The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

COLWYN BAY'S FINANCES. Tho financial statement presented to the Col- wyn Bay Urban Council on Tuesday was partly encouraging arid partly di<sappointing- Chief amongst its gratifying features, perhaps- was the evidence of the continued progress of the dis- trict. The mc.-t hopeful anticipations with re- gard to the financial results cf the past year were more than realised, for the general district rate produced over £ 2GC more than the estimate made twelve months ago- The record increase in the amount of the penny rate was declared in 1901 •when it went up by £ 18- During the past year, however, it increased by £ '27. Another proof of the prosperity of the district is the much smaller allowance made for loss of income in consequence of empty houses. Two or three years ago it was feared that the town had been over-built, but Colwyn Bay has developed in a remarkable man- ner of late, especially finding favour with week- end residents. Small cottages, renting at be- tween £ 20 and Elfj a year, are eagerly taken up by business men from the Midlands who in ever- incrcasing numbers appreciate tho unquestion- able advantages of Colwyn Bay as an all-the-year- round health resort- From this class of property mere may be expected in the immediate future. Yet another comforting assurance was that which emanated from the Lighting Committee that the ge and electric light undertakings had enjoyed another pio-sj>erou3 year. Tho disappointing thing about tho statement was that, notwithstanding the progress made during the past year, and the hopeful outlook for the current year, tho Council must levy tho rate as before, namely, 5s l(k! ;n the £ Twelve months ago the ratepayers were assured that the old rate of 5s 6d would be reverted to this year, and under ordinary circumstances no doubt that promise would have been redeemed, but, what with an extra contribution to the Cowlyd Water Board's exchequer and the heavy demands for County Council and Poor Law pur- poses, the four pence which should have been knocked off the rate has to be reckoned with once more- It is somewhat discouraging to the Council to find that they are unable to profit by their ex- ercise of economy owing to the calls by other authorities which have to be met.

Proposed Annexation of Llycfaen. The Denbigh County Council have decided to take immediate steps to annex Marford and Hoseley from Flintshire, and Llysfaen from Car- narvonshire- We have on more than one occa- sion called attention to the desirability of adopt- ing this course with regard to Llysfaen. The Council appear to have been prompted to act ,with respect to the two Flintshire areas more particularly by the Chief Constable's complaints concerning the existing police administration in both districts- This contention does not apply to Llysfaen with equal force, because the parish is already under the supervision of the Denbigh- ahi re police, who ere, of course, paid for their services by the Carnarvonshire Council, an ar- rangement which is not altogether 80 unsatisfac- tory as to be in itself a sufficient reason to bring about the change referred to. In practically all other respects, however, the three cases are iden- tical. Amongst Llysfaen parishioners there is a Strong and growing feeling that not only should they secede from Carnarvonshire but that they should manage their own affairs under urban powers, and their ambition in this latter direc- tion would doubt-lees be the sooner realised if the proposed annexation becomes an accomplished fact' The Carnarvonshire authority, however, will, in all probability, be reluctant to relinquish their administrative control of Llysfaen- Glan Conway Water Supply. The inhabitants of Gla.n Conway will soon be relieved of a portion of the amount they now con- tribute in respect of the water supply. Eighteen years ago Glan Conway entered into an arrange- ment to contribute towards the Cowlyd Water I "y 4--f water for Board in ?-or a stiy-,p? domestic purposes- But as the Board laid their first main through Conway they were unable to carry the pipe-line near enough to Glan Conway tc supply the village exccpi; from an expensive distributing main which the parishioners would have to pay for themselves. Rather than incur that expenditure they decided to secure a supply from the Llandudno Council, whose main passed through the village, and they have ever since paid the full water rate to that authority in ad- dition to the Water Board. Now the circum- stances are such that Glan Conway, after next quarter day, will have the satisfaction of seeing an end to the dual payment because the Water Boaard s new main will henceforth supply them- t « • i Annual and Triennial Elections. Under the Order granted by the County Coun- cil four years ago the members of the Colwyn Bay Urban District Council retire en bloc every three year*, whereas hitherto a certain number retired annually. On Tuesday an unsuccessful effort waa made to revert to the old system. Per- haps the result was not altogether surprising, seeing t-hat the members have only just recovered their equilibrium after the reoent election. The principle of the motion submitted by Mr Purdy deserved more mature consideration than appears to have been given to it. At present, as the mover pointed out, it is quite possiDie that a number of ratepayers are disfranchised for over four years, and so long as that can be obviated without hardship to anyone it should be done. The only real difficulty in reverting to the old practice would be with. regard to arranging the order, in which members would retire, but even this fsl-iould not prove insuperable-

THE DISESTABLISHMENT BILL. GT. ASAPH DIOCESAN CHURCH DEFENCE LEAGUE. An important meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the t- A&aph Diocesan Church Defence League, which has a total membership of over 16.000, including nearly 600 Nonconformists, was held on Friday, under the presidency of the Bishop of the diocese, at Chester. Many prominent laymen of the diocese are members of the committee, and branches have been estab- lished in nearly every parish of the diocese. The following1 resolution was uuanimously passed at the meeting, and copies are to be sent to the Prime Minister, Mr A J Balfour, and the Archbishop of Canterbury:—"That this meeting of Churchmen from the diocese of St. 'I -reiiuotw ion to 4?sa h olfer6 )t,3 iiiost, !nt t" the bill for the disestablishment and disendow- Inent of the Church in Wales, and pledges itself to use every effort to defeat it." Among the laymen who took part in the dis- cussion were S.* Wat k in W. Wynn, Colonel Wynne Edwards, Mr W. J. P- Storey, Colonel R. W. Wvnn, Mr Stanley Weyman, and Mr LI. Hugh-Jones. The movement initiated at the meeting %viii proceed along dl'x'esan line,,? throukh thc ar4c-hdeaoonri,,s wtd ural de.n- the r -1 ories down to t.he parishes, and in this way will link up the whole diocese in a campaign against the bill

THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL. The "Times" states that it is understood the second reading sta-,e of the Welsh Disestab- lishment Bill will be taken shortly after the second reading of the Finance Bill. The Welsh Parliamentary party considered on Tuesday the proceduxc, to be adopted after the second reading of the Bill. If no specific motion is made referring the Bill to a commit- tee of the whole Houae, it will go automa.tiely to one ci the Grand Committees upstairs. There june differences of opinion among the English members as to which course would be prefer- able in the cam of this particular measure. Eventually it was decided to leave the matter entirely in the bands of the Government.

PERSONAL. Lord Penrhyn has ieft Wicken Park for town. Mrs Myddelton, of Chirk Castle, has arrived at 34, Montpellier Square, London, for the season. The Ven. Archdeacon Wynne Jones, who was unable to conduct his visitation at Wrexham, owing to illness, is going on satisfactorily. Colonel Platt, C.B-, has left Gorddinog for Bad Kissingen, Germany, where he will stay for the next few weeks- Mr Lloyd George statei3 that medical men will not be entitled to a rebate of the duty paid on the petrol used in thoir ears- Judge S. Moss has arranged to exchange cir- cuits with Sir George Sheraton Baker, Bart., county court judge of Circuit No. 17, Lincoln- shire, in June- Thomas Griffith, of Stanley Ilouse, Ruthin, whoso death .took place last week at the age of 90, was the father-in-law of Sir Hubert Her- komer. Mr Griffiths was a native of Llanasa, Flint,shire, and was born in 1819. The Duke of Wesi-minster's motor boat "Wol- seley-Siddeley II. which was so successful at tho recent- Monaco races, has been renamed "Ul"8ul.t., She wi.il be entered, for niost of the important races during the coming season. Mr Watkin Williams Wynn, only son and heir of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, has returned to England after an absence from home of eight months. The greater part of the time has been spent- in Australia and Japan. Mr Alfred Ash worth, of Ilorsley Hall, High She-riff of Denbighshire, who had been on the Continent for four months for the benefit of his health, caught a chill on his way home- He is, however, making satisfactory progress- A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take, place, between Edgar William Hutton, of Buxton, Norfolk, only son of the late Colonel Edmund Bacon Ilutton, 1st Royal Dragoons, and the late Lady Katherine Hutton, and Vera, youngest daughter of Edward Chetwynd- Stapylton, of Weybridge, Surrey. The Duchess of Albany was present at Oros- venor House on Friday afternoon, when Colonel Barrington Foote gave his annual concert and I 'd cf the Soldier?- and ,a!et.y entertainn-ient in al Sailors' Institute at Woolwich- In the absence of tho Duchess of Westminster, Lady Grosvenor received her Royal Highness- I At the annual general meeting of the North Wales branch of the Land Agents' Society, Mr T. G, Boscawen, Lord Kenyon's agent, was re- elected president-, and Mr W. Parker, Chirk, was elected hon. secretary- Messrs T. G. Boo- cawen and W. Forrester Addie were elected to represent the branch on the General Council of th Society-

