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THE NEW BOOKS IN THE WREXHAM FREE LIBRARY. The Wrexham Free Library Committee has added to the permanent collection of books a new supply of volumes, which are divided as fol- lows Lending Reference Depart- Depart- ment. ment. Theology, Philosophy, and Eccle- siastical 16 2 Biography and Correspondence 145 1 History, Geography, Voyages, and Travels 90 16 Law, Political Econony, Educa- tion, &-c 6 0 Arts, Sciences, and Natural History. 54 81 Poetry and the Drania 6 0 Novels. 61 0 Miscellaneous Literature, Essays. &c. 82 0 Classical Literature 5 0 Topography, Antiquities, Manners, and Customs 16 9 Juvenile Works 51 0 Welsh Literature. 2 7 Magazines, Periodicals, and Re- views 0 1 Genealogy and Heraldry. 0 4 Dictionaries and Directories. o 2i Parliamentary Reports, Calendars, &c 0 38 Newspapers. 0 27 British Museum Publications 0 44 Local Library 0 7 It will be noticed that the Committee has not purchased very largely of Fiction, and this is no doubt wise, for this department is already a strong one. Those that have been bought are of the highest class, and we think an examination of the new catalogue will prove that the Committee has made a valuable and wise selection. In the first division (Theology, &c.), are to be found works by the Rev. Charles Beard, Dr. R. W. Dale Mr W. E. Gladstone, Dean Hole, Mr B. Kidd (" Social Evolution,") and H. S. Skeat's History of the Free Churches of England." The Church of the Cymru by the Rev. W. Hughes is also included. The Biography and Correspondence is the class which contains the largest number of new books, and an excellent selection has been made. There are—among others-Sir J. D. Astley's gossipy book Fifty years of my life" the Rev. E. Paxton Hood's life of the Rev. Thomas Binney J. H. Ingram's life of Oliver Madox Brown Mrs Sutherland Orr's Life and Letters of Robert Browning S. Lane-Poole's Life of Stratford Canning Lord Chesterfield's Letters Dean Church's Life the Autobiography of Miss Francis Power Cobbe J. D. Campbell's fine life of Coleridge The Letters of Edward Fitzgerald Froude's Life and Letters of Erasmus Frith's Life of Leech W. R. Le Fanu's aniusing 11 Seventy Years of Irish Life Pen and Pencil Sketches by H. S. Marks YOll Moltke's Letters John Murray's Memoir The Memoirs of Laurance Oliphant and his Wife the lives of Dean Stanley, Lord Sherbrooke, Lord Westbury, Dorothy Wordsworth, Whittier, and a host of other books which will afford a rare treat to the readers. Among books of History and Travels are the Adventures in Africa," bv F. C. Selous; W. M. Torren's "History of Cabinets"; A. Milner's informing book England in Egypt J. R. Green's Short History of the English People Japan as we saw it," by M. Bickersteth A Girl in the Karpathians The River Congo," by H. H. Johnson George Hooper's "Waterloo"; Mrs J. R. Green's Town Life in the Fifteenth Century," &c., with others, including seventeen volumes of the Story of the Nations Series. The Political Economy Division contains portions of the Economic History," by Professor W. J. Ashley, whose local connections give it more than intrinsic value. In Fiction we find the names of J. M. Barbie, B. Bjornson, Hall Caine, Marie Corelli, Haggard, Hardy, Edna Lyall, Olive Schreiner, Mrs Hum- phrey Ward, Stanley J. Weyman, R. L. Stephen- sou, and others, all tellers of good tales. As was the case in the main catalogue so in the supplement, very many excellent books are to be found under the heading Miscellaneous Litera- ture, Essays, Ac." We note the following :—Rev. J. C. Atkinson's Forty Years in a Moorland Parish Jane Barlow's delightful Irish Idyls" Mr Birrell's fine" Essays about Men, Women, and Books; Erasmus is represented by his In Praise of Folly "—a well got up work; Espinasse's Literary Recollections and Sketches Dean tlole's More Memories"; Richard Le Galliene's Prose Fancies Baron De Malorti's Twixt Old Times and New"; and a host of others, to which the attention of readers of fiction is respect. fully directed. Jowett's Dialogues of Plato "-in five vols.— are available, and Mr Seebohm's Tribal system in Wales," is ready for study. The reference department has been strengthened by the addition of numerous volumes—some of much value. The collection of the reprints and historical manuscripts is a fairly large one, and will prove to contain much of interest, and of information to those who care to seek. Thanks to the generosity of Sir Robert Ecrertoi2 the Library has a complete set of Nature "—52 vols. in all. John Ruskin's 41 Modern Painters," is on the shelves, but it is doubtful if anyone will care to read it in the reading room. There the con- ditions are so unfavourable that it seems impos- sible. Could not the Committee devise a means of lending out books in the reference department say by permission of the Committee, or upon the giving of a guarantee ? This proposal if adopted, would add greatly to the utility and value of the Library to many students, and to readers who while not students in the strict sense of the word, would enjoy reading—say Modern Painters," in the quiet of their own room. We congratulate the Committee upon the additions, and hope that generous people will, by donations, help in the good work of increasing the number of books available. Some people will perhaps regret that the new books do act include a large percentage of fiction, but we think the Committee has been wise. Those who use the fiction class in the Library, we feel sure, might have helped the Committee to buy more novels, if they had only so supported the lectures that they would have resulted in a profit instead of a serious loss.

