Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

STANI-FIELD OBTAINED A VERY DECISIVE MA IOEI'I T in favor of his motion on Friday, but it is questionable whether the division was the result of principle or prejudice. As an in- tiuentiai Metropolitan contemporary remarks, the matter is one which we would gladly, of co.u'so, be relieved from discussing at all but it s > strongly, and, we must add, so unfavor- ably illustrates certain characteristics of our political life that it ought not to be allowed to pass unnoticed. To begin with, then, it is necessary to admit to ourselves that the deci- sion, however it may commend itself to senti- ment, cannot possibly be defended on the grounds of reason. It is essentially of the nature of a verdict "élgainst the weight of the <?idence." We are aware, of course, that the statement will be disputed; as indeed it actually statenient will be disptited; as indeed it actually nas oven, and wLth extreme venetneiice, oy mr CUUlStlCld. DtiL IV e Tcci ,"vuDd.u(,(,}.t. no un prejudiced reader of Mr Osborne Morgan's must able and temperate reply to Mr Stansfield can doubt on which side the strength of argument lies. The first of the Contagious Acts was passed some seventeen years ago their operation has ever since been most carefully studied and recorded, and their remarkable efficacy, from a sanitary point (f view, has been attested not only by a com- plete concensus of medical experts, but also by a large body of independent opinion, varying in its conclusions in direct proportion to the intimacy or the individual witness's acquaint- ance with the actual administration of these laws. One of the most telling parts of Mr Osburne Morgan's speech was that in which he analysed the evidence given for and against the Acts before the Select Committee of which he was a member. He pointed out that whereas the adverse witnesses were mostly persons neither resident in, nor representatives of the views of, the districts subjected to the system, the favorable testimony, on the other hand, came from witnesses possessed of local know- ledge and personal experience of its working and that whereas the former belonged mainly to one school of thought, and largely, indeed, to one class, the latter included representatives of all classes and callings, medical men, magistrates, clergymen of all denominations, tradesmen— Juembcrs, in short) of every profession, and men engaged in every business. And, lastly, we have die report itself of the majority of the Select Committee, issued after an inquiry ex- tending over four years, and resulting in the accumulation of a vast mass of such evidence as that to which we have last referred—a report, too, which it argues something like audacity on Mr Stansfield's part to describe as the verdict of committed partisans. As a matter of fact, it was the minority alone to which this description applies, consisting as it did of six members, of whom every one was either a vice-president or all active member of one of the various societies fc-4, proiiiotincr the repeal of the Acts. That the the Judge-Advocate, a man thus unbiassed at the outset, and a trained lawyer to boot, should after full inquiry and at some risk, as he told the House, to his seat in Parliament, present himself as the strenuous defender of the Acts, JS to our mind a circumstance of the most im- pressive kind, and calculated to evoke a thorough reconsideration of the question. 410

A K\v YEAHs Ada all our provincial towns wre hemmed in by a system of turnpikes that demanded tolls at every entrance and exit by animal and vehicle. This amounted to a serious lrnpediment to free intercourse and free trade taxing as it did the inter- change of commodities as well as plac- ing barriers continually between travellers and their destination. The late Mr Whalley put himself into direct antagonism to these aiukmated institutions, and through his instru- mentality principally the movement for their gradual extinction was inaugurated. This ^joveaient has been so far successful as to abolish the ordinary turnpike trusts in this district, t)llly one of any importance remaining to be uealt with. This, however, iis of an iCKceptlOnal nature. The Holyhead road was really of a latioiiul character and originally made as the äreat line of intercommunication between Lon- h on and Ireland. Modern railway facilities a*e destroyed its original character, and now is rarely used except for local purposes. It eenis now that this trust is purposed to be 'losed next November, and as the cost of main- aining all roads devolves upon the local fUthority, it follows that before the liability is currecl an effort should be made to ascertain whether thai expenditure can justly be cast y *P°n the district through which it passes, P?ding it is not of such utility as ^oujd justify fb? cost. This read traverses n ^s'"re a distance of 28 miles, and such an '?dmou to the already heavy mileage in the ?nty is viewed with alarm. Though ?n 1V^-? • r?a^j and constructed on the best !"i?-l ?' *las ? ??y portiona deteriorated OI1s:erablYfrom insufficient attention, and a s*asrable capital expenditure will be neces- it y to restore it. Under these circumstances autb '? ?"'P?sing that several of the local u orit are opposing the abolition of the rus ) un s some assistance is given by JO\'ern e.. 1- fjov in necessary repairs. Memorials Jjav numerously signed to thM enect in ??,S *? ??g?en, and Holt neighbour- boo What justice may be in the claim for this assistance we can hardly trace, as the road is now to all intents and purposes a local one. Moreover, it is to all intents and purposes the best thoroughfare through the district it passes. While it is turnpiked parties to save the tolls travel considerable extra distances on much worse roads which have to be repaired by the local authority. To keep it as it is with gates at every points of interchange is not only a con- tinuance of an unwise policy, but a serious obstruction to that free intercourse which is necessary to the full development of the resources of the district. Our mineral wealth enriches nobody while locked up in the earth, and if it is to be developed to the best advantage it will not be by being tolled at every corner. The same with all kinds of vehicular traffic. No greater deterrent to free intercourse than turnpikes could have been invented in an age of monopoly. The Holyhead road is the finest thoroughfare for the tourist, and tourists who drive through the country are our best visitors and help to enrich all classes in the districts through which they travel, why then by perpetrating the antiquated gate system discourage if not keep off some of our best customers. It is all very well to appeal to the Government for assistance to put the road in proper condition, buttopetition for acontinuance of the turnpike gate system with all its attendant evils is to us a mistake and contrary to the action hitherto adopted by our local authorities in favor of entire abolition.

