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ments for the two courses of lectures it is proposed to have next term, viz., Mr J. Ormiston. Mr Sam Perks, Miss Vizard, Miss Pringle, Dr. Lloyd, and Mr Graves. Nothing was definitely decided as to what subjects should be taken, but a strong feeling was expressed in favour of a course of lectures by the Rev. W. Hudson Shaw, on the Renais ance." and another by Mr Puleston, on the protective influence of color. MEETING OF JOINT C MMITTEE OF COUNTY COUNCILS- —On Thursday, the 18th inst., a meeting of the joint committee of County Councils of the six North Wales counties was held at the Board Room, Rhyl, to consider the classification of railway rates, &c., under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888. Present Messrs J. L. Muspratt, Samuel Davies Thos. Parry. W. Williams and Peter Jones (repre- senting Flintshire); Messrs Lewis Hughes H. Clegg, William Prydderch and Hugh Thomas (Anglesey), W. J. Parry, John Hughes and John Jones (Carnarvonshire). Messrs W- Parry Evans, Lewis Lewis and A. M. Dunlop (Mer- ionethshire), and Mr E. Thomas (Denbighshire). Mr J. L. Muspratt having been voted to the chair, Mr Wm. Williams asked if reporters would be admitted but it was generally felt, that in view of the matter to be discussed, it was undesirable for reporters to be present. and our representative accordingly retired We, however, understand that it was resolved (1) That the councils of the six North Wales counties or such of them as should assent to this resolution, should take joint action in objecting to the revised classification of merchandise traffic, and revised schedule of maximum rates and charges of the different railway companies, and such other matter connected therewith as the committee may determine and, that each county contribute towards the expenses that may be incurred by this committee. (2) That it be recommend- ed that the committes appointed for the purpose in each county be requested to meet in the course of the next week, and prepare a separate report on the subject referred to this committee, and that such separate report be submitted to, and considered by this joint committee, with the view of their being con- densed and constituted into one report, and that objections founded on such report be sent to the Board of Trade, and that another meeting of the committee be held at the Town Hall Rhyl, on Friday, May 3rd. at 11 a m. (3) That the clerk of the Carnarvonshire Council do convene the next meeting, and that he in uie meantime be requested to enquire whether the services of any person who may have a practical knowledge of railway rates ean be obtained. LAST TUESDAY, Mr R. D. Roberts (Mwrog) conducted his auction sale at 6, Church-street. The rooms were far too small to hold the numerous attendance of purchasers. The auctioneer, having a heavy day's work before him he soon stimulated his company to compete briskly, the lots consequently were rapidly disposed of. Good prices were realised. The sale lasted unceasingly for seven hours the auctioneer in his usual affable and agreeable manner, kept the company cheerfully together antil the last lot was disposed of The auctioneer's voice was as clear at the close of the sale as in the commencement. 8. SMITH, EhQ., M P. |AT RHYL.—IU his address the Hon, Member omitted to state that Lawrence's Gly-jfrine Cough Lirictus is an infallible remedy for all affecti ns of the chest. — Advt. RHYL CHICKTTT CLTJB.—The opening match of the season, Mariied v. Single, will be played on Thurs- day afternoon next at 2-30 at the Summer Gardens. We undfp-t-ad that a fair list of matches has bfen analged, particulars of which will be pub- lished t" a fewd^ys. A NATURAL CURIOSITY.—In a brood of chickens hatched in Vale Road, in the early part of this week, was one bird with a double head. Joined just above the forehead, the upper part of the head cannot be said to be really double, but the bird had four eyes and two beaks. The phenomenal chicken did not live many hours after it was hatched. WE beg to draw the attention of our readers to the advertisement in our columns of the White Glove Minstrels. All who wish for a splendid entertainment or enjoy a good hearty laugh should not fail to go to the Town Hall Friday next, May 3rd, when they will be re- galed with wit, music, comicalities, and in fact everything that will please everybody. The tali will be beautifully decorated with plants. shrubs, flags, &c. A treat in themselves are the lime effects by Williams Brothers. VISITORS AT THE HYDBOPATHIC—Ming Lunt, "Wariinaton; J. Hant, Esq., Wrexham; G. Whit- taker, Esq., do W. Poulson,Eeq.J.P., Mrs Poulson, family md maid. Bcotle; H. H. Greeuway, Esq. and Miss Green way, Coaley; Mrs and Miss Morris, Chester; Mr, Mrs, and Miss Williams, Liverpool; Mr «nd nlrs Menlove, London Mr and Mrs Janrey, Mat cheater; E. Vonburtf, Esq, Birmingham S. Fisher, Esq, do: T. Fiatik. Fsq. do; MrH. Foster, Tipt n; Mrs and Master Grant, Manchester. Mr Smith, Mostyn; Mr Parke*, Lichfield; Mrs Reck- less, Sheffield Mr and Miss Brunt, Liverpool; J. II. Fletcher, Esq. do; Misses Boltoo, do; Mrs and lliss Short, Chrisle; C. Maybu*y, Esq, Wednes- bUlY; J. Wilkinson, E-q, Walstll; Mr Neile, London; Mr Taylor, Mioses Taylor, do; E. L. SuEox. Efq, Lynn; C. P. Jones, Esq, Chester; li. White, Esq, idnes; J. Sheiburn, Esq, L'pool G. Johnson, Esq., Bangor; W. Thomas, Bauk; T. Spruce, Eq., junr., Tamworth; Mrs Smith, United £ t«te»; E. J. Marth, Esq., Stafford; G. W. frarsh, li'tham; Rev O. Davies, Llanfair; Mr and Mis Ciark, Checks.
SPECIAL REPORTS OF THE MATCHES.
