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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. HOLYWELL. 1 The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Monday afteruoou last, the following members being present:—Mr. J. Kxrfoot Evans (chairman), Mr. Isaac Hughes (vice-chairman), the Revds. D. Oliver and E. Evans, and Mr. Isatte Roberts, Clerk :—Mr. E. M. Evans Attendance Officer :— Mr. Eliseus Jones. THE BAGILLT SCHOOL STAFF. The question of the probationer, Miss Maggie Whalley, who is to be apprenticed at the Bagillt Board Schools, was fully considered by the Board. It seemed that her parents were desirous that she should be a teacher at the girls school when a suitable opportunity occurred.—It was decided after a lengthy conversation to refer the case to the School Management Committee. AN APPLICATION. I Mr. R. J. Williams, solicitor, (Messrs. Evans and Williams) appeared before the Board on behalf of Mr. J. J. Evans, Holywell, and stated that the late Board had sold a piece of land to Mr. Evans, situate in Spring Gardens, for the sum of L,10, in the month of March 3 years ago. The money was paid, but the deed of conveyance was not, through an inadvertence, stamped with the seal of the Board. Pending the .-ale of the land, it was absolutely necessary to have the deed legally sealed and therefore he was anxious that the omission should be rectified. It would cost nothing to the Board and would undoubtedly save a vast amount of unnecessary trouble if it was done. If Mr. Evans would have to appear in a law court and produce the document not bearing the seal of the Board a penalty of £10 could be imposed. Mr. Williams said that it would not require to be carried out then; but it would do in the course of a few days. It was unanimously decided to accede to Mr. Williams' application. THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION MEETINGS. The Rev. D. Oliver said in answer to Mr. Isaac Roberts' question regarding the place of meeting for the distribution of prizes to the children of the Bagillt Board Schools, that it would be more con- venient to hold the meeting elsewhere than at the Cocoa Rooms, there being not sufficient room to contain them.—The Vice-chairman was of the same opinion as Mr. Oliver, and he mentioned that the room would at its utmost only seat about 200. It was suggested that the meeting should be held in the Bagillt Board Schools, which, it was said would afford ample room by moving a partition.—The Vice-Chairman said that the room was not very commodious, although an entertainment had been held there, which necessitated the removal of the partition.—Mr. Isaac Roberts said that the child- ren's parents would also be present, and it would require considerable room to seat them all. Reference wa;" made as to the advisability of holding the meeting in a chapel, if no other place could be obtained, and the Rev. D. Oliver mentioned that under those circumstances he did not see why they should not go to a chapel. He did not think it would be detrimental to religion, and they could explain to the neighbourhood the reason why they had to hold the meeting there.—The Chairman did not agree with Mr. Oiiver as to holding the meeting in a chapel. Perhaps, there might be Roman Catholics in the school, and they may not like to go into a place of worship to which they did not belong —Mr. Isaac Roberts suggested, that if the weather was favourable they should have an open-air meet- ing on the lawn at the rear of the Cocoa House and he mentioned that there would be ample room there.—It was ultimately decided on the pro- position of Mr. Isaac Roberts seconded by the Vice- chairman, that the Board apply to one of the denominations in Bagillt for the use of their chapel, and it was agreed to. The Rev. D. Oliver said that the meetings were to be of a miscelleaneous character and would consist of songs, recitations &c. given by the children, and it had been left in the hands of the head teachers to form a programme. It now devolved upon the Board to select a chair- man for the meetings, and he thought the chairman of the board should preside at one meeting and some influential gentleman at the other one.—The Chairman was of opinion that it would be better to have an influential gentleman to preside at each meeting, and leave the chairman out of the ques- tion as the people heard plenty of him all the year round.—The Rev. E. Evans thought the children should have the option of showing what they oould do themselves, and not have gentlemen to make any speeches to wile away the time. He was not against haviug a gentleman to open the meeting.— It was decided that Mr. Walker (Dee Bank Lead Works), be asked to preside at the meeting at Bagillt. Aftc-r some discussion, it was also decided to ask Mr. John Henry, of Lygenywern, to preside at the meeting at Holywell. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SCHOOLMASTER FOR BAGILLT SCHOOLS. The Clerk said that the School Management Committee had carefully looked through the numer- ous lists of testimonials of the various applicants for the post of assistant master at the Bagillt schools, and they submitted three names for the considera- tion of the Board, viz., Mr. W. Meredith Jones, (son of the headmaster of Bagillt schools,) Mr. Savage (Newmarket), both of whom produced first- class testimonials, and Mr. William Jones, the pre- sent assistant master, who has been some time engaged at the school. It was ultimately decided to appoint Mr. W. M. Jones, at the salary of Y,40 per annum. APPLICATION BY PARENTS. Elizabeth Hughes, a widow, residing at Bagillt, applied for permission to keep her son, Evan, from school, for the purpose of sending him to work to assist in supporting her family, as she was in great poverty. She said the boy would be fourteen years of age in July next, and that she had kept him in school as long as she was able to do so. She added that all her family had to depend upon was Is. tid. parish relief, which was hardly enough to pay the rent of the house.—The Vice-chairman in- formed her that the Board had no authority to grant the boy permission not to attend school until he was of prJper age, and he was sorry that no steps could be taken in the matter.—The woman What will I do for food for the boy; three of us live on Is. Gd. per week. Could you not allow him to be a half- timer ? Vice ch airmai I The best thing for you to do would be to apply to the Relieving Officer for an increase of parish pay.