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MUNICIPAL. -1 To near approach of the first of November will perhaps make a review of the. last muni- cipal year a not unacceptable exercitation to our readers. They are far and wide aware that the burgesses of Wrexham for some cause or other are divided into parties of red and white, as the ancient Florentines were divided into the (Bianca) White, and the (Nera) Black. The origin of our distinction is almost inappre- ciable. Certain persons gained 31 majority in the Town Council at the first, and elected a given gentleman for Town Clerk. Everlasting- warfare was proclaimed by one who imagined himself injured by that choice, and the insignia of hostility was an address to the burgesses by reputation, red, consequ ntly, became a colour one of his creature, pr nted upon red paper. The candidates of this school being of a shabby in great disrepute, and a trimming expedient was resorted to, that of red ink on a white ground, and somttimes black ink on blue paper, and last of all blue upon white, which last, the people say, looks "very blue" and means red. The Whites were those who rallied round the first Mayor of the town, and were for pursuing a course of enlightened and gradual ameliora- tion the Reds were those who, dissatisfied with the first work of the council, the election of a rown Clerk, accepted the Great Disappoint- ed One as their Mephistopheles, and laboured by many dirty contrivances to avenge them- selves by bringing the new corporation into unpopularity. For this purpose every move- ment was misrepresented and every step calum- nated by some discontented persons, and then it was said that the town howled" its dis- pleasure. Till, hey, presto," by some sleight of hand, the Great Disappointed One bounds into the chair at a jump, and then the corpor- ation must be respected, and every insubor- dinate person whipped into deference. The Reds are those who own the present Mayor as their champion. The Whites are those who disgusted with the unscrupulous use of the meanest of all party weapons-vituperation I and personal spite-signify their contempt for the whole thing by promising to stand aloof and letting the town make itself ridiculous by its pursuit of a faction without a policy. The Reds have had a majority in the council for the last few years, and let us see what use they have made of it. In 1860 they elected Mr John Clark for mayor, and the present Mayor said he was the best mayor the town ever had! The most we can say of him is that he did not make himself ridiculous, and as things have gone s i nce, that is sa ?3 have gone since, that is saying a deal. In 1861 they elected Mr. Dickenson to that office. It is no libel on him to say that he knows more of physic than he does of logic, and peo- pie hoped the Reds may do no more than make a harmless doctor a mayor. Last year they chose Mr. John Lewis, solicitor, to that office. The temper in which he set about his duties may be inferred from the fact that to qualify himself for election he gave up a situation as clerk to the borough magistrates of some floo a year's value. His first promise was that in a week from the day of his election he would clear the streets." In some six months after that he managed to persuade a majority of the town council that by a motion which was never put to them they had resolved that the veget- able market should be removed to the cattle I market; and this sort of reasoning finding its j enforcement in the presence of several police- men, who for many market days greatly exerted themselves' to keep the potatoe carts out of Queen-street and send them to the Beast-mar- ket, a scene of unutterable confusion followed in the latter place, which only righted itself by i the good sense of the people, who availed them. selves of the accommodation offered by the Market Hall Company, and thus saved the market of the town, if it was worth anything, from ruin. No matter,— Queen-street was cleared!-tbey are delicate footed people who tread that! and so row the first was performed. The next scheme was that the Feathers Field should be a Smithfield, and the fairs should be held on the green sward," the" gween thwawd," as Lord Dundreary would call it. This was so universally hooted, that it was abandoned, and the theatre is still a bad in- vestment. A proposal to purchase the Market Hall property, which confessedly should belong to the corporation, and which would be highly remunerative as an investment, was pooh- poohed because, forsooth, we were spending a good sum of money on the drainage:" when lo! in a month or two a proposal is on the cards to buy land for the deposit of manure and the erection of slaughter-houses, all on the same site, the meat and the muck to be piled up together, and all at the small charge of some E1200. The owner of this land is a young gentleman in the Guards. If any person will take the trouble to enquire whose client he is, some solution of this speculation may be come to, and, as the ostensible promoter of it is now a candidate for a renewal of his seat in the town council, if in the course of his canvass some curious burgess would put him through a