SPECIAL REPORTS OF THE MATCHES. [BY PHILLIP."] RHYL "A" v. MANCHESTER TRINITY. The first of the holiday mafches was played on the Palace Grounds on Good Friday morningr, before a gwd number of spectators. The "A" tiam of th1 Rhyl club was d-p ited to try conclusions with the Trinitarians from the city where it never rains, and I think the committee were very wise in ailing so. The home team was pretty stronar, containing ever il very promisioir local footballers, whilst the visitors had several well-known faces in their team, and a ratting ful'-back. The game was not a scientific one by any me ins, but, at times, it was fairly int=!re tiug, some of the scrimmages being very exciting, although, strange to say, no goals were sc 'red irom any of the latter. Play ruled very even throughout, but the louals certainly miFsqd two or thre? splendid chnnces of scoring through want of combination, ani bad judgment. The left wing or the home team was responsible for the only goal scored for Rhyl, and this wa* got in the first "45." Ainsworth sc red for the vititors late in the second half, but Metcalfe ought to have saved this. This was the FINAL RESULT Rhyl "A" 1 Goal Manchester Trinity 1 RHYL v. BOOTLE WANDERERS. RHYL VICTORIOUS! The visit of the Boot e Wandprprs was looked forward to by local fo tbrllers as likely to be one of the bst of the faster matches, and fully 1000 people a-semblecl on the Palace Grounds on Good Friday afternoon, to witness the game. Unfortu- nately, Dick Thompson was unn ble to take the field alainst them, on account of a b id foot, but, Will Vauahan proved an excellent substitu'e. The visitors met with a hearty reception when they stepped on to the ground, and it is gratifying to note how pleasantly the game was contested. The first half was very fcxeiting, the stiff breeze assisting the home team very matetially. Play was mrstly confined to the Bootle quarter, and a reusing cheer went up when Williams score! the first point for Rhyl. Another attack on the visitors' oi'adel was ably repelled by Francis, but the home forwards were not to be denied, and sorne gJorl play between Davies, Morgan, and Williams, euabled the latter with the aid of Morgan to get the ball through for the second time. This piece of good fortune was hailed with tremendous cheeiiDg, and then Bootle, from the kick off, had a look in. Browne returned the leather, and Morgan made a magnificent run down, and scored the third point, amidst a scene of great enthusiasm. Half time arrived with the score unaltered. On crossing over, Bootle, with the wind in their favour, soon made tracks for the homa goal, and Glass was kept pretty well occupied. The home custodian, however, was in his best humour, and so were Watkin Browne and Twiston Morgan and it was some time before an opening was effected. At length Glass was beaten, and number oiae went through for the Wanderers. The attack on the Rhyl goal was continued, but Glass repelled shot after shot, saving often as if by a miracle, each save being loudly cheered by the spectators, who thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings Watkin Browne. t io, came in for a "hare of the applause, his gallant tackling and mighty kicking being particularly admired and appreciated. The half-backs, too, put in some capital work, and periodical visits were made to th' visitors' goal, where, however, Francis and Pebay were ever on the alert, and kept their charge intact. Before the whistle sounded, the visitors registered another point, leaving the FINAL RESULT. I Rhyl 3 Goals I Bootle Wanderers 2 „ | Rhyl have every reason to be proud of their vic- tory, and I, for one, congratulate them heartilv. The Footle team play a beautiful game, but their forwards do not shoot well. The Rhyl forwards played much better than usnal, but still not up to the mark. Thpir combination was not so good as that of the visitors, but their shootinsr was in every way superior. Glass was seen at his be-t in this match, and so was Watkin Browne. After the match the Bootle team were entertained to tea at Vaughan's Dining Rooms, Queen Street. The catering was excellent, as uiual, and everything passed off very satisfactorily. Mr Peb y, the courteous ciptain of the Wanderers club, in return- ing thanks for the welcome and hospitality accorded them, said they had thoroughly et. joyed themselves at Rhyl, and should never forget the kindness shown them that day. They had fought a fair fight, and had been def ated, and they took their defeat like men (hear, hear). It had never been his privilege to play before a more fashionable concourse of spectators, and he had seldom come across a more impartial set of people (applause). Mr Berrie, in responding, thanked the captain for the kind expressions he had made use of, and said that the victory was worth more to them than it would have been to tie Wtinderert, had they won. The Rhyl club was only the remnant of what it once was, but when it had recovered the position it had lost, and they were determined to reoover it (loud cheers), they would perhaps have the pleasure of visiting Bootle (bear, hear). RHYL v WbBXQAM. A NEAR THING! rBT "FULL-BACK.) This match was played at the Palace Grounds, Rhyl, on Saturday, before about 600 spectators. The previous encounter resulted in an easy w io for Wrexham by 13 go Is to 0. Bnt on that occasion Rhyl were represented by only two first e'even men. Both teams were on Saturday wetl represented, though neither played thpir full strength. Morgan kicked off for Rhyl at 3-30, and some pretty passing by the right wing brought the ball down to the visitors' goal, Davies finally posing to Wil iams, who shot over the bar. The kick off only tempor- arily relieved the pressure, and a dangerous shot from the left was averted by Roberts (a substitute) conceding a coiner, which, th,,uih well plac d, proved abortive The visitors' right wiug weie next conspicuous for a frmart run down the field, Glass, the home eustodim, saving a well diret te t shot by Lee. From a free-kick for hands, the ball was again taken to the home citadel, but without any practic d result, the b.j going behind. Shortly afterwards Glass was aaain called UPOtl to fi-t out, and an award of hands to Wrexham place! the Rhyl goal in jeopardy; but Vauahan cleared, ana the home right winsr, getting posses-ion of the ball, made a determined attack on the visitors' fortress, cul- minating in a splendid hot by J. Davies, which WHS well s-ivei by the cast)dian. whojuccessfnl'yrepulsed a number of well measured shot in rapid succes im. Evans at last relieve I, aud the play was transfereei to the Rhyl quarters, a couple of cprners fie in j- awarded to Wrexham, which were, however, not taken advantage of. Soon after the Rh»l forwards became again aggressive, a rattlimr shot by C. Jones being saved by Hughes sending the b;il, over the bar; from the corner ki,.k Evans sent the ball to t'.e Wrexham forward and Glass fru^trat-'d a shot from Birch in fine style only, however, to send the ball to R Davies, who managed to lud the vigilant custodian, ani drawintr fir-t bl,)od f -t- Wrexham in about h,If an boUt. after the sta t. From the kick off the ball was taken to the Wr x atti end, where it remained for some time, the home forwards tni-sinz sevcal easy chances t'lonuh Hughes was called up m to use his hands frequently. A smart run WHsnext effectel by the vi-itois' rig it wing, and Brown, f i-t,m a magnificent pass from Birch, placed the ball between the f osts. but was rule] to be off side Half time was shortly aft^r called, and Wrexham chanjrei ends one g >al t I the good. On the resuu ption of hostilities W; exhaJII became at once aga,res"ive, fut W P. Jones wnd Br iwne, who throughout played a fine deftnsive gime, kept the goal line welt cle v. Morgan and Davies next distinguished thems-lves for sam. beautiful pjissina", and T >m Vaughan se It in a s « t which Hughs just managed to save, and EvMn" sent the ball flyir g towards the home sroal. 