Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

BAGILLT. AN IMPOSING AaroB IN Epilepsy. The other day a number of Bagillt people were considerably imposed upon by a strong, burly-looking tramp who fell into a fit conveniently near the Smelter's Arms, and continued in apparent convulsions for over an hour, held down and pravented from doing injury to himself or others by dve or six men. Polioe- constable Eley was aent for, and when he arrived a erowd of a ooaple of handred persons stood round the C I amicted" stranger with sympathy on every face. The oonstable looked at the man with- a praotical knowledge of ambulance work, and ac- quaintance with the little tricks of the world. The constable opined that he was having the crowd on a string" and that the fit was an artful dodge. Get me a bucket of water" said Polioe-constable Eley, its the best cura for these fits." A tender- hearted and economising woman brought a glass of water, which the constable took aud gave it the man by lifting his head up and dashing the water forcibly into his face. The effect was electrical-the fit left the man like magio and he left the crowd and Bagillt behind him as fast as his legs could carry him. The humour of the orowd upon seeing how well they had been" done" oan be imagined. It willllpoil the good Samaritan spirit towards the next stranger in a fit in Bagillt.

AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF STEALING SEED FROM TY'N TWLL FIELDS DISMISSAL OF THE ACCUSED. At a special Sessions at Holywell, on Friday last, before Mr R. Sankey, chairman Rev T. Z. Davies, Messrs Isaac Hughes and Si, Davies, Robert Foulkes, bailiff of Tyddyn Tlodion, Bagillt, be- longing to Mr Leigh Howell, The Foundry, was charged with the larceny of a quantity of oatu, valued at 15d., the property of Mr Peter Jones, Gronant, who holds Ty'n Twll fields. Mr R. Bromley, defended .-Police -constable Eley, Bagillt, said about 8 o'clock on Monday, the 6th inst., Peter Jones, of Ty'n Twll Farm, called at his house, and in consequence of a statement he made witness went up to the Farm. He saw thirteen sacks of oats placed in a ploughed field, and men were busy sowing the field. The oats were mixed, black and white. One of the men sowing the seed made a complaint, and witness searched about the sacks in the field for footprints. The packs were placed in two rows across the field, about 200 yards distance between each row. He noticed footprints along the bottom row and leading towards the gateway from the field to Tyddyn Tlodion lane. The gateway was about midway up the field between T'yn Twll and Tyddyn Tlodion. He afterwards went to the top row of laoks and searched the first sack from Tyddyn Tlodion lane. He found footmarks and traced them back to the lane. The person had got over the fenoe about 30 yards below Tyddyn Tlodion, there being marks on either side. He got over the fenoe and went up Ithe Jane towards Tyddyn Tlodion. Passing Tyddyn Tlodion he saw Robert Foulkes, who he understood was bailiff under Mr Leigh Howell at Tyddyn Tlodion farm. Prisoner was mtanding opposite the barn. A young man came down at the time with a oart of turnip tops. He spoke to prisoner who said "There are not many going to Holywell to-day." A few words passed between them, when the prisoner left him quite suddenly, apparently unwilling to carry on any farther conversation. Witness went up the lane into Ffordd y dre cross road. He stayed there about ten minutes watching down towards Tyddyn Tlodion. He saw the prisoner and another young man go to a corner of the field where there was a part staok of hay and one of straw. There was also a shed in the same place. The two were about the place for a few minutes, when they re- turned to the barn with a quantity of straw on eaoh of their backs. The young man afterwards went into the garden, and looked towards the road leading to Holywell. Witness returned to the barn and knocked for admission. The door was opened prisoner and the young man Stephenson, were in the barn cutting ohaff. He told prisoner that some corn had been stolen from the field adjoining, be- longing to Twll Farm, Prisoner said It was very foolish of him (meaning prosecutor) to leave it there." Witness asked prisoner was he at home the previous Sunday night. He replied he was in Holywell, and arrived home soon after nine o'clook. He asked prisoner had he seen any suspicious person about the place the previous night, and he replied that he had not. Witness asked him had he any of the corn. He bad previously taken a sample of the corn from the field. Witness asked prisoner had he any objection to the place being searched. He said he had not. He searched the barn, but found nothing there. He also searched the shippon without finding anything. He after- wards went to the corner of the field where the Stacks were, and searched round there. Subsequently he went to the shed, which he found full of ohaff. He probed about in the chaff with his walking stiok and came across something below the chaff, about a yard deep. He dug down to it with his hands and got out a bag of oats, the mouth of the bag was tied and protruding towards him. He opened the bag and found the oats inside corresponded with the sample he had taken from the field. He left the prisoner in the barn when he went to the shed. Searching in the chaff he found a second bag of oatSi He left the bags he found in the shed, and went to the Tyn Twll field and .whistled for the man sowing the oats to come to the shed. The man came and they first went to the barn where the prisoner was, and acoompanied by prisoner and Jos Hughes (the man sowing the oats), they proceeded to the shed. Witness pulled the two bags out. Stephenson, who by that time had joined them, said "Is there any more?" and searching about he found the third bag of oats in the ohaff. He asked Joe. Hughes to examine the oontents of the bags with the sample, and he said they were iden- tical with those he had sown. He asked the prisoner to aooount for the oats being hidden in the chaff in the shed. Prisoner replied I know nothing aboat them." Witness said They are on your premises and you ought to know." Prisoner said" I admit they are on the premises but I know nothing about them." He asked Stephenson to bring the cart. The bags were put in the cart and taken to the Holywell Police Station. He afterwards brought prisoner to the Polioe Station. When prisoner was charged he repeated that he knew nothing about it. Prisoner was bailed out by his employer, Mr Howell —By Mr Bromley There was a public footpath through the field. The footprints he first followed went towards the gateway in the middle of the field; the gate was apparently seldom used, His suspicions were aroused against the man by his seeming retioence when he spoke to him at the barn door. Upon that, he followed the matter up. When the prisoner and Stephenson went to the Itieks he did not see them go towards the shed where he found the oats. Prisoner raised no objec- tion to witness making the searoh. When he went to the shed he did not notice any gap in the hedge. He had found the stolen goods on prisoner's property and that was sufficient for his purpose. He was satisfied with the result of his search.