sort of competitive examination, and ask him to dictate on the instant such another resolu- tion as the one he had on the notice paper in the summer anent the slaughter-houses and the manure depot, it would pretty soon be dis- covered who didn't dictate that resolution. Have we forgotten to mention that a sum of 2500 was given for an acre of land for the outfall of the sewerage, when a piece equally eligible might have been had for half the money ? But the latter piece belonged to Mr. Bury, and he began his last year's duties by proposing Mr. Overton mayor, and committing a breach of privilege" —high-sounding words, but inexpiable offences both. We believe that some members of the council complain that the present Mayor has done in the brief year of his office what none of his four predecessors ever did at all, and that is, altered the council days no fewer than three times to suit his own con- venience. That, we suppose, is no concern of ours, and to- those who complain" sic: j ulJeo" we apprehend will be the courteous and suffi- cient answer. And now about the urinals! Pity the am- bition of the man who hopes to go down to posterity as the Mayor of the urinals!" The discussion upon this subject is fresh in the minds of our readers, and we need not repeat it. We are spending a deal of money on the drainage;" so we are, and is that any reason why we should legalise six public nuisances of the fouldst character, and of worse ? One is to be placed near the old barn in Hope-street, on a piece of private property belonging to Mr. T. T. Griffith, and for which Mr. Griffith gave an enormous price. What does. Mr. Griffith say to that ? Another is to be put on a public footpath near the Nag's Head, right under a lady's window, where no recess invites secresy, and a valuable property must be ruined and public decency outraged Verily it is no won- I dei that persons at a distance deelare that our corporation has gone mad The Mayor at the last council meeting blamed a member of liberal politics for his inconsistency that he opposed these improvements. If there was anything in such a childish argument might not that member with equal justice have twited the accuser that he lately writing himself in his own newspaper the recognised head of the conservative party," had become a revolutionist ? These are the performances of the year just about to close! Paltry results, extravagant and wild as compared with the promises of twelve months ago. Heaven save us from a renewal of such an infliction.
THE AMERICAN QUESTION-" OBSERVER'S"…
THE AMERICAN QUESTION-" OBSERVER'S" SOPHISTRIES. IT is a well-known maxim that every man has a right to his opinions, however crude and foolish those opinions may be. The right which all persons have to their thoughts, feel- ings, and sympathies, rest upon those axioms of liberty which are the pride and boast of every free-born Briton. Opinions, however like men, are fallible, though there is a large number of individuals, found in every class of society, who constantly invite us to buy their form of truth which they would have us believe bears the impress of infallibility. We confess that the members of this class of society are far from being desirable companions. Dogmatic teachers and would-be instructors, positive, are the very last persons to whom enquiries after truth should go to seek wisdom. Those who may resort to such impure fountains will assuredly find that the waters are impregnated and alloyed with human passions and human prejudices. Moreover, the members of this school ever tell us, that we-which includes every person who might have the misfortune to differ from them-are always in the wrong, and that they, of course, are ever in the right. Such language can scarcely fall upon the ear in pleasing tones. However, when we are thus assailed, as all independent journalists neces- sarily will be assailed now and then, we com- mence afresh the process of reasoning which led us to the adoption of the principles we hold, and from time to time enunciate and place before our readers, and then we naturally turn to the assaults made upon our defences. In our last issue appeared a letter signed by "Observer," the writer of which took us and those who think with us to task, for sympa- thising with and giving our moral support to the people of the North rather than with those of the South. The only praise we can give to his communication is that it is both illogical and reasonless. It contains the old stale tale, but reproduced with an attempt at setting forth his own views of this question in a superficial grandiloquent style, which boarders very closely on the ridiculous. Observer" has not fur- nished us with any new facts, or brought out any additional reasons, or adduced any fresh argument in favour of the policy he wishes us to pursue and adopt. He reproduces the old charges against the republican party, and wholly ignores the cause and issue of the contest. His argument, if it is worth the designation, is simply this, -te North are in the wrong, and the South are in the right; ergo, our sym? pathy ought and should be with the latter. He does not stoop to advance and bring forth proof; that is only