'I he spectators were Dext.trelted to some fine co v bi'Uiti >n play on the part of the home f rwa'ds, a id fro o a pass by Morgan, Davies, ami 11 u 1 ehe rs, equa ised matters. The ball from the kick off wi., s nt, in touch, aud Matthews, from a throw in, nv.rel a be,iutif ul ro-ii from mi-i -fi, Id. and he was deservedly applauded. The vis t rs shortlv afterwltrds to,k ,tw ball to th, Rhyl g™1. an,1 after s. m^ pliyin mouth of tho goal Turner, apain uale in a te's equal. Considerable pi ty in mid-fi Id next en u d, and T. Vausfhan, getting p ssesso n f th« spne e, made a splendid run down the fiell, and seut m shot which Rhyl claimed to have vo e thiou:h, b »t the referee decided otherwise. Fr m t i- to th- • a of time the play w.s mostly of « give and take character, a «hot bv Birh (whiof. jus' ur^:d t- e cross bar), and another by CharieJ-i.es (*hi h was frustrated by Hu.hes) hem* the claef f at ..os a d the cessation of play left the game drawn, t*o goul, being scored on each sHe. It should be statod that for the first fif e'lI min- utes Wrexham played two sub«iitu e i e i^ing ,!I" artival of two of their men by a ia:«r trmu.-Ibe following constituted the t^ams:— WRfcXHAK.-G< al W. J Hujrhes; fu'l b;tck.. F. D E-mns C. V-u-han; bulf backs, 11, ri ic I-lo., d Trevor Jones, J. Willia-ns; le t wing, U. T. Iii c. A. Lee; right win*. B. Da\li-o, J. BroAn enu., W H Turner. Umpire, rmnna i. RHYL.—Goal, W. ulass; lulbmk-. W. P J<ne Watkin Browi e; half t a ks I wt-ton Mo « W. Vaughan, A. Matthews; left wing, WUI. Will-a.us, C. Jones; right wing, Thos. Vaughan, J. Davies centre. J. L Morgan. Jmpire, Mr E. Price. Re- feree, Mr J. P. Lewis. RHYL v RHOSTYLLEN VICTORIA! A CREDITABLE DRAW. [BY "PHYXIP."] I would'nt have missed this match fcr anything it was the most exciting of the bundle The after- noon of Easter Monday was rather war.n for football, though There was a large crowd, about 1,300 or 1,500, I should thinK. The visitors looked well in their neat striped jerseys, and quit? toik the ere when they stepped on to the ground and they could play the game—rather Rhyl wasn't in it for more than an hour after start, but there I am agiin — commencing at the wrong end. Well, when every- thing was ready the teams lined np as follows:- RHYL. Goal, W. Gla-s fullbicks, W. Browne, Twiston Morgan half backs, J. Lloyd Robeits, W. Vaughan, A. Matthews riwht wing, J. Davies, T. Vaughan; left wing, Charlie Jones, W. Williams centre, J. L. Morgan. Umpire, Mr T. Wood. Re- feree, Mr E. Price. RHOSTYLLEN VICTORIA.Goal, A. Puh; full backs, R. Roberts, E. Owens; halfbacks, J. Evans, G. Jones, J. Owens; right wing, R. Hill, Thomis Cotton left wing, J. Roberts, R. Roberts. Umpire, Mr W. Cotton. From the kick-off it was evident there was only one bdm in it, and that team was'nt Rhyl. The visitors went away with a rush, ani it was not long before Hill hot past Glass. This looked a good sttrt, but it was nothing to what we did see. The Victorias p layel like clockwork, and it was delight- ful to see them go alouar the ground; the spasmodic attempts of the locals seemed to cisgust the spec'at- ors, who really expe t d something better from their favourites. Soon J. Roberts scored the second for Rhostyllen, who still continued to have the best of matters. At length J. Lloyd Roberts, one of the home halves, sent in a rattling shot, which Morgan assisted through, by letting the goalkeeper "have it." I don't mean the tall, miud, but something else. A tremendous cheer was immediately raised, but the visitors hid not been beaten by a long way. At the interval, they were lead ng by two goals to one, and soon afterwards, R R >berts (right winsr) increased the total to three thiugs looked bad for Rhyl, who were playing very loosely, indeed. Realizing their position, the locals put on steam, and a furious attack was made on the v;s.tors' gaal, resulting in Wil iams putting the leather through, amidst con- siderable uproar. The game was now worth seeing, both sides straining every muscle to gain an advantage; but Rhyl was gradually gaiuing the mastery. A slip by Browne let in the visitors' forwards, and their cenire scored the fourth point for them. In a minority of two gorls the locals made a spurt, and Puirh, the visit )rs' custodian, made a serious mistake, and the third point was sc-red for Rhvl. It was getting-sultry now, I can assure vou, for the loca's seemed determined to equalise. The visitors weie completely kept on the defensive—quite a contrast to what we had been used to, don't you know- and at length Williams got the equalising goal safely landed. The enthu-iasm was unbounded -h-it.,f, sticks, and fV, rythin- moveable were throwa in the air-and Will "Cheister" was delighted. Get another," all shouted, aud J. Davies I early got another, but the people had collected about the goal posts, that it was iinpol-sible t) judge the shots. Just as Tom Vaughan wa- taking a corner kick, the ref,rea sounded the whittle, and hostilities ceased, leaving THE BBSULT: ftbyl 4 goals Rhostyllen Victoria 4 goals RHYL v DENBIGH AND DISTRICT. This, the last match of the season, is announced to take place to-monow (Saturday) on the Palace Grounds, kick off at 3 p m. WELSH CHALLENGE CUP. FINAL TIE. BANGOR VICTORIOUS (By Bangor, the present holders of the Welsh cup, one of the most coveted of trophies, have had a run of ill-luck, so to speak, in the competition, and have so successfully surmounted their difficulties, that their great victory of the champions of Cneshire at Wrexham on Monday has gained f r them the admiration of whole of the football fraternity. Northwich Victoria, the holders of the Cheshire tup, and Bangor's opponents in Monday a final, are by no means a ttam to ba deipi-ed. In the Combina- tion, or second League, the Cheshire champions "fattve made capital Lid fcr fir-t place. They have defeated about as many League clubs as Bootle, and the latter organization have had to bow the knee to ihem more than once. Nearly everyone seemed to fancy them for the Welsh trophy, and it was generally thought Bangor had a very poor chance; but patri tic Welshmen, thongh doubtful about, it, fondly cherished a hops thac Bangor would jjst ab:ut lift tIle" p..t. ani keep it in "dear little Wales,"aod..o tbe vkt)ry ou Monday last at Wrexham was a Ntional victory, and all gool Welshmen r. j ice accordingly. The match was played at Wrexham, 011 the Bacecc,ur.se, on Easter Monday, before 4000 persons. The game was splendidly contend throughout, but Northwioh Vict nil exhibit.d a little unnece-sary roughness towards the close. All the Bangor team played to win, and their combination was excelltnt. This was the FINAL NEEULT: I BAKGOB 2 Goals. NOBTHWJCH VICTORIA 1 Goal I The winners left W rexhim soon after seven, and on their atr»val soon aftep nine they met with a GRAND BEOSITION AT BHYL. A crowd of s m-thin* like 300 assembled on the platform, aud as th-j train steamed into the station, a hearty cheer was i aisecl. "'Viure's the cup," w,qs t h,, fli st questi, n asked, and when the corn- n lttee s comp nam nt vaspoiuted out a rush was immediately loaie to get a glimpse at the tr.phv. ale L. W. lhr i, aft r the cheering h id subsided, as secretary of .he Khyl Footb.,11 Ciuh, congratulated the Ban-, r cub upon the great victory they had won Besides bemyr a rriumph of which they iright Well be f'r'lid it was, he aid a g eat victory for th l'dndphty its,-If (loud cheer.), and all true VVelst.men must ba dtligbted with the result (chet r,). The cup was t .en exhibited to the crowd, «ho cneer-d u,t,ly, Uoe of the Bangor officials then cal d u^oii his comrades t » g ve "Three good ct-eers f. r the Rhyi club," and the ca 1 was hea,tily respoudld 10. W \VIIl'aII.s, the Rhyl left-wing, asiied peim,s>ion to baaclj t ie cup, and upon this b mg £ la' -JJL' ° ,Us d a deai of mer im nt by shout ug, "Wil Chester's g„t the cup, for once/' As the t arn ii o* e I otf tha cheering was renewed 0 w ta me e -sed vigour, and su t iinea until the last van parsed the signal t ox.
