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MOLD. VAQRACL-On Thursday, before Edward Thomp- son, Esq., John Kelly, who was partly paralytic, was charged by P.O. Gabriel with begging, about ten o'olock the previous ni^lit. He had been previously cautioned during the afternoon by P.C. Barker The prisoner admitted the offence, and said he was making his way to Holyhead and Dnblin. On promising to go his way, he was discharged. FAMILY QUARREL-On Friday, before Meanrs Thompson and E. Lloyd, John Freedham, of Litt!e Alyn Terrace, was charged by his si-iter with threaten- ing her and her mother the previous morning, and saying he would do for them. His conduct for a long time had hen unbearable, and they wished him bound over t,) keep the peace towards them. Their worships did so, ordering him to enter in his own recognisances for 210, and to find two sureties in £5 each, to keel) the peace for six months, or to go to gaol for three month?. HCSBANN AN--D WIFE-On Saturday, before M-ilars E. Thompson and E. Lloyd, George Mason, of Hen- fEordd-street, was charged by Susan, his wife, with assaulting her on the previous Saturday. He caught her by the hair of the head and shook her severely. The wife's tale was corroborated by Mrs H. Hughes, and their worships ordered him to pay the cost?, 119 4d, and to he bound over tf) keep the peace for six months, him»elf in ?10. and two sureties in 25 each, or go to gnoi tor three months. MOLD SEWAGE.—At the Local Board held on Wednesday, a letter was read from Mr S. Smith, the town clerk of Chester, complaining that the land on which the pevvsge flowed did not absorb it, that it flowed into the Alyn. thence id.) the Dee, and thence into the drinking fountains of the good people of Chester, but waR particularly offensive to some cottagers in Mold. The members decided on replying that the Board was now in negotiation for the pur- chase of land to discharge the sewage, and that with regard to the cottagers in Mold, that was a business of theirs and not of Mr Smith's. THE ALYN TIIOUT.—A paragraph appeared in the Liverpool papera on Saturday, which proves once more the old adaee that you munt travel from home to hear news. We learn from that paragraph that the river has been poisoned for a great length, that hundreds of fine trout were seen floating on the water, and that a gang of river poachers had been captured. On inquiry wa find that nobody in Mold knows any- thing of it, and very probably the paragraph emanates from a manufactory of sensational news situate not a hundred miles from Chester. ALTN TINPLATE WOHKS — On Saturday afternoon, the boys and twirls employed in the finishing-depart- ment of the above works, sat down to an excellent knife and fork tea, provided hv Mrs Bowden at the Crown Vaults, High-street. Mr H. Howells, fore. man of the department presided, and there were also present Messrs R. Rees, E. Rees, D. S. Morgan, and Joseph Mann. Over fifty were present. Brief ad- dresses were given by the chairman and Mr Mann, while songs and recitations added to the pleasure of the evening. The company separated about eight o'clock, after the singing of the National Anthem. SCHOOL BOA-RD.-The monthly meeting of this Board took place on Monday, the members present being Messrs W. Catherall (chairman), J. Corbett (vice- chairman), E. Bithell, H. Lloyd Jones, and LL Eaton. The Clerk said the balance at the bank to the credit of the Board was about 25. and that an application had been received from the Master of the Mold Boys' School for additional desks. It was agreed to send to the makers for plana and pricep. The report of the attendance officers having been read, summonses were ordered to be issued against several parents because of irregular attendance on the part of the children. BIBLE CLASSES.—The members of the Bible Claaaeii attending at the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. New- street, to the number of about forty, sat down to a very excellent knife and fork tea, which was provided for the teacher by Mrs B. Powell, confectioner, on Monday afternoon. In the evening there was a meeting in the schoolroom, when the chair was taken by the Rev. John Owen, and each of the young folks, together with the yountrer of the adult classes gave a series of recitations from the poetry of William Williams, "f Pantyc^lyn, Some of the pieces were recited with great power, and the talent displayed was of a very encouraging nature. During the even- ing the adult cistse presented the teacher with some excellent books, as a token of their respect, and of the trouble he had taken with the classes, and the pro. ceedings terminated with prayer, and the pronouncing of tho Benediction by the chairman. LOCAL BOARD, WEDNESDAY.