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WREXHAM. BOROUGH WAGISTRaT&V COURT. I SATcnmy. — Before J. F. Edisbary, E:q., and William l'richiU'.l. E-q. POrr.THV STEALING. -1 Chariot Jo'm.on, of SonthsiM, and Ttlama.9 Gittins, of Salop, were charged with stealing a number .)f fowl", valued i'.t 24^. the property of Ralph Nk XV,t Grove, Wrexham whilst :Jf,.Ï1 JOI;e;; (►wr-nty-two), of Elephant- yard, W>exlj.i.m, and Harr-h Hogan, of Pierce s- square, Wrexiiiiiii. wei-e charged with receiving the same knowing them to ha.ve been stolen.—\YK1 wr Cbmnn, ptrdener, in the employ 1 _1.1 of the identilieu tne i"-vi, pUJUUvCU I as the pr.-pmty r.f his master, which he missed from th" hercote the pt> vious dity.-P.S. Hzirv,,v stated -t i>t line o'clock on Friday morning, from information received, ho went to West Grove, urnl rf:»:<-o examined the henoote. He found the lock had been forced. From inquiries made he went to Juimpon'i loaginqs, and there saw Sar- h Jones. He asked her if she had been at the Anchor olerhouæ, and had there offered a white hen and game hen for sale. She said, '• Yes." He then asked her if she could account for the fowl on the table being dressed, but she made no reply. Ho at^d her where the other fowls were, and she said, In the loft. She then t,vo liens from between the m&ttre..? of 't? bed. He then locked her up, and chahw with receiving ti?fowld knowsug them to hira Iv.en stolen, t? which bhc m?de ao replv Ab.mt t::rM o'clock on Friday a?erco-n h? went <o the prisoner harah Hc t-) an,6 jiou^e. Before he got there he saw prisoner standing at the door with a little girl. When she fi;-w witness she ii-iovt-d inside quickly. Witness ran to the door, and saw prisoner com- iiig out oil th-.» c al stance. W lien she saw witness she stood with her back against it. Witness paid, You were in the Cambrian aults with two men who were iu possession of fowls," which prisoner denied. V.'itiie-i *,You went up CoHege-eticrt." and this :1.120 she denied. Witness next -1 What have you got in the gp^nce ? and she said "Nothing." Witness -vr-r.t into the pi u-e a;ni found the cock and hen produced. He was about; to go upstairs wheil prisoner said, Hare, dont go upstairs you have not got a warrant." He then charged prisoner with receiving stolen propertv, and on the road to the police station she said, I give a shilling for each fowl." At twelve o'clock on Friday night witness went to Chester, and arrested Johnson and Gittius in a lodging-house in Castle-street. He charged them with the oifence, and they admitted it.—Hogan denied having any knowledge of the theft, and the prisoner Johnson said he told her when he sold them that they were his own property.—Prisoners were remandod. A MID-NIOUT SCU1TLK AND CIaSE. I m TXT • I William Carroll, ft tramp, ni vvigan, waa charged with assaulting William Daries, of 2, Crescent-ioad, Wrexham.—Complainant- said that at twelve o'clock the previous evening, the little dog in hit3 house commenced to bark, and he thought there waa somebody about the house. lie got up and went downstairs. He went round to the front, but could see no one. On goiug to the back he found prisoner standing in the yard. Ho asked the man what he was doing there, and prisoner became violent. He had two bottles of beer in his pocket, and these he threw at complainant. One went through the fanlight, and the other struck complainant on the head, inflicting a wound which was the cause of the bandage on his head. Complainant went for the police, and they subsequently captured the prisoner. Prisoner's sou gave corroborative evidence.—P.C. Roberts deposed to apprehending the prisoner, whum he took into custody. The man was under the influence of drink, and his head was bleeding badly.—In reply to the bench, P.S. Salisbury said he took the prisoner to the Infirmary. There were four or five cuts on the back of the man's head, which must have been caused by blows.—Prisoner said the complainant and others set upon him with a poker, and knocked him down henseiess. He could not get lodgings that night, and he was going to knock about until morning. He had been a soldier, and he was going to volunteer. The bench said that, seeing that prisoner had received punishment somewhere, they would take a lenient view of the case, and impose a tiue of 2s 6d and costs, or I seven days iu default. MOKDAY.—Before J. F. Edisbnry, Esq. (in the I chair), \V. Prieliard, Esq., and G. Bevan, Esq. DKCXKKKXESS. I P.C. Elias Davie?, charged Charles Briscoe, John Allen, and Arthur Edwards, all from the neighbourhood of Pentre, with being drunk in the Beast Market at 8.30 p.m. on the 14th inst.—The constable stated that the defendants were together, and were Ft&cgering drunk. They informed him that they hnd got their drink from the Victoria Inn.—Briscoe and Allen were fined 5s and costs, and Edwards was fined 7s 6d and costs. The latter did not appear. P.S. Salisbury charged Thomas Mitchell, a labourer, with being drunk and disorderly in High-street on Saturday evening, the 13th inst.— A fine of 5" and costs was inilicted. Sergeant Harvey charged Annie Jane Williams (who sttite(I that clio resided in a van in New- town) with being drunk and disorderly ic Charles- town ) wi'li be:i L?Ll a- street on hVii;vday, the 13th of the present month. —Fined 2s 6..1 and costs. Sergeant Salisbury charged Ann Daley with being drrxk iu Charles-street en the previous Monday night, at ten o'clock.—Fined 2s 6d and costs. n- Tor "T Tr- r' I in* louLTr.r CASE. J The men and womei concerned in the poultry case, partiv heard on Saturday (and reported above) were again brought before the magistrates. The evidcr.ee given on Saturday was repeated, and the following new witnesses were heard. P.C. Roberts having given corroborative evidence, Harriet Jones, of the Anchor Inn, Mount-street. stated that Sarah Jones called at the Anchor Ian between nine and ten on the morning of the Sth inst., and offered to 8ell two fowls tu her. The tffcv was not accep. ted, how. ever. Emily Iiogsrs, of the Cumbrian Vaults, Town- hill, said that Hogsm called at the vaults, and asked lier to ¡,1- prisoner a shilling to buy a fowl which she had under her arm. Witness refused to do this. The mala prisoners pleaded guilty, and the female prisoners not guilty. The latter said that the male prisoners sold the fowls to them, and said that they belonged to Johnson's brother. Johnson and Gitiins were sent to gaol for two mouths, with liird labour, and Jones and Hogan were lined 5s and costs, or seven days' imprison- ment. Mr Edisburv said he wished, on behalf of him- self and brother magistrates, to express their high opinion on the way Sergeant Harvey had worked up the case. They thought he deserved high credit and praise fur so doing. He had done it very well. TUI--SD.k-V. -Before the Mayor (Thomas Jones, I Esq.), J. F. Edisbury, Esq., A. Ll. Hughes, Esq., and G. Be van, E,-(1. i:ncnixc. I P.C. Elias Davies charged Edward Williams, Ruthin, with begging in Church-street on the previous evening at 5.30. The officer stated that a person complained to him of the prisoner's conduct, and upon going to Church-street he saw the prisoner go into two or three shops. He was very insulting when he was refused alms.-Tbe prisoner was lined 2s 6d and costs. URUNKENNES.H. Sergeant Harvey charged Catherine Cavanagh, a tramp, with being drunk and disorderly at the Police Station on the previous evening, at about 7.30.-The sergeant stated that he was at the Police Station at the time stated, when the prisoner, who was drunk, asked for a ticket for admittance to the tmmn ward. Witness told her to go away and come back in an hour's time. She went away, but came back again and became most disorderly. She tried to bite the sergeant, and it took two other officers to hold her whilst she was being searched.—Fined 5s and costs. P.C. John Jones charged David Evans, Rhyd Broughton, with being drunk and disorderly on Town-hill on the previous evening at 8.30.-Fined 2a 6d and costs. WEDNESDAY.—Before William Pritchard, Esq., I and Ll. Hughes. Esq. DRUNKENNESS. I Edward Belton (thirty) collier, of 3, Tudor- street, Coedpoeth, was charged with being drunk and incapable.-P.C. John Jones stated that about eight o'clock the previous evening he saw the prisoner in Bellevue. He was lying face downwards, and would have been run over if a young man had not saved him. The man was taken to the Police Station on the ambulance.— Fined Is and costs. P.C. Salisbury charged Elizabeth Williams (forty-nine), of Shrewsbury, with being drunk and disorderly.—The policeman said that at 1.15 on Wednesday morning he saw the prisoner drunk and disorderly in the Beast Market. He had previously cautioned the woman at nine o'clock and at eleven o'clock, and had cleared her out of the town.—P.S. Harvey said the prisoner created a disturbance at Harvey's lodging-house, and he had to send « policeman there.—Prisoner said she hawked, and had lost her laces and Moore's almanacks. She had about 2s in her possession. She would give that if the magistrates would let her go.—Prisoner was ordered to pay the coats, I and discharged with a caution. (
