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DENBIGH.

ABERGELE.

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ABERGELE. MR. T. S. STOOKE, of this place, was on Friday appointed to cany out the Plynlimon water scheme at Aberystwyth. BODFARI. A MONSTER MEETING OF JUVENILES AT NANTLYS, BODFARI.—On Tuesday, the 10th inst., Captain and Mrs. Pennant gave their annual entertainment to the children of the National Schools, of Bodfari and Tremeirchion. The procession, consisting of about 120 boys and girls neatly dressed in their Sunday attire, started from the school of Bodfari about half-past two, marshalled by Mr. Owen, the head- master, and Miss Roberts, the assistant teacher, with the staff of monitors, and arrived at Nantlys in due time soon after, the contingent from Tre- meirchion, numbering about 45, under the care of their respective master and mistress, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, soon reached their destination and took up their position, as heretofore, on the left side of the spacious court in front of the mansion, whilst the Bodfari school occupied the forms on the right of the front door. All having been seated, H Grace before meat" was chanted, Mrs. Pennant and the young ladies, assisted by their cousin, Miss C. Pearson, took the initiative and dealt out to their happy guests a plentiful supply of Bara Brith, bread bountifully sprinkled with currants, together with pieces of bread also liberally buttered. Tea, duly molifiod with milk 'and sugar, was liberally handed round. The ladies of Nantlys were assisted by Miss Oldfield, of Bryn Clwyd, together with some of the head domastics, all of whom seemed to vive with each other in giving a thorough welcome to the juvenile guests. At length the repast was concluded, and silence having been called by Mr. Owen, the Grace after meat was chanted. Captain Pennant, availing himself of the pause that followed, invited his male volunteers into the park to compete in running and jumping and other athletic exercises, and with all that real kindness and consideration so character- istic of the man, personally superintended a variety of games, in which, when a youth, he must no doubt have frequently borne off the palm. In the meanwhile, the young ladies in another part of the grounds wiled away with the girls nearly two hours in games. The shades of evening beginning to close, the gallant captain, with his merry band, returned into the conrt to present the prizes, awarded by the Diocesan Inspector of Schools, to T. P. Owen, Elizabeth Roberts, G. W. Townshend, Anne Jones, Mary Hughes, H. J. Hughes, Anne Williams, J. B. Tinuiswood, Thomas Jones, Thomas P. Roberts, H. J. Smith, Selina Jones, J. P. Owen, Owen Jones, Richard Jones, and Edward Parry. This business, so creditable both to the children and teachers, having been dispatched, additional prizes were pro- vided by Captain Pennant for the most meritorious for regularity, good conduct, and proficiency. The proceedings being about to terminate, the Rector of Bodfari, at the request of the venerable vicar of Tremeirchion, the Rev." Hicks Owen, proposed a vote of thanks to Captain and Mrs. Pennant. In doing so the rev. gentleman remarked, to their thanks he would add his own, sensible as he was that no one took a greater interest in the well being of all classes at Bodfari than their worthy host that day. They had some of them, no doubt, heard the parson and the clerk jocularly called the Vicar and Moses," but Captain Pennant and himself, in the official relation in which they stood to each other, would not distain to be called the Vicar and Philip," and though Captain Pennant did not pretend to be dot-ingly fond of horses, he was known to be a lover of animals higher in the scale of creation as a Phil-anthropist. He was a lover of his neighbours, a lover of his tenants and de- pendents, a lover of his domestics, and he (the speaker) had the gratification of knowing that his love was cordially reciprocated by them all. He would therefore call upon them to give Captain and Mrs. Pennant three Welsh cheers. And now he would ask the children to give the young ladies three cheers that would make the echoes of Tremeirchion rock. And now there was a young gentleman pre- sent who, both on account of his parents as well as on account of the honoured name he bears, was entitled to their special notice. He need scarcely mention him, Master David Pennant, one who bore his name, was equally distinguished as a scholar, and a devoted and exemplary Christian gentleman. The records of the University of Oxford, wherein he was a first-classman, and the parishioners of Whit- ford, so long as memory holds her seat, would bear witness to what he had said in favour of the late Mr. Pennant; and may God Almighty grant this young gentleman grace and strength to emulate the virtues of him whose name he bears, and to transmit his name untarnished to latest posterity. Captain Pennant having briefly expressed his gratification in seeing the children enjoying them- selves, all returned, well pleased, to their respective homes. In addition to those already mentioned, there were among the visitors—Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Morgan of Mold, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morgan, Caegwyn Mrs. Browne, Bodfari; &c., who were all much delighted in witnessing the gratifying pro- ceedings.

BSYMBO AND BROUGHTON.

CEFN AND RHOSYMEDRE.

CHIRK.

CORWEN.

DOLGELLEY.

ERBISTOCK.

GKEtESFORD. !

GWERSYLLT.

HOPE.

LLANDUDNO.

LLANRWST.

LLANAEMON-YN-YALE.

MALPAS.

MOLD.

RUTHIN.

CARNARVON.

LLANDULAS.