Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

THE CASTLE OF DEAN. I ,i a!l in silence,—I tread all alone, ?re ? a charm in each step, there's a voice in each stone, '?-tt..t:,i.nr within me is sLrred to its deep, ?.i.? that lay ?ileut id wakened from sleep, ..j.tran?Iy they mingle,—the seen and unseen, > J fD ?1 take my slow way to the Castle of Dean. ?k on it? towers all branded by Time i^ere the hot toe did mount, now the ivy doth climb; 'tis not thy towers ?o solemn :md grey ?t h"H me entranced in ?nch mystIcal sway,  Nature's ?weet contrast of gold and of green ? th.tt enthrals me, 0 Castle of Dean! e jruiuv a!i-l the scene have ? charm—are a key atratL?- of the lust unto me- ?.,t braids back the lost yet again for a.while }??- ?.?:t!e voice and the love ?le?miug smile r!:3t t? ? f,Ür f;ce that upon m? did lean 1:1 k ? umr.nured our love by the Castle of Dean. like s'-i'-i i:itv waters my life then did glide L juart in my keeping—lierself at my side, ;tiue laden with all that I sought ifith ;íl!l i-t\ that only embitters the thought l what I am now,—what I hoped to have been, 1:: my tin ams of old, by the Castle of Dean. rhoe ,b.y,; have departed, the dreamings are done, fne faee the smile that inspired them are gone, moiv, my love, shall I wander with iHee, Ami! which the past has made sacred to me; Xbefaii'\v has faded,—a grave is between J til.. uica and now, at the Castle of Dean. J'J

PICKINGS FROM "PUNCH." CEI X FOR TH r, CRITICs.-Vi'e, in the interests of true .•km- Lc.ur to inform critics of the Rationalistic and Ma- ^riaiir-t Schools, that it was only last week there came jjefore our notice the extraordinary fact of a gentleman (fho weii^to Brighton, and there stopped the day and liflt. ,Ilt-sT MUSICAL, MOST .IIELANCIIOLY.Aramour |;slktt that Mr. Alfred Mellon's concerts are proving so j-ce--i»l that his friends now speak of his becoming quite (Meilonaire. FJEEIONESS IN FRANCE.—First Foreigner: M'sieu, roiy-vous me dirigay le chemeng-a-pour-de-on est i; BeA-i-o de Post r—Second Foreianer (on a tour with his ,rl;i: We, we, M'sieu, vous gardez too drwaw par le fita. tl. Place ou les-Onitiboos arrytay—(Here he gets Jsiteivd by violent nudges from both daughters.) Et &0 -v,)ui prenay le-vous tournay en bas-le-le dooz- 'B fact keep straight on, second turning t' th' right, fust the ic- and there it is, just opposite the church.—First Foreigner (enlightened): Oh! Thanky, sir, much obliged -good moi ning.

EXTRACTS FROM" FUN." LA BELLE DAME AUX MOLLETS. Å Hint from La Belle Dame sans Merci. A BALLET BALLAD. List what befell a mademoiselle, A short time since in France, Who at the Gaite was engaged To show her gait—a dance. And since rehearsal must be had To see how she would do, The manager at once took steps That she might take them too. • But when she sprang upon the boards, He started and cried, Zounds She dances well, but then her legs Are quite beyond all bounds 1 Their siae will clearly mar her gas And farther, too," said he, Who would a salary expect With such a leg as-see F"' So then he wrote a little note, Which did her talent grant, But hinted she had too much leg To be quite e-leg-ant. It said the public would not come Her dancing feat to view; And so LLULzitperi, from that source, Were not a pas fit-do. And therefore his opinion was, All irjotaplior to doff, That the engagement—and her legs- Had better both be iftff." But mademoiselle would not permit Her skill to be aspersed, Nor let her talents buried be Though they had been re-hearsed. So to a lawyer strait she goes, And information bega About that law for ballet-girla Called Talionis Legs. At the Tribunal of the Seine An action she begins And there, to try the point, she made A stand upon her pins. She vowed the manager his word Had broken jnst for whims. He said no contract could be made With such expansive limbs. She said a leg, not like a peg, A dancer suited most, And ventured to assert that hers Was equal to the post. Said she, The stage in his support No argument affords; It is not meant that only sticks Should go upon the boards The judges in her favour gave, And she the trial won- Because the manager had not A leg to stand upon. They saddled him with debt and costs- He vowed it was too bad. This same tribunal of the Seine," Said he, has sure gone mad And when his iriends for his distress And rage the reason begged, lie onl gave a ghastly grin Awl" said he had been legged." THE SHOOTING SEASON. Our sporting" readers will be delighted to hear that the preserves are in exceilent order. We opened one pot last IIJght. It proved to be apricot—and delicious. Birds pivtty plentiful. We counted no less than twelve sparrows in our street yesterday morning. As for hares, ,llitdlient footman informs us he heard" a hare from bor i a horgan in the square just now." h the only hare we can place under this head—of ialne. YN.. -S WHO?—Who The proper food for prize-fighters is a round of beef. A PNOVOCATION.—The nettle-rash. A SII;.VIJY REIGN.-Victoria's. AN ILL-LOOKING SERVANT.—A plain cook. A HJXT TO LAW STUDENTS.—The book-worm fre- jaentJy changes to the silk-worm. On :-Whcn a. house has been burnt down, may it be tr¡ have been blazed to the ground ? 4 KIDDLF. FOR THE SANDS.—Why is the isle, of Kamsgate forms a part, evidently one of the finest tlio world -Becaue there is no better Than it to be found. VEKY SrK?NaE.—The extraordinary facilities for lo- ^motion in tlC present day are the cause of strange "ghts. Only the day before yesterday, at a quarter-past '? w? aw D?It-court running into Fleet-street! ?T mFLE FROM RAHDGATE—Is there any connee- 'Or bt:t\1'1l a nautical song and Nep<MM ?  "I op LU'Fun'8 staff; which, by the FC ? :u'ytLiu? but a f?-stafF. thDús\J FKIENDS.—The Federals are very angry with ?E;n;?.r.,r, who, they declare, is a confessed ally of the I'*iit there is no rea3onthat he should have the CI'11ftll(rate cause at heart because he has a Confederate ?'?r at Brest. ??'Ttxo—wiTH A LOG Bow.-The corresponden t T( 'Oneof our contemporaries gives the following little ?to. As he has been to Frankfort, in the main it  ?"(; true'but we have our doubts:—" I have just re- tra6,j from Germany, after a month's knocking about. I *7 glorious wuther. and saw all the little kings at Frank- f^ There is a good anecdote of one of them. He itnte'll t t 1, *Mc<l hi? army instructed in the use of the Armstrong ip1' ? H?t one, but was obliged to ask leave of the next tr? ? *'?'? ?? target put up in his kingdom, his own liU'ein- big enough for the Armstrong range This ij f,|'rv runny, but if the king had to get the loan of a Ufr i I '"?" ?'?'lorn for his target, he would snrely have ?t" ;?"'?' hcvfral of the amies of the adjacent states t?f' ??'  oH', that I)eii- more than one man's work. p??" [ ,gun off, that beia? more than one man's work. y li"' correspondent ul1ed at bemg witty. If so,  lii& 'l' \:I'4,)t hi" mark- We ktugh not with, but at,