—Present: Messrs Thomas Parry, J. Corbett, E Wheldon, Evan Davies, Thomas Belli*. Ll. Eaton, Henry Roberts, J. J. Pownall, J. B. Marston, Daniel Owen, G. E. Trevor lloper (clerk), and T. Jones (surveyor). RETIKINur CHAIRMAN. Mr Llewelyn Eaton rOile to propose that the best thanks of the Board he given to the late chairman for his services in the chair during the last year. He had performed his duties with urbanity and courtesy, and had sacrificed a great p,)rt ion of his time, which, as they knew, was mutt valuable to the service of the Board and of the ratepayers, so it was with much pleasure he proposed that the thanks of the Board be given him. He should also like to propose that he continue in the chair for another year, and for his part, he saw no reason why he should not do so, for by the Board containing the list of previous chairmen which had been hung up in the room, they saw that a precedent had already been set, in the case of a stranger, a Mr F. S. Hatemn, who had been chair- man four years in fcuccesdon. When they had a man peculiarly fittetl for the position he saw no good in changing him, and they knew that in the Board of Guardian* the same gentleman was often in the chair for a lifetime. No one ever thought of changing him. and he saw no reason why they should change a gentleitiaii who had performed the duties of his position so well in the chair of the Local Board. He had therefore much pleasure in proposing that Mr Parry he elected for another year. Mr Wbeldnn toaiJ lie had much pleasure in second- ing the firilt part of Mr E aton's resolution, but with regard to the second, diff jrent opinions might prevail. He could heartily endorse all Mr Eaton had said of Mr Parry, and. add that in addition to his invariable courtesy, Mr Parry's liberality had been conspicuous. He had givem them a new clock instead of the old one, and now it was going very well, and he was also dubious as to who was the donor of the handsome board which had been set up in the room giving a list of thp chairmen and officials of the Board since its establishment. Were he certain that it was in accordance with Mr Parry's feelings to accept the chairmanship for a fourth year, he would second the nomination of Mr Eaton, but he had expressed to him a contrary opinion, and therefore he would con- tent himself with seconding, and with great pleasure and sincere repect, the proposal that the very hest thanks of the Board be paid him for his services during the past year. Mr Wheldon having put the motion to the meeting, it was agreed to amid applause. Mr Parry said he was exceedingly obliged to them for their kindness, and he only wished he could bring himself to believe that lie deserved all the kind things which had been said of him. He had occupied the position of chairman for three years, and during that time he had exerted himself to act as faitlv and im- partially as he possibly could, and especially not by any act of his to make it appear that he wished to dictate to the Board—(hear, hea:)—but if possible, by any suggestion which he could make, to guide the Board in coming to what he believed to be the right conclusion. They had given him every support and encouragement, and he could not but thank them for their unfailing kindness and co-operation during those three years which he occupied the chair. He took pleasure in the duties, and the retrospect of the years in which he had c inducted them would always be gratifying t., him, and especially the loyr 1 support they had extended to him, for which he would ever be grateful. They knaw that some of the business which had been accomplished was new to many of them and wae imporbnt to the town. and he hoped would result ultimately to tha benefit of the ratepayers. He had been enabled to attend to all the meetings—(applause) —and with some extra effort and perseverance, to- gether with their en-operation, some useful improve- ments had hp-n effected, which he felt sure would re- sult to the benefit of the ratepayers. They remem. bered that when they had rebuilt the Town Hall, the ante-rooms—in one of which they met—showed a disposition to dissol ve partnership with the rest of the building. They called assistance, and Mr Robert Edwards put up a beam and other things, in a very woikmanlike manner, and, also, so as to be an adorn- ment as well as a support, so that the danger which had been threatened them had been averted. The cost of this had been about 255 Then there had been the clock trouble, to which Mr Wheldon had already referred. When th?y went to replace the old one, which had been placed there from the fountain on the C-ro,8, they found that the top building had so weakened the wall