Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. ADAMS—On the 30th ult., the wife of Mr Thos. Adams, Llanverras Mill, of a daughter. BLEW—On the 19th ult., at Rhostyllen, the wife of Francis T. F. Blew, of a son. PRYTHERCH—On the 31st ult., at vron, isrymoo, tne wife'of Daniel Prytherch, of a daughter. SALISBURY-On the 26th ult., at Cerney Broughton, the wife of John Salisbury, of a daughter. TiioilAs-On the 25th ult., at Rhostyllen, the wife of John Thomas, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BRINOLEY—HUGHES—On the 4th inst., at the School Chapel, Oswestry, by the Rev. George Cuthbert, B.A., Mr Francis Brindley, second son of Mr T. Biindley, of New Hall, Gausworth, Cheshire, to Sarah, fifth daughter of the late Mr Edward Hughes, farmer, Cefn Glaniwich, near Llangedwin. EDWALtDs-TiiO.IIAS-On the 4th inst., at Rhosymedre Church, by the Rev J. D. Edwards, B.A., assisted by the Rev. William Jones, Mr Charles Edwards, London House, Cefn Mawr, to Miss Jane Thomas, daughter of the late Mr John Thomas, builder, &c., Well-street, Cefn Mawr. GODRICH—LLOYD—On the 23rd ult., at St. John's Church, Chester, Mr William Godrich, of Sandbach, Cheshire, to Hannah, daughter of Mr Samuel Lloyd, of Baschurch, Salop. GORST—BATE—On the 1st inst., at St. Peter's Church, Chester, by the Rev. F. Forde, William Gorst, farmer, Frodsham, to Martha Ellen Bate, only daughter of Mr Thomas Bate, veterinary surgeon, Frodsham. GRIFFITHS—JONES—On the 4th inst., at the Rhiw Chapel, by the Rev. John Prichard, in the presence of Mr Thomas Griffiths, Registrar, Mr John Griffiths, to Miss Jane Jones, both from Llanfair, near Ruthin. LLOYD—BORE—On the 1st inst., at the Parish Church, Presteign, by the Rev. J. H. Brierley, M.A., Ed. John, son of Mr Edward Lloyd, Broughton Colliery, Wrexham, to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Bore, Maltster, &c., Presteign. PARRY—BELL—On the 1st inst., at the Parish Church, Ceddington, by the Rev. George Forster Dalton, half brother of the bride, Gilbert, youngest son of Mr James Parry, the Bars, Chester, to Mary, only child of the Rev. Thomas Bell, vicar of Bruera, Cheshire. WILLIANISON-BECKETT-ON the 30th ult., at the Parish Church, Waverton, by the Rev. Samuel Hague, late curate of Huxley Church, Briscoe Earl, third son of Mr Edward Williamson, Huxley, to Lizzy, eldest daughter of Mr William Beckett, Huxley HalL WILLIANis-ROBERTs-On the 27th ult., at the Re- gistrar's Office, Ruthin,by MrT. Griffiths, Registrar, Mr John Williams, to Miss Mary Jane Roberts, both from Llanarmon, near Ruthin. DEATHS. ABBOTT-On the 23rd ult, aged 65, at Noble-street, Wem, Mr William Abbott. ANDREWS—On the 7th inst., at the Black Boy Inn, Mold, Mr Evan Andrews. BARKER-On the 25th ult., at Meadow Place, Mold, John Conway, infant son of Robt. Barker, chemist, aged 2 years. COIIIIERBAcii-On the 27th ult., at Ruyton-of-the- Eleven-Towns, Sarah, wife of J. S. Comberbach. CRAWFORD—On the 5th inst., at The Laurels, Grinshill, Salop, aged 77, David Crawford, Esq., for upwards of fifty years surgeon to the South Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry. DUFFEY-On the 5th inst., at Salop Road Wrexham, Mary Duffey, aged 35. DAVIES-On the 1st inst., very suddenly, Mr John Davies, Cilcain Mills, Cilcain, aged 72. DUTTON-On the 29th ult., at his residence, No. 2, Deva Terrace, Chester, Mr John Dutton, aged 74 years. Ev As-On the 31st ult, aged 80, Mr Roger Evans, Weston, near Oswestry. EDWARDS—On the 25th ult., aged 81 years, Mr Robert Edwards, late Mwrog-street, Ruthin. FLETCHER—On the 29th ult., at Chester-street, Mold, Charles Frederick, infant son of Charles Fletcher, smith, &c., aged 7 weeks. GOULD-On the 25th ult., at 2, Marine Terrace, Holy- head, very suddenly, Mr George Gould, principal light keeper of South Stack Light House, late prin- cipal of Skerries, Holyhead, and also St. Bees, Cum- berland, aged 59 years. HEATO?