THE CRIME OF SUNDAY HAYMAKING. I (From the Saturday Review.) I THEY do very queer things sometimes down in the I country at petty sessions. The sort of patriarchal 1 jurisdiction with which English law and usnge invest country gentlemen works, on the whole, astonishingly well, considering the sort of persons to whom large and imperfectly defined powers are too frequently committed but we do hear occasionally of wonderful instances of magisterial indiscretion which go a Ion? way towards explaining and excusing vulgar prejudices about .justices g justice." Not to speak of the questionable game-law cases, magistrates are occasionally found who take dangereusly eccentric views of their obl-Vations to the high interests of religion and morality, and, with the best intentions in the world, pronounce decisions at which common sense stands aghast, and by which ordinary notions of right and wrong are utterly con- founded. A strictly conscientious justice of the peace, with strong opinions about the "Sabbath," for example, aided by industrious and zealous informers, is capable" of almost any extravagance of absurdity and mischief Not many years ago, a couple of labouring men were sent to prison, under a forgotten Act of Queen Eliza- beth, for the offence of absenting themselves from their I parish church on Sunday; and there is no reason to question that the perpetrators of that grotesqne piece of II' oppression acted on the very highest convictions of duty to society and religion. We have now to record an equally gross act of religious persecution, dictated doubtless by the purest motives, and consecrated in the eyes of its authors by the combined authority of law and gospel. If a lialf-obsolete statute has been stretched I to give effect to a thoroughly un-Christian estimate of religious obligation, the fault lies not so much with Justice Shallow, who knaws no better, as with the petty social intolerance of which he is the exponent and representative. The little town of Leigh, in Lan- cashire, has just witnessed a scene which the local re- porter describes as extraordinary," and which is cer- l tainly startling on this side the Tweed, though there is no saying what we may come to in course of time if Dr. I Begg's teachings should extend their influence byond the I happy land of Sabbaths and whiskey. A raid on a num- her of poor people's goods and chattels, for the crime of i saving their hay on a Sunday from a storm of rain, ) seems rather a strong measure according to our present 1 notions but perhaps it will be regarded quite as a thing of course when we have had a few years more of Sab- batarkn agitation, especially as a Liberal Premier tells II the Legislature that we must respect the conscientious, scruples which compel sectarian busybodies to lay down I the law to their neighbours. It appears that one Sun- day morning a few weeks back, when the hay was still out, the sky in the neighbourhood of LeI?h was por-I tentously overcast—as the sky sometimes will be, even on Sundays, in a country where the ciouds are no re- specters of times and seasons. There was every sign of a coming tempest; and it occurred to certain small farmers, whose little crops lay in the fields ready for harvesting, that it might be well to save their property from spoiling. The notion was the more natural since they are described as very poor persons, with nothing ¡ but the produce of their fields to depend upon. Ac cordingly, they set to work, and, with the good natured help of friencls and neighbours, managed to get their 1 crops under cover before the storm burst. For this offence—which perhaps may be considered as bearing ¡ some faint analogy to the permissable irregularity of getting an ox or an ass out of a pit on the Sabbath day ¡ —all parties concerned, principals and accessories, were informed against by a superintendent of police, and brought before the magistrates. The magistrates, I deeply impressed with the enormity of the proceeding convicted and fined the culprits, and in due course issued distress warrants against the chief delinquents for levying penalties and costs. The warrants were exe- cuted a few days hac#by a strong police force, in the midst of much popular excitement and indignation. One I poor fellow had a valuable cow seized and driven away by the officers of justice. In another case a prize was I made of a sofa. A third defendant was mulcted of a j chest of drawers, which the servant of law, rising to the height of the great occasion, solemnly laid hands on "in the Queen's name." In one instance, justice was baffled, for the time at least, by the sheer destitution of the offender. The house and premises bore evi- dent signs of the most abject poverty, and the wife in- formed the officers that they had much more need to bring them something than take anything from them." The poor woman added, We have not a blanket on our beds, neither under or over, and it is hard if we must be distressed when we have done nothing wrong; my husband was only trying to save our bit of hay, and get us a bit of bread, for we are badly enough off." Ex nihil fil. As there was nothing for the police to take, nothing was taken. We suppose, however, in strictness, the unfortunate defendant ought to pay in person the debt which he cannot pay in purse, and perhaps the next thing we hear is that he is lopked up in gaol. It says something for the temper and forbearance of the sufferers and their sympathising neisrhbmiro tLai t1;i» iiiiieoem outrage on common sense and common justice failed to produce a breach of the peace. The legality of the whole proceeding is perhaps open to dispute, and it is stated that a subscription is being raised to enable the defendants to try the question. The act under which they were prosecuted expressly excepts from its prohibition "works of necessity and charity," and it seems as clearly a work of necessity to save a crop of hay from being spoiled as to save a house on fire from being burned down. Be the law of the case, however, what it may, there cannot be two opinions among rational and humane persons as to the barbarous and stupid injustice of this fashion of inculcating respect for religion and its observances. If the Leigh magistrates are right in their law-which we do not believe—it is an absurd and inhuman law and those who set it in motion for the gratification of their own intolerance need be told that they are outraging the first principles of re- ligion which has no diviner characteristic than its con- siderate tenderness towards the common wants and necessities of common men's daily life. The people who are capable of instigating or applauding such a pro- ceeding may be very good Sabbatarians—at least where their neighbours are concerned—but they are very in- different Christians. To expect a poor man to on with placid unconcern simply because it is Sunday, while a storm is gathering that is to destroy the fruits of his field and leave his children short of bread, is simply brutal. What a notion these folks must have of human nature, and of the agencies by which are made religious. Think of expecting a farmer to spend his Sunday in going to church, and reading pious books, and other spiritual exercises, with a saintlike indiffer- ence to the fact that half his year's income is going to be washed away before night for want of two or three hours' labour. Even fanaticism, however, becomes al- most respectable when it is unflinchingly self-consistent; but it is commonly found that the zealots who take such tremendously strict views of the religous obligations of their neighbours understand how to supply, in their own case, the limitations which are required to correct the inconvenient rigour of an abstracts principle. The superintendent of police who informed against the Leigh deliquents was undoubtedly, on that particular Sunday, pursuing his ordinary vocation with the entire approval of his pious superiors; and it may be confidently con- jectured that the magistrates who convicted the offenders exacted of their domestics, on that same day, sundry services not contemplated either by the letter or spirit of the fourth commandment. The sour Pharisaism which relentlessly enforces impossible duties on the consciences of others is perfectly compatible with a politic laxity in the interpretation of its own religious responsibilities.

