Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

RE-OPENING OF LLANRHAIADR-YN- CINMERCH PAiUSH CHURCH. The public re-opening of this interesting old building after a thorough renovation, cleaning, &c., took place on Tuesday last, under mo-t nuspici- ous circumstances. The morning service, in English, at 11-30, preacher—the Lord Bishop of Bangor. The afternoon service, Litany in English, at 3-30. preacher —the Rev. D. Howell, vicar of Wrexham and the evening service in Welsh at G.30, preacher—the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph. With such an array of talent and popularity promised, no one will wonder that the event attracted large crowds and that the church was well filled to its utmost capacity at each service, until in the evening room could not be found for those anxious to hear the native Bishop in their native tongue. The morning service commenced with a procession of surpliced Clergy and the Bishops, numbering over 30, who having robed in neighbouring cottages, tiled into the Church to the strains of the Processional Hymn, 311, Church Hymns, tune Aus- tria. The general service was intoned by the Rev. W. Norton, succentor to St. Asaph Cathedral; the first lesson was read by the Rev. Charles J. Wynne, of Wimbledon, and the second by the Rev. Canon Hugh Jones, Llanrwst, the Bishop of St. Asaph reading the Communion Service, the Rev. the Warden of Ruthin, the Epistle, and the Bishop of Bangor the Gospel. The service was fully choral the parts not already mentioned consisting of Venite. Chant: Stanley, in A. Proper Psalms cxliv, cxlv, cxlvi Chants Foster, in E. and Morton, in A. first lesson Haggai ii, 1—10 second lesson Epis. to the Ephesians ii, 1; Te Deum and Jubilate, Garrett, in F; Kyrie, Morton, in F; Gloria, Tallis. Anthem, I have surely built Thee an house," from I Kings viii, 13, 27-30, 38-39; ix, 3. The other hymns being 344, St. Godric, and 287, St. Michael. Mr R. A. Atkins, organist of St. Asaph, presided at the organ, assisted by Mr Llewelyn Lloyd, assistant organist. Mr F. C. Watkins conducted the choir music, Mr F. Williams and Mr C. Tomkinson, lay clerks, taking, in conjunction with Mr Watkins im- portant parts in the anthem and general service. The choir was made up of several good voices from St. Asaph Cathedral, who came over specially, added to by contingents from Denbigh, Ruthin, Llanynys, and other churches around. The Bishop of Bangor then ascended the pulpit, and took for his text Revl. xxi, 22. His Lordship said that the vision which had been vouchsafed to the beloved apostle was then drawing to a close, and the seal would soon be set to the book of God, after which "h would be unlawful to add to or take from it; before the final close, however, he gave his servant a glimpse of the Church triumphant, of the future glory as yet unrevealed. infatei-ial i figures however grand could but imperfectly convey to the mind of man spiritual truths, and as vision only conveyed a general idea of the future glory and magnificence of the heavenly kingdom, but while the revelation of future things was necessarily indistinct, there were some things in the Book sufficiently clear and decisive. Sin and woe were spoken of as being closely united. There was no darkness in the text, but it must be regarded with a single eye, and he prayed that God would let them all know the Apostle's teaching on the things which pertained to their salvation. "Though they knew so very little of the ancient times, yet they could all believe that in all ages there were places devoted to the service of God, even in the earliest times. Glimpses of this fact were found in the altars erected by Adam, Noah, and others, and it was clearly brought out in the taber- nacle and temple. The glorious temple certainly exerted great influence upon the people of its day, and the power of it was seen in many passages of ancient Scriptures. He would only quote one, in the I 84th Psalm, David said, How amiable are Thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of Hosts," There only could the sacrifices be offered acceptably and full services be conducted. Our Lord himself shared in the feeling of high reverence for the teinple, as shown I by His denunciation of the desecration of the temple of His day by the secular business then carried on therein. The temple was the one distinguished building in ancient Jerusalem, and no doubt the Apostle expected to find a similar but more glorious prominence given to a temple in the new Jerusalem. So long as man was innocent he had close intercourse with (iotI and needed no temple or special place to remind him of God but sin inter- vened, and God in His mercy descended to human weakness; he separated unto himself a peculiar people, and He gave them the promise of a Saviour. He, however, as He led them on carefully guarded ) them against the belief that outward symbols were Himself—they only led up to Him. At the burning hush Moses was told to put off his shoes, but the ob- ject of reverence was not the hush but the God whose presence made it burn. While the tabernacle was ordered in all things by God himself, yet they had the ever memorable declaration that The Most High dwelletli not in Temples made with hands." The worship and sacrifices all pointed to Him who was the only all-sufficient Saviour for the s ins of the world. The prophets were largely used also to guard against the same failing, and they taught that no amount of tithing of mint, carman, and ani s would avail for a heart at enmity with God. Christ was the great sacrifice, and His body was the Temple of God in the highest and holiest sense. The Jewish temple had long since been destroyed, and Christ Himself had gone up into Heaven, but the Christians who were still living were now the Temples of God, and in them dwelt the Holy Spirit. That was a position of High hlessing awl of awful responsibility he trusted they felt the blessings and value of the high privileges which they enjoyed and that they felt the awful danger of the desecration of the Temple of God which they were. The words of the text were only to be spiritually decerned and the more pure in heart they lived the more clearly they would see^God and need no material aids in the future state. The vision was given for their learning; and to aid them in their spiritual wants. They needed houses of prayer in this world, and such houses they must have, but how those houses of worship could best be made useful to their spiritual necessities was a matter which must be left to individual hearts and consciences. As a general rule, whatever tended to turn t ieir hearts to God and to heaven must be right, and whatever of ornament or otherwise attracted their thoughts from worship to itself was certainly wrong. Perhaps the best course was the golden mean avoiding all extremes. Mr Thomas Hughes, of Ystrad, one of the churchwardens, read the requisition to the Bishop of St. Asaph, who immediately proceeded with the consecration service in Welsh and English, and signed the document upon a table on the ground prepared for the purpose. This is the third consecration of additions to this church- yard within living memory. Including the consecration, the morning service lasted more than two hours, and we noticed among the clergy present, besides those already named :— The Rev. Canon Wynne Edwards, vicar of the parish; Rev. Canon Richardson, Corwen; llev. T. Willams, St. George Rev. R. O. Williams, Holywell Rev. Watkin H. Williams, Bodelwyddan Rev. D. Lewis, Rev. E. A. Lewis, Rev. J. E. Reece, Rev. Morgan Rees, Rev. Lewis Williams Rev. William Jones, Llanvchan; Rev. J. Hughes; Rev. W. Venables Williams, Llandrillo-yn-llhos; Rev. John Davies, Yen Archdeacon Smart, Rev. T. W. Vaughan, Rev. C. W. Kett, King's College, London Rev. W. G. Thomas, St. Asaph, and a large number of other rev. gentlemen, whose names we were unable to obtain. At two o'clock, there was a public luncheon at the schoolroom, supplied by Mr Fox, Denbigh, the pro- visions were excellent in quality and appeared to give great satisfaction. The schoolroom was crowded to its utmost capacity, and many were unable to get seats. The Rev. Canon Wynne Edwards presided, and proposed the healths of the two Right Rev. Bishops present, to which their Lordships very briefly replied. The church of St. Dyfnog is a most interesting structure, bearing evidence on its walls of every change in the church architecture of the middle ages. On the east wall of the north aisle may be seen a few stones of the east window of the church which existed in the 13th century. The eastern window in the north wall which has been restored was erected in the 14th century and to the architects of the following (15th century) we owe the church in its present state with its five perpendicular windows and its magnificently carved oak roof. The western end of the north aisle must have been a slightly later addition and far inferior in design and workmanship. When the Maurice Jones monument was removed a recess in the wall was discovered which bore evidence of having been the founder's tomb and on excavating the stone lined grave, human bones were discovered. The work of restoration has consisted of a thorough repair of the structure, the carved panelling over the chancel which formerly came below the east window has been raised. The ancient poppy heads