Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. No Notice of Birth, Marriage, or Death can be in- sert-I unless authenticated by the name and address of the sender. Announcements of births aId, marria!!es, one sbilling each and also of deaths, with any remark other than the simple facts. BIRTHS. BROOKFIEIi.n-QN the 12th ult., at Rhosddu, the wife of Ir George Brookfield, of a daughter. CLl"TTOX-On the 2-Hh ult., at :3, Tenters Square, ter the wife of John Clutton, of a daugh- ter. DiciirN-On the 6th inst., at Hugmore House, Holt, the wife of Mr Stephen Dicken, of a son. GRIFFITHS-On the 1st inst., at Vron, Brymbo, the wife of Thomas Griffiths, of a son. EDWARDS—On the !}th inst., the wife of the Rev. E. W. li',(Iw,-Lrds, Vicar of Ruabon prematurely of twins-son and daughter. JO:"iES-On the tith inst., at Minera, the wife of Ed. Jones, of twins—sons. JONF.S On the 24th ult., at Bwlchgwyn, the wife of Wm. Jones, of a daughter. JONES On the 28tli ult., at Poolmouth, the wife of R. Jones, of a son. LLOYD-Oil the :3nl inst., at Ruabon Road, Wrexham, the wife of James Lloyd, of a son. LrA-011 the 5th inst., at Summer Hill, Gwersyllt, the  iner Hill, Gwersyllt, the wife of Wm. Lea, of a daughter. RHYS—On the 25th ult., at 2, 8t. Asaph-street, Rhyl, the wife of John Rhys, Esq., H.M. Inspector of Schools, of a daughter. THOMAS On the 21st ult., the wife of the Rev. Thomas Thomas, Wesleyan minister, Newmarket, of a son. WIIOMSLKY—On the 2(ith ult., at Brymbo, the wife of Ed. Whoinsley, of a son. MARRIAGES. JOEs-HLGHES-Oll the 31st ult., at the Register Office, Ruthin, by Mr Thomas Griffiths, Re- gistrar, Mr Elias Jones, to Miss Hannah Hughes, both from Llanarmon, near Rutliin. io, i.s -Jo, r's-On the 2nd inst., at Relioboth Chapel, Llangollen, by Mr Hugh Jones, Mr Robert Jones, stone-cutter, Gell Cottage, Corwen, to Catherine, daughter of the late Mr Henry Jones,, Rock- place, Tremadoc. MACINTOSH—WRIGHT—On the 2nd inst., at St. Thomas's Church, Orchard-street, Portman-square, London, by the novo W. E. Moore, M. A., Hugh Macintosh, of Braeside of Lethen, Nairnshire, N.B., to Ellen, third daughter of James Wright, Esq., ofTilstone Heath, Tarporlev. SKENE—BANKES—CAMERON — BANK.ES—On the 5th inst., at llaidpole. Dorset, by the Hon. and Rev. H. Rice, assisted by the Rev. Eldon S. Bankes, rector of Corfe Castle, Dorset, Brevet-Major J. G. Skene, 77th Regiment eldest son of W. A. Skene, Esq., of Lethenty, Aberdeenshire, to Frederica, eldest twin daughter of the late Rev. Edward Bankes, of Soughton-liall, Flint, and Rhys-villa Weymouth and, at the same time and place, Edward A., second son of the late Rev. Alexander Cameron, and nephew of the late Donald Cameron, of Lochiel, to Emma, twin sister of the above. SMITH— MAWSDI.EY—On the 5th inst., at St. Mark's, Connah's Quay, by the Rev. A. J. Smith, M. A., brother of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. Ll. Wynne Jones, M.A., rector, Harold A. Smith, to Georgiana, youngest daughter of the late John Mawsdley, Esq., Seacombe. DEATHS. COOPER-On the 4th inst., at Rhostyllen, John Cooper, aged 79. COCKER—On the 10th inst., aged 28, Mary, the be- loved daughter of James and Mary Ann Cocker, of Glanyravon, near Wrexham. EDWARDS-On the 2nd inst., aged S3, Lucy, widow of the late Mr Joseph Edwards, farmer and smith, Crab Tree Green, near Wrexham. Much re- gretted. EmHIlDs-On the J2th inst., Henry Smyth, the in- fant son of the Rev. E. W. Edwards, Ruabon Vicarage. EDWARDS—On the 12th inst., aged 21 years, Edward, eldest son of Mr Elias EdwarJs, Penybedw, Llan- gollen. GRIFFITHS-On the 8th inst, at Penrlios, Brymbo, Jane, wife of John GriSifis, aged 39. GREF.N—On the 11th inst., at Wrexham Workhouse, Sarah Green, aged (J7. HELps-Un the 5th inst., suddenly, at Marseilles, on his way home from Algiers, Mr Thomas Helps, of Upton Lawn and the Friars, Chester, solicitor, aged 52. HI'GHES—On the 25th ult., at Smithdown Lane, Liverpool, aged ;1, Mr Edward Hughes, late of Flint. JONES—On the 30tli ult., aged (12 years, Mrs Elizabeth Jones, wife of Mr Charles Jones, Pentre Newydd, near Ruthin. JONES—On the 11th inst., at Gegin, Minera, Sarah Ann, daughter of Ger-rge Jones, aged G years. JONES—On the 25tli ult., Mrs Hannah Jones, the wife of Mr Benjamin Jones, Greenfield, Holywell, aged 55. JONES—On the 4th inst., at the Vicarage, Bistree,near Mold, the residence of his brother, John Jones, formerly of London, in hisS2nd year. MORRIS—On the 10th inst., aged 71 years, Mr