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FOOTBALL NOTES. [By "IN TOUCH."] THEC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. T>I_ J Goals. i T>»>c.4-n-r, V« i.1, t? j layed. Won. Lst. Drn. For. Agst. 1 Preston r>o th End 22 18 0 4 74 15 owVnu/Uj 22 12 5 5 61 43 aWti'iVVndrs 22 12 6 4 51 37 i U ;r vv- 0Ve" 22 JO 6 6 66 45 5 Bolton VV nar« 2i 1Q 1(J 2 5g 6 W B wicu Alb.on 22 10 10 2 40 46 7 Aoc. in 4ton 22 6 8 8 48 48 8 Everion 2 9 11 2 35 47 10 f "'il'T f 22 7 12 3 42 62 ODibyLcnty 22 7 13 2 41 61 11 >otts Uuunt/ 22 5 15 2 40 73 12 22 4 14 4 26 51 Tnr, LEAGUE. 1 :i?f h ga m et:^ tj decide a3 to which cL'b, .all fo.m ,h, A eag!ie fjt next 6ej T tirst eiiilit o 1 ihe ab ,v*» u* i 1 j h. ,u a'e already entitled to a p ace, out it is que t o nK 1 m.ir.tev a H wheti er more than two M «ton HP t a f bounty) wi.l be admitted. nsie^ei i l Botl3 so uie cLim to be consumed, «nd Las Northwkh Victoria. THii ST. ASAPH C >2tPBTfTI02f <h)0 p^TiUr0t!gC, tfe tnanctal y' Y? Vld °yer ihutr il™ t*-u f t tiles, and toat tome- It u, onlv cl TJ Tneri were 13 entries, The f rm 1 °te were Mold and Corwen wer J f ite "I"bnt lai °"e iiini.tio very tXJitaiig. A Sten.oi f r u, P °ple !eft st- AsaPh duiiu^ 11.- latfai i 1 lj° V'^t: e8s the match between «r.«jea..n.ie;t jt r °n as possible In tteie Itojraugeuhn 8 ext When CL"Bs: A COINCIDKKCB. l a. L iu- th ? came over here on Boxing J.aj. th^auoi, g lhoy h ld the beBt of tTe root'e uU'; y 6 S 2. On Good Friday n>e tHjt.e %v. n CIVI u t a J i infill (who iiave beaten Aiutr^e t t \vr U n Citf ai<d exactly the same ii ote. wJ l"xP'ain? Both Aiutree aud t strange, is nt it? Next l'l-s o V J + li t «re due at Winston, neir t VMII be the ie.uk up there. THE WREXHAX CLUBS were more disappointed than the other. They thought of winninar in a cant?,r, and had duly announcei the f-tet in their local papers. It was a pity to disappoint them so. but really, you know, it was'nt the f ,u't of the I-),-al-. T.) scare seven gjwl* to six a,2-ain-t the two" crick" Wrexham teams is something to be pi o id of, ani I know somebody who is awfullv conceitel be3 luse he scored two of them. I only hope he'll do it again ou Saturday. IRELAND V. WALES THE WELSH TEAM for this International, which tars place to-morrow (Srturday) at Belfst, is as follqws: Goal, R. H. Mills-Roberts (North End) bicks, A. 0. Davics (Wrexham) or W. P. Jones (DruBs), D. Jones (Chirk); half-baoks, Humphrey J. nes (Wrexham), Bob Roberts (Bolton W.), Pe:cy Huahes (Rllngor); forwards, W. Owen, G. Owen (Chirk), W. Lewis (Bantror), J. Davids (EvBrton), Jairett (Ruthin) As Dr A. 0. Davies cann(,t play, W. P. Jones, who so kindly assisted Rhyl la-t Saturday, is sure of a place. He is a nice, tafe kick. THE WELSH LEAGUE. An attempt is being made to form a Welsh League, and as there ar. two vacancies in the m-t Ii"t of names issued, I think llhyl, on their pre-ent form should secure a place. I do hope the effort to form a League f( r the Principality will be succes-ful, as I fe 1 sure it would do Welsh football a great amount of good. On the forrn recently shewn by the local-, Rhyl would not be whippers-in, like Stoke are just now. THE LEEK AND THISTLE EQUAL Wales came near besting Scotland at Wrexham on the 15th inst. Pugb, of Rhostyllen, played goal fo" Wales for half an hour, and then Sam Giilam (Wrexham) epme up. Trairer was at Bootle No goals were scored on cither tide. THE WELSH CUP. BANGOE'S BRILLIANT VICTOBY. The pallmt fight made by BangDr for possession of the Welsh cup, at Wrexham, list Monday, was nothi g less than a National struggle, from which Wales emerged triumphant. It would, indeed, have bfen a calam ty had the Welsh cup found a resting pl-ice in Northwich in the Cheshire salt district, that place of iemarkable fub,idences. It is all the more gratifying to W-elshmen-thim victory—to know that Percy Hughes, and R. 0. Roberts—two steriing Welhmen-scored for the holders. Bravo, Bangor! Remember what I said some time ago-my prophecy has come true, and I can laugh at thote who pinned their faith to Northwich. THE WELSH CUP HOLDEB8 g ot a splendid reception at Rhyl on Monday night a' ter their gallant victory at Wrexham. At Bangor t e town band met tne team, and the utmost e thusiasm prevailed. Bangor are one of those teams who are despised and ignored because they are not often heard of outside the Principality, but. now, I rather fancy Wrexham and Northwich Victoria, not to mention others, will have a much better opinion of the Heroes rf the Hour. The victory of Bangor is all the more creditable when it is remembered that they have played all their cup-tiei away from home, viz. at St. Asaph, Ruthin, Chester, and Wrexham.