the duty of the vulgar. t "Observer" says this and states'that, and affirms the other thing, and all with such an air of superiority as to make any man quail who would be bold enough to question his principles and the soundness or otherwise of his views. We hardly think that Observer" has studied the elements of Euclid to advan- tage. If he is disposed to accept everything as stated, he can scarcely expect us to follow his example. Perhaps, after all, « Observer" is wise in his generation. He has learned the old adage to advantage—" discretion is the bett 1" part of valor." There are a series of uMy f r connected with the cause of his Confer f? allies which he has done well to keep ? ? r background. The sum and substance of "Observed" I t b. fl thO Y er s letter is briefly this—" Your Northern friend b 11' en s sir, are bu l l ies—are carrymg on a war of c d t t. Con- quest and ex ermma lOn-are thirstinrr for fv blood of their foes—and their armies Ie d d eaVe desolation and sorrow and death wherever th go; while my Southern c1ints are a peacf>ablY a liberty-loving, and a noble and majrnanimn. a liberty-loving, and a noble an d magnan i mo?? race. The man w h 0 a d vocates the caus f the South but ignored the crimes of the So is not an honourable and disintereted ad\'ocu t and hence whatever he may write will have e, little eneet or influence/ Nevertheless t? advocacy of the slave-holder's rebellion h been characterised for this feature. aa We fully admit, with Observer," that wa I' 1 .1 b h. War is a fearfu l evil; but t h ere is one evil still more repugnant to our moral nature and Christian I" d th h Ian. feeling, an d that is the perpetual enslavement of humanity. We desire to see the war brought to a close, and if Observer" is reallv anxi ous for its termination, why does he not try < induce his clients to give up the struggle and return to their allegiance and fealty But it i& better for England's interest, and it is far better for the contending parties in America that the war should continue to its natural close, then, as that a hollow peace should be packed up between the North and South, which would be the precursor of perpetual war. The North never invited or sought war with the South, hence the people of the slave-states must be held responsible for the desolation sacrifice, an d death, of which they are the con- comitant evils of war everywhere. It was not the North, but the South, that had been silently and stealthily making preparations for war during the administrations of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan. It w; S D() Northern stat.g- men, but the representative of the slave-hold- ing states, that robbed the national exchequer of a million dollars in order to possess them- selves with the sinews of war. It was not the republican party, but the slave oligarchs, that on the eve of secession bribed with the almighty dollar the military and naval commanders of the nation, as well as the subordinates they got, were then bad enough to sell their charac- ters and honour for pelf. It was, moreover, the South that carried away by stealth from the North the implements, amunitions, and materials of war, and safely lodged them in Southern arsenals. To Southern stateimen and Southern clergymen belong the infamy of declaring before high heaven that slavery is the corner-stone of the new civilisation, and that upon this the building rests; and that to rob men of their labour and their industry i8, according to those divines, Dr. Palmer and his brethren, a wise, christian, and a philanthropic act. We do not know whether or not Observer" is acquainted with these facts, if he is, he ought to have acknowledged and not supressed them; but if he is ignorant of those sins and crimes, the worst of which is man-stealing, he is the last man to rate us or anybody else as to the right direction of our sympathy; and before he steps forward to become the instructor of others, he should first of all learn the A. B. C. of the American struggle. But the North are not fighting for freedom, nothing of the kind." Thus writes Mr. Observer." He might be an observer, but certainly a very superficial one. The greatest and mightiest men of the age— men whose great intellects grasp as it were the world—have declared that the cause of the North is the cause of freedom, and that of the South is hostile to freedom. We believe their testimony rather than rely on "Observer's" dictum. The termination, too, of the war rests with the South, but if they will not seek to bring it to a conclusion, the horror and pro- longation of the struggle must be laid at their own door. The slave-holding democrats are the authors of the war and are the agents of its prosecution—hence they, and they only, are chargeable with and are responsible for the desolation which follows the demon war. Those advocates of Southern slave owners who are but semi-acquainted with the subject-and Observer" lias followed their train—state that the North has been enriched at the expense of the Southern interests. If this be a fact, wa should like to know who are to blame. The slave-holders have ever cried out for protection, while a majority of Northern