— Mr Peter Jones, Gronant, said he filled 13 sacks with oats (mostly black). The sacks were all full when they left Gronant. Eaoh eaok weighed 9 score 8 lbs. The oats were put in a cart and sent to Bagillt on Saturday, the 4th inst. Having arrived at Bagillt, he instructed Frank Tearney, his carter, to take a team of horses to meet the horses at Boot Gate. He (prosecutor) got to the field as Tearney finished unloading the cart. The saoks were then full and in the same condition at when they were sent from Gronant. He left the saoks of oats in the field on Saturday ready for sowing on Monday. It was the usual practioe to do so. In the course of his business on Monday, cite again, in company with the man who was going w» sow the oats, visited the field. Witness was in the trap and the man went across the fields by a short route. When the man got to the field he abouted to witness who went to the field. He saw at the 13 sacks were in the field, but corn bad been taken from seven out out of the 13 sacks. He ;fm8j ttie P°l'oe* The oontents of the bags produced he had examined and he was sure they Were his oats. The bags did not belong to him. There would be about three hobbets in the three 5s- 3d, per hobbet,—The Bench <1 at further evidence was proposed to be oallwl for the'prosecution.-Deputy Chief ^ustable Hugbes said the °ttly evidence was that of the carter ?!? « > oats 41:0111 Gronant and deposited them ln the field and the man who sowed the seed.—IB ieP}J t0 fu*ther questions it wafl stated that the bags could not be traced Mr Howell said the bag. did not belong to him The Chairman said the Benoh were of opinion there Wal not aufficient evidence to go on with the case. They, however, thought the police ought to ret*ia tho oats and bags and to make further inquiries. -Mr Bromley We do not want the oats, we never claimed them.—The accused was discharged.

THE RATEPAYERS AND THE PUBLIC LIGHTING, OUSTING THE INSPECTORS FROM THEIR WORK. On Monday evening at the National Schoola, Bagillt, a meeting of ratepayers was held, con- vened by the Chairman of the Parish Council (Mr. R. Foulkes), for the purpose of:— Determing the sum that shall be raised for the year by the Lighting Authority to carry out the provisions of the Lighting and Watch- ing Act, 1833, within the lighting district of Bagtllt,On the proposition of Mr R Foulkes, Mr Thomas Jones, Downhill, was appointed chairman. Mr R Foulkes Are any gentlemen besides ratepayers allowed to be present ? The Chairman Yes, but not to vote. Mr T W Hughes: I am here en behalf of the Lighting Inspectors. Mr S Lloyd: Before proceeding, has any authority the right to engage counsel to support them at a meeting of ratepayers ? The Chairman replied that he did not think it fair for any authority to engage a legal gentleman to represent them at a ratepayers' meeting. Mr Hughes I only appear here to exercise the right of the Lighting Authority. Mr Foulkes Who authorised you ? Mr Hughes: I do not see why I should answer that question. Mr Foulkea It is a fair question. Mr Hughes: I was instructed Mr Foulkes By whom ? Mr Hughes: That is what I was going to answer. By the Secretary of the Lighting Inspectors, and if that is not a sufficient retainer I don't know what is. Mr John Edwards I propose that Mr Hughes be not allowed to give any explanation. He is not a ratepayer. Mr S Lloyd seconded the proposition, which was carried. Mr S Lloyd proposed that the sum of 1140 be raised for the purposes of lighting, and that it be vested in the Parish Council until the Lighting Committee for Bagillt district be formed. Mr Edwin Roberts seconded the proposition. Mr Gratton Thomas: This meeting of rate- payers has no power to levy a rate. The Lighting Inspectors are still in existence, and the notice convening this meeting is illegal in form and time of notice. The Chairman said it was rather sigular that every meeting he attended, the objection was raised that everything was illegal. They must be very blind in Bagillt that nothing could be right. Mr Thos Hughes (Greenfield), said the meet- ing was illegal from beginning to end. He came there to try and enlighten the ratepayers. After some commotion in which several persons were abruptly told to sit down and informed by the Chairman that he controlled the meeting, Mr Hughes was allowed to proceed and said if the Inspectors carried out their powers those who oppesed them would find themselves in trouble. They must also remember that the lamp posts were and other property vested in the Inspectors, and no one else could touch them. Mr EdwinjRoberts: Are not the lamp posts &o., parish property ? Mr Hughes: No, they belong to the Lighting Inspectors. Mr S Lloyd said there were men in Bagillt capable of looking after the interests of the place. Mr Thomas Roberts: Why do you allow this bullying, Mr Chairman? The Chairman I must call you to order. I cannot allow such terms to be used in this meeting. Mr Hughes read the extract from the Lighting Act referring to the property being vested in the Inspectors. Mr S Lloyd quoted from the Parish Council Act and argued that the property was trans- ferred to the Parish Council, and if the present action was illegal, they could go on illegally until they worked themselves into legal form. They would come right in the end. Mr Thos Hughes said it was unfortunate there were so many illegal points connected with the meeting. The meeting may pass the resolution, but they could not raise the money. It was useless proceeding when they had no authority. It would be better to leave things alone for a time. Perhaps the new Parish Council might deal with it in an amicable spirit and the