PIKE IN THE DEE. We quoted last week from Land and Uater an article complaining of the large number of pike in the Dee in Merionethshire. Whirling Dun now writes endorsing the complaint, and stating that This year has been worse than the last in this respect, for now the pike, not content with the deep pools, are in the grayling reaches, and where my brother and I in 1894 killed large grayling, this year we hardly seen one, but have instead scared pike from among the reeds that line the bank. As to trout there seems to be very few, what there are being mostly either fry or fish of immense size, principally the former. I have seen several trout of jib. or ilb. with their sides scored by pike's teeth, and I fear that having cleaned out the trout the pike are now going for the grayling. I am very sorry for this, as I learnt to fish in the Welsh Dee, near Corwen, in my tender years, and don't think it is worth while going there again for either trout, gray- ling, or salmon. My father, who has fished there off I I ana on ior tne last twenty-nve years, is also of this opinion. A word as to autumn fishing. I notice that most fishermen use too heavy tackle for trout and grayling. I myself use the finest gut and tiniest flies, and though I had poor sport I did better than some older and better fishermen than myself." I

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WREXHAM BOROUGH MAGISTRATES' I COURT. MOSDAT, DECEMBER 9TH. I Before the Mayor (Charles Murless, Esq.), John Bury, Esq., E. M. Jones, Esq., and Alfred I Owen, Esq. SOLDIEIIS AND THE POLICE.—SEVERE SENTENCE. I jfrivate x nomas i arr, ot tne rtoyai weisn I Fusiliers, was charged by Sergeant Salisbury with having assaulted him on the previous Satur- day night. — Sergeant Salisbury said on the night in question he was on duty in company of P.C. Thomas in Mount-street shortly after eleven o'clock. He saw a number of soldiers quarrelling at the corner of Mount-street and Salop-road. The soldiers separated, and part went up Caia- road and part up Wrexham Fecham. P.C. Thomas and witness followed the soldiers who went up Wrexham Fechan. He heard the scream of a woman, and he went, and was told by the woman that one of the soldiers bad assaulted her husband. He found out the man's name. By Stanley-street there was a scume between one of the soldiers and P.C. Thomas. Witness went to his assistance, when the prisoner struck him with a very heavy stick on the jaw ard knocked out a tooth. Prisoner then ran away, and witness ran after him and caught him, and took him to. the lock-up. Witness then went to Dr. Davies, where he had the wound stitched up.—Dr. Davies said the last witness came to his surgery about twelve o'clock on the previous Saturday night. He was suffering from a cut on the chin, and he had to stitch it up. The wound was not a dangerous one, but would cause a little disfigure- ment.—Superintendent Edward Jones said the soldiers were becoming a great nuisance on Saturday nights about eleven and twelve, especi- ally in Hightown.—Prisoner was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour. A LICENSING CASE. I I bergeant iarrell summoned Mrs Frances Baker, of the Cannon Inn, Abbot-street, for permitting drunkenness at that inn. Mr W. Wynn Evans (Messrs Wynn Evans and Co.) defended.—Sergt. Farrell said on Monday, Decem- ber 2nd, at a quarter to twelve noon, he was in company of P.C. Jones making a search for a man who was wanted. They visited, amongst other public houses, the Cannon Inn, Abbot-street. P.C. Jones went in and came out again, and in consequence of what he told him, witness went into the house, and into a room. He there saw seven. men including the landlady's son. He saw two men named Robert Jones and 0.- Evan Parry sitting on the right hand side of the room as witness entered it.. Parry had a pint jug of beer nearly full in front of him. Jones had a pint jug containing a small quantity of beer in it. They were both drunk. He called the atten- tion of David Baker, the landlady's son to the state of the two men. Baker requested Robert Jones to go out several times, but he took no notice. One of the other men who was in the room at the time, said the police say you're in drink, yon must go out, that is plain English." Jones then got up and went out staggering. Witness then told Baker that he was surprised at him serving those men-meaning Parry and Jones. Baker replied that he had not served them, but his mother had, and she had gone out. Baker also asked witness to look over the offence this time. He said his mother had had a lot of trouble lately. Witness told him that he was very sorry, but that he would have- to report the case. Later in the day he saw Mrs Baker, and she admitted serving the men, and she also askei him to look over it. She said she did not notice that they wese drunk.-By Mr Wynn Evans This was not the time he would expect to find men drunk. When he went in. Robert Jones was quarrel. ling with another man. He was staggering when he walked out. Parry was very quiet. He was always a quiet man.-P.C. Jones corroborated the last wit- ness's statement. David Baker said he did not serve the men, but his mother had done so. He (Baker) did not think the man were drunk.-John Roberts said lie served Mrs Baker with the summons, and she admitted serving the two men.—Mr Wvnn Evans for the defence cslled Mrs Baker, who said she was entirely dependent'upon the;public-house, and if there was a conviction she would have to leave. She held a seven day's licence, but had not used it on Sundays for some time. The men came in about eleven o'clock, and they appeared to be perfectly sober. She served the two men with a pint of beer each. She was out when the police came.—Hannah Hughes said she went on the day in question to see Mrs Baker, and whilst she was there she saw Jones and Parry come in, and ask for some beer. Mrs Baker served them with pint of beer each. She saw no sign of drunken- ness about them. She was not in the house when the police came in. She was only in the house for about ten minutes.—William Hughes said he saw the two men in the Beast Market at half- past ten, and they were sober then. He was in the Cannon when they came in. There were no signs of drunkenness then.—John Simons said he saw the two men, and they were sober. They were in the inn when he was there.—William Cooper gave similar evidence.—For the defence, Mr Evans maintained that Mrs Baker served the men, not knowing they were drunk, and he quoted the case of Somersett v. Wade," a similar case, in which the case against the publican was dismissed.—The bench dismissed the case.-In the case of Edward Parry, summoned for being drunk on the premises, there appeared to be some doubt, and the magistrates dismissed the case.—Robert Jones, who did not appear, was fined 2s 6d and costs. WITHDRAWN. I The ca.se against Edward Jones, Mount-street, who was charged on remand with detaining a purse which he had found on Thursday last, was withdrawn by permission of the magistrates. DRUNK IN CHARGE. P.C. Thomas Pierce summoned Mark Penny, Bersiiam, for being drunk in charge of a horse and cart, at 11.30 p.m. on the 26th ult.—He was fined 5s and costs. UNREGISTERED LODGING-HOUSE. Inspector Charles Moore summoned Thomas Davies, 17, Market-street, for keeping an un- registered lodging-house.—The Inspector said the defendant had not taken out a licence.-P.C. Andrew Roberts was called, and said one or two lodgers in defendant's house were creating a dis- turbance on the 26th November, and he went to turn them out. They were nightly lodgers.- The defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. P.C. Lewis Thomas charged Patrick Collins with being drunk and disorderly in Yorke-street, at 9.30 on the previous Saturday night.-Sergt. Beresford corroborated.—Sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.—P.C. Thomas also charged Henry Wright with the same offence.—Fined 2s 6d and costs.-Sergeant Salisbury charged Ellen Owens with the same offence, on the previous Saturday night, in High-street.—Fined 5s and costs. TUESDAY.—Before J. F. Edisbury, Esq., and Benj. Owen, Esq. -4 1 -1 BEGGING. A 1 AN Olu man, named Edward Jones, a labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged with begging in High-street, on the previous evening.—The com- plainant was P.C. Edward Jones, who proved the case, and Inspector Roberts gave corro- borative evidence.—He was discharged on promis- ing to leave the town. DUUXK AXD DISORDERLY. Mary Huxley was charged by P.C. Robert Jones with being drunk and disorderly in McDermott's-court, Yorke-street, on the previous evehing, between eight and nine o'clock.—She was fined 2s 6d and costs. ¡ THURSDAY.—Before H. V. Palin, Esq., and J. F. Edisbury, Esq. SLEEPING OUT. I George MacMannus was charged with sleeping out.P.C. Matthews said that at about three o'clock that morning he found the prisoner sleep- ing out in the out-buildings of the Caia.—He was discharged. +

PROPOSED TRADE PROTECTION I SCHEME. SUGGESTIONS FROM PLAS BENXION. ] We have received from Mr Richard Bithell, of Plas Bennion a sketch of a Trade Protection Associ- ation, which he has drafted. He points out that there are persons who obtain goods on credit and never intend to pay those who enter upon business at the expense of the wholesale dealers and retail their goods practically at cost price, and another matter which Mr Bithell considered capable of reformation is the enforcement of the orders of the County Court. He proposes that an Association should be registered, and that where credit is given, a book issued by the association should also he Givan An infringement of this is followed by a penalty, and his scheme contains safeguards which he considers would protect the tradesmen. Regarding wholesale dealers and retailers, he proposes the execution of of an agreemeftt requiring monthly payments. Mr Bithell, in his scheme, proposes to abolish undersel- ling, and that security must be given, and suggests the formation of a guarantee society. In connection with the orders of the Connty Court, he thinks the plan he proposes would help in their due enforce- ment. A secretary or more would be appointed to collect debts, and the society would have a, solicitor to advise members. He admits that his scheme would interfere with freedom of contract, but thinks that the benefits would outweigh this restriction. Mr Bithell has submitted the scheme to Mr J. Hopley Pierce, solicitor, Wrexham, for his considers tion, who considers it unworkable as it stands, but thinks that an association without the restrictions upon freedom of contract, would be advantageous In his reply to Mr Pierce, Mr Bithell says he is prepared to modify his restrictions. We understand that the scheme is to be considered at a meeting of traders, and Mr Bithell requests that until that meeting is held, comments should be with- held.