— — EVER SINCE THE INCORPORATION OF WREX- HAM the necessity and expediency of a new Town Hall has been constantly advocated in these columns. Not only has this been the case, but also upon all public occasions the want of a suitable Town Hall and Municipal Offices has been expressed by every grade of the population making any pretence to a public character or position. Many circumstances have transpired to prevent the realization of this object at different times, and the conse- quence is that we are still in the same position as we were a quarter of a century ago, with this differ,ence-that the Borough has nearly doubled in population and rateable value, and that the old buildings doing duty for municipal purposes have gradually become so dilapidated as to be almost unfit for any purpose, and wholly unfit for the purposes of a Council Chamber and Justices' Court. On the purchase of the Grammar School site for a Town Hall, we had hoped to have seen an end of the existingcondition of things, and that our localauthority would have seen their way to the utilization of that site in the most sensible and economical manner. This, we regret to say, does not appear to be their present intention. A so-called econo- mical fit appears to have seized them. and in- stead of fairly facing the position, they have determined to spend what is safe to amount to at least a thousand pounds in patching up and tinkering the old Grammar School into a Town Hall. When this is done we shall certainly 'h- Fj 'l-h- t. 1'I.4- have a Council Chamber ana .Lt.l.G.¿'&Q Cciirt of a sort-perhaps a little superior to the existing one, but admittedly defective and pro- visional, and the annual expense thereof will be but trifling in excess of what is now paid. But we shall be still minus a Town Hall in the true sense of the word, and in fact if this patching policy is carried out, further from a realisation of our object than at any previous time. If we judge this policy by our experience of past improvements, public or private, we shall find that it is neither wise nor economical. The conversion of the Union Hall into a Public Hall, though carried out by a Manchester architect, has been sufficiently unfortunate as to excite the derision of every one who enters the building, and the regret of every shareholder in the undertaking-the regret being that the old building was not razed to the ground, and a new and suitable hall erected on the site. On the other hand, tradesmen like Mr Jones, Hope- street, and Mr Edisbury have displayed not only enterprise but true economy by entirely re-building in accordance with the exigencies of modern circumstances. The Market Hall Company have wisely, as we think, looked not merely to the circumstances of to-day, but to the constantly growing demands upon their space, and we feel sure that time will justify their foresight. The capital of a company is the money borrowed from its shareholders, the capital of a town by parity of reasoning must be either received from the ratepayers or borrowed on the security of the rates. For necessary daily expenditure it is manifest that the rates should be responsible, but when it comes to what may be fairly termed capital ex- penditure, then the borrowing provisions justly come into force, and the rates are only charged with interest and a fair proportion of the principal Our Town Councillors appear alarmed at the expenditure of 1:10,000 on a Town Hall, never calculating what in effect this amounts to If they will allow us we will en- deavour to enlighten them. The repayment of principal and interest on loans raised at 4 per cent. for 50 years amounts to E4 135 ld per cent. per annum, and we are assured that these are the conditions under which a loan for the purpose may be obtained. This would amount to R465 per annum, or 2 3d in the pound. By this expenditure we should save the present ex- penditure of 2100 per annum, thus reducing the additional cost to a little over three-half- pence in the pound annually, while we should have every requirement necessary for the borough. The plan adopted this week of adapting the old building will cost at least a penny in the pound annually, and leave us with imperfect and defective arrangements so far as attempted to supply a Town Hall, and without an attempt to supply an Assembly Room, which is one of the greatest necessities in such a building. We respectfully put it to our local legislators to pause ere they commit themselves to a policy of patching when they have an op- portunity of giving us a building worthy of the town, and of doing it without hurting the rate- payers. ♦

JOTTINGS ABOUT THE WELSH IN LONDON. MR BEISDLEY RICHARDS ON WELSH MUSIC—MB J. H. PULESTON, M.P., AND THE SOCIETY OF SAINT GEORGE -THE WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODISTS OF CROSBY-ITOW —WELSH PSALMODY FESTIVAL-" PUNCH" AND SIR WATKIN—THE HAWAII! >EN WATER BILL-COMING EVENTS. Before the Society of Fine Arts on Thursday even- ing last Mr Brindley Richards read a paper upon Welsh music and the 11th Century Manuscripts in the British Museum. It seems that Mr Richards lectured before the Society about eight years ago, and on that occasion very enthusiastically maintained the ancient character of Welsh music. Since then Mr Richards has entirely changed his opinion and his object in reading his paper on Thursday was to give the reasons for the tin-belief that is in him. The con- nection of the 11th Century M.SS. with the matter is this they are supposed to contain an account of the science of music as it was known to the Welsh of the 11th Century and are supposed to have been compiled at a Congress held by a Welsh Prince of that period. Mr Richards has, however, come to the conciusion 1 that they must be viewed with grave suspicion. He, himself, once trusted to them, but he fears that he placed his confidence in a broken reed. As Mr Richards' paper is intended for publication I will not enter into any detailed account of it, but unless I am much mistaken the verdict after its perusal will be that although Mr Brindley Richards occupies a most distinguished pesition as a musician he is not a master in the science of comparative criticism. The Society of St. George has obviously nothing to do with Wales, but a record of the very pleasant dinner of the Society held on Monday last-St. George's Day—may interest the readers of the Wrexham Advertiser, if it were only because the chair was occupied by Mr J. H. Puleston, M.P. In addition to his many other qualities, Mr Puleston is pre-eminently the apostle of fellowship and brotherly love. He is never better pleased than when presiding over a meeting at which all sorts and conditions of men for the purpose of advancing the common good. It is not strange, therefore, that. writing of him some years ago, the head of the Parliamentary staff of a leading Liberal journal declared him to be the most generally popular man in the English House of Commons. The party that sat down to dinner on Monday had come together almost entirely at the invitation of the chairman, and the happy evening spent justified his selection. There were Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen, and Welshmen, natives of the United States, of the English Colonies, and English- men who had travelled all over the inhabitable globe. On his right Mr Puleston had the Consul-General of the United States, General Merrett, and on his left Mr Hvde Clarke, one of the principal pillars of the Society of Saint George. Sandwiched between Mr Peter Rylands, the Radical member for Burnley, and the Parnellite Captain O'Shea, "the hero of Kilmainham," was Mr Pell, the well-known agricul- turist and model of honest, old-fashioned, bucolic Conservatism. On the other side of the table were Mr Biddulph Martin, member for Tewkesbury, Col. Gourley, member for Sunderland, and Mr Alexander MeArthur, member for Leicester. There was an lEnJdishgeneral who had spent half his life under an Indian sun, and a British navy captain who had knocked about the coasts of China in a gunboat and had been everywhere that one could go to in a ship. There were also colonists from all quarters of the globe from New South Wales to Hudson's Bay. There were speeches on all eorts of topics by speakers who advocated or rather confessed almost every description of political belief. from rigid Protection and high Conservatism to the free-est Free Trade and rampant RadicaHsm. But as all spoke good naturedly and mixed the words with kindness and pleasanry, everthing passed off successfully, and wliatever might have been the ideas retained by the guests about Saint George and his Society, it was at lewt proved to them that it was powible wldeJy.diBereDt views to meet and to spend together a cheerful and edif ing evening. TM? r Richard DavMS, M.P., presided over the annual meetmg of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists of (V™V,?,8-D Monday evening last. The meeting partook almost entirely of the character of a concert, the only address-besides that of the chairman-being  D. Charles Davies, M.A., who spoke in the Welsh language. A festival of W èlsh Congregational singing was given on Wednesday evening at the City Temple. In Punck of this week the subject of the "Fancy Fortran is Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, the Prince in Wales. The worthy baronet is represented as sitting in semi-regal state, clad in a costume which is an amusing mixture of the barbaric ages and the nineteenth century, the principal ingredients being goat skins and hunting tops." Underneath are the words: I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute." Of the Hawarden Water Bill case you will doubt- less havj a full report, so that it will be needless for me to comment upon the success of the Bill in its appearance before their lordships committee. To those who spent any time in Committee Room Xo. 3 while the case was on, it must, however, have been clear how much the promoters were indebted to their solicitor, Mr Evan Morris, for the finished and care- ful way in which the case was prepared. The conversazione of the Cymmrodorion Societv will be held on the 3rd May, and the committee of the North Wales College meets on Friday the 4th proximo. London. Thursday.