which formed part of the seats in the loth century have been raised to form the ends of the new seats and the best of the old Jacobean fittings have been worked up in the chancel seats which have been designed in a corresponding style and the old communion table and rails have also been re-used Among the gifts to the church is a richly carved lectern and the altar cloth, designed by the architect, a most .beautiful specimen of art needle work. The gift is the work of Mis Svaes, of Chester. The font of black Irish fossil marble is the gift of those who have been christened in the church, the work of col- lecting the funds having been undertaken by the Rev. Charles Wynn, of Wimbledon. The total cost of the work will amount to about £ 2,600. The con- tract has been admirably carried out by Mr Francis Williams, builder, of St. Asaph, and the carved work and lectern by Mr Budge, of Lichfield. The church is beautifully situated at the bottom of a dell, and close to the road from Denbigh to Ruthin, from which places it is situated about half way. It is a short double aisled structure with a tower at the west end of the southern aisle, in which a clock, with I a skeleton face, has just been placed by the liberality of a parishioner two panmug sounding bells fill the tower and call the near neighbours to worship. The interior of the church is divided into two aisles by an arcade of four broad arches on three plain pillars. The chancel is formed out of the south aisle, and the pulpit is placed against the wall as before. At the other end a small vestry is formed under the tower, and an open oak screen holds curtains to shut it in. On the top of this screen is placed a finely carved gilt pelican in the act of feeding her young from her own breast, and it is said that there is only one other specimen of this emblem in all the Vale of Clwvd. The roof of the church is open and finely pannelled in oak. There is a large old oak chest, hewn from the solid, and a pedestal attached to it with an alms box of ancient workmanship on the top. Entering through the doorin the north aisle the font mentioned above is to the right hand, standing upon three steps, it is a short massive monolith of immense weight for its size. To the left, in the corner, is the old organ, to which has been added about 18 new pipes and other improvements. The great Jesse window of five lights fills the east end of the aisle, and the great window over the Communion Table has been entirely renewed and filled with plain glass. The south wall has three short windows, two of four lights each filled with stained glass, and one of three lights, plain. The north wall has five windows four perpendicular, and one three light, ancient. The floor is paved with wooden bricks placed transversely, and the aisles have been laid with encaustic tiles, thnse in the chancel displayed in handsome patterns. All the old plaster has been scraped off the walls both in- side and outside, and the walls have been carefully pointed. The roofs have been entirely re-slated. The removal of the plaster, although it has left the walls somewhat irregular, has revealed a few hidden beauties, amongst which is a little rood loft window in the south wall a large beam was also discovered in the floor, which with the window showed conclusively the ex- istence of an ancient rood loft, and proves the com- mon belief that this church, like many others, was built originally by Monks. Among the many monuments which adorn the walls may be seen one to the memory of Watkin Edward Wynn, of LUvyn, 1791 one to Miles Edward Thelwall, 1807 another bearing six armorial shields of exquisite workmanship to the memory of Henry Meredith Mostyn, R.N., of Segrwvd and Llewesog; another bears the name of John Lloyd, Brynllwarth, 1723; again we see the names of John Griffith Price, 1838, and Ambrose Price, 1813. Besides these there is the elaborate monument to the memory of Maurice Jones, Esq., son of Humphrey Jones, of Ddol, whose mother was a daughter of E. Thelwall, of Nantclwyd, and he married Jane, the daughter of Sir Walter Bagot, of Staffordshire, the date of his death is 1702 above the inscription is a figure of the deceased gentleman in a recumbent posi- tion on one elbow, with fullbottomed wig and dress of the period behind it is represented drawn curtains in an arch, and a massive canopy above supported on pillars and sustaining a large escutcheon at the sides above and below are figures of four infants. It is a fine specimen of the stonecutter's art. All the extensive works connected with this restora- tion have been carried out to the entire satisfaction of his patrons, and without the intervention of a clerk of the work, by Mr Francis Williams, builder, St. Asaph, the same gentlemen who carried out the work of restoring St. Asaph Cathedral a few years ago. The afternoon service on Tuesday was the Litany intoned by the Rev. W. Morton, and a sermon of great power by the respected Vicar of Wrexham, the Rev. D. Howell, from 1st John, iii. c., 2nd and 3rd verses. The preacher dealt with the present condi- tion and knowledge of believers some reasons for the absence of a clear revelation of the future and the influence of the sight of Christ upon all who reach Heaven. The sermon throughout was full of power and evangelical truth, and was listened to with marked attention. The evening service was in Welsh. The Rev. John Davies, Llanynys, intoned the service. The Rev. W. G. Thomas read the first lesson, and the Ven. Arch- deacon Smart the second. Mr Morton presided at the organ. The musical portion was Emyn honyen- deithiol 442, All Saints Psalmau Priodol, exxi, exxii, c. Chant-Ouseley, in G. Y Llith Cyntaf, Haggai ii, 1-10; Cantate: Chant-Reinagle in E. Ail Llith Ephesiaid ii pen; Deus Miscreatur: Joule, in F. Anthem, "Glodforaf yr Arglwydd," Dr. Rogers. Psalm vii, 17. Clodforaf yr Arglwydd yn ol I- di gyfiawnder: a chanmolaf Enw'r Arglwydd goruchaf.—Amen. Emyn 388, Dorchester, and 100th Psalm, Old Hundred tune. The Bishop of St. Asaph took his text from 2nd Kings ii c., part of 14th verse, Where is the Lord God of Elijah ? In the afternoon the hymns were 536, Oriel, and 285. almsgiving. The anthem before the sermon was the well-known "As pants the bart, "—Spohr, Psalm xliii, and was beautifully rendered, Master Fowles taking the solos. These re-opening services will long be remembered by those who were present any part of the day. HOLT AND FARDON. COURT LEET.-This ancient Court was held in the Town Hall, Holt, on Monday last, when E. Tench, Esq., deputy steward presided. A fair number of burgesses attended, and the absentees were fined in the sum of twopence. After overseers had been ap- pointed for Common Wood, and constables and jury- men sworn and some other business of local interest transacted, the burgesses dispersed. HOLT CHURCHYARD.—The report of the Inspector of Nuisances at the Rural Sanitary meeting, held at Wrexham, on the 14th inst., anent the disgraceful state of the churchyard, has attracted the attention of the public and excited considerable talk among the inhabitants. The peoples' opinion on the subject seems to be divided, and the views expressed by different persons are conflicting. Some will have it that the sad picture of the state of things is over. I drawn some say there is a great deal of truth in the drawn; some Ray there is a great deal of truth in the I report while others openly say that if they could afford to take the bodies of their relatives elsewhere they would not bury any more in Holt churchyard. If the inspector's report is literally correct, the con- dition of the churchyard is most repulsive to one's feelings, and according to Captain Griffith Boscawen's designation—" scandalous." An inquiry into the matter should be instituted at once, and a further report made either to substantiate or contradict the original statement. LLANGOLLEN. I COUNTY COURT, FRIDAY WEEK.—Before Horatio Lloyd, Esq., Judge. There were entered for hearing nineteen original plaints, and four judgment summonses. Hughes r. Jones.—A Doctor's Bill. -This was a claim by Dr. Hughes against Stephen Lloyd Jones for attendance on a boy in defendant's employ, who had broken his leg.-M r Richards, jun., appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr P. H. Minshall for the defendant.—In opening the case, Mr Richards said the only question in dispute was whether eight guineas was a reasonable charge for setting a com- pound fracture. Part of the money, 24, had been paid off. The accident was caused by the boy's getting entangled in some machinery in defendant's rnill-- Dr. Hughes said that in the month of October, ISiS, Mr Stephen Lloyd Jones came to witness's surgery, and asked him to attend to the case, the boy being at the hospital. Defendant preferred that Dr. Hughes should take charge of the patient, who was acconlingly attended regularly for two months. At the Christmas following witness sent in his bill, and defendant made some demur, saying that as he had been taken to the hospital, he (defendant) did not see why he should pay more than others. He afterwards declined to pay the eight guineas. Witness considered the charge to lie moderate. He attended to the paupers in the hospital. Cross-examined No one was present at his interview with the defendant, who said nothing about the charge nor as to whether the boy's parents would pay. The fracture was not a severe one, but a slight com- pound fracture of the leg. Saw the boy two or three times a week. For the fee of 25 witness attended patients at their houses as parish doctor, but it was more convenient for him to attend patients at the hospital.