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WREXHAM CORPORATION. I A meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Wrexham Corporation was held on Wed- nesday, when there were present :-Alderman George Bevan, chairman; Mr Charles Murless, mayor Aldermen Done and Palin, Councillors J. Fraser, J. Whittingham, J. Hopley Pierce, J. F. Edisburv, T. B. Barton, C. K. Benson, J. A. Chadwick, David Jones, R. Williamson, Thomas Jones, and Charles Davies Mr Thomas Bury, town clerk Mr J. W. Smith, borouch surveyor and Mr Charles Moore, sanitary inspector. THE CAB STANDS. Mr MoonE presented a report upon the condition of the Queen-street cabstand, and pointed out that the street at the point where it was, was very narrow. Mr J. W. M. SMITH reported at greater length upon the cabstands in the town. He pointed out that there were six cabstands in the borough. The MAYOR pointed out that there was one in Duke-street. The SURVEYOR said he had not included that one in those he had named. In 1888 the num- ber of cabs allowed to stand there was reduced from five to three. Alderman DONE said there were more on it than five frequently. The MAYOR asked how many cabs there were in the town. Mr MOORE said there were twenty-one, and the number was increasing rather than diminishing. The CHAIRMAN said he understood that the Corporation provided stands for twelve cabs, but what became of the other nine? Alderman PALRN They loiter about. Mr MOORE said most of them were on the stands. The MAYOR thought it would be better to have five on the High-street rank, and keep the street clear. Mr JAMES FRASER complained of the Queen- street stand, which was most dangerous. He thought they might use the front of the Guild- hall. Mr DAVID JONES They will not come here. You might as well send them to Gresford. Mr THOMAS JONES thought the number of the Queen-street stand might be reduced to two. He understood that a cabstand was to be made at the Central Station. Alderman DONE suggested using Church- street. Mr BENSON said Argyle-street was never used bv the cabs. The CHAIRMAN pointed out that the inspector had power to summon drivers who loitered about with their cabs. The MAYOR complained that on Thursdays High-street was blocked, and he thought they might allow five on the stand there, except on Thursdays and Saturdays. Mr BENSON proposed that a second cabstand, for three cabs, be made in High-street, near the old Town Hall. Mr CHARLES DATIES seconded. Mr BARTON objected, and agreed with Mr Fraser (who had also objected) that the proposed position would be dangerous. Eventually it was agreed to close the Queen- street stand, and form one for two in Church- street. PROPOSED PAVING OF CHURCH-STREET. The SURVEYOR reported that the cost of wood paving for Church-street would be X160, and asphalt E70. It was agreed to postpone the matter, in order to include the cost of the uew cabstand, which will be close to the church gates. Mr CHADWICK said he did not think members were agreed that Church-street required any re- pairing. It was that day the cleanest street in town. AN IMPROVEMENT. I The BOROUGH SURVEYOR reported that the tiling of one of the paths in Tuttle-street had been completed, at a cost of 232 7s 6d. 2Hca i'j Instructions were given the Surveyor to secure tenders for the widening of Bennion's-road between Wrexham Fechan and Salisbury-road. I PLANS. ) The committee approved of plans for 49 King's Croft, a dwelling-house for Mr J. Oswell Bury, and for a house in Wrexham Fechan for Mr J. H Leece. Plans were also submitted for temporary class rooms for the county school, Grove Bark, but as these were of corrugated iron they were not in accordance with the bye-laws, and they were referred back. LAND IN REOENT-STREET. -1 A lie ± OWN CLEnic read a letter from Messrs Davies Brothers, acting on behalf of Mrs Parry owner of Nos. 14 and 15, Regent-street, stating that the price of the land 0 required by the Corporation would be R3 per yard. On the motion of Mr DAVID JONES, seconded by Alderman DONE, it was agreed to offer JE2 10s. THE EGERTON-STREET PATH. A letter was read from Messrs Davies Brothers stating their readiness to meet a committee to discuss the price of the portion of the path in Egerton-street which they owned, and for which the Corporation had offered X250. The question was referred to the Council meet- inct '-0' SETTLED I A letter was read from Messrs Bierne accepting I £50 for the setting back of their shop near the bridge on Town Hill. I BRADLEY ROAD. The Tow CLERK explained that the reason why the tiling of the path in Bradley-road was not proceeded with was because of the absence of boundary walls in some cases. He thought if the Press would intimate this reason, it would exdain to the owners how the matter stood I ALLEGED DAMAfiF. At the instance of the Mayor, the Surveyor was instructed to report upon the damage said to have been caused on King's Mill Hill by a traction engine. THE EAST WAnD. Mr BENSON called attention to a defective path in Cliarles-street, and the Surveyor said he would examine and report.