—On the 22nd ult., Mary, eldest surviving daughter of the late John Heaton, Esq., of Plas Heaton. HANNAM—On the 25th ult., aged 78 years, Mr Edward Hannam, late gardener of Bathafam Hall, near Ruthin. HOPLEY-On the 31st ult., at Tuttle-street, Wrexham, William Hopley, aged 71. HALL-On the 2nd inst., at Abentury Fawr, Ellen Hall, aged 69. JONES—On the 26th ult., a little after midnight, at his residence, 7, Mount Pleasant, Chepstow, in the 75th year of his age, the Rev. Thomas Jones, for 37 years the Baptist minister of that town, and a native of Cefn Mawr. JONES-On the 4th inst., at 5, Earl-street, Wrexham, Cecil Garratt, son ef Mr W. Garratt Jones, late Boys' School, Ruabon, aged 8 months. JONES—On the 31st ult., at No. 45, Nicholas-street, Chester, in her 56th year, Miss Mary Ann Jones, only surviving child of the late Captain Thomas Jones, of the Denbigh Militia. JONES—On the 4th inst., at Lodge, Brymbo, Margaret, wife of Evan Jones, aged 60. JONES—On the 2nd inst., at Brook-street, Wrexham, Ann Jones, aged 37. JONEs-On the 26th ult., aged 71 years, Mrs Jane Jones, Pwllglas, near Ruthin. KELLY-On the 3rd inst., at Old Church Hill, Wrex- ham, John Kelly, aged 46. LETSOM—November, 1872, Thomas Letsom, jun., of Racine, Wisconsin, North America, formerly of Morda, near Oswestry. MICKLEWRIGHT—On the 22rd ult., at the Royal Hos- pital, London, aged 53, Harriet, wife of George Micklewright, chemist, formerly of Wem, and late of Oswestry. PARRY-Aged 71, Mrs Parry, widow of Mr Edward Parry, of Tynygroes, near Chirk. PORTER—On the 27th ult., at Naples, Mary Frances, eldest daughter of William Porter, of Ihingwall Hall, Cheshire, aged 24. ROBERTS—On the 24th ult., at Ty Gwyn, Henllan, North Wales, in his 27th year,.Mr William Roberts, late of Liverpool. RICHARDS—On the 1st inst., at Nant, Bersham, Eliza- beth Richards, aged 71. TISDALE-On the 24th ult., aged eight years, Ellen, daughter of Mr Charles Edward Tisdale, the Wharf, Whitchurch. THOMAS—On the 2nd inst., aged 65, Mr John Thomas, builder, Oswestry. WILLIAMS—On the 3rd inst., aged 63 years, Mr John Williams, of Mwrog-street, Ruthin.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. SEVERAL letters and items of news are crowded out. I

WE understand that a requisition is in course of signature inviting Mr Morgan Lloyd, Q.C., to come forward in the Liberal interest at the general election to oppose the present member for the Anglesey boroughs, the Hon. W. O. Stanley, lord-lieutenant of island. -40

MR OSBORNE MORGAN has lost no time in re-introducing the Burials Bill into the House of Commons. At the first sitting, on Thursday, he gave notice that on the! following evening (Friday) he would bring in a Bill to amend the Burial Laws. The announcement is said to have been greeted with laughter from the Opposition, but we fancy the laugh will be on the other side before the close of the session.