—F.»r the plaintiff were also called Dr. W. Jones and Dr. J. R. Walker, who gave as their opinion that the charge of Dr. Hughes was not only reasonable but moderate. In cross-examination the doctors stated that slight compound fractures caused anxiety, and sometimes required as much as, or more, attention than severe ones.—For the defence, Stephen Lloyd Jones (defendant), stated that when he went for Dr. Hughes, after the accident, he asked him what his fee would be, and the doctor answered that he could not tell, hut that he would not charge more than any other local doctor, such as Dr. Drink water. Witness remarked that no doubt the boy's father would pay, and, if not, he would pay as the occurrence was on his premises.— His Honor thought defendant was very foolish to let the matter end in that state, as tnere was no limit to the amount. The agreement was to pay a fair sum, and the only question was whether the sum was fair. —Mr Minshall contended that ho was the Poor J aw charge for compound fractures, which sum included the doctor's journey, whereas that case was in the Hospital, where he had other patients.—His Honor asked if a legal gentleman going up to London on business with three clients, would charge the same for all three? (Laughter.)—Dr. Drinkwater, having seen a good many compound fractures of the same descrip- tion, thought that what defendant had paid was a reasonable sum. He knew nothing about that individual case. He wished it to be understood that he did not appear against Dr. Hughes. — His Honor said the Poor Law charge was low, and a medical man took the appointment of parish doctor, which Dr. Hughes held, because it included a number of patients. He, therefore, could not think eight guineas an un- reasonable charge. OSWESTRY. PAIWJH CHURCH.—APPOINTMENT OF ORGANIST.— Mr Arthur T. Akeroyd has been appointed for a term to the organistship of Oswestry Parish Church, in succession to Mr Geo. Gaffe, F.C.O., now organist of St. Albans Cathedral. AT THE COUNTY POLICE COURT, on Wednesday, before E. Burke Wood and C. H. Wright, Esqrs., Job Martin, of Dudleston Heath, was brought up in custody under a. warrant, charged by Harriet Hotch- kiss. of Pentreclawdd, Selattyn, with failing to comply with an order in bastardy for the maintainance of a child of which he was adjudged the father, on the 27th of March, 1879. It appeared that the prisoner was in arrear with his weekly instalments to the amount of £3 2s, and the Bench sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. ACCIDENT TO MR STANLEY LEIGHTON, M.P.—On Monday afternoon, Mr Stanley Leighton, returning to Sweeney Hall from Oswestry, on horseback in passing along opposite Mr Bayley's house, met with an accident which might have been serious. A trench had been dug in the road by the borough authorities and this being covered with water was not noticeable. Mr Leighton's horse plunged into the hole, and the rider was thrown. Of course, after the accident the place was repaired, but on Tuesday morning the earth thrown in was in a very spongy state, and scarcely safe. We are glad to learn that Mr Leighton was not hurt, bu this horse, we believe, was lamed. OSWESTRY GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The prizes given each term by the Governors of the school have been adjudged as follows—6th form, R. H. Cuthbert (Aber- hafesp), Thierry's "Norman Conquest," two vols; 6th form, extra prize, T. Whitfield (Willow House), Mill's Political Economy 5th form, C. S. Fearen- side (Liverpool), Wallace's "Russia"; 4th form, F. A. Holland (Birmingham), Green's History of the EngLsh People"; 3rd form, 0. Rees (Cae Glas), Pope's 2nd form, J. S. Richards (Maes- Pope's Hoiiier bury), Hughes' "Memoir of a Brother"; 1st form, W. E. Richards (Llansilin), Cox's Greeks and Persians." The prizes for the term ending in December have also been decided in the upper forms by the results of the Cambridge Local Examinations. Best senior candidate, C. J. Pugh (Porkington-terrace.) Poetze Scenici Grseci." Best junior candidate, C. S. Fearenside (Liverpool), Keith Johnston's African Geography." The school re-opens on April 30th. OSWESTUY SCHOOL of Music.—The Committee met on Saturday, present Mr Henry Leslie (president), Lord Harlech, Capt. Arkwright, Rev. T. Redfern, Mr Owen Owen, Mr J. W. Davies, Mr J. C. Jordan, Mr G. W. Humphreys (treasurer), Mr M. Henry Roberts (secretary). The resignation was received of Mr Gaffe, as principal of the school, consequent upon his appointment as organist of St. Albans Cathedral. No appointment was made as to Mr Gaffe's successor, but Mr Akeroyd, the new organist of St. Oswald's Church, and Mr Alfred Knight, will give instruction in the various classes. Arrangements were made for the formation of special classes for instructing pupil teachers in the sol-fa system. Mr Coulson will con- duct the classes. The Committee have been greatly disappointed by the small amount of support they have received in their endeavours to form the several classes. Fearing the terms may have been a stumbling block in the way of many, it was decided to reduce the fees as follows Ordinary Members' Old Notation Class, from 10s to 3s 6d, and the Ordinary Members' Sol-fa Class, from Gs to 2? 6d, for the course of twel ve lessons. SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST MB LLEWELLYN.—On Tuesday morning, Chas. Llewellyn, Whittington-road, was brought up in custody at the Borough Magistrates' Court, before the Mayor (Mr J. Morris), on the charge of having assaulted Mrs Dickson, of the Railway Inn. The prisoner was defended by Mr Jackson.—Supt. Gough said the prisoner was charged with an assault on the landlady of the Railway Inn on the previous night, when he was given in custody to the police. Mrs Dickson had had her head cut open, and was at present in bed. Mr Gough then called P.S. Morris, who said he had seen Dr. Fuller, and that gentleman considered that Mrs Dickson would run considerable risk if she came out now, and that he should recommend her n.)t to leave the house tor the next three or four weeks.—Supt. Gough said that, in these circumstances, he should ask that the prisoner might be remanded to the next Borough Petty Sessions.—The Mayor then bound Llewellyn over in his own recognizances of le50, to appear at the next Petty Sessions for the borough.— Mr Jackson asked whether the complaint had been made in writing, and on what charge had the prisoner been arrested ?—Llewellyn I shall want a summons against that woman.—Mr Jackson said the prisoner had been wrongfully taken to gaol. There was no one who appeared to prosecute.—Supt. Gough said it was a common procedure.—Llewellyn There was no need to lock me np, I was good enough to appear in the morning. My head is as badly cut as the woman's.— The prisoner was then formally remanded to the Petty Sessions. THE WEEKLY FAIR.—The wet and storm v weather very much militated the attendance in the different markets, last Wednesday, but altogether a large amount of business was got through both in the Smith- field and in the Cross Market. In the Smithfield beef was very well supplied, but did not go equally well, some splendid beasts fetching low prices, but in some instances it made 9d per lb, while the inferior sorts may be quoted at from 6id to nd per lb. Mutton was supplied better than has hitherto been the case for many months, and in the wool was making Is per lb while the sheared fetched from 9d to lOd per lb. The supply of lambs was on the average good, but not equal to the demand some lambs fetched as much as Is 6d per lb, and were sold separately at from 42s to 54s a piece. The pig trade was well up to the average and veal went well at from 8d to 9M per lb. ?n Messrs Pugh and Stokes auction mart, a bull belong- ing to Mr Ward, Maesbrook, fetched E33, and two lambs the property of Mr Rogers, Kynaston, made 38s and 44s respectively. In this auction too Mr Ward, of Blodwell, had 20 grand wethers all well done and averaged 63s a piece sheared, and Mr W. P. Smith's of Baschurch, 30 wethers averaged the good sum of 60s a piece. Mr Edwards, butcher, Ellesmere disposed of three sheep under the above hammer for 53s a piece. Sold in all 51 cattle and cal ves, and 288 sheep. In Mr Samuel Bickerton's auction was some remarkably fine beef three oxen fetching respectively £ 26, j627, and k28 12s 6d. In sheep they disposed of a ewe at 67s, a pen of 10 sheep at 61s a piece, and two lambs at 51s and 54s a piece or fully Is 8d per lb most remarkable prices. Sold in all 37 cattle and calves, and 110 sheep and pigs. Messrs T. and W. Whitfield sold 51 cattle and calves, and 300 sheep and pigs and Mr J. C. McKie, 116 cattle and calves, and 103 sheep and pigs. In the Cross Market there was a plentiful supply of fowls, and selling well at from 5s to 6s 6d per couple. Ducks were scarce at about 6s 6d per couple, and a tolerably fair supply of pigeons at fron Is 6d to 2s per couple. A large quantity of prime fresh butter was here sold at from Is 4d to Is 6d per lb, and eggs were excep- tionally plentiful at from 16 to 18 for Is.