v ..J .r, THE PAROCHIAL MAGAZINE.—The above with which is incorporated Home Words" mav be had at Mr Potter's, High-street. 953 FREE LIBRARY.—This week's attendance.- Thursday, 391 Friday, 394 Saturday, 3S0 Monday, 385 Tuesday, 392 Wednesday, 396. WREXHAM PENNY BANK.—Monday evening, April 23rd, 1883.-Amount received JE8 19s 3d amount repaid, 910 10s 5d number of transactions, 211. A BLIND PREACHER.—We understand that to. morrow (Sunday) the Rev. J. Puleston Jones, of Bala (who is totally blind), will preach at Ebenezer Chapel, Rhosddu, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. CHESTER RACES.—On Wednesday next, the Cup Day, a number of excursions will be run to Chester by the Great Western Railway Company at cheap fares. For particulars see advertisement. THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF MERIONETHSHIRE.— At the Merionethshire adjourned Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Capt. Best was elected chief constable of Merionethshire in the room of the late Mr Thos. Ellis. THE CHURCH CONCERT.—The receipts taken at this successful concert, given last month, amounted to £ 74 odd, the expenses being;EIS 6s 4d, thus leaving the substantial balance of £ 55 15s Sd to be handed over to the Parochial Mothers' Meetings. A complete statement of the accounts appears in the Parish Magazine for May. WREXHAM INFIRMARY. APPOINTMENT OF MATRON.—At the committee meeting held on Wednesday (the Vicar presiding) five applications for the post of matron to the Institution, vacantby the resignation of Mrs Townsend, were considered, and Mrs Nonely, formerly nurse at the Wrexham Workhouse, was uanimously elected. PHARMACEUTICAL EXAMINATION.—Weare pleased to learn that Master Joseph Price, third son of Mr John Price, of Erlass Hall, has passed the preliminary examination of the Pharmaceutical Society, which took place at Liverpool on the 3rd of April. We congratulate Master Price on his achievement, and wish him success in the future. WYNNSTAY BOWLING CLUB.-A meeting of the committee of this club was held on Monday evening, under the presidency of the Mayor (Aid. Strachan, other members present being Mr Ald. Smith, Mr J. B. Murless, and Mr A. W. Berkeley. —It was resolved on the motion of Mr Berkeley. seconded by Mr Smith, that the formal opening of the green be postponed to Tuesday, May 8th, on which occasion a members' handicap will be played. THE NEW BRIDGE.—On Sunday a large gang of men were busily engaged in raising the girders for the new bridge at the Great Western Railway Station, under the direction of Mr Palmer, of Neath, the contractor. The two great masses of metal, weighing about ten tons each, were safely raised, and are now in position for the cross girders and coverings to be placed. A large number of spectators assembled to witness the operation. INTERCESSION DAY.—We have been requested by the Ven. Archdeacon Smart to insert the following letter, which explains itself The Pa'ace, St. Asaph, April 20ih, ISS.'J. MY DEtn ARCHDEACON,—I b?g ti remi d you thit Tuesday before Asee isi in Day, or any of the seven succeed ng days, has been recommended flr the observance of a season of special intercession for the Unity of the Church, and the cause of Christian missions throughout the world. I will thank you to imtinute this to the Clergy of your Archdeic jnry.—I am, my dear Archdeacon, yours truly, J. ST. ASAPH. The Venerable Archdeacon Smart. APPOINTMENT.—We are very pleased to learn that our much respected stationmaster, Mr Martin, has been promoted to the position of general agent over the Great Western Railway Company's Croes- newydd, Wheatshcaf, Moss Valley, and Frood lines, which became vacant through the death of the late Mr James. It will be remembered Mr Martin succeeded Mr Fryer as master of Wrexham Station, which post he had held for nearly six years, and has served fully 23 years in the service of the Great Western Railway Company. His successor has not yet been appointed, but it is rumored it will be a Mr Edgecombe, of Newbery. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ESCIXSHAM.—The annual meeting of the parishioners was held in the Church Vestry on Friday afternoon, the 20th, the Rev. L. W. Davies, vicar, in the chair. The retiring wardens, Mr S. Yorke and Mr J. Fearnall, were unanimously re-elected, and their accounts passed. The offertories during the year amounted to f40 9s lid. Messrs. William Pattison and Matthew Philips were elected sidemen and to be lay delegates, together with Messrs. A. J. Barrat and G. Thomas at the Ruridecanal Conference. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Yorke for paving the salary (£15) of the organist. Thanks were tendered to Mr Houghton, organist, for his services, and also to the choir, which is entirely voluntary. BRYMBO SCHOOL BOARD.-At a meeting of the Board held on Tuesday it was resolved that a pre- cept be issued for the sum of f240, returnable on the 30th June, on the estimate of the probable ex- penses for the year ending September 29th.-A letter was read from the Town Clerk of Wrexham in reference to the North Wales College, and on the motion of Mr Kendrick, seconded by Mr Owen, it was resolved that a meeting be held in support of, and to collect subscriptions for, the proposed college, the Clerk being requested to ask the Broughton School Board to join in holding a meet- ing for the United townships at the Pentre School, Broughton.-The Rev. W. Jones and Mr Owen were appointed visitors for the month for Vron, and Mr Kendrick and Mr Roberts for Bwlchgwyn. —It was resolved to grant, upon the usual terms, the application of the Peniel Calvinistic Chapel for the use of the Bwlchgwyn Schools for the purposes of a bazaar in August. SIR W. W. WYNN.—The World says:—"I i egret to hear that Sir Watkin Williams Wynn has been unwell aga;n: he is staying at the-family mansion in St. James'-square. where Lady Wynn is expected to arrive this week from Llangedwyn. There will be no party at Wynnstay this year for Chester races.—Our readers will be pleased to learn that Sir Watkin's health continues to improve though not so rapidly and completely as his friends would wish The hon. baronet has been staying for a short time at Llangedwyn and has occasionally visited Wynnstay during the past few days. We understand that Sir Watkin is enabled to pay at- tention to his Parliamentary duties and Lady Williams Wynn and Miss Williams Wynn are at present staying at Wynnstay and on Wednesday Sir Watkin visited Wrexham. Sir Watkin is the subject of the "Fancy Portrait" in Punch this week with the motto I am monach of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute. Whether this is intended to represent the honor- able baronet in his fox hunting capacity, or as a Welsh landlord, Member for Denbighshire, or Prince in Wales, we are left to our own conjec- tures to determine. Punch evidently does not always point the moral. MILITARY FU.NERAL.-Lance Sergeant J. Davies of the Dep6t Royal Welsh Fusiliers died in the military hospital on Saturday, and was buried in the Ruthin-road cemetery on Monday. The funeral party consisting of all the men off duty (commanded by Lieutenant G. Fenwick) paraded at a quarter past four o'clock, and after being inspected were marched to the hospital to receive the corpse. The coffin, covered with the union jack, and on it the sword and hat of the deceased and wreaths. was then removed from the mortuary to the hospital gate, where a hearse awaited it. and was received with presented arms by the firing party. The cortege having formed moved off at a quarter to five o'clock, headed by the band of the 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers playing the Dead March." Next came the firing party, com- posed of a sergeant, corporal, and twelve privates, with arms reversed, followed by the hearse (with pall bearers walking on each side) and a mourning coach with relations, &c., then came the soldiers marching in file. On arrival at the cemetery the firing party halted, opened their ranks facing in- wards, and, resting on their arms reversed, allowed the funeral party to pass through, the coffin being borne on the shoulders of four soldiers into the mortuary church, where the funeral service was impressively read by the Rev. D. Lewis. The firing party moved off and formed up on the side of the grave, when on the service being concluded and the coffin gently lowered into the grave, they presented arms, after which they fired the customary three volleys. The whole of the troops were then marched back to barracks, headed by the band playing a lively air. Sergeant Davies was 38 years of age, a native of Denbigh, and had served over 18 years in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was in possession of the war medal and clasp for the Ashantee campaign. LOCAL CATTLE ORDERS.