THE AFFAIRS OF ROBERT BURDEN. MONEY LENDING TRANSACTIONS. The case of Robert Burden, timber merchant, Chester and Gwersyllt, came before Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd, at Chester County Court, on Friday. Burden's liabilities amount to some £ 60,COO, and these hnd been incurred in part by his transactions with a money-lender, trading as Isaac Gordon in Birmingham, P. Edwards in Chester and Man- chester, Spencer in Liverpool, and other names else- where. Gordon li< d been examined at Chester before Mr Registrar Giles, who reported him to the judge as a contumacious witness.—Mr Newman, solicitor, said, as the solicitor who examined Gordon before the registrar, he should like to explain to the judge that according to the bankrupt's books, he had received from Gordon X3,500, and paid him back S-8,500, and was still indebted to him, in round figures to the amount of £ 5,0C0.—Gordon (interruptina^ • It iq not true it is only £ 4,000.—Mr Newman added that Gordon carried on business in twelve different towns under a different alias in each. As showing the nature of Gordon's transactions, he mentioned that on April 17, Burden obtained from Gordon two ad- vances of S150 ezieli, for which he gave two bills of i izzbeacli, and on each he paid every fortnight zE75 interest. He did that eight times or, in other words. he paid S600 interest in sixteen weelcs, and the original debt remained. Gordon admitted that the interest amounted to thousands.—Gordon pro- tested that he had produced all possible information -The.Tudge said he would send Gordon to prison unless he furnished a statement showing the exact sum he had advanced in cash to Burden.-Gordon (producing a written statement) Here it is. I can do nothing more.—The Judge ("glancing it over): These figures are very instructive.—Some sensation was caused in court by His Honour reading entrifs like the following Loan, £ 1,000 interest, S450. Loan, £ 150 interest, X75. Loan, S,1,000 interest, £ 500, and so on.—The Judge (to Gordon) You are asked to state the amount of cash you actually ftd- vanced.-Gordon I can tell you in two twos The Judge Don't talk of two twos here. I will give you a fortnight to make up this account, and if you don't produce it, I will put you in prison till von do.- I Vjoraon A fortnight won't be long enotigli.-The Judge: I thought you said you could do it in two twos.-Oii the application of Mr Newman, Gordon was ordered to pay the costs of these pro- ceeatnps. The flail!! Chronicle, referring to the above case, says It is diffiel-ilt, even impossible, to protect the foolish from the consequences of their folly, but considering how widespread is the evil of usury, it would surely he possible to pass a short measure rendering such transactions as that which came to light in the Chester County Court, yesterday, criiiiiii-tl offenceq. We need not go back to the law repealed some forty years ago, which prevented the recovery of any loan bearing a higher rate of interest than five per cent., but between that and the 400 per t'\nnt At" C!I""Io NKNW/TAJ 1 V.I,. I-LittL=UU uy a iUr Isaac Gordon," I\, monevlender of Birmins:;ham, there is a difference. 1 his man had lent a timber merchant £ 3 500 and hflo reeeivea in part p-tytiient of principle and interest £8.500. len.ving some £4.00:) or £ 5,000 still due His vicOm, of course, h?heen driven into bankruptcy and it w? dne to Sir Horatio Lloyd, the presiding jnrige. that the nature of "Gordon's" oprerations were disclosed.

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FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. A quarterly meeting of the Flintshire County Council was held at the Town Hall, Mold, on Wednesday, when Councillor J. L. Muspratt presided, and there was a large attendance. THE MAIN ROADS COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Main Roads, Bridges, and County Property Committee, held on November 13th, in considering the accounts submitted by the sub- committee, the Clerk called attention to the fact that at the recent audit of the County Council accounts, the auditor had disallowed certain items which were out of date, and inquired of the Inspector whether any of the accounts now being dealt with were more than six months old.—The Inspector explained that the accounts which had been disallowed were for trifling amounts, and had not before been rendered.— It was resolved that notice be given on all forms of account that all bills must be presented for payment within three months after they had been incurred.— It was represented to the committee that large quantities of road material were lying on premises belonging to the Holywell Workhouse, and inquiries were made why the Union authorities were not asked to tender.—The Inspector reported that a form of contract had been forwarded to them in the usual way, but they had replied they could not contract with the Council, as they received better prices from the Urban Authorities of Flint and Holywell.—In reply to inquiries made by Alderman Howard, the Clerk explained to the committee the steps that had been taken in other counties with regard to vehicles carrying lights after dusk.—The County Surveyor sub. mitted accounts for painting finger-posts amounting to X7 148 6d, which were recommended for payment.— Councillor Bellis pointed out that confusion was often caused in accounts by reason of roadmen being allowed to absent themselves to assist farmers and others in outside work. He moved that the whole of their time be given to the Council.—Councillor Warburton Lee moved that roadmen be allowed not less than a week at a time with written permission from the surveyor, but that absence for occasional days be stopped.—This was seconded by Councillor Samuel Davies and -carried.-Councillor Warburton Lee called attention to the discrepancy in the measurements of main roads in the Alaelor district, and moved that the surveyor be instructed to check the measurements, confer with the Denbigh authori- ties, and report thereon.—This was agreed to.-The Clerk read a communication received from the Local Government Board relative to the case submitted to them tor arbitration, and having regard to the judg- ment in the case of the County Council of Kent and the Sandgate Local Board, inquiries were now made whether the Council would agree to submit the case to Mr Codrington, and consent to the evidence which was submitted at the inquiry as being sufficient for an arbitration and award by him.—It was resolved that, with the view of settling ttio nndafinn in ^ionnta I -¡; '&.I" 'fU-C;JII.I1VI1 au, \"IpU"'C, the County Council be recommended to agree to such proposal.—A communication was received from the Clerk of Holywell Urban Council, inquiring if the County Council would be prepared to undertake the maintenance and repair of the main roads within the Urban District, as from the 25th of March next, and as it seemed doubtful whether the Urban Authority having claimed to retain the roads within the dis- trict, could now relingaish their liabilitv.-The Clerk was instructed to prepare a case for the opinion of counsel thereon.-A communication was received from Mr J. Griffiths, of Glan Alyn, Caergwrle. ask- ing the Council whether they would entertain an offer for the purchase of the old pinfold at Caer- gwrle.