I THE REVOLUTIONARY EDUCATION MINUTE. I (Spectator.) ) WE would recommend to all persons who, for their sins or for their softness of heart, are meditating a charitable bequest, a short consideration of the minute passed at the Council Chamber, Whitehall, on the 19th of May last, by thi Educational Board. Their lordships met on that day, and, as we are briefly informed, resolved to add to Article 52 of the Revised Code a fourth para- graph (d) as follows :—By the amount of any annual endowment." This minute inaugurated in a very few I pregnant words a very great change in the administra- tion of the education grant, a decided narrowing of the I sphere of the board's operations, a considerable disap- pointment and inconvenience to many promoters of popular education, and a slight saving in the estimates. We will brielly explain its purport. Article 52 of the Revised Code, to which this fourth clause is now added, states the grant promised under previous articles and gained by attendance and examination of the children is reduced, firstly, for faults in the condition of the school; secondly, for not maintaining a proper number of pupil teachers thirdly, by its excess above certain limits. To this is now to be added, fourthly, by the amount of any annual endowment. That is to say, the amount of any annual endowment which the accounts of a school show that it possesses is to be deducted from the sum obtainable by attandance and examination. An example will make the effect of this minute clear. Suppose that a school, having an average annual at- tendance of sixty children, has an endowment, arising from a rent-charge and eight acres of land, amouting to zC35 10s per annum. The utmost- sum obtainable by this school under the new code, if all the children II passed the inspecter's examination, £ 36. The clergy- man, adding his subscription and sending round his liat to the farmers, has engaged a certified master at R80 per annum, and has a working balance of zclo. He I begins to think, After all, we shall survive the delude, and I shall not have to return to the old state of things, or invite the old untrained master, who was turned out after so much trouble, to resume his place." The minute of May 19th nips him in the bud. His grant is to bo reduced by the amount of his annual endowment; his school is inspected, passes creditably, and receives as the result half a sovereign, f35 10s being deducted from the E36, in accordance with the minute of May 19th. The immediate effect, then, of this minute is clear. Almost all those slightly-endowed schools, which, after much private effort and enterprise, have been placed in connection with government and have got trained masters, will have to dissolve that connection and dismiss those masters. The parish cripple, or the overseer's poor relation, must be reinstalled as master, and the baffled parson hardly dare look his farmers in the face at the next vestry. We shall see next session whether the legislature approves of this or not. If. it remains unrescinded, it will come into actual operation after next June. Its immediate effects on little country endowments will be such as we have stated. Let us hope that its ultimate effects if carried, may be to cause some farther legislation in regard to our endowed country schools, once the pride, but now the scandal, of many localities. Parliamentary interference with en- dowments is no new thing in principle or practice. That Rubicon has long been crossed. What, then, but strong local selfishness, ignorance, or prejudice prevents a re- construction of our little old school charities? Perhaps this new minute, by making these once favoured, but. now blighted, localities feel the disadvantage of their position, may lead to a more efficient control and more intelligent management of these bequests.