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ViRBXHAM SCHOOL BOARD. j
ViRBXHAM SCHOOL BOARD. j At the monthly meeting of the Wrexham B-ti-d, on Fridtiv., there were present Mr Jo!m Francis (chairman), the Very Rev. Mgr. Slaughter. Mr William Thomas, Mr J. O-swell Bury, Mr R. Sauvnge, and Mr J. Whittingham, with the clerk (Mr Thomas Bnry). and the attendance officer (Mr D Lloyd Jones). 11 STATISTICS. The Attendance Omsr reported the average attendance for the two "tided December 22nd to be 61 7, compared with 75 last year. The average per cent, present for t!i« week ended January 12th was 76 8 last year 67-7. H.M. INSPECTOR'S RETORT. The inspector's report oil the Board Schools was as follows Bovs" Schori.—" Tivs school. which continues to be tang-ht with conspicuous z -a »I n.i .ib'iir.v, is main- tained in a condition of til.i ill tiii elemeniiiry c!as<?. and apt-c fi.: S'lt'jefta. I \V.L-; pitr ticularly p'eassd v.-i.i ill uitrtte.riy way in which tb" boys in the hisjher slaniaris «r„ng some teats at sight, and alio rcii'li- ed t dittieu t a m; oi ihree pari* A praiseworthy »top. wor.by oi cnco'r.ageiiieiit and of emulation, is th« intr.vlaction of chip carving as a subject of instruction far in the clasa. The popii teacher.) iiavc piJ-ied ai exceedingly goyi eximinati',n." School.—" VIx'.wl:ent order prevails in the girl", school, which is tan^ht with mark -1 ability and success. The work throughoul. is syscMaLic and intelligent." Very sv :-f ir progress hm been ill-tti- bv "he ■ ifatits, whu are under the !,ire of a devoted and sympatt:y.ic I' ^.d unstress. Kinder- garten occupations are a. proii'-ing fei'nre in the instruction, and tin so wt doncf.'eas be further developed wb- II the little t:eno'ars have moved to the nc -v n.n "i t snit^h'n premises." The total grant received wai £ 727 3, and the fee Kraai; auiuauivd t > £323. TIn: :\li;W IliCíIClOLS. lleoorts were reeeivd as to tlio progress of the wor k at the Victoria D">ard Schools, i.nd seventl, matters relating thereto were discussed. ulr Moss, the architect, was in attendance, and was iu consultation with Lie Bja:d. THI: CI.I;K'S >NU\BKI-OUT. The C!c-rk rL- i,i lii: ;tuuti report, whica was as follows Guildhall, Wrexham, 19th January, 1S00. To the Members of the Baard. GENTLEMEN,—I beg to sabmit the following I report ,or-,n t SRBTINOS AND ATTENDANCES OF MHIEEUS IN J.O:¡, I Number of rneetinfjs held, 29. Attendances— The Chairman (Sir It. E. the Vice- Chairman (Mr John i'Vanei;), 27; the Very tlv. Mgr. tjlaunhter, 24; Mr J. Osvved Bury, 25; Mr William Thomas, 23; Mr iiofert Sauvage, 22; Mr James Whirtimjham, 23. The number of chiijren fro iiI the municipal boroURh ou the bjoka Of tlh, R.ty Board School at the close of the year wa3 238, and these, I\dd.d to 2 260, the number on the registers of the Wrexham Elemeutaiy fcjohjol-. make t.jyether 2,548. The average attendance continaes to be lamentably lorv-, and the Board Lave had t hi serious qnc^tijn before them timo after time. 111 October last a resolution was passed in lavour of appointing a female atcendHnc- officer, but thu master isatpreaect standing over pending your further instructions. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings taken :— Number of persons su.j'.inon^tl before the Board 137 Number of childreri so interred to 168 Warnings given against illegally employing children of school azfe- By forma.! notice 3 i Y<rbl\ny, ¡,on 50 Proceedings for d; (i 3 Parents sum.noiie l before the magistrates 37 For breach oi hve-Iav.s 16 14 Proceedings io: br*tch ci ditto 8 HhUdren seat to industrial schools— 4 I (}¡rb. 0 CllItCBKX AT INDUSTRIAL SCUOOLS. At the end of 1839 there wert) on the books of the following i::dcstr!l schools or institutions 27 boys laud 8 girls from Wrexham, v;z. Boys. Girls. The Bishop Btowu Meruo-ial School, Stockport 8 0 The Chester Ceruined IndaatrittI School 16 1 St. John's Institution for deaf and dumb, Boston Spa 1 1 The Catholic Blind. Asylum, Liverpool 0 1 The Yorkshire Catholic Girls' School 0 1 Northembeiland Cottage Homes (trans- ferred from Birkenhead Indu.-trial Scho:). 0 2 St Mary's Indnntriat School, Kirkdale, Livc-rpo, 0 1 Hightovrn (Liverpool) Truants' School 2 0 Lircrpool ??hoo) for the Blind 0 1 27 8 Under T'JV^i.strates' Orders three bo_> s were sent during lESt; J th,, Liverpool Truant School. Thde were -it the close of the year seven boys ont on licet!cc. Ou further tost and from enquiries made, the reacits alt-.iia,-d by this method of dealing with persistent truant playing are in most eased en- couraging. VISITS TO INDUSTHIAL SCDODLS. The Very Rev. 1L,r. Hi"uh;:r, a.nd Mr J. OW;t:: Bury, two of the membtrs of the Board, were good enough on the 20th June last, to pa.)" a visit to the Bishop Bro MI Meinrri vl School, at Stockport, aud a eh. p'.t-asirg report appear-in tile appendix. IiVE EAWS. FTANI>A!:D OF EXEMPTIùX. By the operation of the Elerrientfery Education School Attendnncc Act 1893, Amendment Act 1899, the age :-if which standard Gr other prescribed exemption from school ittletidance euu be claimed was raised fi'-i,d eleven to tw-^ire, and the bve-laws ranction-j i 21 it Junuaij 1S98, are ther^fcre to be read accordingly. THE NEW ISOAllD SCHOOL. a he Tenderi; for the Victoria Bo;<rd School resulted I :n :t contract being entered into with Mr William E. S^nov- bni'ccr, W>v-xham, the sum arrired at being J £1151CJ, the date of completion fixed fur 1-jt January, 1S01. The puichaso irmi.ry for tho site, contract sum for bmlaings, and in*:i*iental expenses, I?icit.iing cert,,tiu school c- t-owect to be comprisc-d in t!,o ioiin application, amounted altogether to ?14567. The sanction of the Education De arL- ment having bean obtained. Il.c necossarv advances ?er& ?rr?rKcd to be granted by the Pab!ic Works Loa Commts^icners, the !!le of iut?rest bein? pr?y-iani.Hy £ 2 15 j per cent per annum, aud the peritd of repAymenu by instalments within thirty yeaiu froiii the date oi b itrowitig. Mr Yi. Lee alkor, of tins to'.vn, was anpointcd citrk of the We. ks, and Inu a'tention and careful reports bear out the testimonials upon whicu the I acceptance cf his service w, strongly recorn- menueti to tke Loard by his former emnloyera, Me Tapp and Jones, and Messrs DaTies Bros. Mr \v i.laer Etatee, s-t n.y teqaest, for the parposc of this re pofi., that rapid progress has bjen made Mi): the election of the sehccln, and he anticipates thus the contract wid bo completed well within the time specified in t'o contract. I1" adds tnat the large block, comprising the Gills Departmem, baa been roofed in and partly sla,cd the Cc.iiug joists Eire fixed, and all window frames built in. This alto applies to the boys' workshop and cookery ro-)m. The care'Rkor's honse has the slating completed, floors laid, wall* and ceilings pla.stered one coat, and I gas supply laid in. The work of roofing of the infants' department ill proceeding, ano will be fiaiahed shTlly. The external wads of the boys' department are built up to a height of tweive feet, aud the internal ones to _1 J. r a neignt oi sixieet lrom Door line. Both the cpiat and west boundary walls have been ertcted, and the coping fixed. The remaining outbuildings and the latrines are also well in hand. 0 At the meeting of yonr Board at which this renort will be presented, letters will be laid before ycu from Mr Moss, the architect for the scboois, as to the satisfactory progress of the work and buildings gener- ally, and in reference to the plan of tno arainnge of the school premises having now been approved of by the Local Authority on the advice of the Borough Surveyor. BOARD SCHOOL ANNUAL REPCllT. The report of her Majesty's Inspector on the Board School just received for the school year euued 31at Oct. last, is most satisfactory alike to the Board and the teaching stall. The grant earned iu each department has been the highest (as was the case last y^ar), viz. Boys, 22* 3d girls, 21s 61; and infants, 17s. The total claim exclusive of Fee Graut for 1899 amounts to X727 3 3. For 1898 it was S748 83, the difference being cue to a larger average attendance of boys in that year when it was ba-ted on boys, 336 girls. 188;' and infants, 153 total, 677 a* compared with boys, 312 girls, 188 and infants, 156 total, 656 in the school year ended 31st October, 1899. EVENING SCHOOL. The Continuation School is again being held during the winter months, under the direction of Mr Dodd, with Mr Fagau and Mr Boothey as instructors. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, IHOMAS Bum', cler k 19th -January, 19W. 'XHO'?NIAS lkm. clerk. I »
JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD. I
JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD. I The following notice of a book 011 Jesus Collese is taken from The Times :— Jesus College is not one of the most famous of Oxford colleges, but it has an interesting and peculiar history which has been well set forth in the present volume, one of the series of College Histories,' by Mr E. G. HpLrdy, the present Vice-Principal of the college. It was the first purely Protestant college founded in Oxford, but this circumstance appears to have had no very direct influence on the position or history cf the society. It was founded in 1571 at the instance of Dr. Hugh Ap Rice or Price. At first the endowments of the college were slender, and it was not until Sir Leoline Jenkins, the most famous and most mnmficent of its principals, bequeathed larce properties to the college that it became a wealthy and flourishing foundation; though the effect of Sir Leoline Jenkins's bequests and of the dispositions made in accordance with them was to render the college henceforth de jure what it had at first been ouly ile facto, an almost exclusively Welsh society."
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GILCHRIST LECTURE AT WREXHAM.!
GILCHRIST LECTURE AT WREXHAM.! THE STORY OF THE HEART. On Friday night the first of a. series of lectures to take place in Wrexham, under the auspices of the Gilchrist Trust, was held in the Public Hall, His Worship the Mayor (Councillor Thomas Jones) presiding. The lecturer was Dr. Andrew Wilson, F.R.S.E., F.S.I., efce., and the subject The story of the heart and the circulation of the blood." The lecture was illustrated by an excellent series of limc-light views. The hall was packed to its utmost capacity. The Mayor, in introducing Dr. Wilson, said he was exceedingly pleased to be able to congratulate the Free Libiary Committee upon the success cf their arrangements, which was so amply proved by that large audience. (Applause) His duty as chair- man was very brief. 1 was to introduce Dr. Wilson, and that gilve him grea; pleasure. (Applause ) Dr. Wilson had more than accomplished his task by the very eminent position which he held in his noble profession. Ho was well known all over the country, and was a man of letters. He (the Mayor) was present as representing the town and to offer a very hearty welcome to the lecturer. (Hear, hear.) He was sure that the subject which Dr. Wilson was going to lecture upon would prove very interesting to them all. They wore all suppo3ed to have a heart—(laughter)—and the story of the heart was a very old one, although he ventured to say that there were mviiy stories that even Dr. Wilson could not reveal and treat upon. (Continued laughter.) There were so many hearts —some hard, some soft, aud he had heard it said th\t a good many were heartless. (Renewed laughter ) tfrom what he had been able to see that might be the case when certain young ladies at a certain period ( l their lives said they gave away their hearts. (Loud laughter.) He was afraid they would all be fer-li-c. g heart sick, so he called upon the lecturer to tell them the story of the heart. (Applause.) Dr. Wilson, who received a most enthusiastic reception, at the outset asked the audience to bear with him as he was suffering trom the prevailing epidemic. He wi died to s-ay how pleased he was to visit Wrexham after an absence of eleven years. He well remembered his lasi appearance there, and the enthusiastic audienoes which welcomed the Gilchrist lectures. They had relieved his mind very much, because if they came to his lecture in such large numbers it showed a great deal for the intelligence and aspirations of Wrexham, and that they would be able to continue those audiences for the rest of the course. The story he was going to tell was about their noble selves, and therefore he could claim that it was of personal interest. There were two preliminary remarks which he desired to make. First, he would speak of the circulation. Now what was meant by a circulation ? It was not like tho flow of a river, because that was not a circulation. They meant a going out, and a coming back. What did they mean by a circulating library? They did not mean that the library perambulated about the town. They meant that, if tho sub- scribers were fairly honest, the books would come back. (Laughter.) Apply that to the heart, and they ha.d one stream of blood going out pure, aDd sooner or later that stream turned round about with the waste of the body, and was carried back to the lungs, where the waste of the body was got rid of, and then it entered the heart. His second point was What was a heart ? He was going to define that for them. It was a hollow muscle. Think of it! If he were to go over that large j audieuce and ask what was a muscle, unless they were unlike every other audience only a certain number of them would give him the correct answer. Muscle was the tiesh of an animal's body. When he told them that their heart was a hollow muscle, he meant that the heart was made of the same stuff as the flesh of the body. The lecturer then threw upon the screen a diagram of the lobster, showing the heart under the shell of; tha back. That heart was a hollow muscle, and the blood entered pure from the lungs as the heart opened to receive it. Then the heart contracted and away went the pure blood, pumped out to nourish the whole of the body. A snail was next depicted, showing the heart and circulation. Tho heart consists of two compartments—the auricle, which received the blood, and the ventricle, which pumped out the blood. The blood was gathered up by the veins, and they returned it to the lungs, where it was purified, and afterwards once more circulated. Man's heart was the same as that of every bird and every other quadruped. It was news to some people that man was an animal at all. (Laughter.) Man was the highest animal, and he stood at the head of the highest class which they knew as quadrupeds. If any of them wanted to get a clear idea. of a heart if they would invest in a sheep's heart and a pair of scissors, aided by information they might get at the lecture, they would learn more after an hour's examination than by many lectures. Man's heart was a double into one, just the sort of thing they used to see in the old valentines. (Laughter.) They spoke of them as the right and left side, but there were really two hearts, because they had each different functions. In the body the blood became impure, and this was gathered up by the veins, and was passed into the right auricle. Then it went into the ,iht ventricle, which pamp"a it out inte the lungs, where, being purified, b?ck it went to tin ¡ left side, and so v.is re-distributed to the body. ?Applnuse.) The left side pumped the ?uro bi,?,i ?11 through the body. The left side was three or four times as strong as the right. The lecturer now turned to the story of the blood. What was blood ? It was not red at all: it was as clear as the water they drank. Take a speck of blood the size of the head of a pin, throw the light through, it, magnify it immensely, and they saw that the blood got its colour from the things they saw in it. Those are what they called rod corpusclcs. They were round like plates. There were two white ones to every 400 or 500 of the red. A photograph of a thin film of blood was thrown upon the screen, showing the red coipusoles giving the colour, and here and there the white ones amongst the red. Some animals had no red colour iu their blood at all, ItS, for instance, the oyster, which had got them all white. Tho use of the red corpuscles was to carry the g ic-es of the blood. Every moment they were breathing in cxycen—that was, they were supposed to do. (Laughter.) That oxygen, without which they could not live, was part of the food, and the rad corpuscles carried the oxygen to all puts of the body, and brought back to the lungs the waste matters in turn. The clour of the blood was retliy given by iron, and that was why doctors prescribed iron as a tonic. He now turned to the I white corpuscles, and here was a wonderful story. They were very different from the others. They crawled along from one shape to another. The white corpuscles in the body, of which there were millions, were independent living things. They lived in the blood that was all. The body