Edward Morris, Mwrog-street, Ruthin. MADDOCKS—On the 5th inst., at his residence, Pulford, near Chester, Mr Thomas Maddocks, aged 57 years. PRICE-On the 1st inst., at the residence of his sister, Mrs Antley, Green End, Whitchurch, Mr John Price, late of Frankwell, Shrewsbury. PETEltS- On the Sth inst., at Pickhill, the infant danghter of Thomas and Mary Ann Peters, aspd nine month. SHONE--On the the Sth inst., at Rosemary Cottage, Tiireapwood, Worthenbury, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr Edward Shone, aged 71) years. THOMAS—On the 8th inst., at the Graig House, Bangor Isycoed, Thomas Thomas, Esq., aged G5 years. WATSON—On Wliit-Sunday, aged 22, Theodore David, second surviving son of Caleb David and Margaret Watson, of Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, and Bryniangolan, Bala. WIIOISLEY-On the 10th inst., at Brymbo, Edward, infant son of Ed. Whomsley, aged 12 days. WILLI.DIS-On the 10th inst., aged 4 years, Lewis Maurice Williams, son of Mrs Elizabeth Williams, Dee Mill Place, Llangollen.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN WREXHAM. Sunday, Junc loth. Pir;;t Sunday after Trinity. LESSONS FOR THE DAY. Morning: 1st lesson, Josh. 3, v. 7 to 4 v. 15. 2nd, John 21. Evening: 1st lesson, Joshua 5, v. 13 to U, v. 21 or Joshua 21. 2nd, i. Peter 1, to v. 22. THE PARISH CHURCH. Morning Service at 11 o'clock. Preces and Respon- ses, Tallis; Venite, Viner; Te Deum, Wesley and FOffter; Jubilate, Brine Litany, Tallis; Kyrie, Ilareryal; Hymns, 134 and I:i::¡.-Afternoon Service at 3 o'clock: W elsh service and sermon.— Evening Service at U.:JO. Preces and Responses, Tallis; Iag- niticat, Coward Nunc Dimittis, Monk; Hymns, 133 and 33<>. Vicar Rev. G. Cunliffe, M.A. Curates Rev. W. Davies, B. A., and ltev. J. Dixon. Organist and Choirmaster: Mr E. B. Simins. ST. MARK'S CHURCH CHORAL SERVICES. Celebration of the Holy Communion on the first Sunday in the month at 11.45, and on the third Sunday in the month at 8.30. Officiating Minister: Rev. J. H. Gibbon, B.A. Eveniiir Lecturer: Rev. W. B. Wallace, B.A. Organist and Choirmaster Mr Edwin Harriss. NEW CHAPEL (CONGREGATIONAL) CHESTER STREET. Morning Service at 10-45; Evening Service, 6-30. Minister: The Rev. F. B. Brown. PENYBRYN (CONGREGATIONAL) CHAPEL. Morning Service at 10-30 Evening Service at 6-30. Minister: The Rev. T. F. Nathan. EBENEZER (WELSH INDEPENDENT) CHAPEL, QUEEN STREET. Morning Service at 10 Afternoon Service, 2-30 Evening Service, 6. Minister: The Rev. D. Roberts. CHESTER STREET OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL. Morning Service at 10-45 Evening Service, 6-30. KING STREET BAPTIST CHAPEL. Morning Service at 10-30 Evening Service, 6-30. HILL STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Service at 10-30; Evening Service, 6-39. Minister: The Rev. E. Jerman. WELSH CALVINISTIC CHAPEL, HOPE ROAD. Morning Service at It); Evening Service, 6. Minis- ter The Rev. J. H. Symonds. BRYN-Y-FFYNNON WESLEY AX CHAPEL. Morning Service at 10-30; Evening Service, 6-30. Ministers: The Rev. J. Priestly, aud the Rev. T. H. Mawson. WELSH WESLEYAN CHAPEL, BROOK STREET. School at 10-30; Afternoon Service, 2-30; Evening Service, 6. Minitters The Rev. W. Evans (Coedpoeth), and the Rev. J. Cadvan Davies (Brymbo). PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL, CATTLE MARKET. Afternoon Service at 2-30; Evening Service, G. Minister The Rev. It. Middleton. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, REGENT STREET. The Services in the above Church on Sundays are— at !) and 1 o'clock, a.m., and at 3 and half-past 6 p.m. Minister: The Very Rev. Ambrose Canon Lennon, Vicar General. As it is our intention to publish the above list weekly, we shaSI be happy to announce any deviation therefrom or any special services that may be arranged to i)e held. I Priuce Bismarck stated in Parliament on Mon- day that the Gerrua-i Government will abstain from any interference in the next Papal election, but 'will take steps to ascertain whether the election has been legitimately carried out, ami whether the new Pope is in a position to exercise the rights which 19o his station. Geoige Francis Traiu, the eccentric American, has again visited Europe. It will be remembered that he was recently committed to the 3fate Uylum for the Insane at Utica, bat a sheriff's jury snbscqneutly found that he was sane, and lie ,vas discharged from the asylum. Immediately upon his liberation lie took steamer for Europe.

