Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

?'?' T -r.-mm: I arrest you. There is a fine of tffJ *•n' ';ncd for hewing. Beggar: But I have o' tA ?) i,iilillga f,or lieggin, But I have Lilly 13f.,?liecuitt;l: 'f hen I'll wait till you have \cteJ ,be Tert- Col L (t'J whcelmn, who is riding on side- rlCI:"IH.rt. Yl)!1ng man, you can't ride there. )i?:)' ?? ? ?.? voa watch me. And he rode out bin'1 ?''? t 1) D f'k"lOU vi,inist (after hia great solo): Do yon  Fmnlein? Miss Ethel: No; {,:JY :¡,n.'b ¡1 n said her chUdren 3houl not be a ot h er ,,iNN-.LN s siti d her cliii(Ireti ghoul not be a '?"?any oneifshecoald help it. A ini.at' ic Rep'y.—A Extern potentate once D.; nJl1P oi. ills conrtlers which they thought -!iLd  ?njum?e'f or his father. At first he .Lr 1 d coa'J ..? r'plf to so dangerous a question. c,'atJ w;jv tild c-'ur. icr said: Your father, sire; .f'L 1 f h 11 h ire eq, "I to your father in all other f-'r?'?'? ?ia he is superior to you—that he had rc-p'?? ?? dun any you have." He was promoted 'tÍJe -p. ttinie ?hcn the famous Sir John Herschel At TO" ,1 in wnt\l1g ? treatise on an abstruse astr<->i!f>.uT-^ subject, it was asserted by a flippant aõt")l:O.h. ??? the book he WM writing was all ae-lt1:101:lU' ?ira. Out of tho question, said a. b ont :bon: l: C ?? sort of a thing isn't in Herschel's ;¡81l1'nl]j PHIqnite certain." "Fuct.I?saure you; l???.nt!e." "WcH.whn.tw?it?" 6, you; ■V cncrbdtions due to VenuB,' there now I" I,Crtr,, b zit'lons due to V enuB, there now I TT P!n?e Baby.—OAe summer day, two ladies, one rJi ?m carried a baby, entered a well-known r ht-r-? shop in Tottenham Conrt Road, and "?? i6ed ?e"' desira to look at some carpets. It was ttn;) hnt the s?esnmn cheerfuDy showed roll roti. 'T?H the pupiratlOll literally streamed r ?? "hi'- i'«'ry pore. Finally, one of the ladies asked 7'~ othd 't she did not think it was time to go. "Not ,.ni:c:' wan the answer of her companion and then nndo-tone &he added Baby likes to see him ,,])thc3t out, and we've plenty of time to catch the iiain-" jvior.er Die tha.n Ran."—At a club dinner with a r ,r-tr not long ago, oue of the guests remarked that lucrum horses were celebrated for their general ^tiiiersueaa. He said that it dealer sold one to a lii»r!l"Ul officer during the Franco-Prussian war, and wa'rranted him to be a. good war horse. The oiffcer jdre b;\ck afterwards in a towering passion, and said hsMH.i1 bei-n swindled. And how ?" said the dealer. s not a bit of 'go in him, and yet you \Vlm;nk.j him as a good war horse." Yes, I did. arJ by he is a good war horse; he'd sooner die Lhn run." Disillusionised.—Put not your trust in woman is a n)rwhr"*s to which a certain tragedian woatd nn- h?i?ui.nty ???nt. He was one time playing in a .ro?nc'? Luwu. and observed in the front row an old hay dm '!Tcd 'u te?rs. Highfy attered, he sent an &L*end i:" to a?y that he would like to see her after the pert 'm??ce. When they met he ws gracions- 'ea tt"L? Madam," he said, I perceived that my *cihie isi ■vf'l )'on-" It did that, sir," said the old &Cting Ill:d PJIl. ',t, I t lt, SIr, sal ,t e 0 ?)-?n. "luU see. sir, I've got a son myaelf play actiu gj.wuwiiere, who I lun t seen for a long time, an' it broke mo nil up to think that mabbe he warn't no 1 l beti-.r at it Liltin you, sir." The Late Mr Corney Grain. Corney Grain hivi the dislike of the late Charles Mathews for ¡;l..rt parties, where people individually n;c • were crystallised inco unimpressiouability by contact. Many are the good stories told of him. He wsi a m.«i of courtly dignity, and no one knew better than he huw to resent an impertinence, whether diriC.od aaninrt himself personally or against the pruieiiii'ii to which he belonged. Lie was engaged on one occasion to entertain a large party of guests If 1\ cc,U:1:ry Iwue. He travelled down from town in the afternoon, as directed, by a train which landed him at his destination just as the guests were I ior dinner. Instead of being received in the dmin^ rooui, however, Mr Grain was conducted to the butier's [iriva^e room, and there, while the DOtlsC pii-v were dining upstairs, his dinner was srrved. Mr Grain mia nothing, but as soon as he fcailf\>r:ia<i himself against his return journey, he c;dl=il all the tcrvauts who happened to be at liberty h:i i the Li.i.k-r's room, apologisod to them for the aWtiicc If a piano, ami, doing the best he could whiioat i-'ue. piocee-'led to entertain the amazed but delichua Qoinirsues with quips and jests and songs selected ;'t random. He never, perhaps, had a more ap;iretitt'.i\e audience. Then he called for his tly. A- he was propttring to ffet into it a pompous flunkey ca-!ie down to the butler's room With the message "that dinner was hover, aud would Mr Grain now ewne up n the drawing-room and give his entertain- Ulcu; To which Mr Grain replied, "Give your master my compliments, and tell him that a" I was sent to the servants' hall. I naturally concluded that it was tin- servants I was engaged to entertain. I have g i v?''i ni- v bave given my enteitaiuuieiit. and am going back to town by the next train." lie did it, too. And the st-rv was told all over the country. The Insignificance of Man.—The Rtvictn of Iievietcs T he /?<'t't < '? '7?<'t<;ff's saysIt is one of the delusions of the huuiziii rtilee, ilai it occupies a somewhat important space in elation. Hie writer of the ingenious series of articles, which are uow appealing in the Strand J!¡,Ù, ,e; hinioeh to work to prove to us that, to nse a fau-i.iar vul.ff .Man is very small potatoes indeed." ILere are 1,480.000,000 human beings on thupiacw:, and me lauguage of rhetoric itselt has Funle,il.,lu- asserted that the mass of the human race W'md t:u; up all the territory of the planet; as a matter ut fact, the w hole of the human race can be ttsckedaway in a remarkably smail compass. For n.apa, >cry living person could be contained in a square C'r.:a jn less than twenty-tw i miles each way, each plrùIl of tlJe 1.4SO millions could have a square yard to stand OIl, and any expert cyclist could bo left outside hia machine, and ride round the square contain: the worlu's population in about 3b hours l°r u.e c. h.hes of boundary fence. Or the 1,480 iin.il j:i {M.-oa- could C:L, occupy a square yard of stsnanis; l'1 in lJedfordshire and then fill up only t'.v.in.rcouuty. They could be tucked .v..y it In ivadnorshire, by a little squeezing, and h. an t.KMcst ot tiie world empty. Even the Isle o; iiiiii hold nearly one-half of the world's irjpttktiun :.t u;ie j ersen to the square yard. This Ratine. Mni^jim^, wtiite, black and tan, good and Lad. very wucn pvpulaiion of 1,430 millions cubic box measuring only 1,140 stn. 1,140 yards iu depth, and 1,140 yards b: L,,a [erson could be allowed ci, ru, ]I, inside such a box, and the box ■ c Lt. dep; s.ted ?vIicnfuH in J?attcrsea Park • V ictoria Park with ample room to ? .-?ti? i'ark and not occupy much more t 11 • 'i Ute ?tuund sp:ce of that park—and •>« I !at i ychet, ..?.un. could, if lelt outside, full ??''??" ij^v containing the world'H population '?.?t'?'???l'rth(-2? m:ics; or, a person ?'??in.t,M);;p.?;d_?,?? ?? two shown ill j 'i:uy|e—could s?-ull round Ihe box and j. tic hour easiiy. Thia:s ?htcrat and EL iie rezl?lily llrOVC-d-6tiLrtliii- as I lli:\1.' M p I  may JC-J.I to s how iu a packing CW5e amp y lj 1 ".k" t.? hold everybody in the world—a '??"? ? -'? "iich, n'thuugh a large one, would not (Il:C"¡v I' 0 b •>.« !-Y !?_. uu?.it:df the ground apace of Hyde ?'n'? 1<J:

LOUE ABOUT SUNDIAiS. I — >ta Di ds," which gave their name to a ,< iil 1' ns.i of St. Giles m the Strand, were, eur.oi.-oi ly six iii nu!iiler. They formed Ü. ,1 !ee=i oi a Llock of atone which eiowned a TJJlL.I.I: co.unni, :?d e;.ch dial fronted one of the streets V;,h¡ru ¡aü m l^" ?;ett sp?ce were the pitt?r stood. « u» ttusv streets i.peatd ;,?.? one angle, so th:? :t:, [,'[!¡;j all ?r.?uf?r m.n-. as described bv John v' -nl,' lie says, oil the 5th of October, "? ?'? ?ock oi 6toa-St. Glks-where _t.?n?r?,?.,]??????? the D*cic pillar, f "f*d'e inuwie of the circular :uc?, said to have L..eu t.Ui:: b\ h- ??.1, mtrodacer of the late ••nniiigham'a Handbook of L(indoll t??\- '-?'"?="c"L'J in July, 1775, on the supposi- tl,)11 a ?"?rjb.c sum of money was lodged „t ,i "'l1 tl e ??'h was ineitectual." 'J.'ho n'f i ."I'- *A } i o!ù e!/l:J:nn !I:ul h?L:i soum yours ?! a atouemnson'* ?M; ;) i:tlS? w.?bo?ht by the inhabitants of l'\ I!l]l(.\ rdHi c- ?) o» th ?cen ? a memorial to L,'1,ie^^ of York. I 1 >"lt°"s ?'"? ? "texture of their own, v-'itll ?vi,e  ""? ?oi? ???'03 Lamb ladV en t!.it:y ¡r "? ??:nn? than tomb- s- i ue • IK I -F  :Ultl. ;.V;S Ullk of them ?- of the "tu 1/1..1'1 L)Ulll ^p-ctas fr¡gio sit: vit Itt'h 'e vu li '?k 1, fly i.,i life), says ii, dial    ?'-? '? ?botou? You D V'tTr i;lnnul stop ?e." says T nh iii.. V l1 ?N :nv or when asks lievt rl v \r i /N t ?'' '° "? .saves nine," '» ^oucsliire; l'o-st est occàsio ?,.y "?"?"?'?'?ina).?ys a church '.?..Y.t:y,):.j,tt,,?)n???j?  114,t ;d%Y-i ;L;-e di:Ll IJI JUo«--s occupied in ringillg clian^esVn ,S tel'liuiuy of death and the uncer- o', the ter,;titit, of de:Lt L -tu d the uncer- t a'Il'Y Jf lifi?. S I)lit-, tili? i(le-,L of duty CODcerns  ILl: It. -?''?"'y ? \V..uIwich&ppropna.tely bi.ia i- "eiits Aut disce aut discede (Either Ifc .n, ? ?' ..Lil(i '?o.with the addition of ''II iiC.i c:E (A third choice remains, to lie h"r!" i; I''1"1 on ? !?b)et at the end of the t.Itblet Lt the eii d of the ^cllUjfr°' ,;CoJiege. beinj^ character- '"ht i fi'i '"l"dy d1ciplill'" of that ancient public R<1,,1 11 1.. 1 'l like ae>iO(i' 'l^!i-i.oii:illy ?? get P?httc? mottoes like tir J>° 'I'uukiii !f be b;L-.t Y. ith ?ength of da.ys v, 'till )incl:mn Kin? Nv illiam's praise. n ••jaiei-seiahire inn has a mock dial whose I'«^ies strangers | ozier di,LI-1, but when the sun n.lilio !l,'I'. 'I "'l 1 1 d t I ::i, :.prÙj"'ClIll whose sha d ow casts a «. whether sun d-jtli s'air.e or whether I 0: rllV 'I 1 1 <->! rn y h:; ;ius will ncvci- fail to pointo the true hour." .:1' ^r': i, th:Ü there are four hands, each h.T.vin? .l "vII" 1 I I ?."?"! op'msitc to it, so that t here is a l ways one •> ,i I"t■ ln: to the right hour. At ShAw. in LancadÜre, [r•ere n?.l b (? -i, copper sundial, with the words :— iiie nct, I do 110 ill 1 -tiind to serve thee with good will; fateful, then, be sure you be, 1 \I sent thy God as I s-.crve thee." tli- admonition it wa.s stolen by thieves. Mtifury.

Here and There. I Ellen Lowes is a sharp child-a vary sharp child. Her employer sued her in Shoreditch County Court for the value of a mantle she had spoilt. I'm not liable, said she; I'm an infant." Her father alao swore she would not be nineteen till next birthday and, Baid Ellen, if my father don't know how old I am, who would ?" The Judge could not resist ao precocious a bantling he gave her a verdict. But Ellen was not content she wanted her costs. Oh, no," said his Honour the plea of infancy is not a very meritorious one." Ellen had him again, however. Perhaps not," she retortèd," but it's jolly con- venient." For a mere infant Ellen ovidently knows a lot. When aha grows to be a woman she won't be so very new. The retiring Speaker, it is understood, will not take a peerage, thus breaking through m custom of over a century's duration. The fact is, Mr Peal's private means are not large, being" bout two thousand pounds a year, for the late Sir Robert Peel left nearly everything to his eldest son, the present baronot. As Mr Peel has a family, he does not think himself rich enough to accept & peera.ge. He may possibly accept the Grand Cross of the Bath. A lover of Homer, it is well known that Mr Glad- stone is able to recite the whole of his 1861 transla- tion of the First Book of tho" Iliad," consisting of six hundred and eleven lines. At a recent Hawarden gathering one of the guests slily asked him if ho could dothesamswith the translation of his great rival Lord Derby. Mr Gladstone's reply was to take the volume, which he had not looked at for twenty years, from the shelf, hand it to his questioner, and com- mencing at the line, Of Peleus' son, Achilles, sing Omuse," stayed not till he had rolled out, with sonor- ous voice and flashing eye, the whole of the first book, comprising seven hundred and seventeen lines; and this, too, without making one mistake. I hear that nearly 400 a.mendments to the Welsh Church Bill have been drafted by various members of the Conservative party, and most of these are to be placed on the paper at once. This, of course, doei not exhaust the ingenuity aud industry of the oppo- nenta of the Bill. The amendments now prepared are cheerfully spoken of as a "first instalment."

I ASTRONOMICAL NOTES. I The velocity of Sirins is 1,000 miles a minute. If the sun and the earth and all which it contains were to vanish the effect in the universe would merely be that a tiny star had ceased its twinkling. Here are a few figures for the Grove Park or other Wrexham schoolboys. Taking the dimensions of the earth, the diameter passing through the Poles, 7.899 miles, and that passing through the Equator at 7,926, the number of cubic miles in the earth is about 259,800,000.000 each cubic mile contains 147,200,000,000 cubic feet and each cubic foot upon the average weighs 5'67 times as much as a cubic foot of water, or 3541bi. 6oz. avoirdupois. This is the first atep in referring the weights of the bodies of the solar system to the pound weight avoirdupois. The diameter of the sun is 865,000 miles. If we were in a train travelling sixty miles an hour, we should have to travel five years, day and night, to get all round the orb of day. The reason given for the larger diameter at the equator (which is as 300 to 299, which make the earth not round, not spherical, but spheroidal or flattened, or in other words, turnip-shaped), is because of the rapidity with which the earth rotates on its own axis, demonstrating as in the case of a hollow rubber ball that any circular substance that is susceptible of a change of shape, whirled round an axis, will change from a circle into an oval. Thus, even supposing we had nothing else to guide as, there is good reason to infer, from the oval shape of the earth, that it does turn upon its axis. The velocity of Jupiter is so great that he is far more flattened than the earth. This you can see in any ordinary telescope, the eqaatoris.1 being to the polar diameter, as sixteen to fifteen, nearly appor- tion, which makes the former measure 5,000 miles greater than the latter. The Ancients on Astronomy and Creation.—Herodetus thinking, no doubt, that the sun was something in the atmosphere little more substantial than a cloud, wrote That certain periodical winds do carry the sun from north to south, r.nd that thus the change of seasons is produced," while Anaxagoras, a more recent Greek philosopher, was persecuted for Baying That the sun was solid, and as big as the country of Greece." The celebrated Kiug of Castile, Alphonse, the greatest patron of astronomy in his age, said 14 If he ha,d been consulted at the creation he could have done the thing better." Sir Robert Ball, in one of his lectures, speaking of our ancestors, said they saw the sun disappear in the ocean, and thought it actually plunged into the sea which would certainly quench it, and some even went further and said they heard the hissing noise when the great ball dropped into the water, and tha way they accounted for his rising again in the east in the morning was that the gods started the sun far off in the east, and after it had run out its day perished in the wei.. During the darkness and the quiet hours the gods neither slumbered nor slept, but were all night busy preparing", new sun to be used next day, but Sir Robert Bail said this was thought to be such a waste of good suns, that a more economical theory was proposed. The ancients believed tho earth was surrounded by a limitlesa ocean. At the north there were high mountains and ice and GUOW, which they thought prevented rtcceas to tho ocean from civilised regions. Vnlcttn was tho presiding deity who navigated those waters, and to him was entrusted the responsible duty of saving the sun from extinction. He had a great barge ready, so that when the sun was just dropping into the ocean at sunset he caught it, and during all the night he paddled with his glorious cargo round by the north. After a tedious night's voyage Yulcan got round to the e.1.st in good time for sunrise. Then he shot the sun up with such terrific force that it would go across the whole sky, and then poor industrious ulcan paddled back with all his might to be in the west in time to catch the sun in the evening, and thus never had even a bank holiday." Aristotle says, It was believed that in some manner the sun was conveyed by night across the northern regions, and that darkness was due to lofty mountains which screened off the sunbeams during the voyage. The greatest effort made by Y ulcan was of course on Mid-summer Day, when, after rowing but a little way round from the north towards the east, he drove off the sun with a terrific effort. The oaa soared aloft to the utmost height it could reach, and in the meantime Vulcan returned to the west to be ready to catch the sun as it descended. On the other hand, in mid-winter, he came round much further, through the east to tb, ouch, and then shot up the sun with his feeblest el. f, and had to paddle as hard as ever he could so as J complete his long return voyage during the brief day. A ball of lead, a cricket ball, and a feather will fall to the ground with ennal speed if the resistance of the air is removed. They fall at the rate of sixteen feet per second, but at the Pole they would fall further in a second than at the equator." Copernicus was the first to establish the humiliating truth- that our earth is merely a planet pursuing a track between the paths of Venus and of Mars, and subordinated like all the other planets to the supreme sway of the sun.

