminished, because it was now only 15 j inches, and the pipe complained of occupied a portion of that. But the defendant says That does not really affect the stream, because all this water that comes through the pigsty culvert goes through there." One of the witnesses had observed I that on one occasion, when the pigsty culvert was t quite full, he saw a duck pass along on the surface of the water and through the aperture in the wall. Therefore it was quite clear the wall aperture would carry more than the pigsty culvert. But from the nature of the ground he did not think that was a fair question to be taken into considera- tion. The nature of the ground was such that in ordinary floods both these cuiveris were suiueient; but there were times when they were not. The pigsty culvert might be suddenly overcharged, and their was nothing to prevent the water finding its way over the land, giving the go-by to the culvert aucllying along the road wall in a pool. So that it was quite clear that the pigsty culvert, having dis- charged its duty to its utmost, had been over- charged, the water had got away notwithstanding the obstruction there, and found its way back into the brook; but it could not get away again because i the wall stopped it, the aperture in the wall not bein,r sufficient to carry it all off. That, it might be said, was only in extraordinary cases of flood. The pipe occupied a portion of the aperture, and one great question was whether the original level I of the bottom of the brook had or had not been altered for the purpose of intr<*JKfiing that pipe ? I Of course it was necessary for Mr Moss to have the water higher at the pipe end than At the other. I' He did not know what the gradient uf the little culvert under the road might be, but that end must be the highest, and it might h(-ir. Tag sug- j gested by the complainant that Mr Moss had raised the pipe for the purpose of getting that Isvel. j Much depended as to whether the defendant had r put his pipe on the bottom of the stream, or i whether he had built it up ? If be had built it up, it w" manifestly and obviously a ver? great detriment to the stream, becqst it must b??k the water up and raise the level of the bottom of the stream. There was a conflict- of testimony upon this subject, and he was very much struck with the evidence of Mr Ellis, I ) civil engineer, who was called on the part of the defendant, and who said The bottom of the aperture is three inches higher than the top of the I pigsty cul vert. If they took a datum line to find the level of these two points—the bottom of the aperture in the wall and the bottom of the pigsty culvert--it turned out, by the defendant's witnesses, that the bottom of the aperture was vertically three inches higher than the bottom of the pigsty culvert, and the stone at the bottom'of the pipe was four inches higher still. One of the questions put was whether the stone in the aperture was formerly the bottom of the broak ? and another witness for the, defendant said that stone was the old bottom of I the brook. If so, that was the strongest fact in' their case. The witness said it was seven inches higher than the bottom of the pigsty culvert. That, how- ever, seemed to him (the Judge) almost inconceiv- able—that people should put a stone in, and- that the brook at a point below the aperture in the wall [ should be made seven inches higher than' the bottom of the pigsty culveit. He could not under- stand it, and he was lei to the eonc'usi m'that the stone in question was not the bottom of th brook. The plaintiff's witnesses saill it was nob,. and the engineer said if it was so, it wassevenj inches higher than the bottom of the brook at the highest point. Water did not run up hill there any more than it did any where else, and bearing in mind the sectional area of the bottom of the pigsty cuh'ert, he could not think this could be. Then as to the differences of levels. Instead of having the means of risiug there between the walls, which were two feet, according to the defendant's witnesses—Richard Denson said he had known the place 46 years and the aperture between the walls was 2ft. Gill, wide, with undiminished means of rising in that area—that was now confined to a, space absolutely limited to 15 inches either way, vertically and laterally. He was satisfied therefore that it presented an obstruction which in time of flood would back up and seriously interfere with the flow of the water at that point. There were also other points of obstruction alluded to by the plaintiffs, but lie had not dealt with them because he understood that the stones outside the aperture had been removed since the action was commenced. There was no complaint therefore as to that, and he thought the complaint was reduced to the fact that pipe had been built up so as to interfere with the old bottom of the brook, and that the sectional area was not sufficient. He must adopt that view, and in viewing the place he thought as a matter of fact that that was an obstruction to the stream.—After reading certain correspondence be- tween the plaintiffs and defendants in reference to the subject of complaint between them, in which the defendant contended that the evil the plaintiffs complained of was owing to their own action in altering the water le"els, adding that he claimed no right to raise an obstruction but that he did claim the right to use the natural flow of the water, his Honor (continuing his remarks) said he thought both parties liail stated their cases fairly in their letters. He could, how- ever, only deal with the question of obstruction on l the evidence adduced, assisted by what he himself had seen, and bearing in mind the difference in the levels between the pigsty culvert and the other, he could not resist coming to the conclusion that there was an obstruction there which formerly did not exist. As to whether the drains had been lowered or not it was a question of mere assertion on both sides, but there was no evidence to his mind that they had been. It was quite true that landowners had not the right to send a larger quantity of water down a stream than they had been accus- tomed to do from time immemorial that was sub- ject in these days to the right of a man draining his fields, brooks and rivers being the natural means of draining land, and a man had a right to drain his fields into the watercourse. That he should hold as a matter of law. He did not sup- pose, however, that the defendant complained of that particularly, but of the deepening of the drains generally but he did not see any evidence of the deepening of the drains. It was quite true that the culvert under the railway was altered, and it was quite clear that the