—Tuesday night's London Gazette contained orders in Council, notifying that areas at Broughton, at Wrexham, and at Seal and at Hawarden, and at Meliden, Prestatyn, and Gronant, Hintshire, which were declared infected with foot and mouth disease, are now free from such infection. THE WYNNSTAY HeST.-We understand that Mr Payne, the huntsman, has expressed his wish to retire from the post of huntsman to the Wvnn- stay Hounds at the close of the present season. ?-Ir Payne has been huntsman to Sir Watkin's pack for a period of eighteen years, having come to Wynnstay from the Pychley Hunt, with which he had been connected for seventeen years previously. Mr Payne is so well known by all the gentlemen resident in the district of Sir Watkin's Hunt that no words of ours are necessary to express the general appreciation of his character and abilities in the position he has so ably filled, and we are sure he will retire from the position carrying with him the respect and gratitude of sportsmen in general and lovers of fox hunting in particular. PENYBBYN BOWLING CLL-We are glad to observe that Mr Dickinson, the enterprising land- lord of the Bowling Green Inn, has considerably improved this well-known green by the addition of a convenient and very picturesque bar, which with other improvements will add very much to the convenience of the members and the appearance of the green. The annual meet- ing was held recently, when there was a large attendance of members, the following being the officers for the ensuing season, viz. :—Mr W. Wilde, D.C.C., president; Mr Davidson, vice- president; Mr J. Fisher, captain and Mr George Bevan, hon. secretary. The season, which has now fairly commenced (the turf being in splendid con- dition), it is considered will be one of the most prosperous the club has experienced. The annual dinner will be held on the 8th May. WESLEYAN SDNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.— To-morrow (Sunday) sermons will be preached, morning and evening, in connection with Bryny- ffynnon Sunday school by the Rev. J. M. Bamford (of Frodsham). In the afternoon, at three o'clock, Mr Bamford will deliver an address to parents and children. Sunday school anniversariee are generally looked upon as "red letter days," and our Wesleyan fiiends are a little to the fore in what may be termed this speciality," if we may judge from the success which characterised last year's pro- ceedings. The children were all seated on a raised platform in front of the congregation, which pre- sented quite an imposing feature, and they sang several appropriate hymns. The preacher this year is a former pastor of the circuit—who was justly popular with his flock and congregation dur- ing the three years he was stationed in the town, and the announcement, alone, that the Rev. J. M. Bamford will occupy the pulpit, is enough in itself to ensure large congregations, and, as a natural result, the requisite to carry on Sunday school work, will, we trust, be abundantly bestowed on this good and laudable cause. THE "OMNICYCLE."—Messrs Howell and Co., tricycle agents, have now on view at their establish. ment in Chester-street one of these first-class machines (Butler's patent) which is highly com- mended by riders for the facility with which it is propelled on the level and its power of ascending hills. The chief feature of the Omnicycle aapears to be the possession of an excellent arrangement by which i t.. b L :n speeu or power-gearing can easily be brougut fr.tC play, according to the requirements of the rider, and amongst its other leading points are—"no crank in any shape or form variation of power without extra weight or additional friction can be propelled up the longest and steepest hills with comparative ease can be started by the feet at any position of the treadles does not require the feet always to travel the full length of stroke; and will travel down inclines while the treadles are at rest." The machine has brake power applied simultane- ously to both wheels, is easy of propulsion and will keep pace with the bicycle, and is pre-eminently a suitable tricycle for the ladies, as, owing to the driving mechanism admitting of any length of stroke being taken, the feet need not be raised so high nor descend so low as in rotary machines, thus preventing the skirt being disturbed more than in ordinary walking. FIRST D.R.V.—A AND B COMPANIES.—The first and second competitions of these Companies, for selecting men to represent the Corps at Wimbledon and Llangollen, took place on the Erddig Range, on the 14th, 16th. 21st. and 23rd. The weather was unfavorable for shooting, being cold, with a strong fish- tail wind. The final competition will take place to-day (Saturday) and Monday next. The following are the ten highest in the first and second competitions A—CAPT. EVAN MORRIS' COMPANY. 1st Comjtt. 2nd Compt. TI. Private F Jones 82 77 15!J Corp. J. Edwards 59 68 127 i*ol.-Sergt. J. Smith 62 58 120 Piivate J. K. Jones 60 5S 118 Private A. Coxon. 59 57 Illi Corp J. R-b..rts. 57 53 110 Private E. Powell 51 55 109 Private J. Ingham 71 37 19S Qr.-Mas.-l,»ergt. J. Ollerhead 57 4S 105 Pr.vate A. Howland b7 37 104 B—CAPT. J. OSWELL BURY'S COMPANY. Serld. T. Woodville 5j fj9 m Private F. Leece .1- 62 125 Sergt. F,. Rowland t5 59 124 Sergt. H..Jone" ti I 03 123 Q,r.-Mas. Sergt. J. Les. 62 49 111 Private J. Price 57 53 110 Col.-Sergt. H. R. Palmer. 4S 59 107 Private J. T. Williams 5S 48 1015 Lieut. H. Sisson 61 42 103 P, ivate T. It. Williams. 58 42 100 The weekly drills will commence on Tuesday, the 8th of May. Members who have not already re- ceived their arms out of store will parade at the depot, Crispin Lane, on Tuesday evening next at 7.30 for that purpose. WREXHAM SCHOOL BOAP.D.-At a meeting of the Board held on Friday week there were present Mr Walter Jones, vice-chairman, in the chair Mr A. W. Edwards, Mr J. Oswell Bury, Mr J. Gittins, and Mr E. Smith Mr Ashton Bradley, clerk.— Several parents attended the Board to prefer excuses why their children had not attended school regularly, and Mr Lloyd Jones, the attendance officer, presented a list of persons he had summoned and who had been fined by the Magistrates. The circumstances connected with some of the cases were of a truly sad and heartless character. In one case a poor miserably-clad woman said her husband was off working some- where and sent her sometimes 6s and sometimes 7s at irregular intervals. She had received 7s from him about a fortnight previously, being the first money she had had for about three weeks, and out of this she had to pay 3s for rent (with which she was considerably in arrear) and keep herself and five children The attendance officer stated that the whole of the furniture in the house con- sisted of an old bacon box 1 This was rightly con- sidered a very pitiable state of things, and it was resolved to try and reach the husband through the medium of the Beard of Guardians, to which the woman was recommended to apply for assistance.— The attendance officer reported that the attendance at the different schools had not been so high as he could have wished, but he was glad to say it was higher than in any previous year during the pleasure fair. The totals of the returns for the week ending April 6th were as under No. on books. Average. No. present at all. 1773. 1200. 1301. For week ending April 13th. 1653. 11121. 1268. -Mr Lloyd Jones received authority to issue summonses, at discretion, in 30 cases, provided there was no improvement in those reported upon. BERSHAM SCHOOL BOARD.—At a meeting of the Board held on Thursday at the Clerk's offices there were present:—Mr S. T. Baugh, chairman Mr Hugh Jones. vice-chairman Mr Isaac Williams, and Mr Wilcoxon; Mr Thomas Bury, clerk.—An application was read from the assistants at the Girls' and Infants' Departments, Penygelli Board Schools, for increase of salaries, urging that when appointed a little more than a year ago, there was an understanding that their salaries would be re-considered at the end of the year, and also grounding their application on the fact that their present salaries were not even equal to what 5th year pupil teachers got at some schools, and certainly below what was necessary for their maintenance. It was resolved, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Williams, that the consideration of the application be deferred until the next meet- ing, and that notice be meanwhile given to the members of the proposal to deal with the matter.