-It was decided that the property be not sold. The Clerk reported the result of a communication between himself and the Secretary of the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway Company with reference to the state of their bridges crossing main roads in this county, and it was resolved that the Clerk be instructed to urge upon the Company the importance of their giving the matter their imme- diate attention, so as to provide for the safety of the public using the roads.—The County Surveyor and Main Road Inspector laid before the Committee the following estimate of the sums required for the main- tenance and repair of main roada in the county be- tween the 1st of January and the 31st March, 1896, in the respective districts, as follows, viz :— Manual Team Labour Total. Labour. & Materials. No. 1 District E400 JE410 X810 No. 2 District £ 420 £ 460 £ 880 No. 3 District £ 130 £ 120 £ 2o0 S,950 ic990 S1940 The estimates were approved.—The Main Roa.d Inspector explained to the Committee tnat he had in hand accumulated balances on manual labour account from previous estimates, and would therefore not require the whole of the amount specified under that head in the present estimate. The balances in hand were as follows :— £ s. d. i No.1 District. 306 6 5 No.2 District 231 10 11 JE55717 4 1 This included an item or JtbU voted to the Inspector to meet small payments in connection with the work- ng of the steam roller. The amount required in addition to the above mentioned sums would there- fore be—No. 1 district, £63 13s 7d and No. 2 dis- trict, E188 9s Id. The estimate for the correspond- ing quarter last year amounted altogether to £ 1,855. —The Council were recommended to pay accounts amounting to S-1,452 15s ld. The minutes were tulopted. QUEEN'S FERRY BRIDGE. I .1 At a meeting ot tne queen-s a erry .Bridge Com- mittee on November 28th, a letter was read intima- ting that a claim for compensation would be made by the owners of the public house at Queen's Ferry, in consequence of the injury done to the house by the erection of the Queen's JFerry Bridge. The Clerk was instructed to reply, repudiating any liabilitv.- The Committee then considered the best mode of providing the necessary funds for discharging the oblijrations of the Council under the provisions of the Queen's Ferry Bridge Act, 1894, and it was unani- mously resolved that the Finance Committee be recommended to advise the Council to borrow on the easiest possible terms, spreading the repayment over 60 years, as provided by the above named Act, the sum of £ 6,000. as it is found tha.t the original sum granted by the Council will not be sufficient to com- plete the bridge, and to discharge all liabilities ill connection therewith. The minutes were adopted. TECHNICAL. INSTRUCTION*. At a meeting of the Technical Instruction Com- mittee, held on November 26th, Councillor Williams complained of the manner in which the work in con- nection with technical instruction in the county was carried out. The local committees were not con- sulted, the result being that teachers were employed and classes started which were not required, and which were a grea.t waste of public money.—Mr Warburton Lee endorsed what had been said. Their Local Committee had not met for three years, pro. bably fire or six; there was no secretary, and no one in the district appeared to know who was on the committee.—The Clerk read the district auditor's report so far as it related to technical instruction. The auditor stated that he had grea.t difficulty in auditing the accounts, owing to the same not bein" rendered and paid promptly to definite dates; tilat tne receipts iroin pupiis- tees ana oilier sources should be paid to the county treasurer quarterly the accounts should be made up and balanced to the end of each quarter and forwarded to the county treasurer to enable him to past up the ledgers: there was no cash account or passbooks presented, shoiving the actual cash receipts and expenditure by the colll- mittee of the joint dairy school; he had asked the organising secretary and Mr Humphrey Roberts, the county accountant of Denbighshire, to meet, that they should together examine the .accounts, and settle the form in which the books should be made up and balanced, but this had not been dolicl.Ilr Mostyn Williams explained why the latter course had not been adopted; and with regard to the quarterly balancing of the books, this was a fresh requirement. It had previously been laid down that the books should be balanced at the end of the financial year, and that as an accounting officer he should always have a working balance in hand. With regard to fees of pupils being paid to the treasurer quarterly, considerable difficulty was experienced in obtaining the accounts at definite da,tesfrom the local centres. The committee discussed the whole question of receipts and expenditure on technical instruction account. The expenditure had greatly exceeded the limit for several years pa.st. and the difficulty now was how to retrieve the loss that had been sustained. There was a deficit on the 1st of April, 1894, of X327 10s lid, and the expenditure during the past year amounted to £1.208 lis lOd. It was recognised that nothing could be done to stop the expenditure this session in cases where definite arrangements ha.d been entered into and liabilities incurred, and it was re- solved that no new classes be started without the direct sanction of this committee, and that the organising secretary be rc-questsd to prepare a state- ment for the information of the finance committee, showing what clashes (if any) could be discontinued this year, and also submit an estimate of the probable expenditure for the session ending Mav, 1896. Mr Warburtoa Lee said the Technical Instruction Committee, after the Main Roads Committee, was the chief spending committee of the Council. It was in the first instance an exceedingly smali committee but it had recently been considerably enlarged. The auditor had made certain objections, and they seemed to be of a reasonable character, and he was some- what surprised that the Finance Committee had not kept a more watchful eye on the Technical Instruc- tion Committee. The committee had certain sums allotted to it to spend, bnt during the last two years the committee liaci-he was not very sure of the figures-spent 4-700 more than the sum belonging to them. He thought they might safely sav tha.t at the end of the present financial year, there would be a deficit of £ 1000 i-nis Nvas rurely not a correct state of things. It seemed to be management at random. Could they not have the same business qualities exhibited as were displayed in other departments. It might be held that a good deal of this technical instruction did very little good in proportion to the amount spent upon it. That was a matter of opinion, but at all events the commute ought not to spend more money tha.n belonged to it. He thought some much moredra.stic remedies should be taken than those proposed by the Finance Committee. It seemed to him that the best way to spend money would be that first of all the money available should be ascertained, and then it should be distributed to the different districts i according to the rateable value, and ought to be administered by the local committees in those dis- tricts. There would then be no chance of more money being expended during the year than they had to expend. He spoke with some little feeling on the matter, because at his end of the county they had had no benefit to any extent of that large expendi- ture. The money had been