Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

Skipping Intelligence. WHITE STAR LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. T' he Steamers of this Line take Specified routes, according to the seasons of the year. LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK. via QUEKNSTOWN, Every WEDNESDAY. -TF,UTON.rIC,. Wed., Sept. 9 I ^MAJESTIC, Wed., Sept. 23 BitiTA-NN IC, Wed., Sept. 16 ) GERMANIC, Wed., Sept. 30 second Cabin will be carried on the voyages Larked thus.. Superior accommodation at moderate fares for Saloon and Second Cabin also through bookings to China, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. Steerage passengeis to all patts of Ameiica and Canada at LOW IL\TE. 1 he Steerages are unusually spacious, lighted by the Electric Light, well ventilated, and warmed. for further information apply to R. ROBERTS, 23, Town Hill, Wrexham W. D. JONES, Old Rank, Holy- head; J. W. HALL, 97, George-street, Chester; J. CORDERY. 7fl, Bcmghton, Chester; or to ISMAY, jVlRIE, & CO., 10, Water-street, Liverpool. 95 AMERICA. CUNARD LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. The Sttaroers of this Line have an unequalled record of balf a century for safety and comfort, and take specified courses according to the season of the year. FROM LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENSTOWN. TO NEW YORK. TO BOSTON. AURAN?IA Sat.. Aug. C9 AURANIA Sat., Aug. £ 9 CATALONIA.Th., Aug. 27 GALLIA Tues., Sept. 1 I CEPHALONIA, Th., Sept 3 UMBRIA. Sat. Sept. 5 1 SAMARIA.Thnr, Sept. 10 SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION at moderate fares for FIRST and SECOND Class Passengers; also through to CHINA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, and AUSTRALIA. STEERAGE PASSENGERS to all parts of America end Canada at Low Rates; those by Boston Steamers booked to NEW YORK without extra charge. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. 8. Water Street, Liverpool, Or to their Agents. T. CHARLFS, The Old Vicarage, Brymbo, Wrexham R. ROBERTS, 23. ToIwn Hill, Wrex- ham R. D. ROBERTS, Estate Agent, Rhyl. 261a ALLAN LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA. (Under ccntract with the Cpnsc'Hr riutrnut for conveyance of the Canadian Mails.) FROM LIVERPOOL. CIRCASSrA. FOR QUEBEC & MONTREAL. Aug. 27 CARTHAGINIAN.FOR HALIFAX & BALTIMORE.Sept. 1 SARDINIAN FOR (JUKBEC & MONTREAL. ept. 3 MONGO. IAN. TOR QUEBEC & MOMHEAL.. Sept. 10 CASPIAN.FOR HALIFAX & BALTIAIORE 9ept. 15 PARISIAN FOR QUfBEC & MOMREAL.. Sept. 17 FARES FOR OCEAN PASSAGE. Saloon 10 to IS GUINEAS Intermediate £ 6 6R. STEERAGE AT LOWEST RATES. A substantial Government Bonus for families talcing up land in Manitoba, the North West Territory, hntl British Columbia. Free Land Grants of 100 acre?. Through Tickets to all Stations at Special Rates. Pas- sengers are Janded on the railroad wharf, and transferred from ship to train without any inconvenience and expense. The Company's special conductor accompanies West-bound passengers. ST NOTE.-This Line provides the cheapest and most convenient route to all parts of Canada. Manitoba, the North-west Provinces, British Columbia, and the Western States of America. TO TOURISTS, SPORTSMEN, and others.—Round Trip Tickets combining Excursions to Niagara Falls, the wonderful scenery and Sporting Districts of th* Rocky Mountains and British Columbia, and other plqces of interest in United States ai.d Canada. Programme of tours on application. British delegates' new reports and all the latest maps and pamphlets free. Direct services from Glasgow to New York and Boston, and Philadelphia. all the year round. Full particulars on application to ALLAN BROTHERS & CO., 19, James Street, LIVERPOOL, or ROBERT ROBERTS, 23, Town Hill, Wrexham. J. T. MORGAN & Co., 25, Henblas-street, Wrex- ham. J. OWEN, Church-street, Ruabon. THOMAS MADDOCKS, 81, High street, Mold. THOMAS CHARLES, Old Vicarage, Brymho. W. H DAVIPG, P-tationer. Valoetreefc, Denbigh JAMES CLAUKK, Accountant, 20, Chapel-street, Llangollen. 648a DOMINION LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. FREE LAND GIIANTS OF 160 ACRES, WITH BONUS TO SETTLERS. SPECIAL THROUGH BOOKINGS AT LOW RATES TO ALL INLAND POINTS IN CANADA AND UNITED STATES. SAILING FROM LIVERPOOL WEEKLY. The Steamers of this Line are replete with every modern comfort. Saloon Second Cabin, and Steerage at Lowest Rates. Apply to FLINN, MAIN, and MONTGOMERY, Liverpool and Bristol, or to their Agents-HoBERT ROBERTS, Hosier, 23, Town Hill, Wrexham;.F. M. ROBERTS, Laeds House, Holywell T. MADDOCKS, 29 and 31, Hijsh- street, Mold W. H. DAVIRS, 7, Vale-street, Denbigh R. D. ROBERTS (Mwroa). Rhyl; THOS. EDMUNDS, Printer, Corwen. JonN DAWSON, Bridge-street. Ruabon. JOHN W. HALL, S7, George-street. Chester, R. NOBLET. 118, North- gate-street, and 1, City-road, Chester and THOMAS CHARLES, O:d Vicarage, Brymbo. 538 THE ABERDEEN LINE. LONDON TO AUSTRALIA, VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, IN 42 DAYS. The favouri'e full-powered Stoamer ABERDEEN, 3,616 tons reg., Captain CHARLES TAYLOR, will sail from the Royal Albert Docks on the 22nd September for MELBOURNE and SYDNEY, taking passengers for all Australian and New Zealand Ports. The accommodation for first and third class passengers is very superior, and a surgeon and stewardess will be carried. Fares-Saloon from 40 guineas third class from 14 guinea?. For particulars apply to Geo. Thompson & Co., 24, Leadenbn-street. London, E.C. tlti57 EDWARD HORTON, 29, REGENT STREET, WREXHAM, PRACTICAL MECHANIC. SEWIVG MACHINES of Every Make and Description Cleaned, Repaired, and Adjusted Thoroughly, I AOENT FOR PRIZE GOLD MEDAL VERTICAL FILED SEWING MACHINE. (This Machine is the Wonder of the World.) Satisfaction Guaranteed both in Repairs J: New Machines. PRICES LOWER THAN ANY OTHER BOUSB. N.B.—Bicycles and Tricycles REPAIRED on the premises. 1851z KOYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WREXHAM & DISTRICT BRANCH. HON. SECRETARIES: MRS HOGAN, Gladwyn, Gresford, Wrexham. W. B. ROBERTS, EsQ., Pengwern Cottage, Llangollen HON. TREASURER J. H. SWAINSON, ESQ 59, Hope-street, Wrexham. INSPECTOR H. HAMPSHIRE, 2, TRAFALGAR RD., WREXHAM Cases of cruelty reported to the Hon. Secretaries or Inspector will be c tref ully investigated. f4')7 BOILING WATER OR MILK. EPPS'S c COCOA PREAKFAST OR SUPPER. 1728 13usiness Announcements. AFTER THE INFLUENZA. AFTER THE INFLUENZA. All patients who have Buffered from the Influenza agree in stating that the after effects are mora disagreeable than the malady itself. The feelings of depression, low spirits, helplessness, and want of ga" ate almost unbearable. The best treatment for this is generous diet and pleasant tonics. The best tonic yet prepared, and one peculiarly suitable for this malady is GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. Each table spoonful of this preparation contains a full dose of Quinine, and a suitable quantity ot the active prin- ciples of ttio fuliowing well-known medicinal herbs Sarsaparilla, Gentian, Burdock, Saffron, Lavender, and Dandelion, combined in mos; happy proportions, and con- centrated in a pare state, as well as being scientifically prepared to be suitable to all ages, at all seasons of the year, and forming a Tonic Bitters positively unequalled. FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS The Quinine Bitters have been before the Public, and the preparation is so much appreciated—in all places where it has been given a fair trial—stias tha demiud is incrcafciug day by day. GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. < is strongly recommended to all patients who are or have been suffering from INFLUENZA, INFLUENZA, INFLUENZA, and also patients who are convalescent after Fevers, Colds, Bronchitis, &c, and are slow in recovering their accus- tomed strength and spiiits. CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CHANGES are trying and positively dangerous to many constitutions. Fortify your constitution, and brace up your nerves, not by taking stimulants, such as brandy and other alcoholic liquors, with the mistaken notion of keeping out colds, &c.. but take a good, reliable Tonic Medicine, prepared with care. and in happy proportions, such as— GWILYM EVANS' QJININE BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BLTTERS. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTEUS. To the old and young, to the rich and poor, to women and children, to all feeble and delicate persons we recom- mend them. They are confliendly recommended to CLERGYMEN, LAWYERS, MERCHANTS, and professional men generally, who have to devote them- selves to stttdy and brain work. TO CLURKS, SHOP ASSISTANTS, SEAMSTRESSES, and all who work long hours in close rooms. To the TIN- PLATE and IRON WORKER, to the COLLIER and MINER, and others who have to breathe impure air. To FARMERS, QUARRYMEN, LABOREKS, and all who have to stand exposure to the weather, we strong!) recom mend GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. GWILYM EVANS' BITTERS. They give STRENGTH TO THE WEAK, HEALTH TO THE SICK, and ENJOYMENT IN LIFE TO ALL. THE BEST REMEDY OF THE AGE. At this season mf the year no one should be without GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS. A course taken NOW will he available in giving tone to th s system, new life to the blood, and in bracing the neives. t3- CA UTION. Ask plainly for GWILYM EVANS1 QUININE BITTERS, and see that the name GWILYM EVANS is on label, stamp, and bottle. Sold by all Chemists in 2s 9.1 and 4s fid bottles, or direct from the Proprietors, carriage free by Parcels Post for the above price?. QUININE BITTERS MANUFACTURING Co., LIMITED, LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES. American DepOt—Ms R. D. WILLIAMS, Pharmacist, Plymouth, Penna. atonl615 P.EPPER'S TANJIS THROAT GARGLE. Tannin Gargle should be within the reach of all in the least degreo subject to throat affections, whether inflammatory, relaxed, ulcerated, hoarseness, swollen tonsils, enlarged uvula, weakened voice, &c. Those con- stantly speaking, singing or reading, by using the Gargle prevent the huskiness, dryness. and irritation so frequently attendant on over-exertion also of producing unusually j sustained powers without injury to the mucous surfaces of the throat. Tannin is a great purifier, and so useful as a mouth wasb in cases of disagreeable breath, arising from decayed teeth, disordered stomach, mouta ulcerations, or other causes. As a cure for ordinary sore throat, with its usual painful and sometimes dangerous symptoms, the Tannin Gargle is far better than anything. Bottles, Is 6d. Sold everywhere CITACROFT'S ARECA TOOTII PASTF. By using this delicious Aromatic Dentifrice the enamel of the teeth becomes white, sound, and polished like ivory. It is exceedingly fragrant, and specially useful. Get Crafrofb's. CRACROFT'S ARECA-NUT jnOfH PASTE. Regularly used every morning the teeth are kept in beautiful order. All decaying and destructive tartar is removed from the enamel, which assumes its ivory-like appearance. CRACROFT'S PASTE Vemoves all causes of decay, and will preserve the teeth intact for many years. Branded Pots, Is each. Sold everywhere. PEPPER'S WHITE COUGH MIXTURE. The most reliable, speedy, and agreeable cure for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, consumption, and all diseases of the lungs and air-passages. It is soothing, comforting, and tranquillizing in its action, quite different from ordinary cough remedies. Affords relief after second dose. Bottles, Is lid and 2s 9d each. Sold by all Chemists. DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, &c., DELLAlt S ESSENCE FOR DEAFAESS Should always be tried, as in numbers of cases, seemingly incurable, it has done wonders. Slight deafness, obstruc- tions in the ears, and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with affected hearing, are removed. Sold every- where. CORNS! CORNS!! CORNS! BUNIONS AND ENLARGED TOE JOINTd » CURED IN A FEW DAYS. DELLARS CORN AND BUNION PLASTERS Are the only remedy. They differ from all plasters shields, or compositions. By instantly softening the callous surrounding the pain goes at once, the Corn soon following. Bunions and enlarged toe joints require more time but the action and relief is certain. Boxes Is lid. Sold everywhere. SULPHOLINE SOAP, Is a delicately refined, chemically pure Soap, intended for general use, but specially by those endowed with sensitive skins. Common imperfectly prepared soaps, scented with injurious acrid oils, frequently cause skin diseases. For washing at all times, and bringing the skin to a soft pliable, healthy condition. Snlpholine Soap holds the first place. Its odour is very pleasant, and the Soap not ex- pensive. Tablets, tiEl each. LIVER COMPLAINTS, BILIOUSNESS, INDIGESTION, STOMACH DERANGEMENT CURED BY DR. KING'S DANDELION & QUININE LIVER PILLS (WITHOUT MERCURY), Act effectively on the Liver, and, while mildly aperient are all that can be desired. Dr. King's famous Pills purify and clear the entire system by freeing the Liver from sluggishness, causing the stomach to properly perform its functions, quickly and entirely removing all feeling of headache, dizziness, oppressions at chest and back, dis- agreeable taste, nausea, indigestion, spasm, sensation of heaviness, and irritating depression attending bilious attacks and liver derangements. BE SURE TO HAVE DR. KING'S PILLS. SOLD EVERYWHERE. 767za 0 ,qx BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS Is warrant. d to cure all discharges from the Urinary organs in either ses, acquired or constitutional, Gravel, and Pains ■ ttoback. Sold In boxes, 4b 6d each, by all CbemUts and Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to any address for GO stamps by the Makers, The Lincoln & Midland Coanties Drug Company, Lincoln".—Wholesale agents, Barclay and Sona, LOBCOO au" all the Wholesale Houses. 99

I TRADE INTELLIGENCE. J COAL AND IRON. BARROW, Monday.— Hematite is specially weak, and the market shows no new life to-Jay. Orders are very few in number, and do not represent a large order sheet in the aggregate. Consumers are re- quiring smaller supplier, and the outlook is alike un- certain and desponding. Bessemer sa!es are limited because of a small consumption on the part of steel makers, and a more limited busines3 is doing in forge and foundry qualities, although increasine t) a COli. siderable extent. Prices are rather firmer at 48 i 311 for warrant iron, and makers are asking 49J lor Bessemer mixed numbers net f.o.b. Seel makers quiet, and the demand is slow for both Bessemer and Stemena.Martina qualities. Shipbuilders busy. Iron ore slow. Coal and coke quiet. MIDDLESBROUGH, 'luesday.—BUSINESS less unsatis- factory, though still extremely small. Tone better, and buyers somewhat In Ire re dv to purchase pig-iron plates and angle'. Indeed, some fair ordera have been distributsd fur steel platen during tha list few day, and tho price stiff at 4:5 17s 6J, while iron platei are 95 81 91, both less the usual discount and f.o.b. The price of Cleveland N'J. 3 is steady at from 39a 61 to 39s 74d, business btine repotted at the lower figure, which buyers readily offer. The quotation for delivery over the next three months is 36 s 9d. Grey forge stiffer, becmse consumption is larger and production smaller, furnaces making more No. 3 than for a long time pa-1t; 36 J asksd and paid, and some firms realise more. Steel rails 24 21 61 net at work?, but orders are very scarce and mills irregularly employed. Blast furnace coke 12s 61 here. WOLVEBHAMPTON, WedneEday.-So.-ne makers re- ported an improvement this afternoon in the demand for pigs and merchant bars, a few firms being quite busy in the last-named description. Trade generally, however, remains quiet. Derbyshire piit* are quo'ed 4Zs ya at fctation8, and Lincoliis 46i Staffudl4hire part-mines are 44s and 45s. Good galvanised sheets are 213 51 for 24 gauge, 20? more for 26 gauge, and ?16 51 fur 2o8 J gauge; common sorts 20a ;ese. Marked bars are 4:8, and merchant Borts about 27.