old culvert was fre- quently dry, and that the new culvert at the lower level did take the 'water; but there was nothing to show that it was necessarily from the deepening of the drains on the plaintiff's land. He was exceedingly sorry that it was necessary to give judgment in this case at all, because he thought the parties might have endeavoured to accommodate each other but as the case was be- fore him he must deal with it. and he was bound to decide that there was an obstruction, and his judg- ment must therefore be for the plaintiffs. The damages were, be believed nominal, and he should therefore enter them in a nominal way for zEl. The rest of the case was the application for an in- junction, but he should hold his hand in that respect atpresent, becausehe believed it might not be neces- sary. He should keep the case before him for the next two months in order to see if some arrange- ment as to the injunction could not be come to. He should therefore give a verdict for the plaintiff for 91, and in two months from that day he would consider the question of the injunction if it should be necessary. 4 I Mr Bennion Acton As to costs, your Honor ? His Honor: As a matter of course they follow the case. Mr Jno. Jones This is an action to try a right, of course ? His Honor Well if a certificate is necessary-I I shan't interfere in any way—I won't give a certi- ficate-Iet the law take its course. Mr JllO. Jones: Won't you certify on the amount of the judgment ? His Hoiior I don't see that's necessary. Its to try a right, you see, and I presume all fees are paid ? Mr Acton: Quite so, your Honor. His Honor I feel sure these two gentlemen will do their best to reconsider this difficulty between them. I Mr Jno. Jones suggested that the question of costs stand over for two months, adding that he should urobably take further advice on the matter? His Honor Oh, I should be very glad indeed. WATCH CASE. Lewis Levin, watch dealer, summoned a man named George Evans, waggoner, Caergwrle, for the value of a watch alleged to have been supplied to him at the Old Boar's Head, Mold, on the 7th of January last. Mr Sherratt appeared for the defen- dant.—Plaintiff said on the day in question he saw the defendant at the inn referred to, and when there a bargain was struck for the purchase of a watch, defendant signing a book and agreeing to take it. Defendant denied all knowledge of the transaction, said he could not write at all, and stated that on the night in question he was drunk and incapable of making a bargain at all. It appeared that the watch had been delivered to the ostler at the'Boar's Head, and on his offering it to the defendant, the latter denied all knowledge of the matter and telling the ostler to send the watch hack to the plaintiff, which was done. Plaintiff produced a letter purporting to come from the de- fenilant, stating that he would send a postoffice order in payment for the watch. Defendant main- tained. however, that he could not write at all, but only make his mark. He had two watches of his own at home, and did not want another neither could lie afford to buy one if he did. Had never entered into any bargain with the plaintiff at all. The ostler referred to was called and said all the parties in the house on the night in question were in drink.—His Honor said lie had not the slightest doubt that all these men were drunk and in a dis- graceful condition-that, he thought, was the only thing connected with the case about which there was no doubt. Those who saw what a disgust-ng, disreputable character the defendant was, on his own showing, would know what his word was worth. The defendant had called a witness to show that he was in a beastly state of intoxication on the night in question, and lie (his Honor) should therefore judge him according to what lie showed himself to be-he was evidently so drunk that he didn't know what he did. The plaintiff would therefore have to take the watch back, and each narty pay their own costs. HORSE TRANSACTION". Edwin Challoner, Cerney, sued John Edwards, Crescent-place, Wrexham, for £ 5.17s 6d, the value of a horse. Mr Sherratt appeared for the plaintiff, and said both parties kept horses for running traps and some time ago they agreed to exchange horses, the plaintiff to give his old horse, valued at 94, and 22 in moneytothedefencbnt in exchange for his horse which was alleged to be a better animal, and which the plaintiff thought would he more suitable for him than his own. The exchange was accordingly effected, defendant returning 2s Gd, but before the defendant's horse had been in the plaintiff's poss- ession more than half-an-hour it had an attack of glanders, and ultimately had to be destroyed by order of the Local Authority. Plaintiff therefore now sought to recover back the value of his old horse ( £ 4) and the zEl 17s Gd he had also handed to the defendant on the exchange being made. De- fendant said he did not know there was anything the matter with the horse beyond a cold, but ad- mitted that lie had stated that it was il an honest little mare."—His Honour ruled that such an as- j sertion was equivalent to a warranty, and that under all the circumstances the plaintiff was en- titled to his money. A

WREXHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS. THURSDAY, APRIJ. 22XD. This was the first meeting of the new Board, and there were presentCapt. Griffith-Boscawen, chairman; Mr A. W. Edwards and Mr S. T. 1 %ugh, vioe-chairmen Dr. Eyton-Jones, Messrs. J. If Barton, E. Evans (Bronwylfa), E. R?w?nd, J. Beale, H. Lees, W. Low, M. Hnghe., C. \V. Par- sonage, T, Rowland, Owen Hughes, S. R. Bishop, R. Phcnuah, W. Roberts, B. Davies, T. E. Pcterb, W. 8. Harrison, R. Roberts, J. Rogers, E. Roberts, ?J. Forester, E. Woolrich, James D?v?npot't, A. Sutton, E. Ollivaiit, J. Jones, &c. Mr J. Oswell Bury, el !rk. Mr T. Uoyd Murray Browne, Poor Law In- spector, WHS also present. The Clerk submitted the certificate of the clec- tion of guardf-ans, which had been conducted in conformity with the Poor f-aw orders. THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN.. The Clerk said the first bushiess of the Board to elect a Chairman for the current :i'sar, and the Chairman having vacated the chair, MirS. T. Baugh said, that having on may for- mer occasions rose to "propose a Chairman for that Board, he did so aga?with agrc? deal of ea- B,)ar( l Me had said on the previous Thursday, ?d I he begged to say ag??.that the\ had mCap?t. he beq,tl to say a,arn, that they h?t(I in Ctl.,t. uriincn-^oscawen a most emcient gentleman to oc- cupy the post, which be- had so atly filled for several years past. (Hear; hear.) The- duties of the office -vere onerous and important, and he