—The woman There is only a montlvaftc-r this until he will be 14 years of axe.-Ill--v. D. Oliver If we allow him to ero. we would break the law.—The woman It is a very unsatisfactory-law then (laugh tor).-—1The applicant was advised to apply to the authorities for additional relief.—Elizabeth Foulkes, a widow, whose husband had recently died in the workhouse, appeared on behalf of her step- :i, who was reported by the Attendance Officer for not attending school regularly. He was said to be a very naughty boy, and had refused to attend school, and had run away on two occasions. He had also been twice an inmate of the workhouse, and had proved himself to be an incorrigible character.—The wo-nan said she was a widow, and earned very little.—The Chairman said it was a very peculiar case. The woman had been married but a few years to the boy's father who lately died in the workhouse, and she was left to plead the cause of her stop-son, and he asked was the woman bound to keep the lad ?—Some members were of opinion that she was not legally bound to do so.—She also was referred to the Relieving and School Attendance Officers of the Holywell Union. A QUESTION OF LOAN. A letter was read by the Clerk from the Public Works Loan Commissioners, relative to the loan of £100 required by the Board to build the new School Board Office. The letter stated that the Loan Commissioners were not prepared to accede to the 1;cation of the Holywell School Board for a 100, repayable in thirty years, by way The trouble both to borrower and • ir an account for a loan of £100 payments for the next 30 ^nortion to the advantages "ent ratepayers, and '•le of the district 'ssioners saw V repaid not the one following the Easter holidays. Sickness had also been very prevalent in the form of chickenpox and eruptions, more especially among the iufants, which accounted for the decrease in the average attendance of the district. He was authorized to take legal procoedings in five cases, which were fittingly dealt with by the justices. STATISTICAL Smul:ARY. The statistics presented to the Board showed the average weekly attendance for the past month in the six schools under the Board to be 609, an increase on the corresponding period of the previous year of 15. The number of children on the registers was 793, an increase of 24. The Easter holidays had taken place during the month.
. CONNAH'S QUAY.
CONNAH'S QUAY. THE DEE IMPROVEMENT AND CON- SERVANCY BILL. The Select Committee of the House of Lords on this bill sat again on Thursday, Lord Balfour of Burleigh presiding. Mr. Deeley, of Chester, said the bill was got up somewhat hurriedly, and there was no provision in it for the construction of docks. If the bill ever passed docks would follow as a matter of course.—Mr. Little said it ought to be clearly understood by the committee that the oppo- nents to the bill did not object to improvements in the Dee, but they wanted to see a proper scheme. They had the strongest possible objection to the present bill.—Mr. Pope said the people of Chester wanted the conservancy of the river to be in the hands of a public and representative body, who would keep the river navigable.—The Chairman.— I would like to know whether the bill could not be moulded to suit all parties.—Mr. Littler.—We felt that the bill could not be so moulded. If a proper scheme were brought up all parties might come with a certain amount of agreement.—Mr. Pope.—If it is a question of agreement among the parties there will be no conservancy at all (laughter).-The Chairman.—We can only express an opinion on the bill before us. You had better go on with your evidence.—Mr. Lancaster, timber merchant, Liver- pool and Chester, said the Dee had been in a wretched state for navigation ever since he could remember. They had to send a great deal of their timber to Birkenhead instead of to Saltney. He wrote to the Board of Trade complaining about it, and got Mr. Robertson, M.P., to see Mr. Chamberlain on the matter. Mr. Robertson had done so, and had written to him (the witness) to the effect that Mr. Chamberlain said the Board of Trade could not compel the company to take any action in the matter.—In cross-examination he said he did not think it fair that Mostyn and Bagillt should be exempt from payment.—Mr. John Reney, master mariner, of Connah's Quay, said he had navigated the river for nearly fifty years, and he found the channel below Flint was much worse now than it was forty years ago. In recent years he hed never seen any improvement works done.—Mr. John Coppack, pilot master at Connah's Quay, and Mr. George Hewitt, pilot on the Dee, gave similar evidence.—This closed the case for the promoters, and Mr. Littler, Q.C., addressed the committee on behalf of the Credit Company.—Mr. Vaughan Richards, on behalf of Lady Wenlock, said in 1870 the Dee Company borrowed £ 60,000 fr jm the Rock Insurance Company, the bill was transferred to Lord Wenlock, and with further sums he had ad- vanced made a total of Cli3,000 owed to him by the company, Y,6,880 had been paid, and the debt was now £ 146,120. At the present time there was now a question as to the validity of Lord Wenlock's mortgages in the House of Lords, and he submitted that it was only right that the bill should stand over till the decision of the House of Lords was known. He considered t\e bill an extremely ill- prepared bill.—Mr. Coleman, land agent to one of the trustees of the late Lord Wenlock, said he thought if the company were properly managed in some years time there would be enough to pay off its liabilities. The bill would depreciate the value of the property, and Lord Wenlock would receive less from the rents of the lands. —On Friday, Mr. Higgins addressed the committee on behalf of the traders and colliery owners, and objected to the proposed tolls as being unjust and unfair, because they were to be levied to keep a 15 feet depth which they already had on a good tide. The traders were in favour of a conservancy scheme, but they did not like the present bill. —Mr. Griffiths, of Chester, said the output of the collieries in Flint- shire and Denbighshire was about one and a half mil- lion tons per annum. The collieries were connected with Connah's Quay by the Wrexham, Mold, and Cunnah's Quay Railway. Nearly the whole of the coals was shipped at the Connah's Quay, but there was nothing in the bill to benefit that place. If traders were taxed at Connah's Quay, and not be- low it, trade would be driven from the place. The traders wanted a proper scheme for the improve- ment of the river.