Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

LOCAL ANTIQUARTAN GOSSIP. J. send you a few more scraps, which Possess a local interest to a vasr nuXrc T ^ic ilr :"er5 r now 6° busily engaged in preserving the waifs and stray", Set are to be met with in scarce b00k*. and in rS: letters Richard Backluyt, a Herefordian by birth, distin. guished himself greatly, both as a dinitary of ith!e Church and the compiler of a -o»d«3S! book pub- lisbed in three folio volumes, on Ttio T» • Navigations. Voyages, and ?isCoverie8 the ESS Nation." He is said to have died in ifiid uVl according to the writers on ?,he Times of Charle" the i'St!» he dld^ do so. until 1616.  i more likely to be correct, for ?se ?wr?'- ?n? ''80 and they often refer to him in their letters. °o' f Roger Manwaring, who diel} in 1653-when Bishop WniK^nh^njveer r » "ITT85  Ttl-VG of Shropshire, and a hig? flyer in Laud's days. He was brought irt^ lnentD0^i<;e, ?havin. preached ?o ?on? in favor oof f absolute monarchy, and through the ™n demnation of his conduct by the Parliament. Laud on three separate occasions asked the ki.? to pardon him, and to restore him to his liv ns. §ut Charles was afraid of doing so-at last however be voided Td ?  him a pardon under the Gref at SealU a^d so put a ?? nail into his own coSin for Laud, Montague, and Manwaring, helped, between them to drive the Sovereign into a course of conduct, whic? eventually led him to the scaffold. the SW^iT'  to his cost, how different were times he lived in, compared with those of- Elizabeth Tydor, who breakfast would make On a pot of strong beer, a-.cl a pound of beefsteak Ere s-x in the murnmg. was toll-d by the chimes- O fw. wthe da's of Queen Bess," were right merrie times." George Daniel, in his amusing work on Merr:e England," has given us an account of two Shropshire J clSters, who filled a big place in the history of the Tudoi-s. IVill Somas, a man of low stature, pleasant coun. tenance, nimble body and gesture, and possessed of good mother wit." He was the well-known favorite of Henry the Eighth, who, notwithstanding his cruel nature, tolerated his caustic satire, and laughed at his gibes. When the King was at dinner, Somers, would thrust his face through the arras, and make the royal gormandiser roar heartily at his odd humour and comical grimaces. He often tamed the tyrant's ferocity, and urged him to do good deeds and we are told- The King w mld ever graunt wh it he did crave, For well he knew Will, no exacting knave But wish't the King to doe good eeds gr-at store, Which cauÙI the Court to love him, more and more." He was a right good fellow, and often shamed Bluff Henry into decency of behaviour. Richard Tarlcton, born it Condover, and who was introduced to Court by Robert E trl of Leicester, is another local jester mentioned by Mr Daniel. There is an old ballad in which his name crops up What village can boast like fair [slitigton to Nvn Such time-honored worthies, such ancient renown ? Here, jolly Queen Bess, after flirting with Leicester, Uudumpished herself with Dick Tarleton, her jester. He must have been a rare hand at pun" making, if one half that is said of him be true. And we may conclude it to be so, for very respectable persons have thus written about him —Tarleton, when his head was only seene, The tire-house door and tapistrie betwene, Set all the multitude in such a laughter, Tht-y could not hold for scarce an houre after." Once, when he was performing at the Bull in Bishopsgate-street, a fellow in the gallery, whom he galled by a sharp retort, threw an apple, which hit him on the cheek. Tarlton took the apple up and ad vanced to the front of the stage saying Gentlemen, this fellow, with his face of mapple, Instead of a pippin, hath thrown me an apple But, as for an apple he hath cast me a crab, So instead of au honest woman God hath sent him a drab. The people laughed heartily, for he had a queane" to his wife. He died in 15S8, and was buried at St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, and some say, with the following epitaph upon his stone Here within this sullen earth Lies Dick Tar'eton, Lord of mirth Who in his grave still laughing gapes, Syth all clowns since have been his apes Erst he of clowns to learne still nought, But now they le trne of him they taught By art far past the principle. The counterfeit is so woi th all. So far as I can make out Sir Roger Mostyn, Bart., of Mostyn, grandfather to our late good friend Lord Mostyn, was the very last of our local magnates who kept a jester in his house. I remember hearing, some half century ago, many a good tale told of Billy Bangor, who played practical tricks upon his own honored employer, Sir Roger, and surely there must be some still living in North Wales who could put into writing a fair account of the master of Mostyn, and of "Billy," who was his master. Are such things worth preservation ? Surely, yes, for even so great a man as Lord Macaulay found in the ballads of our country, and in its folk-lore, some of the elementary truths which enabled him to write so eloquently upon the social history of England. Can we doubt—upon reflection—that the ballads, sung in our villages and towns, by Dick Dwyll some fifty years ago, in which broad fun was poked at the Dick Shon Dafyddion, of Wales, put to shame the rising race into a better appreciation of the real honor it was to have been bornaCymro? Of couise, we have born foils" in every country, and I remember how some young Welsh swells of this class were annoyed, on hearing the following song, upon the Welsh Rabbit," sung, because it touched Taffy's toes Taffy ap Tudor he couldn't be worse- The leech having bled him in person and purse, His cane at his nose, and his fee in his fob, Bow'd off, winking crape to look out for a job. Hur Taffy will never awake from his nap Ap-Tudor ap Jones Oh, cried nurse Jenny-ap- Shenkin ap-Jenkin ap-Morgan ap-lzice- But Taffy turn'd round, anJ called out in a trice,— Jenny-ap-Rice, hurjcould eat something nice, A dainty Welsh rabbit-go toast hur a slice Of cheese, if you please, which better agrees. With the tooth of poor Taffy than physic and fees." A pound Jenny got, and brought to his cot. The prime Duke Glo'strr, all hot piping hot Which being a bunny without aD) bones, Was cu-tard with mustard to Taffy-ap-Joues. "Buy some leeks, Jenny, and brew hur some caudle- No more black (loses from Dr. McDaudle Jenny stew'd down a bunch into porridge (Welsh punch !) And Taffy, Cot pless him, he wash'd down his lunch. On the back of his hack next morn Doctor Mac Came to see Jenny preparing her black Ap answered his rap in a white cotton cap, With another Welsh rabbit just caught in his trap A gobbling ? You ghost the Leech bellow'd loud, "Does your mother know 'l'aff you're out of your shroud?" Hur physie'd a week-at hur very last squeak, Hur try'd toasted cheese and decoction of leek." I'm pocketting fees f r the self same disease From the dustmin next door- I'll prescribe toasted cheese And leek punch for lunch But the remedy fails- "What kills Pilt from Kilmore, cures Taffy f,om Wales" Having entered upon a new era, in politics, and in education, when the past will become more and more of a study to us. I hope that the lighter side of life's picture will not be wholly neglected, and that many a young man, as he enters upon his new educational life. will aatber up all the small fragments he can. "so that nothing be lest." GLADWYN.

HAMPSON, CLOCKMAKER ? Would you kindly inform me, if possible, when Hampson, Clockmaker, Wrexham, lived, and if there was such a, person. I have an old oak clock with brass face, with either date or number on, 1410. the oak dated 1752. An answer in Wrexham paper would oblige— would oblige- A.J .J Mold, Feb. 12th, 1885.

