Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

THE CLERKS AND ASSISTANTS' DINNER. The fifth annual dinner of the clerks and assist- ants took place on Thursday in the Assembly Room, Marktt Hall, which had been very tastefully decorated for the occasion by the members of the committee, of which Mr J. Mouid was chairmau, Mr S. B resford, secretary, and Messrs R. Btrker, W. DAvies, T. Li. Oliive, Joseph Roberts, William Rubens, J. Roth well, James Thomas, W. T. Tn< mas, C. WheJden, and J. H. Williams, were memu. ro. The committee have held various com- mittee meetings and have performed a great amount of work. Lalit year they were fortunate enough in obtaiuing the services of Lord R Grosvenor as chairman, aud this year ta. y were equally fortunate in obtaining t Inse of Sir W. W. Wyuu, But., M.P. The catering was entrusted to Mr and Mrs P.yor, of the Roji al O. k, who prepared an excellent re- past, in a very creditable manner, though perhaps some improvement migut have been made in the serving, EO as to secure greater speed and attention to all alike. The vice-chairmen on this occasion were J. W. JOt es, Esq., chairman of the Local Buatd, and W. B. Marston, E..q. Among the other gel tie u-n present we noticed—L >rd H. Grosvenor, M P,;S r R. A. CunliSe, Bart., M.P.; J. Scott B nke E-q.; Capt. Cooke; Mdjor Ruper; M. Fros, Eq. i L:eut. Watson; T. Taylor, Esq., Oxturdsbire; T. W. Eyton, Eq.; E. Bate, Eq T. T. Kj!ley, Esq. A. r. K..ene, Esq.; W. !rIy mar Williams, Esq., Cluster; The Rov. R Ellis, Vicar of Mold; The Rev. D. Edwards, eara c; Messrs J. Corbett, Mold E. P. Edwards, Mol<; J. Lloyd, draper; Griffith Jones, grocer; G. BiUis, C.E.; W. Dvkins, Mold; W. Dykins, jnnr,; B. Powell, confectioner; A. J. B fere ton, b.,ew,i J. L. Williams, Ty Uuua; R. Williams, Ty Ucba J. W. Dalton, back; W. Hughes. Hendy T. W. Bowdage, Tyddyu-y-gwyut; J. Livers«ge, Nannerch J. Astbary, Nortbop; J. Atbar., Galchog J. Davies, painter; D. Williams, gei eral dealer D. Wilhams, Griffin E. Row a-id, Wrexham-street J. Hughes Jones, Higti-street; O. Jones, High-street; W. Smith, Cbeser Arms; E. Jones, junr., Northop; GriffitLg, Tjnewydd; R. Robert-, painter; E. JOD. agent, Northop; S. Alien J tnes, Mold 1st c Aydon, Mold; H. Vaaghan Jones, Mold; A- Vaughan, Mold; S. Lehmanu, Wrexbam-street; ( L,Y"S¡ J Chatham, butcher; J. Duun, feuci»it>y Mai -v■/■■ ■_ J. M. Gib- .urirloy; G. Rttcliffe, Kawaia.ii. Vickers, -rd, n Owen Hug&es, drap. > Edwards, 8: < op — Pr-iCjatii. Wrexham--street; T. •Jfj'j g, D.'1 •> :.»i.u.vr I'r.ci; it u monger R. Ii fc-rtS: pArhorisge K D" .ries, carrier; • t JJ- -V i C. Daviea, K • -•••;■ H\>i\ -ii. W. Jouef, Derweu Terrace; h..i: J. Hughes, joiner; L1. Pownall; J. Pownall; F. Robson, Coppa; W. Dyson; Barclay, Mason's Arms; W. M. Wuite, Star Hotel, D.C.C. Adams; it. Evereit; H. LI. Howell, Leeswoo t; J. Evans, grocer; H. Goodman Roberts; E. Parry, Ruy y- mwyn T. Parry, Halkin; J. Lloyd; W. D Jones; Michael Lewis, &c., &c. The Chairman, in proposing the first toast, that of the Q ieeu, expressed his conviction that she had no more loyal bubjects than in the Principality of Wales and the town of Mold. It would be very pleasant to the people of Wales if her Majesty came to see the mountains of Wales with as much fondness is she was in the habit of going to see the mountains of Scotland. (Loud applause.) In proposing the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and the rest of the royal family, the Pre- sident trusted their Royal Highnesses might visit that part of the Principality. (Loud applause.) 51 far, the only part of the Principality visited by the Pcint-e wis ihe further eud of Carnarvon. If the Prince of Wales came to Mold, he was sure he woald meet with as an enthusiastic a welcome as Welshmen could give him. (Loud ap- plause. ) Mr W. B. Marston, in proposing the Bishop and Cle-gy, acd Ministers of all denominations, said he did not know why lie had beeu selected for the duty, unless he was the m,)st uulikely one. It was peifectly well known that he held peculiar opinions on these matters. Therefore it would be better for him to ho!d his tongue aud simply pro- pose the toast. (Laughter.) The Rev. R. Ellis, in respondiusr, said it gave him great pleasure to do so to a toast that had beeu so warmly and enthusiastically received by those present. With regard to the Bishop, it was need- less for him to say anything, as he had been some time in the diooese, and though the office of a bishop was not an easy one, but one involving a vast amount of labour and anxiety; yet he might say that their diocesan fulfilled the many and arduoas duties which devolve., upon him with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the diocese. (Applause.) With regard to the clergy, it was difficult fir him to speak without a cer- tain amount of egothm. Still, he might say they wcre a body of men who honestly and conscien- tiously endeavoured to do their dtity. Of course, in that as in other pro fessions, ta.-rt- were excep- tions to the ru'e, but as a wbde, he thought tue clergy were never more alive to their great re- ap nsibilities than they were at present. (Ap- plause.) The cl, ry w. re said to he on their trial. The church was sa:d to be on its trial. Yes, it was even said that ali inatitati tjs trom the House of Lords downwards were on t eir trial. For bi-, part he did not object to be pa on his trial, and did not thick the church objected to be on her trial. (Applause.) The churca a. a body did not object to be pat on her trial. All he wou d say was let them have a fair trial and no favour. Yea, he wou'd go even further and sny, let them not have any great amount of dufavrur, and he was sure that if the trial brought forth the energies of the church, as he felt sure it would—if it eliminated from its constitution some of ihe evils which cluna to it-then the trial in the long run w. ntd be an inestimable benefit to the church. (Applause.) He did not think that any of them were so conser- vative as to say that the church did not want re- form. Neither did he think that any of them were 80 radical as to desire the do-ruction of the church. There was none more aW'lre than the clergy that there were evils which wanted elimina- ting, &d £ ihere were none mure anxious than them to laave Zeform-but not destruction. Let them prone the tree and lop off I he branches, so that she might bring forth more fruit, but let them not dig it up and plant it on a poor soil. He did not look upon the future of the church with despon- dency, and he firmly believed there was never a time when she had deeper root in the hearts cf the people than at the present time. He also believed that there were bright days of greater usefulness than she had yet seen in store for her. One hope- ful sign was the greater interest taken in the church by the laity. (Applause.) They wanted the assis- tance of the laity, and thank God they had it, and 80 long as they had that assistance, as long as the clergy and laity worked hand in hand tcgether, then that old craft which has weathered so many storms, would weather still many more storms, and do her work right manfully and right bravely. (Loud applause.) Mr M. Frost proposed the toast—" Our National Defenders." The British army had won a renown which would live in all history for deeds already done, and had acquired a character for pluck which he was sore it would never losp. (Hear, hear.) He looked with pride upon the volunteers, and if ever opportunity offered itself they wl)uld show their valour, as was done by the volunteers in the late American war, when they Mon acquired the steadiness of trained soldiere. He al80 believed the other branches of the service to be in a high state of efficiency, and it gave him p easure to propose the toast. (Hear, hear.) Captain Cooke responded for the army, which he believed to be in as high a state of efficiency as enr it had been. He wished to call attention to the fact that it was an incentive to soldiers to do deeds of heroism if they dwe t on the deeds of former days, Very trifling things brought to the fternory of the soldier those deeds, and they were informed by the public press that many of those 6 tbings were likely to be done away with. He would waru Mr Curd orc-IL against small ecocomieis in the way of buttons and facings £ • !