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The undermentioned officers are p,raiited the hon. rank of lieutenant colonel:— Denbighshire (Hussars) Major (major retired pay Reserve of Officers) Thomas Ward, Major (major retired pay Reserve of. Officers) Wm. W. Cordeaux. The undermentioned officer is granted the hon. rank of major: — Denbighshire (Hussar*?): Capt. Brevet Major (retired pa.y Captain Reserve of Officers) W. A. C. Cook burn. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS—Lieut. R. V. Barker if seoonded for service under the Colonial Office (Aprtl 10). Lieut. W. G. Vyyyan to be captain on auginentatim. Second lieutenant N. M. Wilson to be lieutenant. 4th (DENBIGHSHIRE) ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS-—A. S. Daviee to be Sec. Lieut.; G. M. T. Davies to be Sec. Jjieut. (April 1). 6t.h (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS—Capt, W. A. Tux ford is appointed Instructor" of Musketry (Mar. 27). THE (BRECKNOCKSHIRE) SOUTH WALES BORDERERS.—R. Glynno-Jonos to be See. Lieut. (Mar. 23)

DENBIGHSHIRE HUARS. On Saturday might the Carnarvonshire (C) Squadron of the Denbighshire Yfij-i tionry Hussars en-trained at Ban- gor Station, under tho command of Captain F. J. Lloyd Priestley, for Pond's Farm, Ames- bury, Salisbury Plain, for their annual training of 15 day. The squadron included the Carnar- von, Anglesey and Bangor troops, which were to be joined at Llandudno Junction by a con- tingent from Llandudno, and further on by other troops. Lieutenant Lloyd Edwards was unable to accompany hie men owing to illness. Tlie contingent from Anglesey and Carnarvonshire was at its full strength of 106 men, and all seemed to be in good condition and spirits. The camp at Salisbury Plain will be a brigade camp, including the Denbighshire, Shropshire, and Cheshire Regiments, with Colonel Parry, D.S.O., in command of the Denbighshire Regi- ment. Tho brigade will parade at its full strength of 1500 officers and men. The North Wales coiiiill gent was joined at Crewe by 85 horses from Preston.

COLWYN BAY NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. ONE RECORD BROKEN. ROYAL PATHONAGE. Mr Jarr.es Amphiet-t (chairman) presided over a meeting of the Colwyn Bay National Eisteddfod Executive Committee last (Wednesday) evening, when there was a very satisfactory attendance- The Literary Committee recommended that a prize of £ 10 be offered for a collection of the folklore of Denbighshire. 'Illghes, in moving The R--v. Wm. tlat thi, minute be deleted, pointed out that the £ 10 pro- posed would come out of the committee's funds, and that Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., had offered a prize for a similar amount for a collection of the foiklore of Flintshire- Under the circumstances he thought it would be a waste of money to offer two prices of that value for collections ci the folk- lore of neighbouring counties. Moreover, as live subjects cut of the fourteen arranged were al- ready relating to Colwyn Bay and Denbigh- shire, there was a danger that the general public would regard the eisteddfod more of a local or county than a national institution- Mr Treharne seconded, and after a short dis- cussion the amendment was tidopted. GIFT OF A CROWN. The Literary Committee reported having grate- fully accepted the offer of a silver crown for competition at the eisteddfod by Mr J. Kyffin Jones, jeweller, Station-road, Colwyn Bay, and by way of marking their appreciation of the splendid gift the committee recommended that a ?e be reserved in th-o official I)rogra]Dnle for pa, whatever use the donor chose to make of it. A copy of the design of the crown was pro- duced tor the committee's inspection, and it was promptly approved. Rev- Thomas Roberts (Lianelian), in moving a rote of thanks to Mr Kyftin Jones, paid a tribute to the generosity of the family in general. The motion was carried with acclamation- THE PRIZE LIST. Mr Doughty Davies said there was some dis- satisfaction up and down the country because the prizes offered by the Literary Committee were too small to be worthy of the exoeileiit subjects chceen. The Chairman eaid he had seen only one com- ment in the newspapers about the matter, and it had appeared in the "Western Mail," who hap- pened to have commented upon a prize given, by a Cardiff firm whose place of business was not far away from that journal's offices (laughter). Mr J 0. Davies (secretary to the Literary Com- mittee) added that as a matter of fact the com- mittee had increased the value of the prizes in almost every item in the poetry. sect-ion- A RECORD ESTABLISHED. The Finance Committee reported that the General -Secretary had announced at a recent meeting of the committee that the amount of pro- mises towards the prize fund had at that date reached L421, and that it required but JM2 more to break the record in that respect- The Chairman now announced that as a matter of fact the record had that day been broken, for the amount now promised amounted to 94 over and above the record (loud applause). Llan- gollen had previously held the record, and he was sorry to have to rob them of it, but it could not be helped (laughter). They were not satisfied yet, however, for there were many promises yet to be obtained from gentlemen who were willing to give- It would be as well for the friends of the Eisteddfod to know, however, that the names of donors who sent subscriptions afte-r Thursday next would appear on the list of subjects, which would have to be sent to the Gorseckl Committee in June. ROYAL PATRONAGE- General Probyn wrote stating that Their Majes ties the King and Queen would be pleased to give their patronage to the National Eisteddfod to be held at Colwyn Bay (applause)-

The Newspaper Society, at a meeting in Lon- don, expressed its strong disapproval oS the Daylight Saving Bill, on the ground that it would interfere with and renler practically impossible the collection and circulation of a large mass ol information necessary for the business and poli tiosi information of the ooantrj.

NORTH WALES ASSIZES. The North Wales summer assize. fixtures are as follow :—Newtown, May 14; Dolgolly, May 17; Carnarvon, May 19; Beaumaris, May 24; Ruthin, May 26; Mold, May 29; Chester (Jus- tices Bucfcnill and Walton), June 2.

NORTH WALES MARK MASONS. NEW GRAND MASTER. The M.W. Grand Master of English Free- masons, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, has just appoIlted Brother Sir William Hughes Bulkcley Hu^'hes-Hunter, of Plas Anglesey, the Provincial Grand Master of Mark Master Masom of tho Province of North ales, in suc- cession to his lather, tho late Brother Sir Wil- 1r.<L!I1 HlIghes-l-Iullter. It is probable that the installation of the new Provincial Grand Master will lie held at Llandudno, under the auspices of the St. David's Ledge, No. 38, of Mark Master Mason-5, as were both his father and grandfather, Brother W. Bulkcley llughes, M.P.