I AULLLCJULTURE. I The mubtard bug, which has been doing each damage among the crops in Lincolnshire, has made its appearance in some parts of Norfolk and Cam- bridgebhire with very serious results. The agricultural returns for the present year, just issued by the AgrautiiLural De^artmenr, state the acreage in Great liri-uin u iller gr.ti:i crops is slightly but steadily declining; while, on the other hand, the number of ep., tle an t sheep sli,,ivq an increase of 5 per cent. upon last year, and from 11 to 12 per cent. as compared with 1889. AGRICULTURAL SEED TUADE, LONDON, Wednesday. —Mtssrs John Shaw and Sons, seed merchants, of Great Maze Pond. London, S.E., report a strong market for cioverseed. American quotations come higher. Germany is buying largely. The recent terrible weather hardens the prices for all seeds. Winter tares and rye are in brisk request. Trifolium, with a small demand, is in short supply; mustard at d rape seed tend upward?. Fine blue peas are wanted. Hempseed again much dearer. OSWESTRY DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The undermentioned are new members for 1891 Messrs Richard*, Glascoed, Llansillin, Kay and Hindle, Sweeney Work-, Oswe try, S. and J. S. Bickerton, Sandford Hall, A. C. Nicholson, Victoria. road, Oswestry, Edw. Broad, Ttireapwood, Malpac, Hubert Ltobertti, Daywell, Gobowen, Wm. Rogers, St. Mai tins, Chirk. Thomas Jones, Bank House, Hanmer, Thomas Samuel Whi- field, New Crickett, Eilesmere, Win. Jone^, Glanrafon, Llanyblodwe), Edward Minton Parry, Lythweli, West Felton, A Lovatt, Withymoor, Whitchurcb, Mytton and Galloway, Old Vaults. Oiwe3try, John Hancox, Sandford, Oswestry, Thcs. Ault Walker, Brook House, Ellesmere, George England, Wikey Farm, Ruyton-XI-Towns, Thos. Wilkinson, The Leaaows, Whittington, snd the Elastic Horse Collar Company, Limited, 70, Summer llow, Birmingham. To-day, Saturday, is the last day for receiving general entries, and September 14th is the last day tor receiving entries for ttie competitions in leaping and turiioutg, which are open to the world. For the first time special arrangements are made this year for cheap admission tickets.

I HARVEST PROSPECTS. I GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS. it is years since the famera of the Vale of Clwyd and the Rhyl district have received such a disastrous check to their harvesting operations. The crops are beaten down nearly level with the ground by the heavy gales of wind and rain experienced last week, and in many cases utterly ruined. Many farmers state that if the autumn turiii out to be as wet as the summer it will mean ruination, and even if it should prove fine they will not regain what they have lost. Equal damage has been done t1 the hay, whole hay- stacks being swept away by the floods, and what is left standing is of no use except for manure. A correspondent visiting Trefriw and Llanrwst on Saturday writes :—" The havoc played by floods on crops in Llanrwst and distdcts was of an extensive character, and the result is pitiable to behold, pro- mising fields of corn being submerged in stagnant poole, the grain floating saturated on the surface, while tons of hay may be seen fetrewn about on top of the hedges in all directions. In the fields, where the waters have cleared away, the pasture land is saturated to such an extent that the cattle get the turf up while grazing, In Festiniog and district equal damage has been done to hay cropp, tons being swept away by the floods and left on the top of walls and hedges, while the hay that has been left uncut is despaired of as being of any me except for manure. Last week the Conway river rose to such an extent that a boat bad to be floated along a street in Trefriw, and the damage done to furniture in the flooded houses is reported to be considerable." A Holywell correspondent, writing on Tuesday, says:-A complete hurricane blew over Flintshire to-day, the wiud driving in terrific guatk-, wrecking chimney stacks and destroying roots, whilst huge trees were blown down in sever»l places by the force of the storm. A large quantity of hay has been completely destroyed, several of the upland farmers having mown their crops only when the heavy rains set in, aud having lain completely saturated for several week?, it became quite useless for fodder, and was of use only for bedding the animals. Yesterday's gale has deprived the faimars of even this use for their hay, for it has been carried away by the wind in every direction. Very seiious damage has been done to tHe grain crops, as the ripe corn has shed itself upun the land, by being beaten by the wind, and in other parts the ears have been nipped clean off the stalks, and will leave the farmers only the straw to cut. The outlook for agi iculturists is very depress- ing, but the root ctops promise well. WORTHENBURY. I This district has Buffered materially from the recent flood, upwards of 310 acres having been under water. The trouble is atttibuted to a "breach," which it is said has not been repaired for some years. Had the embankment ticen in proper order, the Dee, it is contended, would have kept its course, and the serious damage which has taken place, would have been avoided.