as to make it unable to bear the Btrain which hnd been placed upon it. They con- sulted an architect, and to carry out his suggestions, the tender of Mr Thomas Roberts was accepted, he carrying out the work in a thoroughly tradesmanlike I I anu emcieni manner, so that he anticipated no further trouble from it. When they had secured the walls they resolved upon painting and decorating the Town Hall, which was done, and they now had what was admitted to be an Assembly Room second to none in North Wales, taking into account its dimensions and population of the town. These improvements had been carried out, the strengthening of the walls. &c., at £55. and the painting and decorating 255. Then, three years ago they were compelled by an Act of the Legislature to ereit a weighing machine in the town, so that stnck. pigs, &c., bought and sold in the fair might, if required, be weighed. This they pro- vided at a co?t of C65, and already they found it was a source of revenue, having produced no less than 1:10 154 a year, or at the rate of 20 per cent. on the capital expended. This they had been compelled to do by Act of Parliament, but it had turned out not only a source of revenue, but very useful to the rate- payers as well. Then there was the improvement effected in the lighting of the street! and by the way he would suggest whether or not it would be wise to leave it to the discretion of the surveyor whether the lamps should not be iit for some nights subsequent to the first of May, for this year at any rate some of the nights in the firet fortnight of May had been as dark as th se of the first LveL-k in December, and he had on his own responsibility ordered that the clock on the Cross should be lit every night. Before it was positively dangerous. They had found that the well lighting of the town added very considerably to its attractions, PO they had erected four new Bray's lamps, and also four others almost of equal power at an expense of about £40. and their town was as well lighted for its size and population as any in the district. Fiuther, they had been without a safe wherein to keep ti-i--ir minute books and other docu- ment, but they bad now procured one at a cost of £ 13, and also cupboards to contain all their old papers, which were scattered anywhere before. They had intended to get a tin box for the purpose, but on looking over these in Liverpool, Mr Eaton and he thought it would be better in every way to have the cupboards, which were now, as they saw, erected in the room. Again, they had erected a sewer in High- street, so as to connect the sewerage of Lower High- street from King-street with the main sewer in New- street, at a cost of ES.P. They had, besides, re-oaved no less than sixteen street crossings with Penmaen- mawr setts, the total cost being about £80, speaking roughly, In all. thefie various improvements had cost ¡ about £180, equal to a rate of a shilling in the pound, and had all been paid for out of the current rat", so that not one halfpenny of interest would ever fall on the ratepayers. One other word, all their deeds, documents, &c., conveying properties to the Board. and agreements, &c., were in a box at the North and South Wales Bank, the key of which he had in his possession, and which he would hand over to his successor, together with a list of all the documents within it. Of the Bailey Hill he might say that it was now absolutely free of debt—(applaud)—and the absolute property of the town. They would remember that after the litigation which had occurred some dozen years ago, fourteen members of the Board- Mr Wheldon said he was not one. The Chairman said Mr Wheldon was the exception, but fourteen members signed a bond for some money which had been lent by Miss Musgrave. 1 he sum had been reduced considerably in the course of previous yearp, but it had now been finally disiolved, and the document would be handed to their clerk to be deposited with other historical documents belonging to the Board. Of the foui teen who had signed the personal bond, only three remained members of the Board. It remained for them now to consider what f-hould be done further to improve the Hill, and to add to its attractions. If they had anything like weather next Monday, they would clenr about i20. and this could be utilized to good purpose in such a direction. It had been suggested that a rustic bridge should be erected from one mound to another, They could do that, or they could carry out some other improvement which they might deem more urgent. In any case he hoped no time would be lost in III I effecting every possible improvement in tne pumic park of the town. They had been enabled too to make some progress with regard to the