Epps's COCOA. -GRATEFL'L AND COMFORTING.— By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine proporties of well- selected Cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctor's bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitu- tion may be gradually built up until .strong enough to resist every tendency of disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating round us ready to attack where- ever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame." Civil Scrricc Gazette.—Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in packets, labelled—"JAIKS Epps & Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London." Alss makers of Epps's Chocolate Essence. 2200 TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent withthe sex. Boxes Is ld and 2s 9d, of all Chemists, Sent anywhere on receipt of 15 or 34 stamps by the maker, E. T. TOWLE, Chemist, Nottingham. 1730 II IMPORTANT NOTlCE.-All Patent and Proprietary Medicines sold at Store Prices at FBANCIS, Chemist, Hope-street and Town Hill. 175 The Chinese, whatever may be the character of the nefarious arts to which they resort to make the best of a bad commodity, can and do send us supplies of good Tea. But then a fair price must needs be paid for it. Such consumers of the beverage as are willing to procure genuine Tea, and not lay out their money upon redried, rerolled, and' doctered' Tea leave. would do well to exercise judgment by selecting only those descriptions of Tea that have been care- fully plucked in the early Spring, when the leaf is small and imbued with the richness of the shrub juices. For fifty years Horniman's Pure Tea has been preferred, because it is the strongest, cheapest, and the best :-Sold only in Packets, List of Horniman's Agents in this locality:— Wrexham—Potter, 18 and 19, High-street. Shrews- bury — Salter, chemist. Chester Thomas, 13, Bridge-street Row. Mold—Hughes, 23, New-street. Liangoll,E-Ditcher, stationer. Barmouth-Kynock. Caergwrle—Williams, corn dealer. Brymbo-Jones, draper, &c. Flint—Jones & Son, chemists. Connahs Quay—J ones, chemist. 3 Go TO PALMER'S and have a pair of Boots made on the New Shape Last. Hane. Sewn Boots made to measure in 24 hours. No more Corns. The only prompt Shoemaker in the town. Made on the premises-2 and 2a, Town-hill, and 24, Hope-street, I Wrexham. 176 FIRST PRIZE FOR LAUNDRY WORK.—The Laundress who won the first prize in the competition for the best got up linen, at the Torquay Industrial Exhibition, used Reckitt's Paris Blue and Starch. 1346 All kinds of Patent Medicines and Proprietary Articles at wholesale prices, at C. K. BENSON, AND Co's North Wales Supply Stores, 14, High-street, Wrexham. FAIR WHITE HANDS. BRIGHT CLEAR COMPLEXION. J SOFT HEALTHFUL SKIN. 1 PEARS' SOAP for toilet and Nursery, specially nrenared for delicate skin of ladies and children and others sensitive to the weather, winter or summer. Prevents redness, roughness, and chapping Sold everywhere, large scented tablets Is, emaller (un- gceuted), 6d. 606