re- peated what he said before, that the Chairman had invariably paid attention to all those ne-* Acts of Parliament 71hich affected Boards of Gubrdians, and upon every occasion, having been welllad up. he had been well able to guide their vessel into port with honcr to himself and with great ad- vantage to that Board. (Hear, hear.) He could say much more, but as he did not wish to say any- thing that would- be at all fullsome to the Captain, he should simply propose his re-election as their Chairman for the current year. (Applause.) Mr C. W. Parsonage had very great- pleasure in seconding the proposition. He had sat at that Board and had witnessed many cases requiring close investigation brought before them, and he could only sa.y their chairman had always taken great trouble in carefully considering all such cases. He had therefore great pleasure in seconding his re-election. (Hear, hear.) The resolution having been carried unanimously amidst considerable applause. The Chairman, in returning thanks, said he was much obliged to them for again re-clecting him as their chairman. It was the tenth time they had done him that honor, and he little imagined that the first time he was elected they would be kind enough to renew their confidence in him so often. He could only say that as long as he was able to some to that Board he should endeavour to do his ditty in the position in which they had placed him that day. (Hear, hear.) It had been usual for him to make some remarks upon these occasions—he followed the example set by Captain Panton -upon any subjects of interest to the guardians Usually at this time of the year there were some bills before Parliament relating to matters affecting B.iards of Guardians, but thuj year they were under exceptional circumstances. There was no Parliament sitting at present, and as it was impossible to know what the new Parliament would do, there was nothing to say upon that head. He wished, however, to say one or two words with regard to those townships in the Union which had not nominated guardians. He found there were no less this year than five townships which had not taken the trouble to send in nominations of guardians. Now fortunately in the case of the important township of Broughton — where he was surprised no one had sent in any nominations.—they had a gentleman, Mr Owen Price, who was guardian last year and was there- fore qualified by the Local Government Board orders to sit iOr one more year, and it was fortunate Mr Price was so qualified, and he was glad to see him there, and be hoped they might see him a little oftener. (Laughter.) It was rather strange, however, that a township like Broughton, with a large population and rateable value, had not taken the trouble to-send in a nomination. He threw the matter out for consideration another year. For the township of Bieston, there was no Guardian, and Worthenbury, Eyton, and Ruyton, had failed to send in nominations and the Guardians would therefore continue to sit for one year. Now, considering the matters of importance constantly brought before that Board, it was very advisable that every township in the Union should be re- presented there. He did not think these were days in which people could afford to neglect sending re- presentatives to that Board. They heard great complaint about the rates, and it would be very unfortunate if many townships were to neglect sending any representatives, and they should have at that Board only a very small representation of the Union. As regarded the important question of out-relief, he was sorry to say that, as might be ex- pected, there was an increase during the past year. Considering, however, the depression in trade and what were termed bad times," which they had experienced, it was to be naturally anticipated that there would be some increase. To go into a few figures-the number of outdoor paupers relieved during the year ended Lady Day 1880, was 4,580, and during the year ended Lady Day, 1879, the number was 4,093, showing an in- crease of 487, and being the highest number re- lieved since 1873. There was also a corresponding increase in the amount given in out-relief, to the extent of 9520 4s 9d but if they referred back to the statistics of former years they would find, in those useful books published by the Clerk every year—they would observe that although there had been a considerable increase this time, the amount spent in relief during the half year being zC3346, although the amount was more than in other late years, it was really less than was expended in September, 1S72 so that it showed care had been exercised not to increase the out-relief more than was absolutely necessary. (Hear, hear.) The extraordinary diminution in out-relief commenced about the year 1868. -It was however useless going further back than 1871, because at that period two important townships-Hope and Tryddyn-were separated from that Union. Starting then from 1871, they would observe a continuous decrease of outdoor relief. From £ 3,754 there was a steady decrease until the year 1875, when it got down to £ 2676. In March, 1876, there was a slight increase, but only about 9100, when there was a decrease again, the lowest point being reached in March, 1877, when the out- relief had fallen to £2624. Considering, therefore, that since 1877 they had experienced an almost unbroken period of bad time, which must tell upon the laboring population, the increase had not been excessive. He thought this showed practically that great care had been exercised by the Boards of Guardians of late years to diminish the outdoor relief as much as possible, and this was the more important, because of late years there had been a tendency to throw a number of extra charges upon the rates. There were charges for education thrown upon the rates, some charges for sanitary matters, and a considerable charge for the maintenance of the old turnpike road s owing to the abolition of tollgates and lie repeated that unless great care had been taken by keeping down the expenditure for the relief of the poor, the rates would have been some- thing enormous. He was sorry there was a con- siderable amount of increase in the county rate. For the past year the county rate amounted to £ 5015, and for the year ending in the early part of 1879 it was £ 3923 so that the increased calls which would have to be submitted to them that day would be chiefly caused by the large increase in the county rate. He did not say that the Magistrates of the county had not exercised the greatest economy possible in the administration of rates-he did not think they could have a more economical Board than the Magistrates in Quarter Sessions, especially in the county