WE HAVE had extraordinary weather lately, but the mortality returns which we publish in another column, show that it has been favorable to public health. We find that during the last thirty-five years there have only been two lighter years. Locally, the comparison with former years is also favorable to the present return, and it is most gratifying to find that small pox has entirely disappeared from our neighbour-: hood.

THE Cemetery Question was again pub- licly before the town on Friday, when Dr. Holland held a court of enquiry as to the suitability of the new site selected by the council. On this occasion Dr. Holland wisely confined the discussion to the ques- tion of site-the question of necessity having been thoroughly exhausted and settled on his previous visit. As usual, Mr Hugh Davies was there to oppose the movement on any, every, or no ground whatever, Mr P. Jones acting as his henchman. But their opposition was of little avail. Thanks to the goed sense of the members of the coun- cil, the cemetery has many new advocates since Dr. Holland s last visit. Fourteen out of the sixteen members of the council are in favor of it on the newly-selected site, and a very general feeling is also manifest outside in the same direction. We believe this site to be an admirable one for the purpose, and hope that now the question is settled, im- mediate steps will be taken to carry out the object. Mr John Jones introduced an im- portant question with regard to chapels, the point being whether inasmuch as the Church of England had a chapel so near to the place, it would not be possible to dispense with chapela altogether. This Dr. Holland re- plied to by stating that the bishop was in a position to refuse to consecrate unless a chapel was provided. But why not one chapel do for all Surely in a small parish like this it would be possible to arrange that no two funerals should necessarily take place at the same time, and on the thresh- hold of the grave, it ought to be possible for the whole community, recognising as it does, one common Christianity, to sanctify one common place for the purposes of religion, If the law does not allow this, then it ought to be altered on the principle of religious equality. Why should the ratepayers of Wrexham be put to the expense of three chapels when one is suiffcient, because a dominant church demands one chapel for its own use ? This is another argument in favor of disestablishment.

PARLIAMENT opened on Thursday in as quiet and informal a manner as is posssble for our legislature to commence its annual session. There was a very general feeling of apathy in the proceedings at the morning sitting, and the leading mem bers of the Government and Opposition were conspi- cuous by their absence. The speech from the throne was of that satisfactory character, that it would be impossible for the most astute opponent to seriously object. Satis- factory foreign relations all over the world the Alabama difficulty and the boundary question settled the slave trade effectively dealt with the French Treaty, and the Indian frontier question in course of being dealt with in a friendly and efficient manner. All these points are set forth in a quiet yet ettective series ot paragraphs of the most satisfactory character. The speech sketches out plenty of work for future legislation, showing that the idleness predicated for this session is not to be realized. The measures to be brought in include a bill for settling the question of University education in Ireland, framed "with a careful re- gard to the rights of conscience another for foiming a supreme court of judi- cature, including provision for the trial of appeals; a third for facilitating the transfer of land a fourth for amending the system of local taxation a fifth for amend- ing the Education Act a sixth for regulat- ing railways and canals and various other bills for the amendment of the law. Parlia- ment will have ample occupation in dealing with these great measures during the next six months, though they are not of that political and party character that has dis- tinguished many of the leading measures of the present Government. The evening sitting of both Houses found a large array of members, and considerably more life and interest in the proceedings. A number of new members took their seats, amongst them Sir Robert Cunliffe, for Flint. Then followed a long string of sixty-seven notices of motion, Mr Osborne Morgan's, of a bill to amend the Burial Laws, being one. The debate on the Address in the House of Commons was fully equal to the average on such occasions. Mr Disraeli, who was received with a sym- pathetic ovation on his recent bereave- ment, spoke in his best style. Mr Glad- stone was equally effective in his reply, and the House adjourned after voting the Address. Though, as we before said, there are no special party measures of legis- lation, yet there is every indication of a lively Session, and we may fairly hope for debates of special interest to the country.