I Correspondence. I All letters intended for publication must comply with the following conditions:- I I.-They must be en public questions only, and not personal in character further than is necessary for the discussion of the subject. II.-They must be written carefully and concisely —on one side of the paper only-ready for the cress, as we have not time at our disposal to re-write cor- respondence, and do not wish to publish effusions in the garb in which they are some times presented nor space for long rambling letters. III.—They must De authenticated (under cover if wished) by the real name and address of the writer accompanying the M.S. IV-if received after mid-day on Thursday, their insertion will be precluded for that week, and they cannot be always guaranteed to appear even when received before that time. V.-ett.ers which have previously appeared in other papers will not be inserted. MOLD AND ALYN DISTRICT PLOUGHING MATCH. —"I 8ee in your issue of last week a paragraph stating that the medal, for the best plough in he field, at the Mold and Alvn District Ploughing Match, held at Argoed Hall on Wednesday last, was awarded to Mr Edwards, of Llanypwll. This is nor. the case as the medal was awarded to me for my new patent roller wheel plough.—I am. &c., Denbigh, leb. 17th. T. A. WYNNE EDWARDS. FINANCE OF THE FARM. SIR,— From the reply published by Mr Scott IJuiikcs in my critique on his farming accounts, I fear that hy attempting to condense I have not made my meaning apparent, as Mr Bankes is at a loss to under- stand it. I purposely understated the real maxim as regards rents. I only claimed two, I ought to have. claimed three (.ne foi landlord, one for tenant, and one in the farm as labor and unexhausted improve- ment. There ought to be besides this, for depreciation of stock, implements, &c., &c., interest on the capital invented at 12 per cent, in his case onBlOOO Mr Bankes says: Were I a landlord I should receive £ 210 in rent." He is right enough there. He goes on to say, Whereas as tenant, I debit myself with the al)ove-nam(-d sum." Here is his mistake. It is not in his case a question of landlord or tenant, but landlord and tenant he is both, and must account for the two rents. The only allowance out of this is, that the tenant and his household may subsist on the produce of the farm. As to my remark about high fannin," it was not my fault that I saw no charge for artificial food-it was not in his account, and I could not gupss that he hid lumped it in his manure. As to labor, I still think the number of men small but he has another advantage over an ordinary tenant farmer, in a reserve of men, in his woods and gardens, who can help the farm on a pinch. He claims some allowance for having so much old park land. My own experience is, that whether to let or to occupy old park land is the most valuable of all. The trees may drink up some manure, but their shelter is most beneficial to stock besides, poor things, they must have scratching posts. And I still value the constant custom of the hall very highly. To put the case between us in a nutshell, if Mr Bankes as tenant paid his lan.Uorrl £210 per annum, what would he have for himself after paying all e: penses.—I am. &c., LAWRENCE LORIMER. SIR,-I have read with great interest the corres- pondence which lately appeared in the Advertiser and other local papers, respecting farming in Flintshire. In publishing his statements about his own successful farming, no doubt, it was Mr Scott Bankes' inten- tion to show that agriculture Is not in that depressed state which some people would suppose. In looking over his balance sheet for 1884, I find that he claims to have made a clear profit of £ 182 Is 3d on a capital of 22,550, showing an interest of a little over seven per cent.. Now, I find that some corres- pondents, among them Mr Roberts, Geinas, state that Mr Scott Bankes undervalues the rent of his farm. as compared with the rent paid by other and neighbouring farmers. With this view I concur, and it is with the purpose of proving that such was the case that I now, with your permission, send the fol- lowing particulars respecting the adjoining farm- Ty'ny Caeau-which I held from Mr Scott Bankes for a great number of years. In his reply to Mr Roberts, Geinas, Mr Scott Bankes states that he values his park at 15i per acre, but I can prove that I always paid at the rate of 25s. Previous to 1879, the rent for the whole farm of 119 acres, including forty acres of park land, was £ 165 5s0d. In that year, six acres of the park was taken by Mr Scott Bankes for planting purposes, and the rent was reduced to £ 157 12s 8d, a reduction of JE7 12s 4d, thereby making the rent per acre to be 25s. Since then I held thirty-four acres of park land, which at the rate of 25s, represents a rent of B42 10s OJ, deducting which from my total rent of S157 12s 8d, leaves 2115 28 8d, as the rent of the remaining seventy-nine acres or about 29s per acre. I have no hesitation in stating that, having lived on Mr Scott Bankes' farm for over thirty years, and on Ty'ny Caeau for twenty-two years, that the former is much superior, as regards nature of soil, &c., to the latter. My successor remained at Ty'ny Caeau for one year only, and I believe that the rent now is £ 125. JE12. ). I have no other object in view in writing this letter than to show from my own experience, that agri- culture, in this neighbourhood, has not been, to the ordinary tenant farmer, of that rosy hue which Mr Scott Bankes from his statistics represents it to be.- I I I am, &c., JAMES BATEMAN. Monachlog Farm, Northop, 18th February. THE PERFORMANCE OF "RICHELIEU." I Sirt,-Ki-.idly allow me a short space in your valuable paper for a few remarks respecting the late performance of Richelieu for the benefit of the Wrexham Infirmary. I should not again appear in print in connection with the affair had it not been for a series of comments which appeared in the last issue of a paper or journal styled the Wrexham Argus. In a few jerky paragraphs, evidently indited by one of the quid-nuncs of the editorial staff, the balance- sheet is subjected to a criticism which to myself and coadjutors is scarcely fair and pleasant. Whilst the performance itself is admitted a success, and without egotism I think we may congratulate ourselves on this score, my financial statement is handled with some degree of asperity. The writer is puzzled to know how it was that so much money went to Liver- pool for printers' bills. Allow me to say for his information that I canvassed the town and found that theatrical printing was not done by Wrexham people, such as long bills with wood cuts, and colored posters could be had quite 15 per cent, cheaper. I pointed this out to one of our local printers. The rest, such as programmes, small bills, and tickets, &c., were supplied by the local firm alluded to in the Argus. As far as I possibly could I disbursed the money amongst Wrexham people as in duty bound. It has, of course, proved a great disappoint- ment both to myself and friends that a profit was not realised, and I take this opportunity of saying that eight and ninepence so facetiously alluded to by the writer of the "starry I notes" unfortunately does not represent my loss, which is considerable, but I voluntarily undertook the affair, and am quite prepared to accept the result. This item of eight and ninepence was sim-ily for refreshments for performers on the day of representa- tion, and when the public are informed that it covered the wants of over twenty-five individuals, and amounts to only fourpence per head (many of them were fully occupied from two a.m. to eleven p.m.), this certainly dees not suggest extravagance. With respect to the resolution of the committee of the Infirmary, to which I have the honor to belong, it is perfectly in accord with my own ideas. But the last little crit;c-z-m is misleading, and if unchallenged will leave the public to imagine that I and my friends went in direct opposition to this rule. The fact is the resolution was passed only very recently, at least some time after the performance was first announced. and having engaged actors' costumes I could not relinquish it without some loss. The idea of benefiting the Infirmary was uppermost in our minds, and if we did not reali-e a success financially we certainly deserved it. It was admitted by almost all present that the performance was well put on the stage, and the acting quite up to the usual standard of amateurs. The getting up of a five-act play like Uichelieu" is no small undertaking, and entails weeks of downright hard work for all concerned, and it is but a poor recompense when captious critics" ¡ like the writer in the Argus try to amuse themselves and the public with remarks intended to be facetious and clever. In conclusion, I take this opportunity of thanking those who so kindly assisted us by taking tickets. If it had not been for such a plethora of entertainments, concerts, bazaars, &c., the receipts would no doubt have been much greater, and the In- firmary considerably benefited. As it is we cheer- fully accept the result.—I am, &c., T. H. COLEMAN, F.C.S., M.S.A. Wrexham, 16th Feb., 1885. AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. I SIn,-Secin.- the interesting correspondence in your paper bearing upon agricultural depression, I thought that the readers of, and contributors to, that corres- pondence would like to know something about a clever and perfectly successful machine for spreading1 manure, which Colonel Wheatley, R.E., witnessed at work when he was out in America6 in the autumn of last year, and one of which he subsequently purchased for use in the Royal Park at Richmond. I saw this machine at work myself when it was being inspected the other day by the Duke of Bedford, Lord Sudeley, Lord Moreton, Mr Clutton, and others, and I must say that I was surprised, as it did its work with a degree of practical success that could not be improved upon. I see the machine has been described pretty fully in the Live Stock Journal, and in the hope that you will think with me that information such as Colonel Wheatley is anxious to circulate in the interests alike of the agricultural landlords and tenants of this country, will be acceptable to your readers, I send you herewith a copy of the notice which appeared in that journal.—I remain, yours obediently, ISAAC SHONE. 50, Nevern-square, Earl's-Court, London, S. W. 11th February, 18S5. THE AMERICAN MAURE: SPREADER. ( Extract from "Lia Stock Journal," Jan. lSSJ.) I "On Monday afternoon we had the pleasure of seeing the very surprising work done by a manure distributor which has been introduced to this country by Col. Wheatley, R.E., of her Majesty's Board of Work?. Thanks to Col. Wheatley's invitation, we saw it engaged on the Park Meadows near Robin Hood's Gate, Richmond Park, in distributing lime, strong manure, and rotten dung, and in every case the work was accomplished with apparentfacilityandsatisfactory success, or if there were any difference in the several cases it was where one would hardly have expected, in the distribution of the dung and earthy manure which rain and thaw together had made somewhat intractable. The long manure which one would have pronounced the great difficulty and puzzle was torn and almost ground to pieces and scattered with perfect evenness, whether at the rate of ten or fifteen loads per acre. The slaked lime corresponding to ashes or I dry earth or to superphosphate was scattered at any rate that desired. A pair of horses took the some. what wide cart alcng at a good pace, and the manure to be spread was left evenly scattered over a space corresponding to the width covered by that of the csit and whether it were hundredweights or tons that had to be spread the work was evfniy performed. The rate of distribution depends on the speed with which the floor of the cart, carrying also its front board, is made to push the contents towards the distributor. The greater or less difficulty of the material to be distributed is overcome by giving greater or smaller velocity to the distributing appara. tus. The machine is to -11 appearance a somewhat wide and shallow and long cart, provided, as all American machines appear to be, with a seat for the driver. The floor is a moveable shutter of linked transverse spars, close enough together to carry the load without its wasting through the interstices. The I hindmost of these spars rest upon a revolving roller or cylinder at the tail-end of the cart, and the fore- most of them carries, as we have said, the front board of the cart itself, which is just wide enough to pass between the two fixed tide-boards. The cylinder or roller, revolving slowly or more rapidly, carries these spars and the whole floor along, bringing the front board gradually to the end of the cart, and passing the contents out at the end. There is this advantage arising out of the construction—that this floor can be worked at once from one end to the other by hand, as well as gradually when geared on to the wheel of the cart, by which it and all other moveable parts are driven. The first half of the load may thus be filled in from the heap, with the front board midway of the lfoor, leaving only the front half of it to receive the stuff from the men engaged with their forks or spades at the heap, and this portion being then moved forward, the hinder part in its turn may be filled. This filling needs to be carefully per- formed, for the load must not be in a heap over the level of the two sides, the whole of it having to pass under a horizontal flap of short teeth, stiffened in its position by a spring which extends just above the tailboard. In place of this tailboard there is a sparred cylindrical frame which gears with the cart wheels, and is made to revolve with greater or less rapidity, as desired at the will of the driver, and, being armed with teeth deals with the contents of cart as they come forward to be distributed by it. This cylinder carries some six or eight rows of teeth, each alternate spar being imperfectly or intermittent armed with teeth in sets of four, with intervals which correspond to the position of similar sets in the suc- ceeding spar. It revolves upwards against the load, and being made to revolve with great rapidity in the case of the straw dung, the whole passing between these teeth and those of the hanging horizontal flap, to which reference has been made, Is torn and ground to pieces, as we have said, in the most surprising manner, and the whole is thrown downwards and upwards hUing in a shower on a spaca about the width at the cart itself. Of course the delivery by the moving floor and the rapidly revolving cylindrical distributor are both regulated as to speed by the intermediate gearing, according as it is desired to put on, much or little. We can only say that whatever improvement may occurr to English makers, they have here a re- markably clever tool with which to commence. Col. Wheatley desires to make the important office which he holds of use to English agriculturists. We are sure he renders us most useful service by thus placing new means at the disposal of English agri- culturists. THE GROWTH OF OUR SHIPPING TRADE. SIR, -The facts and figures I give in this letter are interesting, and I shall be glad if you gave them a place in your columns Taking the decennial period ending December 31. 1873, our imports and exports of goods and merchandise were as follows, in millions of pounds sterling 1864.Imports, £ 275,000,it(H) Exports, £ 213.000,000 IStia 271,000,000 219,000,000 ISSti. „ 295,000,000 „ 239,OUO,OOl) 18ti7. „ 275,000,000 „ 23o,000,0ti0 1868 295.000,000 „ 228,00 >.000 1869.. „ 296,U0iJ 000 „ 237,000 O'jO 1870. „ 303,000,000 „ 241,000,000 1^1 331,000,000 285,000,000 1872. „ 305,000,000 „ 315,0 H>,600 1S73. 371,000,000 311,000,000 iE3,057,000,000 X2,517,000,000 The excess of imports being £ 550,000,000. To arrive at the true amount paid to the foreigner for our imports there should be deducted from the figures shown above, the freights paid on what goods, produce, and mer- chandise were received in British ships, and the amount of insurances on the goods received and paid in Great Britain; and to show the true amounts paid by the foreigner for our exported goods must be added to the Board of Trade returns the freight and insurance on the goods sent away in British vessels. What these amounts were I have no means of ascertaining, but they would largely reduce the 550 millions shown by the Board of Trade returns as the excess of imports for the ten years in other words part of this sum of 550 millions was freight paid British shipowners and insurances paid to British underwrite: s and insurance companies. Dividends due us on invest- ments abroad account for a further large proportion, our debtors paying what they owe in produce and merchandise. That no part was paid in money is proved by the imports and exports of gold and silver coin and bullion for the ten years. The following a! e the figures :— 1S64.Imports, £ 27,728,0.0 Exports, £ 23,132 000 1865. „ 21,462,000 „ 15,092 000 186 6 34,287,000 „ 22 639,000 186 7 28,821,000 „ 14,324 000 1863. 24,853,000 20,2;0,000 1869. „ 20,501,000 16,377,000 1870. 29,456,000 „ 18,920,000 1871 38,140.000 „ 33,760,0 0 1872. 29,60S,000. 3(1,336 000 173. 3:J.600,000. 2S.899,OUO zC288,456 009 £ 223.699.000 The excess of imports of coin and specie over experts being £ 64,757,000, or an average of £ 6,475,700 per annum. In the ten years ending 31st December, 1883. the im- ports and exports were as follow, of goods and mer- chandise 1871.Imports, £ 370,000,000 Exports, c298,000,000 1875 374,000,000 „ 282,000,000 1876.. „ 376.000,000 „ 257,000,000 187 7 J4 1877. 394,000,000 252,000,000 1878. 368,000,01)0 216,000,010 lS7!-». 363,000,000 „ 249,000,OW 1310. 411,000,00.). u 286,000,000 issi 397,000,000. 297,000,000 1882. 413,000.00 1 307,000,000 1883. „ 427,000,000 „ 306,000,000 X3,893,000,000 £ 2,780,000,000 The excess of imports being £ 1,113,000 000. The exports had increased in value in the ten years £ 263,000,000, notwithstanding the unprecedented price of coa', iron, and all kinds of merchandise in 1873 fin whir' year coal was 9s 3d per ton higher than the average of ■-J years ) During these ten years the imports and exports of gold and silver coin and bullion were as follow 1874 Imports, £ 30,379,000 Expoits, £ 22,854,000 IS75 33,265,000 „ 27.628,000 187 6 „ 37,054 0u0 „ 29 464,000 187 7 37,152.000 39,798,000 187 8 „ 32,423,000 26,687,000 1879 24,156,000 „ 28,585,0'0 isso 16,254,003 18,889,000 ISil 16,865,000 „ 22,503,000 188 2 „ 23,619,000 20,930 000 188 3 1 17 223,000 16,414,000 £ 268,390,000 X253,812,000 The excels of imports over exports being only X14,578,000, or £ 1,457,8 0 per annum. The total imports of go d— £ 20,611,000 in 1873, and £ 23,476.000 in 1876-had fallen to zL9,455,000 in ISSO, and to X7,756,000 in 188:1. The imports of -old from Australia, which were £ 6,4"9,009. in 1870, and £ 9,444,000 in 1873. were only £ 3,612,000 in lSSO, and £ 2,256,000 in 18<5. 1 he imports of gold from the United States were £ 1,635 000 in 1870, £ 3,050,000 in 1S73; and in 1SSO £ 681,000, and in 1883 only X9 777. These decreases show a falling off in the yield of Austra- lian and Californian gold mines. The decreased quantity of gold received and retained in the country during these last ten years has doubtless been one cause of the fall in prices oi all kinds of merchandise. Gold has become dearer. Prices also were forced down by the increased pro- duction I showed in a former letter; and the Board of Trade returns for January, 1885, show that in the metal trades prices have not yet reached their lowest. As compared with January, 1884, our exports for last month have fallen off 21,24,3,016, and of this de- crease metals and machinery contribute no less than £1,03!,G3, and the fall off in iron and steel alone is 40,63G tons, and £ 338,685 in money-not very cheerful reading for those engaged in the iron and steel trades. But our "Fair Trade" friends may find comfort in the fact that the imports of food for January, 1885, were close upon C700,000 less than in January, 1884. -I am, yours faithfully, JAMES SPARROW, F.G.S. r, fi-wd Colliery and Iron Works, Feb. 19th, 1885.