THE AGED POOR COMMISSION. I The official summary of the majority report of the Royal Commission on the Aged Poor, expresses the opinion of the Commissioners that no fundamental alterations are needed in the existing system of poor law relief as it affects the aged, and that it would be undesirable to interfere either by statute or order with the discretion now vested in boards of guardians as to the manner in which the relief should be given. At the sume time, the report states, the Commis- sioners are convinced that there is a strong feeling that in the administration of relief there should he greater discrimination between respectable aged -who become destitue, and those whose destitn.inu is distinctly the consequence of their own misconduct and they recommend that Boards of Guardians in dealing with applications for relief should inquire with special care into the antecedents of destitute atred persons, and that out-door relief should be given to those who are shown to have been of good charac- ter. They also record n. strong conviction that where out-door relief is granted it should be adequate to meet the destitution. The Commissioners regret that they are unable, in view of the financial and economic difficulties involved, to recommend the adoption of any of the schemes as yet suggested for State assistance to the aged, whether for endowment or for assisted assurance. A minority report, signed by Mr J. Chamberlain, Mr A. C. Humphreys-Owen, I and others, declares that the recommendations adopted by the majority nre inadequate The minority agree generally with the proposalg. ()f the majorit)- so far as they go. but think that. With the exception of the proposal that out-door renef should be offered to the deserving poor, they would be of small value in ameliorating the condition of the destitute aged. Granting that all the recommeda,- I tions of the majority were generally adopted, the minority f-t-.ress a strong conviction that poor-la v relief wo ..d still be a most unsatisfactory method of providing for the aged and deserving poor. lhey think that the plans for old-age pensions, inde- pendent of the poor-law submitted to them had been most inadequately dealt with. and hold that the difficulties and objection were not insurmountable, and might disappear on fuller inquiry. T. hey sug- gest that the duty of carefully examining all the schemes for old-age pensions aud of coiistructinc, P* scheme should be undertaken by the Government or remitted to a small Commission able to deal with complicated technical details in an impartial find scientific spirit. Mr Henry Broadhurst also presents a long report, in which he sltys the maintenance of the aged as a Eublic charge should be frankly recognised as one to bo borne by the whole community. Attached to the report is a memorandum from the Prince of Woles, -who says: I have taken the deepest interest in the long and labourious inquiry of the Royal Commission on the Agsd Poor, the meetings of which I have attended as frequently as possible. In not attaching my signature to the report I do not mean to expresi disapproval of It. I feel, however, that aa the subject has now to a considerable extent become one of party contro- versy, both inside and outside of Parliament, it has assumed a phase inconsistent with my position of political neutrality."

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Round and Abont. t The Morning Post says :-The marriage arranged between Mr William Bridgeman and Miss Caroline Parker is fixed to take place at Eccleston, Cheshire, on Tuesday, the 30th inst. Mr Ellis J. Griffith, the Liberal candidate for Anglesey, has taken up his residence in Bangor for the next three weeks, during which period he will ad- dress meetings in the constituency. The Lord Chancellor has placed the name of Mr Griffith Jones, of the Middle Temple and Aberllolwyn Hall, near Aberystwyth, on the Commission of the Peace for the county of Cardigan. On the arrival of a Liverpool train at Crewe on Sunday, a gentlemanly man was seen with his head through the window, his face and neck fearfully lacerated, and covered with blood. He was conveyed at once to the hospital. He had, he says, won XIO,000, on the Grand National, and overcome with excitement had put his head through the glass of the carriage window, causing very serious injuries. At Brecon a memorial is being projected in honour of Mrs Siddons in a small tablet affixed to the house in which she was born, is at present the: only indication at Brecon of the birthplace of the great actress. Mr Henry Irving has been consulted upon the subject, and he writes I fully sympathise with your project, and if any subscription should be organised for the purpose I should be glad to join in it." At a private meeting of the Chester Town Council, on Wednesday, to consider the advisability of accept- ing an offer of the Dee Flour Mills with its accom- panying rights over the weir ought to be acquired so that any future action the Council may take in the matter of erecting sluice gates with a view to pre- venting the tidal waters and rubbish from passing up the river, and becoming a possible source of danger to the water supply of the city, might not be inter- fered with by any outside rights. A resolution in favour of purchasing the mill for iE7,000 was carried.

CHESHIRE VOLUNTEER ENCAMPMENT. The Cheshire Volunteers from the Wirral district will go into canip in Whit-week under command of Colonel Cunningham, at Ruthiu. The men will be entertained at Birkenhead, and proceed to Ledsham on the Cheshire and Birkenhead Railway. From thence they will march via Queensferry Bridge through Hawarden, to Mold, where they will be billeted for the night. On the following day (Sunday), there will be a marching church parade, after which the march will bo resumed across the Moel Fammau Range to Ruthin. The total distance covered will be about twenty-five miles. When the camp breaks up, the men will return to Cheshire by the same route.

THE C COMPANY V.B., R.W.F. I The annual distribution of priaes took place on Saturday evening. The men assembled fit the Armoury. Wynnstay Park, and noaded by the ex- cellent band of the company, under the leadership of Mr Cooper, they marched to Acrcfair through Cafn, and where provided with refreshments at the Buck Inn. Having reformed, they marched through Rhosymedre to Ruabon. All excellent supper, pre- pared by Mrs Jones, the Duke of Wellington Hotel, was in readiness. Lieutenant Acton, who is now in command of the company, after the tables were cleared, proposed the usual loyal toasts, and, before the distribation of prizes, congratulated the men upon their very smart appearance and steadiness. He gave full credit to their excellent instructor, Sergeant Mullins. and felt acknowledgment was due to Band- master Cooper for the excellent reputation the band of the Company had gained. In concluding, he said the Company was not quite up to its usual strength, and he hoped that during the next three weeks they would get fifteen or twenty smart TCaruits. He was glad to inform them that one of their members, Mr Greasser, had been appointed a commissioned officer. (Cheers.)- The subscription amounted to X32, and the following prizes were distributed :—Drill prises paid in camp, £7 2s, divided equally among the men present the whole time in orbinp. iE4 16s 9d, devided according to attendance, among the men who attended at least 40 per cent. of the squad and company drills. To the sergeant (Sergeant D. C. Williams) whose aection ma.de the best average attendance at squad and com- pany drills, £ 1. To tho second best (Sergeant P. Owen) 10s, and to the next two 5s each total, JE13 183 9d. Twenty prizes shot for by men who completed their third class before the and of July. Five rounds each, 200, 500 and 600 yards-Colour- Sergeant T. Sumnall, 60 points, El 0s 6d Lance- Corporal W. M. Lloyd, 59, 15s 6d Sergeant D. C. Williams, 58, 138 Lance-Corporal Jeffreys, 58, 10-3 6d Private Evan Jones, 57, 9s 6d Private E. Abraham, 57, 8s 6d Private E. Gongh, 55, 7a 6d Sergeant D. Bowen, 54, Gs 6d Private T. Barring- ton, 54, 5a 6d Private G. Wilson, 54. 4s 6d Sergeant H. Prince, 53, 3s 6d Sergeant B. Evans, 44, 3s Private R. Reeves, 44, 3B Private W. Stanford, 44, Sergeant T. Evans, 43, 3s Sergeant Price Owen, 41, 3s Lance-Corporal Yizctelly, 39, 2s 6d Lance- Corporal Morison, 39, 2s 6d 'Private J. Morris, 14, 23 6d Private G. Alderaon, 14, 2s 6d Ten prizes shot for by men who fired into the first class before the end of August. Five rounds at 500 yards—Sergeant D. Bowen, 21 points, 16s; Sergeant B. Evana, 21, 138 6d; Sergeant T. Evans, 20", lis; Priva.te T. Berrington, 18, 8s 6d; Lance-Corporal, Yizetelly, 18s, 6s; Colour-Sergeant T. Sumnal, 17. 3s 6d; Sergeant D. C. Williams, 17. 3s; Private W. Stanford, 16, 3s; Lanco-Corporal Musson, 16, 313 Lance-Corporal It. Jeffreys, 16, 23 6d. Five prizes shot for by, who gained marksman badges for 1894. Five rounds at 600 yordzi-Private E. Gough, 19 points, lls; Private E. Jones, 18,7s; Private G. Wilson, 17, 5s; Sergeant D. Bowen, 17, 4s; Sergeant T. Evans, 17, 3s. Recruits' prizes. Five rounds at 200 yards-Privlttc H. Davies, 18 points, 10s Private T. Bishop, 15, 6s; Private F. Smith, 13, 4s Private H. Knight, 12, 2s 6d; Private T. Davies, 11,2s. Prizes in kind. Five rounds at 500 yards-Two com- mentaries, Privase W. Stanford, 21 points; scarf pin, Colour-Sergeant T. Sumnal, 20; ham, Sergeant D. C-. Williams, 13; leg of mutton. Sergeant T. Evaus, 19; leg of mutton, Private George Wilson, 18; quarter cask of ale, Lance-Corporal Jeffreys, 18; quarter cask of ale, Sergeant D. Bowen, 17; lamp, Sergeant H. Prince, 17; clock, Private E. Gough, 17 pair of slippers, Private E. Jones, 17; scarf pin, Lance-Corporal W, Lloyd, 17 lioisery, Private Reese, 16; walking stick, Sergeant B. Evans, 16 framed picture, Private G. Alderson, 13. After the distribution, votes of thanks were accorded to Lieutenant Acton, and the hostess, Mrs Jones, and a most pleasant evening was spent.