—Mr. John Watkinson, of the Buckley Colliery, said he was originally on the executive committee for the bill, but he found that it was not in the interests of the traders and of Connah's Quay, and gave it up. There were other people who wished to be relieved from their guar- antee to subscribe to the promotion of the bill. If there were tolls at Connah's Quay the shipping would go to Mostyn, where the coal was the same. Bagillt and Flint would not be taxed, although they would partake of the benefit of the improve- ments to be made.—Mr. Frederick Prince, firebrick maker, Buckley, said the proposal to tax vessels drawing less than eight feet would be seriously detrimental to his trade.—Mr. Williams, engineer, said if the river were to be improved the weir must be removed, but he believed that it would be a very expensive work. To take vessels of 20 feet draught up to Chester the channel would have to be widened to about 500 or COO feet. Its present bottom width was about 200 feet, in which no vessel of 20 feet draught would be navigated. He considered it most important in the public interest that plans, sections, and levels of proposed works should be deposited in promoting a bill of this kind.—John Peter Davies, supervisor of the Dee Company, said the Dee had improved very much during the past twenty years. Now vessels of 12 feet or 13 feet draught came up on a spring tide.—Cross-exam- ined.—In his opinion the company had done its duty, and nobody ha.l any reason to be dissatisfied with it.—Mr. Pember, Q.C., then addressed the committee on behalf of the River Dee Company. —The Select Committee on this bill sat again on Monday, Lord Balfo ir of Burleigh presiding. Mr. Michael, Q.C., said the following letter had been received from the Duke of Westminster: May 10th ISS I. Dear Mr. Smith,—I am sorry thatno modifi- cations have been proposed with regard to the provisions in the D ae Bill' for raising an acreage toll upon the Dee Company's estate, which, as far as I can make out, seems to be excessive in amount and to bear hardly upon the representatives of that estate. I am a promoter of the bill in as far as that I agreed to subscribe towards the preliminary expenses of a bill to effect an improvement in the navigation of the river, and before the bill was drafted, but I must now ask you to withdraw my name publicly as a promoter, hoping also that the present bill may be deferred from this session, in order that some better arrangement may be arrived at, which may be more satisfactory to the interests concerned. I am on all accounts sorry to have to write in this sense.—Believe me to be, yours truly, WESTMINSTBR."—"S. Smith, Esq. I have also written in the same sense to Mr. Littler, Q.C."— The committee deliberated in private, and on the public being readmitted the chairman said their lordships had come to the conclusion that it would not be expedient to proceed further with the bill.
WHITFORD.
WHITFORD. THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF MEBIOXKTHSHIRE.—A correspondent writes :—Considerable satisfaction is felt at the appointment of Mr. R. D. Pryce, of Cyfronydd, and the proprietor of the Aberllefeui Slate Quarry, Corns, to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Mr. Pryce is of an old Welsh family, and is through the Charltons of Apley Castle, Shropshire, descended from the Princes of Powys, of wh ich f amily Mr. St. John Charlton, of Pentreffynnon, Wiiitford, is a member.
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:V I DENBIGIEL.
V I DENBIGIEL. EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A SCHOOL BOARD.— Judgment was given by Mr. Horatio Lloyd in Denbigh County Court on Tuesday, in a case in which Owen H. Owen, formerly schoolmaster at Colwyn, sued the Llanfairtalhaiarn School Board for breach of agreement, in having engaged him as master and failed to carry out that agreement. His Honor said he had at the last court felt great indignation at the way the plaintiff had been treated by the Board, and therefore refrained from then giving his decision. The plaintiff had been engaged, but as the Board had a dispute with the old master and could not get him out of the house and school, plaintiff not on' lost his former situation, but was kept for ?n achs waiting to be installed, and in the end a school board election took place, in which a majority of friends of the old master were elected, who proceeded forthwith to establish the old master in office, turned plain- tiff adrift, and refused to pay him for the loss sustained, alleging that he was not appointed at a meeting legally summoned. His Honor said he had found, in going through the minute books of the Board, that someone had torn out of that book the leaves of the resolution of the appoint- ment of the plaintiff. Every other meeting and resolution relating to it was intact, but the leaves of the minutes of the meeting on which the Board relied had been cleverly torn out. Still the book convicted the Board, and proved clearly plaintiff's appointment. He dealt with other serious irregu- larities, but left the ratepayers to deal with such representatives. He regretted that the County Court did not provide for higher damages than jEoO. as plaintiff justly deserved more, but he gave judgment for L50, and all the costs that amount would carry. CONSERVATIVE MEETING. On Tuesday night a meeting of the Conservative party was held in the Drill Hall, Denbigh, having been organised by the Denbigh Workingmen's Constitutional Association. The chair was taken by the president of the association, Lieut-Colonel H. R. Hughes, of Ystrad, who was well supported There was a large audience.—The Chairman in the course of his opening address, condemned the Government's home and foreign policy, and con- gratulated the meeting on the local prospects of the party, and on the appearance amongst them again as their candidate, of the Hon. George T. Kenyon, whom he heartily commended to their support. He proposed that the Denbigh Working- men's Constitutional Association and that meeting pledged their support to the Hon. George. T. z, Kenyon as the Conservative candidate for the Denbighshire boroughs at the next election.— Councillor J. C. W. Edwards, solicitor, seconded the motion, and it was supported by Dr. Eyton Jones, of Wrexham, and carried with great enthusiasm.