The Rev. Frederick Payne, superintendent of the North Wales Coast Wesleyan Mission, has contributed £ 1,000 towards the erection of a new Wesleyan chapel and manse at Colwyn Bay, at a cost of £ 13,000. At the Nantwich Police Court on Saturday, William Chidlow. a well-known poacher, was charged with night poaching and wounding a gamekeeper named Penlington on Mrs Walkden's estate, near Audlem. He was sentenced to four months' hard labour, and ordered to find sureties after his imprisonment. HEAVY PENALTY FOR SALMON-POACHING.—It is well know locally that salmon-poaching on an extensive scale proceeds among fishermen on the Dee during close time, and the conservators are resolved to put it down. At Chester, on Saturday, Thomas Kynaston was charged with this offence, which he aggravated by levelling a tremendous blow at the head of the water bailiff with an oar, which was smashed with the force of the stroke. The magistrates inflicted a fine of £10 and costs, or two months' imprisonment with hard labour. ADVERTISING in the public prints, announcing article for sale, should be pertinaciously persisted in. It is only after reiterated calls that the reader finds himself compelled to listen. When he sees an advertisement appearing again and again before him, he probably says to himself, "Well, I must read this announce- meiit I see there is no getting rid of it." Thus he is forced to give his attention as well as a sort of un- willing credence to the details, whatever they may be. At first he may feel annoyed with the energy of the advertiser; but an advertisement repeated, resembles the "vice of frightful mien" mentioned by the poet which, TRUSSES, single and double, Elastic Stockings Knee-caps, Anklets, Silk and Cotton. Best quality. fit guaranteed. Bandages, Belts, Enemas, Water- proof Sheeting, and Surgical Appliances at J. F, EDISBURY'S, 3, High-street, Wrexham. 808 All kinds of French, Italian, and Colonial goods at wholeale prices, at C. K. BENSON, AND CO'S., North Wales Supply Stores, 14, High-street, Wrexham. "No BREAKFAST, NO MAN," is an old saying, but those who cannot make a hearty morning meal, will find Cadbury's Cocoa a pure refined beverage—com- forting, exhilarating and sustaining. 1346 RELIEF OF COUGH AND ASTHMA IN TEN MINUTES BY DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS.—From Mr Fox, Omnibus Office, Whitefield Road, Liverpool—"After years of severe suffering, and fearing many and many a night I should have died from suffocation, &c., I was induced to try Dr. Locock's Wafers. Ten min- utes after I had taken two Wafers I felt relief." In asthma, Consumption,, bronchitis, coughs, colds, rheumatism, and all hysterical and nervous complaints, they give instant relief a rapid cure, and taste pleasantly. Sold by all druggists at 18. lid and 2a. 9d per box, 105

