Rhyl Journal

RHYL PETTY SESSIONS. MONDAY, MARCH 25. Before W T. Girdleetone, Ll. Lloyd, and W. Wynne, Esquires. An Extension Of hours for a dance at the Gardens on the 4th of April was granted to Mr Cb. Roebuck. A Quarrel Between Sister g-in-Latc. Elizabeth Jones, Crescent Road, had sum- moned Jane Roberts for an assault, and a cross- summons had been issued- The latter is a sister to the former's hnsband. Mr Browne appeared for Jones and Mr Parry for Roberts. For the plaintiff it was stated that defendant had entered her house, and dealt her a severe blow in her month, blackening her face. Much ex- traneoas matter, shewing the feud existing, was introduced, the bench ultimately fining Roberts 5s. and El 12i. costs, or 14 days, dismissing the cross-aammona. Mr Browne applied that she should also be bound over, but Mr Parry suc- cessfully opposed that course being adopted. Neglecting to Fence a Mining Shaft at Afelitlev. —Government Prosecution. In this case Dr Le Neave Foster, Inspector under the metalliferous Mines Regulations Act appeared to prosecute General Wynne, Coed Ooch, Abergele, for neglecting to fence a certain shaft on the East Talargooh Mine, Meliden. Mr Cartwritbt, Chester, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Williams (from the office of Messrs. Parry Jones and Son, Denbigh) for defendant. Mr Williams at the outset, said that he would apply for a month's adjournment, on grounds to be stated directly. Before doing so he would ask that costs of the adjournment should not be visited on defendant, because in the first place no notice of the want of a fence had been served on General Wynne, and in the next place because a notioe of the application for an adjournment had bsen served on the prosecutor's solicitor on Thursday last. The ground of the application itself was that his client's agent did not think that the whole of the mine belonged to General Wynne, and wanted to have time to find out if this shaft was not on some other ground. Mr Cartwright was rather surprised that Mr Parry Jones ws not present, as it was a part oi the arrangement come to that the ownership of the ebaft as well as the offence should be ad- mitted. As to a notice, though the statute did not require it, a notice was aent to General Wynne on the 22nd of November last. The proceedings were really taken at the instance of the farmer of the surface soil, to whom and to whose oattle the shaft was a source of peril. Another month's delay would aggravate the danger. And as to the ownership. Mr Parry Jones had admitted it, and also stated that hEl would do the fencing forthwith. Thompson, the agent of General Wynne, had applied for the dead-rent of the mine, and he (Mr Cartwright) failed to see that it was wise now to throw doubt on the General's title. Dr. Foster was bound to take action and get rid of the responsi. bility now restiog on his shoulders. The court deoided to proceed with the case, and William Dcwell, tenant of Tan'rallt, Meliden, proved the dangerous condition of the shaft, which was on land farmed by him. Thos. Powe'l, Chester, accountant, said that he was the liquidator in winding up a private company which bad been working the mine. He produced letters from Thompson, demanding dead rent ou behalf of General Wynne. This company had been working between 1879 and 1882, and the chief parties were Col. Wright, Jihyl, Messrs. Peter Browne, Bhyl, Urias Bromley and C. Phillips, Chester. No dead rent had been paid since Feb., 1880 Dr Foster deposed to sending notioe to General Wynne, after having visited the shaft, which was wholly unprotected, and dangerous. The depth to the water was about 2"> feet. He visited the shaft that morning, and it was still untouched and unsafe. The prosecution had been directed by the Secretary of State. Mr Williams contended that if it was not clearly proved that the shaft was on Generai Wynne's property, the case should be adjourned or dis- miesed. Mr Parry Jonos had admitted owrer. ship before he had seen the agent, who doubted it. Mr Cartwright maintained that the letters written clear y proved the ownersb.p. The owner of the dead rents was liable, as had been decided in the superior conrt, in a similar action in which he prosecuted th Lords of Mold. As a role they proceed against the occupiers of mines, but in some cases, suco as this ce, they could not do so. The court found the cast- proved and infl ct?d a fine of £ 2 wnth costs of jE5 8s. 6d. The money was paid, and Mr Williams undertook that the fencing should be done forthwith. A Doubtful Surname. Anne Gosson having summoned Margaret Molley for an assault, the defendant did not appear, having told the policeman that her sur- name was Ashton. Complainant said tint de- fendant bad been living with a man of that name for some time, but that she did not tbink they were married, she was directed to take out a fresh summons. Refusing to Quit. Robett Hughes (Bob Tymoei) was charged with being quarrelsome and refusing to quit licensed premises when requested to do so. P.c. J. Ivor Davies deposed that at 10.30 on Saturday night the 16th, be w.-a called iuto the Britannia and asked to torn defendant out, who was there creating a d sturbance. He refused to go when both the landlord ai d witness asked bim to do so. Deferdant jumped on his feet and raved round the rooml ke a maiman, saying he had already been to Ruthinjail and threaten. inv to smash witness. Defendant said that he was quite sober at the time, and had eimply ,called order for a »ong, when Mr Jones came and wanted him to go out. Fined 2s. 6d., the coats being Us. 6d., and the money was paid. Reappointment of Overseers. Mr Arthur Rowlands, vestry clerk, produced the minute-book of a vestry held at Rhuddlan on Friday, when the following were nominated as overseers :—Rural ward, Messrs Rt. Morris, Hendre, Thos. Davies, Pontfaen, and Roger Hughes, High Street. Urban ward—Messrs Ch. J. Walmsley, Chester House, Jno. Roberts, Queen Street, and R. D. Roberts, Paradise St. The two former in each ward were appointed. A Woman on the Spree. For getting drunk on Saturday night Hannah Crosby, Victoria Road, married woman, was fined 5s. and costs, or 7 days. Rate Arrears, Some fiftypersons had been summoned for arrears of poor rates, but the majority of them had paid before the Court sat. In the few re- mainiog cases, Mr A. Rowlands, assistant over- Beer, secured the usual warrants.