FLINT AND DENBIGH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The local committee met on Monday morning at the Black Liion Hotel, Mold, when there was a large attend- ance, which included Messrs. W. H. Roberts (vice- president), Major Lloyd, Messrs. Charles W. Eyton, Plas Bellin Thomas Parry, H. Lloyd Jones, Daniel Owen (chairman of the district council), G. H. AUetson, C. Dutton, Beeches, Saltney Ll. Eaton, Thomas Foulkes, W. Wright, Samuel Lewis, W. P. Jones, J. B. Marston, E. P. Edwards, V.S., G. H. Bradley, E. Roberts, Hendre lesa., Nerquis J. T. Morgans, H. G. Roberts, R. Preston, Rlmal Hugh Cooke, Colomendy E. Jones, Parkgate, &c.-On the motion of Mr H. Lloyd Jones, seconded by Mr Thomas Parry, Mr W. H. lloborts (vice-president of the agricultural soalaiy) was t-kcicj C'i¡iij.. of the Jqeal committee, and on tho motion of Mr D;on, .Mr Hugh C-ooke, Colomendy, was elected vice-chair- man.—The next business was the election of Kucre- iary. Mr H. Lloyd Jones, in proposing that Mr Tnotnas G. Jones bo o ectel, said Mr Lioyd Jones took a ju'eat deal of interest in agricultural matters, and had in conjunction with his father, the late Mr Griffith Jones, takell ab Ja.rgu number of prizaa, and was thoroughly conversant with the duties. He did not think they could make a better appointment. Mr Thomas Parry seconded the nomination. Mr Jones had always carried through successfully whatever he ha.d undertaken, and he felt sure he would nialie an excellent local secretary. Mr Dutton felt it would be an advantage to the society were they to have the secretaryship of the society and of the local com- mittee in the same person, and for that reason pro- posed that Mr F. Bellis be elected, which was seconded by Mr Marston, The two candidates then retired, when tho advantages and disadvantages of uniting the two offices were discussed. The c, mittee then resolved to divide, when thirteen voted for Mr Bellis and nine for Mr Jones. Mr Eaton then proposed that a unanimous vote should be given in I favour of Mr Bellis, which was agreed. It was re- ¡ solved to offer him a salary of £30, b-incy iElO less than had been paid at Denbigh. On being called in, he thanked the committee for the confidence shown in him, adding that he had intended offering to do the work f cr S25. This offer was accepted amid cheers. It was then agreed that Mr Johnson, of the National and Provincial Bank, should be appointed treasurer, and that he be asked to keep the society and the local accounts separato. It was agreed to hold all future meetings of the local committee on Wednesday afternoons at four o'clock.

ITEMARKABLH AFFAIR IN YonKSHiHE.—'The daughter of Mr J. Bridges, 42, Foljambe-road, Eastwood View, Itotherham, has been the theme of a well- authenticated report in the Yorkshire papers, the facts having been inyestign.ted, and the lady and her parents seen, by press representatives. Miss Bridges at seventeen was described by her parents as pre- maturely old." She could not eat, had no strength, and was nearly copper-coloured, suffering severely from palpitation of the heart. But when seen by the reporter she was in the bloom of health, eating and sleeping well, and quite free from heart trouble, with complexion like the rose-a recoverv entirely due to the now famous remedy. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. When a girl is pale, weak, easily tired out," troutyed with headache, backache, pain in the side; when her temper is fitful and her appetite poor-she is in a condition of extreme peril, p, -fit subject for the development of that most dreaded of all diseilses-consu nip tio ii. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will assist the patient to develop properly and regularly; they will enrich the blood, and danger of consumption and prematnre death will be averted. Prudent mothers will insist upon their daughters taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills upon the approach of the period of womanhood, and thus avoid all chances of disease or early decay. The same medi- cine cures rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, paralysis, locomotor ataxy, nervous headache, scrofula, chronic erysipelas, and influenza. A specific for the female sex. In men they cure all cases from worry, over- work, or excesses. Sold by Dr. Williams' Medicine Company", 46, Holborll Viaduct, Loncon, and by chemists, at 2s 9d a box, or six boxes 13s 9d, post free. Only genuine in pink wrapper with full name, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. "C.])llURY'S COCOA has in a remarkable degree those natural elements of sustenance which gives the system endurance and hardihood, building up muscle and bodily vigour with a steady action that rendrrsf a most acceptable and reliable beverage."—Health.

General News. I The senate of Aberdeen University has conferred the honorary degree of L.L. D. on Mits Jane Harrisdn, Lecturer on Greek Art and Mythology. Miss Harri- son was educated at Cambridge University. A telegram from the Viceroy of India, giving news to the 27th March, mentions a report that "our officers are closely invested in Chitral by Sher Afzul and a, Bajaur contingent, who attack by night only." The total revenne of the United Kingdom collected during th e ifn an cial year, ended on Saturday, amounted to JE101,697,304, and shows, when compared with the corresponding return of the previ&us year, a net in- crease of £ 3,399,942. A private detective named Clarke, and a lodging- house keeper named Watson, were at the Old Bailey, London, on Monday, sentenced to two years' and one years' hard labour respectively, for conspiracy to obtain a divorce, the lady in the case being Mrs Gertrude Barrett. Immense crowds lined the banks of the Thames between Putney and Mortlake on Saturday, the attraction being the annual boat race between Ox- ford and Cambridge. Though the Light Blues rowed better than was anticipated, the Dark Blues'won easily by over two lengths in 20min. 50sec. A vacancy has occurred in the representation of Oxford City, through the death of Sir George Ches- ney. At the general election the polling was :— Chesney (C), 3,276, Souttar (L), 3,156 majority 120. The seat was uncontested in 1886. In 1885 the result was as follows :-Hall (C), 3,212, Fyffe (L), 2,894 majority, 319. Mr Ruskin's health has considerably improved of late. He is able to play chess and to walk freely about the grounds, his mind is clear, and his temper cheerful. It is to be feared, however, that he is not sufficiently strong to attempt any work, and that the literary life of the greatest writer of English prose hs68 definitely closed. In the Queen's Bench Division on Tuesday, Minsa Eva Froud was awarded £1,000 damages against Sidney Herbert Snell, a London doctor, for breach of promise of marriage. Mr Snell admitted the promise, but said that he had been induced to make it by It representation that no near relative of the lady had died of consumption, whereas this representation was untrue, as the young lady's mother had died of that disease. In consequence of the resolution passed by the Mid-Norfolk Liberal Council, Mr Clement Higgins has resigned his seat in favour of Mr R. T. Gurdon, the former member for the division, who some time ago was selected by the local Unionists' Association as their candidate. Mr Higgins has applied for, and has received the formal appointment of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, and his seat is, therefore vacant. The annual conference of tha Lancashire and Cheshire Conservative Working Men's Federation was held on Saturday at Accrington. The Executive Committee referred in their report to the Indian import duties, and advised the working men of the two counties, irrespective of party considerations, to withhold their support from every candidate who is in favour of the duties. A resolution was passed condemning the action of the Government as un- patriotic and heartless." Lord Londonderry and Sir W. H. Houldsworth. M.P., were among the speakers. Among the distinguished men who have died during the past week ara Admiral Lord Alcester, who, as Sir Beauchamp-Seymour, commanded the British fleet on the occasion of the bombardment of the Alexandria forts in 1882 General Sir George Ches- ney, M.P. for Oxford City, and author of the well- known brochure The Battle of Dorking;" Sir C. Mills, Agent General for Cape Colony Mr Albert Groser, a well-known West of England journalist; and M. Eugeno Plow, head of the well-known pub- lishing firm. Lord Alcester was in his seventy- fourth year. As he leaves no heir, the peerage becomes extinct. The remains of Lord Alcester were romoved from Ryder-street on Wednesday morning and conveyed by special train to Woking, 7?here the funeral took place at noon in the Brook- 1 wood Cemetery. At the same hour a memorial ferviee was held at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Mrs Stevenson, widow of the novelist, writes to the Times from Africa as follows :—" Sir,—I wish to con- tradict the statement, made in many newspapers and periodicals, that my husband, Mr R. L. Stevenson, was latterly haunted by the fear that his popularity was waning.' He was haunted by no such fear, no such thought. From the first stroke of his pen to the last he worked as an artist for his art's sake, and the popularity that came to him unsought was a clluse of surprise as well as pleasure. That he was beset by one fear is quite true-the fear of paralysis (in the doctors' opinions quite unfounded), which he believed to be hereditary in his father's family. I think I may say that he considered his last book (only a fragment, alas 1) his best book, and his last day's work his best day's work." Monday was Prince Bismarck's birthday, and throughout Germany were festive gatherings in every city of the empire, and in most of the smaller towns and villages.- An immeDse "Commerii," attended by students from all parts of the country, was held at Hamburg on Monday night, and the city was brilliantly illuminated. Presents for the ex-Chancellor of the most varied description arrived in enormous quantities at Friedrichsruh, and hundreds of thousands of congratulatory postcards have been received. A large number of Germans of all ranks arrived at Friedrichshruh to congratulate Prince Bismarck on his birthday. Several thousand students from the different German universities visited PrinceBismarck, aud presented him with a handsome obelisk in marble, iron, silver, and gold, surmounted by the German eagle. The ex-Chancellor, in acknowledging the gift, reminded them that they had ha.d to fight their battles of independence in Holstein, Austria, and France but since their "housa" was built he had always been a friend of peace. To go on fighting as some desired appeared to him a Bonapartist in- stability." The Emperor and Empress gave a. grand banquet in the White Hall of the Castle at Berlin in honourof Prince Bismarck's birthday. An enthusiastic Bismarck "Commers," attended by the German colony in London, was held at the Queen's Hall, Langham- place.