transfer would be effected in proper form. Mr Alban Thomas: Will the Chairman of the Parish Council inform us why it is a meeting of ratepayers and not parochial electors ? Mr T W Hughes: That is the point I wanted to impress upon you. Mr Thomas has hit the right nail on the head. This meeting has no right to be held. Mr Robt Foulkes in the course of an explana- tion said he had that day been threatened that he should be responsible for all money spent in that affair (shame). Ho did not care for that threat. He had confidence in the electors. The Inspectors had not acted liked gontlemen to the Parish Council or to the ratepayers of Bagillt. At the parish meeting in June last a poll was demanded, but it was not required, and and that was the reason the chairman did not grant it. As to the convening of the present meeting he did not act upon his own responsi- bility. but upon the advice of the Clerk of the Parish Council. It was convened in pursuance of a notice proposed by Mr J Edwards, seconded by Mr S Lloyd, and carried unanimously by the Parish Council. Mr Alban Thomas said he failed to find that the Chairman of the Parish Council could con- vene any meeting of ratepayers; he had only the right to convene a parish meeting, for the parish meeting took over the powers of vestry or other meeting of ratepayers. It was all very well to rush the voting, but what was the use of voting a sum of money that they could not afterwards raise. Mr Foulkes said it applied where the lighting district was part only of a parish. Mr Thos Hughes said for his own protection and the protection of the new Parish Council he laid a protest against the meeting, the notice was illegal in terms and also the notice was insufficent. Mr T W Hughes: If you go to the vote on this matter, I hope the clerk will make a note that I appeared here on behalf of tho Lighting Inspectors to protest against tho meeting and the right to vote a sum of money for lighting purposes; also that the notice is illegal owing to insufficient time. Mr Foulkes: This is a meeting of ratepayers not a parish meeting, and reasonable time is quite sufficient to call a meeting. Mr Hughes: Mr Foulkes signed the notice as chairman of the parish council. How can he reconcile it with a ratepayers' meeting ? If called at the request of the parish councillors how can it be a meeting of ratepayers ? Mr Foulkes: I shall not answer that. Mr Alban Thomas proposed an amendment that that Parish Council convene a parish meeting at the earliest possible date for tho same purpose as the present meeting.—Mr Isaac Hughes (Paris House), saconded the amendment. Upon being put to tho vote, 8 voted for the amendment and 49 for the original motion. -Meiiers Samuel Lloyd and Arthur Roborts were tollers. The resolution was declared carried. A good number present did not Note. A voto of thunka to the chiirman concluded th > | meeting- {

WELSH MATTERS IN PARLIA- I' MENT. SPEECHES BY MR. HERBERT LEWIS, M.P. Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday last, Mr Herbert Lewis urged that the case of the rural postmen, many of whom work exceptionally long hours, should receive the attention of the Post- master General. As a olass they had the sympathy of the publio, and he thought that they were also entitled to the sympathy of the Government. As an example of what a locality was prepared to do for a postman who was over-worked, or whose employ- ment was dangerous, he instanoed the oase of Caerwys, where a rural postman had to traverse a very mountainous district on his way home. One winter, having to travel over a mountainous district, he very nearly lost his life in a snow storm, and the inhabitants of the town, greatly to their credit, sent a petition to the Postmaster General, asking that the hour of despatching letters should be altered from five to four o'clock in the afternoon. The inhabitants actually penalised themselves for two or three winters, if not for a longer period, for the sake of the postman.—Another question of interest to Wales was the manner in which Welsh plaoe names were treated by the General Post Offioe. The Welsh speaking population habitually called Holy- head, Caergybi; Holywell, Treffynnon; Mold, Wydd £ rug. Nearly a million persons spoke the Welsh language, and nearly half a miilian spoke no other language. An increasing number of people wrote their letters in Welsh, and a considerable part of his (the speaker's) correspondence was in the Welsh language, and it was a very small and reasonable request to make that a register of Welsh place names, with their Englisg equivalents, should be kept at distributing offioes like Shrewsbury. This would enable letters addressed in Welsh in future to reaoh their destination without difficulty. He did not think the difficulty arose in the post; offioes in Wales itself, but at some of the English distributing centres. Another point to which he desired to draw the attention of the representative of the Postmaster General in the House, was that the post office had not carried out the scheme pro. pared by the late Mr Ralkes, when he was Post- master General, providing for an early mail train to stations on the line between Chester and Denbigh. He understood that that had fallen through, owing to the high terms demanded for conveyance of mails by the Railway Company. He hoped that the Postmaster General would again approach the Rail- way Company with a view to the adoption of that scheme, Apart from that, he thought it would be a great convenience to the people of Mold if the second post, instead of coming in at three in the afternoon as it does now, were brought in by the train arriving at eleven o'clock in the morning.- On Friday evening Mr Lewis drew attention to the action of the Inland Revenue Department with reference to dog licenses. The officers of the Department were no doubt anxious to do their utmost in the interests of the Revenue but he thought they had gone too far in compelling a tradesman who held land and used a dog for farming purposee only, to take out a licence. It was the function of the House of Commons to take care that the law was not harshly administered and he thought this was a case in which his constituent ought not to have been compelled to take out a licence. This oase was typical of a large number of similar licence cases with regard to which the Jaw was in a very unsatis- factory condition. There was a question of great financial importance to Wales arising out of this vote. The share of grants in aid allooated to th.) Welsh Counties amounted to only JE299,000 whereas the amount they ought to reoeive in proportion to population was £ 359,000. Therefore since the pass- ing of the Looal Government Act of 1888, Wales had been a loser to the extent of nearly half a million sterling.