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ST Aw.. C0TT3TY GOUIiT 1' FRIDAY, March 22. Before His Honour Judge Horatio Lloyd, and Mr. R. Fred Sisson, Registrar. There were set down for hearing three adjourned actions, two defaults defended, one interpleader, one application for an administration order, and 106 ordinary cases. The following came before the Judge. ADMINISTERING A LABOURER'S ESTATE. Thomas Abbott, labourer, Aquarium Street, Rhyl who could not speak English, applied for an administra- tion order. He said that his difficulties had been created by slackness of work and the largeness of his family. At present he earned 15. a week by sand-removing for the Commissioners. The scheduled debts amount to £43 18s. 7d., and that sum represented the whole of his liabilities. Messrs. Steer and Hughes, Rhyl, the only two credi- tors, who happened to be present, did not oppose the application. The Judge remarked that, under the new rules, what. ever the applicant had to pay would have to be paid within six years. That meant that he would have to pay 15s. per month. The highest creditor was Mr. Wm. Evans, and tbe applicant said the debt represented a loan of JE7 12s. fid. and interest. His Honour, after the applicant had been examined, said he believed he would have to make a virtue of necessity in the case, and reduce the man's debts to 10s. in the at once. He owed a little to doctors, grocers, tailors, drapers, &c., all apparently for necessaries. He would reduce the JE43 to £18, as he did not think that the applicant could pay more than as. per month. When he shall have paid the £18, he will have paid all; but if he fails to pay up two instalments, it will be in the power of the court to reinstate the original amount. INTERPLEADER ACTION. In this action Joseph Turner, Clwyd Street, Rhyl, was the debtor, McCormack, Lowestoft, the execution creditor, and Joseph Edward Roberts, auctioneer, Rhvl. the claimant. Mr. Ed. Roberts appeared for the latter, and Mr Alun Lloyd for the execution creditor. Mr Roberts said that his client had been acting in the matter under a deed of assignment duly executed, and he was still in possession. William Hatherley Jones, a clerk of Mr. Ed. Robertss. said that the deed was executed in his presence by J. Turner, J. E. Roberts, and a creditor, Frederick Lang- field, on the 24th of January.—Cross-examined: The deed, was not signed before it was executed, but both things were done on the same day. There were about 75 creditors, but only one had signed the deed, though numerous assents in writing had been received from other creditors. There was no schedule of the goods a-signed. There was no inventory attached to the deed, but the trustee had one. No steps had been taken to convert the goods into money, except what was sold in the ordinary course of business at the shop, where the debtor was still acting. The deed was now in the same state as when it was executed. A notice of the deed had been served on all creditors. Jos. E. Roberts said he was the trustee mentioned in the deed, and was still in possession, receiving the pro- ceeds of the daily realizations. Goods were disposed of in the ulual way of trade only, and he kept an account of all takings and payments. Goods were ordered by him and invoiced to him. Witness did not know of anything belonging now tn Turner on the premises Cross examined Witness had not accepted the trus- teeship until after Turner had signed tha deed, and on the following day he took an inventory, but it was not brought into court. Mr Alun Lloyd said that the position of the execution creditor was this. By a deed of assignment Turner had adopted.. course which was becoming too general; whilst by the terms ol this particular deed it was impos. sible for creditors, particularly those living at a distance, to ascertain whether they were being propetly and tairly dealt with in the matter. The deed included everything except wearing apparel, bedding and instruments of trade. And what he complained of was that those things were exempted without limit as to their value, whereas the County Court Act limited wearing apparel, bedding and tools to :£5. He believed that if they had an inventory, and if the rules of the court had been complied with, the execution creditor would be in a position to point out certain things which the trustee had not seized, and thus be able to get his money. Under the circumstances his client had no possible chance of seeing that everything was fairlv carried out, the debtor still living in the tame house, and to defeat the execution creditor no inventory was taken until the day after the deed was executed. He would ask Hia Honour to direct that particulars should be supplied. Application at the office had been made, when it was discovered that the particulars made out were not par- ticulars in any tense of the word. If they were filed then he would be in a position to seize goods which had never been brought under the notice of the trustee. There was a valuable gold watch, and possibly £40 worth of clothing and bedding, whilst the debtor was entitled to only £5 worth. Mr Roberts maintained that the deed covered the whole of the debtor's personal estate, be it a gold watch or otherwise, except the bed and bedding. ft was for his friend, who represented the small sum of JE5, to shew that there was other property. His Honour said there might be £10 worth of bedding, whereas the debtor was protected only to tbe extent of £5. The deed referred to necessary" wearing ap- parel and bedding only. If the execution creditor had any reason to know there was more than the value of JE5, it was open for him to take action. Mr Lloyd said that upon entering an execution they received a notice from the registrar, and were then practically ousted for seven days. When they went there again they found that everything was claimed by tue trustee under a deed. The Judge said that when the execution creditor entered he was served with a notice that all the