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THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR.
THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR. TURKISH BARBARITIES. The correspondent of the Times writes from Karabunar -From an early hour, caravans of fugitives began to ar- rive from Eski Saghra under escort, the first arriving in bullock-carts. Towards evening the foot passengers ar- rived, under escort, and a more painful, weary crowd of suffering women and little children cannot be imagined. It is a mystery to me how they ever succeeded in reaching Karabunar from Eski Saghra, a distance of 28 to 30 miles, and it is impossible to estimate how many fell by the way. Many of the poor women who made this pilgrimage have been shot through the thigh, and I was very much struck with the frequency of the wounds in that part. Others had their heads gashed and skulls laid bare; and yet they staggered on, carrying their infants at the breast, and in one case I saw a wounded woman with a larger child tied firmly to her back. Arrived at Karabunar, the wounded, by the sole efforts of the British Aid Society, were carried off to the ambulance tent, where Drs. Leslie and Meyrick worked most indefatigably all day and night dressing their wounds. These wounds are many of them of a fright- ful description, the same person having, perhaps, three or four in different parts of the body. One little girl, three years old, had four bayonet thrusts in her legs, and one in the lower part of her body. She must have been pitched into the air and caught on the points. A woman was also ripped up her life, of course, hangs on a thread. The evidences of the worst brutality were frequent. A strikingly handsome Jewess, of about sixteen, had gone completely insane from the horror of her indignities and the scene of slaughter around her. She could scarcely stand, and babbled, and munched bread, and lapped at water in a most painful manner. Those who arrived first were soon sent off in densely-crowded trains, without time to get any water. Indeed, all along the greatest misery they have suffered is from thirst, as it is impossible for the half-dozen Europeans and their servants who happen to be on the spot to attend to 7,000 or 8,000 women and children. Their cries for water and theirj parched lips told too plainly what they were enduring, and many of them were down on the ground, utterly prostrate. At a little dis- tance from the main body I found several children almost dead lying gasping in the burning sun. One, a mere little skeleton of about one year old, had his eyes already glazed and his lips half parted, his tiny hands clinched, and his weak breath coming in jerks. But we picked up the poor little naked mortal, and ran down the line of carriages, already crowded with women, and found, after a hundred refusals, one kind woman who took the little creature to her breast. But it was too late; and before I left, about an hour after, I saw this poor little waif lying on the embankment dead. How many more are meeting the same fate it is impossible to say. It is difficult to picture such a scene, and the mass of suffering is so great that one's utmost efforts seems useless. It is difficult to decide which to help, and one's small stock of provisions, which disap- pears in five minutes, has done nothing to alleviate the general hunger. Hunger, however, though painful, is not to be compared to thirst; and moreover, there was an abundant supply of hard, dry, soldiers' biscuits, which, however, they could not swallow with their throats so parched. There is only one well at Karabunar, and this to supply some 16,000 troops so that the poor women had no chance of forcing their way through the crowds who are always round the water supply. It was necessary, too, to keep a strong guard of regulars round them, for even here and in that heart-rending condition they would not have been safe from the Bashi-Bazouks. Two or three horses with skins of water went slowly among the crowd, but it was quite inadequate to supply so many, and the most violent altercations, even fighting, occurred among these wretched people. MR. SCUDAMORE'S RESIGNATION. Mr. Scudamore's resignation of the position of Director of the International Post Office was caused by the dis- missal of his assistant Mattheof. Mattheof is a Bulgarian, and an Imperial decree orders all Bulgarians to be dis- missed. No other reason is assigned. Mattheof has a British nationality for his seven years' service in the British Post Office. When the order was given Mr. Scudamore asked for its reconsideration, calling attention to the British nationality of Mattheof, and his services to Mr. George Smith also to his invaluable assistance in the Post Office. He asked Mr. Layard to intervene. Izzet Bey, the Director-General, replied that the English registration made no difference. Mattheof was a Bul- garian, and must go. Mr. Scudamore replied by asking permission to appeal to the highest authority, on the g'ound of the value of the services of Mattheof. Izzet ey replied contemptuously, reiterating that Mattheof, being a Bulgarian, had been dismissed. This was on the 12th. On the 13th Mr, Scudamore, in consequence, re- signed. THE WAR IN BULGARIA. Sulieman Pacha is reported as having^ after his rapid passage of the Balkans, engaged the Russians at Tirnova, but the result of the engagement is not statea, and the tenour of later telegrams tends to throw considerable doubt en the assertion. We continue to hear of his junction with Osman Pacha. A Vienna telegram asserts that the two armies have joined in the neighbourhood of Bebrova, about sixteen miles south of Kesrova, and from sixteen to twenty miles south-east of Tirnoya. A Bucharest tele- gram denies that Tirnova is menaced by the .Ottoman troops, and the omission of a combined attack before the arrival of the reinforcements intended to retrieve the disaster of Plevna is criticised as foregoing an opportu- nity. Suleiman Pacha announces, in an official despatch of Thursday, that a reconnoitring expedition sent out by him, advanced to within four hours' march of the Hain Koi' Pass, where, encountering a strongly-entrenched force of 2,000 Russians, an engagement was fought. The Turks were repulsed, says the Russian version of the affair, by the Jeletz regiment; but Suleiman prefers to assert that the object of the reconnaisance having been attained, the troops returned to the camp. We may probably class with the assertion that SuleimanIPacha, with his whole army, was at Plevna, which was tele- graphed on Saturday, another telegram which places Os- man Pacha's advanced guard twenty miles from the bridge at Sistova. This is the statement of the Turkish Bassiret of Saturday. General Gourkho is reported as declaring that the Russian positions from the Danube to the Shipka Pass are so strong that the Turks will not venture to at- tack them. Both the Russians and the Ottomans are said to be entrenching themselves constantly, and the already strong positions occupied by the Turks at Plevna are such that no operations are likely to be taken against them by the Russians until the whole of the Imperial Guard shall have arrived, which cannot well be under a fortnight. Strong as the position is, however, the numer- ous cavalry of the Russian army which confronts Osman Pacha's troops render it a difficult one to maintain. The communications with Sofia are interrupted, and the con- Toys of ammunition and provisions intercepted. A telegram from Pera announces positively that Mehemet Ali has gained a decisive victory in the neighbourhood of Rasgrad, but no confirmation has yet been received. Once more we have received an emphatic assertion that the Russians have completely evacuated the Dobrudscha; but so far from this being the case, it appears that re- inforcements are continually arriving, and that on Friday, when a number of Turkish forces were landed, a consider- able body of Russian troops was sent against them. The Russians still occupy the Kustendji Railway, upon which an attack will probably be ere long made by the Egyptian troops. At Rustchuk the Russian shells continue to fall freely—200 are reported but the damage does not appear to have been very considerable. The Russians claim to have silenced the Turkish batteries in the artillery engage- ment of the 15th. The Russian official journals, it is said, acknowledge that the losses in Europe and Asia, up to the present time, amount to 65,000 men, the deficient organisa- tion of their hospitals, and sickness having largely augmented the losses in actual warfare. The attitude of Servia continues to give rise to very contradictory reports. M. Ristick informs the foreign representatives that there will be no change in the neutral policy of the Government, while the Servian residents in Vienna are confident that there will be a new war, and the exact date when Servia will commence operations is named in some telegrams. The work of bringing up the troops was very much de- layed last week by the heavy rains, and the Daily News correspondent telegraphing from Sistova described