THE CHURCHES. The Revs. J. D. Jones, of Bournemouth, who this week entered upon his duties as chairman of tlie Congregational Union of England and Wales, is the eighth Welshman elected to tin the ollair of the Union. The Rev. Robert Roberts, B-A., Ph.D., Calvi- nistio Methodist minister, Trcmant, North Wales, has just published in Welsh "An Intro- duction to the Old Testament and the Apocry- pha/' This is the fourth book Dr. Roberts has published since he left Bangor University Col- lege and Leijwc University, four ago. Mr F. II. Haw kins of Wrexham, vicfe-eliait- man. of the Board of Directors of the London Missionary Society and an ex chairman of the Board, has accepted an invitation to visit the ohiet centres of the. London Mi-tiomu-y Society's work in China, and to attend the first meeting of the Advuory Council for (Thina in connection with the L.M.S. work. Mr Hawkins will be accompanied by the R2V. G. Curric Mart-ill-

NORTH WALES WESLEYANS. The dist-rct meetng for the first Ncrt.h Wales dis- trict was opened at Llanrhaiadr on Monday, with the Re v. R. Ll. Jones in the chair. The Rev. J. Felix was unanimously elected cccreta.ry. The matter of interchange between the ministers of Denbigh, Ruthin, and Convcn was disseitrssed, and all arii,jrgement arrived at Tlie church membership for 1909 is 9,484 in tihe- district, as compared with 9,534 last year showing- a. decrease of 50. The number in juvenile classes was reported to be 2,655 as compared with 2,753 year, a decrease of 98. The matter of decrease was fully difSLUssed, and was a matter of general regjet. It was passed that the matter should again be brought before the meeting when the lay represent-ative9 were present. Five circuits reported increases— Liverpool (Oakfield) 28, the Lancashire Mission 27, Denbigh 17, Llanata 9, and Ruthin 3. The Chairman desired the brethren to send him any suggestions by which the Church could be strengthened and the work would revive in every circuit, for consideration in the September Synod. Further speeches were made by the Revs. O. Evans, W. n. Roberts, T. Isfryn Hughes, D. Marriott, a.nd T. N. Roberts, ad- vocating means whereby tho masses can be reached, the Sunday schools strengthened, and the spiritual life of the Church deepened.

DEATH OF A PKOMISING YOUNG WELSH PHYSICIAN. The death took place on Tuesday week of Mr David J. Roberts, of Edinburgh, tho son of Mr and Mrs John Roberts, Manchester House, Lkniiyfm, at the early age of 31. The de- ceased was educated at Edinburgh University, where he qualified with distinctions- Although young he had already served as resident physician to two sanatoria- He stood high in Ins pro- fession. He was once a candidate for the post of medical officer for the county of Carnarvon, but had to withdraw on account of iil-heaith. The remains were conveyed to Llanllyfni, and interred in the Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery on Saturday, the Revs. W. Ilobley, Carnarvon; W. Williams, Taiysarn, and Morris Williams. Nantile, officiating- Amongst tho chief mourn- ers were: Mr John Roberts (father), Mr W. O. Roberts (brother), Mrs T. R. Jones, Llanrwet; Misses Lizzie Roberts and Minnie Roberta (sisters), Mr T. R. Jones, Llanrwst (brother-in- ]aw); Miss Young, Edinburgh; Mr Robt. Ro- berts, Bcddgnlert (uncle); Mrs Owen, Eilian House, Penrhyndeudraeth (aunt); Mrs Charles R. Beresford, Miss Nellie Williams. Portvnadoc; Mr J. R- Pritchard (cousin), Mr J. Glynne Jonrs. Llanrwst (nephew); Misses Enid, Dilys and Gwen/air Jones, Llanrwst (nieces); Mr Gwyn- eddon Davies (ex-Mayor oi Carnarvon), Rev. R, S. Jenkins, Dr. Hugh Roberts, Dr. Young, Liv- erpool, and Mr Walter Young, London. A large number of beautiful wreaths and messages of sympathy were sent from various parts of the kingdom-

CARNARVONSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING AT LLANFASRFECHAN. The annual meeting of the Carnarvonshire Baptist Association was held on Tuesday, at Llanfairfechan, Alderman Robert Roberts, Llan- dudno, presiding over a large attendance of minis- ters and delegates from all parts of the counts. In his presidential address, Alderman liobert Roberts said, in reference to the question of Dis- establishment, that he feared there was a danger of tho present generation forgetting what. their fathers had suffered before they secured their religious freedom, and he urged that the Dises- tablishment Bill should be pushed forward as a measure of justice to the Principality. Their forefathers had. by hard struggles, enlarged their religious liberties, and by tho present Dis- establishment Bill those libcrtiet. would be further enlarged. A resolution was adopted declaring the com- plete confidence of the Association jn the Govern- ment, and great- satisfaction with the advance of social reforTII; also expressing the hope that the Disestablishment Bill would soon be passed through all its stages, seeing that the Parliamen- tary representatives of Wales had declared with one voice that the Principality had been "riiie for the measure of religious equaliiy for 50 years." The Association further congratulated the Government and Mr Lloyd George upon the in- troduction of the Budget, so fair and progressive in character, and trusted that it- would "become law without materia! alteration. The Home Missions' report showed that grants amounting in the aggregate to £170 had been made during the year to several weak churches. The Rev. H. Edwards, Clwtybont, and t.he Rev. D. Wyre Lewis, Nov in, wa.s re-elected secre- tary, and Mr D. T. Edwards, Carnarvon, trea- surer. In the evening, sermons were preached by the Revs. T. Shankland, Bangor, and D. Collier, Abert-illery. Yesterùay (Wednesday), sermons in connection with the Association were preached by the Revs. Wyre Lewis, W. S- Jones, JJwynpia; Lee Da- vies, Cwmaman; and D. Collier.

LLANDUDNO CHURCH SCHOOLS. MEETING OF MANAGERS. A meeting of the Llandudno Church of England School Managers held at the Holy Trinity Church House on Tuesday evening, when the Rector (Rev. Ll. R. Hughes, M.A.) presided- j There, were also present: Councilor Ralph ) Fishe.r, .Councillor W. II- Jones, Councillor W- McMaster, Mr Nathan O. Jones, Miss Buckley, Mr J. H. Hornsby, Mr J. H. S. Stevens. non. Mrs Henry Mostyn, Miss Bamford, and Miss Royle, the Correspondent (Rpv. W: E. Jones), and the Attendance Officer (Mr J. R. Jones]- ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOLS. A letter was read from the Local Education Authority stating that at the last meeting of the Staff Committee it had been decided to dispense with the serviocs of a supplementary teacher and monit-ress engaged at the St. George's Infants' School. The staff at present consisted of four, including headmistress and an article 50 teacher, thus the Local Education Authority proposed to reduce the staff to two. Miss Ban word, the head- mistress, objected to this on the ground that 84 •per cent- cf the attendance were children of five years and under, and that therefore they wanted more teaching. In reply to an enquiry by the Rector, Miss Bamford stated that the average attendance was not- more than 50,- there being 65 children on the books- Mr Fisher pointed out that in some places there was a dearth of teachers, whilst others had more teachers in proportion than was required- Tie contended that the Local Education Authority would have to transfer some of the teachers from one school to another. Mr J- H. S. Stevens and Mr J. H. Hornsby were asked their opinion on the matter, and both agreed that the headmistress with an Article 50 teacher should be capable of managing a school whÐre average attendance was below 50 per cent- It was ultimately decided, on the motion of Councillor W. H..Tone* to write to the Local Education Authority asking that, one of the 1 teachers removed from St. George's Infant School should be transferred to Bodafon School, and the other to St. Beuno School. APPOINTMENT OF TEACHER. Three applications were received to fill the vacancy at the Bodafon School, awl it wm ulti- mately decided to appoint Miss Nellie Nether- J wood, Conway-

f In May, 1685, Wales gave the HoUae of Com- monfl its first'Welsh Speaker—in the person of iir John Trsvoor.