DEATH OF MR JOHN ROBERT KENYON, Q.C. Our readers will receive with deep regret the an- nouncement of the lamented death of Mr John Robert Kenyon, Q.C., D.C.L., Recorder of Oswestry, and Chairman of the Shropshire Sessions. Mr Kenyon, we believe, was only ill a few days-of bronchitis; but the attack was a severe one, and he died on Saturday evening last, at his residence at Pradoe, at the ripe age of seventy-three. Mr J. R. Kenyon was born in 1807, and was the third, but oldest surviving son of the late Hon. Thos. Kenyon (who died 1851) by Louisa Charlotte, second daughter of the late Rev. John Robert Lloyd (grand- father of the present Col. Lloyd) of Aston, and grand- son to the eminent lawyer, Lord Kenyon. He married, in 1846, Mary Eliza, only daughter of Edward' Hawkins, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A., &c., at that time holding, we believe, the important position of Keeper of Manuscript in the British Museum. Mr Kenyon was Vinerian Professor of Law in the University of Oxford, and was formerly Judge and Assessor of the Chancellor's Court in the same University. Mr Kenyon was educated at the Charterhouse under Dr. Russell, and afterwards entered at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his bachelor's degree in 1828. He was subsequently chosen a Fellow of All Sruls, at which college hp. took his degrees of R.C. L. and D. C. L. In 1834 he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple, of which lie was afterwards for many years a Bencher, and during one year held the Treasure-ship. By the .Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, Os- westrv lost its right of holding Quarter Sessions, which it enjoyed under the provisions of its old Charters and in 1842 this right was restored to the borough, Mr Kenyon being appointed Recorder and from that da.te to the present month, we believe, Mr Kenyon has never failed to perform his duties in per- son. The first Sessions at which Mr Kenyon presided was held in what was then the (llilclhall-an upper chamber of the fro!.t Powis IT-tll-,tnd lie was sup- ported on the bench by Mr Hay ward, mayor; Mr Penson, ex-mavor; his honored father, the Hon. Thomas Kenyon (under the old regime Steward" of the boroughj and under the new Act one of the first permanent justices), Messrs. H. P. T. Aubrey, of Broomhall, T. N. Parker, of Sweeney-hall, and John Jones, of Brook-street, also permanent justices. There were two cases for trial, in which Mr N. Minshall, sen., and Mr J. Jones Thomas appeared as advocates. Mr Jones, ironmonger, was foreman of the Grand Jury. Now that Mr Kenyon is dead there is not one left of those we have named, the rest having pa-t awav years ago; and we imagine there are but few left who were in attendance in the court on that occasion. In 1846 Mr Kenyon was married, and on Oct. 2nd of that year the Corporation and other inhabitants of Oswestrv commemorated the event by a presentation to the learned gentleman in the room over the Town Clerk's Offices. The day selected was that of the Quarter Sessions, and at eleven o'clock the Mayor (T. Rogers, Esq.,) attended by the Recorder, the Hon. T. Kenyon, the Rev. Orlando Kenyon, and other gentle- men of the town and neighbourhood, entered the room, in which a number of ladies had previously assembled to witness the presentation. The presenta- tion was made by the Mayor, and consisted of a sal ver of chaste and elegant workmanship, weighing 164 ounces, and measuring across 24 inches. On it was inscribed as follows :—•" To John Robert Kenyon, B.C.L., on his marriage, from the Corporation and inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Oswes- try, in testimony of the deep respect in which he is held as Recorder of this Borough, and for the grate- ful feelings entertained for his liberal support of the different charitable institutions connected with the town. The Hon. Thomas Kenyon occupied the post of Chairman of County Sessions from 1830 to 1855, when the late Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart., was appointed and at his death Mr John Robert Kenyon was chosen to the post. He had previously occupied the office of deputy-chairman. The election took place on March 13th, Uïl. After passing a just and merited compli- ment to the memory of Sir Baldwin, Viscount Hill proposed Mr J. R. Kenyon as his successor, and this was seconded by the Karl of Bradford, and carried unanimously. Thus the two offices, of Chairman of the Quarter Sessions of the County, and of the Borough of Oswestry, have been held by father and son for the Hon. Thomas Kenyon as High Steward of the Borough, presided far oftener at the Local Ses- sions than did the Recorder of that day, the Right Hon. C. W. Williams Wynn. Thouirh always a kindly man, when first appointed to the office of Judge in our local Court, Mr Kenyon got the reputation of severity but of late years all this has passed awav, and more than one criminal who has stood in the dock before him, has received less than lie deserved. As a speaker, Mr Kenyon was undoubtedly somewhat tedious but here, again, we have, during late years, noticed a change his charges to the Giand Jury have been much shorter than formerly, and therefore more interesting. Mr Kenyon's death will he deplored by a very large circle of friends in Shropshire, and also in the Metropolis, where he was a contributor to many of the charities. The learned gentleman leaves a widow and a large family, his eldest son, Mr Robert Lloyd Kenyon, being born in 1848. The remains of the deceased gentleman were interred at Ruyton Church on Thursday. RUTHIN. THE COCOA ROOM.—11ns institution continues to flourish a neat sign and a brilliant lamp have been placed over the door, rendering the place more con- spicuous than heretofore. THE NEW ROAD. -Wyiinstty -street, if that is to be its name, is now progressing. A wall has been built on the Town Hall side of it, and iron railings put upon the other, so that its opening and completion may be looked for speedily. THE BOT LLOYD. who was recently injured by a train on the line above Eyarth, is making some pro gress, though still in a precarious condition. He is only 17, and bears his pain with wonderful fortitude for his age. Mr and Mrs Williams are most assiduous in their attentions upon him, and his father and sister are constant visitors. Mrs Naylor Leyland has written orders for him to have everything calculated to do him good and assist in his recovery. A CURIOUS EPITAPH.—Henpecked husbands may perhaps take comfort in the following, which a Ruthin friend hands to us. We can assure our readers that it does not apply to his own wife. A man who had a regular scold of a partner, at length after years of patient endurance, laid her in a quiet grave, and wrote over her remains Here lies my wife, Here let her lie She is now at rest, And so am I. Scolding wives might also take the hint. THE VOLUNTEERS AT CHURcH.-On Sunday, the Volunteers of No. 6 Company, commanded by Capt. Adams, attended Divine Service at St. Peter's Church, when a sermon suitable to the occasion was preached by the Rev. W. H. Mills, of the Grammar School. Lieutenant Ellis and Quarter-Master Sergeant Elias were also in attendance. The Corps was in scarlet coats, and was preceded by the splended new brass band, recently purchased by the proceeds of the bazaar held last autumn in the grounds of Ruthin Castle, under the patronage of Major and Mrs Corn- ¡ wallis West. The whole Corps looked remarkably well and did great credit to the training of Sergeant- Major Watts. The instruments of the band consist of four first cornets (one of them silver), two E flat tenors, two tenor trombones, one baritone, one euphonium, two E flat basses, one bass drum, one side drum and a pair of cymbals. Before parading to church, the new band played a selection of sacred music, arranged by the Bandmaster, Mr J. Edwards. Doubtless the beautiful new instruments will often be used to enliven the dullness of this quiet little town, and clubs and other gatherings will reap the benefit, as well as the step of the Volunteer as he marches out and in to ilrill.