The North Wales Express

SUMMARY OF NEWS. The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the representation of the Carnarvonshire Boroughs took place on Wednesday, the gentlemen nominated being Mr Love Jones-Parry and Mr Sorton-Parry. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the supporters of Mr Jones-Parry were held on Monday night at the Pavilion, Carnarvon, when resolutions were passed pledging to support his candi- I dature. Mr Sorton-Parry addressed his « friends and supporters," at the Guild Hall, Carnarvon, on Wednesday night. The meeting, which was comprised al- most entirely of the other candidate's supporters, naturally became a scene of confusion, and terminated in a state of riot, The Carnarvon magistrates on Mon- day granted a summons for libel, on the application of Mr Sorton-Parry, one of the candidates for the parlia- mentary vacancy, against Mr Darbi- shire, the chairman of the local Liberal Association. The case will .be heard at the borough court on Monday next. The Gwen joizes, a schooner of Car- narvon, from Aberdeen to London, with granite stone,put into Whitley on Wednesday morning leaking, having struck and beat over the sand bank inside the bar. Richard Evans, a Llanelli football player died from injuries sustained in a match at Swansea last Saturday. A curious ecclesiastical dispute was partially investigated at St Asaph Consistory Court on Tuesday. The vicar of Abergele preferred charges of wilful neglect and misbehaviour against Mr R. B. Hesketh, a county magistrate, who holds the position of parish clerk at Abergele and Llan- ddulas, and against his deputy, Robert Roberts. After the vicar had given evidence at some length, the inquiry was adjourned. I Jumbo was successfully con- veyed 1n his cage to St Kathrine's Dock yesterday, where he will be shipped for America. Yesterday the Oxford crew practised on the Thames, the weather being fine. They rowed up the river at a stroke of 33 to the minute, and their style was greatly admired. A daring burglary was discovered to have been committed on Saturday morning last at Derwydd farm, near Corwen. The thief managed to take away the sum of £ 2500. The bank-rate was reduced to 3 per cent, yesterday (Thursday). South Wales was last week honoured with a royal visit from the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. According to anouncements made in Parliament, the Lords will adjourn for the Easter Holidays on Friday, the 31st instant, and resume on the 20th April. The Commons will rise on Tuesday, the 4th April, and resume on Monday, the 17th.

BALLOON TRIP ACROSS IffE CHANNEL. The Central News Dover correspondent telegraphs that yesterday (Thursday), Colonel Burnaby started on his channel balloon .rip at ten o'clock in the morning. The balloon rose steadily to an altitude of about a mile, and made headway in a southerly direction. Col. Burnaby expected to travel at the rate of 20 miles an hour, and to reach the French coast between Calais and Boulogne.

CARNARVON ELECTION. GREAT LIBERAL MEETINGS. CONSERVATIVE COLLAPSE. CARNARVON, THURSDAY. Long before the nomination of candidates took place on Wednesday morning it was a foregone conclusion that the Conservative wire-pullers had determined to abandon all hope of being able to find an aspirant to champion their cause. The name of Mr Robinson, a local quarry proprietor, was mentioned at the last moment, but the dispirited leaders of the party had either become too apathetical to fight the battle, or the rumour was a Tory subterfuge, for Mr Robinson has not been nominated. Con- trary to a generally expressed opinion Mr Sorton-Parry has suffered himself to be nominated, and ef course, abortive as his chances of success are, he will figure at the poll on Tuesday. Amongst the nominators of Mr Love Jones-Parry were Mr Hugh Pugh, Carnarvon, and Mr John Roberts, solicitor, Bangor. Previous to the great demonstration at the Pavilion on Monday night the meetings held at Nevin, Pwllheli, Bangor, and Conway in support of Mr Jones-Parry's candidature were on a com- paratively small scale, and the candidate addressed his audiences in a colloquial vernacular. Very seldom has there been a more enthusiastic political meeting in Wales than the one on Monday night. There could have been no less than 4,000 persons present, and the reception accorded Mr Jones-Parry, Mr William Rathbone, M.P., and Mr Darbishiro, was of that hearty and genuine nature which is eminently characteristic of Carnarvonshire Liberals. Mr Rathbone in his speech forcibly