—The Financial Secretary to the Treasury in reply promised to give special attention to the points that had been raised. At the evening sitting of the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr Herbert Lewis moved That in the opinion of this House in the interests of trade and communication by sea between places on the coast of Wales and with a view to the protection and development of sea fisheries and the safety of the persons engaged in them, it is desirable that a Departmental Committee be appointed to enquire in what way and to what extent the existing provision of Piers and Harbours on the coast of Wales should be improved." He said he was glad that the Minister who represented the Government on that ocoasion was the President of the Board of Trade because it was under his auspices that the House of Commons had given its sanction to the policy of the Light Railway Bill. The arguments by which the introduction of that bill was supported ran largely on the same lines as the arguments by which he would try to justify this motion to the House. In introducing the Light Railway Bill the President of the Board of Trade said, If they could do any- thing to bring the producer and consumer more closely together, if they could make more easy the distribution of produce, they would have done much to help both the produoer and the consumer. Then referring to the complaints of high charges on the part of the railway companies, he said he was not prepared to deny that there was some ground for those complaints, but assuming that agriculturists who now possess railway faoitities might fairly com- plain of railway charges, what of those producers who had no railway communication whatever to avail themselves of? If the position of the one class was bad the House would admit that the position of agriculturists who had no means of railway communication was infinitely worse." That unfortunately was the position of a large part ot the agricultural population who live on the coast of Wales. Evidenoe had been given before the Welsh Land Commission by the ex-chairman of the Cardiganshire County Council and others to the effeot that in Wales owing to want of facilities, the sea had been very little utilised for the carriage of agricultural produots. In some parts of the country, the peninsula of Lleyn for example, he was assured that facilities of water carriage were far more important to the agricultural classes than light railways, much as they wera needed in that purt of the country. He therefore hoped he would oarry with him the President of The Board of Trade and the House in the assertion of the principle which underlay his motion. But the Light Rail- way Bill not only referred to agrioulture, it pro- posed to develop the fishing interest as well, and here again the prinoiple of his motion was in com- plete accordance with the polioy of that measure. Taking a rough survey of the coast of Wales and indicating a few out of the many important questions into which an enquiry by a Departmental Com- mittee would be of value, he began with the Estuary of the Dee, the part of the Welsh coast with which he was most familiar. The River Dee and all the ports along the Estuary had suffered severely owing to the abstraction of a large body of water for canal purposes at Ellesmere. Instead of being returned to the Dee, it was diverted to another watershed and from the time when this abstraction commenced, this diversion had been probably tha greatest contributory cause to the silting up of the Dee. The River Dee Commissioners, who were empowered during the last century to make works for the improvement of the navigation of the Dee and the reclamation of land, chiefly confined them. selves to reclaiming land, and under their regime the navigation of the Dee became worse and worse. Within the last few years they had got rid of their obligations, so far as navigation was concerned, and had transferred them to the River Dee Conser. vanoy Board. That body was doing its best, with the extremely limited means at its disposal, but those means were entirely inadequate. The channtl had become tortuous and the accumulation of sand banks at one point of its course was so serious as to threaten at times the closure of the greater part of the Den to navigation. The change which had taken place might be judged from the fact that Parkgate was in former tiraub the port for Ireland and that men-of-war used to lie at anchor under Flint Castle afloat even when the tide was out. It was only by private efiort and at great expense, that the owners of the wharves along the Dee at Flint, Bagillt, Greenfield, Mostyn and the Point of Air could keep the gutters deep enough to enable vessels to approach. The possibility of restoring to the Dee the scouring power of which it bad been wrongfully deprived bad often been discussed, and it was a question which demanded and deserved full enquiry. If the navigation could only be relied upon, the works which now line the banks of the Dee Estuary would be largely increased. FuoiHties of railway communication and water c tt iatre would do more to improve the Estuary t i ttiiy other agency could c ffcct. Coming to the UP a RAft" the tiped of a ITarlour of Refuge some- wi,ei,c b(,tv 1, 1 !Yllea,t and the Wild Roads had been feb i r many yeats, and the existing harbour at Voryd near Rhyl possessed many natural advan- tages for the formation of a Harbour of Refuge. For about half a mile in a seaward direction from the Harbour into which the River Olwyd ran, the channel had been dredged to a depth of nine feet at low water mark. This dredging bad been done by way of private enterprise for the sake of raising gravel for making concrete, and a considerable part of the work of making it a Harbour of Refuge had therefore actually been aooomplised. For the last two or three years some dredging had been done in a seaward direction, and for that privilege the Board of -Trade roosived A50 a year, but apparently they had not spent a penny of that money upon the improvement of the Navigation between the Channel of the Dee and the Voryd