MUSICAL NOTES. By Peter Edwardst Mns. Bac. Alan.) HAYDN AGAIN. In the "Musical Times" lor May is a facsimile of the opening Andante movement of Ilaydn a "Surprise" symphony, in the autograph of the composer. It was believed that Haydn had pre- pared h surprise chord iu. this movement for drowsy listeners, but, on examination of the manuscript, no such chord is found- Evidently, therefore, it was introduced into the performance as an aft.ertl1Qught>a.> a joke- When made a Doctor of Music at Oxford, Ilaydn also wore the robes at a concert given the day alter the degree had been conferred, and in resjvjnse to a tl"e>tn,!ndoUB outburst of enthuS>iasm, he raised his gown as high as he could, and said, in English, "Thank you." Writing about the doctor's garb, he states: "I had to walk about Oxford for three days in this guise, and only wish my V ie-nna friends could have seen me-" In his diary ho records: "1 had to pay one and a half guineas for the bell peals at Oxford when I received the doctor's degree, and half a guinea for the robe. The journey cost <jx guineas-" Poor trappings, of what avail are they now? The following is Haydn's description of the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall, London, to which h had the. honour of being invited "The viands wove neat and well cooked; wines of many kindvj and in superfluity.. • • The l/ord Mayor was escorted according to rank, and with many ceremonies before and after dinner; his sword and a sort of gold crown were carried before him, and there was music of trumpets and a brass b-and. After dinner the distinguished company of tRble. No- 1 retired to a separate room to drink coffee and tea; we other guests were taken to another room. At nine c clock No- 1 goes into a smaller hall, whereupon the ball begins; in this hall there i.s a parte, an elevated place for the high nobles, whore the Lord Mayor is seated upon a sort of throne with his wife- • Nothing but minuets are danced in this room; but I couldn't stay longer than a quarter of an hour; first, because of the heat caused by so many people being crowded into so small a room, second, because of the wretched dance music, two violins and one composing the whole orchestra. Thence. I went into another worn, which looked more like a subterranean cave- There tho dance was I';ng];h; the miwic was a little better, because there was a drum which drowned the blunders of the fiddlers! I went on to the groat hall where we had dined; the music was more suffer- able. • The most singular thing d alJ, however, was the fact that a part of the company danced on without hearing a note of the music, for first at table, then at another, some were I howling "Zings atid.sorne drinking toasts amidst the maddest shrieks of "Hurra 1 Hurra and the g'\V;n6ng- of glasses- It iiS remarkable that, the Lord Mayor needs no knife at table, as a carvc-r. who stands in front of him in j1¡mi¿- dle of the tab'e. cuts up overvthing for him." **»»»' MUSICAL FESTIVALS. 1 am sometimes a.d-:ed by leaders of these "Notes"' for particulars of forthcoming festivals, arnl as it is good to encourage Welsh music- lovers to frequent thesa I give here a prelimi- nary list of the works to be performed at Here- ford, the first week of September:—"Messiah "Bo not afraid" (Bach); "Creation," Part I- (Haydn); "Mass in D" (Beethoven); "Laaarus, selection (Schubert); "Parsifal" ("Good Friday" and "Grail" music;; "Job," or some other work (Sir Hubert Parry)" "The Apostles;" "Noble Numbers," new (Walford Davies); Symphony in A flat (Elgar); a new orchestral suite (Bantock). # • « In the "Cerddor" for the present month. there are articles upon "Naturalness and Simplicity," by f). E. Evans; "Gwilym Gwent as an Anthem Writer," by the same; "Criticism and the trend of music," by D- Jenkins; "Ieuan Gwyllt," by the same; "Jennie Ellis." ft "Notiœ The music is a short anthem by Henry PurceJIj with most glaring consecutive fifths in bars 3 and 4, excused, no doubt, because Purcell was a great composer. In Jennie Ellis we 'have a young soprano of great rr0m¡. She won the soprano 11!! well as the mezzo-soprano prize a.t. the Rhy] National Eisteddfod, 1904. also the "Carmelite" prize at, the Albert ITall- London, 1905. After this she ceased competing. How different from some who make it a business to go from one Eistedd- fod to another to try to win prizes 1 They are seekers, and ordinary lowcast singers during their musical career—which is not. a long one, a.s a rule. She was trained by Madame Clara Novella Davies. a lady who has done more for Welsh einginc than one can ever fully estimate- LONDON EISTEDDFOD. The artistes' list, I notice, is now complete. I called Attention to the fact of the exclusion of Mrs Laura Evans-Wiliiams: that- was a.t a time when the list was incomplete. Sweet, singer. heed not this affront, by the London committee- Verily, their opinion is vastly outweighed by that of the "Daily Telegraph," which, I notice, re- fers to your singing in the following terms: "A really magnificent voice and great natural ability." And even more gratifying to your ininy admirers is the following, in the London "Standard:" "She is a born singer, gifted by nature with a beautiful voice and intern tempera- mewt. Her command of expression, for one of j her years. is wonderful-" I hold no brief for Mrs Laura Evans-Williams, but I repeat, it is a pity to exclude her from the London Eisteddfod- Mrs Williams sang at Colwyn Bay during I- si week, and. I notice, sings at the Ilenllan Eis- teddfod this day (Thursday)- '*»*#« LIVERPOOL CHILDREN'S CHOIR. In "The School Music Review" are the adjudi- cator's remarks upon- the singing in the children's choir competition at the recent Mountain Ash Eisteddfod. The teat- piece was "Over the fields of clover-" The contest was a close one. The peiMjrt states: "Liverpool sent it. celebrated vil- I lage choir (Mr R. T. Edwards), and they sang very sweet-Iv and with painstaking expression, but a" I preferred the charmingly rhythmic and \oeally natural performance of Troedjrhiw (Miss Kate Jones, conductress), I gave them one mark more than Liverpool Fancy such a choir as the "village" one from Liverpool net being thor- oughly satisfactory as regards the "vocally natural!" At- the same Eisteddfod.' the North Staffordshire Choral Society (Mr .Whewell) con- querred Mr John Price's welhknown Rhymnev Choir. It seems the English choir displayed more musicianship and cleaner execution. This need not discourage our choirs. All they re- quire is still deejier study of the music to be sung. Conductors also require all possible—even the highest—training in their vocation. Theirs is, indeed, a great responsibility, for the success of the choir's work depends upon their concep- tien of the music; upon tin r taste and tempera- ment.—granting, of course, that the choir-material is good. w < MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. It is possible my remarks in the previous arti- cles, viz., "Music and Painting" and "Music and Colour," ma.y have been approved by many readers of this column; but theie seems Kiieh a difference of opinion aljout the relation of music to the drama that- I feel, in attempting to touch upon it, as if I were approaching a most debatable topic. Music is the language of emotion, ao is the drama an expression of it; and from the classic times of the Greek plays to the present- time, musicians have been endeavouring to sup- ply music suitable to the action of the drama. both secular and fiaered. Opera is the modern form of music, and drama in co-operation. Here I cannot- do better than quote the words of Mr F. Burgess upon the subjcct- It is not necessary to attempt to refute the charge th-it opera is oor. insincere form of expression. It may be ex- aggerated, but- exaggeration is only an intensifi- cation of that which is true, and, therefore, in one sense at least, it is a good thing- Drama and music may each 00 ue.>iltü oxprees emotion, though it does not in the Jeest- follow that in either case the expression will be at aiJ like that which we, should see in, similar circumstances in ordinary life. Granted, then, that, the dramatic expression of the stage l>e non-natural (or, at least-, unusual), though not insincere, it follows that io add music to the ensemble is to heighten the dramatic force and to intensify .the sincerity while the presentment is removed still- further from the commonplaces of life- Those who maintain that drama without music is a complete form of art instead of the make- shift that it really is, are rapidly giving up the old method of filiing in the waits between the acts with incongruous ami haphazard music ptoyed by t.heir theatre bands, in favour of specially written music illustrating the atmosphere of the play—the operatic idea in miniature. On the other hand, it is equally interesting to notice that thtt^'hampions of instrumental music seems )e,'S am Mess able to produce anything of without, giving us words to think about, by which their strains are to be interpreted. In short, the operatic idea! which focuses the re- sources of tlie musician, the }>oet, the jjetor, and the limelight, operator ujion a single idea, pre- sents each of these forces m its highest ami best environment. But I have felt- for a long time that- vocal music, to be in the highest degree serviceable to the dramatic action, must partake leas and less of the melodic and more and more of the decla- matory element- How often has one- noticed on the stage how the action has to be held in. abeyance whilst the fvincrer is finishing a certain phras> in his son a1! That, cerUunay 'mars the dran vatic effect- On the other hand, wlwre ihe music appro!W] nearest to the. form of fcpoken words, the action is not interfered with nor the effect marred. If this is true, tjiere is no doubt. Wagner's later music is the nearest approach to the ideal in dramatic mu.-ic- It may not lie in- teresting from the melodic point, of view, but iliere is in and around it th., viramatio nt:nns- phere—which is the great; thing- after all- I do not deprecate melodic music: may the day be far distant when melody erases to attract by its beauty and charm but for .dramatic.purposes, its symmetry of design is against it. Dramatic music must adapt itself ¡).P. to itB form to such reouLretiient-i as the situations demand;, it must throw melodic formalities to wind where: n&res-" fjary; arid what can be done Jto sttll further deepen the emotion must be done by the or- chestra, the scene-painter, the lime-light operator, etC.?