the country as "one huge morass, and the road a slough of despond." Besides the hindrance to the movement of troops, large quantities of stores were completely spoiled by the untimely rains, huge heaps of bread being reduced to mouldy pulp. By last Friday, however, a change had come over the scene, and the mud was transformed to dust. The head-quarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas are at Gornji Studen (or Studeni), an insignificant village about three miles south-west of Biela. There the Em- peror, in good health and spirits, has joined him, and will probably remain till the attack on Plevna can be resumed. The staff at Studeni calculate that 180,000 men are now on the march, and troops, as they arrive, are being pushed on to Plevna as rapidly as possible. The Turks evidently contemplate making a very stout resistance, and are busily raising earthworks, and otherwise strengthening their position. The Standard correspondent says they seem to be turning it into a new Gibraltar, and are heaping up fortifications one behind another. Around Plevna the Cossacks swarm, cutting off convoys, and a cavalry divi- sion has been despatched to block the Orchordik Pass, the main thoroughfare over the Balkans. The correspondent of the Daily News telegraphing from Studeni on Friday last, says:—"It is felt here that this should have been done earlier, but if successful it will still have good re- sults, and its value in the event of a crushing Turkish de- feat at Plevna does not need to be pointed out. It would go far to make another Sedan. The expedition is obviously hazardous, and its fortunes will be watched with great interest. # Even now it is said that pro- visions are beginning to fall short. The critical position in which they are placed has apparently stimulated the Turks to contemplate assuming the offensive, and several cavalry reconnaissances have taken place, one of which, on Wednesday last, was car- ried up to Incenica, a village south-east of Plevna, close to the Russian forepost lines, where some very smart skir- mishing took place. The Russians still maintain the Schipka pass, though General Lrourkho has now left Bui- garia and gone back to the Russian frontier. Even south of the Balkans the abandonment of the struggle does not seem to be so complete as was asserted. A despatch from Adrianople, of Saturday, says that Ibrahim Pacha, who had been sent forward to deliver the Mussulman popula- tion of Kesanlyk, saw eight battalions of Russian infantry and four squadrons of cavalry advancing from the heights. The position and movements of Suleiman Pacha continue to be the subject of many assertions, some of which are vague and contradictory, and others palpably erroneous. On Friday, when, according to various telegrams, he was dispersed over Bulgaria, we know that he had been re- pulsed in the Hain Koi pass, and had retired upon his en- campment. As to the "decisive victory" of Mehemet Ali at Rasgrad, there is inferential proof that it was ficti- tious. With regard to Rustchuk, which has been bom- barded but not invested, the Turks, it appears, had con- structed new batteries facing Slobosia and Malirus, and j the Russians, anxious to discover their extent, and if pos- sible to destroy them, opened fire, with the result of silencing them-for the time. The attitude of Servia is causing considerable uneasiness in Constantinople, and her active co-operation at no remote date is confidently anticipated. Suleiman Pacha reported, under date of the 19th of August, that the cavalry of his vanguard had occupied Schipka village, from which they had driven three squadrons of Cossacks, who had retreated into the Pass. The only other recent fighting reported is the defeat of a thousand Montenegrins by the troops of Hafiz Pacha, who says The enemy is preparing to make a desperate resist- ance." It is not expected that there will be any fighting at or near Plevna for some days yet. The Daily News special correspondent, describing, under date of August 6, a reconnaissance of the Turkish position at Lovtcha which General Skobeleff had made that day, says it seems likely the Russians will attempt nothing against either Plevna or Lovtcha for a month at least." At that date, according to this correspondent, the Russians were out- numbered all along their right flank by the Turks, who, if they could fight as well on the offensive as on the defen- sive, could have easily brought the campaign to a close for this year at least. Russian official news has since been received announcing that Suleiman Pasha, on Tuesday morning, attacked in force the Russian position in the Schipka Pass. The Turks were repulsed, but they returned to the attack, and at the time the despatch was forwarded, Tuesday evening, the fighting was being continued, although dark- ness had set in. In consequence of the official reports of the cruelties committed by the Turks on the Russian wounded, the German Government has reminded the Porte of its obliga- tions under the Geneva Convention. THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR.—ALLEGED TURKISH VICTORIES. From Asia there is news is of a skirmish at Ani, where a body of Bashi-Bazouks made an attack on a Russian redoubt. The matter does not appear to have been very serious, but, such as it was, the attack was evidently repulsed. An Erzeroum telegram reports that General Loris Melikoff has been removed from his command, and will be replaced by General Mirsky. General Tergukasoff compelled Ismail Pacha to retire beyond the frontier, but he has now been reinforced, and is expected once more to advance in Russian territory. Dervish Pacha, at Batoum, has carried the Russian advanced position at Djehanquir and Jalho. Later despatches says—From Asia Minor only we have news of actual hostilities. There a "great battle' has taken place,though considering the number of forces engaged, and the length of the battle, the destruction of life does not indicate that much determination or stubbornness was manifested. Last Saturday morning, according to the official despatch of Mukhtar Pacha, the Russians broke up their camp at Guedikler, and joining the forces stationed at Perkid and Baldiroan attacked his right flank at Makirdij Tobia. The force was very considerable, num- bering 35,000, with 110 guns. The fight was maintained by means of artillery from seven in the morning till noon, when the Russians advanced to the assault, but their right wing was repulsed by Hassein Hami's division, and by two o'clock the Russians began to abandon their posi- tions. The fight was still continued for some time, and it was not till six o'clock that the Russians began to retreat, still maintaining good order. The Turks pursued, attack- ing their right flank, while Schamyl's son and others hung upon the left, and the Russians were driven back to their encampments with a loss of 1,200 men, and a great quan- tity of arms and ammunition. This, it will be observed, is the Turkish version of the affair, and no doubt is coloured. The Turkish loss is said to be 100 men. As yet we have not the Russian account. On the afternoon of the previous day a Russian column was seen advancing towards the Turkish position at Batoum, and Dervish Pacha sent some battalions, commanded by Taif Pacha, to encounter them. The Turks rushed to the attack with great impetuosity, and for several hours the fight was maintained, with very slight loss to the Turks—until at last the Russians retired in confusion, leaving behind them 200 dead, and bearing with them a very large number of wounded. A Conservative" writes to the Daily News Sir,- In the London papers of the 15th inst. is a despatch from the Turkish Foreign Minister stating that the Russians had taken a Turkish soldier prisoner, deprived him of his clothes, and completely coated him with pitch and kept him three days in the sun,' &c. If Englishmen can be got to believe this they will believe anything. First, pitch has to be at a high temperature to be used at all; secondly, there is no instance on record of a man who had been coated with a compound totally stopping the pores living for more than nine hours afterwards, to any man it must be speedy death in a few hours, any medical man knows this. It is on record that one of the Popes had a voung man sized and gilt to represent The Golden Age he died in tortures before the fete was over." The following telegram has been received, at the Foreign Office from Mr. Layard Therapia, Aug. 19. Mr. Lennox telegraphs that numbers of Mussulman fugitives are bivouacked in various places in East Bul- garia. At Eski Djuma alone there are 15,000 families. Civil power can do little. Mehemet Ali Pacha would give every facility in the power of the military authorities to assist in the distribution of any relief. Would you make this known in England. The misery and suffering caused by this war are dreadful, and daily increasing, and except what Baroness Burdett Coutts has done there is nothing for the relief of the unfortunate Mussulmans, who have been driven out of their villages and despoiled of everything by Russians and Bulgarians.
DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT GRAVE.…
DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT GRAVE. The following particulars respecting the discovery at Abergynolwyn have been supplied by the Rev. Thomas Edwards, rector of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant. While two workmen were engaged in cutting for the foundation of some offices in connection with a row of cottages now in course of erection at Abergynolwyn, they came upon what turned out to be an old grave. There was only nine or ten inches of earth upon the cover. The grave was about 3 ft. 16 in. long, 16 in. wide, and 18 in. deep inside. The slabs composing the sides, ends, and cover, were of the ordinary slate af the neighbourhood. The cover had been removed about six inches from its original position, so that one end of the grave was open, and earth found its way in. The interior was filled with soil. Two vessels were found within the grave containing ashes and burnt bones. Unfortunately the workmen, thinking they had come upon hidden treasure, broke the vases to pieces before anyone had arrived upon the spot. Some small fragments lead one to believe the urns to be the production of the Romans, but still, from the roughness of the material, and the imperfect baking of the pottery, one would feel in- clined to regard them as relics of the ancient Britons. One urn was thicker in formation than the other, and also darker in colour, and probably about ten inches in diameter when entire. The other was of lighter and thinner make. The larger of the two had dotted holes made both inside and outside the moulding, while the smaller one had parallel lines on the corresponding portion. The workmen do not seem to know whether the relics had any bottom or not, and they persist in calling them "pipes"; but from one of the fragments it is thought undeniable that they were vessels, and not like the ordinary draining pipes of the present day. The process of cremation was done away with, and burial in church- yards and other places gradually took its place, from the 6th to the 8th century and therefore under any circum- stances the grave, though so near the surface in an open field, has remained undisturbed for over a thousand years. Cremation was practised by the Ancient Britons, accom- panied bythe sacred rites of the Druids, and this has given rise to the supposition that they sacrificed human victims. The same mode of burial was adopted by the Romans.
EISTEDDFOD CADER IDRIS.
EISTEDDFOD CADER IDRIS. On Friday, August 17, an Eisteddfod was held at Aber- gynolwyn, under the patronage of Mr. S. Holland, M.P., Mr. C. F. Thruston, Mr. W. Mc Connell, Mr. D. E. Kirkby, Mr. R. A. Kettle, Mr. J. Silvester; Mr. S. H. Norris, Mr. J. Webster, Mr. R. Jones, Machynlleth, Dr. J. Ff. Jones, Towyn, Dr. J. T. Jones, Captain Hancock, Mr. L. Ruck, and Mr. G. W. Griffiths. In the morning at ten o'clock, when the first Eisteddfod was held, a large attendance was present. In the absence of Mr. D. E. Kirkby, who was to have presided over the morning meeting, Mr. Richard Jones, J.P., Machynlleth, presided. Dr. J. Ff. Jones, Tow-yn, conducted the proceedings, and proved by his humorous remarks that he is as well able to kill melancholy as to cure diseases. The Corris Brass Band having performed a selection of music, the President gave a brief address in Welsh, remarking that he had taken the chair on the condition that he should not be asked to address the meeting because if he happened to strike a happy vein, there would be no stopping him. (Laughter.) He congratulated the audience upon obtain- ing as a conductor, Dr. J. Ff. Jones, upon whom, he hoped, the cloak of Mynyddog had fallen. (Laughter and cheers.) Only one Bard stepped forward to address the assembly, and then Mr. Evans, the manager, read the ad- judication on Can Iechyd," for which a prize of 7s. 6d. had been offered. There were five competitors, out of whom "Dafydd," William Williams, Ganllwyd, was se- lected as the best. He was invested by Miss Gayney Griffiths, Llanberis. A Machynlleth party of three won a prize of 8s. for singing God, be Merciful" (the leader invested by Dr. Davies, Machynlleth); and Miss Ann Edwards, Water-street, Abergynolwyn (invested by the Rev. T. Edwards, (Twm Gwynedd), a prize of 5s. for the best antimaccassar. A second prize was given by Dr. J. Ff. Jones, to Miss Morgan, Tymawr, Machynlleth, who was invested by Mr. Edwin Jones, Brynarvor Hall Schools, Towyn. Seven persons competed with the winners. A competition ensued in singing "Yr aderyn ar wawr y dydd," composed by John Whittington, an Abergynolwyn quarryman. Eos Dyfi and a Machynlleth party took the prize, 15s., and the leader was invested by Mrs. Davies, of London. Mr. Edwin Jones followed by giving an adjudication on the maps of the parish of Llan- fihangel-y-Pennant, which had been sent in to him. He remarked that although the boundary of the best map was not quite accurate and no scale had been attached, yet it deserved the prize of 5s. which had been offered. The winner, Henry Jones, Abergynolwyn, was invested by Miss Pugh, Cae'rberllan. The cluster of modern houses which nestle at the foot of the surrounding mountains are known to the inhabitants by the name of Abergynolwyn, and is so spelt by them. Others call the village Abergan- olwyn. The young man who won the prize has brought to light publicly a third name—Abergwernolwyn—which, it is said, seems to be the correct one, and that for the follow- ing reasons :—On the side of the mountain, not far from the village which is now called Abergynolwyn, there re are some springs of water known as Ffynnonau GwernoL The stream running from these would natur- ally be called Gwernolwywy, being an old Welsh word signifying a river-and the confluence of two streams being termed Aber, the lesser of the two would give the name to the place, as that would be the place where it ended or lost itself in the larger one. Hence the name I seems to be Aber-gwernol-wy, viz., the confluence of the river Gwernol with the stream running from Talyllyn, and called, a little lower down, the Disynni, or the j noiseless stream (Di-sain wy). Mr. Richard Roberts, Corris, having sung, a competition for a prize of four guineas ensued, for singing "Molwch yr Arglwydd." Four choirs competed—the Abergynolwyn (Jerusalem Chapel), the Glanaber, the Saron, and the Corris Choirs. The first was conducted by Mr. John Griffiths, the second by Mr. Richard Ellis, the third by Mr. Hugh Ellis, and the fourth by Mr. Rich. Roberts (Llew Dulas). Gwilym Cynon gave a lengthy adjudication, and eventually awarded the premium to the Saron Choir. Hugh Ellis, the leader, was invested by Miss Jones, the Post-office. The prize of 5s. for the best englynion on Twrci a Rwsia," was given to "Salisbury" (William Jones) and Dewi." The Machynlleth Party y Dre," the "Min- strels," and Y Pedwar hen Langc" from Abergynol- wyn, competed in singing "Y Gwanwyn," prize 10s. The last named party won the award. According to the adjudication of Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. Jones, Catherine Jones, Aberdovey, was entitled to 3s. for knitting the best pair of stockings. The Corris Brass Band, led by Mr. Humphrey Roberts, and the Dulyn Band from Car- narvonshire, led by Mr. Wm. Evans, competed for 25, a prize offered for the best rendering of a selection of instrumental music. The Dulyn Band won, and the leader was invested by Miss Cross, Llanberis. The Corris Band bore their defeat badly. The members created a disturbance after the meeting, and a magistrate's order was issued to quell it. The Rev. T. Edwards, the Rector, read an adjudication on the essay, Dylanwad merch ar lenyddiaeth a moes" (the influence of woman on literature and morality) and awarded the prize to Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Water-street, Abergynolwyn, whose little son was invested by Miss Evans, Bodilan fach. A vote of thanks to the President, moved by the Rev. T. Edwards, terminated the morning meeting. A singular contest had been proceeding since about twelve o'clock. It was a competition in fishing from Ld.lf-past twelve to two o'clock from Cwrt Bridge to Cedris Bridge, about a mile and a half. Eight young men entered their names. At the conclusion it was announced that one, Thomas Edwards, Abergynolwyn, had caught twenty-one trout, and the other, Edward Edwards, his brother, six. Miss Polly Kirkby accordingly invested the former with the first prize, 10s., and the latter with the second, 5s. The afternoon Eisteddfod was presided over by Mr. D. E. Kirkby, and conducted by Derwenog. A song by Miss Gayney Griffiths followed a brief address from the chair, and then an adjudication upon work in stone was read, awarding the prize to Lewis Jones, Aberllefeni. The work, a castor in slate, was exhibited, and was of curious execution and graceful design. Dau Frawd, Myfi a Fo, and Eifionwyr, competed for a prize of 6s. for singing The Miner and the Quarryman." Dau Frawd, Richard Humphreys, and David Ellis (Eos Dyfi) won the prize, and were invested by Miss Evans, Brynyreglwys. The premium for the best englynion on "Duchangerdd i segurwyr y cornelau," a satirical poem on loafers, was won by H. Tudor, Corris and a like prize of 