THE OPEN CHURCH MOVEMENT. I (From the I DID you ever, reader, attend an enthusiastic Church meeting ? We never did we have sought for one in vain. If any clerical secretary would give us notice that such a meeting was about to take place we would put ourselves to great inconvenience in order to attend it. It is so rare to find enthusiasm in the Church that one has ceased to look for it. You may meet with it any- where but there. It is so overlaid with machinery and laws, so propped up by all kinds of supports, so thorough- ly done for" in everything that it ought to do, that as a rule, you may as well attempt to bring the soul back to the dead body as to awaken fresh life and heart in the Established Church. Enthusiasm is generally spon- taneous^ and in no religious body is there so little spon- taneity as there is in the Establishment. It seldom— almost never—acts but from external pressure. It never originates and it is notorious that all its most success- ful works have been undertaken either in imitation of, or as counteractives to, Dissent. Now, the Church is at present undertaking two or three enterprises. Very conspicuous amongst these is the Open Church Move- ment," and in connection with this movement a really enthusiastic meeting has been held at Shrewsbury. So enthusiastic, in fact, was this gathering, that it seems almost impossible that it could have have had any con- nection with the Church. There were three arch- deacons, and nearly a hundred and fifty clergymen pre- sent, while the Shire Hall was crammed almost to suffo- cation. The object of this meeting was to support the movement for opening the churches to the poor. Open the churches to the poor "Dear me," says Mrs Candour I always thought the Church of England was the 4 poor man's church.' Did you ? Then hear what was said at this meeting. Viscount Newport, chairman, stated the desire of those who had called the meeting to- gether was, especially, to increase the opportunities for public worship which are afforded to the lower classes, so that they may have equal advantages in that respect with those who in social position are placed above them." My opinion," continued his lordship, is, that the Church of England can never be expected to do its duty properly, in a social point of view, if the area of its churches be appropriated to the upper and middle clashes." And at this, the three archdeacons, the hundred and fifty clergymen, and the meeting alto- getlier, indulged in great cheering." The Rev. A. J. Pigott, of Battlefield, was equally explicit. The object of the open-church movement, he remarked, was to re- estab'ish" the Church in our towns and cities, no less than in our rural parishes, as the preacher of Christ's gospel to the poor. The speaker added, The surest way to establish the Church in the affections of the multitude is to make her once more what at present, in our towns and cities, she certainly is not, but what she must become ere long—the poor man's Church." The Rev. W. Egerton stated tae matter with equal plainness, remarking that in the parish churches the poor have been driven to a few free benches, and eventually. from the church doors." This is the # grievance, now for the remedy. The remedy proposed is the abolition of pews, of all pew-rights, and all paw-rents -in other words, to "revolutionise" the Church by attempting to make it stand on its base, instead of, as at present, on its pinnacle. This is a grand movement, and so far as it seeks a lofty aim by consistent moans, it "reill bnve our warmest sympathies, and its promoters our profoundest respect. We feel rather proud that, like similar move- ments, it seems to have been stimulated, if not suggest- ed, by the success of Dissent. Thus Archdeacon Allen ) told the meeting that Dissenters set them an example- ) that is, if a poor man enters a Dissenting chapel, a stranger to the place, some friendly hand will immedi- ately open a pew-door and welcome in the stray sheep." So the Rev. W. Fraser, vicar of Alton-" They"-the Nonconformists-" got their congregations together and kept them together, and attached them to their chapels, not by bribing them to come to them, but by taking their money in a constant and. systematic plan of col- lections. Thus they attached them to their own body in the firmest way." But how is the Church to carry out such a plan ? This meeting decided that it could only be done by throwing over the Eistablishment principle. The following is one of the resolutions— moved by Mr J. R. Kenyon, and seconded by the Rev. W. Fraser—and it passed :—" That the weekly Offertory is the best mode of providing funds for the endowment, maintenance, and the extension of the Church." The sentiment of this resolution, which openly abandons the compulsory principle, was perhaps the most frequently urged and most warmly applauded of any resolution passed at this remarkable meeting. Almost everybody had a word to say in favour of the willingness and ability of the working poor to pay for their worship. Viscount Newport went further, and expressed his be- lief that the free offerings of the people would support the ministrations of the Church, where it is not already provided for." Yet the old leaven crept in even here. There was a specific reference to the revolutionists," who desire to throw open burial-grounds and churches there was a hint thrown out that the only way to pre- j serve Church-rates was to throw open the churches," an d there was vague talk about the defence of Church "righbt" in Parliament. We are bound to say, however, that the meeting as a whole seemed to be very free from customary Church selfishness. If this movement should continue to be free of this feeling it will do a great and very needful work. But we warn its promoters of two things-first, that the poor, if the Church should suc- ceed in getting hold of them, will favour no claims of ecclesiastical exclusiveness or priestly pretension, and secondly, that, if this word should degenerate into one of the" Church-in-danger" schemes, it will only further sap the foundations of the Establishment.

THE FIRST APPEARANCE IN LONDON OF LOTTO," THE POLISH VIOLINIST, AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.-Last night Mr. Mellon brought forward a violinist, who though very young, takes rank as a "virtuoso" among the most wonderful players of the day. M. Izydor Lotto-pupil of M. Massart, an eminent professor at the Paris Conservatore-has, by his performances at the Crystal Palace, earned a reputa- tion in this country fully bearing out all that had been said and written in his praise by continental critics. On the present occasion his first display was in a concert, by Viotti, the most gifted and accomplished of Italian composers for the fiddle. M Lotto's execution of Viottio music was so admirable as absolutely to enchant the au, dience, who recalled him more than once enthusiastically at the encl. In the second part M. Lotto introduced a well-known movement by Paganini, entitled Hoto Per- peiuo, which was, if possible, even more successful. Neater, brighter, more fluent,. or better accentuated ex- ecution of this very difficult piece has rarely been list- ened to-Paganini himself could hardly have played it with greater precision and effect. At the conclusion, in obedience to an uproarious encore," M. Lotto re- turned to the orchestra, and gave some variations on the familiar Cizrnivat de Venise," which afforded quite as I much gratification as anyting that had gone before. The reception of the young violinist, in short, was so hearty, and the applause bestowed upon his performances so unanimous and spontaneous, that he may fairly be said to have won his position in London with a "coup d'archet."—Times, Aug. 25, 1863.

CAUTION TO FARMERS, &c.—On Monday last, two valuable horses, belonging to H. C. Taylor, Esq., of Chyknell Hall, died from the effects of eating the leaves of a yew tree. It is most important to the comfort of ladies for them to have a well-made Jupe, and Messrs. THOMSON'S Prize Medal Crinolines are both the perfection of com- fort and elegance. None others are worn by the Beau Monde in London or Paris. They are obtainable everywhere, and at prices quite as low as the clumsy and heavy Crinolines so frequently used. All of their manufacture have their Trade Mark, a Crown, stamped (upou them, to imitate which is felony.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF I On Monday evening a frightful accident occurred at 1 Llandaff Stone Quarry, about two miles from Cardiff, which resulted in the instantaneous death of two men, and rendered injuries to seven others. The quarry is of rather an extensive description, and supplies material for the construction of the Penarth Harbour Dock. The depth being somewhat considerable, an engine is employed to raise the blocks of stone. This engine overhangs the pit of the quarry, and is supported upon two large beams of wood. As the work was proceeding on the evening in question, a more than usually large piece of stone had to be raised. The engine had lifted up the stone some slight distance, when the beams upon which (the engine rested were discovered to be giving way; but before any thing could be done the whole structure-beams, engine stone-work, and ruin-fell down the pit. Two men un- derneath were instantly killed, and the engine man—who fell with the eii-ine-iva,3 frightfully scalded. Six other men, besides the three mentioned, were seriously and two of them have been pronounced to have received fatal injuries. The men were got to the surface as soon as possible, and'six of the survivors brought to -the in- firmary.