Two proclamations have l*en Issued by the Shalh —one- granting tlie fwmer Constitution and the other ua amnesty for poktioal ofiendeir^

THE HORSE SHOW AT CARNARVON. ———— Mr D. Rhys, secretary to the Carnarvon Show- Society, writes:—May I bo permitted to remind those of your readers who intend exhibiting at tlhe Horse Show at Carnarvon on Whit Monday, tjhat tlhe entries close on Tuesday next, tho 18th inst. I shall bo glad to forward lists and all in- formation cn receipt of a post card. I

DEATH OF A WELSH METHODIST MINISTER. The death took placc at his residence at Den- bigh on Sunday, a.t the age of 77 years, of the Rev- Joseph Evans, one of tlie best known Coivinistio Methodist ministers in Wales. Mr Evans) was ordained in 1862, and had hold pasto- rat(;sa,t Merthyi", Tredegar, Carnarvon, wan- sea, and Denbigh. He was actively engaged in the work of the ministry up to eight years ago, when he resigned the pastorate at Denbigh. Mr Evans was the recognised authority on the statistical position of Caivinistic Methodism in Wales, having held the post of statistical secre- tary to the General Assembly. He had also I served as President of the English Conference.

CONWAY TOWN COUNCIL. MILITARY CAMPS ON THE MORFA. A FIRE BRIGADE OFFICER'S POSITION. The Mayor (Dr. M. J. Morgan) presided over the monthly meeting of this authority yesterday. Theie were also present Dr- R. Arthur Prichard, Messrs James Porter, A. Netherwood, Hugh Owen, Ecuvard Roberts, Fred. Jones, A. J. Oldmun, John Williams, Robert Jones, Conway Jones, with the Assistant Clerk (Mr I. Lloyd Parry), the Engineer (Mr F. A. Delamottee), the Borough Accountant (Mr Hugh Parry), the Borough Rate Collector (Mr T. M. Jones), and the Gas Manager (Mr Dixon). MILITARY OR GOLFERS. A special meeting of tho Camp Committee called to consider a letter from the military authorities, Chester, in reply to the Council's letter to them with reference to the proposed camps in August and September, reported that the question of the advisability of using the ground over such an extended period had been diseased, and it had been unanimously resoived that a reply be sent to the authorities pointing out that the Council had spent a considerable sum of money in restoring the surface of the I:;um <jf money in ]'('l3toril1g t.he surface of the Mo I'fa, <md t.hat, "hibt. th;,y wer/} 1/1061. a,IlxioUl! to ('!J.Luuragc ŒIIlIpS t C<Jnway iL.'y dId not t?:lJk It \you!d te Wl:o to e,xtend the peri<xi tnI :y<:ar, ¡¡,,) II wuuld de,w:oy the surface of H.I-e re-claimed ground and cause considerable damage. Tho. Carnarvonshire Golf Ciub wrote stating that if regiments were to camp ou the Morfa during August and September it would mean the club's doom Mr Robert Jones, who remarked that the rent paid to the Council by the Got Ciub was £20 per annum, asked l-he borough accountant what would be the loss to the ratepayers in the way of camp charges lor the use 01 the Morfa by the military if they refused to accommodate them on the ground during August and September. The Borough Accountant replied that practical- ly a payment was madc of £'10 per regiment per camp during the period suggested- Two regi- ments would pay for six weeks J3140 for rent, £140 gross for scavenging, etc., and an approxi- mate sum for the use of the rifle range. Dr. Prichard pointed out that hitherto the Volunteers had finished camping after the August Bank Holiday week, and he thought the military authorities should try to meet the convenience of the Council, seeing that the Corporation were doing' their utmost to cater properly for the military. It was altogether wrong to regard tho benefit which the Golf Cub was to the town merely fiom the point of view of the £20 rent, because householders and tradesmen benefited very largely from the visitors and residents at- tracted to the borough by the club's links. Moreover, to prolong the camping season would be doing damage to the borough's. industry, because neither fishing nor mussel picking could go on in the bay while the military were shoot- ing OH th Morfa. Mr Porter reminded Mr Robert Jones that the committee merely sought to ensure the safety and we'fare of the surface of the Morfa, and that the letter from the Golf Club had nothing whatever to do with the committee's decision. We have tpent between £2000 and £3000 in re- storing the suiface of the ground, remarked Mr Porter, and we do not want to have it broken up again too soon, otherwise we shall have to incur tite same expense again before long. Dr. Prichard said the committee felt that for tha.t reason it would not be desirable to have any camping on the Morfa next year. Mr Netherwood protested against prolonging the military season on the' ground that Deganwy was practically denuded of visitors during camp- ing time. He thought they had far more to lose than gain by extending the time, and laking into consideration the amount of money spent in repaii mg the Morfa after the camps bo personally felt convinced that it would be better for them to cater for golf than excessively for the military. He questioned whether the Morfawas paying for the expenditure made upon it after the camps. On the other hand golfers improved the ground, and the club attracted to the district a more desirable class of people than the miliary. Mr John Williams assured Mr Robert Jones that, the Camp Committee were doing all they could to entise the military to camp at Conway- The Mayor said the question was a difficult oncto solve satisfactorily owing to the conflict- ing interests. They would have more camps at Conway t.his year than last year, and it had been decided to extend the season to August 14tn. It would, however, be well for the Council to decide < nee for all whether they would permit camping on tho Morfa during August and September. MrEhnHd Roberts denied that all the damago done to the Morfa was caused by the military. It was decided that the Mayor's suggestion with reference to a final settlement of the ques- tion be considered at the next Council meeting. WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE WALLS, The, Highways Committee recommended that the survevor .should prepare a report on the footpaths and streets within the town walls, and formulate a schcme for paving the footways with flagstones. Mr Edward Jones (Deganwy) complained that to confine the inquiry to the streets within the town walls was unfair to the Deganwy and ether ratepavers resident without the walls- Mr Fred. Jones (Conway) agreed- D1'. Prichard said thero was absolutely no in- tention to make any invidious distinctions, and this view was supported by Mr Robert- Jones, who said tlie committee merely wanted to make an experiment which would' bo extended outside if it proved successful within the walls. Mr A. J. Oldman remarked that for the first time during hie connection with the Council they h-'d" in black and white tlie fact that there was partial treatment meted out to streets withm and without, the walls of the town, and it was a disgraceful thing. Mr Porter emphasised the point made by Mr Robert Jones, and added that the proceedings were onlv in r. report stage; there would be no o_pemliturc of mClWY hefore tho(' report had been 111;],,1< M r .T. W¡;Jiam<; :1.180 rj(licu¡fd tbe id that that the committee intended taking "sides" in that matter. The report was adopted. T FIRE BRIGADE OFI-ICER-S POSITION. A long letter had been read at the previous Council "meeting from Mr E- £ <oyd Jones, caP" tain of the fire brigade, in the course of vvhich he protested against the intention of the Fire Bri- gade Committee to "reduce" him from the posi- tion of captain to that of chief ofncer. The committee now reported having considered communication, and they expressed surprise to find that Mr E. Loyd Jones was "dissatisfied with his appointment, as first lieutenant of the luiffide vi> as second in command, which was the same position he had previously held- The matter was gone into with him previous to his acceptance of the position, and he agreed to ac. cept the appointment. The committee, after due consideration of his letter, con id not see that the ppriointmerit afteot<>d his jXKSition with the Na- tional Fire Brigades Union in any way, and this was made clear to him. Mr«E. l^oyd Jones, on beintr a^ked whether he was now prepared to act as first, lieutenant, of the brigade, requested the committee to allow him fourteen days to con- sider the matter. The committee, m deference to h's wishes, unanimously resolved to adjourn tin* further consideration of the matter until the 3rd of May. end instructed the secretary to ask him for his final decision on or before the morn- ing of that date-" \t the'adjourned meeting of the committee -'t was neeolved "that three months' notice be olven to Mr E.'Lovd Jones to terminate his en- gagement as captain of the brigade and that notice be- served upon him jiersona.ly by the secretary or his assistant on or immediately after the Mr O'dman, referring to the first committee minute, now inquiied whether the Fire Brigade Committee had power to act in all matters, and. whether they had authority to over-ride the Council- The Mayor replied that as far as he was aware the committee had no power to act without con- firmation by the Council. Mr Oklman said that having regard to that fact, he moved that the whole question bo re- ferred back to the committee for reconsideration. This was duly seoonded Mr Frod Jones objected to tins on the ground that the question had been thrown back on several previous occasions, and the feeling of the committee'was- that the Council were treating them verv unfairly in that- matter. Dr Prichard warned the Council Inat. there was a danger that the Fire Brigade Committee would resign if the Council persisted ui that, direction. On a division the minutes of the first com- mittee meeting were confirmed by a majority of one. Mr Fred Jones moved the confirmation of the ad-journed meeting's recommendation- Mr Oldman moved that the notice served upon Mr Loyd Jones be withdrawn, and that th^ ininute be disapproved. He remarked that- Mr Loyd Jones had acted as captain of the brigade for many years without fault or com- plaint, and the committee had, at their last meet- ing, thanked hiin and patted him on the book for what, he had done. Now, however, they slapped him in tho face, thus treating an old and tried servant very badly. Mr Edward Roberts and Mr John Williams also spoke against the action of the committee. The Mayor asked whether the notice had been actually served. The Deputy Clerk: It has been served—signed by the chairman of the committee. A division resulted in six votes aside, and the Mayor gave his casting vote in favour of Mr Oldman's amendment, so that the notice will be withdrawn- CONWAY GAS BILL. The Town Clerk (who was absent owing to illness) wrote stating- that the Gas Bill had passed through the House of Lords, and that the Royal Assent might possibly be obtained before Whit- suntide.