— Representations were received from the master of the Boys' School, Penygelli, and the mistress of the Girls' Department as to their inability to induce the majority of the parents of children attending their schools to buy reading books for their children, and that a large number could not be prevailed upon to buy readers' copy books or exercise books, and that in con- sequence of the state of trade in the neighbourhood the payment of the school fees was as much as the majority of the parents could do just now, and that as the latter part of the school year was now entered upon it was very desirable that the Board should grant reading books for the use of the school, and, in the case of the girls' school, should also provide material for needlework for examina- tion. The Board deemed that a grant for this purpose was a doubtful precedent to establish, but in view of the reports from the head teachers it was resolved that the question be referred to a committe of the members resident in the Coedpoeth neighbourhood to confer with the teachers and to give directions as to obtaining a supply to be made use of at discretion.—The question of making divisions in the main schoolroom at Penygelli for the purpose of teaching and examining the school in three divisions, so as to comply with the music circular issued by the Education Department, was also referred to the Committee above-mentioned with power to deal with it with the assistance of Mr Phennah.—The attendance at Bersham village schools was deemed unsatisfactory and the Attend- ance Officer was directed to make a special report as to the falling off in the attendance and to present a corrected census of the lower district at the next meeting of the Board. THE CROWN SHop.-As will be seen by advertise- ment Mr C. E. Evans has decided to close his establishment every Friday evening at six o'clock and requests the assistance of the public by making their purchases early upon that day. TRAP ACCIDENT.—On Monday morning, Mr Robert Williams, King-street, was out driving in the neighbourhood of Borras when he had occasion to alight in order to look after a little dog which accompanied him. This was an opportunity not to be lost, and the horse immediately availed him- self of it by bolting away with the, fortunately, empty trap, which was completely smashed. SALE AT BKONWYLFA HOME FARM.—The first annual sale at this farm took place on Tuesday, when some first class stock was offered by Messrs Jones and Son, including about 140 real mountain toppers, which made up to 47s 6d each, while half- bred sheep ran up to 58s 6d. The highest price for two-year-old fat heifers was 925 5s. The two- year-old fat bullocks, being nice weights, fetched up to £ 21 12s Gd. Some useful calving heifers and heifers with calves at foot, and a few stirks were sold at satisfactory prices. THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND DCCIIESS OF EDINBURGH honoured Mr and Mrs Gladstone with their presence at dinner in Downing-street on Saturday evening. There were present to meet their Royal Highnesses the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of West- minster, the Marquis of Hartington, M.P., the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Rosebery, the Bishop of Ely, the Hon. C. Wood, Sir Walter James, Sir Charles Forster, the Dean of St. Paul's, Mr Spottiswoode, Mr Millais, Lady Harriet Grimston, and Major Poore (in attendance on their Royal Highnesses), the Rev. R. Davidson (chaplain to the Archbishop of Canter- bury), Miss Gladstone, and Mr Herbert Glad- stone. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL, HntDIR.- The Sabbath School anniversary was celebrated on Sun- day, when three impressive sermons were preached by Mr J. Woolridge, evangelist, of London. Recita- tions were given, and appropriatehymnsweresung by the children in a manner that reflected great credit on their instructors. Mr Joseph Wilcock presided at the organ, and Mr J. Rees conducted the singing. There were large congregations at each service, the building in the evening being crowded. Collections were made, which were far in advance of last year. On Monday night Mr Woolridge gave his popular lecture on The Scenes and Life in London." The children again gave recitations and sang appro- priate hymns. A vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer and others, on the motion of Mr Jeffrey (who in the absence of the chairman conducted the meeting), seconded by Mr P. Wilcock. PROPERTY IN CHESTER-STREET.—Last week Messrs. Baugh and Jones offered for sale at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel several lots of freehold property fronting Chester and Henblas-streets, in- eluding the messuage or dwelling-house, with the barber's shop and appurtenances, situate at the corner of Chester-street and Henblas-street, in the occupation of Mrs Davies, widow the messuage or dwelling-house with the appurtenances, situate in Henblas-street, adjoining the aforesaid premises, and in the occupation of Mr Samuel Wright, Market Hall Keeper and the southern half of the messuage or dwelling-house adjoining the afore- said barber's shop situate in Chester-street, and in the occupation of Mr David Jones, fruiterer. This block of property has a frontage to Chester-street of 3$ feet and to Henblas-street 39 feet and a large plot of land at iue year extending to the recently erected General Market, and is in close proximity to the recently purchased municipal buildings.— The sale, however, was so meagrely attended, and the offers so exceedingly low, that the property was withdrawn without any declaration of the reserve. ST. MARK'S EASTER VESTRY. Yesterùav (Friday) morning the annual vestry meeting con- nected with this church was held for the passing of the accounts and the appointment of church- wardens for the ensuing year. The Rev. D. Howell, vicar, presided, and there were present the Rev. D. Lewis, Mr J. Oswell Bury, and Mr Scott. Mr J. Oswell Bury, in reading over the accounts, said they commenced with a balance in hand of 9s 5d, and during the half-year the receipts had amounted to £131 153 4d. This was reduced by the payment of various amounts to the Diocesan Societies, the Wrexham Infirmary, and the Church Parochial Aid Society, making the net income £110 Os 4d. The expenditure included payments to the organist, JE30 choristers, E26 63 9d verger, 93 10s Od coal, £8 8s 0:1; gas, f9 133 4d repairs to roof and heating apparatus, £ 12 Os 4d =uted amongst the poor, £ 4 3s 7d total expenses, £ 123 Os 5d, leaving a balance due to the churchwardens of £ 12 10s 8J. In reply to the Vicar, Mr Bury said they were a little better off as compared with last year, because the heavy expense for repairs must be taken into account. The payment, however, to the Vicar for Sunday evening services which had hitherto been held had not been made now for three years, ana he did not know how they were to pay in the future either, unless they hap- pened to get a wind-fall, in which case they would remember the Vicar." (Laughter.)—The Vicar then proceeded to nominate two churchwardens, expressing his regret that Mr Snape had decided not to continue in an office which, by his natural suavity and regular attendance at church, he was eminently qualified to fill. As, however, Mr Snape had decided not to act, he could not think of a better substitute than Mr GIascoJine, who he begged to nominate as Mr Oswell Bury's colleague. This having been carried unanimously, Messrs Devenport. Heywood, Cooper, and W. Taylor, were appointed sidesmen, and a cordial vote of thanks to the honorary members of the choir for their valuable services and regular attendance having been passed, on the motion of the Vicar, seconded by Mr Oswell Bury, the proceedings terminated. THE NEW RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.—SOME PfWS- PECT OF BEGIIG.