goods were claimant's. There might be JE50 worth of exempted articles there, but the execution creditor said that having no particulars he was not in a position to fight when met by a general claim to everything. He said that if he had particulars he would be able to see for himself. But would anything be gained His Honour asked. Mr J. E. Roberts was recalled, and said that the value of the entire household effects was under £60. He told the debtor he could have a couple of beds, and feather bedd in Rhyl were only worth 25s to 30s each. His Honour again said he could not see what would be gained by a delay, especially after what the Trustee had just said. Mr Lloyd still believed that if they got the partieu. lars, they would be able to find more than the £5 worth exempted. Upon receiving the particulars, and if he would fail in his object he would either withdraw the summons or bear the consequences. His Honour said that as far as it appeared to him the execution creditor was not in a position to contest what the Trustee said. They had no particulars to test his statement. Under those circumstances ha thought it his duty to adjourn the case for particulars to be supplied. But he warned tbe execution creditor as to what the consequence as to costs would be if he failed to make out a case.—Adjourned to the next court at Rhyl, for particulars to be supplied. NON. LIABILITY OF AN INFANT AS A TRADER. The judge proceded to give judgment in the case of E. Hughes, ironmonger, High Street, Rhyl, against Alfred W. Torkington, Water Street. This case, His Honour said, had been standing over for judgment to be delivered. It was for a claim for JE8 odd for goods sold and delivered. The defendant admitted that they had been inpplied to him in the way of trade, were necessary for the purpose of carrying out certain con- tracts, and the price charged was reasonable. The defendant took his stand on the plea that he was an infant, and therefore incapacitated from contracting such a debt as this. The circumstances were these. The defendant's father was at one time a builder at Rhyl; but owing to being unsuccessful he was adjudged a bankrupt and was as yet undischarged. Shortly after he gave up, his son started in the same business, the father acting as the son's assistant. It did not require a great knowledge of the world to understand what was the meaning of all that. He (the Judge) confessed that, when he found the young man had been ordering goods, and afterwards trying to get off paying for them on the plea of infancy, he took every possible opportunity of finding out if he could be held liable. But he was obliged still to say that the law was too strong for him. The goods had beeujobtained to carry on a trade, and did not come under the category of necessaries for which infants could contract. The general principle of law acted upon in this country beld thst debt contracted by an infant, however fair and conducive to his benefit, could not be recovered unless shewn to be for necessaries. Having quoted some cases bearing out that statement, the judge said they had never been upset or challenged in any way, and there were a series of decisions given establishing the principle that an infant could not trade. Apprentices and young people—to prevent idleness— were under certain circumstances allowed to enter into contracts beneficial to themselves, and these contracts could be enforced either for or against them. But that element was not imported into this case. It was not necessary for the young man to embark in a trade, al- though it might be necessary that he should work with his hands toJllnpport himself. The law did not sanction his embarking in trade, which was a risky thing for him and those who traded with him. He (the judge) was sorry it could not be otherwise, and that he had to give a verdict for defendant. But to mark what he felt in the case, he would grant him no costs. Mr E. Roberts, who appeared for defendant, (Mr Goronwy M. Evans being for plaintiff), remarked that an infant could not be made a bankrupt. Mr W. Davies: Neither can he recover debts, al- though your client has sent some bills out. The Judge He cannot contract at all. Mr Roberts, in reference to what Mr Davies had said remarked There is a question as to that, but sufficient for the day the evil theieof. REFRESHERS. Mr Williiam_Davies applied to the Judge for his direction as to for how many days refreshers should be allowed to Counsel. He had found that different regis- trars upon taxation took different views as to whether a refresher for the third day was to be allowed as well as for the second. The Judge I have not the slightest doubt but that the refreshers go from day to day, and I know of 27 refreshers having been given to counsel last month. Mr Roberts: Who knows better than yourself your Honour, (Laughter) The Judge: It was my luck once to have 47 re- freshers in one case; but I will never get them again. I (More laughter). The Judge added that it was unreasonable to say that a man should have refreshers oa the second day and none on the third and fourth. A WEARISOME CASE. A dispute between Hugh Robert Evans, Maesgwilym, and David Williams, at one time an under-tenant, occupied the court for a couple of hours; the Judge's patience being once or twice in danger of being ex- hausted. Mr W. Davies was for plaintiff, and Mr Roe Browne for defendant, the latter securing the verdict. AN ACTION TO RECOVER A PENNY TOLL.