Harbour. What was urgently required was the continuation of the dredging to the sea by cutting through the Bar of the Estuary which was dry at low water on ordinary tides, thus enabling vessels of 10 to 15 feet draft of water to get in at the earliest stage of the tides, and steamers of light draft of water to get in and out at all times. It was most important that something should be done, and done quickly for the development of the natural advantages of this Harbour. From 150 to 200 trading vessels varying from 100 to 1000 tons burden visited the harbour annually, and were often exposed to much danger, and occasionally sustained serious damage. A large number of vessels loaded limestone at the unprotected Llandulas stages, and when a storm suddenly came on with the wind blowing from the north or north- west, as they had no Harbour of Refuge nearer than Wild Roads Teasols were lost every year because they were unable to run into Voryd Harbour. The local fishermen at Voryd had made several attempts to oarry on their occupation outside the Bar, but they had found it too dangerous, as there was not enough water on the Bar to enable them to run into Harbour when they were caught in rough weather outside. Many a shipwreok had been caused on the Rhyl banks through the inability of these ft other vessels under stress of weather to reach the Wild Roads, or to oross the Bar of the Clwyd into the Harbour at Voryd. The expense of making Rhyl into a useful Rabour of Refuge for vessels drawing up to 15 feet of water and for small steamers, fishing boats sad yachts, would be comparatively small part of the work and would be actually remunerative in itself. Those who now carried on dredging work paid the owner of the soil £100 a year, and the Board of Trade A;60 a year, for the privilege of dredging for gravel But the provision of a Harbour ef Refuge at Rhyl was something more than a local question, and the town could not be expected to bear an expense which would be for the benefit of the const between Holyhead and the Mersey. In any event there was a caM for full enquiry on the part of the Board of Trade, in the interests of the safety of life aad shipping -property on the coast of North Wales Much a Harbour as the one I, e had indicated would prevent the Ion of vessels every year; it would develop the fishing industry, it would cheapen the transit of goods from Liverpool to Rhyl and to the places of which Kkyl formed the eentre, and incidentally it would give a great impetus to the tourist traffic between Lancashire and plaeee on ttfe eoast of Xorth Walill

AN INDESCRIBABLE SENSATION. To be easily described a thing must have clear outlines and unmixed colours. In other words it must be simple. A rent in one's clothing, a boil on one's body, a tumble while walking, the shape of a box, &o., are easily set forth in words- On the contrary the complex and comprehensive things puzzle the mind and take the meaning from language. It was for this reason that Miss Sabina Mitchell, alluding to an experience of illness, says At this time there came upon me an initseribablt sensation. It was as if the powers of life were going to fail me, and I should sink down without help, as a stone in water. Yet in saying this I convey no adequate idea of the nature of that feeling. I hope I shall never have it again. The illness which led to it began in the spring of 1892. My health appeared to give way all at once. I found myself heavy, tired, and feeble. My appetite was poor, and after eating I had much distress at the stomaoh and pain at the chest and sides. My strength gradually declined and I be- came very low, weak, and nervous; and it WM when in this condition that I felt the indescribable sensation I have spoken of. A -I soon beoame so depressed in body and mind that it was with great labour and strain that I attended to my business, I was extremely down- hearted and feeble, and none of the many medicines I tried did me any real good. In December, 1892, Mother Seigel's Syrup was commended to me, and I began using it with, I confess, small oonfidenoe But after having taken it for a few days I felt wonderful relief. My appetite improved, and eating no longer gave me pain. A short time afterwards the Syrup proved its value in the matter of my disordered nerves. The nervousness dis. appeared with my increasing strength. Nowadays, whenever I need any medicine, a few doses of Mother Seigel's Syrup quickly set me right. Hav- ing had so convincing an experience of what it can do, I recommend it to all my friends and customers. You can make such use as you like of this letter. (Signed), (Miss) Sabina Mitchell, Marchem-le-Fen, Boston, Lines, May 17th, 189i." "In March, 1892," writes another lady, "my health began to given way. I had lost my energy, and was languid and heavy in fouling. I had a sense of faintness and dizziness that was almost constant, and occasional spells of sinking which I cannot describe. Hot and oold flushes came over me, my mouth tasted badly, and after eating a had a feeling at the chest like the pressure of an actual load upon it. I never seemed rested, and I woke in the morning more tired than when I went to bed. I was also much troubled with wind or gas from the stomach, and raised a sour, biting fluid. In this manner 1 continued to suffer for nearly two years, no medioine that I took giving me relief. In January, 1894, I got a small book and read in it of cases like mine having been oured by Mother Sdigel's Curative Syrup. I immediately procured the medioine from Boots' Drug Stores, and after taking it about ten days felt much better. I could eat something nourishing without any pain follow- ing. I kept on with the Syrup and was soon in my former good health once more. You have my permission to make this statemont publio. (Signed) (Mrs.) Ann Shaw, 174, Barnsley Road, Batsmoor, Sheffield, March 8th, 1895." Touohing the indescribable setisation alluded to by both ladies, an eminent medioal author says: "It is syncope without the loss of consciousness. The sufferer baa the keenest realisation of the bitterness of dissolution, I have seen stalwart men unnerved and skaken by such experiences till they trembled like aspen leaves." The cause is an aoid poison in the blood produced by indigestion or dyspepsia. The remedy is to purify the blood with Mother Seigel's Syrup, and to tone the stomach in the same way. Use the Syrup on the approaoh of the earliest signs of weak- MU."

