The North Wales Times

LLANDDULAS. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE VICAR. Considerable gloom was cast over this village on Monday morning, when it was re- ported that the Rev. John Davies, M.A., rector, had been found dead in bed that morning. It appears that the rev. gentle- man who on Sunday officiated at all the services in the parish church, did not come down as usual to breakfast on Monday mor- ning. His daughter went to call him, and to her horror found him dead in bed. Dr. Morris was called in and expressed the opinion that Mr. Davies died from failure of the action of the heart. Mr. Davies was appointed to the rectory of Llanddulas in 1865, and was greatly esteemed by his parishioners. He leaves a widow and family. Mr. Davies was a brother to Mrs. Parry Jones, late of Plas Clough, Denbigh.

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ABERGELE. PETTY SESSIONS. THE PENALTY FOR BEING A WELSHMAN. A DISCUSSION AS TO THE PAYMENT TO INTERPRETERS. SATURDAY, before Messrs. J. Lewis Morgan (in the chair), W. T. Mason, William Ellis and J. Copping. GOLDEN WEDDING CONGRATU- LATIONS. Thursday last was the 50th anniversary of Mr. J. Copping's marriage, and when the court assembled this morning the chairman congratulated Mr. Copping on the felicitous event. LICENSING. Mr. E. Peele (from the office of Messrs- Williams and Co, Rhyl), applied for the transfer of the license of the Red Lion Inn to Mr. Edwin Mostyn. Granted. The license of the Gwindy Hotel, was transferred to Mr. D. T. James, on the ap- plication of Mr. Crabbe. SCHOOL CASES. Jane Parry; Llanddulas, was fined 2s. 6d. for neglecting to send an adopted child to school. Mr. Abel Jones, the school attendance officer said the lad had only made 40 attend- ances out of 84 in three months. John Hughes, Llanrhos, failed to appear in answer to a summons, charging him with failing to send his son William to school. The attendance officer handed in a medi- cal certificate which he said had been sent to him that morning, and which stated that the boy had been suffering from bronchitis and whooping cough. Mr. Mason observed that if the lad was suffering from whooping cough, it was the proper thing to keep him from school. The Clerk pointed out that the certificate did not shew whether the lad was ill on the date referred to in the charge. The doctor in strict law ought to have been present to support the certificate, and to be examined, and the defendant ought also to be present. He suggested that the case be adjourned to the next court, and that the officer should in the mean time see the doctor and the defendant. That course was adopted. William Jones, Tyddyn Bach, Bettws yn Rhos, was fined 2s. 6., because of the non- attendance at school of his son Robert, who bad only attended 31 times out of a possible 84 in the quarter. CYCLING ON A FOOTPATH. Charles Bushnell, Abergele, was fined 2s. 6d., and 2s. costs for riding a bicycle on the footpath on the Llanddulas Road, at a quarter past three on the 11th of March, as proved by P.C. Robert Jones. THE POSTMASTER AND THE DOG. Mr. F. J. Fletcher, postmaster, Abergele, was charged by P.C. R. Jones, with keeping a dog without license on the 9th of March. Mr. Crabbe defended. The officer said that on the day in ques- tion he visited all the people who kept dogs in Abergele to see if they had licenses. He called at the post office, where there was a dog, and Mr. Fletcher told him he had no license, and he only intended to keep the dog for another week. If he kept it longer, he would take a license out. The dog had been in the post office for about two months. Cross-examined, he said that the dog was a noisy one, but did not say that he had disposed of it. Mr. Crabbe said it was not likely that a man in Mr. Fletcher's position would try to evade a license to keep a dog. The dog came to Mr. Fletcher at the end of February and was a very noisy brute, and no doubt, disturbed Inspector Roberts as well as other people in the neighbourhood. There- fore Mr. Fletcher had decided to part with it. Previous to the date on which the policeman called, he had explained to Mr. O'Sullivan, the excise officer that he was not going to keep the dog, and that gentleman said under the circumstances, he need not take out a license provided he did not keep dog after March. Of course, the police had equal jurisdiction in these cases with the excise officers, but his client never thought of in- forming the police of the