—The Hon. G. Kenyon, who received the most demonstrative reception, expressed his thanks for the kind mauner in which he had been received, and for the unanimity with which the meet- ing had that evening adopted him as their candidate and pledged themselves to support him and the great principles which he represented, and he, for his part, would do his best to achieve that suocess which they desired. Proceeding to deal with general questions he compared the condition of the country at home and abroad with what it was when the present Government took office, and he had no hesitation in saying that in every way the country was in a worse condition. He instanced the case of Ireland where circum- stances had occurred hitherto unknown in that land; and where the Government had only been able to rule by the exercise of martial law and even yet the Parnellites were, in truth, the real rulers of the country. As regarded home policy, the beneficial legislation had been of the most meagre description, and the fine promises made when the Government were seeking office had by no means been fulfilled by their performances. As regarded the franchise bill, he had no hesitation in telling them that he supported the extension and if he had been in Parliament he could not have supported the opposition to it, for he had for 25 yeara lived amongst the agricultural classes, and he believed that no men were more worthy of it, or would exercise it better. He had the greatest faith in the working classes, and believed they, as the Con- servative party, would receive their support; but though he believed in the extension of the franchise, he most earnestly protested against it unless accom- panied by a redistribution of seats. He urged that unless this was done great evils might be wrought. He quoted statistics to show that the finances of the country were badly managed and the debt increased. Referring to the foreign policy of the Government, he urged that it had been of the most mischievous character, and had wrought terrible evils to the people abroad and brought dishonor on this great country. He denounced the policy adopted in Egypt in scathing terms, and said that the abandonment of General Gordon was the most disgraceful act that any Government had ever been guilty of and Mr. Gladstone must be made to feel that by the voice of the people in the provinces. No man in his senses could imagine that the Con- servatives desired to turn the Government out at this particular juncture. Nothing of the kind; the Conservatives did not wish to turn them out. They must compel the Government to rescue Gordon, but if they would not do so, then there ware noble men in the Conservative party, animated by the spirit of Lord Beaconsfield, who would rush into the breach and nobly do the work. When the dissolution came he mrged them to pronounce such a verdict upon the conduct of the Government as would prevent them continuing in power to lower the dignity of the country at home and abroad (loud cheers).— Mr. P. P. Pennant proposed the following resolution —"That this meeting expresses the strongest condemnation of the weak and undecided policy of the Government in Egypt, for it has lowered the honor of this country in the estimation of foreign Powers, and is contrary to the interests of all classes."—This was seconded by Mr. R. St. J. Corbett, and carried.—Major Charles S. Mainwaring proposed a resolution to the effect that the time had arrived when an appeal should be made to the country, inasmuch as the present Government no longer retained the confidence of the people, owing to the deplorable manner in which the affairs of the nation had been conducted both at home and abroraad. —Mr. Robt. Ap. Hugh Williams, candidate for the Flint Boroughs, seconded the resolution in a spirited speech.—Mr. Lewis Roberts, a working man and a member of the Denbigh Association, supported tho motion in an interesting Welsh speech, and it was carried.—The meeting, which had been enthusiastic, was brought to a close by a vote of thanks to the chairman. ♦ —
FLINT.
FLINT. REHEARSAL. On Tuesday evening, the first rehearsal of the choirs of the Calvinistic Sunday School Union for the Festival of Sunday School Choirs, which takes place this summer in Rhoses- mor, took place at Caersalem Welsh Calvinistic Chapel, Flint. THE VOLUNTEERS.—The Flint Company of the Flint and Carnarvon Rifle Volunteers had their first drill in uniform for this season on Wednesday, which took place on the cricket ground. There was a good attendance, and the men presented a very clean and soldier-like appearance as they marched through the streets to and from the giound, pre- ceded by the band of the corps, in which we are pleased to state a great improvement has taken place. PRESENTATION.—On Thursday evening (May 8th) after service in the Parish Church, the Welsh choir, accompanied by the clergy, proceeded to the house of Mr. Thomas Gleave, where at the request of the choir, the Rector (Rev. W. Ll. Nicholas) presented Miss Gleave with a magnificent gold necklet and locket (supplied by Messrs. Lowe and Sons, of Chester), and with a handsomely bound Church Service and Hymn Book, (supplied by Messrs. Phillipson and Golder, of Chester). The Rector in making the presentation spoke of the cheerful manner in which members of the Church rendered every possible assistance to the clergy in the parish, and as a result of their hearty co-operation they could point to large and flourishing Sunday Schools, and to the great interest taken in the services of the Church. But out of the band of faithful workers, the Rector thought that a larger share of work was undertaken by Miss Gleave than any other single member, for she presided twice each Sunday at the organ for the Welsh services, besides taking an active part in the Sunday School. He knew full well that the idea of any recognition had never entered Miss Gleave's head, for with her all was a work of love, but he was glad to think that the Welsh Choir had determined to show how thoroughly they appreciated her services, and the result was the handsome presents which were before him, and which he had much pleasure, in the name of the subscribers in presenting to Miss Gleave. Mr. Gleave (who was deeply moved by this expression of kindness) thanked the Rector and all present on behalf of his daughter; he said he felt truly proud to see his daughter the recipient of such handsome presents. Mr. and Mrs. Gleave afterwards invited the choir to supper and a most eujoyable evening was spent. Amongst the members of the Welsh Choir present we noticed, Mr. and Mrs. George, Sydney-street; Mr. Wm. Hughes; Mr. and Mrs. George Williams, Mr. David Jones, Mr. David Simon, Mr. William Roberts, Mr. Hilditch, Mrs. Parry, Sydney-st., Mrs. 0 wens, Mrs. Hooson, &c., &o. Inside the Church Service the following was inscribed Part of Testimonial presented to Miss Gleave by the Choir and a few friends, as a small token of respect and a slight recognition of her valued services as Organist to the Welsh congrega- tion at their services held in the Parish Church and Cemetery Chapel, Flint, May, 8th, 1884. THE ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY.—Dr. Foulkes Jones, Towyn, Montgomeryshire, died in Chester Infirmary early on Monday morning from injuries sustained at Flint, on the Chester and Holyhead line. Deceased was walking on the railway when the Irish mail ran into him with terrific force. The buffers struck him and hurled him against the embankment, breaking one arm and a leg. The inquest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. J. Tatlock, coroner. Mr. Fennah and Mr. Carr (assistant superintendent) attended to watch the case on behalf of the railway company. The first witness called was David Humphrey Jones, Dolsrellev. publisher, who said the deceased was his brother and was 41 years of age. He was a surgeon, and L.R.C.S., Glasgow, and resided at Towyn, Merionethshire, having practised there, but had recently sold his practice. Witness first heard of the accident on the 26th April, the day after it occurred, having received a communication from deceased's wife, whereupon he came with her to Chester. Deceased told witness that his foot slipped on a stone and he fell down. Witness had seen deceased the whole time he had been in the Infirmary, except for one day. Deceased never gave any further account as to the way he had met with his injury.—To Mr. Fennah: Deceased left Towyn on the Tuesday before his accident.— James Wynn, 14, Faulkner-street, Bishopsfield, a brakesman in the employ of the London and North-Western Railway Company, said his train (a goods) was coming up from Holywell to Chester, leaving the former station at one o'clock in the afternoon of the 25th April. When they got to Flint they were going to shunt into the siding to allow an express train to pass. Witness's mate-another brakesman, named Wm. Sporle-got off the train to move the points, when he called witness' attention to a man about a hundred yards off walking down the line towards Flint from the direction of Chester. He was in the six-foot. The express came up on the instant and knocked him down, the man having been caught by the buffer as far as witness could make out. The blow threw the man (who was the deceased) a con- siderable distance in the six-foot. Witness, a porter from the station, and Sporle went to his assistance. Witness said to him, You have hurt your arm, haven't you?" and he replied, "No, I am not hurt a bit." It was very evident, however, that he was hurt, and he was carried on to the platform, not being able to walk, where witness left him to attend to his train. —To the Jury: He didn't notice that the deceased appeared to have had any drink.—William Sporle, 36, Talbot-street, Chester, brakesman, cororborated. He said the blow appeared to knock deceased up as high as himself.—The first witness, in reply to a question by the jury, here said his brother was not deaf.—Fletcher Price, 33, Sydney-street, Flint, porter at the railway station, said he saw the deceased on the down platform about 12*58 p m. He inquired what time the next train for Rhyl would stop at Flint. Witness told him 4'24, and deceased then left the station and went up into the town. Witness did not see him again until after he had been knocked down. His attention was first had been knocked down. His attention was first called to the incident by the engine of the down express whistling; the driver shut off steam and continued whistling until he stopped his train within about 200 or 300 yards of the station. Witness ran to the deceased and asked him if he was much hurt, but he replied by asking what witness took hold of him for, and witness let go his hold of him till James Wynn came up and when both took hold of him he repeated his question. He was removed to the waiting room, and subsequently attended by Dr. Jones' assistant, and ultimately brought to the Chester Infirmary. He made no reference on the journey to the way he got hurt.—To the Jury Deceased was sober when he spoke to witness at 12-58; he had no business where he was on the line.—Dr. M'Pherson said the deceased was brought to the Infirmary late in the afternoon on the 25th April. He was suffering from a fracture of the right thigh, a fractured left forearm, and several large wounds on both knee joints. He was in a state of collapse owing to the injuries he had received. Both fractures were at once reduced. Deceased remained an in-patient, alternately getting better and worse until he died on Sunday night, at 11.30, from the result of the u inj uries sustained. Deceased at no time progressed satisfactorily, not being a healthy subject.—To Mr. Fennah: Deceased was not conscious for a good part of the time he was in the Infirmary. He had a severe attack of delirium tremens the day after he was brought in, on the 26th April. -To the Coroner Witness could not say that deceased was suffering from drink at the tima he was brought in, but the delirium tremens was caused by drink.— To Mr. Fennah Deceased gave several accounts of the way in which he met with the accident, to the effect that he slipped on different occasions.—To the Coroner: Deceased was kept under chloral as long as it was safe to give it him. He died, inwitness's opinion, from the effect of the injuries he had received, accelerated by dilirium tremens.—Henrv Smith, 136, Nantwich Row, Crewe, engine driver of the down express referred to (who was called on the part of the railway company), said he noticed the goods train had come to a stand previous to setting back," and lie sounded his whistle as a caution to the men connected with the train. That would be on the Chester side of the bridge. After they passed the train he saw deceased with his back towards them walking in the direction of Flint ahation, and witness whistled again, put the brakes oil he didn't notice that the deceased was struck, being busy with pulling up his train, which was stopped about a hundred yards on the Holywell side of thestation. This was the whole of the evidence, and the jury imme- diately found a verdict in accordance with the inedicil L.,tillllJ y.