THE Saturday Review and the Globe have been amusing their readers lately with articles on the general character of sermons and if anything practical is to be gathered from the remarks made, we may assume that the pulpit nowadays is losing its influence, and missing one of the most valuable oppor- tunities of imparting instruction which could possibly be afforded. Without going so far as to say that the clergy of the present day might bring politics into the pulpit, the writers in question do maintain that" poli- tical" sermons, using the word in a broad sense, might well take the place of those essays or papers which are written ap- parently with the special object of producing something which shall be vague and meaning- less, and which are listened to week after week as a kind of necessary infliction. In our age we are not in the habit of doing J penance, yet no self-inflicted pain was ever more generally imposed than that which most church-frequenters undergo in the pro- cess of listening twice every Sunday to words which do not burn, and thoughts which do not speak which satisfy no longing, and excite no interest in the mind. And if we consider the matter a moment, it is as clear as possible that, like many other good things instituted by our forefathers, the pulpit has become abused. To a certain extent it has reached a debased" state, and needs as much "restoration" as the walls of many of our whitewashed churches. It is beyond all doubt that in former times the homily was a necessary, useful, and enjoy- able part of Sunday duty. One has only to open the pages of such divines as Jeremy Taylor, Stillingfleet, and Tillotson, to per- ceive that the sermon was once a stirring reality, with high aims and great interest and power. Now, have we out-lived the neces- sity of such a means of instruction ? Or is the pulpit no longer capable of being useful to us ? It is scarcely worth while to answer these questions. Pulpits may still be vast instruments of good if their occupants would only strive to adapt them to the altered cir- cumstances of the age. Preachers have but to come out of Palestine," as the Saturday Review says, and to leave the imaginary fields in which they delight, to find a sphere of usefulness likely to become as fertile as when the divines we have mentioned laboured in the Lord's vineyard. We are not so good in oureveryday life that weekly warning and instruction are unnecded we have not reached so high a state of per- fection that we can do without help and encouragement. Only assistance must be of a practical kind, and must be of a character to touch closely our everyday interests, to bear directly on our several conditions It is true, we know, that Holy Writ is a history of human nature. Such is its comprehen- siveness that there is no want or condition of men in the present age to which its various examples and lessons may not be applied. But, withal, the exclusive application of the Bible to our everyday wants, useful as it may be, leaves something to be desired- that something is practical persaitality; and if our preachers, while they by no means lose sight of the valuable teachings of the scrip- tures, would only take within their scope the circumstances, the experiences, the trials, and the conditions of us as we are day by day-if they would in fact treat us in a practical rather than in an ideal manner, they would find an entirely new field for their usefulness, and in time reap a harvest of good results. In a word, the sermon requires to be secularised, to be brought down from airy and speculative regions to a sphere of sober fact. When this is done, there will be no such thing as sighing after church extension, and our cathedrals will once more bear some proportion to the demand for public worship.

LONDON SAYINGS AND DOINGS. (From our own Correspondent.) Although the Queen will not open Parliament in person this session, we are promised an early return of the Court to the capital. Buckingham Palace is being made ready for Her Majesty's reception, and t te welcome promise is forthcoming that the palace will be tilled with guests very early in the season. We are promised, too, some illustnous visitors-gufslj to whom we English people cannot but desire to give an hospitable reception. Amongst the number, we are told, will be the Emperor of Germany. It is unfortunate that the Heir ¡ Apparent cannot have in this country a in, re pro- minent position in matters of public interest. Many