had no command over them. The lecturer displayed the web of a frog's foot, in which the germs of disease had been inoculated. The white corpuscles at once came out and attacked the germs. The white corpuscles of our blood passed through the walls of the blood muscles, and roamed through the tissues of the body for the purpose of forming a sanitary police force in oar bodies. They were on the outlook for any foreign matters, germs or other destructive matter which might gain entrance to our bodies. The matter which accumulated ou n. wound was composed of the dead bodies of the white corpuscles, which constituted a nuisance until they were buried. Dr. Wilson next went on to show how the blood was carried through the body. The first set of blood vessels consisted of arteries, which carried the blood from the left side of the heart, and side of the heart, and had great main vessels down the arms and legs. Take, for instance, the manner in which the hand was supplied with blood. The pulse was the wave of blood pro- duced every time by the wonderful pumps which sent the blood out. As every one of those arteries was an elastic tuba it gave wa.y, and to feel the pulse was simply an easy mode of ascertaining how fast the heart was beating. Suppose they took the end of the finger and magnified it highly. First they had the arteries, then the capillaries, which was a net work of channels earring the blood into contact with the finest parts of the body, after which it went back to the veins. In physiology a great many instruments were used, and he showed on the screen and old type of pulse recorder, by which the beatmg of the heart was written on a piece of paper. The lecturer next turned his attention to the structure of the heart. The heart, he said, was outside the command of the body, and a very good thing it was too, because if they had to wind up the heart like an eight day's clock—which he believed was generally done on Sunday mornillg-(Iaughter)- he was quite convinced a lot of us would come to an untimely end in consequence of having short memories. The heart was the only muscle that they could not move as they liked that was striped. The muscles that they could move when they liked, in all other parts of the body, were and striped. The heart was an involuntary muscle, all other striped muscles were voluntary muscles. The lecturer here drew a very happy timilie between the heart and a semi-detached viHa. The blood could not pass from one side of the heart to the other without making a circuitous tour through the arteries and veins. The valves of the heart were explained by an admirable set of illustrations, and the process of opening and shutting and the emptying and filling of the chambers of the heart was made perfectly plain. He explained the two kinds of valves-pocket and flap valves. The heart was enclosed in a double ¡ bag, and a little fluid was thrown between the two layers, so that the heart did its work smoothly. A man's heart did an immense amount of work, but it rested just as much as it worked. He supposed many of them had never put their ears II to a person's chest and listened to the beating of the heart. If they did so, they would find that it was not a regular beating but a. double sound, and a pause between the two. The first sound was a I long one, then there was a little pause, and then a second sound, sharp, and then a long pause. How much work did the heart do? If they summed up all the work that a man's heart did in twenty- four hours they got this: put that work in the shape of a big lift, and they would find that the heart's work would lift 120 tons one foot high. That was an example perhaps of the greatness of little things. Finally he came to the regulation of the heart by means of the nervous system. There were two pets of nerves, one of which was controlled by the brain and the other, called the sympathetic system, that executed the movements outside the control of the will, as when they swallowed their dinner and digested their food. What had those different systems to do with the heart ? The heart was like the Isle of Man, which was self-governing, but owed allegiance to the Imperial Government. (Laughter.) There were nerve-chords attached to masses of the nerves j in the heart, one of which slowed the ?part'd DCtiOD, and the other qnic9l'd it. In that they corresponded to the two polItICal I parties, but tho slowing and quickening he would leave to their individual judgment. (Laughter.) The nerve coming off from the brain slowed the heart, and the other one, which came from the sympathetic, quickened g, Finally thpre was a nerve whicl. carried messages from the heart to the nervous system, which he was fond of calling the re'ief nerve, though it was calied the depressed nerve. When the heart got hurried and th9 right side was not getting the blood awly as quick as it might do the heart would send a cry for relief along that third nerve tc a kind of sub- office in the bmin. That sub-offi -e, like au intelligent policeman, :cted upon information received, and an the blood vessels of the body, and especially those in the neighbourhood of the heart, are made to get ever so much wider, and thus make it easier for the heart to send the I blood through the vessels. (Applause). Weit might they aay, iu the words of the poet Strange, that a harp of thousand strings, Should keep in tune so long." I And also in the words of the wise man Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are tho issues of life." (Applause.) lie thanked them for their kind and sympathetic attention,aud he hoped that that was the beginning iu Wrexham of what one might call in II. smalt scale an intellectual awakening. The Gilchrist Trustees hoped they would not come to the lectiit L-s with the ideo. that they were merely goiog to have th&ir minda tickled with some scientific curiosity, but that somehow or other the lectures would impress them that they lived in a fair and beautiful world, and would enable them to stuliy for themselves much more fully than the lectures could treat of the subjects he had iaid before them. As an old writer had said, -1 Who so sfives after kuowlodge for natural things is like unto him who climbs & hm of difticnlty, a,nd if mayhap, after long and toilaomo efforts, he does not get to the topmost peak of that hill,from sorno lower emhiencs he may rest, and resting from his labours n.ay look ou. upon the shimng valley of intellectual content." (Loud applause.) On the proposition of Mr John Francis, chair- man of the Free Library Committee, the lecturer was accorded A very hearty vote of thanks. Dr. Wilson, in responding, accorded a similar compliment to the Mayor, which was well received. It will interest many to know that Dr. Andrew Wilson visited Wrexham, on'February 15th, 1889. and his subject, was, Somd animud architect. chalk makers and coral builders."
IEATON HiLL AND ITS TENANCY*
EATON HiLL AND ITS TENANCY* It is stated that the Duchess e-e Westm-inster, with her children, will, in the course of n few months, ;eave Eaton Hid! for Latimer C*.stle, the residence of her brother, Lord Chi-sham, and wiil remain there for some time. Princess Adolphus of Teek and L uly Cheshani will ahorUv leftve fur South Africa. The Countess Grosvenor, mother of the present Duke of Westminster, is practically residing at Eaton Hall. Her present holding, Sni^hton Towers, will in the near future ba the residence of Lord aud Lady Arthur Grosvenor. «
I."LORNA DOONE." I - 11 -…
I. "LORNA DOONE." I 11 I Mr Richard D. Blackmoor died at his house at I Teddiugton on Saturday. Bora at Longivorth, Berks, some seventy-five years ago, the Sail of a clergyma.ii, he paesed from Blandeli's SchOoi, Tiver- ton, to Oxford, and thence to the Bar. In 1869 he published Lima Doonc." Its success was not instantaneous. The report gos that it was rejected by eighteen publishers. Published at last, II it received smu.il attention from the reviewers, and Was left Oil the shelves unsold. There it might have remained to this day, the late. Mr Blackmore is related to have said, had not the Princess Louise, I fourth daughter of Queen Victoriu., married the I Marquis of Lome in 1871. The public, fancying that "Lorna Doone" in some mauler had t) do with Lome afld his marriage, bought up the entire edition. and others that quickly followed. It was ¡ then fju'.id that the great novel, though not. justifying the popni ;r supposition, was a most charming book, anti its literary success was thenceforward assured. Early ill the eighties c twenty-second edition was published by Messrs Samp-ion Low, Mare ton, aml Co., who are the publishers of all the deceased novelist's works. t
Correspondence.