MOLD
MOLD LEGAL.—Amongst the successful candidates at the final examination of the Incorporated Law Society of Great Britain, held at London, was Mr. John Beale Marston, of Bromfield-hall, Mold, who served his articles with Messrs. Kelly and Keene, solicitors, Mold. COMING OF AGE OF MR. P. TATTON DAVIES- Cooicg.-This young gentleman attains his majority to-day, and the event will be duly celebrated, a committee having some time ago been appointed for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements. The subscription list amounts to about Y,100, and it has been decided to present Mr. Cooke with an illuminated address, a handsome piece of silver plate, and a travelling bag. SCHOOL BOARD.—At the monthly meeting of this Board, the Rev. Roger Edwards presiding, the Clerk (Mr. H. G. Roberts) read the annual report of the Government Inspector on his examination of the Mold schools. It was of a favourable character, and showed an earning of 17s. 6d. per head on the average attendance for the year.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Catherall, the Clerk was instructed to send to Mr. Oliver Jones an expression of the sympathy of the Board with him in his serions illness, he having been since the formation of the Board one of its most faithful members.—The Attendance Officer read his report, and summonses were ordered to be issued against several persons, and other routine business was transacted. A DRUNKEN MAN'S PlI-ANKS.-At the Magistrate's Office. Thursday, before P. A. Lloyd and C. P. Morgan, Esqrs., a man named Edwin Johnson, of Gwernaffield, was brought up in custody charged by P.C. Pearson with being drunk and riotous the previous (fair) night in Tligh-street. He was about the street making a noise, and refusing to go home he was locked up. On being asked whether he had anything to say, he said the officer or somebody else had hit him on the forehead, inflicting a scalp wound a couple of inches in length.—Mr. Bolton, D.C.C., then related to their worships a few of his pranks.-About ten o'clock, he and other men were kicking up a row at the Lower Vaults, and though the attention of the person in charge was drawn to the matter he was not turned out. Later on he was kicking up a row in the street, and subsequently brought to the lock-up, where Mr. Bolton happened to be at the time. He was placed in the cell all right. There were then no marks upon him, but immediately he was locked up he besran kicking and butting his head against the door, following a custom he had in fighting, and which had given him the nick-name of the bunter." He had been previously fined on several occasions, and was now fined 7s. 6d. and costs or seven days in default.
Correspondence.
Correspondence. To the Editor of the Flintshire Observer." SIR,-As my name has been so frequently and unjustifiably used at the meetings of the Holywell vestry, I think it my duty to take some notice of it now, though I was advised not to do so last year. The filthy condition of the unsightly ruins of the Holywell Chanty Cottages in this village has always been a subject of complaint here. To remove or rebuild them to improve the village I offered £100 for their site, which was at the rate of more than X400 an acre. I never wished to buy the land, and simply made an offer for it at the suggestion of one of the then ohurchwardeas, who thought that it would be more advantageous for the Charity to sell the whole than a part of the property for invest- ment. I offered X450 for the 11 acres, which was £ 25 more than it was afterwards valued at by Mr Isaac Taylor. Both these offers havino- Kai ,7 --0 "£.6 ug- dined, I acquired another site valued at less than £ 40 an acre. I instructed Messrs. W. Parrv and R. Jones to mark out the foundations of the cot- tages I proposed to build upon it, and to keep a passage between the gable end on one side and the Charity boundary, and to add several feet at the other end to the road, the width of which was little more than that of a cart. The boundary fence being crooked the passage to the yard had to be given up, and the road could not have been widened except by building the cottages of brick, to gain more room for that purpose. The expense was considerably increased by having brick from Alltami, instead of stone from the quarry in the adjoining field. There is no encroachment on the Charity land. Mr. W. Parry told me he could put the upper corner of the gable within a short distance of the boundary because it was built of stone there, and the lower end is several feet from it. There is no foundation for the statement that I was asked, or offered to pay 10s. or any other sum a year, to the Trustees. If they fancy they have anything against me, I shall be happy to furnish them with the names of my solicitors.—Yours etc., R™ I D- MORGAN. ii, £ 1 Rector of Ysceifiog has been accused at the Holywell vestry of building on their Charity land, whereas he only raised the wall of a cottage which has been in its present position during living memory, and the title deeds of which are dated in the reign of Queen Anne. Y scelfiog Rectory, May 12, 1884.
. Markets and Fairs.
Markets and Fairs. HOLYWELL MARKET-FRIDAY. Barley °f to 0d. n f « „ 147108 8s- Us. 6d °ftts 105 lbs 6s. 6(1. '• 88 Od Beans « isoibs 12.« oh « iq« XT PUODUVE :— V. plover nay, per ton 8os. oa. « 95s_ WWStraw '< 04* 80s- 0d- Barley^ Itraw', « .'l «• Oat Straw, « «< 3os. Od. Potatoes, per 224 lbs 6s[ jg; ? £ Pef.lb — Td.tolOd. Mutton- g-}«• |ork. 7d' << id" BSNSSE'iS *«» r L": 8:
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ST. ASAPH.
ST. ASAPH. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. —This society having offered XI,000 to promulgate Welsh literature, the bishops of Wales, who for some time could not agree on the matter, have decided that the three clergymen for each diocese should meet and report on the subject. The following have been chosen for the diocese of St. Asaph :—Archdeacon Smart, Canon Thomas, Mcifod; and the Rev. W. Glanffrwd Thomas, St. As aph.