*>•»>>>> likei yellow ?cings.and so? liked blue, as it was distinctive of their several regiments. It was said that the 23rd Regiment,  was e.pecia.iy connected with that dis-     P'S?? coats. K ?0. let them wiS ear them, i? f they were so reminded of their gal- lant fight when set upon from two sides, at on e the rear rank turned about and they conquered their enemies. (Applause.) Those were memo- ries worth looking back upon. He was sorry there was nubody present to respond for the navy, which he believed to be in a high state of efficiency. They had the largest ships in the world, and if they could only keep them afloat, aud not precipitate them upoa rocks, and keep them from knocking against each other, be had no doubt they would be able to equal the deeds of former days. (Applause.) Lieutenant J. L. Williams briefly replied for the volunteers. Mr Edwaid Bate, Kelsterton, proposed the "Laid Lieutenant and Magistrates of the County of Flint." Than Sir Stephen Glynue there was no gentleman in the county for whom greater resp. CvVras entertained either by rich and poor, or who was more beloved. On the commission of the peace they had a number of gentlemen of high integrity, who especially entertained good feelings towards the humbler classes. He coupled with the toast the name of Mr Scott >ankes. Mr Bankes, in reply, said he had been asked to come to thai dinner that night. What was the dinner for ? The clerks' and assistants' dinner he was told it was. Well, that was a name which signified nothing. There were there met together people of all classes, and the majority were certainly not clerks or assistants, except in the way in which they had assisted to eat the dinner but the better n.me would in future be The Mold darmless, Friendly, Dining, Volunteer Society"— (laughter and applause)—under the command of Lieut.-Cotouei Beresford. On behalf of the Lord- Lieutenant and the magistrates of the county, he ougged to return them his most sincere thanks. L'neir wish was to do their duty to the public and though they had been blamed of late for dealing extravagantly with the finances of the county, stilt ne believed the disaffection to be very local, aad lIe did not believe that it extended to the whole county. They knew they had had a veiy wet season, and it had materially depressed their spirits and d gestion, and when their digestion was out of order tuey began to find fault. Who was the ring- leader ? He was a brewer, and it struck him that bis own beer had disagreed with him. (Laughter.) What he uid maintain was this, that there was no earthly reason why the economical and effective administration of the couniy finances and the interests of the ratepayers should not be synony- mous and identical; aud it was the wish of him- self aud brutuer magistrates that such should be the case. Since he had had the honour of being chairman of tl.e quarter sessions, he had looked after the fiuauces in the same way that he would loon atter his own purse. They wanted to have people from among themselves on the financial ooaid, and he wou.d only be too glad to see some of them. They would not select the most extreme man, for his z 111 would outruu his discretion but tuey wonld chose a moderate man, who would be t e mouiupiece to represent their grievances, for this couutry was a country that desired moderate measures. There might be and were in every community, Bradlaughs, Odgers, Dilkes, and A ioerou Herberts. The sentiments of a dis- criminating nation did not re-echo the senti- ments of thoie men. The country said, We •va.nt modstate change, we want moderate reform; revolution we hate, and revolution we detest," and long might that feeling con- tinue in this kingdom. As regarded the magistrates hey hailed with the greatest satisfaction every measure which was brought forward in Parliament which they believed likely to diminish the number of cases that came before them in the year. They did not care whether it was a Liberal or a Conser- vative Government, but they thauked Parliament for haviug passed the Licensing Bill. He believed himself, that the Licensing Bill bad done good to the many with as little inj my as possible to the few. (Applause.) Tn y could not bring forward any great measure without hurting the interest of some. They wished they could, but it was not to be done. A very powerful speech was delivered the other day by Mr Vernon Harcourt, aud with a great many of nis sentiments he agreed, butwhat he said about the Licensing Bill was mere nousense. It was all very well to say that they legislated for a class, and tried to make people sober by Act of Parliment; but the working men, their wives and families cried out fur them to diminish the temptation, and that was only to be done by diminishing tbe hoars and diminishing the number of public houses. Let the public houses drive a rattling trade, bat diminish them by one half, aud no one w, aid be du-satisfied, and the working men, their and children throughout the couutry would be thank ul. The past year had been one of great p osperity, and the only thing which marred that pn sperity had been the bad feeling existing be- tw en employers and employed. He trusted and hope J most sincerely, that it was only temporary, and that the dini u ties would soon be bridged over. He had nev r, asj hey knew, stood up theie to say that he supported trades-unions, because they were a necessity. He had always said they were a curse to the couutry, and he wonld say the same now; aud depend upoo it there was no more galling yoke that the workiu^; man had to rest uodar than the yoke of trades-unions. They talked about inde- pendence, aud about liberty, but when they joined (r.id s-uijious they became slaves. (Applause.) Depend uj.oa it, wuat he said was perfectly true. The deain;s between employers and employed must not tie of a commercial kind, they must not be fraught with distrust aud suspicion, but they must be regulated by those good feeliags of confi- dence and esteem and mutual self-reliance which ought to exist between one and the other. No oue could doubt, who had watched the papers carefally, that in some parts of the couutry the agricultural labourer was miserably underpaid, aud it was quite right that their wages should be raised.' He would say in this room, in which there were landlords and employers, that in this neighbourhood the labourers were not uuderpaid, but if there were any such, their employers ought to pay them a fair day's pay for a fair day's work (applause.) He thought that he had concluded the popular part of his speech, and he now had a few words about this dear, sleepy, dead-alive town of Mold ( oud laughter). He was using a strong word but he was told that the Liberals were in a majority in Mold. He did not doubt it, and he was not at all sorry that they were (applause). What was the watchword of the Liberals ? Pro- gress. Now he granted that there had been some little progress in Mold. The minds of the people had beeu improved, and he trusted their bodies t io, and he would tell thm why. Their miuds had oeen improved by a Working Man's Institute. tie hoped it might be hereafter on a very much larger scale than at present; but still great results were <-roaght about by small beginnings. There was now place where the men of Mold could go and enjoy their evenings' recreation, and they hoped ruction too, which was calculated to do them good and prevent them loitering away those hours wuich might be devoted to wholesome and good instruction. For their bodies, there were the Joliy Dogs, the Flintshire harriers, and a ><a lant Cooke would be at their head to do justice to tie hare wueu k lied (laughter.) But what a dread- 01 state of things existed in Mold? When a stranger came to Mold he came to the most awkward, conceived, ung dnly, inconvenient building that ever ti e heert of man conceived, or ever the hand of man constructed, namely, the railway station. (Applause.) He did not intend to use such strong woids when anyone connected with the railway was present, but Lord Richaid had told him himself that he did think the railway station was preciously awkward. He thought the company should thank him (Mr Baukes) for stating their grievance now he hbd had the piuck to spit it out; but a more w.etched