HOPE SCHOOL BOARD. THE FIRST MEETING. The first meeting of the newly-elected Hope School Board was held at tho Clerk's Offices, Wrexham, on Monday. Present :—Mr John Evans, Bryn Alyn, Bridge End Mr Peter Wilcock, Penyffordd Mr Maurice Jones, Ffrith Mr Thomas Griffiths Lewis, Bryn Yorkin, Cymmau and Mr William Lewis, Cymmau Mr J. 0swell Bury, clerk. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AXD VICE-CHAIKMAN. The Clerk informed the Board that the first business was the election of a chairman. Mr T. G. Lewis proposed, and Mr Maurice Jones seconded the re-election of Mr Peter Wilcock, and the proposition was carried unanimously. Mr Wilcock said he was very much obliged to the Board for the confidence which it had shown in him and he hoped it would not be misplaced. There was not much importance in filling the chair itself, but it was of the utmost importance that the members should work together and try to be as careful as they possibly could to do all that was possible for the benefit of the ratepayers, and in carrying out the important work with which they were entrusted—the education of the children. There was no doubt that the Board would have some little difficulties to meet, and he did not expect that all the members would be of the same mind, but difference of opinion, he hoped, would not interfere with the harmony of the Soard, and that all the members would be able to shake hands. He hoped the Board would work together for the benefit of the parish at large, and do the best for the ratepayers. There were two new members of the Board, and it might be, as was of ten the case with now members, that they thought they would be able to do a great deal, but they would find out that what they could do would be strictly governed by the regulations of the Education Department. The Hoard had to carry out its work under their instruc- tion. Much could be done in carefully examining the expenditure, and although the expenses of the last three years had been heavy, owing to much repairing having to be done and the cost of supplying books and apparatus for the children. He believed, how- ever, this expenditure would be reduced in the coming year. It was now his duty to propose a vice- chairman. The Board consisted of three Noncon- formistg and two Churchmen, and it was the custom to give the vice-chair to the representatives of the Chnrch of England. He, therefore, proposed that Mr T. G. Lewis should be elected vice-chairman. During the pause which followed, the Clerk asked it any member would second the chairman's proposal, but there was no response. The Chairman then asked if any member had any other gentleman to propose. Mr William Lewis proposed Mr Maurice Jones. Another pause followed, and again Mr Bury in- quired if any member would second Mr Lewis' pro- position. There was no answer, and Mr T. G. Lewis suggested that he and Mr Jones had better toss up. The Clerk said that Mr Wilcock would not give the vice-chairw.an much to do, for he was very regular in his attendance. There must be a seconder. Mr T. G. Lewis It rests with Mr Evans now. Mr Evans then seconded the election of Mr T. G. Lewis, and the motion was carried nem. con. Mr T. G. Lewis, in returning thanks, said there was not much in the office. Mr Maurice Jones said he would have withdrawn, only he had promised some of his supporters that if he were requested to take the vice-chair he would do so. He considered Mr Wilcock had acted unfairly in proposing the vice-chairman. He should have waited for a motion to be made from some other member of the Board. The Clerk pointed out that in 1889 when Mr Millington was elected chairman, before sitting down after returning thanks he proposed the vice- chairman, and this practice had been followed ever since. Mr Maurice Jones said he did not complain that it was out of order, but that it was unfair. I A VISITING COMMITTEE. I Upon the motion of Mr ^iuurice Jones, it was de- cided to appoint a visiting committee for the schools, and Mr Maurice J ones and Mr W. Lewis were ap- I pointed for the first three months. I THE ATTENDANCE. I The Attendance Officer reported that the attend- j 1 ances at the schools h?d been as follows :— I This vcar. Last vcar. Abermorddu 272 27::1 I Ha,nfynyc)d.? 155 ??. ? 27j Penyfforda 100 10) I Bridge End 135 129 "CHOOL CHANGES. ) '?nt IT T 11.. M? J I .Lu.. 11. o unus, ^uerinorauu ocnooia, wrote re- signing her appointment, having been elected infant mistress at the Wrexham British Schools. The resignation was received with regret, and Miss Sarah Edwards, of Llanfynydd, was appointed to take the vacancy at Abermorddu. It was decided to advertise for a mistress at the Lla.nfynydd School, and, upon the suggestion of Mr W. Lewis, it was resolved to give preference to a I teachor able to speak Welsh.