Correspondence. THE RiFLE CLCE PROPOSAL. Sin,—I am 11: of a nature, but much approved of A, uiir a wce-k or two ago aiient the Rille Citih propoaal, and I Lope you wiii keep pegging u'ay i.mii something Le done in the matter. Per.-onally I think it would be a good thing, and that there tire many who would liko to he instiucted in the use of tile ritl-j without having to undergo the itksoineuess of military duties for the purpose, but who after instruction aud practice would be very willing to lend a hand iu an emergency. I uolice the suggestion has the approval of Lord Wolseley, v.inch meuus a great deal.—Your*, DETENCE. ONE OF THE CORPORATION LICENSES. l Sin.—It is quite possible that the matter has not been overlooked, but perhaps you will kindly permit me to dri.W the. attention of our temperaucc leaders to the opportunity of getting rid of o;,e of the numer- ous licensed p--eiiiscs ii, %Vrexbani-I refer to the Raglan Arms, L-.mbpit-street, lately purchased by the Corporation fertile extension of the market. Irrespective of the anomaly of teetotalers being part owners of a pnblic hous.) ([ am aware it obtains iu High-street), it the ground is required for market extension why encumber it with a public-house All r< quiremeuts in the drinking hue are amply met in the immediate neighbourhood. If d,1) Council decide to keep on the public house, a Ittrge sum of money will be required for rebuilding it, but an inquiry will have to tie held before the money I c:n he obtained, then will 03 the time for a nrnperly organised opposition to make itseif falt Yonrs, I INTERESTED. THE VACANCY ON THE RUABON I SCHOOL BOARD. Slit,—General regret is expressed at the pending departure of tha ltev. E. M. Edmunds from Ruabon to take up more important ministerial duties in London. He has served the town faithfully and weil in numerous capacities, especially as member of the Itaabon United School Board, and it was in recognition of his sterling qualities that a seat upon the board was given to Ruabon. The position Mr Edmnnds has, will, as a matter of course, be relinquished, and the filling of the vacancy rests with the board. All stated, Mr Edmunds was elected as a representittive of linabon, and his successor must be a resident of that place. The board will undoubtedly endeavour to appoint a gentleman acceptable to Ruabon. Therefore, it is of vital im- portance that no time be lost in consulting the wishes of the Ruabon people. There are services in nearly all the Nonconformist churches on Wednc3- day evenings, and I venture to suggest that a deputation from each church be appointed to meet at a convenient place after the services on Wednes- day night. Mr Edmunds, as the leading light in the town for so many years, has convened many meet- ings for the social and religions advancement of the people. There is no one who knowa how important it is that Ruabon should be represented on the board than he, and knowing his desire at all times to serve the community I would be glad to have his advice and assistance in the selection of his successor, and respectfully request him to convene the suggested I meeting at his discreticn.-I am, yours truly, EDUCATIO-,IST.
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THE WAR.
THE WAR. PROGRESS IN NATAL. 1 "SLOW BUT STEADY." On Saturday part of Warren's force, under General Clery. was engaged for thirteen hours. According to General Bailer's message, by a judicious use of artillery. General Clery captured ridge after ridge for three miles. The troops bivouacked on the ground eapuired, but the main position is still in front of the British. The British casualties werj one. officer killed and eleven officers and 279 rank and file wuuuueu. on oaturuay, in oraer to relieve pressure on General Warren's force, General Lyttleton's brigade made a reconnaissance in force in front of Potgieter's Drift. His casualties were two killed, twelve wounded, and two missing. An official telegram from Lord Roberts states thnt General Ft each has extended his line to the east still further, threatening the enemy's lines of commnnication. An I excellent camp has been secured. The movement I was unopposed. Lyddite was nsed with General French's column on Saturday for the first time. The effect could not be accurately observed. Otherwise tbe sitmuion in Cape Colony is unchanged. All is reported to be well at Mafekiug, where it is stated ) there are lood supplies for three months. Colonel Plumer has now advanced beyond Gaberones towards aiafeking, having defeated a Boer patrol at the former place. Lord Kitchener has issued a circultr memorandum to impress on all officers the import- ance by conciliatory treatment of securing the co- operation of the country people. Supplies are to be paid for on delivery, ani looting is to be strictly suppressed. When the supplies necessary are refused, they cn.n be taken by force and a receipt given. From Kimberley it is reported that last Wednes- day tho town was heavily bombarded from dawn until eight a.m. There was no news of farther fighting from Natal on Tuesday. Z,; is stated briefly that firing wt3 resumed on Monday raoruing. General Eart's brigade being heavily engaged. Telegrams from the Hoer camp indicate that the British artillery fito is much more deadly than at Colenso. The effect of the naval guus is particularly telling, and some surprise has been evinced that some shells should kill by mero concussiou. A telegram from a Boer source etys on Monday ihelia from Long Tom smashed the quarters of Generals White and Hunter at Lady- smith. It W69 not known, however, whether anyone had been killed. A Boer message from Coleeberg states that on Sunday the British made an attack on that town, bnt the result was not known on Wednesday in this country. From Modder River no change is reported. On Sunday the Boers heavily bombarded Kimberley, their fire, beirg principally directed against the radoubts. From M&fekiDg an official message, dated January 3rd, has come to the effect that then all was well. Unofficial messages show that the bombardment is less severe, and the numbers of the investing force have been reduced. It is said that the Free State commaudant and his friends have deserted. A Gaberones telegram, dated January 171h, states that natives report that troops other than Boers are patrolling round Mafekiug, and this ia taken to meau thai the Boers he ve left toe place. The Boers are however, increasingly active in thair opposition to Colonel Plumers's relieving force, which has now dvanced en miles south of Gaberones. NEWS FROM BULLER. The following was posted at the War Office early on Wednesday morninjj :— From Sir Redyers Bailor to Secretary of State for War. SMAXKAN'S CAMP, Jan. 23 (6.20 p.m.) Warren holds this position he gained two days ftgo. In front of him, about 1,400 yards, is the enemy's position, wast of Spion Kop. It is on higher ground than Warren's position, so it is impossible to see into it properly. It can only be approached OTer bare opsn slopes. The ridges held by Wurren are so steep that guas cannot be placed on them, but we are ehalling the enemy's position with howitzers and ield artillery placed on the lower ground behind the infantry. The enemy reply with Crcusot and other artillery. In this duel th., advantage rests with us, as we appear to be searching hia trsnchtg, and his artillery fire is not causing us much loss. An attempt will be made to-night to seize Spion Kop, which forms the left of the enemy's position, facing Triohard's Drift, and divides it from the position facing Potgieter's. It has considerable command over all the enemy's entrenchments. On Tharsday Lord Roberts reported that a small column laft Orange River for llooipan, acting in con- junction with a movement from Modder River. Shots were exchanged between patrola. On Monday General French'! patrols reconnoitred to the east and north of Bastard's Nek and found the country clear. The enemy were, however, more numerous to the north of Rhenister Farm. Daring a reconnaissance in force from Modeler I-I. i ver t b i-, eneui River tbe enemy were vigorously shelled, and it is supposed that one of their magazines was blown np. The bombardment of Kimbecley is now being con- ducted with renewed activity. On Monday the town was subjected to a terrili,, cannonade, but no one was hurt. The inhabitants and garrison are iu good health and spirits. Provisioiio are being sold at reasonable prices, but such things as eggs, fowLs, vegetables, and fruit are very dear. The Cymric has left Capetown tc search for the transport Manchester Corporation, which broke down eight miles south of the equator. THE DENBIGHSHIRE BRIGADE OF I IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. lucre little to report this week in reference to I the Denbighshire Brigade of Imperial Yeomanry. About fifty of the men now at the Barracks have ben fina.ily !!t:!p.cled a, tir"t-c: sl!Jts and competent & LorHemen. ana the remainder are QndcrKo¡n tLu:I!n¿ I with the object of qualifying. Nothing yet known II as to when tbe brigade will leave Wrexham, ncr when the remainder of the horses will arrive; although a. few mounts have been added to the num- ber here during the weejf. A consignment of saddlery