station never was in existence. Then tbey came to the conveyances. They expected when they got on the platform-which they did more by good luck than anything else—to be Cirried by a genteel conveyance; and they could only have a jolt in a Welsh car which shook them to pieces before they got 100 yards, or a fly with a pair of horses that could not go a yard, one of the windows being unable to be opened and the uther, one that would not shut. (Loud laughter.) Now, why in the name of the goodness, should this be ? The Liberals talked of progress but if they talked aoout progress and called themselves Liberals, he might as well take off his coat and say he was a down-right red Radical. (Applause.) As regarded the tradesmen, a mere civil, decent set of men there could not be, but if they would believe him, they had no proper goods in their shops. (Laughter.) Mr Ellis had told them, there was an exception to every general rule, and there was an exception to this. He hoped those present would not think him ill-natured, although they would not like what he said yet it was true. He, Captain Cooke, and other gentlemen present, would only be too delighted to deal exclusively in the town of Mold if the tradesmen would only give them goods to meet their requirements. It was far easier to pay a 9d. toll gate than to pay 3s. 61. for a return t eket to Chester for the purpose of getting in that city what they ought to be able to procure i i Mold. Insteal of their saying Please, sir, I will ordet it," or, I have a deficient agent in London," why coull not they, the Liberals who talked of progress, bring about a better state of things? One word more about these unfortunate,—he was going to say infernal, fairs. (Laughter.) Why were they held in Mold ? Mr Bankes then alluded to the difficulties experienced by pedestrians on market days, ani asked why was there sash a state of things. It was because John Thomas, or Jack Roberts, or John Jones, the drivers of the cows, poor fellows, thought they would wear out a little more shoe leather in going 400 yards to a public-house in- stead of 100. Should each a state ef things be borne ? Half of the members of the Local Board were against these fairs, but they did not speak their minds. He saw some of the strongest op- ponents of the fairs present, but somebody else's interest was at stake, so they would not say a word. Upon his word, he began to think they did not progress. They would have progressed when they could sit down to the clerks and assis- tants' dinner punctually and not twenty minutes after the proper time; when the dinner could be kept near a fire, or the fire brought near to it, or failing that that the dinner would be either hot or cold; and when the reporters could be waited upon as well as the gentlemen at the head of the table had been. Mr Bankes coacluded by saying that if the Liberals talked about their progress, they might put him down, as regarded progress in Mold, as the most red hot Ridical that ever breathed. (Loud applause.) Mr J. Mould proposed the" County and Borough Members for Flintshire"—Lord Richard Grosvenor aud Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart. Lord Richard Grosvenor said: You may imagine that my force of eloquence will fail very much short cf that of the two last speakers you have heard, and it is an exceedingly difficult thing for me to foliow such speeches in ths manner 1 j should like. The toast of the House of Commons requires, perhaps, a little more serious considera- tion than we have given hitherto this evening, and it is for that toast that I have now to return you my most hearty thanks. We all know that on these occasions—festive and pleasant as they are-we avoid as far as possible party politics and, there- fore, I shall return thanks for the House of Com- mons as a body politic, as a constitutional body, which I think you will say is deserving of year confidence and of some applause at your hands. I think that no one can say, whatever the fanits of the House of Commons may be, or whatever errors it may commit, that it is wanting in energy and assiduity. That it works hard, that it sits early and late, that every subject that is brought before it is freely discussed, and is ventilated and discussed and opposed in every possible way, no one will deny. The result of that discussion, ventilation, aud obstruction is that a measure is usually improved. Sometimes it is not improved, but as a rule it undoubtedly is and I think, if we look at the four last sessions that the House of Commons has seen, no one can deny that the utmost care and the utmost labour has been be- stowed upon, I suppose, four of the most important measures which have ever been passed by tile House of Commons since the House of Commons was constituted. I think that their labours are not yet ended. The Bonie of Commons has been compared to an elephant, in that it can move the greatest weights and pick up the smallest pin. I would compare it more truly to a steam hammer, which can strike a blow of some 30 or 40 tons and j ast crack a nut. I think that is a better compari- son, because all the nuts that are brought before it to crack, it usually does succeed in cracking sooner or iater-(Iaugbter) -and I think it only requires a little patience and a little time, and every not which is brought before it will be cracked before it leaves St. Stephen's Hail. I will not dilate further on these topics, because—though I am glad to hear from Mr Bankes himself, that there is such a large number of Liberals in Mold—we have so many of oar Tory friends round us to-night-(tpplause) -that if we were we would be sure to spoil the pleasure of their evening. But what has been done by the Liberal Government lately and for years past—(hear, hear) —is not now the question; but on behaif of the House of Commons, I beg to return my most hearty thauks; and I think that the past of that House shows you that its future will not be less laborious and less worthy of confidence at your hands. And now, will you just allow me to answer che points on which Mr Bankes attacked me as being a director of the North Western Railway Company. First of all, I must congratulate you most heartily on the fact of Mr Bankes grumbling, for he always has his annual grumblings. (Loud laughter.) He has told me so himself before now, and what I have said I shall be able to prove to Irou, that his grumblings are always productive of good resalts (Applause.) I see many kind faces round me that were here last year, and you will remember that Mr Bankes was complaining of many things about the town of Mold, but that one thing which seemed then to hurt his feelings most was that there was no barber. (Laughter and applause.) And that Barber has arisen-(loud laughter)—and I feel confideut that the original barber has come back. He is here, and with his arrival that grievance at once is settled. (laughter.) Many of the grievances lie on your own shoulders, and we cannot help you, but as to the grievance of the railway station, I can assure you that I saw to-night a thing that touched me more than anything elae as a railway director- that it appeared to me any number of people who chose could get by the man who collects the tickets without his seeing them. (Laughter.) I think I shall bring that part of the question before the board; and I dare say that that will be productive of good in some ways—that it will make the exit easier-perhaps not so easy to those who waut to go out without a ticket—but easier for those who have tickets. (Laughter). lam fully alive to the disadvantages under which they labour; and it shall be one of my first duties to lay before the Board the fact that the station does not meet with the approbation of everybody- (applause) and I hope the accommodation in future will be better (A voice It is the vilest station out.") That it is the vilest station out is saying a good deal because I think there must be some stations rather worse. (Laughter.) I believe that it will be remedied, and I will trouble you no further than again to thank you most cordially for tue kind way in which you have received the toast. (Applause). Sir Robert Cunliffe: I beg to thank you very sincerely for the kind manner in which you have received this toast in connection with my name. I have