of us here know the effects upon trade of a I little Court ceremonial, and a speech in Parliament from the Prince of Walea would be received with far greater ec?t than au addreM from thT T^ Chancellor; and, to say truth, royal Chancellor; an d to say truth, royal ins* » wojld by no meana soSer if in the public t 't l0Q °t Court news one had less sporting iDtdhl(f:r.ci: tot Sandrmgham, and a few more repoTt??" wo?ks and words as have andean d the mem  the late Prince Consort to the people lu ,? times like these-times if of great comr>? prosperity, also of perplexing social repair -Londoners would like to see the Phuc :ak¡:ta  more distinguished and distinguishablei |1 d J IGQ 1? is to be regretted that the weatb?o? So f other equally uncomfortable cause, i?  building operations so long abont, iti » t8e Marlborough House and St. James's Pa 01 dost and the unsightly appearance of !? I scaffold-poles do not add to the attracti?rq f ??' royal residences, and there certainly is rlj i making them less inviting. Dr. Hessel's narrative of his treatmentji,e ander suspicion for murder, but untrid, i.?.t ?""? for presumably innocent, will probably ?' some alteration in the treatment of persons :'w some alteration in the treatment of persons ? ?'? examination or under remand The whole\ is now exciting considerable attention- ant-t 38 reform is imperatively rfqaired. and the l1bl, a¡. called to cOflsider called to corisider it on the eye of meeting, that reform is more than .ik???  meeting, that reform i8 more than ak-'v ? ? 1? e ecta. Dr. Hessel's plain, unvarnished ?') '? bill of indictment against the whule sr/a! Amongst other facts, he mentions that after ;a ;111'1 been locked up in the Town Hall of R?,?'? ? uight, he was confined in a cold, dark ee?T? don, the only light coming from an ?'?1? guarded by a policeman; his n??bb?-g ?' drunken or noisy phaoners in adjoimn? cw'? the shnekmg of women did not add to ?is e .? tie urged mat his defence of an alihi s ha': ? 7? once taken, but be was told that this *oaJ be." On being removed from the dock he taken to a great black carriag" (tbe p i:CP 7a through crowds of people who hiss?i L' passed, to the House of DteDtin, He ?, ? .??'  wards taken to a cold room, stripped ini'° before a man who examined him ail over ■ I to give up everythmg, iLcludin, the » his wife and his wedding ring. His tr?: ? ?" the cell of biapnsoa was under all th ^jW5 stances, abominable, and here his hcalta "7f. owing to the rigour of this tre?tm<E?'' painful position in which he waa placed '.V ,t., painful position in which he wall 1)lac(,d oaage no. o on nis arm, &e was taken ont i:Jt()i 5 yard to exercise with the other pri,oricr? 7V1 1 thing by which he could possibly coru'ai- ?' I.i.ul.. (I e was kept away from him and in manV ^st! was made to feel bit'?rty that he ?a? us 1 1, L ¡t the pre ImlDalY punishment of a ?iitv II. h- I I I.' .1,W¡ only con88 aLl0n being the kao?e;!? of'hi! innocenee, and the hope that this would b- speedi:, proved. Although Dr. Hessel does Dot use a *ord of argumnt, it is abundantly clear that ?e  never to have beu brought to London ? all, "o the worthless testimony of that reckle-? W'ei Mj lying greengrocer, which was nnllified ccrol'lp:eiy by the evidence of the alibi. The doctor and his wife will now be amply compensated by Govera- ment and by private subscription, for aU that thy have undergone, but the matter ought act to ad here. In spite of the official request that the E!ÜQ public should sa?pend judgment as to the M'? being the vessel that ran down the "rl",t, there can be no longer any doubt of it. Iti evidence of Mr Samuel Bell, a passec^er, a:l:! James Gardener, the second engineer v; Munllo, is conclusive upon the poir.t. L: testimony will have been read with dtep "atdni interest, and additional evidence will be u; >;? looked for. Supposing the evidence airea !j :ria is corroborated, or remains unc3utradic:e i, be all eager to know what is to be the those who bad charge of the Marillo. they were to blame for the collision miy be i debatable point, but at present no cne inclined to have any mercy on them fcr their cowardly conduct after the fatal crush. Had the captain and men of the steamer done ail :a their power to save the lives of their victims, there is every probability that nearly the who!" of these who were drowned might have been sav-il. Icttr- national law must be indeed in a sad state if there is no punishment for such murderoas se