reminded Welsh Liberals the duty of being reminded Welsh Liberals the duty of being thoroughly loyal to their principles at the Eresent moment, and of strengthening the ands of the Government in their struggle with obstruction, by avoiding even the semblance of disunioa. At this moment Mr Rathbone's reminder is just in place. Though, strictly speaking, there is no contest for the representation of the boroughs, the constituency is disturbed by the conflicting claims of Mr Jones-Parry and Mr Sorton-Parry, each of whom asserts his right to the suffrages of the Liberal party, though on very different grounds. Mr Jones-Parry is the accepted and recognized candidate of the party, whilst Mr Sorton-Parry has no such claim upon the support of the constituency. Herein is a distinction which Mr Rathbone makes the text for a stirring appeal, for the removal of all dissensions from the Liberal ranks at a moment when thorough union is especially called for. Mr Jones-Parry delivered a manly and practical address, in which, as he had been misunderstood in one of his previous speeches, he re- explained his views on tbe Cloture and on the question of local option.. His retaliation on the local newspaper that had broken allegiance with the Liberal party, and design at ad him a political weather-cock, etc., was received with a storm of applause, and the proprietor of the print in question, who took up his position on the platform with a% air of mock heroism, made the subject of a pretty £ e £ e*al demonstration of ill-favour. I can t be expected to supply editors with brains said Mr Jones-Parry, and the remark seemed to be concurred in all round. That the Conservatives have made strenuous efforts to avoid a surrender there can be little or no doubt As late as lues- day last they held a meeting, and it may be surmised with at least some degree of probability that it was on thia occasion they accepted the inevitable with the best grace they could. It is a pity Mr Sorton-Parry did not take the same discreet course as the Conservatives, instead of entering the held for the more sake of making a metaphorical flourish of the sword. As an instance of the unpopular light in which the^ last- named gentleman's candidature 13 viewed in Pwllheli, it may be stated that when he visited that town on Saturday afternoon his agent in advance endeavoured to secure a brake and pair to meet him on his arrival by the 4.45 train, but was refused point blank by the proprietors of the three chief hotels. Mr Sorton-Parry hold ais first public meeting at the Guild Hall on Wednesday night. The building was crammed, aud the greatest disorder prevailed. At the conclusion of Mr Parry's mating the Liberals took possession of the platform, and a vote of confidence in Mr Love Jones- Parry was passed with great enthusiasm. Just as wo are going to press we are informed that forty-three chairs ware smashed at Mr Sorton-Parry's meeting on Wednes- day night!

DEMONSTRATION AND :MEETING AT PWLLHELI. [from OUR own reporter.] Mr Jones-Parry visited Pwllheli on Friday, and was made the subject of a remaikaMe demonstra- tion, his calli age being dragged through the principal streets of the town, preceded by numer- ous bands of juveniles, who hai been trained to sing verses in his honour. The public meeting was held in front of the Tower Hotel, the Town Hall being too sa,all to accommodate,the numbers assembling on tho occasion. The candidate was supported by the mayor of Pwllheli (Mr John Edwards), Messrs R. Roberts (Lord Newborough's agent), TI. Pughe-Jones, barrister; R, Jones, banker ;-and other leading Liberals. Mr Richard Roberts, the president, after paying a litting tribute of respect to the late Mr isulkeley Hughes, referred to the candidature of Mr Jouos- Parry, in whom the electors of Pwllheli found an old friend and neighbour. A better candidate than he it was difficult to get. having already proved himself a good and useful member of Parliament After his triumphant return in 1868, Mr Jones- Parry associated himself with sound legislation by supporting Mr Gladstone's Government in parsing the Ballot Act, the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and other measure;? which had proved of incalculable benefit to the nation at large. He hoped that soon efforts would be made to disestablish the Church in Wales, and if returned to Parlia- ment they would find Mr Love Jones Parry sup- poiting any bill which might be introduced in that respect (cheers). It was gen rally asked what interest Lord Newborough took in the present political contest. His lordship takes r. very keen interest in this contest, as the following let'er, which he had received from his lordship's son would show:— Glynllifon, Carnarvon, March 16,1882. Dear Sir.