THE Birkenhead, Chester, North Wales, and Staffordshire Railway Bill was read a third time in the House of Commons, on Thursday, and passed.

THE Shah of Persia is undoubtedly the lion of the day, and every other subject is ignored for the question of how our august visitor is to be entertained. In a letter which we publish to-day, Mr. Henry Richard announces the postponement of his motion on International Arbitration from June 20 to July 8, the former date being the day on which the Lord Mayor entertains the Shah and a host of distinguished guests, includ- ing the House of Commons, at the Mansion House. Cannot Mr. Richard button-hole his Imperial Majesty after dinner, and secure his adhesion to the principles the Peace Society seek to bring into practice ?

JUNE is the month of meetings and asso- ciations. The members of Free churches throughout the kingdom meet together for aggressive purposes, and for mutual counsel and support. Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." By these means rust is swept away from swords which are to combat error and evil for many months to come. The Baptists of the counties of Denbigh, Flint, and Merioneth mustered in strong forces at Corwen last week, where a very successful association was held. This week the Calvinistic Methodists hold high ses- sion at Llangollen. Some men w ho get their inspiration from the prancing of horses, and have their paradise on the turf, cannot understand how people can be happy for hours in a clcse atmosphere dis- cussing subjects that have no charm for them, and they are ready to put it all down to vulgar notions and wrongly-educated tastes. Let these men think what they may, great good is accomplished by these meetings. Amongst the large number of resolutions that were passed in the meeting at Corwen, not a single resolution of a poli- tical character was passed or proposed Of course every one knows where to find them on the great questions of the day, but they feel that they have something else to do when they meet thus, to take their share in the work necessary for the overthrow of sin and for the establishment of righteous- ness in the world.

————— A singular feature in the Welsh cha- racter is the affectionate reverence with which Welsh people cling to the manners and memories—even to the language—of the old land, when they have crossed the Atlantic. Like their own sacred Dee, which, according to tradition, passes through but never mingles with the waters of Bala Lake, somehow or other they never seem disposed to drop their nationality anywhere or among any people. We have now lying before us the third number of Y Wasg," Welsh newspaper, published at Pittsburgh, America, on the 17th May, 1873, forwarded to us, may be, because we are ourselves kindly mentioned in it as follows Yr ydym newydd dderbyn copi o'r Wrexham Advertiser, papyr campus, yn cael ei olygu yn dda, ac yn amddiffyn hawliau Cymru trwy gyfrwng yr iaith Saesneg." Which, being interpreted into its English equiva- lent, is as much as to say that the Wrexham Advertiser is not an unwelcome guest in America, where it is even called" a good paper"-I)ctl)ili- wmpHS, etc., and all because it does only what we trust every other in- dependent and outspoken paper does, de- fends the rights of Wales in all lnstancea, and in all cases where such rights deserve and require to be defended. Another article in Y Wasg is upon the forth- coming Mold Eisteddvod, to which a repre- sentative of Y Wasg is to be sent all the way from America, which "is expected to be one of the grandest and greatest held in Wales since 1828," We also notice a sly and dry hit at Stanley, the discoverer of Livingstone, in this number, his offence being, of course, that he was ashamed of his native land. It simply proves, what we mentioned at starting, the singular love of Wales and everything Welsh which still animates the Cymry in the Far West, erect- ing them into a power even in America.

THE Annual Moveable Committee of the -Manchester Unity of Odd-Fellows have had the honesty and courage to look their financial position full in the face. In doing so they find that to meet all contingencies of sickness and death in a membership of 480,000, they find that they have to face a deficit of upwards of a million. How best to meet this serious deficiency and so retain the continued confidence of the community is a matter of the most anxious considera- tion. A general levy has been suggested, as also has a reduction of the benefits or an increase of the contributions. We think the latter the most logical and effective mode of meeting the difficulty. Let the contribu- tion scale be formed on the sound and sub- stantial statistical basis furnished by the past experience of the order. This would lead to continued confidence and prosperity. A provident society of such vast propor- tions and immense benefit to the community should be placed on the soundest financial basis. There are now more than 480,000 members, of whom nearly 35,000 have been admitted in the course of the year about I :o,OUU ot these being under twenty-five years of age—a most desirable accession, a large proportion of young lives being indis- pensable to the safety of such organisations. Deducting the deaths and withdrawals, the admissions leave a net gain of nearly 12,000 members on the previous year. Going back for a longer period, it seems that in the past five years the order his increased by 52,000 members, after deducting deaths and losses by withdrawal. The "capital" of the society-the money invested by the various lodges—has increased in the same period from £ 2,727,000, to £ 3,326.009. Some idea of the magnitude of the organisation is afforded by these figures, and by some others which may be mentioned. Altoge- ther 153,000 members have been added in the course of the five years, and 106,000 have been lost. The receipts, from contri- butions and interest on money invested, amounted to about £ 2,800,000; the expen- diture for sick relief, &c., to £ 1,928,000; and the gain of capital to £ 872,000. No- thing could be more eloquent than figures such as these. The members of the Man- chester Unity have a right to be proud of their organisation—no country in the world can show anything finer-and it is at once their duty and their interest to seek to strengthen it by all possible means.