of Denbigh where the chairman had always taken a great deal of trouble to keep down the rates as low as possible—but the magistrates had been vic- tims to circumstances. Several new matters had been brought forward, and amongst others the in- creased charge for roads. It had been found a great hardship that the entire maintenance of the turn- pike roads should be paid by the township through which they ran,and therefore two years ago an Act was passed to throw half of that charge upon the county rate, thereby spreading the amount required over a larger area, because the county rate was levied in all towns except Quarter Sessions boroughs. Then owing to the provisions of that Act it was necessary to appoint someone to certify as to the state of the main roads and in Denbigh- shire the authorities had proceeded upon an economical principle, for whereas in many counties they had appointed a new officer altogether, the County of Denbigh had only added something to the County Surveyor's salary because when a person had to go over all the roads every quarter,it was only fair that some increase in his stipend should be made. Other charges had been thrown upon the county rate, and, although he did not blame the Magistrates, still they had to face an increased outlay. Next as to the vagrants, in the number of which there was a large increase, but the total was not greater than it had been at one time. The number had decreased consider- ably for some years, very much about the same time the out-door relief decreased, owing no doubt to the increased prosperity of the country. The number of vagrants relieved during the past year was 4,404, being an increase of ISGï on the year 1879, when the number relieved was 2,537. That, he thought, was a point upon which some fresh legislation was needed. He thought it was a great hardship that the ratepayers should maintain these va(trants-for the ratepayers did practically maintain them. There were a great number of people who made a trade of tramping about the country they made the workhouses their hotels, and were really supported hy the ratepayers. (Hear, hear.) These characters usually made a good deal of money by begging, and there were instances on record of men actually being seen to secrete their money and then go into the tramp ward Some check should cer- tainly be put upon this. It was a difficult subject to deal with, he knew, but it was one, nevertheless which lie thought should occupy the attention of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) There was another subject which was one which he had mentioned once before at the Poor Law Conference, and which he thought earnestly needed look- ing up by the Government of the day, who- inL, iip by 4. ever they may be. He referred to the great need of a consolidated act for the Poor Law ¡ peoplo became absolutely bewildered by the number of acts of the Poor Law passed from time I to time. The Poor Law was the jrowth of time, and Wcis in the first instance experimental. In the last century were established Gilbert union. which I were constituted Oil totally different principles to the unions of the present day then there were Poor Lav* Commissioners, which were superseded by the Poor Law Board, which in tilt-ii was superseded by the Local Govern;nent B iard whilst the Acts of Parliament were innuni'Table. What with Poor Law Amendment Acts, Atirsmd- ments upon the Poor Law Amendment Acts, and the number of orders frori the Poor Law Com- missioners, and the Local Government Board, there Would be sufficient to cover a vet-y great space upon the table. (Laughter.) What was reatlj needed was a consolidated Poor Ltw A t-s;)m.thn(r like what had been done in regard to the Sanitar/ Law, when the Government in 1875 pass-til a consolidated Sanitary Act. Before he saw that Act, he was-in a psrfect maze as to what their duties were in Ellis respect, and now as they had a Cort.ro!idated A*:t i j for the Srmitary Law he thought the Government 1 should certainly pass a Consolidated Act for ths Poor Law; and at the same time consolidate a great number of the orders," which filled a very large volume. (Rear, hear.) Many of the provisions in those order. were out of date and inig.Tt be well striT-ekout, and the whole of the remainder I¡ght he thought be put irvtoone consolidated order. Consider ing the work the Guardians performed, and ,"ie time they devoted to their duties, he thought it only fair that they shonld have some Act, consol..bating the whole of the provisions,, that they might yo by. (Applause.) He saw a-good many old giiaidians present. There were also seme he bad not secr^be- fore, and some who bad'cr''n'' btck to the Board. He hoped those who sat for import-ant townships would endeavour to attend as often as they e.nhi and give their help, and that those who were ap- pointed on committees would not undertake tl-u- duties unless they could nttercd. They had had the workhouse remarkably well visited during the year, and their b,?.?t thanks Were due to th!? ?-iAit- ing Committee, especially to Mr Beale, their Chairman, for their regular attendance and the in- terest they t?ok in the work, t Hear, hear.) (?'?n- sirlering the state of the times, he thought they might congratulate themselves that their Union was in a very satisfactory state. (Applause.) They had an efficient set of officials—they had never had a more efficient set of officials than at the present titiie- (hear, haar)—the relieving oificera did their work well, and he thon?ht they were respected both by the pauper-? and all others amongst whom they worked. (Hear, hear.) He-would not now refer to sanitary matters, because the Sanitary Com- mittee would not be appointed till the next meeting, and when that Committee was appointed there might be something to say upon those lxmits. He would therefore not detain them with any further remarks except to again thank them f..t- the honor they had done him in re-electing him as their chairman. (Applause.) KHKOTIOV of vr<'«-«'IIAIRMKN' Mr J. Roger-s proposed the re-election of Mr Wilson Edwards an I Mr Biugh is for the current year. Two better vice-chairmen could not be picked out of that Board although no doubt many could be found t > discharge the duties well. He thought the care and attention to the j business of the Board and the regular attendance of the two gentlemen he had named deserved the best thanks of the guardians. (Hear, hear.) With regard to Mr Baugh, as had been said of the Chair- man, he was well read up in all matters connected with the business of the Board and was always ready and able to guide the Board in the absence of the Chairman, and to assist him when present in discharging the duties of the