—I yesterday sent otf a telegram to Mr Jones- Parry, to the Crown Hotel, Pwllheli, at I thought he might make it public at the meeting in the afternoon. It was a message from his Lordship, and runs thus— I Your loving god father wishes you every imaginable success, including utter confusion to your enemies, and that you may be able to put an everlasting extinguisher on Mr Sorton-Parry and all other upstarts, either Whig or Tory. Amen." You can publish this message.— Yours truly, FREDERICK WYNN. (Cheers.) That an extinguisher would be put on Mr Sorton-Parry there was not a shadow of a doubt, and Mr Jones-Parry would be triumphantly returned (cheers). Mr Jones-Parry was received with loud and prolonged cheering. In the course of a brief Welsh address he acknowledged the kind manner in which the electors of Pwllheli had received him that day. Tun ing to political questions, he said that to his own countrymen the most im- portant of these was that of higher and inter- mediate education in Wales (hear, hear). Evidence had been taken and the matter thoroughly siftel by the recent commission, who made several recommendations dealing, among other things, with the establishment of colleges in North and South Wales respectively. He ardently supported these resolutions,and should he be returned to Parliament would vote for a bill supplying his fellow-countrymen with what they have long needed in this respect (cheers). Dealing with the question of the fo. matioa of county boards, he thought it was oniy just that the ratepayers should have a voice in the administration of those county matters which were now exclusively dealt with by the magistracy. During his previous parliamentary career he had voted for a measure favouring the formation of such boards, but the Government did not see their way clear to passing that measure It was the intention of the present Government to introduce a bill dealing with this subject, which would bo heartily supported by him. The bankruptcy laws greatly needed reforming, and a bill to amend them would meet with his approval and support as would also that of local option. He was strongly in fav ur of assimilating the county and borough franchise, believing as he did that at present a section of the ratepayers suffered considerable injustice. However, this question would not be taken up by the Government for sometime, as measures relating to the franchise are deferred until the approaching dissolution, in order that the question may be settled by an appeal to the country. A measure granting to tenant farmers equ table compensation for any improvements made by them and at their own expense on their holdings, deserved the attention of Parliament, and ought to be passed without delay. Doubtless they had all read his address, in which was contained his political principles, therefore he would not prolong his observations. However, he might say that those principles were not new to them, although perhaps thev were stronger now than ever. Since last he claimed their suffrages he remained unchanged as a Liberal (hear, hear). The old coat still remained unturned. It had not yet worn out. but would last as long as its owner (cheers). Should they honour him with a seat in Parliament thev would not regret the selection, and his constant aim would not regret the selection, and his constant aim would be to represent them as faithfully as he did after being returned in 1868. Neither Tory nor Liberal could say that he had not made good his promises, or that he had failed to fulfil what he had undertaken to do (cheers) ProP°sed "That this meeting opinion that Mr Love Jones-Parry is a fit and proper person to represent the Carnarvoushire Boroughs :n Parliament, and that we pledge our- selves to secure his return." All knew of the Madryn:family and its principles, and Mr Jones- Parry was a worthy chip of the old block (cheers). air Damcrelseconded the resolution, comment- ing upon the services which Mr Jones. Parry bad teudered to the Liberal party by fighting to upset Toryism in 1868. f s & Mr Robert Jones supported the resolution, and expressed his regret that the candidature of Mr Jones-Parry was being opposed by a person pro- fessing to be a Liberal, and who had not the slightest claim on the constituency. iu Pugh* Jones, speaking in English, said that he understood