1. Some of the Magazines. The Art Bible is another new publication by Mr George Newnes, and is to be completed in about twelve parts. It is issued at the popular price of sixpence a part, and is sure to have many subscribers. The illustrations are graphically rendered, those of the Deluge, the Pillar of J? ire, the passage of the Red Sea., Moses in the Mountain, and peaks of Jebel Mousa," being especially striking. The print is clear and of a good size, and the Bible is divided into chapters and verses in the ordinary way. The Picture Magazine for March, has many curious and interesting photographs and pictures. There are numerous photographs of women of note, amongst them being Mrs Gladstone, Mrs H. M. Stanley, Mrs T. M. Barrie, Mrs Chamberlain, &c. The pictures for children are very amusing, the tragedy entitled "It happened just outside the football grounds," is very original, and truly humourous. The frontispiece, entitled is original, A Saving party, is remarkably clever, tha expressions of the boy's and dog's faces seem really too good for a photograph. Puppies and kittens are always favourite subjects for photography, and there are some charming specimens in this number. The photographs showing the firing of a torpedo, and its position at four different times, when travelling with a velocity of fifty-one feet per second, or thirty-five mibs per hour, are very interesting. Among pictures of curious things of other countries and times, are An Egyptian Wig a.nd Wig-box found in an Egyptian Tomb," 1400 B.C. The Trees of Minorca," where the trees band over and the branches touch the ground, owing to the tremendous falls, and present a most weird appearance; A Religious Processional Car in Yokohama," and "The Calvary Grotto of Adelsberg." The Album of Pictures entitled Pound the World con- tinues to keep fully up to its first promise. The photographs are exceedingly interesting, and beauti- fully clear and soft. If all the parts continue equal to tha first four we are sure that all lovers of good photographs will take Round the World. The Strand Musical Magazine contains this month some charming sentimental songs, entitled I've Something Sweet to Tell Yon." by Eaton Faning Absent yet Present," the music by Miss Maude V. White and A Village Story," the words by Mary M \rk Lemon, and the music by Jules de Sivrai. There are also two very soothing lullabys, My Sweet" and Lullaby," the words of the latter are taken from tho German, the mnsic is by W. Taubert. The pieees for pianoforte solos a.nd duets are bright and pretty; but might not one or two of a rather more classical character bs introduced now and then with advantage ? The paper on" Musical Institutions" is this month written by Sir Joseph Barnby, the Guildhall School of Music, of which he is the prin- cipal, being the subject. Corinna's Conceit is the name of the short story, which is brightly written by Eric Austin. The illustrations and photographs are very good throughout. The Strand Maga%ine contains its usual number of varied and interesting articles and stories. Mrs L. T. Meade describes Cheltenham College its origin, and how it attained its present high position. Miss Beale, the founder, tells some good stories, which show the difficulties with which she had to contend. One mother, who withdrew her daughter at the end of the term, said,* It is all very well for my daughter to read Shakespeare, but don't you think it is more important for her to be able to sit down at a, piano and amuse her friends ?" I had my own opinion," said Miss Beale, about the kind of amusement she would afford them." There is an interesting article on How Explosives are made," which is illustrated by photographs. Eccentric Ideas" are very amusing, and the inventors of the various ideas may at least be complimented on their originality, though to minds of a less exalted standard they appear obviously impracticable. There are ingenious contrivances for preventing railway collisions, for the stopping of burglaries, for fan- umbrella hats, and for lighting our cities by means of reflectors fastened to balloons, all of which are admirable but for the impossibility of putting them into practice. The story from the diary of a doctor is entitled "The Silent Tongue," and is of thrilling interest. "The Storm" is a very pretty, pathetic tale from the French of Armand Silvestre. Next month there will be a tale by Dr. Conan Doyle, whose wonderful detective stories which appeared in former numbers of the Strand were so widely popular. The Baroness Althea Salvador contributes a paper describing tho life and work of the great actor, Monsieur Got, the father of the Comedie Franchise. The children are not forgotten. For them there is a charming fairy tale called The Unicorn," which is well illustrated, and finishes in the perfectly orthodox way. Young England contains an interesting and brightly- written paper entitled Water-Babies," which this being the month of young things ") gives an account of the childhood of animals, and particularly of those who begin their life in the water." A short sketch is also given of the writer, Mr T. Arthur Thomson, nnder the title of "Sarao of Oar Own Writers." The papers on After School Days" will prove very useful. This number contains a detailed account of the subjects which candidates have to take up for the fiual examination for the Civil Service and also some good advice as to the best mode of study. The writer wisely re- marks that" cram work is absolutely useless, and a superficial knowledge of any of the subjects is of no value whatever." The serial and complete stories have for their subjects the ever popular themes of war and school-life, and a.re well written and interest- ing. in The March number of the Windsor Magazine con- tains a. delightful description of Saffron Hill, the home Of the London organ-grinder and ice-cream merchant and artists' model, from the pen of Mr H. D. Lowry. assisted by some characteristic sketches of T. S. C. Crowther. Describing Saffron Hill itself the writer says :— The people of this quarter are mere maniacs when a little thing has made them angry. Hut between whiles they are an easy-going, good-tempered folk, and the com- mon things of life amuse them. They recognise the charm of childhood, and so the tiniest youngster is pre- pared to find a friend for the moment in any stranger who chances to pass. Yet this is the impression one takes after a night's wanderings—of a region of paved streets, very dark and quiet, with shuttered windows and open doors, revealing a darkness which should be almost tangible of a people having all the virtues which make men loveahle, and very few of those which make for material prosperity in this world, or (if we go by common standards) will be worth mentioning in the next. But Saffron Hill was rlace of considerable notoriety loug before it was chosen as a settling ground by this colony nf Italians. said the region was, long ago, a favourite hauut of the great Dick Turpin. Dickens knew it well, as ho knew the whole of Loudon, and it was here that Fagin dwelt, hither that the Artful Dodger led Oliver Twist. Mr Glesson White discusses modern fiction in his tea-table gossips. Louis Wnin gives an excellently illustrated account of the" Duchess of Bedford's Pets," and there are also papers on golf, cookery, independence of women, and a number of useful hints as to how women should dress their lioir. In the April number the plot in the story, A bid for for- tune," reaches a most intricate state, and is involved in exciting mystery. The case of the missing hand." in the chronicles of Martin Hewitt, is cer- tainly equal to any of the preceding cases which have appeared.—" Unknown London," cantLins this month an account of "A Friendly Lead; what it is, and what it does." Friendly Leads are another example of the good nature of the poor to each other, as they are concerts got up by his friends for the benefit of poor man who has met with an accident, or if killed, for his widow and children. The swords of modern warriors," is illustrated with a variety of swords be- longing to famous soldiers, among them is the sword of Chung Wang. There are also photographs of the Duke of Cambridge, General Lord Roberts, Sir Evelyn Wood, Sir Archibald Alison, and Lord Methuen. The Ckilifo Own Magazine and The Silver Link a.re both published by the Sunday School Union, and are brightly written and well illustrated. The "Ramble in Japan." in the Leisure Hour contains this month a very interesting description of an expedition into the interior, and describes the town of Nikko which according to the firm belief of every Japanese is the most beautiful place in the world. They have a familiar proverb "No one can say Kekko, i,e, splendid, till you have been to Nikko." Descriptions of the Japanese Railways, a native hotel, a sacred bridge and its legend, and the Temples of Iyevasee are also given, with some very good illus- trations.—"A Birds-Eye View of the Argentine Republic," by May Crommelin consists of a Carbonada" or" Hash of Varied Ma.tter," which includes short descriptions of the City of La. Plata, Argentine Society. Easter Eve, The Jewish Colony a.nd Baron Hirsch's Scheme. The Sunday at Home has two beautiful plates this month: "Temperance," after the picture by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and "Watch and Pray," after that by Sir Noel Pa.ton. There is an interesting paper by Professor Legge on the Nestorian Monu- ment which was dug up in 1625, at Chang-an, in the North-west of China, which bears the title of Pillar Commemorating the Diffusion of; Christianity in China." This Monument was erected in the year A.D., 781, and contains an account of the doctrines taught by the Nestorians and a few historical refer- ences. Dr. Glover and the Rev. A. R. Buckland are among the contributors of articles on religous subject: the papers on Sunday in East London," are con- tinued, and the shorter pieces are extremely good. Friendly Greetings, The Cottager and Artisan, Lt'ht in the Some, and The Child's Companion, are as usual well illustrated and full of instruction and amuse- ment. _u Cassell s family Magazine contains an article en- titled Bench and Bar," and a very interesting account of A Novelist's Training, being a talk with Mr S. R. Crockett, and Anner," a west country tragedy, are perhaps the chief attractions in an ex- tremely good number. The Quirrr has for its first article Great centres of religious activity," Manchester being the city taken for description, Dr. Parker and Mr Statham each contribute a paper, and the serial stories main- tain their interest. The Story of Africa" has an account of the repulse of the Matabele, and the illus- trations are good and numerous. Little Felks is delightful for the little readers of this magazine, who certainly never have cause to be disappointed with it. Amongst Messrs Cassell and Co.'s publications for April are the 2veic Technical Educator, which has reached the thirtieth part. The tales running in that fine hoya' paper Chunls are Andrew Home's Through Thick and Thin" and Henry Frith's Tracked by Thugs." The first is a rattling school tale, and the second, of course, tells of adventures in India. The latter has some distinctive illustrations, which are worthy of note. Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland has this month got amongst the F.-s. The illustrations keep up to a high standard. There is a charminc view of Exeter Cathedral. Macmillan's Magazine for April contains the con- tinuation of The Herons," the excellent serial which is running through the magazine. A very interesting and critical article upon The Navy Records Society," follows the serial, and deserves reading. Mr A. C. Benson's paper upon Vincent Bourne," calls attention to a writer possessed of a graceful, if not a very acute Latinitv, several of whose poems have been translated by Cowper. Mr C. n. Roylance-Kent contributes an article on 11 The Sittittion in Italy," which gives a terribly sad picture of the country. Some thoughts on Fenelon," is the title of a paper which deserves careful reading. The Hon. J. W. Fortescue's clever and well-written r- oer upon "The IExpeditirn to La P!pt& is a valuable contribution I upon an illcjdnt in our history which bms is JeMone and salutary warnings. The writer of ihe article When we were boys," is ble,;?,e(I rL ipleasant humour, a grace not so common that it aoes not deserve a hearty recognition.