MOSTYN. SCHOLASTIC Succres.-We are glad to state that Miss Harriet Amy Jones, daughter of Inspwtor Jones, of Flint, has at the recent Queen's Scholarship Examination, passed the highest in the 2nd olass of those who sat at the Rhyl centre for examination. Miss Jones received her tuition from the late Mr Owen Roberts, head master of the Mostyn National School, and threugh diligent study on her part, and great painstaking ef her late teacher she successfully passed every examination in her pupil teachership, gaining prizes at several of her examinations, Kiss Jenee is the seeond teacher whom Mr Roberts (her late school master) has 110 successfully put through this diflleult examination. We believe Miss Jones has been offered a seat at the Diocesaa Training College, Fishponds, Bristol. GB&ND CONCBBT.—A grand evening concert was given at the National Behoolsp Mostyn, on Wednesday last week, under the auspices of the Lord Mostyn Lodge Order of Shepherds. The Right Honourable Lord Mostyn presided over a orowded attendance, the building being filled to its utmost oapaoity. The proceedings commenced with a selection "Oems of Albion by the Mostyn and Llanerohymor Brass Band, under the leadership of Mr. Thomas Hughes, which was well rendered. On his lordship taking the chair he was accorded a hearty reception. The Rev Griffith Jones, who acted as conductor, said owing to the length of the exoellent programme provided, Lord Mostyn would not deliver an address that evening. The programme was then proceeded with :—Part I.-Duet 11 Over the hawthorn hedge," Misses Evans and Bateman; song Rhyfelgwch Cadben Morgan," Mr J. H. Hague; song 11 The Heavenly song," Miss S. E. Price Hong 4 6 The star of Bethlehem," Mr T. Greenfield song Going to market," Miss Ida S. Evans; enphonium solo "Schnsuoht," Mr Jas. Holloway. For the eighth item, the conductor said that he had to apologise for the absence of Mr A. Tudor Eyton, but Mr Eyton had provided a substitute in Mr Trainor, (Liverpool) he hud also to apologise for the absence of Llwynog. Mr Trainor sang He hadn't been used to luxuries," (in character). 89 ludicrous was the get up, that it was some time before the laughter Subsided and he was allowed to proceed needless to bay be was reoalled, and gave The militiaman." —The Rev Griffith Jones said he bad now a pleasant duty to perform, and that was to call upon hia lordship to make a presentation on behalf of the members of the Lord Mostyn Lodge (of which his loruship was an honourary member) to Mr David Jonas, the respected seoretary of the lodge, as a token of the esteem in which they held their secretary. Mr Jones had been seoretary for the last fivt years, and the beautifully illuminated emblem he was being presented with was in recognition of his services.—Lord Mostyn said he had pleasure in handing to the secretary the gift on behalf of the brothers of the Lord Mostyn Lodge of Shepherds, as a mark of their esteem.—The gift was duly acknowledged.—The seoond part of the programme waa then proceeded with as follows :-Pianoforte duet, Misses Myfanwy and Gwladys Jones; song "The skipper of St. Ives," Miss Lily Bateman; song "The queen of the earth," Mr T. Greenfield violin duet Selection of Welsh melodies," Miss R. Jones and Miss Gwladys Jones; song, Miss R Cliff duet Cousins," Misses Evans and Bateman song Marguerita," Mr J. H. Hague; song "The t children's home," Miss S. Evans euphonium solo Pilgrim of love," Mr J. Holloway; song "The Zuyder Zoo," Miss Lily Bateman song Peidiwoh a d'weud wrth fy Nghariad," Miss Ida S. Evans comic song (in character) When and where," Mr Trainor, Liverpool, encore song Gone, fairly gone."—The singing of the vocalists and the ex- ecution of the instrumentalists were all that could be desired, especially so were the euphonium solos of Mr Holloway, whieh were hailed as a genuine treat. The accompaniments were played in oustomary good style by Mr Thomas Jones Ffynnongroew, and Mr W. R. Evans, Gwernaffield. Mr J. H. Hope, B.A., Hely well,accompanied Messrs Hague and Greenfield. A vote of thanks to the ohairman for presiding, and the singing of the National Anthem terminated a most enjayable evening.