CHARGE OF HOUSE BREAKING AT LLANRWST. CELL CONVERSATION OVERHEARD. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At a special sitting of the LJannv.st justices to-day week, Moses Davies, of Wellington Place, Back Watling-drcd, barber, and Robert Owen, Scotland**root, ostler, appeared in custody be- fore Dr. Jones (presiding'), Mr Isgoed Jones, and Mr L. 0. R. Ashley, charged with breaking and entering Sara Ddu, Llanddoget, the dwelling- iwxiee of W. Roberts, with intent to commit a felony on April 27t.h last. Mr J. D. Jones ap- peared for the accused. Mary Roberts, the wife of W. Roberts, who lives at Sam Ddu, said that on the Tuesday ill question she left her lIOUFe about 8.45 IUD. for Llanrwist market, and returned about 3 p.m. On entering the house she discovered footmarks between the fable and a ohest of drawers, as well as other marks near tlhe stairs. She then left for the village and returned a.bou-t 9 p.m. On proceeding upstairs sIll) found the chest of drawers and another chest open. Both were full of dk>thing', some of which had been scattered about. She hadoome money in a little drawer in tihe chest nearest the door. She noticed that the window of the bauk bedroom was wide open although it had been fastened before she left that morning. She cfcd not know how the win- dow had been opened, but there was a small hook and a screw i.n the inside. "Tirere were footmarks ajid a great deal of soil on the frame of the window- As one window-pane had been previously broken at was quite possible for any- one standing in the field outside to put hie arm through arid open the window. The piece of linoleum produced was Ikm- property, and had been laid in the lobby between the two bed rooms on the floor. She had noticed the footmarks on it. She was present when Inspector Wyse and P.C. Jones out the lixioleuan. She missed a box of matches from the house similar to the box Introduced- Cross examined by Mr J. D. Joims: Her hus- band was a stonemason and worked at Pent.re- voe-las, and oanie home every week-end. During t'ho interval she lived alone. It t-ook her llali- an-hour to walk to Llanrwst. She noticed the foot-marks, but everything had been left intact except that tire ohes-t-of-drawers had been slight- ly opened. Alter returning' from Llanrwst she lefti the house for the village about 5 p-m., and returned about 6.15 p.m., but no one had been in the houce meanwhile. There were mne sovereigns in a secret drawer inside the chest, which was most difficult to discover. She had only lost the matches- Joseph Russian MaJek produced a plan of the district, which showed the roads and paths in the parish, Thomas IfUigh.es (14), Penygroesffordd, Llan- ddoget, said that as he returned from eoliool about noon wdth Robert William Roberts, Bryn- ffydd Bach, he saw two men on the step by the gate fading to Sam Ddu, one of whom he re- cognised as Mosiesi Davies; he did not know the other mam. The men walked towards Belmont. Cross-examined: He had eeen Moses Davies before, but- he was not acquainted with his name. He knew the other man by his clothes; he did not see his face. lie wore the clothes on him. Robert William Roberts (12b Brynmorfydd, corroborated- Croseexamined: He did not say the accused were the two men he saw. Ellon Wynne, GroesffoTdd, Llanddo-get, said sh", saw the accused walking from the direction of Sara Ddu. Thomas Roberts, Tanllan, Llanddoget, said the accused spoke to him near his house about 1.40 p.m., asked to be directed to Ty'nypis- tyll- Cross-examined The men had been to Peny- bryn seeking work- Mary Jones, school teacher, Ty Coch, Llan- ddoget, said accused called a.t her house for a drink of water about 12.45 p.m. William Roberts, foreman gardener, Peny- bryn, stated ho saw no one on the premi.se, seeking work on April 27th. There were several men oil the promises. Inspector J. Wyse said Mrs Roberts drew his attention to footmarks in the kitchen on April 28th. There were two marks in front of the ct of drawers and one at the foot of the stairs. He found marks on the baok bedroom window frame, and also inside the window. There were soil and dirt on bhe window r-itl indicating that someolleha.d entered through it. One pane of giass was missing. He put his hand through the broken pane whilst standing in th>8 field, and found t'hat he could easily reach the latch. There were also footmarks in t.he back bedroom and leading from there along the land- ing to the front, bedroom. He produced tlie linoleum that he had removed from the landing with the footmarks clearly defined upon it- From the highway, about 30 yards from the house, he also found footmarks of two different men eroseing t.he into the field. The foot- marks continued down the hedge from a dis- tance of 30 yards right to the bedroom window. One was a large footprint, the other a small one. About 9 p.m. don the same day he saw Mooes Davies on the Square, Llanrwst, and when asked where he was the preYiOU6 Illoming he replied., "I was in town most of the morning." Witness asked him to account for his movements up to 1 p.m. the previous day, and asked if he had been out of town. He replied that he had been up Llanddoget, way and that Robert Owen accompanied him; that they had proceeded along the road as far as Groesffordd as they were gluing to Penybryn to look for work, but failed to find anyone on the premises and in consequence went towards Tanllan, and returned to town. In reply to a question, accused said he left the town at. 11 a.. Ill. and returned about 1 p.m. He then, asked the accused to accom- painy him to the station, where they found the other man, who made a similar statement- Both denied having gone a step further than Groes- ffordd. Witness then examined the accused's boots. The two men admitted that they were wearing the same boots as on the previous day. Moses Davies' boot marks resembled the marks on the linoleum. He then detained them and changed them jointly with the offence, but they made no reply. He found the match-box pro- duced on Davies. On the following day he com- pared the boots with the footmarks in the field, and found that Robert Owen's boots fitted the larger marks in size and shape- The other man's boots corresponded with the smaller marks. On the linoleium he found traces of marks that corresponded with Davies' boots. Cross-examined: He decided to arrest the accused a.fter he had examined tiieir boots. CONVERSATION OVERHEARD BETWEEN PRISONERS. P.C. John Jones corroborated, and added that on the night of 28th April, about- 11 p.m., he was placed in the corridor in company with P.C. Holgate close to the accused, who were in sepa- rate cells. Robert Owen called out, "Moses, put your head in tha.t hole. I want to speak to you. You hold the same through ail the trouble —that we never went no further than Groes- ffordd and straight to LAanddoget. I will, and be d aaid you do the same." On the following morning, at 9.30, while the accused were exercising in the ya.rd, Moses Davies said, "Bob. was you there lost night when they took that box of matches from me?" Owen replied "No." Moses continued, "That is nothing to go by. Perhaps a box of matches has been stolen from that place. A young man can buy a box of matches anywhere. But they are sure to go to my house to try and find any of the same, but they do anything out of it." Owen replied, "No, they Moses" Owen then added, "Moses, you will get six months for this." Moses replied, "If I am sentenced, when I get free I'll Shoot every —— policeman that's in this town." Cross-examined Witness was placed near the aecuce-ds' cell door by. tlie Inspector, and he had been stationed by the window to watch the accused while they were in the yard. P.C. F. J- Holgate corroborated. Moses Davies said he did not commit t.he offence allegted. He left his house at 11 a.m. on the day rn question, and proceeded to the Square, where he saw Robert Owen. Both ed together to Penybryn, but found no one on the premises. then returned to the road and saw the witness Thos. Roberts, who worked at Penybryn, and asked him for Tj''nypistvll, wliere a cousin of his lived. They dlid not go into the village, but turned off towards Llan- rwst, and passed Ty Coch ci the way book where each had a drink. They met, a man driv- ing cattle to the town, and witness left Owen with him at the top of Parry-road, and went home. He was wearing his father'd boots on the occasion. He got the match-box referred to at home- He did not know where Sam Ddu was. He did not remember saying anv thing about- shooting anyone. Robert Owen said he and Davies left the town at. noon, and returned hortie at 1 p.m. He cor- roborated the remainder of the other prisoner's statement. Both men were committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.