Board. (Applause.) Mr T. Rowland seconded the proposition, which was cordially supported by Mr E. Rowland, who remarked that the capa- bilities of Mr Wilson Edwards and Mr Banyh were SO well-known and recognised that any further ob- servations from him in their favour would be fulsome. He should therefore content himself with cordially supporting the resolution. (Ap- plause.) The resolution having been carried unanimously, Mr Wilson Edwards returned thanks on behalf of his colleague and himself. As hitherto, they should continue to give their best attention to promote the business of the Board. It had been always their object to push through the business without slight- ing any portion of it, or neglecting the interest of the paupers, so that gentlemen might go home in something like reasonable time. (Hear, hear.) He might say that he had served an apprenticeship of a quarter of a century, to the business of the Poor Law, and had been five years vice-Chairman, and he could only add that he should do all lie could for the benefit of the Board and to promote the easy and efficient discharge of the business con- nected with it (Applause.) Mr Baugh said for this renewal of their confidence he begged to present them his best thanks. There were many things connected with that Board which he only wished all the Guardians were acquainted with. If the new Guardians wished to make them- selves masters of the business it was necessary that they should attend the early meetings of the Board and make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the matters relating to the administration of the relief of the poor. There might be matters outside the evidence of the relieving officers which the Guardians could furnish them with, which would direct and assist them in the administration of the relief. The greatest care and attention had been given by him and his colleague, Mr Wilson Edwards, to the business, and they always felt it their first duty to see that the aged and young should be specially taken care of; that relief should be administered with great care to those persons who received temporary relief under pressing cir- cumstances or affliction and in addition to that there was a large amount of care required to be taken in seeing that those who had relatives and parents who had children were supported by their relatives without making application to that Board. Re- ferring to the Chairman's remarks as to the rates, he regretted that the rate should be made in one lump. Outsiders did not understand the fact that a small proportion only of the rate collected went into the hands of the Guardians for the relief of the poor and the maintenance the Workhouse, Twelve months ago the rate was 9fil in the pound now with the great depression in i.ade, and especially the great influx of a lazy lot of vagrants, who made the rounds of the Unions, doubling themselves from 2000 to upwards of 4000 at the present time, which was a crying evil the Legislature must take notice of, or else go back to the old vagrancy laws and take proceedings against all persons who could not give a proper ac- count of themselves—with all this, the whole of the rate that would be made that day for that Union amounted to about Id in the pound more than twelve months ago. The precepts trom the county would be larger than hitherto, and would involve, a larger rate to be collected under the head of 64 poor rate." That was a pity, although it was stated in the poor rate receipts the way in which that rate was made up ?but to the outsiders it looked a large rate, when, to look at the poor rate specially, the rate for the current half- year would not be more than 10M in the pound. (Hear, hear.) The Act of Parliament to which the Chairman had alluded really did require some 'tl I I consolidation, inasmuch as they had now got to search for old statutes to see what the different Act referred to, and it would there- fore be of very great benefit to have a consolidated Act to enable the guardians to thoroughly understand the duties they were! elected to perform. He might remark that he was elected one of the vice-chairmen when the chairman was first elected ten years ago, and lie could only add that lie thanked them very much for the honor they had conferred upon him by re-electing him upon that occasion. (Applause.) The Chairman The guardians will now have to decide which vice-chairman will take precedence ? Mr Baugh Well I don't think it is a right thing to pi t two gentlemen against each other for the pride of the thing. The precedence to me is no thing. The question is, let both, if we are business men, do our duty. (Hear, hear.) Let Mr Edward take the precedence. (Applause.) Mr Wilson Edwards declared his perfect readi- ness to give way to Mr Baugh in the matter, and the subject then dropped. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. The following committees were appointed for the current year Union As.sc*Sinerit Committe —Captain B. T. Griffith- Boscawen, Mr S. T. Baush, T. Ll. Fitz-Hugh, Esq., J. H. Ffoulkes, Esq., T. P. Jones, Parry, Esq., Mr W. Roberts, Mr Owen Hughes, Mr J. Burton, Mr .J. Beale, Mr A. W. Edwards, Mr Parsonage, Mr A. Sutton. Finance Comuiitte.—Mr Edward Kowland, Mr J. Burton, Mr J. Beale. Mr J. Sykes, Mr T. Rowland, Mr R. Phennah, Mr Maurice Hughes, Mr Robert Roberts, Mr Richard Jones. Visiting, Boar<lin<i-ont, and Tiuil'hni/s Committee.—Mr J. Beale, Mr Maurice Hughes, Mr Richard Jones, Rev. R. 0. Burton, Mr Phennah, Rev. E. Ollivant, Mr John Rogers, Mr E. Rowland, Mr A. Rasnotham, Mr R. Roberts, Dr. Eyton-Jones, Mr W. Thomas, Mr J Forrester, Mr S. R. Bishop. School Attenilanec Committee.—Oapt. B. T. Griffith- iloseawen, Nlr J. Sykes, A. Peel, Esq., J. H. Ffoulkes, i Esq., Edward Evans, Esq., Mr John Burton, Mr John Rogers, Mr C W. Parsonage, Mr Richard Jones, Mr T. E. Peters, Mr Watkili S. Harrison, Rev. E. Ollivant. Fannitvj Conunittrc.- -Mr C. W. Parsonage, Mr Wool- rich, Mr E. Edwards, Mr Sutton, Mr W. S. Harrison, Mr T. E. Peters, Mr Richard Jones. THE CALLS. The Clerk presented the following list of calls, j which were unanimously adopted, observing that the total amount of calls was £ 10,113, or about zCI,000 more than this time last year, but about j 1200 less than the past half year Payable. Payable. lith May, 1880. 7th Julv, 18-ill. £ £ Shocklnch Chnreh. 1? 10 Sliockl"Lcll Ovifitt 11 10 Abenbury Fawr 45 40 Acton SO 44 Allington 175 170 Bersliam 220 2Iti Bieston. 20 17 Borras Hov;tli It) 15 Borras nitfre. I:}, 10 Broughton 250 241 Hrynlbo. 280 Zl2 Burton 180 170 Caeca Dutton 15 12 Dutton Diffettl. 24 20 Dutton-y-brft.n. 24 20 Erlas 10 11) I Krddu 22 20 Es lusli;im above S!) Nil 200 11 Hyton. ?) 44 (Ji-in ton 1; D (IreeOVnl 1:3 14') <:r?