LIXWM. COIWBBT jUtD PuzssxTATION. -About six weeks ago it was reported that Police-constable John Jones, Nanneroh, was about to resign offioe after 32 years' service, and to leave the neighbourhood. The news soon found currency, and upon the invitation of Mr Thomas Roberts, Lixwm, a few friends congregated together to talk the matter over, and so deeply interested were all, that it was unanimously resolved to form a oommittee to carry oat the project to a successful issue, and the following gautlemen aoted as ohairman, treasurer, and hon. secretary, respectfully Messrs Robert Edwards, Tyn-y-oaeau P. Evans and W. M. Evans, Pandy. The projeot had the very cordial support of such gentlemen as Messrs Herbert Lewis, M.P., Samuel Smith, M.P., Trevor Jones, J.P., Nanneroh; 0. F. Garner, Chon Hall; the Rev D. Morgan, Rectory Rev Edward Roberts, curate, Ysoeifiog, and several others. On Wednesday evening, the 1st instant, the British School was filled to its utmost capacity. Tho meeting took the form of a concert, which was supported by the Lixwm Brass Band, Miss Jennie Roberts, Caerwys; Messrs T. Roberts, and D. Owen, Lixwm W. M. Evans andE. H. Matthews, Afonwen, &c., &o. The chair was ably filled by Mr Edward Jones, Geili, who spoke at length upon the integrity and the very good qualities he had always found in Mr Jones. He (the chairman) further remarked that be would be speaking the feeling of all present by saying that they were about to lose a goud friend and neighbour. The programme, which consisted of glees, songs, &o., &o,, having been oonoluded, the Chairman called upon Mr Donnell to make the presentation, which consisted of a costly silver tea and coffee service, and a purae well-filled with gold. The tea and coffee service was supplied by Messrs A. E. Furniss, Eagle Plaoe, Sheffield, and bore the following ins,ription :Presented to J. and O. M. Jones, by the inhabitants of Nanneroh and Ysoeifiog, as a token of the esteem in which they were held. March 1896."—Mr Donnell in a neat speech, said it gave him much pleasure to be present on such an occasion, and he wished Mr and Mrs Jones and family very many years of health and happiness to enjoy the use of the presents.—Mr Jones very fetilingly responded, and thanked them for the kind manner in which the parishioners had shown their respect to him. He also alluded in a praiseworthy way, to the gentlemanly manner in whioh he had been treated by the ohief constable (Major Webber) that very day at Mold. In oonolueion Mr Jones recited the following lines, which he had composed that evening:— With these beautiful tokens of friendship; Made to serve out the National cup; Presented to us of yeur bounty, My wife is for life now made up. In our home in the town on the Mersey, I can't tell you how glad she will be, To give you all welcome right hearty, And make you a nice cup of tea." A vote of thanks to the Chairman, and to all who had helped to make the concert so successful con- cluded the meeting.—We cannot but commend the hon. secretary, Mr W. M. Evans, who has worked assiduously from the first.

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. RESULTS UP TO DATE. Matches Goals Pld. Won. Lost. Drawn; For. Ags. Pts Bangor. 9 7.. 0 2 24 6 16 Flint. 9.. 5 2.. 2 23 19 12 Carnarvon.. 10.. 4 4.. 2.. 20 16 10 Holywell.. 10 3.. 6.. 1 15 25 7 Rhyl 9.. 3.. 6.. 0.. 18 26 6 Ufjpdudno. 9 • 2 5 1 9 18 5

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THE NURSEMAID'S PETTY THEFT To the Editor of the «« Flint*},- DEAB SIE,—Commoun huma^Y^ write to call attention to the extrao. pt" me to ment given in^this case. Of course nary Punlsli- upon whether it is a firsfe offence L0111011 Magistrates are judging and puniahin r Q only, it is the most cruel sentence I i? 011 J. for some time. I have sat on Gran^*? -e °* Petty Juries, and found always a dA f the law distinctly states that Juries are £ Vi™?i?> prisoner all benefits of doubt. If thi.« g simple and not systematio pilfering tv, ™ °* ought to blush for shame at^uch sentence of three years in a reformat the girl to be branded for the renX 7' as a reformatory girl. Surely, many of6'! „nr penence, know that cases have been a ™ own households of a similar oharaotS wJ htv* F forgiven the theft, and to-day we can iT ♦ » persons as being honourable members I position and means. But stamp the idifdSS w'iSf this sentence and punishment foll0iS (,7 1 # h f C case should have been "Swibid a one of first offenoe and the girl dismis.ori 5 r guardianship of a parent. I can haS T 5 eentence is one representing a Christiai Wales. It must be the sentence of m?A1?afci?n l ke sx «."sras >- Liverpool, April 13th, 1896. MZBCY. sx «."sras >- Yours &c., Liverpool, April 13th, 1896. MZBCY. Holywell rnagistaates ever heard of such an Act of Parliament as the n Act? It would appear not, from theL, ? the oase of the girl Piercy. There wore ^eci,81011 l.a of great wickedness or deceit in this girl'sTase* A few articles were missed-at their maximum value only worth three half crowns-and ™h.y weS found in her bo*. For this aha h»a k tn*7 to three years' detention iu arerorte^enten0Kd branded as a convict for the remSd 7' J* days, and to be thrown into the company of the worst of oharaoters. I submit that y • altogether out of proportion to the S? 00 wonder that people ridioule .«• «««» Jf with such glaring samples as this before tw Tf a petition to the Home Secretary is glt °°on8 wUl sigo" Mostyn, April 9ft,iSI> 15 a Ion8; experience, I have never known a arai ss&aisSS to review the harsh judgment of the HolyW«U^35552 It does adpear to me to be the very reflne^at of Sf»alty to s«nda respeotable girl for a trumpery theft, to a r*fannat«rv for three years although her life hitherto has he«& blamalas/ Ihear that the girl is now lying seriously ill iB Holyweli Workhouse, and I sincerely hope that Mr Herbert Lewis and Mr Pennant will take the matter up and have the sentence reviewed before the girl is removed to the company of the obediently, 8hC *U1 iQ a ^y^YoS April 9th, 1896 PAHTBD