0 I OAERWYS.I
0 OAERWYS. FUNERAL OF AN OLD INHABITANT.—On Tuesday in last week, the remains of Mrs. Jane Daries, wife of Mr. David Davies, were interred in the parish churchyard. The bereaved husband is the oldest inhabitant of the parish, being now in his 9.5th year. He was married in the year 1828, so that he and his wife enjoyed a long and happy life of 56 years. The Rev. Edward Jones, rector, officiated at tho funeral. Mrs. Davies was a Calvinistic Methodist for many years, and died at the ripe old age of 85 years.
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— ABERGELE. A LENIENT PROSECUTOR.—At Chester City Police Court, William Pickering, a gentlemanly-looking individual, described as an agent at Abergele, appeared in answer to a charge of assault on Alfred Farrand, of Crowther-street, Salford.—The complainant, who appeared in court with his head enveloped in surgical bandages, had no sooner stepped into the witness- box than he said lie wished to be allowed to settle the case out of court, "they got friends at the finish. He had agreed to take t.5 to make it up."—The Chief Constable said that was all very well, but the offence was against the public to a certain extent, having been committed in the -The Bench, after consultation with their clerk (Mr. Sharpe) allowed the case to be withdrawn.
LLANASA.j
LLANASA. j MARRIAGE OF CAPTAIN A. E. MORGAN. The marriage of Captain Arthur Edward Morgan, late of the 71st Highland Light Infantry, second Ron of the late Colonel Morgan, of Golden Grove, Flint- shire, with lVIarianue Ada, elder daughter of the late William Cross, Esq., of Clifton, Gloucestershire, was celebrated at S. Stephen's Church, South Dul- wich, on Wednesday, the 16th ult. The church, wh'.vjh was beautifully decorated with flowers for the baster festival, was crowded at an early hour with friends of the bride and bridegroom. Capt. Morgan arrived at the church at about eleven o'clock, ac- companied by his best man, Capt Vernon Harris, late 71st Highland Light Infantry, and attended by the following groomsmen- Colonel O'Malley, late 71st Highland Light Infantry, Mr. Archie Kelso, Mr. H. A. Hore, and Mr. Leslie Hore. the two latter gentlemen being cousins of the bride. At half-past eleven, the bride, who carried an ex- quisite bouquet of the choicest white flowers, and maidenhair fern, entered the church, leaning on the arm of her uncle, Mr. E. M. Hore, who gave her away. She was received by her five bridesmaids- Miss Emily Cross, Miss Mary Hore, Miss Ella Grove, Miss Kathleen Whish, and Miss Georgiana Beauchamp; their dresses were much admired, and were composed of primrose-coloured nua's veiling, trimmed with a profusion of lace, a kilting of ruby- coloured satin at the bottom of the skirts, and bou- quets of primroses on the skirts and bodies; they wore largo white straw hats trimmed with ruby velvet, primr sos, and lace. Each bridesmaid car- ried a lovely bouquet of primroses and maidenhair fern, and each wore a diamond ring, the gift of the bridegroom, with an inscription inside to commem- orate the happy event. The bride wore a beautiful dress composed of petticoat of white brocaded velvet, trimmed with very handsome pearl embroidery, and long train of white satin wreath of orange blos- soms, and tulle veil, the hem of which was orna- mented with pearls, and the veil was fastened on each side with diamond stars. The marriage cere- mony, which was begun at the chancel steps and finished at the altar, was performed by the Vener- abh Archdeacon Cheetham, late chaplain of Dul- wich College, and the Rev. Canon Trimmer, uncle of the bridegroom. The ceremony over, the wed- ding party repaired to the residence of Mr. E. M. Hore, Dulwich Common, for breakfast. The wed- ding party included Captain and Mrs. Morgan, Captain Vernon Harris, Miss Cross, Miss Mary Hore, Misss Ella Grove, Miss Kathleen Whish, Miss Georgiana Beauchamp, Col. O'Malley, Mr. Archie Kelso, Mr. H. A. Hore, Mr. Leslie Hore, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Morgan, Archdeacon and Miss Cheetham, Canon and Mrs. Trimmer, Rev. Meek and Mrs. Clarke, Rev. Alexander Hore, Mr. and Mrs. Hore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hore, Mr. and Mrs. Clavell Hore, Mr. Edward Hore, Miss Hore, Miss Cecilia Hore, Mrs. F. Standish Hore, Mr. Fraser Hore, Miss Berners, Mr. and Mrs. Pomfret, the Rev. Sydney Beauchamp, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pattison, Mrs. Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Solly. After breakfast, Capt. and Mrs. Morgan took leave of their friends, and started, amidst showers of rice, for Waterloo Station, en route for the Isle of Wight, to spend the honeymoon. The bride wore a tailor-made dress, very prettily braided, and close-fitting cloth jacket, made by John Redfern and Sons, the Princess of Wales's tailors, Conduit-street, and black straw hat with orange-coloured aigrette. The bride's trousseau and the pretty costumes of the brides- maids came from Mrs. Reynolds, 23, Rivers-street, Bath. The wedding cake, which was beautifully ornamented, and was crowned with a vase to con- tain the bride's bouquet, was supplied by Messrs. Bolland, of Chester. The presents, which numbered over 120, were unusually handsome. — — ■+
BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY. CHURCH AND CIIA.PFL. -The Primitive Methodist Liverpool District Meeting held its annual session at Buekley. The Rev. J. Al. Evans, vicar of Bistre, an adjoining parish, expressed a with to the Rev. T. Pinnock, superintendent of the circuit, to have one of the delegates or ministers, and the Rev. Thomas Swallow, of Liverpool, was his guest.