-t'<').) T;() HI; Gwer.-iyUt 341) .iA'7 Holt 34:) :?:17 H.'Jt.??'?' ]:j!() ????. :f:; J.!u.y. m ?!:i.rchwit'I. ]?) .)4 J'ickhill no 50 Pickh:)!? 50 Ridley. 11 10 Hnyton :IU :M Riwbon liiir 1 u(k) Sesswick SO 24 St.tn?y. t?) l?r Mutton .)« 40 Wrexh:tip 1.10 117 Wrexham Regis 70'1 (j-j- A ben bury Fechan _5 4 H:in:?"r. ? (>!l Hrbistnck. :J Threap wood 18 14 Worthenhury. 130 110 Total. sirs 49:53 Total amount of The (3<urman here observed that he agreed with Mr Baugi> in his remarks as to the' way in which the rate was collected. He wished the rate could I be called i", y come otlter name than the poor rate," or else that people would take the trouble to ulerstantl it, and see for themselves that the 90- called poor rate really included a number of otl-rr rates. TIIP FJNION7 "nfeE" BOOK. Th? Clerk asked if the little Blue Book published for the use of the Guardiru;t was to he printed i again, lding that it was swelling out to larger dimensions every J e-ar. The Chairman said he though- it was a most use- fuI iittle book, and that the (JnaV.ians were /greatly ■ indebted to Mr Bury .'r introducing it. Mr J. Kogers If it grows muei larger it ,4.1 be like a Government Blue P. >ok just r.ow. (Laughter.) Dr. Kyt'.n Jones remarked that ?Tr Evans (Bron- wylfa) was ".xirtioularly anxious that the now book should be in "gr.rcn." (Laughter.) The Chairman replied that all Vi>.>ks of this- description, giving ir.-forination, were usuallvT bound ill blue." THE j chewed the numbur in the house to be 310 against 27:) last year, and 302 last week vagrants relieved,, 1.16 imbeciles, Si in sehoets—boys girls 40; receiving industrial training—boys 12, 14. The Master begged to acknowledge the receipt of it parcel of illustrated papers 'fami Mr E. Rowland for the use of the inmate. After p.-xssini; a resolution inlv. rti.e in the local papers f >r c. o'eaphim for the Union, in the room of thl; R N-. J. Dixon .(resigned), the Board rose.

DR. DE JO:NGH'S LIGHT-BROWN Con LIVER OIL.- Is UNEQUALLED EFFICACY IN DISEASES OF THE THROAT.—Sir G. Duncan Gibb, Bart., M.D., LL.D. Physician and Lecturer on Forensic Medicine, West- iiiiiister Hospital, author of various works on diseases of the Throat and Larynx, writes :—" The eYnprion^ of many years has abundantly proved the truth of every word said in favour of Dr. de Jongh's Lisrht Brown Cod Liver Oil by many of our first physicians and chemists, thus stamping him as a high authority and an able chemist whose investigations have re mained unquestioned. Its value, therefore, as a therapeutic agent in a number of disea"e", chiefly of an exhaustive character, has been admitted by the world of medicine; but, in addition, I have found it a remedy of great power in the treatment of many ?Anee?cuonns?o.ft?thheelhroat and Larvnx eHrt.'fiaHv;n  ??'?7'.? ?wilrS?liYe dilSih Dr. I T1U r."T ?r?n?T??? ??- Dr. de Josh's Light. f" ge°/ WThooping-Cough, when it acts as III 1 the third stage of \Vhooping-Cogh. when it actR a' a. I restora;tive ad. tonic." Dr- de -Tough's Light-Brown I Cod T U m ™ ?old )nl y in cpsuled imperial half pints, 2" Gd pints, 4s 9d q?rts. 9s; with his stamp and signature and the signature of his sole consignees on the capsule and the M?l under wrapper, by ?1 chemists. Sole Consignees, Ansar, Harford, andCo-| 77, Strand, London. 1299&

THE NEW MINISTRY. LORD AT WINDSOR. COXFEKEXCE OF LIBERAL LEADERS, Her Majesty having accepted the resignation of the Beaeonsfield Government, a special messenger was early on Thursday tuornins;, despatched from NVindsor to summon the Marquis of Hartinufton. Lord Beaeoustield left Windsor on Thursday at a quarter to twe l ve. His lordship was aloue, as Lord llowtoii (Mr Montagu Con-y) remained behind at the castle. As the train left the station, the noble lord was loudly cheered by the spectators who had as- sembled to witness his departure. He arrived at Faddin^ton at a quarter to one. His lordship travelled in a saloon carriage attached to an ordinary train. A crowd of spectators, mostly ladies, assembled on the platform, and when his lordship was recognised he was loudly cheered. He at once raised his hat in ac- knowledgment of the compliment, and proceeded to his carriage. It was remarked that on alighting from the train the noble earl required considerable assist- ance from his attendant. On receiving the royal summons, the Marquis of Hitrtiiigton immediately despatched a letter to Earl Granville informing him of the event. His lordship arrived at Windsor at l.-t.i, and at once proceeded to Windsor Castle to have an audience of her Majesty. The noble lord travelled by himself, and on alighting1 at Windsor, saluted Lady Ponsonby, who travelled by the same train, and for whom one of the Queen's carriages was in waiting. As no carriage was in wait- ing for his lordship, he walked OIl foot to the castle. After luncheon his lordship had an audience of the Queen, which lasted over an hour. The Press Association is informed that the result of the interview with her Majesty was that his lordship could not see his way to form a ministry, and asked her gracious permission to decline the great honor. The same authority states that representations have been made to Mr Gladstone, which it is hoped will induce him to undertake the duty if sent for by her Majesty. It was remarked that, although it rained heavily, the noble lord on leaving the castle was not accom- modated with a royal carriage, but walked to the rail- way station, and left for London by the 4.15 train. He was enthusiastically cheered as the train left the Windsor station. Lord Hartington, on arri ving at Paddington station, at once entered his private carriage and drove to Devonshire House, where he remained only a few minutes, when lie again entered his carriage and drove to Earl Granville's residence in Carlton House- terrace. Mr Gladstone received a message from Lord Hartington after the return of the C latter from Windsor, in consequence of which the right honorable gentleman at once proceeded on foot to Lord Gran- ville's, where he arrived at ten minutes to seven. After his consultation with Lord Granville, Lord Hartington, together with Lord Frederick Cavendish, visited Lord NVolvei-toii, where a brief conference wa.s held with Mr Gladstone, who left in company with Lord Wolverton after the conclusion of the consulta- tion. The correspondent of the Birmingham Daily Post says he has heard semi-officially that Mr Gladstone has given his consent to resume the Premiership. The Chroniclc states that the Queen has fixed Monday next for a great council to be held at Windsor, at which the outgoing and incoming ministers will he present and recei ve the seals of their respective offices.