- W e understand that the contractors for the new North Wales Railway and Dock Scheme have now received definite orders from the promoters 01 the line to proceed with the work of construction without further delay. The first indication of the commencement of one of the branches of the proposed extension exhibited itself some few weeks ago, in the erection of a new rail- way bridge over the road near the Suuthsca forge leading from Glanrafon to Wrexham, and only a short distance from the bridge which carries the Brymbo and Wrexham line over the same road. The bridge has been rapidly proceeded with by Mr Edward Roberts, contractor, Brymbo. who was the contractor for the bridges of the branch leading from Gateweu Colliery to the main line of the Connah's Quay Railway. The branch which has now been commenced connects the Piaspower Colliery with the Gatewen Colliery, and thus two of thé largest and greatest output collieries in North Wales will have direct communication with the London and North Western Railway, and by this means open fresh markets. The line from Plaspower Colliery passes along one of the colliery sidings in close proximity to the road, and almost parallel to the Great Western Railway at this spot, and just after passing the Old Ship Inn it crosses the Wrexham-road, and makes a considerable detour past the Broughton new colliery, which is being opened by Mr T.Clayton, Brynmally Colliery, and passing under the Great Western Railway, near Lower Mill Farm, it again crosses the Wrex- ham road and proceeds along the fields of Broughton farm to Gatewen colliery. Where the bridge carries the new branch over the Glanrafon road a sharp turn has been given to the stream which at this point separates the Broughton and Bersham townships. The opening of this branch is regarded as most important, and augurs much for the increased sales of the coal raised by the Broughton and Plaspower Company, and that the time is not far distant when the whole of the branches con- templated will be successfully completed and the new line carried into Wrexham may be inferred from the fact that the branch from the Westminster Coal Company has, this week. been commenced. We understand also that the Old Vicarage has been vacated by the late tenant and that the premises are to be utilised by the Company for office pur- poses. We may therefore reasonably look for some tangible evidence of practical work, the progress of which will be keenly and anxiously watched by the inhabitants throughout the district. ♦ ————

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THE MOSTYX COLLIERIES. In the Court of Appeal on Saturday, before Lord! Justices Baggallay, Lindley, and Fry, the appeal case of Taylor v. Mostyn came on for hearing. It was an appeal by the defendants, Lady Mostyn and others, from the judgment of Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Bacon. Mr Horace Davey, Q.C' with whom was Sir Arthur Watson, appeared for the appellants; and Mr Mar- ten, Q l., with whom was Mr Finch, appeared for the respondent. Sir Davey, in opening the case for the appellants, stated that the action was one f..r the foreclosure of a number of mortgages upon the col- henes belonging to the Mostyn estate, situate in, Flintshire and Cheshire. The collieries which had reference to the action were all under the estuary of the river Dee, and a mortgage was granted by Lord! Mostyn of all his interest in th-e c .llieries, and it was alleged that the security held by the plaintiff in the hrst action of Taylor v. Mostyn was a 1-t-;e which Lord Mostyn purported to grant in under a* leasing power contained ill Sir Thomas Mostvn's will, The appellants contended that it was invalid exercise of the power to gNnt a lease for a term of 'j'J year* or any lease beyond the life of Ljrd Vostyn or, in, the alternative, if the lease was a valid one, it could not be held as a security for more than the sum named in the instrument granting the lease. The Vice. Chancellor held it was a valid exercise of the power under the will of Sir Thoma* M.tvn and;, further, that the plaintiff en id hold the 'Is a security not only for the sum originally charged, but for the whole ot the mortgage deed. Under thossi circumstances it was that Lady Mostyn and the other defendant appealed from the decision of the court below. The case was not concluded at the rising of the ourt. On Monday the case was resumed, when Mr Horace Da voy, (2.C., continued his argument in support of the appellants case. Having again cited the deed of lS50 and the sub-lease of December, ISSO, he pointed on that the mines in question were to a large extent under the estuary of the river Dee. That being gO, it was necessary to sink shafts, and a straight level was then worked under the estuary. One of the levels thus driven was known on the plans as the 130-vards level. and the effect of the covenant in the sub-lease of December, 1880; gave a license to the sub-lessees to work the wnoiij of the pillars from the old workin below the 130-yards level, but above that level they were precluded from working the pillars without the consent of the lessees. He conten ted it was perfectly obvious that that was inconsistent with the terms of Cookney's lease of 1850, unless, as they argued, the respondents were in a position to prove that they were themselves the persons to give the consent re- quired by Cookney's lease, The plaiiitifF*' contention was that they were Lord assigns, and there* fore could give the necessary consent, and the answer to that was that the appellants were the persons to give the consent, being entitled to the equity of redemption. The substantial question was whether what the respondents were doing was or was not a. breach of the covenant of the lease of 1S50. He was satisfied with the Vice-Chancellor's judgment as to the amount of evidence, the Vice-Chancellor being of opinion that the fact had been established that there would be considerable danger in the mode of working, but he was not satisSad with the judgment in which the Vice-Chancellor itia. le a declaration that the deed of 1843 was a valid lease granted f<lr 90 years and secondly, for an account of what was due for principal and interest on security of the deed of 1>43 and the deed of 1850. The appellants did not appeal against the decree of foreclosure that was perfectly regular, but they appealed against the two declarations- as to the validity of the lease of 1843 and the inquiry. Sir Arthur Watson followed on the same side, but ha l not quite concluded his argument when the Court rose. 0, Un l uesday, bir Arthur Watson continued his remarks in support of the appellaat's case, and asked their lordships to reverse the decision of the court below upon upon this point. Mr Marten. Q B., said there had been three noints raised by Mr Davey for the appellants which, he would answer. The first point was as to whether the leasing power of the wiii authorised the lease of 1843; secondly, it it did so" was it competent, by the deed of 1050, for the tenant for life to increase the burden upon the lease of 1843 to the e xtent of £ 67,000 and further advances and thirdly, whether that was done according to the construction of the deed1. Upon tliei first point he submitted that the testator was com- Detent to create a leasing power, and that the tenant for life was perfectly justified in exercising the power in the way in which he did. Upon the second point he maintained that Lord Mostyn, being the tenant for life, was the immediate reversioner of the term of fI!J years that had been created by the lease oi 1S43. That being so, he could, have granted a new ter:n or a" concurrent term, therefore there was nothing in the year 1850 to interfere with his power to impose upon that particular term ti.e additional debt that was imposed upon it. What he asked therefore, in regard! to the first action of Taylor v. Mostyn, was that the appeal should be dismisserl with cost*. .1: A -.1.1 £ .1.A..1 i .mn ne ui;i& on tHe ground tnafc the (teclarationt made by the decree were perfectly accurate decree", viz., that a valid lease had been granted, and that tho), teriii that had been createdl was. subject to all p.lj'í. ments due under the lease of 1850. With respect to the see mil action of Mostyn v. Lancaster for an in- junction he represented the defendants, who were the appellants, and his contention was that he had I right to work the collieries in any way he thought tit. and to remove all the pillars if he thought it ad vis- a.b.e. He submitted that the mortgagees were able to do anything that Lord Mostyn could; have done him- self, and the mortgagor couki not say anything to them, unless he was ah to redeem, which was not the case in thi* instance. That being so, Lord Mostyn. could not sustain the action, mid was uccordiiiijly out of court. He also submitted the reversioners could not complain so long as Lord Mostyn was rdive, there- fore the action at the present time could not be main- tained. Upon the question of construction, he main- tained that the words ussd in the will, for the time being entitled," enabled the tenant for life to mort- gage the property, and that having done so, the property vested in the mortgagees. By the peculiar circumstances of the case the mortgagees were the persons to give the consent for the working of the mines, Lord Mostyn having given up to them all con- trol and power, the mortgagees being in possession. Mr Martin had not concluded his argument when the Court adjourned.