i-atess and cowardice as this. There is a movement on foot to ir7e npco Government to make a full investigation into tee causes of the increased price of coal. I relieve, however, that the Government have no pcwerci instituting any such inquiry. Membtrs of the Administration may personally and ii-irviduaij give their sanction to and influence in favour of as inquiry, but not quoada Government. Theoult official investigation practicable would be bj Royal Commission. It is earnestly to be hoped however, that a thorough investigation, of a claracteict which the public can rely, will be mule into all tie causes which conduce to the present eLormca price of coals, now 404. or 42s. per ton in LOLJCJ. Among these causes are the insistence ol cci.ky proprietors upon large profits; the exaction of iifk wages by colliers; consequent short time atd diminished output; and heavy charges for railway carriage. Bat in what proportion do thr-se tansei act on prices ? And what can be done to remedy these admitted evils ? The first thing to it ioce is to ascertain the truth; but whether the troth, will be of much use to us when we get at it maym doubted. We are powerless to act on the tru:i« already know. And so Northamberia d House is to present Duke of that ilk apparently srff :s ic wise from an undue reverence for the pi- has agreed to sell the gorgeous palace for and a great street, flash with Cockspur St*i! run through its site down to the EmbankmtL:. Ii now appears that the grand old gateway is ùot so ancient after all. All that is old of the rri;ect building ia the postern towards the Strami tfH of this there is a good deal that is new." may be, but still the old gate ought to be jrtftrel and I heartily re-echo the aspiration of other w::ert for its preservation. The Western Gas Light Company, that serves some of the best districts of London, ins 1I:J:J,oLc,d that it intends to raise the price of gas from 3s. 5s. 61. per 1000. I hope the other compuLits wii do the same, and even go to greater leasts:!« then the Londoners will be determined to halt a radical change. The gas companies LO* hive a monopoly, bnt it is a monopoly that the pat-iis eSJI destroy. Loidon, Thursday. — <

LOCAL NEWS. CHEESE FAIR.—A fair was to have BEEN To sday, but not a ginlle lot made its app^arat« in the Birmingham Hall. A VOLUNTEER PRESENTATION.—3D Tn??? tv ning, a fine water-color portrait of -vsi?a f V -DIng, a ne water-color portraIt 0 "¡ ET n Morns. wiU be presented to Mrs Mo" Rose Lodge, Gwersyllt, by the member? ef WreX" ham company of the Denbighshire ^0-3St;e^ The members of the corps will mnster at the harracks at seven o'clock. LECTURE ON IRON OREq.-At Tuesday's ;.Ptt¡ of the Wrexham Science Class, Mr Moon, of Chester, delivered his second lectare Ores. Dr Griffith presided, and there Attendance. We had purposed giving a-j tp^ of the lecturer's most interesting address heing unable to do so this week, will our next issue, with some equally iustrtic 1 remarks o' Mr Sparrow on Spanish iron w. WREXHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.—ATTENDANC* for the week ending January 31st, 1873 (in A* Bwk<- ?ation?l School, BeMtM?ket.?' J # National lnf,.tiits' School Ol Boys' British School Tsj Girls' British School ■ JJJ St. Mary's Catholic School tt3" X?tion&l Girls' School (Tenters) -? Boys' Ragged School !M ?7 Girls' Ragged School —— J. LINDOP, Visiting Officer. Hl .L_'nd FREEMASONRY.—The festival of St. 0 installation of the W.M. for the pasoias?? took place at the Square and Compass Lo"?'  1336. on Tuesday last. There was ? VETY foj attendance of members and a number of ?',? C h ¡ù Oles. from Cheater, Oswestry and 'e?hboor.Dg? After the installation and the asa? cereØlOD; the W.M. appointed his ofneers, and the adj ?rned to a splendid banquet prepitre?l br I '16 e,eIJ Mur ess, wbeu a very pleasant and socta?? ,?. ing wag qpent. VOLUNTEER BAND.—After the °?'"??''1? drill of the 1st D.R. V. corps on TaMday ? ,?? !?? the Band, under the able lea ers ;Pf )\t Wllhnms, performed several selections in  I 'If 1 assr street in first-class style. A !ar? cro? ?a- Mod and seemed thoronhly to Mjoy ?? We are glad to bear that a so?sUoo L ? ,?  m?e that the band should pla? !h! public one night a week, and we hear ^,jj.' movement every succe?. Subscnp 'o :1 ,Iprrvin" the cost of music ana other neL,?l I b n œa- .x?n.pa will be gladly recived bv the t)? i?.!? Mr WiUiMM. the non-commission?t ?? the corps, &nd by Mr ?0. Bev»ni Ron. ?'. (?,