—MR. KENT FIGHTS FOR A PRINCIPLE. In this action the Rhyl Bridge Company, proprietors of the bridge over Foryd, sued William James Kent, Tottenham Buildings, Rhyl, to recover the sum of one penny, being toll due for crossing the above bridge. Mr Ed. Roberts appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Kent conducted his own case. Mr Roberta said that the action had been brought to try a question which had been raised for the first time by Mr Kent, as to his clients' right to charge Id for passing and Id for re-passing over the Foryd Bridge. Before the construction of the bridge passengers had to be ferried across the river, a penny each way being charged for doing so, whilst the passengers were depen- dent not only on wind and tide, bat also on the will and inclination of the boatmen, who were not always and in all matters ready to ferry a man across for the sum of one penny. Consequently when in 1861 the Company's bridge was erected, it was considered by the public to b* a great convenience and a boon. Under the 21st section of the Company's Act they were empowered "from time to time to demand and take for persons, animals, and carriages, from time to time passing over, along, or upon the said bridge, or any part thereof, any tolls not exceeding the following," fie. The next section provided how tolls should be paid :—" That tolls shall be paid before any such animal, carriage, or person be entitled to pass or re pass through any tollgate; provided always that only one full toll shall be demanded or taken for each time to pass or re-pass over or on the bridge or any part thereof." Up to now the question of _r any dispute a* to toll* had no* -wen rais^i, bat v'- J *-he iff--i d w-s duly appreciated uy tut- j t import* fro-j; the j neighbouring.* J. ,mbup.d with n" old Rebeccaitish feeling for doing a way • and which feeling he carried with him to Rhyl. (To tuesc remarks Mr Kent signified his dissent). The defendant was one of the Rhyl Improvement Commissioners, a body which in virtue of one of its acts had the power to take over the bridge and declare it free to the public. In- stead, however, of moving in that direction, Mr Kent, and for the first time, set the company at defiance; and without even inquiring into the company's rights or seeing their Act of Parliament, ha set up this opposition, with the virtual declaration that he would have his own way. On the 13th of October, last year. Mr Kent passed over the bridge, paying the customary toll of one penny, but on repassing he refused to pay any more, giving no reason for his conduct. The collector, with a civility which Mr Kent acknowledged, knowing that defendant was a respectable man, did not refuse to allow him to cross. He, however, reported to the Secretary of the Company, who wrote to Mr Kent that in that instance no proceedings would be taken, but reminding him of the company's customary and leval rights. In reply to that Mr Kent wrote as follows :— October 25.—Dear Sir. -I am much obliged for your intimation not to take any proceedings for what has happened in the past; but I desire to say that taken by itself, such a decision is not satisfactory to me. I do not use your bridge with the object of keeping you ot of a penny to which you are entitled and I think it is not exactly a strong position to take that I should not do again what I hold (rightly or not) I am entitled to do, viz. refuse payment in repassing. I do not profess to be accurate in my definition of your act, for the simple reason I have never seen it, and it will be time enough to seareh out the intricacies of your act, when denide to take a legal coursc for the recovery of the penny. I do not intend to pay for repassing in the future, and the 13th instant is as good a time as any other on which you may desire to assert your rights. On that day I re- quested your Collector to take note that Irefased to pay, and I have since refused to pay on another occasion and at the same time I wish to acknowledge courtesy and civility of tour Collector in the matter and also the kind tone of your letter of the 24th inst. I am open-minded in the matter, and if shewn to be wrong by a competent decision already obtained I shall be glad to pay you over the amounts I have declined to pay on the 13th, &n. —Yours, &c., W. J. Kent." Mr Roberts continued by saving that further cor- respondence took place and when proceeding to read another letter, the Judge remarked that it was scarcely necessary to do so, Mr Kent assenting. Mr Roberia said that Mr Kent regarded this as a question of principle, and he came forward as the champion of the rights and liberties of the people. He admitted repassing without paying the penny toll; and if his contention was a right one an unlimited number would repass free of charge in the coarse of a twelvemonth. Bnt such a contention, that the repassing should be free according to the act, would never be raised in the mind of any reasonable person. Even if the words "from time to time in clause 21 were indefinite, surely the words in clause 22 were clear enough to the mind of any layman. Then the question for his Honour was a plain and simple one —was the company entitled to a toll of one penny for passing and again to a like toll of one penny for repass- ing, on the same or some other day. The Judge asked Mr Kent if he admitted passing. Mr Kent, in return, asked hi, Honour if he consid- ered that he had jurisdiction. The Judge What about section "29 ? Mr Kent said ho would be delighted in finding that his Honour was prepared to try the case, as he had con- fidence in both his law and his common sense. The Judge said that there was a provision in the Act that such disputes should be settled by a Justice of the Peace for Fiintshire. but at the same till" he did not think that bis jurisdiction was ousted from trying the recovery of anything. Mr Kent said that he had asked plaintiffs to take the case before the Flintshire magistrates, but instead of doing that, they bad taken five months' time to bring him there, although the managing director had been good enough to inform him that by section 31 the penalty recoverable was a sum not exceeding 40s. He (defendant) was all along prepared to meet t'iat. He had full confidencs in the Rhyl magistrates, and a gen- tleman like Mr Murray Browne was an honour to any Bench. Still he was willing to submit to his Honour, if Mr Roberts also was prepared to accept his decision as final. Mr Roberts said that Mr Kent. if brought before the magistrates would have to be charged with