THE work done by our school board has just been shown in a return drawn up by Sir Francis Sandford. Up to last September, I 431 School Boards had been established, of which 305 were in England and 12G in Wales. Of these School Boards ninety were in English boroughs and twelve in Welsh boroughs; the rest were in country parishes. In Wales the proportion of rural parishes which have School Boards is very large. There is no Welsh county without a School Board, and only the county of Flint in which there is but one Board, that of HaDe. fecliool hoards are, in fact, already scattered all over the surface of Wales. In England, on the contrary, they are very thinly and very unequally distributed. Two cOlmtie9, Shropshire and Rutlandshire, have no School Board at all; Hertfordshire, Oxford- shire, Westmoreland, and Middlesex have but one each; the counties of Berks, Dorset, and Huntingdon have but two each; and HerGfordshire, Northumberland, Warwick- shire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire, have but three each. On the other hand there are in Cornwall nineteen School Boards, in Devonshire twenty-eight, and in Yorkshire forty-one. There are fifteen in Kent, and fourteen in each Norfolk, Northampton- shire, and Suffolk. These seven counties therefore contain nearly half the School Boards of England. It is quite evident from the return that the School Board system has not done much for the rural districts of England, though its applicability to such districts had been abundantly proved in Wales. The return includes details as to the cost of the elections, of the establish- ment and maintenance of schools, of the payments to denominational schools, and other points of less interest. Only fifty- five Boards in England and twelve in Wales had, at the date of the return, spent any- thing in building. But nearly all of them had sent their precepts to the rating au- thority, many of them for very small sums. But these sums throw no light on the amount of the annual school rate which the precepts represent. The London rate, for instance, is only three farthings in the pound Manchester is under a penny; Liverpool less than a half-penny at Shef- field twopence in the pound is needed at Leeds about three-halfpence; and Birming- ham required a rate of three-farthings. In some rural parishes, on the other hand, the amounts represented a very considerable rate. The highest in England appears to be the parish of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire where a school has been built at a cost of zE120, and a precept forjE200 represents a rate of just over sixteenpence in the pound. But the highest rate is in Wales. The parish, or School Board district of Llan- santffraid-Glyn-Cenog, in Denbighshire, seems to be only of the rateable valuable of E250, so that a School Board precept for 225 represented a rate of nearly twenty- pence. No such rate is, of course, levied, as the Act specially limits the amount to 3d in the pound. This particular district, moreover, comes under the special proviso attached to Clause 97 of the Education Act. There appear to be ten School Board dis- tricts in Wales, and more than fifty in Eng- land, in which the amount asked by the School Board precept has exceeded three- pence in the pound annual value—these are all rural districts. A previous return, to which we drew attention at the time of its publication, showed how few School Boards act on the 25th clause. The number in the present return is only three in Wales and thirty in England, and twenty-four of those are in towns. There are, therefore, only nine rural districts in the whole country in which the School Boards pay fees in deno- minational schools.