. LLANFERRES.
LLANFERRES. SUDDEN DEATH OF A SCHOOLMASTER. Mr. T. Davies, for 12 years master of the National School died of brain fever at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening. He was present at the inspection of the school on Tuesday morning last, but he had not been in his usual health for some days. He was buried in the parish churchyard on Saturday after- noon, the funeral being attended by Mr. Potts, Glau'rafon, Rev. J. H. Jones, most of the inhabi- tants of Llanferres, and all the school children, as well as many relatives and friends from other places. Nothing could speak more highly of a departed schoolmaster than the many silent tears that were seen rolling down the little children's faces as they marched from the Schoolhouse and at the grave, which they strewed with flowers. The Rector spoke of Mr. Davies as a man who for kindness, goodwill and straightforwardnesss was an example to all around him.
. HAWARDEN.
HAWARDEN. PETTY SESSIONS THURSDAy-Before W. Johnson, Esq., (in the chair), Charles Davison, Esq., and W. Thom, Esq. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. William Povall, farmer, Queen's Ferry, who works the ferry boat across the river, appeared in answer to two summonses charging him with cruelty to two mares.—James Allen, an inspector of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Auiinals, stated that about 11 o'clock on Monday morning, the 21st of April, he was at Queen's Ferry, and having occasion to see the defendant he went to a field and found him ploughing with three horses. As the near side horse was in a crippled state he examined it, and found it to be in a very poor condition and had a lame hip joint. The animal fell down on its side groaning, and it was some time before four persons could lift, it up again. He told the defendant it was plain f' r anyone to see that the horse was totally unfit for any kind of work, and he replied that he had had it six months and it had been gradually growing lamer.—The defendant said he sent the horse to Eastham next morning, and he thought it had been destroyed. —The second case against- the defendant was Droved by P.C. Williams, who stated that on the 19th April he saw an old worn out bay mare attached to the whimsey which worked the ferry boat across the river. It was very heavy work, and the mare incapable of doing it. In pulling the boat once across the river the animal stopped three times, and it seemed as if it had as much as it could do to keep on its legs without doing any work.—Inspector Allan said he saw the mare in a cultivator at Ash ton on the 21st ult., and it was in his opinion quite unfit to work a whimsey. He had ascertained that the defendant had worked the mare at the whimsey since the officer told him about it.—In the first case the magistrates fined the defendant 20s. and costs and adjourned the second one at his request. THE CATTLE RESTRICTIONS. Edward Foulkes, farmer, Northop, was summoned by A.S. Macbride with having on the 29th April removed a calf from a public sale at Chester into the county of Flint without a declaration.—The defendant said he had a declaration form in his pocket at the time the officer stopped him, but did not get it filled, as he thought the restrictions were off.—The bench imposed a fine of Is. and 7s. 6d. costs. DRUNK. Robert Williams, bricksetter, Hawarden, was summoned for having been drunk and disorderly in Hawarden on the previous Saturday.—P.C. Wright proved the case.—The defendant said he was going home comfortably enough, but there was an obstruction at the pump and he fell (laughter).—A fiue of 5s. and costs was inflicted. HIGHWAY OFFENCE. Joseph Evans, master carter, and Thomas Edwards, in his employ, were summoned for allowing two carts loaded with sulphuric acid to remain on the highway at Shotton, on Sunday, the 0 13th of April. P.C. Pearson stated the case. Evans. who carts vitriol from the chemical works at Connah's Quay to Ruthin, said he left the carts j there because he did not want to cross the railway line at night.—Edwards said he acted under his master's orders.—Each defendant was fined 5s. and costs. REFUSING TO WORK IN THE WORKHOUSE. Thomas Wood, a tramp, was charged by Mr. J. T. Dodwell, master of the Hawarden Union Workhouse, with refusing to work in that institution, and the magistrates Rent, him to gaol for seven days. j A case ighbours' quarrels was also heard.
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Metals and Mining. THE METAL MARKET:— LEAD: ui vi.. £ s. d. £ s d. English pig, common u 6—11 10 0 ,< ^B," 11 6-11 15 0 „ W-B 11 17 6—12 0 0 sheet and bar 12 2 6— P^e 12 10 0— re,d 15 10 0— white 17 10 0-19 5 0 patent shot 14 15 0- Spanish 11 2 _u SPRLTEB;— Bilesian, ordinary brands. 14 7 6-14 12 6 jpecial brands 14 12 6—14 IT 6 English, Swansea 15 j.o o— — COPPER:— lougn cake and mgot 62 0 0-63 0 0 ?fVeleCied. 63 0 0-64 10 0 Sheets and sheathing 71 0 0-73 0 0 Flat bottoms 74 0 0—76 0 0 NOTES ON TIlE MARKETS.—The price of lead continues without improvement, and there is scarcely any business doing in shares in lead mines. LEAD ORES SOLD. T. c. ton. Purcha«?pr* F°xda e 100 0 8 10 6 Adam Eyton & Son South Darren 20 0 11 12 6 Sheldon Bush & Co.' South Darren 20 0 11 12 6 Sheldon Bush & Co.'
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