CUTTING THE FIRST SOD OF THE ANGLESEY CENTRAL RAILWAY. This event took place on Friday week, close to the town of Llangefni, which is situated nearly in the centre of the Island. Mrs Bulkeley Hughes per- formed the ceremony. The new line will start from near the Gaerwen Station, some three or four miles from the Menai Tubular Bridge, on the Holyhead main line, and from thence it will be taken to Llangcfui, and on past Llanerchymedd, to the seaport of Amlwch, on the north coast. This route is by far the best which could be devised because it not only passes through the best agricultural portions of the county, but it directly taps the cappers district in the neighbourhood of Amlwch. The line, which is 18 miles in length, is esti- mated to cost about zC6,000 per mile. At present, it is what is termed an Independent" line but most pro- bably it will ultimately pass into the hands of the Lon- don and North Western Company, as it will prove a useful feeder to their trunk line, and who will possess better chances of making it pay than any independ- ent company could possibly possess. As we have be- fore intimated the ceremony on Friday took place in a part of the common near to the church, and adjoining the road which leads from Llangefni to Llanerchymedd. The people from the surrounding districts, as well as others from Bangor, Carnarvon, &c., began to pour into the little Welsh town at an early part of the afternoon, so that before the proceedings actually commenced, there was a very large and respectable assemblage. The barrow and the spade with which the cutting of the first sod was performed, were of the most chastfc and beauti- ful description. On the spade was engraved the follow- ing inscription Presented by Messrs Dickson and Russell to Mrs Bulkeley Hughes, upon the -occasion of cutting the first sod of the Anglesey Railway, September 11th, 1863." After a suitable prayer by the Rev. Henry Owen, Mr Dew, the Honorary Secretary, addressed Mrs Bulkeley Hughes on behalf of the Directors, and thanked her for her kindness and condescension in honouring them that day with her presence, and for so kindly com- plying with their request to cut the first sod of the An- glesea. Central Railway. He was sure the task could not have been placed in better hands. Mrs Hughes, then, amidst loud cheers, cut the first sod of the railway, and afterwards wheeled the barrow up the inclined platform—the whole proceedings being received by the excited crowd with much enthusiasm. Mr Bulkeley Hughes then addressed the assembly in a long speech. He had as a landowner in Anglesey taken a warm interest in the railway, and felt quite con- fident that it would be successful. Captain Bulkeley said that the advantages accruing to a town from a railway communication were obvious to all. Mr Trevor, Ex-mayor of Chester, spoke of the inter- est which the people of Chester took in Welsh matters. He predicted a highly prosperous future for Anglesey by means of the railway, and heartily wished success to the undertaking, and that wealth and comfort would event- ually, by its means, be imported to every corner of the I Island. I Mr Stanley, M.P., congratulated the shareholders and { directors, and the people of Anglesey generally, upon the event of that day. Having been for many years connected with another line which passed through the I Island (the Chester and Holyhead), he felt that it was the greatest possible advantage to possess such an inter- nal railway as the one which they had just entered upon. He also felt bound to congratulate Mr Bulkeley Hughes for the part he had taken in the undertaking, and also Mr Dew, and he hoped they would live long to I } see the advantages which would result from that rail- way. A cold collation was afterwards served up to upwards 1 of a hundred ladies and gentlemen in the Town Hall. -——— i

[ GALLANT RESCUE OF TWO YOUNG LADIES. An incident well worthy of record occurred at Penzance on Tuesday last. Miss Quick and Miss Cock, two young ladies, were bathing opposite the Western Esplanade, about half-past ten o'clock, when persons walking near were alarmed by screams for help proceeding from the hapless bathers, who, it was seen, were being rapidly carried out to sea by the tidal current. Moments were precious, but no one seemed ready to give the needed assistance. Mr Drew, a tradesman living near, seeing people running toward the beach, left his shop, and on his arrival at the water's edge, saw that the young ladies were in the utmost danger, being already forty feet away from the shore. Instantly, without removing any part of his dress, he plunged into the water, and struck out for the now sinking bathers- Robert Stevens,. a keeper of the bathing machines for the bath proprietor, Mr Norton, followed Mr Drew's example, he also having his clothes on, and an exciting scene occurred. Stevens reached one of the young ladies, and stretched out his hand to grasp her, but missing his aim, became frightened, and returned on shore. Drew meanwhile had reached the young lady furthost out, Miss Cock, and was bringing her in, when he saw that Stevens had gone ashore, and that Miss Quick had sunk several times, and would almost immediately be drowned. Leaving his first charge for a time Drew reached Miss Quick, and swam ashore with her, when she was received by those on the beach, and carried off to the baths. With- out an instant's delay Drew, exhausted as he was with previous exertion, pushed out again and caught Miss Cock, who, with a death-grip, clasped him around the neck, and they both disappeared. A shudder ran I through the spectators, who whispered one to the other, Poor things, they are both gone." S80n, however, they rose again, and, with a final effort, Drew towed his charge to the beach. The young ladies, the first res- cued of whom was quite insensible, were at once care- fully tended, and a warm bath, brandy, and tea being administered, they revived, and are now nearly recover- ed. The gallant fellow who had thus saved two lives refused the warm bath that was proffered to him but one of his hands was quite dead for two hours after- wards, and he did not wholly get over the effects of his exertious that day. Connected with this exciting inci- dent was another, in which, unhappily, death was oc- casioned. Maria Williams, a healthy, middle-aged wo- man, who kept house for her brother-in-law, Mr Houl- son, of the Bath Inn, was passing while the young ladies were being carried, insensible, into Mr Norton's, and was immediately seized with illness, and died with- in an hour, although attended by Mr Quick, surgeon, before death. It is supposed that the fright produced a fit of apoplexy.- TVtste- ta ilforni)zg Veive.