Ecclesiastical. The Rev. David Morgan, vicar of Panrhyndeu- draeth, died last week, after a lingering illness at the age of seventy-one years. He frequently acted as adjudicator at local eisteddfodau. The funeral took place on Wednesday. The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Rev. Robert Pavne Smith, D.D., was seized with a fainting fit at the deanery, on Sunday, and died immediately. He was in his seventy-seventh year, and had been in weak health for some time. The Rev. J. Machreth Rees, the Welsh Congre- gational minister of Penygroes, secretary of the Welsh Disestablishment Campaign, has resigned his charge of the churches at Penygroes and Llanllyfni, and accepted a call to the pastorate of Radnor-street Congregational Church, London. An interesting letter has been received from the well-known Welsh Bard Dyfed (the Rev. E. Rees) who is on tour in Palestine. At Port Said he visited the grave of the late Professor Lewis, of Bangor. He is expected home about the 15th iust., and is to be invited to take part in the Bardic Pro- clamation of the National Eisteddfod of 1896, at Llandudno in May. The death took place on Sunday of the Rev. Richard Brown, Old Hall, Llanidloes, from an attack of influenza. Mr Browa was eighty-three years of age. He was born at Llanidloes, in November, 1812, and was the oldest minister in the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion. He was ordained in 1838, and had been a minister for fifty-seven years. His first pastorate was Llanmartin; but he afterwards re- moved to North Wales, and in company with John Elias preached at the General Association at Bala. By his death the last of the preachers who took part in that Association has passed away. Some years afterwards he took over the superintendence of the Liverpool City Mission, where he had about twenty- five missionaries under his care. He remained in Liverpool for seventeen years, and during that time published seventeen works, one of the most popular of them being Byeways of the Bible." When he left Liverpool he retired from active work in the ministry, and went to live at Llanidloes. The death took place on Sunday, at his residence, at Latham House, Liverpool-road, Chester, of the Rev. Thomas Brown Foulkes, formerly vicar of Llanyblodwel. Mr Foulkes, who succumbed to pneumonia supervening upon influenza, after an ill- ness of a week's duration, owned considerable pro- perty, situated in the neighbourhood of Machynlleth and Aberdovey. He graduated at Cambridge, and was ordained deacon in 1840, and priest in 1843. From the latter year until 1860 he held the curacy of Knockin, and on the death of the Rev. John Parker, M.A., in 1860, he was presented to the vicarage of Llanyblodwel. Owing to ill-health he was frequently absent from his cure, and in 1892 he resignecS the living. He leaves a widow. By the death of Mr Foulkes the Rev. Elias Owen cornea into the full enjoyment of the living of Llanyblodwel, to which ke was appointed on the resignation of Mr Foulkes. THE LATE REV. DR. ROBERTS. I The death occurred on Saturday evening, at the age of seventy-five, of the Rev. Edward Roberts, D.D., a well-known Baptist minister, of Pontypridd. Dr. Roberts was born near Llangollen, and joined when nineteen years of age the local branch of tiae Baptist Church in that town, which was then under the care of Dr. Pritchard. Two years later he began to preach, and, after a four years' collegiate course at Pontypool, he was ordained in October, 1847, and accepted the pastoral charge of the English Baptist Chapel at Pontesbury, Shropshire. In 1851 he removed to Cefn Bychan, near Ruabon, where he remained seven years. After a brief stay at Rhyl, he, on the second Sunday in 1859, began his ministry at Carmel, Pontypridd, and continued his ministerial connection with that church until, warned by increasing age, he resigned the pastorate in June, 1888. Dr. Roberts was the joint author with the late Rev. J. Williams, New- town, of a Grammar of the Welsh Language," which first appeared in a eeries of articles in a Sunday School periodical. For several years he was joint editor of i-t- Atliraw, a connexional magazine, and for eight years the sold editor of Seren Gomer, the monthly magazine of the Baptist denomination. He translated Theodosia Ernest into Welsh, and published a selection of tunes and hymns called Y Caniedydd Ieuanc," for use in Sunday Schools. He had been a frequent contributor to the Geninen, and other periodicals. But the work of which he was most proud was his Commentary, Exigetical and Homiletical, on the Epistle to the Galatiana." This is a volume of nearly 500 paces, and has been well received as both scholarly and useful. He took a strong interest in public affairs, especially in educa- tional work, and one of the fields in which sought re- laxation from study was architecture. Many chapels in Wales, including that in which he ministered at Pontypridd, have been built from his designs and some under his superintendence.

RUABON GRAMMAR SCHOOL I GOVERNORS. A meeting of the Governors of the Ruabon Grammar School was held at tho School, on Wednes- day, when there were present: Mi E. Hooson in the chair Mrs Kirkliam Jones, Mr Edmund Peel, Mr G. Garcide, vice-chairman Mr Christmas Jones, Mr Joseph Rogeis. Mr J. Denbigh Jones, clerk. The Rev. A. L. Taylor, headmaster of the School, wis also present. ABSENTEE. I I A letter was read from Mr Edward^Evans, of Bron- wyIfa, regretting that he was unable to attenl. He hoped that the new buildings would be proceeded with at once, and that the funds would be fourth- I coming. I THE NEW BUILDINGS. The nrst Business on tne agenda was to consider the question of the proposed new buildings, together with communications from the County Governing Body. The Chairman reported that at the last meeting of the County Governing Body he had applied for the S,800 to be paid to tne governors, and the application was granted, subject to the siguiug of a bond in the usual manner. The Clerk then read the resolution of the County Governing Body and the bond which had been used in the Llangollen School District. The Chairman explained that the district would have to raise X750, and X800 would be paid by the County Governing Body. There were promises for JE620. Several of the governors agreed to sign the bond, and it was decided to communicate with the public who have promised to subscribe, pointing out that ISBOD was lying waiting for the completion of the payments of the subscriptions. The Chairman said regarding the plans of the new buildings, these had been approved, and on the mo- tion of Mr Garside, seconded by Mr Christmas Jones, it was decided to adverjse for tenders to be sent in 1 so they might be considered at a meeting to be held I on May 8th. RNI: ANNUAL GKAKT. A letter was read irom the Ulerfc to tne bounty Governing Body stating that the share of the Ruabon School in the annual grant was X193 6s 8d, but this could not be paid until after the next meeting of the Denbighshire County Council. It was decided to apply to the treasurer for the payment of the salaries. ASSISTANT MASTER. I It was reported that Mr D. J. Bowen, -B.Se., had been appointed assistant master, and it was approved, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Garside. The Headmaster stated that Mr Bowen was doing excellent work, and had charge of the drawing and science departments. SCHOLARSHIP. I The Clerk reported that all examination had been held for the five half-fee scholarships, and there were twenty-three boys eligible. Mr Owen Owen, M.A., of Oswestry, had held the examination. The Headmaster said there were two other boys who thoroughly deserved scholarships, and by the kiudness of Sir Watkin Williams, Colonel Barnes, Mr Peel, and Mr E. Evans, he had got tho necessary amount, so that these two boys would be able to enjoy half-fees. Oil the motion of Mr Garside, the following boys were elected to the scholarships, with hearty thanks to those governors who had subscribed :—Robert Jones, Rhos; Hvwel Jones, Johnstown; Albert Peters, Ituobon David Morris, Llansilin George Maguire, lluabon Isaac Hoosou, Rhos; and Watkin Laycock, Ruabon. INCREASE IN THE SCHOOL. I I On the motion of the Chairman, it was agreed that the next term should commence on April 11th and end on May lst. The Chairman said he was very glad to hear that there had been an increase in the number of scholars as compared with the previous year. There were now fifty-two pupils as against forty-five. (Hear, hear.) Mr Christmas Jones That is very satisfactory. APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE. I The Clerk suggested that a committee should be formed to consider small matters of detail, and so prevent the frequent calling of the governors to- gether. It was agreed to appoint such a committee, and the following were elected upon it :-The Chairman, Mr Peel, Mr Joseph Rogers, Mr Christmas Jones, and Mr loan Williams. ".=. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS. J Mrs Hirkham Jones aSKea if anything had been done with regard to scholarships for girls. Several mistresses had been speaking to her on the subject. The Chairman said Llangollen and Wrexham were the only places at which girls' schools were to be established, but, as far as he knew, nothing had been done. Mr Christmas Jones thought this was a. matter which should be considered. Mr Garside moved that the question be referred to the committee, with instructions to make a recom- mendation to the next meeting. This concluded the business.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Shop Hours Bill was read a third time. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. 'to Mr A. Morley informed Mr lerburgh that negotia- tions for an accelerated ma.il service between Holy- head and Kingstown were proceeding. The special service for accelerating the Saturday American mails, whereby a gain of about four hours would be obtained and letters would be delivered in New York on Friday, in time for reply by the homeward mail on the day following would begin on Saturday (to-day). The debate on the second reading of the Welsh Dis- establishment Bill was concluded.