that some objected to Mr Jones-Parry because he was not one of the people. They, as working men, certainly knew that those who were born noble and supplied with the good things of this world could also feel for the people —and, indeed, more so than those brought np among the people. Servants found a much better place in the house of the old equiro than m the hoase of a man who domineers over people and 1ms attained a position with which he is not quite satisfied. There had been some misunderstanding as to the question of local option m connect 011 with the present contest. Nobody wanted to frighten the publicans, for the bill was no, intended to shut up all the public-houses. 1 he supporters of local option only claimed that, with the view to prevent too many public-houses being opened, the right of controliag them now vested in the magistrates should be transferred to county boards, which, °-W wu by the rdieP .y.-rs, would take care t4Vlt the wishes of the ratepayers were conform- ed with. T/ e chs.irrjau afrer ards put the vote tion^ m n° auc* wa3 c-'rricd witb. acclama- « 71* Mfayor °J Pwllheli announced having received Jo!ied-Parry, in which her lady- enrI ,Pe m7 dear will be M.P. I a;a f 1 loVd 80 well ?.ill ba true 4o the uouse of Madryn, and particiilarly to their faithful trieni Love Jonef.Parry, who liv^ amongst tLim, tb«ir lancniage from childhood, aud is de- vctci to his native lani Tell them so to-night, and tuat it will guwideu my heart in my illness to s e him tfceir member, ri am a Libenil to ti e jack- 1)0110, ana have done much for them with mr late lamented husband (cheers). Mr J' n js-Pairy proposed a vote of tharks to the cli.T -man, which was seconded by Mr Bennet- u.rtma loc, who stated that at Criccieth the general g of Lib^rnls and Conservatives was favourable tu the candidature of the ?qu:rr- of Madryn. T, e Chairman having atktiowlejged it, !:he meeting terminated, the juvenile choristers sing- ing See the Conquering Hero comes," and ^uetily cheering Mr Jones Parry.

MR LOVB JONES-PARRY AT CON'y ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. [I'KGM OCR OWN' REPORTBR ] On Saturday evening Mr Love Jones-Pairy visited C .nway, where he addressed a meeting of hiy supporters, and was most enthusiastically re- ceived. The town was profusely decorated with fhg", and pretonted a very animated appearance. On the train arriving in the station which conveyed Mr Parry from Bangor, crowds of people, headed by the Conway Brass Band, escorted the candidate to the Market Hall, where the proceelings Were shortly afterwards commenced. The large market hail was crowded to excess, and a great number 01 persons were unable to gain admittance. The chair was occupied by the llev L. Owen, and the other gentlemen on the platform were Measre Love Jones-Parry, C. Bugbird, Carnarvon; William Hughes, Conway; R. Pugh-Jones, Criccieth H. L. Squire?, Llandudno; R. Thomas, Bryntirion; Edward Jones, mayor of Conway; R. Fisher' Samuel Roberts, Ct. Dempster, Dr Bold William1? Llandudno, &c. Mr W. Hughes was asked to move the first re solution, but, being tempcrarily indisposed, Dr Bold Williams did so, which was, "That this meeting hereby expresses its deep regret at the death of William Bulkeley Hughes, Esq., late member for the Carnarvon Boroughs, and will ever held in grateful remembrance the valuable services he has rendered to his country, and more particularly to the Liberal cause in Carnarvonshire. This meeting further desires to express its sincere sympathy and heartfelt sorrow with his widow end family in their bereavment." They all knew what a loss they had sustained through the death of Mr Bulkeley Hughes, who had been a well-t -ied man, and one ever ready at their call to do a good turn to any poor boy in the neighbourhood (hear, hear). Apart from political principles, he issisted those wko were deserving of help, and he (the speaker) had no doubt but that there were many present who could testify that their success in life was in the first place produced by the interest Mr Bulkeley Hughes manifested in their welfare (applause). The resolution after being 8t conded by Mr Owen Owen, was carried unanimously. Mr Squires Amoved the nexi resolution, That this meeting heartily approve; of the selection of the Central Committee of Mr Love Jones-Parry as the Liberal candidate for the Caraarvonshire Boroughs (hear, hear). They would all be aware that there had been in the Gcnservative organs a good deal said against the decision of the Liberal Association, which had not