forcibly and fraudulently passing over, a charge which they would not be able to prove It was far better that his Honour should decide in a civil action than that a dispute should be brought before lay magistrates. The Judge I suppose, Mr Kent, you did go over this bridge ? Defendant replied that he had, going from east to west, and having gone off the bridge, came on again. The Judge You dispute their right to charge for the return journey ? Defendant: I want the case proved by witnesses, if you please. Mr Roberts: Mr Kent admits passing over in his letter—that he did do so on the 13th. The Judge I don't know anything about Mr. Kent's letter. Defendant: I want Mr. Edwards, the collector. Peter Samuel Edwards was then called, and in reply to Mr Roberts, said that he had his appointment, and bis name was put up on the toll.house. On the 13th of October the defendant passed over, paying a penny. On the same day he repassed, but he then did not pay a penny. Witness demanded the penny, and Mr Kent refused to pay it, and it had not yet been pa d. Cross-examined Witness did not lease the tolls. He was merely the collector, paying the money to the credit r.f the company into the Rhyl bank. He collected the toll by authority of the company's act. The authority to vary the toll in some cases was by a resolution of the directors in the time of his predecessor. The case of a certain R. E. Williams was inquired about, and regard- ing whish the directors had passed certain resolutions, one of them being that upon the return of convey. ances they pay half toll in each case." Mr Kent submitted that that was a new toll. The Judge They IIay half a toll on return. Defendant: Suppose I show that their practise ia different ? The Judge It Joes not affect their powers to vary, but they can't charge you and let others off. Defendant; That is the whole point, sir, and I shall be able to prove that they do do so. Air Roberts There is nothing to prevent us entering into contracts with various parties. Witness, in reply to defendant, said that some passed without paying at all. The Judge Who and why ? W'tness handed in a list supplied by the directors to his predecessor. They were Messrs. J. 8 Evans, family and servants, Gratton, John Parry, Crosby, Derbyshire, Thomas Griffiths, Butler, Newing, and the dwellers in Pontydd Bach. Defendant asked witness to point out in the act any- thing entitling these persons to pass without paying the act saying that all should pay equal. Witness replied that he was simply carrying out the instructions which had been given his predecessor. Certain workmen of Messrs. Charles J one,¡ and Son were allowed to pass at 6d. per head per week, which the firm paid. Mons. Junod also used the bridge on the same terms, because he lived in the district. Asked why he did not take a penny for the return on a Sunday, witness replied that on that day the company allowed the return journey to be a free one. Defeudant: That is not what Mr Smith (the secretary) told me. Mr Roberts Mr Smith knew nothing about it the concession having been made in the time of bis father. Defendant: Do you produce the ticket I called for ? Mr Roberts: We have no tickets. Mr Kent then called his Honour's attention to the words passing or repassing," and directed him to the stops." The Judge: There are no stops in Acts of Parlia- ment. (Laughter). Defendant: I of one act paised in which there was a full-stop. (Laughter). Mr Kent put it to the Judge that the words as above were so inserted as to prevent people crossing without paying at all. There was a ford close to the bridge, and he had seen people drive through to save the toll. The clause was so worded that they might be charged if uroing the bridge in returning. He also called attention to clause 34 where ticket was mentioned, and he had sum- moned plaintiffs to produce one. The Judge said that the ticket" appeared to have dropped in that clause from the clause where it was prohibited to be handed to anyone else to evade payment of toll. But where the ticket was provided for he failed to find from the act. Defendant: I contend that it is a ticket which should be givea upon passing to show that the passenger is en- titled to repass free of charge. Mr Roberts There are persons exempt from paying, accordiLg to the act, and the ticket is for their use. The Judge: Such as the Royal Family and the Militia. (Laughter). Mr Roberts instanced the Bhuddlan Marsh Com- missioners and their employees. If a note or ticket were given to one of those he passed free; but if it was han- ded to a person not entitled to it, then the section read as to penalty was applicable. Defendant again called the Judge's attention to the wording of section 22, saying that one full toll was one penny, and he had invariably paid that. The Judge said it was one full toll "for each time to pass or repass." Defendant: I admit that to get over II or is difficult for me. The Judge: That is your difficulty. Defendant: But I have this point still: that they c"nnot reduce their tolls for anyone by resolutions, and there is nothing in the Act exempting the return journey on Sunday. The Judge: There also comes in the principle that two wrongs do not make a right. Defendant: Nor have the company the power to con- tract, as they seem to have done. The Judge I he same principle applies again. Defendant: I always wanted the collector to close the bridge against me, and then we would take this case before the proper tribunal. Mr Roberts: I have asked Defendant to go down there with me myself, so that it might be done. He refused, preferring to bring the case before the Judge, whilst now he most ungracefully says he wanted to go before the magistrates. The Collector I treated defendant as a gentleman, and did not want to close the gate against him. The Judge: No doubt; we can all understand that. Defendant: Am I the only person who has declined to pay on return ? Witness The only one from Rhyl. Strangers have done so, and I reported their cases. Upon hearing from the managing director, tbey put the matter right.