HOUSS OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. A Select Committee was appointed to consider what amendments it is expedient to make in the Lord's Day Act. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. a. "T""Io.TY" r THE IRISH LA.NlJ UlLiU. Itf- T "i:)r,¡r1intY 1"\1 fhø Um uxuiicj all uiuviug kiic auuviiu .L"AJ.u6 v* Irish Land Bill, remarked that broadly speaking the intention was to restore the great objects Mr Glad- atone had iu view in 1881, and he especially justified the proposals of the Bill for a reduction of the term for revising rents, and the clauses under which, in the absence of special circumstances, the whole of the increased value due to improvements should go to the tenants who made them.—Mr Carson, who spoke after the Chief Secretary, described the Bill as a revolu- tionary measure, and though he did not know whether the Unionist party were going to divide against the second reading, he assured the Chief Secretary that there were proposals in the measure which would be fought to the last extreiiiity.-The debate was ad- journed at midnight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDMESDAY. The House was occupied during the greater part of the sitting with two bills of a widely divergent character. The first of these, the second reading of which was moved by Mr W. Allan, the well-known engineer, proposed that persons in charge of engines and boilers in mines, mills, and other factories should be required to obtain a certificate of com- petency. The measure was supported by Mr Fenwick and by Mr J. Burns, who regetted certain exemptions, including agricultural machinery, the mover proposed to make. The President of the Board of Trade iluggested that the Bill should be read a second time and carefully ex- amined by a Select Committee, in regard to the application of its provisions to particular trades, and that it should afterwards be sent to a Grand Com- mittee. Sir A. Hickman having withdrawn an amend- ment he had moved for the rejection of the Bill, the proposal of the President of the Board of Trade waa agreed to, and the Bill read and committed accord- ingly.—Mr Ha.yes Fisher then moved the second reading of a Bill which would in effect enable the Bishops to refuse to institue unfit persons to livings, and facilitate the removal of clergymen who had shown themselves unfit, or incapable of discharging their duties. Mr George Russell said the Government would not withhold their assent from the second reading, but they reserved to themselves full liberty of action as to details, and with special reference to clauses not contained in last year's Bill. Colonel Sandys objected to the powers proposed being conferred upon the Bis- hops, and moved the rejection of the measure. A division taken after further discussion resulted in the Bill being read a second time by 179 to 118. The measure was then referred to the Legal Grand Com- mittee. A Bill, submitted by Sir T. Fry, for prevent- ing disfranchisement of persons receiving out-door relief in exchange for labour in special circumstances was under discussion when the time for ceasing opposed business arrived.

MOLD. TH* WEATHER.—The whole of last week and the early part of this have been of a most trying char- acter. Owing to the wet weather farmers cannot get on to the laud, and the season is getting late. Last Friday and Saturday the river having filled its embankments flooded the low-lying fields, and the barometer, which was between 28 and 29, began to rise and it has been riiiing since. APRIL FAIR.—At this fair, held on Wednesday, there was a large supply of almost all sorts of cattle, pigs, sheep, horses-, &c. The prices realised all round were about equal to recent rates. Pig3 sold very high, and everything sold well. There was a large attendance at the Mart where the same state of things existed as at the fair. There was no change in the rates of grain and general farm produce since the previous Wednesday. HOME MISSIONS.—Services in connection with the Home Missionary Society, held in the English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, on Sunday and Monday evening. On Sunday sermons were preached by the Rev. F. Warton Lewis, B.A., who is in charge of the circuit during the illness of the Rev. T. Hopkins, Mold, who, we understand, is giving up charge of the circuit in September. On Monday evening a public meeting, in aid of the mission, was held, when the chair was taken by Mr H. Lloyd Jones. The meeting was addressed bv the Rev. Owen Watkins, Warrington, the Rev. W. F. Lewis, and Mr James Lamb, 13uckley, and a collection was made in aid of the funds. THE WEAK CAUSES.—On Friday morning, March 29th, at the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, a com- mittee appointed by the Calvinistic Methodist Association for North Wales, met to consider what steps to take to obtain a more efficient pastoral supervision, and to render the greatest help to the weak churches situate in the country hamlets and villages. There was a good attendance. Mr R. Rowland, of Portmadoc. was in the chair, among others present being the Revs. Thomas Roberts, ex- moderator R. E. Morris, Wrexham; J. Owen, Mold; G. Jones, Mold D. M. Davies, Bryneglwys, etc. A minute inquiry was made, and a draft report agreed upon to be presented to a meeting of the Association to be held in Easter week at Llangollen. The Rev. Thomas Roberts preached an able sermon on Thursday evening, when there was a good congrega- tion. THE DISESTABLISHMENT PETITIONS.—Our Mold correspondent writes :—Many versions of the manner in which signatures to the petitions against dis- establisment are obtained continue to reach us. People are told that the chapel people propose to turn the church congregations out of t Jeir churches. The ladies who canvass for signatures, doubtlessly believe all this, but it shows what they are capable of believing. The following story is vouched for. In a rural parish, not far from Moid, the vicar's wife asked an employe of the squire to sign the petition. lie respectfdiy refused, when the vicar's wiie turned upon him, saying, Very well, so and so, I must get Mrs to come and see you." Mrs ———— was liis employer's wife, but. so far, Mrs has not called, nor has the slightest difference been made to the employe. SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN THE CEMKTERY.—On Tues- day afternoon all accident occurred in the cemetery, by which a young man named Murphy was nearly buried alive. The subsoil, as is well known, is of light gravel of a lively nature, which necessitate a g iod deal of timbering, or, as it is called, shoring," at the digging of every new grave. Murphy had dug almost to the required depth, but had neglected to timber the very bottom, when the ground came in upon him from behind the scaffolding, some large Rtones coming with gravel on his feet, thus fastening him in. The gravel accumulated to his waist and to his neck, when he cried that it was difficult for him to breathe. A crow,l soon arrived and men soon pre- vented a further accumulation, but they appeared quite helpless to relieve him until Mr Hugh Jones, bailiff of the County Court, appeared. The police too came and kept the crowd at a distance. After quite two hours he was hoisted out, to the extreme delight of his mother, who had been in a very excited state for some time. He was none the worse except for the pressure and the cold, and when released was carried to the Cemetery Cottage.

MOSS AND PENTRE. CONCERT AT THE BRAKE CHAPEL, Moss.-On Mon- day evening, March 25th, a concert was held in the Brake School-room, Moss, in aid of the Oak Alyn Temperance Band. The chair was occupied by Mr J. A. Harrop, D.C., who complimented the band on their recent successes. He was very glad to see so many present, and hoped that a good surplus would be handed over to the band to enable them to keep their excellent tutor-(clieer:i)-aid also to procure new instruments. The programme was as follows :— March by the Band song, Banner ein Gwlad," by Mr Simon Davies song, The Bettor Land," Miss Lilian Jones song, The Holy City," Mr Edward Jones; cornet solo, Mr Power, which was highly appreciated by the audience; song, Cymru Fydd," Mr Cadwaladr Jones He was despised," Miss Dora Jones selection by the Bind Gems of Cambria. This was the selection phyed at Holywell, when the band took the second prize, and was played in excellent style. By the Baud," 0 Father whose Almighty Power." This was the test piece at Broughton Young Men's Eisteddfod, the band securing first prize. The next was a duet, In the Dusk of the Twilight," Misses Lilian and Dora Jones (encored), cornet duet, Norsman," Messrs Valentine and Power song, Y gan a Gollwyd," Mr Cad- waladr Jones song, Arm, Arm, ye Brave," Mr Edward Jones song," The Tournament," Mr Seth Jones cornet dudt, 11 All's Well," Messrs Valentine and Power March by the Band finale, God Save the Queen." The ba.nd are to be complimented on the success of the concert. The room was filled to overflowing. The cornet playing of Messrs Valen- tine and Power was one of the most successful features of the concert.

The most effective way of taking Cod-liver Oil, as well as the easiest way, is In the form of Scotts* Emulsion. Why not take it in the easiest way and best way ? Scotts Emulsion is palatable and easy on stomach, and it is reltdily assimilitted where plain oil goes to waste. 1 INVERNESS AUCTION JVI.VKKET.—On Monday Messrs Macdonald, Fraser, and Co., Limited, had at their sale about average numbers, being 119 cattle and 465 sheep. Cattle met with a very good sale, there being a decided improvement in the tone all through. Fat cows were in extra demand, and sold fully dearer than at any other sale this season. Sheep, hogs were in active demand, aud sold quite up to last week's 't t W", rates. Wedders were wanted, consequently were quickly bought up. Fat ewes sold quiet, in favour of exposes. There was a large attendance of butchers and dealers, both aud from a distance, and an ea-iy and spcedv clearance made in all classes. Price.—Best 15s to £ 22 10s. and 117 to SI-3 10s lighter weights to Y-16 7" 6d heifers, 117 to .-£19 2s 6d :i iicl JE14 10* to .f16 7s 6d fat cows to £ 18 10s. Sheep, cross hogs 43s 6d to 45s and40s to 42s 9d, smaller ditto to 39s 6d Choviot weds (small) 353 to 37s 6d, others to 34s 9d black-faced wedders to 45a and 33? to 403, smaller ditto to 37? Cheviot ewes 32s to 3? 6d and 29s to 31s M, others to 28s hhckface ewes to 17s. Beef, top to 62s, secondry i 58s to 60s per cwt.; mutton, top 8*3, current 7d ta gld 13er lb.