circumstances. The dog, as a matter of fact, bad been sold to Dr. Mould, when the officer called at the post office, and Mr. Fletcher was daily awaiting directions as to sending it away. In dismissing the case, the Chairman said the police were quite right in taking cogni- zance of this matter, and bringing it before them, but the bench were satisfied with the explanation for the defence. DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. Joseph Williams, High Street, Abergele, labourer, was charged with being drunk on the premises of the Gwindy Hotel, on the 18th of March, and Mr. D. T. James, the landlord of the house, was charged with serving Williams with beer. The cases were heard separately. P.C. R. Jones, who prosecuted, proceeded to prove the case, and said he visited the Gwindy Hotel, in company with another officer, on Wednesday, March 17th, when Mr. Crabbe (who defended) interposed, and said he was there to answer a charge in respect to the 18th March. The officer said it was the 17th the offence was committed. Superintendent Jones remarked that the bench had power to amend the summons. Mr. George observed that they had not got the information in court, and therefore he could not say whose fault it was that the summons was wrongly dated. The constable had sworn that the summons was correct when it was issued, and it was practically his fault that the mistake had occurred. Constables should always see that the dates on summonses were correctly given. The Bench could either amend the summons, or adjourn the case. Mr. Crabbe said that it was very awkward for him. He had been summoned to answer a charge of being drunk on licensed premi. ses on a certain date, and he was prepared to disprove that charge. But as there were other interests: involyed, and that tlae de. fendant Williams was a poor man, he would consent to the summons being amended, rather than adjourn the case. P.C. Jones then went on to say, that he saw Joseph Williams, in a drunken, state in ith t the Public Room of the Gwindy, with a pint i tumbler three parts full of beer before him. He asked for the landlord, but the servant said he was not in, and the landlady came to the room. He called her attention to Williams, and said she could see he was drunk. She said Yes, I will take the beer from him.' She did so and gave the-man the money, and told him to go there in the morning. The landlady said that she .had not served the man, but that the ser- vant had done so. Cross-txaminstLthe officer saidk9 was quite sure that Mrs. James (did not say.'Ifyou thiuk he ought not to have had the Wer, I will take it away,' when he caitad her at- tention to thei man. She s&id Yea, He pas quite certain Williams vrs'-om his manlier, and he staggered wur. left I P.C. Jones gave corroborative evidence. Cross examined: There was no spite be- tween him and the defendant. Inspector Roberts said he saw the defend- ant coming from the Gwindy, and he was drunk. He staggered on the pavement. ¡ Mr. Crabbe, for the defence, denied that II Williams was drunk on the night in ques- tion. The landlord took the precaution of warning the servant not to serve men who had been in the house any length of time without first asking him. The man Williams went in on the night of the fair and called for a glass of beer. He afterwards called for a pint, and the servant went to ask her master whether she might serve him, and the landlord went to seelhim, and seeing that he was sober told the girl to give him the pint of beer he had called for. Joseph Williams, the defendant, denied being drunk. He had only had one glass before the pint, and the pint was taken from bim before he had half drank it; Cross-examined: He had not been working on the afternoon of the fair day, and had been to other public houses during the afternoon. But he could go to public houses without get- ting drink there. He admitted having one -,isLar, of beer at another house. t, Sarah Roberts, servant at the Gwindy, said that she served the man, having previously asked her master if she might do so. By Mr. Mason: She had asked her master if she might serve the man, because she had been instructed to do so, not because she thought Williams had had too much. The landlord and a witness named Lewis Davies, who was in the house when the police visited the place gave evidence to show that defendant was not drunk. In cross-examination, the landlord said he was not in when the police came. But he was there a few