not the advantage which Lord Richard Grosvenor has, of coming before you as a member who has served you well and faithfully daring several sessions. I know very well that the kiud reception which yoa give me to-night shows merely that yoa are willing to give me credit for a sincere desire worthily to fulfil my daties as the representative of these boroughs. (Hear, hear.) I have never had the pleasure of dining in Mold before, but I can only say that if I am asked I shall be very happy to come here again. (Applause.) Toe public occasions on which I have attended uere have been of a very business-like and prac- tical character; but I don't think I ought to say anything more on this subj ect, as I am speaking to an audience representing many shades of political opinion and more than this, I shoul.d be a very uugrateful person if the town of Mold .were not associated in my mind with many very. pleasant and gratifying associations. I am not ashamed to say that 1 stand here as a Liberal, but at the same time, I feel that I ought not to be blamed, nor held responsive for some of the shortcomings which Mr Baukes has been pleased to point oat. I think these shortcomings can be remedied by the town of Mold itself-(bear, hear)—and I trust that the interference of a Liberal Government or a Conser- vative Government is not necessary that these things may be remedied. I sincerely hope we may leave that to the energy of the town of Mold. We have just past throcgh a prosperous year as regards the state of the country generally, and we have good reason to hope that the coming year will be one that will be equally prosperous; and I trust that you, situated as yoa are in a mineral district, where there is so much wealth around you, will have year full share of prosperity. I beg leave to wish you on this occasion a very happy and prosper- ous new year. (Applause.) Mr T. H. Ollive, in an eloquent speech, pro- posed The Local Authorities of Mold." Mr J. W. Jones, in responding, said he was proud of being once in his life in the company of the gentlem. n at the head of the table. It had been said by Mr Bankes that their town was not a town of progress, but he had been in it 45 years, and at that time a room 12 feet square would cou- tain all the clerks and apprentices that were in it; so they must have made some progress. (Applause) With regard to the quality of the goods they kept in their establishments, it would require a better judge than a country gentleman of the standing of Mr Bankes to say whether they were good or not. (Loud applause.) He had been comparing notes with gentlemen from Manchester, Liverpool, and Chester, and it was surprising what little difference there was in the prices. In fact, the tradesmen of Mold did not charge high prices if only the pur- chasers used a right judgment, but they could not help their ignorance. (Loud applause.) As mem- bers of the Local Board, they knew that many things were wanted, but the question was would the ratepayers have them ? It was useless f6r them to swagger, for members of the Local Boards were like M.P.'s-if their constituents were displeased they woald be dismissed-(laughter) -and they were not like the magistrates who could do as they liked. (Loud applause.) It was not fair to com- pare the tradesmen of a little town like Mold with those of London or Chester, who, with a cipital of f,100,000, could shew a greater variety than the tradesmen of Mold with a capital of Z5,090 only. The large towns had their public parks, presented to them by their merchant princes; and Mold had a certain spot which had been secured for the town, and he would take that oppor- tunity of publicly thanking the Marquis of West- minster for his munificent gift, which secured the purchase of the hill-(applause)-and also the neighbouring gentry, who had come out well, and the working" people had put their hands into their pockets and subscribed liberally. In conclusion, be hoped the young men of Mold would always prove worthy of the gentlemen who came to preside at their meetings. (Applause.) The President then rose to propose the toast of the evening. He firmly agreed with the previous speaker that meetings like the one of that night, when employed and employers met together, tended in a great measure to prevent that bad feel- ing which sometimes existed between the parties. He had often seen in the affairs of ordinary life how serious questions which arose between them were allayed by a little friendly intervention, by giving expression to the views of both parties, and giving both parties some friendly advice. Some wished to apply the same principle to international questions, but he supposed that was not the time to discuss that question. Still in meetings of that kind they learned to go hand in hand together. He was very glad to see after coming into the town that afternoon, that they had a reading room so nicely made up. It was frequently the case in towns like that of Mold, that the young men on fiuishing their day's duties had nowhere to go, and were under the temptation of visiting the public houses, where they would be expected to spend their money, as-a payment for their light and fire. Bat now they had. a reading room where the young men could go, when they could enjoy a variety of amusing games, and where they would in a great degree possess the, same advantage as they at the end of tbe. table derived from their clubs. (Ap- plause.) He believed that nearly every member of Parliament belonged to one or another of the political clabs, where they visited pretty much every tilt, to hear what was going on, an 1 why should not the clerks and assistants of Mold have the same ? (Applause.) He congratulated them on the good the society bad done, and trusted that tbe next time he naa tile privilege of coming to Hold-(load applause)—he would find that their society continued to increase. In conclusion he was glad to see the interest the employers and e n- ployed took in each other in the town, and hoped the same kindly feelings would continue in the future. Mr W. T. Thomas responded in an ealogistic speech, in which he referred to the coming Mold National Eisteddfod when he hoped to see the Prince in Wales and the Prince of Wales arm and arm. When all political rivalry would be laid aside. When Mr Osborne Morgan and Mr Raikes, Mr Watkin Williams and Mr Kenyon, Sir Robert Cunliffe and Capt. Rowley Conwy—(laughter and applause) -would be seen linked together doing houour to our national institution. (Applause). Mi S. Beresford proposed the President," and in doing so gave a short history of the progress made by the Clerki and Assistants since 1869 when they had their first meeting. At the first meeting the chair was taken by Mr Geo. Roper, at the second by the then High Sheriff—Mr J. Scott Bankes—at the third by Mr. E. Peel, of Brynypys, last year by Lord R. Grosvenor, and this time they had the honour of having Sir W. W. Wynn as president, whose health he was sore they would drink in a bumper. The toast was received with three times three and musical bonoars. The President, who was again very warmly received, begged to retarn his most heartfelt thanks to the company for the manner in which they received the toast, and more particularly to Mr Beresford for the very kind manner in which be had referred to him. He had to thank him as the one who had induced him to be present that night, to see the good feeling and cordiality which prevailed at the table. (Applause.) They had been rather hasd on the local authority that even- ing, but, like members of Parliament, tbe members of the Local Board must expect to be hit hard some- times. Whoever occupied a public position had to put up with criticism, aa everybody bad a perfect right to throw a stone at them, but if it was found 81U that they treated those sort of things at their value, people would soon get tired of the work. (Applause.) The members of the Local Board could only go so far as the ratepayers were ready to go with them, and they had only a certain amount of money at command without getting into debt, and thus raising the rates and making them excessively heavy. (Hear, hear.) It required a good deal of judgment to know how to do enough without doing too much. (Applause.) Next week they had another and a political dinner, which he noped they would enjoy, but there was a certain attraction in au armcuair which had an effect on them all. However, he hoped, that who- ever occupied the chair at that meeting, or at the meeting of that society next year would have as kind an audience and as pleasant a company as the one he had the honoar then to preside over. (Load applause.) At the conclusion of Sir Watkin's speech, Mr Marston called for three times three cheers for Sir W. W. Wynn as the best country gentleman in that part of the world, which were enthusiastically given. Mr J. M. Gibson, in a short speech, proposed the vice-presidents, which was humorously re- sponded to by Messrs. W. B. Manton aud J. W. Jones. The other toasts were The Ladies," The Press," The Host and Hostess," and "Our next merry meeting." Daring the evening, several excellent songs were given by Messrs. S. Allen Jones, J. Owen (Chester), Michael Davis, J. Mould, &e. Mr Owen (Owaiu Alaw) presided at the pianoforte throughout the evening. I CEFN AND RHOSYMEDRE. I GOOD TBMP.LA.RT.