has also arrived, as welTas a number of kharki suits, which a few of the nieu have commenced to wear. THE DENBIGHSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY VISIT WREXHAM CHURCH. I On Sunday last it was decided to have a church pirade cf the Denbighshire Brigade of Imperial Yeomanry. It was expected by officirs and men that the kkaki uniform would ba delivered by thai day, and that the pnblic would be able to see the troopers in their Sghti?g regA!:a. The t?iIorH at York, how- ever, &rd so busy with similar orders, that despite several tehgrsins d?npitchcd on Smurd&y the cloth- ing did not arrive. However, the Yeomanry decided to attead cbnrch all the same, and in consequence of the announcement made iu the last week, a large crowd gathered in the neighbourhood of the pirish church on Sunday morning. Many of the townsfolk, through being employed during the week, had not seen the Yeomanry. All sorts and conditions of people made up the crowd, which assembled alcng the route taken by the soldiers, cna represe.ita.tife of the universal interest takfin in the military activities created in th? town by the war in South Africa. The Yeomany, mostly attired ir; civilian clothes, as when they volunteerod, and presenting a gay ;Ind almost holiday appearance, were preceded by a company of buglers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who anon made the marching a pleasure to the accompaniment of the stirring fiorishes of the buglers. It was heralded in sticii a martial manner that the troopers burst upon the cro-vd iti Iiigh-street, aud marched straight np to the elegant wrought iron gates of the old Parish Church. Here the red- coated buglers divided, and the veomaury stepped britkly up the churchyard, and entered the edifice through the west portal. Ther3 was also the Usual company of Fusiliers from the Barracks at the service. Another and larger crowd collected to see the man depart, and the procession was rendered iiiore imposiug by the couple of hundred Fusiliers i who led the way. The Yeomanry followed imme- diately afterwards, to the inspiring tones of the buglers, Sunday next will probably be the last the troopers r of the Denbighshire Brigade of Imperial Yeomanry will spend in Wrexham and England prior to their departure for South Africa. We understand, there- fore, that there will be another church parade of the Yreomaury on that day, when it is hoped the whole of the men will be able to appear in khaki. SALOP AND THE YEOMANRY- I A meating called by the Lord Lieutenant of Saiop, the Earl of Powis, vra3 held at Shrewsbury, on Satur- day, for the purpose of considering the question of the equipment of the Shropshire squadron of the luiperia, Yeomanry and the other volunteers from the countv. Out of a sum of iEG,500, which is required, £ 3.6C0 was collected before the meeting closed. I EMBODIMENT OF THE DENBIGH- SHIRE, FLINT AND CARNARVON VOLUNTEERS AT WREXHAM. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES. I I Monday was an important day in the annals of Volunteers in Wrexham and district. It was the first occasion when the Volunteers have been afilif-c I to undertake active service. Outwardly it was much a3 others at this seaeon of the yet»r—dark, damp, "nd dismal. But, however unpropitiona the meterological conditions, the volunteers of North Wales responded to duty's call by assembling at Wrexham to be embodied for active Bervice. The ap?nor volunt.er. from the three V.B.R.W.F ?p? uo?v responded to, and theomceraha.dmoch difficulty In selecting the Service and Reserve Corps from the number who were willing to leave home and country, and ri.k everything in a foreign and a belligerent territory. Monday last found the men quite ready to uudertake the duties for which they had previously volunteered. The headquarters of the Volunteers in Crispin Lane, and the Racecourse, presented an animated scene from shortly after nine o'clock. The public, ,wareol what was to take place, were hanging about the tv;o railway stations, and the vicinity of the lieadonarters, first in twos and threes, afterwards in n'1l- TT small knots, and then in large crowns, me union Jack attached to the flag-staff was well sprea.d out in tbe strong breeze. The orders were that the men had to appear ia drill order, without pouches. Thi3 consisted of ker.^evs, trousers, field service ca.p, waist belt and frog, and rifle and bayonet. The A and B (Wrex- ham) Companies continued to come into the head- qnarters until eleven o'clock. The other Com- panies, having to come some distance by tram, paraded at a much earlier hour, the r G Company turning out so Eoon as eight o clock. The Wrexham V.B.R.W.F. Band, under Drum-Major Foater, also assembled on the Ra,ceconrse, and occasionally met the trains bringing in the respective companies, and headed them on to the parade-ground Some of the companies had however previously arrived. There was -a marked difference in the order of the men. Although the Ruabon contingent left the station without musical accompaniment, they marched on to the Racecourse in admirable order. The excitement began when the Gwersyllt and Caer- gwrle men arrived. They were the first company to be met by the band, and they came on to the Race- course in a most orderly fashion, followed by a large crowd of people, who probably were attrac;ed by the martial music. They formed on the football tield, and as the wind was blowing very strong they ap- proached the Grand Stand for shelter. Other com- panies followed in quick succession, until the Race- course was covered with officers wearing great, coats aniJf swords ia glitteiing scabbards,fusilK-rn in r?d coats and carrying lHies: bn?)era in pipe LIRY and em- broidery and bandmeu with th"ir instruments. mi 3_r 4. i iDe crowa oi spectators Swe.'Ied in clirien-i )i' s Wittt each fresh arrival, the Rhyl contingent having a large following. Anon the bugles sounded, aud tho band played, so that twelve o'clock, the time for the whole of the companies to parade, soon arrived. I Amongst the officers present were Lieut.-Colonel T. A. Wynne Edwards, of the 1st V.B. (Denbigh- shire) Lieut.-Colonel J. S. liobirts. of the. 2nd V.H. (Flint.); itnd Lietit.-Colont:l U. II. Rees, V.D., of the 3rd V.B. (Carnarvon). Captain T. M. Keene, who has been selected to command the active service com- pany, was also present. and superintended the forma- tion of the men. Drill instructors and oiffcers eventually got their men facing the road. The order was shouted along the ranks to rurlll fours" aud I "IJeft turn," and before almost we were aware of it the whole column was in motion, and was marching at a brisk pace to the inFpiiing train* cf Soldiers of the Queen and other lively airs. It was at this time that the spectacle wa»> most fascinating. From the front of tho,) procession one could see little else btil row after row of tilted rifles rising and falling as the men stepped in time to the glittering rifle mnzz:p.s swaying with rythmic gmuaic. From behind one gazed I upon a series of motion over the heads of the hundreds of peoplp who followed in tho wake cf the soldiers. The men marched in ranks of fonr along the centre of the road, but tho streets became one living mov- ing mass as the Fusiliers moved on, all stepping iiuconEcicusly to the beaming of the drums and the marching music. Along the wbole rouia of the procession every doorway and every window wts filled with rpectatorn, fcod i. was really wonderful how 60 many people could congregate en a working day. OIl arrival at the Barracks, the column movd straight on to the parade ground, where they again formed in quarter column, and were in?pscted by Colonel Hii'wCu, commander of the 23rd Regimental District. As the weather was threatening atl the men wore their urey greatcoats, so that the military pageantry was nut as brilliant as it would have been bad we been able to see the men form up in their scarlet jackets. It was originally thought that the men would have to take the place of tho Yeomaury, but it waa after- wards found that the gymnasium would make a capital barrack-room, so that both Yeomanry and Volunteers could remain in the Depfit together, and thus have the full benefit of a proper military training. The men, therefore, marched off from the parade ground to the gymnasium, where a ry sub- stantial repast avtaited them, provided ur:er cost prices by Alderman Benson. Of course, as there were Service and Reserve men called up, and as the barrack-room only provided accommodation for the former, the men had to take their meal in detachments. It was therefore close upon three o'clock before the ittestation o! men commenced. The companies were marched in tura from the barrack room to the officer^' quarters, where the ceremony took place. The Mayor of Wrejiham (llr Thomas Joue-), tiie Mayor of Denbigh (Mr Lloyd Jones), and the Mayor of Flint (Mr J. E. Hughes) officiated. The sight in thid room was certainly an impressive one. The men were marched in front of the three Mayors, and there they stood, with un- covered haadj, claspirg the Bible aa they swore featly to our Sovereign Lady, the yueen." This process occupied over two hosrs, aithough each Mayor and the witnesses were kept busy the whole of the