10s. for the best rendering of Y Gwcw ar y Fedwen," was won by Miss Mary Ellis, Machynlleth, invested by Dr. Jones, Corris. Gwerddol, "who did not answer to his name, was ad- judicated the maker of the best stick. A song by Der- wenog followed, and afterwards the chief competition of the eisteddfod, consisting of a contest for £ 7 in money and a chair, for the best rendering of Bendigedig fyddo Arglwydd Dduw Israel." The chair, which was made by Owain Tudur, of Dolgelley, was a work of art in itself. It was of oak, as a matter of course. The back bore a carved representation of a Welsh harp, surmounted by an open music book with the notes of the tune Cader Idris, or the Maid of Llangollen, and also the Prince of Wales's crest and motto Ich Dien." The legs, arms, and other parts were likewise appropriately decorated. The Cem- maes Choir, led by Mr. Evan Evans, and the Machynlleth Choir, conducted by Mr. Hugh Lewis, entered the lists, and right heartily did they strive for the honour. With great interest was Gwilym Cynon's ad- judication listened to, as he pointed out the technical excellencies and defects of the competing choirs, at last, announcing that the Machynlleth party, re- joicing in good tenor voices, had won the prize. The choir leader was then led to the platform, by Mr. Edwin Jones, and several other bards, invested by Mrs. Kirkby, and presented with the purse and the seven sovereigns by the president, Mr. Kirkby, a trumpeter meanwhile pro- claiming the arrival of the Conquering hero." "Obededwn," then won a prize of two guineas for a pryddest on the heroes of Tynewydd; Griffith Evans, Llwyngwril, invested by Miss Jones, Talyllyn, for the best collection of medicinal herbs in Dr. J. Ff. Jones's judgment (8s.); Elizabeth Hughes, Aberllefeni, invested by the Rev. E. Jones, Abergynolwyn, 4s. for best sewing, judged by Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Meyrick Roberts and Evan Morris, Abergynolwyn, invested by Miss Kirkby, £ 1 Is. for the best essay on "Darbodaeth." The Rev. T. Edwards, the rector, read an elaborate adjudication on the competition. The meeting was brought to a termina- tion by a song by Gwilym Cynon I have lost the train," and the announcement of the winner in the fishing com- petition. A concert was given in the evening, under the presi- dency, according to the programme, of Mr. C. F. Thruston, of Talgarth Hall, and Derwenog's conductor- ship. The following was the programme Selection, Brass Band; address, The Chairman; song, by Miss Griffiths, U.C.W.; song, by Gwilym Cynon and his party song, by the Choir; song, Llew Dulas and friends song, Derwenog; Araeth ddifyfyr, prize 5s. by Dr. J. Ff. Jones; selection, Brass Band; song, Gwilym Cynon and party; song, Rowland Davies, U.C.W.; song, the Choir; song, Miss Griffiths, U.C.W.; song, Llew Dulas; song, Derwenog song, Gwilym Cynon; and finale by the Band, God Save the Queen." The arrangi)ments of the day were satisfactory. As most of the audience came from Towyn and its neighbour- hood, there was a greater demand made far railway carriages than the Talyllyn Railway Company could supply. The passengers had accordingly to avail them- selves of engine, van, and a large number of railway trucks which were attached to the carriages. Mr. Roberts, the manager, personally superintended the traffic, and no accident or unavoidable inconvenience occurred.
INQUIRY INTO THE CHARGES AGAINST…
INQUIRY INTO THE CHARGES AGAINST THE MASTER AND MATRON OF THE DOLGELLEY WORKHOUSE. On Tuesday, August 21st, an inquiry into the charges brought against the master and matron of the Dolgelley Workhouse, was held before Mr. Lloyd Murray Browne, the Local Government Board Inspector. The following Guardians were present:—Mr. Reveley and Mr. Charles Jones, ex-officio, the Rev. W. Hughes, Messrs. Edward Griffith, J. Meyrick Jones, Robert Evans, Owen Owens, Richard Jones, Griffith Pughe, Evan Jones, Daniel Wil- liams, John Scott, and Joseph Roberts, clerk. The master and matron were represented by Mr. Griffith Jones Williams, solicitor, Dolgelley. The Inspector having opened the enquiry and stated his mode of procedure, Edward Jones, M.D., was the first witness called. He said he was the Workhouse Medical Officer. He knew and attended Ellen Davies, during her confinement at the Workhouse. She was confined on May the 19th last. She got on as usual, and on Saturday, June 2nd, she was a little bad tempered. He consequently ordered the master to remove her from the lying-in ward to the able- bodied women's room. He also saw her on the 3rd and 4th of June. She was then in the receiving ward. He examined her carefully. She told him that she wanted to go out of the Workhouse, intending to go that day to Ellis Griffiths's house. Griffiths was a friend of hers. He found nothing wrong with her; and told the master and matron that she could go, provided it was not a wet day. He did not wish her to leave on a wet day, because she had been confined about a fortnight ago. Between ten and eleven that night, Hughes, the police constable, went to witness's surgery, and said that a woman had been dis- charged from the Workhouse, and that she was flooding. He, therefore, asked witness to go to the Workhouse. On the way to the house he met the master who was also going into the town for him. He found Ellen Davies in the receiving ward, rather violent. He requested the matron to examine her in his presence to see if it were true what the policeman had told him. She did so, but there was no discharge. He remained there about an hour. The matron asked the woman what she would like to have, and brought her tea and thin bread and butter. The woman went to bed and was lying there quietly when he left. He had given her some soothing medicine. He again visited her the following day, when she was still rather violent and unruly. On the 6th, Wednesday, he again saw her. He then thought he should have to send her to the asylum. On Thursday, the 7th, the master called on him and said they would have to send her to the asylum. He went for Mr. Edward Griffith and Mr. David Jones to go to the Workhouse. On seeing her he said he would give her some medicine, but if she were no better he should have to send her to the asylum. Her sister took her away on the 7th. He might state that she was a woman with a harelip and much disfigured, with a coarse voice. His opinion, from what he had been told, was that when she was sitting outside the workhouse some boys came along, jeered at her, and irritated her, causing a fit of mania and fury, she being a woman of violent temper and very un- manageable. She had not been a lunatic previously to her confinement. He did not consider her a woman of strong mind, but he did not classify her among the lunatics. It was a common thing for women's mind to be affected after confinement, and especially so when there was a pre-disposition in that direction. This proved to be a case of puerperal mania. By Mr. Charles Jones—Having given his consent to her discharge on the-first occasion, he did not give his consent on the Thursday, when she was actually discharged. In fact, he had made up his mind to send her to the asylum. The Master stated to witness that he had written to Ellen Davies's friends, as was customary. The purport of the letter informed the parents of Ellen Davies that it was the intention to send her to the asylum. Mr. Griffith Jones Williams objected to the evidence respecting the letter, as it was not produced, but the In- spector said he did not intend to adhere to any strict rules of legal etiquette in the inquiry. The Inspector also stated that the woman's sister was ill, and could not at- tend. He had a medical certificate to that effect. By Mr. Reveley—She was perfectly rational when he examined her in the morning, and it was his opinion that the fit of fury was brought on by the crowd of boys irritat- ing her. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams—He had seen the woman every day after her confinement, and before that occasion two or three times a week. The first fit of temper he saw her in was on the Monday evening, the 4th. The police officer had told him on that day that Mrs. Williams had given her a slap. He did not say that she had been abused in any other way. When upstairs with the pauper, Mrs. Williams seemed to treat her with every kindness, nor did the woman make any complaint to him of ill-treatment. In his opinion, he should have seen if anyone had attempted to throttle her severely. Dr. Jones added that on the following days he had ample opportunity of examining the woman's body, but did not not see the slightest mark of illusage upon her. She was going about the room and the yard stripped down to the waist. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams—She was at times rational in her conversation on the Tuesday and Wednes- day, and other times violent. William Williams, the master of the workhouse, said the woman was discharged on the 4th. He was not present at her discharge, as he was at a meeting of the Committee of the Dolgelley Sick Club from seven p.m., to about 9 30. On his return he found Ellen Davies re-ad- mitted, and in a state of excitement. He went for Dr. Jones. The woman behaved very well until Wednesday night, when she finished breaking the windows of the ward in consequence of having seen some boys in the schoolyard adjoining. He endeavoured to pacify her. She said the boys were calling her to go out to them. His wife, the servant, and he were with the woman until twelve or one o'clock at night, when they left her, think- ing she would go to sleep. She continued shouting all night. On Thursday he went for the doctor about twelve o'clock at noon, as the woman was still violent, and quite unfit to be kept in the workhouse. The doctor and Mr. Ed. Griffith then visited the workhouse, saw the woman, and remained with her some time. She was very unruly, and her language was fearful. The doctor said the best plan would be to send her to the asylum unless she would be better by the following day. About three o'clock in the evening Elizabeth Parry, the woman's sister, came for her; told him that the father had received a letter which had been sent, that he could not come, and that he wanted to know what they were going to do with his daughter. He replied that the doctor had said that it would be better to send her to the asylum unless she were better next day. Elizabeth Parry remarked that her father was very much againt the woman's going to the asylum. During a conversation Elizabeth Parry said that her sister was subject to fits of passion, and they were obliged to give her medicine and make her very weak be- fore they could,do anything with her. She afterwards saw her sister, who was then sleeping, and asked her if she would like to go home, saying that she had the Glandwr car waiting for her in the town. She went down for her own clothes, and she was allowed to go out with her sister about four o'clock in the evening. She was then quite cool, and went away quietly. By Mr. Charles Jones-The letter was sent to the father on Tuesday, June 5. He (witness) certainly had not asked her father to come up or they would have to send her to the asylum or the lock-up. As near as he could remember, he said "Probably you are aware that your daughter Ellen Davies was admitted on the 15th May, and on the following Saturday she gave birth to a fine child, but since Sunday she has become violent, and has broken twenty panes of glass in the window, and as there is not a fit place for her here she must either be sent to gaol or to the madhouse. As I understand that you have a great influence over her, I think the best plan is for you to come up at once before anything further is done in the matter." It was a Welsh letter. He had no authority from the medical officer or any of the Guardians to discharge the pauper. The Guardians had nothing to do with discharging her. He did not ask Elizabeth Parry what she was going to do with her sister. The sister did not say I will take her home if you think she is fit." He was confident that Elizabeth Parry said to her sister that she had the Glandwr car waiting in the town. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams She went quietly from the Workhouse. He afterwards saw her going home in a cart hired from the Angel. By the Inspector—The reason why he had allowed the woman to go after what the medical officer had told him was because he believed that, under the rules and regula- lations of the Workhouse he was justified in doing so, and had no power to retain her. Elizabeth Parry brought clothes for the baby, and that showed it was her intention to take her sister away. Evan Williams, task master of the Workhouse, said he met Ellen Davies at the Tollgate after her discharge. She recognized him, and asked him to enter a house close by. The sister was there, and asked him to enquire about a car. He went to the Angel, saw that a car could be engaged, and went back and told the sister that she could have it. Ellen Davies was lying on a form in the house, and was quite quiet. Mr. Charles Jones said he had asked certain questions which did not perhaps seem pertinent to the enquiry. His object was to see whether the sister had told him the truth, and her statements had been pretty well corroborated by the evidence, excepting what had taken place at the Work- house. Mr. Griffith Jones Williams, speaking in defence, re- ferred to Glyn's Poor Law Board Orders, showing that a poor person suffering from mental or other disease, upon being examined by the medical officer and a written re- port presented, might be detained by the Guardians, or if they were not sitting, by the Master. In thia case no such report had been presented by the medical officer. He also, quoting Lumley's "Master and Matron," showed that any pauper might quit the Workhouse by giving notice. According to a case mentioned in Fry's "Lunacy Acts," the Master would be liable to an action at law if he de- tained the pauper after that notice. The writing of the Master to the woman's relatives was a natural act of kind- ness. The woman was not a lunatic in the eye of the law, and the Master in allowing her to go, was acting strictly in accordance with the law and the Poor Law Orders. Dorothy Williams, the matron, having made a state- ment, she was sworn, and said, in answer to Mr. Griffith Jones Williams, that on Thursday, June 7th, Elizabeth Parry went to the Workhouse, and wanted to see her sister, who was asleep. She woke her sister from her sleep by a good shake, saying, Wake Ellen, come wake! come home with me, for I have brought Glandwr car for you." Witness said, "Do you intend taking her home?" and the sister said "Yes, for I have brought clothes for the baby." On hearing that the pauper had torn her clothing, the sister said she had a mind to give her (Ellen Davies) a good whipping. Witness lent some clothes, and the woman was taken away. The Master did not persuade the sister to take the woman away. In fact, they were quite astonished when they heard it was the sister's intention to do so. Just before she went away Elizabeth Parry said she meant to take her sister home by the five o'clock train, and that she had not got the Glandwr car. The evidence of the alleged assault was then given. P.C. Richard Vaughan, Dolgelley, said on Monday, the 4th June, he was standing in plain clothes on the street with P.C. Hughes when the master's little boy came up, and in consequence of something said he and Hughes went towards the Workhouse. Between the turn- pike and the Workhouse they saw a woman sitting on a stone on the road side with a baby on her knee. Hughes spoke to her asking her to go back to the Workhouse. She refused, saying "You only want to take me to gaol." Hughes went on and witness asked her to come with him. She replied, "Yes, you are a farmer, I will come with you." They had not gone far before she put her baby on the road, and began to throw stones at Hughes. She again came back and took up the baby, but put it down again. He then took the baby from her and gave it to the Workhouse servant. He saw Hughes talking to the matron at the Workhouse gate. When they came up the matron left Hughes, came to the woman, and struck and shook her. The Matron then wanted them to lock the woman up, but they said they had no charge against her. It seemed to him, he added, that the pauper was out of her mind. Mrs. Williams called them cowards because they would not lock the woman up, and told them to bring the woman in. They then took hold of her by the arms, one on each side, and brought her in front of the Workhouse. There Mrs. Williams again shook her and struck her either once or twice, saying "Bring her this way," pointing to a door. They took the woman, and when very near the door leading to the tramps' ward Mrs. Williams turned round, struck the woman twice, and shook her. Then the woman, Davies,_ partly dropped down in their arms and said Wait a minute.' She explained the state of her health. They waited there a few seconds and afterwards persuaded her to come on again, taking her into the yard. Mrs. Williams then said "Leave her to me now," and again struck her, putting her down on the ground and tried to throttle her. In the second assault, at the front of the Workhouse (witness remarked that he had forgotten to state) the Matron took hold of the neckerchief worn by the woman, twisted it, and tried to throttle her. After leaving her in the yard, witness told Mrs. Williams that the woman appeared to be quite a lunatic. Mrs. Williams replied There is nothing the matter with her. It is only hysterics. I have had a deal of trouble with her for days. She has been breaking the windows." Witness asked if the doctor had been sent for, and she replied that she was enough doctor for her herself. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams—There were children around the woman when he first saw her sitting down. They were taking her back, because the Master's little boy had told them the woman had mastered them at the Workhouse, and had come out. He did not apprehend her for pelting Hughes with stones. Mrs. Williams struck the woman with her open hand. He saw the woman try to kick Mrs. Williams in front of the Work- house when Mrs. Williams was striking her. The baby was carried by the woman to whom it had been given, and was not in Mrs. Williams's hands at all. He remembered tel'ling Rowland Jones at the Cross Keys that it was very wrong of Mrs. Williams to abuse the woman as she had done. He did not tell Rowland Jones that Mrs. Wil- liams had choked the woman until she was black in the face. He did not say it then, but he would now say that the woman became red and blue when Mrs. Williams was throttling her. He did not remember telling Rowland Jones and John Jones at the Cross Keys that Mrs. Wil- liams choked the woman until she was black in the face. If they said so he would not believe them. By Mr. Scott-He did not take Mrs. Williams into custody for an assault because the police were allowed discretion in such cases, and because the case would have been enquired into, and if it were thought desirable the case could be dealt with by summons. The case had been reported to his superior officer by P.C. Hughes. By the Inspector—He did not think any marks would result from the throttling. Neither Hughes nor he told Mrs. Williams to stop assaulting the woman. The cross-examination of this constable was extremely severe and searching. P.C. Hughes, Dolgelley, gave corroborative evidence up to the point when lie got to the Workhouse gate. He then said he saw Mrs. Williams, who asked him why lie did not take the woman to the lock-up ? He replied that she was not a fit person to be taken to the lock-up. He asked if a doctor had seen the woman, when Mrs. Wil- liams said she was doctor enough to know that the woman was not out of her mind. They tried to take her back, when she said she did not want to go back to be beaten again, whereupon Mrs. Williams shook her by the shoulders and struck her. Between the gate and the Workhouse door Mrs. Williams again shook the woman, struck her with the open hand, and tried to throttle her with the scarf. The woman then tried to kick Mrs. Williams. As they were going round the end of the house Mrs. Williams turned to the woman and slapped her face two or three times. The woman then dropped down and said that her blood was discharging. In the yard Mrs. Wil- liams again struck her, and once more the woman sank I down, saying that her blood was discharing. He then left her, at Mrs. Williams's desire, and went to report the case to the sergeant, who told him to go to the doctor and tell him what the woman had said about her blood dis- charging. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams-P.C. Hughes said he asked Mrs. Williams not to strike the woman. He put out his arm to try to prevent it. Witness tried to pre- vent Mrs. Williams's action in the road. He did not see the child in Mrs. Williams's arm from the road to the Workhouse. He said that positively. If Vaughan said he did not try to stop Mrs. Williams, neither did he (witness), lie would not be speaking the truth. He did not see any marks on the woman's face. By the Inspector-Mrs. Williams only tried to throttle the woman once, and that was between the gate and the house. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams—He had not been going over his evidence with Vaughan. He had written down what he (witness) had to say, but he had not got it with him. He had not read it over to Vaughan, neither had he seen it. By the Inspector-He had told Mrs. Williams that it was a pity to strike the woman, as she was not responsible for her actions. He did not speak to Mrs. Williams when she was throttling the woman, neither did he try to stop it. He thought Vaughan tried to prevent it. They tried to "shift Ellen Davies off." He believed the reason why Mrs. Williams struck the woman Davies was because she was using foul language. Mrs. Williams did not twist the scarf much, because they shifted the woman off. He did not know whether the woman's face changed colour or not. He believed there was not time enough for the face to change colour. By Mr. Scott-The reason why he did not hold Mrs. Williams s hands was because the woman was cursing and swearing, and Mrs. Williams was in a passion. Mrs. Williams, the matron, said Ellen Davies left the house a little after seven on the evening of the 4th. She was brought back a little after nine. The first thing she saw was Davies running as hard as she could towards P.C. Hughes. At the gate, Hughes being in front, wit- ness took hold of her by the jacket by both hands. She did not shake her nor use any violence. She was positive she did not strike the woman. She opened the gate, and Ellen Davies was brought up by the two policemen. The baby was then in witness's arms. It was given her in the road by Sarah Jones, the Workhouse servant. She walked before the constables with the baby in her arms. When opposite the Work- house she did not strike Ellen Davies, nor try to throttle her with her neckerchief. She went on and told them to follow her. They were going in at the front door when she told them not to go that way, but follow her round the house. As they were going round the house she did strike Ellen Davies. Witness had the child in her arms. She struck the woman because she swore at her, kicked her, and used abusive language. She struck with the back of the right hand. She did not strike the woman in the yard. The woman kicked witness, and also the task- master in the yard. She merely took hold of the woman by her jacket and scarf and gave her a little shake, but she was none the worse for it. Witness had the child all that time. Ellen Davies never fell to the ground. On opening the ward she gave the child to the servant as she unlocked the door. She pushed Davies in with one hand. She had the child in her arms all the time. The woman or her sister had never complained to witness of ill treat- ment on the contrary. Her sister got the woman to the Asylum by persuading her that she was going back to the Workhouse. By Mr. Meyrick Jones-She had no previous trouble with the woman. She (witness) had been confined to her bed until a week prior to the affair. By the Inspector—Witness positively denied striking the woman hard enough to hurt her. Sarah Jones, servant at the Workhouse, said she took the baby from Vaughan the policeman, on the road. Mrs. Williams got into the road, but did not take hold of the woman Davies. Mrs. Williams took the baby from witness in the road, and held it in her arms from the gate to the corner of the house, as far as witness saw them. Her mistress did not stop opposite the door of the house and try to throttle the woman. When they got to the men's receiving yard, the woman endeavoured to kick Mrs. Williams. Her mistress did not strike the woman but only took hold of her by the jacket. The woman was not down on the yard, and she did not see her mistress strike the woman or attempt to throttle her.; Her mistress had held the baby up to the time when the door of the ward was opened, at which time the baby was handed over to witness. Evan Williams, the taskmaster, said he saw Hughes, Vaughan, and the woman Davies come into the receiving ward yard. He opened the door for them and Mrs. Wil- liams first of all came in carrying the baby. When in the yard the woman Davies kicked him and also Mrs. Wil- liams. Then matron then went to the woman, took hold of her by one hand, but did not strike her, but she did shake her a little. It was not a very hard shake. James Sinnett Jones, a young man in the Dolgelley Grammar School, said he saw Mrs. Williams take hold of the woman by the jacket, but did not strike ,her at the gate. He did not recollect seeing the baby in Mrs. Wil- liams's arms. He watched them from the top of the steps until they got to the corner, and he was sure Mrs. Wil- liams did not strike the woman. She (Davies) was swear- ing fearfully. By Mr. Charles Jones--He was a Welshman from South Wales, and although he did not understand what was said at the gate he heard them previously persuading the wo- man to come back to the workhouse. When he said "they" had said Mrs. Williams had the child in her arms he did not know exactly whom he meant. He had heard Mrs. Williams say so. By P.C. Vaughan—Witness had not spoken to Mr. Wil- liams, the master, about the evidence. He had spoken to David Owen, the matron's brother about the case, but had received no prompting from him. He did not tell witness anything about the baby. He had been told what Vaughan had said at the previous enquiry but had seen no written account of it. Edward Williams, printer, Dolgelley, said he saw Sarah Jones holding the baby, and afterwards noticed that the servant gave it to Mrs. Williams before leaving the road. When going up the steps the constables had some trouble in getting the woman up. The servant pushed the woman behind and she tried to kick back at the servant. He did not see the matron strike the woman in front of the house. By P.C. Vaughan-No one had been prompting him. By Mr. Griffith Jones Williams—P.C. Vaughan had been to him. This was the end of the evidence. The Inspector said the only question in his mind was whether he should not adjourn for the attendance of the sister. After some consideration, he added that he would adjourn the enquiry sine die, leaving it to the Guardians to discuss the advisability of calling the woman, and of asking him to pay another visit to Dolgelley for the purpose of hearing her evidence. The hearing occupied the day from half-past ten in the morning until after six in the evening. t
THE FETE AT SHREWSBURY.