railway facilities of the town and district. The lryddyn branch would be opened within measurable distance of time, for the trains were conveying ballast there daily, and good progress was made. Then they wou'd have ere long an entrance to the station from Grosvenor-street, and he had reason to think from I what had been told him that a station would be at the Star crossing before loiig-at least there was every probability of it, and they had succeeded with the railway officials in increasing the tourist facilities both for coming to, and going from, town during the incoming season. The plates from which the en- gravings in the Tourists' Guide were the property of the Board, and would be in the room foithwith. It was his duty now to pay a high compliment to their Surveyor—Mr Isaac Jones, for the manner in whic'i he had kept his books. They were kept in quite a model fashion,-(applause)-and as an instance, he might mention the tickets which were issued on a fair day. During the three years they were 1292 in number, representing a sum of 248 10* 4d, an d the amount of money received had been E48 94 7d, or a difference of 9d only. in what they knew to be very complicated transactions. (Applause.) The same re- mark applied to the manner in which Mr John Jones, the hall keeper, had performed his duties. He had always been strictly attentive, giving thorough satisfaction, and above suspicion. Then he would like to mention the byc-law, which had engaged the atten- tion of the Board long before he became a member, and the correspondence about which was still carried on with the Local Government Board. That Board appeared to be resolved not to grant them many additional powers with regard to the streets, other than those contained in their old bye-laws, which, he thought they had better enforce, and arrange their tariff of the streets according to the powers conferred upon them in those laws, but accepting all the new bye-law, approved of by the Board above. With regard to the future, they would see that considerable work remained to be done. Sometime ago, they issued circulars to the several tradesmen asking them to desist from piling the parapets with goods, and for a time the circular produced good effects, but they were falling back on their old habits, and the Board would have to enforce their bye-laws more strictly. Then there was the fire engine, he believed, in a fair state, but not the perfection that was desirable, and not what they were fairly entitled to expect either. He thought that as a Board they ought to come to an arrangement with the Hawarden Water Com- pany, ao as to be permitted to fix hydrants to their mainp, and be thus enabled to throw jeti of water over the church steeple if necessary, which would make the engine, so far as the necessities of the upper part of the town were concerned, un- required. With regard to the lower end of the tawn it would be still necessary, but the natural pressure of the mains of the existing Water Company would matte ic less so or course, r or nis own part, he thought it would be good policy were they to buy out the interests of the present Company.—(hear, hear)—but, of course, at a price that would be fair both to the Company and the town. Their watar cart, which had seen many years' service, was almost finished, and they would have very soon to get another, or to find some other means of watering the streets. There was something, too, to be done to set more life into their Wednesday's market, and steps had been taken to aporoach the Railway Company with the view of having market tcketi issued from all ttatinus between Chester and Rhyl, inclusive, and it would be good policy were they to give the use of the Market Hall free for two hours every Wednesday for farmers and dealers to transact their business. This would give some encouragement, and increase the facilities very considerably. Then there was the question cf main roads, and seeing that they paid the ratas for the main roads of the county, it was only right that the County Council should maintain those poitions of the main stret t; of the tjwn which were not part of those difcturnpiked some years ago. The sewage question was a pressing and immediate one. They had obtained plans, and they were at that moment in negotiations with owners of land which, he hoped, would have a favorable issue. The boundary question too had been opened, and on application to the Local Government Board, they found t'iat the bady to be- appealed to was the County Council, so their application would be probably before that Board ere long. There had been a good deal of opposition developed, but he trusted that eventually matters would be amicably settled. Having again