—Wit. nesa charged a penny each time for bicycles. Defendant: No. How much do you charge Mr Gnnner ? Witness He pays Hd for going and coming. He asked me for that reduction, and I allowed it. Defendant: Have you a lid toll ? Witness No. Defendant: Was this matter referred to the Manage- ment. Witness said it was not. Defendant: Then Mr Gunner get a different toll to the one I am entitled to have ? Witness He does. The reduction is made because he has to pass frequently to places of business he has in various parts.—In reply to further questions witness denied having arranged that Mr Hugh Jones, milkman, should pass and repass daily at 6d. per week. Under re-examination witness said that the persons on the list produced lived in the vicinity of the bridge. Godfrey Parry was called by defendant, and said that he had been in the habit of going on business to the timber yard, and for a time paying the bridge toll. He was told at the yard that he need not do so, and on the following occasion he passed through after telling the collector Le was going to the timber yard. Cross-examined Witness did not know that Messn. Chas. Jones paid their customers' tolls. Defendant, addressing the court, said that this was not a question of the trivial sum of one penny. There were some hardships, however, connected with the bridge, and he instanced the cane of a poor man ani his four children who last summer had to pay 10d: in toll, whilst he (defendant) was allowed to use the bridge for Id. All should be charged alike. The judge said that at present defendant had nothing to do with that. The question in dispute was entirely confined to section* 11 and 22, [which (gave the com- pany tu'Vir BofD;' to uciiaijA csrt&iu J,llr. The j defendant if he wis"j it, go to the Qnecn* Bench ani msk tor a mindac-i? r;• i■.w com- J raro ic eGt:") with ,ii Tbe only qnsstioo now wa ) 1 <. ipht io charge f penny for i t-r j-epfetsang. He thought they baa, LUL provided tt", could charge" from time to time," "LUiav r: repassing took place at different times, and for each of wh,ch they were entitled to charge. All tiie other matters raised did not interfere with this question. Defendont; There was something in view of my contention, when they allowed carriages to return free of charge. The Judge: The company have power to vary; they can charge for passing, and allow the return to be free. Defendant said it must strike the Judge that there must be a superfluage of words in the clause. The Judge replied that it waa the old quaint form in which all legal subjects were dealt with. It was the old stock form, never departed from, although he agreed it was unnecessary. Verdict would be given for plaintiffs. Mr Roberts said he was instructed to apply for costs. The Judge: I won't interfere, whatever costs on a penny you are entitled to you will get. (Laughter).

A NEW REMEDY FOR IIZISH DIFFICUL. 1 TIES. A leading Dublin papor, having heard so much I said both in the Irish and English press in favour of a wonderful Oil, that they determined to in- vestigate the matters themselves, by personal interviews with people who had used it, in order to learn whether or not one half that was said of its magical powers was true, whether it was one of those gigantic advertising schemes. the mag- nitude of which in these modern times flirty takes on' breath away. Their representative interviewed a number of people in various parts of Ireland who had been enred by the applica- tion of the Oil, nr,,d in eveiy instance he found that the published statements were true and correct in every particular, everywhere people were enthusiastic in its praise. A captain of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, who had suffered long from rheumatism and sprained ankle said ''• The effect after throe applications of St. Jacobs Oil, was simply marvellous; the pain at once departed and hap never returned." A prominent hotel proprietor, after suffering years from rheumatic gout, said: It would b; I hard to conceive of anything working a cure so rapidly as St. Jacobs Oil did in my case." A sergeant of the Royal Irish Constabulary told a friend who had been a great sufferer for four years with rheumatic in the back, suffering great pain, using t,,vo bottles of St. Jacobs Oil, tbe pain entirely disappeared and has never returned. A young woman in '"astlebar told the reporter of the almost miraculous cure which her mother, aged 79 ye-trs, had experienced from using the invaluable St Jacobs Oil. Rh had bf-fn almost helpless for two years from rheumatism, and 1J;8. completely cured by osiug leas than one bottlo ot the Oil. A prominent surgeon of T pperary related the case of a parish priest, who hxd for a lotig tinu* suQered the most iit"08? agony from sciatica completely cured in three days by rubbit.g hitu. self well with St Jacobs Oil. A very enthusiastic Irishman in Gort was met with shoutir>(r, "Long t lve St Jacobs Oil," He had suffered the moit intense piiiii for years and was cured by using the contents of ona bottle of tbe Oil. A cooppr in Beale, County Kerry, Ireland, re- lated how his knee was twice its natural eizft ftiff, and painful, and he was unable to stand, dwelling and puin entirely disappeared atter using St Jacobs Oil one week. An old gentleman in Mallow curd in onr week, after having commenced toufC St. Jacobs Oil, of severe rheumatism of eix years' standing On returning to Dublin the repoiter called 0: "ome of the leading chemists, for the purpose of learning their views. Messrs R. Simpson & Co., of 16 Henry-street, the well known chemists, stated that St. Jacobs Oil, was the most popular remedy now being sold that it is no uncommon thing for them to Aell1,200 bi t lea of the Oil in a si* gle week Thilt their last order was for 600 dozen, or 7,200 bottles, and you can red assured, said Mr Simpson, the senior partner, that no medicine would have this enormous sale unless it possessed ac.ual merit.