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NORTH WALES COLLEGE. I Several meetings have been held in North Wales during the past week, and there is every reason to believe the appeal for funds will be favorably re- sponded to. As stated last week, a list of subscrip- tions was published on the 13th, by the Central Com- mittee, amounting to upwards of 11.4,000, including several from Wrexham and district, and we are glad to be able to state that since the 18th inst., the follow ing additional promise3 have been received by the Town Clerk of Wrexham. £ s. d. Mr B. Piercy 300 0 0 Mr Thomas Chilton. 25 0 0 Mr Thomas Painter. 20 0 0 Mr John Bury 10 10 0 The Mayor of Wrexham 10 10 0 3ir Simon Jones 10 10 0 Dr. Edward Williams 10 10 0 Mr John Prichard 5 0 0 Rev. Hugh Roberts 2 2 0 Mr Alex. Fyfe 1 0 0 The Vicar of Wrexham has also Dromised £ 50 to- wards the purchase of a site should the college be located in Wrexham. We beg to call attention to the announcement in another column, of the public meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor, to be held in the Public Hall, on Monday next, at eight o'clock, and the Com- mittee hope that employers will give every facility to those in their employ who are likely to be interested in the college, to enable them to attend the meeting. Owing to an important division which it is expected will take place in the House of Commons on Monday night, Sir Robert Cunliffe has expressed his regret that he cannot be present at the meeting, but a num- ber of gentlemen from the town and neighbourhood will attend and advocate the establishment of the college. In our correspondence column will be found letters from Sir Robert Cunliffe and Mr Balfour on the sub- ject.

I BOROUGH MAGISTRATES' COURT. I MOJJDAY, APRIL 23RD. I Before the Mayor, Y. Strachan, Esq., and Dr. I Eyton-Jones. I ASSAULTS. Elizabeth Jackson, wife of George Jachson, shoemaker, Farndon-street, was summoned by John Jones, collier, of the same place, for I assaulting him on the previous Saturday week. Complainant said he was in the Beast Market when the defendant called him names, and on his remonstrating defendant and her daughter flew at I mm ana scratched his face. Evidence having been given in support of the complainant's state- ment, the defendant, who said she had never put her eyes upon John Jones until he knocked her down," was fined 5s and costs, this being her fourteenth appearance.—Emma Davies, daughtei- of the previous defendant, was next charged by the same complainant with assaulting him at the same time and place, the defendant, who said she was only defending her mother, being fined Is and costs. ALLEGED LARCENY. Sarah Ann Jones, Chester-street, was summoned by Emily Murray, wife of a private in the 23rd j Regiment, on a charge of having taken a purse containing certain money belonging to her on the 14th April. Mr Bernard Lewis prosecuted, and Mr Ashton Bradley defended.—Prosecutrix said she was the wife of Private Murray, 23rd Regi- ment, and on the 14th April she went to t-hie Jiutter Market about 9 o'clock in the evening. She went up to the defendant off whom she bought some butter and eggs. She (prosecutrix) put some parceli she had with her, together with her purse by the side of the defendant's basket, ¡ but on looking for her purse, after taking up her parcels, it was gone. The purse contained 30a, a stamp, and about l kl in copper. It was a brown leather purse, with a rather poor snap, and she had not seen it since.—Cross-examined Had left the Barracks about 8 o'clock and had called at several other places (including Williams' vaults for 6d brandy for her husband) before going to the Market. Had had nothing at the vaults herself. The defendant went to get some eggs for her and at that time she (prosecutrix) had her purse in her hands. The purse contained 30s when it was lost. Had told the defendant she was sure that she (defendant) had got her purse, and the defendant had not offered to let herself be searched. De- fendant, when charged, said she had never seen the purse. Had gone to the defendant's house in company with a police officer and two sergeants of the 23rd, and the defendant again denied having the purse. Had not given the defendant 29 in payment for the butter. She had given her two three-penny pieces, one sixpence, and 2d in copper.—Re-examined There were very few people in the market at the time. At this stage the case was adjourned for a week, owing to the Magistrates' Clerk having to leave. CRUELTY CASES. I Thomas Edwards, carrier, Tilston, Cheshire, was summoned by Inspector James Allen, R.S.P.C.A., for working a horse whilst in an un- fit state. Complainant said on the 12th April the defendant was in charge of a brown gelding attached to a spring cart, the horse at the time suffering from four large sores underneath the saddle, and complainant ascertained that the! defendant had driven the animal all the way from Tihton, a distance of nine or ten miles.—Fined 19* and 9s costs.—Thomas Morris, in the employ of Mr Shepherd, market gardener, Holt, was charged by the same officer with working a brown mare which was suffering from lameness, caused by disease of the near hind foot, on the 9th April. Mr Robert Roberts, veterinary surgeon, said he had examined the horse, which was lame in the near hind foot and was unfit for work.—Fined 5s and costs.—Stephen Davies, also in the employ of Mr Shepherd as foreman horsekeeper, was next charged with causing the said mare to be worked on the date in question, the Bench ordering the defendant to pay the costs 16s including half the veterinary surgeon's fee. SCHOOL BOARD CASES. Edward Huxley, Pentrefelin, and Harry Roberts, tailor, Brook-street, were summoned by Mr Lloyd Jones, School Board Officer, for neglect- ing to send their children to school, and were each fined 5s, including costs.-Dr. Eyton-Jones,.in the I course of some remarks addressed to the defendant Huxley, said the reason School Boards had been established was because it had been found that a large proportion of the inmates of the prisons throughout the Kingdom were composed of people who could neither read nor write, and the kindest thing the Legislature could do was to make the education of the young compulsory. TUESDAY.—Before the Mayor and G. Bradley, I Esq. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—A BAD CASE. John Owens, a young man aged 21, who stated that he had joined the 23rd regiment on the previous day, was in custody on a charge of being drunk and disorderly at the Black Horse Inn, York-street.— The complainant was Mr Humphreys, the landlord, who said the prisoner and several other young men were at his hoase on tho previuns night and between eight and nine o'clock he heard a great commotion in the smoke room, where he found the prisoner acting like a maniac, smash- ing the glasses and creating a general disturbance. This was the second time he had had to complain of the prisoner, who had committed damage alto- gether amounting to over £ 2, knocking down the clock and mantelpiece, breaking two tables and part of a screen, and smashing a number of glasses. He refused to go out when requested, and in the course of a scuffle he butted the complainant with his head and kicked him in a vital part, from wnicn ne (complainant) was now sintering con- siderable pain.—P.C. Cash gave corroborative evidence, and said he saw the prisoner kick the complainant as described.—Prisoner said he was very sorry, but he was very drunk, or he would not have done what he did. He had enlisted in the 23rd, and had had drink at the barracks.—The Magistrates fined the prisoner 10s Gd and costs, or fourteen days' in default, Mr Bradley remarking that the fact of the prisoner having joined the 23rd was the only justification for their not committing him without the option of a fiiie.-In reply to the Mayor, Mr Humphreys said the other young men with the prisoner were perfectly sober. They were served with half a gallon of ale, but he did not know the prisoner was amongst them until he heard the noise of the disturbance. 0