be m binding upon the Liberal electors, and the object of that resolution now was to do away with thai, idea. He wanted them to understand that the vote of the Liberal delegates at Carnarvon was a vote which distinctly and wholly, represented the Li )eral voters lli the various boroughs, and only th it (hear. hear). At a meeting held at Conway the beginning of last week, they would hear of nobody but Jones- Parry, and he believed Mr Patty was regarded all over the boroughs as a fgreat favourite by the delegates, who were now working as hard as they could for him (applause). He (the speaker) had been asked by many persons as to Mr Parry's canvass, and had found only one person who was not sure whether ho would vote for Mr Love Jonet- Parry or not. He, therefore, did not know where Mr Sorton. Parry's supporters were to come ficm (laughter). Speaking about Mr Sorton-Parry'e candidature, the speaker staid Mr Parry might be a good man, an able man, or a man well qualified to represent them-he did not say a word against him on those grounds; but who had asked him to c x? v. j That wa; the question (a cry of ,C Nobody "). How then, in the name of common lecency, could he propose to come forward to split the Liberal camp? He was sorry to say that a mem- ter of their own committee and of the association at Llandudno was supporting Mr Sorton-Parry, out he could not hiraself conceive how these men, if they were doing their duty to their association, could support such a candidate. He had just heard that it seems d doubtful whether Mr Love Jones-Parry would be opposed but whether there was any opposition or not, he thought all should agree with the resolution, and say that they ap- proved of the selection of the Central Committee in asking Mr Love Jones-Parry to stand as the Liberal candidate (applause). Mr Samuel Roberts, Llandudno, seconded. He would not have been present that eveuing were it not for one unfortunate occurrence, and that was a political insanity—he could call it nothing lesø- that had taken possession of some two or three Liberals in Llandudno (hear, hear) and it was with a feeling of sorrow when he fir.t heard it, in fact, followed by humiliation, tinged almost with withering contempt, that caused him to be present to disclaim entirely on the part of the Liberal party in Llandudno anything whatover to de with the action that had been followed by those gentlemen. He would venture to say at the pre- sent moment that they were not true Liberals, but; traitors to their principles and a disgrace to their party (hear, hear). He regretted the necessity oJ' speaking so plainly, but there were crises that occurred when it was necessary for them to speak plainly when they found men who were looked UPii^aSL f party supporting what he called a farce of n candidature, and cauasag K HnS t P5"°Per Party (tear. hear). It twtSr t08p,eaii out an<J tell those gentlemen Sn J £ y°DdUr;\ th€y utterly repudiated, and because theE™ (app!ause). He stated that ?n A W„ere ou* or two or three black sheep that Oaughter), don't let them suppos* k 7 Tre ail the same. He liked to fight but when he did he liked to fight with sub- stance aud not with shadows (laughter and hear, near). The self-appointed candidate for the boroughs was going to the poll, and he (the speaker) hoped he would, because he had been troubling Carnarvon for years when elections came on, and it was now time to have finished with him, and send him back duly marked and labelled, and he would then know what they thought of him. The advice he gave three weeki ago, when he was introduced to Mr Sorton- Parry, was, if Mr Sorton-Parry has any money to ipare, let him throw it iuto the nearest pond, because he would save himself a great deal trouble, as he had not the ghost of a chance in the Oamu- von Boroughs. He claimed for the Liberate of

VICTORY ANTICIPATED. t '■■"v It does not require any very extra- ordinary faculty of pre-vision to forecast the result of the Carnarvon election. Certainly not as much as it did for the witches in Macbeth to foretell the advancement of the Thane of Glamis to the Crown of Scotland. The result will be Mr Love Jones- Parry's return by a sweeping majority and a defeat for Mr Sorton-Parry of a corresponding, y conclusive character. Do not let it be imagined, however, that a victory even of this sort can be accomplished without effort and deter- mination. Self-confidence is no doubt a valuable virtue when regulated with discretion,but when trusted in implicity, and without the slightest regard for