Buy your Pig Feed at Wallis's Stores, Charles-street, Wrexham, and at the Frieth mills.—[ADVT.] It is now known that only one passenger was swept away by the storm from the deck of the Mona's Queen on Monday week, on her passage from the Me of Man to the Mersey. The passenger is known to be a Mrs Magee, of Chapel-street, Salford. j Last Saturday night, a gala was given in the Piece Hall, Halifax, and a grand balloon ascent was announced in the car of which it was said would be seated Mr Young and a lady. A little before seven o'clock Mr Young took his seat, but not the lady and the balloon commenced its ascent. On leaving the hall it came against some telegraph wires which passed over the hall. This had the effect of rendering the balance somewhat unsteady. After it had risen out of the building, a slight breeze from the west carried it against the top of Messrs. Frith and Son's mill chimney, and there it was held, either, by the lightning conductor, or by the net getting fast to the cornice. There it collapsed. The crowds of spectators were horrified expecting evey minute that the aeronaut would be precipated from the top of the chimney, which is about 35 yards yards high. He, however, retained presence of mind and more than once waved his hat, of which the people took note and cheered. A rope was then let down out of the car, and eventually to it was at- tached a pulley and another rope, which were drawn into the car. The pulley was fastened to the car, and the aeronaut was fortunate enough to reach the ground without being .hurt. There the ballon remained all night. Next day some men ascended to the top of the chimney to recover the balloon. One of them, a man named Charles Rawson, had reached to the top when the rope snapped in two, he fell to the ground, and was taken up dead. His body was shockingly man- gled. Rawson was 37 years of age, and has left a family.

THE CHANNEL FLEET IN THE MERSEY. (From the Liverpool Mercury.) I The magnificent fleet now in the Mersey, which has been received by the whole population of Liverpool with so much enthusiasm, will enable the inhabitants of this and the other great ports of the empire that have been visited by it to judge of the progress which has been made in the last great reconstruction of the British navy For many hundred years it has been the grand object of I the British nation to have a fleet superior in all respects to that of any other nation. This, which is a mere matter of pride to some other nations having had the same ambition, is so much a matter of necessity to us, whether we consider the employment of the people at home, the preservation of our immense possessions abroad, or the defence of our national independence, that it will never be thought too dearly bought, what- ever may be the price paid for it. During the last thirty years the royal navy has been gradually changed irom a sailing fleet to a steam fleet, and it is now passing from the condition of a fleet of wood to that of a fleet of iron. Having passed through an entire change m the power by which it was impelled, it is now passing through a change equaly important in the material of which it, is constructed. Considering the great superiority of this country in its supplies of iron, coal, and mechanical skill, there can be no doubt that England has greater facilities for adopt- ing these changes, and for carrying them out to whatever extent they may be required, than any other country in the world. We have more coal and iron than all the other nations of Europe united and the workshops of this country supply steam power and machinery of every kind to half the world. Our sailors also are what they have ever he en-alike fearless amongst the storms of the ocean and the thunder of battle. They are the same race of men who have upheld the honour of the British islands for a thousand years for, whilst there have been innumerable changes in the construction, the material and the propelling power of our ships, there has been no change in the spirit and the nautical skill of the men who navigate and fight them. They well deserve the enthusiastic welcome which they have received from the inhabitants of Liverpool and of all the other seaports which they have visited. The only wish that the public can have is that the reconstruction of the navy which is now taking place may be such as to give full scope to the noble qualities of our seamen and the skill of their com- manders. In the great iron-clads now floating on the Mersey we see the most successful effort that has yet been made to adapt iron ships of war to the defence of our empire whose possessions extend to every quarter of the globe. In this respect they differ from the iron fleet which the American Government is constructing with so much rapidity, Nearly the whole of their vessels are built for the purpose of warfare along the coast, and some of them, including the Monitor, which have proved them- selves to be very efficient vessels whilst lighting or steaming in rivers or near the shore have either gone down or been disabled when they went any distance to sea in stormy weather. Doubtless the Americans, who have an admirable genius for nautical constructions of all kinds, will, whenever they get free from the terrible necessities of the present civil war, build iron ships i suited to contend with the violence of the elements as well as with all the requirements of battle. Our iron shipbuilders, being at liberty to construct vessels I suitable for all the purposes to which ships of war can be applied, are turning out a class of vessels which com- bine strength and speed to an extent that has never been equalled before. But each of these vessels is it- self an experiment, and the Lords of the Admiralty have acted wisely in sending them to sea, both on the ocean and around the coasts, to try their merits under all cir- cumstances in which they can be tried in time of peace Their power as fighting ships can only be judged of from analogy and reasoning, and from experiments as to the power of plates of iron to resist the shot of heavy artillery. At the present time our unfortunate cousins across the Atlantic are trying, at their own expense, a series of ex- periments which will assist the whole world to j udge of the power of iron-clads against stone walls and earthworks, and, in a few instances, of iron-clads of various forms of construction against each other. What- ever practical conclusions can be drawn from the ter- rible experiments which are now going on in America will, we trust, be carefully stored up and applied in the construction of British iron-clads. Meanwhile, our own seamen are trying experiments as to the sailing powers of British navy, which will be of equal use in the con- struction of those fleets of iron vessels which before long will sail under the British flag. An opinion has been very recently expressed that, owing to the rapid increase in the powers of artillery, the iron-clads of the present day will before long be ex- posed in time of war to the fire ef guns throwing balls of such enormous magnitude as to break through any plates of iron which can possibly be used in the construction of ships of war if they are to float as well as to fight. Supposing this to be true, it applies just as much to the ironclads of other nations as to ours, if our ships arc built as well as theirs, and formed of equally good materials. One great objection to guns of enormous size on board ship is the excessive difficulty of working them. Fortunately, we understand the art of construct- ing guns as well as that of building ships and at the pre- sent moment a gun may be seen at the Mersey Stsel and Iron Works, in this town, as much superior in size and power to any other gun now in use as the Black Prince the Warrior are to any other ships now afloat. We may venture to hope, therefore, that the ancient superiority of the British navy will be maintained, the men being the same, whatever changes may take place in ships and guns.