LORD HARTINGTON AND EARL GRANVILLE AT WINDSOK. LONDOX, FRIDAY 1.13 1'r Lord Hartington in company with Earl Granville left Devonshire House this morning shortly before 11 o'clock. Their lordships caught the 1.1 o'clock train at Paddington for Windsor, which would he reached before noon. Both the noble lords will have an audience of her Majesty, when resolutions artived at last night by iliberal leaders will be communicated to the Queen. -06.

THE AFGHAN WAR. LONDON, FRIDAY 3.50 P.M. The Time* Ctbtil correspondent telegraphs that Sir Donald Stewart while marching on the 19th encountered a large body of tribesmen estimated at fifteen thousand horse and foot about twenty mile south of Ghazni. While preparations were being- made to attack them three thousand swordsmen rushed upon the line. The fight lasted one hour, but the enemy were dispersed. An advanced guard of cavalry reached Ghazni on the 20th. More than a;tnousand of the enemy's dead counted on the field of battle. Casualties t.ur side seventeen killed, hundred and fifteen wounded.

LIVERPOOL CORM MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Friday, The market opens firm with fair attendance. Wheat "hows 2d to 3d per cental advance over Tuesday's I. ""l I 1, 1 Iprices. Flotir eaSIer. III Ian corn, new mixed American, 5s 5t,d. Beans, Egyptian, 8s Old. Peas, Canadian, 7, yd. Oats, prices steady. Oatmeal, no change in price. -4 -4 LONDON CO UN MARKET. LONDON, Friday. Wheat, quiet, but steadier and held for some recovery. Flour without change. Barley, oats, maize, beans, peas about the same as Wednesday.

CRICKET FIXTURES. WREXIIAM. Saturday, iluy 1st, v Grove Park School, past and present, Kacecourse. Saturday, May Sth, v. Wavertreo, at Wrexham. .Lttir(la, -Nlay 22iid, t. Urove Park School, past and present, Racecourse. Saturday, May 29th, v. Whittiiiirtmi, at Wrexham. June 7th and 8th, r. Vale of Clwytl at Denbigh. Saturday, June 12th v. Llangollen, at Llangollen. Saturday, June lth, D. Wynnstay, at Uiialion. Saturday, June 26th, v. Mold, at Mold. Saturday, July '5rd, I). Chester, at Wrexliniu. Saturday, July 10th, v. Llangollen, at Wrexham. Saturday, July 17th, v. Chester, at Chester. I July 21st an l i'2nd, v. Revellers (Oxford), at Wrexham. Saturday, July 24th, v. Mold, at Wrexham. Saturday, July 31st, v Whittington, a. Wliittiiizton. Monday, August 2nd, v ?ock Feny, at Ruck Ferry. Saturday, August J 4th D. Hooton, at Hooton. Saturday, August 21st, v Hooton, at Wrexham. August 2:{rd and 4th, D, Vale of Chvyd, at Wrexham. Saturday, August 2-Sth, c. WynnsUy* at Wrexham.