representatives have ever given their votes in favour of a free- trade policy. The tariff of 1846, which was a protection tariff, only fifty Northern members voted in favour of that measure, while seventy- three voted against it. Sixty-four Southern men voted with Northern protectionists, and only twenty-two voted in favour of free-trade. In 1857, sixty-four Northern men voted for protection, and sixty-five against that policy; of Southern representatives, seventy-three were found allied with the protectionists of the North, and only seven supported free-trade. Moreover, the South has granted a fiscal duty of 25 per cent. in favour of home- grown sugar in Louisianna, and a duty of 15 per cent. in order to support the rice growers of Carolina. Yet we are unblushingly told that the policy of the North is to enslave the South, and aug- ment their riches in the carrying trade, which has hitherto been done by the North. We ask, and we defy a negative answer, what rights of the South have the North ever as- gailfvl 2 For aearljr fifty years the slave-holders have had the government in their own hands, or have wholly controlled and shaped the policy of the executive. All official appointments have been made by them, though they have paid but 25 per cent. of the national revenue. Men do not usually oppress themselves. The slave- owners, then, had no ground of justice in favour of their revolt and rebellion; and as the cause for which they fight is the worst of all causej —being that of man-stealing—the robbery of man's rights—and the abnegation of the principles of our common faith—those engage in such an infernal enterprise, and are prose- cuting a war for such a cause, merit neither sympathy or support at our hands. The slave- holders commenced the war, and it is they a carry it on; on them, then, is the responsibility and the shame.
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"HARTLEY RELIEF FUND."—We are informed that the necessary arrangements to entitle North Wales to a share of the surplus of this fund have been made. The trustees are, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., Sir John Hanmer, Bart., M.P., Townsend Mainwaring, M-. The committee is formed of coal proprietors of the dlS. trict, Mr W. H. Darby, of Brymbo, bei, the chairman, and Mr Sparrow, of the Frood Iron Works, the secret- tary. THUNDER SHOWER AND HAILSTONES. On WMnes- day last, Wrexham and its neighbourhood was visited y a thunder storm, attended by the heaviest shower of rall1 that we have witnessed for some years. There was 'Llo a shower of hailstones, a dish of which was gathered by a friend of ours and brought to the office, wherd they were about six hours in dissolving. MMy 01 them were the sise of small marbles.
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PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL, BEAST MARKET.—SPECIAL SERVICES. TO-MORROW, BY REV. G. STACY, AND Several MINISTERS from CHESTER. To V D Several be continued on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Evenings, when REV. J. F. HOUSTON • will preach. ocl7 THE GOLDEN PADLOCK. 41, HIGH- STREET, WREXHAM. 1! I .11 !I fjl 0 PARTIES FURNISHING. JL for CHEAPNESS and QUALITY, call at THE GOLDEN PADLOCK, 41, High Street, Wrexham. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF IRONBEDSTEADS, from 10s. to JE5. MATTRESSES to Suit 'Ditto. FANCY BIRD CAGES JP From Is. 6d. to 10s. 6d. JAPAN TEA TRAYS in GREAT VARIETY < From 7s. to 50s. per SET. PAPER MACHIE Do., From 16s. to 60s. per SET. SOLE AGENT in WREXHAM, tO for JOSEPH RODGERS AND SONS, CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY. CELEBRATED IVORY AND BLACK HANDLE TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS, From 6s. to 45s. per doz. Pocket and Penknives from 6d. to 6a. 6d. Scissors, from 9d. to 4s. Razors, from Is. to 3s. 6d. p ARAFFIN AND OTHER OIL LAMPS Jt. From Is. 2d. to 25s. YOUNG'S NON-EXPLOSIVE OIL. fj 0. JONES calls particular attention to his J? Large and Choice Selection of the Newest and most Chaste Designs in Articles of Electro Plate toi Brittania Metal, yiz :-Tea and Coffee Services, -Cruet Frames,Butter Coolers, Marmalade Stands, Dishes, Toast Racks, Candlesticks, Forks, Spoons, Ladles, &c., which for Quality and Price cannot be surpassed. BRONZED AND BLACK FENDERS, -D From 2s. to 60s. each. FIRE IRON8 Ditto, per Set, from 2a. 9d. to 30s. DISH COVERS with Plated Handles, per set, from 17s. Od. to 63s. CDAL VASES. Ditto SCOOP and SCUTTLES ci From la. 9d. to 30s. „ GOOD WORKMEN KEPT on the PREMISES Gfor all kinds of TIN, COPPER, AND IRON WORK. •N. B •—Please note the Address- R O. JONES, 41, High-Street, 3 Doors from the Town Hill. LOST or STOLEN, from Samuels' Croft, Rhosddu, L a HEAD-COLLAR. Whoever will bring the Mime to Mr Bayley, Bookseller, will be rewarded. ocl7 A TREAT TO EPICURES I JOHN L. GARNETT, Confectioner, High-Street, Wrexham, having erected an apparatus for Smoking Sausages, Beef, Tongues, &c., begs to solicit a trial of the Sausages, and can with confidence recom- mend them as a delicious relish for Breakfast, Luncheon, Fic-nics, and Tea. BEEF TONGUES, MUTTON HAMS, and all other Meats, Smoked and Cured to order. October 16, 