chiefly expended in the urban centres—in towns like Rhyl and Mold. T_- C'f 'T" Mr Samuel Davies said he found that llhvl had been alive to its interests, and there were no les:, than eleven classes in Rhyl. He thought it was the duty of the Organising Secretary to draw the atten- tion of the Council if he thought that a district was getting more than its reasonable share. I Mr Parry said the mat.ter had been discussed. He I failed to see what more the Finance Coll., u-ittee could have done. The amount of the deficit would he about S". Mr Mostyn Williams, the organising secretary, said that out of the technical instruction money £ 150 was voted to the Clerk for his services at the- Joint Education Committee. That would reduce the amount to £ 550. and that might be accounted for bv the expense of the dairy school, dairy classes, agricul- tural education, and field experiments. It was his idea that the money for those purposes was to be provided outside the sum allotted to technical educa- tion. He had always understood that the sum of £650, the residue of the liquor money, was allotted to technical education, but when X200 was deducted for agricultural education only 4450 was left, and their estimates were thrown wrong. Whether he was to blame or the committee he could not say. Mr Ll. Jones said the Finance Committee could do nothing else than pay the bills which were sent to them by the Technical Instruction Committee. Mr Warburton Lee said he had only been added to the committee, and the excesa of expenditure took place before. He did not mean to impute blame to the Finance Committee. He thought that com- mittee should have called more attention to the matter. Mr Ll. Tone-i said the laxitv had been on the part of the Technical Instruction Committee. That year they found that they were gettine really beyond what the Finance Committee thought right and proper, and they took upon themselves to request the orsranisina secretary to drop certain classes. Mr Elwy Williams agreed with Mr Lee that the system was a bad one. As far as he could ju-Ige, the best plan wonld be to allocate to the local com- mittees a certain amount of money to carry out the work. Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., said the Technical In. struction Committee was confined as to expenditure within certain limits, and he was not aware those limits had been exceeded. The financial vear differed from the financial year of the County Council. The estimate of the organising secretary was that the actual amount of expenditure last year. after deduct- ing X169 for fees and grants, was E595. The com- mittee could only be guided by the estimate which the organising secretary placed before it. There had been one misunderstanding. The secretary had been under the impression that the amount voted for agricultural instruction was outside the qrint of £ 650. That had never been his idea at alf, and he thought it ought to be perfectly clear that the crrait was to be within the amount that was allocated for technical instruction. He thought the best plan would be for the Conncil to instruct the Technical Instruction Committee at its next meeting to co again into the figures, and as far as thr-y were able to allocate the amount of expenditure for what he might call each educational yeas, and compare it with the County Council year, so that the amount allowed should not be exceeded. The Chairman said he agreed with Mr Herbert ijewis as to the Lyrant for agricultural education. Mr Herbert Lewis moved that the committee he instructed to carefully examine the fienres rda.ting to the expenditure upon technical instruction, and ascertain what had been actually expended in rr- spect of the past financial and educational year, and report to the next Council. Mr Robert Roberts seconded, and it was aereed to. Mr Warburton Lee moved that it also be an in- struction to the committee to consider the question of administration in the future, and whether it would not be more desirable to allocate the money t3 different districts to be expended by the local com- mittees. Mr Iidwy Williams seconded, and it wns agreed to. II FrlANCE. At n. meeting of the Finance Committee held on the 23th of November, the Clerk explained what hid transpired at the meeting of the Queen's Ferry Bridge Committee, and that although the Conncil had delegated its powers to them in carrying out the con- struction of the bridge, etc., it was desirable that the payments to be made to contractors and others should receive the sanction of the Council and the Committee, recommended the Comity Council to sanction the payment of the whole of the accounts now ;iibrnittei, the sh.me having been examined by the Queen's Ferrv Bridge Committee, amounting in the whole to —4.116 7fi 7rl, and with regard to accounts forming- part of and included in the above-mentioned sum which have been already paid by the Treasurer, the Committee recommended the Council to sanction the payment thereof as fully and effectually as if they had been ordered to be paid br the Conncil on the direct recommendation of the Committee in the first instance. The Committee took into co^sidera- tion the manner in which the payments in cornection with the Quecn's Ferrv 13iidge should be made in future, and recommended the County Council to set apart a sum of monev wherewith to make them, not exceeding the sum of £ 8,000, empowering the Queen's Ferrv Bruise Committee, the Treasurer and the Clerk of the Council to draw upon such sum to satisfy the engineer's certificates and any sum requiring immediate payment in connection wi-h the bridge the contracts ferries, and expenses relating thereto. so as to render unnecessary the calling of special meetings of the Finance Committee and the County Council to sanction such navments. but that all accounts with vonohers be laid before this Committee at their next following meeting.-The County treasurer submitted his statement of a^rorints for the quarter -iicii-d th, 30th of September, 1895, showing a balance due to the County Council on that date after deducting outstanding cheoues of S234 2.3 2d. The outstanding <-heou„s nt the end of the ou.,irter amounted to SI.531 98 lid-The Treasurer reported that there was in hand that dav a sum of E3,131 6191. ,t,vilicr beeti called by the Government auditor to the large balances in the hands of the Main Koads Inspector, it was rec;olvrd-Tlllt the Council be recommended to instruct the v?o.? ?C?rn?n ;L tteea when deling with accoun?s, and before pre. entin0 same to this committee for payment, to ascertain e?ch qn?rter the balances in the han? of t)2 t' -tC(',On fit /lit, Mcoa,tt_ng officers, and to so frame their  and estin?t? in future as to prevent snch bhonces assuming undue proportions.—The report of the auditor c?),n? the attention of the Council to th» unsatisfactory state ? "? accounts te'at;n? to tMhn.Ml mstrnction and the difncnttv he experienced .7- -I:- lU Ucitling W-th then1, was fallv considered, and it appealed the amonnt expended under this heal f ir "f' T)e °Rising Secreta-y attended the meeting, and replied to the inquiries of the Committee ns to theclasaes at present in exist- ence, and the Possibility of reducing the number. There are f forty-four clasps in ten centres, ten of the clas-;es were in RhyJ, and of these it was found three „ m.gnt be discontinued, viz. the wood carving class the pbysiozrit)hv clasq, and the building and cnn- struetton class, thus effecting a saving of about S49. It W:1,S resoh-ed that the Council be recommended to order the discontinuance of the last thrpe laz;t named clil,;Res, itii(i tlitt no fresh classes of anv kind be started without its direct sanction and approval —It was further resolved that the Council do direct that no irl(litionil apptr--ttiis be ordered for the u-e of existing classes without the written sanction of the Technic.1 Instruction Committee or of the Chair- mnn or Vice-chairman thereof.