A COMPARISON. SIR,-At tbe Flintshire Quarter Sessions, on Wednesday, William Roberts, a man verging on seventy years of are and who ha, spent half his long life in priso^ CIX gaol for six months for a mean an 1 despicable theft The day previous to this, a girl 14 years of age, of unblemished character and of respectable parentage, was sent by the magistrates at Holywell to a reformatory for three years for a. two-penny-ha.'penny theft from her employer. Surely this is Justice s justice with a vengeance-Yours indignantly, A PABBXX Bagillt, April 11th, 189ti

FLINT. SUBDEW DEATH os A KrrcHEii FLOOH, —On Tuesday evening, at th« Police Station, Flint, before Mr R Broml.v 0°S™Vv^qUeSt ,WaS held ™ the bodyof JamYs morning on the kitchen floor Surift TohnonT, l00r °* the house of Mrs Bridget EI where deceased had on the day previous evsdence was given by Mrs Swift and others that the deceased did not appear to be in his usual health on the Saturday evening, and was left sitting in the kitchen with another lodger named Patrick Hsenan, who said that he tried to get the deceased to go to bed as he appeared to be ill. He refused and he left him in the kitchen at 4.33 on Sunday morning, Deceased was then lying on the kitchen floor.-Dr J II Williams said he saw deceased at 11 o'clock on Sund *y morning and from the appearance of the body it was evident that deceased died from failure of tbo heart's action, a verdict of death from natural causes was accordingly returned. FALL IN THE RATEABLE VALUE OF FLINT.—At a special meeting of the Town Council on Friday night the Mayor (Mr Sydney K Muspratt) presiding, T?w0rVnrSrrSf0J Par.ishes o{ Flint and Coleshill Faw p esented the estimated expenditure for the ensuing half-year. Of the Ootober, 1895, rate :£1291 14a Id had been colleottd, and :£3 68 Od was a recoverable arrear. The payments amounted to S,1,286 4s 6d, leaving a balance in hand of that rate of 18 15s 4d. The estimated requirements amounted to J6987 6s, which, less the balanoe in hand of £ 8'15s 4d, left f978 10s 8d to be provided for. This would require a rate of Is 4d in the pound, which would produce ig8o. The vote for the last half-year was Is 9d. The rateable value of the parish was reduced byy,2,800,and this was spread over the whole of the parish. Mr Joseph Hall protested against certain industries having their rateable value reduced in time of depression, and house proprietors who compounded with the tenants for the rates having to oontinue to pay rates for every house, although a great many of them were empty. The estimated expenditure of the parish of Coleshill was £ 236 10s, and a Is 2d rate was recommended. The rateable value was £ 4,200, being £ 730 less than it was last year. On the proposition of Mr T, W- Hughes the estimatell were adopted. PBOCBOSH LBAGUH ANNUAL MEETING.—The annual meeting of the Mcstyn-Flint Habitation was held at the Conservative Club room, Flint on Thursday evening last the Ruling Councillor (Mr T Bate) presided. There was a large attendance of The Hon. Secretary (Miss Edwards) submitted the report for the past year, which was very satis»«orj was read and adopted. The Hon. Treasurer (miss Hughes) submitted the statement of aooonots w ich showed a balance in hand of £ 13 17s 6d the aocounts were passed. Miss Joneo, Tan'rallt, Pr0P08^. re-election of Mr Bate, as Ruling CounoiH°J *or ensuing year. Mr T. W. Hughes secon4| 'rf1! the motion was unanimously carried. r?a. thanked the Habitation for the renewal °* confidence, and said that he would continue all he could for the welfare of the Habitation. Miss Edwards, of Rose Cottage, was re-eleoted Hon. Seoretary, and Miss Hughes, Coleshill> „on' Treasurer. The executive council: Mrs Foul £ Mrs Bellis, Miss Jones, Tanrallt; Miss Jones and Miss H. Bibby Lloyd, and Mesars /-• W. Hughes and J. D. Williams were re-eleoted ensuing year, and Messrs J. Foulkes an Williams, were elected auditors. The Councillor then delivered a stirring and he reviewed the present political ne. dwelt upon the organisation of the Primrose _fltinir Vote of thanks to the Chairman brought 111 to a olose.

TRBMBIROHIOIT. On Tuesday evening the death took place, at for the St Asaph, of Mr William Ellis, the re lieving jiLness Khyl and St Asaph districts, after a somewhat sho^ Tjriion, The news has caused regret throughout the St A»»PnSingly the deceased officer being well-known and c* im»ster popular amongst all classes He was formerly school at iremeirchion

t:R I already FEEL20 mi CENT. > T T I2, HANOVKR SQUAKE, „,„ n Jan. 7lh, tS9*- WSXTLF.MEN,—I am thankful for the t>°'e 'Gvvilym Evans' Bittops" you sent by your Bradford representative. I have on taken a few g'ood strong doses, and I alrC^r. feel 20 per cent, better, but having .sUj tereu from Ague lor some months in IinJia X. do not expect it to work wonders at °nce' lo-day, wltile dining in the town, two of Illy friends remarked that I wnj lool-in.1' niuC^ better. I told them tlat the cause of it my taking your "quinino Bitters," whe" frentleman sitting opposite asked me the na"1^ el it. I was very pleased to tell him, also where he could get it in Bradford. | » has been suffering from Indigestion, and hope '• Gwilym Evans' Bittors will o° him as much good as it has done to me. With every wish for their success T am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, e J. C. K.. THOM-A>^ — Printed and Published by the Proprietors JIigh- AND Co., at their General Printing Office, street, Holywell.