—An opea seision. was held on Monday evening last in the Penybryn Chapel by the brethren ot viarth Lodge, when the members were all clothed in the appropriate regalia, &c. The chair was occupied by Brother W. Cooper, W.C.T., when exoelieut addresses were given by the following geDtlemea :-Bro. W. Ellis, W.M., Bro. J. Roberts, W.C., Bra. D. Roberts, P. W.C.T., Bro. J. Jones, W.I.G., Hope of Cefn Lodge, No. 65, Bro. Evan Roberts, W.V.T., and Bro. E. Evans, L.D. Several odes were sang from the official pamphlet. The ch toel was crowded, and we learn that many have made application for mem- bership. Another Welsh Lodge of Good Templars is spoken of at Cefn Mawr. I OSWESTRY. Wony CATTLE FAIBS.—There has been an excellent supply of cattle, sheep, and pigs, at the Smithtield on Wednesday, nearly 800 head failing under the hammers of the auctioneers, besides the private sales. The attendance of bayera was large. Messrs Pagh and Stokes sold 65 cattle and calves, aud 265 sheep and pigs; Messrs Bickerton and Hiles sold 55 cattle and calves, and 259 sheep and pigs; Mr ThomasWui field sold 28 cattle and calves, and 115 sheep and pigs. Our qaotations are for beef, 8d. to SId. mutton, 9J. to lod. pork, Std., and bacon pigs, 84. per lb. AT.T.WOTI) R«BBSBI BY JL SUVAlft.At the County Police Court on Thursday, before Colonel Lovett and E. B. Wood, Esq., Mary Lloyd four- teen years of age, servant to Mr D. Roberts, farmer and miller, of Llwyutidman Mill, Llanymynecb, was broughtup charged with stealing one hatband, six collars, three wristbands, two pairs of cuffs, a pair of kid gloves, two ve ls, a child's petticoat, cord and tassel, a scarf, and some jewellery, the property of her master. Mr Cnaudler, solicitor of Shrewsbury, appeared for the defence. The proseootor stated the facts of the -case, and the prisoner was com- mitted for trial, Mr Chandler reserving the defence. She was admitted to bail. BOBOUSH POLICE CouaT.-O.. Thursday, Catherine Long, was brought up in custody, before John Jones, Esq., Mayor, and J. Thomas, Esq., charged with stealing a watch from the person of Edward Groom, shoemaker, Keswick Park, on the night of the 15th of January, opposite the Feathers' Inn, Albion Hill, Oswestry. Prisoner was com- mitted to take her tri4i at the next Quarter Sessions for the Borough.—Char let Perry, a tramp, was charged by Superintendent Gough with begging, and was discharged with a caution.

On Monday night a buy. was fatally wi4 at. Bristol by two foreign sailors. Two men are in custody on suspicion. The inhabitants of Tires (one of the inner Hebride islands) have been completely shut off from the rest of the world by the boisterous weather. The steamer by which they hold com- mulnication with the mainland has been prevented from touching on the island for two months, and another steamer specially chartered to carry goods and supplies to Tiree returned to the Clyde on Satnrday, having been unable to land more than one bo&Uoad.-Scotman.

THE NEW ORGAN FR-ŠTARI; CHURCH. I cl:!URCH. l? DEAR SIR-Xonr coiresponaent on this subject has underrated the value of our beautiful organ in St. Mark's Church, the cost of which was JE400, and not;E280. The instrument was built by the celebrated firm, Messrs Gray and Davison, of London.—I remain, dear sir, yours obediently, Musiccs. HOPE SCHOOL BOARD. I Siit,-The vacancies in our School Board having now been tilled up by the election 9f two new members, we are anxiously waiting for the next move, and wondering whether the new blood introduced will instil new life into oar board. Shall we really have new schoolrooms as the result of their deliberations ? I trow not. The new members are pledged to oppose the plans approved by the board in its former meetings; and if the old members adhere to their plans, I suppose we shall have a strike. I hope the party who will give as the most efficient means of education, with the least expense, will win. There is no doubt that the majority of the people of Hope are opposed to being saddled with a sixpenny rate for a period of fifty years. It is certain that the plan does not commend itself as a means of making the schools popular, especially amongst the farmers who will have to bear the brunt of it. It is the general opinion that that there ought to be three schools-one at Caergwrie, one at Llanfynydd, and one between Hope village and Penyfford. Is it not possible for us to build these schools without borrowing money from Govern- ment ? I think it is. I believe that three schools sufficiently large and commodious for the whole of the children of the parish, may be built for a sum of £ 2,400; and if we were to build one at a time the money might be raised by a rate, without levying too heavy a burden upon us. I believe the rateable value of the parish to be between £ 16,000 and £ 17,000, and a rate of one shilling in the puand would, therefore, produce Y,800, wuich would pay fur builiing one school and a shilling rate for three years woull pay for three schools. If our schools were once bailt and paid for, the expense of keeping them in repair, &j., would be little. The school fees aud Government grant would probably pay the master's salaries. By granting space for these few lines yoa will much oblige.-Yours respectfully, RATEPAYER. A MUCH NEEDED WANT. DIB,—iiast week 1 called the attention of yonr readers to a much needed want for the town of Wrexham and promised a suggestion as to the mode of supplying it, and proceed to do so, first premising that if any one has a better plan to pro- pose, I hope he will let as hear what it is, as I mink all, upon consideration, must admit the neces. aity of something being done in the direction I hinted at in my former letter. My proposition is that we should form a young men's club, somewhat apon the same basis as the working men's clab already established in this town. Man, I need not inform any of your readers is a gregarious animal, also a recreative one, and if facilities of recreation of a moral character are not provided, in the perversity of human nature, all immoral substitute will soon be found. We are too apt to think that recreation means reading aud pleasure literary pursuits, but to the majority, such a manner of spending after-business honrs would be anything but a recess from the day's toil aud moil. After a dayspen. in poaring over the debit and credit sides of a ledger, or in measuring tape or weighing sugar, few of us feel inclined to take up an essay of CarlyleV, or those magnificent., speculative treatises of Darwin on the origin of our species. Most of us are satisfied with the generally received notions of our first ancestor's creation in Eden, as described in the first chapters of Genesis, withoat making those further researches which might give as progenitors with tails, and place us a little lower even in our own estimation than I, for one, am anxious to occupy. We want three things when we leave the dull routine of business life and these are Society, Recreation, and Pleasure. However some vinegarish individuals may assert to the contrary, man in all ages has shown himself to be a creature requiring all three, and if the right sort of amusements are not provided it reqaires but little ingenaity to find out the wrong