COAL AND IRON. BARROW, Monday.—The hematite iron trade of this dtstrtct has unticrgone no improvement, andfiom a.I quarters orders are scarce. Consumers will not give any advance on ruling prices, except for forward deliveries, and makers arc reluctant to undertake new business on terms which experience has taught them are barely profitable. The reduction of the output which has taken place during the last few days will keep down stocks, which still remain considerable, though some heavy deliveries have to be made before the close of spring. Quotations are not appreciably changed, 44,1. being still the price per ton for No. 1 Bessemer net at works. A fair amount of work is in hand by steel makers, though but little is doing in the finished iron trades. Iron ore dull. Coal and coke cheaper. Shipping with very little activity. MIDDLESBOROUGH, Tuestlay.-Pig iron market was weaker to-day, and business done at 3d. per ton less than last week, Xo. 3 for t'rompt delivery being made at 34<. 6d., which was the figure merchants are quoting Makers asked 35s but did business at 34s. 9d and in one or two case. at even 34s. tU. where they 'hoid much stock. Grev forge relatively firm, some brands being sold at 34s. ûL, and others 3J. less. It is thus apparent that the olli Is. per ton difference between Iso. 2 and grey forge is beinir restored. Warrants are unsaleable, and generally the outlook is most un- satisfactory, no indication of approaching improve- ment being discernible. Finished iron is unchanged, either in prices or demand, but the prices tend towards a further dtuline. Founders fairly well em- ployed. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednf.^dav.—Orders are not increasing. Morw, o(I and Co.'s Woodford brand of sheets are reduced 5s. per ton. No. 20 gauge. £9 13.. for Xu. 24 gauge, 1:11 5s. for No. 26 gauge, and £11 Vi". for No. 28 tauge. Certain hoop and strip makers did a heavy trade la-t month common hoops, S5 15s.; unmarked bars, 25 1-3. 6d. to £6 10s. l'k sellers quoted 43s. 6d. for Lincolnshires and 40s. to 42s. for Derbyshiies.

THE LOCAL COAL AND IROX TRADE. During the past month, although thre has been soiue slight improvement in the coal trade, it has not been very perceptible. Moat of the large collieries have worked nearly full time, excepting Mondav, which has been very generally quiet, and no winding of coal done. At the Gateweii Colliery, the men have worketl quite full time, which has been continuous for nearly twelve months. Bwu,:hton New Colliery, the property of Mr T. Clayton, has doue very well, considering that the winding engine is only a temporary one, and not sufficient for so important workings. The men at Plas Power Colliery have done very well in the first part of the month, but towards the close there was some slight fallinar off. Broughton Forge lias not done quite so well as before Christmas. At Vron Colliery, the new Company is showing signs of great vitality, and many improvements are contemplated to enable the colliery to keep pace with other large collieries in the immediate district—a new windintr engine is to be fixed, and also one for winding up the deep, and the screens aul pit banks are to be roofed over. Work has been very regular here and much coal has been raised, in fact, more than has been brought up for years, and the Manager, Mr loan Powell, is making extensive alterations below the surface in the roads and airways. At Penrhos, the work has not been very satisfactory, and it was feared by many that there would be an entire cessation of work at the colliery, owing to the lease being on the point of terminating, but it has resumed again, though the sale here has been somewhat limited. Crank coal is being raised at the Blast Pits, and operations are going on for opening the other seams in the pit, which have been closed for nearly eight years. At Cae Llo Brick Works, the work has been of a most urgent character for some time, and the kilns have been kept in at full work to meet the demand of the New Steel Works for bricus. Cae Penty Colliery has done well for a very long time, and the coal meets with a ready sale. The Ffrwd Colliery has (lone much the same as last month, 8000 wock keeps very steady. The Colliery at Llay Hall has done much better, and considerable improvement aas takeu place inthe get of coal. The Forao-go Colliery has done very welLduring the month, and there has been a greater demand for coal raided here, but at thn Peadwll and Brynmally Pits work has fluctuated for some time, and, owing to the comparatively open winter, the queen coal, which is a superior house coal, has not had that run in the market that was fully expected. The Westminster Colliery has worked nearly full time, hut there is a little falling off at present. The alterations by this Colliery at Gwersyllt C"lliery are making good head- way, and it is intended to drain the whole of the Westminster workings by means of an engine in course of erection at this Colliery-which will be the largest in Wales of its kind. The work at Rhosddu, though a little better than last month, is still very indifferent, and is alike bad for masters and men. The Brymbo Steel Furnace is in active operation, and cne cast is made each day, the ingots made weighing over eleven tons at each cast. On the 10th inst., the large steam hammer, of over eighty tons stroke, made its first strokes in hammering out the steel ingots, and fully realised the expectations entertained. The noise is not so great nor the vibration so strong as many expected, in fact, at a short distance many peopie were quite ignorant of its working. The new branch line of the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway, from Plas Power Colliery to Brymbo Colliery, is making satisfactory progress, and the embankment has been brought up to the bridge in course of erection over the Glanrafon and Lodge road. In view of this work being further prosecuted with greater vigour during the coming month, formal notice has been given to the occupiers of eleven houses in the upper part of the Lodge, where the line will pass through, or come in such close contact with them that they cannot be occupied, that the whole of the dwellings and tenements must be vacated before March 1st; and in every case the deposit money has been paid by the Railway Company to the owners of these houses, and this means evident work by the Company, and a deteimination to push the branch forward. Although there is a slight improvement in the trade in the district, the export trade is dull anf good orders are scarce. Several large ships, which should take coal, have returned from Liverpool under ballast, which has been in most cases salt, so that this does not auger very favourably for any great improve- ment in the trade of this locality. A good sign in the district of the improvement which is slowly taking place, is that many houses, which have been for a long time unoccupied, are gradually becoming tenanted.

AGRICULTURE. FARMING AND THE CORN TRADE. I The Mark Lane Express of Monday says-" Prcs. pects are seemingly as good as they could possibly be, so far as growing crops are concerned, and for spring sowi. ngs they would be hard to improve upon, for the tillages are all very forward, and the land worked to perfection before last night's rainfall. With regard to the thrashing of grain, the weather has, on the whole, been unfavourable, inasmuch as there has been a considerable amount of moisture in the air during the finest days, and similar influences have extended to the marketing of grain thrashed during the previous week, when atmospheric conditions were still more favourable. Sixpence to Is. reduction on Monday's rate was offered, and almost without exception refused, on Friday in London, whilst only a small proportion of the provincial exchanges quoted the decline on Saturday. Flour has been a sluggish sale under large arrivals of foreign. Neither trade for malting- barleys nor that for malt lus yet shown any effect due to the approaching season of spring brewings, and all other articles iemain very quiet. The Farmer says :—" The members of the corn trade are very dispirited, owing to the extreme inert- ness of the market. To-day's supplies were moderate. English wheat rather cheaper foreign wheat held at old rates, but was unsaleable thereat. Flour neglected, and rates irregularly low. Maize keeps irregular. Oats in good supply, and rates steady. Barley un- altered and neglected. Beans steady. Peas firm. Weather wet and mild. Cargoes slow not quotably cheaper. AGRICULTURAL SEED TRADE, -Lo-Ni)o.N, Wednes- day.—Messrs Johh Shaw and Sons, seed merchants, of 37, Mark-lane, write that a quiet feeling continues to characterise the trade for field seeds. As regards values no important alterations can be noted. The supply of every description is more than equal to the demand, and consequently extreme cheapness prevails all round. For tares there is a free sale at the late advance. Feeding linseed steady.