LORD FITZWXLLIAM'S treatment of his col- liers who have lately been on strike bids fair to establish a precedent between em- ployer and employed. It appears that during the past eighteen months what is called the Low Stubbin Colliery" has been laid idle no less than 25 times. Like other owners, Lord Fitzwilliam had to put r p with the inconvenience as best he could, though he neglected no means of preventing dissatisfaction or of meeting the wishes of those under his employ. He left for the continent in the spring of the present year, after giving his agent full instructions to do everything necessary for their conve- nience. When ho returned to England, the first thing which greeted him was a letter of complaint to the effect that a particular workman had refused to contribute to the local association or union, and that in con- sequence tiie VI.uç¡: W\QI^ werp. determined he should be expellell from hija lorditiip's employ. The language used was, "He must either pay or leave." Lord Fitzwilliam was naturally indignant at this, and closed the colliery. It was not long, however, before the men thought better of their con- duct, and wrote a letter of apology, which was read at a special reception granted by the Earl at Wentworth House in the pre- sence of his whole household. The apology ran thus On behalf of your lordship's workmen lately employed at the Low Stub- bin Colliery, we beg to apologise for having laid the pit idle on the 5th May, and also for having used any threats against any fellow-workman for not being in the asso- ciation. No leek was ever more com- pletely swallowed, and the expectation was no doubt entertained that after such an apology past errors would be forgiven, and things would go on as before. But Lord Fitzwilliam was not to be thus easily won over. He gave his assembled workman a lecture which they will not quickly forget. After reminding them of his connection with the estate, and of the period—two centuries and a half—during which it had belonged to his family, lie gave them to understand that he should manage his pro- perty in whatever way he thought pi oper, even to the extent of cutting off employ- ment from his men and permanently closing his pits. The following language is what may be termed calling a spade a spade :"— "It is matter of consideration with me whether I work my pits again or not. What is here below our feet will serve, I hope, for those who come after me, if it is not to my interest to work it now. You understand that. It will always be a firm bank to me and mine, and I will go and draw a cheque upon it jusl as I find it pays me." As for an act of coercion practised on the non- complying workman, his Lordship could scarcely find words strong enough to ex- press his indignation. It was this, quite as much as the strike itself, which determined him to close the collieries. He is willing for men in his employ to belong to unions if they think proper, but there shall be no intimidation. "Everyone who works for me shall work as a free man." He may be a member of this union if he pleases, or he may not be a member, but let him under- stand that so long as he works for me, he shall receive at my hands the protection which is due to him as his employer." It is impossible not to applaud Lord Fitz- william for this firm, and as we think judicious conduct. Labour has evidently found a match in Capital as represented by Lord Fitzwilliam, and such an instance of counterpoise will doubtless serve a useful purpose. It will teach, some men at least, that intimidation is a mistake, and that despotism, whether amongst aristocrats or operatives, is sure to bring 0.1 itself a day of severe retribution.

AN epidemic within a short distance of Wrexham must indeed be alarming news to many, for the fact of the existence of such a direful state of affairs as that at pre- sent existing at Rhos does not appear to be generally known. We cannot but appre- ciate the prompt action taken by the Local Government Board, with respect to the pre- valence of scarlatina in the above-mentioned locality, and even if the local authority were at all disposed to shirk their responsi- bility under the circumstances, it is evident that the board above would quickly restore them to a sense of responsibility. Accord- ing to the last report of Dr Jones, of Rua- bon, there were 3v pases of scarlatina in his district, and the deai: rate for the past month was 33 per thousand, whilst in the large towns, the week before last, it was only 22. The epidemic, it has stated, and we can confidently substantiate the I observation, is due to over-crowding b-1 I ventilation, defective drainage, and an in-1 sufficient supply of pure water; and what, makes the matter still more deplorable is the fact that it is impossible to isolate the affected persons. How can it be expected that the contagion will ever disappear as long as a patient, suffering from scarlatina or fever, is permitted to sleep in a room with eight or nine others ? But how can this be remedied ? This is a question that seems to have puzzled the sanitary autho- rity and with a people determined almost to court death in a hot bed of fever rather than allow an infected friend to be re- moved, and the entire absence of a hospital suitable for the reception of such cases, what could be done ? What could more effectually enforce upon the inhabitants the necessity of assisting, to the fullest extent of their power, the sanitary authority in any proceeding they may take, and also impress upon the members of that body the urgency ef arriving at a decisive plan of operation. How many lives they will be held accountable for if they are at all dila- tory, cannot be estimated and their own feelings will, we are certain, urge them to spare no exel tion to prevent in the future any such calamity as that from which our neighbours in the Rhos are now suffering. However, up to the present, the rural sanitary authority has evinced a spirit of earnest desire to put into effect tile 1" ew Health Act as soon as possible; and perhaps they could not, in the infancy of their ex- istence as a body, adopted a wiser resolu- tion than that appointing a good working committee to take immediate measures to retard the progress of the epidemic at the Rhos. In corroboration of our remarks, we I append the following extract from the re- port of ML* Doyle, the Government In- spector, lately laid before the sanitary authorities of Wales:— There is not a conuty, nay, there is hardly a union in the district, from which even the limited number of these reports that are printed, imper- fect as some of them are, do not supply over- whelming evidence of the existence of nuisances of the very worst description. It is act easy to picture anything more deplorable than the state of the towns, villages, hamtetf, and cottages, as they are represented more strongly, perhaps, in those that are withheld than even in those that are printed. Water fiuoply insufficient or poisoned with sewage, and other filth; drainage wholly neglected, not of cottages and detached houses only, but of villages, and streets of towns dwellings occupied by large families that are de- clared to be until for human habitation,' cases of overcrowding, the details of which can with difficulty be credited thousands of houses with- out any privy accommodation or means of venti- lation whatever pig,ties and privies so built that the filth from them is often found oozing through the rubble wall into the cottage. Such is the general character of the statements that I find in page after page of the reports that are sent to me from the several unions, accompanied in many cases by the deliberate opinion of medical men that such a state of things might be easily re medied, and that not being remedied it is the fruitful source of sickness and death. If these statements be true and unexaggerated, as I believe them to be, there should be no hesitation iu making them public, however nnpalatable the publication of them may be to many. It is not at all intended to convey that owners of property are responsible for nuisances with which their names are unavoidably connected in some of these reports as I owners.' Amongst them are the names of men who may be classed with the most liberal landlords in the kingdom. But the in- fluence of proprietors can greatly assist—and, indeed, has already to some extent assisted in the coirection of abu-es for the existence of which they are not direct'y responsible. Attention being now called to the deplorable sanitary state of the district, it will indeed be a public scandal, if to remedy so great an evil a uniform and syste- matic plan of efficient sanitary administration be not at once adopted."