MEDAL COMPETITION AT ST. ASAPH.
MEDAL COMPETITION AT ST. ASAPH. En cure ged by the success of a similar competi. tion held on Easter Monday, 1888, the St. Asapb Football Club arranged another such a competition last Easter Monday, when two sets of 11 tilver meials were presented to each of the two winning teams. No less than thirteen clubs entered the lists, and as the event was well advertised, and the day beautifully fine, lirge numbers of people from the different 1. c .lities to which the competing teams belonged hied themselves to St. Asaph to witness the encounter. The whole of the clubs entered fulfilled their engagements, and by 12 o'clock, 900 people had passed the turnstiles, and this number was considerably augmented in the afternoon. A start was effected at 9.45 a.m, and the whole of the matches were played by about six o'clock. The following are the results of the several ties: PIBfiT BOUND. First tie Denbigh Rovers v. St. Asaph Wanderers. Wanderers, one goal and one corner Rovers, one corner. Second tie: Mold v. Trefnant. Mold, three goals and four corners; Trefnant, nil. Third tie: Denbigh Town v. Mold Corinthians. Denbigh, one goal and one corner; Mold, one corner. Fourth tie: Vale of Conway v. Bagillt Jolly Fellows. Conway, one goal and two corners; Bagillt, nil. Fifth tie: St. Asaph v. Brymbo Institute. St. Asaph, two corners; Brymbo, nil. Sixth t e: Corwen v. Colwyn Bay. Corwen, one goal and two corners Colwyn Bay, nil. A Bye: Pwllheli. SECOND BOUIm. Fir.-t tie Mold v. Pwllheli. Mold, two goals; Pwl heli. one goal. Second tie: Vale of Conway v. Corwen. Conway, one got! and two corinerg Corwen, nil. Third tie: St Asaph City v. St. Asaph Wander- ers. St. Asaph City, one corner; Wanderers, nil. A bye Denbigh. SB VI FINALS. First tie Mold v. Denbigh. Mold, one goal Denbigh, four corners. Second tie: Vale of Conway v. St. Asaph. Conway, one goal; St. Asaph, nil. FINAL TIB. 1 Mold 1 Goal. 2 Vale of Conway Nil. The matches throughout were conducted with the utmost good humour, there being an entire absence of disputes so characteristic of such encounters. The referees were Messrs C. W. Bell and H. W. Thompson, and they discharged their funtions to the entire sitisfaction of all the competing club. At the close Mr Alun Lloyd presented the medals to the winning teams, and congratulated them upon the form they displayed. The arrangements were efficiency cari-ied out by Mr Peter Jones, the energetic secretary of the club. In the evening a very successful dance took place at the Plough Hotel.
GWESPYR.
GWESPYR. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A NATIVE OF GWESPYB.—On Good Friday, Mr John Conwy, son of Mrs Eliz. Cjuwy, a widow residing at Tanrallt, met with a very sad death at Blackpool. He was working upon the rai wiiy, when, by s,)me means, he got cmshed to death between the buffers of some waggons, being much mutilated. He was only 20 years of aye, aud the reat",t sympathy is felt for his bereaved mother. The funeral t( ok place on Tuesday after- noon at Llanasa Churchyard, the service being performed by the Vicar.
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INCREASE OF WEEDS.
INCREASE OF WEEDS. An industrious observer has been to the trouble of noting for himself the productivenesp of some of the commonest weeds. He says that upon one plant of Shepherd's Purse (Caj)sel, Buna-pastoris) be has found 3,100 pods, containing an average of 2o seeds each-ascertained by taking V-0 pods from the plant at random, and counting -ike seeds in each—making 77,500 the total number c5 heeds pro- duced. Another plant bore 2,500 podi. or 62,500 seeds, the average number of needs per y vl being the same in both plants. A large common lantain Plantoqo major) bore 33 spikes, each having fiom 139 co 448 fruits, each containing from two to six -.eeds. The average number of seeds per fruit was 4'5, at d t; average number of fruit per spike 203'4, the toUo."I ber of seeds per plant being 43,569 This recl.Ws. gi ?es one an idea of the wonderful fecundity of and from it we can _ore fully comprehend the sigli# ficance of the adage, "One year's seeding makes sevefe year's weeding." ♦ —
"CITY OF LONDO.? PIE."
"CITY OF LONDO.? PIE." Doctors have always, it is said. written the best books on cookery. With the Romans, indeed, curort was used equally as meaning to dress a dinner and to ture a disease. Amongst the physicians who had dis- tinguished themselves in the study of gastronomy was Sir Theodore Mayerne, a Frenchman, born in 1573, who employed his time when not practising in im" 6roving the culinary art, and we may well conclude lese gastronomic notes with the first and principal recipe in his book,called,m honour of the Metropolitan Corporation, "The City of London Pie." "Take eight marrowbones, 18 sparrows, one pound of potatoes, quarter of a pound eringoes, two ounces of lettuce stalks, 40 chestnuts, half a pound of dates, u peck of oysters, a quarter of a pound preserved citron, three artichokes, 12 eggs, two sliced lemons, a handful of pickled barberries, a quarter of an ounce whole pepper, half an ounce each of sliced nutmeg and whole cin- namon, quarter of an old cloves, half an ounce mace, quarter of a pound currantii. Liquor when it Ï8 baked with white wine, butter and sugar." With slight alterations to suit the modern palate, a pie was made some years ago after this recipe,and gave entire satis- faction to the party of connoisseurs who partook of ilL ♦
WHAT THE QUEEN MIGHT Do.
WHAT THE QUEEN MIGHT Do. In these days one hears a great deal about the pCf £ of the people; never a word, however, about fjfa power of the Crown; unless it be information such power is merely nominal and is ever diminishing. Now it may surprise many to know that the Quep- might without consulting the people disband the army and dismiss all the officers. She is not allowed toe engage more than a certain number of soldiers, cer- tainly, but, at the same time she is not obliged td engage any. Then, again, her Majesty coulddMmittt all the sailors and could sell all our ships of war and all our naval stores. To say, then, that the Queen baø no power is to say what is scarcely correct. Moreover she might make peace at any time by the cession of Cornwall, and might enter upon a war for the con- quest of Brittany without asking yea or nay from the, people. Then she could make any or every citizenmaid; or female, in the United Kingdom,a peer; she could create in every parish a University; she could dw charge most of the civil servants, and she could pardon all offenders. In the words of Sir Erslriap May, "She could upset all the actien of civil govern^ ment within the government; could disgrace d* fiation by a bad war or a disgraceful peace; and could leave us defenceless by land and sea. «
THE KING AND THE SOI DIER.