-Oii Wednesday, the Corps paraded at seven o'clock p.m.. and proceeded to the Castle Hotel to partake of the annual dinner, and where also took place the presentation of the drill prizes to the forty members who attended the highest number of drills for the year 1879. There were present Captain Adams, in the chair, supported on his right by Lieut. Ellis and Quarter-Master Ellis; on the left, Quarter- Master Sergeant Evans and Sergeant Hughes, in the vice-chairs. There were also present :-Serueallt- Major Watts, Color-Sergeant Davies, Drum-Major Lloyd, Sergeant Williams, Bandmaster Sergeant Edwards, 20 drummers and fifers, and 70 rank and file. After the cloth had been removed, punch and pipes were plentifully supplied, and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed and responded to. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr and Mrs Green for the able manner in which they had supplied all the good things for the Corps, also a vote of thanks to Lieut. Ellis, Quarter-Master Ellis, Mr Probert, and Drum Major Lloyd for their exertions in getting up the bazaar. The following is a list of drill prizes Drum-Major Lloyd. 8s 5d Sergeant Williams, 6s 4(1; Corporal Francis, 6s 2d; Corporal Gill, 9s 3d C. Price Morris, 8s 9d ;"Bugler Thomas, 9s 7d Privates J. Curtis, 9s 2d E. Evans, 6s 6d J. Evans, IS Sd Peter Evans (1), 6s lid; Peter Evans (2), 6s 6d W. Evans, 6s lid W. Hughes, Gs 6d J. Humphrew, 9s 3d; D. G. Jones, 6s 2d H. Jones, 8s 2d R. .Tones (2), 8s 6d R. Jones (4), 6s 2d; R. Jones (5), 8s lid J. Lewis, 9s 3d W. Lewis, 9s 2d A. Mad- dock, 7s Id; T. Mostyn, 7s Id R. Myddleton, 8s 2d J. Parry (1). 7s 8d H. Roberts (1), 7s 6d; R. Roberts (2), 6s 6<1; E. Rogers, 7s 5d C. Thomas, 7s Id; P. Thomas, 8s lid H. Williams, 7s 5J; Q. Williams, 7s Id J. Wynne. 6s 8d. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, MONDAY.—Present Rev. Bulkley Owen Jones, Mr Brooke Cunliffe, Mr T. Lloyd Roberts, Mr H. Powell Jones, Mr R. P. Davies, Mr Tlios. Totieq, Rhydycilgwyn Mr John Parry, Mr John Jenkins, Mr R. G. Johnson, Mr J. J. Bancroft, Mr W. Pickstone, Mr W. Davies, Air U. Goodtiian Jones, Mr Evan Thomas, Mr Evan Evans, Llanferras. Election of Chairman and Viee-Chairmcn.—-Mr R. Humphreys Roberts took the chair at half-past twelve, and after reading the minutes, said the first business was the election of a Chairman and two Vice-chairmen for the ensuing year.—Mr Pickstone said he had great pleasure in proposing the re-election of the Rev. the Warden of Ruthin, who, he was quite satisfied, had performed his duties to their satisfaction; sometimes, indeed, he had expressed strong views on some subjects, but those views had leaned to the side of the ratepayers, and if it had been otherwise they might have drifted into higher rates. He (the speaker) thought they were liberal in their out-relief, but they did not wish to limit that relief below the line when it would be, as it should be, relief for the destitution.—Mr H. Powell Jones begged to second the proposition, and Mr T. Lloyd Roberts supported it with pleasure. They did not always travel on the same road, but their aim was to keep down the rates. He had great pleasure in supporting the proposition. The motion was carried unanimously.—The Warden on taking the chair said, the next business was the election of two vice-chairmen.—Mr W. Pickstone asked to be excused from serving, and Mr T. Lloyd Roberts and Mr John Jenkins proposed that Mr H. Powell Jones, of Greenfield, should be the otlier.-I-lr Thomas Jones seconded the nomination of Mr Pick- stone and Mr R. G. Johnson that of Mr Powell Jones. Both were unanimously elected, and briefly returned thanks.—The Chairman begged to thank them for the kind words which they had said, his duties were but light in some Unions the Chairman had to keep order, but as they kept themselves in order his duties were reduced considerably. According to his annual custom, he would briefly review the events of the past year, which he was happy to say were but few, and had been very fully discussed as they occurred On the 28th July, valuers were appointed to re-assess the railway, and all he could then say about that was that it was quite impossible to allow things to go on as they were, as it was an injustice to the ratepayers at large. Another thing was the alteration which had been made in the burial of paupers dying in the house. They were now taken to the parishes to which they belonged for burial instead of being as before, all buried in Llanrhydd churchyard. He was sorry to observe that the number of vagrants had increased In the year ending Lady-day, 1879, they had 1.480 vagrants, while in the year ending Lady-day, 1880 they had risen to 2,753, or an increase of 1,273 No douot bad trade had s.nue thin? to do with tha'- alarming .ncre?e, and those unfortunate persons S were compelled to pass from one pb.ce to another should be treated with leniency, but his observation led him to believe that the bulk of the vagrants were habitually beggars and regular vagrants, and as such should be dealt with severely. The regular out paupers of the Union had also increased from 474 up to the 1st of January, 1879, to 537 to the 1st of January, 1880, the number of paupers had increased, but the cost in the two years had decreased 273 odd. Part of that increase was due to the fact that several young labourers with families had fallen ill, and having no provision made had immediately come to the parish for relief, and while they were not in clubs the Union relieved as much as if they were, and one result of that course was that the clubs, as he had been informed, were languishing instead of increasing, and he put it to the Guardians whether or not they should give that kind of encouragement to improvi- dence ? No sooner was a working man ill than he instantly came upon the rates. Might they not rather relieve such persons as a loan which should be repaid to the rates. The pauperism of the Union as a whole was satisfactory. In 1880 It was 3'5 per cent; in 1879, 3 0 per cent and in 1878 it was 3'4 per cent. Ill Holywell Union it was 5'0 per cent; in Conway, 5'0 per cent; in Llanrwst (if his return was correct), 3'8 per cent in 1878 it was 4'2 per cent; in Forden, 2'7 per cent; Hawarden, 2'3: while in Ruthin, as he had said, it was 3.5 per cent. Part of the extra rates which notwith- standing the decrease of pauperism, they had to submit to was owing to the increased highway and educa- tional rates. Highway rates in the Union ranged from 3id to lOd in the pound. The roads were cer- tainly better and would cost more. They had also had some extraordinary floods which had added to the expenses of road repair. He had read that the Kent Quarter Sessions had determined to make the High- way districts and the Sanitary districts co-extensive with each other and to add the highway business to the sanitary business of the Unions. That would show a tendency to increase the work of the Boards of Guardians. The rates for School Board purposes were very various. In that Union the rate varied from Id, in the parisJi of GyfIylliog (where there was no school), to 6d, in LIanrhydd, and 7d, in Nantglyn parishes. He had not the Ruthin rate before him.