Major and "Rrcnt Colonel Charles ) .t Batta!i"n, who has been a regimental ??* nrrp?'?*'?? of twenty-two yen''s, succeeds .1 I  ). j) t I,  ? Mn~tvn in command ur U:t; ?nd )at ;t lon, ?' \};tj. rs .!ohn Tiiiy ?''d James WHiiamsi'n, *?D'tt-di-'n. succeeding to the vacant majorities 1. .)?tttah" Colonel I'rmost's early retire-  t i l L? i ¡II t 1\\ilI gi\ C'done) <)'< "onnor. V.C., the com- pi:l"1 nf tin' 1st Battalion. Lieutenants Mahew r Cliiuuh-Taylor, l>t Battalion. me obtaining their cr.):)?)!ic?. t'TlI)"'1 I'KOVIN. IAI. !?A?? MI- ENGLAND.—At it otin-C "? ??"' shareholders of this bank, held on Vr ^^nst., it was unan '] y I. 1 -<thi"st., 't ?'as un.-miinuusly decided to till' t' ?" ?''?"? ? ? L?n? ?'th limited iiabiUty, "1' I t 1_" ) I "?,?,.('?"'?-?ts,.i S<!? to ]87!),?it}i an t' )'L 1 I £' ):)- 000 link ivaaO to the sntMcribed capita of S)l :"iJ, 11('!l j. iiioh ?i)! form the reserve habdlty of the bank, II I I k 'II f Ih thi course the bank ?m mnintain a position of ;nm'ti?"? -trength, and from the large pM'l up 1\ !td ?"'? reserves, continue to offer an undoubted "?'?:'itY ?"' ?"?' money connded to its charge. It _c'I' J l' ] j,?.!id?d to reglstcr a,corl mg y on the 1st day 111 f 1 °f ^'lulv next, or so soon a f terward s as a ccrtincate 01 r' 't 1 l' 1 b [Viostration as a Limited Company can be o b t I* j,?). When the arrangements lately approved tin' shareholders are completed, the capital of tile, ,ill ?'? thirteen Imlhons four hundred a" ] ?\fnteen thousand five hundred pounds, as 3!1I 't I ] £.-) .)- .00 .t 1 "?('ai'ita) paid up,?,2?7,UO; capita! un- ? )). f 1,7s"0H0 Hescn'c liability, f 8,020.000; ) 'jE?.t?7.0. Keserve fund, invested in Go- t" ':n:I\l'lIt securities, il,:180.()00; total, £1 ,417 ,500. ) c' t 1 ()It SItlll-(IIY morning, an inquest was .„ at the Tiger Inn, Beast Market, before Mr B. Ú Tliilwell, coroner, and a respectable jury, of wj„nn Mr Kdward Rogers, draper, Charles-street, \11 u foreman, on the body of a man named John r ]tt!, johns, aged (il, who diet] suddenly at his re- 11, Beast-market. on the previous day. The (\V'i> said th" deceased, w ho died suddenly, ex- Ivfore the doctor who was sent for arrived 111 I 1. I ) y a ditliculv respecting the t ::> itc ot luirial. and hence the necessity for an illiii'i'ft. M rs Ivi/.abeth I.itth johjis, widow of the lir-a^d, u'' 1 husband was a lead-ore washer, ■iii.l \1 ill hiS usii.d health the day before his !ath. He went to ehapel on the Thursday night r-'tir.-d to bed as usual, but about a quarter to !lot in. ruiit lie got out of bed, ojiened the .•,iiiin to witness, complained that l'.is biv;h was short. Almost immediately 11" expired. Deceased had not been -riii tr.>!ii any oiscust1.. neither had he been un- '¡ ¡ 1, itlit,s was sure there I ') "11"11 ii" J. ) av. I he jury accordingly re- I. .J :1 vi rtilet "t death from natural causes. AI. AKHI I'I:AII'IN C\SK. In the Queen's tlit, Lord Chief JU'tie*' -Listsee Mainaty, the arbitration J. 'iV 'i i". i ii" 's ( an«) Kihvjinl Evans again ..aue Up •< aiyninent, Mr Mclntyre, IJ.C., sliow- aLii'ii'-v a rule obtained by Mr 11. T. Green, till' by Mr E. arbitrator selected by the parties. I'll, arbitralconducted at AVivxham, where Mi .iciies is a timber merchant, and it related to an a,i.«t!iiei;t "t accounts between the plaintiff and the tli'ifii.lant who had hail a series of business tj^iisu-ti" III coal. Plaintif fis a colliery pro- t, at Mrynmally, in Denbighshire. The ar- I■ ,» i 1.<1 evidence- as to the matters in the parties oil the Hith June, I' ■ *.ov.ardx ( tiio el Ie of that month he in satisfaction of his li- c u lant, however, contended that there ,;iM h?\?' ben additi?ii?I evidence ami that the .iv. irl under the circumstances was unfair. It al: |,c:w in t L.ur-?o ..f the ar?nn?nb that there is  i ie C,)tii- t held ?[j;rcn'.<i?titij? a-; t" .€ The C'<utt-t hc!c! tint it would be unwise t" semi the case back on nv.>it ef so su)?U an amount, and Mr Justice Mir.isty said it was not enough that there should I j Ht hern a mistake there must be some miscon- duct "11 tiie part of the arbitrator to call for such a rule. -Tlie rule was therefore discharged with costs. WAUSISI: Li.SSONS FImi A MISSPEST LIFE.- ).?')' this su??tive title, a moRt intereatin? and I iustr.; ? l"L,un: was delivered on Monday even- it? in ti.,? lYituitive Methodist ChapcI, Hirdir, miVit-r tin- presidency of Mr T. Chilton, by the Rev. W. It '«i of Chester. The chard was filled by an who listciie(I %itli the uti:st attention to the rev. lecturer's eloquent :v!'hv- The -ubjeet of tin; lecture was a young named Samuel ( iritliths, who met with a i tcl'-n's death for robbery and murder, and the Ic'tuier happened to be the minister whOlT- the uaf.irtunate youth made his confidant both before :1\111 after his sentence. To him the young man ■■elated the causes of his downfall and it ajipeared j tLut he ( ritliths) was the youngest child of ( iui.-tiaii parents, and he attributed his disgrace | 11 intemperance as the first and main cause next, .liMihedicnce to parents thirdly, desecration of; ti.e Lord's Day and neglecting to attend a place of; Win-ship; and, lastly, to the baneful influence of I;ilfiil companionship. L'pon each of these points, "I" "causes" of t-iiysical and moral ruin, the, lecturer dwelt in glowing language, and deducted therefrom striking and impressive "warning iesinus" to young men. In narrating the iiiter- ,-u., he had had with the young man Griffiths,; tiie lecturer graphically described the despair and le'.iiiuse into which the unfortunate youth was l'limi;eJ, and after relating the touching scene in the condemned cell between the young man and his relatives at the rinal parting, and describing all the painful incidents between the condemnation and the scaffold, the lecturer concluded by a strong j declamation against intemperance and its numerous attendant evils. At the ciose of the lecture votes i f thanks were accorded t.. the lecturer and ehair- man, a hope being expressed that the lecture would be repeated in the Public Hall at some future time.