THE KING AND THE SOI DIER. Aederick of Prussia had a great mania for enlidt> /?* gigantic soldiers into the Royal Guards, and paid aa v Urinous bounty to his recruiting officers for getting TBm.One day the recruiting sergeant chanced toeany i Hibernian who was at least seven feet high. & fccosted him in English, and proposed that he shool £ 4ilist. The idea of military life and the large bounw ,v> delighted Patrick that he immediately consents! "But, unless, you can speak German, the Eiiy hII not give you so much." Oh! d the Irish* man, "sure it's I that don't know a word of German.* "But," said the sergeant, "three words will be sufficient, and these you can learn in a short time. The King knows every man in the Guards. As soon ai %e sees you he will ride up and ask you how old yoa e. You will say, Twenty-seven next, how loaf sou have been in the service; you must reply. Three weeks;' finally, if you are provided witm rlothes and rations; you answer, 'Both.' Pat mocm learned to pronounce his answers, but never dreamed learning the questions. In three weeks he ap» peared before the King in review. His Majesty rod* up to him, Paddy stepped forward with "present arms." "How old are vou?" said the King. "Three weeks," said the irishman. "How long have you been in the service? asked his Majesty. "Twenty-seven years." "Am I or you a bloc*- head?" roared the King: "Both," replied Patricia who was instantly taken to the guard-room, but puo doned by the King after he understood the facta at the case. ♦
. FAMOUS SNDFB-TAKERS.
FAMOUS SNDFB-TAKERS. Snuff-taking, as a fashior, has gone out. The snuff taking dandy is as obi olete now as the long- bottle man, the duellist, or th(- cock-fighter. Perhaps of all the dandies of his day I rd Petersham carried ¡he fashion to the greatest c xcess. His room was fitted with numerous shelves, on which were canisters of the finest snuffy and he had all the apparatus fog moistening and mixing. Lord Petersham's mixtiuflr was well-known to tobacconists in his day, and 49 probably still known in the tr*de. He had the fine* collection of snuff-boxes in England, and it was sais he used a different one every day in the year. Light- blue Sirrcs represented the apex of summer wear; and from this, according to the time of year, he choae tht box that to his mind seemed suitable by reason of its material and design, till tho collection had in turn been used. The fashion fo.- snuff-taking became general in France in the early part of the reign of Louis XV. In the reign of hi$unfortunate successor^ Marie Antoinette, being avert e to it, tried to create a taste for bon-bons instead. But it is well-knowif that snuff-taking, when persirted in, becomes a habit as inveterate as drunkenness End so the old ladies of the court were unable to fall i1 with the new fashion, and while the younger ones cavried bonbcmitrcs, they remained faithful to their sruff-boxes, tvhich were usually of immense dimensiois, and on the lids of which the minatures of thei: lovers and children were painted. Queen Charlotte, the grandmother of Queen Victoria, was very fo: id of snuff, and was the principal cause of its becoming '"ashionable in England. This, however, was out of co:npl;ment to the royal taste, for the practice as exhibited by Queen Charlotte was not very graceful, as Her Majesty, as frequently as not, took such huge pinches of snuff that the royal nose was often covered both ins' de and out. Perhaps her Majesty's taste was copied by the Court and society after the manner in which George IV. snuffed. He always obtained h.s pinch from its costly reservoir with much ceremony, and conveyed it witn a consequential air to his nose. But he never suffered any to enter. This A vouched for by b& intimates, who averred that he always permit the snuff to escape from his fi ager and thumb befam they reached their destination.
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BUTCHERS' BLUE COATS.-The blue coat worn by butchers originated from itsbei tg the colour of the uni- form of a guild but its almost universal adoption by the trade is owing to the fact that blood stains show less on that colour than on any other. CAVALRY SWIMMING A RIVE*.—Cavalry regiments In the Prussian army are being carefully drilled in the art of swimming their horses across rivers. At the word dismount" the soldiers divest themselves of their clothing, which, %vith -,heir weapons, c., is placed upon a raft, which is swiftly ferrioo across the river, while the men take the t«orses by the head with one hand and swim with the other. The feat is said to be performed with the utmost precision and rapidity, whole regiments crossing and recrossing in an astonishingly short time.
Family Notices
-B I it L-H: JOKER-On Thursday, the 18th inst, the wife of Mr Thos Jones, 1], Elwy Street, Rhyl of a Lou. WILLIAKS-On Good Friday, the wife of Mr J. Bridge Williams, Pritiees Street, Rhyl, of a ton. DEATH. MoBBS. April 22, at Latham House, 43. West Paraae, liby4 in his 73rd year, John Morris. No cards.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. (TIJe football season being now virtually closed, we will, aftr this i-sue, dis ont,Inue inserting football news. In view of the iuterest taken in the Easter n atches, we this week give spocial prominence to the game ] HOW LOCAL FOOTBALLERS SPENT E A S T K li [BY PBUUP] It is a lone time since such an attractive list of Eas'f r matches was laid belor^ the local puHio by the Rhyl Football Club, as the one provided t' is year: and J ow that all is ovtr, I think the corr.mit < e und manallfmfnt are to be congratulated tue which has attended their efforts to tr vide suitable entertainment for the football public ( f Rhyl dining the holidays. Thrci ugh out the pucediujf week the kmrs of the "m-tnly" gane weie doinyr noshing but talkng about the T>i< wessof the teams who were to be opposed to ■Rhyl, and speculations weie freely voade as t > the *t>ults of tie vari us engagements, it beiug geufeiallv admitted thp home-tenl would be beaten in two, if not thr e of the matches. GOOD FRIDAY arrived, and with it aDJthing but promising feather. A sttong sou-» e-iier blew throughout the e irly part of the day, abating somewhat during 'he aflerr.oon, but continuing all the Fame, and hfinggreit tL uds of dust, not to mention ha's, walking a very unpleasant exercise, indet d. ■"Ut '• its an il wind," &c., and this was not such a bmzer," for were more people in Church chaj el during the morning than would have been Lad genial Kicg t-'ol made liis presence felt. LOCAL FOOTBAIXER8 turLed out in I,r,;le numbers to w'tnef-s the principal at; he, of the holidays, and especial y on Mondiy t moou, the weaihtr being beautiful and fine, ^nd ti e match one of the best. There was one 1 liable feature about the crowds which daily fcmb e.l on the Palace Grounds, and that was bJ exceplionaly order y detreanour, and respert- 1 ity. captain cf the Bootleites remarked in J ariinr, th-.t it had seldom been his privilege •w0l?Ay bt-foie such a fashionable (his own of rri 8atherii g. Of a surety, Bcotle cannot boast Vut U >' *n cleanliness