minutes before, and authorised the servant to serve Williams, because he could see he was sober. The magistrates retired, and on their return to court, the chairman said they were agreed that the case had been proved, and the defend- ant would be fined half a crown, and 13s. 6d. costs. The case against the landlord was then pro- ceeded with. The police repeated the evidence given in the previous case. Mr. Crabbe said his client was most anxious that his house should be conducted in a proper manner. Of course their worships had come to the conclusion that Joseph Williams was drunk. But his client at the time Williams was served, did not think so, and he submitted that a bona fide mistake had been made. He was about to call evidence, when The Chairman said they would not trouble him to go on. They were satisfied that a mis- take had been made, and the case against the landlord would be dismissed. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Robert Jones, Finch House. Pensarn, was fined 5s., and 9s. 6d. costs for being drunk and disorderly in the streets, on the 24th of March. P.C. J. Jones proved the case. HIGHWAY OFFENCE. THE PENALTY FOR BEING A WELSHMAN. Moses Roberts, Gors Farm, was summoned by P.C, J. Jones for riding on-a waggon with- out reins, on the Rhuddlan Road, on the 3rd of March. Defendant admitted the offence and was fined 2s. 6d. with 4s. 6d. costs. An interpreter had to be called in this case, and the clerk asked if the bench would allow a fee of Ie. to be paid to him. The Chairman said it would be allowed. The Clerk explained that it was included in the 4s. 6d. costs. Mr. Mason asked if he understood the man was fined an extra shilling because he spoke Welsh ? Mr. George It is not fair, sir. Proceeding, the Clerk said he asked the man if he spoke English, and he said no, and an interpreter was sworn. In a great many cases, the interpreters acted for nothing, such as in the cases under the Education Act. Mr. Mason said he did not mean that the in- terpreters should not be paid, but he thought it hard a man should be fined a shilling for speaking in his mother's tongue, and he would try to get the matter altered. He did not know whether he would succeed or not. Mr. George was afraid he would not be suc- cessful. It was the same in London, and in other English courts where Portugese and other foreigners were tried; they had to pay the interpreters. Mr. Mason This is different. Those people are not subjects of the British Empire. Mr. George remarked that these were mat- ters that had been previously discussed. Some times great injustice was done, and when gentle- men gave their services as interpreters, they ought to be paid. In the County Court inter- preters were appointed, but there was no pro- vision for them in Magisterial courts, nor was there a fund from which they could be paid. In his experience he had come across people who preferred to speak in a certain language because it was more convenient. Mr. Mason had no desire to deprive an inter- preter of his fees. But he had seen eases where people could not speak English, and he would try to prevent a man being fined for speaking his native tongue. Mr. George: It is not a fine, sir. It is part of the costs. Mr. Mason: They have to pay a shilling extra. Mr. George: Well, if you think this man, ought to have the interpreter's services for nothing. Mr. Mason said he thought the interpreter should be paid, but he did not think the defend- ant ought to do so. Mr. George then examined the defendant ia English as to how long he had been at Gors, and where he had been before, and defendant replied readily to the questions put in English. Mr. George then remarked that this man had deceived the court. Mr. Mason He can certainly speak English. Mr. George: Is he"to pay the extra coatfp The Chairman thought he should. An inter- preter was not really necessary in the case. AFFILIATION. Margaret Jones, Abergele. applied for an order against Frank Walton, Warehouseman. Ardwick, Manchester, for the maintesaace of her ehild, of whom she alleged the defendant to be the father. Mr. F.Verney Clayton, Manchester, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. A. O. Evans, Denbigh, defended. After hearing the evidence, in the course ef which it transpired that defendant kept com- pany with the complainant under the name Df 'Frank Steven,' during a portion of the time she was in service in Manchester, the trates made an order for 2s. 6d. per week.

• DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION. The annual election of Councillors to re- present Abergele and Pensarn, on the Urban District Council, was held on Monday There were two vacancies in each Ward. For Abergele three candidates were nomina- ted and for thePBsarla Ward, four. Mr D. Carty Hughes did not seek re-election for Abergele, nor Mr. J. Roberts, El Teb, for Pensarn. The other retiring members, and who sought re-election, were Mr. T. Evans for Abergele, and Mr. John Edwards for Pensarn. Mr. E. A. Crabbe, returning officer, presided at the Abergele polling booth, and Mr. E. H. Millward at Pensarn The result was declared as follows :— ABERGELE. Thoams Evims 177 Isaae Roberts (builder) W.T.MasOE ro3* PjENSAitN. John Edwards .V. H«nry Ma*bnry..>. ,90 David Williams (Ty Qwwo) 45

laid up for the last nine or ten days, and would probably not be well enough to attend the meeting of the Board. Mr. John Williams in proposing a vote of sympathy with Mr. Morgan, said that nothing but illness could have prevented him from attending (hear, hear). He had been a member of the Board for a great num- ber of years, and that was the first time he had seen Mr. Morgan absent. Mrs. Lloyd Jones seconded, and the mo- tion was unanimously agreed to. THE PAUPER AND HIS DANCING DOG. A one armed pauper, who for some time has been an inmate of the House, appeared before the Board in support of his applica- tion for out relief. He stated that during the summer months he would be able to do a little towards his livelihood. Mr, Llewelyn Jones: How does he pro- pose to earn his living ? The Master: By the help of a dancing dog which he possesses. Mr. Llewelyn Jones: Dancing what ? (laughter). The Master: A dancing dog, air (laugh- ter). Mr. Joseph Lloyd: Is the dog here ? (loud laughter). The Master: Yes. A Member: Bring him before the Board (renewed laughter). It was decided ithat the pauper should renew his application in the course of a month. NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. Owing to the usual Board-day falling on Good Friday, it was decided that the next meeting be held on the previous Thursday, and that the annual meeting which has to be held after the 15th inst., be held a fort- night hence. LOCATION OF THE WELSH UNI- VERSITY OFFICES. A letter was read from the Mayor of C ar- narvon asking the Board to adopt a memo- rial in support of the claims of that town for the location of the Welsh University offices. Mr. Joseph Lloyd: Are there any other towns, such as Rhyl, St. Asaph and Denbigh applying for the offices ? (laughter). The Clerk: The only other memorial I have received is one from Cardiff. Miss Evans moved that the letter be laid on the table. Mrs. Lloyd Jones seconded. Mr. Llewelyn Jones said he should sup- port the claims of Carnarvon as against any town in South Wales. The memorial was accompanied with beautiful pictures of dif- ferent objects in Carnarvon—(laughter),— and the least thing the Board could do was to suprort it. They ought to be alive to the claims of that part of the country they had the privilege to live in. Of course he would much rather support the claims of towns like St. Asaph, Rhyl, or Denbigh, but they were not in the running, Under the circumstances, he would move that they support the claim of Carnarvon. Mr. J. H. Ellis seconded and pointed out that as no other town in the district was applying for the offices, they should support their neighbours Miss Evans said this was not a question of Carnarvon against any other town, but whether it was a question the Board of Guardians bad anything to do with. Mrs. Lloyd Jones said it should not be forgotten that the claims of Aberystwyth to the offices of the Welsh University were stronger than any other town in Wales. It was the parent of the Welsh University Colleges: it passed more students and pas- sed them with higher degrees than any of the other colleges. Therefore she thought that Aberystwyth should have the honour of being chosen as the location of the Univer- sity offices. Mr. Joseph Lloyd said the question had been sprung upon them very suddenly, and ought to be adjourned for further considera- tion. Mr. Gwilym Parry said that the railway journey from Cardiff to Carnarvon was about 6 hours, and therefore he considered Carnarvon at too great a distance from one of the affiliated colleges. He would sup- port Miss Evans' motion. The meeting then divided, when there voted in favour of Carnarvon 12, against 7. The memorial was therefore adopted. THE APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS. The next business was to consider a cir- i cular letter from the Maldon Union en- closing copy of a resolution as to the desi- rability of Boards of