sort. Carlyle's vigorous prose and Tennyson's mellifluous idylls may ciiarin some, bat light airy nothingless chit- chat, with the freedom from constraint of clab-life would charm more. A clnb after my own heart should minister to the wants of the most excrucia- tingly literary of my species, but should also be an attractive place of resort to him wha cared little for the sonotoas phrases of Carlyle or the musical beauties of Tennyson. It should be a place where the lover of the weed should smoke his pipe of peace without fear of molestation, and where the lover of that wonderful berry called coffee might regale himself "ad libitum" without fear of headacue in the merning. It should be a room where he could meet his fellows and discuss if so he wished the political question of the day, or the shape of the last imported French hat, or he might compare uctes as to the latest cut of his Cnesterfield or Inverness. There-should be papers of the period, magazines, and reviews for the !iterary, romances for the romantic, chess for the lovers of that 84m.. and billiards for those skilled thereat. Coffee and tea should be procurable for those desiring such beverages, and I pity the blood of the man, for it must be very thin indeed, who could not get con- vivial (much abused word) over either of them, especially the former. I wish I were a poet, how I would sing thy praises, oh! fragrant berry of the East. But would it pay, says an utilitarian friend at my elbow. Let as see. There must be in Wrexham about 200 or more, young men and middle-aged, for we don't want the old fogies, (for I have un- pleasant reminiscences of how some of that last named class used to monopolize the Times in that delightful refrigerator yclept the literary institute), who would subscribe to sach a club. Put the sub- acriptio i at live shillings per quarter, and we have an income of f 200 per annum, a sum which ought to provide munificently for our many and varied wants. The largest outlay would be at its first establishment, and I fear some difficulty might be experienced in obtaining suitable premises—a cheap bouse woald do for a start by way of experiment. We should want a coffee room, a smoking room (or one apartment would serve both those purposes), a reading room, a billiard room, and a reception room, thus a house with half-a-dozen middling sized rooms would serve our purpose admirably. Such an one ought, and I think might be obtained for J635 or 240 per annum. We should not want any public meetings in connection with oar club, for Wrexham has plenty of them for all imaginable purposes, ad nauseam" already. We should not ba disciples of the penny reading" persuasion, nor mutual admiration-mongers craving for testi- monials, but a band of young men banded together for national amusement, social eompanionship and mutual entertainment. Our object would be to keep oat of harm's way and still enjoy ourselves, and although we might be less literary than the "Institute" we woald be far merrier, warmer, and pleasauter. Then who goea in for a dab ? Shall we have one? Tiib'Working men of Wrexham have left us along way behind in-that particular. While we are content with roaming the streets shelterless in this moist weather, they have comfortable rooms in which to spend their long evenings. We oaght to have led the way, but as we cannot now do that, let us follow in their footsteps, and have a place we could almost call our own, where we could meet and make merry in a rational way. I hope someone, Mr Editor, will take this up. I am not writing merely tolfill your coloma, bat sincerely hoping to inaugurate some such scheme as I have hinted. If my suggestion is not thought to be feasible, or if anyone has a better plan to propose, please let as have it. I do not say mine is the best, but I do say and most emphatically, that it would be an improvement apon the public house, moraUy, pecuniarily and socially, and would have none of those after regrets, which frequently follow making a night of it with mine host of the Gar and Starter" and places of such ilk. SENOJ TBEBOE. OVER rON SINGING. Sm,-Will you kindly permit me, as a member for many years of the congregation of Overton Church, to say a word in reply to our curious friend Who says he was passing through our romantic Tillage, and out of curiosity entered our church and having heard that the choir was an amateur one," thought to be so enraptured with singing so supremely excellent as to put the organ in the Now, I think it was rather unreasonable on the part of our friend to have expected so much, when "our organist was away" for his holidays; and I trast the members will not be discouraged by Euterpe's" uncharitable remarks, when they may rest assured they have the thanks and best wishes of the congregation. What would Qir Sunday and church be without he sweet voices of those kind young ladies who ;ive their time and talent to the improvement of >ur services ? What could be a higher privilege iban to sing in the House of God? Do not let us lose the good we may get from the remarks of our friend, but let it be the means of uniting us more in the bond of love," then we shall not be so liable to see the faults in our weaker brethren. At the same time, should our friend be ever passing this way again, I hope he will pay us another visit, and that he will then be able to speak more favourably of onr Amateur cboir.Yoors, truly, A PABISHIONEB. SIP.As a constant attendant at Overton church I am sure you will allow me to remonstrate against the uncharitable comments made by Euterpe" in yonr impression of last week upon the singing at this church. The members of the choir, as is only too well known here, render their ervices volun- tarily, and at no small inconvenience to themselves. They are conscious of their many defects, but rely upon the kind indulgence of the congregation to overlook them, and to accept the will for the deed. At the same time I am proud to say that as a country choir, they will bear favourable comparison with any in the neighbourhood, and my opinion is endorsed by that of the Organisiug Teacher of the Wrexham Choral Union, who but a short time ago paid them a high compliment as such. Now, had Euterpe" been in the habit of at- tending this church a couple of years previous to its restoration, her complaint as to the wretched- ness of the music might have been pretty well grounded, but at the present time, I will venture to say, we have a choir of which we need not feel ashamed. That a slight hitch did actually occur on the evening in question, is unfortunately too correct; still, as one of the muses (?) Euterpe" should have known that a choir which was accus- tomed to sing all the year round to an organ ac- companiment was undergoing a severe test when singing without it. Euterpe" very kindly gives the choir credit for breaking down," but how could she award them credit for so promply remedying the mishap any more than for DOt." breaking down" in all of the remaining music ? Either bow could she com- mend them for singing so admirably at the three preceding services" when the organist was away, and the organ in the shade ? Under certain cir- cumstances it is easier (I will not say more natural) to laugh at another's misfortune than to help him out of it. But of coarse the choir was an amateur one, and therefore deserved to be committed" for wounding the musical susceptibilities of our musical friend (?) from curiosity shop." But to the charge, that's the rub," It Euterpe" detects the -1 breakdown" immediately, and assigns the sudden stoppage of the tune, simple as it was to its being pitched too high then in almost the next breath prescribes tbe care, to wit, the adoption of the tonic sol fa method of singing. By and ny, perhaps, she will recommend" the adop- tion of the tonic sol fa system for the efficacious cure of tooth ache. Lastly, as to augmenting the choir, I mast say that is not at all a bad idea, and if once the ser- vices of Euterpe" could be secured (which I pre- sume would be the right way of going to work"), her syren charms, along with enchanting strains of her 11 miogic flute," would prove irresistible in at- trading a good number of young people in the village, most of whom are musically inclined." I remain, sir, yours faithfully. C.E.