and respectability, b W e kl:OW theie are a l.uniber of the tl.te in the ei in est of whom attend the football Alar tF3 b^ Hawthorne Road, and it may be Lane, too, and eo the remark of the 11{ijal)dfreI8 c,ptllD (a thorough gentleman, by the otb- taken as complimentary ta local kjj a ds They are very enthusiastic, we fai a 1 rifle deuionsrrative at times, but as ex xV fjderiy as m:,y he met with anywhere, about ?' Friday afternoon there were pr. sent, and they kept up a f,,r t, h. ',J fctmt to finish, cheering lustily cPt>ori»t.,f favourites, and not forgetting their eviutnce whenever any good play was in ON SATURDAY of the WiJlv1*6 bB en^U!H8t;,c, but the past doings ahculd be ^Club ma^e ,htm fearful lest Rhyl UP (ib. ut ai1 80 n°t to many turned hri\re a )' and it was late in the second half When that "e T.s,toi«'^ 8 disallowed on the testimony of 18 goa eeper, the ciowd did'nt half like it and many even now affirm that Rhyl beat Wrexham by 3 goals to 2. On EASTER HONDlY the proceedings were very tame until the second half, when Rhyl, in a minority of three to one, betran to phy up. Two through in rapid succession, and then one the visitors Onl/ one to equalise, and but five minuses to d ) it The ex* it m-nt w is something dreadful, and whit a burst < f applause from close upon fine thousind five hundred throats greeted W. Willi inn ("Chester') when he equalised for Rhyl? Anot'er minute, and the locals would bave won, but the whistle-blower' stopped tie uarne just in the old sweH way," and the crowd breathed more freel v. The a'ternoon was beautiful and fiue-a regular summer's day. MANCHESTER TRINITY. The club which played the Rhyl "A" team on Fiiday morning, was mostly composed of shop assistants, and c intaitis sere al youn fellows from Rhyl. No doubt, a few in town know Bithel Divies, and Jack, his brother tog, ther with Will Ainsworth (son of Mr J. D. Aiusworth, auctioneer) — well, all thre' p'ayed at Rhyl on Friday last, but Bithell did'nt shine as he onca did. Ainsworth played a grand g-itne, and scored the equnlising point. One of their full-bicks was certainly worth a place in a better term. He played a s >fe game, and was always on the ball- bat for him, the Rhyl "A" team would hltv) tan round them. The game was a pleasant one in every way. BOOTLE WANDERPRa, the club which journeyed to Rhyl on Good Friday to play, are a rising set of footballers, and have an excellent record for the p ist few yeas Lastjear they won the Liver pool and Dist me lals, besides running into tv e semi-fiml for the senior cup. Bootle were their opponents on the latter occasion, and, a& was to be expected, the profess- ional tem prove! victorious by four goals to one. have vanquished the Bootle Reserve, however, only verv recently; and Aintree Chu ch 1.ave like- wise had to bite the dust before them. They are a very gentlemanly set of fellows, taken through and through but there are two or three of them who do not p'ay as gentlv as could ba wi-hed. I hope they will profit by the example put tlnm by their captain and others, befo e they visit Rhyl again. The game was spleadidly contested, but a strong breeze spoiled the shooting. There was a large crowd to witness the game, and great enthusiasm was manifested when Rbyl won. THE WREXHAM CLTJB have been eroing so well th's season, that a d"al of interest attached itself to their visit to Rhyl on Saturday. Since their defeat by the Swifts in the English Cup tie, however, the team has deteriorated a good deal; and although not defeated to any extent (beyond the Welsh Cup tie with Bargorj, the game on Saturday la-t was about the touth draw the team h is played since its visit to the metropolis. The team as officially selected turned up at Rhyl with the exception of Gillam, who was at his disap- point'ng game Had the fact that Gl- ss was to piny the other end anvthing to do with this, Sam ? Lt certainly looks suspicious. Hughes, however, was a capital substitute, and is a very good-humour- ed fellow, to booc. The youngsters "chaffed him pretty fredy all the afternoon, and Arthur, the "Old Horse," didn't afford him muh con-olation after the match was concluded: but nevertheless, he took it all in good pirt., and seemeli to enjoy it. Somebody wanted to know if "Billy" was an International. How ridiculous !—eh, Billy ? Ar- thur enjoyed himself, f his side didn't win, and made a couple of buns look silly at the Railway Station, and they were twopence each, too. Not so bad as Fred, though. No, Fred got let in for four- pence and now he vows he'll never taste meat pies agaio until he's first ascertained the price, and the exact date they wete baked. He was rather sur- prised all day that day, but the last was a scorcher. It was bad enough to get near being beaten by Rhyl, but to be let in afterwards over a meac pie was an extinguisher Arthur enjoyed it immensely, until the ban incident, and then RHOSTILLKW VICTORIA, the club which came to town on Easter Monday, brought their full cup team, with one exception, and played the best aame of the lot. They worked together like a time-piece, and fairly ran round Rbyl in the first half. Bootle and Wrexham play a ni( e game, but give me the Rhostvllen lot for pretty passing, effective shooting, and combined play. They took the Rhylites by storm, and for upwards of an hour held the complete mastery of them, scoring no lass than three goals to one. It W88 only when the locals bpgan to realise their position that the excitement began, and then both teams were seen at their best. The last quarter of an hour's play was worth all I saw during the holidays, and that is saying a good deal, but I mean it. It was the sreneral opinion that this was the best match of the bttch, although it looked like ending badlv for the locals up to within fifteen minutes of time." Pugh, the visitors' goal keeper, is a g"o man; and so are Owens and Roberts, the hacks, good defenders. No less than three R. Roberts's are in the team, and one J. Roberts. Quite a little army of Roberts's! Three of them scored against Rhyl, Hill putting the other one through. Cotton and Hill are the only Englishmen in the team, though all speak the lan- guage pretty fluently in their own way. The team has played very few matches at home this season, but on each occasion the gate baa been spoiled by tlie rain. They have played a deal away from home for guarantees, which clearly proves their abilities as exponents of the game. They bad hard luck in the Welsh cup ties. They were beaten on the race- course by Wrexham by one to none, and were then o-dered to replay the match on the sami ground. After having the of the game throughout, they had to retire beaten by four goals to nil. This ap- pears paradoxical on the face of it, but those who understand the game will know how to appreciate the statement, and the frame of mind in which Rbostyllen Victoria found themselves on the occasion under notice. THE RHYL "A" team sho^d bave beaten the Trinitarians from Cot'onopolis, but they only made a draw of it. J. Lloyd Roberts kicked out a deal that morning, but Charlie Jones was the bpst and