FARMING AND TUB UOUN TliADB. I The .ilIa; k Line Express of Monday says:- Anguftcannutbeaaidto have fulfilled the anticipa- tions of even the least hopelui lit farmers. In most dist ie.s A-igust has out ione the July rainfall, and the work ot the harvest tins been most seriously retarded. The English wheat ave.a^e has been pushed up to 40s, but this quotation has sufficed to increase deliveries. The 60 chief country markets of the week show exactly 50 exchanges in favour of sellerp, but London last Friday was among the weaker ten. At Chelmsford on the sains day the first new Essex wheat of the year was showing. Foreign wheat is not so good a trade as a week ago. London and Liverpool are both the turn in buyer's favour, and the Irish and Scotch mar ket", after a brisk advance, are now dull and stationary. The spiitig corn trade shows, accotdiiit; t. the latest advices, a decided :.rrest of advance. On Fiiday London was steady, but not at all a good trade for maiz^, barley, oata. and pulse. On the same dAy Liverpool reduced maize quotations 10.1 per ton. Maize and barley were quit t at Exeter on Friday and at Gloucester on Saturday. Oats were dearer atDirby, but only about maintained in value at Belfast.

I HOPE WHISPERINGS. I It would be well for our readers to remember that the eight p.m. train from Chester to Bridgend has been discontinued. This train has been very convenient for many people. The National School was closed on August 28th for three weeks' holiday. We now have a Parochial Council. The choir treat-to be or not to be ? A grave subject—the sexton's salary. After all, the accident on the line might have been much more serious. Supposing one of the trains had been a passenger, The whistling of the railway engines last Sunday seemed antagonistic to our Sabbatarian ideas. The demon camera has been at work, officials look askance at it. They love it not. A flock of wild geese, on Saturday afternoon, flew over the scene of the accident, although at a great elevation. They were in two sections, and as usual in odd numbers, one of five, the other of nine, each party in its flight forming the letter V. They appeared to be making for Liandegla.

-♦ WARNING.—When you ask for RECKITT'S BLUE ses that you get it. The manufacturers beg to caution the public against imitation square Blue, of very inferior quality. The Paris Blue in squares is sold in wrappers bearing their name and Trade Mark. Refuse all others. 2459 -Cases were called on in three of the Metropolitan Police-courts on Monday, in which after hearing police evidence the magistrate dismissed the charges against the defendants. In one instance during the statement of a witness for the defence the constable could with difficulty be kept quiet, his anxiety to interpolate remarks causing an unusual scene. In another an officer was told that his action in taking people into custody for such a slight affair was It too ridiculous." In answer to inquiries, we wish to state that the PEKOE BLEND advertsed by PHILLIPS ADD- Co., is an Indian Pekoe Tea. It is superior to the old-fashioned Orange Pekoe of China in being stronger and richer in flavour, besides being absolutely pure. It is sold in wrapper printed in red [Ink at Is id a pound, for net cash only. 99

NORTH WALES MINERS' FEDERATION. I ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION MASS MEETING ON THE RACECOURSE. SPEECHES BY SIR CHARLES DILKE AND MR B. PICKARD, M.P. I On Monday, the second annual demonstration of the North Wales Miners' Federation was held at Wrexham. The first demonstration, which took place at Wrexham last year, proved a great suc- cess, and the pre3ent gathering, which was held on the same lines, may also be set down as a thorough success. The Federation for some time previously had been making arrangements for the important day, and although a fall of rain brought the pro- ceedings rather prematurely to an end, the leaders and the men can congratulate themselves upon the result of their labors. About ten o'clock in the morning, colliers began to arrive in the town. The men from the collieries in the immediate districts marched in, headed by their bands. Special trains brought the men from the Flint, Chirk and Cefn districts, and both the Great Western and Wrex- ham, Mold and Connah's Quay Companies ran special trains from Brymbo. The Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Co. altogether ran no less than fifteen trains each way between Wrex- ham a-id Brymbo. The total number of men, most of whom were accompanied by their wives or sweethearts, present in the town was about 10,000, and it is thus hardly necessary to say that the streets of the town were densely crowded. Not- withstanding the vast number of people, however, good order prevailed throughout the day. About one o'clock, the men began to assemble in the Beast Market, and at about half-past one the procession set forth on its way to the Racecourse. where the mass meeting was to be held, in the following order :—First, colliers from Hafod, Vauxhall, and Bersham Collieries, headed by the Maelor Brass Band (Rhos) second, colliers from Plaskynaston, Wynnetay, and Brynkinalt Collieries, headed by the Penycae Brass Band third, colliers from Black Park (Chirk) and Preesgweene Collieries, headed by the Wrexham Volunteer Band fourth, colliers from Bettisfield, Coieshill, New Flint, and Point of Ayr Collieries, headed by the Bagilit Industrial Brass Band; fifth, colliers from Broughton and Plas Power, and Gatewen Collieries, headed by the Coedpoeth Brass Band sixth, colliers from New Broughton Colliery, and part of the colliers from Westminster, Plas Power, and Gatewen Collieries, headed by the Gwersyllt Volunteer Band seventh, colliers from Wrexham and Acton, Llay Hall, and Ffrwd Collieries, and part of the colliers from Westminster Colliery, headed by the Oak Alyn Brass Band eighth, colliers from Bailey Hill (Mold), Padeswood, Alyn Bank (Mold), and Coed Talon Collieries, headed by the Mold Drum and Fife Band. The procession was headed by a banner, which bore the inscription, The North Wales Miners' Federation." The men, the majority of whom wore rosettes made of red, white and blue ribbons, marched five abreast, and they formed a very solid procession, which must have impressed the numerous spectators who crowded the streets through which it passed. The morning had opened dull, and by the time the procession reached the Racecourse the weather had become very threatening, and, unfortunately, just before Mr Pickard rose to speak it began to rain heavily, and this continued to the close of the meeting. This undoubtedly had the effect of keeping many away from the Racecourse, the attendance not being as large as it probably otherwise would have been. Exactly at two o'clock, Sir Charles Dilke, who was accompanied by his nephew, drove up, and he was immediately followed by the Mayor of Wrex- ham (Dr. H. Venablea Palin). The Mayor, occupying with others a position on the grand stand, presided. He was immediately supported by Mr B. Pickard, M.P., Mr David Gritfiths, chair- man of the Federation Sir Charles Dilke, and Mr J. T. Williams, the miners' agent for North Wales. There were also present on the stand The Rev. J. Abel Parry, Cefn; Rev. O. Waldo James and Mrs James, Rhos; Rev. P. A. Hudgell, Wrexham; Mr John Thomas, Chirk Mr Simon Jones, Wrex- ham Mr Christmas Jones, Cefn; Dr. Parry Jones, Wrexham; Mr F. Macrae, Wrexham; Mr Richard Jones, secretary to the Federation; Mr W. Andrews, Gatewen Colliery Mr David Jones, Acton Colliery Mr George Rowley, Black Park Colliery; Mr Samuel George, Plaskynaston Colliery Mr William Davies, Bettisfield Colliery and Mr William Williams, Plaspower Colliery. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said he considered it an honor to have been asked to preside over such a vast gathering of miners. He had great pleasure in accepting their invitation, and thanked them cordially for asking him to preside. He had no intention of touching upon the resolutions which were to be submitted to them. He was glad that they had got a miners' federation throughout England and Wales-ihear, liear)-anti lie trusted that, having attained that desirable object, they would hear less of strikes throughout the country, and that their co-operation would prevent such strikes. (Hear, hear.) Not only that, but he hoped the masters and colliery proprietors would see that the miners did not desire strikes, and that they would be prepared to meet each other in a reasonable manner. (Hear, hear.) He deprecated strikes, because they brought misery upon the miners themselves, their wives and families, and not only that, but distress throughout all the district where such occurred. It was a great thing to prevent strikes if possible, and he trusted that, the miners having become united, there would be less talk of striked than heretofore, and that Boards of Conciliation, or some ot her body of that description would be found to discuss all grievances, with the result of amicable settlement. (Cheers.) He wished to read a letter he had received from the Right Hon. G. Osborne Morgan, M.P., that morning t— Brymbo Hall, August 29tb. lily DEAR MR MAYOR,—I much regret that I am un- avoidably prevented from attending the meeting of the North Wales Miners' Federation, over which you are announced to preside on Monday. My views are so well- known and have been so publicly proclaimed Lhat it is hardly necessary for me to repeat that I am heart and soul with the federation on the mam pointi of the programme. (Cheers ) Kindly read this letter to the meeting, and with best wishes for its success, believe me, yours truly, G. OSBORNE MORGAN. To the Worshipful the Mayor, Wrexham. At the conclusion of the letter, three cheers were given for Mr Osborne Morgan. Mr William Andrews, Gatewen Colliery, moved the following resolution That this meeting of the North Wales miners, after having carefully con- conaidered the circular issued by our employers, stat- ing the reasons why they are not prepared to grant us weekly pays. are as strongly convinced as ever that our wages, paid weekly, will be (.f great benefit to us and our families', and that this meeting urges upon the employers to grant us this reasonable re- quest, so as to avoid any further means being taken to obtain it." He said it gave him very great pleasure to propose the resolution be had just read, for he considered that the miners of North Wales were only asking for their right. (Hear, hear.) He might say that on June 5;h they met their employers at Chester to discuss the matter, and again on July 6th. He was very pleased to say that the best of feeling existed between them ard their employers, and he was glad to say that the National Federation had been the means of bringing labor and capital nearer to one another than they had ever been before. (Hear, Hear.) At this point, Mr Pickard arrived, and was very well received. Mr Andrewp, continuing, said there was no doubt that if they were unanimous upon the question their employers would grant it them at once. But he was sorry to say that the ininers.of North Wales had a division in their camp. He hoped the time was not far distant when North Wales miners would agree upon the point, if they disagreed upon anything else. (Hear, hear.) They enjoyed advantages to-day which their forefathers did not enjoy. (Hear, hear.) For instance, they had cheap railway fares to carry them into their markets to buy at first cost, but they could not make use of their advantages when they were only paid fortnightly. He well remem- bered, when the railway from Wrexham to Brymbo was being made, that the navvies were paid every day, and some of them twice a day, and he thought surely the miners of North Wales could enjoy their wages once a week and make the best use of them. (Hear, hear.) They had a command- ment to labor six days a week, from their great Master, and if He meant them to wait a fortnight for their wages He would have told them so. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) As they were paid at present, there were hundreds of their fellow workmen who had to deal on the credit system. He said shame," for by doing so they lost 12! per cent. of their wages. (Hear, hear.) He had very great pleasure in moving the resolution. (Cheers.) Mr David Jones, Wrexham and Acton Colliery, seconded the resolution. Mr J. T. William?, miners' agent for North Wales' suppoi tad the resolution. He said he felt it a great honor to have the privilege of appearing before such an enormous gathering of his fellow workmen for the first time as their representative, in order to speak a few words in support of the resolution moved by his friend Mr Andrews on the question of weekly pay. He could assure their worthy leader, Mr Pickard, that they, the miners of North Wale?, as well as the miners in Yorkshire, were thoroughly convinced that they ought to be paid hard cash for hard work, and that every week, and so they would have it if possible. (Hear, hear.) He could not see why John Jones, the Welshman, more than John Smith, the Englishman, should be without his weekly wages. (Hear, hear.) He was afraid they had come to be- lieve that because the Cymry were a conquered race, and had as such borne every injustice like lambs, they could do with them as they liked. But they were m i staken. Welshmen would suffer long, Therefore, mistaken. Welshmen would suffer long. but would suffer to conquer at the tasr. (Cheers.) their employers could take it for granted that they in North Wales were going in for weekly pays. (Cheers.) And they had sufficient reasons why they should do so. First of all, their pride was wounded ky being compelled to live on credit. (Hear, hear.) They wanted to maintain the dignity of their manhood. They wanted their wives to be able to go to the shops with their purses in their hands, and to pay for the goods at the time they received them. (Hear, hear.) Let them show the shop-keeper the cash, and he was the funniest, merriest, and most obliging creature ix the whole world. But if he knew that they had not the needtul he would look as grave as a Quaker, as dry as a milestone, and as dignified as a lord. (Laugh- ter.) He aid not argue that the wife could not pay him, because the money earned by her husband, working hard in the bowels of the earth, had not been paid. Ob, no He did not think of that. He wanted to be paid for his goods at the time he gave them out. But how could their wives pay the grocer if their masters did not pay them ? The thing was im- OS sible, and thus their pride was wounded by being compelled to live on credit. And more than that, they were placed at a serious disadvantage by not receiving their wages weekly, because all the best articles were stored away for the ready-money customers. They got the meat and the miners got the bones. The miners got the maggots and they got the cheese. (Lauchter and hear, bear.) Credit as well as goods must be paid for, and they could buy as much goods, and of better quality for five shillings cash, than they could for 7s 6d credit. (Hear. hear.) So, if they were paid weekly, it would be of benefit to themselves and their families, and he wished that their masters could only see their way to grant it. They had tried every way to gain it in an amicable manner, but up to the pre- sent they had failed. Their employers saw too many difficulties in the way to comply with their request. They said it was difficult to make up the accounts, especially the accounts of the contractors, every week, but he (Mr Williams) could see no difficulty whatever, because they would have a week in hand then, as they had now, and if they could make up a fortnight's accounts in a week, he was sure they could make up a week's accounts in the same time. (Hear, hear.) Mr Williams then addressed the meet- ing in Welsh. The Chairman, after having put the resolution, which was carried unanimously, announced that Mr Whitfield, the miners' agent for Bristol, who had been announced to speak, was unable to be present, owing to an accident at the Malago Vale Colliery, near Bristol. Mr George Rowley, Black Park Colliery, moved the following rei!oluion That thi3 meeting is strongly of opinion that all mine royalties, wayleaves, &c., should become the property of the Crown, and should be so disposed of ai t) become the means of encouraging trade, and not bet as at present, an impedi- ment to it. At the same time, sve wish to express our grateful acknowledgment of the very honorable man- ner in which the North Wales mineowHers have con- tributed to the permanent relief fund, and trust that the mineowners in other districts will follow their example." In doing so, he wished to say that the miners' of North Wales were not divided upon the weekly pays' question, as one of the speakers had said. (Hear, hear.) Mr Samuel George, Plaskynaston Colliery, seconded the resolution in Welsh. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr David Grimthf, chairman of the North Wales Miners' Federation, moved—" That this mass meet- ing of the miners of North Wales beg to express our unabated confidence in the Federation of Great Britain and its leaders, and we wish also to gratefully acknowledge the great benefits that we, as miners, and also the country at large, have derived from the same, and we earnestly invite the miners who still stand aloof from the Federation to join at once, and so form one solid union throughout North Wales." He hoped that the passing of that resolution would be the cause of the men employed at all the collieries in North Wales uniting together. (Hear, hear.) Mr Richard Jones, secretary of the Federation, seconded. Mr B. Pickard, M. P., supported the resolution. He alluded in the first place, however, to the ques- tion of weekly pays, which he said the colliers in Yorksh^ ire enjoyed, as he had told them last year. Some of the colliery owners in Yorkshire desired to have fortnightly pays. They said it would be much better for the workmen, but the workmen said no, and he thought the men had a perfect riht to have their wages paid weekly everywhere. (Cheers.) The weekly pay question did not come within ths resolu- tions of the Federation of Great Britain, but he had no doubt the Federation of Great Britain would sup- port the colliers of North Wales in their just demand in this respect. (Applause.) But he advised them I not to be in too great a hurry, but waft until January next, then take action, ^ike out boldly, and say they meant to have what they wanted, and lie felt con- vinced they would get it. (Cheers.) Turning to the royalty queetion, he said he thought they would agree with him that in North Wales, the colliery ownerq had done fairly well, although they might have done better. The owners of such property neither toiled nor did they spin, and they had acquired the royalties they enjoyed in a manner entitling them to little or no consideration. (Hear, hear.) Ag to those who had bought their land and the coal and the other minerals, at a fairly assessed value, they should be bought out at a fair value. (Hear, hear.) If, as he believed, close upon seven millions of money were being extracted to pay royalties from the bone and sinews of the workmen and from the capital of the employers, it was time they tried to see whether this 7,000,000 of money was rightly applied, and for the best intsrests of the nation. (Applause.) They knew that many of these royalty owners lived a long way from where the minerals were dug out of the earth, and did not even pay the ordinary taxes of the district, or help to benefit the poor in any way. (Hear, hear.) That was a great wrong and a t hame. It was not riuht, and neither was it right that so much as 1:6 000 a year, in some instances, should be paid out of a colliery whether a ton of coal was dug out of it or not and that was one of the things that they as colliers should take an interest in, and get abolished altogether. (Hear, hear.) Now, as to how this money might be applied. He would devote this 7,000,000 of money, first of all, to buying out the landowners who had bought the coal under tie ground. Then, he would build in every mining centre a hospital, with trained nurses and physicians, snrgeonp, and attendants generally, so that if one of their poor miners unfortunately received an injury he would be taken to it, and attended to in such a way that his wife or father or mother would know that they need have no fear of any bad result owing to bad attendance, such as they knew of in some of their mining villages. (Hear, hear.) He would spend another portion of the money in the same way as they were already doing at some of the best collieries of Belgium, viz., in building washhouses and bath- rooms at the collieries, eo that every man and hoy who went down the colliery would have a p'ace to change and hang up his clothcs in before going down the pit to do his work, and so that when he came out of the colliery he would be able to wash and dress himself before going home, and feel that when he got there he would be able to enjoy his food and rest like the ordinary artisan. (Applause.) He bad another item originally on this programme, for the division of royaltTes money— the building of free day schools but the Government had forestalled him in that respect, at least to a certain extent; but, whatever the intentions of the Government really were. when they got into power they would have free education in reality as well as in name. (Applause.) Then, another portion of the money should be devoted to the provision of technical schools. They had at present the right to claim from the moneys under control of the County Councils a certain sum for technical education liurposes,, but before they could obtain this money a great deal of trouble and tim? had to be wasted. He should take, therefore, a good slice of the royalties money to build schools, so that a lad could go there and see and be taught what a colliery t-L as like, and have his pick and wedges and his drills, and be taught the work ot mining practically, as it should be taught. (Applause.) They wanted practical men in their mines, and not farm laborers and uninstructed men from the towns. (Hear, hear.) They were running great risks every day from the fact of non-praccical men being employed in their mines. (Hear, hear.) If they had men pro- perly trained to the work in their mines the risk would be very much lessened. (Hear, hear.) Now, as to the best way of getting these royalties abolished. It would have to he done by hard Parliamentary work, and he hoped they would all join in one united effort to secure so desirable an end. (Applause.) As to the Miners' Federation and the work it was doing, he need say but very little but he did want to point out that there were still some men in North Wales who only believed in the principle of trade unionism. and failed to lend it their active and financial eupporf. Now, be maintained that the men who took the increased wages which resulted from the action of the federation, and did not give it their support, were little better than thieves and robbers. (Hear, hear.) In the Bristol district, where he had been speaking on Saturday, everv collier belonged to the federation. (Applause.) Now, were they in North Wales going to be behind their Bristol friends? He hoped not, and that those who were outside would join at once. (Hear, hear.) He thought last year, when a somewhat similar resolution was passed, that by this time they would all have joined the federation. L't all those who could not see their way to jilin leave the colliery at once. (Hear, hear.) And if those men came to Yorkshire or Bristol they would "twig" theic. (Hear, hear.) He trusted, now that they had got an agent to do their work in North WaleF, that, without fear of the managers or the colliery owners, they would let him feel that they sympathised with him, and would stand by him in all cases wherj he was right, and if he committed an error of judgment some- times they would not condemn him hastily, but give him an opportunity of rectifying hta error if possible. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that by next yeal's demon- stration everyone who was now outside the Federa- tion would have joined, and every man now in it would have become a full financial member. (Applause ) The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr Wm. Ditviep, Bettisfield Colliery, proposed the following resolution That thiq meeting considers eight hours from bank to bank long enough for any person to be employed underground, and, being further of the opinion that this necessary reform can be more uniformly obtained, and with the least friction, by Act of Parliament, this meeting hereby urges the Government to pass into law the Bill deal- ing with this question introduced into the House of Commons by Mr Pickard, M. P., Mr Abraham, M.P., and others; also, we, the North Wales AtiL-erg' Federation, heartily endorse the decision of the National Conferenca held in Chester-viz, not to give evidence before the Labor Commis-don, believing it would unnecessarily delay the settlement of the eight hours' question and several other important questions." Mr Davies said he felt prond to move that resolution while Mr Pickard and Sir Charles Dilke were present, for he firmly believed that there was no one who supported the question more strongly than those two gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) Mr Wm. Williams, Plaspower Colliery, seconded the resolution in Welsh. Sir Charles Dilke, who was received with loud cheers, supported the resolution. He said when that demonstration was fixed for as late a date in that summer, if they could call it a summer at all- (laughter)—they all thought that it was likely to be It the last of the long series of demonstrations of which Mr Pickard and he had attended so many. But he hardly hoped that, in that, which was one of the smaller mining districts, as compared with the three or four greater, so grand a procession, and so magnificent a meeting could have been got together. (Hear, hear.) Of all the demonstrations, either con- nected with the federation or outside of it, of the miners of Great Britain, only the demonstrations of Northumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire had been equal to that which had now bet-n brought together. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) Mr Pickard and he, as he had said, bad been to many of those demon- strations. As regarded England, they had run neck and neck, and if he (Sir Charles) had beaten him in the number of demonstrations attended, it had only been by attending meetings in Scotland and South Wales. At all those meetings, he had found an unanimity of opinion on the questions dealt with in that l resolution. (Hear, hear.) He believed that outside the counties of Northumberland and Durham there were virtually no coalminers t, be found who were not in favor of the eight bourn' day legislation. (Hear. hear.) And when their NorthllloberJand fdends told, the miners of North Wales that they were not we:l 'j organised, all be could say was that he had some experience of trades unions in this country f-ince 1871, and that he had never known so powerful and we: 1 organised a union as the federation they represented (Hear, hear.) All of them agreed that eight hours was quite long enough for any man to work below ground, and when he said any man, of course b ¡ included any boy as well, although their Northumber-! land friends were too apt to forget that a boy. had the I e t 1 11 •» «. same rights as a man, Hut if an eight hours day was long enough, the question was: How were they gniiiz to seenreit; Was it tobe by trade union effort or by law? (V oices By law, by law ") He and his nephew had been talking to two boys standing on the steps of their hotel whiie they were all watching the procession passing through. One of the boys said he thought it was a grand procession, but it was likoly to lead to an equally grand strike. He (Sir C. Dilke) had to tell them that a perfect union was a union which afforded the best meaus for avoiding strikes, and that was one of the reasons which made him such a supporter of union as he was. (Hear. hear.) He could not but think that it was only by legislation that they would ba abla to gain the settlement of tbat Qnetiop. and to avoid a strike on that question, which would carry widespread evils throughout the land. (Hear, hear.) If they were to demand that the matter should ba settled by legislation, there could be no doubt they would have to meet with great opposition. There were some men, whose opinions he respected although he did not share them, who said that they should have in view only their OWn questions, and only one or two matters of this kind, because they t hought that by this means these laws would be most easily passed. That was not his opinion, although he re- spected the opposite. (Hear, hear.) If they did that he thought they would play into the hands of those who tried to make out that they (the miners) were selfish, and that they were only disposed to raise the price of coal against the consumers, ciraless if in doing so they raised their own wages, (Hear, hear.) There were other objects besides the eight hours which occupied the attention of the people of Wales and the attention of the labourers of the country generally, and it was far better that they should not deal with those questions themselves as an isolated clats, but make common cause with them in forwarding all these great demaiidi. ((Jl eers.) He believed in, and very many people in Wales were keenly anxious for Welsh Disestiblishment. (Hear, hear. and loud applause.) He asked them (the miners) not to set up their cause and demands against any other demands, but to co-operate together in order to secure jointly the passing of all those great demands— (hear, hear),—for he believed that the people of Wales, with their rising national sentiment, had a right to demand that either Parliament should sattle the question for them, or by giving them a measure of He-me Rule for Wales, allow them to settle such questions for themselves. (A.pp!a?e and hear, heai) If they looked at labor generally, there was the question of local government. To his mind it was not second in importance even t) the eight houra' question. It was in itself important to them, because the miners of the country lived mostly outside the limits of municipal boroughs. They lived mostly in unorganised, s >-called rural districts, or else in the districts of local boards, and if they lived in rural parishes, almost wholly without self-government, they were in either case unable to give their voice in the control of local affair", being unable to elect their own men to represent t'tem. In the case of local boards, there was a qualification of 9500 or 21,000 of property, which entitled them to be members. There was also a qualification for votrs, and if they lived outside the local board districts they were still worse off. because they were in the hands of the parish vestry, and in the hands of boards of guardianp, with regard to which there were plural votes. It seemed to him that they ought not to set up their eight hours against any of these reform*, but to co-operate with those who were anxious to fecure them all, and to press them on the attention of Parliament. The only answer made to those who took this view was that Parliament had not time to deal with all these questions, and these people were inclined to suggest sometimes that better resuitj would follow if they would, from year to year, vote in a different way. They pointed to Ireland, and what the Irish members had done by acting on this principle. But thia was not the case, because Irishmen in Parliament had not amused themselves by voting one way or another. The Irish members had always voted without much regard to party, and Irish constituencies had always voted eteadily the same way, only more so. (Hear, hear.) The people of Wales had been much wiber in this respect than the people of England. If the inhabitants of England had shown the same steadiness and perseverance as those of Wales they would long ago have got their way. (Applause). One maxim and II ctrine t) inculcate upon them was that of persever.c and that they should demand of their representative only steadiness in support of the measures which they returned them to Parlia- ment to advocate, and if they got them up to a businesa-like readiness in Parliament they would get local government reform, Welsh disestablishment, and their eight, hours too. (Hoar, hear, and loud applause). The resolution was carried with acclamation Mr Williams, miners'agent for North Wales, moved a vote of sympathy with the sufferers by the accideut at Malago Vale Colliery, near Bristol, which was carried. A vote of thanks was also accorded to the masters for allowing the men a holiday, in order to attend the demonstration, on the motion of Mr David Griffiths, chairman of the North Wales Federation. A vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding, and to Sir Charles DUke and Mr Pickard, M.P., closed the proceedillgp.

The football season hAS again commenced, and the game will eoon be in full swing. The Combination matches commence to-day (Satur- day), and a lifet of the matches to be decided will be found below. ———— Chirk have a very stiff task before them in their match with Everton, at Eveiton. The Welsh Association declined to legalise pro- fessionalism in Wales at the annual general meeting, on Tuesday night. This is only putting the question off, however, and professionalism is bound to be legalised before long. The draw for the first round of the qualifying com- petition of the Association Cup was made on Tuesday evening, with the following result in the I DIVISION 7. Tranmere Rovers v. Northwich Victoria. Nantwich v. Chester St. Oswald's. Macclesfield v. Newtown. Prescot v. Crewe Alexandra. Rhos v. Chester. Wrexham, Stanley and Leek, byes. At a meeting of the English Association on Tues- day night, it was resolved that the following players, who were regibtered as professionals by the Crewe Alexandra, be reinstated as amateurs—W. S. Bell, H. Hickton, J. Bayman, W. Macduff, R. Jones, S. Mack, J. Gee, W. L^wis, and J. Higgiuson.

MANCOTT AND PENTUB UNITED CLUB. The above c!ub held its second annual general meeting at their dressing-rooms, Hawarden Castle Hotel, Queen's Ferry, on Tuifday evening, Mr W. Kelly, vice-president, occupying the chair. The following gentlemen were elected officers for the pre- sent season :-Prebitient, Mr E. Sydney Taylor vice- presidents, Mr W. Kelly, Mr A. Podmore, C.C., Mr G. Rayner, and Mr G. C. Hughes; captain, Mr J. Davies; vice-captain, Mr John Jones; hou. treasurer, Mr C. Cliff; hon. secretary, Arthur Suckfir Id, Watkin-street, Sandycroft Hawarden. A committee consisting of nine non-playing members was also elected. Latters were read by the secretary fro-n Mr H. Hurlbutt consenting b become a phtron of the club, and enclosing a subscription, and also one from Mr Adkin" pr-miising a subscription. Other club business was gone through The meeting was brought to a cloe by a votj ot thinks to Mr K-tlly for pre. Hiding. A good list of fixtures fur present season has been arranged.

I FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH. I THE COMBINATION. Cbirk v. Everton, at Everton. Chester v. Northwich Victoria, at Chaster. Macclesfield v. Stockport County, at Stockport.