p SIMON THE SEKF; OR, THE ARCHERS OF ARDEN. CIL\I'T.lm XXXV. CONCLUSION. The victory of Poictiers and the capture of the French king closed the war, with the triumph of England. The peace of Bretigni shore away half the territo.iy of France, and left her as helpless as she was left five hundred years later, after the surrender of Napoleon III. at Sedan. The paral- lel was made even closer by the enormous ransom demanded for the French king, being three mil- lion of crowns, equal to ten times that sum in these days. For a few years it seemed as if France wonld be blotted from the map of Europe, England become I the mistress of all yet before a generation had passed, France had resumed her own, and of all the English possessions, some of which had come down from the days of William the Conquerer, three hun- j dred years before, only the three towns of Calais, | Bayonne and Bordeaux remained. j But while the triumph lasted, England was rich and proud beyond the wildest dreams of her people, and the commons as well as the nobles shared in the prosperity. Sir Simon Hannekin, of the great Manor of Arden, was, soon after his return, made Earl of Arden, with increased estates, and married to the Lady Maud Beauchamp, only daughter of the great Earl of Warwick. The chronicles of the time give an account of the splendid wedding, and record the further fact, a year later, that Dame Joan de Norris, widow of the late knight, Sir Aubrey Norris, was wedded to Sir Roger Hannekin, gentleman and knight, at the Castle of Norris, with great rejoicings and splendour." From this passage, extracted from a manuscript of that day, in the quaint Norman-French that was still the language of the law, it seems that Joan must have recovered, while Aubrey Norris died, and that the former tire-woman, failing to get the man she loved, had taken the next best thing in the shape of his twin brother and living image. Tom the Tinker appears to have prospered, from the references, in the same chronicle, to one "Master Thomas Sawtrer, Mayor of the good city of Warwick, formerly of the New Forest, and a mender of pots by trade." This Master Sawtrer-or solderer-was apparently a rich and successful merchant of the town, and thrice elected mayor. His name appears with that of Sir Simon Hannekin, as having gone to London to sit in the Good Parliament," in which the Black Prince laid the foundations of civil liberty in England. Tom the Tinker's tomb is to be seen to this day, besi ie that of the Earl of Arden and his lady, in the Chinch of St. Cuthbert-on-the- Moors, by the once famous Forest of Arden. now a fertile plain. Th;; Archers cf Arden, is e lineal L. ai-c still J dl," of lionoario the l;,leeH or Kngi. nd, when !z lie tio s court in London ami tL i, .imes occur in eve: elm,nick: of die time. Of i .!<•. o'" Kb.ey Nm r it: is certain, and that- hi married 101 wound, and hid his shame elsewhere. T he died of mortification fit being publicly beaten by a woman, is mice; min. His name vanishes from the chronicles, after the record of his trial by battJe. Master Geoffrey Chaucer rose to honour and renown, under the favour of the gallant prince, but he never failed to vint, when he could, at Arden Castle, whe e he was always a welcome guest, and whore he was never tired of repeating to his host his famous lines which had spurred Simon the Serf to the deeds that made him renowned and happy. Often, after the feast had been cleared away, the old poet would take his late and sing his songs of love and chivalry, but he always concluded with the lines that Sir Simon loved so well The Uawcr of wisdom is the book that reads That he is jccnt'.e that (huh gentle deeds For out of old fields, as the master yr.ith, Cometh the new com, {trowing by year; 4nd out of olden hooks, in very f:-ith, I Corr°tli freak wisdom, if ye will but hear." TJIE

PATENT MEDICINES I AND PROPRIETARY ARTICLES AT AT WHOLESALE PRICES TIONES & SON, LIVERPOOL HOUSE, S r, ASAPH, AND ABBEY STREET, RHYL. A VISIT CORDIALLY INVITED. Illustrated Price List on Application, containing over 400 Varieties. From our List we seleet the following:- Usual Onr price. price. s. d. s. d. Alcock's Porous Plasters. 