LONDON SAYINGS AND DOINGS. (From our own Correspondent.) Ancient history tells us how at the bauqaets of kings and emperors, in the height of festivity and grandeur, an attendant on the principal personage was accusiumco. w ..u-r(oiimt an awful bore this fellow must have been], Remember, king, thou art mortal!" The Shah of Persia, AmiAl the honours and festivities that attend his touriu Ger- many has been painfully reminded of pallida JIors-bnt the quotation is somewhat musty. Ho j has received news of the death of his mother, But his majesty, it seems, is determined not to let this little event interfere with his European tour; and so he ha3 postponed the mouruing of his court until he returns to his own country! That seems rather a pity. He might have had all the mourning done for him by proxy, so that it would have been all over by the time he got back to his native land. The Shah's progress is, moreover, strangely connecte i with the memories and forebodings of death. The Berlin correspon- dent of the Hour telegraphed—" The royal family solemnized the anniversary of the death of William III. The emperor visited his father's tomb, and appeared very dejected. It is reported that he had strange forebodings about the Shah's visit, having lost his youngest brother, Albrecht, during the meeting of the three emperors last September, and the death of Baron Adalbert has profoundly impressed him." What a contrast between the two royal personages ? The one, who has faced death on the battle-field, and whose assassination has been more than once at- tempted, has strange forebodings of his own end because the Shah visits Europe, and because the former's younger brother died daring the meetin" of the three Emperors the other hears of the death of his mother with the greatest coolness, and puts off mourning for her until he is sur- feited with honours and festivities. As for the reception that will be accorded to him here on the part of the Crown, there can be no doubt, after Mr Gladstone's statement on Monday niglit, in the House of Commons, that it will be all that could be wished, and he will be well fêted by public bodies and by private persons of rauk. The Shah was to have been invited to a fete at the Alexandra as well as to one at the Crystal Palace, bat he can now be invited only ta inspect the ruins of the former place. Deep concern is felt at the early destruction of this place of re- creation, which promised to be so great a booa to Londoners, especially to those of the populous Northern districts, from which a journey to the Crystal Palace is not easily made, but from which the northern palace could be readily reached. There is little doubt, however, that the building will soon rise again from its ashes, and became the successful enterprise which it premised to be. Meanwhile, there is the beautiful park for recrea- tion, and there are various places of shelter left in caM of unfavourable weather. At the present time there is a great influx of visitors tu tbo Alexandra Park to witness the dira effect of the conflagration. Our only coasolation is that those effects are not calamitous, either with regard to loss of life, or of irreplaceable artistic objects as we were at first led to believe. Trinily term ends, and the long vacation begins on Friday, the 13th. More's the pity. It is strange that while so many other institutions have suffered change, and have been modified to the requirements of society, our law terms appear to be as unalterable as the laws of the Medes and Persians (not of the Modern Persians, if the Shah realiy comes here to learn how to improve his national institution?.) The business of the country in every department, and legal business amongst the rest, has largely increased, and ar- rangements ave been mado accordingly, but our v tcadoas in the legal profession remain as eVt'r.1 The law courts are no?oriousty umq?l to thJ work th it has to be done in them, aud no wonder 'I when their doors are closed for more than balf the