 camp&ig, The closing week of the county campaign of the season 1891 hM proved the most disappointing in the matter of weather of any during a summer always fickle. There were in all six matches arranged, and the issue, had they been played out, would have had some bearing on the "placed" counties, as on Mon- day last Lancashire, with one match to play, and Middlesex, with two matches, were both iu the running for second honors. Lancashire defeated Sussex by an illning- and made their position secure, finishing next to Surrey as they did last year, and, singularly, with the same number of points (4.) Middlesex, however, after beating Somersetshire by nine wickets, failed t I effect other than a draw with Notts at the end of the week, and the metropolitans have to be content with third place, a point less than Lancashire. Surrey v,-ry npposit-dy wound up th.!ir brilliart season by cleverly defeating K jnt on Saturday (lla t.) Lockwood mainly, who clean bowled Ecven KElit men for nineteen runs. The counties finished as follow? :-Surrey ten points, Lancashire four points, Middlesex three points, Notts one point, K;:nt minus one, Somerset- shire minus one, Sussex minus three, Yorkshire mitua five, Gloucestershire minus eight. On Fiiday, for the first time for a very W» perioJ, Denbigh county was represented by a ciicktt teaw. The match was against gentlemen of West Cheabiles and was played on the Racecourse. The Denbigh team W3", perhaps, not a represent i- tive one, hut the match was certainly a step in the right di:ection. Why should not Denbighshire have a county team as well as Shropshire and Cheshire ? Tf ere is no reason why there should not be one, and we liope that something will be done in the matt r next season. Oa Saturday, Wrexham were to have played Den- bigh, at Wrexham, but owin; to the acchl-nt en the Wrexham Mold and C >nnah's Quay Line, the visitors were delayed, and as it was impossible for them to reach Wrexham before four o'clock, they turned back. DFNBIGHSHIRE V. WEST CHESHIRE.-A ma'ch between players selected from the above districts Was played en Wrexham Racecourse on Friday, and resulted in a win for Denbighshire. Score:- DENBIGHSHIRE. WEST CHESHIRE J. Stanford, c Karl, b T. Jones, b W. Griffiths 0 Ijlojd 10 R. Williams, c Evans, b 0. Anderson, c Pugh, b Griffiths q Williams 9 J. Curwen, b Wright its F. H. Jagger, c Pugh, b A M. Lloyd, c Li vanw, b Williams 5 Griffiths « B. C. Taylor, c Clare, b B. S. Smith, c Wilding, b Jones 10 Wright. « Oswald Davies, b Williams 40 H. Pugb, b Griffiths 4 Dr. Drinkwater, lbw, b H Clare, c Anderion, b WilliamR 5 Wright 4 J. Wilding, b Wi,liams U J. Meyer, b Taylor ] > S. C. Jagper, retired hurt 8 t*. Busby, b Taylor I, W. A. Wright, c Meyer, b H. Welsh, c sub, b TaVior S I.Iold 2 G. Earl, not out o F. T. Evans, b Williams. 9 W. Griffiths, not out 1 Extras 3 Extras 3 102 7.1) Denb'chshire's s?cond inning-Stanford !7, GriSth? i/ Wilding 9. T?tor 0, F Jagger (not out; 9, Andean 1 extras 2, total (for 5 wickets) 41. RHOS v. GWERSYLLT HILL —This match WAS played IT Rhos cn Saturday, and, after an exciting flnUlb, eniied in fdovor of the home team by two runi. Score GWERSYLLT HILL. RHOS. J. J. Hughes, c and b S. J. Morrin, c J. 1. Powell. Powell 0 b PoTah "f* D. Thomas, b M. Jone? 9 J. O. Saint c Povah h G. F. P.?h. b M. J?nes.. 6 Price It. H. Litham, c M. Jones S. PoweH,bLprtc& 3 b?.PeweU 0 E. Jones c Pu? ? b J. L. Price, I ?) w, b 8. Latham 4 Powell 0M. Joneg, b L. 0 E Davies, b S. PoweU 2 B. Poulton, b litham 't W. Davies, b M. Jones 0 D. J. nes, b Latham 1 W. Jackson, b M. Jones 0 Rev. J. e W.1).iea R. Phujaix b M. Jones 7 b Latham  J. A. Price, b S. Powell. 0 W. Hugbe3, not out  W. Hugtie-, not out 0 W. Jone;o. b Latham 0 E t r a.  H. T. Powell, b L. Price 4 Extra 1 Extra. •• • ••• 1 25 24 BRYMB INSTITUTE V. RUABON.-Thi? match was nla^veDd at?:uabon on Saturday, in fine weather A c^ae exciting much resulting in win for the visitor? Score RUABON. BETYXBD INSTITUTE. B. C. Taylor, c G. Robet Lps S- Hare, c Gerrard b  [• SS23^^™ 5 J J Gerrard, run out. 11 b Morrison ?6 *Vberta 0 A. D. Jones. run out 1 ?' TLllnoyvid, b A. D. Jones.. 18 R. B?kiey. b E. C. Taylor 0 C. Harris, c P. Hare, b A. John PArry, c and b E. C D. Jones 0 Taylor T W. Jones, c A. D.Jones, N.W.Kidner.cG.rrMd; b U. Koberta I B E. C. Taylor I G. Taylor b N. W. Kidner 7 R. T. Hughes. b M?rMoo 3  "??- b G. Roberts 2 W. A. Roberts, b IurrisoD 2 W. WiUmtna, b N. W. George Roberta, b E. C Kidner 1 Taylor J. Tiylor, not out 1 H. Jackson, b orrison a J. R. Jonet (sub), not out 2 Estras 0 Extras Ð —— HAWARDEN V. PENNINGTON (LEIGH.)—This ma'!? w?? playel at Hawarden on Saturday, the home te&la wwt?imnmiMg by six w:ckets. Sco:oe:- PENNINGTON PARK. BAWARDtr? T. Hindley, c Belli,, b W. Johnsot b W. HindIey 12f T I^mtn :• J> H. Potter, run ont J. Higginson, run out. 21 W. Beade, b W. Hin lltv li W. WHindley°, Vb Lxe?tm*n 2 G. Weigh, lbw b ? J. R. Hiiton, c Johnson, Hindlly  b Evans v": 21 F. Evans, not out ;-T J. Qu.rk, c Letman, h F. Green, not out -t Juhmon. 2 F. H. BatH? if's S. Cryr, st Potter, b T. Letman ?,! Joh't?on   ?D??..notb? W M.nks.c ?igh.b W. Roberts I F ?oh IsOn JH-EDW"D' F. Bruwn, thrown out 4 C. Huhne. b Evans. 2 J. Faiiclough, not out 6 T. S- Hunt, c Roberts, b Johnson 0 Ext»a3 • .» Extras Z 65 6r FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER 5tt, i 2'"?'? '■ CH ST'3'AT "■««. 03w£:stry v Cheater, at Chester. Denbigh T. Rutbio. ut RlItbin. Brymbo In?titUte V. Rhos, at Rhos. Chirk v K?? Jt ?*. M RhM. Hawarden y. Sandy croft, at Sandycroft. GweraylIt Hill V. Mold, at GwersylIt. Flint v. _le.Willoyra.