Guardians having greater control over District Medical Officers, and that their appointment should not be made for a longer term than three years. On the motion of Mr. R. Llewelyn Jones, seconded by Mr. J. H. Ellis, a similar resolu- tion was adopted. THE SUPPLY OF MEAT TO THE HOUSE. A COMPLAINT iFEOM THE NANNERCH MEAT COMPANY. The Quality of Cheap Meat! The Clerk read two letters from Mr. W. H. Cook, on behalf of the Nannerch Meat Company, calling attention to the contract for the supply of meat to the House for the ensuing year. In the first letter, Mr. Cook stated that his company had sent in their tender in the usual way, but were surprised to find that the contract had been let to a person who charged |d. per pound more than the price offered by thjem. Under the circumstances, and bearing in mind that the company were contractors for other large and similar institutions, he wished to kno.v from the clerk whether their paper had been laid before the Board for consideration with the other tenders. In the second letter complaint was made that the clerk of the Board had not replied to their first letter, and again repeated that it was a matter of surprise to the company that their tender of 4fd. per pound had been refused, and the contract let to a Denbigh butcher at 5|d. per pound. This was now the second time this kind of thing had hap. pened. Mr. Grimsley explained that the tender referred to was laid before the contract and Finance Committee and considered, but it was unanimously decided to recommend the acceptance of the other tq§nder-the One which the Board subsequently agreed to ac- cept. The Chairman said that the question now before them was, whether they approved or not of the action of the committee in rejec- ting the Nannerch tender in favour of a higher one. Mr. Joseph Lloyd said it looked to him very Strange that they should pay so much for meat, whilst another firm offered to supply them at tbent X30 per year less. Some explanation should be forthcoming. Mrs. Rawlins, speaking on behalf of the com- mittee, said there was sum doubt in their mttde whether meat offered at 41d. per pound ^o»ld be suitable or net. They did not con- •wwr it wouH, and therefore unanimously /worn mended the acceptance of the other 'thtfer. Joseph Lloyd said in that case the Board UJM have returned the meat (hear, hear). He a right' that peeple, whoever they might be, iTy* Hot supply meat e-f a suitable quality at per pound (hear, bear). They ail "knø'W that the Nannerch Company was a. most respec- table and enterprising firm, and all knew also that they supplied good meat. Mrs. Lloyd Jones said the committee, when considering the matter, did not know who had sent in the tender. There were farmers on the committee, and they were of opinion that nobody could supply good meat for that price. They came to the conclusion that the tender in question had come from some small dealer, and was unreliable. Very responsible men on the committee said that good meat could not be had for that price, whilst the Master of the House had informed them that the meat last year had given every satisfaction. Mr. Hugh Jones: I suppose the committee were not bound to accept or recommend the acceptance of the lowest tender ? The Clerk: The tenders were before the com- mittee and they unanimously decided in favour of the 5id. one. Mr. Llewelyn Jones thought it only fair to reply to the Nannerch people, explaining how the thing occurred, and that the names of the persons who tendered were not before the com. mittee. It should also be explained that the reason why their tender had been refused was, that the price of 4id. was considered rather low for the quality of meat required, and that no reflection whatever on the company was meant. The probability was that if the com- mittee knew at the time who that tender was from itwouldlhave been accepted. An explana- tion to this effect should be sent them. It was unfortunate that this thing had occurred, because it did not follow always that because an article was cheap it was nasty. In this case he had reason to think that the meat offered at 4fd. would be quite as good as the one offered and accepted at 51d., and if the first had been accepted the difference in price would assist them to meet the heavy rates they were called upon to ray. He also thought that people like the Nannerch firm, who were trying to compete with the foreigner, were deserving of every support and encouragement (hear, bear). Mrs. Rawlins wanted to know whether they were expected to accept the cheapest of every thing that was offered them ? Mr. Llewelyn Jones: Yes, consistent with quality. Mr. Wynne was of opinion that when the lowest tender was not accepted by the com- mittee, the