Mrs Saunders, widow of the Rev- Dr, Saun- ders, a distinguished Calvinistic Methodist minis- ter, died last week at the age of 72. She was ft daughter of the Inte Mr John Howell, of • Pen- coed, and a sister of the late Dean Howell. The challenge shield open to teams of rail- way ambulance men in England and Wales was on Friday won by the London ami North-Western Railway team, to whom the shield Was handed bjr th« Pfiaoau oi Wale*.

'C ISHII,N F TROUT FISHING IN THE CONWAY. An unusuaUy large shoal of minnows hat* been spawning in the River Con way under W- Old Bridge at Llanrwst, and amongst them were to be seen daily two trout, estimated to weigb four aind five pounds respectively. A trota Conway with a minnow. weighing 2| lbs was caught on Saturday in tl*

CHESS, NORTH WALES CHALLENGE CUP. The re-played match for the North Challenge Cup between Wrexham and Ruabon the originaJ contest having resulted in a (it-aiv- took place at t.he Westminster Hotel, Wrexham* oil Friday, victory resting with the visitors by foilr to th.rc?e, c;jtK- g.-Aui-e bc-in.- Lil-avv]2- iii tlie :?, R,Li,tN:>n liane iiaiv tA champions of the Coast Division; the match taking' p-lace on neutral ground at Chester uU* less mutually arranered other-wife. Score:— WREXHAM. Ceo. Whitehouae 0 II. E. Capplestono 0 J. Taylor 0 C. G. Caildeoott 5 Dr. Drinkwa-ter 1 L. B. Rowland 0 E. Cross 1 J. Gregeon 1 3 RUABON. Geo, Saint 1 Dr. Jones 1 W. E. Jones 1 j C. S. Mead way å C. Simpson 0 Rev. J. S. Lewis 1 Gethin T. Davies 8 J. H. M. Jones 0 Jh

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. IIEMMERDE.—On tlie lltli May, at 23, Ca^ ogan Gardens, S.W., the wife of Edward (2« Henimerde, K.C., M.P., of a daughter. DEATHS. PRITCHARD.—May 11th, at her residence, 1, Tabernacle-street, Bangor, Elizabeth Jar,& (Jennie), the dearly beloved wife of H. W. Pritchard, grocer. Private funeral. ROBERTS.-(hi the 6th inst., at Brynteg, M Bridge, Mary Elizabeth Dew, the beloved wik of John Roberts, M.D., in her 61st JeI/f. ROBERTS. — May 4, at 11, Leai •mor.th-plaC3> Edinburgh, David John Roberts, M.I3-» D.P.H., the beloved son of John and GweB Roberts, Manchester House, LlanllvfuL — iZ

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Lighting-up Time. Thursday, May 13th 8.39 Friday, May 14th 8-40 Saturday, May 15th 8.42 Sunday, May 16th 8-43 Monday, May 17th 8.44 Tuesday, May 18t.h 8.46 Wednesday, May 19th 8.48 Thursday, May 20th 8.49

North Wales Fairs. May 16th—Llangernyw, Menai Bridge- May 17th.—Cerrygydruidion, Wrexharu, Wels*" pool, Machynlleth (horses)- May 18th.—Corwen, Bodedern. May 19th-—Abergole, Llanerohymedd.. May 20th-—Llangefni, Port-madoe, Machynlleth (sheep)- May 21st-.—Llandegla, Penygroes- May 22nd.—Nevin, Pwllhali, Llanidloes- V ■ IL