1 1.1 0 8 Allen's Hair Restorer 6 0 3 G Harrow Evans' do 1 0 0 9 Bay Leaf Water (Van Duzer's) 2 6 1 11 Beecham's Patent Pills 0 9 t 0 7 Do do do 1 li 0 10 Beecham's Couch Pill* 1 li 0 10 Benger's Liquor Pepticus 3 0 2 Brand's Essence (tiu) 1 6 1 a Do do 3 0 2 3 Do Bed Jelly 2 0 1 8 Bratg's Charcoal Biscuits 2 0 1 8 Brandreth's Pills • • • 1 1$0 8J Rrompton's Coagli Cure. 1 It 0 ioi Ball s Sea Salt 1 6 1 2 Calvert's Carbolic Acid Powder 1 6 1 1 Do do do 0 6 0 4 Clarke's Blood Mixture 2 6 2 4 Coagulinf (Kay's) 0 6 0 Coney's Fluid: for Disinfecting (various sizes and colours) At Store Prices Cleaver's Perfumes At Store Prices. Court Plasters 0 6 0 4 Citrate "f Mn £ Desia 1 0 0 10 Donniford's Fluid Magnesia 1 0 0 9 Kau de Cologue (genuine) 1 6 1 2 tiuo'a l"'ruit Sttit 2 9 2 2 van,QutnjneBitt"IB 2 9 2 2 Fenuing's Cooling Powders 2 9 2 3 Do do do 1 li 0 104 Holloway's Pills and Oiutment. At Store Prices Hop Bitters 4 6 3 3 Khoosh Tonic Bitters 1 0 0 9 Do do do 4 6 2 10 Kreochyle Liquid Meat 1 6 1 3 La-plougll, Pyretic Saline 2 6 2 0 Liebig Co.'s Extract of Meat, lb. jilr.. 0 0 4 5 Do do do ^lb. jar.. 0 0 2 3 4 Do do do 2oz.jar.. 0 0 13 Do do do loz.jar.. 0 0 0 8J Mona Bouquet (Okells) 1 0 0 9 Van Houten's Cocoa- 1 lb. Tins for 0 0 2 10 do do 0 0 1 6 do do 0 0 0 91 Bimmel's Specialities and Perfumes at Store Pricefi. Sanitas Co."s Preparations at Lowest Prices. Also Castor Oil, Feeding Bottles, Sponges (Honey- comb), Alum, Aiuonia, Camphor, Camphorated Chalk, Cod Liver Oil, Cream of Tartar, Tartaric Acid, Epsom Salts, Fuller's Earth, Lemon Kali. and Ginger Beer Powders in large or small quantities, at lowest prices. Orders by post attended to. The public of, and Visitors to Rhyl, are cordially invited to call at our place of business in Abbey Street, where we sell the best quality of Goods at lowest prices. JONES & SON, LIVERPOOL HOUSE, ST. ASAPH, AND ABBEY STREET, RHYL. (1518 ESTABLISHED 2653L B I R K B E c K- B A N K.- 80, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London. THREE per CENT. INTEREST allowed on DEPOSITS tepayable on demand. TWO per CENT. INTEREST allowed on CURRENT ACCOUNTS calculated on the minimum monthly balance# when not drawn below £100. The BIRKBECK ALMANACK. with full particulars, can tw obtained pott free on application to FRAKCIS RAVBNSCROFT. Manager. D EDUCED PARES ^ENGLISH STEAMER XV to AUSTRALIA. — Thu ANGLO AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited) will despatch their favourite steamer, "PORT JACKSON." for Melbourne awl Sydney, on APRIJJ 20, from LONDON. Dietary equal to the mail steamers. Fares, 13 to 50 guineas.—For further particulars apply to Wm. Milbum and Co., Billiter Avenue. London. E.G. VULCAN IRONWORKS, WINCHESTER. DEEP WELL PUMPS iS&SKStft. Send for Descriptive Catalogue, giving full particulars, to H. P. VACHER, VULCAN IRON WORKS, WINCHESTER. SAVE YOUR WATER CARTAGE And use the WILLIAMS' HYDRAULIC RAMS. Constantly working', requiring no attention. All that is neces- sary to work these Rams, is a small fall of water lXin. or more, when they will deliver water to a height of from HOft. to 200ft., and as much as two miles. -Price, with Piping, from X15. Send for descriptive pricf list to H. P. VACHjEK., VULCAN IRON WORKS, WINCHESTER. 0, CD 'g co p, 2 For CLEANSING COWS and EWES in Bad ft ? LAMBING and CALVING, for RED WATER sj INDIGESTION and preventing MILK FEVER, g r; Of all Chemists, or from 22, Dorset St., London, W. ZELO'S /ELO'S SKI N CURE Mi Li and INFANTS' MEDICATED TOILET POWDER. JUEI1T Absolute Cure for Eczema, Erysipelas, Scurf, kJ Sores, Scrofula, Rubs, Burns, Redness, and all Diseases of the Skin. nURE. Price 2,6 at all Chemists, or post free 32 stamjfflb Z. P. ZELO, 114, Hirfi Street, Cowes, I.WV_. COMFORT AND PROLONG YOUR EXISTENCE BY DRiNKING MITEE TEA s. d. THE MITRE Broken Leaf 1 4 lb THE MITRE Broken Asam Pekoe 1 « Ib Certified by Dr. ARTHUR HILL HAsALL, MD., as ab- solutely pure. Being the small leaf from tho finest Indian and China Teas. THE MITRE Thrift Tea (whole leaf) 1 8 lb Essentialiy a Tea for the people, possessing:, as it does, the two chief attributes of au economical airticle, viz., cheapness and good quality. THE MITRE Iveemuu 2 0 lb This mixture is composed chiefly of the choicest first crop pickings of the deliciously flavoured Ket-mun growths, Wended with specially selected parcels of Dar- jeeling and Kangra Valley Assains, thereby pr ocuring the necessary requisite of BKST TEA, viz., great strength and high quality. ITHE MITRE Amgoorio. 2 6 lb Consists of the choicest Indian Tea, selrcted from the famous growths of the nnrivalled Amgoorie Gart ens. [to proHuces a liquor of extraordinary strength, poisnes- <ing that creamines* and delica y of flavour which is the distinctive feature of the FINEbT INDIAN TIfiA. old in Quarter-Pound, Half-Ponnd, and One-Pound Parcels by appointed Agents throughout the United Kingdom, bearing the Registered 0 TRADE MABK which it an absolute gnarantee of the high standard' of these Teas being uniformly maintained. Agents for this Neighbourhood :— J. TURNER, RUSSELL ROAD, RHYL. F. 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