IMPORTANT TO DAIRY FARMERS. THE SIX MEALS CHEESES DISPUTE. Mr Joseph Aston, Brassey Green, Tarporley, to whom the objection as to the awarding of this prize at the recent show of the Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural Society was referred for settlement, writes as follows Mrs Jones and the Six Meals Citeeses.-In concluding my previous letter I expressed the hope you would allow me space in your next issue to say a little more on old curded cheese. In commencing my present article, permit me to say that I have had some experience in mixed curded cheese more or less for about 49 years, and if I am able to show to your readers that the operation has had a most beneficial influence on a number of dairies in this district, I consider a very clear case is made out in favor of Mrs Jones making cheese of good quality from six meals or milkings," especially as the judges awarded her the first prize at the show previously reierred to. The method of carrjing over a portion of cuuls from one day to another and mixing them with the new. was adopted at Brassey Green about the year 1836, when thirtv-fix cows (sometimes one or two more and sometimes these many less) were kept for cheese making purposes. As th land had been pretty well dressed over with bones and the pasture rather forward,'the flow of milk was proportionably good, consequently the cheese turned out rather an incon- venient size for five or six weeks soon after the cheese- making season commenced, and in order to moderate the size, and with the view of hastening on the r pening process, the plan of making three cheese in two days was substituted in the early part of the season, the result being that the two cheeses mixed with a portion of the previous day's curd were ready for market several weeks earlier than the other, but in thofe days were not con- sidered so fine in the flavor as those made all of new, nor were they possessed of such good keeping pro- perties, still were freer in the bore and tenderer in the meat. It was not, however, until the dry and hot summers of 1868 and 1870 that I fully tested the principle of the mixed curded system, and clearly proved its beneficial results. Owing to the great shrinkage of herbage early in those seasons and not being able to make two good-sized cheeses daily from two meals' milk, t'le produce of fifty to tlftv-two cows, recourse was -it once had to the plan (through the hot and sultry weather) previously defend and not only did the cheese rpen quickerfor market but realised a little more money than those made without any old curds being mixed, and with all my experience in this mode of manufacture do I ever remember selling for less money than if old curds had not been used, but in the majority of cases they have had the advantage of the others. Nearly fifteen years having passed away since that time a still further change has taken place in the public taste for cheese, and which was beginning to spread at the time the Royal Agricultural Show was held in Chester, for it was then very apparent that the judges decided in Lvor of the slightly acid and ri. h open- meated cheese, and to a very considerable extent passed over the nutty flavoured, firm, solid, and long keeping qualities, which caused some consternation and alarm amongst the latter class of cheese makers. I trust I have shown to the satisfaction of your readers in my previous letter that the altered taste of the great consuming public I re r-.Me* • different state of manipulation in dairying. As n arly all the cheese manufactured n this country is eaten k-y tte wo kit,g c:asses, it is very important the ir>dtc~-r $h"u (I te acquainted with the character of the article which thev b-st like and try as much as possible to cater to th -ir tastes, for I consider it is a matter of very little consequence to the former whether his cheese will stand good in the colour or deteriorate in the flavour after being cut and exposed to the air for day,; or weeks, as the latter class mostly pur- chase but small quantities at a time, and consume it very quickly after passing over the retailer's cmnter. I do not h -sitate in saying that the moderately acid, good flavoured, and rich t)pe,ineate,i cheese have scarcely ever failed to find purchasers at remunerative prices (according to the state of rade), for a number of ears pad, and it is satis- factory to know that this class of cheese wiil keep in good eating cond tion for a lonjrer period of time than those people are aware of who make another dtscriptiou. where- as the uiin-nieated and close-bodied c!:eese is generally discarded, and fails to tintl customers until its inherent | qu ilities became properly developed through age or long keeping. Undoubtedly the (tendency of old curded j cheese is to produce a larger amount of acidity, greater f eene,s in the bore, and more tenderness in the meat, and it i- in very brisk demand in some of the chief markets in this ceuntry. Being thoroughly convinced of the truth of I tr. s statement on various occasions after purchasing dairies be.ore ein;¡: made (at my own risk), I have adv.sed dairy- maids to adopt the oid curded principle, and in every in- stance where the directions have b<<. n adhered o the result has always been highly at;slactory. In more cases t an what it is necessary for me to name, shillings per cwt. mor have been made than where old curds had not been used in other parts ot the dairy. And no doubt through ,\Irs Jones being under the nee- ssity of using old cards to make her tour cheeses eligible for the show yard, was one g' eat c.iiise of their superior quality, and the judges awarding them a first-class prize. Before answer- ing the question proposed I asked Mr Bellis, the Secretary to the Society, and the Committee the three following questions :— ].-Did the competitor feed the cattle with corn or cake at the t me the cheese were made and sometime before W hat was the state of tho temperature in June last when the cheese or cheeses were manufactured, and 3. ft as the rennetc rua into the six meals milk all at once or o two different days, and then the old and new curds mixed together to produce the ti2Ibs. cheese and the following "re the replies I afterwards received. he first and third questions were answered by Mr Jones, and the second by Mr Belli. and are a-, follows:- I-—" ihe cows were fed un Cotton cake all summtr." The state of the temperature as far as I can le irn the excsi 1e hot weather did not commence before the tvio last days in June." ctieeie were made two-three meals, the old curd warwe,1 0 the heat of the new and then put together. The r tinett was put in each three m?a!s." lhe a- swers 1 couriered to be very satisfactory, and greatly strengthened the opinion which had bee., gradually but firmly growing upon me, that it was quite possible for Mrs Jones to make cheese of first-rate quality from six milkings in the liionth of Juue. In the first place I am given to understand the land upon which the cattle were grazed was fairly good, and they were fed with oak- all summer, which wuuld not only improve the condition of the cows but greatly enrich the milk, which is of the utmost importance to successful dairying. In the second pi ice the SLate of the weather all through June, excepting the two la-t days, was in Mrs Jones' favor, anti no doubt greatly contributed to ht-r success la fact the in,an tewperatu e of the IlIonth in last year was two degrees below September, and admitting both months to have hewn equal there is not the slightest doubt but usilk and curds will both keep for a longer time without sustaining any injury for making rich and good cheese in the former than thr! latter tn'inch and, thirdly, I considered Mrs Jones acted wisely ia coagulating the nx meals milk at twice in- stead of once. I silot,l,i no', lik,- to say t,tt milk on some farnii if properly treated in suitable places would ha unfit for making good cheese by being kept for >iJtty hours in the month of June, but I should very much prefer Mrs Jones' plan to coagulate the six meals milk at twice, and then mix the old and new curds together, which will no doubt produce a superior cheese than made of five- sixths of old milk. This case having been before the pu iic for several weeks past, anti my name mentioned in uunnection with the same, I am desirous it should be thoroughly sifted, and such information elicited as shall be valuable to other dairy farmers. When I proposed the three within mentioned questions there were others occurred to ma at the time which I forebore to put, pre- suiniti- thso IIlih ne sufficient to answer the object t then had in view, but to further elucidate the matter, and for the better satisfaction of all parties concerned, I have taken the liberty of piopijsing the following additional questions to Mr and Mrs Jones, and purpose forwarding their answers for your next issue, t'usting you will allow me a small space to conc'ude with a few remarks. I. W crd the four cheeses exhibited colored or un- coloured 1 2. —Is the land upon which the dairy cattle run adjacent to your farmstead or situate somt) distmcj away ? J.-rs it ci ty land, free soil, or lying upon sandstone 4 -Has it been dressed over wi h bones, superpho phates, or any other kind of manures I 5.—as all the cream Diit int;) the cheeses, or any portion taken off for other purposes t;. -Do you make use of a thermometer in cheese making? and if so, what was the temperature of the milk when the rennet was run into it ? 7.—D.d you employ any means to cool the first and seconds meals milking, or mix with any salt or saltpetre S.-Were the first three meals curds s ilted before being mixed with the second coagulation. If so, say to what extent 9.—vVere the curds kept in a warm, ciol, or modeiate state of temperature ? 10.—Where they kept in baskets, cheese vats, tin pans, or earthcnwaru ? 11.—After iht: old and new curds had been vatted, were they put into a boiler, ovan, or a:.y other particular warm place 12.—Was the pressure applied to the cheese light, heavy, or only just in a medium way H.-Were the cheese stirred in a wtrin room and covered with any kind of rugging, from tie time they were made until exhibited.