English and Welsh Markets. CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—The supply of eto<» in market to-day was practically unaikered htst week. Good e<»ttie were unaltered in rough classes difficult to oaah, even at conRidci Obly lower prices- Sheep trade alow and 10^ particularly for rou^h descriptions. Lambs slow, but not quobably lower in valine for sorts; strong and rough daasee easier. sheep out oi season. Prices:—Beef, 7d to 4jd* mutton,* ? £ d to 6d per lb.; lain be, 38s. to each. At market: -732 cattle and 5,908 &heep- SALFORD, Tuesday,—Trade for cattle flf2* slow but firm at last Tueedey^s prices. Clx^^J "small cattle, 7^d; good bullocks and heifers, to 7d'; middling' cattle a<nd good young 52-d to 6|d; rough cattle, 5^d per lb. The demoB** for sheop was slow to the warm weatfrdV but sellers maintained late rates. There was larget increase in the mrmber of lambs on offorp with a worse trade, and prices were lower- Choice small North-county sheep, 8d; heavy ditto, 7d to 7jd; small Irish, 7d to 7^d; heavy ditto, 6^d to 6^d; ewes, 5 £ d to 6 £ d; lambs, to lid; calves, 6d to 8,3, per lb. At market* Beasts, 2,012 (increase 317); sheep and lanabA 14,084 (.increase 721); calves, 198; pigs, 20. BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday.—Few beasts ing and demand quiet. Best Hereford^, 7d» shorthorns, 6Ad to 6|d bulls and cows 4 £ d to 5jp* calvoe, 7d to 9d; wetlier sheep in wool, 8d & 8|d; shorn, 7^d to 7$d; lambs, 10d petr 1&' Bacon pigs sold well at 10s 9d, cutters 10s 3d 10s 6d, and sows 8s to 8s 3d per score. CORN. LIVERPOOL, Wbk4)ltl clo,sing quiet, tra,& comuded 1, cc rise ,d., other kin?ds 2d to 3,cl per cental d, sliicv Frid-ay. Flour small tazde, un4abang-ld. prices. Ma?ze mod,-rate contsumptive trade; Old mixed Am,,Tn'can, 6s 6'2d; Gahve-stoD, 6,, 51d tO 6r-? 6(1; Nortli?,rn, 6L? 32d; Pliata, 6a 9ti t?o (78 loa per cental. Oats firm, unchanged. ns, and barley, quiet, inactive. BUTTER. Mor-o CORK, We?dncgday. den]*J" and 1)?ric-es ad-vanecd. Supply ino&rute -f"irdo P,3s. &econd,, 80s, tliird:s 70s, fc-u,rthis 66-q cRi,-red: Fino Bls, aboicest boxes 92.. butter 94s. HAY AND STRAW- Manchester, Monday-—Quotations Hay clover, 5 £ d to 6d; straw w heat, oat, 3^d per etone. WOOL- BRADFORD, Monday.—Everything here very firm, and topmakers have advanced tations generally id simce Thursday, but as a measure of protection. Merino 60's 2s crossbred 40's Is l £ d. Over 2,000 bales alpaca have changed hands at prices which an advance from id to |d on reoent quotataO^ In tlie export yarn market there is very h* actual business offering.

BANGOR MARKET. MEAT, Bur,,Eit, AND EGGD.-rremb Dot&Od is id pcr lb.; fre&h eggs, 15 to 16 f,or 19; id to iod per lb. -utton, Bd to lod per ib, i laiiib, is ict to is 2d per lb.; veal, Bd to 11 per lb.; p-uz-k, 8d to 10d per lb.; ham, 7d to 10' per lb. bacon, 7d' to 9d per lb. fat pigs, 4d to 44'd per li)- k'RUI-.r AND VEGETABLEB.- Potatoes (new), 2d 0 per l?.; carrots, ld per lb.; turnips, Id per Jb'; par-nip3, lid pet, ib.; cabbages, li.(i to .3d Wb; cauliflowers, 2d to 6d each;-rhubarb, 1 por Ib- t I;ettuce, 2,1 eu,6h; leeks, lli each; cueuriibero, to &d C-aCii grai-s '%Engiiish), U per lb. -1 do. f*" eign Bd per lb.; t?oiialots, 6(l to Bd por lb-'r I t cherrik,.s, bd to Is a b-ket; apl)it,.s, 3d to od 1)6 lb.; peai-s, 3d to bd each. POULT.UY, AND GAux. Cbi,ekeiia, 6#' to 'is per couple; foivia, 2s 6d to 2,s 9d escb$ ?igc?oria, is 6d p-er brace; pheasants, 78 per brac0i .sa,,r,tion, Zs 6d poi- lb. salmon trout, ?i, 4d POt lb.; oul,?s, is 6,t iw,? lb.; turbot,,Is 2d per JOI; brill, Is per lb- halibut, 9d per lb.; lemon sole* gd- I)er lb.; plaice, 4,d to 6d per lb-; wilitilig, 4,d to 0,1 per 'ik).; dabs, 4d per 11).; hake, 4LI per lb-i niack-erei, Sd to 4d ,a-h; skate, 4(t per lb-; c(A 3,1 t, W per lb.; haddockc, 4d to bd per lb-; 14ob,, C.t-3rs, Is bd per.lbl.; crabs, 4d W Is 6d each lvb"* bat.e, bd per p,nl-; prawns, Is per lb.; 61?riinpol bd per pint. 1, 2a. CAITNARVON, Sattir-,iay.-Fre6h butter, 9a per lb.; eg- It) to 18 for 18; beef, 2?d t(I 91 per b.; niultou, 7d to 9d per lb.; pork, bd t) 1 PIS.4, 41,1 to' per lb.; ve;3, 5d t-o 9d per lb.; fat? 4 4d per lb. j potatoes, 7s per sack durks, 2.i to 3s each; 1,?orkets, 18s to 21s eat-h. m, la Pat* LLANGEb'Ni, Tliiir-Aay. Butt lb.; eggi, 18 for Is; beef. 6d to Bd pez. lb t.n, 7d to 9d per lb.; lamb, In per lb. 7d to 6(.1 per lb-; pork, 6d to Bd pei- lb-; fat- .pigs,.4d to 41d per lb.; I'ttle 15s to 19" each fu-16, Is 9d to 2a each; ?ucks ,2,, 3,1 W 12S ?? potatoes 71- per sack. Is 21a, LI,A.iNRWST, Tuesday -I,'resh buttei-, to 1,6'3d per lb.; fo-?z. -rls W 613 Oclilple; eggl. 16 ((-?r Is; pot-atoca, 2s 6d per oi,,t. bcof 7J to, Is r,,6r lb.; niutt-on, Bd to 10d Per lb.; to .to lod per lb.porlc, Bd -,)4-,r. lb.; Imub, 1.,3. P-01 lb.; fat pigs, 414'(l per lb.; whent, 1&,3 I)CI 111 per 147 llxi.; ow lb. corn, ts, 8.9 per 105 PWLI,HELI, Wednesday. -Butter I- 3,cl pe to- 10d lb. beef, 6d to 9d per lb.; mutton, 'i 11).; I)prk, 6d to 9d per lb, fat pigs, 4d per porkets, 18-1 to 22.s each; potatoes ((-,Id), F-3 ton; new potatoes, Bd per lb.; duek-linga '4#1* to 5,3 per c<)uple; and fbwli3, 2s bd to 2, Sd Ps' couple..

A COIN?TINENTAL GUIDE The, Gre?at Eastern Railway C-ofn'p'a-ny's" Bell bad' 1)1-,isti-at--d "Tourist Guide t<) the Continent been 'ust issued at sixpen?3o a oopy. An-iong fe-at,utes are particulars of now tours, in Nortii Germany, including the .Mountains, anl Thuringian Mountains in (.'err.-ia,uy of the less known -side vall?ys of Rhine'; in Belgium, via kntwerp, of frwll in the Ardennes and old Flemish C:ities, and 00, "61-jes of cgit-inental maps. A cliapt-er .T?quilil-St-l' I.r.favel Talk," a vocabulary in Ush, French aDd CrenntB, baa beeaadftd. A