thanked themembtr* heartily ar.d sincerely for their support during the three years he had been in the chair, Mr Parry resumed his seat amid applause THE NEW CHAIRMAN. I Mr inns, ileitis rose to propose tltat Mr John I Corbett, one of their oldest members, be elected to the chair during the next year, and he did so with very great pleasure. Mr Evan Daviea was very happy to second the proposal. Mr John Corbett was very much obliged t) the gentlemen for their good opinion of him, but he felt there were so many difficulties and breakers ahead that he must firmly and finally decline to tike the chair on that occassion. Mr Eiitm said in that case he mmt renew his original proposition. Mr Wheldon, after some momenti of silencr, said that if Mr Corbett declined the responsibility, he saw nothing else for it but to second Mr Eaton's pro- prositint,. Mr D. Owen supported it. He was glad Mr Corbett had been proposed, and would have heartily supported him. It showed they were actuated by good feelinr, and that they had no political pro- clivities in the Board, but left them at the door, but he must say they could not find the equal of Mr Parry for their purposes. The negotiations had been going on through his hands, and he had them at his finger fndp, so lie thought it important he should remain in office till they were completed. Mr Eaton then put the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr Parry risinsy. hesitatid for some tim". and was evidently swayed hy deep emotion. He said in enter- ing the room he was quite determined not to take the chair again, and he had hoped Mr Corbett would have accepted it, and had he done so, he would have given him all the assistance in his power. If he accepted the chair they mu-t kindly understand it was for the last time. Mr Parry then took the chair amid renewed applause. THE NEW MEMBERS. i Mr Wheldon congratulated the new members on! their election, and assured Mr Marston he had I questioned the validity of his qualifications from no I personal motive. I THE BOUNDARY. I Un the moUcn ot -?ic Wheldon, the resolution deEnit?g the proposed new boundary was rescinded, and on the motion o! Mr 1). Oiven it was agrre i they should go in for an extension of boundary, so as to make it conterminous with the Parliamentary one. THE BYE LAWS. On the motion of Mr Eaton, seconded by Mr Davif?, the bye-laws were adopted on the lines pro- posed in the chairman'? speech. THE CLERK'S SALARY. Mr Wheldon had a motion in favor of withholding the payment of the Clerk's fe9 with respect to the election, but he withdrew it in favor of one by Mr D. Owen. by which it was agreed to allow it for this year, but that no charge should be made in future years. INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN. Mr Henry Roberts gave notice of a motion in favor of the incorporation of the town. -1 UtlAiiUJi S EALILNG A IJOU. Thomaa Youd, of Rhosnessney. Wrexham, was on Monday in custody charged with stealing a dog, the propeity of John M ulton, of I-liglitielil Hal, Northop, on the 29th October. The prosecutor paid he went to the Boar's Head Inn, Little Dublin. taking the dog with him. The dog ran in and out, and the defendant, who was in when witness entered, left, and after that he did nut see the dog, though he did not miss him till he rose t) go himself. Thomas Davies, living at the Little Mountain, Buckley, said that on the 29.h October the prisoner came to him about five o'clock in the afternoon, having the dog under his arm. Witness offered him 3i 6d for it, but the prisoner said he would not sell it for a pound. Thomas Kel!y. the Parrot Inn, Buckley, said that some months ago the prisoner came into hitt house with a dog under his atm. He said it was his own, and refused to sell it for a pound. Robert Piercey, of Buckley, an engine driver, saw the defendant going through the station yard in the direction of Hawarden, some time last October, with a dog under his arm. P.S. Thomas Jones found the dog soon after in a smithy and tied up, and last Saturday he appre. bended the prisoner, and charged him with stealing the dog, when he said that the dog followed him, and that he could not get rid of him. The Magistrates did not think there was any evidence which would convict the prisoner, and he was therefore discharged.

GRESFORD.

BUCKLEY. I

BRYMBO AND BROUGHTON.

CEFN AND RHOSYMEDRE.

I COEDPOETH AND -MINER A.

I FLINT.

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HOLT AND FARNDON. )

ILLAY HALL.

IRHOSLLANERCHRUGOG.

I HOLYWELL.I

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FFRWD.

HAWARDEN.i

RUABON.

LLANRWST.

ICOR WEN.

t RHYL.

IRUABON SCHOOL BOARD.

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