I PORTRAIT OF PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY. We have this week received from England (through Messrs. Gordon & Gotch) a very handsome present from Professor Hollo way. When we state this we by no means wish it to be inferred that we are on specially intimate terms with that world-renowned man. We are simply one of the mediums by which he has made known to the world the admirable qualities of his Pills and Ointment. In the midst of a business, the first of its kind in the civilized world, Mr. Holloway has found time to respond to a very generally expressed wish that he would publish his portrait. Having decided to gratify this very natui al curiosity on the part of his friends and admirers in ::11 quarters of the world, he has done it in a style which alike reflects credit on his own liberality and the skill of W. Holl, Esq., the artist employed. The portrait is a fine steel engraving (proof) handsomely got up in crimson Utrecht velvet and gilt frame, and is, altogeyier, a very handsome and unique affair. Having disposed of this part of our subject, we feel the present to be an occasion wnen we should say a word or two of this extraordinary man. It is no wonder that he should be the idol of the press, for he has done more than any other man to demonstrate its worth and usefulness as an advertising medium. He is a living monument of the substantial gain reaped by those enterprising men who unreservedly throw themselves upon the public, and make the whole world their constituents. With premises situ- ated in the very heart of London, in one of its very busi- est thoroughfares, many men would have remained con- tent with the amount. of publicity thus obtained—others again, having a dim glimpse of the truth, might have invested slightly in advertising—say, for instance, in the Ti iiies-a.-id so we might proceed, step by step, and follow the various phases of business tact, or liberality, as it is sometimes called, until we mounted to that eminenc' which so few have obtained, and, among whom Mr. Hol- loway shines supreme. The amount that he expends an- nually in making known the virtues of his medicines :'s something fabulous. In this colony alone we are assured that it is fully = £ 1,000, and when we mention that eveiy newspaper published in the English language throughout the globe is patronised by Mr. Holloway, our readers will have some idea of the immense sums expended in this way. It is not, therefore, surprising that Professor Holloway should be one of the few public men whom no seetion of the press abuses. He will be able to hold his own although the Palmerston ministry should fall to pieces under the attacks of a patriotic press. He remains at the present moment perfectly popular in America, although the most fearful internecine war is raging that the worll has ever seen. Whilst in the South, as in the North, the great public men of the day rise, culminate, and fall, Professor Holloway's Pills and Ointment steadily rise in public esti- mation as the demand for them increases by the war, and their efficacy is more amply vindicated. Need we add that in this colony, while Mr. O'Shanassy is threatened with political annihilation by a loyal community for the insults he has heaped upon the representative of Royalty, and whilst the O' fjhamlssYltes are determined to drivc Sir Itenry Barkly from the colony, because he has dared to have a mind of his own, and, what is more to the pur- pose, exercise it-whilst all this is pending in the future, Professor Holloway's reputation is safe ancfboth sides will alike welcome the next shipment of his valuable medici- nes. We find, however, that the subject is growing under our hands, and that it is necessary to bound our imagin- ation by our limited space. We can, however, scarcely close this notice without drawing pointed attention to one or two facts which it discloses. The first is that, however excellent an article may be, and whatever its in- trinsic value, the only way to make it thoroughly known and successful is by advertising; fact second, that it is almost impossible to advertise too widely or too continu- ously fact third, that Professor Holloway, who has recog- nised the two preceding facts, and acted on them to a much greater extent than any other man, has reaped such vast success that he is not content with paying a liberal price for his advertisements, always in advance, but he still considers himself under an obligation to the press, which lie acknowledges by the complimentary pre- sentation of his portrait.—Collingwood Observer, (Mel- bourne, N. S. lY.)

Eight pounds of Fine Flour for One Shilling, at the poor Man's Shop, Charles-street, Wrexham, and at Frieth mills.—[ADVT ].

'J'. ,f' -i' REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. A great deal of vain feil during the week, with some thunderstorms in (litrerent, localities—not well calculated to secure the remainder of the crops in good order; indeed had it not bacui for the coldness of the niuhts, a. serious amount of injury must have been sustained by the out- standing corn, of which, unfortunately, there is much in the north, and some quantity yet in the south. The condition of aome of thc wheat in various country ^iiar- kets has been so bad as to prevent any advance of price, while there has been a general improvement of fully Is per quarter, and in places still more. With the glass much higher, however, at the close of the week, and a ces- sation of wet, there may yet be a turn for those who are lata in their gatherings, with a more favourable result than feared. Telegraphic communications give foreign markets such early intelligence that we have already to _J I • J" I -IJI /» • now some stop m tHe downward tendency or prices. Dantzic has found a better trade at the reduced rates, and so have most of the Baltic ports. The French mar- kets have been steady, and Paris, as yet, has found but difficult sales at former rates. In Belgium and Holland rather lower rates have been taken, but Hamburg has recovered from the late depression. All will, however, yet depend on the weather, as, should it take up in the north "(I ii Ireland, it will more dispose farmers in the milalld and southern counties to rseli at present rates, while otherwise they would be disposed to hold. Canada has an excellent crop, but opinions are divided as to the produce of the retleral States, government reports being much more favourable than private ones but a continual decline in the rates is noted, so much so that buyers be- gin to decline accepting the very low olfers made for lil l ,e i r pro d uce, a i ?,l thc? e their produce, and the receipts of our lant advices make a change. The sales noted last week were 83,175 ors. wheat, at '('; 70.il 42s 2d, against ->G,79i) qrs. in 1862. The London aver- age were 45s 9d on 3,354 qrs. U, Onr,,IG-N.Tie Paris flour market has remained dull buyers only taking enough for their daily wants, the 1 t J.t' 1, -,)" rates for the best qualities being 5-f to 55f 50c. per 157 kilos (equal to 33s 8d to í3s per 2801b English.) For the six marks there were bids of 52f 25c per 157 kilos (338 lOd), millers holding at rather more money. The type Paris were, for the current month, 33f 25c per 100 kilos. (3Gs 3d per 28mh) but for the last four months they were procurable at 32s per 280Jb. More had been doing- in wheat of fine quality from 27f to 30f i -er 120 kilos. (41s to 4Ô3 per quarter). In Belgium there was either great calm or some decline. Antwerp was quiet, but 1,000 qrs. red American wheat had been placed at 45s to 45s 6d, and there were buyers of white at 47s 9d. Good Konigsberg brought 44s Sd. Amsterdam remained very dull, with gred want of confidence in prices. Notwith- standing their lowness, indeed, wheat had further receded in value Is 6d per quarter, the best Polish not being worth over 51s, American, 47s Gd. Hamburg had some- what recovered from the late depression fine 621b Saale wheat had brought 46s Gd but Pomeranian for delivery was procurable at 45c per quarter, cost and freight. It had been rainy and much colder at Dantzic, and the less discouraging accounts from England had produced some speculation, about 7,000 cirg. wheat beir g placed at fully the terms. Storms had lately prevailed at Straugbing, in Bavaria. With smaller attendance at mnrket than of late, buyers were not free in their purchases. The best wheat slowly brought 42s Gd. Large arrivals at Con- stantinople, and little demand for Europe, made the corn market very dull. The sales of wheat were exclusively of hard quality for home consumption but some barley had been placed for England and the Mediterranean. AU cereals were in calm at Venice; but sales during the last fortnight had been made at the following prices :—1,300 quarters native red wheat, at 41s to 4Gs; 800 quarters native rye, at 31s; 1,300 quarters Danube, at 32s and a cargo afloat, at 30s Gd. Native maize at 27s 9d. Ad- vices from Quebec, received from the interior, describe the harvest as unusually good, the damage from midge and rust being confinerl to small localities. With the dullest possible accounts from Europe, and exchange de- clining, the value of breadstuff's was further reduced, with a very limited export of flour. The orders received were at such low rates that farmers were getting dissatisfied with prices. The wheat crop was officially reported as exceedingly good, but some held it at less than lastl yeai" s.