WREXHAM B >ARD OF GUARDIANS. THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH. Present :-Capt. Griffith-Boscawen, chairman Mr S. T. Bangh and Mr A. W. Edwards, vice- chairmen Messrs J. H. Ffoutkes, T. 1..1. Fitz- Hugh, R. C. Webster, T. Chilton, J. Sykes, R. O. Burton, W. Lester, E. Ollivant, Edward Rowland, J. Burton, R. Phennah, J. Rogers, W. Thomas, J. Milligan, R. Roberts, W. Brereton, R. Pritchard, C. Rocke, J. Gittins, G. Clarke, J. W. Evans, D. Daulby, J. Beale, J. H. Darby, Isaac Jenkins, C. W. Parsonage, and D. Pryde Mr J. Oswtll Bury, clerk. APPOINTMENT OF SANITARY COMMITTEE. The first business was the appointment of the Rural Sanitary Committee for the ensuing year, when the following gentlemen were elected :— Capt. Griffith-Boscawen, Col. Meredith, Messrs T. L1. FitzHugh, J. H. Ffoulkes, Jno. James, O. S. Wynne, and R. C. Webster (ex-officio); Messrs S. T. Baugh, J. Rogers, R. Roberts, J. Burton, Isaac Jenkins, W. Roberts, D. Pryde, J. Sykeq, William Thomas, R. Phennah, J. H. Darby, B. Davies, W. Lester, and G. Clarke. FIXED SALARIES. Some discussion took place in reference to the I payment of the salaries of the School Attendance Officers and Clerk as recommended by the School Attendance Committee. A letter was read from the Local Government Board stating in reference to the clerk's remunera- tion of L50, that the Board could, if they thought proper, move a resolution that the clerk's be a fixed salary, subject to his agreeing to have the amount varied in case of any diminution of his duties. Mr Rogers thought it would be very desirable to have the school attendance officers' salaries fixed also. At present the remune^tion was fixed by a committee of two or three, and if the officers wished for a f5 increase or so and had friends present on the committee when the salaries were considered, why they could get it. Mr Lester was sorry that that Board should be liable to any such insinuation. If that were the case, then by all means let the salaries be fixed. Mr Rogers replied that it had been done at other Boards, and that their own Board was not infallible. (Hear. hear.) Mr Lester said he should like to ask UDon what the clerk's salary of 950 was based ? The Chairman replied that the remuneration was based upon an estimate of the work done. Mr Lester didn't know how that could be arrived at. He asked for information. The Clerk said all the necessary information was contained in the Union Blue Book. The question, however, was not one for the Board of Guardians, but for the School Attendance Committee, who considered all these details. The Chairman said the attendance officers had now got well into their work, which could be esti- mated just as easily as their work as relieving officers. By having their salaries fixed, also, the officers would be able to receive them quarterly which would no doubt be more convenient. Mr Rogers said the Attendance Committee had gone thoroughly into the matter and the salaries were based upon an estimate of the work done. He thought the Committee might be safely trusted. Mr Lester was not quite sure that he could trust them, after what Mr Rogers had said! (Laughter.) The Chairman said the way in which the school attendance had been increased in voluntary schools was something extraordinary, and the attendance had been enforced at a cost of a half-penny in the pound per head of the children in the district. A Member That's conclusive. Mr Lester Yes, that's something tangible. The Clerk repeated that all this information was published in the Blue Book last year, and the Chairman added that, personally, he was more satisfied with the work of the School Attendance Committee than with any other. It was then resolved that the recommendations of the School Attendance Committee be adopted, and that the clerk's salary be fixed at 150 a yaaD" THE NURSE. "'1'- C» T_ V -,i.Lr3 oaran lNoneiey, the nurse for the men,, sent in her resignation, having succeeded in obtain- ing the appointment of matron to the Wrexham Infirmary, and took the opportunity of thankingi the Board for their past courtesy and kindness. The Master then mentioned a Mrs Harriett Sutton, whom he had known for many years, and whom he could highly recommend as a most suit- able person for the vacant post as nurse, and it was, resolved that Mrs Sutton be appointed for a month on probation. THE rASTEIÙ; BOOKS nt ii i i i i — ;nowe(t tne numoer in the nouse to be against 37S last year, and 358 last week; vagrants relieved,> 39; against 1 IS in corresponding week last year imbeciles, 3S in schools—boys 15, girls 40 receiving industrial training—boys 12, girls 12.

RHYL WINTER GARDENS COMPANY I! EXTRAORDINARY SEQUEL. At the Manchester Assizes, on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Day and a special jury a singular action for damages for slander was heard, in which Mr James Edward Middlehurst, surveyor and accountant and estate broker, Manchester, who was the chairman of the Rhyl Winter Gardens and Skating Rink Com- pany before it was sold to the new company, and who is now the liquidator of the estate, was the plaintiff. The slander was alleged to have been spoken by the defendant, Alderman Bailey, of Salford, at a public municipal election meeting in that borough, when he called the plaintiff" a. limited liability company wrecker," and "an unscrupnlousjproperty jobber." The plaintiff stated, in reply to Mr Gully on Wednesday, that he was the chairman of the Rhyl Winter Gardens Company, and he acknowledged that it was arranged that he and two others should, by representing the price of the land to be 3d a yard more than the pricey have a profit of a 1d: a yard each, and that an action had been brought against the other two in regard to the money, &G50 each 3rJ he had paidji sum of £ 500 and foregone a. counter- claim of £1;0, but he denied that he had made any money out of the transaction. He also admitted that the Messrs. Lewis, of Liverpool and Manchester, had; prosecuted him for libdling them in a weekly paper of which he was the Proprietor, and that he had been fined tlOOfor the offence. The defendant stated that he did call Middlehurst a limited liability company wrecker," but not an unscrupulous property job- ber, and stated frankly that the reason he did so was because of his conduct in regard to the Rhyl Skating Rink Company, of which he was first the chairman, then the resuscitator, and now the liquidator. The facts with regard to the matter were public property in Salford, and had been talked (,f all over the town, and, in fact, the action to recover the money from him was opened at Liverpool and then settled. The Judge summed up, and stated that the plaintiff could: not complain of the epithet if he had occupied a fiduciary position in regard to the Jlhyl Winter Gardens Company and had sought to make profits by that position. If that were true, he had, to say the least of it, laid himself open to grave rebuke. Numerous witnesses were called on both sides and! the Jury found a verdict for the defendant, who ha I paid -is into court. The damages claimed were 22,000.

thR .'h' ^lt ?K?pjTios OF THE ROADS in the Ruthin L???'t ippe?s to give considerable satisfaction. J¡5¡fll ?gt meeting of the Board on Monday, ;\1 the ?ay???? present, without exception, tit ''? ?at the roads in their parishes were statedí!ùod. This must have ???? pleasing to :?r?in-'taking surveyor (Mr E. Humphreys), b' T]aIJl I::> t .t t'to -h' h a9treat contrast to a scene which i !lace at the last St. Asaph Highway Board, ¡<1l1k P a,lfthy baronet spoke of his district as worse than it had been for years." We oeverihope that this was in conse- of extensive timber haulage, always an ¡¡,:J,,(, subject to those who have the care of ?' ?.?-.