latter should state the fact to the general Board, with their reasons for doing so. Mr. Thomas Morgan said there was plenty of meat sold at Rhyl for 4d. a pound, and in Rhyl people bought and ate it even before the meat of this country. After further discussion, the motion of Mr. R. Llewelyn Jones was agreed to. BUTTERMILK FOR THE CHILDREN. Mr. R. Llewelyn Jones called attention to the desirability of giving buttermilk to the children during the summer months; but it was decided to leave the matter to the medical officer of the House. COFFINS. The tender of Mr. Joseph Evans, Llanfair, for the supply of coffins to the paupers of Llanfair and Bettws was accepted at the same price as last year. THE ABSENCE OF MR. JOSEPH JONES. The Clerk said that Mr. Joseph Jones, Llan- ddulas, had been absent from the meetings of the Board for six months. He had written to him to ask the cause of such absence, and had received a letter from Mr. Jones that morning. In the letter, which was read, Mr. Jones thanked the members of the Board for their ex- pression of sympathy with him in his illness. He was improving slowly, and hoped to again have the pleasure to be amongst them. In reply to a question, Mr. Grimsley stated that the Board could pass a resolution approving of the cause of Mr. Jones' absence as a sufficient reason for such absence. Illness was a reason acknow- ledged by the law, and under such circumstan- ces there was no need of declaring the seat vacant. It was unanimously decided that the Clerk should write a nice sympathetic letter to Mr. Jones in reply to his note, and to state that no steps would be taken to interfere with his seat. THE ESTIMATE. The Clerk, referring to the financial state- ment already mentioned, said that for the ensuing half year he calculated that £ 5,896 6s. 5d. would be received, which was about £ 75d less than the amount received during the cor- responding six months last year. It was rather difficult to prepare the estimate this year, as the county had not yet made their apportion- ment under the Agricultural Rates Act, and he did not know what the county call would be. He had reduced the estimate by about 9750 on account of a similar amount to be recived from the Government under the Agricultural Rates Act. The parishes which it was intended to benefit under the Act—those that had agricul- tural lands—would benefit from this £ 750, but no other parish. Mr. Joseph Lloyd: So the £ 750 will go to the Rural District and the Urban District will get nothing. The Clerk: That is so. Mr. Lloyd: Well done, rural (laughter). The Clerk suggested that the estimate be not approved of until the next meeting. Mr. Gwilym Parry, Mr. J. H. Ellis, and Mr. Jacob Jones were of opinion that the Finance Committee should go through the figures as well as the Clerk. Mr. R. Ll. Jones complained that by the pub- lished figures, Rhyl, with a rateable value of £ 45,845, paid £ 1,570 towards the common fund, while Denbigh, with a rateable value of £17,498, only paid £524, and St. Asaph, with a rate- able value of E48,158, paid JE492. He did not think it fair that Rhyl and other urban dis- tricts should have to pay so heavily towards the funds of the Union while the rural districts got £ 750 towards the relief of the rates on the parks of squires and others well able to pay. The rate in Rhyl was heavy enough without id additional poOr law burdens. The Clerk explained that the figures in the statement would be found to be quite correct, and Rhyl had only to bear its fair share of the burden of the Union on the basis of rateable value. Mr. Jones expressed his belief that Rhyl was paying too much to the Common Fund. It was finally decided that the Finance Corn. mittee should so through the estimate with the Clerk. THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. Howes Roberts, in submitting the report of the School Attendance Committee, said Mr. Grimsley last year was only appointed clerk for 12 months, at a salary of £ 30 per annum. The reason for making the appointment for so short a period was that the Education Bill was at that time before Parliament. The com- mittee now recommended that the clerk be appointed for a term of three yearB at the same salary. The report was adopted. CALLS IN ARREARS. The Clerk stated that Dyserth had not paid The Clerk stated that Dyserth had not paid its calls, this being the only instance of rate outstanding, the amount being JE24. It was decided to issue the usual notice. THE DIVISION OF RftYL INTO WARDS. Mr. R. Llewelyn Jones gave notice that he would, at the next meeting, move that Rhyl be divided into three Wards for the election of Guardians, as it ts now divided for the election of District Councillors. of District Councillors.