surrounding circumstances, it very often lands us in awkward predica- ments. The Liberals must concentrate their full strength by Tuesday; every available vote must be recorded in favour of Mr Jones-Parry, and the victory made as complete as possible. The absolute necessity for this may be doubted, but the moral neccessity must be admitted. This is not a contest between two gleat rival parties. It is a contest between a party and a fac- tion of a party, and brought about by the vagaries of a political adventurer. The Liberals of Carnarvonshire, there- fore, are called upon to decide whether the party or the faction shall conquer. We hope they will give their decision in a manner that will leave no doubt of the unity that prevai.s in their ranks, and the steadfastness of the faith: with which they cling co their political creed. Although Mr Sorton-Parry's cry seems to be Guerra at tuchillo, he has, so far, only given us one exposition of his political views-except, indeed, we take into account the embryo senti- ments contained in that very novel document, his address And we are inclined to think that the result of his first meeting ought, if he be made of penetrable stuff," to convinced him of the utter hopelessness of his ill-con- ceived candidature. On the other hand, Mr Jones-Parry has made a triumphant tour of the boroughs he has delivered a series of practical addresses, and has met with a reception which even a scion of the house of Madryn should be proud of. The meeting of his supporters at the Pavil- ion on Monday night was a splendid gathering, looked at from any point of view. His speech was listened to with the most rapt attention, and left a decided impression on the vastaudience. But what about Mr Sorton-Parry's abortive attempt to captivate the affec- tions of his "friends and supporters" at the Guild Hall on Wednesday night ? Mr Sorton Parry is by no means gifted with the" silvery tongue of eloquence." His delivery has a dull monotony about it, and even in his sublimest efforts to excel himself he fails ignomin- iously. With the large audience that was assembled to hear him on Wednes- day he should, in common-place phraseology, have made his mark. Well, he did to a certain extent, but we are afraid in a contrary manner to what he intended. With many of Mr Sorton-Parry's political views we have no fault whatever to find. That he is a staunch Liberal in intention we thor- oughly believe, but it is absurd to profess Liberalism and not act up to the principles v»hich it involves. Mr Sorton-Parry opened his some- what prolix harangue with a highly coloured biographical sketch of him- self. He was a Ü Carnarvon boy," and the predominating wish of his heart was to represent his native borough in St. Stephens. VVe admire the feel- ings by which Mr Sorton-Parry is prompted in his ambition; but we do not admire the impulse which urges him to act upon it. After overcoming a succession of difficult- ies in his early youth he proceeded to London, something after the fashion of the immortal Wittington, and there he plunged into the tide of human affairs which, taken at the flood as Shakespere tells us, "leads on to fortune." All this is no doubt very interesting, and would be highly ac- ceptable to the readers of Ifen of our Time, but served out to the electors of he plunged into the tide of human affairs which, taken at the flood as Shakespere tells us, "leads on to fortune." All this is no doubt very interesting, and would be highly ac- ceptable to the readers of M&n of our Time, but served out to the electors of Carnarvonshire in the heat and tumult of an election it is nothing less than nausea. No wonder then there were cries of politics when Mr Sorton- Parry was commencing to relate his "commercial experiences." With re- gard to his candidature,he showed that in 1880 he had been asked by the leaders of the Liberal Darty to become a candidate for the Boroughs, and had only retired on the distinct under- standing that he should be the accept- ed champion of their cause when a vacancy again occurred. In connection with this explanation he mentioned the names of two out of three of the leaders who had favoured hffe can- didacy, but declined to name the third —no doubt for a sufficient reason, which may be easily guessed. When the election is over when Mr Sorton- Parry finds himself in a hopeless minority; when his agents and his canvassers have to be paid-will he then tell us what gratification he could have experienced in rushing in where Pope tells us "angeis fear to tread."