— Mr Brooke Cunliffe, chairman of the Ruthin School Board, desired to explain that owing to a change in the time of the examination the Ruthin Board School was without a grant from Government for 18 months. —Mr T. Lloyd Roberts thought that owing to the great distress the poor were unable to pay the school fell", and hence the school rate rose, but he hoped they would he able to pay in better times.—The Chairman thought it would have been better to have supple- mented the efforts of voluntary schools, which were infinitely cheaper than the Board School plan.—Mr Pickstone observed that all schools were supplemented by Government in the same way, and to the same amount, that was, for every 2s 6d the Government gave 17:; 6d.—The Chairman said that in some way or other the administration of the Board Schools was much more expensive than that of the voluntary schools.—Mr Roberts said that was partly owing to the building of new schools which the Boards were [ obliged to do, and they were costly.—Mr R. P. Davies said the rate for Ruthin had been stated to he three-pence in the 2. The debate was continued at some length by various members of the Board.—Mr Roberts said that there were more children attending school than formerly and the expenses were necessarily increased.—Mr Powell Jones said that the Board had to keep an attendance ofifcer at a cost of 4:24 per annum and his work was as much, if not more, a benefit to the National school as the Board School itself. And there was another thing there was an educational grant; (from the Ruthin charities) which all went to the National school and none to the Board school while it ought to be divided.—Mr Brooke Cunliffe here asked the Warden what they at the National school gave the infant school teacher.—The Warden replied he thought it was k20 to £ 30 a year. —Mr Cunliffe said they at the Board school gave 9.50 and without doing so they could not get the grant from Government, as none but a certificated mistress was eligible for the situation in their school.—Mr Pickstone said that Government would not allow an uncertificated mistress and that was one reason why the Wai den got a teacher in his school at a less price. —Mr B. Cunliffe also observed that they were obliged to keep a clerk.—Mr John Jenkins was surprised to hear that they only paid t20 or C30 for the infant teacher in the National school. Several guardians, including the chairman thought it was enough for the work, only five hours per day for tive days a week and that of the most elementary character.—Mr Pickstone said it was the Acts of Parliament which increased the expenditure and made the work more costly, and they had larger demands from the county. He was puzzled to know where the money went. In Aber- wheeler they had one mile of disturnpiked road, and for it they got back half their rate, but the adjoining parish of Llandyrnog happening not to have any disturnpiked road did not get Id back from the county. The county had refused to adopt main roads unless they were dis- turnpiked ones. He should like to know a good deal more about it than he did at present. The Chairman said he saw that the discussion had put the School Board men on their metal and he hoped it would result in a decrease of the rates. The attendance of Guardians was also an important matter he was sorry to find that it was decreasing of late. In 1873-4 it was 411 attendances, while in 1879-80 it was only 266, a reduction of 145 attendances. Mr Pickstone, one of their vice-chairmen, had attended 22 out of 26, although he lived at a distance, and Mr Powell Jones, who, however, lived near, had been 25 out of 26 tunes present. Others had been more or less attentive while one had been only there three times. Some unions had published a book of which he had a specimen giving every possible information about their unions, and perhaps they would like to adopt the same course. Mr Jenkins proposed that the Clerk ask for the cost of 100 such books for their union. Mr Pickstone said 1000 if well distributed would be more useful. The Chairman remarked that the money which the Guardians dealt with was about £8,000 per annum and it was only right that the public should know all about it. Mr Pickstone agreed with that, for it was a fact that many people thought theGuardi- ians had some fine pickings out of it. (Laughter.) The list of paupers might be printed and stuck on the church and chapel doors. Mr Lloyd Roberts seconded j the proposition for an enquiry into the cost of the book and at next board. book an d consi derat i on at next board. -<4m?!?!<?. — Mr Johnson again read over the Inspector's report, and referred to the ambiguity of which the Chairman had.spoken in the sentence, Twenty-si* cases still remain unremedied, and can only be remedied by legal proceedings, which cannot, be taken for reasons with which you are already acquainted." Mr Johnson wondered what those reasons were, and thought that ambiguity should be cleared up. Some other members of the board also tried to unravel the mystery, until at length Mr Cunliffe cut the knot, and Mr Pickstone thought it was hardly worth while discussing further, and the subject dropped silently. Coni,lizittees.-Tiie names of Messrs J. J. Bancroft, R. P. Davies, and C. G. Jones, were added to Com- 1 mittees on wineli there were vacancies. Sundries.—Mr Jenkins have notice that he should bring on the time of meeting at the next Board, and the time for the railway appeal and for the revision of the out-relief lists were left over. Accounts.—Out-relief, £ 108 14s; cheques, £ 110; | balance. of which the odd £;;113;; 3d was for the School Attendance Committee. Calls had heen pai^ d as follows :—Efenechtyd, kl(; Llanbedr, 4:30, out of 4:43; Llanelidan, £ 60, out of k65 Llan- j fwrog, £ 26, out of £ 06 Ruthin, £ 34, out of £70; Clocaenog, t23 out of £37; Dirwen, £ 30 Llan- j dyrnog, £ 26, out of £ 37 Llanrliaiadr, 1:83, out of i ?17? H?nvchan, ?18 and H?nyny! je55. out of I E174 Total paid. ?07 still due, £ 719. The House..—The Master reported 81 persons in the house, against 72 last year. Vagrants relieved in the fortnight, 112. ST. ASAPH. I GENERAL ORDINATION.—The Bishop of St. Asaph I will hold General Ordination in his Cathedral on Sunday after September 14th and second Sunday in Lent; next ordination lotli September. Candidates for Deacons Orders are required to write at least three months before the Ordination to the Bishop. The necessary papers to be sent in one month before the day of Ordination, addressed the Bishop's Secretary, Diocesan Registry, St. Asaph. ELECTION OF PROCTORS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST. ASAPH.—The election of Proctors for the Lower House of Convocation to represent the Diocese of St. Asaph, vice Canon David Williams, Castle Caereinion, ,tii( I Bi,hol) f f (inv, took pl,, and Bishop How, took place on Tuesday. The follow- ing clergymen were nominated Canon W. Richard- son, rector of Corwen Canon Howell Evans, vicar of Oswestry Canon David Williams, retiring proctor; Rev. S. E. Gladstone, rector of Hawarden and the Rev. D. R. Thomas, vicar of Meifod. The result of the voting was as follows :—Canon Richardson, llx Canon Williams, 72 Rev. D. Jt. Thomas, 60 Rev. Canon Howell Evans, 63; Rev. S. E. Gladstone, 45. The first two candidates were elected.