A WINDFALL FOR A LOCAL MAN. A ROMANTIC STORY. Some further developements of the litigation in connection with the will of the late Mrs Catherine Bousfield, widow of the late Colonel Bousfield, I member for Bath, are, it seems, likely to be witnessed. In the action recently heard before Mr Justice Butt, the lady's will was attacked on the ground that it was not duly executed, and that she was not of sound mind at the time of making it. The jury, however, decided to the contrary, upholding the validity of the will. One of the provisions of the will was a legacy of £ 10,000 to Alexander John Barratt," and in the course of the hearing Mr Russell, Q.C., M.P., sought to show that no relative of the deceased of that name existed, but that the person intended was John Reginald Barratt. This was duly reported in the newspapers, one of which found its way to Russia and into the hands of a Mr Alexander John Barratt, practising the profession of a mining engineer in a remote district of that country. The result was that this gentleman communicated with Mr F. Broadbridge, solicitor, of Liverpool, claiming to be the legatee intended by the testator, and stating in addition that his relationship was nearer to her than that of Mr J. R. Barratt, he being a first cousin of Mrs Bousfield. It is stated that the life of the new claimant has been a somewhat romantic one, he having many years ago left his own home, after which he entered the house- hold of his uncle, Mr Water Eddy, of the Vron, near Llangollen, where he spent a considerable time. He waa afterwards well-known as manager of the Ruabon Colliery, and also of a Colliery in the neigbourhood ef Mold, and was an officer in the Chirk Volunteers. In 1883, Mr Barratt left this country to accept an appointment in the Azov Coal Mines in the Crimea, and there a report of the Bousfield will case, recently tried, was forwarded to him. Some of Mr Barratt's family are now resident at Oswestry. Mr John Reginald Barratt, the other claimant to the legacy, is a Liverpool solicitor.

MEETING OF HEAD MASTERS OF WELSH GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. A representative conference of head masters of WeL=h Grammar Schools met at Shrews- bury the other day, under the presidency of the Rev. D. Lewis Lloyd, head master of Christ College, Brecon. Several head masters were unable to be present, owing to other engagements, but all expressed their hearty concurrence with the object of the meeting. Complete unanimity prevailed, and the masters present expressed their determination to make their views felt in the prospective re-organisation of Welsh education and it was pointed out that highly influential gentlemen in the Principality unconnected with tducation are prepared to support to their utmost any attempt which may be made to cripple the power of the old foundation schools, which have borne the heat and burden JE educational work in the past, and, which, in the opinion of many, have never been in a more efficient condition than they are at present. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:— 1. -That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that a conference of the head masters of the endowed grammar and proprietary schools in Wales should he held periodically. 2. -That the following, with power to ad:l to their number, be appointed as a provisional committee to watch the progress of the Intermediate Kducational Bill for Wales, and to suggest such action thereon as it may be desirable for the members of the conference to take The Rev A. G Edwards, Llandovery; Dr. Easterby. St. Asaph the Rev. D. Evans, Gellygaer the Kev. V. J. Jayne, St. David's College, Lampeter (as representative of the College Scbo,,Yl) the Kev. J. Jones, Ystradmeurig the Kev. D L.,wis Lloyd. Brecon Mr S. D Orme. Beaumaris Mr Glyn Williams. Bangor the Rev. M. P. Williams, Cow- bridge and the Rev. W. P. Whittington, Ruthin. 3.-That it is most desirable, in the interests not only of the State-aided Welsh University Colleges, but also of Welsh Intermediate Education, that there should he at each such University College, first, a definite limit of ace below which students should not be admitted, and that such limit (t) be rigidly observed in all cases) be not less than saver teen years secondly, such an entrance i xamination as wouM effectually protect such colleges from the necessity of undertaking e!ementary in,truction, which was not presumably contemplated by the Government in the endowment of the aforesaid colleges, and which could be better imparted at any well-regulated intermediate school: That in the opinion of this meeting indiscriminate admission of students to the aforesaid colleges, wbi!e injurious to the discipline and to the teaching of the edit ges themselves, has -.t tendency to lower the standard o: education in the Principality. 4 That a copy of the above resolution (n, Ill.) b. forwarded to Mr Mundella, the Council of the Bangor, Aberystwyth, and Cardiff Colleges, and to Mr (,'adwaladr Davies, as secretary oi the Statutes Committee, Bangor. The following circular has been qnnt to the Head- masters of the Grammar and Intermediate Schools of North Wales SIR -1 have the honor to inform you that the Univer-ity College of North Wales, Bangor, has been appointed by the Senate of London University ns a provincial centre at which candidates (male and female) may sit for the Matriculation Examination in June next. A local fee of 11 will be charged in addition to theregistmtion fee of the Uni- versity. Th. register of licensed lodging-houses, sanctioned by the Council of the University College of North Wales will be available for candidates who may wish to remain in Bangor during the examina ion. Intending candidates are recommended to make early application to The Registrar, University of London, W, for a copv of the regulations relating to the Matriculation Examination. I shall have much pleasure in furnishing you with further particulars at a later date.—I have the hc.nor to be, sir, y.ur obedient servant, W. CADWALADU. DAVIES, Secretary and Registrar. Genuine ('OD LiVER OIL of the utmost Freshness Genuine CoTp his Oil is obtained ?y a special process and is free from all objectionable smell and taste, and from its digestiblity, is regarded by medical men as the best for invalids and those of weak digestion. It is an important fact that a remedy so well known and appreciated should be represented by so many in- ferior qualities, it is therefore highly necessary patients should see they obtain this specially prepared Cod Liver Oil, which is guaranteed as pi-re, to be ob- tained only in bottles at Is, Is 4J, and 2s 9d from J. F. EDISBURY, 3, High-street, Wrexham. 808 LADY"I AD GTLE:UF.>S Boon SOLED AND HEELED in 1 Hour. No waiting at PAL31ERS, the Prompt Bootmaker, 2 and 2a, Town-hill, and 24, If spe-atreet, Wrexham, 176

LONDON, Thursday. The Metropolitan Stakes has closed with twenty- five acceptances out of an entry of thirty-nine, and the City nd Suburban with forty-eight out of an entry of sixty-six. In the last few years such large sums of added money have been given by gate-inouey meetings that the Epsom people ouht to be pleased with the acceptances for the two above-mentioned I rac-9. Heavy weights have shown on more than one occasion to advantage on the Surrey Downs. A few pounds over mne stone has been carried successfully by Thunder, Master Kildare, nd Bend Or. Jockey- ship is a great deal to do with the portion of a horse at the finish of a race at Epsom. Thebais (9st 71b). who made such a good race of it with liuicklime last year, heads the list. and if Clairvaux is tried better than Mr Manton's bonny chestnut mare. the scarlet will be difficult to beat. The Duke of Richmond is a very unlucky horse, and I would rather stand Mr Cloete's compact little mtre ('Iierr, Last summer sht> defeated Kinsky in the Grand Priae, over the City and Suburban course, and we all know that Lord Koiebery's horse was a fair perfoamer. Tonact is unsound, and little is known of Goldtield. High- land Chief, and Quicklime are sure to tind backen*. Boulevard is wonderfully well in, and Perdita II., who ran remarkably well last year in this same race. has a great chance. JewiM it responsible for four, these being Harvester (8st 71b), Queen Adelaide (7st 101b), St. Niedar(I (7st 7lb), and Legacy (7st 21b). The best of this division will be dangerous. Condor is receiving a good prep. ration under the care of Charles Archer, who. by the bye, is located at New- market now. Beauchamp made a poor show last back end when backed for enough money to sink a ship, and is so unreliable that it is best to leave hhu alone. Wild Thyme, 4 yra. (tist 1ih, is literally thrown in upon her two-year-old form, but we seldom see marea who perform indifferently on several occasions come back to their old form. King Monmoiilh, Bird of Freedom, Necromancer were all tiptop two-year-olds. Now that I have waded through the City and Suburban, I have come to the conclusion that CLAIKVAUX, CHEKKY, PEUDITA II., and BOILEVABD are the best handicapped horses in the ra e. At Sandown, next week, the Grand PI ize will be the prin ipal event, wis n NIASTFIt MCGKATH may win; and MIXASHA or CAPTAIN may secure the i rince ot Wales steeplechase. ——— GALOPIN.