ytar. Pigeon shooting, the most aristocratic amnse- reeut of the day, is even more fashionable in Paris than in London. At the close of last week tluiv was a grand international pigeou-shootirig match in the Buis de Boulogue. There were 45 com. petitors for the chief pl'¡z, consisting of a gob) sttig, and 2,787 fr. Out of this number of 4G valiant sportsmen, there were four foreign Princes, one foreign and one English Daks, four foreign Marquises, three foreign Viscounts, nine foreign Counts, and one English Biroii that is to say, that just half of the competitors wae titled people. And last Siturday there were cr ,w ied gatherings-fashionable cruhes-at the Hadtugham and Gun Club grounds, where noble and aristocratic sportsmen" shot wretched pieODg r?iog from a trap. The Society for the Preven'ioa of Cruelty to Animals ought to inter- fe: e, but it knows which side its bread is buttered. xf the society wera to inteveftro w tli these faaii^nable sportal its Subscriptions would fall off Tery eonsiderbIy. ?o-it ???"? cruelty among Messrs T' ?°8t "8? B?cycl? are never ??- ?.! B? ? ?.? Bicycles are never Hkel,to 1 [i or very common. The di«T Ut Sl>oiT c "? log gentry, who perform on u bl' r b b l CíC¡¡. London All ur S win pretu 0ertllltll» n'5 h' I b [(9 P these ve hicles beeomio.-?'?'?/? ? ?; But Though the, at one time ,?De JJ But althougli the, at one i-In ttir, te ?ii', pedemao?ha? never s?''?'?!N will, two or three bicycle '"J* are ?ther ?ro?ty for th.ir? ?'? ?<' '? N that when ha? doz.u ?e0Dr^ Qt L Ft:rlorra I journey irom London to John a fc I just to ?y th?t thy dH ?, J. tbat<u• ?' { ?'" bioyclit W0re to narrae their rel t ,f b: }tn thlr gennme fee[:?,  a e;¡p"l't; tedious journey won! 1 b?hJ? ?' ? ? ?J?. atf?r. However, there ? an old 1 foot makes many, an without  that '11 proverb i?b.n? that tIle 0  will just say that & bicycle to„J» ,I b t ] k no'v t?ked about among clerks, expect that many a youngVwfM  to do IS or Dlgu:. dOlt ay this ¡,ea¡. "'l"; to do his fortnight's holiday this Vea J pede. J on  The Tichborne trial ;s, on th« ?. and tedious afhir, esp2ciaUy .a?' m?or.ty of pM'-oas who, upon o? "'? "ie other, have air?ady made up ?., °"?. every n->w and a?ain there are Jn ??'' ,<at¡(Q I dents occ-jrring in connection w'ith » triJl ■' k 'I e rl,1 as a remarkable cross-ex unin^ion at a recent 8'tt'n(-?r?that of L ,)r(i k certain questions put to his Jord,uio 'hew. L 'C" f J, (' e 'Ph; to the Lord Chief itlit; °et 7 v'! answer t' ari( I 0 th rL, answer them,Mdon the c!ii?',?'?' ? saying, I f 'd you mu^t •• thfo:i' V' aajio?, I ?m afraid y.)a mu.t,?? ero?s-cxaminaUon of tilf-- III(,Bevtrt affecting the reputation of pcrg?n  o I' t:a the case, and of a most persi?? ^1°! non-ie?al writer to clitict ¡ji: ¡ Lord Cnief Jmtic? w mid of coarse ) b I tl. I 1'[.1 oia,b?I m?ncvtnhdM.-s re??.? "?' previous?y of opm;on that uo 1  criminate h:ms t. It js t "'Hc-y; ii not in the eye of the la?v a J. (one of the greatest "nocniii^ i,, n?"1'  (,,no of the r?re-ttest ?ay), but sHH Lo! (I 1)t,!I,w 1,.oilr a court of law to answer q'Mi.tiuns- I; it remarked, bearinn  00?  it remarked, bearing dhvctly  trial —which no club Ot' :'O-ety of :I. would fur a moment tolerate. f ca¡¡[¡o:oe.r: that our law is dishonoured, !;? Co?" '?- Bench tarncd itito all iii(jul ofpubi?cj'?tis" outraged by J-i, :i' 'r aminatiou ai this and in th~3o w" f-ncy nine-tenths of tho?e w 0 liave ■ pOttofitwLlat.'reewit.hm'?th ??' .atr CltiU" incident iu counectioa with -b the pub. icatioa of that letter of Gui!"f ''j'V 'I, the pUblC<illoa 0 .<I;ll W cr ú U¡L!'¡ri whtchw?so severely ocdoaQpj ir-• Chid J?tic. on M p lay, and ag'du^ on ??.es.?ay, when n w? rcutione.l ,V' Leeds ?r<'sswa9 th, ol i,;Iif at 01 tL?.Ter Ushit.gth? letter r,- ec??ve I iin u.. son in Leeds. The L..d./p,??  make their pence with tbeCa.tof Qn.eVf' for reprmn., the letter, byp.bt,?;?- apologies; bu?t the proprietor of th- L,1 p??may ?i?b!.u.dff,?n,a:ej? V wnhoat beiag ?iie.iupoa ? ? Eea? ,J., ¡ court ilself. London, Thursday.