safest man of the two. Metcalf let an easy shot pass him, but he is a promising yourg goa1 keeper for all that. T. Jones played a sterling half-bark game, but he doesn't yet come up to the form of either of theh«lf-backs in the first eleven. A litt'emore practice and then another good little player, whose name shal not be mentioned now, scored for Rhyl, and right well he did it t10. Evans and Parry worked hard, but when will they team t > shoot, and dawdle less with the ball. J. Roberts played a better centre game than I have ever seen him plav, but he has too many farcy tricks about him, I think to make a player. Gallery play is of no account whatever. On the whole, how- ever, the game was fairly interesting. THfI; RHYL TEAM was the same with little or no exception throughout the holidays, and it was a wise po'icy for the com- mittee to adopt. Changing men is a source of weakness and not of stiength in nine cases out of ten, and the wisdom of playing the same team has been clearly demonstrated in the matches just played. A team composed of several new hands could not have pulled themselves together like the team did on Monday afternoon. HOW THEY PLAYED. Bob Hushes was the only one whose absence was really felt iu the mitches with Wrexham and Rhos- tylieo. Lloyd Roberts didn't play in the former malch, but Matthews made such an excellent sub- stitute (shootinsr a goal fn m ha f-back) that a place was awarded him on Monday as well, and it was haid lines he didn't score again. Glass played his champion game against the Bootle Wanderers. He wasn't up to form on Saturday or Monday, but, neve' thele-s, he is a good man, and need ffar no one. Watkin Browne is a capital b ick, but a little too wild, at times. He was seen at his best on Friday, too, although he p'ayed two gooi games on Saturday and Monday. T" iston Morgan is not what he onca was—as fine a ha'f-backas you could get anywhere. HeCltnnot hold outlonjr enough, although he is very willing, and plays to win. Will Vaughanhas weight on his sid, and he uses it to advantage. He is not a pretty player, but hard working. and determined, the right man in the rigrht place sort of fellow he plays better half-bick than anywhere else. Lloyd Roberts is a cli> k-r," and works as hard as if his life depended on the result. I like to see him play, but Jack, my boy, you must learn to throw the ball in properly or you'll be getting into trouble. I have mentioned Matthews, already. Of the forwards, J. Davies Iht wing), Charlie Jones (left wing), and W. Wil Iams (when he plays a proper game), take my fancy. Davies is a rising player, and is sure to make a name for himse f 'sooner or later. Charlie Jones is a great favourite, and plays a good game, bis hard shooting being as clever a bit of as anything else. Chester doesn't often play up to form, but he was seen at his best on Monday afternoon, and scored twice. Tom Vaughan is still a favouiite with the old school, but he is nothing like the player he used to be. On Saturday, he gave us a glimpse of his 1882-3 form, and quite sutprised the natives by his excellent dribblintr arid accurate shooting if this was only kept up, Tom, you would be at the Oval again next year. J. L. Morgan is the last, but by no means least on the list. Jack certainly plays a hard game, and should with a little more piactice, make one of the best centres in Wales. Sometimes, as on Saturday, for instance, he dopsn't pass enough and at other times the wings don't pass to him. When he has the wings both going great guns, like they were on Monday, Jack is in tip. top furm, and everything goes well. He would make an excellent captain for next season, and so I would" collar" him—that's all.
ST ASAPH
ST ASAPH The DEANEBY OF ST. AtlAPH will be vacated by Dr James at the end of this month. The (ultra-Pr. test ant) "English Churchman" hopes that no Protectant will subscribe towards "such a seless piece of ecclesiastical lumber" as the pastoral staff which it, is proposed to present to the new Bishop of St. Asaph.
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[RHUDDDAN. L PREACHING MEETING.—On Thursday evening Pond Good Frid iy, the annual preaching meeting of the Independents was held, when sermons where preach- ed by Revs 0~en Evans, D.D., London, R. S. Williams, Dowlais, and John Griffiths, PeDtre SWansfa. 'Ihe seivice was held on Friday evening at the C lvinistic Methodist Chapel, which was kindly lent for the occasion.
THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR…
THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR M D ROBERTS. The condition of the above named highly esteemed gentleman was considered critical through the week, additional medical advice being sought in the early part. On Thursday, we are pleased to say, a decided change for the better took place, and that condition has been maintained up to the time of going to press.
-----. TF'AOTS AN FANCIES.
TF'AOTS AN FANCIES. WHY Bon ED LOBSTER* ABE RED.—There ara teveral theories as to the cau <e of the change of colour in a lobster when it is boilecM. Prof esse? Huxley, -'jm ais work "The Crayfish," says that the outer shen 1t lobsters and crayfish contains r.tlkr mure than half its weight of calcareous salts, of which seven-eighths \onsist of carbonate of lime, the rest being phospha'^a of lime. The change of colour of this shell in caused by these saJts becoming dissolved in the boilinf wuter and acting chemically upon the remaining portion of the shell.
A COOL AVENGER.
A COOL AVENGER. A certain English gentleman, who was a regular frequenter of the green-room of Drury Lane Theatre in the days of Lord Byron's committee, and who always stood quietly on the bearthrug there with his jack to the fire, was in his usual place one night whoa a narrative was related by another gentleman newly returned from the continent oi a barrier duel that had taken place in Paris. A young Englishman—a me-0 boy-had been despoiled in a gan.ing-house in tfeQ Palais Royal, had charged a certain gaming count with cheating him, had gone out with the count, had wasted his fire, and had been slain by the count under the frightful circumstances of the count's walking up to him, laying his hand on his head, saying, You are a brave fellow, have you a mother ? and on his re* plying in the affirmative, I-emarking coolly, "I am sorry for her," and blowing his victim's brains out The gentleman on the hearthrug paused in taking a pinch of snuff to hear this story, and observed Wltlk great placidity, "I am afradlmust kill that ras- cal." A few nights elapsed, during which the green- room hearthrug was without him, and then be reai peared precisely as before, and only incidentally meii tioned in the course of the evening, "Gentlemen, I killed that rascal He had gone over to Paris oft purpose, had tracked the couns to the same gaming house, had thrown a glass ot wine in bis face in tbe presence of all the company assembled there, had tild him that he was come to avenge his young coinpatiiot —and had done it by putting the count out of thif world and coming back to the hearthrug be ii nothing had happened.