PROCTORS IN CONVOCATION FOR CHESTER DIOCESF. —The Rev. Canon Barclay, of Runcorn, and the Rev. H. R. Dodd, vicar of Stretton, have been elected proctors in Convocation for the archdeaconry of Chester. CESTRIAN GYMNASTIC AND ATHLETIC CLUB.—The I members of the above club gave their first public assault-at-arms at the Gymnasium, Old Drill Hall, Chester, before a numerous audience on Friday week. Although the club has been established but a few months the members have attained a degree of ability which is highly commendable. The programme con- sisted of mass exercises, dumb ills and barbells, horse and horizontal bar illustrations?, parallel bars, single and double trapeze, fencing, jumping, vaulting, box- ing, rings, tug of war, and maze. We may mention the names of A. T. Newell, T. H. A. Evans, D. Roberts, T. J. Rouw, 15. Cuzner, and C. Williams as being amongst the best. At a general meeting of the members, held on Monday, the resignation of the hon. sec., Mr T^ heo. J. Itoiiw, wiis accepted, and Mr A. T. Newell was appointed in his place. PRIAL OF THE BURGLAR COPE,-At the Stafford- i shire and Shnpshire Spring Assizes on Saturdav. before Mr Justice Lush, the Grand Jury returned a i true bill agamst Ihoinas Cope, who had plealled: guilty to breaking into the dwelling house of Mrs Jane Sydney Gill, and stealing a gold pencil case and other articles, came up for sentence. His Lordship said he had looked through the depositions for the purpose, if possible, of finding any grounds for con- sidenng the request made in the prisoner's letter, but he was sorry to say he had found none. The prisoner had been already sent to penal servitude for seven years, and had been out on ticket-of-leave, and before that expired had committed another offence, for which he 'ti.,td been sent to penal servitude for ten years- so that nominally he had had 17 years penal servitude, That was not all; since he had come out of penal servitude he had been convicted of another offence, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, which term lie had just completed when he committed the offence to which he had now pleaded guilty. The prisoner had now appealed to him (the Judge) to give him another chance. He had, no doubt, made a similar appeal before, and he could not see any giounils whatever in the prisoners previous history to lead him to suppose that leniency would have any good effect. He was afraid he ousht now to s.nd the prisoner to penal servitude for life, b?t he should .end him to another term of ten years with a sincere hope that it would have the desired ene?t uXpon th J— future ?' ? ?———— —— re- moved.

MONTGOMERYSHIEE V. DENBICHSHmp ball match came off on the ground of th<. \rt"? ?t. Club on Saturday. The ground was in c.u-? ? dition, but the weather was anythin" but I?tal ('1)11, as the strong wind that was blowing very n ?"' ?'??? fered with the expectations that had been f, 1I1tr: an exhibition of good play. The Denbhdi.MlihJ?1"6'1 ''f an exhibition of good plav. Ttie Deniii??,lisi,ii-e t, ?l" wk4 compoed of memb-rs of the Druids, Ruthin <-wen Wrexham and Llangollen clubs the :Mont. I -\)r"en exclusively of the two clubs belonging pr3,,?l liirt namely, the Excekior and White Star. Mont^H s hire having lost the toss, had to kick off at  S lr,e lavrng ost t e, toss, lad .to kick off :\t 3' \)"'ry. against a strong wind. notwithstand!ncr\,t." ? ball was taken up to the Denb:ghs)nre ?,.t) ? ? kept in that neighbourhood for some ti?nt' many well-directed shots by Benbow and And Uerf many well-directed shots by t'1- neatly stopped by the goalkeeper. The hall n? \er wards got away. Roberts and (hven workin" ha? a£ttr. it to the goal of the home team, and for srn/: t" ¡;t it looked aa if Denbighshire would Sc( eC"orh Hibbott, however, frustrated their itite was applauded by the on-!ookera for his smf'lf' ?"? fence of his goal. The ball was now sent up ?' fence of his goa l The ball was now n-nt un a^'a'rii and got centred to Benbow, who put it beti> n :J.ln, posts in twenty-five minutes from the sttr?? ball was  ball was kicked on' by Powe)! but it w.? .?n ?"t back into the Denbighshire quarters.  I 1 COrn kicks took place at the visitors' end of t?g? COriler but they did not result in a score. The ?'??' worked hard to ?t the ball aWar i!l;n,;pr. enemy's country, but were continually <fr' and in about thirteen minutes after the ¡ k' goal, Woosnam very cleverly scored nUlnher r,t for Montgomeryshire. No further .sc?rc W', made up to half time, and, on ends l,a changed, the game became exceedingly fa-t rn ;s'"te of the gaMant defence made by the L?'ibi?hshire ¡)lte Benbow was not long before he scored another .V I J't f h. t ] Iy > 'i°'! t., the credit of his team, and Kecsewas rewarded ?."? similar success ?tort!y afterwards. W.?sn?.? got posse?ionof the leather, which he pas^.l' centre, and Williams, by a very clean sh.?t through the victors' po-t',mtkin? the liftl}"; 1"1 ,It 'I'h IJ In favor of the home team. The game tht? tannin in favor of Montgomeryshire by five ?.u., t" :t'1 There was a great number on the gr?tm,] ?) gate money amounted to a handsome sum. "iJ* lowing were the players :— Montgomeryshire H. HIbbott (Excelsior) backs, J). ()?,t-, (f.'?.). and T. Jones (White Star); half-b:u? H i- ? (White (White Star) and T. Price (White Star); ,i 'ht .?"'?' W. Andrew (White St?-) n..u! D. Wtifhuu. (Hx.e' ?-? left win?, B. Gittins (Excelsior) ?nf i %kr ?if)r), left wilig, 19 (,? (IO.na (Excehnor); centres, C. A. Benbow (K\-<-e]sior) D. Reese (Whit-Star.) J)enhl,hll1rt': I ;1 I I and Kenrick (Drui'i?); backs, J. Powell (Dtui.].)??]" Morris (Druids) half-backs, — Masters (>uh*titrp and T. Boden (Wrexham) ri?ht wu?. \v. )' (J I ':1 (Ruthin) and E. Th"m:M (Druids) ¡"ft wi'n.,117 Roberts (Conven) ;md J. Ivlwards (Lhm'.jj!" "? i  centres, J. Price (Wrexham) and E..M..j  |i (substitute.) '1.