THE FETE AT SHREWSBURY. The pleasure of the Fete at Shrewsbury last week was, unfortunately, marred on the first day (Wednesday, Aug. 15), by unfavourable weather, a fact which is greatly to be regretted, for the able and active hon. secretaries (Messrs. Adnitt and Naunton, of The Square), and the working members of the committee had spared no pains to provide a most attractive programme. The entries, too, and the arrangements, showed that their efforts had been fully successful up to the point where man has no further con- trol, and everything depends upon sun and cloud. On the second day the weather was fine, the attendance was im- mense, and the greatest satisfaction was expressed with the proceedings. The hon. scretaries and the committee therfore, are to be congratulated on their success, and on the encouragement which has been given them to repeat their exertions on the same scale in future years. The Fete consisted of a Floral and Horticultural Exhi- bition, a Bee Show, Olympian Sports, a Regatta, a Dis- play of Fireworks, and last, but chief in interest to many, the performances of the Coldstream Band. The President of the Horticultural Society is the Earl of Powis, and the following gentlemen, members of the general com- mittee, compose the different committees of management: —Decorative—Messrs. Dodson, Harding, J. Robinson, Brandt, W. Phillips, R. Taylor, V. Crump, G. Mitchell, and T. Groves; Floral—Messrs. Oldroyd, W. Pritchard, Taylor, W. H. Harrison, Hoskins, J. Lloyd, and S. Juckes Ground Committee-Messrs. Brandt, T. Corbett, G. Mitchell, T. Morris, J. Robinson, Gouldbourn, V. Crump, Harding, G. M. Salt, and T. Groves. The other members of the general committee are the Rev. R. E. War- ren, Messrs. King, Tromp, Spence, Blockley, Edwards (Acton Burnell), Pearson, and Hawkesford. On Wednesday morning the numerous intending visitors to the Quarry, where the Fete was held, were disappointed to see rain falling; but considerable numbers collected on the ground-the very spot, by the way, for such a festival. The long avenues of lime trees, with the Severn flowing alongside one of them, between the Quarry and the plea- sant slopes of Kingsland, make such a promenade in sum- mer time as scarcely another town in the kingdom is blessed with. On Wednesday, however, the Quarry pre- sented a sorry spectacle. A terrific thunderstorm burst over the place, and in a very few minutes the sightseers had taken refuge in the tents. The rain came down in a wonderful way, and in an incredibly short time the meadows were streaked with muddy streams making their way to the river. The lightning was far too near to be agreeable. One flash struck a tree and tore off part of the bark; several persons were near by, one of them under the tree, but nobody was hurt. Another flash is said to have struck the ground, and made a hole in it—though there were sceptics as to the hole-near the tent where Mr. Follows was preparing the fireworks. At one time it seemed probable that Mr. Follows's preparations would be followed by no visible results, but the evening was fine enough to admit of the display. The entries for the Flower Show were largely in excess of last year—80 in the open classes (as against 23 last year), 240 in the class for nurserymen and gentlemen's gardeners, 70 in the amateurs class, and 183 in the class for cottagers, a new department. Altogether there were 570 entries this year, against 250 last year. It would be tedious to give a catalogue of the beautiful collections of flowers from various parts of the country, including, we may state, one from Mr. Sheraton's (Ellesmere)-a dozen roses, and some of them of unusual merit, and others from the two firms of Dickson at Chester. There were many exquisite specimens of flower and foliage in the brilliant display collected for competition. The judges were Mr. W. Weir, Doldowlod, Rhayader; Mr. G. Westland, Gardens, Whitley Court; Mr. H. Stevens, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent; and Mr. J. Louden, The Quinta, Chirk. The sports of the Olympian Society (of which Lord Bradford is patron and Lord Harlech president) naturally excited great attention, but were sadly interrupted by the rain. The contests took place in the Quarry^ cricket ground, which during the storm was flooded, so that the competitors had to run in what was almost a pool of water. The prizes included several silver cups, one of which was given by the King of the Hellenes, through Mr. W. P. Brookes, of Wenlock, and bore the f 0llow i inscription, together with the royal arms J George I., King of the Hellenes, Un The man of the Pentathlon who, at the Modern OlymP18 of the British, Contested and won at Shrewsbury, The Month of August, 1877. 11 the The Shropshire Beekeepers' Association, of wlncB Hon. and Rev. C. Feilding, of Stapleton Rectory, 13 Sj Hon. Sec., and in fact the mainspring, had a SB» but successful and interesting exhibition. A cie i manipulator was_ present to give instructions, practical illustrations were furnished from a *? M The spectators, who must have been much interested this novel addition to the amusements of a Shrops fete, were protected from the bees by a partition of Hie regatta was held on Thursday, when the of the weather enabled the spectators to enjoy the P. 0 turesque sight to perfection. The regatta was under management of the Pengwern Boat Club, and the mittee of management, whose arrangements were e3C. lent, consisted of Messrs. J. Kent, J. Groves, J. Blocks G. Mitchell, B. Blower, S. H. Juckes, E. \V. Fritc^ J. Cock, jun., G. J. Groves, and W. Gouldbourn. 1 u6 was r' Severne, M.P. (president of club) and the umpires were Mr. E. A. Phillips, Lk»yd, Mr. G. J. Groves, and Mr. G. Mitchell. great event of the day was the contest for the Shrelvsb Plate, which was won by the Hereford Rowing Club. j. On Thursday there was an immense assemblage) mated, but very loosely of course, at 12,000. The The presented a very gay and animated appearance. streets were full of visitors, and many of the houses gaily decorated with flags. In the Quarry itself the sc#> was exceedingly picturesque, and the day was a thorough pleasant one. The band of the Coldstream (i-uards, J played a long and varied selection of music, attra^ great attention, and the Band of the Shropshire helped to increase the general enjoyment. The day c^ ei with a grand display of fireworks, which were witneS*M by vast numbers of people outside as well as 1 grounds.
OPENING OF THE CLIO TRAINING…
OPENING OF THE CLIO TRAINING SHlP;„r The Clio, a screw corvette given by the Admiralty for poses of an industrial training ship for orphan and deS"1 MC boys belonging to North Wales, Chester, and the counties, was opened on Monday, August 20, by his Duke of Westminster, chairman of the executive conu^l-nji The vessel, which is moored on the Anglesey side of the J'$ Straits, almost opposite Bangor, and about midway be'» Garth Ferry and Mr. Hugh Mason's seat, was built in ISo' gt man-of-war, to carry eighteen 64-pounders. Her —Length, 200 feet breadth, 401 feet; depth of hold, MVZfi Her propelling engines are nominally of 400-horse power, ø they are capable of being worked to fully treble that po«' £ r' t» a vessel of war, her history is a blank. "Ironclad shipped quote a paper circulated on board, have so rapidly supC3^ the old wooden walls of England, that the Clio, like niany^ j) similarly constructed, has found her occupation gone. retf' now about to enter upon a new, peaceful, and beneficent c''l<rI.gS' No longer needed to guard the country from the evils of sion, she will play an honourable part in warding off the noj 's;j grievous evils of noble energies perverted by ignorance i,oO to low and ignoble ends. Thus her position in the straits as a training ship for the reception of boys, t» and destitute, but unconvicted of crime, is as signiflca%i change as that of turning the sword into a ploughshare -4 the spear into a pruning hook." The cost of altering fitting the Clio for her new vocation has been extremely and, notwithstanding the liberality of numerous subscrJ%Stj0 there is still a heavy balance to be provided for. -jd donations up to the present amount to about £ 2,500, the annual subscriptions to about £ 500 The Duke of "5,& minster, with his proverbial liberality, has given a donati°. £ 300, in addition to a large annual subscription Lord l'eBS«p Mr. Albert Wood, Benarth, Conway, Mr. Joseph Evans, ^5. dock Lodge, and Mr. Assheton Smith, are donors of £ 100 ea and included in subscribers for large sums are Lord Tatton, Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Lord Clarence PageC LordA.|E. Hill-Trevor, Liuly WilloughbydeBroke,Sir R. \ViH Bulkeley, Bart., high sheriff of Anglesey, Sir R. Brook0' 0jj- Hon. D. Pennant, M.P., Major Piatt, high Sheriff of C:irnay-3t, shire, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., Major Cornwall^ Xfv., the Bishops of Chester and Bangor, Messrs. O. Morgan, G. H. Whalley, M.P., R. Davies, M.P., Bulkeley Hughes, Charles Lamport, R. B. Hesketh, and the proprietors Old Bank and Messrs. Dixon's bank at Chester. Mr. lessee of the Garth ferries, has kindly conceded to boats to and from the vessel the privilege of exemption from Accommodation has been provided on board for about 300 boys> iet annual outlay being in part met by the Treasury allowance the Industrial Schools Act, 1866; and with the object of the institution into active operation without further circulars inviting co-operation in finding the waifs and s^ y.fei of society, with a view to bringing them up to a seafaring have been addressed to Boards of Guardians and School$ throughout the district. The project originated a public meeting at Wrexham. Captain Moger., has been appointed captain-superintendent, and under him a large staff of efficient masters and ordinate officers. The office of honorary secretary accepted by Mr. H. T. Brown, Chester, and the lioi'c^r treasurership by Mr. J. H. Dixon, of the same city. A ba was held on board, and during the afternoon the vessel-igg visited by about 3,000 people, Bangor and Beaumaris en fete.