DR.&TttAUdasNEW WORK. I (Front the Sunday Magazine.) I Ihe name o! ltr. David birauss, besides being familiar as a household word to all theologians, is known likewise to every well-informed person u that of the renowned author of the 11 Life of Jesus," published some thirty years ago, which did so much to discredit the historical character and accuracy ef the four Gospels. By means ef the mythical theory, which accounted for the Gospel miracles as myths added to the plain history by the fund faucy and credulous superstition of the aimirersof Jesus, Strauss got rid of the super- natural, threw overboard our Lord's resurrection, and left no more of the old Gospel history than is left of the glory of some venerable ruin, when the ivy and eglantine are torn from off it, and nothing is left but a gauut shapeless shoulder of stone and lime. It was not likely that Dr. Strauss either would or eoald remain at the point indicated by his Lif" of Jesus." tie has gone on an iuclined plane, and he must either abandon it, or yield to the down- ward attraction which is inevitable in such a posi- tion. His new book, entitled Der Alte nnd der Neue Glaabo"-The Old and the New Faith— shows too clearly which of these alternatives he has followed. Those who hold his views, he says with some pride, the We" in whose name he writes, are no longer an insignificant handful, but are to be reckoned by tens of thousands. Such being the case, it is necessary that they should now talia aiock, ascertain their bearings, defiae their position. And this book is designed to show whereabout they are. They have no intention to found a new church, for they don't believe in any church. The questions for them to answer are such as these-Are we still Christians? Have we Siill Religion ? What is oar View of the World ? How ought we to order oar liveB ? As to the first be makes short work of that. There is no r, ason why they should call themselves Christians. My conviction is, apart from all sabterfuges, if we will adopt the Yea yea, and the Nay nay, in short, if we will speak as honest upright men—we must confess we are no longer Christians." Aud here they do speak as honest upright men, ghastly though their utterance is, and it were only to be wished that all who are of the same mind woald bt; tqaaily explicit in their avowal. In regard to the question, Have we still Religion ? in other words, do we still believe in God, in immortality, iu prayer, in duty ? he is less decided. Yoa may say Yes or No, as you please—he says to his followers. if religion mean a sense of absolute dependence, we have it; bat whether oar dependence is on God or on the Universe, is unimportant. In other words, our religion, such as it is, does not imply a personal God an impersonal deity, the god of the pantheist, will do for us. Or possibly we may say that we have no god at all! As to the world, his belief is that it is the result of evolution, and though we have no evidence of such a thing as spontaneous generation, neither have we evidence that in sume other condition of the world, spon- taneous geneation did not occur. And on this most unwarranted guess, he builds tbe world, and all its inhabitants, dispensing with the agency of a God! As to the ordering of their lives he lays down pretty good ethical rules, but instead of look- ing to the Church for the stimulus and the consola- tion in ordering their lives which men have beeu wont to aeek for there, they are to look to-wbat do our readers suppose ?—Poetry and Music. We have heard of a lady, who on the death of her only son, when suffering a bereavement of the most ex- cruciating kind, wrote to a friend that she found great comfort in her piano. It would appear not only that hers will hereafter be no exceptional case, but that all men must draw from that and from kindred sources all the comfort going in the heaviest trials. It will be interesting to know what instru- ment will be found best adapted for religious con- solation. Perhaps different nations will prefer different instruments—the Italian his harp, the Frenchman his fiddle, and the Highlander his bag- pipes. And this is the end of Ratioxkalism It takes from me a Saviour, a God, a Bible, a Gospel, a Father, a Home, an Immortality; and it sends me to Lucretius and Goethe, to Shelley and to Swinburne, to the harmonium and the piano for my loftiest inspirations and most glowing thoughts. I lose my soul^ but I do not gain the world like the dog crossing the river, I drop my piece of flesh, and with it the shadow that looked so tempting dis- appears for ever I

I I LIVINGS FOR SALE. At the recent Birmingham Conference, Mr Cox, of Belper, who is a churchwarden is reported thas" He (Mr Cox) felt more strongly than he could express the almost unmitigated evil which the accursed endowments were to everybody con- cerned. He used the word 4 accursed' advisedly, because he firmly believed they tended to a very great degree to cripple the energy of the body to which he belonged. He was acquainted with instances in which this had been known to be the case. He was there as a parishioner's churchwarden for the parish with which he was connected. It would, of course, be improper on his part to enter into details as to the state of that parish. He might say that it boasted of one of the best endowments of any living in the coanty. The value was 21,000 a year and, notwithstanding that he eould honestly say that throughout the whole county 01 Derby there was no church in a more dirty and disgraceful condition than that parish c iurch. When a heavy storm of rain came on, the people had actually bad to remove from their seats and go to another part of the church. Nothing could be done in the way of voluntary effort for the repair of the church, because people, conscious of the fact that the church was richly endowed, would not give anything towards the object. He then referred, at considerable length, to the sale and barter of revenues, carried on to a. great extent by j khe adherents of the Church. He  lime during the last month in oolXS?ti?? information he could on this subject perfectly amazed at the great magi ? ?, assumed. He had obtained po.??! c.rcalar. and papers which were privately- amongst the friends of the cburcb in ',fl'L f 4:- Ieq vertisementsofbeneaces werein.erte?  matters connected with the livings ofthee? cbarch. On one of the circulars th "e^rf formed that it was 'strictly orivate an? .?' From the different circulars he found th^ 3eptember last, 596 advertisements S ?' sale; for exchange or sale, 99 auii \t ?