- It wns reported that the Hawarden Rural District Council were nn-ain in arrear to a large amount in respect of the calls due on the 27th of July and the 28th September last, amonntinc in the whole to £1,359 18s 2d, and it was ecided that the Clerk can the attention of the I defaulting ??o'?t-o their reputed non-eompHMce  the PrecePts of the Council, .?nd demand tmrned? ?t? e payment of the amount due. or in the .L I' event or iiirther delay that le!z-tl proceedings be l. nstitnted for the recovery thereof.—The subject of providing the amount to be contributed hy the connty, in connection with the proposed increased accommodation at the North Wales Countv Lunatic Asylum, was again broueht forward and deferred for future consideration.—The Clerk laid before the committee a resolution adopted by the committee of victors of the Asylum. granting ? sapernnnu?tion of 153 per week to Thomns Roberts, an ?ttenda?t ncnpM!t.?ccl for further duty bv reason of iUne? and in6rm.ty. he heinQ' sixty-two years of age, and having completed thirty-one years' .ervice to the Ratiqfactirm of the committee of visitors. It w? reso ved th?t the County Council he recommpnrlpfl t? approve and confirm such resolution.-The com- utfcee considered the resolution, adopted by the n S Committee, deling with the best mode of raising the ?monnt required for the purpose of erecting the Queen's Ferry Bridge and ? '??? ???ted therewith, .nd resolved that J the Countv Council be ?commended to bo-row    the Queen's Ferrv Bridge 4ct m1i 8'°ne a"th°e f ?'"? ??e. so as to Clerk ° of th nf mort??e. ?nd th?tthe ?erk ? ? ? f  be '?ructed to advertise for tenSpr to adva.nce the money, stati"2 at what rate oor f iinntteeireesst t, and the tota,l mortgage' ?o? ?e I of intei-est, and the total niort-a-e' costs, the principal to be repaid pither in thirty', forty, or sixty jears at the election of the borrowers. The minutes were adopted. T I SURCHARGES. I Hl tne audjtor'" rep3rt. qeveral !!nm>; were snr- charge, and 1\1r H. Smith asked who was respon:3ible mu amoants so surcharged. The Clerk said the auditor had been cal'ed noon es'?te his re?ons for the .urchMSM. and he bRd also been informed that an ?P? ?o?dbe made I ??o ?s Local Government Board against the sur- charges. -1 COXSERVATORS. I     Fishery District of the River Dee:-Ilessrs T.  s!°&. S'siS W. Lee, Ea"etb^ S. Perkq. and g?,el  The following were Pointed conservators of the Messr-yT?1StnCt of t e RÏ\'ers Elwy and lwvd Messrs Burgovne Watts. R. Jones, Dr. E?rh? ?i_ressrs.T. L.-Nruspratt, R. Jolley, Thomas Jones, and E. W. Wa.Ithall. l\Ir G. A. Parrv was anpointed a conservator on th? Cm,«S7b" S:POinlea -?ervator on r™ TYBROUGHTOX. I xne order made for the establishment of a u I er)nncil for the parish of Tybroughton was, o. the mot. of M, Warburton Lee, c?SrmS °° 1 -1 RESULT OF INQTTIRTFS I ihe Council considered the renort* nf variol1R committees, which had been ?MoS ? °'d P'lWlC inquiries in the county, under th. wL c ,'al Government Acts, l?ande??h "?'°? ? Lo?I Governmen the application Of the Mold Urban Council, to extend teheJr r boun^dari.es so as to include the townahiP n orBnr™ oaco^, be granted. This was confirmed. An order granting an Urban A. Prestatyn and Melidan, on the liSToT th2 °UDC1- t0 dmft order, was con6rMed oo^,Q^X°&,>° Connah's Quay, on the lines of tbe former order, was confirmed, Mr Ajtbury voting iSvlnst An order forming Buckle v Into an Urban Sa.nitary District, was als o confirmed, Ur Astbury stating that  The committee appointed reported against Ff'non-  into an Urban Sanitary District. )Ir 'V. Joies spoke a-ainst tbe decision of the commhtee:, aIJd after con;iderable discussion the con- sider'1tiou of the report was adjourned to the next SSSS. of the Council, by twenty-six S5-S I fourteen. THE VORTD RRTnr-    Llewelyn Jones had given notice that he I wo^ld movI^ That this Conner respectfullv requests tlm TWK; u i • 6 ^onnty Council to appoint seven I councmors to meet seven to be appointed by this Council to confer with the landowners ?nd others interested as to the desu-abiHty of aceu ricg the V oryd Bride, a.nd to report to their respecti =ilttb, best terms upon which it can be c&rneg out. Mr Jones said tha.t having reg,%rd f, .i th a provisional contract for the purc??c ?.??e had been entered intend th.T.tthp,?-' resolution might induce someone to tl nl ? oTf fy a profit by reseMing to the Joint C ,u?t??'? feeling sure that this would st?nd in ? '? would not move the resolution. ?Y he TAXATION OF CYCLIC" Mr John BeIlM moved that in tho or" °? r ?'B Council, it is just and equitable that nd h?'01} of thia tricycles should be taxed and regist-r-d ^\and copy of this resolution be forwarded to th» ? ?h&ncel. at of the Exchequer. Mr H. T. Smith seconded. Mr G. Parry opposed. He h?d no obWrI0?t° cyclists being regi?tered, but he strong v???°? taxation. Surely trade was not so brisk theY could afford to tax the only mdustry wH'? seemej to have any life in it. The resolution was carried bJ v twenty. two votes ta thirteen. ADJOURNED. The parish meeting of Marford and HoseW for power to enable them to appoint trnS Wto Gresford charities.  Mr H. G. Roberts moved that the application be granted. Mr Llew. Jones seconded. An amendment, adjourning the matter until Denbighshire had been coruriluilicated with was carried. I APPROVED. A resolution, passed by the àfonm0f1thohire Connt Council, in favour of repealing sec 30 of the LocJ Government Act, 1888, and extendi™ to COantJ' councils the authority to deal with all mr, '3 n°* dealt with by the Standing Jomt Comnikw  also a resolution, passed by the ,a.n<* also a resoluti0n, pMsed by the '\rn."i? ???? County Conncil, requesting Her Miijpstv'? Govern- ment lo introduce a measure authl)l'¡i!! ment; tointrodccea. meMure !tuthori,i' °  rura.! authorities to assess to the n'M n? values, ground rents, royalties, and w' -i" vW AVes> were approved and adopted. LIGHT KAILWAVS. e. ( ±ne ?oancn adopted a resolution, r" the Government that the construction of i;^ t0 ways in rural districts would b° of g-reat local advantage, and a substantial bentlit tr, Z fio^caitare and commerce. o