ARRIVAL AT WREXHAM OF THE…
ARRIVAL AT WREXHAM OF THE WELSO FUSILIERS. „. An event took place on Friday, August 17, at Wrex*1*^ which for some time past has excited considerable Pu?M interest there—(he entry of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers lI\Z residence at the new Brigade Depot. Four years ago the e 0111' 10, tion of the new barracks, constituting the depot, was menced, and its construction has occupied the whole of period. The cost has been somewhere near £ 50,000. The to remove from Dublin where the dep6t of the regiment fixed, was issued at the end of July. The Corporation. f Wrexham hearing this, at once agreed to give the cordial welcome. The departure from Dublin was defe^jy until Thursday, and the men arrived at Wrexham by an e train on Friday. A very fine arch had been erected near 9 station, and at the entrance to the town, bearing profuse 3l^ of welcome, and all along the route to the barracks there a general display of bunting. Wben the regiment arive^f eleven o'clock, many thousand of spectators had tlie the railway station to witness the ceremony of presenting following address by the mayor and town-clerk on behalf 01 town- OOV To Lieutenant Col. Elgee, commanding the officers, .,on- missioned officers, arid men of the Royal Welsh FusiUefS- On behalf of the Mayor and Corporation of the BoroU^'Vji Wrexham, I beg to offer you a hearty welcome to this old L town, which has been selected by the war office authoritieS the future depot of the regiment. Olif We are not unmindful of the glorious service rendered to country, and the daring deeds of fame performed by our g&J. Welsh regiment, nor how, under the most trying and di»c",f circumstances, it has always upheld the prestige and reno^D the British Army. "The names of Minden, Egypt, Martinique, Corunna, A era, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, ^rC"0l, Toulouse, Peninsula, 'Waterloo, Alma, Inkerman, SebastoR Lucknow, and Ashantee, recorded on your banners alone to show the terrible struggles you have been engaged in, *-gjy the noble victories you have achieved, on behalf of the Br11 Crown and people. yt "We trust that while you are stationed here there may e- st between yourselves and the inhabitants of this borough the kind and cordial good feeling, resulting to both the U11^J and civil authorities and people, in peace, happiness, andconc° Signed on behalf of the Mayor and Corporation, » August. 1877. J. BEIRNE. May0?1" 23 fhe applause which followed the reading of the aucir having subsided, The MAYOR said-Captain Segrim, officers, non-commissldo e. officers, and men of the 23rd regiment, just after the aiWJL"A which our Town Clerk has delivered to you, I may be all" to say, on behalf of the inhabitants of this town, that they delighted at the circumstance of your coming here to amongst them, not only because the regiment is that ofjr* 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, but because it is a regiment has so signally distinguished itself and has fought so cotir3g ously in most, if not all, of the principal battles of the last c 0( tury in defence of this country and in upholding the lionou* 0 the British flag. (Hear, hear.) The barracks which yolJ 'e$- about to occupy are probably not upon so elaborate and 0 tensive a scale as some of those in larger towns, but I bel1^ j you will find in them every comfort and accommodation, do not exaggerate when I say that a more thoroughly lie:l'teJ situation could not possibly have been selected in the t*11' Kingdom. (Applause.) I therefore trust that true hariB" good will and concord, will at all times exist between to connected with the army and the civilians and I can only 0l in conclusion, that it is the express desire of the inhabitants „ nN Wrexham and the surrounding neighbourhood to convey to > It their best wishes for your future welfare, and to accord yo most sincere and hearty welcome. (Cheers ) Captain SEGRIM, irfreply, said-Mr. Mayor and Or feel that, after having been tossed about at sea for some ten clI. twelve hours, I am too sea-sick to make an elaborate spee. 0 (Hear, hear.) I can only say that I thank you on behalf of l,g{ officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the regiment j your kind—I m?.y say very cordial—reception. (Hear, hea I can only add that the selection made by the War Offic0 ry Wrexham—the modern capital of North. Wales—as a ini"t' t centre, is a very happy and a very excellent one. The recruits here, as you can see for yourselves, are Welsh111,, g and I can only conclude by echoing the wish expressed by 1 r Mayor that the most friendly and cordial relations may e A exist between us and the inhabitants of Wrexham. n{ cheers, which were gradually taken up by the vast multitude spectators.) „ The regiment then fell in, and, preceded by the militia ha and staff, marched through the streets of the town to the *> racks, where the men were handsomely entertained to a s stantial dinner, Provided at the expense of the Mayor.
-TIDE TABLE FOR ABERYSTWYTH,…
TIDE TABLE FOR ABERYSTWYTH, ABERDOVEY. AND BARMOUTH. August. Aberystwyth. Aberdovey. Barmouth. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. *n. 24 7 45 7 59 8 14 8 28 8 54 8 !> gat. 2o 8 13 S 28 8 42 8 57 8 22 8 Sun. 20 8 42 8 56 9 11 9 25 8 51 9 2 Mon. 27 9 11 9 26 9 40 9 55 9 20 9 Tues. 28 9 41 9 56 10 10 10 25 9 50 10 j? Wed. 29 10 9 10 24 10 38 10 53 10 18 10 Thur. 30 10 39 10 55 11 8 11 24 10 48 H^ The Ruthin and Cerrigydrudion Railway project is struggling for an existence. The aid of the Ruthin corpIe ration has now been sought to influence the townspeOP10 to take up 400 shares, so as to render it possible, with th shares taken and cash guaranteed by the directors, to the concern. The Council have promised to aid the uJ1 dertaking. £ RBCKITT'S PARIS BLUE.—The marked superiority this Laundry Blue over all others, and the quick app,1?I ciation of its merits by the public has been attended Wli; the usual result, viz. a flood of imitations the merit 0 the latter mainly consists in the ingenuity exerted, n° simply in imitating the square shape, but making general appearance of the wrappers resemble that of th genuine article. The manufacturers beg, therefore, t caution all buyers to see "Reckitt's Paris Blue" oil packet. HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Autumn is I?R°" verbially the season of sickness then the blood requIre purification, the digestion demands thorough and atten tive regulation, and all the secretions call for correctio" Holloway's remedies supply all the necessaries for secur- ing health; the one overcomes cutaneous diseases, sres, ulcerations, abscesses, carbuncles, and all visible inipe.r,_ tions; the other acts most potently in cleansing the circ1^ lation, strengthening the stomacn, governing the hve regulating the bowels, and reducing the entire system order. Thus these twin medicaments furnish the efficient medicine chest available for family use. r~ ,y.g easier, through Holloway's discovery, to point out t remedy than_ to describe the disease into the former fallacy can intrude; into the latter prejudice may un willingly creep.