* < others for exchange only, wblch made "•>' whole, 1,375 livings at present in the m i '• urged that clergymen who thus bartered aOd their hviBgamaatbe guilty of aimrJ analysed 400 of these hVtn.gs very ca^ found that 104 were mentioned in tbe adJ.: ments as having the advantage of' f,0 JS0C'6:? 0 OCtet! one of the reasons why they should b ??'! In other cases it was said that the cter?"?? have the a d vantages of *MceUt.t8o?" have tbe a vantages 0 exce eilt 80Clty brought into contact with tbe best Sf)clet/' "? found that 55 cases were recommended" of the pictnreaqae scenery in tbi. nei^h! the living an d in others it was Mi?h"? d b 't .do ijQJ excellent trout aching in the aeMbh?k ?- 11 cases' good ahootiag' was entioned a r; mendatioQ; and there w?M 9 cases in great advantage of the bounds m?, ? 1,1) d d I. 'neighbonrhoo was menti e Iu tw ca" parishes were in a happy „»te, hav??? residents. In another case thre was »  Louse, and the income was 1600 a T?r .?? plenty of fishing and bontiug to b bad .[e neighboarhood, price ?8,500. Anothemr l Ve"rti' ment mentioned the fact that the i.K.n? 80 years of age; another living in Ls^JS*' described as a most e.igibie pro?i?''??' bent be ng 53 years of ag.. ?d in a  state of health In another ca?  was said to be 89 yeara of a? thereC diate offare were requested. A living was al51 as for sale in Shropshire, the populati2 on!? parish being only 1,740; and it w? m that the duty wa.o?y performed everyI!f5 Sunday. The income from tith?e.rent'?;- was ?800 a year. He was not tellin^ thJ' for the sake of creating a smile. He ?  these things as being of serious moment, ? which be beheve.i the majority of the  the church of England would reprobate. ?'' must tht-y look for a remedy of the evil» n them that no remedy would touch tbe evil 'II, disestablisbment and disendowment. Sacha- as he had been trying to exoose was the? |,»f every form of religion in this country h Wi!; bane of Christianity, a disgrace to tbe nation a disgrace to the church. He contended th r nation had the right of dealing with that cbu 1 uecanse the nation at large was affected by it

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I found all instantaneous relief; the pain and stiia were gone in an hour, aad have never n returned I may add that several fri including an eminent physiciaa, laughed al: account of my cure; ruore than one of t however, including that physician, hare on to me since, that, in consequence of ay?a ment, they have resorted to Allcock'??i YP' "r, Plasters, when suffering in various way i have in every instance found relief. A bJ: my acquaintance, who heard from me of :t plasters, has tried them with wonderful S. among the suffering poor. She Snt6 demand for them so great that she wrotato! to ask at what rate you could supply her plasters for the poor. In answering her qtas you kindly sent her a supply for gntwu distribution. Te thank you in my own na and in behalf of my friends and of the. I feel it a duty and a pleasure to send yoa a few lines, of which you may make any u* please. "J. H. WOODWARD. j ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS,-They3reJf unconditionally accepted by hundreds of tt4 sands of families as their approved enntm 1 Chest Affections, Coughs, Sore Throats, Affections, Affections and Uropey of tbe Heg Kidney Affections, Pains and WeaknuMM Back, Stiches and Pains in the Side, aoi Lumbago altogether unrivalled as as out'*v. application. ?RONCHmS.. 1? HENRY D.BRANDRErH,Esq,Literp??I "105, Hampton-st., Birmingham, ?' N, Dear Sir-l have tor "ome months p?' ? in the habit of using Allcock's ?ro? Pw;c? (procured from the establishment of I Suape and Son, 13, Great Hampton-sWeetJ| this town), when suffering from Bronchi severe pains in the side, and have 01 occasion found immediate relief, whereatl previously consulted two medical well Wi deriving the least benefit. I can with cO recommend .them to any one suffering same complaint.- Yours respectfully, "(iKORGE DR. MYER, of Savannah, Ga., says they III best mechanical supporters for weak :rN ever discovered; that by their waruw perties they bring power and I)eallth, ua:" strength of the muscles is entirely r URE of AI.»DBON'S DiS}t;A:;fi;-tber Skin, or Disease of Suprarenal Caps™?* ■ gentleman of this immediate vicinity, he be seen, was pronounced a hopeless Symptoms were almost constant glckD8il stomach, great soreness of bowd, an" difficulty with kidneys. His skin also ?, assume a dark colour. H* confuted ?' physician of Liverpool, who called to his 30 t ance two London physicians. He advice and prescriptions, none of ??',?),j9 him any relief. The doctors at len?a bo' 80I and unanimously told him they couia» him, THAT HE WOULD 0?' the disease being that known by tll# Addison's disease—the black ?"?' u'[j'; of the suprarenal capsules—whicb was im ur3. The gentleman, before giving up j¡o use his own expression in his leter w ffl{ said, before taking Shakespeare s !f"?? throwing physic to the dogs"), conci try Brandreth's Pills and Illcock"' Plasters. He placed a plaster on the P1^ ■; stomach, and one over the k'dBevs he took according to the P""? IiT, Ii t t1fO The vomiting ceased after the '"?', _s, we of the pills and plasters, and the and coutant bloating frøm wllld 1fer& rf within a month, and his health P"" restored. 1ri3he!' For private reasons the gentleman '?<hc? name witheld from print but 't ?? to any one interested calling at ln?' office; the names Of the various pb)'SIC w attended him. lotte H. D. BRANDRETH, G. M., 57, Great Charlotte street, ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS are so,?lld d bbyi J?L DruggisW, at ? l?d e?').. with full dimo' for use, or in any MM to smt. 'rh y. r OI is apeciaMy recommended for 13M p phyMc?ns. One ?rd equals t?b '.??.M P.  MH?.  14a per yard, 7s 6d per half yM' # i quarter. PRINCIPAL AGENCY FOB GRKXT BBITAI* (Wholesale and Retail): 57, GREAT CHARLOTTE STREET, Llysitpo N.B.—A Plaster sent to any part of the co 15 stampø, A.?=-J. F. EDISBURY,  1703e H?? • 1 1 Prlted at the .4?<??- M? Gemw7r ¡>ri":I1f/ lishment "Advertiser" oa? (,?'????.?<? Square. Wrexham, in the County of Denblgb, 0<j^ lished on Fridays and ?tui?y?tthe??? and also at the EstabHshme.it ? MfMM Fru?'? ? High Street, Mold, in the County o. i'? Is[ tbof of of Mr Erasmus Edwiu-?. ?orwen, in thl Coo. erioneth; ? Mr C. O.?y'? 1, Merioneth; at Mr C. G. Bay eY 9-4 m the County of S??.p; f'? %t the h-'I of Mr F. P. Evans, Forf?i itrc?ct, vr,u w•r', County of Chester by SKt.?A ?- K? ) ,J\ Wrexham afore?nt; CHAKLKS ?'"?-"??, Cro, Obwotry' aforc?id. mnd u¡.)jt. ? it)". Grove Pt?k, Wrej??m 'uen'-RM.—?"" ?tti.