BERSHAM PARISH COUNCIL. The ordinary monthly meting )f t?,<?; f.??! was held on Thursday eveuin??),. 5: the Infant School, Penygelii" Ti,e?  sent :-Messrs. G. J. Jones, ch?r.nM • ?? -m?' Jones, vice-chairman J. F. Ed?bn?. lmel Williams, Hugh Jones Edwards E?' ??.? Wm. Reese, Thomas Roberts, Ll. ci}rSr?t???' A. Edwards, Daniel Jones, John Jones wiS Joseph Wilcoxon, clerk. The clerk ?was pi???r? to inform Mr Maing?v. agent S* estate, that about eighteen acres of land are re- quired for allotments in the De?hbo?'h"?? ?? Southsea and Llydiart Fanuv.-It ? proposed by the Vice-Chairman, and seconded Mr? Reese, "That the Counci!.asawho!e.for?' self into a committee to arrange as to t??' chase of land :nd erection of a parish hali   conformity of the resolution passed by the ?n?- meeting on the 29th ult.?rr.) r,. ,<>Lnugton proposed That the consent of the rv„T Council and Loc.d Government B?rd be soS for power to raise a loan of £ 1.500 for a p?'  sixty years, repayable by annual instants ?f principal and interest, for the purposes apcrotS by the parish meetin on the 29th ult., and tha.t a copy of the resolution passed at the meeting be forwarded to the above named authoSS ? ? was seconded by Mr Daniel Williams andc? -It was proposed by Mr Carrington. ,S seconded by Mr Wm. Reese. That ?v ?nSr who has in view any suitable land for baS'' the Parish HaH be desired to mform the clerk, ♦I ?uar!S £ he write to the owners thereof, in? ing ? they are prepared to sell land to the Coancd. The following sites were named .ttS meeting rr :-In front of Cross Foxes Hotel, girdew in High-street belonging to Mrs Burtou land in Victoria-road owned by Mr H. J. Edwards, laud in High-street" owned by Mr James Price, land in Church-street and Tudor-street owned bv Mr John Davies, Tvnvcoed. -A meeting of the Numbering and Streets Com- mittee was held at the Infant School on the 5th instant. There were present :—Messrs J. F Edisbury (clairman), William Jones, Thomas Roberts, and John A. Edwards. Tenders were received from the following, for street name plates (cast iron), 4in., in raised letter, painted black and white, also cast iron. numbers for doors, painted black and white :-R. U: Jones, Wrexham, single number. 13s 6d ner I gross, double numbers, 21- unfixed; J. C. Gittins, Wrexham, single numbers, lIs per gross, double numbers, 21s, nnhxe3, three figures, 2s 3d per dozen Robert Roberts Penybank, Coedpoeth. 10s 6d single. and 18s double, name plates. Is 6.M per letter. EIO 15g for fixing Messrs Cudworth and Johnson, Wrex- ham, name plates, 5d per letter, unfixed; Mr S. Moss, Coedpoeth. name plates. Is 91 per ietter, fixed, single numbers. 3s per dozen, fixed, double, 4s per dozen. fixed Mr John Harrison. Coed- noeth. name plates. 6d per letter, fixed, number, Is Gd per dozen single, numbers fixed, 2s per dozen double. numbers fixed, 2s 7d per dozen three. numbers fixed. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr William Jones, seconded by Mr Thomas Roberts, that the tender of Mr John Harrison be accepted for the strec-t name plates 6d per letter fixed, single numbers Is 61 per dozen fixed. double numbers 2s. and three nnm- ber,; 2s 7d. the work to be complete! by the 15th of FebruarT, 1896. At this stace of the meeting Mr J. F. Edisbnry feeling agerieve! and insnlted by a. member of the committee. left the room, intimating that it would be his painful duty to resign his membership on the council. lecause of such arfion. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Carrington. seconded bv Mr nlDieI TV illiams. That the Clerk write to Mr Edisbury informing him that the committ. -(- strondv dis- approves of the action and conduct of the mem- her in question at the meetinc. and siocerelv trust that he would not resign h's membership of the committee, as they could n.>t afford to lose his valuable services and experience." It TaS proposed that the Vice-Chairman examine the plans of the East Denbighshire Railway. and report to the next meeting to what extent the viroposed railway interferes with their toTn?hip. This was all the business, and tho meeting

I MAELOR RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. At the meeting of this conncil, ()'1 Satnrd.iv. there were present :-The. Hon. G. T. Konvon. ciiafrraan: ,.or l ¡Y II"" Me-srs E. Peel. G. Wardle. T. -Toru- J..Jerfrie*. and J. H. Powell, with the Clerk, Mr R. E. LLwd. Mr Green and Mr T. T. Chubh. sanitary inspectors, and Air L .Butler, surveyors.—-The Surveyor sfiu^c! that he had written to Mr T. G. Bosea-.von. aokil1 him ic he would meet the conncil in Iayi:i<r a new dmin ia Flalghton parish. The roads over the bridges helon-ing to the Wrexham and Ellesmere R.iiUvay Company- in Overton were in a verv dirtv condition. -it was decided to write to Mr fJ-^nrfe Owen, the enemeer of the and Mr Jeffries was askeS to go with the Surveyor and Mr Bn^ nven to view the dram complained of.—The Clerk read a letter from the Local Government Board de',Iinin<T to sanction the re-appointment of Mr T. T. Chubb as inspector f.rthe parish of Isvcopd. and aski;i_r the conncil to add that parish to Mr Green's district-It was decided to write to the Local Govern ment Board ask- ln them to reconsider their decision.—The Clerk stated that Mr Peel had paid his rrvnised contribn- tioli of E380 the Overton dvainaeo scheme, nnd the Council expressed their tlmks to Mr reel.— A balance of El53 due to the Ellosriere District Council on account of the Overton rlrainasre scheme, and a proportion of the sum of X51 were ordered to be raid.-A resolution passed by the Overton Palish Council, complaining of there beins in two yenrs an accnnimnlation of five inches of sediment in the main sewer, was retri.-)Ir Wvatt wrote statiDS that he had urged again and again the necessity of appointing a man to take care of the sewers, and to see that the flushing was done. No anpointment had been made. and he found that there was a deposit in the sewer in High-street.- Mr Peel said no donbt when all the pipes were put together something would be done towards cleansing the drain.-)Ir Peel called attention to a new man- hole near Mr Goderich's house, which was half full, and permission was given to have it cleaned.—Mr Wvatt wrote stating that it might be possible that the Dew drain would hase to cross some gardens in School-lane, and he recommended that notice to that effect he given.—Mr Peel said there would be no opposition to that course by the landlords, but Mr Wm. Jones would, he thought, expect compensation. —It was decided that notice should be given.—The Chairman said he had seen Mr Warburton Lee with regard to the swine fever regulations, and he had since written to say that the County Council under- stood that Maelor was to be included in the in- fectious area of Shropshire. On October 9th another inspector called upon the Clerk to the Connty Coun- cil. and proposed that the portion of Shropshire ad- joining Maclor should be declnred free. Mr Kelly said that conrse would suit Maelor. On October 29th an extraordinary Order was issued, but it was almost impossible to understand it. and the Flintshire authorities seemed to have thoroughly misunder- stood it. He had since heard from the Board of Agriculture that its effect was to throw Ellesmere and Oswestry open. bnt not Whitchurch. It seemed to him that the Board was acting with the utmost discourtesy in is=ni!isj an order w!i:h did not carry out the expeditions which they had led them to form withont making anv communication whatever wit'¡ the county authorities with reference to the chance in their views and intentions, ne also stated that Mr Kelly h-id written asking that Whitchurch and Wem should be declared open. The Chairman said It. was the most extraordinary muddle that ever was. The Board of Agriculture should send an interpreter with their Order. They must wait for an answer to Mr Warburton Leo's remonstrance.

'I There are over 3.000 ten, states in India aud Cevlon alone, each producing a ten. of a flavour peculiar to itsdi. It is the work of the tea-taster to know something about the best varieties. No man can learn 11.11 about them in a life-time, and nothing valuable can be known by any except those who mR.ke the tea trade their special stmlv. W. Pjillips Co., LtéL the Tea Specialists, Wrexham.