i Football. NEWTOWJT v. BISHOPS CASTLE.—This match waj, played^ at Newtown, on Saturday, in the presence of about .'00 spectator" the home team had the game in their hands and finally won by eight goals to nil. The boals were kicked by J. W. Lloyd (t), W. Owen (2), and D. Andrew (2). WREXHAM LKVKK (SECOND TEAM) V. CHESTER ST. MART'S (SECOND TEAM). — A match was played be- tween these teams at Chester on Saturday, and a pleasant game resulted in a victory for the Lever by five goals to two. Fleming and Taylor played well for the home team. The visiting team all ulayed a good game. WREXHAM LEVEII V. RUABON WANDERERS.—A match between these teams was played on Saturday on the Lever ground, and resulted in the Lever winning by fonr goals to one. Gillam, in goal, did some good work for the home team, who all played a good same. The Lever team was a* follows -Goal, Gillam backs, Hughes and Vaughan half-backs. R. E. Turner, Catherall, and Humphreys; right wing. Fitch and W. Turner left wing, Roberts and Holmes cantre S. Williams. Umpire, Mr E. Lloyd- Jones.

CHESHIRE v. DENBIGHSHIRE. This match was played at Northwich, on Saturday afternoon, before some 2,000 spectators. The weather was all that could he desired, and the ground in capital condition. Cheshire kicked off, and Denbigh. shire scored the first goal, owing to one of the Cheshire hacks heading the ball into his goalkeeper's hands. The referee judged that the ball had passed through before being thrown out, Cheshire re-started, and ten minutes later Roberts drew second blood for the visitors. Nettled by these reverses, the Cheshire men, who had been playing very loosely in the forward division, put in some goo I work, and, Malam centring to Lever, this player was enabled to score for Cheshire. Shortly afterwards Stringer equalised, but, not to be denied, the visitors obtained a third goal, Wilding doing the needful. At half time the score was Denbigh three goals, Cheshire two. In the second. half the Cheshire men played a splendid game, the Welshmen not having a look in. Lever, Stringer, and Hankey each scored for the home team. The Denbigh goal was hotly besieged all through the second- half, and had it not been for the fine play of Heywood, the score would have besn much larger. At the call of time Cheshire had won by five goals to three. Teams: Cheilhire-Goal. C. Cross (Crewe Britannia) backs, W. Downes (Crewe Britannia) and H. Goulding (Davenham); half-backs. W. H. Hughes (captain) and J. Rose (Northwich Victoria) right wing, T. Hankey and J. Malam (Northwich Victoria) left wing, L. Stringer (Davenham) and T. Lever (Northwich Victoria); centre forwards, G. Collins (Birkenhead) and E. Denton (Northwich Victoria) umpire. C. J. Hughes, hon. secretary Cheshire F.A. Denbighshire Goal, Heywood (Wrexham Olympic) backs, Roberta and Thomas (Wrexham Olympic) half-backs. Burke. Edwards, and Hayes (Wrexham Olympic) right wing, Roberts and D. Jones (Wrexham Olympic); left wing, Sieson and Lea (Wrexham Olympic); centre, Wilding (Wrexham Olympic); umpire, Mr A. F. Hunter, Denbighshire F.A. Referee, Mr R. P. Gregson, secretary Lancashire F.A.

I SHROPSHIRE CHALLENGE CUP. I SEMI-FINAL TIE. This tie, between Oswestry and Wellington Town, was played on the ground of the former on Saturday, in the presence of a large gathering of spectators. The Oswestrians proved victorious by three goals to one. The winners meet the St Jonrp-c' Wellington, I in the final tie.

THE DENBIGHSHIRE CUP SECOND H UM. CHIRK V. CROWN Th. r-te. 'ho i i' second round of the competition, was played at Chirk on Saturday afternoon. The leather was set in motion by A. Jones, when it was at once taken in the Wrex. ham territory, and a corner kick fell to the lot of the home team. It was taken by G. Owen, who placed the ball behind. Alter the ball had been kicked off, it was again taken ir.to the visitors' citadel, but resulte d in goiii. resulted in goin" behind, George Owen losing a good opportunity of scoring. Hands for Chirk was claimed, and the ball was nicely placed by D. Jones and put between the uprights from the left wing, but it was disallowed on the plea of off-side. Another corner was given by the visitors' backs, and W. Owen taking the kick, sent the leather a little wide cf the bar. The visitors' goal now seemed to be at the mercy of the Chirk forwald., but A. Jones and W. Owen failed in their efforts to score, the ball being placed over the bar. The leather was now taken into the Chirk territory for the first time, but the good defence of Bolas prevented disaster, the goal being relieved by a long kick on the right wing, and Rogers getting possession of the ball passed it over to Griffiths, who put in a ground shot, which the goal- keeper failed to stop, and the first goal was registered for the home team. Soon after this another goal was scored by some nice passing on the left wing, and when half-time was called the ball was near the Crown goal-posts. In the second-half two more goals were scored by the home team and at the call of time Chirk had scored four to their opponents' none. Bolas. D. Jones, and Rogers did good service for the home team, and of the Wrexham players, Carty and Fisher were the best. The following players composed the teams Wrexham Crown—Goal, R. Stretton; backs, C. Clutton and A. Lea; half-backs, E. Carty, W. Ellis, and T. Matthews right wing, B. Lewis and C. Ellis left wing, J. Jones and W. Fisher; centre, Davies. Umpire, Mr Tagg. Chirk—Goal, hacks, C. Bolas and D. Jones; half-baoks, H. Owen, A. Jories (captain), and J. Jones right wing, W. Owen and J. Rogers left wing, T. Williams and J. Owen centre, P. Griffiths. Umpire, MrT. Thomas. Referee, Mr Pugh, Pool Quay.

I NORTH WALES ENGLISH CONGREGA- TIONAL UNION. A meeting of the Denbigh District Union of the [North Wales Congregationa' Union was held at Mold, on Wednesday week. In the afternoon a con- ference was held, over which-in the unavoidable absence of the Rev W. C. Evans, Cefn Mawr—Mr John Garside presided. LETTER Of TRANSFER. A letter of transfer of the Rev. T. Hallett Wil-* liams, formerly of Welshpool, but now of Buckley, wa.,i reifl, and the rev. gentleman was admitted into the Union with much heartiness and cordiality. EVANGELISTIC SERVICFS. The question of evangelistic services within the district was carefully considered. The Secretary read a report of the special committee appointed to con- sider this matter, and after a free discussion, the report, with but slight alterations, was adopted by the meeting. MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The question of an annual musical festival of the district next came under discussion. After hearing the reports from the various churches, as to the de«ira- ility of forming such an association for the im- provement of Congregational singing, and after listen- ing to a very favorable and encouraging report from the Rev. D. B. Evans, Mold, of the first musical festival, held at Rhyl in Octoher last, in connection with the Flintshire District Union, it was unani- mously agreed to form snch an association in connec- tion with this District Union, and a committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. TEA. At the close of the conference, tea was provided for the members and delegates in the School-room. The tables beintr presided over by Mrs Paul Fowler and Miss Thackeray. It may he here stated that before the conference closed district representatives were appointed to the annual meetings of the Union for North Wab", to be held at Rhyl in the month of March. PUBLIC SERVICE. In the evening a public service was held in the Westminster Road Chapel, when an able discours« sriss- by the Re"-H- Haffer, secretary of the district.

Horehound and Chlorodyno Cough -R0Iu„W. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Shortness of Breath and all Pulmonary Maladies At this time of the year no family should be without it. Full direc4inn» rt,rivdeu, r?tb-i f'lP?'*1 bottles at 5?,d, i !•' ar'd. 23 9d each by JAB. F, lorsgfewsr.8 ??UyChe?: No. 3, High-street, Wrexham. 808