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THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT.

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THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. Last Sunday, notwithstanding the decision come to at a meeting of the licensed victuallers on the previous Thursday, several publicans at Rhyl closed their houses, notably the Westminster," Alexandra," Albion," and Mostyn hotels. At Neath, on Monday, a publican was fined 10s. for opening his house on Sunday.—This is the first conviction under the new Act. The licensed victuallers of the Connah's Quay district took the view of the ambiguous clause in the Sunday Closing Act as the Rhyl publicans have done, and opened their houses on Sunday last, but we understand that summonses have been taken out in several cases in that district. THE HOME SECRETARY'S ADVICE. The following letter, in reply to a communication addressed to the Home Secretary asking for his advice on the vexed question, has been published :—"White- hall. Sept. 1, 1881. Sir,—I am directed by the Home Secretary of State to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, and to inform you in reply that the Sunday Closing (Wa'ex) Act, 1881 (14 and 4.5 Vic. cap, 61), will coui0 into operation in each division on the day next appointed for the holding of the general annual licensing meeting for such division ofter the 27th ult. I am to add, in reply to your inquiry as to the validity of certain licenses as affected by the Act in question, that the Secretary of State cannot answer legal questions or interpret Acts of Parliament, and that you should cousult your legal adviser.—I am, sir, your obodient servant, A. F. O. LIDDELL." A LEGAL OPINION IN FAVOUR OF THE IMMEDIATE OPERATION OF THE ACT. A diffioulty of construction, says the "Solicitors' Journal," is presented by the above Act, which by section 3 shall commence and come into operation with respect to each division or place in Wales on the day next appointed for the holding of the general annual licensing meeting for that division or place." What is the day next appointed ? ask puzzled Welsh- men. The Home Secretary answers that the "day next appointed means the next day appointed,' and for further informaton suggests that the requisi- tionists should c,iisiilt their legal advisers." It is with the utmost hesitation that we offer any opinion on the crabbed piece of draft-mauship which has perplexed the principality but we may say that we iuclitio on the whole to think that an appointment of a day for the licensing meeting made before the date of the passing of the passing of the Act, will bring it into operation if tho appointed day falls after that date. If both appointment appointed day precede that date, the question is so doubtful that, like Jacob Souadpost, "we do not know what to say."

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ROYALITY AND THE VALE OF CLWYD.

VALE OF CLWYD FARM NOTES.

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IMR. C. J. HANMER AND THE…

THE COUNTESS OF BECTIVE AT…

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SUNDAY CLOSING.

MR HANMER AND THE RUTHIN PRISON…

THE RHYL MAGISTRATES, THE…

THE NORTH-WEST EDUCATIONAL…

LOCAL & GENERAL ITEMS.

1ST FLINTSHIRE AND OARNÄItVONSHIRE…

- NORTH WALES MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

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