LOCAL '-NEWS:,q-  LOCAL NEWS. I THE Con EXCHANGE meeting arficau• Thursday last was further adjournal st'quence of the ab'¡d¡ce from tile marke: (. iiiiiess, of Mr Griffiths, K, n;¡ Mills. WELSH CH. JH PRIZ3 FZ:ND.Ir Ricbauls writes Will yon kincl"vst«'eisV*- next number that Lord KnrUyn has eec. generous donation of £ 20 to my We sb ckrij.- fund ? Ma. TCOLE.—This eminent comHHan :fa" ,give an CLteftditJrncLt iu the New I'uu;/ last night, when there was every prospect" "house'' being crowd J. 31 r Tuoie alio r", forms to-Eight (Satardt y.i PARLU \IET.I:Y PKTITIC.VS. — On Fri'ir. j Watkiu Williams presfci.t.d a petition fr.uW: ham, in favour of Mr Pl'msoli's Shipping Bill and Sir W. W, WpHl one ftntu Li medre, in favonr of mLAint;lLiin,, the the Education Act. MR J. L. TOOLE AND THE P.ESTOIUT: THE PABISH CHCRCH—At a MEETING ,)1:" members of the new Wnxliam Ciab ori l ist, it was resolved to invite Iir J. L. Io i *3 -j n />y t ■> fnwl.. *.■ j t n ho j" • • union of the eminent comedian's generoslt giving bis sertieeasouactt.u?a?n. in ?;,?; funds for the restoration of the parish da, THE BOWLI.NG GJIKEX CLVK.— The au; sary of the Loyal Prince of Waits Loiac to come off 011 the third Monday iti Juit..2 advertisement in another column itiforiis members that dinner will be providtd at tfcs;i charge, and the public that there will b* k: on the green subsequently, the baud of th: I: Denbigh Militia b^iug engaged for the Ntws FEOM OREGON- — The Ccos BAY poudeut of the Oregon tan (which we 1^ :■ ceived this week from Mr. Saonej, wri;iu Empire City, says that Mr. G. RjJh: L Wales, has collected a selection of plants i" this country, which he purposes takirg L Wales to show what this section product" doubt there are some tall" plants lot, of which the Ortgonians are rathtr We hear Mr. Shone was recognised in of Portland (Oregon) by a woman from Dry:: who shed tears of joy on seeing a geniaik'i- the old country. We wish Mr. Shone journey home from the Far West. THE SUMMER CIRCUITS <F THE JTW In consequence of the expected leogiii 01 Tich borne trial, Ilr Justice Keating will y Norfolk circuit instead of Mr Justice Mr Baroa Cleasby the Western ia.«tva; o:- Justice Lush. With respect to the Slrtil circuit, which was chosen by the Lord l Justice of England, it is expected t[¡àtal¡, Counsel will be appointed by Itoyal warrant- lordship's stead, as Mr Justice Bfackbaru senior election judge), it is anticipated, c. occupied on tlle trial of the G.oucester eiri- petition. WESLEYAN ANNIVERSARY.—Mr J. B. United States Consul at Birmingham, ou '1 list preached two sermons in the Wesleyan Chapel, on the occasion of the aw- sary. The collections amounted to men, this is not a mis-pri ul ] -ati(i that to be devoted towards clearing oft' the J*- £ 1,300, on the chapel property. For t:le obj-ct, Mr Gould delivered a lecture in tilt: Hall on Tuesday evening, the subject to.. England and America, their contrasts c.r semblances." The Rev. J. Priestly P^ Having spoken of the different things tuat Euglaud and America tog <:> 'I" aud religion—tbe lecturer referred to the of the United S'ates, and said he must that he looked forward with some n)?g'?' „ the church of God was f?ithfui, and tbe tat uuw took the lead kept tha le;ul, they ?; bnu? "P ? nation of which to be pr?' aL" should be glorious among the Mt'oM 'If earth but if otherwise were the CJst' might be that the laud wonM becOM8 ? feet pandemonium, and there would be beantual or attractive in it. He 1,0 -qpjle enterprise of his couutry, the superior ??? the religion, temperance, and the freer soei* ■, tious ot the inhabitants. A vote of tbaul' lecturer concluded the proceedings* — t ?WREXHAM BOARD OF Guardian*,—A the Bjard of Gu?rdi?Ds was held on ?"?:?. There were present C.<pt:uu Cf'iEttt.ca? -?.. ¡ Mr S. T. Biugb, vice-chairman; Edwards and Mr J. M. Joa?. Wr?haN ?j,?: Mr B?le, WfMha? Abbot; Mr Diiiu-i, htm B?iow Mr Burton, Gresford; dti?swick; Mr Creeu. Rtiabt)o To Abcnbury F?wr; HeY. H. 0. Barto", ?, I Mr Low, B.'oag?oo Mr Beard, Ho > B?-ker. S?naty; and H. W. MMr?'th.? j j, Joaes-P?-ry. E-q., and G. H. f .? U.P., ex-utUcios. The futb?in? ? ,]: rc?c??ived for the er?cHon of th? vaSra^ accor.lil1g to the m?tt-i's plans :—HeM ? ? Br,;t!ier q" Hope-street, E7S6' J»rg • ??. ? r,; ,aer¡¡, LJp-street.,h, I v, r" £H8; Mr W. Wood, Gf?uwicb. t 7 Mr John Stevens, Uae?tL'r-?reet,i'? ..?? Mr Beujimin O?ea, P?'ybryu' ??' master's estimate was ?7?L 1?. ? ? t! teuder wis accepted, and it was  a"reed I th worJ>" the master should aupdn''ttndthe .?? an?'  01  the vmuiug committee acting as a a-jjjug c "1. from ü 'I" ec)mmittee A letter was read r0^ y ty ^rd Government B?rd, auU?nstPg t° bca! 0 for proceed to the election of a gUl' ■ township of Allington. A couiu ltjoii ff- J ?80 receded oa the ?''?' U1" apprentice?, similar to th.? rf?t .?the ?'"  B.?ud of Caardiau?, the s?"? ? t? t?" I 1 n umber 'f' given iu another column. m the I tear i/ 20 i, c r.-e?oudu? ?eek t?t; Te?. j; v^ relieved 48.