I NOTES ox THE PAST SEASON. From the great interest evinced in the clii,:f of the past reason, It is evident that tlu- winter "anip of football is gradually and surely working itAvav into favor in the Principality and border enuntiri The pioneer work in this movement has ill,flqolllito,il been done by the Football Association IIf Walf:1 tll. prom.iters of which have to be congratulated on tilt general result of their endeavours to popularise thd game according to Association rules. ltitIJ"r(" the Rugby game has round but small favor witii the Cymry, who, perhaps, have had few opportunities „f judging of the merits of the Rugby style. The matches playe't under the auspices of the Wel.-h As- sociation have been on the whole very encouraid'n" having won the majority of goals from the As«..cu tions of Lancashire, Staffordshire, and ('heshire. The match against England, although resulting iri li,. favor of Wales by three goals to one, was wry credit. able, taking into consideration the difference' in the area of selection, while the five goals to one ii.Scotland was a case of very hard lines for the Welshmen, \vh<, with a fair share of luck Nvotilil The contests for the custody of the We!>h ("up were eagerly watched from time to time, the interest i,, coming greater as the tie. were drawing to a close. As usual several surprises turned up in the re.-ultni matches, not the least of which was the narrow victory of one to none by the Xewtown Excelsior ovei the Wrexham Albion. The former was a picked t>am of the Newtown clubs, while the latter was a youri, club in its tirst yelir. In a subsequent tie tlie Kxeei siors were rather easily disposed of, after a drawn game, by the Ruthin team, who created ??ite:tsur- prise at the gallant way in which they fought their way through the cup matches. The victor"y of Ahery- stwith over Oswestry was unaccountable, when it i, remembered that the former club afterwards su>taintil a crushing defeat of six to none by the Drniils. After a couple of hard struggles, the < nil Service were beaten by the Gwersyllt Foresters, who the following week were compelled to make tlieii adieu to the cup by the plucky little Stars at Newtown, who were making great efforts to retain their possession of the trophy. The career of the Llan- gollen and Corwen clubs were brought to a close hv the dashing play of the Ruthin colts, and the North- wich team, after a drawn game, lowered their col..r> to the Wrexliani iiien. One of the iiiiist interestin., matches in the latter stages of the contest was tlie cue between the Druids and Wrexham clubs, which was played on a frost-bound field in the I)re,eiice of a large and excited assembly of sjjectators. After a gailant fight the Wrexhamites had to succumb to a defeat uf one goal to none, owing chiefly to the Druids beine steadier on their feet, being better shod for the occasion perhaps. For the tinal draw the Druid" Stars, and the Ruthin teams had fought their way fcs the front, when the latter having the ad vantage of the bye, the two former clubs met at Oswestry to try con- clusions as to which should figure in the final tie with the gallant young club from the Vale of Clwyd. The weather was very favorable, and a large number »f visitors poured from all quarters into the old WeWi Shropshire town, the Montgomeryshire contingent being unusually large. The Stars, we believe, scrutinised the shoon of their opponents, which, in the case of one player at least, had to be changed, and tie f Wrexham men were guilty of an oversight in neglect- ing the matter on a much more slippery day. Tin Stars played with their wonted dash and speed, hut the Druids were ultimately victorious by two goals tu one. The game was an unu>uallv lough one, the chief features of good play being utterly ignored, tir-t by the Stars followed by the Druid". Aft.-r HPieD discussion the final tie was arranged to be ph\td at Wrexham, tIle" bate" takings realising largest sum taken hitherto in Wales, a result amply bearing out the wisdom of the choice (if as the scene of the final struggle. Much admirati was shown for the plucky manner in whihth- Ruthin men had cut down their prior it was felt that they would hardlv be aid- to ti-rr. t! n tables upon their more expeiienced oppom nt-, had shown up in excellent form in their cup achievements. The day was unusually :;1; and the enormous gathering of onlookers 11; enthusiastic. ith the strong sun t., ¡:wi: backs the Chvydians from the kick-off WCI' able to repel the well-worked attacks of tlie I >rui forwards, who played in excellent c<.nil>innti<>n. a. lucky break away, the liuthiu right wuig pa*ie,.ltn. opposing back, and after some splendid w^rk Owen, the ball was placed well in front of the goal, through which it was successfully shot in ah- fifteen minutes from the start. The re>u,t \\a« hx.- i with rindn cheers for the young club. Ag;;in ww again the Druids forwards worked the in tl, well-known style, but their efforts were n.-ntralH by the excellent play IIf Madd oclcs awl the other 11;1," players, and the change of sides was call- d ere M)" further result had been attained. Wich th-: -i- their bucks the Druids nia.de givat efforts to t the game, but for some t-iine without aval'. ultimately by splendid play by the phtvers .1 l the Ruthin goal fell to the now triumphant the Druids partisans. After this defence collapsed, ami tlit- I lj:t, i I)ilt litt,e culty in adding another goal to tlit,,it- thereby winning a most exciting game by one. The success of the victors was far freia unpopuuir, even in much abused Wrexham, \¡' lovers of good football, the fact of a club whieh «-h dime so much to popularise the game m ;v,. winning the cup cannot fail t4) lie si f j gratulation. h between I)eii l ) i I is l i i re :tii, l L -iii- The match between Denbighshire and M -nu • ;i'- shire teams, played at New-town on Satr.f-'ay turned out a very one-sided affair, the 1. 1.. 11 I I r I" shire men having it all tli,-?ir 4)%Vll  by fi ve ""als to no)?. A nl?nce at the li?t of 1' | bighshi^ re men will account for such a ri- suit, as they were with few exceptions players of lU1;- j note, and withal played two substitutes- mide-H" allies as a rule.

BAPTIST ASSOCIATION- AT ?A?GOn.—-?'? meeting in connection with the English B:u'ti-t ?\' were held at B:1nor this week. A paper on  vidual Christian Work "was read by Mr W-1- Holyhead; and a sermon was 1)1.e:lelie(i 1,?- Duncan MacOregor, of Rhyl. TR\nEExmMTro\A-r THE A<:rticrLTn:.U  —A special Exhibition of Printing Machinery. 1  and Stationery is to 1)?? hold in the Agricultural London, for fourteen da, oniy, coimnenein-•* 5th July. The exhibition, although r'j'1 ] be intended more jmrtieuhu'ty for Pf'utter. ???'?.. .J I t e'l ,I,' Papermakers, and kindred traders, to :dfor> "?';? t .t f I h I t' ¡Iv ,1..1., oppr UIll y n ma ;:mg't hemselves practically ?"? ???. ed with the latest prod actions of the manufacture!-• general public will be ch:n'?d for admis-io:i en (• first day half-a-crown, and on th? f-'Houm? '??? shiHin?, but tickets entitiin? th? holder to  ,? c> t1 tiliqsioll will ],)t Stll)l)lie(i t') 1 1. J)J'it e trad e, represented on application bcin? '? viously, enclosing business card and .-ta)n)'t'" "??:: envelope. The new American Dry-Pressing (Jones'patent), fully described in bst i?' Journal, respecting which such extraordi:i;U> ments have been made as to its eapahinty "l l' jobs wet without "set-off" will be shown at ,;r and will doubtiess receive a l:U'è share '? ?'? "? 't h I I .1  t il ?- A tec h nical exhibition of this nature i," well .1 A tec h n i ca l exhibition of this nature i-< w" ?  special support, and we trust that many of °nr \-j-jr: su b scr  bers w h ¡.. 1 t I "Ill" :1\ subscri bers who are hesitating about paying town this summer may be induced bv th?' ??'? ti' t t I" thu offered to do so; ThenettpronCsott!? tion are to be handed over to the I'rintei- l Almshouse, Orphan and Asylum Corporati Almshouse. Orphan and Asy hun<rporat!?  further reason, if one be necessary, for stroiis.' jl¡, ?on the part of our readers. — I'uyo- '?' ?'a'/?y?M?'/M?. EPPS'S COCOA.—OUATEI-TL AND<v. h I ¡'\II' !& thorough knowledge of the Ilatura |A V: I. 1 11'1101 govern the operations (if tli, t e?tioll ill',I by a careful application of the tine ;t" selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided )?.?; t I} h a delicately n?voin'e I ?"? ?:? tables with a delicately flavoured bevci. r^ v-j may save us many heavv doctors' bills. ;,v judicious use of such articles of diet t"'?? ??. 'Uion may begradually built up ""ti! ?'?, i;^ ( resist every tendency to disease. t(, a^ ma l a d ies are floating around us  .j:: ?. wherever there is a weak point. We a fatal shaft by keeping oursel ves ?"'?.n'? 11 od .} I It p?ire blood and a properly nouris lie(i ?.) Service <?a:eMe.—Sold only In ??;'? '?"  "JAMES EPPS & Co., Homuec:a\thie Ui I !"J.\Ml:sEppa&, Co., Hom?ct?thic ?" ? don." f