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. The week opened with more Axvourable weather but it only lasted up to night, for at 6 p.m. rain set in, and | this continued until Monday morning, and it remained still threatening, but the day proved iiner. Tuesday was a tolerably favourable day, and, although threatening, it continued dry up to 11 p.m. Then, however, steady rain set in in, and it was wet throughout that night. From the West Riding of-Yorkshire it was remarked Since Friday we have had a cool, showery time; but it has been more partial than general, though heavy here yesterday tfternooii. We shall have some variety in barley in this district, from coarse to fine and heavy, but only a small portion to the latter. Carrying proceeds slowly, but a little is taken daily as opportunity oilers, farmers being now on the alert." On the same day, from Spalding it was stated Since my last report the weather has been very wet and unsettled, which has very much retarded harvest operations in these districts." From Newcastle the same day our advices state Since cur last we have had a great deal of wet weather, and we fear that much harm will be done to farmers in this locality, but little corn having as yet been carried. Yesterday, we had a strong gale from the S.W.; to day is fine, with a brisk wind from the N.W." From Liverpool the same day our advices say: "Full three-fourths, it is estimated, of the harvest was well secured, quality and condition splen- did, south of a line drawn from the Severn to the I lum- ber. prior to the 18th ultimo; since that date the weather has been unpropitious. scarcely a day or a night without much rain, and Saturday last overstepped all preceding days for the excessive and long continued downfall; in. deed, it was a regular soaker.' Since then the barome- tor has given way very smartly, and we nre experiencing tempestuous wet weather. Tlia rrol-is of grain and pulse -midland, northward, in Scotland, and in Irchnd-can- not fail to sustain serious injury." Wednesday proved rather showery, wind S.S.E., and at about eleven p.m. a I severe thunderstorm was experienced, with a deluge of rain. From Nottinghamshire on that day it was stated: During the week the weather has been very change- able, and a"good deal of rain has fallen. The harvest harvest has consequently been retarded. A week or ten days of fine weather would now be very acceptable the root crops are doing exceedingly well. Pastures are im- .d1 "F L. I 1. d .t proving npld!y." Frm Linco l nshire same day, it was =d "We have had another week of showery weather, which has retarded the finishing of harvest." In Scotland, after some heavy rains had been experienced at various intervals, too good days were experienced. Fine cool sharp winds being prevalent would enable the far- mers to carry and stack the cut stuns in good dry con- dition. On Thursday the temperature was much lower, thermometer down to 60, with a brisk wind from the W.N.W. This was just what was wanted, tending to check the sprouting which had eonnacucod in the late districts. From the coast of Suffolk on that day it was stated: The weather hero as elsewhere has been wet and unsettled. Last night we had a severe storm, with the heaviest fail of rain this season but our harvest being finished, our position is a promising one." Friday proved another cool and bracing day, wind still N.W., and with a good breeze. From Essex on that day nnr ftitvices say: We have have at last closed the most evutfal harvest of my history, the fimit and best, for which wa will glo- rifv Him who gives us a-uitful seasons, filling our hearts with joy an 1 gladne -s. A word about the crops. I be- l,'e v e most people that have thrashed are satisfied with the yield, if nor quite with the price of wheat; for such a quality and weight, 42s to 45s per quarter must be con- sidered meagre prices. Beans are now being carted in very indifferent condition." Some few fields of barley are still out, but they are qnit-e exceptional. Cloverseed also, will be weak, from the bite inces?;int rains should the weather take up and be fine, the quality will be unin- jured. It has much improved our turnips. This was a very bad crop until the rains came, and the pastures are also improved but we must not swculnte too much up- on that at this late period of the year. From the West Riding of Yorkshire, the same day, it was observed I have seen samples of wheat and barley which have been thrashed from the fell to-day, and I was quite surprised to find them in such good condition." On Saturday morning the wind had got round to the south-west. The morning was thick and hazy, but the day held up, mak- ing the third favourable day for the late districts and where sprouting had not previous gone on this would be. checked by the lower temperature.—Mark Lane Ex- press.

THE HARVEST IN SOUTH WALES.— L'he late heavy rains and storms have slightly impc. ed the progress of the harvest in South Wales and some of the barley has commenced to lie. A few days of sunshine will, however, be sufficient to secure the remaining crop. The potato crop is better this year than has been the case for many years past. Hail fell in some parts of the district last week. THE HARVEST IN THE VALE OP LLANKWST. The crops in the whole of the Vale of Llanrwst are this year very abundant; but the unsettled weather for the last three weeks has sadly interfered with the ingathering of the crop. The great majority of the gram crops were cut some days ago, and only wanted a fine day or two to he safely secured. Tuesday and Wednesday last were tolerably dry days, so that the bulk of the grain has now been stacked. The turnips and potatoes look magnifi- cent; and the recent rains, though against harvest operations, have materially bettered the pasture lands which before were unusually lesn, and hare done im. mense benefit to the aftermath.

DEATH FROM A FL*.—oi.— of death from the sting of a venomous fly has occurred at Lyons. A joiner, named E'min, a few days ago consulted his physi- cian on a painful pimple which he had on his forehead. The doctor, on opening it with a bistouri, was astonished to find the inside quite black. From the account it would seem that this disciple of ^Isculapius was utterly ignorant of the nature of carbuncle for, instead of ex- tirpating the disorganised part, and applying a powerful cautery", it would appear that he let the man go withou doing anything, and that the patient died in V;, I of 24 hours, with his whole face swollen to an euorm o I size.—Galignani,