time. About five o'clock the bngles -,gaii-i sounded the call, and the meis assembled on the parid* ground, and were formed in quarter column. Colonel Hilton addressed a few words of congratulation and good wishes to the officers, and the Mayor of Wrex- ham wished the men every snccess and a speeJy and safe return, complimenting them at the same time on their smart appearance. At this period of the pro- ceedings Coiouel Hilton presented a long service medal to 1^8 Private Davia Jones, of B Company, lEt V.B.R.W.F. The medal, which is a silver one, bears on the obverse side a bust of the Qneen, and tho words, Victoria Regina," whilst on the reverse side, on a scroll and enclosed in a wreath are the words, For long service in the Volunteer Forces." The medal is also inscribed with the name of the recipient on the rim. After the address the Reserve and Waiting Sections, numbering about 125 men, left the Barracks, baaded by the brass band. The service company, numbering 115, will be qnartered in the Wrexham Barracks until ordered abroad, and will be in charge of Captain Keene, Mold Lieutenant* Geoffery Jones-Parry, Wrexham, and C. A. Barn- ford, Ruthin. The office-rii in charge of the reserve company are Captaia H. Meredith-Jones, Wrexham, and Lieutenants Douglas M. Jones, Wrexham, and Hatherly Jones, Rhyl. It. might here be mentioned that Lieutenant C. A. Bamford takes the place of Lieutenant Ceeii Holt, who w¡. originally selected as second subaltern for the Service Company. While in the Wrexham Barracks the men will be provided with the same rations a3 the Yeomanry, the extras being paid for ont cf the fund which has been opened for that and other purposes. The men will sleep on shake down mattresses, whilst the barrack room is heated by stoves, so that eveiy possible precaution is being taken to ensure the comfort of the men. RUABON. Fifteen men of the local Volunteer corps, who hare volunteered for service in the Transvaal, assembled at the armonry 08 Monday morning, Gilder the charge of Lieumnaiit Kllia and Siergeaur Instructor Gerst, and a large crowd uf workiin;mett from the various collieries an J r.1ck.¡i.¡1 the road, and the Volunteers were heartily cheered at the station. an meeiing was held at tha Vanxhall Colliery when one of the men, wko is a reservist, of the guards, was presented with a. pipe and pocket knife by his fpliow workman. Mr Gsorge Saint, jntiior, tie manager, presided aud made the presentation on behalf of the men. MOLD. Monday was the day appointed for the departure to Wrexham of the members cf the iacai Volunteer corps, who have been accepted far service in South Africa. The weather was depressing, but nothing could militate against the enthusiasm of thj towns- people w ho had turned out to do honour to the boys. The men arrived at the iail«vay station in ample time for the 10 i6 train. They were preceded by the local Volunteer li,sp-d and the band of the Reformatory Ship Clarence," and were under the command of Captain T. M. Keene, who has been entrusted by the VVar Office with the command of the company raised from the 2ud V.B.R. W.F. The railway station and its surroundings were in poisension of an immense concourse of people, and though tears were not all unknown quantity, the general desire appeared so be to give the men a cbeerfol B0iid-c.fr. Tha period of waiting for she train was beguiled by the bauds, their contributions including 6,iy Au RvJir" aud The Abseiu- Minded Ileggar by the CIPrciict2 Band, and Tho Men of Harlech," The Girl I Left Behind Me," and 11 Anid Lang Syne" by the Volunteers. The train upo-i its urrivai was found to contam a iarje number of Volunteers from other compauies in the battalion. Hurried hand-clasps, speedily uttered farewells, a ringing cheer from the crowd, and the little band whirled away, while the National Anthem was being sung. COMFORTS FOR THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. We are asked to inform oar readers that the Kcyal Welsh Fusili ers now lighting in South Africa., aud who took part iu the recent battle of Colenso, are in want of socks made of undyed wool, comforters, about nine inches wide, and li yards long, and also pockethanakerchiefs. These can be sent either direct to Mra Hugh Archdale, Thitley, Plymouth, whose huabaud is with the regiment at the seat of war or, if from Bangor, they wiil be gladly for- warded by Miss Wynne Jones, Boduan. or MHS Williams, Menaifron. Mrs Archdale is most grate- ful to the ladies, too numerous to name, who have sent her such generous supplies of caps, &c. THE VIEWS OF EXPERTS. I Mr Charles Williams, in the Morning Idtadcv of Wednesday. observes :—At half-past one this morning the War Office issued a telegram from Sir Redvers Buller giving a nutful of news. Warren holds on where he was two davs ago. The Boer position is rather more elevated than his, about three-quarters of a mile off, and it is only to be searched by our artillery, which has not a good footing at this particular point. Oar infantry cannot advance by dayiight over an open slope. And so it looked like an impasse. But last night Buller was going to try and take Spion Kop, the salient angle of the Boer ground, and commandiug it for some distance. That will be a great feat if rchieved. But it will not even then mean a rapid walk into Ladysmith. There are at least two fair positions L. 1_: c."I' T: yo- ufaumu opion ivop or JuooKout mil. However, if Buller succeeded last night, the rust is comparatively an easy job. Mr Spenser Wilkinson, in the Morninj rPost. remarks :—At an early hour this morning comes the news from Sir Redvers Buller that Spion Kop had not yet been taken, but was to be assaulted last I night. The Boers have evidently made this point the key of their resistance, and its capture, which may be looked for with confidence, will compel them to retire to the eastward under presEure, as mav b- expected, from General Lyttieton on one flank" and Lord Dundonald. The Leader on Wednesday, says the situation may probably be summed up in this way :-The artillery is slowly clearing the ridges and kopjes, and the infantry is being husbanded, and not allowed to advance till the guns have done their work. Until the water-shed from Clydesdale is ours right away to the Onderbrook Mountain, behind Colenso, and to the middle hill overlooking Ladysmith, that town will not be in any sense relieved. JOUBERT ANGRY WITH HIS SPIES. I The Standard correspondent, writing from Lady smith, of date December 12th, says That there are "I traitors and spies, white as well as black, in the garrison is certain. The enemy never fails to rece-ve notice of our movements. General Joubert indeed is said to have been very angry because on one occasion he had not heard of tho order counter. manding a night attack. He complained of General White's want of consideration in keeping the bar- ghers out of bed. The conditions are favourable to the spy mania. At an early period of the siege auv one who wore a beard or a moleskin breeches was in peril of arrest as a Boer. Mr Bester, a justice of the peace, and a great landowner, was an especial obiect of distrust. His case was undoubtedly peculiar One of his sons is in the Boer ranks, another is in gaol -¡ here as a spy. while he himself is ia the neu'r vl camp at Intombi. His house, moreover, is oue of the few that have escaped the ravages of the invaders. While the homesteads of loyal farmers have been locted and destroyed, Beater's has been protected by a Red Cross flag. Under cover of night, a sill-Il piriy went out to ascertain whether this was no: an abuse of the Geneva CouveuHon. The t? was found to be a sheet and the crOS3 a red f?nne) ?HHi.-o?' There w?notitt?of the house bH)n? cc-):"i?i ,.?,?t by I the pi-I". LE. The fl-g w. Kccordiegi/aent to Genera.) Joubert, with & nj? 5 to Oeneral Joubert, with a njti c;di: ■ nation. to this deception. j I WHEN RETREAT BECOMES I NECESSARY. The Lourenco Marques correspondent of the Til/l, telegraphed on Wednesday :-A whoILsale e:zpuiri()Ilrif l.ntisii subjects from the Transvaal is ex,;iet-d n^vf week. It appears that all the bridges on u,e Xiial Hallway .?nd L.M)?-a Nek tuune! ;u..i tuid/? <>" Free State line have beenuud.rh.?ed 8o ?.  can he destroyed at a momeat'? h0:?? W ? 'drëa.t becomes necessary. A PLAN FOR DEFEATING BULLER, I LETTER FROM A BOER OFFUU T I The !?f.??/ttMs?r <j'js*?, on W.'Jp :r:OQ JV"slIIil!ster (;;J'Uf., on "\v.] ¿Jé'y.  ?aintr;re3tiQ? le..Gr from a protit; J'Qsa in the Boer army. He says From .h- .?n'?.? the decmr&tion of war I h&v? -,e?,! ?t Transvaal, and this with great e'tth?si?'m ?? T fully convinced that I am defendii),, -trii far a juit CH.'íSC, and  a just cause, and y?a know th?H ht? -? '? ? ? ? t?tu bv it. You hre awire of the I .1 s hkedEn??ud?adheriniititni.ion?.?'.d L "avi a mimbar of friends among tbe Kng!I'„fi JJ j WM has changed me, and q.me aliena~  symp?thieH from them and their coantrv. :U.e "aYt mistake which the Transvaal Ucr"tr'lIH'Il!. h"s ??' mistake which the Transvaal Government b-sC°m" mitted was the liberation of Jameson aid )' ?°°' federates. Had Jameson been bhot, Lh-I I .f?n" authorities would h?vb recogDlsbd th.- ? ?n '? '1' '!