1863. High-street, Wrexham. JOHN STANLEY, (DECEASED). A LL PERSONS having claims upon the Estate of .OL. the late JOHN STANLEY, Esq.. of the Rossett, near Wrexham, are requested to forward particulars thereof to Messrs. Brooks, Marshall, and Brooks, Solicitors, 40, Brown Street, Manchester. WREXHAM DISTRICT TEMPERANCE LEAGUE. THE Committee have pleasure to announce that the JL Annual Meeting of the above League, will be held D.V. on Monday, Nov. 2, 1863. HANDLE COSHAM, ESQ., F.G.S., of Bristol, has kindly consented to deliver an address. The Chair will be taken at seven o'clock, by W. H. Darby, Esq., president of the League. SHOEING AND JOBBING FORGE. BRIDGE-STRET, WREXHAM. SARAH PIERCE, (widow of the late Thomas Pierce, Shoeing and Jobbing Smith, Bridge-street Wrex- tAm,) begs to return her sincere thanks to the gentry and public generally, for the very liberal patronage be- stowed upon her late husband, for the last fifteen years, -and takes this opportunity of informing the public that the intends carrying on the business in all its branches. Bxperienced Workmen are engaged, and she hopes by good workmanship, and moderate charges, to secure a ahaze of public support. JOSEPH FRANCIS, NURSERYMAN AND SEEDSMAN, Grove Nursery, Chester Road, Wrexham, BEGS respectfully to invit3 the attention of the Nobility, Gentry, Farmeri, and Inhabitants of Wrexham and Neighbourhood, t. his fine, healthy as- sortment of Fruit Trees, Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, and Standard Roses, together with a very large stock of fine, strong, and healthy Larch, Spruce, and Scotch i-"i. s, Oak, Ash, Elm, Limes, Quick Thorns, Evergreen Pilvet, and general Nursery Stock. J. F. particularly invites gentlemen about laying out and planting new, or improving old grounds, to inspect his variety of large, well-rooted Trees, which would have immediate effect when planted. Orders received and promptly attended to at his Seed Establishment, No. 2, High Street, Wrexham. /j) i AA Of Trust Money, to be advanced on good 4Mort,aoe security.-Application to be made to Mr Lovatt, Auctioneer and Valuer, Wrexham. 16th October, 1863. THIS is to give notice that Francis Hodkineon, of TUosUanerchrugog, will not be answerable for any < Debts contracted by my wife, Elizabeth Hodkinson. THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861. IN the County Court of Denbighshire, holden at JL Ruthin, in the matter of WILLIAM NIXON, late of Ffynnon-y-berth, in the parish of Llanarmon-in- Yale, in the County of Denbigh, Farmer. Whereas at a public sitting of the said County Court, held on the ninth day of October, 1863, the Court granted an order of discharge to the said Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that an order of discharge will -he drawn up and delivered to the said Bankrupt after the expiration of thirty days from this date, unless in the meantime an appeal be duly entered against the panting thereof. f Dated this 9th day of October, 1863. (Signed) R. EDWARDS, Registrar. ON SALE, AN Excellent High-pressure Beam ENGINE, 49 J* horses' power, with fly-wheel 20ft. diameter and six tons weight; diameter of cylinder, 20in.; length of stroke, 4ft. 4in.; nearly new.—Address P 82, at the printer's. TWO Cylindrical High-pressure STEAM BOILERS, 18ft. long by 5ft. diameter. ONE Ditto 22ft. long by 6ft. diameter. Mountings for the above boilers com- plete, with fire doors, frames, and bars, all in first-rate 'Ooadition.—Address P 82, at the printer's. WINDING MACHINERY, suitable to a Colliery or other mine, with brake, friction, coupling, &c., all com- plete and nearly new, having been at work for a short we only.—Address P 82, at the printer's. About 100 Yards of 6in. PUMPS, with Rods, Con- nections, Cast-iron Bobs, and Pumping Gear complete. Address P 82 at the printer's. BOROUGH OF WREXHAM. TENDERS WANTED FROM SURVEYORS. THE LOCAL BOARD of the Borough of Wrexham L are prepared to receive TENDERS for plotting upon the general and detailed Plans of the Borough all new Buildings and alterations in the ground plan of pre-existing Buildings. Particulars with forms of Tender may be procured upon application at my office. Tenders must be sent in on or before the 26th instant. The Board do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest or any other tenders. Bv Order, Town Clerk's Office, JOHN JAMBS, 8th Oct. 1863. Town Clerk. BOROUGH OF WREXHAM. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons .L?i desiring to construct Private Drains with the public sewers are Required to give notice to Mr Hugh Davies, the Local Surveyor, 24 hours at least, before any such private works shall be commenced, and to send in with such notice, plans, and sections of the intended private drainage and connections at the uniform scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot. No private drainage or connections can be constructed without the previous approval and consent of the Local Surveyor and during the progress of the general sewer- age Works, the contractors. Messrs Gilbert and Sharp only can execute Works of Private drainage. By Order, Town Clerk's Office, JOHN JAMES, 8th Oct. 1863. Town Clerk. SEA-SIDE HOME, SOUTH DEVON. A YOUNG LADY is required as HALF-BOARDER Ain a well Established School, attended by thoroughly qualified masters. The situation is beauti- ful, the accommodation superior, and the diet most liberal. This is peculiarly suited to any one whose lungs require a mild winter's residence, or whose health would be benefitted by occasional relaxation from study. Terms, moderate, address L. X., Mrs. Walker's, 11, St. Mark Street, Summer Hill. Birming- ham. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND i LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1, DALE STREET, LIVERPOOL. 20, POULTRY, LONDON. INVESTFD FUNDS, £ 1,417.808. ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDS £ 650,000. The Directors' Report show the fallowing results in the Fire Branch alone for the Years zsamedi:— PREMIUM 1860, £313,725. 1861, PREMIUM £ 360,160. £ 436^065 PREMIUM 1862. Increase in Year 1861 over 1860 £ 46.405 Increase in Year 1862 over 1861 75,935 Aggregate Increase in Two Years £ 122,340 The Premiums paid to a Company is the measure of that Company's Business of all kinds, and whencesoever derived; the Directors, therefore, prefer that test ef progress to any the Duty called may afford, as that ap- plies to only part of a Company's Business,, and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured with othe Offices.Exti-act from Report for Year-1862. Life Insurances and Annuities on pecuUar and very favorable Terms. Agent at Wrexham-Mr E. SMITH, JR., Draper. Agents are also appointed in the principal towns throughout the country, who will supply detailed pros- pectuses and afford every facility for transacting business. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary,London. MR. WILLIAM TURNER, ARCHITECT & BUILDER, LAND SURVEYOR, AND DRAUGHTSMAN, POST OFFICE., QUEEN-STREET, WREXBASF. REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. 5AAA PIECES OF WALL PAPER ??Y?? At E OWEN, 20 Tow* HILL, WREXHAM-2& WREXHAM RAGGED SCHOOL. THE COMMITTEE gratefully acknowledge the i following contributions in aid of the- fund for re-Roofing the school buildings and to meet the deficiency in the annual income. DONATIONS. T. T. Griffith, Esq., Chester-street 10 0 0 A Friend, per T. T. Griffith, Esq. 15 0 0 J. H. Foulkes, Esq 5 0 Q H. W. Meredith, Esq. 5 0 01 Michael Humble, Esq 5 0 0 Miss Bennion, Wrexham Fechan 3 0 0 The Misses Griffith, Queen-street 2 0 0 Miss Luxmoore, Dawlish 2 0 0 Miss Luxmoore, ditto. 2 0 0 The Misses Cunlifte, Pantiochan 2 0 0 Rev. Canon CunliRe 2 0 0 Thomas Irven, Esq. ????? 2 0 0 E. Williams, Esq., M.D 1 1 1 0 E. Williams, Esq., M.D.? 110 Mr William Williams, Hope-street 1 1 0 G. J. Ihler, Esq., Stansty Villa, 10 0 Miss Lonsia Jones Parry .? 1 0 0 R. C. Webster, Esq., Gardden 1 0 0 Mrs. Townshend, Rossett 1 0 0 Mrs. Johnson, Wynnstay Arms 1 0 0 John Burton, Esq., Gresford Vicarage. 1 0 0 Mrs. Hughes, Acton House 1 0 0 Mrs. R. W. Johnson, Esless 1 0 0 Peter Walker, Esq., Coedyglyn.. 1 0 0 G. W. Wicker, Esq., Hope road 0 10 0 L. F. Scott, Esq., Chester-street 0 10 0 Messrs. J. Williams and J. Ellis, surplus of fund for Mourning Peal for the late Mrs. Archibald Peel, of Cefn Park. 0 5 0 The Misses S. and M. A. Davies, Queen-st. 0 10 0 NEW ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. C. E. Darby, Esq., Brymbo 2 0 0 Sir Roger Palmer, Bart., Cefn Park. 2 0 0 Peter Walker, Esq 2 0 0 John Burton, Esq., Gresford. 1 1 0 Edward Williams, Esq., Elwy House 1 1 0 Mrs. Edward Williams, ditto. 0 10 6 John Boydell, Esq., Rossett 1 0 0 Captain Panton 1 0 0 The Misses Cunliffe, Pantiochen 1 0 0 George Darlington, Esq., Minera, 0 10 6 Messrs. Jones and Rocke 0 10 0 John Hughes, Esq., Fenaant 0 10 0 Miss Eliza Pritt, Llwynonn 0 10 0 The Misses Lewis, Llwynotia 0 10 6 Jonathan Wetherall, Esq., Llwyn Onn 0 10 0 H. H. Oakes, Esq, 0 10 0 INCREASED AICNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Thomas Painter, Esq., Bodlondeb 1 0 0 James Stalker, Esq 0 10 0 Thomas Edworth, Esq. 0 10 0 Mrs. Jones Parry (for Boys) 0 10 0 DiLto (for Girls) 0 4 0 John Clark, Esq 0 5 0 Mr. Charles Oldham 0 5 0 Mrs. Allmand 0 5 0 Contributions may be paid at either of the Banks to Messrs. Potter and Snape, Messrs. Hughes and Son, or Mr. Bayley, Booksellers; the Treasurer, Mr. T. T. Griffith or the Secretary, Mr. Price Vaughan, Egerton Lodge. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY Institllted 1821.-Capital, 2550,000. DIRECTORS. CHAS. EVANS, Esq., Chancellor of the Diocese of Nor- wich, President.