> D 'd" e of the Tr?v?!. B? Pre.tdea. Kr?.. .? by hna?ui:y. wi?rc he .bo?d i?ve ?'' prudence and diplomacy, for no Govan-i!. h?vettCted thus andcr similar cifcut?-??< :!Ir Erc?er Rbonfd have shown to the En^i^ 'c l.s master in his cw.i house. My greite-i .0C iii lii?ti c.?v?i hons?'. 9tt?)t,3 h iv-^ arr.,vitig lier4 wali t(i find the picln I h h -.)v!u- h"IV.? Cf," ceived for initiating the c?mp??u fuily r?tw,- ( already m full swing—that is to say, tj? hnn,. T invasion of British territory. 1 h.?ono no 'j' explain to yon the strategical and ecor?''??' td?nt?es of snch a proceclnr,?-.hey a In taking the offensive, the Boera have saved ??- country and their crops from dc.va.s:it:on ? ?? rain of property and devMta.tion are nk' inseparable from war, the wise General Jouh—i hag adopted the Biblical maxim, though in a reversed way, and he has done to the em>mv ?' he is sure to have done to him. I fan.;???? you, of course, what our plans &re Jl- campaign. First of all, I do not know v.he? ) letter will reach you at all, and then VOu know tt? military, )iko all State aecrets. are ??crcd '1} r I can tell yon that we have conceived ? Gu? piau f. f? in Ba?e!- i?he shoald attempt to cross the  (Tugela), and should our phm sacce?d h?\v'! enter Ladysmith. We shall do i, w?b?t h.?o? and ba.lIoon. And, believe me, wh?cv.r h.?? theEa?hBhwiUnot enter PrPtoria, in spite .,t praiseworthy bravery and discipline of their =oiJ?M' W"?ttiie BceM. too, are all that; ?dyoamu-?f coHec.that everyone of onr men is p?u?:&d by the lofty idea of fighting for his liberty and ho.n lie knows that they want to rob him cf what hi5 f centnri?. He bome3 a lion. There fore i;] this laager boys or sixteen and old men of sixty Th^ only rely on their rifle-and what wonderful .'? they are! Their arm shakes, bat their ?.,f: ate?dy their aim sure, almost iaffdhbte. D?ember 12.-Above all, we must take L?yamitb. W. man and shall. We lack nothing for accomrHshic that end. If the telegraph brings you the new-; of only one iefeat of Buller, then nothing can save I amith. STRAIGHT TALK. Speaking at Newtown, on Thursday everi™ Colonel Pryce-Jones, M.P., referred to the conduct of the campaign in Sonth Africa, and sf-T-elv criticifiedthe war authorities for their in- tii--at equipment of the British forces. NN here, he sailed hud been their eyes ind their ears not to tiaj out until the actual outbreak of war what had been goine on in the Transvaal for a series of years ? H. held that it was the duty of Parliament, regardl"->- of parties and regardless of men, to institute a se-irch. ing inquiry into the whole matter, and to so re- organise the British military system that wiat had happened in this campaign should never occur ¡;a.in if we were called upon to go to w!tr.-Mr Ilamphreys Ovica, M.P., who spoke at the same meeting, said that he admired the candour with which Coluzic-I Pryce-Joues had stated his views, but, for his own part, he preferred to reserve aiilv state- ment of his opinions to a future occasion.—Sn in London Mr Ellis Griffith, M.P., contend dthat the present wa.r was due to President Kruber's obstinate insistence upon race ascendancy aud race privileges. He believed this country to be in the right, and nothing that had happened since the wi; began had altered his views in that respect. I LORD ROSEBERY AND THE LESSONS OF THE STRUGGLE. Lord Rosebery spoke at Chatham on Tuesdav 'lpon the lessons of the South African war. The war he said, was ia some respect* the most formidable in which we had ever engaged. It was the most formidable in respect of the number of British traopa engaged. It was also formidable because we had arrayeo against as, on false, injufficitnt, and in some respects corrupt information, the unanimous opinion of Europe. He aeuied, however, that we werf light- lug, ag was represented, agaiDst freedom. We were fightidg FL-ainst a corrupt and despotic oliZitrchY# After referring to the reverses we had said he thought the time had com wh-n we might strike a balance between the evils we had undergone and the good we had derived, and he did no link the balauce wau much agaimt Ud, We had to rsekort on th8 debit side the loss of gallant lives, and we did not feel confident that some of those losses might not have been avoided. We had also had some reverses, and further there iiud been a great io-s of p:vstige. Bnt if that prest.ge was ill-founded it was ind'iitely better that iZ should be dispelled now than thr.t. renting on a cotte. foundati n. it:shê"c1 lure :IJ by its dream of power into enterprises which might be much more disastrous. When the war-.vr a ifns.-heol, if we set ourselves earnestly to the work of reeov ring the reputation which we undoubtedly had tve should be infinitely more powerfnl and i..j t', an at any previous time in our nistorv. We had two supreme assets to a degree that no other country possessed—onr n IVY aud our capital. We had another risible sond, and tangible aiiset in the character Or oar people. de was never so I)rl,! of ois country as at the end of the week cf uJv.-rsity which culminated in the battie rjl the Tugel-t. What- ever foreign nati JlHi might think, they had not :0: tc the bottom of old .England yet. If the war il-o iii-id done nothing eL2 but prove, as it ilil." tre Empire vras a fact and that ii was based un a rock we should, with ail our reverses, h%ve a pr aolo transaction. The wrrhad further tp.itght us that W8 must be more scientific in our methods. In com- merce, in education, and in war we r.re not methodical, nor scientific, nor abreast of the more ad vinjed nations of the day. The t»ai that rsmaim-d tor U3 after the war was completed was the greatest that ever lp-y before a nation. We should have to pa: the Empire on a business footing. We must consider deliberately, patiently, and scientifically tha methods by which we had been accustomed to proceed, o,d see in wha.t way they had fallen short, aud determine to reconsider and revise- them. WELSH MEMBERS AND THE WAR. The London correspondent of the Guardian saya Conservatives who cherish n, belief that, o. the re-assemblitig of Parliament, the only demand for cessation of hostilities will come fro;ii the Irish benches will find themselves mistaken. The demand from the more representative Wekh Liberals will be equally firm. In tkis connection it is interest- ing to remark that Mr Bryn Roberts, tha reproi. ntft- tive of moderate Wtlsh Liberalism, is quit-3 ,t one with Mr Ljeyd-George, the champion of the most advanced Welsh Nationalism. Mr Geoige's eloquence will certainly give no small asaistauce to the cru^e in favour of conciliation and peace. SPEECH BY MR HERBERT ROBERTS, M.P. Mr Herbert Roberts, M.P., speaking at Colwyn Jlay, on Monday night. on South Africa, dealt with the present conduct of the war, the events which lee: up to its outbreak, and the problems of the fntnre, I both from the standpoint of the prosperity and of South Africa and from that of the military poritioa of Great Britain. He expressed a hope that the war would, tmong other things, deal a death-blow to the motion, far too current, that the British Empire was a huge partnership of international capitalists formed for tho exploitation of the undeveloped resources cr the world. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. A WREXHAM CLERGYMAN AT THE WAR. RSAL RELIGION IN THE ARMY. J he xiev. Eustace St. Clair Hill, who it will be rtimembered was formerly curate of St. Mark's, Wrexhatii. -ind whose work as a. military chaplain wi.sh the Kimberloy Relief Force lists been previo'tsiv mentioned in the Advertiser, in writing to a friend at Wrexham, from Modder River, on Christmas Diy. '16 You will have spen the description of the tights in the papers, and I ca't go one better bat 1 will say that I saw worse scenes in Wrexham sltmn than here. Mnch as I love the dear old Pentre- feiinites, I must say many a death had to be couplel with drunkenness, and not as here with duty. I have met an old Wrexhamite—Doolan, of the R.A.H.C. He was with the 23rd when I met him. and weenje" reading the Jf rexham Adcertiser which Mrs teufii me; Ihe Dutch are in a bill like this,trenched,in three tiers, and barbed. (Here follows a rough sketch. and a plan;. The Boers blew np the iron girder bridge and command line to Kimberley and Bloemfoutein in a, regclar Gib. I think the soldiers would do onr shy young luxurious men good. I communicated over seventy around a tent at one Holy Commuuiou L I i.uis morning, from uic-dalled general to private Atkins. The nearness of death makes religion real to I us, and the only stay in danger, and there is always a good gathering roand a drum for the Holv Cam- munion in front of the army. It does oue good seeing wounded men, uncomplaining, asking voii to give others a drink, and I saw one qnietivpassing some biscuits which I had given him, thoagh he hud eaten nil for thirty-six hours. The narrow escapes convince me that Someone has a word to say as to the billet of bullets after Boer has fired-canteen. water botties, pouches, tia. of meat, books, watch, rifle sight-aU have glanced shots cff or stOP!Jd ?? ?''°?Sh helmet, sleeves, bcot5-every conceivable thing hit. I thought I was bowled over by being hit in the foot; aroEetonnd?vfootaIl ri?ht; got in and found heel of my boot had gone.