—EDWAUD STEWARD, Esq., Vice-Pre- sident. George Durrant, Esq. I Robt. J. H. Harvey, Esq. I Henry S. Patteson, Esq. Henry Brvwne, Esq. Wales Chris. Hotson, Esq, Chas Edward Tuck, Esq. Donald Dalrymple, Esq., M.D. William R. Clarke, Esq, Geo. Edw. Simpson, Esq. Colonel James Cockburn, Secretary-SIR SAMUEL BIGNOLD, Knt., Surrey-street, Norwich. Persons insured with this Institution are free from all respon ibility, the Capital above being guaranteed by a numerous and wealthy Proprietary. The Rates are the same as at other offices, whilst Periodical Re- turns are made to the parties insured. In proof of the public confidence in the principles and conduct of this Establishment, it will suffice to state that the total business now exceeds £ 70,000,000. Agents for the County—Llangollen, Hugh S. Jones Ruthin, William Davies; Wrexham, William Lloyd. TO FARMERS, &c. HOWARD'S Prize Ploughs and Fittings; Howard's Prize Zig Zag Harrows; Bental's Pulpers; Samuelson's Turnip Cutters; Richmond's Chaff Cutters Richmond's Corn Crushers: Croskill's Carts; Tinkler's Prize Churns; Nicholson's Cake Breaker's. Depot for the above A. OWEN'S, late W. OVERTON, Opposite the Market Hall, Wrexham. All Implements at Maker's Prices also GENERAL IRONMONGERY in every branch, at lowest possible prices. Inspection invited. Agent for Pure French Colza Oil for the Moderator I Lamp, also Cambrian Crystal Lamp Oil. MUSIC HALL, WREXHAM* FOR ONE REPRESENTATION ONLY, ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD. MR. and Mrs. HOWARD PAUL in their new ro- mantic and original OPERATIC ENTERTAINMENT on the story of FRA DIAVOLO," with characteristic and elegant Costumes, and introducing much of AUBER'S beautiful Music, in which Mrs HOWARD PAUL will give her wonderful Living Photograph" of MR. SIMS REEVES, in the Melodies known as Young Agnes." On Yon- der Rock Reclining," and Proudly and Wide." A selection of Songs and Impersonations in addition. Reserved chairs ticketed and numbered, 3s; Unre- served Seats, 2s.; Back Seats, Is. Door open at Half-past Seven, commence at Eight. Carriages at Ten. Ticket and places to be secure at Messrs R. Hughes and Son, Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers. BUILDING SITES. TO BE SOLD by Piivate Treaty, the underwentio-ied i. eligible Freehold BUILDING LOTS, siiuate in Penybiyn, Ruabon road, and adjoining Erh3 Terrace, Wrexham, subject to conditions :— Lot 1containiny 480 yards 99 2 „ 365 „ „ 3 „ 369 „ 1,9 4 "369,, 99 5 "72,, it 6 381 „ 7 „ 504 „ „ 8 „ 493 „ 91 9 99 380. itio „ 382 .„ „ 11 „ 377 „ „ 12 „ 378 „ „ 13 „ 383 ,,14 „ 370 „ ,,15 „ 377 „ Also? Foar GARDENS at the rear ofErtMg Terrace. The above Lots have a fronage to a good road, and command fine and extensive views. Apply to Mr. John Bury, Land Agent, Hillhury, Wrexham,, at whose office a plan of the lots may be seen. THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN, DENBIGHSIRE. FOR SALE.—THE FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, FwaRecl in GARDEN, and premises, now in the occupation. of Charles Woodward, Esq., situate on an eminence;, closely adjoining Wynnstay Park, within five minutes walk of the Cefn Station, on the Chester and Shrewsbury Railway, and commanding some of the beautiful views of that picturesque neighbourhood. The House, built only a few years, has az south aspec, and comprises two good sitting and six bedrooms, kitchen and ofifces- Mr. Woodward will show the House- and further in* formation may be obtained by addressing letters t{)l M.M.D., at Mrs. Morley's, St. Owen-street, Hereford- COURSE OF POPULAR LECTURES AND MUSICAL. ENTERTAINMENTS* IN THE TOWN HALL, WREXHAM. COMMBNCEMENT OF SEASON 1863-4. IT is respectfnllyannounced that the FIFTH SERIES i. of the above LECTURES and ENTERTAIN- MENTS will be commenced on WEDNESDAY EVEN- ING, October- 21st, 1863, when GEORGE GROS- SMITH, Esq., of London, (the celebrated humourous and dramatic Lecturer, who it will be remembered has appeared here on four previous occasions-with great suc- cess) will deliver his highly popular and interesting Lec- ture oncharlea- Dickens' beautiful Novel;, DAVID COPPERFIELD." In addition to which Mr. Grossmith will introduce dur- ing the evening one of his favor-rite illustrations from a former lecture- The Promoters of these Lectures and Entertainments, in opening the Season,obeg to intimate that they hava arranged a very satisfactory list of lecturers, &c., and trust that their efforts to afford the public, during the winter evenings, pleasant amusement, aad instruction, will be well sustained. Subscribers of £ 1 Is. entitled to two First Class Tick- ets for each Lecture, and Subscribers of 10s. 6d. to one Ditto which will be transmitted on each- occasion with Programme.. Non-subscribers admitted-Front Seats, 2s.; Back Ditto, Is, The Members of the Wrexham Literary Institute half-price. Tickets for a single Lecture, obtainable at each of the Booksellers, and parties wishing to subscribe to the Course are to- apply to R. ROBERTS, Secretary' Doors open at half-past Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock. N.B.—In eonsequence of the Town: Hall being occu- pied by the Court of Quarter Sessions, the above Lec- ture will be: delivered in the MUSIC HALL. D RAPERY! DRAPERY!! SELLING OFF AT COST PRICE, at ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-street, Wrexham. D RESSES! DRESSES-.I'I. OFFERED AT COST PRICE. ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-street, Wrexham. B LANKETSI at B L. A N,,K E T S, ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-street, Wrexham. HAWLS! SHAWLS!! CLEARING OUT THE WHOLE OF THE STOCK AT COST PRICE. ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-street, Wrexham. pR I N T S P R I N T S 1 1 AT OLD PRICES, ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-st., Wrexham. OISERY, GLOVES, &c., at COST PRICE, ALBERT HOUSE, Hope-street, Wrexham. Money. MONEY LENT on PERSON AL.SECURITY J-'Li. THE WREXHAM LOAN AND INVESTMENT COM- PANY (Limited) are prepared to advance any sum from A5 to .2100, on personal or other security, for 12 months repayable in weekly, monthly, or quarterly Instalments, at a low rate of interest. Good Bills discounted on very moderate terms. The strictest confidence observed Application to be made to the Secretary, THomAs JoNEs, Accountant. Offices, Temple Place, Wrexham. MONEY TO LEND from £ 20 to .6500 on personal iTi or other security, within ?ne week from the day of application, to be repaid by easy monthly or quarterly in- stalments extending over of from one month to two-and- a-half years. Confidence observed.—Apply personally or by letter to EDWARD CLOWES, No. 58, Booth-street, East, Oxford-road, Manchester. Established 21 years.— Mr Wm. Connor, attends on behalf of Mr Clowes, at Mr Jones, Cross Foxes Inn, Abbot-street, Wrexham the first Thursday in each month. MONEY TO LEND. TRADESMEN, FARMERS, and other respectable Tpersons supplied witn LOANS, from £ 10 to £ 100, at a few days'notice, on persona! or other security, to be repaid by easy Monthly or Quarterly instalments. Strict confidence observed. Address Mr. W. Alexander, 231, Chapel street, Salford, Manchester. BLACK KS ILKS. PATTERNS POST FREE. The Novelties for the Season are the DRAP DE LYON, DAUPHINOISE. I DRAP DE FRANCE. GROS DE LONDRES. t ARMURE. These new makes of Silks are superior to any yet in- troduced. They are RICH, BRILLIANT, OF SOFT FINISH, IUY BE RELIED ON FOR WEAR. Being imported direct from Lyons, they will be charged 20 PER CENT. UNDER REGULAR PRICES. GEORGE & HENRY LEE, I 22, 24, 26, BASNE TTT- STREET, LIVFIRPOOL. I RUABON AND LLANGOLLEN. TO BE LET and entered upon immediately, an ex- i. cellent MOUNTAIN FARM, comprising 183 acres or thereabouts, and an extensive sheep walk. One and a-ha" miles from the Trevor Railway Station, and three fimm Ruabon. The Faim is to be taken with or with- out the present Tenant's stock at the option of the In- coming Tenant. For particulars, apply to Messrs Baugh and Jones, Auctioneers, Wrexham; Mr Joseph Lewis, Cefn-y- Fedw, Garih, Ruabon; or Mr Rowland Edwards, Plas- madoc, Ruabon. ENORMOUS SIZED TURNIPS. rpo be seen at Y. STRACHAN, Seedsma?, 37, High-st., J. Wrexham, TURNIPS weighing from 201bs to 241bs. Grown from Y. Strachan's stock of seeds, by Mr E. Owen, of Tanyclawdd Farm, Ruabon. w ILLIAM PIERCE, CABINET MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, & PAPER HANGER, BRIDGE STREET, WREXHAM, Agent for the PATENT KAMPTULICON FLOOR CLOTH. Also, PLUMMER'S Registered HAT aad BOOK CHURCH HASSOCK, covered with crimson cloth, and combining in one article the advantage of holding a Hat, locking up Books, and a kneeling Cushion, yet tak'ng no more room than a common sized Hassock; is peifeeJy free from the dust and litter occasioned by those made of matting and straw. Gentlemen have now a convenient place in church for their hai, instead of having it knocked and kicked about as formerly. Price 7s. 6d. each. TO MILLERS AND OTHERS. rBE LET and entered upon immediately, all that substantially erected CORN MILL called "Felin Benjamin," which has recently undergone a thorough repair, containing 3 pairs of stones, and 2 dressing Mills, worked by a powerful cast iron overshot Water- wheel, 32 i feet in diameter, in capital working order, situate in the bottom of the Cefn, in the parish of Llan- gollen. Also all that substantially built and commodious PUBLIC HOUSE, called the "Mill Ins," adjoining the said mill. The situation is very desirable for busi- ness purposes, being in the centre of a populous and large mineral district, within ten minutes walk from the Cefn Station on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway; close- to a branch of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal; and five minutes walk from the Trevor and Acrefair Stations on the Vale of Llangollen Railway; two miles from Ruabon; eight miles from Oswestry, and seven miles from Wrexham.-Applications to be made to Mr JOSEPH FRANCIS, Nurseryman and Seedsman 2, High- street, Wrexham. GLASS- WARRANTED IMPERIAL MEASURES" WANKERS begs to infonn Innkeepers and otbe?s  that he has on hand a large stock of GLASS TUMBLERS, &c., warranted to be Imperial Measure. The- late conviction before the Borough Beneh abowe, the iTiportancs of Innkeepers providing them- selves with: Glasses of the standard measure. THE WREXHAM AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. PRESIDENT-The Rev. Canon CunIMe, M.A. TREASURER—T. T: Griffith, Esq. 1 HE ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING of the abwe I Institution will be held on Tuesday, the 20th- of October instant, at 7 o'clock, when the Rev. J. A. PAGE, B.A., Deputation from the Parent Society, and several clergyman and ministers will advocate the claims of the Society. N.B.—A collection wffl be made in aid of the Fun&. W. ANTE at Marchwiel Hall, a Respectable COMPETENT PERSON to take charge of the Laundry and to live in one of the Lodges. A widow with one Daughter would be suitable. TO BE: LET, Furnished APARTMENTS. A Sitting-Room, and two or three Bedrooms if re- quired. Terms moderate.